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Crystal Sound Healing
2022-09-09 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Open Ended Experssive Art Studio, 201 Daly, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Experience restoration for the mind, body and spirit with Ayla Carlat. Crystal Singing bowls channel healing frequencies directly into the body promoting auric cleansing, self reflection and inner harmony. Deepen your connection to crystal energy and your higher self as you are gently guided through this meditative experience.
Every other Friday. Bring your yoga mat.
$12-22 sliding scale
Sponsor rate: $18

Women Only - Introduction to Defensive Handguns
2022-09-10 | Whittecar Rifle & Pistol Range, 578 Blodgett View Drive, Hamilton Mt, 59840
For Women Only
Introduction To Defensive Handguns
August 27 & September 10 2022
This 2 day course is for women with little or no experience with handguns, who may be frightened of handguns or who are considering acquiring a handgun.
The first day course is designed to assist you in choosing the right handgun – for you. It will also introduce you to the facilities of the Whittecar Range.
There will be discussions on handgun safety, basic operation of revolvers,semi-automatic handguns, and the cartridges used in each type of handgun.
The legal aspects of the use of force will be presented and discussed.
Handguns will be provided so that you may handle the different types and models. Ammunition will also be provided for a live fire session on the range. A self defense book, specifically for women, will also be provided.
The second day course will teach basic defensive shooting using the students own equipment. Safe gun handling will be taught and stressed.
We will discuss various types of ammunition and the performance of each type.
The class will be held at the Whittecar Range on Blodgett View Road.
The class is limited to 10 participants.
For an application or further information call Lee at 642-3590 or Jim at 360-8392.
Successful completion of this two day course meets the education requirements for application to the state for a concealed carry permit

St. Francis of Assisi Parish Mass
2022-09-10 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-09-11 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-09-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-09-18 08:00 - 17:00 | St. Francis of Assisi Pastorial Center, 411 S. 5th St., Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Join us for Mass every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Mission church St. Philip in Darby every Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Culture Crawl Art Walk
2022-09-10 11:00 - 15:00 | MT, United States
Join in on the second Saturday of every month for the Culture Crawl, a walking art tour featuring artists at Hamilton studios.

BRHA End of Summer Sale
2022-09-10 13:00 - 18:00 | MT, United States
Don’t miss a chance to find your new best friend….there are plenty of canines just waiting to join your family at the Bitter Root Humane Association during the End of Summer Sale, August 31st through September 10th. The shelter is full to the brim, so whether you’re looking for young or old, big or small, long or short hair, black, brown or white…they have them all. During the sale, all dog adoption fees with an approved adoption application will be discounted by 50%! In addition to finding your true love, adoption fees include a pet that is healthy, vaccinated, already spayed/neutered, micro-chipped
and an engraved name tag.
Now’s a great time to bring home a new furry family member. Come visit the shelter at 262 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton and find your new best friend….or two! Open
Tuesday-Friday 1pm to 6pm, Saturday & Sunday 12 noon to 5pm and Closed on Mondays. If you’d like to take a sneak peek at the adoptable animals, visit www.bitterroothumane.org.

Lone Rock Farmers Market
2022-09-10 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-09-17 16:00 - 19:00 | Ambrose Community Center, 4415 Sunnyside Cemetery Rd., Stevensville, MT, United States
A really fun market on Saturdays with live music, 4-7pm, July 2nd – October 1st, 2022. Location: Ambrose Community Center, 4415 Sunnyside Cemetery Rd., Stevensville. Great coffee, treats, & much more. Come check it out! For more info &/or to become a vendor, text 406-396-1236 or email: joylnelson21@gmail.com.

Stevensville AA
2022-09-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Stevensville Fire Station, 156 Kinsman Drive, Stevensville, MT, 59870, United States
Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tuesdays and Saturdays at the Stevensville Fire Station training room, 156 Kinsman Drive at 7PM

Harvest Moon Labyrinth and Sound Healing
2022-09-10 19:30 - 20:30 | Open Ended Experssive Art Studio, 201 Daly, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
The Harvest Moon is an opportunity for reflection and release. Walking the labyrinth under these moonbeams will create space for what comes next.
Barb Lucas will guide you through your walk while Ayla Carlat provides a crystal bowl sound bath. The modified medieval labyrinth pattern (painted on high quality cotton canvas for a soft walk) takes only 10-15 minutes to complete yet walkers report a shift within after spending time in this easy, quiet way.
*Donations accepted

Boots & Calico Square Dance
2022-09-11 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-09-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Golden Age Club, 727 S. 5th St., Hamilton, MT, United States
Boots & Calico Square Dance Club will have dances on Sunday afternoons from 3-5 pm at the Golden Age Center which is at the corner of 5th & Baker Streets in Hamilton. Ray Dunbar will be calling squares and there will be round dancing between sets to CD’S. Spectators are always welcome. Cost is $5 per dancer. Dances in April are Sunday April 3rd, 10th and 24th. For more info, call Ray at 406 371-4414

Women 50+ Book Study
2022-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Women 50+ Book Club, studying “GODDESSES IN OLDER WOMEN: Archetypes in Women Over Fifty; Becoming a Green and Juicy Crone.” Gathering in the Hamilton Library Meeting Room; 7pm; Mondays (starting 9/12/22). We have reached this time and place in history together. And we’ve never been here before – getting old! Let’s walk it together and find out what it means to become “A Green and Juicy Crone!”

Hamilton school board meetings
2022-09-13 18:30 - 19:30 | MT, United States
Regular Board Meeting
Tuesday –September 13, 2022
6:30 p.m. – Washington Elementary – Room 4
The Board will be conducting this meeting with live participation. In addition to meeting in person, the District will broadcast the meeting LIVE on the HSD#3 Facebook page.
Regular Board Meeting
Tuesday –October 11, 2022
6:30 p.m. – Washington Elementary – Room 4
The Board will be conducting this meeting with live participation. In addition to meeting in person, the District will broadcast the meeting LIVE on the HSD#3 Facebook page.
You are encouraged to join the meetings at:https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonSchoolDistrict3

North Valley Library activities - Mother Goose on the Loose
2022-09-14 10:30 - 11:30 | North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St, Stevensville, MT, 59870, United States
Join this award-winning early literacy program. Getting your baby ready to read starts on your lap with rhymes and music! Assist your infant, baby, or toddler by joining in the singing, clapping, ringing, and rattling in this joyful event!
The North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main, Stevensville. Call 777-5061 for more info.

Post 47 American Legion
2022-09-14 19:00 - 20:00 | MT, United States
American Legion Ravalli Post 47 meets the 2nd Wednesday at 7pm at 322 S. 2nd (corner of Madison next to 2nd St Sushi). Check us out! visit https://www.legion.org/membership/whyjoin

Montana Internal Family Systems (IFS) Retreat
2022-09-15 17:00 - 21:00 | Open Ended Experssive Art Studio, 201 Daly, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Allow Yourself To Be Nourished From The Inside Out
Join facilitators Barb Lucas, Rebecca Lellek, and Tisha Weber for a 3-day art-inspired Internal Family Systems (IFS) Retreat that begins on September 15th. The cost of the retreat includes lodging at the luxurious historic Bitterroot Mansion, 6 meals, facilitated creative expression at open-ended expressive arts studio, private + group IFS sessions, yoga, sound bath, meditation, a guided labyrinth tour + more!
The Internal Family Systems Institute describes IFS as, “a powerfully transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy. Our inner parts contain valuable qualities and our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. In IFS, all parts are welcome. IFS is a movement. A new, empowering paradigm for understanding and harmonizing the mind and, thereby, larger human systems. One that can help people heal and helps the world become a more compassionate place.” Barb Lucas and Rebecca Lellek are trained Level 3 IFS facilitators, and Tisha Weber is a student and advocate of IFS.
If you are curious, do not delay! Limited Availability.

Open Studio
2022-09-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Open Ended Experssive Art Studio, 201 Daly, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Your studio is open Fridays for solo work. A mentor will be available to keep you company, point you to resources, or leave you alone, whatever suits you. This is a time for you to continue your engagement with whatever process you have fallen in love with at the studio: mosaics, oven bake clay, painting on the walls, SoulCollage®, quotemobiles, tiny altars, etc. Or simply spend time in the creative space to imagine, journal, and rest.

$13/hr for sponsors

includes access to specialty supplies

$17/hr standard rate

includes standard supplies

Pachyderm Club
2022-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Frontier Cafe, Hwy 93, Stevensville
The North Valley Pachyderm Club meets the first and third Friday of each month from noon to 1 P.M. at The Frontier Cafe; HWY 93 in Stevensville. The North Valley Pachyderm Club is an educational arm of the Republican Party. All are welcome.

Lolo Farmers Market
2022-09-16 14:00 - 18:00 | MT, United States
Fridays June 3rd – September 30th
Time: 2-6 pm
Lolo Community Center
12345 Hwy 93 South
Rental Booth Cost: $15
For more information and to sign up for a space, visit www.lolocommunitycenter.com or check it out on Facebook for space application form and rules.

Drum Circle
2022-09-16 17:30 - 20:00 | Open Ended Experssive Art Studio, 201 Daly, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Jerry leads this casual drumming session every other Friday night in the studio. A great way to release tension, have some fun, and gather with new friends.
No skill or experience necessary. Just a willingness to try!
All manner of percussive instruments available.
No need to register, just show up/drop in, between 5:30-7:30pm
$5 suggested donation

Kids Fun Fest
2022-09-17 10:00 - 14:00 | Ravalli Fun Center, 300 Skeels, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Bring the kids to the Kids Fun Fest fundraiser to benefit the Wings Programs Equine Rescue and Sanctuary! The event is Saturday, Sept. 17, 10am-2pm at the Ravalli Fun Center in Hamilton. We’ll have lots of activities, including a unicorn bouncy house, face painting, balloon animals, Likety Split Ice Cream, decorating our mini horses, and getting your photo taken with the horses. It’s fun for the whole family! The Wings information booth will include pictures and stories about our rescues, a silent auction for gift baskets, Wings t-shirts for sale and a chance to sign up as a volunteer to help the horses. The Ravalli Fun Center is located at 300 Skeels Ave. in Hamilton, behind Tire Rama.

Lone Rock Community Network Meetings
2022-09-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Ambrose Community Center, 4415 Sunnyside Cemetery Rd., Stevensville, MT, United States
Who’s invited: All Community invited.
When: 1st & 3rd Sundays / 6pm
Where: Ambrose Park Community Center – 4415 Sunnyside Cemetery Rd., Stevensville, MT
Why: Education & discussion about how to be independent & sustainable as a community, in our food, our economics, & our choices.

Lions Club
2022-09-20 | BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N 1st St., Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
The Hamilton Lions Club meets the first and third Tuesdays at noon at BJs restaurant 900 N First Street in Hamilton. Guests and prospective members are welcome to attend. For more information check https://e-clubhouse.org/sites/hamiltonmt/.

Socrates Cafe' Philosophical Discussion Group
2022-09-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St., Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
The Socrates Cafe’ Philosophical Discussion Group welcomes you for a night of inspiring talks on topics ranging from philosophy to social issues to current events. It’s a time of social interaction and enlightenment. We meet every other Tuesday night at 6:30pm at the Bitterroot Public Library downstairs meeting room. Coffee, Tea and Cookies are provided by the Library. People of all philosophies are encouraged to attend.
