First Friday Art Walk Begins the 2008 Season

Come downtown on Friday, April 5, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., and celebrate longer days and snowless streets with some of the best art and artists' venues to be found anywhere! The Flathead has long inspired artists and craftspeople, and all winter they have been busy with new work. Come downtown this Friday and reacquaint yourself with some of the Flathead's best artists -- right here in Kalispell!

• Paint, Metal & Mud @ 161 1st St. West. features “Spring Fever” themed pastel paintings, photographs and hand-crafted jewelry by Linda Sole. There will be a public reception featuring all twelve of the gallery’s members works including: Kelly Apgar, Doug Dye, Jane Latus Emmert, JoAnne Greig, Pat Jones, Mary Kelley, Pat Nelson, Cheryl Ross, Linda Sole, Andrew Speer, Pia and Michaela Eaves. Refreshments will be served. Located next to Alley Connection in the Kalispell Grand Hotel.
• Colter Coffee @ 424 Main offers exceptional, locally roasted espresso, creative coffee & tea concoctions, and pastries. View local artists' work always on display, to the accompaniment of live music.
  • Sassafras @120 Main will be welcoming new artists Brooke Nash with hand poured 100% soy wax candles, Heidi Haugen with functional and decorative stoneware, and Linda Sole with Pastels, Prismacolor, Photography and Jewelry.  Shelle Lindholm also joins us as a Guest Artist for April -June.  Shelle's prints, giclees and originals of wildlife, Biblical scenes and calligraphy will be exhibited. Refreshments will be served.

  Our Featured Businesses

  All businesses located between Idaho and the Court House, and between Second Ave. East and Second Ave. West, are eligible to become members of the Kalispell Downtown Association. As a special perk of membership, KDA will include your business on its own page of this Web site. To take advantage of this benefit, call Janice Lake at Mann Mortgage.

  Our current featured businesses are:

  Blacktail Books -- with more than 50,000 used and rare books, this business is a landmark in Kalispell. (More)

   

   

  Essentials Day Spa -- provides comfort, respite, and nurturing to our clients, while maintaining the highest professional standards. (More)

   

   

   

  Flowers by Hansen -- located on Main Street, Flowers by Hansen has been at the same location since 1943. Specializing in the language of flowers to say what we can't find words for, this business offers gifts of joy and sympathy. (More)

   

   

  Jack & Jill -- Celebrating our third year at 328 Main Street, Jack & Jill is a high quality, gently used resell/consignment shop specializing in children's clothing.  We have an amazing selection of Gap, Gymboree, Ralph Lauren, Tommy, Child's Place, Old Navy and many more brands. 

  1500 square feet of Mommy Heaven! Owner Terra de Neeve says, "Come check us out first then go the the rest..." You can call her at 755-1488

  Summit 1031 Exchange -- The oldest and most experienced property exchange company in the country, Summit 1031 facilitates 1031 exchanges exclusively.  Please call us today at 406-755-1596! WE can also be reached by fax:  406-755-1597 By e-mail: scott@summit1031.com. Visit our Web site at http://www.summit1031.com

  

  Bethlehem Lutheran Church is one of the downtown churches. Located at 6th and South Main Street, across from St. Matthew's Catholic Church and First Prestbyterian Church, Bethlehem invites you to attend. Call 752-6140, or visit our Web site at http://www.beth-luth.org