Pre-registration/permission slip required, see below.

$6.00/child (accompanying adults free)

Bring your own pumpkin.  We provide tools, designs, cleanup, dinner of hearty chicken noodle or tortilla soup & spooky quesadillas, and crafts.

For more info call (406) 314-8232 or email mtbookfoundation@gmail.com

Every child who attends MUST have a permission slip on file. Please click on this link to fill out and submit the form PRIOR to the event. Thank you!

NOTE: This class will be held at the Creston Fire Station at 4498 Hwy 35, Kalispell.  At the end of class, you will receive an American Heart Association (AHA) certification card valid for two years.

The cost is $96 per person. Preregistration is required and class is limited to 10 students. Bring a sack lunch.  

Call or text Doug Berglund, (406) 890-3909 for more information. 

Learn the basics of discovering and recording your family origins, where to go for the most reliable information, and how to get a little peek into the lives of your ancestors!  Please RSVP to Chelsey so we know how many attendees to expect.

Cost is a voluntary donation to Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation to support the work of the Foundation and rehabilitation of the 1922 schoolhouse.

Press your own apples or use some provided. Bring your own containers. Call 406-314-8232 if you have a press you'd be willing to share for the day.

Montana born-and-raised Lindalee Voss Cleveland is best known for richly colored landscape, bird, and still-life paintings. She works primarily oil on canvas in a semi-realistic style utilizing Old Master techniques. The vibrant tones of mountains and lakes surrounding her home in the Flathead bring never ending opportunities to express her visions in paintings.

Lindalee’s painting career began after attending Flathead Valley Community College art classes, and she credits the influences of FVCC Professors Susan Guthrie and Charity Flowers, as well as Tonalist Rachel Warner, artists Sunnie LeBlanc and Richie Carter and many painting friends for sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm over the years.  

As she continues the process of learning the history of art and the language and techniques of oil painting, a new chapter in her life has opened where a lifelong dream of creating art has come true.

PLEASE NOTE: This plein air oil class will be held near the Community Center, but in a lovely garden with interesting perspectives to paint.  Location directions will be sent prior to the class.

Download Supply List for Oil Painting with Lindalee Cleveland

Our twice-yearly pie socials provide opportunities for the community to come together in person to support the Homestead Foundation. The Fall Pie Social, held in September, features a meal (by donation) of pulled pork and nachos, entertainment from the Swan Jammers, and—of course!—a huge selection of homemade pie, by the slice or buy the whole pie.

We will also be drawing a winner for the Cascading Gems raffle quilt made and donated by the Mountain Brook Ladies Club. This is your last chance to buy tickets!

Do you have clothing that needs some TLC? This class will introduce basic mending skills such as hemming, sewing on buttons, zipper repair, and patching. Most tasks can be done by hand, but we will also have a sewing machine available for demonstration of certain techniques. Class is limited to 12 students and pre-registration is required.

Learn to preserve the harvest with this introductory class on making pickles using the water bath canning method. Class will cover basics of food preservation with an emphasis on safe practices. Students will get hands-on experience from start to finish and go home with a quart jar of pickles. All supplies provided. Class limited to seven students.

PLEASE NOTE: This class will be held off-site due to space constraints at the Mountain Brook Community Center. Location information will be provided to each student prior to the class.

Learn to preserve the harvest with this introductory class on making pickles using the water bath canning method. Class will cover basics of food preservation with an emphasis on safe practices. Students will get hands-on experience from start to finish and go home with a quart jar of pickles. All supplies provided. Class limited to seven students.

PLEASE NOTE: This class will be held off-site due to space constraints at the Mountain Brook Community Center. Location information will be provided to each student prior to the class.

Community input is at the heart of this planning process.  Join your neighbors for an interactive evening of conversation and ideas as we explore the future of the Mountain Brook Community Center.  Whether you’ve been a part of this community for years or are just getting to know it your voice matters.  Everyone is welcome! Bring your family.  Bring your ideas.  Help brainstorm the future of the Mountain Brook Community Center.  A dinner of pulled pork, chili, watermelon, chips, and cookies will be provided.

Taught by Megan Spring, who maintains five different strains of sourdough starter, including one from Ireland and one from Alaska. Bring a pint jar to take home some starter. Learn its history and how to use it, including recipes and baked goods to sample.  Cost is $25. Register below.

Taught by Megan Spring, who maintains five different strains of sourdough starter, including one from Ireland and one from Alaska. Bring a pint jar to take home some starter. Learn its history and how to use it, including recipes and baked goods to sample.  Cost is $25. Register below.

The annual Community Yard Sale will be held at the Mountain Brook Community Center on Saturday, June 27 from 9 am to 4 pm.

Interested in selling? A 20’ x 20’ space is available for $20. A clearance fee of $20 will be returned upon full clean-up of your booth space.

Interested in buying? Come and spend a few hours shopping and visiting with friends.

Vendors, please download and submit a copy of the Vendor Agreement with your $40 payment mailed to the Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation, 2353 Foothill Rd, Kalispell, MT 59901. You may also pay for a booth online, but the Vendor Agreement still has to be signed and submitted. Don’t wait—spots sold out quickly last year!

For the month of June, we will again focus on knitting and crochet.

There is no charge. Bring your own supplies.

Join Ty Hash for an overview of sustainable natural building systems including strawbale, cob, light-straw-clay, and hempcrete construction, as well as various natural plasters. After the talk at the Mountain Brook Community Center, we’ll head up to Ty’s home to tour a modern strawbale house, several lime and clay plasters, an earthen floor, and other sustainable practices that can be integrated into home construction. Cost is $10.

The Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation is once again proud to present its annual fundraising plant sale. Now in its sixth year, this sale features beautiful vegetable, flower, and herb plants grown by local Mountain Brook gardeners, ready for planting in your own garden. Choose from a wide selection of varieties known to do well in our area, but come early for best selection!

Donna McCune is teaching origami, including flowers and animals.

There is no charge. Bring your own supplies.

Learn about tree identification, ecology, and disturbance regimes (fire, insects, disease) from Doug Berglund, a retired silviculturist. Meet at Mountain Brook Community Center, 2353 Foothill Road and carpool south to state lands near Jewel Basin Road.  There is no charge for this event but attendance is limited to 12 people. Please register below.

Jana Mantovani will demonstrate how to buy a 25-cent book, fold it to make a vase, and fill it with dried or silk flowers.  Fee is $10 to cover the cost of flowers and a book. 

Join your friends and neighbors for an evening of food and fun! The Spring Pie Social will be held at the Community Center on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Enjoy a dinner by donation of homemade chili (mild, spicy, and vegetarian), baked potatoes, ice cream, and a slice of pie created by one of our community pie bakers! Gluten-free options available. Whole pies will also be available for purchase. Listen to music provided by the Swan Range Jammers. The 2026 raffle quilt will be on display and tickets available for purchase. Shake off those winter doldrums and get ready for a summer of fun in Mountain Brook!

Work together as a community to spruce up the grounds of your community center.  We will be pruning trees and shrubs, removing dead branches to be chipped or burned, picking up a small amount of garbage, trimming edges, and other tacking other tasks. Bring gloves, pruners, tools, and lunch. Light refreshments will be provided. Help make the Mountain Brook campus sparkle! All are welcome!

Discover the magic of jewelry making with an immersive, hands-on creative experience designed to spark your imagination and build your skills. In this engaging workshop, you’ll explore the art of transforming beautiful beads, wire, and findings into wearable pieces you’ll be proud to show off.

You’ll start by learning the fundamentals—how to properly use jewelry tools, open and close jump rings securely, shape and wrap wire, and combine colors and textures for eye-catching designs. With step-by-step guidance, you’ll craft a stunning pair of earrings.

Next, you’ll create a stylish sliding-knot bracelet. You’ll learn three different adjustable knot techniques, giving your bracelet a comfortable, custom fit and a polished finish.

For your final piece, you can choose between designing a delicate rose ring or a wire wrapped bead ring. Learn how to shape wire around stones or focal beads, secure your design neatly, and add artistic details that make your piece truly unique.
Whether you’re a beginner or simply looking to try something new, you’ll leave with beautiful handmade jewelry, new skills, and the joy of having made something truly your own.

Cost is $25, including materials for one pair of earrings, a sliding knot bracelet and one wire ring. Extra kits will be available for purchase, if you are interested in making more than one of each. You can also bring your own beads, findings and wire to make more than one at no extra cost.

Children are invited to an evening of Easter crafts and activities at the Mountain Brook Community Center. Cost is $8 per child and includes baked French toast supper and egg decorating. (A dozen hardboiled eggs and access to different egg dyeing techniques will be provided.) Enjoy more fun crafts and 7:30 pm egg hunt. Online registration is closed. If you would like to sign up your child, please call 406-314-8232. Accompanying adults are always welcome.

Parents/guardians, please complete and submit this Permission Slip!

Kira Powell is a member of the Northwest Montana Lookout Association Board.  She works in natural resources public relations and is an avid hiker in the Flathead National Forest. She gave this talk at the John White series of the Northwest Montana History Museum on February 1, 2026, and offers it now for local residents of Mountain Brook.

Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in January will focus on knitting. Tuesdays in February will focus on crocheting. Tuesdays in March will focus on both.

There is no charge. Bring your own supplies.

Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in January will focus on knitting. Tuesdays in February will focus on crocheting. Tuesdays in March will focus on both.

There is no charge. Bring your own supplies.

Eric Wenum, Grizzly Bear Conflict Specialist for Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks will present this informative session. Learn methods for securing attractants, ways to utilize electric fences, and other examples of tools you can use living in bear country. Be Bear Aware!

Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in January will focus on knitting. Tuesdays in February will focus on crocheting. Tuesdays in March will focus on both.

There is no charge. Bring your own supplies.

Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in January will focus on knitting. Tuesdays in February will focus on crocheting. Tuesdays in March will focus on both.

There is no charge. Bring your own supplies.