Below is a list of events, by date, sponsored by the Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation. Unless otherwise specified, all events will be held at the Community Center at 2353 Foothill Rd, Kalispell, Montana. Click on the photo for specific information about each event, including how to pre-register if required.
PLEASE NOTE!
If you prefer not to pay online, payment may be made by check to the Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation, 2353 Foothill Rd, Kalispell, MT 59901. Thank you!
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
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.
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
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.
Fire Lookouts: A Peek Into the Past of Structures for Fire Spotters
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.
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
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.
Easter Crafts and Activities
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. Register children online before Noon on Sunday, March 29. Accompanying adults are always welcome
For more information, call 406-314-8232 or email mtbrookfoundation@gmail.com
Parents/guardians, please complete and submit this Permission Slip!
Jewelry Making Class
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.
6th Annual Plant Sale
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!
Living with Grizzlies
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!
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
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.
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
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.
Teen Social Night
Bring a game to share. There will be dancing, music, and friends. Cost is $7 and includes snacks and water. Event will be chaperoned. Questions? Call Sharon Martin at 406-885-1324.
Open Mixed Media Painting Sessions
Join other community members who are working on oil, watercolor, or other painting projects. Session is free and open to all. Bring lunch if desired.
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
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.
Open Mixed Media Painting Sessions
Join other community members who are working on oil, watercolor, or other painting projects. Session is free and open to all. Bring lunch if desired.
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
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.
Open Mixed Media Painting Sessions
Join other community members who are working on oil, watercolor, or other painting projects. Session is free and open to all. Bring lunch if desired.
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
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.
Open Mixed Media Painting Sessions
Join other community members who are working on oil, watercolor, or other painting projects. Session is free and open to all. Bring lunch if desired.
Introduction to Google Docs and Google Workspace
Presented by Jeffrey Knight. This is a beginner friendly session to help you feel comfortable navigating, creating, and sharing documents. Bring a laptop to follow along or simply watch and take notes. Workshop is free with a suggested donation of $5 to the Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation.
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in January will focus on knitting. Tuesdays in February will focus on crocheting. Tuesday in March will focus on both.
There is no charge. Bring your own supplies.
Open Mixed Media Painting Sessions
Join other community members who are working on oil, watercolor, or other painting projects. Session is free and open to all. Bring lunch if desired.
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
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.
Community Potluck and Bingo
Soup and Bingo for a Cause! Saturday, January 24, Noon to 3 pm. Eat, Play, Win and give back. Choice of soup, a roll, and 1 bingo card $5/person. Extra cards $2 each. Prizes every round with a special final round. Multiple prizes each round. Desserts and other food for sale. The whole family is invited for a fun afternoon. Featured soups are Chili, Tortellini, and Broccoli Cheddar. All proceeds benefit the Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation.
Open Mixed Media Painting Sessions
Join other community members who are working on oil, watercolor, or other painting projects. Session is free and open to all. Bring lunch if desired.
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in January will focus on knitting. Tuesdays in February will focus on crocheting. Tuesday in March will focus on both.
There is no charge. Bring your own supplies.
Open Mixed Media Painting Sessions
Join other community members who are working on oil, watercolor, or other painting projects. Session is free and open to all. Bring lunch if desired.
Open Craft Time: BACK TO BASICS
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.
Christmas Gift Workshop
Make gifts for friends and family!
15+ gifts & ornaments for school aged children to make! Bring a sack lunch and outdoor clothes for lunch recess.
Cost is $7.00 per child.
For more information call 314-8232. Adult helpers are always needed and welcome!
PLEASE FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR YOUR CHILD OR CHILDREN.
Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop
Meet at the Mountain Brook Community Center and drive together to Melody Pieri’s’s house on Rolling Ridge Drive. Cost is $60 per person for this premier wreath-making experience with an amazing variety of greens and trims—everything you need to create your one-of-a-kind wreath! Adorn your wreath with a variety of natural and ornamental touches and within a few hours you will have a beautiful wreath reflective of your unique style and personality. Snacks and hot cider will be provided. Class size limited to 10, so get your Fa-La-La on, grab your friends, and register soon for this enjoyable evening. Class will be led by Melody Pieri, who has wreath making parties with friends just to share the fun!
Pre-registration required. Class size limited to 10.
Open Craft Time: Back to basics
Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in November will focus on knitting, culminating in knitting a pair of fingerless gloves. Bring desired yarn and two identical circular needles of the appropriate size to give the recommended gauge, or if you prefer, 4 double point needles. Wool works nicely for warm gloves.
Open Craft Time: Back to basics
Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in November will focus on knitting, culminating in knitting a pair of fingerless gloves. Bring desired yarn and two identical circular needles of the appropriate size to give the recommended gauge, or if you prefer, 4 double point needles. Wool works nicely for warm gloves.
Open Craft Time: Back to basics
Professional artist Carol Mattox will provide instruction and support. Tuesdays in September will focus on embroidery. October meetings will focus on basic drawing. Come enjoy exercising the left side of the brain.
Pumpkin Carving
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!
Soapmaking Class
Learn to make homemade goat milk soap with Chelsey Luehr. If you missed the last class, here is another chance. Start from scratch and create your own naturally scented and colored cold-process soap, in approximately 2.5 hours. You will come home with a 3 lb block of soap. Keep it for your bath or give it as gifts. Class cost is $30 and will benefit the Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation. Limited to 10 students.
Introduction to Grafting Apples: Whip & Tongue and Bark Inlay
Spring is the usual time for grafting apples, but a class in March is too late for ordering the root stock and scion wood of your choice. Winter is the best time for collecting or ordering scion wood to graft onto that root stock. Join local orchardist Susan Horner-Till for a class on the decisions you need to make BEFORE you graft: site, growing system, root stock, scion collecting, tools, and supplies. She’ll point you to good sources and videos on technique. You’ll be ready for action in March. Creating the apple tree you want is fun. Your success improves when you get the details right. This class is a fundraiser for the Mountain Brook Homestead Foundation. All donations go to support the Mountain Brook Community Center.
Community Apple Pressing
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.
Harvest Tasting Party
Come for a no-host party to share tastes of our homegrown produce. Please bring at least one labeled plate of something you're excited about from your garden. If you do not have garden produce to share, join us anyway and contribute a plate of other finger foods as a palate cleanser (cheese, homemade bread, etc.) Your label should include the produce variety and your name, but you may also include additional growing information such as seed source or variety description. Plates and utensils will be provided.