Ongoing:  McCall Public Library Calendar has many events of interest that may not be specifically listed below!

Fridays, Saturdays:  Live music at The Great Escape, Food, Fun & Spirits on the Lake, 9:30pm, Karaoke on Sundays! call 634-4302 for details, FREE

Fridays, Saturdays:  Live music at the Sagebrush BBQ & Saloon, all ages, non-smoking inside, 6-9pm FREE  (check website for schedule and details!)

Fridays, Saturdays: Live music at the Lakeside Grille and Sushi at Mile High Marina,  6-10pm, call 634-8188 for details, FREE

Saturdays:  Live music at the McCall Golf Club, 5:30-9pm FREE

**UPDATE**NOW to August 7:  Summer Arts Classes by the McCall Arts & Humanities Council, all ages can find the perfect summer class, from color, painting, mobiles, watercolor, collage, beading, glass art to skateboard deck design, Classes are still open with local talents Jeanie Cordtz, Linda Corbet, Cynthia Dittmer, Perky Hubner, Bruce Maurey, check out the schedule (on the link) and sign up soon because classes fill up quickly!

Thurs, Fri, Sat, July 17,18,19:  The Summer Music Festival at Roseberry, another great year of music in the heart of the valley! Bands for Thursday night (locals night) are Mountain Samba, Glennkelly, Cheap Tacos, Jimmy Bivens, Hat Shop Band, And Equaleyes; Friday night is Elephant Revival and Cadillac Sky. Saturday night is Reid Genauer & Adam Terrel, and Hot Buttered Rum. Check out the new Festival site that has info about the new permanent stage, artists booked, dates, tickets!

**UPDATE**Saturday, July 19: Artists in Action Series: Thea Belecz in the Courtyard of the Bistro 45 Wine Bar & Cafe , come to meet and watch a McCall artist at work, a new opportunity produced by the new artist group, Artists of McCall, contact Steve Padgitt for details, membership, Labor Day multi-day show etc, 11am-3pm  FREE

**NEW**Saturday, July 19: McCall's 97th Birthday Celebration sponsored by the City of McCall historic Preservation Committee, a grand party with cake, punch, music, historical displays, tours of the Old McCall Jail, 12pm, Veteran's Community Park (on Hwy55 in front of Hometown Sports)  FREE 

Saturday, July 19: Culpepper & Merriweather Circus watch the circus set up in the morning, (9:30 or 10:00am) and meet the circus family on a FREE tour, then see the 2 performances 2pm, 4:30pm, Ridley's Parking Lot, Advance purchase tickets are available at: McCall Drug, Common Ground Cafe, Bella Kitchen, Paul's Market, Ridley's Market, Lumbermen's, Les Schwab Tire, Lardo Grill, McCall Area Chamber Adults: $8, Age 2-12: $6, Under 2: FREE (On show day, $1.50 extra is charged)

**NEW**Monday, July 21:  Pueblo People Educational Program Part III:  The ancient Hopi and Zuni, part of a 4 part program that traces history and culture of the Pueblo people of the southwest, by Gordon McCall, 7:30pm, McCall Library, FREE

**NEW**Tuesdays, July 22-Aug 19: Spanish Classes for age 10-20,  games, projects, conversation, 1-1:45pm, register with McCall Public Library

Wednesdays:  Story Stop, a streamlined story time for children ages 0-3 (with adult) McCall Public Library, 10:30-10:50am, FREE

Thursdays:  Children's Story Time, Ages 3-5 (with adult) McCall Public Library, 11:30am, FREE

Thursday, July 24:  Alive After the Grind: Damon Castillo and Annie Galen , presented by the Common Ground Cafe. Click here for location, time, tickets, musicians' links and for the full summer schedule!  for more info call 634-2846,  5-10pm (ticket prices vary).

**NEW**Fri, Sat, July 24, 25:  The Annual "Hot Summer Nights" event in Riggins,  presented by the Salmon River Chamber of Commerce.  Talent show, live music, food garden, beer garden, fun for all ages. Local band, River Rock opens for Centerline on Saturday.  Riggins City Park Fri, 4-midnight, Sat, 3-midnight; $5/adult; 6& under FREE or $20/family (no pets) 

**NEW**Fri, Sat, Sun, July 24-26, July 30-31, Aug 1-2: "Moomingpappa at Sea" local playwright Judy Anderson has adapted for the stage this book by children's author Tove Jansson, who is popular in Scandinavia and Great Britain, won the Hans Christian Anderson Award for children's literature contributions; Alpine Playhouse 7:30pm, $6,  tickets at McCall Drug

Fri, Sat, Sun, July 25, 26, 27:  Brundage Mountain Jam II,  expanded for this second year to 3 days of camping, music, art and fun!  6pm Friday to 4pm Sunday, quite the  line-up, plus a Sat night and Sunday morning surprise, locals/lightweights' 1-day Saturday only ticket ($30), all-event ticket ($50) online purchase includes camping fee, admission to all art, music events

Saturday, July 26:  The Idaho Artists' Celebration of Charlie's Garden , artwork of Idaho artists displayed in the full colorful summer glory of Charlie's Garden, a fundraiser for the McCall Arts and Humanities Council,  in the magical venue of Charlie's Garden, a private botanical garden on the banks of Payette Lake; commemorative wine glass, wine tasting, and hearty appetizers. Funds raised support arts education and public art.  5:30-8pm, Tickets $50 by reservation (315-2617) or at McCall Drug or Mtn Monkey Business 

Thursday, July 31:  Alive After the Grind: The Charles Walker Band , presented by the Common Ground Cafe. Click here for location, time, tickets, musicians' links and for the full summer schedule!  for more info call 634-2846,  5-10pm (ticket prices vary).

Friday, Aug 1: Painting Classes by Gayle Siegfried: "A Watercolor Summer"  a series offered by the Tamarack Sports and Education Foundation, Fridays through Aug 8, each session stands on its own with a different venue and subject for each class. 9am-12:30pm, $50/adult $25/children 12-17 includes all materials, call Karen Borg (315-4921) or Sandy Carr (315-0889) to register and for details or email info@tsef.org or see www.tsef.org

Saturday, August 2: Tamarack Trailhead Speaker Series:  Cort Conely  raft guide, Idaho historian, author  RSVP on weblink, Arling Center at Tamarack, 5:30-6:30pm reception 7pm presentation FREE

Friday, Sat, Sun,  August 1,2,3: Yellow Pine Harmonica Festival the 19th annual contest is back after a cancellation last year due to fire; all the details, changes for this year are on the website and it looks great!!

Saturday, August 2: Artists in Action Series: Ed Anderson in the Courtyard of the Bistro 45 Wine Bar & Cafe , come to meet and watch a McCall artist at work, a new opportunity produced by the new artist group, Artists of McCall, contact Steve Padgitt for details, membership, 11am-3pm  FREE

**CANCELLED**Saturday, August 2   "Third Annual Snowdon Wildlife Sanctuary Garden Tour" , Lunch and master gardener program at the Historical Museum, 1001 State Street, followed by a self-guided garden tour. 11am-4pm  Tickets are $20, include lunch, program and tour,  available at Mountain Monkey Business, McCall Drug

Thursday, Aug 7:  Alive After the Grind: Warsaw , presented by the Common Ground Cafe on the cafe's SIXTH Anniversary!. Click here for location, time, tickets, musicians' links and for the full summer schedule!  for more info call 634-2846,  5-10pm (ticket prices vary).

Friday, Aug 8: Painting Classes by Gayle Siegfried: "A Watercolor Summer"  a series offered by the Tamarack Sports and Education Foundation, Fridays through Aug 8, each session stands on its own with a different venue and subject for each class. 9am-12:30pm, $50/adult $25/children 12-17 includes all materials, call Karen Borg (315-4921) or Sandy Carr (315-0889) to register and for details or email info@tsef.org or see www.tsef.org

Saturday, August 9: Artists in Action Series: Wren Van Bockel in the Courtyard of the Bistro 45 Wine Bar & Cafe , come to meet and watch a McCall artist at work, a new opportunity produced by the new artist group, Artists of McCall, contact Steve Padgitt for details, membership, Labor Day multi-day show etc, 11am-3pm  FREE

**NEW**Saturday, August 9:  Rupert's at Hotel McCall: The McCall Bassoon Band, dinner and music by these talented bassonists from around the US; selections TBA, a prelude to the Bassoonists' event on Aug 10; 6pm, Hotel McCall $50/person. Reservations 634-8108

Sunday, August 10:  The McCall Bassoon Band, 12 bassonists from around the US; A Bouquet of Bassoons", selections TBA, next of a monthly music series "Second Sunday Sounds @ Six, McCall's Free Community Recital Series" sponsored by the McCall Community Congregational Church (UCC) and the McCall Music Society,  and McCall Arts & Humanities Council. Recitals feature local and regional artists who apply to participate, held every second Sunday, 6:00 pm, McCall Community Congregational Church (UCC), FREE

Thursday, Aug 14:  Alive After the Grind: Aphrodesia , presented by the Common Ground Cafe. Click here for location, time, tickets, musicians' links and for the full summer schedule!  for more info call 634-2846,  5-10pm (ticket prices vary).

**NEW**Thurs, Fri, Sat,  Aug 14, 15, 16:   "Talking to Terrorists" a play by Robin Soans, performed by No Fog West Theater Company, a student-run company from Vassar College of Poughkeepsie, NY; directed by Max Hershenow (who grew up in McCall), this verbatim play is compiled from interviews with terrorists from around the world, Foreign Service workers, hostages and others whose lives have been affected by terrorism; candid but tactful, an ideal platform for discussion, 8:00pm Alpine Playhouse,  tickets TBA  see www.nofogwest.org for more info

Fri, Sat, Sun, Aug 15, 16,17:   Payette Lake Antique Wooden Boat Show at Whitetail Resort on the Lake, times to be announced. FREE

Sat, Sun, Aug 16,17:   17th Annual Payette Lakes Fine Art & Craft Fair,  100 vendors from all over the Northwest, specialty food, entertainment, at the  baseball diamond just off Davis Rd, on the road to Ponderosa Park, McCall, 10-6pm (Sat), 10-4pm (Sun). contact 208-922-4384 for details FREE

Saturday, August 16: Artists in Action Series: TBA in the Courtyard of the Bistro 45 Wine Bar & Cafe , come to meet and watch a McCall artist at work, a new opportunity produced by the new artist group, Artists of McCall, contact Steve Padgitt for details, membership, Labor Day multi-day show etc, 11am-3pm  FREE