Story Time
10:30-11:30AM / Hailey Library / Hailey
Story Time is held weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays at the Hailey Public Library. All ages are welcome. Parents should plan on staying with their children. For more information, call (208) 788-2036.
Wed Apr 24
1940s Broadway Music
5:30-6:30PM / Hailey Library / Hailey
Broadway show tunes had a profound impact on popular music in the 1940s. The Hailey Public Library will explore this subject during a free talk, with music, by R.L. Rowsey, education artistic director for the Sun Valley Music Festival, as well as music director for Caritas Chorale and pianist at Light on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Living.
For more information, visit haileypubliclibrary.org or call (208) 788-2036.
Wed Apr 24
Craters Of The Moon
6-7PM / Mountain Humane / Hailey
The Environmental Resource Center’s Spring Science Series will focus on Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve this week. Park Ranger Hester Mallonee will discuss volcanism and planetary geology, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and a visit in 2019 from the Apollo astronauts to Craters. Craters of the Moon is a vast ocean of lava flows with scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush, where yesterday’s volcanic events are likely to continue tomorrow.
This program is free, family-friendly and open to the public
Wed Apr 24
Ketchum Community Dinners
6-7PM / Church of the Big Wood / Ketchum
Free hot dinners are provided weekly to anyone in need in the church’s Family Life Center. Dine in or pick up a meal to go for you or a friend.
Find Ketchum Community Dinners on Facebook for more information, how to participate and weekly menu updates, or contact bethward0709@gmail.com.
Wed Apr 24
Line Dancing
6-7PM / The Mint / Hailey
Dust off your boots and join Vicki Aberbach for a fun and lively line-dancing lesson. The fee is $10. There will be an open dance afterwards to practice getting those boots moving!
Wed Apr 243
Sawtooth Trivia
7:30PM / Sawtooth Tap Room / Hailey
Sawtooth Brewery presents free trivia games for the season. Each night there are two games consisting of three rounds each. Each round is based off of a popular game show. All ages are welcome. Sawtooth Brewery Public House is located at 110 N. River St. For details, visit sawtoothbrewery.com.
Thu Apr 25
Theatre & Film School Auditions
3-5PM / Ballet & Arts Center / Hailey
The Sun Valley Ballet & Arts Center will hold open auditions for its Children’s Theater And Film School, every Thursday, or call for appointment. The Sun Valley Ballet & Arts Center is located 111 1st Ave. N. in Hailey.
For more information, call (208) 366-4008 or visit svbartsdirector@gmail.com.
Thu Apr 253
Warm-Season Veggies
5:30-6:30PM / Hailey Library/ Hailey
Wood River Victory Garden spring programs are offered in partnership with the Wood River Seed Library, the Hailey Public Library, the Upper Big Wood River Grange, The Hunger Coalition and the University of Idaho Extension and its volunteer Master Gardeners. For the third free talk, the focus will be on planting warm-season vegetables such as the Cucurbitaceae family of cantaloupe, cucumber, pumpkin, squash and watermelon, the Solanaceae family of eggplant, pepper and tomato, as well as beans, sweet corn, sweet potato, and basil. The harvest needs to be done before frost sets in.
The program includes talks, onsite garden workshops, seed and plant exchange, online YouTube videos and online documents. Each program is free and open to all. Register by contacting Sarah Busdon, UI Extension at (208) 788-5585, sarahb@uidaho.edu, or at 302 1st Ave. S. in Hailey, Monday to Thursday.
Thu Apr 25 & Fri April 26
‘Alice in Wonderland’
7PM / Community School / Sun Valley
Sun Valley Community School’s Middle School Masque will present Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland, JR” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, and 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the school’s theater.
Tickets are available for sale at communityschool.org/news/events. Tickets are $5 for students/child and $10 for adults and are available at communityschool.org/news/events.
Thu Apr 25
Gentle Yoga
5:30-6:30PM / St. Luke’s Clinic / Hailey
This free yoga class with guidance is based on specific needs, unique health conditions and personal goals. Participants will learn the foundations of yoga and how to use yoga as an approach to physical and emotional wellbeing preventatively and in healing. Weekly through May 30.
For more information, call Kristin Biggins at (208) 727-8281.
Fri Apr 26
Girl Scout Dance
6:30-8:30PM / American Legion Hall / Ketchum
All girls and their best guys are invited to the annual Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Best Guy Dance. This year’s theme is Pink Masquerade. Best Guys can be a family member or good friend. No girls will be left out if their dads are not available. You don’t have to be a Girl Scout to join in on the fun.
For more information, contact Julie at j@julielynn.net or call (208) 720-3629.
Fri Apr 26
Live Music
9:30PM / Silver Dollar / Bellevue
Good Ol’ Boys will play at the iconic Bellevue saloon. There’s never a cover and patrons have access to a free shuttle home if needed.
Fri Apr 26
Learn to Dance
6-8PM / SV Ballet / Hailey
Sun Valley Dance Club Series will offer meringue lesson with bachata and salsa review this week. The fee is $25 a couple or $15 single. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, call Lyn at (501) 944-2448 or Aimee at (208) 490-0199. Sun Valley Ballet is located at 111 1st Ave. N. in Hailey.
Sat Apr 27
Bug Zoo
11AM / Botanical Garden / Valley
The Sawtooth Botanical Garden will hold its 15th annual Bug Zoo with the theme of “Survival!” The yearly celebration and study of insects, reptiles and other critters at Sawtooth Botanical Garden will offer educational opportunities. The fee for each festival date is $5 for adults, $3 for kids 5-18, and free admission for kids under 5. Se habla español. The newest structure will be a see-through beehive inside the greenhouse donated by local beekeeper Steve Hobbs.
Bug Zoo Festival II on May 4 will celebrate Arbor Day with a tree planting. Classroom educational opportunities are available by appointment during the week from April 29 through May 3 and May 6 through May 9. Individual drop-in visits are between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on those days.
For more information and the full schedule, visit sbgarden.org or call (208) 726-9358.
Sat Apr 27
Dia Los Niños
11AM-1PM / Hailey Library / Hailey
The Hailey Public Library will host Dia de los Niños, a free bilingual event that will include songs, stories, crafts and demonstrations of traditional Hispanic arts, including dancing and food preparation.
There will be an array of talented and diverse community members sharing their cultural traditions. Peruvian and Mexican elders will demonstrate traditional dances, and then teach children a simpler version as a new skill to take home. Other elders will demonstrate how to make pupusas, a traditional Salvadoran dish, to be shared with participants. Participants are invited to bring a plate of finger foods representing their cultural tradition to share, as well.
For more information, call (208) 788-2036 or visit haileypubliclibrary.org.
Sat Apr 27
Syringa Hoedown
6:30-10PM / Longhorn Lounge / Hailey
Syringa Mountain School will host its fifth annual benefit Hoedown at the temporarily renamed Longhorn Lounge at Mountain Humane in Croy Canyon. There will be auctions, casino games, a barbecue, drinks from Warfield Distillery and Sawtooth Brewery, line dancing with Peggy and Dale Bates, and music by Hart Gibson and DJ Johnny V.
For more information and tickets, contact Christi at (208) 806-2880, ext. 1.
Mon Apr 29
Souper Supper
5:30-6:30PM / St. Charles Church / Hailey
Weekly free hot dinners are provided to anyone who wishes to join. St. Charles Catholic Church is located at 313 1st Ave. S., Hailey.
Tues Apr 30
Ping-Pong Night
7-10PM / The Mint / Hailey
Guests can enjoy free ping-pong games at The Mint. For more information call (208) 788-6468.
Tue Apr 303
Screening: ‘Resilience’
5:15PM / Community Campus / Hailey
The documentary “Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope” will be presented at the Performing Arts Theatre, with discussion by a coalition of organizations, including The Advocates, Blaine County School District, NAMI-WRV, Blaine County Probation, Blaine County Juvenile Probation, Blaine County School District, and St. Luke’s Wood River. The documentary focuses on resilience and adverse childhood experiences, and chronicles the birth of a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, educators and communities, who are using cutting-edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease.
Tue Apr 303
Sawtooth Trivia
7:30PM / Sawtooth Brewery / Ketchum
Sawtooth Brewery presents free trivia games for the season. All ages are welcome. Each night there are two games consisting of three rounds each. Each round is based off of a popular game show. Sawtooth Brewery Public House is located at 631 Warm Springs Road. For details, visit sawtoothbrewery.com.
