Wednesday July 6
Blood Pressure Checks
1-3PM / Hailey Post Office
St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center will be offering free blood pressure checks at the Hailey Post Office the first Wednesday of the month through October. The checks are free with no appointment necessary. Call St. Luke’s Center for Community Health for information on this or other community health programs at (208) 727-8733.
Wednesday July 6-10
‘Adventures in Patagonia’ – Lecture
6PM / Community Library / Ketchum
The Sun Valley Artist Series will present “Adventures in Patagonia,” featuring legendary kayaker and Olympian Chris Spelius. Spelius will share his adventures in Patagonia – kayaking, rafting and fighting international money moguls who plan to dam some of Chile’s most magnificent, scenic rivers. Experience heroic stories about the rivers and lakes in Patagonia and learn about global efforts to protect them. This is a free event. For more information call (208) 726-3493.
Wednesday July 6-20
Mosaic Project Exhibition
Daily / Leadville Coffee House / Ketchum
Welcome to the 4th Annual Mosaic Project! Each “tile” in the annual Wood River Valley Studio Tour Mosaic installation is an original work of art, consistently created within 8” inches by 8 inches, by local artists. With media from textiles to oil painting to steel sculpture, the Mosaic Project is a visually exciting demonstration of the diversity of art being created in the Wood River Valley. The Mosaic Project also symbolizes the generosity of our artistic community, as each artist donated their work for the project. Each artwork is available for sale as a benefit for the Tour via online auction. The auction opened July 1 and closes July 10, with proceeds providing a significant source of funds to market and promote the artists of the Wood River Valley and celebrates the creative process.
Be sure to save the date and attend the Friday, July 8, reception and celebration from 5-8 p.m. at Leadville Coffee House showcasing the Mosaic Project during the Sun Valley Gallery Association Gallery Walk. The July exhibition of the Mosaic Project will provide visitors a preview of the Valley’s artistic community while providing information about the Tour. For more information about the Mosaic Project and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour and the auction, visit wrvstudiotour.org.
Thursday July 7
‘Grey Gardens’ – Musical
Various Times / Liberty Theatre / Hailey
Company of Fools will open its 21st season with the complex and haunting musical “Grey Gardens,” running through July 20 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey. The first musical to be based on a documentary, “Grey Gardens” tells the story of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, the eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. With Doug Wright’s intelligent book, intricate music by Scott Frankel and witty lyrics by Michael Korie, the stranger-than-fiction story of the Bouviers is brought to life.
Tickets for “Grey Gardens” are $35 for full price, $30 for seniors and Center members and $15 for students (18 and under). Tickets may be purchased online at sunvalleycenter.org, by phone at (208) 578-9122 or at the Liberty Theatre box office starting one hour prior to curtain. Company of Fools’ box office is located at the Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main Street in Hailey, with hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Friday July 8
Hailey Farmers’ Market
2-6PM / Main Street / Hailey
Everyone loves a farmers’ market and the Wood River Valley Hailey Farmers’ Market is one of the best. The market is full of local and regional producers selling organic fruits, vegetables and flowers (seasonally available), honey, cheese, eggs, meats, baked goods, artisan breads, pies and other desserts, jams, jellies, sauces and dressings.
The market also features local artisan crafts including jewelry, pottery, handmade wood products, cutting boards, dog bowls and more. Don’t forget to bring an outdoor market basket along, or buy one there. The Wood River Valley Hailey Farmers’ Market is located on Main Street between Carbonate and Galena Streets in the lot just north of Sturtos Hailey. Visit wrfarmersmarket.org to learn more.
Friday July 8
2016 Art On Fourth Exhibition
4:30-6PM / Ketchum Town Square
The city of Ketchum will celebrate its eighth annual outdoor sculpture exhibition, Art on Fourth, during this summer’s July Gallery Walk. The event will take place Friday at Town Square. Members of the City of Ketchum Arts Commission will be on hand to share more information about the artists and sculptures, as well as the commission’s other public art initiatives. Complimentary beer will be provided.
This year, the Ketchum Arts Commission selected five sculptures in a juried process to be installed along Fourth Street. Brochures with more detailed information on Art on Fourth and the City of Ketchum Arts Commission’s other projects will be available at the celebration. The sculptures will be on view through the fall.
Friday July 8
‘Paris Windows’ – Photo Exhibit
4:
30-6PM / Community Library / Ketchum
This month, The Community Library presents “Paris Windows,” a new photography exhibit by local artist and photographer Gay Bawa Odmark. A reception will mark the opening of the exhibit on Friday, from 4:30-6 p.m., at the outset of Gallery Walk.
This exhibit showcases Odmark’s enchanted vision of Paris, the celebrated City of Lights. The contemporary images reflect the beauty and uniqueness of Paris streets and the transcendent life of found objects. Her camerawork reveals Paris’ unique light that blends cosmopolitan and diverse pop culture, multifarious European history, a sense of modernism and a twisted love affair with reflection. For more information call (208) 726-3493 ext. 123 or email Anna Svidgal asvidgal@comlib.org.
Saturday July 9
Gallery Walk
5-8PM / Various Locations / Ketchum
Join locals and visitors alike and take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends and meet some artists! In addition to the member of the Sun Valley Gallery Association, several other galleries in Ketchum will be open during Gallery Walk including Silvercreek Art and MESH Gallery. For more information check out the Sun Valley Gallery Association’s Gallery Walk Edition insert in this issue of The Weekly Sun.
Sunday July 10
Hailey Garden Tour
10AM to 2PM / Various Locations / Hailey
The Friends of the Hailey Public Library are gearing up for the 2016 Hailey Garden Tour! On Saturday, stroll through Old Hailey’s best gardens to benefit the Hailey Public Library. This year’s tour will feature 11 Old Hailey gardens and will begin with The Hunger Coalition’s Hope Garden where there will be a self-guided tour, live music and a bake sale. The tour will wind through Old Hailey and end at Webb Nursery on Main Street. See the best of Hailey’s hidden gems, from established perennial beds to amazing vegetable gardens.
Tickets for the Hailey Garden Tour are $20 and are available at Webb Nursery in Hailey, Sun Valley Garden Center, Wood River Sustainability Center, The Wildflower and the Hailey Chamber of Commerce. To volunteer or learn more about the Hailey Garden Tour, contact Robin Crotty at (208) 721-2368 or crotty@live.com.
Sunday July 10
Jazz in the Park
6-8PM / Rotary Park / Ketchum
Jazz reigns supreme on Sundays 6-8 p.m. through the end of July. Ketchum’s free concert series, Jazz in the Park, sees many of Idaho’s best jazz musicians. Join the community for a picnic-style evening filled with tunes from the jazz canon, all in the midst of Idaho’s glorious mountain landscape. Concerts take place at the riverside Rotary Park, located at the cross section of Warm Springs Road and Saddle Road. This is more of a mellow music option – more for listening than dancing. To be fully prepared, grab a blanket, a bottle of wine and some friends. This week, enjoy Alan Pennay on piano with Cheryl Morrell providing vocals.
Monday July 11
‘Destination Idaho’ – Screening
7PM / Community School / Sun Valley
A red-carpet premiere event has been planned for the screening of “Destination Idaho” at the Community School Theater on July 10. Admission is free and seating is first come, first served. The family-friendly content will appeal to all audiences.
Filmed over the past two years, this film is an unusual “commercial hybrid,” created in partnership with award-winning Idaho filmmaker Karen Day and a host of public and private partners, including the Idaho State Historical Society, Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, Idaho Tourism, U.S. National Park Service, Airstream Adventures Northwest, Boise Convention & Visitors Bureau, Sun Valley Resort, Shore Lodge and many more. Follow the event on Facebook: facebook.com/events/529227323946563.
Tuesday July 12
Two Free Author Talks
5-6PM / Community Library / Ketchum
The Sun Valley Writers’ Conference, which will be held at the Sun Valley Resort from Tuesday, July 12 to Friday, July 15, has partnered with The Community Library in Ketchum, which will host two free author talks for the local community before the start of the conference. Firoozeh Dumas, Iranian-American novelist and humorist, is the author of “Funny in Farsi.” Dumas will read from her latest young adult novel, “It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel.” This is a talk especially geared to 4th through 9th graders, and the reading will be followed by a discussion in the Children’s Library.
In conjunction with this event, The Community Library will also host a simultaneous presentation in the Lecture Hall by the award-winning Antiguan-American novelist and essayist Jamaica Kincaid. Kincaid is a Harvard and Claremont-McKenna professor whose latest work is the 2013 novel, “See Now Then.” For more information about these talks visit comlib.org or call (208) 726-3493.
Tuesday July 12
Ketchum Farmers’ Market
2-6PM / Downtown Ketchum
The Wood River Farmers’ Markets offer seasonally available and locally grown and raised fruits, vegetables, eggs, sheep, goat, and cow cheeses, organic cuts of beef, chicken and lamb, fresh herbs, plant starts for the garden, prepared foods, jewelry, wood products and so much more. Live music is scheduled weekly and kids’ activities are available onsite. Come join in the fun, meet the farmers and artists who sell the homemade and homegrown products and enjoy a relaxing afternoon at the open-air markets.
The Ketchum Farmers’ Market can be found in downtown Ketchum at the intersection of East Avenue and Fourth Street, just east of Atkinsons’ Market and Giacobbi Square. Look for the tents. Visit wrfarmersmarket.org to learn more.
Tuesday July 12
Infusion Center Ceremony
4-6PM / St. Luke’s / Ketchum
St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation is thrilled to announce the community has given over $900,000 to help build and equip a new Infusion Center. In celebration of this remarkable achievement, St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday at the new St. Luke’s Wood River Infusion Center.
The Center is a welcome answer to the growing demand for more comprehensive care in the Wood River Valley. Since the opening of its existing Infusion Room in 2009, St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center has experienced a significant increase in growth in the demand for chemotherapy and infusion services. The number of patient visits has increased 143 percent in the last four years. To accommodate the growth, the Center will provide four treatment chairs, double that of the existing infusion space. The Center will be located in a remodeled space at St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center. For more information on the Infusion Center, contact SLWR Foundation Chief Development Officer, Megan Thomas, at (208) 727-8444.
Tuesday July 12
Ketch’em Alive
7-9PM / Forest Service Park / Ketchum
Join the locals at Ketch’em Alive, one of the summer’s most loved free concert series. This week catch Todo Mundo’s Latin world music with opening act Doghaus.