Hikin’ Buddies
9:30AM to 1PM/ Adams Gulch / Ketchum
The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley continues its popular Hikin’ Buddies program at Adams Gulch. All are welcome to join in, weather permitting. Meet at the Adams Gulch trailhead from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays.
At Hikin’ Buddies, attendees can take a Shelter dog for a hike or hang out and socialize some of the smaller dogs and puppies. It is a great opportunity to meet some of the Shelter’s adoptable dogs as well as to learn more about the organization. No appointment is necessary. Also, the Shelter will now be doing adoptions at Adams Gulch during Hikin’ Buddies. Call (208) 788-4351 to learn more about the program.
Wednesday September 14
‘Because You’re Beautiful’
6-10PM / Dollar Lodge / Sun Valley
Cultivate self-love and mindfulness practices at “Because You’re Beautiful Live A Moment,” a four-hour workshop presented by Toni Childs and Deborah Greene. Childs, Emmy winner and three-time Grammy-nominated recording artist and yoga teacher, has joined forces with Greene, CEO and founder of LiveaMoment.com, to construct an incredibly powerful event aimed at embracing and growing the beauty of humanity. The workshop will take place 6-10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Carol’s Dollar Mountain Lodge in Sun Valley.
The cost to attend this celebration of life is $40 and participation numbers are strictly limited. Book tickets through Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum by calling (208) 726-5425 or emailing chapterone@q.com. Learn more about the event at www.becauseyourebeautiful.yoga.
Thursday September 15
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 www.wrfarmersmarket.org to learn more.
Thursday September 15
‘Dazzle Camouflage’ – Exhibition Tour
5:30PM / The Center / Ketchum
The Sun Valley Center for the Arts will host an evening tour of their current visual arts exhibition, “Dazzle Camouflage: Hiding in Plain Sight,” on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 5:30 p.m. Visitors are invited to enjoy a glass of wine and a guided tour of the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The Center’s evening exhibition tours are free and open to the public.
First developed by the British during World War I in response to the introduction of submarine warfare, dazzle camouflage was an innovative marriage of military technology and visual art devised to protect British and American ships from German aggression on the high seas. Dazzle camouflage (often called “razzle dazzle” in the United States) was a system of high-contrast geometric patterning applied to ships as disruptive camouflage. Unlike most camouflage, dazzle was not meant to conceal ships from view through enemy periscopes. Instead, it was intended to create visual confusion that could mask a ship’s direction, speed or size, making it difficult to accurately fire a torpedo.
At a time when artists working in modernist styles were experimenting with sophisticated compositions based on geometric planes of color, many dazzle-camouflaged ships resembled enormous works of modernist art. The Center’s exhibition features original dazzle diagrams from the collection of the Fleet Library at Rhode Island School of Design, and a variety of dazzle-camouflage interpretations by contemporary artists including Thomas Bangsted, Liz Collins, Stuart Elster, Stephanie Syjuco and Carrie Schneider.
“Dazzle Camouflage: Hiding in Plain Sight” will be on view at The Center through Oct. 14. For more information visit www.sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.
Thursday September 15
Heroic Quests & Heroine’s Journeys
6PM / Light on the Mountains / Ketchum
Author Jody Gentian Bower, Ph.D., will be discussing the heroine’s journey on Thursday, Sept. 15 at Light on the Mountains Spiritual Center. Additionally, a book reading and signing with the author will be held at Chapter One Bookstore at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept.16.
Bower is a cultural mythologist and the author of “Jane Eyre’s Sisters: How Women Write and Live the Heroine’s Story.” A scientific and technical writer and editor for over 30 years, Bower earned her doctorate in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif. She now teaches classes and lectures on the wisdom of women’s stories, archetypal psychology and the role of myths in modern culture. She continues to offer writing and editing services to individuals and businesses, edits nonfiction books and coaches beginning writers.
More information about this event can be found at www.jcf.org and at www.lightonthemountains.org.
Thursday September 15
Film Noir Series
7PM / Magic Lantern Cinemas / Ketchum
The third annual Sun Valley Film Noir Series is back and will hold its three-week Thursday evening film screenings on Sept.15, 22 and 29. The noir classics will all be shown at 7 p.m. at the Magic Lantern Cinemas in Ketchum. Once again, Greg Olson, the Seattle Art Museum film director, selected the theme for the 2016 film series, “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye.”
“The past is haunted,” Olson said. “It’s over. Live now. Live fast. Grab all the money you can, the dames, the booze, the big prize. Laws, rules, limits – who cares? But if you’re just living for today, you might have to kiss tomorrow goodbye.”
The 2016 Sun Valley Film Noir Series will kick off with “Scarlet Street” (1945) directed by Fritz Lang and starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea. This racy noir classic, based on the French novel “La Chienne” (The Bitch), tells the tale of a middle-aged, hen-pecked husband (Edward G. Robinson) who becomes obsessed with the beautiful young woman he rescues one night.
Tickets will be $10, available at the Magic Lantern Cinemas box office the day of each film. For details about this exciting annual film event visit www.facebook.com/sunvalleyfilmnoir or for any interest in becoming a supporter, email Jeannine Gregoire at jeanninegregoire@gmail.com.
Friday September 16-29
Fall Film Festival
Various Times / Magic Lantern Cinemas / Ketchum
For the Magic Lantern Cinemas’ 28th Fall Film Festival, owner Rick Kessler has curated several acclaimed independent films from the past year as well as a few surprises, which will make a night out to the movies a memorable one. This year’s Fall Film Festival will include “Don’t Think Twice” from the creator of “This American Life,” with producer Ira Glass. Writer, director and actor Mike Birbiglia captures universal human experiences that happen in the lives of professional funny people. It’s a nuanced story of friendship, aspiration and the pain and promise of change.
The 1969 Academy Award winner “The Lion in Winter,” with special guest Jane Merrow, will screen on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. The film will be introduced by the film’s co-star Merrow, with a Q & A to follow the screening. Merrow starred in the film and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
“De Palma” is a documentary film about the legendary director Brian De Palma. Often compared to Alfred Hitchcock, few have a better reputation and body of work in the field of the suspense film exploring the contemporary darkness in American life than Brian De Palma.
“Captain Fantastic,” a festival darling at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, is about Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen), his wife Leslie and their six children who live “off the grid,” deep in the wilderness of Washington state. Isolated from society, Ben and Leslie devote their existence to raising their kids – educating them to think critically, training them to be physically fit and athletic, guiding them in the wild without technology and demonstrating the beauty of coexisting with nature.
In “Wiener Dog,” a cute dachshund puppy finds itself shuffled from one oddball owner to the next, including two couples, a veterinary nurse (Greta Gerwig), a screenwriter (Danny DeVito) and a bitter woman (Ellen Burstyn).
“Sing Street” is a dramatic comedy from the writer and director of Begin Again and Once. The film is set in Dublin, Ireland, in 1985, where a Dublin teenager forms a rock n’ roll band to win the heart of an aspiring model.
For show times and schedules for the Magic Lantern Cinemas’ Fall Film Festival visit www.mlcinemas.com.
Saturday September 17
HarvestFest
3-10PM / WR Sustainability Center / Hailey
Celebrate the harvest season with an evening of mouthwatering local foods. Top chefs from 10 of Hailey’s best restaurants will dish up small plates of locally grown everything, along with wine and beer, as attendees savor their way through town.
HarvestFest starts and ends at the Wood River Sustainability Center. Kick off the festival with Local Food Fair from 3-5 p.m. Follow up with Restaurant Walk from 5-7 p.m. and end the day with a River Street Party, featuring dessert and live music by The Kim Stocking Band from 7-10 p.m.
Ticket are $35 for adults (21+), $15 for young adults (13-21), $5 for kids (5-12) and $75 for families with up to 4 kids under age 18. Kids under 5 are free. Tickets can be purchased at Wood River Sustainability Center in Hailey or online at www.woodrivervalleyharvestfest.org. All proceeds benefit the Local Food Alliance.
Sunday September 18
Organ Recital
5:30-6:30PM / St. Thomas Church / Sun Valley
Joel Bejot, director of music at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, will offer an organ recital on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. Enjoy works by German, English and Nigerian composers, including Bach, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn, Leighton, Tambling and Sadoh. A reception will follow.
Tuesday September 20
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 4th Street, just east of Atkinsons’ Market and Giacobbi Square. Look for the tents. Visit www.wrfarmersmarket.org to learn more.
Tuesday September 20
Support Women In Film
7-9PM / nexStage / Ketchum
This Tuesday, Iconoclast Books and Idaho filmmaker Karen Day will present an evening on the history and future of women in film. Enjoy a screening of “Girl From God’s Country,” winner of Best Documentary at Cannes Artisan Film Festival, 2015, featuring Academy Award-winner Geena Davis. A discussion will follow led by acclaimed director Maria Giese, the activist who inspired the current federal investigation on gender bias in Hollywood. (see page —)
Cheryl Robson, editor of the new book “Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema,” will travel from London to offer insights on how major studios manipulate the images of women in media and influence their industry opportunities. Local filmmakers Meredith Richardson and Whitney McNees will relate their experiences and challenges as the next generation of women in film. The evening offers a rare opportunity to discover what happens when women get behind the cameras; tickets are $12.