Wednesday October 12
Animal Shelter Volunteer Orientation
5PM / Animal Shelter / Hailey
Join the staff of the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley for a volunteer orientation. Learn about the many opportunities available, including everything from special events to fostering. This is a great chance for students to receive community service hours (children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent to orientation/volunteering; ages 16-18 need a parent waiver signed). Contact Jenny@animalshelterwrv.org for more information.
Wednesday October 12
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
5-6:30PM / Bloom Community Farm / Hailey
Join The Hunger Coalition for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and appreciation party honoring the new Bloom Community Farm. Enjoy harvest-fresh food, drinks, farm tours and more. Bloom Community Farm is located at the south end of Quigley Farm in Hailey. The entry is via Fox Acres Road, just past the high school football field. For more information, call The Hunger Coalition at (208) 788-0121.
Wednesday October 12-15
‘Front’ – WRHS Drama
Various Times / Community Campus / Hailey
WRHS Drama Department will present “Front” by Robert Caisley, Wednesday to Saturday, Oct. 12-15. Set in England during the Blitz, “Front” follows a number of struggling individuals and families who must come to terms with war and the horrors and tragedies it provides. Performances run Oct. 12-13 at 6 p.m., Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. and Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. All shows will take place in the WRHS Performing Arts Theater, located at the Community Campus in Hailey. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for high school students and $3 for middle school students.
Wednesday October 12-15
‘Grounded’ – COF Drama
Various Times / Liberty Theatre / Hailey
Company of Fools will present the riveting drama “Grounded” by award-winning playwright George Brant at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey. Heartbreaking and beautiful, the play follows an ace fighter pilot whose career in the sky takes an unexpected turn due to pregnancy. Relocated to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, the pilot uses drones to hunt terrorists by day and then drives home to her family each night. Hanna Cheek will return to COF to play The Pilot. Named one of Time Out New York’s “Future Legends of NYC Theatre” in 2013, Cheek has previously been seen at COF in “Proof,” “Other Desert Cities” and “Commencement.”
This is the first production Company of Fools has done in the round, with audience completely surrounding the playing area. Seating is limited to 60 patrons per performance. Tickets for “Grounded” are $35 for full price, $30 for seniors and members of The Center, and $15 for students (18 and under). Tickets may be purchased online at www.sunvalleycenter.org, by phone at (208) 578-9122 or at the Liberty Theatre box office starting one hour before curtain. Company of Fools’ box office is located at the Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main Street in Hailey.
Thursday October 13
Hailey Farmers’ Market
2-6PM / Main Street / Hailey
Enjoy this year’s final Hailey Farmers’ Market. The market is full of local and regional producers selling organic fruits, vegetables and fall flowers, 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 October 13
Science After School
2:30-4PM / Bellevue Elementary / Bellevue
The Environmental Resource Center will offer a six-week outdoor after-school science program, Science After School, at Hemingway Elementary School on Tuesdays, starting Oct. 11, and at Bellevue Elementary School on Thursdays, starting Oct. 13. Both programs will run from 2:30-4 p.m.
Science After School is a free six-week program that provides fourth- and fifth-grade students opportunities beyond the school day to participate in project-based learning, within the context of natural science, the environment and sustainability issues. ERC staff builds opportunities for students to explore science through scientific research, exploration, collaboration, games, journaling and service learning. Hemingway’s students will focus on how our actions influence the natural world through exploring topics related to sustainability, while Bellevue’s students will focus on exploring the different animal habitats the Wood River Valley has to offer.
Pre-registration is required and space is limited. For more information on this program or to register your student contact Alisa McGowan, ERC program director, at alisa@ercsv.org or (208) 726-4333.
Saturday October 15
Sculpture Installation
4PM / Wood River Trail / Ketchum
The Sun Valley Center for the Arts invites the community to celebrate the installation of two public sculptures commissioned by The Center for its recent Craters of the Moon project – John Grade’s Spur and Jason Middlebrook’s Homage to the Limber Pine. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the reinstallation site of Grade’s sculpture will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15, along the Wood River Trail in Ketchum.
Grade and Middlebrook’s sculptures were installed earlier this year at Craters of the Moon National Monument as part of a larger exhibition presented by The Center during the centennial year of the National Park Service. The two artists took inspiration for their works from the rugged, lunar-like landscape of Craters of the Moon in Arco, but they were also aware that their pieces would reside in Ketchum over the long term.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reinstallation of John Grade’s Spur sculpture will take place in Ketchum at the fork in the Wood River Trail just south of Serenade Lane. Guests should park in the Lower River Run parking lot and walk approximately one-third of a mile south along the bike path. Artist John Grade will be present at the ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside Ketchum mayor Nina Jonas, members of the Ketchum Arts Commission, the Blaine County Recreation District, the Idaho Foundation for Parks and Lands as well as patrons and friends of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. The Oct. 15 event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
For more information about the ribbon-cutting ceremony and other upcoming events at The Center, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.
Saturday October 15-16
Family Wellness Weekend
Various Times / Community Campus / Hailey
Join parents, educators and healthcare professionals and explore the social, emotional and behavioral well-being of the youth and community during three extraordinary lectures with well-known author, Kim John Payne, M.Ed.
The first lecture is titled “Social Inclusion & Building Resilience” and will run 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $30 individual/$50 couple. In this session, attendees will learn about facilitating healthy social relationships and resilience for the youth and community.
“Loving Limits in the Digital Age” is the second lecture. It will run Saturday from 6-8 p.m. and is a free public event (donations welcome). In this lecture, learn about supporting emotional intelligence and balanced decision-making in the digital age.
The final lecture is titled “The Soul of Discipline” and will take place Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $30 individual/$50 couple. Attendees will discover a developmentally informed approach to guiding behavior at home, school and within the community.
For more information and to register for the weekend, contact event coordinator Carrie Thomas Scott, LCPC, at (208) 721-0531 or carriethomasscott@gmail.com.
Tuesday October 18
Yve Evans & Sun Valley Hallelujah Chorus
4PM / Continental Room / Sun Valley Inn
Yve Evans and the Sun Valley Hallelujah Chorus, directed by Patty Parsons Tewson, will perform Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 4 p.m. in the Continental Room at the Sun Valley Inn.
This free event will be open to the public without requirement of festival badges.
Evans promises new and powerful gospel and jazz music and the audience will be able to preview her 2016 jazz offerings. The chorus will feature new piano accompanist Paul Gregory.
The Sun Valley Hallelujah Chorus will perform such beloved numbers such as “What A Wonderful World,” “Amazing Grace” and “Down by the Riverside.” Audience members will be encouraged to sing along.
The concert will also feature a tribute to the Armed Forces.