‘Breaking Bread With Refugees’
5:30PM / Sun Valley Museum of History / Ketchum
The Community Library presents “Breaking Bread with Refugees,” a program on refugees in Idaho. The program includes the opening of an art exhibit, conversations with recent refugees and an Afghan dinner. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested by calling Scott Burton at (208) 806-2621, or by emailing him at sburton@comlib.org.
Julianne Tzul, executive director of the International Rescue Committee, in Boise, and Mathew Haight, development manager, will discuss their organization’s work in resettling refugees in Idaho. They will present a sit-down dinner, provided by the Kabob House of Boise, in which participants will have an opportunity to speak with refugees from various countries about their experiences resettling in the United States.
In addition, the evening will showcase two new art exhibits at the Sun Valley Museum of History: “The Refugee Portrait Project,” with photographs by Ken Bingham of the College of Southern Idaho, and, “This Is My Home Now: Narrative Textiles from Idaho Newcomers,” presented by Artisans for Hope and the Idaho Commission on the Arts. The Wednesday evening program will take place in the Library’s exhibit space, the Sun Valley Museum of History, in Forest Service Park in Ketchum.
Wednesday October 26
Chef Ann Cooper – Free Talk
6:30PM / Community School Theatre/ Sun Valley
Chef Ann is an internationally recognized author, chef, educator and advocate of healthy food for all children. She has been a chef for 40 years, 17 of those in school food programs. Chef Ann currently serves as director of food services for the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado. For more information about this free talk, email mwolter@woodriverymca.org.
Thursday October 27
Senior Connection Lunch Event
11:30AM / Senior Connection / Hailey
The Senior Connection will host a lunch open to anyone on Oct. 27. Following lunch, The Connection will be organizing trips to local polling places for advance voting.
“Part of our mission and philosophy is to empower seniors who are often overlooked in election cycles,” said Teresa Beahen Lipman, director of The Senior Connection. “Older adults should be given every opportunity to express their voice in matters that affect their own wellbeing. In such an important election, we are pleased to be able to help voters get to the polls to make sure their voice is heard.”
For seniors over 65 years young, the cost is $5; for all others, the cost is $8. The price helps offset the food, being specially prepared by chef Erik Olson, and transportation expenses.
Thursday October 27
Brown Bag Health Talk
12:15-1:15PM / St. Luke’s / Ketchum
St. Luke’s Center for Community Health will present a Brown Bag Health Talk titled “Sports Medicine and Orthopedics.” The outdoor activities that draw many to the Wood River Valley can increase the risk of musculoskeletal injury, including shoulder injuries. Allison Kinsler, M.D., orthopedic surgeon, will discuss common shoulder injuries, treatment options, injury prevention and how to improve post-injury outcomes.
This talk will take place at St. Luke’s Baldy Rooms. All Brown Bag lectures are free and no preregistration is required. Call St. Luke’s Center for Community Health for information on this or other educational programs at (208) 727-8733.
Thursday October 27
Learn About Worms
5:30-6:30PM / Sawtooth Botanical Garden / Ketchum
Worm composting with red wigglers, or vermiculture, is fun, fascinating and easy to do at home. The nutrient-rich castings are great for gardens. Learn worm biology and history and how to set up a compost bin, plus get hands-on experience with Sawtooth Botanical Garden Education Director Kristin Fletcher. Cost to attend is $10; call (208) 726-9358 to register.
Thursday October 27
Film & Talk On Water Law
6:15PM / Community Campus / Hailey
The Blaine County Historical Museum, City of Hailey and the Hailey Public Library will present a free talk and movie on Oct. 27 in the Minnie Moore Room of the Community Campus. The night will cover the ebb and flow of water rights and law, both locally and statewide. Featured speakers include water law attorney and mayor Fritz Haemmerle and noted local historian Tom Blanchard.
Thursday October 27-29
‘White Rabbit, Red Rabbit’ – Play
6:30PM / Various Locations
Company of Fools continues its 21st season with “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit”––a wild, utterly original play from Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour that distills the experience of an entire generation. The play will be performed six times over three nights at two different locations––the Liberty Theatre in Hailey and The Center in Ketchum––and each performance of the play will feature a different actor. Actors involved in the production include Andrew Alburger, Jana Arnold, Claudia McCain, Kipp Nelson, Denise Simone and Patsy Wygle.
Tickets 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 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, with hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. All seats are reserved.
Friday October 28
Harvest Festival
5-9PM / Alturas Elementary / Hailey
Join Alturas Elementary for an evening of family fun at the Harvest Festival. Enjoy games, treats, a bouncy house, face painting and a dance performance by Sun Valley Ballet. Enter the raffle to win a gift basket with lots of goodies: one ticket for $5 or five tickets for $20. Alturas Elementary is located at 1111 Woodside Elementary Lane, off of Woodside Blvd., in Hailey.
Saturday October 29
Old-Time Square Dance
7-9PM / Grange Hall / Hailey
Join in the fun at the Hailey Grange and dance the night away with the Hokum Hi-Flyers. Halloween costumes are welcome, but wearing a mask that reduces vision is discouraged, as it could be a liability while dancing. Based in Boise, the Hokum Hi-Flyers play old-time mountain music and other forms of unplugged American roots music on fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass and harmonica. Part of the living tradition of “old, weird America,” they sing songs of love and murder, sin and redemption, whiskey and whimsy. High-spirited dance tunes will get attendees on their feet and hollerin’ at the rafters.
Square dancing is a family activity for all ages. Accompanied kids 12 and under can dance for free. Singles and beginners are welcome. All the steps will be taught, and no partner is necessary. First and foremost, the event is about socializing, dancing, enjoying music and having fun.
An optional potluck dinner precedes the dance at 5:30 p.m. Bring wholesome food to share, as well as plate, fork and water bottle. Dancing will begin at 7 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. Attendance is limited to 70 dancers. The Upper Big Wood River Grange Hall is located at 609 South 3rd Avenue, Hailey.
Saturday October 29-30
Coptic Bookbinding – Teen Workshop
Noon to 4PM / The Center / Hailey
The Sun Valley Center for the Arts is excited to announce “Coptic Bookbinding: Stab, Stitch and Sew with Chad Seelig”––a hands-on bookbinding workshop designed especially for teens. The workshop takes place over two days, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 29 and 30, from noon to 4 p.m., at The Center in Hailey. In this introductory course, students will learn the basic steps necessary to design and construct their own hardcover book. Participants will learn the special technique of Coptic bookbinding, a nontoxic and adhesive-free process that dates back to the second century A.D. in Egypt and can be used to create personalized sketchbooks, journals or book arts.
Seelig, an artist and educator originally from New York City, received his BFA in printmaking from Pratt Institute and his MFA in studio art from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He worked for museums and galleries over the past seven years, most recently as the registrar/collections manager for Alexander Gray Associates in New York. He currently resides in Twin Falls where he writes, creates sounds, and makes artwork out of his backyard studio with his two dogs and two cats.
An advance registration fee of $10 is required to participate in “Coptic Bookbinding: Stab, Stitch and Sew.” For more information or to register for the workshop, visit sunvalleycenter.org, call (208) 726-9491, or visit The Center’s box office at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum.
Saturday October 29
Nightmare On Main
9PM to 1AM / Main Street / Ketchum
Main Street in downtown Ketchum will be closed from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. for the town’s traditional costume party. The costume contest commences at 10 p.m. with prizes for best group, best female, best male, creepiest, sexiest, most creative and best overall.
Sunday October 30
‘Skills For Success’ – Free Talk
6PM / Community School / Sun Valley
Community School will welcome author, mental health counselor and board-certified ADHD coach, Cindy Goldrich, Ed.M., ACAC, for a free public talk titled “Skills for Success: What Parents Need to Know About Executive Function” at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. The talk will take place in the Big Room of Community School’s Hagenbuch Hall. Following the talk, Goldrich will answer questions and sign books.
Cindy is the founder of PTS Coaching, which works nationwide with parents, teachers and related services professionals. She specializes in providing education, coaching and support for parents, educators and mental health professionals to help children with ADHD and executive function deficits succeed at home, in school and in life. She received her master of education in counseling psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and her ADHD coach certification from the Institute for the Advancement of ADHD Coaching. Cindy is also the author of “8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD,” which is based on her nationally-offered parent workshop series, “Calm and Connected: Parenting Children with ADHD.”
RSVP for free admission at bit.ly/cindygoldrich. For more information about Goldrich, visit ptscoaching.com.
Monday October 31
Hailey Halloween Hoopla
3:30-5PM / Downtown Hailey
Hailey’s 11th annual Halloween Hoopla will take place from 3:30-5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. Dressed-up goblins, witches and monsters will fill the streets of downtown Hailey to trick-or-treat. Participating businesses along Main Street in Hailey will have orange and black balloons outside their doors to let trick-or-treaters know where to go. Stop by “Spook Alley” (between Jane’s Artifacts and The Mint) to visit Alturas Elementary’s “Spooky Kitchen,” which will serve hot chocolate and water.
Don’t miss the Halloween Hoopla’s Costume Contest with prizes sponsored by Kiwanis of Hailey and the Wood River Valley. It will be held at the Liberty Theatre from 3:45- 5 p.m. Open to all ages, contests will be held every 15 minutes, and first-, second- and third-place winners will be selected by the Kiwanis judges.
Halloween Hoopla is sponsored by Kiwanis of Hailey and the Wood River Valley, Jane’s Artifacts, the City of Hailey and The Chamber of Hailey and the Wood River Valley. For more information call The Chamber at (208) 788-3484.