Wednesday January 30
New Moms Group
12-1:30PM / St. Luke’s Wood River / Ketchum
New Moms Group provides newborn and breastfeeding support and an opportunity to ask questions and learn the basics of caring for an infant. The presence of professionals, as well as other new parents, makes this group a comfortable and valuable experience. Bring your baby and your lunch, if you wish.
Wednesday January 30
Vape Talk
12:15-1:15PM / St. Luke’s Clinic / Hailey
Cody Orchard, health education specialist with South Central Public Health District, will discuss vapes, e-cigarettes and Juuls to help parents and educators understand these trending devices, along with the risks, history and research around tobacco and nicotine. The talk will be held at St. Luke’s Hailey Clinic, Carbonate Rooms.
For more information, contact Erin Buell at buelle@slhs.org or call (208) 727-8733.
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Ski Rotarun
Various / Rotarun Ski Area / Hailey
Operated by the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, Rotarun Ski Area is open to the public for skiing and riding during the 2018-19 season. Public ski days are Wednesdays and Fridays, 5:30-8 p.m. (free) and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with a suggested donation. There is no sledding at Rotarun this season.
Wednesday January 30
Taizé Service
5:30PM / St. Thomas / Sun Valley
Taizé services will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church through February. These services are ecumenical and offer quiet prayer, candlelight, meditation and chants. For details, visit stthomassunvalley.org, mjwoyster@msn.com, or call (360) 481-3492.
Wednesday January 30
Digging Deeper
6:30PM / Ski Tek / Ketchum
Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecaster Chris Lundy will discuss “Managing Uncertainty in the Backcountry.” When it comes to a go/no-go decision, sometimes it’s what you don’t know that’s most important. Ski Tek is located at 191 Sun Valley Rd. West.
For more information, visit sawtoothavalanche.com.
Wednesday January 30
Take-A-Break Bistro
1PM/ Silvercreek Living / Hailey
Every Wednesday, Silvercreek Living will hold a free Take-A-Break Bistro for seniors, their caretakers and family members in the Memory Care Building. Caretakers may take a break while Silvercreek staff will share coffee, tea and treats with seniors and offer planned activities.
For more information, call (208) 720-8195.
Wednesday January 30
Ketchum Community Dinners
6-7PM / Church of the Big Wood / Ketchum
Free hot dinners are provided weekly to everyone. Find Ketchum Community Dinners on Facebook for more information and weekly menu updates.
Wednesday January 30
Trivia & Cocktails
7-9PM / Hotel Ketchum / Ketchum
There will be two games every Wednesday night through the season, along with drink specials and prizes for place winners. There is no entry free. Bring yourself and your friends, because you deserve a night of games and specialty cocktails!
Hotel Ketchum is located at 151 Main St. South.
Thursday January 31
‘My Fair Lady’
4PM & 7:15PM / Magic Lantern / Ketchum
The classic musical “My Fair Lady,” with Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison, will play at two screenings as part of Musical Madness at the Magic Lantern. Won’t it be loverly?
Thursday-Saturday Jan. 31-Feb.23
Nordic Festival
All Day / Various / Ketchum & Sun Valley
The 46th annual Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour and Sun Valley Nordic Festival will be held from Thursday to Saturday in the north Valley, with races and associated events. For the story, click here.
Thursday January 31
‘Gather Around’ Humming Bull
6PM / Sun Valley Brewery / Hailey
The Sun Valley Center and Idaho Basecamp invite people of all ages to share a story involving food—growing, sharing, preparing or eating it—with the theme “Gather Around.” How does food create connection and bring us together? What are our stories from the dining table? Gathering for a meal is a foundation for conversation and cementing relationships (even if sometimes fraught with conflict). Stories will be limited to 5 minutes. Mat Gershater of Idaho Basecamp and the Humming Bull will be the night’s host. All ages are welcome. Storytellers should arrive before 5:50 p.m. to sign in. Entry fee is $10 / $12 nonmembers of The Center.
Thursday January 31
Mike Murphy
5:30-7PM / Whiskey Jacques / Ketchum
Whiskey’s will present Ketchum’s own funny man Mike Murphy performing live upstairs. Doors will at 4:30 p.m. Purchase tickets day of show for $20. A full bar and a limited food menu will be available. For information, call (208) 726-5297.
Friday February 13
Sun Valley Center Après Art
3-5PM / YMCA / Ketchum
Designed for families with kids who are 5–12 years of age, Après Art classes will be offered Fridays through March 22. Participants and their adult caregivers can drop in anytime between 3 and 5 p.m. to warm up with a mug of hot chocolate after a day on the slopes and make a winter art project to take home.
For more information about family arts programming at The Center, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.
Friday February 1
Live Music
6PM, 9:30PM / Silver Dollar / Bellevue
The iconic Bellevue saloon will have Jurassic Rock from 6 to 8 pm with the Hurdy Gurdy Girls. At 9:30 p.m. Tylor and the Train Robbers will take the stage. There is never a cover and patrons have access to a free shuttle home if needed.
Friday February 1
Joe Fos on Piano
7 – 10PM / Duchin Room / Sun Valley
Enjoy the ambience at the Duchin Room in the Sun Valley Lodge while listening to the inimitable Joe Fos tickle the ivories. Weekly through the season.
Friday February 1
‘Dinner with Friends’
6:30PM / The Liberty / Hailey
‘Dinners With Friends: Recipes for Storytelling’ is part of The Center’s current BIG IDEA project, At the Table: Kitchen As Home, which celebrates the kitchen as a place of comfort and connection to our present and our past. This evening of reflection, food and the personal stories behind the creation of this award-winning theatre company will take place at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey. The event is free, reservations are required and a donation of $10 is suggested.
Saturday February 2
Tenor Michael Fabiano
7:30PM / The Argyros / Ketchum
Presented by Sun Valley Opera, Michael Fabiano, an American operatic tenor will perform at the Argyros Center. He has performed in such houses as the San Francisco Opera, New York Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Canadian Opera Company, Teatro Real, and The Royal Opera among many others. Fabiano is the 2014 Richard Tucker Award winner and the 2014 Beverly Sills Artist Award winner, making him the first singer to win both awards in the same year. For tickets, visit theargyros.com, (208) 726-0991.
Saturday February 2
Live Met ‘Carmen’
11AM / Big Wood 4 /Hailey
Sun Valley Opera presents Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD will present George Bizet’s “Carmen.” Enjoy behind the scenes interviews at intermission and get to know the singers, conductor and tech people. Most operas start at 11 a.m. and tickets are $16. Tickets are available for purchase at the Bigwood 4 Cinema at any time. Students are free as part of Sun Valley Opera’s educational outreach. Doors open one hour prior to screening.
Friday- Sunday Feb. 2 & 3
Live Après Ski
2:30-5PM / River Run Lodge / Ketchum
Sun Valley hosts live après ski music at River Run Lodge. On Friday, Deltaphonic will play. On Saturday, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal takes the stage, and on Sunday, Nate Botsford will entertain. All are welcome. No cover.
Saturday February 2
Live Music
9PM / The Mint / Hailey
Ethan Tucker, a one-time resident of the Wood River Valley, brings his trademark soulful, bluesy acoustic roots to The Mint in Hailey.
For tickets, visit haileymint.com.
Saturday February 2
Live Music
9PM / Warfield Brewery / Ketchum
The Warfield Distillery & Brewery will present a night of free live music with popular local band Secuestrado. Warfield is located at the corner of Main Street and Sun Valley Road.
For more information, call (208) 726-2739.
Saturday, Feb. 2
Banff Mountain Film Festival
7PM / Limelight Hotel / Ketchum
The Banff Mountain Film Festival will be shown at the Limelight Hotel on Saturday, and at The Argyros Center, on Monday and Tuesday. There are different films for all three nights. Doors for all shows will open at 6 p.m. For story, click here.
Monday February 4
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.
Monday & Tuesday, Feb. 4 & 5
Banff Mountain Film Festival
7PM / The Argyros / Ketchum
The Banff Mountain Film Festival will be shown at The Argyros for its second and third screenings. Doors for all three shows will open at 6 p.m. For story, click here.
Tuesday February 5
Sawtooth Trivia
7:30PM / Sawtooth Brewery / Ketchum
Sawtooth Brewery presents free trivia games for the season. Games start at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday and all ages are welcome. Sawtooth Brewery Public House is located at 631 Warm Springs Road. For details, visit sawtoothbrewery.com.
Tuesday February 5
Wake Up Hailey
9-10AM / Ellsworth Inn / Hailey
The Chamber will hold its monthly free “Wake up Hailey” with host The Inn at Ellsworth Estates, located at 702 S. 3rd Ave. in Hailey. Guests may visit with other Chamber members, and see what the Inn has to offer.
For more information, contact The Chamber – Hailey & The Wood River Valley at (208) 788-3484 or visit haileyidaho.com.
Wednesday February 6
The Sweet Remains
7:30PM / The Argyros / Ketchum
Presented by the Sun Valley Center, The Sweet Remains—Rich Price, Greg Naughton and Brian Chartrand—will perform for one night.
“During the course of a show, they’ll often gather around one mic and sing a cappella, which is part of the history of the group,” said Kristine Bretall, The Center’s director of Performing Arts. “Local Middlebury College grads should know that both Greg Naughton and Rich Price graduated from Middlebury, and while they were each involved in theater there, Greg was also a member of the college’s male a cappella group, the Dissipated Eight. His vocal chops come out in the band’s three-part harmonies that hearken back to the incomparable Crosby, Stills & Nash.”
The Sweet Remains’ educational outreach activities are supported, in part, with funds provided by the Western States Arts Federation, the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
For tickets, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491. All seats are reserved.
