Wed Mar 27 & Fri Mar 29
Story Time
10:30-11:30AM / Hailey Library / Hailey
Story Time is held weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays at the Hailey Public Library. All ages are welcome. Parents should plan on staying with their children. For more information, call (208) 788-2036.
Wed Mar 27
Poetry Hour For Seniors
3PM/ Silvercreek Living / Hailey
Silvercreek Living invites all seniors looking to get out and socialize to enjoy its free poetry hour, while getting support from the community. Silvercreek is located at 31 E. McKercher Blvd. in Hailey.
Wed Mar 27
Digging Deep
5:30PM / Warfield / Ketchum
Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecaster Ethan Davis will discuss “Facets and Surface Hoar.” Participants will learn why and how surface hoar grows, see some mind-blowing time lapse of crystal growth and deepen their understanding of this beautiful but troublesome form of ice.
For information, contact ethan@sawtoothavalanche.com.
Wed Mar 27
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.
Wed Mar 27
Line Dancing
6-7PM / The Mint / Hailey
Dust off your boots and shoes and join Vicki Aberbach for a line-dancing lesson. The fee is $10. There will be an open dance afterwards to practice getting those boots movin’.
Thu Mar 28 – Sat Mar 30
Janns Pro-Am
Various / Various / Ketchum
The 22nd annual Janss Pro-Am Classic is held in memory of Bill Janss, an early supporter of Sun Valley’s junior racing programs and an advocate of winter sports in the Wood River Valley. This year, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is the title sponsor. Dubbed “the greatest party on snow,” the Janss will feature a dual giant slalom for teams of six on Bald Mountain, a cocktail party at Michel’s Christiania, a gala dinner, dancing and live music at the Sun Valley Inn, along with breakfast and lunch. Warfield Distillery & Brewery will provide libations at the headquarters tent and gala dinner. The theme is “The Foolish Games We Play.”
For more information, visit svsef.org/janss2019 or contact CC McCarthy at ccmccarthy@svsef.org.
Thu Mar 28
Theatre & Film School Auditions
3-5PM / Ballet & Arts Center / Hailey
The Sun Valley Ballet & Arts Center will hold open auditions for its Children’s Theater and Film School, every Thursday afternoon, or call for appointment. The Sun Valley Ballet & Arts Center is located 111 N. 1st Ave. in Hailey.
For more information, call (208) 366-4008 or visit svbartsdirector@gmail.com.
Thu Mar 28 3
Poetry Reading
6PM / Community Library / Hailey
The Community Library will host a poetry reading with Michael Bazzett in the Lecture Room. Bazzett will read from the “Popol Vuh,” a cultural narrative that recounts the mythology and history of the Mayan Kʼicheʼ people of Guatemala.
For more information, call (208) 726-3493.
Thu Mar 28 – Mon Apr 1
Live Music
6PM / The Limelight/ Ketchum
Free live music is held in the Lounge every Thursday through Monday night through the season. Food is available to order, and children are welcome as there are lots of games and fun to be had.
Thu Mar 283
OCD/Dance
7:30PM / The Argyros / Ketchum
Widely recognized for its rigorous technique and imaginative repertory, 10 extraordinary dancers from San Francisco’s ODC/Dance will perform work that springs from the aesthetic and social values of contemporary life. ODC/Dance will present Guggenheim Fellowship and Isadora Duncan Dance winner, choreographer Brenda Way’s “What We Carry What We Keep” and “Triangulating Euclid,” a collaborative work between Way, KT Nelson and Kate Weare.
Founder and artistic director of ODC/Dance and creator of the ODC Theater and ODC Dance Commons, Way received her early training at The School of American Ballet and Ballet Arts in New York City. She was also instrumental in forming an inter-arts department at Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music in the late 1960s before relocating to the Bay Area in 1976. She has choreographed more than 80 pieces over the last 43 years.
For tickets, contact theargyros.org or call (208) 726-7872.
Fri Mar 29 & Sun Mar 31
Après Ski Music
2:30-5PM / River Run & Warm Springs / Ketchum
On Friday, Dammit Lauren & The Well will entertain at River Run Lodge, and on Sunday, the Tony Suraci Band will take the stage at Warm Springs Lodge. There is never a cover charge for the après-ski shows.
Fri Mar 29
Film: ‘Wonder’
6PM / Community Library / Ketchum
Based on the beloved best-selling novel, “Wonder” follows the inspiring story of the Pullman family, whose youngest child, Auggie, is a boy born with facial differences. When Auggie enters mainstream elementary school for the first time, his extraordinary journey unites his family, his school, and his community.
This movie is rated PG and is 113 minutes long. Popcorn will be provided. For more information, call (208) 726-3493.
Fri Mar 29
Learn to Cha-Cha
6-8PM / SV Ballet / Hailey
Sun Valley Dance Club will offer a cha-cha lesson and waltz review this week. The fee is $25 per couple or $15 single. Light refreshments will be served. Sun Valley Ballet is located at 111 N. 1st Ave. in Hailey.
For more information, call Lyn at (501) 944-2448 or Aimee at (208) 490-0199.
Fri Mar 29
Live Music
9:30PM / Silver Dollar / Bellevue
The Casey Jack Kristofferson Band will play at the iconic Bellevue saloon. There’s never a cover and patrons will have access to a free shuttle home, if needed.
Sat Mar 30
Opera: ‘Die Walküre’
10AM-3PM / Bigwood4 / Hailey
Sun Valley Opera will present Live at the Met’s production of Wagner’s “Ring Cycle, Die Walküre” on Saturday.
Soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde, Wotan’s willful warrior daughter, who loses her immortality in the opera’s most famous act of filial defiance. Tenor Stuart Skelton and soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek play the incestuous twins Siegmund and Sieglinde. Greer Grimsley sings Wotan. Philippe Jordan conducts.
Due to the length of the opera, doors will open at 9 a.m. with the opera beginning at 10 a.m. It runs 5 hours. Tickets are $16 and are available for purchase at the theatre at any time. Students are admitted free as part of Sun Valley Opera’s educational outreach.
Sat Mar 30
Snowshoe With ICL
1-3PM / ICL / Ketchum
Idaho Conservation League staff member and geologist Josh Johnson will lead a snowshoe hike near Billy’s Bridge/Prairie Creek while discussing how plants and animals adapt to survive the harsh mountain winters. The snowshoe hike is approximately 2 miles long with minimal elevation gain and will take about an hour and a half. Bring snow boots, snowshoes and warm layers for all kinds of weather.
This snowshoe hike is free but limited to 10 participants. Call (208) 726.7485 to reserve a spot.
Sun Mar 31
Pond Skim (Do we have a pic from last year?)
9AM / Dollar Mountain / Sun Valley
The annual Cold Bowl Pond Skim at Dollar will take place on Dollar Mountain, celebrating another grand season on the slopes. There will be an outdoor BBQ, live music, race prizes for participants and special giveaways.
Register at Dollar Mountain starting at 9 a.m., the events will kick off at 12 p.m.
Mon Apr 1
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.
Mon Apr 1
Fool’s Day
5:30-7PM / Liberty Theatre / Hailey
Company of Fools will host its annual free April Fool’s party with sneak peeks of upcoming programming, including an announcement of COF’s 24th season and the Sun Valley Center’s 2019–2020 BIG IDEA projects, concerts, films, lectures and more. There will be homemade desserts, refreshments and festivities, chances to win theatre tickets and fun schwag from The Center.
“Fool’s Day is a time to look forward—to get excited about upcoming conversations and programs,” said Kristin Poole, artistic director at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. “But it is also an opportunity to celebrate our members, our family of participants who support the work we do in and for the community. It’s a little party to say thank you and to anticipate all that is to come.”
No tickets or registration are necessary for this free community event. For more information, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.
Tue Apr 2
Ping-Pong Night
7-10PM / The Mint / Hailey
Love table tennis, a.k.a. ping-pong? Enthusiasts, beginner or otherwise, can enjoy free ping-pong games at The Mint. For more information call (208) 788-6468.
Tue Apr 2
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.
Tue Apr 2
Rambin’ Jack Elliott
7PM / SV Opera House / Sun Valley
Sun Valley Records will present Grammy Award-winning folk legend Ramblin’ Jack Elliott live at the Sun Valley Opera House. The opening act will be Graham Guest. Elliott toured with Woody Guthrie and then became a mentor to such musicians as Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs and the Grateful Dead. Along with being an icon in the music industry, Elliott is a unique raconteur who’s been on the scene for 50 years.
An independent distributor and label services company, Sun Valley Records is the brainchild of Wood River Valley residents Don Zimmer and Elizabeth Hendrix, who met and conceived of the company at the Ketchum Innovation Center. Its mission is to aid musicians in growing their careers through distribution and support.
Musicians will receive a discount to attend, and 10 percent of profits will go to the Sun Valley Records Musician Fund. For more information, visit sunvalleyrecords.com.