Wed Apr 10 & Fri Apr 12
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 Apr 10
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 Apr 10
Line Dancing
6-7PM / The Mint / Hailey
Dust off your boots and join Vicki Aberbach for a rip-roaring session of line-dancing lesson. The fee is $10. There will be an open dance afterwards to practice getting those boots movin’.
Wed Apr 10
Dorrance Dance
6:30PM / The Argyros / Ketchum
Dorrance Dance will present “SOUNDspace,” a tap dancing riff, by the hot young company out of New York City. Dorrance has performed all over the world, including at The Joyce Theater and Lincoln Center Out of Doors in New York City; Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass.; Carolina Performing Arts in Chapel Hill, N.C.; Vail International Dance Festival; and The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
For tickets, visit theargyros.org.
Wed Apr 10
Digging Deep
6:30PM / Elephant’s Perch / Ketchum
Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecaster Ethan Davis will discuss spring avalanche conditions. You’ll learn what snow conditions to anticipate as well as online resources to reference after the SAC closes for the season. This discussion-style series is aimed at the intermediate to advanced backcountry user that’s looking to add some tricks and knowledge to his/her playbook.
For more information, contact ethan@sawtoothavalanche.org.
Wed Apr 10
Trivia & Cocktails
7-9PM / Hotel Ketchum / Ketchum
There will be two trivia 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.
Wed Apr 10
Breath Of The Bear
6:30-8PM / Limelight / Ketchum
Wildlife behaviorist Buck Wilde will present a multimedia talk, “Breath of the Bear,” on survival strategies in the Alaska wilderness. When “Great Bear Stakeout” filmmakers were challenged by a 1,200-pound grizzly, Wilde and his crew were able to ‘talk’ the one-eared bear into backing off by communicating with body language. Likewise, when confronted by wolves, Wilde’s learned the same cue means something quite different.
Wilde’s next filmmaking adventure, “Talking with Bears, Dancing with Wolves,” explores wilderness survival at the top of the food chain to discover what unarmed hunter-gatherers may have learned from canine and ursine foraging strategies and how they negotiated face-to-face encounters with these apex predators.
Presented by Zenergy, all proceeds will benefit the Idaho Conservation League. For tickets, visit eventbrite.com and search for Breath of the Bear.
Thu Apr 11
Gentle Yoga
5:30-6:30PM / St Luke’s Clinic / Hailey
This class will teach a gentle yoga practice based on specific needs, unique health conditions and personal goals. Participants will learn the foundations of yoga and how to use yoga as an approach to physical and emotional wellbeing preventatively and in healing. It will be held every Thursday through May 30.
For information, contact Kristin Biggins at (208) 727-8281.
Thu Apr 11
Brown Bag Lunch
12:15-1:15PM / St. Luke’s / Ketchum
BIG therapy helps those with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s. This can make basic daily activities such as dressing, standing up, or maintaining balance while walking quite challenging. LVST BIG movement therapy focuses on the amplitude of movements and specific high-intensity training meant to elicit neuroplasticity in the brain. Kjersten Grinde, physical therapist and LVST BIG certified clinician, will discuss the science and successes of LVST BIG movement therapy and give a sample of exercises to use at home that can help those with these conditions.
For more information, contact Erin Buell buelle@slhs.org or call (208) 727-8733.
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Thu Apr 11
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 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 Apr 11
Food Policy
5-6PM / Sawtooth Brewery / Ketchum
The University of Idaho’s James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research will present Policy Pub: The Future of Food, with farmer Fred Brossy; Mark Davidson, director of conservation initiatives, The Nature Conservancy of Idaho; Lauren Golden, associate professor and Blaine County Extension educator, University of Idaho Extension; and Amy Mattias, co-director, Local Food Alliance, Sun Valley Institute and board member, Blaine County Food Council.
McClure Center Director Katherine Himes will moderate the discussion on sustainability, water, food and agriculture in the Wood River Valley. A question-and-answer period will follow.
To register for this free event, visit eventbrite.com and search for “Food Policy.”
Thu Apr 11
Flourish Book Club
6-7:30PM / Flourish Foundation / Hailey
The Flourish Foundation and NAMI-WRV will host a talk about the Brené Brown book “Daring Greatly” for the Words of Wisdom book club. It will be held at Flourish located at 1030 Airport Way, in Hailey. RSVP to paige@flourishfoundation.org.
Thu Apr 11
Look, Play & Create
6-8PM / Sun Valley Center / Warm Springs
The free Look, Play & Create program introduces younger children—age 1–5—to art through a series of looking activities and age-appropriate messy fun art projects. This week will be collage. This program is held on the second Thursday of each month.
For more information, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.
Thu Apr 11-Mon Apr 15
Live Music
6PM / Limelight / Ketchum
Free live music is held in the Lounge every Thursday through Monday night through the season. Food is available and children are welcome as there are lots of games and fun to be had.
Fri Apr 12 & Sat Apr 13
Fiddle Championships
Various / Community Campus School / Hailey
The Idaho State Fiddle State Championships will return to the Community Campus Performing Arts Theater for its two-day event of competition and entertainment. For more information, see story on page____.
Fri Apr 12
Live Music
9:30PM / Silver Dollar / Bellevue
Corey James and the Passengers will play at the iconic Bellevue saloon. There’s never a cover and patrons have access to a free shuttle home, if needed.
Fri Apr 12
Learn to Dance: Salsa
6-8PM / SV Ballet / Hailey
Sun Valley Dance Club Series will offer salsa lessons 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.
Sat Apr 13
Seed & Plant Exchange
10AM-2PM / Grange Hall / Hailey
Sponsored by the Wood River Seed Library and Upper Big Wood River Grange Hall, the seed and plant exchange will feature local gardeners’ saved seeds, potted plants and starts, and dug-up perennials. The WRSL seeds are distributed free of charge, but donations to The Hunger Coalition are encouraged.
Locally produced seeds are adapted to our local environment and weather. By preserving and sharing these seeds, our seed library maintains a vibrant and diverse supply of open-pollinated varieties for local gardeners. This becomes an asset for a resilient community. The next exchange will take place on May 25, in conjunction with Earth Day.
For more information, visit woodriverseeds.net.
Sat Apr 13
Family Day
3-5PM / SV Center / Ketchum
The Center will offer its free family day: “How I Remember It…A Chance to Consider Another Version of a Story” as part of the BIG IDEA Unraveling: Reimagining the Colonization of the Americas. For more information visit sunvalleycenter.org.
Sat Apr 13
Baldy Bash
All Day / Warm Springs Lodge / Warm Springs
Everyone is invited to celebrate another amazing year on the slopes during the annual Baldy Bash, with live music by Andy Frasco & Casey Kristofferson.
Sat Apr 13
Easter Egg-stravaganza
10AM-6PM / WR Middle School / Hailey
Blaine County Bots will present an Easter Egg-stravaganza kids’ carnival with craft show, silent auction, prizes, food vendors and much more. The Easter egg hunt will take place at 11:30 a.m. All are invited.
This event is a fundraiser for the Wood River Middle and High School robotics teams, who will compete in the world championships in Kentucky.
Sun Apr 14
River Run Closes
4PM / Bald Mountain / Ketchum
Sunday is the final day of the season for River Run skiing and riding. Head to Warm Springs and continue enjoying Baldy for another week.
Mon Apr 15
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. in Hailey.
Tues Apr 16
Art History Lecture
5:30-6:30PM / SV Center / Ketchum
The Center will present an Art History lecture called ‘The World Turned Upside Down’ with Courtney Gilbert, focusing on 17th-century drawings by don Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala. These provide an intriguing glimpse into life in the Viceroyalty of Peru and also illuminate Guaman Poma’s synthesis of European visual techniques with indigenous Andean systems of symbolism and spatial concepts.
The cost is $10 for members and $12 for nonmembers. For more information, visit sunvalleycenter.org.
Tues Apr 16
Ping-Pong Night
7-10PM / The Mint / Hailey
Guests can enjoy free ping-pong games at The Mint. For more information call (208) 788-6468.
Tue Apr 16
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.