Wed May 1
Mountain Rides Meeting
10AM / Community Library / Ketchum
Mountain Rides will hold a community meeting at The Community Library. Everyone is welcome.
For more information, contact Community Development Director Kim MacPherson at
(208) 788-7433, ext. 103, or kim@mountainrides.org.
Wed May 1 & Fri May 3
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 May 1
‘The Lorax’
3PM / Hailey Library / Hailey
Sun Valley Community School’s second grade will host a free movie screening of “The Lorax” to benefit Blaine County Recreation District as part of the class’s annual project for Wow: The Generosity Project. The movie screening is open to the public. This is the seventh year the second-grade class has hosted a movie night to raise funds for their Wow Project.
Common Sense Media rates the movie as appropriate for ages 5 and up. Run time is approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes. The event is free and open to the public. Students will sell popcorn and water with proceeds benefiting BCRD and donations will be gladly accepted.
For more information on Wow and BCRD, visit wow-students.org and bcrd.org. For more information about the movie, visit commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-lorax.
Wed May 1
Spring Science Series
6-7PM / Community Library / Ketchum
The Environmental Resource Center, The Community Library and The Peregrine Fund will host the third week of the ERC’s Spring Science Series. This week’s free presentation will focus on live raptors.
The Boise-based Peregrine Fund works worldwide to prevent raptor extinctions, protect areas of high raptor conservation value, and address landscape-level threats impacting multiple species. The organization was founded in 1970 and has traveled to the Wood River Valley to share their animals and mission many times.
Curtis Evans, education coordinator for The Peregrine Fund, will facilitate the presentation. He is also a raptor trainer and has been recognized by the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators for his work with an American kestrel.
For more information, visit ercsv.org or contact Alisa McGowan at (208) 726-4333 or alisa@ercsv.org.
Wed May 1
Ketchum Community Dinners
6-7PM / Church of the Big Wood / Ketchum
Free hot dinners are provided weekly to anyone in need in the church’s Family Life Center. Dine in or pick up a meal to go for you or a friend.
Find Ketchum Community Dinners on Facebook for more information, how to participate and weekly menu updates, or contact bethward0709@gmail.com.
Wed May 1
Line Dancing
6-7PM / The Mint / Hailey
Dust off your boots and join Vicki Aberbach for a fun and lively line-dancing lesson. The fee is $10. There will be an open dance afterwards to practice getting those boots moving!
Wed May 1
Sawtooth Trivia
7:30PM / Sawtooth Tap Room / Hailey
Sawtooth Brewery presents free trivia games for the season. Each night there are two games consisting of three rounds each. Each round is based off of a popular game show. All ages are welcome. Sawtooth Brewery Public House is located at 110 N. River St.
For details, visit sawtoothbrewery.com.
Thu May 2
Idaho Gives Day
12AM-11:59PM / Online / Idaho
Idaho Gives – a program of the Idaho Nonprofit Center – brings the state together, raising money and awareness for Idaho nonprofits. This 24-hour day of giving celebrates Idaho’s powerful nonprofit sector.
For more information, visit IdahoGives.org, which provides an easy-to-use platform for donors to search, support, and donate to Idaho nonprofits. Donors may also call 877-IDGIVES or make an offline donation to a specific organization.
Thu May 2
Brown Bag Lunch: Skin
12:15-1:15PM / St. Luke’s WR / Ketchum
May is National Melanoma and Skin Cancer Prevention Month. Dr. Matthew Reeck, dermatologist, will provide information about melanomas and other skin cancers, rationale on why early detection is important, guidelines for thorough self-examination, and current best-practice treatment options. Participants are welcome to bring their lunches.
For more information, contact Erin Buell at (208) 727-8733 or buelle@slhs.org.
Thu May 2
‘Yappy Hour’
5-7PM / Mountain Humane / Hailey
Yappy Hour at Mountain Humane will be held monthly in Penny’s Barn. A donation of $10 or more to any participating nonprofit this week for Idaho Gives Day will include a complimentary drink and a raffle ticket for each gift you make. Enjoy a cocktail from Yappy Hour sponsor Party Animal Vodka.
On-leash and friendly dogs are welcome but with supervision at all times.
Thu May 2
Gentle Yoga
5:30-6:30PM / St. Luke’s Clinic / Hailey
This free yoga class with guidance is 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. Weekly through May 30.
For more information, call Kristin Biggins at (208) 727-8281.
Thu May 2
‘Julius Caesar”
7PM / The Spot / Ketchum
The Spot will present a contemporary adaption of William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” through Tuesday, May 11, directed by Kevin Wade.
For more information, see story on page____.
Fri May 3
Best Guy Dance
6:30-8:30PM / American Legion Hall / Ketchum
All girls and their best guys are invited to the annual Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Best Guy Dance. This year’s theme is Pink Masquerade. Best Guys can be a family member or good friend. No girls will be left out if their dads are not available. You don’t have to be a Girl Scout to join in on the fun.
For more information, contact Julie at j@julielynn.net or call (208) 720-3629.
Fri May 3
Live Music
6PM, 9:30PM / Silver Dollar / Bellevue
Happy Hour will be from 6-8 p.m. with The Hurdy Gurdy Girls. The Jukebox Widowmakers
will play at 9:30 p.m. at the iconic Bellevue saloon. There’s never a cover and patrons have access to a free shuttle home if needed.
Fri May 3
Learn To Dance
6-8PM / SV Ballet / Hailey
Sun Valley Dance Club Series will offer a meringue lesson with bachata and salsa review this week. The fee is $25 a couple or $15 single. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, call Lyn at (501) 944-2448 or Aimee at (208) 490-0199. Sun Valley Ballet is located at 111 1st Ave. N. in Hailey.
Sat May 4
Clean Sweep
9AM-1PM / Various / All Valley
Participants will meet at the Environmental Resource Center in Ketchum, KB’s in Hailey or Memorial Park in Bellevue at 9 a.m. to register and pick up garbage bags and gloves. Complimentary breakfast snacks and coffee will be provided. Trash will be collected until 11:30 a.m. followed by a free lunch from KB’s or, in Bellevue, from Mahoney’s Bar & Grill and Atkinsons’ Market.
During lunch, there will be prizes and raffle drawings. If you’ve filled multiple bags and kept your eye out for any “weird items,” you or your team might win an award (costumes count, too). This event is family-friendly and youth and service group participation is encouraged.
Businesses can earn points for each member, dressing up, and for each full bag of trash picked up. After the event, points will be tallied up valley-wide, and the winning business will be announced on Wednesday, May 8.
Additionally, Clean Sweep will incorporate Blaine County’s “Adopt-a-Road” program with Girls on the Run adoption and cleanup of Quigley Road.
For more information, call (208) 726-4333; email hadley@ercsv.org; visit ercsv.org; or check out Facebook and Instagram: @ERCSunValley.
Sat May 4
Bug Zoo Festival II
11AM / Botanical Garden / Valley
The Sawtooth Botanical Garden hosts the 15th annual Bug Zoo, focusing on “Survival!” Bug Zoo Festival II will celebrate Arbor Day with a tree planting. Classroom educational opportunities are available by appointment during the week through May 3, and May 6 through May 9. Individual drop-in visits are between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on those days.
For more information and the full schedule, visit sbgarden.org or call (208) 726-9358.
Sat May 4
Sage School Dodgeball
5-7PM / Campion Ice House / Hailey
The Sage School will host a fundraising dodgeball tournament at the Campion Ice House at 771 South Main Street in Hailey. The $60 fee is for a team of six players. There are two divisions: family and adult. Players in the adult division need to be over the age of 16 and family division teams need to have at least two players under the age of 16. Prizes will be awarded to the first- and second-place team in each division. Food, beverages and raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the event. Participants are encouraged to dress in costumes to look like a team.
For more information and tickets, visit thesageschool.org.
Sun May 5
Sunday 5Bs
1-4PM / Limelight Hotel / Ketchum
The Limelight will offer 5Bs: Beers, Bloodies, Bubbles, Burgers and Bluegrass through June 2 with public access to the pool for adults.
Mon May 5
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.
Tues May 6
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 303
Sawtooth Trivia
7:30PM / Sawtooth Brewery / Ketchum
Sawtooth Brewery presents free trivia games for the season. All ages are welcome. Each night there are two games consisting of three rounds each. Each round is based off of a popular game show. Sawtooth Brewery Public House is located at 631 Warm Springs Road. For details, visit sawtoothbrewery.com.
