Wed Jan 22
‘Captured In Sun Valley’
10AM / Regional History Museum / Ketchum
Regional History Museum in Forest Service Park will host the exhibit. “Captured in Sun Valley” features photographs taken for the Union Pacific Railroad Publicity Department during the 1940s and 1950s. These were designed to entice and excite potential guests into visiting Sun Valley for some winter recreation and relaxation.
Blood Drive
10AM-4PM / St. Luke’s WR / Ketchum
The American Red Cross and St. Luke’s Wood River Volunteer Core Board will hold a blood drive in the Baldy and River Run Conference Rooms at St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center, south of Ketchum. To schedule a blood donation appointment, use the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org. Sponsor code: Ketchum, or call (800) 733-2767.
Taizé Service
5:30PM / St. Thomas Church / Ketchum
Taizé is a weekly candlelit service of meditative silence, song and prayer. Everyone is welcome to attend. St. Thomas Episcopal Church is located at 201 Sun Valley Road.
Ed Cannady
5:30PM / Hailey Library / Hailey
Ed Cannady, photographer and retired wilderness manager for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, will share some of his experiences during a three-month solo journey in the Canadian Rockies. “Ed’s photographs are magnificent,” said Kristin Fletcher, adult education coordinator. For more information about this and other talks, call (208) 788-2036 or visit haileypubliclibrary.org.
Trivia Night
7-9PM / Limelight Hotel / Ketchum
Trivia night every Wednesday with drink specials and prizes for first-, second- and third-place winners. Two free games a night; teams can play both games or just one. Bring yourself and your friends for a night of games and specialty cocktails.
Trivia Night
7:30PM / Sawtooth Taproom / Hailey
Games are free to play and for everyone who likes to play games and win stuff. Each night there are two games consisting of three rounds each. Each round is based off of a popular game show, word jumbles, picture rounds, and point wagering. All ages welcome, two games per night, with bar tabs to the winners.
Thu Jan 23
Snowshoe With A Ranger
11AM / Galena Lodge / Galena
Weekly Snowshoe with a Ranger tours run through March. Participants will meet on the porch of Galena Lodge before taking a 1.5-mile, 2-hour tour exploring the history of mining at Galena Lodge and the winter ecology and tracking of the snowy landscape. Tours are free to the public of all ages. Snowshoes can be rented at Galena Lodge. For more information, call (208) 727-5000.
Conversational French
2-3PM / Community Library / Ketchum
Practice French in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. This intermediate to advanced gathering will offer the opportunity to converse and share your interest in all things French. Weekly through Feb. 13.
Winter Book Group
4-5PM / Community Library / Ketchum
This free winter book group will begin with a discussion with The Community Library’s executive director, Jenny Emery Davidson, on the first pages of Julie Otsuka’s “Buddha in the Attic.” This group will run through Feb. 27.
Time For Three
7PM / Argyros Center/ Ketchum
Presented by the Argyros Performing Arts Center, Time for Three will present Time for 360, an inventive and immersive new show designed to highlight the extraordinary talent, energy and charisma of double-bassist Ranaan Meyer and violinists Nick Kendall and Charles Yang. For tickets, visit theargyros.org.
Screening ‘True Justice’
7PM / Community School / Ketchum
Sun Valley Community School’s Parents’ Association will host a free public screening of the HBO feature documentary, “True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality.” This feature documentary follows Alabama public interest attorney and founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson’s life and career and the shared struggle to create greater fairness in the criminal justice system.
Thu Jan 23-Mon Jan 27
Limelight Music
6PM / Limelight Hotel / Ketchum
In the Lounge, enjoy free live musical entertainment with Jim Salestrom on Thursday; Black Willows on Friday; Aaron Golay on Saturday; Travis McDaniel on Sunday; and Luc McCann on Monday. The family-friendly Lounge also offers a play room for families to enjoy.
Fri Jan 24
Live Music
9:30PM / Silver Dollar Saloon / Bellevue
Music at the iconic Bellevue saloon will feature the rockin’ tunes of The Nekkid Rednecks at 9:30 p.m. There is never a cover charge and there’s a free shuttle home for those who need it.
New Moon Dinner
5:30-8:30PM / Botanical Garden / Mid-Valley
Sawtooth Botanical Garden and Idaho Conservation League will host a new moon catered “farm to greenhouse” dinner. The event will be held in the heated greenhouse, with a snow bar, warming fire pits outside the greenhouse, and night sky viewing telescopes outside on the darker north side of the Visitor Center. For more information and tickets, call (208) 726-9358.
Fly Fishing Film Fest
5PM / The Argyros / Ketchum
Eleven films from around the world’s waters will highlight the 2020 International Fly Fishing Film Festival. The 6- to 16-minute films will be hosted by the local Hemingway Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Doors open at 5 p.m. with time for raffle prizes and mingling. Films start at 6:30 p.m. with nearly two hours of fly-fishing adventure screening. The $20 ticket supports the Chapter’s fish rescues, river restoration projects, public access monitoring as well as extensive student, veteran and adult programs in the Wood River Valley. Tickets are available at Silver Creek Outfitters, Lost River Outfitters and Sun Valley Outfitters in Ketchum or at the Trout Unlimited office in Hailey. Online purchase and information are through hemingwaytu.org, or at the event.
Sat Jan 25
Winter Bird Tour
10AM-1PM / Silver Creek Preserve / Picabo
The Environmental Resource Center and local birding expert and artist Poo Wright-Pulliam will host Winter Birds of Silver Creek Preserve. There will be an introduction to the Preserve, birding, and local birds before heading out on a snowshoe walk to look for various eagles, swans, grouse and ducks. Bring water, snacks or lunch, warm clothes, and your curiosity. There is a suggested donation of $10/ERC members and $20/non-members. For more information or to register, call (208) 726-4333 or visit alisa@ercsv.org.
Solution Saturday – Low-Plastic Diet
5:30-6:30PM / The Mint / Hailey
Wood River High School’s W.A.T.E.R. Environmental Club and the Hailey Climate Action Coalition will present a discussion and workshop to help participants learn how to reduce the amount of plastic brought into our homes and lives. Open to everyone.
Galena Benefit
5:30PM / Limelight Room / Sun Valley
Hosted by the Blaine County Recreation District, the Galena & the Trails Winter Benefit will bring together Nordic, hiking and biking communities to raise crucial funds to maintain and sustain the Galena Lodge and the surrounding trail systems.
Fri Jan 24 & Sat Jan 25
Music At Whiskey’s
9PM / Whiskey Jacques’ / Ketchum
Music at Whiskey’s will feature Hell’s Belles (all-female AC/DC tribute) along with opener Dead Fervor. Doors open at 9 p.m. Purchase tickets online for $18 or $20 behind the bar/day of show. On Saturday, Lost in Bourbon will play. Doors open 9 p.m. Cover will be $5. For tickets, visit tickets.vendini.com or at the bar.
Sat Jan 25 & Sun Jan 26
Après-Ski Music
2:30-5PM / River Run Lodge / Ketchum
After a lively day on or off the mountain, enjoy live music in the lodge every weekend. There is no cover and everyone is welcome.
Sun Jan 26
Library Open
12-5PM / Community Library / Ketchum
The private nonprofit Community Library will now be open every Sunday afternoon. All regular services will be available. For more information, visit comlib.org.
Taimane In Concert
7:30PM / The Argyros / Ketchum
Sun Valley Center for the Arts will present ukulele virtuoso and songwriter Taimane, a native of Hawaii of hapa Samoan descent. Taimane is renowned for both her pyrotechnics on the ukulele and her prowess in using music and movement to paint vibrant images that elicit deep emotional response. Her band consists of Jonathan Heraux (percussion) and Ramiro Marziani (classical guitar), as well as a Polynesian dancer. For tickets, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.
Mon Jan 27
Story Time
10:30-11AM / Community Library / Ketchum
Story Time, held weekly in the Children’s Library with Lee Dabney, features themed story time with high-quality children’s books, songs, and a fun craft or activity. Story Time is suitable for ages 3 and up. For more information, visit comlib.org.
Baby Time
12-12:30PM / Hailey Library / Hailey
Baby Time will be held weekly for caregivers whose babies are aged 0-18 months. The drop-in program incorporates nursery rhymes, tickling and gestures to help parents teach babies language and motor skills. A registered nurse will be on hand the third Monday of each month. Details at haileypubliclibrary.org.
‘Vienna Meets New York’
7PM / Community School Theatre / Sun Valley
Sun Valley Opera will present “Vienna Meets New York” starring Zachary James and Melody Wilson. James has performed on Broadway in the “The Addams Family,” as Abraham Lincoln in Philip Glass’s opera “The Perfect American,” and in the Olivier Award-winning production of “Akhnaten.” Wilson will make her debut with Seattle Opera in “Eugen Onegin” and as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Paul Moravec’s “Sanctuary Road” with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, she was in the MET HD production of “Akhnaten” with Zachary James. For tickets, contact rwatson.svo@gmail.com, call (208) 726-0991 or visit sunvalleyopera.com.
Tue Jan 28
Ping-Pong
7-10PM / The Mint / Hailey
Get your A-game on for a night of fun competition at The Mint’s weekly table-tennis nights. Bring a friend, eat some dinner, and grab a drink. The action gets hot. For more information, call (208) 788-6468.
Science Time
11AM / Community Library / Ketchum
Science Time is held weekly with local expert Ann Christensen in the Children’s Library’s treehouse.
Science After School
12:15-4PM / Alturas Elementary / Bellevue
The Environmental Resource Center (ERC) will offer the free Science After School program at Alturas Elementary School weekly through February. The program is open to fourth- and fifth-grade students at Alturas Elementary. All materials and snacks are provided. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Attendance for all six sessions is preferred. For information and to register, contact Alisa McGowan at alisa@ercsv.org or call (208) 726-4333.
Cancer Support Group
5:30-6:30PM / St. Luke’s Clinic / Hailey
This information and support group will provide a connection to other people who have been diagnosed with cancer. Occupational therapist Kristin Biggins will do a yoga demonstration, and discuss lymphedema, a common side effect of cancer treatments. Call prior to attending first time, (208) 727-8733.
English As A Second Language
6-8PM / Community Library / Ketchum
Free English as a Second Language for adults, cada martes. Abierto a todos los idiomas que quieren aprender ingles o mejorar sus habilidades. ¡Gratis! Open to adults of all languages who want to learn English or improve skills.
‘Uncharted’ Book Reading
6-7:30PM / Community Library / Ketchum
Kim Brown Seely will share tales from her new book, “Uncharted: A Couple’s Epic Empty-Nest Adventure Sailing from One Life to Another.” Honest, self-effacing, and full of humor and generosity, this unforgettable memoir is at once a breathtaking adventure tale and a lyrical meditation on the changing nature of love.
Trivia Night
7:30PM / Sawtooth Brewery / Ketchum
Games are free to play and are for everyone who likes to play games and win stuff. Each night there will be two games consisting of three rounds each. All ages are welcome.