Noon \/ Town Square \/ Ketchum<\/em><\/p>\n The City of Ketchum will celebrate the designation of Main Street as one of five “Great Streets” in America at festivities on\u00a0Thursday, Oct. 20, at\u00a0noon\u00a0in Town Square. Banners recognizing the award will be placed at six locations on Main Street.<\/p>\n “Nowhere is the quirky spirit of the Mountain West stronger than on Main Street in Ketchum, Idaho,” the\u00a0American Planning Association\u00a0said in making the award.<\/p>\n Speakers will include Mayor Nina Jonas, state Sen. Michelle Stennett and Idaho American Planning Association President Daren Fluke.\u00a0Vendors from downtown businesses will have booths at the celebration. Cajun and zydeco band\u00a0Tom Rigney & Flambeau, here to perform for the\u00a0Sun Valley Jazz & Music Festival, will start playing at\u00a012:30 p.m.<\/p>\n “This year’s designees highlight the power of a single, well-planned street to stimulate economic activity and energize an entire community,” said Carol Rhea, president of American Planning Association. “The main thoroughfare of this tiny Idaho town hosts unique festivals that are only enhanced by a pedestrian-focused design.”<\/p>\n All of the shops and restaurants on Main Street are locally owned, a distinction that sets Ketchum apart from other communities. While a few now have additional locations in Idaho, all started in Ketchum.\u00a0Buildings on Main Street range in age from the\u00a0Limelight Hotel, now under construction, to the 1887 Mercantile Building that is still in use with\u00a0Enoteca\u00a0restaurant on the ground floor and offices on the upper floors. Two other historic buildings are also still in use: the 1884 Lewis\/Lemon General Store is now The\u00a0Cornerstone Bar & Grill, and the 1925 Ketchum Kamp Hotel has been the Casino Club since the days when it was frequented by Ernest Hemingway.<\/p>\n Festivals frequently occur on Main Street.\u00a0Wagon Days’\u00a0centerpiece, the Big Hitch Parade, one of the largest non-motorized parades in the country, brings a procession of carriages, wagons, horses and occasional camels each Labor Day weekend.\u00a0The grand finale, as always, is the “Big Hitch,” historic Lewis ore wagons pulled by a 20-mule team from Bishop, Calif., on a jerkline.<\/p>\n “Ketchum’s Main Street is more than a century old, displaying its character with architecture from then and now,\u201d Mayor Nina Jonas said. \u201cI have much appreciation for all those who have worked to build and preserve Ketchum’s pedestrian-oriented and charming Main Street. Community values and a strong sense of place have become priorities in the global economy. Ketchum is a lively destination whose citizens honor what a special place it is and focus on maintaining its authenticity.”<\/p>\n October 19<\/p>\n Brown Bag Health Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n 12:15-1:15PM \/ St. Luke\u2019s Clinic \/ Hailey<\/em><\/p>\n This talk will take place at St. Luke\u2019s Hailey Clinic in the Carbonate Rooms. All Brown Bag lectures are free and no preregistration is required. Call St. Luke\u2019s Center for Community Health for information on this or other educational programs at (208) 727-8733.<\/p>\n Thursday October 20<\/p>\n Wood River Business Expo<\/strong><\/p>\n 4-8PM \/ Atlantic Aviation \/ Hailey<\/em><\/p>\n The Chamber\u00a0invites the community to participate in this year’s Wood River Business Expo. Enjoy an evening of networking and relationship building, consumer education and exposure of products and services to a diverse group of Wood River Valley residents, business owners and managers. Atlantic Aviation is located at 2230 Aviation Drive, Hailey.<\/p>\n Thursday October 20<\/p>\n Artist Talk: Scott Fife<\/strong><\/p>\n 5:30<\/em>PM \/ The Center \/ Ketchum<\/em><\/p>\n In one of the first events associated with its new \u201cIdaho Stories\u201d BIG IDEA project, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts will host a free artist talk with Seattle-based artist Scott Fife at The Center in Ketchum on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m. The Center\u2019s \u201cIdaho Stories\u201d BIG IDEA project (opening Oct. 21) explores Idaho\u2019s ties to the history of American literature and considers Idaho as a place that has long generated all kinds of stories. The visual arts exhibition associated with \u201cIdaho Stories\u201d features several works by Scott Fife, an artist well known for his drawings and realistic sculptures made from archival cardboard.<\/p>\n In 2014, Fife spent a month living at The Center\u2019s residence in Hailey, which is also the birthplace of the controversial poet Ezra Pound. Fife had come to Hailey to work on wash paintings and cardboard sculptures of Pound and Ernest Hemingway, and he was struck by the curious fact that these two leading figures of American modernist literature began and ended their lives, respectively, in the same small Idaho valley. Pound\u2019s birth in Hailey and Hemingway\u2019s death in Ketchum frame the work Fife produced for The Center\u2019s new \u201cIdaho Stories\u201d exhibition, which also considers the relationship between the writers.<\/p>\n In his free artist talk at The Center, Fife will share stories of the process and inspiration behind his works. From sculptures of Ernest Hemingway and Ezra Pound camping together in sleeping bags to the Tacoma Art Museum\u2019s beloved \u201cLeroy,\u201d a nearly 10-foot-tall sculpture of one of Fife\u2019s dogs, each of his projects has its own unique story.<\/p>\n \u201cDuring Scott\u2019s 2014 residency in Hailey, he gave an incredibly informative talk about his work and his process that was also highly entertaining,\u201d said Dr. Courtney Gilbert, curator of visual arts at The Center. \u201cSince that time, he\u2019s worked on several large, cast-bronze pieces at a major foundry, and I can only imagine that his stories of that experience will be fascinating.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information about this free event, visit sunvalleycenter.org<\/a>, call (208) 726-9491 or visit The Center\u2019s box office at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum.<\/p>\n Thursday October 20<\/p>\n \u2018Hermitage Revealed\u2019 \u2013 Film<\/strong><\/p>\n 7PM \/ Magic Lantern Cinemas \/ Ketchum<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAs with many things Russian, the Hermitage is massive, hugely historic, and tough to wrap your head around!\u201d said Kristine Bretall, director of performing arts at The Center. \u201cWith this film, we\u2019ll bring the experience of the Hermitage to the Wood River Valley and get us up close to the artwork and into areas that even if you went to St. Petersburg, you wouldn\u2019t be able to see.\u201d<\/p>\n Released to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, \u201cHermitage Revealed\u201d takes audiences on a journey through the museum\u2019s tumultuous history from imperial palace to state museum. One of the largest, oldest and most visited museums in the world, the Hermitage holds over 3 million treasures and employs more curators that any other art institution. The film offers viewers unprecedented access to special collections and behind-the-scenes areas that remain hidden from the public eye. The film tells the fascinating stories behind some of Russia\u2019s oldest, rarest, and most treasured works of art, and is a must-see for all fans of art, architecture and the cultural history of Russia.<\/p>\n
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St. Luke\u2019s Center for Community Health will present a Brown Bag Health Talk titled \u201cBreakthroughs in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.\u201d Tom Crais, M.D., plastic surgeon, will explain some of the newest technologies available in the industry. Learn about body contouring with fat melting, noninvasive liposculpting, the use of fat injection for stem-cell stimulation in facial and breast rejuvenation, and topical stem-cell applications for skin rejuvenation and possible hair growth stimulation.<\/p>\n
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The Sun Valley Center for the Arts is excited to kick off its film series for 2016\u20132017 with the screening of \u201cHermitage Revealed: 250 Years in the Making,\u201d a documentary film by award-winning filmmaker Margy Kinmonth that celebrates the human stories behind one of the world\u2019s greatest art collections. The screening will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, at the Magic Lantern Cinemas in Ketchum.<\/p>\n
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With widespread awareness of \u201cmindfulness,\u201d many ask what the next step is beyond the peace and tranquility that mindfulness practices bring. During his talk, Rinpoche will guide participants to explore how to distinguish between ordinary mind, with its thoughts, feelings and mental events, and Pristine Mind, a deep inner refuge that is accessible at any time.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/idsunmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/The-Designated-Mourner-300x160.jpg\")
nexStage Theatre is excited to announce another reading in their ongoing play-reading series. \u201cThe Designated Mourner,\u201d by Wallace Shawn, will be presented on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 6:30 p.m. and features Aly Wepplo, David Janeski and Jonathan Kane. Kane will also direct the reading. The reading will be free and complimentary wine and cookies will be served.<\/p>\n![\"Philippine](\"https:\/\/idsunmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Philippine-Eagle-Lecture-300x200.jpg\")
Join the Environmental Resource Center (ERC) on\u00a0Tuesday for a special presentation on Philippine eagles at The Community Library in Ketchum.\u00a0Cordi and Joe Atkinson of the nonprofit \u201cPhilippine Eagle Forest Watchers\u201d will introduce participants to these magnificent birds through photos and short videos and will discuss the incredible threats they currently face.<\/p>\n