Times: 9:30-11:30am
Location:  Silver Creek Preserve Visitor Center
Phone:  788-7910

Joine the Silver Creek staff on a tour of the preserve every Saturday morning throughout the summer. Learn about the unique ecology, hydrology and history of Silver Creek.  Meet at the Visitor Center.

Times: 2:30-6PM
http://www.wrfarmersmarket.org
Location:  4th Street
Phone:  208-309-2634
Admission:  Free

Contact is Lynea Newcomer:  lynea_newc@yahoo.com

Times: 3-6:00PM
Location:  Main Street, North of Sturtevants Outfitters
Phone:  208-720-7805
Admission:  Free

Contact: Kaz Thea  kazthea@mac.com

Times: 7pm
Location:  Call for information
Phone:  726-1706
Admission:  Free

Lost River Outfitters in Ketchum offers weekly free casting clinics on Wednesday nights by appointment beginning Wednesday, June 18.  Please call 726-1706 to sign up or stop by Lost River Outfitters, 171 N Main St, Ketchum. 
Please sign up by Tuesday afternoon!

Times: 9-5pm M-F, 11-5 Saturdays during July, August
http://www.sunvalleycenter.org
Location:  Sun Valley Center Gallery, 5th & Washington
Phone:  208-726-9491
Admission:  Free

Birdwatch is an exhibition of historical and current images of birds.
The exhibition begins with a selection of prints by 19th centruy artist John James Audubon. Painting in the mid-20th century, artist Morris Graves inbued his Asian-inspired drawings and paintings of birds with deep metatphorical significance.  Contemporary artist Jacqueline Bishop's miniature paintings of birds often represent species endangered in the Amazon and the Gulf Coat.  Kathryn Spence's pigeons and kestrels, made with trash, twine and bits of cast off fabric, convey the precariousness of birds' place in the environment. Both Misako Inaoka and Justin Gibbens create hybrid animals-part bird, part mammal or reptile. Rigo 23's embroidered reproductions of "lost bird" notices he collects in the streets of San Francisco capture the ambiguities in our relationship to birds-we admire them for their ability to fly, yet we sometimes seek to keep them caged.

Times: 2PM
Location:  Sun Valley Center for The Arts Gallery
Phone:  726-9491
Admission:  Free
Docents will guide visitors through the exhibition with tours lasting approximately 30-45 minutes every Tuesday at 2PM. Call 726-9491 for more information.

Times: 6pm Dinner, 7:30pm Revue
http://www.sunvalley.com
Location:  Sun Valley Opera House & Lawn
Phone:  208-622-2135

New this Summer at Sun Valley! The Wah-Hoo Revue and BBQ Dinner will be every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights, June 25 through September 5.
A scrumptious chuck-wagon style outdoor dinner of barbeque ribs or chicken (hot dogs for the kids), old fashioned baked beans, corn on the cob, three kinds of salad, Dutch oven cobbler, lemonade, iced tea/other beverages will be served at 6pm.
After dinner, head to the historic Sun Valley Opera House to enjoy The Wah-Hoo Revue (orginial script and music arrangements by Derek Furch), a professional, fun-filled, family evening of entertainment with the high-spirited Wild West Players. They present an engergetic foot-stompin' musical review.  The lively brand of singing, dancing and comedy will have you laughing in the aisles and clapping for more
Prices:
Dinner and Show  Adults: $35, Kids (12 & under): $25, Seniors: $30
Show Only:  Adults:  $18, Kids (12 & under): $14, Seniors: $14

Times: 6-8pm
Location:  4th & East Avenue
Admission:  Free

Enjoy the long, beautiful summer evenings.  Live music at Ketchum Town Plaza on  Thursday evenings, 6-8pm. Tables, seating available around Town Plaza area.

 

Times: 6PM, PM, 8PM
http://www.galenalodge.com
Location:  GALENA LODGE
Phone:  726-4010
Admission:  $37.50 adults, $19 kids 4-12, free kids under 4

Weekly Wagon Ride BBQ Dinners will be each Thursday evening starting June 26 through August 28 in conjunction with Galena Stage Stop Corrals.  A great family event, guests will enjoy a 40-minute horse drawn wagon ride, some interesting area history facts , and then a traditional western BBQ prepared by Galena Lodge.  Menu includes BBQ chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, baked beans , cornbread, and berry cobbler with whipped cream. Reservations requested for Wagon Ride/ BBQ, so call anytime for the availability. The wagons leave three times during the evening.
Contact Galena Lodge for more information.

Times: 9am-3:15pm
http://www.sunvalley.com
Location:  River Run Plaza
Phone:  622-6136
Admission:  $15 adults, $7 kids; $20, $10 all day

Take a high-speed quad ride to the top of Baldy for panoramic views of the Pioneer, Boulder, Smokey and Sawtooth mountain ranges. Summer lift rides on Bald Mountain begin Saturday, June 28 at River Run Plaza. (Due to a U.S. Forest Service mandate protecting elk calving season, mountain bikes will be allowed on the lifts Tuesday, July 1, 2008.)
Hours of operation will be from 9am to the last round-trip at 3:15pm or one way at 3:30pm. One adult ride will be $15; all day $20.  Children ages 3 through 12 ride one time for $7 and all day for $10.
All mountain bikers must sign a waiver and wear helmets. Those under 18 must have parent or guardian's signature.  Pete Lane's at the base of Bald Mountain rents bikes.

 

Times: Noon-5pm W-F
http://www.sunvalleycenter.org
Location:  The Center, Hailey
Phone:  726-9491
Admission:  Free

Boise-based artist Kristen Furlong has produced a body of work that explores the relationship between birds and our cultural understanding of the natural world.  Her work examines the impact of institutions like zoos and natural history museums, as well as our consumerist society.
Opening Celebration on Thursday, July 3 from 5:30-7pm at The Center in Hailey. Artist Kirsten Furlong will be present to discuss her work.  Join in for drinks and appetizers.

Times: 5:30pm
http://www.galenalodge.com
Phone:  726-4010
Admission:  Free

This Monday evening weekly event, July 7 through August 25, offers a free Mountain Bike clinic (45 minutes) followed by a short group ride  (30-45 minutes) to encourage road riders to ride the road or Harriman trail up to Galena.  Galena Lodge will offer optional dinner for $12 after the ride.
Call Galena Lodge for more details, 726-4010.

Times: 2-4PM
http://www.bouldermtnclay.com
Location:  Studio, 10th St. Light Industrial #B-6
Phone:  726-4484
Admission:  $150

Teenage Throwing - fun on wheels!  Explore round forms, making mugs and bowls.  No previous experience necessary.

http://www.ercsv.org
Location:  Boulder Mountain 4-H Camp, north of Ketchum
Phone:  208-726-4333
Admission:  $300 includes food and lodging for a week

The ERC EcoCamp is an overnight environmental education camp for campers entering 3rd-8th grades.  It provides five days of fun and learning in nature.
Contact the Environmental Resource Center to learn more: 726-4333

Times: 6-9:30PM
Location:  Wicked Spud, Main Street, Hailey
Admission:  Free

July 23:  Cheryl Mae Grace and Finn Riggins for Citizens for Smart Growth
Free Back Alley Parties at the Wicked "Spud begin Wednesday, June 4, and run through August 27.  The weekly concerts start with the opening band playing for an hour before the headliner takes over.  The party ends about 9:30pm.  Sales of beer, t-shitrs and raffle ticket sales to the designated organizations each week.

Times: 7PM
http://www.companyoffools.org
Location:  The Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main, Hailey
Phone:  208-578-9122
Admission:  $15-$25

Company of Fools presents "Collected Stories" by Donald Marguiles during The 2008 Summer Fools Festival which features three shows in rotating repertory.
A respected short story writer and teacher in her mid-fifties, Ruth Steiner, has carved out a comfortable life for herself in a Greenwich Village apartment she has occupied for decades. Lisa Morrison, is a callow yet talented 26 year old graduate student and aspiring writer, a child of suburban privilege. Lisa Morrison arrives at Ruth's apartment for her first tutorial as a gawky, gushing hero worshiper. When Ruth quips, "I had someone darker in mind," she doesn't realize the foreshadowing in her own life story, but the audience should be put on alert.

Times: 6-9PM
Location:  1650 Aviation Drive, Hailey
Phone:  788-5563
Admission:  $25

Jail House Rock will feature hors d'oeuvres, beer & wine, live music, dancing , jail tours, booking photos, office tours.  Come join the fun, explore the facility and support the Community Drug Coalition, an organization dedicated to improving the health of our community by decreasing alcohol and drug use among our youth. Sponsored by Blaine Couinty Sheriff's Office.  The new Public Safety Facility is located at 1650 Aviation Drive, Hailey.

Times: 6PM
http://www.thecommunitylibrary.org
Location:  415 Spruce Avenue, Ketchum
Phone:  726-3493
Admission:  Free, donations always accepted

Best selling suspense writer Ridley Pearson will be at the Library for book reading and signing on Wednesday, July 23rd. The author's new book, "Killer View," is the newest Walt Fleming crime novel. This series is set in Sun Valley.

Times: Varies
http://www.sunvalleycenter.org
Location:  Varies
Phone:  208-726-9491

Gala picnic, auction gala, vintner dinners and Idaho's biggest wine tasting to benefit the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. For tickets or more information contact The Center or visit the website.
Vintner Dinners:  July 24 - 7pm
Auction Gala:  July 25 - 5:30pm
Wine Tasting at River Run:  July 26, 12:30-3pm, $40
Wine Auction Picnic and concert with Tommy Castro Band at Bigwood, Thunder Spring Golf Course:  July 26, 6-9pm, $80.
All events 21 and older only.

Times: 5-7PM
Location:  600 N Main Street, Ketchum
Phone:  725-2105

BAH hosted by Clarion Inn of Sun Valley.

Times: 6PM
http://www.thecommunitylibrary.org
Location:  415
Phone:  415 Spruce, Ketchum
Admission:  Free

Maxine Issacs will lecture on the topic: "Presidential Politics, The Press and Public Opinion: Who's Influencing Whom?" at The Community Library on Thursday, July 24 at 6pm.

Times: 7PM
http://www.companyoffools.org
Location:  The Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main, Hailey
Phone:  208-578-9122
Admission:  $15-$25

Company of Fools presents "Violet" by Brian Crawley & Jeanine Tesori during The 2008 Summer Fools Festival which features three shows in rotating repertory.
One of the most acclaimed off-Broadway shows of the '90s, "Violet" astounded critics and audiences with its powerful story, its energetic, toe-tapping Gospel, Rock, Country and Rhythm and Blues score.

Times: Call for information
http://www.bouldermtnclay.com
Location:  Studio, 10th St. Light Industrial #B-6
Phone:  726-4484
Admission:  $225 plus materials

Australian Sculpture, Julie Harvey, makes wonderfully fun and large figures.  This workshop offers an intensive 2-day exploration of clay.  Using coils and slabs to hand build free form figures, students are encouraged to push sculptural boundaries and work large!  Open to all skill levels.

Times: 8PM
http://www.companyoffools.com
Location:  The Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main, Hailey
Phone:  208-578-9122
Admission:  $15-$25

Company of Fools presents "Noises Off" byMichael Frayn during the 2008 Summer Fools Festival which features three shows in rotating repertory.
Noises Off, proclaimed the funniest farce ever written is a glorious opportunity to watch seven slamming doors, one breaking window, 10 trips up and down stairs and 17 false entrances, while listening to 73 flubbed lines, 46 miscues, one dramatic highlight, 22 double entendres, six regular entendres and a million laughs all while trying to find a missing plate of sardines.

Times: 4-6PM
Location:  Village Way in Elkhorn Village
Phone:  725-2105

The Market at Elkhorn Springs is located in Elkhorn Village right off Village Way on Badeyana. They are open daily from 7am-7pm. Phone contact is 622-5400.

Times: Noon 'til Dark
http://www.sawtoothmusicfestival.com
Location:  Pioneer Park, Stanley

The Sawtooth Music Festival in Pioneer Park, a benefit for the Stanley School,  continues in 2008 with  non-stop music 'til dark, craft & vendor booths.  Camping is permitted.  For tickets or more information visit their web site.

Times: 8:45 marathon, 10:15 cross-country
http://www.galenalodge.com
Location:  Galena
Phone:  726-4010

Galena's trail system is the site of the sixth annual Whit Henry Memorial Galena Grinder cross-country mountain bike races on Saturday, July 26.  Juniors and Bikers go 10 miles, Sports 17.5 miles and Experts/Pros/Semi-Pros go 22.5 miles or XX at 44 miles. Register on Race Day at Galena Lodge or save $10 and sign up in advance at www.sportsbaseonline.com Galena hosts a racer lunch as part of the entry fees. If you don't race come up and help out as a volunteer.

Times: Dusk
http://www.sunvalley.com
Location:  Sun Valley Ice Rink
Phone:  208-622-2135
Admission:  Varies

Featured performers will be Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon, two times World Silver Medalists, and five times Canadian Champions.  Ryan Bradley, 2007 United States Silver Medalist, will also perform.  Several seating arrangements are available including the Sun Valley Lodge Terrace Buffet, Sun Room Terrace and bleachers.  For tickets call the Sun Valley Recreation Office at 208-622-2135, 888-622-2108 or purchase tickets online.