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The Hailey Public Library will host astronomer Catherine Slaughter in her final WRV presentation on Thursday, July 14, at 5:30 PM at Hailey Town Center West. Exploring the theme ‘Indigenous Astronomy,’ Slaughter will discuss the history and development of astronomical knowledge, tying together ancient indigenous science to modern discoveries. The talk is free.

Diane Raptosh’s “Hand Signs from Eternity’s Yurt” explores civic unease in a series of 22 American sonnets—unrhymed 14-lined poems. Characterized by a sense of informed resistance and revolutionary compassion, the poems seek a “conscious recoupling of feeling / with thought” in the hopes that empathy might birth a new strain of democracy.

Join us as Raptosh discusses the joys of reading and writing poetry and the role of the imagination in an imperiled democracy. She will discuss poetry as one of our most underused resources for reimagining self and society. She’ll share some of her most recent work with us and will invite your questions. A book signing will follow.

This event will be held outdoors on the Library’s Donaldson Robb Family Lawn on 4th Street. No registration is required. Bring your chair or blanket! (In case of inclement weather, the event will move indoors to the Lecture Hall.)

Diane Raptosh’s :American Amnesiac” (Etruscan Press), was longlisted for the 2013 National Book Award in poetry. A native Idahoan and the recipient of three fellowships in literature from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, she served as the Boise Poet Laureate (2013) as well as the Idaho Writer-in-Residence (2013-2016). In 2018 she won the Idaho Governor’s Arts Award in Excellence. She teaches literature and creative writing and co-directs the program in Criminal Justice/Prison Studies at the College of Idaho. Her seventh collection, “Run: A Verse-History of Victoria Woodhull,” was published by Etruscan 2021. Her newest chapbook, “Hand Signs from Eternity’s Yurt,” was published in June 2022 (Kelsay Books).

The Hailey Public Library will host the third in a series of free, off-site, family-friendly night sky viewing opportunities with well-known local astronomer Tim Frazier from 7:30-9:30 PM on Friday, October 21 (back up is October 22). Featured will be the Orionid Meteor Shower, deep sky objects and winter constellations. Cool telescopes will be available. RSVP to [email protected] for details.

Martyna Majok, the 2022 Sun Valley Playwrights’ Resident, will read the opening monologue from her Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Cost of Living,” and discuss her work and writing process. The play, on Broadway this fall, deftly challenges the typical perceptions of those living with disabilities and delves deep into the ways class, race, nationality, and wealth can create gulfs between people, even as they long for the ability to connect.

A light reception will follow. Registration recommended.

Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency (SVPR) is a non-profit artist retreat, commissioning program, and new play development lab based in Idaho. The mission of SVPR is to galvanize positive change within Wood River Valley’s community and beyond by giving visionary theatre artists of all backgrounds substantive time and space to focus on creating new work for the stage that produces conversations and learning opportunities locally, regionally, and nationally. Annually, SVPR provides one playwright a $10,000 commission, 13 months of individually-tailored development resources, and two months of retreat time in Ketchum, in partnership with The Community Library and The Argyros.

Enjoy the Sawtooth Botanical Garden in winter on the darkest nights of the year! Dark Sky Dinner events feature a “farm to greenhouse” catered meal with wine for 40 people in our heated greenhouse, a “snow bar” and warming fire pits outside the greenhouse, and night sky viewing telescopes outside on the darker, north side of the Visitor Center.  Prepare to bundle up!

When:

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Friday, December 21, 2022

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Monday, February 20, 2023

Doors open at 5:30pm

Where: Sawtooth Botanical Garden | 9 Gimlet Road | 4 miles south of Ketchum

(Located at the southern gateway to the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve!)

In 2018, Ketchum was awarded designation by the International Dark-Sky Association as a Dark Sky Community and is included in the Nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve.
You are invited to come join us in Ketchum Town Square on Wednesday, December 21, at 5pm. It will be cold, but there is lots to warm the soul.

Live music, fire pits, Warfield’s hot toddies and LeRoy’s hot cocoa and cookies are sure to get the blood flowing. This is also another chance to learn about our Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve and there will be a telescope to gaze at the stars if the clouds permit. Please stop by to celebrate our longest night.

Enjoy the Sawtooth Botanical Garden in winter on the darkest nights of the year! Dark Sky Dinner events feature a “farm to greenhouse” catered meal with wine for 40 people in our heated greenhouse, a “snow bar” and warming fire pits outside the greenhouse, and night sky viewing telescopes outside on the darker, north side of the Visitor Center.  Prepare to bundle up!

When:

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Friday, December 21, 2022

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Monday, February 20, 2023

Doors open at 5:30pm

Where: Sawtooth Botanical Garden | 9 Gimlet Road | 4 miles south of Ketchum

(Located at the southern gateway to the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve!)

Enjoy the Sawtooth Botanical Garden in winter on the darkest nights of the year! Dark Sky Dinner events feature a “farm to greenhouse” catered meal with wine for 40 people in our heated greenhouse, a “snow bar” and warming fire pits outside the greenhouse, and night sky viewing telescopes outside on the darker, north side of the Visitor Center.  Prepare to bundle up!

When:

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Friday, December 21, 2022

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Monday, February 20, 2023

Doors open at 5:30pm

Where: Sawtooth Botanical Garden | 9 Gimlet Road | 4 miles south of Ketchum

(Located at the southern gateway to the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve!)

Enjoy the Sawtooth Botanical Garden in winter on the darkest nights of the year! Dark Sky Dinner events feature a “farm to greenhouse” catered meal with wine for 40 people in our heated greenhouse, a “snow bar” and warming fire pits outside the greenhouse, and night sky viewing telescopes outside on the darker, north side of the Visitor Center.  Prepare to bundle up!

When:

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Friday, December 21, 2022

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Monday, February 20, 2023

Doors open at 5:30pm

Where: Sawtooth Botanical Garden | 9 Gimlet Road | 4 miles south of Ketchum

(Located at the southern gateway to the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve!)

Curated events featuring five tellers who develop and shape their stories with The Moth directors. Moth stories are true, as remembered by the storyteller and always told live. Beyond theater, The Moth Mainstage is a community where entertainment and enlightenment merge.