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New Year, new works! Kick off 2022 with three original plays by Sun Valley playwright Deb Laufer. Starting with the romantic comedy Fortune on 2/3, followed by the heartwarming tale of Be Here Now on 2/7, and ending with the madcap farce Out of Sterno on 2/8.

Join us for this reading series and celebrate the talents of the valley’s very own incredible artists!

This is a free event taking place at The Argyros Performing Arts Center on 2/3, 2/7, and 2/8 at 7pm. Visit LibertyTheatreCompany.org to discover more events coming in 2022!

Hemingway Writer-In-Residence Ariel Delgado Dixon joins us to discuss her debut novel, “Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You.” Dixon will be joined by Mary Pauline Lowry, a 2020 resident with The Community Library and the Boise-based author of “The Roxy Letters.”

Two sisters unite to survive a traumatic upbringing—from absentee parents to a wilderness camp for troubled teens—in this “relentless and spooky” (Joy Williams) debut from an essential new voice.

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“When the Juvenile Transportation Services come for you in the night in a preordained kidnapping, complete with an unmarked van and husky guardsmen you can’t outmatch, you have been sold for a promise.”

A young woman thinks she has escaped her past only to discover that she’s been hovering on its edges all along: She and her younger sister bide their time in a dilapidated warehouse in a desolate town north of New York City; their parents settled there with dreams of starting an art commune. But after the girls’ father vanishes, all traces of stability disappear for the family, and the girls retreat into strange worlds of their own mythmaking and isolation.

As the sisters both try to survive their increasingly dark and dangerous adolescences, they break apart and reunite repeatedly, orbiting each other like planets. Both endure stints at the Veld Center, a wilderness camp where troubled teenage girls are sent as a last resort, and both emerge more deeply warped by the harsh outdoor survival experiences they must endure and the attempts by staff to break them down psychologically.

With a mesmerizing voice and uncanny storytelling style, this is a remarkable debut about two women who must struggle to understand the bonds that link them and how their traumatic history will shape who they choose to become as adults.

Chapter One Bookstore will be on site selling Ariel’s book, and a signing will follow the conversation.

The Hailey Public Library will host popular local writer Julie Weston reading from Miners’ Moon, the fourth book in her Nellie Burns and Moonshine mystery series, on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 5:30 PM. Weston’s stories are straight out of 1920s Idaho and feature Burns, a crime photographer, and Moonshine, her black Lab. In person at Hailey Town Center West.

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).

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.

Let’s connect to those you’re missing this holiday. Shaman will be connecting with your passed loved ones and relaying their messages to you. They are still VERY vocal and have much to say! Connect and honor your loved ones who are no longer with you by receiving their messages from behind the veil.

This class will be held at the Crystal Healing Room and Shaman will be live streaming in on screen. Shaman is still able to connect with your energy and speak with your angels. Distance does not hinder her abilities.

Dress code: Please come dressed comfortably as you will be seated on the floor. Please avoid wearing any metals if possible. You will be required to remove your shoes as well.

Please note that all information discussed during the classes is of spiritual nature and open to interpretation. By purchasing your ticket you acknowledge that there are no guarantees and that each class will become what it will depending on the guidance that Shaman receives. This means the topic may not be covered during the class because she will be answering to the guidance given to her through God and the angels.

All proceeds benefit the House of Angels Foundation 501(c)3.

Let’s get energized and put our right foot forward for 2023!

Join Shaman for a night of intuitive meditation. Shaman will be moving energy within you and some may even receive messages from their guardian angels! Your life’s purpose is the key to fulfillment in your life. Allow Shaman to guide you in better understanding yours.

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This class will be held at the Crystal Healing Room and Shaman will be live streaming in on screen. Shaman is still able to connect with your energy and speak with your angels. Distance does not hinder her abilities.

Dress code: Please come dressed comfortably as you will be seated on the floor. Please avoid wearing any metals if possible. You will be required to remove your shoes as well.

Please note that all information discussed during the classes is of spiritual nature and open to interpretation. By purchasing your ticket you acknowledge that there are no guarantees and that each class will become what it will depending on the guidance that Shaman receives. This means the topic may not be covered during the class because she will be answering to the guidance given to her through God and the angels.

All proceeds benefit the House of Angels Foundation 501(c)3.

Join Shaman as she leads you in an intuitive meditation focused on connecting with your soulmate! She will be explaining what a soulmate is and the significance of this connection. Many of those present will receive short messages from their Guardian Angels related to whatever the Angels say. These messages are not guaranteed and the messages themselves are given by your guides.

This class will be held at the Crystal Healing Room and Shaman will be live streaming on screen. Shaman is still able to connect with your energy and speak with your angels. Distance does not hinder her abilities.

Register Now!

Dress code: Please come dressed comfortably as you will be seated on the floor. Please avoid wearing any metals if possible. You will be required to remove your shoes and any metals as well.

***Please note that all information discussed during the classes is of spiritual nature and open to interpretation. By purchasing your ticket you acknowledge that there are no guarantees and that each class will become what it will be depending on the guidance that Shaman receives. This means the topic may not be covered during the class because she will answer to the guidance given to her by God and the angels. Classes are always filmed and footage may be used for promotional purposes. By purchasing your ticket you acknowledge that this footage may be used for promotional purposes across all platforms.

All proceeds benefit the House of Angels Foundation 501(c)3.

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.