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BCRD Wood River Trail Challenge

Wood River Trail

Feb 1 – Feb 28 all-day

12:00 am

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Blaine County Recreation District invites the community to join in the free 2023 Wood River Trail Challenge, which runs from January 27 through February 28 To complete the challenge, participants must ski, walk, snowshoe, or snowbike the entire 32 kilometers of the Wood River Trail, from Hulen Meadows in Ketchum to Gannett Road in Bellevue. Participants may tackle the challenge all at once or break the trail up into sections and complete them between January 27 – February 28. Finishers will need to complete and mail a form to receive a prize from the BCRD. The Wood River Trail is a 32-kilometer multi-use, year-round path that provides a non-motorized connection between the Wood River Valley communities of Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, and Sun Valley. BCRD grooms the Wood River Trail in the winter and provides this resource free for all users. MAP HERE

Feb

1

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28

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PK’s Baldy Challenge

PK's Ski and Sports

Feb 1 – Feb 28 all-day

12:00 am

Tickets

The Baldy Challenge is an annual local fundraiser supporting The Senior Connection in Hailey . Skiers face-off against Baldy in an epic challenge to ski every run on the mountain in the 28 days of February and be entered into a raffle for the chance to win fun prizes. More information or sign up to go PK’s in Ketchum or Apple’s in Warm Springs.

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Steve Jensen | Turning Tides

Friesen+Lantz Fine Art

Feb 10 – Feb 28 all-day

12:00 am

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OPENING + 1ST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: 10 February 5-7PM GALLERY WALK: 17 February 5-7:30PM Steve Jensen’s work offers glimpses into our cultural past through found objects, recycled materials, and a deep desire to take what we discard today and make it sacred and beautiful for tomorrow. Descended from a long line of Norwegian fishermen, Jensen uses the same boat making tools of his forefathers when creating his work. His sculptures appear ageless, as if dredged from unknown depths instead of being made of recycled glass, metal and found objects. “I have been using recycled materials for over 35 years. I pick steel off the beach. I love finding salvaged boat materials, especially portholes and sailboat parts. It’s always exciting to figure out how to make something beautiful out of something that was discarded.” The message of Jensen’s boats is cross-cultural and reflects the influence of his extensive travels, including Egypt, Kenya, Tahiti, India, China, Thailand, Antarctica and Iceland. Those who view his work may recall their own ancestry, regardless of the origin of their family line. “For me the boats are meant to symbolize a voyage or journey, perhaps it is the voyage to the other side, or the journey into ...

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Movies at the Magic Lantern

Magic Lantern Cinemas

Feb 24 – Mar 2 all-day

12:00 am

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Box office Opens Daily at 3:50pm See movies times at: https://mlcinemas.com/  We thank you all for your continued support. We’ll see you at the movies! We are a cash only business

Feb

25

Sat

BCRD Ski Free Day!

BCRD Nordic and Snowshoe Trails

Feb 25 all-day

12:00 am

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For four days this season, BCRD welcomes the community to enjoy free Nordic skiing and snowshoeing on all BCRD winter trails. The 32-kilometer multi-use Wood River Trail, which runs from Ketchum to Bellevue, is always free. The Wood River Trail is groomed every other day and is open to skiers, walkers, dogs, and fat-bikes. The Ski Free Days for the 2022/23 season are: Saturday, December 10 Sunday, January 8 Saturday, February 25 Wednesday, March 22 For Ski Free Day on Saturday December 10th at Galena: – Free rentals at Galena (no reservations) – Free 30 minute skate or classic group lessons at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, and 1:00 (no reservations – just walk into the shop)  

Feb

26

Sun

No Pressure – The Advocates’ Every Teen Counts 10th Annual Event

Limelight Hotel

Feb 26 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

4:00 pm

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All are welcome! Come support local teens and enjoy free food, art, activities and live music! The Advocates’ Every Teen Counts (ETC) teen interns are hosting their 10th annual open house on February 26th from 4 to 7 p.m. in the conference rooms at the Limelight Hotel. This year, the teen-driven event is titled “No Pressure” and is focused on importance of boundaries and consent in all relationships. Peer pressure can distort how we view our importance health and safety in relationships, especially teens. Learning to utilize boundaries and consent empowers us, leading to respect, individuality, and safety. Grab your friends and family and us for this fun and engaging teen-led event!

Feb

26

Sun

Limelight Lounge – Live Music Series

Limelight Lounge

Feb 26 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

5:30 pm

Tickets

Throughout the year, The Limelight Lounge is the place to be in Ketchum for live local music. It’s the perfect way to unwind after a day on the mountain. Order a beer and a few apps (or go all out with dinner from our menu), and enjoy some of the best local talent in an intimate setting. Live music schedule: February: Thurs 2nd– Kevin Ware Fri 3rd– Mark Mueller Sat 4th– Tyler McFarlane Sun 5th– Moonshine Schubert Mon 6th– Doublewide Thurs 9th– Kevin Ware Fri 10th– Mark Mueller Sat 11th– Bryan Speth Sun 12th– No Music, Super Bowl Mon 13th– Johnny & Jen Pisano Thurs 16th– Kevin Ware Fri 17th– Sadie Campbell Sat 18th– Kevin Ware Sun 19th– Adam Williams Mon 20th– Travis McDaniel Thurs 23rd– David Henry Fri 24th– David Henry Sat 25th– Sadie Campbell Sun 26th– Travis McDaniel Mon 27th– Aaron Golay March: Thurs 2nd-Kevin Ware Fri 3rd– Travis McDaniel Sat 4th– Jordan Shaw Sun 5th– Michaela French Mon 6th– Tyler McFarlane & Ben Breiding Thurs 3.9- Kevin Ware Fri 3.10-Michaela French Sat 3.11-Sawtooth Shipwreck Sun 3.12- Andy Crosby Mon 3.13- Doublewide Thurs 3.16- Kevin Ware Fri 3.17- Michaela French Sat 3.18-Travis McDaniel Sun 3.19- Andy Crosby Mon ...

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27

Mon

Bald Mountain Tour

River Run Lodge

Feb 27 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

9:30 am

Tickets

Complimentary Bald Mountain Tours are offered every Monday, Wednesday & Friday throughout the Winter Season. Tours meet at 9:30am in the Mountain View Room at River Run Lodge and are guided by one of the friendly members of our guest services team (yellow coats). They will guide you around Bald Mountain’s vast terrain and wow you with some amazing historical facts about Sun Valley. Tours are open for all ski levels.

Feb

27

Mon

Story Time at The Community Library

The Community Library

Feb 27 @ 10:30 am

10:30 am

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Join us on Mondays at 10:30 am in the Treehouse in the Children’s Library for Story Time. Story Time is best suited for preschool age children; no unattended children please!

Feb

27

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Neighborly Spanish

Hailey Public Library/Town Center West

Feb 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

12:00 pm

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The Hailey Public Library is launching Neighborly Spanish, a free 6-week class taught on Mondays by retired local teacher Jim King. The class will offer basic Spanish language skills seasoned with a little history and culture. Enrollment limited to 20. Registration required to [email protected] Town Center West.

Feb

27

Mon

Limelight Lounge – Live Music Series

Limelight Lounge

Feb 27 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

5:30 pm

Tickets

Throughout the year, The Limelight Lounge is the place to be in Ketchum for live local music. It’s the perfect way to unwind after a day on the mountain. Order a beer and a few apps (or go all out with dinner from our menu), and enjoy some of the best local talent in an intimate setting. Live music schedule: February: Thurs 2nd– Kevin Ware Fri 3rd– Mark Mueller Sat 4th– Tyler McFarlane Sun 5th– Moonshine Schubert Mon 6th– Doublewide Thurs 9th– Kevin Ware Fri 10th– Mark Mueller Sat 11th– Bryan Speth Sun 12th– No Music, Super Bowl Mon 13th– Johnny & Jen Pisano Thurs 16th– Kevin Ware Fri 17th– Sadie Campbell Sat 18th– Kevin Ware Sun 19th– Adam Williams Mon 20th– Travis McDaniel Thurs 23rd– David Henry Fri 24th– David Henry Sat 25th– Sadie Campbell Sun 26th– Travis McDaniel Mon 27th– Aaron Golay March: Thurs 2nd-Kevin Ware Fri 3rd– Travis McDaniel Sat 4th– Jordan Shaw Sun 5th– Michaela French Mon 6th– Tyler McFarlane & Ben Breiding Thurs 3.9- Kevin Ware Fri 3.10-Michaela French Sat 3.11-Sawtooth Shipwreck Sun 3.12- Andy Crosby Mon 3.13- Doublewide Thurs 3.16- Kevin Ware Fri 3.17- Michaela French Sat 3.18-Travis McDaniel Sun 3.19- Andy Crosby Mon ...

Feb

28

Tue

Lunch & Learn: Sabrina and Corina Book Discussion

Hailey Public Library/Town Center West

Feb 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

12:00 pm

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The Hailey Public Library is celebrating the community-wide Winter Read with a discussion of the award-winning short story collection Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine led by staffers Lyn Drewien and Kristin Fletcher. Based in Colorado, the stories center on the lives of Latinx and Indigenous women and their daily struggles. Tuesday, February 28, from noon-1:00 PM at Town Center West.

Feb

28

Tue

State of the Valley: Prioritizing Infrastructure Decisions in a Time of Growth

The Community Library

Feb 28 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

3:30 pm

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The 4th Annual Community State of the Valley, presented by the Wood River’s Women Foundation and hosted by The Community Library, will explore prioritizing infrastructure decisions in a time of growth. Panelists include: Muffy Davis, Blaine County Board of Commissioners Chair; Brian Yeager, City of Hailey Public Works Director; and Ron Bateman, Wood River Fire & Rescue Chief. The panel will be moderated by Mike McKenna, Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director. The program will be livestreamed and available to view later. Register online to save your seat.

Feb

28

Tue

Intercambio

Hailey Public Library

Feb 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

6:00 pm

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Hailey Public Library is launching Intercambio, a new, weekly Spanish / English language exchange, an opportunity for learners to practice language skills with each other in a friendly, facilitated environment. Free; starts Tuesday, February 28, from 6:00-7:00 PM. Town Center West.

Feb

28

Tue

Living with Wildlife: Ornamental Yew – How to Identify and Remove It From Your Home and Neighborhood

The Community Library

Feb 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

6:30 pm

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Over the past several years wildlife throughout the Wood River Valley has died after eating Japanese yew, an ornamental plant often found in landscaping around homes and businesses across Idaho. Over the last two years, at least 20 elk and 2 moose have died after eating yew. Even with a 2016 Blaine County ordinance, ordinance number 2016-01, that has also been adopted by the cities of Ketchum and Hailey, the plant continues to be found in many parts of the county and in Wood River Valley communities. To help residents identify Japanese yew, Idaho Fish and Game and their Wildlife Smart Communities coalition partners will offer a 1-hour community presentation on yew identification and removal guidelines. We’ll also talk about other human-wildlife issues happening in Blaine County, such as wildlife entanglements, safety around mountain lions and moose and how to keep black bears from getting access to unsecured residential garbage and becoming food-conditioned. Register online to reserve your seat. The presentation will be livestreamed and available to view later.

Mar

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11

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Avalanche Rescue Practice Challenge

Anywhere!

Mar 1 – Mar 11 all-day

12:00 am

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Feberuary 25th – March 11th, 2023 The Second Annual Avalanche Rescue Practice Challenge is here! To participate, post a photo or video practicing avalanche rescue, tag @sawtoothavy and #sawtoothavy on Instagram or Facebook. The challenge runs from Feb. 25 – March 11 and participating enters you into our raffle for awesome prizes! We’ll be holding an in-person kick-off to this event on Baldy! The Friends and Sun Valley Ski Patrol are collaborating to kick off Avalanche Awareness Week and the Rescue Challenge with a Community Beacon Practice. Head to the beacon park on Baldy any time between 10 and 2 on Saturday, February 25th to run through the beacon course. Don’t know how to use one? Friends’ Instructors and Ski Patrollers will be on hand with avalanche transceivers to teach you how to use one! Running through the course enters you into our raffle for sweet prizes!

Mar

1

Wed

31

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Black History Month in Sun Valley

Myriam Esther Fine Art Gallery LLC.

Mar 1 – Mar 31 all-day

12:00 am

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February 15th – March 31st, 2023 Black History Month. Come and see the painting “Knowledge Is Power” by Myriam Esther. The painting is inspired by Ruby Bridges, the first African American to attend a white school in the New Orlean school district. She had to be escorted in and out of school by police officers for her safety. Although Bridges is not the exact girl in this painting, she served as Esther’s inspiration for this work of art. Acrylic on canvas: 60 x 48 x 2.5 inches. Also on display are paintings from the “Love Collection”, the “Snow Collection” Inspired by the abundant Sun Valley Wildlife and the “Defiance Collection” that reflects the artist’s emotional reaction to stories and historical personalities around the world. Myriam Esther Fine Art Gallery LLC. 105 W. Pine Street Hailey, Idaho 83333 Tel: 208 450 2066 [email protected] www.myriamesther.com/ 3% of the profit goes to charities in Idaho for endangered species or Animals or Environment. 3% of the profit of specific artworks goes to charities for Children, Education and other charities.

Mar

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Apr

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Pulp Reality: Exploring Paper as a Medium

Gilman Contemporary

Mar 1 – Apr 1 all-day

12:00 am

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February 28th – April 1st, 2023 A group show with works by Jill Lear, Peter Clark, Jeri Eisenberg, and Joanne Freeman. Paper is a distinctive medium in these artist’s practice, from collage to encaustic coated photographs printed on Japanese Kozo paper. Pictured & On View: Bird (Undisclosed) by local artist Jill Lear

Mar

1

Wed

4

Sat

Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration

Sun Valley Culinary Institute

Mar 1 – Mar 4 all-day

12:00 am

Tickets

The Sun Valley Culinary Institute (SVCI) is excited to announce the launch of its first Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration from March 1 to 4, 2023. This inaugural event supports the school in raising funds to educate, create new career paths, and help sustain the Valley’s restaurant and hospitality community.

Mar

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Wed

18

Sat

The Color of Sound

Sun Valley Museum of Art

Mar 1 – Mar 18 all-day

12:00 am

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The Color of Sound explores the relationship between art and synesthetic experience. It features artwork by artists who are synesthetes – who experience synesthesia, the phenomenon by which certain people experience one sense through another – as well as work by artists who, though not synesthetes, seek to create synesthetic experiences for viewers. Synesthesia can take a wide variety of forms (perceiving letters or numbers as colors, for example, or associating a word with a scent or taste), but perception of sound as color or as shape has been particularly powerful for artists who have sought to convey synesthetic experiences. The artwork in the exhibition ranges from paintings, drawings and sculptures inspired by the synesthetic experience of music to film projections and an immersive installation.

Mar

1

Wed

Bald Mountain Tour

River Run Lodge

Mar 1 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

9:30 am

Tickets

Complimentary Bald Mountain Tours are offered every Monday, Wednesday & Friday throughout the Winter Season. Tours meet at 9:30am in the Mountain View Room at River Run Lodge and are guided by one of the friendly members of our guest services team (yellow coats). They will guide you around Bald Mountain’s vast terrain and wow you with some amazing historical facts about Sun Valley. Tours are open for all ski levels.

Mar

1

Wed

Weekly Meditation and Yoga

Flourish Foundation

Mar 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

12:00 pm

Tickets

Join the Flourish Foundation for this weekly meditation and yoga lead by Ryan Redman.  

Mar

1

Wed

The Moth Mainstage

The Argyros

Mar 1 @ 7:30 pm

7:30 pm

Tickets

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.

Mar

2

Thu

Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center Virtual Intro to Avalanches

Zoom

Mar 2 all-day

12:00 am

Tickets

Join the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center for a 1.5-hour presentation based on the Know Before You Go platform, introducing basic concepts about snow, avalanches, and traveling safely in and near avalanche terrain. Learn from the Friends of SAC instructor team of snow experts, mountain guides, and experienced avalanche educators. We invite everyone to join if you’re learning about avalanches for the first time or are a seasoned backcountry user ready for a yearly refresher. There is a $10 suggested donation, no preregistration required. You must attend the entire online talk to register for the optional field session. Optional field sessions ($40 suggested donation) will be held on March 5th.

Mar

2

Thu

Sun Valley Culinary Institute Tours

Sun Valley Culinary Institute

Mar 2 @ 10:00 am

10:00 am

Tickets

The Sun Valley Culinary Institute is pleased to offer tours open to the general public. Come see why we have become one of the most important and entertaining sites to visit in the Wood River Valley. As a full time location for both student culinary classes year round and personalized classes for the general public, SVCI is proud to open our doors and welcome visitors with coffee and donuts. Come see for yourself…free tours are offered every Thursday at 10AM

Mar

2

Thu

Snowshoe with a Ranger

Galena Lodge

Mar 2 @ 11:00 am

11:00 am

Tickets

Strap on some snowshoes and check out the Sawtooth National Recreation Area’s winter wonderland! Learn about the history of the Galena Lodge area and the magical landscape of winter ecology and animal tracking. January 5th – March 23 – Snowshoe with a Ranger every Thursday at 11 am. Meet on the porch of Galena Lodge. Program lasts about 2 hours and covers 1.5 miles with stops along the way. Rent snowshoes online ahead of time from Galena Lodge (see below). To register for the tour call SNRA at 208-727-5000. Each tour will be limited to 10 people. ​Dress warmly in layers and wear insulated boots, gloves, hat, sunglasses and mask.

Mar

2

Thu

Lessons from the Coop

Hailey Public Library/Town Center West

Mar 2 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

5:30 pm

Tickets

Hailey Public Library’s Kristin Fletcher and Sun Valley Institute for Resilience’s Amy Mattias will walk through their first year of raising chickens and reflect on what they learned Thursday, March 2, from 5:30-7:00 PM at Town Center West. During Lessons from the Coop, discover where to get your peeps, how to prepare for their arrival, what to watch out for, what to do when good things go bad, summer and winter challenges and how much fun chickens are! Hint: it’s not about the eggs!

Mar

2

Thu

Limelight Lounge – Live Music Series

Limelight Lounge

Mar 2 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

5:30 pm

Tickets

Throughout the year, The Limelight Lounge is the place to be in Ketchum for live local music. It’s the perfect way to unwind after a day on the mountain. Order a beer and a few apps (or go all out with dinner from our menu), and enjoy some of the best local talent in an intimate setting. Live music schedule: February: Thurs 2nd– Kevin Ware Fri 3rd– Mark Mueller Sat 4th– Tyler McFarlane Sun 5th– Moonshine Schubert Mon 6th– Doublewide Thurs 9th– Kevin Ware Fri 10th– Mark Mueller Sat 11th– Bryan Speth Sun 12th– No Music, Super Bowl Mon 13th– Johnny & Jen Pisano Thurs 16th– Kevin Ware Fri 17th– Sadie Campbell Sat 18th– Kevin Ware Sun 19th– Adam Williams Mon 20th– Travis McDaniel Thurs 23rd– David Henry Fri 24th– David Henry Sat 25th– Sadie Campbell Sun 26th– Travis McDaniel Mon 27th– Aaron Golay March: Thurs 2nd-Kevin Ware Fri 3rd– Travis McDaniel Sat 4th– Jordan Shaw Sun 5th– Michaela French Mon 6th– Tyler McFarlane & Ben Breiding Thurs 3.9- Kevin Ware Fri 3.10-Michaela French Sat 3.11-Sawtooth Shipwreck Sun 3.12- Andy Crosby Mon 3.13- Doublewide Thurs 3.16- Kevin Ware Fri 3.17- Michaela French Sat 3.18-Travis McDaniel Sun 3.19- Andy Crosby Mon ...

Mar

2

Thu

“Warrior Women” Film Screening and Q&A

The Community Library

Mar 2 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

6:00 pm

Tickets

In the 1970s, with the swagger of unapologetic Indianness, organizers of the American Indian Movement (AIM) fought for Native liberation and survival as a community of extended families. “Warrior Women” is the story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, one such AIM leader who shaped a kindred group of activists’ children – including her daughter Marcy – into the “We Will Remember” Survival School as a Native alternative to government-run education. Together, Madonna and Marcy fought for Native rights in an environment that made them more comrades than mother- daughter. Today, with Marcy now a mother herself, both are still at the forefront of Native issues, fighting against the environmental devastation of the Dakota Access Pipeline and for Indigenous cultural values. Through a circular Indigenous style of storytelling, this film explores what it means to navigate a movement and motherhood and how activist legacies are passed down and transformed from generation to generation in the context of colonizing government that meets Native resistance with violence. The film runs 64 minutes and will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Dr. Elizabeth A. Castle, who will join us remotely. This program is part of the 2023 community-wide Winter Read.

Mar

2

Thu

Guided Meditation on Ethics

Flourish Foundation

Mar 2 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

6:00 pm

Tickets

Explore and dive deeper into the monthly value of ethics with the Flourish Foundation. One hour guided meditation lead by Ryan Redman.

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