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Sun Valley Culinary Institute Holiday Open House
Sun Valley Culinary InstituteVisit the Sun Valley Culinary Institute and indulge in complimentary treats, including bites, hot chocolate, mulled wine, and more! DJ Alex will be providing the tunes, and SVCI students will be available to share their experiences. Discover details about the SVCI Wine Club, enjoy hourly cooking demonstrations, and have a chance to win fantastic raffle items.
Free
EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Sightings
Sun Valley Museum of ArtEnjoy a tour of the exhibition with the Museum’s curator. Living through the Covid-19 pandemic, Americans developed a new relationship to the night sky, looking to the stars for connection at a time of isolation. Located in rural Idaho, the number one state per capita for UFO sightings, SVMoA sits at the edge of the 1,416 square-mile Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve. Motivated by this geography and by local lore surrounding the possibility of extraterrestrial life, SVMoA’s fall exhibition considers our human experience of UFOs and the extraterrestrial. Rather than ask what those who report UFO sightings have actually seen, the exhibition asks why we look to the night skies for signs of life, and how we experience phenomena we can’t explain. Featuring commissioned projects by artists Deb Sokolow and Cable Griffith alongside work by Karla Knight, Robyn O’Neil, Ionel Talpazan, Esther Pearl Watson, and Timothy Wyllie. Refreshments will be served in the Museum classroom prior to the start of the tour.
Free
Sun Valley Gallery Association Gallery Walks
Various LocationsEach year SVGA hosts multiple gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Gallery Walks take place from 5 - 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. 2024 Friday, February 16, 2024 Friday, March 8, 2024 Friday, July 5, 2024 Friday, August 2, 2024 Friday, August 30, 2024 Friday, December 27, 2024 Please be sure to check this website for the latest information regarding any changes to the Gallery Walk schedule. Galleries are open and welcome visitors to their exhibitions. Please check individual gallery websites for information on exhibitions and related events.
Join us for Gallery Walk at Gilman Contemporary
Gilman ContemporaryJoin us for the first gallery walk of the winter! On view is our annual holiday group show, Deck the Walls, showcasing new work by our artists and featuring teasers for our winter/spring exhibitions.
Free
Gallery walk with artist SARAH BIRD
Hemmings GalleryJoin us for Gallery walk night on December 29th from 5:00-7:30 pm. Meet artist Sarah Bird whose solo exhibition “Tiny Fruits” is currently on display at the gallery. Sarah Bird is an Idaho- and Oregon-based realist oil painter. She draws on nineteenth-century techniques and seventeenth-century imaginative Flemish perspectives to weave still life and landscape into intimate tabletop worlds that sometimes tip into the surreal. In her arrangements, both individually and taken together, one can also see the passing of the seasons and a loose calendar of a year, of a life, emerges. These pieces are the “tiny fruits” of seasonal pleasures and of painting. Bird paints only with a very small, size zero round brush which makes the process similar to egg tempura painting or needlework: the whole surface is carefully, heavily touched. For more info visit www.hemmingsgallery.com
Free
Join Gail Severn Gallery for Gallery Walk
Gail Severn GalleryPainter, Robert McCauley will be featured in a solo exhibition addressing different animals with agency and giving them an imaginative voice. Additionally, a group show featuring different mediums by various artists will serve as a preview of exhibitions to come in 2024.
Free
Sun Valley Gallery Association Gallery Walks
Various LocationsEach year SVGA hosts multiple gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Gallery Walks take place from 5 - 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. 2024 Friday, February 16, 2024 Friday, March 8, 2024 Friday, July 5, 2024 Friday, August 2, 2024 Friday, August 30, 2024 Friday, December 27, 2024 Please be sure to check this website for the latest information regarding any changes to the Gallery Walk schedule. Galleries are open and welcome visitors to their exhibitions. Please check individual gallery websites for information on exhibitions and related events.
Valley Traditional Music Jams
The Community LibraryAn open gathering of acoustic musicians of many levels coming together to play traditional tunes of the Celtic, Canadian, Western and many other genres. This is a free community event hosted by a volunteer. Everyone is encouraged to suggest a tune and to play along as they wish. Listeners are welcome, too! We welcome and seek to include all interested people regardless of age, background, economic resources, or ability. Meeting every other Saturday in the The Community Library Lecture Hall from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Free
Stand-Up Comedy Series Featuring: Don Friesen
Sun Valley Opera HouseSOLD OUT Join us at the Sun Valley Opera House for five great nights of stand-up comedy. Each night will feature a different world-class entertainer. These comedians will keep it relatively clean, and generally stay away from politics, though it is always appropriate to warn families that there may be adult language and content. Don Friesen As the only two-time winner in the 36-year history of the prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Competition, Friesen ignites the stage with a playful, high-energy spoof of his life as a modern suburban dad trying to get through the day with a bit of money in the bank and a scrap of dignity intact. Friesen's credits include Showtime, Live at Gotham, The Lewis Black Christmas Special, and Comics Unleashed. He was also featured in TBS’ “The Comedy Festival” in Las Vegas and is a wildly popular on KLOS’ 5:00 Funnies and XM Sirius satellite radio. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Community Knitting & Needlepoint @ Knit+Needle
Knit+NeedleJoin us in the shop every Wednesday from 2-5 with your needlepoint, knitting or crochet work in progress & enjoy an afternoon of stitching. All skill levels welcome.
Free
Sun Valley Culinary Institute Tours
Sun Valley Culinary InstituteThe 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
Wood River Writers’ Focused Writing Group
The Community LibraryCo-work with a community of writers the first Saturday of each month for focused writing and craft discussions and connect to other writers from the Wood River Valley and beyond! All writing abilities and ages welcome. Join us in the library's Idaho Room, or online via Zoom. No registration required. Visit www.comlib.org for the Zoom link and passcode. The Wood River Writers’ Groups are led by AJ Super, a local author with a trilogy of science fiction books published by a small traditional press. She is also a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Association (SFWA) member.
Free