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 2024/25 season are: Saturday, December 14 Sunday, January 12 Saturday, February 22
Join the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center instructors for a field day covering avalanche rescue basics, snowpack layering, avalanche terrain identification, and basic backcountry travel. Please note- you need to have attended a Friends’ Introduction to Avalanches presentation prior to participating in the field day. There is a $50 suggested donation to the Friends of SAC to cover instructor costs. Donations can be made on our website at sawtoothavalanche.com. Thank you! We use a pre-registration system for courses due to high demand. Please sign up for a field day using this Field Day Sign Up Form: https://forms.gle/KwcSVSUQtomxu4i97 We will send out more information about the course in the week leading up to it.
APRES SEASON IS HERE! Join us every Saturday & Sunday throughout ski season for live DJ's, Drink Specials, Giveaways, and more ! 4:00pm-7:00pm FREE ENTRY!
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. Happy Hour 3:00 - 6:00 pm daily | Dinner Menu 4:30 - 9:30pm | Live Music 5:30 - 8:30pm in season Thursday to Monday and off season Friday & Saturday. December Live Music Schedule: Mon 23- Georges Bouhey Tues 24- Jon Divello Wed 25- Carl Massaro Thurs 26- Kevin Ware Fri 27- Sawtooth Shipwreck Sat 28- Sawtooth Shipwreck Sun 29- Katie Buxton Mon 30- Aaron Golay Tues 31-NYE-Walsey & the River Dogs followed by DJ Train January Live Music Schedule Thurs 2- Kevin Ware Fri 3- Jake Dejongh Sat 4- Doublewide Sun 5- Carson Hasher Mon 6- Jay Miller Thurs 9- Kevin Ware Fri 10- Vicki Overfelt & Dave Cosca Sat 11- Avery Solago Sun 12- Jon & Jen Pisano Mon 13- Travis McDaniel Thurs 16- Kevin Ware Fri 17- James Tautkus Sat 18- Doublewide Sun 19- David Henry Mon 20- David Henry Thurs ...
Come enjoy a night of comedy and competition as some of the best up-and-coming talent from Idaho and Colorado go head-to-head with their best material and let you--the audience--decide who won! In addition to a great lineup of new talent, we will also be joined by Alan Bromwell, out of Denver, CO as the show's headliner! A paid regular at Comedy Works and The Denver Improv, his comedy has been featured on Comedy Central’s Up Next and on SiriusXM radio. His articles have been featured in Rooster Magazine and he is the host of a podcast and web-series called Backstage, a monthly show that takes you into the greenroom to show you how comedians really talk behind the curtain. He was featured on season 2 of Jokey TV, and he also won the inaugural season of the upcoming series Stand Up! He has worked with and alongside many big names in comedy, including Jim Norton, Joey Diaz, Ron White, Dave Chappelle, Harland Williams, Mark Normand, Sean Patton, and Larry the Cable Guy. He was a winner in the Comedy Works Clean Comedy Search and a finalist in the Comedy Works New Faces Competition.
Bring your own needles and yarn, and come learn beginning knitting from master knitter and Sun Valley Needle Arts owner Patricia Lirk. Come learn to knit, ask questions and solve knitting mysteries, and meet others. Second and fourth mondays of the month. All skill levels welcome. Registration requested.
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. Happy Hour 3:00 - 6:00 pm daily | Dinner Menu 4:30 - 9:30pm | Live Music 5:30 - 8:30pm in season Thursday to Monday and off season Friday & Saturday. December Live Music Schedule: Mon 23- Georges Bouhey Tues 24- Jon Divello Wed 25- Carl Massaro Thurs 26- Kevin Ware Fri 27- Sawtooth Shipwreck Sat 28- Sawtooth Shipwreck Sun 29- Katie Buxton Mon 30- Aaron Golay Tues 31-NYE-Walsey & the River Dogs followed by DJ Train January Live Music Schedule Thurs 2- Kevin Ware Fri 3- Jake Dejongh Sat 4- Doublewide Sun 5- Carson Hasher Mon 6- Jay Miller Thurs 9- Kevin Ware Fri 10- Vicki Overfelt & Dave Cosca Sat 11- Avery Solago Sun 12- Jon & Jen Pisano Mon 13- Travis McDaniel Thurs 16- Kevin Ware Fri 17- James Tautkus Sat 18- Doublewide Sun 19- David Henry Mon 20- David Henry Thurs ...
Under the full moon we will explore the valley by fat bikes! Monthly from November through March we will meet at 6pm to enjoy an evening ride on the full month. Locations will be announced prior to each month's ride and can be found on our website. Sign-up for text reminders here: https://forms.gle/R1Zhnazh9iJC8K128. Rent a fat bike at a reduced price of $25 to join the group ride.
At NourishMe, a light filled store on Main Street in Ketchum, Idaho customers can find everything from organic seasonal produce, locally made and grown foods, bulk seeds, nuts and fruits as well as a wide variety of supplements, wellness products, gluten-free foods and organic cosmetics. Join us every Tuesday 1:30 - 5:30pm - we host Waterwheel Gardens from Emmett. Currently, they are offering a killer apple cider and grape juice, along with their jams, dried fruits and a variety of Fall harvest vegetables. We also get weekly deliveries of raw cow milk, raw goat milk, and yogurt. NourishMe creates daily, nutrient-rich, organic, deli-style foods to go or eat in. Try our ever popular grilled sandwiches and daily soups.
Butter isn’t just a luxurious ingredient—it’s a cornerstone of French cooking, bringing depth, richness, and texture to countless recipes. From creating flaky pastries to elevating simple vegetables, butter has an unparalleled ability to transform dishes. This class highlights classic French techniques for cooking with butter, along with tips for applying them to a wide range of recipes to enhance your culinary repertoire. Techniques you will learn will be crafting rough puff pastry, creating silky butter sauces, making nutty, aromatic brown butter, and preparing versatile compound butter. The menu will include savory leek, walnut and blue cheese galettes, sautéed salmon with beurre rouge, carrots with Gremolata butter, an brown butter sablés.
Celebrate this Valentine’s & Galentine’s Day with an intimate evening of music and art at International Guitar Date Night hosted by SVMoA at Ochi Gallery. Start the evening with Phifer Pavitt Date Night bubbly and bites in the OCHI Gallery featuring their Winter Exhibition, and then a café style 45-minute acoustic concert by the world’s finest guitar virtuosos - 25th Annual International Guitar Night. This year’s 25th Annual International Guitar Night introduces three new guitar sensations to the U.S. stage alongside one of IGN’s most celebrated artists. Latin Swing maestro Lulo Reinhardt, grand-nephew of the legendary Django Reinhardt, brings his renowned energy, joined by classical guitarist Alexandra Whittingham, Congolese percussive innovator Niwel Tsumbu, and contemporary fingerstyle trailblazer Sönke Meinen. Enjoy an evening of world-class guitar in an inspired intimate setting—perfect for couples, friends, and music lovers.
Preserving cherished recipes from family and friends is a meaningful way to keep traditions alive and to ensure associated memories remain vibrant. Join Cynthia Nims for a workshop focused on the value of these most beloved recipes. Cynthia has been writing recipes for cookbooks and magazines for many years. Inspiration for those recipes comes from countless sources, among them are recipes that had a beginning in her mom’s kitchen. She’ll talk about the treasure that she considers her mother’s falling-apart recipe folder to be. And she’ll share examples of how recipes that may seem a bit dated can find a place in your kitchen today. Bring along a cherished family recipe or two to share with the group, discuss, and begin preserving through story. There will be time for an informal exercise to help capture the tales of these recipes. Register at www.comlib.org. Cynthia Nims is a Seattle-based author and consultant. Her most recent cookbook, "Shellfish," was released in early 2022. Previous books include "Oysters and Salty Snacks." Cynthia has served as the food editor of Seattle magazine, editor of "Simply Seafood" magazine and has contributed to Alaska Airlines Beyond, Cooking Light, and Coastal Living, among others. She publishes a ...
