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Knitting Circle with Patricia Lirk

Hailey Public Library

By popular demand, Hailey Public Library’s informal Knitting Circle with master knitter and Sun Valley Needle Arts owner Patricia Lirk continues on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5:30-7:00 PM! Suitable for all abilities. Participants should bring their own yarn and needles. Pre-registration is encouraged for planning by emailing kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org.

Free

Paradise Paradox Film

Join us at Sun Valley Opera House for a special screening of a groundbreaking film that explores the mental health crisis affecting America’s mountain towns and the innovative solutions being developed in response. ABOUT THE FILM Executive produced by Olympic ski racer Bode Miller and Emmy Award-winning impact sports filmmaker Brett Rapkin, THE PARADISE PARADOX explores the mental health crisis affecting America’s mountain towns and the innovative solutions being developed in response. By opening up the conversation, the stigmas can start to melt away and real progress can be made for the citizens of these towns and beyond. Date: Wednesday, April 3rd Doors: 6pm Start Time: 6:30pm Reserve Free Tickets HERE

Sun Valley Culinary Institute Tours

Sun Valley Culinary Institute

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

BILINGUAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: Natural Dyes & Cyanotype Prints

The Hunger Coalition

Join artists from AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides), SVMoA, and the Hunger Coalition for a two-part workshop: dying fabric with natural dyes and making cyanotype prints! Artists Tanya Aguiñiga and Natalie M. Godinez will lead you in using plants and vegetables to dye fabric and pillows and also creating stunning one-of-a-kind photo prints using natural sunlight. Some of the art created will be used in a collaborative art installation that will be exhibited at the Sun Valley Museum of Art. The installation will be a collaboration between the artists, communities living throughout the Wood River Valley and people awaiting asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border. About AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides) A femme-led binational artist collaborative that works along the U.S./Mexico border to build migrant support systems through craft, care, and mutual aid to advance pro-migrant narratives. Part of SVMoA’s exhibition Intertwined: Weaving in Community.

Free

Electrify the Wood River Valley: Contractors Panel

The Community Library

Ready to save money, improve your health and reduce emissions? Meet local contractors who can help you electrify your house, install efficient heat pump HVAC and hot water systems, schedule a home energy audit, and more! Join The Community Library, the Climate Action Coalition of the Wood River Valley, and the City of Hailey for an information night and a chance to meet local contractors. Meet local service providers and hear their case studies Learn more about solar, heat pumps, energy audits, and weatherization upgrades Set up a consult appointment This program will be livestreamed and available to view later. This is a follow-up to the panel discussion with early adopters and local experts held at the end of last year.

Free

Wanderlust: Hiking the Great Rift

Hailey Town Center West

The Hailey Public Library will host Hiking the Great Rift, a talk by retired park ranger Ted Stout and part of the Wanderlust series inviting the community to travel the world, virtually. In 2014 Ted and a few friends embarked on a week-long expedition across the forbidding terrain of Craters of the Moon National Monument. The talk, featuring stunning images by local photographer Craig Wolfrom, will be held Thursday, April 4, at 5:30 PM at Town Center West, 7 W Croy, and live streamed.

Free

ADULT WORKSHOP: Shibori Scarves

SVMoA Hailey Classroom

Los Angeles-based artists Tanya Aguiñiga and Natalie M. Godinez of AMBOS will teach various shibori dye techniques. Shibori, a traditional Japanese form of dying, allows makers to create beautiful and intricate patterns on fabric. With guidance from the artists, participants will leave the workshop with a shibori wool scarf of their own design. About AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides) A femme-led binational artist collaborative that works along the U.S./Mexico border to build migrant support systems through craft, care, and mutual aid to advance pro-migrant narratives. Co-presented by SVMoA and The Alliance of Idaho. Part of SVMoA’s exhibition Intertwined: Weaving in Community.

$125 – $150

Ketchum Remote Collective Workspace

The Community Library

Ketchum Remote Collective aims to bridge the intangible gap between the Wood River Valley’s physical community and the remote workplace for many of its residents. Come meet and spend part of your week working alongside other remote workers. Drop in Fridays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. to The Community Library's Lecture Hall.

Free

SVMoA MEMBERS: Exhibition Preview & Opening Celebration

Sun Valley Museum of Art

SVMoA members are invited to join artists Sara Siestreem, Tanya Aguiñiga and Natalie Godinez for a walkthrough of Intertwined: Weaving in Community at 5pm, followed by an opening celebration. Refreshments will be served. Intertwined: Weaving in Community examines traditional weaving as a platform for social practice and activism. The exhibition features artwork by Portland-based artist Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), Los Angeles-based artist Tanya Aguiñiga, and AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides), a collective Aguiñiga founded in 2016. The exhibition also includes a community-based artwork emerging from workshops AMBOS is conducting in the Wood River Valley in April. Visitors to the Museum are invited to contribute to the artwork as it grows over the course of the exhibition. FREE for SVMoA Members! Pre-registration required.

Limelight Lounge – Live Music Series

Limelight Lounge

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: May Fri 3rd- Mark Mueller Sat 4th- Travis McDaniel Fri 10th- Aaron Golay Sat 11th- Aaron Golay Fri 17th- Ashley Rose Sat 18th- Doublewide Fri 24th- Kevin Ware Sat 25th- Ellie Mae Fri 31st- Adam Williams June: Sat 1st - Mark Mueller

LED: Kid Lightning

The Argyros

LED is a group of artists, directors, designers, and producers who make art. LED weaves movement, original musical compositions, and elements of film into stories that push the boundaries of what an artistic encounter can look and feel like. Based in Boise, they aim to uplift their community, and far beyond, by creating meaningful experiences for all that spark curiosity and wonder. Kid Lightning tells the story of a group of talented contestants on a popular game show. Set within a 1970s stylized world, these individuals push their limits to claim fame and enter the intoxicating arena of celebrity, only to discover that it was more than they bargained for.

$20 – $60

DISCO PARTY!- Whiskey’s on Main

Whiskey's on Main

Break out the bell bottoms and sequins we're taking it back to the 70's with a proper disco party! Costumes highly encouraged, but not required. Friday April 5th 9pm-Late. 21+ No Cover

Free

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