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. 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 ...

WORKSHOP: Beginning Fly-Tying with James Gillespie

SVMoA Hailey Classroom

Introduction to Fly-Tying is designed for the beginner with no or minimal experience looking to tie their own flies. In this two-class series, instructor James Gillespie will teach students how to tie classic flies as he shares his knowledge of fly-tying tools, materials, and basic techniques. Participants will leave with the flies they create and the ability to tie a basic fly pattern. All materials and tools will be provided. No prior experience is necessary. If participants have any of their fly-tying tools, they are welcome to bring them. Age and ability: 16+ years old and beginners welcome This 2-session workshop takes place Thu, Jan 30 6–8pm and Thu, Feb 6, 6–8pm at the Hailey Classroom. All supplies will be provided by SVMoA. About the instructor: James Gillespie is a self-taught fisherman who has been fishing his entire life. Tying his own flies has always been a part of his love of fishing, and he looks forward to sharing what he knows with interested students.

$100 – $125

LITERACY/CREATIVITY – Footlight Dance Company

Community Campus

Footlight Dance Company’s 2024-25 Dance Enrichment Tour in our Schools will take place January 23 - February 4, 2025. A free community performance will take place - Thursday, January 30, 2025 at the WRHS Performing Arts Theater at the Community Campus - Hailey, Idaho. 7:00 pm Our program this year is entitled “LITERACY - CREATIVITY”. Our performance tour will address the importance of reading to tell our stories of the past, present and future. Under the direction of Hilarie Neely, Artistic Director of Footlight Dance Company, the dancers will use the genres of ballet, modern, tap, jazz and hip hop dance to interpret the power of reading. Our hope is to bring awareness of how movement, visual arts, and reading work together to share and connect us through story telling. We are also excited to be working with The Community Library, Children’s Library on this project. Both DeAnn Campbell and Haley Christianson are working outreaches to local schools that will include curriculum resources to enhance student responses.

Free

Après Ski Grand Tasting at Limelight Ketchum

Limelight Hotel

Join Sun Valley Culinary Institute for an expanded Après Ski Grand Tasting at the Limelight Hotel Ketchum will include tasting creations by Celebration chefs highlighted at the Limelight Ketchum Hotel. This event also showcases the Wood River Valley’s celebrated restaurants, chefs, food purveyors, producers, and vendors, including Sun Valley Mustard, and local bison. Wine tastings from Whispering Angel, Blackbird Vineyards, AXR Napa Valley, J. Dirt Wines will accompany the gourmet-inspired food tastings. In addition, signature cocktails by Cazadores tequila spokesperson and mixologist Manny Hinojosa and Party Animal Vodka will be available. Attending this spotlight Celebration event is a must for any food and wine lover and culinary enthusiast Ages 21 and Over Only!

$150
Event Series Dark Sky Dinner

Dark Sky Dinner

Sawtooth Botanical Garden

Enjoy an intimate “farm to greenhouse” meal with wine, outdoor fire pits, hosted “snow bar” and telescopes for night sky viewing with local astronomers & experts (prepare to bundle up!) Dates: December 30, 2024 January 29 & 31, 2025 February 26 & 28, 2025 To reserve  call (208) 726-9358 or visit https://www.sbgarden.org/events Limit is 40 people.

$130

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. 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 ...

Wood River Writers’ Focused Writing Group

The Community Library

Saturdays, November 2 – April 5, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm Co-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 Community Library’s Idaho Room, or online via Zoom. 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.

13th Annual Empty Bowls

Big Wood School/ Church of the Big Wood

Blaine County Charitable Fund, Boulder Mountain Clayworks and the Church of the Big Wood are presenting the annual Empty Bowls event February 2nd from 11 am – 2 pm at the Church of the Big Wood. The event benefits BCCF’s emergency financial assistance programs. The event is sponsored by Blaine County Title, Windemere Real Estate, McLaughlin & Associates Architects, Blaine County Democrats, CK’s Real Food, Top Notch Fine Furnishing, Wood River Catholic Inclusive Community. During the event, guests purchase locally made ceramic bowls for $25 per bowl when registered in advance, then fill the bowl with scratch-made soups, salads, chili, bread, and dessert donated by local chefs and caterers. Thanks to Boulder Mountain Clayworks, there will be more than 300 hand-crafted and hand-painted bowls from local artisans to select from this year. Empty Bowls will feature dishes from local restaurants and caterers including: Atkinsons' Market, Bigwood Bread Bakery and Cafe, The Chocolate Moose, CK's Real Food, The Covey, Galena Lodge, Hunger Coalition, The Ketchum Grill, Limelight Hotel, Nourish Me, Rasberrys Catering & Bistro, Sawtooth Brewery, Sun Valley Resort, Warfield Distillery & Brewery, and more. Everyone in the community is encouraged to bring family and friends to Empty Bowls and enjoy ...

$25 – $30

Healing: Our Path From Mental Illness to Mental Health with Dr. Thomas Insel

The Community Library

The last four decades have seen unprecedented progress in the science of mental illness, yet we have seen little progress in outcomes. At a population level, morbidity and mortality are increasing, not decreasing, for those with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe mood and anxiety disorders and other mental health and substance misuse conditions. How to explain this gap between science and social impact? This dialogue with the Blaine County community will address the crisis of care, with five major problems contributing: capacity, engagement, quality, accountability, and equity. Remarkably, while there is no magic bullet (or molecular target), there are solutions for each of these problems. Technology will help. But we need high touch as well as high tech. Most of all, we need to shift our model from a narrow medical “sick care” approach to a broader recovery “health and well-being” approach, by addressing the 3 P’s: people, place, and purpose. The challenges of mental illness and addiction have medical elements, but the solutions will need to include social, environmental, and political efforts if we are to bend the curves for morbidity and mortality. Presented in partnership with the Blaine County’s Mental Well-Being Initiative and moderated by the chair of the ...

Free

Nourish Me Tuesday Farmers’ Market

NourishMe

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.

Free

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