Children’s Summer Meals: Volunteer to prepare!

The Hunger Coalition

The Hunger Coalition and The Community Library provide free meals, books and enrichment activities to children throughout the Wood River Valley during summer. Join us in meal preparation; we're serving anywhere from 100 to 200 meals a day! We chef it up Mondays and Wednesday mornings, through August 24. Visit our website to reserve your volunteer time today! Time slots are 8:30am - 11am and 10am to 12:30pm, on both Mondays and Wednesdays.

Free
Event Series Volunteer For Veggies

Volunteer For Veggies

Hope Garden

Join in community gardening sessions at The Hope Garden (corner of Walnut and 1st in Hailey) and the Bloom Community Food Center (110 Honeysuckle St., Bellevue). Tasks include harvesting, planting, weeding, and flower bouquet making! Fresh vegetables shared with everyone each session. JUNE 5 – SEPT 28 Hope Garden (Hailey) Monday evenings 5:30pm-7:00pm Wednesday mornings 9-10:30am Bloom Community Food Center (Bellevue) Thursday mornings 10-11:30am

Mountain Humane Hikin’ Buddies

At Hikin’ Buddies, you can take a shelter dog for a hike or hang out and socialize some of the smaller dogs. It is a great opportunity to meet some of Mountain Humane’s adoptable dogs as well as to learn more about the organization. All are welcome to join in throughout the summer, weather permitting. Meet at Adam’s Gulch trailhead, north of Ketchum, from 9:30am - 1:00pm on Wednesdays. No appointment is necessary; just bring your family and friends to have a good time with some dogs that would love to meet you!

Free

Discovery Club

Sawtooth Botanical Garden

Join us Wednesdays—June 21 through August 16—for a fun filled hour of engaging stories, fun activities and garden exploration. Discovery Club is a free program for children ages 2-5 (and their adult helper).

Weekly Meditation and Yoga

Flourish Foundation

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

Event Series Ketchum Farmers Market

2023 Ketchum Farmers Market

Forest Service Park

We are excited to announce that starting summer of 2023, the Ketchum Farmers Market will be moving to the Forest Service Park at 131 River St. East!  Come join the fun, shop, taste the freshness of local produce, get to know your farmers, buy in-season produce and plant starts, listen to free music with family and friends and enjoy the atmosphere of the Wood River Farmers’ Markets. Support local-made and grown products and help strengthen and build our local economy! Your health will thank you. Wednesdays from 12-4 pm June 14th-October 11th, 2023

Free Casting Clinics with Silver Creek Outfitters

Sun Valley Inn

Learn to fly cast, or brush up on your double haul technique with one of our fun and experienced guides. These casting clinics are for anyone who is curious or just a little rusty. Clinics will run Tuesday through Saturday at the Sun Valley Resort from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm throughout the summer. Equipment will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. Cost: Free Where: Sun Valley, east of the Sun Valley Inn - See map below 2023 Dates: Tuesday – Saturday | June 14 - September 3rd Time: 5:00 – 6:00pm

Event Series River Run Summer Series

River Run Summer Series

River Run Plaza

The River Run Summer Series is a casual opportunity to gather with friends and family for an evening outdoors held four Wednesdays beginning July 26th. The community is invited to come down to River Run from 5 to 8 pm to hang out at the base of beautiful Bald Mountain with live music, lawn games, food and beverages. Lift service will be extended for the series operating until 7pm and a portion of the proceeds from lift ticket sales will benefit a different local non-profit each week. Be sure to keep dogs leashed at River Run Plaza. No uphill hiking (human & dog) on River Run Trail until 8pm Dates July 26 August 2 August 16 August 23 August 30

Remember The Science of Memory and The Art of Forgetting

Lisa Genova, Ph.D., will discuss her latest book, Remember The Science of Memory and The Art of Forgetting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 2 at the Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum. Lisa Genova, Ph.D. is a Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author. Inspired by neuroscience and the human spirit, her bestselling work includes Still Alice (now an Oscar-winning film) and Remember The Science of Memory and The Art of Forgetting. Genova is an acclaimed storyteller whose first TED talk, "What You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer's" has over eight million views. In this talk, Genova will delve into the fascinating world of memory and why some memories stick with us while others fade away. She will explore the various factors that can influence memory, including age, genetics, and lifestyle choices, and offer particular tips for maintaining good brain health and memory function as we age. The event is free to the community. To reserve a seat, follow the link below. https://www.slwrf.org/speaker-series-event/

Free

Sturtevants Ladies’ Shop Rides

Join Sturtevants for fun ‘no drop’ rides on some of the Valley’s best trails! Wednesdays through September 20 Wednesday, JUNE 14: Two Dog Beginner/Intermediate Meet at Rotarian Parking Lot, 6pm Wednesday, JUNE 28: Adams Gulch BBQ IN THEPARKING LOT AFTER THE RIDE! Beginner/Intermediate Meet at Adams Gulch Trailhead, 6pm JULY: WRTC Trail Work Day Everyone! Meeting Place & Time TBD Wednesday, August 2: Shuttle Edge of the World Advanced Meet at Baker Creek Parking Lot, 5:30pm *Remember to bring a tip for the shuttle driver! Wednesday, AUGUST 30: Galena Day! Beginner/Intermediate Meet at Galena Parking Lot, 6pm Wednesday, September 6: White Clouds + Corral Creek Intermediate Meet at Sturtevants Ketchum, 6pm Wednesday, September 20: Chocolate + Fox Intermediate Meet at Fox Creek Trailhead, 6pm

Rivers Revealed—Uncovering the Hidden Pathways of Flowing Water with Lidar with Dan Coe

The Community Library

Lidar (light detection and ranging) is a technology that uses laser light pulses to create intricate three-dimensional models of the earth’s surface. These models can be used to create stunningly detailed images of rivers and floodplains. These depictions often reveal previously unseen channels where rivers have flowed in the past and invite viewers to visually meander along these pathways through both space and time. When visitors enter The Community Library's Wood River Museum of History and Culture, opening July 6, 2023 in Ketchum, they will be greeted with a lidar-derived representation of the Big Wood River, created by Coe. During this program, Coe will discuss the making of this image and will show several other lidar river images from the Pacific Northwest and around the world. Daniel Coe has been making maps and visualizing spatial data in the Pacific Northwest for the past two decades. He lives in Olympia, Washington, where his work explores the geomorphic history and natural hazards of the region. Daniel’s award-winning cartographic designs have been featured in National Geographic, High Country News, and the Atlas of Design, among others. When not making maps, he is usually out exploring the forests and waters of Washington with his ...

Free

On Collecting: Collecting 101

Sun Valley Museum of Art

Join the Sun Valley Museum of Art (SVMoA) for a conversation with arts professionals Andrea Feldman Falcione and Rodman Primack about working with advisors to build an art collection. Andrea Feldman Falcione began her career at MoMA before taking on a curatorial role at The Broad in Los Angeles and later becoming an art advisor, consultant and curator who has collaborated with well-known collectors including Michael Ovitz. Before founding the design firm RP Miller and the Mexico City gallery AGO Projects, architectural designer and art advisor Rodman Primack worked at the auction houses Christie’s and Phillips de Pury, at Gagosian Gallery, and as the Executive Director and Director at Large for Design Miami.

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