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Dark Sky Dinner
Sawtooth Botanical GardenWhat: 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!) When: November 13 & 15, 2023; December 12 & 14, 2023; January 9 & 11, 2024; February 7 & 9, 2024 (February 9th is SOLD OUT!) Doors open at 5:30pm Where: Sawtooth Botanical Garden, 9 Gimlet Road 4 miles south of Ketchum (Located at the southern gateway to the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve!)
$125
LECTURE: Investigative Journalist Leslie Kean on UFOs
Leslie Kean will discuss her twenty-three years of research and mainstream reporting on UFOs, now called UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomena). Her effort has included numerous print stories, press conferences, documentaries, and a best-selling book as she battled a stigma that precluded government acknowledgment of the phenomenon. That all changed in 2017 when she co-authored a front-page New York Times story that was a catalyst for a series of unprecedented developments over the last six years — from the release of Navy videos to a UAP Task Force, new legislation, and three open Congressional hearings. The lecture will be followed by Q & A.
$5 – $25
Conversations with the Dean: Wildfires and Open Space Management
Ketchum City HallBlaine County, Idaho – Join the Wood River Land Trust, Idaho Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, and University of Idaho for a community conversation with Dennis Becker, Dean of the College of Natural Resources. Dennis will share his expertise on how the Wood River Valley community can mitigate and respond to wildland fires with cross-sector solutions. Scott Boettger, President of the Wood River Land Trust says, “In 2013, when the Beaver Creek fire burned 114,000 acres in our backyard, only one structure was lost. Credit is due to our local firefighters, as well as our local zoning codes— restricting development on hillsides and up remote drainages better prepared us to fight the fire.” In light of Dennis’ research and Blaine County’s wildfire history, Planning Director Cece Osborn at the Wood River Land Trust will discuss the interface between our built environment, community efforts, and surrounding open spaces. Tess O’Sullivan, The Nature Conservancy’s Land Conservation Strategy Lead, will share information about the Conservancy’s statewide approach to building resilient forests that includes the use of prescribed fire. Solutions to wildfires are multi-faceted, reliant on regional coordination, and key to preserving our community’s natural resources. Join us in a community conversation at Ketchum ...
Free
Weekly Meditation and Yoga
Flourish FoundationJoin the Flourish Foundation for this weekly meditation and yoga lead by Ryan Redman.
The Climbing Film Tour
Wood River YMCAThe Climbing Film Tour is back for it’s 4th season with an awesome selection of short films celebrating the global climbing community. Film trailer at: www.climbingfilmtour.com This year’s tour features the exclusive world premiere of TRANSCENDENCE which tells the story of professional cyclist, Adrien Costa, who turns to climbing after suffering a life changing accident. Join world champion climber Liv Sanso, on an adventure in Jordan's Wadi-Rum desert in IF IT'S EASY, IT'S NOT FUN. Follow Australian Olympian, Lucy Stirling, as she takes on new challenges in the Australian Blue Mountains. Plus rock climbing, bouldering and slacklining from the USA, France, Australia and more. The Climbing Film Tour is a unique platform for climbers and filmmakers around the world to share their stories with the community. Each year films are submitted and selected by our Vertical Life climbing team to go on tour with screenings in hundreds of gyms, cinemas and other locations around the world. Films may vary between screenings. Sponsored globally by Jordan Tourism and supported in Australia by Arc’teryx, Scarpa, Thermos, Wild Earth, GME, theCrag and Capital Brewing.
Free
Dark Sky Dinner
Sawtooth Botanical GardenWhat: 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!) When: November 13 & 15, 2023; December 12 & 14, 2023; January 9 & 11, 2024; February 7 & 9, 2024 (February 9th is SOLD OUT!) Doors open at 5:30pm Where: Sawtooth Botanical Garden, 9 Gimlet Road 4 miles south of Ketchum (Located at the southern gateway to the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve!)
$125
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
Nature Journaling with Leslie Rego
The Community LibraryThis 6-week workshop series offers a welcoming and supportive space for people interested in drawing the natural world. The focus will be on nature journaling. Prompts will be offered as well as guidance. Each session we will jump down a “rabbit hole” and study in depth one plant or landscape element or learn about different brushes, paints, papers, and other art supplies. Led by artist Leslie Rego. Thursdays 4:00-5:00 p.m., November 2 - December 14 (no class the week of Thanksgiving). Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 12 students.
Free
Film: Ariel Phenomenon
Magic Lantern CinemasIn 1994, over sixty schoolchildren witnessed an unidentified craft land outside their schoolyard. Twenty-five years later, this incident is still fresh in students' memories. They continue to search for answers - and the courage to speak their truth. In this first feature documentary about the Ariel School UFO incident, a young woman returns to her school in rural Zimbabwe - the place that, at the age of nine, shattered her reality. We meet a respected BBC war reporter who reluctantly covered the event, ultimately leading him to risk his career on the one story that haunted him the most. Jeopardizing his reputation is Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Mack, whose validation of the witnesses made this mass-sighting impossible to ignore. $10 member / $12 nonmember
ART BREAK: Sightings
Sun Valley Museum of ArtFREE! Join SVMoA staff and docents for fifteen minutes of conversation about a single artwork in the fall exhibition Sightings every Thursday. Drop by, get your art fix, and check out our recently renovated galleries!
Free
EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Sightings
Sun Valley Museum of ArtEnjoy a tour of the exhibition with The Museum’s curators. 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
Electrify the Wood River Valley Panel Discussion
The Community LibrarySave money, improve health and reduce emissions. Looking for cost effective ways to move away from fossil fuels? Losing sleep over your carbon footprint, but don’t know how to lower it? Confused by new technology and available tax credits and rebates? Join The Community Library and the Climate Action Coalition of the Wood River Valley for a panel discussion with early adopters and local experts to learn how you can take steps towards a cleaner, more efficient home and access the tax credits and rebates to make it affordable. All are welcome! (Renters, home owners, builders, service providers, any and all!) Panelists include: - John Reuter: Owner Greenworks; green building consultant/solar installer - Elizabeth Jeffrey: Climate Action Coalition founder; electrification early adopter - Bill Harvey: Power plant engineer and electrification early adopter The panel will be moderated by Scott Runkel: Sun Valley Community School Science Teacher and Sustainability Coordinator, and Climate Action Coalition member. Register at www.comlib.org to save your seat. The program will also be livestreamed to Vimeo and recorded for later viewing.
Free