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Join us on Mondays at 10:30 am in the Treehouse in the Children's Library for Story Time. Story Time is best suited for preschool age children; no unattended children please!

The blank page can be scary, because we often don’t know how or where to start. Even the most seasoned writers panic at the dreaded blinking cursor—you’re not alone! Writing can feel like fumbling through a dark, unfamiliar room, but, good news, that’s part of the magic of great storytelling. In this workshop, we’ll embrace the chaos and uncertainty. Through tips, prompts, and the wisdom and struggle of fellow writers (Kafka once wrote in his diary: “Again tried to write, virtually useless.”), you’ll learn how to fumble confidently, even joyfully, toward the light. We’ll also discuss practical steps for creating and sustaining a writing practice. Whether you’re embarking on a novel, memoir, short story, or journaling, you’ll walk away knowing EXACTLY what to do—no, just kidding! You’ll walk away accepting that no one, not even , knows exactly what to do, which, in turn, will free you of fear and free you to write. Margaret Meehan is the 2023 Writing by Writers Writer-In-Residence at the Hemingway House. Meehan's short stories have been published in Fence, Joyland, and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading. She received her MFA in fiction from Columbia University, where she was awarded the Felipe P. De Alba Fellowship and taught ...

The Hailey Public Library’s favorite forensic chemist Cat Helms is back with a look at the deadly poison taxine found in ornamental yew. Yew is highly toxic to wildlife, livestock, pets and humans. It was banned in Blaine County but unfortunately wildlife deaths from the deadly plant continue. Held at Town Center West, Tuesday, April 18, noon-1:00 PM.

Join master knitter and Sun Valley Needle Arts owner Patricia Lirk on March 21 for a friendly Knitting Circle designed for all abilities.  Hosted by Hailey Public Library, the free activity is offered from 5:30-7:00 PM on the third Tuesday of each month in the main library building.  Participants should bring their own yarn and needles and are encouraged to pre-register by emailing kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org.

The Community Library's Together We Read book club is hosted the third Tuesday of every other month and led by a diverse range of library staff. Books cover all genres from new fiction to classics to nonfiction, young adult, graphic novels, and everything in between. Join us for one discussion or many! April's pick is "The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America" by Timothy Egan. The discussion will be led by programs and education director Martha Williams. Copies of "The Big Burn" are available for checkout. Please come in or talk to our librarians about reserving a copy.

Hailey Public Library is launching Intercambio, a new, weekly Spanish / English language exchange, an opportunity for learners to practice language skills with each other in a friendly, facilitated environment. Free; starts Tuesday, February 28, from 6:00-7:00 PM. Town Center West.

Join The Community Library in partnership with Courtney Loving, local trauma and psychedelic therapist, in viewing and discussing the 4-part Netflix series How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan. Each Wednesday we will screen one 60-minute episode exploring the psychedelics LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline, and their controversial histories and promising future therapeutic uses. The screenings will be followed by a one-hour discussion, moderated by Loving. This series is being screened courtesy of Netflix's Educational Screenings Permission. Each episode will only be shown once, in-person at the Library, and each screening is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Week 1, April 5: "Chapter 1: LSD" Week 2, April 12, "Chapter 2: Psilocybin" Week 3, April 19, "Chapter 3: MDMA" Week 4, April 26, "Chapter 4: Mescaline"

The Senior Connection’s Aging Friendly Committee presents the Navigating Longevity Speaker Series. Speakers include Dr. Carol Stephens, who will discuss aging and navigating the challenges of dementia, and Ashley Scates, who will provide insights on the legal aspects of aging. Please join us for this presentation with time for questions to follow. Registration recommended.

Would you like to practice and continue to learn Spanish in a conversational environment, discussing real-world topics? Join Sara Pettit (Sarita) from 5:15-6:00 p.m. each Thursday in April and May for this early evening conversational time, intended for intermediate-and-above Spanish language learners. Come sharpen your proficiency and comfort with the language by listening, speaking, sharing your opinion and narrating. Drop-in, no registration required.

2023 SVFF AUDIENCE AWARD From National Geographic, a sweeping portrait of conservationists Kris and Doug Tompkins chronicling their fight to preserve one of the last truly wild places on earth. From the epic climbing trips of Doug, Yvon Chouinard, and the pioneers of a new kind of outdoor lifestyle, to the heated controversy brewing in South America as two Americans purchased local land, to a love story as wild as the terrain it unfolded on, the film prompts audiences to ask themselves – what makes life worth living? BUY TICKETS HERE

Help HPL celebrate Earth Day with a talk by author Ted Stout reading from his new book People of the Moon at 5:30 PM Thursday, April 20, at Town Center West. Stout, the Park’s retired Chief of Interpretation and Education, will share insights, stories and terrific historical images about the vast lava fields located just 45 minutes from the Wood River Valley.

Join us for the final show of the season! The regional premiere of MEDICINE by ENDA WALSH, April 20–30 @ The Spot. The blackbox theater located at 220 Lewis Street #2, Ketchum, ID 83340. SHOW DESCRIPTION: John Kane is sitting on a hospital gurney, and very shortly a jazz percussionist, two women called Mary, a very old man and a giant lobster will arrive. Then everything will start. Medicine is a dark and frequently absurdist work that shatters the boundary between cast and audience. It is a devastatingly funny and moving meditation on how, for decades, we have treated those we have called ‘mentally ill’. Medicine, a Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival production, received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival in August 2021 prior to its opening at GIAF 2021 in September and New York transfer to St. Ann’s Warehouse in November. The Spot's production will be the show's regional premiere in the U.S. and the first performance by a new company of actors. (The world premiere was written for and created with the original cast.) In keeping with Enda Walsh's vision to devise the piece with a deeply connected ensemble our production is helmed by/features ...

2023 SVFF BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE Following her sister’s disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child’s white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact. BUY TICKETS HERE

Join SVMoA Interns for an evening of creative fun! Using air-dry clay and acrylic paints, we’ll be making small sculptures of creatures both real and imaginary. Drop in anytime – no experience necessary. Snacks and all materials will be provided. Open to all teenagers.

This beautifully filmed story takes a look into one young couple’s efforts to make a living on the farm of their dreams.  On the journey from turning dirt and clay clods into rich, nutritive soil and pigs that are rescued from Ugly Betty to beloved Emma, the film takes us through 5 years of the many tribulations, joys and surprises of working to rebuilding their land to create a beautiful farm that also rebuilds our earth.   Even if you’ve seen the film before, come enjoy it again!  There’s a good chance you’ll see something new to help jump start your own spring yard plans.  Even the smallest plot of land is a necessary piece of the planet that we look to for clean air, water, plants, and animals that we depend on to sustain us all.

FREE Sex Trivia Night hosted by The Advocates' Prevention Education Team For more info contact Darrel at 208-788-4191 or at: darrel@theadvocatesorg.org Ages 21+, Teams of 2-6 People, Fun Prizes + Giveaways

The Argyros and Zions Bank are thrilled to welcome our friends Time For Three back to Ketchum to celebrate their recent Grammy win. To honor this career-defining achievement, we’re offering a special promotional price of $33 per ticket. Whether you’re a long-time fan or have never seen Time For Three before, this is a great opportunity to enjoy Nick, Ranaan & Charles play all of their crowd-pleasing hits.

Join us for the final show of the season! The regional premiere of MEDICINE by ENDA WALSH, April 20–30 @ The Spot. The blackbox theater located at 220 Lewis Street #2, Ketchum, ID 83340. SHOW DESCRIPTION: John Kane is sitting on a hospital gurney, and very shortly a jazz percussionist, two women called Mary, a very old man and a giant lobster will arrive. Then everything will start. Medicine is a dark and frequently absurdist work that shatters the boundary between cast and audience. It is a devastatingly funny and moving meditation on how, for decades, we have treated those we have called ‘mentally ill’. Medicine, a Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival production, received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival in August 2021 prior to its opening at GIAF 2021 in September and New York transfer to St. Ann’s Warehouse in November. The Spot's production will be the show's regional premiere in the U.S. and the first performance by a new company of actors. (The world premiere was written for and created with the original cast.) In keeping with Enda Walsh's vision to devise the piece with a deeply connected ensemble our production is helmed by/features ...

Let's talk about healthy relationships and how to keep each other safe! Hear from local experts about boundaries and communication, as well as preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and teen pregnancy. All youth ages 14-18 are welcome! Register here: https://forms.gle/NATpUrpFLqD2VwL76

The Wood River Seed Library (WRSL) and the Grange celebrate Earth Day with its annual Seed & Plant Exchange. Local gardeners are invited to come and share seeds and plants. The event is an opportunity to meet other local gardeners, get inspired to grow delicious and nutritious food for your family, flowers that attract pollinators, and indoor and outdoor plants that beautify our home and landscape, feed us, and/or feed the pollinators. This year we especially celebrate medicinal plants, the precious ones that are healing and tonifying for our body and soul, and deserve a space in our personal medicine cabinets. These same plants are also food and medicine for the wild animals, or our pets. Bring your own saved seeds, potted plants and starts, and dig-up perennials from your gardens to share with the community. Or come as a volunteer to help out with the event! Cool season vegetable gardening starts in the spring. Although there is still snow on the ground, the garlic, daffodils, parsley and spinach, among others, just want to peak up towards the spring sunshine. Spring is the time to make indoor or greenhouse starts, prepare our growing beds, raised beds and pots, so they are ready ...

The Argyros and Zions Bank are thrilled to welcome our friends Time For Three back to Ketchum to celebrate their recent Grammy win. To honor this career-defining achievement, we’re offering a special promotional price of $33 per ticket. Whether you’re a long-time fan or have never seen Time For Three before, this is a great opportunity to enjoy Nick, Ranaan & Charles play all of their crowd-pleasing hits.

Join us for the final show of the season! The regional premiere of MEDICINE by ENDA WALSH, April 20–30 @ The Spot. The blackbox theater located at 220 Lewis Street #2, Ketchum, ID 83340. SHOW DESCRIPTION: John Kane is sitting on a hospital gurney, and very shortly a jazz percussionist, two women called Mary, a very old man and a giant lobster will arrive. Then everything will start. Medicine is a dark and frequently absurdist work that shatters the boundary between cast and audience. It is a devastatingly funny and moving meditation on how, for decades, we have treated those we have called ‘mentally ill’. Medicine, a Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival production, received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival in August 2021 prior to its opening at GIAF 2021 in September and New York transfer to St. Ann’s Warehouse in November. The Spot's production will be the show's regional premiere in the U.S. and the first performance by a new company of actors. (The world premiere was written for and created with the original cast.) In keeping with Enda Walsh's vision to devise the piece with a deeply connected ensemble our production is helmed by/features ...

The Hailey Public Library, Central Idaho Dark Sky Alliance and Boise State University’s AstroTAC Team are hosting Earth Day After Dark, a free night of observing on Saturday, April 22, from 8:30-11:00ish.  The Team has presented astronomy programs throughout southern Idaho.  Highlights will include the Lyrid Meteor Shower, deep sky objects, bright planets and the last glimpse of winter constellations. Meet at the Croy Canyon Motorized Trailhead, 3.1 miles west of Hailey.  Check the HPL website at www.haileypubliclibrary.org after 5 PM in case of weather-related cancelation.