In partnership with the Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency, a monologue writing workshop led by 2024/2025 Resident Playwright Max Posner and Pulitzer Prize Finalist Sarah DeLappe. Space is limited. Registration is required
A Conversation with Playwright Max Posner
Join us for a conversation with Max Posner, the 2024-25 Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency Resident and Aly Wepplo, The Community Library’s Collection Manager, discuss his process of writing for stage and screen before taking questions from the audience. In partnership with the Sun Valley Playwrights’ Residency.
HPL Celebrates Hispanic Heritage with Kickoff Party!
The Hailey Public Library takes great pleasure in launching Hispanic Heritage Month with a Family Friendly Kickoff, 4:00 – 7:00 PM on Friday, September 13, at Town Center West, 7 W Croy. Father and son duo Quinta Generaćion return with lively songs and great music. Local Salvadorian restaurant Lago Azul will offer delicious food with the first 50 meals free. Kid’s activities are the heart and soul of the Kickoff. This year’s activities include face painting, tissue paper flowers, Jenga and piñatas. The evening concludes with rousing rounds of Lotería, a traditional Mexican game similar to bingo but played with pinto beans as markers on special cards. Bilingual callers Herbert Romero & friends get the whole family involved and winners of each round get great prizes. For more information, visit www.haileypubliclibrary.org
Blaine County’s Housing Needs, the Impact of New Development and Local Solutions
Blaine County’s most recent Housing Needs Assessment was conducted in 2022, which describes the housing affordability gap and missing housing needs and services for current and future residents. The assessment was updated in 2023 to include preferences of those residents seeking housing, such as housing type and location, and unexpected barriers to housing. The Blaine County Housing Authority (BCHA) will present this report. Matt Prosser from Economic & Planning Systems will follow this presentation with the findings from the recently published nexus study, which quantifies the impact of new commercial and market-rate development on employee generation and therefore additional demand for community housing. The study, titled “New Development’s Impacts on Community Housing Demand in Blaine County, Idaho,” was published with generous support from the Spur Community Foundation. This program will be livestreamed and available for later viewing.
Mythbusting Immigration
Join The Community Library, The Alliance of Idaho, and The Hunger Coalition for a presentation and panel discussion that confronts the myths and facts about immigrants in the United States and in Blaine County. Luis Campos, legal director of The Alliance will provide a small presentation, debunking immigration misconceptions, followed by a panel discussion including: Steve England, Hailey Chief of Police, Rick Naerebout, Chief Executive Officer of the Idaho Dairyman’s Association, Becky Lopez, Executive Director of The Alliance of Idaho, and Naomi Spence, Co-Executive Director of The Hunger Coalition.
Nature Journaling
Join Leslie Rego’s nature journaling workshop series, Thursdays from 4:00-5:00 pm, from Oct. 17 – Nov. 21, focusing on drawing nature to find peace. All levels welcome. Registration is required.
“Without Exception” with Pam Houston
Join us as Pam Houston shares her new book “Without Exception”, sharing her life experience shaped by Roe v. Wade and the impact of abortion rights. Register now to save your spot! Book signing will follow at Iconoclast Books.
Recovery is a Family Affair with Doug and Neely Lyons
Join The Community Library and Men’s Second Chance Living for a program with Doug and Neely Lyons of Clere Consulting, who will present an engaging and interactive discussion for families interested in recovery, with an emphasis on education for long-term success.
Soulmates Collection – Myriam Esther Fine Art Gallery LLC.
It’s July! Love is in the air! Come and discover the New Soulmates Collection by Myriam Esther. The Soulmates Collection” is all about vibrant colors. Myriam Esther LOVES colors and is letting loose her colorful paintbrushes. There are no ways to stop them! Please come and see the New Art Collection “Soulmates” by Myriam Esther. Summer Hours: Monday to Sunday from 12 pm to 3:30 pm or by appointment. (Closed on Saturdays). Why not making it a fun Romantic Trip after Dinner with your soulmate? (By appointment). Myriam Esther Fine Art Gallery LLC. 105 W. Pine Street Hailey, Idaho 83333 Tel: 208 450 2066 m@myriamesther.com https://myriamesther.com/
James Chronister: And we are green…
OCHI is pleased to present And we are green, greener than the hill, where flowers grow and the sun shines still, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Montana-based artist James Chronister. This marks Chronister’s debut solo presentation with the gallery. The exhibition will be on view at OCHI, located at 119 Lewis Street in Ketchum, Idaho from July 13 through August 17, 2024. And we are green, greener than the hill, where flowers grow and the sun shines still features James Chronister’s deeply intricate, monochromatic landscape paintings. Composing straight on images of dense winter forests, close ups of individual leaves, and aerial images of flora, Chronister begins his process by photographing the environment surrounding his home in Missoula, Montana. After digitally distorting contrast, focus, and tones, Chronister moves from computer to canvas where minuscule individual marks reveal scrupulous technical application. Onto a white or carefully hued off-white background, Chronister meticulously recreates source photographs by repeatedly applying, shaping, and erasing black oil paint. Precise dry brushing and stippling techniques achieve texture, depth, and refinements of form. As painter Jake Longstreth remarks, “Chronister achieves a startling range of tonality and depth. Viewed up-close, the paintings are constructed by a series of …