Local author Jamie Truppi discusses her new memoir Clean Food, Messy Life: A food lover’s conscious journey back to self. Book signing with Iconoclast Books to follow. The program will be livestreamed and available to watch later. Click here to watch online. About the book: All who obsess over food will be nourished by Truppi’s unapologetic food journey from reckless habits to inflexible foodie to trusting herself amidst dietary chaos. Yes, she drove people nuts with her unwavering determination to eat according to her environmental values. Her insatiable hunger for personal awareness and nutrient-idealism challenged her relationships and caused friction in otherwise normal life events. This passion also reframed her mind-body-spirit awareness and fed a desire to pursue a graduate degree in nutrition and integrative health. In this constant questioning of choices and inherent craving for something more, food both grounded and uplifted her through love and loss, marriage and motherhood, birth and death, fulfillment and depletion, adventure and freedom. Jamie Truppi’s life centers around food, people, nature, wellbeing, traveling, and cultivating meaningful experiences in this short, crazy life. A functional nutritionist with a master’s degree in science and nutrition and board certified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist, she guides mostly women healing from …
Later Language: Spanish
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.
“How To Change Your Mind” Discussion Group
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”
Nature Journaling with Leslie Rego
An intimate journey into the sketchbook world and how drawing can offer a moment of stillness and peace within an often chaotic world. This weekly drop-in workshop offers a welcoming and supportive space for both beginners and seasoned sketchers to draw together. Focus will be on nature journaling, but any type of drawing is welcome. 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. Leslie will also show nature journals kept by different artists for inspiration. For supplies bring a current sketchbook, if you are working in one, travel-size water color set and brush, or just a pencil or pen and paper. Leslie Rego has drawn in journals for years. She carries sketchbooks and paints with her while enjoying the national forest and will take time to draw and paint landscapes and flowers on her many hikes. Leslie wrote the “Sketchbook Hiking” article in The Weekly Sun for many years. She has artwork in private collections, The Sun Valley Lodge and around the world.
Cesar Chavez Celebration
The Legacy Continues with Eduardo Chavez As the grandson of both the legendary civil rights activist César Chávez and the Cuban revolutionary Max Lesnik, Eduardo Chavez is the scion of two revolutionary families. Eduardo’s political and activist background influenced his feature documentary, Hailing Cesar, released in April 2018. Since its debut, Eduardo has screened Hailing Cesar and spoken at 50+ universities in 3 different countries. In addition to being a director, speaker, and activist, Eduardo is the co-founder of Latindia Studios and a member of the Speakers’ Board for the Chavez Institute for Law and Social Justice. Eduardo is also the host of the podcast We Are Latinx. Launched this year, he interviews Latinx individuals about their work and how their culture shapes it. It is now streaming on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Eduardo will discuss his work with us as part of his second trip to the Wood River Valley. All are welcome to join. No registration required. This program will be in-person only. Presented in partnership with the Hispanic Latin America Consortium and The Crisis Hotline.
Knitting Circle with Patricia Lirk
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 Amazing World of Native Bees
Hailey Public Library will buzz into spring with a free talk about ‘The Amazing World of Native Bees’ with educator and forester Linda Ries on Thursday, March 23, 5:30-7:00 PM at Town Center West. The talk is co-sponsored with the Wood River Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society. Native bees are a primary pollinator for agricultural crops. However, these fascinating creatures are in decline all over the United States as a result of loss of habitat, toxins and disease. The good news is that there’s much we can do in our own backyards to help them out. But first we need to learn more about the unique natural history and lifestyle of the species who live here.
John Rember reads from “Journal of the Plague Years”
Hailey Public Library will welcome writer John Rember as he reads from his “Journals of the Plague Years” on March 16 at 5:30 PM at Town Center West. The author of three books of short stories, a memoir, a writing book and other works, Rember will read selections from new essays written during the Covid years, plus some jokes. There will be time for questions at the end of the reading.