Growing up Colombian American in Sun Valley, Sofía Jaramillo spent time in and around the historical Sun Valley Lodge. In 2020, she was roaming the halls when she noticed that the photographs primarily featured white individuals. Drawn to the aesthetics of these 1930s–1950s winter sports photographs, Jaramillo pulled together a community of people of color in the outdoor and fashion industries as well as athletes from all over the United States to recreate these historical images of ski culture in Sun Valley. Posing on skis, relaxing with food and drinks at a lodge, or sitting back in Sun Valley’s iconically warm and bright winter sunshine, Jaramillo’s figures radiate joy, pride, and strength in the nostalgic, mountain atmosphere characteristic of après-ski. In creating the images that Jaramillo wishes she had seen as a kid, A New Winter encourages conversation around the origin of winter sports culture, offering a reimagined history and hopeful future that celebrates the richness and variety of those who contribute to it. Join Sofía Jaramillo, project stylist Terumi Murao, Wood River Museum Collections Specialist Ellie Norman, and moderator Martha Williams for a conversation on the way that Jaramillo and Murao found inspiration in the Library’s archives, and the …
Valentine’s Day Party 💕
Make your Valentine’s Day shopping a little sweeter at our in-store-only party. Join us on February 8th, and enjoy sips, sweets, and 20% off a single item! 🌹 Complimentary gift wrap and ground shipping are also now available. Can’t wait to see you there! 💕
Strumbucket – Live at Whiskey’s on Main
Stumbucket – Live at Whiskey’s on Main! Get ready for a night of awesome music and good vibes. Join us on Fri Mar 28 2025 at 9:30 PM at 251 N Main St for a rockin’ time. Don’t miss out on this epic event! See you there! 21+ only $10 Pre-sale Strumbucket is a five-piece “twang-funk” band from Jackson, Wyoming known for their colorful multi-genre live shows. Drawing from a wide range of sounds, their original music weaves together funked bass grooves, banjo driven twang, latin beats, electro-psych synth lines, and classic rock guitar. Listening to the group’s offerings, one gets the sense that a good laugh is one piece of the puzzle that keeps the fun meter in check. Forming in 2018, the band has grown outside the local Jackson music scene, playing everything from rowdy bars, local venues, and outdoor concert series supporting acts along the way such as JoJo Herman, DJ Williams’ Shot’s Fired, Polyrhythmics, Diggin’ Dirt, and The Ghost of Paul Revere. The band consists of Peter Henderson (drums), Lavender Jones (bass, vocals), Grove Miller (keys), Pat Bottini (lead guitar), and Alex Blackwelder (banjo, lead vocals). The band recently released their new full length album “Chest …
Candlelight Christmas Eve
Join us at The Life Church for a Candlelight Christmas Eve Service on Tuesday, December 24. We are having a fellowship reception before the service with food and refreshments at 5pm, then the service begins at 6pm. There will be carols, special music, reading of the Christmas story, advent, and communion. Invite your friends and neighbors to spend Christmas Eve celebrating the birth of Jesus!
Curling Clinic at the Campion Ice House
Join us for a holiday “Learn to Curl” class. We provide the gear, stones and instruction and you just bring yourself! Please dress warmly and wear shows with tread. Space is limited! Ages 14 thru adult. Youth must be accompanied with an adult.
2025 “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series – Dr. Gary Tabor – “Landscape-Scale Conservation: From the Heart of the Rockies Across Six Continents”
A talk with Dr. Gary Tabor, ecologist, wildlife veterinarian, and Founder and President of the Center for Large Landscape Conservation. This is a free event but registration is required. In partnership between The Community Library and Wood River Land Trust as part of the annual “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series. Join us for series events on January 15, February 19, and March 11.
2025 “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series – Colin Thorne – “Restoring the Dignity of Our Rivers”
Restoring the Dignity of Our Rivers A talk with Colin Thorne, Emeritus Professor and Chair of Physical Geography at the University of Nottingham, UK, and River Scientist at Wolf Water Resources in Oregon. This is a free event but registration is required. In partnership between The Community Library and Wood River Land Trust as part of the annual “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series. Join us for series events on January 15, February 19, and March 11.
2025 “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series – Danya Rumore – “GNARly Solutions: Conserving What We Love about the Wood River Valley”
GNARly Solutions: Conserving What We Love about the Wood River Valley With Danya Rumore, Founder of the GNAR Initiative and clinical and research professor at the University of Utah. This is a free event but registration is required. In partnership between The Community Library and Wood River Land Trust as part of the annual “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series. Join us for series events on January 15, February 19, and March 11.
Sun Valley and Snowbasin Pass Holder Offer at Sun Valley Resort
Sun Valley and Snowbasin Pass Holders can lock in the best prices of the season at Sun Valley. Enjoy the best pricing on Select Sun Valley Lodge, Inn, Lodge Apartment and Condo rooms. Don’t wait to book your mountain magic getaway at Sun Valley Resort.
Locals Guide to Driving & Parking around Sun Valley
Chief Deputy for the Blaine County Sheriff’s Department, Will Fruehling, has been patrolling the streets of the Wood River Valley for over 20 years. Since starting his career as a patrol officer for the Ketchum Police Department in 1995, Fruehling has been a patrol deputy, a Sergeant, Investigator for the Idaho Department of Corrections, and was appointed to his current position in 2017 by Sheriff Harkins. As a local and a police officer, Fruehling has seen plenty of visitors come and go over the years and through the seasons. So we asked him some tips on driving and parking, what his driving pet peeves are, and Fruehling settles the Miscellany II debate between left-lane drivers and right-lane once and for all. What tips do you have for visitors who haven’t driven in snow before? Will: “Obviously, the first thing is for people to slow down when the road’s covered in snow or when the road is slick. You see these people who wiz by and then you see them right in front of you at the next stoplight in town and you’re like, they made it at the same time that I did, but they went too fast for these …
