This calendar provides scheduling for Events and Classes.
July 1-4, 8 & 9, 13, 17, 20, 24, 29 & August 2, 2008
VIOLET by Brian Crawley & Janine Tesori
DESCRIPTION:As part of Company of Fools' SUMMER FOOLS FESTIVAL, running July 1 - August 3rd this hauntingly beautiful musical was one of the most acclaimed off-Broadway shows astounding critics and audiences with its powerful story, its energetic, toe-tapping Gospel, Rock, Country, and Rhythm and Blues scores.
EVENT TYPE: performing arts
TIME: 2PM, 7PM & 8PM $15-$25
SIGN UP BY: Call 578-9122 LOCATION: The Liberty Theatre
PHONE: 208.788.6520
WEBSITE: www.companyoffools.com
July 1st, 2008
NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
DESCRIPTION:Noises Off , proclaimed the funniest farce ever written, is a glorious opportunity to watch seven slamming doors, one breaking window, 30 trips up and down stairs and 17 false entrances, while listening to 73 flubbed lines, 46 miscues, one dramatic highlight, 22 double entendres, six regular entendres and a million laughs - all while trying to find a missing plate of sardines.
EVENT TYPE: performing arts
TIME: 7PM & 8PM $15-$25
SIGN UP BY: Call 578-9122
LOCATION: The Liberty Theatre
PHONE: 208.788.6520
WEBSITE: www.companyoffools.com
July 3, 2008
Sun Valley Opera, Diva Party
A private residence. Wine and hors d'oeuvres around the piano. Short medley by the artists.
208.726.0991
WEBSITE: www.sunvalleyopera.com
July 4, 2008
Ice Cream Social
The Center, Hailey,
TIME: 1 p.m to 3 p.m., free.
208.726.9491
WEBSITE: www.sunvalleycenter.org
July 5, 2008
Gallery Walks
Sun Valley Gallery Association
July 5 & 6, 2008
Idol Extravaganza
Sun Valley Opera. Four of America’s top classical crossover singers vie for your vote.
TIME: 8 p.m.
LOCATION: Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood, Ketchum. Tickets: Chapter One Bookstore, Ketchum; 208.726.0991
WEBSITE: www.sunvalleyopera.com
July 5th - August 3rd, 2008
COLLECTED STORIES by Donald Marguiles
DESCRIPTION: A respected short story writer and teacher , Ruth Steiner, has carved out a comfortable life for herself in a Greenwich Village apartment she has occupied for decades. Lisa Morrison,is a talented graduate student and aspiring writer, a child of suburban privilege. Lisa arrives at Ruth's apartment for her first tutorial as a gushing hero worshiper. When Ruth quips, "I had someone darker in mind," she doesn't realize the foreshadowing in her own life story, but the audience should be put on alert.
EVENT TYPE: performing arts
TIME: 7PM & 8PM $15-$25
SIGN UP BY: Call 578-9122
LOCATION: The Liberty Theatre
PHONE: 208.788.6520
WEBSITE: www.companyoffools.com
July 7th, 2008
Company of Fools' ACT II INSTITUTE
DESCRIPTION: Classes in acting, voice and crativity for adults 62 and over running July 7 - August 1, 2008.
EVENT TYPE: classes, lecture
TIME: 1PM - 3PM $50-$200
LOCATION: The Liberty Theatre
PHONE: 208.788.6520
WEBSITE: www.companyoffools.com
July 7-11, July 14-18, July 21-25,
& July 28-August 1, 2008
Youth Clay Camp: Wiki Wiki Clay, Take a trip to Hawaii
DESCRIPTION: Taught by Zoey Pierce this fun five day kids camp open to children ages 7-12 will include many creative activites. Children will sculpt a sea turtle, create tikis, design a lei, make a volcano,learn about ancient traditions and end the clay camp with a luau party .
EVENT TYPE: classes, visual arts
TIME: 9:30am to Noon, ages seven to 12, $125
SIGN UP BY: Classes Fill! Register in Advance LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 8th, 2008
TEEN TEA PARTIES
DESCRIPTION: Come get a taste of clay! Handbuilding projects for middle school and older teens. No previous experience necessary.
EVENT TYPE: Classes/Lectures; Visual Arts
TIME: 2-4 p.m. $30
LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 12th, 2008
NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
DESCRIPTION: Part of the Summer Fools Festival, Running July 1 - August 3, Noises Off is considered THE funniest farce ever written!
EVENT TYPE: performing arts
TIME: 2PM, 7PM & 8PM $15-$25
SIGN UP BY: Call 578-9122 LOCATION: The Liberty Theatre
PHONE: 208.788.6520
WEBSITE: www.companyoffools.com
July 14 – August 1, 2008
Summer Art Camps with Lisa Whitworth
Children, ages five to 10 (grouped by age), will explore drawing, painting, textiles and collage.
LOCATION: The Center, Hailey. 208.726.9491
WEBSITE: www.sunvalleycenter.org
July 14th, 2008
Mud & Margaritas: Tea Boxes
DESCRIPTION: Adults only. Now it is your turn! Come in with your friends, have a drink with us and create a fun memento of your time in Sun Valley! It is a good time and no previous experience is necessary! Must be over 21.
EVENT TYPE: Adult classes, visual arts
TIME: 5-7 p.m. $30
SIGN UP BY: Classes Fill! Register in Advance LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks 10th St. Industrial Center, Suite B6 Ketchum
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 14-18, July 21-25, & July 28-August 1, 2008
Youth Clay Camp: Wiki Wiki Clay, Take a trip to Hawaii
DESCRIPTION: Taught by Zoey Pierce this fun five day kids camp open to children ages 7-12 will include many creative activites. Children will sculpt a sea turtle, create tikis, design a lei, make a volcano,learn about ancient traditions and end the clay camp with a luau party .
EVENT TYPE: classes, visual arts
TIME: 9:30am to Noon, ages seven to 12, $125
SIGN UP BY: Classes Fill! Register in Advance LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 15, 2008
Lecture with Martin Indyk
Martin Indyk is uniquely qualified to address current events in the Middle East. Indyk served two terms as the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and acted as special assistant to President Clinton and as senior director of Near East and South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council. While at the NSC, he served as principal advisor to the President and the National Security Advisor on Arab-Israeli issues, Iraq, Iran and South Asia.
LOCATION: Community Library, Ketchum
TIME: Free of charge, 7 p.m. 208.726.9491;
WEBSITE: www.sunvalleycenter.org
July 15-17, 2008
Playing off the Wheel
DESCRIPTION:Marjolaine Renfro will lead this 3 day workshop focusing on creating one intricate hand-built project. She will concentrate on line, space and form through exploring double walls, opening doors and combining mulitple forms.
EVENT TYPE: classes, visual arts
TIME: 2-4:30pm $180 plus cost of supplies
SIGN UP BY: July 14th LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks 10th St. Industrial Center, Suite B6 Ketchum
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 17, 2008
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi
Soul Stew Revival
Powerhouse musicians (and husband and wife) Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi have combined forces for a summer outing, touring together as one musical group. The guitar-slinging couple have recorded on each other's albums and toured together with their respective bands on occasion, but this new musical adventure reveals the two side-by-side leading one amazing ensemble.
LOCATION: River Run, Ketchum
TIME: 7 p.m. 208.726.9491
WEBSITE: www.sunvalleycenter.org
July 17, 2008
Susan Bell, The Artful Edit, Book reading and signing
“…to edit is to listen, above all; to hear past the emotional filters that distort the sound of our all too human words; and to then make choices rather than judgements. As we read our writing, how can we learn to hear ourselves better?" The author will discuss her book and answer audience questions.
TIME: 6 p.m.
LOCATION: The Community Library, Ketchum. 208.726.3493 x120
WEBSITE: www.thecommunitylibrary.org
July 18, 2008
Ceramic artist, Dan Anderson
with Boulder Mountain Clayworks.
TIME: 6 p.m.
LOCATION: The Community Library, Ketchum. 208.726.3493 x120;
WEBSITE: www.thecommunitylibrary.org
July 18-20, 2008
Guest Artist Series with Dan Anderson "Architecturally Inspired Pots"
Boulder Mountain Clayworks. Guest Artist, Dan Anderson, is well known for his architectural clay sculptures influenced by rural and urban structures. He travels all over the world documenting water towers, barns, silos, factories and industrial forms. The results are richly poetic translations that echo the neglected structures that inspire him. In this “hands on” workshop, students will be asked to work with an architectural form that inspires them. Participants should be competent on the wheel.
Tuition: $225, plus materials. 208.726.4484;
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 21-25, & July 28-August 1, 2008
Youth Clay Camp: Wiki Wiki Clay, Take a trip to Hawaii
DESCRIPTION: Taught by Zoey Pierce this fun five day kids camp open to children ages 7-12 will include many creative activites. Children will sculpt a sea turtle, create tikis, design a lei, make a volcano,learn about ancient traditions and end the clay camp with a luau party .
EVENT TYPE: classes, visual arts
TIME: 9:30am to Noon, ages seven to 12, $125
SIGN UP BY: Classes Fill! Register in Advance LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 21st, 2008
Teenage Clay Makers: Teenage Throwing
DESCRIPTION: Fun on wheels for Middle School and older teens! In this five day workshop we will explore round forms, making mugs and bowls. No previous experience necessary.
EVENT TYPE: Adult classes, visual arts
TIME: 2-4 p.m. $150
SIGN UP BY: Classes Fill! Register in Advance LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks 10th St. Industrial Center, Suite B6 Ketchum
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 23, 2008
Killer View
Best-selling suspense writer Ridley Pearson will be at the library for a book reading and signing. The author’s new book, Killer View, is the newest Walt Fleming crime novel.
LOCATION: The Community Library, Ketchum
TIME: 6 p.m. 208.726.3493 x120
WEBSITE: www.thecommunitylibrary.org
July 24-26, 2008
27th Annual Sun Valley Center for the Arts Wine Auction
Vintner Dinners, July 24; Auction Gala, July 25; Wine Tasting, July 26, 12:30 to 3 p.m., $40. Wine Auction Picnic and concert with Tommy Castro Band at Bigwood at Thunder Spring Golf Course, July 26, 6 p.m to 9 p.m., $80. All events 21 and older ONLY. 208.726.9491
WEBSITE: www.sunvalleycenter.org
July 25th-27th, 2008
FREE-FORM FIGURES
DESCRIPTION: Taught by Australian Sculptor, Julie Harvey, who makes wonderfully fun and large figures. This workshop offers an intensive 2-day exploration of clay. Using coils and slabs to hand build free form figures, students are encouraged to push sculptural boundaries and work large! Open to all skill levels.
EVENT TYPE: classes, visual arts
TIME: Call for schedule $225 plus materials
SIGN UP BY: Classes Fill! Register in Advance LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks 10th St. Industrial Center, Suite B6 Ketchum
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 28th, 2008
Mud & Margaritas: Teapots
DESCRIPTION: Adults only. Now it is your turn! Come in with your friends, have a drink with us and create a fun memento of your time in Sun Valley! It is a good time and no previous experience is necessary! Must be over 21.
EVENT TYPE: Adult classes, visual arts
TIME: 5p.m. - 7p.m., $30
SIGN UP BY: Classes Fill! Register in Advance LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 28, 2008
Edgar M. Bronfman Chamber Music Series
Free Chamber music concert. For the 14th year, Edgar M. Bronfman underwrites this three-concert chamber music series, which kicks off the regular concert season.
LOCATION: Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood, Ketchum
TIME: 6:30 p.m. 208.622.5607;
WEBSITE: www.svsummersymphony.org
July 28-August 1, 2008
Youth Clay Camp: Wiki Wiki Clay, Take a trip to Hawaii
DESCRIPTION: Taught by Zoey Pierce this fun five day kids camp open to children ages 7-12 will include many creative activites. Children will sculpt a sea turtle, create tikis, design a lei, make a volcano,learn about ancient traditions and end the clay camp with a luau party .
EVENT TYPE: classes, visual arts
TIME: 9:30am to Noon, ages seven to 12, $125
SIGN UP BY: Classes Fill! Register in Advance LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com
July 30, 2008
Edgar M. Bronfman Chamber Music Series
Free Chamber music concert. For the 14th year, Edgar M. Bronfman underwrites this three-concert chamber music series, which kicks off the regular concert season.
LOCATION: Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood, Ketchum
TIME: 6:30 p.m. 208.622.5607;
WEBSITE: www.svsummersymphony.org
July 31st, 2008
FAMILY CLAY: MASKS OF DOOM
DESCRIPTION: This is a fun day! Create something wonderful out of clay, working side by side with your child!
EVENT TYPE: classes, visual arts
TIME: -4 p.m. $40 for one adult and one child. Extra adult or child, $10 each
SIGN UP BY: Classes Fill! Register in Advance LOCATION: Boulder Mountain Clayworks
PHONE: 208.726.4484
WEBSITE: www.bouldermtnclay.com