This calendar provides scheduling for Events,
followed by scheduling for Classes.
March 1st
Mary Jane Jacob ìAn Everyday Artî
While some people live with art at home, artists have also used the home as a location for art making in recent decades. Mary Jane Jacob will discuss home-based projects she has undertaken with artists. From works set in private domestic interiors to those in public view on city streets, this talk will look at projects that confront issues of home ownership and land redevelopment and seek to have a humanistic, ecological and artistic impact on the urban and rural scene. This program is presented by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. For Information call the Community Library, 208.726.3493; www.thecommunitylibrary.org
March 2nd through March 4th
Free Form Sculpture
A weekend project, hand building large and figurative sculptures. $225 tuition, plus the cost of clay. Boulder Mountain Clayworks, Friday 5:00 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to noon 208.726.4484; www.bouldermtnclay.com
March 3rd
Turtle Island Quartet
A glorious fusion of jazz and chamber music, the Turtle Island Quartet has been the very definition of chamber jazz for nearly 20 years. Expect the unexpected from this Grammy winning quartet: these four classically trained string musicians play everything from Bach to Brubeck, Tchaikovsky to Frank Zappaónot to mention their own compositions. Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood, Ketchum, 7:30 p.m., $15 members / $20 non-members / $5 kids 12 and under. www.sunvalleycenter.org
March 6th
Spontaneity of Monotypes
One night creative workshop, with Zoey Crawford. Come to this class and learn how to draw or paint on a smooth surface and then transfer your image to paper. No press is necessary, and with a few tips youíll be making excellent prints in next to no time. The Center, Ketchum. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., $20 members/$25 non-members. www.sunvalleycenter.org
March 7, 2009
Children’s Arts Festival
A free event for elementary school children and their families to celebrate and explore dance, drama, music, literary arts and visual arts.
LOCATION: Community Campus, Hailey, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wood River Arts Alliance. 208.578.7720
WEBSITE: www.wrartsalliance.org
March 8th
Dan Cameron, Curator and Critic
Dan been professionally active as a curator and critic since 1980. As Senior Curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, he guided the museum to a program of new art that was global in scope. His writings appear regularly in Artforum, Flash Art, Parkett, and trans.og. He serves also on the graduate teaching faculty of Columbia University, New York University and School of Visual Arts. This program is presented by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. For Information call the Community Library, 208.726.3493; www.thecommunitylibrary.org
March 9, 2007
Gallery Walk
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sun Valley Gallery Association; 208.726.5512;
www.svgalleries.org
March 9, 2007
Itís the First Place to be for Gallery Walk
The Sun Valley Center for the Arts opens early
for all gallery walks with appetizers and wine.
The Center, Ketchum, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Sun Valley Center for the Arts; 208.726.9491;
www.sunvalleycenter.org
March 10th
Watercolor for self-expression
This one-day watercolor painting class with Carol Duchamp is ideal for beginners, teachers, therapists and artists working in any medium who are seeking a fresh start. Tap into your ìinner artistî to see, speak and create your own visual language. Class demonstration and discussion will include wetting the paper, using color and pigment, brushwork, edge shading and the use of watercolor crayon. The Center, Ketchum, 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Registration deadline: Feb 23. $60 members/$110 non-members. www.sunvalleycenter.org
March 11, 2007
Our Moveable Feast
Favorite books provide the themes for delicious
food and fun dÈcor provided by the Valleyís best decorators and restaurants.
The Community Library, Ketchum; 208.726.3493;
www.thecommunitylibrary.org
March 11th
Our Moveable Feast, the Community Libraryís Spring Benefit.
5:30 p.m., Reservations available at our website, or at the Library.
More information available on our website www.thecommunitylibrary.org
March 14th through March 19th
Darfur: A Call for Compassion
The Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Jewish Community join together with Global Grassroots to present a weeklong special project focusing on the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.Ý Three different programs will provide opportunities for education and participation. This project is generously being supported by Richard and Judith Smooke. The Center Gallery, Ketchum. Opening reception, March 15th, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. www.sunvalleycenter.org
March 15th
An American Witness to Genocide in Darfur
Former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle was one of only three Americans to serve as a military observer for the African Union in Darfur, Sudan. He will share his exclusive photographs from areas no journalist has been able to access and offer a riveting look at what he experienced on the frontlines. Nexstage Theatre, Ketchum, 7:00 p.m. Ticket required, please reserve in advance at The Center, Ketchum or online, www.sunvalleycenter.org
March 17th
The Devil Came on Horseback
ÝA documentary film about Brian Steidleís experience in Darfur, ìThe Devil Came on Horsebackî, produced by Break Thru Films in association with Global Grassroots, will have its first private showing in Sun Valley before launching a nationwide tour. The film exposes the violence and tragedy of the genocide in Darfur as seen through the eyes of a lone American witness. For an invitation to the film screening or for further information please contact the Wood River Jewish Community Darfur Project Director, Susan Fierman, at 208.725.0583 or via email at darfur@wrjc.org
March 17th
Saturday Morning Special
Elementary school artists and parents make spring baskets! $40/parent & child - $10 ea. additional person. Boulder Mountain Clayworks. 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 208.726.4484; www.bouldermtnclay.com
March 19th to May 7th
Teenage Throwing
For middle school and up who want to throw. $150 tuition. Boulder Mountain Clayworks. 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. 208.726.4484; www.bouldermtnclay.com
March 20th through April 10th
Clay I
For adults with little or no clay experience. $100 tuition, plus the cost of clay. Boulder Mountain Clayworks. 9:00 a.m. to noon or 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 208.726.4484; www.bouldermtnclay.com
March 21st through April 11th
Hand Building I
Open to adults wanting to play in clay. $100 tuition, plus the cost of clay. Boulder Mountain Clayworks, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 208.726.4484; www.bouldermtnclay.com
March 21st through April 4th
Lids, Lids, Lids
Open to adults with current clay experience. $75 tuition, plus the cost of clay. Boulder Mountain Clayworks, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 208.726.4484; www.bouldermtnclay.com
March 21st
ìTina Barney: Social Studiesî a film by Jaci Judelson.
Tina Barney, an American photographer best known for her large-scale documentation of the lifestyles and relationships of her family and close friends, will introduce the film with a short talk. The film, an often amusing, intimate portrait of a woman born into a life of privilege who came to turn her world into art, Tina Barney: Social Studies, sets its gaze on a milieu that can appear to be as pleasurable as it is unsettling. Free Event, donations always appreciated. The Community Library, 6 p.m. 208.726.3493; www.thecommunitylibrary.org
March 22nd
Exhibit by: R. Gregory Christie
Visitors will have the unique opportunity to see the mural in process and hear from a world-renown illustrator. Christie will speak about the process of illustrating a story, the relationship between image and text and the reason he paints such big hands and skinny necks. The Center, Ketchum. 7:00 p.m., www.sunvalleycenter.org
March 23rd and May 18th
Off the Page
Families are invited to engage with the artwork, to find their own stories in the pictures, to spend an afternoon reading books together in the gallery and to meet artists.
With this project, The Center hopes to expand the definition of illustration and to explore the ways we continue to tell stories to each other. The featured artists are among the most successful and award-winning illustrators working today. The Center, Ketchum. www.sunvalleycenter.org
March 23rd and May 18th
Exhibition at the Center, Ketchum
Paintings and working sketches by Chris Raschka, R. Gregory Christie and Peter SÌs, many from well-known stories, will be on display at The Center gallery in Ketchum. In addition, R. Gregory Christie will create an original mural at The Center as part of the exhibition. Docent tours every Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. www.sunvalleycenter.org
March 24th
Tony McManus and Randal Bays
Recognized throughout the world as the leading Celtic music guitarist. From early childhood, his twin obsessions of traditional music and acoustic guitar have worked together to produce a startlingly original approach to this ancient art. His guitar playing is flawless, atmospheric and evocativeóconsistently appealing whether heís playing Breton dance tunes, pipe laments or Charles Mingus jazz. Liberty Theatre, Hailey. 7:30 p.m. $15 adults / $5 kids 12 and under.
March 26th through March 30th
SPRING BREAK ART CLASS - Become an Illustrator
Explore the different styles and mediums of your favorite childrenís book illustrators to create your very own book of illustrations. This class is for children who love looking at the illustrations in books, enjoy drawing or just want to learn how to be a better illustrator. 9:00 a.m. to noon. Age 7 to 10. $190 members / $215 non-members
March 26th through March 30th
SPRING BREAK ART CLASS ñ Project: WRM 07
Itís the Wood River Mural 2007. In this five-day class students will learn how to collaborate and translate thoughts and ideas into an organized composition. The class will incorporate drawing, composition, perspective and color design techniques. 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Age 11 to 16. Registration deadline: March 9th. $190 members/$215
non-members.
March 28th through May 18th
Leslie Patricelliís Exhibition
Small-scale images are big on color, with layers of acrylic paint that make her babies, binkies, and elephants pop off the page. Her board books for toddlers have earned her an admiring audience due to her charming imagery and familiar topics. Her books include Yummy YUCKY, BIG Little, and Quiet LOUD, and she is at work on her seventh and eighth books for Candlewick Press. The Center, Hailey. www.sunvalleycenter.org
March 3, 2007
Saturday Special
Parents and children work together making
spring baskets! Boulder Mountain Clayworks
in Ketchum, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Boulder Mountain Clayworks; 208.726.4484;
www.bouldermtnclay.com
*Children/Youth Program