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Jackson Hole’s greatest live act will be here after many requests.  They bring all your favorite country tunes as well as some ol’ favorites that will get that booty moving!

Check them out @ Whiskey Jacques' Saturday, February 25th, Band Starts at 10PM. $5 Bucks at the door.

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Papoose Club will hold its annual Quigley Cup cross-country ski event on Sunday, February 26. This fun, free event features races in both skate and classic disciplines for kids ages 3-13, as well as an obstacle course. Quigley Cup will be held at Quigley Nordic Center, located at the end of Fox Acres Roads in Hailey. Registration will be held from 10:00 - 10:30am and the races begin at 11:00. Sturtevants Mountain Outfitters in Hailey is offering a $6 equipment rental to kids who participate in Quigley Cup.

Quigley Cup is a free community service event put on by Papoose Club, in partnership with staff from the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation’s Nordic ski program and the Blaine County Recreation District.The event was introduced in 2007 as a cross-country skiing complement to Papoose Club’s long-standing downhill races for kids—the Kindercup.

"Snowboarders talk about progression, but evolution is a better way to describe the influential two-decade career of Wyatt Caldwell. From defining film footage, stunning images and street rail mastery to a resume stacked with a Grand Prix Halfpipe Championship, a Transworld Magazine cover and Vans Cup wins in multiple disciplines—Wyatt has made his mark on the international contest circuit and the national professional stage.

But as Wyatt's style has evolved, his focus has shifted from X Games and Dew Tour Slopestyle stops to the untracked terrain park of the backcountry. In this venue he has applied his free-reign style to long powder spines, huge pillow stacks and AK cliff lines with a clean, technical result. Now part of the YES movement, Wyatt has migrated from the Mammoth and Salt Lake scenes back home to Sun Valley and the surrounding ranges where he first learned to ride."

(Hailey, ID) –  Tele, snowboard and alpine disciplines were all represented on the race course at last Friday’s Dual Race at Rotarun Ski Area, sponsored by Hearing Aid Counselors & Audiology.

Friday’s race was the third in the 4-race series presented by 5-B Garage and Rotarun Ski Area.  Racers’ last chance to join the fun is this Friday at the Haemmerle & Haemmerle Dual GS Race.  Competition is open to all ages and any equipment.

Everyone is welcome to practice running gates Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at Rotarun.  Race registration will be at Sun Valley Brewing on Thursday, 7 – 8 p.m.; or just before racing Friday, 5 – 6 p.m. at Rotarun.

 Here are the results for racers completing two runs, which were combined for times:

Chali 2na MC. Musician. Actor. Painter. Renaissance Man.

Chali 2na has done it all. From his days growing up on the hardscrabble streets of Chicago’s south side, to his subsequent explosion onto Los Angeles’ burgeoning hip-hop scene, to his tenure as MC for seminal hip-hop group Jurassic 5, Chali epitomizes the portrait of a 21st century artist.

To be sure, with his unmistakable, beloved baritone, Chali has firmly established himself as one of the most distinctive, charismatic personalities not just in hip-hop, but music in general.

Check Him out @ Whiskey Jacques' Monday, February 27th. $15 adv/$18 at the door.

http://chali2na.com/

Hailing from Jackson Hole, DJ Simultaneous knows how to get the party going. He killed it on New Year’s Eve at The Mangy Moose.  Check him out @ Whiskey Jacques Friday night, February 24th. Party Starts at 10 PM, $5 at the door.

The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley is celebrating their 30th anniversary with a special World Spay Day goal to spay or neuter 30 cats in conjunction with their No-Cost Community Spay/Neuter Program on February 28, 2012.  Executive Director/Medical Director Jo-Anne Dixon, DVM, and Operations Manager Nadia Novik, CVT, will be hard at work all day in order to accomplish this ambitious goal.

World Spay Day is an annual event promoted by The Humane Society, designed to shine a spotlight on spay/neuter as a proven means of saving the lives of companion animals and preventing pet overpopulation.  According to The Humane Society, “Nationwide, an estimated 6-8 million homeless kittens, puppies, cats, and dogs enter animal shelters every year. About half of these animals are adopted. Tragically, the other half are put down. The majority of animals euthanized are healthy, sweet pets who would have made great companions.”

In Blaine County, we are lucky to have a responsible no-kill shelter for our homeless... (more)

If you’re familiar with bluegrass music, then you’re tuned in to some of what Greensky Bluegrass does. They’re also known to throw a great party, rock n roll, and (if the critics are to be believed) they have great songs. They are unquestionably a team of friends that traverse the country making music they enjoy. What makes Greensky different than Bluegrass? Poignant rural ballads about real people? Dobro tone that Jerry (Douglas or Garcia) would love? Distortion Pedals? Grit and attitude from a whiskey soaked card game? Indeed, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

This quintet from Michigan  has been staying up late at all the coolest festivals and stopping to  play your favorite clubs and theaters across America for 11 years now.   Nearly 175 shows per year has prepared them for the rigorous task of  continuity.  Greensky Bluegrass isn’t slowing down.  “They’re coming to  your town to help you party down.”... (more)

Cherie Burns will discuss her latest book, Searching for Beauty--The Life of Millicent Rogers, the first comprehensive biography of the Standard Oil heiress and fashion icon. Rogers lived a life emblematic of the first half of the Twentieth Century. From New York, Southampton, Paris, Austria, Washington, D.C.and Hollywood to Taos, New Mexico she created a sensation and invariably left a stylist impression. After three husbands and a series of lovers that included Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, James Forrestal and Clark Gable, Rogers settled in New Mexico and reinvented herself a final time in an unpredictable resolution to her high-flying history.

"Millicent Rogers is truly an American Legend and Cherie Burns has finally given us a wonderful biography about her!"

 –Diane Von Furstenberg

Cherie Burns

Cherie Burns is the author of The Great Hurricane: 1938, published by Grove/Atlantic (2005) in soft and hardcover.  Jonathan Yardley of The Washington Post wrote: “Her own very good... (more)

Mentoring and Education Program Offers Hands-On Learning to Clients

There is more than wholesome food for local families struggling to make ends meet at The Hunger Coalition.  Clients can participate in nutrition workshops, cooking classes, and computer training sessions through the Mentoring & Education Program.  It makes getting back on their feet a little easier.

The Hunger Coalition’s mission has a two-pronged approach to fighting hunger.  First, get food into the hands of those who need it.  Second, empower those folks to move beyond hunger through education.  While providing essential, basic nutrition to an average of 210 children and adults every week through their Mobile Food Bank, The Hunger Coalition is also committed to giving clients the support needed during times of family crisis and desperation.

Educational Workshops focused on Child Nutrition this February offer tasty, healthy recipe ideas and basic nutritional information to parents.  Kids explore better nutrition with... (more)

When most people hear the word 'detox,' they think of someone coming off drugs or alcohol. But in today's over-dependence on synthetic chemicals used in food production, 'cleaning' products, house wares and almost every other industry, there isn't a single person in America living without chemicals in their body, resultantly taking a toll on the health of your body…whether you notice it, yet, or not.

You can’t see them but toxins are ubiquitous in today’s world. Be it in the water, the sky, or the land, toxins are there. If unfiltered, drinking water can be full of chlorine or residues from plastic bottles. Many of America’s rivers and lakes are too polluted for swimming or aquatic life. The air can be full of emissions from cars and factory smoke stacks, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers. All of these end up in your lungs, and in the soil where your food grows.

Toxins aren't just outside either. The EPA states that American homes are 70 times more polluted than outdoor air due to household cleaners, and vapors... (more)

Housing affordability rose to a record high during the fourth quarter of 2011, which means a home buyer’s purchasing power is greater than it ever has been before, according to the most recent National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.

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Here's the details for Leif's Race:

There will be two categories of competition, Alpine and Telemark. You may race the Giant Slalom on alpine skis or telemark skis. Leif didn’t snowboard, but snowboarders are welcome to race. They will compete in the Tele category. 

Giant Slalom – There will be a one run Giant Slalom race down Cozy. The course will be open and easy, so if you aren’t a very good alpine skier, don’t worry. After skiing your GS run, you will head to the Nordic Center (Golf Club) for the….

Nordic Race – The Nordic race will be on Leif’s Loop, which is 2.5 km. Kids born after 2001, and adults born before 1942 have the option of racing just one lap (2.5 km). Everyone else will race two laps (5 km)

Age groups: (awards to top three finishers in each age group)
Class 0 – Born 2002 – present
Class 1 – Born 1992 – 2001
Class 2 – Born 1982 – 1991
Class 3 – Born 1972 – 1981
Class 4 – Born 1962 –... (more)

This is going to be a great weekend of Hockey with the Sun Valley Suns facing off against the feared rival team from Langley, British Colombia.  The Canadians beat the Suns Last year both games and the Suns are looking for redemption.  Get ready for some fast paced, hard hitting, explosive Hockey at the Sun Valley Indoor Ice Rink.

Puck Drops at 7PM Both Friday and Saturday night.

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Popular humorist Garrison Keillor will be the final speaker in the Sun Valley Center for the Arts 2011–12 Lecture Series, on March 5. No more tickets are available for the event, which sold out in early February.

Best known as the host for the radio program Prairie Home Companion, Keillor is also the author of many bestselling books, most of which center on tales from Lake Wobegon, the fictitious Minnesota town where “"all the women are strong, all the men are good looking and all the children are above average." He is also a contributor to The New Yorker, the Atlantic Monthly and Salon.com.

Keillor’s lecture is a part of The Center’s fifth year of presenting a Lecture Series.  The series has included voices as wide ranging as feminist Gloria Steinem, Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz, and former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer.  No matter who is speaking, the goal of the series is to stimulate conversations in our community on topics of local and national importance.... (more)

In this two-day weekend workshop just for teens, students will learn the fundamental skills and techniques of drawing with instructor Mitsuru Brandon.

 Offered by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, the teen drawing workshop takes place Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, at The Center, Hailey.

The course will focus on freehand drawing using a variety of media. Students will work from observation and practice accuracy in rendering. They will explore form, space, light, texture and composition as it applies to drawing. Advanced students will experiment with linear perspective and the depiction of complicated shapes and figures.

Mitsuru Brandon grew up in Tokyo and studied art there and at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she earned her BA and MFA degrees.

The All about Drawing Teen Workshop meets from 10 am to 4 pm at The Center, Hailey. The fee is only $10 for the whole weekend, but advance registration is required. Register online at www.sunvalleycenter.org or call 726.9491 ex 10.... (more)

Just like living organisms, cities thrive and decline. Sometimes they even die. A new multidisciplinary project opening at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts on Friday, February 17 explores the “urban lifecycle” through visual arts exhibitions, a film, an artist talk and a free Family Day activity.

“We tend to think of cities in opposition to nature and the environment,” says Courtney Gilbert, The Center’s Curator of Visual Arts. “But when we talk about cities, we often use words that reveal that they are actually complex systems with unique cycles of growth and decline, sometimes expanding and sometimes, literally, shrinking.” 

Urban Lifecycles opens at The Center, Ketchum, during Gallery Walk on Friday, February 17 from 5 to 8 pm. Enjoy a glass of wine and be among the first to see the exhibition.

Gilbert hopes the project will get people thinking about why some cities overcome cycles of decline and decay while others stagnate or wither. Are strong economies&... (more)

Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ Lecture Series continues with Reza Aslan.

A frequent visitor to the Colbert Report, the Daily Show with John Stewart, ABC News and more – Reza Aslan brings a level of engagement, wit and humor to the topic of Islam and the Middle East. He has an ability to show multiple sides of issues that makes his audiences approach difficult ideas in new ways.

Writer and religious scholar Reza Aslan will be in Ketchum on Thursday, Feb. 23 to talk about the Arab Spring and how it might change the political landscape of the Middle East.

His lecture, “Youth in Revolt: The Future of the Middle East,” is presented by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts as part of its 2011–2012 Lecture Series.

Aslan is the author of the international bestseller No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam (2005). Named one of the 100 most important books of the decade, No god but God has been translated into 13 languages and was named Best Nonfiction Book of the... (more)

Gail Severn Gallery artist Theodore Waddell, will have an artist chat on Saturday, February 18 at 10:00 am at Gail Severn Gallery.  Come walk the gallery with Theodore as he discusses and fields questions about his latest work.

Idaho and Montana Rancher Theodore Waddell is an internationally recognized artist that has spent more than 50 years painting and sculpting his beloved western landscape full of horses, cattle and sheep - the icons of his life.

Waddell’s first exposure to painting was watching his father complete Paint by Numbers paintings.  He used small brushes and very small containers of paint.  This is the exact opposite of Theodore’s paintings. Waddell uses paint by the gallon, and he modifies brushes and trowels normally used for asphalt roofing. A gallery owner once joked that he should sell his paintings by the pound. Theodore’s love of the medium is evident even in his work on paper.

Waddell fills his canvases with endless combinations of colors, washes and sometimes wax. His impasto... (more)

Live Tonight!  One of our favorite bands from Colorado the "Fox Street All-Stars" Band Starts at 10PM. 

From the beginning of their time together, this core trio has been profoundly influenced by the culture and music of the south and, specifically, New Orleans.  Since they first got serious about the band a yearly pilgrimage to the New Orleans Jazz Fest to bond over late nights jam sessions and bellies full of beer of crawfish has been practically mandatory.  “A lot of serious band decisions have been made on our yearly Jazz Fest visit,” said Low who considers the New Orleans style of drumming to be at the core of his playing due to years studying under the legendary Crescent City drummer Stanton Moore of Galactic and Garage A Trois.  For the last two years The Fox Street All Stars have had the honor of not only headlining the official Galactic After Show Party, but also of having Moore sit-in with them for several numbers.  The New Orleans vibe is a big part of what... (more)

SolFest 2012

Blitzen Trapper Headlines Sun Valley Spring Break Weekend

  The Sun Valley, Idaho region is pleased to announce SolFest 2012, an event embodying the energy of spring with a weekend of snow, sun and rock and roll March 23-25^th 2012.  Rockers Blitzen Trapper will headline the weekend events playing a free show March 24^th on Main Street in downtown Ketchum, ID.

SolFest 2012 Schedule of Events:

Friday March 23

• 5:00 pm SolFest kick-off party at Grumpy’s Bar and Grill with musical request specialists Bermuda Cowboys
• 10:00 pm Southern rockers, Fox Street All Stars, play Whiskey Jacques

Saturday March 24

• 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Baldy Poker Run, register at Apple’s Bar and Grill
• 5:00 pm Main Street Party. Blitzen Trapper headlines multi-act, free concert
• 8:00 pm 511 Rail Jam at 511 Building, downtown Ketchum
• 10:00 pm Local troubadours, Old Death Whisper, play Whiskey Jacques

Sunday March 25

• 11:00 am Slide, Glide, Ride Relay at Dollar Mountain, a fun event for...