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FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Free Play

Thursday, May 14, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Free Play considers the relationship between design and creativity in social spaces dedicated to recreation and play. Inspired in part by artist Isamu Noguchi, who believed in the power of social spaces to unite art and play in ord...

COMPANY OF FOOLS SPECIAL PROJECT: A Play in a Day

Friday, May 1, 7:00 pm

Company of Fools is thrilled to announce our first ever 24 hour play project – a wild, exciting, and unexpected way to celebrate the writing, directing, and acting talents of artists in the Wood River Valley! On the evening of April 30, 5 groups of artists (playwrights, directors, actors, and designers) ...

FREE SPECIAL EVENT: JPC After Hours Exhibition Tour Free Play

Thursday, April 30, 7:00 pm

Join us for JPC After Hours Free Play! The Center’s spring BIG IDEA project Free Play considers the relationship between design and creativity in social spaces dedicated to recreation and play. Inspired in part by artist Isamu Noguchi, who believed in the power of social spaces to unite art and pl...

FILM: Meow Wolf: Origin Story (7pm screening)

Thursday, April 23, 7:00 pm

In one of the highest adrenaline, most unlikely success stories you'll ever see, Meow Wolf: Origin Story takes us through the meteoric rise of a penniless, anarchic art collective as it attracts the support of George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones) and morphs into a multi-million dollar corporation in just a fe...

FILM: Meow Wolf: Origin Story (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, April 23, 4:30 pm

In one of the highest adrenaline, most unlikely success stories you'll ever see, Meow Wolf: Origin Story takes us through the meteoric rise of a penniless, anarchic art collective as it attracts the support of George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones) and morphs into a multi-million dollar corporation in just a fe...

FREE ADULT CLASS: Doodle and Drink

Wednesday, April 22, 5:30 pm

Come join us for a fun filled evening of doodling on napkins at the Sawtooth Brewery. Doodling is about drawing fearlessly, with spontaneity, and with no rules or expectations put upon yourself or others. Various prompts will direct participants to play with creativity. Materials and experience not necessa...

FREE FAMILY DAY: The World is a Playground! (for families & kids ages 3–12 years old)

Saturday, April 18, 11:00 am

Parents and grandparents can enjoy a fun, activity packed afternoon at The Center with their children and grandchildren. This special event provides opportunities for multiple generations to explore art and ideas together, building confidence in self-expression through art making. The BIG IDEA project Free Pl...

2020 SPRING OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, April 15, 6:00 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2020 Spring Open Studios will take place on Wed, Apr 15*, 29, & May 13, 6–8pm. $25 for April 15 (Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques), $10 for April 29...

FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: Play Grounds

Thursday, April 9, 6:00 pm

What does intentional design around creating social spaces look like? How can guided play or guided interaction benefit the community? How does play trigger creativity in our community? Join moderator Scott Palmer, Producing Artistic Director for Company of Fools and panelists Tony Parkhill from Sun Valley Co...

FREE ADULT CLASS: Doodle and Drink

Wednesday, April 8, 5:30 pm

Come join us for a fun filled evening of doodling on napkins at the Sawtooth Brewery. Doodling is about drawing fearlessly, with spontaneity, and with no rules or expectations put upon yourself or others. Various prompts will direct participants to play with creativity. Materials and experience not necessa...

FREE MUSEUM-BASED ART THERAPY WORKSHOP: Stepping Out of the Frame (Spring 2020)

Tuesday, April 7, 2:30 pm

Stepping out of the Frame: Museum-Based Art Therapy Program furthers the Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ mission to enrich the community by creating a program dedicated to facilitating therapeutic experiences for those encountering cognitive and sensorimotor issues connected with aging. Each week, participa...

FILM: Love, Gilda (7pm screening)

Thursday, April 2, 7:00 pm

LOVE, GILDA opens a unique window into the honest and whimsical world of beloved comedian and performer Gilda Radner, whose greatest role was sharing her story. Working with the Radner estate, director Lisa D’Apolito unearthed a collection of diaries and personal audio and videotapes documenting her childho...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Free Play

Thursday, April 2, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Free Play considers the relationship between design and creativity in social spaces dedicated to recreation and play. Inspired in part by artist Isamu Noguchi, who believed in the power of social spaces to unite art and play in ord...

FILM: Love, Gilda (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, April 2, 4:30 pm

LOVE, GILDA opens a unique window into the honest and whimsical world of beloved comedian and performer Gilda Radner, whose greatest role was sharing her story. Working with the Radner estate, director Lisa D’Apolito unearthed a collection of diaries and personal audio and videotapes documenting her childho...

CRAFT SERIES WORKSHOP: Book Art Series: Rachael Mayer’s Bookbinding with (Re)Purpose

Saturday, March 28, 9:30 am

Utilize design and creative problem solving while making unique and repurposed books! Using a variety of basic binding techniques, you will learn how to alter existing books to make journals, sketchbooks, and photo albums. No previous bookmaking experience necessary.  Rachael Mayer is a fiber artist b...

FREE GALLERY WALK & OPENING CELEBRATION: Free Play

Friday, March 20, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at The Center and join us as we celebrate the opening of Free Play. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Free Play considers the relationship between design and creativity in social spaces dedic...

ARTIST TALK: Free Play with Tucker Nichols

Thursday, March 19, 5:30 am

Join us for participating artist Tucker Nichols’s talk about the role of play, experimentation and interactivity in his practice. Many of Nichols’s projects give museum visitors the opportunity to participate in them in some way, from rearranging objects to create sculptural installations to making images...

PERFORMING ARTS SERIES: We Banjo 3

Tuesday, March 17, 7:30 pm

One of the best live acts to come out of Ireland in recent years, the award-winning We Banjo 3 combine supergroup credentials with a breathtaking command of the emotive power of fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. Any single member of this group could electrify a venue with a solo performance, but together w...

COMPANY OF FOOLS INTENSIVES 3-DAY WORKSHOP SERIES: Improvisational Comedy with Andrew Beck of No Filter Improv

Thursday, March 12, 6:00 pm

This workshop is an introduction to group and team improvisational comedy, covering spontaneity, group focus, ensemble building, narrative skills and how to identify and exploit patterns and connections between ideas that help create brilliant and hilarious improv comedy. Participants will learn basic and int...

FEATURED SPEAKER: John Carreyrou

Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 pm

John Carreyrou is a two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at the Wall Street Journal. In his New York Times bestselling book Bad Blood, John Carreyrou shares the full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of the one-time multi-billion-dollar Silicon...

CONCERT/SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT: Carlene Carter

Sunday, March 8, 7:30 pm

Carlene Carter has been releasing music for almost four decades. The daughter of June Carter Cash and country star Carl Smith, stepdaughter of Johnny Cash, and granddaughter of "Mother" Maybelle Carter, she is the embodiment of the Carter Family in the 21st century. Carlene started her career singing with The...

SELF-CARE WORKSHOP: The Green Studio: An Art-therapy Workshop with Jordyn Dooley

Saturday, March 7, 10:00 am

Discover how the combined power of art making and interacting with nature can increase your well-being and serve as an act of self-care. Using her background in art therapy, Jordyn Dooley will facilitate therapeutic art making using natural materials. Individuals will have the opportunity to reconnect with th...

FILM: Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf (7pm screening)

Thursday, March 5, 7:00 pm

The documentary, Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, immerses viewers in Oudolf’s work and takes us inside his creative process, from his beautifully abstract sketches, to theories on beauty, to the ecological implications of his ideas. Intimate discussions take place through all fours seasons in Piet...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: The Bottomlessness of a Pond: Transcendentalism, Nature and Spirit

Thursday, March 5, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. The mid-19th century in the United States saw the emergence of a group of progressive thinkers who advocated for a new understanding of the relationship between the individual, the divine and the natural world. Ralph Waldo Emerson,...

FILM: Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, March 5, 4:30 pm

The documentary, Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, immerses viewers in Oudolf’s work and takes us inside his creative process, from his beautifully abstract sketches, to theories on beauty, to the ecological implications of his ideas. Intimate discussions take place through all fours seasons in Piet...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Niceties “MATINEE / BACKSTAGE TOUR & CHAT BACK”

Sunday, March 1, 3:00 pm

"The Family We Choose" When an ambitious young black student meets with her esteemed white professor to go over a paper the student is writing about the American Revolution, sparks fly as the two women engage in a discussion about who gets to tell the real story of America. Both women are brilliant, both a...

FREE SPECIAL EVENT: JPC After Hours Exhibition Tour The Bottomlessness of a Pond: Transcendentalism, Nature and Spirit

Thursday, February 27, 7:00 pm

Join us for JPC After Hours Tour of the exhibition The Bottomlessness of a Pond: Transcendentalism, Nature and Spirit! This BIG IDEA project offers the notion that Transcendentalism’s retreat from the material in favor of a spiritual or divine encounter with the natural is an idea that continues to be relev...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Niceties

Wednesday, February 26, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Choose" When an ambitious young black student meets with her esteemed white professor to go over a paper the student is writing about the American Revolution, sparks fly as the two women engage in a discussion about who gets to tell the real story of America. Both women are brilliant, both a...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Niceties “FIRST SATURDAY / EDUCATOR NIGHT & DATE NIGHT”

Saturday, February 22, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Choose" When an ambitious young black student meets with her esteemed white professor to go over a paper the student is writing about the American Revolution, sparks fly as the two women engage in a discussion about who gets to tell the real story of America. Both women are brilliant, both a...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Niceties “FIRST FRIDAY / OPENING NIGHT”

Friday, February 21, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Choose" When an ambitious young black student meets with her esteemed white professor to go over a paper the student is writing about the American Revolution, sparks fly as the two women engage in a discussion about who gets to tell the real story of America. Both women are brilliant, both a...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Niceties “FIRST THURSDAY / THROWBACK THURSDAY PREVIEW ($24 tickets)”

Thursday, February 20, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Choose" When an ambitious young black student meets with her esteemed white professor to go over a paper the student is writing about the American Revolution, sparks fly as the two women engage in a discussion about who gets to tell the real story of America. Both women are brilliant, both a...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Niceties “FIRST WEDNESDAY / PAY WHAT YOU FEEL PREVIEW”

Wednesday, February 19, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Choose" When an ambitious young black student meets with her esteemed white professor to go over a paper the student is writing about the American Revolution, sparks fly as the two women engage in a discussion about who gets to tell the real story of America. Both women are brilliant, both a...

2020 WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, February 19, 6:00 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2020 Winter Open Studios will take place on Wed, Jan 22*, Feb 19 & Mar 4, 6–8pm. *At the Jan 22 session, Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques.

SOLD OUT! PERFORMING ARTS SERIES: International Guitar Night 2020 (7:30pm show)

Tuesday, February 18, 7:30 pm

Back in Ketchum for a fourth season, International Guitar Night is celebrating its 20th anniversary and has become the toughest ticket to get on The Center’s performing arts season. Each year, founder Brian Gore invites four of the world’s best guitarists to tour together for two months in Europe and two ...

PERFORMING ARTS SERIES: International Guitar Night 2020 (4:30pm show—NEW ADDITION !)

Tuesday, February 18, 4:30 pm

Back in Ketchum for a fourth season, International Guitar Night is celebrating its 20th anniversary and has become the toughest ticket to get on The Center’s performing arts season. Each year, founder Brian Gore invites four of the world’s best guitarists to tour together for two months in Europe and two ...

FREE GALLERY WALK: The Bottomlessness of a Pond: Transcendentalism, Nature and Spirit

Friday, February 14, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The mid-19th century in the United States saw the emergence of a group of progressive thinkers who advocated for a new understanding of the re...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Nominated Shorts—Documentary Shorts Program B (7pm screening)

Thursday, February 13, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Newest version of the Oscar Nominated short films! DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM (to be offered as one program of 160 minutes) https://vimeo.com/show...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: The Bottomlessness of a Pond: Transcendentalism, Nature and Spirit

Thursday, February 13, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. The mid-19th century in the United States saw the emergence of a group of progressive thinkers who advocated for a new understanding of the relationship between the individual, the divine and the natural world. Ralph Waldo Emerson,...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Nominated Shorts—Documentary Shorts Program B (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, February 13, 4:30 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Newest version of the Oscar Nominated short films! DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM (to be offered as one program of 160 minutes) https://vimeo.com/show...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Nominated Shorts—Documentary Shorts Program A (7pm screening)

Wednesday, February 12, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Newest version of the Oscar Nominated short films! DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM A (to be offered as one program of 160 minutes) https://vimeo.com/sh...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Nominated Shorts—Documentary Shorts Program A (4:30pm screening)

Wednesday, February 12, 4:30 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Newest version of the Oscar Nominated short films! DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM A (to be offered as one program of 160 minutes) https://vimeo.com/sh...

CANCELLED—CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Finding the Transcendental in Still Life Painting with Sarah Bird

Monday, February 10, 9:00 am

This class has been cancelled—we apologize for any inconvenience. In this one week workshop students will explore the intersection of nineteenth century oil painting techniques with a nineteenth century American philosophy and artistic movement. Class participants will read and discuss excerpts from the Tra...

CRAFT SERIES WORKSHOP: Book Art Series: Let’s Make Accordion Books! With Angela Batchelor

Saturday, February 8, 10:00 am

Accordion books are simple and versatile, providing endless opportunities for artists and crafters. In this 2-day workshop students will learn a variety of different accordion-based structures that includes the use of hard and soft covers. No bookmaking experience is necessary as we will cover basic bookbindi...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Nominated Shorts—Animated Shorts (7pm screening)

Thursday, February 6, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Newest version of the Oscar Nominated short films! ANIMATED SHORTS (Running Time: 83 minutes) https://vimeo.com/showcase/6623331  (Password: 4n1...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Nominated Shorts—Animated Shorts (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, February 6, 4:30 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Newest version of the Oscar Nominated short films! ANIMATED SHORTS (Running Time: 83 minutes) https://vimeo.com/showcase/6623331  (Password: 4n1...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Nominated Shorts—Live Action Shorts (7pm screening)

Wednesday, February 5, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Newest version of the Oscar Nominated short films! LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Running Time: 104 minutes) https://vimeo.com/showcase/6623337  (Passw...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Nominated Shorts—Live Action Shorts (4:30pm screening)

Wednesday, February 5, 4:30 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Newest version of the Oscar Nominated short films! LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Running Time: 104 minutes) https://vimeo.com/showcase/6623337  (Password:...

COMPANY OF FOOLS PLAY READING: Tiny Beautiful Things

Sunday, February 2, 3:00 pm

The uplifting and richly funny TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS is based on the best-selling book by author Cheryl Strayed (Wild), and has been praised by The New York Times as “an ideal catharsis” and “handkerchief-soaking meditation on pain, loss, hope & forgiveness.” Thousands of people wrote letters a...

COMPANY OF FOOLS PLAY READING: Tiny Beautiful Things

Saturday, February 1, 7:00 pm

The uplifting and richly funny TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS is based on the best-selling book by author Cheryl Strayed (Wild), and has been praised by The New York Times as “an ideal catharsis” and “handkerchief-soaking meditation on pain, loss, hope & forgiveness.” Thousands of people wrote letters a...

SOLD OUT! FEATURED SPEAKER: Cheryl Strayed “Wild”

Thursday, January 30, 6:30 pm

Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling memoir Wild. At age 22, Strayed found herself shattered by her mother’s sudden death from cancer and the end of her young marriage. Strayed’s response to this emotional pain was to trek over 1,000 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail. In ad...

CREATIVE JUMP IN: On Being Thoreau with Tim Price

Wednesday, January 29, 6:00 pm

In Walking, written near the end of his life and posthumously published in 1862, Henry David Thoreau admits that, despite what many of us may like to think of him, he had, “with regard to Nature”, only “led a sort of border life”. This was true for him even at Walden Pond, the site of his great Transc...

SOLD OUT! PERFORMING ARTS SERIES: Taimane

Sunday, January 26, 7:30 pm

Catch ukulele virtuoso, songwriter and rising star, Taimane, in a small, intimate venue before bigger stages beckon. Born and raised in Hawaii of hapa Samoan descent, Taimane is renowned for both her pyrotechnics on the ukulele and her prowess in using music and movement to paint vibrant images that elicit de...

FREE FAMILY DAY: Nature Play (for families & kids ages 3–12 years old)

Saturday, January 25, 11:00 am

Parents and grandparents can enjoy a fun, activity packed afternoon at The Center with their children and grandchildren. This special event provides opportunities for multiple generations to explore art and ideas together, building confidence in self-expression through art making. The winter family day will f...

SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOPS: Landscape Photography with Sofia DeWolfe (for kids in grades 6–12)

Saturday, January 25, 9:00 am

Students will spend the morning investigating landscape photography with photographer Sofia DeWolfe.  They will begin by exploring a brief history of photography, developing an understanding of what a landscape photograph encompasses and the different ways to look at and to approach the landscape.  ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS PLAY READING: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

Thursday, January 23, 7:00 pm

In 1846, the essayist, philosopher, abolitionist, and naturalist Henry David Thoreau spent a night in jail after refusing to pay tax money that would support the war President James Polk single handedly waged against Mexico. This incident later provided the basis for Thoreau’s essay “On the Duty of Civil ...

CANCELLED: CREATIVE JUMP IN: Diving Deep into Winter Blues, Healing through Nature with Cal Millar

Thursday, January 23, 6:00 pm

In this class we create art that expresses the element of water, the winter element. Using mixed media and a corresponding winter color palette, we experience creating art that physically expresses your essence. Allowing art to be a healer. Cal Millar works as a licensed acupuncturist designing treatments ...

2020 WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, January 22, 6:00 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2020 Winter Open Studios will take place on Wed, Jan 22*, Feb 19 & Mar 4, 6–8pm. *At the Jan 22 session, Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques.

FREE MUSEUM-BASED ART THERAPY WORKSHOP: Stepping Out of the Frame

Tuesday, January 21, 2:00 pm

Stepping out of the Frame: Museum-Based Art Therapy Program furthers the Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ mission to enrich the community by creating a program dedicated to facilitating therapeutic experiences for those encountering cognitive and sensorimotor issues connected with aging. Each week, participa...

CRAFT SERIES WORKSHOP: Book Art Series: Coptic Bookbinding: Stab, Stitch and Sew with Chad Seelig

Saturday, January 18, 11:00 am

In this introductory bookbinding course students will learn the basic steps necessary to build, design, and construct their own hardcover book. Students will learn the technique of Coptic bookbinding, a non-toxic and adhesive free process which dates back to the 2nd Century AD in Egypt and can be used to crea...

SPECIAL EVENT: A Winter Walk with Matt Green

Saturday, January 18, 9:30 am

Matt Green is the subject of the film The World Before Your Feet. Matt has undertaken (and is nearly finished) a Herculean and Thoreau-type task, walking all the streets and alleys in New York’s 5 boroughs. This winter walk with Matt will be a snowshoe walk in the woods – we’ll gather at The Center to c...

FILM: The World Before Your Feet (7pm screening)

Thursday, January 16, 7:00 pm

There are 8,000 miles of roads and paths in New York City and for the past six years Matt Green has been walking them all - every street, park, cemetery, beach, and bridge. It's a five-borough journey that stretches from the barbershops of the Bronx to the forests of Staten Island, from the Statue of Liberty ...

FILM: The World Before Your Feet (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, January 16, 4:30 pm

There are 8,000 miles of roads and paths in New York City and for the past six years Matt Green has been walking them all - every street, park, cemetery, beach, and bridge. It's a five-borough journey that stretches from the barbershops of the Bronx to the forests of Staten Island, from the Statue of Liberty ...

FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Afternoon Art (for families and kids ages 5–12)

Friday, January 10, 2:30 pm

Families will make art, explore the museum’s Makers Space and view the exhibition together. Designed for families with kids who are 5–12 years of age, Afternoon Art sessions will be offered on select Friday afternoons. Participants and their adult caregivers can drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4:30pm to ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Behind the Sagebrush Curtain with members of Sara Joyce’s family

Thursday, January 9, 5:30 pm

The artist Sara Joyce’s son Bill Caccia will join us to speak about her work and her practice. Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Behind the Sagebrush Curtain includes work by seven 20th-century artists who were active in Montana and Idaho: Gennie DeWeese, Edith F...

SPECIAL EVENT: 2019/2020 New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash

Tuesday, December 31, 9:00 pm

Ring in 2020 with fellow supporters of the arts at the New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash, an annual highlight of the Wood River Valley’s holiday season and by far the hottest New Year’s Eve ticket in town. This perennially sold-out event benefits the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and is presented by Sun Vall...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley “MATINEE”

Sunday, December 29, 3:00 pm

"The Family We Make" The ever-dependable Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family visits for Christmas, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match — and possibly even love?&n...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley Parent & Baby Matinee Special Matinee Performance

Saturday, December 28, 3:00 pm

“The Family We Make” The ever-dependable Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family visits for Christmas, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match — and possibly even...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Behind the Sagebrush Curtain: Women Modernists in Montana and Idaho

Friday, December 27, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Behind the Sagebrush Curtain includes work by seven 20th-century artists who were active in Montana and Idaho: Gennie DeWeese, Edith Freeman, ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley “MATINEE / BACKSTAGE TOUR & CHAT BACK”

Sunday, December 22, 3:00 pm

"The Family We Make" The ever-dependable Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family visits for Christmas, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match — and possibly even love?&n...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

Wednesday, December 18, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Make" The ever-dependable Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family visits for Christmas, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match — and possibly even love?&n...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley “FIRST SATURDAY / EDUCATOR NIGHT & DATE NIGHT”

Saturday, December 14, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Make" The ever-dependable Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family visits for Christmas, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match — and possibly even love?&n...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley “FIRST FRIDAY / OPENING NIGHT”

Friday, December 13, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Make" The ever-dependable Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family visits for Christmas, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match — and possibly even love?&n...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley “FIRST THURSDAY / THROWBACK THURSDAY PREVIEW ($24 tickets)”

Thursday, December 12, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Make" The ever-dependable Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family visits for Christmas, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match — and possibly even love?&n...

FILM: Jay Myself (7pm screening)

Thursday, December 12, 7:00 pm

Jay Myself documents the monumental move of renowned photographer and artist, Jay Maisel, who, in February 2015 after forty-eight years, begrudgingly sold his home--the 36,000 square-foot, 100-year-old landmark building in Manhattan known simply as "The Bank." Through the intimate lens of filmmaker and Jay's ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Behind the Sagebrush Curtain: Women Modernists in Montana and Idaho

Thursday, December 12, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Behind the Sagebrush Curtain includes work by seven 20th-century artists who were active in Montana and Idaho: Gennie DeWeese, Edith Freeman, Isabelle Johnson, Sara Joyce, Helen McAuslan, Frances Senska and Jessie Wilber. Working i...

FILM: Jay Myself (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, December 12, 4:30 pm

Jay Myself documents the monumental move of renowned photographer and artist, Jay Maisel, who, in February 2015 after forty-eight years, begrudgingly sold his home--the 36,000 square-foot, 100-year-old landmark building in Manhattan known simply as "The Bank." Through the intimate lens of filmmaker and Jay's ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley “FIRST WEDNESDAY / PAY WHAT YOU FEEL PREVIEW”

Wednesday, December 11, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Make" The ever-dependable Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family visits for Christmas, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match — and possibly even love?&n...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley “Sensory Friendly” Invited Dress Rehearsal

Monday, December 9, 7:30 pm

The ever-dependable Mary Bennet is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family visits for Christmas, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match — and possibly even love?  Spend the holiday s...

PERFORMING ARTS SPECIAL EVENT: Storm Large’s Holiday Ordeal

Thursday, December 5, 8:00 pm

What better way to spend a holiday than with Storm Large? Storm will love you, leave you, delight you and abuse you with wicked charm and stunning vocals that will have you begging for more. “Holiday Ordeal” is a night of music, gags, gifts and songs ranging from “Hallelujah,” to “Sock it to Me, San...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Behind the Sagebrush Curtain: Women Modernists in Montana and Idaho

Friday, November 29, 4:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Note the special Thanksgiving “Giving Walk” hours (4-6pm)! Behind the Sagebrush Curtain includes work by seven 20th-century artists who we...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Behind the Sagebrush Curtain: Women Modernists in Montana and Idaho

Thursday, November 21, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Behind the Sagebrush Curtain includes work by seven 20th-century artists who were active in Montana and Idaho: Gennie DeWeese, Edith Freeman, Isabelle Johnson, Sara Joyce, Helen McAuslan, Frances Senska and Jessie Wilber. Working i...

FILM: The Biggest Little Farm (7pm screening)

Thursday, November 14, 7:00 pm

The award-winning documentary The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester to trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and an embrace of opportunities provided by nature’s conflicts, the...

FILM: The Biggest Little Farm (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, November 14, 4:30 pm

The award-winning documentary The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester to trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and an embrace of opportunities provided by nature’s conflicts, the...

2019 FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, November 13, 6:00 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2019 Fall Open Studios will take place on Wed, Oct 9, 30* & Nov 13, 6–8pm. At the Oct 30*session, Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques.

COMPANY OF FOOLS INTENSIVES 3-DAY WORKSHOP SERIES: Restoration Comedy: Acting Styles with Scott Palmer

Friday, November 8, 6:00 pm

During his career, CoF’s Producing Artistic Director has directed more than a dozen Restoration-era comedies. As a physical acting style, Restoration Comedy is a challenging, intellectual, and hyper-stylized approach to movement, interaction, tension, character, and comedy. In this workshop, participants wi...

SOLD OUT! SPECIAL EVENT: JPC After Hours Ceramics and Cellar Gems

Wednesday, November 6, 6:00 pm

Join us at Boulder Mountain Clayworks for a special JPC After Hours event, Ceramics and Cellar Gems, co-hosted by Boulder Mountain Clayworks and Sun Valley Center for the Arts junior Patrons’ Circle. Enjoy complimentary libations and passed apps as you roll up your sleeves, mix and mold your own ceramic mas...

SOLD OUT! PERFORMING ARTS SERIES: Che Apalache

Friday, November 1, 7:30 pm

Che Apalache is a four-man string band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico, and the United States. They call their musical style Latingrass, a mix of South American music and Bluegrass, and their repertoire ranges from vivid Latin rhythms to a cappella mountain gospel songs sung in four-...

2019 FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, October 30, 6:00 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2019 Fall Open Studios will take place on Wed, Oct 9, 30* & Nov 13, 6–8pm. At the Oct 30*session, Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques (cost for the&nbs...

CRAFT SERIES WORKSHOP: Ceramics with Bob Dix

Tuesday, October 29, 6:00 pm

This is a two-night workshop; the first class is hand building with clay, and the second class is glazing. Join us as we take a more holistic approach to the goods that surround our lives by creating it yourself and bypassing the retailer! In this workshop, you will learn about clay, slab construction, and gl...

FILM: Spettacolo (7pm screening)

Thursday, October 24, 7:00 pm

In Italy’s tiny Tuscany region lies Monticchiello, whose residents have a most unusual annual ritual: they stage a play about their own lives, starring themselves. Directors Jeff Malmberg and Chris Shellen’s Spettacolo (its title translated as “performance”) is a mesmerizing account of that ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Marketplaces: From Open Air to Online

Thursday, October 24, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Marketplaces considers the idea of the marketplace in the 21st century. How has our exchange of goods and services changed over the last 25 years and the last few centuries? What remains the same? How do our choices as consumers sh...

FILM: Spettacolo (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, October 24, 4:30 pm

In Italy’s tiny Tuscany region lies Monticchiello, whose residents have a most unusual annual ritual: they stage a play about their own lives, starring themselves. Directors Jeff Malmberg and Chris Shellen’s Spettacolo (its title translated as “performance”) is a mesmerizing account of that ...

FREE LECTURE: Things Worth Keeping: The Value of Attachment in a Disposable World with Dr. Christine Harold

Saturday, October 19, 7:00 pm

Rampant consumerism has inundated our planet with pollution and waste. Yet, attempts to create environmentally friendly forms of consumption are often co-opted by corporations looking to simply “sell us more stuff!” In Things Worth Keeping, Christine Harold investigates the attachments we form to the obje...

COMPANY OF FOOLS PLAY READING: Lifestyle of the Richard and Family

Saturday, October 19, 2:00 pm

David values a full-time job and a gym membership, and is having an affair with Clare. Maree prefers to do her shopping online and has a drinking problem. Jimmy has just returned from “the other side.” And Sam is a teen goth who likes welding. The story starts in a living room and ends in the deepest reac...

COMPANY OF FOOLS PLAY READING: Lifestyle of the Richard and Family

Friday, October 18, 7:00 pm

David values a full-time job and a gym membership, and is having an affair with Clare. Maree prefers to do her shopping online and has a drinking problem. Jimmy has just returned from “the other side.” And Sam is a teen goth who likes welding. The story starts in a living room and ends in the deepest reac...

FREE SPECIAL EVENT: JPC After Hours Exhibition Tour Marketplaces: From Open Air to Online

Thursday, October 17, 7:00 pm

Join us for JPC After Hours Markeplaces: From Open Air to Online! The Center’s fall BIG IDEA project Marketplaces considers the idea of the marketplace in the 21st century. How has our exchange of goods and services changed over the last 25 years and the last few centuries? What remains the same? How do our...

FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: From Rural to Global in Sun Valley

Tuesday, October 15, 6:00 pm

Our community is home to a number of new businesses that are thriving on both a local and global scale. What does this rural town offer that allows startups to dream big? What are the benefits and challenges of being situated in this area? Join moderator Christy Anna Gerber, Executive Director of Ketchum I...

SOLD OUT! CONCERT / SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT: An evening with Keb’ Mo’ and Alicia Michilli

Thursday, October 10, 7:00 pm

Special "Life is Beautiful Keb' Mo' Meet & Greet Experience" is available for ticket purchasers for $89 + $5.34 in fees. Price does NOT include a ticket to the show, so purchaser MUST buy a ticket separately from this package. The upgrade includes a pre-show meet & greet with photo op with Keb' M...

2019 FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, October 9, 6:00 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2019 Fall Open Studios will take place on Wed, Oct 9, 30* & Nov 13, 6–8pm. At the Oct 30*session, Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques.

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Wet Felting 101 with Alissa McGonigal—Felted Landscapes

Tuesday, October 8, 6:00 pm

This is an absolute beginner wet felting class. Learn the basics of wet felting with an introduction to needle-felted embellishments from fiber artist Alissa McGonigal. Use heat, moisture, and agitation on wool fibers to create a felted landscape. While the work is drying, Alissa will introduce you to needle ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Cry It Out “MATINEE / BACKSTAGE TOUR / CHAT BACK”

Sunday, October 6, 3:00 pm

"The Family We Find" Cooped up on maternity leave and eager for conversation, Jessie invites the funny and forthright Lina for coffee in their neighboring backyards. They become fast friends, quickly bonding over their shared “new mom” experience—and arousing the interest of a wealthy neighbor hoping...

FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Afternoon Art (for families and kids ages 5–12)

Friday, October 4, 2:30 pm

Families will make art, spend time in the Maker Space and view the exhibition together. Afternoon Art sessions will be offered on select Friday afternoons at The Center. Participants and their adult caregivers can drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4:30pm to play, create, discover and have fun! New and differen...

FILM: Manhattan SHORT Film Festival (7:15pm screening)

Thursday, October 3, 7:15 pm

ONE WORLD ONE WEEK ONE FESTIVAL. MANHATTAN SHORT today announced the Final Ten selections for its 22nd Annual Short Film Festival, a worldwide event taking place in over 400 venues across six continents between September 26th and October 6, 2019. MANHATTAN SHORT is the only event of its kind. The Final Ten ar...

FILM: Manhattan SHORT Film Festival (4:15pm screening)

Thursday, October 3, 4:15 pm

ONE WORLD ONE WEEK ONE FESTIVAL. MANHATTAN SHORT today announced the Final Ten selections for its 22nd Annual Short Film Festival, a worldwide event taking place in over 400 venues across six continents between September 26th and October 6, 2019. MANHATTAN SHORT is the only event of its kind. The Final Ten ar...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Cry It Out

Wednesday, October 2, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Find" Cooped up on maternity leave and eager for conversation, Jessie invites the funny and forthright Lina for coffee in their neighboring backyards. They become fast friends, quickly bonding over their shared “new mom” experience—and arousing the interest of a wealthy neighbor hoping...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Cry It Out “FIRST SATURDAY / EDUCATOR NIGHT & DATE NIGHT”

Saturday, September 28, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Find" Cooped up on maternity leave and eager for conversation, Jessie invites the funny and forthright Lina for coffee in their neighboring backyards. They become fast friends, quickly bonding over their shared “new mom” experience—and arousing the interest of a wealthy neighbor hoping...

FREE FAMILY DAY: Buy, Buy, Buy (for families & kids ages 3–13)—new hours!

Saturday, September 28, 11:00 am

Parents and grandparents can enjoy a fun, activity packed afternoon at The Center with your children and grandchildren. This special event provides opportunities for multiple generations to explore art and ideas together, building confidence in self-expression through art making. The fall BIG IDEA project Mar...

SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOP: Printmaking: Playing Cards—Modern Old School

Saturday, September 28, 10:00 am

Delve into the long history of playing cards and printmaking in this class where students will design, carve, and print their own cards while considering the power of ink on paper in the digital age. The history of playing cards is extensive, spanning over one thousand years. Just about every culture in th...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Cry It Out “FIRST FRIDAY / OPENING NIGHT”

Friday, September 27, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Find" Cooped up on maternity leave and eager for conversation, Jessie invites the funny and forthright Lina for coffee in their neighboring backyards. They become fast friends, quickly bonding over their shared “new mom” experience—and arousing the interest of a wealthy neighbor hoping...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Cry It Out “FIRST THURSDAY / THROWBACK THURSDAY PREVIEW ($24 tickets)”

Thursday, September 26, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Find" Cooped up on maternity leave and eager for conversation, Jessie invites the funny and forthright Lina for coffee in their neighboring backyards. They become fast friends, quickly bonding over their shared “new mom” experience—and arousing the interest of a wealthy neighbor hoping...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Cry It Out “FIRST WEDNESDAY / PAY WHAT YOU FEEL PREVIEW”

Wednesday, September 25, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Find" Cooped up on maternity leave and eager for conversation, Jessie invites the funny and forthright Lina for coffee in their neighboring backyards. They become fast friends, quickly bonding over their shared “new mom” experience—and arousing the interest of a wealthy neighbor hoping...

PERFORMING ARTS SERIES: Tomáš Kubínek—Miracle Man

Tuesday, September 24, 7:30 pm

The one and only Dr. Professor Kubínek is a comic genius, virtuoso vaudevillian, and all-around charmer who gives audiences an utterly joyous experience they'll remember for a lifetime. His internationally acclaimed solo performances play to packed theaters, opera houses and international festivals of theatr...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Cry It Out—SPECIAL PARENT & BABY NIGHT / PAY WHAT YOU FEEL PREVIEW

Tuesday, September 24, 6:00 pm

“The Family We Find” Cooped up on maternity leave and eager for conversation, Jessie invites the funny and forthright Lina for coffee in their neighboring backyards. They become fast friends, quickly bonding over their shared “new mom” experience—and arousing the interest of a wealthy neighbor ho...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Oil Painting with Connie Borup

Monday, September 23, 9:00 am

This week-long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling. Each student is ...

FILM: Carmine Street Guitars (7pm screening)

Thursday, September 19, 7:00 pm

Once the center of the New York bohemia, Greenwich Village is now home to lux restaurants, and buzzer door clothing stores catering to the nouveau riche. But one shop in the heart of the Village remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification: Carmine Street Guitars. There, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Marketplaces: From Open Air to Online

Thursday, September 19, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Marketplaces considers the idea of the marketplace in the 21stcentury. How has our exchange of goods and services changed over the last 25 years and the last few centuries? What remains the same? How do our choices as consumers sha...

FILM: Carmine Street Guitars (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, September 19, 4:30 pm

Once the center of the New York bohemia, Greenwich Village is now home to lux restaurants, and buzzer door clothing stores catering to the nouveau riche. But one shop in the heart of the Village remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification: Carmine Street Guitars. There, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly ...

FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: Mighty Main Street Revival-Twin Falls, ID, and Tieton, WA

Tuesday, September 17, 6:00 pm

How are main street businesses reigniting in rural western America? What drives investment in these areas and how does the community respond?  Join moderator Jim Keating, Executive Direcotr of Blaine County Recreation District and panelists Ed Marquand, Founder of Mighty Tieton project and Artist,&n...

FREE MUSEUM-BASED ART THERAPY WORKSHOP: Stepping Out of the Frame

Tuesday, September 17, 2:30 pm

Sun Valley Center for the Arts is proud to offer a second eight-week series of its new museum-based art therapy program, “Stepping Out of the Frame,” designed especially for adults experiencing changes in their cognitive and sensorimotor abilities. Each week, during the program, participants will explore ...

FEATURED SPEAKER: Kirk Wallace Johnson: “The Feather Thief”

Thursday, September 12, 6:30 pm

Kirk W. Johnson is the author of The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century and To Be a Friend Is Fatal: The Fight to Save the Iraqis America Left Behind. The Feather Thief is Johnson’s investigation into the theft of hundreds of rare birds from the British Natural Hi...

FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Look • Play • Create (for families and kids ages 1–5)

Thursday, September 12, 10:00 am

On the second Thursday of each month from 10–11am, bring your young artist to The Center for an introduction to art through looking activities and art making. Plan to have messy fun together! New and different activities each month. The winter Look • Play • Create sessions are scheduled for Thu, Jan ...

FREE EXHIBITION OPENING CELEBRATION & GALLERY WALK: Marketplaces: From Open Air to Online

Friday, August 30, 5:00 pm

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Marketplaces: From Open Air to Online. Participating artists Chad Erpelding and Mark R. Smith will speak about their artwork at 6pm. The last twenty-five years have seen a transformation in the way Americans buy and sell goods and services. Recent shifts toward online sh...

COMPANY OF FOOLS INTENSIVES 3-DAY WORKSHOP SERIES: Shakespearean Analysis For Actors with Scott Palmer

Friday, August 23, 6:00 pm

CoF’s new Producing Artistic Director Scott Palmer has more than 20 years’ experience with classical text, heightened language, and Shakespearean verse. In this workshop, participants will be asked to analyze 20 lines of Shakespearean iambic pentameter to mine the Bard’s verse for hints, clues, and expl...

SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Taking the First Step in Watercolor with Jennie Kilcup

Tuesday, August 20, 9:00 am

This four-day  workshop is geared towards adults who have little or no watercolor experience. Students will create a finished landscape painting working with minimal colors, learning how to create dimensions with brushstrokes and incorporating several different watercolor techniques to add detail. Ins...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Mirage: Energy, Water and Creativity in the Great Basin with artist Laura McPhee

Thursday, August 15, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Mirage considers the Great Basin, defined by its closed watershed system, as a uniquely dynamic landscape and source of regenerative power—a place for resource extraction, renewable energy, and creativity. Participating artist La...

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT: 50 Years of Center History: Community Photo ID Session

Thursday, August 15, 4:00 pm

As the Sun Valley Center for the Arts gears up for its 50th anniversary, Center staff members are digging through the archives! We’ve pulled out photos from the 1970s and 1980s and need the community’s help in identifying the people, places and activities that they depict. On Aug 15, stop by The Center be...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Leather Sandals 101: I Made Them Myself! with Morgan Buckert

Thursday, August 15, 10:00 am

You’ll be able to say “I made them myself!” with every compliment for your new leather sandals.  Create your own custom-fitted sandals in this beginner class. Choose your materials and create a pair of sandals to last a lifetime with techniques you can recreate at home.  All materials will be ...

SOLD OUT! SUMMER CONCERT: Jackson Browne

Monday, August 5, 7:30 pm

Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2007. His debut a...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Mirage: Energy, Water and Creativity in the Great Basin

Friday, August 2, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The exhibition considers the Great Basin, defined by its closed watershed system, as a uniquely dynamic landscape and source of regenerative p...

FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Afternoon Art—Summer Session 2 (for families with kids ages 5–12)

Wednesday, July 31, 3:00 pm

Families will make art, spend time in the maker space and view the exhibition together. Designed for families with kids who are 5–12 years of age, Afternoon Art sessions will be offered Wednesday afternoons on Jul 31, Aug 7 & 14. Participants and their adult caregivers can drop in anytime between 3 and ...

SUMMER CONCERT: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats with very special guest Lucius

Wednesday, July 24, 7:00 pm

Tearing at the Seams, the vivacious and inventive record from Denver’s Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, is grounded in old-school r&b and rock and roll, but these songs are far too urgent for the retro or revivalist tag. There are familiar elements of soul and garage rock, but also jazz and fo...

FREE MUSEUM-BASED ART THERAPY WORKSHOP: Stepping Out of the Frame (Tue & Thu: 6-week program)

Tuesday, July 23, 1:30 pm

Stepping Out of the Frame: Museum-Based Art Therapy Program furthers the Sun Valley Center for the Art’s mission to enrich the community by creating a program dedicated to facilitating therapeutic experiences for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of Dementia. This is a 6-week program...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Encaustic: The Basics and Beyond with Jeff Juhlin

Tuesday, July 23, 10:00 am

Discover the luscious luminosity and translucent quality of encaustic painting! In this 3 day workshop (July 23-25) that focuses on fun and exploration, Jeff will offer a brief history of Encaustic and students will learn the basics of this ancient painting technique that uses hot beeswax mixed with resin ...

2019 WINE AUCTION: Vine & Dine General Entry

Saturday, July 20, 6:00 pm

The Wine Auction weekend extravaganza culminates with Vine & Dine in Sun Valley. A lawn party with great wines, tasty tapas plates, live music, maybe even some dancing…what more could you want? Gifted local chefs will show off their latest and greatest dishes for you to dine on and, most importantly, mo...

SOLD OUT! 2019 WINE AUCTION: Vine & Dine PLUS (Early Entry & Indoor Wine Tasting)

Saturday, July 20, 5:00 pm

For those interested in a true Wine Tasting experience, be sure to opt for an Vine & Dine PLUS/Early Entry Pass. Gain early access to great food and a special indoor tasting with select vintners. Only open to Vine & Dine Plus pass holders. The indoor tasting is open from 5-6:30pm. Following, Vine &...

2019 WINE AUCTION: Gala Celebration

Friday, July 19, 5:00 pm

Join us at the celebrated Wine Auction Gala and experience an auction like no other. The Gala is renowned for its fabulous entertainment, stellar cuisine, special winery-hosted tables with designated stewards and impressive auction lots. This sell-out event will be anchored by an incredible menu of multipl...

2019 WINE AUCTION: Vintner Dinners*

Thursday, July 18, 6:00 pm

One of the most anticipated events of the Wine Auction weekend, Vintner Dinners are a chance to gather with a select group of guests for an evening of outstanding wine and excellent cuisine. These intimate and distinctive dinners take place in stunning private homes throughout the valley. Renowned winemakers ...

SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOP: Adorn the Hand: Silver Ring Making with Rachel Reichert

Tuesday, July 16, 5:00 pm

Join visiting instructor, Rachel Reichert for an introduction to basic silversmithing. Through the creation of sterling silver rings, we’ll explore jewelry making techniques such as sawing, filing, sanding, forming, and soldering. Students will start with tool and studio introduction, then design and fabric...

CANCELLED FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Look, Play and Create! (for families with kids ages 1–5)

Thursday, July 11, 10:00 am

The Center’s new Look, Play and Create program introduces younger children (age 1–5) to art through a series of “looking” activities and age-appropriate “messy fun” art projects. Look, Play and Create classes will be held 10–11 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month, starting in mid-February....

FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: Photographing the Great Basin: A Conversation with Emmet Gowin and Laura McPhee

Tuesday, July 9, 6:00 pm

Join the Sun Valley Center for the Arts for a conversation with internationally known photographers Emmet Gowin and Laura McPhee about their work in the Great Basin, the vast portion of the American West defined by the fact that its rivers all drain internally. What drew these celebrated artists to spend time...

SOLD OUT! 2019 A Week of Art for Middle School Kids

Monday, July 8, 9:00 am

This week long, art experience is an opportunity for middle school students to build their artistic skills, while having fun and creating original artwork. Participants will paint, draw and work three-dimensionally. They will also expand their creative knowledge by meeting working artists, visiting our art mu...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Mirage: Energy, Water and Creativity in the Great Basin

Friday, July 5, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The exhibition considers the Great Basin, defined by its closed watershed system, as a uniquely dynamic landscape and source of regenerative p...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Crimes of the Heart

Tuesday, July 2, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Are Born Into" The Magrath sisters are having a very, very bad day. How bad? Well, Babe just shot her husband, Meg is just out of the looney bin, and poor Lenny is celebrating her birthday alone in the kitchen by sticking a candle in a cookie. The horse got struck by lightning, Grandaddy is ...

SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOP: Basics of Silver Metal Clay: The New Metalwork Method with Lisa Horton

Tuesday, July 2, 6:00 pm

What’s the new, new thing in the jewelry making world? Hint: there’s low tool cost; it’s nontoxic and safe enough to do at your kitchen table; and the material is versatile and responsive.  It’s Silver Metal Clay!  The name comes from the method, which is akin to hand-building ceramic clay, ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Crimes of the Heart “EDUCATOR NIGHT, DATE NIGHT & BACKSTAGE TOUR/CHAT BACK”

Saturday, June 29, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Are Born Into" The Magrath sisters are having a very, very bad day. How bad? Well, Babe just shot her husband, Meg is just out of the looney bin, and poor Lenny is celebrating her birthday alone in the kitchen by sticking a candle in a cookie. The horse got struck by lightning, Grandaddy is ...

SOLD OUT! COMPANY OF FOOLS: Crimes of the Heart “FIRST FRIDAY / OPENING NIGHT”

Friday, June 28, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Are Born Into" The Magrath sisters are having a very, very bad day. How bad? Well, Babe just shot her husband, Meg is just out of the looney bin, and poor Lenny is celebrating her birthday alone in the kitchen by sticking a candle in a cookie. The horse got struck by lightning, Grandaddy is ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Crimes of the Heart “FIRST THURSDAY / THROWBACK THURSDAY PREVIEW ($24 tickets)”

Thursday, June 27, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Are Born Into" The Magrath sisters are having a very, very bad day. How bad? Well, Babe just shot her husband, Meg is just out of the looney bin, and poor Lenny is celebrating her birthday alone in the kitchen by sticking a candle in a cookie. The horse got struck by lightning, Grandaddy is ...

SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOP: Introduction to Wire Wrapping with Elise Stelling

Thursday, June 27, 6:00 pm

Join Elise Stelling as she teaches students the ancient art of jewelry making through wire wrapping. In this three hour class students will be introduced to basic wire wrapping materials and learn versatile techniques which will become the foundation for any wire-wrapping project. Each student will leave the ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Mirage: Energy, Water and Creativity in the Great Basin

Thursday, June 27, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Mirage considers the Great Basin, defined by its closed watershed system, as a uniquely dynamic landscape and source of regenerative power—a place for resource extraction, renewable energy, and creativity. Exhibition on view J...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Crimes of The Heart “PAY WHAT YOU FEEL PREVIEW”

Wednesday, June 26, 7:30 pm

"The Family We Are Born Into" The Magrath sisters are having a very, very bad day. How bad? Well, Babe just shot her husband, Meg is just out of the looney bin, and poor Lenny is celebrating her birthday alone in the kitchen by sticking a candle in a cookie. The horse got struck by lightning, Grandaddy is ...

SOLD OUT! SUMMER CONCERT: Michael Franti & Spearhead and Ziggy Marley

Monday, June 24, 7:00 pm

Two amazing musicians and their bands—one stage, one night. Ziggy Marley is an eight-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, authors, philanthropist and is not only a reggae icon in his own right, but is part of reggae royalty, son of Bob and Rita Marley and is the bandleader of his own Melody Makers. Michael F...

SOLD OUT! 2019 Kids Summer Art Camp

Monday, June 17, 9:00 am

Get Creative & Have Fun! This week-long, full-day art camp gives 3rd–5th grade students the opportunity to develop artistic skills, engage with friends, play and make original artwork. Campers will paint, draw and build fabulous creations! They will also expand their creative knowledge through art focus...

FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: Is Landscape Still Relevant in 21st Century Art?: A discussion with Jim Ballinger and Frances Ashforth, moderated by Kristin Poole

Thursday, June 13, 6:00 pm

Immediately following the Opening Celebration, join esteemed museum director Jim Ballinger and Mirage exhibition artist Frances Ashforth in a discussion that will explore why landscape remains an important subject for artists in 21st century America.  At this moment, when some critics declare painting de...

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION: Mirage: Energy, Water and Creativity in the Great Basin

Thursday, June 13, 5:00 pm

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Mirage. The exhibition considers the Great Basin, defined by its closed watershed system, as a uniquely dynamic landscape and source of regenerative power—a place for resource extraction, renewable energy, and creativity. Immediately following the opening celebration, ...

FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Afternoon Art—Summer Session 1 (for families with kids ages 5–12)

Wednesday, June 12, 3:00 pm

Families will make art, spend time in the maker space and view the exhibition together. Designed for families with kids who are 5–12 years of age, Afternoon Art sessions will be offered Wednesday afternoons on Jun 12, 19 & 26. Participants and their adult caregivers can drop in anytime between 3 and 5 p...

CANCELLED: CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Sense of Place: Landscapes with Frances Ashforth

Monday, June 10, 10:00 am

This two-day class will explore landscape through various mark making techniques. Hands on instruction will introduce participants to a recycled & recyclable polypropylene paper made from repurposed scraps & trimmings called Yupo, which works beautifully with pencil, ink and acrylic. Working from memo...

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION: 2018-19 Classroom Enrichment Exhibition: Deepen the Discussion

Thursday, May 30, 4:00 pm

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of 2018-19 Classroom Enrichment Exhibition: Deepen the Discussion. The exhibition showcases and celebrates the artwork created by students who participated as a part of the Center’s enrichment program. Students engaged in and completed projects that c...

VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION: 2018-19 Classroom Enrichment Student Exhibition: Deepen the Discussion

Thursday, May 30, 9:00 am

This exhibition showcases and celebrates the artwork created by students who participated as a part of Sun Valley Center for the Arts' Classroom Enrichment Projects. Students engaged in and completed projects that combined art-making skills with core curriculum goals. Their pieces exemplify the academic and a...

FREE SPECIAL EVENT: JPC After Hours Exhibition Tour—Unraveling: Reimagining Colonization in the Americas

Wednesday, May 22, 7:00 pm

Join The Center’s Junior Patrons Circle for a free exhibition tour of our current exhibit, Unraveling: Reimagining Colonization in the America. At 7:15pm, Curator of Visual Arts, Dr. Courtney Gilbert, will give a short guided tour through the exhibit to start the night off. The history of the colonizatio...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Unraveling: Reimagining the Colonization in the Americas

Thursday, May 16, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. The history of colonization in the Americas has traditionally been taught as a straightforward story of European conquest of indigenous cultures and expansion across territories already settled by native peoples for millennia. W...

SOLD OUT! FREE LECTURE: This Land is Home by Leo Ariwite, Northern Shoshoni

Thursday, April 25, 6:00 pm

Leo Ariwite was born and raised in Salmon, Idaho, and is a Northern Shoshoni descended from the band of Sacajawea. His forebears, including Chief Tendoy, were forced to leave Salmon in 1907 and relocate to the Fort Hall Reservation. Ariwite, who continues to live in Central Idaho/Montana, will share stories o...

FREE FILM: Dakota 38 (7pm screening)

Thursday, April 18, 7:00 pm

The Center's 2018–2019 Film Series comes to a close Thursday, April 18, with Dakota 38—an award-winning documentary film from director Silas Hagerty that remembers the 38 Dakota men who were killed Dec. 26, 1862, in the largest mass execution in U.S. history. The film is part of The Center’s current BIG...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Unraveling: Reimagining the Colonization of the Americas

Thursday, April 18, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. The history of colonization in the Americas has traditionally been taught as a straightforward story of European conquest of indigenous cultures and expansion across territories already settled by native peoples for millennia. W...

FREE FILM: Dakota 38 (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, April 18, 4:30 pm

The Center's 2018–2019 Film Series comes to a close Thursday, April 18, with Dakota 38 — an award-winning documentary film from director Silas Hagerty that remembers the 38 Dakota men who were killed Dec. 26, 1862, in the largest mass execution in U.S. history. The film is part of The Center’s current B...

2019 SPRING OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, April 17, 6:00 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a fun and relaxed environment. All skills welcome! 2019 Spring Open Studios will take place on Wed, Apr 17, May 8 & May 22, 6–8pm (note new time for 2019!)

ART HISTORY LECTURE: The World Turned Upside Down with Dr. Courtney Gilbert

Tuesday, April 16, 5:30 pm

At the beginning of the 17th century, an indigenous Andean man, don Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, wrote a nearly 1200-page letter addressed to King Philip III of Spain. The first part of the letter gave the king a history of Andean culture and traditions before the Spanish conquest, providing vital historical ...

TEEN WORKSHOP: Imagining New Landscapes Watercolor Workshop with Jennie Kilcup

Sunday, April 14, 10:00 am

This workshop is geared towards teens who have little or no watercolor experience. Students will create several finished landscape paintings with bold and vibrant colors. We will walk through all the basic elements that you will need to have in your back pocket to master several different watercolor technique...

FREE FAMILY DAY: How I Remember it…A Chance to Consider Another Version of a Story

Saturday, April 13, 3:00 pm

Join us at The Center as we reflect on the colonial history of the Americas.  We will spend the afternoon offering up alternative perspectives to stories based both in fact and in fiction.  And consider how one’s own perspective may affect how the story is told. In conjunction with the BIG IDEA...

SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOP: Imagining New Landscapes Watercolor Workshop with Jennie Kilcup

Saturday, April 13, 10:00 am

This workshop is geared towards teens who have little or no watercolor experience. Students will create several finished landscape paintings with bold and vibrant colors. We will walk through all the basic elements that you will need to have in your back pocket to master several different watercolor technique...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Workshop Intensives: Migration Theory

Friday, April 12, 6:30 pm

As part of Company of Fools commitment to the craft of theatre, we are proud to present the first in a series of skill building workshops for performers, artists, theatre practitioners, actors, and those with a passion for live theatre. Company of Fools Intensives will bring experts and trainers from across t...

2019 The Second City

Saturday, April 6, 8:00 pm

The Second City has been laughing at love and its infinite scroll of side effects for decades. In the world-famous comedy company’s latest laughter-inducing undertaking, IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME, THE SECOND CITY takes shots at heartbreak, missed connections and the mire of human relationships. Your friends...

SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Plaited Basket Weaving with Sally Metcalf

Tuesday, April 2, 6:00 pm

This class will explore techniques of plaiting. Hands-on instruction will provide students with an introduction to the traditions and skills of basket weaving by using a combination of colored poster board and a variety of papers, waxed linen and colored wire. No previous basket weaving experience is necessar...

FREE SPECIAL EVENT: 2019 Fools Day Celebration & Membership Appreciation Party

Monday, April 1, 5:30 pm

Join us for our annual Fools Day Celebration and Member Appreciation Party! Featuring homemade desserts, refreshments, fabulously foolish treats and festivities, the Fools Day Celebration is a special opportunity for The Center and Company of Fools to celebrate the importance of the arts, our supporters and o...

FILM: Dawson City: Frozen Time (7pm screening)

Thursday, March 21, 7:00 pm

A work of resurrected living history, Dawson City: Frozen Time is transportive in a manner few films—non-fiction or otherwise—achieve. Director Bill Morrison uses clips from hundreds of highly combustible nitrate silent-movie reels that were unearthed in the Yukon River outpost of Dawson City in 1978, as ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Unraveling: Reimagining Colonization in the Americas

Thursday, March 21, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. The history of colonization in the Americas has traditionally been taught as a straightforward story of European conquest of indigenous cultures and expansion across territories already settled by native peoples for millennia. W...

FILM: Dawson City: Frozen Time (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, March 21, 4:30 pm

A work of resurrected living history, Dawson City: Frozen Time is transportive in a manner few films—non-fiction or otherwise—achieve. Director Bill Morrison uses clips from hundreds of highly combustible nitrate silent-movie reels that were unearthed in the Yukon River outpost of Dawson City in...

FREE LECTURE: The Consequences of Colonialism: A Conversation with Gay Bawa Odmark on the 1947 Partition of India

Tuesday, March 19, 6:00 pm

The Center’s spring 2019 BIG IDEA project Unraveling considers alternative histories of the colonization of the Americas. Join The Center’s curator, Courtney Gilbert, for a conversation with Gay Bawa Odmark about the aftermath of colonialism in another part of the globe—India. Born in the city of Lahore...

LECTURE: David Grann “The Killers of the Flower Moon: The Arc of Justice”

Thursday, March 14, 6:30 pm

David Grann is a writer for the New Yorker and bestselling author of The Lost City of Z and Killers of the Flower Moon. Grann’s latest book, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, is a true crime tale that unravels one of the most sinister crimes and racial injustices in Ame...

CONCERT: Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez

Sunday, March 10, 7:30 pm

Both Grammy-nominated artists, pianist Alfredo Rodríguez and percussionist Pedrito Martinez are best known for their individual work, but began working together on Alfredo’s 2012 album Invasion Parade. Since that initial recording session, these Cuban jazz musicians have occasionally performed together as ...

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION & GALLERY WALK: Unraveling: Reimagining the Colonization in the Americas

Friday, March 8, 5:00 pm

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of Unraveling: Reimagining the Colonization in the Americas. The history of colonization in the Americas has traditionally been taught as a straightforward story of European conquest of indigenous cultures and expansion across territories already settled...

FILM: Campesino with filmmaker Mia Tate (7pm screening)

Thursday, March 7, 7:00 pm

Carl Oelerich, an amateur photographer, works as a skycap at Salt Lake City Airport, and for the last 15 years has gone to Cuba to document the disappearing way of life of Cuba’s tobacco farmers. He’s forged friendships and captured the dignity and sacrifice of these campesinos through his surprisingly in...

FILM: Campesino with filmmaker Mia Tate (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, March 7, 4:30 pm

Carl Oelerich, an amateur photographer, works as a skycap at Salt Lake City Airport, and for the last 15 years has gone to Cuba to document the disappearing way of life of Cuba’s tobacco farmers. He’s forged friendships and captured the dignity and sacrifice of these campesinos through his surprisingly in...

FREE SPECIAL EVENT: JPC After Hours Exhibition Tour – At the Table: Kitchen as Home

Thursday, February 28, 7:00 pm

Join The Center’s Junior Patrons Circle for a free exhibition tour of our current exhibit, At the Table: Kitchen as Home. At 7:15pm, Curator of Visual Arts, Dr. Courtney Gilbert, will give a short guided tour through the exhibit to start the night off. Enjoy complimentary cocktails courtesy of our sponso...

SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Hand Stitched Leather with Morgan Buckert

Tuesday, February 26, 6:00 pm

In this three-hour workshop, you will learn basics of leather work by cutting, hand-stitching and finishing your own personalized vegetable-tanned leather journal cover/passport/wallet. All materials are provided and additional materials will be available for purchase. Morgan has moved far from her home on...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: 4000 Miles “Chat Back/Backstage Tour & Matinee”

Sunday, February 24, 3:00 pm

After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder and ultimately reach each other. 4000 Miles looks at ...

SOLD OUT! MUSEUM TALK: Joanne Weir “Plates, Places and Stories from My Family Kitchen”

Saturday, February 23, 4:00 pm

A 4th-generation professional cook, Joanne Weir spent 5 years cooking at Chez Panisse after receiving a Master Chef Diploma with Madeleine Kamman. She is a James Beard award-winning cookbook author and teaches cooking classes in the United States and around the world. She is the host and Executive Producer fo...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: 4000 Miles “Date Night”

Friday, February 22, 8:00 pm

After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder and ultimately reach each other. 4000 Miles looks at ...

SPECIAL EVENT & BENEFIT: Dinner with Joanne Weir

Friday, February 22, 7:00 pm

Join us for a very special evening at a private dinner with James Beard Award-winning cookbook author, international cooking teacher and renowned chef, Joanne Weir. Weir will preside over the specially designed dinner in an intimate setting for 40 guests. To kick off the night, Weir will meet guests at a pre-...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Shorts Documentary Program B (7pm screening)

Thursday, February 21, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Documentary Shorts should be considered rated R (for violence, language, and adult themes). Docs B will run 74 minutes. A Night at the Garden – M...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Shorts Documentary Program B (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, February 21, 4:30 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Documentary Shorts should be considered rated R (for violence, language, and adult themes). Docs B will run 74 minutes. A Night at the Garden – M...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Shorts Documentary Program A (7pm screening)

Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Documentary Shorts should be considered rated R (for violence, language, and adult themes). Docs A will run 68 minutes. Black Sheep – Ed Perkins ...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Shorts Documentary Program A (4:30pm screening)

Wednesday, February 20, 4:30 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Documentary Shorts should be considered rated R (for violence, language, and adult themes). Docs A will run 68 minutes. Black Sheep – Ed Perkins ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: 4000 Miles “Matinee”

Sunday, February 17, 3:00 pm

After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder and ultimately reach each other. 4000 Miles looks at ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: 4000 Miles

Saturday, February 16, 8:00 pm

After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder and ultimately reach each other. 4000 Miles looks at ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: 4000 Miles “Educators Night”

Friday, February 15, 8:00 pm

After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder and ultimately reach each other. 4000 Miles looks at ...

FREE GALLERY WALK: At the Table: Kitchen as Home

Friday, February 15, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. At the Table examines the central role of the kitchen in shaping our memories, our families and our social lives. Kitchens are places of priva...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Shorts Animated (7pm screening)

Thursday, February 14, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Running time for Animated Shorts is 75 minutes. Please consider these rated PG (themes dealt with in these shorts include Alzheimer’s disease, divor...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: 4000 Miles “Second Night 23” ($23 tickets!) & Valentines!

Thursday, February 14, 7:00 pm

After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder and ultimately reach each other. 4000 Miles looks at ...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Shorts Animated (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, February 14, 4:30 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Running time for Animated Shorts is 75 minutes. Please consider these rated PG (themes dealt with in these shorts include Alzheimer’s disease, divor...

FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Look, Play, Create! (for families with kids ages 1–5)

Thursday, February 14, 10:00 am

The Look, Play, Create program introduces younger children (age 1–5) to art through a series of “looking” activities and age-appropriate “messy fun” art projects. Look, Play, Create classes will be held 10–11 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Projects will change on a weekly basis. Please...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Shorts Live Action (7pm screening)

Wednesday, February 13, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Important note on the Live Action program: this is a heavy group of films this year. Imperiled children, murder, racial violence. Please consider this li...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: 4000 Miles “Pay What You Feel Night”

Wednesday, February 13, 7:00 pm

After suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder and ultimately reach each other. 4000 Miles looks at ...

CANCELLED! 2019 WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, February 13, 6:00 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a fun and relaxed environment. All skills welcome! 2019 Winter Open Studios will take place on Wed, Jan 23, Feb 13 & Mar 6, 6–8pm (note new time for 2019!) PLEASE NOTE: Cancelled due to weather conditions. We apologize for any inconven...

FILM: 2019 Oscar Shorts Live Action (4:30pm screening)

Wednesday, February 13, 4:30 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Important note on the Live Action program: this is a heavy group of films this year. Imperiled children, murder, racial violence. Please consider this li...

SOLD OUT! CONCERT: International Guitar Night 2019

Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 pm

Back for an unprecedented third year, it’s the return of International Guitar Night! This season the lineup includes Italy’s Luca Stricagnoli (who was here with IGN’s first visit), whose showmanship and arrangements of heavy-metal songs has made him a huge fan favorite. Luca will be the guest host and w...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: At the Table: Kitchen as Home with Artist Julie Green

Thursday, February 7, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and participating artist Julie Green, who created a new body of work for At the Table during a residency at The Center, Hailey. The work of the nationally known Green has been featured on the PBS NewsHour, in The New York Times and,...

SOLD OUT! CONCERT: The Sweet Remains

Wednesday, February 6, 7:30 pm

Celebrating 10 years and over 30 million Spotify plays in 2018, The Sweet Remains is an unusual band on today’s music scene, headed by 3 gifted singer-songwriters, each contributing to the writing and 3-part harmonies that define the band’s sound. Rich Price, Greg Naughton and Brian Chartrand met for a ch...

FILM: Special sneak-peek screening of The Independents (7pm screening)

Monday, February 4, 7:00 pm

Two days prior to The Sweet Remains concert in Ketchum, The Center will present a special preview of The Independents, a brand-new film written and directed by The Sweet Remains' Greg Naughton, and starring band members Greg Naughton, Brian Chartrand and Rich Price. The three will be on hand after the film to...

FILM: Special sneak-peek screening of The Independents (4:30pm screening)

Monday, February 4, 4:30 pm

Two days prior to The Sweet Remains concert in Ketchum, The Center will present a special preview of The Independents, a brand-new film written and directed by The Sweet Remains' Greg Naughton, and starring band members Greg Naughton, Brian Chartrand and Rich Price. The three will be on hand after the film to...

COMPANY OF FOOLS PLAY READING: Dinners with Friends: Recipes for Storytelling

Friday, February 1, 6:30 pm

Join us for a very special evening of reflection, food and the personal stories behind the creation of this award-winning theatre company. Company of Fools began in Richmond, Virginia, with a year of meals. Time around the kitchen table allowed a group of actors to discuss theatre and their collective desi...

SPECIAL EVENT: “Gather Around” Public Storytelling with Idaho Basecamp

Thursday, January 31, 6:00 pm

The Center and Idaho Basecamp invite people of all ages to share a story involving food—growing, sharing, preparing or eating it—with the theme “Gather Around.” How does food create connection and bring us together? What are our stories from the dining table? Gather­ing for a meal is a foundation for...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Wood River Writing Workshops with Sarah Sentilles

Wednesday, January 30, 6:00 pm

Do you have a story to tell? Join us for monthly generative writing workshops. Class sessions are designed to build your writer’s toolbox and revitalize your creative practice. Participants will engage in writing exercises, discuss craft, and share new work. We’ll also clear out whatever stops us from put...

CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Needle Felting 101 with Alissa McGonigal

Tuesday, January 29, 6:00 pm

Join Alissa McGonigal as she introduces students to the world of needle felting. You will transform dyed and natural wools into a three dimensional sculpture. These sculptures can be of any color, and made into any shape or size. Each student will leave with their own felted item as well with the inspiration ...

SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOP: Cookie Art with Virginia McConnell of Canuck Cookies

Saturday, January 26, 10:00 am

As part of the BIG IDEA project At the Table: Kitchen as Home, teens are invited to think about cookies as art. Students will learn different pipping, flooding and decorating techniques with royal icing as well as a basic sugar cookie recipe. We will start the class by making and rolling out sugar cookie doug...

SPECIAL EVENT: Bourbon & Betting Casino Night & Poker Tournament

Friday, January 25, 6:30 pm

Join us for a celebratory evening featuring a Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament as well as other open Casino games including Blackjack, Roulette & Craps. Enjoy an exclusive bourbon tasting with Grand Teton Distillery's award-winning Idaho-made bourbons. A winter fundraiser to benefit Company of Fools. ...

FILM: Chef Flynn (7pm screening)

Thursday, January 24, 7:00 pm

While many of young Flynn McGarry's peers were playing video games, he was creating remarkable gastronomic delights far beyond his years at his home in Studio City, California. Flynn's family encouraged him to pursue his creative passion, and his unique journey was thoroughly documented by his artist mother. ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: At the Table: Kitchen as Home with artist Abby Carter and the Hunger Coalition

Thursday, January 24, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. At the Table examines the central role of the kitchen in shaping our memories, our families and our social lives. Kitchens are places of private ritual—spaces for the preparation of food as well as its sharing....

FILM: Chef Flynn (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, January 24, 4:30 pm

While many of young Flynn McGarry's peers were playing video games, he was creating remarkable gastronomic delights far beyond his years at his home in Studio City, California. Flynn's family encouraged him to pursue his creative passion, and his unique journey was thoroughly documented by his artist mother. ...

2019 WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, January 23, 6:00 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a fun and relaxed environment. All skills welcome! 2019 Winter Open Studios will take place on Wed, Jan 23, Feb 13 & Mar 6, 6–8pm (note new time for 2019!)

CONCERT: Bon Débarras

Friday, January 18, 7:30 pm

Bon Débarras unites the worlds of music, dance and poetry through a collaboration between Montreal artists Dominic Desrochers, Jean-François Dumas and Marie-Pierre Lecault. The group brings together a fusion of Quebecois folk music, traditional step-dancing and global influences for a show that is full of f...

FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Après Art! (for families with kids ages 5–12)

Friday, January 18, 3:00 pm

Designed for families with kids who are 5–12 years of age, Après Art! classes will be offered Friday afternoons between Jan. 18 and March 22. Participants and their adult caregivers can drop in anytime between 3 and 5 p.m. to warm up with a mug of hot chocolate after a day on the slopes and make a winter a...

SPECIAL EVENT: Winter Warm-up Veillée with Bon Débarras

Thursday, January 17, 7:00 pm

In anticipation of Bon Débarras’ evening concert on Jan 18, you’re invited to The Center’s Hailey House location to join us for a veillée (an eve­ning gathering) in the dark of winter with mulled wine and cider, Québec-inspired desserts and a short set from these fantastic musicians. The traditional...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Sketching Kitchen Memories with Bob Dix

Wednesday, January 16, 5:30 pm

Inspired by the artwork of Joan Linder, participants will learn the basics of observational drawing by studying beloved kitchen objects. Local artist and instructor, Bob Dix, will introduce students to different drawing materials and techniques. The class will begin with a short tour of the museum exhibition....

FREE FAMILY DAY: Art, drink and be merry!

Saturday, January 12, 3:00 pm

Join us at The Center as we reflect on the role of the kitchen in shaping memories in our families through the exhibition At the Table: Kitchen as Home.  Family Day provides special opportunities for multiple generations to explore art and ideas together. We will be creating a memory box, drinking coc...

FILM: The Irish Pub (7pm screening)

Thursday, January 10, 7:00 pm

THE IRISH PUB is a celebration of the greatest institution in Irish society, the pub or more specifically the traditional Irish publicans who run them. The characters in this exceptionally endearing film all run and own pubs that have been in their families for generations and it is through their warmth, wit ...

FILM: The Irish Pub (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, January 10, 4:30 pm

THE IRISH PUB is a celebration of the greatest institution in Irish society, the pub or more specifically the traditional Irish publicans who run them. The characters in this exceptionally endearing film all run and own pubs that have been in their families for generations and it is through their warmth, wit ...

FREE ARTIST TALK with MK Guth

Wednesday, January 9, 5:30 pm

Join artist MK Guth for an evening talk about the role of social ritual, performance, food and drink within her artistic practice. At the Table examines the central role of the kitchen in shaping our memories, our families and our social lives. Kitchens are places of private ritual—spaces for the prepara...

FREE LECTURE: Cooking Shouldn’t Kill with Nancy Hughes and Taylor Rixon

Thursday, January 3, 6:30 pm

Smoke from indoor cooking fires contributes to one of the leading causes of death of children under age five in the world. Nancy Hughes, President of StoveTeam International, transformed a small Rotary club project into an effective international charity to help develop sustainable local factories in the...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: At the Table: Kitchen as Home

Thursday, January 3, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. At the Table examines the central role of the kitchen in shaping our memories, our families and our social lives. Kitchens are places of private ritual—spaces for the preparation of food as well as its sha...

SPECIAL EVENT: 2018 New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash

Monday, December 31, 9:00 pm

Join us for our winter fundraiser to benefit Sun Valley Center for the Arts! Welcome in 2019 with fellow supporters of the arts at the New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash, which promises once again to be the valley’s most festive holiday celebration.  The annual sold-out event which benefits the Sun Valley Ce...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane “Matinee”

Sunday, December 30, 3:00 pm

A HOLIDAY TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china, beloved by a girl named Abilene. But couldn’t care less—he’s vain and self-centered. When Edward is accidentally thrown overboard on an ocean voyage, he begins a miraculous journey, but he can’t move or speak...

SOLD OUT! PERFORMING ARTS: LED

Saturday, December 29, 8:00 pm

LED combines contemporary dance, original music, and film into breathtaking cinematic experiences. Founded in 2015, LED is a project-based arts nonprofit based in Boise, Idaho. LED's innovative and accessible artistic experiences are created by the artistic trio of choreographer Lauren Edson, musician An...

WORKSHOP: Movement class with LED for Adults 19-99

Friday, December 28, 5:30 pm

This movement class is designed for all ages and ability levels. Participants are guided through a simple warmup and multiple exercises that encourage discovery and proper alignment. The class culminates in dancers being guided through improv exercises as a way to find their own groove and relish the sensatio...

FREE GALLERY WALK: At the Table: Kitchen as Home

Friday, December 28, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

WORKSHOP: Contemporary Dance with LED for students 12-18

Friday, December 28, 4:00 pm

This contemporary class hopes to awaken the athlete and artist in all of us. Rooted in clear technique practices it emphasizes healthy alignment, flexibility, stamina and artistry. These principles are used as points of departure for risk taking and investigation. Improvisational tools are utilized as a way t...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Saturday, December 15, 7:00 pm

A HOLIDAY TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china, beloved by a girl named Abilene. But couldn’t care less—he’s vain and self-centered. When Edward is accidentally thrown overboard on an ocean voyage, he begins a miraculous journey, but he can’t move or speak...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane “Educators Night/Chat Back”

Friday, December 14, 7:00 pm

A HOLIDAY TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china, beloved by a girl named Abilene. But couldn’t care less—he’s vain and self-centered. When Edward is accidentally thrown overboard on an ocean voyage, he begins a miraculous journey, but he can’t move or speak...

FILM: Faces Places (7pm screening)

Thursday, December 13, 7:00 pm

89-year old Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed 33 year-old French photographer and muralist JR teamed up to co-direct this enchanting documentary/road movie. Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and sha...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane “Second Night 23” – $23 tickets!

Thursday, December 13, 7:00 pm

A HOLIDAY TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china, beloved by a girl named Abilene. But couldn’t care less—he’s vain and self-centered. When Edward is accidentally thrown overboard on an ocean voyage, he begins a miraculous journey, but he can’t move or speak...

FILM: Faces Places (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, December 13, 4:30 pm

89-year old Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed 33 year-old French photographer and muralist JR teamed up to co-direct this enchanting documentary/road movie. Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and sha...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane “Pay What You Feel Night”

Wednesday, December 12, 7:00 pm

A HOLIDAY TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china, beloved by a girl named Abilene. But couldn’t care less—he’s vain and self-centered. When Edward is accidentally thrown overboard on an ocean voyage, he begins a miraculous journey, but he can’t move or speak...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: We the People: Protest and Patriotism

Thursday, December 6, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. We the People investigates the role of civic participation within American democracy, from the simple act of voting to running for office, from voicing dissent to flying the flag. How are each of these actions expressions of pat...

FILM: Two Trains Runnin’ (7pm screening)

Thursday, November 29, 7:00 pm

Two Trains Runnin’ is a feature-length documentary directed by Sam Pollard, narrated by Common, and featuring the music of Gary Clark Jr. The film pays tribute to a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the heart of our present moment, offering a crucial vantage from which to view the evolving dyna...

FILM: Two Trains Runnin’ (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, November 29, 4:30 pm

Two Trains Runnin’ is a feature-length documentary directed by Sam Pollard, narrated by Common, and featuring the music of Gary Clark Jr. The film pays tribute to a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the heart of our present moment, offering a crucial vantage from which to view the evolving dyna...

SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Wood River Writing Workshops with Sarah Sentilles

Wednesday, November 28, 6:00 pm

Do you have a story to tell? Join us for monthly generative writing workshops. Class sessions are designed to build your writer’s toolbox and revitalize your creative practice. Participants will engage in writing exercises, discuss craft, and share new work. We’ll also clear out whatever stops us from put...

FREE GALLERY WALK “Après Ski Giving Walk”: We the People: Protest and Patriotism

Friday, November 23, 4:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Note the special Thanksgiving event time (4-6pm)! Supporting The Hunger Coalition—please bring healthy non-perishable goods to any SVGA gall...

CONCERT: The War and Treaty

Thursday, November 15, 7:30 pm

Michael and Tanya Trotter took distinctly different paths to becoming The War and Treaty. After winning a talent show when she was 13, Tanya knew singing would be her life. Michael started writing later, when he was serving in the US Army stationed in one of Saddam Hussein’s partially destroyed palaces. The...

SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Relief Printmaking: A Classic with Marne Elmore

Wednesday, November 14, 6:00 pm

The oldest form of printmaking, relief printing, involves the translation of ink from a raised printing surface to paper. Simple, yet infinite. Let this class serve as a breath of fresh air in our modern world, and step into the beauty of an old and traditional art medium. We will design an image on a printin...

FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: Governed by the people—why do we serve?

Tuesday, November 13, 6:00 pm

As citizens of a democracy we have the right and the duty to help shape our nation’s government. Those seeking to participate in the democratic process can take a wide range of actions. Join moderator Courtney Washburn, Executive Director of Conservation Voters for Idaho, and panelists Amanda Breen, Ketc...

SPECIAL EVENT: FREE JPC After Hours Exhibition Tour: We the People: Protest and Patriotism

Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm

The Center's Junior Patron Circle hosts a free exhibition tour of our current exhibit, We the People: Protest and Patriotism to follow midterm elections. Enjoy a complimentary signature cocktail compliments of Hotel Ketchum pop-up bar as Director of Education and Humanities Katelyn Foley leads you through the...

FREE FAMILY DAY: It’s as American as Apple Pie!

Saturday, November 3, 3:00 pm

Participating in the democratic process can take a wide range of actions, from voting to running for office, attending city council meetings, or being an advocate for change. Join the Sun Valley Center for the Arts on November 3rd to celebrate the USA. This is an opportunity for families to express patriot...

CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: The Magic of Monoprint without a Press with Amy Nack

Friday, November 2, 6:00 pm

Explore the deep dark secrets of fine art printmaking without a press from a seasoned printmaker. We’ll use Speedball‘s Gel Printing plate, cotton rag printmaking papers from The Netherlands, Asian mulberry paper and Akua Intaglio inks to employ a treasure trove of techniques for pulling a portfolio of hi...

FILM: The Other Side of Everything (7pm screening)

Thursday, November 1, 7:00 pm

A locked door inside a Belgrade, Serbia apartment has kept one family separated from their past for over 70 years. As the filmmaker begins an intimate conversation with her mother, the political fault line running through their home reveals a house and a country haunted by history. The chronicle of a family i...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: We the People: Protest and Patriotism

Thursday, November 1, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. We the People investigates the role of civic participation within American democracy, from the simple act of voting to running for office, from voicing dissent to flying the flag. How are each of these actions...

FILM: The Other Side of Everything (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, November 1, 4:30 pm

A locked door inside a Belgrade, Serbia apartment has kept one family separated from their past for over 70 years. As the filmmaker begins an intimate conversation with her mother, the political fault line running through their home reveals a house and a country haunted by history. The chronicle of a family i...

CONCERT: Rhythm Future Quartet

Tuesday, October 30, 7:30 pm

Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today’s musical universe. The virtuosic foursome, named for a Django Reinhardt tune, offers up a newly minted sound, influenced by the classic Hot Club of France, yet is wholly contemporary. Led by vi...

SOLD OUT: SPECIAL EVENT: Paint ‘n Sip—JPC Hosted Intro to Watercolor Class with Jennie Kilcup

Monday, October 29, 6:00 pm

Join the Sun Valley Center and Hotel Ketchum at The Hangout for an introduction to watercolor class with Jennie Kilcup. All attendees will walk away with some tips of the trade and a fully completed painting. This fun laid back water color class is hosted at Hotel Ketchum’s Bar called The Hangout. Free wine...

SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOP: Architecture and Design Modeling with Jennifer Cosgrove

Saturday, October 27, 10:00 am

Using both conventional and unconventional model making materials, participants will explore spatial creativity while learning basic architectural principles and model making techniques. No prior expertise is required. During class time Jennifer will demonstrate procedures and techniques for creating models t...

CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Etching on Plexiglass with Laurel MacDonald

Thursday, October 25, 6:00 pm

This hands-on, user-friendly process is a simple and elegant introduction to etching without the chemicals and acids of traditional etching. We will transfer images from photos or drawings onto plexiglass with a stylus and then print with oil- based ink. The result is an edition of hand-pulled, original etchi...

SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Wood River Writing Workshops with Sarah Sentilles

Wednesday, October 24, 6:00 pm

Do you have a story to tell? Join us for monthly generative writing workshops. Class sessions are designed to build your writer’s toolbox and revitalize your creative practice. Participants will engage in writing exercises, discuss craft, and share new work. We’ll also clear out whatever stops us from put...

COMPANY OF FOOLS PLAY READING: The Agitators

Tuesday, October 23, 6:30 pm

The Agitators tells of the enduring but tempestuous friendship of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. When they met in Rochester, New York in the 1840s they were young abolitionists committed to their dreams for this county, full of hope and bonded by a common purpose.  Throughout their lives they serv...

ART HISTORY LECTURE: Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s Allegory of Good and Bad Government: 14th Century Ideas with Relevance Today with Elaine French

Thursday, October 18, 5:30 pm

At the beginning of the 14th century, the Italian city of Siena was governed by a group of nine wealthy merchants known as the Nove (Nine). While not a democratic or participatory form of governance, this oligarchy gave Siena a period of stability and prosperity that encouraged the production of remarkable wo...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR & ARTISTS TALK: We the People: Protest and Patriotism with Deborah Aschheim and Paul Shambroom

Thursday, October 11, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Participating artists Deborah Aschheim and Paul Shambroom will speak at 6pm. We the People investigates the role of civic participation within American democracy, from the simple act of voting to running for o...

FILM: MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival (7pm screening)

Thursday, October 4, 7:00 pm

ONE WORLD. ONE WEEK. ONE FESTIVAL. Between September 27 and October 7, nine captivating short films will screen more than 1000 times in over 300 cities on six continents and will all be eligible for OSCAR nomination. And the judges of these films are you, the audience! On entry to the venue, every audience me...

FILM: MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival (4:15pm screening)

Thursday, October 4, 4:15 pm

ONE WORLD ONE WEEK ONE FESTIVAL. Between September 27 and October 7, nine captivating short films will screen more than 1000 times in over 300 cities on six continents and will all be eligible for OSCAR nomination. And the judges of these films are you, the audience! On entry to the venue, every audience memb...

SOLD OUT! LECTURE: Jon Meacham “The Soul of America”

Wednesday, October 3, 6:30 pm

Presidential historian, Pulitzer Prize-winner, and contributor to TIME and The New York Times Book Review, Jon Meacham is one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. He is known as a skilled raconteur with a depth of knowledge about politics, religion, and current affairs. Meacham brings historical ...

FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, October 3, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. Fall Open Studios will take place on Wed, Oct 3 & 17 & Nov 7, 6:30–8:30pm

PERFORMING ARTS: A Cabaret Evening with Storm Large – (late show: Storm Unleashed!)

Friday, September 28, 9:00 pm

Storm Large: musician, actor, playwright, author, awesome. Storm Large has sung in a remarkable variety of settings and with a wide variety of people, including k.d. lang, singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright, funk legend George Clinton, and the BBC Symphony and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestras. A frequent guest ...

PERFORMING ARTS: A Cabaret Evening with Storm Large (early show)

Friday, September 28, 6:00 pm

Storm Large: musician, actor, playwright, author, awesome. Storm Large has sung in a remarkable variety of settings and with a wide variety of people, including k.d. lang, singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright, funk legend George Clinton, and the BBC Symphony and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestras.  A frequent ...

ART HISTORY LECTURE: Artists as Agitators and Change Makers with Kristin Poole

Thursday, September 27, 5:30 pm

Art is a potent language that can agitate, provoke, excite and motivate. Since the onset of modernism through this contemporary moment, some artists have positioned themselves as agents of societal change. From Dada’s provocation against WWI to Ai Weiwei’s documentation of political oppression, from ...

SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Wood River Writing Workshops with Sarah Sentilles

Wednesday, September 26, 6:00 pm

Do you have a story to tell? Join us for monthly generative writing workshops. Class sessions are designed to build your writer’s toolbox and revitalize your creative practice. Participants will engage in writing exercises, discuss craft, and share new work. We’ll also clear out whatever stops us from put...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Oil Painting with Connie Borup

Monday, September 17, 9:00 am

This week-long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling. Each student is ...

FILM: Loving Vincent (7pm screening)

Thursday, September 13, 7:00 pm

Loving Vincent is a 2017 experimental animated biographical drama film about the life of painter Vincent van Gogh, and in particular, the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully painted animated feature film. The film, written and directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, is a Polish co-producti...

FILM: Loving Vincent (4:30pm screening)

Thursday, September 13, 4:30 pm

Loving Vincent is a 2017 experimental animated biographical drama film about the life of painter Vincent van Gogh, and in particular, the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully painted animated feature film. The film, written and directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, is a Polish co-producti...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Heisenberg “Backstage Tour/Post-Show Chat Back”

Sunday, September 2, 8:00 pm

A kiss is just a kiss, but sometimes…  Amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, Georgie spots Alex, a much older man, and plants a kiss on his neck.  This electric encounter thrusts these two strangers into a fascinating and life-changing game.  Directed by Company of Fools’ Fou...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Heisenberg “Date Night”

Saturday, September 1, 8:00 pm

A kiss is just a kiss, but sometimes…  Amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, Georgie spots Alex, a much older man, and plants a kiss on his neck.  This electric encounter thrusts these two strangers into a fascinating and life-changing game.  Directed by Company of Fools’ Fou...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Heisenberg “Educator Night”

Friday, August 31, 8:00 pm

A kiss is just a kiss, but sometimes…  Amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, Georgie spots Alex, a much older man, and plants a kiss on his neck.  This electric encounter thrusts these two strangers into a fascinating and life-changing game.  Directed by Company of Fools’ Fou...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Heisenberg

Thursday, August 30, 8:00 pm

A kiss is just a kiss, but sometimes…  Amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, Georgie spots Alex, a much older man, and plants a kiss on his neck.  This electric encounter thrusts these two strangers into a fascinating and life-changing game.  Directed by Company of Fools’ Fou...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Heisenberg “Second Night 23” – $23 tickets!

Wednesday, August 29, 8:00 pm

A kiss is just a kiss, but sometimes…  Amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, Georgie spots Alex, a much older man, and plants a kiss on his neck.  This electric encounter thrusts these two strangers into a fascinating and life-changing game.  Directed by Company of Fools’ Fou...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Heisenberg “Pay What You Feel Night”

Tuesday, August 28, 8:00 pm

A kiss is just a kiss, but sometimes…  Amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, Georgie spots Alex, a much older man, and plants a kiss on his neck.  This electric encounter thrusts these two strangers into a fascinating and life-changing game.  Directed by Company of Fools’ Fou...

CONCERT: Baldygrass One-Night Music Fest featuring The Infamous Stringdusters with opening acts Kuinka and AHI

Wednesday, August 22, 6:00 pm

Closing out the summer concert series is Baldygrass One-Night Music Fest featuring The Infamous Stringdusters, Kuinka and AHI. This lineup combines bluegrass, Americana and an up-and-coming indie-soul artist to create a musical night that can’t be missed. The Infamous Stringdusters are a leading light in...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival Artist: Playing with Pastels with Karen Watson

Tuesday, August 14, 10:00 am

Join Hood River artist Karen Watson for a fun 3 days of “playing” with pastels. This class, which is open to all levels, begins with the fundamentals of pastel and materials. Once the basics are covered,  explore composition, color and most importantly value, the key to a successful painting. Karen w...

FREE 50th Anniversary Celebration Party & Concert with Sarah Jane Scouten

Friday, August 10, 5:00 pm

The community is invited to attend a special 50th Anniversary Celebration Party & Concert on Friday, Aug 10, 5–7pm, when guests can visit Atkinson Park, celebrate the Festival, enjoy a glass of wine or beer and listen to country-folk artist Sarah Jane Scouten perform a free outdoor concert. The Cente...

FREE Kids Crafts at the 50th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival

Friday, August 10, 11:00 am

As part of the Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival, the kids’ activity area is open from 11am–2pm each day. All children under the age of 8 are welcome with an adult who is ready, able and willing to help them create art. Children ages 8–12 can work alone but cannot leave the area unattended. P...

SPECIAL EVENT: 50th Anniversary Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival

Friday, August 10, 10:00 am

This three-day outdoor exhibition of 130 artists from around the country features a wide range of unique handmade fine arts and crafts including painting, photography fiber, ceramic, metal, jewelry and woodwork. Ranked as one of the best outdoor juried festivals in the nation, the Festival is a tremendous opp...

CONCERT: Big Head Todd & the Monsters with very special guest Shovels and Rope

Wednesday, August 1, 7:00 pm

Big Head Todd and the Monsters with very special guest Shovels & Rope will rock River Run Lodge in Ketchum. Formed in Colorado in the late 80s, Big Head Todd has toured internationally and their album “Sister Sweetly” went platinum and had three singles that made the charts including “Bittersweet”...

SOLD OUT! FREE LECTURE: John Lehman “Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea”

Thursday, July 26, 6:30 pm

In his new book, OCEANS VENTURED: Winning the Cold War at Sea, former United States Secretary of the Navy John Lehman provides readers with the ultimate insider’s perspective on America’s Cold War struggles on the high seas. Lehman’s position as one of the chief architects and leaders of the navy’s Co...

2018 WINE AUCTION: Vine & Dine General Entry

Saturday, July 21, 6:00 pm

The Wine Auction weekend extravaganza culminates with Vine & Dine in Sun Valley. A lawn party with great wines, tasty tapas plates, live music, maybe even some dancing…what more could you want? Gifted local chefs will show off their latest and greatest dishes for you to dine on and, most importantly, mo...

SOLD OUT! 2018 WINE AUCTION: Vine & Dine PLUS (Early Entry & Indoor Wine Tasting)

Saturday, July 21, 5:00 pm

For those interested in a true Wine Tasting experience, be sure to opt for an Early Entry Pass. Gain early access to great food and a special indoor tasting with select vintners. Only open to Vine & Dine Plus pass holders. The indoor tasting is open from 5-6:30pm. Following, Vine & Dine Plus Pass hold...

2018 WINE AUCTION: Gala Celebration

Friday, July 20, 5:00 pm

Join us at the celebrated Wine Auction Gala and experience an auction like no other. The Gala is renowned for its fabulous entertainment, stellar cuisine, special winery-hosted tables with designated stewards and impressive auction lots. This sell-out event will be anchored by an incredible menu of multipl...

2018 WINE AUCTION: Vintner Dinners*

Thursday, July 19, 6:00 pm

One of the most anticipated events of the Wine Auction weekend, Vintner Dinners are a chance to gather with a select group of guests for an evening of outstanding wine and excellent cuisine. These intimate and distinctive dinners take place in stunning private homes throughout the valley. Renowned winemakers ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Burchfield’s Influence: Hayley Barker, Anna Fidler, Katy Stone

Thursday, July 12, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Burchfield’s Influence presents the work of 20th-century artist Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967) in conversation with three contemporary artists who count Burchfield among their most important influences:...

2018 KIDS SUMMER ART CAMP with Susie Quinn Fortner & Katelyn Foley

Monday, July 9, 9:00 am

Let’s get creative! The Sun Valley Center for the Arts offers a week long camp for 3rd through 5th grade students in the Center’s Hailey classroom. At camp students will make original artwork, explore their creativity, and engage with peers and the local art community. Students will construct their own sk...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Woody Guthrie’s American Song “Chat Back/Backstage Tour”

Sunday, July 8, 7:00 pm

Woody Guthrie’s American Song celebrates the life and work of one of the country’s greatest and most admired folk balladeers. Guthrie was a wandering minstrel and poet of the downtrodden, the voiceless, the powerless and the forgotten. He was a humanist who railed against injustice, particularly during th...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Woody Guthrie’s American Song “Girls Night Out”

Saturday, July 7, 8:00 pm

Woody Guthrie’s American Song celebrates the life and work of one of the country’s greatest and most admired folk balladeers. Guthrie was a wandering minstrel and poet of the downtrodden, the voiceless, the powerless and the forgotten. He was a humanist who railed against injustice, particularly during th...

GALLERY WALK: Burchfield’s Influence: Hayley Barker, Anna Fidler, Katy Stone

Friday, July 6, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Burchfield’s Influence presents the work of 20th-century artist Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967) in conversation with three contemporary ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Woody Guthrie’s American Song “Educator Night”

Friday, June 29, 8:00 pm

Woody Guthrie’s American Song celebrates the life and work of one of the country’s greatest and most admired folk balladeers. Guthrie was a wandering minstrel and poet of the downtrodden, the voiceless, the powerless and the forgotten. He was a humanist who railed against injustice, particularly during th...

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION: Burchfield’s Influence: Hayley Barker, Anna Fidler, Katy Stone

Friday, June 29, 5:00 pm

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Burchfield’s Influence! Artists Katy Stone and Anna Fidler will be present. Remarks at 6pm. Burchfield’s Influence presents the work of 20th-century artist Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967) in conversation with three contemporary artists who count Burchfield amo...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Woody Guthrie’s American Song

Thursday, June 28, 7:00 pm

Woody Guthrie’s American Song celebrates the life and work of one of the country’s greatest and most admired folk balladeers. Guthrie was a wandering minstrel and poet of the downtrodden, the voiceless, the powerless and the forgotten. He was a humanist who railed against injustice, particularly during th...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Woody Guthrie’s American Song “Second Night 23” ($23 tickets!)

Wednesday, June 27, 7:00 pm

Woody Guthrie’s American Song celebrates the life and work of one of the country’s greatest and most admired folk balladeers. Guthrie was a wandering minstrel and poet of the downtrodden, the voiceless, the powerless and the forgotten. He was a humanist who railed against injustice, particularly during th...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Woody Guthrie’s American Song “Pay What You Feel Night”

Tuesday, June 26, 7:00 pm

Woody Guthrie’s American Song celebrates the life and work of one of the country’s greatest and most admired folk balladeers. Guthrie was a wandering minstrel and poet of the downtrodden, the voiceless, the powerless and the forgotten. He was a humanist who railed against injustice, particularly during th...

MASTERCLASS: Small Strobes, Big Results: Lighting Photography Workshop on Location with David Tejada

Tuesday, June 26, 9:00 am

Learn how to use your flash off camera. Participants of this workshop will learn to how to effectively control the Quality of Light, Direction of Light, and Color Light from their small strobes. You’ll learn how to use soft boxes, umbrellas, grids, snoot’s, reflectors, color gels and bounce techniques. Yo...

CONCERT: St. Paul & the Broken Bones with special guest North Mississippi Allstars

Monday, June 25, 7:00 pm

The first concert in the series features St. Paul & the Broken Bones with special guest North Mississippi Allstars. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, and led by vocalist Paul Janeway, St. Paul & the Broken Bones is an eight-piece soul-based rock band. Frequently compared to Otis Redding and backed by an i...

LECTURE: Photographer David Tejada

Monday, June 25, 5:30 pm

In an evening presentation, photographer David Tejada will speak about his inspiration, influence and challenge faced in the world of commercial and corporate annual report photography. David will take you behind the scenes of several corporate assignments and share his process and working techniques. Davi...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Taking the First Step in Watercolor with Jennie Kilcup

Monday, June 18, 9:00 am

This four day workshop is geared towards adults who have little or no watercolor experience. Students will create a finished landscape painting working with minimal colors, learning how to create dimensions with brushstrokes and incorporating several different watercolor techniques to add detail. Instructo...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Bees

Thursday, June 14, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine while you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Bees exhibition and BIG IDEA project explores the critical role bees and other pollinators play in our food chain and environment and the challenges they face today, from colony collapse disorder to shrinking ...

FREE SPECIAL EVENT: Community Planting Party

Saturday, June 9, 2:00 pm

Come bee-utify your community and participate in the installation of The Center’s pollinator pasture, a quilt of pollinator-friendly plants and wildflowers designed by the people at Border Free Bees! Enjoy an afternoon of planting, honey inspired food, and fun kid-friendly activities. Planting activities wi...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Bees

Thursday, May 24, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine while you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and museum guides. The Bees exhibition and BIG IDEA project explores the critical role bees and other pollinators play in our food chain and environment and the challenges they face today. The project offers opportunities for all...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Cooking with Honey with The Haven

Thursday, May 17, 6:00 pm

Join us as we explore the magnificent world of honey. Participants will sip on honey inspired cocktails while watching cooking demos and making hands-on culinary creations. Each participant will leave the class with a special culinary treat and full belly! Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project Bees, Apri...

FREE FAMILY DAY: Bees and Pollinators

Saturday, May 12, 3:00 pm

Join The Center for a bee-focused Family Day, when we host art projects, a self-guided tour and Maker Space activities. Participate in the creative process, learn about the importance of bees, and have fun with your family and community. Family Day events provide special opportunities for multiple generati...

SOLD OUT! SPECIAL EVENT: Portland Cello Project Members Appreciation Concert (for members only!

Friday, May 11, 8:00 pm

Portland Cello Project is coming back to Hailey to perform their “Infinite Variety” concert in a special performance just for Center Members! From classical to Jazz, pop to metal, transcendent to raucous, the group will be presenting what has become their signature, genre-bending style of performance. ...

TEEN WORKSHOP: Ceramic Bee Baths with Boulder Mountain Clayworks

Saturday, April 28, 10:00 am

Birds aren’t the only ones who need a bath! Learn traditional hand building techniques while creating a one of a kind bee bath. Presented in partnership with Boulder Mountain Clayworks. Workshop is 10am-1pm on Sat, April 28, located at 471 10th St #B6, Ketchum. Part of The Center's BIG IDEA project Be...

FILM: Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? with Filmmaker Taggart Siegel

Thursday, April 26, 7:00 pm

Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis from award-winning filmmaker Taggart Siegel. Taking us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive, this engaging and ultimately uplifting film weave...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Bees

Thursday, April 26, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine while you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The Bees exhibition and BIG IDEA project explores the critical role bees and other pollinators play in our food chain and environment and the challenges they face today. The project offers opportunities for al...

FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: What is the threat?

Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 pm

Led by moderator and backyard beekeeper Steve Hobbs, the panel discussion will explore the impact bees and other pollinators have on our lives, the role they play in maintaining our food supply, and how current agricultural practices affect their jobs as pollinators. Panelists Tom Harned, commercial beekeeper...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Inside, Outside, Upside Down! A commissioned mini-musical with post-show interactive workshop

Saturday, April 21, 6:00 pm

Join Kimi, a young adventurer, on a musical jour-ney through our ecosystem as she meets some local pollinators! Company of Fools commissions award-winning musical theatre writers, Maggie-Kate Coleman and Erato A. Kremmyda, to develop a short musical for young audiences inspired by the visual artwork in The...

FREE SPECIAL EVENT: Pollinator Pop Up (Celebrate Earth Day!)

Friday, April 20, 5:00 pm

The Center and the Environmental Resource Center are celebrating Earth Day! Visit the exhibition at The Center, participate in activities at the ERC, and enjoy pollinator-inspired cocktails from Roadbars and other refreshments at both locations. Join us! Part of The Center's BIG IDEA project Bees, April 13...

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION: Bees

Friday, April 13, 5:00 pm

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of Bees exhibition and BIG IDEA project. Bees explores the critical role bees and other pollinators play in our food chain and environment and the challenges they face today, from colony collapse disorder to shrinking habitat. The project offers opportuniti...

FREE LECTURE: Cameron Cartiere Border Free Bees

Thursday, April 12, 5:30 pm

Join Dr. Cameron Cartiere, Associate Professor at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, BC, for a talk about the connections between public art, community engagement and urban renewal. As the founder of the collective chART Projects, Cartiere and her team established Border Free Bees, which...

SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Introduction to Wire Wrapping with Elise Stelling

Tuesday, April 10, 5:00 pm

Join Elise Stelling as she teaches students the ancient art of jewelry making through wire wrapping. In this four hour class students will be introduced to basic wire wrapping materials and learn versatile techniques which will become the foundation for any wire-wrapping project. Each student will leave the c...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Backyard Beekeeping for Beginners with the Magic Valley Beekeepers

Thursday, April 5, 6:00 pm

Discover the basics of what you need to begin backyard beekeeping  from buying honeybees and constructing the hive to preventing bee swarming and harvesting honey. Participants will then have the opportunity to learn about solitary bees and how to make your garden area pollinator friendly. Presented by S...

SPRING OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. Spring Open Studio is offered Apr 4 & 18 and May 2 & 16.

FREE SPECIAL EVENT: 2018 Fools Day Celebration & Membership Appreciation Party

Monday, April 2, 5:30 pm

Join us for our annual Fools Day Celebration and Member Appreciation Party! Featuring homemade desserts, refreshments, fabulously foolish treats and festivities, the Fools Day Celebration is a special opportunity for The Center and Company of Fools to celebrate the importance of the arts, our supporters and o...

SPECIAL EVENT: COMPANY OF FOOLS 2018 Celebration & Benefit: Public Performance

Friday, March 30, 7:00 pm

Channel the glamour of old Hollywood and join us as we celebrate Company of Fools. The evening pays loving tribute to the singers and songs of the silver screen when Broadway leading lady Teri Bibb performs ONCE UPON A SONG: A TRIBUTE TO THE GOLDEN VOICES OF THE SILVER SCREEN. Bibb is joined by Musical Direct...

SPECIAL EVENT: COMPANY OF FOOLS 2018 Gala Benefit & Performance

Thursday, March 29, 5:30 pm

Channel the glamour of old Hollywood and join us as we celebrate Company of Fools. The evening pays loving tribute to the singers and songs of the silver screen when Broadway leading lady Teri Bibb performs ONCE UPON A SONG: A TRIBUTE TO THE GOLDEN VOICES OF THE SILVER SCREEN. Bibb is joined by Musical Direct...

SPECIAL EVENT: The Second City

Saturday, March 24, 8:00 pm

In response to popular demand, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts will be bringing back Chicago’s legendary comedy theatre company, The Second City, to perform at the Sun Valley Opera House on two consecutive evenings — Saturday, March 24, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 25, at 7 p.m. The Second City on To...

FILM: Welcome to Refugeestan

Thursday, March 22, 7:00 pm

Almost seventeen million people—refugees, displaced persons or migrants—live in camps, in a virtual country the size of the Netherlands. And yet the names of these places do not appear on any maps. The UNHCR (United Nations High Commission on Refugees) and NGOs (non-governmental organizations) have develo...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: This Land Is Whose Land?

Thursday, March 22, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine or a beer while you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Prompted by current global and local conversations about refugees and immigration, This Land Is Whose Land? explores these timely topics in the context of the United States’ history as place of res...

SOLD OUT! FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: Whose Land Is It?

Tuesday, March 13, 6:30 pm

What is our responsibility to refugees? How are refugees welcomed and contributing to our society? Join moderator Gemma Gaudette, New Host of Boise State Public Radio’s forthcoming show Idaho Matters, and panelists Shawn Barigar, Mayor of the City of Twin Falls; Zeze Rwasama, Director of Twin Falls Refugee ...

FREE GALLERY WALK: This Land is Whose Land?

Friday, March 9, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at The Center! Join us at 6pm to hear from participating artist Angie Smith about her work photographing Boise’s refugee community for The New York Times Magazine! Prompted by current global and local conversations about refugees and immigration, This Land Is Whose Land? explores ...

LECTURE: Viet Thanh Nguyen “An Evening with Viet Thanh Nguyen”

Thursday, March 8, 6:30 pm

Award-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen continues to gain recognition for his bold, elegant, and fiercely honest writing. His remarkable debut novel, The Sympathizer, won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize and made the finalist list for the 2016 PEN/Faulkner award. His collection of short stories, The Refugees, was relea...

SOLD OUT! CONCERT: Socks in the Frying Pan

Tuesday, March 6, 7:00 pm

Taking America by storm, the 2014 Irish Music Association “Best New Band” Socks in the Frying Pan has had several very successful tours around the U.S. where they performed at all the major Irish festivals including Milwaukee; Dublin, Ohio; and Kansas City. These County Clare natives have captiv...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Clybourne Park “Date Night”

Saturday, March 3, 8:00 pm

Bruce Norris’s Pulitzer Prize-winning response to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun takes on the ongoing conversation about race and gentrification with a biting wit. Set in the same house in two different decades, fifty years apart, Clybourne Park is an unforgettable, spiky satire that asks us to ...

FREE FAMILY DAY: This Land Is Whose Land?

Saturday, March 3, 3:00 pm

The U.S. is a country composed largely of immigrants, all arriving in search of new opportunities. This BIG IDEA project is prompted by current conversation about refugees in the U.S., it explores the topic within the larger framework of country’s history as a place of resettlement. With our family day even...

SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Adorn the Hand: Silver Ring Making with Rachel Reichert

Friday, March 2, 5:00 pm

This four-hour workshop will address basic metalworking techniques such as sawing, filing, sanding, forming, and soldering sterling silver rings. We’ll start with tool and studio introduction, then design and fabricate rings from sheet and wire. All skill levels welcome. Appropriate for ages 16 and up. ...

FILM: 2018 Oscar Shorts Documentary – Program B

Thursday, March 1, 7:00 pm

During week two of the annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated documentary shorts in the final two evenings. Please note: the documentary shorts are considered R rated. Documentary Shorts – PROGRAM B (Estimated Runn...

FREE BOOK DISCUSSION: The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen with The Community Library’s Jenny Emery Davidson & Scott Burton

Thursday, March 1, 5:30 pm

Join Jenny Emery Davidson and Scott Burton from The Community Library as they discuss The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, the winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. With the pace and suspense of a thriller and prose that has been compared to Graham Greene and Saul Bellow, The Sympathizer is a sweepi...

FILM: 2018 Oscar Shorts Documentary – Program B

Thursday, March 1, 4:30 pm

During week two of the annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated documentary shorts in the final two evenings. Please note: the documentary shorts are considered R rated. Documentary Shorts – PROGRAM B (Estimated Runn...

FILM: 2018 Oscar Shorts Documentary – Program A

Wednesday, February 28, 7:00 pm

During week two of the annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all of the Oscar nominated documentary shorts in the final two evenings. Documentary shorts in 2018 are considered R rated. Documentary Shorts – PROGRAM A (Estimated Runni...

FILM: 2018 Oscar Shorts Documentary – Program A

Wednesday, February 28, 4:30 pm

During week two of the annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all of the Oscar nominated documentary shorts in the final two evenings. Documentary shorts in 2018 are considered R rated. Documentary Shorts – PROGRAM A (Estimated Runni...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Clybourne Park “Post-Show Chat Back/Backstage Tour”

Sunday, February 25, 3:00 pm

Bruce Norris’s Pulitzer Prize-winning response to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun takes on the ongoing conversation about race and gentrification with a biting wit. Set in the same house in two different decades, fifty years apart, Clybourne Park is an unforgettable, spiky satire that asks us to ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Clybourne Park

Saturday, February 24, 8:00 pm

Bruce Norris’s Pulitzer Prize-winning response to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun takes on the ongoing conversation about race and gentrification with a biting wit. Set in the same house in two different decades, fifty years apart, Clybourne Park is an unforgettable, spiky satire that asks us to ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Clybourne Park “Educators Night”

Friday, February 23, 8:00 pm

Bruce Norris’s Pulitzer Prize-winning response to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun takes on the ongoing conversation about race and gentrification with a biting wit. Set in the same house in two different decades, fifty years apart, Clybourne Park is an unforgettable, spiky satire that asks us to ...

FILM: 2018 Oscar Shorts – Animated

Thursday, February 22, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Wednesday, February 15 features the Live Action shorts and Thursday, February 22 will feature Animated shorts. Note: Animated shorts may not necessarily ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Clybourne Park “Second Night 22”

Thursday, February 22, 7:00 pm

Bruce Norris’s Pulitzer Prize-winning response to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun takes on the ongoing conversation about race and gentrification with a biting wit. Set in the same house in two different decades, fifty years apart, Clybourne Park is an unforgettable, spiky satire that asks us to ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: This Land is Whose Land?

Thursday, February 22, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine while you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Prompted by current global and local conversations about refugees and immigration, This Land Is Whose Land? explores these timely topics in the context of the United States’ history as place of resettlement ...

FILM: 2018 Oscar Shorts – Animated

Thursday, February 22, 4:30 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Wednesday, February 21 features the Live Action shorts and Thursday, February 22 will feature Animated shorts. Note: Animated shorts may not necessarily ...

FILM: 2018 Oscar Shorts – Live Action

Wednesday, February 21, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Wednesday, February 21 features the Live Action shorts. Live Action films are short fictional pieces with actors. Please note: the live action shorts a...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Clybourne Park “Pay What You Feel Night”

Wednesday, February 21, 7:00 pm

Bruce Norris’s Pulitzer Prize-winning response to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun takes on the ongoing conversation about race and gentrification with a biting wit. Set in the same house in two different decades, fifty years apart, Clybourne Park is an unforgettable, spiky satire that asks us to ...

FILM: 2018 Oscar Shorts – Live Action

Wednesday, February 21, 4:30 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Wednesday, February 21 features the Live Action shorts. Live Action films are short fictional pieces with actors. Please note: the live action shorts a...

FREE GALLERY WALK: This Land is Whose Land?

Friday, February 16, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at The Center and see The Resettled, a 30-minute film focusing on refugee stories from around the U.S., including a refugee in Boise who observes, “I was not born a refugee, I was made one.” Prompted by current global and local conversations about refugees and immigration, This ...

SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Basics of Silver Metal Clay: The New Metalwork Method with Elise Stelling

Tuesday, February 13, 6:00 pm

What’s the new, new thing in the jewelry making world? Hint: there’s low tool cost; it’s nontoxic and safe enough to do at your kitchen table; and the material is versatile and responsive. It’s Silver Metal Clay! The name comes from the method, which is akin to hand-building ceramic clay, but the mate...

LECTURE: Ruth Reichl “Protect What We Eat”

Thursday, February 8, 6:30 pm

Bestselling author, food critic, and judge on Bravo's Top Chef Masters, Ruth Reichl is one of the most recognizable and beloved culinary voices, guiding people around the kitchen, showing them what to eat, how to cook and where to satisfy their cravings. Reichl has been the Editor in Chief of Gourmet Magazine...

SOLD OUT! CONCERT: International Guitar Night

Tuesday, February 6, 7:00 pm

International Guitar Night is North America’s premier touring guitar festival and returns after a sold-out concert in Sun Valley in 2017. For the 2018 North American tour, Gypsy Jazz legend Lulo Reinhardt (Germany) returns as guest host, along with young Canadian sensation Calum Graham; classical innovator ...

SOLD OUT! CONCERT: International Guitar Night (Second night added due to popular demand!)

Monday, February 5, 7:00 pm

International Guitar Night is North America’s premier touring guitar festival and returns after a sold-out concert in Sun Valley in 2017. For the 2018 North American tour, Gypsy Jazz legend Lulo Reinhardt (Germany) returns as guest host, along with young Canadian sensation Calum Graham; classical innovator ...

FREE WORKSHOP: Making Seed Paper

Saturday, February 3, 10:00 am

Learn how to turn recycled office paper into handmade paper embedded with pollinator-friendly wildflower seeds! Participants in these workshops will participate in pulp preparation, sheet forming, pressing and drying. After the paper dries, 3,333 paper bees will be laser cut from the sheets and installed in T...

FILM: Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent

Thursday, February 1, 7:00 pm

In anticipation of The Center’s February 8 lecture with former editor of Gourmet magazine, Ruth Reichl, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent peers behind the kitchen doors to reveal the tension and creativity at California’s Chez Panisse that resulted in the creation of “California cuisine”, celebrity...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Seeing Other People: Photography, Difference, and Ethics at the Limit with Sarah Sentilles

Tuesday, January 30, 5:30 pm

What if being confronted by someone utterly different from you—someone you are opposed to, confused by, scared of, someone you can’t understand—was the signal that there was a life in need of your protection? What if “otherness” was the foundation for ethical action? Focusing on photography’s hist...

COMPANY OF FOOLS PLAY READING: The Diary of Anne Frank with post-show conversation

Saturday, January 27, 7:00 pm

In this transcendentally powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. An impassioned drama about the li...

TEEN WORKSHOP: Storytelling with Cinema with Ben Figueiredo from Dark to Light Productions

Saturday, January 27, 10:00 am

This workshop will fuse the technical side of videography with the storytelling side. Workshop participants will learn the camera, how to get proper exposure, while achieving different types of shots and angles. Once the technical basics are covered student s will then learn the elements on how to tell a stor...

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION: This Land is Whose Land?

Friday, January 26, 5:00 pm

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of This Land is Whose Land? Prompted by current global and local conversations about refugees and immigration, This Land Is Whose Land? explores these timely topics in the context of the United States’ history as place of resettlement and contested (and s...

FILM: Big Sonia with filmmakers Leah Warshawski & Todd Soliday

Thursday, January 25, 4:30 pm

For years, Sonia Warshawski (89) has been an inspirational public speaker at schools and prisons, where her stories of surviving the Holocaust as a teenager have inspired countless people who once felt their own traumas would leave them broken forever. But when Sonia is served an eviction notice for her iconi...

SPECIAL EVENT: Junior Patrons Circle After Hours: Apres-Pop Edition

Saturday, January 20, 8:00 pm

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ Junior Patrons Circle is thrilled to announce the first JPC After Hours of 2018, featuring cocktails, music and interactive art experiences. JPC After Hours: Après-Pop edition will see the museum transformed for one night only into a retro, après-ski celebration of the ...

SOLD OUT! CONCERT: Tyler Ramsey

Thursday, January 18, 7:00 pm

Tyler Ramsey is a multi-instrumentalist equally at home playing guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, and percussion, but he is best known as a talented fingerstyle guitarist and singer songwriter. Early on Tyler studied country blues guitarists like Mance Lipscomb and Mississippi John Hurt, and American fingerstyl...

WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, January 17, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. Winter Open Studio offered Weds, Jan 17 & 31 and Feb 7 & 21. Look for more Open Studios in the Spring: Apr 4 & 18 and May 2 & 16.

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll

Thursday, January 11, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and special guest, Henry Whiting, the current owner of the Archie Teater Studio. Idaho is home to just one building designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright: Teater’s Knoll, located on the edge of the Snake River...

SPECIAL EVENT: 7th Annual New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash

Sunday, December 31, 9:00 pm

SOLD OUT! Join us for our winter fundraiser to benefit Sun Valley Center for the Arts! Welcome in 2018 with fellow supporters of the arts at the New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash, which promises once again to be the valley’s most festive holiday celebration. The annual sold-out event which benefits the Sun Va...

SPECIAL EVENT: COMPANY OF FOOLS Striking 12 New Year’s Eve Fundraiser Performance

Sunday, December 31, 8:00 pm

Enjoy a special New Year’s Eve fundraiser performance of COF’s holiday musical STRIKING 12, accompanied by treats and surprises – including our very own Liberty ball drop and countdown to midnight (East Coast Time!). Guests at this festive, family-friendly night out will enjoy first seating restaurant s...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll

Friday, December 29, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The exhibition Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll exhibition on view Dec 1, 2017 – Jan 17, 2018

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Striking 12 Matinee “Post-Show Chat Back/Backstage Tour”

Saturday, December 23, 2:00 pm

Inspired in part by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl, Striking 12 is a theatre-concert hybrid that springs to life through its rock band cast who tell the story of an overworked New Yorker who has resolved to spend New Year’s Eve alone, when an unexpected visitor brings much-needed hope...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Striking 12

Wednesday, December 20, 7:00 pm

Inspired in part by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl, Striking 12 is a theatre-concert hybrid that springs to life through its rock band cast who tell the story of an overworked New Yorker who has resolved to spend New Year’s Eve alone, when an unexpected visitor brings much-needed hope...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Striking 12 “Educators Night”

Saturday, December 16, 7:00 pm

Inspired in part by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl, Striking 12 is a theatre-concert hybrid that springs to life through its rock band cast who tell the story of an overworked New Yorker who has resolved to spend New Year’s Eve alone, when an unexpected visitor brings much-needed hope...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Striking 12 “Second Night 22”

Friday, December 15, 7:00 pm

Inspired in part by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl, Striking 12 is a theatre-concert hybrid that springs to life through its rock band cast who tell the story of an overworked New Yorker who has resolved to spend New Year’s Eve alone, when an unexpected visitor brings much-needed hope...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Striking 12 “Pay What You Feel Night”

Thursday, December 14, 7:00 pm

Inspired in part by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl, Striking 12 is a theatre-concert hybrid that springs to life through its rock band cast who tell the story of an overworked New Yorker who has resolved to spend New Year’s Eve alone, when an unexpected visitor brings much-needed hope...

CONCERT: Mark O’Connor with the O’Connor Band – SOLD OUT!

Sunday, December 10, 7:00 pm

Mark O'Connor is a renowned and revered bluegrass, jazz and country violinist and fiddler, composer and music educator. Backed by his Grammy Award-winning O’Connor Band, Mark O'Connor puts on an engaging, dynamic show showcasing compelling arrangements, virtuosic solos, and tight vocal harmonies. The O'Conn...

FILM: Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

Thursday, December 7, 7:00 pm

Whether headlining films in Sweden, Italy, or Hollywood, Ingrid Bergman always pierced the screen with a singular soulfulness. With this new documentary, made on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of Bergman’s birth, director Stig Björkman allows us unprecedented access to her world, culling fro...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll

Thursday, December 7, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Idaho is home to just one building designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright: Teater’s Knoll, located on the edge of the Snake River. Teater’s Knoll also happens to be the only artist studio ...

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION: Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll

Friday, December 1, 5:00 pm

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll. Idaho is home to just one building designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright: Teater’s Knoll, located on the edge of the Snake River. Teater’s Knoll also hap...

FREE Gallery Walk “Giving Walk”: The Unreliable Narrator

Friday, November 24, 4:00 pm

In the spirit of the season, the Sun Valley Gallery Association is hosting a Gallery Walk/Giving Walk. The public is invited to donate items in support of the Hunger Coalition. The Giving Walk offers residents and visitors the opportunity to engage with world-class visual art while supporting an organization ...

FILM: Carole King – Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park 

Thursday, November 16, 7:00 pm

Carole King Tapestry: Live at Hyde Park celebrates the 45th anniversary of Carole King’s masterpiece with a spectacular concert for more than 65,000 fans in Hyde Park on July 3, 2016 including the first-ever performance of the entire album in sequence. The Hyde Park performance, recorded on July 3, 2016,...

PUBLIC STORYTELLING with The Center and Idaho Basecamp

Thursday, November 9, 6:00 pm

Join the community as we gather to share in humanity's oldest tradition - storytelling. The theme for this event will be “The Unreliable Narrator”. After The Center’s two storytelling workshops, participants and the public are encouraged to join us for this evening – stories will be limited to 5 minut...

FREE FAMILY DAY: The Unreliable Narrator

Saturday, November 4, 3:00 pm

Join Company of Fools’ teaching artists for an afternoon of story crafting! We will explore the work of artist Holly Andres whose most recent photographs were created at The Center, Hailey, as part of the BIG IDEA Unreliable Narrator. Through improvisation, props and costumes we will let stories from the pa...

CONCERT: Las Migas

Friday, November 3, 7:00 pm

Las Migas is unique among Spanish music groups, a fascinating blend of Flamenco and Mediterranean styles that combines classic and contemporary rhythms. The four women of Las Migas come from four different cities that span not only geography but also the cultural diversity of Spain: Barcelona, Sevilla, Córdo...

TEEN WORKSHOP: From the Page to Stage with Matthew Melton from Story Story Night

Saturday, October 28, 10:00 am

In this two-day workshop, find out how to dig up the extraordinary moments from your so-called “ordinary” life, and develop the concepts and connection that make stories ring with truth, power, insight, and humor. We will walk you through the steps to help you develop an engaging true story based on perso...

COMPANY OF FOOLS PLAY READING: Pal with post-show conversation

Friday, October 27, 6:30 pm

Company of Fools invites you to join in the new play development process! Playwright Tasha Gordon-Solmon will visit Wood River Valley to begin development of her new play, PAL. Two best friends share their favorite movies, their deepest wishes, their greatest fears, and grow up together – all through writte...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: How to Tell a Great Story with Matthew Melton from Story Story Night

Thursday, October 26, 5:30 pm

Dig up the extraordinary moments from your so-called “ordinary” life to hone the concepts and connections that make stories ring with truth, power, insight and humor! Matthew Melton will walk you through the steps to creating an engaging true story based on personal experience so that you can present your...

LECTURE: James B. Stewart “Truth Matters: How Fake News and False Statements Undermine America” (DATE CHANGE)

Thursday, October 19, 6:30 pm

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author James B. Stewart combines the skills of an investigative reporter with the style and sensibility of a novelist, examining events in finance, law and politics that shape American society. A former Wall Street Journal reporter and editor and a regular co...

FILM: Nuts! (DATE & TIME CHANGE)

Thursday, October 12, 7:30 pm

Nuts! is a feature length documentary about Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an eccentric genius who built an empire in Depression-era America with a goat testicle impotence cure and a million watt radio station. Using animated reenactments, interviews, archival footage, and a hilariously unreliable narrator, Nut...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: The Unreliable Narrator (DATE CHANGE)

Thursday, October 12, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The Unreliable Narrator considers the power of the narrator who may not be trustworthy: a storyteller who misleads, or perhaps misunderstands the events unfolding in the course of a story, or asks the reader t...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Bright Half Life “Post-Show Chat Back/Backstage Tour”

Sunday, October 8, 3:00 pm

Bright Half Life is a stunningly human and humorous depiction of a life in love. In Tanya Barfield’s nonlinear, intimate play, Vicky and Erica navigate the peripatetic present through a lifetime of courtship and marriage, kids and parents, death and divorce, Ferris wheels and skydiving, in a moving story th...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Bright Half Life

Wednesday, October 4, 7:00 pm

Bright Half Life is a stunningly human and humorous depiction of a life in love. In Tanya Barfield’s nonlinear, intimate play, Vicky and Erica navigate the peripatetic present through a lifetime of courtship and marriage, kids and parents, death and divorce, Ferris wheels and skydiving, in a moving story th...

FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, October 4, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. All skill levels welcome. This class is offered Weds, Oct 4 & 18 and Nov 1 & 15, 6:30–8:30pm. Attend as many sessions as you like! Dates are subject to change.

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Bright Half Life

Saturday, September 30, 8:00 pm

Bright Half Life is a stunningly human and humorous depiction of a life in love. In Tanya Barfield’s nonlinear, intimate play, Vicky and Erica navigate the peripatetic present through a lifetime of courtship and marriage, kids and parents, death and divorce, Ferris wheels and skydiving, in a moving story th...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Bright Half Life “Educators Night”

Friday, September 29, 8:00 pm

Bright Half Life is a stunningly human and humorous depiction of a life in love. In Tanya Barfield’s nonlinear, intimate play, Vicky and Erica navigate the peripatetic present through a lifetime of courtship and marriage, kids and parents, death and divorce, Ferris wheels and skydiving, in a moving story th...

Film: Under The Sun

Thursday, September 28, 7:00 pm

After years of negotiation, the Russian director Vitaly Mansky was invited by the North Korean government to make a film about one girl and her family in the year she prepares to join the Children's Union, on the 'Day of the Shining Star' (Kim Jong-Il's birthday). "My father says that Korea is the most bea...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Bright Half Life “Second Night 22”

Thursday, September 28, 7:00 pm

Bright Half Life is a stunningly human and humorous depiction of a life in love. In Tanya Barfield’s nonlinear, intimate play, Vicky and Erica navigate the peripatetic present through a lifetime of courtship and marriage, kids and parents, death and divorce, Ferris wheels and skydiving, in a moving story th...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: The Unreliable Narrator

Thursday, September 28, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides.  The Unreliable Narrator considers the power of the narrator who may not be trustworthy: a storyteller who misleads, or perhaps misunderstands the events unfolding in the course of a story, or asks the re...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Bright Half Life “Pay What You Feel Night”

Wednesday, September 27, 7:00 pm

Bright Half Life is a stunningly human and humorous depiction of a life in love. In Tanya Barfield’s nonlinear, intimate play, Vicky and Erica navigate the peripatetic present through a lifetime of courtship and marriage, kids and parents, death and divorce, Ferris wheels and skydiving, in a moving story th...

CANCELLED – MASTERCLASS: Small Strobes, Big Results: Lighting Photography Workshop on Location with David Tejada

Tuesday, September 26, 9:00 am

Learn how to use your flash off camera. Participants of this workshop will learn to how to effectively control the Quality of Light, Direction of Light, and Color Light from their small strobes. You’ll learn how to use soft boxes, umbrellas, grids, snoots, reflectors, color gels and bounce techniques. You...

ART HISTORY LECTURE: with Dr. Courtney Gilbert “The Aztecs, Conquest & Early Colonial Art of Mexico” (Part 2 of a 2-Part Series)

Thursday, September 21, 5:30 pm

The second lecture, on Sept 21, will begin with the arrival of the Spanish in Tenochtitlan in 1521, and the impact their conquest of the Mexico had on art and architecture throughout the remainder of the sixteenth century. How did native artists incorporate European styles, imagery and materials into their wo...

SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Oil Painting with Connie Borup

Monday, September 18, 9:00 am

This week-long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling. Each student is ...

ART HISTORY LECTURE: with Dr. Courtney Gilbert “The Aztecs, Conquest & Early Colonial Art of Mexico” (Part 1 of a 2-Part Series)

Thursday, September 14, 5:30 pm

The first lecture, on Sep 14, will focus on the art and architecture of the Aztecs, who flourished in what is now Central Mexico from approximately 1350 to 1521. Using the broader context of the Aztecs' complex and sophisticated society as a framework, the talk will highlight key examples of Aztec sculpture, ...

FREE Opening Celebration & Gallery Walk: The Unreliable Narrator

Friday, September 1, 5:00 pm

 Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of The Unreliable Narrator. The Unreliable Narrator considers the power of the narrator who may not be trustworthy: a storyteller who misleads, or perhaps misunderstands the events unfolding in the course of a story, or asks the reader to construct th...

FREE LECTURE: American Astronomical Society “Revealing the Hidden, High Energy Sun” with Dr. Rachel Osten

Sunday, August 20, 5:30 pm

Eclipses of the Sun happen when the Moon blocks the Sun's light from our view.  It may seem puzzling, then, that solar physicists flock to study the Sun during these special events.  Shouldn't there be nothing to see? Yet there is. I will talk about what the tantalizing solar features revealed durin...

FREE Kids Crafts at the 49th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival

Friday, August 11, 11:00 am

As part of the Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival, the kids’ activity area is open from 11am–2pm each day. All children under the age of 8 are welcome with an adult who is ready, able and willing to help them create art. Children ages 8–12 can work alone but cannot leave the area unattended. P...

49th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival

Friday, August 11, 10:00 am

This three-day outdoor exhibition of 130 artists from around the country features a wide range of unique handmade fine arts and crafts including painting, photography fiber, ceramic, metal, jewelry and woodwork. Ranked as one of the best outdoor juried festivals in the nation, the Festival is a tremendous opp...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Throw, Alter, Transform with Gerald Arrington presented by Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Boulder Mountain Clayworks

Wednesday, August 9, 10:00 am

Join Gerald Arrington, the 2016 Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival Best of Ceramics Winner this summer. Break free from the symmetry of wheel thrown forms and experience the thrown form as a starting place for endless possibilities for function and sculpture. Must have some experience on a potter...

FREE LECTURE: Ceramic Artist Gerald Arrington

Tuesday, August 8, 5:00 pm

In an evening presentation, ceramic artist Gerald Arrington will speak about his Wood River Valley inspiration and influence as well as his process and working techniques. Arrington received the 2016 Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival Best of Ceramics Winner award. His lecture is in conjunction wit...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Night Watch

Friday, August 4, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. his exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who expose the many ways the night frames our lives and our dreams. Exhibition on vie...

CONCERT: Pink Martini

Tuesday, August 1, 7:00 pm

Now in their 21st year, Pink Martini and bandleader Thomas Lauderdale are Portland, Oregon’s “musical ambassadors to the world,” performing a multilingual repertoire on concert stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl to Royal Albert Hall, and with more than 50 symphony orchestras throughout Euro...

2017 WINE AUCTION: Vine & Dine General Entry

Saturday, July 22, 6:00 pm

The Wine Auction weekend extravaganza culminates with Vine & Dine in Sun Valley. A lawn party with great wines, tasty tapas plates, live music, maybe even some dancing…what more could you want? Gifted local chefs will show off their latest and greatest dishes for you to dine on and, most importantly, mo...

SOLD OUT! 2017 WINE AUCTION: Vine & Dine PLUS (Early Entry & Indoor Wine Tasting)

Saturday, July 22, 5:00 pm

For those interested in a true Wine Tasting experience, be sure to opt for an Early Entry Pass. Gain early access to great food and a special indoor tasting with select vintners. Only open to Vine & Dine Plus pass holders. The indoor tasting is open from 5-6:30pm. Following, Vine & Dine Plus Pass hold...

SOLD OUT! 2017 WINE AUCTION: Gala Celebration

Friday, July 21, 5:00 pm

Join us at the celebrated Wine Auction Gala and experience an auction like no other. The Gala is renowned for its fabulous entertainment, stellar cuisine, special winery-hosted tables with designated stewards and impressive auction lots. This year LED will perform a unique music and dance experience, reima...

SOLD OUT! 2017 WINE AUCTION: Vintner Dinners*

Thursday, July 20, 6:00 pm

One of the most anticipated events of the Wine Auction weekend, Vintner Dinners are a chance to gather with a select group of guests for an evening of outstanding wine and excellent cuisine. These intimate and distinctive dinners take place in stunning private homes throughout the valley. Renowned winemakers ...

CONCERT: Lord Huron

Monday, July 17, 7:00 pm

Ben Schneider conjured Lord Huron from the depths of Lake Huron during a trip to his family home in northern Michigan in 2010. Ancient memories, smoke over the moon and nights full of perilous laughter all bolstered the brew from which Lord Huron emerged. Ben brought Lord Huron back with him to Los Angeles, w...

FREE PRESENTATION with Idaho Conservation League on Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve

Thursday, July 13, 6:30 pm

Idaho Conservation League staff member Betsy Mizell will discuss the excessive use of artificial light—known as light pollution—and its environmental consequences for humans, wildlife and our climate. You will also have the opportunity to learn about the collaborative effort taking place in the Wood River...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Night Watch

Thursday, July 13, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who illuminate the many ways the night frames our lives and our dreams. Participating artist Vanessa Marsh will speak about her work. Exhibition on ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Life Sucks

Monday, July 10, 7:00 pm

From the mind of award-winning playwright Aaron Posner comes a celebratory work of the foibles of humanity. In this fiercely playful reworking of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, a group of old friends, ex-lovers, and estranged family gather over a weekend to grapple with life’s thorniest questions, each other and ...

2017 KIDS SUMMER ART CAMP: Making the Ordinary Extraordinary with Jennifer Marquez & Ebi Bell

Monday, July 10, 9:00 am

This week long, full-day art camp gives 3rd through 5th grade students the opportunity to develop artistic skills, engage with peers and the community, and make original artwork. The camp includes field trips where participants will look at art in a gallery setting and meet local artists. Using a variety of 2...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Life Sucks “Backstage Tour/Post-Show Chat Back”

Sunday, July 9, 7:00 pm

From the mind of award-winning playwright Aaron Posner comes a celebratory work of the foibles of humanity. In this fiercely playful reworking of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, a group of old friends, ex-lovers, and estranged family gather over a weekend to grapple with life’s thorniest questions, each other and ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Life Sucks “Girls’ Night Out”

Saturday, July 8, 8:00 pm

From the mind of award-winning playwright Aaron Posner comes a celebratory work of the foibles of humanity. In this fiercely playful reworking of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, a group of old friends, ex-lovers, and estranged family gather over a weekend to grapple with life’s thorniest questions, each other and ...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Life Sucks

Friday, July 7, 8:00 pm

From the mind of award-winning playwright Aaron Posner comes a celebratory work of the foibles of humanity. In this fiercely playful reworking of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, a group of old friends, ex-lovers, and estranged family gather over a weekend to grapple with life’s thorniest questions, each other and ...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Night Watch

Friday, July 7, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. his exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who expose the many ways the night frames our lives and our dreams. Exhibition on vie...

COMPANY OF FOOLS: Life Sucks “Pay What You Feel Night”

Thursday, July 6, 7:00 pm

From the mind of award-winning playwright Aaron Posner comes a celebratory work of the foibles of humanity. In this fiercely playful reworking of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, a group of old friends, ex-lovers, and estranged family gather over a weekend to grapple with life’s thorniest questions, each other and ...

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION: Night Watch

Friday, June 30, 5:30 pm

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of Night Watch. The night has long been a subject for painters, poets and photographers. Evoking danger and excitement as well as mystery and awe, night is a time of renewal and transformation. Night’s darkness alters form from sharp clarity to elusive sh...

FREE LECTURE: Landscape Into Architecture: Living with Frank Lloyd Wright in Idaho by Henry Whiting

Wednesday, June 28, 6:00 pm

Henry Whiting describes himself as having lived with Frank Lloyd Wright his entire life. He was born in a hospital and raised in a house designed by a charter member of Wright's Taliesin Fellowship, Alden B. Dow. Dow also happened to be Whiting’s great uncle as well as his mentor. As a young man Whiting mov...

SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Taking the First Step in Watercolor with Jennie Kilcup

Saturday, June 24, 9:00 am

This two-day workshop is geared towards adults who have little or no watercolor experience. Students will create a finished landscape painting working with minimal colors, learning how to create dimensions with brushstrokes and incorporating several different watercolor techniques to add detail. Instructor...

FREE ARTIST TALK with Pegan Brook: One Artist’s Path

Thursday, June 8, 6:15 pm

Immediately following the evening exhibition tour, participating artist Pegan Brooke will give a slide talk. Pegan Brooke makes nature-based abstract paintings that invite us to pause and to look closely—to spend time immersed in the fields of muted color and light she presents on her canvases. Inspired ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Contemplative Practice

Thursday, June 8, 5:45 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The exhibition features painting, video, sculpture and works on paper all made by artists who incorporate contemplative practices into the making of their artwork as part of a larger conversation about meditation...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Intro to Lightroom with Dev Khlasa

Tuesday, June 6, 5:30 pm

Over the course of the workshop, you will be guided through the all-in-one file management and image-editing program of Lightroom. Students will learn about photo management, image editing and everything that comes after you click your shutter.  By the end of the third week you will learn how to get the ...

LECTURE: Arianna Huffington Ending the Stress and Burnout Epidemic by Changing the Way We Work and Live

Friday, May 26, 6:30 pm

"Ending the Stress and Burnout Epidemic by Changing the Way We Work and Live" The way we live and work is not working for any of us – not individually and not collectively. Too much of the world is still buying into the collective delusion that burnout is simply the price we have to pay for success. But th...

FREE SPECIAL RECEPTION & Clearing Ceremony with Dana Lynn Louis

Thursday, May 25, 5:00 pm

As part of Contemplative Practice exhibition and BIG IDEA project, artist Dana Lynn Louis will create a site-specific installation that features drawings, sculptural elements and video projections designed to encourage contemplation. Dana Lynn Louis will lead a Clearing Ceremony at the conclusion of a publ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Contemplative Practice

Thursday, May 18, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The exhibition features painting, video, sculpture and works on paper all made by artists who incorporate contemplative practices into the making of their artwork as part of a larger conversation about meditation...

FREE FAMILY DAY: Colorful Mandalas: Making Beautiful Circles

Saturday, May 13, 3:00 pm

Explore the exhibition Contemplative Practice with Center staff and guest artist Kaleigh Surber and learn how artists are using balance and symmetry in their artwork. Discover circles we find in the world around us and create your own mandalas by using found objects from nature, simple drawing techniques and ...

ADULT CLASS/CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Radiant Mandalas: Meditative Drawing & Journaling with Kaleigh Surber

Saturday, May 13, 9:00 am

Participants will explore the origins of the mandala (radiant) and the significance of these designs in various cultures. They will experience the joy of learning the construction techniques that allow the inner self to manifest in a physical design filled with color and intricacy. Students will learn to stil...

FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: What is the relationship between the practice of prayer and meditation?

Tuesday, April 18, 6:30 pm

This panel discussion brings together spiritual leaders and practitioners to explore the relationship between prayer and meditation. Join our panelists as they explore prayer and personal meditation, their intersection and influence on our personal lives and society. Moderated by Cate Cox, practicing Marriag...

FILM: Heart of a Dog

Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm

Celebrated artist, composer, inventor, musician and film director, Laurie Anderson created a home movie, of sorts, to reflect on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, and her beloved dog. The film is a meditation on loss and love that is light and heavy, straightforward and experimental. Anderson’...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Contemplative Practice

Thursday, April 13, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The exhibition features painting, video, sculpture and works on paper all made by artists who incorporate contemplative practices into the making of their artwork as part of a larger conversation about meditation...

FREE GUIDED MEDITATION with Compassionate Leaders

Thursday, April 13, 5:00 pm

The Compassionate Leaders program involves local high school students as part of the Flourish Foundation. The Flourish Foundation is dedicated to promoting contemplative practices in communities to cultivate healthy habits of mind and inspire personal well-being, benevolent social action, and environmental st...

FREE GUIDED MEDITATION with Compassionate Leaders

Tuesday, April 11, 4:00 pm

The Compassionate Leaders program involves local high school students as part of the Flourish Foundation. The Flourish Foundation is dedicated to promoting contemplative practices in communities to cultivate healthy habits of mind and inspire personal well-being, benevolent social action, and environmental st...

CONCERT: Las Cafeteras

Friday, April 7, 7:00 pm

In 2005, rooted in community and 
tradition, a group of students learning 
Son Jarocho music became known 
as "Los Cafeteros," named after the Eastside Cafe community center in East Los Angeles that they helped found. They soon changed their name to Las Cafeteras to honor the feminine spirit of the grou...

SPRING OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, April 5, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 11 & 25, Feb 8 & 22, April 5 & 19 and May 3 & 17, from 6:30–8:30pm. Attend as many sessions as you like! Dates are subject to change.

FREE SPECIAL EVENT: Fools Day Celebration & Membership Appreciation Party

Saturday, April 1, 5:00 pm

Join us for our annual Fools Day Celebration and Member Appreciation Party! Featuring drinks and fabulously foolish treats, The Fools Day Celebration is an opportunity for The Center and Company of Fools to celebrate the importance of our supporters, of community-building, the arts and of giving back to our c...

Company of Fools Commissioned Performance Piece: HIGH GRASS

Friday, March 31, 5:00 pm

In conjunction with the Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ current BIG IDEA project, Contemplative Practice, Company of Fools will present High Grass—a specially commissioned short play by Irene Ziegler about healing and forgiveness. Performances are free to the public and will take place on the following da...

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION: Contemplative Practice

Friday, March 31, 5:00 pm

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition Contemplative Practice. What is the connection between art and contemplation? For centuries, artists have created religious objects meant to offer a contemplative or devotional experience. But how do art and contemplation intersect outside...

FILM: Manakamana

Thursday, March 30, 7:00 pm

Breathtaking, poignant and mesmerizing, Manakamana is a documentary shot entirely inside the narrow bubble of a cable car, high above a jungle in Nepal, as it transports villagers and tourists to an ancient mountaintop temple. Filmed in 16mm and comprised of 11 rides (each a single take corresponds to the len...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Rayguns, Robots, Drones with special guests WRHS Robotics Team

Thursday, March 16, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Hear from our local 2017 WRHS Robotics Team (BCB Bots) on the technology they have created and use to compete in the VEX Robotics Championships. The exhibition uses rayguns, robots and drones as metaphors for ...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Rayguns, Robots, Drones

Friday, March 10, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The exhibition uses rayguns, robots and drones as metaphors for a conversation about technology’s inherent promise and potential danger. Par...

FILM: City of Gold

Thursday, March 9, 7:00 pm

In this richly penetrating documentary odyssey, Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows us a Los Angeles where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the mysteries of an unwieldy city and the soul of America. Combing through colorful neighborhoods in his green pickup truck, Gold is sniffin...

FREE FAMILY DAY: Rayguns, Robots, Drones

Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm

Channel your inner robot! Imagine how you would express yourself through movement and create your own robot dance. Join special guest and dance instructor Melodie Taylor-Mauldin in creating hip-botic dance moves! Participants will tour the visual arts exhibition, tinker with circuit components and create l...

Constellations “Chat Back / Backstage Tour”

Sunday, February 26, 3:00 pm

One relationship. Infinite possibilities. In the beginning, Marianne and Roland meet at a party. They go for a drink, or perhaps they don’t. They fall madly in love and start dating, but eventually they break up. After a chance encounter in a supermarket they get back together, or maybe they run into each o...

Constellations “Date Night”

Saturday, February 25, 8:00 pm

One relationship. Infinite possibilities. In the beginning, Marianne and Roland meet at a party. They go for a drink, or perhaps they don’t. They fall madly in love and start dating, but eventually they break up. After a chance encounter in a supermarket they get back together, or maybe they run into each o...

SPECIAL EVENT: Idaho State VEX Robotics Championships

Friday, February 24, 10:00 am

This event is being hosted by Wood River High School to coincide with The Center’s BIG IDEA project Rayguns, Robots & Drones. It is the qualifying event for the World Championship held in Louisville, Kentucky in April. Approximately 33 teams will be in attendance. Come out to support our local young rob...

FILM: Oscar Shorts Documentary: Program B

Thursday, February 23, 7:00 pm

During week two of the annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated documentary shorts in the final two evenings. PROGRAM B (Running time: 81 minutes) Watani: My Homeland – dir. Marcel Mettelsiefen, 39 minutes. Four youn...

FREE ARTIST TALK with Mahwish Chishty: Rayguns, Robots, Drones

Thursday, February 23, 6:30 pm

Following the Evening Exhibition Tour, at 6:30pm, special guest and participating artist Mahwish Chishty will give a slide talk in the museum. Chishty, who was born in Pakistan, will explain how she has incorporated her training as a miniature painter into her work on drones, using traditional techniques to t...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Rayguns, Robots, Drones

Thursday, February 23, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Special guest artist Mahwish Chisty will present an artist talk about her work following the tour. The exhibition uses rayguns, robots and drones as metaphors for a conversation about technology’s inherent p...

FILM: Oscar Shorts Documentary: Program A

Wednesday, February 22, 7:00 pm

During week two of the annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated documentary shorts in the final two evenings. Program A (Running time: 72 minutes) Joe’s Violin – dir. Kahane Cooperman, USA, 24 minutes. During a ...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Rayguns, Robots, Drones

Friday, February 17, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The exhibition uses rayguns, robots and drones as metaphors for a conversation about technology’s inherent promise and potential danger. Par...

FILM: Oscar Shorts Animated

Thursday, February 16, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Wednesday, February 15 features the Live Action shorts and Thursday, February 16 will feature Animated shorts. Please note: there will be three added Animat...

Constellations

Thursday, February 16, 7:00 pm

One relationship. Infinite possibilities. In the beginning, Marianne and Roland meet at a party. They go for a drink, or perhaps they don’t. They fall madly in love and start dating, but eventually they break up. After a chance encounter in a supermarket they get back together, or maybe they run into each o...

FILM: Oscar Shorts Live Action

Wednesday, February 15, 7:00 pm

An annual tradition prior to the Oscars, The Center and Magic Lantern give film lovers the chance to see all the Oscar nominated shorts in four evenings. Wednesday, February 15 features the Live Action shorts. (Running Time: 130 minutes) Sing – dir. Kristof Deak, Hungary, 25 minutes. Zsofi is struggl...

Constellations “Pay What You Feel Night”

Wednesday, February 15, 7:00 pm

One relationship. Infinite possibilities. In the beginning, Marianne and Roland meet at a party. They go for a drink, or perhaps they don’t. They fall madly in love and start dating, but eventually they break up. After a chance encounter in a supermarket they get back together, or maybe they run into each o...

SOLD OUT! CONCERT: International Guitar Night

Tuesday, February 14, 7:00 pm

International Guitar Night (IGN) is North America’s premier mobile guitar festival. Since its beginning, IGN has brought together the world’s foremost acoustic guitarist composers to perform their latest original compositions and exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting. This year, occasional IG...

LECTURE: P.W. Singer

Thursday, February 9, 6:30 pm

P.W. Singer is the author of multiple award-winning books, and a contributing editor at Popular Science. Described in the Wall Street Journal as "the premier futurist in the national security environment," 
Dr. Singer is considered one of the world's leading experts on changes in 21st-century warfare. Singe...

TEEN WORKSHOP: Don’t Eat that Food! Creating Theatre Props

Saturday, January 28, 12:00 pm

This two-day prop making workshop will explore the magic of designing and creating a world of theatrical make-believe. Designed especially for teens, workshop participants will learn the secrets of making realistic props for the stage and use a variety of methods and materials to create their own large and...

FILM: Zero Days

Thursday, January 26, 7:00 pm

A documentary thriller from Academy Award® winning filmmaker Alex Gibney about the world of cyberwar. A black ops cyber-attack launched by the U.S. and Israel on an Iranian nuclear facility unleashed malware with unforeseen consequences. The Stuxnet virus infiltrated its pre-determined target only to spread ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Rayguns, Robots, Drones with special guest speakers

Thursday, January 26, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The exhibition uses rayguns, robots and drones as metaphors for a conversation about technology’s inherent promise and potential danger. Special guest speakers Taan Robrahn, Captain of Sun Valley...

SOLD OUT! CONCERT: An evening with Brett Dennen

Tuesday, January 24, 7:00 pm

Brett Dennen is a nationally known, celebrated singer songwriter who has released 6 albums. He’s played at Austin City Limits, Newport Folk and Telluride Bluegrass Festivals and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien. His songs are carefully crafted, beautiful and often have a wry sen...

FREE The Ghostlight Project

Thursday, January 19, 5:30 pm

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Company of Fools will join theatre and arts organizations across the nation to participate in The Ghostlight Project—an informal sharing of light and celebration of the arts. The public is invited to participate in this free event, which will be held in front of the Li...

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION: Rayguns, Robots, Drones

Friday, January 13, 5:30 pm

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition Rayguns, Robots, Drones. Can any technology ever exist solely for good? Science fiction authors have imagined worlds in which technology becomes a threat. But is this more than the stuff of fiction? This BIG IDEA project considers the role...

WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, January 11, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 11 & 25, Feb 8 & 22, April 5 & 19 and May 3 & 17, from 6:30–8:30pm. Attend as many sessions as you like! Dates are subject to change.

SOLD OUT! 6th Annual New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash

Saturday, December 31, 9:00 pm

SOLD OUT! Welcome in 2017 with fellow supporters of the arts at the New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash, which promises once again to be the valley’s most festive holiday celebration. The annual sold-out event benefits the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and is co-hosted by Sun Valley Resort and The Center’s Juni...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Idaho Stories

Thursday, December 29, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The visual arts exhibition’s storyline begins in 1885, the year that poet Ezra Pound was born in Hailey and author/illustrator Mary Halloc...

A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine “Chat Back / Backstage Tour”

Sunday, December 18, 3:00 pm

By Dick Vosburgh & Frank Lazarus. Two one-act plays provide a double feature more hilarious than any presented in Hollywood’s heyday. Winner of two Tony Awards and a hit Broadway production. The first act, A Day in Hollywood, is a revue of classic Hollywood songs of the 1930s performed by singing and...

A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine “Educator Night”

Friday, December 16, 7:00 pm

By Dick Vosburgh & Frank Lazarus. Two one-act plays provide a double feature more hilarious than any presented in Hollywood’s heyday. Winner of two Tony Awards and a hit Broadway production. The first act, A Day in Hollywood, is a revue of classic Hollywood songs of the 1930s performed by singing and...

A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine

Thursday, December 15, 7:00 pm

By Dick Vosburgh & Frank Lazarus. Two one-act plays provide a double feature more hilarious than any presented in Hollywood’s heyday. Winner of two Tony Awards and a hit Broadway production. The first act, A Day in Hollywood, is a revue of classic Hollywood songs of the 1930s performed by singing and...

A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine “Pay What You Feel Night”

Wednesday, December 14, 7:00 pm

By Dick Vosburgh & Frank Lazarus. Two one-act plays provide a double feature more hilarious than any presented in Hollywood’s heyday. Winner of two Tony Awards and a hit Broadway production. The first act, A Day in Hollywood, is a revue of classic Hollywood songs of the 1930s performed by singing and...

CONCERT: Korby Lenker

Friday, December 9, 7:00 pm

Nashville-based Korby Lenker is a singer, songwriter, author, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who grew up in Twin Falls as the son of a mortician.Korby has performed internationally and has shared the stage with such legends as Willie Nelson and Ray Lamontagne, as well as Nickel Creek, Tristan Prettyman, ...

READING: An Evening with Author Korby Lenker

Thursday, December 8, 6:30 pm

Korby Lenker’s first book, Medium Hero, features 27 stories culled from his 15 years as a solo touring indie musician. The stories are as colorful as their titles—“Rat’s Dude,” “Manboy and the Mafia Table,” “Catlady”—and flourish under his descriptive, empathetic pen. From a romanti...

FREE LECTURE: From Idaho Stories to Idaho Novels with Julie Weston

Thursday, December 1, 6:30 pm

Local and award-winning writer Julie Weston will discuss how her Idaho stories grew into memoir and mysteries. Weston’s books include The Good Times Are All Gone Now: Life, Death and Rebirth in an Idaho Mining Town (2009), Moonshadows (2015), and Basque Moon (2016). Part of The Center's BIG IDEA project ...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Idaho Stories

Thursday, December 1, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Idaho Stories features work by five artists exploring Idaho’s fascinating ties to literary history and considering the state as a place that has long generated all kinds of stories. Part of The Center's BIG ...

FREE APRÈS-SKI GIVING WALK: Idaho Stories

Friday, November 25, 4:00 pm

In the spirit of the season, the Sun Valley Gallery Association is hosting an Après-ski Giving Walk. The public is invited to donate items in support of three local non-profit organizations: the Advocates, the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley and the Hunger Coalition. Visitors can enjoy the exhibition...

PLAY READING: A Bright New Boise

Tuesday, November 15, 6:30 pm

In the bleak corporate break room of a craft store in Idaho, someone is summoning The Rapture. Will, who has fled his rural hometown after a scandal at his Evangelical church, comes to the Hobby Lobby not only for employment but also to rekindle a relationship with Alex, his brooding teenage son, whom he gave...

FILM: James Castle: Portrait of an Artist and Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling with Life

Thursday, November 10, 7:00 pm

Double feature for the BIG IDEA project, Idaho Stories. The James Castle film will screen first, at 7pm. Hemingway film to follow. James Castle: Portrait of an Artist (53 minutes) tells the story of Castle, born deaf in 1899 in rural Idaho – only nine years after the frontier territory was admitted to th...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Idaho Stories

Thursday, November 10, 5:30 pm

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Idaho Stories features work by five artists exploring Idaho’s fascinating ties to literary history and considering the state as a place that has long generated all kinds of stories. Part of The Center's BIG ...

FREE FAMILY DAY: Idaho Stories

Saturday, November 5, 3:00 pm

Come and make art inspired by the work of Idaho artist James Castle. Born in 1889 in Idaho’s West Central mountains, Castle was deaf from birth and never learned to speak. He communicated instead through his artwork, interpreting his surroundings with drawings created from found paper and cardboard, soot an...

SOLD OUT! FREE LECTURE: Dr. Jenny Emery Davidson on The Frontier Composed: The Far West Sketches of Mary Hallock Foote

Thursday, November 3, 6:30 pm

At a time when prominent artists and writers were inscribing the West with the triumphalist vision of manifest destiny, Mary Hallock Foote created work that pushes back against that narrative. Her articles, stories, and drawings earned the actual income that made it possible for her family to build a home in ...

FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, November 2, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Oct 12 & 26, Nov 2 & 16, from 6:30–8:30pm. Attend one or as many sessions as you like! Dates are subject to change.

PLAY READING: White Rabbit Red Rabbit (at The Center, Ketchum featuring Andrew Alburger)

Saturday, October 29, 6:30 pm

Imagine being 29 and unable to leave your country. Iranian Nassim Soleimanpour dissects the experience of a whole generation in a wild, utterly original play. He turns his isolation to his advantage with a play that requires no director, no set, and a different actor for each performance. THE PLAY YOU will...

PLAY READING: White Rabbit Red Rabbit (at The Liberty featuring Kipp Nelson)

Saturday, October 29, 6:30 pm

Imagine being 29 and unable to leave your country. Iranian Nassim Soleimanpour dissects the experience of a whole generation in a wild, utterly original play. He turns his isolation to his advantage with a play that requires no director, no set, and a different actor for each performance. THE PLAY YOU will...

TEEN WORKSHOP: Coptic Bookbinding: Stab, Stitch and Sew with Chad Seelig

Saturday, October 29, 12:00 pm

In this introductory bookbinding course students will learn the basic steps necessary to build, design, and construct their own hardcover book. Students will learn the technique of Coptic bookbinding, a non-toxic and adhesive free process which dates back to the 2nd Century AD in Egypt and can be used to crea...

PLAY READING: White Rabbit Red Rabbit (at The Center, Ketchum featuring Patsy Wygle)

Friday, October 28, 6:30 pm

Imagine being 29 and unable to leave your country. Iranian Nassim Soleimanpour dissects the experience of a whole generation in a wild, utterly original play. He turns his isolation to his advantage with a play that requires no director, no set, and a different actor for each performance. THE PLAY YOU will...

Cancelled: PLAY READING: White Rabbit Red Rabbit (at The Liberty featuring Jana Arnold)

Friday, October 28, 6:30 pm

Friday night's performance at The Liberty has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. Imagine being 29 and unable to leave your country. Iranian Nassim Soleimanpour dissects the experience of a whole generation in a wild, utterly original play. He turns his isolation to his advantage with a play that req...

PLAY READING: White Rabbit Red Rabbit (at The Center, Ketchum featuring Claudia McCain)

Thursday, October 27, 6:30 pm

Imagine being 29 and unable to leave your country. Iranian Nassim Soleimanpour dissects the experience of a whole generation in a wild, utterly original play. He turns his isolation to his advantage with a play that requires no director, no set, and a different actor for each performance. THE PLAY YOU will...

PLAY READING: White Rabbit Red Rabbit (at The Liberty featuring Denise Simone)

Thursday, October 27, 6:30 pm

Imagine being 29 and unable to leave your country. Iranian Nassim Soleimanpour dissects the experience of a whole generation in a wild, utterly original play. He turns his isolation to his advantage with a play that requires no director, no set, and a different actor for each performance. THE PLAY YOU will...

OPENING CELEBRATION: Idaho Stories

Friday, October 21, 5:00 pm

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition Idaho Stories. This BIG IDEA project explores Idaho’s fascinating ties to literary history and also considers the state as a place that has long generated all kinds of stories. Special guest artists Scott Fife and Troy Passey and the Ida...

FILM: Hermitage Revealed – 250 Years in the Making

Thursday, October 20, 7:00 pm

The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is one of the largest and oldest museums in the world holding over 3 million treasures and boasting more curators than any other art institution. To mark the momentous occasion of its 250th anniversary the museum opened its doors for the filming of Hermitage Reveal...

FREE ARTIST TALK: Idaho Stories artist Scott Fife

Thursday, October 20, 5:30 pm

Seattle-based artist Scott Fife, well known for his realistic sculptures made from archival cardboard, will share stories of his process and his inspiration behind his works. From sculptures of Ernest Hemingway and Ezra Pound camping together in sleeping bags to the Tacoma Art Museum’s beloved Leroy, a...

Grounded – SOLD OUT!

Saturday, October 15, 8:00 pm

By George Brant. From the award-winning playwright of Elephant’s Graveyard, George Brant, comes the story of an ace fighter pilot whose career in the sky ends early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day ...

SPECIAL EVENT: Ribbon-Cutting & Celebration – Craters of the Moon sculpture installation in Ketchum

Saturday, October 15, 4:00 pm

The community in invited to celebrate the installation of two public sculptures commissioned by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts for its recent Craters of the Moon project—John Grade’s Spur and Jason Middlebrook’s Homage to the Limber Pine. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the reinstallation site of Grade...

Grounded – SOLD OUT!

Friday, October 14, 8:00 pm

By George Brant. From the award-winning playwright of Elephant’s Graveyard, George Brant, comes the story of an ace fighter pilot whose career in the sky ends early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day ...

FREE LECTURE: Craters of the Moon artist John Grade

Thursday, October 13, 6:30 pm

John Grade has exhibited extensively in the United States and Europe, executing large-scale temporary sculptures in many venues. His installations, like Spur, commissioned by The Center and currently installed at Craters of the Moon, are site-specific and born out of a decades-long interest in the earth’s s...

FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, October 12, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Oct 12 & 26, Nov 2 & 16, from 6:30–8:30pm. Attend one or as many sessions as you like! Dates are subject to change.

Grounded “Chat Back / Backstage Tour”

Sunday, October 9, 3:00 pm

By George Brant. From the award-winning playwright of Elephant’s Graveyard, George Brant, comes the story of an ace fighter pilot whose career in the sky ends early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day ...

Grounded “Educator Night”

Friday, September 30, 8:00 pm

By George Brant. From the award-winning playwright of Elephant’s Graveyard, George Brant, comes the story of an ace fighter pilot whose career in the sky ends early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day ...

MASTERCLASS: Taking the Next Step: Advanced Photography with Kent Kobersteen and Gerd Ludwig

Friday, September 30, 10:00 am

This workshop is for photographers who want to take their editorial or personal work to the next level. National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig, and former National Geographic picture editor and Director of Photography Kent Kobersteen, will challenge students to produce their very best work on subjects a...

Grounded

Thursday, September 29, 7:00 pm

By George Brant. From the award-winning playwright of Elephant’s Graveyard, George Brant, comes the story of an ace fighter pilot whose career in the sky ends early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day ...

LECTURE: Inside National Geographic with Kent Kobersteen and Gerd Ludwig

Thursday, September 29, 6:30 pm

In an evening presentation, National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig will speak about several of his projects for the National Geographic Magazine and show his work. Former National Geographic picture editor and Director of Photography Kent Kobersteen will speak about the Geographic’s philosophy of phot...

Grounded “Pay What You Feel Night”

Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 pm

By George Brant. From the award-winning playwright of Elephant’s Graveyard, George Brant, comes the story of an ace fighter pilot whose career in the sky ends early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day ...

LECTURE: Miranda July in conversation with Marcia Franklin

Thursday, September 22, 6:30 pm

Miranda July is a filmmaker, artist, and writer. Her videos, performances, and web-based projects have been presented at sites such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and in two Whitney Biennials. July wrote, directed and starred in her first feature-length film, Me and You and Everyone We Kno...

CREATIVE JUMP IN: Oil Painting with Connie Borup

Monday, September 19, 9:00 am

This week-long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling. Each student is ...

PERFORMING ARTS: Sharron Matthews – an evening of cabaret

Friday, September 16, 7:00 pm

Sharron Matthews is an award-winning cabaret performer. Her performance of “Full Dark” was named by broadwayworld.com as Best Cabaret Performance of 2015 and she’s won “Best of the Fest” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  Her performances include storytelling and mash-up pop songs – think Shirley...

2016 Volunteer Appreciation Party

Wednesday, September 7, 5:30 pm

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS! Throughout the year volunteers make all of our fabulous events possible—from the Wine Auction and Arts & Crafts Festival to lectures, gallery exhibitions, concerts and more. As a thank you for their time, hard work and dedication volunteers are invited to a party held in their hon...

OPENING CELEBRATION: Safety Zone: Dazzle Works by Angela Tsai

Thursday, September 1, 5:00 pm

Angela Tsai decorates model ships with glitter in extreme dazzle patterns. Drawing on her experience growing up in Boise, Idaho, as an Asian American, her interest in dazzle camouflage was sparked by the contradiction between standing out and blending in. Her ink drawings of dazzle ships on old Chinese callig...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Dazzle Camouflage: Hiding in Plain Sight

Thursday, August 25, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This exhibition considers dazzle camouflage, a system of high-contrast, disruptive camouflage applied to U.S. and British naval ships during World Wars I and II. Uniting visual art with warfare, da...

CONCERT: Lake Street Dive & Gregory Alan Isakov

Wednesday, August 17, 7:00 pm

Founded by 4 students at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston in 2004, the members of Lake Street Dive have evolved, moved to Brooklyn and now tour nationally and internationally in support of their 4 studio albums and wildly popular YouTube videos. With trumpet, guitar, upright bass, drums and a k...

CREATIVE JUMP IN: Oh, For the Love of Books! Bookbinding, Metal Etching, and Leather Working with Arts & Crafts Festival Featured Artist Teresa Merriman

Tuesday, August 16, 9:00 am

In only two days, you will become versed in the classic craft of leather bookbinding and the thrilling technique of metal etching. Combine your handcrafted journal with the adornment of your metal piece, and you’ll have achieved not only a functional art piece, but an unforgettable experience that will have...

48th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival

Saturday, August 13, 10:00 am

This three-day outdoor exhibition of 130 artists from around the country features a wide range of unique handmade fine arts and crafts including painting, photography fiber, ceramic, metal, jewelry and woodwork.  Ranked as one of the best outdoor juried festivals in the nation, the Festival is a tremendous o...

Arts & Crafts Festival Sip & Stroll

Friday, August 12, 4:30 pm

Join us on Friday from 4:30-6pm for a Sip & Stroll. New to the Festival this year is a “Sip & Stroll” event from 4:30 to 6pm on Friday, August 12. During this time, Festival attendees can visit the food vendor area, present their ID and receive a free beer or glass of wine to savor while strolling...

FREE Kids Crafts at the 48th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival

Friday, August 12, 11:00 am

The kids’ activity area is open from 11am–2pm each day. All children under the age of 8 are welcome with an adult who is ready, able and willing to help them create art. Children ages 8–12 can work alone but cannot leave the area unattended. Projects are free of charge thanks to our generous donors and ...

48th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival

Friday, August 12, 10:00 am

This three-day outdoor exhibition of 130 artists from around the country features a wide range of unique handmade fine arts and crafts including painting, photography fiber, ceramic, metal, jewelry and woodwork.  Ranked as one of the best outdoor juried festivals in the nation, the Festival is a tremendous o...

Art

Wednesday, August 10, 7:00 pm

By Yasmina Reza. How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? One of Marc’s best friends, Serge, has just bought a very expensive painting. It measures about five feet by four, all white with white diagonal lines. To Marc, the painting is a joke, but Ser...

Art “Pay What Your Feel Night”

Tuesday, August 9, 7:00 pm

By Yasmina Reza. How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? One of Marc’s best friends, Serge, has just bought a very expensive painting. It measures about five feet by four, all white with white diagonal lines. To Marc, the painting is a joke, but Ser...

CONCERT: Emmylou Harris with special guest Ian Janco

Monday, August 8, 7:00 pm

A 13-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, Emmylou Harris’ contribution as a singer and songwriter spans 40 years. She has recorded more than 25 albums and has lent her talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. In recognition of her remarkable career, Harris was inducted into th...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Dazzle Camouflage: Hiding in Plain Sight

Friday, August 5, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, m...

CONCERT: Mavis Staples & The James Hunter Six

Friday, July 29, 7:00 pm

Mavis Staples is living, breathing history. She is an alchemist of American music, having continuously crossed genre lines like no musician since Ray Charles. Weaving herself into the very fabric of gospel, soul, folk, pop, R&B, blues, rock, and hip hop over the last 60 years, this iconic singer has seen ...

2016 Wine Auction Vine & Dine General Entry

Saturday, July 23, 6:00 pm

The Wine Auction weekend extravaganza culminates with Vine & Dine in Sun Valley. A lawn party with great wines, tasty tapas plates, live music, maybe even some dancing…what more could you want? Gifted local chefs will show off their latest and greatest dishes for you to dine on and, most importantly, mo...

SOLD OUT! 2016 Wine Auction Vine & Dine PLUS (Early Entry & Indoor Wine Tasting)

Saturday, July 23, 5:00 pm

For those interested in a true Wine Tasting experience, be sure to opt for an Early Entry Pass. Gain early access to great food and a special indoor tasting with select vintners. Only open to Vine & Dine Plus pass holders. The indoor tasting is open from 5-6:30pm. Following, Vine & Dine Plus Pass hold...

2016 Wine Auction Gala & Celebration

Friday, July 22, 5:00 pm

The celebrated Wine Auction Gala is renowned for its fabulous entertainment, stellar cuisine, special winery-hosted tables and impressive auction lots. The excitement in the air is palpable and builds throughout the evening. Start off by tempting your palate with scrumptious samplings from famed vintners, fol...

2016 Wine Auction Junior Patrons Circle Tapas and Tasting

Thursday, July 21, 6:00 pm

Mingle with other young patrons of the arts in a gorgeous outdoor setting as you sample tapas style dishes and taste exciting wines from several of our participating wineries. The wines are specially selected to complement the chef ’s creations, resulting in delicious and sometimes surprising pairings. Vint...

2016 Wine Auction Vintner Dinners*

Thursday, July 21, 6:00 pm

One of the most anticipated events of the Wine Auction weekend, Vintner Dinners are a chance to gather with a select group of guests for an evening of outstanding wine and excellent cuisine. These intimate and distinctive dinners take place in stunning private homes throughout the valley. Renowned winemakers ...

Grey Gardens “Backstage Tour”

Sunday, July 17, 7:00 pm

Grey Gardens is based on the 1975 Albert and David Maysles film about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s eccentric aunt and cousin. The touching and sometimes heart-wrenching musical adaptation explores the dysfunctional relationship between former socialite Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Little Edie, as t...

KIDS SUMMER ART CAMP: Storytelling Through Art with Danica Robrahn & Jennifer Marquez

Monday, July 11, 9:00 am

Does your artwork have something to say? This week long, full-day art camp gives 3rd through 5th grade students the opportunity to develop artistic skills, engage with peers and the community, and make original artwork. The camp includes field trips where participants will look at art in a gallery setting and...

Grey Gardens “Girls’ Night Out”

Saturday, July 9, 8:00 pm

Grey Gardens is based on the 1975 Albert and David Maysles film about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s eccentric aunt and cousin. The touching and sometimes heart-wrenching musical adaptation explores the dysfunctional relationship between former socialite Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Little Edie, as t...

CANCELLED: CREATIVE JUMP IN/FIELD TRIP: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Tour

Saturday, July 9, 9:00 am

This event has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial while exploring this unique landscape just 85 miles east of Ketchum. Participants will enjoy visits to Jason Middlebrook’s and John Grade’s sculptures as well as a tour of the park’s weird a...

FREE GALLERY WALK: Craters of the Moon

Friday, July 8, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, m...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Craters of the Moon

Thursday, July 7, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides.  Coinciding with the National Park Centennial, Craters of the Moon is an exhibition in two parts celebrating the unique landscape at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. An exhibiti...

Grey Gardens “Educator Night / Chat Back”

Thursday, June 30, 7:00 pm

Grey Gardens is based on the 1975 Albert and David Maysles film about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s eccentric aunt and cousin. The touching and sometimes heart-wrenching musical adaptation explores the dysfunctional relationship between former socialite Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Little Edie, as t...

ART HISTORY LECTURE: Defining the Nation through Landscape with Dr. Courtney Gilbert

Thursday, June 30, 5:30 pm

This lecture considers the way artists have used landscape to define the American nation. From the painters of the Hudson River School to Land Art to contemporary artists responding to the National Parks, artists have helped shape the way we understand our nation through their interpretations of its natural p...

Grey Gardens

Wednesday, June 29, 7:00 pm

Grey Gardens is based on the 1975 Albert and David Maysles film about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s eccentric aunt and cousin. The touching and sometimes heart-wrenching musical adaptation explores the dysfunctional relationship between former socialite Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Little Edie, as t...

CREATIVE JUMP IN/FIELD TRIP: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Tour

Wednesday, June 29, 9:00 am

Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial while exploring this unique landscape just 85 miles east of Ketchum. Participants will enjoy visits to Jason Middlebrook’s and John Grade’s sculptures as well as a tour of the park’s weird and scenic landscape with Ted Stout, Craters of the Moon’s Chief o...

Grey Gardens “Pay What You Feel Night”

Tuesday, June 28, 7:00 pm

Grey Gardens is based on the 1975 Albert and David Maysles film about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s eccentric aunt and cousin. The touching and sometimes heart-wrenching musical adaptation explores the dysfunctional relationship between former socialite Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Little Edie, as t...

FREE EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Craters of the Moon

Thursday, June 23, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides.  Coinciding with the National Park Centennial, Craters of the Moon is an exhibition in two parts celebrating the unique landscape at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. An exhibiti...

LECTURE: Art and Technology with Painter David Dunlop

Wednesday, June 22, 5:30 pm

Examine art’s relationship with cameras and computers to the past, present and future. Learn how the purposes of art have been changed by technology.  We reveal the secret optical technology behind painting for the past 600 years through today. Discover how artists have used, disguised and hidden the use o...

MASTERCLASS: Painting Techniques of the Masters with David Dunlop

Monday, June 20, 10:00 am

This five-day fine art workshop features David Dunlop, Emmy award-winning writer of the PBS television series Landscapes through Time. Learn how to paint landscapes using a comprehensive combination of traditional and modern techniques. Participants will concentrate on the origins and evolution of landscape p...

Open Studio: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, May 25, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24, April 6 & April 20 and May 11 & 25. Each session will take place from 6:3...

FREE EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION: Craters of the Moon

Friday, May 20, 5:00 pm

Coinciding with the National Park Centennial, Craters of the Moon is an exhibition in two parts celebrating the unique landscape at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. An exhibition in the gallery at The Center, Ketchum, features artwork ranging from paintings, drawings and photographs to vide...

Open Studio: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24, April 6 & April 20 and May 11 & 25. Each session will take place from 6:3...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: I Need to Tell You Something: The Lost Art of Letter Writing and Communication Today

Thursday, May 5, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. When was the last time you received a hand-written letter? Or sent one? In this era of instantaneous communication, a handwritten letter is a rare and treasured item. From Charles Gute’s presenta...

CREATIVE JUMP IN: Capturing the Best Photos with Your iPhone with Stacie Brew

Tuesday, May 3, 5:30 pm

Local photographer Stacie Brew will walk you through the basics of taking great photos with your iPhone. Stacie will share her favorite apps for color correction, cropping and other image adjustments and will show you how to share your images on social media. This class will run May 3 & 10 from 5:30pm-...

David Sedaris – SOLD OUT!

Monday, April 25, 8:00 pm

NPR humorist and bestselling author of Naked, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls. His pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” He is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing...

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

Thursday, April 21, 7:00 pm

Peggy Guggenheim was a colorful character who was not only ahead of her time, but helped to define it. Heiress to her family’s fortune, she became a central figure in the modern art movement. As she moved through the cultural upheaval of the 20th century, she not only collected art, but artists. Her colorfu...

Open Studio: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, April 20, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24, April 6 & April 20 and May 11 & 25. Each session takes place from 6:30–...

SOLD OUT! Two Day Teen Workshop: Printing Your Own Postcards with Amy Nack

Saturday, April 9, 12:00 pm

Revive the art of sending letters and postcards by creating something to hold, fold and hang on to! Participants will be introduced to two simple and awesome printmaking techniques.  The finished prints will be used for personal cards and stationery. Students will also leave with a carved block that can be u...

Meklit

Friday, April 8, 7:00 pm

Born in Ethiopia and raised in Brooklyn, Meklit has called San Francisco home since graduating from Yale in 2002. Her music is an intoxicating blend of jazz, American folk and singer-songwriter traditions and Ethiopia’s unique melodies and rhythms.  “Soulful, tremulous and strangely cinematic, [Meklit] ...

Film Screening: I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

Thursday, April 7, 7:00 pm

This heartwarming doc chronicles the life of Caroll Spinney, the man who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. For over 4 decades, Caroll's characters have been cherished by generations of children. At 81 years old, the tenacious and enthusiastic performer has no intention of...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: I Need to Tell You Something: The Lost Art of Letter Writing and Communication Today

Thursday, April 7, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. When was the last time you received a hand-written letter? Or sent one? In this era of instantaneous communication, a handwritten letter is a rare and treasured item. From Charles Gute’s presenta...

Open Studio: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, April 6, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24, April 6 & April 20 and May 11 & 25 from 6:30–8:30pm).

FREE Fools Day Celebration: Season Announcement & Member Appreciation Party

Friday, April 1, 5:30 pm

Join us for our annual Fools Day celebration and season announcement featuring fabulously foolish treats and the reveal of our very exciting Company of Fools’ 21st Season, and the 2016 Summer Concert Series! Free and open to the public – all are welcome!

PostSecret: The Show

Tuesday, March 29, 7:00 pm

PostSecret: The Show is a visual, auditory and emotional journey through the beauty and complication of our deepest fears, ambitions and confessions. Three actors guide the audience through a narrative with the bravery of RENT and the surprising honesty of The Vagina Monologues. PostSecret: The Show is a brea...

Film Screening: The Salt of the Earth (Wim Wenders film on Salgado)

Thursday, March 24, 7:00 pm

For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history; international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristin...

FREE Play Reading: Dear Elizabeth

Wednesday, March 16, 6:30 pm

Dear Elizabeth, is a play in letters that follows the beautiful and bittersweet friendship between two of poetry’s greatest literary treasures, Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Under John Glenn’s direction the cast features Denise Simone and Joel Vilinsky. Please note location change. This event ...

FREE Creative Jump-in: Lasting Letters with Frish Brandt

Saturday, March 12, 11:00 am

What would you write to loved ones? The Lasting Letters workshop is an intimate 50 minute session, working one-on-one with guide Frish Brandt. Together in your session, you will compose a letter to someone who has special resonance in your life -- a letter that will be there for years to come. ​In this in...

FREE Gallery Walk: I Need to Tell You Something: The Lost Art of Letter Writing and Communication Today

Friday, March 11, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, m...

FREE Creative Jump-in: Lasting Letters with Frish Brandt

Friday, March 11, 11:00 am

What would you write to loved ones? The Lasting Letters workshop is an intimate 50 minute session, working one-on-one with guide Frish Brandt. Together in your session, you will compose a letter to someone who has special resonance in your life -- a letter that will be there for years to come. ​In this in...

Film Screening: Meet the Patels

Thursday, March 10, 7:00 pm

MEET THE PATELS is a laugh-out-loud real life romantic comedy about Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams ... and his parents. Filmed by Ravi’s sister in what started as a family vacation video, this hilarious and heartbreaking film reve...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: I Need to Tell You Something: The Lost Art of Letter Writing and Communication Today

Thursday, March 10, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. When was the last time you received a hand-written letter? Or sent one? In this era of instantaneous communication, a handwritten letter is a rare and treasured item. From Charles Gute’s presenta...

FREE Creative Jump-in: Lasting Letters with Frish Brandt

Thursday, March 10, 3:00 pm

What would you write to loved ones? The Lasting Letters workshop is an intimate 50 minute session, working one-on-one with guide Frish Brandt. Together in your session, you will compose a letter to someone who has special resonance in your life -- a letter that will be there for years to come. ​In this in...

FREE Family Day: Letters To Your Future Self

Saturday, March 5, 3:00 pm

Family Day events at The Center provide special opportunities for multiple generations to explore art and ideas together. In addition to exploring the exhibition I Need to Tell You Something: The Lost Art of Letter Writing and Communication Today, visitors will decorate their own stationery and envelope an...

George Saunders

Thursday, March 3, 6:30 pm

George Saunders is the author of four collections of short stories, a novella, and a book of essays. His most recent collection, Tenth of December, is the winner of the 2014 Story Prize for short fiction and 2014 Folio Prize, which celebrates the best fiction of our time. Tenth of December was also a finalist...

Almost, Maine “Backstage Tour”

Sunday, February 28, 3:00 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights...

Almost, Maine

Friday, February 26, 8:00 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights...

Almost, Maine

Wednesday, February 24, 7:00 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights...

Open Studio: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, February 24, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24 and May 11 & 25 from 6:30–8:30pm.

Almost, Maine “Educator Night/Chat Back”

Sunday, February 21, 3:00 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights...

Almost, Maine “Date Night”

Saturday, February 20, 8:00 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights...

Martha Redbone Roots Project

Saturday, February 20, 7:00 pm

The “charismatic indie-soul diva” (Time Out New York) Martha Redbone is an Independent Music Award-winning musician of Cherokee, Choctaw, Shawnee and African-American descent. Redbone explores traditional and modern variations of folk, roots, blues, tribal and soul that feature her magnificent voice. P...

Almost, Maine

Friday, February 19, 8:00 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights...

Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts – Program B

Thursday, February 18, 7:00 pm

Total running time: 76 minutes Chau, Beyond the Lines – directed by Courtney Marsh • USA/Vietnam, 34 minutes Synopsis: Chau, a teenager living in a Vietnamese care center for children born with birth defects due to Agent Orange, struggles with the difficulties of realizing his dream to become a prof...

Almost, Maine

Thursday, February 18, 7:00 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights...

Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts – Program A

Wednesday, February 17, 7:00 pm

Total running time: 87 minutes Body Team 12 – directed by David Darg • Liberia, 13 minutes Synopsis: BODY TEAM 12 is tasked with collecting the victims at the height of the Ebola outbreak. These body collectors have arguably the most dangerous and gruesome job in the world. Yet despite the strain ...

Almost, Maine “Pay What You Feel Night”

Wednesday, February 17, 7:00 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights...

FREE Gallery Walk: Role Play: Changing Ideas about Gender

Friday, February 12, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, m...

Oscar Nominated Shorts – Animation

Thursday, February 11, 7:00 pm

Total running time: 86 minutes Sanjay’s Super Team directed by Sanjay Patel, USA, 7 minutes Synopsis: In SANJAY’S SUPER TEAM, the new short film from Pixar Animation Studios, accomplished artist Sanjay Patel uses his own experience to tell the story of a young, first-generation Indian-American boy ...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: Role Play: Changing Ideas about Gender

Thursday, February 11, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The way we understand gender is shifting—moving away from strict categories of male and female toward looser definitions that give us all more freedom. At the same time, traditional expectations ...

Oscar Nominated Shorts – Live Action

Wednesday, February 10, 7:00 pm

Total running time 107 minutes Ave Maria – directed by Basil Khalil • Palestine/France/Germany, 15 minutes Synopsis: Five nuns living in the West Bank find their routine disrupted when the car of a family of Israeli settlers breaks down outside the convent. Unable to use the telephone due to Sabbat...

Open Studio: Figure Drawing

Monday, February 8, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24 and May 11 & 25 from 6:30–8:30pm.

Laverne Cox – CANCELLED

Thursday, February 4, 6:30 pm

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ lecture with Laverne Cox, scheduled for February 4, has been cancelled by her agent. Ms. Cox has been offered a unique film opportunity and while we are disappointed that the community will not benefit from the discussion generated by her lecture, we are excited for her c...

Creative Jump In: Introduction to Digital Photography with Dev Khalsa

Tuesday, February 2, 6:00 pm

This class is designed for beginning to intermediate photographers who have a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. Course participants will explore the specific features of DSLR cameras, as well as general photographic skills and techniques to make great pictures. This workshop runs Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 a...

FREE Family Day: Mix and Match Portraits

Saturday, January 30, 3:00 pm

Visitors will explore the Role Play exhibition with Center staff and guests from the Advocates and then make Surrealist-inspired portraits that visually mix and match a collection of elements from each maker’s unique personality. Family Day events at The Center provide special opportunities for multiple ...

Film Screening: Girl Inside

Thursday, January 28, 7:00 pm

Following 26-year-old Madison during a crucial three years of her transition from male to female, GIRL INSIDE is a beautiful film that tracks her emotional, intellectual and spiritual journey of self-discovery that is as important as – if not more than – the physical journey of hormones and surgery. Shari...

Open Studio: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, January 27, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24 and May 11 & 25 from 6:30–8:30pm.

FREE Monologue Performances & Panel Discussion: What is Gender Today?

Tuesday, January 26, 6:30 pm

With our panelists, enjoy the performance of three monologues commissioned by Company of Fools as part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project Role Play and then join in a discussion reflecting on the works and focusing on gender stereotypes today. Our panelists include Dr. Virginia Husting, Director of Gender Stu...

Company of Fools 20th Season Celebration & Benefit Performance

Sunday, January 24, 7:00 pm

Company of Fools first opened its doors in 1996 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey, Idaho. 147 productions later, we are marking this milestone with three evenings filled with music, monologues, scenes and videos all celebrating the amazing artists and plays that have made Company of Fools "Broadway in the Rock...

Company of Fools 20th Season Celebration & Benefit Performance

Saturday, January 23, 7:00 pm

Company of Fools first opened its doors in 1996 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey, Idaho. 147 productions later, we are marking this milestone with three evenings filled with music, monologues, scenes and videos all celebrating the amazing artists and plays that have made Company of Fools "Broadway in the Rock...

Teen Workshop: Fundamentals of Drawing with Danica Robrahn – SOLD OUT!

Saturday, January 23, 10:00 am

Sharpen your drawing skills with this weekend workshop. Students will flex their drawing muscles with material exploration, perspective, proportion, and drawing from observation. All skill levels welcome. This class is SOLD OUT! This workshop runs Saturday & Sunday, Jan 23 & 24 from 10am-4pm.

Company of Fools 20th Season Celebration & Benefit Gala

Friday, January 22, 5:30 pm

Company of Fools first opened its doors in 1996 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey, Idaho. 147 productions later, we are marking this milestone with three evenings filled with music, monologues, scenes and videos all celebrating the amazing artists and plays that have made Company of Fools "Broadway in the Rock...

Roz Chast

Thursday, January 21, 6:30 pm

Cartoonist Roz Chast is a brilliant interpreter of the everyday. Her cartoons depict neuroses, hilarity, angst and domesticity and are loaded with words, objects and patterns. More than 1000 of them have been printed in The New Yorker since 1978. Chast has written and illustrated books for both children and a...

FREE Play Reading: Casa Valentina

Saturday, January 16, 6:30 pm

Set in the idyllic Catskills Mountains in the 1960s, Casa Valentina is a discreet venue for men who enjoy dressing up and acting as women. When the opportunity to become an official organization arises, Casa Valentina must decide whether this would help gain their clientele recognition in society or wreck hav...

Open Studio: Figure Drawing

Wednesday, January 13, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Feb 10 & 24, May 11 & 25 from 6:30–8:30pm

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: Role Play: Changing Ideas about Gender

Thursday, January 7, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The way we understand gender is shifting—moving away from strict categories of male and female toward looser definitions that give us all more freedom. At the same time, traditional expectations ...

A Year with Frog and Toad

Sunday, January 3, 3:00 pm

As part of its 20th Season, Company of Fools is delighted to bring the Valley's two favorite amphibians home for the holidays—FROG and TOAD! Last performed in 2010, this delightful play has been the subject of constant pleas from our Valley to restage the show for a whole new generation of children. Syno...

A Year with Frog and Toad

Friday, January 1, 7:00 pm

As part of its 20th Season, Company of Fools is delighted to bring the Valley's two favorite amphibians home for the holidays—FROG and TOAD! Last performed in 2010, this delightful play has been the subject of constant pleas from our Valley to restage the show for a whole new generation of children. Syno...

5th Annual New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash – SOLD OUT!

Thursday, December 31, 9:00 pm

SOLD OUT! Welcome in 2016 with fellow supporters of the arts at the New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash, a benefit for the Sun Valley Center for the Arts hosted by Sun Valley Resort and The Center’s Junior Patrons Circle. Revelers at River Run will enjoy a midnight toast and free champagne from 9 to 10 pm and Holl...

FREE Gallery Walk: Role Play: Changing Ideas about Gender

Tuesday, December 29, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, m...

A Year with Frog and Toad

Monday, December 28, 7:00 pm

As part of its 20th Season, Company of Fools is delighted to bring the Valley's two favorite amphibians home for the holidays—FROG and TOAD! Last performed in 2010, this delightful play has been the subject of constant pleas from our Valley to restage the show for a whole new generation of children. Syno...

A Year with Frog and Toad “Chat Back / Backstage Tour”

Sunday, December 27, 3:00 pm

As part of its 20th Season, Company of Fools is delighted to bring the Valley's two favorite amphibians home for the holidays—FROG and TOAD! Last performed in 2010, this delightful play has been the subject of constant pleas from our Valley to restage the show for a whole new generation of children. Syno...

A Year with Frog and Toad

Saturday, December 26, 7:00 pm

As part of its 20th Season, Company of Fools is delighted to bring the Valley's two favorite amphibians home for the holidays—FROG and TOAD! Last performed in 2010, this delightful play has been the subject of constant pleas from our Valley to restage the show for a whole new generation of children. Syno...

A Year with Frog and Toad

Tuesday, December 22, 7:00 pm

As part of its 20th Season, Company of Fools is delighted to bring the Valley's two favorite amphibians home for the holidays—FROG and TOAD! Last performed in 2010, this delightful play has been the subject of constant pleas from our Valley to restage the show for a whole new generation of children. Synops...

CANCELLED: A Year with Frog and Toad due to weather

Monday, December 21, 7:00 pm

Tonight's performance is cancelled due to weather. The production will resume it's schedule tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/29. If you have tickets for tonight's performance the box office will be contacting patrons to reschedule their tickets, or please feel to contact the box office directly at 208-726-9491 or 208-57...

A Year with Frog and Toad ” Educator Night”

Saturday, December 19, 7:00 pm

As part of its 20th Season, Company of Fools is delighted to bring the Valley’s two favorite amphibians home for the holidays—FROG and TOAD! Last performed in 2010, this delightful play has been the subject of constant pleas from our Valley to restage the show for a whole new generation of children. Sy...

Film Screening: Havana Motor Club (shown at 4:30 & 7pm)

Thursday, December 17, 7:00 pm

Screenings at 4:30 and 7:00pm To buy tickets to the 4:30pm screening: Click here HAVANA MOTOR CLUB tells a personal, character-driven story about Cuba's vibrant community of underground drag racers and their quest to hold Cuba's first official car race since shortly after the 1959 Revolution. It tackle...

A Year with Frog and Toad

Thursday, December 17, 7:00 pm

As part of its 20th Season, Company of Fools is delighted to bring the Valley's two favorite amphibians home for the holidays—FROG and TOAD! Last performed in 2010, this delightful play has been the subject of constant pleas from our Valley to restage the show for a whole new generation of children. Syno...

A Year With Frog and Toad “Pay What You Feel Night”

Wednesday, December 16, 7:00 pm

As part of its 20th Season, Company of Fools is delighted to bring the Valley's two favorite amphibians home for the holidays—FROG and TOAD! Last performed in 2010, this delightful play has been the subject of constant pleas from our Valley to restage the show for a whole new generation of children. Syno...

FREE Opening Celebration: Role Play

Friday, December 11, 5:30 pm

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition Role Play: Changing Ideas about Gender. The way we understand gender is shifting—moving away from strict categories of male and female toward looser definitions that give us all more freedom. At the same time, traditional expectations...

Film Screening: The Mask You Live In

Thursday, December 10, 7:00 pm

The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity. Pressured by the media, their peer groups, and even the adults in their lives, our protagonists confront messages encouraging them to disconnect from ...

FREE “Giving Walk”: Sleight of Hand

Friday, November 27, 4:00 pm

The Giving Walk is a night organized by the Sun Valley Gallery Association to collect donations for the Hunger Coalition, Advocates, and Animal Shelter. Each gallery will have a donation drop off for the above organizations. Please note the time change for this event: 4pm-6pm. Start your Gallery Walk at t...

Film Screening: Tim’s Vermeer

Thursday, November 19, 7:00 pm

Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did 17th century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically—150 years before the invention of photography? The epic research project Jenison embarks on to test his theory is as extr...

ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio

Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.

Dala

Thursday, November 12, 7:00 pm

One of The Center’s most requested repeat performances! Dala returns to the valley with their inspired songwriting, gorgeous harmonies and engaging and charming performing. You’ll fall hard for this Toronto-based duo who count The Beatles, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan as their key treasured influences. Wha...

Family Day: The Art of Improvisation with Company of Fools

Saturday, November 7, 3:00 pm

Family Day participants are invited to explore the exhibition Sleight of Hand with special guests from Company of Fools, artists Denise Simone and Scott Creighton! Activities encourage visitors to consider what makes art original and what it means to be inspired by an artist. Get creative with theatre games i...

Film Screening: Art and Craft

Thursday, November 5, 7:00 pm

Mark Landis has been called one of the most prolific art forgers in US history. Art and Craft starts out as a cat-and-mouse art caper, rooted in questions of authorship and authenticity—but what emerges is an intimate story of obsession and the universal need for community, appreciation, and purpose. As a...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: Sleight of Hand

Thursday, November 5, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This exhibition is part of The Center’s fall BIG IDEA project about the line between illusion and truth in the history of art and beyond. It features a selection of paintings by forger Mark Landi...

ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio

Wednesday, November 4, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.

SOLD OUT! Capturing the Best Photos with your iPhone with Stacie Brew

Tuesday, November 3, 5:30 pm

Local photographer Stacie Brew will walk you through the basics of how to take great photos with your iPhone. Stacie will share her favorite apps for color correction, cropping and other image adjustments and will show you how to share your images on social media. This class will take place on Tuesday, Nov...

Play Reading: Mauritius

Friday, October 23, 6:30 pm

After their mother’s death, two estranged half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors.  One sister tries to collect on the windfall, while the other resists for sentimental reasons. In this gripping tale, a seemingly simple sale becomes dangerous when three ...

Film Screening: Iris

Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm

IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even in Iris'...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Faking Picasso with Bob Dix

Thursday, October 22, 5:30 pm

Join beloved local art teacher Bob Dix for an evening of art history and painting. Participants will receive a brief art history lesson on the infamous artist Picasso, while enjoying a glass of wine and light snacks. Students will then have the opportunity to create their own Picasso by following an easy step...

WRHS Exhibition Opening Celebration: Redesigning Art History

Thursday, October 22, 5:00 pm

Last year, Wood River High School art teacher Betty Ervin asked her students to research three artists and to incorporate elements of each artist’s work into a single painting. The resulting artworks exceeded all her expectations. This exhibition features the students’ reimagining of their favorite artist...

Black Violin – SOLD OUT!

Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 pm

Black Violin blends classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass music. Named one of the hottest bands at SXSW in 2013, Black Violin was invited to perform at Bonnaroo and returned to SXSW to standing room only crowds. Black Violin’s residency is supported by Gayle Marie and, in part, with funds prov...

ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio

Tuesday, October 20, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.

Teen Workshop: Yarn Bombs with Danica Robrahn

Saturday, October 17, 10:00 am

Yarn bombs, yarn storms, guerilla knitting and cozies all describe the popular international movement of creating art installations that bring color and texture to otherwise sterile or overlooked places using yarns and fibers as the material of choice. Students will learn the basics of crochet to design and c...

Art History Lecture: The History of Modernism in Three: Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain, René Magritte’s Ceci n’est pas une pipe and Meret Oppenheim’s Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure) with Kristin Poole

Thursday, October 15, 5:30 pm

The history of Modernism is complex and convoluted, full of tangents and transgressions, starts and stops. But it is also a story that we can begin to understand by asking some basic questions about representation, material and presentation. The lecture will explore three works of art that illustrate the chal...

August: Osage County

Wednesday, October 14, 7:00 pm

Living on stage—it is the foundation on which Company of Fools was built. August: Osage County brings the Company back to its roots in this complex ensemble-driven piece. It wouldn't be a 20th Season without a play that shines a floodlight on family dynamics and on Company of Fools’ gift for telling stori...

MASTERCLASS: Authenticity and the Process of Photographic Creativity with George DeWolfe (CANCELLED)

Monday, October 12, 10:00 am

Authenticity is the single most important attribute a photographer can learn and possess. Not only is it a process of working from within, it can also eventually lead to the creation of the masterpiece. This workshop explores the perceptual and technical processes involved in authenticity. Typically, photogra...

August: Osage County “Chat Back / Backstage Tour”

Sunday, October 11, 3:00 pm

Living on stage—it is the foundation on which Company of Fools was built. August: Osage County brings the Company back to its roots in this complex ensemble-driven piece. It wouldn't be a 20th Season without a play that shines a floodlight on family dynamics and on Company of Fools’ gift for telling stori...

August: Osage County

Friday, October 9, 7:00 pm

Living on stage—it is the foundation on which Company of Fools was built. August: Osage County brings the Company back to its roots in this complex ensemble-driven piece. It wouldn't be a 20th Season without a play that shines a floodlight on family dynamics and on Company of Fools’ gift for telling stori...

Film Screening: Amy

Thursday, October 8, 7:00 pm

This documentary depicts the life and untimely death of the singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. CEO of Universal Music UK, David Joseph said, "… we decided to make a movie about her—her career and her life. It's a very complicated and tender movie. It tackles lots of things about family and media, fame, addi...

Erik Larson

Thursday, October 8, 6:30 pm

Erik Larson is a master of narrative non-fiction. His vividly written, bestselling books chronicling historic events have won several awards and been published worldwide. Some of his popular books include Devil in the White City, In the Garden of Beasts, and his most recent Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the...

August: Osage County

Wednesday, October 7, 7:00 pm

Living on stage—it is the foundation on which Company of Fools was built. August: Osage County brings the Company back to its roots in this complex ensemble-driven piece. It wouldn’t be a 20th Season without a play that shines a floodlight on family dynamics and on Company of Fools’ gift for telling sto...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Nuno Felt Scarves with Jenny Hill (CANCELLED)

Wednesday, October 7, 5:30 pm

Learn the magic of nuno felting by creating your own nuno felt scarf. Felting, the most ancient textile, is created by agitating wool with only hands, soap and water. Nuno felting, a modern take on felting, combines sheer silk to wool through similar felting process, offering rich textures and design elements...

ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio

Tuesday, October 6, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.

August: Osage County “Girl’s Night Out”

Saturday, October 3, 7:00 pm

Living on stage—it is the foundation on which Company of Fools was built. August: Osage County brings the Company back to its roots in this complex ensemble-driven piece. It wouldn’t be a 20th Season without a play that shines a floodlight on family dynamics and on Company of Fools’ gift for telling sto...

August: Osage County

Friday, October 2, 7:00 pm

Living on stage—it is the foundation on which Company of Fools was built. August: Osage County brings the Company back to its roots in this complex ensemble-driven piece. It wouldn’t be a 20th Season without a play that shines a floodlight on family dynamics and on Company of Fools’ gift for telling sto...

Film Screening: The New Rijksmuseum

Thursday, October 1, 7:00 pm

In 2003, the ambitious renovation of one of the world's greatest museums began. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, home to a glorious collection including masterpieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer, was supposed to reopen its doors in 2008 after five years of construction. But from the start, the project was opposed by...

August: Osage County “Educator Night”

Thursday, October 1, 7:00 pm

Living on stage—it is the foundation on which Company of Fools was built. August: Osage County brings the Company back to its roots in this complex ensemble-driven piece. It wouldn't be a 20th Season without a play that shines a floodlight on family dynamics and on Company of Fools’ gift for telling stori...

LECTURE: Art and Science: A Night with Painter David Dunlop

Thursday, October 1, 6:30 pm

From Ancient Greece to the 21st century here is an explanation of how art works with science. How art evolved to imitate appearance; how Vision works and how we thought it worked; how optics were used to make paintings and then photographs; how geometry became perspective; how artist colors tried to imitate v...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: Sleight of Hand

Thursday, October 1, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This exhibition is part of The Center’s fall BIG IDEA project about the line between illusion and truth in the history of art and beyond. It features a selection of paintings by forger Mark Landi...

MASTER CLASS: Techniques of the Masters: Painting with David Dunlop

Thursday, October 1, 10:00 am

This four-day fine art workshop features David Dunlop, Emmy award-winning writer of the PBS television series Landscapes through Time. Learn how to paint landscapes using a comprehensive combination of traditional and modern techniques. Participants will concentrate on the origins and evolution of landscape p...

August: Osage County “Pay What You Feel”

Wednesday, September 30, 7:00 pm

Living on stage—it is the foundation on which Company of Fools was built. August: Osage County brings the Company back to its roots in this complex ensemble-driven piece. It wouldn't be a 20th Season without a play that shines a floodlight on family dynamics and on Company of Fools’ gift for telling stori...

The Bros. Landreth

Saturday, September 26, 7:00 pm

Blues, alt-country, slide guitar, three-part harmonies – and named by Rolling Stone as one of the “20 Best Things We Saw at Americana Music Fest 2014” – all wrapped up in a group of Canadians from Manitoba. Hot off a win for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year at the 2015 JUNO awards, Winnipeg’s...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Fabric Dyeing-Bound Resists with Janet Starr (CANCELLED)

Saturday, September 26, 10:00 am

Join Hailey artist Janet Starr in this fun and spontaneous class exploring the principals of dyeing and color theory. Using the ancient art of Japanese Shibori, students will experiment with mark making. Each student will explore a myriad of folding and binding techniques while also learning how to mix their ...

ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio

Tuesday, September 22, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.

We All Know What We Know: Art In Unexpected Places, A Collaboration Between Aspen Skiing Company and Aspen Art Museum

Wednesday, September 16, 6:30 pm

Aspen Skiing Company CEO, Mike Kaplan, and Aspen Art Museum Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and Director, Heidi Zuckerman, will speak about their organizations’ meaningful partnership, Art In Unexpected Places. Together, they collaborate to bring contemporary art to the ski experience through annual artist-commis...

Volunteer Appreciation Party

Wednesday, September 9, 5:30 pm

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS! Throughout the year volunteers make all of our fabulous events possible—from the Wine Auction and Arts & Crafts Festival to lectures, gallery exhibitions, concerts and more. As a thank you for their time, hard work and dedication volunteers are invited to a party held in their ...

ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio- Cancelled for September 8th

Tuesday, September 8, 6:30 pm

Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.

FREE Gallery Walk: Defying Gravity: Interventions in Clay

Friday, September 4, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, m...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: Defying Gravity: Interventions in Clay

Thursday, September 3, 5:30 pm

Clay attracts artists who respond to its physicality—a hugely malleable, fluid material that through fire becomes fixed.  The artists in this exhibition celebrate this contradiction—honoring the tension between the opposing forces of stability and instability, motion and stasis, permanence and temporalit...

Wilco with special guest Vetiver

Sunday, August 16, 7:00 pm

The Concert Series concludes on August 16 with experimental folk and art rock band Wilco. With lead singer Jeff Tweedy at the helm, Wilco draws influence from alternative country, The Beatles, Beach Boys harmonies, classic pop and more. Known for their adventurous spirit and ever-changing sound, they’ve wo...

Company of Fools 20th Season Souvenir Book Launch

Tuesday, August 11, 5:00 pm

As part of Company of Fools' 20th Anniversary Season we have created a stunningly beautiful 20th Season Souvenir Book filled with color photos of the history of the Fools. Featuring Kirsten Shultz's gorgeous photography and myriad quotes, reflections and stories from the Company’s artists, this special book...

CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Playing with Pastels with Karen Watson Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival Featured Artist

Tuesday, August 11, 10:00 am

Please join Karen Watson, Hood River artist and Best of Drawing Winner from the 2014 Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival, for a fun two day class “playing” with pastels. This class, which is open to all levels, will begin with the fundamentals of pastel and materials. Once the basics are covered st...

FREE Gallery Walk: Defying Gravity: Interventions in Clay

Friday, August 7, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, m...

FREE Kids Crafts at the Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival

Friday, August 7, 11:00 am

The kids’ activity area is open from 11am–2pm each day. All children under the age of 8 are welcome with an adult who is ready, able and willing to help them create art. Children ages 8–12 can work alone but cannot leave the area unattended. Projects are free of charge thanks to our generous donors and ...

47th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival

Friday, August 7, 10:00 am

This three day outdoor exhibition of 130 artists from around the country features a wide range of unique handmade fine arts and crafts including painting, photography fiber, ceramic, metal, jewelry and woodwork.  Ranked as one of the best outdoor juried festivals in the nation, the Festival is a tremendous o...

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Monday, August 3, 7:00 pm

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue come to the valley on August 3 with their hard-edged funk that employs hip-hop beats, rock dynamics and improvisation in a jazz tradition. New Orleans native Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews leads this band, which has toured in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, J...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: Defying Gravity: Interventions in Clay

Thursday, July 30, 5:30 pm

Clay attracts artists who respond to its physicality—a hugely malleable, fluid material that through fire becomes fixed.  The artists in this exhibition celebrate this contradiction—honoring the tension between the opposing forces of stability and instability, motion and stasis, permanence and temporalit...

2015 Wine Auction Vine & Dine General Entry

Saturday, July 25, 6:00 pm

The Wine Auction weekend extravaganza culminates with Vine & Dine in Sun Valley. A lawn party with great wines, tasty tapas plates, live music, maybe even some dancing…what more could you want? Gifted local chefs will show off their latest and greatest dishes for you to dine on and, most importantly, mo...

SOLD OUT! 2015 Wine Auction Vine & Dine Plus Pass (Early Entry & Indoor Wine Tasting)

Saturday, July 25, 5:00 pm

For those interested in a true Wine Tasting experience, be sure to opt for an Early Entry Pass. Gain early access to great food and a special indoor tasting with select vintners. Only open to Vine & Dine Plus pass holders. The indoor tasting is open from 5-6:30pm. Following, Vine & Dine Plus Pass hold...

2015 Wine Auction Gala & Celebration

Friday, July 24, 5:00 pm

The celebrated Wine Auction Gala is renowned for its fabulous entertainment, stellar cuisine, special winery-hosted tables and impressive auction lots. The excitement in the air is palpable and builds throughout the evening. Start off by tempting your palate with scrumptious samplings from famed vintners, fol...

2015 Wine Auction Junior Patrons Circle Tapas and Tasting (SOLD OUT!)

Thursday, July 23, 7:00 pm

This event takes place in a beautiful home with expansive views of Elkhorn and live music. Mingle with other young patrons of the arts in this gorgeous setting as you sample tapas style dishes prepared by Restaurant 103 and Zou 75 that are beautifully paired to complement the wines provided by Ambassador Wine...

SOLD OUT! 2015 Wine Auction Vintner Dinners*

Thursday, July 23, 7:00 pm

One of the most anticipated events of the Wine Auction weekend, Vintner Dinners are a chance to gather with a select group of guests for an evening of outstanding wine and excellent cuisine. These intimate and distinctive dinners take place in stunning private homes throughout the valley. Renowned winemakers ...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Monday, July 20, 7:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Friday, July 17, 8:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Wednesday, July 15, 7:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Tuesday, July 14, 7:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike “Backstage Tour”

Sunday, July 12, 7:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike “Girl’s Night Out”

Saturday, July 11, 8:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Friday, July 10, 8:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

FREE Gallery Walk & Opening Celebration: Defying Gravity: Interventions in Clay

Friday, July 10, 5:00 pm

Clay attracts artists who respond to its physicality—a hugely malleable, fluid material that through fire becomes fixed.  The artists in this exhibition celebrate this contradiction—honoring the tension between the opposing forces of stability and instability, motion and stasis, permanence and temporalit...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Tuesday, July 7, 7:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

Kids Summer Art Camp: The Artist’s Lens with Danica Robrahn & Jen Marquez

Monday, July 6, 9:00 am

This week-long, full-day art camp gives 3rd through 5th grade students the opportunity to develop artistic skills, engage with their peers and the community, and make original artwork. The camp includes field trips to see art firsthand in local galleries and artists’ studios. Using a variety of 2D and 3D pr...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Friday, July 3, 8:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike “Educator Night / Chat Back”

Thursday, July 2, 7:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: Moving Pictures: Early Animation and Its Influence

Thursday, July 2, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Featuring a selection of early animation cels from the collection of Jay and Gretchen Basen, this exhibition considers the history of animation, from its roots in 18th and 19th century magic lanter...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike “Pay What You Feel Night”

Wednesday, July 1, 7:00 pm

Company of Fools’ production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike marks the Company’s first foray into the outrageously hysterical and often absurd world of playwright Christopher Durang. Guest director Gary C. Hopper returns after directing the Company's wildly successful God of Carnage in 2012. In cho...

John Butler Trio with special guest Anderson East

Tuesday, June 23, 7:00 pm

This Australian roots and jam band sells out concerts around the world and has released several chart-topping albums in Australia and appeared on Conan. Their most recent release, Flesh & Blood (2014), was recognized with “Best Blues and Roots Album” at the 2014 ARIA (Australian Record Industry Associ...

Community Reading with Anthony Marra

Thursday, June 18, 6:30 pm

Author Anthony Marra will read excerpts from his novel Constellation of Vital Phenomena, share stories of his travels in Chechnya and discuss the inspiration and writing of his novel. ANTHONY MARRA is the author of the New York Times bestseller A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, winner of the National Boo...

MASTER CLASS: Writing Workshop with Anthony Marra: The Art and Craft of Fiction

Monday, June 15, 9:00 am

In this workshop, participants will focus on the art and craft of writing fiction. The class will read and discuss a few published short stories, reverse-engineering them to draw inspiration, lessons, and guidance to apply to individual work. The bulk of the workshop, however, is devoted to participant’s fi...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: Moving Pictures: Early Animation and Its Influence

Thursday, June 11, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Featuring a selection of early animation cels from the collection of Jay and Gretchen Basen, this exhibition considers the history of animation, from its roots in 18th and 19th century magic lanter...

Farewell Celebration & Bonfire for Patrick Dougherty’s Willow Sculpture “Centerpiece”

Thursday, May 21, 5:00 pm

The community is invited to a farewell celebration of Ketchum’s beloved Patrick Dougherty sculpture Centerpiece (often called “The Willow Houses”). The installation, which The Center commissioned five years ago, will receive a bonfire sendoff on Thursday, May 21, at 5pm, at its site on The Center lot ac...

SOLD OUT! FREE Artist Statements and Resume Workshop with Kristin Poole and Courtney Gilbert

Wednesday, May 20, 5:30 pm

In anticipation of the August 2015 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the 2015 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES. Learn how to fine tune your resume and artist statement by working with the curatorial staff at ...

Adult Class: Encaustic Weekend Mini Workshops with Alison Higdon

Saturday, May 9, 1:00 pm

These smaller encaustic workshops are designed to give artists a brief introduction to the encaustic process.  A one-hour demonstration is followed by independent work time, giving participants a chance to experiment with the paint and tools.  Students can sign up for individual weeks or can sign up for the...

Film Screening: Persistence of Vision

Thursday, May 7, 7:00 pm

Striving to make the greatest animated film of all time, visionary and acclaimed animator Richard Williams (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) toiled for more than three decades on his masterpiece – best known today as The Thief and the Cobbler – only to have it torn from his hands. Directed by Kevin Schreck and ho...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour: Moving Pictures: Early Animation and Its Influence

Wednesday, May 6, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Featuring a selection of early animation cels from the collection of Jay and Gretchen Basen, this exhibition considers the history of animation, from its roots in 18th and 19th century magic lanter...

Film: Levitated Mass

Thursday, April 23, 7:00 pm

What is art? In 2012, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art had 22 cities asking themselves that exact question as a 340 ton boulder made its way through Southern California neighborhoods to its destination – a 456-foot-long negative space where it rests above a concrete slot. The film documents this journey...

FREE Artist Education Series: “Is There an Art to Seeking Gallery Representation?” with Andria Friesen

Wednesday, April 22, 5:30 pm

In anticipation of the August 2015 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the 2015 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES. Andria Friesen will share her 30+ years of fine art industry experience with professional artist...

TorQ Percussion Quartet

Saturday, April 18, 6:30 pm

TorQ Percussion Quartet was formed by four Canadian percussionists looking to add new vitality to percussion repertoire and performance. Renowned for their engaging performances and repertoire, TorQ is also committed to commissioning new works for percussion quartet from both established and up-and- coming co...

Adult Class: Encaustic Weekend Mini Workshops with Alison Higdon

Saturday, April 18, 1:00 pm

These smaller encaustic workshops are designed to give artists a brief introduction to the encaustic process.  Demonstrations are followed by independent work time, giving participants a chance to experiment with the paint and tools.  Students can sign up for individual weeks or can sign up for the whole mo...

Film: Finding Hillywood

Thursday, April 16, 7:00 pm

Local directors Todd Soliday and Leah Warshawski award-winning documentary, Finding Hillywood chronicles one man’s road to forgiveness, his effort to heal his country, and the realization that we all must one day face our past. Created by local directors Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday, the film functions ...

FREE Company of Fools Play Reading Series: Almost, Maine by John Cariani

Saturday, April 11, 6:30 pm

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the norther...

SOLD OUT! Teen Workshop: Trick Photography with Dev Khalsa

Saturday, April 11, 10:00 am

All is not as it seems in this fun photography workshop! Sharpen your photo skills, explore the art of illusion and develop your own perspective. Students will be required to bring their own digital camera and lap top. A limited number of Center lap tops will be available. To reserve a laptop please contact S...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour & Artist Lecture with Rebecca Kamen – The Brain

Thursday, April 9, 5:30 pm

Join us for a tour of the exhibition followed by artist Rebecca Kamen’s talk about her sculptural work and its relationship to the drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, who won the 1906 Nobel Prize for his drawings of neurons. This project investigates recent scientific discoveries and celebrates the brai...

SOLD OUT! FREE LECTURE: Flex Your Cortex: Seven Secrets to Turbocharge Your Brain with Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman

Thursday, April 2, 6:30 pm

Why is there a stigma associated with our brain's health? Consider that the brain is the most powerful, most staggeringly complex electro-biochemical machine ever created.  Above and behind our eyes are 100 billion neurons in a small calcium shell, laced with organic pumps, channels and switches. Until recen...

FREE Fools Day 2015 Season Announcement & Celebration

Wednesday, April 1, 5:00 pm

Join us for our annual Fools Day celebration and season announcement featuring fabulously foolish treats and the reveal of our very exciting Company of Fools’ 20th Season, and the 2015 Summer Concert Series! Free and open to the public - all are welcome!

SOLD OUT! Colin Hay in concert

Tuesday, March 31, 6:30 pm

You may know the name, you likely know the voice, but you have not seen a show like the troubadour-style solo performance by Scottish-born, Australian-raised, California-dwelling, Men at Work frontman, Colin Hay. He’ll bring a guitar and his distinctive voice to Sun Valley and will intersperse his classic a...

Film Screening: Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation

Thursday, March 26, 7:00 pm

One of the most iconic structures ever built, Barcelona's La Sagrada Familia is a unique and fascinating architectural project conceived by Antoni Gaudi in the late 19th century. More than 125 years after construction began, the basilica still remains unfinished. Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation celebrates Ga...

Kids Spring Break Art Camp: Artist Lines: Make Your Mark with Danica Robrahn (Afternoon Session)

Monday, March 23, 1:00 pm

Young artists will be introduced to a variety of art media including drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media. Each student will come home with new skills, personalized artwork and great memories. “Make your mark and see where it takes you!”-Peter Reynolds This class takes place Monday-Friday, Marc...

Kids Spring Break Art Camp: Artist Lines: Make Your Mark with Danica Robrahn (Morning Session)

Monday, March 23, 9:00 am

Young artists will be introduced to a variety of art media including drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media. Each student will come home with new skills, personalized artwork and great memories. “Make your mark and see where it takes you!”-Peter Reynolds This class takes place Monday-Friday, Marc...

Dance: Brian Sanders’ JUNK

Thursday, March 19, 6:30 pm

Brian Sanders’ JUNK is known for their ingenious use of found objects and clever inventions that bridge the gap between dance and physical theater. Sanders’ choreography blends traditional dance theater with an inventiveness and physicality that gives reason for critics to hail JUNK as “Philly’s most ...

Dance Workshop with Brian Sanders’ JUNK

Wednesday, March 18, 6:30 pm

Through play and shifting perspectives, participants will gain an understanding of the creative process, movement, choreography and developing an artistic work.  Participants are invited to bring their own found objects. Brian Sanders’ JUNK is known for their ingenious use of found objects and clever in...

FREE Fine Art to Public Art: Opportunities for Artists with Karen Bubb, Boise Public Arts Manager

Tuesday, March 17, 5:30 pm

In anticipation of the August 2015 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the 2015 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES. What is public art and how is it different than creating work for a gallery or commercial contex...

FREE Family Day: Art Senses

Saturday, March 14, 3:00 pm

Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Lee Pesky Learning Center invite you to experience The Brain exhibition with all of your senses! This hands-on museum experience will stimulate your brain and have you connecting with art in new and exciting ways!

FREE Gallery Walk: The Brain

Friday, March 13, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mi...

Film Screening: The Address

Thursday, March 12, 7:00 pm

Directed by Ken Burns, the film tells the story of a tiny school in Putney, Vermont, where each year students are encouraged to practice, memorize and recite the Gettysburg Address.

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – The Brain

Thursday, March 12, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This project investigates recent scientific discoveries and celebrates the brain’s wonder and mystery. We will investigate this BIG IDEA through lectures, films, brown bag lunches and small forma...

Ann Patchett

Thursday, March 5, 6:30 pm

A celebrated writer and the owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, Ann Patchett is a champion of literary culture. In this presentation hear from the author who is described as "a woman of wisdom, determination, generosity and courage" by her friend and novelist Elizabeth Gilbert. Patchett is the a...

Proof

Friday, February 27, 8:00 pm

By David Auburn • On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own emotions; the arrival of her sister and the attentions of Hal, a student of her fat...

Proof

Wednesday, February 25, 7:00 pm

By David Auburn • On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own emotions; the arrival of her sister and the attentions of Hal, a student of her fat...

FREE Panel Discussion: What Affects How Our Brain Works?

Tuesday, February 24, 6:30 pm

The brain is complex. How does this vital organ operate? Join four health professionals from our community as they discuss the impact of relationships, aging, lifestyle choices, illness and trauma on the brain. Panelists include Karin Lindholm, MD, neurologist; Tim Stoddard, MD, psychiatrist; Eryn Michaud, Ph...

Proof

Sunday, February 22, 3:00 pm

By David Auburn • On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own emotions; the arrival of her sister and the attentions of Hal, a student of her fat...

Proof

Friday, February 20, 8:00 pm

By David Auburn • On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own emotions; the arrival of her sister and the attentions of Hal, a student of her fat...

Film Screening: 2015 Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films (Program B)

Thursday, February 19, 7:00 pm

For the third year in a row, The Center and the Magic Lantern present the Oscar nominated films in the category Documentary Short Films (Program B). This is a rare chance to see these films. 79 minutes total running time • See Documentary Shorts trailer here Our Curse (Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Sles...

Proof

Thursday, February 19, 7:00 pm

By David Auburn • On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own emotions; the arrival of her sister and the attentions of Hal, a student of her fat...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – The Brain

Thursday, February 19, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This project investigates recent scientific discoveries and celebrates the brain’s wonder and mystery. We will investigate this BIG IDEA through lectures, films, brown bag lunches and small forma...

RESCHEDULED! Film Screening: 2015 Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films (Program A)

Wednesday, February 18, 7:00 pm

Due to a delay in the delivery of the films, the screening of Program A of the documentary shorts has been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb 19 at 4:30pm and 7:30pm. If you are a ticket holder and cannot make the recheduled screening times on Feb 19 please contact The Center for a refund of your ticket purchase. ...

Proof

Friday, February 13, 8:00 pm

By David Auburn • On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own emotions; the arrival of her sister and the attentions of Hal, a student of her fat...

FREE Gallery Walk: The Brain

Friday, February 13, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mi...

Film Screening: Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts

Thursday, February 12, 7:00 pm

For the third year in a row, The Center and the Magic Lantern present the Oscar nominated films in the category of live action shorts. This is a rare chance to see these films. 118 minutes total running time • See Live Action Shorts Trailer Here Parvaneh (Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger) – 2...

Film Screening: Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts

Wednesday, February 11, 7:00 pm

For the third year in a row, The Center and the Magic Lantern present the Oscar nominated films in the category of animated shorts. This is a rare chance to see these films. 82 minutes total running time • See Animated Shorts trailer here Me and My Moulton (Torill Kove) – 14 minutes/Canada/English....

Proof

Wednesday, February 11, 7:00 pm

By David Auburn • On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own emotions; the arrival of her sister and the attentions of Hal, a student of her fat...

FREE Brown Bag Lunch Lecture: Impacts on Academic Learning with Dr. Anne Clohessy

Tuesday, February 10, 12:00 pm

Join Dr. Anne Clohessy, Clinical Director of the Lee Pesky Learning Center, as she shares how we process information and what can affect student academic performance. Anne B. Clohessy, PhD is a licensed psychologist who has worked in the field of learning disabilities for over 15 years. She earned her doctora...

Introduction to Digital Photography and Adobe Lightroom with Dev Khalsa

Monday, February 9, 10:00 am

Over the course of the workshop, you will be guided through the basics of learning to use your digital SLR—working on the basics of exposure, composition, motion and depth of field. We’ll spend some time each day making new images—learning to see light creatively and capture it effectively. We will then...

SOLD OUT! Shankar Vedantam

Thursday, February 5, 6:30 pm

NPR social science correspondent and author of "The Hidden Brain", Vedantam speaks nationwide about the link between science and human behavior. With expertise and insight he explores the role of our unconscious mind in dictating many of our deeply rooted feelings, prejudices, biases and expressions. Part ...

FREE Footlight Dance Company presents Rockin’ Dance

Wednesday, February 4, 7:00 pm

A free public performance of Rockin’ Dance, an exploration of the impact of rock & roll on dance through ballet, tap, jazz, modern and hip hop. From January 26 through February 6, Footlight dancers will be performing Rockin’ Dance in all Blaine County schools as Footlight’s annual free outreach serv...

SOLD OUT! Book Discussion: The Hidden Brain

Tuesday, February 3, 6:30 pm

In anticipation of NPR social science correspondent Shankar Vedantam’s lecture on Feb 5, gather for a discussion of Vedantam’s book, The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save our Lives. Local Educator Harry Weekes will lead the conversation on Tuesd...

Embracing Spontaneity with Acrylics with Jeannie Catchpole

Saturday, January 31, 10:00 am

This class is all about embracing spontaneity. It is time to let go of one’s  self-imposed or learned restrictions. Come with an open mind and enjoy the process of expressing yourself through painting and playing with bright acrylics. For more information on Jeannie and her creative process please visit he...

SOLD OUT! An evening with Bill Payne

Friday, January 30, 6:30 pm

Bill Payne co-founded, with Lowell George, the band Little Feat. He is considered by many other piano rock musicians, including Elton John, to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues music artists. In addition to his trademark barrelhouse blues piano, he is noted for his work on other keyboard inst...

Special Film Screening: For Those About to Rock: The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela

Thursday, January 29, 7:00 pm

This is the story of Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero, two Mexicans who at a very early age decided to take the risk to pursue their dreams to live from what they loved the most: music. They went from performing at anonymous hotels and restaurants in Ixtapa, to – just a few years later – playing thei...

SOLD OUT! 7th Annual Casino Royale

Saturday, January 24, 7:00 pm

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts invites you to join us for the 7th Annual CASINO ROYALE hosted by Company of Fools—an exciting evening of gambling, cocktails and fundraising to benefit Sun Valley Center for the Arts and its theatrical wing Company of Fools. Over the past few years, CASINO ROYALE has beco...

FREE Family Day: Rock Around!

Saturday, January 24, 3:00 pm

Travel through history to discover big moments in America’s most popular music movement. Families will tour the exhibition and participate in rockin’ hands-on activities! Part of The Center's Under the Influence of Rock & Roll BIG IDEA project.  

Ethan Russell “The Best Seat in the House” Lecture and Slideshow

Thursday, January 22, 6:30 pm

Author of the memoir Ethan Russell: An American Story and rock photographer of the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and the Who. He will share compelling behind-the-scenes stories, illustrated with original photographs and music from his experience with these Rock & Roll greats. Part of The Center's 2014-20...

FREE Company of Fools Play Reading Series: Graceland by Ellen Byron

Saturday, January 17, 6:30 pm

The place is the front entrance of Graceland, the late Elvis Presley’s Memphis mansion, the time, five o’clock in the morning, three days before the estate is to be opened to the public. Two ardent Presley fans, Bev and Rootie, are camped out before the gates, each determined to be the first to enter the ...

SOLD OUT! The Second City

Friday, January 16, 7:00 pm

Back by popular demand—it’s Chicago’s legendary comedy theatre company, The Second City! From the battle of the sexes to the battles at the voting booth, The Second City provides a hilarious and insightful look into contemporary American culture.

SOLD OUT! The Second City

Thursday, January 15, 7:00 pm

Back by popular demand—it’s Chicago’s legendary comedy theatre company, The Second City! From the battle of the sexes to the battles at the voting booth, The Second City provides a hilarious and insightful look into contemporary American culture.

Will Shortz

Tuesday, January 13, 6:30 pm

Puzzle master for NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, the crossword editor of the New York Times, and the founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Shortz will engage the audience in a fun, informative and brain stimulating lecture that will address how puzzles are created, the curious his...

SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOP: DJ and Music Production

Saturday, January 10, 10:00 am

With experience as both a DJ and a Producer, Devin Throngard a.k.a. DEEVEAUX will be focusing on giving students the skills to start excelling at both disciplines. By the end of the course students will be able to successfully beatmatch, create and record their own mixes, and create their own electronic music...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – Under the Influence of Rock & Roll

Thursday, January 8, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Under the Influence of Rock & Roll is a celebration of an art form with uniquely American origins and its impact on our culture. Since the 1950s, Rock & Roll has influenced not just music i...

Peter and the Starcatcher

Thursday, January 1, 7:00 pm

By Rick Elice • Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatcher is a hilarious evening of madcap fun! In this 5-time Tony Award-winning play, a dozen brilliant actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitles...

4th Annual New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash – SOLD OUT!

Wednesday, December 31, 9:00 pm

Welcome in 2015 with fellow supporters of the arts at the New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash, a benefit for the Sun Valley Center for the Arts hosted by Sun Valley Resort and The Center’s Junior Patrons Circle. Revelers at River Run will enjoy a midnight toast and free champagne from 9 to 10 pm and Hollywood favo...

Peter and the Starcatcher

Monday, December 29, 7:00 pm

By Rick Elice • Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatcher is a hilarious evening of madcap fun! In this 5-time Tony Award-winning play, a dozen brilliant actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitles...

Peter and the Starcatcher

Sunday, December 28, 3:00 pm

By Rick Elice • Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatcher is a hilarious evening of madcap fun! In this 5-time Tony Award-winning play, a dozen brilliant actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitles...

Gallery Walk: Under the Influence of Rock & Roll

Saturday, December 27, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mi...

Peter and the Starcatcher

Friday, December 26, 7:00 pm

By Rick Elice • Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatcher is a hilarious evening of madcap fun! In this 5-time Tony Award-winning play, a dozen brilliant actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitles...

Peter and the Starcatcher

Monday, December 22, 7:00 pm

By Rick Elice • Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatcher is a hilarious evening of madcap fun! In this 5-time Tony Award-winning play, a dozen brilliant actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitles...

Peter and the Starcatcher

Thursday, December 18, 7:00 pm

By Rick Elice • Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatcher is a hilarious evening of madcap fun! In this 5-time Tony Award-winning play, a dozen brilliant actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitles...

Guy Davis

Friday, December 12, 6:30 pm

SOLD OUT! Guy Davis is a musician, composer, actor, director, and writer, but most importantly, Guy Davis is a bluesman.  The blues permeates every corner of Davis' creativity. Throughout his career, he has dedicated himself to reviving the traditions of acoustic blues and bringing them to as many ears as...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – Under the Influence of Rock & Roll

Thursday, December 4, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Under the Influence of Rock & Roll is a celebration of an art form with uniquely American origins and its impact on our culture. Since the 1950s, Rock & Roll has influenced not just music i...

Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n Roll

Sunday, November 23, 7:30 pm

This documentary covers the concert at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri to celebrate Chuck Berry’s sixtieth birthday. Featuring performances by Robert Cray, Eric Clapton and Etta James with Chuck Berry. Plus interviews with Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springsteen and  more who ...

Stop Making Sense

Sunday, November 23, 4:30 pm

Filmmaker Jonathan Demme presents the phenomenon that was the Talking Heads in 1984. The live performance at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood was the location for this essential concert film. Come see the Big Suit and rock out to 18 straight songs from David Byrne and his band … kicking off with “Psycho ...

It Might Get Loud

Sunday, November 23, 2:00 pm

The essential documentary on the electric guitar – and three guitar masters: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White. Through interviews the film reveals how each musician developed his unique sound and style. (rated PG) 98 minutes

The Last Waltz

Saturday, November 22, 7:30 pm

Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Last Waltz was advertised as the Band's "farewell concert appearance" (performed on Thanksgiving 1976), and the concert saw the Band joined by more than a dozen special guests, including Bob Dylan, Paul Butterfield, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Hawkin...

Pearl Jam Twenty

Saturday, November 22, 4:30 pm

A documentary celebrating the 2011, 20th anniversary of Pearl Jam. Directed by Cameron Crowe, the film is pulled from over 12,000 hours of footage of the band. From the history of the band starting with Mother Love Bone and tracking the musicians through concerts, the death of Kurt Cobain, and the tragedy tha...

Troubadours: The Rise of the Singer Songwriter

Saturday, November 22, 2:30 pm

A musical journey tracing the lives and careers of James Taylor and Carole King, pillars of the California singer/songwriter scene, which converged in and around LA’s Troubadour Club in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Featuring interviews with Lou Adler, Elton John, Steve Martin, David Crosby, Jackson Brown...

For Those About to Rock: The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela

Saturday, November 22, 2:00 pm

This film will be re-scheduled ... it has arrived, but we were unable to convert it to a playable format before the screening time. Please check back in with us to see when we can reschedule. Thanks for your understanding. This is the story of Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero, two Mexicans who at a ve...

Film Screening: The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night

Friday, November 21, 9:15 pm

Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day’s Night, in which the bandmates play wily, exuberant versions of them...

FREE Under the Influence of Rock & Roll Opening Celebration

Friday, November 21, 5:30 pm

The exhibition will include paintings, photography, sculpture, contemporary and historic show posters and a timeline of the 1960s created by Sage School students that illustrates the connections between Rock & Roll and social, political, musical and historical events. Join us for refreshments as we celebr...

Film Screening: This is Spinal Tap

Thursday, November 20, 7:00 pm

This cult film is a rock “mockumentary,” written, scored by and starring Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. The film portrays the fictional British heavy metal band Spinal Tap satirizing the wild personal behavior and musical pretentions of heavy metal bands. One of the great...

Film Screening: Finding Vivian Maier

Thursday, November 6, 7:00 pm

Finding Vivian Maier is the critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny, who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers and, discovered decades later, is now among the 20th century’s greatest photographers. Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, Maier’s s...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – Forests, Foraging and Fires

Thursday, November 6, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Forests, Foraging and Fires will look at the forest as an ecosystem, a resource and a place of transformation. The project will consider what we take from the forest—both materially and spiritual...

Teen Workshop: Still Life Painting with Jennifer Bellinger

Saturday, November 1, 10:00 am

Join Sun Valley artist Jennifer Bellinger as she teaches students the fundamentals of still life painting. She will show students how to set up their own still life concentrating on lighting and positioning. The students will learn the basics of setting up a palette, the use of color, composition, and light a...

Set Design: Into the Set, Into the Woods with Joe Lavigne

Tuesday, October 28, 6:30 pm

The Center is pleased to present a special opportunity to learn about set design with Company of Fools Production Manager Joe Lavigne as part of its larger multidisciplinary project – Forests, Foraging and Fire. Lavigne, who has designed sets for Company of Fools since 2006, will lead students through the d...

Portland Cello Project

Saturday, October 25, 6:30 pm

Since the group's inception in late 2007, the Portland Cello Project (or, PCP, as their fans affectionately call them), has wowed audiences all over the country with extravagant performances, everywhere from Prairie Home Companion, to that punk rock club in the part of town your grandma warns you not to go to...

FREE Junior Patrons Circle Reception

Thursday, October 23, 5:00 pm

Join The Center’s Junior Patrons for drinks and a gallery tour of the exhibition Forests, Foraging and Fires. Bring a friend— all are welcome.

Set Design: Into the Woods, Into the Set, with Joe Lavigne

Tuesday, October 21, 6:00 pm

The Center is pleased to present a special opportunity to learn about set design with Company of Fools Production Manager Joe Lavigne as part of its BIG IDEA multidisciplinary project – Forests, Foraging and Fire. Lavigne, who has designed sets for Company of Fools since 2006, will lead students through the...

Drawing & Painting: Fire as Subject and Symbol with William D. Lewis

Saturday, October 18, 10:00 am

Join Boise-based artist William Lewis as he leads students in this two-day workshop. Students will create images of fire a year after the Beaver Creek Fire. Day one, participants will create their own charcoal which will then be used for drawing studies. Day two will be devoted to producing an oil painting on...

Forest Fires: An Evening of Documentary Short Films

Thursday, October 16, 7:00 pm

Four short documentaries about forest fires and those who fight them. Up In Flames: A History of Fire Fighting in the Forest (1984) documents the development of North American fire detection, communication and fire suppression technology – it explores the impact of Idaho’s 1910 Big Blowup and Oregon’...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – Forests, Foraging and Fires

Thursday, October 16, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Forests, Foraging and Fires will look at the forest as an ecosystem, a resource and a place of transformation. The project will consider what we take from the forest—both materially and spiritual...

FILM SCREENING: The Fruit Hunters

Thursday, October 9, 7:00 pm

As we look at forests in the current exhibition, this film examines those who are obsessed with fruit and scour jungles and forests to track down and sometimes save fruits that are threatened by development and disease. Part of The Center's multidisciplinary project Forests, Foraging and Fires.

FREE FAMILY DAY: Plant Identification and Scavenger Hunt with Darcy Williamson

Saturday, October 4, 3:00 pm

Families will explore our relationship with one of our most significant natural resources: the forest. We will start at the Sawtooth Botanical Gardens and wrap up with a tour of the exhibition at The Center. Part of The Center's multidisciplinary project Forest, Foraging and Fires. Family Day will be he...

Exploring the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Wood River Valley with Darcy Williamson

Saturday, October 4, 9:00 am

This morning workshop will provide a great opportunity to explore and appreciate our natural environment. Darcy Williamson, an Idaho herbalist, will show students how our local forest can help feed and heal us by learning how to identify local plant species. This class is geared for high school students and a...

Timothy Egan

Thursday, October 2, 6:30 pm

Timothy Egan has written several books chronicling the American West, including The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America, which dissects one of our country’s worst-ever forest fires and its impact on national forest management. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, a popular New York...

FREE Play Reading Series: A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing

Saturday, September 27, 6:30 pm

A Walk in the Woods is the story of an impossible friendship, one that grows between an earnest young American arms negotiator and his more cynical Soviet counterpart during their private walks together over a period of many months. It is also the story of two nations attempting to avert a nuclear holocaust i...

FREE Welcome Reception for The Center’s New CEO Terri Trotter

Monday, September 22, 5:00 pm

The Center will host a public reception to introduce and welcome Chief Executive Officer Terri Trotter to the community. We invite the community to come meet Trotter and join the conversation. The reception is free and all are welcome.

Oil Painting with Connie Borup

Monday, September 22, 9:00 am

This week long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling. Borup offers ...

CANCELLED: Beginning Printmaking with Amy Nack

Thursday, September 18, 10:00 am

This three-day workshop will introduce the novice to printmaking while providing opportunities for seasoned printmakers to explore non-toxic materials for creating monotypes. Monotype printmaking involves the creation of one-of-a-kind prints using painting, drawing and stencil techniques with a sheet of plexi...

Free Panel Discussion: What should our relationship with the forest be?

Tuesday, September 16, 6:30 pm

Join our panelists for a reflective discussion about how we are linked to the forest and what our responsibility is for its management. Panelists include Ryan Haugo, Forest Ecologist at The Nature Conservancy; John Freemuth, Boise State Professor of Public Policy and Administration; Robin Garwood, Sawtooth Na...

Exhibition Opening Celebration – Janet Starr: Abstract Landscapes

Thursday, September 11, 5:30 pm

From white cloth, Hailey fiber artist Janet Starr uses dye and a variety of techniques to produce artwork which is bold in color and graphic in design. Her work is an abstraction of the natural world evoking forms like mesas, river beds, or aspen groves. Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the ex...

Volunteer Appreciation Party

Wednesday, September 10, 5:30 pm

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS! Throughout the year volunteers make all of our fabulous events possible—from the Wine Auction and Arts & Crafts Festival to lectures, gallery exhibitions, concerts and more. As a thank you for their time, hard work and dedication volunteers are invited to a party held in their ...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – Forests, Foraging and Fires

Thursday, September 4, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Forests, Foraging and Fires will look at the forest as an ecosystem, a resource and a place of transformation. The project will consider what we take from the forest—both materially and spiritual...

The Head and The Heart

Friday, August 29, 7:00 pm

The Head and The Heart is an indie folk-rock band from Seattle. They came together in 2009 through a series of open mic nights at the Conor Byrne pub in Old Ballard. They scored two a #1 single with their song “Lost in My Mind” and they’ve opened for Vampire Weekend, The Decemberists and more, and are o...

Gallery Walk: Forests, Foraging and Fires

Friday, August 29, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mi...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes

Thursday, August 14, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. An exhibition exploring the metaphysical and spiritual use of light in paintings made in the American West. It features three bodies of work: paintings from the 1930s to the 1950s by artists affili...

Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival Featured Artist: Art with Nature with Owen Mortensen

Tuesday, August 12, 1:00 pm

Award-winning artist, Owen Mortensen, shares his passion for finding, preserving and designing with natural found objects. Learn how to use leaves, twigs, tree bark, stones and more to create simple, yet profound, collages. With undergraduate degrees in both Liberal Arts and German from Utah State Universi...

SHIRLEY VALENTINE presented by Company of Fools

Saturday, August 9, 8:00 pm

Returns to the Liberty Theatre for 3 nights only! This transformative comedy follows middle-aged Liverpool housewife Shirley Valentine, played by Denise Simone, who is trapped in humdrum domesticity, frequently talking to her kitchen walls just for a bit of conversation. But when her best friend wins a trip-f...

SHIRLEY VALENTINE presented by Company of Fools

Friday, August 8, 8:00 pm

Returns to the Liberty Theatre for 3 nights only! This transformative comedy follows middle-aged Liverpool housewife Shirley Valentine, played by Denise Simone, who is trapped in humdrum domesticity, frequently talking to her kitchen walls just for a bit of conversation. But when her best friend wins a trip-f...

GALLERY WALK: Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes

Friday, August 8, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mi...

46th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival

Friday, August 8, 10:00 am

This three day outdoor exhibition of 130 artists from around the country features a wide range of unique handmade fine arts and crafts including painting, photography fiber, ceramic, metal, jewelry and woodwork.  Ranked as one of the best outdoor juried festivals in the nation, the Festival is a tremendous o...

SHIRLEY VALENTINE presented by Company of Fools

Thursday, August 7, 7:00 pm

Returns to the Liberty Theatre for 3 nights only! This transformative comedy follows middle-aged Liverpool housewife Shirley Valentine, played by Denise Simone, who is trapped in humdrum domesticity, frequently talking to her kitchen walls just for a bit of conversation. But when her best friend wins a trip-f...

Chris Isaak

Wednesday, August 6, 8:00 pm

As a child spinning his parents' 45s in their Stockton, California home, this deeply committed artist has been obsessed with the glory days of Memphis' Sun Studio and the visionary artists who got their starts there—including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis—all of...

Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band

Sunday, July 27, 7:00 pm

Named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste Magazine, Josh Ritter is certainly that. Sold out tours, amazing reviews, stellar albums and multiple radio hits have become the standard for this immensely talented artist and captivating performer. Ritter’s last album, The Beast In Its Tracks,...

Enchanted April

Saturday, July 26, 8:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Enchanted April

Friday, July 25, 8:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Enchanted April

Thursday, July 24, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Enchanted April

Wednesday, July 23, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Enchanted April

Tuesday, July 22, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Creative Jump-in: Intro to Calligraphy with Wendy Watson-Diedrick

Tuesday, July 22, 5:30 pm

This two day class is designed for those who would like to learn calligraphy but don’t know where to begin. With step-by-step procedures and simple exercises, Wendy will introduce you to the many ways letters are made beautiful. Wendy Watson-Diedrick has been a freelance calligrapher, designer and illust...

Creative Jump In with the Fools: The Magic of Saying “Yes, and…” with Scott Creighton

Monday, July 21, 6:30 pm

Fifteen years as a professional improviser in Seattle taught me, and my fellow improvisers, that saying “yes” on stage was the key to creating spontaneous theater. “Yes, and…” is the motto of improvisers around the world. It is the spark that ignites fun, energizing, and wonderfully humorous theatri...

Enchanted April

Saturday, July 19, 8:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Wine Auction Vine & Dine – General Entry

Saturday, July 19, 6:00 pm

The Wine Auction weekend extravaganza culminates in our brand-new Vine & Dine event. A lawn party with great wines, tasty tapas plates, live music, maybe even some dancing…what more could you want? Gifted local chefs will show off their latest and greatest dishes for you to dine on and, most importantly...

Wine Auction Wine & Dine Plus (Early Entry) – SOLD OUT!

Saturday, July 19, 5:00 pm

For those interested in a true Wine Tasting experience, be sure to opt for an Early Entry Pass. Gain early access to great food and a special indoor tasting with select vintners. Only open to Vine & Dine Plus pass holders. The indoor tasting is open from 5-6:30pm. The Wine Auction weekend extravaganza ...

Wine Auction Winning Bidders Brunch

Saturday, July 19, 9:30 am

Receive a special invitation to join Friday night’s lucky auction winners at the renowned Cristina’s Restaurant. This delightful brunch is hosted by Cristina Cook and Sun Valley Center for the Arts.

Wine Auction Gala & Celebration

Friday, July 18, 5:00 pm

High spirits, great wine, superb food, good company… and a little friendly competition all come together at the celebrated Sun Valley Wine Auction Gala. The wine is abundant, the food plentiful and the entertainment inspirational. Sit at a table with vintner hosts and bid on incredible mega-lots provided by...

Wine Auction Junior Patrons Circle Tapas & Tasting – SOLD OUT!

Thursday, July 17, 7:00 pm

Junior Patron Circle Members are invited to experience a private vintner experience in a more casual setting and atmosphere. Mingle with other young patrons of the arts in a gorgeous outdoor setting as you sample tapas style dishes and taste exciting wines from several of our participating wineries. The wines...

Wine Auction Vintner Dinners*

Thursday, July 17, 7:00 pm

One of the most anticipated events of the Wine Auction weekend, Vintner Dinners are a chance to gather with a select group of guests for an evening of outstanding wine and excellent cuisine. These intimate and distinctive dinners take place in stunning private homes throughout the valley. Renowned winemakers ...

Enchanted April

Wednesday, July 16, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Enchanted April

Tuesday, July 15, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Creative Jump In with the Fools: Hot Fun in the Summertime Improv Jam with Andrew Alburger

Monday, July 14, 1:00 pm

This 2 day JUMP-IN! is a Summer Improvisation Smorgasbord.  We've got games, stories, scenes, characters, freezes, emotions, everything from a to z, including the game A to Z! Guaranteed to laugh while you Learn. Andrew Alburger has worked as both an actor and teacher with Company of Fools since 2001. He ...

Watercolor Pocket Sketching and Journaling with Kath Macaulay

Monday, July 14, 10:00 am

This quick-draw technique teaches students to “journal” anywhere in the world using a 4 x 6 art pad, a water soluble pen, a small paint set, a brush and a film canister of water. Learn to sketch in 25 minutes or less and capture what you feel is there, unlike a camera. Perfect for hiking, working in a caf...

Enchanted April

Saturday, July 12, 8:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Enchanted April

Friday, July 11, 8:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

GALLERY WALK: Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes

Friday, July 11, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mi...

Enchanted April

Thursday, July 10, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes

Thursday, July 10, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. An exhibition exploring the metaphysical and spiritual use of light in paintings made in the American West. It features three bodies of work: paintings from the 1930s to the 1950s by artists affili...

Enchanted April

Wednesday, July 9, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Enchanted April

Tuesday, July 8, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

FREE Exhibition Closing Celebration: Vita Brevis Press: A Printmaking Workshop

Tuesday, July 8, 5:30 pm

Join us for this closing celebration of the Vita Brevis Press: A Printmaking Workshop exhibition. Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. What is a master printer? How do printers work with  artists? This exhibition traces that relationship through...

Creative Jump-in with the Fools: Voice Acting with Irene Ziegler

Monday, July 7, 1:00 pm

This class will introduce you to the many types of voiceover opportunities available, get you comfortable behind a microphone, and help you put together a demo in a diverse range of voiceover styles, from announcers to characters. Irene Ziegler has been in the voiceover business for thirty years, and was m...

Kids Summer Art Camp: 
The Art of Recycling

Monday, July 7, 9:00 am

Kids Summer Art Camp: 
The Art of Recycling with Danica Robrahn & Jennifer Marquez. Offered for students entering 3rd-6th grades. This week long, full-day art camp gives kids entering 3rd through 6th grade the opportunity to develop their artistic skills and engage with their peers while making origi...

Enchanted April

Saturday, July 5, 8:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Enchanted April

Thursday, July 3, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Enchanted April

Wednesday, July 2, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Soulshine Tour Concert featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead, SOJA, Brett Dennen, and Trevor Hall

Wednesday, July 2, 6:00 pm

This summer, Michael Franti & Spearhead will launch the first-ever music & yoga tour, "Soulshine," that will bridge daytime and nighttime experiences including music, yoga, sustainable lifestyle and DJs, guaranteeing a full-blown dance party! The day begins at 11am with a yoga workshop and live acoust...

Soulshine Yoga & Music Daytime Event

Wednesday, July 2, 11:00 am

Soulshine is a first of its kind tour bringing together live music, fans, DJs and yoga into one ridiculously awesome jam. The tour will begin with a very special mass acoustic music and yoga practice, featuring Michael Franti and friends playing live and a class led by Allie Purdy. This energetic and soulf...

Enchanted April

Tuesday, July 1, 7:00 pm

By Matthew Barber Enchanted April is that rarity: a play where every single element falls perfectly into place . . . a show that leaves you positively glowing. —NYTheatre.com Feeling lost in their marriages and in the rapidly shifting social currents of post-WWI London, two middle-class housewives ren...

Death to Day Jobs 3: A special walk-through hosted by The Center’s JPC

Tuesday, July 1, 5:30 pm

The Center's Junior Patron Circle is hosting a special walk-through with the artists participating in Ochi Gallery’s Death to Day Jobs before the show's official opening. Enjoy an exhibition tour and learn more about the JPC and how you can get involved. Death to Day Jobs features work by young artists work...

Art History: From the Dynaton to Light & Space: Metaphysics in California Art with Dr. Courtney Gilbert

Thursday, June 19, 5:30 pm

In conjunction with The Center's summer exhibition Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes, Courtney Gilbert, Curator of Visual Arts at The Center, will trace the metaphysical use of light in California art. The talk will feature artwork by the Dynaton artists of the late 1940s and early 1950s, Frederick Wight’s...

CANCELLED: Reading: Writing Workshop Reading with Heather Parkinson Dermott

Tuesday, June 17, 6:30 pm

Please note: this reading has been cancelled. Thank you for your interest. Author Heather Parkinson Dermott shares select readings from her novel Across Open Ground, as part of the weeklong fiction workshop she is teaching June 16–20. Heather Parkinson Dermott received her MFA in film production from ...

CANCELLED: Fiction Workshop: Making Your Characters Crackle with Heather Parkinson Dermott

Monday, June 16, 9:00 am

Please note: this class has been cancelled. Thank you for your interest. Stay tuned for announcements on future writing workshops. Take your fiction writing to the next level. This workshop will explore how to activate characters and scenes to make your storytelling more compelling. In addition to daily wo...

Art History: Enchanted Modernities-Theosophical Thought in the History of 20th century Art and Music with Christopher Scheer

Thursday, June 12, 5:30 pm

Dr. Christopher Scheer will address the impact of Theosophy on developments in modern art and music. Founded in New York City in 1875 by a group that included the mystic Helena Blavatsky, the Theosophical Society united Western esoteric thought with Eastern philosophical and religious ideas in an attempt to u...

Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes exhibition opens

Friday, June 6, 9:00 am

An exhibition exploring the metaphysical and spiritual use of light in paintings made in the American West. It features three bodies of work: paintings from the 1930s to the 1950s by artists affiliated with New Mexico’s Transcendental Painting Group, work from the 1940s and 1950s by the artists of Northern ...

Gallery Walk – Creativity at Work

Saturday, May 24, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingl...

Film: NO

Thursday, May 8, 7:00 pm

In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the NO persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedr...

Volunteer Information Happy Hour

Tuesday, May 6, 5:30 pm

The Center and Company of Fools (COF) are hosting a volunteer information happy hour on Tuesday, May 6, from 5:30 to 6:30pm at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey. Active, returning and new volunteers are invited to get to know key people at both organizations and learn about volunteer opportunities. The May 6 v...

Jake Shimabukuro – SOLD OUT!

Thursday, May 1, 6:30 pm

In his young career, ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro has already redefined a heretofore under-the-radar instrument, been declared a musical “hero” by Rolling Stone, won accolades from the disparate likes of Eddie Vedder, Perez Hilton and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, wowed audiences on TV (Jimmy Kimmel, Conan), earne...

Sipping and Sketching with Bob Dix

Tuesday, April 29, 5:30 pm

Join beloved local art teacher Bob Dix as he guides students through the creative process via drawing. This class is just as perfect for the artist looking to have some fun as it for the person who hasn’t participated in art since grade school. Students will have weekly drawing projects accompanied by a gla...

Sipping and Sketching with Bob Dix

Tuesday, April 22, 5:30 pm

Join beloved local art teacher Bob Dix as he guides students through the creative process via drawing. This class is just as perfect for the artist looking to have some fun as it for the person who hasn’t participated in art since grade school. Students will have weekly drawing projects accompanied by a gla...

Dala – CANCELLED

Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 pm

Regretfully, the Dala concert was cancelled. However, Dala is thrilled to announce that Amanda and her husband are expecting their first child. Looks like Amanda and Sheila will have a lot more to sing about in the future. Thanks for your continued support! Juno nominees and winners of the 2010 Canadian Fo...

Sipping and Sketching with Bob Dix

Tuesday, April 15, 5:30 pm

Join beloved local art teacher Bob Dix as he guides students through the creative process via drawing. This class is just as perfect for the artist looking to have some fun as it for the person who hasn’t participated in art since grade school. Students will have weekly drawing projects accompanied by a gla...

FAMILY DAY: Creativity at Work – Explore the art of fingerprinting!

Saturday, April 12, 3:00 pm

Families can tour The Center’s Creativity at Work exhibition at 3pm & 4pm with Center staff. This exhibition will ask the question, “What does it mean to be creative?” How do different kinds of workers integrate creativity into their work?  Young artists and their families will tap into their own c...

Film: Eames the Architect and the Painter

Thursday, April 10, 7:00 pm

The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America’s most important designers. Their motto was “the best for the least for the most” — a characteristically pithy statement of a utopian ideal of capitalist mass production. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century ...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – Creativity at Work

Thursday, April 10, 5:00 pm

This multidisciplinary project considers the connection between work and creativity and the impact of the connection on the American workplace. Special guests artists Tracy Linder and Melanie Paisley will speak about their work featured in the exhibition. Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the e...

Sipping and Sketching with Bob Dix

Tuesday, April 8, 5:30 pm

Join beloved local art teacher Bob Dix as he guides students through the creative process via drawing. This class is just as perfect for the artist looking to have some fun as it for the person who hasn’t participated in art since grade school. Students will have weekly drawing projects accompanied by a gla...

Springtime for Improv in Idaho

Monday, April 7, 6:30 pm

Spring is coming - a time when birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and your creative juices are flowing. What better time for Andrew's Springtime Improv Class? A 6 week tour of improvisation: games, scenes, characters, stories, freezes, quick thinking, bell ringing, and things we make up on the spot.  T...

Community Meeting: Capital Campaign and Building Plan Update

Monday, April 7, 12:30 pm

The Center will host two community meetings on April 2 and 7 to discuss the status of their capital campaign and new building plans. Both meetings will be held at the Center in Ketchum—April 2 from 5:30 to 6:30pm and April 7 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. The Center announced last month that they would discontinue ...

Teen Workshop: Public Art – Yarn bombs!

Saturday, April 5, 10:00 am

Make the community a little cozier with crocheted yarn bombs! Yarn bombs, yarn storms, guerilla knitting and cozies all describe the popular international movement of creating art installations that bring color and texture to otherwise sterile or overlooked places. Using yarns and fibers as the material of ch...

WORKSHOP: Serious Play & Design Thinking with Bobby Hughes

Saturday, April 5, 9:00 am

How can you use play and design to lead innovation? In this two-day hands-on workshop, participants will explore creativity, risk-taking and Design Thinking—a problem-solving approach combining empathy and creativity to address “messy challenges” of any scale, in any organization. Day 1 will emphasiz...

FREE Panel Discussion: Accessing our Creativity

Thursday, April 3, 6:30 pm

Our panelists, designer Bobby Hughes, business professional Marty Albertson and educator James Foster will address the ways creativity and innovation play critical roles in our lives and work. Moderator Katelyn Ziegler, Director of Education and Humanities, will lead a conversation focused on how the panelist...

Community Meeting: Capital Campaign and Building Plan Update

Wednesday, April 2, 5:30 pm

The Center will host two community meetings on April 2 and 7 to discuss the status of their capital campaign and new building plans. Both meetings will be held at the Center in Ketchum—April 2 from 5:30 to 6:30pm and April 7 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. The Center announced last month that they would discontinue ...

Season Kick-off Celebration

Tuesday, April 1, 5:30 pm

Join us for drinks and dessert at the Liberty for the unveiling of our very exciting upcoming summer and winter seasons. Hear about what’s planned for the remainder of 2014 into 2015 with Company of Fools’ Theatre, The Center’s Lecture Series and Performing Arts Series.

4th & 5th Grade Spring Break Art Camp with Danica Robrahn

Monday, March 24, 2:00 pm

Make the kids’ staycation a memorable adventure by signing them up for the Spring Break Art Camp. Students will explore a variety of art techniques and develop skills in drawing, surface design and sculpture. Each child will come home with new skills, personalized artwork and great memories. Spring Break...

1st-3rd Grade Spring Break Art Camp with Danica Robrahn

Monday, March 24, 9:00 am

Make the kids’ staycation a memorable adventure by signing them up for the Spring Break Art Camp. Students will explore a variety of art techniques and develop skills in drawing, surface design and sculpture. Each child will come home with new skills, personalized artwork and great memories. Spring Break...

Le Vent du Nord

Saturday, March 22, 6:30 pm

One of Quebec’s finest traditional AND progressive folk groups, Le Vent du Nord goes from foot stomping dance tunes featuring fiddles, hurdy-gurdy, guitar, bouzouki, accordion and more, to haunting a cappella melodies without skipping a beat. Since its inception in 2002, Le Vent du Nord has enjoyed meteoric...

Film: Rising from Ashes

Thursday, March 20, 7:00 pm

Two worlds collide when cycling legend Jonathan "Jock" Boyer moves to Rwanda to help the first Rwandan National Cycling Team in their six year journey to compete in the Olympic Games. Against impossible odds both Jock and the team find new purpose as they rise from the ashes of their past. Stunningly filme...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour—Creativity at Work

Thursday, March 20, 5:30 pm

This multidisciplinary project considers the connection between work and creativity and the impact of the connection on the American workplace. Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides.

The Business of Art: The Evolving Artist and Gallery Relationship (FREE!)

Tuesday, March 18, 5:30 pm

Part of the Wood River Valley Studio Tour Artists Education Series In anticipation of the September 2014 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the free 2014 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES: The Business of Art....

Teen Tech Week: Stop Motion Animation Film Screening

Friday, March 14, 5:00 pm

As part of Gallery Walk, The Community Library and Sun Valley Center for the Arts partner to present a screening of short stop animation films by local teens as part of Teen Tech Week! These teens worked with Danica Robrahn, at Sun Valley Center for the Arts, during a recent teen workshop to create individual...

Gallery Walk – Creativity at Work

Friday, March 14, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, m...

Vita Brevis Press: A Printmaking Workshop Exhibition Opening Celebration

Thursday, March 13, 5:30 pm

What is a master printer? How do printers work with artists to create prints? This exhibition traces the collaborative partnership between master printers and artists through prints made at Jen Galpin’s Vita Brevis Press, a workshop in Hailey. In addition to Galpin, participating artists include Kate Browni...

Film: Objectified with post-film discussion with local product designers

Tuesday, March 11, 6:00 pm

Objectified is about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment ...

CANCELLED: Demystifying Color with Betty Merken

Saturday, March 8, 10:00 am

Join Master Artist and Colorist Betty Merken for this exciting and jam packed, hands-on workshop as she guides you through understanding the spectrum and learning to use color powerfully and effectively. Based on the artist’s unique, multi-faceted, and easy to understand color systems, participants will lea...

CANCELLED: Betty Merken Artist Talk

Friday, March 7, 5:30 pm

Betty Merken is a painter, a printmaker, and an architectural colorist.  Her work is exhibited internationally and is represented in several museum collections, including the UCLA Hammer Museum, the Museums of Fine Art, San Francisco, and the Portland, OR Art Museum. Betty will be presenting a multimedia sli...

Mark Bittman – part of the 13-14 Lecture Series

Thursday, March 6, 6:30 pm

New York Times food writer and the author of How to Cook Everything and most recently Food Matters. Frequent guest on NBC’s Today Show and was a host of the PBS series Spain: On the Road Again with Mario Batali and Gweneth Paltrow. Self-declared home cook and proponent of VB6, which he wrote the same titled...

Good People

Saturday, March 1, 8:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

Good People

Friday, February 28, 8:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts – Documentary Program B

Thursday, February 27, 7:00 pm

Estimated Total Running Time: 87 min. CaveDigger (Jeffrey Karoff, USA/English, 39 min.) - New Mexico environmental sculptor Ra Paulette carves elaborately designed and painstakingly executed sandstone caves, driven by an artistic vision that often brings him into conflict with his patrons. Prison Term...

Good People

Thursday, February 27, 7:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – Creativity at Work

Thursday, February 27, 5:00 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This multidisciplinary project considers the connection between work and creativity and the impact of that connection on the American workplace through dance, theater, lectures, films and a visual ...

Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts – Documentary Program A

Wednesday, February 26, 7:00 pm

Estimated Total Running Time: 97 min. The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed, Canada/USA/UK - English, 39 min.) - At 109, Alice Herz Sommer is the world's oldest pianist…and its oldest Holocaust survivor. At the heart of her remarkable story of courage and endurance...

Good People

Wednesday, February 26, 7:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

The Business of Art: Facebook, Twitter and Other Tools (FREE!)

Tuesday, February 25, 5:30 pm

Part of the Wood River Valley Studio Tour Artists Education Series In anticipation of the September 2014 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the 2014 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES: The Business of Art.  Sun...

Good People

Sunday, February 23, 3:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

Good People

Saturday, February 22, 8:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

Marcia Ball

Saturday, February 22, 6:30 pm

SOLD OUT! Winner of nine Blues Music Awards — including five for Best Piano Player of the Year, Marcia Ball raises the roofs and tears down walls with her emotional brand of New Orleans boogie, roadhouse blues and heartfelt ballads. This will be an intimate ‘cabaret’ style evening. A limited number o...

Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics with Alison Higdon

Saturday, February 22, 1:00 pm

Due to the overwhelming success of Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon, The Center has decided to create an extension of this class by offering Open Studio:  3 More Weeks of Encaustics this February. This open studio is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering ...

Good People

Friday, February 21, 8:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

Exhibition Opening: Creativity and Work

Friday, February 21

In 2011, the staff at the popular professional networking site LinkedIn surveyed its members and found the number one word they used to describe themselves was “creative.” They ran the survey in 2012 and came up with the same answer. We associate the word “creativity” with the arts. But obviously work...

Oscar Nominated Shorts – Live Action Program

Thursday, February 20, 7:00 pm

Estimated Total Running Time: 108 min Helium (Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson, Denmark/Danish, 23 min.) - A dying boy finds comfort in the tales of a magical land called HELIUM, told to him by the hospital janitor. The Voorman Problem (Mark Gill and Baldwin Li, UK/English, 13 min.) - A psychiatrist is...

Good People

Thursday, February 20, 7:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

Oscar Nominated Shorts – Animated Program

Wednesday, February 19, 7:00 pm

Estimated Total Running Time: 110 min. Get a Horse! (Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim, English, 6 min.) - Mickey Mouse and his friends are enjoying a wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete shows up with plans to ruin their day. Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares, Non-dialogue, 12 min.) - The ...

Good People

Sunday, February 16, 3:00 pm

David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters have tremendous appeal, and t...

CASINO ROYALE

Saturday, February 15, 6:30 pm

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts invites you to join us for the 6th Annual CASINO ROYALE hosted by Company of Fools —an exciting evening of gambling, cocktails and fundraising to benefit Sun Valley Center for the Arts and its theatrical wing Company of Fools. Over the past few years, CASINO ROYALE has bec...

Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics with Alison Higdon

Saturday, February 15, 1:00 pm

Due to the overwhelming success of Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon, The Center has decided to create an extension of this class by offering Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics this February. This open studio is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering th...

Good People

Friday, February 14, 8:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

Gallery Walk

Friday, February 14, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at The Center! As part of the Wish You Were Here multidisciplinary project we’ll be screening Amanda Hamilton’s short film It Happened in Sun Valley, an entertaining look at Sun Valley as a tourist destination through the eyes of Hollywood. Each year Sun Valley Gallery Associati...

Film: National Lampoon’s Vacation

Thursday, February 13, 7:00 pm

This classic family road trip movie (as a part of Wish You Were Here) follows the Griswold family, Clark and Ellen along with their two children Rusty and Audrey, as they venture westward from the suburbs of Chicago to the Disneyland-like theme park, Walley World. Clark has planned the trip down the last deta...

Good People

Thursday, February 13, 7:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour—Wish You Were Here

Thursday, February 13, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The Community Library’s Regional History Librarian Sandra Hofferber will share the history of the railroad in Sun Valley at the Feb 13 tour. This project explores travel, tourism and the Ameri...

Good People

Wednesday, February 12, 7:00 pm

By David Lindsay Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire pays his respects to his old South Boston neighborhood with this tough and tender play about the insurmountable class divide between those who make it out of this blue-collar Irish neighborhood and those who find themselves left behind. The scrappy characters ha...

Peter Blodgett Lecture: On the History of Railroads and Tourism

Tuesday, February 11, 6:30 pm

"Defining America's Playgrounds:  Railroads and the Promotion of Tourism in the Rocky Mountain West, 1915-1945" Curator of Western American History at the Huntington Library Peter Blodgett will discuss the role of the transconti­nental railroad in promoting tourism in the American West. Blodgett recently...

FAMILY DAY: Wish You Were Here Postcard Printmaking

Saturday, February 8, 3:00 pm

Families can tour The Center’s Wish You Were Here exhibition at 3pm & 4pm with Center staff. This exhibition will take a look at travel, tourism and the American road trip through photography, painting and an installation. Once families have toured the gallery, they will have an opportunity to get their...

Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics with Alison Higdon

Saturday, February 8, 1:00 pm

Due to the overwhelming success of Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon, The Center has decided to create an extension of this class by offering Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics this February. This open studio is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering th...

Ian Frazier – part of the 13-14 Lecture Series

Thursday, February 6, 6:30 pm

Frazier is a writer and humorist for The New Yorker and is the author of the acclaimed, Travels in Siberia. In his nonfiction works Great Plains, Family, and On the Rez, Frazier combines first person narrative with in-depth research on American history, Native Americans, fishing and the outdoors. Part of t...

Travel Books with Sharon Payne Bolton

Tuesday, February 4, 10:00 am

Join mixed media artist Sharon Payne Bolton as she guides students through the process of creating Artist Travel Books. Learn bookbinding and collage techniques while also documenting your past travels. Sharon will provide students with a variety of paper, found objects and other elements that can be bound to...

Teen Workshop: Stop Animation with Danica Robrahn

Saturday, February 1, 10:00 am

Inspired by the Wish You Were Here multidisciplinary project, this workshops explores stop animation which is a film technique used to make objects appear to move on their own. Objects are moved in small increments and photographed.  The stills are then uploaded into iMovie and edited to create the illusion ...

Film: Thelma & Louise

Thursday, January 30, 7:00 pm

Friends Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon) start off on a weekend trip to a cabin as an escape from their everyday lives, but the road trip takes a turn after an incident at a bar has them running from the law. This movie is a part of The Center’s Wish You Were Here exhibition – and exemplif...

The Business of Art: Website & Email Essentials (FREE!)

Tuesday, January 28, 5:30 pm

Part of the Wood River Valley Studio Tour Artists Education Series In anticipation of the September 2014 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the 2014 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES: The Business of Art.  Sun...

Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon

Saturday, January 25, 1:00 pm

This class is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering their exploration in the ancient art of encaustics. Students will be introduced to the basics of painting in molten beeswax through many demonstrations covering a wide variety of application techniques. This class is a great pl...

Best Trip Ever: In 6 Minutes or Less!

Thursday, January 23, 6:30 pm

Enjoy an evening of concise presentations by local travelers. Our six guests will share their favorite destinations— from adventure travels to family vacations—in just six minutes and twenty slides each! Part of the Center's Wish You Were Here multidisciplinary project.

Art History Lecture: Elliot Anderson – Average Landscapes (FREE!)

Thursday, January 16, 6:00 pm

Elliot Anderson, whose Average Landscapes are part of the Wish You Were Here exhibition, will address the link between American landscape painting and American tourism. Hudson River School artists painted images of American wonders that drew tourists into the wild. Anderson’s talk will place his digitally f...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour—Wish You Were Here

Thursday, January 16, 5:30 pm

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Artist Elliot Anderson will be lecturing at 6pm following the Jan 16 tour. This project explores travel, tourism and the American road trip through the visual arts.

FREE Junior Patrons Circle (JPC) Reception

Tuesday, January 14, 5:00 pm

Join the Junior Patrons Circle for drinks, an exhibition tour and to learn more about the JPC and how you can get involved. All are welcome.

Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon

Saturday, January 11, 1:00 pm

This class is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering their exploration in the ancient art of encaustics. Students will be introduced to the basics of painting in molten beeswax through many demonstrations covering a wide variety of application techniques. This class is a great pl...

The Second City

Friday, January 10, 7:00 pm

Back by popular demand (because they always sell out) it’s Chicago’s legendary comedy theatre company, The Second City! The Second City on Tour features the next generation of comic greats performing a diverse array of sketches and songs, as well as off the cuff improvisation that can provide completely u...

The Second City

Thursday, January 9, 7:00 pm

Back by popular demand (because they always sell out) it’s Chicago’s legendary comedy theatre company, The Second City! The Second City on Tour features the next generation of comic greats performing a diverse array of sketches and songs, as well as off the cuff improvisation that can provide completely u...

Film: A Room with a View

Tuesday, January 7, 6:00 pm

As a nod to those travelers who came before us and essentially invented the road trip, The Center is screening A Room with a View as a part of the multidisciplinary project, Wish You Were Here. This is the film that made everyone dream of escaping to Tuscany, wasn’t it? The Grand Tour of Europe was somethin...

Watching Party: Downton Abbey Season Premiere

Sunday, January 5, 6:45 pm

The new season of Downton Abbey starts early at the Liberty! January 5th is the first night of Season 4 and we will kick off the season in style (and we'll see it before it screens at 9pm MST). From 6:45 til about 7:30 we'll have wine and dessert on stage, our friends from Idaho Public Television will give...

Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon

Saturday, January 4, 1:00 pm

This class is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering their exploration in the ancient art of encaustics. Students will be introduced to the basics of painting in molten beeswax through many demonstrations covering a wide variety of application techniques. This class is a great pl...

Sing-along Sound of Music

Thursday, January 2, 5:30 pm

Come to Hailey and celebrate the New Year with a family favorite – this time you’re encouraged to sing along to every song - and your little brother can't make fun of you! The film has subtitles for all the songs, we’ll have The Haven food truck on site for snacks before the film or at intermission, but...

New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash

Tuesday, December 31, 9:00 pm

SOLD OUT! Welcome in 2014 with fellow supporters of the arts at the New Year’s Eve Bubbly Bash, a benefit for the Sun Valley Center for the Arts hosted by Sun Valley Resort and The Center’s Junior Patrons Circle. Revelers at River Run will enjoy a midnight toast and free champagne from 9 to 10 pm and H...

Shipwrecked!

Sunday, December 29, 3:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Saturday, December 28, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Friday, December 27, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Gallery Walk

Friday, December 27, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at The Center! We’ll be screening Amanda Hamilton’s short film It Happened in Sun Valley, an entertaining look at Sun Valley as a tourist destination through the eyes of Hollywood. Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVG...

Shipwrecked!

Thursday, December 26, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Monday, December 23, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Sunday, December 22, 3:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Saturday, December 21, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Friday, December 20, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Thursday, December 19, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Wednesday, December 18, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Tuesday, December 17, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Saturday, December 14, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Friday, December 13, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Exhibition Opening: Wish You Were Here

Friday, December 13

The road trip has been around for centuries, from trips throughout the Mediterranean geared to ancient Roman aristocrats to package tours of the Holy Land for Medieval pilgrims. Despite this long history, the birth of the tourism industry as we know it today emerged in the 19th century with the development of...

Pompeii from the British Museum

Thursday, December 12, 7:00 pm

POMPEII FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM - the very first cinema event to be produced by the British Museum for a major exhibition, offering an exclusive private view of the blockbuster show Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum. The exhibition focuses on the homes and lives of the inhabitants of the thriving i...

Shipwrecked!

Thursday, December 12, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Shipwrecked!

Wednesday, December 11, 7:00 pm

By Donald Marguiles The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Donald Margulies scampers to the defense of good old-fashioned yarn spinning with SHIPWRECKED. The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman [and] seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. —NY Times. The adventurous Lo...

Gallery Walk

Friday, November 29, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mi...

Herb & Dorothy

Thursday, November 21, 7:00 pm

HERB & DOROTHY tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. After thirty years of meticulous collecting and buying, the Vogels managed to acc...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour—Stories of a Changing China

Thursday, November 21, 5:30 pm

Art critic Barbara Pollack has written that “China has changed more over the past 20 years than most countries did in the entire 20th century.” In this exhibition both Chinese and Western artists respond to the economic and cultural changes taking place in China today. Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour...

Creating a Scene: An Introduction to Set Design with Joe Lavigne from Company of Fools (part 4)

Thursday, November 14, 6:00 pm

This class will explore the design process for creating a set on a theatre stage. By using the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams as the basis, students will explore through visual research, script analysis and imagination, the process of scenic design culminating in the creation of either a set m...

Creating a Scene: An Introduction to Set Design with Joe Lavigne from Company of Fools (part 3)

Tuesday, November 12, 6:00 pm

This class will explore the design process for creating a set on a theatre stage. By using the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams as the basis, students will explore through visual research, script analysis and imagination, the process of scenic design culminating in the creation of either a set m...

California Guitar Trio & Montreal Guitar Trio

Sunday, November 10, 6:30 pm

Featuring six virtuoso guitarists from four countries (Japan, Canada, Belgium, and US), California Guitar Trio (CGT) and Montreal Guitar Trio (MG3) fuse over 40 years of combined performing experience into one unique six-by-6-string ‘phenomensemble’. In a pleasantly surprising way, CGT’s steel string...

FAMILY DAY: Paper Lanterns

Saturday, November 9, 3:00 pm

Families will have the opportunity at 3pm and 4pm to tour the exhibition with Center staff. Once families have toured the gallery, they will then create traditional paper lanterns.

Beijing Flickers

Thursday, November 7, 7:00 pm

San Bao is a young man left behind by Beijing’s fabulous new wealth, having just lost his job, his apartment and the woman he loves (who’s left him for a richer man). Even Happiness, his dog, has run away from him. Lovelorn, self-destructive and desperately aimless, San Bao nevertheless has moments of eup...

Creating a Scene: An Introduction to Set Design with Joe Lavigne from Company of Fools (part 2)

Thursday, November 7, 6:00 pm

This class will explore the design process for creating a set on a theatre stage. By using the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams as the basis, students will explore through visual research, script analysis and imagination, the process of scenic design culminating in the creation of either a set m...

Creating a Scene: An Introduction to Set Design with Joe Lavigne from Company of Fools (part 1)

Tuesday, November 5, 6:00 pm

This class will explore the design process for creating a set on a theatre stage. By using the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams as the basis, students will explore through visual research, script analysis and imagination, the process of scenic design culminating in the creation of either a set m...

TEEN WORKSHOP: Mastering the Art of Cut Paper with Danica Robrahn

Saturday, November 2, 10:00 am

Inspired by the multidisciplinary project Stories of a Changing China, young artists will explore the traditional process of paper cutting or jianzhi. Students will walk away with one of a kind creations. This class is geared towards middle school and high school students. Thank you to The Works of Grace F...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour – Behind the Seen, at the Center Hailey

Friday, November 1, 5:30 pm

Please join us at the The Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ current exhibition at The Center in Hailey: Behind the Seen: Theatrical Design at Company of Fools. Stroll through the exhibition while enjoying a glass of wine and then at 6:10 join us for a discussion on design with Fools’ theatrical designers Jo...

Book Discussion Series: Lost and Found in Translation with Kim Frank Kirk (part 3)

Wednesday, October 30, 5:30 pm

Wed, Oct 16th, Liberty Theatre Wed, Oct 23rd, The Center in Ketchum Wed, Oct 30th, The Center in Ketchum 5:30-7pm, Registration deadline: Wed, Oct 2 Join writer, teacher and Chinese literature enthusiast, Kim Frank Kirk in exploring the brilliant and entertaining works of Tony Award winning playwright...

Is it Capitalism? with Wharton School professor, Marshall Meyer (part 2 of 2-part class))

Tuesday, October 29, 7:00 pm

Tue, Oct 29, 7-8:30pm In these seminar classes we will discuss different versions of Chinese capitalism - centrally managed capitalism where the Chinese government retains control over the largest Chinese enterprises, regional decentralized authoritarianism where local governments compete for revenues and ...

Is it Capitalism? with Wharton School professor, Marshall Meyer (part 1 of 2 part class)

Saturday, October 26, 11:00 am

Sat, Oct 26, 11am-12:30pm In these seminar classes we will discuss different versions of Chinese capitalism - centrally managed capitalism where the Chinese government retains control over the largest Chinese enterprises, regional decentralized authoritarianism where local governments compete for revenues ...

SOMM with post-film discussion with local sommeliers

Thursday, October 24, 7:00 pm

Four men will do anything to pass the most difficult test you may have never heard of... SOMM takes the viewer on a humorous, emotional and illuminating look into a mysterious world – the Court of Master Sommeliers and the massively intimidating Master Sommelier Exam. The Court of Master Sommeliers is one o...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour—Stories of a Changing China

Thursday, October 24, 5:30 pm

Art critic Barbara Pollack has written that “China has changed more over the past 20 years than most countries did in the entire 20th century.” In this exhibition both Chinese and Western artists respond to the economic and cultural changes taking place in China today. Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour...

Book Discussion Series: Lost and Found in Translation with Kim Frank Kirk (part 2)

Wednesday, October 23, 5:30 pm

Wed, Oct 16th, Liberty Theatre Wed, Oct 23rd, The Center in Ketchum Wed, Oct 30th, The Center in Ketchum 5:30-7pm, Registration deadline: Wed, Oct 2 Join writer, teacher and Chinese literature enthusiast, Kim Frank Kirk in exploring the brilliant and entertaining works of Tony Award winning playwright...

David Henry Hwang – part of the 13-14 Lecture Series

Thursday, October 17, 6:30 pm

A part of the multidisciplinary project Stories of a Changing China. Playwright, screenwriter and librettist, Hwang is best known as the author of M. Butterfly and Ch’inglish—a hit comedy about an American businessman in China. Hwang is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and won an Obie for M. Butterfly. A graduat...

Book Discussion Series: Lost and Found in Translation with Kim Frank Kirk (part 1)

Wednesday, October 16, 5:30 pm

Wed, Oct 16th, Liberty Theatre Wed, Oct 23rd, The Center in Ketchum Wed, Oct 30th, The Center in Ketchum 5:30-7pm, Registration deadline: Wed, Oct 2 Join writer, teacher and Chinese literature enthusiast, Kim Frank Kirk in exploring the brilliant and entertaining works of Tony Award winning playwright...

Okaidja & Shókoto

Friday, October 11, 6:30 pm

Born in Ghana to a family of singers and songwriters, Okaidja and his group, Shókoto perform traditional Ghanaian songs and dances fused with music of the West and the African diaspora. The performance is an energetic, family-friendly mixture of traditional and contemporary African and world music that is su...

Gallery Walk

Friday, October 11, 5:00 pm

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, m...

Orville Schell – part of the 13-14 Lecture Series

Thursday, October 10, 6:30 pm

A part of the multidisciplinary project Stories of a Changing China. Author, journalist and expert on China and Tibet, Schell’s newest book is China’s Long March to Wealth and Power which profiles 11 prominent figures asking, “How did the sick man of Asia end up as the most dynamic economic force in the...

Shókoto: Dancing Feet and Talking Drums workshop

Tuesday, October 8, 6:30 pm

Join Okaidja Afroso and his band Shókoto for a fun and engaging evening of learning about Ghanaian dance and drumming. Okaidja will teach you basic African rhythms and corresponding dance movements through a playful, interactive approach. This will be a combination of cultural education, hands-on participati...

Memoir Writing Workshop: Tales from the Motherland: How Africa Gave Me a Voice, and America Gave Me the Freedom to Use It with Alexandra Fuller

Saturday, September 28, 9:00 am

“The Only Taboo is Silence: to find your voice in a noisy world; how to make your story our story; how to make the personal universal." This workshop will focus on memoir writing and personal nonfiction narratives. What works, why and how? Registration deadline: Fri, Sept 13  

Alexandra Fuller – part of the 13-14 Lecture Series

Thursday, September 26, 6:30 pm

Author of the New York Times Notable Book of the Year of 2002, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Cocktail Hour under the Tree of Forgetfulness and The Legend of Colton H. Bryant. Fuller was born in England, spent her childhood in Africa and now calls Wyoming home. Fuller will teach a weekend writing wor...

The Practice of Fiction: A Story Workshop with Clyde Moneyhun

Thursday, September 26, 12:00 pm

Creative writing master class cosponsored by the Community Library, Boise State University and the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Boise State professor Clyde Moneyhun, author of Crafting Fiction: In Theory, In Practice, will first lead participants through a series of brainstorming exercises keyed to the ele...

A Tale of Two Firms with Wharton School professor, Marshall Meyer (part 2)

Tuesday, September 24, 7:00 pm

Tues, Sept 24, 7-8:30pm In these two seminar style classes, we explore the leadership and strategies of two Chinese firms, one a firm steeped in Chinese culture that has become a world-famous brand, the other perhaps the most Western of large Chinese firms that was also the first Chinese firm to acheive gl...

A Tale of Two Firms with Wharton School professor, Marshall Meyer (part 1)

Saturday, September 21, 11:00 am

Sat, Sept 21 11am-12:30pm In these two seminar style classes, we explore the leadership and strategies of two Chinese firms, one a firm steeped in Chinese culture that has become a world-famous brand, the other perhaps the most Western of large Chinese firms that was also the first Chinese firm to achieve ...

Exhibition: Behind the Seen Opening Celebration

Thursday, September 19, 5:30 pm

Behind the Seen explores the pivotal role of design in Company of Fools productions. Featuring examples from 17 years of plays, the exhibition provides a backstage view into the way designers use sound, lighting, costuming, props and set design to transform the space of the stage. Visitors will follow the des...

Jeff Kelley – Half-life of a Dream

Wednesday, September 18, 6:30 pm

As part of Stories of a Changing China, a three-month multidisciplinary exploration of contemporary China, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts will present a Chinese art history lecture with curator and art critic Jeff Kelley. Kelley has written extensively about contemporary Chinese art and has also curate...

Artist Series: Photographing Your Artwork

Wednesday, September 18, 5:30 pm

In anticipation of this fall’s Wood River Valley Studio Tour, The Center is hosting a series of free classes for local artists.  For more class information contact The Center.  For more information on the studio tour, go to http://wrvstudiotour.org/ Tues, Jul 9 – Marketing Your Art Overview, 5:30-7:0...

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry – film screening and post film discussion with art critic Jeff Kelley

Monday, September 16, 7:00 pm

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. First-time director Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China. Her detailed portrait provides a nuanced explor...

Encaustic and Pigment Stick Workshop with Shawna Moore

Friday, September 13, 10:00 am

In this workshop we will simplify the encaustic studio and the process of painting.  Using thin coats of encaustic paint (wax and resin) applied with bigger brushes and high quality pigment in stick form, we with “trap” our marks, drawings, and mistakes under layers of wax to create rich and dynamic imag...

An Evening with Clint Black

Thursday, September 12, 7:00 pm

Clint Black is country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight number one singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. In addition...

FREE Evening Exhibition Tour—Stories of a Changing China

Thursday, September 5, 5:30 pm

Art critic Barbara Pollack has written that “China has changed more over the past 20 years than most countries did in the entire 20th century.” In this exhibition both Chinese and Western artists respond to the economic and cultural changes taking place in China today. Join us for this evening exhibition ...

Series Packages On Sale

Friday, August 23, 10:00 am

Series ticket packages are only available for members of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. If you’d like to become a member, please first add a membership to your cart, or give us a call! 208.726.9491

Cancelled: Electronic and Social Media

Wednesday, August 21, 5:30 pm

Wood River Valley Studio Tour and the Sun Valley Center for the Arts invite local artists to attend the second in a series of three artist education workshops. The Artist Education Series is designed to help artists maximize their participation in the first annual Wood River Valley Studio Tour on October 1...

Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band

Wednesday, August 14, 7:00 pm

Sun Valley Center for the Arts regrets that due to hazardous air quality caused by the Beaver Creek Fire, the concert tonight with Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band has been canceled.  We believe that this is the best decision to be made for our patrons, our artists, our staff, and our community.  This de...

The Landscape in Pastel: Building a Foundation with Scott Hale

Tuesday, August 13, 10:00 am

Learn how to organize your pastel landscapes from the foundation up, including work space organization, good references, solid drawing and thoughtful composition. Discover how a tonal under painting simplifies the process and helps you build up color more meaningfully in your work. This class is geared for b...

45th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival

Friday, August 9, 10:00 am

August 9th-11th, 2013 Friday and Saturday 10am-6pm & Sunday 10am-5pm The Arts and Crafts Festival is a three-day outdoor exhibition of 130 artists from around the country featuring a wide range of unique handmade fine arts and crafts including paining, photography, fiber, ceramic, metal, jewelry and...

Introduction to Ikebana: Sogetsu Style: The Art of Floral Arranging with Barbara Hamachek

Wednesday, July 31, 5:00 pm

This class is taught in conjunction with the summer exhibition Floating World: The Influence of Japanese Printmaking. Barbara Hamachek is a Level 4, certified instructor and has been a student of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana for many years. She will share the beauty of expressing our natural environment thro...

Brandi Carlile

Tuesday, July 30, 7:00 pm

As Brandi Carlile fans well know, her concerts are near legendary in their perfect communion between performer and audience. Whether she is rocking out with her full band or standing quietly at the edge of the stage singing a cappela, Carlile brings a riveting intensity to her shows. Known for her clear and p...

Other Desert Cities

Saturday, July 27, 8:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

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Friday, July 26, 8:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

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Thursday, July 25, 7:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Creative Jump-IN!: Creative Listening

Thursday, July 25, 1:00 pm

One of the secrets of acting is “active listening.”  In this class we will explore a diverse and fun array of improvisational games that will heighten your listening skills. There’s no need to worry about what you’re going to say on stage because listening is the key!  This class is active, engagin...

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Wednesday, July 24, 7:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Creative Jump-IN!: Learning Your “5-6-7-8s” and Your “Do-Re-Mis”, Day 2

Wednesday, July 24, 1:00 pm

No need to fear the audition, the first music rehearsal, or the choreographer! This two-day class takes you into the rehearsal hall to prepare an actual song. R.L. and Melodie will use the practical preparation of songs with choreography to demonstrate the techniques and attitudes needed to quiet the noise an...

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Tuesday, July 23, 7:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Creative Jump-IN!: Learning Your “5-6-7-8s” and Your “Do-Re-Mis”, Day 1

Tuesday, July 23, 1:00 pm

No need to fear the audition, the first music rehearsal, or the choreographer! This two-day class takes you into the rehearsal hall to prepare an actual song. R.L. and Melodie will use the practical preparation of songs with choreography to demonstrate the techniques and attitudes needed to quiet the noise an...

Creative Jump-IN: The Audition

Monday, July 22, 1:00 pm

This class is a 2-hour mock audition. We’ll use assigned sides, monologues you prepare, and other text to work through various real-world audition scenarios. You’ll learn to focus on the work instead of “what they think of you.” You’ll bring characters to life, freely and with joy, while casting peo...

Summer Art Camp: Nature & the Art of Observation with Danica Robrahn and Molly Evans

Monday, July 22, 9:00 am

In this week-long creative workshop, young artists will focus on the art of observation.  Each student will construct their own journal, which will serve as a sketchbook for the entire week.  In addition to drawing from observation and exploring various materials for making art, students will be introduced ...

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Saturday, July 20, 8:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Grand Tasting Picnic and Concert

Saturday, July 20, 6:00 pm

The Valley’s favorite party just got event better. We’ve taken everything that’s great about the Wine Tasting and Picnic and Concert and merged it into one amazing event at Dollar Lodge, where you can learn about wine and enjoy a gourmet picnic and concert. Your ticket is an exclusive pass to taste wine...

Wine Auction Gala

Friday, July 19, 5:00 pm

See the 2013 Sun Valley Center Wine Auction Catalog High spirits, great wine, superb food, good company… and a little friendly competition all come together at the prestigious Sun Valley Wine Auction Gala. We’ll be celebrating the recent merger of the Valley’s two finest arts organizations – the Su...

Junior Patrons Circle Tapas and Tasting

Thursday, July 18, 7:00 pm

Junior Patron Members are invited to experience a private vintner experience in a more casual setting and atmosphere. Wine, food and conversation are free flowing at this exclusive event.

Vintner Dinners

Thursday, July 18, 7:00 pm

Spend some time with your favorite winemakers and chefs. The vintner dinners are a unique opportunity to taste winemaker cellar gems and experience wine and food pairings in intimate settings.

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Wednesday, July 17, 7:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Creative Jump-IN!: Putting it Together: Moving as You’re Singing

Wednesday, July 17, 1:00 pm

Love to dance but afraid to sing? Love to sing but don’t know what to do with your feet? Never done either but think it might be fun? Join R.L. and Melodie for a quick “down and dirty” session on music and dance. Explore your hidden talents! We’ll sing, dance, and laugh a lot. Teachers:  R.L. Rows...

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Tuesday, July 16, 7:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Creative Jump-IN!: COVER TO COVER with Sharon Payne Bolton

Tuesday, July 16, 5:30 pm

Embark on a memorable journey and create your very own Artist Book. Your voyage will include the use of nautical charts (used on a real ship) and other vintage paper works. Collage and stitch your very own chunky little Artist book. The result will be just like an object found in an ancient buried treasure ch...

Creative Jump-IN!: If a Tree Falls Down in the Forest…

Monday, July 15, 1:00 pm

You’ve heard the age-old question—if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound? In this class we will explore the creative process and when art truly becomes… art. If no one sees it or hears it, is it still art? Teacher:  Jana Arnold Creative Jump-IN!s...

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Saturday, July 13, 8:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

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Friday, July 12, 8:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Creative Jump-IN!: Creating Your Own Monologue

Friday, July 12, 1:00 pm

Do you have a story to tell? Together we’ll find your voice and get it onto the page. In this class you will explore writing and performing your very own monologue. We will focus on various writing strategies and performance techniques to create a piece that is truly one-of-a-kind. Teacher:  Joel Vilin...

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Thursday, July 11, 7:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

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Wednesday, July 10, 7:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

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Tuesday, July 9, 7:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Artists Education Series

Tuesday, July 9, 5:30 pm

Wood River Valley Studio Tour and the Sun Valley Center for the Arts invite local artists to attend the first in a series of three artist education workshops. Christina Tindle will facilitate “Head and Heart Marketing of Art” on Tuesday, July 9, 5:30- 7 pm, at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum...

Watercolor Pocket Sketching with Kath Macaulay

Tuesday, July 9, 10:00 am

This quick-draw technique allows anyone to “journal” where ever they are in the world using only a 4 x 6 art pad, a water soluble pen, a small paint set, a brush and a film canister of water. Take it anywhere, whip it out in a minute, be done in 25 minutes or less and capture what you feel is there, unlik...

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Saturday, July 6, 8:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Other Desert Cities

Friday, July 5, 8:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

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Wednesday, July 3, 7:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Other Desert Cities

Tuesday, July 2, 7:00 pm

"This scathingly funny, deeply felt family drama is the tastiest, most entertaining new play of the season… with a wisdom and compassion– and sureness of touch– that make this his most mature, moving, and flat-out enjoyable work to date." – Adam Green, Vogue Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Spring...

Season Announcement

Monday, July 1, 5:00 pm

On Monday, July 1, 2013 The Sun Valley Center for the Arts invites the community to a free party at the Liberty Theatre where we’ll announce our upcoming Fall/Winter Lecture & Performing Arts seasons as well as Company of Fools’ 18th Season!  The Center promises a season filled with stimulating lectu...

TRUE LIES: Monologues Unmasked, Day 3

Friday, June 28, 1:00 pm

This three-day workshop seeks to introduce actors to a more personal approach to text—the monologue (one person talking to another person, or group). Participants will choose a monologue they feel connected with from a play, story, or novel. It should be familiar, but it does not need to be memorized. Pleas...

TRUE LIES: Monologues Unmasked, Day 2

Thursday, June 27, 1:00 pm

This three-day workshop seeks to introduce actors to a more personal approach to text—the monologue (one person talking to another person, or group). Participants will choose a monologue they feel connected with from a play, story, or novel. It should be familiar, but it does not need to be memorized. Pleas...

FREE LECTURE: Artist Talk with Seth Resnick

Wednesday, June 26, 5:30 pm

Seth Resnick will talk about contemporary photography and his prolific career, including his contributions to digital workflow through D-65 online. For more on Seth visit www.sethresnick.com

TRUE LIES: Monologues Unmasked, Day 1

Wednesday, June 26, 1:00 pm

This three-day workshop seeks to introduce actors to a more personal approach to text—the monologue (one person talking to another person, or group). Participants will choose a monologue they feel connected with from a play, story, or novel. It should be familiar, but it does not need to be memorized. Pleas...

Creative Jump-IN!: Character Building Blocks

Monday, June 24, 1:00 pm

This class will explore fun ways to help build a character. Delving into the details that create who we are as individuals is a process of exciting discovery. Using text and a variety of exercises, we will play with different ways to find and build a character. Teacher:  Claudia McCain Creative Jump-IN...

How to Create Killer Images with Seth Resnick

Monday, June 24, 10:00 am

“How to Create Killer Images” is a workshop that seeks to reinvigorate your capacity for creativity. We will concentrate on techniques that improve the overall photographic process, from concept to output. In this high-energy workshop, we spend the majority of our time chasing the extraordinary Sun Valley...

Fiction Writing Workshop: Building A Short Story, 500 Words at a Time with Antonya Nelson

Monday, June 17, 9:00 am

This class will provide resources for students to move through the (speeded-up) process of imagining and executing a short story. From autobiographical anecdote to sturdy first draft, the hints and strategies of making fiction from life will be our ambition. This workshop is open to intermediate to advanced f...

Orientalism from Eugène Delacroix to Arthur Wesley Dow with Courtney Gilbert and Kristin Poole

Wednesday, May 15, 5:30 pm

In preparation for The Center’s summer exhibition on Japanese printmaking and American art, Courtney Gilbert, Curator of Visual Arts, and Kristin Poole, Artistic Director, present two lectures on Orientalism in European and American art. The lectures will trace the relationship between Asian and Western art...

Orientalism from Eugène Delacroix to Arthur Wesley Dow with Courtney Gilbert and Kristin Poole

Wednesday, May 8, 5:30 pm

In preparation for The Center’s summer exhibition on Japanese printmaking and American art, Courtney Gilbert, Curator of Visual Arts, and Kristin Poole, Artistic Director, present two lectures on Orientalism in European and American art. The lectures will trace the relationship between Asian and Western art...

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Thursday, May 2, 7:00 pm

JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is the story of 85-year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its ...

Admiral Jay Johnson as a part of Home Front and the 2012-13 Lecture Series

Tuesday, April 2, 6:30 pm

Admiral Jay L. Johnson retired on December 31, 2012 as Chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, one of the nation's largest aerospace and defense companies. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, his naval career included service as a naval aviator in Vietnam, and command at every level from fighter squadron to ...

Dr. Marshall Meyer: A Tale of Two (or More) Chinas

Thursday, March 28, 5:30 pm

Marshall Meyer, a professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, will talk about the multiple Chinas that exist today, poles apart from one another other. As novelist Yu Hua recently noted in a New York Times column, the world’s second largest economy is also home to more tha...

Tim O’Brien as a part of Home Front and the 2012-13 Lecture Series

Wednesday, March 13, 6:30 pm

In speaking about his craft and why he tells war stories, O’Brien says, “That's what fiction is for. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth.” For more than thirty years he has, with novels like Going After Cacciato, The Things They Carried and In the Lake of the Wood...

Richard Rodriguez as a part of Signs, Symbols, Self: Ethnicity and Identity

Thursday, January 17, 6:30 pm

Richard is a contributing editor at New America Media in San Francisco. He writes regularly for several newspapers and magazines, both in the United States and in England. He has also written an autobiographical trilogy on class, ethnicity and race: Hunger of Memory, Days of Obligation: An Argument With My Me...

Daniel Handler as a part of Happily Ever After?

Sunday, November 18, 6:30 pm

"If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book. In this book, not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning and very few happy things in the middle." So begins Daniel Handler’s wildly popular series of books, Lemony Snicket’s A Series...

Frank Rich

Sunday, October 14, 6:30 pm

Frank Rich joined New York magazine in June 2011 as Writer-at-Large, writing monthly on politics and culture, and editing a special monthly section anchored by his essay. He is also a commentator on nymag.com, engaging in regular dialogues on the news of the week. Rich joined the magazine following a disti...

Modernism and Fashion in Fin de Siècle Vienna. Lecture by Rebecca Houze, Ph.D.

Thursday, September 6, 5:30 pm

Vienna, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, simmered with radical artistic and intellectual innovation at the turn-of-the-twentieth-century. Join art historian Rebecca Houze for a lecture and slideshow exploring the connections between the worlds of modern art and fashion design during the period. Art...

Timothy H. O’Sullivan Was Not Afraid: Two Photographers and Shoshone Falls. Lecture by Toby Jurovics, Curator

Tuesday, July 3, 6:30 pm

Shoshone Falls has been a compelling presence for artists since the 19th century. Join Toby Jurovics for a discussion about the importance of Shoshone Falls to Timothy H. O’Sullivan, one of the first photographers of the American West, and the project that drew Thomas Joshua Cooper to the falls 125 years la...

Los Angeles During Its Bohemian Heyday: 1910-1925. Lecture by Beth Gates Warren

Thursday, June 28, 6:30 pm

During the early years of the 20th century, Los Angeles was a rough-and-tumble place. Thousands of people were arriving there every day, seeking fame, fortune, health, and an opportunity to reinvent themselves. Some succeeded; others did not. But their stories were always dramatic. Join Beth Gates Warren as s...

Reading with Yiyun Li

Tuesday, June 19, 6:30 pm

Yiyun Li will read from her recent work which includes short story collection Emerald Girl, Gold Boy and the novel The Vagrants.

Garrison Keillor

Monday, March 5, 6:30 pm

Keillor is probably best known for his widely popular radio show A Prairie Home Companion. The show attracts more than two million listeners on more than 450 NPR stations weekly. Keillor is also the host of the daily radio and online program, The Writers Almanac, and a best-selling author of many books, inclu...

Reza Aslan — Youth in Revolt: The Future of the Middle East

Thursday, February 23, 6:30 pm

Dr. Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, is the founder of AslanMedia.com, an online journal for news and entertainment about the Middle East and the world. Aslan's first book is the International Bestseller, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, whi...

James Balog

Thursday, January 19, 6:30 pm

James Balog has been a leader in photographing, understanding and interpreting the natural environment for 25 years. Balog is an avid mountaineer with a graduate degree in geography and geomorphology who founded the Extreme Ice Survey to reveal the impact of climate change. This is the most wide-ranging photo...

Gretel Ehrlich

Thursday, January 5, 6:30 pm

Ehrlich’s newest book In The Empire of Ice: Encounters In a Changing Landscape builds on the nearly two decades she has spent in the arctic and invites readers to understand this threatened environment and its indigenous people at the top of the world. According to The Seattle Times, “Ehrlich has accompli...

Lois Lowry

Thursday, November 3, 6:30 pm

Lowry is one of the most celebrated authors of children’s literature. Her work speaks to children about difficult subjects as wide ranging as racism, terminal illness, the Holocaust and questioning authority. Lowry’s The Giver is widely read in our school district, required for 7th graders at Wood Rive...

Jonathan Franzen

Sunday, October 9, 6:30 pm

Franzen’s newest book, Freedom, has been called a masterpiece and a Great American Novel. His 2001 novel, The Corrections, was an enormous international bestseller, with translations in 35 languages, American hardcover sales of nearly three million copies and nominations for nearly every major book prize in...

A Look at Minimalism in the Mainstream by Robert Storr

Tuesday, August 9, 6:00 pm

In partnership with The Community Library and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony, The Center presents Robert Storr, artist, critic and former curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the MoMA, New York. He has been a contributing editor at Art in America since 1981 and writes frequently for Artforum...

Free Lecture with author Anthony Dorr

Tuesday, June 14, 6:30 pm

Anthony Doerr is the author of four books, The Shell Collector, About Grace, Four Seasons in Rome, and, most recently, Memory Wall. Doerr’s short fiction has won three O. Henry Prizes and has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories, The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories, and The Scri...

The Straight Line: Then and Now: 1960’s to Today with Courtney Gilbert and Kristin Poole

Thursday, May 19, 5:30 pm

Modernist and Minimalist artists shared a desire to create art outside the world of luxury goods and commodities, a desire that has resonated in different ways since Minimalism’s heyday. In the 1970s and 1980s, artists took courage from the work of the Minimalists and began to make art in the space of the l...

1960’s: Minimalism in its Moment with Courtney Gilbert

Thursday, May 12, 5:30 pm

This lecture will focus on the key artists and moments in Minimalism, from the work of Robert Morris and his 1966 essay “Notes on Sculpture 1-3,” to art historian Michael Fried’s attack on Minimalist art as “theatrical.” We will explore Minimalism as a reaction to Abstract Expressionism and tease ou...

Art History Seminar: Modernism to Minimalism with Kristin Poole

Thursday, May 5, 5:30 pm

In 1917 Marcel Duchamp placed a used urinal on its side in a gallery space and named it Fountain. Two years earlier Vladimir Tatlin made a work from common materials that depended on the corner of the gallery space for support. Some thirty years later John Chamberlain took mangled car parts and presented them...

Ari Fleischer

Thursday, March 10, 6:30 pm

As the White House press secretary, Ari Fleischer was the primary spokesperson for President Bush and delivered the White House briefings from 2001 to 2003. His years of working with the Bush administration have given him unique insight into the historic events of the time, including the Bush/ Gore presidenti...

Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum

Thursday, February 10, 6:30 pm

Meldrum is an Associate Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology and Adjunct Associate Professor of the Dept of Anthropology at Idaho State University. He is also Adjunct Professor of Occupational and Physical Therapy and Affiliate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Idaho Museum of Natural History. He has...

Roland Smith

Thursday, January 13, 6:30 pm

Smith is the award winning author of the Cryptid Hunters series of young adult books. His work is widely read and taught within the Wood River Valley. In the series, two teenagers are sent to live with their uncle, an anthropologist who has dedicated his life to finding cryptids, mysterious creatures believed...

Neil deGrasse Tyson as a part of the multidisciplinary project Cosmic: Artists Consider Astronomy

Wednesday, November 17, 6:30 pm

Neil deGrasse Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City and author of the New York Times bestselling book Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries. He is the host of PBS’s NOVA scienceNOW, co-host of the radio show Star Talk, the most frequent guest on The Colbert Report (as of...

Maude Barlow as a part of the multidisciplinary project Water

Thursday, November 4, 6:30 pm

Listen to a podcast of Barlow's lecture in Sun Valley Maude Barlow is an international leader in what she has dubbed the “global water justice movement” and is the founder of the Blue Planet Project, which argues that water is a basic right and not a commodity. In 2008/2009, she served as senior advise...

Ira Glass

Saturday, September 25, 6:30 pm

Ira Glass began his career as an intern at National Public Radio’s Washington, D.C., headquarters in 1978. Today he is the host and producer of This American Life, a program that each week chooses a theme and puts together different kinds of stories on that theme. The show is heard on 500 radio stations and...

SIR SALMAN RUSHDIE

Friday, September 10, 6:00 pm

Raised in India and Pakistan and educated in England, Sir Salman Rushdie is one of the most celebrated and controversial authors and critics of our time. His novel The Satanic Verses provoked a fatwa (religious edict) by Ayatollah Khomeini calling for his death, as a result of which he spent nearly a decade ...

Lecture by installation artist Patrick Dougherty

Wednesday, July 14, 5:30 pm

Combining his carpentry skills with his love of nature, Patrick Dougherty began to learn primitive techniques of building and to experiment with tree saplings as construction material. Beginning about 1980 with small works fashioned in his backyard, he quickly moved from single pieces on conventional pedestal...

Steve Almond public reading / discussion

Tuesday, June 15, 6:30 pm

Tue, Jun 15, 6:30pm Free at The Center, Ketchum Steve Almond is the author of the story collections My Life in Heavy Metal and The Evil B.B. Chow, the novel Which Brings Me to You, and the non-fiction books Candy Freaks and (Not That You Asked). His latest book, Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life, was just...

JOHN LEHMAN on the Role of Surveillance in National Security as part of the multidisciplinary project I Spy: Surveillance and Security

Thursday, April 1, 7:00 pm

(this lecture is NOT a part of the Winter Lecture Series) John Lehman is currently Chairman of J.F. Lehman & Company, a private equity investment firm. During the Reagan Administration, Lehman served for six years as Secretary of the Navy. He was president of Abington Corporation between 1977 and 1981 and ...

DONNA SHALALA

Monday, March 22, 7:00 pm

From 1993 to 2000, Donna Shalala served as President Clinton’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. In 2008, President Bush presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. She served as co-chair of the Commission on Care for Wounded Warriors and is currently p...

FREDERICK LANE as part of the multidisciplinary project I Spy: Surveillance and Security

Wednesday, March 10, 7:00 pm

From social networking and government surveillance to sexting and cyberporn, attorney and technology expert Frederick Lane takes a hard look at the rapidly evolving world of computers, privacy and free speech. The author of five books, Lane is a frequent guest on national television programs and a popular lec...

ROXANA SABERI

Thursday, January 7, 7:00 pm

While working as a freelance journalist in Tehran in January 2009, Roxana Saberi became the center of international attention when she was accused of spying for the United States and sentenced to eight years in jail. She spent 100 days in prison before she was able to appeal her case and was eventually releas...

Junot Díaz

Friday, November 20, 7:00 pm

“Hip, irreverent, funny, and above all, fiercely intelligent” and one of The New Yorker’s 20 top writers for the 21st century, Junot Díaz won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his “astoundingly great” (Time) debut novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Born in the Dominican Republic, D...

JPC Book Discussion as a lead up to Junot Diaz’ lecture

Thursday, November 12, 6:30 pm

Junior Patrons Circle members are invited to come discuss The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. (Iconoclast Books is offering 10% off all lecture series books to JPC members and 10% of Junot Diaz's book for those attending this book discussion.)

LECTURE for Prospects Exhibition: Julie Weston, The Good Times Are All Gone Now

Thursday, November 5, 7:00 pm

What happens to a mining town after the mines are gone? Hailey resident Julie Weston has written a memoir, The Good Times Are All Gone Now, about growing up in the once rowdy mining town of Kellogg, Idaho. Her story starts the day the smokestack comes down and looks back into collective and personal memory to...

David Sedaris

Sunday, October 25, 7:00 pm

NPR humorist and best selling author David Sedaris is one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is the author of the bestselling collections of personal essays Barrel Fever, Holidays on Ice, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames. Tim...

Women Artists and Modernism in the United States – a talk by Courtney Gilbert & Kristin Poole

Thursday, September 17, 7:00 pm

Two short lectures on different aspects of the modern art movement in conjunction with The Center’s current exhibition, Modern Parallels: The Paintings of Mary Henry and Helen Lundeberg. Kristin Poole, The Center’s Artistic Director, will start off the evening with a presentation on women who helped shape...

The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

Monday, August 10, 4:00 pm

Jacqueline Novogratz’s recent memoir, The Blue Sweater, tells the inspiring story of a woman who left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand and address global poverty. Through stories both hilarious and heartbreaking (including the titular one of her encountering a Rwa...

Lecture with Ambassador Martin Indyk

Wednesday, July 15, 6:00 pm

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...

The Contemporary Portrait: A Lecture with Jan Aronson

Thursday, July 9, 7:00 pm

Jan Aronson is an artist whose work concentrates on the natural world but her interest in portraiture has also been a major force in her art. Aronson’s study of The Contemporary Portrait has revealed fascinating approaches to this enduring form of painting and her insights come from a lifetime of making and...

Fiction Workshop Reading

Friday, June 12, 6:00 pm

Students at The Center’s fourth annual writers workshop will read samples of their work. Please join us in celebrating local talent and hearing new voices in fiction.

A Reading by Brady Udall

Thursday, June 11, 7:00 pm

Celebrated author Brady Udall will be in the Valley to teach a fiction workshop for The Center. While here, he will read from his newest work. Udall is best known for The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint (2001),which has been favorably compared with the work of John Irving and Charles Dickens (although Brady says h...

Panel on Farming in the 21st Century

Thursday, April 16, 7:00 pm

A group of Idaho farmers will discuss current trends in farming that affect both producers and consumers. Join this group of experts to learn more about what is happening in our state and continue the discussion begun by Michael Pollan when he spoke here last fall.

Coleman Barks Reads the Poetry of Rumi

Monday, February 23, 6:30 pm

Barks is the most highly recognized translator of Rumi's poetry. His reading will be accompanied by music from world-famous cellist David Darling and sacred dance by Hafizullah Chisti, a Whirling Dervish from the Sufi order established by Rumi's followers in the 13th century. This performance is collaboratio...

Getting Green Done with Auden Schendler

Thursday, February 19, 6:00 pm

In his book, coming out February 23, Auden Schendler states, “We need fewer visionaries, and more grunts. It's time to make stuff happen.” Schendler, a sustainability foot soldier with 15 years in the trenches (and currently the Executive Director of Sustainability for Aspen Skiing Company), shows the way...

Exploring Contemporary Feminism with Amy Richards

Wednesday, February 18, 7:00 pm

Amy Richards is the author of Opting In: Having a Child Without Losing Yourself, co-founder of the Third Wave Foundation, and the person behind “Ask Amy,” an online activist column located at www.feminist.com

Panel Discussion on Media and the Election

Monday, February 9, 7:00 pm

The elections are over, and this election is being touted as different from any previous election. Join journalists as they discuss how the media covered the election and how that affected people’s decisions. Panelists include The Nation’s Net Movement Correspondent, Ari Melber; the Los Angeles Times’ P...

Move Beyond “Green” in Your Home with Peggy Bates

Thursday, January 22, 7:00 pm

The surge of the green building movement warrants taking a closer look at what “green” really means. Peggy Bates will show examples of eco-conscious architecture from around the world and outline the differences between green trends and deep changes.

At Home with Gloria Steinem: a part of the multidisciplinary Domestic Life

Wednesday, January 14, 7:00 pm

A devoted activist and writer, Gloria Steinem is undeniably one of the most important voices of the modern feminist movement.

Michael Chabon as a part of the multidisciplinary Superheroes

Tuesday, December 9, 7:00 pm

Michael Chabon won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, an epic story of two Jewish cousins who create comics in America as Europe is torn apart by World War II. His recent New Yorker article, Secret Skin: An Essay in Unitard Theory, explores the power of supe...

Michael Pollan

Thursday, November 13, 7:00 pm

Michael Pollan is the author, most recently of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. His previous book, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, was named of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post. He is the recipient of several journalistic awards, was th...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. as a part of the multidisciplinary Identity and Biology

Thursday, October 16, 8:00 pm

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, as well as director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. He is an influential cultural critic and author who hosted the PBS documentary series African American Lives which uses gen...

Mary Oliver

Thursday, September 25, 7:00 pm

Mary Oliver is one of the most celebrated poets of our time. Her poetry, which celebrates the natural world, has won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for Poetry. "Poetry isn't a profession; it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that," ...

Mara Liasson, the first of two conversations about the changing nature of journalism

Thursday, September 18, 7:00 pm

Mara Liasson is the national political correspondent for NPR, and a regular panelist on Fox News Channel. She has extensive experience covering political campaigns and has covered three presidential elections.

Fiction Workshop Reading

Friday, June 27, 5:00 pm

Students at The Center's third annual writers workshop will read samples of their work. Please join us in celebrating local talent and hearing new voices in fiction.

Author Anthony Doerr

Tuesday, June 24, 7:00 pm

Celebrated author Anthony Doerr will be in the Valley to teach a fiction workshop for The Center. While here, he will read from his newest work. Doerr is the author of three books, The Shell Collector, About Grace, and Four Seasons in Rome. His fiction has won several awards, including the American Library As...

Beth Gates Warren on Edward Weston and His Bohemian Friends

Thursday, March 13, 7:00 pm

Photographer Edward Weston, one of the best known 20th century photographers, is most closely identified with Carmel, California, where he worked during the 1930s and 1940s. However, few people realize that he spent the first 17 years of his career in Los Angeles. Soon after Weston left Los Angeles, he destro...

Humanitarian Stephen Lewis

Saturday, February 9, 7:00 pm

Stephen Lewis is one of North America's most respected commentators on social affairs, international development and human rights. In 2005 TIME magazine named him one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" (in the same category as the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela) for his life-long dedication to s...

Cheech Marin discusses his Chicano art collection

Tuesday, January 29, 7:00 pm

While he is best known as one half of the hilarious duo Cheech and Chong, Marin is now gaining recognition as the owner of one of the world's largest collections of Chicano Art. He will discuss the unique contribution Chicano artists have made to American culture and fine art in his lecture and slide presenta...

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