photo by Kirk Anderson 

 fall 2006
calendar

September

Dog and Pony Show—Life-size, fiberglass painted ponies and Labs on display throughout the area until Sept. 4. Details: 726-5611.

Album: Shifting Native Stories—Interdisciplinary project sponsored by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Now through Oct. 20. Details: 726-9491.

Gallery Walk—Ketchum, Sept. 1, 6-9 p.m.

Wagon Days—The valley’s western heritage comes alive with the annual celebration featuring the Big Hitch Parade, Main Street shootout, pancake breakfast, Old Time Fiddlers Contest and a children’s carnival. Sept. 1-3. Details: 800-305-9899.

Wagon Days Antique Shows—Antique fairs take place at the nexStage Theatre and Warm Springs Village, Ketchum; and at Roberta McKercher Park and Hailey Armory, and North Main Street, in Hailey, Sept. 1-4.

Sun Valley Silver Car Auction and Show—A car collector’s dream auction at the Sun Valley Lodge Esplanade, Sept. 1-3. Details: 800-255-4485.

Smoky Mountain Rendezvous—Traders clad in authentic period clothing gather to demonstrate their skills and goods at the Festival Meadows on Sun Valley Road (across from the Sun Valley barn).
Aug. 31-Sept. 3.

Great Wagon Days Duck Race—30,000 ducks float the Big Wood River Sept. 3 starting from the Warm Springs bridge and racing to the finish line at Rotary Park in Ketchum.

Bellevue Labor Day Celebration and Arts & Crafts Fair—Celebrate in Bellevue with a parade and festivities at the City Park, Sept. 4, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Details: 788-7060.

Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival—International films and documentaries show, Sept. 8-11 at Ketchum and Hailey theatres.

The Boulder Mountain Bike Tour—Mountain or road bike from Ketchum to Galena Lodge in this noncompetitive race. Sunday brunch waits at the finish on Sept. 10. Details: 726-3497.

Sawtooth Mountain Mamas Quilt Festival—Artisans display their handcrafted goods, Sept. 15-17, in Stanley. Details: (208) 774-2996.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden Community Harvest Festival—Celebrate autumn and the first anniversary of the Garden of Infinite Compassion on Sept. 17. Details: 726-9358.

Galena Lodge closing day—Summer season ends Sept. 17. Details: 788-2117.

Ernest Hemingway Festival—Celebrate the life of Ernest Hemingway, Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 in Ketchum.
 

October

Sawtooth Botanical Garden Fall Sprouts—Youth programming, Oct. 2-27. Details: 726-9358

Fools Exposed—Readings, classes, workshops and lectures presented by the Company of Fools, Oct. 11-30 at The Liberty Theatre in Hailey. Details: 788-6520.

Business after Hours—Hailey and Sun Valley / Ketchum Chambers sponsor this evening at McCann, Daech, Fenton Realtors in Hailey, 5-7 p.m., Oct. 12.

Gallery Walk—Ketchum, Oct. 13, 6-9 p.m.

Trailing of the Sheep Festival—Ketchum, Oct 13-15.

Ghostly Gala Dinner Dance—Benefit 7-11:30 p.m., Oct. 14 for St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center. Features Wayne Foster Entertainers at the Limelight Room at the Sun Valley Inn. Details: 727-8406.

Whose Nature? What’s Nature?—Interdisciplinary project sponsored by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Oct. 27-Jan 5. Details: 726-9491.
 

November

Friends of Galena & the Trails Benefit—Dinner auction to support the historic Galena Lodge and ski trails, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Nov. 4, at the Sun Valley Inn. Details: 788-2117.

Galena Lodge opening day—The winter season begins Nov. 20 (weather depending). Details: 788-2117.

Gallery Walk—Ketchum, Nov. 24, 6-9 p.m.

Wood River Festival of Trees Gala—Admire decorated trees, Nov. 30 at the Limelight Room, Sun Valley Inn. Details: 788-3468.
 

December

Caritas Chorale Christmas Concerts—A family sing-along show 7 p.m., Dec. 1 and holiday concerts 5:30 p.m., Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Ketchum. Details: 578-9648.

Papoose Club Holiday Bazaar—Shop for gifts, Dec. 2-3 at Hemingway Elementary School in Ketchum. Details: 726-6642.

Old Fashioned Christmas Tree Lighting—Watch the community Christmas tree illuminate with Santa, 5:30 p.m., Dec. 7 at the Ski and Heritage Museum on the corner of Washington Avenue and First Street in Ketchum. Details: 726-8118.

The Nutcracker—The Sun Valley Ballet School presents the Christmas classic 7 p.m. Dec. 8, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 9 and 3 p.m. Dec. 10 at the nexStage Theatre in Ketchum.

Bus Stop—A classic comedy about the relationships formed by a group of bus passengers stranded at a mid-western bus stop in the middle of a snowstorm. Presented by the Company of Fools, Dec. 13-31 at The Liberty Theatre in Hailey. Details: 788-6520.

Annie—St. Thomas Playhouse presents the classic Broadway musical, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14-17 with 1 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday at the nexStage Theatre in Ketchum. Details: 726-5349 ext. 13.

Christmas Eve in Sun Valley—Sun Valley Resort celebrates Christmas Eve with a mini ice skating exhibition, torchlight skiing parade, visit from Santa and fireworks, Dec. 24. Details: 622-2097.

Gallery Walk—Ketchum, Dec. 28, 6-9 p.m.

CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS

To submit your event to the Sun Valley Guide calendar, e-mail details to editor@sunvalleyguide.com or call (208) 726-8060. The deadline for inclusion in the winter edition  (published early December) is October 20.