Collections Manager Aly Wepplo recommends the film, Barbie, from Warner Bros. Pictures. This holiday season, I want to recommend the Barbie movie. Maybe you haven’t seen it yet. Maybe you got it the day it came out and have watched it every day since. Either way, or any way in between, you can check out Barbie from The Community Library. Barbie celebrates the magic of play. It opens with a funny, moving scene of kids playing with dolls before … [Read more...] about Film Review: Barbie
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Make It at the Museum
Eight Weeks of Drop-in crafts at the Wood River Museum Come by the Wood River Museum of History and Culture for FREE crafts, fun, and prizes. We're offering four projects to celebrate history and creativity, including crafts based on nature postcards, our Cabinet of Wonders, winter sports, and book-making. Wednesdays and SaturdaysDecember 20 - February 10, 202310:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Crafts and Dates Complete all four crafts and get a prize! Questions? Email us here or call … [Read more...] about Make It at the Museum
Film Review: Mustang
Ellie Norman, Wood River Museum Collections Specialist, recommends Mustang (2015, PG-13), co-written and directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven. Mustang is a Turkish-language drama film that follows the story of five young, orphaned sisters living in a rural village in Turkey. After being seen having innocent fun playing with a group of boys on a beach, the girls are subjected to harsh restrictions by their guardians, who fear potential scandals. As the sisters face increasing oppression, their … [Read more...] about Film Review: Mustang
Skiing with Stein
By Brigid Miller, Museum Community Engagement Manager When Union Pacific Board Chairman Averell Harriman envisioned Sun Valley, he saw ski competitions as a means to attract athletes and others to this place, as well as a way to promote Sun Valley. These competitions included downhill, slalom, combined, and ski jumping – and Harriman’s vision came true. Sun Valley ski competitions and the famed ski school brought many accomplished athletes, Olympians, and celebrities to the area. One of … [Read more...] about Skiing with Stein
Book Reviews: Tana French
Librarian Andrea Nelson recommends everything Tana French has ever written. I have never been to Ireland, yet memories of it haunt me. Vivid images of mold creeping up ancient stone walls, decaying row houses with cracked walkways and gardens gone to bramble… I remember someone waiting under a street lamp at the top of the street. He waits there until the lamp flickers on and windows begin to reflect their orange glow on the wet cobblestones. From the shadows, eyes watch him search the … [Read more...] about Book Reviews: Tana French
Book Review: A Light in Gaza
Brigid Miller, Wood River Museum Community Engagement Manager, recommends A Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, edited by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, and Michael Merryman-Lotze. As we watch what is happening in Palestine, I realized how little I knew about this place, its people, and its history. As an historian, I felt compelled to learn more about the history of Palestine, from Palestinian voices. Enter A Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire. This anthology is a collection of essays … [Read more...] about Book Review: A Light in Gaza
