Upcoming Featured Events

  Diane Raptosh’s Hand Signs from Eternity’s Yurt explores civic unease in a series of 22 American sonnets—unrhymed 14-lined poems. Characterized by a sense of informed resistance and revolutionary compassion, the poems seek a “conscious recoupling of feeling / with thought” in the hopes that empathy might birth a new strain of democracy. Join us as Raptosh discusses the joys of reading and writing poetry and the role of the imagination in an imperiled democracy. … [Read more...] about Poetry Reading with Diane Raptosh

Sawtooth National Recreation Area Representatives from the SNRA will discuss their Outfitter and Guide Management Plan.  … [Read more...] about Outfitter and Guide Management Plan

50 Years of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Join us for a panel conversation on the history and future of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA), 756,000 acres of central Idaho that includes the Sawtooth Wilderness, Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness, and the Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness areas. The SNRA was established on August 22, 1972, and we are taking this moment to recognize its impact on our community as we step into the next 50 years. Panelists will … [Read more...] about Looking Back, Looking Ahead 

The 2022 Community Speaker Series presented by The Community Library and the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference invites all to join for three free lectures in Ketchum’s Forest Service Park. More here. … [Read more...] about Community Speaker Series Forest Service Park

with Dr. Scott Rozelle Join us for the annual Judith and Marshall Meyer Lecture on China with Dr. Scott Rozelle. China’s growth has relied heavily on unskilled labor. Most of these workers have never been to high school. While this national growth strategy has been effective for three decades, employment in manufacturing and construction is now falling. Drawing on national datasets and the author’s own surveys, the talk will show that the labor force’s low levels of human capital is making … [Read more...] about How Will the Rural Economy Support or Drag Down China’s Future Growth?

with Scott Marchant Join local guidebook author, Scott Marchant, for a presentation and slideshow highlighting his newest release—The Hiker’s Guide Sun Valley & Ketchum. Discover the spectacular wildflower blooms in the Smoky Mountains, the majestic peaks and canyons in the Boulder Mountains, or the old-growth forests and alpine lakes of the Pioneer Mountains. Scott will discuss day hikes and backpacks including best hikes for wildflower blooms, solitude, views, and hikes to experience … [Read more...] about “The Hiker’s Guide: Sun Valley & Ketchum”