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Bring your own needles and yarn, and join master knitter and Sun Valley Needle Arts owner Patricia Lirk for a monthly gathering. Meeting in the green chairs by the fireplace.
Third Monday of each month. Drop-in. All skill levels welcome.
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An open gathering of acoustic musicians of many levels coming together to play traditional tunes of the Celtic, Canadian, Western and many other genres. This is a free community event hosted by a volunteer. Everyone is encouraged to suggest a tune and to play along as they wish. Listeners are welcome, too! We welcome and seek to include all interested people regardless of age, background, economic resources, or ability.
Meeting every other Saturday starting November 18 in the library’s Lecture Hall from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
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Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for mixing and mingling.
For in-person attendance, registration is required for in-person attendance. Register here.
For those who cannot attend in person, the program will be livestreamed on Vimeo and available for replay.
7:00 p.m. Reception
A reception will follow at The Library’s Wood River Museum of History and Culture, 580 4th Street East.
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Everyone feels it: The faster pace. The divisions in society. The increasing complexity. To help us navigate the changing times with confidence and creativity, Mary Ann Allison will be presenting pictures of our journey from the past to the future. Her presentation, A Time Traveler’s Guide to Social Change, promises to be both informative and entertaining.
The founding principal of the Allison Group, Mary Ann helps organizations and individuals feel—and be—powerful in times of rapid social change. Her approach combines skinned knees (real business experience) and rigorous scientific theory. Her research is peer-reviewed and field tested. Mary Ann has co-authored a murder mystery and four books on business and science, and she serves on the board of the Idaho Humanities Council. Although she is a professor emerita and has an MBA and PhD, Mary Ann believes in having fun and hopes you won’t hold her degrees against her.
Space is limited, and registration is required to join this small-group workshop and discussion.
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Save money, improve health and reduce emissions.
Looking for cost effective ways to move away from fossil fuels? Losing sleep over your carbon footprint, but don’t know how to lower it? Confused by new technology and available tax credits and rebates?
Join The Community Library and the Climate Action Coalition of the Wood River Valley for a panel discussion with early adopters and local experts to learn how you can take steps towards a cleaner, more efficient home and access the tax credits and rebates to make it affordable. All are welcome! (Renters, home owners, builders, service providers, any and all!)
Panelists:
The panel will be moderated by Scott Runkel: Sun Valley Community School Science Teacher and Sustainability Coordinator, and Climate Action Coalition member.
This event will be livestreamed, and a recording will be available to watch later.
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm
John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall
Paced like a thriller and full of insider information on the history and science of Crime Scene Investigation, In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America’s Child embeds readers in one of the most famous true-crime stories of our generation—the kidnapping of Polly Klaas—a case as pivotal in the history of the FBI as the Unabomber or Oklahoma City bombing.
On October 1, 1993, a 12-year-old girl was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in Petaluma, California, during a sleepover with two friends, while her mother slept soundly in the room next door. This rarest of all kidnappings—a stranger abduction from the home—triggered one of the largest manhunts in FBI history.
Many Americans remember Polly’s face, which appeared on the national news every night, on the cover of People magazine, and on more than 8 million flyers distributed as far as China. The emotional gravity of Polly’s story touched every agent, police officer, and forensic technician who worked on her case. Many of these investigators have never shared their stories—until now.
New York Times bestselling author Kim Cross has written the first comprehensive account of what happened on that fateful night in October, as well as how the case forever transformed the Bureau’s approach to solving crimes. With unprecedented access to files, crime scene photos, a videotaped murder confession, and inside sources, In Light of All Darkness follows the investigators who pieced together the evidence that led to the arrest and conviction of the kidnapper—and made the victim a household name and a girl who will never be forgotten.
This program will be livestreamed, but a recording will not be available to watch. Click here to watch live online.
Kim Cross is a New York Times Best-Selling author, journalist, and historian known for meticulously reported narrative nonfiction. Her stories have been recognized in “Best of” lists by the New York Times, the Columbia Journalism Review, The Sunday Longread, Longform, Apple News Audio, and Best American Sports Writing. She is also the author of The Stahl House: Case Study House #22—The Making of a Modernist Icon, and What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South’s Tornado Alley.
