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The Gold Mine Consign store offers designer clothes, shoes & boots, and accessories for women and men at terrific prices.
The consign store is located at 4th and Walnut in downtown Ketchum, next to Gold Mine Thrift. Proceeds from the Gold Mine stores help support books, literacy, and programs at The Community Library.
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Drop in to The Community Library all week (Tuesday-Saturday) for hot cider, cookies, puzzles, games, coloring, crafts, and of course, reading! Quiet spaces can be found throughout the library, including by our fireplace, and the Lecture Hall will be set up as a place to gather and be cozy together.
Hygge) is about taking time away from the daily rush to be together with people you care about – or even by yourself – to relax and enjoy life’s quieter pleasures. The Danish concept is many things, including an opportunity to unwind and take things slow.
We’ll also be handing out free hand-knit scarfs. All are welcome!
Tuesday, December 26, 2023: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 28, 2023: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, December 29, 2023: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 30, 2023: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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Join us for an evening with multi BAFTA Award and Emmy-winning filmmaker Anthony Geffen, who will share his work: from David Attenborough to Stephen Hawking to the depth of the Titanic and now pioneering immersive storytelling.
Registration is required for this in-person only program.
by kmerwin
The news about wildlife is dire—more than 900 species have been wiped off the planet since industrialization. Against this bleak backdrop, however, there are also glimmers of hope and crucial lessons to be learned from animals that have defied global trends toward extinction: bears in Italy, bison in North America, whales in the Atlantic. These populations are back from the brink, some of them in numbers unimaginable in a century. How has this happened? What shifts in thinking did it demand?
Drawing on compelling personal stories from the researchers, Indigenous people, and activists who know the creatures best, Christopher Preston weaves together a gripping narrative of how some species are taking back vital, ecological roles. Each section of the book—farms, prairies, rivers, forests, oceans—offers a philosophical shift in how humans ought to think about animals, passionately advocating for the changes in attitude necessary for wildlife recovery.
Tenacious Beasts is quintessential nature writing for the Anthropocene, touching on different facets of ecological restoration from Indigenous knowledge to rewilding practices. More important, perhaps, the book offers a road map—and a measure of hope—for a future in which humans and animals can once again coexist.
This program will be livestreamed and available for later viewing. A book signing with Chapter One Bookstore will follow.
Christopher J. Preston is an English-born writer and philosophy professor based in Missoula, Montana. He has written on topics related to wildlife, environment, climate, and technology for venues that include The Atlantic, Orion, Smithsonian, Discover, the BBC, and the Wall Street Journal. His new book, Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think About Animals investigates a number of species back from the brink of extinction. He meets the scientists, indigenous leaders, and activists responsible for their return and uncovers what these tenacious wild animals have to teach. In early 2023, he won an annual award from the International Society for Environmental Ethics for his work as a public philosopher.
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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.
