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Wilderness Stewardship in the Frank Church River of No Return and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Areas.

The Frank Church River of No Return and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness areas comprise the largest wilderness in the lower 48 states. This 4 million acre wilderness complex holds rugged, far-flung landscapes as well as the Selway and Salmon River systems. Sally Ferguson, Executive Director of the Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation, will talk about the importance and the impacts of wilderness stewardship in the Frank Church and Selway Bitterroot Wilderness areas.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Mahler’s Symphony No. 3: The World in Ninety Minutes

Join the Sun Valley Summer Symphony as Music Director Alasdair Neale shares how he is preparing to conduct the epic Symphony No. 3. Mahler’s third is the longest symphony in the standard repertoire and with two choruses and a mezzo soprano, it is sure to be a finale to remember.

You may reserve your space by emailing info@svsummersymphony.org or call the Symphony office at 208-622-5607.

More info here: http://www.comlib.org/the-2016-ernest-hemingway-festival/

The Alturas Institute’s annual, “Conversations with Exceptional Women,” returns to The Community Library, September 22-23, 2016. For registration and a full list of speakers go to www.alturasinstitute.com. Tickets for the two-day event are $85. The conference features luminaries from the worlds of business, film, the arts, academia, journalism, government and sports, bringing together extraordinary women to discuss the challenges and success stories that have accompanied their rise to prominence. This event provides the public with a rare opportunity to engage with a wide range of exemplary leaders in a relaxed, intimate setting. The theme of this year’s program is “What is Success?”

Speakers include:

Gina Bennett, author, CIA Counterterrorism Analyst, who first warned of the menace of Osama bin Laden

Mary Stuart Masterson, award-winning film and stage actress, advocate for women’s rights

Dr. Joanne Freeman, author, award-winning historian at Yale University

Maria Giese, prize-winning film director, author, advocate for gender equity in Hollywood, subject of four documentaries

Kathleen Brown, former California Treasury Secretary, Wall Street executive

Patricia Velasquez, film actress, first Latina super-model, international advocate for women and LGBT rights

Dr. Caroline Heldman, author, academic, national news commentator, international advocate for women’s rights

Christine Walker, award-winning film director, writer and producer, Executive Director, Provincetown Film society

Karen Crouse, prize-winning writer for the New York Times

Anne Taylor Fleming, prize-winning author, former PBS commentator and essayist

Rachel McClinton, stage actress, Co-Founder and Artistic Director, “Living Voices”

View full conference program here!