Call for clothing designers
The Haute Trash Fashion Show Ketchum will take place Thursday, June 24, at 6 p.m. at the nexStage Theatre. The show seeks Wood River Valley participants to create one-of-a-kind wearable fashion from thrown-away items. Outfits are being brought in from San Francisco and Seattle, but there are several spaces available for local designers. Wood River Valley artist Lisa Holley and architect Tobin Dougherty with Kerstin Spindler have committed to creating garments for the show.
The Haute Trash group's designs have been shown at the Seattle Art Museum, Burning Man, county fairs and dozens of other community events across the West. Since 2002, Haute Trash has produced over 100 shows, reshaping societal views on beauty, recycling and, ultimately, trash.
Outfits are designed from an assortment of thrown-away materials such as construction fencing, food packaging, inner tubes, soda pop tops, coffee cups, plastic bags and other salvaged materials. Area artists and anyone with imagination are encouraged to create their own unique designs from nearby trash containers, using satire to highlight this unconventional approach to going green. For details, e-mail Kiki Tidwell at ktinsv@cox.net
Benefit to support Hogart Center in Peru
A benefit for The Hogart Center in Peru will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, from 6-9 p.m. at the Community Campus in Hailey. The center supports sick and destitute children as well as assists with surgery for children. The evening will include a showing of the film "Patients of a Saint" and live music by Toast, Izzy Taylor and Steph Sloan and the Mother Funkers. Donations will be taken at the door and raffle prizes will be available. For anyone who wishes to donate but cannot attend, send donations to Villa LaPaz Foundation, c/o Luke Poster, Box 1139, Ketchum, ID 83340. For details, call 788-9842.
The Center to hold spring break camp
The Sun Valley Center for the Arts' Spring Is in the Air art camp will take place Monday through Friday, March 15-19, from 9 a.m. to noon for grades 1-3, and from 2-5 p.m. for grades 4 and 5. Participants will learn the fundamentals of art while exploring their surrounding environment. Young artists will focus on creative activities, including drawing, painting, textiles and collage. Students will also incorporate the worlds of music making, dance and storytelling into their work.
The morning and afternoon sessions will meet at The Center's classroom in Hailey at the corner of Second and Pine streets. Camp is $50 for Center members and $65 for nonmembers. Registration deadline is Monday, March 1. To register, visit sunvalleycenter.org, call The Center at 726-9491 or stop by The Center in Ketchum. Scholarships are available for all Center classes and are based on financial need. Applications are available online. Scholarship applications must be submitted before the class registration deadline.
