Drama for Christmas break
St. Thomas Playhouse is offering a performing arts day camp for ages 4-13 from Dec. 26-30.
With Company B instructors, kids will learn solo and group singing, choreography and acting with scene work. The campers will present a variety show, "Musical Blasts from the Past," for family and friends on Friday, Dec. 30.
The little ones, ages 4-6, can attend from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and those 7-13 years old can attend from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The camp is held at St. Thomas Church on Sun Valley Road.
For registration information, call Sara at 726-5349, ext. 16.
'Faust' and 'The Nutcracker' Live in HD
Sun Valley Opera will present Gounod's opera "Faust" on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 10:55 a.m. at the Big Wood 4 Cinema in Hailey.
Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff updated the story, originally set in 16th-century Germany, to the first half of the 20th century. "Faust" is a grand opera in five acts loosely based on Goethe's Faust, Part 1. Jonas Kaufmann is in the title role, Rene Pape is the devil and Marina Poplavskaya is Marguerite. Tickets are $22 for general admission, $20 for seniors. Order lunch from the Golden Elk and have it delivered at intermission.
Next enjoy the New York Ballet's version of "The Nutcracker" from the comfort of a Hailey movie seat.
The Sun Valley Opera will present this opera, Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hailey cinema. Tickets for the evening performance are on sale at the theater's box office. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $16 for children and students.
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Ugly sweater contest, praise for volunteers
Bring your gaudiest and downright tasteless woolen best to the Hailey Public Library by Saturday, Dec. 17, for a chance to win a gift certificate to the new Top Shelf Consignment store in Hailey.
Pull it out of the bottom drawer, put it on a hangar, pin your name and phone number on it. The public is invited to vote on the winner, between Dec. 19 and 23. The winner will be announced at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23. You need not be present to win.
While you are there, consider serving as a volunteer.
"Santa has his helpers, we have our volunteers," said library Director LeAnn Gelskey. "We simply could not provide the quality services we do without their assistance—period."
Lyn Drewien, head of circulation, added, "Saying that we are grateful is a huge understatement. We are very thankful."
For details, call 788-2036, or visit the library online at www.haileypubliclibrary.org.
Make 'empty bowls' for The Hunger Coaltion
Stop in at Boulder Mountain Clayworks in Ketchum on Saturday, Dec. 10, and make bowls that will be sold to raise money to keep the local food pantry stocked all winter.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information, call 726-4484.
Help humanity through Amnesty International
Help "write for rights" on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. on behalf of Amnesty International.
Join hundreds of thousands of people around the world in marking International Human Rights Day by taking part in Amnesty International's Write for Rights Global Write-a-thon—the world's largest human rights event. The cards and letters demand that the human rights of individuals be respected, protected and fulfilled, and show solidarity with those suffering human rights abuses.
Meet other volunteers at the Wood River Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 705 S. Main St. in Hailey.
For more on the global effort, visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon.
Sharing the spirit through dance
Footlight dancers will be spreading holiday cheer as they bring a performance to the Senior Connection in Hailey and Blaine Manor on Friday, Dec. 9.
The dancers will perform at 12:35 p.m. at the Senior Connection and 1:10 p.m. at Blaine Manor. This is part of Footlight Dance's Community Outreach program, presented free of charge.
Ballet 3 dancers from the Ketchum studio, Tap 3 and Advanced Tap dancers will be performing. Hilarie Neely and Michele Minailo have choreographed for this production of ballet and tap. A trio of musicians from the Sun Valley Summer School of Music will join the presentation.
Neely said this is an opportunity for the dancers to share their talents and compassion for the arts with as many people as possible.
Gallery reopens for season
Boulder Mountain Clay and Art Gallery is open for the holiday season starting Friday, Dec. 9, with a show titled "Clay: Functional, Festive and Fancy."
Trudi Fletcher, a well-known watercolorist from Tubac, Ariz., will be showing her current series of paintings titled "Storybook Dreams" and will have two oil paintings of Santa for sale.
The gallery will be open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Christmas.
Wine and cheese will be served from 5:30-7 p.m. at the gallery, which is located across from Knob Hill Inn in Ketchum.
Bavarian Christmas Market benefits students
An annual market featuring items from Bavaria that raises money for student cultural exchanges with Ketchum's sister city of Tegernsee will be held this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 10, and Sunday, Dec. 11.
The Bavarian Christmas Market will be held at Croney Cove, a rustic, Bavarian home at 1034 Warm Springs Road., west of Ketchum at Frenchman's Hot Springs.
Lisa Vierling said there is a $5 admission at the door which will go directly to Community School student Morgan Jones to go to Tegernsee, a resort town 30 miles south of Munich, next summer. She will be staying with a family whose children will visit Ketchum during Wagon Days.
The shop will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.
"Just drive carefully," Vierling said. "It's icy out here."