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Smells like Earth Day

Keeping it fresh is always the challenge in life. Yes, even here in the mountains, where winter turned to summer, which has just now turned back to a rainy spring. In this Valley, we all want our powder fresh, our trails, sky and air as clean as can be. So we pull out our bikes and ride rather than drive. We grow our own vegetables where possible and take our hard earned dollars to the farmers’ markets and to Idaho’s Bounty, a regional online farmers’ co-op. We believe inspiring art and good food go hand in hand. Well, really food and anything goes hand in hand, right? Take a look at what you can pair up for the rest of the week.

 

Thursday, April 22
 

• Join Idaho's Bounty at the Wood River YMCA at 6 p.m. for an Earth Day showing of “Fresh’’ a documentary that celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision of our food and our planet's future. “Fresh” addresses an ethos that has been sweeping the nation and is a call to action America has been waiting for. The film was directed by Ana Sophia Joanes, a Swiss documentary filmmaker whose work addresses pressing social issues through character-driven narratives.

There will be a short discussion and Q & A to follow with area farmers. As part of a community Earth Day celebration, Valley non-profits will be there with fun, educational activities for kids 8 and up. Children 7 and under are welcome with parental supervision. The YMCA child watch center will have extended hours during the film—open until 7:30 p.m.

 

• The 2nd Annual Idaho's Bounty Locavore Festival continues this week at Globus in Ketchum. For more information visit www.idahosbouty.org or call 721-8074.

 

• The April in Bellevue soiree will be hosted by two blossoming businesses on Main Street in Bellevue, Thursday, April 22 from 4-6 p.m. Located above The Brickhouse Bar & Grill, the savory party will be held at Butterfly Design and Kirsten Shultz Photography. Brickhouse will have a French-themed menu and specials that night for attendees of the soiree upstairs.

Shultz, an international award-winning editorial and wedding life-style photographer, will feature a special exhibit, “Paris Street Photographs.” Butterfly Design, which recently re-sized its entire line of greeting cards, will sell its entire inventory for at least 50 percent off. Nadina Keller’s catering company Sayvour Cuisine will provide Parisian sweets for the event. For more information visit www.ksweddings.com, or www.butterflydesignstudio.com.

 

Friday, April 23
 

• On Friday from 5-9 p.m. the Green Antelope Gallery in Bellevue will host an Artists' Reception with artists Marilyn Hoff Hansen and Ruth Sauerbreit. Bella Cosa will be open next door during the reception for people to visit and sign up for pottery classes. To view work by featured gallery artists, visit www.greenantelope.net.

 

• Also, on Friday, at 7:30 p.m. Idaho Dance Theatre will perform at the nexStage Theatre in Ketchum. The humorous “Motion Pictures,” choreographed by Marla Hansen and Carl Rowe, will feature contemporary dance culled from highlights of IDT’s 21st Season. For more information visit www.idahodancetheatre.org. Tickets are $20 adults, $12 students; reserved $30, and $22 students.

 

Saturday, April 24

On Saturday, at 10 a.m. join the Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence for a climb on Carbonate Hill. There will be prizes for the top three overall men and women and 12-and-under under boys and girls. There will be a after party with barbecue at Hop Porter Park in Hailey. Cost is $5 for the barbecue. Registration forms are available at www.theadvocates-aplacetogo.org. Registration will be at 10 a.m. with the race at 11 a.m. Pre-race day registration cost is $10/person and $25/family. Race-day costs $20/person. For more information call (208) 788-4191.