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Homeward Bound

How far are you from home? Chances are you’re there, or just a plane flight away. But Idaho’s prized anadromous fish, chinook and sockeye salmon, have a much more arduous journey home. In fact, salmon travel 900 miles and conquer a 6,500-foot elevation gain on their return trips to the streams and lakes of their birth. Go to Stanley for salmon spawning tours, food, music and libations on Saturday and Sunday, when the 10th annual Sawtooth Salmon Festival welcomes returning fish. As well, there are musical events and races such as the John Francis 5k Alturas Race (www.bluecirclesports.com) and Elephant’s Perch Annual Shop to the Top (both Saturday).

 

Friday, Aug. 21

• The Sun Valley Writer’s Conference will be held in Sun Valley this weekend, with such stars of letters including Ian McEwan, Roy Blount, Jan Morris, Philip Gourevitch and Annette Gordon-Reed. Vernon Jordan will give a free talk in the Sun Valley pavilion open to the public from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets for individual talks are available at the festival for $25.
   
• The 10th Annual Salmon Festival begins tonight with a free presentation by Mike Barenti, author of “Kayaking Alone: 900 Miles from Idaho's Mountains to the Pacific Ocean” at 5 p.m. at the Stanley Museum. At 8:30 p.m. it will be re-presented at the Redfish Lake Campground Amphitheater. The weekend includes field trips to see spawning Chinook salmon, education events, arts and crafts, music, dancing and hands-on kid’s activities.
  
  
• Collective Collections, a dance performance by the Hailey-based Dirty Feet Dance Co. will continue tonight and Saturday at 7:30 at the Hailey Yoga Center in the Alturas Plaza. There will be a silent auction and a raffle whose winner will be drawn on Saturday. The proceeds from the raffle and silent auction will benefit Greg Cordovano, who is in a hospital in Boise after a severe motorcycle accident in July. Raffle Tickets are $10 or 5 for $40, and concert tickets are $20. They are available at Pure Body Pilates (at Carrie’s Hair Salon,) Hailey Coffee, Blue Heron Frame or Big Wood Nutrition, all in Hailey.
   
• The Royal Larkspur Play Troupe will present a staged reading of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at 7 p.m. at the nexStage Theatre in Ketchum. Suggested donation to the nexStage Theatre is $10. Wine, drinks and snacks will be available.
   
• In Hailey, the Back Alley Party and Voci Ingenium will present Hoodwink in a benefit for the Papoose Club and the Notes Music Scholarships from 6-9:30 p.m. at the Wicked Spud, Main Street, Hailey. At the Silver Dollar in Bellevue, The Damphools will play at 9 p.m.
   

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Saturday, Aug. 22

• The Sawtooth Salmon Festival continues from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. in Stanley with educational salmon tents, storytelling, vendor booths and arts and crafts. Dance to live music by Gizzard Stone, Rebecca Scott, Audra Connolly, Bernie Reilly, Carter Freeman, Kelly Lynae and Ryan Wissinger. The Wild Salmon Feast will be from 6-9 p.m. For information, call Jeff at (800)-574-7481 or in Boise at (208) 343-7481.
   
• The North Carolina band Saint Solitude will play at 8 p.m. at the Sun Valley Brewery in Hailey.
   
• In Bellevue, The Brickhouse will present "Live Music For Thirsty People" a street dance featuring Electric Snack from 7-11 p.m. Dinner will be served inside and on the deck beginning at 5:30 p.m. There will be an outdoor bar and beer-garden set up with a great view of the stage and the fire-pit will be blazing after dark.
   

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Sunday, Aug. 23

• Check out Latin Jazz in the Garden at Knob Hill Inn in Ketchum. Picnics are welcome. Bring a low chair or blanket. Wine and beer available with a $5 admission charge. The band consists of Russ Caldwell, Phil Garonzik of the band Onomatopoeia, and Jeff Rew on bass.