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There is no weekend in the summer I love so much as this one. The Northern Rockies Folk Festival brings fantastic tunes to downtown Hailey, the full Summer Symphony opens in Sun Valley, the YMCA benefit, Broadway comes to Main Street and the Tour of Homes meanders through an attractive Ketchum neighborhood. But one can’t be everywhere, though we try: one foot hither, another thither, an elbow in that corner and a finger in that pie. It’s heady and if you’re a good multi-tasker you might be able to do it all!

Friday – July 31

• The 32nd annual Northern Rockies Folk Festival will begin this evening at 5 p.m. at the Hop Porter Park in Hailey. The show will feature some exciting bands, both regional and nationally known. Tonight, listen to Up A Creek’s Americana sounds followed by the joyous rockin’ tunes by the Brave Combo from Denton, Texas. They play an ingenious mix of salsa, meringue, rock, cumbia, conjunto, polka, zydeco, classical, cha-cha, the blues and, yes, more. Then finish up the night grooving to the legendary driving beats of The Blasters. Tonight’s show is $12, or $25 for the whole weekend. Tickets are available at Chapter One in Ketchum, Notes Music in Hailey or at the gate.
  • Up A Creek 5:00 pm
  • Brave Combo 6:30 pm
  • The Blasters 8:30 pm

• There will be an After Party at the Sun Valley Brewery in Hailey with music by Up A Creek. www.nrff.net. The Party Bus from Ketchum will make additional stops at the Hop Porter Park both Friday and Saturday.
   
• The free Edgar Bronfman Chamber Music Concerts finishes its week-long stand at the Sun Valley Pavilion with a concert at 6:30 p.m. Picnics are welcome on the lawn outside the Pavilion. www.svsummersymphony.org.
   
• Laughing Stock Theatre Company's 7th Annual Main Street Cabaret . . .A Night on Broadway runs Friday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 2, at the nexStage Theatre. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 7 p.m. Sunday. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a cash bar and appetizers. Cabaret seating tickets are $20 per person, at the door or 726-TKS for advance ticket sales. Proceeds will benefit the Laughing Stock Theatre Company.

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Saturday August 1

• The Community Library’s 30th annual Tour of Homes will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are available at www.thecommunitylibrary.org or at the Community Library in Ketchum. The tour will feature five distinctive homes in Warm Springs. A Jazz in the Garden Party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be held along the Tour of Homes bus route. The tax-deductible $75 ticket for the tour helps support the free Community Library.

• At the Northern Rockies Folk Festival, the music will begin at 11:30 a.m. with music by Hailey native Joe Paisley, followed by No Cheap Horses, The Damphools, Kim Stocking Band, Ryebender, Olin & the Moon and the Gourds. Wristband passes are available at Notes Music in Hailey, Chapter One in Ketchum, or the gate for $18. www.nrff.net.
  • Joe Paisley 11:30 am
  • No Cheap Horses 12:30 pm
  • The Damphools 1:30 pm
  • Kim Stocking Band 3:00 pm
  • Ryebender 4:30 pm
  • Olin and the Moon 6:15 pm
  • The Gourds 8:30 pm
   
• This year's annual YMCA Classic will be Saturday, Aug. 1 at the Sun Valley Golf Course, with dinner, auction and entertainment to follow the tournament. The evening will feature a band of well-known writers, the Rock Bottom Remainders. Tickets are available by calling (208) 928-6706 or http://www.woodriverymca.org.
   

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Sunday, August 2

• The Annual Motorcycle Escort to Camp Rainbow Gold rolls through town. Hop on your hog, meet at Timmerman Hill Blinking Light Rest Stop to join the barbeque hosted by the Hailey Kiwanis Club. The ride heads north at approximately 1 p.m. Head out to the streets to cheer on the campers and riders. At Cathedral Pines north of Ketchum, the bikers will mingle with 85 brave Idaho kids diagnosed with cancer. KSKI 103.7 broadcasts live from the blinking light with live talks with the gang of giving bikers. The after-party will be held at the Wicked Spud in Hailey with live music by Twin Falls band, Teasin 'n' Pleasin.

• Sunday Jazz at the Rotary Park in Ketchum will feature the one and only Paul Tillotson on piano from 6-8 p.m. 
   
• Main Street Cabaret continues at nexStage (726-4tks) and the Company of Fools Summer Series will end this weekend at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey, (788-6520).

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Upcoming

• Check out the Music-Martinis-Memories at Gilman Contemporary in Ketchum to benefit Camp Rainbow Gold, Tuesday, Aug. 4. Sponsored by Toby Lambert, the event will be catered by Zou 75 and Judith McQueen Entertaining. Call 726-7585 for tickets.