The Dutchman’s Summer Breeches
Allison Kennedy - Sawtooth Botanical Garden
Fascinating little gems of sensation and surprise abound in the Wood River Valley and its environs these days. In the spring, the hills, riverbeds, trails and meadows are blessed with something quite perfect. If God laughs in flowers, then wildflowers must be the greatest cosmic giggle. They grow in unlikely places, and seem like Tim Burton may have designed and named them: elephant-head, Dutchman’s breeches, heal-all, Joe-pye-weed, shooting star, naked broomrape, monkey-head. Cripey. They sound like a bunch of fine characters you might meet at the local pub.
And in these hot summer days, a visit to the local pub is not a bad idea. But first, get a look at that Wyethia (pictured above). Thanks to record rain in June that kept the blooms fresh, the Sawtooth Botanical Garden will continue its Wildflower Walks through July. (You can visit the pub later.)
Walks begin at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden located at the corner of Highway 75 and Gimlet Road, just south of Ketchum. Bring water, lunch, a pair of binoculars and maybe a notebook to record your finds. But pooches, who tend to trample and/or pee on the very flowers you seek, are, alas, not welcome.
For more information and to register call 725-9358. Or just pop by in time to catch a carpool to the walk site.
Upcoming Sawtooth Botanical Garden Wildflower Walks:
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 2
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 9
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 16
$8 for members, $12 for non-members.
Also Upcoming at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden: garden and macro photography with Seattle’s Edward Weil from 2-5 p.m. on July 8.
A Summer for Fools
The Company of Fools annual Summer Fools Festival will feature four-weeks of three plays in rotating repertory on the boards at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey this month.
The shows will begin Saturday, July 4 with a 7 p.m. presentation of the heartbreaking musical, “110 in the Shade,” based on “The Rainmaker,” the 1956 classic with Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn.
The festival will continue with “Steel Magnolias’ by Ron Harling, and the powerful contemporary drama “Welcome Home Jenny Sutter” by Julie Marie Myatt. These plays will feature the local artistic talents including Rachel Abrams, Andrew Alburger, Jana Arnold, Michelle Carter, Scott Creighton, John Glenn, Ann Hoste, Dawson Howard, David Janeski, Joe Lavigne, Anna Johnson, Jeffrey Maxwell, Nick Miller, John Mooreland, Kelly Kennedy, K.O. Ogilvie, Steve Perigard, Dennis Rexroad, R.L. Rowsey, Richard Rush, Jennifer Jacoby Rush, Denise Simone, Cliff Todd, Joel Vilinsky and Aly Wepplo.
For more information visit companyoffools.org. You can charge tickets during box office hours at 578-9122.
The Road to Marrakesh
The 12th Annual Advocates Gala, An Evening In Marrakesh, gets gruvin’ on Thursday, July 2, at the Limelight Room in Sun Valley. Bing Crosby and Bob Hope won’t be in attendance, but there’s plenty to keep guests entertained. The event includes silent and live auctions, and dinner and dancing to the music of 3 Leg Torso. All proceeds benefit the programs and shelter of The Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence.
For additional information please contact Tami at The Advocates: 788-4191 or tami@theadvocates-aplaccetogo.org
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Reader Comments:
If you feel like doing a nature walk yourself, the wildflowers out Proctor are OUT OF THIS WORLD. So lucky to have them so late in the season . . .