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The Sublime and Genetic Engineering
Aug 17, 2009 - 01:29 PM
Kind of Blue by Mary Henry at Sun Valley Center
On Sunday, the Israel-based violinist Vadim Gluzman played to a packed house at the Sun Valley Summer Symphony. His performance, recognized by extended standing ovations from both the audience and fellow musicians, was technically brilliant, moving, sure, subtle, speedy and virtuosic. In some ways, one could say Gluzman’s performance is a reflection of Sun Valley in the summer. There are so many ways in which to divert one’s self. It can be as brilliant as anywhere in the world, and yet subtle influences are always at work. The new Center exhibition, Modern Parallels, is yet another example of the sublime creative energy on display today in our Valley. Visit the Center in Ketchum to see artwork by Mary Henry and Helen Lundeberg, two women whose modernism is exhibited in more than forty paintings, drawings and lithographs.
Monday, Aug. 17
- Iconoclast Books will host a book reading and signing from 6-7 p.m. with Sue McCollum, who with celebrated artist Dale Chihuly, created the book "Sun Valley Summer Symphony Poems." This beautiful artwork depicts each stage of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s history.
Proceeds from the sale of all Sue McCollum titles benefits My Blue Dot, a non-profit organization that supports cancer research and cancer organizations.
- The second Hailey Night of Music will begin this evening at 5:30 p.m. at various venues in Hailey. Live free music will be heard in several restaurants as played by some of the valley’s favorite local bands.
Tuesday, Aug. 18
- The Sawtooth Botanical Garden will present an in-depth talk on Genetic Engineering from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The talk will be led by Veronica Leonard, who has professional experience in marketing agricultural seed while working for some of the world's largest suppliers such as Monsanto and Syngenta. She will cover the basics of genetic engineering and discuss both the positive and negative aspects of this rapidly expanding agricultural practice.
For more information and to pre-register call 726-9358 or allison@sbgarden.org. Early registration is preferred, but drop-ins are always welcome. The cost is $5 for SBG members and $10 for non-members.
- The final concert of the 2009 Sun Valley Summer Symphony will be tonight at 6:30 p.m. There will be several solo singers, along with the Utah Symphony Chorus performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125, “Choral.”
Wednesday, Aug. 19
- The Matsiko Children’s Choir will perform at 6 p.m. tonight to be followed by Slow Children Playing at the Back Alley Party at the Wicked Spud in Hailey. The show is a benefit for the Hospice of the Wood River Valley and the Laura Evans Expedition Inspiration Fund for Cancer Research.
Donations, and the sale of t-shirts, raffle tickets, beer and wine sales from the charity tent will go to the beneficiaries.
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