Trailblazing Women of Country – A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly

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Trailblazing Women of Country features the music of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton, who revolutionized country music and blazed a trail for future generations of female artists. With their chart-topping hits and record-breaking sales, they wove threads of contemporary womanhood throughout the tapestry of country music, resulting in unprecedented commercial success and earning each a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Through their singular voices and artistry, Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly defied restrictive gender norms, proving that women can be at once beautiful and strong, vulnerable, and powerful.

JIG: A Trinity Irish Dance Production

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JIG, a Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) production, is a fresh take on TIDC’s internationally-renowned, alternative approach to a traditional form. In its premiere season, JIG will redefine what is possible for Irish music and dance. Centered by a live band in a unique space, JIG will immerse audiences in an authentic experience that celebrates the power of vibrations, rhythm and movement.  

JIG: A Trinity Irish Dance Production

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JIG, a Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) production, is a fresh take on TIDC’s internationally-renowned, alternative approach to a traditional form. In its premiere season, JIG will redefine what is possible for Irish music and dance. Centered by a live band in a unique space, JIG will immerse audiences in an authentic experience that celebrates the power of vibrations, rhythm and movement.  

Step Afrika!

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Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities; traditional African dances; and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience. Performances are much more than dance shows; they integrate songs, storytelling, humor, and audience participation. The blend of technique, agility, and pure energy makes each performance unique and leaves the audience with their hearts pounding.

Sheep Tales Gathering

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This year, the Festival is presenting TahNibaa Naataanii – an artist who creates with weavings and hand felting techniques to produce wearable art. As a young girl, TahNibaa’s paternal grandmother gave her the Navajo name of: TahNibaa Atlo’iigii, which means “coming into battle with weaving.” She believes it was her grandmother’s hope that she continue the tradition of weaving in their family. She is now a fifth-generation Navajo Weaver and represents the Many Hogan Clan and Coyote Pass Clans, and her maternal and paternal clans are the Mexican and Steep Rock Clans.

Gruesome Playground Injuries

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Spanning 30 years, Gruesome Playground Injuries charts the intersection of childhood friends Kayleen and Doug, using scars, wounds, and calamities as the mile markers to explore why people hurt themselves. Pulitzer Prize finalist and two-time Obie Award winner, Rajiv Joseph is the 2023-2024 Resident Playwright of Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency.

Reading of a New Play by Martyna Majok

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Join us for the first public reading of a brand new work-in-process play by Pulitzer Prize winner and Tony Award nominee Martyna Majok, the 2022-2023 Resident Playwright of Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency.

A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winner Martyna Majok & Caitlin Sullivan

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Pulitzer Prize winner and Tony Award-nominee Martyna Majok and Off Broadway Director Caitlin Sullivan will be in conversation with Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency Artistic Director John Baker about their work and collaboration before taking questions from the audience. Majok  is the 2022-2023 Resident Playwright of Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, a State-based partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Wyatt Earp • A Life on The Frontier

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Meet the man, not the myth! The contemporary Wyatt Earp, great grandnephew of the original Wyatt Earp, has been portraying his famous ancestor in this one-man show since 1996. Set in the mid-1920s, an elderly Wyatt Earp tells of his adventures from Arizona to Alaska during the final days of the American frontier. Think 1928…the place is a small apartment … Read More

Juneteenth Celebration

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Join The Argyros, Wood River Community YMCA, I Have A Dream Foundation, College of Idaho, and the US Attorney’s Office, District of ID, to learn about and celebrate Juneteenth.

Juneteenth, which has been informally observed as a holiday for over a hundred years, marks the emancipation of African Americans from slavery on June 19th, 1865. In 2021, after decades of grassroots lobbying, it was recognized as an official federal holiday. Join us for an evening to recognize the ongoing American project of racial diversity and justice, and to consider how we may continue to strive for a more perfect union.