This morning\nworkshop will provide a great opportunity to explore and appreciate our\nnatural e nvironment. Darcy Williamson\, an Idaho herbalist\, will show\nstudents ho w our local forest can help feed and heal us by learning how to\nidentify local plant species. This class is geared for high school students\nand ad ults.
Darcy is a practicing herbalist\, instructor and author\nfrom Idaho. Wild medicinal plants have been a passion of hers for as long\nas she can remember. For the past 30 years she has taught hands-on classes\no n locating\, identifying\, preparing and using herbs growing in the Rocky\ nMountains.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA multidisciplinary project \nForests\, Foraging and Fires.
This class will be held fr om\n9am-12pm.
This morning\nworkshop will provide a great opportunity to explore and apprecia te our\nnatural environment. Darcy Williamson\, an Idaho herbalist\, will show\nstudents how our local forest can help feed and heal us by learning how to\nidentify local plant species. This class is geared for high school students\nand adults.
Darcy is a practicing herbalist\, instructor and author\nfrom Idaho. Wild medicinal plants have been a passion of hers for as long\nas she can remember. For the past 30 years she has taught ha nds-on classes\non locating\, identifying\, preparing and using herbs grow ing in the Rocky\nMountains.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA multidis ciplinary project\nForests\, Foraging and Fires.
This clas s will be held from\n9am-12pm.
Families will\nexplore our relationship with one of our most significant natural\nresources: the forest. We will start at the Sawtooth Botanical Gardens and\nwrap up with a tour of the exhibition at The Center.
Part of The\nCenter's mult idisciplinary project Forest\, Foraging and Fires.
\nFamily Day will be held from 3-5pm.
Famil ies will\nexplore our relationship with one of our most significant natura l\nresources: the forest. We will start at the Sawtooth Botanical Gardens and\nwrap up with a tour of the exhibition at The Center.
Part of T he\nCenter's multidisciplinary project Forest\, Foraging and Fires.
\nFamily Day will be held from 3-5pm.
As we look at\nforests in the current exhibition\, this film examines those who are\nobsessed wi th fruit and scour jungles and forests to track down and\nsometimes save f ruits that are threatened by development and disease.
\nPart of The Center's multidisciplinary project Forests\, Foraging and\nFires.
As we look at\nforests in the current exhibition\, this film examines those who are\nobsessed with fruit and scour jungles and forests to track down and\ nsometimes save fruits that are threatened by development and disease.
\nPart of The Center's multidisciplinary project Forests\, Foraging and\nFires.
Join us and enjoy\na g lass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and\n gallery guides. Forests\, Foraging and Fires will look at the\nfo rest as an ecosystem\, a resource and a place of transformation. The\nproj ect will consider what we take from the forest—both materially and\nspir itually—how we manage it\, the creatures that inhabit it and the\nimpact of fires. Exhibition on view Aug 23–Nov 12 at The Center in\nKetchum. F ree and open to the public.
Join us and enjoy\na glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center ’s curators and\ngallery guides. Forests\, Foraging and Fires w ill look at the\nforest as an ecosystem\, a resource and a place of transf ormation. The\nproject will consider what we take from the forest—both m aterially and\nspiritually—how we manage it\, the creatures that inhabit it and the\nimpact of fires. Exhibition on view Aug 23–Nov 12 at The Ce nter in\nKetchum. Free and open to the public.
Four short\ndocumentar ies about forest fires and those who fight them.
Up In\nFlames: A History of Fire Fighting in the Forest (1984) documents the\ndevel opment of North American fire detection\, communication and fire\nsuppress ion technology – it explores the impact of Idaho’s 1910 Big\nBlowup an d Oregon’s 1933 Tillamook Burn and their impact on the research\nand dev elopment of fire fighting technology.
The Lookout\n(2011) is an intimate look into the solitary life\, work and environment of\none fire lookout in Montana’s Flathead National Forest. As fire lookouts\nar e being replaced by cameras and technology\, this is a quiet glimpse into\ na fading time in fire history.
Wildland Fire\, Smokejumping\, and\nthe Great Basin Smokejumpers (2012) video was created specifica lly to\nteach the public about the work and workings of smokejumpers – a nd to be\nable to share the information with visitors to the Smokejumpers ’ base\nwhen they are in the field and cannot tour visitors through thei r Boise\nlocation.
Forests Under Fire (2012) was created b y Northern\nArizona University’s Ecological Restoration Institute and ex plores where\nwe are today and what we should be doing to prevent devastat ing wildfires\,\nbut also why we need fire as a healthy part of our ecolog y.
Total\nrunning time: 81 minutes.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA\nMultidisciplinary Project Forest\, Foraging and Fires.
Four short\ndocumentaries about forest fires and those who fight them.
< em>Up In\nFlames: A History of Fire Fighting in the Forest (1984) doc uments the\ndevelopment of North American fire detection\, communication a nd fire\nsuppression technology – it explores the impact of Idaho’s 19 10 Big\nBlowup and Oregon’s 1933 Tillamook Burn and their impact on the research\nand development of fire fighting technology.
The Look out\n(2011) is an intimate look into the solitary life\, work and env ironment of\none fire lookout in Montana’s Flathead National Forest. As fire lookouts\nare being replaced by cameras and technology\, this is a qu iet glimpse into\na fading time in fire history.
Wildland Fire\ , Smokejumping\, and\nthe Great Basin Smokejumpers (2012) video was created specifically to\nteach the public about the work and workings of s mokejumpers – and to be\nable to share the information with visitors to the Smokejumpers’ base\nwhen they are in the field and cannot tour visit ors through their Boise\nlocation.
Forests Under Fire (201 2) was created by Northern\nArizona University’s Ecological Restoration Institute and explores where\nwe are today and what we should be doing to prevent devastating wildfires\,\nbut also why we need fire as a healthy pa rt of our ecology.
Total\nrunning time: 81 minutes.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA\nMultidisciplinary Project Forest\, Foraging and Fires.
Join Boise-based\narti st William Lewis as he leads students in this two-day workshop.\nStudents will create images of fire a year after the Beaver Creek Fire. Day\none\, participants will create their own charcoal which will then be used\nfor d rawing studies. Day two will be devoted to producing an oil painting\non p anel based on these studies. Emphasis will be placed on capturing the\nbea uty\, terror and uncontrollable nature of fire. As an aid to this\nprocess \, participants are asked to bring with them photographs taken during\npas t fires which will be used as source material for the drawings and\npainti ngs made during the workshop.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA\nMultid isciplinary Project Forests\, Foraging and Fires.
This class is\nhe ld Oct 18-19\, from 10am-4pm.
We regret to announce this\nc lass has been cancelled.
Join Boise-based\nartist William Lewis as he leads students in this two-day wor kshop.\nStudents will create images of fire a year after the Beaver Creek Fire. Day\none\, participants will create their own charcoal which will th en be used\nfor drawing studies. Day two will be devoted to producing an o il painting\non panel based on these studies. Emphasis will be placed on c apturing the\nbeauty\, terror and uncontrollable nature of fire. As an aid to this\nprocess\, participants are asked to bring with them photographs taken during\npast fires which will be used as source material for the dra wings and\npaintings made during the workshop.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA\nMultidisciplinary Project Forests\, Foraging and Fires.
This class is\nheld Oct 18-19\, from 10am-4pm.
We regret to announce this\nclass has been cancelled.
The Center is\npleased to present a special opportunity to learn about set design with\nCompany of Fools Production Manager Joe Lavigne as part of its BIG IDEA\nmultidisc iplinary project – Forests\, Foraging and Fire. Lavigne\,\nwho has designed sets for Company of Fools since 2006\, will lead students\nth rough the design process\, using the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s \nInto the Woods as a subject. Through visual research\, script analysis a nd\nimagination\, the class will explore the progression of scenic design. By\nthe end of the program\, participants will create either a set model or a\nrendering of their concept.
This class will take place Oct 21 \, 23\,\n28 and 30\, from 6-8pm.
We regret to announce this class has\nbeen cancelled.
The C enter is\npleased to present a special opportunity to learn about set desi gn with\nCompany of Fools Production Manager Joe Lavigne as part of its BI G IDEA\nmultidisciplinary project – Forests\, Foraging and Fire . Lavigne\,\nwho has designed sets for Company of Fools since 2006\, will lead students\nthrough the design process\, using the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s\nInto the Woods as a subject. Through visual research\, script analysis and\nimagination\, the class will explore the progression of scenic design. By\nthe end of the program\, participants will create ei ther a set model or a\nrendering of their concept.
This class will take place Oct 21\, 23\,\n28 and 30\, from 6-8pm.
We regret to announce this class has\nbeen cancelled.
Since the group's\ninc eption in late 2007\, the Portland Cello Project (or\, PCP\, as their fans \naffectionately call them)\, has wowed audiences all over the country wit h\nextravagant performances\, everywhere from Prairie Home Companion\, to that\npunk rock club in the part of town your grandma warns you not to go to\nafter dark. The group has built a reputation mixing genres and blurrin g\nmusical lines and perceptions wherever they go. No two shows are alike\ ,\nwith a repertoire now numbering over 800 pieces of music you wouldn't\n normally hear coming out of a cello.
Portland Cello Project will\nw ork with students from Wood River High School’s chamber orchestra and\nt heir vocal group\, Spiritus\, while here. The students will participate in a\nfew selections during the evening concert.
Part of The Cent er's\n2014-2015 Winter Performing Arts Series.
2014-20
15\nPerforming Arts Series
Portland Cello Project\, October
25\,\n2014
Blues musician Guy Davis\, December 12\, 2014
Bill
Payne\,\nco-founder of Little Feat\, January 30\, 2015
Brian Sander
s' JUNK -\ndance company\, March 19\, 2015
TorQ Percussion Quartet\,
April 18\,\n2015
Performing Arts Ticket Packages<
br /> •\nPerforming Arts Series: $112.50 for all 5 perf
ormances
• Performing Arts Mini Series: $67.50 (
January to\nMarch only: includes Bill Payne\, JUNK\, and TorQ)
Since the group's\ninception in late 2007\, the Portland Cello Project (or\, PC P\, as their fans\naffectionately call them)\, has wowed audiences all ove r the country with\nextravagant performances\, everywhere from Prairie Hom e Companion\, to that\npunk rock club in the part of town your grandma war ns you not to go to\nafter dark. The group has built a reputation mixing g enres and blurring\nmusical lines and perceptions wherever they go. No two shows are alike\,\nwith a repertoire now numbering over 800 pieces of mus ic you wouldn't\nnormally hear coming out of a cello.
Portland Cell o Project will\nwork with students from Wood River High School’s chamber orchestra and\ntheir vocal group\, Spiritus\, while here. The students wi ll participate in a\nfew selections during the evening concert.
Part of The Center's\n2014-2015 Winter Performing Arts Series.
< p>2014-2015\nPerforming Arts SeriesPerforming Arts Ticket P
ackages
•\nPerforming Arts Series: $112.
50 for all 5 performances
• Performing Arts Mini Series: $67.50 (January to\nMarch only: includes Bill Payne\, JUNK\, and
TorQ)
The Center is\npleased to present a special opportunity to learn about set design with\nCompany of Fools Production Manager Joe Lavigne as part of its larger\nmultidiscip linary project – Forests\, Foraging and Fire. Lavigne\,\nwho ha s designed sets for Company of Fools since 2006\, will lead students\nthro ugh the design process\, using the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s\n Into the Woods as a subject. Through visual research\, script analysis and \nimagination\, the class will explore the progression of scenic design. B y\nthe end of the program\, participants will create either a set model or a\nrendering of their concept.
This class is held Oct 21\, 23\, 28 &\;\n30\, from 6:30-8:30pm.
We regret to announce this class has\nbeen cancelled.
The C enter is\npleased to present a special opportunity to learn about set desi gn with\nCompany of Fools Production Manager Joe Lavigne as part of its la rger\nmultidisciplinary project – Forests\, Foraging and Fire. Lavigne\,\nwho has designed sets for Company of Fools since 2006\, will le ad students\nthrough the design process\, using the Stephen Sondheim and J ames Lapine’s\nInto the Woods as a subject. Through visual research\, sc ript analysis and\nimagination\, the class will explore the progression of scenic design. By\nthe end of the program\, participants will create eith er a set model or a\nrendering of their concept.
This class is held Oct 21\, 23\, 28 &\;\n30\, from 6:30-8:30pm.
We regret to announce this class has\nbeen cancelled.