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Situated in the heart of Sun Valley Village, the Opera House was built in 1937 and serves as Sun Valley’s charming 340-seat theatre showing feature movies.

Showings at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. nightly.

Ticket prices: $8.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors (60 and over) and children (12 and under).

Location: Sun Valley Village
Phone: 208-622-2244

If you are interested in renting the Sun Valley Opera House for an event, film or concert, please contact Kate Wood (208) 622-2980

Starts Friday May 29th

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Copyright ©20th Century Fox

Leading up to the events of “X-Men,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.

Rated: PG-13
7:00 PM

State of Play
Copyright ©Universal Pictures

Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McAffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation’s most promising political and corporate figures in “State of Play,” from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (”The Last King of Scotland”).

Rated: PG-13
9:00 PM

San Francisco based Dubious Ranger will rock and jam in the Boiler Room Friday & Saturday, June 26 & 27. Doors open at 8pm, show at 9pm. $7 Cover charge at the door. Boiler Room Hotline: (208) 622-2148

The Damon Castillo Band from San Luis Obispo will perform in the Boiler Room, Sunday June 14. Doors open at 8pm, show at 9pm. $7 Cover and drink specials.
Boiler Room Hotline: 622-2148

The Band will perform songs from their recently released album, Laurel Lane. Fans will be able to purchase a copy of Laurel Lane at the show and meet the Band: Larry Kim (Sax), Kristian Ducharme (Keys), Jennings Jacobsen (Drums), and Damon Castillo (Lead Guitar/Vocals).

“We’re excited for this summer tour. It gives us an opportunity to reconnect with our great fans in the northwest and meet new ones,” says Damon.

After more than a year in the studio with Grammy Award-winning producer, Ross Hogarth, the Band is eager to perform live and share Laurel Lane with the world. The collection of 13 songs is an emotional autobiography that Damon describes as, “a more distilled version of the band sound” and a “statement” among “this day of manufactured music.” The album includes special musical contributions by: Sheila E., Rami Jaffe (Wallflowers, Foo Fighters), Lee Thornburg (Tower of Power, Supertramp), Lon Price (Elvis Presley, Alan Toussaint, Ziggy Marley) and Sean Hurley (Alicia Keys, John Mayer). True to their ability to blend styles and genres, the music combines rock and soul with dynamic instrumental chops, compelling lyrics, and Damon’s unforgettable vocals.

Tony Furtado will perform in the Sun Valley Resort Boiler Room Thursday, June 11. Doors open at 8pm. Show at 9pm. Cover $12 and drink specials.
Boiler Room Hotline: 622-2148

Tony Furtado, who grew up in Pleasanton, Calif., in the East Bay, took up the banjo at 12 and was hailed as a prodigy at age 19. As he was cementing his reputation as a banjoist extraordinaire, Furtado was also developing himself into an equally virtuosic slide guitarist. And now, with “Thirteen”, this restless artist makes an exponential leap into the wide-open spaces of mythopoetic America, a terrain inhabited by such personal heroes as Cooder, The Band, Creedence, Petty and Waits. No two ways about it – this heartfelt, multileveled work completes Tony Furtado’s ascent from the folk circuit to the big leagues.

The Trey McIntyre Project will perform at the Sun Valley Pavilion Thursday & Friday, August 27 & 28 at 9.30pm.

August 27th

August 28th

Dancer: Ashley Werhun Photographer: Jonas Lundqvist

Trey McIntyre Project is a contemporary ballet company founded in 2004 with the purpose to nurture, support and produce work by one of the world’s most vibrant and sought-after choreographers, Trey McIntyre.

Three short years ago, Trey McIntyre Project burst onto the national dance scene with its debut performances at The Vail International Dance Festival. Trey McIntyre Project’s “fresh and forward-thinking choreography” (Washington Post) was an immediate sensation with both critics and audiences alike. Led by celebrated choreographer Trey McIntyre, whose work has been commissioned by American Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet, and many other top ballet companies around the world, Trey McIntyre Project also boasts an ensemble of top professional dancers, coming together to further McIntyre’s unique choreographic vision.

Since its first summer season, the Company has gone on to perform at some of the most prestigious venues in the country, including Jacob’s Pillow, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts and the Aspen Dance Festival, premiering works created during annual summer residencies at White Oak Plantation. Guided by the choreographer’s unparalleled ear for musical structures, Trey McIntyre Project’s repertoire spans classical music (The Blue Boy to Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1), rock (A Day in the Life, set to music by The Beatles and High Lonesome to music by Beck), jazz (Sacred Ellington, a collaboration with opera legend Jessye Norman, and Ma Maison to the Preservation Hall Jazz Band), and historic bluegrass music selections (Go Out).

Because of the overwhelmingly positive critical reception of the Company’s work since its founding in 2004 and the success of its operational model, Trey McIntyre Project incorporated as a non-profit entity in order to be able to support a full-time, international touring company. Trey McIntyre Project made its Company World Debut in its new form at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival August 20, 2008 and now launches a 25-city tour across the United States and abroad during the 2008-09 season. McIntyre’s ambitious new multi-media ballet about the effects of global warming, commissioned jointly by the Wolf Trap National Park and Glacier National Park for its Face of America program, will premiere in the summer of 2009 as part of the Company’s tour across America.

Wednesday, May 27 ~ 9 pm at the Boiler Room
SCOTT H. BIRAM
$5 Cover ~ Drink Specials

Saturday, May 23 ~ 9 pm at the Boiler Room
MATT LEWIS BAND
$5 Cover ~ Drink Specials

Friday, May 22 ~ 9pm
MATT HOPPER &
THE ROMAN CANDLES
$5 Cover ~ Drink Specials

The Sun Valley Writers’ Conference at the Sun Valley Resort

August 21-24, 2009

For ticket information, please call Robin Winston at 888-655-6529.

Vartan Gregorian. Ian McEwan. Vernon Jordan. Paul Muldoon. Annette Gordon-Reed. Philip Gourevitch. Roy Blount, Jr.  Abraham Verghese. Liaquat Ahamed. Frank McCourt. W.S. Merwin. Gretchen Morgenson. Peter Duchin. Jan Morris. Mick Moloney…

The Sun Valley Writers’ Conference is celebrating its fourteenth year in a four-day gathering at the beautiful Sun Valley Resort, where prominent writers will give talks and readings to a thoughtful and engaged audience.  This summer’s program will include fiction, nonfiction, journalism, poetry, screenwriting, memoir writing, musical history, and folklore.  Among our presenters will be Booker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan, civil rights leader Vernon Jordan, Pulitzer Prize-winner for history Annette Gordon-Reed,  humorist Roy Blount, Jr., Carnegie Corporation President and memoirist Vartan Gregorian, The New Yorker  writer and prize-winning author Philip Gourevitch, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poets W. S. Merwin and Paul Muldoon, among many others.

The Sun Valley Writers’ Conference is a nonprofit organization that reaches out to discerning readers and writers from all over the country. It always includes scholarship students, and admits teachers and students free of charge.  One third of our funding comes from the sale of tickets. The other two thirds comes from the generosity of individuals and foundations who believe that the literary world can make a difference in the shaping of contemporary culture. Tickets include admission to all events over four days and cost $750.

Please visit our website at www.svwc.com for a complete list of writers and a conference schedule.

The Gorgeous Hussies will perform in the Sun Valley Resort Boiler Room this Saturday, May 16. Doors open at 8pm. Show at 9pm $5 Cover.

“A fun-filled Salt Lake City-based band with more than a modicum of jazz and funk influence. Their live performances are a thing to behold!” — MusicGeek.org

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