Making it feel more like home, we are here to welcome people moving to the Magic Valley. We offer our services as a conduit between the people and the community which they have chosen as a home. We would also love to post & share YOUR community events. They must be emailed no later than 2 weeks previous to the event to: twinfallswelcomemat@gmail.com
Nov 3rd
Come and enjoy an entertaining evening with lessons about love. Matt Townsend is a nationally-recognized relationship coach and author. This event is sponsored by the Mini-Cassia Child Protection Team. Donations will be accepted and lite refreshments will be served. $5.00 donation per person.
Nov 3rd
6-9 p.m. NOV. 4 at the First Friday event at Rudy’s – A Cook’s Paradise, 147 Main Ave. W.; along with wine and beer by the glass, food sampling and a cooking demonstration in the Rudy’s kitchen. J. David Erickson of Buhl will sign copies of his new book, “The Muddy River Boys,” with rollicking North Dakota adventure tales of the ‘40s-’50s. No cover, 733-5477.
Nov 3rd
For First Friday, music by Jason Lugo, 7:30-10:30 p.m. at Hands On, 147 Shoshone St. N.; hot drink specials and studio-free painting; no cover, reservations: 736-4475.
Jan 21st
The Magic Valley Arts Council presents The Taffetas on Saturday, January 29 at 7:30pm at the Twin Falls Center for the Arts. The Taffetas pay tribute to the sounds of The McGuire Sisters, The Fontaine Sisters, and The Chordettes, and help us remember what Sunday Night Television was like on a twelve inch black and white TV screen. Tickets are $15 per person. Call 734-2787 or visit the Center for the Arts to purchase tickets.
Art of the Masters classes will be a series of 5 different classes for students grades 1 through 5, instructed by Kim Cooper. The cost is $10 for each class for Magic Valley Arts Council members and $12.50 for each class for non-members. All materials provided. Classes will start Saturday, January 29 and run to February 26 from 10am to 11:30am. Each class will focus on a different artistic technique used by famous artists such as Picasso and Michelangelo.
Jan 7th
Death of a Salesman - The CSI Fine Arts Theatre hosts Death of a Salesman on January 13-15 with all shows starting at 7:30pm.
Tony Mannen and Lori Hensen take the stage in Arthur Miller’s Classic “Death of a Salesman”. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who has come to the end of his career. The play explores his mental state as he remembers his past regrets, successes and relationships with his wife, his two sons and his co-workers.
Don’t miss this Random Acts of Theatre production of an American Classic.
Tickets are $10 each and are available at the CSI Fine Arts Box Office.
Dec 2nd
Downtown Twin Falls
December 3rd
6pm
It’s the annual Festival of Lights Parade along Main Avenue. Parade starts in the 500 block of Main Avenue South, near Krengel’s True Value Hardware, 628 Main Ave. S., and proceeds to the 500 block of Main Avenue North.
Several downtown businesses will have extended hours and open houses. It’s also First Friday in town with Hands On, Rudy’s, and Plantscaping hosting special events.
Check out visitsouthidaho.com for information on lights and activities around Southern Idaho.
3rd Annual St. Nicholas Comes to Kimberly
Downtown Kimberly
December 3rd
6pm – 7pm
Keep warm with the Senior Citizen Center’s chili feed. Stroll through downtown businesses enjoying refreshments and games. Christmas carols will be sung by local artists while we all await the arrival of St. Nicholas riding in on his horse to light up main street and the downtown sky with fireworks in celebration of the beginning of the Christmas Season.
Windsor’s Nursery
3796 N 3386 E Kimberly Road
Kimberly, ID 734-2481
December 4th
A German style Christmas event with polish dogs and sauerkraut, fresh hot cocoa made on a wood burning stove, open fire pits to keep you cozy, the reading of the story of St. Nicholas, games for the children and St. Nicholas himself will ride in on his horse to greet everyone with gifts and love.
11am ~ The outdoor kitchen is open for free lunch and live music by local artists
12pm ~ Event starts with the reading of the St. Nicholas story by Black Pete
Canned food donations will be collected both days for East End Providers.
CSI Chamber Choir ConcertCSI Fine Arts Auditorium
December 4
7:30pm
The Christmas concert program of the CSI Chamber Choir, accompanied by the Magic Valley Chamber Orchestra, will include Messiah, part I (The Christmas portion) and the Hallelujah Chorus as well as seasonal songs and Christmas carols. This concert will feature soloists Rachael Larson (soprano), Ahna Chevalier (sopranos), Anna Majernikova (alto), and Bryce Allen (bass). Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5 to the CSI Music Department at the door.
Nov 15th
Magic Valley Symphony Concert
November 16, 2010
Fine Arts Auditorium
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Come escape the workaday world and prepare your hearts and minds for the holiday season as the Symphony brings you a concert of seasonal musical treats including Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite! You’ll also enjoy the talents of local handbell choirs before, after, and during the concert!
Tickets are $8 for a
Adults, $7 for seniors, or $5 students
Jazz Ensemble
November 17, 2010
7:30pm – 9:30pm
CSI Fine Arts Recital Hall
Pianist Michal Vanoucek was born in Slovakia where he studied piano and cello as a child, and in 1992 he studied orchestral conducting at the Conservatory of Zilina and later Bratislava, graduating in 1998. He majored in jazz piano at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Michal has worked on various musical productions both as a pianist and a conductor including the German productions of ‘The King and I’, ‘Mahalia’ and ‘Kiss me Kate’, and the Dutch productions of ‘Aida’, ‘Lion King’ and recently ‘Les Miserables’. He has also taken part in numerous projects with his own band ‘As Guest’, and other musicians from all over the world. He recently won the prestigious Deloitte Jazz Award (2008) for the best musician.
Trumpeter / composer Chad McCullough has been on the Seattle music scene for over a decade, and has been an integral voice in many bands and projects throughout the country. He has performed with Jim Knapp, Hadley Caliman, Michael Shrieve and many others. As a composer, Chad has scored for film, written for various brass ensembles, dancers, and string quartets and quintets. His works have been performed and recorded throughout the Northwest, Alaska, California, and Canada.
Drummer Matt Jorgensen’s work, both as a leader and sideman, reflects a deep immersion in the jazz tradition He is known for the freshness of his playing, his ability to say something new and appropriate to each musical occasion, favoring directness and passionate sincerity over mere bombast. Matt’s own groups, the intensely driving, rock-tinged unit, 451, and the hard-bop RadioAction, look simultaneously forward and back, with honest, daring jazz which updates the modern classics by finding its own path through demanding and new terrain.
Michal, Chad & Matt will be joined by CSI faculty members Brent Jensen (sax) and Adam Crofts (bass) for their performance at CSI on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30pm in the CSI Fine Arts Recital Hall.
A suggested $5 donation to the CSI Jazz Club will be accepted at the door. For additional information on jazz events at CSI contact Brent Jensen at 420-7066.