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20 November 12 - 18, 2008 l Planet Jackson Hole l www.PlanetJH.com updated daily
center theater
The Jackson Hole Symphony Orchestra plays Vivaldi, Corelli, Bartók and Dvorak
starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19 in the Center Theater. The Jackson Hole
Community Band plays Ginastera, Bernstein, Schwantner, Grainger and holiday music
when it strikes up at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23 in the Center Theater. Come
support your all-volunteer ensembles! FREE!
Family Friendly Pricing!
tickets
also coming
tea social
Third week of every month, 6-9pm • 20% OFF EVERYTHING in the store.
Come enjoy a SOBER environment and meet new friends.
Teas by
Jackson Hole Symphony Orchestra
& Community Band present
nov. 19 & 23
FREE
Center Box Office 265 S. Cache Street
by phone 307.733.4900
online www.jhcenterforthearts.org
Mon. - Sat. 9-3, 365 W. Broadway, 307-733-0365
JUDD GROSSMAN BAND “Not your typical wedding band.”
307-690-4935 • www.juddgrossman.com • Download Judd Grossman songs from iTunes.
Annual Fall Concerts
Center for the Arts presents
FRIDAY
november 28
TICKETS $20/$10
adults/students
Pianafiddle
7:30PM
Lynn Wright – the former ragtime piano preacher of Jackson Hole – returns to
his old stomping ground with his new musical partner, classically trained violinist
Adam DeGraff, to play bluegrass, jazz, old time, blues, Celtic, klezmer and any
other kind of music that turns them on.
all programs,
artists and dates
subject to change
December 4-6, "If the Shoe Fits": Dancers' Workshop presents an original, modernized
version of "Cinderella" for the holidays. Featuring student dancers, members of the Junior
Repertoire Company and Contemporary Dance Wyoming, and special guests from the community
at large, it's sure to be an evening of laughs, romance and magic. $23 adults, $18 students
($18/$15 for 1:30 p.m. Saturday matinee). www.DWJH.org.
December 11-21, "Scrooge!" Off Square Theatre Company reprises its raucous musical
version of the Dickens classic. On Sale.
GALAXY CALENDAR
Your week starts here
WEDNESDAY12
Music
■ Karaoke, 9 p.m., at the Virginian Saloon. 739-9891. No
Cover.
■ Live in the Hole with Bill Briggs, 6:30 to 7 p.m., on KHOL
89.1 FM. Legendary mountaineer and folk singer. Free.
jhcr.org.
Dance
■ Dancers’ Workshop Wednesday Classes at the Center for
the Arts. Pilates Mat, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; Power Jivamukti
Yoga, 12 to 1:15 p.m.; Beginning Ballet, noon to 1:30
p.m.; Belly Dance, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; $16 drop-in, 5
classes/$60, or 10/$100. 733-6398.
Kids & Families
■ Toddler Club, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Recreation
Center. 739-9025.
■ Toddler Gym, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Recreation
Center. 739-9025.
■ Alta Storytime, 11 to 11:45 a.m., at St. Francis of the
Tetons Church, Alta. Enjoy stories, crafts, puppet shows
and play with library staff. For ages five and under. Free.
353-2505.
■ Kid’s Club After-school Program, 3 to 6 p.m., in the
Jackson/Colter Schools’ Gyms. 739-9025.
Sports & Recreation
■ Open Gym Adult Basketball, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Recreation
Center. 739-9025.
■ Contract Bridge, 1 to 3:30 p.m., in the Meeting Room
at the Recreation Center. Meets weekly. 733-2969.
Outdoors
■ Native Plant Slide Show, 7 p.m., Wyoming Game & Fish
Office, 420 North Cache St. The Teton Chapter, Wyoming
Native Plant Society presents: Come share plant photos.
We invite you to bring plant/landscape photos taken
locally, nationally or internationally. Transfer your
images to a compact disc so that we can project them.
We’ll highlight plant photos from last summer’s plant
walks. 722-3776.
Classes & Lectures
■ Workshop: The Perfect Ask, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., St.
John’s Episcopal Church, Hansen Hall. The Perfect Ask” is
a participatory workshop that explores tried and true
strategies for soliciting major gifts. Using a linear
approach to outline the process, workshop participants
are provided with a checklist of solicitation considerations,
from scheduling the meeting to closing the deal.
Whether participants are new volunteers or seasoned
development professionals, they will not only build a
comfort level for planning and delivering a “Perfect
Ask,” but also will understand why process is much
more important than the outcome. $40.00, scholarships
available. Pre-registration is required. Contact Susan
Eriksen-Meier at 739-1026.
Community
■ Narcotics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., in the Wapiti room
below the ER at St. John’s hospital. The only requirement
for membership is a desire to stop using. If you have a
drug problem, NA can help. Free. 413-6850.
■ Next Steps: Wildlife Data, 3 to 5 p.m., At the Teton County
Library. The Wildlife Conservation Society will present a
case study of a conservation assessment they conducted
in Montana’s Madison Valley. Researchers will give
an overview of this project and explain how a similar
research framework and methodology could be used
here in Jackson Hole. 733-9417.
■ Next Steps: Wildlife Data, 7 p.m., in the Alliance
Conference Room, 685 S. Cache. The Wildlife
Conservation Society will present a case study of a conservation
assessment they conducted in Montana’s
Madison Valley. Researchers will give an overview of this
project and explain how a similar research framework
and methodology could be used here in Jackson Hole.
733-9417.
Health & Fitness
■ Affordable Community Acupuncture, 4 to 7 p.m., at the
Wilson Acupuncture & Healing Arts Center in the Aspens.
Drop-ins welcome. $30 to $50. 734-0808 or
www.WilsonAcupuncture.com.
■ Water Aerobics, 9 to 10 a.m., at the Recreation Center.
739-9025.
■ Step Plus Class, 12:10 to 1 p.m., at the Recreation
Center. 739-9025.
■ Aqualogix Fitness Class, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the
Recreation Center. 739-9025.
THURSDAY13
Music
■ Mike Thunder and Vert One spin tunes, 10 p.m., every
Thursday at Town Square Tavern. No Cover.
Theater
■ The Star Spangled Girl, 8 p.m., at the old Bear Print 545
N. Cache (in the strip mall near D.Q.). Riot Act, Inc. presents
The Star-Spangled Girl by Neil Simon. Set in the
1960s, Andy Hobart (played by Danny Haworth) and
Norman Cornell (played by Melchor Dylan Moore) are
roommates and business partners running the radical
political magazine Fallout from their small San
Francisco apartment. Sophie Rauchmeyer (played by
Jessica Garnick O’Neil) moves into the empty apartment
next door and turns their lives upside down. $12 for
adults or $10 for students and seniors. 203-9067.
Dance
■ Dancers’ Workshop Thursday Classes at the Center for the
Arts. Cardio Kickboxing, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; Power Yoga,
8:30 to 9:45 a.m.; Tae Kwon Do, 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.;