The lyrics of Jamestown Revival songs have a compelling simplicity. “Lately I’m scared of being alive,” they croon in, “Fur Coat Blues.” And, “Love is a burden, it’s bringing me down,” in their song of everyone’s favorite hardship, “Love is a Burden.” It’s these relatable lyrics about everyday life paired […]
Author: SVPNmag
The Lady With the Alligator Purse: Debbie Stillman
Debbie Stillman: My grandmother gave me my first shoes and bags in various colors, and my love for them has grown ever since. I’ve been collecting for 40 years, and I now have about 400 handbags. Read more here.
Isabella Boylston by Meg Vorm
When you see her dance, it’s easy to be lulled by the grace of her movements and miss the strength and power required to actually do what she’s doing. It’s as if it’s an optical illusion because, like every great athlete, she makes it look easy. You can’t help it; […]
SVPN — August 2017 Issue
Arts Education Matters by Sabina Dana Plasse
For any community, encouraging and expanding the education of its youth means investing in an individual success in life as well as building prosperous and future leaders within a community. The Sun Valley Wine Auction, a benefit for art and education, has long been a successful fundraising event supported not […]
Wine Auction Co-Chairs by Martha McGuinness
“It’s the best long weekend ever,” says Sun Valley resident Sarah Woodward. She is referring to the Wine Auction taking place July 20-22 in support of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. The three-day event is in its 36th year and is the largest individual fundraising source for the […]
Wine Auction Vintners: Antinori, Patz & Hall, and Joseph Phelps by Courtney Lauck
The production of wine over the centuries has allowed us to view our own history, bottle by bottle, as the years have passed. Wine, for humanity, has been the most delectable and forthcoming fruit of our labors, not simply in the production itself but in providing a respite from […]
Pink Martini: The Little Orchestra by Hayden Seder
After graduating from Harvard with honors and majors in history and literature, Thomas Lauderdale returned to his hometown in Oregon to make a difference in the political scene there. Active in politics since high school, he had served under city and state officials and helped draft Portland’s civil rights ordinance. […]