Howlin’ and owlin’
Whoooo’s ready for Halloween?
The Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center and the Teton Raptor Center are.
The two nonprofits host Wilson’s annual Fall Harvest Party from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. The free fest will feature pumpkin carving, lawn games, Halloween gift bags and cupcakes, snacks, beer and nonalcoholic drinks.
Also, starting at 5, Teton Raptor Center will join the party with some of its avian ambassadors for Owloween. See several birds of prey up close, ask their handlers all the questions you want about the lives and behaviors of these remarkable creatures, and take some selfies with feathered predators.
Masking will be required so long as the valley’s COVID risk level remains at orange or red.
Date Night special
Hungry as a horse? Then take advantage of Horse Warriors’ “Date Night” starting Monday.
All week long, Fine Dining Group’s restaurants — Il Villaggio Osteria, The Kitchen, Bin 22, The Bistro, and Roadhouse Pub and Eatery — will offer its $2 Second Entree special: Buy one main course and get the second one for just 2 bucks. Those extra dollars will be donated to Horse Warriors to help fund its scholarships, horse care and maintenance and equipment.
The Date Night special runs through Oct. 31.
Horse Warriors is an “equine based empowerment program,” its website, HorseWarriors.com, states. Its programs serve people of all ages and range from Power Ponies, which teaches 6- to 11-year-olds how to develop safe, healthy boundaries, clear communication, creative self-expression and positive interactions; to Women & Horses, a three-day course on relationship building, horsemanship and riding; and Cancer Kickers, a free program for those on dealing with the disease.
Savion returns to DW
It was Savion Glover who chose Dancers’ Workshop, as DW Artistic Director Babs Case tells it, not the other way around.
She brought the tap dance artist to the Center for the Arts in 2017 for a performance, where she asked him if he could help her establish a tap program in Jackson.
“He said to me, ‘I am your tap program,’” she recalled in a 2018 article in the News&Guide.
And he has been coming back periodically ever since.
True to his word, the globe-tapping dancer, choreographer, actor and teacher returns to Jackson to lead two movement and discussion workshops Oct. 27 and 28. It’s the first time he has been back since the coronavirus pandemic struck.
“We are delighted to have Savion Glover back in Jackson Hole, sharing his passion and talent with our community and students at Dancers’ Workshop,” DW Executive Director Erin Roy said in the nonprofit’s announcement. “Our ongoing relationship with artists of Savion’s caliber not only gives our students the opportunity to learn from some of the world’s most exceptional dancers, but also offers our wider community the chance to experience them in a local, intimate setting. There’s no question that it’s unique.”
Glover was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, and for more than 30 years has been amazing and inspiring dancers around the world with his captivating performances. He’s truly a one-of-a-kind movement artist with a profound passion for dance. A few of his most notable credits include choreographing “Bring in ’Da Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk” and “Shuffle Along,” his Broadway debut (at age 11) in “The Tap Dance Kid” and his motion-capture appearance in the films “Happy Feet” and “Happy Feet 2.” He has been teaching since age 14.
Experienced and inexperienced dancers are welcome to attend either or both workshops, which will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Studio 1 at the Center for the Arts. A $10 donation is suggested.
In accordance with COVID safety protocols, the events will have limited seating, attendees will be required to wear masks, and those over 12 should provide proof of vaccination.
To reserve one of the 20 spaces, RSVP to Dancers’ Workshop at 733-6398. For information, contact Roy at erin-roy@dwjh.org.
Language buddies sought
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Hables español? Parlez-vous Français? Você fala português?
Folks looking to improve their second (or third, or fourth) language are invited to apply for a Language Exchange partner through Language Exchange JH.
Created for students with high-beginner to advanced level skills, the Language Exchange is a great way to practice conversational language skills. The free partnering and training service offers monthly resources and activity ideas, plus monthly check-ins to see how partners are progressing with their weekly meetings. While most who apply are looking to practice their English and Spanish, learners of all languages are encouraged to apply, and the program will do its best to find a match.
To apply go to LanguageExchangeJH.org, watch the two videos there, read the FAQ page and complete the application. A subsequent email will request an audio recording to confirm language level. Partners are assigned based on language level, age, availability and interest. Partners will set their own schedule and meet weekly for one hour, talking in one language for 30 minutes and switching to the other.
A collaboration between the Teton Literacy Center and Teton County Library, the exchange started in 2012 with Central Wyoming College offering Spanglish nights and Spanglish hikes for English learners and Spanish learners.
Debunking the myth
Thanksgiving will soon be upon us — that day when friends and family gather in blessed fellowship to create and enjoy a communal feast, in celebration of our unity and harmony, and to commemorate the lasting friendship between our bold, ocean-braving forefathers and our country’s native peoples.
Or that’s the Norman Rockwell version, at any rate. As most anyone who has observed the Thanksgiving ritual with family knows, “fellowship” and “harmony” tend to make themselves scarce as generations of dysfunctional dynamics rear their heads, and even grade-school students recognize that the whole forefathers-and-Indians fairy tale is little more than propaganda perpetuated by the white patriarchy.
With her “The Thanksgiving Play,” writer-choreographer Larissa FastHorse gives her satirical take on the veneer of falsehoods, delusions and hypocrisies that put the lustrous shine on the American Thanksgiving holiday. Off Square Theatre Company and the Center for the Arts bring the show to Jackson, with six shows scheduled Nov. 5-13 in the Center Theater.
“High school drama teacher Logan is desperate to save her career,” the synopsis of the play reads. “With the help of several educational and cultural awareness grants she brings together three actors that will devise a play about the first Thanksgiving. Or Native American Heritage Month. Or just November in general. With yoga instructor (and boyfriend) Jaxton, elementary teacher Caden and professional actress Alicia, Logan is out to save her career and tell a culturally conscious story about what it means to be Native American. ... even though all of the performers are white.”
The Nov. 7 performance will include a post-show talkback hosted by the Wyoming Humanities Council. ASL interpretation will be provided in the Nov. 13 performance.
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