Arts

Eventually, Lindsay’s report took him to Cuba. As a matter of fate, he reported there during the Obama Presidency, who ushered in a historic opening of U.S.-Cuba relations, and Trump, who returned U.S. policy to “a Cold War-era policy of economic warfare,” Lindsay explained. “In terms of being able to make a living, have hope, or feel like your country has a future or not.” Lindsay said the outcome of U.S. elections has had more profound effects in Cuba than for most Americans at home.

The 2024/25 season launched with the summer production of Boeing Boeing, a classic farce and slamming comedy. The show became TLTC’s all-time highest-grossing production, selling out the Liberty Theatre from the front row to balcony seats during its three-week run. Originally written in the 1960s, LA-based director Veronica Moonhill infused the retro-style play with her own twist, challenging the classic gender roles baked into the original and adding a unique flair to TLTC’s production.

Meyer still often uses this process (drawing or painting without looking down) when creating new works as a way to help get in the flow and capture the intent of a piece. “Starting with contour drawing offers a way to let my hand interpret the scene as my mind is seeing it so that I can get to the true essence of the painting,” he said.

Like all great stories, SVWC began with an idea. “Years ago, when I was hired as a reporter at The Arizona Republic,” says founder Reva Tooley, “I inherited the responsibility for a popular Books & Authors Luncheon, sponsored by the newspaper. Some years later–after marriage, motherhood, and a home in Ketchum–I got the idea that Sun Valley might embrace a similar sort of event.”

Wood began her artistic career in photography with a six-part body of work titled “Surface Surveys” (2015-2019). Then came a pivotal moment in the 2020 pandemic. The unprecedented event that brought the developed world to a standstill prompted Wood to partner with World Land Trust, a global conservation charity, to align her artistic vision with the WLT’s practical mission of safeguarding vulnerable wilderness acres around the world.