Rain Keeps Coming, and Coming, and Coming...

It looks like our excitement over the arrival of summer was a bit pre-mature. While the end of May saw sunny skies and soaring temps, the entire month of June has been quite the opposite. I believe we’re going on our third or fourth week of thunder showers and let’s just say we’re all a bit soggy. With mudslides sweeping through the burned areas of Warm Springs and power outages throughout the valley, only the bravest golfers can perfectly time a round of 18 holes without getting soaked or struck by lightning.

Rain or shine, Ketchum and Sun Valley are as beautiful as ever. The hills are swathed in some of the greenest grass the valley has seen in years, and as soon as the sun decides to come out, the flowers won’t be far behind. You should expect a brilliant show of wildflowers this summer.

Photo courtesy: RolandBP

Elkhorn Jams This Summer with Concert Series

Remember the days of Jazz on the Green, Summer Dance and Steve Miller Band concerts? Elkhorn Village used to be somewhat of a hub for summer venues long before River Run and the Sun Valley Pavilion took to paper. At least that’s what this year’s Elkhorn event organizers were thinking when they decided to bring back the good ol’ days with an Elkhorn Summer Concert Series beginning this July. Its green may be long gone, but picnic-goers will have every reason to break out their low-back chairs and rock out to a great line up of bands, albeit from the parking lot located next to the Elkhorn Market and Golf Club.

The three-concert series kicks off with Philly’s blues/hip hop trio G. Love and Special Sauce on July 16th, followed by Georgia’s alternative country band Drive By Truckers on August 13th and Colorado’s Big Head Todd and the Monsters wrapping things up on September 3rd.

All shows begin at 6pm with gates opening at 5pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.elkhornconcerts.com or at Atkinson’s for two bucks off. Individual ticket prices are $37.50, or you can purchase tickets for the entire series for $100.

Photo courtesy: www.elkhornconcerts.com