🌱 Which bands are lighting up this year’s Sun Valley Jazz Festival?

Morning Sun Valley! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which bands are lighting up this year's Sun Valley Jazz Festival?
• How Sun Valley figured into Tallulah Willis' intimate wedding weekend

Also on today's calendar: Sabbath Worship Service.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and pleasantly warm, with a high of 73 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 46.
• Saturday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 77 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Festival Roundup October 2026 (syncopatedtimes.com) — Sun Valley residents can look forward to the Sun Valley Jazz & Music Festival running October 15–18, bringing swing, blues, gospel, big band, and more to venues around town. With bands like Terry Myers Big Band, Tom Rigney and Flambeau, and Dave Bennett Six on the bill, it's a rare chance to hear top-tier traditional jazz without leaving the valley.
   

• Tallulah Willis Shares Rare New Photo of Dad Bruce Willis Weeks After Her Wedding (jubileecast.com) — Sun Valley briefly steps into the spotlight as the place where Tallulah Willis married musician Justin Acee in August, a family moment that included her father, Bruce Willis. A new photo she shared this week shows a quiet, affectionate moment between them, offering a small, hopeful glimpse into how the family is navigating his dementia diagnosis together.
   

📸 Around Sun Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sun Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• 2026 COOKING WITH LAMB | Chef Paul Brown →
  Sun Valley Culinary Institute, 211 N Main St, Ketchum
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Sabbath Worship Service →
  Sun Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church, Sun Valley
  9:30 am
Monday October 5
• Mondays We Stitch →
  Sun Valley Lodge, Sun Valley
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Caregiver Support Group →
  The Senior Connection, Ketchum
  11:00 am
• Pop-In Poetry →
  The Community Library, Ketchum
  11:30 am
• Ketchum P&Z →
  Ketchum City Hall, Ketchum
  4:30 pm
• Joyspan: the QUALITY of your long life →
  The Argyros Performing Arts Center, 120 South Main Street, Ketchum
  5:00 pm
• Giving Thought Learning Series Presentation from Dr. Kerry Burnight Joyspan: the QUALITY of your long life →
  The Argyros, Ketchum
  5:00 pm
• Green Drinks Networking →
  Sawtooth Brewery, Ketchum
  5:00 pm
• "Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry" Film Screening and Q & A →
  The Community Library, Ketchum
  5:30 pm
• 'The Mystery of Irma Vep' →
  The Liberty Theater, Ketchum
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• History of Sun Valley on the Mountain Rides Bus →
  Visitors Center / Starbucks, Ketchum
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Citizen scientists brought a water sample from the Spokane River to our Coeur d'Alene office, and the sample contained a statoblast (first image)!
  A statoblast is the microscopic reproductive pod of a freshwater animal called the Bryozoa, which is actually a colony made up of microscopic… (Nextdoor )

• Sun Valley Resort posted a job opening for Snowmaking Foreman in Sun Valley. Apply here.
• Cozymeal, Inc. posted a job opening for Chef/Culinary Instructor, Sun Valley, ID in Sun Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sun Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ketchum

• Ep. 938: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXVI (themeateater.com)
• Review: Pacific Northwest Ballet's 'Serenade' (dailyuw.com)
• Ketchum, Blaine County South fire districts consolidate into single department (kmvt.com)

Hailey

• First responders run airport emergency drills in Hailey (kmvt.com)
• Bruce Willis' Rare New Photo Captures a Tender Moment With Daughter Tallulah Willis (newsbreak.com)

Ok Sun Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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