Saturday, September 24, 2011
7:30am: First Annual Jackson Hole Marathon: The inaugural year of the Jackson Hole Marathon is happening! Join the racers at the starting line in the Town Square or celebrate the end of the race in Teton Village. Visit ww.jacksonholemarathon.com for more details. Join us on Friday, September 23, 2011 for the Marathon Expo, Check-In, and Pasta Dinner at the Grandview Lodge. The Expo begins at 3pm and there will be a special presentation by Dr. Mark Menolascino at 5:00pm. The pasta dinner will begin at 5:00pm and is $15 per person.
8:00am-2:00pm: Jackson Hole Farmers Market: Community Fall Festival on Town Square: The Jackson Hole Farmers Market is celebrating the end of the season with the second annual Community Fall Festival. The festival is based on the spirit of giving back to the community and is free to the public. Special features include the pedestrian downtown with local vendor street sales, free harvest lunch, nonprofit booths, kids games and activities, free raffles, and lots of great music from Medicine Tree, Slip And The Jigs, and Combined Jam! For more information, please contact Rick Howe, Event Organizer, 307.413.9602 or Sadek Darwiche, 307.413.6323. Visit www.jacksonholefarmersmarket.org.
10:00am-6:00pm: Jackson Canine Carnival at Teton County Fairgrounds: The Jackson Canine Carnival is a one-day fair to benefit the Teton County Animal Shelter. Events will include Splash Dogs, Course-A-Lure Agility Course, animal shelter alumni parade, animal adoptions, training and obedience demonstrations, kids activities, and great refreshments for people and pets. Free admission and parking.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
11:00am-4:00pm: 4th Annual Fall Harvest Festival - Powdernhorn Park: The Harvest Festival is a celebration of our local community. The festival will celebrate the connections between local food, community, and wellness. Local farmers, ranchers, brewers, vintners, bakers, artists, food producers, natural care professionals, and musicians will be featured. For more information or to register, please contact Kristine Harris at Jackson Whole Grocer, 307.733.0450 or visit www.jacksonwholegrocer.com/community.local-events.harvestfestival.php
Monday, September 26, 2011
5:30-7:30pm: Chi Running Clinic with Scott Smith of One to One Wellness: Join Scott Smith to learn the basics of Chi Running: at St. Johns Medical Center. For more information, please call 307.733.3316.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
12:00 -1:30pm: Rotary Club/Chamber of Commerce Forum on the State of Wellness in Jackson Hole at Snow King Resort: Join health & wellness professionals from our community to find out where our community lines up in terms of wellness. Speakers will include Dr. Mark Menolascino, Pam Maples, CEO of St. John’s Medical Center, Terri Gregory, Director of Teton County Public Health, and Scott Smith of One to One Wellness. Please call 307.733.3316 for more information. RSVP to events@jacksonholechamber.com.
5:30-7:00pm: Green Drinks JH: Please join us for Green Drinks JH at 43 North. This is a great opportunity to network with other businesses and “green” thinkers from the area to find out ways to limit your energy impact, green your business, or share your own successes! Shelley Simonton, executive director of the Jackson Hole Energy Sustainability Project, will give a brief presentation on what JHESP is doing in Jackson. Green Drinks JH encourages you to walk, ride your bike, carpool or take the START bus and please feel free to pass this message along to others who may be interested in attending! Please call 307.733.3316 for more information or email april.hankey@gmail.com.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
12:00-6:00pm: Community Clinic at The Harmonic Spa: The Harmonic Spa’s Community Clinic will be fundraising for Vertical Harvest. Stop by for a 15, 30 or 45 minute session. Donate to their charity partner and receive a caring and therapeutic treatment. The practitioners include Nancy Alfs - Acuntonics Sound Therapy; Fran & Gary Dotson - Cranial Sacral Therapy; Sundari Lucci - End of the Day Yoga; dL Bupp - Intuitive Energy Work; Lara Garrard - Massage & Lymphatic Drainage; Ellie Djurdjic - Massage: Maureen Molinari for nutritional counseling. For more information, please call 307.733.6427.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
12:00-1:00pm: Lite Lunch with Anna Schwartz PhD, FNP, FAAN at St. John’s Medical Center, Moose Wapiti Classroom. Anna is internationally known for her research on cancer and exercise. She chaired the American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors and sits on expert panels for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, American Cancer Society, and YMCA of the USA. She will ask, “Do we live in a cancer hotbed?” Topics will include: Incidence of Cancer; Cancer Risk Factors; Cancer Prevention; Genetic Testing; Early Detection.
Friday, September 30, 2011
5:30pm-Teton Sangha presents Mindfulness Meditation-Instruction & ‘Sit’: 5:30pm-meditation instruction, 6:00-6:45pm optional sitting practice: Mindfulness meditation is a simple practice that allows a person to be completely in touch with and aware of the present moment, as well as taking a non-evaluative and non-judgmental approach to our inner experience. Marcia Craighead, meditation instructor, completed the Community Dharma Leadership Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA. This three-year certification program enables her to teach mindfulness-based meditation; she has been teaching meditation in Teton County since 2005. Location: 215 Scott Lane, Chiropractic and Sports Injury Center of Jackson Hole.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
6:00-9:00pm: Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club’s Black Tie, Blue Jeans Ski Ball: Support local life-long champions at the Black Tie, Blue Jeans Ski Ball. The evening will consist of cocktails, silent auction, dinner, dancing, gambling and a grand raffle. Funds raised will be used to offset program costs, purchase safety and protective gear and support our young athletes.
9:00am: Adopt-a-Highway Clean-Up: The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce would like to encourage those who host an “Adopt-a- Highway” project to clean your section of highway for the fall season. If you would like to join the Jackson Hole Chamber of commerce to volunteer and network, please contact Casey Stout, Executive Assistant, casey@jacksonholechamber.com.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
5:00-6:30pm: Eat, Love, Play at the Center for the Arts: A free community event celebrating the heart of health. Join local businesses and organizations offering a diverse sampling of food, dining and creativity-served up in the spirit of wellness and sustainability.
7:00pm: Keynote Address from Kathleen (Kate) Wolin ScD: Join us for the keynote address from Kate Wolin at the Center for the Arts. Kate is a behavioral epidemiologist and assistant professor at the Washington University School of Medicine who received her Doctorate from the Harvard School of Public Health. Kate’s research is focused upon cancer prevention and the role that physical activity can play in cancer prevention and survival. Kate’s keynote speech is co-sponsored by the Teton Wellness Institute and St. John’s Medical Center.
