The 9th annual Evening of the Arts will be on Thursday, April 14, from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Events Center at the Fairgrounds. This community event, which features some of the outstanding artists in the area, is sponsored by the Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital Foundation as a fundraiser for the local hospital.  All proceeds will go to remodeling patient rooms.

One of the excellent photographers in Malad is Bob Crowther, whose works will be displayed at the Evening of the Arts. A native of Malad, Bob graduated from Malad High School in the Class of 1971 and from Brigham Young University with a degree in business management.  After serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany, he returned to BYU where he met his wife, Anne Corbridge.  He and Anne have five children and 13 grandchildren.  The Crowthers recently served for 18 months in the Salem Oregon Mission.

After graduating from BYU, Bob worked in retail in Texas before returning to Malad and managing the Idaho Department Store until it closed.  He served as the Oneida County Assessor for three years and then was hired as a loan officer for Ireland Bank.  He worked as a loan officer for 20 years and then as the Malad Branch manager for five years, retiring in 2015.

Bob’s interest in photography began when his sister Jan gave him a camera that her photographer husband had used. Bob taught himself the intricacies of this sophisticated camera and became a prize-winning photographer.  His yearly trips to Yellowstone convinced him that nature and landscapes were his favorite topics although his grandchildren enjoy posing for him at all family get-togethers. His photographs of local landscapes were selected to decorate the hospital lobby after its renovation.

Bob will join Tony McClain (taxidermist), Don Lee, Rosemary and Lois Hess (oil painting), Cody and Annie Brower (metal casting), Linda Lundquist (oil painting), the students of Dianne Adams (watercolor) and elementary, middle and high school art students at the Evening of the Arts.

Donated baskets and other items, including weekend trips, gardening supplies, car maintenance certificates, restaurant coupons, crafts and other gifts for yourself or others will be auctioned that evening in both live and silent auctions.