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COMMUTER REALITIES The trials and tribulations of bike commuting FEATURE 13

ROAD LESS TRAVELED How user-friendly are Boise’s bikeways? ARTS 28

TMP, CNN, HP, OMG Locals caught up in fallout from national story FOOD 32

ROLLING PICNIC Best bets for a bike-bound picnic

“It’s like a friggin’ Zen garden.”

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NOTE THE BIKE CRASH KID It’s Bike Week in Boise, which got me to thinking about a neighbor kid from my childhood. We grew up in the woods outside Sandpoint, and there weren’t many other kids around, so we had to make our own fun. Most of that revolved around bikes, and my brother and I were pretty tame on two wheels—the most daring feats involving what seemed like precipitous jumps, but which were probably no higher than 1 foot off the ground. Well, this neighbor of mine, his idea of a good time was to ride his beat-up old Huffy to the top of a high hill on our dirt road, teeter at the top and pedal as furiously as he could to the bottom. At the magic point, just before the hill started to level off and his speed was at its greatest, this kid would let go of the handlebars and push himself off the seat—hanging in mid air for a frozen moment as the bike continued racing, suddenly riderless, into the ditch. For the space of a heartbeat, he was weightless, and I imagine it must have felt like he’d never come down as he was propelled up and out into the air, seemingly gaining elevation as the slope of the road fell away. It was pretty majestic, I remember, until he came down in an explosion of dust and gravel, skidding and rolling across the rocks, wearing nothing but shorts and a T-shirt. I always expected him to break something, or cry or—at the very least—stop intentionally wiping himself out at the bottom of the hill. But he never did any of those things; instead, he’d hit the ground like a meteor and spring back up, blood streaming down his knees, dirt in his teeth and laughing like a maniac. My neighbor did this at least once every day during the summer, and it was a ritual that he continued until he and his extended family suddenly disappeared from the complex of trailer homes they’d established across the road from us. It was a weird expression of human will that I don’t think I fully understood at the time—and probably still don’t get. Something about mortality, or transcendence, or maybe it was as simple as the enjoyment to be found in beating the living hell out of your own body. I have my suspicion that that kid just thought it was fun to fall off his bike, but his brutal commitment was equal parts gruesome and inspiring. Which I guess, if nothing else, shows you just how far you can go with a bike. —Zach Hagadone

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INSIDE NOTE

BILL COPE

TED RALL

NEWS The realities of bike commuting in Boise

CITYDESK CITIZEN

UPGRADE THIS DOODLE A North Idaho third-grader has been singled out as the Gem State’s ﬁnalist in the Doodle 4 Google competition, in which more than 130,000 students submitted their ideas of what a Google homepage should look like. See her picture and ﬁnd out how to vote for it in the competition on Citydesk.

DEAD LETTER OFFICES KILLED Thought the Idaho Legislature’s plan to have students focus on writing cursive was dumb? Well, now the joke’s on you. The U.S. Postal Service just cut funds to decipher your gibberish scrawl and smiley face-based handwriting style. Get the full story on Citydesk.

FAST YOGURT The CEO of Chobani recently said he thinks those other yogurt companies are lazy and he’s fast, which is totally a “that’s what she said” joke waiting to happen. Read all about it on Citydesk.

BOISE’S BOOBIE POLICE To raise awareness of breast cancer, the Boise Police Department recently rolled out a police cruiser adorned with a giant pink ribbon. Really. Check it out for yourself on Citydesk.

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NOISE Yo La Tengo

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SCREEN The Angels’ Share

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BILL COPE/OPINION

LAISSEZ-FAIRE TERROR Can Badger Bob really say that? I had a beer in one hand and a Bic Quicky Click in the other when he barges in. “Baaaawb! Baaaawb! I need advice, Baaaawb!” “Oh for Christ’s sake, Cope!” I grump. “What the hell is it now?” “Golly, Bob. Is this a bad time? Are you doing something?” Every minute spent with Cope is a bad time, sure as s***. But it doesn’t do any good to say I’m busy because he’ll just pester me until he ﬁnds out why I’m busy. “It’s a letter to the paper. Remember that Canyon County 3-year-old who shot her baby brother, all because the poor kids have the rotten f***ing luck to have been born to a couple of f***ing idiots? Then the Sheriff of Loonyland over there tells the media it had to be God’s intervention that saved the baby’s life. So I’m asking him why God didn’t do some preventative intervening and keep Ma and Pa Moron from leaving a loaded gun around their babies. And since Sheriff Donahue thinks he has some inside info on divine intervention, I ask him where the f*** God was that day in Newtown, Connecticut.” “Holy moley, Bob. You’re not going to say ‘where the f*** was God,’ are you? I don’t know what paper you’re writing it to, but I don’t think there’s one in Idaho that will print something like that.” “You just worry about what you write, Cope, and leave what I write to me. Now what do you want? And why is it you always show up about the time I have my happy hour Rolling Rock?” “I am deeply bothered, Bob. I’m thinking there may be something all gahonkers with my moral compass.” He paused, waiting for me to assure him his moral compass was ﬁne. I didn’t say a word. Every second I don’t talk is another second he will talk, and that way, he’ll get what he wants to say over with quicker and then he can get the f*** out of my camper. “The deal is, Bob, I felt really bad for those people who got killed and all torn up from those bombs at the marathon. You gotta believe that, Badger. But two days later, that fertilizer plant blew up in Texas, and it seemed like nobody was paying anywhere near as much attention to that horrible event as the horrible event they were all paying attention to in Boston. Know what I mean? And… and…” He trailed off and just sat there, staring wistfully at my beer. I ask him if he wants one. “Oh wow, Bob. You got an extra?” Once he got a 16-ouncer in his paw, I say, “Cope, isn’t it relevant to you that the thing in Boston was an intentional act of murder and mayhem, while the fertilizer plant was an accident?” “But that’s the thing, Bob. Did you WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

know there were 270 tons of explodable crap stored in that plant. Two hundred and seventy tons! Same stuff Timothy McVeigh used, except he used only two tons of it. And did you know the plant hadn’t had a safety inspection since 1985. That’s almost 30 years slipped by without any serious attention from state or federal agencies. Doesn’t that seem like a crime to you? A crime of negligence, for sure. And willful negligence, as far as I’m concerned. It’s not the same as premeditated murder, I know that. But there are 14 dead people in Texas who probably don’t give a darn whether it was intentional or some free-market dumbness that got them so dead. “Yet you watch the news shows, and it doesn’t seem their deaths, or the malfeasance that resulted in their deaths, are any where near as important as what those screwy Tsarnaev brothers did in Boston. And don’t you gotta wonder how many other uninspected fertilizer plants are sitting around America? How many other factories or storage facilities or chemical dumps are out there, like giant Molotov cocktails waiting for a spark? How many regulatory agencies have had their budgets cut to the bone, and how many inspectors have been laid off while the Republicans try to drown the government in Grover Norquist’s darn bathtub? “Bob, doesn’t this matter to our general health and well-being at least as much as a couple of lunatic Chechens going bozo in Boston?” “Cope, it’s not your moral compass that’s f***ed up, it’s your perspective. Once again, you miss the point. See, it’s the simplicity of the Boston tragedy the media crowd was drawn to. And it’s the complexity of the Texas tragedy they avoided. Get it? Pinning down the crimes behind that Texas thing will take months. Maybe years. Even then nothing will come of it but some lawsuits, maybe. And neither the American people nor the news media have the patience to focus on anything that long. Especially when there are no street videos of skulking perpetrators to run over and over, and no manhunts to follow. Those Texans had the bad f***ing luck to be blown up by faceless bureaucratic dereliction, as instituted by anti-government fanatics. Savvy?” “It’s like terrorism by ideology, isn’t it, Bob?” “Yeah, it is. Add up all the casualties of bad environmental legislation, bad medical care, bad working conditions and bad gun policy, and this radical Republican bulls*** leaves more Americans dead in a day than radical Muslims could get in a generation. Now, get outta here. I have a letter to ﬁnish.” I never did ﬁnish that letter. Cope dropped his beer on it and everything I’d written so far ran down his pants. F***ing idiot.

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OPINION/TED RALL

CLOSING GUANTANAMO Obama needs Travelocity Guantanamo is complicated. Everyone says so. Everyone is wrong. Mainstream media pundits don’t get it. They suggest a lame hodgepodge of solutions: a few repatriations here, a few extraordinary renditions there, maybe convincing some allies to take the victims of our stupid “war on terrorism.” Immoral and idiotic. All of the detainees can, should and must be released. Here. In the United States. I don’t find myself saying this very often, but President Barack Obama is finally talking about doing something right. Granted, he let five years pass before he took the problem seriously. Still, better late than never. “Guantanamo is not necessary to keep America safe,” he told a news conference. “It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us, in terms of our international standing. It lessens cooperation with our allies on counterterrorism efforts. It is a recruitment tool for extremists. It needs to be closed.” When Obama became president, there were 245 prisoners at Gitmo. Now there are 166. Officials worry that the experience may have radicalized them. How could it not? The horrors are just beginning to come out. A Spanish investigation found soldiers have abused Gitmo prisoners with “blows to [the] testicles,” “detention underground in total darkness for three weeks with deprivation of food and sleep” and waterboarding. Few Americans are aware of how the vast majority got there. Mostly, they were sold like slaves: Afghan warlords and Pakistani tribesmen sold anyone they could find to the CIA and the U.S. military for bounties. Hundreds shipped to America’s new gulag were

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at the wrong place at the wrong time. As for the rest, the majority were never a threat to America. Their jihad was against the governments of China, Pakistan and Yemen. The 166 survivors can be classiﬁed into four categories: Eighty-six have been cleared for transfer or release but can’t be sent back home because they might be tortured or killed. The Obama administration considers 47 too dangerous to release, but cannot prosecute them because there isn’t enough evidence. Twenty-four are prosecutable but no one can say when a trial might take place. Six have been charged and three convicted in the kangaroo court military commission system invented by George W. Bush’s legal team to prosecute “unlawful combatants.” All 166 should be offered the choice of a ticket home or permanent residency in the United States. Under the American system of justice, everyone is innocent until proven guilty. These guys clearly can’t be proven guilty, and the three that were found guilty obviously didn’t get a fair trial. Would some of these ex-Gitmo victims join the ﬁght against the United States? Maybe. After all, 60 percent of American ex-cons reoffend. Still, you’ve got to think that in a country full of cameras, with overfunded intelligence agencies and countless domestic police, it shouldn’t be too hard to set up the former prisoners with jobs, phone taps, GPS trackers and two or three agents each to follow them around. Can you imagine how pissed off the alQaida guys would be?

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CITYDESK/NEWS NEWS PATR IC K S W EENEY

April’s unemployment rate for college graduates was 3.9 percent.

CAP? CHECK. GOWN? CHECK. RESUME? Congratulations graduates. Now, about that job. The class of 2013 is about to ﬂood the nation’s waiting rooms in hopes of a job interview—those critical minutes when they’ll try to convince an employer that his or her long wait for that perfect employee is over. The problem, of course, is that the waiting room is already crowded with millions of others, with a lot more experience, waiting their turn to prove worthy of employment. And those who have waited the longest have learned the recession’s toughest lesson: to take the job—any job. “You’ve got a Ph.D. ﬂipping burgers,” Idaho Department of Labor spokesman Bob Fick told Citydesk. “There have been a number of analyses of the labor force in the last two years that indicate people are more than willing to work beneath their skill level because that’s the only job they can get.” In 1990, nearly 80 percent of Idaho jobs were in the service sector. Now, Fick said, that number has grown to 85 percent. “The average pay for a service sector job is about $10,000 less per year than the average pay in goods production,” he said. But 2013 graduates have reason for some encouragement. “There’s more optimism than last year,” said Debbie Kaylor, Career Center director at Boise State. Kaylor told Citydesk that more than 2,000 students walk through her center’s doors, looking for help in landing that everelusive job interview. The center coaches thousands more in crafting resumes and interview techniques in outreach programs throughout the school year. “And our spring career fair was the largest in four years. We had over 80 employers and more than 1,200 students,” she said. “During the worst of the recession, we had some years when less than 50 employers showed up, and there was a bit of hopelessness from some students. It’s still not an easy job market, but this year I sense that students are more optimistic.” And new statistics indicate that a college degree still means something in the 2013 job market. The New York Times reported May 4 that college graduates have weathered the recession “with remarkable resilience,” registering a 3.9 percent jobless rate in April, compared to the overall national unemployment rate of 7.5 percent. “The kind of job a college graduate can get and the pay they get, marked up against the debt they’ve rung up trying to get that degree, all plays into what the real value of that degree is,” said Fick. —George Prentice

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Brian Ohlen, Coordinator of the Boise State Cycle Learning Center rolls out of one of the university’s so-called “bike barns.”

POINT A TO POINT B How Boise State is driving the Boise away from cars and toward bikes GEORGE PRENTICE Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, J.C. Porter rides the ride. “I’m a transportation access provider,” said Porter, who, as Boise State’s assistant director of Transportation and Parking Services, helps oversee one of Idaho’s largest parking systems—more than 7,000 spaces for motorized vehicles. “But our supply is low and demand is high.” And while a steady stream of commuters walked into Porter’s transportation center to obtain a new parking permit or dispute a citation, just a few feet away stood Porter’s chief source of transportation: his bicycle. “My wife and I have three kids, ages 2, 5 and 11, and I’m happy to say we’re a one-car family,” he said with a big smile. “We have quite a few people in this department bike.” Porter and his colleagues know the financial constraints of parking on campus as well as anyone: A Boise State parking permit would set them back $174 per academic year. A parking permit for the campus’ Lincoln Garage (attached to their offices) costs $377. “No, I don’t buy a permit,” said Porter. “I did the math: By owning a second car, it would cost my family $9,000-$10,000 a year. The people who come into our office routinely say, ‘parking costs so much.’ They’re right. I work in parking and I oversee permits but I

don’t buy one.” Each morning, Porter straps on his backpack and negotiates his six-mile bicycle commute from southeast Boise. “Right now, there are about 23,000 students; add to that about 2,500 faculty and staff. What we’re learning is that about 20 percent of our people are currently commuting by bike. I must admit, I was pretty surprised by that number,” said Porter. To have nearly 5,000 cyclists is pretty impressive. And that number is only going to go up.” Five years ago, Boise State polled its population to ask how many owned a bike. “It was about 70 percent. But then we asked if their bike was in working order and nearly half said ‘no.’ Most said it would take about $20 to get their bike in working condition; you know, something like a ﬂat tire or a brake that needed to be ﬁxed,” said Porter. Which is when the Boise State Cycle Learning Center came into the picture. The cycle center is a short walk to the Boise State Recreation Center and directly across the street from the student union. “The model we’re using for the CLC isn’t really found anywhere else in the United States,” said Porter, whose job includes overseeing the center. “A lot of similar facilities are student-run at most universities around

the country. But we thought that it needed to have the consistency of full-time staff to keep it moving forward.” And while the cycle center’s roster includes as many as 10 student employees, it’s supervised full-time by a Boise State Transportation and Parking Services employee. More importantly, Porter said, is that the center is on a path to be a self-sustaining ﬁnancial success. “To get it off the ground, the center was funded through a partnership of the University Health and Recreation Services and the Transportation and Parking Services,” he said. “Our plan was for it to be self-sustaining within ﬁve years, and it looks like that will happen sooner—probably three years. So, hopefully, that will happen sometime next year.” Inside the CLC, supervisor Brian Ohlen oversaw a busy afternoon shift of mechanics— each in front of a suspended bicycle—similar to a densely packed auto repair garage. “In September and October, we were doing up to 500 tube changes in a month,” he said. A tube change costs $9 at the CLC: $4 for the labor, $5 for a new tube. A basic bike tune-up has a price tag of $40. A more “complete” tune-up—which includes a thorough cleaning of the drivetrain and a fresh pack of grease—costs $65. 10 “We even offer maintenance classes WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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Kageyama. “It’s not just about the where we cover just about car. Clearly, you guys have already everything for one hour a bought into this; Boise seems to be week for five weeks,” said very bike-friendly. Keep it up.” Ohlen. “And those are Bieter told BW that he sees the free.” rising number of cyclists as “an One of the mechanics, Clayton excellent barometer on the overall Wangbichler, has been working at health of our community.” the CLC since its doors first opened. “From a public policy perspec“How many tune-ups have I tive, biking is a net positive in virtudone?” Wangbichler had to think ally every category,” said Bieter. about that for a moment. “Definite“And increasing the number of ly hundreds; 200, 300 or more.” bicyclists ultimately saves money for Over in the corner, perched on our community.” still another rack, was WangbiPorter said downtown busichler’s own bike. nesses, which usually look first at “I’m graduating in two weeks parking for motorized vehicles, and then I’m putting my bike on a might want to consider a newer plane and flying back to Boston,” model to include some more space he said. “That’s where I’ll be meetfor bikes. ing up with a friend of mine, from “A lot of business owners say, Peru, and we’re going to spend ‘Oh, please don’t take my parking about four to five months riding As Boise Weekly went to press, clipboard-toting volunteers were conducting the 2013 away.’ Well, one parking spot is one across the United States.” Bike Count, which in previous years counted 1,154 cyclists (2007), 1,232 (2008), But it’s the more casual cyclist— 2,574 (2010), 5,470 (2011) and 8,666 (2012). customer. But if you put some bike parking there—and one space for someone who needs two wheels for a car is equal to a lot more spaces a day or two, possibly a week—that for bikes—there are a lot more customers quarter-mile). Each bike would be equipped is the target demographic for CLC’s bike who could park right outside your door,” said with GPS technology so that users can find rental program. Porter. “We have a few end-of-trip parking and return bikes to open stations. Special “We currently have 22 cruisers in circulakiosks would also be set up at special events to places—like our bike barns—in Boise. But tion and we’re definitely going to increase that more would be great.” encourage usage. total next year. Plus, we rent out these really Matt Edmonds, senior transportation plan“Picture this: You commute in from Eagle nice Fuji mountain bikes,” said Ohlen, pointner with the Ada County Highway District, and let’s say you need to get to a meeting ing to two full racks of rentals. told Boise Weekly that there are abundant across town or you want to go somewhere The nicer mountain bikes can be rented opportunities to encourage more downtown for lunch. It’s that extra mile that you want by the day ($25 for students or staff, $35 for two-wheelers. In particular, he said when to travel,” said Porter. “It would be so much general public), a three-day weekend ($40and if ACHD begins transitioning downtown easier to swipe a card and grab a bike.” $50) or for a week ($80-$100). The more Porter told Boise Weekly that a yearly BBSP Boise’s unpopular crazy quilt of one-way utilitarian cruisers can be rented (by students streets into two-way streets, there would be membership, with unlimited access to a bike, and staff only) for $30 per week, $50 for the greater opportunity for better bike lanes. would cost approximately $75-$100. summer, $75 for a semester and $125 for a “One of the examples we’re looking very “We’re thinking about concentrating on year. The rental includes helmet, light and lock hard at is 11th Street. That street can take you a three- to five-mile radius of the downtown and access to one of Boise State’s so-called core,” he said. “Best case scenario, we’ll see “bike barns.” all the way, by bike, down to the river. Posthis next year, probably next summer.” Bike barns are no-frills, key-card secured sibly, we could make that two-way and create Boise Mayor Dave Bieter says the city is walk-in lockers, tucked into each of Boise a nice north-south bikeway,” said Edmonds. working with the Central District Health State’s parking garages. “Jefferson Street is another example. If JefferDepartment, the lead agency in developing the “Only $25 for the year,” said Porter. “And son were two-way, you could ride all the way bike-share program. here’s the bonus: We’ll give you six days of east and west through downtown.” “It’s just one of the many cycling projects free parking in the garage for those days that But he offered a word of caution. that we have under way,” Bieter told Boise you absolutely need your car for that special “If we were to go in tomorrow and change Weekly. appointment. It’s that extra incentive to get all of those one-ways into two-ways all at Bieter isn’t a David-come-lately when it people to ride their bike more often.” once, nothing would move. It would be a comes to two-wheel commuting. Porter doesn’t see Boise State’s bike culture mess,” he said. “So the timing is important. “I’ve been walking or biking to work in as an island unto itself. In fact, he’s been Maybe you do one or two at a time. And we downtown Boise since I graduated from law spending even more of his time with officials think 11th, 12th and 13th are doable. Maybe school in 1986,” he said. “Biking was most from the city of Boise and the Ada County Third and Fourth streets are possible because helpful during my years in the Idaho LegisHighway District, which manages most of the they have lighter traffic.” lature because I could save time by biking county’s roadways. And the more bicycles and the fewer cars right up to the Statehouse steps and avoid “Right now, we’re working on the Boise heading toward Boise State, the better, accordparking further away. For many years, I rode Bike Share Program. We’re really trying to get ing to Porter. a Schwinn Typhoon that my parents gave me that off the ground,” said Porter. “We’re getting more and more days where when I was a child in the 1960s. I still ride a The BBSP, which requires federal funding we simply don’t have the parking,” he said. Schwinn, but a newer model.” and ultimate approval from the Idaho Depart“Last September, we had a BYU football Having a mayor who bikes to City Hall is ment of Transportation, would introduce a game, a concert at the Morrison Center and it music to Peter Kageyama’s ears. The author fleet of 120 bicycles at 12-14 bike stations was a school day. So a lot of people tried their of For the Love of Cities and keynote speaker throughout Boise’s downtown core and the bike for the first time. A lot of people told me, at the Downtown Boise Association’s April 30 campus, and would be managed with an ‘That was the push I needed.’” State of Downtown event, told a packed ballapproximate annual operating budget of Porter said he’ll push and pull, whatever it room at the Boise Centre that more bikes in a $350,000. The bike-share stations would be takes, to bring fewer wheels on campus. downtown core is a key economic indicator. strategically spread out by distances of no “That day in September, we had 70,000 “And most cities don’t see that,” said more than 1,630 feet (approximately onepeople and 7,000 parking spaces,” he said. 8

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CITIZEN

CRAIG JUNTUNEN Adopting a new mindset to serve some of the globe’s neediest MARCIA FRANKLIN

A conversation with a friend really led to you adopting three kids? It was at a time when I was just really questioning the honest measure of my worth. What’s the rest of my life going to be like? And I just couldn’t see myself playing golf every day. It was such an awakening for me. It was the best thing I’ve ever done in my life.

It’s just awful. I think it’s a human-rights issue. I think every child has a right to belong in a family.

What drives you in your current campaign? I think this represents the greatest operational absurdity I’ve ever seen. Most of these processes are done manually. They take their time moving one piece of paper to one desk and the next, and by the time it works its way through all these hands, somebody forgot to sign something and it has to go back and start at the beginning. And meanwhile, a child has lost a year of their life. I don’t know how many orphanages you’ve been in, [but] people wouldn’t in many cases board their dog in these places.

But if you make it faster, what about safeguards? Nobody wants to put a kid in an at-risk situation. We don’t want a reckless system. I’m advocating for a better system that has greater safeguards and greater transparency. I’m just looking for an efﬁcient system that recognizes that every day matters in the developmental life cycle of a child.

What’s the solution? Most of the delay could be reduced, especially with all the technology that’s available. A ﬁrst critical step would be a really solid civil registry program.

You point to the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption as a major impediment. It’s great in ideology and it’s very poor in function, because it’s asking many of these

countries to implement things that are difficult for them to do because of the limited resources, and they’re not getting enough direction. So, can it be changed? Treaties can be ratified at any time and modified and improved. Many people associate international adoption with the problems of Idaho missionary Laura Silsby. Do you think that hurt the cause? I think that people saw it for what it was worth, which was an isolated incident of reckless irresponsibility. But that gets all the attention. Foster Friess, a wealthy born-again Christian conservative, helped fund the film and is sponsoring your march. Do you see yourself as part of an evangelical adoption movement? No. Our effort is based solely on a sense of responsibility. It’s not tied to any ideology. This is about a sense of human responsibility by adults to give children an opportunity to thrive and prosper and grow up to be who they’re supposed to be. If you go back to the families who are adopting, they’re not all Christians. Foster gives away a lot of his money to make this world a better place. You’ve said new legislation might be introduced—this month—on this issue. What are your goals? I think we’ve got to put this into a department that has concern for child welfare … maybe creating a new department that is really advocating for children.

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At only 43, former University of Idaho quarterback and U of I Hall of Famer Craig Juntunen retired after selling a successful human resources firm, spending the next several years hanging out on ski slopes and golf links. But following an inspiring conversation with a friend who had adopted a child from Haiti, Juntunen, then 51, and his wife adopted three children from the impoverished nation. Now, seven years later, Juntunen is on a mission to reform what he sees as deep problems in the international adoption system. He’s the producer of a documentary, Stuck, about three families desperately trying to get their adopted children out of their home countries. According to the film, the average wait time for an international adoption is 33 months, the average cost is $28,000 and adoptions are down 60 percent in eight years. Boise Weekly spoke with Juntunen when he brought his film to Boise as part of a 62city bus tour leading up to a Friday, May 17, march in Washington, D.C. While in the nation’s capital, Juntunen hopes to present a petition with 1 million signatures to members of Congress, asking for reform of international adoption policies.

What about all the kids in the United States who need to be adopted? I don’t think our sense of responsibility should be contained or confined by borders. But what about more in-country adoption? I’m for it. … We’ve got to have a broadbased, comprehensive set of solutions to get children into families. Do your beliefs include allowing gays to adopt? I’m not advocating for any set of sociological agendas other than a child should have a family … and then as we continue this conversation, society will determine what is and isn’t appropriate in terms of a process and how we define this. But if gays were interested in joining your movement, would they be welcomed? This door is open. Everybody can get on this bus. How does your business background inform you? We’ve got to look at this in entrepreneurial terms. We only look at it in bureaucratic terms right now. And social entrepreneurism has been applied in many other situations where we’ve had social issues that have typically been run by the public sector that have been lethargic and ineffective. And what about the lessons you learned from football? What I learned as a quarterback is you learn to keep moving the chains. You keep getting first downs. And you embrace those incremental successes. And that’s how this is going to happen. This wall’s not coming down with one swing of the bat. We’re going to have to be at this a long time. Do you follow the Vandals football team? I do. They’re not doing so well. But there’s always next year.

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Hill Road West of Gary Lane

Though it lacks shade and is technically reserved for pedestrians, not bikes, the section of Hill Road east of Horseshoe Bend Road features wide, smooth paths separated from the road by a concrete barrier, making for a swift and safe bike ride that is one of the best in the city. West of Horseshoe Bend Road, the paths are more erratic, ﬂuctuating in size—in some places measuring less than 1 foot wide. There are also no streetlights west of Horseshoe Bend Road, and no nearby bike shops, but plenty of goatheads.

Hill Road between Gary Lane and 36th Street

Though this section has defined bike lanes, they aren’t wide enough to compensate for the high car traffic, poor lighting and rough road conditions resulting from construction and debris from the Foothills. They are factors that have made this region deadly for cyclists in the past. Homeowners and road crews in the area are also known to fill the bike lane with trashcans or construction equipment, forcing cyclists into the road. The closest bike shops are more than a mile south on State Street.

Hill Road between 36th Street and Hyde Park

Though this is a high-trafﬁc area, this section of Hill Road features uncommonly wide bike lanes—up to 10 feet wide—making for a safe ride. Considering the high trafﬁc, the lanes would be better served with a concrete barrier, as well as an occasional sweeping for debris. Thankfully, bike repair is available in Hyde Park.

Eighth Street to Greenbelt to North Garden Street

Boise’s Eighth Street, as one of few north-south routes connecting the North End to the Boise River Greenbelt, is one of the busiest corridors for cyclists. Riding on the two-lane paved pathway proved easy, albeit popular, including over an old railroad bridge adjacent to the Connector. After turning onto North Garden Street, there was light vehicle trafﬁc but no bike lane.

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North Eagle Road to East State Street

On Eagle Road/Highway 55, things were much less pleasant. The volume of trafﬁc was high, and moved at high speeds, forcing bikes to alternate between riding on the sidewalk and a street-side median of varying width. Conditions were most uncomfortable while stopped at intersections, where trafﬁc was busiest. However, when lights were green, which was often, cruising was consistent.

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3 North Cloverdale Road to East Fairview Avenue to Julius M. Kleiner Park in Meridian Cloverdale Road has no real consistent bike lanes, forcing cyclists to use the car turn lanes to get to Fairview Avenue, which also has no bike lanes. From North Records Way past Julius M. Kleiner Park, the quiet street had a bike lane, which didn’t continue at the park’s entrance on Eagle Road.

2 West Emerald Street/ West Executive Drive to Cloverdale Road While they don’t begin until the intersection with Orchard Street, Emerald Street’s bike lanes are surprisingly nice. The width of bike lanes varies through the high vehicle trafﬁc area surrounding Boise Towne Square mall, and the Interstate-184 overpass is harrowing. But the paths take a rider all the way to an abrupt end at Cloverdale Road—a strip scheduled to receive bike lanes during a project to widen Cloverdale Road, according to the Ada County Highway District.

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North 15th Street through Boise’s North End

Fewer cars and trucks travel 15th Street than other routes, making the ride relatively quiet. The road’s wide bike lanes run next to ample sidewalks.

North side of the Boise River Greenbelt from Julia Davis Park to Warm Springs Golf Course to Bown Crossing

If not connecting to the Greenbelt via Eighth Street, Boise’s Third Street, though lacking bike lanes, is a low-trafﬁc route for cyclists looking to connect to Julia Davis Park. Along the north side of the Greenbelt, cyclists ﬁnd numerous other users until the path veers inland through Warm Springs Golf Course. Though the path degrades as it runs along Warm Springs Avenue, the dedicated bikeway runs all the way to the under-construction Marianne Williams Park and Parkcenter Boulevard bridge.

Barber Park Across Bridge to Parkcenter Boulevard to Baggley Park

Greenbelt connections allow crossing the Parkcenter Bridge, but because a portion of the Greenbelt on the south side of the river is limited to walkers, cyclists ride a path adjacent to Parkcenter Boulevard. At Baggley Park, minimal signage directs cyclists to funnel down East River Run Drive.

East Pennsylvania Street to Parkcenter Boulevard

On some area roadways, like here along Cloverdale Road, shoulders are nearly nonexistent.

While the volunteer counters keep adding bikers to the total, the valley’s infrastructure isn’t making it any easier to get around, thanks to a patchwork of bike lanes, road shoulders, sidewalks and even gutters. Overton said the numbers have yet to reveal a full picture of how missing components of the network affect ridership. “I would love to have a clearer picture of that,” said Overton. What is clear is that there’s a disconnect between Boise’s reputation as a “bike-friendly city” and the reality of some of its infrastructure. To see just how friendly to cyclists the City of Trees can be, Boise Weekly sent a team of reporters on bikes to trek a 30-mile route crisscrossing Ada County. (See the results of the trek on these pages.) Much of the county’s 220 miles of bike lanes are along busy arteries like Overland and Ustick roads. Ada County Highway District plans to install more bike lanes along those routes, piece by piece, as the agency widens existing roads,

according to Matt Edmond, the agency’s senior transportation planner. He said ACHD strives for 5 feet of clearance on the shoulders of roads— achieving 8 to 9 feet on Boise’s Hill Road—but added that isn’t always possible. “Sometimes people see a stripe on the side of the road, it’s not necessarily a bike lane. It may just be a fog line with either a foot or even six inches of asphalt to either side, certainly not a bike lane. And some of our bike lanes are a little bit narrow,” Edmond said. In the case of widening Franklin Road, ACHD ofﬁcials opted not to install bike lanes because lanes already exist along Emerald Street to the north. There are other challenges, too. One of the most popular routes for cyclists, the Boise River Greenbelt, isn’t managed by road planners at all. “There are more cyclists on the Greenbelt than there are on the bike lanes, and the Greenbelt is the responsibility of Boise Parks and Rec, and they really think of JOS H GRO SS

The paved cycling path abruptly transitions to a bike lane, with no signage to direct cyclists. An unintuitive left turn off East River Run Drive leads to the tree-lined Pennsylvania Street, adjacent to private backyards. While comfortable, a sign indicating cyclists should turn right where Pennsylvania rejoins the Parkcenter path would have been helpful.

Cut through Springhill Suites parking lot to connect to South Boise River Greenbelt, through Boise State to Friendship Bridge

Before the intersection with East Mallard Drive, there are no signs pointing users to where they can reconnect with the Greenbelt. We cut through the parking lot adjacent to the Springhill Suites Boise Parkcenter, before rejoining the Greenbelt. From there, riding was easy, eventually dropping below the South Broadway Avenue bridge, past the Boise State University campus and back into Julia Davis Park or Boise’s Eighth Street.

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Because of the patchwork of bike lanes, bikers often have to piece together the safest routes they can.

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themselves not as a transit agency, but curators of a parks system,” Overton said. “Sometimes there are communication gaps.” Margaret Havey, vice president of the Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance, worked with Overton on the bicycle counts. She also works for the Idaho Transportation Department, measuring vehicle traffic. She said having data on ridership affects which roads receive bike lanes. “You definitely need evidence in the form of counts, something that’s methodical and reliable collection. Otherwise, it’s anecdotal, and when it comes to allocating any kind of public money, it’s going to be hard to make that case for any kind of changes,” she said. The prevalence of cyclists—indicated largely by the bicycle counts—has local planners scrambling to create a more complete network to help riders get where they’re going. Cyclists regularly cite inconsistencies—the varying width of bike lanes, a lack of connectivity, busy roadways and conflicts with drivers—as black marks against biking more. Edmond envisions more “bikeways,” roads with a higher level of comfort for riders. “Some use the term ‘bike boulevard.’ Portland, Ore., uses the term ‘neighborhood greenway’. I just like the term ‘bikeway,’” said Edmond. Comfort correlates with the amount of vehicle traffic and traffic speeds, according to Edmond. Bikeways are placed along routes with a higher level of comfort, meaning fewer cars and reduced speeds. “It’s a route on which the vast majority of people who ride a bike would be comfortable,” he said. To illustrate the varying nature of Ada County’s roads, BW selected Eagle Road as a route north from the southwestern part of the county. Eagle Road, also known as Highway 55, features 55-mph speed limits and parts of the road carry more than 30,000 cars each day. Since Eagle Road is a state highway, it is managed by the ITD. It has neither bike lanes nor sidewalks, but the state has a standard for four-foot shoulders, according to Ted Vanegas, ITD bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. “Instead of bike lanes, we’re looking at shoulder width, so that biking and walking along that area is a little safer, anyway,” he said. Vanegas said community planners have not yet had a chance to discuss bikes lanes on Eagle Road. But despite striping along the road’s shoulder, Vanegas said Eagle Road isn’t very comfortable to ride on. “Even the section with stripes; I’ve ridden that section myself. You have trucks going 55

mph and it’s not comfortable at all,” he said. Edmond describes roads like Eagle Road as routes usually taken by experienced cyclists. “Highway 55 has a big nice shoulder, but not everybody’s comfortable riding a 55-mph facility,” said Edmond. A more comfortable north-south route— meaning one with lower speeds and less traffic—could take shape in the form of ACHD’s proposed Shamrock Bikeway, a plan unlike other bike routes in town. Shamrock would consist of a bike-friendly corridor along existing roadways and newly paved pathways, extending through residential neighborhoods from DeMeyer Park to President Drive. Plans call for completion in 2015 or 2016, at a cost of approximately $500,000. “The city of Boise requested this a few years ago. A bolder cyclist is going to take Five Mile or Cloverdale—somebody who’s not so much would take Shamrock,” said Edmond. As for connectivity, Boise Weekly first ran into an issue where Emerald Street-Executive Drive meets Cloverdale Road. At the intersection, sidewalks and bike lanes suddenly vanished, pushing riders into the road. According to ACHD officials, bike lanes are slated for installation when crews widen Cloverdale Road. “This project is programmed in 2016, to widen Cloverdale Road to five lanes from Franklin [Road] to Fairview Avenue,” Edmond told Boise Weekly. Connectivity issues like this are common— paths end with little warning in both the eastern and western parts of the county. To give cyclists more direction to appropriate routes—and to avoid connectivity issues—ACHD began a project to install wayfinding markers on busy streets. Along the more common cycling routes crossing the valley, crews are installing green and white signs to help cyclists find destinations. Signs are already in place along Emerald Road, parts of Parkcenter Boulevard and Hill Road. “We’re trying to focus them, one: on where people ride, two: to better routes to ride on,” said Edmond. The signs advertise destinations like Hyde Park and the Greenbelt, the best routes to get there and distances to the location—whether it be “two minutes to City Hall” or “eight minutes to downtown.” “Those are based on speeds of 12 mph, so five-minute miles in most cases,” said Edmond. In addition, Edmond plans to compile an updated map depicting the difference between high-speed streets like Meridian Road and better alternatives for cyclists. “We’re actually looking at coming up with a better, more user-friendly map on what you can expect from a given route. Whether it’s high traffic, or low traffic, or speeds, where there are choke points in the system,” he said. For all the criticism of ACHD, Overton believes the highway district has clear goals for better bike infrastructure. “By comparison to a lot of communities in this country, what the Ada County Highway District is doing for bicyclists is really pretty good,” said Overton. “They have a great plan for adding all sorts of facilities, and they’re really putting a lot of money into it.” Edmond also expressed confidence. “We will complete those gaps of bike lanes,” Edmond said.

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THURSDAY MAY 9 Leave your cars at home and celebrate two wheels during Boise Bike Week.

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MAY 13-15 radfahren BOISE BIKE WEEK We’re not pointing any fingers here, folks, but Boiseans could use their bikes more often. Regular exercise and a balanced diet are the bifecta of health, physical hardiness and beauty, and as much as Boiseans love the great outdoors, it couldn’t hurt to love them a little more by jumping on those bikes. That’s why there’s Boise Bike Week, running from Monday, May 13, through Saturday, May 18. Bike-themed events, from workshops to community rides to education programs, pepper every day of the two-wheeled celebration. Start off Bike Week with the first group ride of the week, the Twilight Ride, Monday, May 13, at 6 p.m. The ride gets going at Joyride Cycles in Hyde Park and meanders through Boise’s North End before finishing at Sun Ray Cafe for pizza, drink specials and tunes by local band Stoneseed. The ride lasts 45 minutes and a signed waiver (available online) and helmet are required. If mountain biking excites you but you could use some pointers on being a better single-track rider, join the Southwest Mountain Biking Association for a mountain biking intro and skills ride starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at Camel’s Back Park. If you’re curious about keeping your bike in clean and working order, try the bicycle maintenance class at Boise Bicycle Project Tuesday, May 14, starting at 7 p.m. There, you’ll learn the importance of regular professional tune-ups, as well as the basics of lubing chains, tightening brakes and keeping moving and sensitive parts clear of debris and grime. Helmets are required for all events, so be sure to protect that noggin’. For a full schedule of events running through the end of Bike Week—including the blowout block party—check the event website. Monday, May 13-Saturday, May 18, FREE. Various locations, boisebikeweek.org.

THURSDAY MAY 9 opera OPERATINI: MOONSHINE MADNESS In our short-attention-span society, it can be challenging

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to sit through a full-length ﬁne arts performance. We ﬁdget and daydream and focus on distractions. That’s why, from early on, the performing arts have been associated with booze—you didn’t think those 19th century opera-goers with their binoculars on sticks were stone sober, did you?

bueller, bueller FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF Few high-school students have skipped school—and gotten away with it—quite like Ferris Bueller. In 1986, writer-director John Hughes turned a fresh-faced Matthew Broderick into a lovable truant who skips school and convinces his girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara) and best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) to join him in a Windy City romp. In Bueller spirit, why not shirk midweek obligations for a night at the movies? Boise Classic Movies gives longtime fans and newbies alike the chance to catch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on the big screen at the Egyptian Theatre, Thursday, May 9. Watch Bueller and company attend a Cubs game, take a trip through a swanky Chicago art museum and joyride in a 1961 Ferrari 250GT California, all before Bueller inserts himself in the middle of a raucous parade—just one of many iconic scenes from the movie. Will curmudgeonly Dean of Students Edward Rooney (Jeffrey Jones) catch the gang in the act? Find out only by watching the ﬁlm. Tickets cost $9 on the Boise Classic Movies website, or $11 at the Egyptian box ofﬁce the night of the show. Beer and wine will be available for purchase for 21-and-older moviegoers. Could you ask for anything more on a Thursday night? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? 7 p.m. $9-$11. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-387-1273, boiseclassicmovies.com.

Thursday, May 9, from 6-8 p.m., Opera Idaho embraces that ﬁne tradition with Operatini: Moonshine Madness. Sip a custom mixed drink or martini at Beside Bardenay, snack on appetizers and sit in comfort while cast members of Opera Idaho’s production of Susannah—which runs at the Egyptian Theatre Friday, May 17, and Sunday, May 19—sing a few tunes from the opera, along with some of their personal favorites. Written by Carlisle Floyd in 1955, Susannah has been regarded as a metaphor for the Red Scare and, more speciﬁcally, McCarthyism. Set in New Hope Valley, Tenn., the opera’s titular character is a misunderstood woman maligned, denounced and isolated from her community on account of its jealousy of her beauty. But don’t count on Moonshine

Madness having quite so heavy a theme. “It’s a good chance to hear the singers before the show,” said Fernando Menendez, Opera Idaho education coordinator. Tickets cost $20 each or two for $35, and the ticket price includes appetizers, but you’re going to have to pony up for those martinis. 6-8 p.m. $20. Beside Bardenay, 612 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-426-0538, operaidaho.org.

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history IDAHO’S TERRITORIAL ARCHITECTURE The Idaho State Capitol, with its sandstone blocks and sprawling staircases, is a looker when it comes to buildings. But just as pretty—but much less renowned—was the Idaho Territorial Capitol, completed before statehood and demolished in 1919 to make way for the current Statehouse. In the period between President Abraham Lincoln’s creation of Idaho Territory in 1863, and before statehood in 1890, came 27 years of construction that left our state with numerous treasures—some of which still stand 150 years later. Historians Dan Everhart, Tricia Canaday and Don Watts helped compile a database of the remaining territorial-era buildings for a lecture titled Building Towards Statehood: Idaho’s Territorial Architecture. Everhart, Canaday and Watts are traveling across the state in May to deliver lectures about the project in Ketchum, Coeur d’Alene, Weiser, Idaho Falls and Boise. Among those historic buildings in downtown Boise, just a few blocks from the bustle of Sixth and Main streets, stands the Old U.S. Assay Office, home to the offices of the Idaho State Historical Society—the same folks now helping to celebrate the Idaho territorial sesquicentennial. Everhart’s presentation will take place in the Hayes Auditorium at Boise Public Library’s main branch on Thursday, May 9, beginning at 7 p.m. He’ll walk visitors through the progression from Idaho’s earliest, largely utilitarian, architecture through the rise of more ornate styles. While Boise is home to the Old Assay Office and the Jacobs-Uberuaga House, elsewhere, territorial buildings still stand in Silver City, Idaho City, Fort Sherman and beyond. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, history.idaho.gov.

Company has made quite a name for itself in the Boise area. The brewmasters made history by being the ﬁrst in Idaho to put two of their staple selections in cans, and have since made Payette a go-to brewing company amid the overﬂowing Boise beer market. To celebrate its second year in business, Payette Brewing is throwing a party with all the trimmings. Start-

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FRIDAY MAY 10 foliage NATIONAL PUBLIC GARDENS DAY Idaho Botanical Garden is one of Boise’s crown jewels. Not only does IBG host musical gatherings in the summer months, but it is also the permanent home to some of the most beautiful plant life in the state. From peonies and irises to native plants and herbs, the gardens have every variety to suit the botanist as well as the ﬂower-admirer. Unfortunately, not all of us have the green to see the green. If you’re a plant-lover on a budget, mark Friday, May 10, on your calendar. That’s when the Botanical Garden celebrates National Public Gardens Day with free admission from 10:30 a.m. to dusk. It won’t be a casual stroll-through-the-ﬂowers affair. IBG staff is planning a full day of excitement for those in search of refuge in the foliage. Jazzy musical performances from Boise Straight Ahead will be the kickoff for the afternoon, starting around 2 p.m. Food truck favorites Rice Works, Saint Lawrence Gridiron and A Cupcake Paradise roll in around 5 p.m., along with Crooked Fence Brewing and Indian Creek Winery to provide staple summer beverages. Throughout the day, local garden and environmental businesses will provide more information about their work so those of us without a green thumb of our our can stop killing everything in our own yards. 10 a.m.-dusk, FREE. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

program for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. A $5 donation enters you into a drawing for a rafting trip with the “Brew Crew” of Payette Brewing, with all proceeds going to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. And if you are feeling nostalgic for childhood summer carnival days, bring enough dough for the dunk tank. A

Anyone who grew up pumping quarters into an old-school Pac Man arcade game has an unnatural fear of Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde—the game’s pixilated ghosts. Though Pac Man would get a temporary reprieve from the endless chase after scarfing a power pellet, the deadly demons would always return. Now it’s your turn to strike fear spinninghat.com into the hearts of disembodied yellow FLYING M COFFEEHOUSE 500 W. Idaho St. heads. The Retro 208-345-4320 Arcade Poncho lets flyingmcoffee.com you dress up like the shadow-lurking Blinky or the bashful Inky, while protecting you from being attacked by raindrops. The rain ponchos, made by London-based gift design company Spinning Hat, are being marketed as a “must-have for the festival season. Not only will they keep you dry and free from the mud, but you’ll instantly be turned into an arcade character.” Spinning Hat’s hooded, lightweight, one-size-fits-all ponchos are also available in other designs, including a fried egg or a pug. You can purchase the Retro Arcade Ponchos online at spinninghat.com for 4.99 British pounds, or locally at the Flying M Coffeehouse for $7.75. As the package says, “no longer will rain mean Game Over.” —Tara Morgan

member of Payette Brewing will be dumped in water (with good aim) for charity… and for fun. 2 p.m. FREE-$5. Payette Brewing Company, 111 W. 33rd St., Garden City, 208-344-0011, payettebrewing.com.

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WEDNESDAY MAY 8 On Stage SOUTH PACIFIC—Boise Music Week presents Rogers and Hammerstein’s WWII musical. 7:30 p.m. FREE, tickets required. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, boisemusicweek.org.

Talks & Lectures BATTLEFIELD IN THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN—Join Ken Reid of the Idaho State Historical Society for a talk titled Battleﬁeld in the Northern Great Basin. 7 p.m. FREE. Idaho State Historical Museum, 610 N. Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-334-2120, history.idaho.gov.

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THURSDAY MAY 9 Festivals & Events OPERATINI: MOONSHINE MADNESS—Enjoy an original martini created by a local master mixologist and arias sung by the cast of Susannah. See Picks, Page 18. 6 p.m. $20, $35 for two. Beside Bardenay, 612 Grove St., Boise, 208-426-0538, operaidaho.org.

On Stage COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: PETE GEORGE—7 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmeridian.com. SOUTH PACIFIC—See Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE, tickets required. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261609, boisemusicweek.org.

Literature MOTHER KNOWS BETTER: SENSE AND NONSENSE FROM AMERICAN MOMS—Buy a copy of Mother Knows Better, a book of motherly sayings from America and Canada and get it signed by the author. 5:30 p.m. $10. Berryhill & Co. Restaurant, 121 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-387-3553, mymomisms.com. THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD— Join Boise State University English professor Jennifer Black for a presentation and discussion of Thousand Pieces of Gold, a book about Polly Bemis, a Chinese servant girl living in Idaho’s Warren mining district in the 1800s. For more info or to register, call 208-384-4076. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3844200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

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Boise’s premier pop-up arts happening, Modern Art, once again squeezed a huge crowd into the confines of the Modern Hotel and Bar First Thursday, May 2. Milling about doorways, makeshift dance floors, balconies and the building’s courtyard, attendees slowly filed through 33 rooms transformed into miniature galleries by Boise artists. Modern Art is a vastly different experience for artists, who traditionally hang their work in galleries or museums. “Art can sometimes be a quiet experience, where it’s away from the spectacle, whereas Modern Art is really like a spectacle, like going on stage at a rock event,” Moscow artist David Herbold told Boise Weekly. Herbold and his wife, Lauren McCleary-Herbold, transformed the Modern Hotel courtyard with three stations designed for interaction, including a popular letter-writing podium. Art at the event ran the gamut from View a photo slideshow ceramics to mixed media to of Modern Art 2013 at performance art, often with an boiseweekly.com. interactive flair. In Room 242, visitors took pen to paper, plastering the walls with “speed art,” courtesy of the Boise State Drawing and Painting Guild. A collective called Super Art Soda created an engaging environment in Room 224 with its large-scale installations. A toilet paper sign on the room’s door advertised “Sex + Turf War + Religion + Pottery.” Inside, one bed was dominated by two pastel-colored walruses, each with sharp tusks covered with barnacle-like airplane turbines. In Room 107, Tom Bennick formed paper pulp in the room’s tiled shower, pressing out the water to create rectangular sheets of fresh-made paper. Tod Alan’s room, 226, was draped entirely in white. Alan sat in the corner of the room in a flowing white dress and a mask, surrounded by white walls. Alan held a small square with the word “HOW???” and made robotic movements. Most rooms were a mix of showcase pieces and art available for sale, though some, like the Vinyl Preservation Society in Room 221, served as a place to boogie. DJs in sparkling outfits cued up classic dance tracks. Downstairs, Trevor Kamplain doled out slices of mango in Room 109, which also incorporated music. White posts rising from the bed held collage prints that combined landscapes with cobras, flying saucers and pictures of the pope. While Modern Art is largely about individual artists, it’s difficult to point to a single room as more successful than another. It’s perhaps easier to look at the event as a whole—as a temporary, building-wide installation that disappears each year almost as quickly as it arrives. —Andrew Crisp WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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FRIDAY MAY 10

BUILDING TOWARDS STATEHOOD: IDAHO’S TERRITORIAL ARCHITECTURE—Dan Everhart, an architectural historian from the Idaho Transportation Department, presents 150 structures from the Idaho Territory. See Picks, Page 19. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, boisepubliclibrary. org.

Festivals & Events SECOND FRIDAY WILD WEST FIELD DAY—Grab your prison stripes and cowboy hat for the Wild West Field Day, the ﬁrst in a summer series of Second Friday events. Featuring potato sack races, a stick horse course, quick-draw squirt gun challenge, outlaw toss, guided tours and a scavenger hunt. Last admission at 9 p.m. 6-10 p.m. $3-$5 adults, $3 kids. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208368-6080, history.idaho.gov/ oldpen.html.

Odds & Ends LADIES’ LOUNGE—Toss back some cocktails with the ladies of Boise Weekly and enjoy prize giveaways, drink specials and oh so much more. Visit BW’s promo page to get the 4-1-1. 5 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s Saloon, 12505 Chinden Blvd., Boise, 208-3315666, willibs.com.

SNOOZE AT THE ZOO FAMILY OVERNIGHT—Zoo Boise guides provide families with evening and early morning treks through the zoo to investigate animals, their habitats, behavior and care. Activities, games, art projects and up-close animal encounters are also part of the adventure. Light evening snack and breakfast, and covered sleeping areas provided. For children ages 7 and older, with parent/guardian. 7 p.m. $40-$50. Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208384-4125, zooboise.org.

On Stage COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: PETE GEORGE—7 p.m. $8. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmeridian.com. SOUTH PACIFIC—See Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. FREE, tickets required. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261609, boisemusicweek.org.

Concerts CARLOS PRIETO MASTER CLASS—Internationally renowned cellist teaches a seminar. Reserve seats at 208-9548852. See Arts News, Page 28. 6 p.m. FREE. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261609, mc.boisestate.edu. FIDDLERS’ PILGRIMAGE: THE WEISER LEGACY CONCERT— This tribute to the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest and Festival features Squeaky Strings, Rue Frisbee, Chicken Dinner Road and Sedra Bistodeau. 7 p.m. $7-$15. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu.

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Odds & Ends NATIONAL PUBLIC GARDENS DAY—Celebrate America’s public gardens, which promote environmental responsibility and conservation with free admission to see the ﬁrst buds of spring. See Picks, Page 19. 10 a.m. FREE. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

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CREATE COMMON GOOD POP-UP SHOP—Visit the Create Common Good Pop-up Shop for a cheese-making class, face painting, plantings and cultural education. Noon-6 p.m. FREE. Boise 150 Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-433-5671. MOTHER’S DAY CHARITY CAR SHOW—Help stock up the Star Food Bank at this community event. Featuring classic and antique autos, Mother’s Day giveaways, awards, a live band, barbecue and refreshments, Mrs. Star dunk tank, business scavenger hunt, prizes and more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Donations of canned food. Estrella Plaza, 9712 W. State St., Star, momzgarage.com.

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8 DAYS OUT THE SCHICK-OSTOLASA FARMSTEAD PRESENTS GARDEN PLEASURES AND HOME TREASURES—Purchase plants, artisan birdhouses, homemade benches and more for Mother’s Day. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Hidden Springs Village Green, Hidden Springs Drive, Hidden Springs. PAYETTE BREWING SECOND ANNIVERSARY—Celebrate Payette Brewing’s second anniversary with a dunk tank, enter to win a raft trip, listen to live music and get some grub from the Calle 75 and Rice Works food trucks. See Picks, Page 18. 2-10 p.m. FREE. Payette Brewing Company, 111 W. 33rd St., Garden City, 208-344-0011, payettebrewing. com.

On Stage COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: PETE GEORGE—7 p.m. $8. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmeridian.com. DOUG BENSON—Known for his weed jokes, this comedianﬁlmmaker brings his peculiar brand of humor to Boise. 9 p.m. $16-$22. Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-367-1212, bo.knittingfactory.com. AN EVENING OF COWBOY POETRY—Enjoy an evening of cowboy poetry and Western-themed comedy, featuring local comedian Gabe Dunn and poets Dan “Reride” Smith, Randy Melton and Cliff Shinn. Kick off the evening at 6 p.m. with a Ranch-hand Round-up Dinner for $9. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Stage Stop, 23801 S. Orchard Access Road, I-84 off Exit 71, Boise, 208-343-1367, boisestagestop.org.

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CHILDREN’S BOOK SIGNING—Award-winning children’s author AJ Irving signs copies of her picture book, Mama’s Purse. 3-7 p.m. FREE. Hastings, 680 E. Boise Ave., Boise, 208-3459428, ajsbooksllc.com.

TOMATO AND VEGGIE PLANT SALE—See Saturday. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Peaceful Belly Farm, corner of Dry Creek and Broken Horn roads, Hidden Springs, 208-345-8003, peacefulbelly. com.

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MONDAY MAY 13

MAKE A GLASS PROJECT WITH MOM—Create a fused glass project with your mom (or your favorite female). Make a $5 I Love Mom glass sun catcher. Tea and cookies served. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Starts at $5. Fusions Glass Studio, 347 S. Edgewood Lane, Ste. 120, Eagle, 208-938-1055, fusions-idaho.com.

Sports & Fitness TWILIGHT RIDE—Go on a 45-minute bike ride through the North End as part of Boise Bike Week. See Picks, Page 19. 6 p.m. FREE. Joyride Cycles, 1306 Alturas St., Boise, 208-947-0017, boisebikeweek.org.

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JEWELRY FASHION SHOW— Check out the jewelry designs of local artists Amy Bishop, Claire Lee and Debra Barger while enjoying a Mother’s Day brunch. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Salt Tears Coffeehouse & Noshery, 4714 W. State St., Boise, 208-2750017, salttears.com.

ISLAM: A VIEW FROM THE WEST—Join Idaho Humanities Council speaker Michael Zirinsky for a discussion of Islam’s reception by European and North American cultures. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org.

MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION—Enjoy Free Range Pizza, new release wines from Hells Canyon and Zhoo Zhoo, and featured teas from BeFragrant and Lifespan. For more info or to reserve a spot call 208-283-1501. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. $10-$12. Hell’s Canyon Winery, 18835 Symms Road, Caldwell, 208-454-3300, hellscanyonwinery.org.

TERRITORIAL BUILDINGS IN IDAHO CITY—Hear Susie Osgood talk about Territorial Buildings in Idaho City. See Picks, Page 19. 7 p.m. FREE. Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-570-6900, boisepubliclibrary.com.

PEEKABOO BONANZA—Saddle up for burlesque by Glitterati Gals, drag diva Lady Delicious and Velocity Pole Art. 7:30 p.m. $5-$8. Shorty’s Saloon, 5467 Glenwood, Garden City, 208-3787363. SOUTH PACIFIC—See Wednesday. 2 p.m. FREE, tickets required. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261609, boisemusicweek.org.

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Concerts CARLOS PRIETO—See Friday. 7 p.m. FREE. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208345-0454, egyptiantheatre.net.

Green TOMATO AND VEGGIE PLANT SALE—This plant sale features 170 types of heirloom and rare tomatoes, as well as peppers, melons, cucumbers, eggplants, herbs and squash. Plants cost $2-$5. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Peaceful Belly Farm, corner of Dry Creek and Broken Horn roads, Hidden Springs, 208-3458003, peacefulbelly.com.

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8 DAYS OUT Sports & Fitness ADAPTIVE BIKE FAIR—See what modiﬁed bicycles Boiseans have built for Boise Bike Week. See Picks, Page 19. 5:30-8 p.m. $1. Fort Boise Community Center, 700 Robbins Road, Boise, 208-384-4486, boisebikeweek.org. STREET SMART CYCLING—Get a one-hour condensed version of the Street Smarts Cycling Course taught by Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance as part of Boise Bike Week. See Picks, Page 19. 6 p.m. FREE. World Cycle and XC Ski, 1407 W. State St., Boise, boisebikeweek. org.

WEDNESDAY MAY 15 Food & Drink DISHCRAWL YOUR WAY INTO MAY—Taste your way through a night of local cuisine at four eateries. RSVP online. Ticket holders are be notiﬁed of meeting location via email 48 hours prior to the event. For more info email Rebekaho@dishcrawl.com. 7 p.m. $45, dishcrawl.com/boise.

RIDE OF SILENCE—Go on a silent, ﬁve-mile ride in honor of fallen cyclists as part of Boise Bike Week. See Picks, Page 19. 6:45 p.m. FREE, boisebikeweek.org. Camel’s Back Park, 1200 W. Heron St., Boise. WOMEN’S ROAD OR MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE—Meet at the Velodrome for a 21.5-mile, two-hour road cycling ride or a 10-12-mile mountain bike ride as part of Boise Bike Week. See Picks, Page 19. 5 p.m. FREE. Idaho Velodrome and Cycling Park, Old Horseshoe Bend Road, Eagle, boisebikeweek.org.

Sports & Fitness PEDAL POWER POTLUCK PICNIC IN THE PARK—Pedal to the park for a potluck as part of Boise Bike Week. See Picks, Page 19. 6 p.m. FREE, boisebikeweek.org. Sierra Club, 503 W. Franklin St., Boise, 208-384-1023.

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NOT FADE AWAY Yo La Tengo navigates loud and soft over decades-long career CHRIS PARKER

Most bands are like jump shooters: their limited skills, talent or imagination consign them to repeating the same move over and over again. Yo La Tengo has the opposite problem. Having been proved proficient at both loud, crunchy rock songs and more delicate, decidedly indiepop ballads, the question is, what to do now? Over its three-decade career, the New Jersey trio—comprised of Ira Kaplan on guitar, James Yo La Tengo brought in a new producer for its latest album, Fade. McNew on bass and Georgia Hubley on drums—has established itself as a rightful heir to the Velvet Underground’s throne. The Velannual pledge drive by playing requests to the vets went from the tender beauty of “Pale Blue with him before,” McNew said. best of its ability/memory. But there was a feeling-things-out period. Eyes” to the cacophonous thrum of “Venus in It’s a blast to listen to, and the band has “We’d worked with Roger for so long, he Furs.” Across Yo La Tengo’s 13 studio albums, fun, as well. McNew described it as “one of knew what we liked and why. With John, we the band has displayed similar range. the things that I do which I’m most proud of.” had to learn how to communicate that, and But this equal-handed spirit is a lot harder This March, Yo La Tengo broadcast live to maintain in loud clubs and bars. More often it really forced us to define and express what from Berlin, where it was on tour. than not, Yo La Tengo will slide in a few quiet- we wanted—which we hadn’t thought about “They devised a way we could do it. er songs as a change of pace in a rock-oriented doing at the outset, but it proved to be a very They knew someone in Berlin who had a positive experience,” McNew said. set. But on occasion, the band has attempted studio,” said McNew. “It all came together Popular Songs featured some of the band’s entire shows of quieter material. such that we were able to play and commuprettiest pop songs—like “Avalon or Someone With its latest tour, Yo La Tengo may have nicate with each other back and forth. I can’t Very Similar” and the R&B-flavored, “If It’s hit on the perfect balance. believe it worked, and I’m so glad we did it. True”—with the 15-minute skronky guitar “There is no opening act,” explained But it is very much like going into a trance. James McNew, the band’s bassist for the past freakout, “The Fireside,” a spacey 11-minute You’re trying to get all this information out song and a couple rockers. Fade, on the other 22 years. “We’re doing two sets—one softer, of your brain and problem solving while also hand, is cut of one cloth, recalling both the one louder.” letting go of that inhibition about making an dreamy atmospheric drift of the band’s 1997 “I really like the way it feels,” McNew ass of yourself.” continued. “It allows songs we don’t play very masterpiece, I Can Hear the Heart Beating As McNew sees the cover song as a form of often to find a home. Songs that we didn’t play One, and the hazy, summery tenor of 2003’s communication—a signal of community. at all now have a place. It’s interesting because, Summer Sun. “When a band plays a cover, it gives me There are all manner of odd, idiosyncratic in the quiet set, I can hear gradations of quiet, insight into who they are, and it’s also a feeling sounds that stretch across the album, particuwhere some sound quiet, some are medium like, ‘Oh, you like that song? I like that song, larly in the song intros—like the near-indusand some are almost not-quiet. It creates this too,’” he said. “It can be a band or a [hiptrial, rubber-band rhythm of “Stupid Things,” new mode. It’s like a different thing.” hop] producer or someone you never met and or the feedback-laden start to the eminently It must be the season for different things, probably never will, and yet you have that in hummable “Paddle because the band recommon. It’s a very interesting phenomena Forward.” Dotted corded its latest album, and bond.” with sonic detail and Fade, with someone Though Yo La Tengo has endured in the enveloped in gauzy other than Roger Tuesday, May 14, 7:30 p.m. doors, 8:30 p.m. show, $20-$40. underground rock scene long enough to melody, it’s an album Moutenot for the first become esteemed elders, it’s not something its that can swath you in time in two decades. KNITTING FACTORY CONCERT HOUSE 416 S. Ninth St. members really reflect upon. While they apprecomforting warmth or The group went to 208-367-1212 ciate the accolades, they’re too concerned with slowly reveal its subtle an old friend: John bo.knittingfactory.com continuing to grow and evolve to spend much mysteries, depending McEntire, drummer for time in the past. on your mood. Chicago-based bands “It’s unnatural to think about our legacy,” Of course, originals Tortoise and The Sea said McNew. “There’s a book that is about are just part of what and Cake. us and I thought it was great. I love the writer the group does. Over the years, Yo La Tengo With more than three years elapsed since and I thought he did a good job. We gave him has developed a reputation for its covers, the band’s last record, 2009’s Popular Songs, our full cooperation. Yet it felt so bizarre for dedicating albums to them, such as 1990’s Yo La Tengo knew it needed to return to the the book to end. While the book was ending, Fakebook and 2009’s Fuckbook (released studio, but the band also wanted to keep under the band’s Condo Fucks alias). The band we were writing Fade, and it is a very strange things interesting. feeling. I did almost feel like I might die be“We just wanted to do something different. even does pro bono work for New Jersey’s independent community radio station, WFMU. cause the book was finishing. So mostly I try to We’d known John for a long time. In fact, it stay ‘now,’ and stay in the moment.” The group takes part in the iconic station’s seemed strange that we hadn’t done anything WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

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LISTEN HERE/GUIDE GUIDE WEDNESDAY MAY 8

STONE SEED—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

BERNIE REILLY—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow

STEVE BAKER—7 p.m. FREE. Whole Foods Market

BRANDON PRITCHETT—8:30 p.m. FREE. Reef

THE THERMALS—With Deaf Kid and Ho-lO-grams. $10 adv., $14 door. 9 p.m. Crux

FRANK MARRA—With Steve Eaton and Phil Garonzik. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers JEFF MOLL—7 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub

OS MUTANTES, MAY 9, NEUROLUX

—Josh Gross With Capsula. 7 p.m., $15 adv., $20 door. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.

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JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek-Vista LEIF PODHAJSKY/DAVID BELISLE

Few bands can claim to make music so dangerous, its members become enemies of the state. Brazil’s Os Mutantes is one of those lucky few. Formed in the mid-1960s—as Brazil was in the clutches of military rule—Os Mutantes’ combination of American psychedelic pop and traditional Brazilian music was targeted by the government, resulting in frequent raids during live concerts and attempts to censor the band’s lyrics. Bands like Talking Heads, The Flaming Lips and Of Montreal have cited Os Mutantes as a major inﬂuence. Kurt Cobain allegedly tried to track down the band to get it to re-form while Nirvana was touring Brazil. Beck said it was all he would listen to for years. Os Mutantes reunited in 2006 to record its ﬁrst new album in three decades and hasn’t stopped touring since.

SUPER WATER SYMPATHY— With Hollow Wood and The Blaqks. 8 p.m. $5 adv., $8 door. Red Room

SHABAZZ PALACES—With Malitia Malimob. 7 p.m. $12. Neurolux SIMPLE RUCKUS—9 p.m. FREE. Shorty’s SPEEDY GRAY—With Johnny Shoes. 6 p.m. FREE. Salt Tears

HEDTRIIP—With Grey Cover, DPGM and The Sneezz. 8 p.m. By donation. Red Room JOHNNY SHOES AND THE RHYTHM RANGERS—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLY GOATS—7 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s OMEGA MOO—7:30 p.m. $6. Shredder TODD DUNNIGAN—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

Super Water Sympathy

THURSDAY MAY 9 Shabazz Palaces

OS MUTANTES—With Capsula. See Listen Here, this page. 7 p.m. $15 adv., $20 door. Neurolux

FRIDAY MAY 10

WENDY MATSON—7 p.m. FREE. Woodriver Cellars

ANDY BYRON & THE LOST RIVER BAND—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

SATURDAY MAY 11

THE APPLESEED CAST—With Starlings Murmurations and The Green Zoo. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Venue

A TASTY JAMM—7 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s

’80S NIGHT—With DJ Grant Olsen, Popsicle and karaoke. 9 p.m. $2. Red Room

BILL KUEHL—8:30 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe

BREAD & CIRCUS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow

CHUCK SMITH—With Chuck Smith Trio. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

BLACK TOOTH GRIN—With The Nixon Rodeo, Krystos and Latimer. 8 p.m. $8. Knitting Factory

ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

FRIM FRAM 4—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

CHUCK SMITH—With Trio43 and Dan Costello. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

KEN HARRIS AND RICO WEISMAN—5 p.m. FREE. Berryhill NATALIE STALEY—7 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe

ESSENTIAL JAZZ—6 p.m. $5$10. Sapphire Room GALAPAGOS—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s

FRANK MARRA—With Ben Burdick Trio and Amy Rose. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers GALAPAGOS—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s LAST KING OUTLAW—7:30 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe

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RIVERSIDE JAZZ JAM HOSTED BY SANDON MAYHEW—7 p.m. FREE. Sapphire Room THE SHINS—With Ra Ra Riot. 8 p.m. $35-$65. Knitting Factory THE SIDEMEN—5 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

YER MAMA—7 p.m. FREE. Woodriver Cellars

MONDAY MAY 13

SUNDAY MAY 12 ERIC GRAE AND MIKE RUTLEDGE—10 a.m. FREE. Berryhill

JIM LEWIS—Noon. FREE. Smoky Mountain Pizza-Eagle JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s OPHELIA—1 p.m. FREE. Ste. Chapelle Winery PRIMUS—See Listen Here, this page. 8 p.m. $35-$55. Revolution

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BLACK PUS—7 p.m. $6 adv., $8 door. Neurolux

FRANK MARRA—With Steve Eaton and Phil Garonzik. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

Raid 1332 RECORDS PUNK MONDAYS—Featuring Radio Bikini, Hiding Inside Victims, Raid and Freedom Machine. 9 p.m. $5. Liquid

JEFF MOLL—7 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub

FRANK MARRA—With Ben Burdick and Dan Costello. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLY GOATS—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

HEMLOCK CD RELEASE—With Ripchain. 8 p.m. FREE. Frontier Club

THE OLIPHANTS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow

HONKY TONK HOEDOWN— Featuring Reilly Coyote, Possum Livin’ and Idyltime. 8 p.m. FREE. Hannah’s

DIZZY WRIGHT—8:30 p.m. $18-$38. Reef

FRANK MARRA—11:30 a.m. FREE. Chandlers

WEDNESDAY MAY 15

BOISE OLD TIME’S OLD TIME JAM—With The Country Club. 6 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

TAUGE & FAULKNER—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s VOICE OF REASON—10 p.m. $5. Reef

TUESDAY MAY 14

OPHELIA—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s RENEGADE—9 p.m. FREE. Shorty’s

JAY NELSON—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye

SPEEDY GRAY—With Johnny Shoes. 6 p.m. FREE. Salt Tears

JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

STARKILL—With Krystos and Mariana. 8 p.m. $5. Red Room

OPHELIA—9:30 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

THE VIRGINMARYS—8 p.m. $5. Neurolux

YO LA TENGO—8:30 p.m. $20$40. Knitting Factory

SMOOTH HOUND SOUND—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s BANNED BOOKS—With Rollersnakes and Hot Lava. 8 p.m. $3. Red Room TERRY JONES AND BILL LILES—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

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PRIMUS, MAY 12, REVOLUTION Bass players rarely take center stage, content to pluck backing bars while lead guitarists steal the limelight. Not so with Les Claypool, best known for his role as bassist and singer for San Francisco alt-rock outﬁt Primus. While Primus is built around Claypool, guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde’s seemingly effortless guitar work adds psychedelic, bluesy elements, while Jay Lane’s percussion provides balance. After a lengthy hiatus, the band regrouped to release 2011’s Green Naugahyde, Primus’ ﬁrst full-length album in more than a decade. Already known for pushing boundaries, Primus will present a 3-D-enhanced tour, which rolls into Garden City Sunday, May 12. Fans will receive the requisite glasses to experience 3-D images projected on a backdrop. —Andrew Crisp 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $35-$55. Revolution Concert House and Event Center, 4983 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-938-2933, revolutioncenterid.com.

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DANCING AROUND THE TRUTH HP executive accuses CNN of fabricating story about TMP GEORGE PRENTICE

Cellist Carlos Prieto performs for free in Boise.

LOCAL TALENT AND CELLO SOUL Boise’s Peter John Still is well known for his work at Boise Contemporary Theater and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. But the world-at-large got to know the Boisean April 30, when Still was co-nominated for a Tony Award, along with fellow sound designer Marc Salzberg, for his work on the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of Clifford Odets’ Golden Boy. The play got accolades for its performances, especially the boxing scenes. The Tonys take place Sunday, June 9. Speaking of the Tony Awards, the 10time Tony-winning Broadway smash South Pacific will be performed at the Morrison Center as part of Boise Music Week. Based on James A. Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Tales of the South Pacific, the musical was composed by Rodgers and Hammerstein. South Pacific runs Wednesday, May 8-Saturday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee Saturday at 2 p.m. The performance is free, but tickets are required. If you don’t have a ticket, organizers advise you to come early and put your name on the standby list. All unoccupied seats will be filled 10 minutes prior to curtain. Boise Music Week was founded by World War I vet Eugene A. Farner in May 1919 as a free, annual showcase for local performers. The event has grown since then, and now includes a number of other events, all listed at boisemusicweek.org. Moving to international musical talent, renowned Mexican cellist Carlos Prieto will perform for free in Boise Saturday, May 11, at the Egyptian Theatre at 7 p.m. In addition to being a friend of Igor Stravinsky, Dmitri Shostakovich and Yo-Yo Ma, Prieto has played with orchestras all over the world—from the Royal Philharmonic in London to the Boston Pops in America— and has recorded more than 90 works and written seven books. Famed author Gabriel Garcia Marquez had this to say of the musician: “From the time I was very young I’ve had a natural interest in music, but it was not revealed to me as a life’s driving passion until the miraculous night when I discovered the soul of the cello in Carlos Prieto’s hands. It was a revelation that left me infected forever after with the mysteries of music and the joy of a great friend,” wrote Marquez. Prieto will also host a master class at the Morrison Center Recital Hall Friday, May 10, at 6 p.m. Both events are free and presented by the Consulate of Mexico in Boise and Zion’s Bank. To reserve a seat, call Arturo Bernal at 208-954-8852.

In a story published April 23 by CNNMoney—the online business site by the self-proclaimed “most trusted name in news”—more than a few folks were startled to read, “Why Hewlett-Packard is Hiring Dancers.” In the piece, reporter Cheryl Strauss Einhorn described how HP paid the Trey McIntyre Project “around $20,000 for half-day presentations” to dance among HP’s cube dwellers. The story wasn’t true. And while CNN has since apologized and dramatically rewritten the story, the network never disclosed that the reporter’s family has direct ties to the Boise-based dance troupe—her mother-in-law, Nancy Einhorn, sits on TMP’s board of directors. Meanwhile, John Michael Schert, TMP co-founder and executive director, who was quoted throughout the CNNMoney story, BE N W resigned May 5 at a board meeting in Santa IL SO N Fe, N.M. “John Michael communicated with us that it was in the best interest of TMP and himself daughter-in-law of to accelerate his departure,” said Brian Aune, Trey McIntyre Project benefactors. TMP’s chief operating officer and general “Yes, that’s true,” Aune said when asked counsel. “I don’t want to give his answer for if the Einhorns had a long-standing relationwhy. Whether it was related to the CNN story ship with TMP. “Her mother-in-law [Nancy or not, clearly the timing makes it look like it Einhorn] is on our board.” played a factor.” In fact, Nancy Einhorn was at the May 5 Repeated requests by Boise Weekly for TMP board meeting where Schert handed in comment from Schert went unanswered. his resignation. Aune said there was no formal On the morning of April 23, HP Vice discussion regarding the CNNMoney story President and Chief Communications Officer during the meeting. Henry Gomez was sitting at his desk in Palo Aune tried to distance himself from the Alto, Calif., when he first saw the CNNMoney story. Gomez told Boise Weekly that he was source of the story, saying only: “I wasn’t there when the interviews were conducted.” stunned by Einhorn’s article. Aune remained cautious throughout four “This story wasn’t a little off, this was phone conversations with BW, pausing to completely wrong,” Gomez said. “This wasn’t mute the speakerphone while considering his some local blogger speculating. As far as answers to several questions. He repeatedly I’m concerned, CNN is a mainstream news returned to a prepared statement, saying: organization and this story was fabricated. I can assure you that that story bounced around “Now that the correction has run, the record is straight and we appreciate the article.” very quickly among our top management. CNN management had even less to say. Believe me, that’s not something we would be “We’re letting the editor’s note speak for us doing. We looked into it very aggressively.” on this one and declining to comment beyond The TMP-HP incident echoes other recent it,” wrote Stacy Cowley, tech editor for CNN snafus—most notably bungled coverage CNNMoney, in an email. of the Boston Marathon bombings, which In addition to the admission that earned CNN a mention by President Barack CNNMoney had “mischaracterized the relaObama at the April 27 White House Cortionship” between HP and TMP, the online respondents’ Dinner: “I admire their commiteditor’s note added that HP “has not hired or ment to cover all sides of the story just in case paid TMP for its creative services.” one of them happens to be accurate.” Boise Weekly attempted to contact Cheryl But equally troubling is the fact that the Strauss Einhorn but was referred to Cowley, article’s author, Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, is the

who refused to answer any direct questions. In addition to writing for CNNMoney, Einhorn is an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School in New York City and the wife of hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who, according to Forbes Magazine, has a net worth of more than $1.25 billion. David’s mother, Nancy, serves on the boards of numerous arts groups, including TMP. Nancy and Stephen Einhorn have even underwritten TMP performances in their hometown of Milwaukee, Wisc. After BW quizzed officials with TMP, HP and (briefly) CNN, the question remained: What could have been the motivation of so drastically misrepresenting TMP’s relationship with HP? While TMP officials were tight-lipped about the debacle, they confirmed that it was in the dance company’s “long range plans to have formal and compensated relationships with businesses, such as HP.” In fact, some of those goals are outlined in a pending grant proposal to ArtPlace, a collaboration of national foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. “Yes, we’re currently hoping to secure a large grant from ArtPlace,” said Caty Solace, TMP’s chief strategy officer.“We’ve received that grant before.” In 2011, TMP received $450,000 from ArtPlace. As part of the grant, TMP promised to “limit its touring to remain in Boise, where it would engage the community to make dance and dancers ever present.” TMP recently decided to ask for more ArtPlace grant funds to continue its performances in hospitals, schools and even businesses. “But clearly, no one intended to say anything that wasn’t true,” Aune said “We always seek to be as forthright and accurate as possible with any of our interactions, whether it’s with the press, our audience or the general public.” Aune took another extended pause. “We’re grateful that we were able to work with Cheryl [Strauss Einhorn] to get an accurate version of the story out there,” Aune said. Better late than never, said HP’s Gomez. “When that first story was printed, we began to get concerned emails and messages, almost immediately, from shareholders and employees,” said Gomez. Gomez just wanted CNN to “Get it right.” “I’ve been in communications for 27 years and I have never seen anything this far off the mark,” he said.

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THE ANGELS’ SHARE Bottoms up GEORGE PRENTICE The Angels’ Share—director Ken Loach’s whiskey-infused tale of hooligans and heroes—is the best foreign film I’ve seen this year, even though it’s in perfect English. Well, maybe not perfect: there’s liberal usage of the “F” and “C” words, and the Scottish accents are so thick that the film requires subtitles. Surrounded by the motliest of motley crews, the film’s devil of an antihero, Robbie (Paul Brannigan in a star-making performance), is a 20-something thug who nearly beats another young man to death for littleto-no good reason, leaving his victim blind in one eye. Narrowly escaping a lengthy prison sentence, Robbie is instead committed to 300 hours of community service, when a judge recognizes that he might have one last shot at redemption in the personages of a saintly and drama but, thankfully, never devolves girlfriend and newly fathered infant. Little into a dramedy, an insipidly overused device does Robbie know that his last shot may be in too many recent in a shot glass. films. I must confess When he and his that a few minutes other delinquent pals THE ANGELS’ SHARE (R) into this movie, I was (thieves, swindlers Directed by Ken Loach almost certain that and other screw-ups) Starring Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary The Angels’ Share visit a nearby distillMaitland wouldn’t end well— ery, Robbie discovers Opens Friday, May 10, at The Flicks the script is quite that he has a nose dark in its opening for whiskey (while scenes. But not only his nose is being busted in a brawl). Robbie also learns about does light appear at the end of this tunnel, the film becomes remarkably charming. I something called “the angels’ share,” the 2 found myself wanting more from this group percent of alcohol that evaporates from a of cheerful chumps. whiskey cask each year. Director Loach is a controversial artist, The Angels’ Share is equal parts comedy

The Angels’ Share is a devilishly good time.

famously refusing an honor from Queen Elizabeth in 1977 and calling for the funeral of Margaret Thatcher in April to be privatized and handed over to the lowest bidder. But Loach can’t be denied as a breakthrough artist. His ﬁlms are usually dark and promote social realism, which is why The Angels’ Share—winner of the Jury Prize at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival—is such a surprise in its entertainment value: It has an oddly engaging, delightful darkness. Your particular taste for this kind of hard R-rated movie might be best gauged by how much you wince when you down some ﬁne Scotch whisky. For me, I was anxious for a double—perhaps with some water on the side.

SCREEN/LISTINGS Special Screenings DEAR FRANKIE—A woman who has been writing replies to her deaf son’s letters to his father employs a stranger to play his father for a day. Thursday, May 9, 6 p.m. FREE. Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-562-4996, boisepubliclibrary.org. FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF—Highschool student Ferris Bueller feigns illness and launches into an escapade, including evasion of his suspicious principal, the total destruction of his friend’s father’s classic Ferrari and attending a Cubs game. Thursday, May 9, 7 p.m. $9 adv., $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208345-0454, egyptiantheatre.net. HARVEY—James Stewart plays Elwood, a man accompanied by a six-foot-tall rabbit that only he can see. Thursday, May 9, 2 p.m. FREE. Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-562-4996, boisepubliclibrary.org.

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IDENTITY THIEF—Enjoy free popcorn and soda while watching this ﬁlm about a man’s attempt to recover his identity after it’s stolen by a woman in Florida. Thursday, May 9, 7 p.m. FREE-$1. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu. A PLACE AT THE TABLE—Learn about escalating hunger and food insecurity in our nation, by the producers of Food Inc. Local experts discuss food security in Idaho afterward. Proceeds go to the Fresh Fund, which matches purchases at the local farmers market by low-income Idahoans participating in the Food Stamp program. Friday, May 10, 7 p.m. $10, $7 seniors/students. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, idahohunger.org.

Opening THE ANGELS’ SHARE—Paul Brannigan plays the unlikely hero in this story about a Glasgow man with an uncanny ability to discern the qualities of ﬁne whiskeys. (R) Opens Friday, May 10. The Flicks. THE GREAT GATSBY—Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby, a tragic nobody-turned-millionaire edging his way into New York society and the life of a former love. (PG-13) Opens Friday, May 10. Edwards 9, 22.

PEEPLES—When Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) asks for Grace Peeples’ (Kerry Washington) hand in marriage, he must contend with her pictureperfect family in the Hamptons. (NR) Opens Friday, May 10. Edwards 9, 22. STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS—Captain Kirk breaks with Starﬂeet to hunt down the man responsible for an act of terror. (PG-13) Opens Wednesday, May 15. Edwards 9, 22.

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DIY BIKE Custom bike building for all HARRISON BERRY There’s morels in them thar hills.

FOR THE BIRDS When they’re happening, wildfires are big, scary and destructive, but there are a few positives that come out of them—and if you’re a mushroom hunter, one of those payoffs is coming to fruition. Boise National Forest officials recently issued a series of guidelines for anyone— commercial or individual—looking to head to the Trinity Ridge fire area to collect wild mushrooms. Individuals need to start by picking up a personal use permit from either the Mountain Home or Idaho City ranger districts— don’t worry, the permits are free—if they plan to collect mushrooms anytime through Sunday, July 14. The permits allow individuals to pick up to 5 gallons of mushrooms, including morels, each day, as long as they don’t sell what they gather. If you plan on making some green off your mushrooms, or you want to gather more than 5 gallons in a day, you must purchase a commercial permit for $300, which is valid for 21 consecutive days. Commercial mushroom pickers are limited to two portions of the fire area during specific time periods—through Tuesday, June 11, north of the Middle Fork Road to Atlanta, and Monday, June 3-Sunday, July 14, in the central burn area. Mushroom lovers can also pick up permits in Boise at the Interagency Visitor Center on Vinnell Road. For more info, check out fs.usda.gov/main/boise. If stomping through the woods looking for fungi doesn’t sound all that relaxing, now is the time to mark your calendars for Idaho Health and Yoga Awareness Week, Monday, June 3-Sunday, June 9. Local yoga studios and teachers will offer nearly 100 free yoga classes throughout the week. Participating studios include Sumits Hot Yoga, Sage Yoga and Wellness, Muse Yoga Studio, Hollywood Market Yoga, Boise Yoga Center, Red Yoga, Lhotse Yoga Studio and Bikram Boise. Complimentary classes cover a wide array of yoga styles and even include offerings for kids. Classes are being continually added, so check the event’s Facebook page for updated details. Finally, you can feel free as a bird on Saturday, May 11, during International Migratory Bird Day at the MK Nature Center in Boise. The event runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and includes bird watching, presentations, face painting, feather printing and owl pellet dissections. And if that makes you hungry, the Burgerlicious food truck will be on site for lunch. Admission is $3 for ages 3 and older. —Deanna Darr

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When Don Clark rides his custom-built prone bicycle, it’s pretty much assured that he’ll receive more than a few double takes from passersby on the Greenbelt. Rather than sitting on his seat, Clark rides with his body pitched forward at a slight incline inches above the road, his body resting on a khaki-colored inflatable bag. “My intention was to make a faster bicycle and a smoother bicycle,” Clark said of his unusual design. The result is a profile that reduces wind resistance and a system that increases the power generated by the rider’s legs, propelling the bike at speeds up to 30 percent faster than the same rider could achieve on an upright frame. Despite its exotic appearance, the only part of Clark’s prone bicycle that differs from its more staid counterparts is the inflatable bag; and, while it’s far from the only custombuilt bike in Boise, Clark’s design is a case study in the myths surrounding bike building and the relative ease with which a commuter, cruiser or even a mountain bike can be constructed by practically anyone with a budget, a few parts and a set of hex wrenches. “All it was, was conventional framebuilding supplies,” he said. “It’s exactly what bicycles have always been.” So far, Clark has built three custom prone frames at a cost of between $2,000 and $3,000, not including components, but said that if he were to mass produce the bikes, their retail price would be within the range people pay for traditional custom bikes—between $1,000 and $10,000. Clark hopes to sell his prone bicycles, but said he feels American cycle culture marginalizes alternative designs as expensive, frivolous and dangerous. He’s quick to point out, though, that because of a low center of gravity and long frame, prone bicycles are more maneuverable and brake more quickly than their upright counterparts. “You build the fastest bicycle on Earth but nobody takes it seriously: It’s a novelty,” he said. “Ninety-nine percent of people I ask to try it out say, ‘No, I’d die.’ Nobody will ride it.” Bicycle building doesn’t have to be a pricey affair. Mobile bike mechanic Andrew Little, who has constructed hundreds of custom cycles, has assembled bikes for as little as $200 to as much as $8,000. “Basically, the sky’s the limit,” he said. Many of Little’s customers come to him with salvaged or custom frames, looking to fit them with brakes, gear cassettes, derailleurs and other components that can range in cost between a few shekels to bank-breaking. The appeal of high-quality bike parts and

Sonya Lenzi has built all of her bikes—Minerva, Athena, Aphrodite, Diana and Cherry.

aesthetic considerations is high enough that Little said it can be hard for a first-time builder to maintain a budget. “You can add custom paint, all kinds of stuff,” he said. The most important question he asks anyone interested in a custom build is what the bike will be used for. This is a primary consideration for builders because it determines the kinds of parts needed to build a bike, the applicability of the frame, maintenance issues and how to realize the project affordably. So-called “fixies”—bikes without escapement mechanisms on the back gear, which causes the pedals to turn if the wheel is spinning—have six moving parts, fewer than any other kind of bike, and require less maintenance. They’re difficult to ride uphill, but are ideal for use in town. “It’s really hard to destroy one completely,” Little said. By contrast, mountain bikes need much more maintenance. Dirt and grease glom onto vulnerable parts like chains and disc brakes, resulting in wear and tear, and after each ride, the pneumatic shocks need to be pumped with fresh air. According to Little, building bikes can be relatively simple with a little know-how and the how-to guides, but the process can be technical, and it pays to consult with someone who has built bikes before building one’s own. “The more I learn about bicycles, the more I realize I have to use reference materials on a daily basis. It’s like a friggin’ Zen

garden, in a way,” he said. It’s a process that can be intimidating, but that hasn’t stopped one of Little’s regular customers, Sonya Lenzi, a prolific builder of bikes. In her garage are five cruisers, which she has named Minerva, Athena, Aphrodite, Diana and Cherry. Lenzi’s love for bikes began as a child riding her lime-green Stingray, but it wasn’t until college, when she lived with a boyfriend who built his own bikes, that she took an interest in constructing one of her own. “Our living room was this bike contraption area,” she said. She built her first cruiser—Athena—in 1998, when she returned to Boise after college. The front wheel had been irreparably damaged, the paint was chipped and the components were ruined, but Lenzi loved the frame and its teal color, and bought it from the Idaho Youth Ranch for $25, ultimately spending another $100 collecting parts and building the bike. “I try and add on new componentry; it just dresses up the bike,” Lenzi said. The most expensive bike Lenzi has built is Cherry, which has its titular fruit emblazoned on the tubing, courtesy of Little. All told, she spent $250 buying parts and building up from the frame. An interior designer, Lenzi has achieved a fusion between her bikes and her passion for aesthetics. “Design has always been part of my life,” she said. “I wanted things to have a nice flow.” WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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Sports & Fitness BOISE BIKE RIDE—Boise Bike Ride is a community bicycle ride for everyone of all ages. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Hyde Park Books, 1507 N. 13th St., Boise, 208-429-8220, hydeparkbookstore.com. BOISE FOOSBALL—Draw-yourpartner foosball tournament. Sign-ups begin at 7:30 p.m., matches beginning about 8 p.m. The ﬁrst Saturday of every month is Super Saturday with all day tournaments. Singles start at 2 p.m., followed by bring your partner and draw-your-partner at 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays. For more information, call 208-860-4990, boisefoosball.com. Dutch Goose, 3515 W. State St., Boise.

RUN FOR MOM A rec column might not seem like the logical place to talk about Mother’s Day, but when you think about it, why not? Our mothers are the reason (well, half of the reason, anyway) that we’re alive to go out and recreate in the ﬁrst place. So what better way to honor her than by going out and using what your mama gave you? And for that matter, why not bring her along for the ride? I have spent past Mother’s Days with my own mom hiking, taking long bike rides or, on occasion, participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The conveniently timed race is an ideal way to celebrate all mothers, when you think about it. As part of the national fundraising event—and the largest race in the Treasure Valley—the Komen race puts women’s health in the spotlight. The event is dedicated to raising money to support breast cancer research, but it’s hard not to be swept up in the energy of the race. From the inspiring sight of a pink-clad cancer survivor—head held high—walking SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE beside you, to the heart-wrenchFOR THE CURE ing signs hanging from shirts Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m., komenidaho.org honoring loved ones who didn’t survive to walk, it’s hard not to be affected. But don’t dare think it’s a downer—a palpable vibe of support, compassion and love of life radiates from the massive crowd. In 2012, race organizers said roughly 10,000 people turned out to take part, but that number was already in the rearview mirror more than a week before this year’s event. Local organizers are expecting up to 12,000 walkers and runners to turn up at the starting line. And while the race hits the roads of Boise Saturday, May 11, it’s not too late to join in. Late registration is available in person at race packet pick-up on Friday, May 10, at the University of Phoenix campus in Meridian from 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Cost is $40 for adults or $15 for children age 12 and younger. Day of race registration will be taken from 7:30-9 a.m. The race begins at 9 a.m., with the start line located in front of the Albertsons headquarters on Parkcenter Boulevard. Runners take off ﬁrst, followed by walkers along either a 5K or one-mile course. If you want to check it out for yourself, visit komenidaho. org/komen-race-for-the-cure for more information. And while we might be game for a casual stroll with mom, not all mothers are so willing to take it (relatively) easy. Mothers will be burning some miles on Friday, May 10, at the latest themed run from Shu’s Idaho Running Company. Mothers—and everyone else—will run a roughly four-mile course before returning to the running store for free massages and refreshments for moms. Registration is required to participate, so email leone@idahorunningcompany.com to RSVP. While the run is open to anyone, organizers are up front about warning that it’s ultimately the mothers who will win. Who can argue with that? —Deanna Darr WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

CROSSFIT BENEFIT POKER TOURNAMENT—Play poker and work out to help out local athlete Michael Ransom, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer last summer. Five cards will determine the exercises and reps for each athlete. Expect a good workout, food, drinks, local vendors, a silent art action, raffle and an all-around good time. Saturday, May 11, 1 p.m. $30 adv., $40 door, FREE for spectators. Crossfit Refinery, 528 S. Americana Blvd., Boise, 208-794-6292, crossfitrefinery. com. LADIES WRENCH NIGHT—The work night for ladies only is a chance to work or learn to work on bikes with the tools and expertise provided. Each night features a 30-minute class on a different aspect of bicycle repair. Second Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicycleproject.org. MOTHER’S DAY RUN—Join a run dedicated to mothers. Afterwards, enjoy wine, cheese, massages, giveaways and more. RSVP to leone@idahorunningcompany.com. Friday, May 10, 6 p.m. FREE. Shu’s Idaho Running Company, 1758 W. State St., Boise, 208-344-6604, idahorunningcompany.com. STREET SMART CYCLING—Get a one-hour condensed version of the Street Smarts Cycling Course taught by Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance as part of Boise Bike Week. Tuesday, May 14, 6 p.m. FREE. World Cycle and XC Ski, 1407 W. State St., Boise, boisebikeweek.org. SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE—Join thousands of other supports for a 5K or 1-mile run/walk to raise money for breast cancer research and treament. Late registration taken at packet pickup or the morning of the event. See Play, this page. Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. $40. Albertsons headquarters, 250 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, komenidaho.org. WOMEN’S SHOP RIDES—Join a beginner/intermediate no-drop, road bike ride which takes off from George’s Front Street store at 6 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. FREE. George’s Cycles, 251 E. Front St., Ste. 100, Boise, 208-3433782, georgescycles.com.

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BASKET CASE Fill your bike basket with grab-and-go goods for an impromptu picnic TARA MORGAN Do you lack the planning skills to put together a proper, PB&Jfree picnic? An alfresco afternoon needn’t ﬁll you with apprehension. Just hop on your bike and cruise to one of these three spots to snag supplies for an impromptu picnic, then pack your bounty into your bike basket and pedal to a nearby park. Maneet Chauhan will whip up grub at Barbacoa.

BOISE CO-OP DELI TO CAMEL’S BACK PARK (888 W. FORT ST. TO 1200 W. HERON ST.) DISTANCE: 0.9 miles BEST BIKE PATH: Ride up Ninth Street to Heron Street.

HIGH-PROFILE EATS AND CHEFS Eighth Street will soon be home to four more eateries after officials cut the ribbon on the 18-story Eighth and Main Tower, due to open January 2014. One of those will be a new concept by Nampa restaurateur Dustan Bristol. The Brick 29 chef-owner told Boise Weekly about his new lunch stop, On the Fly, which will find its home on the second floor of the new tower. “I want to create something like gourmetstyle sandwiches with seasonality,” Bristol said. The restaurant will feature breakfast and lunch service, along with ready-made, whole-roasted chickens for dinner. He said the location is small—only 1,900 square feet with 25-30 seats—so he plans to make “upscale grab-and-go meals” a strong part of On the Fly’s offerings. Bristol anticipates delivery to tower residents on the floors above his restaurant, and perhaps even to neighboring buildings. Bristol will share the second floor with an extension of Zion’s Bank offices and Flatbread Neapolitan Pizzeria, relocating from its Old Boise location at 615 W. Main St. “We want to be in the center of the action and we want to make it easier for our customers to park,” Flatbread owner Robert Lumsden told BW in February. A third restaurant, the Grill at 8th and Main, will occupy 5,000 square feet on the second floor. Robert Godsill, owner of Cheerleaders Sports Bar & Grill in Meridian, will be opening the new location, but with a much different focus than Cheerleaders. According to the Gardner Company, developers of the tower, the Grill at 8th and Main will be an upscale, full-service restaurant. Fourth and finally, the tower’s first floor will also be home to an outlet of the Winter Park, Fla.-based chain Ruth’s Chris Steak House, occupying 9,000 square feet. Moving from high-end restaurants to high-profile chefs, on Saturday, May 11, Barbacoa is hosting celebrity chef and James Beard Award-winner Maneet Chauhan, a judge on the Food Network’s Chopped and a competitor on Iron Chef. Chauhan is promoting her new cookbook, Flavors of My World, by traveling to 21 restaurants across the country and whipping up a special coursed dinner for fans. For $95, attendees receive a signed cookbook, a specialty cocktail and an entree prepared by Chauhan. Bar- 33 bacoa will also provide an appetizer, a dessert and wine pairings.

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Fill up on fresh fare at the Boise Co-op deli.

SAMPLE PICNIC: If you want a spread of healthy, organic fare, head to the Boise Co-op deli for a selection of fresh, seasonal salads, soups and a rotating hot bar with ample vegetarian options. The Co-op’s newly revamped sandwich menu boasts both hot and cold options, like the ﬂavor-packed roasted squash sandwich stacked high with bright butternut, sweet roasted onions, cucumber coins and a smear of cilantro mayo on Gaston’s Bakery village loaf. The hearty sandwich pairs well with a seasonal quinoa salad, ﬂecked with peas and asparagus, and a side of silky carrot guacamole scooped up with locally made Los Pastores corn chips. Keep the local train rolling by cracking open a couple cans of Payette Brewing Company’s refreshing Mutton Buster Brown once you’ve settled onto the grass.

BEST PARK SPOTS: Snag a seat at one of Camel’s Back’s smattering of picnic tables, or set up shop on the sloping hill to soak in all the action. If you’re feeling ambitious pre-picnic, lug your lunch up to the top of the mound for an expansive view.

A’TAVOLA TO KATHRYN ALBERTSON PARK (1515 W. GROVE ST. TO 1001 N. AMERICANA BLVD.) DISTANCE: 0.6 miles BEST BIKE PATH: Left on Grove Street. Left on 16th Street/Americana Blvd. Right at Kathryn Albertson Park.

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SAMPLE PICNIC: Though A’Tavola is Italian for “to the table,” the boutique eatery doesn’t skimp on the French specialties. Hit up the Bits and Pieces cheese basket for a small wedge of St. Andre triple cream and a tub of Mousse Royale au Sauternes. If you’re feeling like a little cured meat, have the deli shave off a few thin slices of prosciutto. Throw in a loaf of Gaston’s bread, a jar of Three Little Figs Strawberry Balsamic Pepper spread, and a few cans of Soﬁa Coppola blanc de blanc, and you’ve got yourself a rustic lunch. And don’t skimp on the sweets: The cafe case is ﬁlled with airy meringues and macaroons.

BEST PARK SPOTS: Take a right at the entryway to Kathryn Albertson Memorial Park and spread a blanket on a goose poop-free portion of the grassy ﬁeld. Or wind your way to the left to perch on a picturesque pond-side bench.

WHOLE FOODS TO JULIA DAVIS PARK (401 S. BROADWAY AVE. TO 700 S. CAPITOL BLVD.) DISTANCE: Less than 0.1 miles BEST BIKE PATH: Cross Myrtle Street at Broadway, which brings you to the northeast corner of Julia Davis Park.

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SAMPLE PICNIC: The Whole Foods sushi counter is stocked with the usual suspects—spicy tuna rolls, rainbow rolls, edamame—but it also boasts a uniquely refreshing concoction called the Paciﬁc Salad Roll. The rice paper-wrapped lettuce roll is stuffed with avocado and colorful matchstick cucumbers and carrots. While some salad rolls boast only veggies or tofu, others glisten with ruby red hunks of tuna and light pink strips of salmon. A small tub of creamy wasabi roe spread adds a kick to the crunch. Make it a meal with a side of wasabi sesame crisps dunked in cucumber edamame hummus, a pack of roasted seaweed chips and a jar of One Cup Ozeki sake. And don’t pass by the self-serve cookie counter without snagging a sesame-crusted sweet treat.

BEST PARK SPOTS: You can set up shop at the nearby Julia Davis duck pond, where you might be tempted to share your fare, or wind your way back along the bike path to a shadier, less fowl-ﬁlled picnic area.

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CON’T/FOOD WINESIPPER/DRINK THINK PINK Deliciously dry rose is one of the fastest growing wine categories. The best are made from any number of red wine grapes, with the juice being pressed or bled off after a short maceration, allowing the final product to take on just a hint of color. The south of France is particularly well known for its charming and refreshing pink wines—the perfect choice for spring and summer consumption—but this tasting proved that the Northwest is equally worthy. 2012 ADELSHEIM ROSE, $17.99 This Oregon entry is surprisingly dark in color for a rose made entirely from pinot noir. It offers light but lovely aromas of strawberry, peach and rhubarb pie, with just a touch of clover. That rhubarb definitely comes through on the palate, along with sour cherry and a crisp hit of Meyer lemon. There’s a nice intensity to the finish that is marked by citrus zest and Jolly Rancher watermelon. 2012 BILA-HAUT ROSE, $13.99 A pale salmon in color, this blend of syrah, grenache and carignan is the product of one of the Rhone Valley’s most respected domaines—Chapoutier. On the nose, it’s a floral mix of strawberry, cherry and blood orange, colored by soft herb and spice. Ripe berries fill the mouth, which is marked by an intriguing, but hard to describe flavor that tastes something like old-school bubble gum. Good acidity adds balance on the finish. 2012 CHARLES & CHARLES ROSE, $10.99 This collaborative effort from two top winemakers, Washington-based Charles Smith (K Vinters) and New Yorkbased Charles Bieler (Three Thieves), is a syrah-dominant blend with dollops of mourvedre, cinsault and grenache. Heady aromas explode from the glass: rich and ripe strawberry, cranberry, rhubarb and spice. This is an exceptionally well-balanced wine with sweet cherry and berry fruit flavors playing against crisp lemon and lime. The finish is long and refreshing.

If you’d like to meet Chauhan but don’t 32 have time for a full meal, she’ll also be signing cookbooks at A’Tavola from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. earlier on May 11. Moving from TV chefs to renegade homebrewers, this weekend brings the annual Organic Hausbrau Battle. The homebrew competition will dole out ﬁrst-, secondand third-place awards in three categories—14B American IPA, 5C DoppelBock and 6D American Rye—all of which must be brewed using at least 95 percent organic ingredients. This year, the competition is also offering a Best in Show Grand Prize: the chance for the winner to brew their organic recipe at Payette Brewing Company and have it distributed around town. But there’s a snag. According to organizer Ander Sundell, the annual brew battle has cancelled its public tasting event this year. “We did the event at the VAC last year, it was a great space for it, and so this year we had planned to do it at the VAC … but in their process to get their liquor license, they go through a review of the events that they’ve held over the past couple of years, so the liquor board saw that there was this homebrew contest.” Sundell said VAC owner Sam Stimpert told him the venue wouldn’t be able to host the public tasting this year because it isn’t legal. “We knew that it was illegal to sell homebrew, so what we did was we actually charged an admission fee and it was a judging event so people could try it. … We thought we were OK because it was kind of an exhibition, but it turns out it doesn’t work that way,” said Sundell. The judging panel will still hand out awards this year, but Sundell hopes to get the public tasting portion up and running again in the future. “We were thinking maybe we would try to revamp next year and start communicating with the liquor board and see if there’s a way we can work around it,” said Sundell. —Andrew Crisp and Tara Morgan

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Tarahumara Indians of northwestern Mexico are renowned for their ability to run long distances. The best runners can cover 200 miles in two days. The paths they travel are not paved or smooth, but rather the rough canyon trails that stretch between their settlements. Let’s make them your inspirational role models in the coming week, Aries. I’m hoping that you will be as tough and tenacious as they are—that you will pace yourself for the long haul, calling on your instinctual strength to guide you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may have only a dim idea about how your smartphone and computer work, but that doesn’t prevent you from using their many wonderful features. While you’re swimming, you know almost nothing about the physiological processes that are active inside you, and yet you have no problem making all the necessary movements. In that spirit, I’m not worried about whether you will grasp the deep inner meaning of events that will be unfolding in the coming week. Complete understanding isn’t absolutely necessary. All you need to do is trust your intuition to lead you in the direction of what’s interesting and educational.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I need not sell my soul to buy bliss,” says a character in Charlotte Bronte’s 19th century novel Jane Eyre. “I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.” This would be a great speech for you to memorize and periodically recite in the next two weeks. Do it in front of your mirror at least once a day to remind yourself of how amazingly resourceful you are. It will also help you resist the temptation to seek gifts from people who can’t or won’t give them to you. CANCER (June 21-July 22): What is the big adventure you’ve been postponing forever because it hasn’t been convenient? How about an intriguing possibility you have always wanted to experiment with but have consistently denied yourself? Or what about that nagging mystery you’ve been wishing you had the time and energy to solve? Wouldn’t your life change for the better if you finally dived in and explored it? In the next two weeks, Cancerian, I urge you to consider giving yourself permission to pursue something that fits one of those descriptions. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Right now, Leo, you are a majestic and mysterious mess of raw power. You are a fresh, flaming fountain of pure charisma. Impossible to fool and immune to the false charms of heartfelt mediocrity. In your current condition, no one

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can obstruct you from seeing the naked truth about the big picture. And that’s why I am so sure that victory will soon be yours. You will overcome the fuzziness of your allies, the bad vibes of your adversaries and your own inertia. Not all conquests are important and meaningful, but you will soon achieve the one that is. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A character in Herman Hesse’s novel Demian says the following: “I live in my dreams. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own.” Whose dreams do you live in, Virgo? What is the source of the fantasies that dominate your imagination? Are they the authentic outpourings of your own soul? Or did they originate with your parents and teachers and lovers? Are they the skewed result of the emotional wounds you endured or the limitations you’ve gotten used to? Now is an excellent time to take inventory. Find out how close you are to living in your own dreams. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Charles Ives was a renowned American composer who lived from 1874 to 1954. Because his music was experimental and idiosyncratic, it took a long time for him to get the appreciation he deserved. When he was 73 years old, he won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for a symphony he had written when he was 30. I expect that in the near future, you might be the beneficiary of a similar kind of mojo, Libra. A good deed you did or a smart move you made in the past will finally get at least some of the recognition or response you’ve always wanted. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “There are no right answers to wrong questions,” says science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin. And that’s why you must be so conscientious about coming up with the very best questions. Right, Scorpio? All your efforts to hunt down solutions will be for naught unless you frame your problems elegantly and accurately. Now here’s the very good news: Your skill at asking pertinent questions is at a peak. That’s why I suggest you make this Focused Inquiry Week. Crisply define three questions that will be important for you to address in the next seven months. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Charlie Parker was a great jazz musician. As a saxophonist and composer, he was an influential innovator. Unfortunately, he also had an expensive heroin addiction. It interfered with his ability to achieve financial stability. There’s a famous story about him showing a bystander two veins on his arm as he prepared to shoot up. “This one’s my Cadillac,” he confessed. “And this one’s my house.” I’m bringing this up, Sagittarius, in the

hope that it will provide a healthy shock. Are you doing anything remotely like Charlie Parker? Are you pouring time and energy and money into an inferior form of pleasure or a trivial distraction that is undermining your ability to accomplish higher goals? If so, fix that glitch, please. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I hate a song that makes you think that you are not any good,” said iconic songwriter Woody Guthrie. “I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Because you are too old or too young or too fat or too slim or too ugly or too this or too that. Songs that run you down or poke fun at you. I am out to sing songs that will prove to you that this is your world.” Amen, brother Woody. I have the same approach to writing horoscopes. And I’m happy to advise you, Capricorn, that you should have a similar attitude toward everything you put out and take in during the coming week. Just for now, reject all words, ideas and actions that demoralize and destroy. Treat yourself to a phase of relentless positivity. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I know not what my past still has in store for me,” testified the Indian spiritual poet Tukaram. I believe most of us can say the same thing, and here’s why: The events that happened to us once upon a time keep transforming as we ripen. They come to have different meanings in light of the ever-new experiences we have. What seemed like a setback when it first occurred may eventually reveal itself to have been the seed of a blessing. A wish fulfilled at a certain point in our history might come back to haunt us later on. I bring up these ideas, Aquarius, because I think you’re primed to reinterpret your own past. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): According to legend, Jennifer Lopez’s butt is insured for $300 million. Bruce Springsteen has supposedly insured his voice for $31 million, and wine expert Angela Mount is said to have insured her taste buds for $16 million. In that spirit, Pisces, I encourage you to consider insuring your imagination. To be clear, I don’t anticipate that you will have occasion to collect any settlement. Nothing bad will happen. But taking this step could be a fun ritual that might drive home to you just how important your imagination will be in the coming weeks. Your power to make pictures in your mind will either make you crazy with unfounded fantasies and fearful delusions, or else it will help you visualize in detail the precise nature of the situations you want to create for yourself in the future.

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