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BILLCOPE HUHA* *A condition unrecognized by those who have it Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right; here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

—Lyric to a 1974 song

by Stealers Wheel Rall to the left of me, Minnick to the right; here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

—Stealers Wheel lyric adapted to a present reality

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have been struggling with the question of whether or not to take to task both fellow columnist Ted Rall for his relentless assault on President Barack Obama and Rep. Walt Minnick for his abysmal lack of support for the president’s most urgent proposals. I admit, I don’t really want to go critical with these guys.

I know them both, like them both, and I am by nature uncomfortable with having to tell a friend, an ally or a comrade that he has his head up his ass. Normally, I don’t even try. If I have a friend, an ally or a comrade with his head up his ass, I just let it stay there. My attitude is that it will either work its own way out in due time, or if it doesn’t, unsolicited advice from me isn’t going to help the situation and might possibly make things worse.

As that attitude applies to the scorn I shovel out to Republicans—who, in the most extreme cases (the “birthers” come to mind, as do the “tea bag” crowd), seem actually to be born with their heads up their asses—I do it not to persuade them to pull free of their unfortunate condition, as I have no real hope they will, anyway.

No, the disdain I show Republicans is done strictly for the amusement and mollification of those people who, in most matters, are like me. I say what I say, including the manner in which I say it, because I’m convinced there are a significant number of people here-abouts who would say exactly the same thing in the same way, were they in the position I am (happily) in.

Am I the only political writer—or politician, for that matter—who turns his back to the general audience and writes as if everything were an inside joke between sympathetic minds? Of course not. Political discourse in this country has become— and I strongly suspect it was all along—a circumstance of everyone with a public voice preaching to his own choir. No matter our place in the political spectrum, we each have our constituencies that we must satisfy first and foremost. Neither a politician nor a political writer can survive long without their “base,” a reality that applies as much to myself (with my tiny local audience) as it applies to Sarah Palin (with her legions of loons). And it applies as much to Ted Rall as it does to Walt Minnick. As things stand now, the major difference between Sarah, Ted, Walt and myself is that I don’t have my head up my ass (or how could I see with such amazing clarity that they do?) and the reason the others have their heads up their asses is because they remain loyal to a loyal following who would be deeply disappointed were they not to have their heads up their asses in such a predictable way, and may actually abandon them if they don’t continue on in the same manner. Following me?

U It pains me to say here that Ted and Walt have their heads up their asses.

Sarah? … not so much. Mrs. Palin got to where she is by demonstrating often and loudly that she is proud to have her

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head up her ass and has every intention of keeping it there. (And at this point of my presentation, in the cause of brevity, I will no longer say “head up his/her ass” and will refer to the condition as “HUHA.” That’s pronounced “huh-hat,” only don’t pronounce the “t.”)

Ted and Walt, on the other hand, are new to the HUHA experience, having gotten where they are by hard work, talent and dedication to informed principles. Rall is no armchair pundit. He actually goes to places like Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to report on the chaos U.S. adventurism has spawned. And Minnick, a former Republican who worked in the Nixon White House until the degeneracy of that particular criminal caused him to resign, has repeatedly demonstrated both an acumen for business success and a sympathy for middle-class concerns.

It is clear to me, though, that both men are currently in a state of HUHAification because they feel obliged to meet the expectations of the constituencies they each, in their own way, consider essential to their position. Ted Rall, established in the alternative press as a persistent voice against the throne of power, would feel as uncomfortable turning into a cooing presidential admirer as I feel for saying he has come down with a virulent dose of HUHA for not showing some measure of admiration for our new president. And Walt Minnick certainly must harbor a loyalty to the independent voters and stray Republicans he absolutely had to have behind him to win as a Democrat in this most GOPish of states.

But fealty to your following—same with dedication to principles—is no miracle vaccination against having HUHA. It was George Bush’s dedication to his principles—as well as his fealty to the feeblest-minded following in modern American history—that got us into this miserable mash-up that Obama is struggling so hard to get us out of.

And it’s not just me who feels betrayed that Ted and Walt have, in their individual ways, jumped Obama’s ship. I have been encouraged by members of my own (tiny) constituency to get tough on those two rascals and say what people like me have been thinking. So, OK, Ted. OK, Walt. Here’s what people like me have been thinking: “Hey, Ted, yes, we all know that Barack Obama said he would do a lot of things he hasn’t done yet. But the thing he wanted to do the very most, the thing he promised most often and ardently, was to lead in a bipartisan manner. From the speech he gave in Boston five years ago, that’s what he offered ... bipartisanship.

And you know as well as I do that were he to immediately address all those issues that make you so impatient because he hasn’t done it your way, his chances at bipartisanship, as slim as they are anyway, would be as dead as Glenn Beck’s brain cells. Give the guy a break. Remember, he needs to win the trust of a lot more people than just you.”

And to Walt: “Hey Walt. We get it.

You’re a conservative Democrat. That’s fine. But frankly, you’re acting a lot more conservative than Democrat. And if the prez doesn’t get some significant change to the health-care system—translation: a public option, period!—then it’s not going to matter how many independents and Republicans you try to please. Remember, when you come in on someone’s coattails, you can leave the same way.”

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TEDRALL EVERYONE HATES THE COPS After Professor Gates, why pretend?

NEW YORK—The current national conversation about race and the police reminded me about an incident that occurred when I was in Uzbekistan. As I walked into an apartment complex for an appointment, I noticed the decomposing body of a man lying on the side of the road.

“How long has he been there?” I asked my host.

“Three, maybe four days,” he said.

“What happened to him?”

“Shot, maybe,” he shrugged. “Or maybe hit by a car. Something.”

I didn’t bother to ask why no one had called the police. I knew. Calling the Uzbek militsia amounts to a request to be beaten, robbed or worse. So desperate to avoid interaction with the police was another man I met that, when his mother died of old age at their home in Tashkent, he drove her body to the outskirts of town and deposited her in a field.

With the exception of New Orleans after Katrina, it’s not that bad here in the United States. Consider Professor Henry Louis Gates: He shouldn’t have been arrested by that Cambridge, Mass., police officer, but he came out of the experience physically unscathed.

Nevertheless, the Gates incident has illuminated some basic, strange assumptions about our society. Cops think they have a constitutional right to be treated deferentially. And black people think cops are nice to white people.

Yeah, well, take it from a white guy: We

don’t like cops either.

Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. references “the African immigrant killed while reaching for his wallet, the Maryland man beaten senseless as he lay in bed, the Miami man beaten to death for speeding, the dozens of men jailed on manufactured evidence in Los Angeles and manufactured police testimony in Tulia, Texas, the man sodomized with a broomstick in New York.

Are we supposed to believe it coincidence that the men this happens to always happen to be black?”

Of course not. Blacks are 30 to 50 percent more likely to be arrested than whites for the same crime. Their prison sentences are longer. In the notorious “driving while black” New Jersey trooper case, AfricanAmericans made up 70 percent of those randomly pulled over on the New Jersey Turnpike—but fewer than 17 percent of motorists. Blacks are more likely to be stopped, frisked, arrested, beaten and murdered by the police than members of all other ethnic groups. American racism against blacks remains systematic, pervasive and murderous. When there’s a policeman in the picture, it’s best to be white.

Still, whites and blacks have more in common than they think when it comes to their feelings about the fuzz. When those flashing lights appear in the rearview mirror, even the biggest right-winger’s day is ruined.

No one should be less scared of cops than me. I’m white, clean-cut, middle-aged, invariably polite: “Hello, sir. Is there a problem,

officer?” Yet I can’t point to a single positive experience I’ve ever had with a cop. Neutral ones, sure—basic, cold, bureaucratic interactions. But no great ones.

And lots and lots of negative ones.

Where to begin?

I’ll never forget the New York traffic cop who stepped off the curb in front of my car on Madison Avenue and ordered me to turn right. He wrote me up for illegal right turn.

“But you told me to,” I protested. “Wrong place, wrong time,” he smirked. $165 plus three points on my license. I appealed. The cop lied under oath. The court believed him.

Or the Nevada highway patrolman who pulled me over. I was doing 80 in a 70. He wrote me up at 100 mph. My brother-in-law, never the suck-up, confirmed I was going 80.

I was so furious—the fine would have been $400—that I spent double that to fly back and challenge the ticket in court. I won.

When my 20-year-old self forgot to turn on my headlights as we pulled out of a parking lot while on a road trip with my druggie roommate, a Massachusetts cop pulled us over. I couldn’t begrudge him probable cause; pot smoke billowed out the window, Cheech and Chong-style, when I opened it.

Still, what came next was unforgivable: He handcuffed my arms so tight that the metal cut to the wrist bone. (The scar lasted 10 years.) When we got out of the town lockup the next morning, $400 was missing from my wallet. (A judge, examining my wrist a few months later, dropped the charges. My $400, of course, was gone forever.)

An LAPD cop—it bears mentioning that he was black—arrested me for jaywalking on Melrose Avenue. I wasn’t. I didn’t resist, but he roughed me up. Upon releasing me, he chucked my wallet into the sewer, laughed and zoomed off on his motorcycle. I filed a complaint, which the LAPD ignored.

And so on.

I admit it: I don’t like cops. I like the idea of cops. The specific people who actually are cops are the problem. My theory is that cops should be drafted, not recruited. After all, the kind of person who would want to become a police officer is precisely the kind of person who should not be allowed to work as one. But I didn’t start out harboring this prejudice. It resulted from dozens of unpleasant interactions with law enforcement.

Race has long been a classic predictor of attitudes toward the police. But high-profile cases of police brutality, coupled with overthe-top security measures taken since 9/11 that targeted whites as well as blacks, have helped bring the races together in their contempt for the police. In 1969, the Harris poll found that only 19 percent of whites thought cops discriminated against African-Americans. Now 54 percent of whites think so.

Don’t worry, Professor Gates. We don’t care what you said about the cop’s mama. A lot of white guys see this thing your way.

Ted Rall, president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, is author of the books To Afghanistan and Back and Silk Road to Ruin.

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When the Ada County Courthouse closed at 5 p.m. on July 20, only one firm had submitted a bid to carry county residents’ garbage from their homes to the dump. The proposal was from Allied Waste, the current hauler, which has been without a contract, or on an extended one, for a year.

When the three commissioners considered the matter the next day in a public meeting, a day after the deadline, a second bid appeared, from Western Waste Services in Twin Falls.

In January, Commissioner Sharon Ullman asked that the renewal of the contract with Allied be put on hold and she suggested, via her blog, that there might be four other companies interested in bidding and that they should be given a shot at the contract. In early June, the county published a request for proposals from trash haulers. Representatives of four companies, including Allied, showed interest in the bid.

On Tuesday, July 21, Ullman and Commissioner Rick Yzaguirre voted to open the Western Waste Services bid, even though it was late.

“The board voted to at least open the bid,” Chairman Fred Tilman told citydesk. “But on the record, it was stated that it had come in late and was considered a nonresponsive bid.”

Tilman opposed the move to open the late bid. But he said that Allied’s bid could also be deemed nonresponsive if the RFP submitted does not meet the standards of the county. The county purchasing department made recommendations to the commissioners on Aug. 4, after press time.

BOISE DNA FORMED More than 20 downtown residents showed up last week for an organizational meeting of the newly formed Downtown Neighborhood Association. There was a five-way tie for the eighth seat on the board, so DNA coordinator Karen Sander, who runs the Downtown Business Association, opted to seat nine people and figure out how to deal with it at the first board meeting.

The list of board members includes Gail Young, former Ada County Commissioner Judy PeaveyDerr, Brian Ballard, Diana and Walt Sledzieski, Rick Mattoon, business owner Theresa Browning, Teresa and Arthur Hamblin, and new Boise resident Vivek Pahariya.

“You’re the new pioneers, and I think we actually owe you a debt of thanks,” said Boise City planning chief Bruce Chatterton, who just bought a hybrid car and aspires to one day live downtown.

OTTER TRANSPORTATION FUNDING GROUP GETS 17 MONTHS Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter has given a new task force until December to come up with longterm funding solutions for the Idaho Transportation Department. December 2010, that is.

“Our first meeting will largely be an organizational one,” Lt. Gov. Brad Little said. “But we intend to make substantial progress this year and return to work after the 2010 legislative session.”

Otter spokesman Mark Warbis said that the governor will take concrete suggestions from the group as soon as they are ready, but that their task is to find a 20- to 30-year road solution.

The organizational meeting of the Task Force on Modernizing Transportation Funding in Idaho starts at Thursday, Aug. 6, 9 a.m., in the Joe R. Williams Building.

—Nathaniel Hoffman

war in Iraq U.S. CASUALTIES: As of Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, 4,333 U.S. service members (including 31 Idahoans) have died since the war in Iraq began in March 2003: 3,465 in combat and 868 from noncombat-related incidents and accidents. Injured service members total 31,460. In the last week, one U.S. soldiers died.

Since President Barack Obama was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 104 soldiers have died.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Defense IRAQI CIVILIAN DEATHS: Estimated between 92,550 and 101,037.

Source: iraqbodycount.net COST OF IRAQ WAR: $670,714,154,454 Source: costofwar.com

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NO RX Idaho politicos hedge on health reform

Single-payer advocates in Boise have invited Epperly to an upcoming forum, but may take issue with his assertions on choice—nearly all doctors would participate in a single-payer system—and the readiness of Americans.

“What the American people need and want is health care, daho’s Congressional delegation is taking a back seat not insurance,” said Dr. Robert Vestal, medical director for on the national debate over health-care reform, arguing clinical research at St. Luke’s Cardiology Associates and against expanded government health coverage and advoa member of Idaho Health Care for All, an affiliate of the cating for slowdowns in the reform process. national single-payer group Physicians for a National Health Sen. Jim Risch said that, not counting some 20 million Program. “Single payer is a financing option.” or more illegal immigrants, willfully uninsured and poor Single payer was at one time a preferred option for people who don’t know they are eligible for benefits, most Obama—many studies show that a national health plan would Americans already have access to coverage today. Sen. Mike provide for more efficient, cheaper, fairer and more uniform Crapo said he’d like to see a focus on obesity and preventative medical services. Yet single payer has not been a visible part of health care and is interested in proposals for paying doctors the national debate or media coverage of health-care reform. for results rather than procedures. Rep. Walt Minnick said Like Epperly, Minnick, a blue dog Democrat, acknowledged there should be more competition between private insurance that other industrialized nations use single-payer systems and companies, and Rep. Mike Simpson—who was hiking in the get good results. But he said a single-payer system would never get through Congress and he believes more competition coupled with new regulations on insurance companies would bring down costs.

“I think it would be better … if the government defined the rules of the game in a clear way and left it to the private sector to comply with them,” Minnick said.

He wants to mandate that everyone have access to coverage regardless of pre-existing conditions, that health insurance be portable, that out-of-pocket expenses are kept to a reasonable, annual minimum and that it encourage preventive and primary care.

Crapo, who sits on the Senate Finance Committee, which will consider Senate health-reform proposals first, echoed Minnick’s interest in health co-ops, in which individuals and businesses would form pools and get group rates. Crapo also said that reforming Medicaid and Medicare—government programs that Boulder-White Cloud Mountains and was not available for an already cover more than a quarter of the insured in the United interview—has said he won’t vote for the Democrats’ health States—so that they pay more for preventive care would help reform plan. control costs in the rest of the health-care system.

“The timetable they are on is frightening for a system that “We’re not trying to drag this thing out so nothing hapis arguably the best health-care system in the world,” said Sen. pens,” Crapo said.

Jim Risch.

Risch said health-care reform falls behind the economy, fixThe U.S. health-care system, according to the World Health ing Social Security, and reforming Medicaid and Medicare on Organization and other measures, is the most expensive and his Congressional priority list. among the poorest performing of industrialized nations. And “There will be a complex scheme, as with most other things only 15 percent of Americans agree with Risch that the U.S. in America, where some people will get it themselves, some system is the best in the world, according to a recent Pew will get a job, some will be covered by Medicaid as they are Research Center poll. today,” Risch said.

President Barack Obama and Congress have spent about four Simpson decries the expense of a new government health months discussing health reform, during which time the ambioption and wants more focus on the availability of doctors in tiousness of the reforms have been slowly scaled back, sidelining rural areas. interest in a single-payer government system in favor of a “pub“As a dentist, I have seen firsthand the benefits of prevenlic option,” the size of which continues to shrink. In the process, tion and early intervention. Instead of treating a victim of hundreds of thousands of doctors have jumped on the reform heart attack after it happens, we should be working with bandwagon, as have some sectors of the insurance industry. patients to lower their risk of heart attack before it happens.

Dr. Ted Epperly, CEO of Boise’s Family Medical Residency We should be focusing more on how to prevent disease or treat of Idaho and president of the American Academy of Famit early when it is most cost-effective and the outcomes are ily Physicians with its 94,600 members, is squarely behind best. Unfortunately, the Democrats’ health-reform bill fails to one prominent version of reform and has spoken to Obama accomplish these goals,” Simpson wrote. personally about it. Epperly backs universal coverage and the The Congressmen are on their way back to Idaho and plan formation of a national, publicly funded health plan as long to speak with constituents about health-care reform throughas doctors get to decide whether to participate, it pays more out August. Minnick said when he returns to Washington in than Medicare and it does not put private insurers out of busi- September, he expects to see a negotiated Senate alternative to ness. He also wants more incentive for doctors to practice and the House reform bill and would like to see Republicans bring people to seek primary care. their own health-care reform bill to the table.

“Just giving everybody insurance doesn’t guarantee that Margaret Henbest, a former Boise legislator and presithey get health care,” Epperly said. Epperly acknowledges dent of the Nurse Practitioners of Idaho, said that this is the that private insurance companies have a reputation for denial highest-level debate on health reform she has seen and that of care and that they operate under a profit motive, not a she’s confident a meaningful consensus will be reached. care-giving motive. But he said Americans are not prepared for “To have five germane committees debating it seems single-payer or socialized medicine. unique,” Henbest said. “I’m like the perennial optimist.”

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CITYDESK ADA COUNTY OPENS LATE TRASH HAULER BID

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CITIZENBOISE INTERVIEW BY NATHANIEL HOFFMAN

Rory Jones, a 1973 Borah High School graduate, has been on the Boise School Board for 23 years, serving the last decade as its president. He joined the board before he had kids, and just saw his first son graduate.

Jones, whose mother, wife and two sisters have worked as teachers and whose late father ran the education school at the former Boise Junior College, said he always believed teachers were underpaid.

Jones is a partner at the Boise law firm Trout Jones Gledhill Fuhrman, P.A. He’s been recruited to run for higher office but prefers the nonpartisan school board service.

He says he probably has the wrong views on guns and the institutions of religion to move up on the Idaho political food chain.

“I’ve read way too much,” Jones said.

Are you from Idaho?

I was from Cascade. But I’ve lived in Boise since I was 4 years old. My dad was with old Boise Junior College. He was supposed to be the first president of Boise State, but he was killed in a car wreck. 1964. Craters of the Moon, headed east to see his parents on summer vacation.

You’ve said you were inspired to become a lawyer by To Kill a Mockingbird. Have you had any watershed cases like that?

You know, I guess that’s why it’s fiction because there aren’t too many cases where you get to have that kind of righteousness and that kind of philanthropy. He’s just a very admirable character and he had great kids, and I’m very into kids and helping them grow and make good decisions on their own. That’s the odd thing about being a lawyer. We don’t get to advance our own causes because we have to get hired, we have to make a living. So they’re always other people’s causes.

are the melting pot of America. Unlike our other Western cities, the public schools here are still the best choice. If you go to Denver or Seattle or Portland, there’s huge economic and race-based flight from the public school system, and that hasn’t happened in Boise because the public schools are at least as good as, or better than, the private school alternatives. And that’s because we’ve stayed competitive. We’ve always looked at it as friendly competition, but if somebody comes along and does something on a private-school basis and does it well, we’re going to match that in our district in order to compete.

How do you explain the high scores of Boise students?

We have tremendous faculty in our high schools that kids seek out. They build a niche, and they get rewarded by having good students come to them, and those students perform well. We’ve tried to stay open and flexible rather than closed.

Open enrollment is the opposite of how we did business when I first got on the board. Our goal was to keep kids out because Meridian district was famous for not passing levies. Our tax rate was much, much higher than the folks who lived in Meridian because the Boise people were always willing to support their schools, and Meridian folks were not. So we weren’t going to let their kids in and sort of freeload off the superior education they could get in Boise. But now we recruit those kids.

Does the district compete with charters?

We have the best relationship in the state with our charter schools. I mean, we have Hidden Springs coming back into our school district after forming as a charter school, that’s certainly unprecedented in Idaho and may be unprecedented anywhere How did you start on the school board? in the country. Nampa district is losing I’ve always been interested in politics. I huge numbers of kids to charter schools joined the law firm as a young lawyer. The because they’ve not been able to compete legislature isn’t really a good fit unless you with the start-ups. Anser [Charter School] are going to work alone. I was working a lot. is doing very well but there’s only one of I lived in the North End, which was the only them, and that’s the point ... place I could have gotten elected back then, and we had good legislators—there was no What’s the relationship between Boise need to run against them. and the State Department of Education?

It’s complicated. Our district has been the What was the school board like then? lighthouse district for the state of Idaho for a The first election was a huge election. long time. We have some advantages in our There were 16 people running for two spots levy rate that have allowed us to keep up. with one incumbent. I was 28 years old, but And we pay our teachers more than anyone I was running as a new face but a proud in the state does, and that’s not necessarily a graduate of the public schools. popular thing for politicians, unless you’re I’m a believer that the public schools one of the few that is supported by teachers.

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How can the state pay teachers more?

If they would allow districts to have a local-option tax, which we’ve never been able to do in the 23 years that I’ve been on the board ...

We work hard at having a good relationship with [State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom] Luna, but we didn’t agree with him about pay for performance, which is a huge part of his political agenda, and we fought that vigorously, and I’m sure he didn’t appreciate that.

Luna and President Barack Obama talk about many of the same education reforms.

Do they mean the same thing about pay for performance and charters?

There are huge needs for education alternatives in failing urban school districts and that is the source of Obama’s support for charter schools in some districts. And then there are politicians who use that support to springboard it into their own agenda, and that’s not the same. To say that you should open some more charter schools in downtown Washington, D.C., to meet the needs of underperforming AfricanAmerican students in failed public schools does not mean that we need more charter schools in Gooding, which is getting devastated by charter schools, or Nampa or certainly Boise.

And pay for performance ... Idaho has struggled—I think is a very fair verb—with the viability of its tests. And to still now be struggling, years after statewide testing became mandated, and using that as a springboard for labeling some teachers as good and some as bad, that’s a joke.

Are you involved in other political realms?

You know, I’ve had way more credibility because I haven’t gotten involved. I mean, I give a lot of money to Democrats, most of it I know is not going to work. But some of the local candidates I’ve been able to help.

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“My daughter, for the last month, has had a sinus infection. And I keep saying, ‘Oh, it’s just allergies, honey.’ But I know it’s a sinus infection. And I know that I need to take her to the doctor and that I can’t afford to take her,” Sterling said.

Sterling went to college, earned a degree and started a master’s program. After years of working, she and her husband, George, celebrated moving the family into a home of their own in Lewiston.

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children. But the American dream always seemed slightly out of reach. The paychecks never went far enough. The family often went without health insurance.

“I’m always paying the past due amount on the power,” Sterling said.

The dream seemed to flicker, then dim every time the power company threatened to cut the electricity.

A deep recession, high unemployment rates and mass foreclosures have darkened the dreams of millions of Americans. But even before the stock market hit bottom, gas prices skyrocketed and the job outlook went torpid, studies found that the economic picture in Idaho was already worsening.

A recent study blames the paycheck for Idaho’s situation.

Or at least what constitutes many Idaho paychecks. Social justice advocates say the low wages so many Idaho families live on have a ripple effect in the larger economy.

If you’re one of the more than 62,000 unemployed workers in Idaho as of June, you can expect some stiff competition for a job that pays a decent wage. Up to 88 percent of new job openings in Idaho don’t pay a living wage, according to research by the Northwest Federation of Community Organizations, a coalition of social justice advocacy groups.

The NWFCO 2008 Job Gap study puts the living wage for a single Idaho worker at $11.49 per hour. The wage earners of a family of four would have to make a combined $31.90 per hour. That’s about $66,352 in annual salary. The average household in Idaho will bring in about $46,136 this year, according to the Idaho Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The study found that 82 percent of new job openings in Idaho do not provide what is considered a living wage for a family of four, and 88 percent of new job openings do not offer a living wage for a single parent with two children. A

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living wage is defined as what it takes for families to meet their basic needs without public assistance while allowing them to save some money for emergencies, according to NWFCO. Recently, the minimum wage was bumped up to $7.25 per hour, a change that will affect roughly 40,000 Idaho jobs, said Bob Fick, spokesman for the Idaho Department of Labor. The change will cost employers across the state $25 million over the next year, a less than 1 percent change, he said.

The Job Gap study does take the state’s relatively affordable cost of living into account. The cost of living in Idaho is slightly less than in Oregon and Washington, where living wages for a single person are higher—at $12.39 and $12.27 per hour respectively. A living wage for a single person in Wyoming, where residents enjoy an even lower cost of living, is $10.95, according to the NWFCO report.

But when researchers looked at the region as a whole, they found workers across the Northwest struggle to attain those wages. The report found that up to 11 individuals competed for a single living-wage job in the Northwest during 2007. And researchers say the recent recession likely pushed those numbers even higher.

“Living-wage jobs simply are not available to everyone who needs them,” the study notes.

2008 and 2009 saw a steady decline in employment and personal earnings in Idaho. The state recorded a dip in income for three straight quarters from 2008 to 2009—a slide that has happened only three other times since World War II, according to the Idaho Department of Labor. Personal income fell 0.8 percent from the last quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of this year.

Idaho unemployment hit a 25-year high when it rose above 8.4 percent in June.

The picture was slightly worse for job seekers in the state’s largest urban center, which accounts for one-third of the state’s employment. The ranks of the Boise area unemployed almost doubled in one year, hitting 10.1 percent in June. The 12.2 percent unemployment rates in Nampa and Caldwell helped drive the region to almost twice the unemployment of metropolitan areas in the state.

“In the good times, a lot of the growth tends to be concentrated in the Treasure Valley,” said Michael Ferguson, chief economist at the Idaho Division of Financial Management.

And in the economic downturn, the Boise area was also hard hit. The investment-driven 2001 recession hit high-tech manufacturing and construction jobs in the valley, and a waning technology industry further dampened job prospects over the past year, Ferguson said.

“We’re not anticipating the numbers getting any better,” study co-author Gerald Smith said of the 2009 and 2010 Job Gap studies that are slated to reflect the latest unemployment trends.

The 2008 study details the meager availability of well-paying jobs and found that for many workers, one job isn’t enough to make ends meet.

“The cost of living has increased faster than real job growth,” Smith said. Healthcare expenses, a surge in the cost of gasoline and higher food prices all contributed to the increased cost of living, Smith said.

The study looked at data tabulated from 2007 for the 2008 report. Analysts currently researching 2008 data that includes the recent economic fallout may come to even more distressed conclusions in the 2009 report, Smith said.

“We’re hearing a lot more about the folks who are unemployed, and the layoffs, and they’re not able to find the livingwage jobs. So we’re anticipating that the big story will be: Where are the living-wage jobs?”

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DO I TAKE THE CHANCE? “When families fail to make it ... they self-sacrifice to an untenable level because they fail to make a living wage,” said William Rainford, professor of social work at Boise State.

The study found that many families are forced to make the choice between paying for prescriptions, balanced nutrition and monthly bills.

“There are impacts on health when a family is living on less than a living wage,” said Rowena Pineda, executive director for the Idaho Community Action Network, an advocacy group for middle- to low-income Idahoans. “If you don’t have health insurance, you just forgo any health checks. So if you have a child, how do you get preventative care that is so critical in the formative years?”

Many working families find themselves in a catch-22 when it comes to providing health care for their children: They don’t earn a living wage, yet they earn too much for public health-insurance programs. It’s also difficult for families to tap into other state welfare benefits.

“Those programs are extremely restrictive and hard to qualify for,” Rainford said.

And many Idahoans do not have access to free or sliding-scale health clinics.

The Sterlings fall into that category and live in a community without low-cost health care, forcing them to watch a sick daughter linger with an infection.

Donna Kemper of Buhl forgoes taking her prescriptions or seeing a doctor. By day, Kemper tends to the needs of dogs and cats at a local pet store. She and her husband both work full-time and have health insurance, but she says her wages don’t meet her needs or cover her out-of-pocket health-care costs. Kemper’s medication to control high cholesterol gets rationed out, and doses are often split in half or skipped all together.

Kemper’s doctor also has her on oxygen at night, but sometimes that therapy gets pushed aside.

“Do I run my [oxygen] which costs me about $300 a month? Or do I take the chance? When my oxygen gets so low, when I drive, I fall asleep,” Kemper said. “Even though I have insurance, I have to pay a $1,500 deductible every year, and that’s hard to come up with.”

Job Gap researchers found that high health-care costs often have a spiraling effect.

Health insurance premiums, hospital co-pays and medical bills stretched Franco Vuittonet’s paycheck from his communications job beyond its limits. He fell behind on utility payments and faces foreclosure on his Nampa home. He even started cutting healthy food out of his diet—a move that makes Vuittonet more vulnerable to other health problems, Pineda said. “It just snowballs.”

But it’s a risk Vuittonet feels forced to take.

“To be a productive member of society, you need to be healthy, and access to healthy food is an important part of that. Fast food places prey on low-income people. Working people should be able to afford healthier food,” Vuittonet told researchers. “It’s ironic because in a plane crash, they always tell you to put your oxygen mask on first so that you can do a better job of helping your kids, but I can’t.”

GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION When someone cares, they often give to a food bank, write a check or make sure their neighbors don’t lose power. But the economic slump dampened many philanthropists abilities to give in recent months, Pineda said.

“A lot of people at the higher income bracket are no longer higher income,” she said.

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Chico McKinney sorts food at the Idaho Foodbank, which is seeing increased demand for aid.

and fewer donations.

Rainford said charities that typically serve as a social safety net find it more difficult to meet needs in the current economic climate.

“Just when our budgets are being vastly reduced by both grants and philanthropic giving, we are seeing astronomical increases in demand for aid. And I would argue that another year of this will break a number of the charities, which can’t sustain what’s happening now. And this is why I tell people that we need government intervention.”

Idaho lawmakers passed legislation to help low-income people in the last session, including measures that retained the food tax credit and food stamps for the poor. But Rainford, who also serves as a legislative advocate for Catholic Charities of Idaho, said state leaders can do more by expanding tax credits to families.

“I know what the Legislature is going to say. They’re going to say that we can’t afford tax credits or tax deductions right now. And that’s simply not true. They give $1.6 billion per year to corporations in tax deductions and tax credits ... They could hold back 1 percent of those tax credits and tax deductions—and that’s almost $200 million a year.

And yet they refuse to do it because of a philosophical difference. They say that they can’t tax corporations because they’ll lose jobs. One percent is not going to cost anyone their jobs.”

“In Idaho, we really need to think about putting workers first. Often times we put businesses first,” Pineda said. “We want to be able to balance attracting workers to the state but at the same time making sure that workers are getting paid a living wage. If I’m getting paid a living wage, I’m spending that in my community and that has a ripple effect in the whole community, because I have more money that I can spend at the store down the street that will then hire more people.”

Past efforts to boost Idaho wages have met resistance or yielded a lethargic response from lawmakers. Several years ago, a sluggish Legislature stalled the passage of legislation that guarantees a minimum wage for farm workers. This year, lawmakers adopted a joint memorial urging Congress to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act. The bill would improve employees’ ability to bargain for better benefits, wages and working conditions.

The Idaho Legislature isn’t a hospitable climate for efforts that aim to boost workers’ pay, said Boise Democrat Sen. Nicole LeFavour.

“Many people in here are concerned about business when we raise wages,” LeFavour said. “What they forget is that twothirds of our economy is consumer spending.

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welcome wage mandates.

“Their first concern is what effects it will have on businesses. And the really sad thing is probably the biggest impact on businesses in the last several decades is the cost of health care. I think that wages would be better if we had some sort of national health-care plan that allowed us to not have to spend so much to have to keep employees on health insurance.”

The public isn’t always receptive to improving wages either. A 2004 voter initiative to repeal the state’s Right to Work laws— which aimed in part to increase workers’ earnings—failed to make it on the ballot.

“The Right to Work law means exactly the opposite. It doesn’t give you the right to work,” said Dave Whaley, president of the Idaho State AFL-CIO. “What it does do is lower the protections as a worker that you have in your state as a group to collectively bargain for wages and benefits and conditions at your work site. And it lowers the economy and your earning power,” Whaley said. “It doesn’t help anybody other than businesses who want to gain profit off the backs of workers.”

Supporters of Right to Work say the laws prevent workers from being forced to join a union in order to get a job and protect employers from being forced to hire only union members.

But such laws don’t necessarily affect earnings, according to the National Right to Work Committee. The advocacy group claims that Right to Work states enjoy greater economic vitality than states where union dues and “fees” are compulsory. But unions and workers challenge that assumption, saying Right to Work laws hurt earning power.

Critical economic theories see efforts to maximize business profits as a source of low wages. In other words, companies can increase their earnings by simply paying workers less. Conventional economic theories look to supply and demand as a source of low wages, claiming that an economy ripe with willing workers can afford to offer slim paychecks.

“In every market, you’re going to have buyers and sellers. And the market is going to settle on the price of the quantity that the sellers want to sell and the quantity that the buyers want to buy,” said Donald Holley, economics professor at Boise State.

And employers aren’t buying in Idaho in terms of wages. At least not to the same extent that they bought during more robust economic years.

But the Job Gap study may only tell a part of the economic story, Holley said. The report gleans its data from Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. This could exclude the myriad of other employment sources that skirt BLS reports. Some employers look for workers by word-of-mouth. High-paying jobs have less turnover. And Holley notes that many

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The Job Gap study makes a strong call for action. The report’s first recommendation calls on lawmakers to boost the number of jobs paying a living wage. It challenges political leaders to give workers a voice and set wage policies. But LeFavour said Idahoans might have more luck by seeking change through the initiative process.

“Sadly, I don’t think the Legislature will ever be a place where [living wages] will be addressed,” she said.

Twin Falls Republican Rep. Stephen Hartgen said that legislating people’s earnings isn’t the best way to improve income.

He said that mandates to boost wages would create a manipulation of the free market.

“They’re an artificial movement of assets from where the market is moving for political reasons,” said Hartgen, a business consultant and former newspaper publisher.

“They take money from one pocket and put it in another,” he said.

Hartgen said workers could see bigger paychecks through campaigns to promote the state’s hospitable business climate and efforts that tap into the region’s resources.

“We should rely on those natural forces ... to attract industry and population.”

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best level and maintain the appropriate level of customer service and quality of the operation.’”

But if the business owner is forced to hire workers at a certain wage, then they’ll just cut back on the number of people hired in order to make ends meet. Or the owner may have to slash the pay of workers who already earn above the mandated wage, Hartgen said.

Living-wage campaigns often meet with sharp dissent from business owners who worry about the bottom line or their ability to adequately staff operations.

“Employees and consumers ultimately pay a higher price for business mandates,” said Alex LaBeau, president of the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry.

He said a variety of things happen because of wage mandates. For example, it costs more to get the product to the consumer and, as a result, the consumer pays more and fewer products are sold. Plus, he adds: “You end up with a net loss because it ends up in job losses.”

Small business owners often find it even harder to pay their workers a living wage, said Jim Hogge, state director of the Small Business Development Center.

While corporations may enjoy the cost savings that comes with doing businesses on a large scale, most small business have a small budget, Hogge said. And in the last 15 months, those budgets have shrunk.

“There are a lot of companies who have had to downsize just to survive,” Hogge said. “Sales are everything.”

Hogge said the recession has forced small business owners to slash expenses, including their own earnings. And for the small business owners, what they pay their employees is just as personal.

“Certainly the small business wants to pay a living wage,” Hogge said. “Their employees are family, and they want to do the right thing.”

But what a business owner decides what to pay their employees is “not a matter of choice,” Hogge said. “The market forces are going to determine what wages are possible.”

Terri Sterling tasted what a living wagecould do—for a brief moment. She landed a living wage job in the nonprofit sector just more than a year ago. Her husband was working, too. But funding for the nonprofit dried up, and in December, the family moved out of their home, barely losing out to foreclosure. By March, George Sterling was laid-off from his job. He, too, joined the thousands of Idahoans vying for the scarce number of well-paying jobs.

“We lost everything,” Sterling said. “We had to start over again.”

The 2008-2009 recession has cost the Sterlings more than a paycheck, and the United States more than 5.7 million jobs.

An Economic Policy Institute analysis using conservative job forecast data predicts the poverty rate for children could increase from 18 percent—where it stood in 2007— to more than 27 percent by 2010.

The Sterlings began to feel the chill of that forecast last winter.

They spent Christmas in their new home: a 1960 10- by 50-foot mobile home perched atop a muddy lot on the outskirts of Culdesac. They had no electricity or water, and the cold seeped through the trailer. Sterling worried about what little they could give their kids.

“It was a very merry Christmas,” Sterling said with a laugh.

The home is so remote that it lies outside the UPS delivery area. But one delivery did make it the Sterling’s home that Christmas.

Some neighbors bought blankets and space heaters for the family of six.

“At that moment, someone cared,” Sterling said.

Efforts to boost wages through mandates have met some success, especially on the municipal level and with measures aimed at boosting the pay of employees contracting with local governments.

A 2006 ACORN report counted 140 communities that passed some kind of living-wage ordinance. About 10 communities have adopted measures since then, according to sociologist and economist Stephanie Luce, who researches the issue for the Political Economy Research Institute.

Luce, co-author of The Living Wage: Building a Fair Economy and A Measure of Fairness: The Economics of Living Wages and Minimum Wages in the United States, said that boosting wages doesn’t necessarily come at great expense to businesses.

Her research tries to debunk the idea that living-wage laws increase business costs and result in employers hiring fewer workers. She said studies have found no evidence of job loss related to living-wage mandates.

“That’s partly because raising the wages is actually a small percent of the cost of doing business,” she said. “Higher wages would result in less than 1 percent of their operation costs ... The wages are so low that raising them is just not a lot of money relative to other expenses.”

Luce said conventional wisdom that wage increases beget inflation doesn’t hold up, either. Researchers have yet to empirically prove that thinking, she said.

Luce’s study of living-wage ordinances found no ripple effects in the larger economy. But she and her co-researchers discovered small increases to earnings can bring modest, if not significant improvements to financially strapped lives.

The City of Moscow passed Idaho’s first living-wage ordinance to little fanfare in 2006. But similar efforts don’t always meet a welcome response. A 2005 San Diego living-wage campaign mandating higher wages for employees who work for firms that hold city contracts drew fire from some business owners.

“This is absolutely devastating. I’ll have to close down,” the San Diego Union-Tribune quoted a gas station owner who criticized the proposal that ultimately passed.

Wage laws also squeeze businesses and don’t necessarily benefit workers, Hartgen said.

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All the Snake River Alliance and its supporters want is world peace.

Well, that and an end to nuclear weapons. The organization will host a peace walk to remind people of the devastation caused by nuclear weapons with an emphasis on those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. The walk begins at the Boise Train Depot, and the route takes walkers down Capitol Boulevard to the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. Will Ferroggiaro from the Fund for Peace will give a keynote address before SRA places a memorial brick.

5:30 p.m., FREE, Boise Train Depot, 2603 Eastover Terrace, Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, 770 S. Eighth St., Boise, snakeriveralliance.org.

Press your lederhosen and put a spit shine on the old stein for Boise’s own celebration of all things beer. The Boise Beer Fest promises over 100 craft brews from beer vendors, including Idaho favorites like Tablerock, Sockeye, Laughing Dog and Coeur d’Alene Brewing Company and regional staples like Deschutes, Dogfish Head and Full Sail. If slugging down tons of awesome beer isn’t enough to keep you entertained, the Boise Beer Fest also boasts a full lineup of bands, including Low-fi, The Naughties, the BoDo Brothers and Nathan Moody, as well as a stand-up comedy show, a charity raffle and grub from vendors like Kanak Attack and Jalapenos.

Saturday, Aug. 8, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 9, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

FREE, Ann Morrison Park, boisebeerfest.com.

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BOARDSPORTS TO TRY IN IDAHO 1. sandboard, Bruneau Dunes State Park 2. snowboard, Brundage Mountain Resort 3. longboard, Highlands neighborhood 4. skateboard, Rhodes in Boise or Hailey Skate Park 5. wakeboard, Arrowrock Reservoir 6. mountainboard, Jughandle Mountain in Valley County 7. balanceboard, your basement

Ray Wylie Hubbard performs at the Braun Brothers Reunion this weekend.

Pull out your checkered slip-ons, your (intentionally) torn black T-shirt and pipestem jeans and get ready for the Vans Warped Tour. This year, tour founder Kevin Lyman has bumped everything up a notch: the tour’s ecological awareness, its fun factor and its musical talent. Fan favorites The A.K.A.’s, 3OH!3 and Aiden are on board and the likes of Bad Religion, NOFX and locals Low-fi add even more flavor to the lineup. Tell your teens and ’tweens to sign up for Warped Eco. By keeping the venue clean, they not only help keep the tour’s footprint down to a minimum, but also get to see the show for free, receive a free organic cotton tee, and may get to meet some of their favorite green-minded bands who come out to help clean up after the shows, too.

Noon, $31.75 adv., $35 door, Idaho Center Amphitheater, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, warpedtour.com.

6 THU. - 8 SAT. BRAUN BROTHERS REUNION Every August, the quiet town of Challis swells up to accommodate festival goers headed there for the Braun Brothers Reunion to hear the legendary family and their friends perform their stylings of alternative and Texas country. The famed Braun lineage includes the boys’ father Muzzie and uncle Billy Braun. Older siblings Cody and Willy Braun front Reckless Kelly, and younger siblings Micky and Gary are behind Micky and The Motorcars. The festival lineup includes a selection of artists as well, from singer/songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard to the alternative country sound of Cross Canadian Ragweed. No outside food or drink will be allowed in, although beer and wine will be available for purchase along with a smattering of burgers, dogs and sausages. Check the Web site or live music guide on pages 26-27 for the lineup.

Thursday, Aug. 6, 6 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 7, 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 8, 1 p.m. Challis Community Stage, braunbrothersreunion.com.

7 FRI. - 8 SAT. BAM JAM Why is Boise’s annual B-ball tourney more street than almost any other city’s? Because Boise’s got so much game we actually shut down the streets with it. The second annual BAM JAM features 30 courts and everything from peewee ball to semi-pro trios. Entry fees go to support the Boys and Girls Club Of Ada County, Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Southwest Idaho, The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence and Idaho Select Basketball, a statewide, traveling all-star team.

Call your own fouls, lots of stealing and don’t stall. Oh, and no dunking, unless you are in the dunk contest.

Friday, Aug. 7, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 8, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mascot game, 9 a.m., slam dunk competition, 3 p.m. FREE for spectators.

Eighth Street in downtown Boise, bamjamboise.com.

8 SATURDAY ONE FISH, TWO FISH Good luck counting all the fish on display in the more than 30 tanks at the annual Koi and Goldfish show. It’s year 16 for the event, put on by the Idaho Water Garden and Koi Society, a group of enthusiasts who, since 1990, have been ditching the dirt for water gardens. These days, the annual koi show is more than just fish. Members of the Bonsai Society will show off their pruning skills, Kawa Taiko Drummers will put on a show and so will the Bags and Bugles bagpipe corps.

10 a.m.-4 p.m., FREE, Boise Depot, 2603 Eastover Terrace, Boise, iwgks.org.

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wednesday FESTIVALS & EVENTS SPACE DAYS 2009—Space Days runs through Aug. 8. Today at 3:30 p.m., learn about the sensation of weightlessness with Mallory Yates of the Boise State Microgravity Team as she discusses her experiences in NASA’s parabolic flight simulator. Then Barbara Morgan will greet the public to sign posters at 4:30 p.m. $6.50 general, $4 children (3-17), $5.50 seniors (60 and older), members and children 2 and under FREE, Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895, www.scidaho.org.

ON STAGE COMEDIAN DAN GRUETER— The comedian performs Aug. 5-9 with one show on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday at 8 p.m. and for two shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Aug. 5-9. $10 Wed., Thu. and Sun.; $12 general Fri. and Sat., $15 VIP Fri. and Sat. Hijinx Comedy Club, 800 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-947-7100, hijinxcomedyclub.com.

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD—John Jasper is a choirmaster who is in love with his music student, Miss Rosa Bud, who also happens to be engaged to Jasper’s nephew, the young Edwin Drood. When Drood disappears on Christmas under suspicious circumstances, it’s the audience that takes center stage. Each night, hilarity ensues as those watching the play vote on the solution to the dilemma. 8 p.m., $23-$30, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208-336-9221, www.idahoshakespeare.org.

CONCERTS SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY—Bring the family for a picnic on the lawn outside the Pavilion. 6:30 p.m., FREE, 208-622-5607, www.svsummersymphony.org.

Sun Valley Pavilion, Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley.

FOUR SEASON COLOR—Terry Sims, owner of The Garden Artist LLC, leads a class addressing landscape issues and how to choose new plants and designs for a full four seasons of vibrant colors.

Preregistration is required. 7 p.m., $10 IBG members, $15 nonmember. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, www.idahobotanicalgarden.org.

QUICKBOOKS TRAINING CLASS—Jim Geddings CPA offers a four-hour QuickBooks training class for small or home-based businesses. The class has limited seating, so RSVP to save a seat. Every other Wednesday, 1-5 p.m.

FREE, 208-853-0790, www. jimgeddingscpa.com. The Spyglass Building, 7639 W. Riverside Dr., Ste. 100, Boise.

GREEN BUGS FARM STAND— Pick up some produce grown by the children of Boise Urban Garden School.

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 4-6 p.m., BUGS Garden, 4821 W. Franklin Road, Boise, 208-424-6665, www. boiseurbangardenschool.org.

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THURSDAY FARMERS MARKET—Stock up on locally produced fruits and vegetables, flowers and plants during the farmers market on Thursdays. Also find Idaho specialty foods and wines. 4-8 p.m., Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and Bannock streets, Boise, 208-345-9287, www.capitalcitypublicmarket. com.

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MOBILE RECREATION VAN— Boise City Parks and Recreation brings a van with a bumping sound system and packed full of summer fun to various parks Monday-Thursday. Youth in grades 1-6 can pop in for a few minutes or stay a couple of hours, and create art, play with bounce balls, skip with jump ropes or set up a game that involves running around bases. The Freedom Resource Center provides a free snack daily for each child. For more information, visit www. cityofboise.org/parks or call 208-854-4917. Noon-2 p.m., FREE. Veterans Memorial Park, 930 N. Veterans Memorial Parkway, Boise, and 3-5 p.m., FREE. Redwood Park, 2675 N. Shamrock St., Boise.

TWELFTH NIGHT—The Shakespearean comedy is about the crazy things people do for love. Sebastian and Viola are a set of twins who make their way into Illyrian society after being separated by a storm at sea. The assimilation process includes misplaced affections and misunderstood intentions which provide a humorous backdrop for the shenanigans of lovers, clowns and servants. 8 p.m., $23-$30, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208-336-9221, www. idahoshakespeare.org.

ODDS & ENDS 9TH STREET TOASTMASTERS—Visitors and guests are welcome to attend the 9th Street Toastmasters meeting. Noon, every Wednesday. FREE, 208-388-6484, www.9thstreettm.org.

TALKS & LECTURES ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION—Will Ferroggiaro of Fund for Peace and the Snake River Alliance conduct a round table discussion titled The Use and Purpose of American Power in the 21st Century. Noon-2 p.m., FREE, www.snakeriveralliance. org. Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room, Boise State, Boise, 208-426-1000.

KIDS & TEENS ICE CREAM ZOOFARIS—Families can enjoy the zoo after hours on First Thursday with special animal feedings, stories and special treats. 5:30-8:30 p.m., $7.50 adults; $6 children age 4 and older; $3.50 for children age 3 and younger or Friends of Zoo Boise annual pass holders. Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Dr., Boise, 208-3844125, www.zooboise.org.

MOBILE RECREATION VAN— See Wednesday. Noon-2 p.m., FREE. Owyhee Park, 3400 Elder St., Boise, and 3-5 p.m., FREE. Liberty Park, 520 N. Liberty, Boise.

ODDS & ENDS ARGENTINE TANGO PRACTICA—Learn and practice tango in a fun, welcoming environment. Join the Boise Tango Society every Thursday. DJs play a mix of classic, nuevo, and alternative tango music. Beginners welcome; no partner necessary. Wine and beer is available for purchase. For more information, contact Camille Wood at 208-989-

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friday FESTIVALS & EVENTS 41ST ANNUAL SUN VALLEY CENTER ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL—The 2009 Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival runs Aug. 7-9, at Atkinson Park in Ketchum. The community event features artist demonstrations, live music and a children’s activity area. More than 130 artists exhibit unique handmade fine arts and crafts, including painting, photography, fiber, ceramic, metal, jewelry and woodwork. Aug. 7-8, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., and Sun., Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE, www. sunvalleycenter.org. Atkinson Park, 900 Third Ave. N., Ketchum.

FANDEMONIUM 2009—Idaho’s sixth annual entertainment expo runs Aug. 7-9. Join hoards of other fans for interactive panel discussions on sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, animation, horror, comics and more. The weekend is full of prizes, video game and tabletop role playing game tournaments, costume, cosplay, music video and short story contests.

Meet and greet entertainment industry guests including filmmakers Dead Gentlemen Productions; anime director Jan Scott-Fraizer; sci-fi author Ken McConnell; comic book artist Steve Willhite and music

by The S1nd1cate. Aug. 7-9, 10-12 a.m. $15-$30, 208-468-5500, www. fandemonium.org. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa.

HOT FLASHES—LipsInc, Idaho’s first professional female impersonation troupe, celebrates the hot summer months with a fabulous show full of glistening production numbers. The ladies of LipsInc., Martini, Gina Te and Victoria welcome guest queen the Incredible Marilyn. Friday night performances are smoke-free.

The event for ages 21 and older includes a full service bar. 8:30 p.m., $15, www.lipsinc.net. The Balcony Club, 150 N. Eighth St., second floor, Capitol Terrace, Boise, 208-336-1313.

THIRD ANNUAL THREE ISLAND CROSSING ART SHOW—The twoday art festival features the original work of 30 artists representing a variety of fine art and folk art media. The Three Island Crossing Re-Enactment opening parade of non-motorized travel modes (wagons, pack-trains) occurs Friday evening from 7-8 p.m. The Three Island Crossing Pancake Breakfast happens in the Three Island Crossing State Park Saturday morning at 7 a.m., and the Three Island Crossing Re-enactment starts on Saturday promptly at 11 a.m. The Three Island Crossing Art Show on Saturday includes an Artist Challenge with People’s Choice Award announced at 4:30 p.m. Fri., Aug. 7, 2-6 p.m. and Sat., Aug. 8, 10 a.m.-5

p.m., FREE. Carmela Vineyards, 1289 W. Madison, Glenns Ferry, 208-366-2313, www.carmelavineyards.com.

ON STAGE AN EVENING OF COMEDY WITH SINBAD—The comedian has been working the comedy scene for many years in addition to sharing his clean humor on a variety of hit TV shows. Sinbad, a moniker adapted by the comedian as a nod to the legend’s strength, sense of adventure and eternal optimism, still finds time to lend his well-known name to benefit many different health charities and organizations for children. 9:30 p.m., $27 adv., $30 door. Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-367-1212, www.knittingfactory.com.

AN INCH OF ROPE—Bring lawn chairs, picnics and blankets and take in a play (with some adult themes) written by Eric Harrell and presented by the Broken Illusion Project. Main character Kyle Mason hears the phone ring many times during the day, but one call in particular sends him on a journey that alters his faith and triggers repressed family memories. The play is performed in Brett’s Backyard at 10480 W. Harness Drive, Boise 83709. Aug. 7-8, 7 p.m., FREE. TICKET TO RIDE—The musical biography is part play, part concert but mostly it’s a glimpse into the mania surrounding the Beatles as seen through the eyes of their manager Brian Epstein.

See Noise, Page 25. Aug. 7-8, 8 p.m. and Sun., Aug. 9, 2:30 p.m. $22. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, www. egyptiantheatre.net.

TWELFTH NIGHT—See Thursday. 8 p.m., $29-$39, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208-336-9221, www.idahoshakespeare.org.

SCREEN CABLEONE MOVIE NIGHT—The popular movies are projected on a big screen in the park beginning at dusk. Check the Web site for movie titles. FREE, 208-888-3579, www.meridiancity. org/parks_rec. Settler’s Park, corner of Meridian and Ustick, Meridian.

ART ARTIST RECEPTION—The artist reception is for Erin Ruiz. Her new exhibit “Slings and Arrows” deals with the slights and insults of life and living. The event is for 21 and older with beer and wine available for purchase. 7 p.m., FREE. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, www.visualartscollective.com.

AUGUST FIRST FRIDAY ART IN EAGLE—During the artist reception for the Idaho “En Plein Air Fine Art Show,” experience Idaho through the eyes of a premier group of artists. The latest work of the artists on display through August includes pieces by Sherri Carter, Gregg Russell, Venture Coy, Steve Kellaway and Brenda Kaye. The artists will demonstrate their unique signature styles and create new masterpieces on-site. Enjoy special show prices

during the artist reception. 4-9 p.m., FREE. Galerie Belle Ame, 179 S. Eagle Road, Eagle, 208-938-1342, www.galeriebelleame.com.

JAKI KATZ ASHFORD—View painting and sculpture by Jaki Katz Ashford on exhibit through August and September. 6-8 p.m., FREE. The Gallery at Hyde Park, 1513 N. 13th St., Boise, 208-345-6380, www. thegalleryathydepark.com.

KIDS & TEENS FRIDAY NIGHT POOL PARTIES—Youth ages 12-17 swim, listen to cool music, win prizes and hang out with friends on Friday nights this summer at Boise municipal pools. For more information, visit www.cityofboise. org/parks, stop by the pools, or call the Fort Boise Community Center at 208-384-4486. 9-10:30 p.m., $2 per person. Natatorium and Hydrotube, 1811 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-345-9270.

GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE HARES—The Boise Public Library is hosting a puppet show for the family. The story is a twist on a classic tale and follows the adventures of the Hare family as they encounter a few surprises with an uninvited guest in their home. 10:30 a.m., FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4200, www.boisepubliclibrary.org.

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saturday FESTIVALS & EVENTS 16TH ANNUAL KOI AND GOLDFISH SHOW—Some beautiful specimens will be on display in more than 30 tanks at the 16th annual Koi and Goldfish Show.

See Picks on Page 15. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., FREE. Boise Train Depot, 2603 Eastover Terrace, Boise.

23RD ANNUAL NAMPA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS—The city of Nampa hosts the 23rd Annual Nampa Festival of the Arts, a community event sponsored by the Nampa Parks and Recreation Department. The festival has more than 225 arts and craft vendors and 25 concessionaires, free children’s art activities and a full entertainment schedule. Sat., Aug. 8, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sun., Aug. 9, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Lakeview Park, Garrity Blvd. and 16th Ave. N., Nampa.

ARGENTINE TANGO MILONGA—Boise Tango Society holds its monthly dance party. Enjoy an evening of tango in a friendly, social atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome; no dance partner is necessary. Light refreshments are available and participants are welcome to bring appetizers to share. 9 p.m.-midnight, $5 general; $3 for seniors and students with ID, www.boisetango.com. Pat Harris Dance Studio, 1225 McKinney St., Boise, 208-375-3255.

B-25 BOMBER DAYS—In honor of the Warhawk Air Museum’s 20th anniversary, the two-day B-25 Bomber Days is a Salute to the Doolittle Raiders. Look for the North American B-25 Mitchell “Pacific Princess” flying the skies over the Treasure Valley throughout Bomber Days. The museum is hosting a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber and an AD-1 Sky raider ground attack/dive bomber.

Guest speakers include several Doolittle Raiders and Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, author and granddaughter of General Jimmy Doolittle. Sponsorship rides are available. Aug. 8-9.

Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa Airport, 201 Municipal Dr., Nampa, 208-465-6446, www.warhawkairmuseum.org.

BOISE BEERFEST—The Boise BeerFest put on by Old Chicago Pasta and Pizza is two days of frothy fun. Sample more than 100 craft beers and take some time out from imbibing beer to chew some food catered by area restaurants. Entertainment includes eight bands, a stand up comedian and a childrens’ play and craft area.

The weekend is full of fun contests, home brew workshops and a charity raffle to benefit The Idaho Food Bank and the Boise River Volunteers. See Picks Page. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE, www.boisebeerfest.com. Ann Morrison Park, Americana Blvd., Boise.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—The open-air market features rows of vendor booths with locally made products. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., www.capitalcitypublicmarket.com.

Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and Bannock streets, Boise, 208-345-9287.

EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET—The weekly outdoor market features art, fresh produce, wine, flowers and live music. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle.

HOT FLASHES—LipsInc, Idaho’s first professional female impersonation troupe, celebrates the hot summer months with a fabulous show full of glistening production numbers. The ladies of LipsInc., Martini, Gina Te and Victoria welcome guest queen the Incredible Marilyn. The event for ages 21 and older includes a full service bar. 8:30 p.m., $15, www. lipsinc.net. The Balcony Club, 150 N. Eighth St., second floor, Capitol Terrace, Boise, 208-336-1313.

MERIDIAN FARMERS MARKET—The theme for the 2009 farmers market and bazaar is Five for Five, celebrating five years of fresh food and family friendly fun. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., www. meridianfarmersmarket.com. Ustick Marketplace II, 3630 N. Eagle Road, Meridian.

ON STAGE LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND THE THREE LITTLE PIGS—The Treasure Valley Institute for Children’s Arts presents a professional, livetheater production for children and families. The St. Thomas Playhouse, a group of professional actors from Sun Valley, perform Moses Goldberg’s Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs. Two of the most-loved fairy tales are merged together with one common enemy, the big, bad wolf. The play calls for audience participation to help the industrious and clever third Pig build a sturdy brick house. Audience members young and old will squirm

The Sockratic Method by Jacob Good and Daria Kanevski was the 1st place winner in the 7th Annual Boise Weekly Bad Cartoon Contest.

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THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD—See Wednesday.

8 p.m., $29-$39, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208336-9221, www.idahoshakespeare.org.

TICKET TO RIDE—See Friday. 8 p.m., $22.

Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3450454, www.egyptiantheatre. net.

FOOD & DRINK WINE TASTING—Visit Idaho’s first cooperative winery and taste the fruits of labor of three different winemakers under one roof.

The wineries include Cinder, Vale Wine Company and Syringa Winery. Noon-5 p.m., $5/person, refundable with purchase. Urban Winemakers Cooperative, 107 E. 44th St., Garden City, 208-376-4023, www.urbanwinemakerscoop. com.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES STEPPING STONES—This adult/child workshop led by Idaho Botanical Garden education director Elizabeth Dickey, teaches participants how to create homemade stepping stones for the garden. The basic materials and the molds will be provided. Participants are welcome to bring a few embellishments of their own, such as shells, or bits of broken pottery. Preregistration is required and space is available for only 10 pairs. 10 a.m., $15/IBG member pair, $20/nonmember pair. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208343-8649, www.idahobotanicalgarden.org.

LITERATURE AUTHOR EVENT—Idaho Stampede center Lance Allred is signing copies of his book Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey To The NBA. Allred started his memoir while he was playing ball overseas, and public interest was raised when he became the first hearing-impaired player to be called up to the NBA to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Spring of 2008. 11 a.m., FREE. A Novel Adventure, 906 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3448088.

STORY TIME—Enjoy Saturday market, then gather the family for story time. 2 p.m., FREE. A Novel Adventure, 906 W. Main St., Boise, 208-344-8088.

TALKS & LECTURES DISCUSSING JAMES CASTLE— The nephew of Idaho artist James Castle is giving a talk titled “Discussing the Life and Times of James Castle.” After the discussion, the audience will be given materials so they can participate in a hands-on experience in the style of James Castle. A display of Castle’s work in on display in the library lobby through August. 2-4 p.m., FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-3620181, www.adalib.org.

KIDS & TEENS GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE HARES—See Friday. 2 p.m., FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4200, www.boisepubliclibrary.org.

NEW CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND—A new playground is under construction in Boise.

The new playground’s design is based on drawings provided by local children and was coordinated by volunteers from Albertsons/Sav-on Pharmacy, the City of Boise Parks and Recreation Department and organizers from KaBOOM! KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit organization that constructs playgrounds, skate parks and sports facilities so that children have an accessible place to play. Join the kick-off ceremony at 8:30 p.m., followed by the best time to view the playground under construction from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and the ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate the new play area is at 2:30 p.m. FREE, 2929 S. Leadville Ave., Boise.

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sunday FESTIVALS & EVENTS BOISE BEERFEST—See Saturday. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

FREE, www.boisebeerfest.com. Ann Morrison Park, Americana Blvd., Boise.

FAMILY DAY AND SMOKEY THE BEAR’S 65TH BIRTHDAY—Idaho Botanical Garden is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2009 and is partnering with the Boise National Forest, Treasure Valley Fire Prevention and Safety Co-op and USDA Forest Service to celebrate Smokey Bear’s 65th birthday and 65 years of vigilance protecting America’s forests. An afternoon of fun, educational events helps share critical information about wildfire prevention.

Activities include crafts and games for the children, clown and puppet shows at 1 p.m. and the chance to sing Happy Birthday and eat cake with Smokey the Bear at 2 p.m.

Noon-4 p.m., FREE admission during the event, www. smokeybear.com. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649.

LIQUID LAUGH TRACK—Every Sunday, the funny is found in BoDo during Laugh Track, featuring stand-up comedy from amateurs and professionals looking for laughs in a live setting. 7 p.m., FREE. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-2875379, www.liquidboise.com.

ON STAGE LISA WILLIAMS—The internationally acclaimed clairvoyant and medium is appearing on stage during her show Lisa Williams: Messages from Beyond. The English-born trained Reiki and crystal healer performs personal readings for members of the audience.

Williams demonstrates her gift of communicating with the other side and those who have passed into the beyond in front of large audiences.

She has her own TV show on Lifetime Television and has appeared on Good Morning America, Oprah and The Jimmy Kimmel Show. 7 p.m., $38.50, $48.50, $58.50. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, www. mc.boisestate.edu.

TICKET TO RIDE—See Friday. 2:30 p.m., $22.

Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3450454, www.egyptiantheatre. net.

CITIZEN IDAHO CAMPAIGN TO END ISRAELI APARTHEID—The group meets every Sunday at Papa Joe’s, 1301 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, and is continually

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working to educate and lobby for a just and truthful U.S. policy that works to end apartheid. For more information, e-mail lamalucynasser@yahoo. com. 6 p.m., FREE, idahocampaign.wordpress.com.

RELIGIOUS/ SPIRITUAL AZRAEL ONDI-AHMAN—Azrael Ondi-Ahman presents an explanation of physical and metaphysical evolution focusing on a new book called The Song of God in connection to the mortal life theory behind human existence. 5 p.m., FREE, 208-407-4590, www.truegnosticchurch.org.

Municipal Park, 500 S. Walnut St., Boise.

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monday KIDS & TEENS MOBILE RECREATION VAN— See Wednesday. Noon-2 p.m.

Continues through Aug. 20.

FREE. Phillippi Park, 2299 S. Phillippi St., Boise.

ODDS & ENDS PIONEER TOASTMASTERS— Join the Pioneer Toastmasters speaking club, which meets every Monday. 6-7:30 p.m., FREE, www.pioneertm.org.

Perkins Family Restaurant, 300 Broadway Ave., Boise, 208-395-1531.

THE YARN CLUB—Finally, a place for all the knitters and crocheters to get together and chat. 1 p.m., FREE. Fuzz, 605 Americana Blvd., Boise, 208343-3899.

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tuesday FESTIVALS & EVENTS BENEFIT SHOW—Liquid is hosting a benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with music

by Tarriii. 8 p.m., FREE, donations appreciated. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-287-5379, www. liquidboise.com.

MCFADDEN MARKET CO-OP FARMERS MARKET—The farmers market includes information about green living, entertainment, children’s activities and products such as specialty chocolate and breads as well as naturally farmed lamb, pork, beef, chicken, eggs and garden starts. 5-8 p.m., www. mcfaddenmarketcoop.com.

Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Idaho St., Meridian.

ON STAGE TWELFTH NIGHT—See Thursday. 8 p.m., $23-$30, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208336-9221, www.idahoshakespeare.org.

CONCERTS STRIKEPOINT—One of the world’s top handbell ensembles is performing for one night only in Boise. A handbell ensemble is described as a living piano, with each of 11 ringers responsible for up to nine notes. The audience witnesses musical lines moving as chords move up from the bass or the highest bells join in on the melody. Treble ringers may hold as many as six bells

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8 DAYS OUT in their hands at one time, while bass ringers use their whole bodies to move 13-pound bronze bells.

Strikepoint employs the sounds of other instruments, including chimes, penny whistles and African percussion. Concert selections include Bach’s Little Fugue, Debussy’s Arabesque, Brubeck’s Blue Rondo a la Turk and Disney Studios‚ Under the Sea. The group, based at First United Methodist Church in Duluth, Minn., has been touring around the nation and the world since 1985. Nationally known handbell clinician and conductor, Bill Alexander leads the directorless ensemble. 7 p.m., FREE, $10 donation

GREEN EVENINGS AT EDWARDS—The greenhouse stays open late so people may hang out in the greenhouse garden setting, have some food and wine and enjoy art and live music by a different act every week. Tonight is the Red and Gray Trio. 5 p.m., Edwards Greenhouse, 4106 Sand Creek St., Boise, 208-3427548, www.edwardsgreenhouse.com.

Visit the “Back to School” vendor hall with a variety of booths, games and activities.

Local restaurants on site include Wheeler’s Long and Juicy Hamburgers, Kanak Attack, Pizza Factory and vendors with snow cones, ice cream and other sweets. Plus, the United Dairymen of Idaho will be giving out free chocolate milk. 6-10 p.m., FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, www. nampaciviccenter.com.

ON STAGE COMEDIAN TROY BAXLEY— The comedian performs Aug. 12-16 with one show on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday at 8 p.m. Baxley hits the stage for two shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Aug. 12-16. $10 Wed., Thu. and Sun.; $12 general Fri. and Sat., $15 VIP Fri. and Sat. Hijinx Comedy Club, 800 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-947-7100, hijinxcomedyclub.com.

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TWELFTH NIGHT—See Thursday. 8 p.m., $23-$30, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208336-9221, www.idahoshakespeare.org.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

suggested, www.strikepoint. com. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-7511.

FOOD & DRINK RICK’S PRESS ROOM TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY—Head over to Rick’s Press Room and help the place celebrate their second anniversary with a kick off to Tuesday Night Spaghetti and Baseball Meatballs. Rick’s invites customers to come in for “the best spaghetti in town,” play some board games and watch the Food Network. 5 p.m., Rick’s Press Room, 130 E. Idaho Ave., Meridian, 208-288-0558.

TUESDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS— Sample wine and learn to taste, compare and contrast.

See, swirl, smell, sip and savor five wines for $5. 5 p.m., Grape Escape, 800 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-368-0200.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES NAVIGATING THE NEW ECONOMY SUMMER SERIES—A series of innovative and practical programs designed to help adults through the changes in the economy are being conducted May-August.

Freebies and Online Selling, Trading and Bartering teaches you how to find free and low priced items online by using Web sites like Craigslist and Ada County Freecycle. 7 p.m., FREE. Library at Collister, 4724 W. State St., Boise, www.boisepubliclibrary.org.

LITERATURE POETRY READING—Poetry host Scott Berge invites poets to share their own work or favorite poems during a fun night of poetry readings. Sign up at 6:30 p.m. and start waxing poetic at 7 p.m. For more information, e-mail ScottBerge@live.com. 6:30 p.m., FREE. Alia’s Coffeehouse, 908 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3381299.

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KIDS & TEENS MOBILE RECREATION VAN— See Wednesday. Noon-2 p.m., FREE. Manitou Park, 1951 S. Manitou Ave., Boise.

ODDS & ENDS CHESS NIGHT—The bookstore hosts a night of chess. Boards are provided. 5:30 p.m., FREE. A Novel Adventure, 906 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3448088.

CONGA FORUM—Facilitator Bryan Carrier leads a conga forum. Some drums are available for use. 7 p.m., $5 suggested donation. Drum Central, 2709 W. State St., Boise, 208-424-9519, www. boisedrumcentral.com.

TEXAS HOLD ’EM—Head over to Shorty’s Saloon for free Texas Hold ’Em poker games.

One game starts at 6 p.m. and the next at 9 p.m. 6-9 p.m., FREE. Shorty’s Saloon, 5467 Glenwood, Garden City, 208322-6699.

DAHLIAS—Cameron Parsley, president of the Southwest Idaho Dahlia Society, leads a class on dahlias. Learn everything a gardener needs to know about how to grow dahlias in southwest Idaho. Topics include dahlia selection, planting and care. Preregistration is required. 7 p.m., $10 Idaho Botanical Garden member; $15 nonmember.

Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, www. idahobotanicalgarden.org.

LITERATURE DROP-IN WRITING WORKSHOP—The workshop is held twice a month and offers writers of all levels a chance to create and share work in a friendly, informal atmosphere.

Author and poet Norman Weinstein facilitates the workshops. 6:30-8 p.m., FREE. The Cabin, 801 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-331-8000, www. thecabinidaho.org.

GREEN BUGS FARM STAND— Pick up some produce grown by the children of Boise Urban Garden School.

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 4-6 p.m., BUGS Garden, 4821 W. Franklin Road, Boise, 208-424-6665, www. boiseurbangardenschool.org.

KIDS & TEENS MOBILE RECREATION VAN— See Wednesday. Noon-2 p.m., FREE. Veterans Memorial Park, 930 N. Veterans Memorial Parkway, Boise, and 3-5 p.m., FREE. Redwood Park, 2675 N. Shamrock St., Boise.

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wednesday FESTIVALS & EVENTS 13TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY FUN NIGHT—The outdoor event includes two stages of entertainment, inflatables, rock walls, a mega wet slide, petting zoo, mini train, face painting and plenty of activities. New in 2009, the Reptile Stage features a performance by Corbin Maxey “The Reptile Guy.” The headline entertainers include High Street, Legendary Sunshine, Oinkari Dancers, Boise Highlanders, Idaho Rhythm Cloggers, Red River Pow Wow Dancers and more.

ODDS & ENDS 9TH STREET TOASTMASTERS—Visitors and guests are welcome to attend the 9th Street Toastmasters meeting. Noon, every Wednesday. FREE, 208-388-6484, www.9thstreettm.org.

BOISE UKULELE GROUP—For more information, visit the Web site. 6:30 p.m., FREE, www.boiseukulelegroup.com.

Idaho Pizza Company, 3053 S. Cole Road, Boise, 208-3627702.

HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP—All are welcome to join the growing group. 6:30 p.m., FREE. Wright Congregational Church, 4821 W. Franklin Rd., Boise, 208333-0312.

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n a grease-smudged apron, Jimmy Hallyburton adjusts his tattered short-brimmed cap to reveal the letters BBP drawn in thick Sharpie on the side. The apron/hat combo is the closest thing to a name tag you’ll get at the Boise Bike Project’s noisy new warehouse space off of Lusk Street. Hallyburton, who cofounded this nonprofit community bike center in 2007, sits at the front desk polishing the spokes on a dusty bike wheel while a dozen or so wrench-wielding volunteers clank and clatter away behind him.

“We’ve got some really great volunteers who have been here every day almost,” says Hallyburton. “We’ve had a lot of help, which has been nice. I don’t know if I could’ve done it by myself. I would’ve lost it at some point.”

To pay the rent at BBP’s new space and keep the A/C blowing, Hallyburton and crew have had to be creative with their fund-raising ventures. Their latest project, Art Bike, invited 22 local artists to create unique, decorated bikes that will each be auctioned off in the Modern Hotel parking lot this First Thursday.

“The Art Bike thing is something that we’ve wanted to do for a long time because ... it’s just another way we’ve found to recycle stuff that we can’t use,” said Hallyburton. “We want to make sure that ... [artists have] a place where they can come find some metal scraps or some wheels or bent handlebars or a frame to make something really cool out of.”

Spearheading the fundraiser is Amanda Anderson, wife of BBP cofounder Brian Anderson. Though Anderson and Sarah Lunstrum, a shop volunteer, only started organizing the event last May, they’ve been greeted with an overwhelming amount of enthusiasm from the Boise art community.

“People are just way more interested than I expected. Originally, I had six bikes primered … then we had like 25 people ask for bikes, though I think we ended up with 22 in the end,” says Anderson.

A big part of the rush behind getting the Art Bike event together is that bike-buying season is quickly drawing to a close and big biking milestones like the Tour de Fat and back to school are looming.

“I’m hoping, I’m afraid to say I don’t want to jinx it, [that we’ll receive] at least a couple hundred dollars for most of them,” said Anderson. “Most of the bikes are cruiser-style, and people spend at least a hundred dollars on an old cruiser.”

And quirky bike-enthusiasts with some dough will have no shortage of sweet rides to choose from at the Art Bike auction.

Artists like Grant Olsen, Jerms Lanningham, Tim Johnstone, Anna Webb, Sam Stimpert and Noble Hardesty, among many others, have cranked out creations for the auction. The BBP warehouse is littered with bike frames decked out in Dia de los Muertos themes and tiny moon-walking Michael Jacksons. Artist Kate Masterson’s frame glistens from the back of the shop, an eye-catching swirl of bright orange fading into Flintstone Push-up Pop peach with gold decals.

“I wanted something that was summery and kind of whimsical,” said Masterson. “With the colors and the decals that I used, I wanted them to be somewhat organic and reminiscent of a sunset.”

Another artist, Mike Landa, created a kid’s bike that has been on display in the window at Boise Blue for the last couple of weeks.

“Mike Landa did a little kid’s bike, cruiser style. It has training wheels, and he put a compass in it and then put all these maps on it,” explains Anderson. “He wrote a little statement about how your first bike is your first taste of freedom.”

Even though most of the artists’ frames are finished, BBP volunteers still have their work cut out reassembling each of the 22 cruisers into functioning vehicles before the auction.

“There have been nonstop surprises: They’re all old bikes, so getting them put back together is hard,” said Anderson. “We had

volunteers take apart the bikes in the beginning, so a lot of the parts got mixed up.”

But mixed-up chains and gear-shifters is only a small problem compared to the challenge Art Bike organizers faced when trying to find a space to host the event. Though they had originally imagined the auction as a block party, they encountered resistance due to problems from their last block party on the Basque Block.

“The biggest problem is Boise Bike Week had a bock party, and there were so many bikes that ACHD got really upset because people were putting their bikes up in the trees,” explains Anderson.

So, to ameliorate bike congestion at the upcoming Art Bike auction, Anderson came up with a solution: bike valet. Every person

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who rides their bike down to the event will be offered free valet bike parking sponsored by Boise Community Radio. And to sweeten the deal even more, each person who uses the bike valet service will receive a raffle ticket for a free night’s stay at the Modern Hotel.

“We thought the best way to handle that is to have a parking area. And the Oakley Moody repair shop was more than willing to give us their parking lot right across the street [from the Modern] so then there won’t be any bike stacking or anything like that,” says Anderson. “We’d much rather have people ride down than drive.”

And with a donated beer and wine garden, it’s in everyone’s best interest to leave their cars parked in the driveway. For every beer bought and each art bike sold during the event, 100 percent of the profits will go back into keeping the gears turning at the Boise Bike Project and to help support programs like Youth on Bicycles. “[The money] is going to be put right back into the shop as far as getting stuff set up,” explains Hallyburton. “Most of the money from our sales here [at the shop] goes to actually paying the rent and for our programs, like the Kids Build-a-Bike program.”

From offering bike-building classes for kids to hosting ladies nights, when chicks can brush up on their bike maintenance skills, the Boise Bike Project has become an invaluable asset to the Boise bike community. And though most BBP members are unable to give back monetarily, there are hordes of eager volunteers who clock in countless hours organizing fundraisers and helping to fix up the shop. Due in large part to the Art Bike fundraiser, this enthusiasm has also rubbed off on another group: the Boise arts community.

“A lot of artists who have come down to do the art bikes have mentioned stuff about maybe painting some murals in here to help decorate the shop a little bit more,” says Hallyburton. “That’s something that we haven’t had time to do yet.”

—Tara Morgan Thursday, Aug. 6, 5-9:30 p.m., auction at 7 p.m. Modern Hotel, 1314 W. Grove St., 208-424-8244. For more information, visit boisebicycleproject.org.

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1STTHURSDAYLISTINGS east side THE BASQUE MARKET—608 W. Grove St., 208433-1208. Sample a taste of Spain with $3 frozen sangrias, tapas and wine tasting from 5-8 p.m.

BASQUE MUSEUM—611 W. Grove St., 208-3431groups 1285. Learn about one of Boise’s unique ethnic by taking a tour of the gallery and the historic Cyrus Jacobs/Uberuaga House between 6:30-8:30 p.m. A group of local musicians jam at 6:30 p.m.

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BOISE ART GLASS—530 W. Myrtle St., 208-3451825. Enjoy cheese, crackers and cold beverages and watch live glass-blowing demonstrations.

COOL HAND LUKE’S—622 W. Idaho St., 208-2873296. Sample steaks on the new outdoor barbecue and stop by the restaurant for the $9.98 Steak and Bake promotion: Get a 10-oz. flat iron steak with an Idaho baked potato.

DRAGONFLY—414 Main St., 208-338-9234. Go back to school sporting the latest styles with 20 percent off on all clothing (including clearance items) through Aug. 15.

EGB IDAHO—108 N. Sixth St., 208-429-0220. The Emerging Green Builders Idaho are hosting the Eco-Home Awards Ceremony to celebrate the 2009 Eco-House Design Competition. EGB has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to bring intelligently designed, beautiful homes to families in need. View the winning eco-home designs during the awards ceremony and find out who won the chance to attend GreenBuild 2009 in Phoenix, Ariz.

FLYING M COFFEEHOUSE—500 W. Idaho St., 3August 208-345-4320. The featured art for the month of is John Padlo’s oil paintings of fantastic toys, action figures and futuristic inventions.

THE FRONT DOOR—105 S. Sixth St., 208-2879201. Staff favorites will be served with cheese from Boise Co-op and chocolate from the Chocolat Bar. THE MELTING POT—200 N. Sixth St., 208-383-0900.

Stop by the bar and patio for free rose wine tasting from 5-8 p.m.

OLD BOISE—Sixth and Main streets, 208-345-7852.

The Idaho Indie Works’ Etsy Street Team, a group of

more than 20 local artists and crafters with shops on etsy.com, set up booths at the Pioneer Tent Building Ceramica, Bandanna and Epitome Home and Garden. For more information, visit idahoindieworks. blogspot.com.

PENGILLY’S SALOON—513 W. Main St., 208345-6344. Frim Fram 4 are tuned up and ready to perform at 8:45 p.m. without a cover charge.

south side ATOMIC TREASURES—409 S. Eighth St., 208-3440811. Celebrate the renewable concepts of reuse and repurposing. The store features vintage, retro and found objects along with designer and vintage clothing for men and women and decorative treasures for the home. Owner and artist Cindy Stevens upcycles unusual objects to create exceptional treasures. First Thursday shoppers take 20 percent off any one item through the weekend.

BOISE ART MUSEUM—670 S. Julia Davis Dr., 4admission 208-345-8330. Boise Art Museum offers free all day from 10 a.m.-9 p.m., but dona-

tions are accepted to support the free First Thursday.

During Studio Art Exploration, drop in between 5-8 p.m. and draw with charcoal and tissue paper after seeing the work of Idaho artist James Castle. During Art Talk at 5:30 p.m., Kimberly Johnson-Loder, grand niece of artist James Castle, talks about the exhibition, “James Castle: Tying it Together.”

BUNS IN THE OVEN—413 S. Eighth St., 208-342LOVE. Renowned cake artist and owner of Amaru Confections, Aimee, will be at the store from 6-8 p.m. with cupcakes and simple decorating tips for a very special treat. Bring the kids, enjoy a delicious cupcake and receive 20 percent off any purchase over $75.

MARR GALLERY—404 S. Eighth St., 2085theCOLE 336-7630. View “Spike” Baker’s photography “On Fly.” Baker’s photographs capture the images of birds from all over the America. Visit with the artist and sample comfort foods.

ELLA’S ROOM—413 S. Eighth St., 208-331-ELLA. Save 25-50 percent off of select sleepwear, robes, camisoles and bras. Ella’s Room stays open until 9 p.m. on First Thursdays.

GYPSY GALLERY ON THE GROVE—The artists 6giving of the Gypsy Gallery and guest artists have been away free art in the form of Artist Trading Cards.

Check out the ATCs and other original art near the fountain at the Grove from 5-9 p.m. See Downtown News, Page 24. For more information, visit www.gypsygalleryart.com or call Marianne at 208-866-6306.

FISH—855 W. Broad St., 208-343-4810.

Local artist Frank Goitia will be on hand to greet 7andHAPPY answer questions about his pieces for sale.

Happy Fish Sushi and Martini bar is serving its Happy Hour Martini Menu all evening to celebrate Goitia’s opening. Ask a server about the First Thursday Chef’s Special Roll. See Downtown News, Page 24.

HELLY HANSEN—860 W. Broad St., 208-342-8448.

Shoppers are enticed by a deal on First Thursday: Buy any item in the store and receive 10 percent off; buy two items and receive 15 percent off both items; and the purchase of three or more items means shoppers can take 20 percent off their whole purchase.

IDAHO STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM—610 Julia Davis Dr., 208-334-2120. Admission is free to the public from 5-9 p.m. The museum is hosting a special reader’s theater: “Immigrant Voices from the Historical Society’s Collections.” Share the experiences of men, women and children from the Basque Country, China, Vietnam, Scotland, Scandinavia and Latin America by listening to excerpts from oral history recordings.

LUNATIC FRINGE—874 W. Broad St., 208-955-0400.

The salon celebrates the art and excitement of First Thursday by offering the first five guests who stop in after 5 p.m., a complimentary brow shaping and the chance to take 10 percent off any future salon service when booked between 5-7 p.m.

MACLIFE DOWNTOWN—874 W. Broad St., 208-9550400. Take a look around the store and enjoy hors d’ oeuvres from Bonefish Grill.

MR. PEABODY’S OPTICAL SHOPPE—404 S. Eighth St., 208-344-1390. The optical shop in BoDo is staying open late for a trunk show that runs from 1-8 p.m., featuring Tag Heuer.

PIECE UNIQUE CLOTHING/SHOEZ—404 S. Eighth St., 208-343-5055. The stores are co-hosting a sidewalk sale during First Thursday with deals on clearance items.

GREY GALLERY—415 Eighth St., 208-3858outR.9337.

Brighten your home this summer by checking the new whimsical pieces by Sticks Furniture, a nationally recognized line of furniture, accessories and object art. Talented craft artisans design each piece and embellish with etching, hand-painted images and wood components. Custom designs are always welcome.

RE BOUTIQUE—405 S. Eighth St., 208-392-7940. First Thursday shoppers can enjoy a “gift with purchase” goodies, live music and a glass of ice-cold water.

SALON 162—404 S. Eighth St., 208-386-9908.

Salon 162 introduces Estee Clifford, born in Sun 9Valley and now attending art school in Seattle, Wash.

Clifford’s show features paintings, a series of photos and drawings.

SNAKE RIVER WINERY—786 W. Broad St., 208-3459463. Stop by the tasting room and stock up on wine with deals on wine cases, including mixed bottles, for 20 percent off. Add to your collection of Riedel Glassware and save 20 percent. The featured wine flight is the 2003 Reserve.

WHITE HOUSE BLACK MARKET—836 W. Broad St., 208-344-0221. Take 5 percent off an entire purchase, an additional $25 off a purchase of $125 or more, and $50 off $200 or more.

central downtown A NOVEL ADVENTURE—906 W. Main St., 10 208-344-8088. Stop in and take a look at paintings by local artist Chris Vondemkamp. The artist incorporates themes such as self-perception and moral conflict into his works and hopes to continue to find new ways of expressing social behaviors. A Novel Adventure is hosting a book signing of author Chris Reed’s new memoir The Right Place for Love, published by Boise-based North End Books. Enjoy music by Jim Fishwild, frontman for the local band the Rocking Hippies, who will perform an eclectic mix of old standards and original music.

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1STTHURSDAYLISTINGS AMERICAN CLOTHING GALLERY—100 N. Eighth St., 208433-0872. Hit the sidewalk sale for end of the summer season sales and 50 percent off all Blue Willi’s in the store.

ARTISAN OPTICS—190 N. Eighth St., 208-377-8899. Check out the Bevel line of eyewear from 1-8 p.m. Bevel’s purpose is to make the wearer feel comfortable and look fabulous. See more at www.artisanoptics.com.

BARBARA BARBARA AND CO.—834 W. Bannock St., 208-342-2002. The store stays open late on First Thursday so shoppers can check out the great selection of clothing.

BELLE BOUTIQUE—224 N. Ninth St., 208-345-1039. Summer dresses are on sale in many appealing colors and styles.

BERRYHILL AND CO. RESTAURANT AND BAR—121 N. Ninth St., 208-387-3553. Plunk down in comfortable outdoor lounge seating on the patio and enjoy happy hour from 4-6 p.m.

Sample wine by Idaho Distributing from 6:30-8 p.m. along with complimentary hors d’oeuvres samplers by Chef John Berryhill.

Jazz musicians Terri Eberlein and Chip Ruberry perform until 11 p.m.

BRICK OVEN BIS11 TRO—801 W. Main St., 208-342-3456. The bistro continues to celebrate its 25th birthday with adventures in comfort food, music by Rebecca Wright and the photography of David R. Day. Online ordering is at www.brickovenbistro.com.

THE CHOCOLAT BAR—805 W. Bannock St., 208-338-7771.

No First Thursday is complete without samples from the Chocolat Bar. The chocolatier offers samples and good company to prove their slogan: Where Taste is the Difference.

DL EVANS DOWNTOWN 12 BOISE BRANCH—213 N. Ninth St., 208-331-1339. The

OLD CHICAGO—730 W. Idaho St., 208-363-0037. Bring the whole family because children eat for free. Karaoke takes over the bar from 10 p.m.-close.

bank is celebrating its one-year anniversary in downtown Boise, and the public is invited to come in for appetizers, wine by BRJ Distributing and prizes during a showcase of local businesses and artists. The walls of the bank will be covered with art that has appeared on the cover of Boise Weekly, get information on membership in the Bogus Basin Ski Club and learn about the Boise Guest House. See Downtown News, Page 24.

PALMER CASH—807 W. Idaho St., 208-344-0028. The store is staying open until 9 p.m. so shoppers can pick up $10 retro shades and enter to win a $25 gift certificate while DJ Sir Realest spins some beats.

LISK GALLERY—850 13 Main St., 208-342-3773.

Lisk gallery introduces a new addition: Carl Rowe, one of the Northwest’s finest oil painters.

The landscape of wild Idaho is now presented in three distinct media: acrylic, oil and traditional photography. View new work by Carl Rowe, Jerri Lisk and Mark Lisk. The gallery is also featuring Scott Brown’s exploration of ceramic rocks titled, “Rocks: Full Circle.”

LUX FASHION LOUNGE—785 W. Idaho St., 208-344-4589. Check out cool fashions, an amazing sale rack plus a live DJ to keep the window dancers moving.

MACY’S DOWNTOWN—918 W. Idaho St., 208-388-7000.

Get advice from local experts in home design elements at Macy’s Home Design Expo.

Sweetwater’s Tropic Zone will serve complimentary island cuisine and drink samples. Check out Macy’s brand new furniture assortment on the fourth floor furniture gallery and take advantage of huge semi-annual home sale savings and enter to win door prizes from 4-9 p.m.

MAI THAI—750 W. Idaho St., 208-344-8424. Buy two entrees and get two appetizers free (valued at $7.95).

POTTERY GOURMET KITCHEN—811 W. Bannock St., 208-368-0649. The store stays open late on First Thursday and is offering 10 percent off on Polish stoneware and baskets and 30 percent off Polish crystal.

Stop by for wine, snacks, music and to inquire about upcoming cooking classes.

SCOT CHRISTOPHER 14 HAIR DESIGN—204 N. Ninth St., 208-344-3115. The works of artist Shari Stucki and Kelly Friedrick is on display from 6-9 p.m.

SHOE FETISH—310 N. Ninth St., 208-336-0393. Try on beautiful, unique and affordable shoes for women. Check out the selection at www.shoefetishboise.com.

THOMAS HAMMER 15 COFFEE COMPANY—298 N. Eighth St., 208-433-8004.

Photographs by Buddy.

west side ART SOURCE GAL16 LERY—1015 W. Main St., 208-331-3374. The gallery’s exhibit is “Back to the Earth,” new work by sculptor Becky Torgler. The artist creates wood sculpture and functional art pieces from the natural world.

The opening reception is from 5-9 p.m. Guests enjoy wine from Indian Creek Winery, music by Rochelle and nibbles.

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1STTHURSDAYLISTINGS BASEMENT GAL17 LERY—928 Main St., 208-333-0309. The Annual Mixed Media Exhibit “BSU ...

Blast From The Past.” John Killmaster, a retired Boise State art professor, exhibits a wide range of assorted mixed-media pieces and various other works.

James Blankenship, a retired Boise State art professor, is represented by varied sized original pieces created from mixed media. John Taye, also a retired Boise State art professor, is displaying an eclectic body of work, including sculptures, paintings and drawings. Former Boise State art professor Tarmo Watia is exhibiting vibrant and colorful mixed-media works with varied subject matter. Kelly Cosho is showing a new series of abstract ink paintings that are mysterious and provocative in nature. Brink Chipman is exhibiting a variety of imaginative mixed-media pieces on the walls of the gallery’s shop area.

GALLERY 601—211 N. OCHI GALLERY—1322 19 10th St., 208-336-5899.

21 Main St., 208-726-8746.

The gallery is hosting an evening The owners of the space are of feathery fun during a “Birds of Prey” show with special guests from the Peregrine Fund. A $5 donation enters guests into a drawing to win a framed canvas of “Raptors Watch” by Idaho native Steve Lyman valued at $1,400. Take a look at real birds of prey from 6:30-8 p.m.

For more information, visit www. gallery601.com.

HANNIFIN’S CIGAR SHOP— 1024 Main St., 208-342-7473.

Check out a free product demonstration from 5-8 p.m. and feast your eyes on a sample of the most innovative electronic cigarettes on the market.

MODERN HOTEL AND 20 BAR—1314 W. Grove St., 208-424-8244. Bid in a live

BROWN’S GAL18 LERY—1022 Main St., 208-342-6661. The exhibit “Faces” is a collection of people and portraits from classic to contemporary, from comic to cultured. Mediums include clay, glass, and mixed mediums, as well as more traditional graphite, oil and watercolor. Numerous artists will be featured, including Dana Logan, Gerry Exline, Diane Shelton, Randall Brown, Wendy Blickenstaff and many others new to the gallery. Sample wine

by Sawtooth Winery and hear music by Todd Palmer.

art bike auction on more than 20 bicycles that have been transformed into functional art by local artists. During the event from 5-10 p.m., enjoy food, beverages and music by Ned Evett.

Costumes are encouraged, but not required, and those who arrive on bikes receive free valet bike parking and are entered into a drawing for prizes. Proceeds benefit the Boise Bicycle Project. For more information, contact the Boise Bicycle Project at boisebicyleproject@gmail. com. See story Page 21.

hosting a big art sale from 5-9 p.m., with prints, posters, paintings, sculptures, watercolors, photographs, furniture and books.

OWYHEE PLAZA HOTEL—1109 Main St., 208-343-4611. Bring your swimsuit for a First Thursday pool party in the poolside courtyard with live music, food and drink specials. Ben Burdick performs from 5-8 p.m. and Rebecca Scott plays from 8-11 p.m. The hosts are planning on grilling up some fantastic appetizers and drink specials are available all night long.

RECORD EXCHANGE—1105 W. Idaho St., 208-344-8010.

All day long on First Thursday, receive $2 off any used CD or DVD $5.99 or more. Browse an extensive collection of rare music. Spend $2 in the coffee shop in exchange for a 12 oz. espresso drink plus $2 off any sale gift item more than $5.99.

Like what you hear over the speakers? The music playing instore on First Thursday is all new releases by local artists.

ROYAL PLAZA—1112 Main St., 208-639-4255. From 5-9 p.m., the public is invited to take a free tour of Boise’s premier luxury condominiums located at the corner of 11th and Main streets. The secure milliondollar condominiums feature spectacular views of Boise from the rooftop terrace.

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BANKING ON ART Back away from your cuticles. BW Cover Art Auction anticipatory nail biting can momentarily be put on hold. Though our high-stakes, winner-takes-a-shot-of-tequila auction is still a few months away, this First Thursday D.L. Evan’s Bank will offer the eager masses a preview of the looming excitement. Inside the air conditioned lobby at Idaho and Ninth streets, you can get an in-the-flesh preview of art pieces that have graced BW covers since last November.

“What D.L. Evans Bank is trying to do, over the next four First Thursdays, is trying to support local businesses,” explained Tory Pearse, Branch Manager at D.L. Evans Bank downtown. “Specifically we’re focusing on businesses that bank with us to help promote them. We’ve got such a great, central location downtown, so we’re sending out invitations to all our customers.”

In addition to displaying BW cover art, D.L. Evans will host the Bogus Basin Ski Club, which will have a limited number of season passes available for $260. The ski club will also be giving away prizes throughout the evening and offering attendees a chance to preorder Eve Chandler’s new pictorial history book Building Bogus Basin.

Another of D.L. Evans’ customers, Boise Guest House, will construct a bedroom display and also have owner Eve-Marie Bergren’s art available for viewing. Though art, skiing and bed and breakfasts might seem like an odd First Thursday pairing, ample wine provided by Helina Marie’s Wine and Gift Shop in Star should help melt away those thoughts.

Thursday, Aug. 6, 5-9 p.m., FREE, D.L. Evans Bank, 213 N. Ninth St. For more information, call 208-331-1399.

BOMB SQUAD A bomb alert has been issued for the Boise area. Well, to be more precise, it’s an art bomb alert. For the last couple of weeks, members of Boise’s Gypsy Gallery have been covertly planting 2.5-inch by 3.5-inch artist trading card “bombs” in select locales around town. Numbering over 200 in total, these artist trading cards are free to whomever finds them and include information on the artist who created the piece and how to get in touch with them.

Participating artists include: Zella Bardsley, Miriam Woito, Pam McKnight, Jenifer Gilliland, Marianne Konvalinka, Kristy Albrecht, Jany Seda and Michael Falvey, as well as guests Naomi Elton, Lisa Bower and Molly O’Leary. The cards range in size and medium from McKnight’s thin collage work spackled with phrases like, “I can drink good beer in this town” to Bower’s four-part, collect them all, painting of a cracked orange pot.

This First Thursday, these Gypsy artists will emerge from their guerilla art shadows to host an artist trading card table from 5 to 9 p.m. on the Grove. In addition to providing an opportunity for bomb finders to meet their explosive creators, the Gypsy Gallery table will offer additional cards to swap or give away.

For more information on the Gypsy Gallery and other upcoming events, visit gypsygalleryart.com or contact Marianne Konvalinka at 208-866-6306.

COME ON GET HAPPY Basque artist Frank Goitia is bringing some of his memory-influenced mixed media work to Happy Fish Sushi and Martini Bar this First Thursday. The show will mark the first time Goitia has shown a body of work outside of Hairlines Salon or Cheers for the past few decades. With a healthy selection of frilly martinis ranging from the Key Lime Martini with Stoli Vanil, Midori, lime juice, cream and a Nilla Wafer rim to the Fuji Apple with Absolut Citron, Absolut Mandarin, apple schnapps and a pop rocks rim, Happy Fish will do their best to cloud your memory as Goitia does his best to conjure up nostalgia for Boise’s days of old.

Thursday, Aug. 6, 6-8 p.m., FREE, Happy Fish, 855 W. Broad St. For more information, call 208-343-4810 or visit happyfishsushi.com.

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I WANNA SEE YOUR BAND Beatles tribute show docks in Boise

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ince 1997, Gilbert Bonilla (John Lennon), Frank Mendonca (Paul McCartney), Louie Renteria (Ringo Starr) and Omar Oliveras (George Harrison) have been donning mop-top wigs and shiny, jewel-toned jackets with epaulets, and singing about getting by with a little help from their friends, working it on out with a twist and shout, and a girl who loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. From Baltimore to Bora Bora, the Los Angeles-based foursome, Hard Day’s Night, helps people burn off all-youcan-eat buffet pounds by playing regular gigs on Royal Caribbean cruises.

When a Los Angeles community theater needed fund-raising help, Hard Day’s Night was happy to jump on board. The family friendly Ticket to Ride was born.

The show premiered to sold-out audiences in L.A. and a number of nights were added to keep up with demand. The Los Angeles Times wrote, “The show delivers where it counts, which is to say, the hits keep coming,” and the Orange Country Register suggested, “If you see only one tribute show, see this one ... smart and loads of fun.” Boise audiences will be only the second to see Ticket to Ride when it comes to the Egyptian Theatre, August 7-9.

When the group agreed to hold the fundraiser for the community theater, they didn’t want to just play another gig. They wanted to put on a show. So they asked producer Andy Nagle to take their already long-running tribute show and mix it with a little theater, add some drama and give the performance a storyline. Nagle wrote some scenes, placing the Beatles in various locales throughout their musical career. But the story wasn’t quite where the band or Nagle wanted it to be.

“Somewhere along the line, we realized our script wasn’t good enough,” Nagle said. “We found this playwright named P.M. Howard. He had been the original George in Beatlemania [on Broadway]. He had been thinking about this story for 30 years.

His story and our story were similar, and he asked if he could write a scene. We decided he writes better than we do.”

Howard got the green light to rewrite the script, and he created a musical retelling of the Beatles’ history through the eyes of their manager Brian Epstein. Ticket to Ride portrays pivotal times in the Beatles’ history, including Epstein’s first glimpse of the boys playing at the Liverpool, England, Cavern Club in jeans and black leather jackets before Epstein convinces them that matching suits and synchronized bows at the end of a performance will be good for their image. It follows them through their appearance on Ed Sullivan and their concert in Shea Stadium as well.

Nagle and company put an ad for a director on Craigslist, and after receiving 25 applications—“We were surprised there would be that much interest, especially since we weren’t paying very much”—they hired 20-year-old Danielle Palmer, whose family lives in Idaho. Some Boise-based performers will also take part in the show, including Katie Ponozzo, Lesley Thompson, Lisa Whitwell and Jennifer Waters, who were cast as dancers and ensemble

actors. Ponozzo will also serve as choreographer for the Boise shows. But the Beatles weren’t necessarily known for their dance moves, so why hire a choreographer at all?

It wasn’t done to add an air of authenticity to any Beatles stage moves. Even if synchronized dancing had been a huge part of the Beatles’ careers, Bonilla, Mendonca, Renteria and Oliveras had been playing them for years; they would have any dance steps down. They hired a choreographer to deal with the drugs.

“We were perplexed at how we could tell a story of the Beatles and not address the drug issue,” Nagle said. So, the show doesn’t overtly mention drugs but does allude to what was a big part of Beatles history by utilizing a group of dancers they refer to as the Hallucinations, who interpret the song “Lucy in the Sky with

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Diamonds” during the show.

“It’s subtle enough that kids won’t understand what’s going on, but by the nature of the song and the dance, parents understand we are acknowledging the Beatles’ drug history,” Nagle said. “To be honest, in our first script, we had the band smoking a joint.

The band said, ‘We are not going to do that. We have children that will be at the show.’ So, we kind of backed into the family friendly thing.”

They strove to keep the story upbeat, but it’s not all psychedelic rainbows and yellow submarines. It glosses over the LSD-fueled years, but a story told from Epstein’s point of view would be terribly remiss if his sudden death due to a drug overdose were not told. And ignoring the band’s breakup would be ludicrous.

“Epstein does die during the show, and we do address the ugliness that occurred with that, with Yoko [Ono] coming in and the infighting and the breaking up,” Nagle said.

The show ends where the Beatles technically did as well, their final public performance as a group in 1969 on the rooftop of their Apple Records offices in Savile Row. In bringing their show to Boise, Hard Day’s Night offers Boise audiences a ticket to ride the Beatles’ magical mystery tour.

August 7-9, Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 2:30 p.m.; $22, Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., 208-345-0454, egyptiantheatre.net. Tickets available at brownpapertickets.com and the Egyptian box office.

including Shawn Schlogel, Brent Vaartstra, Steve Eaton, Phil Garonzik, Kevin Kirk, Jon Hyneman, Sally Tibbs, John Jones, & Mike Seifrit, just to name a few!

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On Aug. 7-9, the world of reggae is going to Marcola, Ore., to play and sway in the Fifth Annual NW World Reggae Festival.

Acts at the three-day patchouli-scented fest include the likes of Michael Rose, Junior Reid, Groundation, Pablo Moses, Queen Omega, Chezidek and more, more, more.

Tickets are available at nwworldreggae.com.

Check the Web site for rules regarding camping.

On Saturday, Aug. 22, the inaugural IdaHo-Down takes place at Brundage Resort in McCall. The brainchild of local musician Jeff Crosby, frontman for band Equaleyes, the purpose of the event is to “promote local music, goods, and services; celebrate and bring Idaho musicians together; and allow the community to enjoy our local talent.” Local talent comes courtesy of Equaleyes, The Shook Twins, Voice

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of Reason, Polyphonic Pomegranate, Stoney Holiday, The Fav, Cosmic Family Band, AlpenFlow, Perry Garfunkel and the Disappearing Delta and GlennKelly.

Saturday, Aug. 12, noon-midnight, $15 advance, $18 day of show (includes camping). Tickets are available at idaho-me.com, Common Ground in McCall and the Record Exchange in Boise.

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EOTO, AUG. 5, TERRAPIN STATION When BW talked to String Cheese Incident’s Jason Hann in 2007, his side project EOTO (ee-OH-toe)—with fellow SCI bandmate Michael Travis—was just getting off the ground.

Now, after playing more than 200 shows and readying a new CD set for release this fall, the duo’s electronic music has grown as organically as a 14-minute mandolin jam.

Hann said EOTO’s newer sound attracts a younger crowd than SCI’s 30- to 60-year-old “hippie, tie-dye” fans.

“We’re seeing 18 to 24 year olds,” Hann said. “At the beginning of the year, if there were older people coming, they were from the Burning Man scene.”

EOTO’s music is almost wholly improvised. If you heard them in 2007, you may barely recognize the music.

“We’ve always sort of done house music, drum-andbass, breakbeat and hip-hop. But now, we lean pretty heavy on dubstep ... There’s the really nasty bass sounds from the dubstep world ... it’s a modulated and filtered bass sound that has this destructo hungry quality,” Hann said.

“It’s a little more erratic, a little more freaked out.”

Though EOTO might play a two-hour, improvised jam, the music is pretty far from SCI. “In jam band world, there’s not too many angular things going on,” Hann said. “It’s about creating a lighter path you can transition and travel on to different worlds. We still travel through different worlds and dimensions, but it’s not as much in a VW bus as it is in a Ferrari.”

—Amy Atkins Wed., Aug. 5, with Alpenflow, 9 p.m., $10 adv., $12 door. Terrapin Station, 1519 W. Main St., 208-342-1776.

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ALIVE AFTER FIVE—5-8 JIM FISHWILD—6-9 p.m., FREE, Highlands p.m., Red and Gray, Hollow Ray Wylie Hubbard, FREE, The Grove Plaza KEVIN KIRK—7 p.m., with Jon Hyneman, Phil AUDRA CONNOLLY—6 Garonzik, 7:30 p.m. p.m., FREE, Smoky FREE, Chandlers Mountain Pizza and Pasta, 1805 W. State LIVE JAM WITH RUSS St. MARTIN—7-11 p.m., FREE, Mr. Lucky’s BLAZE AND KELLY—6:30 p.m., LOOSE CHANGE—8 FREE, Bardenay-Eagle p.m., FREE, Piper Pub CROSS CANADIAN NIKKI HUSTON—6-9 RAGWEED, MICKEY p.m., FREE, Gelato AND THE MOTORCafe CARS, RANDY ROGERS BAND—8 p.m., NORTHERN SUN, $23 adv., $25 door, BROKE CITY—8 p.m., Knitting Factory $3, Neurolux ELIZABETH BLIN— POLYPHONIC POME6:30-8:30 p.m., FREE, GRANATE—9:45 p.m., Dream Cafe FREE, Tom Grainey’s EOTO, ALPENFLOW—9 ROCCI JOHNSON p.m., $10 adv., $12 BAND—9:30 p.m., door, Terrapin Station, FREE, Humpin’ (see Listen Here, this Hannah’s page) RUSS PFEIFFER—6:30 THE FLING, p.m., FREE, Berryhill THE INVASION—8 SCOTLAND BARR AND p.m., $3, Flying M THE SLOW DRAGS—7 Coffeegarage p.m., FREE, Crusty’s GIZZARD STONE—9 TOO MUCH DISp.m., FREE, Liquid TORTION SKATE JEREMIAH JAMES NIGHT—8 p.m., Static GANG—8:45 p.m., Thought, Socities FREE, Pengilly’s Parasites, Roofied Resistance, Demoni $3, Gusto Bar Please send your live music listings to music@boiseweekly.com or fax to 342-4733.

Include venue, band names, start times and cover charge. Photos are great, too. For dancing, symphony, opera or orchestral music, please see our 8 DAYS OUT listings.

THE DEADLINE FOR LISTINGS IS THE THURSDAY THE WEEK PRIOR TO PUBLICATION. LISTINGS ARE RUN ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS.

thursday 6 BAD WEATHER CALIFORNIA, FAUX BOIS—8 p.m., $5, VAC BEN BURDICK TRIO, AMY WEBER—5-8 p.m., FREE, The Gamekeeper Lounge BRAUN BROTHERS REUNION—6 p.m., Original Braun Brothers: Gary, Billy and Muzzie Braun, Stoney Larue and Ray Wylie Hubbard and headliners Micky and the Motorcars, $39.95 adult oneday pass; $74.95 adult two-day pass; $99.95 three-day adult pass; $14.95 youth (6-12) one day pass; children younger than 6, FREE, City of Challis BROCK BARTEL, SAM BALDAZO—4:30-6:30 p.m., Berryhill CHAD COOKE—6 p.m., FREE, Dawson’s Downtown DALE WATSON, JEREMIAH JAMES GANG—8 p.m., $8 adv., $10 door, Neurolux

friday 7 B-3 SIDE—8:45 p.m., FREE, Pengilly’s BEN BURDICK TRIO, AMY WEBER—8-11 p.m., FREE, The Gamekeeper Lounge BRAUN BROTHERS REUNION 2009—4:30 p.m., The Kim Stocking Band, The Gougers, Doug Moreland, The Randy Rogers Band, Cross Canadian Ragweed, see Thursday for tickets, Challis BROCK BARTEL, SAM BALDAZO—4:30-6:30 p.m., Berryhill BUCK SHOT BAND—9 p.m., $3, Shorty’s Saloon CHAD COOKE—6:30 p.m., FREE, Seasons Bistro, 1117 E. Winding Creek Road, Eagle FIVE SMOOTH STONES—9 p.m., $3, The New Frontier Club THE FLAVORS—7:30 p.m., FREE, Music of the Vine THE FRINGE—9 p.m., FREE, Piper Pub

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

GAYLE CHAPMAN, SANDY SANFORD—6-9 p.m., FREE, Kodiak Grill

GREAT GARDEN ESCAPE—6-9 p.m., Red and Gray with the BoDo Brothers, $10 nonmembers; $8 IBG members; $6 children (6-12), Idaho Botanical Garden

JOHN CAZAN—5-9 p.m., FREE, Lock, Stock & Barrel JOHN JONES, JON HYNEMAN, MIKE SEIFRIT—8:15 p.m. FREE, Chandlers KEVIN KIRK—7 p.m., FREE, Chandlers

JAMES COBERLY SMITH—6:30-9 p.m., FREE, Tablerock

LEE MITCHELL—8:30 p.m., FREE, Ha’ Penny

JUSTIN GAUSE—6 p.m., FREE, Tully’s Coffee

LEVIETHAN CECIL, THOMAS PAUL—10 p.m., FREE, Bittercreek

NED EVETT, BILL COFFEY—7-10 p.m., FREE, Modern Hotel

MELODRAMATICS—9:30 p.m., $5, Reef

REBECCA SCOTT—8-11 p.m., FREE, The Gamekeeper Lounge

ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9:30 p.m., $5 after 10 p.m, Humpin’ Hannah’s

SPINDLEBOMB—8 p.m., FREE, Bad Irish; 9:45 p.m., FREE, Tom Grainey’s

SCOTLAND BARR AND THE SLOW DRAGS, IAN WATERS—8 p.m., $3, Neurolux

SUNSHINE IN THE VALLEY, SPONDEE, THE LIGHTNING CLOUDS—9 p.m., FREE, Liquid

SHAKIN NOT STIRRED—6-9 p.m., FREE, Tablerock

TERRI EBERLEIN—6:30 p.m., with Chip Ruberry, 8:30 p.m. FREE, Berryhill THURSDAY NIGHTS LIVE—5-8 p.m., Jimmy Bivens and his Band ’O Strangers, FREE, The Waterfront at Lake Harbor

REX MILLER DUO—6:30 p.m., FREE, Berryhill

SIR REALIST—9 p.m., $1, Liquid SWAGGER, SPINDLEBOMB—9 p.m., $3, Tom Grainey’s VANS WARPED TOUR 2009—noon, $31.75 adv., $35 door, Idaho Center Amphitheater, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa

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MUSICGUIDE saturday 8 AUDRA CONNOLLY—7:30 p.m., FREE, Music of the Vine BEN BURDICK TRIO, AMY WEBER—6-9 p.m., FREE, The Gamekeeper Lounge BRAUN BROTHERS REUNION 2009—1 p.m., Joshua Tree, Guitar Pull, George Devore, the entire Braun Family clan, Dale Watson, Reckless Kelly, see Thursday for tickets, Challis

Edge, Character Flaw, Radillac, Blue Mask $6, Knitting Factory DIRTY ROOSTER CD RELEASE AFTERPARTY—9 p.m., $1, with The Sneezz Bill, Roofied Resistance, Aces and Eights, Liquid ERIC GRAE—6:30 p.m., FREE, Berryhill

sun. 9 Tibbs, 8:15 p.m., FREE, Chandlers

LUCID AISLE—9 p.m., FREE, The Plank

BLAZE AND KELLY—6:30 p.m., FREE, River Rock Alehouse

MARK CARLSON—9 p.m., FREE, Piper Pub

GAYLE CHAPMAN, SANDY SANFORD—6-9 p.m., FREE, Kodiak Grill

POCONO BILL—8 p.m., FREE, Groove Coffee

JIM LEWIS—11 a.m.-1 p.m., FREE, Focaccia’s

ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9:30 p.m., $5 after 10 p.m, Humpin’ Hannah’s

FIVE SMOOTH STONES—9 p.m., $3, The New Frontier SPROUT—9 p.m., Club FREE, Terrapin Station FORREST DAY—9:30 p.m., $5, Reef SWAGGER, SPINDLEBUCK SHOT BAND—9 BOMB—9 p.m., $3, p.m., $3, Shorty’s GAYLE CHAPMAN, Tom Grainey’s SANDY SANCHAD COOKE—11:30 FORD—6-9 p.m., YOUTH PIANIST a.m., FREE, Moon’s FREE, Kodiak Grill SHOWCASE—12-3 DIRTY ROOSTER CD p.m., FREE, Berryhill KEVIN KIRK—7-8 RELEASE—7:30 p.m., with Sally p.m., with Abrupt

Venues

CRUSTY’S—214 Lenora St., McCall, 208-634-5005

BAD IRISH—199 N. 8th St., 338-8939

DAWSON’S DOWNTOWN—219 N. 8th St., 336-5633

BARDENAY-EAGLE—155 E. Riverside Dr., Eagle, 938-5093

DONNIE MAC’S—1515 W. Grove St., 338-7813

BERRYHILL AND COMPANY—MSa: 7-11 p.m., 121 N. 9th St., 387-3553

DREAM CAFE—3110 S. Bown Way, 338-6632

BITTERCREEK ALE HOUSE—246 N. 8th St., 345-1813 BOUQUET—1010 W. Main St. 345-6605 BUFFALO CLUB—10206 Fairview Ave., 321-1811 BUNGALOW—1520 N. 13th St., 331-9855 CHANDLERS STEAKHOUSE—MSa: Kevin Kirk, 7 p.m.; acts at 8 p.m., 981 Grove St., 383-4300 CORKSCREWS—729 N. Main St., Meridian, 888-4049

EGYPTIAN THEATRE—700 W. Main St., 345-0454 EMERALD CLUB—415 S. 9th St., 342-5446 END ZONE—1010 Broadway Ave., 382-0613 FLYING M COFFEEGARAGE—1314 2nd St. S., Nampa, 467-5533 FOCACCIA’S—404 E. Parkcenter Blvd., 322-2838 GAMEKEEPER—1109 Main St., 343-4611 GELATO CAFE— 2053 E. Fairview

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BEN BURDICK, BILL LILES—12-3 p.m., FREE, Grape Escape

MUSIC FROM STANLEY—4-8 p.m., Johnny Shoes and Kayleigh Jack, FREE, Redfish Lake Lodge REBELUTION, IRATION, TRIBAL SEEDS—7:30 p.m., $12, Knitting Factory THE SIDEMEN—6-9 p.m., FREE, Chandlers SONIC MINSTREL—5-8 p.m., FREE, Tablerock SOUL CATS—1-4:30 p.m., $15 per person; youth 14 and younger FREE, Ste. Chapelle Winery THE SOUL HONEY—8 p.m., FREE, Bad Irish

Ave., Meridian GRAINEY’S BASEMENT—107 S. 6th St., 345-2505 GRAPE ESCAPE—800 W. Idaho St., 368-0200 THE GRIZZLY ROSE—1124 W. Front St., 342-3375 GROOVE COFFEE—1800 N. Locust Grove, Meridian, 890-6128 GUSTO BAR—509 W. Main St. HA’PENNY—855 Broad St., 343-5568 HIGHLANDS HOLLOW BREWHOUSE—2455 Harrison Hollow, 343-6820 HIJINX COMEDY CLUB—800 W. Idaho St., 947-7100 HUMPIN’ HANNAH’S—W-Sa: Rocci Johnson Band, 621 Main St., 345-7557 HYDE PARK PUB—1501 N. 13th St., 336-9260

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BRENT VAARTSTRA, SHAWN SCHLOGEL—6:30 p.m., FREE, Chandlers

BODO BROTHERS—7 p.m., FREE, O’Michael’s

CARTER FREEMAN—9 p.m., FREE, Red Feather Lounge

COMPANY OF THIEVES—8 p.m., $10, Neurolux

CANOE, ADAM AND DARCIE, WITH CHILD—8 p.m., $2, Flying M Coffeegarage

OPEN MIC—8 p.m., Bad Irish

COSMIC FAMILY BAND—9 p.m., FREE, Terrapin Station

PINTO BENNETT, JOHNNY SHOES—8 p.m., FREE, Pengilly’s

THE DAMPHOOLS—8:45 p.m., FREE, Pengilly’s

DAN TEDESCO—9 p.m., FREE, Terrapin Station KEN HARRIS—6:30 p.m., FREE, Berryhill LOS LONELY BOYS, NED EVETT—8 p.m., $20, Knitting Factory OPEN MIC—9 p.m., FREE, Terrapin REBECCA SCOTT AND ROB HILL OPEN MIC—8:45 p.m., FREE, Pengilly’s THOMAS PAUL—8 p.m., FREE, Red Feather Lounge

IDAHO BOTANICAL GARDEN—2355 N. Penitentiary Rd., 343-8649 KNITTING FACTORY—416 S. 9th St., 367-1212 KODIAK GRILL—12342 E. Hwy. 21, 338-8859 LIBRARY COFFEEHOUSE—141 E. Carlton Ave., Meridian, 288-1898 THE LINEN BUILDING—1402 W. Grove St., 385-0111 LIQUID—405 S. 8th St. LOCK, STOCK & BARREL—1100 W. Jefferson, 336-4266 LULU’S FINE PIZZA—2594 Bogus Basin Road, 387-4992 LUSH—760 Main St., 342-5874 MAIN STREET BISTRO—609 Main St., 345-9515 MODERN HOTEL—1314 W. Grove St., 424-8244

ALIVE AFTER FIVE—5-8 p.m., Hillfolk Noir, Juno What?, FREE, The Grove Plaza

CHRIS GUTIERREZ—7 p.m., FREE, Liquid

JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLY GOATS—7-10 p.m., FREE, Lush

PLAYIN’ IN THE PLAZA—5:30-7:30 p.m., Blaze and Kelly, FREE, Generations Plaza, Main and Idaho Streets, Meridian

PAPER MOONS—8 p.m., $3, Neurolux POLYPHONIC POMEGRANATE—9:45 p.m., FREE, Tom Grainey’s

SUMMER FUSION TOUR—8 p.m., featuring Baby Bash, Frankie J and Paula Deandra, Mr. Puppet, La Green Eyes, The Pimps and Lil O, $26, Knitting Factory

REBECCA SCOTT—7:30 p.m., FREE, Piper Pub SOLES REST—6-9 p.m., FREE, Gelato Cafe

TARRIII—8 p.m., FREE, Liquid

MONKEY BIZNASS—724 First St. S., Nampa

THE PLANK—650 S. Vista Ave., 336-1790

MOON’S KITCHEN CAFE—712 W. Idaho St., 385-0472

THE RECORD EXCHANGE (RX)—1105 W. Idaho St., 344-8010

MR. LUCKY’S—4902 W. Chinden Blvd., 327-0925 MUSIC OF THE VINE—2805 Blaine St., Caldwell, 454-1228 NEUROLUX—F-Sa: DJs, $3, 11 p.m., 111 N. 11th, 343-0886

TERRAPIN STATION—1519 W. Main St., 342-1776

RED FEATHER LOUNGE—10 p.m., 246 N. 8th St., 429-6340 REDFISH LAKE LODGE—Hwy. 75, Stanley, 208-774-3536 REEF—105 S. 6th St., 287-9200

NEW FRONTIER—116 E. Broadway, Meridian, 888-9034

RIVER ROCK ALEHOUSE—228 E. Plaza Road, 938-4788

O’MICHAELS—2433 Bogus Basin Rd., 342-8948

RODEWAY INN—1115 N. Curtis Rd., 376-2700

ORPHAN ANNIE’S—801 Everett St., Caldwell, 455-2660

SHORTY’S SALOON—5467 Glenwood, 672-9090

PAIR—601 Main St., 343-7034

SOCKEYE—3019 Cole Rd., 658-1533

PENGILLY’S—513 W. Main St., 345-6344 PIPER PUB—150 N. 8th St., 343-2444

St., 343-2887 TABLEROCK BREWPUB—705 Fulton St., 342-0944

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CDS LEVIETHAN CECIL: EVERYTHING IS FINE

In April, ex-Boisean/current Portlander Levi Cecil sent an e-mail to family, friends and fans. The subject line read “Please Help Me Release a CD!” and the first line went right to the point: “I have a proposition for you and it involves almost none of your time and about 20 of your dollars.” Cecil wanted to record his sophomore solo effort and had no money to do it with. He attached an mp3 of “A Mass in Empty Space,” a song that would be on the new record, as well as a breakdown of the costs associated with recording and distributing the CD, which came to between $2,800 and $3,800. He raised the funds, but he got more than cash from his thinking-outside-of-the-box experiment. Cecil wanted to get the people who had been so positive about the first CD involved in the new one and to create a grass-roots vibe around it.

“It was really only partly about the money,” Cecil said. “I really wanted to engage people.”

Cecil became more engaged in the project as well.

“I’d been working on the CD for two years off and on,” Cecil said. “The first donation that came in really lit a fire under me. I had to finish it,” he laughed.

What both Cecil and his donors got out of the deal was a sense of solidarity and a limited edition CD of 11 finely crafted songs in Everything Is Fine, scheduled for official release on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Everything is Fine is, in turns, moody and cheery with tambourine, handclaps and spacey guitar celebrating indie-rock and a DIY spirit. One standout is Cecil’s beautiful, haunting cover of Peter Ivers’/David Lynch’s “In Heaven (The Lady in the Radiator Song)” from Eraserhead and from which Cecil took the name of the album.

Even if you don’t agree with Cecil’s method of fundraising, you have to applaud his understanding of a new business model and that we have to find new ways to get new music. Then, everything really will be fine.

—Amy Atkins Cecil previews his new CD at Bittercreek with Thomas Paul, Friday, Aug. 7, 8 p.m., FREE.

NOFX: COASTER Coaster is not only the name of the CD, but NOFX’s suggestion for its intended use. Their first studio album in three years, NOFX matches clever pop-punk melodies to frontman Fat Mike’s tongue-incheek lyrics. The end product is an album that shows a band is sharp as ever after 25 years while remaining true to their DIY attitude.

With the end of the George W. Bush era, the growing outrage the band fostered against self-serving Neo-Con politics brims over.

Christianity and religion get hit in heretically humorous songs such as ska-influenced “Best God in Show” or “Blasphemy (the Victimless Crime).” “Thank God for the Grammy / thank God for the touchdown / thank God for blowing up the enemy’s sacred ground,” Fat Mike sings contemptuously. Neither is reckless capitalism safe from scrutiny, with punk ethics putting big business in its place in “Suits and Ladders.” Although NOFX have shown support for President Obama, even playing a show at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver in honor of Obama’s nomination, they aren’t ones to heedlessly hitch on to the hope train. NOFX’s consensus of America in the post-W world? “No. 1 America was a slogan used to keep morale up when we knew we were already cooked.”

No NOFX album would be complete without tributes to drugs, drinking and debauchery. Their applause of the punk lifestyle is good for some laughs as Fat Mike satirizes himself as a “fat, drunk Jew,” in “First Call,” a song about keeping the party going after the sun comes up, and in “I Am An Alcoholic,” a jazzy number about a life of pot, binge drinking and hydrocodone. Furthermore, “Creeping out Sara,” Fat Mike’s account of meeting one of the sisters of the lesbian duo Tegan and Sara (he’s not entirely sure which one) and the subsequent downward spiral of their conversation is both riotous and inappropriate.

But lest you get the impression the band can’t be serious, in “My Orphan Year,” Fat Mike chronicles the death of both his parents, his mother from cancer and his father from dementia.

Stark in its sincerity, this song offers a glimpse of vulnerability and resentment, adding a new layer of depth to the album.

The dedication NOFX shows to bettering their music can be seen through their versatility in taking on new sounds while still showing they can rock as hard and fast as anyone. It’s this approach that has kept NOFX from growing stagnant or dated after so many years. If you’re left of center, cynical and ready for a laugh, NOFX won’t disappoint. At their rate of progression, NOFX will be playing punk rock for years to come. That is, if the alcoholism doesn’t catch up first.

—Mathias Morache

ST. VINCENT: ACTOR With a nest of short brown curls and serene, far-away eyes, St. Vincent’s Annie Clark gazes from the front of her second solo album, Actor, wearing a fiery gold satin blouse. Unlike 2007’s Marry Me, which also features a close-up of a startled and vulnerablelooking Clark on the cover, Actor finds the Texas art-rocker looking confident, if not a tad ready to stir things up. All an apt metaphor for what lurks inside.

The album’s title track, “The Strangers,” begins with a Sleeping Beauty-esque female chorus and fluttering violins. Soon, a subtle dance beat breaks through, and Clark’s buttery voice floats in while the phrase, “paint the black hole blacker” loops in the background.

In contrast to the title track from Marry Me, in which a child-like chorus taunts “You don’t mean that. Say you’re sorry,” “The Strangers” sets a much darker tone for the album, snowballing into a mess of distortion and crunching beats toward the end.

The album’s single, a dancey-rock track titled “Actor Out of Work,” is a drum-thick ball of energy that rings with accusatory statements all said in St. Vincent’s innocent lilt: “You’re a supplement. You’re a salve / You’re a bandage. Pull it off / I can quit you. Cut it out.” Another notable song on Actor is the eerily whispered “Marrow,” which leaps off a cliff suddenly, becoming a distortion-heavy club track with Clark spelling out “H. E. L. P. / Help me. / Help me.”

Closing out the album, the song “Just the Same But Brand New” has a twinkling, wind-up music box feel that finally bursts into a summer rain storm of thrashing cymbals and tambourines.

This final song, like Actor’s cover, can also be taken as a metaphor for the record. An exciting, noisy progression from St. Vincent’s more demure debut, Actor still maintains many of the signature flourishes fans have come to associate with the always-beguiling Clark.

—Tara Morgan

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lives, particularly in the love department. While Ira has his eye on neighbor Daisy (a hilarious Aubrey Plaza), George reconnects with old flame and former actress Laura (Apatow’s wife Leslie Mann), who shares his “what-if” sentiment despite a 10-year marriage to Clarke (Eric Bana) and two daughters (Iris and Maude Apatow).

Funny People is a long film, and much of it isn’t all that funny.

A lot of comedians, or indeed, funny people in general, seem to have a knee-jerk reaction when confronted with tragedy. Laugh it off, make a joke, turn the conversation in a more comfortable s Hurricane Judd finally blowing over? After a torrential direction. Apatow recognizes this, and many of the film’s heavier downpour of Apatow-written, directed and/or produced films situations, whether dealing with George’s illness or the admission in the last decade (17 features and two television series), his of an affair, are shortchanged with a fistfight or an off-color joke. latest, Funny People, has It’s realistic, yes, and often the sort of semi-autoamusing, but also isolates biographical tinge that the characters and the imbued Bob Fosse’s penulaudience. Unfortunately, it timate work All That Jazz means we’re also left with and Federico Fellini’s classome very pat resolutions, sic exploration of writer’s quick and easy overtures block, 8 1/2. Coupled of forgiveness and only a with Apatow’s expressed surface understanding of desire to slow down his the characters. It’s a good rapid takeover of the comthing sex is so popular, or edy genre, this might be these people would have the beginnings of a more nothing to talk about. mature and methodical The similarities in era for the filmmaker. Or, Funny People to Apatow’s considering the rumored own life are undeniable. eight projects in developLike Sandler’s character, ment, he might be pulling Apatow got his start in the wool over our eyes. stand-up before moving In Funny People, Adam into filmmaking. Mann, Sandler plays comedian like Laura, put the brakes and uber-wealthy chilon her acting career to dren’s film star George raise the Apatow brood.

FUNNY PEOPLE (R) Simmons, who is a very sick man. Terminally so.

And if the talk of a filmmaking hiatus is true, Written and directed by Judd Apatow Upon learning he has a rare blood disease with an it mirrors George’s decision to slow down his Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, 8 percent chance of survival, he decides to chuck output and reevaluate his priorities.

Leslie Mann, Eric Bana the kiddie-flicks and return to the racy stand-up While Funny People is neither as ambitious Now playing at Edwards 9 and 22 circuit where he got his start. After a particularly nor as thoughtful as a Fosse or a Fellini, it is dismal showing at an L.A. club, he meets Ira fascinating to try to pick out the elements of ApaWright (Seth Rogan), a goofy and earnest tendertow’s existence that made it on-screen. This is the foot who he hires as a bit-writer and personal assistant. Unlike Ira’s most honest and straightforward sort of comedy he’s made since marginally successful roommates (deadpan Jason Schwartzman and the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks 10 years ago. While Funny deadface Jonah Hill), the wannabe funnyman is penniless, girlPeople still has much of the raunch and awkward inappropriatefriendless and not all that great in front of an audience. As Ira’s reness that has made Apatow’s films so popular, here it’s shown for lationship with George evolves from opening act and gofer to friend what it is— mostly talk. It’ll be interesting to see what he has to and confidant, the two begin to evaluate what matters most in their say next.

NOT SO FUNNY PEOPLE Apatow’s autobiographical affair

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SCREENLISTINGS special screenings DCI 2009: BIG, LOUD AND LIVE 6—Spend five hours and 15 minutes witnessing the best in marching music presented by Fathom and Drum Corps International. The the top corps in the world per forms for the 2009 World Championship Quar terfinals and it’s being shown live on the big screen for one night only. (NR) Thursday, Aug. 6, 4:30 p.m., $18, Edwards 21, 7709 Overland Road, Boise, 208-377-9603.

opening 500 DAYS OF SUMMER—Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) thought he had love figured out with a simple, age-old formula: Boy meets girl and they fall in love. But his girlfriend, Summer (Zooey Deschanel), is more cynical and isn’t easily swayed by romance. So, to spare Tom future inevitable agony, she breaks it off with him. Tom reexamines the many lovely days he spent dating her, reliving them over and over in his mind until he discovers the passions in life that he had forgotten about since getting lost in Summer’s big blue eyes. (PG-13) Flicks G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA— Director Stephen Summers (The

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Mummy, Van Helsing) brings G.I. Joe and the rest of the popular toy line to the big screen. Dennis Quaid plays General Hawk and Channing Tatum is Duke Hauser and together they lead the fight against the upstar t enemy Cobra.

Child’s play turns into a worldwide battle for supremacy. (PG-13) JULIE & JULIA—Julie (Amy Adams) is a frustrated temp worker who finds solace and inspiration cooking her way through 524 recipes in Julia Child’s Mastering the Ar t of French Cooking. Julie keeps track of her culinar y adventures via a blog that foodies find irresistibly addictive. Suddenly, her life goes from resembling an upside down bundt cake to a bowl full of cherries in no time. The delightful Julia Child is played by Mer yl Streep, and Julia’s husband Paul, is played by Stanley Tucci. (PG-13) Opens Friday at Edwards 21

continuing ALIENS IN THE ATTIC—Miniature aliens that look like the result of intergalactic breeding between E.T. and a Gremlin, invade the Pearson family’s vacation home in Maine.

The little green guys use their ability to control people as par t of a plan to take over the world. The antics of the buggers eventually

star t to annoy ever yone so the crew of kids—including hip teen actors Car ter Jenkins and Ashley Tisdale—mobilize, join forces with the runt of the alien bunch and it’s game on. (PG) Nor thgate, Edwards 9, Edwards 21 AWAY WE GO—Expectant couple Verona (Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live) and Bur t (John Krasinski, The Office) set out on a trip across the countr y in search of a place to raise their child. The movie, directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty), is from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. (R) Flicks THE COLLECTOR—Following the sadistic, horror/slasher film formula, a man named Arkin (Josh Stewar t) is in debt over his head.

So he targets his boss and plans on hitting up the wealthy family’s home to rob it. He soon finds out that the Collector (Juan Fernandez) already beat him to the punch, stab and slash, and has to work to keep from becoming the victim of a painful death. (R) Edwards 21 FOOD, INC.—This film, directed by Emmy-winning documentarian Rober t Kenner and narrated by journalists Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), takes a hard and honest looks at the mass production of food. The documentar y lays

out some facts about corporations, legislation and farm workers and lets the audience decide if they will put their money where their mouth is. (R) Flicks FUNNY PEOPLE—Director Judd Apatow (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up) unites Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen (Superbad).

Sandler plays George, a famous comedian who learns that he has one year to live, and as par t of his grieving takes a young comedian named Ira (Rogen) under his wing.

Ira plays the par t of suppor ter and friend as George learns to live life in the moment. See Screen, this page. (R) G-FORCE—Disney’s 3D movie is a comedy about a secret government program of guinea pigs equipped with advanced spy gizmos. (PG) Nor thgate, Edwards 9 THE HANGOVER—Three friends head to Las Vegas before one of them takes the final plunge into matrimony. Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) are charged with showing Doug (Justin Bar tha) a good time in Sin City. After a wild night at Caesar’s Palace, the groomsmen have massive hangovers, a tiger in the bathroom, a baby in the closet, but the groom is nowhere to be found.

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SCREENLISTINGS HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE— Director David Yates leads the Hogwar ts gang through another school year of myster y and magic. Harr y returns, persisting in battle against his arch nemesis, Lord Voldemor t. (PG) Nor thgate, Edwards 9, Edwards 21

THE HURT LOCKER—Director Katherine Bigelow’s intense Iraqi War drama offers a glimpse into the danger that a special unit of soldiers faces on a daily basis. The unit’s job is to disarm homemade bombs hidden in the streets in Baghdad in 2004. Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy

Renner) seems to take his life-threatening duty lightly and the rest of his team is forced to trust James’ skilled instincts. (R) Flicks, Edwards 21 ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS—Ray Romano (Manny), John Leguizamo (Sid), Queen Latifah (Ellie)

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 TO TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 500 DAYS OF SUMMER—

Flicks: F-Su: 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20; M-Tu: 5:25, 7:25, 9:25

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC—

Northgate: W-Th: 12:20, 2:20, 4:45, 7, 9:20; F-Tu: 12:20, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:20 Edwards 9: W-Th: 1, 4:10, 7, 9:55 Edwards 21: W-Th: 1:20, 3:55, 7:20, 9:25

AWAY WE GO—

Flicks: W-Th: 5:20, 7:20, 9:20; F-Su: 3:10, 7:10; M-Tu: 7:10

THE COLLECTOR—

Edwards 21: W-Th: 12:20, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55

DCI 2009: BIG, LOUD AND LIVE 6—

Edwards 21: Th only: 4:30

FOOD INC.—

Flicks: W-Th: 5, 7, 9; F-Su: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9; M-Tu: 5, 7, 9

FUNNY PEOPLE—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 12:45, 4, 7:15, 10:30 Edwards 21: W-Th: 12:15, 1:15, 2:55, 3:40, 4:40, 6:15, 7:05, 8, 9:25, 10:30

G-FORCE—

Northgate: W-Tu: 12:10, 2:20, 4:35, 7, 9:10 Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:10 4:15, 7:25, 10:05 Edwards 21: W: 12:30, 7:25; Th: 2:50, 9:40

G-FORCE 3D—

Edwards 21: W: 12:10, 2:30, 2:50, 4:50, 5:10, 7:10, 9:20, 9:40; Th: 12:10, 12:30, 2:30, 4:50, 5:10, 7:10, 7:25, 9:20

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA—

Northgate: F-Tu: 12:30, 4, 7, 9:35 Edwards 9: Th: 12:01 a.m.

Edwards 21: Th: 12:01 a.m.

THE HANGOVER—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:05, 7:30 Edwards 21: W-Th: 12:25, 2:45, 5:25, 7:45, 10:05

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE—

Northgate: W-Th: 12:30, 3:45, 7:20; F-Tu: 12:30, 4, 7:20 Edwards 9: W-Th: 12:40, 3:55, 7:10, 10:25 Edwards 21: W-Th: 12, 1, 3:10, 6:30, 9:45 Edwards IMAX: W-Th: 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:15

THE HURT LOCKER— Flicks: W-Th: 4:30, 7:05, 9:30; F-Su: 2, 4:30, 7:05, 9:30; M-Tu: 4:30, 7:05, 9:30 Edwards 21: W-Th: 12:40, 3:50, 7, 10:10 ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS—

Northgate: W-Th: 12:20, 2:30, 4:35, 7:10, 9:15; F-Tu: 12:20, 2:30, 4:35, 7:20, 9:15 Edwards 21: W-Th: 11:35 a.m., 2:05, 4:25, 6:55, 9:10

MET SUMMER ENCORE: THE MAGIC FLUTE— MOON—

Edwards 21: W only: 7

Flicks: W-Th: 5:15, 7:15, 9:15; F-Su: 1:10, 5:10, 9:10; M-Tu: 5:10, 9:10

MY SISTER’S KEEPER—

Edwards 21: W-Th: 11:40 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN—

ORPHAN—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 12:50, 4:30, 7:35, 10:20 Edwards 21: W-Th: 1:30, 4:35, 7:35, 10:20

THE PROPOSAL—

Northgate: W-Tu: 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30 Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:20, 4:35, 7:40, 10:10 Edwards 21: W-Th: 1:25, 4:15, 6:55, 9:45

PUBLIC ENEMIES—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 4:25, 10 Edwards 21: W-Th: 7:30, 10:25

STAR TREK—

Edwards 21: W-Th: 1:05, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN—

THE UGLY TRUTH—

UP—

Edwards 21: W-Th: 12:35, 3, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10

Northgate: W-Th only: 12:30, 3:45, 7:20 Edwards 9: W-Th: 12:55, 4:05, 7:20, 10:35 Edwards 21: W-Th: 12:05, 3:15, 6:45, 10

Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:15, 4:20, 7:05, 10:15 Edwards 21: W-Th: 11:30 a.m., 12:45, 2, 3:05, 4:30, 5:35, 7, 8:05, 9:30, 10:15 Edwards 21: W-Th: 1:10, 4:10

Movie times listed were correct as of press time. To verify: Edwards 21 Boise, 208-377-1700, www.regmovies.com; Edwards 9 Boise, 208-338-3821, www.regmovies.com; The Egyptian Theater, 208345-0454, www.egyptiantheatre.net; The Flicks, 208-342-4222, www.theflicksboise.com; Northgate Cinema, 208-377-2620, www.reeltheatre.com. For second-run movies: Overland Park $1 Cinema, 208-377-3072; Towne Square Reel, 208-377-2620; Country Club Reel, 208-377-2620; Nampa Reel, 208-377-2620, www.reeltheatre.com.

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SCREENLISTINGS and Denis Lear y (Diego) lend their voices to this Ice Age sequel. (PG) Nor thgate, Edwards 21 MOON—Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is an astronaut stuck on a desolate moon base and his only form of communication is with a computer called GERTY (voiced by Kevin Spacey). (R) Flicks MY SISTER’S KEEPER—The Fitzgerald family, Sara (Cameron Diaz), Brian (Jason Patric) and their two kids, Kate (SoďŹ a Vassilieva) and Jesse live a happy life until Kate is diagnosed with leukemia.

The parents decide to have another baby, Anna, (Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine) to ensure Kate has a per fect match for bone marrow and an eventual kidney transplant.

But when Anna reaches her teen years, she ďŹ ghts for the right to make decisions about her own body. (PG-13) Edwards 21 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN—Ben Stiller reprises his role as Larr y Daley, the night watchman who moves from the Museum of Natural Histor y to the Smithsonian Institute to rescue Jedediah and Octavius who were shipped there on accident.

(PG) Edwards 21 ORPHAN—A seemingly sweet little girl is adopted by Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard). The family welcomes the ar tistically talented girl into the family, but

then their life takes a sinister turn. As unexplained violent events unfold, Kate begins to see the evil nature of the child and realizes the little girl is not what she seems. (R) Edwards 9, Edwards 21 THE PROPOSAL—Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is a heavy-handed book editor who persuades her male assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) to marr y her so she won’t be depor ted back to Canada. T(PG-13) Nor thgate, Edwards 9, Edwards 21 PUBLIC ENEMIES—The Depression-era gangster ďŹ lm directed by Michael Mann pits bank robbers against government agents during a time when the general public had major disdain for the banking system. Johnny Depp plays slipper y outlaw John Dillinger, whose charm and good looks always keep him a couple of steps ahead of the law. J. Edgar Hoover’s new agency, the FBI, and its top agent, Melvin Pur vis (Christian Bale) make it their mission to put the criminal and his band of robbers behind bars for good.

(R) Edwards 9, Edwards 21 STAR TREK—J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, Lost and Alias) boldly takes this TV classic in a whole new direction, yet preser ves the universal message of acceptance for all species. (PG-13) Edwards 21 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN—Action, loads of metal smashing and

grand explosions are par t of the second installment of the battle between a resurrected Megatron and his crew of villainous Decepticons against the peaceful Autobots. The cast of the ďŹ rst movie, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Tur turro star. (PG13) Nor thgate, Edwards 9, Edwards 21 THE UGLY TRUTH—Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is a single TV producer who is on the prowl for a man. When her employer teams her up with macho and opinionated TV personality Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), Richter is immediately turned off. Chadway remains persistent and insists that once Richter understands the way men think, she will ďŹ nally be able to ďŹ nd a boyfriend. Richter gives in and Chadway takes her on a journey through the minds of men, and she manages to teach him a few things about women in return. (R) Edwards 9, Edwards 21

“YES,YOU HAVE TO SEE FOOD, INC.�

-Corby Kummer, THE ATLANTIC

“IT INSPIRED ME.

We can change things – one table at a time.�

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UP—Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) has sold balloons all his life so after his beloved wife passes away, he decides to attach a bunch of hot-air balloons to his home and sets sail for South America. The 78-year-old and his stowaway companion, an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell, go on the adventure of their lives. (PG) Edwards 21

DVDREVIEW

LISTEN LOCALLY.

BY TRAVIS ESTVOLD

$240 WORTH OF AWESOME: MTV FINALLY RELEASES THE STATE ON DVD If Aladdin’s Genie (I reviewed Aladdin online recently) granted me wishes at the beginning of this year, I easily might’ve blurted out “I want a Norway track jacket and a copy of The State on DVD!â€? After years of searching, I stumbled across a zip-up with the Scandinavian country’s name emblazoned on it online this spring, and on July 14, MTV ďŹ nally released The State as a ďŹ ve-DVD set. So if the Genie shows now, I no longer have an excuse not to ask for a million bucks ... or world peace.

When I ďŹ rst discovered The State, circa 1994, as a freshman in high school, it was the funniest thing I had ever seen—and that’s saying something since Ace Ventura had just come out on VHS. The group of late-20s-ish former NYU sketch comedians were often naked, regularly acted in drag and constantly set up crude and random scenarios. Naturally, they were perfect role models for future Vidiots everywhere.

The assemblage of cast members—including Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant, Kerry Kenney-Silver, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain and Ken Marino—now have household faces, perhaps even household names. In the years since The State left MTV, the show’s talent has been featured in Comedy Central programs Viva Variety, Stella, Reno 911! and the new Michael & Michael Have Issues. In addition, Black has been prominently featured on VH1’s I Love the ’70s/’80s/’90s/New Millenium and NBC’s Ed. He’s also written and directed multiple ďŹ lms. Marino has guest-starred in a laundry list of TV dramas like Dawson’s Creek and Veronica Mars. And Wain directed ďŹ lms Wet Hot American Summer and The Ten (both featuring many of The State’s cast) and Role Models.

Examining the newly-released DVD set, I realize most of what I watched—and recorded on VHS tapes—back in high school was from the third season, leaving me to rediscover three other seasons, loads of commentary and outtakes. Sadly, as big a fan as I still consider myself to be, season four was poorly written and I now see why the show left television. However, seasons one through three—chiey three—are still completely hilarious.

Multiple repeat characters deliver extremely re-quotable lines, even to this day (Showalter’s Doug: “I’m outta heeere!�; Marino’s Louie: “I wanna dip my balllls in it!�; Lennon and Black’s Barry and Levon: “$240 worth of puddin’, awwww, yeah!�).

When the show originally aired, producers had access to vast catalogs of then-contemporary grunge rock. Iconic sketches featured songs by Alice in Chains, Ween and The Breeders, but due to astronomical licensing fees, the DVD was rescored. New watchers may not notice, but true fans will feel staked in the heart.

Despite its few shortcomings, The State remains among my favorite series of all time and is now the showpiece of my DVD collection. If you promise to take care of it, I probably wouldn’t even mind loaning the set out. So if you should run into Aladdin’s blue friend, don’t let The State even enter your mind; wish big and we’ll split the million bucks ... or take cocredit for world peace.

THINK GLOBALLY.

A LEADING CONTENDER FOR ACADEMY AWARDS. � “

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BY DEANNA DARR

FUSION CONNECTION Nia creates a dance of its own

jazz, modern and Isadora Duncan dance style, along with tai chi, tae kwon do, aikido and yoga. Those are added to several healing arts practices, including the Alexander technique, a method that helps people learn to carry their bodies properly to alleviate pain and stress and avoid injury.

Nia follows similar principles, centered on the way the body is supposed to move, something practitioners call the “body’s way.”

“It reconnects you to knowing your body,” Pascoe said. “There’s elf-consciousness has no place in a nia class. an awareness of how our bodies are supposed to move.”

It’s a lesson newcomers have to learn quickly or they’ll That awareness of the individual body is emphasized in nia, never make it in a world where physical fitness goes hand in challenging students to break bad habits and release the stress and hand with artistic expression. tension that builds up in daily life.

“You have to throw away your self-judgment,” said nia instruc“We’re always in our heads,” Pascoe said of modern life often tor Jen Pascoe as she prepared for a weekly class at Muse Yoga spent hunched over a computer keyboard.

Studio. “It’s true liberation when you can get by that.”

Pascoe admits that while fusion workouts are a major trend, they can’t offer the in-depth understanding of each influence, but they can draw from the best aspects of each.

Nia routines are set to music and designed by trainers at the nia headquarters in Portland.

Teachers spend up to a month learning the routines before presenting them to students.

And while they combine aspects of many disciplines, the routines look like a loosely choreographed dance.

It is, however, a dance that can include everything from deep lunges and pushups to the funky chicken.

“I get to be a kid again,” said Linda Rawlings, who has been taking nia classes for roughly nine months. “You don’t care [about how you look]. It’s just that joyous feeling.”

Rawlings said there is a spiritual component that comes with nia that is “powerful and strong. It’s better than therapy, and cheaper,” she said with a laugh.

For other students, the attraction comes from the style of movement, which is inherently artistic.

“It allows you to let go of your inhibitions, Students move without self-judgment in nia, a fusion of yoga, dance and martial arts. but it’s an art form,” said Farzin Safavi, who has been practicing nia for roughly a year.

More than 20 students felt very liberated, if not a bit crowded, Safavi compares it to a guided meditation. “There’s something as they packed into the studio for Pascoe’s evening lesson. After a about spending that energy with everyone else,” he said. brief greeting, Pascoe cranked up the music, and soon everyone was Frank Billue agrees that the choreographed nature of the class throwing their arms into the air, stomping their feet and, occasionforces a level of mental concentration not always associated with ally, meowing like cats. fitness classes. Billue has always enjoyed dancing but was surprised Participants of all ages, sizes and genders smirked as they meanby how much work nia turned out to be. dered around the room, their fingertips flipping like butterfly wings “I expected more foo foo and dancing,” he said. “This is athletic, before beginning a series of lunge-based moves that flowed into arm this is a workout.” motions with a distinct martial arts feel.

As class progressed, Pascoe kept her students moving nearly conBut anything goes in the world of nia, a fusion of yoga, dance, stantly, but never in an overt way. Instead, the eclectic crew swept martial arts and healing arts that has made its way to Boise after be- and glided around the room, adapting the movements to whatever ing created in Portland, Ore., more than 20 years ago. each one could handle. Pascoe prefers to teach in rooms without Pascoe, a petite 28-year-old, is one of only three licensed instruc- mirrors so students can’t second-guess their movements. tors in the Treasure Valley, although there are more than 2,000 While it’s just beginning in Boise, nia is already popular in other spread around the world. She laughs when asked to explain what areas, including Sun Valley. For now, though, it’s up to Pascoe and nia is. “You have to try it and experience it,” she said. the handful of other teachers to create a following. Pascoe also Pascoe discovered nia in 2000 while at the University of Idaho. teaches a nia class at Impact Fitness in Eagle, and an additional class While she had always been physically active, Pascoe found a freeis offered at the downtown Boise YMCA. dom in nia that she hadn’t found in any other workout.

For first-time students, it’s not always easy to stop caring what “There was a freedom of letting go of body image,” she said, de- you look like. “I ask people to come to three classes,” Pascoe said, scribing previous hours spend on treadmills in gyms. She earned her admitting that people do have to get over initial barriers. certification in 2005 and has taught in Boise for more than a year.

But if they do, “there is a magic that happens when you get out Instead of repetition or high-impact moves, nia uses aspects of of your head,” she said.

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RECNEWS SENIORS GET GOING OK, so we mentioned it last week, but we can’t get enough of the Idaho Senior Games— even if we’re not old enough to participate.

Still, like they say, if you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter ... There are plenty of opportunities to check out the games over the next several weeks.

The opening event is the triathlon, which will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Black Canyon Park in Emmett. After that full-day event, things won’t get going again until Saturday, Aug. 15. The day starts off with

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pickleball—something akin to life-sized ping pong played on a tennis court—at Timberline High School, with track and field events taking over Borah High School for most of the day.

On Sunday, Aug. 16, the action will move to Julia Davis Park for the 5K run and walk, as well as the 10K run, while the West Family YMCA will host swimming.

Assorted events will be held throughout the next week, but things will get lively again on Friday, Aug. 21, with racquetball at Treasure Valley Fitness and basketball at the Homecourt YMCA in Meridian. That evening, riders will take to the

road for the 20K road race, which guides riders on a loop course through southern Ada County.

Saturday, Aug. 22, is packed with tennis, softball, badminton, tae kwon do, racquetball, the 40K cycling race, bowling, pool and the cycling 5K time trial. Competition ends on Sunday, Aug. 23, with softball, bowling and racquetball, as well as the cycling 10K time trial.

All events are free and open to the public, and these athletes deserve some support. For a full schedule, visit idahoseniorgames.org.

—Deanna Darr

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RECLISTINGS events & classes BAM JAM—The BAM Jam, Idaho’s biggest three-on-three tournament, is taking over downtown Boise for two days of competitive and philanthropic basketball fun. Sponsored by the Boise Area Metro Chamber of Commerce, the event is fun for both par ticipants and spectators with divisions for co-ed, recreational, adults, youth, and other enter tainment including both a three-point shot and a slam-dunk contest.

Local nonprofit organizations that will benefit from donations from proceeds include the Boys and Girls Clubs of Ada County, the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence and Idaho Select Basketball. See Picks, on Page 15. Friday, Aug. 7, 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 8, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., www.bamjamboise.com.

BoDo, downtown Boise.

GARDINER PEAK TRAIL WORK DAY—Join the SWIMBA trail crew to work on the Gardiner Peak trail. The group will meet and shuttle up to the work site. The loppers and tools are provided; par ticipants are asked to bring gloves and lunch. Grits and beverages will be provided after the work day is done. RSVP to Mike Edwards at MikeShaneEdwards@gmail.com or Dan Meeker at knd-meeker@ hotmail.com. Saturday, Aug. 8, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., FREE. Highlands Elementar y School, 3434 N. Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-854-5050, www. boiseschools.org.

HIKE WITH A RANGER—Meet at the campground at Shafer Butte for a guided, interpretive hike of the trails around the Shafer Butte campground/ picnic area. Thursday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-3325100, www.bogusbasin.org.

IDAHO SENIOR GAMES—The Idaho Senior Games is for athletes 50 years old and

better, with some events open to 35 and better par ticipants.

Events including 21 spor ts with more than 80 events taking place in Boise and throughout the Treasure Valley. Entrants can register for cycling, track and field, tennis, 8-ball pool and more.

Saturday, Aug. 8, 9:30 a.m., Aug. 14-16, 8 a.m. and Aug. 20-23, 8 a.m., $25 registration fee; $5 per spor t, 208344-5502, Ext. 317, www. idahoseniorgames.org.

KEN BURNS DOCUMENTARY— REI is screening a preview of the newest Ken Burns documentar y The National Parks: America’s Best Idea featuring stunning photography and selected excerpts from the six par t series as well as a historical perspective on the people who fought for the establishment of national parks in the United States. Following the screening, Ron Pisaneschi, director of content for Idaho Public Television, will share information on upcoming Idaho Outdoors segments.

Wednesday, Aug. 12, 7 p.m., FREE. REI, 8300 W. Emerald, Boise, 208-322-1141, www. rei.com.

RUN FOR RYAN—The courses (a 1.5-mile route and a 4.3mile route) star t at Middleton Heights on Cemeter y Road.

After the event, meet at Mill Creek Elementar y on Middleton Road for a celebration.

The event is free, just help fill the cowboy boots and barrels to help the Stockdale family with expenses. For more information, contact Becky Abbott at 208-585-9270 or 208-697-2533 or e-mail becky at becky@beckysdanceco. com. Saturday, Aug. 8, 8:30 a.m., FREE, no registration required, www.r yanstockdale. org.

SUNSET-MOONRISE HIKE SERIES—The SunsetMoonrise Hike Series is moderately strenuous hikes to a vantage point above Boise on the Central Ridge Trail in the Militar y Reser ve.

The guided hike culminates with the chance to catch a

glimpse of something that happens only once ever y lunar cycle: The sun sets and the full moon rises at vir tually the same time. During the hike, Mar tha McClay discusses moon lore and phases of the moon, wildflowers, and the time and location of the rising moon. Hikers are encouraged to wear sturdy shoes and bring water. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 8 p.m., $5 for Boise City residents; $7.75 for nonresidents, 208-384-4486, cityofboise.org/parks, For t Boise Community Center, 700 Robbins Road, Boise.

VOLUNTEER DAY—The four local Lowe’s Home Improvement stores are asking for volunteers to help with various improvement projects at the park. Some of the improvements scheduled are improving safety, clearing brush and moving fencing.

Lowe’s has par tnered with several other retailers and will be providing food and drinks for all volunteers. Saturday, Aug. 8, 8 a.m., FREE. Idaho Velodrome and Cycling Park, Old Horseshoe Bend Road, Eagle, www.idahovelopark.org.

Y-NOT TRIATHLON—The race includes a quar ter-mile open water swim inside the confines of Parkcenter Pond (wet suits are not required); a six-mile bike road-race course on Parkcenter Boulevard and a run course. The adult individual and team par ticipants run a two-mile run and the youth individual and team par ticipants run one-mile on the Boise Greenbelt. You may register after the deadline at any YMCA, online, at packet pickup, or on race day with a $10 late fee. Late registration will end at 6 p.m. the day of the race. Thursday, Aug. 6, 6 p.m., $41 advanced, intermediate or beginner division; $36 YMCA full facility member fee; $26 youth division (17 and younger); $21 YMCA full facility member fee; $69 team division:, 208-344-5502, www.ymcaboise.org. Parkcenter Park, 385 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise.

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BY DEANNA DARR

CAR BE GONE OK, Boise bike commuters, it’s time to put your bike where ... well, where your car is.

Are you publicly willing to show your allegiance to the almighty bike by handing over the pink slip to your four-wheeled ride in exchange for one sweet commuter bike?

Well, then step up. The crew at New Belgium Brewing—the people who put on the annual Tour de Fat—are looking for a Boise volunteer to swap his or her car for a bike as part of this year’s event.

This is the eighth year the Tour de Fat will roll into Boise (on Saturday, Aug. 22, in Ann Morrison Park), and the bike-for-car swap is always a major highlight. And sure, while you may no longer have your trusty old Pinto, the chosen swapper will get a hand-built Black Sheep commuter bike, which—take it from us or check it out online yourself—is one seriously gorgeous and not-cheap bike.

So, how do you get the chance to swap your car? Anyone interested must submit a video or essay about their deep and overwhelming desire to live car-free for one year.

That’s right, a whole year.

Even if you’re not quite ready to make that jump, everyone is still invited out to join in the bike-centric fun at the event. And while participants celebrate the bike, local biking organizations are the ones that will benefit the most. Proceeds from the sale of beer (from New Belgium Brewing, of course) and merchandise will go to the Southwest Idaho Mountain Bike Association and the Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance, both of which support numerous other bike organizations and trail projects throughout the valley.

Boise Bicycle Project will also be on hand throughout the day collecting bike parts to rebuild used bikes, which are donated to children of low-income families and refugees.

Boise is the fifth stop along a tour that will take organizers through 11 cities, including Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, Ore., Fort Collins, Colo., Denver, San Francisco, San Diego, Tempe, Ariz., and Austin.

The Boise event will kick off with the traditional bike parade at 10 a.m., which sends costumed riders cruising through the streets of downtown before ending up at the park, where the day will be filled with all sorts of Bacchanalian celebrations—that is, if Bacchus had been the god of beer and bikes instead of wine. The park will be filled with live entertainment and booths sporting info and items from event supporters.

Whomever is selected to sacrifice his or her car will witness the Carpocalypse Now (a funeral procession for the soon to be discarded car) and join in the swap celebration later in the afternoon.

If you think you’re ready to leave half of your wheels and an engine behind, check out details on the bike-for-car swap at newbelgium.com/tour-de-fat.

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On one plate then the other ... BW sends two critics to one restaurant.

THE PANTRY RESTAURANT

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LAURIE PEARMAN

hen I was a kid, my grandparents made regular trips to he best thing about dining alone at the Pantry—particularly Boise from Pocatello to visit me. They often took me home for breakfast—was the newspaper. It’s rare that I get to have with them early in the summer and drove me back before breakfast alone. It’s also rare that I actually read the Statesschool started. Back then, the road between Boise and Pocatello was man from cover to cover. So it was a special treat to take a booth at a two-lane highway and went right through Bliss about halfway in the Pantry (by the Greenbelt, as they like to say) and read a decent between. We always stopped for lunch at Bliss’ Oxbow Inn, their investigative police story, a pretty tight hamburger survey and some burgers and fries are one of my favorite parts of summer. The Pantry lame comic strips in the daily paper.

Restaurant in Boise is a reminder of That’s not saying much about those simpler times, and from the the food. chicken-fried steak breakfast special The Pantry fits into a category of listed on the Pantry’s front door to the restaurant that I really want to like. It framed prints of flowers on the walls to is spacious, clean and bright with an the stacks of The Senior News sitting authentic diner decor. It is almost all out, it’s the kind of place my grandparbooths. There are little amber glass ents would have loved. decorative features at each table and Each booth at the Pantry is equipped iron menu racks mounted to the wall. with an old-fashioned Princess phone There are phones at every table that go handset. Diners can’t call home, but directly to the kitchen for lunch orders. when the restaurant is busy, they Let me say that again: The tables can pick up the handset and call the have phones on them to make lunch kitchen directly with their orders. At orders.

9 a.m. on a quiet weekday morning, And the menu gives the appearance a waitress took our breakfast order. of ingenuity. The dishes have original My comic friend and I both went with names: Hobo Eggs (with chorizo), the omelets, which come with hashbrowns Idaho Omelette (with hash browns and and toast. Mine: the Bacon Supreme sausage inside), etc. ($6.95). His: the Idaho ($6.95). Mine: I ordered the Bacon Supreme Omfilled with bacon, Swiss cheese and elette ($6.95) because it had everything tomato, topped with guacamole. His: I ever wanted for breakfast in it: eggs, sausage, green peppers, onions and bacon, cheese, potatoes, toast. cheese with the hashbrowns inside. Me: There is a subtle price point on a bottomless cup of coffee ($1.45) Him: omelettes at a place like this. For $6.95, endless Coke ($1.25). a cook needs to do something a little A handful of tables were filled when different than every other breakfast we arrived, and as we made our way joint in America might do with eggs through breakfast, they showed no and bacon. signs of leaving. It’s a lingery place, the If it was a $4.95 omelette, I would service attentive but never pushy. If we be fine with a flat, greasy half-moon of hadn’t had to get to work, the comic bargain basement ovum flopped on a THE PANTRY RESTAURANT and I may have spent the better part of the day bed of processed, flavorless hashbrowns. But for 1545 W. Shoreline Dr. in our booth, staying long enough to get hungry almost $7, at a Greenbelt-facing establishment, I 208-344-5486 again and order lunch. would like a little fluff to my eggs, some guacaOpen Mon.-Fri., 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; As it was, we barely made it through our huge mole that is still fresh (my eggs came with a turd Sat-Sun., 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. omelets. I would have liked a little more bacon, of dark, dark green avocado-like substance on but that holds true for pretty much anything I eat, top), and for god’s and my sake, shred your own and the omelet did contain enough melted, tangy Swiss cheese to potatoes. You guys have knives back there, and this is Idaho. flavor every bite. The “supreme” must have come from the guacaThere were some positives. Every single bite of that omelette mole artfully swirled on top as if from a cake decorating pouch. I had a crunch of bacon and a squeeze of cheese in it. The Tabasco— didn’t expect much from the swoosh of guac, but it was good, kind of green and red—came in a beautiful and functional tin carrier that peppery and lemony. summoned the cell phone camera. Everything was clean and neat, The comic said his omelet was light on sausage, and then slathered including the hot sauce set. it in A1 Steak Sauce. That must have solved his problem, because Breakfast was very relaxing and only $10, including tip and though he’s not a fussy eater, he won’t finish a dish he doesn’t like, bottomless, watery coffee. I keep wanting to write about how I apand his plate was scraped clean. preciate an old-fashioned trucker’s breakfast. But there’s no excuse I did get hungry again, and a few days later went back for lunch for that anymore. The definition of old-fashioned breakfast no with a colleague. This time, the restaurant was packed, only a few longer hearkens to the 1950s and the heyday of processed and fast booths and tables still open. I picked up the handset and placed my food. That type of cuisine made us fat and lazy for 50 years. order: a garden burger ($6.45), topped with sauteed mushrooms and The new old-fashioned hearkens to the 1930s when eggs were Swiss cheese (I’m a big fan of the nutty-tasting dairy product) and farm fresh, when ma still cut up her own potatoes, when bacon accompanied by a pickle spear and skin-on fries. To wash it all down, came from a pig down the street. And when no one had heard of I also ordered a glass of tart raspberry lemonade iced tea ($1.75). avocados yet.

A requested dish of dill slices arrived quickly, and I laid all 10 To some readers, this may seem elitist. To me, thinking about or 15 on top of the cheese and ’shrooms, smacked a few globs of where food comes from is essential for the survival of our culture. mustard on the bun and dug into what turned out to be a flavorful I went back to the Pantry for lunch a few days later, and the garden sandwich. The din of conversation was a comfortable sound- place was packed. The innovative Italian burger ($7.55), which track, and my workmate and I added our own notes, talking about appeared to be pattied up in the kitchen, came with seasoned toPresident Barack Obama’s “Beer Summit,” the personals section of matoes, pancetta and mozzarella, a decent helping of fries and pale, the Senior News and how much we both liked the fries, chatting under-seasoned onion rings. There was also live guitar music. comfortably like many of the retirees dining around us.

I might go back to the Pantry. It is a great restaurant for a long, Things change. A freeway went in between Boise and Pocatello, lazy Sunday morning conversation. It’s also a quiet, convenient bypassing Bliss, the Oxbow Inn closed, my grandparents passed backwater in which to conduct an interview or meet an off-duty away. But as long as places like the Pantry exist, I have a place where cop, or a fine place to take your grandmother.

I can go and hang on to the past.

But with just a little effort and not much added cost on the part of the food buyer, it could be a decent place for breakfast as well.

—Amy Atkins thinks she’ll make a good grandmother.

She had incredible role models for the job.

—Nathaniel Hoffman wants to eat like it’s 1939, plus avocado.

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DININGGUIDE American BLUE COW FROZEN YOGURT— Make a delicious and nutritious treat by choosing from 12 different frozen yogurt avors offered in ever-changing rotation.

Customers decorate their yogurt desserts by helping themselves to more than 30 hard, fruit and syrup toppings. Place the creation on the scale and pay by the ounce. 2333 Apple St., 208-338-1000. SU OM .

BRICK 29 BISTRO—Chef Dustan Bristol is co-owner of Nampa’s casually upscale eatery which serves fancy takes on common foods. Asian pork tacos come with a side of apple-almond coleslaw and fancier still, an open-face Reuben sandwich with a cup of pumpkin bisque all topped off with ourless chocolate cake.

Delicious and delectable. 320 11th Ave. S., 208-468-0029. $-$$ SU OM. BRICK OVEN BISTRO—Lovingly called the Beanery by longtime patrons, this Grove hot spot with everything homemade has some of the best comfort food around. 801 N. Main St., 208-342-3456. $ P SU OM. BUFFALO WILD WINGS—Gnaw on some spicy wings drowned in sauce or go for some ribs, sandwiches or tenders. The menu is full of food and drink choices including grazin’ green salads and mojitos. 3223 E. Louise Dr., Meridian, 208-288-5485. $-$$ SU OM P .

BUNGALOW RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE—Stop in for a light lunch (served Monday through Friday) with items varying from soups and salads to an extensive “munchies� menu, including shrimp, grits and calamari. Their entrees cover the dining spectrum as well, with marinated pork chops, pan roasted wild salmon and stuffed free range chicken.

1520 N. 13th St., 208-3319855. $$-$$$ P SU OM .

—Wine & beer —Full bar —Delivery —Take-out —Open late R E S —Reservations needed or recommended P —Patio S U —Open on Sunday

OM —Online menu —Breakfast —Boise Weekly Card AVERAGE PRICE PER PERSON: $ —Less than $8 $ $ —$8 to $14 $ $ $ —$14 to $20 $ $ $ $ —Over $20

Boise Weekly Dining Guide offers selective listings of editorial recommendations and advertisers.

Listings rotate based on available space.

Updates from diligent readers and listed restaurateurs are heartily encouraged. E-mail to food@boiseweekly.com or fax to 342-4733.

CHEF ROLAND’S—Chef Roland Joseph is serving up Cajun fare complete with hushpuppies, locally grown collard greens and red beans and rice. Choose between gumbo or jambalaya to go along with fried catďŹ sh, Cajun barbecue ribs or savory brisket. If there is room after all that avor, go for a piece of key lime or sweet potato pie. 1221 W. Boise Ave., 208-344-4387. $-$$ SU. DONNIE MAC’S TRAILER PARK CUISINE—Donnie Mac’s Trailerpark Cuisine may be downhome, but it’s certainly not from the trailer park. Burgers, chicken sandwiches, onion rings, fries, some very tasty fry sauce, the valley’s only frozen custard, mac ‘n’ cheese and breakfast. Yowza!

1515 W. Grove St., 208-3387813. $-$$ P SU OM .

FOCACCIA’S—Chef Bill Green transformed his catering business into a full-service restaurant with a rotating menu featuring specialty food items ranging seafood and vegetarian all the way to French Classical, Mexican and Italian cuisine.

Soups and salads may be a good choice if a diner is going for the house specialty dessert made in-house by the pastry

chef. Selections include a Chocolate Trufe Ugly Cake best experienced with closed eyes and an open mouth. 404 E. Parkcenter Blvd., 208-3222838. $-$$ SU OM .

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GRAPE ESCAPE—Fine wine, delicious lunch and dinner, delectable desserts and light bites make this little bistro a great place to meet with great friends. And, if you can’t get to Grape Escape, they’ll bring their casual elegance to you at any of your functions or events with their fabulous catering.

800 W. Idaho St., 208-3680200. $-$$ P SU. ONO HAWAIIAN CAFE—A wide variety of the avors of Hawaii are offered in the form of pupus, sushi, sandwiches and satays.

And wherever Ono’s catering operation, the Kanak Attack van is parked and serving, a BW staffer is most likely in the vicinity with money in hand. 2170 Broadway Ave., 208-429-9111. $$-$$$ P SU OM .

PAIR—Delicious breakfast and dinner in an atmospheric, upscale bistro downtown. A cozy place for cocktails. The fruit cup—with lovelies like pomegranate and coconut—is recommended. 601 W. Main St., 208-343-7034. $$-$$$ P SU OM.

FOODNEWS

BY RACHAEL DAIGLE

FOOD DISCOVERIES IN THE HINTERLANDS A few weeks ago, while wandering around out in the hinterlands between Boise and Star, I happened across a restaurant waaaay out at Cloverdale and Amity roads called Twisted Timber Pub and Grill. It was late, I was taking a friend home and long story short, I couldn’t stop in. Instead, after I got home that night, I Googled the joint and although they don’t have a Web site set up, I was quite impressed to see not only a Facebook fan page for Twisted Timber but also a Twitter feed.

I dug around TT’s Facebook page and discovered 1. a shufeboard table 2. Facebook fans and Twitter followers get their ďŹ rst beer free and 3. under the public transit section of TT’s proďŹ le, it says: “If you live close by we are known to give rides home to our beloved patrons!â€?

Now that’s a neighborhood pub. If only it were in my neighborhood.

Next door is the Platinum Cup Coffeehouse, which the Twisted Timber’s owners have been running for the last few years. Twisted Timber opened in April and although the menu is slim pickings with a handful of sandwiches and whole pizzas (and cool points for not having a fryer), it’s better than the other neighborhood options (um ... nothing). The plan, according to one TT employee, is to augment the menu in the no-so-distant future.

4563 S. Cloverdale Road, 208-362-7157. Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

NEXT UP ON DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES Rick’s Press Room is next up on the on the “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives� TV tour with Guy Fieri, the Food Network’s slightly irreverent show host whose spiky bleached hair and tendency to say things like it’s always great “when you get a nice juice run down into your bling,� has made him a favorite with audiences. Fieri’s Westside Drive-In segment has already aired, as has his tongue-tasting adventure at Bar Gernika and his steak sandwich episode at Kodiak Grill.

The show airs Aug. 17, just a week after Rick’s celebrates its two-year anniversary.

THIS WEEK’S WINE AND DINE If you’re looking for a speciďŹ c event at which to wine and dine this week, you’re stuck with beer. Check out Melting Pot’s Sam Adams beer dinner on Friday, Aug. 7, at 5:30 p.m. For details, call Melting Pot at 208-383-0900.

If wine is really what you’re after, I’d recommend a trip to Cafe Vicino. No fancy vintners dinner or giant event happening at chefs Steve Rhodes and Richard Langston’s place, but wine is happening. White wine. Winesipper columnist David Kirkpatrick is always saying that the right reds are perfect for summertime, but I always ďŹ nd myself hankering for a cold white.

Apparently, Cafe Vicino’s patrons do, too, because the North End restaurant has beefed up its wine list to feature 16 white, sparkling and roses by the glass just for the hot weather.

And if you insist on dining with your wining, Langston and Rhodes have done all the pairing work for you, putting those new whites with selections from the light-as-air summer menu.

Melting Pot, 200 N. Sixth St., 208-383-0900, meltingpot.com. Cafe Vicino, 808 W. Fort St., 208-472-1463, cafevicino.com.

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DININGGUIDE WILLOWCREEK GRILL—The extensive menu features Northwest favorites such as salmon served up a little different in a fish and twigs option, (twigs are fries at Willowcreek). Choose from a selection of yummies like fried portobello sticks and a wide selection of burgers topped with treats like pastrami and Swiss. New to the mix is the addition of sushi in the sister establishment right next door at RAW Sushi. One kitchen serving something for everyone; it doesn’t get much better. 2273 S. Vista Ave., Ste 150, 208-343-5544. 1065 E. Winding Creek Dr., Eagle, 208-938-3010. $-$$ P OM.

Diner ADDIE’S—The language of breakfast is spoken here.

You’ve never seen so many meats followed by “& Eggs” on one menu. Come early to beat the rush for Boise’s best gravy.

507 W. Main St., 208-3381198. $ P SU OM .

BLUE JEANS CAFE—Breakfast (starting at 6 a.m. for you early birds) and lunch with some of the biggest biscuits and gravy in the state. Freshly baked pastries, salads and sandwiches. 9140 W. Emerald St., # 300, 208-658-5053. $ .

THE BLUE MOOSE CAFE—With moose-inspired decor, an eatery where diners can get tasty bistro fare like soups and salads, sandwiches and wraps. Think about dining in their new sunroom or outside. 79 Aikens Road., 208-939-3079. $ P OM. GOLDY’S BREAKFAST BISTRO—A desperately popular breakfast destination and with good reason. Generous portions of eggs, hash, cinnamon rolls and more. Good gravy. Can’t make it for breakfast? They’ve got lunch, too. 108 S. Capitol Blvd., 208-345-4100. $-$$ SU .

MOON’S KITCHEN CAFE—Get pancakes, biscuits and gravy and eggs for breakfast, or just go straight to dessert and enjoy one of Moon’s famous milkshakes. Founded in 1955, Moon’s has the best breakfast and milkshakes in town, plus an online ordering option for fast delivery, check it out at www. moonskitchen.com. Moon’s offers a fine selection of beer and wine which makes the latest addition to the milkshake flavors possible—a milkshake made with Guinness Stout. 712 W. Idaho St., 208-385-0472. $ SU OM .

THE GRIDDLE—Two whopping menus to satisfy all your from-scratch breakfast and lunch cravings. Get crepes, hotcakes, quiche, good ole bacon and eggs for breakfast, or if lunch is what you require, order up a house specialty sandwich or stick with something more traditional like a Philly cheesesteak or hot roast beef sandwich. 2310 E. Overland Road, 208-288-1848. $-$$ SU .

THE TROLLEY HOUSE—The only remnant of Boise’s streetcar system and a favorite neighborhood diner. No-frills atmosphere, efficient service and a giant menu with everything from eggs Benedict to burgers to a lo-cal section. BYOB. 1821 Warm Springs Ave., 208-3459255. $-$$ SU .

European CAFE RUSSIAN BEAR—Owner Oleg Mironov and his wife make every single thing on the menu from scratch. Borscht, Russian crepes, beef stroganoff, potato pancakes— it’s all homemade. If you are as hungry as a bear, the cafe serves up borscht in up to 18 ounce servings. No preservatives or pre-made ingredients, ever. Try their unique selection of Russian beer and wine. 600 S. Rivershore Lane, 208-9391911. $-$$ .

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CAFE VICINO—Chefs Richard Langston and Steve Rhodes serve up fresh and innovative foods, offering a casual lunch menu with choices like daily quiche, salads and portobello mushroom sandwiches. Dinner choices lean toward finer dining, offering carpaccio, a variety of pastas and entrees that run the gamut from braised lamb shanks to a New York steak to cioppino. 808 W. Fort St., 208-472-1463. $-$$$ P OM. LA VIE EN ROSE—A Europeanstyle bakery where the digs are as beautiful as the grinds.

Enjoy fresh baked croissants, brioches, tarts, eclairs and more from chef Patrick Brewer.

Check out their breakfast menu, featuring everything from omelets and frittatas to biscuits and gravy and pancakes. Lunch features a selection of homemade soups, sandwiches and salads, and Illy coffee is available all day, every day. 928 W. Main St., 208-331-4045. $-$$$ SU OM .

LE CAFE DE PARIS—The display case offers a glimpse of the height of French pastry baking. The food is among Boise’s culinary elite—lush, buttery cooking.

204 N. Capitol Blvd., 208-336-0889. $-$$$ P SU OM .

PIAZZA DI VINO—As an art gallery and wine bar, Piazza di Vino offers an extensive collection of wines from around the world and art from around town. But that’s not all they offer: savory soups, chocolates, cheeses, salads, fondue and pizza (try the Italian hard salami and provolone) will bring you back again and again.

212 N. Ninth St., 208-3369577. $-$$ P. TANNINS WINE BAR—Choose wines by the glass or buy the whole bottle. Tannins also features specialty beers and a food menu featuring cheese, fresh baked baguettes and and handmade truffles. The wine list includes a wide range of selections from Idaho, the United State and the world.

Each week, six house wines are featured by the glass along with live music and tastings from area distributors. 347 E. Ave. A, Kuna, 208-922-1766. $-$$$ OM.

BBQ ROADHOUSE BBQ—A carnivore’s Valhalla. There’s something about a hunk of expertly ’cued meat served up with glorious barbecue sauces and delectable side dishes that reminds us of primitive days chasing furtive prey across the ancient savannah. 1059 E. Iron Eagle Dr., 208-939-8108.

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Delis BLUE SKY BAGELS—Hot asiago bagels, soups, morning egg combos and lunchtime sandwiches—the real steal is the veggie sandwich stacked high with all the roughage you want (including avocado). 407 W. Main St., 208-388-4242.

3161 E. Fairview Ave. #150, 208-855-9113. $ P SU OM .

BOISE CO-OP—You just can’t leave the Co-op without at least one deli delight in your bag. Each day brings a new selection of delicious foods made with the freshest ingredients. 888 W. Fort St., 208-472-4500. $-$$ P SU OM. THE BRIDGE CAFE—Stop in for breakfast, lunch or a snack.

Continental breakfast and coffee, build-your-own wraps and sandwiches, hot lunch and a rack of snacks for the in-between times. 123 N. Sixth St., 208-345-5526. $ .

COBBY’S—Serving up soup, salad, brew and wine since 1978. Enjoy deli meats like pastrami, bologna, mortadella, colto and genoa, in addition to all the standards. Every size soup and sandwich can be combined.

1030 Broadway Ave., 208-345-0990. 6899 W. Overland Road, 208-323-0606.

4348 W. Chinden Blvd., 208-322-7401. $ P SU OM. CUCINA DI PAOLO—After years of catering in the valley, Cucina di Paolo now offers heat-andserve gourmet entrees, as well as a deli case full of goodies to enjoy in the small dining area.

1504 Vista Ave., 208-3457150. $-$$ OM. DELI GEORGE—Behind the upside-down sign on Fairview, look for over 30 sandwich options full of homemade ingredients and plenty of imagination.

5602 Fairview Ave., 208-3232582. $ OM. HUGO’S DELI—Unique sandwiches piled high with meat and cheese, fried chicken, deli salads and some of the biggest and best fries in town. 2789 Broadway Ave., 208-385-9943.

10599 W. Overland Road, 208377-9530. 5616 W. State St., 208-853-2323. $ .

JENNY’S LUNCH LINE—Located downtown, Jenny’s menu, which changes every day, always features fresh soups, salads and sandwiches made daily.

Vegetarian and healthy options are the mainstay with a single yummy dessert treat for the times when your sweet tooth needs a little loving, too. 106 N. Sixth St., 208-433-0092. $-$$ P OM.

Coffeehouses/ Bakeries ALIA’S COFFEEHOUSE—A bagel shop that’s not just bagels.

Get pastries, smoothies and lattes, or get beyond breaky with a portobella sandwich, a ham and brie bagel, or any of Alia’s fresh soups and salads.

908 W. Main St., 208-3381299. $ SU OM .

DAWSON’S—Dawson’s interior is almost as tasty as the handpicked beans (grown everywhere from Sumatra to Ethiopia to Mexico) roasted the oldfashioned way. Owners Dave and Cindy Ledgard know where to find the best fair trade, organic, shade grown and just plain excellent coffees. 219 N. Eighth St., 208-336-5633. 216 W. 38th St. Suite A, 208-3762787. $ P SU. THE FIXX—Serving the needs of coffee drinkers hunkered down in the western end of downtown, The Fixx brews up locally roasted coffee from Eagle Coffee Roasting, and the eats are all provided courtesy of Le Cafe de Paris. Live music Friday and Saturday nights.

224 10th St., 208-331-4011. $ SU .

FLYING M COFFEEHOUSE—In addition to a fantastic atmosphere (cool tunes, friendly employees, art on the walls and comfy seating), “the M” makes killer coffee drinks. Don’t forget the Art-O-Mat. 500 W. Idaho St., 208-345-4320. $ SU .

JAVA—Three words: Bowl of Soul.

This cinnamon/espresso/ chocolate concoction is liquid redemption. In addition to all things coffee, Java also serves scones, muffins and tasty lunch offerings. 223 N. Sixth St., 208-345-0777. 1612 N. 13th, 208-345-4777. $ P SU OM .

LUCY’S COFFEE—No-nonsense coffee on Broadway with homemade pastries and desserts. Brewing Cafe Mam coffee from native Mayan farmers that’s free of contaminants and is Certified Fair Trade. Lucy’s is committed to providing quality coffee, as to well as being a green business. 1079 Broadway Ave., 208-344-5907. $ P SU .

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DININGGUIDE REMBRANDT’S—Located in a restored church on Eagle’s main drag, Rembrandt’s has become a neighborhood gathering point for more than just coffee. If it’s sustenance you seek, Rembrandt’s has hot and cold libations aplenty, a pastry case full of homemade muffins, sweets, breads and quiches, and a short lunch menu with largely portioned sandwiches, soups and salads.

93 S. Eagle Road, Eagle, 208-938-1564. $ P SU THOMAS HAMMER—BWith all the coffee and sweet goodies necessary to keep you moving during the day, all served up in eco-friendly cups. Order up a heaping stack of the infamous Hammer T-shirts and mugs, or some beans and merchandise in stores or online. The Web site lists different organic, fair trade and even rare varietals coffees.

298 N. Eighth St., 208-4338004. $ P SU .

ZEPPOLE—Nothing beats the low prices and fresh-baked goodness of Zeppole on a lunch break, unless it’s taking home a loaf of their near-legendary bread to enjoy later. 217 N. Eighth St., 208345-2149. 983 E. Parkcenter Blvd., 208-338-1499. 600 S. Rivershore Ln., 208-939-3947. $ P OM SU .

Fine Dining BERRYHILL & COMPANY RESTAURANT AND WINE BAR—In its downtown location, Berryhill is open for lunch and dinner. The lunch menu offers finer casual food like a fig and feta grilled cheese sandwich, a buffalo burger and a crab melt of focaccia. A separate hors d’oeuvre menu features nibbles like baked escargot, and entrees include everything from rack of

lamb to fish and steaks to both the white meats. Berryhill also offers a special kid-friendly, little foodie menu. 121 N. Ninth St., 208-387-3553. $$-$$$$ RES P SU OM .

CHANDLERS—It didn’t take long for this Sun Valley restaurant to win the hearts and mouths of Boise. Known for its fine cuts of meat and its see-and-be-seen happy hour, Chandlers in Boise has pushed the bar for a fine dining experience to a new level. Enjoy cocktails, appetizers and a little music in the lounge before moving into the dining room for an intimate dinner with your date.

981 W. Grove St., 208-343-7776 $$$$ RES P SU OM. COTTONWOOD GRILLE—The food and ambience here share a terrific, tasteful symbiotic relationship. Inside, it’s like a big hunting lodge; outside, it’s watching the world go by on the Greenbelt. 913 W. River St., 208-333-9800. $$$-$$$$ RES P SU OM. EMILIO’S—This hotel restaurant applies five star hospitality in the dining room as well as it does as the front desk. With over 450 wines and a classically elegant fine menu, Emilio’s is one of those never-miss dining experiences that Boiseans love. 245 S. Capitol Blvd., 208-333-8002. $$$-$$$$ RES SU OM .

THE MELTING POT—Delicious, savory and sweet, here’s fondue for every course. A cozy, classy place to repast. Order a drink from the extensive selection of wines and linger over a romantic dinner. 200 N. Sixth St., 208-383-0900. $$$-$$$$ RES P SU OM .

RED FEATHER LOUNGE—Red Feather Lounge is all about wine and good food. You can get great macaroni and cheese for lunch,

and for dinner, the menu turns deliciously swanky. If you can snag a seat in the cellar, count yourself especially lucky. 246 N. Eighth St., 208-429-6340. $$-$$$ RES P SU OM .

Pizza ATZA PIZZA—The pizza place, formerly Shy Simon’s Pizza in the Columbia Village Shopping Center, uses handmade dough and pizza sauce and fresh ingredients. Hit the salad bar, order jumbo wings, or go for the sandwiches and breadsticks option. Decide between thin or original crust and you’re halfway done building your own pie, or you may choose one of Atza’s specialty pizza creations.

6564 S. Federal Way, 208-4331112. $-$$ OM .

CASANOVA PIZZERIA—Pizza made like traditional pizzerias in New York and Naples make. Fresh sauces, thin crusts, and toppings from figs and bleu cheese to prosciutto and arugula. And of course real clam pizza from folks hailing from the homestate of clam pizza—Connecticut. 1204 S. Vista Ave., 208-331-3535. $-$$ P SU OM. FLATBREAD COMMUNITY OVEN—Stone fired pizza, pasta and sandwiches served up from the community oven. A sleekly lined interior and two large fire pits beckon flatbread lovers to Bown Crossing. 3139 S. Bown Way, 208-343-4177. 830 N. Main Street, Ste. A (Generations Plaza), Meridian, 208-288-0969. $-$$ P SU OM .

These restaurants are only a few of Boise’s eateries. For a comprehensive list of restaurants in Boise and the surrounding areas, visit boiseweekly.com and click on “Food” and then on “Find Restaurants.”

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BY DAVID KIRKPATRICK

BUDGET BUY SAUVIGNON BLANCS Sauvignon blanc, the Bordeaux variety that is responsible for some of the most distinctive whites available, is also widely planted around the globe. It’s the grape that put New Zealand wines on the map, and in France’s Sancere, it results in an exceptional, somewhat expensive wine. But because of its popularity (and the fact that it is a rather vigorous vine), good sauvignon blanc doesn’t have to be pricey. We decided to see what $10 or less would get you, and while there were some disappointments, we found much to like. Here are the panel’s favorite inexpensive sauvignon blancs.: 2007 ARIDO SAUVIGNON BLANC, $7.99 This Argentine wine shows how sauvignon blanc can respond to different terroirs and wine-making styles. It’s a lovely wine, but not what you normally expect from the grape.

Opening with sweet apple and lime, just a hint of grassiness comes through after some time in the glass. Lime colors the palate along with a surprising roundness that reminded some tasters more of a lightly oaked chardonnay. The finish is long and creamy with accents of peach and pear. Good stuff—just a little out of the ordinary.

2008 QUINTAY CLAVA SAUVIGNON BLANC, $7.99 Classic, lean and lovely Chilean sauvignon blanc from start to finish and the panel’s clear favorite. The aromas are completely varietal with green apple, grapefruit, crushed lemon and lime, light herb and fresh grass. This is a vibrant wine that’s a mouthful of pleasantly tart fruit (grapefruit, peach, papaya). Nice hints of lemon zest, mineral and white pepper add a pleasant bit of complexity to the finish. A definite best buy.

2008 YALUMBA SAUVIGNON BLANC, $9.99 Bright and sassy aromas of spicy clover and Anaheim pepper are backed by soft peach and mango. This Australian wine has a little of that herbaceousness typical of its Kiwi neighbor but on a much more subtle scale.

Crisp and zesty on the palate, it’s filled with bright citrus and green apple fruit.

The finish is marked by lively acidity, lemon grass and lemon zest, all showing good persistence.

This week’s panel: Dave Faulk, Porterhouse Meats; David Kirkpatrick, Boise Co-op Wine Shop; Karen McMillin, Young’s Market; Kevin Settles, Bardenay; Leslie Young, Boise Co-op Wine Shop.

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7033 AMBLESIDE, BOISE $359,900 4 BED/2 BATH 2,665 SQUARE FEET BUILT IN 1976 1.1 ACRES MARKET PRO REAL ESTATE SERVICES WILSON ROBERTS, 208-863-5247 MARKETPROIDAHO.COM MLS #98403141

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his ranch-style home is located on the edge of South Boise. It would suit a family looking to live in a country setting that’s also close to the bustle of the city. The 1-acre parcel features garden space, fruit trees and two detached shops, while the brightly lit dwelling provides plenty of room for living and entertaining.

The neighborhood surrounding this residence is composed of split-level and ranch-style homes on spacious, open lots that are at least 1 acre in size. The quiet setting is just 1.5 miles from the continual craze of consumerism at Costco on Cole Road. Downtown Boise and the city of Nampa are both readily accessible from the I-84 onramp located near the buy-in-bulk emporium.

A white brick exterior gives the home’s appearance a solid quality. Solid oak interior doors and a family room fireplace surrounded by more white brick help to enhance the perception of sturdiness. A large blue spruce tree and several evergreen shrubs punctuate the front yard.

Dotting the back lawn are plants and trees grown to provide nourishment for the homeowner while creating a verdant landscape. A vegetable bed contains watermelon and a couple different kinds of squash. Strawberries provide ground cover beneath the lacy foliage of a false cypress tree. Mature grape vines snake up and over a sturdy trellis tall enough for an adult to stand up inside, like a fort with a ceiling made of dangling grape clusters. A peach tree in the yard still bears ripening fruit, while three cherry trees have dropped their bounty onto the ground below. A thick jumble of thornless blackberry canes offer reddish berries that will soon be deeply colored and just sweet enough to be made into jam.

The edible landscaping is visible from windows in the kitchen and informal dining space, as well as from a wide sunroom on the back of the house. Inside, the main living areas stretch across one side of the house. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms and an enclosed hot tub room are clustered on the other side. You’ll find plenty of space for entertaining in the formal living room, two family rooms and the sizable sunroom.

Throughout the house, a variety of mismatched wall papers, decorative borders and hand-painted stenciling give the dwelling a disjointed feel. Most of the wall paper patterns are relatively subtle, but a unified color scheme would make the interior feel more harmonious.

The interior is bright and well lit during the day. Skylights in both bathrooms and the front family room draw natural light indoors. Mirrors in the entry hallway, living room, dining area and both family rooms help to reflect daylight as it filters in through the house’s many windows.

That sturdy quality is evident once more in the two big workshops located at the end of the property’s driveway.

Both shops are outfitted with work benches, shelves and storage cabinets. The first shop also contains a large, cedar-lined closet for storing winter clothing, while the second shop has an RV bay.

PROS: Country setting proximate to the city.

CONS: Interior palette could use a harmonious touch.

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208-342-3508 This sweet girl is an approximately 7-yearold Chesapeake Bay retriever that likes everyone she meets and also gets along well with other dogs. She enjoys fetching and will perform some commands using the tennis ball as a reward. She likes to sit beside you to be petted and occasionally forgets that she is not a little lap dog.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): I expect that you will soon stumble upon a key secret to your next masterpiece. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be surprised if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discover a healing agent that will be effective in correcting an old mistake. In fact, Aries, I prophesy that in the coming week, you will have a sense that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing the smart thing at least 90 percent of the time. Sorr y: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m afraid to say that I have no sad, bad or mad news to deliver. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the type of person who thrives on cynicism, your immediate future may be pretty boring. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the fence about the question of whether life is a gorgeous feast or a chaotic mess, your ability to deal with outbreaks of goodness will be supremely tested.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In Salmon Rushdieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stor y â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Prophetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hair,â&#x20AC;? a greedy man intentionally cripples his four sons when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re young, hoping to turn them into beggars who elicit profound sympathy and large cash donations. The plan is successful. His sons earn him a good income. Later, however, he comes into possession of a potent talismanâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a strand of hair from the prophet Mohammedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and it magically heals the sonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ailments. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re no longer able to pull in big bucks, and grief descends upon the family. I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a variation on these themes at work in your own life. A â&#x20AC;&#x153;magic charmâ&#x20AC;? is available that could reverse or at least neutralize an old handicap. Do you have the pluck to surrender the questionable rewards that your impairment has brought you?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It should be an excellent week for potato chip breakfasts, rapid mood shifts, and short-duration flirtations. The abundance of super ficial exchanges that will be available to you could actually add up into something resembling meaningful breakthroughs.

You will have the chance to explore the art of the five-minute epic conversation, as well as the science of giving a single look that speaks a million words. You cannot possibly plumb the bottomless depths of casual, frivolous, lightweight diversions, but you should tr y anyway.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): On the one hand, you may find yourself unable to flow as freely as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to in the coming week. I foresee the possibility that your streaming currents will get dammed up in places or else shunted into narrow conduits that constrict your natural surge. On the other hand, this could compel you to make more practical use of your emotional assets. The applicable metaphor is the harnessing of a turbulent river to produce massive amounts of hydroelectric power.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you really knew how much you were loved, you would never cr y again.

A sublime relaxation would flood your ner vous system, freeing you to see the beautiful secrets that your chronic fear has hidden from you. If you knew how much the world longs for your genius to bloom, the peace that filled you would ensure you could not fail. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d face ever y trial with eager equanimity. You would always know exactly what to do because your intuition would tell you in a myriad of subtle ways. And get this, Leo: A glimpse of this glor y will soon be available to you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): First of all, my friend, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need any second-hand anything, let alone second-hand love. Second of all, dearest, you are hereby ordered not to hang around any third-rate situations where you feel like a fifth wheel. You understand? Thirdly, wonder ful one, keep in mind that any eight ball you may fantasize that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re behind is just a figment of your own delusions. Fourthly, lover, I assure you that your sixth sense can now lead youâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if you cleanse it of its superstitionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to a place that is, if you have a good imagination, a suburb of the seventh heaven.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I got an interesting spam message today. A company that said it was ver y proud of its high-quality work offered to sell me phony credentials that are impossible to distinguish from the real thing. What caught

my attention the most were the degrees from Har vard and Stanford. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind having one of those up on my wall. But in the end, I decided that instead of paying the company $230 for one of its excellent fakes, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d simply make one myself. And instead of creating a degree from Har vard, I would have it be from a place where I have actually matriculated, namely the Raving Maniac Academy of Crazy Wisdom, which is the unruly school where I often find myself during my lucid dreams. I bring this up, Libra, because it would be an excellent time for you to make yourself a fancy fake diploma from whatever your equivalent is to my academyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you know, the source that has been providing you with so much great teaching, even though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an official institution of higher education.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A Slovenian adventurer named Martin Strel swam the length of the Amazon River in Brazil. It took him more than nine weeks to travel more than 3,000 miles.

Previously he had breast-stroked his way down the entire Yangtze River in China, a distance of almost 2,500 miles. He scoffed at the idea of conquering the River Nile in Egypt, however. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long, but not challenging enough,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is just a small creek.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the spirit I hope you will summon in yourself during the coming weeks, Scorpio: a determination to take on only the most invigorating tests that require heroic levels of resourcefulness. Skip the lesser trials.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Ideally, you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even be reading this. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be whitewater rafting along the Franklin River in Tasmania, or riding on â&#x20AC;&#x153;the train at the end of the worldâ&#x20AC;? in Tierra del Fuego, or obser ving Golden Bamboo lemurs in the rainforest of southeastern Madagascar. Ideally, Sagittarius, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be far away from any newspaper that carries my column. In fact, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be out of touch with all media, period. But since you are reading this, you must not be doing the ideal thing. So please do the next best thing: Flee as far as possible from your usual haunts, your habitual influences and your customar y comforts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Make sure that no one except you will be able to tear asunder what you join together in the coming days. Tie knots that will never slip. Build bridges that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be burned. Send e-mails that cement new alliances and plug yourself into networks that are crackling with high-energy connections. Stock up on safety pins, staples, nails, tape and glue. Be sticky, Capricorn. Just one caution: Do not marr y your fortunes to anyone unless they are willing to be your devoted, synergistic warrior as much as you are their devoted, synergistic warrior.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t whine and complain just because your guardian angel seems to be driving hard bargains lately. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually on better speaking terms now than youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in some time. Before the sweeter talk can begin, though, the two of you still have to work out kinks left over from previous miscommunications. Besides, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a method in your guardian angelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s madness, a reason why she or he is driving hard bargains: She or he is testing you to see if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re willing and able to stretch your imagination to accommodate the rowdier blessings youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll soon be tempted with.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Underdogs are on an upsurge. Top dogs are on a downswing. The rebels have something resembling God on their side. The masters merely have money and propaganda. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be an excellent week to launch strikes, boycotts and protests. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be prime time to say no to smiling manipulators. The best efforts, whether coming from you or the people you want to be close to, will always have at least a tinge of cheekiness. So now that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve read my spiel, please answer me this: Are you going to sit there passively and grin as some feel-good tyrant tries to break off a chunk of your soul?

Homework: Tell yourself the secret youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been hiding from yourself. Give yourself the pleasure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been denying yourself for no good reason.

Testify at freewillastrology.com.

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