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ACORN IN IDAHO The rise and fall of community action in the City of Trees NOISE 23

THE BIRDS ARE BACK The Dodos return to Boise a three-piece ARTS 26

INSOMNIAC DUDE Dave Attell wants you wide awake SCREEN 28

ON VOGUE High fashion, big screen in The September Issue

“I was like the Gilligan of drunks.”

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NOTE DO ACTUAL, PHYSICAL NEWSPAPERS HAVE A PLACE IN THE FUTURE? Last week, the journalism club of Riverstone International School spent an hour at BWHQ and a similar question from one of the students prompted an interesting debate among staffers as the student audience looked on. One staffer gave the physical paper about a decade before extinction. Another was more generous with her estimation but didn’t discount the idea that extinction may be on the horizon. Others hypothesized about some eventual “bottoming out” that may lead to a revival of the physical newspaper. But we don’t have any crystal balls. We’re certainly not industry analysts, and even we don’t put much stock into our predictions. We may not have the answers to the future, but we do have a philosophy regarding the present: We embrace the print world and the virtual world with equal enthusiasm. Will we have newspapers in the future? Who knows, but we have them now. And what about online news and the future? Who knows, but we have it now. We print a paper, and then we Facebook, we Twitter, we post stories at boiseweekly.com that never make it into the paper, we blog and we read lots of other blogs out there. Which brings me to this week’s main feature. Greta Christina is a freelance writer and blogger out of San Francisco, and although she’s published a handful of books, Christina’s work lives largely in the digital world. In the blogosphere, specifically. Printing what amounts to a blog entry as our main feature this week may sound ludicrous. Then again, maybe not. Christina’s piece is an interview with blogger Mike Rogers, who is the voice behind blogactive.com and the blogger who first outed Sen. Larry Craig in October 2006. Earlier this year, Rogers starred in the documentary Outrage, in which he talked about his work to expose what he calls hypocrisy in government—top-ranking officials who work against gay rights while not exactly practicing what they preach when they go home at night. Craig features prominently in the interview, and we think you’ll enjoy it. Even if it is little more than blogger-on-blogger action. —Rachael Daigle

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COPE GETS AN F AND THREE STARS Bill Cope published a column exclusively online Wednesday, Oct. 21, and it’s a doozie. This particular column lives solely in cyberspace because it’s been deemed too offensive for print. Now you’re curious, right? See Page 6 for more.

THE LANDS We launched two new tools at boiseweekly.com last week: Questionland and Electionland. Ask and answer any question your heart desires at Questionland. Ask candidates a question at Electionland and they’ll respond directly to you—no reporters, no handlers. Just you and the candidates.

VIDEO, VIDEO, VIDEO You missed tons of video on Cobweb last week. We posted clips of Trey McIntyre Project storming BWHQ with a team of dancers and a boom box, Gogol Bordello and Ingrid Michaelson at Knitting Factory, and Boise’s Got Talent ﬁnalist Jared Hallock on marimba.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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NEWS ACORN in Idaho The elk that thinks he’s a cow

TRUE CRIME / MONDO GAGA

FEATURE The blogger who outed Larry Craig

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8 DAYS OUT

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NOISE Dodos ﬁnd time for life

MUSIC GUIDE

ARTS Dave Attell back in Boise 26 SCREEN The September Issue

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FOOD The fries take center stage at Boise Fry Company 31 WINE SIPPER

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HOT TOPIC: THE STREETCAR The BW hubbub all week was over the city’s proposed streetcar plan. From boiseweekly.com to Facebook to proper letters, it was all about the streetcar (BW, citydesk, “Streetcar it Because, Well, Yes You Can,” Oct. 14, 2009). Well, you are wrong about who supports [the trolley]. I live in the proposed impact area of the streetcar and I am very opposed to the streetcar. It is a dumb idea that won’t help anything and may even make things worse. If someone was really serious about transportation, they should look at starting with university to downtown or airport to downtown and not a silly loop around a few blocks that are incredibly easy to walk. A better bus system would be much more scalable both up and down and would have less impact to trafﬁc. —garyz, BW online I absolutely support a trolley system. It is a quality of life issue and adds to the downtown ambiance. Unfortunately quaint little trolley cars may get nixed, for now, because of the economy. —Burny Wells, Facebook It’s a waste of money that could deﬁnitely be put to better use ... like, oh, I

—Rex, BW online

don’t know, creating jobs for the jobless? Or maybe even to use toward the budget deﬁcit? It’s not like downtown is so big that we need a trolley to get from one end to the other. A little exercise is a good thing! —Sharon Sullivan, Facebook

LDS LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES TAKE ISSUE WITH BECK And “Latter-Day Taint,” (BW, Feature, Oct. 14, 2009), elicited a couple of interesting (and lengthy) responses. Due to space constraints, the lengthier letters are not reprinted here, but log onto boiseweekly.com for a good read over the comments. Great article. Converts to Mormonism make the best proselytizers, which is what Beck is doing, unbeknownst to most of his listeners. Mormonism might have drawn Beck in because of his conservatism, but it’s also a perfect place for his paranoid mania. —OverUnder, BW Online Boy, if people want to talk about conspiracies! I like how this whole article is about how a single guy who rants on the radio is going to lead a whole church into destruction and possibly cause Americans (who have always been suspicious of their government, i.e. checks and balances, in our own

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Constitution) to be aware of what is happening. Besides that I am not sure what harm he does. People have a choice of whether or not you want to listen to him. I am pretty sure there hasn’t been a time in American history when there has not been an extreme opinion on both sides of political debates. I am Mormon, in no way does Beck represent our teachings and I think it is very important to note that the reason his Mormonism isn’t brought up is because he doesn’t bring it up on purpose. He doesn’t quote the Mormon prophet Ezra Benson because that’s not the reason he is quoting him. Obviously some of his beliefs play a role in how he gives information, I am pretty sure the writer of this article has beliefs that caused him or her to give this information. Duh! Also to clarify, I am not aware of any belief that I have that the government is the Devil, that sounds like the water boy’s mom! Satan is in opposition of happiness, which I believe is closely tied to freedom, with that in mind his work naturally becomes the elimination of those elements from people’s lives. A strong skepticism of Communism is because lack of freedom especially when freedom is controlled by people who sadly tend to be or become power hungry and greedy usually leads to despair. And the forced decision to do good brings no opportunity for the individual to learn and better his or herself, which often comes best by making mistakes as well! —Valiant, BW online

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OPINION/BILL COPE

MY PEACE PRIZE Will not be found on this page I am obliged to tell you before you get too involved here that what you are now reading is not this week’s real column. If I am to trust what the techno-elves down at Boise Weekly Central tell me, my real column is somewhere on the BW Web site, and if you are already there, I presume it is somewhere near. Just keep fishing around and I’m sure you’ll find it. It’s called “Free To Do It,” and it was inspired by Scott Weaver’s news feature “Have Gun? No Pizza!” (BW, News, Oct. 7, 2009). Did you read it? In a nutshell, it was about an evening out with a couple of our local “opencarry” aficionados, and as soon as I read it, I just knew I had to do another column about the open-carry push and its pushers. I should know better by now. Every time I write a column about the gun bunch, they write back in force, they write from faraway places: Texas … Virginia … Kuna, and as a general rule, they are not gentle with my feelings. I can’t count the times I’ve heard how a “lib-tard sissy” like moi “doesn’t have a clue.” Still, when inspiration shows up on my stoop, I cannot afford to send it packing. At my age, I never know when (or if) it will ever come again. So I knocked out my opinion in one sitting—my real column, that is—which isn’t my usual habit. Usually, it takes me all seven days to get one of these damn things done. But on that piece, my fingers were flying. Flying, I tell you. I was like a columnist on fire. Looking back on it, I would have to say it was more than simple inspiration. If I were a religious man, I’d say it was … like … divine intervention … or something. Though I doubt many open-carry advocates will see it that way. U Unfortunately, if you are enjoying a latte in one of our area’s fine retail coffee outlets with your feet up on the window sill and the sun in your lap, reading these words in the actual, un-virtual, paper and ink Boise Weekly, you’re out of luck. And if you don’t have an Internet to go home to, you’ll just have to take my word for it that my real column is, in my estimation, some of my best work. If it were a song, I do believe it would win me a Grammy. If it were soap opera, a daytime Emmy. I can only hope somebody in Oslo is paying attention as they search about for next year’s honorees. And that is what you’re missing out on if plain old paper newspapers are your only access to the world. I regret it has to be this way, but my editor, my publisher and I all agreed that what I wrote (in my real column) could not fall into the hands of children, any living saints who happen to be transmigrating through Boise, or anyone with such delicate sensibilities that they cannot stand to see a certain word in print. You might guess what that word is … begins with an “f,” ends with a “k,” and has been offending decent

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people since Geoffrey Chaucer’s day. BW management has even established a policy regarding this certain word, as well they should. It is a dangerous word and should be used only with the greatest care— except, of course, by anyone involved in making movies, all the adolescents in America from the age of 11 up who are trying to impress peers with their gangsta cred, anyone who has ever appeared on the Jerry Springer Show, and 98 percent of all the stand-up comedians since Mort Sahl. So it is understood by all involved in the production and publication of BW that this word must never be printed except in very speciﬁc circumstances, and even then, very rarely. Very, very, very, very rarely. In my 15 years writing for this publication, I have used it only once before … that I can remember. (You know how it is: who among us hasn’t let it slip out in front of Mom or good old Father O’Herlaughy or a cop, without even realizing we’d said it?) And this is exactly why we all concurred— the publisher, the editor and myself—that my column must be disguised as one of those Internet post-it bloggering thing-a-m’-jigs, and not be allowed into the BW distribution boxes. You see, I not only used this certain word again. I used it 34 times. And that’s why my real column isn’t in the real paper this week. As we’ve learned how indignant some people get over seeing that word written out even once, just imagine the uproar were we to multiply that indignation by 34. U Obviously, there has to be something here, in this space, written on real paper with real ink. So what I thought I’d do—other than steer your attentions to my real column (adults only please, and even then, only if you have a strong heart)—is to brieﬂy address the Right’s resentment of President Barack Obama’s brand-new Nobel Peace Prize. As you’ve certainly heard, the party of pissiness is all lathered up over our president having been recognized by virtually every human being on Earth except them as representing a transformative shift, not only away from the intellectual and moral latrine that was the Bush administration, but from the self-righteous and supremacist attitude that grew out of 500 years of imperialism and colonialism. Personally, I would argue the prize was a positive acknowledgment that the world will never be the same after last year’s election— that it was an irreversible refutation of so many ethnic and religious divisions in the Brotherhood of Man. But not having space left to expand upon that argument, let me give to the Becks, the Hannitys and the Limbaughs the more succinct answer they deserve: If you don’t like it, go fu … oopsie daisy! I almost did it again, didn’t I? WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

All Species Ball TED RALL/OPINION

TOO ILLEGIT TO QUIT We Can’t Make Afghans Accept Karzai Now LOS ANGELES—Eight years. We’ve been in Afghanistan longer than any other war in American history. The party of the president who invaded Afghanistan has been repudiated at the polls. Yet we still haven’t altered the flawed strategy that allowed uneducated tribesmen with outdated weapons to defeat us year after year. “Our goal [in Afghanistan] is to disrupt, dismantle, defeat al-Qaida and its extremist allies,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ABC News’ Nightline. “But not every Taliban is al-Qaida. There are people who are Taliban, who are fighting because they get paid to fight. They have no other way of making a living.” So few words. So much stupidity. alQaida’s presence in Afghanistan in 2001 was negligible. Al-Qaida was a Pakistani phenomenon. Still is. Not only is every Taliban not al-Qaida, there’s no such thing as a Taliban, as in: “That guy is a Taliban.” Members of the Taliban are called Talibs. You invade a country, send in 100,000 troops, presume to decide what form of government it should have and who should rule it—yet you still don’t know something as basic as what the members of the nation’s majority political movement are called? While it’s true that the neo-Taliban (as South Asian experts call them) sometimes pay stipends to their fighters, it’s one hell of a stretch—not to mention reflective of an utter misunderstanding of the situation—to depict them as a bunch of greedy and/or desperate entrepreneurs trying to make ends meet. The neo-Taliban are merely the most recent reflection of a historical truth: Afghans set

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their political differences aside when it’s time to kill invaders. Nothing the United States can do will change what we are: a hostile occupation force. Nothing the United States can say will change why the Afghans think we’re there: to kill them and steal their land. Hamid Karzai, appointed as a U.S. puppet in 2001, has never been considered the legitimate president of Afghanistan by the people who count—Afghans. Karzai’s Afghanistan is a disaster. The average Afghan has received zero assistance from the U.S.-led coalition, has seen zero improvement in his or her life, and has seen no reconstruction. “The [Afghan] judiciary is so weak,” reports the Times, “that Afghans increasingly turn to a shadow Taliban court system because, a senior military ofﬁcial said, ‘a lot of the rural people see the Taliban justice as at least something.’” Which is how the Taliban came to power in 1995-96. There was chaos. They brought order. But President Barack Obama doesn’t understand a thing. Mr. President: The Afghan war was lost the day the United States invaded. It was doomed to disaster the day it installed an illegitimate stooge. Not only is he a puppet, he is a puppet on a shoestring budget—so he can’t try to buy the kind of public support that other Afghan politicians have earned with bravery on the battleﬁeld. Now the United States is trying to retroactively legitimatize Karzai. It’s a sucker’s bet. Ted Rall is the author, with Pablo G. Callejo, of the upcoming graphic memoir The Year of Loving Dangerously.

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FAR FROM THE TREE Idaho donations couldn’t support local ACORN work GAVIN DAHL When ACORN came to Idaho in 2007, its first act was bringing a traffic engineer to Latah and Nez Perce streets and getting the city to turn the intersection into a four-way stop. ACORN, as the nonprofit Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is widely known, assisted tenants in Garden City with water quality and other utility complaints. The group connected people in default or foreclosure with HUD certified loan counselors. “We started the free tax preparation to help people get all the money they worked hard for and deserve. We helped families get food stamp assistance, did E-File, qualified them for the low-income heating and energy assistance program,” said Aimee Olin, Northwest regional director for ACORN. “It is hard in Boise to enroll in these programs. People didn’t know where to go, a lot of people didn’t realize they’re eligible, applications were not in their languages or were long and complicated.” Olin recruited a staff of two in Boise and later added a certified tax preparer. Now running Oregon ACORN in her 10th year with the organization, Olin said the Idaho effort never had the funding to do voter registration. After growing a small membership, the operation closed unexpectedly in the fall of 2008, she said, “because we were unable to fundraise enough local money.” Over the course of 39 years, ACORN has led immigrant rights marches, fought predatory lending, built and renovated housing for the working poor, protested teacher layoffs, stopped bulldozing of flooded homes in New Orleans and grown its membership ranks to half a million nationwide. It has not spent much time lobbying Congress, and in recent months, Congress has taken on the group with a vengeance. After two young conservative activists posing as pimp and prostitute secretly filmed ACORN workers giving tax shelter advice, and the apparent embezzlement of $1 million to $5 million by the brother of ACORN’s former president triggered outrage across the country, the U.S. Census Bureau, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress and Bank of America severed ties with the group. The Treasury and Justice departments are calling for investigations. On Sept. 24, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele called for investigations into ACORN’s ties to Democrats. “ACORN should never be allowed near

another voter registration effort again,” he said. Idaho Republican Party Chairman Norm Semanko followed suit, saying, “We look forward to the investigation identifying any improper activities taken by ACORN in Boise.” Idaho’s entire Congressional delegation also got on

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It is still a week or two shy of the Nov. 3 election, but some of you have already voted for your Boise City Council candidate of choice. Deputy City Clerk Wendy BurrowsJohnson tells citydesk that her office had received about 700 to 800 absentee ballot requests as of Oct. 19, and that early voting began at the Ada County Elections Office at 400 N. Benjamin Lane. Ada County is running the city election at its shiny new ballot counting HQ near the mall. Early voting runs daily through Monday, Nov. 2, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and the office will remain open until 5 p.m. on Nov. 2 for last-minute early voters. Candidates Lucas Baumbach and Dan Dunham announced they were going to vote early on the first possible day and encouraged senior citizens to do the same. Burrows-Johnson said absentee requests are still coming in and the city is sending ballot request forms soon to voters in newly consolidated precincts along with information on their new polling places. Baumbach raised concerns a month ago about the consolidation of precincts in West Boise, alleging political motivations. We are wondering about sending pre-emptive ballot requests to some 3,000 Boise voters and not to the rest of the city. People are voting way early these days. We’re not opposed to early voting, but it makes it much tougher to plan election coverage. That’s part of the reason we launched Electionland.boiseweekly.com, to provide an ongoing forum throughout the voting season. But there are still plenty of chances to get educated about the candidates, if you have not yet voted, or even if you have. Check out BW’s Picks on Page 17 to find out about upcoming candidate forums, debates, town halls and hoedowns. Well, if any candidate is throwing a hoedown, or a wine and cheese, it’s bound to be TJ Thomson, who brought in more than $40,000 as of the Oct. 15 campaign finance reporting deadline, some $24,000 of which he had spent. Thomson submitted an eight-page spreadsheet of itemized contributions. That fundraising stands in stark contrast to that of David Webb, a Boise Sate political science student whose financial report was filled with zeroes.

board the ACORN-bashing. Thirty-seven House Democrats sent a letter to an appropriations subcommittee chairman Oct. 5 declaring their support for language prohibiting ACORN from eligibility for any federal funds in FY 2010. Rep. Walt Minnick was the ﬁrst signature on the top of the list. The campaign against ACORN may have begun as early as 2002. In 2006, nine U.S. attorneys were ﬁred, allegedly under orders from Karl Rove. David Iglesias, author of the new book, In Justice, claims that his pink slip came after resisting pressure to pursue bogus voter registration cases involving ACORN. “Republicans had wanted splashy headlines trumpeting voter fraud indictments,” Iglesias writes. Two years after setting up a task force and hotline, he had not found any criminal evidence. “I felt that I had dispelled the phantoms of voter fraud in New Mexico.

But some people had wanted a different result, whether or not it was warranted by the facts,” he said. ACORN spokesman Kevin Whelan said that starting in the 1990s, industry, including food and beverage interests, began to attack living wage initiatives led by lobbyist Rick Berman who has also marketed trans fats, mercury and high fructose corn syrup. Boise State social work professor Will Rainford received ACORN training in grad school and he hopes a better ACORN will emerge from the recent crisis. “I’m appalled about the behavior of individuals within ACORN and appalled about what we’re finding out about the CEO and his brother, but they weren’t trying to bilk the government out of millions of dollars. The wrongdoing was isolated behavior. There is no evidence anyone who registered as Mickey Mouse ever voted in any election.” Rainford said. “I had no affiliation with them in Idaho but I would not have any shame about being affiliated with them.” One former Boise organizer, however, is unwilling to speak on the record. “I haven’t worked for ACORN for about a year. I’m not comfortable being the face of Idaho ACORN,” she wrote, via e-mail. Nakita Santiago, the other organizer, said, “maybe it’s the ‘reform’ part that scares people. But reform is what this country needs. When people feel powerless in their own communities, something has to change.” According to a woman who declined to give her name when answering the phone at Austin Management on Vista Ave., people have continued to stop by looking for help with their tax preparation ever since ACORN closed its office there late last year. “I’m not surprised that people still came to our office, because there’s absolutely a need,” Olin said. “Do they want these people not to enroll in food stamps or to lose their homes? Americans should be outraged, even if they’re not in that situation. If we can stabilize the housing market, that is going to help our economy. “And it’s a humanitarian issue,” Olin continued. “Do we want to see more homeless people? Do we want to see more people die from not getting essential care? The rightwing media attacks can attempt to damage ACORN but they will never be able to stop the social justice movement. Not until there is no more need for it. In my opinion, it’s a witch hunt. I think it exemplifies the success of our work. Organizing people threatens the powers that be.” WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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NEWS/CITYDESK Thomson’s opponent, David Litster— who announced the backing of the wellfinanced Ada County Association of Realtors after the filing date—only reported $1,850 to his campaign, the bulk of which came from four supporters. Perhaps he will have more cash to report by the Oct. 27 reporting date, a week out from the election. The two incumbents had raised some decent cash, including money from some of their colleagues on the City Council who do not have elections this year. Vern Bisterfeldt reported $8,775, including a grand from his friend at the Golden Star Restaurant. Maryann Jordan had $3,024, including money from Hidden Springs and Harris Ranch developers. Baumbach raised a respectable $3,148, some of which he put toward a $50 blue tie and new black suit for campaigning. Dan Dunham clocked in at $2,262, and perennial candidate David Honey printed $62.54 worth of campaign lit. Leland Ley, who has dropped out of the race, spent $90 of his campaign funds on fliers and $35 at the Maverick on Ustick and Cole. But all that—even Thomson’s 40 G—is chump change compared to fundraising in Idaho’s Congressional race, which, we might remind you, is a year away. Idaho Rep. Walt Minnick has raised more than $1 million for his presumed reelection bid in 2010. Raising $286,727.55 in the last three months, Minnick is eclipsing the two Republican contenders for his freshman seat. “I am pleased and humbled by the support Idahoans are showing for my independent, fiscally responsible voting record,” Minnick said in a press release. “I’m just doing my best to keep my promises to them, and to represent their values and beliefs as I work in Congress.” Republican candidate for the First District seat Vaughn Ward reported raising $245,875 and apparent GOP primary opponent Ken Roberts took in $60,020, though his report to the Federal Election Commission does not appear to be complete; no data for individual contributions appears in the database. To help explain some of Minnick’s fundraising, we happened upon Sunlight Foundation’s politicalpartytime.org, a database of invitations to semi-secretive political fundraisers in which a couple of members of Congress host a breakfast or lunch or dinner for a colleague, a certain lobbyist or political interest concocts the guest list charging $500 or $1,000 or $3,500 a head, and nobody ever really knows who got hobnobbed. Until now. Check it out. While not a complete database, the Web site has 14 parties on file for Minnick, including fetes with snowmobilers and many with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Rep. Mike Simpson, however, appears to party more than Minnick, with 28 party invites on file. He appears to have fortnightly fundraisers at the “refined and elegant” Capitol Hill Club, a Republican gentleman’s club two blocks from Capitol Hill. Sen. Mike Crapo has 23 invites posted, including a $7,500-a-head golf outing. Poor Sen. Jim Risch has only two parties to his name so far, and one of them, unfortunately, was a Sun Valley Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed at Dollar Mountain. —Nathaniel Hoffman

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Men in Blue: TJ Thomson (left) and David Litster (right) posing for Boise City Council, Seat 4.

CITY COUNCIL 4 Political newbies come out swinging ANDREW CRISP Of the three races for Boise City Council, the one lacking an incumbent—David Litster vs. TJ Thomson for Seat 4—has become the bell weather contest of the season. Though he entered the race just a month before the Tuesday, Nov. 3, election, Litster has made headlines with his opposition to Boise Mayor Dave Bieter’s plan for a downtown streetcar. Litster intends to ﬁle a petition with the Boise City clerk in an effort to force a vote on the proposal. If Litster can gather the approximately 6,465 necessary signatures, the initiative would force the City Council to put the streetcar to a public vote before making a decision. “A plan this dubious, expensive and unpopular should proceed only with a vote of the people,” Lister said. Thomson endorsed a vote on the streetcar plan and said he’d sign the petition. “I think a vote is a good idea,” he said. “Let’s go ahead and have a vote. It’s a good way to gauge how people feel.” But Thomson added he believes Litster’s mind is already made up. “He’s already taken a stand, and yet he’s also calling for a public vote,” Thomson said. He said the City Council campaign needs to focus on the local economy, not just the streetcar initiative. “[The streetcar] is just one issue—an important issue—but it’s just one of many issues that the City Council will face,” Thomson said. Both candidates are rookies in the political sphere, but are relying on their extensive resumes to net them public support. Thomson has a masters of public affairs from Indiana University, worked as a NASA policy analyst for the Government Accounting Ofﬁce and currently works as an internal auditor at Idaho Power. He has secured endorsements from organized labor, public safety workers, conservationists and a laundry list of Idaho Democrats,

including Bieter. Litster, a Harvard MBA and self-proclaimed “fiscal hawk,” who works in human resources at his sister’s law firm, sports a freshly inked endorsement by the bigspending Ada County Association of Realtors and outgoing Councilman Jim Tibbs. Litster spent time in real estate development before working at Micron PC in Nampa, and then at Micron Technology in Boise. In 2001, according to a public court document obtained by BW, Lister filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with more than $80,000 in credit card debt, and more than $250,000 in overall debt. Litster explained that he moved back to Boise in 1995, with plans to invest in Lanson Enterprises Inc., a local food technology startup. The founder promised him that financing would materialize after a planned expansion, but that Lister’s funds were needed to make it happen. “Unfortunately, I ended up helping fund various substantial ongoing expenses on my credit cards in an effort to help the business succeed. I was reassured that when the financing arrived, I would be reimbursed,” he said. However, the funds never materialized. Litster said he believed that he could pay off the debt, but when his salary was cut and one of his sons was diagnosed with cancer, he and his wife filed for bankruptcy. “This whole experience has given me a deep appreciation for the struggles the average small business owner and local families have to deal with,” he said. “That is why I am so committed to reducing the size of government and our tax burden.” Thomson had no comment on Litster’s bankruptcy filing, but said he had never filed for bankruptcy. Ask the candidates your own questions at electionland.boiseweekly.com. WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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NEWS/TRUE CRIME K-9 COP CAPTURES SUSPECT AFTER CHASE One boy was a good boy. One boy was not. One boy followed commands. The other did not. Which meant the first boy ended the night of Oct. 14 with praise, pats on the head and maybe a special treat to eat. The other boy’s evening wound up being a little less pleasant. The first boy is Boise Police K-9 cop Vigo, a 3-1/2-yearold Belgian Malinois. He’s the officer who made the collar on our second boy, 25-year-old Cody Fortin of Middleton. They met in thick Cody Fortin brush lining a canal near West Homer Road and North Hawkcrest Lane at the base of the Eagle Foothills. But the chain of events leading up to their ill-fated encounter began the night before at a Boise party. Witnesses told police that a man, later identified as Fortin, crashed the party and began fighting with an adult male inside the house on the 1900 block of North 32nd Street. Fortin allegedly stabbed the victim in the shoulder before fleeing the scene in a red car. Boise Police Gang Unit detectives located the suspect at about 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 on the 1400 block of Kingswood Avenue in Meridian. As an officer approached his car, Fortin took off, narrowly missing the officer.

A chase ensued. Speeds reached 80 mph. Then the inevitable crash. And one last futile dash for freedom over two fences, across a field and into the thick brush lining that canal. Police found their man’s shoes stuck in the mud. He’d evidently run clean out of them in his futile escape attempt. After Fortin ignored police commands to surrender, Vigo found a compelling way to encourage his cooperation. And so while Vigo clocked out to enjoy a well-deserved rest after his little game of fetch, Fortin endured a sew-up session at a local emergency room before being hauled off to jail. He was booked on aggravated battery, aggravated assault on a police officer and eluding a police officer—all felonies. What’s more, he’ll stay behind bars until he can post his $1 million bond. Sounds like somebody could have profited from a little obedience training.

PAROLEE ADDS GRAND THEFT TO RAP SHEET Idaho Probation and Parole agents reported back on April 3, 2009, that a 42-year-old male Hidden Springs resident had gone AWOL, taking a $2,000 alcohol monitor with him. The suspect was slapped with the monitor as part of his probation on separate, unrelated driving-under-the-inﬂuence charges. But between Dec. 2, 2008—the start of our suspect’s mandated monitoring—and the April call to Boise cops, probation agents had heard nary a whisper from the man. Results of the BPD investigation were forwarded to county prosecutors, who issued an arrest warrant. And on Oct. 14, police located the man—and his liquor equipment—and arrested him, slapping on an additional felony grand theft charge. —Jay Vail

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Mike Rogers: The Man Who Outs Closeted Right-Wing Politicians by Greta Christina

Journalist talks about why it’s important to report on the secret sex lives of gay conservatives who are in bed with anti-gay forces

hy do political ﬁgures keep their sexual identities secret? Why do they ﬁght so viciously against the very sexualities they practice? And why do people decide to expose them? Mike Rogers is one of the world’s leading experts on closeted gay politicians. Dubbed by the Washington Post as “the most feared man on Capitol Hill,” Rogers is an investigative reporter known for outing closeted gay politicians who work and vote against LGBT rights. He’s the star of Outrage, the recent documentary inspired by his investigations. His most recent expose is among his most controversial: South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, the closeted anti-gay politician who’s in line to replace the now-infamous Gov. Mark Sanford. Rogers is director of the National Blogger and Citizen Journalist Initiative and a Media Fellow at the New Organizing Institute, where he develops nationwide media programs. He is a former development director of the Harvey Milk School, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and GALA Choruses, and was director of major gifts at Greenpeace. Rogers blogs at blogactive.com. Rog-

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ers is also the executive editor of PageOneQ and director of business development for Raw Story. He lives in Washington, D.C. We spoke recently about how and why he outs closeted anti-gay politicians, his standards of evidence, the psychology of homophobic gay people, the difference between news and gossip, and more. Greta Christina: You’ve made it a big part of your life’s work to expose closeted gay politicians who work and vote against LGBT rights. Can you tell us why you decided to do that? Mike Rogers: It’s not really a big part of my life’s work. I think people have that misconception, because it’s what I’m so well known for. But my life’s work, at least up until now, has been that of a fundraiser. My politics are shaped by my work at a number of places, but particularly the Harvey Milk School, where I saw young people who were affected by society in such negative ways. What I saw was unacceptable to me. Society was abusing these kids. So from that point, I felt that everything I do in my career, I want to do to make the world better. But it was

only in 2004, with the incredible frustration I felt over the use of marriage in the 2004 election—that’s when I decided, “You know what? This is bullshit. And I’m going to do something about it.” Why do you think outing has become such a big part of your public image? Is it just because it’s lurid? Why do you think that’s how people identify you? Well, people love it. Everyone loves a good outing. It’s sensationalism. Why do people care more about who John Edwards had sex with than they care about ending poverty in America? Why do people care more about who Bill Clinton got a blowjob from than they care about true health-care reform? Well, it’s not boring all of a sudden. The media’s like, “Woo hoo! We have something fun and different and exciting!” It’s sexy, and we’re primates, and we care about that. Right. It’s not that people are fascinated by the sex lives of closeted politicians. It’s that people are fascinated by sex lives. This is nothing new. It’s been going on for a long time, but history has denied it. People have trouble view-

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ing history in color. So much of our history is denied over sex. Let me ask about your most recent outing: South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer. Why did you feel this particular story was important? First of all, Andre Bauer stood up and defended anti-marriage stuff. When I looked at who put Andre Bauer into office, and the running theme of his political career—this is a man who has been in bed with anti-gay forces since he got into politics. It’s a personal call. There are lots of Republicans, including some in Congress, who are closeted and gay, and I have no reason to out them. They’re not in bed with the religious right; they’re not working with a team of folks who are rabid homophobes. Now, a lot of people object to outing on principle. Even with closeted gay politicians who vote against gay rights, they still think people have a right to sexual privacy, and to decide for themselves when and if to come out, no matter what. What’s your response to that? First of all: Regardless of what they would like, politicians don’t get to decide what stories about their lives will be reported on. That’s not how it works. Whether it’s taking money from the treasury, bribing people, whatever it is—the guy in office doesn’t get to say, “Don’t write a story about this, but write a story about that.” In terms of who has the right to report things? No other community is expected to harbor its own enemies. I have no problem if these people want to be private—but then they shouldn’t be running for office. I wrote a post called “No more ‘outing,’” where I pledged to replace the word “outing” with “reporting.” To me, “outing” is the indiscriminate revealing of an individual’s sexual orientation. I don’t do that. I report on hypocrisy. Do people feel that if a member of Congress is arguing against choice, and it’s found out that they had an abortion—is that something that should not be reported? If you find out that a member of Congress is supposedly a Christian, and is having an affair—should that be reported? For me, the answer is yes. It’s a very simple thing ... because they are beating gay people up. I have yet to find a reason that Larry Craig should be able to say that somebody who has sex with a man should not serve in the military—and then he has sex with men, and serves on the Veteran’s Affairs Committee in Congress. That should be uncool with every person in America. If nothing else, it shows such a steep level of something in their psychology, that they shouldn’t be one of the 535 people running the country. So what are your standards of evidence? The LGBT community is full of gossip about celebrities and politicians who are gay, and a lot of the time it’s not true. How, as a reporter, do you distinguish between garden variety celebrity gossip about who is and isn’t gay, and a credible story that’s likely to be true? Every reporter decides how and what they’re going to report. When Sy Hersh writes for The New Yorker that there are Dick Cheney operatives in the Pentagon and that he can’t reveal his sources, people take at

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value whether they believe Sy Hersh is telling the truth—that he talked to people. So there are all these different standards. You can have folks at the Atlanta Journal Constitution who destroyed Richard Jewell’s life, or Judith Miller who sent us into war on behalf of the New York Times—without any proof, without anything other than one person. I take it much further. I’m a reporter. I research stories. Like many reporters, the first thing that happens is a tip. Let me tell you how many “tips” I’ve gotten: “I heard So-and-so is gay, I know he’s gay, I’ve heard it forever, I just don’t have the proof.” I’ve probably gotten a hundred e-mails over the years that have said, “Lindsey Graham is gay, I can’t believe you’re not reporting this, you’re a horrible individual.” Well, everybody can say they know Lindsey Graham is gay—but I don’t know if Lindsey Graham is gay. I don’t know if Lindsey Graham has sex with men. Now, in some cases, it’s easy. A tip comes in, it’s the voicemail of a U.S. congressman looking for sex on a phone sex line. Eight different tapes. If only they were all that easy. So in a variety of methods, I verify whether the tapes are correct or not. They may not be. But the proof is in the pudding: whether the proof is tapes, or whether I report on Larry Craig eight months before he’s arrested and the arrest becomes the news. In the cases where it’s easy, it’s a no-brainer. The other cases come down to: What do people know, when did they know it, who said what, how did they say it. So what I do—what I did, for example, in Larry Craig’s case—I met various people who claimed to have had sex with Larry Craig. Now, when I meet a gay political guy [in D.C.] who says, “I had sex with Larry Craig,” and he tells me specific characteristics about Larry Craig’s penis—and then I fly 3,000 miles across the country, and I meet with somebody who’s not in the political arena, who had no connection to the guy in Washington, and he tells me very similar things about Larry Craig’s penis, despite there being a five- or 10- or 15-year difference? That, to me, says something else. That’s credible. That’s not gossip. That’s multiply-confirmed, independent, firsthand stories. Exactly. But those people won’t come forward. It’s not that they don’t believe in what I’m doing, it’s not fear of being disproven. They won’t come forward because they know that the right-wing garbage machine will shred them. They will shred them from head to toe. Look at the shredding Michael Jones went through. We all know that it isn’t just gay people who hide their sex lives and then take political action inconsistent with those sex lives. My question, with the people who are gay: How much of this shame and denial do you think has to do with being gay ... and how much of it is just about sex and sexuality? Like sex is something that’s dirty and secret, something you don’t talk about? And how much is shame about being gay specifically? First time I got that question! It’s a good one. There is a pathology. In some places, it’s WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

probably about the sexual part of it—that they’re so ashamed of the sex. For others, it’s probably a matter of convenience. You want to be the governor of South Carolina, and you’re the lieutenant governor, and you’ll never get elected if you tell anyone you’re gay. So—you make yourself not gay. I think there are different people, and I’ll give you an example. David Dreier is different than Larry Craig. In fact, David Dreier is much closer to Barney Frank than he is to Larry Craig, in terms of the psychology. David Dreier is a gay man, he has a gay relationship, he has gay friends—but he has built this closet. He’s what I call a man on a journey. I don’t know if you know my case with Paul Koering, the state senator? Koering’s an interesting case because he was a gay Republican who was not always voting for us the way he should have, and I felt he was on a journey. And it was being on that journey that made me tell him, “Senator, when you go in and vote next week”—he was voting on a Michele Bachmann thing in the State Legislature—“don’t worry how you vote. I’m not going to out you.” I actually expected him to vote for their state marriage amendment. As a result of everything, he ended up coming out against the amendment. The only Republican to do so. Voted against it, walked out in the lobby of the Minnesota State Capitol— and simultaneously came out on my site and to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. I think my work nudged his journey ... but even if he had voted against us, I didn’t think it was worth an outing, because I thought his journey would get him where he had to be. For Paul, and he’s talked about this, it was the strict Catholic upbringing he went through in Brainerd, Minn., that brought him to the closet. It was something he had to overcome. As opposed to Larry Craig. Larry Craig was never going to overcome his closet. Ever. It’s a dry drunk syndrome.

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TIMELINE

Oct. 17, 2006 Gay activist Michael Rogers outs Sen. Larry Craig on his blog and on a syndicated radio program. Craig spokesman calls allegations ridiculous. Idaho Statesman quietly begins five-month investigation into Craig’s sexual identity.

May 14, 2007 Craig tells the Statesman he “never engaged in sex with a man or solicited sex with a man.”

June 11, 2007 Craig arrested in sex-sting at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport men’s room.

Aug. 27, 2007 Roll Call breaks news that Craig was arrested and pled guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Sept. 1, 2007 Craig announces his “intent” to resign.

Aug. 28, 2007 Idaho Statesman publishes lengthy report on Craig investigation, including three independent corroborations of Rogers’ allegations. Craig holds press conference at the Boise Depot and says, “Let me be clear: I am not gay and never have been gay.”

Sept. 26, 2007 Craig says he will not resign pending an attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the Minneapolis men’s room case.

Oct. 4, 2007 Minnesota judge refuses to allow Craig to withdraw guilty plea. Craig appeals.

Feb. 13, 2008 Senate Ethics Committee admonishes Craig.

Dec. 9, 2008 Minnesota appeals court upholds Craig guilty plea.

Dec. 2, 2007 Statesman publishes the names and stories of four men claim- Oct. 6, 2009 Times-News ing to have had reports that Craig’s lobbying firm, New West sex with Craig. Strategies, is consulting with Cassia County to land a new, medium security federal prison. County to pay the firm $5,000 a month.

That brings me to my last question. In your experience, what typically happens with closeted gay political figures after they’ve been exposed? It seems like some of them change their attitudes about LGBT issues, and some don’t. What do you think makes that difference: the difference between somebody who, once they’re outed or are pushed out, then they’re out and proud and start working for our causes—and the people who just get buried deeper in the closet? What makes anybody different? What makes people be out, and then not tell their parents? Or what makes people tell their parents, and not tell their friends? What makes people live their whole lives, and then come out when they’re 60? Each person lives their life through their experience. When a guy is in college, and someone outs him to his family, how does the guy react? Either, “No, Ma, that’s bullshit, it’s not true,” or “Hey, I’m gay. Get over it.” That’s probably a question better asked to a psychologist than to me. Greta Christina writes from San Francisco. Read her Blowfish Blog at gretachristina.typepad.com, where this interview first appeared. Editor’s Note: Sen. Larry Craig, returning BW’s call at press time, said he does not talk about the past and would not know Mike Rogers if he walked in the door. WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

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BOISEvisitWEEKLY PICKS boiseweekly.com for more events FRIDAYSUNDAY OCT. 23-31 stage GOING TO THE DORKSIDE Listen up guys and ghouls—just like this pun, things are getting pretty dorky. Prairie Dog Playhouse opened its fall season with the Halloween mash-up, Tales from the Dorkside. Prairie Dog Playhouse strives to “bring quality, family oriented entertainment to the community at an affordable price.” This focus on family fun is bolstered by the use of original all-ages scripts. Tales from the Dorkside will showcase the Prairie Dog Players as they put their spin on three classic Halloween tales using a “musical melodrama parody” style. So take the kids and prepare to be slain with laughter. But leave the booing to the ghosts. Through Oct. 31. Fridays and Saturdays, 7:15 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m. $13 adults, $10 students and seniors, $7 for children under 12, Prairie Dog Playhouse, 3820 Cassia St., 208-336-7383, pdplayhouse.com.

FRIDAY OCT. 23 stage OPERA AT THE LIBRARY? Though opera singers and librarians generally live on opposite ends of Noisetown, on Friday, Oct. 23, they will brieﬂy set their differences aside for a one-night-only free event. The Ada Community Library is inviting readers and music lovers alike to enjoy a free performance featuring members of Opera Idaho. This year boasts soloist Tiffany Calas, a mezzo-soprano whose

Whether positive or negative, at our Kore, we’re all a bunch of Ionz, right, man?

Diva Rocci Johnson.

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stage DIVAS OF BOISE The Divas of Boise are a group of talented female singers/musicians started by Rocci Johnson in the mid-90s to showcase their skills and lend a helping hand where they think it will be most beneficial. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the nine women currently on the Diva roster—many of them mothers—will perform on the Humpin’ Hannah’s stage to raise funds to fight child abuse. Idaho icon Rosalie Sorrels will also perform a set and then she and the Divas will join together for the final set of the night. Johnson said after the Robert Manwill case, more cases of child abuse began surfacing, and she and her fellow femme fatales felt inspired to do something to help. The 2009 Divas of Boise are Rocci Johnson, Kathy Miller, Dana Oland, Kerry Rourke, Deb Sager, Rebecca Scott, Margaret Stigers, Sirah Storm and Mary Weaver. 7:30-10 p.m., $20, all of which benefits the WCA, Humpin’ Hannah’s, 621 Main St., 208-345-7557. For more information, call the WCA at 208-343-3688, Ext 22.

roles have included parts in Carmen and Gianni Schicchi. Fellow soprano Megan StarrLevitt, who makes her Opera Idaho debut next May as Our Town’s female lead, is also an opera veteran whose credits include The Phantom of the Opera and The Fantasticks. The two soloists will be accompanied by pianist and concerto soloist Betsi Hodges. So dust off those penguin-suits and pay those late fees—Opera Idaho is taking the “Shhh” out of the library for one evening only. Friday, October 23, 7

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p.m., FREE, Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, 208-362-0181, adalib.org.

SATURDAY OCT. 24 dance HE MAKES US FEEL LIKE DANCIN’ Jacques d’Amboise, longtime principal dancer at New York City Ballet and founder of the National

“Water for Roots. Love of Reggae. Fire for Rock.” That is the ambiguous, stoned-sounding creed of Seattle-based world reggae rock band Kore Ionz, and on Saturday, they’re bringing their beats to Boise. Comprised of members from ﬁve continents, Kore Ionz hopes to use their music to spread the message of compassion and a love for all cultures. Fresh off a busy summer of touring and music festivals, Kore Ionz will continue their journey here at Reef, promoting their album Half-hour Revolution. The band has promised to donate half of their CD proceeds to Seattle nonproﬁt The Service Board, a program designed to support mentorship and empowerment programs for youth in marginalized communities. Having shared the stage with acclaimed artists such as Bob Marley’s Original Wailers and the Boogie Brown Band, Kore Ionz is ready to deliver some feel-good grooves and showcase their fusion of roots reggae, rock and world rhythms. 9:30 p.m., $5, Reef, 105 S. Sixth St., 208-287-9200, reefboise.com.

Dance Institute, is heading to town to impart some of his ballet wisdom on TRICA’s tiny tikes. After the 75-year-old met TRICA founder Jon Swarthout at a teacher-training program in New York City, d’Amboise agreed to jet out to Boise to help Swarthout raise money. D’Amboise will lead a community dance class for kids ages 6-12 on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 24. Later that evening, he will also host Encounter with Dance: An Evening with Jacques d’Amboise at 7 p.m. at the Linen Building. The two-hour program will feature stories, video clips and a number of opportunities for audience participation. Judging by the awards heaped on the 1984 documentar y based on d’Amboise’s life, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’—an Oscar, six Emmys and a Peabody—the program

should be well-worth the $25 admission ticket. Community Dance Class, 10-11:15 a.m., $15. Allages presentation, 7 p.m., $25 adults, $15 children under 12, Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St. To register or purchase tickets, call 208-344-2220.

SATURDAY OCT. 24 zombies THRILLS AND CHILLS Wrapping up Fall For Boise 2009 is the hippie happy festive Fall Fire Finale, which features African-style drumming, hula hoopers, break dancers, poetr y reading and, you guessed it, lots of ﬁre. Though this spinny, ﬂashy, hot cocoa-fueled party gets going at 7 p.m., the real

spectacle starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. For a short six minutes, zombied-up Boisearea Michael Jackson fans will ﬂood Grove Plaza to perform the oft-imitated dance from “Thriller” simultaneously with 272 other groups around the world. Thrill the World 2009 needs to gather 270,000 dancing zombies to break the Guinness World Record, so if that sounds at all thrilling to you, there’s still time to learn the dance and participate. Head (har har) over to thrilltheworld. com to be schooled in the proper dance steps, then contact TTW09Boise@gmail. com to join up with local Thrillerheads. 6:30 p.m. & 7 p.m., FREE, Grove Plaza, downtown. For more information on the Fall Fire Finale, visit cityofboise.org. For more information on Thrill the World Boise, contact TTW09Boise@gmail.com. WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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Join these delinquent dashers for a Prison Break.

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SATURDAY OCT. 24 stage PRISON BREAK HALFER Sharpen your spoon and get digging on your escape tunnel, it’s time to bust out of prison for the third annual Prison Break! Half Marathon, 10K and 5K race that will have you running for your life. The Prison Break! Half Marathon was created in par tnership with the Idaho Depar tment of Corrections in their effor ts to benefit the community they ser ve. Boastingly billed as “the most exciting race event in the countr y,” Prison Break! will pull out all the stops in an effort to live up to the hype. After a rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner,” participants will be treated to a squadron of Formula One race planes flying overhead. The race begins with the wail of an escape siren, which should provide ample motivation for hundreds of rubber-soled sneakers to hit the road. After completing the scenic high deser t route around the Idaho State Correctional Institution and its neighboring facilities, runners will be treated to a delicious buffet and the par ty will continue with a benefit tribute to the Boise Rescue Mission and Idaho’s fallen peacekeepers. Shake off those shackles and take to the hills—freedom has never felt more liberating. 9 a.m., half marathon $55-$65, 10K or 5K $35$45, Idaho State Correctional Institution, 13500 S. Pleasant Valley Road, 208639-1434, prisonbreakhalf. com.

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Don’t feed the wild animals at Boo at the Zoo, especially the sugar-crazed fuzzy pink bunnies. You’ll lose a paw.

SATURDAY OCT. 24 recreation BOO AT THE ZOO Looking to get the most wear out of your lil’ goblin, mummy or vampire’s handmade costume this Halloween season? Try Zoo Boise’s Boo at the Zoo, an annual event that mixes giraffes and tigers with sugar-crazed trick-or-treating tots. This family friendly week-beforeHalloween celebration provides tons of activities for animal lovers of any age. Test your skills with the bat toss, get your face painted and then head over to the pumpkin patch for a photo. If that’s not your style, go monkey around on the Astrojump or sign yourself and your little monster up for the popular costume contest. All ages are invited to show off their cool and clever costumes, but gory or scary attire is discouraged. Sorry Freddy Krueger, looks like you’re sittin’ this one out. For those with only one chocolate-covered, nougat-ﬁlled thing on your mind, grab your pumpkin-shaped bucket and trick-or-treat with a collection of other costumed characters spread out across the zoo. Presented by Boise State, this year’s Boo at the Zoo promises good, clean fun for every peacock and princess. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $6.50 adults, $4 seniors 62 and older, $3.75 kids 4-11, FREE for children age 3 and younger, Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Drive, 208-384-4125, zooboise.org.

SATURDAYWEDNESDAY OCT. 24-28 citizen VOTE SMARTISH The AM talk radio set will meet with all eight Boise City Council candidates on

Saturday at the Doubletree Riverside for a “Town Hall-style debate.” Then, on Monday, it’s the Northenders. On Wednesday, the League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women and the Idaho Statesman will grill the candidates. The third option is to log on to electionland. boiseweekly.com and ask the candidates anything you

Most adventurous bulk foods shoppers have come across the Andean pseudo grain quinoa. Pronounced “keen-wah,” this high-protein tiny seed looks like couscous in its raw state, but cracks open to reveal a tiny tadpole-like tail when cooked. Quinoa’s high-protein content, mild nutty flavor and lack of gluten have made it an increasingly popular grain substitute for people who get excited by the term “grain substitute.” Being a member of the aforementioned gastronomic group, my jaw dropped when I entered Boise Co-op a few BOISE CO-OP weeks ago and spotted what 888 W. Fort St. appeared to be bright yellow, Boise, 208-472-4500 boisecoop.com elbow-shaped quinoa pasta in the bulk foods section. As I got closer to the label, I realized that it was indeed pasta. And was indeed made of quinoa. Double heck yes. After I got my new find home and threw it into a pot of salted water, my excitement started to wane. You can’t cook quinoa pasta like regular pasta—over-cooked, it breaks apart; undercooked, it tastes waxy. After a few experimental trials, though, I found the secret. Add a few glugs of oil to the water first, then bring it to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for seven minutes and drain. Ta da! Quinoa pasta. Like regular pasta, but so much more awesome. —Tara Morgan

want, raw and uncut. Oct. 24, 3-6 p.m., Doubletree Riverside, 2900 Chinden Blvd.; North End Neighborhood Association, Oct. 26, 7 p.m., Hyde Park Mennonite Church, 1520 N. 12th St.; League of Women Voters, Oct. 28, 7-9 p.m., Boise Public Library auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd. And Electionland.boiseweekly. com. All FREE.

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IDAHO MEDIA PROFESSIONALS LUNCHEON—Join the Idaho Media Professionals and Ben Shedd at a behind-the-scenes look at Star Waiters. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch averages about $10. Sun Ray Cafe, 1602 N. 13th St., 208-343-2887.

THURSDAY OCT. 22 On Stage BEAUTY AND THE BEAST— Based on the Academy Award

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Working to protect and restore western watersheds and wildlife through education, public policy initiatives and litigation.

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW—Columbia High School’s Scrath Theatrics presents The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. 7:30 p.m. $6 ($1 off with a can of food for the food bank); tickets available at the door, 208-498-0571. Columbia High School, 301 S. Happy Valley Road, Nampa.

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THE PAVILION—See review, Page 22. 8 p.m. $21. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-442-3232, www. bctheater.org.

Food & Drink DRINKING LIBERALLY—A group of left-leaning individuals gather to talk politics, share ideas and inspire change. 7 p.m. drinkingliberally.org. Ha’ Penny Irish Pub and Grill, 855 Broad St., Ste. 250, Boise, 208-343-5568.

Screen SCREENINGS OF X FILES EPISODE: EL MUNDO GIRA AND LA LLORONA—Part of the Latin American Film Series at Boise State. For more information call 208-426-2595. 1 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Hatch Ballroom, Boise.

Workshops & Classes WHAT THE HECK IS YOUTUBE?—Take a tour of the Internet and ﬁnd out about the great tools that all this silly vocabulary refers to. 7:30-8:45 p.m. FREE. Library at Collister, 4724 W. State St., Boise, www. boisepubliclibrary.org.

Talks & Lectures HIKING ICELAND—Join local author Sheldon Bluestein for intimate details of his travels in Iceland. 7-9 p.m. FREE, 208424-6683, www.idahomountainrec.org. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK IN WINTER—Mark Menlove, executive director with Winter Wildlands Alliance, presents his slide show and discussion on the history of winter use in Yellowstone National Park and stewardship efforts to protect opportunities for winter visitors to enjoy natural quiet. 7 p.m. FREE. REI, 8300 W. Emerald, Boise, 208-322-1141, www.rei. com/stores/boise.

Kids & Teens DISNEY STORE HALLOWEEN “DRESS REHEARSAL” PARTY—Kids and adults can kick off Halloween season early with games, prizes and a costume parade. 3:30-5:30 p.m. The Disney Store, 350 N. Milwaukee St., Ste. 1101, Boise, 208-321-8175, disneyshopping. go.com.

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TMP’s Ilana Goldman and John Michael Schert.

TMP SECOND SEASON PREMIERE On Saturday night at the Morrison Center, Trey McIntrye Project presented the Boise premieres of “Shape” and “The Sun Road,” a return of “(serious)” and “Like A Samba.” “Like A Samba,” a dance McIntyre choreographed more than 12 years ago that is demanding both technically and theatrically, is set to the dulcet tones of bossa nova legend Astrud Gilberto. It is a dance comprised of and, according to McIntyre, about classical ballet technique. Dressed in white, dancers John Michael Schert, Brett Perry and Dylan G-Bowley moved with an understated but visible strength, much like the music to which they danced. G-Bowley and Annali Rose, both of whom are in their second year with TMP, expressed a palpable conﬁdence not as apparent last year. When either was on stage, it was hard to sit still. It was like audience members were attached to the dancers’ muscles by strings, moving each time they moved. G-Bowley’s solo, which he performed during Fiesta Tropical in September at the Knitting Factory, was as whimsical and riveting this time around. When on stage and especially on pointe, new company dancer Ilana Goldman may best be described in animal terms: she moves with the grace of a gazelle, the ﬂuidity of a cheetah and carries the stature of a giraffe. Dressed in watery white, hair pulled tight behind her head, Goldman looked like a mythical amalgamation of the three. While I initially hoped McIntyre wouldn’t employ the overwrought song from which the title of the dance came, that thought was quickly banished. McIntyre picked a live version different from the oft-heard Getz-Gilberto collaboration and avoided any obvious literal interpretation of the song. Goldman’s grace complemented Gilberto’s restrained but technically ideal delivery. One particularly charming move was when Goldman slightly shifted her knee from side to side, a move as delicious as Gilberto’s sweetly accented “dall and tin and yeng and lovely ...” After some extensive touring, TMP returns with another Boise performance in February 2010. In the meantime, TMP has a number of new video podcasts via iTunes and updates at treymcintyre.com. —Amy Atkins WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

8 DAYS OUT winning animated feature about a love story between the beautiful Belle and the kindhearted Beast and how love can soften the most hardened soul. 7:30 p.m., $15 adult, $14 seniors and students; $20 door, 208468-2385, www.mtionline.org. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa.

postulant who becomes governess to the seven children of Captain Von Trapp. 7 p.m. $15-$39. Knock ‘Em Dead Dinner Theatre, 333 S. Ninth St., 208-385-0021, www.kedproductions.org.

A CONCERT FOR THE CHILDREN - THE DIVAS OF BOISE—See Picks, Page 16. For further information on the WCA, call 208-343-3688, Ext.22. 7:30-10 p.m. $20 donation. Humpin’ Hannah’s, 621 Main St., 208-345-7557.

KENNY LOGGINS AND JIM MESSINA—Making a stop in Idaho Falls during their nationwide tour. 8 p.m. $34, $39. Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium, 501 S. Holmes Ave., Idaho Falls, 208-612-8396, www.ci.idahofalls.id.us.

Concerts

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW—See Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. $6 ($1 off with a can of food for the food bank); tickets available at the door, 208-498-0571. Columbia High School, 301 S. Happy Valley Road, Nampa.

Workshops & Classes CERTIFIED PROCESS PROFESSIONAL COURSE— Designed for people looking for a leg-up in the professional business. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $300. TECenter Boise State West, 5465 E. Terra Linda Way, Nampa, 208-426-1974, www. idahosbdc.org.

THE MOUSETRAP—Agatha Christie’s long-running mystery is the perfect production for the spookiest month. 7:30 p.m., $11 general, $9 seniors and students. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-3425104, www.boiselittletheater.org.

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR—The exhibit explores the relationship between interior spaces, objects and environment. 4:30-6:30 p.m. FREE. SUB Galler y, 1910 University Dr., Boise State campus, Boise, 208-426-5800, ﬁnearts.boisestate.edu. NEW 2 U ART SALE—Claim recently donated artwork for anywhere from $50-$500. Works include paintings, drawings, masks, original prints and ceramics. 6-9 p.m. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr., Boise, 208-345-8330, www. boiseartmuseum.org.

Talks & Lectures CITY CLUB OF BOISE—The talk is titled The Future of Your Daily Newspaper and features Mi-Ai Parrish, publisher of Idaho Statesman. 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. $16 for City Club members, $23 for nonmembers, $5 for listeners (speaker only, no meal), $10 for students with valid student ID. The Grove Hotel, 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-333-8000.

Art

THE PAVILION—See Wednesday. 8 p.m., $21. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-442-3232, www. bctheater.org.

DONNA BERNSTEIN SHOW— Artist Donna Bernstein exhibits at Woodriver Cellars as part of the winery’s Gallery Artist Program. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Woodriver Cellars, 3705 N. Hwy. 16, Eagle, 208-286-9463, www. woodrivercellars.com.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC—Settle into the seat for the beloved story of Maria, the high-spirited

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Giving new meaning to the phrase “food fight.”

LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL—A nationwide rally intended to call attention to the need for afterschool programs that keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, and help working families. 3:30-5 p.m. 208-854-4917. Morley Nelson Elementar y School, 7701 W. Northview St., Boise.

FRIDAY OCT. 23 Festivals & Events 6TH ANNUAL BRA PROJECT— A live and silent auction with artistic representations of bras. 6 p.m. $5 students; $10 general; FREE to artists who donated a bra. Art Source Galler y, 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, www.artsourcegaller y.com. BOISE PHILHARMONIC, BACKSTAGE WITH THE ARTIST—An up-close and personal experience with maestro Franz and guest artist Kevin Cole. Noon. FREE (optional preorder lunch for $8). Esther Simplot Center for the Per forming Arts, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-9116.

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CREATURES OF THE NIGHT— Bring the whole family for an evening of Halloween critters and ﬁreside stor y telling. 6:308:30 p.m., $3; FREE children under 2. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise, 208-3686060. FALL BOOK SALE—Check out the fall book sale for lots of new and gently used books. 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Hayes Auditorium, Boise Public Librar y, Boise, www. boisepubliclibrar y.org. MIX TAPE X-CHANGE—Bring a mix tape to swap. Snacks and drinks will be provided. A sweet way to socialize and share music. 5-7 p.m., FREE. The Box in the Basement, 280 N. Eighth St., Boise.

Come to Chandlers Steakhouse and show us your true colors. Until November 14th, each time you dine at Chandlers Steakhouse 10% of your total check* goes into a scholarship fund. You pick the team of your choice and the school with the most votes takes home 75% of the proceeds and the other gets 25%. It's competitive eating at its tastiest. Follow the results on our web site and on our Facebook page.

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8 DAYS OUT WEST Y-CITY HARVEST PARTY—This community event includes swimming, games, a costume parade, fall crafts and more. 6-8 p.m. FREE. West Family YMCA and Boise City Aquatic Center, 5959 Discovery Pl., Boise, 208-377-9622.

On Stage AN EVENING OF COMEDY WITH DAVE ATTELL—See story, Page 26. Ages 18 and up. 8:30 p.m. $22, $27. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, www.egyptiantheatre.net. THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW—See Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. $6 ($1 off with a can of food for the food bank); tickets available at the door, 208-498-0571. Columbia High School, 301 S. Happy Valley Road, Nampa. THE PAVILION—See Wednesday. 8 p.m. $32. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-442-3232, www.bctheater. org. THE SOUND OF MUSIC—See Thursday. 6:30 p.m. $15-$39. Knock ‘Em Dead Dinner Theatre, 333 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208385-0021, www.kedproductions. org. TALES FROM THE DORKSIDE—See Picks, Page 16. 7:15 p.m. $7-$13. Prairie Dog Playhouse, 3820 Cassia St., Boise, 208-336-7383, www.pdplayhouse.com.

Concerts AMERICAN CELEBRATION— Boise Philharmonic and Robert Franz, conductor, join with special guest Kevin Cole, piano. 8 p.m. $16-$36, 208-344-7849, www.boisephilharmonic.org. Northwest Nazarene University, 623 Holly St., Nampa.

Talks & Lectures AARON PATTERSON READING—Join Aaron Patterson, author of the thriller “Dream On,” for a reading and signing. 7 p.m. FREE. The Rediscovered Bookshop, 7079 Overland Road, Boise, 208-376-4229, www. rediscoveredbookshop.com. DAN POPKEY LECTURE— Popkey will talk about “Civility in the Marketplace.” Noon. FREE, 208-345-3441. First Presbyterian Church, 950 W. State St., Boise, www.ﬁrst-presbyterian.org.

Citizen COLLEGE OF WESTERN IDAHO INFORMATION AND EXPLORATION SESSION—Learn about what the CWI has to offer and how students can best prepare for college admission. 2-4 p.m. 208-562-3000. College of Western Idaho, 5500 University Way, Nampa, www.cwidaho.cc.

Religious/Spiritual LIGHTWORKER INITIATION—In this program, participants will learn all the components necessary to being an integral magical practice. For more information, e-mail planewalker@waveguild. com or call 505-715-6895. Two-day course, 5 p.m.-Oct. 24 at 9 p.m. Cost by offer. Space to Breathe, 11513 Fairview Ave., Ste. 105, Boise.

Odds & Ends FIGHT FOR THE CURE—Women will receive a complimentary ﬁtting. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Macy’s, 370 Milwaukee, Boise, 208-3736000.

SATURDAY OCT. 24 Festivals & Events BOO AT THE ZOO—See Picks, Page 17. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6.50 for adults, $4 seniors age 62 and older, $3.75 for children ages 4-11, and FREE for children age 3 and younger and annual pass holders. Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Dr., Boise, 208-3844125, www.zooboise.org. CREATURES OF THE NIGHT— See Friday. 6:30-8:30 p.m. $3; FREE children under 2. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise, 208-368-6060. ENCOUNTER WITH DANCE: AN EVENING WITH JACQUES D’AMBOISE—See Picks, Page 16. $25, general; $15, children under 12, 208-344-2220, www. tricarts.org. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise. FALL BOOK SALE—See Friday. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Hayes Auditorium, Boise Public Librar y, Boise, www.boisepubliclibrar y. org. FALL FIRE—See Picks, Page 16. 7-9 p.m. The Grove Plaza, downtown, Boise. HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY—Join Ballet Idaho for an evening of spooky crafts and Halloween treats. All proceeds will beneﬁt the Ballet Idaho Academy student costumes. 4-7 p.m. $10 Advance, $12 Door. Esther Simplot Center for the Per forming Arts, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-9116.

AN EVENING WITH OPERA IDAHO—See Picks, Page 16. 7 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, www.adalib.org.

Workshops & Classes BEGINNING SEWING—Learn to sew a lined tote bag. Seamstress Mary K. Christensen will lead a course. 5-9 p.m. $35; covers fabric, notions and pattern, 208-407-3359. Puffy Mondaes, 200 12th Ave. S., Nampa, www. puffymondaes.com. CERTIFIED PROCESS PROFESSIONAL COURSE—Designed for people looking for a leg-up in the professional business. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $300. TECenter Boise State West, 5465 E. Terra Linda Way, Nampa, 208-426-1974, www.idahosbdc.org. CORA L. JACKSON—Cora L. Jackson, choir and jazz legend, presents a public workshop. 7:30 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $25. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-7511, www. boisefumc.org. 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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8 DAYS OUT NAMPA HIGH PROJECT GRADUATION PUMPKIN PATCHâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Pick up your pumpkin to support Nampa High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Project Graduation. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nampa High School, 203 Lake Lowell Ave., Nampa, 208465-2760, www.sd131.k12. id.us. SIXTH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BASHâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;An all-ages bash featuring live DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, dancing, a costume contest, bizarre games, prizes and more. 7 p.m.-midnight. $6 person, $10 couple. The Community Center, 305 E. 37th, Garden City, 208-336-3870, www.tccidaho.org.

TALES FROM THE DORKSIDEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;See Friday. 7:15 p.m. $7-$13. Prairie Dog Playhouse, 3820 Cassia St., 208-336-7383, www. pdplayhouse.com.

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SECOND PART OF ART21 SCREENINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The event will include a free viewing of the ďŹ lm, and then the audience will be able to create their own art. 23:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, www. adalib.org.

AMERICAN CELEBRATIONâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; See Friday. 8 p.m. $20-$65, 208-344-7849, www.boisephilharmonic.org. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. MERIDIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Featuring cellist David Wynkoop. 7:30 p.m. Adult $7, Senior/Student $5, Family $18. Meridian Middle School, 1507 W. 8th St., Meridian.

THRILL THE WORLD 2009â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Witness, or participate in, a simultaneous dance done around the world: Michael Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thriller.â&#x20AC;? Register by contacting TTW09Boise@gmail.com. Get out and dance. 6:30 p.m. FREE, www.thrilltheworld.com. The Grove Plaza, downtown, Boise.

UNITY IN COMMUNITY CONCERTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Featuring jazz legend Cora L. Jackson, the community gospel choir and special guest soloists. 7:30 p.m. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-7511, www.boisefumc.org.

On Stage BEAUTY AND THE BEASTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;See Thursday. 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $15 adult, $14 seniors and students; $20 door, 208468-2385, www.mtionline.org. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa.

Food & Drink BRIOCHE AND BEIGNETSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Chef Hughes Maitre will teach participants how to make brioche and beignets (donuts). 11 a.m. Pottery Gourmet, 811 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-368-0649.

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOWâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;See Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. $6 ($1 off with a can of food for the food bank); tickets available at the door, 208-498-0571. Columbia High School, 301 S. Happy Valley Road, Nampa.

HARVEST CHILI DINNERâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Live music, a special performance by the Tiernan Irish Dancers, buffet dinner, dessert, live and silent auctions. 6 p.m. $12, 208-466-5516. Bishop Kelly High School, 7009 W. Franklin Rd., Boise, www.bk.org.

THE PAVILIONâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;See Wednesday. $21, 2 p.m.; $32, 8 p.m. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-442-3232, www.bctheater.org.

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THE SOUND OF MUSICâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;See Thursday. 6:30 p.m. $15-$39. Knock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Em Dead Dinner Theatre, 333 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208385-0021, www.kedproductions. org.

CORA L. JACKSONâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cora L. Jackson, choir and jazz legend, presents a public workshop. 7:30 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $25. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-7511, www. boisefumc.org.

OPEN HOUSE AND ART SALEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Check out Boiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest co-op art gallery. 5-7 p.m. FREE. The Eclectic Art Store, 280 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-703-5149.

Kids & Teens KIDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HALLOWEEN COSTUME WORKSHOPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Take the kids to create their very own Halloween costumes with four different characters to choose from. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $10 covers materials and class. Puffy Mondaes, 200 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208407-3359, www.puffymondaes. com.

SUNDAY OCT. 25 Festivals & Events FALL BOOK SALEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;See Friday. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Hayes Auditorium, Boise Public Library, Boise, www. boisepubliclibrary.org.

On Stage THE MOUSETRAPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;See Thursday. 2 p.m. $11 general, $9 seniors and students. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, www. boiselittletheater.org. TALES FROM THE DORKSIDEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;See Friday. 2 p.m. $7-$13. Prairie Dog Playhouse, 3820 Cassia St., Boise, 208-336-7383, www. pdplayhouse.com.

Literature

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BURNT INTO MEMORYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A storytelling performance by Jo Radner. Held in the Jean Wilson room. 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10, 208-383-9053. The Cabin, 801 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, www. thecabinidaho.org. CALL FOR POETS: POETS AT THE BOISE TRAIN DEPOTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A new open-mic poetry session inviting all interested poets to read their works. E-mail any questions to dandilion10@yahoo.com. 1 & 3 p.m. FREE. Boise Train Depot, 2603 Eastover Terrace, Boise. LISTENING AND TELLING WORKSHOPâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Join guest storyteller Jo Radner in a workshop designed to provide participants with a range of artistic ways to craft stories. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $75 members; $80 nonmembers. The Cabin, 801 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-331-8000, www.thecabinidaho.org.

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8 DAYS OUT MONDAY OCT. 26 Talks & Lectures THROUGH THIS WE LIVE: LAKOTA MEDICINE WHEEL— Led by Mike Cutler, Ph.D. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Jefferson Street Counseling & Consulting, 1517 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208385-0888, www.jeffersonstreetcounseling.com.

TUESDAY OCT. 27 Concerts

HAUNTED HISTORY TOUR— Take a 75 min. tour of haunted locations in Boise. The trolley will venture to the old Idaho Penitentiary, as well as various graveyards. No one under 13 allowed. Fridays/Saturdays, 8 p.m. Adults $18, students $16. Boise Trolley Tours, 602 Julia Davis Dr., Boise, 208-433-0849, www.boisetrolleytours.com. HAUNTED WOODS—Put on every year by the Eagle Volunteer Fire Fighters Association. Dusk until 11 p.m. $10 adults, $6 kids 5-12,, www.eagleﬁre.org. Merrill Park, 637 E. Shore Dr. (in the Eagle River Development), Eagle. PENNY MAIZE—Find your way through a 12-acre corn maize cut in the image of an Abraham Lincoln penny. Hours are

Mon.-Thu. 4-9 p.m., Fri. 4-11 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. and closed Sunday. $10 general (12 and older), $7 (4-12) and FREE for youth ages 3 and younger; Field of Scream pass includes Farmstead admission: $15 (ages 12 and older), $12 (4-11). The Farmstead, 8685 S. Meridian Road, Meridian, 208-922-LOST (5678), www.farmsteadfestival. com. SCARECROW STROLL—Scarecrows designed and created by local businesses, artists and organizations. Daily through Oct. 31. Garden admission during normal hours. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiar y Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, www.idahobotanicalgarden.org.

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CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER—The Auditorium Chamber Music Series presents the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. 7:30 p.m. $8 UI students; students $10; $15 seniors; $18 general admission. University of Idaho Auditorium, Administration Building, Moscow, 208-885-7557, www.auditoriumchambermusic.org.

Ongoing

ULTIMATE CHORAL EXPERIENCE CONCERT—Four Treasure Valley high school choirs team up to present the ultimate choral experience. Featuring choirs from Borah, Boise, Timberline and Capital. 7:30 p.m. $7 adults; $5 students and seniors; FREE children 5 and under. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, www. mc.boisestate.edu.

Talks & Lectures BOISE RIVER COMMUNITY LECTURE—Two local historians, author J.M. Neil and Dan Everhart, will share their research surrounding the Boise River, including photos and stories. 6 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2940, www.gardencity. lili.org.

Andrea Caban currently plays the role of Narrator in BCT’s production of The Pavilion.

THE PAVILION, BOISE CONTEMPORARY THEATER

WEDNESDAY OCT. 28 On Stage THE PAVILION—See Wednesday. 8 p.m. $21. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-442-3232, www.bctheater. org.

Art FIRST LIGHT: FIVE PHOTOGRAPHERS EXPLORE YOSEMITE’S WILDERNESS—Join Keith S. Walklet for a multimedia presentation on the collaborative book First Light: Five Photographers Explore Yosemite’s Wilderness. 7 p.m. FREE. REI, 8300 W. Emerald, Boise, 208-322-1141, www. rei.com/stores/boise.

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With a wave of her small hand, The Pavilion’s black-clad narrator creates the universe from a drop of water, triggers shooting stars and bathes BCT’s wood-ﬂoored stage in “a most poetic lavender light.” Played exquisitely by Andrea Caban, the narrator changes roles continuously throughout the performance, morphing into dozens of characters—from an all-knowing Creator to a petty Minnesota housewife to a potsmoking small town sheriff. Set at the Pine City class of 1990 high school reunion, Craig Wright’s three-person play follows the reconciliation of high school sweethearts Kari (Hollis Welsh) and Peter (Dywane Blackaller). As the night progresses and imaginary wine cooler bottles pile up on the venue’s imaginary tables, you begin to see the wrinkles caused by 20 years of longing and regret. BCT’s stage is set minimally—with hundreds of single, dangling light bulbs that act both as stars and warm dancehall lighting. Though there are only three actors, each ﬁlls the room with their delicately portrayed emotions. Check out this fantastic play about the effects of time before time runs out. —Tara Morgan Through Nov. 7. Wednesday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. $21-$32, $12 previews, students and ages 25 and younger, Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., 208-442-3232, bctheater.org. WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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THE BIRD’S THE WORD The Dodos take flight with Time to Die BY TARA MORGAN When San Francisco indie-folk act The Dodos played Alive After Five in 2008, they were beguiled by the diverse crowd cheering them on. Amid the flurry of tambourine-toed drum thumping and percussive guitar-plucking, an elderly couple locked in a straightbacked embrace waltzed back and forth in front of the stage. A few feet away, a man in a tie-dyed T-shirt swayed to the beat, his long gray ponytail swinging dangerously near a cluster of tight-jeaned teens and scampering wet-haired kids. For a band that got its start playing for cross-armed 20-somethings in San Francisco dives, Alive After Five turned out to be an oddly refreshing experience. “It ended up being really fun, but it was Paper birds (clockwise from bottom): Meric Long, Keaton Snyder and Logan Kroeber. strange,” remembered drummer Logan Kroeber. “We hadn’t played many festion Visiter, after the tour ended, Long was Time to Die with indie music icon Phil Ek vals at that point, and it was strange to be (Built to Spill, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses). insistent that the instrument become a mainresponsible for the entertainment for a very Kroeber said Ek influenced the new album stay in the band. After purchasing an easily family oriented crowd … I remember there transportable vibraphone with a pickup were a lot of older, hippie people dancing in pretty heavily in terms of the production. system, Long and Kroeber set out to find “It’s hard for me to know what the the front … It was a pretty unique experisomeone to play the instrument. Long floated songs would’ve sounded like working with ence, being matched with a crowd that the idea past his neighbor, who works at the another person. Some people have comwasn’t necessarily your own.” Conservatory of Music in San Francisco, and plained that some of the rawness is gone of The Dodos, originally called Dodobird, the recording and that’s to be expected with was soon paired up with Snyder, a conservastarted off as the solo project of lead singer tory dropout who was two weeks away from a Phil Ek production.” Meric Long. In 2005, Long picked up Kroemoving to Los Angeles. In place of that rawness, which marked ber on drums and the duo began gigging “[The vibraphone] really fills out our both Visiter and 2006’s Beware the Maniacs, around San Francisco, making a name for sound,” said Kroeber. “Meric really likes the songs on Time to Die hum with a fuzzy themselves with their high-energy live shows having it there because it creates a richer bed warmth. Long’s vocals are rich, borderand unique blend of African Ewe-influenced over which to sing. Instead of just bare guitar ing on creamy at moments, and framed by drumming and rhythmic acoustic guitar. and drums, there’s a bigger harmonic thing Since their last stop in Boise, The Dodos have sometimes twinkling, sometimes percussive going on so it’s not just his voice over guitar; acoustic guitar and expanded their brood it’s more filled in.” echoing vibraphone. to include Keaton All of this rich, full sweetness—combined Kroeber’s pulsing, Snyder as a permanent The Dodos with Ruby Suns, with ample, colorful confetti on the rejangly drumming is member on vibraSaturday, Oct. 24, $10 advance, $12 door, cord’s cover and in the video for the single still prominent, but it phone and have also tickets at The Record Exchange or Ticketweb “Fables”—seems slightly at odds with the is much less frenzied broadened their fan NEUROLUX album’s macabre title. But Time to Die, Kroeand insistent than on base considerably. 111 N. 11 St., ber insists, is meant to be taken in more of a the band’s previous The band spent 208-336-5034, neurolux.com celebratory manner. two recordings. In most of 2008 touring “All the album artwork came from Kroeber’s opinion (and across the United photos Meric shot on a trip to Switzerland he’s not joking when States and Europe for this festival that they have out there with he says) there’s one promoting their lots and lots of confetti,” said Kroeber. “I second full-length album, Visiter, with bands word that sums up the quality Ek imparted think it’s a beautiful photo as it is, but with like Les Savy Fav and Thee Oh Sees. Visiter’s on the recording: sweetness. the album title, I think that it sends more of “I think that his production choices raw, pulsing energy and catchy songwriting the message that we want to send—not of add—this is a term I always use and have caught the attention of many critics, ranka morbid thing, but more of a celebratory, used ever since I heard the mixes of the ing third, behind Fleet Foxes and Vampire re-birthing type of thing.” album—a sweetness. When we listened to Weekend, on Under The Radar’s Best And though The Dodos have done a lot of the record for the first time, there was a reAlbums of 2008 list. The song “Fools”— growing—in both popularity and band size— ally sweet thing, an easy, sweet thing going with its urgent, snapping drums and echoey since the last time they swung through Boise, through it all,” said Kroeber. harmonies—was even used in a TV ad for they’re still excited to return to the strange Part of the sweetness, no doubt, comes the lime-infused Miller Chill beer. With such town where waltzing couples and gray-haired from Snyder’s melodic vibraphone playing. a thick cloud of buzz swirling around them, hippies alike know how to get down to their expectations were high when The Dodos mi- Though The Dodos occasionally incorpounique sound. rated vibes into their live set while touring grated to Seattle to record their new album

John Pisano, aka Johnny Shoes, said people are surprised to find out he started writing music only a year ago when they hear he won a songwriting contest earlier this month. Having played guitar since he was a lad, Pisano always felt he had a way with words when speaking, but a lack of confidence and songwriting knowledge kept the Old Boise Guitar Co. store co-owner from penning his own tunes. Recently, Pisano picked up a few books, a notebook—that he keeps with him at all times now—and his guitar and started to write. Surfing the Web one day, Pisano came across the Guy Clark songwriting contest to promote Clark’s new release, Somedays the Songs Write You. Clark, who has released more than 20 albums and has had songs recorded by singers from Johnny Cash to David Allan Coe, has long been Pisano’s favorite songwriter. The 56-year-old saw the contest as a sign. With two days before the Sept. 15 deadline, Pisano finished writing “Pieces of Me and You” and submitted it along with seven other songs. He was informed barely a week later, that he had won the grand prize: a trip to Nashville to meet with Clark. “I’m not expecting to come out of this with a songwriting deal,” Pisano said. “We’ll just see where it goes.” Meeting Clark in his Nashville home includes seeing Clark’s guitar-building workshop. The two men will certainly have something to talk about. See Pisano’s “Pieces of You and Me” at guyclark.com. On the louder end of the spectrum, TooMuch-Distortion’s Justin Cantrell is turning this week’s skate night at Gusto into an eardrum-piercing party. The grinding, thrashmetal lineup for the night includes locals Hummingbird of Death (love that name); Denver’s Havok; Virginia-based Cannabis Corpse—which includes members of punk/ metal band Municipal Waste—a group smashed together by a combined love of wacky tobacky and the music of Cannibal Corpse; and Boston’s Ramming Speed, a

Ramming Speed

group Cantrell said lives up to its name. He said when Ramming Speed last played Boise—at a show at Cantrell’s house—the lead singer spent his time jumping in an above-ground pool, running and shaking like a wet dog through the crowd and back to the stage, and then doing it all over again. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 9 p.m., $6 adv., $8 door, Gusto, 509 W. Main St. Advance tickets available at Nobody’s Hero, 1023 W. Main St., and Prestige, 106 S. 11th St. —Amy Atkins

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THURSDAY OCT. 22

FRIDAY OCT. 23

ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE—9 p.m., FREE, Terrapin Station

COSMIC FAMILY BAND—9 p.m., FREE, Bad Irish

ALEX RICHARDS—6 p.m., FREE Gelato Cafe

JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLY GOATS—6 p.m., FREE, Modern Hotel

80’S DANCE PARTY W/ DJ SINISTER (18+)—8 p.m., $6, Knitting Factory

BANK—7 p.m., FREE, Hot Topic COSMIC FAMILY BAND—9 p.m., FREE, The Bouquet JAM NIGHT—8 p.m., FREE, Montego Bay JEREMIAH JAMES GANG—7:30 p.m., FREE, Pengilly’s JIM FISHWILD—6 p.m., FREE, Highlands Hollow

MIRAH, NORFOLK AND WESTERN, FAUXBOIS— 8 p.m., $10, Visual Arts Collective NATE FOWLER CD RELEASE, A ROTTERDAM NOVEMBER, MY PAPER CAMERA, APPLE HORSE, DAVID KING—7:30 p.m., $6, Knitting Factory. See Listen Here, this page. PELICAN—5:30 p.m., FREE, The Record Exchange

NATHAN J MOODY & THE QUARTERTONS— 9 p.m., FREE, Liquid RICO AND TERRY ACOUSTIC SET—8 p.m., FREE, Reef ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9:30 p.m., FREE, Hannah’s SOLE AND THE SKYRIDER BAND, ASTRONAUTALIS AND FURIOUS STYLZ— 8 p.m., $10, Neurolux THE SOUL HONEY—8 p.m., FREE, Bad Irish SOUL SERENE—9 p.m., FREE, Tom Grainey’s TERRY JONES—6:30 p.m., FREE, Berryhill THE TIX—9 p.m., FREE, The Buffalo Club

PELICAN, BLACK COBRA, SWEET COBRA—8 p.m., $8 adv./$10 door, Neurolux REGGAE NO DEAD—9 p.m., FREE, Reef THE SALOONATICS—9 p.m., FREE, The Buffalo Club SLOTH FALCON—9 p.m., $3, Terrapin Station SOUL SERENE—8:30 p.m., FREE, Sweetwater’s Tropic Zone

AUDIOTHERAPY BY AUDIOMEDICS—10 p.m., FREE, Babylon Hookah Lounge BEN BURDICK, BILL LILES, AMY WEBER—8 p.m., FREE, Sockeye BODO BROTHERS—Barely Legal tour. 8:45 p.m., FREE, Pengilly’s CLUB VOODOO, DARK DECADANT SEXY ELECTRONICA—9 p.m., FREE, Babylon Hookah Lounge DAVID MARR—7 p.m., FREE, The Cole/Marr Gallery Coffee House DOWN FOR IT LIVE AT THE LINEN— Gil Aguilar, Homero, DJ Off Limites, Pedro, Jeff from Above and The Mighty Deltaone. 8 p.m., $5/FREE with a donation of two canned goods, The Linen Building

The Fav 6:30 P.M., FREE, BERRYHILL LEE MITCHELL—8:30 p.m., FREE, Ha’ Penny LISA MCFARLAND—7 p.m., FREE, Orphan Annie’s MATT LEWIS BAND—8 p.m., $7, Sun Valley Resort MOTTO KITTY—9 p.m., FREE, Barb’s Barr OPEN MIC NIGHT—7 p.m., FREE, Rembrandt’s PATRICIA FOLKNER—7 p.m., FREE, Woodriver Cellars PILOT ERROR—9 p.m., FREE, Grainey’s POKE—9 p.m., $1, Liquid

THE FAV EP RELEASE PARTY, HEY MISTER—9 p.m., $3, Terrapin

POLYPHONIC POMEGRANITE— 9:30 p.m., $5, Reef

GAYLE CHAPMAN—8:30 p.m., FREE, Piper Pub

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

GRAND ARCHIVES, WEINLAND— 8 p.m., $8 adv./$10 door, Neurolux

SIR REALIST—Midnight, FREE, Liquid

SPONDEE—9 p.m., FREE, Liquid

HONOR SOCIETY, ESMEE DENTERS—7:30 p.m., $12, The Venue

WEATHERBOX, LITTLE BRAZIL AND MOUSEY BROWN—8 p.m., $3, Flying M Coffeegarage

JAMES COBERLY SMITH—10 p.m., FREE, Bittercreek KEN HARRIS, RICO WEISMAN—

SPINDLE BOMB—9 p.m., FREE, Grainey’s STEVE EATON—8 p.m., FREE, The Gamekeeper WAYNE WHITE—7:30 p.m., FREE, Music of the Vine

MIRAH, NORFOLK AND WESTERN, FAUXBOIS, OCT. 22, VAC

NATE FOWLER, OCT. 22, KNITTING FACTORY

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Though VAC has been booking a slew of in-your-face, what-the-helljust-happened shows of late—from the hairy scary wall-scaling Israelis Monotonix to bloody battling brahs Le Fleur and Finn Riggins—they’re taking it down a notch on Thursday, Oct. 22, with a folksy, laid-back bill. VAC is bringing back Portland, Ore., singer-songwriter Mirah, who played at a smoke-free Neurolux last April. Mirah, or Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn, is a long-time member of the K Records family and is touring on her latest release (a)spera. Another act on the roster is Portland’s whispery, piano-laced folk group Norfolk and Western, with Adam Selzer and Rachel Blumberg (of M. Ward notoriety) and a rotating cast of other Rose City luminaries. Rounding things out is Boise’s Fauxbois (formerly of Mayerforceone). While this show might not wow you with costumes (or, ahem, lack of costumes) and theatrics, it’s bound to impress with a balanced blend of ballads and thoughtful indie folk. —Tara Morgan

At 24 years old, Boise rocker Nate Fowler is one of the more seasoned acts on his upcoming CD (or to be accurate, EP) release party. Joined by local Christian alt-rockers A Rotterdam November, adorable indie poppers My Paper Camera, indie folk darlings Apple Horse and David King, Fowler will celebrate the release of his six-song EP Wherever You Go with a concert featuring rafﬂes and live painting. Recorded at Boise’s Mix House Studio, Wherever You Go features a collection of standard love and love-lost tunes sung through Fowler’s breathy, Top-40 radio-friendly pipes. Though the album pops up as “Gospel and Religious” in iTunes, many of the songs echo with a slight country twang. While lyrics like “Your blue eyes won’t stop crying / yet your green eyes / your green eyes won’t stop lying,” from the song “Cave In” aren’t going to score Fowler any profundity points, the EP is a polished recording that will give fans something to chew on while they patiently wait for his ﬁrst full-length release. —Tara Morgan

Thursday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m., $10, VAC, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, visualartscollective.com. Visit bit.ly/mirahtix for tickets.

Thursday, Oct. 22, $6, Knitting Factory, 416 S. Ninth St., bo.knittingfactory.com. Get FREE tickets at info@natefowlermusic.com. WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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PILOT ERROR—9 p.m., FREE, Tom Grainey’s

BILLY ZERA, AWA AND SONY DISC—7:30 p.m., FREE, Mai Thai-Eagle

REBECCA SCOTT—8:30 p.m., FREE, Piper Pub

CENTRAL CITY MUSIC COMPANY W/ IDLE CHATTER— 9 p.m., FREE, The Plank

POCONO BILL—8 p.m., FREE, Groove Coffee, Espresso & Wine

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ROBIN SCOTT—FREE, Orphan Annie’s Bar

CHAD COOKE—6 p.m., FREE, Woodriver Cellars

ROCCI JOHNSON BAND— Hannah’s House Party with DJ Naomi Sioux. 9:30 p.m., $5 after 10 p.m., Hannah’s

SUNDAY OCT. 25

DJ ERIC G—9 p.m., $5, Dirty Little Roddy’s

THE SALOONATICS—9 p.m., $5, The Buffalo Club

BEN BURDICK, BILL LILES— Noon, FREE, Grape Escape

THE DODOS, THE RUBY SUNS—8 p.m., $10 adv./$12 door, Neurolux

SHERPA—8 p.m., FREE, O’Michael’s

IT’S CASUAL—5:30 p.m., FREE, The Record Exchange

GIZZARD STONE—8:45 p.m., FREE, Pengilly’s

SIR REALIST—Spinning danceable, non-Top 40 hits on vinyl. Midnight, FREE, Liquid

JIM LEWIS—11 a.m., FREE, Focaccia’s

JIMMY BIVENS BIRTHDAY BASH—9 p.m., $1, Liquid

SPINDLE BOMB—9 p.m., FREE, Grainey’s

NOCTURNUM WITH DJ BONES—9 p.m., FREE, Terrapin

KEVIN KIRK AND SALLY TIBBS—7 p.m., FREE, Chandlers

STEVE EATON—8 p.m., FREE, The Gamekeeper

OPEN MIC—4 p.m., FREE, Terrapin Station

LARRY CONKLIN—7:30 p.m., FREE, Music of the Vine

TERRY JONES DUO—6:30 p.m., FREE, Berryhill

POCONO BILL—6 p.m., FREE, Sun Ray Cafe

LUST GREEDS ENVY, KARIN COMES KILLING, CHARACTER FLAW, BLACK TOOTH GRIN, SLAIN IN SILENCE—7:30 p.m., $6, Knitting Factory

VINYL NIGHT—Listening, swapping and spinning. 8 p.m., FREE, Flying M Coffeegarage

THE SIDEMEN—6 p.m., FREE, Chandlers

WATER FOR ROOTS, LOVE OF REGGAE, FIRE FOR ROCK—9:30 p.m., $5, Reef

SLICK IDIOT IN THE FLESH TOUR 2009—En Esch, Guenter Schulz (formerly KMFDM and Pigface). 9 p.m., $10 adv., $12 door, The Grizzly Rose

MATT LEWIS BAND—8 p.m., $7, Sun Valley Resort MOONDANCE—6:30 p.m., FREE, 36th Street Bistro MOTTO KITTY—9 p.m., FREE, The Whiskey River

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YOUTH PIANIST SHOWCASE—Noon, FREE, Berryhill

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, ENZUGURI, BRAWL, UNHALLOWED, BONE DANCE, OHADI—7 p.m., $5, Gusto Bar

MONDAY OCT. 26

TUESDAY OCT. 27

WEDNESDAY OCT. 28

BOISE BLUES SOCIETY JAM SESSION—8 p.m., FREE, Rodeway Inn

COVER ME, PLEASE—Hosted by Tim Johnstone, featuring many local musicians. Presented by Conservation Voters for Idaho. 6:30 p.m., $10, Visual Arts Collective

COSMIC FAMILY BAND— 9 p.m., FREE, The Bouquet

JUSTIN NIELSEN BAND—6:30 p.m., FREE, Chandlers KEN HARRIS—6:30 p.m., FREE, Berryhill MONDAY MADNESS KARAOKE—9 p.m., FREE, The Buffalo Club OPEN MIC MONDAY—9 p.m., FREE, Terrapin Station OPEN MIC NIGHT—7 p.m., FREE, Library Coffeehouse PUNK MONDAY—Lullaby Polar, Rooﬁed Resistance, Warner Drive, The Screaming Condors. 9 p.m., FREE, Liquid REBECCA SCOTT AND ROB HILL OPEN MIC—8:45 p.m., FREE, Pengilly’s

EMMITT-NERSHI BAND— Emmitt-Nershi Band features Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon and Billy Nershi from the String Cheese Incident. 8 p.m., $14 adv./$16 door, Neurolux FUEGOGO!—9:30 p.m., FREE, Terrapin Station GIZZARD STONE—8 p.m., FREE, Liquid JEREMIAH JAMES AND NED EVETT—7:30 p.m., FREE, Lock, Stock & Barrel

DARIUS RUCKER, THE LOST TRAILERS—7 p.m., $29.50$39.50, Idaho Center JEREMIAH JAMES GANG— 9:30 p.m., FREE, Pengilly’s NATHAN J MOODY & THE QUARTERTONS—9 p.m., FREE, Liquid ROCCI JOHNSON BAND— 9:30 p.m., FREE, Hannah’s THE SOUL HONEY—8 p.m., FREE, Bad Irish

JOHNNY SHOES—7 p.m., FREE, O’Michael’s

SOUL SERENE—9 p.m., FREE, Grainey’s

KEVIN MONTGOMERY—7:30 p.m., $20 suggested donation, Shangri-La

THE TIX—9 p.m., FREE, The Buffalo Club

NECTAREAN, CANDREAD— 8 p.m., FREE, Pengilly’s OPEN MIC WITH CHAD SUMMERVILL—8 p.m., FREE, Bad Irish

En Esch

THE DAREDEVIL CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT, A SEASONAL DISGUISE, SPONDEE—8 p.m., $5, Visual Arts Collective

TWISTA LIVE!, ROCKY G, CADILLAC COUPE, PLAYMAKA, JHUSTLE, BILLY BLOW, ISELDA GONZALEZ, POPPA JOE— 9 p.m., $25 advance/$30 door, Knitting Factory

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“He staggered in / disheveled, croaked / ‘They don’t usually rape you back.’” The haiku above was written by local slam poet Cher yl Maddalena. Earlier this month, Maddelena took her poem prowess and slam skills to the Individual World Poetr y Slam in Berkeley, Calif., and walked away the reigning national Headto-Head Haiku Champion. She beat out seven other competitors from around the countr y. But she didn’t go into the competition a winner per se. “I didn’t have to earn my spot at [IWPS]. You can just sign up at the event,” Maddalena said. “I didn’t have to beat any local poets. As a matter of fact, when I’ve competed here, I’ve always lost,” Maddelena said, laughing. Those losses at monthly Boise Slam Poetr y events at Neurolux and Woman of Steel Galler y obviously helped Maddelena sharpen her skills. According to Isaac Grambo, event manager for Big Tree Ar ts and organizer of the local slams—which are open to the public—they can get pretty cutthroat and have both judges and poetr y snobs in attendance. “People heckle the poets ... especially if the poems rhyme,” Grambo said. “Rhyming does not do well. People will argue that [a poem that rhymes] is more literar y poetr y than per formance poetr y.” And there are big differences. The focus of Big Tree Ar ts is concentrated on “promoting per formance poetr y,” poems that, unlike literar y poetr y, are not written for the page, are not steeped in metaphor and don’t allow time to reﬂect on their meaning. “Per formance poetr y is less obscure and has a three-minute time limit,” Grambo explained. Like with rappers, slam poets may have ideas or even full poems memorized and their head-to-head challenges are referred to as battles. Unlike rappers, however, sometimes getting a laugh is a slam poet’s goal. That’s what Maddelena was going for when she wrote this: “When you cut yourself, / it is emo. When fish cut / themselves, it’s sushi.” Big Tree Ar ts holds per formance poetr y events and workshops on the ﬁrst Tuesday of each month at Woman of Steel Galler y and the third Monday of each month at Neurolux. The next workshop is Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Woman of Steel Galler y and is free and open to all ages. The Monday slam on Nov. 16 has been moved to Pengilly’s and will be back at Neurolux in December. For more information, visit boisepoetr y.com.

STILL STAYING UP LATE Dave Attell returns to Boise sans cameras BY AMY ATKINS While Boise was bathed in sunshine, gravelly voiced Dave Attell called from his hometown of New York while walking around on a gray, chilly day. The first thing he wanted to know was whether it was snowing in Boise. Then he got down to business. The veteran stand-up comic sounds like a guy who does what he wants. If he hadn’t enjoyed playing Boise when he was here several years ago, he probably wouldn’t be coming back for a show this weekend. Attell has done stand-up in Boise a couple of times, but he especially enjoyed his visit here for a segment of his Comedy Central show Insomniac with Dave Attell. Insomniac (2001-2004) was a reality-ish TV show in which Attell and a camera crew traveled across the United States and the world, and hung out with the cities’ nighttime denizens. Hey, dude. Psst. Over here. Yeah, you. Can you get me a ticket for Dave Attell’s show on Friday? He would talk to people in bars as they He was the Insomniac guy. What? You’re him? Ooooh, sorry. Do you have tickets? worked night shifts or were simply awake and on the streets between about 10 p.m. Attell, now in his mid-40s, started doing and dawn. Along with San Francisco, Miami, New York’s Comedy Cellar almost every comedy in the late ’80s. If Don Rickles’ night. It’s a good thing Attell has a regular Amsterdam, Honolulu, Tijuana, Little Rock recent appearance on Late Night with David gig, because even though he loves what he and Portland, Ore., to name but a few, Attell Letterman is a good example, comedy isn’t and his crew came to Boise one winter. While does, being out on the road 25 weeks out of just a young man’s game. Attell could be at here, he chatted up the aforementioned drunk the year (it used to be 45) isn’t as much fun this game for another 40 years. He worries as it used to be. demographic, hit the hills at Bogus Basin, about staying relevant. “You get to go to a different place, do an milked cows at a dairy farm, shot up (targets) “Relevance is one thing you never think at the Boise Gun Club and made a stop at the hour ... I get to try out all my jokes,” Attell said. “I never get tired about when you start. You’re relevant when now defunct Locker you’re young, because you talk about whatof that. But I used to Room on fetish night. Friday, Oct. 23, with special guest Kelly Price. ever is going on, and you know what is going bring merch and no Insomniac is someDoors at 7:30 p.m., show at 8:30 p.m. on,” Attell said. “Every comic fears not being one would ever buy thing most interviewTickets $27 and $22 available only relevant, being over the hill. With comedy, any of it. I couldn’t ers ask about, and through ticketfly.com. the more you do it, the better you get at it. blame them. They Attell is OK with that. EGYPTIAN THEATRE Guys like Jackie Mason and Don Rickles ... were all drinking. “I don’t mind talk700 W. Main St., Boise They were thinking, ‘I I don’t know about their relevance, but they ing about it,” Attell 208-345-0454 egyptiantheatre.net are really good at what they do. People go could get three more said. “It’s the thing Jamesons or a T-shirt.’ to see that and leave the whole topical world most people know me If you’re a real drunk, behind. I think about that a lot. Relevance. from. I was like the It might be more important sometimes than booze comes before anything. But when you Gilligan of drunks.” being funny.” take a bunch of merch out on the road and Attell stopped making Insomniac mainly From this side of the microphone, it’s not then bring it all back through airport secufor that reason. Not because he no longer something Attell should be concerned about. rity, there’s nothing more humbling.” wanted to be the misguided leader of imbibHe does seem to know what’s going on, even Attell, who cut back on his own boozing, ers, but because he had become so recognizwill have to get over that embarrassment and though he used one of the worst possible able that the show lost its spontaneity. It examples of what is current to prove it. pay the airlines to let him take an extra suitwas hard to maintain the show’s vibe when “I should have kept doing [Insomniac],” case. He is planning to release a new CD and people were swarming around him. DVD in February 2010, and he’ll be taking it Attell said, half-joking. “If you watch reality But long before, during and after InsomTV, self-esteem is the only thing that holds it with him when he tours. niac, Attell was doing what he does best: “Some guys do their act forever. I was nev- back. Jon and Kate, look at those two. That’s stand-up. Attell has been referred to as “the the new thing to do; just have a family and er that kind of guy,” Attell said. “It takes a comics’ comic.” He’s flattered but humbled turn it into a show.” long time for me to write because I do jokes. by the moniker and said it’s something that Let’s hope he doesn’t have a joke about probably stems from the fact that he’s always A joke only lasts like 45 seconds so I have to the balloon boy. working. When he’s not on the road, he plays have a couple hundred.”

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WINTOUR OF OUR DISCONTENT The September Issue is a lukewarm look inside Vogue BY JEREMIAH ROBERT WIERENGA For those who revere couture fashion, aristocratic existence and celebrated personalities but aren’t afraid of a smattering of politic and cultural commentary, Vogue magazine is both hymnal and scripture. The September Issue, a new film by documentarian R. J. Cutler (The War Room), examines the assemblage of the periodian enigmatic habit, seemingly not unkind, cal’s September 2007 publication, which but not the practiced warm geniality of became the single largest issue printed of American expectation. When interviewed, any monthly magazine. she’s bright, incisive, even motherly, and Six months before the print date, the always fully aware of the opinion some filmmakers tag along to photo shoots, have that her work is a frivolous luxury. It’s board meetings, runway shows and deunsurprising that her slash-and-burn editing signer studios while capturing the to-andbrusqueness is interpreted as mean-spirited, fro bustle of the magazine’s production. frosty efficacy. What’s never fully addressed Using interviews with stylists, editors and designers, The September Issue is a limited, is why Wintour likes her job. Counter-pointing Wintour’s obtuseness if intriguing, bit of documentation. is creative director Grace Coddington, a At the forefront of Vogue’s creation is former model who turned to the print side British editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, the reputed ice queen rumored to have inspired of fashion following a career-breaking car accident. Although freauthor Lauren quently as bullheaded Weisberger’s 2003 THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE (PG-13) as Wintour, this Welsh roman a clef The Directed by R.J. Cutler couturiere’s passion Devil Wears Prafor her work is always da. But Wintour, Features Anna Wintour, Oscar de la Renta, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Vera Wang evident as she laments whose 25-year axed photo spreads tenure with the Now playing at The Flicks and grumbles over remagazine has given shoots. Coddington has rise to her own an amazing sense for stylist arithmetic, the personal celebrity, is no Miranda Priestly. not-quite-science of adding together two While sharing many of the same powerful qualities—“decisiveness,” she succinctly de- disharmonious garments into a stunning clares when asked her biggest strength—she whole. With an overwhelming amount of work in the upcoming issue, her gumptious does not come across as the domineering dragon-lady of the book. Rather than being disagreements with Wintour’s edits are imcoldly dismissive after speaking her piece at passioned, but never melodramatic. Unlike the theatrical histrionics of editor-at-large meetings, Wintour becomes absent, her attention seeming to wander approximately 3 Andre Leon Talley—his lamenting cries for feet to the right of her former audience. It’s beauty fulfilling many a layman’s imagined

Runway lioness Anna Wintour stalks her fashion prey.

stereotype of fashion bigwigs—Coddington is quietly resistant, defending her work, but never becoming a caricature. As the most forthcoming staff member interviewed, she deservedly receives the most screen time. The September Issue never really finds its mark. Whether through unexplained insiderism, production limitations or merely a directorial choice, the film really doesn’t give much more than a surface examination of the magazine’s making. We learn that Wintour’s daughter Katherine is adamant about avoiding a career in fashion, but we don’t discover why. Coddington explains that each staffer must find ways to make themselves indispensable at the magazine, but this is never explored. There is a closetful of pretty faces and clothing to look at, but that’s the purpose of reading the issue, not watching a documentary about it. For devoted fashion fans, it’s enjoyable to put faces to those names in the periodical’s margins, but beyond a few choice pleasures—jet-setting travel montages and runway snippets—there’s nothing particularly revelatory or compelling about The September Issue. Although lacking the bite Wintour’s reputation would seem to portend, curiosity will carry this film further than its tepid material should warrant. But then, the Vogue name alone could sell a bejeweled horse to a brownstone housewife.

SCREEN/LISTINGS special screening A FRIEND INDEED: THE BILL SACKTER STORY— Developmentally disabled Bill Sackter never stopped lobbying for others like himself. Proceeds beneﬁt The Arc. Flicks. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. $10, tickets at Flicks or call The Arc at 208-343-5583.

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THROWN DOWN YOUR HEART—This film follows banjo aficionado Bela Fleck through the little known history of the African instrument. Proceeds benefit the existing homeless emergency services fund. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m., $10. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., theflicksboise.com.

TRIPLE THREAT TOUR— Poor Boyz’s latest hit Every Day is a Saturday, followed by a rafﬂe and after party with bar. Saturday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., $10 adv., $15 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., 208-345-0454, egyptiantheatre.net.

opening AMELIA—Hilary Swank stars as famed aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared when she attempted to ﬂy solo around the world. Also stars Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor. (PG) Flicks ASTRO BOY—This classic Japanese manga series is

an action-packed tale of a robot boy who saves the world. Voiced by Freddie Highmore, with Nicholas Cage, the robot boy discovers what it means to be a hero and a human. (PG) Edwards 9 CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT— Two teenage boys are in for more than they can guess

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A VIDIOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GUIDE TO SURVIVING SWINE FLU FROM A DISTANCE It took a few friends being diagnosed with H1N1â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and temporarily quarantined because of itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for me to understand: Swine ďŹ&#x201A;u is kind of a big deal. And while I couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve sent my friends truckloads of TheraďŹ&#x201A;u and chicken soup, I deemed a Vidiotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Swine Flu Survival Kit a better get-well-soon gift. Technically, it was less a â&#x20AC;&#x153;kitâ&#x20AC;? and more a stack of DVDs about disease, but lucky for me, the sick rarely squabble over minutiae. Andromeda Strain and Outbreak were obvious inclusions. Both feature epidemic eruption and governmental intervention, but they bring different approaches to a similar theme. While Andromeda director Robert Wise (West Side Story, The Sound of Music) preferred a cast of relative 1971 unknowns and slow, plodding drama, Outbreak employed a 1995 all-star team to create a pulse-pounding thriller. As such, they actually make great sense as alternatives to costly over-the-counter medications: One gets patientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hearts pumping when they need it during the day; the other should cold-cock them at night. Similarly, if the inďŹ rm ever get to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;why me?â&#x20AC;? stage where all hope of recovery is lost, ďŹ lms three and four will be extremely handy. In 2002â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 28 Days Later, director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) depicts a virus that transforms humans into mindless killers, leaving a group of lonely, uninfected survivors to make search for a zombie-free sanctuary. The second, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Doomsday, sees a killer virus wipe out a quarantined Scotland. Then, decades later, when the virus resurfaces, a team of soldiers ventures inside to search for the cure. Boyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s raging zombies are fun, but they should also stimulate thoughts like: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boy, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad this swine ďŹ&#x201A;u didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t turn me into the undead or wipe out my whole family.â&#x20AC;? Writer/director Neil Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (The Descent) Doomsday actually goes a step further. If the ill arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately grateful for the absence of bloody pustules about their faces, then the Mad Max-ian action sequences and swirl of car chases, gladiator battles, gunďŹ ghts and neo-punk misdeeds should at least help them forget theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sick for 105 minutes. You know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funny? By the time I ďŹ nished assembling the kit, I was informed via instant messenger that my friends had actually made full recoveries. But as I still havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t veriďŹ ed that in person, and given that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m now all too aware of what virusesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;either real or imaginedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;can do, I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just e-mail them a link to this column on boiseweekly.com and let them assemble the kit themselves. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Travis Estvold WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

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PARANORMAL ACTIVITYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; When a young middle-class couple moves into a quiet starter house, they ďŹ nd that a presence inhabits their new home. The increasingly disturbing creature continues to haunt their dreams, waking them from sleep each night in this Blair Witch Projectesque thriller. (R) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 SAW VIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twisted legacy. But as the FBI closes in, he sets in motion a game that is designed to reveal Jigsawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grand scheme. (R) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 STEPFATHERâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Nip Tuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handsome blue-eyed Dylan Walsh takes an evil turn as the charming David, the new man in Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Sela Ward) life. Michael (Penn Badgley) knows David makes his mom happy, but something just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t right about David. (R) Edwards 9, Edwards 22

continuing 9â&#x20AC;&#x201D;After being destroyed by our own robotic inventions, the fate of humanity falls upon an inventorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group of rag dolls. (PG-13) Edwards 22 BRIGHT STARâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;In 17th century London, a secret love affair has formed between English poet, John Keats (Ben Whishaw), and his neighbor, the outspoken fashion student, Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). (PG) Flicks CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Returning to the issue that began his career, Michael Moore presents the disastrous impact that corporate dominance and out-of-control proďŹ t motives have. (R) Flicks, Edwards 22 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Inventor Flint Lockwood creates an apparatus that makes water into food. (PG) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 IMAX. COUPLES RETREATâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Add one adulterous couple, one cradlerocker, one couple on the verge of divorce, and one happy couple and you get a hilarious look at real world problems. (PG-13) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 FAMEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Fame, which originally hit the big screen in 1980, is the story of a talented group of teens attending the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. (PG) Edwards 22 THE HANGOVERâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Three friends head to Las Vegas before one of them takes the ďŹ nal plunge into matrimony. (R) Edwards 22

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SCREEN/LISTINGS THE INFORMANT—Matt Damon plays Mark Whitacre in a true story based on the highest ranking corporate whistleblower in U.S. history. (R) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 INGLORIOUS BASTERDS— Quentin Tarantino directs Brad Pitt as Aldo Raine, the leader of a squad of Jewish soldiers who march through Nazi occupied Europe engaging in retribution attacks on German soldiers. (R) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 THE INVENTION OF LYING—In a world where everyone speaks the absolute truth Mark Bellison (Ricky Gervais) invents a remarkable thing: the ability to lie. (PG13) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 JULIE & JULIA—Julie (Amy Adams) ﬁnds solace and inspiration cooking her way through 524 recipes in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. (PG13) Edwards 22 LAW ABIDING CITIZEN—Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) and his family become victims of a brutal home invasion. Ten years later, Shelton kills one of the invaders and orchestrates a series of brutal murders from jail. (R) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 LOVE HAPPENS—Dr. Burke Ryan (Aaron Eckhart) is a self-help therapist who tries to convince man evading Eloise Chandler (Jennifer Aniston) to let go of her painful past. (PG-13) Edwards 22 MY ONE AND ONLY—Kevin Bacon and Renee Zellweger star in this story of a 1950s Southern family. Ann Devereaux embarks upon a road trip with her two sons to escape their womanizing father (Bacon). (PG-13) Flicks THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE—Anna Wintour, the famed editor of Vogue, was involved with all 700 pages of the September 2007 issue. Documentarian R.J. Cutler chronicled her world. (PG-13) Flicks SURROGATES—Bruce Willis stars as an FBI agent investigating the murder of a college student in a world where humans interact through perfectly designed robots. (PG-13) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 TOY STORY: 3D DOUBLE FEATURE—Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story and Toy Story 2 make a comeback to the big screen, this time, in the 3D action the stories deserve. (G) Edwards 22 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE—Spike Jonze brings the beloved classic to life in an adventure tale for all ages. In a wolf costume, Max travels to a mysterious land of fanged creatures. Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is a children’s classic. (PG) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 WHIP IT—Directed by Drew Barrymore. Ellen Page stars as Bliss, a youth fed up with her mother’s overbearing dream of making her into a pageant star. When she discovers the tenacious roller-derby team The Girl Scouts, Page ditches her crown for skates. (PG-13) Edwards 22. ZOMBIELAND—When brainhungry zombies overrun the world, what do you do? If you’re Tallahassee: (Woody Harrelson) you kick ass. (R) Edwards 9, Edwards 22

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Edwards 22: W-Th: 12:15, 2:15

AMELIA—

Flicks: F-Su: 12:25, 2:40, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35; M-Tu: 4:55, 7:15, 9:35

ASTRO BOY—

Edwards 9: F-Tu: 1:30, 4:55, 7:45, 10:15

BRIGHT STAR—

Flicks: W-Th: 4:30, 7:05, 9:30; F-Su: 12:45, 4:45, 8:55; M-Tu: 4:45, 8:55

CAPITALISM, A LOVE STORY— Flicks: W: 4:20, 9:35; Th: 4:20, 7, 9:35; F-Su: 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:25; M: 4:20, 6:55, 9:25; Tu: 4:20, 9:25 Edwards 22: W-Th: 1:30, 4:20, 7:40 CIRQUE DE FREAK: THE VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT— Edwards 9: F-Tu: 1:45, 4:15, 7:05, 10:30 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS— Edwards 9: W-Th only: 1:20, 4:45, 7:45, 9:55 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 3D— Edwards 22: W-Th: 12:55, 3:10, 5:35, 7:50, 10 COUPLES RETREAT—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:05, 4:20, 7:05, 10:05; F-Tu: 1:05, 4:10, 7, 9:45 Edwards 22: W-Th: 11:55, 1:45, 2:45, 4:30, 5:30, 7:05, 8:05, 9:30, 10:35

FAME—

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FLAME & CITRON—

Flicks: F-Su: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; M-Tu: 4:30, 7, 9:30

THE HANGOVER— THE INFORMANT!—

Edwards 22: W-Th: 4:15, 6:45, 9:05 Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:45, 7; F-Tu: 1:45, 7 Edwards 22: W-Th: 10:30

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 3:55, 7:10, 10:25 Edwards 22: W-Th: 10:05

THE INVENTION OF LYING— Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:10, 4:05, 7:50, 10:35; F-Tu: 1:10, 4:05, 7:50, 10:35 Edwards 22: W-Th: 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:10 JULIE & JULIA—

Edwards 22: W-Th: 1:40, 4:10, 7:20

LAW ABIDING CITIZEN—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:10; F-Tu: 1, 4:05, 7:10, 9:55 Edwards 22: W-Th: 12:40, 1:55, 3:30, 4:40, 7:25, 9:40, 10:15

LOVE HAPPENS—

Edwards 22: W-Th: 12:20

MY ONE AND ONLY—

Flicks: W-Th only: 5:15, 7:15, 9:15

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY— Edwards 9: F-Tu: 1:40, 4:35, 7:40, 10:25 Edwards 22: W-Th: 12:50, 1:55, 3:15, 4:45, 5:45, 7:10, 8:10, 9:35, 10:35 SAW IV—

Edwards 9: F-Tu: 1:20, 4:25, 7:20, 10:10 Edwards 22: F: 12:45, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 10

THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE—

Flicks: W-Th: 5:20, 7:20, 9:20; F-Su: 3, 7:05; M-Tu: 7:05

STEPFATHER—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:30, 4:15, 7:40, 10:30; F-Tu: 1:10, 4:50, 7:25, 9:50 Edwards 22: W-Th: 1:05, 2:05, 3:55, 4:50, 6:35, 7:35, 9:15, 10:15

SURROGATES—

Edwards 9: W-Th only: 4:40, 9:50 Edwards 22: W-Th: 2:50, 5:05, 7:30, 9:45

TOY STORY 3D DOUBLE FEATURE—

Edwards 22: W-Th: 12:10, 4, 7:55

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 1, 4, 7:20, 9:45; W-Th: 1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:05 Edwards 22: W-Th: 11:45, 12:30, 1:15, 2:10, 2:55, 3:40, 4:35, 5:20, 6:05, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:25, 10:10

WHIP IT— ZOMBIELAND—

Edwards 22: W-Th: 1:50, 4:25, 7:15, 9:55 Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:30, 4:35, 7:30, 10:15; F-Tu: 1:50, 4:45, 7:50, 10:35 Edwards 22: W-Th: 1, 3:20, 5:40, 6:55, 8, 9:20, 10:20

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The IT Guy has a saying: “McDonald’s or MilkyWay.” It’s not to be When sweet potato fries migrated onto local menus a few years ago, taken literally, but rather serves as a reminder that if we’re going to diners began choosing not how they wanted their potato cooked, spend our hard-earned dough on dining out, we’re either going for but rather what kind of potato they’d like fried up. burgers and fries on the cheap or we’re going to spend the money Boise Fry Company dropped a bomb on that idea and blew it up. for a fine meal like we used to get at MilkyWay. No more mid-level A wall-mounted markerboard fry menu grids off potato choices franchises. We refuse to ever again sit for an hour waiting for the on the vertical while the horizontal describes various cuts—shoegiant pager that chain restaurants are so fond of to go off in our string, regular, curly or homestyle. Cordoned off to the right is a hands, scaring the shit out of us when our table is finally ready. But short list of burgers: beef, bison or vegan. It’s the kind of place it turns out, Boise Fry Company lives in that place between cheap where a gang of three can literally order one of everything, and one and delicious ... without the pager. recent weeknight, we did exactly that. The Boise Fry Co. menu sports a grid offering a choice of seven We ordered a bowl ($4.79), or, what is rightly a massive heap types of potatoes cut of fried potatoes, five ways (the holy including a handgrail to a fry lover ful of every cut and like me), a bison inflavor. Now, I won’t stead of beef burger, pretend my palate and condiments that is refined enough to include red onion discern the subtleties gastrique—I had between a Kennebec to look this up; it’s fry and a russet. A base is a vinegar and yam and a purple sugar reduction— Okinawa? Sure. I and garlic aioli. figured some sideWhen I spied The by-side comparison Bourgeois ($8) lurkwould help, but ing at the bottom of when we got to the the menu—russets bottom of the gleamcooked in duck fat ing bowl, I was still and sprinkled with learning. black truffle salt—I In the course of no longer cared polishing off the about the fry grid. heap, we’d shaken It’s a menu of and dunked and meat-and-potatoes— double dipped a few which we further pounds of potatoes. humbled by ordering Part of the BFC adto go—but our meal venture is first, castThe one place where no one asks, “Would you like fries with that?” because everyone does. was so damn deliing aside the burger cious, it should have and second, properly been prefaced by a dressing your fries. BOISE FRY COMPANY 111 Broadway, Suite 111 maitre d’ checking Eight sauces— 208-495-3858 for our reservation, and ended with us each dabbing from sour Thai and chipotle to garlic and blueberry boisefrycompany.com our mouths with linen napkins folded in the shape of a ketchup—make ranch dressing look so last century. Open seven days, crane. It was that good. Even salt comes in a rainbow of flavors. Above the sea11 a.m.-9 p.m. Our thick, beef cheeseburgers ($5.79 each) were soning station are markerboards with customers’ and housed between thick flour-dusted buns, cooked to a staffers’ combo recommendations if you need a little rosy pink in the middle, layered with a bright slice of tomato, redinspiration. What was missing that night was not inspiration but leaf lettuce damp from the burgers’ juice and sublimely compleattention. The toasted caramel sauce sputtered only air when I went mented by the gastrique and aioli. The IT Guy’s shoestring russets for a dollop. I shook the Cajun salt shaker and got nothing. ($2.39) were so thin and crisp and uniformly cut, I half-joked about As for our side orders, the vegan burger ($6.49) seems to have building a tiny fort. My humor was lame and late; the IT Guy had lost some of its heft since my last visit. A bite on one side squeezed already digested most of the building materials. out a solid chunk of too-soft burger from the other side. The beef I had loaded up with a number of available fry sauces, includburger ($5.29) was almost jerkied it was so crunchy on the edges. ing garlicky mayo, chipotle, sour Thai and a sweet mustard, but Smack in the middle was the bison burger ($7.49), which was one bite of the fries and I threw the sauces back in the brown paper cooked a nice medium and whose flavor was robust and almost bag. They should never have attempted to adulterate the unearthly fragrant. The rest of the burger combination, for me, overrode any umami flavor of those fries. “Those are the best fries I have ever missteps. Fresh field greens punched through each bite. The onions eaten,” I growled at the sauces. “Fry sauce. Pfffft.” I did, however, gastrique, which are slow cooked and caramelized in sugar and red take the sauces back out and poured them over the scraps of potato wine vinegar, really were a tangy pickup on the vegan burger. And the IT Guy left behind (sour Thai is too hard to resist). the buns, soft and glowing, rise far above a regular burger joint. Looks like we found that elusive place that serves near MilkyWay I plucked one last fry speck from the bowl and got up to wash quality at near McDonald’s prices. The IT Guy is going to have to my hands. I walked by a handful of tables in need of a bleach towel come up with a new saying. and past the hanging artwork from Ben Wilson. And in the bathroom, I found the soap dispenser was—almost comically—empty. —Amy Atkins threatened to take the fry sauces behind the middle school and beat them up. —Rachael Daigle is a regular homestyle curly shoestring. WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

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INDIAN AND VIETNAMESE RESTAURANTS OPEN Taj Mahal Indian restaurant officially reopened a few weeks ago in one of the former Gino’s spaces at the corner of Eighth and Idaho on the second floor. The menu made the move from Fairview Avenue essentially as-is, and the beer selection, which has always been an international hop romp, is rumored to be intact. The most important thing for Taj Mahal fans to note is the restaurant’s new hours—now closed on Sunday, not Monday. 150 N. Eighth St., 208-473-7200, tajmahalofboise.com. Open Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Mon.-Thu. 5-10 p.m. and Fri.-Sat. 5-11 p.m. On Franklin, in the Fred Meyer shopping center at the corner of Orchard, awaits one of the best food finds of the year. A Vietnamese Deli called Baguette Deli opened quietly a few days ago. Eighteen sandwich choices are available, including scrambled egg, pork, beef, chicken, ham, shrimp ... the list goes on. You can get your sandwich built on ciabatta, but the baguette is the real deal, with the most expensive 12-inch sandwich clocking in at a mouth-gaping $4.95. In fact, only four sandwiches on the menu are more than $4. Baguette Deli is officially redefining the term value menu. Apart from sandwiches, what would a Vietnamese deli be without 1. spring rolls and 2. French pastry? Baguette Deli has both. The former comes in five varieties, the latter in butter croissant and beignets. And we’d be remiss not to mention the crazy smoothie flavors. Strawberry, strawberry banana and pina colada starts things off fruity enough, but then it gets green with avocado and green tea ... and ... taro. Poi is the result of mashed taro, and if you ask Food News, a poi flavored smoothie is ... well, unfortunately poi flavored. We’ll be ordering the mango. 5204 W. Franklin Road, 208-336-2989. Open Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sun. 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

NEW BOISE CO-OP CLASSES Last week, Food News reported on Boise Co-op’s sold-out October cooking classes at Pottery Gourmet, and at the time, November’s schedule had yet to post. Well, it’s up and you better get on the horn to reserve a space. The Tuesday, Nov. 4, Boeuf Bourguignon class is, of course, already full. Wednesday, Nov. 11’s Thanksgiving decoded class is still open, as is a festive baking class on Wednesday, Nov. 18. If you miss out on those two, you’ll have to wait for December. For info or to register, visit boisecoop.com. —Rachael Daigle

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FOOD/DINING Bench ANDRADE’S—From albondigas to zopes, Javier Andrade serves up some of the best authentic Mexican fare in town. Great service, generous portions, decent prices. 4903 Overland Road, 208-424-8890. $-$$ SU. BAD BOY BURGERS—This Bench burger joint offers all the requisite fare of a classic walk-up/drive-thru, plus some tasty surprises: it will take two of you to get through one of their burritos. 815 S. Vista Ave., 208. 331-1580. $ CASANOVA PIZZERIA—Pizza made like traditional pizzerias in New York and Naples make. Fresh sauces, thin crusts, and toppings from ﬁgs and bleu cheese to prosciutto and arugula. And of course real clam pizza from folks hailing from the homestate of “clam pizza” Connecticut. 1204 S. Vista Ave., 208-331-3535. $$ OM. CHAPALA—The same great Jaliscan food Idaho expects Chapala to deliver. 1201 S. Vista Ave., 208-429-1155. $-$$ SU. CHIANG MAI THAI RESTAURANT—Casual for the whole family but elegant for just two. Traditional Thai food named after the infamous Thai cuisine capitol, Chiang Mai. 4898 Emerald St., 208-342-4051. $$ SU. THE COOKIE LADY DELI— Fresh, handmade sandwiches offered in a variety of choices, including a tasty chicken salad. Don’t forget your homemade cookie on the way out. 880 Vista Ave., 208-385-7727. $-$$. CRESCENT NO LAWYERS BAR/ GRILL—Lawyers be damned at this popular bar, restaurant and game-lovers paradise. Though they’re famous for their Lawyer Fries and chicken gizzards, the menu is full of tasty pub food, including burgers, chicken sandwiches, tater tots and a most diggable meatloaf sandwich on sourdough. It’s been a Boise tradition since 1963, with a large patio, horseshoe pits and a rambunctious herd of TVs dialed in to the world of sports. 5500 W. Franklin Road, 208-322-9856. SU OM. $-$$ CUCINA DI PAOLO—After years of catering in the valley, Cucina di Paolo now offers heat and serve gourmet entrees, as well as a deli case full of goodies to enjoy in the small dining area. 1504 Vista Ave., 208-345-7150. 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., 208-323. 2582. $

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FLYING PIE PIZZARIA— Boise’s longest-lived and most inventive pizzeria. They have their own beer (the impeccable Triple Pi Belgian-style ale), and pies to please even the pickiest eaters. 6508 Fairview Ave., 208-345-0000. $ OM SU. GOLDEN STAR—Delicious Chinese/American cuisine served at one of the best preserved old storefronts in town. 1142 N. Orchard St., 208-336-0191. $. JUMPIN’ JANETS—Need a beer, a smoke and a meal? Jumpin’ Janet’s is one of the few places left in town where you can do all three. But here’s the real draw for you health conscious out there: you won’t ﬁnd a deep fryer in the kitchen at Jumpin’ Janet’s, it’s all baked. Loves it. 574 Vista Ave., 208-342-7620. $ SU. MANDARIN PALACE—Bo-bo, moo-goo, sub-gum and bacon cheeseburgers all under one roof. 5020 Franklin Road, 208345-6682. $ SU.

MONGO GRILL—The process begins with choosing a size and bowl and then filling it with your favorite food to toss on a Mongolian grill under the direction of a skilled chef. Mongo Grill has a salad bar, AND seven kinds of pho, plus a Chinese menu with all the usual sweet and sour dishes served on rice noodles or fried rice. 3554 S. Findley Ave., 208-336-2122. $-$$ SU OM. THE OFFICE—This cleverly named sports bar is for the over-21 crowd only. Enjoy a meal, a smoke and a full bar while catching a game on one of The Office’s plasmas. Then, when you’re better half calls looking for you, the simple answer is: “I’m at The Office, honey.” Bar and late night menu until 2 a.m. 6125 E. Fairview, 208-377SU. 2800. $-$$ PANDA GARDEN—Small but comfortable, Panda Garden has a huge selection of menu items. Generous portions from Chinese to sushi, and it’s all good stuff. The staff, too, is friendly and attentive. 2801 Overland Road, SU. 208-433-1188. $-$$

FOOD/RECENTLY REVIEWED SOCKEYE GRILL AND BREWERY 3019 N. Cole Road, 208-658-1533, sockeyebrew.com “I ordered a seven-beer sampler ($6) and studied the menu. Sampling from light to dark, I was struck by two things. First, each of the seven beers shared a common Sockeye ﬂavor. It was a slightly soapy and not quite bitter enough taste, but unique and highly drinkable nonetheless. Second, I realized as I ran the gamut from the seasonal and blonde ales to the Hell Diver Pale Ale and the Powerhouse Porter, that I really do prefer darker, thicker beers, as much as I support our regional hoppy IPA love affair.” —Nathaniel Hoffman

BIG JUDS 1289 Protest Road, 208-343-4439, bigjudsboise.com “Vegetarians, consider this your warning: stop reading this now. We are going to talk about meat because, let’s face it, no one really goes to Big Juds for the grilled cheese. They go for the burgers.” —Deanna Darr

ASIAGO’S RESTAURANT AND WINEBAR 1002 W. Main St., 208-336-5552, asiagos.com “The jazz music was just right. The light and fresh air coming in off of the patio mixed with the garlic and olive oil emanating from the back. We savored the kid-free, downtown meal feeling, if only brieﬂy, like landed Italian gentry. Then we remembered to ask for the bill, along with a cappuccino and an espresso—worthy substitutes to the nightcap we both deserved.” —Nathaniel Hoffman

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DINING PATTY’S BURGER TIME—The only Idaho Preferred fast food restaurant keeps it good and local by serving Flying M coffee, Cloverleaf milk and local beef. The early riser menu includes breakfast burritos, diced potatoes and breakfast sandwiches using organic eggs and vegetables. Need more reasons to swing by? Patty’s serves fresh fruit milkshakes with more than 40 different varieties. 1273 S. Orchard, Boise, 208-424-5073. $ . THE PLANK—Excellent ﬁnger steaks and chicken strips to wash down all that beer. A special lunch menu and a punch card for extra lunch savings and a reverse happy hour Sunday through Thursday from 10 p.m. till midnight with $2 bar bites. 650 S. Vista, 208-336-1790. SU. $-$$

RAW—The owners of conjoined and ver y popular Willowcreek Bar and Grill opened up RAW to sate the sushi cravings up on the bench. Striving for “sushi art in a comfortably atmosphere and promising rolls that make your money worth it” RAW is a welcome addition to the Japanese food restaurant family in Boise. 2237 Vista Ave., 208-343-0270. $-$$$ OM. ROCKIES DINER—This old school diner blends in with the rest of Overland Road, but once inside, customers are greeted with perky waitresses on roller skates, classic rock emanating from the jukebox and guitars puncturing the ceiling-not to mention the massive Harley mounted above the checkerboard ﬂoor. The burgers are big and tasty, we recommend the jalapeno peppers. Even if you

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weren’t born before the ’50s, you’ll have flashbacks. A DJ booth to boot. 3900 Overland Road, 208-336-2878. $ SU . ROOSTER’S EATERY— Located in historic Vista Village, Rooster’s offers fine lunch fare. If you’re in the mood for salad try the San Diego with their own creamy Q-min dressing. For a hot sandwich, try the tri tip melt. For a cold one, check out the albacore tuna. 930 S. Vista Ave., . 208-339-9300. $-$$ SHANGRI-LA TEA ROOM—With their own lines of herbal and organic teas and herbal medicines, Shangri-La Tea Room offers a basic menu of vegan and vegetarian offerings. Some items include five types of soup, pita sandwich and falafel sandwiches, curr y and southwestern wraps, and one of the best organic salads in the valley according to customers. Teriyaki tofu, tea cakes, and cookies round out a variety of delightful items. On any given day, choose between 80-100 small batch, limited quantity teas produced on small tea farms. The owners pride themselves on knowing where their teas come from. 1800 W. Overland Road, 208-424-0273. $-$$ OM. SONO BANA—Boise’s oldest sushi joint can still hold its own against more stylish newcomers. Chef Yugi Hagino even offers ginger and adzuki bean ice cream. 303 N. Orchard St. $-$$ SU.

FRESH HOPS Every year, I look forward to the release of Hale’s O’Brien’s Harvest Ale. This Seattle-based brewery first made the fresh hop ale more than 20 years ago, and its arrival in Boise is much anticipated. When it first hit the Valley in 1996, it was the only game in town—a seasonal brew made with just-picked hops. Well, the good news is that it has arrived; the bad news is that by the time you read this, it may have sold out. But don’t despair if you can’t find the Hale’s. Here are three other fresh hop delights from a trio of top-notch Oregon breweries: BEER VALLEY LEAFER MADNESS IMPERIAL ALE FRESH HOP EDITION A big, bold brew with resiny hop and grapefruit aromas that only hint at the flavors crowding the palate. There’s lots of lightly sweet and chewy malt up front with a hefty hit of leafy hops. Those hops turn beautifully bitter on a finish that’s well balanced by creamy citrus. A great take on the style from this Ontario, Ore.-based brewery. DESCHUTES HOP TRIP Light tropical fruit aromas are backed by biscuit and sweet grapefruit in this beer. This is an elegantly structured quaffer, with a much more subtle hop profile than the Leafer Madness. On the palate, it’s fairly dry with soft malt, apricot and toffee playing against the fresh and floral, citrus-laced hops. It’s about as smooth as you will find and a great choice for a session brew. BRIDGEPORT HOP HARVEST ALE This brew opens with nicely floral, resiny hop aromas that play against bright citrus and a pleasant nuttiness. It offers impeccable balance with a hop profile a bit richer than the Hop Trail but without the more aggressive bite of the Leafer Madness. Creamy malt flavors blend seamlessly with fresh, fragrant hops and it goes down oh so easily with a refreshing hit of clean citrus on the finish. —David Kirkpatrick WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

STAN’S CHAR-BROILED HOT DOGS—New York hot dogs arrive fresh from the East Coast courtesy of Sahlen’s Smokehouse and are char-broiled to perfection by well-trained and friendly employees. Other menu selections include Italian, Polish or white hot Bockwurst sausages and quarter-pound or half-pound burgers. Add a deep-fried accompaniment such as Stan’s famous extra crunchy onion rings or fries. All the usual sides necessary for serving char-broiled meat are available in addition to a super-secret, coveted Bronco Sauce. 818 S. Vista Ave, 208SU. 342-1199. $ TANGO’S SUBS AND EMPANADAS—Empanadas: an exotic word that roughly translates to “to-die-for two-dollar treat.” At Tango’s you can get your empanadas traditional, fusion or sweet. 701 N. Orchard St., 208322-3090; delivery 1-866-996OM. 8624. $ WILLOWCREEK GRILL—Contemporar y cuisine in a casual atmosphere and a ﬁne place to dine with friends and family for lunch or dinner. The extensive menu features Nor thwest favorites such as salmon ser ved up a little different in a ﬁsh and twigs option, (twigs are fries at Willowcreek). Choose from a selection of yummies like fried por tobello 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 ser ving something for ever yone; it doesn’t get much better. 2273 S. Vista Ave., Ste. 150, 208-343-5544. $-$$ OM.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The clouds are the most fertile part of the sky,” writes Guy Murchie in The Seven Mysteries of Life. Microbes with short life cycles live there in abundance, “eating, breathing, excreting, floating, swimming, competing, reproducing.” Next time you look up at a puffy cumulus, see it as a large city that hosts a teeming number of living things. Speaking of invisible fecundity, let’s turn our attention to you. You are largely unaware of how much creative energy has been building up within you. Your homework is to tap into it and unleash it. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): My friend Alcea, the pagan priestess who leads group rituals, is a responsible sort who has humble respect for the power of the spirit realms. She thinks there can be value in seeking help from the beings who dwell on the other side of the veil, but you’ve got to be careful. They can be as clueless and misguided as the less-evolved characters who live on the material plane. Having said all that as a caveat, Taurus, I want to let you know that this would be an excellent time for you to call on the help of your most intelligent, interesting and loving ancestors. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “He who loves 50 people has 50 woes,” said Buddha. “He who loves no one has no woes.” Even if you agree with this sour observation, I urge you to override the warning it implies. Now, more than ever, you can and should attract rich benefits into your life by expanding the frontiers of your empathy—even if it means you will feel the hurts of others more deeply. And what exactly are those rich benefits? Here’s one: Getting close-up views of the ways people suffer will help you avoid suffering like that in the future. CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the film Postcards from the Edge, the character played by Meryl Streep made a monumental declaration: “Instant gratification takes too long.” I know exactly what she meant. Sometimes I wish I could have what I want before I have to endure even a moment of frustrated longing. I bring this up, my fellow Cancerian, because in the coming week we may get our yearnings satisfied before we fully express them. Of course, there could be a downside to this situation: Since the magic will be materializing so quickly, you’d better be very sure you really want what you wish for. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Cement is the most common humanmade material in the world. Combined with water to make concrete, it is a fundamental

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99 percent of all the humans who’ve ever walked the planet. In pointing this out, I don’t mean to discount the suffering of those who’ve lost their jobs and homes, but I think it’s helpful to keep our collective deprivations in perspective. Similarly, I like to remember that no matter how much our personal trials may test us, they are more bearable than, say, the tribulations of the generation that lived through the Great Depression and World War II. Keep this in mind, Sagittarius, as you wander in the limbo between the end of one chapter of your life story and the beginning of the next chapter, it’ll really help to stay conscious of how blessed you are. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s prime time for intense and momentous social events. Of the gatherings you may attend, I hope you’ll find at least one that fits the following descriptions: 1. a warm fluidic web of catalytic energy where you awaken to new possibilities about how to create close alliances; 2. a sweet, jangly uproar where you encounter a strange attractor—a freaky influence that makes the hair on the back of your neck rise and lights up the fertile parts of your imagination; 3. a sacred party where you get a novel vision of how to connect with the divine realms more viscerally. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The members of the congregation at St. Peter-at-Gowts Church in Lincoln, England, had a minor crisis a few years ago. For years, they had prayed to a very old stone sculpture they assumed was a likeness of the Virgin Mary. Then a nosy archaeologist came poking around and informed them that the figure was actually Arimanius, the god of the underworld in the ancient Mithraic religion. Make sure you’re not under a comparable misimpression, Aquarius. This is an excellent time, astrologically speaking, for you to seek the help of higher powers, but it’s crucial that you direct your invocations to the right source. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Some of histor y’s worst tyrants have been terrified by kittens. Napoleon, Genghis Khan and Mussolini all had ailurophobia, an irrational fear of domestic felines. Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were also discombobulated by cats. I bring this up, Pisces, because it reminds me of a cer tain situation in your life. I’m betting that a pushy or domineering influence that distor ts your emotions will soon be susceptible to being spooked by a seemingly harmless little thing. Maybe you could turn this into a permanent advantage. How skilled are you at purring?

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