Boise Weekly Vol. 21 Issue 38 by Boise Weekly

LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NEWS, OPINION, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WWW.BOISEWEEKLY.COM VOLUME 21, ISSUE 38 MARCH 13–19, 2013

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WORK OF ART Boise State moves forward with new ﬁne arts building

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MELTDOWN Mapping Sun Valley’s city scandal

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SMALL TOWN, BIG SCREEN Breaking down the Sun Valley Film Festival

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PRISON GRUB In the kitchens at an Idaho prison

“If you go to Idaho and wear out a pair of shoes, you’ll stay.”

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NOTE THE ZOMBOCRACY The Associated Press sent out an interesting item the other day about a researcher in South Carolina, whose specialty is the study of zombies. Now, that might not actually strike people as all that interesting: There are zombie survival guides; zombie defense training classes; untold movies, TV shows and video games featuring zombies; zombie banks and zombie parades … For being a fictional bogeyman, the zombie is fairly ubiquitous. Why shouldn’t there be zombie studies? That’s exactly the point of Clemson University professor Sarah Lauro’s work: Why are zombies such a pervasive feature of 21st century culture? Her answer: Because, by and large, our society—even beyond the United States—is deeply dissatisfied with itself. Pop psychology is always tricky, relying as it does on analogy, but Lauro’s conclusion makes sense on a gut level. At the beginning of this century, the zombie as a cultural meme was most closely associated with late-night B-movies. The iconic zombie film was George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, and it was in black-and-white. Then came 9/11 and the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and suddenly, zombie films were popping up like, well, zombies. And these were not your typical shambling carcasses: In most cases, the 21st century zombie is sneaky, fast-moving, tenacious and exceedingly difficult to dispatch. He or she was also a nice enough person to begin with, but due to a government foulup (or sinister plot), got infected with a disease/weapon and now has to be killed with a shovel. That sounds like a good description of our national milieu and persistent political and economic troubles—the mindless, frothing rage associated with zombiedom fits as well (we’re looking at you, Tea Party). Throw in our obsession with TV focused on the moral/ political corruption of extreme wealth and power (House of Cards, Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones, which—bonus—includes zombies), and it seems pretty clear that we’re transitioning into a new cultural age; call it Lifestyles of the Rich and Malodorous. —Zach Hagadone

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INSIDE NOTE

BILL COPE

TED RALL

NEWS Boise State University’s big plan for a new ﬁne arts facility

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CITIZEN

A fursuiter walks in the Furry Parade on March 9 during the 2013 Fur Idaho Convention at Boise Hotel and Convention Center.

FUR HAPPENS It’s good to meet new people, but for some, it’s even better to meet people while wearing animal costumes. Check out the scene at a recent gathering of Boise’s furries at Cobweb.

SHOW SOME RESPECT Ofﬁcials at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery were forced to close a nearby trail after users were continually disrespectful of both the cemetery and funerals. Since when was a gravesite game of ﬂag football OK? Get the details at Citydesk.

LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BEARD Boise Beardsmen put their facial hair where their mouths are by hosting the inaugural Beard and Mustache Competition March 9. Take in all the hirsute action at Cobweb.

FAUX LINCOLN? Idaho’s on a Lincoln binge lately, but did he really say a quote reproduced on a plaque at the Idaho Statehouse? Get the scoop at Citydesk.

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FEATURE Downton Valley

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ARTS Bill Carman returns with new Boise show

SCREEN Now playing at the Sun Valley Film Festival

FOOD Cuisine behind bars in an Idaho prison

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HOBO JARGON

FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

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OPINION/BILL COPE

STAND OUR GROUND Part Two: We are not alone Remember this address: 11251 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030. I’ll tell you why later. U It’s lonely, is it not, to be an Idahoan who believes there must be stricter controls on the gun trade? It feels like we—and I say “we,” for I know damn good and well there are many of us—are living among a yahoo mob of mouthy hillbillies who seem compelled to periodically stage a public spectacle to show off how studly they look with a gun slung over their shoulders. Even if they’re women. And alas, it’s true. We are living among a yahoo mob of mouthy hillbillies, and indeed, they can often be found staging a public spectacle with their guns slung over their shoulders, making a lot of noise to local media chirpies about how nobody better try telling them nuttin’ when it comes to which gun they can sling over their shoulders or where they can sling it. And yes, it’s true, we have a Legislature that shovels the hillbilly bull faithfully, being dominated as it is by hillbillies in neckties and shined shoes. And yes, it’s true, that much of our local media is like a coon hound, heeling obediently to the hillbillies who stage the events, without so much as a single representative from the opposite pole of the debate. (I’ve recently suffered through KBOI Channel 2 news coverage of an NRA signing session at Cabela’s and two reports on a contrived rally of women who want no laws on which guns they can pose with, and—go figure—Newtown, Conn., Aurora, Colo., Tucson, Ariz., nor any of the 30,000 other, lower-profile gun deaths a year was so much as mentioned.) So yes, for those Idahoans who think weapons designed only to hunt humans, 100-round magazines, unfettered anonymity and unlimited kill power should have no place in a civilian society, it’s a lonesome thing. And it’s unlikely we will have an Idaho leader anytime soon who will name the National Rifle Association for what it is (i.e., a nest of vipers complicit in the murders of hundreds of thousands of Americans) or that we will see an end to our state government being dominated by lickspittles for the gun trade. (Fun Idaho history fact: former Sen. Larry Craig once sat on the board of directors for the NRA and pushed legislation through Congress that made it impossible to hold gun traffickers liable for any nastiness their products were involved in. Of course, this was before Craig became quite a spectacle, himself, when accused of trying to push an entirely different agenda in the stall of a public toilet.) This sense of isolation makes it important to look beyond Idaho, to find a perspective in how more civilized Americans are behaving. For instance: 1) Unlike Idaho’s sad-ass delegation, which is neither shy nor slow to kiss the rump of Wayne LaPierre, candidates

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across the country are now proudly running in opposition to the NRA. 2) In contrast to the empty blowhardery of a handful of pissant sheriffs from hither and yon (and Canyon County), real law enforcement professionals representing national associations are speaking forcefully for background checks and even for that which we are told is politically impossible: a ban on military weaponry in civilian hands. 3) States far more significant than ours are already enacting such bans. 4) Nor can we fail to consider that almost every leading professional association from those fields that constitute the foundations of our society—medicine, education, religion, municipal government— have endorsed those bans. 5) Finally, when personalities as diverse as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, Colin Powell and Gen. Stanley McCrystal have called for an assault weapons ban, it can’t be denied a cultural shift is in progress. UÊÊ It’s also important to remember that the deeper an attitude is rooted in our culture, the longer it takes to die. But for those who despair they won’t live to see the day America has matured enough to solve this problem, think of the transformation that has taken place regarding fair treatment for gays, or the two-generation ascension from Jim Crow to President Barack Obama. Once good, progressive ideas are set in motion, not only are they almost impossible to stop, they can move far quicker than even supporters could have foretold. And we good Idaho progressives are as much part of that motion as anyone else. Our donations count in out-of-state political races as much as Michael Bloomberg’s donations (if not nearly as high), and our patronage speaks as loudly locally as any hillbilly’s. (For instance, if some sporting goods emporium decides to sponsor PR events for the NRA, perhaps that’s not a place we would want to take our business. And should a local television station give consistently unbalanced coverage to hillbilly gun love-ins, perhaps we might find other sources for our news.) Now, about that address I asked you to remember. Imagine a huge, un-ignorable digital billboard—like the debt clock, only bigger—and this one keeps a running tally of our fellow Americans who die by gun violence, be it accident, suicide or murder. Along with that ever-climbing tally come pictures of the victims. Men, women, children. Ten seconds per picture, around the clock every day of the year, 30,000-plus per annum from now on, to remind us of the real price of hillbilly buffoonery. And where would we erect such a billboard? In every state capitol, for a start. Plus, an extra huge one at 11251 Waples Mill Road in Fairfax, Va. Right across the street from NRA headquarters. WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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IS THE GOP DOOMED? In a two-party system, the loser is us Stalin called bourgeois parties “the dancing bears of social democracy.” Toothless and undignified distractions personifying the function of electoral politics—to channel the energies of the oppressed into bullshit discussions about trivia and inanities. His phrase comes to mind as the corporate pundit class prattles on about the supposed current crise de coeur of the GOP. How can the Republican Party maintain its relevance? The Republicans-could-go-extinct meme is a manufactured crisis. The Party of Hoover still controls the House. It holds 27 state legislatures and 30 governors’ mansions. All this hand-wringing over the alleged danger that the GOP could fade into irrelevance ignores the fact that Barack Obama only defeated Mitt Romney by a few percentage points. Republicans lost a few seats in the House and a pair in the Senate, but things basically remained unchanged. Not bad for a party that failed to present any new ideas. The argument that Republicans need to reinvent themselves boils down to two factors, the first shoulder-shruggingly silly: Given what a terrible job Obama did with the economy during his first term, the Republicans should have done better. The worry that Republicans really should focus on is demographics: an influx of immigration, especially by Latinos alienated by decades of GOP race-baiting on illegal immigration, coupled with a seemingly long-term trend among young adults toward increased liberalism on social issues. “The question now facing Republicans,” Brian Montopoli of CBS News wrote in

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November 2012, “is whether they shift toward the middle or instead try to appeal to growing demographic groups while staying planted ﬁrmly on the right side of the political spectrum.” Karl Rove addressed the California Republican convention, making the case for tokenism: “We need to be asking for votes in the most powerful way possible, which is to have people asking for the vote who are comfortable and look like and sound like the people that we’re asking for the vote from.” In his pamphlet “Go For the Heart: How Republicans Can Win,” David Horowitz, argues that the Republican victories of the future rely on a combination of hope and fear, making voters feel that Republicans care about them and that liberals want to enslave them in some imaginary nanny state. The trouble is that neither argument stands a chance. If Republicans have been successful at anything, it’s that convincing Americans that, not only do they not care about them, Americans don’t deserve to be cared about. Many conservatives suggest downplaying the GOP’s stands on social issues Some say they should be changed entirely. Others imagine a mishmash of social liberalism or at least libertarianism and ﬁscal conservatism. A successful political party requires a consistent and coherent ideology. You have to put forth a way of thinking that allows anyone to predict how your party would respond to events. The Republicans aren’t anywhere close to achieving a coherent ideology. On the other hand, neither are the Democrats.

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ROTUNDA/NEWS GOP SENATE MAJORITY ERECTS STRICTER BALLOT HURDLES

Sen. Branden Durst (D): “[This bill } should be called the state legislature molopolist act.”

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LAU R IE PEAR M AN

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NEWS

BOISE STATE’S NEW WORK OF ART University crafts plans for Fine Arts Building TARA MORGAN

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Three Idaho Republican lawmakers crossed the aisle to join seven Democratic senators March 11, but they failed to put a roadblock—let alone a speed bump—in the path of a fast-moving measure that will drastically change how ballot initiatives are put before Idaho voters. “[This bill] should be called the state legislature monopolist act,” said Boise Democratic Sen. Branden Durst. “This will erect barriers to legislative oversight that the Idaho Constitution never contemplated. And it certainly violates the spirit of the Constitution.” If and when Senate Bill 1108 becomes law, signatures must be gathered from 6 percent of registered voters in at least 18 of Idaho’s 35 legislative districts in order to secure space on a general election ballot— that’s in addition to the 6 percent statewide threshold that is currently required. “This is one small effort to try to get those signature-bearers to go out and include some of the rest of us,” said Republican Sen. Jeff Siddoway of the blink-andyou’ll-miss-it town of Terreton. “This allows rural Idaho to participate in this process.” But Ketchum Democratic Sen. Michelle Stennett disputed Siddoway’s logic. “This absolutely harms rural voters more than those living in urban areas,” said Stennett. “Now, an organization can focus all their efforts on ﬁnding the signatures they need in the Treausure Valley’s 16 legislative districts and ﬁnd two more legislative districts in urban areas such as Twin Falls, Idaho Falls or Coeur d’Alene to meet this higher threshold. It would be unlikely that petition gatherers would even visit rural legislative districts.” With Idaho voters’ fresh memories of turning back Props 1, 2 and 3 in the November general election, SB 1108 sponsor Nampa Republican Sen. Curt McKenzie insisted that the measure had nothing to do with last year’s voter rejection of the so-called Luna Laws. Instead, he pointed to current efforts to put such issues as medical marijuana and liquor privatization on the ballot. “These are issues that would affect every community in the state,” said McKenzie. “So we should have a mechanism to let them have a say.” Ultimately, McKenzie, Siddoway and 23 other GOP senators voted “aye” for SB 1108 while the Democratic minority was joined by three Republicans, Boise Sen. Cliff Bayer, Coeur d’Alene Sen. Bob Nonini and Dalton Gardens Sen. Steve Vick in voting “no.” The measure now heads to the Idaho House for its consideration.

The Boise State University Department of Art is currently housed in five buildings scattered across the sprawling downtown campus. Students taking photography and sculpture make their way to the Liberal Arts building, while those studying illustration or painting hoof it across campus to the Arts West building. But not for long. Boise State is moving forward at full steam with a proposed multi-million-dollar Fine Arts Building that will house the entire fine arts department and potentially the Arts and Humanities Institute. “The Fine Arts Building will be where we relocate—with new, expanded modern facilities—our Fine Arts program, such as sculpture, metal works, the graphic arts,” said Jared Everett, interim associate vice president of campus planning and facilities. “The performing arts—like music and theater—is actually a different department.” The proposed site for the building is currently a parking lot alongside Capitol Boulevard. “We believe and are proposing that the Fine Arts Building will be located north of our Micron Business and Economics Building. … It’ll be on Capitol Boulevard, about mid-block on the east side in between the Towers Residence Hall and the College of Business,” said Everett. Though the project is still in its earliest phase, it has the potential to dramatically alter Boise State’s downtown footprint. “It’s too early to opine on what the dimensions will be, but what I can tell you is that we do want to have an appropriate density indicative of an urban campus so it’s not going to be one or two stories; it’ll hopefully be in the four- to five-story [range], but all of that will be determined as we complete the design,” said Everett. The Idaho Division of Public Works issued a request for qualifications for the new Fine Arts Building, which were due March 6. According to DPW Project Manager Ben Hill, the building has a ballpark budget of $30 million and received substantial interest from firms out of state. “It’s really pretty exciting because we’re getting interest from all over the place,” said Hill. “Top design firms like Perkins + Will out of Seattle and Thomas Hacker [THA Architecture] out of Portland, Ore.”

Jared Everett (left), Art Department Chair Richard Young (center) and Arts and Humanities Institute Director Nick Miller (right) stand in the parking lot where the proposed Fine Arts Building will go.

But that doesn’t mean local firms aren’t in the running. “Usually when somebody from out of town calls me, they say, ‘Well, do we need to team up with someone locally?’ And I say, ‘Yeah, it’s kind of a good idea because we like to see some of that money stay in town here,’” explained Hill. After reviewing the proposals, DPW will select five companies to further develop their ideas and pitch their projects in person March 19. The winning firm or firms will then move forward with programming and meet with art department staff to determine their needs. “We’re just doing the planning, feasibility and programming studies, and if the outcome of those is that this facility is feasible and affordable, we will ask the State Board [of Education] to approve us moving into the design phase, and later on, we’ll go back to the board asking for approval to construct if the design works out,” explained Everett. All told, the university hopes to have shovels in the ground by spring 2014—a timeline that Hill said is shorter than most projects. “I just haven’t heard hardly anything from BSU on this job, which is kind of weird,” said Hill. “We work together with them, but this job came across in such a big hurry. … There’s a big deadline but nobody will tell us why.” Kirsten Furlong, director of Boise State’s Visual Arts Center, is also surprised by how fast the project is moving. “It’s happening at a very quick pace; I wish I had an answer. It’s just amazing because it’s something that we’ve been talking about the need for a really, really long time,” said Furlong. She said the new building will “radically change” the art department, and added that her colleagues are thrilled to finally have classrooms that cater specifically to the needs of artists. “All of our facilities have just been retrofit-

ted into buildings that just had completely other purposes,” said Furlong. “So now we’re going to have the opportunity to have a stateof-the-art facility for all of the different areas that we teach, and we’re going to be able to design and build the space to really meet those needs.” Hill said that arts programs nationwide tend to get short shrift when it comes to allocation of campus facilities. “In the old days, artists would usually get the crappiest old building on campus—and I’m not speaking speciﬁcally about BSU, I’m talking about art schools at all universities and colleges,” said Hill. “Artists do a pretty good job of making do with cruddy old spaces, but they typically don’t have a lot of the safety features that they really should have for some of the types of materials that artists really like to work with—so actually having proper ventilation systems and waste systems and things like that.” According to Everett, the university has been requesting state support for this new building for at least three years. “In the last accreditation cycle for our Fine Arts program, the accreditation body—while approving of the facilities—indicated that one of the big concerns is that the facilities for those programs were undersized, underequipped and that more modern facilities were needed,” said Everett. “So for us to really grow and continue to elevate these programs, they are in need of new and better facilities.” In fact, Boise State’s Department of Art recently switched from open enrollment to an application process in order to alleviate crowding in the program. Fall 2012 enrollment for art and design students was 600—a slight decrease from previous semesters. “More students want into these programs,” said Everett. “Some of those programs are achieving prominence on 9 regional and national levels, and the WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

NEWS ANDR EW C R IS P

ADD THE WORDS HEADS TO ROUND SEVEN Revised antidiscrimination bill will go before Idaho lawmakers CARISSA WOLF Lawmakers and human-rights advocates hope the seventh time becomes that last time some Idaho legislators say “no” to Add the Words. Statehouse sources tell Boise Weekly that lawmakers may again take up a proposal to add the words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the Idaho Human Rights Act in the coming weeks, and if they run out of time in the 2013 legislative session, they’ll introduce the measure in early 2014. A similar effort in 2012 saw activists leaving Post-It notes on Statehouse walls, desks and doors, encouraging lawmakers to “do the right thing,” and “add the words.” But the effort hit a roadblock when the GOP majority on the Senate State Affairs Committee voted to kill the measure, even denying the public an opportunity to be heard at a public hearing. Advocates backing this year’s effort to amend the state’s Human Rights Act say legislators need to hear voices that have never had the chance to be heard before a legislative committee. “You’ll hear a very human voice saying, ‘I love my community, I love my family, I want the same opportunities that you have—to work, grow and prosper,’” said Boise Democratic Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb, who plans to co-sponsor Add the Words legislation. “I’m talking about justice—justice for all human beings,” said Buckner-Webb “It comes down to personhood. Every individual should be treated justly.” Webb, and co-sponsor Boise Democratic Rep. Grant Burgoyne, told BW that they’re trying to convince 2013 lawmakers to listen to

During the 2012 effort, Add the Words advocates afﬁxed Post-It notes throughout the Idaho Capitol.

testimony that went unheard in past legislative sessions. “There are some that wish that this will all just go away and we could all live together without the need for there to be a law barring discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity,” said Burgoyne. “That isn’t going to happen.” A December 2011 statewide survey conducted by noted Republican pollster Moore Information, and commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho, found majority support for legal protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Some of Idaho’s largest cities—Boise, Lewiston, Moscow, Pocatello and Twin Falls, as well as the north Idaho resort town of Sandpoint—have taken up the cause to extend nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. Boise City Council members listened for nearly ﬁve hours to impassioned testimony in November 2012, largely in favor of a municipal measure to protect workers from genderidentity or sexual-orientation discrimination. Proponents told Boise ofﬁcials that some citizens were not reporting hate crimes out of fear of outing themselves on the public record, leaving them vulnerable to possible termination and eviction. “In Boise, an individual can be safe and not worry about losing their job or being

current facilities will not facilitate that growth. The number of students that can get into that program is currently being limited by the facilities and we need to address that.” Though both Hill and Everett have heard rumors that there was a private donation to the university to fund the building, Vice President of Advancement Laura Simic said they’re just rumors. “We’re still really, really early in the planning stages, part of our funding is going to come from our bonding capacity, and we’re still exploring whether or not that will include any private funding, as well,” 8

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denied public services for being gay,” said Lisa Perry of the Add the Words campaign. “But just driving down the street to Meridian, they have that concern that they are not in a safe environment. Now we have pockets where individuals are protected and pockets where they are not. It really does fall on the state’s shoulders to ensure that everyone is equal under the law.” But opposition isn’t remaining silent. A handful of citizens testiﬁed against Boise’s measure in November, with one saying, “no more Christians would come Boise” if the ordinance was passed. Burgoyne said he’s more than anxious to debate those who are against the Add the Word effort. “We wish to engage,” he said. “We wish to discuss the issue.” The newly revised Add the Words campaign included a Feb. 6 Statehouse panel discussion—which was not a part of any legislative committee—that featured testimony not heard previously at the Idaho Capitol panel. Some participants aligned LGBT equality with the teachings of Jesus Christ, while others promoted Adds the Words legislation as a positive economic impact. “There’s the issue of justice that needs to be addressed,” said Burgoyne. “And it’s not a question of if this legislation will pass; it’s a question of when.”

said Simic. Project planners agreed that the high-proﬁle building is barreling forward at a rapid pace, and Everett conﬁrmed that the enterprise is being championed from the top. “The campus executives have made this facility a priority. I believe there are people in the community who are wanting this facility to be a priority, as well,” said Everett. “We just want to see it happen. Sometimes, to be honest, the way that you get things done is you set high expectations for things to get done.”

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CITIZEN

PATTI ANNE LODGE The rodeo queen and veteran lawmaker on taking the bull by the horns GEORGE PRENTICE

I understand that football—particularly at the College of Idaho—was a recurring theme in your family’s life. My father was going to play professional football in Pittsburgh, but when World War II broke out, he served in the Navy. His commanding ofﬁcer was Clem Parberry, who was the coach at the College of Idaho. After the war, he recruited my father to play football for him. So that’s how we came to Idaho. My father went to college under the G.I. Bill and we lived in a Caldwell housing project. Your husband also played at the College of Idaho. He did. He was a three-time All-American. And your father eventually became a coach. In fact, my Dad worked four jobs: a coach, a teacher, a referee and an assistant water master on the Boise River system. And at Christmastime, he took another job at the post ofﬁce. He worked so hard for my brother and me to be successful. We only had

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JER EM Y LANNINGHAM

Republican Sen. Patti Anne Lodge doesn’t tolerate much bull… unless the seven-term lawmaker is far from the Idaho Capitol, at her Sunnyslope farm, where she wrangles the real thing. “We raise registered cattle,” said Lodge, 70, who rides the ranch with her husband, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Lodge. Prior to an early morning committee meeting—and there are many for the Canyon County legislator as she serves on the Health and Welfare, Judiciary and Rules, and State Affairs committees—Boise Weekly talked to Lodge about her blue-collar roots and being targeted by a political action committee.

one car in the family, so my mother would walk a mile-and-a-half every day to her job as a medical assistant. What were the life lessons that you learned from your parents? The importance of volunteering and community involvement. Whenever there was some kind of community activity, our parents made sure we were there. We always felt that we were given so much to start our life in Idaho. My parents would always say, “If you go to Idaho and wear out a pair of shoes, you’ll stay.” And that’s what happened. And what was your childhood like? I was very involved in horse activities. If it had to do with a horse, I was there. Riding clubs were really big in Idaho back then. If you competed to be the Snake River Stampede queen or Caldwell Night Rodeo queen, there would be girls representing at least 25 riding clubs. Were you ever a rodeo queen? I was Miss Rodeo Idaho. Can you tell me which year? No. [Laughter]. OK, it was 50 years ago, this year. Let’s move forward to this year’s legislative session and your “aye” vote for Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s proposal for a state-run health insurance exchange. Have you heard the ads on the radio against the Republican senators who voted “yes?” Were you targeted for your vote? Always. If you do the right thing, you’re

going to be targeted, one way or another. Sometimes you have to make a hard choice to get something moving. For me, I wasn’t going to sit back and not do anything, knowing that the federal government would come in. I’m going to trust Idaho people to run the exchange. Who is targeting you? The Free Enterprise PAC. [The political action committee is currently running a series of radio ads across Idaho, criticizing Lodge and 17 other GOP senators, claiming that they “ran as conservatives last November and voted with the liberals this February.”] They use half-truths. I’m going to trust Idaho people to run this. I must ask you about a photo on your website that shows you and … My bull. That was Norman. Do you have others? Up on my wall, there are pictures of Andre, Ringo, Chloe the cow, and now we have our new bull: Abe Lincoln. House Speaker [Scott] Bedke buys our bulls. Which ones? He buys all the bulls we raise. And he’s happy with our bulls. I remember your campaign slogan was that you take the bull by the horns. Never forget it.

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Drama among the staff at Idaho’s glitziest resort town ZACH HAGADONE

There is a special kind of politics bred in small towns. Social circles are small; families are tight; ambitions flare and egos bruise easily; and big fights brew from seemingly petty sources. Since at least October 2011, the posh, old-money resort Mecca of Sun Valley has been gripped by a particularly nasty strain of small-town political drama—one that has brought down a city administrator and a fire chief, as well as members of his family, allegedly engaged in a nepotistic pattern of fraud; led to the resignation of a treasurer and city clerk, both of whom said they felt intimidated after blowing the whistle on perceived misconduct; and spawned numerous state and local investigations, suits and countersuits and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The threads are many and tangled, the players litigious and intertwined. In the middle has been a courageous and tenacious weekly newspaper—the award-winning Idaho Mountain Express—valiantly peeling back the layers. Boise Weekly poured through the Express’ reports, as well as the various investigative documents obtained by the newspaper over the years, to try and piece together a chronoWWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

logical overview of just what’s been going on in Idaho’s storied playground. The saga, still developing, reads like an N-scale Bonfire of the Vanities. Take the case of Sharon Hammer. Graduating with a bachelors degree. in business and administration from Southern Illinois University in 1987, she quickly earned a law degree from SIU Law in 1990. She practiced local government law in Illinois for eight years, including in her old university town of Carbondale and at the Chicago law firm Burke Weaver & Prell. By 2001, she earned a master’s in public administration from Northern Illinois University. In 2008, she became city administrator for Sun Valley, but that wasn’t enough; she also trained as an EMT and responded with the Sun Valley Fire Department. Her curriculum vitae is proudly posted at sharonhammer.com, complete with grade point averages, a 2009 U.S. News and World Reports “best of” ranking for her grad school, and photos of herself posing in full firefighter gear. Nonetheless, three-and-a-half years after becoming city administrator, Hammer was terminated amid multiple investigations alleging timecard fraud, misuse of city funds and misappropriation of city property. In the past year, she has waged a multi-front legal war, along with her attorney-husband, to clear her name and punish those she contends wronged her. At the same time, Sun Valley Fire Chief Jeff Carnes, a 38-year veteran of the department, was also alleged to have presided over an organization that operated with, as Blaine County Prosecutor Jim Thomas put it in a November 2012 letter to the city, “a profound lack of management.”

Specifically, it was alleged that Carnes made numerous personal purchases with city funds and allowed Hammer and his own son, Nick— both of whom worked as part-time EMT/ firefighters— to be paid in excess of the hours they actually worked. It was a pattern of allegedly falsified timekeeping facilitated by the fact that his wife, Tina, kept track of hours for the department. All three members of the Carnes family ultimately resigned from their positions in September 2012. But what led up to all this? According to reports and investigative documents, it began in October 2011, when then-Treasurer and Finance Manager Michelle Frostenson came to then-Mayor Wayne Willich with concerns—dating almost to the beginning of Hammer’s employment with the city—about lax record keeping, inappropriate use of city property and, most damning of all, personal use of a city-issued line of credit. The alleged violations were shared with the Sun Valley City Council on Nov. 11, 2011, after which time Frostenson, Hammer and then-City Clerk Kelly Ek were placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation. That’s when things started to get serious. Almost immediately after Frostenson came forward with her allegations, the city contacted the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program, which contracted Boise attorney Patricia Ball, of Management Northwest, to launch an investigation on Nov. 21, 2011. Released to city officials in late December 2011, Ball’s report found evidence of widespread misconduct—some potentially criminal—and urged further investigation. First, there was the allegation that Hammer had improperly used a city vehicle.

She freely admitted using the 2001 Ford Explorer for personal and business purposes from 2008 to 2011—and numerous witnesses corroborated the fact that Hammer used the SUV for everything from commuting to work to going camping and to football games—but contended that she did so with permission from Willich. While Willich told Ball that he could not specifically remember giving Hammer the OK for personal use of the SUV, he “might have said that.” Regardless, Willich stated he had no objection to Hammer using the vehicle for personal reasons and said he should have just sold her the Explorer for $300. There is no documented proof that Willich gave Hammer permission to use the city vehicle, but, according to Ball’s report, even if he did, “it does not appear he had the authority to do so under Hammer’s contract or the [Personnel] Manual.” The second allegation against Hammer was that she used a city-issued credit card to make fuel purchases for personal use. According to the report, Frostenson pointed out to the mayor and City Council that Hammer had put about $1,700 in fuel purchases on the card from October 2010 through October 2011. The audit confirmed that estimate, and added that because some credit card statements and receipts were missing, the actual figure was most likely higher. Hammer steadfastly maintained that purchases with the city-issued card were only made to gas up the city vehicle, and provided the investigation with a record of fuel charges from her personal credit card from 2009 through 2011. But, because she kept no mileage log or other documentation specifically

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separating personal from city use—or even a license plate number to identify what vehicle was being fueled—her claims could not be veriﬁed. The report was critical of Hammer’s record keeping, especially considering that as city administrator, it was her responsibility to handle complaints about misuse of city-issued lines of credit. “[I]t is reasonable to conclude that she is aware of her obligations when using a city card,” read the report. “The policy states that ‘City credit cards may not be used for personal purchases or personal use.’” What’s more, evidence presented in the report seemed to suggest that Hammer was muddying the waters by submitting fuel expenses to the generic “Admin CC charges” category, rather than applying the purchases to a speciﬁc business trip. At least once, according to the investigation, Hammer stated in supporting documentation that, “I can’t tell if this is the city cc or my personal cc,” with reference to fuel purchased on Hammer’s city-issued card, which was reimbursed to her. In one particular instance, records show Hammer alternating between her city-issued card and personal card: She gassed up with the city card in Hailey on the morning of April 5, 2011, and, later that day, logged purchases on her own credit card at Costco and Target, in Twin Falls. The next day, she again used the city card to buy fuel in the morning in Hailey, and later made purchases

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on her personal card at Boise Co-op. Another or tracked her time off on any city time record. Rather, her vacation hours were reported in fuel stop was paid for with the city card that emails to Frostenson. afternoon in Mountain Home. In her defense, Hammer submitted a All three gas purchases, over two days, were detailed accounting of her earned time off and reported for “Boise Administration,” a claim added that as with her use of the city vehicle, that the report found was “not accurate.” Based on the evidence, the report concluded Willich had agreed to alter the terms of her vacation and sick leave plan to allow her use of that, “Hammer’s use of the city credit card for flex time to make up for work she performed personal fuel consumption and her failure to outside the normal office hours. track personal and business use of fuel was in According to the arrangecomplete disregard of her ment, Hammer maintained responsibilities as a public that she’d earned flex time, servant.” “Employees are “which was never offiNonetheless, Hamgranted a salary cially accrued as part of my mer countered, all her vacation time pursuant to purchases were approved and benefits, which my agreement with Mayor by city officials who could encompasses their Willich.” Furthermore, she have raised a red flag at compensation packages. claimed to have only used any time, but didn’t. They are not authorized some of that time accrued Finally, Hammer found herself in hot water over to make their own rules.” between 2008 and 2011. Other time off, Hammer her time-off reporting. It -Sun Valley City Audit said, was authorized by was Frostenson’s belief Willich—specifically, time that she improperly reto study for the bar exam, porting her vacation and undertake EMT training and respond to EMT sick leave in order to be reimbursed for time and fire department calls during the day. off and maintaining accrued benefits that she When asked about Hammer’s time-off wasn’t entitled to. accrual and work schedule, Willich told Ball The audit could not find sufficient evidence that he had no problem giving Hammer leave to suggest Hammer was improperly reporting to work on the bar exam or for Fire and EMTher sick leave, but did find irregularities with related duties, and that he allowed employees her vacation reporting. First, and most basically, no documentation could be found to sug- who work late to come in late the next day. He also stated he was fine with Hammer working gest that Hammer ever even formally reported

from home. But when it came to Hammer’s contention that she had arranged with the mayor to use “flex time” instead of vacation, Willich told the auditor that he was “totally unaware of that.” As with her use of the city-issued credit card, the report recommended an independent, outside audit and investigation to determine the extent of the falsification. And, like her use of the city vehicle, the report also found that even if Willich had approved altering Hammer’s vacation benefits, he likely didn’t have the legal authority to do so. “Employees are granted a salary and benefits, which encompasses their compensation packages. They are not authorized to make their own rules,” the audit stated. “Hammer’s attempt to claim some sort of compensatory time off (referred by her as ‘flex time’) either reveals a completion [sic] lack of understanding of wage and hour laws or an abuse of her power as city administrator.” Hammer, of course, was not the only city official accused of abuse of power. During the course of the investigation into Hammer’s activities, additional allegations of misconduct were also leveled at then-Sun Valley Fire Chief Jeff Carnes, his wife, Tina, and their son, Nick. The first allegation centered on falsified timecards for Nick, an accusation supported by no less than 15-year SVFD veteran and longtime Cpt. Mal Prior, who told Ball that he witnessed Tina add hours to her son’s time report that he did not work—on one occasion,

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2012, two separate break-ins may have ocincluding up to 79 hours on his time sheet. curred at the SVFD Elkhorn Station, in which Further, Prior reported that he had known about the padded time reports for two years— emails and personnel files were deleted or otherwise removed, further complicating the especially since he regularly saw the fire and review. No suspects were ever identified. EMS payroll files—but did not report the In the investigation of Hammer’s actividiscrepancies because he feared losing his job. ties as city administrator, neither report could Then-Assistant Fire Chief Ray Franco backed determine whether her credit card use was up Prior’s allegations in the report, though improper because of lack of documentation. stated that he refused on numerous occasions However, $23,494 in purchases made by the to approve Nick’ time reports because he Fire Department were found by HSNO to be knew them to be false. inappropriate. According to the report, when approached Regarding the other allegations made by Prior, Franco and Frostenson about the issue of the falsified timecards, Hammer refused against Hammer, her use of the city vehicle was found to be in violation of city policy but to take any action. In fact, according to Ball’s authorized by then-Mayor report, Hammer’s hours Willich. Her vacation-leave working as an EMT were reporting was also found to also vaguely recorded— “I trust that the City of be in violation of city polior not recorded at all. cy, but, again, as a result of As in Hammer’s case, Sun Valley will institute shoddy management. credit card purchases by the necessary actions to Recommendations in the elder Carnes came under scrutiny, includmake sure the mistakes of the HSNO audit could be summed up simply: Sun ing hefty gas expenses the past are not repeated Valley needed to clean up and thousands spent on its act, and that’s what items such as a $400 in the future.” Briscoe vowed to do. snowmobile helmet (for -Blaine County Prosecutor Though Hammer’s use by Nick), $2,500 on Jim Thomas contract was terminated in snowmobile parts (for January 2012, shortly after Nick’s snowmobile) and the beginning of the AG’s other expenditures for items such as boots (which Franco maintained investigation, her replacement wasn’t hired until November 2012—the month after the were purchased online for personal use by HSNO audit was completed. However, startCarnes and Nick). Costco purchases, clothing ing in June 2012, the city has been barraged and restaurant charges were also questioned. with lawsuits and countersuits. By the time the results of Ball’s investigaFrostenson and Ek both settled tort claims tion were released in December 2011, Willich that they had been intimidated and harassed had been replaced as mayor by Dewayne in the wake of their complaints and stepped Briscoe in the November election. The acdown from their positions in June 2012. That cusations and findings in the report were same month saw the dismissal of a defamation enough to prompt two more investigations: suit filed by Councilman Nils Ribi—who took one by the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, issue with statements by Hammer’s attorney/ and launched at the request of Blaine County husband Jim Donoval calling into question Prosecutor Jim Thomas; the other a forensic Ribi’s mental stability—and a $3 million claim audit commissioned by the City of Sun Valley to be performed by Boise-based law firm Mof- against the city by Hammer over unlawful termination and demanding her old job back. fatt Thomas Barrett Rock & Fields. Moffatt In July 2012, Hammer sued Ek for defamaThomas contracted with accounting firm Hagen Streiff Newton & Oshiro to undertake tion, stemming from comments she made to the Idaho Mountain Express in two articles a forensic audit of each department in the city From January 2012 through October 2012, published by the paper that month. Though former employees were still bitterly the AG parsed through Ball’s report, interfighting it out in court, the Mountain Express viewed key players in the drama and, once it reported that Briscoe said the city adopted a was completed in August 2012, the HSNO “new tone” of compliance with regulations, audit as well. and later articles went on to laud the improved Taken together, both the AG and HSNO reports paint a similar picture: the City of Sun mood at City Hall. On Nov. 21, 2012, Prosecutor Thomas Valley was being run with such a severe lack stated in a letter to Sun Valley city officials of procedure and oversight that it was hard that because of the lack of hard evidence, he to determine just exactly what was going on and who, if anyone, was guilty of wrongdoing would not pursue criminal charges against any aside from gross administrative incompetence. past or current employees in connection with the allegations of the previous year. With regards to the Fire Department, the However, Thomas did chide the city in his AG’s report stated that its investigation, like concluding paragraph. Ball’s, found “a total lack of organization and “Although no criminal charges will be supervisory review.” forthcoming, the investigations revealed The timecard system was in such disarserious failures at multiple levels of manageray that investigators in many cases found ment and supervision within the City of Sun it impossible to find documentation to Valley,” he wrote. “These failures in oversight determine time that was worked. What was contributed to a culture of entitlement where clear, according to the HSNO audit, was that certain employees took advantage of the timecards were missing, specifically for HamCity’s mismanagement, and led to a breach mer, Nick Carnes and his mother, Tina, who of the public trust and damage to the City’s told investigators that oftentimes Nick would professional reputation. 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Find the lighter side with Firoozeh Dumas.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 13 humor FIROOZEH DUMAS The years before the Iranian Revolution were full of political and economic uncertainty: Growing income disparity between the rich and poor and renewed interest in religious values fueled revolution. Out of the turmoil came comic author and speaker Firoozeh Dumas. Dumas will read from her works as part of The Cabin’s Readings and Conversations series, offering fresh and funny perspectives on everything from shared human experiences to revolution to family, and answering questions from the audience. Dumas first came to America when she was 7 years old, and after bouncing between California and Iran, she settled in the United States and began writing stories for her children about Mickey Mouse, the “F word” and elementary school, modeled after her father’s own storytelling. These were later published as Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America (2003). She has written a second book, Laughing Without an Accent (2008). In 2005, she was the first Middle Eastern woman to be a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, which she lost to Jon Stewart, and has been a regular contributor for National Public Radio, the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. Skimming over cultural stereotypes by showing the reader her own immigration experience through lighthearted comedy, Dumas takes readers on hilarious journeys that touch on serious topics like identity, discovery and the power of family—journeys she’ll embark on with the audience at the Egyptian Theatre Wednesday, March 13. 7:30 p.m. $10-$30. The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., 208-345-0454, thecabinidaho.org.

THURSDAYSATURDAY MARCH 14-16 generation BALANCE DANCE COMPANY: BALANCE GENERATION

Balance Dance Company has been training young dancers for 15 years, and that ﬁrst crop of children are now adults. And some of them are now dancers. Thursday, March 14-Saturday, March 16, seven Balance alumni who have entered the ranks of professional dance return to the red-walled studio at BCT

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to present choreographies directed by Leah Clark, BDC founder and artistic director. According to a press release, the dances will be “smart and purposeful.” But while the choreographies will be polished and accessible, expect gutsy, intimate and ambitious performances reﬂecting the tempestuous and passionate inner worlds

According to author James Borg, 7 percent of human communication is spoken. The other 93 percent takes place through body language and eye contact. A glance askance or crossed arms set the tone for the most elementary of spoken messages. Consequently, dance—body language set to music—is among the most powerful ways to communicate. It’s as close as humans can come to having messages and feelings beamed directly into our brains. And Ballet Idaho Artistic Director Peter Anastos is one of Boise’s experts on this subject. With more than 100 stage works under his belt, he knows what it takes to create choreographies that jump smoothly from intimacy to humor to sadness. It’s his ﬂuency of expression through dance that he’ll bring to Ballet Idaho’s Studio Series, taking place Saturday, March 16-Sunday, March 17, at the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy. Formerly called Innovations, this annual dance event takes advantage of Anastos’ talents and experience to deliver cutting-edge choreographies professionally performed by principal dancer Angela Napier Gibson, as well as other Ballet Idaho company dancers, including Nathan Powell, Lauren Menger, Daniel Ojeda and James Brougham. The name change from Innovations to Studio Series suggests a shift in how the dances on display should be viewed. Innovation implies an emphasis on newness and dynamism, while the studio invokes intimacy, character and personality. Audiences should expect emotionally evocative and intensely personal performances. Studio Series is presented by Ballet Idaho in conjunction with Boise Weekly. Saturday, March 16, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 17, 2 p.m. $15. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Center, 516 S. Ninth St., Ste. D, Boise, 208-343-0556, balletidaho.org.

of the choreographers. Graci Meier—who has danced professionally in Salt Lake City, New York, Europe and South America— presents “Kalish,” a work inspired by the ﬂuid forms painted by Marilyn Kalish. Amanda Micheletty has created “The Score,” inspired by competition with one’s self and foot races. For alums, the studio harkens to their youths as aspiring dancers; and while Generation is a reunion, it’s also a forum where fresh dances collide with the past. Thursday, March 14-Friday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 16, 2 p.m. $7-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, balancedance.org.

FRIDAYSUNDAY MARCH 15-17 shamrock ST. PATRICK’S DAY EVENTS Albeit full of piety and pride for the Irish, St. Patrick’s Day has been adopted by Americans as an excuse to party. Celebrations retain the shamrocks and green, paired with more Guinness than you can shake a shillelagh at. Here’s where to get your leprechaun on. The 21-and-older crowd can head to Saint Party’s Day at Liquid. The event begins with live music by Belt-

ane and Bamboo Spork at 7:30 p.m., followed by sets from DJs Just Some Clown and Wolfman Fever until the wee hours. Drink specials include green beer, Irish car bombs and Guinness. For families, there’s the second annual Celebration of Irish Culture in the Treasure Valley at the Linen Building Friday, March 15. Catch performances by the Giant Leprechauns, Deviant Kin, Nebeula and Celtic Wimmen while shimmying on the dance ﬂoor. At the end of the night, everybody will join in on a traditional Irish dance called a ceili. The party starts at 7:30 p.m. and costs $7 per person or $20 per family. Full bar available with ID. Avoid the green beer WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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Voltaire is little bit rock, a little bit Sweeney Todd.

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steampunk CLOCKWORK CARNIVAL If you yearn for the age of steam-powered action and adventure, and donning your stovepipe hat and goggles is your idea of dressing up, then the looking-backward-looking-forward world of steampunk might be your hidden calling. And if you can’t think of a better environment than the inner workings of a grandfather clock and prefer trans-Atlantic zeppelin travel to the cramped seats and security zealotry of conventional airplanes, then the Clockwork Carnival is just your kind of rabbit hole. Wicked Wonderland Empire brings its steampunk-themed masquerade ball the Clockwork Carnival to Liquid Saturday, March 16, from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. It’s an opportunity to explore your inner tinker, tailor, rocket-powered soldier, spy. Bring your most decorated gas masks and don your ﬁnest frocks, because there’s going to be a costume contest worthy of the Queen of Hearts. The evening also promises plenty of tunes from equally committed steam-enthusiasts. Mixes from DJs The Redd Queen and DJ Bones, along with performances by Bella Luna, Wonderland Go Go’s and Performers, Gypsy Fortune Tellers, The Delphi Oracles and special guest Voltaire are sure to rock the house—or, rather, the machinist’s workshop. If you’re looking to get steamy and have an urge to bring out your best off-kilter top hat, tickets are available online for $10 at brownpapertickets.com. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208287-5379, wickedwonderlandempire.wordpress.com.

hangover on Monday, March 18, by celebrating a day early. At Humpin’ Hannah’s, stroll in for the St. Patrick’s Day Music Bash taking place Saturday, March 16. Enter for a chance to win a $100 bar tab by showing up in green, with the prize awarded to the night’s greenest person. Catch Giant Leprechauns, the Boise Highlanders bagpipe players and the Rocci Johnson band while quafﬁng $2 green beer pounders. Speaking of the Highlanders, they’ll be high-tailing it to more than a dozen different venues for performances on Saint Patrick’s Day. For a full roster, head to boise-

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highlanders.com. Boise is one rockin’ place for St. Patrick’s Day, for a full listing of events, check out the calendar at boiseweekly.com. Celebration of Irish Culture, Friday, March 15, 7:30 p.m. $7-$20. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111, thelinenbuilding.com; St. Patrick’s Day Music Bash, Saturday, March 16, 5 p.m. $5 after 9 p.m. Humpin’ Hannah’s, 621 Main St., Boise, 208-275-0017; Saint Party’s Day, Sunday, March 17, 7:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise. com.

Look deep with Adult Night at Bodies Revealed.

TUESDAY MARCH 19 preserved ADULT NIGHT: BODIES REVEALED Running through the rigors of daily life, it’s hard to appreciate the little things—like how we keep breathing, walking and talking. The Bodies: Revealed exhibit at Discovery Center of Idaho is an opportunity to take a moment and appreciate the wonder of the human body. The exhibit, which has been at the hands-on museum since September 2012, will ﬁnish its run at the end of the month. But before the bodies get packed up, DCI is hosting one of its popular Adult Nights to celebrate the show Tuesday, March 19. Adult Night features physicians from Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and other medical professionals answering questions about the anatomical specimens, delivering lectures and guiding tours. With 12 full-body specimens and more than 150 organs and partial specimens on display, curious patrons can take a closer look at the muscle structures that make us move or focus on the vital organs we trust to work day and night. Using a new preservation technique with liquid silicone polymer, the bodies retain their true forms and structures to provide as unadulterated a viewing experience as possible. But since we’re still walking around, celebrate being alive by sipping local wine and beer from Payette Brewing, Boise Fry Company, Crooked Fence Brewing and more. There will even be gourmet cupcakes to snack on while you admire the circulatory system. The $20 cost of admission includes the ﬁrst drink and full access to the exhibit. 6-10 p.m. $20 general, $18 for DCI members. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895, dcidaho.org.

Cellphones are an essential part of modern life, but their chargers waste as much as 95 percent of the energy they consume. It’s not only a waste of energy that increases demand for coal and contributes to climate change, but all that squandered electricity shows up on your bill, as well. So-called “vampire energy” devices cost Americans $4 billion xddesign.eu/products.html annually, according to a report thefancy.com from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. But what’s a plugged-in, social-media obsessed, Hipstamatic-loving Instagrammer to do? Well, for a start, you could pick up a wicked-sweet solar cellphone charger from XD Design. The small, window-mounted unit has a USB output and a mini-USB input, as well as a rechargeable lithium battery so it can charge itself to later charge your phone. It’s also pretty dang stylish. How much would you pay for this fabulous device? One kajillion dollars? Some other fake number that is even higher? Try around $70 at thefancy.com, which is a helluva bargain. If for some reason that’s too much, however, a variety of similar solar cellphone chargers can be found on Amazon for around $25. And that small investment could save us all a lot in the long run. —Josh Gross

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Julia Green won the “whiskerina” category at the Boise Beardsmen’s Beard and Mustache Competition.

FUR BOOTS AND FURRY FACES From First Thursday to the last stragglers at the Tiesto after-party, last week ran the gamut from wholesome to whole lot of fun. On First Thursday, March 7, a group of 19 artists unveiled the collaborative exhibit Inter/Change at the Linen Building. For the show, each artist submitted an original piece of artwork that was assigned at random to a second artist and then passed on to a third to finish it. While some pieces in the show achieved a unified vision, you could feel the tension in others: like a painting that had been pulled from its frame, wound with duct tape, sawed in half then suspended in the air. At Boise 150’s Sesqui-Shop headquarters, Boise Weekly’s Andrew Crisp surveyed Boise’s musical roots at a local poster, ticket stub and music zine showcase called Vibes: A Celebration of Music in Boise. “Built to Spill had a strong presence, but Idaho’s Fat Chance, Paul Revere & the Raiders and Dream Children also made a showing. Many flocked to a chalkboard wall, where they scrawled down the first concert they ever went to and the year it took place,” said Crisp. For a photo slideshow of all the First Thursday action, visit boiseweekly.com. Later that evening, BW’s Josh Gross swung by Red Room to check out Boston post-rockers Caspian. “The headliner, Caspian, built its wall of sound high with three guitars blasting massive amounts of feedback through delay pedals, but in the most lovely way,” said Gross. “The atmosphere was so lush, it felt like aerial footage for a nature documentary as it built up in five-minute crescendos to savagely percussive endings.” Speaking of a lush atmosphere, BW intern Lauren Bergeson squeezed into the Revolution Concert House March 8 to get down with sold-out Electronic Dance Music superstar Tiesto. “The crowd was unlike any dance crowd this year,” Bergeson said. “EDM regulars lined the outside of the novice mob. Unicorns, pandas and tutus raged around meatheads and drunks. From the front of the pit to the patio to the front door, everyone was bouncing to Tiesto’s upbeat, energetic music.” After the show, there was a Tiesto after-party at the Powerhouse Event Center, where a crowd of about 200 danced hard to a variety of EDM tracks until 4 a.m. Moving from fur boots to furry faces, BW intern Jessica Johnson stopped by Red Room March 9 for the Boise Beardsmen’s inaugural Beard and Mustache Competition. “Hirsute competitors traveled from Spokane, Wash., Salt Lake City and Portland, Ore., to compete in the part-competition, part-fundraiser. … Every man sported his best and weirdest facial hair, and the whiskerinas went all out with beards made of grapes, leaves and Julia Green’s winning pizza beard, which was made from felt,” said Johnson. Luke Tichinin from Portland, Ore., won Best Full Beard and Best Overall Beard, and had the crowd in an uproar yelling for a speech. —Tara Morgan

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READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS: FIROOZEH DUMAS— Firoozeh Dumas reads from and discusses her works. Dumas is the author of two books of humorous short stories. See Picks, Page 14. 7:30 p.m. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-8000, thecabinidaho.org.

Food & Drink WINE 201: BEYOND THE CLASSICS—In this follow-up to Wine 101, you’ll examine the aromas, ﬂavors and structural components found in ﬁve distinctly modern yet classic varieties. You’ll learn not just the how but the why behind what you experience and enjoy in the glass. 6-8:30 p.m. $45. Wine Wise Labs, 104-1/2 E. 44th St., Garden City, 208-2979463, winewiseidaho.com.

SPRING AUTHOR PROGRAM: BRADY UDALL—Brady Udall discusses the process of writing ﬁction and answers questions. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-570-6900, boisepubliclibrary.org.

WINE RELEASE AND ARTIST RECEPTION—Sample the 2008 cabernet sauvignon reserve in a wine ﬂight that also features the 2006 meritage reserve, 2007 meritage and 2008 cab sauvignon. Local artist Dwight Williams speaks about his series of watercolor paintings being featured in the Tasting Room. 6-8 p.m. FREE, $7 tasting ﬂights. Woodriver Cellars, 3705 N. Hwy. 16, Eagle, 208-2869463, woodrivercellars.com.

Talks & Lectures

Art

KIMBERLE CRENSHAW—Columbia law professor Kimberle Crenshaw delivers an address on the subject of race and gender in work, life and politics. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Jordan Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-5800, boisestate.edu.

RAW: GENERATION—Local ﬁlmmakers, musicians, performance artists, fashion designers, hair/ makeup stylists, photographers and artists perform in a giant circus-like cocktail party. 7-11 p.m. $10 advance, $15 door. Powerhouse Event Center, 621 S. 17th St., Boise, 208-331-4005.

TIM O’BRIEN—With Going After Cacciato, The Things They Carried and In the Lake of the Woods, author Tim O’Brien has illustrated the experience of a soldier at war, as well as soldiers returning home. O’Brien has been awarded The National Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize lifetime achievement award. 6:30 p.m. $10-$35. Church of the Big Wood, 100 Saddle Road, Ketchum, 208726-5123, brehmcenter.org.

THURSDAY MARCH 14 On Stage BALANCE DANCE COMPANY: THE BALANCE GENERATION—Balance Dance Company celebrates its 15th season by inviting graduates, including Amanda Micheletty, Elizabeth McSurdy and Graci Meier, to present new choreography. See Picks, Page 14. 7:30 p.m. $7-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Literature TRAPLINES: COMING HOME TO THE SAWTOOTHS—Join Boise State English professor Jennifer Black for a presentation and discussion of John Rember’s book, Traplines, about growing up in the Sawtooths Mountains. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3844200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Odds & Ends BINGO MARCH MADNESS— Hosted by Advocates Against Family Violence. Cash payout jackpot $1,100. Each game guarantees $100. 6 p.m. Boise Bingo, 5443 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-376-1320.

OPERA IN BOISE: A SHORT HISTORY—Opera Idaho General Director Mark Junkert discusses the history of opera in Boise, from its beginnings to the advent of Opera Idaho. Part of Sesqui-Speaks and Boise 150. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Opera Idaho, 513 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-345-3531, operaidaho.org.

PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION—Join the International Paranormal Reporting Group as it uses unique equipment and knowledge to try and connect with inmates and guards from the past. RSVP at iprgc.com or admin@iprgc.com. 10 p.m. $25. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-368-6080, history. idaho.gov/oldpen.html.

SATURDAY MARCH 16 Festivals & Events BORG ROBOTICS MEETING— Boise Robotics Group is a free club for anyone interested in robotics. Take your robot projects or they can help you ﬁnd one. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. HobbyTown USA, 3317 N. Cole Road, Boise, 208-376-1942, boiseroboticsgroup.org.

On Stage 2013 MELODRAMA DOUBLE FEATURE—Enjoy the El Korah Shrine’s 50th annual Melodrama double feature: “Alias Smedley Pewtree or The Villain of Glitter Gulch,” and “A Penny Saved or The Widow Woodstock, Fully Loaded.” Buffet dinner available at 6 p.m. before the show. 8 p.m. $12.50, $90 for eight-person table, dinner $12.50. El Korah Shrine Center, 1118 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-343-0571, elkorah. org.

CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH THE BOISE HIGHLANDERS—See Thursday. Noon-10 p.m. FREE. Various locations. CLOCKWORK CARNIVAL—Join musical guests DJ Bones, Bella Luna and more for this steampunk ball presented by Liquid and Wicked Wonderland Empire. See Picks, Page 15. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

BALANCE DANCE COMPANY: THE BALANCE GENERATION—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. $7-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

HEALTHFEST 2013—With approximately 80 exhibitors, HealthFest focuses on all aspects of health. Free immunizations for ages 5-19 are available (be sure to take records), and screenings are also available for all ages. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, nampaciviccenter. com.

COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: VINCE MARTIN—7 p.m. $8. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmeridian.com. LIQUID LAUGHS: BRIAN MCKIM—See Thursday. 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208287-5379, liquidboise.com.

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LADIES’ LOUNGE—Toss back some cocktails with the ladies of Boise Weekly and enjoy prize giveaways, drink specials and oh so much more. Visit BW’s promo page to get the 4-1-1. 5 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s Saloon, 12505 Chinden Blvd., Boise, 208-331-5666, willibs.com.

COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: VINCE MARTIN—7 p.m. $8. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmeridian.com.

FRIDAY MARCH 15

LIQUID LAUGHS: BRIAN MCKIM—Featuring Traci Skene. Two-for-one tickets. 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

Festivals & Events

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE—Boise State University Departments of Theatre Arts and Music present this high-spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston. 7:30 p.m. $12-$16. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208426-1609, mc.boisestate.edu.

Talks & Lectures

A CELEBRATION OF IRISH CULTURE IN THE TREASURE VALLEY— Showcasing Irish music and dancing and featuring music by Giant Leprechauns, Deviant Kin, Nebula and Celtic Wimmen. See Picks, Page 14. 7:30 p.m. $7. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111, thelinenbuilding.com.

CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH THE BOISE HIGHLANDERS—Join the Boise Highlanders for St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The Highlanders make more than 40 appearances at local establishments including Tom Grainey’s, Hyde Park Pub, Bardenay, Bittercreek Ale House and Quinn’s. For more info email thebigdrone@hotmail.com. See Picks, Page 14. Noon-10 p.m. FREE. Various locations.

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BALLET IDAHO’S STUDIO SERIES—Peter Anastos directs this annual dance event featuring performances by Ballet Idaho’s Angela Napier Gibson, Nathan Powell, Lauren Menger and more. See Picks, Page 14. 8 p.m. $15. Esther Simplot Center for the Performing Arts, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-9116.

ST. PATRICK’S LEPRECHAUN JIG—Idaho Families of Adults with Disabilities is sponsoring a dance with karaoke, a rafﬂe and silent auction. Funds raised help provide conferences, workshops, classes, a community referral system and social events to adults with disabilities and their families. 6-9 p.m. $3, $10 family of four. Meridian Friends Church, 1021 W. Pine Ave., Meridian, 208-888-2721, meridianfriends. org.

COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: VINCE MARTIN—7 p.m. $8. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmeridian.com.

THIRD SPACE SATURDAY—Join Spacebar Arcade, DJ I.G.A. the Independent Grocer and the Vinyl Preservation Society for video games, beer and community. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE. Spacebar Arcade, 200 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-918-0597, spacebararcade.com.

LIQUID LAUGHS: BRIAN MCKIM—See Thursday. 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Continues through March 16. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208287-5379, liquidboise.com.

Auditions

On Stage

THE ODD COUPLE—Auditions for Knock ‘em Dead Dinner Theatre’s production of The Odd Couple are at the theater. Materials for cold readings are available. Need six men and two women. 2 p.m. FREE. Knock ‘Em Dead Dinner Theatre, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208385-0021, kedproductions.org.

2013 MELODRAMA DOUBLE FEATURE—See Friday. 8 p.m. $12.50, $90 for eight-person table, dinner $12.50. El Korah Shrine Center, 1118 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-343-0571, elkorah.org.

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Concerts BOISE INTERGENERATIONAL CHOIR—The Choir, under the direction of Will Martin and Vashti Summervill, presents its spring concert in the cathedral’s Emmaus Center 4 p.m. FREE. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-7511, bigchoir.org.

Food & Drink ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY— Take your friends for beer tasting, a leprechaun costume contest, a corned beef cook-off competition, dancing and live music by Soul Patch. $5 glass pours, $3 domestic beers. RSVP required. 6-11 p.m. FREE. Helina Marie’s Wine and Gift Shop, 11053 Highway 44, Star, 208286-7960, helinamaries.com.

Sunday, March 31, 9-2pm

BALANCE DANCE COMPANY: THE BALANCE GENERATION—See Thursday. 2 p.m. $7-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Brunch Buffet

ST. PATRICK’S DAY MUSIC BASH—Featuring Giant Leprechauns, the Celtic and Irish Band, Boise Highlanders Bagpipers and Rocci Johnson Band. $5 after 9 p.m. See Picks, Page 14. 5 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s, 621 Main St., Boise, 208-345-7557.

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Literature BOOCOO DINKY DOW—Julie Titone discusses and reads excerpts from the memoir that she co-authored with her husband, the late Boise artist Grady Myers, titled Boocoo Dinky Dow: My Short, Crazy Vietnam War. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208376-4229, rdbooks.org.

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Sports & Fitness FORT BOISE HIGHLAND GAMES—Watch or participate in kids Highland games, kids obstacle course, Scottish Highland games, Scottish hold back wrestling, 5K kilted fell race, food wagons and more. 9 a.m. FREE-$50. Fort Boise Park, 600 W. Garrison St., Boise. MERIDIAN GOLD RUSH HALF MARATHON—Join Shu’s Idaho Running Company, High Desert Prints and Air St. Luke’s for 5K, 10K or half marathon race. 8 a.m. $20-$40. Eagle Island State Park, 2691 Mace Road, Eagle, idahorunningcompany. com.

Green BOISE WATERSHED WEEKEND: SPACESHIP EARTH—Join cellular biologist and Boise State student Jake Goyden to learn how astronauts survive in space and how Earth faces similar challenges. Learn about space research happening in Boise and try liquid nitrogen ice cream. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. FREE. Boise WaterShed, 11818 W. Joplin Road, Boise, 208-489-1284, cityofboise.org/bee/watershed.

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Odds & Ends ST. PATTY’S GOLDEN TEE TOURNAMENT—Win a $25 gift certiﬁcate to Cabela’s, with second- and third-place prizes, too. No cost to enter, just pay for your own games. 2 p.m. FREE. Hooligan’s Pub, 10704 Overland Road, Boise, 208-376-9800.

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NOISE/CD REVIEW

Festivals & Events CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH THE BOISE HIGHLANDERS—See Saturday. Noon-10 p.m. FREE. ST. PARTY’S DAY—Featuring music from Beltane and Bamboo Spork and live DJ music from Just Some Klown and Wolfman Fever for St. Patrick’s Day. See Picks, Page 14. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

On Stage BALLET IDAHO’S STUDIO SERIES—See Saturday. 2 p.m. $15. Esther Simplot Center for the Performing Arts, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-9116. LIQUID LAUGHS: BRIAN MCKIM—See Thursday. Two-for-one tickets. 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

Auditions THE ODD COUPLE—See Saturday. 2 p.m. FREE. Knock ‘Em Dead Dinner Theatre, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208385-0021, kedproductions.org.

Food & Drink GRAND REOPENING PARTY— Redheaded Finn, formerly The Falcon Tavern, reopens on St. Patrick’s Day with Irish food, music and beer. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE. Redheaded Finn, 705 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-9473111, redheadedﬁnnpub.com.

MONDAY MARCH 18 Calls to Artists BOISE WEEKLY COVER ART SUBMISSIONS—Each week’s cover of Boise Weekly is a piece of work from a local artist. BW pays $150 for published covers. One stipulation of publication is that the piece be donated to BW’s annual charity art auction in November. Proceeds from the auction are reinvested in the local arts community through a series of private grants for which all artists are eligible to apply. To submit your artwork for BW’s cover, bring it to BWHQ at 523 Broad St. All mediums are accepted. Thirty days from your submission date, your work will be ready for pick up if it’s not chosen to be featured on the cover. Work not picked up within six weeks of submission will be discarded. For more information, contact Art Director Leila Rader at leila@boiseweekly.com or 208344-2055. Boise Weekly, 523 Broad St., Boise, 208-344-2055, boiseweekly.com.

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SKITTISH ITZ, HAD A FOOD BABY! There’s a simple question to ask yourself when considering whether to pick up Had a Food Baby!, the new album 1332 Records recently released from local pop-punks Skittish Itz: “Do you like Millencolin?” If so, go for it. Skittish Itz ape the Swedish greats with remarkable success. Everything from the style of the major key progressions and the skate culture-influenced songs, to the ultra-tight arrangements and the throaty tone of frontman Russ Worstell’s voice bearing a pitch-perfect imitation of Nikola Sarcevic. Even the way the band makes occasional, short forays into awkward ska on tracks like “What’s the Matter” and “Standard Sitcom Theme Song,” speaks to Millencolin. But bearing that close a resemblance to a great band isn’t a bad thing. Like Millencolin, Skittish Itz move beyond the three-chords-and-a-chorus version of pop punk pioneered by the Ramones. There are well-composed riffs, breakdowns and arrangements that stay fluid instead of running on a threeminute loop. One of the best songs on the record is “Every of the Time,” which juxtaposes an unrelenting blitz of noise with lyrics about how much Worstell loves everything, puppies and apple pie included. The dueling guitar flairs in “No Promised Land” are also a nice touch. As are the bright blasts of overdrive that highlight the downbeats in the album’s mid-tempo closer, “Welcome to Earth.” The song mixes in a circus breakdown and some “bop shoo-wops” on the backing vocals that fade into a mess of blues notes—it’s a delightfully odd way to end a rock record. Though the dry, overdriven guitar tone on the album becomes a bit wearying over the course of the record, it works like gangbusters in small doses or when the band switches up its arrangements. The record won’t go down as an instant classic, but Had a Food Baby! is easily one of the better punk albums to come out of Boise in the last year. Especially if you like Millencolin. —Josh Gross WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

8 DAYS OUT TUESDAY MARCH 19 Festivals & Events DISCOVERY CENTER ADULT NIGHT: BODIES REVEALED—Join the special lectures and tours by Saint Alphonsus doctors and medical professionals, and enjoy food, beer, wine, coffee and cupcakes. See Picks, Page 15. 6-10 p.m. $20. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895, dcidaho.org.

Concerts

Food & Drink

ROBERT PLANO—The Italian pianist and winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition performs. 7:30 p.m. $6-$22. Jewett Auditorium, The College of Idaho, 2112 E. Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, 208459-3405 or 208-454-1376, caldwellﬁnearts.org.

DISHCRAWL SPRINGTIME FOODIE FUN—Sample food from a new lineup of local restaurants. Email elisia@dishcrawl. com for more info. 6:30 p.m. $40. Bown Crossing, Bown St., Boise.

Literature

WEDNESDAY MARCH 20 Festivals & Events

SPRING AUTHOR PROGRAM: BECKY LYLES—Becky Lyles discusses writing Christian ﬁction and answers questions. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-570-6900, boisepubliclibrary.com.

JAPANESE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL—Enjoy activities, pictures, songs, crafts and treats. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org.

Check out the entire week’s worth of Doonesbury online at boiseweekly.com—select “Extras” then “Cartoons.”

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LISTEN HERE/GUIDE GUIDE WEDNESDAY MARCH 13

THURSDAY MARCH 14

FRIDAY MARCH 15

SMOOTHE AVE—9 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek-Eagle

ALL THE WAYS—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

CONCORDIA WIND ENSEMBLE—6 p.m. FREE. Egyptian Theatre

ANDY BYRON AND THE LOST RIVER BAND—With Brian Palmer Trio, Ryan Gratton, and Randy Meenach and the Incontinents. 8 p.m. $8. Knitting Factory

TEMPLE OF TECHNO—Featuring DJs Groove and Mixtress Morningstar. 10 p.m. FREE. Opa

BOURBON DOGS—5:30 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Downtown CRUSADE—With Black Bolt, The Maladroids and Nude Oil. 8 p.m. $3. Red Room DJ MAXIM KLYMENKO—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement

FLOGGING MOLLY, MARCH 14, REVOLUTION CONCERT HOUSE Flogging Molly broke onto the scene at a Los Angeles pub called Molly Malone’s back in the early ’90s when frontman Dave King debuted his brand of Celtic punk: songs about growing up in Dublin with Irish instrumentation and punk intensity. King pairs his recollections with an exuberant spirit, and the music effervesces with ardor, especially when played live. “We’re the kind of band that [fans] see us together performing live, and the feeling they get gives them something to remember the shows by,” said mandolinist Bob Schmidt. “With us, they’re as big a part of the show as we are. That energy they supply us, we try to redouble it and send it back to them and we toss it back and forth.” —Chris Parker

With Mariachi El Bronx and Donots. Thursday, March 14, 8 p.m., $30-$50. Revolution Concert House, 4983 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-938-2933, cttouringid.com.

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DALE CAVANAUGH—6 p.m. FREE. Salt Tears FLOGGING MOLLY—With Mariachi El Bronx and Donots. See Listen Here, this page. 8 p.m. $30-$50. Revolution

BOURBON DOGS—7 p.m. FREE. Kilted Dragon Brewing

FRANK MARRA—With Dan Costello and Trio43. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

CHUCK SMITH—With John Jones Trio. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

DOUG CAMERON—5:30 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Bown

FRIM FRAM 4—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

DJ DICKMAN—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s Basement

G. LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE—With John Fullbright. 8:30 p.m. $20-$40. Knitting Factory

JOHN ROSS BOYCE AND HIS TROUBLES—With Bamboo Spork and Waiting For A Lion. 8 p.m. $3. Red Room

FIVE SMOOTH STONES—7 p.m. FREE. Frontier Club

INNOCENT MAN—7 p.m. FREE. Crusty’s

KEN HARRIS AND RICO WEISMAN—5 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek

LUKE DOWLER AND THE SAVAGE GENTLEMEN—8 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

SHON SANDERS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow SPEEDY GRAY—With Johnny Shoes. 6 p.m. FREE. Salt Tears

TOM HOGARD—7 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s

BILL COFFEY—7:30 p.m. FREE. Sapphire Room

DJ STEVE—8 p.m. FREE. Frontier Club

NEW TRANSIT—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

SOUL SERENE—9:30 p.m. FREE. Reef

LANDON’S NORTHWEST MANIFESTO TOUR—With Illest Lyricists, Holistic Meditation and MC Monkey D. 8 p.m. $3. Red Room

SATURDAY MARCH 16 ALTURAS—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s BILL COFFEY—7:30 p.m. FREE. Sapphire Room BLACK LIGHT BALL—Featuring Cheshire Cats: Room of Wonders. 9:30 p.m. $5. Neurolux BRANDON PRITCHETT—7 p.m. FREE. Woodriver Cellars

LUKE CARTER—7 p.m. FREE. Woodriver Cellars

THE BRU—4 p.m. FREE. Kilted Dragon Brewing

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

THE NAUGHTIES—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s

DAN COSTELLO—7 p.m. FREE. Schooners

ROGUE GALLERY—With Last King Outlaw and No Name Number Nine. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid

NOAH PETERSON—8 p.m. FREE. The District

DARK SEAS—With Marshall Poole. 8 p.m. FREE. The Crux

PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE—10 p.m. FREE. Frontier Club

DJ DICKMAN—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s Basement

SHERPA—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye

ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

SHON SANDERS—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub

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GUIDE/LISTEN HERE GUIDE FLYLEAF—With Drowning Pool and Stars In Stereo. 8 p.m. $23.50-$45. Knitting Factory FRANK MARRA—With Ben Burdick Trio and Amy Rose. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers JOSHUA TREE—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s LETA NEUSTAEDTER—7 p.m. FREE. Buzz Coffee MEGAN NELSON—7 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s THE NAUGHTIES—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s NOAH PETERSON—6 p.m. FREE. Salt Tears PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE—10 p.m. FREE. Frontier Club PILOT ERROR—10 p.m. $5. Reef PUNK ROCK ST. PATTY’S WEEKEND—Featuring Piranhas BC, Raid, Third Base, Nude Oil, The Allthewayz and Tetraphobia. 7 p.m. Donation. Red Room A SEA OF GLASS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY—With Fires In France and Sheep Among Wolves. 6 p.m. $7. The Venue SHON SANDERS—9 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Downtown ST. PRACTICE DAY PARTY— Featuring Celtic Resin. 6 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub

SWEET BRIAR—9 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek-Eagle TEMPLE OF TECHNO—Featuring DJs Groove and Mixtress Morningstar. 10 p.m. FREE. Opa

SUNDAY MARCH 17 BLAZE N KELLY—7 p.m. FREE. Crusty’s DJ DICKMAN—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s PUNK ROCK ST. PATTY’S WEEKEND—Featuring Piranhas BC, Raid, Third Base, Nude Oil, The Allthewayz and Tetraphobia. See Listen Here, this page. 7 p.m. By donation. Red Room ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY— Featuring Brandon Pritchett. 8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub TAUGE & FAULKNER—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

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1332 RECORDS PUNK MONDAY—9 p.m. $3. Liquid

BEN BURDICK—5:30 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Bown

NOAH PETERSON—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

BILL BARTON—7 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub

RED ROOM’S FAMILY JAM—5 p.m. FREE. Red Room

LARRY KISER—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow DJ MAXIM KLYMENKO—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement

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NEW TRANSIT—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

BOURBON DOGS—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye

PATRICIA FOLKNER—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

EMILY TIPTON BAND—9:30 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

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

OLD TIME JAM SESSION WITH THE HOKUM HIGH FLYERS— With Ophelia. 6 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

DJ STEVE—8 p.m. FREE. Frontier Club

OPHELIA—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

WILSON ROBERTS—5:30 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Downtown

RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: RETROBATES—With Obscured By The Sun and Brother of Mine. 7 p.m. $3. Neurolux VOLBEAT WITH DANKO JONES—8 p.m. $32.50-$52.50. Revolution

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PUNK ROCK ST. PATTY’S WEEKEND, MARCH 16-17, RED ROOM St. Patrick’s Day is about one thing: getting hammered. And the best way to do that is with rampage-appropriate music. That’s why Red Room is putting on a two-day shit-show with a rogue’s gallery of local punk bands made up of some of the ﬁnest miscreants Boise has to offer. The lineup includes the country-fried licks and catchy melodies of Piranhas BC, local superstar cover band Third Base, the stripped-down old school of Raid, the raw rock riffs of Tetraphobia, the pantsless lubrication of Nude Oil, the standup bass and adolescent lyrics of Social Antidote and The Allthewayz which go—spoiler alert—“all the wayz.” Drink specials include $2 green beers. —Josh Gross 7 p.m., donations. Red Room, 1519 W. Main St., 208-331-0956, redroomboise.com.

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CARMAN COMES HOME After three years, Bill Carman debuts new solo show in Boise ANDREW CRISP Story Story Night is shaking things up.

STORIES, SPOKEN AND SUNG After Story Story Night’s appropriately themed event, Metamorphosis: Stories of One Thing After Another, on Monday, March 25, the live storytelling series will take a break and transition into a new phase. SSN will debut Starry Story Night in April at Boise Contemporary Theater, which highlights “true life stories of local luminaries.” Then, from May to September, Story Story LateNight will bust out the bawdy tales at Visual Arts Collective for an over-21 crowd. The regular SSN format will fire up again as the weather cools, resuming its monthly series at the Rose Room from October to March. And speaking of Story Story Late-Night, organizers are seeking hosts to open the provocatively themed shows with a blushworthy 10-20 minute true tale on subjects like “sex, drugs and drunks, vulgarity, violence, porn and indecency, sin, breaking the law, masturbation, adultery, lust and scandal.” Those interested in hosting should send their stories to story@storystorynight. com by the end of March. Moving from spoken to sung stories, Boise 150’s Sesqui Speaks program is offering a free lecture Friday, March 15, on the topic Opera in Boise: A Short History. From 7-9 p.m. at 513 S. Eighth St., Opera Idaho General Director Mark Junkert will explore the history of the art form in Idaho from its beginnings to today. The lecture will cover topics like “operas, singers, conductors, directors, theaters—the who and the what of it all.” The discussion will also dive into operas written in and about Boise, providing musical examples. Moving from history to the present, the Boise City Department of Arts and History and the Mayor’s Office are currently accepting submissions for the biennial Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in Art and History. According to a press release: “Nominees must have demonstrated distinguished service, creative accomplishment, a record of publication, presentation, or research that enhances the artistic, historic, and broader cultural life of Boise.” Categories include Organization: Excellence in the Arts; Organization: Excellence in History; Person: Excellence in the Arts; Person: Excellence in the field of History; Business: Support for the Arts; Business: Support for History; Education: Excellence in Arts Education; and Education: Excellence in History Education. Nominations must be submitted by Friday, March 22, at 3 p.m., and forms are available at boiseartsandhistory.org. For more info, call 208-433-5675 or email afackler@cityofboise.org. A reception for the winners with the mayor will take place Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Boise Plaza. —Tara Morgan

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Carman is in a class apart. During the past 15 years, artist “His technical skill is just above Bill Carman has grown accuspar, by far,” Buchanan said. tomed to Idaho’s quiet lifestyle Though Carman’s work sells and accessibility to fishing holes. well at larger galleries in bigger But Carman’s recent success on cities, he’s adamant that he has no the national art market has limited plans to move from Boise now or his presence in Boise. Now, after a in the future. three-year hiatus from local gallery “There’s no reason to leave, walls, Carman isn’t sure what really, for me,” said Carmen. “I’m to expect ahead of his new solo started, I don’t need to do that exhibition, which debuts Saturday, kind of a thing now.” March 16, at Brumfield’s Gallery This will be Carman’s most in Hyde Park. recent gallery show in Boise, but “This is the first time in years he also provided illustrations for that I’ve had a show here,” said the creatures featured in Boise Carman, lamenting his absence Contemporary Theater’s A Nighton the local art scene. “I wanted time Survival Guide, which ran to maintain a presence here, you through March 2. know, and I’ve sort of failed at “I’m curious, more than anythat a little bit.” thing, to see if people remember That’s in part because the past me,” he said. “My shows were few years have been hectic for Caralways really well-attended, and man. He received gold and silver they sold a lot of work. My prices medals from the prestigious New have gone up unfortunately—beYork Society of Illustrators, and cause, you know you start to sell his work has regularly graced the in New York and L.A. and then I walls at Nucleus in east Los Angecan’t bring them way down here, les and AFA in New York City. because it’s unfair to my other Carman’s upcoming show will galleries in the market and people be his first at gallery owner Jane who own work.” Brumfield’s new spot in Hyde Despite the hiatus, Brumfield is Park, a spacious, open storefront positive the show will draw a good she called “much brighter and crowd. To create the core of the more functional” than the BaseBill Carman hasn’t turned his back on Boise, he has just taken a hiatus. exhibit, the gallery paid up-front ment Gallery, which she used to for Carman’s work—something own. Brumfield said an artist’s they only do when they’re confiterious monocle-wearing characters, which hiatus can be a good thing for art dent it will sell. he translates to the page with a technical skill fans, but you don’t want to push it by staying Brumfield assembled a range of Carman’s honed over decades. away for too long. work that runs from $200 to $3,500 to create “3 Wishes” is one of two dozen pieces “I actually really do think that once an artmore price points for Boise patrons. She also that will be part of his Boise show. It features ist is very well known in an area, [it’s good to] put to bed any notion that Boise audiences ivory-horned characters swathed in baby blue give a nice healthy gap between shows—and had forgotten about the artist. She mentioned paint. In the middle, a white-haired girl stands I think the ideal gap’s about 18 months,”she the 2012 Boise Weekly cover art auction, resolute, despite approaching beasts. said. “So, like I say, this is longer than I would where his “To Be a Milker of Giant Bees One “He’s extraordinary. He’s got a wild and have liked it.” Must Be Well Armored” went for $1,500. kind of macabre, huBrumfield has been But if Boiseans prove reluctant to buy, morous, amazing mind. planning the show Brumfield will look to out-of-state collecHe’s really twisted, and since the end of CarOpening reception Saturday, March 16, 6-9 tors. She also has her eye on a few pieces for delightfully so,” said man’s 2010 exhibip.m., FREE. Remains on display through herself. Heidi Leigh, director at tion at the Basement Sunday, April 28. “I’ve already picked out the ones that I’m New York City’s AFA Gallery. BRUMFIELD’S GALLERY going to take home if they don’t sell,” Brumgallery. “The dates kind 1513 N. 13th St. field laughed. “I do have to try to sell them Carman has also of kept sliding and 208 333-0309 brumfieldllc.com to other people, my husband keeps telling me made some fans on the changing because of that.” West Coast. Los Angehis other commitBut setting aside sales and the demands les’ Nucleus has shown ments until it got of the national art market, Carman said it’s Carman’s work in eight different exhibits in to a point where I think he felt embarrassed important for him to continue showing work the past few years. In fact, Carman’s piece at sliding the dates any further,” explained in his hometown. “Octoplasty,” featuring a tentacled creature Brumfield. “And I don’t let go of a bone, I will “Having shows was always that thing I clad in a suit, was featured in the show The just carry on, and kind of say, ‘So when’s the wanted to do here, and keep doing,” he said. Animal Kingdom at Nucleus last month. show? So when’s the show?’” “I think it’s important to be a part of the local While a lot of artists have devoted years to Fans are drawn to Carman’s work for community even if you’re doing things in training and polishing their craft, Nucleus cohis dark imagination. He produces magical other places.” owner and art director Wade Buchanan said creatures, like pearlescent narwhals and mysWWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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LISTINGS/SCREEN Special Screenings BEACHES—Two children form a lifelong friendship despite their strikingly different personalities. Thursday, March 14, 6 p.m. FREE. Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-562-4996, boisepubliclibrary.org. FREEDOM ON THE FENCE—This documentary explores the history of Polish posters and how this unique art form flourished within a communist regime. More info about the film can be found at freedomonthefence.com. Thursday, March 14, 7 p.m. $5-$15. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., Boise, 208-342-4222, theflicksboise.com. HIGH NOON—Gary Cooper stars as Marshal Will Kane in this four-time Academy Award-winning Western. Thursday, March 14, 2 p.m. FREE. Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208562-4996, boisepubliclibrary.org. MOUNTAIN MAN—Robert Redford plays Jeremiah Johnson, a mountain man who forsakes civilization for freedom, and who falls in with Bear Claw (Will Geer), a grizzly hunter who becomes his teacher. Tuesday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. FREE. Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-5706900, boisepubliclibrary.com. SUN VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL—Watch a full slate of cutting-edge independent films, premieres, children’s programming and previews of new television offerings from National Geographic and others. Venues in Sun Valley, Ketchum and Hailey. ThursdaySunday, March 14-17, sunvalleyfilmfestival.org.

THIS IS 40—A couple discovers that there’s more to turning 40 than meets the eye. Thursday, March 14, 6:30 p.m. FREE-$1. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, sub. boisestate.edu. ZEITGEIST: ADDENDUM AND DISCUSSION— This event includes an introduction to a two-hour documentary by Peter Joseph, followed by a Q&A about the Zeitgeist Movement. Sunday, March 17, 1-7 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Building, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-INFO, sub. boisestate.edu.

Opening THE CALL—A veteran 911 operator must confront a killer from her past to save an abducted teenage girl played by Abigail Breslin. (R) Opens Friday, March 15. Edwards 9, 22. THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE—Vegas magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Aton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) face a crumbling relationship off-stage and street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey). To save their careers, Wonderstone must rekindle his love of magic. (PG-13) Opens Friday, March 15. Edwards 9, 22. IF I WERE YOU—A woman befriends her husband’s mistress, learning that keeping him and his young lover in the dark is more difﬁcult and exhilarating than she’d anticipated. Co-starring Aidan Quinn and Leonor Watling. See review, this page. (R) Opens Friday, March 15. The Flicks.

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READY FOR ITS CLOSE-UP Sun Valley Film Festival is set to shine GEORGE PRENTICE thought about Will,” said Grennan. “The movie Sun Valley Film Festival Founder Ted Grennan is just one of a number of films that we’re showdidn’t have to reach out to Jodie Foster. She casing in our Work in Progress series, where reached out to him. audiences will get a chance to see movies just as “I know, isn’t that amazing?” Grennan said they’re nearing completion.” with a soft laugh. “She’s such a lady. She just reMcCormack knows a lot about works in ally wanted to participate and she loves Idaho.” progress. An accomplished actor (Syriana, The It turns out that the two-time Oscar winner Sopranos), he experienced his big breakthrough and four-time nominee is a family friend of as co-writer of 2012’s art-house favorite Celeste Grennan, who will launch the second annual and Jesse Forever, starring Andy Samberg and four-day festival of films, stars, parties and co-writer Rashida Jones. skiing Thursday, March 14, through Sunday, “We made Celeste and Jesse for $840,000,” March 17. said McCormack. “But to me, an independent “Jodie had a lot of friends at last year’s film is a movie made independent of finance. festival, and when I saw her over the New It’s made of a filmmaker’s vision wholly intact. Year holiday, she asked if we were doing the The word ‘independent’ definitely has a sliding festival again this year,” said Grennan. “I said, scale. Even The Independent Spirit Awards gave ‘Of course,’ and she asked, ‘How can I help?’ out some of the top honors to Silver Linings She’s going to add an incredible dynamic to this Playbook, and that movie was made for about year’s event.” $20 million.” Foster will host a free coffee talk Sunday, McCormack is on the Hollywood fast track March 17, when she’ll share her thoughts on in the wake of Celeste and Jesse’s success. He the film industry. Later that day, Foster will has a big-budget action comedy in the works for present the Vision Award to one of the festival’s Universal Pictures, and he just signed a two-year 88 films, TV shows and music videos—which deal with Warner Brothers to create, write and include nine world premieres. “We had over 700 submissions this year,” Actor and screenwriter Will McCormack will host produce television projects. SVFF’s screenwriter’s lab Thursday, March 14. During the SVFF, McCormack will host a said Grennan. “It’s an arduous process to table read of another recently finished script as choose the final selections.” part of the first ever Sun Valley Screenwriter’s This year’s slate includes 33 feature-length Thursday, March 14-Sunday, March 17, Lab. films that showcase the talent of Oscar various times, $500 VIP pass, $250 festival pass, $100 film pass, $10 individual film “I’ve been to a lot of screenwriting labs but nominees and winners Cate Blanchett, Anne ticket. Various locations in Sun Valley, I’ve never hosted one,” said McCormack. “I Hathaway, Robert Redford, Vanessa Redgrave Ketchum and Hailey. write every day so I have a lot to say about and Amy Smart. screenwriting. It’s a bit like being sober. You “And we’ve expanded the number of screens can’t tell someone how to get sober, but you can for this year’s festival,” said Grennan. “We’ll be tell them how you got sober.” using five theaters: the Opera House, the NexStage Theatre, the Liberty The screenwriter’s lab, which is open to the public for $25, received Theater and the two Magic Lantern screens.” more than 150 submissions, and this year’s winner will witness his or Grennan is co-producer of one of SVFF’s features—An Unkindness her work come alive during another table read with local and profesof Ravens—which was filmed in and around McCall. The film stars sional actors. Smart, Natalie Imbruglia, Joshua Leonard and Will McCormack, one Grennan said he’s anxious to see that script evolve into a film that of Grennan’s good friends. will hopefully be showcased at a future Sun Valley Film Festival. “The story is about a peculiar nature photographer, and I instantly

SCREEN/THE BIG SCREEN WARNING: VIEWING MAY BE HAZARDOUS If I Were You—an insufferable rom-com that is neither romantic nor comedic—is in desperate need of a director. It’s a shame the screenwriter couldn’t have gotten a better effort from the director. Oh wait, they’re the same person. Joan Carr-Wiggin joins a growing list of Hollywood scribes who should stay the hell away from the camera lens. The cast of If I Were You—led by Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden—thrash about with cringe-worthy dialogue, broad gestures and no anchor to reality. I continually felt that I was suffering through a bad Woody Allen ﬁlm—a really, really, really bad one.

The movie introduces us to Madelyn (Harden) and Lucy (a horribly miscast Leonor Watling). It turns out that Lucy is having an affair with Madelyn’s husband. The plot plods as Madelyn and Lucy audition for an amateur

production of King Lear in which Madelyn is cast in the lead role (I kid you not) and Lucy is cast as The Fool and… oh, screw it; this mess is instantly forgettable. If I were you—and I truly wish I were since you probably haven’t seen this ﬁlm—I would avoid this movie at all costs. —George Prentice

IF I WERE YOU (R) Directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin Starring Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling and Aidan Quinn Opens Friday, March 15 at The Flicks

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SERVING FOOD AND SERVING TIME A visit inside the Idaho State Correctional Institution’s kitchen GEORGE PRENTICE go to a special window to pick up The food was pretty good at their meal.” the Idaho State Correctional Almost as impressive as Institution’s dining hall, Penthe cost per meal in Idaho Dyne, but the ambience was prisons is the fact that so lacking. Peering up from much of the food is made my plate, I saw armed from scratch in ISCI’s corrections officers huge kitchen. walking by, even While the kitchen more armed personresembles a large comnel staring down mercial operation, its from a watchpersonnel are under tower, and a meanclose watch by armed looking guard dog supervisors to make pacing around the sure there’s never a false perimeter of the move among the pots institution, which is and pans. home to nearly 2,000 “We have a steammale inmates. based system,” said The centerpiece of the Jeannie Hunter, ISCI bright orange tray confood service mansisted of hot dogs (steamed ager who led BW on a to an internal temperaprison kitchen tour. ture of 160 degrees) on Inmate Tony Garren— freshly baked whole wheat ISCI Food Service Manager Jeannie Hunter told Boise Weekly: rolls topped with expertly tart and snappy “It means so much to them that you ate their food.” who’s serving food while serving time for grand sauerkraut, surrounded by veggie sticks, green theft and burglary— Jello, fruit and a large helping of baked beans stirred a giant steaming vat of beans that was is a respect and fairness issue. To manage with generous molasses. The hot dogs, rolls half as tall and twice as wide as the muscleprisons effectively, you have to have mutual and sauerkraut were fine, but the beans were bound offender. Several feet away, inmate Robrespect between offenders and staff.” exemplary. bie Cox—who has worked in the kitchen for a Zmuda added that food is “never used as Anyone who thinks that Idaho prisoners year and was convicted of sexual abuse—was punishment.” are eating high on the hog need only look at stirring another huge pot of applesauce. “It may have been back in the day, but no the average cost per offender meal. During As many as 120 offenders are on the roster longer,” he said. “Occasionally, if we have the 2012 fiscal year, the cost of a meal was 81 to work in the ISCI kitchen. They’re supervised someone that’s disruptive, we may need to put cents—one of the lowest among the nation’s by 12 food service officers, who are prison them on an alternative meal where they don’t state prisons. According to the Federal Bureau guards first and food service specialists second. have to have utensils.” of Prisons, an average state prison meal costs “It’s a promotion for a security officer to An “alternative” meal might be simple finbetween $2.50 and $2.70. become a food service officer,” said Hunter. “I ger food—such as a sandwich—or something “A number of other states regularly ask us much prefer teaching a security officer about known as Nutriloaf. about how we do things here,” food service than having a food service person “We have very infrequent said Katie Hall, dietary service learn to be a security officer.” cases of where we might have manager for the Idaho DepartINMATES IN IDOC SYSTEM: A heavenly waft of cinnamon and brown to use Nutriloaf,” added Hall, ment of Correction. Nearly 8,000 (10 facilities) sugar hit us as we opened the door to the referring to the densely baked Jeff Zmuda, IDOC deputy MEALS PER YEAR: kitchen’s huge bakery. loaf of ingredients that would chief of prisons, said that in 4.4 million “That’s the coffee cake we just finished,” normally comprise a meal. In a his 25-plus years in the prison said offender Henry Torres—who has been at 2002 examination of the conindustry, he and his colleagues AVERAGE COST: the prison for 10 years following his conviction 81-cents troversial food, The New York have made Idaho prison food for injury to a child. “I’m very proud of our Times headline read: “What’s increasingly economical. AVERAGE NUMBER OF worse than solitary confinement? work here.” “We’re more austere than CALORIES PER DAY: Torres awakes each weekday at 3 a.m. in Just taste this.” ever,” said Zmuda. “Twenty2,800 order to get the bakery’s ovens fired up by “Offenders here don’t eat it five years ago, prison food was OFFENDERS’ on a regular basis,” said Zmuda. 4 a.m. The bakery, which makes all of the not as basic as it is today. But FAVORITE MEAL: prison’s desserts from scratch, pushes out the “It’s usually very short-term.” the quality is as high as it’s ever Hamburgers equivalent of 1,700 loaves of bread each day. ISCI inmates are allowed been, maybe higher.” —Via the Idaho Department “The offenders who work in the kitchen are to sign up for optional diets if As for frugal taxpayers who of Correction under extremely close supervision. They can’t they choose not to participate in might prefer prisoners be fed pull food, the tools are all locked down and PenDyne’s traditional meals. bread and water, Zmuda was “In addition to our main line, all the supplies—especially the spices—are on quick to add that quality food we offer a non-pork, a vegan, a lacto-ovo [veg- lock and key. Spices are a high-risk of theft,” on a budget is much more than conservative said Hunter. “But they learn how to prepare etarian but including dairy and eggs] or what economics—it’s the right thing to do morally and cook, and we promote from within. When we call a healthy choice diet, which is low in and legally. they’re released into society, they have a defisodium, sugar and cholesterol,” said Hall. “First of all, constitutionally, we can’t feed nite sense of worth.” “When they come into the dining hall, they people bread and water,” he said. “Plus, there WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

LINEN DISTRICT GETS BOOZY Move over Garden City, the Linen District is now vying to become the hotbed of handcrafted hooch. Mouvance Winery recently ﬂung open the doors to its tasting room at 1414 Grove St. The Boise-based winery produces limited quantities of pinot noir and white wine varietals using fruit from their vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills of Willamette Valley. The tasting room is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays. For more info, visit mouvancewinery.com. And in microbrewery news, Woodland Empire Ale Craft has snagged a yet-to-benamed 5,000-square-foot spot in the Linen District, where it will install a 15-barrel system. Rob and Keely Landerman relocated their young family to Boise from Texas, where Rob worked as the head brewer at San Antonio’s Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling. He and Keely have long dreamed of opening their own brewery. “We’re going to have a lot of the classic, usual suspects available for the people that expect the IPA and amber and things like that, but we’re more focused on artistic creations of beer,” said Rob. The Landermans will use 95 percent Idaho-grown ingredients, including wheat, spelt and hops. In addition to a Belgian-style wit brewed with Idaho lavender, Woodland Empire will also make a 3.4 percent English dark mild using Doma Coffee. “The idea is that it’s a sessionable beer, something you can drink a lot of,” said Rob. Rob and Keely gleaned inspiration for this brew from the Built to Spill song, “In the Morning.” The couple crafts a number of other beers inspired by songs. “We’re into music; we’re into art and gardening,” said Rob. “We just do more creative stuff, that’s how we operate and what makes us happy, so beer is the amalgamation of all that—it’s the crux of where all our artistic stuff comes out.” Though the Landermans launched an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign to fund the brewery in September 2012, they said the effort succeeded in linking them up with local investors. If things go according to plan, Woodland Empire hopes to open its naturally lit, plantﬁlled, TV-free, 10-tap tasting room in the Linen District by August or September. Moving from imbibing to feasting, Boise’s Charm School is hosting its inaugural Feast event at the Visual Arts Collective Wednesday, March 13, from 6-8 p.m. Attendees can chow down on tamales with cotija cheese made by Archie’s Place, while 10 presenters pitch their creative ideas. The audience will vote on a winning project, and proceeds from the doors will be awarded as a micro-grant. Tickets are $20 and available at the VAC until sold out March 13. —Tara Morgan

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that seems to interfere with the treasure you seek, but that is actually quite valuable. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): When pioneer filmmaker Hal Roach worked on scripts with his team of writers, he sometimes employed an unusual strategy to overcome writer’s block. He’d bring in a “Wildie” to join them at the conference table. A Wildie was either a random drunk they found wandering around the streets or a person who lived in an insane asylum. They’d engage him in conversation about the story they were working on, and he would provide unexpected ideas that opened their minds to new possibilities. I don’t necessarily recommend that you seek the help of a Wildie, Leo, but I hope you will come up with other ways to spur fresh perspectives. Solicit creative disruptions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Is the term “unconscious mind” a good name for the foundation of the human psyche? Should we really be implying that the vast, oceanic source of everything we think and feel is merely the opposite of the conscious mind? Dreamworker Jeremy Taylor doesn’t think so. He proposes an alternate phrase to replace “unconscious”: “notyet-speech-ripe.” It captures the sense of all the raw material burbling and churning in our deep awareness that is not graspable through language. I bring this up, Virgo, because you’re entering a phase when a lot of not-yetspeech-ripe stuff will become speech-ripe. Be alert for it. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 1928, biologist Alexander Fleming launched a medical revolution. He developed the world’s first antibiotic, penicillin, making it possible to cure a host of maladies caused by hostile bacteria. His discovery was a lucky fluke that happened only because he left his laboratory a mess when he went on vacation. While he was gone, a bacteria culture he’d been working with got contaminated by a mold that turned out to be penicillin. I’m thinking that you could achieve a more modest but quite happy accident sometime soon, Libra. It may depend on you allowing things to be more untidy than usual, though. Are you game? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I am iron resisting the most enormous Magnet there is,” wrote the Sufi mystic poet Rumi. He was wistfully bemoaning his own stubborn ignorance, which tricked him into refusing a more intimate companionship with the Blessed Source of all life. I think there’s something similar going on in most of us, even atheists. We feel the pull of our destiny—the glorious, daunting destination that would take all our strength to achieve and fulfill our deepest longings—and yet we are also

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