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THE OLD COLLEGE TRY The College Experience is one of those cultural rites that Americans can’t seem to get enough of. Ask a member of the Greatest Generation about his or her school days and you’ll be treated to a dewy-eyed time trek that will ultimately result in the conviction that kids were once more innocent, professors sterner (in a good way) and institutions actually meant something. Talk to a Baby Boomer and you’ll be reminded “they” were responsible for the Civil Rights Movement, reproductive rights, the triumph of rock ’n’ roll and the end of the Vietnam War. Gen-Xers will tell you about smoking dope and inventing punk, grunge and irony. (Oh, and cynicism, too.) The nostalgia levels are nearly toxic. Don’t believe me? Look no further than the beery genre of old-buddies-reunitefor-shenanigans-with-the-youngsters films, featuring a rotating stable of paunchy dudes. My own experience wasn’t very colorful. I was in the cohort of kids who entered college just as everyone was discovering the miracle of “The Web.” Electronic mail, instant messaging, MP3 file sharing, LAN parties, these were all revolutionary concepts. Looking back on my own College Experience, a lot of it operated within the confines of Windows 98. As such, the nostalgia trip for my generation will feature a lot of films about dorm-dwellers getting carpal tunnel and cracking out on energy drinks. That and 9/11. Those trends have only accelerated. My wife, preparing for her third year as an adjunct professor at Boise State University, has had to repeatedly update her syllabus to keep pace with the technology that co-eds can and can’t use in class. It used to be laptops, then it was phones, then tablets, now it’s smartphones and tablets. Next it’ll be Google Glass or something equally obnoxious. On top of all that, it’s now insanely expensive—more so even than when I graduated just 10 years ago. Debt and social isolation. Not a very inspiring buddy movie premise. There are some universal truths, though: Students will enter college not knowing where to go, how to navigate between freedom and obligation, and who to ask for help. In honor of this yearly transition from summer to school, Boise Weekly offers a brief guide that will (hopefully) help ease the passage for a few future grads. As for getting out of their rooms and creating some nostalgia-worthy escapades, there’s no guide for that. —Zach Hagadone
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SAY THAT AGAIN? And what’s your point, anyway?
“Pataphysics: The science of imaginary solutions ... will explain the universe supplementary to this one.” (Alfred Jarry, 1873-1907) Another thing I do is collect good quotes. They’re scattered all over. They’re everywhere you look if you’re looking in the right places, and all you have to do is pick them up. I drop them in my Good Quotes file and save them. It’s like finding marbles some little kid lost decades ago, only instead of ending up in a jam jar in the garage, they end up in my computer. Some of them I get from Bobby Wolff’s bridge column. He publishes six columns a week, and he leads off every one with a quote. The other day, he introduced a two no-trump hand with this one: “Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.” (Demosthenes, 384-322 B.C.) I didn’t file that one away. Frankly, I didn’t think it was a very good quote. It’s a good idea, sure. It’s like saying you can’t know how good or bad anything is—from a plan to a child, from to a presidency to a movie—until you see how it turns out. However, I think the idea could have been stated better. Maybe in the original Greek, it had a little more of that spit and sparkle I look for. In translation, though, it comes off a tad flat, don’t you think? And I mean no offense to Bobby Wolff. I suppose when you have to come up with six quotes a week, you can’t afford to get too bogged down with the spit and sparkle. So the reason I collect them is that I hope to use them later. Like in one of my own columns, see? I have always admired the practice of one writer quoting another, generally someone more famous or more prestigious, in context with what he or she is writing. It adds a splash of class, doesn’t it? Like topping off a clean shave with a snappy cologne. And believe me, it sure doesn’t hurt to be trying to make a point and having, say, Aristotle or Mark Twain on your side. For instance, as soon as I found the following: “If we begin with certainties, we will end in doubt; but if we begin with doubts and bear them patiently, we may end in certainty” (Francis Bacon, 1561-1626), I knew if I ever wrote another column about how stupidly ideological the Republican Party has become, I could start off by showing that Bacon and me are mental blood brothers, or something like that. The Sir Francis Bacon. It’s like co-writing an essay on gravity with Isaac Newton, or an article on dieting with Oprah. Unfortunately, I not only forget which quotes I have stashed away in my Good Quotes file, but more often than not, I forget I even have a Good Quotes file. Since I picked up that Bacon quote, I have probably written... oh, I don’t know... maybe 30 columns on how stupidly ideological the Republican Party has become, and never once remembered I had Sir Bacon at my back. Here’s another one: “Such labored WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M
nothings, in so strange a style, amaze the unlearned, and make the learned smile.” (Alexander Pope, 1688-1744) Now, who’s that make you think of? Glenn Beck? Sarah Palin? The entire slate of Republican presidential candidates in last year’s campaign? I could have used it on any or all of them, had I only remembered it was tucked away in my computer. But no, dummy me. I totally forgot that I had on tap something witty that Alexander Pope had to say about idiots long before Michele Bachmann or Donald Trump were around to demonstrate his point. U And speaking of points, by now you may be wondering what mine is. Well frankly, friends, so am I. The truth is, I have entered my summer doldrums. It happens every year, usually around mid-August, when so many indicators are indicating summer is packing up for its annual trip south. This mood is typified by a marked lack of interest in what, as a political columnist, I should be interested in. In fact, I find myself not giving a rat’s fanny about anything that doesn’t involve me being outside, looking and smelling and hearing outside stuff while I still can, before the summer folds into all the other summers that have come and gone. Get it? No? OK, I didn’t say it very well. I meant it to be, you know, poetic. Or something like that. But it came out sort of flat and dull, not a whiff of that spit and sparkle I look for. And worst of all, now you’re wondering what the hell I’m talking about, am I wrong? Ah, but looky here! Look at what I’ve found in my Good Quotes file. Maybe this will clear things up: “I think that by retaining one’s childhood love of such things as trees, fishes, butterflies and ... toads, one makes a peaceful and decent future a little more probable.” (George Orwell, 1903-1950) And isn’t that what separates summers from the long gray interims? Trees and fishes? Butterflies and toads? I would add fresh tomatoes and new corn and neighbors walking by with their kids and dogs, not having to put on socks, and listening to birds sing even after the sun has gone down. So then, in lieu of a point of my own, I hereby endorse Orwell’s “peaceful and decent future” as the point to this column. It’s what I meant to say all along, even before I started digging through my computer looking desperately for an idea to write about and stumbled upon my Good Quotes file. You can believe it or not, that’s up to you. And I realize where we’ve ended up has absolutely nothing to do with how we started out: “The science of imaginary solutions,” remember? But you know what old Demosthenes would have to say about it, right? “Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final blah, blah, blah.” Or something like that.
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MEDICAL WRITER Sisyphus Syndrome in real life
Back in 1980, I began working as a writer for HealthData International, a startup medical information company with offices in Ketchum. My job was to research a disease and write a book about it in layman’s language. If you got a disease and couldn’t understand what your doctor was telling you, you could read my book. There, in plain English, would be the questions to ask, and—no small thing—some state-of-the-art answers. I was one of a half-dozen writers. At an early meeting, our diseases were given to us. I remember high blood pressure, asthma, ischemic stroke and what might have been pancreatic cancer—I’m not sure, because the writer assigned the disease actually had the disease, and nobody much wanted to talk about it. My own disease was more of a post-disease event than a disease: I was assigned myocardial infarctions, medicalese for heart attacks. We had trouble with layman’s language. Our supervisor told us the average American reads at a seventh-grade level. When you’re writing for that level, it’s difficult to look at your audience as anything but seventh-graders. My working title—So You’ve Gone and Had a Heart Attack—illustrates the problem. But I persisted. I read several hundred cardiology studies, then flew around the country interviewing people who had done seminal studies in the field. My trick was to read my interviewees’ books the night before interviews. Famous cardiologist authors ended interviews thinking what a perceptive young man I was, and I ended them with my notes already finished and organized in the form of their books. One interview stands out in my memory. It was with the dean of the medical school at State University of New York-Buffalo. Previous interviews had been with people who had left an operating room to talk to me and had gone back to one just as soon as I finished. Buffalo was different. When I walked into the dean’s office, his secretary said he had cleared his afternoon calendar for me. The dean had done research on the correlation between intense, hard-driving Type A personalities and heart attacks, and I decided he had deliberately become an easygoing and friendly Type B. Type Bs never work as hard as Type As, but usually they accomplish as much because they think about what they’re doing before they do it. Sure enough, the dean looked in better shape than any of the younger physicians I’d interviewed. His desk wasn’t cluttered with patients’ files or telemetry data. He was relaxed. No tics or tremors. He wanted to talk about anything but heart disease. “I was a bellhop in Sun Valley in 1950,” he told me. “Best years of my life. When I saw where you were from, I agreed to the interview.” I told him I had been born in the Sun Valley Lodge in 1950, when the resort’s hospital was
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on the third floor. We had been in the same building at the same time once before. Sun Valley was almost as full of old people in 1980 as it is now—not the same ones, of course—so we had acquaintances in common. He told me about carrying the bags of movie stars, gangsters’ girlfriends and doomed writers. I told sad stories of my time as a Sun Valley ski patrolman during the late 1960s. He finally got around to medicine. “The medical industry is a mess,” he said. “It will get worse. My students start out determined to make a better world. Then they graduate to 70- and 80-hour work weeks, and spend most of that time reading test results. Then they figure out they wouldn’t have a job without the subliminally hostile morons out there who eat too much, don’t exercise and smoke. They get subliminally hostile themselves. When they finally make it a better world, it means they’ve bought a Porsche.” He told me cardiology relied too much on technology and not enough on human touch. He told me SUNY’s teaching hospital had been in a labor dispute for six weeks and hadn’t installed any pacemakers. The death rate for heart patients had gone down, not up. I asked him about Type A personalities. He said, “It’s a diagnosis going around. Studies bear it out. But when I was still young enough to want to save the world, I came up with a less black-and-white picture of things. I found that my high-stress heart patients, even the successful ones, saw their lives as a succession of failures. “I called it the Sisyphus Syndrome. People push rocks to the top of a mountain and when they get there, the rocks roll back down again. That’s what’s causing these high-powered guys to fall over—after every success, they see themselves back at the bottom, angry and disappointed and determined to crush any opposition on their way back to the top. “But you can’t design parameters for a Sisyphus Syndrome study. Failure is a subjective thing. Of course, you can identify the 11 or so definitive external characteristics of unselfconscious jerks, so we’re talking about Type As instead.” I never finished my book. HealthData folded later that year. A fellow writer said he was working at his office computer one day when two repo men came in and took it. I still have a floppy of my manuscript. If you have a Televideo TPC-1 luggable computer where you insert the system disk before the write-to disk, you can read it, but don’t go looking for state-of-the-art answers. Since that time, I’ve thought of Sisyphus as the bellhop of the gods. I’ve thought about how the results of any scientific study are skewed by the unconscious metaphors of its authors. I’ve thought about the deep uncertainty of scientific knowledge, and, not least, about how worldly success often masks a kind of heart failure. WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M
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DRINKING GAMES 10-10 ordinance is Bronco fans’ right of passage HARRISON BERRY
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State’s home opener, Saturday, Sept. 7, when the Broncos face off against the University of Tennessee-Martin. While police hope to direct their attention to more pressing issues to the community, businesses that rely on the influx of Bronco fans anticipate an additional economic benefit. For area businesses selling beer, wine and spirits, Bronco game days are some of the busiest of the year. According to a manager at Hayden Beverage Company, which sources alcoholic beverages to purveyors like Albertsons, game days drive 20 percent to 30 percent increases in sales at locations near Boise State. Another Treasure Valley beverage distributor, Stein Distributing Co., sees a 10 percent to 20 percent increase in game-day sales compared to overall revenues. “We get a blip [of increased sales],” said Stein President and General Manager John Grizzaffi. He was optimistic about how the 10-10 program might affect Stein’s sales. “It would probably increase beer sales even more,” he said. For Hayden and Stein, Bronco game days won’t make or break their businesses, but for many of the bars near Boise State, the difference between a Bronco game day and an average Saturday is dramatic. There are two kinds of regular customers at End Zone, according to bartender James Meyer: regulars and game-day regulars. The former, Meyer says, account for the majority of End Zone’s business, but the latter triple the bar’s business on nights following a Bronco game, then they disappear. “I might not see them for the rest of the year,” he said. Bartender Griffy Bibean of Suds Tavern is more explicit in his estimation of what game days mean for his bar. “It keeps us alive for the rest of the year,” he said. Reports from area businesses describe an alcohol consumer base that’s a mix of students, alumni and fans; but while neighboring
businesses anticipate boosts in game-day alcohol sales under the 10-10 pilot, Boise State Associate Dean of Students Blaine Eckles presides over a student body with a surprising relationship to alcohol. According to a 2011 Boise State study, 25 percent of respondents reported having never had an alcoholic beverage, but perceived non-use of alcohol was just 3 percent. While perceived daily alcohol consumption was as high as 15.2 percent, the reality is that 1.2 percent reported drinking daily. “A lot of people’s perceptions about college drinking are not the case,” Eckles said. As the university takes on more traditional students, ages 18-22 seeking bachelor’s degrees, it’s setting the stage for their coming-of-age activities, including alcohol consumption. Eckles is proceeding with caution. The effect of an expansion of Boise State’s tailgating space on students is an unknown, but Eckles refrained from opining on whether the 10-10 pilot would aid or detract from Boise State’s atmosphere. “Until we go through the experience, I can’t speculate [as to how the program will affect Boise State]. At the end of the day, we’re looking for people to engage in responsible behavior. I’m an optimist,” he said.
STATE OF IDAHO: HOME WRECKERS?
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Scores of citizens who squeezed into the chambers of the Boise City Council July 30 would have to wait. Most came to push back against a controversial and much-publicized proposal to put panhandlers on a tighter leash (BW, Citydesk, “Boise Council Mulls Anti-Panhandling Ordinances,” July 31, 2013). Some clucked and impatiently wriggled in their seats as the Council pushed another issue— the so-called “10-10” program, which would rewrite the city’s open container law—to the front burner. The Council ultimately shelved the anti-panhandling proposal, but waved the 10-10 ordinance through, moving toward its final reading and approval Aug. 13. The plan establishes an alcohol-friendly area in Julia Davis Park between Zoo Boise and Broadway Avenue on Bronco football game days from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. For Bronco fans, the so-called “10-10” pilot program cracks open a new space for drinking. For Boise Police Chief Mike Masterson, it’s a green light to redirect game-day partying away from residential areas, freeing the police to “focus on enforcement of more pressing issues.” “We want to move tailgaters to campus and the park, and out of our neighborhoods,” Masterson said. Though the Civil Sidewalk Ordinance won more headlines, the 10-10 Ordinance may be one of the most significant measures passed by the City Council this year, affecting tens of thousands of Boise State students, staff, fans, neighbors and owners of nearby businesses. The ordinance, crafted by the Boise Police Department, stemmed from a rash of misunderstandings resulting in open container ordinance violations. “People who otherwise are law-abiding citizens were confused on where they could legally have alcohol,” said BPD spokeswoman Lynn Hightower. As the Bronco football team’s popularity has grown, so has the number of attendees and partiers, and the revelry has spilled outside Boise State’s alcohol safe harbor. Between 10 and 20 police officers patrol the university area on game days; yearly they hand out between 250 and 300 open container citations. “People were pushed off [Boise State’s designated drinking area]. It’s just not big enough,” said Hightower. Simultaneously, BPD indicated it needed to focus its priorities on rowdy behavior, driving under the influence and littering, rather than ticketing fans for alcohol consumption. “Things like that have been the quality-of-life issues for people who also live there,” Hightower said. In response, Masterson told city officials that on home game days in designated areas around the university, his officers will no longer be “the cup police or smell park visitors’ cups,” hence the 10-10 program, which takes effect at Boise
The fates of 603 (left) and 605 W. Franklin Street will be determined soon.
John Bertram wasn’t mincing words. “I’m using the word ‘bully,’” said the president of Preservation Idaho. Bertram sat with Boise Weekly on the stoop of the century-old Knudsen House at 603 W. Franklin St. The trees lining the neighborhood street provided plenty of shade that August afternoon, but offered little comfort to Bertram. He was steaming. “The state of Idaho bullied their way through this,” he said. “This” is the controversy swirling around the Idaho Legislature’s decision to fasttrack an $8 million, 600-space parking garage (BW, News, “Idaho House Votes to Push Away City of Boise Rules,” Aug. 2, 2013), including the purchase of two properties, the Knudsen House and another house and lot next door at 605 W. Franklin. But it turns out that the two homes, which the state wants vanished, aren’t even needed for the parking garage. “They want to turn this space into another surface lot,” said Bertram, referring to the beautiful corner lot where the Knudsen House sits. The home is named for its longtime owner, Harry Knudsen, co-founder of Morrison Knudsen Corp. “And the lot next door would be used for water runoff retention,” said Bertram, who added there was some hope for the Knudsen House. “The good news is that there’s a guy named Burr Boynton,” said Bertram. Boynton told BW that he has put together a deal to move the Knudsen House to the 800 block of West Franklin—two blocks away—by the end of the year. But first, he’ll need permission from the Boise Historic Preservation Commission. There’s already another house on the lot where Boynton wants to relocate the Knudsen House. “With some work, we’ll bring out the beauty of the Knudsen House.” The thought of moving any building, let alone an historic landmark, is intimidating. “It’s a big project,” said Boynton. “Not overwhelming.” Meanwhile, the fate of the house at 605 W. Franklin doesn’t look so rosy. A deadline has come and gone for a proposal to move the home. Bertram told BW that bulldozers could be moving in soon. “I don’t know if the state is incompetent or just being a bully,” he said. —George Prentice
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CURT APSEY It’s all about consistency GEORGE PRENTICE For those who weren’t familiar with you before September 2011, everyone quickly got to know you when you were named as interim athletic director after Gene Bleymaier was fired. Were those difficult or challenging days? It wasn’t difficult. It was challenging. Am I going to say I slept 10 hours a night? Absolutely not. That happened in early September, right about the same time of our first football game. When President [Bob] Kustra asked me to do that, there was no hesitation for me to help keep our train rolling in the right direction. But when you’re responsible for 475 student athletes and 150 staff, you lean on a lot of people. I remember our first staff meeting. My main message was, “Don’t worry about your job. Do your job.” When you have a change of leadership like that, people get nervous; it’s human nature. But those looking for jobs probably aren’t doing their job.
You were a pretty great soccer player and coach, and both of your daughters participate in the sport. Were you ever their coach? It’s funny, both of my girls got hooked on soccer pretty naturally. I learned it was better to watch from the sidelines and be a dad. If they asked, I would give suggestions.
How do you compare the Boise State that greeted you in 1998 and today’s university? Oh man. Boise as a city has changed dramatically. It’s not a hidden gem anymore. But the university has really gone to a completely different level. It’s the quickest growth I’ve ever been a part of. When I got here, our athletic budget was $9.5 million. Now, it’s $36 million.
Prior to 1998, most of your life and career had been spent in California. Did you seek out the Boise State job? I got a call from a good friend of mine, Mark Rosen, who was then the Boise State women’s volley coach, saying that I would be a good fit for an opening at Boise State. I didn’t know anything about Idaho. I interviewed for the job, got an offer, but initially said no. Then [Athletic Director] Gene Bleymaier called me back and said, “You’ve got to do this.” That was December 1998 and I’m still here.
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Tell us about the new video board currently being installed inside Bronco Stadium. We’re retiring Old Blue out there. We put in the old Bronco Vision in 2001. It lived a great life. That video board was 18 by 24 [feet]. The new video board is 36 by 58 [feet]. Come the first week of September, if everything goes right, we’ll turn it on. As we sit here this morning, the USA Today Coaches Poll has ranked the Boise State football team as No. 19 in the nation.
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Curt Apsey can’t relax and watch every second of every Boise State University football game. “At least not as much of the game as I used to,” he said with a big laugh. He’s too busy making sure that everyone else is experiencing the total Bronco Nation experience. “A big part of my job includes all of the moving pieces of marketing and promotion,” said Apsey. “So, I really like to spend game day saying, ‘Thank you.’” Apsey has lost count of how many “thank yous” he’s said in the 15 years that he has served as Boise State’s senior associate athletic director. Boise Weekly had a rare sit-down with Apsey (he’s almost always in motion) to talk about the university’s evolution, changes to Bronco Stadium and the outlook for this season’s football team.
Quite honestly, the poll at the beginning of the season really doesn’t mean anything. It’s where you end up. But this is the fifth straight year that the Broncos have been in the Top 20 pre-season poll, and that’s based on year-after-year success. That’s consistency. It’s funny that you say that. “Consistent” is a big word in our football program. Our head coach has been here since 2001. Being consistent is all about providing an environment where people want to stay. How good is this year’s football team? I’m not going to kid you. We lost a lot of really good players, but we have great players in our program. You try not to focus on the end result. It’s the process. I firmly believe that if you focus on the process, the end result is always going to get better. My sense is that you love your job. I’ve been doing this a long time. But doing something a long time doesn’t always translate into passion. Without question, I love the people that I’m around. Everyday, I’m coming to work and I’m contributing to the development of these students. And when they walk away with a victory, and then they walk away with a college degree, that makes me feel pretty good. I can’t think of doing anything else.
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So, you want to be the big man—or woman—on campus this year. Well, that’s going to take a lot of time and dedication because, let’s admit it, it ain’t easy being a crazy college kid these days. Between sock hops and socials, there’s hardly time for guys and gals to hit the books before that hard-nosed professor is threatening a pop quiz. But with a little guidance, every student can be on the stick. That’s right, no one will think you’re a total spaz when you know where to go, how to get there and what’s the lowdown. Boise Weekly is here to offer a little gentle guidance with a few dos and don’ts. Learn some handy lessons from your imaginary peers before you get in over your head, and soon all your friends will think you’re one hep cat.
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BRAD GETS A SMARTPHONE
Smar t apps and websites for the A+ student CHRIS GRAPES
Meet Brad. Brad is a new college student who’s just moved to Boise from out of state. Brad’s an average everyday student— he’s outgoing, enthusiastic and keeps up to date with technology and trends. He has a smartphone that never leaves his side, along with a laptop for serious schoolwork. Brad wakes up in the morning and checks his to-do list and schedule via the Remember The Milk app on his smartphone(rememberthemilk.com). It’s a pretty busy day today for Brad—a lecture in the morning, an exam in the early afternoon and a first draft of an essay due afterward. Then tonight he’s supposed to meet up with some new friends downtown for appetizers and drinks. Brad’s roommate, Glenn, also has a busy day. He can’t quite remember what his schedule is, though. He must have written it down somewhere... Brad heads to the lecture, where he takes notes on his laptop with Evernote (evernote.com), which also syncs to his smartphone app. Glenn arrives 10 minutes late and scribbles his notes into a torn notebook, somewhere between his calculus notes and to-do list for last Thursday. After the lecture Brad does some lastminute flashcard revision for his exam via StudyBlue (studyblue.com). Glenn tries to do the same, but the study lab is full. He instead goes over his notes, but after finding the right scrap of paper, he can barely read his own handwriting. Brad returns home to type up his essay, using the notes from the lecture earlier. Purdue’s OWL site (owl.english.purdue.
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edu/owl) helps him with proper formatting and citations. He creates a bibliography by scanning the barcodes of his books with his EasyBib app (easybib.com)—books, by the way, that he managed to find cheap online via Bigwords.com. Once he’s done, he backs up the essay onto his Dropbox cloud storage (dropbox.com) and emails it off to his professor. Glenn writes up his essay once he manages to sort out his notes. He struggles trying to remember all the necessary formatting and citations. Horror of horrors, his computer crashes just after he finishes. It’s all gone, every word of it. Brad’s worked up quite a hunger after all that; but, as is the norm with student living, his pantry is virtually bare. Just a few sparse ingredients that he puts into his Big Oven app (bigoven. com) generate a decent recipe for him. Tonight it’s a bacon and corn risotto. Glenn looks at him enviously over his bowl of Top Ramen. Of course, all work and no play makes Brad a dull boy. Even though he’s new to town, he knows exactly where to go for the best happy hour deals, thanks to his Cocktail Compass app (cocktailcompass. com). He arranges to meet his friends at a bar that’s also a venue featured on his BW Smartcard app (weeklycard.com/ boise), saving him even more money. Useful, as tomorrow he’ll have to head to the grocery store to restock the pantry using his Grocery IQ list (groceryiq.com). Glenn, meanwhile, is still back at the dorm, typing up his essay for the second time.
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RULES OF THE ROAD Mar y, Judy and Buddy get a transit lesson DEANNA DARR You want to go to school, but you’re not sure how best to get yourself there? Coming up with a convenient transportation plan is sure to ease your path to higher education. It’s a lesson Mary and Judy know well, but that Buddy could use some work on. Mary lives close to campus and is able to use her bicycle not only to get to campus, but also between classes once she’s there. Mary thinks the additional $100,000-worth of new bike racks installed on campus over the summer are keen. J.C. Porter, assistant director for transportation and parking at Boise State University, agrees, adding that 20 percent of students ride bikes to campus, and parking those bikes hasn’t always
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been so peachy. In fact, so many students think bike riding is swell, that the university doubled the number of bikes it rents out for the year or semester, now offering 50 cruisers for students to use. Mary thinks the school’s Cycling Learning Center in the Lincoln Garage—where she can get a bike tire fixed or have a tuneup done—is the very most. When Mary has questions about getting around, or how to use the bike lockers inside the parking garages, she heads straight for the transit center in its new home in the Student Union. But sometimes the snow is flying or Mary needs to get her project to the science fair, and her bike isn’t an option. Still, Mary doesn’t get her knee socks in a twist. She turns to the city’s bus
system, where her student ID gets her a free ride. Unlike Mary, both Judy and Buddy depend on their cars to get around, but parking on campus means planning ahead. Parking spaces are at a premium, and Porter said the university lost between 50 and 60 spaces when the new recreation field was put in. While that puts the varsity players over the moon, it means drivers like Judy and Buddy need to know the program. Buddy plays fast and loose with parking. He’s a rebel and doesn’t think he needs a parking pass for his wheels. Buddy leaves it to chance to find a spot. Judy buys a reserved parking permit for one of the parking structures on
campus for $320 a year so she knows she’ll always have a spot waiting for her. If those sell out, she can pony up for a $118 general parking permit, meaning she can park on campus if she can find a spot. When Judy is parking near the bake sale, Buddy is still cruising in Nowheresville, looking for a space to park his beater. By the time Judy is ready to head to the malt shop, Buddy has finally found an open spot and is turning out his pockets for the $1.50 per hour charge. Judy even gets a gold star for buying her parking permit online at transportation.boisestate.edu—the way all the with-it kids do. Or as Porter says, “pay online, avoid the line.”
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BILLY LOSES HIS BIKE Cr ime happens HARRISON BERRY
Billy didn’t think it would happen to him. He cruised up to the bike rack, hung up his helmet and bopped to class, but when he returned, someone had stolen his ride. What began as a boss day had turned into a downer: How would Billy get to his next class, let alone back to his pad? Boise State is bike friendly and becoming more so. In 2012 it was honored in the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly Universities program. But Billy just learned that maintaining Boise State’s bike friendliness— and sparing himself anguish and long walks— means securing his goods against theft. According to the Boise Police Department, the theft of small, portable items, including bikes, is a perennial challenge to universities and their surrounding neighborhoods. According to BPD, between Aug. 1, 2012, and May 31, 2013— the heart of the Boise State academic year—61 bikes were reported stolen. Had Billy attended to the safety of his stuff, a bike thief wouldn’t be harvesting his sole mode of transportation for parts. What’s a poor student to do? BPD has a number of tips to help discourage bike theft and get stolen property back at the BPD website (police.cityofboise.org). First, Billy should have selected an appropriate bike lock. BPD recommends Ulocks—rigid steel locks that clamp shut with a metal crossbar—because of their strength and resistance to the grab-and-go methods of bike thieves. “It’s not as easily defeated, it’s a thicker metal—it’s also pretty easy to connect a bike to whatever bike rack is available,” said Lt. Tony Plott. “Cable locks are not the preferred method of locking your bike,” he added.
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After selecting a bike lock, Billy should know more about other resources available to bike owners to make it easy for the police to identify stolen bikes in the event of theft. Had Billy registered his ride with the police, he may have been able to recover his property. “Registration is a simple and easy process. Help us help you keep your property safe,” said Lt. Plott. But Billy shouldn’t drown his woes by going on a bender and getting wild. According to a 2011 Boise State survey, nonconsensual sexual touching was reported by 3.6 percent of respondents and stalking was reported by 6.5 percent of respondents. Fortunately Billy’s parents raised him right. Billy knows to always be hip to what’s happening around him. “Being informed and alert to suspicious activity is a key component to public safety,” said Lt. Plott. Billy’s parents might still worry that drinking is common at Boise State, but just 11.4 percent of students report boozing 10-29 days per month and 45.4 percent of students reported drinking one to nine days per month. According to the BPD, underage drinking is a priority for enforcement. Billy’s parents can feel a little more secure knowing that more police will be around at large on-campus gatherings. In the wake of national tragedies like those at Sandy Hook Elementary and the Boston Marathon, BPD and Boise State campus security are taking special steps to ensure the safety of students and the public. Now that Billy knows how to keep himself and his property safe at Boise State, he’ll be cool as a cucumber. WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M
BUILDING AND GROWING
Julia and James find big changes on campus ANDREW CRISP Julia, a Boise State sophomore, is a good student. She has things all figured out— she’ll ride her bright beach cruiser when she returns to campus, Monday, Aug. 26. James, however, a first year business major living in Chaffee Hall, could use a little help. While James recently picked up a bike, he’s been narrowly dodging pedestrians on campus. On details big and small, staff are working to build a better environment for students. Campus Planning and Facilities Department staff work on anywhere from 80-100 projects at a time—from the bigtime COBE Building to the placement of shiny new bike racks. Dave Cooper, interim director of Architectural and Engineering Services at Boise State, said officials are trying to point students toward a new bike route along Cesar Chavez Lane, a route with access for students on two-wheeled steeds. “The intent of that bike route is to give bicycles a quick route through campus, but out on the periphery of the quad,” said Cooper. Students should notice new access points near Theater Lane and the Interactive Learning Center, said Cooper. New dedicated paths are designed to help students visit Boise State with or without a car. “We’re trying to reduce the university’s impact, from a carbon footprint standpoint,” said David Smith, the new associate vice president of Campus Planning and Facilities. “The more bicycles and pedestrians you have on campus, the less impact that you have on the carbon footprint,” he added. Guys and gals will also find a revamped place to eat and cram for classes. Extensive renovations to the student lounge on the first floor of the Student Union include a redesigned seating area, including new carpet, according to Cooper. “It’s probably been 10 to 12 years since we’ve done an overhaul to that area,” he said. Julia, a biology major, will also notice a makeover of classrooms in the mathematics building. The Math Learning Center—formerly housed at 1406 Chrisway Drive—is now in a new space just down the hall from her classes. “If you were a biology student, you would notice some changes immediately,” said Cooper. “We’re opening a number of new class-
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rooms over there, and we’ve had a major renovation of that building,” he said. Officials are also planning for a huge new Fine Arts Building for right-brained Broncos. While shovels won’t turn for some time, plans call for approximately four stories and 100,000 square feet of steel and glass, and once built, the facility will house the university’s Art Department and Arts and Humanities Institute. Boise State is requesting $15 million from the Legislature to help pay for the project. “Until the Legislature passes it, and the governor signs it, it doesn’t exist,” said Smith. Across campus, Smith hopes students will note attention to detail, including landscaping. James, however, doesn’t pay much attention to the school’s greenery. James plays disc golf on the newly rehabilitated Intramural Field, adjacent to the Student Union Building. But he finds himself mowed down by not only Boise State football players, but a tongue-lashing from Coach Chris Petersen. Boise State’s Broncos will practice their plays on the grassy field, during fall camp through September. But the Broncos’ use of the Intramural Field is only temporary, according to university officials. Buildings that formerly housed the university’s Diesel Technology, Applied Technology and Mechanical Technology programs on Bronco Circle will be bulldozed to make way for the new grass field. “They’ll be replaced with a new grass practice field for intercollegiate athletics, and there will most likely be some sand volleyball courts associated with that. It’ll be shared use between athletics and intramurals,” Cooper said. James regularly plays fast-paced bouts of quidditch and flag football with his fellow Boise State students. After lacing up his tennis shoes, James and his teammates tromp across the newly opened Recreation Turf Field—freshly striped and lined with bleachers—at the corner of University Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. When Julia and James both step into Bronco Stadium this fall, they’ll notice not only the newly completed Gene Bleymaier Football Complex—the new home for Boise State football coaches, players and staff—but a 60-foot by 33-foot video screen atop the building. It’s perfect for the first big home game.
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THURSDAY AUG. 22 pancake paradise What we have here is a situation.
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THURSDAY AUG. 22 constant sorrow BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES If you’re a man (or woman) of constant sorrow, you’ve probably seen trouble all your days. You bid farewell to old Kentucky—the place where you were born and raised—and it was all downhill from there. For in this world, you’re bound to ramble, and you have no friends to help you now. Cheer up, Boise Classic Movies is here to offer a little salvation. The latest installment of the film series screens Thursday, Aug. 22, with O Brother, Where Art Thou? at the Egyptian Theatre. Loosely based on Homer’s The Odyssey, the film by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen stars George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson as three prison escapees on a treasure hunt in 1930s Mississippi. Masquerading as The Soggy Bottom Boys, a Southern folk band, Everett McGill (Clooney) and his gang of simple-minded cohorts become a singing sensation as they battle sirens, a cyclops in the form of a Boss Tweedesque bigwig and the Ku Klux Klan on the road to riches. The event is sponsored by ECO of Idaho. Beer and wine will be available for those 21 and older. Tickets are $9 online or $11 at the door on the night of the show. With a bona fide bluegrass soundtrack and plenty of poetic justice to boot, whether you’re perpetually unhappy or blissfully contented with your life, spending a night with The Soggy Bottom Boys beats getting hit by a train or being coerced into singing “You Are My Sunshine” by a white supremacist any day. 7 p.m. $9 online, $11 at the door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, boiseclassicmovies.com.
FRIDAYSATURDAY AUG. 23-24 fishy festivities SAWTOOTH SALMON FESTIVAL Every year, salmon and steelhead embark on a
grueling trek from the Pacific Ocean to their breeding grounds in Central Idaho. It’s a 900-mile swim, climbing 7,000 feet above sea level to find the place where their lives began. These fish are kind of like the Odysseus of the fish world. Oh, and they’re super-tasty too. To celebrate the salmon migration, the Sawtooth Salmon Festival returns to
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Stanley Friday, Aug. 23, and Saturday, Aug. 24. The festival opens Friday at 5 p.m. at the Stanley Interpretive and Historical Association Museum with a presentation by Steven Hawley, author of Recovering a Lost River: Removing Dams, Rewilding Salmon, Revitalizing Communities. Festivities continue Saturday from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. For
Breakfast is the most important meal—at least that’s what those in positions of nutritional authority have always told us. Whether it’s bacon and eggs, a bowl of cereal, toast and jelly, or the longtime American favorite pancakes smothered in syrup, it’s the food that sets the course (and the stomach) for the rest of the day. Boise early birds can start their day off right Thursday, Aug. 22, from 7:30-10 a.m. at The Grove Plaza, thanks to United Way’s annual Flapjack Feed, which kicks off its Community Impact Campaign. Along with flipping flapjacks, United Way team members will answer questions and explain how the organization’s programs impact their neighborhoods’ health, education and financial independence. Pancakes aren’t the only thing on the morning’s menu—tuck into some rosemary red potatoes courtesy of J.R. Simplot Co., or some fresh fruit straight from Albertsons. Breakfast costs a $5 suggested donation to United Way, and you can even pre-pay online. Once you’ve had your fill, grab a few raffle tickets with prizes including Idaho Steelheads tickets, passes to Zoo Boise and Roaring Springs, a three-minute grocery grab at Albertsons, a year’s supply of coffee from Dutch Bros. Coffee, lift tickets to Bogus Basin and more. Tickets cost $5 each or five for $20. 7:30-10 a.m. $5 donation. Grove Plaza, 850 W. Front St., Boise, unitedwaytv.org.
the curious and academically minded, the festival includes educational tours where groups can see how the salmon prepare to spawn, and learn more about how they transport fertilizing nutrients from the Pacific Ocean to Central Idaho. Back at home base, vendor booths and kid-friendly activities like gyotaku fish painting take place, along with live music. To finish out the evening, a dinner of wild Alaska sockeye is served from 6-8 p.m. Tickets for dinner can be purchased online or at the festival for $15 for an adult plate and $10 for a child. Friday, Aug. 23, 5 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 24, 10 a.m.9 p.m. FREE, dinner $15
adults, $10 kids. Stanley Interpretive and Historical Association Museum, Stanley, sawtoothsalmonfestival. com.
SATURDAYSUNDAY AUG. 24-25 cold and frosty BARLEY BROS. BEER FEST All hail the ale. Yes, beer fans, it’s time to activate your designated drivers and head to Meridian’s Julius M. Kleiner Park for the Barley Bros. Traveling Beer Show.
The weekend quaff-fest features a vast range of beers suitable for any palate, mixing dozens of local award-winning breweries with those from further afield (fancy a Longboard Lager all the way from Hawaii?). Featuring everything from the humble hefeweizen and that staple of American craft beer, the IPA, to porters and pilsners, it will be a smorgasbord of beer tasting. Along with the beers, this year’s show features a gluten-free tent with beers and hard ciders for those with dietary restrictions, a real-ale tent with more than 20 firkins (“big casks,” to the non-beer drinker) of rare and unique beers, and a future brewers’ tent showing WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M
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FRIDAY-SATURDAY AUG. 23-24 dance BOISE DANCE CO-OP What happens when professional dancers and dancersturned-choreographers from companies across the valley come together for a weekend of performances? More dancing than you can shake a leg at. That’s exactly what Boise Dance Co-op presents with its second annual summer series Friday, Aug. 23-Saturday, Aug. 24. Dancers from Balance Dance Company, Ballet Idaho, Idaho Dance Theatre, Off Center Dance, Project Flux and Trey McIntyre Project—including Boise Dance Co-op founders Jason Hartley and Phyllis Rothwell-Affrunti—bring to life the work of local dancer-choreographers Benjamin Behrends, James Brougham, Kelli Brown, Chanel DaSilva, Yurek Hansen, Chris Mackenthun, Nate Powell, Ryan Redmond, Lydia Sakolsky-Basquill, Gonzalo Valdez, Ashley Werhun and Gracie Whyte. There will even be special excerpts from Lauren Edson’s award-winning piece “I Hit the Ground,” which debuted at Milwaukee Ballet’s 2013 Genesis International Choreography Competition. While already a creative concept, Boise Dance Co-op innovates even more this year with the addition of local band Sun Blood Stories accompanying James Brougham’s pieces live. And if this wasn’t enough, audience members who attend the performance on Friday, Aug. 23, can dance their own butts off until the wee hours with a free ticket to the Endless Summer Salsa shindig at Knitting Factory later that evening. Friday, Aug. 23, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 24, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $15-$25. Advance tickets to all three performances available at boisedco.org. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Annex, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, boisedco.org.
off the brews you’ll be stocking up on in the near future. Hands-on demonstrations will also give an introduction to the homebrew industry. Brewforia Beer Market will be in the food tent, serving burgers and barbecue to the hopefully not-too-plastered punters, and live music will keep the spirits high. Tickets can be bought online or at Brewforia Beer
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Market starting at $35 for a day pass or $60 for the whole weekend. The price includes a souvenir tasting glass and unlimited samples. Yes, unlimited. Just don’t blame them for the hangover the next day. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., $35. Julius M. Kleiner Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., Meridian, barleybros.net.
I see your true colors, shining through.
SATURDAY AUG. 24 true colors COLOR RUN Stand at the start line of The Color Run (aka the “Happiest 5K On The Planet”) with runners lined up in pristine white T-shirts and you might wonder where the name comes from. Trust us, those shirts won’t stay sparkly white for long. When the race is finished, those shirts could probably be framed as modern art. Starting at Parkcenter Park, the clean and tidy racers head down Parkcenter Boulevard to Baggley Park and back again. At every kilometer along the route, runners encounter color stations, where enthusiastic volunteers pummel participants with dyed cornstarch powder—all perfectly safe and easily washable. By the time the racers cross the finish line, they will be less Usain Bolt and more Jackson Pollock. The Color Run is purely for fun—no winners’ podiums here—with runners encouraged to go at their own leisurely pace, some even doubling back to get an extra coat of purple to round off their ensemble. If you’re happy with your “art” the way it is, stick to the middle lane to avoid any further highlights. Registration costs $50 for individuals or $45 per person for a team of four or more. A portion of proceeds—as well as donations—benefit the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage. Checkin and packet pickup is from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, and Friday, Aug. 23, at the Sports Authority on North Milwaukee Road near Boise Towne Square. The race goes off on Saturday, Aug. 24, in two waves, at 9 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. Runners might want to consider covering their car seats in plastic before driving home. 9 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. $45 for team runners, $50 for individuals. Parkcenter Park, 250 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, thecolorrun.com.
If there’s one thing the Internet needs, it’s more photos of cats. Luckily, there’s now an app that cuts out the middle(hu)man by allowing photogenic felines to snap their own selfies. Yes, move over duckface, it’s time for catface, as your beloved Fluffy takes over your smartphone courtesy of Snapcat. getsnapc.at free It’s one of those so-obviousit’s-amazing-it-took-this-long ideas: The app attracts camerashy kitties to the phone by displaying a moving red dot, reminiscent of their much-stalked-but-never-caught foe, the laser pointer. A swipe of a paw is all it takes to trigger the shutter and snap a shot of your Siamese, which can then be instantly uploaded for the world to admire. Owners barely need to lift a finger, giving them more time to scoop litter boxes and refill food bowls. Why stop there, though? What about a feline Facebook? MySpace for Maine Coons? You can hardly imagine what your tabby might tweet—presumably, if they’re anything like us, their newsfeeds would be a constant stream of human pics. Make no mistake, all our bases will belong to the kitties, one crazy cat lady at a time. Just be certain to invest in plenty of screen wipes. I’m pretty sure McAfee doesn’t protect against toxoplasmosis. —Chris Grapes
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WEDNESDAY AUG. 21 On Stage SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET— A barber returns to London to exact revenge on the judge who abducted his wife and sentenced him to exile in this musical thriller. 8 p.m. $12-$41. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare. org.
THURSDAY AUG. 22 On Stage COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS— Featuring Olek Szewczyk. Two-for-one tickets. 7 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET— See Wednesday. 8 p.m. $12-$41. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.
Food & Drink 2013 UNITED WAY FLAPJACK FEED—The Flapjack Feed kicks off the annual Community Impact Campaign. Enjoy a hearty breakfast and donated prizes. Pay online and preregister by visiting the “Donate Now” page at unitedwaytv.org. See Picks, page 14. 7:30 a.m. $5. Grove Plaza, 850 W. Front St., Boise, 208-336-8900, boisecentre. com. WINE 101: FROM GRAPE TO GLASS—Covering basic winemaking and grapegrowing techniques and wine tasting essentials. 6 p.m. $45. House of Wine at the 44th St. Wineries, 107 E. 44th St., Garden City, 208-297-9463, houseofwine. eventbrite.com.
Literature DIANE RAPTOSH: AMERICAN AMNESIAC—Boise Poet Laureate and Idaho Writer in Residence Diane Raptosh will read and sign her newest collection of poetry. 6 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks. org.
Sports & Fitness TRY HOCKEY FOR FREE—Gear fitting starts at 5:15 p.m. On-ice instructional session starts at 5:45 p.m. Equipment provided. RSVP online or 208-608-7716. 5 p.m. FREE. Idaho IceWorld, 7072 S. Eisenman Road, Boise, 208331-0044, idahoiceworld.com.
Storie Grubb performs at the first-ever Singer-Songwriter Showcase Showdown at The Crux.
AUSTIN CLARK WINS SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN Heather Roberts had a hard time keeping up with the crowd at The Crux’s inaugural Singer-Songwriter Showcase Showdown on Wednesday, Aug. 14. “This night has been more successful than we anticipated,” she said to the audience 40 minutes into the show. Soon after, she ran out to make more voting ballots. More than 60 people showed up to vote for their favorite performers. Although Beth and Tate Mason from Americana group Idyltime and Storie Grubb delivered strong performances, The Fiddle Junkies’ Austin Clark won the show’s grand prize: five hours of free recording time at Tonic Room Studios. This show—and the three singer-songwriter showcases that led up to it—were conceived by Roberts. Under the name Ten Gallon Cat, she has started promoting concerts as part of her master plan to cultivate local folk music and songwriters. “There’s a lot of music that I would love to share with Boise that comes from the Northwest,” she said before the show, “and people [who] have never been here because it’s not necessarily … seen as a folk music community. But I think that that’s a fallacy.” Wednesday night’s turnout would suggest she’s right. Roberts estimated that audiences for The Crux’s past three showcases averaged about 30 people. By the end of the first set (around 7:40 p.m.), the crowd numbered 50. The Masons, who won July’s Singer-Songwriter Showcase, played first. Tate’s nasal timbre and nimble banjo picking blended nicely with Beth’s warm, low vocals and steady guitar strumming. Their jaunty bluegrass tunes and funny, earthy lyrics recalled the work of Steve Goodman and John Prine. Austin Clark, winner of May’s showcase, played next. His lyrics lacked the specificity of the Masons’, but his polished, catchy melodies compensated. Similarly, his singing was so direct and assured that it balanced out his affectedly gritty drawl. What really put his set over, however, was Craig Christ’s slick, tasteful guitar accompaniment. Last up was Storie Grubb, who won the showcase in June. While his cryptic lyrics and quietly abrasive murmur may have made him less accessible than the other performers, his wellcrafted tunes and deft guitar playing still earned some decent applause. But even before the crowd had turned in its ballots, the raucous reception that Clark received indicated he was a sure winner. Roberts congratulated him, adding with a smile that she thought “he should give a lot of the credit to Craig.” Roberts also announced that the fourth Singer-Songwriter Showcase series at The Crux starts in September. The showcases are held the second Wednesday of the following three months, culminating in another showdown in December. Anyone with 30 minutes of original material who wants to perform can contact Roberts at heath35@gmail.com. —Ben Schultz
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8 DAYS OUT KING RICHARD III—Shakespeare’s tale of the bloody rise and fall of the last monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty. 8 p.m. $12-$41. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.
FRIDAY AUG. 23 Festivals & Events BOOK SALE—Great selection of books: $1 for hardcovers, 50 cents for paperbacks. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Meridian Library and support special library programs for kids, teens and adults. 9 a.m. FREE. Meridian Public Library, 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, 208-8884451, mld.org. MICRON MATH NIGHT—Kids get their brains in gear for an exciting school year of learning. Enjoy free admission to the museum, where there will be plenty of family activities, including Math Fun D’ Mentals, a program created by the Micron Foundation. 4:30 p.m. FREE. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895, dcidaho.org.
On Stage BOISE DANCE CO-OP—Featuring the music of Sun Blood Stories. See Picks, Page 15 8 p.m. $10. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Annex, 516 S. 9th St.. Boise, boisedco.org. COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS— See Thursday. 7 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.
SATURDAY AUG. 24
SAWTOOTH SALMON FESTIVAL—Enjoy cold wine and beer, and a great salmon dinner at the Idaho Rivers United annual Sawtooth Salmon Festival. Featuring vender booths, live music, kids activities, spawning salmon and Sunbeam dam site tours. The event takes place in Stanley at the historical museum on Highway 75. See Picks, page 14. 10 a.m. FREE. Dinner $15 adults, $10 kids, Stanley Museum, Stanley, salmonfestival.org.
Festivals & Events BOOK SALE—See Friday 10 a.m. FREE. Meridian Public Library, 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, 208-888-4451, mld. org. IDAHO FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL—Celebrate local food, wine and entertainment with selections from many local Idaho wineries, unique foods, and live music. A percentage of all proceeds benefits The Idaho Foodbank. Noon. $35. The Waterfront at Lake Harbor, 3050 N. Lakeharbor Lane, Boise, 208639-1441, thewaterfrontboise. com. ROCK N’ RAIL—Board the train in Horseshoe Bend and take a scenic ride along the beautiful Payette River. Noon. $55. Thunder Mountain Line Scenic Train Rides, 120 Mill Road, Horseshoe Bend, 877-IDA-RAIL or 208-7934425, thundermountainline.com.
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Concerts BOISE PHILHARMONIC’S PICNIC AT THE POPS: SPACE— Listen to the music of Star Wars, Star Trek and ET: The Extraterrestrial, as played by Boise Philharmonic at Woodriver Cellars in Eagle. 7:30 p.m. $5-$35, $275 table of four. Woodriver Cellars, 3705 N. Hwy. 16, Eagle, 208286-9463, woodrivercellars.com.
Food & Drink BARLEY BROS. TRAVELING BEER SHOW—Featuring an awesome list of rare and exclusive beers, homebrew competition and tasting, expanded entertainment schedule, contests and games. See Picks, page 14. 11 a.m. $35, $60 two-day pass. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., Meridian, barleybros.net.
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Literature BOOK SIGNING WITH SHARON FISHER—Local author Sharon Fisher signs copies of her pictorial history, Kuna. 11 a.m. FREE. Costco, 2051 S Cole Road, Boise, 208-321-8708.
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8 DAYS OUT Talks & Lectures WHO IS WHO AND WHAT IS WHAT IN THE MIDDLE EAST— Dr. Raja Tanas demystifies some of the complexities of the Muslim World. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Hatch Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1677, bridgingcultures.neh.gov.
EVERY MAN SHIFT (FOR ALL THE REST)—See Saturday. 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. $5. The Red Room Tavern, 1519 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-0956, redroomboise.com.
Concerts
THE COLOR RUN BOISE—The Color Run 5K event is a one-of-akind experience that is less about speed and more about enjoying a color-crazy day with your friends and family. See Picks, Page 15. 9 a.m. $35. Parkcenter Park, 385 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, thecolorrun.com.
MUSIC FROM STANLEY—Live music from Redfish Lake every Sunday. 4 p.m. FREE, Redfish Lake Lodge, Hwy. 75 to Redfish Lake Road, Stanley, 208-7743536, musicfromstanley.com.
Odds & Ends BUG DAY—Earn a Certificate in Bugology, buy edible insects, play bingo and more. 9 a.m. $8, $4 members, $4 youth 5-12. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.
Animals & Pets POOCH PARTY STROLL AND SPLASH—Take your dog(s) and family members to participate in a scenic one-mile walk around Lakeview Park, followed by a splash in the Lakeview Water Park. All proceeds go toward the continued development of the Nampa Dog Park. 9 a.m. $25-$30 per dog. Lakeview Park, Garrity Boulevard at 16th Avenue North, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksandrecreation.org.
Festivals & Events
KING RICHARD III—See Friday. 7 p.m. $12-$41. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-3369221, idahoshakespeare.org.
Sports & Fitness
SNOW CONE SCAMPER—Join the fun run in the sun. Half marathon, 10K, and 5K events are offered. Free snow cones, bounce houses, face paintings and clowns are available for all participants after the race. 8 a.m. $30-$45. Reid Merrill Park, 500 E. Shore Drive, Eagle, finalkickevents.com.
TUESDAY AUG. 27 CELEBRATE GOOD NEIGHBORS—The neighborhood celebration features a minicarousel, games, Guru Donuts and more. 3 p.m. FREE. Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-570-6900, boisepubliclibrary.com.
On Stage KING RICHARD III—See Friday. 8 p.m. $12-$41. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-4299908, box office 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.
Food & Drink BARLEY BROS. TRAVELING BEER SHOW—See Saturday. 11 a.m. $35, $60 two-day pass. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., Meridian, barleybros.net.
Animals & Pets SEE SPOT SPLASH—Bring your dog down for a free swim. 50 dogs allowed per one-hour session. 3 p.m. FREE. Natatorium and Hydrotube, 1811 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-3459270, parks.cityofboise.org.
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On Stage STORY STORY LATE NIGHT— Featuring Jen Adams. 8 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, storystorynight.org.
On Stage SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET— See Wednesday, Aug. 21. 8 p.m. $12-$41. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.
Odds & Ends BECOME A TEACHER—Learn to become a certified teacher. 4:30 p.m. FREE. Nampa Rec Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa.
EYESPY Real Dialogue from the naked city
SUNDAY AUG. 25 Festivals & Events IDAHO FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL—See Saturday. Noon. $35. The Waterfront at Lake Harbor, 3050 N. Lakeharbor Lane, Boise, 208-639-1441, thewaterfrontboise.com.
On Stage COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS— See Thursday. 7 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.
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GUT SHABBES True Story tells it (and plays it) like it is.
TRUE STORY MELDS MUSIC WITH SPOKEN WORD One night in 2012, Eric Valentine was hanging out with his friend Anderson Mitchell. After Mitchell had played a couple of his songs and Valentine had read a couple of his short stories, the two men discussed how their work shared certain themes. Then Mitchell grabbed his guitar and told Valentine to read one of his stories again. “And so I started reading, and he started strumming,” Valentine said. “And we looked at each other and we thought, ‘You know what? We’re onto something.’” The Idaho Songwriters Association agreed. Valentine and Mitchell received a standing ovation when they performed with vocalist Tehya Fencik at one of the organization’s forums in November of that year. Now featuring a seven-person lineup, Mitchell and Valentine’s project, True Story, will headline an ISA concert at the Riverside Hotel’s Sapphire Room on Friday, Aug. 23. When the two men became friends in 2011, Mitchell knew that Valentine had done some writing and TRUE STORY editing, “but Friday, Aug. 23, 8 p.m. $7 he didn’t regeneral admission, $10 ally see me preferred seating. Riverside as someone Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 who wrote W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City. 208-343-1871, get anything tickets at id-song-assoc. literary,” ticketbud.com. Valentine said. In fact, Valentine had worked for newspapers in California and written jokes for Saturday Night Live in the early ’90s, informing True Story’s ruminative, humorous pieces. Described as “theatrical folk,” “storytelling blues” and “musical literature,” True Story’s material wouldn’t fare well amid the chatter of a busy night downtown. The videos for “Fuji” and “Choose Life”—on the band’s website, truestory-band.com—run 6 minutes and 7 minutes long, respectively. They mix sung passages with nonfiction narratives that require active listening. “We really need a captive audience,” Valentine said. “We can’t really be background music. Otherwise, it’s like, ‘Why’s this guy talking so much?’” The unique demands that the pieces make on an audience, as well as the logistics of a seven-person lineup, limit the times and places True Story can perform— typically only one or two shows a month. Consequently, the Aug. 23 show may be one of the few times when people can see True Story before wintertime, which Valentine hopes to devote to recording. —Ben Schultz
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Fleet Street Klezmer Band celebrates sex, alcohol and other venerable traditions BEN SCHULTZ Some couples take a vacation on their anniversary. Shlomo and Victoria Kostenko play a gig. When the Kostenkos play Neurolux on Thursday, Aug. 29 with their group Fleet Street Klezmer Band, they will be celebrating Fleet Street Klezmer Band: (left to right) Victoria Kostenko, Matthew Vorhies and Shlomo Kostenko. their 13th wedding anniversary as well. The Kostenkos’ personal and professional lives also crossed earlier this month when FSKB played When he started listening to Roma music as she said. “It felt like home to me.” its CD release show on Thursday, Aug. 8. The Whatever drew her in, Victoria converted to an adult, he said, the effect was uncanny. concert took place at the Congregation Aha“It didn’t sound like some other guy singJudaism in 1998 (she learned later that some vath Beth Israel synagogue, where the band ing,” he added. “It sounded like his dad singof her distant relatives were Jewish). She met recorded its debut album, Vodka and Pickles, ing. It sounded like his grandmother talking.” Shlomo online that same year and moved to and where the Kostenkos and their children The Kostenkos also drew inspiration from Cleveland in 1999. The couple moved to Idaho have attended services for several years. Gogol Bordello’s rowdy live performances. and wed in 2000. At the CD release, Victoria Kostenko took “It was amazing stuff,” Shlomo said, “and Accordion player Matthew Vorhies and a moment to thank the congregation and the when it came to questions about how to play belly dancers Cecilia Rinn and Za’Nyah Zi band members’ families. “Without you guys, ethnically oriented music in a way that kicked round out FSKB’s current lineup. we wouldn’t be here,” she said. “Literally.” ass and had a much broader appeal, Eugene The Kostenkos spotted Vorhies—who also For Shlomo Kostenko, the road to FSKB [Hutz] and company had answers.” plays with Storie Grubb and the Holy Wars started around 1998, when he was studying The Kostenkos stressed they don’t want to and Bamboo Spork—in passing at a Bown music performance at Cleveland State Universimply capitalize on Gogol Bordello’s success. sity. Two occurrences spurred him to reconnect Crossing busking event in 2011. “If you have a violinist and you’re not “When I was busking the day they saw me, with his Jewish roots, he said. The first was his doing bluegrass or Celtic music, then you can I knew a grand total of three and a half songs disillusionment with Zen Buddhism. feel free to call yourself gypsy,” Shlomo said. “[I] needed something with a little bit more on the accordion,” Vorhies said. “I was just “For us, it’s very much the fact that there is [a] playing [them] over and over again.” structure in it,” he explained. connection between the Jewish culture and the The Kostenkos credit Vorhies’ dedication The second was his sister’s marriage to Jewish cultural history and the gypsy cultural with galvanizing the band’s sound. someone who wasn’t Jewish. “Matt will come in with his pancreas falling history.” “At that point, it really kind of occurred On the other hand, FSKB doesn’t want to out of him,” Victoria said. to me that if the Jewish history in my family Meanwhile, Rinn and Zi stand as inheritors treat the music as an artifact. To that end, set really meant anything to me, it was up to me of a FSKB tradition that started in 2009, when lists will include covers of songs by bands like now to carry that on,” he said. “I was the end Gogol Bordello, Devotchka and The Pogues. Shlomo recruited Amanda Nies to dance durof the line, and if I didn’t continue that tradi“Every Jewish community—just depending ing a set at the Curb Cup (he cites this as the tion, then no one would.” on where they’re at—was influenced from the band’s first proper performance). Meanwhile, Victoria was taking her own The Kostenkos consider Rinn and Zi such a people around them,” Victoria said. “There’s path to Judaism. Coming from a family of no pure klezmer, just like there’s no pure Amervital part of the live show that professional musicians, she had icana or Appalachia or anything else.” Vodka and Pickles’ credits list been interested in ethnic music A certain timelessness is the goal, though. them as band members. from an early age. FLEET STREET “There’s just certain facts of life that just “The dancer, in its own way, “My grandmother had KLEZMER BAND kind of makes the prototype for don’t go away,” Shlomo said. “Sex, alcohol played with [Boise’s] Basque with Insomniac Folklore and Storie Grubb and The Holy and the struggle between the rich and the poor the audience, to some degree,” community [and] the Buddhist Wars, Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 Shlomo explained. “So it keeps are right up there.” community over in Ontario p.m. $5. Neurolux, 113 N For now, the Kostenkos plan to focus on you constantly aware that [Ore.],” she said. When Hare 11th St., Boise. 208-343their children and earning Bachelor’s degrees in you’re playing for somebody.” Krishnas opened a vegetarian 0886, neurolux.com psychology. Shlomo also hopes to work with The Kostenkos describe the restaurant in town, she recalled, band’s music as an amalgam of counseling and advocacy for Roma refugees. “I loved going there just to talk The band will continue to play locally, several traditions. These include because it was fascinating to however, and the Kostenkos look forward to klezmer music, which Jewish communities in hear this other point of view.” performing again with Portland “tantrumEastern and Central Europe played at wedA trip to Israel organized by College of dings and other celebrations; Sephardic music, folk” trio Insomniac Folklore at Neurolux. Idaho Professor Howard Berger sparked an “We get to celebrate [our anniversary] with which originated with Jews living in medieval interest in Judaism; and, attending synagogue Wallace the Sheep and his friends,” Victoria Spain; and gypsy or Roma folk music, which to prepare for the trip, something clicked. said. “A good way to celebrate your 13th, Shlomo remembered first hearing via the fam“The music of both liturgical and klezmer right?” ily of a childhood friend. [music] was transformative, almost literally,” WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M
GUIDE WEDNESDAY AUG. 21 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF DANZIG WITH DOYLE—With Sear the Martyr and Huntress. 7:30 p.m. $25-$45. Revolution
KEN AND RICO AND LAWSON HILL—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill
GOLDEN SUN—With Polytype. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux
LIVING WITH LIONS—With Stickup Kids and Last Call. 6 p.m. $10. Shredder
PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s
LOOSE CHANGE—7:45 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub
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LOVE AND THEFT—8 p.m. $19$33. Knitting Factory LOVE CUTS—8 p.m. $3. Flying M Coffeegarage OPHELIA—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
WAYNE COYLE—8 p.m. FREE. Jo’s Sunshine Lounge
FRIDAY AUG. 23 B3 SIDE—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye
SAM AND JEANNE—6:30 p.m. FREE. Cosmic Pizza Chuck Prophet ALIVE AFTER FIVE: CHUCK PROPHET AND THE MISSION EXPRESS—With The Juke Daddys. 5 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza BARBARA LAING—8 p.m. FREE. Jo’s Sunshine Lounge BOURBON DOGS—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS—8 p.m. $54-$255. Sun Valley Pavilion JEFF MOLL—7 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLY GOATS—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s
SPEEDY GRAY—With Johnny Shoes. 6 p.m. FREE. Salt Tears
THURSDAY AUG. 22 BELINDA BOWLER—7 p.m. FREE. Modern Hotel FREUDIAN SLIP—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel FRIM FRAM 4—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s GAYLE CHAPMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar
The Black Lillies THE BLACK LILLIES—With Ophelia and Like A Rocket. 8 p.m. $5. Neurolux DYING FAMOUS—9 p.m. FREE. Hannah’s JOHNNY SHOES—8 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe LET THEM EAT CAKE VARIETY SHOW—9 p.m. $5. Shredder MEGAN NELSON AND DARIAN RENEE—6 p.m. FREE. Artistblue Gallery
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CERBERUS REX, AUG. 27, NEUROLUX In Greek mythology, the Hydra was a multi-headed beast that lurked in the marshes of Lerna. When Hercules cut off one of its heads, two more grew back. To defeat the monster, Iolaus had to burn the Hydra’s necks immediately after its heads were severed and then Hercules had to bury the Hydra’s immortal center head beneath a rock. Although local band Cerberus Rex takes its name from one of the Hydra’s siblings, it seems as though similar methods would be required to stop this band from playing. The group suffered some setbacks when guitarist Pat Perkins split and bassist/lead singer Josh Galloway severed his thumb. Nonetheless, an opening slot in May for Thrones found the self-described “three headed, river of Styx guarding, dog king of rock” in fine, ferocious form. After this tour kickoff show, Cerberus Rex will depart to terrorize the greater Northwest. —Ben Schultz With Trigger Itch. 7 p.m., $5. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise. 208-343-0886, neurolux.com. WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M
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LYNN BASS AND BRADY HAMMON—6 p.m. FREE. Artistblue Gallery MIKE RUTLEDGE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill
MOTTO KITTY—9 p.m. FREE. 127 Club THE NAUGHTIES—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s REBECCA SCOTT—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub
THE HEAD AND THE HEART, AUG. 28, NEUROLUX When The Head and the Heart played Boise in 2011, the experience was unique enough to make the lede for the band’s write-up in Rolling Stone: “To understand the overwhelming optimism of Seattle folk-rock band The Head and the Heart, just look at how they conquered Boise, Idaho.” Long story short, they sputtered at a nightclub but built a fanbase by playing gratis at pizza joints and farmers markets. Back then, The H and the H were just another bunch of 20-something folksters bombing around the Northwest. Now, the band is officially a Big Deal, with appearances on latenight talk shows, international tours and, holy of holies, songs used in TV shows. All this with only one full-length album. That changes Oct. 15, when the band releases Let’s Be Still. To celebrate, Boise gets conquered again Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Neurolux. Find new track “Shake” on YouTube. —Zach Hagadone With The Devil Whale, 8 p.m., $20. Neurolux. 113 N. 11th St., Boise. 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.
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RUM REBELLION—With Resistor Radio and New Iron Front. 6 p.m. $6. Shredder SOCIAL FALLOUT—9 p.m. FREE. Jo’s Sunshine Lounge
JASON BUCKALEW—10:15 a.m. FREE. Berryhill JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s Pizza
DHARMA—With Naked Apes and The Social Electric. 8:30 p.m. $3. Red Room
CAMDEN HUGHES—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar
NEIL NELSON BAND—1 p.m. $10. Ste. Chapelle
CERBERUS REX—With Trigger Itch. See Listen Here, page 21. 7 p.m. $5. Neurolux
PHILIP BELZESKI—6:30 p.m. FREE. Cosmic Pizza
CUTTING CAGES—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye
ROSE WINDOWS—With Dark Swallows. 8 p.m. $7. The Crux
FIVESTAR—6:30 p.m. FREE. Cosmic Pizza
THREE DAYS GRACE—With Otherwise. 8 p.m. $31-$66. Knitting Factory
LIKE A ROCKET—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
NATIVE—With Daylight and Sloths. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. The Crux
POEINA—With Killing Beats Daily. 8 p.m. $3. Red Room.
OPHELIA—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
TONY RHEAULT AND LEE ARTHUR RICE—4 p.m. FREE. Library at Cole and Ustick
PATRICIA FAULKNER—6 p.m. FREE. Smoky Mountain PizzaParkcenter
WILLIE NELSON AND FAMILY— With The Wild Feathers. 7 p.m. $55. Idaho Botanical Garden
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A TASTY JAMM—7 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s
GAYLE CHAPMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar
AMERICAN DISCORD—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s
HEAR SIRENS—With The Deadlight Effect. 8 p.m. FREE. The Crux
IDYLETME—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar
ALKAHOLICS—With Casual, Cali Agents, Xkid, Mill Bill and Infa Red. 7 p.m. $15. Shredder
KEN HARRIS—With Carmel Crock. 10:30 a.m. FREE. Bella Aquila
WICKED WONDERLAND—9 p.m. $8. Shredder
BURNING GHATS—7 p.m. $5. Shredder
TUESDAY AUG. 27
THE MOONDOGGIES—With A Seasonal Disguise and Jan Reed Summerhays. 8 p.m. $10. Neurolux SNOOP LION—With Zion I. 8 p.m. $35-$350. Revolution
FUN.—With Tegan and Sara. 5:30 p.m. SOLD OUT. Idaho Botanical Garden JEFF MOLL—7 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub JOHNNY SHOES—6:30 p.m. FREE. Cosmic Pizza
STEADY RUSH—7:45 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub
WEDNESDAY AUG. 28 ALIVE AFTER FIVE: POLYRHYTHMICS—5 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza
STEVE EATON—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar THE HEAD AND THE HEART— With The Devil Whale. See Listen Here, this page. 8 p.m. $20. Neurolux UNSINKABLE HEAVIES— 10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s
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Kirsten Furlong’s exhibit at the Sesqui-Shop most definitely sees the forest for the trees.
REBUILDING TREES Local artist Kirsten Furlong engages environmental themes at the Sesqui-Shop HARRISON BERRY Oaks, a work of land art in which 7,000 oak Standing outside the Sesqui-Shop on a bright trees were planted in Kassel, Germany, each Saturday morning, Mary Lee Dobi had a fresh accompanied by a basalt stone. Like Beuys, appreciation for Boise after taking a gander at Furlong’s art naturalizes its environment by the shop’s current exhibit, Standing Still: The bridging the organic world and the hard surTrees, by Kirsten Furlong. faces and rigid angles of human development “I think [Furlong] has done a good job through use of materials like gold and silver reminding me what we love about Boise,” foil, log rounds, paper, paint, felt and string. Dobi said. “It’s suturing, trying to fix something,” she A transplant from Austin, Texas, Dobi has said. lived in Boise for 11 years, and she drew a Standing Still, which is partially sponfew comparisons between the cities—both are sored by the Boise City Department of Arts state capitals and homes to universities—but and History and the Boise WaterShed, is a stressed that, as someone “drawn to the outdeparture from Furlong’s preferred methods. doors,” she sees Boise’s access to nature as an She has used the Sesqui-Shop as a workspace advantage and one of the things that drew her since Aug. 1—her usual studio spaces, she to Furlong’s work. says, tend to be more private—and as an “My first thought is, ‘It’s kind of organic,’” artist who specializes in printmaking and Dobi said. pencil-and-pen work, using wood from the True enough. Standing Still comprises city of Boise forester as a medium breaks paper prints of tree growth rings; log rounds with Furlong’s norm. pressed with gold and silver foil, their cracks The medium and how she has used the sutured with twine webs; hanging and Sesqui-Shop as a studio have contributed to suspended log rounds, one braced to the wall Furlong’s stylistic innovations. The semicircle with metalwork by Boise artist Sue Latta; and of branch rounds along the shop’s western a semicircle of branch rounds arranged in wall extends along the floor almost to the rows like amphitheater seats. middle of the room, mimicking what happens “Organic” is just one word that could be when a tree becomes horizontal in death. used to describe the installation, which runs “Having this space to work with, I didn’t through the month of August. Standing Still just want it on the walls,” Furlong said. is Furlong’s vision of the organic, influenced Regardless of how Standing by her background as an artist, Still differs from her previeducator and scholar. STANDING STILL: ous experience, Furlong’s past Casting a long shadow over THE TREES work, aesthetic preferences and the exhibit is W.S. Merwin’s Through Saturday, Aug. 31; personal style echo across the prose poem Unchopping a artist reception Thursday, Sesqui-Shop exhibit. Tree, which Furlong described Aug. 22, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. FREE. Sesqui-Shop, 1008 A different Furlong project, as “the main thing tying this Main St., Boise. 208-433Standing Still and Moving work together.” It’s about how 5670. boise150.org. Through the Wilderness, comto put a tree back together once prising works on paper she it has been felled. The themes made between 2011 and 2012 of destruction and reconstituslated for display later this year at the Cotion appear where Furlong stitched cracks in conino Center for the Arts in Flagstaff, Ariz., log rounds with twine and where she strung features Furlong’s distinctive line economy together rounds cut from branches and hung and geometric fascination. In a piece titled them from the back wall, giving an elegant, if “Tree Circle,” there’s a pair of trees enclosed calculatedly disjointed, impression. in a corona of short, outwardly projecting Another influence was Joseph Beuys’ 7000 WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M
lines in a design reminiscent of the branch rounds radiating from the Sesqui-Shop’s western wall. Furlong acknowledged the similarities between the two exhibits but stressed that they should be considered separately. “Even though the titles are similar, they’re completely different bodies of work,” she said. Even so, Standing Still: The Trees is in the service of the Boise 150 celebration, in part because Furlong’s themes and style jibe with the month of August theme set by the SesquiShop: the environment. “Her work tends to deal with environmental themes,” said Rachel Reichert, Sesqui-Shop curator and manager and communications manager for the Boise City Department of Arts and History. “She was a natural fit.” A longtime member of Boise’s artistic community, Furlong’s abilities as an artist allowed for what amounted to a monthlong artist-inresidence position and subsequent exhibit, even though she was given only a limited set of instructions. “I gave her a theme and a broad direction,” Reichert said. Furlong, for whom this is not the first artist residency, has adapted productively to the environment of the Sesqui-Shop. She says visitors have stopped to watch her produce the artworks that make up the exhibit, and a few have assisted her in her efforts. These visitors, many of whom are without extensive art or art history backgrounds, have given her new outlooks on her work. “I think it’s nice to talk to people who are totally unfamiliar with what I’m doing,” Furlong said. The fruits of Furlong’s three weeks in the Sesqui-Shop culminate in a capstone event: a reception, Thursday, Aug. 22, from 6-8 p.m., when Furlong will present Standing Still as a finished product. Until then, she will continue to work at the shop most days doing what she has been doing since Aug. 1: “I’m taking these pieces of trees and putting them back together,” she said.
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BLACKFISH: DON’T GO IN THE WATER But do go see this film GEORGE PRENTICE Shark Week is for amateurs. The deepest of this summer’s deepwater horrors is Blackfish— a can’t-keep-your-eyes-off-it film that attempts to blow the lids off holding tanks where killer whales are penned in for our enjoyment. The documentary—one of the finest of the year—is already courting controversy: SeaWorld, valued earlier this year at $2.5 billion in an initial public offering, is clearly not Be afraid, be very afraid of Tilikum. The killer whale has killed, and killed again. happy with Blackfish and its director, Gabriela Cowperthwaite. But SeaWorld’s counteroffensive was only launched recently, prior to the SeaWorld’s Orlando Park, brought out only Blackfish is framed by a frantic 911 call film’s national release; Blackfish premiered at at the end of a show to splash crowds to the Feb. 24, 2010, from SeaWorld Orlando: January’s Sundance Film Festival. delighted squeals of families. But squeals were “We need you to respond to a dead person That was then. matched by screams in 2010, when Tilikum at SeaWorld. A whale has eaten one of our Since its debut, CNN picked up the film’s killed again, this time holding his victim underbroadcast rights, and Blackfish has found criti- trainers.” water long after she died. (Pause) cal acceptance and success in art house theaters Blackfish’s most chilling revelation is that “A whale ate one of the trainers?” across the country (it opens at The Flicks in Tilikum’s breeding is tied to 54 percent of the “That’s correct.” Boise Friday, Aug. 29). Of course, SeaWorld’s whales in SeaWorld’s global collection. And What follows are 80 soul-rattling minutes, nightmare scenario would be if Blackfish is according to a long list of former SeaWorld flashing back to 1983, when a male orca is nominated for an Academy Award as one of employees who participated in the filming the year’s best documentaries—and my guess is captured in the North Atlantic. Archival footof Blackfish, the number of orca attacks on age follows the orca, that it will—and finds a SeaWorld workers continued for years; and named Tilikum by the bigger audience. First Nations people of when the attacks are reported in the media, Even Pixar, one BLACKFISH (PG-13) SeaWorld lays the blame on the employee in the Pacific Northwest, of Hollywood’s most Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite to a tiny Canadian ma- almost every instance. formidable forces, has Including former staff and trainers from According to The New York Times, Searina, where the whale reportedly decided to SeaWorld World executives avoided participating in the is regularly punished, rewrite an oceanicOpens Friday, Aug. 3, at The Flicks documentary because “they doubted the matedeprived of food and themed animated rial would be used in good faith.” kept in a dark steel feature, intended to In response, Cowperthwaite told The Times box until he’s brought be a sequel to Findthat she stood by her film. out for a few minutes of performance. Less ing Nemo. The Los Angeles Times reports “For 40 years, they were the message,” she than two years later, the whale was responsible that after seeing Blackfish, Pixar executives said of SeaWorld. “I think it’s OK to let an for the drowning death of a young worker. “retooled” their film. In the movie business, 80-minute movie [have its moment].” that’s not just a ripple—that’s a crashing wave. When the dockside sideshow was shut down, Indeed, Blackfish is about to have quite SeaWorld pounced on the opportunity to take And Blackfish’s riptide will only become more a few moments that could result in a “sea the whale and use him for breeding. Tilikum powerful as more people see it. change” of public opinion. spent decades in unnatural confinement at And trust me, it’s a must-see.
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BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?—The Coen Brothers’ adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey hits the Egyptian. Advance tickets on sale at boiseclassicmovies. com. Thursday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m. $9 online, $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, egyptiantheatre.net.
MOVIES IN THE GARDEN: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN—When male baseball players leave to fight in WWII, a group of women fill their ranks. Friday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m. FREE-$5. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.
BLUE JASMINE—Cate Blanchett stars as a woman who must rearrange her life after her husband defrauds investors through a Ponzi scheme.
LES MISERABLES—The musical film version of the Victor Hugo literary classic. Thursday, Aug. 22, 6 p.m. FREE. Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD—Gregory Peck stars in this screen adaptation of the literary classic. Thursday, Aug. 22, 2 p.m. FREE. Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-5624996, boisepubliclibrary.org.
Also starring Alec Baldwin and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by Woody Allen. PG-13) Opens Friday, Aug. 23. The Flicks.
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SCHNITZEL GARTEN The best and wurst from Eagle’s German beer garden TARA MORGAN
Accordion music boomed from Schnitzel Garten’s patio speakers as liter steins were hoisted and sloshed together in frothy cheers. A little girl in a dirndl dress and a boy in tiny lederhosen scampered around a long, lacquered wood table where their grandmothers sat carving bite-sized coins from thick bratwurst sausages. It was the most picturesque Bavarian beer Schnitzel Garten’s picturesque patio is wunderbar, but the grub is decidedly pub. garden experience I’ve had in the Treasure Valley. But that doesn’t say much. Opened by smooth and light-bodied for a dark beer. American pub grub than meets the eye. The German transplant Courtland Hugues in an While the menu says that all of the resEagle strip mall in late May, Schnitzel Garten schnitzel are thinly pounded, deep-fried cutlets of chicken, pork or veal. When topped taurant’s sausages are produced in Idaho usis the only German restaurant in the area. ing Schnitzel Garten recipes, the Rindswurst with a gooey layer of cheese and served with And it certainly trumpets the theme. ($9) needs some tweaking. The thick beef a side of fries, the whole dish looks suspiGerman words like “willkommen,” ciously American. As does the spaetzle, which brats were disappointingly dry and ben“privatweg” and “damen” are sprinkled efited only slightly from the shreds of lightly resembles a lumpy pile of mac and cheese. across the Eagle restaurant’s signage, while vinegary sauerkraut and globs of mediocre I opted for the pork Jager Schnitzel ($20), all of the beers served are imports—Bitburghouse mustard. which had a thin golden er, Hofbrau, Paulaner and After my date’s and my plates had been crust and was heaped with Spaten are available in halfcleared, a couple sitting across from us at the a mound of creamy “hunter liter, liter or enormous 2-liter SCHNITZEL GARTEN long patio table shared a bite of their delightstyle” mushrooms. Though boot mugs. Even the “wein” 1225 E. Winding Creek Drive, Eagle, 208-629-8855, the ’shrooms had an intriguing fully tart apfelstrudel, studded with apples, list sticks to the region, offerschnitzelgartenboise.com raisins, a crisscross of light vanilla sauce and hint of cinnamon, the sauce ing an array of rieslings and a dusting of powdered sugar. Aside from the could’ve used a healthy shake German or Austrian reds. On beer and the atmosphere, it was the most of salt and some sort of acid the food menu, most entrees memorable part of the meal. to cut all the fat. The side of spaetzle was fall under the schnitzel or wurst categories, Schnitzel Garten might be the only Bavarequally bland, but the lightly creamy, dillwith some spaetzle and goulash thrown in ian biergarten in the area, but it’s certainly flecked cucumber salad was a great complifor good measure. not the only place serving good beer and ment to the heavy meal. As was a Hofbrau But while the food might seem foreign mediocre pub grub on a pleasant patio. Dunkel ($6, half-liter, $10 liter), which was at first blush, it has more in common with
NEWS/FOOD LOCAL WINE EVENTS AND CLASSES If you couldn’t swing a ride out to last summer’s Sunnyslope Food and Wine Festival, you’re in luck this time around. The festival’s organizers, Grow Local USA, are putting on a similar event closer to town. On Saturday, Aug. 24, and Sunday, Aug. 25, from noon to 8 p.m., the Waterfront at Lake Harbor will host the inaugural Idaho Food and Wine Festival. The fest will boast local wineries Bitner Vineyards, HAT Ranch, Huston Vineyards, Sawtooth Winery and Cellar 616, along with local eateries Angell’s Bar and Grill Renato, Papa Joe’s, Kanak Attack and Brown Sugar Soul Food. Tickets run $35 for one-day general admission or $45 for a two-day weekend pass, and include a swag bag, a wine glass, a tasting card to all wineries, and ample samples. The event will also include artisan booths, a classic car show and live music. For more info, visit idahofoodandwinefestival.com. Speaking of local food and wine, Idaho Botanical Garden is hosting The Garden Table Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Meditation Garden. This month’s installment will feature a cooking demo with samples from The Basque Market at 6:30 p.m., along with music by local Basque musicians. Dinner and wine will be available for purchase. The final Garden Table event will take place Tuesday, Sept. 24, from WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M
5:30-8:30 p.m., with eats from Calle 75 Tacos, wine from Split Rail Winery, and music from Thomas Paul. General IBG admission fees apply. For more info, visit idahobotanicalgarden.org. And in other local wine news, the House of Wine, formerly Wine Wise LLC, is launching a four-part series of classes exploring local wine production. The first course will look into Grape Growing and Harvesting Saturday, Aug. 24, at a TBD local winery. According to the House of Wine’s website, a maximum of 25 students will “walk the rows and discuss all that happens in the life of a vine from shoot growth to harvest and experience what characteristics winemakers desire in regard to fruit quality. Topics that we’ll cover but are not limited to include: what makes a vineyard go from good to great, tricks to grape identification and the keys to wine grape evaluation.” The class runs from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and costs $75 per person, including a catered lunch. Other classes in the series include Crush and Alcoholic Fermentation Saturday, Sept. 28; Pressing, Aging and Maturation Saturday, Oct. 19; and Blending and Finishing Saturday, Nov. 16. The last three classes are located at House of Wine, 107 E. 44th St. in Garden City. For more info or to register, visit thehowofwine.com. —Tara Morgan
EVERYBODY MUST GET STONE It is hard to imagine a more cutting edge, innovative craft brewery than Escondido, Calif.’s Stone Brewing Co., whose tongue-incheek motto says it all: “You’re not worthy.” And when three new Stone 22-ounce bombers roll into town all at once, it gives local beer aficionados cause to pause and celebrate. STONE ENJOY BY 09.13.13 IPA, $5.99-$7.99 This didn’t reach town in time for me to taste it, but it will be here when this issue hits stands. Last January’s release was mindbogglingly good, and the formula remains the same. It’s an amazingly fresh and balanced IPA. As Boise Co-op Beer Guy Matt Gelsthorpe opined, “While ‘Enjoy By’ is available, there’s no reason to drink any other beer.” STONE R&R COCONUT IPA, $6.99-$8.99 The latest release in Stone’s Collaboration series takes its inspiration from a recipe conceived by homebrewers Robert Masterson and Ryan Reschan, and was brewed in conjunction with fellow California innovator Rip Current. The mix boasts 280 pounds of coconut, but its influence is subtle. With a fresh nuttiness backing the hop aromas, on the palate it has bold, piney hops up front, with touches of fruit in the middle and just a hint of coconut on the finish. STONE 17TH ANNIVERSARY GOTTERDAMMERUNG IPA, $5.99-$6.99 For No. 17, Stone is celebrating all things Deutsch, sticking with German hops and pilsner malts. This brew offers fruit-laced, soft hop aromas with some earthy spiciness. It’s a bit of a split personality, opening with a nice hit of bitter hops, complemented by smooth pilsner malt flavors that seem like they escaped from a lighter bodied brew. This delightfully different, definitely delicious brew closes with baking spices. —David Kirkpatrick
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): An Indian student named Sankalp Sinha has invented the “Good Morning Sing N Shock.” It’s an alarm clock that plays you a song and gives you a small electrical jolt when you hit the snooze button. The voltage applied is far less intense than, say, a Taser, and is designed to energize you rather than disable you. I encourage you to seek out wake-up calls like the kind this device administers, Aries: fairly gentle, yet sufficiently dramatic to get your attention. The alternative would be to wait around for blind fate to provide the wake-up calls. They might be a bit more strenuous. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): If you google the statement “I can change overnight,” most of the results that come up are negative, like “It’s not something I can change overnight” or “I don’t think I can change overnight.” But there’s one google link to “I can change overnight.” It’s a declaration made by Taurus painter Willem de Kooning. He was referring to how unattached he was to defining his work and how easy it was for him to mutate his artistic style. I wouldn’t normally advise you Tauruses to use “I can change overnight” as your battle cry. But for the foreseeable future you do have the power to make some rather rapid and thorough transformations. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): “The artist is by necessity a collector,” said graphic designer Paul Rand. “He accumulates things with the same ardor and curiosity with which a boy stuffs his pockets. He borrows from the sea and from the scrap heap; he takes snapshots, makes mental notes, and records impressions on tablecloths and newspapers. He has a taste for children’s wall scrawling as appreciative as that for prehistoric cave painting.” Whether or not you’re an artist, Gemini, this would be an excellent approach for you in the coming days. You’re in a phase when you can thrive by being a gatherer of everything that attracts and fascinates you. You don’t need to know yet why you’re assembling all these clues. That will be revealed in good time. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Can you remember the last time you bumped up against a limitation caused by your lack of knowledge? What did it feel like? I expect that sometime soon you will have that experience again. You may shiver with worry as you contemplate the potential consequences of your continued ignorance. But you may also feel the thrill of hungry curiosity rising up in you. If all goes well, the fear and curiosity will motivate you to get further educated. You will set to work on a practical plan to make it happen.
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LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): “My story isn’t sweet and harmonious like invented stories,” wrote novelist Herman Hesse. “It tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie to themselves.” As interesting as Hesse’s declaration is, let’s not take it as gospel. Let’s instead envision the possibility that when people reduce the number of lies they tell themselves, their lives may become sweeter and more harmonious as a result. I propose that exact scenario for you right now, Leo. There might be a rough adjustment period as you cut back on your self-deceptions, but eventually your folly and bewilderment will diminish as the sweet harmony grows. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Novelist James Joyce once articulated an extreme wish that other writers have probably felt but never actually said. “The demand that I make of my reader,” said Joyce, “is that he should devote his whole life to reading my works.” Was he being mischievous? Maybe. But he never apologized or issued a retraction. Your assignment, Virgo, is to conjure up your own version of that wild desire: a clear statement of exactly what you really, really want in all of its extravagant glory. I think it’ll be healthy for you to identify this pure and naked longing. (P.S. I’m not implying that you should immediately try to get it fulfilled, though. For now, the important thing is knowing what it is.) LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Now and then, a British Libra named Lloyd Scott dresses up in funny costumes while competing in long-distance races. He does it to raise money for charity. In the 2011 London Marathon, he wore a 9-foot snail outfit for the duration of the course. It took him 27 days to finish. I suggest you draw inspiration from his heroic effort. From a cosmic perspective, it would make sense for you to take your time as you engage in amusing activities that benefit your fellow humans. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): What will you do now that you have acquired more clout and visibility? Will you mostly just pump up your self-love and bask in the increased attention? There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. But if those are the only ways you cash in on your added power, the power won’t last. I suggest you take advantage of your enhanced influence by engaging in radical acts of magnanimity. Perform good deeds and spread big ideas. The more blessings you bestow on your fellow humans, the more enduring your new perks will be. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): You’ve been pretty wild and uncontained lately, and that’s
OK. I’ve loved seeing how much permission you’ve given yourself to ramble free, experiment with the improbable and risk being a fool. I suspect that history will judge a majority of your recent explorations as tonic. But now, Sagittarius, the tenor of the time is shifting. To continue being in alignment with your highest good, I believe you will have to rein in your wanderlust and start attending to the care and cultivation of your power spot. Can you find a way to enjoy taking on more responsibility? CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): “The person who can’t visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot,” said the founder of Surrealism, writer Andre Breton. I wouldn’t go so far as to call such an imagination-deprived soul an “idiot,” but I do agree with the gist of his declaration. One of the essential facets of intelligence is the ability to conjure up vivid and creative images in one’s mind. When daily life has grown a bit staid or stuck or overly serious, this skill becomes even more crucial. Now is one of those times for you, Capricorn. If you have any trouble visualizing a horse galloping on a tomato, take measures to boost the fertility of your imagination. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): “I want to be with those who know the secret things, or else alone,” wrote the eccentric ecstatic poet Rainer Maria Rilke. That wouldn’t be a good rule for you Aquarians to live by all the time. To thrive, you need a variety of cohorts and allies, including those who know and care little about secret things. But I suspect that for the next few weeks, an affinity for those who know secret things might suit you well. More than that, they may be exactly the accomplices who will help you attend to your No. 1 assignment: exploratory holy work in the depths. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): To launch your horoscope, I’ll steal a line from a Thomas Pynchon novel: “A revelation trembles just beyond the threshold of your understanding.” To continue your oracle, I’ll borrow a message I heard in my dream last night: A breakthrough shivers just beyond the edge of your courage. Next, I’ll use words I think I heard while eavesdropping on a conversation at Whole Foods: If you want to cook up the ultimate love feast, you’re still missing one ingredient. And to finish this oracle, Pisces, I’ll say that if you want to precipitate the trembling revelation, activate the shivering breakthrough and acquire the missing ingredient, imitate what I’ve done in creating this horoscope. Assume the whole world is offering you useful clues, and listen closely.
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