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LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NEWS, OPINION, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT BOISEWEEKLY.COM VOLUME 22, ISSUE 33 FEBRUARY 5–11, 2014

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CIRCULATION SYSTEM Let us know where you’d ride on a downtown circulator FEATURE 11

CAB CHAOS Inside Boise’s wild cab industry FIRST THURSDAY 21

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INFLATABLE AMBITION Loni Trude, balloon artist

“The business has always been a dog fight.”

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BEGGARING BELIEF This was supposed to be a generally informative Note, filled with a couple of tidbits (I’ll work those in at the bottom), but recent events on the LGBT rights front in Idaho can’t go unmentioned.

There will be more written and printed on this subject in the coming weeks—and almost certainly again in this space— but when a former lawmaker gets cited and escorted off the Statehouse grounds by Idaho State Police troopers, it bears a little opining.

On Feb. 3, former Sen. Nicole LeFavour was among the 44 people arrested by ISP for blocking the entrance to the Idaho Senate in protest over the Legislature’s refusal after eight years to consider adding the words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the Idaho Human Rights Act. It made for potent political theater: people ranging in age from teens to septuagenarians, wearing black shirts reading “Add The 4 Words Idaho,” standing with their hands over their mouths in representation of the silence imposed on them by lawmakers’ inaction.

It has served as yet another example of Idaho’s intransigence in the face of a changing society. Cities across the state have already taken it upon themselves to enact similar measures protecting LGBT people from the kind of discrimination that went out of style with Jim Crow. So it beggars belief that lawmakers would not only fail to consider following suit with Add the Words, but—at the same time—discuss legislation like Rep. Lynn Luker’s, which would protect business owners, doctors, teachers, police and others from the ramifications of refusing service to anyone (including LGBT people) due to their religious beliefs. There’s no other way to say it: Jim Crow may be gone, but Jim Queer is alive and well in Idaho.

Now onto the tidbits: Readers may have noticed Martin A. Wilkie’s elegant running horse on the cover of the Jan. 29 paper. Wilkie is picking up after Tim Andreae’s 12-year-long project of contributing a cover each year corresponding to the Chinese calendar. In other cover news, applications are due for Boise Weekly’s Cover Auction Grants no later than Friday, Feb. 14. Since its inception 12 years ago, BW has funneled more than $125,000 into local arts organizations through the grants. Finally, don’t forget about BW’s Fiction 101 reading, set for Thursday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. at Rediscovered Books.

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BOISEWEEKLY.COM What you missed this week in the digital world.

TURNABOUT Daredevil “Big” Ed Beckley, who plans to jump the Snake River Canyon on a jet bike, needs to reverse his jump after the Twin Falls City Council denied his lease.

Read more on Citydesk.

BREW BURN Fire crews scrambled to newly opened Woodland Empire Ale Craft on Feb. 3, when flames swept through a space in the brewery’s ceiling. No beer was harmed. Get more on Citydesk.

SAVING RYAN’S PRIVATES In a new PSA, BYUIdaho warns of the evils of masturbation by comparing it to what looks like the Battle of the Bulge (sorry). Watch the video on Citydesk.

OPINION

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK E L EVEN W HOL E M I N U T E S , HU H? THE Y H AVE PI LL S F O R T H AT, Y O U KNOW…”

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——Jeff Taylor (“Today’s Super Bowl: 325 million gallons of beer, 1.2 billion chicken wings, 11 million pounds of chips and 11 minutes of action,” Feb. 2, 2014, via Facebook)

MAIL War of Words Idaho made national news on Feb. 3 when 44 people were arrested at the Capitol while protesting lawmakers’ refusal to consider Add the Words legislation for eight straight years (Boiseweekly.com, Citydesk, “State Police Arrest Former Legislator, Add the Words Protesters at Idaho Statehouse,” Feb. 3, 2014). Here’s what a few readers had to say about the stor y online: Want some REAL change Idaho? STOP RE-ELECTING THE ASS HATS! Get some new and actual effective members into congress and our stagnating government. Star t with “Butch.”

That clown has been here far too long.

—AngReed3180 Sad. When the police, obeying orders, arrest people that are protesting to have their human and civil rights recognized, the democracy comes out diminished. Arresting them, with the pretext they were blocking the passage to the lawmakers, shows only the high level of intolerance and mental blindness the GOP has reached.

—Marque Gay rights and transgendered rights are two separate issues. To treat them the same is disrespectful to both issues. Protecting sexual orientation is a no-brainer. Protecting transgendered rights is a

much more complicated issue. You are going to force businesses to allow men to use the women’s restroom if they are transgendered, even at an elementar y school, you will force companies to allow men to work in women’s clothes, in most cases this won’t matter but there are some areas where the business will suffer.

The militar y is already looking at elimination of the woman’s uniform and making all members wear the same unisex uniform.

Which I think is good, but if it reduces female recruiting it will be a loss to our countr y.

—Fitz Foto What liberals don’t understand is that conser vative don’t give a rip about sexual orientation. Idaho is a right to work state.

I could be fired for any reason and any time and for no wrongdoing. How many Lawsuits are on the the Idaho Supreme Cour t calendar for violations of someone’s rights based on sexual orientation? I do not discriminate based on a person’s sexual orientation. I have many friends that may be considered in this group. If you have a grievance to air because of some wrongdoing then take it to the cour ts. Prove you were discriminated against because of your sexual orientation. When you prove that in the cour ts then you can get laws changed.

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If you don’t like the way Idaho is ran feel free to move to one of the other 49 states in this union.

I hear California is quite Liberal and maybe more to your liking. When we turn into a countr y that allows the minority to rule we as a countr y will have failed.

Is this insensitive? Maybe, but be clear that I don’t and never have judged you and it is not my place to judge. I do have the freedom to speak my mind in a open forum.

—Conser vative Years from now, when the words are inevitably added, those 44 people will be on the right side of histor y. And our children and grandchildren will look at those images much like I view the images of the students sitting at the lunch counter at Woolwor th’s, where they could not be ser ved because of the color of their skin. I remain optimistic that tolerance will eventually prevail.

—Nina Sanderson I ser ved 13 years so ever yone could have freedom to be who they are and love who they want to love, not just one por tion of society.

I’m sick of our elected leaders not leading.

—Joseph Simon (via Facebook) I am so proud of these heroes who stood up for all those who continue to be reduced to second class status by the State of Idaho. I wish I had been in town so I could have stood with you as this legislature makes another classless attempt to silence the citizens of Idaho.

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OPINION/BILL COPE

WEED OUT What’s next? Dreadlocks?

I’ve been breaking the law. Again. Forty years ago, I did it quite a bit. Not nearly as much as some people I knew back then. Jeez, they were breaking it all the time. Some of those guys wouldn’t go to a movie unless they broke the law first. Or listen to a Pink Floyd album.

Or drive down to White Castle in the middle of the night and order a dozen of those little onion-y gut busters. (I was in Ohio at the time. Most Idahoans have never had the opportunity to go to a White Castle at two in the morning and eat a dozen tiny hamburgers for a quarter each. But then, most Ohioans have never had the opportunity to go whitewater rafting, so I suppose things even out.)

My law-breaking was of a relatively mild nature. I was what you might call a “recreational law-breaker.” Weekends only, and only then if I knew I wouldn’t be running into a lot of irritating people.

However, about 35 years ago or so, I quit breaking that law. Not because I was afraid of getting caught. Nope, if I’d been afraid of getting caught enough to quit, I would have never started breaking that law in the first place. Maybe I quit because it wasn’t as fun anymore. Or because it was getting more expensive all the time. Or because it seemed to me that there were a lot more irritating people around than there were when I started.

Now that I think about it, I can’t remember precisely why I did quit. I suspect it had more to do with me having new things to do. Like being a husband, working a job, helping raise a family, deciding I no longer wanted to spend my weekends giggling at every silly little thing and gorging on Fritos and Ding Dongs.

Actually, now that I really think about it, it’s not so much that I quit. I just took up other stuff and had less and less time to break the law. I put it off to later. And later, and later. Thirty-five years later, or so.

It’s probably a good thing I put it off. I was breaking the law, after all, and had I continued on like I was doing, my chances would have risen every year, every day, every time I did it, of becoming one of those thousands and thousands and thousands of people who got caught breaking the same law I broke. And had I been caught, it’s likely I would have gone to prison, along with all those other thousands who did get caught. Then it would have been a whole ’nother life I’d of lived instead of the one I did live. All because I’d broken a law that millions and millions of Americans were breaking continuously, over and over.

UUU But just lately, I’ve decided to break it again. I no longer have any bosses to pee into a cup for, the family is done raised and after 40 years of marriage, if my wife suddenly decides I am no longer a fit husband, I’m confident her list of reasons is long enough already without having to add my criminal behavior.

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Yet that doesn’t explain why I started again. Is there a medical issue that would be alleviated by me taking up my old scofflaw ways? No. There is for a great many people—even people who don’t live in states where you’re not breaking that law if you have a doctor’s permission. I guess those are the people I feel the worst for, those people with medical issues that could be alleviated if only they’d been born in... say, California, instead of... say, Utah. Or Idaho.

So does it have anything to do with the change of legal status down in Colorado?

Nah. Only in that the controversy has reminded me how many Americans have broken the same law I broke... am breaking... will continue to break until the same change in legal status comes to Idaho. And I’m not holding my breath for that to happen anytime soon.

But it will happen, you know. Idaho might be the last state in the Union to change that particular legal status, but in time, it will happen. That’s the thing conservatives never understand: Once a social barrier is breached, it can’t be un-breached.

Of course, that doesn’t stop them from trying, does it? No matter how many people have to pay the price of their intransigence, no matter how overcrowded our prisons become, no matter how many lives have been squandered and families broken, they hang onto their unlivable dream world down to the last raggedy thread.

But, just as in all those other things conservatives fight to prevent, it happens anyway. Inside the law, outside the law, skirting around the law, scooting in under the law... it would seem there are some things which all the laws in the world can’t do much about.

Leaving me with a question for those people charged with enforcing a law that everyone but the densest conservatives understands is going to change, eventually: Will you cops and prosecutors and jailers continue disrupting young lives, perhaps even ruining young lives permanently, over an offense that in five years, 10 years, will no longer be an offense?

As for me, I’d have a hard time living with myself if that’s how I made my living.

UUU But I still haven’t explained why I’ve taken it up again, have I? Honestly, I don’t know if I can answer. I’m not doing it out of peer pressure, that’s for damn sure. I’m not doing it because I think it will make movies seem groovier, or television shows spacier or music more intense. I’m not doing it to relax, or for inspiration, or for any reason I might have done it 40 years ago.

If it matters to you so much why I’m doing it, how about you tell me why you do it.

But keep it short, OK? We both know how irritating long-winded people are.

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JOHN REMBER/OPINION

TOBA OR NOT TOBA

When surviving’s nothing to shout about Seventy-four-thousand years ago, Mount Toba in Indonesia exploded, putting 700 cubic miles of volcanic ash into Earth’s atmosphere. A worldwide winter resulted, mostly because 6 billion tons of sunlight-reflecting sulphur dioxide gas accompanied the ash eruption. Within three years, global temperatures plunged 15 degrees Centigrade (27 degrees Fahrenheit).

Around that time, according to evolutionary geneticists, the human population fell to an estimated 3,000 breeding pairs. Studies of human mitochondria indicate we’re all descended from this suburb-sized group of ancestors. You, me, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Larry Craig, Miley Cyrus, Marilyn Manson, Pope Francis, the homeless man you drove by on your way to work today—we’re all part of the same close family, if you go back an instant in geological time.

Logicians tell us that correlation does not imply causation, but common sense tells us the two events are connected. A supervolcano goes off. The skies turn black. It gets really hot, then really cold. Everything roasts or freezes to death. Mount Toba is as good an explanation as any for humanity’s near-extinction, H-bombs and weaponized smallpox having yet to be invented at the time.

Anyway, it makes for good copy. A small group of people surviving darkness and destruction to prosper in a new world? We’ve heard that tale before, in the guises of Noah’s Ark and the Old Norse tale of Ragnarok and, more recently, the chronicles of Mormons fleeing the lynch mobs of Illinois. These are the newest versions of a story passed down through 3,000 generations, changing in details but never in essence.

“We are the survivors,” the story tells us.

“We are the favored ones, the good ones, the ones the gods allowed to live.”

Except maybe we’re not. In May 1902, Mount Pele, a volcano on the Caribbean island of Martinique, sent a cloud of fire down its slopes, burying the nearby port city of Saint Pierre in glowing ash. Although the eruption was insignificant by Toba standards, only one person in the city of 26,000 survived. He was Louis-Auguste Cyparis, a prisoner in an underground dungeon, waiting to be hanged for murder in some stories, serving time for drunkenness and assault in others. Poor ventilation and stone walls insulated him from the superheated ash that killed the more virtuous citizens of Saint Pierre.

I thought of Mount Toba and Louis-Auguste Cyparis a few days ago when I learned that the 85 richest people in the world control as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion. It’s a statistic that’s hard to comprehend, because these 85 people have way more than they need, but putting Bill Gates and Warren Buffet aside, they don’t display much generosity toward their poor relations. I suspect they didn’t play well with others in kindergarten. They stole all the toys in the sandbox and rented BOI S EW EEKLY.COM

them out to other children. In high school, they were bullies. In college, they traded rides in their luxury cars for sexual favors.

As young adults, they constructed economic structures that allow wealth to flow from poor to rich. As elders, they commissioned philosophies which bless a murderous inequality.

Yet these 85 people share our blood. As did Louis-Auguste, the drunken murderer, the murderous drunk.

When I look at the survivors of Mount Toba and the unjust and violent world that their descendants have set up, I think that pre-Toba civilizations must have recognized that they had some terribly selfish and vicious people—psychopaths—in their midst. Acting in self-defense, they must have confined them to Stone Age prisons, probably in deep caves.

The strategy might have worked if Mount Toba had not exploded.

When the hungry and thoroughly pissed-off psychopaths finally emerged from the caves, they found a world emptied of prison guards and everyone else. They wandered in the light of a dust-obscured sun, through a landscape of ashes and death. The plants were frozen and edible animals few. If they encountered other bands of criminal survivors, they no doubt followed their deepest ethical inclinations and killed and ate them, or were killed and eaten themselves. Humanity, such as it was, barely escaped devouring itself in the millennia before the invention of agriculture and the long patch of benign weather we call the Holocene.

Now here we are, all 7 billion of us, all children of the conscience-deficient bad guys of an earlier age, bad guys who happened to be underground when a supervolcano erupted.

That’s my theory and I’m sticking to it.

How else to explain the Rwandan genocide or the Syrian civil war, or 9/11, or North Korean politics or Drone America’s kill lists and vaporized wedding parties? How else to account for the deliberate destruction of social safety nets, or sending young men to fight and die for oil profits? What else could engender the soulless hunger for more and yet more that possesses our mean cousins Vlad Putin, Rupert Murdoch and Dick Cheney?

Every few years, I dig out an article I used to give to undergraduates as an essay prompt.

It’s titled, “Why Psychopaths Don’t Rule the World,” and it suggests that psychopaths are too greedy and too impatient to be successful in civilized society. It’s getting to be an ironic document, because it’s harder and harder for me not to think that psychopaths do rule the world, because all of us carry psychopathic genes switched on by wealth and power.

I wouldn’t hand the article out to classes now, because contemporary undergrads have enough irony in their lives. They know that greed and impatience have survival value in an uncivilized society, as the 85 richest people in our world demonstrate in their being, and the rest of us understand in our genes.

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CITYDESK/NEWS NEWS YOU DECIDE

The Boise Centre expansion proposal with Gardner is estimated at $25.2 million.

RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE Tommy Ahlquist wanted 15 minutes with Mayor Dave Bieter.

“I panicked,” Bieter told Boise Weekly.

Ahlquist—the chief operating officer of Gardner and Co. and driving force behind the Eighth and Main Tower—has had nothing but good news for Bieter lately. But Ahlquist’s call to the mayor’s office was in 2011, before Gardner and Co. had broken ground on the tower that would fill “The Hole” at the corner of Eighth and Main streets.

“And given our lousy history with ‘The Hole,’ I was worried,” Bieter recalled.

Ahlquist reassured hizzoner that the Eighth and Main Tower was still a go. Instead, he wanted to talk about something new: the possibility of purchasing the U.S. Bank Building, building an underground multi-modal transit center at the foot of the 19-story tower and, perhaps, providing the solution to a dilemma that the Boise Centre had faced for two decades—inadequate convention space.

Nearly three years later, Ahlquist, the mayor and the Greater Boise Auditorium District Board went public with what was one of the best-kept secrets in recent memory: Gardner and Co. has designs to construct new convention and meeting space on the south and west sides of the U.S. Bank Building and the auditorium district would purchase or lease the space, dramatically increasing its capacity. Additionally, the new space would trigger a remodel of the existing Boise Centre into a much bigger exhibition facility. GBAD officials said the project is expected to be completed in 2016.

Gardner and Co.’s desire to expand its footprint in downtown Boise was a key factor in the announcement, but citizens know all too well that if such an agreement was to be forged, the GBAD board needed collaboration that it had rarely seen in the past few years.

In fact, the GBAD board was in nearmeltdown in 2011, with members accusing one another of ethics violations, constant disagreements with the city’s own convention and visitor’s bureau, and very public rumblings of dissolution. But between 2011 and 2013, one by one, GBAD board members were either ousted by voters or resigned from office.

“This has been a long, long process for several of us,” said Pat Rice, executive director of the Boise Centre.

Rice should know. Since taking his post in 2001, he has had to serve different incarnations of the GBAD board that were nearly dysfunctional.

That was then.

“I had a sense that when this new board came together, they would have 9 their eye toward action,” said Bieter, who openly endorsed the successful

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YOU TAKE THE WHEEL This time, citizens will steer circulator process GEORGE PRENTICE North-south or east-west? Rail or rubber?

Something or nothing?

The future is now when it comes to public transportation options. But Boise officials insist that this time they want you to take the wheel.

And that’s where the map (above) comes in. They’re hoping that Boise citizens will take a pen/pencil/marker and begin drawing their preferences for a downtown circulator. And instead of 2008’s ill-fated attempt to sell the public on an east-west streetcar loop, this time officials want citizens to steer a new planning process, beginning with deciding whether a circulator should be dedicated rail or a rubber tire trolley. They also want to know if citizens prefer a loop that circulates from the downtown core to Boise State University (or beyond); or perhaps an east-west loop connecting St. Luke’s Hospital to the YMCA. Perhaps most importantly, the city needs to know if citizens even want a circulator in the first place.

“Part of this conversation has to include the status quo,” said Neal Oldemeyer, director of the city’s Public Works Department. Simply put, Boise officials need to get a sense of what would happen if the city did nothing.

To the person, every city official Boise Weekly spoke with about the new process pointed to Boise City Councilwoman Elaine Clegg, who insisted that blank maps be given to the public to garner initial input.

“I was very adamant that we start the process with the public this time,” said Clegg. “I envision this as an extended charrette process.

We’ll take those comments and give them to a steering committee to kick them around. But then we’ll go back to the public and ask, ‘Did we get this right? Is this what you meant?’”

Retiree Chuck Chappell studied the blank map hard before drawing his own idea of a circulator route.

“I can see myself hopping on and off a circulator in Boise, even for a few blocks,” he said. “I know that Boise talked about an east-west route last time around, but I think a lot of people wised up and they’re talking more about a north-south loop this time. Boise State is the most obvious destination to me.”

Kyle Rosenmeyer couldn’t agree more. He’s a civil engineer now, but spent the better part of six years attending Boise State.

“In those six years at BSU, I could count on my fingers the times that I went from campus

into downtown,” said Rosenmeyer. “I always stayed on campus in between classes because I didn’t want to lose my parking spot.“ Meanwhile, downtown business owners and employees may be the most anxious to participate in the new process.

“We’re talking about choices; and not just public tansit but bike shares and bike lanes,” said Karen Sander, executive director of the Downtown Boise Association. “All of these pieces are about connecting.”

And while the face of downtown Boise continues to change at breakneck speed—the Eighth and Main Tower, Jump, and a big change for the Grove Plaza (see Citydesk, this page)—city officials insist that the new circulator conversation is not being driven by the development—but it sure doesn’t hurt.

“The stars kind of aligned,” said Oldemeyer. “We secured the federal grant money, and that triggered the new analysis. But yes, now is the right time to be doing this with so much going on at Boise State and downtown.

Two themes have already surfaced in early conversations with community stakeholders.

“A lot of people say they like the idea of rail because of its permanence,” said Public Works spokesman Vince Trimboli. “And, we’re also hearing that Boise State is the No. 1 destination. But it’s the very beginning of a journey.”

And like most journeys, it begins with a map.

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CITYDESK/NEWS NEWS R ON AB R AM OVIC H

THE ‘D’ WORD Why the tiny town of Heise is so important to Idaho’s water outlook

Payment for the expansion would be due in 2016, when construction is completed.

MATT FURBER

elections of many of the current GBAD board members.

“I bet a lot of you thought this day was never going to happen,” said GBAD Vice Chairman (and Idaho Rep.) Hy Kloc at the Jan. 30 expansion announcement. “Today’s board is a cohesive, collaborative and productive group. We may not see eye-to-eye all the time, but we’ve pulled together.”

While it was ironing out its differences, GBAD continued to rake in tax and fee receipts from a 5 percent hotel room levy, now totaling nearly $15 million.

“By the time we’re ready to pay [for the expansion], we’ll have $21 million in the bank,” said GBAD board member Judy PeaveyDerr, who outlined the letter of intent which conveys the auditorium district’s intention to purchase or lease the convention space from Gardner and Co. Specifically, Gardner will be constructing a building on the south side of the U.S. Bank Building, which will house a 15,000-squarefoot ballroom and a 7,000-square-foot commercial kitchen. Additionally, a building on the west side of the U.S. Bank Building (where a parking lot currently sits), will include 14,000 square feet of meeting space and 7,000 square feet of so-called pre-function space.

Plans also call for an enclosed walkway connecting the new meeting spaces, across the Gove, to the existing Boise Centre.

“Ultimately, we would like to remodel [the Boise Centre], to open up this space so that we can house larger exhibitions,” said Peavey-Derr. “We’ll probably do this in phases.”

And while GBAD is counting on having nearly $21 million in its bank account by 2016, it also owns another valuable asset: a five-acre vacant block bordered by Front, Myrtle, 11th and 13th streets where, 10 years ago, it had hoped to build a new convention facility.

“That space was too far away,” said Bieter. “And if we had entirely remodeled the existing Boise Centre, well, that would have been too near because we would have had to shut down the facility for maybe two years for the remodel. That’s why this solution is so elegant.”

Bill Connors, CEO of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, heaped additional praise on Ahlquist’s Gardner and Co., saying it “solved some of the city’s most trying issues” with its plans for a downtown transit center, more convention space and filling “The Hole.”

“Tommy, could you now possibly build us a new ballpark a couple of blocks down?” asked Connors. “If so, I will personally nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.”

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Snowpack, cloud seeding, hydropower, irrigation, recreation, historical meteorology. They were all hot topics of discussion at January’s 77th annual gathering of the Idaho Water Users Association. But the “D” word lingered at the edge of most of the discussions of what’s in store for 2014.

Drought and talk of possible water allocation and/or curtailment were foremost in the minds of irrigators, hydropower engineers and skiers, as they pored over optimistic forecasts for the remainder of this winter, while looking at the latest measurements of Idaho’s snowpacks.

“The snowpack is the biggest variable,” said Lyle Swank, water master for Idaho Water District 1—the state’s largest district, covering most of the Upper Snake River basin above Milner Dam and serving thousands of individual water users and 1.2 million irrigated acres.

Swank pointed to forecast trends for winter storm “Maximus” which, as Boise Weekly was going to press, was expected to drop more than a foot of new snow on the Cascades, Bitterroots and Teton mountain ranges. Swank said that was of particular importance to his district’s water users because the Tetons will begin pushing their melt-off into the headwaters of the Snake River this spring.

At the same meeting, hydrologists with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, who regularly monitor Idaho’s snowfall, filled their presentations with graphs and charts that, simply put, indicated a game of catch-up for nearly every Gem State drainage. Optimistic by nature, the presenters reminded their audience of similar winters in 1969, 1982 and 2008, when late winter precipitation helped rescue water resources for irrigation and hydropower.

“It’s a little like the tortoise and the hare with winter storms,” Swank said of 2013, which, so far, has shaped up as a low-snow winter. “We don’t know what the [water] allocation is going to be; but we do know we’re way below average after hot and dry summers in 2012 and 2013.”

Hydrologists pay special attention to one water-gauging station on the Snake River near the Southeast Idaho town of Heise. It’s important, Swank said, because the information is collected below some of the region’s major tributaries that flow into the upper Snake River. Additionally, Heise is located below the Jackson Lake and Palisades BOI S EW EEKLY.COM

Intense frost along Dry Creek Trail indicates how long the Treasure Valley has been gripped by bitter cold (but dry) conditions through much of this winter.

reservoirs, which are key to many farmers and ranchers on the Snake River Plain who hold crucial surface water irrigation rights.

To that end, Heise may be the last, good indication before any major diversions might begin, which would take water off the Snake River system, according to Swank. As of Jan. 24, the reservoirs at Jackson Lake and Palisades were only 23 percent full.

“We’re still hopeful for getting through this year. If we get close to average snowpack by the end of winter, I think we’ll do pretty well,” Swank said, adding that the situation is better in Idaho than for farmers in California, where the snowpack has come up very short and wildfires have already erupted.

But the big questions for irrigators and recreationists remain: Where is the snow?

Why does this winter look the way it does?

Is the lack of 2014 precipitation an indication of things to come?

Very few of Idaho’s reservoirs currently hold as much water as they did this time last year. But winter’s remaining months could still bring Idaho’s mountains up to average for snowpack, the key ingredient in meeting Idaho’s water needs, according to forecasters with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“Conservation of water begins with the snow survey,” states a logo stamped on the NRCS’s Jan. 1 water supply outlook report, which concluded, “Current snowpacks range from less than 50 percent of average across central and southern Idaho to near normal in the Upper Snake. This means we are now playing catch-up and need the jet

stream to target Idaho and the West instead of the Midwest and eastern U.S.” Historical data indicates mountain precipitation may still come later this winter, helping to bring up the snowpack to average, at least. Swank said there’s still a chance for such a recovery this winter, but there is a nearly equal chance of yet another dry year, similar to droughts between 20002004, when reservoirs were as low at this time of year as they are now.

As dams like Palisades—with low reserves from the previous year and low water resources from this winter—continue to let water flow downstream for the sake of balanced river ecology (specifically, fisheries), agricultural interests are beginning to voice greater concern about how water flow is managed and whether they will get sufficient water this summer. Future irrigation and hydropower planning will likely be influenced by Dr. Charles Luce’s research and climate scientists’ predictions of future precipitation. Luce, a U.S. Forest Service research hydrologist with the Boise Aquatic Sciences Library, published his most recent findings in the December 2013 issue of Science magazine. Luce says he has discovered a link between high-elevation precipitation and the strength of winter winds off of the North Pacific. He concluded that decreased winds off of the ocean continue to affect how much, or little, snow accumulates in the Cascades and the Rockies.

Luce said he’s being asked to present his “big picture” findings all across the Northwest this year. Science aside, the mantra for the rest of the winter remains: “Let it snow!”

—George Prentice

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CITIZEN I need to mention that you looked away with a fixed stare for a moment. Were you just picturing that accident scene?

I’ll never forget that. You never get over it.

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When did you first consider being a legislator?

I really made the decision last June that I would run for office.

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PAT MCDONALD From law enforcement to law making

But, at the time, that would have meant you would have run against Mark Patterson in this May’s GOP primary. Did you know him?

I talked to him on the phone once, as a constituent. In fact, he told me that he only wanted to serve one, maybe two terms. I thought if he was only going to be here that short a time, I should take a shot at it.

GEORGE PRENTICE Pat McDonald doesn’t waste time in transition. He moved from being an officer with the Burley Police Department one day to the Idaho State Police the next. Thirty-three years later, he went from being a captain with ISP to being a U.S. marshal in one day. And when Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter called him Jan. 13, saying he had chosen McDonald to fill the Idaho House seat vacated by GOP Rep. Mark Patterson, the 67-year-old McDonald was sworn into office in the House chamber… you guessed it… the next day.

As McDonald’s new colleagues were filing into the Statehouse, Boise Weekly sat down with the new lawmaker for a pre-dawn conversation under the rotunda to talk about the challenge of being an Idaho peace officer, guns on campuses and his years as a public servant.

You came onto the ISP force in the late 1960s, when the Idaho Legislature approved more funding for troopers. Do we currently have adequate ranks for the ISP? Typically if you have everyone across the state deployed, you’ll have 33-35 troops on active patrol. For a state this size, that’s not enough. For heaven’s sake, District 6 [in Eastern Idaho] is 21,760 square miles. That’s just one district, with 18 highways. When I was stationed at Glenns Ferry—my first assignment—I had one highway 92 miles long.

I’m guessing that you saw quite a bit of unpleasantness over the years.

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Man’s inhumanity to man. You never get used to it.

But how does a cop manage that?

Humor.

And how about the spouse of a cop?

I really don’t know. My wife had to get me out of the hospital a couple of times. I was a motorcycle officer for a while, and I went down a couple of times. One time, I spent four or five days in the hospital, two of them unconscious. Plus, you see a lot of people who are… well, they’re dead. I had one accident where I had 33 people injured. A little girl was killed. A bus accident. You see those things…

Patterson’s biography now includes the word “disgraced.” [Patterson resigned in early January after it was learned that he had been arrested in Florida during the 1970s on a charge of rape.]

I’m sure it’s been hard on him. I never even met him in person.

Tell me about Gov. Otter calling you with the news of your appointment.

I’ve known the governor for more than 30 years, but he was sick that day and I didn’t recognize his voice. He said, “Pat, this is Butch.” And I only know one Butch. That was on a Monday. I was sworn in on a Tuesday.

Which legislators have you been spending the most time with in learning the ropes?

Majority Leader [Mike] Moyle, Reps.

[Robert] Anderst, [Steven] Miller, [Joe] Palmer and [Julie] VanOrden. They’ve all made me feel welcome.

Let’s talk about some of the issues that you’re currently facing. House Speaker Scott Bedke says that we’re not paying state employees and, in particular, Idaho teachers, enough.

We’re not. I suspect we can do something about that. The governor’s task force recom-

mendations have been very helpful and we’re seeing some serious movement toward proper compensation.

Should retired law enforcement officers or individuals with Idaho’s enhanced concealedcarry permits be allowed to bring firearms on our campuses?

Good question. I don’t have a problem with what I’ve heard so far—if the person is trained well. But they absolutely must secure that weapon. You just can’t leave a gun out on a table in a dorm.

Can Idaho manage public lands better than the federal government?

Absolutely, yes. I would be surprised if somebody doesn’t bring that issue up soon.

There are some very intelligent people here to manage that land.

Did you have any particular feelings about a private, out-of-state company managing the Idaho Correctional Center?

As a U.S. marshal, we dealt quite a bit with them.

But that didn’t end well. [Gov. Otter decided earlier this month to take back the keys to the ICC after 16 years of scandals and lawsuits involving its private operator, Corrections Corporation of America.]

Did they do it right all the time? No. Can the state do it better? I think they can. If you’re going to manage a prison, you can’t do it from somewhere else.

How many terms would you like to serve?

It’s always good to have new blood come in. I think three or four terms would be plenty.

You’ve spent your entire adult life in public service. Is this in your DNA? Years ago, I was a tactical training officer for ISP and when new cadets would come in, I would put a sign above the door: “Always Be Contributing.” You’ve got to try to make a place better than the way you found it when you came in. That’s really all I want.

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A few of Boise’s 184 taxis vie for fares on a Friday night downtown.

ALL’S FARE In the Wild West of taxicabs STORY & PHOTOS BY JESSICA MURRI

The city of Boise currently has 184 licensed taxi vehicles, with the majority being one-car companies.

The free market of taxi cabs has turned into an administrative nightmare for the city, and created an over-saturation that’s ultimately hurting all cab drivers on the road.

“I only make appointments with my attorney and my cardiologist,” said Scott McCurdy, part owner of Boise City Taxi.

“But I have breakfast every morning at Addie’s, so meet me there before six a.m.”

McCurdy’s Crown Vic— clean and still painted like a police cruiser—was the only car in Addie’s parking lot on an early Thursday morning. He ordered a breakfast skillet with eggs

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(basted), American cheese and ham. A double stack of pancakes on the side. He poured a generous amount of syrup over the top and dove in.

“I repossessed my first taxi cab,” he told Boise Weekly. “I had loaned my soon-to-be exbrother-in-law some money and the only thing I could get from him was his old taxi cab. So I would fly in and work the oil rigs in the Canadian Arctic for

two weeks, then come into town and hop in the car. … Rather than spend my hard-earned money, I’d earn more money. I just progressed from there.”

McCurdy went on to own a 450-car fleet in the ’70s, called Alberta Co-op Taxi. In the early ’90s, he helped start Boise City Taxi, which now has 32 cars and three wheelchair-accessible vans. He leases the cars to 95 drivers on 12-hour shifts. Each

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of his cabs racks up close to 200 miles a day.

Boise City Taxi’s biggest competitor is ABC Taxi, but most of McCurdy’s competition on the streets comes from one-car cab companies. In Boise, almost anyone with a car and a cellphone can become a cab driver. It’s a simple as installing a light on the roof of the car and getting a license from the city.

McCurdy said that 22 single-car companies failed in the past year alone, while 27 new companies started up.

“It’s a revolving cycle of failure,” McCurdy continued. “You get people that don’t know the industry, haven’t done any market investigation, don’t know about the oversupply and everyone who jumps in thinks that the airport and/or the downtown pubs will support them and they find out quickly that there’s just too many cabs.”

Many cities don’t have this problem. Portland, Seattle and Salt Lake City have a cap on how many cab companies are allowed. Like a liquor license, someone has to get out before another can get in. In New York City, taxi companies compete for “medallions”—a little plate on the car that can be worth more than $500,000.

“The business has always been a dog fight,” McCurdy said. He finished his breakfast and smoked a Marlboro before the sun even came up.

“Tell anyone with any smarts to stay the hell out of this business,” he said. “There’s easier ways to make money.”

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTYFOUR’S A CROWD

Top: Boise cabbies often wait at the airport all day for a handful of fares.

Middle: Tina “Big T” Dunn has driven cab in Boise for 25 years.

Bottom: Khamis Ahmed left Sudan 14 years ago; he’s driven a taxi in Boise for six.

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Star Taxi, Ariana Taxi, Servcab, Rush Hour Taxi, Airport Taxi, Atlantic Cab, U.S. Taxi, Gem State, American Pride, Gold Taxi and 15 more cabs representing a range of companies sat lined up in front of the airport terminal on a sunny, winter weekday afternoon. The Ford Taurases, Saturns and Chrysler Minivans come in every color.

Cabbies leaned on the hoods of their cars, smoking cigarettes, or talking with friends through rolled-down windows. One driver took off his shoes and spread a small rug on the sidewalk—facing east—for afternoon prayer. A group of men stood in a circle in the sun, talking and laughing in varied accents.

Khamis Ahmed came to Boise from Sudan as a refugee 14 years ago. He’s driven his own forest green minivan

as Nile Taxi for the past six years. He works to provide for his six kids, ages 4 to 20.

“In Africa, it is easy [to have six kids]. When I was in Africa, I was thinking about how American people only have one or two kids. I say, why only two kids? And then I come here and I know why. Now I get it. But we are glad to be here more than in Africa because there is war there,” Ahmed said.

Khamis convinced his younger brother, Zack, to come to Boise as a refugee nine years ago. Now, Zack drives U.S. Taxi. Driving a cab may not seem like the easiest job for a refugee who is unfamiliar with the area and struggling with the language, but for Zack and Khamis, it’s all they could find.

“I don’t have a choice,” Khamis said. “I have to come to the taxi world to make some money. I apply for different company, but nobody call.”

After 45 minutes, the first cab in line landed a customer. The drivers scattered to their taxis and 25 engines turned over at once as they all moved forward one spot. The cabbies usually wait four or five hours for a fare.

“Yesterday, I wait five hours and I got a $10 fare,” Zack said. “It’s not really enough money to live on. You have to work hard to make it, and you can’t save any money. You have to pay your meals and your rent.”

Ken Wright blames the poor pay on the over-saturation of the cab market.

He drives an old Buick station wagonturned-taxi called Servcab to supplement his Social Security, but he said he makes less than minimum wage at it.

“The city needs to stop issuing out any more licenses until the business warrants it,” Wright said. “You’ve got four times as many cabs in this town as you’ve got business, and everybody is starving because you can’t make a living. You sit up here [at the airport] for 16 hours and you get four runs.

You sit here all day and don’t make a thing.”

Khamis added that the job is largely based on luck. Sometimes a customer needs a ride out to Micron. Other times, he just needs to go across the overpass to the Holiday Inn. Despite the low pay, cab drivers face myriad expenses. Car insurance costs around $350 per month, vehicles must be inspected by the city four times a year at $80 per inspection, and many cab drivers lease their cars. Zack pays $250 a week for his car, while Boise City Taxi charges drivers $95 per 12hour shift.

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If anything goes wrong, it can doom their fragile companies to failure.

“If [the city] finds something wrong with the car, they put a red ‘Out of Order’ sticker on your car,” Khamis said.

“You have to fix it and pay another $80 for them to inspect the car again.

And with that red sticker on your car, you can’t make any money. You’re out of order. You’ll be out of work, you pay, you fix the car, you pay again.”

Khamis used to have another car, doubling his fleet, but he wasn’t able to afford it.

Many airport cabbies pass the long hours talking about their lives before they came to the states. They sometimes play chess.

Tensions at times used to run high among the drivers as they jostled for fares, but the airport eventually established the designated taxi lane and a clipboard to keep the drivers on a first-come-first-served basis, rather than circling the terminal and trying to swipe business from each other.

When asked how the independent companies get along with Boise City Taxi, the cabbies laughed nervously and didn’t say anything at first. Boise City Taxi doesn’t affiliate with them much because the large company stays busy enough without needing to sit at the airport.

“We have to start from zero so we only have one [car],” Khamis said. “I have only this one. Every person who comes up here and takes a ride from the big companies, the drivers tell them something about independent taxi. ‘They’re going to rob you off, they’re going to go the wrong way,’ that’s what they’ll tell the customer.

Boise City [Taxi] wants to push us out because they want the business.”

For his part, McCurdy, the owner of Boise City Taxi, has hired many immigrants as drivers.

“Baba Tunde Obianju,” McCurdy said. “Everybody called him Tony because they couldn’t say his first name.

Best guy, shoulda been a stand-up comedian. Customers loved him, he had people in stitches. We had Kim from Korea, Raj from India, George from Bosnia is still with us. We could give a tinker’s damn where people are from.

If they have good English and good customer service skills, they’re in.”

But his opinion on other cab companies varies.

“There are certain segments of the immigrants who enjoy the public purse,” he said. “They have grants and loans and things like META, lots of opportunities to start a business.

So they get into my business and they

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typically survive as long as their ball joints.”

FEEDING THE METER META—Micro Enterprise Training and Assistance—is a Boise nonprofit that helps launch local businesses through loans, one-on-one consulting and business plan training courses.

Ron Berning, program director and founder of META, works with women, low-income entrepreneurs, green technology and refugees.

A government fund lets him give refugees small loans. It’s virtually impossible for refugees to qualify for loans from banks because they’ve been in the United States for such a short time and haven’t established any credit.

He said he’s helped refugees start many businesses, from food markets, restaurants and alteration and clothing shops to landscape and lawn care—and taxi cab companies.

“Taxis attract refugees and other immigrants because [they] provide them easier access to self- employment,” Berning said. “With a GPS and a cellphone, they can easily become their own boss. It doesn’t require nearly the same amount of English proficiency as other jobs would.”

He said the airport “is like a miniature United Nations out there.”

META offers a loan of up to $10,000 with 7.25 percent interest that must be paid back within three to 36 months.

Once in business, Berning checks in a few times a year to see how the smallbusiness owner is doing and if there’s anything he can do to increase the likelihood of success.

For cab companies, META uses the borrower’s vehicle as collateral in case he or she can’t pay back the loan.

Berning said the money helps pay for a reliable vehicle, the mileage meter and the signage on the car; still, he tries to discourage refugees from going into the taxi business.

“We give them the pros and cons to make sure they understand there’s a lot of competition in the taxi industry and it’s not for the faint of heart to start any business,” Berning said.

“We want to make sure they understand that if they go to the airport, which is the bulk of what they’ll generate in daytime traffic, there’s going to be long times of waiting and boredom,” he added. “Then they have to be able to work long hours because the secondary part of their revenue could be coming from the typical downtown customer who needs a ride home after drinking in the evenings and weekends.

BOISE CITY TAXI CABS Number of registered taxicab vehicles: 184 Number of registered taxicab drivers: 276 FARE RATE: $2.40 per mile LAST FARE INCREASE: Sept. 2008 INCREASE FROM: $2.10 per mile This doesn't include additional charges like an initial drop charge ($2.60, with another $1.50 added if exiting the airport), plus time of service ($0.40/minute), plus additional fees that can be added with more than two passengers or excess baggage.

“We make sure their eyes are wide open to that.”

When Berning started META, he helped a lot more taxi companies get started, but after the economic downturn, he saw a deep cut in personal and business travel. He denied loan requests to refugees wanting to start cab companies, knowing it was too risky, and realizing he may never see that money paid back.

Berning said he’s currently helping one particularly successful refugee cab-owner purchase another car. Other than that, he said he doesn’t keep track of how well the businesses do once they pay back their loan.

Zack Ahmed, the taxi driver from the airport, has an idea of how it goes.

He had a friend who started a taxicab business through META. “He buy a car and he make a taxi,” Zack said, “but after that, he sold the car and he paid them off.”

A CAB OF A DIFFERENT COLOR Despite the over-saturation of the market that dooms so many cab companies, the city of Boise makes a point of trying not to regulate how many cabs are in business.

The city conducted a study in which it accounted for all the flights that come into Boise in a day, all the passengers on each flight, all the cabs waiting outside and how many passengers typically take cabs. It came up with an average of two fares per taxi per day.

Craig Croner, administrative services manager at Boise City Hall, is aware of the over-saturation, but said the city just imposes regulations, “and lets the free market take care of itself.”

In January 2012, Croner helped overhaul taxi regulations, requiring all drivers to speak English proficiently, take credit and debit cards, park in designated areas downtown and drive cars no older than seven years.

These regulations were spurred by customer feedback Croner received.

“We were getting an awful lot of complaints about the cabs in general, just how some cab doors would come open on people when they took a corner,” Croner said.

“Another concern was English,” he added. “People could not understand the taxi cab drivers and they would tell them where they wanted to go and the drivers would take them on a long ride

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EXPENSES: LEASING A CAB: $200-$475 per week CITY INSPECTIONS: $80 per inspection, four inspections per year LICENSE RENEWAL: $180-$350 per year CAR INSURANCE (if they own their own vehicle): $350/month average, plus gas and maintenance

and charge them more money.”

Croner said he heard from college girls who got into a cab at two in the morning and after telling the driver where to go, he started heading out of town in the wrong direction. The girls said, “hey, you’re going the wrong way,” but the cab driver was on the phone with someone else, speaking in a different language.

“When you get a terrified young lady who calls on a Monday morning, that really kind of pushed us,” Croner said. “So we thought, ‘How can we [make regulations] without crossing over a line and still letting people who come to this country have opportunities?’”

Every person applying for a cab license must take an English-proficiency test, which includes describing how to get from one point to another using the most direct route (i.e., from City Hall to Boise Towne Square mall).

These regulations have hardly deterred new cabs from coming into the market; and, now, the city has a new administrative challenge on its hands.

One of the regulations requires all vehicles owned by a cab company to be the same color. A cab driver may

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want to expand his fleet, but if his current car is black and his new car is white, rather than painting the new car, he’ll simply start a new taxi cab company with the white car.

“That poses a big challenge for us,” Croner said.

McCurdy, at Boise City Taxi, can attest to the problem—he said one operator in Boise owns up to six or seven cab companies, each with just one car.

But Croner said that since the regulations went into place, “we’re lightyears ahead of where we were.”

FREE AND WILD Tina Dunn’s favorite part of driving cab happens every Sunday, when she picks up a 96-year-old lady and takes her to the Eagle Senior’s Dance. She’s been taking her for four years now, and drives her to all her doctor appointments, as well.

“She’s become one of my best friends,” Dunn said. “If I don’t hear from her on Sunday night, I call to see what’s going on.”

Dunn, also known as “Big T,” has been driving cab in Boise for 25 years, ever since she fell and broke her leg while working a construction job.

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In the past quarter-century, Dunn has had her share of crazy cab stories. There was the time she drove the drummer of ZZ Top in her car.

The senators and the governors, too.

There was the time she picked up a rap group after their show at the Knitting Factory and her cab was tailed by men with guns.

“When I got them to the hotel, I said get your guns out of my cab, get you outta my cab, don’t call me and don’t call my company ever again,” Dunn said. “They threw me a handful of cash and I drove off.”

These days, Dunn picks up kids in their 20s, and remembers picking up their parents 15 years ago.

“And they say, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe it, you’re Big T! Mom’s going to be so thrilled I have a safe ride home,’ or, ‘You’re Big T, right? You used to bring my mom home when she got her divorce. You used to carry her in.’ I get second- and third-generation drunks,” Dunn said, laughing.

But Dunn doesn’t feel like the taxicab community is much of a community at all.

“I don’t think we’re all together, because if we were all together, we wouldn’t have so many cabs out and we would be fighting City Hall on these changes,” Dunn said. “We have no say. City Hall will pass something and then we’ll get a letter and go in the next day to comment and find out that it’s already passed.”

Policymakers in the city have talked about whether to keep it a free market or to establish a medallion program, but they maintain that the free market works best. They say if the taxi industry wants to consolidate and manage themselves, they can come forward with a proposal, but until then, the market will remain free—and wild.

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She drives Gem State Taxi, a minivan she leases for $200 a week from an African immigrant. Her steering wheel has a rubber grip in the shape of a bright red cherry and a Beanie Baby is lodged in her dashboard. She relies heavily on her regulars for business.

“If it wasn’t because I had regulars, I would be like those guys at the airport, working six or seven days a week, 16 hours a day,” she said. “I’m considered part-time because I only work 40 hours a week.”

Dunn feels the same frustration as the other drivers in the taxi industry: There are too many cabs. She said she used to make $30,000 a year; last year, she made $14,000. She said she figures that every time a new cab comes on the road, it takes $5 a week away from every other driver.

“And they just added six more of them this month—the city did,” Dunn said.

She’s also struggled with the new regulation to take credit cards. She paid $800 in credit card fees last year.

“But you know, in all the time I’ve been a cab driver, in all those years, the meter has only gone up twice and the cost of driving cab goes up every year,” she said.

Currently, the fare price is $2.40 per mile. The city last increased the fare in 2008, from $2.10 per mile.

“We went from two inspections a year to four. The price of inspections doubled. The price of getting your cab licensed has doubled. But the rates have stayed almost exactly the same since I started,” Dunn said.

“Our raises are 10 cents a mile and every time [the city] changes the meter [when there is a raise], they charge us to do it,” she added.

Dunn even became homeless once after a car accident cost her all her money. She kept driving cab, though.

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VALENTINES FOR AIDS The days leading up to Valentine’s Day can be rough. For those of us fortunate enough to have a plus-one, it’s a race to ramp up the romance and surprise our loved one. On the flip side, some of the singles out there are bracing themselves for the feeling of being stuck in an airport on Thanksgiving and pretending that a Quiznos sub is turkey and mashed potatoes.

Fortunately, there’s one Valentine’s Day tradition that everyone can enjoy: the annual Valentines for AIDS exhibition. Beginning Thursday, Feb. 6, and wrapping up Sunday, Feb. 16, Flying M Coffeehouse covers its walls with Valentine’s-themed works by local artists. Every piece is available for purchase through silent auction, and proceeds benefit people living with HIV/AIDS through the Safety Net for AIDS Program (SNAP).

Valentines for AIDS turns 21 this year, and since the inaugural event, $280,000 has been raised for AIDS awareness and advocacy programs. In 2013 alone, the works of the 250 participating artists brought in $20,202 for SNAP. Typically, a smattering of works have a popular, kitschy feel that makes for great hanging in a kitchen or hallway; but there are almost always a few gems that pluck a heartstring or provoke a moment of introspection. There’s a little of everything on display at Flying M, so if you’re looking for a must-see on First Thursday or a jaunty excursion before your hot V-Day date, that’s where you’ll find it.

4-11 p.m. FREE. Flying M Coffeehouse, 500 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-345-4320, flyingmcoffee.com.

FRIDAY FEB. 7 incarcerated america JUSTICE IS THE NEW BLACK According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 6.94 million people were supervised

by U.S. adult correctional sys-

tems in 2012 alone. That’s one in 35—or 2.9 percent— of adults in the country.

Hispanic males were almost three times, and Black males were six times, more likely to be imprisoned than whites.

Even Idaho had a light shone on it: The Gem State was one of four states singled out for having the largest increases in probationers.

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clining, America still accounts for 25 percent of the world’s prison population, yet prisons occupy a disproportionately small part in the national discourse. Contributing to awareness of the issue has been the Netflix original series, Orange is the New Black, which chronicles the trials and tribulations of living in a women’s prison.

Laverne Cox, who plays Sophia Burset in the show

Known for his role as “Screech” on the ’90s sitcom Saved by the Bell, Dustin Diamond has transitioned to stand-up comedy and he’s bringing his shtick to Boise.

Known for pissing people off (dustindiamondisadick.com is dedicated to just how much) and his homemade sex tape Screeched, Diamond’s show is anything but boring. And anything but clean.

Diamond draws from various experiences, including growing up in front of America as Samuel “Screech” Powers; his turn on Celebrity Fit Club; and his memoir Behind the Bell, to deliver material that would make Beelzebub blush. Reviews from a number of his 2013 stand-up stops describe Diamond’s routine as “disgusting,” “blue” and “vulgar,” but, as he told hpe.com, “I grew up with Eddie Murphy, George Carlin and Andrew Dice Clay, and those guys were all doing dirty material. That’s what I do, too.” One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, so if R-rated jokes tickle your funny bone, beeline for Liquid—Diamond will be there Thursday, Feb. 6-Sunday Feb. 9, with two shows a night, one show on Sunday. But don’t go if you’re hoping for a night of Screech one-liners. You’ll be as disappointed as… well… someone who purchased Diamond’s homemade sex tape 8 p.m., 10:15 p.m. $15. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

and serves as an advocate of transgender justice, will be a keynote speaker at the ACLU fundraiser Justice is the New Black, along with Vanita Gupta, director of the Center for Justice with the national ACLU. The event takes place Friday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. in the Stueckle Sky Center at Boise State University. Student tickets are $30, and individual tickets are $100.

Speeches will touch on the problems stemming from—and possible solutions to—the issue of incarceration in America. If you like what

you hear and you’re feeling lucky, you can bid on one of three tickets to brunch with Cox the next morning at the Grove Hotel.

6 p.m. $30-$100. Stueckle Sky Center, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, acluidaho.org.

SATURDAY FEB. 8 talented torsos BIG BAD-ASS BELLY DANCE SHOW

Deep in the heart of winter, when most of us wisely opt to hide our pasty-white bellies under multiple layers of micro fleece, Boise’s elite belly dancers will bare their talented midriffs in the 4th Annual Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Show Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Visual Arts Collective.

Considered by many experts to be the oldest form of dance, traditional belly dance was—contrary to popular conception—typically performed by women, for women. Today, belly dance B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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Running is good for your heart, in more ways than one.

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love the run you’re with RUN 4 LUV AND VALENTINE’S DASH Forget chocolate and roses. This year, impress your beloved with sweaty body parts and loads of heavy breathing at either of Boise’s romantic running events, Run 4 Luv or Valentine’s Dash, on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. Both events are sure to get your sweetheart all worked up, one way or another.

Run 4 Luv will start at Ann Morrison Park and offers an impressive array of distances, including a half marathon, 10K, 5K and even a run just for kids. Adult events will have chiptimed results, along with medals for half-marathon finishers and overall prizes for the top three male and female finishers in all distances.

Registration fees vary; see run4luv.com for details.

Valentine’s Dash keeps things simple, offering a 5k-only distance run that will begin from Julia Davis Park. However, if you happen to be single and want to combine dating with running, this event supplies a number bib that clearly spells out your relationship status: Single! On the other hand, if your love life is slightly less straightforward, there’s a number bib for you, too: It’s Complicated!

Registration fees range from $25-$40 for individuals and from $45-$75 for couples. Registration is allowed on race day.

Walkers and strollers are welcome to participate in any of the events, at either location.

For those dyed-in-the-wool Cupid fans, both runs encourage participants to partake in Valentine-themed costumes. Past examples include classics such as tutus (canine and human), pastel candy hearts, chocolate bonbons and, for the traditionalist, red hearts.

While winning may prove difficult if you’re lugging around a giant bow and arrow, this is love we’re talking about here—a few extra style points can never hurt.

Run 4 Luv: 10 a.m. Kids run at 9:30 a.m. $12-$55. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 Americana Blvd., Boise, run4luv.com.

Valentine’s Dash: 10 a.m. $25-$75. Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, valentinesdash.com.

is often seen as a form of creative expression, a vehicle for cultural celebration or even a uniquely challenging workout.

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wasn’t until the 20th century that belly dancing became widespread, appearing in carnivals and fairs around the world.

Luckily, Boise can claim more than a few skilled practitioners as its own, and the

SATURDAY FEB. 8 get wild ZOO BOISE: WILD AT HEART Looking to show a special someone how much you care?

Does that someone have to be human? No? Then Zoo Boise is here to set you up with the perfect date to share the season of love with.

The zoo opens its doors for the first annual Wild at Heart event, a new way for you to get in the spirit before Valentine’s Day. For the low, low price of free, you’ll get a chance to make sure that your favorite animals at the zoo aren’t left out of all the Valentine’s festivities; Spider Monkeys, porcupines, and warty pigs need love just as much as the rest of us (if not more). While the zoo’s inhabitants get a special, Valentine’s Day-themed treat with their food, you get to flex your creative muscles making them a card.

Make sure to show up before last admission at 4:30 p.m. so you don’t miss the opportunity to tell your friends and family that you finally had a date to be proud of. Maybe don’t mention the fact that your “date” was actually a territorial, loud-mouthed bird of prey with a hankering for small rodents. Or do, depending on how open-minded they are.

Exhibits begin at 10:30 a.m. FREE. Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-384-4125, zooboise.org.

event promises performances from the traditional to the extreme—with everything in between. Featured artists will include Cairo Fusion, Samira Il Naia, Tracy Lay, Cecilia and Chad Rinn, and the Starbelly Dancers.

In addition to finger cymbals and flying skirts, there will also be a silent auction with proceeds benefiting the Starbelly SEEDs—SelfEsteem, Empowerment, and Education through Dance—a program that aims to help at-risk, teenage girls.

What can you get for five bucks? A sub sandwich, a six-pack of cheap beer, a gallon-anda-half of gas, five things at the 99-cent store or a visit to the laundromat.

At Fiverr, five bucks can get you an audio track mastered, a rendering of yourself as a Simpson’s character, a professional voice-over, a customized song, guitar lessons, an isometric pixel-art sprite, a pair of earrings made from a circuit board, someone to listen to your feelings for 15 minutes or one of more than 3.5 million other products and services.

Fiverr is one of the biggest and most organized examples of a “gig economy” (or what we lower middle-class folks have long called “getting by”), in which people work a host of part-time “gigs” instead of a traditional full-time job.

At $5 a pop, and with the sheer mass of options available on the fiverr.com site, making a living on Fiverr might be tougher than working a couple of part-time jobs. But with “Gig Extras”—an additional charge for upgraded, expedited or customized work—an ability to work quickly and offer a quality product or service (ratings can make or break someone), it can be one way to get by in a gig economy and maybe have some fun doing it.

It’s an inexpensive way to get some help creating a website or editing your manuscript, purchase a unique piece of jewelry, or get someone to think about you or someone you love for an entire day. Seriously. For $5, a 21-year-old Norwegian student will “channel positive energy your way and will make you smile.” Who couldn’t use a little more of that?

—Amy Atkins

Starbelly School of Dance brought the SEED program to Idaho in order to give young girls both the courage and the tools to grow into strong women by fostering respect and appreciation for diversity and culture.

Various workshops will also be offered throughout the weekend. Registration required.

9 p.m. $10. 21 and older.

Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St, Garden City, 208424-8297 starbellyschoolofdance.com.

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Festivals & Events TRAVEL TALK—Receive travel insights from Paul Wiseman, president of award-winning guided vacations company Trafalgar, presented by AAA Travel. RSVP or for more info, call 1-888-320-4863 or visit trafalgartraveltalk.com. 6 p.m. FREE. Red Lion Downtowner, 1800 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-344-7691, redlion. com/WHC/hotels/ShowHotel. asp?ID=175.

On Stage WARREN (OR) THOSE PEOPLE—This comedy is set in the Warren, Mich., living room of Rose MacBeth Ericson, who forges an unlikely friendship with a man named Dano. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater. org.

Workshops & Classes TRAVEL BOOKS WITH SHARON PAYNE BOLTON—Join the mixed media artist as she guides students through the process of creating artist travel books. 10 a.m. $250-$300. Sun Valley Center for Arts-Hailey, 314 Second Ave. S., Hailey, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

Literature SLAM OF STEEL FEATURING CECILY SCHULER—Poetry workshop, followed by slam at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Big Tree Arts and Boise City Department of Arts & History. 6 p.m. $5, $1 students with ID. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213, facebook.com/thecruxcoffeeshop.

THURSDAY FEB. 6 Festivals & Events BW FICTION 101 READING— Join BW, Rediscovered Books and the winners of our 2014 Fiction 101 contest for a reading of the winning entries and a Q&A session with the authors. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. 8th St., 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.

VALENTINE FOR AIDS 2014—Flying M’s 21st Valentine for AIDS silent art auction benefits Safety Net for AIDS Program of Boise. Valentines will be on display and available for bidding from Feb. 6 until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16. For more info, visit facebook.com/ valentineforaids. See Picks, Page 16. FREE. Flying M Coffeehouse, 500 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-345-4320, flyingmcoffee. com.

On Stage WARREN (OR) THOSE PEOPLE—See Wednesday.

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Dwayne Blackaller and Peggy Cosgrave star in BCT’S new tragicomedy.

BCT’S NEW PLAY WARREN (OR) THOSE PEOPLE: BEWARE OF SHARKS The darkness that hung over the stage at Boise Contemporar y Theater lifted as quickly as it descended, revealing Dano Ritchie (Dwayne Blackaller) standing in front of a shark tank about to deliver a spiel about sur viving shark attacks. Dano had two main points: Sharks are sneaky—just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean you’re not in danger—and the only way to be out of danger is to reach the shore.

Dano’s points about sharks underline important themes in BCT’s production of Warren (or) Those People, which opened Feb. 1. The predator’s shadow stalks this seemingly conventional play about an autistic man caring for a dying, bigoted woman, all the way to a bitter end that will leave audiences speechless.

After losing his job at the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit, Mich., 40-something Dano moves back in with his widower father in the nearby city of Warren and finds a job as a caregiver for 90-something Rose MacBeth Ericson (Peggy Cosgrave). Over time, Dano learns about the social cues he’ll need to successfully inter view for his next job while Rose, who learns she is dying of cancer, begins to unburden herself of her latent racism and homophobia.

Blackaller’s Dano started strong but wavered as Warren progressed. The character’s loud, monotonous voice and tics during the play’s first half successfully invoked his autism, but the act began to slip in the second half, with Dano’s idiosyncrasies sometimes feeling more like punchlines than involuntar y mannerisms. Cosgrove delivered a more nuanced and sustained per formance as Rose, who rotted convincingly onstage as she traded dazzling brooches and a gray shock of hair for muumuus of decreasing decency.

As Dano and Rose’s relationship blooms, however, indications abound that this play won’t end with its two characters going their separate ways. In scenes that suggest Rose is coming to terms with her mortality while pushing Dano toward employment and self-sufficiency, she also seems to be drawing Dano closer to her. As Dano repairs and refurbishes Rose’s material possessions (many of which she eventually gifts to him), she tells him stories about her life. Often they’re about her petty malevolences and alienation from her family; but, in one case, she tells him about the uncanny way she coaxed veterans in a VA psychiatric hospital to behave.

Rose per forms a similar feat on Dano and by the end of the play, the two are able to cuddle—Dano hates to be touched—and look each other in the eye. Her aptitude for winning trust proves to be prodigious. Warren is a play about human connection, love and overcoming one’s self. It’s also about sharks—but, unlike a big-screen shark attack, there’s no fin above the water to warn audiences what’s coming.

—Harrison Berr y B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

8 DAYS OUT Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Art BAM’S USED ART BOOK SALE—Find art books of all kinds, including exhibition catalogs, rare art books, periodicals and children’s books. Perfect for your coffee table, art library or classroom. Proceeds benefit BAM’s exhibitions, education programs and collections. Sponsored

by Whole Foods. Noon. FREE. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

FRIDAY FEB. 7 Festivals & Events ACLU IDAHO’S JUSTICE IS THE NEW BLACK— Join ACLU Idaho for their annual fundraising event, with keynote speakers Laverne Cox, acclaimed actress from the Netflix show Orange is the New Black, and Vanita Gupta, director of the Center for Justice with the national ACLU. To purchase tickets, visit borcelebration2014. eventbrite.com. See Picks, Page 16. 6 p.m. $30-$100, $700 table for 8. Stueckle Sky Center, Boise State football stadium, Boise.

LUNCH FOR LITERACY 2014— This year’s guest author is Pete Fromm, a four-time winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Literary Award and a faculty member of Pacific University Oregon’s MFA in Writing program, and lives in Montana with his family.

YProceeds benefit programs at Learning Lab. To purchase a ticket and register, visit learninglabinc. org. 11 a.m. $50. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise, 208-3368900, boisecentre.com.

VALENTINE FOR AIDS 2014— See Thursday. FREE. Flying M Coffeehouse, 500 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-345-4320, flyingmcoffee.com.

WORLDS CONNECT: INDIA— Get a firsthand glimpse into the diversity of cultures that make up modern India. Guests will also be treated to a selection of classical Indian dances and a literal “taste” of India, presented by members of Boise’s Indian community.

6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org.

On Stage BIG BAD-ASS BELLY DANCE WEEKEND PRE-SHOW—Catch this show to start off the Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Weeekend and Celebration for the local belly dance community. To help raise funds for the Starbelly SEEDs (Self Esteem, Empowerment and Education through Dance) program, designed to give girls the courage and tools they need to grow into strong women. 7 p.m.

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$5. The Alano, 3820 Cassia St., Boise, 208-336-7383.

SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH CHOIRS DESSERT THEATER—South Choirs are raising funds for choir robes, trips and to help less fortunate students. There will be desserts, raffle and an auction before the performance at 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. $5-$10. South Junior High School, 3101 Cassia St., Boise, 208-854-6110.

WARREN (OR) THOSE PEOPLE—See Wednesday.

Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

SATURDAY FEB. 8 Festivals & Events AARP TAX HELP—First-come, first-served. 10:30 a.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-4722941, notaquietlibrary.org.

BOISE GOLF AND TRAVEL SHOW—Show features the Wide World of Golf Demo Zone, with 100 feet of hitting net to try the new equipment from golf manufacturers. Learn more at boisegolfshow.com. 9 a.m. $12, FREE for 12 and younger.

Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208287-5650, expoidaho.com.

BREWERS’ BASH 2014—Watch craft breweries go head to head in a snowball war for a good cause. Proceeds benefit Idaho Brewers Guild and Fuzzy Paws nonprofits. Fourth and Grove streets in downtown Boise, the site of previous Food Truck Rallys. 2 p.m. FREE. THE SWEET SPOT: WINE, CHOCOLATE & BOOKS—Rediscovered Books partners with The Chocolat Bar and The Basque Market for a private event filled with book talk and wine and chocolate tastings. Space is limited. Call or stop by the shop to get advance tickets. 7 p.m. $27. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-3764229, rdbooks.org.

TVCWDA COMMUNITY COUNTRY DANCE—Take the whole family for lessons in pattern and line dances, followed by social dancing at 8:30 p.m. No experience or partner needed. Take a snack to share. 6:30 p.m. By donation. Boise Square Dance Center, 6534 Diamond St., Boise, 208-342-0890, treasurevalleycwda.org.

VALENTINE FOR AIDS 2014— See Thursday. FREE. Flying M Coffeehouse, 500 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-345-4320, flyingmcoffee.com.

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VALENTINE’S DASH: LOVE ‘EM OR LOSE ‘EM 5K—Run with your sweetie in the couples category or search for your soulmate.

Runners, walkers and strollers are all welcome. Awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers and for best costume.

Festive dress is encouraged. See Picks, Page 17. 10 a.m. $30-$60.

Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise.

WILD AT HEART—Enjoy free admission at the inaugural Wild at Heart event. Zoo residents receive

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8 DAYS OUT special Valentine’s Day-themed enrichment and you can make valentine cards for all of your favorite animals. See Picks, Page 17. 10 a.m. FREE. Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-384-4125, zooboise.org.

On Stage THE BIG BAD-ASS BELLY DANCE SHOW—Starbelly School of Dance presents the fourth annual fundraising event for the local Starbelly SEEDs (Self Esteem, Empowerment and Education through Dance) program for at-risk teenage girls.

See Picks, Page 16. 8 p.m. $8-$10. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, visualartscollective.com.

WARREN (OR) THOSE PEOPLE—See Wednesday.

Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Literature MAX BLACK TALK AND BOOK SIGNING—Join author Max Black as he discusses and signs copies of his new book, Diamondfield: Finding the Real Jack Davis. 11 a.m. FREE. Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library, 2205 N. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208334-3356.

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MONDAY FEB. 10 Festivals & Events VALENTINE FOR AIDS 2014— See Thursday. FREE. Flying M Coffeehouse, 500 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-345-4320, flyingmcoffee.com.

On Stage 5X5 READING SERIES—BCT presents a reading of Dano Madden’s Oakwoods in the second installment of the 20th Annual 5X5 Reading Series. 7 p.m. $10-$50.

Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Literature MINI-MONDAY BOOK SALE— Ongoing sale every week in the library entryway. All books are $1.

9:30 a.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.

TUESDAY FEB. 11 Festivals & Events

MET LIVE COFFEE AND CONVERSATIONS—OperGeneral Director Mark Junkert gives an informative pre-performance talk on topics specially chosen for select Met Live in HD performances.

10:15 a.m. FREE with admission to Met Live in HD performance.

Edwards Boise Stadium 22 and IMAX, 7701 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-377-9603, regmovies. com.

VALENTINE FOR AIDS 2014— See Thursday, FREE. Flying M Coffeehouse, 500 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-345-4320, flyingmcoffee.com.

Sports & Fitness

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FIT FEST—Featuring free massages, health screenings, and a plethora of fitness classes.

Proceeds benefit CATCH, serving homeless families in Meridian.

11 a.m. $10 suggested donation.

Meridian High School, 1900 W. Pine Ave., Meridian, 208-8884905, mhs.meridianschools.org.

Talks & Lectures BROWN BAG LECTURE: DITCH WALK—Cousins Mike Higgins and Les Tipton talk about the history of Eastern Oregon’s Eldorado Ditch, mixing pictures of the area with historic photos and stories of the people involved. Noon. Regular admission; FREE for members.

Idaho State Historical Museum, 610 N. Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-334-2120, history.idaho.gov.

WEDNESDAY FEB. 12 Festivals & Events VALENTINE FOR AIDS 2014— See Thursday. FREE. Flying M Coffeehouse, 500 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-345-4320, flyingmcoffee.com.

On Stage

Talks & Lectures

WARREN (OR) THOSE PEOPLE—See Wednesday.

Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Talks & Lectures AFTER NATURE: LIVING IN THE ANTHROPOCENE—As part of the Interdisciplinary Lectures Series, Ideas of Nature, Boise State hosts Jedediah Purdy, Robinson O. Everett professor of law at Duke University. 6 p.m.

FREE. Boise State Student Union Simplot Grand Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, sub. boisestate.edu.

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Kids & Teens CAKE DECORATING FOR KIDS—Create your own edible masterpiece while learning beginning cake decorating techniques, with a Valentine’s theme. All supplies are included. For ages 7-12.

10:45 a.m. $13-$18. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, namparecreation.org.

SUNDAY FEB. 9 Festivals & Events VALENTINE FOR AIDS 2014— See Thursday. FREE. Flying M

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Coffeehouse, 500 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-345-4320, flyingmcoffee.com.

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CREATIVE ACCESS CENTER

“Real Soul,” by artist Bonnie Peacher.

CREATIVE ACCESS CENTER Just mention that a book is a classic and watch eyes glaze over. We unconsciously intuit that so-called “high art” is more formidable and difficult to process than popular art and in the firing of a neuron, we sometimes dismiss it. Boise Open Studios has long united some of the Treasure Valley’s most talented visual artists, but glance at its list of participating artists and your brain will scream “high art.” Its alumni include Karen Bubb, John Killmaster and Sue Latta, and the visual media BOSCO represents span paintings, drawings, sculpture and glass works—but don’t let BOSCO boggle the mind. Instead, swing by Creative Access Art Center, which is hosting BOSCO’s Opening Doors—A Glimpse Into the Artist’s Mind II, a showing of numerous works by local artists that CAAC is hosting in conjunction with BOSCO. When you’re finished taking in the art, make some of your own, like a snowflake print with Wingtip Press to support the third annual Virtual Snow Day fundraiser. For every $10 donated, contributors are entered to win an iPad or Disney gift card worth $750.

5-8 p.m. FREE. Creative Access Art Center, 500 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-342-5884, ipulidaho.org.

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FIRST THURSDAY/LISTINGS East Side BANDANNA RUNNING AND WALKING—Linda Everett will be on site to introduce her new jete bars. 7 p.m.

FREE. 504 W. Main St., Boise, 208386-9017.

BASQUE MARKET—Explore the historic and diverse region of Catalonia with tapas. 4:30 p.m. FREE. 608 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-433-1208, thebasquemarket.com.

BASQUE MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER—Check out An Enduring

Culture: The Basques Past and Present and take a guided tour of the Jacobs/Uberuaga house. 5:30 p.m.

FREE. 611 Grove St., Boise, 208343-2671, basquemuseum.com.

BOISE ART GLASS—Make your own Valentine’s Day vase for $40 per 30-minute session while enjoying snacks and watching a free glass blowing demo. 5 p.m. FREE. 530 W. Myrtle, Boise, 208-345-1825, boiseartglass.com.

THE BRICKYARD—Enjoy Snake River Farms kobe sirloin steak and drinks.

6 p.m. FREE. 601 Main St., Boise,

208-287-2121, brickyardboise.

BRICOLAGE—The Black Lodge Art Continuum presents Hidden Secrets of the Oracles. Jaidyn Erickson will be on hand selling goods and giving a preview of March’s Brico Box. 5 p.m. FREE. 418 S. Sixth St., Boise, 345-3718, bricoshoppe.com.

DRAGONFLY—Enjoy free locally made chocolate from Dream Chocolate with a purchase over $20. 5 p.m. FREE. 414 W. Main St., Boise, 208-338-9234.

FLATBREAD—Kids younger than 12 eat free with a purchase. Happy hour goes until 6 p.m. and ever y bottle of wine is on sale, starting at $20. 615 W. Main St., Boise, 208-287-4757, flatbreadpizza.com.

FRONT DOOR NORTHWEST PIZZA AND TAP HOUSE—The Front Door.

Enjoy a three-course Asian fusion dinner and Widmer Brrbon Series beers. 6 p.m. $16. 105 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-287-9201, thefrontdoorboise.com.

FLYING M COFFEEHOUSE—Check out the 21st annual Valentines for

AIDS silent art auction. 5 p.m. FREE. 500 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-3454320, flyingmcoffee.com.

GUIDO’S—Ser ving pizza, strombolis, salads and beer. 11 a.m. FREE. 235 N. Fifth St., Boise, 208-345-9011, guidosdowntown.com.

HIGH NOTE CAFE—Enjoy live music starting at 6:30 p.m. with specialty mimosas and brunch. 6 p.m. FREE. 225 N. Fifth St., Boise, 208-429-1911.

HANNAH’S—The L-Word Live returns to Hannah’s. Enjoy drink specials, door prizes, L-Word trivia and more, as well as live music from Rebecca Scott and Friends and the Ev Hadden Trio.

8 p.m. FREE. 621 Main St., Boise, 208-345-7557.

MELTING POT—What goes better with art than wine and cheese? Enjoy all three with two glasses of wine and one cheese fondue for $22. 5 p.m. $22. 200 N. Sixth St., Boise, 208343-8800, meltingpot.com.

PENGILLY’S—The Frim Fram 4 plays at 8:45 p.m. 8 p.m. FREE. 513 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-6344.

REEF—Watch Insert Foot improv comedy and enjoy a three-course carnival menu and Southern cocktails. 9 p.m.

FREE. 105 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208287-9200, reefboise.com.

SAMMY’S—Check out Keg Cup Night.

6 p.m. FREE. 509 W. Main St., Boise.

SILLY BIRCH—Join a cribbage tournament hosted by Deschutes, with free Deschutes bratwurst barbecue during the tournament and drink specials. 5 p.m. $10. 507 Main St., Boise, 208345-2505.

WISEGUY PIZZA PIE-BOISE—Enjoy $6 pitchers of Rainier, $1 off draft beers and $3 glasses of wine on First Thursday. 5 p.m. FREE. 106 N. Sixth St., Boise, 208-336-7777, wiseguypizzapie.com.

ZOOMCARE—Featuring free exams from Dr. Lauren Chasin. 5 p.m. FREE. 510 Main St., 208-285-2025.

South Side ATOMIC TREASURES—Check out vintage, retro, art and found objects.

5 p.m. FREE. 409 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-344-0811.

BALLET IDAHO—Watch Ballet Idaho dancers practice for Februar y’s performance. 5 p.m. FREE. 501 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-343-0556, balletidaho.org.

BOISE ART MUSEUM—Check out the BAM’s Used Art Book Sale. 10 a.m.

By donation. 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

BOISE CONTEMPORARY THEATER— See a per formance of Warren (or) Those People. 8 p.m. $15-$30. 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

BOISE PUBLIC LIBRARY—Check out art you see ever y day in a new way.

6:30 p.m. FREE. 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, boisepubliclibrar y.org.

BODO CHIROPRACTIC—Check out the Psoas release party and release your body from chronic pain and discomfort. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga block if you have one. 6 p.m. FREE. 405 S. Eighth St. Suite 290, Boise, 208-342-7136, bodochiro.com.

CREATIVE ACCESS ARTS CENTER— Featuring Opening Doors: A Look Into the Artist’s Mind II. 5 p.m. FREE. 500

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FIRST THURSDAY/LISTINGS S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-3425884, ipulidaho.org.

HAIRLINES—Stop in and talk to Lui the Hair Whisperer. 5 p.m.

FREE. 409 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-383-9009.

IDAHO STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM—Stop by the museum and give your input on current programs and help envision what the future might bring. All visitors that complete a survey will get a nifty Idaho glass highlighting an area of Idaho’s history. 5 p.m.

FREE. 610 N. Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-334-2120, history. idaho.gov.

LISK GALLERY—The theme for February is 28 Paintings of the Night Sky, featuring oil painting

by Rachel Teannalach. Wine tasting by Williamson Winery. 5 p.m.

FREE. 401 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-342-3773, liskgallery.com.

show featuring ProDesign Denmark. 5 p.m.

FREE. 404 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-344-1390.

LIQUID—National Headlining Comedy Show: Dustin Diamond.

Buy one, get one free tickets on First Thursdays. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.

Live music following the show.

7 p.m. $10. 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

NFINIT ART GALLERY—View work by Angela K. Stout and Kelly Beach. 5 p.m. FREE. 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 131, Boise, 208-371-0586, nfinitartgaller y. com.

THE MONOGRAM SHOPPE— Stop in to check out gift ideas.

5 p.m. FREE. 409 S. Eighth St., Boise, themonogramshoppe. com.

MR. PEABODY’S OPTICAL SHOPPE—Check out a trunk

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PROOF GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS—Enjoy snacks while watching a ski/snowboarding movie and enter for giveaway items. 5 p.m. FREE. 439 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise.

QUE PASA—Check out a selection of Mexican artwork, including wall fountains, silver, metal wall art and blown glass. 5 p.m.

FREE. 409 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-385-9018.

RENEWAL HOME—5 p.m.

FREE. 517 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-338-5444.

SALON 162—Featuring photographic art from FSTOPJONNY. 5 p.m. FREE. 404 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-386-9908.

SERENITY ARTS BY MARY— Featuring contemporar y, abstract and dimensional art. Stop by for discounted prices, light appetizers and snacks. 6 p.m.

FREE. 404 S. Eighth St., Boise.

SNAKE RIVER WINERY—Enjoy hot mulled wine and clearance prices. 5 p.m. FREE. 786 W. Broad St., Boise, 208-3459463.

SOLID—Joshua Roper is a professional photographer based in Boise, specializing in commercial, editorial and travel photography. Liquor tasting will be provided. Live music from Kay Leigh Jack, happy hour food from 4-6 p.m. and 10-midnight, free tasting by Proletariat Winer y and liquor tasting from local vendors. Free appetizers at 6 p.m. and Last Call Trivia at 8 p.m. 4 p.m. FREE. 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-345-6620, solidboise.com.

Boise City Councilman Ben Quintana serves up some insight with a side of pasta.

FETTUCCINI FORUM Boise has come a long way in the past few decades. In living memory the Grove Centre was an uneven asphalt parking lot and the Boise Hole—now freshly filled with the Eighth and Main Tower—was that hideous missing tooth in the city’s skyline.

In much the same way that Boise has cultivated its urban landscape, in a less visual transformation it has also tended its economic interests, bringing tech giants Micron and Hewlett Packard to town, as well as countless other technological, entrepreneurial and cultural ventures. For an in-depth look at how Boise went from sagebrush backwater to the up-and-coming city it is today, don’t miss Boise City Councilman Ben Quintana’s Fettuccini Forum talk, “Innovation in Isolation: Exploring Boise’s Past, Present and Future Economic Drivers.” He’ll address how entrepreneurship and innovation have impacted the Treasure Valley and give his two cents regarding Boise’s economic future.

5:30 p.m. FREE. Rose Room, 720 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208433-5676.

BERRYHILL & CO. RESTAURANT—Check out the BOGO happy hour with live music from Ken and Rico. 4 p.m. FREE. 121 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-3873553, johnberr yhillrestaurants. com.

CHOCOLAT BAR—The Chocolat Bar. Browse the selection of Valentine’s Day chocolates and enjoy pairings from Coiled Wines. 5 p.m. FREE. 805 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-3387771, thechocolatbar.com.

CITY PEANUT SHOP—Boise’s peanut provider will pair with Sockeye Brewing for beer and nut combos. 5 p.m. FREE. 803 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208433-3931.

THE ART OF WARD HOOPER GALLERY—Featuring artwork about plains, trains and automobiles and 10 percent off all featured items. 5 p.m. 745 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-8664627, wardhooper.com.

BOISE SESQUI-SHOP—Featuring the Art In Traffic exhibition.

5 p.m. FREE. 1015 Main St., Boise, 208-433-5671.

PRE FUNK BEER BAR—Featuring music by Jac Sound, goods from Proof eyewear, and beer from Woodland Empire. 5 p.m.

FREE. 1100 W. Front St., Boise, 208-331-3865, facebook.com/ PreFunkBeerBar. THE RECORD EXCHANGE—Buy two, get one free, including used CDs, vinyl and more. 5 p.m. 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-344-8010, therecordexchange.com.

THE CRUX—Februar y’s art theme is Creatures and Dream-

SESQUI-SHOP ART IN TRAFFIC

LUX FASHION LOUNGE—Featuring a unique selection of resale men’s and women’s clothing. 5 p.m. FREE. 785 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-344-4589.

MIXED GREENS—Celebrate one year in business with treats and 10 percent off purchases after 5 p.m. Featuring jewelr y, bath products, cards and gift wrapping. 5 p.m. FREE. 237 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-344-1605, ilikemixedgreens.com.

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AMERICAN CLOTHING GALLERY—Featuring Before and Again, a display of styles for spring 2014. 10 a.m. FREE. 100 N. Eighth St., Ste. 121A, Boise, 208-433-0872, americanclothinggaller y.com.

BEN & JERRY’S SCOOP SHOP—Enjoy $1 scoops in cups or cones all day long.

5 p.m. $1. 103 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-342-1992, benjerr y. com.

scapes, featuring work from six local artists. 5 p.m. FREE. 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3423213, facebook.com/thecruxcoffeeshop.

FINDINGS—Check out the semiannual clearance sale. 5 p.m.

FREE. 814 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-343-2059, findingsapparel. com.

OLD CHICAGO-DOWNTOWN— Two kids eat free with purchase of one adult entree. Karaoke begins at 9 p.m. 5 p.m. FREE. 730 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208363-0037, oldchicago.com.

ALL ABOUT GAMES—Join a board game challenge. The highest score at the end of the night wins a prize. 5 p.m. FREE. 120 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-3450204, allaboutgamesboise.com.

ART SOURCE GALLERY— Check out the annual Student Scholastic Art Show, featuring work by students from the Boise School District. 6 p.m. 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, artsourcegaller y.com.

FETTUCINE FORUM—Featuring Innovation in Isolation: Exploring Boise’s Past, Present and Future Economic Drivers, by Boise City Council member Ben Quintana. 5:30 p.m. FREE. The Rose Room, 720 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-433-5676.

MIXING BOWL—Stop by and browse for Valentine’s gift ideas. 5 p.m. FREE. 216 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-6025, themixingbowlboise.com.

10 BARREL BREWING CO.— Featuring the release of the DUB double IPA. 6 p.m. FREE. 830 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-344-5870, 10barrel.com.

FREE. 1020 Main St., Boise.

COSTA VIDA—Satisfy your hunger for beach-inspired Mexican food. 5 p.m. FREE. 801 W Main St., Boise, 208-429-4109, costavida.net.

SWANK BOUTIQUE—Check out jewelr y, accessories and home decor at reasonable prices. 5 p.m. FREE. 860 W. Broad St., Boise, 208-331-4126.

BARBARA BARBARA AND CO.—Enjoy half off the lowest

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priced merchandise.

5 p.m. FREE. 807 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208342-2002.

PLAN B LOUNGE—Happy hour from 5-7 p.m. and 10-close.

FREE. Ninth and Idaho streets beside Berr yhill, Boise, 208387-3553.

SHIGE—Complimentar y California roll with purchase of two drinks. 5 p.m. FREE. 100 N. Eighth St., Ste. 215, Boise, 208-338-8423, shigejapanesecuisine.com.

THE STUDIO: AN ELITE SALON AND SPA—Featuring oil paintings by E. Rose. 5 p.m. FREE. 702 W. Idaho St., Boise.

West Side THE ALASKA CENTER—Art in the Aklaska Center, featuring homemade Valentine’s cards by Joseph Pacheco, portraits by Allen Ansell, and oils paintings by Chi E. Shenam Westin. 5 p.m.

Boise corners the art scene.

ARTS & HISTORY AT BOISE 150 SESQUI-SHOP The City of Trees’ 150th birthday may have been in 2013, but that didn’t mean it had to shut down one of its most popular cultural programs, the Sesqui-Shop. So named in honor of the city’s unpronounceable word of the year, “sesquicentennial,” the space has hosted artist exhibitions, musical events, public activities and more. This First Thursday, Feb. 6, the Sesqui-Shop features the Art in Traffic exhibition, which runs until March 22 and features works by local artists that the City Department of Arts and History have been using to beautify traffic boxes around town. Oh, and there will be live music.

It’s all part of the Sesqui-Shop’s grand reopening celebration, which includes workshops, a public art academy, walking tours, lectures and presentations by Seattle Curator and Collections Manager Deborah Paine and Public Art Manager for Portland’s Regional Arts & Culture Council Peggy Kendellen.

5-9 p.m. FREE. Boise 150 Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-433-5671, boise150.org/sesqui-shop.

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LISTEN HERE/GUIDE GUIDE WEDNESDAY FEB. 5

THURSDAY FEB. 6

FRIDAY FEB. 7

JEANNIE MARIE—7 p.m. FREE. Orphan Annie’s

BERNIE REILLY AND SHAKEY DAVE MANION—6:30 p.m.

FREE. Highlands Hollow

BEN BURDICK TRIO—With Amy Rose. 8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

ACES UP—With Brandon Pritchett. 10 p.m. $5. Reef

KEVIN KIRK—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

BERNIE REILLY—With Jack Gish and Johnny Shoes. 7:30 p.m.

FREE. Sapphire Room

MENZINGERS—With Off With Their Heads, Broadway Calls and Stepbrothers. 8 p.m. $13. The Shredder

DADS AND PENTIMENTO—With King Brat and Fox Alive. 7 p.m. $10. The Crux

BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GONION—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

DOUGLAS CAMERON—5 p.m.

FREE. Bar 365

DRESSES, FEB. 10, SHREDDER There will be little shredding at Shredder Monday, Feb. 10, when Dresses take the stage. Melodically, vocally and lyrically, this Portland, Ore.-based duo of boyfriend and girlfriend Jared Ryan Maldonado and Timothy Heller, respectively—yes, Timothy is a woman—definitely skews sweet. For example, “Blew My Mind,” off Dresses’ latest release, Sun Shy (Side One Dummy, October 2013), is a quirky little ditty with an equally outre video: Heller and Maldonado are trapped in the roof of a cabin, their bodies swinging below while Maldonado plays guitar, their heads sticking out of the roof while, in her breathy, charming, cotton-candy voice, Heller sings, “You blew my mind when we were swinging in a dream / You said, ‘Watch me I’ll swing so high I’ll be stuck up in the trees’ / And so ya did.”

The video ends with the two of them in a forest, playfully trying to get the fabric from a grounded hot-air balloon untangled from a tree. It’s precious in the best way.

—Amy Atkins With Velvet Hook, Rogue Gallery and Terrorist!, 8 p.m., $8.

Shredder, 430 S. 10th St., facebook.com/shredderboise.

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DJ MAXIM KLYMENKO—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement EMILY TIPTON—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s FREEWAY REVIVAL—With The Alex Richards Band and Tylor Bushman. 8 p.m. $5. Bouquet JEFF MOLL—7 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub KEN HARRIS—With Carmel Crock. 6 p.m. FREE. Sofia’s Greek Bistro KEVIN KIRK AND FRIENDS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers KID CONGO POWERS AND THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS— With Carletta Sue Kay and The Blaqks. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux PATRICIA FOLKNER—7 p.m.

FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

Excision EXCISION—With Dirtyphonics and Ill.Gates. 8 p.m. $26-$50.

Knitting Factory FRANK MARRA—6:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

THE BROKEN OUTLAWS—6 p.m. FREE. Artistblue

SEAN FLINN AND THE ROYAL WE—With An American Forrest, Mt. Joy and Adam Wright. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux

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

TRACORUM—10 p.m. $5.

Grainey’s

GENTLEMAN HALL—With Basic Vacation and a Sea of Glass.

7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door.

Neurolux

WHITAKER AND OLIVER—8 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe

GREAT BAIT—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill

SATURDAY FEB. 8

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

ALPENFLOW—10 p.m. $5.

Grainey’s

JAKE HOFFMAN—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

BERNIE REILLY BAND—9 p.m.

FREE. O’Michael’s

KEN HARRIS AND RICO WEISMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill OPHELIA—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s TERRIBLE BUTTONS—With Calico and Woodwind. 7 p.m. $5.

The Crux

JOHN JONES TRIO—8 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

Iration IRATION—With Natural Vibrations, The Movement and Micah Brown. 7:30 p.m. $16-$30.

Knitting Factory

CHUCK SMITH TRIO—With Nicole Christensen. 8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers COMING—With Youth Code, Blvrred Vision and No Disco. 9 p.m. $8. Shredder DJ MAXIM KLYMENKO—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s Basement

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GUIDE/LISTEN HERE GUIDE DUCK CLUB PRESENTS: TOUCHE AMORE—With mewithoutYou, Seahaven and Drug Church. See Noise, Page 27. 7 p.m. $15. The Crux

SUNDAY FEB. 9

TUESDAY FEB. 11

WEDNESDAY FEB. 12

ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

DEATH ANGEL—With Krystos, Xex and Latimer. 7 p.m. $15.

Shredder

BERNIE REILLY—9:30 p.m.

FREE. Grainey’s

2 CHAINZ—With PushaT and August Alsina. See Listen Here, this page. 8 p.m. $49-350.

Revolution

FRANK MARRA—6:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

DJ MAXIM KLYMENKO—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s

BOISE OLD TIME JAM—With The Country Club. 6 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s HONKY TONK HOEDOWN— Featuring Reilly Coyote, Possum Livin’ and Idyltime. 8 p.m. FREE. Hannah’s

MONDAY FEB. 10 Imagine Dragons IMAGINE DRAGONS—6 p.m. $30-$45. Taco Bell Arena

BEN BURDICK—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 BOURBON DOGS—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill DJ MAXIM KLYMENKO—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement EMILY TIPTON—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s FEBRUARY SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE—Featuring Johnny Shoes, Mack Lantz and Melissa Smith. 7 p.m. FREE. The Crux

DALE CAVANAUGH—6:30 p.m.

FREE. Highlands Hollow Dan Costello Passafire

JOHN MARTINEZ—6 p.m. FREE. Artistblue LAVOY—10 p.m. $5. Reef

PASSAFIRE—With Ballyhoo. 7 p.m. $5. Neurolux

MUZZIE BRAUN—8 p.m. $11$30. Sapphire Room

TAMBALKA—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

ROBIN SCOTT—7 p.m. FREE. Orphan Annie’s

TYLER JORDAN—5:30 p.m.

FREE. O’Michael’s

JEFF MOLL—7 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub INCAN ABRAHAM—With RevoltRevolt, Sleepy Seeds and Obscured by the Sun. 7 p.m. $5.

Neurolux THOMAS PAUL TRIO—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow

DAN COSTELLO—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 DRESSES—With Velvet Hook, Rogue Gallery and Terrorist. See Listen Here, Page 24. 8 p.m. $8.

Shredder

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2 CHAINZ, FEB. 12, REVOLUTION At 6 feet 5 inches tall, Atlanta, Ga.-born Tauheed Epps is an imposing figure. His gruff voice and propensity for rapping about drugs, guns and luxur y items make him all the more so. But Epps, better known as 2 Chainz (and formerly known as Tity Boi), has taken himself out of the underground and right into the mainstream: 2 Chainz per formed at Park City Live during the 2014 Sundance Festival. PCL is a big deal, especially during the film festival, known for hosting acts like Dave Grohl and Ke$ha, so it should come as no surprise that 2 Chainz would take the stage for a well-received per formance. According to billboard.com, he even made a joke about not knowing how to snowboard. Maybe when he per forms in Boise, someone here can take him up to Bogus Basin and teach him.

—Amy Atkins

V E N U E S

Don’t know a venue? Visit www.boiseweekly.com for addresses, phone numbers and a map.

With Pusha T and August Alsina, 8 p.m., $40-$350.

Revolution Concert House, 4983 Glenwood St., Garden City, cttouringid.com.

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NEWS/ARTS ARTS/CULTURE K EELY M ILLS

TWISTED DREAMS Is that a weather balloon? Not likely.

GRANTS AND GOVERNMENT SECRETS In fiscal year 2013, the Idaho Commission on the Arts awarded $570,000 in grants across Idaho. Given for everything from folk and traditional arts apprenticeships to public programs, the grants ranged from $1,000 to nearly $17,000, benefiting individuals, organizations, communities and schools.

The ICA is holding its quarterly meeting Friday, Feb. 7, from 9:45 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Founder’s Room at the Morrison Center on the campus of Boise State University. The discussion will include financial reports, arts funding, a report from ICA Executive Director Michael Faison and planning for the biennial Governor’s Awards in the Arts, which takes place in 2015. The meeting is free to attend and open to the public. Public comment is encouraged and scheduled for 10:20 a.m. and 1 p.m. A meeting agenda is available upon request. Visit arts.idaho.gov or call 208-3342119 for more information.

Speaking of grants, the deadline to submit an application for a 2014 Boise Weekly Cover Art Auction Grant is Friday, Feb. 14.

Visit boiseweekly.com/boise/WEBoiseWeeklyCommunityFund to download an application.

And speaking of grant recipients, renowned artist, author and geographer Trevor Paglen—who has received grants and awards from the likes of the Smithsonian and Art Matters—will be in Boise as part of the Boise State art department’s Visiting Artist and Scholar Program on Thursday, Feb. 6.

In his bio, Paglen’s work is described as “blurring the boundaries between science, contemporary art, journalism and other disciplines.” Often involving military symbology, surveillance and geography, he told a crowd of international hackers at the 30th annual Chaos Communication Congress in 2013, “One of the overarching themes of my projects has to do with trying to push vision and trying to push perception as far as I can, usually to the point it breaks down.”

Paglen’s work has been shown at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Tate Modern in London, the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, been written about in the New Yorker and ArtForum International, and talked about on The Colbert Report.

Paglen has penned a number of books and articles, including 2007’s I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to Be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagon’s Black World, a photographic collection of odd, sometimes ominous and all-too-real shoulder patches of covert U.S. military divisions.

This is a rare opportunity to hear Paglen speak, free of charge. No hidden agenda.

Trevor Paglen lecture, Thursday, Feb. 6, 6 p.m., FREE. Boise State SPEC Center, 1910 University Drive, boisestate.edu.

—Amy Atkins

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Loni Trude talks balloon business HARRISON BERRY Loni Trude whisked back and forth through Boise Weekly headquarters in a bright red dress that wouldn’t have been out of place at a square dance. She made several trips out to her small green truck to retrieve things she thought she’d need for her interview: photographs of her balloon sculptures, mounted to plastic yogurt cups with tape; a large bag bursting with art supplies; a huge, white hand pump and a packing box full of pre-made balloon people reading miniature copies of BW. “Look! I made something that will picture your business,” Trude said, arranging the sculptures on the table in the BW conference room.

For weeks, Trude had been sending BW email updates on her adventures as a balloon artist. Starting in December, she began twisting balloon sculptures customized for businesses across the Treasure Valley, submitting photographs of them to local newspapers as under-the-radar advertising and charging $50 for the service. She said that she was able to generate $850 worth of advertising for her first client, Tom Lopac of Picture Perfect Windows, based on print advertising costs.

“A lot of the newspapers liked the idea. They needed content … so they pursued publishing a brief story along with a picture of what she’s done,” Lopac said.

The value of exposure marketing has long been ambiguous—it can be difficult to quantify results—but for companies like Picture Perfect Windows (which received a Trude-crafted, window-washing Santa Claus), exposure and word of mouth can be revenue drivers. Lopac said he may never know exactly how much exposure Trude’s photos gave his window washing business, but to him, the experience has been beneficial.

“It was a very positive image for our company to be represented in that way,” he said.

Trude said she has always had a creative side. In the mid-1980s, she illustrated for the Idaho Press-Tribune, but accepted the job with no arts training, so she contacted

Loni Trude twisting the afternoon away at BWHQ. See a video of her work at boiseweekly.com.

Jo Ann Phillips at Disney, who forwarded arts instruction materials to Trude to help her develop senses of primary and secondary action.

“Immediately my drawings improved 1,000 percent,” she said. “Why my stuff is good is because I’m applying the principles of animation. I’m using Disney principles all the time.”

She has also published a book of photographs that she took of young Pizza Hut patrons in Caldwell, which she titled The Crown Jewels of Caldwell—the title was inspired by the Crown Jewels of Denmark, which Trude saw during a trip to Copenhagen. She wants Danish Queen Margrethe II to sign a copy—copies have already been signed by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, state Sen. Russ Fulcher and Caldwell Mayor Garret Nancolas—but the royal family’s publicist told Trude that Her Majesty had to decline for ethical reasons.

Trude first began experimenting with balloon art after her husband died in 2005.

A counselor at Calvary Chapel in Boise advised her to find a pleasurable and financially rewarding activity that didn’t remind her of her husband. In the basement of the Caldwell Public Library, she found a copy of How to be a Compleat Clown [sic] by Toby Sanders, which gave Trude what she needed to begin exploring her inflatable medium.

“It’s still the best book for someone who’s starting out. Other books start you out with a poodle, and poodles are so complicated,” she said.

Her next step was to seek out the work of another Treasure Valley balloon artist, Debra Shuller, who was twisting for children on Wednesday nights at the Nampa Applebee’s.

“She started coming to the restaurant … and drawing pictures and notes of things I was doing,” Shuller said about their first encounter. “The people working there asked her what she was doing and told me that she was copying my stuff, and I went over and talked with her.”

The experience left Shuller concerned, but instead of kicking Trude out, Shuller invited her to her home for weekly, hourlong sessions during which Shuller taught her a few balloon designs and tried to impart some business and ethics sense. The sessions lasted a few months, and the two haven’t kept in touch.

“There were a lot of things she needed guidance on,” Shuller said.

Trude said her time with Shuller helped her tremendously, and that her exposuremarketing project is working. Her client list has expanded to include Middleton Mayor Darin Taylor, real estate agents Jo Ann Lowe and Kim Pelham, Kathy Sjodin of Seven Point Two, and life coach Lori Dodson. Trude’s services are booked through June 2014 and she has high hopes for the future. In the next three years, she said she would like to train a staff and have 10 regular clients. With that kind of momentum, she would be able to make a living off her sculptures.

“My dream is to have a studio. I’m really going to have to have a good list of publications [that will publish her work],” she said.

That led her to BW, where she inflated, twisted and wrangled long, brightly colored balloons into a monkey climbing a coconut tree and smaller red balloons into ladybugs while reflecting on her inspiration and motivation.

“What can people get from me and only me? Boy, that’s pay dirt,” she said.

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TESTAMENT TO WELL-PLAYED LOVE Touche Amore hits it big, ponders its legacy BEN SCHULTZ you’re a teenager,” he said.

When the members of Touche Amore saw As the title itself suggests, the theme of the lineup for this year’s Primavera Sound legacies pervades Is Survived By. “I don’t Festival in Barcelona, Spain, they were stunned. There, alongside big names ranging know what my legacy will be. / A song, some words I wrote, or a kid I’ll never from The Pixies and Arcade Fire to Kronos see,” Bolm says on “Just Exist.” The title Quartet and the Sun Ra Arkestra, was the track features the lines, “So write a song name of their band. that everyone can sing along to. / So when According to lead singer Jeremy Bolm, you’re gone, / You can live on. / They won’t guitarist Nick Steinhardt sent a screenshot forget you.” of the Primavera lineup to his bandmates’ Bolm doesn’t claim to be some fount of phones, “and the first response was, ‘How wisdom, though. did this happen?’ Everyone in the band “I’ll have kids asking [for] advice on how [was] just like, ‘This doesn’t make sense.’”

Such moments have become common for to scream—‘How do you do it without damaging your voice?’ And I’m like, ‘Have you the Los Angeles, Calif.-based post-hardcore band. Since forming in 2007, Touche Amore heard me talk?’” he said. “I clearly don’t has earned widespread acclaim for its mix of know what I’m doing. I’m just doing what comes natural.” chiming, anthemic riffs, howled vocals and What comes natural has worked well for intelligent, introspective lyrics. The band’s Touche Amore so far. Inspired by bands like latest release, Is Survived By (2013), reNirvana and Pearl Jam, Bolm started learnceived five stars from Alternative Press and ing guitar in junior high. After graduating was named the second-best album of the from high school, he got a job at the Buryear by Brooklyn Vegan’s Andrew Sacher bank, Calif. music/clothing store Backside, (first place went to Kurt Vile’s Wakin on a where he met guitarist Clayton Stevens and Pretty Daze). Pitchfork’s Ian Cohen gave bassist Tyler Kirby when they were only 13 the album an 8.0, declaring that the band or 14. is “poised to reach beyond a fanbase that “I would take [Stevens] to shows with can be described as ‘hardcore’ in one way or me and stuff like that,” Bolm remembered. another.”

“And then Nick [Steinhardt], he played in Boise audiences will get to see what a local band that was more out in the [San all the fuss is about when Touche Amore Fernando] Valley area, and they actually did plays The Crux on Saturday, Feb. 8, with an in-store performance at Backside.”

Philadelphia, Pa.-based experimental rock Drummer Elliot Babin joined up in 2009, group mewithoutYou; Torrance, Calif.when the group was preparing to open a based alternative rock group Seahaven; and series of concerts for New Brunswick, N.J.Albany, N.Y.-based alternative rock group based post-hardcore band Thursday. That Drug Church. same year, Touche Amore’s music caught the Touche Amore’s harsh yet accessible attention of Deathwish Inc. co-owner Tre sound reflects the compassion that Bolm McCarthy, who eventufinds beneath punk’s raw ally signed the band to his power. True punk rock is label. Since then, Touche “all about accepting one TOUCHE AMORE Amore has toured Europe another and not judging With mewithoutYou, seahaven and with Boston, Mass.-based one another and doing Drug Church. Saturday, Feb. 8, 7 metalcore band Converge p.m. $15. The Crux, 1022 W. Main what you can to welcome St., Boise, 208-342-3212, face(fronted by McCarthy’s everybody,” he said. Parbook.com/thecruxcoffeeshop. business partner Jacob Banents or outsiders may only non) and the U.S. with AFI. hear anger and aggresBolm acknowledged sion, “but what they don’t that The Crux is a much smaller venue than realize is that [at] the core of it [are] very Touche Amore will play in cities like Los welcoming ideals and acceptance to [differAngeles and New York. He explained that ent] races or genders or sexualities.” this was part of a conscious decision made Connecting with others—particularly to play more intimate venues on this tour. those who come after him—has been on “A lot of times, you don’t know how it’s Bolm’s mind a lot lately. He told Revolver going to go turnout-wise [in smaller cities], last year that getting older has made him so you don’t want to go too big anyway,” think about how people are remembered Bolm said. “If anything, you play a much after they’re gone. smaller show and that makes that show that “I felt like turning 30 was that ‘looking much more fun for the kids in that city.” at life as a bigger picture’ moment, whereas Bolm added that the band is especially when you’re in your 20s, you still think BOI S EW EEKLY.COM

En garde, pret, allez!

eager to play Boise again.

“We’ve played everything in Boise from a rehearsal space that ended up being a venue to … a bar that had a skate ramp in it [Shredder],” he said.

The all-ages Crux looked appealing because it seemed to suit Touche Amore’s goal of “finding a place that would potentially be a wild show without booking a place that would be too big.”

For all of Bolm’s ruminations on what he leaves behind, he and his bandmates don’t plan to stop anytime soon. Touche Amore’s current tour has 26 booked dates across the U.S. and will end with a show in Baton Rouge, La., on March 11. The band will then play the Primavera Sound Festival in May. Beyond that, Bolm foresees more albums and tours.

“That’s all we ever cared about. That’s all we’re ever going to care about,” he said.

Between recording and performing, Bolm would also like to work on a series of zines.

He tried his hand at this last year and published the zine Down Time, which includes some original poetry, tour stories and advice for kids on holding house shows.

While Bolm appreciates the opportunities and accolades that Touche Amore has received, he doesn’t let them go to his head.

“At the end of the day, we’re a dumb hardcore band. That’s what we are,” he said.

“We’re a band that got our start playing minute-long songs that I’m screaming. And now all of a sudden, we’re getting to play with The Pixies. So I don’t get it, but I’m happy to take the ride.”

When that ride finally ends, Bolm added, he hopes that people will remember Touche Amore “as a band that took chances, that wasn’t afraid to do things but stayed true to themselves. That’s important for all of us.”

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JUDGING IS GNARLY Q&A with a Boise pro skier bound for the judge’s booth in Sochi JESSICA MURRI Josh Loubek, 39, helped create a sport, and then pushed it into the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Now, he’s getting ready to leave his North End home to judge the first-ever halfpipe and slopestyle events for skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

Loubek is a former pro-skier. He founded the Association of Freeski Professionals, which developed the official world ranking system for freeskiers. He also helped the Bogus Basin Ski Education Foundation start Team Shred, a ski and snowboard club for adolescents interested in terrain park, mogul and big mountain skills.

Originally from Seattle, he moved to Boise five years ago with his wife, calling the city a “hidden gem.”

He’s both excited and anxious for his first Olympics, and hopeful the new events will captivate viewers. Boise Weekly caught up with him for a Q&A session before he left for Russia, Feb. 3.

So what Idaho ski resort do you have a season pass to?

I have a pass to Bogus Basin. I love the downhill skiing that Bogus provides. I think it’s important to reach out to people who can’t afford skiing at the high-level resorts like Sun Valley. Night skiing is super fun and having no lines during the week is great, too.

I also love places like Sun Valley and Schweitzer. I’ve traveled all over the world, skied at the best places ever, and McCall is just a little gem that no one knows about.

What makes Idaho a different place to ski from everywhere else in the world?

It’s genuine. It still has a little bit of everything.

You have your old-school weekend warriors with the old look and the old equipment, tearing it up still.

Then there’s a great scene of young athletes, solid kids who can compete with the best of them.

Josh Loubek at a ski resort in Russia, where he will serve as head judge for slopestyle and halfpipe events in the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Olympics, and now I’m the head judge for the inaugural event.

What is ski slopestyle?

For a long time, people banned snowboarding. Ski resorts were anti-snowboarding. That wasn’t cool. When it was finally embraced, they made parks because snowboarding is reflective of skateboarding. Then skiers weren’t allowed in the parks. When they finally let skiing in, it could start to evolve.

[In slopestyle, skiers] have to go down a run with multiple rails, features and boxes to jump and slide and spin off of and a jump in the middle of the run. It’s very cool, very athletic and it’s almost artistic, too. It shows a really broad level of skiing. The athletes have to be able to land backwards and forwards and spin in both directions.

That sounds tricky to judge.

Judging is gnarly. It is completely stressful. These athletes are all so good. And it’s like judging art. Who’s to say who’s better than the other? There’s lots of disagreements in the booth, and discussions and arguments. No 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS one gives you a slap on the SLOPESTYLE AND HALFPIPE back afterwards. It’s no fun EVENTS judging and I would love to Feb. 11, Women’s Ski Slopestyle be an athlete, but I stopped Qualifications and Finals competing in 2001.

Feb. 13, Men’s Ski Slopestyle Qualifications and Finals

How did you get this event into the Olympics?

It took a long time. It Feb. 20, Women’s Ski Halfpipe started at the X-Games as a Qualifications and Finals fun competition. The Olympic [committee] saw the X-Games Go to sochi2014.com for more info and check your local TV had popularity with the So you’re going to the listings. younger generation and they Olympics with a brand new want that. sport?

I remember that I had to fly out to Zurich It is the first time our sport has been in when they announced the Olympics would the Olympics. I’ve judged 10 X-Games for get ski slopestyle. We never liked how the FIS halfpipe and slopestyle. I competed as an [International Ski Federation—the governathlete in the very early stages, helped figure ing body responsible for Olympic disciplines out the judging, helped get the sport into the

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Feb. 18, Men’s Ski Halfpipe Qualifications and Finals

related to skiing] did things. I even had an “FIS Sucks” shirt, but here I was flying to meet with the FIS about the new event.

I looked around at these older guys and I said, “It’s really cool that you got this event here, but I’m guessing that you have no idea how to judge it.” They all had their hands folded and looking stern and they look at me like, “maybe...”

I said, “Why don’t you let us judge it?”

They are known for being so slow to make decisions, but they said, “Sounds great.”

Did you wear the “FIS Sucks” shirt under your shirt and tie?

[Laughs] No, I didn’t, but I should have.

How will judging for the Olympics be different than judging for the X-Games?

Well, I really want to make sure this event being in the Olympics doesn’t take away from the culture of the sport. The Olympics have been known to over-regulate and standardize.

We’re trying to keep the Olympic committee from making a stricter criteria so the athletes dictate the sport, rather than rules and formulas. It’s tricky. It’s a juggling act, but I think people will freak out when they see ski halfpipe and ski slopestyle.

What do you expect Russia will be like?

I’m nervous because I’m getting weird calls and emails about the security issues in Russia.

To get on the chairlift, you have to go through security like you would at an airport. You have to send your skis through an X-Ray. And when you’re not an Olympic judge pro-skier, what’s your life like?

You know, I tried so hard for so long to be cool and to be this core skier and I was rad, but now my wife and I love to go play golf and tennis and go eat sushi. Lulu’s is our favorite.

I play basketball at the YMCA at 6:30 in the morning. I like the North End vibe. Everyone’s on their cruisers and doing yoga and skiing. It’s the best of both worlds.

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SUB-ZERO SWIM Sharlie’s Plunge Raises $4,300 for McCall Youth JESSICA MURRI Ryan Aronson cast a sideways glance at the pool, and knew what was coming. Filled from nearby fire hydrants, the pop-up pool sat in the middle of Alpine Village in McCall.

Kids in the crowd delighted in throwing handfuls of snow into the water.

Dressed like an ancient Egyptian, Aronson—a first-grade teacher at Barbara R. Morgan Elementary School—was joined

by Scan Jeffries, a PE teacher at the school, who adjusted some gold spray-painted water wings and purple sheet turned toga.

Both were in line for the fifth annual Sharlie’s Plunge, part of the McCall Winter Carnival, on Jan. 25.

Every year, a small but brave number of McCall citizens like Aronson and Jeffries

pony up $100 each to jump into the freezing cold pool, with money going to MYST (Mentoring Youth, Supporting Teens) and McCall’s teen center, as well as supporting POTS Garden Project, a summer program for middle-school students to gain work experience.

Jeffries said he’s taken the plunge three years in a row.

“Each year, we try to jump to support the McCall youth,” Aronson said. “Between us teachers, we raised over $400.”

As far as the toga goes, Jeffries said, “We looked at different wonders of the world [the theme of this year’s carnival] and thought Egypt would be the easiest to make into a costume.”

Aronson and Jeffries were joined by a third-grade teacher who started at Barbara R. Morgan Elementary last fall (without knowing this would be part of the job), and a special education teacher who managed to get out of the plunge every year until now.

The four danced on the side of the pool to the Bangles’ “Walk Like an Egyptian” while a few hundred people, including some of their students, cheered. Then they cannonballed into the shockingly cold water, climbed out with stunned looks on their faces and skipped to a nearby hot tub.

The plunge this year attracted almost 30 jumpers and raised more than $4,300.

Organizers said that’s the biggest number of participants yet.

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Hearty souls brave the frigid drink for Sharlie’s Plunge (left), while motorcyclists trade their wheels for tracks and skis in the snowbike competition (right).

MAKING TRACKS Snowbike Race Revs Up McCall Carnival JESSICA MURRI On the other side of town at the McCall Golf Course, a very different type of event was taking place. Close to 1,000 people lined the groomed track of the carnival’s fifth “Flash Point” Snowbike Race.

Twenty-five racers, mostly from North Idaho and Canada, sped around a quartermile of curving track on dirt bikes converted for snow by replacing their front wheel with a ski and their back wheel with a snowmobilelike track.

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spectators seemed to love it. To the delight of the crowd, four of the eight racers crashed and piled up, spraying snow everywhere.

Race organizer Ron Dillon said racers compete for trophies rather than a monetary prize.

“A trophy from this race means they’re the fastest snowbike racer in the world,” Dillon said. “This is the biggest snowbike race in the country.”

For Kim Donaca, this was the first race she’s been to in two years. Her husband helped pioneer the sport before he was killed in a dirt bike accident in 2011.

“He went into a ravine, head-on. It was

bad,” Donaca said. “[But snowbiking competitions] used to be him and five other guys.

There’s so many more riders now, it’s really grown. It’s phenomenal. ... I cried the first half-an-hour, but I’m good now.”

Brock Hoyer, a 27-year-old from British Columbia, won the day’s race, taking 60 seconds per lap for eight laps, cruising close to 40 mph.

“I love anything that’s with a dirt bike,” Hoyer said. “As soon as [Sandpoint-based] Timbersled came up with the great idea of putting a track on a dirt bike, it was the next level for wintertime.”

Green dreams.

GOLFING, SOAKING AND THINKING Serious golfers know that snow and cold are no excuse for letting their game go in the winter. Links-lovers never stop dreaming of the green, and the Boise Golf and Travel Show is here to jumpstart their fairway fever.

For two days, Saturday, Feb. 8-Sunday, Feb. 9, Expo Idaho plays host to nearly 70 exhibitors from around the country, ranging from gear vendors and trainers, to courses, resorts and industry organizations. The show also features a demo area, courtesy of Wide World of Golf; long drive contests; activities for young golfers; and more.

Tickets cost $12, which includes a free round at Eagle Hills Golf Course and a oneyear subscription to either Golf Digest or Golf World. Doors are open Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. Find more info at boisegolfshow.com.

If your idea of winter recreation has less to do with yearning for spring, but is still far from shredding in the mountains, Nampa Parks and Recreation might have an event that hits the sweet spot.

Mark your calendar for Friday, Feb. 21, when vans will depart from the Nampa Rec Center at 9 a.m., bound for Idaho City, where “active adults”—50 and older—can do a little snowshoeing followed by a soak at The Springs, a luxury hot springs spa off Highway 21 in the rugged Boise National Forest (see Play, Page 30).

Tickets run $45, including admission to the hot springs and an optional $10 snowshoe rental fee. Vans will return participants to the Nampa Rec Center at approximately 6 p.m. Get more info by calling 208-468-5882 or at nampaparksandrecreation.org. Want to skip the snowshoeing? Nampa Parks and Rec is planning another (all-ages) trip to The Springs for March 12.

A more contemplative event is slated for Wednesday, Feb. 12, when Boise State University hosts Duke University law professor Jebediah Purdy for a talk titled “After Nature: Living in the Anthropocene.” Part of Boise State’s Ideas of Nature lecture series, Purdy’s presentation asks how we should approach the natural world now that human beings have altered it to such a degree that “there is no longer such a thing as a Nature that comes before us.”

The event is free and doors open at 6 p.m. at the Boise State Student Union Simplot Ballroom. More info at scholarworks. boisestate.edu.

—Zach Hagadone

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Winning at winter in Idaho City.

THE SPRINGS Paradise is 45 minutes from Boise JESSICA MURRI

I’ve done the hot springs thing. I’ve been to the springs where you have to hike miles on narrow, icy, slippery, sketchy trails that run along—and occasionally disappear into—freezing cold creeks. I’ve been to the springs where too many rowdy college kids and/or naked old hippies cram into a murky bathtub; where your fellow soakers’ tooth loss is either due to meth or intramural sports injuries.

This, my friends, is not the experience I had at The Springs in Idaho City.

The Springs feels like a cross between a Southwest spa retreat and a Japanese onsen, with an angular adobe building complete with showers, lockers, earth-tone tiles and antler chandeliers.

Then my man-panion and I got to the pool.

It’s a Goldilocks pool. Not too hot, not too cold, juuuuuust right; a perfect 96 degrees on a January evening, minus that sickly hot feeling you get from 15 minutes in a hotel Jacuzzi. Multicolored lights jeweled the pool walls, setting the mood. We went on a Friday, a strictly enforced “adult night.” Though there were probably 30 people bobbing around, they sounded like distant voices in the large pool.

Wait staff continuously circled the pool’s edge, bringing drinks—like whipped cream and caramel-topped hot apple cider and rich glasses of port—and food menus. We ate in a warming yurt, splitting a turkey, bacon and avocado panini ($8) and a Mediterranean plate with light portions of hummus, pesto, roasted tomatoes, artichoke heart and prosciutto ($14). My sweet tooth definitely noticed the absence of a dessert menu.

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Our fellow pool-goers oohed and aahed when the staff lit a fire beneath red paper lanterns and let them drift into the night sky.

With the exotic “Buddha Bar” Pandora station playing in the background and the steam rising into the night, we attained our Friday-night nir vana.

I enjoyed a 30-minute massage ($45) in a separate warming yurt while my partner explored the steam room. We met in the smaller 107-degree hot tub afterward and agreed on one thing: Who knew paradise was only 45 minutes from Boise?

But The Springs hasn’t always been like that. When Wyatt Sharpley and his business partner bought it in 1999, it was an abused and run-down community pool. They planted some trees, pulled some weeds and let the ground “rest” until last Valentine’s Day, when The Springs opened.

Sharpley’s home is Hawaii, and he strives to bring one word to The Springs: “aloha.”

“It’s about being hear t-centered,” Sharpley said. “The water is from a source two miles deep, flowing at 300 gallons per minute, from Mother Ear th. It makes you feel embraced. We tr y to match that [with our ser vice and facility].”

When Sharpley hires a new employee (all Idaho City locals), he tells them he wants not only to have a successful business, but also wants his guests to leave with good energy they will take into the rest of the world.

It’s important to make a reservation because they cap the number of soakers. With a $16 entry fee and two-drink limit, The Springs keeps its crowd classy.

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MOLTO BELLISSIMA La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) is a Roman holiday GEORGE PRENTICE I had the strangest dream. I dreamt that the late Federico Fellini had come back to make one more film awash with art, love, lust and his own street religion of “la dolce vita.”

Directed by maestro Paolo Sorrentino, with generous deference to the late Fellini, La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) indeed turned out to be more of a communal illusion: Enough members of the Motion Picture Academy have shared the dream to nominate this masterwork as one of Oscar’s five contenders The dazzling Toni Servillo is Jep Gambardella, Rome’s “king of the high life,” in the sublime La Grande Bellezza. for Best Foreign Language Film of the year.

Life is but a dream for The Great Beauty’s making on hold and embrace the art. of acting superior and treating us with conaging protagonist Jep Gambardella (the dazThere has been plenty of buzz about La tempt, you should look at us with affection. zling Toni Servillo). When we first meet Jep Grande Bellezza’s indictment of former Italian We’re all on the brink of despair. ” at his prosecco-fueled 65th birthday party, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s frivolity and Yet Jep beds every lovely woman in reach, he seems instantly familiar. In fact, Jep could the alleged complicity of Italy’s left-wing elite, including the woman he has just derided. easily be the Roman cousin to cinema’s most leading to the country’s near-financial ruin. To Jep: Have we ever slept together? conflicted artists: Roy Scheider’s Joe Gideon that, I say, “Assurdita.” Nonsense.

Stefania: Of course not. in All That Jazz, or Marcello Mastroianni’s And a word of caution: La Grande Bellezza Jep: That’s a big mistake. We must make Guido Contini in Fellini’s 8 ½. has numerous stops and starts with non sequiamends immediately.

Jep hasn’t done much of anything of turs and complete scenes that fit nowhere into But Jep still broods over his measure for the better part the narrative. Yet taken as a whole, there isn’t lifelong, unsuccessful search for of 40 years. He’s still dining LA GRANDE BELLEZZA a frame of this film out of place. It is much like “la grande belleza,” the one true out on fame that he acquired (NR) Rome itself: a garden here, a relic there, young beauty of his life.

The silliness of decades ago on the back of his Starring Toni Servillo, Carlo couples in passionate embraces there and there. it all is that Jep is surrounded by first—and only—novel and Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli As Jep slow dances into a Roman sunrise nothing but beauty. has become Rome’s so-called Directed by Paolo Sorrentino at the climax of La Grande Bellezza, I I adore this film; one moment “king of the high life.” Yet he Opens Friday, Feb. 7, at The implore you not rush to the exit; because it’s a lilting float down the Tiber reserves his most lethal comFlicks River; the next it’s a hyperkinetic as the end credits roll, director Sorrentino mentary for his closest friends. wraps with one extended shot of the Tiber party. There are dozens of times For example, when one of his during La Grande Bellezza where you will ask River at dawn, scored to Vladimir Marguests boasts about her life, he lays her bare: yourself, “How did Sorrentino film that shot?” tynov’s “The Beatitudes.” It’s magnificent.

“Stefania, mother and woman, you’re 53 Almost like a dream.

But I urge you to put the science of filmwith a life in tatters like the rest of us. Instead

EXTRA/SCREEN CASCADE’S ROXY THEATER TO HOST IDAHO PREMIERE OF DOWN AND DANGEROUS

chance Idaho movie fans will have to see Down and Dangerous: The film has no plans for screenings in any other Idaho theaters.

Jewel-box movie house The Roxy, in Cascade, Idaho, is ready for Down and Dangerous is the stor y of a veteran cocaine smuggler who its close-up: On Saturday, Feb. 15, the recently upgraded questions his risky business after witnessing a friend being theater will be the only one in Idaho to screen the premiere gunned down during a deal gone wrong. Filled with ample indie Idaho-exclusive screening of Down of Kickstarter-funded action flick Down and Dangerous. cred both on and off screen, the movie favors intense charand Dangerous, The Roxy, which Boise Weekly visited in 2013 after the acter scenes over car chases and explosions—which, Speer Saturday, Feb. theater under went a pretty dramatic facelift (BW, Screen, argues, is what makes it per fect for the intimate setting of The 15. 7:30 p.m. The “Roxy: The Sequel,” June 26, 2013), was handpicked by Roxy, as opposed to any other venue in Idaho.

Roxy, 114 S. Main St., Cascade, Down and Dangerous’s creative team for the film’s debut, “We seat 245 people,” Speer said of the theater. “As an theroxyidaho.com. and the Valley County theater is going all out for the special independent film, Down and Dangerous lacks the machine and occasion. hype that are behind all Hollywood films [but] we feel this event “We’ve premiered many movies, but this is our first exclusive,” will be a sellout once word gets out.”

Roxy owner Jason Speer told BW. Not only is it an exclusive for the theater, it’s the one-and-only —Ashley Miller BOI S EW EEKLY.COM

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With wines like Chateau Lafite, Mouton Rothschild, Margaux and Latour, France’s Bordeaux commands some of the world’s highest wine prices. But in an outstanding vintage like 2010, the exceptional quality of the grapes carries through to lesser known, more affordable estates. That said, the wines the panel sampled were initially a little disappointing and seemed rather reserved. But when I re-tasted the top three picks one day and two days later, they had really opened up. This is a vintage that needs at least a few years to come around. If you want to try them now, decant and let them breathe for a couple of hours or more.

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V-DAY SPECIALS Treat your sweet to some eclectic eats TARA MORGAN Valentine’s Day menus usually boast some cliched combo of aphrodisiacs—oysters, truffles, saffron, chili pepper, chocolate. But since Feb. 14 is also one of the restaurant industry’s busiest days—second only to Mother’s Day—the packed seats give chefs the creative flexibility to craft some truly unique specials.

One of this year’s more off-beat Valentine’s offerings is Bittercreek Ale House’s duck hearts.

“Our butcher just has a hard time wasting stuff, so he’s been saving these duck hearts because he personally thinks that they’re great,” said Beverage Manager David Roberts.

Bittercreek will tap a keg of New Belgium’s oyster stout and Rogue’s double chocolate stout to pair with the skewered, spicy duck hearts. Next door, Red Feather Lounge is offering a four-course menu—$50 for two people or $28 for an individual—including blood orangepoached crab dumplings and slow roasted beef tenderloin with pink peppercorn butter.

The Modern Hotel is serving a four-course Valentine’s menu for $65 per person, including steak tartare, beet ravioli with black trumpet mushrooms, seared duck breast with celery root hash and steelhead mousseline with lobster sauce, plus a cocktail, gratis.

Modern Chef Nate Whitley describes the seafood mousseline as a “sort of fish sausage.”

“It’s a variation where we’re using steelhead, a little bit of cream and egg, and puree-

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Steelhead mousseline with lobster sauce at The Modern.

ing it, so it just becomes smooth,” he said.

Café Vicino Chef Richard Langston is whipping up a few V-Day seafood specials, including a yellowtail crudo with local Meyer lemon sauce, chilies and slaw, and a unique entree.

“I’ve just started working with this new Hawaiian fish called Monchong; it’s this really awesome deep-water fish, kind of in the tuna family,” said Langston. “It’s got great flavor and great texture so I’m just going to grill it and do a puttanesca sauce with it.”

Those looking for a less traditional date environment can check out Archie’s Place’s six-course pop-up dinner hosted at Pre Funk Beer Bar. Including cracked pepper potato soup with roasted cherry tomato pistou, blood orange herb salad with goat cheese, and stoutbraised beef and onions with manchego polenta. Tickets are $40 per person and include beer pairings from Payette Brewing.

Boise Art Museum is taking pop-up dining even further with a four-course, vampire- and

werewolf-themed dinner catered by Cacicia Cucina’s Old World Sicilian Foods called Love Bites. Tickets are $60 for BAM members and $75 for nonmembers, and must be purchased

by Monday, Feb. 10.

The menu includes deep-fried ravioli, a mixed green salad with raspberry vinaigrette and a curried carrot soup. Cacicia’s Shane Anderson said the ravioli will sport two dots of marinara, a la vampire bites. For the main course, he decided to keep it simple: charbroiled beef tenderloin layered over fingerling potatoes with a rosemary reduction.

“We stuck to meat and potatoes and just tried to dress it up; make it look sexy. But none of the food will be sparkling, unfortunately,” said Anderson, in a Twilight jab.

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NEWS/FOOD and Indonesia, so folks can linger with a book or laptop.

Moving from Sweet Street to Smoke Street, Angell’s Bar and Grill ReThose looking to quell their cupcake cravings no longer need to chase nato is amping up the grill part of its name with a new barbecue program. down a truck. Following the lead of St. Lawrence Gridiron and Calle 75 “We have the space in downtown Boise where we can actually smoke Street Tacos, A Cupcake Paradise now has its own storefront. our own meats,” said owner Russell Dawe. “We’re taking the front part of The sugar-peddlers have secured a spot at 813 W. Bannock St., our outdoor patio and we’ve put in a very large grill out there.” between Eighth and Ninth streets, in what’s being called “Sweet Street,” Angell’s will be using a “Mediterranean dry rub” on its meats and offerhome also to The Chocolat Bar, Guru Donuts and City Peanut Shop. ing sauces and sides like coleslaw, beans and sweet potato steak fries.

“We’re not in direct competition with “There’s obviously the traditional ribs, everybody else. … So if you don’t necessarpulled pork, brisket, that type of thing,” said ily want a cupcake, you can run over to the Dawe. “Eventually, we’ll start adding some Peanut Shop and grab something, or a donut seafood to it once we get comfortable and or whatever,” said co-owner Bob McFadden. get things going.”

“It’s all right there.”

Angell’s kicked off the program Superbowl The 950-square-foot space will have Sunday with a free sampler plate for Faceseating for 15-20 people and an expanded book fans. They’re now offering barbecue menu, including brownies, cookies, cinlunches, happy hour and takeout until 6 p.m. namon rolls and a version of the Duffin—a “I’m so excited about just getting it out muffin-shaped cake donut rolled in cinnamon there and smoking it. Then at 11 a.m., the sugar and filled with blueberry, Bavarian smells and the smoke are just going to start cream, chocolate, “whatever you want,” going down Eighth Street and Main Street McFadden said. and then people are gonna go, ‘Oh my god, The shop will also offer espresso drinks where’s that coming from?’” and specialty coffees from Hawaii, Ethiopia A Cupcake Paradise on Bannock, now “Sweet Street.”

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE SATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: Sara Renee Nelson Legal Name Case No. CVNC 1400181 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE(Adult) A Petition to change the name of Sara Renee Nelson, now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE SATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: Barbara B. Ayling Legal Name Case No. CV NC 1401475 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME

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Just please try to find a playful and safe and not-too-insane way to do so.

ever-shifting flow. And it all kicks into high gear now.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What is the single best thing you could do to fulfill your number one desire? Is there a skill you should attain? A subject you should study? A special kind of experience you should seek or a shift in perspective you should initiate?

This is a big opportunity, Taurus.

You have an excellent chance to identify the specific action you could take that will lead you to the next stage of your evolution.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1984, Don Henley’s song “The Boys of Summer” reached the top of the Billboard charts. “Out on the road today / I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac,” Henley sings wistfully near the end of the tune. He’s dismayed by the sight of the Grateful Dead’s logo, an ultimate hippie symbol, displayed on a luxury car driven by snooty rich kids. Almost 20 years later, the band The Ataris covered “The Boys of Summer,” but changed the lyric to “Out on the road today / I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac.” It conveyed the same mournful contempt, but this time invoking the iconic punk band Black Flag. I offer this tale to you, Virgo, as an encouragement to update the way you think about your life’s mythic quest... to modernize your old storylines... to refresh and refurbish the references you invoke to tell people about who you are.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When songwriters make a “slant rhyme,” the words they use don’t really rhyme, but they sound close enough alike to mimic a rhyme.

An example occurs in “The Bad Touch,” a tune by the Bloodhound Gang: “You and me baby ain’t nothing but mammals / So let’s do it like they do on the Discovery Channel.” Technically, “mammals” doesn’t rhyme with “channel.” I suspect that in the coming week you will have experiences with metaphorical resemblances to slant rhymes. But as long you don’t fuss and fret about the inexactness you encounter, as long as you don’t demand that everything be precise and cleaned-up, you will be entertained and educated.

Vow to see the so-called imperfections as soulful.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Almost,” writes novelist Joan Bauer. “It’s a big word for me. I feel it everywhere. Almost home.

Almost happy. Almost changed.

Almost, but not quite. Not yet.

Soon, maybe.” I’m sure you know about that feeling yourself, Cancerian. Sometimes it has seemed like your entire life is composed of thousands of small almosts that add up to one gigantic almost. But I have good news: There is an excellent chance that in the next 14-16 weeks you will graduate from the endless and omnipresent almost; you will rise up and snatch a bold measure of completeness from out of the

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): One of the chapter titles in my most recent book is this: “Ever since I learned to see three sides to every story, I’m finding much better stories.”

I’m recommending that you find a way to use this perspective as your own in the coming weeks, Leo. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, it’s crucial that you not get stuck in an oppositional mode. It would be both wrong and debilitating to believe that you must choose between one of two conflicting options.

With that in mind, I will introduce you to a word you may not know: “trilemma.” It transcends a mere dilemma because it contains a third alternative.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Food aficionado Michael Pollan says Americans “worry more about food and derive less pleasure from eating” than people in other countries. If you ask them what their association is with “chocolate cake,” they typically say “guilt.” By contrast, the French are likely to respond to the same question with “celebration.” I think it’s appropriate for you to be more like the French than the Americans in the coming weeks— not just in your attitude toward desserts, but in regard to every opportunity for pleasure. This is one of those times when you have a license to guiltlessly explore the heights and depths of bliss.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the Inuktitut language spoken among the Eastern Canadian Inuit, the word for “simplicity” is katujjiqatigiittiarnirlu. This amusing fact reminds me of a certain situation in your life. Your quest to get back to basics and reconnect with your core sources is turning out to be rather complicated. If you hope to invoke all of the pure, humble

clarity you need, you will have to call on some sophisticated and ingenious magic.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree?” asked environmentalist Edward Abbey. His answer: “The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.” I suggest you meditate on all the ways you can apply that wisdom as a metaphor to your own issues. For example: What monumental part of your own life might be of service to a small, fragile part? What major accomplishment of yours can provide strength and protection to a ripening potential that’s underappreciated by others?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves,” wrote the poet Federico García Lorca. I urge you to make sure you are not inflicting that abuse on yourself in the coming weeks, Capricorn. It’s always dangerous to be out of touch with or secretive about your holy passions, but it’s especially risky these days. I’m not necessarily saying you should rent a megaphone and shout news of your yearnings in the crowded streets.

In fact, it’s better if you are discriminating about whom you tell.

The most important thing is to not be hiding anything from yourself about what moves you the most.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Back in 2002, three young men launched Youtube, in part motivated by a banal desire. They were frustrated because they couldn’t find online videos of the notorious incident that occurred during the Superbowl halftime show, when Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction exposed her breast.

In response, they created the now-famous website that allows people to share videos. I foresee the possibility of a comparable sequence for you, Aquarius. A seemingly superficial wish or trivial interest could inspire you to come up with a fine new addition to your world. Pay attention to your whimsical notions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.” That’s what 20th century author Truman Capote said about his own writing process. Back in that primitive pre-computer era, he scrawled his words on paper with a pencil and later edited out the extraneous stuff by applying scissors to the manuscript. Judging from your current astrological omens, Pisces, I surmise you’re in a phase that needs the power of the scissors more than the power of the pencil.

What you cut away will markedly enhance the long-term beauty and value of the creation you’re working on.

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