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BLOWBACK A liberal gun owner contemplates the great gun debate divide FEATURE 14
END OF AN EVOLUTION After 10 years, Esthetic Evolution is calling it quits CULTURE 30
BOISE BREWING Doors open at the brewery formerly known as Bogus FOOD 32
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LAWYERS, GUNS AND MISCELLANY Contracts are some of the least sexy reading imaginable—”written not to be read,” as Boise Weekly News Editor George Prentice puts it—but we all know the devil’s in the details, and the details are in the contracts. The biggest thing going—or getting ready to go—in Boise is the Gardner Company’s redevelopment of the Grove Plaza, and nothing of that magnitude gets off the ground without at least a few forests-worth of paperwork. This week, on Page 10, Prentice peels back a few layers of legalese to lay bare some details of Gardner’s Grove deal that might surprise a few readers. From fee waivers to reimbursements for geothermal retrofitting, the massive project is proof that anything can be accomplished with a help from friends—especially if those friends are the ones holding the purse strings. Elsewhere in the paper this week, we take a look at the gun debate from two different angles: On Page 8, staff writer Harrison Berry explores the increasing frequency with which businesses find themselves having to—or wanting to—respond to larger political issues, including guns. On Page 14, we republish an essay from High Country News by nationally recognized author Dan Baum. A selfdescribed liberal, Baum is also a gun enthusiast (it’s hard to find photos of him without his, apparently, favorite Mauser machine pistol). His view of American gun culture tries to look past the partisanship to glimpse a deeper truth about our collective self identity. Not everything in this week’s paper is contracts and culture wars, though; on Page 18 frequent Rec writer Andrew Mentzer takes us on a rough springtime ridge ride from Garden Valley to Round Valley, BW roving music writer Ben Schultz talks with Ohio-based Jessica Lea Mayfield ahead of her show at Neurolux about what it’s like to grow up in public. In our Screen section, on Page 31, readers will be introduced to the most perfectly raucous, joyful theater audience around and, on Page 32, beer lovers get ready to rejoice at the long-awaited opening of Boise (nee Bogus) Brewing at 521 Broad St.—conveniently located (for me) on the other side of my office wall at BWHQ. —Zach Hagadone
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FALLING DOWN The recent collapse of an underground parking garage in Idaho Falls has triggered a citywide review of similar structures. Read more on Citydesk.
KALI ORESKI The annual Greek Food Festival at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church drew thousands of attendees this year. See a video of the event on Cobweb.
INVESTIGATION A two-year investigation into allegations that the Missoula, Mont. County Attorney’s Office had mishandled sexual assault claims has wrapped up. Get more on Citydesk.
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PROUD FOR POCATELLO Defeat of Prop 1 is cause for celebration, but more work remains for LGBTQ equality KRIS HERMANNS
Pocatello is not a city that shows up in the national news very often. Yet the other week, Pocatello made history when its residents successfully defeated Proposition 1—saving the city’s nondiscrimination ordinance from repeal. As the results were rolling in, I couldn’t help but reflect on how pivotal this moment is for Pocatello, for Idaho and for the Northwest as a whole. It was a victory for everyone who cares about equality, and the unique fabric that unites us as a region. Where state law is concerned in Idaho, it is still legal to fire someone or refuse them employment or housing simply because they are gay or transgender. Given this total lack of statewide legal protections, many cities and towns in Idaho have taken matters into their own hands. Last summer, Pocatello became one of seven Idaho cities to adopt a citywide nondiscrimination ordinance that protects lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) residents from discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations. It was a hard-won victory led by a determined group of community leaders. Proposition 1 sought to overturn Pocatello’s new ordinance and would have granted businesses and individuals the right to discriminate against anyone in Pocatello based on a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. If Pocatello’s nondiscrimination ordinance had been repealed, it would have opened the door to challenge the nondiscrimination ordinances in place in six other Idaho cities. A repeal in Pocatello would have dealt a devastating and significant blow: residents would have had their hard-earned employment and housing protections stripped away the very same month that a federal district court judge ruled that Idaho’s marriage equality ban was unconstitutional. Despite the fact that marriage equality is on hold in Idaho right now, I want you to think about that irony for a moment. An LGBTQ couple could get married, but
then face being fired from their jobs for putting wedding photos on their desk, or sharing them with co-workers. Thanks to the hard work of the Fair Pocatello campaign, along with hundreds of dedicated volunteers, donors and supporters, Pocatello residents won’t need to face that reality. Legal protections like those affirmed in Pocatello are vital for LGBTQ individuals and families, who routinely face workplace discrimination, receive fewer benefits, and pay higher taxes. A 2003 survey of more than 2,000 Idahoans found that 16 percent of transgender respondents, 12 percent of gay and bisexual men, and 8 percent of gay and bisexual women were expressly told by their employer that they had been fired from a job, not promoted or had not received compensation or a raise because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (Williams Institute Report). This threatens the economic stability of families and children, resulting in higher rates of poverty among the LGBTQ community. In Idaho, the median income of men in same-sex couples is 25 percent lower than for men in different-sex marriages. While the recent victory in Pocatello is surely a cause for celebration, the margin between victory and defeat was extremely slim—a mere 80 votes. As marriage equality continues to gain momentum across the country and here in Idaho, we cannot lose sight of the importance of ensuring that everyone has the ability to live safely and genuinely at home, at work, and in their communities. We still have a long way to go until we reach that dream, but the win on May 20 in Pocatello brings us one step closer. Kris Hermanns is the executive director of the Pride Foundation, a regional community foundation that inspires giving to expand opportunities and advance full equality for LGBTQ people across the Northwest. Pride Foundation was part of the Fair Pocatello campaign.
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G.A.G. FOR THE CAUSE Raising awareness of awareness raising TO: BILL CUPE Subject: WE HAVE BIG PLANS FOR YOU! We have been informed you are the area’s premier professional in events planning. This makes you an ideal candidate to head a new office we here at G.A.G. Media Group are in the process of moving beyond the “spit-balling” phase into the “somebody-should-be-writing-thisdown” phase. We refer to it as the EP/HNID, or the “Events Planning/Headline News Interface Division,” but we have assembled a team tasked with developing a more ear-pleasing acronym. The function of EP/HNID—and your new career opportunity, should you choose join us— will be to ideate, organize and execute awareness-raising events which in turn can be used by the G.A.G. News Division as material for our regular news broadcasts. To explain how my team and I have envisioned this working: First, you and your team would identify a misfortune—be it a disease, an insufficient living condition or just a generally tragic circumstance—with which some segment of our local population is afflicted. How large a segment that might be is not so important, as the aim of this endeavor is to raise awareness of the existence of this tribulation in our midst, whatever it may be, and we are confident that once the awareness of it has been raised, the numbers will follow. Consider restless leg syndrome. How many people do you suppose knew they had restless leg syndrome before the awareness of restless leg syndrome was raised? That is exactly what we expect to happen when we begin raising awareness of whatever it is we choose to raise the awareness of. In fact, I have heard it referred to as the “restless leg syndrome” syndrome. Next would come the event-planning phase, designed to bring out a significant number of volunteers and participants dedicated to the eradication of whatever misfortune you come up with. As we hope to turn this into an annual event, we would expect that whatever is chosen for eradication isn’t eradicated too easily, or we would have to start all over again the following year with a new misfortune. Here in the Boise market, there is already a full schedule of awareness-raising events that involve walking, running, bicycling and motorcycling, so we prefer that you design an event unique from all the others. And just so you know, we have already eliminated ideas for a “Lake Lowell Fun Snorkel,” a “Kuna Cave Spelunk for the Cure,” a “Drop to Table Rock Skydive,” and anything else that could result in liability issues at some future event. The ultimate goal of this—beyond the immediate concern of bringing attention to whatever it is that has befallen an unknown number of our Treasure Valley neighbors—is to give our on-air news personnel an opportunity to appear as emcees and celebrity-ish presences, as well as serving as a focal point of news production for weeks ahead of the actual event. As you know, news here in the Boise market can get a little thin in the gravitas department, so until our murder rate climbs a notch or two, or another local politician gets caught at something impolitic, we can always use help in padding out our GAGNews@5&10 slots. Included in your job description would be the obligation to pick a color scheme for the event T-shirts. They should not be pink, which is taken, or any color that would get our event confused with a litter clean-up gang out working off their community service sentences. Mr. Cupe, we do hope you consider taking this position. —Alanah Bronahnah; Director of Development: KGAG UUU
TO: ALANAH BRONAHNAH; DOD: KGAG Subject: YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY! I am flattered you have confused me with yet another of the area’s premier professionals. However, the Bill Cupe to whom you are sending, is not the Bill Cope who is receiving. This is not to say I don’t have an idea or two about unfortunate conditions which could use some awareness raised. As I read your offer, it occurred to me that all concern for, and reports on, obesity have evidently not reached many parts of the Treasure Valley. Come spend a day at the Walmarts in Meridian and you will see what I mean. As I’m sure you know, obesity is the gateway fatness to so many other medical problems, many of which have already been assigned their own local events, T-shirt colors and celebrityish personalities. But if there is an “Obesity Fun Run” or “Obesity Bike-athon” or whatever, I am not aware of it. As to the awareness-raising event itself, this community does not have any notable foodeating competitions that I know of. My understanding is they draw large crowds, and what a natural fit it would be to have your on-air personalities hosting a “Down with Obesity Day” by leading the crowd of entrants in a series of hog-outs. I can assure you the mere thought of seeing your super-perky weather reporters and co-anchors cram down hot dogs or fruit pies would be enough to get me, if not to actually attend, at least to watch the highlights clips that I’m sure would follow. Plus, such an event would provide a self-perpetuating factor that would ensure its relevance for years to come—long enough, possibly, for it to become a G.A.G. “tradition.” I am happy to have spit-balled this idea with you, but I am afraid that is as far as my interest in your new career offer goes. —Not Bill Cupe
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A FATHER’S DAY MEDITATION
The elk don’t fall far from the tree One hunting season, when I was 12, a plane started going in circles across the Salmon River from our house. “Get your gun,” my father said. “Those sons-of-bitches are flying elk.” He meant that the pilot was spotting for hunters on the ground, and was flying around and around an elk herd. We waded the river and walked into the trees, heading for the meadow the plane had circled. After a half-mile, we ran into four cow elk coming our way. We sat down on a hillside clearing and waited. When the big trophy bull following them came into the clearing, my father killed it with one shot. We had tagged and gutted the bull, chopped the rack off its skull with a hatchet, and were starting to quarter it when a man came running up to us, huffing and wheezing. “You got him!” he yelled. Then he saw that we weren’t in his hunting party. “Well, damn,” he said. “If you guys need meat that badly,” my father told him, “it’s cheaper to buy it in a feedlot than it is to rent a plane. More sporting, too.” The man didn’t say anything more. He walked away a hundred feet, watched us as we finished quartering the elk, and then crept off into the woods. We skinned the quarters and hung them in the trees to cool. My father told me to stay with them while he went back for our packhorses. “Hunt with a plane, they won’t think anything of stealing a man’s kill,” he said, and left. I sat alone with my rifle, paranoid and jumpy, waiting for bad guys to step out from behind the trees. They’d be thinking it was me who had stolen the kill. By the time my father got back with the horses and we had packed the elk and horns on them and crossed back over the river, it was getting dark. We hung the elk in an open-windowed cabin where it would cool, and went in for dinner, happy that there would be even more dinners that winter. My father was a hunter, fisherman and trapper for much of his life. He assumed I would become a hunter, fisherman and trapper, too. From the time I was able to walk, I followed him as he checked his traps, hunted deer and elk, and fished for salmon. He showed me how to skin bobcats and coyotes and beaver, how to find salmon in deep holes, and how to stalk and kill deer and elk in thick timber. These skills have stayed with me, even though I no longer use them. If my father were still alive, he would find it hard to understand a man who has free time but neglects to hunt and fish. For the past few years I haven’t even bought BOI S EW EEKLY.COM
a license, even though the Idaho Fish and Game plants thousands of rainbow in the river every summer, and every fall the nearby hills are alive with the sound of camo-clad hunters on their ATVs. “Eventually, you grow out of murdering and torturing your fellow creatures for pleasure,” is what I say about hunting and fishing these days, 13 years after my father’s death. If he were around to hear me say that, he’d shake his head, wondering how a son of his could have turned out so wrong. “I never grew out of it,” is what he would say to me. “I loved getting out there and killing an elk nobody else could find or catching a salmon nobody else could see. I loved getting top dollar for my pelts because I took better care of them than other trappers. It was a way to take care of my family, to put food on the table and money in the bank. As I recall, you didn’t mind it at the time.” In two years I’ll be old enough for an Idaho Fish and Game geriatric discount, and I admit I’ve thought about buying an old-timer’s license and tag and going out to shoot an elk. I’ve got a neighbor who will help me pack one in, and beef prices are making elk and venison taste better. There’s talk of a Chinook salmon season this year, although we’re above the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery and it’s unlikely that our stretch of the river will be open. Still, it would be easy enough to throw my old salmon gear in the pickup and drive a few miles down river for a farmed fish. And fur prices, driven by the retrograde tastes of Asian billionaires, are high and getting higher. It is one thing to reconcile with your father when you’re 25 and you’ve finally figured out that the old man knows a thing or two. It’s another when you’re in your 60s, and you’re thinking about returning to a bloody business you learned too well the first time. It means abandoning a superficially blameless life where the meat comes cut and wrapped from the butcher, the fish comes with asparagus and hollandaise and golden rice at a restaurant, and the fur coats are petroleum products. It’s an impulse toward honesty. It’s a recognition that you should kill what you eat, and eat what you kill. It’s an admission that in our brave new world, obsolete skills may not be so obsolete after all. Most of all, it’s a realization that no matter how removed you are from the cutting end of civilization, you’re still responsible for what it’s doing to the planet. You might as well eliminate the middleman. The old moment of clichéd horror, the one where you discover that you’re becoming your father, is upon me.
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PLATE OF POLITICS ACHD crews wasted no time in erasing the evidence of Boise’s buffered bike lanes.
WHY ACHD ELECTIONS MATTER Boise Mayor Dave Bieter had a nowfamiliar “I told you so” look on his face. And with good reason: He told us so. “We had a pretty good idea of where ACHD was likely to go on this,” Bieter told Boise Weekly. “It’s almost sad.” The mayor’s borderline anger/sadness was targeting the Ada County Highway District’s decision to deconstruct buffered bike lanes on Capitol Boulevard, Idaho and Main streets; and while no one is accusing ACHD of breaking a promise, some say that the organization bent it. “I think within 30 to 60 days, we’ll find the information we need to see if the pilot is successful,” ACHD Vice President Mitchell Jaurena told BW, just days before the bike lanes were constructed. But Jaurena’s tune was a bit different on June 4, when he said 30 days were more than enough reason to pull the plug on the pilot project. In fact, Jaurena insisted that he had made up his mind after reading results from an online survey and hearing from citizens at the June 4 public hearing (almost all of whom were in favor of keeping the lanes). He even pushed back against Boise City Council President Maryanne Jordan, who, in a last minute plea, begged Jaurena to reconsider. “I have heard nothing new,” said Jaurena. “With [Jordan’s] inability to reach the basic requirement for reconsideration of the motion, to do so would clearly be arbitrary and capricious.” But Bieter saw it coming, arguing April 23 that the ACHD pilot was being set up to fail. “I have learned, over time, to be careful about pilots,” he told a sold-out Idaho Environmental Forum. “This is not being set up to fail, by any means,” Jaurena told BW when we asked him to comment on Bieter’s comments. But Bieter argued later that 30 days works against human nature, which is naturally inclined to push back against change. “This pilot had just enough time...” Bieter paused for a moment. “You know what? It had just enough time for people not to get used to it. That’s why a pilot wasn’t the right way to go. You do the leg work ... and then you make a decision. And if you feel that you have to, at some later time, you can make another decision. But you don’t just put your finger to the wind and do things like this.” City officials have expressed their increasing frustration over the unique way ACHD manages Boise streets. While the mayor and City Council 9 govern nearly all of the city, they have little, if any, say over what happens
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When restaurants become Culture War battlegrounds HARRISON BERRY The weekend of May 16-18, members of a group called Open Carry Texas strolled into multiple Chipotle Mexican Grill locations in the Lone Star state, carrying loaded weapons, including AR-15s, AK-47s and shotguns. By the following Monday morning, May 19, Chipotle officials felt the need to issue a formal statement, requesting its customers to please leave their guns at home. “Because the display of firearms in our restaurants has now created an environment that is potentially intimidating or uncomfortable for many of our customers, we think it is time to make this request,” the statement read. Chipotle isn’t the first national fast-food chain to make such a request of its customers—in the past several months Starbucks, Jack in the Box, Chili’s and Sonic Drive-In also put in place gun-free policies. In Boise, some independent restaurants and pubs are, to varying degrees, feeling similarly thrust into taking a stand—or at least responding to—hot-button social and political issues. Some are fighting with a charged social and political climate that threatens to hijack restaurants’ ambiance and seize control of their space. Others are turning the political moment into a marketing opportunity. In either case, the line between business and the cultural environment is eroding, and increasingly, businesses are adapting in different ways. According to Philadelphia-based restaurant consultant Harris Eckstut, restaurant managers aren’t responsible for the broader social climate; but in order to be successful, restaurants need control over their location, products, service and ambiance. Eckstut said gun-toting customers directly threaten a manager’s control over the dining atmosphere. “It’s not about offending; it’s about feeling comfortable being in the restaurant,” Eckstut said. “It’s just like if someone next to you had body odor.” Open carry groups in Texas and elsewhere experienced—at least temporarily— some blowback from an unlikely corner. In a statement released soon after the open carry demonstrations in Texas, no less than the National Rifle Association described Open Carry Texas’ methods as counterproductive to the cause of protecting and expanding Second Amendment freedoms. According to the rare rebuke: “Using
guns merely to draw attention to yourself in public not only defies common sense, it shows a lack of consideration and manners.” The NRA’s statement went on to call the Texas demonstrators scary and “downright weird.” But a few days later, the gun rights group issued a mea culpa to Open Carry Texas. Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA’s lobbying arm, said the initial criticism had been written by “a staffer” who was only expressing his personal opinion. “[The original statement] shouldn’t have happened,” said Cox. “The NRA unequivocally supports open carry laws.” Here in Idaho, some open carry advocates say the Texas demonstrators indeed had gone too far—not because they publicly exercised their rights, but because they didn’t respect other people’s space. “Those [demonstrators] may have been asking for it,” said Matthew Townsend III, a Treasure Valley gun rights advocate who carries his .380 Bodyguard semi-automatic pistol almost everywhere he goes.
For Townsend, guns are a means to protect property, and it’s incumbent upon those who pack heat to to respect the property rights of others. “If it’s your property, you should make the rules. If you own a business, it’s just like owning a house,” he said. Chipotle, Starbucks and other chains took pains to clarify that their requests to be gun-free weren’t statements on America’s gun culture or the Second Amendment— ”Chipotle has never taken a position on this issue, as we focus instead on … fast food,” wrote company officials. However, some Boise businesses aren’t shy about entering the political fray. Released on May 29 at PreFunk taphouse, Crooked Fence Brewing’s “Little Bitch Otter” ale is unabashedly political, its name taking aim at Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, who has pledged to uphold the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage even to 9 the U.S. Supreme Court (BW, News, “Beers and Jeers,” June 4, 2014). To B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M
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WHERE THE UBER MEETS THE ROAD Controversial car service seems to be eyeing Boise
No parking signs appeared in Boise in anticipation of ACHD’s elimination of the bike lanes.
JESSICA MURRI Facebook posts and Craigslist ads recently popped up in the Treasure Valley, recruiting Boiseans to become drivers for something called Uber—an app that lets anyone older than 23, with a four-door car built after 2005 and personal auto insurance, drive strangers around and get paid like a taxi driver. The four-year-old company already operates in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Paris, Mexico City and Johannesburg, South Africa. The app, which was valued at more than $18 billion, according to a company news release dated June 6, recently launched in Spokane, Wash. Its ad boasts that drivers can make more than $20 an hour and get a free iPhone. But, despite the advertising, Uber isn’t in Boise—yet. “We’re excited about the Boise market and look forward to exploring opportunities in the future,” Eva Behrend, communications director for Uber, wrote in an email to Boise Weekly. She said residents and visitors across the City of Trees have been requesting Uber drivers for months. “Our team is always exploring new markets and engages in market testing to gauge the interest and viability of expanding to new cities,” Behrend wrote. Uber comes with some baggage, however, and not everyone is thrilled that the service might expand to Boise. First, there are sever-
Uber communications director Eva Behrend: “We’re excited about the Boise market and look forward to exploring opportunities in the future.”
al Uber-related incidents that have caused a nationwide stir: One Uber driver in L.A. was arrested earlier this month for kidnapping after he allegedly picked up an intoxicated 26-year-old woman needing a ride home and took her to a motel instead. Huffington Post reported in March that another Uber driver in D.C. was accused of rape; and in November 2013, a San Francisco man claimed he was assaulted by an Uber driver who hurled “racist and homophobic slurs” at him. A passenger in Oklahoma City was allegedly assaulted, and now, a woman in Chicago is suing Uber, saying that one of the company’s drivers fondled her “legs, groin and breasts” and refused to let her out of the car. The worst allegation comes from San Francisco, where six month ago an Uber driver was charged with striking and killing a child in a crosswalk.
make the connection between the beer and the politics even clearer, Crooked Fence Marketing and Events Director Kelly 8 Knopp announced that 10 percent of the proceeds from the release party would go to Pride Foundation and the Add the Words campaign. The marketing bid worked: Checks totalling $700 ultimately went to those causes. “[Otter] says he listens to the people of Idaho. But what about these people?” said Knopp, gesturing to the hundreds of attendees who lined up May 29 to buy the beer and support the cause. For Knopp and the staff at Crooked Fence, jumping into the deep end of a statewide dialogue about marriage equality and LGBT discrimination was a matter of choice. He said his company had a handful of stakeholders, some of whom worried that naming one of its beers “Little Bitch Otter” could have an impact on business. But they nevertheless decided to release the beer because they felt strongly about discrimination. “We agree that if and when Butch Otter comes back at us, we feel passionate enough about it we’d be OK with going out of business,” Knopp said.
“Even though it’s city-specific, it’s still a national issue,” said Chara Jones of the Taxi Limousine Para-Transit Association. She said three more people in Texas are now suing Uber for discrimination and not following the Americans with Disabilities Act. “And that’s just what’s come up this week,” she said. TLPA recently launched public safety campaign called “Who’s Driving You?” aimed at drawing attention to “serious safety and responsibility problems with companies such as Uber and [similar rideshare service] Lyft,” according to a press release. The TLPA states that Uber has lax background checks, not running drivers through police and FBI databases, as most taxi drivers undergo. 10 Jones said some cities around the country including St. Louis; Kansas
Meanwhile over at Hyde Park Pub and Grill, a sports bar in Boise’s North End, most of the raging debates are limited to the passion for the Green Bay Packers or Boise State Broncos. But in February 2014, at the height of furor over proposed “religious freedom bills” that would have allowed businesses to refuse services to patrons on the grounds of “sincerely held religious beliefs,” one of the Hyde Park Pub’s customers was incensed enough to place a sign in the front window of the bar telling any member of the Idaho Legislature who supported the bills to take their business elsewhere. The sign stood for a few hours before management took it down, but a photo of it had already hit Facebook, attracting thousands of “likes.” The pub’s owner said the phone “rang off the hook” with calls about the political statement from one of his customers. “Look, I have to tell you that most of the calls … I would say 90 percent were in favor of what the sign had to say,” said Hyde Park Pub owner John Cornell. “But hey, we’re completely neutral on all of that. We’re a sports pub.”
from curb to curb on city streets— that’s the ACHD’s authority. 8 “El alcalde sin calles,” said Bieter, sharing part of a conversation with an elected official from the Basque Country who was astounded that Bieter was indeed, “the mayor with no streets.” The story got a good laugh at the April 23 Idaho Environmental Forum, but there has been little to laugh about since. “We’ll know more in the coming months,” said Bieter. “There is an ACHD election coming up.” And that’s about as serious as it gets when Bieter refers to the city’s frustration with ACHD commissioners. Indeed, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, two seats on the five-member ACHD board of commissioners will be up for grabs. “Elections matter, absolutely,” said Bieter. “And this [bike lane controversy] is going to be part of that discussion.” Come November, Jaurena will be up for re-election, seeking a return to his seat representing ACHD District No. 4, which includes much of the southern portion of Ada County. Also up for grabs will be the seat representing District No. 3, which covers a large swath of land from Boise’s North End, toward the Foothills, and then west to Eagle and Star. The seat is currently held by John Franden (a supporter of extending the pilot), who said he’ll be retiring from the post. The seat currently held by Rebecca Arnold (District No. 2) may soon be in play as well, as Arnold will be on the ballot this November as a candidate for 4th District Judge. Meanwhile, ACHD didn’t waste any time in dismantling the lanes. Some literally disappeared overnight (BW, Citydesk, “ACHD Bike Removal Begins,” June 9, 2014). An ACHD electronic reader board sitting alongside the now-defunct lanes read: “Bike Lane Demo Project” but “Demo” could have been confused for demolition as much as demonstration. “These lanes were just starting to work,” Bieter told BW. “I hope that, with them going away, an effort to do it again isn’t hurt. So, we’ll see.” ACHD commissioners promised to discuss the issue later this summer, but by then the public may begin seeing the names of other citizens who may want to hold sway on such an issue. The deadline for those wishing to file to run in the November election for a seat on the ACHD Board of Commissioners is Wednesday, Aug. 6. —George Prentice
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IT’S A DEAL City of Boise defers $500,000+ in fees for Gardner project GEORGE PRENTICE What’s half-a-million dollars between friends? Not much, when those friends are the city of Boise, Greater Boise Auditorium District, Capital City Development Corporation, Valley Regional Transit and the Ada County Highway District—and anyone else who thinks that the Gardner Company has become their personal genie, ready and willing to grant all their wishes. Much has been broadcast and written about the Tuesday, July 1, groundbreaking at Boise’s Grove Plaza, which will launch a massive construction project to build a subterranean transit center; new retail and office space, including a corporate headquarters for Clearwater Analytics; and something called the Centre Building, which will complement the Boise Centre with new dining and convention space. But there has been little public conversation about the unprecedented number of agreements between Gardner and the city, GBAD, CCDC, VRT and ACHD; and one of the more interesting items is a contract that would see more than $500,000
The Gardner Company’s plans include a subterranean transit center; new retail and office space, including a corporate headquarters for Clearwater Analytics; and the Centre Building, which will complement the Boise Centre with new dining and convention space.
in fees deferred until Gardner is ready to get a certificate of occupancy for the buildings— in other words, at the end of construction. According to a contract approved June 10: “Now, therefore the City and the applicant (Gardner) agree all building and devel-
City, Mo.; San Antonio; and Austin, Texas, have sent Uber cease and desist letters. She said those cities’ police depart9 ments have even set up stings through the app, and cited drivers upon pick-up. So far, the city of Boise isn’t discouraging Uber from expanding into this market. Deputy City Clerk Jamie Heinzerling told Boise Weekly she hopes the company would work with the city “to run a legitimate business.” “Our focus is really on health and safety,” she said. Heinzerling told BW that Uber drivers in Boise would have to follow the same laws as taxi drivers, meaning they need a taxi license, which includes a background check from the city. They would also need to undergo vehicle inspections four times a year, install a rooftop “TAXI” light on their cars and have a taxi meter following the city’s established mile rates—but that’s not Uber’s model. For one thing, Uber has a set rate for fares (20 percent to Uber, 80 percent to the driver), and payment is via smartphone. “A business could propose changes to any of the laws,” Heinzerling said, “but if they were operating and not following the laws, there would be repercussions.” Heinzerling said she hasn’t heard anything from Uber yet in regards to launching in Boise. But neither did Spokane, according to the city’s communications director, Brian Coddington. “We found out about Uber launching in Spokane the same way the public found out about it,” Coddington said—through social media. Uber expanded to Spokane only a few weeks ago, leaving the city scratching its head on how to deal with the amorphous service. “It’s a new model, so we’re still trying to learn how to handle it,” Coddington said.
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opment impact fees the City is authorized to charge and collect from the applicant in connection with the applicant’s request for building permits for the 11 property shall be deferred.” How much are we talking about?
The city is having discussions on how to regulate Uber; if Uber’s drivers should be held to the same standard as taxi drivers; if they should have a rooftop light on their car as well; and how to make the playing field level between taxi companies and Uber. “Our biggest concern is that we’re treating everyone fairly. We want to put together a plan that will accommodate cabs and give everyone equal footing,” he said. When it comes to competing with Boise’s taxicab industry, Boise City Taxi co-owner Scott McCurdy has two words for the company: “good luck.” As BW reported earlier this year, Boise has 184 licensed taxi vehicles, the majority being one-car companies (BW, Feature, “All’s Fare In the Wild West of Taxicabs,” Feb. 5, 2014). “I don’t know how Uber would compete in a market that’s so oversaturated,” McCurdy said. “But if you can’t beat them, play with them. Let’s just play the game. … I personally feel it will be a passing fad, and one more example of the disconnect that reflects public transportation in the Treasure Valley.” McCurdy said he doesn’t expect Uber to take away too much of his business. For one thing, “I don’t know how they can come in and undercut Boise’s [fare] price, because Boise is so underpaid as it is,” he said. Heinzerling agreed that Uber will have to decide if Boise’s taxi market is too oversaturated to make its business model work. “When you look at the taxicab line at the airport and there’s only two or three fares a day for each, when they spend 12 or 15 hours waiting, is there really a market for that? There may be, depending on what they present as transportation. If people feel more comfortable with Uber, it might create a shift on the taxi market,” Heinzerling said. “It all comes down to supply and demand.” B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M
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Building permit fees: $239,481. Building application fees: 10 $155,663 Fire plan review fees: $38,317 Development impact fees (police and fire): $99,846 Erosion and sediment control permit fees: $315 Gardner and the city of Boise agree that the sum of $533,622 is an estimate of “all charges due,” and the amount will be adjusted “based upon certificates of value and plans submitted with building permit applications.” Meanwhile, city officials have agreed to issue building permits for Gardner. But the certificate of occupancy won’t be handed over until the fees are paid in full. If, by some chance, the building permit were to expire prior to the fees being paid, the building fees (but not the other fees) would be immediately due. And in no case would any of the fees be deferred beyond two years from the date of the structure’s application. “The agreement includes redundant
protections to ensure payment of deferred fees,” reads the contract. “Most of the deferred fees, if unpaid, will constitute a special assessment against the property, collectible in the same manner as taxes.” The contract also reveals some other interesting numbers, the initial valuations of each of the pieces that will become the City Center Plaza: The subterranean multi-modal transit center (to be operated by VRT): $9.1 million The headquarters for Clearwater Analytics: $23.2 million The Centre Building, including structured parking (to be owned by GBAD): $13.3 million The new retail space to be added to the U.S. Bank Building (owned by Gardner): $415,000 Additionally, Gardner has entered into a separate agreement with the Ada County Highway District to also defer ACHD’s impact fees until later in the building process. The amount of the ACHD impact fees were not yet calculated in the agreement.
Making the deal that much sweeter is a complex agreement by which GBAD has approved something called “a judicial confirmation,” which, contrary to its name, has nothing to do with confirming judges. Instead, it’s an elaborate plan in which the auditorium district will use CCDC’s authority to incur debt by selling tens of millions of dollars worth of 24-year bonds. CCDC likes to call the arrangement a “pass through,” but nothing is passing through without a 25-page lease agreement, including a dozen articles (sections) and 66 subsections (BW, News, “The Centre Piece,” May 7, 2014). And here’s another wrinkle: The project will relocate Boise’s geothermal lines beneath Main Street, but the city now wants to up-size its geothermal lines from six-inch pipe to eight-inch pipe—starting with the Gardner location. However, a separate deal allows the developer to only pay the cost of a six-inch pipe, with the city covering the difference. But things should be warming up well before then, as Gardner lights the fuse on the hottest deal in town on Tuesday, July 1.
BOISE VA: SIXTH WORST IN THE NATION FOR SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS Do you want the good news first or the bad news? The good news is that the Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center, one of 143 VA hospitals audited by the Department of Veterans Affairs, was found to have no tampering or cover-up of falsified appointment dates. The bad news is that those appointment dates are inappropriate, at best, and dangerous, at worst. In the wake of the national scandal over VA patients dying while awaiting appointments and cover-ups at some VA medical centers, feds hit the road in mid-May to review the records at VA hospitals across the nation. They visited Boise May 13 and found that the local VA was relatively good at scheduling new patients, but overall scheduling for all of its clients was among the six worst VA hospitals in the nation. Ten percent of Boise appointments took longer than 30 days to schedule. The national average was 4 percent. Additionally, the audit found that there was understaffing in the Boise VA’s physical therapy and ophthalmology departments. The audit was released just days before the U.S. Senate was expected to take up bipartisan legislation to revamp the VA system. —George Prentice
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with Jeb Bush when he said many people had come to the United States illegally as an act of love. But his own party beat the tar out of him.
Which leads me to ask what it will cost you to run a U.S. House campaign in 2014. They’re saying $1 million. Simpson is sitting on at least that amount … maybe $2 million. I won’t get anywhere near that. If I can get $300,000, I think I can run a pretty effective campaign. But when I go into some rural counties, I hear people say they just hate Congress, yet they’ll still vote for Simpson. So, I have to go where the potential new voters are: Boise, Pocatello and Idaho Falls.
Is it your sense that Republicans would have a shot at the White House with Jeb Bush? He would never survive the GOP primaries. I believe they’re headed over a cliff by antagonizing the fast-growing part of our population.
But the key is to get those folks registered. That’s not tough for some, but for some minorities or single moms, that’s tougher.
RICHARD STALLINGS Lead feet, designated drinkers and the minimum wage GEORGE PRENTICE Shortly after Richard Stallings launched his campaign to unseat eight-term U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, Stallings was driving on Interstate-84, somewhere between Boise and Twin Falls. “I was late,” Stallings recalled. “And I was doing 85 mph on the interstate.” An Idaho State Police trooper pulled over the speeding vehicle, but Stallings insisted that the officer was “very nice” while encouraging the former congressman—he lost his seat to Simpson in 1998. “We appreciate your service,” said the trooper, “but we don’t want to clean you up off the highway.” Stallings will be seeing plenty of that highway in the coming months, as he reintroduces himself to Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District—the 14th time he has run for one public office or another, usually with great success. “But this is a massive district and sometimes you have to drive like mad,” he said with a laugh, quickly adding that he wouldn’t being pushing his luck with ISP. Boise Weekly got the 73-year-old Stallings to sit down long enough to talk about his renewed political engagement (he served in the U.S. House from 1985-1993), his strategy to court new voters to win back his old seat, and why he thinks the recent GOP primary did irreparable damage to his November opponent.
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What did you learn about Mike Simpson from this latest GOP primary? He’s a coward. Even his supporters say he’s a better legislator than what his voting record reflects. He’s just afraid. He was terrified of [Bryan] Smith and, as a result, he was forced into some very bad decisions. Such as? His refusal to deal with the minimum wage. That refusal keeps 100,000 Idahoans living in poverty. And it’s costing the government more money because we end up providing more food stamps. It’s an outrageous indignity, for no other reason than some political nastiness. It’s the most inhumane thing I’ve ever seen done to the most vulnerable people in our society. Even Mitt Romney calls for an increase. Do you sense that Simpson has painted himself into a far-right corner? By not standing up to the Tea Party wing of his own party, he’s become a lousy, lousy legislator. Another of his vulnerabilities is a lack of immigration reform. About 13 percent of Idaho’s population is Hispanic, most of them documented. But they have undocumented friends and family that are hiding in the shadows, yet they’re exploited by employers. I agree
Do you believe that you’re starting from scratch in your campaign? I don’t. I’ve got a pretty good name. When I left Congress I had a pretty good reputation, and it will help me tremendously but I’m certain that the Republicans hurt themselves pretty seriously in the primary. The race between Simpson and Smith was just awful. I haven’t heard anyone say they think better of Simpson now. I had a teacher ask me, “How do I explain that race to my students?” I said to tell them it was one of the dark moments … the Darth Vader of politics. Both you and Simpson are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. How much does any of that play into your contest? LDS church leadership says it doesn’t endorse, but state presidents, bishops and church leaders are often Republican. But you’re not saying that Mike Simpson is the ideal Mormon candidate, are you? He’ll have his glass of scotch and a cigarette. A lot of the community knows that. So I have to ask: Would I ever see you with a glass of scotch or cigarette? Oh my, no. But that can also work against you. I’ve been to places in my district where people say, “We don’t trust anyone who doesn’t drink.” I’ve been known to have a designated drinker, with two glasses in his hands. I’m presuming that you would love to debate Mike Simpson as often as possible. Absolutely. I would love to watch him try to defend Congress.
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Everyone in America would like to reduce gun violence. We simply differ on how to achieve that: Put more guns in the hands of “good guys” or increase gun control? We also differ on whether the goal is worth restricting civil liberties, and on what the U.S. Constitution says about guns. Which is not to say we discuss these differences sensibly. After every mass shooting, a “pro-gun” person is shoved under the studio lights with an “anti-gun” person, and they’re urged to tear each other apart on camera. It’s what we have for gladiatorial entertainment, now that we’ve banned dog fighting. I had a notion a few years ago that I could help bridge the gun divide by writing a book. I am one of the not-so-rare but frequently ignored liberal gun nuts—a third-generation, lifelong tax-and-spend Democrat who believes in national health care, strong environmental protection, reproductive freedom, unions, permissive immigration laws, stiff financial regulation... and guns. I like to collect guns, shoot them, hunt with them, read about them. As a New York Jew who, decades ago, chose to live in the West—first Alaska, then Montana, and now Boulder, Colo.—I also straddle the great demographic divide. For my research, I drove around the country and asked gun owners how and why firearms are important to them. To help establish my credentials, I went through the process of getting a Colorado concealedcarry license, valid in 30 states. Nothing says “gun guy” like a loaded handgun. I wore my concealed
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pistol everywhere, and it helped: I enjoyed remarkably candid interviews with gun owners of all kinds. Along the way, I found myself shooting a tommy gun at a stick of dynamite in the Arizona desert and gunning down a dozen wild pigs in Texas. At a Nebraska gun show and elsewhere, I was struck by a seething anger that seemed to be based on class resentment against the wealthier urban coasts picking on the poorer rural Interior, which might explain why the temperature of the gun debate has risen during the current recession. The result was Gun Guys: A Road Trip, published in March 2013, intended as apolitical, non-polemical cultural anthropology, played sometimes for laughs. The book’s timing was unfortunate, because the whole country was understandably distraught over the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, and hardly anyone was in the mood for nuanced discussion. Those who supported stricter controls on gun ownership, including the president I’d twice worked hard to elect, were in a lather to enact a ban on “assault rifles”—a poorly understood term, in and of itself—and the NRA was bellowing, in its typically belligerent tone-deaf way, that what America needed was more guns in schools. The interview bookers for radio and TV “news” shows were delighted to find someone other than the usual suspects to thrust before the microphones. There’s something oxymoronic about using media as impatient as TV and radio to publicize a book that took 18 months to write. I started out on local AM airwaves, waking before dawn in my Rocky Mountain Time Zone to call one station after another during the listeners’ rush-hour drive-time in places as far-flung as Buffalo and Lubbock. Most interviewers wanted
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only to know, in our 90 seconds together, whether I was antipasto or provolone: Assault-rifle ban—for or against? Background checks—for or against? Gun magazine-size limits—for or against? Sorry, that’s all the time we have; now, on to weather and traffic. As for the call-in shows, something about the anonymity of a phone line brings out the rabid on all sides. Then I got invited onto the national stage, as a guest on Piers Morgan, a prime-time CNN show. Morgan, a former London tabloid editor lacking any discernible experience with either guns or gun owners, was crusading for an assault-rifle ban and other gun restrictions. His show sent a long black car to ferry me to a Denver TV studio, where I was powdered, wired for sound, and, this being a “remote” interview, stashed before a camera and a hot light in an otherwise dark room; it was like a police grilling in a gangster picture. Up came the music in my earpiece, and then Morgan’s nasal voice, introducing me and, to my surprise, the celeb-
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rity flaming-liberal lawyer, Alan Dershowitz. I’d made the rookie mistake of not asking who the other guests would be. Dershowitz took off, shrieking into my earpiece, “Guns are destroying America! Guns are destroying America!” He continued without inhaling— and Morgan cheering him on—throughout our entire four-minute segment. As I stared into the camera’s robotic eye, I considered my options. Shout Dershowitz and Morgan down or stick to the high road, as I’d intended, and await my turn? I did the latter—my second mistake. I barely got in a word about my mission to sow a new understanding of guns in the U.S. While being chauffeured back to Boulder, I thought about the distance from Piers Morgan’s Manhattan to the Rocky Mountains. What are the chances that people in such different worlds would think the same way about anything? I wondered if Morgan had ever met someone who lived 90 minutes from the nearest law enforcement and considered a powerful gun an essential tool. Concepts like self-reliance and danger are so different in Fremont County, Colo., (30 people per square mile) and Manhattan (70,000 people per square mile) that a firearm can’t possibly BOI S EW EEKLY.COM
represent the same thing in both places. So why are we even talking about guns as a national issue? Nevertheless, like many authors, I felt obligated to go off to New York City for a couple of surreal “book tour” days, racing from one studio to the next to the next, promoting a sympathetic book about gun owners in the capital of anti-gun sentiment. Everybody was polite, but few had any idea what to make of me, and their faint distaste was often palpable. For Brian Lehrer at WNYC, the local NPR affiliate, I may as well have taken a road trip across the face of Jupiter; he barely knew what to ask about gun owners, and tried to maneuver me into a dreary debate about background checks. But at least he talked about guns. CNN’s Soledad O’Brien seated me among the guests of her morning show Starting Point and expected me to participate in an hour of discussion about celebrity haircuts. A TV studio is a disorienting place: much smaller than it appears on your home screen, cheaply built and garishly floodlit, a bizarro world bereft of shadows. Everybody’s face is shockingly close and eerily painted. People shout as though trying to make themselves understood to deaf toddlers. A floating plasma of microphones, camera lenses and monitors rotates around you at all levels; you are supposed to pretend they don’t exist. You watch your precious seconds tick away on a digital clock. After Starting Point, I appeared twice on the liberal TV network, MSNBC, on shows hosted by Chris Hayes, and on conservative Fox News, which introduced me as the network’s political pawn: “Obama Supporter Dan Baum Explains Why The President HAS IT ALL WRONG (on guns)!” The New York Times, which had favorably reviewed my three previous books, chose not to review Gun Guys. Maybe no surprise; the Times, my daily paper of choice, is a big supporter of restricting gun ownership, and competing viewpoints are unwelcome, even in letters to the editor. But Times columnist Joe Nocera, the burly son of a Providence grocer, invited me to talk on camera for a video that would appear on the Times website, and promised to write up the interview for the Sunday Review section. The Times occupies a glorious new tower that seems to be made of aluminum and sunlight. Nocera, in a trim sportcoat, shook my hand with the air of opposing counsel in a murder trial. A small army of young aides wired us for sound as we sat silently across a table from each other, and then we were given the countdown: “Three, two, one, go!” Only five of about 45 minutes of that video made it to the website, and what ran in the newspaper was “edited for space and clarity.” Yes, and also to make me look so strident that at one point it appears as though I’m arguing that Nocera shouldn’t let his children go swimming. The Times also edited out Nocera’s constant interruptions—”OK, OK, my turn to talk”—an odd interviewing technique. Online Times reader comments includ-
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ed, “Your premise, Dan Baum, is absolutely ludicrous,” and “Joe understands guns much better than the gun guy. Guns are frightfully dangerous and without them the massacres would not have happened. What more does anyone need to understand?” What more, indeed, does anyone need to understand beyond what he already believes? Not that many gun guys appeared more open-minded. They largely rejected Gun Guys because of its very premise. “I will not buy it or read it,” wrote one commenter on a popular gun blog. “I don’t care what some ivory tower dwelling statist thinks about my RIGHT to own the weapon of my choice.” “Why should I listen to someone who wants to take away a fundamental right?” wrote another, somehow equating an interest in what gun guys think with a desire to ban guns. My favorite, from a commenter on AR15.com, read: “A liberal who happens to like guns is still an enemy.” ‘Nuff said. In fairness, several radio interviewers were genuinely eager to keep the conversation intelligent and non-dogmatic: NPR’s Warren Olney and John Hockenberry, Prairie Public Radio’s Doug Hamilton, and Tom Gresham of Gun Talk Radio all encouraged viewpoints alien to their own, and explored the reasoning behind them. Even their callers were polite. Promoting a book is like running for office; by the end you’re so tired of hearing yourself talk that you want to cut your own throat. In my second appearance with MSNBC’s Hayes, he took up most of my segment with a long rant blaming “gun culture” for Sandy Hook. Pithed like a frog by those magical television lights, I wasn’t quick enough to point out that when George Will years ago blamed “gay culture” for AIDS, we progressives jumped all over him. (Nothing like being interviewed on TV to rack up a lot of shoulda-saids.) I did, however, recall the lesson Alan Dershowitz had taught me, and when Hayes brought on Rep. Elijah Cummings, a dignified Democrat from Maryland who described, with endless sadness and in livid detail, the shooting death of his nephew, I simply talked over the bereaved uncle, ignoring the producer’s voice in my earpiece telling me to, “Stop. Stop. Stop talking!” I had become what I’d been watching. It was the lowest moment of my brief career as a gun-debate pundit. The high point was being summoned to the White House to brief Vice President Joe Biden on “how gun guys think.” Biden and others in the administration were already agitating for an assault-rifle ban, but I’ve always appreciated Biden, gaffes and all. In person he was every bit as charming as on
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TV. Three of his aides and I sat in his modest West Wing office before a roaring fire, sipping bottled water. Biden luxuriated in a wing chair, spooling out long stories about hanging out with firehouse gun guys and hunting with his dad while growing up in Scranton. We wound up talking for twice my allotted 45 minutes, and I was able to evoke some of the people I’d come to know in the course of writing the book: Terri
nodding at his folded hands, and slapped his thigh when I told him, “You’re driving away a lot of natural Democrats.” My wife thought she heard an echo of my rap in Biden’s interview on NPR the next day, when he urged sensitivity, saying that a lot of gun owners take the push for gun control personally. The administration went ahead, however, and impaled itself on a doomed gun-control effort anyway. Roughly 80 million Americans own guns, but the statistic is deceptive. If many gun owners seem overwrought by the prospect of something as mild as expanded background checks, perhaps it’s because they sense what the firearms-industry statistics show: Gun culture is dying. More and more guns are being sold, but they’re being sold to the same shrinking group of middle-aged rural white men. Statistics collected by the National Shooting Sports Foundation reveal that 20-somethings have almost no interest in firearms, even out West. Young people want to be urban and digital, and guns are neither; those who hunt tend to prefer a bow and arrows, which takes more skill and looks better on the O u t d o o r Channel. For reasons like that, the Shooting Sports Foundation warned i t s
Proud, a statehouse candidate in Phoenix who felt personally insulted by gun control’s implication that she couldn’t be trusted to handle her firearms; Rick Ector of Detroit, who didn’t want people from nice neighborhoods making self-defense decisions for people from neighborhoods like his; and Bernie Herpin, a city councilman in Colorado Springs, who wondered why the Democrats, ostensibly the party of the working man, were hostile to a tool and a sport—guns and shooting—that working men cherish. The vice president leaned forward as I talked,
members in 2008 that the condition of shooting sports was “precarious.” Gun control is in many ways the least of the threats facing gun culture. But obviously, gun culture won’t fade without a fight. Last September, for instance, Colorado voters recalled from office two Democrats—State Senate President John Morse and State Sen. Angela Giron—because they pushed a law saying that gun magazines in Colorado could hold no more than 15 bullets. Almost all of Colorado’s 62 sheriffs said they wouldn’t enforce the law, and sheriffs in
Montana and even California have declared that they won’t enforce any new restrictions on gun ownership that they don’t like. In the aftermath of Sandy Hook, new state laws expanding gun rights outnumbered those restricting them by nearly two to one. A recent Gallup poll found sharply rising dissatisfaction with American gun laws, but “that mostly reflects those who are dissatisfied because they believe gun laws are too strict, rather than not strict enough.” (Emphasis Gallup’s.) All of this argument can’t possibly be about inanimate pieces of metal and their effect on public safety, because so little evidence exists to connect the two. Gun laws have grown looser almost everywhere in the U.S. in the past 20 years, the number of privately owned guns about tripled, and in that same period, the rate of gun violence dropped by about half. The real purpose of the fight over gun control, it seems to me, is to serve as a kind of proxy for a much bigger philosophical divide that has divided our country since the founding. Guns represent a worldview that, broadly defined, values the individual over the collective, vigorous outdoorsiness over pallid intellectualism, certainty over questioning, patriotism over internationalism, manliness over femininity, action over inaction, the Interior over the Coasts. If instead you value reason over force, skepticism over certainty, internationalism over American exceptionalism, multiculturalism over white-male hegemony, income leveling over jungle capitalism, peace over war—if you’re a stereotypical liberal, for lack of a better word—and you feel more at home on the Coasts than in the Interior, you’re inclined to see the gun as the emblem of your opponent’s worldview: his idol. A lot of my fellow liberals seem to think they can weaken their enemy by smashing his idol. Thus, the gun debate is really a way to talk about bigger differences for which we can’t seem to find the vocabulary. The rhetoric that I’d hoped to cool is as superheated as ever. “You’re an unbelievably stupid man, aren’t you?” Piers Morgan asked one of his pro-gun guests in December. On the other side,Guns and Ammo magazine recently ended the decades-long career of one of its most popular columnists, Dick Metcalf, for opining that 16 hours of training to get a concealed-carry permit wasn’t an infringement of Second Amendment rights. Speaking to The New York Times, former Guns and Ammo editor Richard Venola essentially wrote the epitaph for my effort. “The time for ceding some rational points,” he said, “is gone.” Dan Baum is the author, most recently, of Gun Guys: A Road Trip. A former staff writer for The New Yorker, he has reported from five continents. He lives with his wife and writing partner, Margaret Knox, in Boulder, Colo. This story was funded with reader donations to the High Country News Research Fund, and originally appeared in the June, 2 edition of HCN. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M
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RIVER RUNNING SEASON Snowmelt runoff is gushing its way down between the banks of Idaho’s rivers, making for some of the best whitewater in the Northwest, and there are plenty of opportunities to watch some of the folks willing to take it on. The third North Fork Championship (see Picks, Page 20) kicks off Thursday, June 12, at the Egyptian Theatre with The Melt Awards, a whitewater film and photo festival with submissions from local artists as well as some of the biggest names whitewater photography, and viewers get to vote of their favorites throughout the evening. The NFC races take place on the Payette River, with two races Friday, June 13, and the main race takes place Saturday, June 14, down Jacob’s Ladder and Golf Course—both continuous Class V-plus rapids beginning near mile marker 86. This race down nonstop whitewater requires the paddlers to hit five gates, old-fashioned slalom kayak style. The following weekend, the second annual Payette River Games take over Kelly’s Whitewater Park in Cascade, 40 miles upstream from the NFC. The games run Friday, June 20-Sunday, June 22, giving world-class kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders a chance to compete for one of the largest purses in river games history. Paddlers can partake in boater-cross and freestyle events, for a purse of $50,000, while SUPers will vie for a chunk of $10,000. The PRG goes beyond kayaking and paddling by sponsored athletes: Anyone can compete in the other events including fishing, a dog-fetch competition, disc golf, beach volleyball, bocce ball, horseshoes and more. Last year, the inaugural PRG drew a crowd of around 14,000 spectators. In news of man-made whitewater, the Boise River Park will hold a visibility event Monday, June 23 following the PRG. Pro paddlers and surfers will showcase the whitewater park near Quinn’s Pond from 6-8 p.m. Friends of the Park, a volunteer fundraising group, needs to raise $6 million to start the second phase of the whitewater park, which includes adding two more wave features. NFC, RPG and the BRP event are free for spectators—check upcoming issues of Boise Weekly for in-depth coverage of these events. For those folks who enjoy water sports from the bank, Idaho Fish and Game’s annual Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 14, across the state. Free Fishing Day is a chance to try fishing—or maybe introduce a young person to it—without having to purchase a license. In Boise, volunteers will be at McDevitt Pond (8 a.m.-noon) and Parkcenter Pond (10 a.m.-2 p.m.), and in Nampa, at Lake Lowell-Gotts Point (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) and Wilson Ponds (8 a.m.-noon). —Jessica Murri
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Friday, 8:10 a.m. Me, via text: “Give me a call when you get a second. I have a rad idea.” 8:55 a.m.: ring... ring... ring. Me: “What’s good, man?” Nolan: “Nothing. What’s this brilliant idea you have?” Me: “Let’s fire up the bikes and hit the back roads this weekend. I’d like to see if we can get over the ridge from Garden Valley to Round Valley. There’s still a ton of snow in places, but I bet we can find a clear route.” Nolan: “Sounds like a plan. When can you get off work?” Me: “If I put my head down, probably between noon and 2 p.m.” So it began. Rigging and loading my custom-built Happy Trails Products Kawasaki KLR 650 for the first multi-day ride of the year brought a Cheshire grin to my mug. I hadn’t been out for a proper ride since the previous September, meaning a winter’s worth of pent-up throttle lust had gotten the better of me. With Idaho’s massive playground—approximately 30,000 miles of two track, fire roads and trails—yet again at my disposal, winter’s fickle barrier was no longer a point of frustration. Nolan, my neighbor and buddy from high school, rolled up to my house at 1:15 p.m. on his BMW 800GS (also outfitted by Happy Trails). He had a comparable look on his face. A quick fuel stop and we were making tracks over Rocky Canyon Road toward Idaho City. A few friends were celebrating a double birthday over the weekend at 10 Mile Creek on the South Fork of the Payette River. Nolan and I figured we’d join them for a night instead of heading straight for Garden Valley. After all, it was possible we wouldn’t be able to get over the pass between Garden Valley and Round Valley. An evening of revelry dissipated into a peaceful night’s sleep, set against the dull roar of the South Fork’s icy spring runoff. Up at 7:30 a.m.—bikes rigged. We burned tarmac into Crouch on Banks-Lowman Road pursuant of breakfast at Wild Bills. A hefty egg scramble was just what the doctor ordered, alongside a dark roast cup of joe. After breakfast, we pored over a series of U.S. Forest Service maps to find an alternate route, in the event that we got stymied by snow. Cruising serenely up the Middle Fork of the Payette river to Rattlesnake campground, I got the sense that a little adventure might be in store. The farther we traveled, the fewer people we saw. At the confluence of Silver Creek and the Middle Fork, we crossed the bridge to Road 670: gateway to Valley County
“A few Crouch locals had noted that people were still snowmobiling on nearby Scott Mountain. It was not a comforting notion given our mode of travel.”
(and Round Valley). It had been about three years since my last run over this route—a July trip with nary a skiff of snow in sight. A few Crouch locals had noted that people were still snowmobiling on nearby Scott Mountain. It was not a comforting notion given our mode of travel. A group of rednecks on side-by-sides nearly ran us off the road about midway up to the summit. Thankfully they were the last people we would see before getting back on pavement. At the intersection with the 693 loop road, we continued north on Road 670 over to the Bacon Creek cutoff. It was decision time. If we stayed on 670, we would surely run into snow—although the road loses significant elevation quickly, meaning we would stand a better chance of making it to low ground without incident. If we continued to ride the saddles on the ridge, we probably wouldn’t make it more than a few miles without hitting substantial snowpack. It was a no-brainer: 670 all the way. Not 300 yards down the south facing ridge we hit our first snow bank. The road was completely covered in about three feet of heavy, wet slop for a good 25 feet. I slowly lined up my front wheel with what appeared to be the flattest coverage and gunned it through without trouble. Nolan made it through cleanly as well. There was no turning back, as we could never get the bikes back uphill through that much snow—and neither of us brought a shovel. Less than a mile later we came across “the big one.” A shallow 60- to 70-foot snowbank covered a pitched section of road between two mogul-like whoops. I again lined up my front wheel and went for it. This time, the snowbank won. Not 10 feet in and my bike was buried up to the panniers. Frustrated, I hopped off the bike, which was now wedged perfectly upright—its full weight
supported by the snow—and started walking downhill to scout the next few turns. From the lack of tracks in snow or mud, it was clear no other vehicles had even attempted to traverse this route. Again, not a good sign. While I was gone, Nolan was kind enough to stomp out a path from my front tire to the downhill edge of the snow. With a little bit of lifting and cursing, we got both bikes through. If we weren’t committed to this route before, we sure as hell were now. We poked and putted along with the knowledge that we would be the first people to complete this route in 2014, as long as we didn’t have any more mishaps. As I meandered down the rough, rocky whoops of lower 670—feeling pretty good about our prospects—I felt my rear suspension completely compress, followed immediately by a loud, sickening snap. I thought for certain that I had flatted my rear tire—a fix that would likely take us into the evening hours on this steep loose section. I found a relatively flat spot to pull over and looked underneath my left pannier. I hadn’t flatted. I had however run over a load strap rated at 2,000 pounds that snapped in half under the rotation of KLR’s rear wheel. I was lucky this didn’t damage the wheel, or worse yet, buck me off the front of the bike into the adjacent ravine. I rearranged the load on my bike and we pressed on. Not far down the road, we got our first glimpse of Round Valley through the Ponderosa pines. We made our way down to Highway 55 from Sixty Lane, and pushed into Cascade for some R&R. Two nights of sitting on the beach and doing some lower elevation rides, and we cruised back into Boise with a few good stories, some excellent pictures and a solid appreciation for our good fortunes. Total ride: 322 miles—about half on dirt. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M
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FALL SOFTBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION—Register for Boise fall softball leagues: co-ed, men’s, women’s, men’s 35+, Senior 50+, 55+, and 60+ teams. Registration begins June 9-13 via fax, email or for “rollover” summer rosters; walkin registration June 16-20 at the Rec office. Visit the website for more info and forms. Through June 20, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $374 plus fees. Boise City Recreation Office, 110 Scout Lane, Boise, 208-384-4256, cityofboise.org/parks.
Events & Workshops 2014 NAMPA DOWNTOWN CRITERIUM—Featuring competitive categories with $3,600 in prize money, plus races for kids and nonprofessionals who want to experience the thrill of criterium racing. More info at nampadowntowncriterium.com and register at bikereg.com. Sat., June 14, 3 p.m. $10-$55.
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RAILS TO RIVER Taking the Payette River Flyer to the Cabarton soda for $8... and beer, to calm your nerves On a recent afternoon in Smith’s Ferry, train as you watch the river rip at 3,700 cubic feet conductors and engineers helped raft guides per second. (Quick cfs lesson: a cubic foot of load a 16-foot, bright-blue paddle raft on water is about the size of a basketball. Now the flatbed car of the Payette River Flyer, a imagine almost 4,000 basketballs per second locomotive owned by the same company that flowing between the banks of the Payette.) runs the Thunder Mountain Line. The Flyer’s But the Payette River Flyer dropped us off cars, built in 1956, feel like a cross between a roomy airliner and a glorified Greyhound bus, in the more-than-capable hands of TJ Kauth, and are now a way to shuttle up the Cabarton a raft guide for Bear Valley Rafting Company, who has 16 years experience guiding on the stretch of the Payette River. Payette. The train stopped at a secret platform I took my seat on the river side of the train on the bank, a few miles downstream of Caband watched with anticipation as we rolled arton Road, the usual put-in. past the Cabarton’s Class II and Class III rap“It’s a cool trip combo,” Kauth said. “We ids: Howard’s Plunge, Francois (named after do this on the Main Payette, too, where the Francois Payette, who discovered the river) and Trestle. The ride showcases a rare glimpse train picks folks up at Horseshoe Bend and drops them off at Banks, then we raft down.” into the wilderness, where no highway runs The Cabarton is a stretch of whitewater along the river. on the North Fork of the PayThis stretch of railroad was ette great for families, with taken out of service in 2009 payetteriverflyer.com large flat pools for swimming, and since then Idaho Northwarm summertime water and ern and Pacific Rail engineers a few rapids. have been working to open it The train runs every Saturday and Sunday again. Engineer Jeff Short got his job on the through the end of August, departing at 10 railroad when his dad worked as a mechanic a.m. and 2 p.m. from Smith’s Ferry. Tickets are for Idaho Northern and Pacific. He said it $25 per person and an additional $60 per pertook heavy equipment ditching, working on son to raft with Bear Valley. The Payette River the tunnels and fixing the tracks to reopen Flyer can also be used strictly as a shuttle for the 17 miles of railroad between Horseshoe boaters who don’t need a guide, and it saves Bend and Cascade. “We worked really hard the last few years the $5 take-out fee at Smith’s Ferry, not to mention the hassle of shuttling cars. Payette to make sure it’s going to happen,” Short River Flyer hopes to offer a season pass for said. “And it did, so we’re very excited. It’s a paddlers in the near future. proud day.” As for railroad engineer Jeff Short, he has The train doesn’t move fast—maximum rafted the Cabarton before, but, “I want to do speed is about 20 mph—but Payette River it again, off of this train.” Flyer staff offer a box lunch with turkey or —Jessica Murri ham sandwiches, chips, grapes, cookies and BOI S EW EEKLY.COM
FIRST TIME FLY TYING—Fly tying for the whole family with Boise Valley Fly Fishers. Each par ticipant will tie their own fly and take it home. Registration required. Thu., June 26, 6 p.m. FREE. Garden City Librar y, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrar y.org. IDAHO WHITEWATER ASSOCIATION SAFETY SATURDAY—Open to all kayakers, rafters, cat boaters and their passengers. Launch your boat from Banks between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Raffle drawings will be held at the Beehive Bend take-out, where par ticipants will be treated to an IWA sponsored BBQ until 5 p.m. Sat., June 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. KNOBBY 9 TO 5 ULTRA ENDURANCE—For more info and latest updates, check out knobbytireseries.com. Sat., June 14. $90-$95. LEARN TO SKATE FOR FREE—Boys and girls ages 4 and older learn to skate. Rental skates are provided. These clinics are taught by professional instructors in a family-friendly atmosphere. Beginners only. Advance registration is required. Sat., June 21, 1:30-2 p.m. FREE. Idaho IceWorld, 7072 S. Eisenman Road, Boise, 208-331-0044, idahoiceworld.com. NORTH FORK CHAMPIONSHIP AND WHITEWATER FESTIVAL—Watch the top kayakers in the world take on the Payette River whitewater rapids over a three-day competition. During the competition the festival will take place concurrently at Wellmunster Park in Crouch. There will be live music Friday night and be sure to attend the after par ty Saturday night at 10 p.m. at the Dir ty Shame Saloon featuring DJ Revolve. The competition takes place in Banks. See Picks, Page 20. Dir ty Shame Saloon, 843 Middlefork Rd., Crouch, 208-462-2000. Thursday, June 12-Saturday, June 14. nor thforkchampionship.com. PARENTS’ DAY—All parents get in free when accompanied
by a paying child. Sun., June 15, 1-4:45 p.m. and 6-8:45 p.m. Day pass rate. Lakeview Park, Garrity Boulevard at 16th Avenue Nor th, Nampa; and Lincoln Pool, 508 Davis Ave., Nampa, 208-465-2218, nampaparksandrecreation.org. TREASURE VALLEY GRAND PRIX—This 15K Time Trial is held on the beautiful south shores of Lake Lowell in Canyon County. Suppor t your local para-cyclists by entering this race as they compete against National and World Champions and send them on their way to Rio 2016 and the Paralympics. Get more info and register at bikereg.com/treasure-valleygrand-prix. Fri., June 13, 6 p.m. $15-$100. TREASURE VALLEY SINGLES CLUB—Bowl weekly on Tuesdays with other club members. And meet for lunch prior to bowling on Saturday, June 21. Call Rober to at 208-342-0243 for more info. Tuesdays, 1 p.m. and Sat., June 21, 1 p.m. FREE admission. Westy’s Garden Lanes, 5504 Alwor th St., Garden City, 208-376-6555, westysgardenlanes.com.
Recurring BOISE BICYCLE PROJECT OPEN SHOP—Donate unwanted bicycles or equipment to a good cause and receive a tax write-off. The shop is also open at the same time for volunteers interested in working on bicycles for children of low-income families, refugees and Boise’s homeless population. For more info, visit the website or call the shop. Wednesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicycleproject.org. DROP-IN COED VOLLEYBALL—Players age 16 and older are invited to join drop-in coed volleyball games Monday and Thursday nights through Aug. 28. Games played on the grass in the east end of the park near the tennis cour ts. For more info, call the City Recreation Office at 208-608-7650 or visit parks.cityofboise.org. Mondays, Thursdays, 6 p.m. Continues through Aug. 28. $4. Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise. GENTLE YOGA FLOW—This slower paced Vinyasa class has a long warmup, a few refreshing sun salutations and flows, and ends with deep stretching poses to help release tension from your muscles and joints. For all levels. Sundays, 10 a.m. $12. Body Calm Yoga Studio, 1565 E. Leigh Field Drive, Ste. 175, Meridian, 208-914-0910, bodycalmstudio.com. HIGHLANDS HOLLOW RUN/ RIDE—Ever y Tuesday McU Spor ts will be hosting a trail run 5K, mountain ride and road ride, all depar ting from the Highlands Hollow parking lot. After ward, the brewpub will be offering drink and food specials for par ticipants. For riders and runners of any level. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow Brewhouse, 2455 Harrison Hollow Lane, Boise, 208-3436820, highlandshollow.com. KID’S BASH—Safety class for children ages 5-11 is held the
second Thursday of the month. This class is open to anyone, but kids wishing to receive a free bicycle and helmet must register. For more info, visit the website or call the shop. Second Tuesday of ever y month, 6-8 p.m. FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicycleproject.org. KID’S FIX-IT NIGHT—For children 3-11 who already have bicycles in need of repair. Bikes brought to BBP volunteers on the fourth Thursday of the month will be overhauled for free. For more info, visit the website or call the shop. Fourth Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicycleproject.org. NO DROP GROUP RIDE—Learn how to ride in a group, socialize and ask questions about getting into racing. Typically will average 15-16 mph over 18-20 miles of relatively flat terrain. Get more info at strava. com/activities/141595565. Mondays, 6 p.m. FREE. Idaho Mountain Touring, 1310 Main St., Boise, 208-336-3854, idahomountaintouring.com. PILATES MAT CLASS—This class uses traditional Pilates methods focusing on breath, precision and core engagement to increase strength and stability, improve posture and enhance mind/body awareness. For all levels. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. $12. Body Calm Yoga Studio, 1565 E. Leigh Field Drive, Ste. 175, Meridian, 208-914-0910, bodycalmstudio.com. PRENATAL YOGA—Celebrate your pregnancy, spend quality time with baby and bond with other mamas. This flow class is suitable for all trimesters. Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. $9-$12. Body Calm Yoga Studio, 1565 E. Leigh Field Drive, Ste. 175, Meridian, 208-914-0910, bodycalmstudio.com. RESTORATIVE YOGA—Restorative Yoga is a gentle healing form of Hatha yoga that is practiced with props to provide a suppor tive environment for total relaxation. Suitable for all ages. Register online or call in advance to insure your space. Wednesdays, 6:40 p.m. $12. Body Calm Yoga Studio, 1565 E. Leigh Field Drive, Ste. 175, Meridian, 208-914-0910, bodycalmstudio.com. SOCIAL RIDE—Meet at BBP and pedal to the chosen destination on the first Friday of each month. To get more info, visit the website or call the shop. First Friday of ever y month, 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicycleproject.org. TREASURE VALLEY SINGLES CLUB WALKS—Meet by the bandstand. Call Fred at 208-384-0438 or Naomi at 208-375-0919 for more info. Mondays, 5 p.m. FREE. Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise. YIN YANG YOGA WITH DON SILVA—The best of both ends of the yoga spectrum. For all levels. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. $12. Body Calm Yoga Studio, 1565 E. Leigh Field Drive, Ste. 175, Meridian, 208-914-0910, bodycalmstudio.com.
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BOISEvisitWEEKLY PICKS boiseweekly.com for more events ALIVE AFTER FIVE Where you win awards for being up a creek.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY JUNE 12-14 Dwayne Blackaller: have hat, will workshop.
WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY JUNE 11-21 free for all
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 THE SHOOK TWINS Opening Act: Bread & Circus Among the weird totems (a giant, gold egg) and quirky instruments (a squawky telephone/microphone) used by Sandpoint-born, Portland, Ore.-based Katelyn and Laurie Shook, their secret weapon is something few—if any—bands can boast: not only are their singing voices stellar, they were born in near-per fect harmony. The effect of two voices so naturally similar lends a haunting, ethereal quality to their eccentric, inventive brand of soulful, rootsy indie folk. Not to be missed. 5 p.m. Grove Plaza, 900 W. Grove St., downtownboise.org.
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SEVEN DEVILS PLAYWRIGHT CONFERENCE Some artists work with paint, others create sound; and while authors craft with words, the medium of playwrights is people. Come together with those people at the Seven Devil’s Playwright Conference, now in its 14th year, where participants and onlookers alike have a unique opportunity to witness new plays come to fruition. The event includes staged readings of plays by Barbara Hammond, Hansol Jung, Greg Paul and Jennifer Rumberger, intensives with Boise playwright Heidi Kraay and New York dramaturg Christopher Ulloth, and a workshop hosted by Dwayne Blackaller, of Boise Contemporary Theater. Students from McCall-Donnelly High School will also perform an original piece. Check website for detailed schedule information. FREE. Alpine Playhouse, McCall, idtheater.org.
shred the gnar NORTH FORK CHAMPIONSHIP A few years ago, a hardcore kayaker held a race on the Payette River’s continuous Class V-plus whitewater. That idea quickly turned into the North Fork Championship—one of the most elite whitewater kayak races in the world, drawing kayakers from across the globe. Now in its third year, NFC kicks off with The Melt Awards, a film and photo festival devoted to whitewater paddling that will leave audiences in awe of nature’s power and the folks brave (or crazy) enough to face it. Racing begins Friday with a qualifier round at 11 a.m.— boats put in at Otter’s Slide and finish at Banks Bridge. The BoaterX race at 5 p.m. pits 10 kayakers against each other through Class V rapids, 12 miles above Banks on Highway 55. The main event is Saturday, with an insane slalom race down Jacob’s Ladder at 1 p.m. (mile marker 86). Sit in the bleachers beside the river this year, or view the race from a comfortable car with food and drinks on the Thunder Mountain Line train, which leaves from Horseshoe Bend. Thursday, June 12, 7 p.m. $12 adv., $14 door, Egyptian Theatre; Friday, June 13-Saturday, June 14, FREE, Highway 55, northforkchampionship.com.
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TREASURE VALLEY ROLLERGIRLS DOUBLE HEADER: WAR OF THE WHEELS
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In the ’70s and ’80s, the roller rink was the ultimate teen hangout, the place to see and be seen. While chilling out at the rink is less in vogue, watching someone skate has never been more in or more fun—especially when it’s the Boise River Rollers (treasurevalleyrollergirls.net). See the likes of Raggedy Ann-hilation, Dawn of the Shred, Shebrew Hammer, Lemon Harangue Die, Ana Highway To Hell and Boobie Houser M.D. block, jam, hip check, duck walk, eat the baby, hit it and quit it and pull off an Emilio Estevez on their way to derby domination. Watch BRR vs. Sierra Regional at 7 p.m., then see the Treasure Valley Rollergirls Allstars take on Sonoma County at 8 p.m. Proceeds benefit ALPHA. 6 p.m., $10 adult, $4 kids 11 and under. Tickets available at Record Exchange, Thomas Hammer or TVR. CenturyLink Arena, 233 S. Capitol Blvd., 208-424-2200, centurylinkarenaboise.com.
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The fight for Idaho to add the words “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” to the state’s human rights law was one of the bitterest of the 2013-14 legislative session. It was the eighth session in which lawmakers ignored the issue, and what began as a few rallies at the Statehouse escalated to protesters blocking the entrance to the Idaho Senate chamber. Idaho State Police made more than 100 arrests, and some demonstrators were arrested multiple times. With their hands covering their mouths, the demonstrators weren’t interesting in being heard—their black “Add the 4 Words” shirts said it all—they just didn’t want to be invisible. See them at the premiere of Add the Words, a documentary by Michael Gough and Cammie Pavesic, at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 15, at the Egyptian Theatre. The film follows the movement from its beginnings to the arrests that shook the capitol. 5 p.m. $15. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, facebook.com/addthewordsfilm.
Reading an entire novel in an hour is improbable. Reading a dense fantasy book like A Song of Fire and Ice in that amount of time is out of the question. Or it was. Spritz, a new piece of software, has given reading a futuristic facelift. Spritz flashes words—one at a time—on any high-tech platform (tablets, laptops, smartphones), and its developers go so far as to promise that consumers can read an entire novel in little more than an hour. spritzinc.com The key to the acceleratedreading program is that only one word appears on the screen at a time; thus eyes no longer have to scan across a page. And it only displays what the human eye can focus on, approximately 13 characters (one word). While users read content at a faster clip than normal, they can adjust that rate of speed: from 250 words per minute, up to 800 wpm. Spritz is currently available in English, French, German, Korean, Russian and Spanish, with many more languages on the way, but the technology is still new on the market. Though only a few companies have adopted it, Spritz is usually free to download and is available on most platforms: For desktop use, there’s Spritzlet, The Old Reader and Reads. It’s available on the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Gear2 as SpritzMail, an email reader, and although Android users will have to wait until July to find apps in the Google Play store, OS users can download Sparknotes now. —Kelsey Meeker
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8 DAYS OUT WEDNESDAY JUNE 11 Festivals & Events CALDWELL FARMERS MARKET—Featuring fresh produce, baked goods, specialty foods, live entertainment and local crafts in downtown Caldwell along Indian Creek. 3 p.m. FREE.
On Stage AS YOU LIKE IT—Comedy abounds in the fertile Forest of Arden, where a clandestine, gender-bending courtship ensues and a quartet of couples emerge in this timeless and transcendent romantic comedy. Suitable for all ages. 6:30 p.m. $12-$42. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.
Workshops & Classes WEDNESDAY MEMBERS’ REPAIR CLASS—Every class will cover a different hands-on repair topic. Get more info at the website. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicycleproject.org.
Calls to Artists LIBRARY COMIC CON DRAWING CONTEST—Draw or paint your favorite comic book, television or movie character, or even invent a character of your own. Then, fill out an entry form and take your art and the form to the checkout desk at any library location, through 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 31. Entry forms are available at all locations or online at boisepubliclibrary.org/LibraryComicCon. Limit of one entry per person. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3844076, boisepubliclibrary.org.
Talks & Lectures GEOLOGIC TOUR OF S. IDAHO— Examine the interesting geologic past of Southern Idaho with GK12 Fellow and Boise State geology Ph.D. candidate Tom Colby. Following this talk, Tom will lead a roughly 1.5-mile hike in the Foothills to show some of the younger, more local geologic features of our area. 7 p.m. FREE. Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center, 3188 Sunset Peak Road, Boise, 208-514-3755, boiseenvironmentaleducation.org.
Kids & Teens CHESS LESSON—Join Erica Barkell for chess lessons every week. Lessons are open to beginners and all skill levels, for school-age kids and teens. 4 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org. KINDERGARTEN READINESS— Prepare your preschool-age children for kindergarten. 10 a.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.
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NOISE/PODCAST REVIEW TAKE WE’RE ALIVE ON YOUR NEXT ROAD TRIP Too much of the time, “podcast” is a euphemism for “comics talking to other comics about their troubled childhoods.” But when it comes to a long road trip, the right podcast can yield hours of listening enjoyment. We’re Alive, a live-action serial drama, follows a trio of army reservists as they navigate modern-day Los Angeles during a zombie apocalypse. Part action, part drama and with some humor mixed in, “it’s not a horror piece,” the show’s writer-director and co-creator Kc Wayland insists. “It’s a character piece.” And despite the similarity to TV show The Walking Dead, Wayland’s podcast isn’t a rip-off: He has intentionally avoided watching a single episode of AMC’s zombie megahit. But We’re Alive does feel like the audio track of a television show. That’s likely because, as an army vet himself, Wayland is also a film school grad. After working on several film projects, however, he found the challenge of storytelling via soundscape more appealing. “I just loved the control and freedom that you have in a recording studio versus being on set,” Wayland said during a recent interview with Nerdy Minds radio. “I could do really horrific things that aren’t nearly as bad if you hear it rather than see it. There’s no gore, if that makes sense.” Instead, borrowing a phrase from iconic 20th century broadcaster Steve Allen, Wayland called it “theater of the mind.” And that’s an apt description. With sound effects and voice talents rivaling Hollywood blockbusters, Wayland and company spend 30-60 hours editing every episode. It has been a serious fiveyear commitment from a guy who works on the show only WE’RE ALIVE after he completes his 40-hourFree on iTunes and the a-week job as a digital applicaAndroid Marketplace. tions specialist at California’s Visit zombiepodcast.com for Chapman University. The crew, more info. meanwhile, is comprised mostly of volunteers. We’re Alive is currently wrapping its fourth and final season, with the last six installments being released between now and mid-July. Every season contains 12 episodes, broken into three segments that run about 20 minutes each. By the time it ends, We’re Alive will span more than 48 hours of story—10 hours longer than Google says it takes to drive nonstop from Boise to New York City. More is in the future for Wayland, but he has some big decisions to make first. “I have a lot of stories to tell, and I’m just looking to be able to find a way to do that full-time,” he said. “The thing is, I have a great story that’s lined up next. Does it work perfectly for audio drama? I’ve debated it back and forth, whether I should do that or book form. The ideas are there. … What medium to tell them in is the next deciding factor.” —Travis Estvold
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8 DAYS OUT THURSDAY JUNE 12 Festivals & Events VALLEY OF PLENTY ANNUAL QUILT SHOW—Valley of Plenty Quilters host their annual threeday show, “Quilts of the Valley,” featuring unique designs and vibrant colors. Plus general store, vendors, raffle quilt and baskets. In conjunction with the Emmett Cherry Festival. 10 a.m. FREE-$3. Emmett Middle School, 301 E. Fourth St., Emmett.
On Stage 2014 SEVEN DEVILS PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE—Playwrights from across the country travel to McCall to develop and present six new plays, plus an evening of new works by McCall-Donnelly High students and two workshops. Daily through June 21. All events open to the public. Find a schedule of events online at idtheater.org/ this-years-conference.html. See Picks, Page 20. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Alpine Playhouse, 1201 Roosevelt Ave., McCall. COMEDIAN MARK G—With featured act Tim Messenger. 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.
DEATHTRAP—Murder mystery by Ira Levin. Get more info at the website. 6:30 p.m. $12-$42. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare. org.
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SPOTLIGHT THEATRE: NEXT TO NORMAL—This musical featuring more than 30 original songs shows how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family’s world intact while coping with mental illness. For mature audiences. Tickets available at the door or online at spotlight-theatre.ticketleap.com/ next-to-normal. 7 p.m. $10-$12. Columbia High School, 301 S. Happy Valley Road, Nampa, 208498-0571.
BYP 2014 GLOW BALL GOLF SCRAMBLE—The theme/attire is plaid for this nine-hole scramble with a shotgun start. Registration includes nine holes of golf, two glow balls, cart and two drinks. For more info or to register, visit boisechamber.org/events/2014byp-glow-ball-golf-scramble. 5 p.m. $200-$300. Warm Springs Golf Course, 2495 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-343-5661, warmspringsgolfcourse.com.
Workshops & Classes FACES OF HD—For family and professional caregivers. 7:30 a.m. FREE. Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, 1055 N. Curtis Road, Boise, 208-3672121, saintalphonsus.org. WRITERS REVIEW-FICTION WITH VALERI KIESIG—Take your work to the next level—ready for submission and publication. Six-week session on Thursdays through July 17. For more info or to register, visit thecabinidaho. org/WordWorkshopSeries. 6:30 p.m. $175-$210. The Cabin, 801 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3318000, thecabinidaho.org.
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SHIVERTOWN NO. 2 RELEASE PARTY—Local comic book publisher Mystery House Comics presents the second issue of their flagship series, Shivertown. The party will be hosted by the creators, Jon Keithley and Shanae LaVelle, who will be selling and signing the new issue. Raffle prizes include original art from the comic and from other Treasure Valley illustrators. 7 p.m. FREE. Spacebar Arcade, 200 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-918-0597, spacebararcade.com.
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VALLEY OF PLENTY ANNUAL QUILT SHOW—See Thursday. 10 a.m. FREE-$3. Emmett Middle School, 301 E. Fourth St., Emmett.
On Stage 2014 SEVEN DEVILS PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Alpine Playhouse, 1201 Roosevelt Ave., McCall.
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COMEDIAN MARK G—See Thursday. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. DAISY’S MADHOUSE THEATRE: THE LAST 5 YEARS—In this lovely two-person musical, a young novelist and a struggling actress tell the story of their relationship. Book, music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. 8 p.m. $12 online, $15 door. Boise WaterCooler, 1401 W. Idaho St., Boise, daisysmadhouse.org. DEATHTRAP—See Thursday. 6:30 p.m. $12-$42. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-4299908, box office 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org. LIPS INC! 17TH ANNIVERSARY—Prepare to be wowed by the fun and crazy performances of Nikoa, Victoria and Martini, plus two guest stars, Brenda Starr and Lady Delicious. Reservations recommended; call 208-3680405 to RSVP. 8:30 p.m. $20. Balcony Club, 150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 226, Boise, 208-336-1313, thebalconyclub.com.
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SPOTLIGHT THEATRE: NEXT TO NORMAL—See Thursday. 7 p.m. $10-$12. Columbia High School, 301 S. Happy Valley Road, Nampa, 208-498-0571.
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8 DAYS OUT photographs and site-specific installation that speak to issues of human/animal interactions and the impact of this relationship on our environment. 5 p.m. FREE. Enso Artspace, 120 E. 38th St., Ste. 105, Garden City, 208-9910117, ensoartspace.com.
DA VINCI: MAN-INVENTORGENIUS AND MAN-ARTIST-GENIUS—Get to know inventor-artist Leonardo da Vinci like never before. Exhibit runs June 14-Nov. 29. 10 a.m. $3-$15. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895, dcidaho. org.
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EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET— Check out this quaint and cozy market located in the heart of downtown Eagle, featuring an assortment of fresh produce, specialty foods, and fine arts and crafts. Plus live local music, kids’ activities and culinary demonstrations. 9 a.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle.
KIDS SPLASH PEDAL N DASH— Kids climb an inflatable ladder, slide down into the wading pool and splash across to their bikes for a half-mile bike leg that ends with a quarter-mile run to the finish line. 6:30 p.m. $15. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., near Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road, Meridian. For more info and to register, visit triidaho.com/ray-neef-kidstriathlon.html. LOCK IN FOR KIDS—Stay locked in at the Nampa Rec Center all night. Kids will enjoy movies, swimming, games and a pizza party. Take a sleeping bag, swim suit, towel and clothes to sleep in. For ages 6-12. 7 p.m. $20-$25. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, namparecreation.org. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME—Stories and fun for preschoolers. 10 a.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary. org.
SATURDAY JUNE 14 Festivals & Events BIOBLITZ 2014—A BioBlitz is a 24-hour rapid inventory of biological diversity at Deer Flat refuge. packed with activities like hummingbird banding demonstrations, native bird and plant walks, and insect collecting expeditions. 10 a.m. FREE. Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center, 13751 Upper Embankment Road, Nampa, 208-467-9278, fws.gov/ deerflat.
FLAG DAY CEREMONY—The Nampa Elks Lodge will hold their annual Flag Day Ceremony. Open to all ages. 5 p.m. FREE. Lakeview Park, Garrity Boulevard at 16th Avenue North, Nampa. SHEEP IN THE FOOTHILLS— Sheep will be shorn and sheepdogs will strut their stuff, herding sheep and showing off their incredible skills. Open to all ages. No preregistration required. Parking is limited. Free shuttle leaves from Fort Boise Community Center every half hour 10 a.m.-noon. 10 a.m. FREE. Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center, 3188 Sunset Peak Road, Boise, 208-514-3755, boiseenvironmentaleducation.org. SPORTS CARD SHOW—The Treasure Valley’s original and longest running Sports Card Show features 30 tables overflowing with sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia, and vintage items. For the entire family. 9 a.m. FREE. Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-343-4900. TREASURE VALLEY SINGLES ANNUAL PICNIC—TVS will provide chicken, plates, ice, water, ice tea, lemonade in the East Shelter. Games will be played or dance to the music of Comstock Lode. Take a side dish to share. Nonmembers over the age of 14 welcome. Purchase tickets by
June 12 at the TVS dance or call Chuck at 208-459-2736. Noon. $4 picnic, $5 park admission. Eagle Island State Park, 2691 Mace Road, Eagle. VALLEY OF PLENTY ANNUAL QUILT SHOW—See Thursday. 10 a.m. FREE-$3. Emmett Middle School, 301 E. Fourth St., Emmett.
On Stage 2014 SEVEN DEVILS PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Alpine Playhouse, 1201 Roosevelt Ave., McCall. AS YOU LIKE IT—See Wednesday. 6:30 p.m. $12-$42. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare. org. COMEDIAN MARK G—See Thursday. 8 ap.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. DAISY’S MADHOUSE THEATRE: THE LAST 5 YEARS—See Friday. 8 p.m. $12 online, $15 door. Boise WaterCooler, 1401 W. Idaho St., Boise. FOLIAS FLUTE AND GUITAR DUO—Husband-and-wife duo featuring flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron continue to break new ground as performers and composers. Get more info at foliasmusic.com. 7 p.m. $15. Pat Harris School of Dance, 1225 McKinney St., Boise, 208-375-3255, patharrisdance.com. LIPS INC! 17TH ANNIVERSARY—See Friday. 8:30 p.m. $20. Balcony Club, 150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 226, Boise, 208-336-1313, thebalconyclub.com. MERIDIAN SYMPHONY CONCERT IN THE PARK—Featuring the movie music of John Williams, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, plus special guest violinist
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BOISE FARMERS MARKET—Featuring produce, honey, jams and jellies, fresh pasta, award-winning Idaho wines, fresh baked artisan breads and delicious pastries. 9 a.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 1080 W. Front St., Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com. CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—Find booths full of locally made and grown foodstuffs, produce, household items, and arts and crafts. 9:30 a.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and Bannock streets, Boise, 208-3453499, capitalcitypublicmarket. com. CRIME STOPPERS MOTORCYCLE RIDE AND RALLY—Ride the Melba Loop, with proceeds benefiting Crime Stoppers of Southwest Idaho. Featuring door prizes, barbecue, raffle and police escort. Visit crimestoppersswidaho.org for more information. 9 a.m. $25, $40 for two. High Desert Harley-Davidson, 2310 E. Cinema Drive, Meridian, 208338-5599, highdeserthd.com. For more info, visit crimestoppersswidaho.org.
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8 DAYS OUT Lauren Vandervelden. 6 p.m. FREE. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., near Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road, Meridian. PROJECT FLUX—Project Flux brings its innovative and creative contemporary dance to Boise for its second summer season. Buy tickets at projectfluxdance.com. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $15. Esther Simplot Center, 501 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-343-0556, balletidaho.org. SPOTLIGHT THEATRE: NEXT TO NORMAL—See Thursday. 7 p.m. $10-$12. Columbia High School, 301 S. Happy Valley Road, Nampa, 208-498-0571.
Workshops & Classes TREE AND SHRUB PLANTING 101—Learn the basic tips and techniques to be successful when planting trees and shrubs for Dad this weekend. RSVP requested; call 208-995-2815 or email info@ madelinegeorge.com. 11 a.m. FREE. Madeline George Garden Design Nursery, 10550 W. Hill Road, Boise, madelinegeorge. com.
Art FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATION—Check out the photography and prints of Tim Buckley, as seen on Idaho Public Television. Also on view: My Father’s Idaho. Located only an hour east of Boise. 7 p.m. FREE. Glenns Ferry Historical Museum, 161 W. Cleveland Ave., Glenns Ferry, 208-366-2320, glennsferryhyistoricalmuseum.org.
Literature JOANNE PENCE AT THE SATURDAY MARKET—Meet local mystery writer Joanne Pence, who will spend her morning with us at the Saturday Market selling her newest book, One O’clock Hustle. 11 a.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.
Sports & Fitness TREASURE VALLEY ROLLERGIRLS DOUBLE HEADER—Take the family and watch some exciting Treasure Valley Roller Derby. Tickets are available for sale at the door. Email tvrgirls@gmail. com for more info. See Picks, Page 21. 6 p.m. $10. CenturyLink Arena, 233 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-424-2200 or box office 208-331-8497, centurylinkarenaboise.com/home.aspx.
Kids & Teens KIDS’ FISHING DAY 2014—Celebrate Free Fishing Day at Gotts Point. Kids can learn about fish biology, fishing ethics and water safety. Visitors will have a chance to practice casting and rigging and then test their newly learned skills in Lake Lowell. Visit the website for more info. 10 a.m. FREE. Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center, 13751 Upper Embankment Road, Nampa, 208467-9278, fws.gov/deerflat. KIDS YOGA—Flow through simple yoga poses and relaxation techniques with games, stories,
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music and art. All ages welcome; children 2 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. 3 p.m. $10. Body Calm Yoga Studio, 1565 E. Leigh Field Drive, Ste. 175, Meridian, 208-914-0910, bodycalmstudio.com. NOODLE MANIA—Play and float as all of the water park’s foam floatable noodles are tossed into the pool at the same time. 1 p.m. Day pass rate. Lakeview Park, Garrity Boulevard at 16th Avenue North, Nampa.
Animals & Pets PINTS FOR PITTIES—Dog lovers come together for beer, food, music and a silent auction. All donations benefit the Boise Bully Breed Rescue to help dogs in need. 1 p.m. FREE. Woodland Empire Ale Craft, 1114 Front St., Boise.
SUNDAY JUNE 15 On Stage 2014 SEVEN DEVILS PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Alpine Playhouse, 1201 Roosevelt Ave., McCall. ADD THE WORDS PREMIERE—A documentary by Michael Gough and Cammie Pavesic that follows the Add the Words movement from its beginnings to the arrests that shook the capitol. See Picks, Page 21. 5 p.m. $15. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, egyptiantheatre.net AS YOU LIKE IT—See Wednesday. 6 p.m. $12-$42. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208429-9908, box office 208-3369221, idahoshakespeare.org. COMEDIAN MARK G—See Thursday. 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208287-5379, liquidboise.com.
Odds & Ends FREE BURGER FOR DAD—This Father’s Day, hook your dad up with a free burger. Just tell your server, “My dad is a BFD.” One per dad with a paying guest. 11 a.m. FREE. The Counter Meridian, 3505 E. Monarch Sky Lane, The Village at Meridian, Meridian, 208972-3393, thecounterburger.com. 15TH ANNUAL FATHER’S DAY CAR SHOW—Sponsored by boisefuneralhome.com. Cars will be parked along Eighth and Idaho Streets. Spectators and participants get one vote for Best in Show; winner receives a handpinstriped guitar. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE, Eighth and Idaho Streets,
MONDAY JUNE 16 On Stage 2014 SEVEN DEVILS PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Alpine Playhouse, 1201 Roosevelt Ave., McCall.
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8 DAYS OUT Workshops & Classes FICTION WORKSHOP— Boisebased author and filmmaker Heather Parkinson Dermott will help students explore how to make their storytelling compelling by activating characters and scenes during this five-day workshop. 9 a.m. $350-$400. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org. GRAFFITI ART DEMO—Teens learn about the history and culture of graffiti art and get the chance to make some of your own. Hosted by a Sector Seventeen local crew of artists. 2 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.
Literature POETRY SLAM—8 p.m. $5. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-0886, neurolux. com.
Sports & Fitness WORLD CUP VIEWING PARTY—Join other soccer fans to cheer on the USA. 4 p.m. FREE. Gone Rogue, 409 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-364-7800.
Kids & Teens NNU BASKETBALL CAMP—Fun is emphasized, along with teaching the fundamental aspects of basketball and skill development. For boys and girls in 1st8th grades. 10 a.m. $55-$60. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208468-5858, namparecreation.org. PURPLE DOOR STUDIO ART CAMP AGES 7-11—Students learn how organized sports, meditation and yoga will enhance their ability to quiet their minds to create. Professional instruction limited to 20 students. Call or email bonsackgallery1@aol.com for more info. 9 a.m. $150. Bonsack Gallery and Purple Door Studio, 5322 W. Hidden Springs Drive, Boise, 208-841-8576, bonsackgallery. com.
more info, call Merilee Marsh at 208-921-5328, or email mm@ merileemarsh.com. 11:30 a.m. Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-3431871, riversideboise.com. SCHMOOZEDAY TUESDAY— This business workshop and networking hour will explore the Social Enterprise Business Model. Free to members of META, WBC or Think Boise First. 5 p.m. FREE-$10. Riverside Hotel Quiet Bar, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-3431871, riversideboise.com.
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On Stage 2014 SEVEN DEVILS PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Alpine Playhouse, 1201 Roosevelt Ave., McCall. DEATHTRAP—See Thursday. 6:30 p.m. $12-$42. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-3369221, idahoshakespeare.org.
On Stage 2014 SEVEN DEVILS PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Alpine Playhouse, 1201 Roosevelt Ave., McCall. AS YOU LIKE IT—See Wednesday. 6:30 p.m. $12-$42. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare. org.
Workshops & Classes FICTION WORKSHOP WITH HEATHER PARKINSON DERMOTT—See Monday. 9 a.m. $350-$400. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org. WRITERS REVIEW-POETRY— Kerri Webster will help you take your work to the next level and get it ready for submission and publication. Six-week session on Tuesdays through July 22. Register at thecabinidaho.org/ WordWorkshopSeries. 6:30 p.m. $175-$210. The Cabin, 801 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3318000, thecabinidaho.org.
Talks & Lectures A CONVERSATION WITH JULIA DAVIS AND MARY HALLOCK FOOTE—Open to the public. Call for more info or to RSVP. 3 p.m. FREE. Heatherwood Retirement Community, 5277 Kootenai St., Boise, 208-345-2150.
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BLOCKFEST—Explore the wonders of blocks at five different block stations. Fun and challenging for babies and big kids alike. 2 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.
CIDRA (BASQUE CIDER) AND CHORIZO TASTING—Made like wine, this dry noncarbonated cider is per fect for summer sipping. Learn special pouring and sipping techniques that will completely change your experience while tasting an array of delicious Spanish and Basque chorizos. 6 p.m. $20 adv., $25 day of. Basque Market, 608 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-4331208, thebasquemarket.com.
IMAGINATION UNLEASHED: CREATIVE WRITING—Young writers will explore fiction and nonfiction writing through writing, conversation and reading the work of accomplished writers. Take a pen and notebook, or a laptop computer, for in-class writing. For ages 10-18. 1 p.m. $25-$28. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, namparecreation.org.
IDAHO WRITERS GUILD LITERARY LUNCH—Presenter Kurt Koontz, the author of A Million Steps, will discuss how to market a book, whether reaching out to the media or forming a virtual book club. For
NNU BASKETBALL CAMP—See Monday. 10 a.m. $55-$60. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208468-5858, namparecreation.org.
Workshops & Classes FICTION WORKSHOP WITH HEATHER PARKINSON DERMOTT—See Monday. 9 a.m. $350-$400. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org. FINDING BIRDS—Learn the basics of finding birds: being still, using peripheral vision and listening, plus a few tricks that can help you find even a very small bird that’s far away. 8 a.m. FREE. Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center, 3188 Sunset Peak Road, Boise, 208-514-3755, boiseenvironmentaleducation.org. PAELLA CLASS—Learn the traditional techniques for making delicious chicken, chorizo and seafood paella. You will also learn how to make olive tapenade, a yummy spread. This class fills up quick, so sign up soon. 6 p.m. $35. Basque Market, 608 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-433-1208, thebasquemarket.com.
Literature AUTHOR KURT KOONTZ—Join author Kurt Koontz as he shares his journey across the 500-mile El Camino de Santiago, a Spanish pilgrimage route dating to medieval times. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, boisepubliclibrary.org.
Talks & Lectures IDAHO MEDIA PROFESSIONALS MONTHLY SPEAKER SERIES—Meet radio show host, public speaker, actor and voice talent Alan Jones, who will discuss the history of the longest running comedy team in show business. Get more info at idahomediapro.com. 11 a.m. FREE-$5. Smoky Mountain Pizza and Pasta, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-429-0011, smokymountainpizza.com.
Kids & Teens NNU BASKETBALL CAMP—See Monday. 10 a.m. $55-$60. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208468-5858, namparecreation.org. PURPLE DOOR STUDIO ART CAMP AGES 7-11—See Monday. 9 a.m. $150. Bonsack Gallery and Purple Door Studio, 5322 W. Hidden Springs Drive, Boise, 208-841-8576, bonsackgallery.com.
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PLAYING HER WAY Jessica Lea Mayfield grows up in public
If you’re smart, you’ll spend at least one summer Saturday at Crooked Flats.
BEN SCHULTZ Jessica Lea Mayfield designed the cover of her new album, Make My Head Sing, herself. It features a red-drenched, childlike drawing of a girl, her mouth covered by someone’s hand as disembodied eyes look on. She found inspiration for this unsettling image all too easily. “The album cover’s sort of representative of being quieted,” she said. “And I did feel a lot of that as I was making this record. I felt like there were people that were involved in the business aspect that weren’t involved creatively. They’d go, ‘We need to hear a track or two.’ And then it’s like, ‘Oh, you can’t say that.’” But the Kent, Ohio-based songwriter forged ahead, making “the record that I always wanted to make.” Co-produced by Mayfield and her husband, musician Jesse Newport, Make moves away from the plaintive folk-country and electro-pop of her earlier work in favor of raw, brooding grunge rock. Mayfield will bring the latest incarnation of her music to Boise on Saturday, “Well, if you want more of [that] subject matter, then you’re gonna have to go watch a teenage girl perform.” June 14, when she’ll play Neurolux with alt-country songwriter Israel Nash and local roots act Cassie Lewis and the Foxxtones. Songwriter’s Steven Rosen appreciated the with The Black Keys, The Avett Brothers, For Make’s heavy, stripped-down sound, power of Mayfield’s new sound but found Band of Horses and other prominent acts. Mayfield drew on her longtime love of ’90s that her voice “sometimes gets swamped by She’s grateful for the musical career she’s alt-rock groups like Nirvana, Soundgarden the loudness.” had up to this point—but won’t stay stuck and Stone Temple Pilots. This was the muOn the other hand, NPR’s Ken Tucker in the past. sic, she said, that made her want to become relished Make’s balance of gentle vocals, “With my first record [Blasphemy], it a musician in the first place. jolting guitar and dark subject matter, con“A lot of times after everybody would go came out when I was 18,” she said. “And cluding, “The tension in all these contradicthe songs on it, I wrote when I was 16, 17. to bed, I would sneak up and I’d go and I’d tions is what gives Jessica Lea Mayfield’s turn the TV on,” she remembered. “And I’d And if people want that, I’m like, ‘Well, if music its blunt power, and its subtlety.” you want more of this subject matter, then turn it on real quiet, and I’d watch all the According to Mayfield, she has received videos that maybe a 7-year-old or an 8-year- you’re gonna have to go watch a teenage positive feedback from her most dedicated girl perform.’” old shouldn’t be watching.” listeners. Make’s lyrics establish how much MaySwitching off the TV and sneaking back “I feel like fans of my music—true, true field has matured. The album’s single, “I to bed, she told herself, “I’m going to play fans of my music, not somebody who has Wanna Love You,” is written music my whole life. I’m gotwo or three songs in an iPod but people from the point of view of ing to do this; that’s what I that have followed me and loved both of the her real-life stalker. “Party want to do.” JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD last records—they are really excited about Drugs” recalls a period when Mayfield has a good start With Israel Nash and Cassie this record,” she said. “I have so many she and Newport indulged on achieving that goal: Now Lewis and the Foxxtones, people tell me they saw it coming. They a bit too much in the titular 24, she has already performed Saturday, June 14, 7 p.m. $8 adv. at Record Exchange, substances. Meanwhile, songs were like, ‘I knew the next record was going professionally for more than $10 door. Neurolux, 111 N. to be heavier.’” like “Do I Have the Time” half her life. She began sing11th St., Boise, 208-343Mayfield didn’t talk much about future describe the ways in which the ing in her family’s bluegrass 0886, neurolux.com. plans for her music; she has some ideas, she couple has worked to underband, One Way Rider, when said, but nothing that’s sufficiently develstand and meet each other’s she was 8. A copy of her solo oped. One thing’s for sure: whatever she emotional needs during the past three years EP, White Lies—recorded in her brother’s does next, she’ll do it her way. of marriage. bedroom when she was 15—found its way “I just let myself say, ‘You know, I can Since its release in April, Make has met to The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, who would produce Mayfield’s full-length albums with a mixed response. Pitchfork staff writer play this [guitar] however I want to. I don’t have to play it the way that everyone else Stephen M. Deusner gave the album a 6.9 With Blasphemy So Heartfelt (2008) and plays it. And as a matter of fact, I don’t rating, a steep drop from his 8.2 for BlasTell Me (2011). Mayfield received good want to,’” she said. press with both releases and went on to tour phemy and his 7.7 for Tell Me. American BOI S EW EEKLY.COM
SUMMER SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS (AND A SATURDAY) Until recently, if you wanted to get together with friends, browse the newest bestsellers or access any of the educational or entertainment amenities at the Main Boise Public Library, you couldn’t do it on a Sunday. That changed earlier this month; and, now, the Main Library is open seven days a week, including Sundays noon-5 p.m. boisepubliclibrary.org Speaking of Sundays, every Sunday during the summer for a decade, Redfish Lake Lodge has served as a beautiful backdrop for the popular Music From Stanley series, now in its 10th year. Each Sunday from June 15 to Aug. 31, 5-7 p.m., Redfish Lake Lodge is home to live performances by some stellar musicians; and the series kicks off with rootsy bluesman Bret Mosley. In the fall, local musician Doug Cameron will host a radio series on KBSU, KBSW and KISU, featuring the concerts, as well as interviews with the artists. Visit redfishlake. com/activities/music-at-redfish for a full MFS series schedule. Speaking of books and Sundays, Claire Vaye Watkins will be at The Cabin for a reading Sunday, June 22. Watkins is the author of award-winning short story collection Battleborn, an assistant professor at Princeton University, and the co-director of the Mojave School, which offers free creative writing workshops to teens in rural Nevada. Watkins’ reading is sponsored by the Idaho Commission on the Arts and is free and open to the public. thecabinidaho.org If you’re looking for something literary on Mondays this summer, Modern Campfire Stories kicks off at The Modern Hotel Monday, June 16, 8-10 p.m. on the patio. The free series runs the second Monday of each month through September and features readings from local authors like Matthew R.K. Haynes and J. Reuben Appelman. themodernhotel.com Looking fur ther ahead to a summer Saturday, Duck Club and Crooked Fence Brewing announced they have teamed up for The Summer Lawn Bash Saturday, July 19, at Crooked Flats in Eagle. The all-ages shindig is also all-day: It runs 1-10 p.m. and will feature CFB brews, food, lawn games, wakeskating and per formances from “emerging” touring and local bands, Roadkill Ghost Choir, Deser t Noises, Hollow Wood, Virgil and Edmond Dantes. Tickets are $10 and are available at theduckclub.com. —Amy Atkins
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GUIDE WEDNESDAY JUNE 11 ALIVE AFTER FIVE: SHOOK TWINS—With Bread and Circus. 5 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza
PATIO CONCERT SERIES—With Andrew Cortens, Tom Jensen and Billy Mitchell. 7 p.m. FREE. Berryhill PATRICIA FOLKNER—6 p.m. FREE. Smoky Mountain Pizza Parkcenter RESTLESS HEART—7:30 p.m. $35$45. Sapphire Room
AUDIO/VISUAL DJ—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement
SCOTT KNICKERBOCKER—6 p.m. FREE. Edge Brewing Company
BEN BURDICK—6 p.m. FREE. Banbury Golf Club
STEVE EATON—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar
BRUCE ALKIRE—6 p.m. FREE. Gelato Cafe
SOUL SERENE—7:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub
DAN COSTELLO—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s GYPSY LUMBERJACKS—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s THE LONESOME BILLIES—With a.k.a. Belle and guests. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux
One Republic ONE REPUBLIC—With The Script and American Authors. 6 p.m. $25-$45. Taco Bell Arena
JOHNNY SHOES—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel KEN HARRIS AND CARMEL CROCK—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow KEVIN KIRK AND FRIENDS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers LIQUID WETT WEDNESDAY—9:30 p.m. Electronic live music and DJs. FREE. Liquid
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SATURDAY JUNE 14
BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Restless Heart RESTLESS HEART—7:30 p.m. $35$45. Sapphire Room
MARRIAGE + CANCER—With HiHazel and Velvet Hook. 8 p.m. $5. Shredder MIKE WOJNIAK—With Andrew McBride. 7 p.m. $5. Grainey’s
BERNIE REILLY AND DAVE MANION—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel
MISSISSIPPI MARSHALL—7:30 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s
DJ ODIE—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement
NEON TREES—With Smallpools and Nightmare & The Cat. 8 p.m. $23$50. Knitting Factory
GREAT GARDEN ESCAPE: BIG WOW—6:30 p.m. FREE-$10. Idaho Botanical Garden
OPHELIA—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
STEVE AND GRACE WALL—6 p.m. FREE. Gelato Cafe
Neon Trees
TERRY JONES—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
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BLAZE AND KELLY—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub THE BOND—Featuring Eleven, Exit Prose, Customary, Earthlings and DJ Jason D. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux BUCKSKIN BIBLE REVUE—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill
Few musical genres are as multifaceted as hip-hop: It is inclusive and exclusive; engaging and alienating; enigmatic and illuminating. It is often a way out of poverty for big-city teens, but is also a form of expression for youth from cities large and small across the globe. Even Boise, best known for its indie rock exports, has a hip-hop community and we’ve seen not only more hip-hop shows of late but an upswing in local MCs and beatmakers putting on shows together. The most recent example of this collaborative trend is The Bond, which brings together locals Eleven, Exit Prose (formerly Timbuk 2, half of the duo that fronted now-defunct Kamphire Collective), Customary, collective Earthlings Entertainment and DJ Jason D for a group show at The Crux in downtown Boise. And because it’s an all-ages show, these local artists may inspire a whole new crop of kids looking for a way to express themselves. —Amy Atkins 8 p.m., $5. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., facebook.com/thecruxcoffeeshop.
AUDIO/VISUAL DJ—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s Basement BREAD AND CIRCUS—8 p.m. FREE. Salmon River Brewery CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers CROSSFIRE—9 p.m. $3. 127 Club DOUG CAMERON—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub FADED LEROY AND SLOW RICKY—7 p.m. FREE. McCleary’s Pub FRANK MARRA—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers HENCHMEN FOR HIRE—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel IT’S SOOO GAY PRIDE WITH STARDUST LOUNGE—11 p.m. FREE. Neurolux JAC SOUND—8 p.m. FREE. End Zone
CROSSFIRE—9 p.m. $3. 127 Club
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD—With Israel Nash and Cassie Lewis & The Foxtones. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux
DAN COSTELLO—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar
JOHN HANSEN—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s
DEVIANT KIN—6:30 p.m. FREE. Village at Meridian
KEVIN SHRUMM—7 p.m. FREE. Gelato Cafe
DJ MALLWALKER—11 p.m. FREE. Neurolux
MARSHALL MCLEAN BAND—With Joseph and guests. 8 p.m. $5. Flying M Coffee/Concert Garage
FOLIAS FLUTE AND GUITAR DUO— 7:30 p.m. FREE. The District HANG ELEVEN—8 p.m. FREE. End Zone JOHN CAZAN—5 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel KEVIN KIRK—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers JOHN JONES TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
SAIGON COUNTY—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s TIMBER VANLOM—7 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s
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LAM! LAM!—8 p.m. FREE. Bouquet LEE BAINS III—With The Glory Fires, Tomten and Fiddle Junkies. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux MEGAN NELSON—7 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s MUSIC ON THE PATIO WITH PATRICK RICE—5:30 p.m. FREE. Solid OLD DEATH WHISPER—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
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ANDY BYRON AND THE LOST RIVER BAND—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill
FRIDAY JUNE 13 BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GONION—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill
THE BOND, JUNE 13, THE CRUX
THE ACROTOMOANS—With Gorcias, Nude Oil, Pop Overkill and Jimmy Sinn. 8 p.m. $6. Knitting Factory
907BRITT—3 p.m. FREE. Indian Creek Winery ALEX RICHARDS AND FRIENDS—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s AUDIO/VISUAL DJ—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s ERIC GRAE AND MIKE RUTLEDGE—10 a.m. FREE. Berryhill
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GUIDE/LISTEN HERE GUIDE JABEE—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 18
LARRY CLARK—Noon. FREE. Gelato Cafe LIL JOHN—8:30 p.m. $26-$70. Knitting Factory
ALIVE AFTER FIVE: GREYHOUNDS—With Afrosonics. 5 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza
NOCTURNUM! INDUSTRIAL GOTH DJS—9:30. FREE. Liquid
CHRIS GUTIERREZ—6 p.m. FREE. Gelato Cafe
SAMMY WARM HANDS AND TASK1NE—With Ogar Burl, Oso Negro and Art Maddox. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux
GAYLE CHAPMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar
SUNDRESSED/OWL AND PENNY SUMMER TOUR—With Limbosa and Sheep Among Wolves. 8 p.m. $3 suggested donation. High Note Cafe
HONYOCK—With The Come Ups, Limbosa and Atlas Novus. 7 p.m. By donation. The Crux
WILD ONES—With Dark Rooms and Transistor Send. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux
MONDAY JUNE 16 1332 RECORDS PRESENTS PUNK MONDAY—FREE. Liquid GRANDHORSE AND DEDERE— Following Prestige skate video premiere. 9 p.m. FREE. The Crux JOHNNY SHOES—5:30 p.m. FREE. Solid JIMMY WEBB—7:30 p.m. $35$45. Sapphire Room
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PATIO CONCERT SERIES— Greg and Johnny with Friends. 7 p.m. FREE. Berr yhill PATRICIA FOLKNER—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel REBECCA SCOTT—7:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub RED HANDS BLACK FEET— With Obscured by the Sun and Epistolar y. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux
GEORGE DEVORE—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow
Eric Taylor ERIC TAYLOR—7:30 p.m. $10$36. Sapphire Room EQUALITY ROCKS—Featuring Limbosa, Monsterdudes, Sword of a Bad Speller and Hot Dog Sandwich. 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. The Crux HISTORY OF BOISE ROCK SHOWCASE—Featuring Kid Corduroy, Juan Fangio and Mantooth. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux JAMES MILLER—5:30 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s RADIO BOISE HAPPY SOCIAL: DJ TODD DUNNINGHAM—5:30 p.m. FREE. Neurolux RANDOM CANYON GROWLERS—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill
JACKSONS COUNTRY STOMP—With Thomas Rhett, Jon Pardi and Lindsay Ell. Tickets available at all Treasure Valley Jacksons Food Stores. 6 p.m. $25. Ford Idaho Center
JIMMY WEBB, JUNE 16, SAPPHIRE ROOM
Thomas Rhett
Chuck Wicks
Jon Pardi
Lindsay Ell
KAYLEIGH JACK—6 p.m. FREE. Banbur y Golf Club LIQUID WETT WEDNESDAY— Electronic live music and DJs. 9:30 p.m. FREE, Liquid MISSISSIPPI MARSHALL— 7:30 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s NEW TRANSIT—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
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Songwriters often play background roles, writing music and/ or lyrics forever identified with the singer: Bernie Taupin wrote scores of lyrics for Elton John (he also wrote “We Built This City” for Starship); Jim Steinman composed music for Meat Loaf while Burt Bacharach did the same for Dionne Warwick. Jimmy Webb— whose most famous songs are probably “The Highwayman” and “MacArthur Park”—also wrote for other artists for most of his five decades in the music industry. Webb’s songs have been recorded or reinterpreted by the likes of Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Joe Cocker, Linda Ronstadt, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer (“MacArthur Park”), The Supremes and more contemporary acts like Urge Overkill and Keith Urban. Webb is now in the foreground. He is touring the country, singing his own songs and telling stories about how those songs and their recording came to be. His stop in Boise, as part of the local Americana Music Series, is a chance to witness living history. —Amy Atkins Doors 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., $35 general, $45 reserved. Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., 208-383-0200, americanamusicseriesnet.
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NEWS/ARTS ARTS/CULTURE
EVOLUTION ENDS Ira just went indie.
CHANGE IS IN THE AIR(WAVES) There was a time not so long ago when the phrase “public radio superstar” would have prompted a scoff or two; but that was before the ascendancy of producer/hosts like Ira Glass and his now-iconic, long-form storytelling show This American Life. Produced by Chicago’s WBEZ, the hourlong show is broadcast on more than 500 stations to about 2.2 million listeners across the country. A million or so devotees download the podcast each week. So it was with no small amount of shock that media watchers learned in March that TAL would be breaking with its distributor, Public Radio International, after 17 years. Instead, beginning this month, the show will distribute itself, using story-sharing nonprofit Public Radio Exchange to deliver the audio files to stations and handle billing. That’s undoubtedly bad news for PRI— which won the right to distribute TAL in a bidding war with National Public Radio in 1997—but listeners to KBSX, on Boise State Public Radio, shouldn’t notice a difference. “It won’t change anything for us; it’s just a different distribution arm than what we’ve used before,” said BSPR Station Manager John Hess. “We’ll have to pay a fee to PRX, but it probably won’t be much more than what we’ve been paying to PRI.” More important is what the change might mean for the availability of shows like This American Life. Glass wrote on thisamericanlife.org that PRX’s platform, where indie producers can post their work in hopes that stations will pick it up, is about “the democratization of public radio.” “What this signals more is that individual producers want a little more control and to hang onto a little more of that revenue themselves,” Hess said. “They’re foregoing that middle man.” However, Hess told Boise Weekly the new distribution system could make it easier to work with scheduling for TAL, which KBSX currently broadcasts Saturdays at noon with a replay on Sundays at 2 p.m. “We think we’ve got it at a really convenient time for people to find it, but we may end up doing more replays of it—maybe in the evening or a weekday evening,” he said. “Our plan is to keep it just where it’s at.” That’s good news for fans of the show, which Hess said is easily one of the most popular offerings on KBSX. “Definitely it’s in the top 10 of all the shows we have, and I think with a certain demographic—a younger demographic—it’s definitely in the top five,” Hess said. “It brings in a different audience, a younger audience, to public radio and that’s something we want—to rejuvenate and grow the listenership.” —Zach Hagadone
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Esthetic Evolution transformed Boise’s EDM and arts communities, now it’s coming to an end HARRISON BERRY For the past decade, Esthetic Evolution has filled the sky above the Boise River valley at Twin Springs with the glow of LEDs and the pulse of electronic dance music. After this year, though, the lights and music will This year will be your last chance to get down under the domes at Esthetic Evolution. fade. After 10 years, the three-day festival (Friday, June 20-Monday, June 23) is calling it quits—and though this is the final year tumes, you’re tearing down people’s ability to Esthetic Evolution. The festival began with of the event and attendance is capped at 150 attendees and was a financial bust. It 1,000 people, organizers and participants are appraise,” Most added. occupied just one-fifth the area it currently Beyond costumes and face paint, the finding ways to make this “Final Evolution” (E10, for short) the biggest, most flamboyant, festival is known for bringing significant elec- fills. By 2007, the event’s finances were in the black and a core group of organizers tronic music artists, visual art projects and most electric yet. had developed a workable system in which activities to the scenic river-bend location. “People are coming with the expectation that they’re bringing the entertainment them- Beside Compliment Alley, Bolin will also help they could manage what had grown into a popular and sizeable music festival while still selves,” said James Most, who is attached to set up Altitude Lounge, a three-story tower having fun. with a grand view of the festival. She’ll also an art project that won a $1,200 art grant “It was growing beyond our control a bit. conduct two dance seminars with her husfrom the festival. “Once you’ve gone as a E7 was the first year that all of the partners band, Jesse Bolin, aka DJ Psychache. consumer, you instantly want to participate agreed that this was the festival we wanted it “It’s a mixture between ecstatic dance, yourself.” to be,” said organizer Dave Hertling. yoga, African dance and booty dancing,” This is especially evident in the Esthetic To better manage their responsibilities, Evolution tradition of gifting, in which camps she said. “It’s really fun to teach at a festival they divided into beats, with Hertling and his and individual attendees bring presents, food, because you never know what you’re going wife, Jessa, managing the primary population extra costumes and other items to give to fel- to get.” area—the meadow—while Matt Lay, a nurse Esthetic Evolution has long invested in low Evolution-goers. Freshman participants, by trade, operated the medical tent. Others producing extravagant visual spectacles. Most said, typically bring the bare minimum worked with volunteers on parking and stage Music acts are housed in three large domes equipment to comfortably camp at the festisetup duties. provided by Boise-based Mandala Domes. val, but are surrounded by veterans bearing Though staff is frequently spread thin Most will bring monster costumes he helped cookies, coffee, badges and more. The next at a large-scale music event and far from build for Treefort Music Fest and is collaboyear, those participants bring gifts of their authority figures, security and attendee safety rating with Sam Johnson on building a small own to distribute. Since the organizers have is rarely an issue. Dave Hertling said that ocno corporate sponsors and have banned com- fleet of large, LED-lit dragonflies. In years casionally someone will come up from Boise’s past, he and Johnson have brought a giant mercial sales, gifting has been a central part downtown bar scene itching for a fight, but illuminated squid and Boise Feast I grantof Esthetic Evolution’s culture and growth. festival goers have effectively defused tense winning King Dazbog—a life-size glowing This year, Most will be spending his festisituations, contributing to an easygoing dinosaur puppet. For Most, the costumes, val with a 40-person camp organized by Ceenvironment. art and music are part of a leste Bolin. E10 will be Bolin’s “People are kind to each other. I can count mass event in which difference fifth Esthetic Evolution and the altercations on one hand,” he said. is celebrated and nobody is the third in which she has orESTHETIC EVOLUTION Over the past decade, Esthetic Evolution excluded. ganized a camp. As the festival Friday, June 20-Sunday, June has been a springboard for underground “There’s a lot of rigidity in has grown, so has the elabo23. Go to estheticevolution. electronic dance music acts, arts projects and the world. You get to shed a rateness of camp life, and what com for times, ticket inforlot of those shackles,” he said. a burgeoning summer festival community in began as a loose collective of mation and directions. the Treasure Valley. Organizers said building Every Esthetic Evolution pup tents and Primus stoves that community atmosphere was one of the has a different theme. E4’s has become a network of big primary goals of the festival; but now, foltheme was the four elements; tents, full kitchens and group activities. This year, Bolin’s camp will include E10 will be a yearbook-style event featuring a lowing a 10-year pact to retire the festival, who’s who of veteran Esthetic Evolution elec- Lay said he will use his free time to travel a beauty bar where revelers can update or to Europe with his wife, who hails from tronic DJs, including Deafchild, Dopamine augment their costumes, and “Compliment Slovakia. The Hertlings will attend other and Antix. “Classic” art projects include a Alley,” where camp members compliment festivals across the West. They said they had flame wall, a ceremonial effigy burning, the other attendees as they walk nearby. “Pink Polly Parade” and a costume boutique no plans to pass the torch and let someone “It’s like going car camping, but you’re else host E11. where attendees can trade their clothes for going to need a costume and face jewels,” “It wouldn’t be Esthetic if we didn’t throw elaborate get-ups. Bolin said. it,” Jessa Hertling said. 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SCREEN/EXTRA M ATTHEW PODOLS K Y
THE BIG SCREEN/SCREEN
LIGHTS UP, VOLUME DOWN AND FEEL FREE TO TALK, SHOUT AND SING At sensory-friendly screenings, autistic audience members are the stars Is Mister Bluebird on your shoulder?
GEORGE PRENTICE K ELS EY HAW ES
BLUEBIRD MAN: AL LARSON
Country Club Reel Theatre on Overland Road plays host on the first Saturday of each month.
The rules at the sensory-friendly screenings are... well, there are no rules.
on the first Saturday of each month,” said Kermit, Fozzie and Miss Piggy were having Janice Costa, location manager for the Couna grand old time up on the big screen, with try Club Reel. “I have to tell you that the first a some comic support from their Muppets couple of months, we struggled. But the third Most Wanted co-stars Tina Fey and Ricky month we showed Frozen and we had more Gervais. But the real movie magic on this than 100 [attendees]. And now, here we are particular Saturday morning at Boise’s with the Muppets.” Country Club Reel Theatre on Overland Costa and her team open the theater early Road was coming from the audience—with for the screening, but the real news is they only their squeals of delight being particularly charge $1 admission and have a special snack delightful. deal of popcorn and soda for $3—and the The audience included infants, toddlers general public is more than welcome. and adults diagnosed with different levels With more than a half-dozen Community of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and their Partnerships staff on hand to help, a steady manifestations of affection, confusion and stream of families comprised of all shapes, everything in between filled the auditorium sizes and levels of enthusiasm walked into the with a glorious chaos. lobby. Some of the children were wide-eyed “Think about your own experience when and silent as they looked around the mysteriyou go to the movies,” said Sandi Frelly of Community Partnerships of Idaho. “When you ously wonderful lobby with friendly faces and, of course, the giant glass case of candy. pay a lot of money, nobody wants to hear a child ‘stimming’ [self-stimulatory behaviors] or Other kids practically bounced from the lobby shouting or anything like that. And that’s hard entrance to theater. One mom brought along on both ends. It’s certainly hard on the general quite a group: her 8-month-old, 7-year-old, 9-year-old and even public, but it’s equally a service dog—a hard on a family with a SENSORY-FRIENDLY FILMS pug puppy. (For the child with a disability.” First Saturday of each month, doors at 9:30 record, the puppy sat Those families weren’t a.m., movie at 10 a.m., $1. Country Club very politely through simply tolerated during Reel, 4550 Overland Road, 208-377-2620. the screening.) the special Muppets Movies announced on the Wednesday prior. For more information, visit mycpid.com. There were screening, they were outbursts during the welcomed and celebrated. film, a fair amount “We had one family with two little boys—one was 10, the other 7,” of waving arms and plenty of kids walking around. But that’s the sensation-filled reality Frelly said, “and the 10-year-old came up to me and said, ‘We have never been able to go to they live in, and the folks at Reel Theatre wanted them to feel at home. the movies together. Thank you so much.’” “We leave the doors open, the house lights Frelly, the architect of the program she calls Reel Movies for Real Needs, said such an are on and the sound is turned down a bit,” accommodation took an enormous amount of said Costa. Sensory challenges, particularly those from goodwill on behalf of the theater. fast-paced media such as film or television, can “We made the commitment to show a turn a comfortable environment into a struggle sensory-friendly film for a special screening
for autistic individuals. “It’s hard to appreciate what it’s like to be in the shoes of someone with ASD [autism spectrum disorder],” wrote Paul Wang, head of medical research at advocacy group Autism Speaks, on the organization’s website. “The severity of discomfort can range widely: anything from the cuffs of one’s short-sleeve shirt to loud noises to perceptions many of us experience without thinking twice can cause distress.” And the rules at Reel Theatre were... well, there were no rules. Frelly shared one story about a 14-year-old boy who attended a recent sensory-friendly screening. “And this boy kept shouting, ‘Soda, soda, soda, soda.’ Honestly, the glory of it was that nobody cared,” said Frelly. He just kept shouting, ‘Soda, soda, soda.’ But listen to this: When his mom took him out the lobby for a quick walk, he came back with a soda and gave it to someone. He just wanted to be the guy who got people a soda if they wanted one. He was fine from that point. It was such a big deal for him, and that’s what this was made for.” Frelly gives Oscar-caliber kudos to her new friends at Reel Theatre. “I have to commend them,” said Frelly. “When I approached Janice Costa about doing this, she said, ‘No problem. We’re going to make this work.’” Costa insisted that it was “no big deal,” telling Boise Weekly that she and her staff only had to come “a bit early once a month.” But it was a huge deal for the families who laughed loudly and joyously during the Muppets’ latest big-screen adventure. “And the siblings who don’t have a disability, I think they love it most of all,” said Frelly. “They’re not being stared at, and they feel so welcome. And isn’t that what going to the movies should be about?”
A team from Community Partnerships of Idaho facilitates the sensory-friendly screenings.
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He’s called the “Bluebird Man.” And if there is such a thing as a celebrity among birdwatchers, it’s 92-year-old Alfred Larson, a self-taught conservationist and the subject of a new documentary short, aptly titled Bluebird Man. “Yes, you could definitely call Al a bit of a celebrity,” Bluebird Man filmmaker Matt Podolsky told Boise Weekly. “But the idea was to use Al’s story to tell the bigger story of bluebird conservation nationwide.” Podolsky and his crew followed Larson through a season—April-August 2013—on two of Larson’s five massive bluebird nesting trails: one in the Owyhee Mountains, the other in and around the town of Prairie, Idaho. “And he has done this for decades, almost entirely on his own,” said Podolsky It was in the 1970s when Larson, inspired by a growing national movement of citizen scientists to help reverse the declines of bluebird populations in North America, set up a network of so-called “nestboxes” to host the bluebirds throughout Idaho in the spring and summer. “He’s pretty amazing,” said Podolsky, who was introduced to Larson through the Golden Eagle Audubon Society (Larson helped found its first Idaho chapter in the 1960s). Larson will be the special guest of a screening, open to the public, of Bluebird Man Friday, June 13, at the Boise Centre, beginning at 8 p.m. The screening will be a tentpole event for the upcoming 37th annual North American Bluebird Society Conference, held June 13-15 at the Boise Centre and Grove Hotel. “There will be people from all over the U.S. and Canada for the conference,” said Podolsky. “Certainly a lot of folks from the East Coast where the bluebird began being threatened in the 1970s. Needless to say, the continent’s top experts on bluebirds will be in attendance.” So does knowing that much of his audience are experts on the subject of his film make Podolsky any more nervous? “We’re definitely excited,” Podolsky said. “But yes, there’s a little bit of nervousness.” Bluebird Man is also available on DVD and is currently airing on Idaho Public Television. Check idahoptv.com for times. The June 13 screening at the Boise Centre includes a Q&A with Podolsky and Larson. The public is asked to make a $5 suggested donation at the door. —George Prentice
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The dark ’n’ stormy is a storied drink. Made with two ounces of dark rum and a splash of ginger beer, the cocktail is said to have originated in Bermuda when a sailor held aloft his glass and mused that the drink was the “colour of a cloud only a fool or a dead man would sail under.” At least that’s according to Gosling’s Black Seal, which has a trademark on the tipple. But Gosling’s isn’t the only black rum on the block. This week, we venture to the dark side with three rums worthy of the popular Caribbean cocktail.
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Community-owned brewery comes to Broad Street TARA MORGAN Need evidence that Boise’s growing? Look no further than Boise Weekly’s Broad Street neighbors. In 2011, Concordia Law School took over a nearby, empty office building. Earlier this year, Trader Joe’s popped up in a sprawling gravel parking lot. And this week, Boise At long last, it’s time to belly up to the bar at Boise Brewing. Brewing is opening a glistening new microbrewery in former punk dive, The Venue. day, June 13. Boise Brewing’s six starting beers a great resource. The building’s architect, conThough Chief Brewing Officer Collin will include the easy-drinking Broad Street tractor, electrical contractor and painter were Rudeen joked he needed a jackhammer and a Blonde; the citrusy, hop-forward Hip-Check all owners. And another owner crafted the chainsaw to remove The Venue’s stage, which IPA; the chocolaty Snowboarder Porter; Hard had been “nailed, screwed and glued together,” brewery’s sleek wooden tables and chairs. Guy, a rye saison brewed with Belgian candy “We’ve got another owner that’s got a the end result was worth the effort. The bright blue, two-story brewery features roll-up garage honeybee farm so it would be supercool to get sugar; and Down Down, a crisp, extra pale ale that’s a nod to Boise’s Hash House Harriers doors that let in floods of light and an upstairs some honey from him for a mead or somerunning/drinking club. thing,” said Rudeen. seating nook with comfy couches. Skylights il“People run around and drink beer and But the cooperative model doesn’t extend luminate the 15-barrel brewery’s stainless steel then there’s this complex set of rules and you to the brewery’s management. Though Boise fermenters and mashtun, which are separated call people out for breaking the rules,” exBrewing just elected a board of directors for from the wrap-around bar and downstairs plained Rudeen. “They sing you a very insultgeneral oversight, they’re not there to microseating area by a row of empty kegs. ing song while they force you to drink a little manage the microbrews. This project, formerly called Bogus Brew“I think we’ll ask for some input, but they bit of beer out of a bedpan or something like ing, has been in the works for a while. In that. And that drink is called a Down Down.” don’t really have any hand in managing the 2012, Rudeen raised more than $30,000 in In fact, all of Boise Brewing’s beer names alcompany or its day-to-day operations,” said startup capital on Kickstarter before deciding Rudeen. “Otherwise we’d never get anything lude to an aspect of Boise’s active culture. The to launch what he dubbed an “Idaho Public Hip-Check IPA is a reference to the Treasure done.” Offering” to raise more funds last June. Valley Roller Girls, while the Hard Guy saison But the owners have already been asked to “When I went to research the normal ways give input on one important issue: Boise Brew- is named after a local mountain biking trail. that you can finance a company, I kept getting In addition to these flagship brews, Boise ing’s recent name change. the same answer: ‘Either get a big bank loan Brewing will also craft a rotating monthly “Bogus Basin contacted or you’re limited to 35 people,’ release for its Community Supported Brewus and wanted us to change which means that each person’s BOISE BREWING ing members. CSB memberships, which cost the name; that was back in got to have $20,000 to be able 521 W. Broad St., 208-342$100 until opening day, include a Hydro March,” said Rudeen. “We had to invest,” said Rudeen. “I 7655, boisebrewing.com. Flask growler and 13 growler fills throughout some back-and-forth negotiaasked more and more people tions to figure out. … We came the year. and finally somebody told me “Our first CSB beer will be a strong pale to an agreement with them to change the about this SCOR, Small Company Offering ale, the name is Ode to the Pimp,” explained name. ... We sent out a request for name sugRegistration.” Chavez. “That is named after a beer that I gestions and Boise Brewing was far and away Essentially, SCOR allows smaller compamade at Sockeye that actually won a gold the favorite.” nies to sell shares of stock to a larger pool of medal called Precocious Imperial Pale, but that While there were plenty of creative suginvestors at a lower cost. The brewery was able was too long to say, so it just got the acronym gestions, there was also one key restriction: to raise $450,000 in equity from 232 comPIMP. … I wanted to start off with a really The new name had to start with a “B” so the munity owners—many of whom invested the good beer for our owners and CSB members brewery could keep its logo. minimum $1,000. and I wanted to brew this beer one more time “The really tricky thing was that there’s “That way a normal person can own a little 2,500 breweries in the U.S. already and we had and kind of say goodbye to it.” piece of the brewery and get their mug on the Speaking of saying goodbye, in a nod to to pick one that starts with the letter ‘B,’” said wall,” explained Rudeen. the spot’s previous tenant, Boise Brewing Rudeen. “So there were really good suggesIn one corner of the airy brewhouse, neat will host a live-music-filled grand opening tions—like Bona Fide Brewing, to be the oprows of clay mugs inscribed with various posite of Bogus Brewing—that we just couldn’t party Saturday, June 21. Rudeen is hoping to names line the wall. Brown mugs belong to obtain permits to shut down Broad Street for use because those breweries existed already.” shareholders, while blue ones are reserved a raucous block party filled with food trucks. But the name change didn’t set them back for Kickstarter contributors. A friend of If that happens, it’ll be an appropriate bash Rudeen’s, Rhiannon Touchette, made each of long. Head brewer Lance Chavez, a former to celebrate the changing face of a once-quiet assistant brewer at Sockeye, has been busily the mugs by hand. cranking out brews for the public opening Fri- corner of downtown Boise. As it turns out, having 232 owners can be
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): In its quest for nectar, a hummingbird sips from a thousand flowers every day. As it flaps its wings 70 times a second, zipping from meal to meal, it can fly sideways, backward or forward. If it so desires, it can also hover or glide upside-down. It remembers every flower it visits, and knows how long it will take before each flower will produce a new batch of nectar. To some Spanish speakers, hummingbirds are known as joyas voladoras, or “flying jewels.” Now take everything I’ve just said, Aries, and use it as a metaphor for who you can be in the coming week. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1947, the impossibly wealthy Duke of Windsor went shopping in Paris to buy a gift for his wife, the Duchess. She already had everything she wanted, so he decided to get creative. He commissioned the luxury-goods manufacturer Hermes to build her a high-fashion black leather wheelbarrow. I am not urging you to acquire something like that for yourself, Taurus. But I do like it as a symbol for what you need in your life right now: a blend of elegance and usefulness, of playful beauty and practical value, of artistry and hard work. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your brain absorbs about 11 million pieces of information every second, but is consciously aware of less than .001 percent of all that richness. Or at least that’s usually the case. Having analyzed your astrological omens, I suspect that you might soon jack that figure up as high as .01 percent—a 10-fold increase! Do you think you can handle that much raw input? Are you amenable to being so acutely perceptive? How will you respond if the world is 10 times more vivid than usual? I’m pretty confident. I suspect you won’t become a bugeyed maniac freaking out on the intensity, but rather will be a soulful, wonder-filled explorer in love with the intensity. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You have a strong, intricate understanding of where you have come from. The old days and old ways continue to feed you with their mysterious poignancy. You don’t love every one of your past experiences, but you love ruminating about them and feeling the way they changed you. Until the day you die many years from now, your history will keep evolving, providing an endless stream of new teachings. And yet at this particular moment in your destiny, Cancerian, I think your most important task is to focus on where you are going. That’s why I urge you to temporarily forget everything you think you know about your past and instead concentrate on getting excited about the future.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1928, Bobby Pearce won a gold medal in rowing at the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. An unforeseen event almost sabotaged his victory. As he rowed his boat along the Sloten Canal, a family of ducks swam leisurely from shore to shore directly across his path. He stopped to let them pass, allowing an opponent who was already ahead of him to gain an even bigger advantage. Yet he ultimately won the race, rowing with such vigor after the duck incident that he finished well ahead of his challenger. I foresee a comparable sequence in your life, Leo. Being thoughtful and expressing compassion may seem to slow you down, but in the end, that won’t hinder you from achieving your goal—and may even help.
with at least one Shockley-type phenomenon in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Will you overlook the bad stuff in order to take advantage of the good? Should you?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In one of her “Twenty-One Love Poems,” Adrienne Rich talks about her old self in the third person. “The woman who cherished / her suffering is dead. I am her descendant. / I love the scar tissue she handed on to me, / but I want to go from here with you / fighting the temptation to make a career of pain.” With your approval, Virgo, I’d like to make that passage one of your keynotes in the coming months. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will have an excellent opportunity to declare your independence from an affliction you’ve been addicted to. Are you willing to say goodbye to one of your signature forms of suffering?
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Haggis is a Scottish pudding. According to the gourmet food encyclopedia Larousse Gastronomique, it has “an excellent nutty texture and delicious savory flavor.” And yet, to be honest, its ingredients don’t sound promising. To make it, you gather the lungs, liver, small intestine and heart of a sheep, put all of that stuff inside the stomach of the sheep along with oatmeal, onions, salt, and suet, and then simmer the whole mess for three hours. I’m guessing that your work in the coming week may have a certain metaphorical resemblance to making haggis, Capricorn. The process could a bit icky, but the result should be pretty tasty.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “You should be interviewing roses not people,” says a character in Anne Carson’s book The Autobiography Of Red. That’s sound poetic advice for you in the coming days, Libra. More than you can imagine, you will benefit from being receptive to and learning from non-human sources: roses, cats, dogs, spiders, horses, songbirds, butterflies, trees, rivers, the wind, the moon, and any other intelligences that make themselves available to you. I’m not saying you should ignore the revelations offered by people. But your emphasis should be on gathering in wisdom from life forces that don’t communicate with words.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Almost 100 years ago, worldfamous comedian Charlie Chaplin decided to take part in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest in San Francisco. He did his best to imitate himself, but it wasn’t good enough. He didn’t come close to winning. But I think you would have a different fate if you entered a comparable competition in the coming weeks. There’s no question in my mind that you would be crowned as the person who most resembles you. Maybe more than ever before, you are completely yourself. You look like your true self, you feel like your true self, and you are acting like your true self. Congratulations! It’s hard work to be so authentic.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): William Shockley was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who coinvented the transistor. He also helped launch the revolution in information technology, and has been called “the man who brought silicon to Silicon Valley.” Time magazine named him one of the hundred most influential people of the 20th century. On the other hand, Shockley became a controversial advocate of eugenics, which damaged his reputation, led many to consider him a racist, and played a role in his estrangement from his friends and family. I suspect that you will have to deal
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Novelist Herman Melville wrote that in order to create art, “unlike things must meet and mate.” Like what? “Sad patience” and “joyous energies,” for example; both of them are necessary, he said. “Instinct and study” are crucial ingredients, as well as humility and pride, audacity and reverence, and “a flame to melt” and a “wind to freeze.” Based on my interpretation of the astrological omens, Sagittarius, I believe you will soon need to meld opposites like these as you shape that supreme work of art—your life.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease,” said French philosopher Francois-Marie Voltaire. That principle will be useful for you to invoke in the coming weeks. You definitely need to be cured, although the “disease” you are suffering from is primarily psychospiritual rather than strictly physical. Your task will be to flood yourself with fun adventures, engaging stories, and playtime diversions so that nature can heal you without the interference of your worries and kibitzing.
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