Boise Weekly Vol. 23 Issue 09 by Boise Weekly

(RE-)STARTING

LINEUP Balancing academics and athletics as the College of Idaho ﬁelds its ﬁrst football team in almost 40 years NEWS 7

HOMEWORK What have Idaho teachers and administrators been working on all summer? FEATURE 11

UA MAU KE EA O KA ‘AINA I KA PONO Boise’s unlikely hula dancing community ties Hawaii with the Owyhees CULTURE 24

SPIRITED EDUCATION Mai Thai and The Mode launch mixology classes with lessons learned in N’awlins. FOOD 26

“I’m tired of watching all of these movies and television shows that portray a teacher as some kind of saint.” VOLUME 23, ISSUE 09

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TEACHER TALK There’s a lot of teacher talk in my family. My mother is an elementary-school principal in North Idaho, my wife is a middle-school teacher-turned-adjunct professor at Boise State University, and my grandmother spent years lording over an English-language library in her Merida, Mexico, expat home. I even embarked on a short-lived stint as a substitute teacher—my occasional students took to calling me Mr. Snead for reasons I don’t think were entirely affectionate. Any time my wife and mother get together, talk soon turns to Idaho Core, technology in the classroom, inquiry-based learning and, of course, how corrosive the Idaho Legislature is to education from the first day of preschool to the day students throw their college-earned mortarboards. The gist of these conversations usually follows certain threads: Idaho Core is good but is implemented in a troublesome top-down way; technology is a boon in the classroom but not a panacea; inquiry-based learning—students investigate problems rather than memorize facts—best sharpens young minds; and, of course, the Idaho Legislature isn’t mentioned without spitting on the ground. In keeping with back-to-school time, this week’s paper devotes a chunk of coverage to education—including Idaho Core and technology in the classroom but also expanding to encompass a wide range of issues. On Page 7, former Boise Weekly intern and 2013 College of Idaho graduate Sklyar Barsanti digs into her alma mater’s decision to reinstate a football program after 37 years away from the gridiron. With the first home game scheduled for Sept. 13, Barsanti’s piece highlights the pros (raising the school’s profile, attracting new students, benefiting the Caldwell economy) and the cons (fears that football will detract from the C of I’s strong academic reputation). On Page 10, BW News Editor George Prentice interviews the woman responsible for getting Boise kids to school safely and on time: Boise School District transportation supervisor Lanette Daw. On Page 11, Prentice drills into the topics dominating teacher talk around the state and, on Page 21 he pens an essay about Hollywood’s inaccurate portrayal of educators. It’s sometimes complex and arouses strong opinions, but we think there are few things more important than examining the many facets of education in Idaho—if nothing else, after reading, we can better keep up our end of the conversation with the teachers closest to us. —Zach Hagadone

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HE’S BACK… Former state Sen. John McGee is back in the news after a drunkendriving incident and sexual harassment allegations drove him from public life. Find out what he’s up to on Citydesk.

SWEET SMOKE The soundtrack for local ﬁlm Smoke, based on a short story by Boise author Alan Heathcock, has been out for a while now. If you haven’t heard it yet, give it a listen on Cobweb.

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BILL COPE/OPINION

EXECUTIVE ORDURE Much more ado about nothing

Ulysses S. Grant—217 Grover Cleveland—253 William McKinley—185 I recently returned a call to a woman I didn’t know. I don’t often return calls to strangers, and the reason I don’t is because I am mortal. My days, like yours, are numbered. And nearly every time I make the mistake of returning such a call, it results in another chunk of whatever time I have left, listening to another person who was compelled to tell me about a brand-new, brilliant idea that turned out to be neither brand-new nor brilliant, and a large part of the time wasted is me trying to cough up a nice way of telling them that. But this lady had indicated she had something urgent to discuss, so I called the number she’d sent along, only to ﬁnd that she was upset over a quote that was used on the bottom of a recent Boise Weekly’s cover page. The quote had been lifted from my column inside, and it started with this: Whenever I feel like I have pissed off enough Republicans and called enough conservatives stupid for one day… Theodore Roosevelt—1,081 Woodrow Wilson—1,803 Calvin Coolidge—1,203 She wanted to know, what with all the troubles and division facing America, why I would want to piss off Republicans and call conservatives stupid? I asked her if she had ever read my columns, curious as to why this particular item should disturb her so greatly when I have a surplus of other columns in which the words “stupid” and “conservative” are virtually interchangeable. She answered that she understood I am a liberal, and as such, was entitled to have a differing opinion or two. But she insisted it is time for unity of purpose, as she is more alarmed for our liberties now than ever because of these outrageous executive orders coming from the presidency of Barack Obama. Herbert Hoover—968 Franklin D. Roosevelt—3,522 Harry Truman—907 It seems members of the church she attends have been telling her there is something unusual, and obviously sinister, about what this president has been doing with the powers legally granted him. She has had her head ﬁlled with visions of impending direness ranging from tyranny to the End Times, and she had reached a point where she felt she had to do something about it—such as contacting me to suggest that I shouldn’t be pissing off Republicans or calling conservatives stupid. BOI S EW EEKLY.COM

“Ma’am,” I said, “are you aware that the number of executive orders issued by Obama pales in comparison to those issued by other presidents?” She said, “No, I hadn’t heard that.” Dwight D. Eisenhower—484 John F. Kennedy—214 Lyndon B. Johnson—325 I told her it was easy to confirm, that Obama’s executive orders are perfectly in line with presidential behavior going back to the beginnings of the country, but then the conversation expanded like a dozen eggs falling out of the grocery bag in the parking lot. The foundation for her fears, Obama turning into a despicable despot by taking executive actions, was never revisited, and I was denied the opportunity to tell her that if she was going to allow the pee-wadding to be frightened out of her, then perhaps she should find out a little more about what was frightening her so. But that would take all the fun out of it for conservatives, wouldn’t it? What pleasure or political gain could be gained from denouncing him as King Obama… Imperial Obama… Hitler Obama… let alone the thrill of impeaching Obama… if the historical reality was common knowledge among Obamaphobes that he is taking no more executive action than every president before him, and a hell of a lot less of it than many of them. Richard Nixon—346 Jimmy Carter—320 Ronald Reagan—381 And all the stupid conservatives have to do, before they go screeching around like hysterical Fox News fools, terrifying church ladies and Posse Comitatus secessionist militia Second Amendment monkeys and brain-dead Dixie Congressmen too dumb or too dishonest to verify the offal issuing from their own mouths—is look it up. It took me five minutes. I believe the search words I used were “Executive Orders of U.S. Presidents” and voilá, there they were, from Washington to Obama, not just the ones I have interspersed herein. Had I had the presence of mind to think about something other than my own desire to get out of that conversation as quickly as possible, I might have told the kind lady (and she is a kind lady, so don’t get me wrong about that) that there can be no unity of purpose among Americans until we establish a unity of facts—a core of reality we can all agree on. But that seems unlikely, doesn’t it?… when there is such a thriving industry profiting from the distortion of everything honest people know to be true. Bill Clinton—217 George W. Bush—291 Barack Obama—139, to date.

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OPINION/JOHN REMBER

IF I’M SO OLD, WHY AM I FEELING SO GOOD? Human extinction in the best of times

My father, unlike many men, became kinder and smarter as he aged. During his last decade, he gave me a vision of old age that was benign, courageous and reconciled to mortality. But a few years before he died, he said, “Your mother and I have lived in the best of times. We’ve had it better than anyone before or after us. You kids are in for big trouble.” He was born at the end of World War I, and died at the end of 2001, just after 9/11. He had dropped out of high school and gone to work because his family lost its savings when the banks failed in the Great Depression. He had worked hard all his life, beginning as an underground miner and ending as a road construction welder and mechanic. In between he drove ski bus, trapped, built log-worm fence, and guided salmon fishermen and big game hunters. Besides the Depression, he had witnessed the Spanish Civil War, Stalin’s purges, Pearl Harbor, the Nazi Holocaust, Hiroshima and the Cuban missile crisis. He had seen hard-earned American moral authority die in Vietnam. He had watched genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda and a half-century of war in the Middle East. When Ronald Reagan was elected, he had noted that a lamprey-like upper class had stuck its many mouths onto the American body politic, and had begun to suck. “The best of times?” I asked him. “They were,” he said. “All the spaces on the board hadn’t been filled in yet. We were never wealthy, but we were able to buy a place and educate you kids and save enough to live on and travel in our old age. The game wasn’t totally fixed in favor of the rich. I was always able to find a job if I needed one, and able to leave it if I wanted to. How many people have ever been able to say that?” I replied that even during the best of his best times, almost no one could say that. Lots of people in his world had been enslaved or murdered or cheated out of everything they owned, and a good many of the rest lacked the imagination to use the freedoms they enjoyed. He admitted he was only talking about himself and the people he had grown up with in Hailey, people who had worked themselves up from poverty and into lives of meaning, friendship and modest wealth. It was something of a miracle that he had lived his adult life free from want, free from despair and free from the paralyzing idea that the game might be fixed. He told me he had been lucky enough to be born at a time when hard work was rewarded. I was going to have to work even harder than he had worked to be as lucky as he had been. Twenty years after that conversation, luck or its facsimile still exists in Sawtooth Valley, at least for those with a place to live, Social

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Security checks, gas for Costco runs (where we buy more gas) and enough firewood to get through the winter. Because of the bark-beetle infestation in Idaho forests, the best of times for firewood should last for decades. But the rest is getting dubious. My father’s words are gaining the heft of Old Testament prophecy. We kids are in for big trouble. Good things are leaving us—youth, for one—but also good wages, and affordable education, housing and medical care. A national endgame has begun, marked by the failure of American client regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, domestic infrastructure decay, the end of cheap oil, insane military-industrial cost overruns, unsecured derivatives, congressional corruption, drug company extortion, and official lies about unemployment and inflation. And there are bigger things in the wind than these entropic whimperings, mostly having to do with humanity’s unsurpassed ability to foul its nest. Four people are alive for every one alive when my father was born. Due to that four-fold increase and a fossil-fuel economy, our climate is now hostile to Midwestern trailer parks, ski resorts, coastal cities and farms. Wars are being fought over water and natural gas. Fukushima and Three Mile Island and Chernobyl represent statistical proof that nuclear plants will all become carcinogenic somewhere in their 25,000-year radiological lifetimes. Ebola is not one of the 200 species that will go extinct today. The acidity of the oceans is heading for Coca-Cola territory. Off the coast of Siberia, methane is escaping from clathrate deposits, making the Arctic Ocean look like Lawrence Welk’s bubble machine. I don’t know what my father would say about all this. “I told you so,” or “I didn’t know you watched Lawrence Welk,” or “Times are only best if you die before they’re over.” I’m old enough to coast out on luck, I think. But apocalyptic websites are predicting the end of civilization in 10 years, followed by human extinction in 2050. “If you’re under 60,” says one of their memes o’ doom, “you’ll die by violence, disease or starvation.” This sort of thing puts national monuments or Boise State University’s exile from major conference games in perspective. I worry that Julie has missed the cut-off, but she says that she doesn’t want to live in a world without hot showers and flush toilets anyway. Her attitude will save us money on survival rations, ammo and concrete for the bunker. When camowearing, typhus-ridden militias come to our door on four-wheelers, demanding our last gallon of chainsaw gas and the freeze-dried stroganoff in the crawl space, we’ll give it to them, and let somebody else take the blame for ending these best of times. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

CITYDESK/NEWS NEWS JAR R ETT M ITC HELL

NO WINS, NO LOSSES (FOR 37 YEARS) But that’s about to change at the College of Idaho SKYLAR BARSANTI Located 25 miles west of Boise, on a small, grassy campus, the College of Idaho is primarily known for academics. Despite the size of its student population—equivalent to a Boise or Meridian high school—the 130-year-old private, liberal arts college has produced a rare combination of Rhodes scholars, a Goldwater scholar and a regular roster of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics competitors at the top of their game, both in the classroom and on the field. But the C of I’s sharp-angled athletics center was absent any athletes July 29. Instead, university officials warmed the weight benches, sitting in the shadow of a freshly equipped balcony of elliptical machines and treadmills. Guests and college officials awaited the entrance of C of I President Dr. Marv Henberg, who in short order would christen the school’s first new building in 12 years: the $4 million Marty Holly Athletics Center. Students, parents, faculty and alumni interrupted their late summer plans to return to campus in order to tour the state-of-theart facility, which wouldn’t have been built if the C of I hadn’t decided to field a football team—one that has gone undefeated for the past 37 years. It has also gone winless; the Coyotes haven’t played a game on the gridiron since 1977. C of I Director of Athletics Marty Holly, a 34-year veteran of the college, isn’t even a “football guy.” “Football had come up periodically over the last 10 years,” Holly said. “I’d been asked to do a feasibility study on it, and it even got so far that about six years ago, a football committee made up of students and alumni and administrators went to a football game at Carroll [College in Helena, Mont.]. We talked to everyone at that school and came back thinking we would give it a go, but our president and board of trustees said, ‘No,’ which was fine with me, to be honest.” At the time, Holly said he was concerned by the amount of work it would take to bring such a high-profile sport back to a school so accustomed to living without it. Two years ago, Henberg (who has since announced he’ll be retiring in January 2015) helped bring football back to the front burner (BW, Citydesk, “College of Idaho Exploring Possible Return BOI S EW EEKLY.COM

The C of I football team opens its 2014 season Saturday, Sept. 6 against Paciﬁc University in Forest Grove, Ore.; its ﬁrst home game, against The University of Montana Western, is Saturday, Sept. 13.

of Football,” Feb. 28, 2012). Holly was given the green light to bring back the Yotes’ football program after decades of dormancy. “President Henberg called me into his office on a cold winter day and said, ‘We’re gonna do it,’ and that started it,” Holly said. Meanwhile, the city of Caldwell appears to be faring well amid the college’s shift into a 21st century football culture. Eateries such as the Pita Pit and the Human Bean have already staked their claims along Blaine Street, across from the site of the C of I’s 90,000-square-foot AstroTurf field. The field is just one recent renovation to Simplot Stadium, which now includes an expanded press box and updated concessions stand and restrooms. In preparation for the Yotes’ opening season—it kicks off on the road Saturday, Sept. 6, with the first home game set for Saturday, Sept. 13—C of I has already teamed up with KTIK-The Ticket 1350 AM and Jon Carson Productions to provide live broadcasts of the games. Still, football has a long way to go before shifting the C of I away from its academicscentric culture. Four years ago, the college instituted its multidisciplinary PEAK curriculum, in which students must complete one major and a minimum of three minors in their undergraduate career. The program requires students to pursue studies in various academic fields in social sciences, natural sciences, fine arts and humanities, and professional studies, as opposed to taking traditional core classes prior to completing courses for a single major or minor. “At the College of Idaho, we feel pretty passionate about an education that enables students to think about complex issues from multiple perspectives,” Paul Moulton, assistant dean of the faculty and PEAK co-creator, told Boise Weekly. “We reject the notion that colleges should only educate specialists,” he added. “Yes, we require our students to have a major and

develop a specialty, but with only 28 percent of college students ending up in careers in their majors, we also train students who can think critically, be very adaptable and also communicate better than most graduating college students.” Moulton said PEAK has become a “powerful catalyst” in influencing the way C of I students and faculty think about higher education. This past spring, the college graduated more than 200 students in the inaugural PEAK class. “With a major revision to our curriculum, I certainly had some anxiety about how it would influence our graduation rates,” Moulton said, adding that the C of I boasts the highest four-year graduation rate in Idaho. “We didn’t want to mess with a good thing,” he said. “I’m very happy to report that there were no hiccups with our first graduating class in the PEAK curriculum.” In that same spring term, the college completed an intensive yearlong committee search for a faculty chair in Judaic studies. A former faculty member of the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at the University of Oregon, Dr. Federica Francesconi, was appointed to serve as the Howard Berger-Ray Neilson Chair in Judaic Studies. The latest program, set to launch in the 2014-2015 school year, promotes a greater academic understanding of Jewish traditions, culture and philosophy—the first such offering in the Intermountain West. This summer, the C of I has also made available summer courses in politics, psychology and foreign languages for $360 per credit. In addition, thanks to a partnership with Idaho State University, the college will add a physician’s assistant program to its graduate catalog. “In the past, we have not offered 8 summer courses, but the college would like to expand these opportunities in

MERIDIAN’S SPEED READ In April, the Meridian School Board voted 2-1 to remove The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Northwest author Sherman Alexie, from its high-school supplemental reading list after the grandparent of a Rocky Mountain High School student learned the book contained sexual references and fourletter words. “I’m going to speak from the heart: Please do the courageous thing and remove this book from the The Cabin hosts Sherman curriculum,” Alexie March 11, 2015. said Sharon Blair, while lodging the original complaint against True Diary. “I do not want our children exposed to explicit, filthy, racist things.” In this case, the challengers won. The controversy shook True Diary from its position on the supplemental reading list and prompted the Meridian School Board to form a committee that would review each text on the reading list over the summer. As the beginning of a new school year approaches—it kicks off Monday, Aug. 25— the committee is racing to determine which texts should be dropped and which texts will replace them. That’s no small task, since the committee is looking at every supplementary reading list for grades 6-12 (almost 250 books in all). Frequently challenged titles on that list include The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. The committee is expected to make its final determinations by Tuesday, Sept. 9, when recommendations go before the West Ada School District School Board. The removal of True Diary from the supplemental reading list spurred two Washington residents—Sara Baker of Seattle and Jennifer Lott of Spokane, Wash.—to purchase more than 350 copies of the book from Rediscovered Books and Amazon.com, and have them distributed to Meridian high-school students. Their fundraising drive to buy copies of the book netted more than $3,000. “We didn’t expect this to be as big as it was. We thought there would be 25-30 books we’d realistically be able to send,” Baker told Boise Weekly in April. Pulling the book also attracted the attention of National Coalition Against Censorship, which decried the school board’s move as de facto book banning to appease parents. “In this case, you have school board officials who, notwithstanding the professional judgment of the educators of the district, decided to remove the book from the reading list. We feel that’s a censorship issue,” NCAC’s Acacia O’Connor said at the time. True Diary is one of the most frequently challenged books in America; it’s also a winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and the California Young Reader Medal. —Harrison Berry

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Boise State University spent $190,000 on 50 mobile metal detectors and 75 wands.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? AND METAL DETECTORS AND BAG SEARCHES? This past February, the Idaho Legislature passed the so-called guns-on-campus measure—a law no public universities said they could get behind. But that measure is now reality, requiring Gem State public colleges and universities to make some big changes. For Boise State University, one of those changes meant spending $190,000 on 50 mobile metal detectors and 75 metal detecting wands, to be used primarily at Albertsons Stadium (formerly Bronco Stadium), to ensure weapons stay away from the field of play. Though the law allows people with an enhanced concealed weapons permit to bring their guns into classrooms, firearms must be left behind before entering any entertainment venue that seats more than 1,000 people. “Our main purpose of doing this is just to keep our fans safe and keep the game day atmosphere a good one. We want the university to be a happy, safe place,” said Michelle Smith, vice president for Campus Operations and general counsel. She said fans can expect to see the metal detectors at stadium gates “in phases.” Some will be in place for the first home game on Saturday, Sept. 6. By the middle of the season, attendees will be required to pass through the detectors at every entrance. Much like airport security, detectors may keep guns out but fans can expect delays. “We’re not sure how much longer it will take, because we haven’t done it yet,” Smith said. “We’re encouraging people to come a little earlier. The gates open two hours before the game starts. Maybe just don’t plan to show up 10 minutes before kickoff.” Attendance at home games hovers around 35,000, Smith said. In order to keep crowds moving, security will create an expedited line for fans who don’t carry bags or who have clear bags that make bag searches quicker. The metal detectors aren’t just for the football stadium. Smith said they’re portable, so they can be used at the Taco Bell Arena or the Morrison Center. Boise State students and fans will be among the first in the country to navigate metal detectors at large collegiate events. Smith said Boise State is one of the first college campuses in the nation to utilize them. “I don’t think there was any intention or plan of doing that before the [guns-on-campus] law passed,” she said. “But that’s the way things are going at the pros [the NFL now requires metal detection at every stadium and Major League Baseball will have metal detection at every ballpark by 2015]. It could have been the norm eventually, but the state law has propelled this.” —Jessica Murri

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A new 90,000-square-foot carpet of AstroTurf was laid down at the College of Idaho’s Simplot Stadium in May. The college also expanded the stadium’s press box and updated concessions and restroom facilities.

the future,” said Moulton. “We also significantly lowered our summer tuition rate to be more compatible with other local schools.” Amid the latest academic changes, the football program gained momentum. The C of I found a head coach in Mike Moroski, a 56-year-old University of California at Davis graduate who played eight pro seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Oilers and San Francisco 49ers. He told BW in September 2013 that recruiting players for the Yotes’ football team “starts with the academic component,” but the perception remains on campus that so-called football culture might damage the firmly established, academics-first environment that attracts many students and faculty. “When we were interviewing coaches, there were doubts among the faculty, but I think President Henberg approached it the right way,” Holly said. “He went to several academic departments and presented ‘The Plan’ and encouraged faculty to poke holes in it. I think that’s what we didn’t do in the past. “There were, and still are in my opinion, doubts, and we have to prove that 100-something football players—or any large influx of students—can keep the same standards and keep what we love about the college the same,” Holly added. “We’ve worked hard to make sure the school doesn’t change negatively.” As it stands, some alums are willing to give football a cautious, but fighting chance. 7

“While at first I was resistant to the idea, I am postponing further judgment,” said Jenette Noe, a 2013 alumna. “I think it is important that the College of Idaho continue to put education before athletics, but I think it may be an opportunity to rally the community and spotlight our often overlooked college.” The C of I is not without its holdouts. In the past year, senior Macey Horch said the lack of respect for rigorous academic standards among some football players was clearly visible in her classes. “I was a TA for an introductory class last fall. There were football players who would not show up to class or lab. It was really disrespectful to the professors,” she said. “I’m not saying all of the football players are like that. Some of them are great, but it was appalling the number of football players who didn’t reflect well on campus—even after apparently being reprimanded by their coaches concerning attendance.” Despite the positive publicity, Horch remains critical of the college’s decision, saying the value of higher education should be measured by academics, not the merit of a single team. Though the Yotes won’t play their first home game until Sept. 13, the college has been working overtime in anticipation for the fall term to come. In 2013, students prepped for the upcoming year by instituting YoteFam, an initiative to boost support for athletics among the student community. The staff at the college’s department of Alumni and Parent Relations is working to bring C

of I alumni back to Caldwell in droves for the football season opener with revamped homecoming events. Though some still doubt the decision to bring football back to the C of I, the energy around Yotes football is catching beyond the streets of Caldwell. “The doubt that maybe students or faculty had about bringing it on, I don’t see any more,” Holly said. “A few years ago, the faculty was mad because we were thinking about restarting football, now they’re mad because they don’t get reserved seats. “People are noticing our school, and we have to take advantage of it in any way,” he added. “We did everything we could to make the program family friendly, and it’s going to be good entertainment.” Until then, the college is ready to shake things up if not for the state of Idaho, then at least for Caldwell and the C of I campus. The once skeptical Holly is now driving the bandwagon. “I had no idea what I was embarking on or how big this would be, and I truly believe this is going to change the college and the city of Caldwell,” he said. “We set benchmarks; we had to raise X-amount of dollars, and we exceeded everything. That’s really opened my eyes. It’s the most exciting time to be with the college.” Skylar Barsanti is a 2014 College of Idaho graduate, former editor-in-chief of the Coyote student newspaper and a past Boise Weekly intern. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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OUR CONVERSATION: Which schools were you analyzing? Morley Nelson Elementary was pretty crowded last year, so we had to reduce that school by a pretty large number of students. But we couldn’t just move them to another school. As a matter of fact, it took a cooperative effort among four neighboring schools. So we had to look at new boundaries for Morley Nelson, Koelsch, Mountain View and Valley View elementary schools.

Why does the Boise School District choose to outsource student transportation? From our perspective, the bus company’s expertise is transportation; it’s more cost effective for them to hire drivers and mechanics and purchase and maintain the buses. I’m presuming that the contract for Boise is competitive. It is. In fact, we recently went out to bid and First Student won the five-year contract, which will begin next year [the annual contract is approximately $7 million]. Boise is First Student’s only Idaho contract, but First Student is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, school transportation provider in the U.S. [First Student purchased Laidlaw transportation in 2007, taking over the current Boise school bus contract, which expires in June 2015]. How did you determine the winning bid? I’m presuming that cost was the overriding factor. Idaho Code says pretty clearly that it must be the “lowest responsible bidder.” But beyond cost, we monitor them and make sure they’re meeting our needs. Plus, First Student is the biggest company out there. How many vehicles does First Student have in its Boise fleet? One hundred and fifty. My sense is that a lot of parents deal with transportation issues as much as anything else school-related. When you let your kids out your door, you don’t see them until the end of the day and transportation is a big part of that. What is the standard criteria for busing eligibility? You have to live more than a mile-and-ahalf from your home school. But there are exceptions. Idaho Code says the school can provide so-called “safety busing”—for example, if a student has to cross a waterway or if there’s no sidewalk or shoulder on the road. There

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LANETTE DAW Buses, boundaries and snow days GEORGE PRENTICE Lanette Daw may have one of the lowest public profiles in the Boise School District—at least outside of the district headquarters—yet she oversees one of the district’s toughest tasks: safely moving more than 6,000 school children from home to school and back again. As supervisor of transportation and traffic safety for Idaho’s second largest school district, Daw’s office is filled with maps and technology that determine how every child in Boise, from preschool to 12th grade, will make his or her way to school. With the first day of classes set for Monday, Aug. 25, her work days are getting longer as the daylight grows shorter. Before taking her job with the Boise Independent School District in 2011, Daw spent several years at the Idaho State Department of Education as a regional specialist and auditor for the transportation department. She spent a number of years traveling throughout Idaho, riding bus routes and inspecting vehicles, giving her a unique perspective for her current job. Boise Weekly grabbed a rare half-hour with Daw to talk about drawing school boundaries, outsourcing transportation and how she knows before anyone whether it will be a snow day.

are eight different criteria in our school board policy when we consider an exception. You must get plenty of calls from parents pleading for busing, because they think their son or daughter just can’t make it to school on time. You bet. Every parent has their own level of comfort, but we have speciﬁc criteria. That’s when we encourage parents to walk with their children and even practice walking now, before the school year starts. We’re just days away from another school year. I’m presuming that you’ve already com-

municated with parents regarding bus routes and times. Letters were sent to parents two weeks ago with bus assignments. Plus, this year, we have a new online bus stop locator. A parent can type in their address and it will tell them where their bus stop is and what time the bus will come. You can look for the Bus Stop Locator on our website: boiseschools.org. I should note that when I walked into your ofﬁce, there were several maps of school neighborhoods on your table. We’ve been examining boundary changes at some of our elementary schools.

Does that mean you’ll have students living closer to school X, but bused to school Y? That’s always a possibility and certainly involving those four schools. Do any of Boise’s school boundaries lie over one another? We have one dual boundary—it’s the ﬁrst time we’ve done this—in the Harris Ranch area. Adams Elementary is a very small school and we’ve had to overﬂow some kids to Riverside Elementary. Talk to me about how you spring into action when terrible weather hits. It can be pretty stressful. A group of us are out at 4 or 5 a.m. What does that mean? Do you actually get out before everyone to see how tricky the driving is? If we feel it’s safe, the buses roll. Otherwise, school is closed or delayed. But the hard part is looking at the roads between 4 and 5 a.m. and guessing what it will be like by 7 a.m. Are you second-guessed all the time? You do your best. People are always going to agree or disagree on school closings. Can I ask if your two sons take the bus? We just moved, and they’ll be going to two different schools. One will take the bus and one will walk. But the one who will walk has been practicing. He says, “You don’t have to follow me.” But honestly, I’ve been following him all summer.

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LESSONS LEARNED Educators spend much of their summer preparing for fall GEORGE PRENTICE a.m. “Yes, that’s my alarm setting,” said Janet Cherry with a Cheshire smile. “What can I say? I like a little bit of that quiet time.” “Yes, that’s about right,” said Tara Coe. “My alarm will be set for 4:30 a.m.” Thousands of alarm clocks are set to erupt a lot earlier Monday, Aug. 25—some a lot earlier than others—as more than 26,000

students, 1,600 teachers and 87 principals and assistant principals begin yet another fall semester across the Boise Independent School District. For Cherry and Coe, Aug. 25 can’t come soon enough. They’re both veteran educators—Cherry began her career in the Boise School District in 1997, Coe began in 1994—and they have seen more than their share of “ﬁrsts.” But come Aug. 25, they’ll begin

their ﬁrst assignments as the district’s newest principals: Cherry is in charge at West Junior High School while Coe takes the helm of White Pine Elementary. They’re not alone. As many as 35 administrative changes have been made in the Boise School District, both at district headquarters on Victory Road and in schools throughout the district. “We’ve been fortunate to have a lot of stability over the years, 12>

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but just like any public or private agency, we’re seeing quite a bit of change,” district spokesman Dan Hollar told Boise Weekly. And “change” is the watchword this year, both in and out of the classroom. In preparation for the new semester, BW has been listening to educators from throughout Idaho who have unbridled enthusiasm for their students, a new commitment to even more technology in their classrooms, but more than a few concerns for adequate funding, politically charged debates at the Statehouse and something called tiered licensure.

‘IT’S A WHIP, NOT A TOOL’ When Boise Weekly sat down with Penny Cyr, president of the Idaho Education Association, representing thousands of educators in every corner of the Gem State, we asked what was at the forefront of the union’s concerns: Idaho Core? Technology in the classroom? The upcoming election of a new state superintendent of instruction? Yes, those are all grist for the mill. But we were a bit surprised at Cyr’s response to what tops the list. “You should be paying attention to tiered licensure,” said Cyr, without hesitation.

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When Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s special task force on education unveiled a list of 20 proposals to reform Idaho education in 2013, there was ample media coverage of a number of the recommendations, particularly Idaho Core Standards, restoration of operational funding, and technology devices and wireless infrastructure. But No. 14 on the list, “Tiered Licensure,” has received limited coverage in spite of the amount of grief it’s causing inside the teachers’ union. “They’re demonizing teachers again, by tying a teacher’s license to a local evaluation,” Cyr told BW. “The consequence could be a black mark and it’s a whip, not a tool.” To date, something called the Idaho Professional Standards Commission, made up of teachers, administrators and school board members, has acted as the “gatekeeper” when an Idaho teacher’s ethics are challenged. Simply put, the ethics committee decides whether a teacher’s certification ought to be revoked. BW readers may remember the 2013 case of a Dietrich teacher who was confronted by four parents when he explained the biology of an orgasm and included the word “vagina” during his lesson on the human reproductive system in a 10th-grade biology course. A formal complaint was filed with the state commission. When they saw that the teacher had referred “straight out of the textbook,” and that every student had the option not to attend the class during lessons on the reproductive system, the teacher was cleared by the commission. That could dramatically change in a tiered licensure world, where one local administrator could challenge a teacher’s license and livelihood. “We hope, in this day and age, those things don’t happen, but yes, it could turn into a conflict of personalities,” said Cyr. A short time later, IEA members gathered to talk about the licensure issue, and other matters that have become political hot potatoes. “But nobody ever went into teaching to be a political activist,” said James Conlon, organizational specialist with the National Education Association. “But the reality is that public education has never been so politicized.” Matt Compton, public policy director for the IEA, said more citizens needed to get engaged on the specific issue of tiered licensure. “We’re going to call for open forums on this,” he said. “It’s being desperately pushed by Tom Luna [the soon-to-retire superintendent of public instruction]. Apparently, this is what he wants his legacy to be.”

On Aug. 8, Compton and Conlon led a spirited discussion in a workshop session that they called From the Classroom to the Capitol, engaging teachers from throughout the state to share their own experiences in and around the Idaho Statehouse. “In my mind, as a citizen, it’s my duty to tell legislators why education is so important,” said Meridian educator Sam Perez. “If it’s not us, then who? That’s why this past spring, I stood before the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee and, boy, I was nervous as all get out. But it was important to fight for adequate funding.” Compton said there were still Idaho lawmakers who had the false impression that teachers were part-timers, just like Idaho legislators. “There are legislators who think you only go to work in the fall and work 9 to 3,” said Compton, to a room full of laughter. “And they think you have your summers off.” That line got an even bigger laugh, as educators were spending a good chunk of their summer at training sessions on everything from technology to Idaho Core to workshops on tolerance and the ever-changing social landscape. “Some legislators don’t have a clue, but that’s truly what their perception is,” he said. Then a hand went up from the back of the room. It was Tina Williams, who shared one of the most interesting education/political stories in recent memory. “I need to tell you about Scott Bedke,” she said as the room full of educators shifted in their chairs to listen to her in the back of the room. Simply put, Bedke is one of the most powerful men in Idaho. Bedke has been in the Idaho House of Representatives for more than a decade, representing Minidoka and Cassia counties in Idaho House District 27. He was elected as House speaker in 2012 and he isn’t leaving that post anytime soon. While soft spoken, Bedke should never be underestimated. Bedke is also a staunch conservative, and Williams said when she first met him, he said, “You always put candidates against me.” But that political chill began to thaw when Williams traveled to the Capitol and asked to talk to Bedke in person: “He came off the floor and talked with me at length. And then six words changed everything. I asked him, ‘What can I do for you?’ He said, ‘What?’ I said, ‘What can I do for you?’ He was stunned and then he said, ‘You get me a meeting with teachers.’”

Indeed, come the ﬁrst week of December 2014, Williams said she’ll host a sit-down—there will be plenty of coffee, punch and pie—at Connor’s Cafe in the town of Heyburn. “Hey, I would love to be there. Tell me when it is,” said one teacher, which began a cascade of other educators saying they would love to share some pie with Bedke as well.

DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS AND DIGITAL NATIVES Just down the hall from the Classroom to the Capitol discussion on Aug. 8, another workshop—titled Survival Kit for Teachers Stranded on the Desert Island of Technology—was being held with a different type of enthusiasm. “One of my father’s favorite sayings is, ‘You have digital immigrants and digital natives,’” said Allison Gordon. The daughter of two veteran Boise teachers, Gordon is the new breed of educator; she’s about to begin her fourth year in the Boise School District (even her two brothers and sister-in-law are teachers). After spending the past three school years as a librarian

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at Lowell Elementary, she’s taking on the district-wide role of Library Media and Tech Support, providing technical wizardry throughout the city. “Yes, the older generation are the digital immigrants. Change is hard and I’ve had a couple of teachers… Well, I could barely get them on the computer. But if you give them a helping hand, they’ll embrace it,” said Gordon. “And the younger generation? Well, they’re natives. They grew up with computers and smartphones and resources are easy.” Gordon was excited to share what she called “amazing resources” with teachers from throughout the state. Above all, she said the best part was that many of them were free. “Let me show you my favorite. It’s called ‘Animoto,’ and they allow free accounts for teachers,” said Gordon. “I’ve had a number of third-graders use Animoto. They adore it.” Animoto allows a student to put together a school project along with animated pictures and music and publish it to a web page, where it can be universally shared. “I had a third-grader come into school one day and she was so excited. She said, ‘My grandmother in Minnesota just saw my Animoto book report and she was so proud,’” said Gordon. “You know,

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even when schools are struggling for funding, they still have the Internet. So those kids who can’t necessarily afford to have a desktop or laptop at home come into school early in the morning to use the PCs. Lunchtime and after-school time, too. Somehow they always manage to ﬁnd the time.” Meanwhile, back at the headquarters of the Boise School District, new principals Cherry and Coe couldn’t be more excited about technology in the classroom. Gone are the days of teachers conﬁscating smartphone or tablets. Instead, the devices are part of the solution, not the problem. “It can be a great resource,” said Cherry. “Why wouldn’t we let a student type their homework into their device and use their smartphone as a calendar? We all do that. Why wouldn’t they? It’s a great asset and a great tool.” Cherry quickly added that technology in the classroom is the same as in public places: It’s all about responsibility and etiquette. “It’s not just students. All of us have experienced when you’re sitting in a meeting and someone’s cellphone goes off. Or you’re at dinner and someone is talking really loud into their cellphone at the next table,” she said. “It’s about education and using technology for the

right reasons. It’s wrong to say that we don’t want that in the classroom. What if we had said that about word processors or computers?”

THE CORE Boise School District ofﬁcials said they were ahead of the curve instituting Idaho Core, the Gem State’s new method of introducing critical thinking into practically every element of a student’s learning process. “We recognized early on that there might be a lot of questions,” said district spokesman Hollar. “So, very early on, we put together brochures for our parents and a video about critical reading and writing— we tried to be very proactive. For us, it’s always been about raising the bar for our students.” In fact, Cherry said Idaho Core isn’t really new to her and many of her colleagues. “When you look at Idaho Core, it wasn’t pushing everything out the door and bringing in this new thing,” she said. “Idaho Core includes good teaching practices that our teachers have been doing for years. Now we’re putting a name to it. That’s the biggest misnomer, that it’s some new magical thing.” Each of the educators that BW spoke with regarding Idaho Core still had questions regarding the

testing associated with the reform. Last spring, Idaho school children underwent what was billed as “pretest” or a “test of a test,” where students got a taste of how the Idaho Core standards would be measured. “The so-called ‘test of the test?’ The jury is still out on that, frankly,” said Cyr. “This past spring, some Idaho teachers thought it went OK, but quite frankly, it’s a very long test and intensive. How will it fit into the Idaho classroom? We still need to figure that out.” Coe and Cherry agreed that the test’s endurance is still a challenge. “Can a third-grader take a sustained test for a long amount of time?” asked Coe. “Hopefully we can continue to work on that. We need to talk about the length of the tests and what ages are most appropriate.” “The time of the test is the big thing. It takes a good amount of time. Yes, we want those assessments, but we need to find a balance,” said Cherry. “Last spring, we had the ISATs, the AP tests and then the Idaho Core tests. It was almost a month of testing. Teachers were asking, ‘When do I get my students back?’”

“My goal for the first day of school is I don’t want to be landlocked,” she said. “I want to be out and see the kids coming in the door, in their classes, at recess, at lunch, I want to be in all of that.” “I 100 percent concur,” said Cherry. “I want to be there for all of it, helping that new student so that they’re not lost. That first day can be terrifying for them. And that first day sets the tone for the rest of the year. It can make or break that first impression.” But students will be checking out Cherry and Coe, too. After all, they’ll also be new kids on the block as they begin their first assignments as Boise’s newest principals. “I almost wish tomorrow was the first day,” said Cherry.

DAY ONE Coe said she’s still hoping to keep her calendar free for Aug. 25.

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ALIVE AFTER FIVE Paul Tillotson with Mike Merritt and James Wormworth of Conan fame.

SATURDAY AUG. 23 How the West was fun.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY AUG. 22-23 AND AUG. 29-30 wild, wild west

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 SHINYRIBS Opening Act: The Country Club Americana fans were bummed when Austin, Texas-based The Gourds announced a hiatus after 19 years together. But cofounder Kevin Russell isn’t taking a break. With his side-dish-turned-main-course, Shinyribs, Russell brings more blues into the mix and sweetens his strong, sometimes gravelly vocals with the occasional rich falsetto. Sometimes funky, sometimes crunchy, Shinyribs’ tunes come off as fun-loving, wise and witty, with skilful wordplay and a heavy dose of soul. 5 p.m. Grove Plaza, 900 W. Grove St., downtownboise.org.

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RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW: WILD WEST BURLESQUE Guests at Western-themed Coolwater Creek Events Center partake of catered foods and Christmas parties—the risque is carefully managed. Nevertheless, Red Light Variety Show is coming to the 60-acre Meridian getaway and will bring its thongs, nipple pasties, tickling feathers and, yes, assless chaps for Wild West Burlesque Fridays and Saturdays, Aug. 22-30. While the vaudevillian cabaret troupe takes the stage with its saucy acrobatics and killer dance moves, Coolwater Creek provide the eats: marinated tri-tip, barbecue chicken breasts, green salads, potatoes, beans and a selection of desserts on Saturdays—Friday night performances are show-only, but all performances are age 21 and older, so no young ‘uns. 7:30 p.m. $20. Coolwater Creek Event Center, 7355 S. Eagle Road, Meridian, coolwatercreekevents.com. Tickets available at wildwestburlesque.brownpapertickets.com.

taking the festival to the mountain MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC FESTIVAL Mountain Home Music Festival has set a high bar for itself. “We are super excited to present the widest variety of music in one place of any festival in the valley,” MHMF owner Mark Bryant wrote in an email to Boise Weekly. With everything from gospel and bluegrass to rock and country bands on the bill, Bryant may not be far off on his claim. The inaugural all-ages festival happens in Optimist Park, providing the setting for more than 40 vendors offering a variety of food and crafts, as well as some serious homegrown talent from the likes of Banda Cienega de Zacapu, and Pinto Bennett and the Paul Tillotson Love Trio, featuring Tillotson, bassist Mike Merritt and drummer James “The Worm” Wormworth, both of whom are members of Jimmy Vivino and The Basic Cable Band, Conan’s house band. Other bands on the include The B-3 Side, Ben Burdick, The Boise Big Band with Sandon Mayhew, Gayle Chapman, Dan Costello, Michaela French, Green Mountain Smoke, Liberty Christian Fellowship Church, Love Abiding Church, The Neckid Rednecks, Reilly Coyote and Sirah Storm. Advance tickets are available at Mark Anthony’s Bar, 208587-4533; Monkeyman Music Store, 208-481-0346; or from The B-3 Side frontman Carl Holmes, 208-409-7337. 11 a.m., $10 adv., $15 door. Optimist Park, N. 23rd St., Mountain Home

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Around Ann Morrison Park in four days. It’s a ball.

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up, up and away in my beautiful balloon

going to the dogs

SPIRIT OF BOISE BALLOON CLASSIC

SEE SPOT SPLASH On Tuesday, Aug. 26, the Natatorium Pool and Hydrotube will fill with the sound, smell and hair of wet dog. It’s the only day of the year when the lifeguards give up on the “no running” rules and Boise Parks and Recreation opens the pool to the dogs for See Spot Splash. They have to drain the pool and scrub it clean anyway, so why not let some dog hair clog it up first? The sixth annual off-leash party, sponsored by the Idaho Humane Society, is free but all donations benefit the dog parks of Boise. One-hour sessions begin on the hour from 3-7 p.m., to keep the ruckus to a minimum—or, as minimum as possible with 50 dogs taking over the poolside. Just get out of the way before they all shake. 3-8 p.m., FREE, The Natatorium, 1811 Warm Springs Ave., 208-608-7680, parks.cityofboise.org

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A countdown clock ticks away the seconds, minutes, hours and days to something either terrible or wondrous. At spiritofboise.com, it is definitely the latter as excitement builds for the annual Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic. At the end of August, the early morning skies above Boise are dotted with a kaleidoscope of colors and the hiss of burners as hot-air balloons take flight from Ann Morrison Park. The public is invited each morning of the Classic to watch the balloons be inflated and launched into the air. Wednesday is Kids’ Day, which means kids get to take a ride—a short tethered one, but still—in one of about 15 balloons. About 50 balloons take off Friday morning and again at dusk for the Nite Glow parade, and, Sunday, all 50 balloons launch in the morning for a spectacular display. All launches are weather permitting, and Spirit organizers have provided a page of spectator tips at spiritofboise.com to help make the event fun and successful for everyone involved. 7:10 a.m., FREE, Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd, spiritofboise.com

VISTA PAWN BACK-TO-SCHOOL BACKPACK EVENT It’s back-to-school shopping time, and after stops at the big-box stores, the ar t supply shop and a place to pick up a milkshake for the tyke, the trunk of your car conVista Pawn, multiple locations. tains more back-to-school vistapawn.com. supplies than could possibly fit into a backpack. The shopping list—once a single sheet of salmoncolored paper—now looks like an annotated copy of the federal tax code, and you’ll have to do some financial planning to afford ever ything on it. Vista Pawn is reducing the hassle of back-to-school shopping and slashing its cost with its Back-to-School Backpack Event. For $25, parents can pick up backpacks loaded with elementar y-school supplies fitting criteria on local schools’ shopping lists, a Western Idaho Fair youth admission ticket and a half-off Vista Pawn shopping pass. Even after the Aug. 7 sale, 60 of the backpacks remained at the Vista location of Vista Pawn, though there are three other VP locations across the Treasure Valley par ticipating in the program. A por tion of the proceeds benefit the Women & Children’s Alliance. —Harrison Berry

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8 DAYS OUT the second annual Baldapalooza on Friday, Sept. 5, a festival and fundraiser for Camp Rainbow Gold, which serves Idaho children battling cancer. 7 p.m. FREE. Merrill Park, 637 E. Shore Drive, Eagle, baldapalooza.org

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Festivals & Events

WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—Enjoy food, games, exhibits, demonstrations, competitions and per formances. See performances by the Axe Women Loggers of Maine, the LivFast Freestyle Motocross team, comedians, magicians, jugglers and more. Big-name concer ts are free with admission and this year’s lineup includes ’90s alt-rockers Seether; countr y music duo Montgomer y Gentr y; another countr y music duo, Thompson Square; and classicrock icons The Doobie Brothers. Noon. Prices var y. Runs through Sunday, Aug. 24Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, expoidaho.com.

AG-GAG IN IDAHO RECEPTION— Meet PETA activist Amy Meyer, and hear ACLU legal director, Ritchie Eppink discuss the First Amendment violations caused by the Ag-Gag law. Reservations needed. To RSVP, visit eventbrite. com and click on “Boise Events.” 6 p.m. FREE. Life’s Kitchen, 1025 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3310199, lifeskitchen.org.

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UNCORKED IN THE GARDEN: STRANGE FOLK—Chat with vintners and discover your new favorite Idaho wine. 6 p.m. FREE-$10. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-3438649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR—One of the Bard’s funniest comedic masterpieces. Suitable for all ages. 6:30 p.m. $12-$42. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

Citizen HILLSIDE TO HOLLOW OPEN HOUSE—Get your first look at the draft master site plan for the Hillside to Hollow Reser ve and give feedback. Get more info at lttv.org/H2Hopenhouse. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Hillside Junior High School, 3536 Hill Road, Boise, 208-854-5120.

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FAMILY CARNIVAL—Enjoy food, games, a bounce house petting zoo, cake walk, bake sale, crafts, face painting, rafﬂes and entertainment by the Flute Ensemble and Fleet Street Klezmer Band. Tickets for activities are 25 cents each or ﬁve for $1. 5 p.m. FREE. Heritage Assisted Living, 1777 S. Curtis Road, Boise, 208-376-4191, heritagewoodstone.com.

WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—See Wednesday. Noon. Prices vary. Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, expoidaho.com.

On Stage BALDAPALOOZA SING OFF—Ten singers compete for a spot at

COMEDIAN RYAN WINGFIELD—8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-2875379, liquidboise.com. SHREK THE MUSICAL—This show, based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks ﬁlm that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage.7:30 p.m. $18. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, nampaciviccenter.com.

Citizen UNITED WAY FLAPJACK FEED— Annual fundraising campaign kickoff featuring local celebrities serving up pancakes. 7:30 a.m. $5 suggested donation. Grove Plaza, Eighth Street between Main and Front streets, Boise, unitedwaytv.org.

FRIDAY AUGUST 22 Festivals & Events SUNNYSLOPE WINE TRAIL FESTIVAL—The three-day event kicks off with two days of wine tasting, music, food and fun at seven different wineries. The festival ﬁnishes with a Sunday concert at

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IDAHO HUMANE SOCIETY’S FRIENDS FOR LIFE CALENDAR—The Idaho Humane Society is looking for pets to star in its 2015 “Friends for Life” calendar. Entr y deadline is Friday, Oct. 3. Enter online at idahohumanesociety.com. $15. Idaho Humane Society, 4775 W. Dorman St., Boise, 208-342-3508. SHELTER OUTREACH VACCINATION CLINIC—Providing low-cost vaccinations for dogs and cats. For more info, call 208-345-8886. 5 p.m. $10$25. Vista Village Shopping Center, 1002 Vista Ave., Boise.

Talks & Lectures IDAHO MEDIA PROFESSIONALS SPEAKER SERIES—Jane Freund, author of Best Friend, Worst Enemy: Overcoming Self-Sabotage In Your Life, will discuss how to overcome self-sabotage. 11 a.m. FREE$5. Smoky Mountain Pizza and Pasta-Parkcenter, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208429-0011, smokymountainpizza.com.

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8 DAYS OUT the Spot Pavilion. 12-5 p.m. $30 three-day pass, $20 Sunday only. Marsing, sunnyslopewinetrail. com. WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—See Wednesday. Noon. Prices vary. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208287-5650, expoidaho.com.

Wilderness Medicine Institute. 8 a.m. $258-$363.22. McCall Outdoor Science School, 1800 University Lane, McCall, 208-6433918, uidaho.edu.

all ages. For vehicle entry info, email madbrewer@edgebrew.com. 11 a.m. FREE. Edge Brewing Co. & Restaurant, 525 N. Steelhead Way, Boise, 208-995-2979, edgebrew.com.

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SUNNYSLOPE WINE TRAIL FESTIVAL—See Friday. Noon. Marsing, sunnyslopewinetrail.com.

On Stage

Festivals & Events

COMEDIAN RYAN WINGFIELD— See Thursday. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

8 FEATHERS DISTILLERY TOUR AND TASTING—Stop by for a tour of the distillery, meet the head distiller and sample some Idaho whiskey. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. 8 Feathers Distillery, 272 N. Maple Grove Road, Boise, 208-9689988, 8feathersdistillery.com.

RED LIGHT WILD WEST BURLESQUE—Take a trip back to the Wild West with this adults-only evening of acrobatics, comedy, dance and drama. Fridays: show only, Saturdays: show and dinner Reservations required. See Picks, Page 14. 7:30 p.m. $20 show only, $45 dinner and show. Coolwater Creek Event Center, 7355 S. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-887-7880. Tickets available at coolwatercreekevents.com or wildwestburlesque. brownpapertickets.com. SHREK THE MUSICAL—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. $18. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, nampaciviccenter.com.

Workshops & Classes WILDERNESS FIRST AID—The basics of backcountry ﬁrst aid, brought to you by the NOLS

BOISE FIRE HISTORY WALKING TOURS—Explore the history of Boise’s buildings and how ﬁre affected the evolution of Boise’s built environment and related businesses. Noon. FREE. Arts and History Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-384-8509, boise150.org/sesqui-shop. FORMFEST 2014—This charity car show, presented by Idahomotorsports, is Idaho’s largest import-focused car show. Proceeds beneﬁt St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. 1 p.m. FREE. St. Luke’s Nampa Medical Center, 9850 W. St. Luke’s Drive (entrance off Cherry Lane), formfestcarshow. com. HOP ROD CAR SHOW—Awards will be given for best classic/ vintage car, best muscle or perfomance car, best customized car and best foreign car. Open to

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WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—See Wednesday. Noon. Prices vary. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208287-5650, expoidaho.com.

On Stage MARK TWAIN’S BIG RIVER— Mark Twain’s timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi, as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim escape slavery, deep in the 1850’s South. Runs through Sept. 13. 8 p.m. $9-$24. Starlight Mountain Theatre, 850 S. Middlefork Road, Crouch, 208-462-5523, starlightmt.com. COMEDIAN OLEK SZEWCZYK—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. HOMEGROWN THEATRE: BAD DECISIONS SCAVENGER HUNT—Get ready for a pub-crawl/ social media scavenger hunt unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before. 5:30 p.m. $12, $50 team of ﬁve. Mulligans Bar, 1009 W. Main St., Boise, 208-336-6998. Advance tickets available at brownpapertickets. com. MATSIKO WORLD ORPHAN CHOIR—Music by orphaned and at-risk children from Liberia, Peru and India. 7 p.m. FREE. Hillview United Methodist Church, 8525 W. Ustick, Boise, 208-375-0392, hillviewmethodist.org. PICNIC AT THE POPS—The Boise Philharmonic performs music from “Family Movies.” 8 p.m. $5-$20. Eagle Island State Park, 2691 Mace Road, Eagle, boisephilharmonic.org. RED LIGHT WILD WEST BURLESQUE—See Friday. 6 p.m. $20 show only, $45 dinner and show. Coolwater Creek Event Center, 7355 S. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-887-7880, coolwatercreekevents.com. SHREK THE MUSICAL—See Thursday. 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $18. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208468-5555, nampaciviccenter.com.

Literature MIGHTY GIRLS MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB—For 6- to 10-year-old girls and their moms but open to everyone. Call to ﬁnd out this month’s titles. 1 p.m. Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 Lake Hazel Road, Boise, 208-297-6700, adalib.org.

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THE COLOR RUN—The Color Run start line is a pre-race party with music, dancing, warmup stretching and giveaways. Proceeds beneﬁt the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage. 9 a.m. $40-$45. Parkcenter Park, 385 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, thecolorrun.com.

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8 DAYS OUT Animals & Pets PAWS IN THE PARK—This dog walk benefits organizations that help provide service animals to people who need them. 9 a.m. $20. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., near Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road, Meridian. SEVENTH ANNUAL POOCH PARTY STROLL & SPLASH—After a one-mile walk, the dogs can splash around in the Lakeview swimming pool. Plus contests, raffles and pet-friendly vendor booths. Proceeds benefit the continued development of the Nampa Dog Park. To register, visit nampaparksandrecreation.org or call 208-468-5858. 9 a.m. $25 per dog. Lakeview Park, Garrity Boulevard at 16th Avenue North, Nampa.

SUNDAY AUGUST 24 Festivals & Events SUNNYSLOPE WINE TRAIL FESTIVAL—See Friday. Noon. $30 3-day pass, $20 Sunday only. Spot Pizza, 12 Sandbar Ave., Marsing, 208-896-5055. WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—See Wednesday. Noon. Prices vary. Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, expoidaho.com.

On Stage COMEDIAN RYAN WINGFIELD— See Thursday. 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. COMEDY SHOWCASE WITH CHALIVERA—ChaliVera is a “one-stop entertainment duo that combines stand-up comedy with elements of hip-hop, EDM, motivational speaking and storytelling.” Plus open mic hosted by Emmanuel Christopher Michael Vera IV. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213, facebook.com/ thecruxcoffeeshop.

TUESDAY AUGUST 26 Festivals & Events KETCHUM WAGON DAYS—See Monday. Locations and prices vary.

Animals & Pets SEE SPOT SPLASH— Annual off-leash play and swim party, with donations beneﬁting dog parks in Boise. The maximum capacity is 50 dogs per hour. One-hour sessions will start at 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. See Picks, Page 15. 3 p.m. FREE. Natatorium and Hydrotube, 1811 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208345-9270.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27 Festivals & Events KETCHUM WAGON DAYS—See Monday. Through Aug. 31. Locations and prices vary. SPIRIT OF BOISE BALLOON CLASSIC—Mass launches of balloons set to music each morning and a Nite Glow live concert one evening during the ﬁve-day event. Runs through Sunday, Aug. 31. See Picks, Page 15 7 a.m. FREE. Ann Morrison Park, Americana Boulevard, Boise, spiritofboise. com.

Workshops & Classes FALL VEGETABLE GARDENING—Learn how and what to grow in cool fall months, including site

selection, appropriate plants and season extension techniques. 6 p.m. FREE. North End Organic Nursery, 2350 W. Hill Road, Boise, 208-389-4769, northendnursery.com.

Art KARA DUNNE ART TALK AND BOOK EXHIBIT—Kara Dunne is a printmaker, video and performance artist from Providence, RI. She is working on a new piece called Shopping Cart Shepherds, an artist book that tells the stories of shepherds past and present. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City, 208-407-7529, surelsplace. org.

Kids & Teens BALLET IDAHO ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE—Take a tour of the facilities, and enjoy rafﬂes, snacks and more at both the Downtown Academy and Academy West locations. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Ballet Idaho, 501 S. Eighth St., Boise; and Ballet Idaho West Academy, 12554 W. Bridger St., Ste. 100, Boise; 208343-0556, balletidaho.org.

Animals & Pets IDAHO HUMANE SOCIETY’S FRIENDS FOR LIFE CALENDAR—The Idaho Humane Society is looking for pets to star in its 2015 “Friends for Life” calendar. Entry deadline is Friday, Oct. 3. Enter online at idahohumanesociety.com. $15. Idaho Humane Society, 4775 W. Dorman St., Boise, 208-342-3508. SHELTER OUTREACH VACCINATION CLINIC—Shelter Outreach Services provides low-cost vaccinations for dogs and cats. For more info, call 208-345-8886. 5 p.m. $10-$25. Vista Village Shopping Center, 1002 Vista Ave., Boise.

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MONDAY AUGUST 25 Festivals & Events KETCHUM WAGON DAYS— Celebrate the area’s mining history gallery walks, a classic car auction, an Old West shootout, antique fairs and more, culminating in the Big Hitch parade, featuring old-fashioned buggies and wagons. Visit wagondays.org/ calendar-of-events for a complete schedule of events. Locations and prices vary. STORY STORY LATE-NIGHT: CRAZY—This black sheep of the storytelling family is the ﬁnal show of the season and we saved the best/worst for last: these are positively painful and shameless tales of losing it. Adults-only. Tickets available at storystorynight. org. 8 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, visualartscollective.com.

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Left to right: Michelle Pfeiffer in 1995’s Dangerous Minds; Sidney Poitier in 1967’s To Sir, With Love; Hillary Swank in 2007’s Freedom Writers; and Robin Williams in 1989’s Dead Poets Society.

MENTORS NOT MARTYRS How Hollywood does educators a disservice by portraying them as saints GEORGE PRENTICE Many of us owe much of who we are, personally and professionally, to teachers, and some of us wouldn’t be culturally literate without the mentoring of an educator. A teacher’s importance can’t be overstated, that’s for certain, but I recently overheard a conversation among Idaho educators that made me think about placing teachers on unrealistic pedestals. Earlier this month, I sat in the back of a Boise conference room where scores of Idaho teachers had gathered for pre-semester training (belying the long-held notion that teachers have summers off). The discussion was a lively one, but things took a turn when the issue of adequate school funding surfaced. I have been covering Idaho education for years and have heard many impassioned debates about why teachers were underpaid. Then one of the teachers suggested a rather unlikely culprit: Hollywood. “I’m tired of watching all of these movies and television shows that portray a teacher as some kind of saint,” the teacher said. As she spoke, a ﬂurry of images raced through my mind: Hilary Swank in Freedom Writers, Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds, Sidney Poitier in To Sir, With Love. “It’s almost as if a teacher is supposed to be something like Mother Teresa and take some kind of vow of poverty,” said the Idaho teacher. “And that myth feeds into a cruel argument that somehow teachers are supposed to be paid less. For goodness sakes, we’re professionals, not saints.” BOI S EW EEKLY.COM

I was impressed and stunned all at once by her provocative argument. Idaho teachers have been struggling for respect for years. To be clear, respect also means compensation. The 2011 Idaho Legislature famously ended so-called “continuing contracts”—code for tenure—for new Gem State teachers. Additionally, state lawmakers now encourage school districts to distribute bonuses to select teachers instead of across-the-board increases. It’s no surprise that a number of Idaho school districts, including Boise, have rejected any separate-but-equal argument and instead offer uniform pay bumps across teacher ranks. In the meantime, the 2014 Idaho Legislature approved a K-12 public education budget of $1.37 billion for the 2014-2015 school year—still lagging behind 2008-2009 pre-recession funding. Making matters worse, recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows Idaho elementary and secondary teachers’ salaries are less than any of our bordering states, except Utah. “Some of our people can’t afford to be a teacher,” Penny Cyr, president of the Idaho Education Association, recently told Boise Weekly. “We’re losing Idaho teachers to Wyoming, Montana and Washington. All of them are paying more per year in those states. I just heard that Idaho has as many as 164 open teacher positions, and we’re about to start another school year. And anyone who thinks that our teachers aren’t

paying for classroom supplies out of their own pockets is living in a fantasy.” Which circles back to Hollywood’s portrayal of teachers. Education is a noble profession, but portraying teachers as martyrs does no one any good, least of all students. What impressionable child would seriously consider a profession not respected by its own state leaders? More importantly, our entire economy hangs in the balance. In a March 2011 article in Forbes Magazine, Erik Kain reported that teacher turnover in public schools was costing the nation as much as $7.3 billion each year, causing the unsustainable predicament of rebuilding staff after a steady exodus of teachers. “No other occupational group in the country is asked to do so much with so little,” said President John F. Kennedy in April 1960. “New classrooms, television, training and recruitment techniques cannot attract and retain good teachers as long as their salaries are beneath the responsibility and dignity of their position.” In 1989’s Dead Poets Society, the late and much-missed Robin Williams played John Keating, an unorthodox and inspirational English teacher. “Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary,” he told his students. Extraordinary, however, cannot be accomplished on the cheap. If entertainers who portray teachers were paid like, well, teachers, we would have a much more interesting debate.

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GUIDE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20 ALIVE AFTER FIVE: SHINY RIBS—With The Country Club. 5 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza ACIDIC AND GOODGUYS—8 p.m. $8. Shredder AUDIO/VISUAL DJ—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

SHINYRIBS—With Spike Coggins. 7 p.m. $10. Neurolux

BREAD AND CIRCUS—7 p.m. FREE. Harry’s Hyde Park

OPHELIA—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

SPEEDY GRAY—9 p.m. FREE. Solid

CHARLIE SUTTON—7 p.m. FREE. Modern Hotel

PAT RICE—6 p.m. FREE. Solid

THURSDAY AUGUST 21

BRANDON PRITCHETT—7:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub

100.3 THE X PRESENTS OTHERWISE—Win tickets by listening to 100.3 FM. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Knitting Factory

DJ HOUSE MUSIC—8 p.m. FREE. Mode Lounge

BARBARA LAING—6 p.m. FREE. Solid

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s FULL OF HELL—With Noisem, Unhallowed and Cops Corpse. 7 p.m. $10. Shredder GIPSY KINGS—With Ole Noys. 7:30 p.m. $48-$63. Morrison Center

LIMEHOUSE JAZZ TRIO—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel SPEEDY GRAY—9 p.m. FREE. Solid

KEVIN KIRK AND FRIENDS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

STEVE AND GRACE WALL—6 p.m. FREE. Gelato Cafe

LIQUID WETT WEDNESDAY—Electronic music and DJs. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid

TERRY JONES SOLO PIANO—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

MOJO ROUNDERS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow

THURSDAY THUNDER: SIMPLE RUCKUS—6 p.m. FREE. Boise Spectrum

MOUNTAIN FEVER—6:30 p.m. FREE. Roseberry Townsite

TOWN SQUARE TUNES—6 p.m. FREE. Ketchum Town Square

Ben Burdick Trio with Amy Rose

PATRICIA FOLKNER—6 p.m. FREE. Smoky Mountain Pizza-Parkcenter

BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

RYAN WISSINGER—6 p.m. FREE. Solid

BLACK KIDS—With Transistor Send. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux

BREAD AND CIRCUS—3 p.m. FREE. Smoky’s Bar BROOK FAULK—8 p.m. FREE. End Zone

TEACH ME EQUALS, AUG. 26, THE SHREDDER For Teach Me Equals, the Florida-based duo of Greg Bortnichak (cello, sequencing, guitar, vocals) and Erin Murphy (guitar, violin, keyboard, vocals), a touch of the surreal seems as important to keep on hand as a package of guitar strings. A 2012 video for “More Where That Came From” (under the name Bard and Mustache) shows Bortnichak and Murphy in (nearly) gender-obscuring, ﬂesh-tone body suits and papier mache masks running through an industrial neighborhood before discovering an artist who helps them build a cello and violin out of cardboard. It’s whimsical at ﬁrst but, soon, the haunting melodies emanating from the stringed instruments—a persistent heartbeat rhythm—and Murphy’s breathy vocals followed by Bortnichak’s more gravelly ones, evoke a melancholy, slightly menacing atmosphere. Videos of live Teach Me Equals performances reveal the duo’s intense, impassioned playing, Bortnichak plucking at his cello and Murphy bowing her violin as if they’re punishing the instruments, creating an eerie, beautiful chamber-pop sound they refer to as “scrape rock.” —Amy Atkins With Muscle and Marrow, Transistor Send and Shades. 8 p.m., $7. The Shredder, 430 S. 10th St., facebook.com/The.Shredder.Boise.

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RYAN WISSINGER—9 p.m. FREE. Solid SOULPATCH—8 p.m. FREE. Six Degrees Nampa

SATURDAY AUGUST 23 5 GEARS IN REVERSE—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s AARON BALL—7:30 p.m. FREE. The District AYRON JONES AND THE WAY— With Zach Forsman. 10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s BRET WELTY CD RELEASE CONCERT—Noon. FREE. High Desert Harley-Davidson BUCKSKIN BIBLE REVUE—6:30 p.m. FREE. Salmon River Brewery

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ROCK THE VILLAGE: HIGH STREET BAND—With Mississippi Marshall. 6 p.m. FREE. Village at Meridian

GREAT GARDEN ESCAPE: BLAZE AND KELLY—6 p.m. FREE-$10. Idaho Botanical Garden

GEORGE DEVORE BAND—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

NATO COLES AND THE BLUE DIAMOND BAND—With Storie Grubb & the Holy Wars, The Headcases and Love Lace. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux

POKE—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

CANYON ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL—Performers include Brady Hammon, The Wild Hares, James Barrett, Michael Hunter, Mike Cramer, HunterEast, and Scott McCormick. Noon. FREE. Caldwell Memorial Park

BT—9 p.m. $18-$50. Knitting Factory

CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

THE CYPRESS BROTHERS—8 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s

CYMRY—9 a.m. and 1 p.m. FREE. Nampa Farmers Market

DAN SMITH (OF LISTENER)—With Stolen Nation and Red Sweater. 8 p.m. $5. Flying M Coffeegarage

DAVID PAIGE—7:30 p.m. FREE. Artistblue

DEVIANT KIN—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill

DIRTY CROWN AND RUBY FRAY— With Braided Waves. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux

DJ CHAKRA KHAN AND DJ IGA—11 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

DJ FOOSE—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement

DJ HOUSE MUSIC—8 p.m. FREE. Mode Lounge

DJ HOLODECK HUSTLE—10 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

DJ ODIE—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement

DJ HOUSE MUSIC—8 p.m. FREE. Mode Lounge

HIP-HOP FRIDAY—7 p.m. FREE. The Crux

DOUG CAMERON—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub

JOHN CAZAN—5 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

FRANK MARRA SOLO PIANO—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

JOHN JONES TRIO—8 p.m., FREE, Chandlers

HECKTOR PECKTOR—7:30 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s

KEVIN KIRK SOLO PIANO—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

JAC SOUND—8 p.m. FREE. End Zone

THE LIKE ITS—9 p.m. FREE. CylosEagle

LIKE A ROCKET—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

KAYLEIGH JACK—1 p.m. FREE. Solid

MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC FESTIVAL— 11 a.m. $10 adv., $15 door. Optimist Park-Mountain Home. See Picks, page 15. THE REPEAT OFFENDERS—With Forty Ounces, The Headcases, All That Falls, and Ben Butcher. 8 p.m. $5. Shredder RON DINO—6 p.m. FREE. Artistblue RYAN WISSINGER—9 p.m. FREE. Solid SONS OF THUNDER MOUNTAIN—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel Mimosa

TONEY ROCKS—8:30 p.m. FREE. Edge Brewing

MIMOSA—With Black Boots. 9 p.m. $5-$15. Revolution NATURAL REMEDY—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

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BLAZE AND KELLY—5 p.m. FREE. Redﬁsh Lake Lodge HIP-HOP SUNDAY—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement JAZZ FOR A CAUSE WITH YVE EVANS—Proceeds beneﬁt the Boise Habitat for Humanity. 6 p.m. $20. Cathedral of the Rockies JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s KYD J BAND—1 p.m. $8-$10. Ste. Chapelle LUKAS NELSON AND THE PROMISE OF THE REAL—With Ayron Jones & The Way. 9 p.m. $18 adv., $20 day of. Whiskey Jacques NOCTURNUM! INDUSTRIAL GOTH DJS—9:30. FREE. Liquid ROOFTOP PARTY SUNDAYS WITH DJ—10 p.m. FREE. Reef THE SIDEMEN: GREG PERKINS AND RICK CONNOLLY—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

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COUNTRY CLUB—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

BLACKBERRY BUSHES STRING BAND—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill

DJ HOUSE MUSIC—8 p.m. FREE. Mode Lounge

KEVIN KIRK WITH SALLY TIBBS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

AUDIO/VISUAL DJ—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s BATTLE OF THE BANDS—4 p.m. $10. Shredder

BERNIE REILLY—5:30 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

OPEN FIELDS—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Open Fields

MONDAY AUGUST 25 1332 RECORDS PRESENTS PUNK MONDAY—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid CHUCK SMITH AND NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers MONDAY NIGHT JAM—Hosted by For Blind Mice. 8 p.m. FREE. Jo’s Sunshine Lounge TELE NOVELLA—7 p.m. $5. The Crux

TUESDAY AUGUST 26 ADAM CHAVARRIA—6 p.m. FREE. Solid

DRY BUCK—6:30 p.m. FREE. Roseberry Townsite GEORGE DEVORE—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow JACOB CUMMINGS—6 p.m. FREE. Edge Brewing

RADIO BOISE SOCIAL HOUR WITH LIVE DJ—5:30 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

KEVIN KIRK AND FRIENDS— 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: SLAMDUNK—With Cowboy and Alex Hecht. 7 p.m. $5. Neurolux

LIQUID WETT WEDNESDAY— Electronic music and DJs. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid

TEACH ME EQUALS—With Muscle and Marrow, Transistor Send, and Shades. See Listen Here, Page 22. 8 p.m. $7. Shredder

RAWLEY FRAY—7:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub RYAN WISSINGER—6 p.m. FREE. Solid SAN FERMIN—7 p.m. $12. The Crux

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27

SPEEDY GRAY—9 p.m. FREE. Solid

ALIVE AFTER FIVE END-OF-SEASON PARTY: THE BOTH—With Matt Hopper and The Roman Candles. 5 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza

TREASURE VALLEY ALL-STAR JAZZ NIGHT—6:30 p.m. $10 per car. Still Water Hollow

SYLVAN ESSO—With Dana Buoy (Akron/Family). See Listen Here, this page. 7 p.m. $10. Neurolux

V E N U E S Don’t know a venue? Visit www.boiseweekly.com for addresses, phone numbers and a map.

SYLVAN ESSO, AUG. 27, NEUROLUX It’s a week for musical duos. Two country-music twosomes perform at the Western Idaho Fair, Teach Me Equals is at The Shredder (see Listen Here, Page 22) and synthpop duo Sylvan Esso brings its entrancing sound to Neurolux. With sweet-voiced Amelia Meath on vocals and Nick Sanborn behind the board, Sylvan Esso is currently making strides where many a band may never tread. Touring behind its self-titled debut release (Partisan, May 2014), Sylvan Esso is playing more sold-out shows than not. The duo also appeared recently on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, performing “Coffee.” Stereogum called the performance with bandleader ?uestlove sitting in on drums “endearingly gawky but also self-assured,” saying the pair “sounded great.” Indeed they did. Meath’s voice is hypnotic, and she treats a lyric as frivolous as “my baby does the hanky panky” with the same gravity as one more unsettling, such as “do you love me?” while Sanborn’s ﬁngers ﬂy across dials, knobs, post and buttons with deftness and artistry, creating melodies and beats that are compelling, interesting and insanely addictive. —Amy Atkins With Dana Buoy. 7 p.m., $10. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.

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THE NINE LIVES OF BOISE DANCE CO-OP Boise’s climate is classified as high desert, but its dance scene is practically a jungle. Modern/contemporary dance troupes that pump out daring (if sometimes roughhewn) original and avant garde choreographies exist alongside established professional companies performing crowd favorites and audience-friendly new works. That diversity is part of the fun—and sometimes frustration—of attending dance performances, as the content, style and quality of works coming from the different troupes vary wildly. On Aug. 16, at Boise Dance Co-Op’s 2014 Performance, the diversity among the different dancers and troupes was reined in, producing a cohesive set of meditative pieces that resonated with the audience and put the many talents of Boise dancers front and center. The program was neatly divided in two: The first half was a selection of ruminative duets, group dances putting the spotlight on graceful, expressive motions. “The Books Suggest,” choreographed and performed by Lydia Sakolsky-Basquill (Project Flux), was an aerobic, intimate solo dance featuring an almost yogic athleticism. “Fortunato’s Cask,” based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” and choreographed by John Frazer, was a humorous romp through tense, gothic source material with outstanding performances by Ballet Idaho dancers Daniel Ojeda as Montresor and Nathan Powell as Fortunato. The second half of the performance was set entirely to the swaggering tunes of country music icon Lyle Lovett, which ranged in tone from cozy, rumpled love songs to toetapping rockers. In guest choreographer Daniel Pelzig’s Nine Lives: Songs of Lyle Lovett, the dances, performed by the full Boise Dance Co-Op roster, were live versions of music videos, capturing—sometimes abstractly, sometimes literally—the content of the songs to which they were set. “Black and Blue,” featuring BDC organizer Phyllis Rothwell Affrunti and former Trey McIntyre Project dancer Brett Perry, communicated Lovett’s love song with humor and hat-tipping empathy. The Saturday performance was a moment of accord for many of the dance programs across Boise. For much of the time, the scene can be a cacophony of different companies, troupes and projects racing to plant their flags on the performing arts’ vast creative turf. Nine Lives was when the disparate voices and visions, to the credit of organizers Phyllis Rothwell Affrunti and Frank Affrunti, synced in harmony. —Harrison Berry

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Boise’s dance scene came together for Boise Dance Co-Op’s 2014 Performance.

HOME AWAY FROM HAWAII A group of women keeps an adopted tradition alive JESSICA MURRI Hawaii is nearly 2,800 miles from Boise, but stepping into Karen McFarlane’s home near Edward’s Greenhouse, it sure doesn’t feel like it. Giant hibiscus flowers rise out of flowerbeds, and shelves are scattered with knickknacks from faraway islands. But that’s not what makes her home so reminiscent of the tropical paradise—it’s the hula dance practices held in her living room every Tuesday night. Four women, ages 21 to 74, don long, bright yellow Pa’u skirts that sport hot-pink hibiscus flowers. The skirts make a swishing sound as the ladies sway from side to side. McFarlane, who goes by “Auntie” Karen, reflecting a Hawaiian tradition of calling unrelated elders “auntie” or “uncle,” pushes play on an old boom box and mutters as the disc skips. She removes the CD, wipes it on her hula skirt and tries again. The living room fills with the sound of light ukulele strumming and airy, male vocals. The women start dancing through flowing, swaying routines in unison. The hula dancing community in Boise wasn’t always confined to a living room. Boise State University used to have the HuiO-Aloha hula club, which brought some 16 women, 10 children and six men together to dance on Tuesdays, but the club fizzled out a few years ago. So Auntie Karen opened her house and has kept the passion alive—even though she isn’t Hawaiian. She visited a friend in Hawaii in 1992 and loved it so much, it changed the course of her life. She started visiting yearly, bought a house, lived on the island for a year and a half and took up hula dancing full-swing. “When you go there, when you step off the plane, you can just physically feel the place,” Auntie Karen said. “Even in the airport, you can smell the flowers. When you find a place that makes you feel like that, you want to be there.” Today, the 66-year-old has brought that place back to Boise as much as she can. She wears a purple fabric hibiscus in her hair, a small hula-girl pendant around her neck and has a tattoo of a hula dancer wrapped around her ankle. She also instilled the love of hula dancing in her granddaughter, Sharissa Hamson. “Tell her your middle name,” Auntie Karen said to Hamson when Boise Weekly visited one of the Tuesday hula sessions. “It’s Makalani,” Hamson said while her

Hula dancers meet each week at the Boise home of “Auntie” Karen McFarlane (center). Her granddaughter, Sharissa Hamson (left), recently topped the solo category at the Hapa Haole hula competition in Vancouver, Wash.

grandmother nodded and smiled. Hamson started hula dancing as a child, when her grandmother took her to a luau at Boise State. Now, at 21 years old, Hamson has been deemed one of the best hula dancers in the Northwest. Hamson traveled to Vancouver, Wash., at the end of July to partake in the Hapa Haole hula festival, a competition that takes it name from an island term for music that is Hawaiian in style or origin, but with English lyrics. She danced to a song from 1941 called “South Sea Sadie,” spicing up the traditional hula moves with saucy smiles, her long blonde hair cascading down her back and tucked behind white hibiscus blossoms almost as big as her face. She took ﬁrst place in the solo category. “She was the only white woman, and she won,” said Auntie Alva (Easterling), the only woman in the small group who is Hawaiian. “She’s as white as can be. She beat all those Hawaiians.” Auntie Alva moved to “America,” as she puts it, when she was 25. Today, she’s 74, and though she goes by “auntie,” she’s the grandmother of all things hula. She has performed and taught the traditional dance for most of her life. “I started dancing hula when I was little. We all did. My dad played music and I danced in the bars when I was 12,” Auntie Alva said. “Those people who say they dance for their culture? Phhhht. We danced to make money.” “Yeah, we’re hula-for-hire,” Hamson joked. Hamson hasn’t been to Hawaii, though it’s a dream of hers to go. Born and raised in Boise, she works at Whole Foods and is trying to decide whether she wants to study radiology or nutrition. She still ﬁts in at least four hours of hula dancing every week. During the recent Tuesday night practice,

she grew impatient as Auntie Karen showed off photos from the competition. Hamson doesn’t dress in full costume at these gatherings—she wore a Star Wars T-shirt tucked into her Pa’u skirt—but she takes her dancing seriously. “Can I dance now?” she asked. “I just want to dance.” When she did dance, Auntie Alva gave her tips like, “When you touch the warmth of the sun, you’re supposed to take it in,” and, “Make your wind bigger. You’re not just brushing your hair,” or “Stop sticking your tongue out.” They don’t move their hips as much—it’s all about shifting weight from foot to foot. Every move the ladies made signified an important moment in the songs they dance to. “This song is about a man needing to make leis for his mother’s birthday,” Hamson explained. “So he goes with his friend on an adventure to pick these flowers. It’s all about their travels.” The ladies gracefully swing their hands above their heads to symbolize throwing flowers into the air. Hamson said she doesn’t want to stop at being best in the region. She dreams of one day becoming Miss Aloha Hula—the best in the world. Despite Hawaii being thousands of miles away, Idaho has a unique connection to the Aloha State. In 1819, three Hawaiians joined a fur-trapping expedition along the Snake River. They were sent to trap in a large stream nearby and never returned, so the trappers called the region “Owyhee” in their honor—an early spelling for the word Hawaii. Auntie Karen loves this history and often repeats the county’s etymology, excited by yet another connection to her paradise— bringing it a little closer to Boise, if only in her living room. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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NET GAIN The Davis Cup’s legacy makes permanent homes in Boise parks

Parts of the Greenbelt will be closed September through October for improvements.

NATE LOWERY It was without a doubt the biggest tennis event in Boise’s history. Yes, Team USA went down to defeat against Team Serbia in the April 2013 Davis Cup quarterﬁnals (BW, Citydesk, “Serbs Take Davis Cup Quarters,” April 8, 2013), but a packed Taco Bell Arena thrilled to the world’s No. 1-ranked player, Novak Djokovic, lead his Serbian countrymen through a weekend of tennis that sports fans still recall with enthusiasm. “I think Boise has a lot to be proud of,” said USA coach Jim Courier. “The venue was amazing. The city is great,” said the USA’s Sam Querrey, who pushed Djokovic to four sets. “Boise is a great tennis town.” One year later, that Davis Cup weekend’s legacy is making a permanent home in Boise’s Ann Morrison, Terry Day and Helen Lowder parks. Thanks to a grant from the Davis Cup Legacy Project, the Boise Parks and Recreation Department has been spending this summer building four specially designed junior courts (for 10-year-olds and younger), along with two adult-sized courts in Ann Morrison and two new adult courts each at Lowder and Terry Day. The United States Tennis Association pitched in $20,000 in funding as part of the Davis Cup Legacy Project, while the Idaho State Tennis Association provided in additional $5,000. The total cost for the project is estimated at $80,670. The remainder of the funding came from the city’s Parks and Rec budget. The 10 and younger youth courts, also referred to as Quick Start complex, are half the regulation size of the more common adult-sized courts traditionally found at parks across the nation. Regulation-sized

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The city of Boise is joining with several tennis-related groups to invest more than $80,000 in facilities to encourage growth of the sport, especially among area kids.

courts measure 78 feet by 36 feet, while the Quick Start courts are 36 feet by 18 feet. And it turns out that Boise will be the only city in the entire Gem State to have permanent Quick Start courts. A few other cities have portable accoutrements to adjust existing adult courts down to the Quick Starts. “We are proud to be the only city in the state of Idaho to have these size of courts,” Parks and Recreation Director Doug Holloway told the Boise City Council in a July 16 workshop. With permanent Quick Start facilities in place, Boise will soon be a leading candidate to host district, state and even regional youth tennis tournaments, according to Holloway. “The real goal of the grant is to provide access to safe and appealing and functional tennis environments,” he said. “And these improvements should assist communities in promoting lifelong healthy activities for youth.” While many European nations have renowned public tennis programs to encourage kids to play tennis at an elite level, the United States has lagged behind, usually

relegating the nation’s best tennis programs to private clubs or expensive academies. Even with the recent success of the Boise State University tennis program under head coach Greg Patton, one of the architects in bringing the Davis Cup to Boise, opportunities for the younger set have been limited in the Treasure Valley. Steve Bickham, former ISTA executive director, told Boise Weekly in 2013 that he believed the Davis Cup could help remedy that situation. “You talk to any professional tennis player who is top ﬁve or top 10 in the world, and the reason they got hooked on [tennis] is because they went to see something as a kid,” Bickham said. “Kids in Boise have never had this kind of opportunity.” Salt Lake City-based Renner Sports Surfaces won the city of Boise contract to install the new courts and it is expected to wrap up construction by Monday, Sept. 15. A Renner spokesman said crews were waiting about 30 days for the concrete to cure before adding surfacing material. “Construction has gone really good,” said Kelly Burrows, construction project manager. “We haven’t had any challenges so far.”

EXTRA/REC BMX STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS RETURN TO CALDWELL Some 150 riders (and about 200 spectators) will converge on Caldwell Friday, Aug. 22-Sunday, Aug. 24, for the Idaho BMX State Championship— the ﬁrst time in 10 years the event has been held in the Treasure Valley. Though many will go home with scuffed elbows and dinged bike frames, a proud few will go home with trophies. Here’s how it works: Racers get momentum by blasting down a concrete “starter hill,” descending onto a dirt track laden with moguls, tabletops and other terrain features. Sometimes the tight corners are paved, but this is considered a luxury. Corners are typically swept or packed dirt that has been hosed down with water. Speed is of the essence, but racers often break out a few freestyle tricks. According to Ed Neugen, the parent of a racer and event volunteer who has been active in the BMX community for six years, the competitions are full of surprises for seasoned enthusiasts and ﬁrst-time attendees alike.

“It’s amazing how fast they can go on these little bikes. They’re jumping obstacles, they’re doing manuals. I had no idea that kids could ride like this,” he said. “The ﬁrst time I saw that I thought they were going to wreck. Then I saw they were doing it on purpose.” Racers of all ages and skill levels are invited to compete in novice, intermediate and expert categories. Some riders are as young as 2, pedaling down a kiddie track on training wheel bikes or so-called balance bikes, which they push with their feet. In the expert categories, enthusiasts will get to cheer on three BMX World competition racers, regional and state champions, as well as local heroes. Events begin at the Caldwell BMX Raceway—located behind the Pipe Dreams Skate Park off the Smeed Parkway—Friday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 24, at 8 a.m. On-site, dayof registration is open for all age groups and skill levels, and costs $8 the ﬁrst day, $20 the second day and $30 the third day. Spectators get in free. —Harrison Berry

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Greenbelt users will need to find a new route from the Fairview Avenue underpass to Riverside Park during the next two months. The stretch of Greenbelt is closed to remove and replace the asphalt with a more durable and smooth concrete surface. Work will take place on the north side of the river next to the firefighter memorial, but also includes a new plan to separate bike and foot traffic at the trestle bridge further east. “There’s issues with sight lines,” said Kelly Burrows, development coordinator at the Boise Parks and Recreation Department. “Right now, you can’t see around the corner underneath that bridge, so if someone is standing there and you have a bike coming along, it’s a dangerous situation.” Bike traffic will need to stay on the path around the bridge, and pedestrians will travel under the bridge—similar to the separation at the tunnel near the end of Shoreline Drive. This project hasn’t been the easiest one to coordinate. Originally set to begin in midAugust, it was pushed back due to funding. The improvements will cost an estimated $187,870, with the contract awarded to Eagle-based building company Wright Brothers—the same firm that built the Albertsons (former Bronco) Stadium expansion, Eagle Heritage Park and Elk’s Rehabilitation Center. Footing the bill wasn’t the only challenge. “We were struggling to find detours and alternate routes that are safe,” said Amy Stahl, communications director for Parks and Rec. “We’re lacking some sidewalks and that creates a problem.” To get to the Boise Bench, detours will follow the Americana Bridge up the hill and along Houston Road and Irving Street. Because the bike lanes stop short of the hill on Americana, cyclists will be urged to ride on the sidewalk. To continue on the Greenbelt westbound, the cyclists will move along 27th Street. The detour would be easier if the Greenbelt continuously followed the south bank of the river, but there’s a gap from Americana Bridge to the Garden City Greenbelt. It’s a gap the Boise City Council decided to close during an afternoon work session on July 29. The project to fill in three-quarters of a mile has been in the works for the past 15 years. It’ll cost a projected $2.35 million, mostly from federal and local grants. The expansion will include two new underpasses at the Main Street and Fairview Avenue bridges, along with a pedestrian bridge over Settlers Irrigation Canal. Construction isn’t slated to begin until fall 2015 and will extend into 2016. —Jessica Murri

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TALES OF THE COCKTAIL Mai Thai bartender Michael Reed is a glass-twothirds-full-with-a-lemon-twist-kind of guy.

Local bars bring trends and industry knowledge back from New Orleans convention TARA MORGAN

NEW BOISE BOOZE CLASSES Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans’ massive spirits trade show, isn’t the only booze conference Mai Thai bartender Michael Reed attends each year (see Food, this page). In 2014, Reed has traveled to Phoenix for sake accreditation and visited Sonoma, Napa and San Francisco to take (and pass) a sommelier exam. And, of course, Tales, in July. “In a couple of weeks, I go to Camp Runamok, which is a bourbon camp sponsored by the whiskey distilleries,” said Reed. “Then after that, Portland Cocktail Week and then we’ll do Chicago and probably San Diego this year.” Reed’s accumulated booze knowledge will be put to the test when Mai Thai launches Sunday School, a spirited weekly educational event. For around $25 a person, students will get a flight of booze, food pairings and a lesson on what they’re drinking. Topics will cover everything from “how to taste and smell like a sommelier” to “how to build a home bar.” The first Sunday School class, which is tentatively slated for the second week of September, will cover bourbon. Brian Livesay, who also attended Tales, is distilling his knowledge into a lineup of classes at The Mode that will cost $60 each and take place every six to eight weeks. “There’s a wide world out there and we just want to share that with people,” said Livesay, Mode general manager. “I’m finding a lot of people in Boise that come in and sit down and want to know more. They want to know more about the beer they’re drinking, they want to know more about the wine and they definitely want to know more about the cocktails.” The Mode’s first class will take place Monday, Aug. 25, and will also cover whiskey, which Livesay admits “is a huge, huge topic” to go over in two to three hours. “You’ll get tastes of several different cocktails; you’ll get tastes of several different alcohols,” said Livesay. “Basically we’re going to provide $60 worth of food and drink for every participant, and then the class is just kind of icing on the cake.” Future booze class topics at The Mode include tequila, wine, and bitters and amaros. “If there’s enough interest we may do a class just on scotch or just on bourbon,” said Livesay. “There’s a lot out there.”

Every year in mid-July, bartending’s best and brightest descend on New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, a five-day booze schmoozefest that’s a bit like South by Southwest, but It’s five o’clock somewhere with Brian Livesay, general manager at The Mode Lounge in downtown Boise. with even more alcohol. Liquor companies transform hotel rooms into elaborately decorated temporary tasting and then come back and figure out ways that try to cheat and do things, but honestly, those people are going to try to do it whether rooms, while bartending experts and histori- we can do that and push the envelope here ans host seminars on topics like “Physiology within these legal and financial parameters,” or not there’s a law in place,” said Reed. “But for a lot of us who are trying to do new said Livesay. of Shake,” “The Art of the Drinks Trolley” things or stay within contemporary mixology Both Livesay and Reed lamented the and “86’d: Tales of Social Responsibility.” paradigm, you’re putting a shackle on us.” fact that most of the trends and techniques Alcohol flows all day long—from the early Livesay agrees that Boise cocktail bars are discussed at Tales of the Cocktail are technimorning Absolut Bloody bar to the Angos“very tied down” in terms of how they can cally illegal under Idaho laws. tura orange bitters pool party. play with spirits. “A lot of things we learn we just can’t Boise bartender Michael Reed of Mai “Maybe we can update the laws? Maybe legally do—like batching and certain types Thai has been attending Tales, as he calls it, we can get a little bit of flexibility, because of foams and suspensions and bitters and for the past four years. He sees the festival vermouths,” said Reed. “We’ve been trained all we’re trying to do is offer up some as an opportunity to brush up on industry new and interesting products and offer on how to make our own vermouths and I trends and techniques, and to glean inspiranew things to Boise and to this part of the can’t do it.” tion from his peers across the globe. country. Things that are able to be done In early 2013, Idaho’s Alcohol Beverage “I’ll always take someone from behind in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, New Commission raided a couple the bar [at Mai Thai] that of Boise bars for barrel-aging York—these larger markets where the rules hasn’t gone to give them a are a little bit more flexible,” said Livesay. cocktails in violation of a little bit of inspiration that, MAI THAI But it’s not all bad booze news. Both long-standing liquor law that you know, there is a world 750 W. Idaho Street, Reed and Livesay also noticed a promisstates: “It shall be unlawful out there that takes bartend208-344-8424, ing new trend at this year’s Tales of the for any licensee to sell, keep ing seriously and they actually maithaigroup.com Cocktail. The craft cocktail scene seems to for sale, dispense, give away, make a really good living at be moving away from what Reed calls the or otherwise dispose of any it,” said Reed. liquor in the original contain- “Portland bartender” vibe—suspenders, When Reed comes across mustache, tie, vest—and trying to foster a ers or otherwise than by retail sale by the an exciting new spirit at Tales—anything more laid-back ethos. drink.” from Del Maguey Mezcal Vida to Old New “They don’t want the new cocktail According to Reed, that basically means Orleans Crystal rum to Paolucci Amaro Ciomovement to die so they don’t want the Boise bartenders can’t manipulate a spirit Ciaro—he returns to Boise and lobbies the new cocktail movement to be perceived as Idaho State Liquor Division to start carrying before it’s sold to a consumer—so no prea trend. … They really want batched or barrel-aged the brand in stores. people to maintain a palate cocktails, no infused liquors, “Every year I come back and I always for flavorful spirits and craft no house cordials. have like 15,000 things I want to bring in,” THE MODE LOUNGE cocktails,” said Reed. “And “The way they interpret said Reed. “I’ll be able to get some of them 800 W. Idaho Street, one of the things they’re trying and others I won’t because they’ll never find [the law] is I can’t do any208-342-6633 to do is they’re trying to bring thing except a point of sale,” them.” themodelounge.com the fun back into it.” said Reed. “Once you order One of Boise’s newer craft cocktail bars, Livesay agreed, adding: the drink then I’ve got freeThe Mode, also sent two bartenders to this “For the last few years, the rein to do a bunch of different year’s Tales of the Cocktail. In addition to things, but there are some things that require high-level bartending has been … very seriattending an “absolutely amazing” class on ous and kind of old-school, and I feel like preparation, especially if you want to deal garnishes, Mode General Manager Brian Livesay said he was most thrilled to hear the with time constraints. If you want to wait 45 people are starting to relax a little bit and starting to have more fun. The pendulum is minutes for the drink, then fine.” industry’s top innovators speak. Though ABC contends the law was put in kind of swinging back. It’s time to just enjoy “There are people in this profession that the drinks—still make good drinks and place to protect consumers, Reed said all it are really pushing the envelope in terms of still take drinks very seriously, but not take does is damper innovation and creativity. flavors and visual appeal, so it was inspiring ourselves so seriously.” “You’re going to have a few people that to just look at that and see what is out there

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CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: DEIRDE PRICE DEPUTY CLERK PUB August 13, 20, 27 & Sept. 3, 2014. IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: Richard John LaMorte Legal Name Case No. CV NV 1414796 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult) A Petition to change the name of Richard John LaMorte, now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Richard John Rydzewski. The reason for the change in name is: because my step-parent raised me. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on (date) SEP 30 2014 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date AUG 01 2014 CHRISTOPHER D. RICH CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: DEIRDE PRICE DEPUTY CLERK PUB Aug 13, 20, 27 & SEPT 3, 2014. IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA In the Matter of the Application of NIKKO HUMPHRY for Change of Name Case No. CV NC 1415103 NOTICE OF HEARING A Petition to change the name of NIKKO HUMPHRY, now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to NIKKO HARMON HUMPHRY. The reason for the change in name is: Nikko Humphry’s middle name was in-

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): An American named Kevin Shelley accomplished a feat worthy of inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records. While wearing a blue satin martial arts outfit, he smashed 46 wooden toilet seats over his head in just one minute. Some observers may be inclined to dismiss his efforts as frivolous and ridiculous. But I admire how he playfully mocked his own competitiveness while fully expressing his competitiveness. He satirized his ego’s drive to be first and best even as achieved the goal of being first and best. I recommend you try something similar. You’re entering a phase when you’ll be wise to add a bit of humility to your bold self-presentation. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are about to make the transition from plodding to skipping; from moping to exulting. You will no longer be bogged down by cloudy doubt, but will instead be buoyed by giddy hope. To what do we owe this turnaround in your fortunes? One reason is that it’s Justifiable Narcissism Week—for Tauruses only. During this jubilee, the Free Will Astrology Council on Extreme Self-Esteem authorizes you to engage in unabashed selfworship—and to corral other people who want to join in celebrating, praising and helping you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An eagle does not catch flies. A lion won’t hunt mice. A gourmet chef shuns recipes that call for canned soup and potato chips. I trust you won’t indulge a hankering for non-nutritious sweets and treats that would spoil your appetite for more robust sustenance. You understand I’m not just talking about your literal eating habits, right? Interpret this oracle metaphorically, please. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Now is an excellent time to phase out fantasies that bog you down or drag you backward. Are you up for that challenge? Can you summon the courage to leave the mediocre past behind? If so, here are your assignments: Wean yourself of longings to reconstruct bygone pleasures. Forget about trying to be like the person you used to be and to have the keys you used to have. Stop feeding the feelings that keep you affixed to obsolete goals. Break any taboo that makes you scared to change what needs to be changed. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The artist Amedeo Modigliani lived in Paris from 1906 until his death in 1920. For most of that time, he was destitute. Proprietors of local stores and restaurants sometimes accepted his artwork as payment in lieu of money. They didn’t necessarily appreciate it, though. One food seller used Modigliani’s drawings as wraps for the fried potatoes he

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sold. Another stashed the artist’s paintings in his cellar, where they turned into feasts for rodents. Too bad for these short-sighted people and their heirs: The worth of Modigliani’s works increased, and some sold for millions of dollars. In the weeks ahead, Leo, don’t be like those food sellers. Know the value of what you have, even if it’s still latent. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’ve got three new vocabulary words for you. I need them to provide you with the proper oracle. First is the German term Schwellenangst. It refers to timidity or nervousness about crossing a threshold and heading into unknown territory. The second word is a new English term, “strikhedonia.” It means the joy that rises up when you feel the courage to say “to hell with it.” The third word is from Portuguese: desenrascanço. It means the spontaneous improvisation of haphazard but ultimately effective plans. Now let’s put them all together: To conquer your Schwellenangst, you must summon a bolt of strikhedonia and have faith in your ability to carry out desenrascanço. (Thanks to other-wordly.tumblr. com for the new words.) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Desire can conquer fear. Love trumps cowardice. The power that your tenderness affords you may not completely dissolve your doubt and worry, but it will quiet them down so much that they will lose their ability to paralyze you. These truths are always good to keep in mind, of course, but they are especially useful to you right now. No obstacle will faze you, no shadow will intimidate you, as long as you feed your holy longing and unshakable compassion. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): On Aug. 2, 1830, Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, was king of France for 20 minutes. (It’s a long story.) I offer this to you as a cautionary tale. A few weeks from now, I don’t want to have to be comparing you to him. If you hope to hold your new position or continue to wield your added clout for longer than just a little while, you should take all necessary steps. How? Nurture the web of support that will sustain you, for example. Don’t burn a single bridge. Cultivate real empathy, not just the showy kind. Avoid manipulative behavior, even if you think you can get away with it. Be a skillful gatherer of information. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Golda Meir was prime minister of Israel from 1969-1974. Her admirers described her as “strong-willed, straight-talking, grey-bunned grandmother of the Jewish people.” She had a good sense of humor, too. “Let me tell you the one thing I have against

Moses,” she said. “He took us 40 years into the desert in order to bring us to the one place in the Middle East that has no oil.” I bring this up as a teaching story for you, Sagittarius. If you plan to make any big moves, transitions or journeys in the coming months, I suggest you choose destinations that will allow you to gain access to wealth-building resources. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Do you know what phase of your cycle it is? Here are a few hints. It doesn’t come around often. It’s not characterized by predictable events or boring certainties. And it may allow you, even encourage you, to take a break from being your usual self. Give up? OK. I’ll tell you. You have entered the Nicolas Cage Phase of your cycle. Cage is a Capricorn, but not a typical one. He’s eccentric and manic and certifiably batty. He refers to his acting technique as “Nouveau Shamanic,” once lived in a fake castle and owns a Lamborghini that belonged to the legendary tyrant, the Shah of Iran. For our current purposes, he has also testified, “I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here’s one of my goals in life, Aquarius: to show you a type of astrology that does not infringe on your free will, but rather clarifies your options. In this horoscope, for instance, I will outline your alternatives so that you will be fully informed as you determine what course of action will be most closely aligned with your high ideals. Ponder the following question, and then briskly exert your freedom of choice: Would you prefer to have love make your head spin, knock you off your feet, tickle your X-factor, kick you gently but firmly in the ass, or all of the above? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls, and coal into diamonds by using time and pressure,” says pastor Rick Warren. “He is working on you, too.” Let’s make that idea your meditation, Pisces. If the word “God” doesn’t suit you, substitute “life,” “nature” or “Wakan Tanka,” the Lakotan term for “The Great Mystery.” The essential point is that you are being worked on and shaped by forces beyond your conscious awareness. Some of them are vast and impersonal, like your culture, the media and the entertainment industry. Others are intimate and close at hand, like your genes, your childhood imprints, and the characters you encounter daily. Now is an excellent time to contemplate all the influences that make you who you are.

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