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HELPFUL HISTORY Glenns Ferry looks to the past to fix its present problems NEWS 9

CHIEF LESSONS Retiring Police Chief Mike Masterson looks back on 10 years as Boise’s top cop FEATURE 13

OUT AND ABOUT IN OCTOBER Everything you need to know about October First Thursday FIRST THURSDAY 17

PRICKLY PATCH How a raspberry patch riled up an east Boise neighborhood CULTURE 30

“When you see a lady dressed in a lettuce bikini, it brings attention to serious issues.” CITIZEN 12 VOLUME 23, ISSUE 15

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EDITOR’S NOTE FACELIFT Big changes are afoot at Boise Weekly. First, we are happy to announce that BW is going back on the stands at 34 Jacksons stores around the Treasure Valley (see our ad on Page 11 for a complete list).

Second, the papers that you find on those stands are going to be quite a bit different. Starting Wednesday, Oct. 8, BW is undergoing the first of a series of redesigns that we’ll be rolling out through the rest of the year (and maybe into 2015, as well).

The primary change will be the physical size of the paper, which is being reduced from our current 11 inches-by-12 inches, to 11 inches-by-10.67 inches. Essentially, we’re taking a little more than a half-inch off the top and bottom of the page.

We’re doing this for one major reason: It enables us to bring our printing home to the Treasure Valley—to the Idaho Press-Tribune’s press—and at a savings, which is always a bonus. For the past several years, we’ve been getting our printing done by a company in Ogden, Utah, and while it’s been a good relationship, being able to spend our money locally has always been a priority for Boise Weekly.

Partnering with IPT for printing also gives us the opportunity to expand circulation of certain special issues into Meridian, by being inserted in the Meridian Press. If that means changing the size of the paper a little, we think that’s worth it.

At the same time, we’re revamping our cover design and tweaking some of the inside graphic elements. Don’t worry, we’re not doing anything to affect our time-honored practice of publishing local art on the cover—rather, revitalizing the BW brand by simplifying and updating our look. It’s been a long time since we fiddled with our appearance, and we feel that a switch of printers is a great time for a little reinvention. If anything, our multiphase redesign is meant to streamline the reader experience and beef up the amount of stories we can offer throughout the paper.

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

CHALLENGES A plan that could open teachers’ licenses to challenges based on complaints from parents is up for review at a series of public meetings. Read more about it on Citydesk.

SHHH Boise is no stranger to accolades, but a recent article in Conde Nast Traveler went further: Actually visiting Boise before naming it “The West’s Best Kept Secret.” More on Cobweb.

TEST RIDE Boise Weekly took one of the Boise Bike Share cruisers for a test spin, and got an update on the program, which is set to begin in 2015. More details on Citydesk.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

E VERYO N E S HOU L D F O L L OW THE E XA MP LE T H AT H E A ND P R E S I DE NT E I SE NHOWE R ARE S ET T I N G . ”

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—Chris Earle (boiseweekly.com, Citydesk, “BYU-Idaho President’s Facebook Post Decries ‘Pants That Did Not Make It Down to the Ankle,’” Sept. 21, 2014)

MAIL SHORT PANTS, LONG BEARDS A news story about Brigham Young UniversityIdaho President Kim Clark’s Facebook message about inappropriate dress (read: pants that don’t go down to the ankle) and poor grooming (read: beards) spurred some debate among commenters on boiseweekly. com. Here’s a sampling of what they had to say: Last time I checked Jesus had a beard.

—Jennifer Wood If you don’t like the rules don’t go to their university.

Personally I think it is time respect is taught again.

Those of you who are making silly remarks … are good examples of how low the mentality has dropped.

—Joyce Grossman God made us in His image and He has a sense of humor and He knows our hearts when we say silly things. It does not precipitate disrespect. That said… I also went to a very conservative religious university and while I felt completely smothered by the limitations placed upon me (much more strict than when living at home) I agree that they had to be followed because a student knows what they are getting into when they sign on to attend that university. And also I am glad that this “nosy ninny”

aka “Victorian grandmother” actually seems to care about the well being (including the spiritual health) of the students that attend his university. I also think that God is cool with shins and stubble and most shorts but that is just a personal thing and each much decide what is reverent or not.

—the big dork

TWO-WHEELED TUSSLE The push and pull over buffered bike lanes in downtown Boise went another round recently, when the Boise City Council voted to approve reinstalling the lanes after they were scrubbed following a pilot program this summer.

About a day later, though, Ada County Highway District commissioners shot down the plan, saying it would make vehicle lanes too narrow. The city is working on a Plan B, and commenters on boiseweekly.com are already pitching in their two cents: How is it that ACHD won’t approve bike lanes, yet they’ve apparently approved narrowing of the lanes on Capitol just before Main in order to accommodate valet parking for US Bank?

—chiliheadboise Unfortunately cars and bikes do not mix, so protected bike lanes are the only safe solution. Cars and bikes don’t mix with pe-

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destrians… that’s why sidewalks exist. If the illustrious City Council is serious about providing bicycle access to city streets then they need to create a safe way to do that on every bike route.

The only way to do that is to provide protected single- or two-way bike lanes and not just painting white lines and green strips on the asphalt.

Car drivers prove over and over again, by driving in the painted bike lanes, that painting lines on the street is not a safe option for bikes riders, and cars will win this space competition every time.

—watcher How is wanting to have lanes wide enough to accommodate cars (we do still have those in downtown Boise do we not?) along with bike lanes, putting the skids on anything? How does the author of this article not see the totalitarian bent of the Boise City Council to social engineer their way to nirvana, or a desolate downtown, whichever comes first?

So 10-foot car lanes and a bike lane are good. Yet an 11-foot car lane and a bike lane is bad. Wow. —fed up

FOREST SERVICE FREEZE OUT First the U.S. Forest Service announced it would charge media for access to public lands. Then it reversed its rule. Some were still miffed: While I understand that the Forest Service is severely underfunded ... but this is just purely extortion. And I’m very surprised “Butch” did something honestly.

—AngReed3180

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OPINION/BILL COPE

RANDEM THINKINGS Guess what!—Mulletboy’s gonna be a lawyor I was mid-way through a column on why Roger Goodell should be fired when I realized that I didn’t really care what happened to Roger Goodell. I mean, it’s not like they’re apt to replace him with anybody better, is it? I figure looking for a social conscience in the NFL is like looking for a bird lover in a Tyson chicken plant.

Anyway, rather than start the tedious process of trying to think of something I do care about, I thought it might be a good time to drop by MulletBoy’s blog, “Randem Thinkings,” and see what he’s up to. So hey, MulletBoy, what are you up to?

UUU Whooy-Dawg! Looks like I’ll be gitting into collige after all. Maybe you remember how for a while there, cousin Rip and me been waiting to here back from Harverd and Oxferd to see if the’re gonna let us in. I picked Harverd cause I always wanted to try some of that Hasty Pudding I heard about, and Rip wanted to see if Oxferd really does have any buildings whats built like a big shoe.

But one morning about a month ago Rip comes running into Lube&Scoot where I work and says all upset like “Guess what I just heard,” which he always does. He hardly ever comes around without saying “Guess what I just heard,” or “Guess what I just saw,” or “Guess what I just found in my underwear drawer.” Then he gets all pissyed off if I don’t try to guess.

So I says “A moose.” And he says “Wha’?” and I say “You want me to guess what you just heard, so I’m guessing you just heard a moose!” and he say “There ain’t no mooses around here. How in heck would I here a moose around here?”

I was thinking on that cause I knew there had to be an answer, but he didn’t want to wait. He says “That Harverd collige and that Oxferd collige, you know? Well I just heard they ain’t even in Idaho.” I say “I already knew that, Cuzz. I thought you did too,” and he says “Why didn’t you tell me?” and I was about to say “I thought you did too,” again when he says “I sure as heck ain’t going to no collige what ain’t in Idaho!” and before I can say “Why not?” he says “Cause what if I end up in some state what don’t let us have our Gloks with us when we go to class?”

So to tell the truth, I han’t ever thought of that yet because I was still saving up enough money to buy myself a Glok, right after I buyed myself a Bushmasher, which I ain’t saved up enough money for yet either. But I understood why he was so upset. That was sorta why we decided to go to collige in the first place, sos we could carry Gloks with us when we went. So I says “Don’t worry, Cuzz.

There’s plenty colliges in Idaho to chose from.

Besides, din’t you apply to that Boise State place sorta as a backup plan?” and he says, “Yeah, but I heard back from them, and guess what they told me.”

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Well I din’t feel much like guessing, but I didn’t want to piss him off anymore than he already was, so I say “Did they tell you how cottage cheese gets made?” and he says “Wha’?” and I say “Oh never mind,” and he says “They won’t let me in cause my GED ain’t no good.”

I don’t mind telling you that neerly knocked me over. I say ”Rip, you got your GED same time I got mine. Hows come yours ain’t no good?” and he says “I just told you I got mine when you got yours cause I din’t want you to go thinking you were smartern me. Then when I tried to get into them colliges, I copied what yours looks like on some construction paper and sent it along with my application. I figured they woun’t look so close at it, mostly cause I also told them I already had my own Glok.”

Well that was like a month ago or so and I done about gave up on thinking I’d be going to collige cause what I din’t tell Rip was how my GED wan’t no good either. I just took a “Employee of the Month” certificate I got from my boss at Lube&Scoot and crossed out “Employee” and wrote in “Genital Education Decree” with a Sharpie, and I figured if Rip coun’t get into collige because he had a bum GED, then I coun’t either.

But then yesterday Rip comes running in again and says “Guess what I just heard!” and I say “How imitation leather ain’t real leather?” and he says “Wha’?” and then he says “No no no. I just heard about a collige we can get into right here in Idaho. And guess what!” and I say “Nine! That’s my guess and I ain’t changing it!” and he says “No no no.

It’s a law collige! We can be lawyors!”

Then Rip told me about this what they call a “four profit” law collige over in Boise what’ll probably let us in. He says “It’s call Accordian Law School or something like that and they don’t worry about things like bum GEDs or crappy GPAs or what they call a ABA or none of that stuff, not as long as we got the money to go, which we can borrow off that Sally May gal as soon as we get accepted somewheres.”

Well, I never once thought about being a lawyor before, but the more I think about it, the better it sounds. We get a lot a lawyors coming into Lube&Scoot cause they don’t like changing their own oil I guess, and let me tell you, not a one of them guys look like they pull down less than 15… maybe 20 thou a year. I asked Ripster if he knew whether they let you carry Gloks to this Accordian Law School, and he say “They gotta, Cuzz! It’s the law!”

So I’m hoping hows the next time I blog you up, I’m gonna be studying up for my Jerry’s Prudist decree. Yeah, that’s what they call what a lawyor gets to be a lawyor. But don’t ask me who Jerry is. Whooy-Dawg! I cain’t hardly wait to get myself off on my next speeding ticket.

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OPINION/JOHN REMBER

TEACHING IN A TOUGH ENVIRONMENT Getting physical with writing

When I taught undergraduates, a number of my classes took advantage of the college’s long winter term. A biology colleague and I rented Beckwith’s Lodge, a two-bath, fourbedroom cabin in Sawtooth Valley. We recruited 12 students to live there for January and half of February. We offered courses in Backcountry Skiing, the Biology of Extreme Environments, and Environmental Writing.

The cabin was small for 14 people, but we had a strict schedule of cooking and cleaning, and strong rules about respecting the boundaries of others. We went skiing at least four hours every day, no matter the weather. It was important to exhaust everyone before bedtime.

In spite of the 24/7 schedule, personality conflicts, occasional kitchen disaster and limited research materials, most students learned more about writing in six weeks than they did the rest of their college careers. Of course, by writing an hour or two every day, most of them gained a momentum that had been impossible amidst the diversions of the campus.

We didn’t have a TV. We didn’t have Internet. We didn’t have phones. Our computers were antique Macs connected to a dot-matrix printer. Every day, even when we woke up to minus-20 or blizzard conditions, we put on skis and climbed a thousand or so vertical feet and skied back down. Biology students, lacking textbooks to tell them what to look for, sampled life from the edges of hot springs or from under river ice or mountaintop snow and examined it under microscopes, their observations uncorrupted by preconception.

Our texts were fringe books: Peter Hoeg’s Borderliners, about the violence inherent to even the most well-meaning systems of education, and Robert Bly’s The Sibling Society, on the developmental problems that come when you grow up surrounded by screens and game consoles rather than forest and grassland. We read Ernest Becker’s Denial of Death, which softens the tragedy of mortality with the ability of humans to create art. We read books on endangered species that claimed homo sapiens was the most endangered species of all.

Always, we followed E.M. Forster’s advice from Howards End, “Only connect.” The day’s reading, skiing, cooking, sample collecting and even waiting in line for a shower were all raw materials for the day’s writing. “Environmental Writing” came to include the whole world, not just Nature with a capital N. In the process, students started seeing themselves as integral to the world, not separate from it.

I came away from this experience with a few lessons of my own. They might seem obvious, but for me they were revelations. They made my own writing less a product of luck and more one of planning. I still depend on writer’s luck, but when that luck goes away, as it will now and then, I can still get something

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on the page if I follow these five guidelines: 1. You’ll have more to write about if you pay attention. It wasn’t fair, but some students gained far more experience in those six weeks than others. Paying attention is not a matter of resisting distraction. It’s a matter of solid engagement with any number of distractions.

2. You’ll write better if you take notes. A pencil and notebook will save a lot of material from being lost, even when you have to unzip a parka pocket, pull out your notebook, drop it in the snow, pick it up, dig through the snow again to find the pencil you also dropped, and write down a single word. Sometimes that word will evoke an entire crystalline world.

3. You have to get out the door. Back on campus, I used to assign my comp classes a disturbing task: go through their day and find one aspect of their experience that wasn’t once pure idea. Classroom walls were once blueprints. Textbooks were once advances and contracts. Professors were once miserable, half-imaginary grad students. Social lives were bits and bytes punctuated by brief physical encounters during which students themselves existed only as other people’s projections. It was an exercise that underscored how hard it is to experience Nature with a capital N, which was once the whole world.

4. You’ll write better if you’re in good physical shape. After skiing every day, beginning skiers who had once been exhausted by a climb of a few hundred feet were climbing and skiing 8,800-foot Copper Mountain. People who once struggled to write a sentence were writing pages. People once deep into narcissism could write about their own boundaries and the boundaries of others.

5. You’re not designed for an entirely artificial world. For most of us, however, getting away from the artificial is impossible.

Even on our ski trips, we were equipped with nylon and Gore-Tex, fiberglass skis, avalanche beacons, aluminum ski poles and polarized sunglasses. These things allowed us to survive Sawtooth Valley winters, but they also formed—sometimes literally—the lenses through which we saw Sawtooth Valley.

Reconnecting with the real requires a careful identification of the artificial, and compensation for its many distortions.

More than a decade has passed since I taught writing around a wood stove in a log cabin while subzero winds drifted snow onto the windowsills, but it remains my highest and best teaching experience. It wasn’t my teaching skills that made it happen, though. It was creating a circumstance where students could begin to enter the world that hides behind the mask of civilization, and start to describe it with careful and perceptive words.

Adapted from John Rember’s MFA in a Box blog, mfainabox.com.

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Scott Smith (left) and Adam Goff (right) stand outside the now-shuttered Chevron station.

LANDMARK GAS STATION SAYS GOODBYE TO BOISE

(Left) Among the many “theme” rooms at the Glenns Ferry Historical Museum is a school room that includes generations of desks.

(Right) Dustin Fink and Rifka Helton stand outside the Glenns Ferry Historical Museum, which has not been heated since the 1960s.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Glenns Ferry’s past could help with its present dilemma GEORGE PRENTICE A portrait of the Elmore County village of Glenns Ferry could have rivaled Norman Rockwell as an example of Americana. Practically everyone waved hello as they drove by, dozens of homes displayed the American flag and there were plenty of children riding their bikes or walking neighborhood streets.

Everything about that particular early fall morning in Glenns Ferry seemed perfect—with one major exception: It was a weekday.

A quick drive by the Glenns Ferry school building confirmed that classrooms were dark and no one was around the building, which normally houses 450 K-12 students. It doesn’t take long to realize that Glenns Ferry is one of nearly 40 communities throughout the state that has reluctantly shifted to a four-day school week—due, in large part, to the Idaho Legislature’s refusal to restore pre-recession funding for public schools. And when Glenns Ferry voters in May turned down a $1 million twoyear levy for staffing and building maintenance, school officials started crossing out Fridays from the school calendar, beginning this fall.

Sitting quietly, and underused, a piece of Glenns Ferry’s past may be a solution to its present dilemma.

“The importance of that building to our kids could be huge” said Glenns Ferry School Superintendent Cody Fisher.

“That building” is the Glenns Ferry Historical Museum, an early 20th century wonder built from sandstone blocks that were quarried across the Snake River in 1909 and carried to the site by wagons. The building served as the main school from 1909-1965, when a new facility was built near Interstate 84. The old school boasts a gorgeous front lawn and is tucked into a tree-lined neighborhood, but it was ignored until the 1980s, when the city bought the building, hoping that it would house the region’s historical treasures, which BOI S EW EEKLY.COM

today it does.

The artifacts and displays inside the Glenns Ferry Historical Museum rival any history museum in the state, showcasing hundreds of artworks; classic photographs; antique furniture and appliances in re-creations of kitchens and living rooms; a full classroom packed with antique school desks representing a century of learning; a full room dedicated to Glenns Ferry’s railroad legacy (trains still roll through the town every hour); and, in the museum’s Three Island Crossing Room, a covered wagon to memorialize the pioneers’ crossing of the nearby Snake River.

“Our fourth-graders learn Idaho history every year. What more could you ask for than that museum in our town?” said Fisher.

But the contents, and even the fate, of the museum is in cold storage—literally.

“The heating hasn’t operated here since the 1960s,” said Dustin Fink.

He should know. Fink is a Glenns Ferry insurance agent, but quite a bit of his sweat equity is in the building that has gained a place on the National Register of Historic Places.

“I joined the board of the museum 10 years ago. Within a few years, I was a reluctant president,” he said with a smile. “It’s a passion.”

More than that, Fink is primarily responsible for bringing the building back to life. Boise Weekly looked at some of the photographs representing the neglect and serious water damage to the building over the years—that is all but a memory now. A visitor today would be hard pressed to realize that the building was anything but pristine.

“We started with the roof and then we went room by room by room, writing grants for each room,” said Fink, adding that most of the artifacts were on the first floor of the two-story structure. Since the renovation, each of the rooms has been packed with art and antiques

that would be the envy of Antiques Roadshow.

“We had a gentleman from Europe visit recently and spot one of our antique saddles, and he insisted that these are only seen in the world’s best cowboy museums,” said Fink.

But because there isn’t any heat—or cooling in the summer, for that matter—the building is buttoned up at the first sign of frost and not opened to the public again until spring.

“And the children in this town need us now more than ever,” said Rifka Helton, director of arts and culture for the museum.

Helton is the face and voice of the museum.

She’s surrounded by volunteers and an active board of directors, and of course there’s Fink, who knows every inch of the museum; but it’s Helton’s mission to turn the building into a thriving education and community center while showcasing the Gem State’s once-hidden treasures.

“When we met Rifka, she opened our eyes to so much more,” said Fink.

Helton, a one-time Boise resident who visited the museum several years ago, said she was “electrified.”

“To have this much under-utilized space is unheard of,” said Helton. “So I decided to write a grant.”

In 2013, Helton wrote to the Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation, asking for one of the organization’s much-desired grants, which are doled out to a select few recipients each year.

“For them to win one of these grants the first time they tried was against astronomical odds,” said IWCF President Dana Kehr, whose organization gives out a total of $160,000 to eight grantees each year. “But their story blew our socks off.”

Helton described to IWCF how her 10 community struggled with “cultural poverty.”

Scott Smith wanted to take the high road.

“I don’t want to do a lot of negativity.

Let’s keep it positive” he told Boise Weekly, supervising the final clean-up at his service station, Smith’s Chevron, which three generations of Smiths have run at Hill Road and Harrison Boulevard in Boise’s North End. But something was up. Smith hinted that there had been disagreements with the property owners for quite some time and push was coming to shove.

“There have been certain legalities…” he said, then attempted a different explanation.

“The owners… They made it impossible…” he said not finishing those thoughts either. “Off the record, I could tell you lots of stuff. It was difficult in dealing with…”

BW learned that the property had been owned for some time by the Hawkins family, of Vale, Ore., but has since been taken over by an absentee owner who lives in Washington (and who did not return multiple calls from BW).

The property has been for sale for some time, said Smith, but in the meantime, he was clearing out the remains of one of Boise’s last full-service gas stations.

“I had my last customer Sept. 24. I performed an emission test and pumped the gas until it went dry and told her, ‘That’s it. I don’t have any more,’” he said, adding that three 10,000-gallon subterranean tanks were now bone dry.

Adam Goff, one of Smith’s last employees, said there were plenty of customers who still want their gas pumped.

“I worked on-and-off for seven years [at Smith’s Chevron] and have been coming here all my life,” said Goff. “I’ve been making a list of customers who have been coming here since the 1960s. I’m going to ride my motorcycle over to their house, fill their tanks with gas and service them, if needed.

I’m going to put a hoist lift at my friend’s house to do oil changes. Right now, I’ve got a list of about 60 customers.”

Meanwhile, the neon “Open” sign has gone dark at Smith’s Chevron for the first time in more than 50 years.

“I’ve been here every day since I was a kid,” said Smith. “My grandfather opened in 1960. My dad took over in 1980 and I’ve had it for the last nine years. It was a family-owned business that has been unfortunately shut down because…”

Smith looked away for a moment before repeating, “Let’s keep this positive, OK?” —George Prentice

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CITYDESK/NEWS B U R EAU OF LAND M ANAGEM ENT

NEWS PATR IC K S W EENEY

C+ A new RAWS will sit atop Elephant Rock Trail in the Military Reserve open-space area.

Educators fail to ignite passion in superintendent debate GEORGE PRENTICE

FOOTHILLS WEATHER STATION IS NEW FIREFIGHTING TOOL The Boise Front Foothills are absent an advanced weather station that could help mitigate wildfires from ripping through the area.

There are 200 Remote Automatic Weather Stations around Idaho, but the closest ones are in Elmore and Owyhee counties.

“It surprised me,” said Capt. Jerry McAdams, wildlife mitigation coordinator with the Boise Fire Department. “It’s crucial for protecting firefighters and protecting homes.”

That prompted McAdams and wildfire mitigation colleagues to propose a new RAWS be installed in the Military Reserve open-space area in northeast Boise.

The weather station detects wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, fuel moisture and precipitation. Another feature alerts fire battalion chiefs when winds shift, allowing them to protect crews and better allocate resources. Military Reserve is ideal because of its location in the Boise Front.

Herb Arnold works for the Bureau of Land Management at the National Interagency Fire Center, and he said the data gathered through these weather stations is invaluable.

“If it’s been particularly dry, we can judge whether it is more likely to burn,” he said.

There are 2,500 RAWS nationwide and the data is used to strategically place firefighting equipment around the country.

“We know when the [fire] season starts, we’re going to need X-amount of fire engines and X-amount of air tankers,” said Arnold.

“We’ll start pre-positioning assets in anticipation of what level of fire is likely to occur.”

Arnold added that RAWS are different from other weather stations. Most weather service readings are done at airports and they’re “principally human-centered.”

“The RAWS network is in some really wild and remote places, particularly where fire is an issue,” he said.

This particular station, priced at $21,000, will sit atop Elephant Rock Trail. The project is a collaboration between the city of Boise, NFCI, BLM, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Idaho Resource and Conservation Development Council, Boise State University’s Department of Geosciences, and Boise High School.

The Boise Front had a RAWS near Lucky Peak Reservoir years ago, but after excessive vandalism, McAdams said it closed.

But he added this station will serve as an educational opportunity as well, with students from Boise State and Boise High School helping to install and maintain it, and study the data. It’ll take up a 400-square-foot area surrounded by an earth-tone-colored security fence. McAdams said he hopes the facility will be up and running this November.

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Jana Jones and Sherri Ybarra should have known better. They’re both veteran educators—Jones with 20 years in the business, Ybarra has nearly 40—so they understand that adults are not much different from school kids, and it requires a top-notch teacher to motivate and engage someone after lunch. Fill your students (or audience) with starch and sugar and you better bring your A-game.

But Jones and Ybarra eked out only a passing grade in their tepid attempt to distinguish themselves from one another during a Sept. 26 City Club of Boise candidate forum.

In what many had hoped would be a lively debate that relied on details rather than talking points, neither candidate strayed too far from slogans and candidate-speak.

Questions from moderator Jim Weatherby, who performed a yeoman’s task of pitching fastballs, resulted in inside-the-park single base hits from Jones and Ybarra in what should have been a high-profile showcase of the two women wanting to shape Idaho’s future.

“I ask for no signs of approval or disapproval,” Weatherby said, cautioning the 250plus audience from breaking into spontaneous applause. He needn’t have worried. With very few exceptions, nothing approached clap-worthy approval.

“My name is Sherri Ybarra and my focus and my passion is education,” said the Mountain Home Republican in a pitch that could have come from a campaigning highschool class president. “I will be a conservative leader.”

Ybarra would re-employ the “conservative” moniker 60 seconds later, just in case

anyone nodded off, which was a definite risk.

She would say it two more times before the 60-minute forum lapsed.

“Our schools are in crisis,” said Democrat Jones in her opening statement, teasing the audience with some red meat. But too often, Jones and Ybarra came across as tired—even whining a bit about having to participate in a number of similar forums, including one the night before in Canyon County.

It’s not as if the audience wasn’t hungry for details; written questions started coming up to the podium even before the forum began. When one attendee asked the candidates to describe the “biggest difference” between the two, Ybarra repeated that she would be “the conservative leader,” while Jones ignored the question altogether, answering that “We need to remove the strings that are binding our local school boards.”

Another solid question surfaced from the audience when someone asked about Idaho’s failed experiment of shifting school funding from property tax to sales tax. Jones stated the obvious when she answered, “We lost a stable source of funding when we had that

tax shift,” and, “We can’t depend on sales tax.” While Ybarra dodged the question entirely, saying that it was a legislator’s job, not the superintendent’s, to drive tax policy.

“It’s clearly up to the Legislature,” she repeated.

The only fish-in-a-barrel opportunity proved to be more awkward than telling, when one audience member asked Ybarra about her failure to vote in the 2012 election, when the so-called “Luna Laws” package of education reforms came before Idaho voters.

“I accept full responsibility for that,” said Ybarra. “I think there are a lot of us here who have missed an election. I’m not exempt from that.”

Jones said she was more than “happy to say” that she had voted in every election to the best of her knowledge.

The forum ended with brief summations, in which Jones said, “We only get one chance to educate our kids and we owe it to our kids to get it right the first time,” and Ybarra saying yet again, “I will be the candidate who will be conservative.”

Right. Got it.

“The people at the museum are so passionate,” Kehr told BW. “They 9 were doing so much with so little and that met all our needs to award a grant.”

That triggered $24,654 to help fund a summer venue on the museum’s front lawn, including tables, chairs and an outdoor movie screen and projector. The funds have also purchased state-of-the-art technology for the museum’s so-called family history room.

“Now imagine, if you will, students coming in every Friday and we’ll teach them how to research and archive history, based on a model program from the Smithsonian,” said Helton.

“They can help us archive the thousands of items that we have in the museum, plus we’ll teach them this amazing skill. Additionally,

this would help their public service requirements for graduation. It’s a win-win-win.”

Still, none of that will happen until the heat comes back on.

“We talked to Advanced Heating and Cooling in Meridian and they gave us an amazing bid to heat the whole building and bring this place to life for the kids and community,” said Fink.

The work will require $35,000 in fundraising, and Helton said the biggest challenge is the opportunity to tell the community’s story.

“Our dream is to get this done this winter and get open on Fridays as soon as possible,” she said.

Over at Glenns Ferry City Hall, Mayor Connie Wills, who is also a lifelong educator, said the museum could help fill some of that

significant cultural gap in her community.

“As an educator, I knew then and I know now that arts helps kids with all their other subjects. You take the arts out, and you have an uneducated community,” said Wills.

“There’s not much for anybody, especially the kids, for culture in our community and the museum is helping with a piece of that.”

Meanwhile, the museum is also planning to bring back the original school bell, which swung from its rooftop tower through the 1900s.

“I’m hearing that bell now,” said Helton, looking to the tower. “We’ll ring it before all of our events and it will be our symbolic resurrection.”

First, somebody has to turn the heat back on.

Jana Jones (left) and Sherri Ybarra (right) are vying to become the new Idaho Superintendent of Public Insturction. The post is being vacated by current Superintendent Tom Luna.

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OUR CONVERSATION: I’m presuming that you’re a devout vegan.

I started learning about how animals were treated in factory farms when I was in high school.

Was that something you discovered on your own?

It was a pretty personal decision. I grew up in Cody, Wyo., around a lot of pastures, and I never imagined animals being treated poorly. That is, until I watched a video called Meet Your Meat at peta.org.

Define your veganism for me.

I don’t support any industry that causes animals to suffer, so I don’t eat anything from an animal; I don’t eat dairy, eggs, honey or meat. I don’t wear anything that comes from an animal; and I don’t buy products that were tested on an animal. I was 16 years old when I made that choice.

Were your family and friends supportive?

My friends think I’m right, but many of them still eat meat. My family was incredibly supportive and my mom looked up new recipes. I often wear shirts that say, “Ask me why I’m vegan.” I need to engage with people to tell them how chickens are confined in crowded sheds with thousands of other birds and how smothering and heart attacks are common. They’re bred to grow so large that their organs can’t keep pace and that often results in crippling leg deformities.

Tell me about one of your earliest acts of activism. It involved horses and buggies, yes?

It was a 98-degree day—I heard that one of the horses that pulls carriages around Salt Lake City had collapsed. I grabbed my digital camera and took pictures of this horse—his name was Jerry—and they had to lift him, using a Bobcat loader, onto a trailer. We went to the media with the pictures and the story got bigger. But the horse-and-carriage company released a photo, saying, “Look, he’s getting better.”

But it was a different horse. We went to the

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AMY MEYER Ag-gags, animal cruelty and lettuce bikinis GEORGE PRENTICE Amy Meyer is the face and voice of the fight against ag-gag laws.

Boise Weekly readers know all too well that the 2014 Idaho Legislature passed a so-called ag-gag measure cracking down on whistleblowers and journalists attempting to make audio or video recordings of agricultural production facilities; and the bill was quickly signed into law by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, despite 113,000 signatures on petitions and Statehouse protests pushing back against the legislation. BW readers also know that our 2011 investigation (BW, News, “Got Milk?” April 6, 2011) would have been subject to such prosecution, in spite of the fact that our reporting discovered high levels of drugs in the cattle.

Meyer is one of the first in the nation to be charged with violating a Utah Ag-Gag law similar to the one passed in Idaho. On a recent visit to Idaho, BW sat down with the 27-year-old activist to talk about her current work with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals—aka PETA—her arrest and her ultimate exoneration.

Salt Lake City Council with our proof and the company admitted that Jerry had died.

We started a campaign to end the horse carriages. The Council passed some restrictions on the practice, but in my mind, that’s still not enough.

And how about your now-famous arrest?

It was February 2013. I had been volunteering at a Utah animal sanctuary. And we were caring for a cow that had witnessed his family being slaughtered at a nearby operation. And whenever certain trucks passed by the sanctuary he would become very panicky.

I’m assuming that animals experience pain and fear the same as humans.

Absolutely. I decided to drive by that particular slaughterhouse—the Dale Smith Meatpacking Company in Draper City, Utah. I was standing on a public road on the backside of the slaughterhouse. I could see cows being led into the building, but they couldn’t turn around when they realized where they were going. On one side of the building, you could see pounds of raw flesh being spewed out every 30 seconds.

There were piles of horns all over the property.

But you were confronted by management.

The manager of the plant was very angry.

He said the Utah laws said I couldn’t film his property, but I was on the public road.

Three minutes later there were seven or eight police cars on the scene. They asked if I was taking pictures, and I said yes. They said they were investigating suspected criminal activity and 15 minutes later, they said I was being detained. The manager insisted that I had trespassed. And 10 days later, I received a letter that said I was charged with interfering with an agricultural operation. In Utah it carries a possible six-month jail term.

When did PETA join your fight?

Soon thereafter. I sought help from the Utah Legal Clinic and PETA agreed to help with legal fees. We handed over all of our footage in a pretrial conference and that made it very clear that I was on public property. But two weeks later, a journalist, Will Potter, wrote a story about the arrest and that went viral. Within 24 hours, the charges were dropped.

How did all of this change your life?

I’m a professional activist now. I’m a special project coordinator for PETA. A fair amount of PETA’s messaging is provocative.

When you see a lady dressed in a lettuce bikini, it brings attention to serious issues.

These issues are so serious and depressing, that it’s good to try to make this fun.

I’m sure that you’ve heard the argument that a lot of PETA’s messages are also sexist.

When I was a student, I was against most of those provocative campaigns, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it was empowering women. A good amount of them are volunteers. Who am I to say you can’t do that?

Now that you’re crafting some of that messaging, have you designed a provocative campaign yet for PETA? Not yet, but it’s not out of the question.

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POLICE CHIEF MIKE MASTERSON RETIRES IN JANUARY 2015 AFTER A DECADE AS BOISE’S TOP COP.

THE EXIT INTERVIEW Boise’s second-longest serving police chief sits down with Boise Weekly GEORGE PRENTICE

econd-guessing Mike Masterson is a fool’s errand.

Yes, he tows a very hard line when it comes to the letter of the law, but Boise’s 36th chief of police is also an agent of change.

And when the soon-to-retire chief turns in his badge and gun in January 2015 after 10 years on the job—Boise’s second-longest serving police chief (John Church served from 1968-1983)—Masterson’s legacy will be defined by that change. Some of it has been popular (10-to-10 tailgating), some of it is progressive (a greater focus on mental illness), some of it provocative (the use of military hardware) and some of it has been

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controversial (tightening the grip on panhandling).

Boise Weekly has interviewed Masterson on several occasions during his decade in office and, to his credit, the chief has always spoken plainly and never skirted around any issue. But when we sat down for one final long-form conversation, even we were surprised by some of his answers. In fact, Masterson revealed that before he leaves office, he wants to help effect one more major change: rethinking how quick we are to criminalize underage drinking.

Nothing in our nearly two hour interview was off-topic. BW quizzed Masterson about Boise’s

homeless, his disagreement with the Idaho Legislature over the guns-on-campus law and what he considers to be Boise’s next big threat: designer drugs that have triggered some very scary behavior among the city’s youth.

BW: Let’s start with a bit of news.

It’s our understanding that you’ve been talking with your officers about a new drug threat.

Masterson: We’re seeing far too many bizarre behaviors due to designer drugs, and kids are overdosing.

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clothes. We’re finding them naked in the street and we found one walking naked in a local pancake house. Last week, we had a naked guy defecating in the road. We had a guy three months ago that had a pulse rate of 217 when we took him into custody.

BW: Who are we talking about?

Masterson: Young kids; high-school ages and some are 18 to 21.

BW: And what are these drugs called?

Masterson: One is called 25i and another is 25c. It’s very reminiscent of when I was a young officer and we were dealing with angel dust.

BW: What can your department do about this?

Masterson: We certainly need to find out who’s selling the drugs, but we have a bigger role in educating the public on what’s going on. We’re just now starting some strategy meetings with a cross-functional team: our detectives, drug investigators and school resource officers. Despite the fact that we gave big rhetoric to the so-called “war on drugs” years ago, the war hasn’t ended. hen Masterson arrived in Boise in January 2005, he walked into a raging controversy. Just weeks earlier, 16-year-old Matthew Jones, armed with a World War II-era rifle and struggling with mental illness, was shot

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dealing with individuals struggling with mental illness.

BW: Let’s revisit January 2005. This department was in crisis.

Masterson: The incident happened just after I was offered the job, and I started a few weeks later.

BW: What’s different in your department, culturally or procedurally, because of that incident?

Masterson: I didn’t necessarily like some of the ombudsman’s recommendations that came out from that investigation. But I strongly supported the one, lasting recommendation from Pierce Murphy: crisis intervention training. It opened our eyes to how much of our work deals with the mentally ill and people in crisis. That’s the nature of our work. It’s not really about crime anymore. It’s how you deal with people in crisis.

BW: Which leads me to ask about George Nickel. Every time I see Nickel today, I can’t help but think of how close he came to being killed that night when he faced Boise police with everyone’s weapons drawn. [Nickel, a decorated veteran who survived a bombing in Iraq, struggled with post traumatic stress disorder and, in 2009, he went gun barrel-to-gun barrel with police at a Boise apartment complex.

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Masterson: You have to put yourself in the shoes of those police officers that night. They arrived on the scene and saw a guy with body armor, extra magazines, a pistol and a rifle. Any combination of circumstances could have ended with multiple officers dead or George dead.

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a call from someone who says a suspect is shooting up an apartment complex, our police response is going to be the same. But George helped us understand

right. You’re saying that it’s worth the controversy, but you need to do a better job of explaining that your MRAP use is defensive.

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CHIEF MASTERSON HAS TOWED A CAUTIOUS LINE WITH USING MILITARY SURPLUS EQUIPMENT IN THE BOISE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CALLING IT “DEFENSIVE” IN NATURE.

that he was hearing a thousand voices in his head that night. We’ve learned that, in dealing with someone with PTSD, one person should do the talking and the rest should take cover.

BW: And that leads us to your department’s current use of military gear, specifically a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle. Can you appreciate citizens’ concerns when they see their city’s police department has been militarized?

Masterson: I’ve thought about this a lot. Look, we’re paramilitary. I wear a uniform. I’m the most visible and accessible form of government, and so are my 300 colleagues. What do you want as an option? Do you want us to be in plain clothes and driving unmarked vehicles with no identification? I think that’s the very worst scenario we could have.

BW: But why in the world do you think it’s necessary to use an MRAP? Masterson: It certainly replaces an old white Chevy that used to protect our officers when they were inserted into a high-risk scene and they’re trying to get citizens out of there.

BW: How many times has the department used the MRAP? Masterson: Maybe half-a-dozen. When an individual in a downtown neighborhood had imprisoned his girlfriend’s parents and he had bomb-making components, we brought in the MRAP between that house and another house for blast mitigation. [The incident occurred in November 2013].

BW: Are you saying that the amount of firepower that a suspect might have will trigger your use of the MRAP? Masterson: That vehicle is going to protect officers and citizens. I don’t see it as an offensive weapon.

BW: Do you think you’ve done a good enough job in explaining its use?

Masterson: I understand that it’s a mystery to the public when they see an MRAP rolled out by another police department, but their criteria is not consistent with how we might use it in Boise, and thus the controversy.

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Masterson: That’s right. n 2013, Masterson proposed a specially designated tailgating zone in Julia Davis Park, allowing Boise State University football fans to drink alcohol in the public park from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. The one-year pilot program was considered a success and was made permanent at the beginning of this year’s football season.

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BW: I’m presuming that you were pleased with the 10-to-10 zone on game days.

Masterson: We were handing out far too many citations for open-container misdemeanors to citizens who didn’t deserve them. I asked, “Why not regulate the area instead of regulating the behavior?”

BW: In regards to those hours always being 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., some have asked for flexibility in those hours, especially considering the increased number of night games.

Masterson: We’re not going to extend the hours. The neighborhood needs to go to sleep. If you want to tailgate, come before the game. We ended up cutting down arrests by about twothirds in the first year. And Boise State continues to provide the funding for us to staff security.

BW: And that brings us to guns-oncampus, specifically at Boise State.

Now that it’s law, how are your department’s procedures any different regarding the report of a gun in a classroom?

Masterson: They’re not. If we get a call from someone who says he or she can see a gun, we’re going to talk to that individual with the gun, and it will not be our presumption that they have a license to carry that gun at Boise State.

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they’re not a threat to anyone else; and then making sure they’re authorized to carry.

BW: I need to take you back to this past February when you waited to testify before the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee, but public testimony was cut off. And more than a few of us were stunned to see that you ended up speaking up on the issue, but at St. Michael’s

lot of energy coming from City Hall and your department to crack down on these people.

Masterson: I want to prohibit certain behaviors that citizens, other than you, say make them uncomfortable. And they’ve been complaining to us.

BW: But the number of complaints really can’t be significant. Should that be driving policy?

handing bus tickets to the homeless to get them out of town.

Masterson: My officers see Boise as a generous community where citizens give a lot of stuff to the homeless, yet we don’t provide any place for the homeless to store all of that stuff in the daytime. We noticed pretty early this summer that there was a lack of restroom facilities along Americana as the numbers of homeless grew. And our police officers were the ones to get more restrooms out there, long before the media got into the story. Our patrol and bicycle officers know many of the homeless by name. And if you ask them, I think a good number of the homeless will tell you that there’s respect and dignity coming from our department. hrough the course of our conversation, BW talked to Masterson about several other issues such as body cams (he thinks the department will have them within a couple of years), the racially-charged controversy in Ferguson, Mo. (NBC News called him for a comment but he avoided weighing in) and his proposed decentralization of police services by introducing more police precincts into Boise neighborhoods (he said it’s still on the table). But when we asked Masterson about what he

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Episcopal Cathedral a week later.

Masterson: When you’re denied the opportunity to talk in the people’s house, you take the conversation elsewhere.

BW: Are you any more nervous because guns-on-campus allows more guns at Boise State?

Masterson: Look, this was never a concealed-carry permit issue. This was always about the National Rifle Association and politicians looking to get the NRA’s backing in an election year.

Call it what it is. I had some legislators, even Republicans, come up to me and apologize for this. It shouldn’t be a partisan issue, but now it’s water over the dam. n May 2013, Masterson sat alongside city attorneys when they proposed a package of ordinances to combat what he called “increased harassing or panhandling that have a negative impact on the city’s use of public space.” The proposals were met with approval from the Boise City Council but were ultimately challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho, arguing that the city was “criminalizing homelessness.”

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Masterson: Citizens are being asked for money; and when they say “No,” the confrontation with the panhandler isn’t over. And you’ve seen these people. They’re organized and it’s almost like a racket. There are some people who feign disability in wheelchairs, but then they walk back to their cars and drive home. I really think the city’s “Have a Heart, Give Smart” program [which urges citizens to give to recognized charities instead of directly to the homeless] is great.

BW: With due respect, doesn’t that campaign talk down to citizens, presuming that they don’t truly know where their money is going when they hand a dollar to an individual? Can’t you acknowledge that some of us simply feel a little better when we put a dollar in someone’s hand?

Masterson: You and I are opposites on this, because I’ll turn around and give $500 to the Rescue Mission. And when I was walking downtown a week ago, I was accosted twice and I said “No” twice. And I felt good about that.

BW: We’re going to agree to disagree on this, but to be clear: are you saying that panhandling in Boise is a significant issue, or is it the public’s perception that it’s a significant issue?

Masterson: It’s public perception.

BW: How about Boise’s overall problem of homelessness?

Masterson: My officers say they’re seeing new faces on the streets all the time. What’s really disheartening is that there are some other communities who practice what we used to call “Greyhound therapy.”

BW: You’re talking about some cities

BW: Don’t you think it will be a tough sell, particularly in certain sections of Idaho, to be more lenient on alcoholrelated violations?

Masterson: Look, we can talk tough.

But is that what you really want for your son or daughter? You know, things are a little different in some rural sections of Idaho where the local sheriff just calls the parents if the kids are caught drinking. But when those same kids come down to the Treasure Valley and they’re attending Boise State and they’re caught with an open container, they could become a criminal. Do you want that? I want to see that fixed.

BW: But where do you start with something like that? You have to work through a pretty big system and, ultimately, the Legislature.

Masterson: We’re starting with other police chiefs and a panel of judges, prosecutors and defenders. You build a coalition. How about making a firsttime possession of alcohol a fine, and the second or third a crime? I don’t have any sympathy if you’re caught twice. In a lot of other cities around the country, an open container violation is a civil forfeiture. You pay a fine and you move on with no criminal record.

But here, it’s a criminal offense. If I could make some progress on that, I’ll be happy.

CHIEF MASTERSON THINKS UNDERAGE DRINKING AND OPEN CONTAINER LAWS ARE TOO HEAVY-HANDED, AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE CRIMES ANSWERED WITH A FINE FOR FIRST-TIME OFFENSES.

wants to accomplish in his final weeks, he brought up an intriguing initiative: Masterson: The criminal justice system is antiquated in Idaho when it comes to crime and punishment—especially when we hand out misdemeanors to kids who have been consuming alcohol.

BW: Do you have a sense of how many open container citations you hand out?

Masterson: About 1,000 tickets a year.

What really ticks me off is the penalty.

If you steal someone’s property, that is absolutely a crime. But not everything needs to be a crime. We’re seeing young people lose internships and scholarships because they’re convicted of a misdemeanor for drinking.

BW: Finally, in your decades of being a policeman, both here in Boise and in Madison, Wisc., did you ever have to fire your weapon?

Masterson: Other than training, I’ve never fired my gun.

BW: You’ve been a cop for 38 years.

Can you really walk away so easily?

Masterson: It’s time for someone else to bring the department to another level.

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LISTINGS East Side BARDENAY—Tour the distiller y and find out all you want to know about our nation’s first small-batch distiller y pub. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 610 Grove St., Boise, 208-426-0538, bardenay.com.

BASQUE MARKET—Enjoy an evening of tempting Tempranillo wine, with 10 percent off all Tempranillo retail bottles to go. Plus the pintxos bar will be stocked full of tasty treats beginning at 5 p.m. and paella ser ved at 6 p.m. No reser vations required. Prices var y.

4 p.m. FREE. 608 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-433-1208, thebasquemarket.com.

BASQUE MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER—Enjoy free galler y tours of the new exhibits about Basque boarding houses and fronton, or ball cour ts, and guided tours of the Jacobs/Uberuaga house.

Local musicians provide Basque music. 5:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. 611 Grove St., Boise, 208-3432671, basquemuseum.com.

INDIE MADE—Amber Day and Kevin Flynn (Flynn Day Potter y) will have new work just in time for Halloween. Plus homemade decadent desser ts will be given to all who stop in. 5-9 p.m.

FREE. 108 N. Sixth St., Boise, 208-342-0804, shopindiemade. com.

MELTING POT—Take advantage of the First Thursday 2 for $22 special: cheese fondue for two and two glasses of house wine.

5-9 p.m. $22. 200 N. Sixth St., Boise, 208-343-8800, meltingpot.com.

MING STUDIOS—Meet and greet local author-illustrator Ryan Hadden, who will be exhibiting illustrative and poetic works from his newly completed series of children’s books

and launching a Kickstar ter campaign. With music and hors d’oeuvres. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 420 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-9494365, mingstudios.org.

REEF—Tr y out the Oktober fest menu, featuring Wiener Schnitzel with lemon and caper, German potato salad, Spaetzle and a nice green salad. Paired with Spaten Oktober fest bier. 5 p.m.

FREE. 105 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-287-9200, reefboise.com.

TRADER JOE’S—Celebrate fall at PUMPKIN-PALOOZA, featuring a smorgasbord of pumpkin treats to sample and an extended wine and beer tasting that might just include a pumpkin ale. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. 300 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3367282, traderjoes.com.

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BRICKYARD STEAKHOUSE— Enjoy Dungeness crab-filled cold water lobster tail with saffron rice and charred asparagus spears, tableside salad ser vice, fresh baked rolls and whipped butter. 6 p.m. 601 Main St., Boise, 208-287-2121, brickyardboise.com.

BRICOLAGE—All of the Brico girls (Jeni McCullough, Lisa Arnold, Chelsea Snow and Hailey Wilson) are featured ar tists and makers for the month of October. Check out the spooky Day of the Dead-themed installation,. Opening reception will feature tricks and/or treats.

5-9 p.m. FREE. 418 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-345-3718, bricoshoppe.com.

FLYING M COFFEEHOUSE— Check out Idaho Kombucha Co.’s awesome new coffee kombucha, featuring Flying M Coffee. Plus Spooky Brew, a group show featuring a delectable stew of local mixed-media ar tists. See Page 19. 5 p.m.

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

FRONT DOOR—Celebrate Oktober fest with traditional beers on and a tasty selection of Bavarian-style food. 6 p.m. 105 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-2879201, thefrontdoorboise.com.

GOLDY’S CORNER—Enjoy happy hour, featuring 50 percent off all beer, wine, and Mimosas, while you satisfy your ar t craving with featured ar tist Leon Collins and many more ar tists new to the shop. 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. 625 W. Main St., Boise, 208-433-3934, facebook.com/ pages/Goldys-Corner.

HIGH NOTE CAFE—Enjoy delicious food made all from scratch, $2 specialty mimosas made with seasonal local fruit and berries, local ar t, six taps of local brews and a local wine list. All ages, all the time for our always free live music. Check out our complete menu at the website. 6 p.m. FREE. 225 N. Fifth St., Boise, 208-429-1911, thehighnotecafe.com.

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You best believe it, Boise is a beer town.

FETTUCCINE FORUM: BEER HERITAGE The Boise City Department of Arts and History has joined the beer-craze sweeping the city. The Fettuccine Forum begins its 2014-15 season with a panel titled “Beer Heritage: Boise’s Love Affair with Brewing.”

Paul Schoenfelder, recreation manager for Boise Parks and Recreation and a homebrewer, will serve as moderator for a conversation between fellow homebrewer Nick Phillips, who will speak on the art of crafting beer outside of a brewery; Payette Brewing Co.’s Mike Francis, who will talk about the commercial aspects of beer; and Woodland Empire founder Rob Landerman, who will share information about Boise’s history with beer.

“Boise has such a long history of beer brewing,” said Brandi Burns, history program manager for the Department of Arts and History. “When German immigrants settled here, some of the first businesses they opened up were breweries.”

Beer from Payette Brewing Co., food and wine will be available for purchase. This is the Fettucine Forum’s 11th season and for the first time its history, discussions will be held in the City Council Chambers in City Hall Doors at 5 p.m., forum at 5:30 p.m., FREE. 150 N. Capitol Blvd., boiseartsandhistory.org.

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LISTINGS South Side BODOVINO—Enjoy an elevated wine experience as you peruse works from featured ar tist, Tuck, the painted horse. Complimentar y wine tasting star ts at 5 p.m. 5-9 p.m.

FREE. 404 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208336-VINO (8466), bodovino.com.

SALON 162—Featuring the works of ar tist Brian Morris. 5 p.m. FREE. 404 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-3869908.

BODO CHIROPRACTIC—The Ar t of Bir thing: Several bir th professionals will be offering information about optimal natural bir thing preparation and experiences. Panel discussion 6-6:30 p.m. Plus raffles and refreshments. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 405 S. Eighth St. Suite 290, Boise, 208-3427136, bodochiro.com.

NFINIT ART GALLERY—View works by featured ar tist Pat O’Hara (watercolor/ink), and new ar tists Toby Davis (oils), Michelle Larsen (mixed media), Marcus Mashburn (oils), plus over two dozen local ar tists.

Delicious cuisine cour tesy of Umpa Lumpia and ice cold beer by local brewmeisters. 5 p.m. FREE. 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 131, Boise, 208371-0586, nfinitar tgaller y.com.

HA’ PENNY BRIDGE—BODO workers and anyone attending 1st Thursday enjoy a 10 percent discount on food and drinks. Tr y the corned beef and cabbage or shepherd’s pie and wash it down with an impor ted or seasonal beer. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 855 Broad St., Ste. 250, Boise, 208343-5568, hapennybridgepub.com.

HAPPY FISH SUSHI & MARTINI BAR—BODO workers and anyone attending 1st Thursday enjoy a 10 percent discount on food and drinks.

Choose from a great menu full of futto rolls, hand rolls, happy bowls, happy desser ts and 34 mar tini options. 5-9:30 p.m. 855 Broad St., Boise, 208-343-4810, happyfishsushi.com.

ATOMIC TREASURES—Celebrate reuse with an eclectic mix of vintage, retro, ar t and found objects, decorative and unique treasures for home, jewelr y, accessories, clothing, books

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

BOISE ART MUSEUM—From 4-7 p.m., visit with local ar tists and watch demonstrations as par t of a special Preview Night for BOSCO’s Open Studio Weekend. Then visit BAM’s education studios and create your own ar twork inspired by BAM’s exhibitions. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. By donation. 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boisear tmuseum. org.

FRESH OFF THE HOOK—Take advantage of half-priced domestic bottle beers, house cabernet, chardonnay, merlot and Twisted Moscato wine by the glass. Plus half-priced appetizers: calamari strips, coconut shrimp and green bean fries. 5-9 p.m. 401 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208343-0220, freshoffthehookseafood. com.

GALLERY FIVE18—Showcasing new work by 20 of the region’s finest ar tists. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 518 S. Americana Blvd., Boise, 208-3423773, galler yfive18.com.

LIT & CO. CANDLES—Meet featured ar tist Derren Davidavich Crosby. Buy-three-get-one-free on shelf candles or make your own.

Refreshments will be ser ved. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 755 W. Broad St., Boise, 208-994-1041, litanOco.com.

R. GREY GALLERY—opening reception for the three-day show of designs in 18k gold and platinum by jewelr y designer Alex Sepkus. Light refreshments will be ser ved. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 415 S. 8th St., Boise, 208-385-9337, rgreygaller y.com.

SNAKE RIVER WINERY—Stop by the Tasting Room for fresh grapes and just-pressed juice from the Arena Valley Vineyard. Complimentar y tasting, with 20 percent off cases (full priced wines), and lots of new merchandise, too. 5 p.m. FREE. 786 W. Broad St., Boise, 208-345-9463.

Central Downtown THE ART OF WARD HOOPER GALLERY—Enjoy 20 percent off all signed and numbered limitededition prints. 5 p.m. FREE. 745 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-866-4627, wardhooper.com.

ANGELL’S BAR AND GRILL RENATO—Enjoy chef Franck Bacquet’s three-course dinner with unlimited house wines. Plus free wine tastings, 2-for-1 hand-crafted cocktails and live music. 5 p.m. 999 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-4900, angellsbarandgrill.com.

BARBARA BARBARA AND CO.— Check out the special surprise First Thursday-only happening. 6-9 p.m.

FREE. 807 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-342-2002.

BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE—Ar t of the Worm: Get to know the underground worms that Bittercreek Alehouse employs in their quest to eliminate organic waste, with tours from 6-8:30 p.m. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 246 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-4296340, bcrfl.com/bittercreek.

CHANDLERS STEAKHOUSE— Celebrate the New Social Hour from 4-6 p.m., with a menu of delicious small plates and creative cocktails for $5-$7, exclusive to these hours only.

5-9 p.m. 981 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-383-4300, chandlersboise.com.

CHOCOLAT BAR—Stop by for Williamson’s Winer y wine and chocolate pairings, and check out all the new flavors. 5 p.m. FREE. 805 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-338-7771, thechocolatbar.com.

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LISTINGS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM—Take advantage of specials on products, as well as audio-visual presentations on spiritual healing based on the Bible. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. 222 N. 10th St., Boise, 208344-5301, cschurchboise.org/ readingroom.html.

CITY PEANUT SHOP—Tired of drinking beer all summer?

Tr y some nuts paired with wine

by Proletariat Wine Co. 5 p.m.

FREE. 803 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-433-3931.

COSTA VIDA—Sur f in for the best beach-inspired fresh Mexican food. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 801 W Main St., Boise, 208-4294109, costavida.net.

D.L. EVANS BANK—Celebrate 110 years of community banking in Idaho at the annual open house. Enjoy fabulous food from Roosters, wine tasting cour tesy of BRJ, local ar t and more. 5-8 p.m. FREE. 213 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-3311399.

SAGE YOGA AND WELLNESS—Check out the opening night of Universus, an exhibit featuring New York City ar tist Michael Robinson. Featuring Indian Creek Winer y tasting, Fig & Honey showcase, music

by DJ Chakra Khan and Vinyasa Yoga with Corrine Hathaway.

See this page. 5:30-9 p.m.

FREE. 242 N. Eighth St., Ste. 200, Boise, 208-338-5430, sageyogaboise.com.

FREE. 702 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-577-6252, facebook.com/ TheStudioAnEliteSalonAndSpa.

be ser ved. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1009 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-424-7799, alphaidaho.org.

ZENERGY BOISE—Enjoy wine and chocolate pairings, spa specials and fitness demos.

Stop by to receive a complimentar y day pass. 5-8 p.m.

FREE. 800 W. Main St., Ste. 210, Boise, 208-789-0477, zenergyboise.com.

THE ALASKA CENTER— Check out special events at Lilly Jane’s Cupcakes, Laneige Bridal, Radio Boise, Allan R. Ansell Photography and Chi E Shenam Oil Painting. 5-9 p.m.

FREE. 1020 Main St., Boise.

THE STUDIO: AN ELITE SALON AND SPA—Check out Impressions of Idaho, paintings

by Dee Miller that explore the concept of landscape in a contemporar y way. 5-9 p.m.

West Side A.L.P.H.A.—Get in on this monthly film night and discussion of HIV. Refreshments will

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LEAF TEAHOUSE—Enjoy 10 percent off bulk tea purchase of seasonal teas, including Pumpkin Spice, Karma Apple Cinnamon, and new Trick or Treat holiday blend. Sample teas and enjoy live, local music in the Leaf Loft with Dr y Buck Bluegrass Band from 6-8 p.m.

11 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. 212 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-3365323, facebook.com/leafteahouse.

PORTSCHE’S JEWELRY BOUTIQUE—Get in on the tasting of Boise Brewing’s most popular beers from 6-9 p.m. You can also be among the first to see Por tsche’s ver y own line of “Boise City Charms.” The first two editions are available now with previews of upcoming designs. Remember to ask for your Repair Discount Card and enjoy $20 off any repair $50 or over. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. 224 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-3434443, por tsches.com.

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GALLERY 601—Take a stroll through the California and Italian wine countr y with the ar twork of June Carey. For a sneak peek, visit the website.

5-9 p.m. FREE. 211 N. 10th

THE RECORD EXCHANGE— Don’t miss the Audra Connolly Album Release Par ty Preview In-store and free Payette Brewing Co. beer at 6 p.m. Plus buy-2-get-1-free savings all over the store. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-3448010, therecordexchange.com.

WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT—Peruse the amazing work of local ar tist Grant Olsen while enjoying $4 pints (20 oz).

6 p.m. FREE. 1114 W. Front St., Boise, woodlandempire. com.

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ART SOURCE GALLERY— Meet ar tist Kay Coughran, who is showing new works that range in subject matter from seascapes to pigs. With music

by Wayne White and wine by Indian Creek. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208331-3374, ar tsourcegaller y. com.

FLATBREAD NEAPOLITAN PIZZERIA—Enjoy happy hour from 4-6 p.m., with half off all drafts, glasses of wine and cocktails.

4-9 p.m. 800 W. Main, Ste. 230, Boise, 208-287-4757, flatbreadpizza.com.

OLIVIN OLIVE OIL & VINEGAR TAPROOM—Enjoy free tastings of high-quality balsamic vinegars, ultra-premium, fused, infused olive oils. Purchases over $30 of prepared bottles receive a 10 percent discount.

5-8:45 p.m. FREE. 218 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-344-0306, olivinboise.com.

CHI E SHENAM WESTIN—Plein air and abstract oil paintings. 5-9 p.m. FREE. Alaska Center, 1020 Main St., Boise, finear tamerica.com/profiles/ chieshenam-westin.html.

ECHELON FINE HOME—Check out the fresh looks for autumn and roll the dice for your discount percentage on furniture, ar t and more. Plus drinks and apps. 5-8 p.m. FREE. 1404 W. Main St., Boise, 208-7610711.

St., Boise, 208-336-5899, galler y601.com.

LILLY JANE’S CUPCAKES— Check out the new downtown location and get a FREE cupcake.

Plus $2 large cupcakes and $1 baby cakes from 5-9 p.m., and tasting of Olive and Vyne balsamic vinegars used in the cupcakes and sold at the shop.

5-9 p.m. FREE. 1020 W. Main St., Ste. 111, Boise, 208-9383408, lillyjanescupcakes.com.

FETTUCCINE FORUM—Panelists will address the histor y of brewing in Boise, as well as the resurgence of local commercial brewing and the significance of the home brewing trend. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. See page 17. 5 p.m. FREE. Boise City Hall, 150 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise.

MIXED GREENS—Join the Oktober fest par ty, with Woodland Empire pouring tastes of their awesome beer. Plus Angela Stewar t AKA Ladybug Press, a local letterpress ar tist, and Boise Beer Buddies. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 237 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-344-1605, ilikemixedgreens.com.

ALLAN R. ANSELL PHOTOGRAPHY—Get in on a demonstration of studio lighting techniques and offering the oppor tunity to receive a free digital por trait. 5-9 p.m. FREE. Alaska Center, 1020 Main St., Boise, 208-863-2808, ansellphotography.com.

by St(r)eam and a free Boise Brewing tasting. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1110 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-331-8332, chandilighting. com.

ARTS AND HISTORY SESQUISHOP—Meet ar tists-in-residence Eric Mullis and Kelly Cox, who will create “Meander: A Visual Chronicle of the Boise River,” a large tableau visually plotting the river’s course from headwaters to the city. Visitors are invited to share memories and stories, which will be incorporated into the installation. 4-9 p.m. FREE. 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-384-8509, boise150.org/sesqui-shop.

Tony Rios sinks his teeth into Flying M’s Spooky Brew.

FLYING M COFFEEHOUSE: SPOOKY BREW Flying M is casting the spirit of Halloween over the coffee shop for First Thursday. The beloved hangout is putting on an atypical mixed-media art show featuring several local artists, including Danielle Demary, recent BW cover artist Noble Hardesty, Nels Jensen, Kelly Knopp, Ryan Morrison, Mandy Riley, Tony Rios, Erin Ruiz and April VanDeGrift.

It’s rare for the Flying M to have an exhibition with so many artists, but Kelly McLaughlin, buyer for the coffee shop, said they tried it around Halloween a few years ago and decided to “revive the concept in the form of Spooky Brew, a Halloweenthemed show.”

The evening will give First Thursday goers a shot at experiencing something else spooky, though maybe not in the same way. The Idaho Kombucha Company will offer a taste of its first-ever coffee kombucha, made with Flying M’s cooperation, of course. Kombucha is a fermented tea with a strange brew: a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, or SCOBY. Enter the creepy art show if you dare, and test your bravery by trying the coffee kombucha.

5 p.m., FREE. 500 W. Idaho St., flyingmcoffee.com.

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

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

BOISE ART GLASS AND FIREFUSION STUDIO—Enjoy watching live glass blowing and glass enameling demos or get in on the action yourself, for $20-$40 depending on the project. Call to sign up. Plus beer by Payette Brewing, wine by Celler 616, and grub by Burgerlicious Food Truck. 5 p.m. FREE. 1124 W. Front St., Boise, 208-3451825, boisear tglass.com.

BOISE CREATIVE CENTER— Check out this private studio and galler y’s new displays, interactive activities and live ar t per formance paintings by Alex Vega and Michael Sheehan.

Take the kids and let them paint on one of their huge canvases.

Plus beer by Pre-Funk. 5-9 p.m.

FREE. 1214 W. Front St., Boise, 208-371-9697, facebook.com/ boise.creative.center.

CHANDI DESIGN—Get a sneak peak into the brand new, Chandi-inspired beadwork collection

by Bronwyn Leslie, who will also per form a new collection of songs. Plus cider and hot cocoa

In Michael Robinson’s Universus, the world looks like it was made with a Spirograph.

SAGE YOGA AND WELLNESS: UNIVERSUS While strolling down the sidewalks during First Thursday, consider seeking out a bit of enlightenment at Sage Yoga and Wellness. The yoga studio will be displaying Universus, a body of work by New York-based artist Michael Robinson, whose silkscreen art reflects Burning Man culture and is full of sacred geometry, cartography and pictographs.

Marisa Weppner, owner and instructor at Sage Yoga, calls the art “an experience with dimension.” She’ll be spinning vinyl throughout the evening, giving off a lounge-y, atmospheric vibe.

Corrine Hathaway will teach a Vinyasa yoga class—which costs $13 to drop in—from 5:30-6:45 p.m.. After that, yogis and First Thursday goers can peruse Fig and Honey’s bodywork products and doTERRA essential oils.

“Indian Creek Winery pours us a glass of wine and we have snacks and it’s a super good time,” Weppner said.

5:30 p.m., FREE-$13. 242 N. Eighth St., sageyogaboise.com.

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In 2013, more than 650 people showed up at the Boise Hotel and Conference Center for Tomodachi Fest 6. The event brings celebrities from all over the world to Boise, and the 2013 attendance numbers prompted event organizers to limit the amount of tickets available for Tomadachi 2014 in accordance with BHCC’s capacity.

You would have to have been living under a rock on the polar ice cap of Mars not to notice the explosion of anime and comicbook culture, and Tomodachi is just one of several major events in the Treasure Valley that caters to its regional adherents. At this year’s festival, guests include actors like Dave Vincent, who has lent his voice to dozens of anime features and commercials; Chris Patton, who has voiced characters in Fullmetal Alchemist and has narrated more than 60 audiobooks; and Chris Rager, whose notable works include Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT and Fullmetal Alchemist. Musical guests include Raheem Jarbo (“Mega Ran”) Kyle Murdock and Brandon “Professor Shyguy” Cooley. Green Jello Cosplay, a cosplay duo competing for the fourth time this year at the World Cosplay Summit, will also be there, as will Idaho-based cosplay enthusiast French Chicken Productions.

Starts at 10 a.m. all three days, $5-$35. Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 Vista Ave., 208-343-4900, tomodachifest.com.

The busiest man in showbiz? Maybe. One of the funniest? Definitely.

FRIDAY OCT. 3 hotpocketsbaconcake JIM GAFFIGAN: THE WHITE BREAD TOUR When Jim Gaffigan is a guest on late-night talk shows, the subject often turns to Gaffigan’s family—specifically, how he and his wife manage living with five children in a two-bedroom New York apartment. The better question might be how, living with six people, the Grammy-nominated comic is able to work— because the guy works a lot. Gaffigan’s most recent Comedy Central special, Obsessed, was one of his most successful— the only thing in its timeslot that drew more men 18-34 was the NBA playoffs. The comedian is on a five-month tour with more than 40 stops. Meanwhile, he regularly appears in film and television—he even has an eponymous series in the works.

But there’s more. Gaffigan is also a New York Times bestselling author. His first book, Dad Is Fat (Crown Publishing), was released in spring 2013 and his next, Food: A Love Story (Crown Publishing), comes out Tuesday, Oct. 21.

Suddenly, a couple of errands like going to the bank and the grocery store don’t sound like such a huge pain in the ass.

7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., $40-$60. Morrison Center, 2201 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, 208-426-1100, mc.boisestate.edu.

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A Chef’s Affaire celebrates it thirsty (and hungry) 30 this year.

Bark in the park.

THURSDAY OCT. 9

SATURDAY OCT. 4

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all creatures great and small

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SEE SPOT WALK The first Saturday of October, Julia Davis Park goes to the dogs. That’s when thousands of dogs and their people walk a one-mile loop around the park, dotted with watering stations and poop-bag dispensers galore along the way. After the walk, the park fills with booths pushing every dog-related product one could imagine: microchipping, doggie daycare services, handmade dog biscuits and locally stitched collars.

The annual fundraiser for the Idaho Humane Society, now going on two decades, brings in hundreds of thousands of dollars to help care for 13,000 animals placed in the shelter every year.

The IHS packs the rest of the morning with contests like best pet costume, most enthusiastic tail wag, vocal competitions, most unusual-looking dog and the Peanut Butter Challenge—or, who can clean a spoon of peanut butter the fastest.

9 a.m., walk starts at 10 a.m., $25 adv., $30 day of walk, Julia Davis Park Band Shell, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., 208-342-3508, idahohumanesociety.org.

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Thirty years ago, Boise was hardly the place it is now. The Eastman Building was still three years from the fire that would transform the architectural landmark into the infamous Boise Hole. There was still a push to build a suburban-style shopping mall downtown, and the Grove was a parking lot.

It’s hard to believe that this is the 30th anniversary of A Chef’s Affaire, an event put on by the Idaho Foodbank where Boise food enthusiasts savor a six-course meal prepared by eminent area chefs, partake of wine and beer tastings, participate in live and silent auctions, enter raffles and dance. Less palatable is the hunger that’s still pervasive in the Treasure Valley, which A Chef’s Affaire was established 30 years ago to help alleviate.

In a fit of nostalgia for the golden age of hairspray, denim jackets and John Hughes films, the theme for this year’s Affaire is the 1980s. Bonus points for rolling up to the Boise Centre, where the Affaire is held, to fight hunger in a Delorean.

6-11 p.m. $100. Boise Centre on the Grove, 850 W. Front St., 208-577-2698, idahofoodbank.org.

IPHONE BINOCULARS Smar tphones have it all: Internet browsers, cameras, email—and while your camera might be per fect for taking innumerable selfies and ar tful shots of your favorite meals, it’s not great at distance. Good luck zooming in on that shor t-billed dowitcher or Hudsonian godwit (because we know you’d totally be out there birding if only your smar tphone was better at long-range photography).

That’s where the iPhone Binoculars from Hammacher Schlemmer ($99.95) come in handy.

The 36mm lenses on the binoculars give your iPhone 5/5c or 4/4s up to 8x magnification. When the phone’s in camera mode, the screen displays the magnified field of hammacher.com, $99.95 view like an external monitor. And if you need a regular pair of binoculars, remove the iPhone eyepiece attachment.

So whether you’re bird watching or pirating an Outlaw Field concer t from the top of the hill, the iPhone Binoculars will turn that shor t-range selfie-snapper into a legit tool for capturing those far-off scenes that have so far been out of your photographic reach.

—Harrison Berry

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8 DAYS OUT WEDNESDAY OCT. 1 Festivals & Events DA VINCI: MAN-INVENTORGENIUS & MAN-ARTIST-GENIUS—Get to know inventor-artist Leonardo da Vinci like never before. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. $3-$15.

Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895, dcidaho.org.

On Stage JACK’S TEA ROOM ROARING ’20S SHOW—Enjoy this hot jazz cabaret show and dance, featuring live music, comedy and dance.

8:30 p.m. $5. Bouquet, 1010 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-6605.

Workshops & Classes THE ART OF MARKETING BEER—Kelly Knopp, artist and marketing partner for Crooked Fence Brewing, will show examples of his original artwork for the Boise brewer, tell the stories behind the art and discuss the visual marketing of everything Crooked Fence. 7 p.m. FREE. Library at Collister, 4724 W. State St., Boise, 208-562-4995, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Art ARP, MIRO, CALDER—Featuring three modern masters who pushed color, line and form beyond convention and became innovators in art of the 20th century. For more info and a complete listing of programs and events, visit the website.

FREE-$5. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.

FORESTS, FORAGING AND FIRES—Explores the forest as an ecosystem, a resource and a place of transformation. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

TVAA: MONSTERS—Treasure Valley Artists’ Alliance presents this macabre and oh-so-quirky show, offering a colorful look at a host of inner demons, childhood nightmares, and a few ghouly, cooly creeps. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, boisestatepublicradio.org.

Talks & Lectures WILD ABOUT LIFE LECTURE SERIES—Dr. Paul Castrovillo, pest survey and detection manager for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, will talk about how ISDA monitors for invasive insects, steps taken when those invasive insects have been found, and what you can do to aid in their efforts. 7 p.m. FREE. Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center, 13751 Upper Embankment Road, Nampa, 208467-9278, fws.gov/deerflat.

Citizen IDAHO ENDOWMENT ASSET ISSUES INTERIM COMMITTEE MEETING—Committee members will take public testimony. For more info, visit legislature.idaho. gov. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Idaho State Capitol Building, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-433-9705, capitolcommission.idaho.gov.

Odds & Ends COMEDY OPEN MIC—Enjoy some of of the best stand-up comedians Boise has to offer. 7 p.m. FREE. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-2875379, liquidboise.com.

EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS—Emotions Anonymous is a self-help support group where members gather to share experiences, strength and hope with other members. 7 p.m. FREE. IHOP Emerald, 7959 W. Emerald St., Boise, 208-322-4467, ihop.com.

Animals & Pets FALL BIRDING SERIES—Discover winter ranges for Idaho species and learn about conservation issues and opportunities in Mexico, Central and South America. Led by local expert Terry Rich. 9 a.m.

FREE. Jim Hall Foothills Learning

Center, 3188 Sunset Peak Road, Boise, 208-514-3755, boiseenvironmentaleducation.org.

LOW COST DOG AND CAT SERVICES—Take advantage of low-cost vaccinations for dogs and cats, microchipping and education. No appointment necessary.

In the parking lot in front of Bark n Purr. Cash or check only. Get more info at shelteroutreachservices.com. 5-6 p.m. $10-$25.

Vista Village Shopping Center, 1002 Vista Ave., Boise.

THURSDAY OCT. 2 Festivals & Events GREENBELT 45TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION—Kick off your celebration of Boise’s signature landmark with “Greenbelt Through the Years,” a pin-it timeline created by Boise graphic designer Carissa DeGuzman. For a complete schedule of activities, visit parks.cityofboise.org. 5-8 p.m. FREE. Arts and History Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-384-8509, boise150. org/sesqui-shop.

On Stage BOISE STATE THEATRE ARTS: SEMINAR—A provocative comedy from Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck. For mature audiences because of very strong language and brief nudity. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. Danny Peterson Theatre, Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208426-3980, theatre.boisestate. edu, boisestatetickets.com.

COMEDIAN DARYL WRIGHT—8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-2875379, liquidboise.com.

GREEN ZOO THEATRE: TOAST— Check out this brand new original

EYESPY Real Dialogue from the naked city

piece co-written by Thomas Newby and Jeff Young, best summarized as an absurdist comedy about a sentient toaster. 7:30 p.m. $7. Muse Building, 1317 W. Jefferson, Boise, 208-342-3316, musebuilding.com.

PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY—The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns during its 60th anniversary season. 7:30 p.m. $35-$55.

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu, boisestatetickets.com.

Workshops & Classes CREATING A PRODUCT: HOW TO TAKE YOUR IDEA TO MARKET—Get your questions answered by local expert Lynette Bushman of LJ Sourcing Agency.

Continental breakfast and beverages provided. Email sheila. spangler@zionsbank.com or call 208-501-7450 to reserve your seat. 8:30 a.m. FREE. Zions Bank Business Resource Center, 800 W. Main St., Ste. 600, Boise, 208-501-7450, zionsbank.com.

IDAHO WWAMI MINI MEDICAL SCHOOL—The Idaho WWAMI Medical Education Program is offering a series of evening lectures during the month of October for the general public focused on Primary Care and Public Health.

7-9:15 p.m. $30. St. Luke’s Anderson Center, 100 E. Idaho, Boise, 208-381-9000, stlukesonline.org.

MICROSOFT WORD PART 1— Learn how to create, edit and format a variety of documents in Microsoft Word. For ages 18 and older. 7 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 Lake Hazel Road, Boise, 208-297-6700, adalib.org.

POWERFUL TOOLS FOR CAREGIVERS—Are you stressed by caregiving? Learn strategies to reduce stress, improve communication, and navigate family dynamics while making tough decisions.

Preregistration required. Scholarships available. Contact Friends in Action at 208-333-1363 or kelle@ fiaboise.org to register. 1-3:30 p.m. $65. AARP Offices, 3080 E. Gentry Way, Ste. 100, Meridian.

WATER WISE/WILDLIFE LANDSCAPING—Learn about the principles and techniques of on-site water management and landscaping for wildlife (primarily birds and pollinators). 6 p.m.

FREE. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise, 208-334-2225, fishandgame.idaho.gov.

Literature

Talks & Lectures

AUTHOR RON TATUM: CONFESSIONS OF A HORSESHOER— Enjoy an evening of humor, insights and reflection with Ron Tatum, author of Confessions of a Horseshoer, and a professional farrier and college professor. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, boisepubliclibrary.org.

2014–2015 SVCA LECTURE SERIES: AUTHOR TIMOTHY EGAN—New York Times columnist and a National Book Award-winning author Timothy Egan speaks. Get more info and tickets at the website. 6:30 p.m. $25-$35. Church of the Big Wood, 100 Saddle Road, Ketchum, 208726-5123, www.brehmcenter.org.

HAPPY HOUR BOOK CLUB— Drink wine, talk books, featuring a discussion of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City in advance of his Oct. 7 visit to the city.

5:30 p.m. FREE. The Cabin, 801 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208331-8000, thecabinidaho.org.

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LIGHT THE NIGHT WALK—Help raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society while honoring blood cancer survivors, as well as those lost to the diseases.

Get more info and register at pages.lightthenight.org. 5 p.m.

FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N Americana Boulevard, Boise, parks.cityofboise.org.

USFUL GLASSWORKS FALL FUNDRAISER—Proceeds will help fund operations and install a new fire polisher. Tickets available at etouches.com/ usfulglassworks. 5:30 p.m. $50.

44th Street Wineries, 107 E. 44th St., Garden City, 208-557-9463, coiledwines.com/44th.htm.

Odds & Ends COMEDY OPEN MIC—Enjoy some of of the best stand-up comedians Boise has to offer. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-2875379, liquidboise.com.

TRIVIA—7:30 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s Saloon, 12505 Chinden Blvd., Boise, 208-331-5666, willibs. com.

FRIDAY OCT. 3 Festivals & Events ALEX SEPKUS JEWELRY SHOW—Check out jewelry designs by Alex Sepkus. 10 a.m.5:30 p.m. FREE. R. Grey Gallery Jewelry and Art Glass, 415 S. 8th St., Boise, 208-385-9337, rgreygallery.com.

HOKUM HOEDOWN SQUARE DANCE—The popular dance is a modern take on the old-time hootenanny, featuring the infectious swing of the Hokum Hi-Flyers acoustic string band. All ages, full bar (I.D. required). 7 p.m.

The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111, thelinenbuilding.com.

SISTERS YNC. FALL CONFERENCE—Featuring workshops, creative arts, prayer ministry and music. Register at sistersync. com. 7 p.m. $100. Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-343-4900, theboisehotel.com.

TOMODACHI FEST—This convention is for people who love anime, manga, cinema, gaming and Asian pop culture. See Picks, Page 20. 8 a.m. $10-$35. Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-343-4900, theboisehotel.com.

On Stage BOISE STATE THEATRE ARTS: SEMINAR—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. Danny Peterson Theatre, Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208426-3980, theatre.boisestate.edu.

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

COMEDIAN JIM GAFFIGAN: THE WHITE BREAD TOUR—The award-winning comedian brings his Whitebread brand of humor to Boise for two performances. See Picks, Page 20. 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. $39.75-$49.75. Morrison

Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate. edu.

COMEDYSPORTZ—Enjoy an all-improvised, for-everyone comedy match with two teams that compete against each other for points and laughs. 7:30 p.m. $9.99 and under. ComedySportz Boise, 3250 N. Lakeharbor Lane, Ste. 184A, Boise, 208-991-4746, comedysportzboise.com.

GREEN ZOO THEATRE: TOAST— See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. $7.

Muse Building, 1317 W. Jefferson, Boise, 208-342-3316, musebuilding.com.

KNOCK ‘EM DEAD: BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS—This sassy, spirited musical recounts the good days and the demise of the Chicken Ranch, one of Texas’ finest bordellos since the 1850s.

Dinner served on Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m., with show following at 8 p.m. Get more info and tickets at kedproductions.org.

6:30 p.m. $20 show only, $39 show and dinner. AEN Playhouse, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-724-8766, aenplayhouse. com.

MIDNIGHT MIC—Comedy open mic. FREE. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-2875379, liquidboise.com.

Workshops & Classes MEMBERS’ REPAIR CLASS— Every class will cover a different hands-on repair topic. 6:30 p.m.

FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicycleproject.org.

Literature LIT FOR LUNCH—The focus this fall is on novels about World War I. For more info, email Cheryl Hindrichs at cherylhindrichs@ boisestate.edu. 12 p.m. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Citizen FORT BOISE BENEFIT POTTERY AND ART SALE—Featuring pottery, paintings, jewelry, photographs and other creations, all produced by instructors and students at the community center.

Proceeds benefit Boise Parks and Rec’s Access to the Arts and Elementary School Art programs.

12-6 p.m. Fort Boise Community Center, 700 Robbins Road, Boise, 208-384-4486, cityofboise.org/ parks.

NEW TRANSIT BENEFIT CONCERT—With Rebecca Scott, Thomas Paul, Steve Fulton Music, Sherpa, Tracy Morrison, Bernie Reilly Band and more. Proceeds benefit the Idaho Fallen Firefighters Foundation. 7 p.m. $10. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, visualartscollective.com.

ROCK FOR THE BUFFALO FUNDRAISER—Tundra Brother with Urb, Space Car and Zabian (Illumneye). All donations benefit Buffalo Field Campaign. Visit buffalofieldcampaign.org for more info. 8 p.m. By donation. Crazy Horse, 1519 W. Main St., Boise, 208-982-4294, crazyhorseboise. com/calendar.

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8 DAYS OUT Animals & Pets BIRDS OF PREY FALL FLIGHTS—See the center’s education birds swoop and soar outdoors over the heads of delighted audiences to show off their amazing aerial skills. Wheelchair accessible. Friday-Sunday through Nov. 2, weather permitting. 3 p.m.

FREE-$7. World Center for Birds of Prey, 5668 W. Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, 208-362-8687, www. peregrinefund.org.

SATURDAY OCT. 4 Festivals & Events

be available for sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208468-5555, nampaciviccenter.com.

IDAHO HEALTH, BEAUTY AND FITNESS FAIR—Get your flu shot and select from health screenings all in one visit. For the entire family. Get more info at idahobusinessleague.com/healthbeauty-fitness-fair. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, expoidaho.com.

JURASSIC QUEST—Dinosaurs are coming, with even bigger dinos and all-new attractions.

Tickets available at jurassicquest. com. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE-$22.

Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-4681000, fordidahocenter.com.

NAMPA FAMER’S MARKET— Featuring fresh produce, baked goods, specialty foods, local craft and live music. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

FREE. Lloyd Square, Intersection of 14th and Front streets, Nampa.

PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND SCAVENGER HUNT—Learn from Idaho herbalist Darcy Williamson how to identify local plant species, then use your new skills by participating in a scavenger

REVIEW/SHOW TACO BELL ARENA

ALEX SEPKUS JEWELRY SHOW—See Friday. 10 a.m.5:30 p.m. FREE. R. Grey Gallery Jewelry and Art Glass, 415 S. 8th St., Boise, 208-385-9337, rgreygallery.com.

AS-IS BIKE SALE—BBP will sell “as-is” bikes at the shop on the first Saturday of each month.

Proceeds from all bike sales will benefit BBP kids programs. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicycleproject.org.

BOISE FARMERS MARKET—Featuring produce, honey, jams and jellies, fresh pasta, award-winning Idaho wines, fresh baked artisan breads and delicious pastries. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. 1080 W. Front St., Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—Market goers will find booths full of locally made and grown foodstuffs, produce, household items and a variety of arts and crafts. 9:30 a.m. FREE. Eighth Street between Main and Bannock streets, Boise, 208-3453499, seeyouatthemarket.com.

EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET— Check out this quaint and cozy market located in the heart of downtown Eagle, featuring an assortment of fresh produce, specialty foods and fine arts and crafts. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle.

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL—Celebrate the changing seasons with live music, wagon rides, the Scarecrow Stroll, kids’ activities, food vendors and beer garden, with seven local brewers participating. 12-6 p.m. FREE-$7.

Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

FIELD TRIP: A COURSE IN FIELD GEOLOGY—Dr. Terry Maley, professional geologist and author, will lead a day trip to explain the fundamentals of field geology, using features and formations in the Boise area. Meet for an 8 a.m. departure and return by 5 p.m. 7:30 a.m. $10-$15. Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-368-9876, idahomuseum.org.

GREAT INTERMOUNTAIN MODEL TRAIN SALE—Here’s your chance to get a look at model trains of all types and enjoy the sights and sounds of model railroading. All engines, rolling stock, accessories and rail-layouts will

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Blake Shelton at Taco Bell Arena. “What a show,” said Boise Weekly Distribution Manager Stan “The Man” Jackson.

STAN SAYS: BOISE WEEKLY SENDS STAN JACKSON TO SEE BLAKE SHELTON AT TACO BELL ARENA Much like when we asked BW Distribution Manager Stan Jackson to attend and report back on the Lady Antebellum concert at Taco Bell Arena in March of this year, it was an easy call to send him to see country superstar Blake Shelton on Sept. 25.

The morning after the concert, Jackson buzzed around BWHQ like someone who mistook high-octane java for his cup of decaf.

“What a show,” he repeated. “What a show… Blake Shelton is a gentleman. He’s larger than life but he’s just like you and me.”

Jackson said when openers Dan and Shay came on stage shortly after 7 p.m., they announced part of the concept behind Shelton’s Ten Times Crazier Tour 2014 was “four continuous hours of country music”—and that’s what they delivered. Following the duo was honky-tonk musician Neal McCoy, who at 56 years old was the senior performer on the tour, and who, Jackson said, told stories between songs like “The Shake” and “Play That Funky Music,” and set the tone for a night of fun. The Band Perry followed McCoy, and Jackson said the siblings were as good as frontwoman Kimberly Perry is “gorgeous,” as they performed hits like “If I Die Young” and “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely.”

McCoy came back out for a couple of numbers before Shelton stepped on stage through a haze of fog and deafening cheers.

Shelton was “amazing,” Jackson said, and the award-winning musician was equally taken with the Boise audience.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” Shelton said. But when the arena erupted with screams and applause and Shelton saw everyone singing along to “Kiss My Country Ass,” “Over You” and “Austin,” Jackson said Shelton told them he knew he was performing for true country-western fans.

Later, Shelton said he wished the Boise show was televised.

“It would have been epic,” Shelton said.

For Jackson and probably for a majority of the people at the show, it definitely was.

—BW Staff B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

8 DAYS OUT hunt. 3-5 p.m. FREE. Sawtooth Botanical Garden, 11 Gimlet Road, Ketchum, 208-726-9358, sbgarden.org.

TOMODACHI FEST—See Friday. See Picks, Page 20. 8 a.m. $10-$35.

Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-343-4900, www.theboisehotel.com.

WALKABOUT BOISE—Enjoy a one-hour guided tour through 150 years of history and architecture with professional architectural historians. Register online at preservationidaho.org/walkaboutboise or call 208-424-5111. 11 a.m. $10. Downtown Boise, Downtown Corridor, Boise.

On Stage BOISE STATE THEATRE ARTS: SEMINAR—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. Danny Peterson Theatre, Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, 208-4263980, theatre.boisestate.edu.

CHARLOTTE’S WEB—The beloved children’s book is brought to life. Appropriate for kids 6 and older. 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. $5-$7.

Treasure Valley Children’s Theater, 703 N. Main St., Meridian, 208-287-8828, treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com.

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

COMEDYSPORTZ—See Friday.

7:30 p.m. $9.99 and under.

ComedySportz Boise, 3250 N. Lakeharbor Lane, Ste. 184A, Boise, 208-991-4746, comedysportzboise.com.

GREEN ZOO THEATRE: TOAST— See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. $7.

Muse Building, 1317 W. Jefferson, Boise, 208-342-3316, musebuilding.com.

KNOCK ‘EM DEAD: BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS—See Friday. 6:30 p.m. $20 show only, $39 show and dinner. AEN Playhouse, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-724-8766, aenplayhouse.com.

MIDNIGHT MIC—Comedy open mic. FREE. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-2875379, liquidboise.com.

Workshops & Classes SAIL SETTERS SEMINAR—Gain the tools of self-actualization so that your course moves in a forward direction. Register at directionsacademy.com. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. $97. Hampton Inn & Suites Boise Spectrum, 7499 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-323-2500.

Literature NORTHWORST REGIONAL POETRY SLAM—Featuring the best of the worst of the best of the worst poetry slam teams in the Pacific Northwest. Free-speech event; discretion advised. 7 p.m.

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$5. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213, facebook. com/thecruxcoffeeshop.

Sports & Fitness ELITE ARMWRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS II—Just watch or get in on the competition yourself.

Find full details at boise.craigslist. org/eve/4663029589.html. 10 a.m. FREE admission, $20-$25 to compete. The Drink Waterfront Grill, 3000 N. Lakeharbor Lane, Boise, 208-853-5070, thedrinkboise.com.

Citizen ALOHA ANNUAL FALLFEST AND FOOD DRIVE—This year’s fun event includes local Idaho vendors with their handmade wares.

Take a canned food item to share with those in need. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Aloha Landscape & Nursery, 4291 S. Cloverdale Road, Boise, 208-362-2062.

FALLAPALOOZA—Featuring shopping, crafters, kids games, pumpkin decorating, food trucks, and live music by Mt. Joy and Tispur. Plus a raffle, pie-eating contest, and bake sale to benefit The Women’s and Children’s Alliance and The Boise Rescue Mission. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE. Mean Jean’s Chic Boutique, 209 S. Eagle Road, Eagle, 208-6977267, facebook.com/meanjeansboutique.

FORT BOISE BENEFIT POTTERY AND ART SALE—See Friday. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fort Boise Community Center, 700 Robbins Road, Boise, 208-384-4486, cityofboise.org/ parks.

WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S— Join the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Get full details and register at alz.org. 10 a.m. FREE. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., near Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road, Meridian.

Kids & Teens EL KORAH SHRINERS SCREENING CLINIC— Children under 18 will be screened for needed orthopedic bone, joint or muscle problems, burns and/or scars, scoliosis, cleft lip and palate, and more.

Call 208-343-0571 or visit elkorah.org. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. ISU-Meridian, 1311 E. Central Drive, Meridian, 208-373-1700, isu.edu/meridian.

Animals & Pets BIRDS OF PREY FALL FLIGHTS—See Friday. FREE-$7.

World Center for Birds of Prey, 5668 W. Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, 208-362-8687, peregrinefund.org.

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

Go to www.boiseweekly.com and look under odds and ends for the answers to this week’s puzzle. And don’t think of it as cheating.

Think of it more as simply double-checking your answers.

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS

MCPAWS OKTOBERFEST— Featuring live music, dancing, children’s activities, craft vendors, excellent local brews and yummy food. All proceeds benefit the cats and dogs at MCPAWS. Get more info at mcpaws.org. 12-6 p.m.

FREE-$10. Alpine Village, 600 N. Third St., McCall, 888-634-3430, alpinevillagemccall.com.

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8 DAYS OUT SEE SPOT WALK—Don’t miss Idaho’s largest dog walk and festival. All proceeds benefit the Idaho Humane Society. See Picks, Page 21.

9 a.m.-1 p.m. $25. Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, idahohumanesociety.com.

SUNDAY OCT. 5 Festivals & Events FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL—See Saturday. 12-6 p.m. FREE-$7.

Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

BOISE FLEA—Check out Boise’s new outdoor antique, art and vintage market. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

FREE. The Soda Works, 3017 W. State St., Boise, 208-570-7320, thesodaworks.com.

Animals & Pets SOUTHERN COMFORT GAITED HORSE CLUB POKER RIDE— Ninety-minute ride is suitable for young riders with adult supervision. Proceeds benefit the Idaho Humane Society Rescue Ranch and Friends of Sound Horses.

Get more info and register at gaitedhorseclub.com. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $15. Eagle Island State Park, 2691 Mace Road, Eagle.

MONDAY OCT. 6 Festivals & Events GLOBAL GARDENS FARMSTAND—Enjoy fresh produce by farmers with Global Gardens Mondays through the end of October. 4-8 p.m. FREE. West End Food Park, 2419 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, facebook.com/westendfoodpark.

GREENBELT 45TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION—Help honor the late William Onweiler, a former City Council member and early advocate for the creation of the Greenbelt. 11 a.m. FREE. Shoreline Park, 1375 W. Shoreline Drive, Boise, 208-608-7600, parks.cityofboise.org.

8 DAYS OUT/PICK PRESER VATION IDAHO

HARVEST DINNER— This kick-off to the inaugural Sunday Supper Club at Saint Lawrence Gridiron features a five-course, off-menu, pre-fixe dinner with ingredients from Boise Farmers Market vendors. Sponsored by BFM and the Idaho Center for Sustainable Agriculture. See Food News, Page 30. 5 p.m., $65, Saint Lawrence Gridiron, 705 W. Bannock St., 208-433-5598, saintlawrencegridiron.com.

Odds & Ends

HERITAGE HOMES TOUR—Preservation Idaho offers a self-guided tour of some of Harrison Boulevard’s historic homes. Registration closes Saturday Oct. 4. See 8 Days Out/Pick, this page. 10 a.m.; $20-$25; McAuley Park; intersection of Harrison Boulevard, Resseguie Street and 17th Street; preservationidaho.org.

JURASSIC QUEST—See Saturday. FREE-$22. Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-468-1000, fordidahocenter.com.

TOMODACHI FEST—See Friday.

8 a.m. $10-$35. Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-343-4900, theboisehotel.com.

On Stage

HERITAGE HOMES TOUR: HARRISON BOULEVARD

BOISE STATE THEATRE ARTS: SEMINAR—See Thursday. 2 p.m. $12-$15. Danny Peterson Theatre, Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208426-3980, theatre.boisestate. edu.

As most Boiseans know, one of the best places in town to take the kiddies trick-or-treating is Harrison Boulevard. Not only is the major North End arter y packed with kids scoring candy like Mario collecting gold coins in a bonus level, but parents get a chance to enjoy ogling the fantastic homes that line the street.

On Sunday, Oct. 5, those parents—and anyone else who is interested—will be able to look behind the walls of some of the city’s finest homes as part of Preservation Idaho’s annual Heritage Homes Tour of Harrison Boulevard from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Seven homes on the boulevard’s southern end are featured on the self-guided, three-hour tour aided by a brochure detailing the homes’ history, descriptions and a map.

Heritage Homes Tours are designed to celebrate Boise’s architectural history and tours of other neighborhoods, including Warm Springs Boulevard, Hays Street District, Crescent Rim, 17th Street, 18th Street and the East End Historic District, are all part of that mission.

Participants are asked to dress for the weather and are reminded that the tour is not wheelchair accessible. Tickets are $20 for Preservation Idaho members, $25 for nonmembers and free for children ages 10 and under. Registration is required and closes Saturday, Oct. 4. Register at preservationidaho.org.

COMEDIAN DARYL WRIGHT—8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-2875379, liquidboise.com.

GREEN ZOO THEATRE: TOAST— See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. $7. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213, facebook.com/ thecruxcoffeeshop.

KNOCK ‘EM DEAD: BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS—See Friday. 3 p.m. $20 show only. AEN Playhouse, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-724-8766, aenplayhouse.com.

Citizen ALOHA ANNUAL FALLFEST & FOOD DRIVE—See Saturday.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Aloha Landscape & Nursery, 4291 S. Cloverdale Road, Boise, 208-3622062.

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This old house is a very, very, very, very fine house.

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

8 DAYS OUT Workshops & Classes TMP DANCE FOR PARKINSON’S—This 11-week series of classes uses dance, live music and community to develop artistry and grace while addressing such PD-specific concerns as balance, flexibility, coordination, gait, isolation and depression. Taught by former Trey McIntyre Project dancer Elizabeth Keller. Call 832594-7887 or email Elizabeth@ treymcintyre.com to register.

1-2:30 p.m. FREE. Ballet Idaho, 501 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208343-0556, balletidaho.org.

Kids & Teens PJ LIBRARY IDAHO STORY TIME—Enjoy some fun stories, geared to toddlers through primary grades. PJ Library provides the gift of books and music to children being raised in the Jewish faith. 4 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Calls to Artists BOISE WEEKLY COVER ART SUBMISSIONS—Each week’s cover of Boise Weekly is a piece of work from a local artist. One stipulation of publication is that the piece be donated to BW’s annual charity art auction in November. The artist will receive 30 percent of their pieces auction price from the BW Cover Auction.

A portion of the proceeds from the auction are reinvested in the local arts community through a series of private grants for which all artists are eligible to apply.

The remainder of the covers this year will help support Boise Weekly. To submit your artwork for BW’s cover, bring it to BWHQ at 523 Broad St. All mediums are accepted. Thirty days from your submission date, your work will be ready for pick up if it’s not chosen to be featured on the cover. Work not picked up within six weeks of submission will be discarded. For more information email production@boiseweekly.com or call 208344-2055. Boise Weekly, 523 Broad St., Boise, 208-344-2055, boiseweekly.com.

WINTRY MARKET—The Wintry Market is a juried event with space for 42 vendors. Applications due Monday, Oct. 20. Event runs Nov. 22-23. wintrymarket. com/vendorapp.

TUESDAY OCT. 7 Festivals & Events BOISE METRO CHAMBER’S 131ST ANNUAL GALA—Featuring Dara Torres, a five-time Olympian and winner of 12 medals, and hometown Olympian Kristen Armstrong. Plus reception, dinner, silent, live and online auctions. To register, visit boisechamber.org. 6 p.m. Prices vary. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise, 208-336-8900, boisecentre.com.

GREENBELT 45TH ANNIVERSARY SCAVENGER HUNT—Test your knowledge of the Greenbelt during your lunch hour with this walking scavenger hunt. Prizes

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will be offered at the end. Meet near the Friendship Bridge. For a complete list of activities, visit parks.cityofboise.org. 12 p.m.

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

GREENBELT 45TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION—Learn more about this city gem from Jaap Vos, director of the Boise State Department of Community and Regional Planning, who will talk about “On Foot and By Bike: Who Uses the Greenbelt?” 6 p.m. FREE. Arts and History Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-384-8509, boise150. org/sesqui-shop.

Workshops & Classes LIVING WELL IN IDAHO—Learn how to better manage your health in this six-week workshop.

Preregistration required. Contact Friends in Action at 208-3331363 or kelle@fiaboise.org.

1:30 p.m. $50. Family Medicine Health Center Raymond Clinic, 777 N. Raymond, Boise, 208514-2500, fmridaho.org/ patients.

LOVE AND LOGIC PARENTING—Strengthen your parenting skills and learn to work with your school-age child using Love and Logic techniques. Registration required. Email lellison@ gardencitylibrary.org or call 208-472-2944. 5:30-7:45 p.m.

FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.

Literature 2014-2015 READINGS & CONVERSATIONS: ERIK LARSON—The Cabin presents the bestselling author of The Devil in the White City. Get more info and buy tickets at thecabinidaho. org or 208-331-8000. 7:30 p.m. $40-$115. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261110, mc.boisestate.edu.

the Old Timer’s Shelter. 12 p.m.

FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N Americana Boulevard, Boise, parks.cityofboise.org.

On Stage BOISE STATE THEATRE ARTS: SEMINAR—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. Danny Peterson Theatre, Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208426-3980, theatre.boisestate. edu.

CALDWELL FINE ARTS: REPERTORY DANCE THEATRE COMPANY—This powerful performance explores how cultural influences from around the globe have shaped American Modern Dance. 7:30 p.m. $5-$20.

Jewett Auditorium, The College of Idaho, 2112 E. Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, 208-459-3405 or 208454-1376, caldwellfinearts.org.

KNOCK ‘EM DEAD: BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS—See Friday. $20 show only. AEN Playhouse, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-7248766, aenplayhouse.com.

VENUS IN FUR PREVIEWS—Zip up your boots to kick off season No. 19 with a very funny and wickedly smart thriller about sexual power and the ways we wield it. Preview ticket prices valid through Friday, Oct. 10.

Opens Saturday, Oct. 11. 8 p.m. $17, $16 student. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Workshops & Classes PAELLA CLASS—Learn the traditional techniques of preparing delicious seafood, chorizo and chicken paella, as well as olive tapenade. Fee includes wine tasting of up to four wines and 10 percent off market goods the evening of the class. Call or drop by to sign up. 6 p.m. $35. Basque Market, 608 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-433-1208, thebasquemarket.com.

Citizen EHS CHOIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DINNER, CONCERT— Featuring live jazz entertainment, barbecue from a popular local restaurant, an auction and delicious promotional dessert event.

Proceeds support the choir’s activities. 5:30 p.m. $20, $30 couples. Eagle High School, 574 N. Park Lane, Eagle, 208-9392189, ehsmeridianschools.org.

Odds & Ends COMEDY OPEN MIC—Enjoy some of of the best stand-up comedians Boise has to offer.

9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208287-5379, liquidboise.com.

WEDNESDAY OCT. 8 Festivals & Events

Literature EDUCATORS CLUB—Rediscovered Books wants to be a place where teachers and librarians can come together and relax.

Starting in October and continuing on the second Wednesday of every month, they’ll be hosting an Educators Club with free goodies, discussion and a private sale. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-3764229, rdbooks.org.

Animals & Pets LOW COST DOG AND CAT SERVICES—Take advantage of low-cost vaccinations for dogs and cats, microchipping and education. No appointment necessary. In the parking lot in front of Bark n Purr. Cash or check only.

Get more info at shelteroutreachservices.com. 5-6 p.m. $10-$25.

Vista Village Shopping Center, 1002 Vista Ave., Boise.

GREENBELT 45TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION—Take a “tree walk” with Boise Community Forestry experts. Meet at

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THURSDAY OCT. 2

FRIDAY OCT. 3

SATURDAY

BERNIE REILLY—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

AUTHORITY ZERO—9:30 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Reef

ALMOST FAMOUS KARAOKE—9 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

BIKE THIEF—With Fiddle Junkies and Mt. Joy. 9:30 p.m. $5. The Crux

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

THE ADARNA AND VAN EPS—With Leverson and Faded Leroy. 8 p.m. $7. The Crux

THE BROKEN OUTLAWS—10 p.m.

FREE. Tom Grainey’s

BRUCE THOMAS SMITH—7 p.m.

FREE. Boise Stage Stop

COM TRUISE AND RONE—7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux

THE DANDY WARHOLS—8 p.m. $20-$40. Knitting Factor y

THE DEPAYSEMENT—With Sword of a Bad Speller and Dedicated Ser vers. 8 p.m. $5. Crazy Horse

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

KEVIN KIRK AND FRIENDS— 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers LIQUID WETT WEDNESDAY—Electronic music and DJs. 9:30 p.m.

FREE. Liquid MACHINE HEAD—8 p.m. $16-$30.

Knitting Factor y THE MCGINNIS BAND—6:30 p.m.

FREE. Highlands Hollow WILLISON ROOS—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

MINDSHOES AND DOLLOP OF DUSTY—With For Fucks Sake and Sister Wounds. 8 p.m. FREE. Crazy Horse

BILL COURTIAL & CURT GONION— 6 p.m. FREE. Berr yhill BROCK BARTEL—7 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s

ANTSY MCCLAIN—7:30 p.m. $20.

Sapphire Room AUDIO VISUAL DJ—10 p.m. $5.

Grainy’s Basement BOISE BENEFIT CONCERT SERIES—Featuring Lakoda, with Atlas Novus, Camas and Janelle Christine.

7 p.m. $5. The Shredder

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

OCT. 4

CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers DJ HOUSE MUSIC—8 p.m. FREE. Mode Lounge

PIXIES—See Listen Here, this page.

With Royal Blood. 8 p.m. $39.50$69.50. Revolution ROCKEOKE—Live band karaoke. 10 p.m. FREE. Tom Grainey’s STEVE EATON—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar TERRY JONES SOLO PIANO—6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers TOTAL SLACKER, PAWS, FLASHLIGHTS, TELESCOPES AS TIME MACHINES—7 p.m. 8 adv., $10 door. The Crux

Brotha Lynch Hung BROTHA LYNCH HUNG—With Suspect, Ghost and Dalima. 8 p.m. $15-$35. Revolution THE COUNTRY CLUB—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill DJ DUSTY C’S SOUL PARTY—11 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

Dropkick Murphys

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

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

DROPKICK MURPHYS—8 p.m. $30-$60. Knitting Factor y

EARTH—See Listen Here, Page 29. With King Dude. 7 p.m. $15.

Neurolux

ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berr yhill

ILLEST LYRICIST—With Holistic Meditation and Bradley Baxter. 8 p.m. $8. The Shredder

FREUDIAN SLIP—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

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

It’s hard to believe but Indie Cindy (Plas America, 2014) is only the fifth studio album by The Pixies and the first since 1991’s seminal Trompe le Monde. It’s strange because it seems like a sparse discography from a band whose songs are such a part of pop culture. ”Where Is My Mind?” off of 1988’s Sub Rosa is practically an anthem of angst, included in TV shows, commercials, films and video games, and covered by more bands and musicians than there are craters on the moon. OK, that might not be true, but “Where Is My Mind?” does have an out-ofthis-world connection: In 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit was “awakened” to the song in “honor of its software transplant.”

Though Pixies’ studio albums are few and far between, the band hasn’t been sedentary for the past 30 years. Extensive touring and live recordings kept the band plenty busy and fed fans’ need for as much music as the band could produce. Though kind of a departure, the stellar Indie Cindy finds Black Francis/Frank Black, David Lovering, Joey Santiago (and a rotating cast of touring bassists) doing what they do best.

—Amy Atkins With Royal Blood, 8 p.m., $40-$70. Revolution, 4983 Glenwood St., cttouringid.com.

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GREAT BAIT—2:30 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

KEVIN KIRK— 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

J.D. KINDLE & THE EASTERN OREGON PLAYBOYS—With Thomas Paul. 8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

LONE MADRONE—10 p.m. $5. Tom Grainey’s

JELLYBREAD—10 p.m. $5. Reef

NEW TRANSIT BENEFIT CONCERT— With Rebecca Scott, Thomas Paul, Steve Fulton Music, Sherpa, Tracy Morrison, Bernie Reilly Band and more. Proceeds benefit the Idaho Fallen Firefighters Foundation. 7 p.m. $10. Visual Arts Collective

PIXIES, OCT. 2, REVOLUTION CONCERT HOUSE

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

ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY—Featuring A Rotterdam November. 7:30 p.m. FREE. The District OPHELIA—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s REBECCA SCOTT BAND—6 p.m.

FREE. Sandbar ROCK FOR THE BUFFALO FUNDRAISER—Tundra Brother with Urb, Space Car and Zabian (Illumneye).

All donations will benefit Buffalo Field Campaign (buffalofieldcampaign.org). 8 p.m. By donation. Crazy Horse SIMPLE RUCKUS—10 p.m. $5.

Reef

KENNY WAIT—8 p.m. FREE. Artistblue THE KOUGARS—10 p.m. $5. Tom Grainey’s LIMEHOUSE—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar MICHAEL BRUESCH—6 p.m. FREE. Artistblue PATRICIA FOLKNER—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365 STEVE EATON—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

SUNDAY OCT. 5 HIP-HOP SUNDAY—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement JAZZ AT THE RIVERSIDE—Featuring Bill Courtial and The Jazz Angels. 6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s KEVIN KIRK AND ONAMATOPOEIA—Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the Vinh Son Montagnard Orphanages, which are located in the Kontum Province of Vietnam. To buy tickets, call Van Tran at 208-7243551. 3 p.m. $15. Sapphire Room

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FREE. Tom Grainey’s

JACK’S JAM—6 p.m. FREE. Shorty’s

NOCTURNUM! INDUSTRIAL GOTH DJS—9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid

MONDAY NIGHT KARAOKE— 10 p.m. FREE. Tom Grainey’s

TUESDAY OCT. 7

WEDNESDAY OCT. 8

OPEN MIC WITH REBECCA SCOTT & ROB HILL— 8 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

BOBBY GIBSON—5:30 p.m.

FREE. O’Michael’s

DJ HOUSE MUSIC—8 p.m.

FREE. Mode Lounge

BOURBON DOGS—7 p.m.

FREE. Sockeye Grill

DOUGLAS CAMERON—5 p.m.

FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

CASH’D OUT—Johnny Cash tribute band. With Jimmy Sinn.

8:30 p.m. $12-$20. Knitting Factor y

LIKE A ROCKET— 8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

THE SHON SANDERS BAND—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

MONDAY

OCT. 6

JEOPARTY—10 p.m. FREE. Tom Grainey’s KEYS & KRATES—With Gladiator and THUGLI. 8 p.m. $10$25. Revolution

1332 RECORDS PUNK MONDAY— 9 p.m. FREE. Liquid

Keys & Krates RUBBLEBUCKET—With Body Language. 7 p.m. $12 adv., $14 door. Neurolux SOUL SERENE—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

Aaron Carter

LIQUID WETT WEDNESDAY— Electronic music and DJs. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid MISSISSIPPI MARSHALL & THE JUKE DADDYS— 7 p.m. $7. Sapphire Room

MISSISSIPPI MARSHALL—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

SERA CAHOONE—With Hillfolk Noir and Tomo Nakayama (of Grand Hallway). 8:30 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. The Crux

MUTUAL BENEFIT—With Ricky Eat Acid and Square As They Come. 7 p.m. $12 adv., $14 door. Neurolux

THROUGH THE ROOTS AND THE SUPERVILLAINS—With The Steppas. 9:30 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Reef

RADIO BOISE SOCIAL HOUR: DJ CHAKRA KHAN & IGA— 5:30 p.m. FREE. Neurolux SORXE—With Godhunter and Oilslave. 7 p.m. $5. The Shredder

AARON CARTER—8 p.m. $15$50. Knitting Factor y BRADY HAMMON—6 p.m.

FREE. Artistblue

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EARTH, OCT. 3, NEUROLUX Metal is as complicated and varied a genre as any. Variations in instrumentation, vocal styling or timing can move a band from one subcategory to another. It’s safe enough to call Washington-based Earth a drone-metal band, but that doesn’t begin to express the dark, nuanced layers that comprise tracks so dense, they seem to have a gravitational pull. The release of Primitive and Deadly (Southern Lord, Sept. 2014) has a number of bloggers, critics and fans in awe, some suggesting it’s the best Earth album since 2008’s The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull, a somewhat controversial release because of guitarist Dylan Carlson’s penchant for dropping hints of alt/ country and jazz into songs. Primitive and Deadly has its own surprises, including contributions from Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees) and Brett Netson (Built to Spill), but regardless of how it is received or defined, Primitive and Deadly is, absolutely, Earth.

—Amy Atkins With King Dude, 7 p.m., $15. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.

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BERRY CONTROVERSIAL A neighbor proposes an edible landscape, but other neighbors don’t bite Oso Negro’s Unkie O samples from soul.

WHAT’S NEW Fall is a busy time for new music releases, even here at home.

In mid-September, the prolific black bear of hip-hop, Oso Negro, released Unkie O. Oso Negro, a.k.a. Steve Stein, used soul-music samples and a more deliberate delivery than on previous releases because he wanted to create a “classic hip-hop” album. Stein said with Unkie O, he was striving for something “more fun and accessible than some of the esoteric and psychedelic stuff” he has explored on earlier records, adding “although those latter elements are certainly present.” The single “Strawberry Pie” has seen some radio play as far away as the Magic Valley, and on Friday, Oct. 3, Stein leaves on a 10-day tour, sponsored by local custom longboard company Sibbz that will take him and Illumneye crew member Ed Able across four states for nine shows. Listen to and download Unkie O—and check out the cool cover illustration by Storie Grubb—at osonegrobandcamp.com, where Stein has a message for fans and newcomers alike: “It’s your Unkie O here to provide some support, joy, and tough love. Let’s take a ride and chop it up for a bit.”

Last week, local quartet Audio Moonshine released its sophomore effort, The Speakeasy Sessions. It’s a clear follow-up to AM’s 2008 Let’s Be, with the Americana/ country/’90s rock combination the band has become known for. Check out the video for new track “Check Out” at audiomoonshine.com.

Another new addition on Record Exchange shelves is No. 2 in Edmond Dantes’ discography: the five-track Juno, which includes four new songs and a Dirty Moogs remix of “Decade.” With Juno, ED’s Ryan Peck and Andrew Stensaas deliver a small but multidirectional collection of synth-driven tracks (think Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark meeting Duran Duran in the 21st century) that illuminate their influences, experience and musicianship, as well as their drive to create original, difficult-to-categorize music.

Stensaas’ vocals are spot-on throughout Juno, adjusting to fit the mood, like in the strangely menacing “Just Drive” as he sings “I call you out / to find out / I break my arms just to hold you down.” Todd Dunnigan added some “additional synth magic,” and saxmaster Andy Rayborn makes an appearance on “Sunset.”

Yet another new local release out this month actually came from across the world.

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BY JESSICA MURRI Peter Skenandore and his 14-year-old daughter, Caitlyn, have walked past their neighborhood’s stormwater retention pond hundreds of times, but recently they had what he called a “wouldn’t-it-be-fun-to” moment.

The pond, at 2280 E. Roanoke Drive, is intended to mitigate flooding in the east Foothills neighborhood. While most retention ponds are taken over by homeowner associations or maintained by the city, this one fell through the cracks. A few residents take it upon themselves to mow the weeds, but other than that, the ground is covered in dried-out grass.

The Skenandores, who moved from Seattle to Boise three years ago and live less than 10 minutes from the pond, have a different vision.

“To us, this neglected, overgrown lot is an absolute garden and education gold mine,” their development plan states.

The idea was born to create a community garden, complete with interpretive trails and a dock, an orchard, native vegetation, benches and beehive boxes. The possibilities piled up, including educational opportunities for students, pie-eating contests, bike-riding workshops for the local kids, even a street fair.

Working toward a degree in nonprofit management, Skenandore used his skills to launch Boise Community Gardens Inc. With the help of his home-schooled daughter, they crafted a model based on volunteers. They planned to donate extra food to the Idaho Foodbank.

They created fundraising campaigns.

They were enthusiastic, but the response from neighbors was not what they expected.

“I was surprised,” Skenandore said.

After passing out fliers to nearby houses, the plan ran up against a wave of rejection.

Skenandore said he struggled with the “territorial” approach other neighbors took.

“We have lived in our home for over 20

While a father-daughter team sees a disused lot, ripe for a community garden, others see a private, wild sanctuary in the retention pond on Roanoke Drive. The differing views have been prickly.

years and one of the primary reasons we purchased the home and have remained there for so long is the quiet, privacy and natural feel that the retention pond area directly outside our back yard offers [sic],” one resident wrote.

Several other neighbors joined in emailing the city, bringing up concerns over foot traffic, loss of privacy, barking dogs, parking and traffic congestion, safety of neighborhood children, additional noise and the possibility of a garden attracting wildlife to the area. “[H]aving to deal with a community garden right in our backyard adds a new element of stress and uncertainty that could not come at a worse time,” wrote another resident.

“I believe that I am not far off by saying that most, if not all, of the neighbors who live closest to the proposed berry patch are NOT in favor of the idea,” wrote yet another.

The Skenandores scaled back their plans, leaving only a raspberry patch and a bench or two. Then they sought approval from Boise Parks and Recreation commissioners.

“Our goal is to enhance that area and make it more presentable and broaden the utility of it,” Skenandore said in a public hearing.

Despite testimony against the raspberry patch, the commission approved it.

Skenandore said what he really wants to create with the Roanoke Raspberry Patch is an edible landscape. That means incorporating plants that produce food into normal landscaping. It’s a trend taking off in Boise.

Owner of SplitPea Edible Landscaping Niky

Dryden creates what she calls a “full blown relationship with nature.”

“You think about food growing in your yard,” she said. “It’s so much more than that.

It’s as local as you can possibly be. It’s grocery shopping on your way into your house, it’s removing things that aren’t providing for you ... and replacing it with things that will provide for you and your family and your neighbors.”

Dryden uses sunflowers as trellises for beans; squash plants as natural mulch; and fills in the spaces with plants like asparagus, peppers, artichokes, quinoa and rainbow kale.

“Strawberry plants are great for edible landscaping,” she said. “They’re very pretty, they offer great ground cover, they choke out the weeds and you get to eat the strawberries. …

You name it, I will put it in the front yard.”

When Dryden sees a disused city-owned lot, she lets loose with a growl.

“It’s really frustrating to see open space with nothing, not providing anything to anyone or any critter,” she said.

Rob Bousfield, assistant city engineer with the Boise Public Works Department, admitted that the pond at Roanoke Drive was neglected.

“Public Works maintains it,” he said, “and to be honest, we have done little to no maintenance. That’s why it looks the way it does.”

With approval from the city, Skenandore and his daughter have set to work to raise an initial $1,200 and started conversations to defuse upset neighbors. They hope to start planting next spring.

CULTURE/EXTRA SAINT LAWRENCE GRIDIRON LAUNCHES SUNDAY SUPPER CLUB Saint Lawrence Gridiron started as a roving food truck before it traded its wheels for brick and mortar at 705 W. Bannock St. Now, owner Brian Garrett is taking advantage of the permanent location to start a new tradition called Sunday Supper Club, kicking off Oct. 5.

The event features a pre fixe menu with off-menu items that stick to the restaurant’s catch phrase: “exploring the roots of American cuisine.”

The board of fare will include a couple of appetizers, a soup and salad, and an entree and dessert—with a glass of wine or beer included.

The inaugural Supper Club meal will be sourced almost entirely from Boise Farmers Market vendors. Tickets are $65, with proceeds going to

Boise Farmers Market programs like Sprouts Kids Club—a weekly event that includes kids cooking classes and activities centered on food, nutrition, gardening and composting—as well as a local documentary titled To Live Local. The documentary explores sustainable agriculture practices in Idaho.

Garrett said the dinner will be far different from a normal dining experience.

“Instead of just a bunch of individual people, instead of sitting in groups of two, the whole group will be seated together,” Garrett said.

“We’ve spun the idea into more of a community experience.”

Tickets can be purchased at Saint Lawrence Gridiron or at the Boise Farmers Market information booth.

—Jessica Murri B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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‘LIVER JOURNEY’ HAS HAPPY ENDING

Audra Connolly is in a Seoul state of mind.

Update: Transplant surgery successful for Boise man JESSICA MURRI Boise man Patrick Casey is recovering in Chicago after receiving a liver transplant from Tucson, Ariz., resident Roni Ziemba. The two were reunited through email after 26 years, when they dated.

After undergoing a liver transplant surgery in August, Patrick Casey spent a lot of time watching TV. One night, he was channel surfing when something caught his eye: a show on tiny houses, which are sometimes smaller than 300 square feet.

“I thought, ‘Oh my God, these people are thinking kind of like me: [trying] to simplify their lives and have a really high quality-of-life but a tiny life,” Casey said.

“When I get back to Boise, I’m going to start developing that idea for myself.”

Casey had his surgery at the Kovler Organ Transplant Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, where he has been recovering and thinking a lot about a life he never thought he’d be able to live. He pictures finding a lot in the city, growing a 3,600-square-foot garden and living in his own tiny house. He wants to learn how to fly fish. And he can’t wait to see his daughter graduate high school.

Thinking about any kind of future is new for Casey. Only a few months ago, he thought his life was over.

“I didn’t think I was going to make it,” Casey said. “It was so challenging and so painful. I’ve endured suffering that has taken me to the edge of life itself.”

Boise Weekly first met Patrick Casey, 65, in December 2013, during his search for a liver donor (BW, Features, “Planning for Death, Searching for Life,” Dec.18, 2013).

Almost two decades ago, the 65-year-old chiropractor was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a progressive disease in which the liver attacks itself until the organ is little more than scar tissue. The only known cure is a liver transplant.

As Casey’s condition worsened his skin constantly itched, he went weeks without sleep, he struggled with chronic weakness and, at times, felt like his brain was shutting down. Seeing no other option, Casey sent an email in August 2013 asking friends and family to consider donating a portion of their liver. None of them could, but the request found its way to an unlikely source.

BW readers will remember that Casey reconnected with 55-year-old photographer Roni Ziemba, a woman he had dated 26

years ago, who now lives in Tucson, Ariz.

When Ziemba learned about Casey’s condition, she agreed to donate half of her liver.

She called the process “the liver journey.”

“My mother said, ‘Honey, I’m very scared about you doing this, but we’re not the kind of people who would walk away from this,’” Ziemba told BW last winter.

“How could you possibly watch someone that you care about die? How could you live with yourself the rest of your life knowing that you could have saved them? … I made the decision. As far as I’m concerned, there is no choice.”

Ziemba and Casey flew to Chicago and underwent the surgeries on Aug. 21. Doctors removed half of Ziemba’s liver, flushed it out, put it on ice and walked it to Casey’s operating room, where it was transplanted into him, blood flow reestablished and bile ducts reconnected. “When you replace this old, dying liver and you put in this pink, healthy liver, [the doctors] said they immediately saw the organ going to work,” Ziemba said. “Now, you’ve got this vital liver processing his blood. As long as I’ve seen him, he’s been sick. He’s always looked gray and gaunt. … [Now] he has color in his cheeks. He looks better than I’ve seen him in 26 years.”

Casey and Ziemba have only seen each other a handful of times since the surgery, but each time has been intense.

“There is no greater gift than seeing the look on Pat’s face when he sees me,” Ziemba said. “I have never seen a look of such gratitude and appreciation. To be the recipient of that is huge and maybe even a little overwhelming. What do I do with all of this?”

Casey and Ziemba will have plenty of time to think about their gifts—they both have a long recovery period ahead. Ziemba’s wound wouldn’t close, leaving what she called “worm holes”: two openings through which she could actually see into her body. She’ll recover at home in Tucson, but her activities will be limited and it may take a year for her energy level to return to normal. Ziemba said she knew the timeline

of recovery going into the donation process, but she has a much better understanding now of just how long it will take to heal.

“It’s core,” she said. “Every time I move, something hurts. Getting up and down from a chair, from bed, you have to use your stomach muscles. It’s every second of the day; there’s no forgetting about it. I can actually feel [my liver] growing rapidly. It’s pretty much to 75 percent of its normal size. It’s growing like a sunflower grows.”

With a portion of Ziemba’s liver, Casey was doing better than expected, but he’s not out of the woods yet. Late last week, he came down with chills and a fever—a classic sign of rejection. After an examination at the transplant clinic, he was readmitted to the hospital, but his medical team has yet to figure out what’s wrong. Assuming the problem is ironed out, he’s expected to return home mid-October, where he’ll have a reunion with his 17-year-old daughter.

He still struggles to articulate his gratitude for Ziemba, though.

“She’s a miracle,” he said. “The whole process from when I first met her 26 years ago all the way to now has been not only a remarkable journey, but one of profound mystery and remarkable faith.”

Ziemba said she hopes those following her story will be more likely to donate an organ and save someone’s life. She’s looking forward to traveling to Boise in a year to celebrate the anniversary of the surgery.

It will take Casey six to eight months to rebuild the muscle he lost after both a recent open heart surgery and the transplant surgery. He can’t button his own clothes and he may never be able to practice chiropractic again, but given the choice between a healthy life, or what he’s been through, his answer was unexpected.

“If you would have asked me that in the ICU, I would have given anything for the first choice,” Casey said. “But I feel like I’ve evolved and grown so much through this than I ever would have if I didn’t go through it. It’s changed me in some profound ways. I’m just glad that I made it.”

make a change—and some money.

“I was performing and touring 30 here,” Connolly said. “But I was under this mountain of debt from school, and making records and just … trying to be an artist. I needed to get a job.” She went to South Korea to teach English at the Korea Poly School in Ilsan, about 40 minutes from Seoul. Though the move afforded her a chance to experience a different culture and put a dent in her debt, Connolly thought she would put her music on the back-burner.

“I thought I’d be there a year,” she said.

“And I thought, ‘That’s OK. I can take a year off and not lose any ground.’”

Connolly not only didn’t lose ground, she gained. As one year turned into two, she had begun playing out, performing in clubs and busking, and as her third year in South Korea rolled around, she had new songs scribbled in her notebook, friends and connections, a cushion of funds and a new CD (plus a Korean distribution deal).

Slowly, which is out on Connolly’s own Hole Heart Records label, is her second release and reflects both personal and musical growth—she has added tenor guitar to her repertoire—as well as how influential her time in Korea truly was: two of the song titles on Slowly are in Korean and the first track, “Korean New Year,” is children reciting a singsong chant.

Along with Slowly, Connolly has another chronicle of her time in Korea. While she was there, Connolly met young filmmaker Nils Bouvyer and together they made a short documentary, Seoul Heart (available on YouTube), which shows Connolly navigating the city and, maybe more importantly, her songwriting process and her feelings about her music. Connolly calls Slowly a “memoir” but it is also a love letter to a city that has forever changed her.

The CD release party for Slowly is Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Sapphire Room. Tickets are $10-$15 and available at brownpapertickets.com. Connolly is also performing a CD release party preview at The Record Exchange on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 6:30 p.m. audraconnolly.com In more news of newness, for its fiscal year 2015, the Boise City Department of Arts and History recently awarded grants of up to $5,000 from its Arts and History Grant Fund program to 20 different organizations and individuals, including Ballet Idaho, Big Tree Arts, Idaho Office for Refugees and poet Adrien Kien. See the full list of recipients at boiseartsandhistory.org.

—Amy Atkins

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Firestone Oaktoberfest Paso Marzen Bier, $1.59-$1.99 Named for the brewery’s hometown, Paso Robles, Calif., Spanish for “Pass of the Oaks,” this beer pours a light amber topped by a brief, thin head. The aromas include subtle hops, floral herb, grain and a bit of clover. There’s a hop component on the palate from start to finish— nothing overwhelming, but the most overt of the three. The hops mingle with lightly sweet malt, pepper, grain and sweet bread. An interesting take on the style.

Weihenstephaner Oktoberfestbier, $2.09$2.69 Bright straw gold and crystal clear in the glass, this German entry sports a short-lived, twofinger head. The light, but interesting nose is a mix of fresh-mown hay, citrus oil, biscuit, earth and mineral. The flavors are fresh and clean, dominated by yeasty grain, soft blood orange, smooth malt, very light hops, lemon zest and an unusual kiss of fireroasted corn.

Widmer Okto Festival Ale, $1.39-$1.69 This brew is a burnt amber in the glass with a modest white head that fades quickly but leaves a nice lacing.

Sweet grass and yeasty malt aromas are joined by hints of caramel and spice, and the barest whiff of hops. Light-bodied and with a creamy sweetness that’s a bit simple, touches of hazelnut come through on the finish. It’s a sessionable Oregon ale in a lagerdominated category.

FOOD TAR A M OR GAN

For more than 200 years, Munich’s Oktoberfest has set the standard for a beer festival. It began in 1810 as a celebration of the wedding of Prince Ludwig (later the king of Bavaria) to Princess Therese, and, with an occasional lapse due to war, it’s been going strong ever since. The beer of choice at the fest is a lager brewed in the cool months of spring that’s cellared over the hot summer months. Some 6 million people will gather in Munich for Oktoberfest, but if you can’t make it, hoist a stein of any of the following. Prost!

EXTRA VIRGIN EXTORTION Exploring the often fraudulent olive oil industry TARA MORGAN Thrusting a tiny cup filled with a thick, verdant liquid into my hand, Treasure Valley Food Coalition Treasurer Susan Medlin issued a word of caution: “Be careful because all olive oil is Susan Medlin, of the Treasure Valley Food Coalition, has a deep olove for honest oils. quite peppery,” she said, tipping the contents of her cup into her mouth and swallowing.

COOC, California producers must first submit they’re not,” said Medlin. “Now that we’ve “That doesn’t have much bite but you can a lab analysis of their olive oil that indicates made such a deal of the health component of really taste the olive. If you wait just a minute, the handling and storage of their olives and in the back of your throat you can now feel the extra virgin olive oil … I think it’s important oil. Then, the oil must also pass a COOC blind that you know.” little sparklies.” taste-test to ensure that it’s free of defects, So does Tom Mueller, author of the book The olive oil, a variety called Sevillano which can indicate the use of poor quality Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous made by California producer Lucero, coated olives, or problems during milling or storage.

World of Olive Oil. On his blog, Truth in my mouth with a thin, fruity sheen before Representatives from the COOC will be Olive Oil, Mueller lists a few key concepts for lighting up the back of my throat with almost on hand at the Treasure Valley Food Coalibuying good olive oil: effervescent pings of pepperiness. tion’s Truth in Olive Oil Tasting Seminar “Olives are stone fruits, like cherries and “In Italy, the real deal, you have to cough,” Monday, Oct. 6. Not only will they bring a plums,” he writes. “So real extra virgin olive said Medlin. number of certified California extra virgin Medlin, who was preparing for her sold-out oil is fresh-squeezed fruit juice—seasonal, olive oils to sample, but they’ll also pair those perishable and never better than the first few Truth in Olive Oil Tasting Seminar Monday, oils with food from Three Girls Catering weeks it was made.”

Oct. 6, poured another glug and wine samples from Three Horse Ranch.

To make sure you’re buyof green oil into a tiny cup.

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL Olive oil producer Dewey Lucero, whom ing a good bottle of olive oil, This one, a variety called INDUSTRY TASTING SEMINAR Mueller recommends avoiding Medlin referred to as “eternally adorable and Tuscan made by the Oregon Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2-4 p.m., FREE. The Modern Hotel Bar, 1314 a wonderful speaker,” is also coming to speak low-priced oil—typically anyOlive Mill in Dayton, Ore., W. Grove St. Food industry at the event. Medlin is particularly excited to thing under $10 a liter. was much more pungent on representatives can RSVP at pair Lucero’s extra virgin olive oil with Idaho’s “To ensure freshness, look the nose, with a grassy bitterssmedlin@gmail.com.

Cloverleaf vanilla ice cream and a sprinkle of for bottles with a ‘best by’ ness on the palate. It was far red and black Hawaiian sea salt. date, or better still a date of more vibrant and fresh tasting There’s a second, more industrial compoharvest,” writes Mueller. “Try to buy oils only than any olive oils I’ve found on store shelves. nent to the TVFC’s olive oil extravaganza. The from this year’s harvest. ‘Best by’ dates are That’s precisely what Medlin and the Treanonprofit is also hosting a seminar Tuesday, sure Valley Food Coalition are hoping to teach usually two years from the time an oil was Oct. 7, from 2-4 p.m. at The Modern Hotel bottled, so if you see a date that is two years consumers through their tasting seminar: The and Bar geared toward the food industry. away, the oil is more likely to be fresh.” difference between good and bad olive oil.

“I’m interested in seeing what we can offer But Mueller said other terms commonly “We had been thinking a lot about food the food community—the restaurants, the printed on olive oil bottles can be misleading. fraud because there’s so much of it. … The institutional people who are always struggling “Take the terms ‘first pressed’ and ‘cold definition of fraud is that somebody does pressed,’ for example,” writes Mueller. “Since with olive oil because it’s rarely fresh,” said something for economic gain based on conMedlin. “That’s where all the conversations most extra virgin oil nowadays is made with sumer ignorance,” Medlin said. centrifuges, it isn’t ‘pressed’ at all, and all true about local oils are going to come in. Where Olive oil is a particularly fraudulent comextra virgin comes exclusively do we get them? How much is it going to cost? modity. Much of the olive oil What’s the distribution going to look like?”

TRUTH IN OLIVE OIL TASTING from the first pressing of the sold as Italian extra virgin SEMINAR Ultimately, the Treasure Valley Food Coaliolive paste. EU regulations olive oil in fact comes from Monday, Oct. 6, 6-9 p.m., SOLD tion is interested in promoting a vibrant local state that ‘cold pressed’ can countries like Spain, MoOUT. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 food economy in the Treasure Valley. Linking be used only when the olive rocco and Tunisia. The oil is Osage St., Garden City. up local businesses with reputable regional paste is kept at or below 27 imported to Italy and bottled suppliers of extra virgin olive oil is a step in degrees Celsius during the there, where it receives the that direction. malaxing [mixing] process—a level respected label “packed in Italy” or “imported from “It’s a gateway. Just like tomatoes were a by nearly all serious producers—and when Italy.” According to The New York Times, the oil is actually extracted with a press, not a gateway to thinking about produce in general, some refineries even cut olive oil with cheaper to me, olive oil is a gateway to thinking about oils, while others “mix vegetable oils with beta centrifuge.”

Sound confusing? That’s why organizations how and why things are fraudulent,” said carotene, to disguise the flavor, and add chloMedlin. “We always say the longer the supply rophyll for coloring, to produce fake olive oil.” like the California Olive Oil Council have chain and the further away it comes from, the “Americans don’t really know the difference developed certification programs to provide more opportunities to debase the product.” consumer protection. To get a seal from the and they think they’re getting something that

—David Kirkpatrick

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LOVE (OR SOMETHING LIKE IT) The gentle Love Is Strange and the twisted Gone Girl GEORGE PRENTICE Nearly 90 minutes into Love Is Strange, perhaps the gentlest film of the year, a young man, skateboard in hand, is descending stairs in an apartment building. He comes to an abrupt stop in the stairwell as if a ghost had suddenly pinned him in place. He slowly bows his head, and begins to cry. The singleshot scene with no cutaways is two minutes long—an eternity in contemporary filmmaking—during which a piano plays Chopin’s “Nocturne No. 5 in F Sharp Major.” It is a stunning, intimate achievement, allowing ample time for viewers’ waves of emotions to ebb and flow.

Emotions do flow through Love Is Strange.

It’s never exploitive or manipulative, and instead affords its audience great care and respect. This film’s themes of same-sex marriage and economic volatility are ripped from the headlines and such themes are quite often portrayed on film with, well, volatility. But Love Is Strange assumes its audience is compassionate, engaged and literate. Not once do director Ira Sachs or stars John Lithgow and Alfred Molina slip into a syrupy chiding of society’s shortcomings.

“It’s a long story. It starts with me marrying my partner of 39 years and then being fired from my job,” George (Molina) tells a halfinterested man when asked how he and his husband Ben (Lithgow) became involuntarily separated. “I don’t want to bore you with all the details.”

Boring? Never. Important? Of course.

Marvelous filmmaking? Absolutely.

Lithgow and Molina, who seamlessly transition between stage and screen, are two

Ben Affleck stars in the high-profile Gone Girl (left), from director David Fincher; Alfred Molina and John Lithgow star in the superior Love Is Strange (right).

of the best of their generation and are at the top of their game here. When their characters are forced to sell their house because of lost income and health benefits, their story becomes instantly familiar. Ben and George are forced to turn to friends and family for places to stay, and end up sleeping on couches or in bunk beds miles from one another—neither man’s family has room for both of them—and they are thrown into the social hurricanes of domestic squabbles when they become unwitting witnesses to their families’ respective dramas.

In this measured and respectful story, we are asked to examine how economic circumstances can force us to surrender our sense of self. And when we impose on our friends and family, such awkward circumstances can permanently compromise those relationships. Ultimately, Love Is Strange is a beautiful film that will occupy a piece of your heart long after its visit to Boise, which begins Friday, Oct. 3.

On the other hand, Gone Girl, which also opens Oct. 3, might well have co-opted the Love Is Strange title. The love examined in Gone Girl is exceptionally strange in director David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel of the same name.

For a while in 2012, I was under the assumption that nearly everyone in the U.S. was carrying around a copy of the thriller, and it was easy to imagine no one was unaware of the surprise twists and turns in this story of a marriage that has gone exceedingly bad. But being a proper cinematic citizen, no worries here, dear reader: no spoilers ahead.

In Gone Girl, the marriage of Nick (Ben Affleck) and Amy (Rosamund Pike in her best work to date) has suffered because of job instability and family crises. When Amy disappears, Nick becomes the prime suspect.

Nick’s psychological tug-of-war with police and media consumes much of the movie’s first half… and that’s all you get, folks. 20th Century Fox would have my hide if I gave away any more of Gone Girl.

This is not one of the best movies of the year, but it is worth the price of admission. I’m a fan of Fincher, who has pulled down best director Oscar nominations for The Social Network and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; but with Gone Girl, Fincher has us strapped in so tight, that it’s often difficult to enjoy what should be a wickedly macabre funhouse ride.

LISTINGS/SCREEN HOW TO GET AWAY WITH SWEET REVENGE Within hours of publishing an embarrassing Sept. 18 column

by New York Times television columnist Alessandra Stanley, the Times executive staff began apologizing—but it was too late. The column in the Sunday Times where Stanley called BOI S EW EEKLY.COM

Shonda Rhimes “an angry black woman” and Viola Davis, the star of the new ABC drama How To Get Away With Murder— Rhimes is executive producer— ”less classically beautiful” than lighter-skinned African-American actresses, the entertainment landscape had been scorched.

“There was never any intent to offend anyone,” wrote Times

Culture Editor Danielle Matton.

In a mea culpa, Stanley later admitted to using “a painful and insidious stereotype solely in order to praise Ms. Rhimes.”

Ultimately, How to Get Away With Murder killed it (ratings-wise) with its Sept. 25 debut. Around 14 million viewers tuned in, and that number is expected to grow when DVR viewers are added.

Meanwhile, Stanley was still doing damage control, saying readers shouldn’t have taken her “angry black woman” comment literally because she “so often writes arch, provocative ledes that are then undercut or mitigated by the paragraphs that follow.”

Riiiiiight.

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Case No. CV NC 1415445 NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE MATTER of the application of MICHELE ADAMS for change in name, A Petition

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: Corey Shane Godfrey Legal Name

The motion was filed to claim domestic and stockwater right no. 63-33991 so that it can be decreed by the court.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: LILEIGH PARKER WRIGHT, minor child,

MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 1657, Boise, ID 83701

Case No. CV NC 14-08881 AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE A Petition to change the name of LILEIGH PARKER WRIGHT, a minor, now residing in Boise, Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to LILEIGH PARKER MATEJCEK. The reason for the change in name is: 1. The Petitioner is the natural father of the child; 2. A Judgment and Order re; Filiation, Custody, Support, and Reimbursement was entered on March 29, 2012, and among other things, authorized the Bureau of Vital Statistics to issue a new birth certificate reflecting that the Petitioner is the legal father of LILEIGH PARKER WRIGHT. 3. The parties were awarded joint legal and joint physical custody of LILEIGH PARKER WRIGHT. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on November 20, 2014 at the Ada County Courthouse, 200 W. Front Street, Boise, Idaho.

Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. WITNESS my hand and seal of said District Court this 18th day of Sept. 2014.

CHRISTOPHER RICH, Clerk By: DEBRA URIZAR DEPUTY CLERK PUB Oct. 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2014.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: LINDA MARIE JACZKO, 12/14/1971 Legal Name

Case No. CV NC 1416488

Case No. CV NC 1417599

NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult) A Petition to change the name of Corey Shane Godfrey, 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 Rio Shane Love. The reason for the change in name is: I no longer care for my birth name.

A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on (date) November 6, 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.

NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult) A Petition to change the name of Linda Marie Jaczko, 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 Linda Marie Cannon. The reason for the change in name is: I am going back to my maiden name.

A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on (date) Nov 18 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 SEP 02 2014 CHRISTOPHER D. RICH CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: DEBRA URIZAR DEPUTY CLERK PUB SEpt. 10, 17, 24 & Oct. 1, 2014.

NOTICE OF DOMESTIC WATER RIGHT CLAIM On September 11, 2014 Janis Wroten-Graham filed a motion for deterimination of deferred de minimis domestic or stockwater use in the Snake River Basin Adjudication District Court.

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58 yr old lonely female hzl eyes, 5’4, brown hair looking for male or female pen pal. If interested in knowing more about myself please write Charlotte Mygrant #80710 PWCC 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204.

My name is Belinda Leverich IDOC 80590. I’m currently incarcerated at PWCC. I’m doing a Ryder. I’m 28 years old, blue eyes, blonde hair. I’m looking for someone 2 write me that likes 2 have fun.

My name is Krystalee Lomas IDOC #90238. I have long black hair, brown eyes, and I am 5’9”. I looking for a friend & pen pals to write me. I am also looking for someone fun and outgoing. My full term release date is 2/25/2017. I am in PWCC. SWF, 31, curvy-light brown hair, shoulder length, blue eyes. I’ve been in prison for 4 years and am looking for someone to correspond with. I should be release with-in the next 6 months or so, I’m form the Boise area. I’m easy to talk to and love to write, so don’t be shy. I’ll be waiting to hear from you. Write to Amanda Stolp c/o Elmore County Jail 2255 East 8th North, Mountain Home, ID 83647.

I am a single white female 35 years old blonde hair blue eyes 5’6” and 135 pounds. I have two wonderful children both boys ages 12 and 1 ½ years old. I am currently being held in Ada County Jail and would really like someone to write to and maybe connect to. I am looking for men ages 25-55 or woman ages 2540. Jennifer Thomas #529506 Ada County Jail 7210 Barrister Dr Boise, ID 83704.

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My name is Kayla Dugger I am currently incarcerated at PWCC in Pocatello Idaho. I am looking for a pen pal, I am 27 years old, I have light brown hair, hazel eyes, weight 106. I like to hunt, fish, camp, snow machines, dirt bike, I love the outdoors, I am looking for people that enjoy the same and like adventure, I am looking for companionship. Please write to me: Kayla Dugger IDOC #90991 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204.

My name is Juliet Summers IDOC #87208, I’m 45 yrs at PWCC doing sometime would love to have someone to write. If interested and would like to write, write to 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204.

SWF, a babe behind bars. 5’2”, 120lbs, green gold eyes. Looking for interesting people from my hometown to talk to! Write Wendy Hiser 88392 @ PWCC 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204.

Hello, my name is Heather, and I just turned 28 on Sept. 7th. I’m 5’3”, and weigh 165 lbs. I have brownish-red hair that’s long & wavy, and blue/green eyes as they change colors. I’ve also got an hour-glass shaped body.

I have 7 tattoos, an plan on more as I enjoy inking myself and others, though I am still learning, my best work is tribal and lining.

I’m from the Northwest, and I’ve lived in Idaho and Washington all my life, except for prison stays & transport. I love the mountains, riding horses, camping, mudding, Spring & Fall getting

greasy under the hood of an old car, and spending time with the special people in my life. Aside from that I am currently single for the first time in my life since I began dating. I like tall men who are calm, cool, and confident, who can take care of themselves, but doesn’t mind letting me have a little control too. I like a man who knows himself and what he wants in life, so if you’re honest, and interested in finding out more about me then please write and tell me a little about yourself, and send a picture for a quicker response or even a photo of myself too.. I’m waiting J… send responses to Heather Brown #86248 PWCC Unit 1 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204.

My name is Natasha, I’m 25 with blonde hair, bright green eyes, and very slim @ 5’8”. Some of my hobbies include fast cars, dirt bikes/ 4- wheelers, move nights & BBQ’s! If you’re interested to know more my address is: Natasha Porter #99025 PWCC unit 1 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204.

Hello. My name is Gabrielle Gould.

I am 30 years old. 5’5 and about 150 pounds. My hobbies include: music, tattoos, drawing, writing, poetry, photography, water skiing, boating, nature, BBQing, etc. If you are interested.

Please feel free to write me at Gabrielle Gould #90152 Unit 1 PWCC 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204. Age & race not important may send picture when replied to.

Older lonely male 63 yrs old, looking for friendship of older woman 45-60. Will answer all correspondence, and share photos. If your bored like me… take a chane and write, you might be surprised at what you get as a friend. Write to Pat K. Knight #26529 ISCI unit 10 B-26A Po Box 14 Boise, ID 83707.

30 year old wm looking for fat girl to write and visit. The bigger the better. I don’t want to talk about God or rehabilitation. I love you!

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Hi Ladys. My names Harley I’m a sexi 22 yr old Bad Boy in need of a pen pal. So please write me my address is Harley Batchelor 104633 PO Box 70010 Boise, ID 83707.

Single white 22 year old woman in until next year looking for pen pals to pass the time. I am adventurous, will try anything once and try not to take life too seriously.

I like to laugh and have a good time. I like to be in the outdoors or inside watching a movie… I like to have fun. Chelsae Yager #98882 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204.

Hi, my name is Elizabeth, but everyone calls me “Gabe”. I am currently incarcerated at PWCC and should be getting released March 2016. I enjoy writing poetry, listening to music, playing football, hockey and soccer.

I love to chill with friends and watch the sun set and rise. I am a hopeless romantic, that loves to be courted and court my other half or significant other. I have a very shy tendencies and hope you will take the time to break down the walls and barriers to see, to know the true me.

You can check out my pix on facebook @ Stricklerbeth41@ yahoo.com. If you like what you see, then you’ll love the true me. If you’re interested please send your phone number and a picture to Elizabeth Stricker #102946 PWCC 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204. I’m patiently waiting for your response.

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My name is Melissa, I’m a 37 year old woman with an slender build.

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Looking for a friend/ pen pal hope to get to know you. Melissa Pierce SBWCC 13200 S Pleasant Valley Rd Kuna, ID 83634.

My name is Lorea Murray #105682. I am looking for pen pals to pass my time I am doing 2 +10. I am 25 female please feel free to write me at Lorea Murray #105682 Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83205

MWM 28 seeking MF who wants a private connection with uncontrollable desires. Remove yourself from loneliness and displeasure. Let down your hesitations and let’s make some fire.

Understand that this place won’t hold me here much longer and this “Bad Boy” wants it all. If you want more, then take off that mask and write to me, but don’t get us caught open up a post office box and don’t forget to hide my letters… Buck Basey #94099 ISCI unit 15A63B PO Box 14 Boise, ID 83707.

Single female 27 year old- bisexual ex-stripper incarcerated and looking for pen-pals-friendsand maybe, more. If interested in getting to know me write me at: Georgia Smith #82451 c/o PWCC unit 5-B-10A 1451 Fore Rd. Pocatello, ID 83204.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY FALL HARVEST ARIES (March 21-April 19): As I hike through the wilderness at dusk, the crickets always seem to be humming in the distance.

No matter where I go, their sound is farther off, never right up close to me. How can that be?

Do they move away from me as I approach? I doubt it. I sense no leaping insects in the underbrush. Here’s how this pertains to you: My relationship with the crickets’ song is similar to a mystery in your life. There’s an experience that calls to you but forever seems out of reach. You think you’re drawing nearer, about to touch it and be in its midst, but it inevitably eludes you. Now here’s the good news: A change is coming for you. It will be like what would happen if I suddenly found myself intimately surrounded by hundreds of chirping crickets.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In three years, you will comprehend truths about yourself and your life that you don’t have the capacity to grasp now. By then, past events that have been confusing to you will make sense. You’ll know what their purpose was and why they occurred. Can you wait that long? If you’d rather not, I have an idea: Do a meditation in which you visualize yourself as you will be three years from today. Imagine asking your future self to tell you what he or she has discovered. The revelations may take a while to start rolling in, but I predict that a whole series of insights will have arrived by this time next week.

more secure route: working hard to create a treasure that’s like a cultivated pearl.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In June 2012, a U.S. senator introduced a bill that would require all members of Congress to actually read or listen to a reading of any bill before they voted on it.

The proposal has been in limbo ever since, and it’s unlikely it will ever be treated seriously. This is confusing to me. Shouldn’t it be a fundamental requirement that all lawmakers know what’s in the laws they pass? Don’t make a similar error, Leo. Understand exactly what you’re getting into, whether it’s a new agreement, an invitation or a tempting opportunity. Be thoroughly informed.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Oliver Evans (1755-1819) was a prolific Virgo inventor who came up with brilliant ideas for steam engines, urban gas lighting, refrigeration and automated machines. He made a radical prediction: “The time will come when people will travel in stages moved by steam engines, almost as fast as birds fly, 15 or 20 miles an hour.” We may be surprised that a visionary innovator like Evans dramatically minimized the future’s possibilities. In the same way, I suspect that later in your life, you might laugh at how much you are underestimating your potentials right now. In telling you this, I’m hoping you will stop underestimating.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The journey that awaits you is succinct but epic. It will last a relatively short time but take months to fully understand. You may feel natural and ordinary as you go through it, even as you are being rather heroic. Prepare as best as you can, but keep in mind that no amount of preparation will get you completely ready for the spontaneous moves you’ll be called on to perform. Don’t be nervous! I bet you will receive help from an unexpected source. Feelings of deja-vu may crop up and provide a sense of familiarity—even though none of what occurs will have any precedents.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When Jimmy Fallon was a senior in high school, he received a weird graduation gift: a troll doll, one of those plastic figurines with frizzy, brightly colored hair. Around the same time, his mother urged him to enter a comedy contest at a nearby club. Jimmy decided that would be fun. He worked up a routine in which he imitated various celebrities auditioning to become a spokesperson for troll dolls. With the doll by his side, he won the contest, launching his career as a comedian. I foresee the possibility of a comparable development in your life: an odd blessing or unexpected gift that inspires you to express one of your talents on a higher level.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the wild, very few oysters produce pearls—about one in 10,000.

Most commercial pearls come from farmed oysters whose pearls have been induced by humans. As you might expect, the natural jewel is regarded as far more precious. Let’s use these facts as metaphors while we speculate about your fate in the next eight months. I believe you will acquire or generate a beautiful new source of value for yourself. There’s a small chance you will stumble upon a treasure equivalent to the wild pearl. But I suggest you take the

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Dear So-Called Astrologer: Your horoscopes are worse than useless. Mostly they are crammed with philosophical and poetic crap that doesn’t apply to my daily life.

Please cut way back on the fancy metaphors. Just let me know if there is money or love or trouble coming my way—like what regular horoscopes say! -Skeptical Scorpio.” Dear Skeptical: In my astrological opinion, you and your fellow Scorpios will soon feel the kind of pressure you just directed at me. People will ask you to be different from what you are. My advice? Don’t acquiesce to them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Tomatoes are a staple of Italian cuisine now, but there weren’t any tomatoes in Europe until the 16th century, when Spanish explorers brought them from Central and South America.

Likewise, Malaysia has become a major producer of rubber, but it had no rubber trees until seeds were smuggled out of Brazil in the 19th century. And bananas are currently a major crop in Ecuador thanks to 16th-century Portuguese sailors, who transported them from West Africa. I foresee the possibility of comparable cross-fertilizations happening for you in the coming months, Sagittarius. Do you have your eye on any remote resources you’d like to bring back home?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Years ago, you experienced an event that was so overwhelming you could not fully deal with it, let alone understand it. All this time it has been simmering and smoldering in the depths of your unconscious mind, emitting ghostly steam and smoke even as it has remained difficult for you to integrate. But I predict that will change in the coming months. You will finally find a way to bring it into your conscious awareness and explore it with courage and grace. Of course it will be scary for you to do so. But I assure you that the fear is a residue from your old confusion, not a sign of real danger. To achieve maximum liberation, begin your quest soon.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This is prime time to do things that aren’t exactly easy and relaxing, but aren’t actually painful.

Examples: Extend peace offerings to adversaries. Seek reconciliation with valuable resources from which you have been separated and potential allies from whom you have become alienated.

Try out new games you would eventually like to be good at, but aren’t yet. Get a better read on interesting people you don’t understand very well. Catch my drift, Aquarius? For now, at least, leaving your comfort zone is likely to be invigorating, not arduous.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your oracle is built around the epigrams of conceptual artist Jenny Holzer. From her hundreds of pithy quotes, I have selected six that offer the exact wisdom you need most right now. Your job is to weave them all together into a symphonic whole. 1. “It’s crucial to have an active fantasy life.” 2. “Ensure that your life stays in flux.” 3. “I have every kind of thought, and that is no embarrassment.” 4. “Animalism is perfectly healthy.” 5. “Finding extreme pleasure will make you a better person if you’re careful about what thrills you.” 6. “Listen when your body talks.”

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