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#SPQRWTF It is well known that the ancient Romans had a penchant for feeding people to animals. The practice was called damnatio ad bestias, or “condemnation to wild [animals],” and was a popular style of public execution often performed as a morning warm-up for the day’s gladiatorial entertainments.

Rome’s bloody displays have long been used as evidence of the empire’s moral decay, and any civilization that engages in similar spectacles today inevitably draws unÁattering comparisons to the Senatus Populusque Romanus in decline.

Enter Discovery Channel and its recent two-hour special, “Eaten Alive,” in which 27-year-old “naturalist” Paul Rosolie tried to get himself devoured by a 20-foot-long anaconda. I write “tried” because Rosolie wasn’t eaten alive. Dressed in a farcical medieval-looking protective suit, he goaded the disinterested snake into attacking him, after which it began the slow, brutal work of constricting and eating him. When Rosolie felt his arm was about to break in the animal’s grasp, he tapped out.

Outrage at the stunt began before it started, with tens of thousands of people signing a petition begging Discovery not to do it. Thousands more took to Twitter following the show on Dec. 7, angry not at the obvious harassment of the snake—or the gory scenes of Rosolie being squeezed to death—but that he hadn’t been eaten.

Either way, it was a ratings win for Discovery and a clickbait boon for news sites, which, of course, was the point all along: spectacle feeds reaction, reaction feeds spectacle and so on. Like the ouroboros—the mythical snake that consumes itself for eternity—everything old is new again.

There’s little comfort in that, considering we’re 23 years from the 2,000th anniversary of Caligula’s ascension as emperor of Rome, which touched off a heyday for murderous games in the Coliseum. The inconvenient truth is that the citizens of Rome loved him and his extravagant bloodsport (the ancient equivalent of reality TV)—at least for a while.

We all know how that story ended. Call it damnatio ad history.

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

CHARGES PENDING A DAY AFTER A RAPE WAS REPORTED DEC. 7 AT CHAFFEE HALL ON THE BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, BOISE POLICE SAID CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN THE CASE, PENDING REVIEW

BY ADA COUNTY PROSECUTORS. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, THE SUSPECT IS NOT A BOISE STATE STUDENT. MORE ON CITYDESK.

ART ASSIST Boise city officials are seeking public input on the cultural development of the City of Trees with a series of workshops. Get all the details, and how you can participate, on Cobweb.

BOWLS FILLED The Empty Bowls fundraiser from the Idaho Foodbank in November raised $35,000 that will benefit the hungry in Idaho—enough cash to provide 142,000 meals.

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FRIENDS INDEED Musicians and representatives of the Suicide Prevention Action Network and Boise Hive gathered Dec. 5 at The Crux for a concert benefiting mental health services.

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OPINION TWIST AND SHOUT It’s their fault for being them BILL COPE “I actually believe that things were better before this president was elected. And I think things have gotten worse because of his unusual emphasis on race.� —Dr. Ben Carson ‡‡‡ One of the greatest accomplishments of the conservative fog has been to turn logic inside out, backwards, upside-down, all at once—to twist into grotesque mutations what would be simple truths to anyone with eyes and a functioning cerebral cortex.

Then, to put the froth in this mental mush, they anoint those who are best at it to be their intellectual giants.

One of these intellectual giants—at least, in the estimation of many right-wing emphatically-less-than intellectual giants—is this Ben Carson fellow, a retired neurosurgeon who’s found that there is better money to be had by convincing racist audiences they aren’t racist, because if they were, why would they be so pleased that an African-American (like Carson) was saying exactly what they want to hear?

And of course, one of the things this crowd likes to hear most often is that it’s that damn guy who never should have been elected president in the Àrst place who is the real racist.

Not them.

I wouldn’t presume to enter the reasoning chamber of Dr. Carson. I doubt even he could explain how any black American, let alone an educated one, could ignore the ongoing history of scorn, injustice, violence, unequal punishment, unequal opportunity, economic deprivation, police harassment and second-class citizenship, and blame the scourge of racism burning away the heart of this nation on the person who addresses it. My suspicion is that Carson does what he does for the money alone—that he is nothing more than a con man, a à im-à am sideshow hawker in a respectable suit, who’s hit upon an easily bamboozled audience.

However, I will presume to enter the minds of the people Carson’s argument would appeal to. I have been around conservative people and racist people all my life. I have heard it all before. I will undoubtedly hear it all again.

And even though I often don’t understand why such people do some of the things they do, I believe I can Ànd my way around the reasoning of conservatives, guided by the all-too familiar landmarks—stunted and malformed as they may be.

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for black men—those who aren’t stand-up comedians, at least—to even mention being black. All the good ones—Clarence Thomas, Michael Steele, Alan West—are they always going around making an issue of race issues? Certainly not! That’s why we like them.

That’s why we let them hang out with us‌ because WKH\ ZRXOG LQVLVW DV ZH KDYH VLQFH WKH ÀUVW VWLUULQJV RI a civil rights movement in America, that the real issue with race isn’t that this country has an issue with race, but that there are people who would make race an issue.

And those people‌ those agitators and activists‌ WKRVH GLVJUXQWOHG DQG GLVVDWLVÀHG ZLWK WKHLU VWDWLRQ LQ life‌ those are the ones we don’t like. The ones we won’t let hang out with us. The ones we don’t care, and never have cared, what happens to them, because they have the audacity, the nerve, the bad taste, to point out that we truly don’t care what happens to them.

If that seems impossible to follow, that’s only because it is impossible to follow. That is the nature of a grotesque mutation of logic.

If it made any sense, then maybe we could do something about it. But doing something about the racial divide in America is far from a conservative goal.

To actually do something constructive and enduring to resolve racial conà ict would be to call for a heavy investment of compassion, of understanding, of tolerance, of humility, of community, of admitting that for the most part the grievances are real, of admitting that much of modern America was built on a foundation of crime and injustice—all in all, a cost the right wing refuses to pay.

This is intentional. In most ways, the right wing is a product of, and could not exist without, racial conà ict. And to Ànd the will and the heart to resolve it would be the end to the cruelty that binds it together.

Instead, the right keeps the Àres fed with hysteria and disguises its basic immorality behind a convoluted rationale as represented in Carson’s absurd statement. Extend it out and you get: The slurs, the insults, the obscene imagery and astounding nonsense that have been used to attack the SUHVLGHQW DQG KLV IDPLO\ VLQFH KLV ÀUVW GD\ LQ RIÀFH" he brought it all on himself. They wouldn’t have happened if he weren’t there. Obama being black doesn’t give him any special authority to acknowledge the reality that exists between white America and black America—a reality that wouldn’t exist if we simply ignored it.

The epidemic of unarmed black teenagers being cut down, along with everything else these malcontents complain about, is only troubling because so many of the wrong people are troubled by it.

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OPINION DIAMOND IN THE BACK Connecting the dots for anti-NIMBYs

A NEW HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD DOWNTOWN

JOHN REMBER One result of the recent Idaho election didn’t get a lot of coverage in the Treasure Valley. The advisory vote for the Boulder-White Clouds National Monument on Custer County ballots came in at 1,613 against, 118 in favor and 83 undecided.

When voters speak this unequivocally, it’s a good idea to look into what they know that you don’t. But thus far, the organizations advocating for the monument are ignoring the vote or dismissing Custer County voters as NIMBYs, NotIn-My-Back-Yarders opposed to progress and the public good. NIMBYs are bad, greedy, and they and their opinions can be dispensed with.

It’s an old argument. It was popularized by Robert Moses, the brutal city planner who used it to build freeways through tight-knit New York residential neighborhoods. It’s a way to disenfranchise those closest to a desired resource, especially if they keep objecting to your happy, proÀt-making, totalitarian schemes.

The proposed monument lies almost entirely in Custer County. It is our backyard, and we’ve spent long enough in its delicate dry mountains and sagebrush hills to know it pretty well. We’ve also had enough experience with the touristindustrial complex to know how it makes money, what sort of pollution it produces and what is forever altered by its presence.

NIMBY is a term of scorn, but I wear it proudly. If NIMBYs had been listened to when the Snake River dams were proposed, we’d still have wild salmon in the Boise River. If NIMBYs had prevailed against cold war radiation experiments, we wouldn’t have Idahoans dying of cancer and MS downwind of Hanford. If NIMBYs had not stopped an open-pit mine on the shoulder of Castle Peak, trucks would be carting out White Cloud molybdenum right now.

Some of the people yelling NIMBY the loudest used to be NIMBYs themselves. Cecil Andrus is as good an example as any.

A national monument is to industrial tourism what a hydroelectric dam is to Idaho Power, what nuclear waste is to Lockheed-Martin and what the Gulf of Mexico is to British Petroleum.

The pollution that industrial tourism produces is not limited to people who Áee California for an idealized Idaho, where they hang around the Cabela’s gun counter, wearing camo and talking about living off-grid in the Sawtooths. It also comes in the form of SUVs that clog highways from Mountain Home to Ontario. It comes as glossy real estate brochures that promise doubled investments, mountain living, happy family camping and exclusive restaurants.

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end is toxic to human curiosity and even to the human spirit. Tourist attractions come to reÁect tourists themselves, or at least their expectations, their fears and their money. Yellowstone becomes little more than a vast system of boardwalks, hotels and snack bars for many of its visitors.

A hardened tourist-industrial proletariat ushers tourists through planned-and-canned experiences. Administering bureaucracies become fee-collectors, then police forces, then Àefdoms.

When the superintendent of a national park calls for an “upgrade,” he’s the bureaucratic equivalent of a salmon deciding to swim upstream, spawn and die. It’s unconscious.

In an equally unconscious progression, a sacriÀcial ring of development grows around designated national treasures: Yellowstone becomes West Yellowstone, Glacier Park becomes a gated WhiteÀsh suburb. Sun Valley becomes a ghetto for the 1 percent, its servants commuting 60 miles or more. Tamarack becomes a Tyvekwrapped Scream 7 set.

The planners of national monuments, even as they tout revitalized economies, ignore what those economies depend on: a waste-generating infrastructure that supplies tourists with hot dogs and pizza, gasoline and plastic-wrapped Àrewood, souvenir T-shirts, Áushable toilets in campgrounds, cell towers, planted rainbows, paved trails, RV dumps and rough-and-tough mountain-man guides who often as not view their urban clients with a weary contempt.

It’s sad that the call to “protect” the Boulders and the White Clouds is coming from people who exaggerate environmental threats to extort money from the well-meaning. Recent letters from the Wilderness Society and the Idaho Conservation League play fast and loose with the truth when they suggest that current SNRA protections are inadequate. When they say that retired Forest Service land managers who oppose the monument don’t know what they’re talking about, they’re ignoring years of experience in favor of their own fundraising hype.

Along with 90 percent of Custer County voters, I voted against the monument. If I could have, I also would have voted against the people promoting the monument. I don’t like their practice of scaring folks into giving them money that might otherwise go to protecting rainforests or sending poor kids to college. I don’t like their attempts to marginalize the people of Custer County by calling them NIMBYs. I don’t like their deÀnition of progress or the public good, especially when it involves taking a beautiful, fragile area and prostituting it for proÀt. We all know what to call the people who do that.

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Mote: “You’ll see that some of these locations warmed by as much as 10 degrees.”

‘WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME’ Dr. Philip Mote is a rare combination: One of the nation’s leading atmospheric scientists, he’s also a superb public speaker— tempering often mind-blowing research on climate change with reasoned engagement.

When the Idaho Environmental Forum announced that Mote, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, would be its guest at its Dec. 8 forum, the event was a quick sell-out. But even veteran IEF attendees were taken aback by the fact that the filledto-the-gills Crystal Ballroom in Boise’s Hoff building included dozens of people wedged into a standing-room-only gallery.

“Either you’re extremely curious or you have nothing better to do,” joked Mote, knowing full well that it was the former.

“It looks like 2014 is going to end up in the top 10 of all-time warmest years,” he said, referring to the World Meteorological Organization’s Dec. 3 report that stated 14 of the 15 warmest years on record will have been in the 21st century.

Mote was keenly aware that his Boise audience was particularly interested in his latest research (“Seasonal Climate Variability and Change in the Pacific Northwest”), which includes some dire news for Idaho.

“The three main climate risks for the region are, No. 1 the loss of snowmelt, No. 2 coastal effects and No. 3 our forests mortality and transformation, something you in Idaho know all too well,” said Mote, pointing to a map of the Gem State that revealed a wide swath of Central Idaho with staggering changes in frequency of high fire dangers.

“A 2.2 percent increase in warming increases the median areas burned in Central Idaho by 500 to 600 percent,” he said.

Mote pointed to still another map of Idaho that tracked the coldest days of the year for each year since the beginning of the 1920s.

“You’ll see that some of these locations warmed by as much as 10 degrees. And keep in mind, this was on their coldest day,” he said to a hushed audience.

Mote’s plain-spoken summation further chilled the event.

“We’re running out of time to control dangerous climate change,” he said.

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THE DNA OF STREETS

The makeup, bones and ‘green wave’ of Boise’s streets GEORGE PRENTICE

He has been described as Q, James Bond’s goto gadget guy, and Peter Koonce laughs at the comparison.

“Yeah, right,” Koonce told Boise Weekly. “Certainly, there’s always a better way to do what we’re doing—whether it’s hyper technology or just doing things with a triple bottom line: cheaper, better and greener.”

Koonce, one of the nation’s premier civil engineers, spends his days using gadgets and technology to watch people move. As manager of the Portland, Ore., Bureau of Transportation Signals and Street Lights Division, he may use Bluetooth readers to scan digital signatures of drivers’ devices as they zoom past or GPS technology to grab second-by-second bike trip data.

“We’re always looking to putting our engineering minds in the right place,” said Koonce. “And we use technology to do that, to help us anticipate change with credible data.”

It is the so-called DNA of streets that fascinates him most.

“And every street’s DNA is different; to a degree there are different bones in the streets: dif-

ferent uses, buildings, speeds. You start to think about a city street like the DNA of a human and how a street needs to be put together.”

Koonce’s Dec. 10 visit, urging Boise to explore the DNA of its own streets, couldn’t come at a more critical time: perhaps not since Boise was Àrst platted has there been so much conversation—sometimes heated—about the city’s streets and how people move through them. Bike lanes, lane widths, roundabouts, smart meters, one-ways vs. two-ways, ACHD vs. City Hall, you name it— transportation has made more than its share of headlines in 2014.

“This event is pretty exciting because we’re expecting a pretty great cross-section to participate: the cycling community, neighborhood associations, public ofÀcials, planners, engineers, students, faculty and a lot of engaged citizens,” said Dr. Susan Mason, associate professor and founder of Boise State’s Department of Community and Regional Planning.

“This event” is the aptly named presentation “The DNA of City Streets: Rethinking the Use of Street Right of Way,” set for Boise State’s

Student Union the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 10, featuring Koonce’s insights.

“We’ll be looking at where our cities are heading, with more people coming back into urban areas,” said Mason, who is organizing the gathering.

“This all came about because I was listening to a local radio broadcast of the City Club of Boise, featuring the Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance and the Downtown Boise Association. It came on the heels of this past summer’s trial run of having a dedicated bike lane on Capitol Boulevard and there was so much talk about public perceptions about our infrastructure. Over and over, I kept hearing we needed more education, and I thought: We can do that.”

Mason spends her days teaching quantitative research and land-use and transportation planning to Boise State Masters candidates “We have some students straight out of undergrad programs, plus professional designer and planners and planning directors in the school,” she said. “So, yes, these are our 10 planners of tomorrow.”

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Sea Reach wants to embed directional markers in downtown Boise sidewalks.

SOMETHING TO POINT TO Boise may find its way in 2015—and by “way” we mean “wayfinding.”

This past summer, Boise Weekly first reported that a unique system of signs, specifically for Boise’s downtown, were in the works but only after teams of Treasure Valley stakeholders got a chance to weigh in (BW, News, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” June 18, 2014).

Now Oregon-based Sea Reach Ltd. says it’s just about to complete the sign designs and start determining ideal locations for the so-called wayfinding project.

“For [Boise], we wanted to promote the walkability,” Sea Reach principal in charge Susan Jurasz told BW. “These aren’t signs for motorists. We want people to get out of their car, so we present them at a pedestrian or bicyclist level.”

In particular, Sea Reach had proposed to divide the city into three areas, with a trio of entry points into Boise’s downtown: Broadway (East), Vista (Central) and the Connector/Americana Boulevard (West). Stakeholders also insisted that the wayfinding signs incorporate an area of south downtown that would include Boise State University. Each of the sections of downtown would have their own color for further delineation.

Sea Reach wants to add something new: so-called cardinal direction locators—medallions embedded in downtown sidewalks (see above), to help visitors get their bearings.

The company will be presenting its final proposal for wayfinding signs in early 2015, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be the ones to make and maintain them. The Capital City Development Corporation and the Downtown Boise Association will ultimately put out a request for proposal from companies to fabricate and install the wayfinding system.

“The end result? More people will explore downtown, they’ll spend more time here, they’ll explore our businesses,” DBA Executive Director Karen Sander told BW in June.

“This process has been fantastic. This has been one of the most vigorous responses to a project that we have ever had.”

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For example, once upon a time in America it was not uncommon to match growing populations with wider streets, by adding more and more lanes. In April 2011, Boise Weekly reported that the early drafts of the State Street Transit and TrafÀc Operational Plan (aka SSTTOP) could grow precipitously in just a couple of decades (BW, News, “SSTTOP Waits for Green Light,” April 13, 2011).

“All of our Àgures indicate that we would need nine lanes on State Street just to accommodate our growth,” said Boise senior planner Kathleen Lacey at the time. “If we don’t go with expanded bus rapid transit, and if we don’t get a HOV [high-occupancy lane], we would Àll up nine lanes of trafÀc by 203 . It’s unsustainable. In terms of trafÀc Áow, we simply can’t keep pace with the increase in population.”

Simply put, planners were asking us to envision dropping 26, 90 more cars into current State Street trafÀc.

A different set of logic is emerging from the planners of tomorrow.

“Transportation 101 teaches you that no matter how many lanes you add to the highway, the same amount of people will keep using the highway,” said Zhu. “The elasticity of demand for street lanes is a wrong way to look at things.”

Community and Regional Planning Department head Dr. Jaap Vos told Boise Weekly that he particularly loves to challenge his students to look at city thoroughfares “in a slightly different way.”

“The issue to me is that we continue to purely think about streets as transportation corridors,” said Vos. “The problem is that most solutions are just modiÀcations to how we can make the street perform its transportation function better, meaning safer, more efÀcient. I think that all these modiÀcations are just Àne but what we really need is to rethink our streets and think about them as public spaces that have a variety of functions.”

Vos says citizens and planners alike occasionally “ignore that the street is just one part of a much more complex system. The trick is to make all the pieces work together.”

And Boise is learning (some might say a little too slowly) that bicycles are just as important a piece to its “complex system” as automobiles.

“Scholars are Ànding that those who are commuting via bicycle are under 20, but the next big group of cyclists are 40-64 years old,” said Mason. “We’re seeing a shift in people’s willingness.”

When asked what came to their minds when the term “DNA of streets” was proposed, Mason and Zhu agreed that the DNA was changing over

Five lanes, no waiting. Do you ride Front Street’s “green wave”? Dr. Pengyu Zhu says, “It’s much easier to engineer that way, especially if those streets remain one-way.”

time, from thoroughfares considered only for cars to streets that integrate more shopping, dining and public space.

“But I see it somewhat differently,” said Vos. “Honestly, before I came to the U.S. [he’s a native of the Netherlands], I never looked at a street as a transportation corridor. In Europe, it was a living, breathing thing. But here, it’s still a corridor.”

‘THEY’RE TUNNELS’ The best (or possibly the worst) examples to consider might be Front and Myrtle streets, the Àve-lane corridors pushing tens of thousands of cars in and out of Boise each day.

“Those aren’t streets. They’re tunnels,” said Vos. “When I Àrst came to Boise, I thought Front and Myrtle were the most ridiculous thing I had ever seen. But I started realizing that they have also provided opportunities. I’m convinced that Winco and Whole Foods would never be where they are without two major transportation corridors on either side. Those are not downtown versions of Winco or Whole Foods.

They’re suburban models and Front and Myrtle allowed that and they played a role in getting that development.”

Zhu added that it would be a huge mistake to turn either Front or Myrtle, or both, into twoway streets.

“It’s critical for people to get in and out of the downtown area, to Boise State, St. Luke’s or Parkcenter. Currently, it’s designed in a perfect way,” said Zhu. “For people in West Boise, it’s their major connection between local streets and the highway.”

Then Zhu mentioned something that most

Boise drivers know but may not be familiar with its terminology.

“It’s the ‘green wave,’” he said. “It’s getting all of those green trafÀc lights to keep moving on Front and Myrtle. It’s much easier to engineer that way, especially if those streets remain one-way.”

Whether those roads should be Àve lanes is a different debate.

“Yes, that’s right. But this doesn’t mean that those streets have to be that wide. I bicycle everywhere except on those streets. There has to be some room there for bicycles,” said Vos. “People driving on Front and Myrtle aren’t expecting a bike. They’re not paying attention. They’re only focused on that green wave.”

All that said, Vos said he’s still stunned and impressed at how engaged Treasure Valley stakeholders are on all matters transportation.

“This community is as engaged as any community I’ve ever seen,” said Vos. “People here actually seem to care.”

All the more reason to engage with Koonce as he comes to inspect Boise’s DNA. “Boise has so many assets, beginning with its trail network,” said Koonce. ”It’s that small-town feel with big city elements, a relatively low cost of living. There are a lot of factors that make Boise even more attractive than Portland in some ways.”

But Koonce is also Àrst to acknowledge that too many Western U.S. cities, like Boise, have a love affair with their automobiles.

“We do love our cars, and Boise is not alone in this,” he said. “But if any city wants to accommodate a return to its downtown, we have to rethink things, things like our DNA of our city streets.”

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CITIZEN image of all of those bad light bulbs motivates us to move everybody to LED lights.

So, you’re convincing your customers to go with the LEDs? We just won’t put up store-bought lights anymore. We come measure the house, build to your speciÀcations, get commercial-grade LEDs and even put diagrams in your storage bins when we take them down.

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Remind us of the advantage of LEDs. Incandescent lights can burn-out the night after you turn them on. The LEDs can last 15 to 20 years, and they use about a 12th of the power.

LEDs cost slightly less than twice as much [as incandescents], but in two years they’re paid off with the power they’ll save you.

AARON KLINDT All is bright

GEORGE PRENTICE Just about the time that this week’s edition of Boise Weekly was hitting the streets, Aaron Klindt was putting up some of the Ànal Christmas lights of the season.

“I have to abandon my family for about a month-and-a-half,” Klindt told BW. “And Mom’s house is one of the last homes that get done.”

But come Christmas week, Klindt can sit back and enjoy some of his handiwork—in several short years he’s become one of the most in-demand Christmas light experts in the Treasure Valley.

While he spends many of his spring, summer and fall months cleaning windows—his business is called Pane in the Glass—when October rolls around he starts stringing miles of lights on homes throughout the region. Next to a certain North Pole resident, Klindt is one busy guy this time of year—he didn’t even take off his toque or goggles when he sat down for a few rare moments to talk about his craft.

How did all of this start for you?

Through conversations I heard, probably in the womb, between my mother and father. I was born knowing how to do Christmas lights the way women want them done.

How far away are your customers?

We have homes in McCall and Sun Valley.

Hold it; why women?

How should I put this? Women say, “Honey I want the lights all the way to the top of that tree.”

But the guy has a 6-foot ladder and is grumbling about how he’s going to make that happen.

And does everybody want them up at the same time?

First come, Àrst served. We really try to get everybody up by the Àrst week of December. And if that means we’re up on an icy roof, stapling extension cords at midnight, we’ll be there.

But you must say no at some point.

I’m bad at saying no.

What are some of your favorite designs?

Last year, at the corner of 25th and Lemp streets in Boise’s North End, we designed an LED waterfall with Santa kayaking down from the roof. This year, at that same house, we’ve got Santa up on the second Áoor and he’s a disco DJ with synched lights everywhere—we’ve got a 32-channel light controller—and elves dancing across the lawn.

But I’ve also seen some of your designs on homes that are so crisp and precise.

We love the fun homes, but we really do love those masterpieces, too.

Where do you get your inspirations from?

The natural landscape makes every job different. And if it’s not great, we rip it out, get another cup of coffee and start over.

How do you light some of our giant pine trees?

The other day I was on top of a 30-foot roof with a 25-foot extension pole and my brother was walking laps around the trees with hundreds of feet of light.

You were lucky. A lot of those trees aren’t close to homes.

If we need a cherry-picker, we’ll get one. But honestly, we’re more comfortable climbing up inside the tree with the lights around our arms and necks.

But how did this become a business?

In high school, my younger brother and I started doing lights for our parents’ neighbors. It grew organically; it was essentially word-of-mouth because we don’t advertise. Today, it’s crazy. We have about 150 regular customers and I just got Àve new calls yesterday.

I’m presuming that your rates are based on the size of the home.

It’s by linear feet. And each tree is different.

But if you want to go “Full Griswold,” we’re going to do it.

I’m presuming that you love your job.

When it’s 15 degrees and windy, you still have to Ànd the fun in it. It’s more of a passion than work.

And do you always say yes?

We get in the truck, roll the windows up, take a big gulp of coffee and Àgure out how we’re going to make the holidays happen.

Sorry, but I’ve never heard the term “Full Griswold.” I’m guessing that you’re referring to the Chevy Chase character in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

That’s hilarious.

I love going Griswold. But that same crazy

What’s the one thing you can’t do without?

Wire strippers and those Little Giant adjustable ladders. They’re pretty heavy and I’m lifting those all the time, so I’ll never need a gym membership.

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SIT. STAY. SEARCH. THE DOGS OF IDAHO MOUNTAIN SEARCH AND RESCUE STORY AND PHOTOS BY JESSICA MURRI

IT BEGINS WITH THE TEST.

THE TRAINING

“You have to take something your dog is really motivated by, whether it’s a treat or a favorite toy, and hide it,” said Leanne Thurston.

“Then, your dog has to look for it for at least two minutes.”

Thurston’s amped-up puppy surpassed Àve minutes without slowing down. After that, she had to make a commitment, too.

Thurston and her dog are members of the Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue Unit, Idaho’s only stand-alone, nonproÀt search and rescue group. There are 12 dogs on the team, each owned by volunteers willing to spend hours training not only their dogs but themselves.

It takes about 18 months to train a dog for certiÀcation in search and rescue through the National Search Dog Alliance, and their duties are intense: Dogs in IMSARU follow scents in the air and tracks on the ground to locate people lost in rugged terrain. In a worst case scenario, they are trained to Ànd cadavers— even in lakes and rivers. They—and their owners—are committed to as many as 30 rescue missions a year.

Not every dog can become a search and rescue dog. Thurston said it takes something that can’t be trained—it’s a drive not found in most of our pets.

On a cold day in late November, a half dozen IMSARU volunteers drove from Boise to the snowy, overgrown outskirts of Idaho City to reÀne their tactics and sharpen their skills.

Andy Stehling pulled an orange mesh vest onto his copper-colored spaniel, RifÁe.

RifÁe’s job was to Ànd another IMSARU volunteer hiding somewhere in a six-acre area.

“Are you ready?” Stehling asked RifÁe, unclipping the dog’s bright orange leash. “Go Ànd.”

With that, RifÁe took off, systematically snifÀng along sage brush and tree trunks, taking hairpin turns and ignoring everything else around him.

“When I put this vest on it’s like Áipping a switch,” he said. “At home, he’s very relaxed.

Out here, he knows what to do.”

Stehling grabbed a handful of snow and threw it into the air to check for wind direction. There was none.

“Since there’s no wind, I think I’ll divide the search area into thirds,” Stehling said to Ann Moser, a team leader on the canine side of things for IMSARU. “That works,” Moser replied. “For your training perspective, work on your gridding.”

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As the two of them followed the snow-covered road, RifÁe trotted ahead, criss-crossing his path and whining. A bell jingled from his vest.

When Stehling decided to get a dog a few years ago, he wanted it to have some sort of higher purpose. It took two years of sitting on a waiting list to get RifÁe from a Àeld spaniel rescue organization. RifÁe’s a sporting dog, so it’s his job to Ànd game.

“In this case, it’s people,” Stehling said.

After 10 or 15 minutes minutes, RifÁe took another sharp turn and started sprinting up a steep hill. Stehling struggled to keep up, shouting “Found something? Show me, show me, show me!”

RifÁe did just that. He found his target—an IMSARU volunteer sitting on a wet foam pad in the snow—and Stehling exploded with praise. He threw a squeaky ball to RifÁe, who carried it around like a trophy.

“Now think about that without a dog,” Stehling said. “You’re just walking around, looking in that area. If it’s chilly or windy, someone would bury themselves in brush to protect themselves from the elements. Even though they want to be found, they want to stay warm. You and I would walk right by. But the dog’s nose knows.”

Studies suggest a dog’s sense of smell is 10,000-100,000 times more acute than a human’s.

Moser picked up her radio and contacted base camp.

“We’re ready for the next dog,” she said.

THE COMMITMENT Moser, a wildlife biologist for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, has trained her dogs for IMSARU for nearly 10 years.

On that particular day outside Idaho City, she worked with Cricket and Watson, two giant black schnauzers with the same tenacious, no-nonsense attitude as her own.

“I mean, it’s cool,” Moser said. “To come out here and see your dog do that, that’s just cool.”

In her decade with IMSARU, her dogs have only made two Ànds. She goes out on every training and almost all missions, but half are usually canceled before base camp is even established (people missing usually turn up uninjured), and many of the other missions involve rescues rather than searches.

Detection is rare.

“I mean, yeah, you’re doing it because you hope you can help somebody, but what keeps us going is the training because it’s so fun,”

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Kato was in four homes before his owner, Jen Skeldon, started his training for search and rescue.

Moser said. “It’s so rewarding just to see your dog advance and excel and know that they are the best prepared they can be when the search comes.To be the best team you can be.”

Moser trained Watson for seven years before he made his Àrst Ànd. It’s a memory that generates strong emotions for Moser and is hard for her to talk about.

Looking down at the snow, she recalled the details of that summer day two or three years ago: The unit was dispatched the day before to locate a body—the aftermath of a suicide—and searched all day with little luck.

The next morning, Moser went out with Watson, walking along the Foothills, looking at her GPS, trying to decide which way to go next.

Unlike other search dogs that are trained to Ànd the subject and then run back and alert their handler, Watson is specially trained to “stay and hold.” When he comes across remains, he stays put.

“All of a sudden, my dog took off down the hill and then he disappeared,” Moser said.

“I came around the corner and he was laying with the guy.”

Moser said she participates in search and rescue training to help bring closure to families of victims.

“I cried,” she said. “I was so proud of [Watson].”

Training dogs for recovery missions is a drastically different process than training them for live searches. Each requires a separate certiÀcation, though some of the canines in

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IMSARU are dual-certiÀed.

The dogs often have to start at an early age to train out an aversion to dead-scent. Then they have to be trained to detect the difference between dead deer, elk or other wildlife, and a person.

Linda Kearney, who also has a decade of experience training dogs for search and rescue, uses a special set of tools to train “cadaver dogs”: human remains. Some are spread around her property outside of Idaho City, all in various stages of decomposition.

“We get parts donated,” Kearney said, explaining it’s mostly just hair, teeth and bloody gauze. “Some people in Nevada actually have the bigger pieces. We haven’t Àgured out how to get that yet. I have to talk to the coroner up here.”

IMSARU also uses donated placentas as a training material. Some are kept sealed in concrete blocks so they can be dumped in a lake for a dog to learn to detect the scent from the water’s surface.

“In fact, I gotta talk to my daughter,” Kearney said. “I want hers.”

Kearney used a walking stick to keep up with her little cattle dog/heeler mix, Cayenne—IMSARU’s smallest search dog—and talked about how she used to train dogs for agility but found this kind of training suits her better. It’s less competitive, although it still takes a tremendous amount of time, work, patience, frustration and tears.

“You spend a year-and-a-half training a 14 dog and then it washes out,” Kearney said.

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(Left and top right:) Andy Stehling rewards his dog, Riffle, after he sniffs out a hiding IMSARU volunteer.

(Bottom right:) Kato alerts owner Jen Skeldon after finding a subject in the woods outside Idaho City.

“[The dogs] come up with some personality fault that you can’t live with. All of a sudden, they don’t like people, or they don’t get along with other dogs, or they don’t do well at base camp.”

In order to be a certiÀed as mission-ready, the dog needs to undergo a test administered by the National Search Dog Alliance, in which it has three hours to Ànd two or three subjects in a 130-acre search area.

A few of Kearney’s dogs didn’t make it through the program. They’re pets now and they sleep on her bed—but not Cayenne.

Kearney is pretty sure the dog would destroy the house if she wasn’t in a crate. That’s a good thing. When she gets out in the Àeld, she has a lot of pent-up energy. She’s ready to go.

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THE DOGS The dogs of IMSARU are as diverse as their owners. The unit has 60 members ranging in age from young adults to retirees, all from different backgrounds and all with different levels of experience in the backcountry.

The seven mission-ready dogs—plus Àve still in training—vary also: from Cayenne, the 20-pound heeler, and RifÁe, the spaniel; to Kato, the German Shepherd-mix, who isn’t exactly a model-citizen canine.

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before Skeldon adopted him from a pound in California.

“He’s naughty,” she said. Naughty as in, he has eaten a few kennels. He’s intense and he’s a terrible house dog, but Kato has an impressive work ethic.

On the day of the training, Skeldon wore a bright orange North Face jacket that matched Kato’s search vest—a paw embroidered on her sleeve with the letters SAR, for “search and rescue.”

Skeldon carried Kato’s Chuck-It—a long plastic arm used for throwing tennis balls— into a wooded area while the dog sniffed around, anxious to get his reward. Skeldon shouted commands in German.

“He’s the Àrst talented dog that I’ve trained for this,” she said. “It takes a lot to be a search dog, a talented search dog. You’re looking for crazy hunt drive, conÀdence, the ability to work through a lot of things. When you Àrst start, you’re like, ‘My dog will do stuff for me.

They’ll Ànd people.’ Then you actually work them and you’re like, ‘Nope.’ They need a lot more than just a good nose.”

When Kato caught the scent of his subject, he bounded up the hill. When he came back to Skeldon, he shoved his front paws into her waist, completely lifting her off the ground— the alert signal for having found someone.

She stumbled back laughing and ran after him to the subject. He jumped excitedly between Skeldon and the subject until she threw his tennis ball.

Kato, a dog once dubbed unÀt for society, is now part of a team called on by county sheriffs to help search for missing people.

“While there are other search and rescue operations headed by different counties, we have very highly trained dogs,” said Jimmie Yorgensen, president of IMSARU and chairman of the board. “We get a lot of calls for our dogs.

These dogs do what most police canines can’t.”

According to Yorgensen, who came to IMSARU eight years ago after a stint volunteering with the American Red Cross—including during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina—most dogs trained for police work are “bite dogs.”

“They’re trained to catch and tackle people,” he said. “Those dogs know the difference between marijuana and any other weed. Our dogs know the difference between a dead body and a dead deer.”

IMSARU was asked to help locate people who died in a plane crash near Johnson Creek in January, and the team decided to send two cadaver dogs. Yorgensen said they were able to sense the bodies under Àve feet of snow.

“It kept [the county] from having to dig up a whole mountainside,” he said.

THE TEAM The reward for Ànding anyone—alive or not—is huge. For families of lost loved ones, it’s closure. For searchers, it’s purpose and fulÀllment. For the dogs, it’s as simple as a getting a much-wanted chew toy.

But Stehling said RifÁe has to be careful.

While it’s easy to laugh and have fun during trainings, missions become more stressful.

“They pick up on the handlers’ emotions,” Stehling said. “In fact, I’m switching a lot of my training now towards myself. To be able to keep my senses, make sure that I’m not missing anything. A lot of times, you’ll rush off and you forgot to pack enough water, or you haven’t checked your radio batteries because you’re just so hyped to go into it. If you’re that way, your dog will be confused, too, because they’re so tied to you. You really are a team.”

IMSARU’s trainers work hard to stay sharp, conducting mock missions a few times a year that include setting up a complete base camp and searching hundreds of acres. They travel to trainings in Nevada and go through recertiÀcation every two years, usually in Montana.

A few weeks ago, Kearney spent four days in California training with the Border Patrol. The trip cost 7,200 out of pocket, but she said it’s training she could never get up here. Stehling said everyone wants to be the one to Ànd the missing person but that can’t be the reason for doing what they do.

“In the grand scheme of things, yeah, everyone dreams that, oh, you’re going to be the one with your dog to Ànd a lost child that’s been out there for two days and that would be so neat to do that,” Stehling said. “But in the back of your mind, that has to be kind of far down the list—that you’re actually going to Ànd someone and get that monster reward. Your reward needs to come from preparing for that.”

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY DEC. 10 Festivals & Events BOISE MADE: WINE, PAINTING AND POTTERY—Stock up on wine for the holiday season with Zhoo Zhoo wines. Plus works by Fort Boise Community Center students and instructors and Boise painter Rick Friesen 12-6 p.m. FREE. Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-384-8509, boise150.org/sesqui-shop.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS TROLLEY TOURS—Through Dec. 27. $4-$16.

Evergreen Business Mall-Library Plaza, corner of Cole and Ustick, Boise.

IDAHO REAL ESTATE SUMMIT 2015—Hosted by the Ada County Association of Realtors, summit topics include current

housing trends and a look at our economy. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Capitol Building, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-433-9705, capitolcommission.idaho.gov.

SWING IS THE THING—Start the evening with a dance lesson, followed by dancing from 7-10 p.m. 6 p.m. $5. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208343-1871, riversideboise.com/ dining/sapphire-room.

WINTER GARDEN AGLOW— Through Jan. 4. 6-9 p.m.

FREE-$8. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

On Stage NARWHAL! UNICORN OF THE SEA—Through Dec. 20. 8 p.m. $16-$32. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, DEC 10-17

Lighten up.

Art AHMAD EJAHALI: TIME FOR ALL TIME 3—Through Jan. 5, 2015.

FREE. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu.

ARP, MIRO, CALDER—Through Jan. 11, 2015. FREE-$5. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

FORAY IV: PUSHING THE ENVELOPE—Through Jan. 30. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Yanke Family Research Park, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise.

MENTALFESTATIONS BFA EXHIBITION—Through Dec. 11.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 1, Liberal Arts Building, Room 170; and Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 2, Hemingway Center, Room 110, boisestate.edu.

MONICA GUERRERO MOURET: FROM PILGRIM TO PILGRIM— Opening reception. 5-7 p.m. FREE.

The Community Library Ketchum, 415 Spruce Ave., Ketchum, 208726-3493, thecommunitylibrary. org.

QUILT EXHIBITION—Through Feb. 8, 2015. FREE. Idaho State Capitol Building, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-433-9705, capitolcommission.idaho.gov.

SILVERCREEK ART DECEMBER SHOW—Through Dec. 28. FREE. Silvercreek Art, 331 Leadville Ave., Ketchum, 208-720-4093, silvercreekart.com.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL—Through Jan. 30, 2015. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

VATICAN MUSEUMS 3D—Snoop through the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and see paintings and sculptures by masters in never-before-seen detail. 7 p.m. $15. Regal Boise Stadium 22, 7701 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-377-9603, regmovies.com.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 11-14

WINTER GROUP EXHIBITION— Through Jan. 9. 12-4 p.m. FREE. Stewart Gallery, 2230 Main St., Boise, 208-433-0593, stewartgallery.com.

Literature BRIDGING CULTURES: MUSLIM JOURNEYS— Join the “Let’s Talk About It” discussion of Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-3620181, adalib.org.

Talks & Lectures BITCOIN 101: THE DIGITAL CURRENCY REVOLUTION—Learn the digital currency bitcoins from bitcoin experts ronnieB and Grant Anderson. The talk will be for the absolute beginner in an easy-to-understand format. 7 p.m.

FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes

Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, boisepubliclibrary.org.

THE DNA OF CITY STREETS—Peter Koonce, a transportation engineer from Portland, Ore., will speak about street design dynamics and their impact on communities. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Jordan Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-5800, boisestate.edu.

THURSDAY DEC. 11 Festivals & Events BOISE MADE: HISTORY & PAINTING—Discover South Boise with Tag Historical Research and Consulting and the newly published book, South Boise: A

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Satisfy your sweet tooth.

All aboard.

BOISE HOLIDAY LIGHTS TROLLEY TOURS

TOMMY DAVIDSON AT LIQUID LAUGHS

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There is much to be grim about these days. We won’t quantify the crappiness, but here’s a way to lighten up—literally— with something as simple as a ride around Boise.

Boise Holiday Lights Trolley Tours offers hourlong jaunts every night from Wednesday, Dec. 10-Saturday, Dec. 27 (closed Christmas Day) aboard the vintage 31-passenger “Molly Trolley.” The wood-panelled beauty is open air, so dress warmly.

Hot drinks, cookies and other concessions are available for purchase. Most tours start at 7 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) and take off from the Evergreen Business Mall on the corner of Cole and Ustick roads behind Sockeye Grill and Brewery.

Various times; $16 adults, $8 children 3-12 years old, $4 kids under 3. Departs from the Evergreen Business Mall at the corner of Cole and Ustick roads, boisetrolleytours.com.

Liquid Laughs will celebrate its third anniversary as a full-time comedy club with actor-comedian Tommy Davidson on Dec. 11-14, with two shows on Dec. 12 and 13. Twenty percent of proceeds from the Thursday, Dec. 11 show will benefit KIZN 92.3’s Keep Kids Warm coat drive and fundraiser.

Davidson was a cast member of groundbreaking sketchcomedy TV show In Living Color, which aired 1990-1994 on then-fledgling station, Fox. Today Davidson voices and portrays smooth-talker Cream Corn in the Black Dynamite animated series and 2009 live-action film, but if you haven’t seen him do standup, this is your chance to see what a gifted comic Davidson is.

Featuring local comedian Sean Peabody. Dec. 11 and 14, 8 p.m., $25; Dec. 12-13, 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., $25. Liquid Laughs, 405 S. Eighth St., 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

The Thunder Mountain Line goes all out for the holidays, with festively decorated train cars and Mr. and Mrs. Claus on board. The Santa Express takes families on a half-hour train ride from Horseshoe Bend to Montour—a wildlife sanctuary decorated as a magic Christmas forest.

At Montour, the kids get 30 minutes to explore the forest and Santa’s Village, pose for pictures with Santa on his custom-made sleigh, and hang out at the Candy Cane house for free milk and candy canes.

Advanced reservations are recommended, since trips are already selling out.

Various times, $10-$50, Thunder Mountain Rail, Horseshoe Bend Depot, 120 Mill Road, Horseshoe Bend, 3311184, thundermountainline.com.

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THE J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY PRESENTS

CALENDAR Neighborhood Scrapbook. Plus art by Boise painter Rick Friesen.

12-6 p.m. FREE. Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-3848509, boise150.org/sesqui-shop.

FAMILY HOLIDAY SINGALONG—There’ll be hot chocolate and cookies to help keep the music flowing. 7 p.m. FREE. Library at Collister, 4724 W. State St., Boise, 208-562-4995, boisepubliclibrary.org.

VICTORIAN HOLIDAY OPEN PARLORS—See the vintage decorations and Christmas tree, and enjoy storytime with Santa. 4-8 p.m. FREE-$4. Bishops’ House, 2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-342-3279, thebishopshouse.com.

On Stage CHRISTMAS BELLES—Through Dec. 20. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15.

Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

COMEDIAN TOMMY DAVIDSON—The star of In Living Color and a multitude of films brings his signature brand of stand-up to Boise for six performances. 8 p.m. $25.

Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

Cate Brigden, Christine Raymond and Chris Binion. FREE. Enso Artspace, 120 E. 38th St., Ste. 105, Garden City, 208-991-0117, ensoartspace.com.

MUSIC THEATRE OF IDAHO: THE SOUND OF MUSIC—Don’t miss the the world’s most beloved musical. For more info or tickets, visit mtionline.org. 7:30 p.m. $18. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-4685555, nampaciviccenter.com.

AUTHOR JAN BRETT— Here’s your chance to meet one of America’s most beloved children’s authorartists. The first 100 families in line to buy books will receive a free, signed Jan Brett poster. 10 a.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208384-4076, boisepubliclibrary.org.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS—Through Dec. 13.

7:30 p.m. $11-$16. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater. org.

Art TINY WONDERFUL—Featuring small and exquisite artwork by Erin Cunningham, Andrea Merrell,

Literature

THE NUTCRACKER DECEMBER 19 / 20 / 21 MORRISON CENTER

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Talks & Lectures AVALANCHE LECTURE SERIES—Learn about stability assessment and fracture mechanics in this series hosted by the 705 Backcountry Ski Patrol and the Idaho Outdoor Association. 7 p.m.

FREE. Idaho Outdoor Association Hall, 3401 Brazil St., Boise, idahooutdoorassn.org.

EQUINE IMAGERY AS PERSONAL LANGUAGE—Learn how Lynn Fraley gets from wire and clay to a sculpture full of life and movement. She’ll discuss broadening her conceptual exploration, using horse imagery as personal language. 6:30 p.m.

FREE. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City, 208-407-7529, surelsplace.org.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13

Citizen BOISE CULTURAL PLANNING PROCESS—The Boise City Department of Arts and History wants your help developing the first citywide plan and cohesive vision for the role of culture in our civic environment and throughout Boise. For more info, visit boiseartsandhistory.org.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Library at Collister, 4724 W. State St., Boise, 208-562-4995, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Pulp fiction.

COMMUNITY BOOKMAKING WORKSHOP “Bookmaking?” We know what you’re thinking, and no, this isn’t a workshop acquainting you with the ins and outs of cheating gamblers out of their money. From noon-4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 13, Boise Art Museum is hosting a workshop that teaches the fading discipline of building and binding actual books. Dating back to a time when literacy was far from universal, the bookmaking craft combined expertise in paper, stitching and artwork, and was used to create exquisite works of art complementing the fictional, critical and legal texts they bound. Allow an hour in the workshop for every book you wish to make.

Noon-4 p.m. $10 per book. Boise Art Museum, 610 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

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EVENING WITH SANTA—Enjoy Kneaders famous Chunky Cinnamon French toast while children of all ages visit with Santa. Proceeds benefit the St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center. 5-7 p.m. FREE admission. Kneaders Bakery & Cafe, 3450 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-884-4600, kneaders.com.

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CALENDAR Circle Press. Plus artwork by Boise painter Rick Friesen. 12-6 p.m. FREE. Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-384-8509, boise150.org/sesqui-shop.

CHRISTMAS LIGHT HELICOPTER TOURS—See the festive lights of Boise like you’ve never seen them before with Silverhawk Aviation.

Flights available select evenings through Jan. 3, 2015. Call Krista at 208-453-8577 for reservations or gift certificates. Get more info at silverhawkaviation.net. 6-10 p.m. $125-$150. Western Aircraft at Boise Airport, 4300 S. Kennedy St., Boise, 208-338-1800, westair.com.

SLANTED ROCK BREWING WINTER RELEASE—Celebrate Slanted Rock’s second anniversary with a ribbon cutting and the release of new brews. With cake, appetizers and music by Dylan Jakobsen. 4:30 p.m. FREE. Slanted Rock Brewery, 2374 E. Cinema Drive, Ste. 100, Meridian, 208-288-2192, slantedrock.com.

On Stage BOISE PHILHARMONIC: HOLIDAY POPS—With special guests the Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale and Northwest Nazarene’s University Chorus.

8 p.m. $21-20-$42.40. Brandt Center at NNU, 707 Fern St., Nampa, 208-467-8790, nnu. edu/brandt.

BOISE STATE MUSIC DEPARTMENT FAMILY HOLIDAY CONCERT— All proceeds benefit the department scholarship fund. Tickets available at boisestatetickets. com. 7:30 p.m. $2-$10. Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, box office: 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu.

GUY DAVIS—Enjoy an evening of original music and stories with the legendary blues master. For more info and tickets, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call 208-726-9491.

6:30 p.m. $15-$35. Sun Valley Opera House, Sun Valley, 208622-2244, sunvalley.com.

LIPSINC: CHRISTMAS CAROLS—Put the “Ho” in your holidays with some definitely nontraditional Christmas Carols, brought to you by Idaho’s first professional female impersonation troupe.

Featuring special first-time guest Andrea Morgan. Reservations available at 208-368-0405. 7:30 p.m. $20. Balcony Club, 150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 226, Boise, 208336-1313, thebalconyclub.com.

and grass-fed meats, awardwinning Idaho wines, cheeses and specialty foods, and fresh baked breads and holiday pastries.

Coming Dec. 6, 13 and 20: Meyer lemons, Eureka lemons, limes tangelos and oranges from Idaho Tropical Fruit Company. Through Dec. 20. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 516 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com.

BOISE MADE: JEWELRY, PAINTING & GUITARS—Adorn yourself in the handmade jewelry of Monica Galvan and connect with your western roots and fall in love with the bold paintings of Michelle Larsen. You can also meet the maker of Scot Oliver Guitars and shop a unique collection of his handmade acoustic, classical and electric inventory. Plus music provided by Oliver guitar owners and friends. 12-6 p.m. FREE. Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-384-8509, boise150. org/sesqui-shop.

SATURDAY DEC. 13 Festivals & Events BOISE FARMERS MARKET—Featuring fresh Northwest cranberries and dates, locally grown chestnuts, winter produce, free-range

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—Saturdays through Dec. 20.

9:30 a.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and Bannock streets, Boise, 208-345-3499, seeyouatthemarket.com.

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COMEDIAN TOMMY DAVIDSON—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $25. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—Two teams of comics battle it out for your laughs. Suitable for all ages.

7:30 p.m. $9.99. ComedySportz Boise, 3250 N. Lakeharbor Lane, Ste. 184A, Boise, 208-991-4746, comedysportzboise.com.

THE CREATION FACTOR—Check out this dance concert featuring the choreography of 10 Boise State dance students, faculty member Marla Hansen and guest choreographer Gonzalo Valdez. 7:30 p.m. Danny Peterson Theatre, Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208426-3980, theatre.boisestate. edu.

EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS CHRISTMAS CONCERT—7 p.m. $5-$10, $40 for 6. Eagle High School, 574 N. Park Lane, Eagle, 208-939-2189, ehsmeridianschools.org.

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CALENDAR tion, children can tell Santa their Christmas wishes and 18 have their picture taken with the Jolly Old Elf on Saturdays through Dec. 20. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Home Society. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. By donation. D.L. Evans Bank, 213 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-331-1399.

EAGLE COUNTRY CHRISTMAS—This city-sponsored event boasts a fun-filled day for families, with the Eagle Christmas Market, sleigh rides, children’s activity booths, free s’mores and hot cocoa and one jolly old elf in a red suit. The day caps off with the city tree-lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Participants are asked to take donations for the Eagle Food Bank and Coats for Kids.

1-6 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle.

HOLIDAY SPORTS CARD SHOW—Explore 30 tables overflowing with sports and entertainment cards and memorabilia.

Featuring the newest and hottest cards in the hobby, plus vintage items. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208343-4900, theboisehotel.com.

IDAHO ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY BAZAAR— Get your holiday shopping done by choosing among handcrafted items such as hats, scarves, pottery, jewelry, artwork, baked goods, and more from over 25 vendors. Free photos with Santa and soup lunch are available.

9 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Idaho Arts Charter School, 1220 Fifth St. N., Nampa, 208-463-4324, idahoartscharter.org.

KUNA’S DOWN HOME COUNTRY CHRISTMAS—Celebrate the holidays in Kuna with Kids Carnival and free pictures with Santa at Old 4th Street Gym 1-4 p.m., then watch the city parade down Main Street at 6 p.m., followed by the city of Kuna’s Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Bandshell at City Park. Sponsored by the Kuna Chamber of Commerce. 1-7 p.m. FREE. Kuna’s Old 4th Street Gym, 571 W. Fourth St., Kuna.

MODEL RAILROAD HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE—Here’s your chance to enjoy model trains running on hundreds of feet of track. There’ll be special holiday trains for the kids on display and running. Drinks and snacks provided. Donations accepted. 11

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a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE. Caldwell Model Railroad Clubhouse, 809 Dearborn St., Caldwell, cmrchs. org.

SECOND SATURDAY: GREEN CHRISTMAS—Santa’s workshop will be up and running again this year for a day of crafting and creating with recycled and re-purposed materials. This is a wonderful way to unplug from the holiday buzz and green up your Christmas with some oldfashioned fun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

FREE. Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center, 3188 Sunset Peak Road, Boise, 208-514-3755, boiseenvironmentaleducation.org.

On Stage BOISE PHILHARMONIC: HOLIDAY POPS—Enjoy an evening of holiday carols and cheer, with special guests the Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale and Northwest Nazarene University’s Chorus. 8 p.m. $22.70-$70.40.

Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261609, box office: 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu.

CAPITAL CITY SOUND HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS CHRISTMAS SHOW—Enjoy a lively evening of Christmas music presented in delightful four-part harmony. There’ll also be a “Cookie Walk,” a delicious array of home-baked cookies and desserts to purchase and enjoy, and a raffle of some beautiful handcrafted items. Profits will be used to help support chorus activities throughout the year. For more info, visit capitalcitysound. org. 7 p.m. $5, FREE kids 12 and under. Grace Chapel, 8650 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-3755515, gracechapel.com.

CHAOTIC ACT OF THEATRE FOR THE HOLIDAYS—For more info, visit the website or call the library.

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

COMEDIAN TOMMY DAVIDSON—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $25.

Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $9.99.

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

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EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS CHRISTMAS CONCERT—1 p.m. and 4 p.m. $5-$10, $40 for 6.

Eagle High School, 574 N. Park Lane, Eagle, 208-939-2189, ehsmeridianschools.org.

GLITTERATI GALS BURLESQUE: CIRQUE DU SOIREE—7 p.m. $5 adv., $7 door. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.

HOLIDAY ON ICE—Idaho IceWorld and the Boise Figure Skating Club present “Imagine: Skating Through Time.” 3

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CALENDAR p.m. and 6 p.m. $5-$15. Idaho IceWorld, 7072 S. Eisenman Road, Boise, 208-608-7716, idahoiceworld.com.

LIPSINC: CHRISTMAS CAROLS—Put the “Ho” in your holidays with some definitely nontraditional Christmas Carols, brought to you by Idaho’s first professional female impersonation troupe. 7:30 p.m. $20.

Balcony Club, 150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 226, Boise, 208-336-1313, thebalconyclub.com.

Literature AUTHOR JUDITH MCCONNELL STEELE @ THE MARKET—Local author Judith McConnell Steele will be on hand during the Holiday Market to talk about and sign her novel, The Angel of Esperanca. 11 a.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208376-4229, rdbooks.org.

CABIN FEVER LITERARY HOUSE PARTY— Celebrate our homegrown literary community with readings, book sales and signings, drinks and music. The new book Nerve: Writers in the Attic, featuring the works of 18 Idaho poets, will be released, and 10 authors who published books in 2013-2014 will read their stories and poems.

Plus local booksellers will be on hand offering a selection of books

by Idaho authors. 7-10 p.m. FREE. The Cabin, 801 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-331-8000, thecabinidaho.org.

Citizen BANBURY SANTA BREAKFAST—Enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, juices and coffee. And don’t forget to take an unwrapped gift for the annual Toys for Tots drive. Reservations required. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE$8.99. Banbury Golf Club, 2626 N. Marypost Place, Eagle, 208939-3600, banburygolf.com.

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GIVE & GET HOLIDAY SALE AND MOSAIC PARTY—Each artist will donate a portion of their sales to a charity of their choice. You can also create a one-of-a-kind frame for $25 or a unique ornament for $8 with Mosaic Essential’s Reham Aarti. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE admission. Door #3 Artist Studio Cooperative, 413 E. 37th St., Garden City.

IDAHO STEELHEADS HABITAT NIGHT—Enjoy an evening of hockey on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, while helping out the Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity. The cost of your ticket includes a hot dog, chips and a drink, with $5 going to Habitat. 7 p.m. $15. CenturyLink Arena, 233 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-424-2200 or box office 208-331-8497, centurylinkarenaboise.com.

TOYS FOR TOTS WHEELCHAIR RUGBY BASH—The Boise Bombers Wheelchair Rugby Team and the AdVenture Program present the third-annual Toys for Tots Wheelchair Rugby Bash. Take an unwrapped toy for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. The Bombers will play local rugby teams but anyone is welcome to play, and rugby wheelchairs are available.

Spectators welcome. For more info, call 208-608-7680. 4 p.m.

FREE. Fort Boise Community Center, 700 Robbins Road, Boise, 208-384-4486, cityofboise.org/ parks.

WYAKIN WARRIOR GUARDIAN BALL— Celebrate those who served and sacrificed. Featuring

big band music, dancing, auction and the nation’s top cartoonists: Pearls Before Swine, Lola, The Simpsons and more. For more info or tickets, visit wyakin.org. 6 p.m. $75. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise, 208-336-8900, boisecentre.com.

SUNDAY DEC. 14 Festivals & Events HIDDEN SPRINGS HOLIDAY BIZARRE BAZAAR—Featuring one-of-a-kind items from local artisans. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Dry Creek Mercantile, 5892 W. Hidden Springs Road, Boise, 208229-2001, drycreekmerc.com.

OLD IDAHO PENITENTIARY $1 DAY—Enjoy special tours and discounted admission to commemorate 40 years of being open to the public for self-guided and guided tours. Last admission at 4:15 p.m. 12-5 p.m. $1. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2844, history.idaho.gov/ oldpen.html.

VICTORIAN HOLIDAY OPEN PARLORS—See the vintage decorations and Christmas tree, and enjoy a craft corner, storytime with Santa and a gift shop. 4-8 p.m. FREE-$4. Bishops’ House, 2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road,

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BOISE ROCK SCHOOL BAND TO BAND—Boise Rock School teen bands Hollywood Hotel and The Shout perform with local “adult” bands that have been mentoring them for the past 12 weeks, The Dirty Moogs and AKA Belle, respectively. Proceeds benefit the BRS scholarship/outreach fund. 6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213, facebook.com/ thecruxcoffeeshop.

GEORGIA WADSWORTH BENEFIT HOLIDAY BAZAAR—Check out the vendors, entertainment and music by CYMRY, food from Cacicia’s, balloon twister, face painting and even photo ops with Santa himself. Proceeds from a raffle will help Wadsworth’s grandchildren buy a headstone for her grave. She passed away Sept. 12. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

FREE. Nampa Senior Center, 207 Constitution Way, Nampa, Overheard something Eye-spy worthy? E-mail production@boiseweekly.com

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On Stage BISHOP KELLY CHRISTMAS CONCERT—The BKHS Choir, Orchestra and Band will provide a great variety of music to help you get into the Christmas spirit.

6 p.m. $3-$5. Bishop Kelly High School, 7009 W. Franklin Road, Boise, 208-375-6010, bk.org.

COMEDIAN TOMMY DAVIDSON—8 p.m. $25. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208287-5379, liquidboise.com.

DISNEY’S CHOO CHOO SOUL LIVE!—Follow the musical adventures of singing station manager Genevieve Goings and dancingengineer DC as they take kids to magical locales while performing songs from classic Disney films and some of their own favorites.

Part of the Velma V. Morrison Family Theatre Series. 2 p.m. $12.50. Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208426-1609, box office: 208-4261110, mc.boisestate.edu.

FRANKLY BURLESQUE—8 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s, 513 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-6344, facebook. com/PengillysSaloon.

Food MONTHLY SHEEPHERDERS BREAKFAST—Enjoy an all-you-can-eat Basque breakfast An extra $5 gets you bottomless Basque Bloody Marys or Sangria Blanco. Reservations recommended. 10 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. $12.99$17.99. Basque Market, 608 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-433-1208, thebasquemarket.com.

MONDAY DEC. 15

p.m. and 7 p.m. Registration required for tours at bit.ly/BPRPublicEd. Through Jan. 5, 2015.

5:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Train Depot, 2603 W Eastover Terrace, Boise, parks.cityofboise.org.

gonna be a Cherry Poppin’ good time. 8:30-10 p.m. $5, 208-3456605. Bouquet, 1010 W. Main St., Boise, facebook.com/pages/ Poppin-Cherries.

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Festivals & Events BOISE MADE: ARTISANS 4 HOPE—Feel good about the gifts you give this holiday season by shopping the Artisans 4 Hope collection. Cozy up with hand-crafted hats, scarves, gloves and other seasonal gear. Plus coffee served

by ST(R)EAM Coffee Bike. 12-6 p.m. FREE. Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-384-8509, boise150.org/sesqui-shop.

CHANUKAH BOWLING PARTY—Celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights with open bowling, crafts and dinner. There’ll also be Chanukah gelt, dreidels, menorah lighting, Jewish music and a raffle. 5-7:30 p.m. $12. 20th Century Lanes, 4712 W. State St., Boise, 208342-8695, 20thcenturylanes.net.

Citizen BOISE CULTURAL PLANNING PROCESS—The Boise City Department of Arts and History wants your help developing the first citywide plan and cohesive vision for the role of culture in our civic environment and throughout Boise. For more info, visit boiseartsandhistory.org. g. 2-3:30 p.m. FREE. Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-570-6900, boisepubliclibrary.org.

WEDNESDAY DEC. 17

JAMES CASTLE INQUIRY FAIR—Boise State’s James Castle Curriculum Project, in partnership with BAM, showcases examples of recent James Castle-based research, teaching and additional inquiry processes and projects appropriate for diverse age levels.

A variety of hands-on art making activities and take-away educational resources will also be offered. RSVP by Dec. 12 to rsvp@ boiseartmuseum.org. 5:30-8 p.m.

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

Literature RUMI NIGHT—Join the celebration of the life and works of Rumi, the 13th century Persian poet and mystic philosopher, at this evening of poetry, music, conversation and tea.

Feel free to take a favorite poem to share. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208384-4076, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Citizen BOISE CULTURAL PLANNING PROCESS—The Boise City Department of Arts and History wants your help developing the first citywide plan and cohesive vision for the role of culture in our civic environment and throughout Boise. For more info, visit boiseartsandhistory. org. 4:30-6 p.m. FREE. Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-562-4996, boisepubliclibrary.org.

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BIRTH PREPAREDNESS CLASS—Learn about how to effectively cope with labor and meet your baby in the best way possible. Call Beth or Annette to register. 6:30-8:30 p.m. and6:308:30 p.m. By donation. Whole Life Midwifery and Birth Center, 520 16th Ave. N., Nampa, 208-4671230, wholelifemidwifery.com.

DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 5 PREMIERE— Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and no-host bar as you watch the drama unfold. For more info and tickets, visit idahoptv.org.

6-8 p.m. $20, plus pledge. The Owyhee, 1109 Main St., Boise, 208-343-4611, theowyhee.com.

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OPEN HOUSE AND TOY DRIVE—Check out the interior of the historic building dressed in its holiday best while you donate new, unwrapped gifts for Toys for Tots. Free guided tours at 5:30

POPPIN’ CHERRIES STOCKING STUFFERS!—Check out this community-based showcase for “first time” acts, featuring an assemblage of local burlesquers and other varieties of talent. It’s

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LEAFING THROUGH TREE NEWS Boise Mayor Dave Bieter has named the City of Trees’ new 2015 cultural ambassador. Treefort Music Fest, the annual music festival that has brought hundreds of bands to Boise since 2012, will receive $25,000 as part of the honor through the Boise City Department of Arts and History.

“Treefort is such a great event because of how organically Boise it truly is,” Bieter told a crowd at El Korah Shrine on Dec. 3. “Perhaps more than any other event, it captures the essence of Boise’s creative, vibrant and unique cultural scene—especially its music.”

In 2014, Treefort went beyond being a music festival and did just as Bieter said: It included non-music components like Hackfort, a computer and application coding element; Yogafort, a yoga lounge; and Storyfort, a literary salon. In March 2015, it will add skateboard and comedy forts.

Treefort also announced its first round of 27 music acts for the now five-day festival.

Acts include TV on the Radio, Trampled

by Turtles, Yacht, Emily Wells, Viet Cong, Wolvserpent, Generationals, Craft Spells, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Nikki Lane, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, De Lux, and Logan Hyde.

To view the entire list of acts announced to date, visit treefortmusicfest.com/lineup.

In other tree news, real estate developer Gardner Company announced it has saved Idaho’s tallest Christmas tree. The 78-foottall metal tree that stands atop the 267-foottall US Bank Plaza building was in the way of a crane needed for construction of the new City Center Plaza. Rather than remove the tree, Gardner and ESI Construction came up with a “cost-effective alternative”: they’ll use mobile cranes when the time comes.

From creative construction to comfy couches, Saint Lawrence Gridiron will continue with its Couch Surfer Series: Artists and Authors. The series, which brings local artists and authors in for an intimate conversation and performance, will continue on Thursday, Dec. 18, at 8 p.m. with musician Travis Ward and author Emma Arnold. Justin Vaughn will moderate. The series continues at least through February 2015 on the third Thursday of each month. More info is available at facebook.com/SLGridiron.

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Boise, meet your new ambassador.

ARTS & CULTURE RHODES PARK GETS $1.25 MILLION ‘CHRISTMAS PRESENT’ Albertson Foundation to revamp downtown skate park JESSICA MURRI In 1994, Rhodes Park opened with a portion of its 1.28 acres devoted to skateboarding. The multi-use park was ideal for a skatepark: Covered by two I-84 overpasses, it is well-protected from the elements and is lit at night. Skaters slowly absorbed the rest of the concrete area, making the skatepark bigger.

“Skateboarders just started bringing things over there like ramps and refrigerators, whatever was in the alley down the way,” said Paul Whitworth, co-owner of Prestige Skateshop in downtown Boise.

Today, Rhodes Park consists of some rusting metal ramps, a rail, a few dumpers, cracks in the concrete and two porta-potties. But Whitworth and his business partner, Greg Goulet, have a vision for something better. Eight years ago, they began work on giving the park a facelift. They had meetings with the city; asked Seattle-based skatepark design Àrm Grindline to draw up concepts; and the pair held bake sales and skate

Officials hope a sizeable gift from the Albertson Foundation will help “re-energize” Rhodes Park, troubled this year by homicide and conflicts between police and homeless people.

contests to raise money for improvements.

“It was fun and we learned a lot, but it was slow going,” Goulet said.

Eventually, the Boise Skateboard Association, of which Goulet and Whitworth are both members, started conversations with the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation about their dreams of a modern skate park.

When the Albertson Foundation earlier this month announced it would donate $1.25 million to help overhaul Rhodes Park, Goulet said he “actually teared up.”

“What a Christmas present,” Whitworth added.

It will be up to the foundation to hire a skatepark design company and construct the park before turning it over to the city. Boise Parks and Recreation Director Doug Holloway said the city will spend $300,000 to landscape the area.

“With more than $1 million, they have the latitude to create a world-class design,” Holloway

told Boise Weekly, adding that he hopes ground will break by the spring with work on the park Ànished in the summer of 2015.

Rhodes Park has been newsworthy for other reasons this past year, especially after the Oct. 28 homicide of homeless man Rusty Bitton, which happened across the street from the park. During the summer, conÁicts between Boise police and the homeless community in the area were frequent.

Holloway said the improvements to the skatepark could help “re-energize” the neighborhood, which the Albertson Foundation is calling an extension of the Linen District.

“Parks in general are a backbone of revitalizing any neighborhood,” Holloway said. “If designed appropriately, it will create an area that will be an attraction, where families will be able to gather. We think it’s giving the whole area back to the families and the children that enjoy that skatepark.”

CULTURE NEWS HO, HO, HOLIDAY CONCERTS Ah, December: a time when stores, doctors’ offices and businesses are filled with the sounds of the season, but sitting in a waiting room while Betty Boop’s “Santa Baby” blares out of a PA can turn cheer into a sneer. Holiday music is meant to lift our spirits, though, which is why Christmas concerts and caroling are treasured traditions and can help to remind us there’s a reason for the season.

Get your fa-la-la-la-la on at the Family Holiday Sing-Along at the Library at Collister on Thursday, Dec. 11. The library will provide hot chocolate and cookies, and staffer and musician Sam Counsil will accompany on acoustic guitar. 7 p.m., FREE, boisepubliclibrary.org/locations/library!-at-collister.

The Boise State University Music Department presents its anticipated

Annual Family Holiday Concert on Friday, Dec. 12, at the Morrison Center. Proceeds benefit the department’s scholarship fund. 7:30-9:30 p.m.; $10 general, $8 seniors, $2 children and non-Boise State students, FREE Boise State students, staff and faculty. music.boisestate.edu.

The whole family will be filled to the brim with Christmas cheer when Boise Philharmonic is joined by special guests the Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale and the Northwest Nazarene University Chorus for its larger-than-life Holiday Pops concerts on Friday, Dec. 12, at the NNU Brandt Center in Nampa, and on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Morrison Center in Boise. 8 p.m., $23-$71. boisephilharmonic.org.

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NOISE IRON MAN

Author and Punisher combines man and machine BEN SCHULTZ out—there’s something about music Metal bands can Ànd inspiration for that has allowed me to let go of some their names in all sorts of places. of that.”

Judas Priest took its name from a Bob Shone’s musical career hasn’t followed Dylan song. The Black Dahlia Murder’s a safe, conventional route. He grew up moniker was inspired by the infamous in New Hampshire and became involved 1940s homicide of the same name. San in DIY punk and metal in high school.

Diego-based musician Tristan Shone Inspired by groups like GodÁesh, Fugazi got the idea for his one-man project’s and The Melvins, Shone performed both name from a T-shirt. solo and in bands. He started thinking “I learned a lot about the Bible when about making his own machines while I was in school and I kind of enjoyed attending grad school in Boston, where it, but I was always making jokes about he helped build installations for artist it,” he said. “I would always get T-shirts and teacher Chris Csikszentmihalyi. that said all sorts of religious things.

Shone’s connection with Phil AnAnd I had one that said ‘Author and selmo came about by chance. Anselmo Finisher,’ which is another word for watched a YouTube video of Author God, I guess. I think one of my sullen and Punisher and was so impressed roommates in high school said, ‘It that he invited Shone to join him on his should be Punisher.’”

European tour.

The name stuck, and it’s getting “It just so happens around that same around. Over the past few years, Shone time I was touring in Europe,” Shone has received attention from outlets told Denver Westword, “and his stage manranging from Wired and NPR to CVLT ager came to my show « and said he Nation. Decibel Magazine picked Author was with Phil Anselmo and that [he] was and Punisher’s album, Ursus Americanus interested in what I was doing. I emailed (2012), as No. 30 of its Top 40 Albums him back, and two days later, I had an of 2012. The project’s most recent email from Phil. I pretty much said yes release, Women and Children (2013), was right away.” named the best album of the year by Touring with Anselmo gave Shone a San Diego City Beat. Metal Injection called glimpse of how music could be Ànanit “a colossal album. It’s not strictly cially sustainable. metal, but it’s heavy and disturbing like “I like the DIY aspect of the music a nightmare you suddenly wake from world, but it deÀnitely wears on you a but aren’t quite sure you fully escaped.” little bit,” Shone said. “It’s nice to kind Shone has nearly Ànished recording Tristan Shone, aka Author and Punisher, uses an arsenal of of be a part of—I don’t want to say ‘the a new album produced by ex-Pantera machines to power his industrial/doom metal project. industry’—but just seeing how things frontman Phil Anselmo. He’s touring work and seeing how maybe [you can] the West Coast now and will play the at least not lose money when you’re on the sort of tortuous physical motion,” Shone told Crazy Horse on Saturday, Dec. 13, with local Boise Weekly. “It’s deÀnitely not a gentle motion; road. That’s what a lot of the last two years has openers Deep Creeps and Heibarger. been—trying to Àgure out, in my late 30s, how I’m really just kind of grabbing the bull by the Shone brings his background as a mechanithis whole music thing horns.” cal engineer to bear on Author and Punisher’s works.”

For Shone, the effort that goes droning, fearsome mix of dubstep, industrial AUTHOR AND PUNISHER Shone will hopefully into working the machines is part and doom metal. He performs with a variety With Deep Creeps and Heilearn more soon. He’ll of the music’s appeal. It allows for a of sophisticated, self-made instruments. These barger, Saturday, Dec. 13, 8 tour Europe again in freedom that he doesn’t often enjoy include a series of masks that make differp.m., $10 advance, $12 door.

January and possibly as an engineer. ent noises when he shouts into them. Other Crazy Horse, 1519 Main St., release the new album “You Ànd that a lot of people that machines create a range of sounds when Shone crazyhorseboise.com. in the spring. He doesn’t you work with in engineering, they’re turns knobs or slides handles along rails. plan on quitting his day afraid,” he said. “They’re afraid to [be The sounds that the machines make can unpredictable], and I think it comes through in job right away, though. change depending on how quickly Shone “At UCSD, where I work in this lab, these moves. Because of this, creating an Author and lifestyles as well. I don’t know, just choices that guys have been really great,” he said. “And they people make sometimes in life are very safe in Punisher song can be physically challenging. understand the other side of the engineer that the engineering world. And the way that they “I kind of equate it to—I don’t know, I they hired.” wouldn’t say dancing—but it’s almost like some school you and the way that your life turns 28 | DECEMBER 10–16, 2014 | BOISEweekly

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HORSE FEATHERS, DEC. 12, NEUROLUX Horse Feathers is a band for and of its time and place.

The Portland, Ore.-based indie folk sextet projects a gentle scruffiness, with banjos, strings, saw and mandolin lifting the tremulous vocals of Justin Ringle and Brad Parsons into a sound at turns lullaby and hootenanny. From the good-natured rollicking of “Violently Wild” to the barefoot waltz of “Why Do I Try” and the dreamy swan song “What We Become,” Horse Feathers’ new album, So It Is With Us (Kill Rock Stars, October 2014), is music for a lazy, hazy Sunday; or a campfire circle; or songs to can pickles by. If you’re looking for the “Pacific Northwest Sound,” Horse Feathers is a leading example.

Touring behind its latest release, the band’s stop at Neurolux includes opener Sara Jackson-Homan, whose piano-powered pop and R&B stylings have catapulted the 20-year-old Bend, Ore., native to national attention, with feature play on TV series including Grey’s Anatomy, Bones and Orange Is the New Black.

—Zach Hagadone With Sara Jackson-Holman, doors at 7 p.m., $12 adv., $14 door. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.

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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY DEC. 10

wood with Rainbowdragoneyes and A Mighty Band of Microbes. 8 p.m. $5. The Shredder

FRIDAY DEC. 12

BOISE ROCK SCHOOL END OF SESSION GIG—4-9 p.m. $5 suggested donation. The Linen Building

THURSDAY DEC. 11

ADELITA’S WAY—With Conflict Of Interest. 8 p.m. $15-$25. Knitting Factory

CHUCK SMITH & FRIENDS—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

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

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

DOUGLAS CAMERON—5 p.m.

FREE. Bar 365

BLAZE & KELLY—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

DJ PRETT BERRY—11 p.m.

FREE. Neurolux

FIGURE 8—With The Repeat Offenders and Position High. 8 p.m. $3. Crazy Horse

THE CLARK BROTHERS—7 p.m.

FREE. Shangri-La

DOUGLAS CAMERON—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper

JIM PERCY—7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La

THE COOLING TOWER—With Mariana and Dweller At The Well.

8 p.m. $3. Crazy Horse

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

JIMMY BIVENS—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s KARAOKE—7:30 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe

DOUGLAS CAMERON AND JOHN FRICK—9 p.m. FREE. Tom Grainey’s

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

FLOGGING MOLLY—With The Mighty Stef and The Pasadena Band. 8 p.m. $33. Knitting Factory

VERTIGO BOISE—6:30 p.m.

FREE. Highlands Hollow

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAM— Hosted by For Blind Mice. 8 p.m.

FREE. Tom Grainey’s

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

WEDNESDAY SKATE NIGHT— Featuring The Dread Crew of Odd-

BIG WOW BAND—8 p.m. FREE. Cylos

GUY DAVIS—6:30 p.m. $15-$35.

Sun Valley Opera House HILLFOLK NOIR—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s HORSE FEATHERS—With Sara Jackson-Holman. 7 p.m. $12 adv., $14 door. Neurolux JOHN JONES TRIO—8 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers JUPITER HOLIDAY—10 p.m. $5.

Tom Grainey’s PALLBEARER—With Solstafir (Iceland), Mortals and Uzala. 7 p.m. $15. The Shredder

PATRICIA FOLKNER—5 p.m.

FREE. Bar 365 PIRANHAS BC PUNK ROCK PARTY—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s Basement PUBLIC ENEMY #1 MOTLEY CRUE TRIBUTE BAND—With Mouth Breather. 8 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Crazy Horse TITLE WAVE—7 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s WOODEN FEELS—7:30 p.m.

FREE. The District

SATURDAY DEC. 13 AURORA—With Reflektion, Matatronik, Skape, Rhythmic Friction and Cattdaddy. 9 p.m. $6. The Shredder AUTHOR & PUNISHER—With Heibarger and Deep Creeps. See Noise, Page 28. 8 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Crazy Horse BOISE ROCK SCHOOL BAND TO BAND—Teen bands Hollywood Hotel and The Shout perform with The Dirty Moogs and AKA Belle.

6 p.m. $5 suggested donation.

The Crux

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MUSIC GUIDE CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers DJ ODIE—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s Basement DJ PSYCACHE—11 p.m. FREE. Neurolux DYLAN ANITOK—7:30 p.m.

FREE. The District ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

TUESDAY DEC. 16

WEDNESDAY DEC. 17

BERNIE REILLY—5:30 p.m.

FREE. O’Michael’s

CHUCK SMITH & FRIENDS—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GONION—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 CHUCK SMITH & JEFF REW— 7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

CLINT BUDGE—6 p.m. FREE. Cylos DEVIANT KIN—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow

FELICIANA—8 p.m. FREE. Cylos

DAN COSTELLO SOLO GUITAR—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

FOUR HOUR WOODY—7 p.m.

FREE. Willi B’s

OPEN MIC—8 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s

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

HUNGRY CLOUD DARKENING—With Atomic Moses and Taylor Robert Hawkins. 7 p.m. $5.

The Crux

RADIO BOISE SOCIAL HOUR: DJ ALLIN PURCELL—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Neurolux

PENGILLY’S 37TH ANNIVERSARY—Tyler Nelson performs The Grinch. 8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: THE SLAP FROST TOUR—Featuring Z-Man & True Justice, with Vocab Slick, Pure Powers and Oso Negro. 7 p.m. $5 adv., $10 door.

Neurolux

STEVE EATON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

IDAHO SONGWRITERS FORUM—Open mic event, sponsored by the Idaho Songwriters Association. Original songs only. 6 p.m. FREE. Sapphire Room KAYLEIGH JACK—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Piper POKE—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

TERRY JONES SOLO PIANO—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers WEDNESDAY SKATE NIGHT— Featuring Dope by Design. 8 p.m. $5. The Shredder

SEAN HATTON TRIO—9 p.m.

FREE. O’Michael’s

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

SUNDAY DEC. 14

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ABRAMS—With Wayfarer, Towers and Blackcloud. 7 p.m. $8. The Shredder AUDIO/VISUAL DJ—10 p.m.

FREE. Tom Grainey’s BILLY IDOL—SOLD OUT. 8:30 p.m. $37.50-$70. Knitting Factory HIP-HOP SUNDAY—10 p.m.

FREE. Grainey’s Basement HOW THE GROUCH STOLE CHRISTMAS TOUR—Featuring The Grouch & Eligh, with DJ Abilities. 8 p.m. $12 adv., $16 door. Reef JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s

SOLSTAFIR, DEC. 12, SHREDDER

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

If Pacific Northwest bands are informed by the bittersweet nature of the area’s green yet cloudy and gray environment, the vast, stunning, almost surreal vistas of Iceland are clearly an inspiration for its artists, too. There’s a melancholy beauty in the island country’s rocky shores, ice caps and glacial landscapes—much of which seems to find its way into its musical exports. The haunting melodies and razor-edged metal from Icelandic band Solstafir, which is touring with headliners Pallbearer, are eerily exquisite, with singer Aoalbjorn Tryggvason delivering dark lyrics in a voice that feels steeped in history and mystery, whether he’s singing in his native language or in English. Together since around 1994, Solstafir has a history, too, and with the release of stunner Otta, (Seasons of Mist, 2014), the band will definitely be around for the foreseeable future.

—Amy Atkins

THE SIDEMEN: GREG PERKINS & RICK CONNOLLY—6 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

MONDAY DEC. 15 CHUCK SMITH & NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers HEMINGWAY—With Bobby Meader and Stepbrothers. 7 p.m. $6. The Shredder KEVIN KIRK & SALLY TIBBS—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

Pallbearer, Solstafir, Mortals and Boise-based Uzala, 7 p.m., $15. Shredder, 430 S. 10th St., shredderboise.com.

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

FREE. Pengilly’s

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WINESIPPER Got a wine lover on your gift list but don’t want to buy them a bottle of wine? This year, think accessories instead.

One of my must-haves is the Epic Wine Chill Bottle Cooler. It’s a smartly designed gel pack that wraps around almost any wine bottle. I always keep one in the freezer, and when I’m in the mood for a bottle of white, the Wine Chill cools it down in fewer than 10 minutes and keeps the bottle cool from first to last pour. They retail for around $8.95 at epicstyle.com and are also available in local wine shops.

Most everyone has a corkscrew in a drawer somewhere, but why not give them the best? Le Creuset makes one of the finest wine openers on the planet. They may not sport polished bone handles or gold trim, but from a practical standpoint, nothing beats them. My favorite is Le Creuset’s Screwpull Pocket Model, a compact opener that employs an extended arm for increased leverage, making it easier to spin out the cork. Other than the fluid extracting motion, what really sets them apart is the long, Teflon-coated screw that penetrates the most stubborn corks. This corkscrew is priced around $25 on Amazon.

Instead of tossing the cork when your bottle’s empty, put it in a decorative cork cage.

These clever wire sculptures (priced around $25 to $30) come in different sizes and shapes, including reindeer, roosters, sleighs, wreaths and even a woody surf wagon. When it’s full, you can donate the corks to Corks 4 A Cure (corks4acure.org), a local organization that recycles corks to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research. It’s a win-win situation.

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JENNY B OW LER

HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR WINELOVERS

GERMAN FARE KOMMT TO EIGHTH STREET Plus PostModern Brewers releases beers and Bittercreek celebrates Dark Days TARA MORGAN Schwarzbier and sauerkraut fans will soon have a spot to raise their steins and bellow “prost!” in downtown Boise. Prost German Pubs, which owns four German-themed concepts in Seattle and two in Portland, Ore., plans to open a seventh location, Prost Boise, on Eighth Street adjacent to Red Feather Lounge. Part-owners Missy and T.J. Sayles recently relocated to the Treasure Valley to run the German pub, which has a projected opening date of March 1, 2015.

“I worked for the owner of Prost for six years in Seattle before I moved to California with my husband,” said Missy. “My husband has done several of the remodels, as well as one of the original build-outs in Portland. We just had a baby and we were wanting to move to a new place where there were more recreational opportunities.”

Prost Boise will only serve imported German beers, including iconic brands like Bitburger, Hofbrau and Paulaner, along with rotating rare and seasonal selections.

“We’ll have some wheat beers, lagers, ales, pilsners—all classic styles,” said Missy. “Obviously we don’t do any IPAs or anything like that; they’ll all be German handles.”

Prost plans to serve its German beers in the traditional glassware.

“We have the proper glassware for the actual drink, so for instance, if you order a Kostritzer lager—which is like a Schwarzbier, one of the dark ones—it will come in the proper Kostritzer glass.

But you can get either a 0.3-liter, a 0.5-liter (which will be somewhat comparable to an American pint) or you can get 1 liter.”

In addition to 11 or 12 tap handles pouring imported German beer, Prost Boise will offer an array of German bar food. Since the space has a small kitchen with no hood, Missy and T.J. also plan to utilize the pub’s Eighth Street-facing patio to grill up sausages.

“We’ll have bratwurst, bratwurst sandwiches,

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liverwurst pate, a Brotzeitteller—which is an assortment of meats and cheeses with rye bread—we’ll have beet salads, potato salad,” said Missy. “It’s pretty standard German fare. … We’re wanting to step it up a little bit, too, with making some specials once a week with local produce that has a German Áair.”

T.J. will be doing the build-out on the space, which will include wooden Áourishes and shared community tables.

“It’s dark wood, warm and cozy and just feels like an awesome neighborhood bar,” said Missy.

For more info on Prost Boise, visit facebook. com/prostboise.

In other Boise brews news, Grind Modern Burger’s in-house brewery PostModern Brewers Ànally received federal licensing approval and released its Àrst few beers Dec. 6.

PostModern’s initial batch includes an India pale ale, a rye Irish stout served on nitrogen, a Berliner-Weisse served with house-made seasonal syrups, a hard root beer and a hard ginger beer.

Over the next month, PostModern will also release a double IPA, a Baltic porter, a pale ale and TableRock Brewpub’s original Nut Brown recipe.

The brewery will also unveil a beer celebrating Boise Art Museum’s new exhibition, Hidden in the City, by Chinese artist Liu Bolin. The oyster stout with Szechuan peppercorns will be released Friday, Jan. 30, and a portion of the proceeds will beneÀt BAM. For more info, visit grindmodernburger.com/ postmodern-brewers.

In dark brews news, Bittercreek Ale House is currently in the midst of its monthlong Dark Days celebration. On Sunday, Dec. 14, the pub will host a Big Dark Beer Party and Whiskey Pairing from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Beers on tap include Firestone Walker’s 2014 Parabola bourbon barrel stout, Deschutes’ Black Butte ;;III

barrel-aged porter with orange and green chiles, Laughing Dog’s 2011 The Dogfather imperial stout, Epic Brewing’s 2011 Big Bad Baptist whiskey barrel stout with coffee and chocolate and Olvisholt Brugghus’ Lava Smoked Stout.

According to Beverage Manager David Roberts, Bittercreek will also offer whiskey and food pairings during the Big Dark Beer Party.

“The kitchen is going to be doing an imperial stout-braised short rib pot pie, which will be pretty awesome,” said Roberts. “And then for Dark Days we’re going to be doing all of our chicken in a porter marinade that’s got mustard and porter. Then our grilled cheese is going to be like a Welsh rarebit with stout in it.”

Other upcoming Dark Days events include an event with Stone Brewing Co. Wednesday, Dec. 17, featuring the brewery’s 2011 Imperial Russian Stout, their 2013 W00tstout 1.0, a rye stout aged in whiskey barrels and the Suede Imperial Porter. On Thursday, Dec. 18, Bittercreek will host the Super Stouty Surprise/Ugly Sweater Party with Payette Brewing Company, and on Monday, Dec. 22, Bittercreek will tap its only keg of the “elusive and mysterious” barrel-aged Narwhal from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.

“Narwhal is their imperial stout that they release for about three to four months every year and this is the Àrst time they’ve ever done a wide release of barrel-aged Narwhal. … It’s one of the more anticipated beers that will be released in Boise in recent memory,” said Roberts.

Finally, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, Bittercreek will unveil kegs of Uinta Brewing Co.’s 2013 Labyrinth, their 2014 Sea Legs barrel-aged Baltic porter and a Àrkin of the Dubhe Imperial Black IPA with hemp seeds.

For more info on Bittercreek’s Dark Days events, visit their Facebook page: facebook.com/ bittercreekalehouse.

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SCREEN LUST IN TRANSLATION The holidays bring three great IRUHLJQ ÀOPV Force Majeure; Leviathan; Two Days, One Night GEORGE PRENTICE Here’s a Christmas present for any cinephile: a tour of Belgium, Russia and the French Alps.

Each stop offers a vastly different spectacle and don’t expect it to be all sugarplums. Two Days, One Night (Belgium) is a socioeconomic parable; Leviathan (Russia) is a modern classic tragedy; and Force Majeure (Sweden/France/Norway) is wickedly funny. They’re among the best Àlms of 2014, and although I saw them back in September at the Toronto International Film Festival, I still can’t shake them.

As I waited in line for the North American premiere of Two Days, One Night, I asked a colleague what the Àlm was about—at the time, all I knew was it starred Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard (reason enough to stand in any line).

“C’est parabole,” said a French critic, adding that he Àrst saw the Àlm during the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and was anxious to watch it again.

Two hours later, I understood how exact was his choice of the word “parable” to deÀne this impassioned allegory. Two Days, One Night comes from brothers-writers-directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and tells the story of Sandra (Cotillard), who has lost her job at a Belgian factory due to downsizing. It turns out that Sandra’s 16 co-workers were coerced into choosing between keeping her on the payroll or receiving 1,000-euro bonuses—it’s particularly chilling to report that months after the Àlm’s premiere, three companies in Belgium and France subjected their employees to such a real-world ultimatum. In the Àlm, Sandra must convince enough of her co-workers to change their votes in the span of a weekend (two days and one night), setting up a breathless climax. What makes Two Days, One Night so compelling is that each of Sandra’s co-workers has his or her own economic survival struggles. Cotillard is a shoe-in for a Best Actress nomination and the Àlm is must-see.

Also on the travel itinerary is Russia and its Leviathan, which features the Ànest screenplay of the year. It’s a modern epic that folds in layered themes of politics, religion, Àdelity and the spoils of 21st century Russia, and there are moments in Leviathan that channel the masterworks of Arthur Miller or Henrik Ibsen. WriterBOI S EW EEKLY.COM

World-class filmmaking: Two Days, One Night from Belgium (top), Leviathan from Russia (middle) and Force Majeure (bottom), a Sweedish/French/Norwegian production.

surprise… almost like the avalanche at the center director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ambitious script of this hilarious adult comedy. Here, a family of was inspired by no less than the Old Testament’s four is vacationing in the French Alps when what Book of Job, Thomas Hobbes’ 1651 work of political philosophy Leviathan, the 2011 imprison- appears to be an avalanche is suddenly heading their way. What follows is a comedy of matriment of Russian rockers-anarchists Pussy Riot mony, manners and morals and a 2004 U.S. incident in (or lack thereof). Writer-diwhich a disgruntled mechanic FORCE MAJEURE (R) rector Ruben Ostlund’s crisp used a tank to demolish several Directed by Ruben Ostlund screenplay is never cruel Colorado government buildStarring Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa nor galling; it is a perfectly ings following a zoning dispute Loven Kongsli frosty, arch Nordic bite, a (an armed standoff ended with Opens Friday, Dec. 12, at The rare frozen treat for most the mechanic killing himself).

Flicks, 646 W. Fulton St., 208-342American audiences. I can’t Leviathan’s own demolitions— 4288, theflicksboise.com. compare it to anything else there are plenty, both Àgurative I’ve seen this year, which is and literal—are equally harall the more reason to love it. rowing, and anyone thinking that Leviathan isn’t Be assured, the Motion Picture Academy an indictment of Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian would do itself proud to hand the Oscar for Best corruption isn’t paying attention.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: Joshuea Jacob Reed Legal Name DOB 12-11-90

name of the man who has acted on my behalf and as my dad for over twenty two years.

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In the course of his life, he not only had dogs and cats as pets, but also monkeys, horses, peacocks, geese, a crocodile, a falcon, a crane and a parrot. When he enrolled in Trinity College at age 17, he was upset that the school’s rules forbade students from having pet dogs, which meant he couldn’t bring his adored Newfoundland dog Boatswain. There was no regulation, however, against having a tame bear as a pet. So Byron got one and named it Bruin. I think it’s time for you to find a workaround like that, Aries. Be cunning. Try a gambit or two. Find a loophole.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Whenever I lost one of my baby teeth, I put it under my pillow before I went to sleep. During the night, the Tooth Fairy sneaked into my room to snatch the tooth, and in its place left me 25 cents.

The same crazy thing happened to every kid I knew, although for unknown reasons my friend John always got $5 for each of his teeth—far more than the rest of us. I see a metaphorically comparable development in your life, Taurus. It probably won’t involve teeth or a visit from the Tooth Fairy. Rather, you will finally be compensated for a loss or deprivation or disappearance that you experienced in the past. I expect

the restitution will be generous, too—more like John’s than mine.

ine its purpose and how you want it to work for you in the future?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Through the scientific magic of grafting, a single tree can be altered to grow several different kinds of fruit at the same time.

One type of “fruit salad tree” produces apricots, nectarines, plums and peaches, while another bears grapefruits, lemons, oranges, limes and tangelos. I’m thinking this might be an apt and inspiring symbol for you in the coming months, Gemini. What multiple blooms will you create on your own metaphorical version of a fruit salad tree?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Arctic Monkeys are British rockers who have produced five studio albums, which together have sold almost 5 million copies. Rolling Stone magazine called their first album, released in 2003, the 30th greatest debut of all time. Yet when they first formed in 2002, none of them could play a musical instrument.

I see the current era of your life, Leo, as having a similar potential.

How might you start from scratch to create something great?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): No other structure on the planet is longer than the Great Wall of China, which stretches 3,945 miles. It’s not actually one unbroken span, though. Some sections aren’t connected, and there are redundant branches that are roughly parallel to the main structure. It reminds me of your own personal Great Wall, which is monumental yet permeable, strong in some ways but weak in others, daunting to the casual observer but less so to those who take the time to study it.

Now is an excellent time to take inventory of that wall of yours. Is it serving you well? Is it keeping out the influences you don’t want but allowing in the influences you do want? Could it use some renovation? Are you willing to reimag-

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Alan Turing (1912-1954) was a British mathematician and pioneering computer scientist. After World War II broke out, he got worried that the German army might invade and occupy England, as it had done to France. To protect his financial assets, he converted everything he owned into bars of silver, then buried them underground in the countryside north of London. When the war ended, he decided it was safe to dig up his fortune. Unfortunately, he couldn’t recall where he had put it, and never did find it. Let’s draw a lesson from his experience, Virgo. It’s fine if you want to stash a treasure or protect a secret or safeguard a resource.

That’s probably a sensible thing to do right now. But make sure you remember every detail about

why and how you’re doing it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Even if you are not formally enrolled in a course of study or a training program, you are nevertheless being schooled. Maybe you’re not fully conscious of what you have been learning. Maybe your teachers are disguised or unwitting. But I assure you that the universe has been dropping some intense new knowledge on you. The coming week will be an excellent time to become more conscious of the lessons you have been absorbing. If you have intuitions about where this educational drama should go next, be proactive about making that happen.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You now have a special ability to detect transformations that are happening below the threshold of everyone else’s awareness.

Anything that has been hidden or unknown will reveal itself to your gentle probes. You will also be skilled at communicating your discoveries to people who are important to you. Take full advantage of these superpowers. Don’t underestimate how pivotal a role you can play as a teacher, guide and catalyst. The future success of your collaborative efforts depends on your next moves.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Harper Lee was born and raised in Alabama. At the age of 23,

she relocated to New York City with hopes of becoming a writer.

It was a struggle. To support herself, she worked as a ticket agent for airline companies. Finding the time to develop her craft was difficult. Seven years went by. Then one Christmas, two friends gave her a remarkable gift: enough money to quit her job and work on her writing for a year. During that grace period, Lee created the basics for a book that won her a Pulitzer Prize: To Kill a Mockingbird. I don’t foresee anything quite as dramatic for you in the coming months, Sagittarius.

But I do suspect you will receive unexpected help that provides you with the slack and spaciousness you need to lay the foundations for a future creation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the ancient Greek epic poem the Odyssey, Odysseus’ wife Penelope describes two kinds of dreams. “Those that that pass through the gate of ivory,” she says, are deceptive. But dreams that “come forth through the gate of polished horn” tell the truth.

Another ancient text echoes these ideas. In his poem the Aeneid, Virgil says that “true visions” arrive here from the land of dreams through the gate of horn, whereas “deluding lies” cross over through the gate of ivory.

Judging from the current astrological omens, Capricorn, I expect you will have interesting and intense dreams flowing through

both the gate of ivory and the gate of horn. Will you be able to tell the difference? Trust love.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your chances of going viral are better than usual. It’s a perfect moment to upload a YouTube video of yourself wearing a crown of black roses and a V for Vendetta mask as you ride a unicycle inside a church and sing an uptempo parody version of “O Come All Ye Faithful.” It’s also a favorable time for you to create a buzz for you and your pet causes through less spectacular measures. Promote yourself imaginatively.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): At age 80, author Joan Didion has published five novels, 10 works of nonfiction and five screenplays.

When she was 27, she wrote, “I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be.”

That wasn’t a good thing, she added: “We are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind’s door and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends.” I recommend her counsel to you in the coming months, Pisces. Get reacquainted with the old selves you have outgrown and abandoned.

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