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How two recent suicides have shifted thinking about mental health at Ada County Paramedics
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HELP According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in four adults will experience a mental disorder over the course of any given year and one in 17 suffers from a serious mental illness, including major depression or bipolar disorder. What’s worse, 31 percent of adults surveyed said they would avoid treatment for fear of judgement. That silent suffering carries a crushing cost: mental illness is the leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada for people 15-44 years old; life expectancy for those with a serious mental illness is 25 years shorter than average; the economic toll of depression has been estimated at more than $80 billion; and suicide—the third-leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds—takes a life every 15 minutes in the United States. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, when those struggling with mental illness—or who think they might have a mental illness—are encouraged to seek help. The importance of shedding the stigma and seeking mental health treatment is underscored in this week’s feature story by staff writer Jessica Murri, which looks at the impact of suicides by two Ada County paramedics in the past year (see Page 9). Saddened and shocked as they were by the deaths of their colleagues, officials with Ada County Paramedics saw the tragedies as an important opportunity to address mental health care openly. Recognizing the general reluctance toward asking for help—especially from those whose job it is to help others—is important, and having a public conversation about the issue hopefully eases some of that fear of judgement. Speaking of giving advice, counseling and comfort, this week marks the launch of a new weekly feature in the paper: “Minerva’s Breakdown,” an advice column from Boise’s Blonde Bombshell, the inimitable Minerva Jayne. Find the first installment on Page 30 and send questions to Minerva at bit.ly/MinervasBreakdown. (Correction: In our May 6 story “Sticker Shock: CWI’s $8.8M land buy sparks pushback,” we misspelled University of Idaho Associate Professor of Law John Rumel’s last name. BW regrets the error.) —Zach Hagadone
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TWO’S COMPANY T WO OF THE HIGHEST-PROFILE DE VELOPERS IN IDAHO HAVE THEIR E YES ON THE SAME PIECE OF PROPERT Y AT IDAHO AND 14TH STREE TS—THE FORMER SITE OF THE WATERC OOLER STARTUP INCUBATOR. BOTH WOULD INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL UNITS, BUT ONE WANTS TO INTRODUCE A NE W BRE WERY TO DOWNTOWN. MORE ON N E W S / C IT YDES K .
HELP The city of Boise is unveiling the HELP program to combat homelessness by working with landlords and acting as an advocate to secure rental housing. Get the details on News/Citydesk.
C FRIENDLY R E COMPETITION Boise’s Basque Soccer Friendly, set to run in conjunction with Jaialdi on July 29, has been given a start time. Tickets are selling fast, so get more info in Rec/Rec News.
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VALUE ADDED The Ada County assessor shared the latest market values for homes and businesses around the valley, which show that taxable values are jumping. See the new figures at News/Citydesk.
THE NEVER-ENDING NAM Do we live in a collaterally damaged land? BILL COPE Almost seven years ago, I wrote an article for this paper on the effects of PTSD—posttraumatic stress disorder—on combat veterans. It was in no way groundbreaking, nor did it expose anything new about the disorder that hasn’t been known for decades, even centuries, though the nomenclature may have changed from one war to another. I had two reasons for thinking the world needed another examination of PTSD, one being that in the midst of our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, perhaps Americans could use a reminder of what was in store for the returning vets, those sons and husbands and brothers (not to leave out their female counterparts from more recent wars) who had answered a call to duty that, for many, would turn into a perpetual nightmare. The other reason was that it seemed to me the great bulk of existing material on what had incited PTSD in soldiers had to do with what those soldiers had been subjected to—the violence, the fear, the horrid things witnessed, the comrades lost—with very little conversation on what those soul-wounded soldiers might have subjected others to. With no military experience of my own, let alone any combat experience, I tried to imagine what would leave the more enduring damage to my personal psychology—having horrible things done to and around me, or the horrible things I might be called upon to do. My research—including interviews with vets of past wars and mental health professionals whose calling it was to help those stricken with PTSD—led me to believe what I suspected to be true from the start, that doing violence onto others was to some immeasurable degree more damaging to a normal human being’s essence than having violence done on him. Applied to soldiers, there is no mystery as to why that is true: The actual combatants experience the same terrors as the non-combatants, plus the terrors they wreak upon the enemy. I admit that what I found was what I expected to find. But there was an aspect to the PTSD curse that I wasn’t expecting: The concept of secondary PTSD, being the disruption and disorder those cursed with the causal experiences pass on to those they come home to. Again, there is no mystery why: As the most common symptoms of PTSD are substance abuse, sleep disorders, drastic mood swings, distrust of others and suicidal tendencies, it is hard to imagine the initially afflicted are not traumatizing those closest to them. If we looked no further than the dramatic rate of divorce among returning veterans, we would have to acknowledge that PTSD cuts a wide swath. I have thought sporadically about this
secondary PTSD over the years since I did that article, secretly wondering how many women had endured the pain of living with, or leaving, a man who could escape his own pain only with drugs or drunkenness. How many children grew up with a father they could not trust because he had left his own trust on a battlefield far away? How many mothers and fathers lived the tragedy of a once-loving son slipping out of their grasp into suicide? How often might we have traced, had we been looking in the right places, a case of domestic violence or unexplainable madness back to the seed from which it sprang, a generation (or two or three) earlier? How much of the dysfunction currently plaguing this society has its roots in the young sons and husbands and brothers who came back shattered from war, and had to live out the rest of their lives trying to cope with their very nature so distorted by this psychological scar tissue? As I watched, a couple of weeks back, the series of documentaries PBS presented to commemorate the 40 years that have passed since the Vietnam War came to an end, the wonder returned with renewed vigor. The dreaded draft... the anti-war demonstrations... the guys leaving as boys and returning as troubled men... the endless film of body bags and screaming wounded being loaded onto helicopters... the specter of our nation’s capitol turned into a militarized zone of opposing angry forces... the piles of dead peasants lying in the ditches of My Lai... the dead students lying on the grass of Kent State... the visions of American boys wreathed with necklaces of ears they’d sliced off the bodies of enemy soldiers... the American construction workers attacking American protesters in New York... the mobs of terrified Vietnamese clinging to the landing gear of anything that might take them away from a country ruined from 30 years of constant conflict... the sense of shame and rage and abandonment and betrayal and infamy that every American felt, regardless of whom they blamed for it all... other than a full-blown civil war or an invasion, how much more trauma could have befallen a country? Especially since, as I believe to this day, that it was America wreaking terrible violence on a fragile place to which we were not justified to go. Could it explain why our modern America seems to be floundering so clumsily?... to understand that what we did over there came back to haunt us, one soldier at a time, one family at a time? To understand that, until we acknowledge how much damage we did in Vietnam—to ourselves as well as to the Vietnamese—we can never be healthy again? BOISE WEEKLY.COM
OPINION DIDACTICALLY INSTRUCTIVE And curiously destructive JOHN REMBER Last week, Julie and I were at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C. listening to “The Philosophical Baby: What Children’s Minds Tell Us about Truth, Love and the Meaning of Life.” It was a lecture delivered by Alison Gopnik, of the UC Berkeley psychology department. Dr. Gopnik didn’t try to make the lecture live up to its title, which was a good thing. She did show us how scary smart 3-year-olds are. We watched videos of tiny children figuring out how to make complex toys light up or play music. They solved problems of logic with astonishing speed and efficiency. Their thinking looked like magic. But Gopnik showed, step by step, how these children followed careful scientific method—hypothesis, experiment and conclusion—to understand how the toys operated. It was delightful to watch, but toward the end of the lecture, Gopnik let it slip that children who were told how to work the toys by a teacher never figured out how the toys worked. Instead of allowing them to investigate, teachers could simply tell them answers, or even add extra meaningless steps to the sequence of necessary actions. The results were reduced curiosity, no understanding of what was going on with the toy, a lusterless following of dictated procedure and, to the extent 3-year-olds can express it, boredom. I walked out of the lecture hall remembering that education is too often an exercise in closing off possibilities. During my own career as a professor of creative writing, I’ve done my best to walk the line between didactic this-is-the-way-it-goes instruction and squishy everybody-gets-a-prize esteem building. Those are the Scylla and Charybdis of the discipline, and every teacher loses students to one or the other of them, no matter how benign his or her intentions. But I’ve mostly taught college and graduate students. If I extrapolate from Gopnik, the damage has already been done. One way to look at effective college teaching—and not just in the arts—is that it’s repairing the damage done by programmed curricula. That and deliberately keeping the answers away from people who don’t want to have to figure them out for themselves. Much of my time as a teacher has been spent talking to the students lined up outside my office door. Listening to their questions and keeping them questioning has been the most important part of my job. Happily, most writing students don’t come to clear up points of fact. Instead, they want to talk about big decisions in their lives—whether or not to become doctors or lawyers and practice their art on the side, whether or not to marry or have BOISE WEEKLY.COM
children, if it’s worth it to go deeply into debt to finish their education and so on. In most cases, my colleagues have not advised on these matters. I advise on these matters whether asked to or not, but I don’t give easy answers. If you want to write, I say, don’t go to med school or law school, don’t marry, don’t have children and never go into debt to pay for college. My advice is mostly ignored. But I do get down-the-road emails about spouses, children, life as an ICU physician or a junior law partner, and struggles to pay off loans. “You told me I would be working 70 hours a week,” goes one of them. “I didn’t believe you. I would love to be working just 70 hours a week. I would love to just get some sleep.” I’m sure that email’s author was once a curious, enthusiastic and wide-awake 3-year-old. In an early essay on art, Carl Jung wrote that artists can’t have a normal life because they’re grappling with the unconscious and that takes all the energy normal human relationships would require. Later he changed his mind. In Memories, Dreams and Reflections, written at the end of his life, he suggested that being an artist is the only way to consciousness, the only way not to go through life both trapped in and oblivious to fate. That has been the condition of plenty of my colleagues. Most avoid talking to students about anything but their specialty. One of them told me that when a student wanted to talk about life issues, he would reach for his pistol. But he had given up on curiosity and understanding by that time, not to mention happiness and a sense that he was making a difference in the world. In his defense, some students are like black holes—they can suck up all the energy you give them and more. I have had plenty of students who fit that description, and yet a decent percentage of those same students have become successful writers and artists. It sounds a little creepy, but they were feeding the beast and my job was to help them feed it. My advice to young writers to stay single and free of a professional career was partly for the sake of the people they might marry, their kids or their colleagues. But it was also to keep them from the easy answers to philosophical questions, or from thinking that there were any answers that didn’t lead to more questions. When you think you’ve got it all figured out, you’ve reduced your horizon to a point. Your inner 3-year-old—at least the one who takes a delighted interest in things, who tests them and manipulates them and figures them out—has been replaced by a grim little adult, who is content with shallow questions, inadequate answers and a shrink-to-fit world. BOISEweekly | MAY 13–19, 2015 | 5
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The Southern Poverty Law Center estimates that there are 5,000-8,000 Klan members.
KLAN GROUP TRIES TO CO-OPT SORROW IN SHADOW OF SLAIN IDAHO POLICE OFFICER The death of Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore has left the north Idaho community stricken with grief, as thousands gathered from all over the country for his funeral on May 9. Moore, a 16-year veteran of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department, was shot May 4 while performing a traffic stop of Jonathan Daniel Renfro, a 26-year-old Rathdrum man who allegedly opened fire, stole Moore’s weapon and fled in his patrol car. Renfro is being held at the Kootenai County Jail, charged with five felonies, including first-degree murder. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Capitalizing on the sorrow surrounding Moore’s death—and drawing on the nationwide tensions over race and community relations with police—an unwelcome but familiar group in north Idaho again made its presence known. In a leaflet reportedly distributed May 7 in Kootenai and Bonner counties, and bearing the header “Blue Lives Matter,” the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan expressed its solidarity with law enforcement in the face of “a criminal element” that is protected by “weak politicians who live in fear of the race baiter, civil rights lawyers, and a Liberal media that makes their living off of other peoples misery and the robbing of municipal coffers [sic].” Moore’s death comes at a time when the phrases “Black Lives Matter” and “Blue Lives Matter” have become shorthand in the ongoing, tense and often violent national debate over how police and their communities interact. Both phrases have been used in abundance in recent weeks, as protests in Baltimore following the April 19 death of a 25-year-old black man while in police custody turned to rioting and, on May 2, a New York City police officer was shot while approaching a man suspected of concealing a handgun—the third New York City police officer to be killed in the line of duty in the past five months. Post Falls resident Andrew Martinez found one of the Klan leaflets in front of his house on the morning of May 7, wrapped around a two-month-old copy of a local free newspaper. His neighbor in the quiet, well7 cared-for subdivision also woke up to find the same thing on her doorstep. 6 | MAY 13–19, 2015 | BOISEweekly
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Treasure Valley’s air quality comes under Idaho Conservation League scrutiny JESSICA MURRI In the decade that Courtney Washburn has lived in Boise, she has noticed one unattractive quality of the Treasure Valley: The wintertime inversions. The community conservation director for the Idaho Conservation League decided to dig into the numbers and see what was really happening when a thick haze of pollution blankets Boise. When Washburn and Bryan Hurlbutt—an attorney with Advocates for the West—pulled the data from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, they were shocked. “We weren’t surprised that the standards were being violated,” Hurlbutt said, “but we were surprised by how much.” ICL declared the Treasure Valley’s air quality is so bad, the Environmental Protection Agency needs to step in. But the Idaho DEQ said Washburn and Hurlbutt’s view is too narrow. Washburn and Hurlbutt looked at measurements of fine particulate matter air pollution, which are tiny particles that can be inhaled and cause adverse health effects. The particles come from car emissions, power plants and smoke. The data Washburn and Hurlbutt saw revealed a sharp increase of fine particulate matter beginning in 2011, spiking in 2012 and skyrocketing in 2013—so high that Ada County ranked fourth in the nation for amount of fine particulate matter in a 24-hour period, above Los Angeles; Salt Lake City; and Sacramento, Calif. The EPA requires fine particulate matter be less than 35 micrograms per cubic meter air in a 24-hour period. In 2012, the number in the Treasure Valley was 41 and, in 2013, it hit 89. Provoked by the figures, Hurlbutt drafted a petition to submit to the EPA, calling for the federal agency to declare Ada and Canyon counties nonattainment areas. Falling under that designation would kick off a yearslong process to bring the Treasure Valley back into compliance. The petition was submitted to the EPA and Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter on Feb. 6, with a request for action within 120 days. “Until EPA takes action, residents of Idaho’s largest metropolitan area will continue to breath [sic] unhealthy air,” wrote Hurlbutt. When Bruce Louks—modeling, monitoring and emission inventory program manager at DEQ—read the petition, he wasn’t impressed.
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The Idaho DEQ released data on the Treasure Valley’s air quality that the ICL found alarming. ICL’s petition targets years 2011-2013. Trouble is, DEQ says the ICL isn’t looking at the bigger picture.
“The narrative in that petition needs to be reworked because it’s not very accurate,” Louks told Boise Weekly. “When you say air pollution is skyrocketing, you’re stepping out of context.” He pulled out a chart with the same numbers Advocates for the West built its petition on— showing the sharp spike from 2011-2013—but the chart also showed data from 2005-2014 to provide a bigger picture. Every year from 2005 to 2011, the levels of fine particulate matter stayed below the standard level of 35 micrograms per cubic meter—most years hovering just below 30. In 2010, the numbers dropped as low as 12. After the sharp spike in 2013, the number dropped in 2014 to 28. Louks explained what happened in 2012 and 2013 to skew the numbers so high. “In 2012, we had a situation in the month of September where we were inundated with smoke from wildfires,” he said, adding that wildfire smoke shouldn’t count—and the EPA agrees. Under federal guidelines, pollution from wildfires is out of human control and the DEQ can submit formal documentation to the EPA to have that data excluded from the pollution total. However, the DEQ didn’t do that. “[The documentation process] is very expensive for us to do,” Louks said, “and it takes a lot of time and research and preparation. But if by documenting those exceptional events avoids nonattainment, we’ll certainly do that.” If the documentation process would have been done, taking away the data gathered on the smoke-filled days of 2012, the number would drop to 19—well below the standard. That leaves 2013, a stark difference in air quality. Louks said it was caused by an inversion that blanketed the valley for almost two weeks in January of that year. The inversion covered most of the Pacific Northwest, affecting Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. “What you’re seeing in 2013, this is real,” Louks said. “What we had here was an inversion like no other. It was extraordinary, like a 100-year flood.” Louks said had the inversion not persisted as long as it did—causing pollutants from car emissions and wood-burning stoves to build up and get trapped in the valley’s airshed—the numbers in 2013 would have been normal. Because the 2013 inversion was so unusual, the DEQ air quality team struggles with the ICL’s petition and would rather not see the EPA designate Ada and Canyon counties as “nonattainment areas.” “Once you go nonattainment, it starts a 30year process that is costly for the DEQ, the state, taxpayers and communities,” said Mary Anderson, DEQ Mobile and Area Source Program manager. Anderson would work at the front lines with the EPA should the counties be designated nonattainment. She said once that happens, it strips communities of the flexibility of control measures. Instead, the DEQ would have to come up with a State Implementation Plan that works on regulatory and enforceable control measures to bring air quality levels back into compliance. “We can solve problems without going nonattainment,” she said. “It’s a 30-year process that we’re locked into. Or more.” Ada County has been designated as a nonattainment area before—not because of fine particulate matter but carbon monoxide. When that happened in the mid 1980s, Ada County started requiring yearly vehicle emission testing and put burn bans in place. It took only a few years to bring the numbers back to 7 safe and stable levels, but the DEQ still must submit action plans every 10 years BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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‘People don’t respond well to ultimatums’ GEORGE PRENTICE Officials at Boise City Hall have no illusions about their plans for Tuesday, May 12—it’s going to be another long night. Following a marathon April 14 workshop on St. Luke’s Health System’s massive expansion plans, including its proposal to permanently close a stretch of Jefferson Street, the Boise City Council came to one conclusion: Meet again. “We’ve got a long way to go,” said Boise Mayor Dave Bieter a week later at the Andrus Center’s Politics for Lunch forum. “Yes, we’ve got another session and maybe another one after that.” The controversy started gaining steam earlier this year when neighbors argued against St. Luke’s plan to close Jefferson, which resulted in the Boise Planning and Zoning Commission rejecting the master plan in a 6-1 vote on Feb. 9. Instead of going back to the drawing board, St. Luke’s doubled-down, launching a full-throated public relations campaign, which included a hearttugging video featuring the parents of a baby born prematurely at St. Luke’s. Within days, the hospital posted on its website that there was a real possibility it might transfer some critical services to Meridian if its master plan was not approved. “I thought the public relations on this was awful, just awful,” said Bieter. “People don’t respond
“St. Luke’s services and employment? Of course I would like to keep them in Boise,” said Mayor Dave Bieter. “Plus, my wife works at St. Luke’s.”
well to ultimatums.” Bieter added he has public and personal skin in the game. “St. Luke’s services and employment? Of course I would like to keep them in Boise,” he said. “Plus, my wife works at St. Luke’s,” which is why Bieter said he would have recuse himself from any tie-breaking vote on the matter. That won’t be necessary since Councilman Ben Quintana, also an employee of St. Luke’s, is recusing himself from the proceedings, thus leaving five votes on the council and no chance for a tie. The next round of workshops on the matter take place on Tuesday, May 19. Following is the five-item agenda, which should take the council and public close to midnight to cover:. • A five-minute recap of the April 14 session. • A 10-minute Q&A when the council will ask St. Luke’s representatives and city staff any
outlining how it intends to stay compliant. Louks and David Luft, the regional airshed manager for the 6 DEQ’s Boise office, see the higher number in 2013 as a bit of an accomplishment. With modeling that shows how high fine particulate matter levels would have been during a similar inversion in the mid 1980s (before fine particulate matter was monitored), they estimate that it could have been well into the range of 300 micrograms per cubic meter. “We had just as bad of an inversion now and we were at 89,” Luft said. “Population has skyrocketed since then and we have way more cars on the road, but even in the mother of all inversions, the number has gone down. That, to me, says there’s a lot of stuff that has gone right and what we’re doing is working.” In the meantime, Louks said the decision is out of their hands. “It just would have been cool if they [the Idaho Conservation League and Advocates for the West] could have come over and we could have talked before they wrote up the petition, because there are some errors in it and some misinterpretations,” he said. Washburn doesn’t agree. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
outstanding questions from the April 14 session. • A 60-minute Q&A with the general public. The questions will be written on blank cards distributed at the workshop. Additionally, city officials are soliciting questions online through the city’s website. • A 60-minute overview presentation on the St. Luke’s master plan. • A 90-minute presentation from St. Luke’s on transportation mitigation issues, with particular emphasis on the proposal to close a portion of Jefferson and its impact to traffic. City officials say they fully expected to hold a third workshop, presumably with more questions and answers triggered by the May 19 session. City Planning Director Hal Simmons said the earliest date for an agenda item before the council, which would require a full public hearing on the issue, would be Tuesday, June 30.
“I’ve heard all sorts of explanations and excuses,” she said, “but I haven’t heard any action. It’s time we don’t just say, ‘Well, we have bad air in the winter,’ but that we work to improve this problem.” She countered that she and Hurlbutt didn’t take the petition lightly. She said she realizes how much of a controversy and “heartburn” comes from asking the EPA to designate the area as nonattainment, but she said she believes the public is already paying the costs—from decreased economic development to public health. Being the mother of a 2-year-old who struggles with asthma, she said it forces her to think about air quality every single day. “We don’t believe that the decrease in air quality is an isolated event. We would not have brought the petition if we didn’t think there was enough information over enough years to make the legal case for why the EPA should step in and do something,” Washburn said. “It is frustrating, but that’s the reality of working on conservation in the state of Idaho.” The EPA confirmed at the end of March that it received the petition, but it could take anywhere from a few months to a few years to make a decision.
CITYDESK “I was pretty shocked,” Martinez said. “Somebody was going by just 6 chucking them around.” Sheriff’s officials in Kootenai and Bonner counties—as well as the Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and Sandpoint police departments—said they had received no reports of the leaflets. However, Tony Stewart, one of the founding members of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, said he saw a copy on May 6 that had come from Sandpoint. “I don’t want to overstate this, but every so often, maybe every couple of months—and there’s no large organization here like there was with the Aryan Nation—but there’s some individual or individuals that pick an area and they’ll drop this information,” he said. The contents of the leaflets, Stewart added, are typically boilerplate. In this case, though, the timing hit close to home. “Nobody wants that stuff here,” Martinez said. “It’s just ridiculous that they’re using this fallen police officer as a gimmick to recruit people into their organization. I think that’s just sad. ... “The whole region up here ... is totally impacted by this police officer’s death. You can feel it everywhere you go in Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Sandpoint. ... For them to take advantage of a situation like this is just ridiculous.” Stewart agreed. “I can’t get in the minds of those people who do those things, but I can say this: This community, our communities around here, have rallied. It’s just remarkable,” he said. “They have already I think surpassed $50,000 in funds to support the family. They’ve had a couple of rallies and I think there’s going to be a fundraiser. This community has been just remarkable in its support. It’s a very, very sad time but it’s also amazing how the community has united.” As they did during the active years of the Aryan Nations in the 1980s and 1990s, when the distribution of racist and politically extreme literature was more common, most north Idahoans see the leaflets for what they are. “We haven’t heard any reports, probably because people just throw them away,” said Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Christie Wood, who handles community relations for the department and serves as president of the KCTFHR. “Law enforcement is in no way associated with this group, nor would we ever even consider it.” —Zach Hagadone BOISEweekly | MAY 13–19, 2015 | 7
CITIZEN It goes from one end of the spectrum, where people write letters saying, “I detest you,” to letters saying, “You’ve written my bible.” But somewhere in the middle, people said, “Wow, I had forgotten that my life belonged to me, and thank you for reminding me that my life is mine.” The book became a giant screen on which people projected their own emotions, feelings and opinions.
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How did that monumental success impact your creative process for future projects? I think for me to do anything but embrace what happened would have been madness. I’m very aware that I’m in a very enviable position that very few artists have ever experienced.
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Does any of this connect to your new book?
ELIZABETH GILBERT
Eat, pray, love and just about everything else GEORGE PRENTICE A few years ago, Elizabeth Gilbert was approached by two women at JFK International Airport after one of the women turned to her friend and described Gilbert as, “that woman who wrote that book based on that movie.” Two out of three were correct: Gilbert is “that woman,” the successful author of “that book,” 2006’s Eat, Pray Love, which spent 199 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List. What the women got wrong was that the successful 2010 film of the same name was based on Gilbert’s memoir, not the other way around. Gilbert, who will give the headlining keynote address at the Sun Valley Wellness Festival on Friday, May 22, (see Wood River Valley calendar, Page 16), spoke to Boise Weekly during her vacation in Miami Beach, about her past success, her latest project (which hits bookshelves in September) and her future plans—all guided, she said, by soul instead of ego.
I should first apologize for interrupting a bit of your vacation. But I’m always working a little. I go by Goethe’s model: “Never hurry; never stop.” I don’t work in a manic state, but I don’t stop, either. I like my work, so it’s not unpleasant.
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Speaking of a manic state, I must note that I’ve watched a video that you recently posted online of you singing in a New York City cabaret. I’m presuming that was a karaoke night. A friend invited me to a live karaoke night, and I put my name on the list. But then a lot of other people started singing and I thought, “Oh my God, these people really know how to sing. They’re Broadway performers, and I’m a 45-year-old, bifocaled woman [awake] past my bedtime.” I was going to take my name off the list, but then I thought that I have spent a good part of my life trying to encourage people to do things outside their comfort zone, so I said to myself, “You better make sure that you’re smokin’ what you’re sellin’.”
Does this connect to your new book? [Big Magic is set for release Tuesday, Sept. 22.] It’s all about putting yourself out there, raising your hand to take a job, asking to write another story in spite of multiple rejection letters. I just sent the galleys of the new book out this week, so the critics can start sharpening their knives. Does it help to have a thick skin when it comes to the critics? Not really. There’s no imagination or joy with a thick skin. Yes, my feelings can be hurt, and I much prefer good reviews. And I do try to stay away from things that will hurt my feelings; it’s not productive. But honestly, it’s not very mature to think that, once you put something out there, that people won’t react to it. It comes with the work that we love. So, can we talk about “that book,” Eat, Pray, Love? We’d be remiss if we didn’t. I’m guessing that your memoir means a lot of things to a lot of people.
And did those expectations go to a whole new level when you watched Julia Roberts portray you on the big screen? I haven’t truly processed what happened because, honestly, I don’t know if it’s processable. It’s more like a phenomenon, and it has no rational explanation. Meanwhile, I go on with my life as sanely and soberly and responsibly as I can. In the midst of that hurricane of success, was it difficult for you to focus on your next projects? I was already in the habit of looking for new things. It wouldn’t have been too easy to absorb if Eat, Pray, Love had been my first book, or I was 21 years old instead of being closer to 40. Now that you’ve mailed out the galleys for your next book, Big Magic, what’s next? I’m probably going to write a novel on the New York City theater world of the 1940s. That’s a rich backdrop: Broadway’s Golden Age. I’m pretty thrilled about it; I’m just starting the research now. Let’s talk about wellness, since your visit to Idaho will be at, quite appropriately, the Sun Valley Wellness Festival. I have managed to arrive at a place where I’m confident that I’m following my soul and not my ego. When I get hurt, I think “OK, my ego was hurt; but how’s my soul doing?” Egos get hurt; they’re competitive and prideful, but a soul is a much better guidepost. Yes, we need an ego. It’s a wonderful servant but a terrible master. It’s much better for me to know that I’m guiding my life decisions based on what my soul would like me to be doing. And what does your soul tell you what you should be doing lately? Writing. Living happily and conflict-free with my husband. Not judging people. Getting enough sleep. Those are the things that bring me wellness. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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Ada County Paramedics mourn the death of their colleague Brian Peterson, who commited suicide on March 18.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Ada County Paramedics cope with internal tragedy
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anny Wing usually works on Wednesdays, but on March 18, she took the day off for a board meeting at Opera Idaho. That afternoon, she was sitting at her computer when her phone buzzed with a text message from one of her colleagues at Ada County Paramedics, where she has worked as an EMT for nearly 10 years. “It was upsetting,” Wing said. “I’m not an emotional person, but it hit me pretty hard.” She called her husband, also an EMT with Ada County Paramedics, asking if he’d heard. He had. That afternoon, her colleague, Brian Peterson, committed suicide in his home. It’s wasn’t the first time Wing had gotten a text like that. Only six months earlier, on Sept. 6, 2014, while shopping for new wine glasses, she got a similar call. Her work partner, Donna Sellers, had killed herself. Wing felt complete disbelief. She saw Sellers only a week before, and Sellers seemed fine. “Nothing would have made me think she was even sad,” Wing said. “Hindsight is 20/20 but even in hindsight, as a co-worker, nothing from either Brian or Donna would have made me think they were suicidal.” When Wing first heard about Sellers, the disbelief took a long time to fade into sadness, but BOISE B O I SE WEEKLY.COM W EEKLY WEEK LY. C O M
when she got the text about Peterson, “I skipped the shock and went straight to the crying. I’m not even a crier.” Two suicides in the past six months have left Ada County Paramedics reeling and uncertain on how to prevent more.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE? Wing has a bouncy personality complete with an easy laugh and a big smile. She is in her mid30s and she’s an avid skier, hiker and whitewater rafter. She’s up for just about anything if it’s outdoors. But when she goes to work, she becomes—in her words—“bossy.” Her co-workers describe her as a “take-no-shit hard-ass” and when calls get tough, the saying goes, “Channel your inner Janny.” “I have this picture on my wall at my house. It’s a picture of a duck on a lake.” Wing said. “The thing I think about all the time at work is being a duck on the water. Underneath, his legs are paddling really fast, but on the top, all you see is calm. That’s what I really try to maintain— that even though my brain is going, I make sure that I’m calm on the outside. Calm, cool and collected.”
When dealing with aggressive drug users that need to be restrained and sedated, handling wrecks involving multiple cars in the middle of the night and bringing people out of hysteria, that calm, cool collectedness is key. She often reminds herself the emergency she’s dealing with is not her emergency. Wing identifies herself first and foremost as a paramedic. The “About Me” section on her Facebook page is sparse: “I live and work in Boise, Idaho. I am a paramedic and I love my job.” When she leaves her station at the end of the shift, she makes an effort to leave her work behind, too. She doesn’t socialize much with other paramedics outside of work and she keeps work-talk to a minimum with her husband. When she’s off the clock she takes her two big mutts, Max and Moose, into the foothills or snowshoeing. She said that it’s important to keep herself happy and healthy while working such an intense and high-stress job. Still, her colleagues’ suicides haunt her. “These are people who do my job,” Wing said. “They’re standing next to me, they’re in my age bracket, they’ve been doing this as long as I have. So, what does it take to go from where I
am to get to where they were? Is it that easy? Is it a cliff you fall off and you’re just down there? ” After losing both Sellers and Peterson, Wing has developed a hyper-vigilance for the mental well being of her colleagues. If any of her coworkers go on rough calls, she’s the first to ask, “You OK?” “I think I’m a pretty active, young, healthy badass,” she said, “but what does it take to get from here to there? I don’t know.”
‘I DON’T GET IT’ A few days after Peterson’s death, Ada County Paramedics held an organization-wide meeting to talk about it. The emergency service has 127 employees, 100 of whom are paramedics and EMTs working in 13 stations across the county. The meeting was tearful and raw, according to Ada County Paramedics Public Information Officer Hadley Mayes. “It was really important for us to come together and speak about this because it’s such a hush-hush topic,” Mayes said. “That’s a huge problem. If we’re afraid to speak out loud about [suicide], that’s just going to perpetuate it. This is something that needs to be addressed head-on.” 10 BOISEweekly BOISE BOI SEweekl kly | MAY 13–19, 13–19 19, 2015 2015 | 9
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Growing up in Boise, Peterson enjoyed the hobbies of an outdoors lover: hiking, hunting, fishing, riding dirt bikes. He had an artistic side he expressed through photography and poetry. He liked to use long words. According to his obituary, a weekend of fun meant devouring a 1,000-page medical textbook. He was a field training officer for Ada County, as well as a member of the Special Operations Team. He was certified in pediatric advancement life support, advanced care life support, rapid intervention and a rope rescue technician. He planned to enroll in the physician’s assistant program at Washington State University. Over and over again, Peterson was called “a great paramedic.” He left behind two children. He also left behind his beloved cat, Dexter. Ada County Paramedics Director Darby Weston was shocked by Peterson’s suicide. “The last time I talked to him, he said, ‘Yeah, I’ve got all this stuff going on, but I’m getting to the end of it and there are things I am enjoying and these are the things I plan on doing,’” Weston said. “He had a view forward of where he was going. I told him, ‘You hit a few speed bumps, and you made it over the top of them, and I think you’re doing OK.’ When this happened, I had no idea he was pushed to that level.” Planning a memorial for someone you worked with is something no one ever wants to do, according to Mayes. “And this is the second memorial service like this we’ve had to do in six months,” she said. Donna Sellers’ service was smaller: Her family held a funeral for her in her California hometown. Her suicide was no less surprising than Peterson’s. Wing worked with her often and said she was a private person, but seemed happy. “She was super healthy, always working out and eating all this healthy crap,” Wing said. “We used to go to Target on shift in between calls and she’d be like, ‘Oh! This is a cute skirt!’ She was fun. We would joke on calls together. She was very much into being in control, like me. We’d have a patient coughing in the back of the ambulance and she’d be like, ‘Cover your mouth, please.’” Sellers was 43 when she died. She moved to Idaho in 1997 and worked as a flight paramedic with Life Flight before joining Ada County Paramedics. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing shortly before her death. Like Peterson and Wing, she was a lover of Idaho’s wilderness. She fished and rode horses. She loved adventure. Her husband, son, mother and sister survived her. At the end of her obituary, it reads, “Girl, you will be missed.” In Weston’s 30 years with Ada County Paramedics, he has experienced three co-worker suicides. The first took place in the early ’90s. 9
Hundreds of EMS workers from around the region gathered April 6 for Peterson’s funeral. He had worked with Ada County Paramedics since 2001. His death was the second suicide within the organization in a six-month period.
Exactly how to address it, though, isn’t clear. The county offers work-life balance programs that include no-cost therapy for any and all county employees—if they decide to see a counselor, their meetings are private and not reported to supervisors. While there are no hard numbers on the rate of suicide among paramedics, anecdotal evidence suggests its occurrence tends to be higher among first responders than the general public. According to Mayes, police, firefighters and EMTs have higher rates of suicide, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and divorce. “It makes sense,” she said. “Look at what they see every day.” But there’s a big question leaving Ada County Paramedic administrators scratching their heads over the issue: If the help is offered, and employees decide not to take it, what else can be done? Sellers’ and Peterson’s suicides prompted Mayes to write a blog post on the Ada County Paramedics’ website, where she spoke frankly and directly about the issue. Ada County Paramedics responded to more than 2,000 mental health related calls in 2014, but to see their own employees falling victim to suicide is startling. 13–19, 1 | MAY 13 10 –19 19, 2015 2015 | BOISE BOISEweekl BOISEweekly kly
“As I sit here—I have to admit, in an administrative position with no EMS background—I don’t get it,” she wrote. “I work 9-5 with holidays and weekends off. ... I’ve never watched a child die. ... I’ve never been cussed out for just trying to do my job—just trying to help. I’ve never awoken in the wee hours of the morning to an alarm knowing I might be the solitary link between someone’s life or death.” In her post, she pointed out that when paramedics and EMTs go home, their days at work don’t make for dinnertime conversation. Few people outside their company understand what they go through, and that isolation can lead to silent suffering. “These people are strong,” she wrote. “They’re independent and they don’t show weakness— even if they’re silently spiraling into a bad place.”
BRIAN AND DONNA Brian Peterson’s memorial took place on a warm spring day at the beginning of April. Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Barber Park Event Center beside the Boise River. Nearly every employee of Ada County Paramedics not running 911 calls stood in uniform, each with a black band around their arm, as the bagpipes played. A team from the
Magic Valley Paramedics attended, as well as the honor guard from Humboldt General Hospital in Winnemucca, Nev.; an ambulance crew from Payette County; members of the Ada County Sheriff’s Department and Boise, Meridian, Eagle and Nampa fire departments; and retired paramedics. Ada County Paramedics covered the cost of the funeral, using a fund for community needs paid into by employees. Peterson’s family requested orange flowers. During the reception, ACDC’s “Thunderstruck” played to a slideshow of photos. Peterson was 40 when he died. He started his career with Ada County Paramedics in 2001, then worked at the Meridian Fire Department from 2005-2013, when he returned to Ada County Paramedics. He is described as a quiet man with a mathematical mind. He loved the problem-solving aspects of paramedicine and didn’t talk often but when he did, it was often a subtle quip. “Sometimes Brian would tell a joke and you’d be five seconds behind, then: ‘Oh! OK, that was a good one,’” said Ada County Paramedics Deputy Director Shawn Rayne. “He was quiet but when he would laugh, he would laugh. He loved to cut it up.”
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Donna Sellers was a paramedic in the Treasure Valley for 17 years before she committed suicide on Sept. 6, 2014. Outgoing, active and energetic, her death came as a shock to her colleagues.
A friend and colleague of his had gone on a call involving a car accident. When they arrived on scene, the passenger couldn’t be saved. The passenger happened to be Weston’s colleague’s next door neighbor growing up. “He lasted here another nine months and quit EMS,” Weston said. “A year later, he was dead from suicide.” Cases like that present a real problem when trying to determine the rate of suicide among paramedics, because so many of them take their lives after they’ve left the field. “We identify who we are as what we do,”
Weston said. “We get those two things mixed up, and I think that’s damaging. We have the same frailties as all other human beings. We need the same care that we’re here to give.”
THE ACHILLES HEEL Paramedics view themselves as the fixers of the world, according to Weston. Rayne agrees. When Rayne first started as a paramedic, he only hung out with other EMTs and paramedics. They’re the only other people who “get it.” “And it’s really fun,” Rayne said. “When I first came on, I said I’d work as much as they wanted
me to because it was really exciting, but after five years, I realized it had taken a toll. My entire group of friends were only paramedics. That view of the world becomes the only view you know.” Weston said that’s a dangerous trap to fall into—one that can have profound effects on first responders’ well being. “We are invited to whatever catastrophe is happening at the moment,” Weston said. “All of the sudden, the worst of what can happen to anyone is right on the plate in front of you, every day.” He said the general public views emergencies and disasters from a distance, seeing a story on TV or reading about it in the newspaper. “That’s a different view from being frontand-center in the middle of what’s happened,” Weston said. “And it’s difficult to keep a distance, to understand this isn’t the norm of the world.” That perception starts to work its way into all aspects of a paramedic’s life. Weston remembered back to the year before his daughter was born. He went on 10 calls in which babies had fallen victim to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. That contributed to a high level of paranoia after his daughter was born.
“I kept that baby monitor 6 inches away from my head on full volume,” he said. “If she made any noise whatsoever, I was wide awake and checking on her.” Weston said the calls that really stuck with him involved victims similar in age to his children. In his three decades with the county, he only ever had to leave his shift early after a hard call once. “The issue wasn’t the patient, the issue was me,” he said. “I went on a call where an 18-month-old toddler had her throat cut on purpose in an attempt to kill her. My daughter was just a little bit older than that at the time. It was so far out of bounds for me that anything like that could ever happen in the world, let alone Boise, Idaho.” The girl survived the injury, but the images from that day still play vividly in Weston’s mind. He was also affected by a call where a 2-year-old had drowned in a hot tub, around the same time his daughter was that age. “In that circumstance, you’re working on your child in your mind,” Weston said. “But I don’t know what the difference 12
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Leschinski is contracted by Ada County Paramedics and Garden City Police. He also works with the Meridian and Boise police departments, as well as smoke jumpers and dispatchers. A typical day includes 13 patients who he sees from 9 a.m.-11 p.m. He’ll make appointments on Sundays if someone is in crisis. He goes on ride-alongs with first responders around the valley, to “understand the rhythm of the city.” Helping first responders has been Leschinski’s passion for 40 years but took on a new urgency after 9/11, when he lived in New York City. “See, out here, 9/11 was a TV show. For us, it w was real. We could see the ssmoke,” he said. “When it happened, I Quiet, focused and intelligent, Peterson was part of Ada County Paramedrealized this was a populaics’ Special Operations Team and a certified rope rescue technician. tion [first responders] that needed someone who could understand them without was between me and Brian—why I was 11 judging them,” Leschinski added. “9/11 got resilient and he wasn’t.” me to think about who’s taking care of us. We When particularly traumatic calls forget those people. Who helps them when likes those come in, Weston requires his parathey’re really struggling?” medics to see a counselor within a few days. Leschinski said the people who see him The paramedics who responded to Peterson aren’t pathological. They just need to adjust after he completed his suicide were required and learn coping skills that will allow them to take the rest of the day off and speak to to keep getting in the rig, call after call, day someone. after day. That someone is social worker and theraFirst, Weston makes a gentle request that a pist Alan Leschinski. paramedic see Leschinski after a hard call. If Walking into the lobby of Leschinski’s Leschinski doesn’t hear from the paramedic, practice in Meridian, the walls are a calming Weston will urge again. Appointments like beige, the furniture a chocolate brown and the these are mandatory. lights dim. The environment would be a relaxOnce they’re in, Leschinski asks about ing one, except for the rock music blasting the call and tries to find out why it was more from a stereo in the corner. troubling than normal. The music can even be heard through “It’s not the blood and gore,” he said. the wall in Leschinski’s office, where he has “Somewhere, there’s an Achilles’ heel. Everymounted electric guitars. He wears jeans, a body has one. I try to root around and find neon green polo shirt and plaid sneakers—of out why this is your Achilles’ heel.” which he owns 60 pairs. Leschinski’s speaks For Weston, it was calls involving little with a thick New Jersey accent and his arms girls. For Wing, she hates to see dogs left and legs are covered in tattoos. behind when their owners are in crisis. “I have a four-hour standing appointment In his sessions, Leschinski urges his pawith my tattoo artist once a month,” he said. tients to “get back to the healthy things.” Go “It’s therapy for me.” outside, play with your kids. Please, please, Leschinski is no sit-com therapist. don’t drink alcohol, that’ll only make every“I’m nowhere near Fraser Crane,” he said. thing worse. He helps them build a recovery “As you can tell, I’m tattooed. I wear baseball system. hats, I say bad words, I ride a Harley. I underA few days later he schedules a follow-up stand life.” 13–19, 1 | MAY 13 12 –19 19, 2015 2015 | BOISE BOISEweekl BOISEweekly kly
appointment to see how they’re doing. If everything seems good, he OK’s them to go back to work. He said he never saw Peterson or Sellers, though. “I think that a lot of people can slip through the cracks,” he said. “There’s always going to be somebody, no matter what you do. There’s always going to be someone.”
Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline. ISPH Executive Director John Reusser said he is starting to see progress in that regard. ISPH finished its first quarter this year with the highest call volume since it went live in 2012. The hotline received 1,123 calls JanuaryMarch. Reusser sees that as a positive thing, showing people are becoming more aware and more willing to call in times of crisis. Reusser strongly disagrees with the idea that BACKPACKS people will always fall through the cracks. Weston believes a fundamental shift is “It’ll take a big cultural change,” he said, “but needed in what it means to be a paramedic, but we’re working on a Zero Suicide initiative.” the stigma of seeking therapy or counseling is He said research shows paramedics may have strong. a higher rate of suicide because seeing traumatic Wing can relate to that. She said it’s not just experiences can decrease a person’s resistance to mental health problems first responders avoid. A harming themselves over time. It’s a phenomfew years ago, she was skiing at Bogus Basin and enon called “acquired capability for self-harm.” got a concussion. “Just being exposed to the pain and trauma “I don’t remember any of it, but my friends of others increases a person’s risk for self harm said I kept saying, ‘Do not call the ambulance.’ and their ability to do it,” Reusser said. “There is Being a patient in the back of an ambulance was a tendency in the community of first responders the last thing I wanted,” she said. “I wasn’t even to think they’re bulletproof, so they are less likely thinking clearly, but I did not want to be in the to ask for help and ambulance. I did support. We need to s not want to be on change that.” c the patient side of Despite all the things.” A fund has been set up to help Brian Peterson’s trauma and hardTo help break family in the wake of his death. Contributions ships first responders down such barrican be made at any Wells Fargo Bank. face, Weston said the ers, Rayne has a Name: Lane A. Corless (the paramedic who job is worth it. spiel he occasionestablished the account) “That little kid ally gives to Ada Fund Name: Brian Peterson Fund that t fell in the hot County EMS and Account Number: 7028436363 tub, t she was dead. paramedics. She S was gray, flaccid; “Each of put p her on the monus is wearing a itor, flatline—dead,” backpack,” he he said. “Thirty minutes later, she’s grabbing onto said to his organization at the meeting held after my finger as we pull into St. Luke’s. There’s nothPeterson’s death. ing cooler in life. It doesn’t exist.” “Every time you go out on a call, you’re Ada County Paramedics will continue to look putting a little bit of weight in your backpack. into resources to keep their employees healthy Eventually, that backpack gets pretty full. You and happy. No one can stand to see another can buy a bigger backpack, but all you’re going incident like Peterson’s or Sellers’. to do is carry around more weight with you. The EMS organization has also decided to use “We’re trying to take some of the weight out this as an opportunity to remind other Idahoans of that backpack,” he said. “Help us help you that help is out there. unload some of that backpack so you can keep Ada County Paramedics teamed up with going in the future.” ISPH and created a public service announcement In order to continue emptying each “backfor 94.9 The River, 100.3 X Rocks, 105.1 Variety pack,” Weston and Rayne are looking into difRock and 107.1 KHits. ferent peer support models, so that if paramed“We want to use this horrible tragedy as a ics feel intimidated or embarrassed talking to platform to speak openly and frankly about superiors they can turn to each other instead and suicide and getting help if you feel yourself slipstill get the help they need. ping,” Mayes said. “We have to change what it means to be a At the end of the PSA, a voice states, “In paramedic,” Weston said. “We have to change the memory of Ada County Paramedic Brian the identity piece that keeps you from getting Peterson.” the help that you need with mental health. It’s no different than getting the help you need with cardiology or anything else.” If you or someone you know is in emoOne organization working hard to change tional distress or suicidal crisis, call 1-800the perceived barriers to seeking help is the 273-TALK. BOISE B O ISE I SE WEEKLY.COM W E E KLY WE K LY. C O M
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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY MAY 13 Festivals & Events ANNE FRANK CHESTNUT SAPLING DEDICATION—You’re invited to help dedicate a new tree at the Anne Frank Memorial. But not just any tree. This sapling is from the chestnut tree that gave solace to Anne during her two years in hiding. Don’t miss your chance to witness history. Noon. FREE. Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, 777 S. Eighth St., Boise. BOISE BIKE WEEK—Through May 16. Enjoy bike-related fun and games, free for everyone. For a complete schedule, visit boisebikeweek.org. CALDWELL FARMERS MARKET—3-7 p.m. FREE. Indian Creek Park, Corner of Seventh and Blaine streets, Caldwell, caldwellidfarmersmarket.com.
LIBRARY AT BOWN CROSSING DESIGN OPEN HOUSE—Southeast Boise residents, here’s your chance to review and comment on architectural designs for your future branch library at Bown Crossing. 4-7 p.m. FREE. Riverside Elementary School, 2100 E. Victory Road, Boise, 208-854-5980, boiseschools.org. PAYETTE BREWING 4-YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELLAR PARTY— Payette Brewing is celebrating its four-year anniversary, and you’re invited to the party. Enjoy some of what’s in the special kegs that have been saved for this special day—which happens to be in the middle of American Craft Beer Week. 3-10 p.m. Payette Brewing Company, 111 W. 33rd St., Garden City, 208-344-0011, payettebrewing.com. TRIBUTE TO ANNE FRANK—Pay tribute to Anne Frank at this reception and dinner honoring the founders of the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. Contact the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights for tickets. 5:30 p.m. $75,
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p.m. $12-$15 per family. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksandrecreation.org.
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FINDING YOUR ANCESTORS GENEALOGY SERIES—Learn how to find ancestors in immigration and naturalization records from Steve Barrett, a reference archivist at the State Archives. In the library’s Marion Bingham Room. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3844076, boisepubliclibrary.org.
SUPERSECRETSITESPECIFICSOMETHING—A dynamic leap into site-specific performance, S5 invites audiences to a unique theatrical adventure somewhere in downtown Boise. It promises to be unlike any theater you’ve experienced before. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. $20. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-3319224, bctheater.org.
Workshops & Classes COMPOST HAPPENS— The whole family will enjoy this fun, hands-on gardening workshop. You’ll learn how to safely turn food scraps and yard waste into rich, soil-building compost that plants love. Kids are encouraged to attend. 6:30-7:30
Art THE ART OF FISHING—Through May 31. 12-6 p.m. FREE. Fulton Street Showroom, 517 S. Eighth St., Boise. 208-869-4713. BENJAMIN JONES SOLO EXHIBITION—Wednesday-Saturday through May 30 or by appointment. 12-4 p.m. Stewart Gallery, 2230 Main St., Boise, 208-433-0593, stewartgallery.com.
THURSDAY, MAY 14
Try to beat Slippery Pete.
SPACEBAR ARCADE FROGGER TOURNAMENT WITH IDAHO LOTTERY AND WOODLAND EMPIRE Don’t let the simple mechanics of Frogger fool you: This ’80s arcade classic is up there with Tetris and Pong in the pantheon of unwinnable video games. As Seinfeld’s George Costanza knows, though, Frogger isn’t about winning or losing, it’s about getting more points than anyone else. If having the high score is on your bucket list, hit the Spacebar on Wednesday, May 13, for a Frogger tournament (using Twin Galaxy tourney settings) to celebrate Idaho Lottery’s re-release of its most popular scratch card ever, Frogger. The winner of the tournament gets $100 in Frogger scratch cards and Woodland Empire Ale Craft will help make the party out-of-thisworld with its stellar Space Stout. 8-10 p.m. FREE. Spacebar Arcade, 200 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise, spacebararcade.com. 14 | MAY 13–19, 2015 | BOISEweekly
HEMINGWAY’S VENETO EXHIBITION—Through May 24, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242, finearts.boisestate.edu. LAURA MCPHEE: CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY—This exhibit of contemporary photography by Laura McPhee captures the Sawtooth Valley’s expansive landscape and poetic wilderness. Mondays-Saturdays through June. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. The Community Library Ketchum, 415 Spruce Ave., Ketchum, 208-726-3493, thecommunitylibrary.org. LIU BOLIN: HIDING IN THE CITY— Tuesdays-Saturdays through May 24. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $3-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org. MINI MENAGERIE—Through May 30. 11 a.m. FREE. Crazy Neighbor, 1415 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-9576480, crazyneighbor.biz.
MOVING PICTURES: EARLY ANIMATION AND ITS INFLUENCE—Mondays-Fridays through July 3. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org. RED CIRCLE PRESS: TRANSLUCENCY—Through July 12. FREE. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise. 208426-1242, finearts.boisestate.edu. TOUCHMARK SPRING ART SHOW—Through June 5. FREE. Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village, 4037 E. Clocktower Lane, Meridian, 208-888-2277, touchmark.com. TVAA SPRING AWAKENING— Mondays-Fridays through July 17. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663. treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org. WENDING WOODING: LANDSCAPE AND COLOR—Monday-Saturday through May 30. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Art Source Gallery, 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3313374, artsourcegallery.com.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 15-16
Pushing pedals.
BOISE BIKE WEEK: BIKE-IN MOVIE This year Boise Bike Week, which kicked off with a neighborhoodto-market ride on May 9 and ends more than a week later on May 20 with a Ride of Silence at Camel’s Back Park. Almost everything in between involves—you guessed it—climbing onto your bike saddle and pedaling somewhere. There are bike rodeos, parades, clinics and races, and precious few of the week’s activities involve biking toward leisure or relaxation. One exception is the Bike-In Movie at Saint Lawrence Gridiron. Ride by SLG at 8:45 p.m. for a feature-length, bike-themed film projected onto the wall adjacent to the downtown gastropub. While there’s no word yet on what movie will play, there will be beer, food and relaxation involved—a welcome respite from the physical rigors of pumping pedals. 8:45 p.m. (or dark), FREE. Saint Lawrence Gridiron, 705 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-433-5598, boisebikeweek.org.
Take time for a treasure hunt.
VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE MARKET AT THE BISHOP’S HOUSE The Bishop’s House, the 19th century architectural wonder on Old Penitentiary Road, has survived neglect, disrepair and even a wrecking ball to become a treasured jewel in Boise’s crown. It was even moved in 1976 from its original location at Second and Idaho streets to its present address. On Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, the public is invited to marvel at the landmark’s virtues during “Found,” a vintage and antique market featuring jewelry, furniture, clothing and home and yard decor. Musician Ryan Bayne will perform and food trucks, beer and wine, a vintage car show and even pin-up models are also promised. Additionally, photographer Analisa Ravella will be crafting 1920s-era mugshots. May 15, noon-8 p.m.; May 16, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., $5. Bishop’s House, 2420 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, thebishopshouse.com. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
CALENDAR Talks & Lectures ARROWROCK DAM: IDAHO’S EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD— Historian Kelsey Doncaster, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, tells the epic story of Arrowrock Dam, the tallest concrete dam in the world when it was constructed. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, boisepubliclibrary.org.
Sports & Fitness BOISE 3-ON-3 OUTDOOR BASKETBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION—Open to players age 16 and older. Teams play eight league games at Phillippi Park on weekdays from June 1 to mid-August, with a single-elimination end-ofseason tournament. For a roster and more info, visit the website and click on “Activities, Classes and Sports,” or call or stop by the Boise Rec office. 8:30 a.m.-5:30
p.m. $99 team fee, plus $10.50 nonresident player fee. Boise City Recreation Office, 110 Scout Lane, Boise, 208-608-7650, parks. cityofboise.org.
THURSDAY MAY 14 Festivals & Events BOISE ROCK SCHOOL ADULT NIGHT—Attendees will be broken up into small “bands” and paired with a rock school teacher. At 9 p.m., the bands will each perform one song in a mini battle of the bands. $10. Boise Rock School, 1404 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-572-5055, boiserockschool.com. IBG WILDFLOWER WALK—Join IBG Botanist Ann DeBolt for a leisurely walk on trails behind the Old Penitentiary to learn more about Idaho’s wildflowers. Register online.
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6:30 p.m. FREE. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org. LUNCHBOX MERIDIAN GRAND OPENING—The LunchBOX waxing salon on Eagle Road has moved a few miles south, which means it’s time to celebrate the opening of a shiny new salon. 4-7 p.m. FREE. LunchBOX-Meridian, 13601 W. McMillan Road, Ste. 110, Meridian, 208-577-1171, facebook.com/ LunchBOXMeridian. PRESERVATION MONTH READING SERIES PART 1—This series discusses natural and cultural resource preservation topics and issues raised at the Fettuccine Forum discussion on May 7. To register or for more info, contact Brandi Burns at bburns@cityofboise.org, or 208-433-5676. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, boisepubliclibrary.org. 208-433-5676.
On Stage BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: DAZED AND CONFUSED—Catch Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck before they were Oscar contenders in this slacker masterpiece. 7 p.m. $9 online, $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273, egyptiantheatre.net. COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS—8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. LUKE BRYAN—Don’t miss your chance to see the country star live in concert. With Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch. 7:30 p.m. $39.75$69.75. Taco Bell Arena, 1910 University Drive, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-426-1900, tacobellarena.com.
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SUPERSECRETSITESPECIFICSOMETHING—A dynamic leap into site-specific performance, S5 invites audiences to a unique theatrical adventure somewhere in downtown Boise. It promises to be unlike any theater you’ve experienced before. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. $20. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-3319224, bctheater.org.
RUSSIAN FOOD FESTIVAL Beef stroganoff, piroshki, stuffed peppers, chebureki, mushroom zakuson, medovik honey cake—all of these can be yours at the annual Russian Food Festival at the St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church. After gorging on such delectables, food fest attendees can enjoy live Russian music, church tours, Russian gift items and meet local iconographer Deacon Matthew Garrett. At 14 years old, his father sent him to the St. John of Damascus Icon Studio at the Antiochian Village in Bolivar, Penn. At the festival, Garrett will display his work and talk about the process of painting an icon. That and a mouthful of oreshki? You can bet people will be rushin’ to get a taste of Russia. May 15, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., May 16, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., FREE. St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church, 872 N. 29th Street, Boise, stseraphimboise.org/festival BOISE WEEKLY.COM
FRIDAY MAY 15 Festivals & Events 58TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN IDAHO COIN SHOW—Buy and sell coins and currency, plus raffles. 2-7 p.m. FREE$1. Hilton Garden Inn, 7699 W. Spectrum, Boise.
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If you want to rid yourself of your recumbent or you’re in the market for a new—or new-to-you—velocipede, meet-up with like-minded people at the 10th Annual Bike Swap at the Sturtos Hailey outdoor and sporting goods store. Usually, more than 100 bikes of every shape, size and style are available, along with a whole mess of equipment and gear. Buy a bike from the swap or from Sturtos Hailey and be entered to win a Yakima hitch-mounted bike carrier. 8 a.m.-6 p.m., FREE. sturtoshailey.com.
Designed to introduce and nurture a lifelong love of nature in young teens, the Environmental Outdoor Leadership EcoCamp takes seventh- to ninth-graders into the Pioneer and Boulder mountains on a four-day trek to build backcountry and naturalist survival skills including everything from cooking to orienteering. Continues through Friday, July 24. $550 per camper. ercsv.org.
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Dollar Mountain Lodge, Sun Valley For the 34th year, the Sun Valley Center offers its nationally renowned three-day Wine Auction Weekend in support of arts and education. Bid from 80 live and silent auction Â?ÂœĂŒĂƒ] ÂŤÂ?Ă•Ăƒ i˜Â?ÂœĂž ĂŒ>ĂƒĂŒÂˆÂ˜}Ăƒ] `ˆ˜˜iĂ€Ăƒ] w˜i >Ă€ĂŒ >˜` music. Runs through Saturday, July 23. Times vary, $95-$2,600. sunvalleycenter.org.
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The annual free-concerts continue into their third decade with events including the In Focus series, which features piano duet ZOFO on July 26; an exploration of America’s musical melting pot on Tuesday, July 28; pianist Conrad Tao in a program on jazz ˆ˜yĂ•i˜ViĂƒ ˆ˜ Ă“Ă¤ĂŒÂ… ViÂ˜ĂŒĂ•Ă€Ăž VÂ?>ĂƒĂƒÂˆV>Â? Â“Ă•ĂƒÂˆV œ˜ Wednesday, July 29; and baritone Thomas Hampson showcasing “how poetry and voice come together in a distinctly American wayâ€? on Friday, July 31. 6-7:30 p.m., FREE. wvsummersymphony.org.
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NORTHERN ROCKIES MUSIC FESTIVAL Hop Porter Park, 316 ½ Bullion St., Hailey Catch headliners Portland, Ore.-based Polyrhythmics and New Orleans’ own Honey Island Swamp Band on July 31, followed by homegrown Idahoans Jeff Crosby and the Refugees and Austin, Texas-based Carolyn Wonderland on Saturday, Aug. 31. Friday, 5-10 p.m.; Saturday, 3-10 p.m.; $20-$45. northernrockiesmusicfestival.org.
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Heagle Park, 200 War Eagle Drive, Hailey
LAYER OF COLOR WITH ANDREW GILLIATT Boulder Mountain Clayworks, 471 E. 10th St., Ketchum Nationally known artist Andrew Gilliatt, who currently works as artist-in-residence at the Helena, Mont.-based Archie Bray Foundation, will lead a three-day, hands-on workshop focused on surface decoration techniques for decorative and functional clay pieces. Continues through Sunday, July 19. 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday; $250, $225 members. bouldermtnclay.org.
YMCA ANNUAL CLASSIC Elkhorn Golf Course, Badeyana Drive, Sun Valley Join fellow supporters of the Wood River YMCA for a day of golf, dinner, cocktails and an evening of comedy. 8 a.m., $TBA. woodriverymca.org.
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For the 39th annual event, more than 130 artists and craftspeople from around the Northwest gather to sell their wares. Continues Sunday, July 19. Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., FREE. sawtoothmountainmamas.org.
SUN VALLEY ICE SHOWS Sun Valley Lodge, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley See some of the world’s greatest ice skaters every Saturday through Labor Day. 2011 U.S. Olympic gold- and silver-medalist Ryan Bradley takes the rink on July 18, followed by 2015 bronze-medalist Josh Farris on July 25; Gracie Gold, who won bronze and
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SUN VALLEY ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL Atkinson’s Park, 900 Third Ave., Ketchum Now in its 47th year, the Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival draws 130 artists from around the country for three days of exhibitions including painting, photography, wLiĂ€] ViĂ€>“ˆV] “iĂŒ>Â?] Â?iĂœiÂ?ÀÞ >˜` ĂœÂœÂœ`ĂœÂœĂ€ÂŽÂ° What’s more, attendees enjoy artist demonstrations, live music, food vendors and kids’ activities. Continues through Monday, Aug. 10. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. sunvalleycenter.org.
Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.� Take that truism to a new level at the 18th annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival, presented by the Sun Valley Wellness Institute. Each year, practitioners of “mind, body, spirit and environmental wellness,� share their thoughts and expertise to help promote better living. This year’s events and speakers promise to be especially inspiring, including headline keynote speaker Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, who will give a talk entitled “Big Magic: Thoughts on Creative Living� on Friday, May 22 (see Page 8). Continues through Monday, May 25. Opening ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m., $20-$475. sunvalleywellness.org.
SUN VALLEY GALLERY ASSOCIATION GALLERY WALK Various locations
STANDHOPE ULTRA CHALLENGE Wood River Campground, Ketchum If you think you have what it takes, enter this four-day, 83-mile point-to-point stage race through the Smoky and Pioneer mountains, reaching heights of 11,000 feet. The course runs along rough terrain and skirts Goat Lake—Idaho’s highest lake. Includes > Ă“x >˜` ĂˆĂ¤ ° ,>Vi Li˜iwĂŒĂƒ Ä?,* É Alliance. Continues through Saturday, Aug. 15. Stages begin at 9 a.m. 25K, $65; 60K, $85; Ultra Challenge, $340 per person until June 1, $430 after June 1. runwildidaho. VÂœÂ“Ă‰ĂƒĂŒ>˜`Â…ÂœÂŤi°
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Locations Vary Take a trip through Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley and visit the studios of more than 50 Wood River Valley artists. Continues through Sunday, Aug. 23. 10 a.m.5 p.m., FREE. wrvstudiotour.org.
:HGQHVGD\ $XJ KILLEBREW-THOMPSON MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Locations Vary Since 1976, golfers in the Killebrew-Thompson Memorial have been teeing off to help w˜` > VĂ•Ă€i vÂœĂ€ V>˜ViĂ€ >˜` Â?iĂ•ÂŽi“ˆ>pĂ€>ÂˆĂƒÂˆÂ˜} more than $13.8 million over the years. Continues through Saturday, Aug. 22. Times vary, prices vary. killebrewthompsonmemorial.com.
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6DWXUGD\ 6HSW KIDS ADVENTURE GAMES Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley This two-day event gives racers 6-14 years old the chance to navigate—in teams of two—through all kinds of obstacles in a mountain environment. Continues on Sunday, Sept. 6. Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., $75 per person until July 15, $90 per person after July 15. kidsadventuregames.com.
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Ketchum Town Square, 480 Fourth St. E., Ketchum
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The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley Â…ÂœĂƒĂŒĂƒ ĂŒÂ…ÂˆĂƒ Li˜iwĂŒ `ˆ˜˜iĂ€] >Ă•VĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ >˜` Ă€>vyi at the Trail Creek Pavilion to support its mission to “improve the quality of life in our community by connecting animals with people.â€? Auction items include trips for two to the Iditarod sled dog race; the Caribbean island of St. Lucia; and St. Andrews, Scotland; a trip for eight to Bali; Westminster Dog Show tickets; and work by Sun Valley artist Christine Warjone. 5-10 p.m., $185. animalshelterwrv.org.
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More than 100 booths will dot Sun Valley Resort’s Festival Meadows during the 16th Annual Ketchum Arts Festival, which runs through Sunday, July 12, and is set against the backdrop of majestic Mt. Baldy. The Wood River Valley is known for being a source of inspiration to its area artists and the proof is in the work on display during KAF. With the food, live music and children’s activities, a weekend spent exploring the jewelry, health-and-beauty products, glassworks, furniture, sculpture, ceramics, woodworks, etc., becomes a memory-making summer vacation. 10 a.m., FREE. ketchumartsfestival.com.
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From exotic models to race cars, hot rods and vintage roadsters, as many as 100 rolling ĂœÂœĂ€ÂŽĂƒ Âœv >Ă€ĂŒ ĂœÂˆÂ?Â? ĂœÂˆÂ˜` ĂŒÂ…Ă€ÂœĂ•}Â… > wĂ›i‡“ˆÂ?i route around Sun Valley, ending at the Ketchum Town Square for a public showing of the cars. Cast ballots for most outstandˆ˜} V>Ă€Ăƒ >˜` LiĂƒĂŒ ˆ˜ ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂœÂ° Â˜ĂŒiĂ€ ĂŒÂ…i Ă€>vyi ĂŒÂœ win a 2016 Porsche Cayenne. Cruise begins at the Wood River YMCA parking lot. On ->ĂŒĂ•Ă€`>Ăž] Ă•Â?Ăž Ă“x] ¾Õ>Â?ˆwi` `Ă€ÂˆĂ›iĂ€Ăƒ ĂœÂˆÂ?Â? Â?iĂŒ loose on 3.2 miles of I-75 at speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour. Cruise: 6-8 p.m.; Rally: 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; FREE. sunvalleyroadrally. com.
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REBECCA’S PRIVATE IDAHO Atkinson’s Park, 900 Third Ave., Ketchum Bike racer and internationally known endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch puts on this third annual “long-haul gravel grinder� mountain bike event, meant to showcase the natural beauty of the Wood River Valley. Continues through Sunday, Sept. 6. Registration and packet pickup on Saturday, 3-8 p.m.; ride starts Sunday at 8 a.m.; $95$158.50. rebeccasprivateidaho.com.
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Celebrate 31 years of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony with a performance by Audra McDonald, winner of six Tony Awards; two Grammys; and a star of Broadway, opera, wÂ?“ >˜` ĂŒiÂ?iĂ›ÂˆĂƒÂˆÂœÂ˜Â° /Â…i "Ă€VÂ…iĂƒĂŒĂ€> iĂƒĂŒÂˆĂ›>Â? kicks off Tuesday, Aug. 4 with 11 performances through Wednesday, Aug. 19. All shows at 6:30 p.m., Gala: $75-$1,000, Orchestra: FREE. svsummersymphony.org.
Explore the life and work of one of Idaho’s most famous former residents with the 2015 festival theme of Hemingway’s Heritage to the World. Includes readings, mixers, presentations and a gala dinner. Continues through Saturday, Sept. 12. Times vary. FREE. comlib.org.
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CALENDAR FOUND: VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE MARKET AT THE 15 BISHOPS’ HOUSE—Don’t miss out on this treasure trove of antique and vintage jewelry, furniture, clothing, and home and yard décor. There’ll also be food trucks, live music, vintage car show, pin-up models, 1920sstyle mug shots, beer and wine. Admission proceeds help maintain this historic landmark. 12-8 p.m. $5. Bishops’ House, 2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-3423279, facebook.com/Found208.
and #MoreBoiseBirthdays as well. So wear purple birthday gear and get in on all the food and fun. Corner of Whitewater Park Boulevard and Main Street, 2901 W. Main St., 4-8 p.m.
READY, SET, AIM—Don’t miss this art auction, community auction and orchestra concert benefiting The AIM Project (Autism Inclusion through Music) at Canyon West Guitars in Downtown Nampa. This kickoff event will help fund AIM’s mission of providing music lessons and integrative opportunities for young people on the autistic spectrum. 6-9 p.m. FREE. Elks Lodge-Nampa, 1116 First St. S., Nampa. 208-615-4725.
58TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN IDAHO COIN SHOW—Buy and sell coins and currency, plus raffles. 10 a.m.5 p.m. FREE-$1. Hilton Garden Inn, 7699 W. Spectrum, Boise.
RUSSIAN FOOD FESTIVAL—Indulge your taste buds with authentic traditional homemade Russian dishes at the annual Russian Food Festival. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. St. Seraphim of Sarov Russian Orthodox Church, 872 N. 29th St., Boise, 208-345-1553, stseraphimboise. org/festival.html.
BALL AT THE HALL—Enjoy a prom for all ages to benefit The Treasure Valley Youth Safety Summit. 7-11 p.m. $10. Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, 208-8884433, meridiancity.org.
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COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208287-5379, liquidboise.com.
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ATP’S 2ND ANNUAL DYNO DAY— Check out 1,000-plus HP trucks, vendor booths and a raffle benefiting the Wyakin Warrior Foundation. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Adrenaline Truck Performance, 1854 E. Lanark St., Meridian, 208-685-1000.
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Market, 10th and Grove, Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com. CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street, Boise, 208-345-3499, seeyouatthemarket.com. CRUX BAZAAR VENDOR MARKET—9 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3423213. https:facebook.com/events EAGLE ISLAND EXPERIENCE—Embrace the peace and love of the hippie movement in a family friendly setting at the Eagle Island Experience Festival. Music, art and community are yours for the exploring. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE-$5. Eagle Island State Park, 2691 Mace Road, Eagle, experiencefestival.org. FOUND: VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE MARKET AT THE BISHOPS’ HOUSE—10 a.m.-6 p.m. $5. Bishops’ House, 2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-342-3279. facebook.com/Found208. GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP: EMMETT AND PEARL DISTRICT—Join Don Adair to explore geologic features and remnants of the Boise Basin gold rush. Meet at Winco at State Street and Highway 55 for a departure at 8 a.m. 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $10-$15. Idaho Museum of Mining
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COMIC CINEMA REMIX: THE HAPPENING—Join comedians Brett Badostain, Chadwick Heft, Dylan Haas and returning special guest Sam Lounsbury as they struggle to figure out just what the hell is going on in The Happening. 9 p.m. $5. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297. ENTICE: IVA HANDFULL—Burlesque and variety show, starring Iva Handfull, Seattle’s modern burlesque heathen. There will be a captivating collection of beautiful ladies performing burlesque, pole dancing, twerking and more. 8 p.m. $10-$15. Bouquet, 1010 W. Main St., Boise. SUPERSECRETSITESPECIFICSOMETHING—A dynamic leap into site-specific performance, S5 invites audiences to a unique theatrical adventure in downtown Boise. It promises to be unlike any theater you’ve experienced. 7 p.m. $20. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.
Food FOOD TRUCK RALLY FOR LIFE—Join Relay for Life of Boise at this party celebrating not only the 30th year of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, but Craft Beer Week
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CALENDAR and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-368-9876, idahomuseum.org. NAMPA FARMERS’ MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Lloyd Square, Intersection of 14th and Front streets, Nampa. RUSSIAN FOOD FESTIVAL—Don’t miss your one chance this year to indulge your taste buds’ craving for Russian food. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. St. Seraphim of Sarov Russian Orthodox Church, 872 N. 29th St., Boise, 208-345-1553, stseraphimboise. org/festival.html. STAGE STOP MARKET—10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE, $20. Boise Stage Stop, 23801 S. Orchard Access Road, I-84 off Exit 71, Boise, 208-3431367, boisestagestop.org. WATERSHED WEEKEND: AQUA VENTURES AND SEWER SCIENCE—Celebrate National Public Works Week making an edible ice cream aquifer, learning about groundwater protection, admiring the Pipe Tree and creating your own tree out of recycled materials to take home. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise WaterShed, 11818 W. Joplin Road, Boise, 208-608-7300, bee. cityofboise.org/watershed.
On Stage COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208287-5379, liquidboise.com. IRISH DANCE IDAHO—Irish Dance Idaho will be performing as part of the Boise International Market’s new cultural music, dance and performance series. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Boise International Market, 5823 W. Franklin Road, Boise, boiseinternationalmarket.com/events. SUPERSECRETSITESPECIFICSOMETHING—7 p.m. $20. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.
ROCK MOVES FOR THE BURLESQUE STAGE—Add rock and roll to your bump and grind with Her Royal Fierceness herself, Iva Handfull. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $20. Ophidia Studio, 2615 W. Kootenai St., Boise, 208-409-2403.
Calls to Artists I BET YOUR LIFE AUDITIONS— Director Karl Johnson will hold auditions for Stage Coach Theatre’s production of I Bet Your Life, a comedy thriller by Fred Carmichael. Run dates July 10-25. For questions, contact Johnson at johnson_karl@ hotmail.com. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.
Workshops & Classes BRS SATURDAY WORKSHOPS— Take advantage of these short, oneoff classes on a variety of topics. This session’s topic is Improvisation/Jazz. Classes for kids age 6-12 run first, followed by teens and adults. 10-11:30 a.m. and noon1:30 p.m. $20. Boise Rock School, 1404 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-5725055, boiserockschool.com.
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Literature AUTHOR DEAN WESLEY SMITH— Join USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith for a book signing. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229. AUTHORS SHANE DEAN AND HILAREY JOHNSON—Shane Dean will be signing copies of his books, My Enemy’s Keeper and My Enemy My Friend; Hilarey Johnson will be signing copies of her books, Heart of Petra and Sovereign Ground. 1-4 p.m. FREE. The District Coffee House, 219 N. 10th St., Boise, 208343-1089.
Sports & Fitness 3-ON-3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT—Celebrate American Craft Beer Week with Payette Brewing and PreFunk at this 3-on-3 basketball tournament, with 16 teams of four with no entry fee. Sign up at PreFunk now until May 16 at 2 p.m. 2-6 p.m. FREE. PreFunk Beer Bar and Growler Fill Station, 1100 Front St., Boise, 208-344-0011, payettebrewing.com/events. CYCLE FOR INDEPENDENCE—The Cycle for Independence bike ride benefits the National Federation of the Blind of Idaho. A FREE lunch will be served. 7 a.m.-2 p.m. $20$40. Riverglen Junior High, 6801 Gary Lane, Boise, 208-338-1595, tvcblindidaho.org.
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NORTHWEST INTERSTATE QUARTER HORSE JUMPSTART SHOW—Watch equine athletes compete at this two-day event sponsored by the Idaho Quarter Horse Association. 8 a.m. FREE. Canyon County Fairgrounds, 111 22nd Ave. S., Caldwell, 208-455-8500, idahoqha.com.
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CRAWFISH BOIL AND AUCTION— A night of authentic Cajun food, musicand all the crawfish you can eat. Silent and live auction proceeds benefit the CW2 Joshua M. Tillery Memorial Fund. 6:3010:30 p.m. $15-$40, $60 couples. tilleryfund.org.
HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY COOKIES FOR KIDS CANCER 5K AND BAKE SALE—Check out this fun run/walk and bake sale to benefit pediatric cancer research and treatment. 1:30 p.m. $15. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd., Boise.
VETERANS APPRECIATION DINNER—All veterans and their spouses are invited to a FREE dinner and evening of music, featuring Sister’s Promise. Lt. Col. Bobby Sanchez (Ret.) will be the special speaker. RSVP to Sherill Stevens at 208-467-6586, ext. 208 by May 11. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Salvation Army Nampa, 403 12th Ave. S., Nampa. 208-467-6586 ext 208, thesalvationarmynampa.org.
SUNDAY 17 EVENTS Festivals & Events SECOND ANNUAL BREW OLYMPICS—Join in a day filled with music, food, sports, gaming, fine craft beers and loads of fun. Fourteen area breweries will have a beer on tap. noon-5 p.m. Crooked Flats, 3705 Idaho Hwy. 16, Eagle, 208-258-6882. EAGLE ISLAND EXPERIENCE FESTIVAL—Enjoy the 15th and possibly last EEIF. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE-$5. Eagle Island State Park, 2691 Mace Road, Eagle. experiencefestival.org.
On Stage BISHOP BROTHERS 2015 BART BISHOP MEMORIAL TOUR—The Bishop Brothers honor their beloved brother Bart Bishop, leader of early ’70s Boise band, Providence. 7:30 p.m. By donation. Idaho Music Academy, 1528 Vista Ave., Boise, 208-703-8702.
Animals & Pets NORTHWEST INTERSTATE QUARTER HORSE JUMPSTART SHOW—8 a.m. FREE. Canyon County Fairgrounds, 111 22nd Ave. S., Caldwell, 208-455-8500.
MONDAY MAY 18 Festivals & Events BUY IDAHO NETWORKING EVENT—This is a Buy Idaho event hosted by Joyful Tea. There will be two talks: one on organic sustainable gardening and the other about restaurant disposal of grease/oils. Free tea and cookies. 5:30-6:30 p.m. FREE. Joyful Tea, Boise International Market, 5823 W. Franklin Road, Boise, 208-424-3438.
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ACLU 2015 SESSION CONFESSIONS—ACLU staff will be on hand to share information about their top priority legislation, as well as offer predictions for the 2016 session. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian. 208-344-9750, acluidaho.org/ acluevents.
TUESDAY MAY 19 Festivals & Events THE BUSINESS OF FOOD—Martin Butts of Small Potatoes will talk about The New Food Economy. 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. $49. Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise. 208-426-3875. MEETUP INTRO TO STARTUP SIDE HUSTLE—This first meetup is geared toward introducing all members to the Startup Side Hustle idea, and to set the groundwork for future meetups for the group. 5:307:30 p.m. FREE. Boise WaterCooler, 1401 W. Idaho St., Boise.
Literature IDAHO WRITERS GUILD LITERARY LUNCH—Margo Kelly talks about how to infuse tension into your writing. 11:30 a.m. $15-$20. Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, idahowritersguild.com.
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CATALPA QUARTET BENEFIT CONCERT—Help change lives “one note at a time” at this benefit concert to raise funds for music education at low-income elementary schools. 2 p.m. By donation. Morrison Center Recital Hall, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-426-1609, catalpaquartet.org. COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS— 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. MAGIC SHOW AND VIDEO SHOOT—Enjoy a free magic show for all ages as Cleadus Bugfester and his Psyferin’ Stick Pony Nelly shoot a promotional video. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., Meridian.
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Toy Zoo is all about that bass, ‘bout that bass.
AXING THE SIX-STRING Toy Zoo’s unconventional arrangement BEN SCHULTZ “I’ve always enjoyed dual basses,” he said. Compared to many rock bands, local group Toy “There are only a few bands I even know of that Zoo is an odd duck: The lineup includes two have pulled it off.” bassists, a keyboard player and a drummer but Those bands include ’90s power-violence no guitarist; before joining the band, lead singer punk outfit Man Is the Bastard, whose sludgy Lara Harper had never performed live; Toy Zoo tempos, growled vocals and screeching riffs sound drummer Jason “Bug” Burke is at least 10 years nothing like Toy Zoo’s hard-driving rhythms, older than the other four members; and the upbeat tunes and playful synthesizer hooks. It group’s miscellaneous feel extends to its name, was that kind of incongruity that appealed to which was chosen almost at random. “It didn’t necessarily come from anything spe- Hentrup. “It seems like a lot of the influences for writcific,” Harper said. Instead, she said, she and her ing [Toy Zoo songs] come from ’80s pop music, bandmates just thought, “We’ve got this band, we’ve got these songs. We should probably have a but I just got the idea driving back from Boise to Twin,” Hentrup said. “I was like, ‘I want two name for the band.” distorted basses with pop music.’” As ragtag as Toy Zoo may seem, its mix of For Harper, whose low, sultry vocals anchor punk and ’80s synth-pop has garnered the band the group’s sound, Toy Zoo represented the some attention. Paste Magazine featured Toy chance to perform after years of watching her Zoo in its July 2014 article “10 Idaho Bands friends play in bands. You Should Listen to Right Now” “Everyone I associated (along with Shades, Hillfolk Noir TOY ZOO with was very musically and Edmond Dantes). Toy Zoo’s With Diarrhea Planet and Left & Right, 7 p.m., $8 adv., $10 door. inclined, and they all had upcoming self-titled debut album Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., 208projects already,” she said. on Heart in Box Records was mixed 343-0886, neurolux.com. “So I’d start something with by Sleepy Seeds’ Brett Nelson somebody, and they wouldn’t (former Built to Spill bassist) and mastered by Mell Dettmer, whose credits include really have time to work on it because they were busy with other projects.” albums by Earth, Sunn O))) and Wolvserpent. The band started gaining momentum when Toy Zoo will be released Monday, June 15, Burke and keyboard player Delvin McComas on cassette, but before that, Boiseans can see the joined. Harper, Hentrup, Lilly and McComas all up-and-coming band on Wednesday, May 20 at grew up together in Twin Falls—none of them Neurolulx, opening for Nashville, Tenn.-based knew Burke, who reached out to them after he rock band Diarrhea Planet and Philadelphia, heard some of their early recordings online. Penn.-based rock group Left & Right. “He already knew all of our songs,” Harper Toy Zoo formed in 2013 as a trio made up of said. “We hadn’t even met him, and he already Harper and bassists Cory Hentrup and Chessa knew. We were like, ‘Well, all right, come down Lilly. Hentrup, who also performs as the oneman dance-rock act Hedtriip, had come up with to Twin. Let’s see how it works.’” Burke lived in Boise and his joining the the idea for the band during a road trip. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
group gave Harper, Lilly and Hentrup incentive to move here. They’d already resolved to leave Twin Falls, however—to find artistic opportunities, they would need to look beyond the Magic Valley. “A friend of mine once said, ‘Twin Falls is a great place to be from,’” Harper said, “meaning that you don’t stay in Twin Falls. A lot of good things come out of Twin Falls, but [people] have no choice but to leave Twin Falls because there’s nothing for them there.” Before they left, though, they made the most of their time. For about three years, Lilly and Hentrup ran house venue The Meth House, which hosted touring acts like indie-pop artist Colleen Green and surf-garage group Guantanamo Baywatch. “We had a good stream of music coming through from 2009 to probably 2012, when I graduated [from high school],” Lilly said. “So that kind of helped, and all of our bands would always play with them, so we got connections through that.” Once the members moved to Boise, longtime musician Burke helped Toy Zoo forge connections here. He introduced the band to Nelson and to local musician Z.V. House, who recorded Toy Zoo in his home studio. In the near future, Toy Zoo will be connecting with more people. The band is scheduled to play the Heart in Box Records Life’s a Beach Fest in Denver this summer and hopes to hit the road for a small Northwest tour. Tours can be rife with tension, but Harper is sure the members of Toy Zoo can work through any problems. “It’s just like a family,” she said, “where you can’t stand being around your family, but you also just love them. I feel like that’s us.” BOISEweekly | MAY 13–19, 2015 | 21
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THE ENGLISH BEAT, MAY 19, REEF Dave Wakeling, whose debut album hit No. 3 on the UK charts more than 30 years ago, is no comeback kid. There’s nothing to come back from—Wakeling never stopped. From ’80s British 2-tone ska band The Beat, known in the United States as The English Beat (“Mirror in the Bathroom,” “Tears of a Clown”), to General Public (“Tenderness,” “I’ll Take You There”), to his solo career or with new iterations of The English Beat, Wakeling’s decades-spanning career is due in part to his ability to write timeless music and to his freakish work ethic: The nearly 60-year-old musician tours relentlessly, playing between 150-200 shows every year—and not just near his Los Angeles home. Wakeling’s 2015 Here We Go Love Tour will see him play nearly 60 dates, criss-crossing the U.S. from the Northwest/West (including a Tuesday, May 19 show at Reef) to the Midwest, to the East Coast, to California, back to the East Coast, to several dates across the pond in England, before wrapping it up in California. —Amy Atkins Doors 8 p.m.; $20 adv., $25 day of show. Reef, 106 S. Sixth St., 208-287-9200, reefboise.com.
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BRENT MARCHBANKS—11:45 a.m. FREE. Shangri-La CHUCK SMITH— 5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
CHRIS GUTIERREZ— 7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel.
FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s.
CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers.
HANG ELEVEN—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s.
CLINT MCCUNE BAND AND JEREMY SNOOK—8 p.m. $3. Flying M Coffeegarage.
IVAN AND ALYOSHA—With Kris Orlowski. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux.
D.O.A.—With Raid and We Have No Name. 7 p.m. $15. Neurolux.
JIM PERCY—7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La.
ESTEBAN ANASTASIO— 5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers.
KEN HARRIS AND RICO WEISMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Bella Aquila
HILLFOLK NOIR— 6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow.
LUKE BRYAN—With Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch. 7:30 p.m. $39.75-$69.75. Taco Bell Arena.
JIMMY BIVENS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s. WAYNE WHITE—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365.
THURSDAY MAY 14 BEN BURDICK—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365. BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers.
OPEN MUSIC JAM—Hosted by Ryan Thorne. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid. SONS OF THUNDER MOUNTAIN—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel.
FRIDAY MAY 15 BRANDON PRITCHETT—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub
DEFJAK—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s DJ DANCE MUSIC—10 p.m. $3. Balcony DJ DUSTY C’S SOUL PARTY— 11 p.m. FREE. Neurolux DJ MANEK—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s Basement E-40—With Stevie Stone. 8 p.m. $25-$65. Revolution FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers GAYLE CHAPMAN—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio HILLSTOMP—With Cheap Yellow Beer. 7 p.m. $10. Neurolux JOE YOUNG—7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La JOHN CAZAN—5 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel JOHN JONES TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers JOHNNY SHOES—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 KEVIN MCDONALD—7 p.m. FREE. High Note LIKE A ROCKET—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s THE LIKE ITS—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill-Cole Road
MICHAELA FRENCH—7:30 p.m. FREE. The District MOSS ROSES—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio REEL BIG FISH AND LESS THAN JAKE—With The Interrupters. 8 p.m. $23-$45. Knitting Factory REX MILLER AND RICO WEISMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill THE SHON SANDERS BAND—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio SIMON SHACKLETON—10 p.m. $10. Reef TYLOR AND THE TRAIN ROBBERS—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s
SATURDAY MAY 16 AUDIO/VISUAL DJ—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s Basement BROOK FAULK—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers CYMRY—4 p.m. FREE. Artistblue DALE CAVANAUGH—7 p.m. FREE. High Note
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MUSIC GUIDE DOUGLAS CAMERON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill EVE TO ADAM AND I EXIST—With Social Fallout, The Forgotten and Half The World. 7 p.m. $10. Bouquet FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers HAROLD’S IGA—10 p.m. $5. Reef
MONDAY MAY 18 CHUCK SMITH—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers CHUCK SMITH AND NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers FRANK MARRA—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365
HILLFOLK NOIR—10 p.m. FREE. Juniper
THE HELM—With The Ditch and the Delta and Blackcloud. 8 p.m. $6. The Shredder
JOEL KASSERMAN AND THE ELEMENTS—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel
PUNK MONDAY—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid
JOHN SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION—With We Are Hex. 8 p.m. $15 adv., $18 door. Neurolux KEITH SCHRENK BAND—2 p.m. FREE. Artistblue A MIGHTY BAND OF MICROBES—7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La MIMICKING BIRDS—With Chris Staples and Alyeska. 8 p.m. $10. Flying M Coffeegarage NEW TRANSIT—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio PATRICIA FOLKNER—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio
TUESDAY MAY 19 CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
THE ENGLISH BEAT—9 p.m. $20 adv., $25 door. Reef ESTEBAN ANASTASIO—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers; 7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La THE HILL DOGS—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s KORY QUINN AND ELWOOD—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill-Cole Road PAIR ‘O SHOES—5:30 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s RADIO BOISE SOCIAL HOUR: DJ SPEEDY GRAY—5:30 p.m. FREE. Neurolux REVEREND HORTON HEAT—With Nekromantix and Jimmy Sinn. 8 p.m. $13-$35. Knitting Factory SEAN HATTON—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio SHON SANDERS—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365
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POKE—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s REBECCA SCOTT BAND—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio
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PIGS ON THE WING TRIBUTE TO PINK FLOYD—With Boise Rock School. For all ages. 7:45 p.m. $12-$30. Knitting Factory
SWINGIN’ WITH ELLIE SHAW— 6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio
CULT LEADER—With Throes and Unhallowed. 8 p.m. FREE. The Shredder
REFLECTIONS—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio REILLY COYOTE—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s SOUL SERENE—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub
SUNDAY MAY 17 AUDIO/VISUAL DJ—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio BISHOP BROTHERS—7:30 p.m. By donation. Idaho Music Academy CHRYSALIS—With Scorch The Fallen and Faded Leroy. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux HIP-HOP SUNDAY—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement MIMICKING BIRDS—With Chris Staples and Alyeska. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux RHYTHM RANGERS—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio THE SIDEMEN: GREG PERKINS AND RICK CONNOLLY—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
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DIARRHEA PLANET, MAY 20, NEUROLUX Someday, everyone will stop talking about Diarrhea Planet’s name (although … ewww). It is tough to ignore, but the Nashvillebased band has been on the radar since 2009, follows an extensive touring schedule, has three EPs and two LPs under its belt, and has a new album in the works. Still, it’s hard to put a pin in references to the moniker choice and move on. In a review of DP’s 2014 EP Aliens in the Outfield (Infinity Cat Recordings) Pitchfork, which gave the EP a score of 6.2, writes, “On name alone, it’s hard to say just how seriously a person should be taking a band like Diarrhea Planet.” But Pitchfork, and anyone else who has seen the band live, is quick to recognize that even though it sounds like the members let a thirdgrader pick their name, the band isn’t without its gravity. Listening to a DP album and seeing a live show is like the difference between watching a volcanic eruption on TV and standing at the base of a volcano when it erupts: You get a sense of the explosive power, but it’s nothing like the real thing. If you still can’t get past the name, just ignore it. Someday, we will, too. —Amy Atkins With Left & Right, and Toy Zoo. 7 p.m., $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., 208-343-0886, neurolux.com. BOISEweekly | MAY 13-19, 2015 | 23
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It was June 26, 1980, and a nasty blanket of mugginess draped New York City. I remember almost everything about that day, including how by noon, I had embarrassed myself in front of a live, nationally televised audience. On Wednesday, May 20—I’ll be having a good laugh at myself. To borrow from Bob Dylan: “I was so much older then; I’m younger than that now.” Some friends and I were standing outside 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan 35 years ago, when a production assistant When we were young: Yes, that’s me (right) 35 years ago on The David Letterman Show. from NBC approached us, asking if we would participate in a survey. We said sure, and women in uniform who had performed what completely soaked my clothes. But I got to go after some silly Q&A, the network employee they simply saw as common service to their turned to me and said, “You should be on the backstage and meet Dave, his guests and the country. We will never see the likes of Lettershow’s staff and when it was over, my friends show today.” man again. and I had a good laugh. “The David Letterman Show,” she said, When Johnny Carson, appropriately Coincidentally, one of my friend’s relatives which was about to air live on NBC. owned a VCR, a new invention at the time, so called the King of Late Night, retired from In the early ’80s, Letterman was still cutThe Tonight Show in 1992, he left an empty ting his gap-filled teeth on comedy, and some I do have a video tape of my time with Dave, throne. Letterman steered clear of that vacated but it rarely sees the light of day. network clowns thought it might be clever to seat, in deference to the man who Letterman Through the decades, I’ve attended more tuck the comic’s biting satire among daytime said was singularly responsible for his career. than two dozen tapings of Letterman in its TV soap operas and game shows. The Letterman Show was a critical success, even winning different incarnations: NBC’s Late Night with For me, and presumably millions of others, David Letterman, which ran from 1982-1983, Letterman’s absence from late night will be an Emmy Award, but it was canceled in less an even greater loss. Carved of a uniquely and CBS’s The Late Show with David Letterthan 12 months. A couple of years later, mid-American comedy ethic that gave us Bob Johnny Carson hired Letterman to host a late- man, which will end its 22-year run on May and Ray, Carson and Will Rogers, Letterman 20. Tickets to the broadcasts were always free night slot, following The Tonight Show, and had an exquisite understanding of life’s tragic but difficult to secure, because Letterman the rest is history. sense, which he routinely redressed as a silly was always the best show in The 1980 Letterman was celebration of the familiar: dogs, kids, love, town. Letterman’s house band pretty much the man you see music and the absurdity of what is popular. has always been phenomenal today, with his particular comic THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN Unfortunately, Letterman is leaving behind and while television audiences disdain for convention and a late night landscape of sameness. Look at the only hear a few seconds of the showbiz phoniness. His early Final broadcast: Wednesday, May 20, 10:35 p.m. MST, two Jimmys, the James and the Seth (Fallon, band’s music before and after show had some bits he repeated CBS-TV, cbs.com.shows/ Kimmel, Corden and Meyers, respectively) and commercial breaks, studio in all of his programs: smalllate_show you’ll swear you’ve stumbled onto fraternity audience were always treated town news, stupid pet tricks row. It’s increasingly difficult to distinguish to full performances from the and dragging an odd collecone from the other. Quesion: Which one best musicians around. When tion of backstage staff in front legends like Springsteen, Miles Davis or James re-enacts music videos? Answer: All of them. the cameras, much to their fear and viewers’ Just last month, Andres du Bouchet, a comedy Brown took the stage, it was magical, and I delight. As for my June 1980 appearance on writer for Conan O’Brien bit the show busiLetterman’s show, I was rooked into participat- have splendid memories of being there for ness hand that fed him by denouncing what he ing in a skit about some bad advice from Dear those broadcasts. called “Prom King Comedy.” His Twitter posts Then there’s Dave Letterman. The selfAbby’s lesser-known sister, played by comic were later deleted, but the label stuck. I’m just actress Edie McClurg (among her hundreds of effacing man who is visibly uncomfortable old enough to tell myself it’s time for me to say with the idea of people paying attention to roles, she played the school secretary in Ferris goodbye to late night. It’s time. him is always the smartest guy in the room. Bueller’s Day Off). Suffice to say, I was wickI’ll miss Dave terribly. For me, New York edly nervous and the only thing preventing an He chastised political wannabes, called Rush City, television and comedy—even at my own Limbaugh “a bag of hot gas” to his face, and enormous rack of studio lights from setting expense—will never be the same. me on fire was my record-setting sweating had elevated the uncommon valor of men and BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19 The danger of resisting a temptation too strenuously is that the temptation might depart. I suggest that you prevent that from happening. Without throwing yourself at the mercy of the temptation, see if you can coax it to stick around for a while longer. Why? In my view, it’s playing a useful role in your life. It’s motivating you to change some things that really do need to be changed. On the other hand, I’m not yet sure that it should become anything more than a temptation. It might serve you best that way, not as an object of your satisfied desire. TAURUS (April 20-May 20 My astrological colleagues discourage me from talking to you Bulls about financial matters. “Most Tauruses know 10 times more about the mystery of money than you will ever know,” said one. “Their excellent instincts trump any tips you could offer.” Another astrologer concurred, noting, “The financial advice you give Tauruses will at best be redundant and at worst simplistic.” A third colleague summed it up: “Offering Tauruses guidance about money is like counseling Scorpios about sex.” So although I’m shy about providing recommendations, I will say this: The next five weeks will be a favorable time to set in motion the plans to GET RICHER QUICKER!
GEMINI (May 21-June 20 “Endings to be useful must be inconclusive,” wrote science fiction novelist Samuel R. Delany. I endorse that theory for your use in the coming weeks. Interweave it with this advice from playwright Sam Shepard: “The temptation towards resolution, towards wrapping up the package, seems to me a terrible trap. Why not be more honest with the moment? The most authentic endings are the ones which are already revolving towards another beginning.” In other words, Gemini, don’t be attached to neat finales and splashy climaxes. Consider the possibility that you can simply slip free of the complicated past and head toward the future without much fanfare. CANCER (June 21-July 22 In mythic terms, you should be headed for the winner’s circle, which is inside the pleasuredome. The parade in your honor should follow the award ceremony, and let’s hope you will be on the lead float wearing a gold crown and holding a real magic wand while being sung to by a choir of people you love and who love you. If for any reason you are not experiencing some version of these metaphors, I urge you to find out why. Or better yet, get busy on planning a homecoming or graduation party or award ceremony for yourself. From an astrological perspective, you have a mandate to be recognized and appreciated for
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the gifts you offer the world. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22 British Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley was a brilliant military commander. Renowned for his ability to beat larger armies, he also had great skill at minimizing loss of life among his own troops. His most famous triumph took place in 1815, when he led the forces that defeated Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo. In the aftermath, the French tyrant lost his power and went into exile. What was the secret of Wellesley’s success? “Bonaparte’s plans were made in wire,” he said. “Mine were made in string.” In other words, Wellesley’s strategy was more flexible and adaptable. As circumstances changed, it could be rearranged with greater ease. That’s the approach I recommend for you in the coming days. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22 You may not be strong enough to take a shot at a daunting challenge that’s five levels beyond your previous best. But I think you are at least ready to try a tricky challenge that’s one level higher than where you have been operating. And that, in my opinion, is a more practical use of your courage. I think it would be a waste of your energy to get wrapped up in grandiose fantasies about impossible perfections. As long as you don’t overreach, you can accomplish small miracles.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22 I suspect you are about to experience some prime contenders for The Most Unusual Adventures of 2015. Are you thoroughly prepared? Of course not. There’s no way you can be totally ready to adapt to unpredictable wrinkles and change your mind at a moment’s notice. But that’s exactly what will make these experiments so fun. That’s why they will be effective in building up your resilience and willpower. For best results, apply your nighttime thinking to daytime activities, and vice versa. Spend minimal time on responsibilities that don’t teach you noble truths about your fellow madmen and madwomen. Now here’s my big question: How can you tap into the extra power you will need during your rite of passage? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Many modern astronomers are allergic to astrology, but from my perspective there is no inherent conflict between the two fields. Four of history’s greatest astronomers were practicing astrologers: Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Tycho Brahe and Pierre Gassendi. One of my friends in college, a Scorpio woman named Martha Maiden, is a first-rate astrologer who got a degree in astronomy and became a top scientist at NASA. In the spirit of finding reconciliation between apparent opposites, I’m
happy to say that you are now a virtual virtuoso in your ability to reconcile both apparent opposites and actual opposites. I invite you to use this aptitude with flair and daring.
gest you observe it in the coming weeks. For the sake of your mental hygiene, be extra discerning about what influences you absorb—not just in bed, but everywhere.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Sagittarian Matt Stutzman competes in the sport of archery. He’s the world’s record holder for longest accurate shot, having hit a target 230 yards away. What makes his accomplishment so extraordinary is the fact that he was born without any arms. He holds each arrow in his mouth and grasps the bow with his right foot and the help of a chest harness. In the spirit of this armless archer, and in accordance with your current astrological omens, I invite you to initiate an attempt to triumph over one of your so-called disadvantages.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18 The cosmos has authorized you to be hungrier than usual. You may also feel free to respond to your enhanced hunger with an extra aggressive quest to be fed. Therefore: Be voracious! Risk being avid, ardent and even agog. Fill yourself up with pudding, pleasure, praise, peace, perks and privileges. Anything else you’d like to engorge? If some unenlightened person questions your right to claim the biggest piece and the sweetest taste and the best fuel, inform them that your astrologer says you have ultimate permission.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Long before Lou Reed recorded the song “Walk on the Wild Side,” Nelson Algren wrote a novel titled A Walk on the Wild Side. It depicts the luxuriant depravity of New Orleans’ French Quarter in the 1930s. One of Algren’s most enduring bits of spiritual advice goes as follows: “Never, ever, no matter what else you do in your whole life, never sleep with anyone whose troubles are worse than your own.” What do you think of that, Capricorn? Even if you don’t regard it as a universal rule that you should unfailingly obey, I sug-
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20 Is there an interesting ally whose path rarely crosses yours? Do you draw inspiration from a like-minded dynamo who is not fully available? Has fate kept you and a friend from getting as close as you would wish? According to my reading of the astrological omens, relationships like these could become more substantial in the coming weeks. The dream of a more robust connection could ripen into an opportunity to actually collaborate. So be alert for the openings, and be prepared to do what’s necessary to go deeper.
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Total earnings of the highest paid major league baseball players in history
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1. Alex Rodriguez—$356,285,104 2. Derek Jeter—$265,159,364
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3. Manny Ramirez—$206,827,769 4. Barry Bonds—$188,245,322
Dear Minerva, I’m being economically depressed! I have a job that I like, but the pay isn’t enough to survive on. If I stay, I might be able to land a gig that pays decently, but that isn’t guaranteed. Should I stick it out, or should I strike the proverbial Faustian pact? Ever-so-humbly, The Devil and Miss Jones
5. Carlos Beltran—$175,952,782 6. Randy Johnson—$175,550,019 7. Mariano Rivera—$169,441,825 8. CC Sabathia—$169,357,142
Dear Miss Jones, Damn this mortal toil! Good paying jobs can be hard to come by, but don’t strike a Faustian pact—after all, “better the Devil you know.” Those pacts only work out in favor of “Old Red” and souls just aren’t worth what they used to be. If you feel your soul is pure enough to fetch a decent market rate in 2015, don’t let me stop you; with believers dwindling from day to day, you might catch a break. However, I have a better suggestion: Stick it out with your current job long enough to secure a new one or consider an additional job to make up the difference. None of this will be easy, but sacrifice is good for finding out what you value most in life. This might be the universe telling you to get down to basics, and get to work. I have faith you can do this without the help of El Diablo. Good luck!
9. Chipper Jones—$168,552,133 10. Gary Sheffield—$168,008,550 (businessinsider.com)
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