Boise Weekly Vol.24 Issue 25 by Boise Weekly

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DECEMBER 9–15, 2015

“Seriously, who are the real kids here?”

Jacked for JUMP

Boise Weekly takes a tour of the soon-to-open Jack’s Urban Meeting Place

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Growing Concern Refugees fear potential future sale of a community garden in West Boise

King Hereafter Macbeth: This ﬁlm version of the Scottish Play isn’t playing around FREE TAKE ONE!

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EDITOR’S NOTE FIGHTING FATIGUE The holidays are supposed to be the hap-happiest season of all, but this year the news has, at best, been a bummer parade and at worst, a catalogue of horrors. Between terrorist attacks, Donald Trump and our own local drama with refugees, right-wing xenophobes and the Cooper Court homeless encampment, we’re less than halfway through the winter joy gauntlet and already feeling emotionally fatigued. In this week’s edition of Boise Weekly, we have a few holiday-inspired stories that might help lift the gloom. On Page 8, BW News Editor George Prentice checks in with the rail fans at the Old Boise N-Scale Railroad Club, which hosts a sprawling collection of model trains and scenery that it throws open for weekend tours throughout December. On Page 20, staff writer Jessica Murri profiles the cooking classes being offered at the Boise Co-op’s new Meridian location, including a few gift-giving themed courses offered this month. Though not explicitly holiday flavored, Prentice got to peek under the wrapping paper at Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, which is gearing up for a series of open houses. It’s not all cheery, though. On Page 7, we report on the controversy surrounding the United States’ Bush-era torture practices with news that Human Rights Watch has called for prosecutions of a number of former high-profile officials. Among those named is Bruce Jessen, the Idaho native who became one of the alleged architects of the so-called “enhanced interrogation” program. Meanwhile, on Page 17, Murri takes a look at a West Boise community garden that has become a vital gathering place for refugees, but which some fear may be sold if a more permanent arrangement can’t found. Finally, on Page 21, Prentice reviews one of the chilliest, least-Christmas-y movies of the year: Macbeth. On the good news front, BW is happy to announce Nicole LeFavour has joined us as a semi-regular columnist. A longtime educator and activist, former BW reporter, and former member of both the Idaho House of Representatives and Idaho State Senate, LeFavour’s column will appear every other week. Find this week’s piece on Page 6. —Zach Hagadone

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COURT CLEARED THE LONG - SIMMERING SITUATION AT C O O PE R C O U RT, WH E RE A H O M E L ES S ENCAMPMENT HAD BEEN GROWING SINCE SEPTEMBER, HAS FINALLY COME TO A CONCLU SION. BEGINNING DEC . 4, BOISE POLICE STARTED CLE ARING THE ALLE Y OF TENTS AND OTHER BELONGINGS NE AR DOWNTOWN BOISE. GE T MORE DE TAILS AND SEE A SLIDESHOW AT NE WS/CIT YDESK.

MAJOR MUD As rain continues to fall on the Treasure Valley, Ridge to Rivers is asking outdoors enthusiasts to stay off muddy foothills trails until things either dry out or freeze up. More on News/Citydesk.

SECOND SCREENING The biggest Boisebased ﬁlm release of the summer is heading back to the big screen, with special showings of Almosting It. Get the details on Screen/Screen News.

WATER FIGHT Idaho Rivers United has sued Ada County over pollution ﬂowing into the Boise River. IRU ofﬁcials hope the suit will prompt the county to take measures. More on News/ Citydesk.

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OPINION FEAST OF LIES And there’s plenty to go around BILL COPE like what teenagers hunger for when they go to one ridiculous blockbuster movie after another, hoping to be swept away by ever-more spectacular special effects. Worse, it must be something like what so many Germans felt during the 1920s I’m sure it’s more complicated than that. Ask and ’30s, as they hooted out their approval of the Donald Trump. No matter how big a lie is or how often you repeat it, there will always be those despicable swill coming from the Nazi swine on who call it a lie. Then you have to tell another lie the podium. ••• in denying the first lie was a lie. Eventually, everyAccording to a time honored piece of Internet thing that comes out of your face is either a lie or wisdom, Godwin’s Law, an argument is lost any an attack on anyone who calls you a liar. Which, time the arguer evokes Nazis—which is bull. in Trump’s case, is just about everyone. Who else are you going to evoke when a politiEven other GOP candidates have disputed cal leader encourages his supporters to throw a his claim that thousands of New Jersey Muslims protesting voice out of a rally and implies the guy celebrated the destruction of the World Trade had it coming when he’s roughed up? Center. In doing so, they risked alienating that Who else are you going to evoke when a pobog of sulfurous bile called the Republican base that prefers lies over any evidence that would sug- litical leader suggests legal protections don’t apply to specific ethnic and religious identities—that gest how indecently ignorant its members are. certain peoples need to be identified in some way This scares me even more than Trump’s (or Carson’s, or Cruz’s) popularity down in that bog. that will set them apart from others? Who else The lies will always be proved to be lies, it’s inevi- other than Nazis are you going to evoke when a politician has nothing but his agility at telling lies table. Any more, when the recording of events is more complete than it has ever been, it is virtually to support claims the ills of modern society can be traced to not only one or two ethnic groups, impossible to get away with a false statement. Invariably, a video clip, direct quote, photograph but the journalists who question his claims? It’s not the Nazi tendencies—subliminal or or eyewitness with a cellphone will pop up to otherwise—of a handful of political leaders that belie the lie. And the bigger the lie, the sooner it should alarm us. America has had more than its will be exposed. share of leaders with such inclinations—before, Trump’s whopper about jubilant Muslims during and after the word “Nazi” ever showed in New Jersey on 9/11 was soundly disproved up in history. Start with institutionalized slavery, within 12 hours of him saying it. Obvious to work forward through the genocidal solution everyone but the gullible: if there truly were was to Native Americans, and before we have even viedo evidence of cheering New Jersey Muslims, reached the 20th century, it’s simple to find polithat footage would be playing on Fox, on every conservative website, on Beck and Limbaugh and cies and practices that stem from the same savage O’Reilly, and every other media outlet from every impulses that brought forth Mussolini and Hitler, without even mentioning the powerful Ameriscummy right wing hate factory in America. cans who actually sympathized with fascist goals. None of that seems to bother the GOP base. It Yet fascist goals amount to little without seems to make these jackal candidates even more a willing audience to pursue those goals, and popular, to be caught flatly in a lie. therein hides the real terror of Trump, Carson No, I’ve grown convinced Trump’s followers know he is a liar—that they know he is lying even and Cruz—the people who cheer them on. The hordes of slovenly thinkers and unquestionbefore the fact-checkers prove he’s lying—but ing boobs require the lies that are at the center it doesn’t matter because that’s why they follow of their noxious attitudes because it’s easier to him. For his lies. It is the only explanation for fabricate a malicious myth to excuse a malicious the months Trump has led so decisively in GOP nature than it is to investigate and ultimately face polls: The people to whom they appeal are not what has really made them such hateful lumps. troubled by lies. To the contrary, lies are the In that respect, Goebbels was dead wrong. energy that keeps their anger alive and hot, and The hooting mobs are not unwitting suckers without anger, they are nothing. Their involveduped by the lies of unscrupulous demagogues, ment in the political process hinges on the next lie, the next outrageous accusation, the next utter nor are they just clueless enablers to the liars. distortion of facts. It must be thrilling to them to They are the very source of the lies, the voracious hear the jackals try to outdo one another, spewing appetite for delusion that demands to be satisfied. Trump, et al., are merely the caterers, more than out one fantasy after another, each more unreal and offensive than the last. It must be something willing to feed their hunger. “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” —Joseph Goebbels

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OPINION FROM THE FAR MARGINS Walls of ice

NICOLE LEFAVOUR Boise’s air chills and coalesces into ice fog. Night falls. Geese call frozen from the river. We are the ones who work to stay warm. It’s not a given. Warmth may be conditional for us. If we comply or smile, cook dinner, keep quiet, don’t question, we have a bed in a house, groceries to eat. If we make sure no one knows we like girls or boys or inside are one or the other or both, then our parents feed us, call us son or daughter. If we praise God and can pretend we don’t need a drink or a fix, we sleep in the shelter. If we do not, we may sleep in a frozen car, a clump of bushes or the concrete underpass. Our lives are more governed by churches than we know. One third of Idaho’s state lawmaking body are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The highest two positions in the House of Representatives and Senate are also LDS/Mormon. Many committee chairs are as well. They pray with arms folded. Yet these people of LDS faith in power are generally rational and good-hearted people, compassionate and progress oriented. They are not the religious extremists who make the wild headlines for their lack of compassion for refugees or disdain or even paranoia concerning those who worship other gods—or God by some other name. No, the LDS leadership of the Idaho House and Senate has not been glaringly obvious about its presence until the issue of gay marriage and ending discrimination against gay and transgender people became a focus of civil rights work in our state. Quietly the LDS bloc became not a warm, rational body but a cold, hard wall. It’s a wall my body has met, again and again the past two years. I’ve gone to jail with more than 100 others trying to melt this wall, trying to get lawmakers to hear our stories. But that wasn’t enough. Why? Did good people suddenly grow heartless? No. They were told to sit down. This may be a cautionary tale for religions that give their love with unreasonable strings attached. You can’t ask people to fight their own natures, their own being or ignore the Proclamation on the Family and turn away their own children and then expect them to continue to follow faithfully, without question. There comes a point when some cannot, when the demands seem too cruel or too impossible and perhaps too unrelated to salvation to make sense. So, in the Idaho legislature, it’s the LDS members who often seem the most conflicted. They know the need for our state to say that firing, evicting and refusing service to their gay children is wrong. 6 c DECEMBER 9–15, 2015 c BOISEweekly

Yes, they have gay children. Some will and last year did admit their hands are still tied—tied by a church that recently admitted it planned to cast out the children of those who enter into gay marriage. Was this policy pure cruelty or a desperate gasp of a religion with no easy way to change on an issue it knows it must change on? Change. Church after church has torn over this. One hears Pope Francis in Africa and can’t help but remember the pain Catholic families have faced. One can’t help but see the light in the man’s words when he speaks of poverty and wealth. This is not the Catholic Church we knew. Overnight it changed. The LDS church has a deeper problem. The church’s stand on gay people is a result of how gender segregated the religion itself is. If you know the religion, you know each family must have a priesthood holder and a mother and how impossible it is to ascend to the highest level of heaven if you do not have one of each. Especially if you have two wives. This is not like making caffeine OK. That wasn’t even in writing. Minor edits erased the worst of racist scripture. Gay marriage creates a problem that would take far more than a simple revelation to fix. Everything would have to be rewritten to fit gay couples in—doctrine, scripture, everything. Who eviscerates their religion in this way? Willingly? No one. Hating a religion isn’t an answer. It makes us no different from lawmakers who hate Syrian refugee children because they’re Muslims. The church is not just that tiny Salt Lake council of 12, it’s the families torn by all this as well—good people trying to reconcile values, family, sons and daughters they love, children they have lost to suicide or who’ve left the state to distance themselves from the pain of a place where they’re seen as less than human, less than worthy of God. This is the season of winter solstice. It’s the darkest day of the year. It’s also the day on which the days begin to grow longer, brighter. For all the religions of the world that hold holy the struggle of winter, the celebration of survival, birth in cold and darkness; for all who worship giving, could we set our religious strife aside? Contemplate the cold, all the kinds of cold, and what we have to offer those who cannot escape it? Let’s keep each other warm and fed and not be so quick to judge and cast others out for their difference or their faith. I say this with love. In these uncertain times, let’s keep the ice from our hearts, reach out with acts that blur the margins and lines between us. Let’s aspire together to be something stronger than we are alone. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

Bruce Jessen was born and raised in Idaho, but ended up as a contract interrogator for the CIA.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CALLS FOR PROSECUTION OF IDAHO-BORN CIA CONTRACTOR BRUCE JESSEN

Boise gets a glimpse of the long-awaited Jack’s Urban Meeting Place GEORGE PRENTICE

It’s overwhelming in size but at Jack’s Urban Meeting Place—the other-worldly architectural wonder better known as JUMP (1000 W. Myrtle St.)—it’s the whimsical nature and dazzling colors that truly jump out. “Let’s sit inside ‘Taste Bud,’” said Kathy O’Neill, JUMP community engagement director, climbing inside a huge cartoon monster designed as a shanty with comfortable seating for six. Inside, Taste Bud’s “tongue” serves as a table, spilling out of its mouth to provide even more table space for dozens of other visitors. Appropriately, Taste Bud is only a few feet from a huge kitchen studio, which will hold cooking lessons and community dinners. Taste Bud is only the first flight of fancy inside JUMP, not the least of which is the building’s much-discussed five-story spiral slide. “Yes, when I talk to community groups all over Idaho, I think I’m asked about that slide as much as anything,” said O’Neill. Maggie Soderberg, JUMP executive director, knows something about it, too. “Jack probably would have been the first one down that slide,” she said. “Jack” is the late J.R. Simplot, who dreamed of a museum-like home for his eclectic collection of 110 antique tractors and steam engines, and in whose memory the J.R. Simplot Company Foundation created JUMP, which has been under construction in downtown Boise for four years. The new Simplot Corporation headquarters on the same block is still being built (completion is expected by late 2016), but the doors of the JUMP building will spring open this month for three open house events on a trio of Sundays: Dec. 13, 20 and 27. This holiday season is a stark contrast to the lump of coal in the Foundation’s Christmas stocking in 2010 when the city of Boise Design Review Committee rejected initial plans for the project. Then-Commissioner Elizabeth Wolf went as far as calling JUMP “a parking garage embellished with theme park elements.” Wolf ultimately resigned BOISE WEEKLY.COM

JUMP Executive Director Maggie Soderberg (left) and JUMP Community Engagement Director Kathy O’Neill (right) said they can’t wait to share Jack’s Urban Meeting Place at a trio of holiday open house events.

from the committee and many work sessions later, the city of Boise gave JUMP the green light. The five-story slide survived. “You may remember that there were three slides in the original plans. We still have one. Honestly, I would rather have a slide here than a heating system,” said Soderberg. “Those early days during the City Hall hearings? I don’t know. We had a PR guy meet with us back then, and he kept asking, ‘Why do you want to do this?’ What can I say? There was just something so right about doing JUMP. And for the record, we’ve had amazing support in the community.” Soderberg said she’s perfectly fine with critics who will still find something not to like about JUMP once it opens its doors. “When you build something this unusual, there will always be folks who really, really love it and find their passion here because they can also find fun here,” she said. “Anytime you do something this different, quite frankly, there will always be folks who don’t like anything that’s new. That’s just going to have to be OK. Somebody will ask, ‘What were you thinking?’ but someone else will say, ‘This is wonderful.’” Alongside the cartoon monster named Taste Bud, there’s an elephant in the room: The looming question of JUMP’s purpose. When asked “What exactly is JUMP?” O’Neill and Soderberg looked at each other and laughed. “We have come to the conclusion that it’s pretty difficult to explain JUMP,” said O’Neill. “Everybody’s experience will be different.” Instead of trying to explain JUMP’s mission, it might be easier to describe what’s inside JUMP: five interactive studios where the public can participate in classes, performances, roundtable discussions or celebrations; the kitchen studio; an

inspiration studio or “think-tank space”; a maker’s studio for builders and inventors; a movement studio for dance, yoga and performing arts; and a multimedia studio for filmmakers. Idaho nonprofits and individuals will be granted access to the facilities, and wrangling the logistics may be JUMP’s most formidable task. Both admitted scheduling all of the different classes, performances, workshops and events involving scores of different groups or nonprofits will require organization and patience. “Right now, we’re starting some test-programming in all of the studios,” Soderberg said. “Each of those studios will have something going on during our open house events. ... Yes, we’re talking to a lot of nonprofits about coming to JUMP— we’ve been talking to them for years, quite frankly, but we don’t want any of them to call JUMP their home. JUMP needs to be open to everyone.” As for Jack’s tractors, 30 of the giant antiques are already inside JUMP and about 20 more will be outside by the fall of 2016. “JUMP has tractors, but we also have ‘attractors.’ Like Taste Bud here outside of the kitchen,” said O’Neill, pointing out JUMP has other attractors: There’s “Deep Tinker” outside the maker’s studio, a giant butterfly named “Flutter Foot” outside the movement studio and a nest near the inspiration studio to sit in and hatch ideas. Later, outside the main entrance, O’Neill brushed away some of the season’s first snowflakes to reveal a question embedded in the pavement. “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” it will ask visitors as they walk through JUMP’s doors. In the coming weeks, there’s a good chance a number of Boiseans will be able to answer, “Just now, when I went down a five-story slide.”

A year after the release of a sweeping United States Senate Intelligence Committee report on Bush-era torture practices, the international nonprofit NGO Human Rights Watch is demanding a raft of former top officials be subject to prosecution. The 159-page report, issued Dec. 1, said the U.S. government “has an obligation under international law to prosecute torture where warranted and provide redress to victims, but it has done neither.” HRW targeted 16 government officials and contractors for “conspiracy to torture,” including former President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet and Attorney General John Ashcroft. Also among the names were former CIA-contracted psychologists James Mitchell and Idaho native Bruce Jessen. In 2007, Mitchell and Jessen were first revealed as key participants in the creation of the CIA’s so-called “enhanced interrogation” program, applied to suspected terrorists at secret prisons around the world. Both former U.S. Air Force psychologists specializing in resistance to interrogation, Mitchell and Jessen allegedly “reverse engineered” the tactics into a series of methods designed to create a sense of “learned helplessness” in detainees. The two were contracted with the CIA beginning in 2002 and operated from 2005-2009 out of a consultancy firm based in Spokane, Wash., near the Fairchild Air Force Base survival school where they had previously worked as psychologists. During that time, Mitchell and Jessen were paid $1,800 per day for their services. From 2005-2009, they pulled in upwards of $81 million of a $180 million contract with the CIA for crafting, overseeing, assessing and, in many cases, applying the interrogation methods at so-called “black sites” in Afghanistan, Poland and Thailand. Mitchell has pushed back against the allegations contained in the nearly 600-page Senate report, which was released in December 2014, but Jessen has avoided public comment. Born and raised in the eastern Idaho farming community of Ashton, Jessen now 8 lives in a rural area outside Spokane. From an active Mormon family, he was BOISEweekly c DECEMBER 9–15, 2015 c 7

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Jessen has avoided the media . Here he is as a North Fremont High School senior in 1967.

briefly in the spotlight in 2012, when the stake president for the Church of 7 Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spokane appointed him bishop of a local ward. Jessen was forced to resign his position amid widespread outrage from civil liberties and human rights activists, who cited his alleged participation in harsh interrogation tactics, including waterboarding. The HRW report follows multiple calls for prosecutions in connection with the torture program, including from the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued Mitchell and Jessen in October; the American Psychological Association, to which neither Mitchell nor Jessen belong; Amnesty International; and the United Nations special rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights. Despite the uproar, U.S. officials have stated they will not pursue any investigations or legal action stemming from the Senate report. “Rather than another reason to refight old arguments, I hope that today’s report can help us leave these techniques where they belong— in the past,” President Barack Obama said in a statement following the release of the report. HRW maintains there is “sufficient evidence” to investigate not only those who launched the interrogation program but also those who later joined it—including officials involved with drafting the Department of Justice memos that gave the harsh techniques legal grounding. Beyond torture, HRW alleges other individuals should be investigated for war crimes, assault and sexual abuses. “The failure to credibly investigate and prosecute torture committed in any territory under U.S. jurisdiction violates U.S. obligations under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and other treaties to which the U.S. is a party,” HRW wrote in the report. “Other countries and entities should open their own investigations into CIA torture and should exercise universal jurisdiction, where applicable, over U.S. nationals and others implicated in torture or other abuses.” As for Mitchell and Jessen, the report states they “should be investigated for their alleged direct participation in torture, often applied in ways beyond how it was authorized, but also for their role in the initial conspiracy to torture as well.” —Zach Hagadone 8 c DECEMBER 9–15, 2015 c BOISEweekly

Old Boise Model Railroad will get your holiday spirit on track GEORGE PRENTICE Step inside the holiday display of the Old Boise Model Railroad and, sooner than later, you start expressing your amazement with old timey expressions such as “Goodness gracious” or “Oh my word.” Even an occasional exclamation of “Jeepers” would be appropriate. “Something just happens when we’re down The Old Boise Model Railroad Holiday Open House is a crossroads for generations as Kyle Leonard and his here,” said Jim Brostmeyer, with glee usually daughter, Jacie, marvel at the display which, to scale, is the equivalent of 500 miles . reserved for a 5-year-old. Brostmeyer’s enthusiasm practically filled the spacious basement space of Boise’s Pioneer Buildas Sterling beamed at his achievement. Building, and replacing Boise’s Good Templar ing at Sixth and Main streets, home to the Old For all the attention to detail, the display also Boise Model Railroad Holiday Open House. He’s Hall, the Pioneer Building was granted architectural landmark status in 1976. After weathering a has a wicked sense of humor. For example, the one of the members of the Old Boise N-Scale trains roll by a village where the local fireworks full century, it is now part of what is commonly Model Railroad Club, which keeps things going factory has been built next door to a natural gas throughout the year, but each Saturday in Decem- known as Old Boise. facility. Plus, a number of the businesses have “Our club meets each Tuesday evening here ber really shows off its stuff: more than 1,000 feet some unique names, such as “Bendover Plumbat the Pioneer Building, but we don’t like to of track, multiple switch yards, miniature towns, ing,” “The Hoffa Cement Company” and “The villages and wilderness, and hundreds of rail cars. turn it too much into a work environment,” said Wilted Produce Company.” Brostmeyer. “If we put this to scale, it’s the equivalent of Additionally, the trains roll by a rather bad That said, the model railroad club has been 500 miles,” said Brostmeyer. “We’ve got over 200 “accident” where a tanker car has crashed into a plenty busy with a major expansion. The display switches, 500 engines—steam and diesel—and, river, leaking oil. are you ready for this? We probably have a total of already winds through several toy villages, rail “They’re waiting for the EPA to arrive on the yards and meticulously landscaped wilderness. 3,000 cars.” “Our next phase includes a water feature. We’ll scene,” said Brostmeyer with a grin, as he walked The club includes both men and women, have cranes lifting cargo in and out through an in- past a miniature billboard for the “Bowel Brothcollege students, professionals and retirees, but termodal transportation facility,” said Brostmeyer. ers Outhouse Company.” Its slogan: “Let Us Be Brostmeyer conceded it can be a “guy thing.” Number One for Your Number Two.” “There’s a lot of detail and we should have that “Honestly, this helps me with my marriage. Of a more serious nature, many of the buildnew section in by next This gets my toys out of ings are illuminated with LED lights, including summer.” the house and gives my OLD BOISE MODEL RAILROAD HOLIDAY OPEN a good-sized steel mill, complete with blast ovens As Brostmeyer was wife more room for her HOUSE and furnaces. talking, with no fewer stuff,” said Brostmeyer, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturdays through Jan. 2. Club members say when kids and parents than four separate trains a Hewlett-Packard Pioneer Building, 106 N. Sixth St., oldboise.com visit the display each Christmas season, they’re chugging past Sterling mechanical engineer. regularly asked where to turn for a child’s first toy wheeled in a cart filled “Plus, if I get in trouble train set. with crafts that would put Martha Stewart to at home, there’s a place I can go.” “Unfortunately, HobbyTown closed up a few shame. Darrell Sterling, a pharmacist for Albertsons, years ago,” referring to the now-shuttered Cole “We design and make most of our landscapoffered a nod and a laugh, adding, “My wife ing,” he said, pointing to scores of tiny pieces that Road shop that catered to model train enthusiasts. doesn’t really have to worry about me chasing “So now, we might point parents to the website would soon become trees, bushes, boulders and girls. I’m usually here.” for Caboose Hobbies. They’re out of Denver, Sterling has been with the club from its incep- other landscape. “We’ve got different colors of Colo., and they really know their stuff. And of grass. Multiple types of trees, even ballast to lay tion, when it set up space in an upstairs room of course, there’s eBay and Amazon.” along the track.” the Pioneer Building. For now, the model railroaders are anxious to The real jaw-dropper is the rail cars them“But we grew so much that we came down to share their toys with kids of all ages. selves—specifically, the graffiti on their exteriors. the basement two years ago. There’s three-times “Believe it or not, it’s not the kids that we have “Darryl actually goes out to rail yards in Nammore square footage here. It was a major effort to to worry about when we say ‘Please don’t touch.’ pa, takes photos of real rail cars and then prints move,” said Sterling, “but it fits so perfectly with out, silk-screens and wraps our miniature rail cars It’s the adults,” said Sterling with a big laugh. the Pioneer Building.” “Seriously, who are the real kids here?” Built in 1910 as the Pioneer Tent and Awning with images of the real graffiti,” said Brostmeyer, BOISE WEEKLY.COM

CITIZEN Does your work keep you in shape, or is it your discipline outside of work that keeps you in shape? It’s definitely my work. I like Guru donuts. JERE NNINGHAM MY L A

You probably have to say “no” to a lot of things. I’ve learned that there are sacrifices, but there are some things I have to say “yes” to. What does that mean? Adventure. Embracing life. If you don’t, you’ll go crazy.

ADRIENNE KERR

Cracking the roles of the Sugarplum Fairy, Snow Queen and Dew Drop for Idaho Ballet’s Nutcracker GEORGE PRENTICE As Boise Weekly was hitting the streets this week, Adrienne Kerr was getting the good news from Ballet Idaho: She’ll be dancing the roles of the Sugarplum Fairy, Snow Queen and Dew Drop in the company’s five performances of The Nutcracker, Dec. 18-20 at the Morrison Center. Kerr, a principal dancer with BI, guessed she has performed in more than a dozen ballet productions of the Tchaikovsky masterpiece. “When I was 9, I was in my first Nutcracker. I was an angel,” she said, adding she has lost count how many roles in the Nutcracker she has danced over the years. In between rehearsals, BW talked to Kerr about the Christmas classic, her career and the art of making something so difficult to look so effortless.

Do you remember your earliest interest in dance? Actually, I was watching figure skating in the Olympics. I was probably 3 and said, “That’s what I want to do with my life.” My mom said, “OK, let’s get you some balance with ballet lessons.” I think I’ve been ice skating only four times since then. Do you remember the ﬁrst time dancing in front of someone? I was 5. I remember my costume was a beige tutu, and I had a cute chiffon bow in my hair. The girl in front of me didn’t know what she was doing. When she bent down to pick up some sequins on the floor, I shoved her out of the way. I’m getting a hint of Black Swan here. By the time I was 9, it was time for my first Nutcracker. I’m hoping you didn’t push any of those dancers out of the way. Of course not. I was more disciplined when I was 9. Have you suﬀered any physical setbacks in your career? I had hip surgery at the age of 22. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

When did you know something wasn’t feeling right? I danced a whole season with a torn ligament. Ultimately, I had an amazing surgeon from the University of Utah. It was a year and a half from the time I stopped dancing until I performed again. I’m curious about the ﬁrst time you pushed yourself when you returned—postsurgery—to performing. There was a lot of self-pressure. Do you remember the moment you knew you would be ﬁne? Believe it or not, it was The Nutcracker at The Morrison Center. I remember sitting on the Snow King’s shoulders looking out at 2,000 people in the audience. I thought, “OK, I can do this.” It was a wonderful night. I’m presuming when you give classes to young ladies, a number of them would love to get advice from you. Not a lot of people get to do this for a living. It’s hard work. You can’t think it’s just going to happen. It takes commitment every single day to make every opportunity your asset.

Are there dance roles that are still on your wish list? A lot of roles that I’ve been placed in have required some sass or attitude. But I recently danced Queen Hippolyta in a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and it was a chance to tap into a softer, sweeter side. I really like that challenge. My guess is that your work is much harder than we could imagine and that it’s your job to make us think it’s not as hard as it really is. You nailed it. It’s stunning you’re on your toes as much as you are. What’s really hard to do? The stamina. When you’re on stage for a couple of minutes, that’s nothing compared to being on the stage for five minutes. And believe me, the Sugarplum variation is quite long. The music is rather light but the choreography is difficult and made to look as if it’s nothing. Making a performance look as polished as possible by keeping an audience excited and engaged is a major challenge. A great performance of The Nutcracker can sometime be the highlight of someone’s holiday. I’m presuming you embrace that responsibility. I know what it was like for me, as a young girl, to say “I want to do that.” I want to give someone else that same feeling. What makes The Nutcracker relevant? It’s timeless and rooted in the classics of ballet and music. Our production is always evolving but still rooted in the classics. What makes a great Nutcracker versus a good one? The dancers. I don’t want people to come and say, “OK.” I wanted them to be impacted by our performance and say, “I need more of this.” And we also understand that we’re passing on the knowledge and beauty of this artform to the next generation of ballet dancers. That’s what this is all about. BOISEweekly c DECEMBER 9–15, 2015 c 9

CALENDAR WEDNESDAY DEC. 9 Festivals & Events 6TH ANNUAL BISHOPS’ HOUSE VICTORIAN OPEN PARLORS—See The Bishops’ House ﬁlled with holiday decorations, enjoy a cup and put a little Victorian magic in your Christmas shopping with the special treats gathered in the Holiday Shop. 4-7 p.m. FREE-$5. Bishops’ House, 2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-342-3279. thebishopshouse.com/events. WINTER EASY STARGAZING— Learn how to ﬁnd star clusters, satellites, meteors, lunar features and planets with Near Space Evangelist Paul Verhage. Sky maps covering the next three months will be available for your use. In the Lemhi Room. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-9728340, boisepubliclibrary.org.

WINTER GARDEN AGLOW— Through Jan. 3. 6-9 p.m. $4-$10. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-3438649. idahobotanicalgarden.org/ winter-garden-aglow.

On Stage 94.9 THE RIVER CONCERT FOR CAUSE: HOUNDMOUTH—Do a good deed while catching the Indiana folk rock band’s exuberant live performance as they tour in support of their latest release, Little Neon Limelight. Proceeds beneﬁt the Women’s and Children’s Alliance. For all ages. 6:30 p.m. $22-$45. Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-367-1212, houndmouth.com.

eye-popping spectacle is ﬁlled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers. 7 p.m. $30-$70. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261110, mc.boisestate.edu. TETON GRAVITY RESEARCH: THE SAMMY C PROJECT—Featuring three-time Real Ski gold medalist Sammy Carlson and friends, The Sammy C Project gives viewers unimaginable lines and unparalleled jumps. 7:30 p.m. $8-$18. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273. tetongravity.com.

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BCT: NO MORE SAD THINGS— Through Dec. 20. 8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

ANIMALIA IV—Through Dec. 18. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-726-5079, gailseverngallery. com.

BROADWAY IN BOISE: DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST—This

CHINESE GARDENS—Through Feb. 14. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6.

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It’s a doggone good time for a doggone good cause.

Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org. COLOR IV—Through Dec. 18. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-726-5079, gailseverngallery. com. DOWNTOWN BOISE WINTER WINDOW GALLERY STROLL— Through Dec. 17. FREE. Downtown Boise, downtownboise.org. FOLDING PAPER: THE INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF ORIGAMI— Through Jan. 17. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org. FULTON STREET SHOWROOM: FAVORITE THINGS—Through Dec. 31. FREE. Fulton Street Showroom, 850 W. Fulton St., Boise, 208-4214501. HONORING OUR LANDSCAPE IV—Through Dec. 18. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-726-5079, gailseverngallery.com.

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Cue the holiday cheer.

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS KAY HARDY AND GREGORY KASLO COLLECTION— Through March 13. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org. NILES NORDQUIST: IN THE WILD—Through Jan. 10. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Friesen Galleries, Brandt Center, Northwest Nazarene University, 707 Fern St., Nampa, 208-467-8398, brandtcenter.nnu. edu. TVAA: CUISINE ART—Through Jan. 15. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, boisestatepublicradio.org.

Wildlands Alliance program. 7 p.m. FREE. REI, 8300 W. Emerald, Boise, 208-322-1141, rei.com/ stores/boise.

Citizen BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENT GRANT OPEN HOUSE—Learn about the proposed grant application, how brownﬁeld assessment can help promote redevelopment, and examples of previous brownﬁeld assessment and remediation efforts downtown. 4-7 p.m. FREE. Boise City Hall, 150 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise. ccdcboise.com.

Food Sports & Fitness BOGUS BASIN SNOWSCHOOL VOLUNTEER LEADER ORIENTATION—Join Bogus Basin for a slideshow presentation to learn what it takes to become a volunteer leader with SnowSchool, a Winter

WHOLE FOODS COMMUNITY GIVING DAY: BCT—Get your grocery shopping done today and Whole Foods will donate 5 percent of the day’s net sales to Boise Contemporary Theater, to help them continue

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“I’m known for my slightly offensive remarks.” —Gilbert Gottfried

94.9 THE RIVER’S CONCERT FOR CAUSE 2015

BOISE PHILHARMONIC: HOLIDAY POPS

COMEDIAN GILBERT GOTTFRIED

During the holidays, many of us seek entertainment that benefits nonprofit organizations and charities. We love a good time and a good feeling, which is why 94.9 The River’s annual Concert for Cause is so popular. Proceeds from ticket sales and silent auctions benefit the Women’s and Children’s Alliance, which provides resources for victims of domestic and sexual abuse. As if hanging out at the Knitting Factory with people of a like-minded largesse wasn’t enough, The River always brings in a fab musical act and this year, Americana indie rockers Houndmouth will be on hand. Doors 6 p.m., silent auction 6:30 p.m., show 8 p.m.; $22 general admission, $45 platinum skybox and reserved balcony; tickets available at Record Exchange, by calling 866-468-7624, and online at ticketweb.com and knittingfactory.com. Knitting Factory, 416 S. Ninth St., 208-367-1212, riverinteractive.com.

Without a soundtrack, Christmas is a lot of people standing around stufﬁng their faces with sugary baked goods, sucking down too much booze and spending all their money on electronics. Music elevates the season, and none so much as the selections on the Boise Philharmonic’s Holiday Pops program, with performances on Friday, Dec. 11 at the NNU Brandt Center in Nampa, and Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Morrison Center. From “Joy to the World” to “Feliz Navidad,” you’ll catch the holiday spirit. Want to feel even more elevated? Bring new socks for donation to the homeless. Friday, Dec. 11; 8 p.m.; $26.50-$43.50. Brandt Center at NNU, 707 Fern St., Nampa, 208-467-8790. Saturday, Dec. 12; 8 p.m.; $23.75-$71.50. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-244-7849, boisephil.org.

When it comes to Gilbert Gottfried, the 60-year-old standup whose voice is burned into the brains of anyone who grew up in the early ’90s, we have two warnings: 1. Plan to be offended if you see his show (there was no such thing as “too soon” when he cracked wise about 9/11 less than a month after the attacks; he waited even less time to riff on the Japanese tsunami in 2011). Gottfried is as famous for his voice acting as he is for pissing people off. 2. You only have four chances to be offended by him when he swings through Boise Friday, Dec. 11-Saturday, Dec. 12. Catch he of the squinty eyes and nasally voice at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. both nights at Liquid. You might be pissed, but you won’t be disappointed. Fri., Dec. 11, 8 and 10 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 12, 8 and 10 p.m.; $25. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

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CALENDAR producing compelling works that enable us all to imagine something new. Shoppers will be able to buy gift certiﬁcates for discounted season subscriptions and single tickets to the remaining four shows of the season. Plus live music, pop-up performances, a unique wandering theatrical experience, drawings and giveaways. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE. Whole Foods Market, 401 S. Broadway Ave., Boise, 208-287-4600. bctheater.org.

THURSDAY DEC. 10 Festivals & Events BOISE DEPOT OPEN HOUSE AND TOY DRIVE—Check out the interior of the historic building dressed in its holiday best. Three winter wonderland Christmas trees and garlands draped on the staircases in accents of red, gold and pine cones will provide a whimsical

backdrop for donations of new, unwrapped gifts for Toys for Tots. The holiday display and toy drive will continue on Sundays and Mondays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Jan. 4 (closed legal holidays). 5:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Train Depot, 2603 W. Eastover Terrace, Boise, parks. cityofboise.org. BOISE ROCK SCHOOL ADULT ROCK NIGHT—Participants are divided into groups of three to ﬁve, get matched up with a teacher, decide who plays what instrument and spend about an hour learning a song. At the end of the evening, each band will perform their song. 7:30 p.m. $10. Boise Rock School, 1404 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-5725055, boiserockschool.com.

On Stage 94.9 FM THE RIVER: IDAHO HO HO LIVE—In celebration of the sixth installment of the popular Idaho Ho Ho holiday beneﬁt CD series, musicians from this year’s album

will perform mini-sets on The Record Exchange stage. Scheduled performers include Tracy Morrison, Chad and Vashti Summervill and Tylor Bushman of Tylor and the Train Robbers. CDs will be available for purchase at the event. Proceeds beneﬁt The Idaho Foodbank. 7 p.m. FREE. The Record Exchange, 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-344-8010, facebook.com/IdahoHoHoWithMoxieJava.

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ALLEY REP: GOLDEN GIRLS CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA—8 p.m. $15-$20. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297. alleyrep.org.

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BCT: NO MORE SAD THINGS—8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

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BLT: EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD, AND THEN SOME—7:30 p.m. $11-$16. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater. org. Comedian Matt Bragg— 8 p.m. $10-$12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: DIEHARD—For one night only, don’t miss BCM’s second-most requested Christmas movie. 7 p.m. $9 online, $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273, boiseclassicmovies.com/deals.

SUNDAY, DEC. 13

THE GAME’S AFOOT, OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS—7:30 p.m. $12-$17. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com. KNOCK ‘EM DEAD: JUST BELIEVE—Enjoy an assortment of traditional Christmas music and a few of your favorite Christmas skits performed by some of your best loved KED stars for a memorable and uplifting evening of entertainment. 7 p.m. $18-$20 online, $20$22 door. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-7511. kedproductions.org.

Bust this, myth-es.

MYTHBUSTERS: JAMIE AND ADAM UNLEASHED Is it actually possible to waterski behind a cruise ship? What happens when you ﬁll a cannon with non-dairy creamer? Can a frozen turkey crush a small pet? For answers to questions like these, join co-hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage at the Morrison Center on Sunday, Dec. 13. The curious cohorts will conduct on-stage experiments, tell their favorite behind-the-scenes stories and ask for plenty of audience participation. This is your last chance to see Jamie live on stage because at the end of 2015, he’s retiring from the tour. Fret not: The myth has been busted, and he’ll still appear on the show. 7 p.m., $37.50-$75, Morrison Center, 2201 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, 208-426-1110, mythbusterstour.com.

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SVCA: THE MASK YOU LIVE IN— Join The Center and The Advocates for the kick-off event of the latest BIG IDEA project, Role Play, which explores how we deﬁne gender in the 21st century. 7 p.m. $10-$12. Magic Lantern Cinemas, 100 E. 2nd St., Ketchum, 208-726-3308. themaskyoulivein.com.

FRIDAY DEC. 11 Festivals & Events CHRISTMAS LIGHTS HELICOPTER TOURS—By reservation only. 6-10 p.m. $125-$225. FBO, 4444 W. Aeronca, Boise, 208-453-8577, silverhawkaviation.net.

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THE NUTCRACKER DECEMBER 18 / 19 / 20 MORRISON CENTER

For tickets visit BalletIdaho.org

CALENDAR HAILEY HOLIDAY SQUARE SANTA STROLL AND TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION—Head down to the pop-up Holiday Square at West Carbonate Street, between Sturtos Hailey and Bullion Square, for holiday festivities. 2-7 p.m. FREE. Hailey, Idaho, P.O. Box 2840, Hailey, 208-787-0183. THUNDER MOUNTAIN LINE SANTA EXPRESS—9 a.m., 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. $12-$52. Thunder Mountain Line Scenic Train Rides, 120 Mill Road, Horseshoe Bend, 877-IDA-RAIL or 208-793-4425, thundermountainline.com.

EAGLE HIGH CHORAL UNION CHRISTMAS CONCERT—7 p.m. $5-$10. Eagle High School, 574 N. Park Lane, Eagle, 208-939-2189, ehsmeridianschools.org. THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES—11 p.m. $10-$12. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com. ENCORE THEATRE: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET—Join ETC for the stage version of the classic Christmas movie. 7:30 p.m. $10. Northwest Nazarene University Little Theatre, 550 Holly St., Nampa. home.encoreetc.org/home. THE GAME’S AFOOT, OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS—8 p.m. $12$17. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com. IDAHO REGIONAL BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER—Featuring Benjamin Griffiths and Leta Biasucci from Pacific Northwest Ballet. 7 p.m. $18 to $40. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise. 208-338-4633, idahoregionalballet.com. JEFF CROSBY ALBUM RELEASE—Be among the first to hear cuts from the Idaho-born singer-songwriter’s new album, Waking Days. With Abagail. 7 p.m. $10. Neurolux, 111

N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-0886, neurolux.com. KNOCK ‘EM DEAD: JUST BELIEVE—8 p.m. $18-$20 online, $20-$22 door. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-7511. kedproductions. org. LIPSINC: OY VEY IN A MANGER—Idaho’s ﬁrst professional female impersonation troupe is ready to wreck your holidays, so don’t miss your chance to rock around the Christmas tree with Victoria, Nikoa Mak, Martini and special guest Minerva Jayne. Shows sell out fast, so don’t put off calling for reservations. 8:30 p.m. $20. Balcony Club, 150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 226, Boise. 208-368-0405, lipsinc.net.

Art ROLE PLAY: CHANGING IDEAS ABOUT GENDER OPENING RECEPTION—Using visual arts, ﬁlm, lectures, theater and more, Role Play will explore how we deﬁne gender in the 21st century. The project will run through Feb. 20. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter. org.

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BOISE WOMEN’S CHORUS: ON A COLD WINTER’S NIGHT—Join the Boise Women’s Chorus for an evening of Christmas songs that celebrate the season of new love, new hope and new peace. 8 p.m. $10-$25. First Presbyterian Church, 950 W. State St., Boise, 208-345-3441. boisegaymenschorus.com. CHRISTMAS STAYS THE SAME—Nationally renowned pianist Sean Rogers will bring the Christmas cheer with the help of a few friends: Sue Patchell (Metropolitan Opera), Brett Hamilton (New York City Opera) and Stephan Craig (Opera Idaho). 7 p.m. $10-$15 adv., $15-$20 door. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, sapphireboise.com. COMEDIAN GILBERT GOTTFRIED—Warning: You only have four shots to see the famed comic’s comic in Boise, whose show promises to put aside political correctness for an onslaught of jokes that know no boundaries. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $25. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $9.99. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-9914746, boisecomedy.com.

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CALENDAR Talks & Lectures RAND FISHKIN: 8 LESSONS LEARNED FROM GROWING MOZ—Rand Fishkin founded and grew Moz, a Seattle-based marketing software company. Now he’s coming to Trailhead to share his story. You’ll hear the personal toll all the ups and downs took on him and what he did about it. 3 p.m. FREE-$10. Trailhead, 500 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-344-5483, trailheadboise.org.

Sports & Fitness SHU’S WINTER FASHION SHOW—See the latest in fashionable running gear. There’ll be contests, prizes, snacks, drinks and discounts. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Shu’s Idaho Running Company, 1758 W. State St., Boise, 208-344-6604, idahorunningcompany.com. TEDDY BEAR CLASSIC GYMNASTICS MEET—Gymnastics competition for USAG women levels 1-10 and XCEL, sponsored by Wings Center and Performance Plus Events. 3-9 p.m. $5-$10. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650. performanceplusevents.com.

Odds & Ends COUNTRY DANCE LESSON AND SOCIAL DANCING—Brush up or learn some new dance moves, then enjoy social dancing to a live country band beginning at 8 p.m. For more info, call Randy at 208-941-4853. Fridays, 7-11:30 p.m. Continues through Dec. 18. $11 lesson/dance, $6 dance only. Eagles Lodge Nampa, 118 11th Ave. N., Nampa. 208-941-4853.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Idaho and Jefferson streets, Boise, 208-345-3499. seeyouatthemarket.com. CHRISTMAS ART SALE—10 a.m.-4 p.m. $25 -$200. Carolene Doss, 11263 W. Poppy St., Meridian, 208629-3665. EAGLE COUNTRY CHRISTMAS— Get in the holiday spirit with FREE 1-6 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle. eaglechamber. com. HIDDEN SPRINGS BIZARRE BAZAAR—9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Dry Creek Mercantile, 5892 W. Hidden Springs Road, Boise, 208-2292001, drycreekmerc.com. INDOOR BOISE FARMERS MARKET—Find fresh Northwest cranberries, local winter produce and herbs, gourmet meats and wild Alaska salmon, handmade tamales and Idaho specialty foods, awardwinning Idaho wines and artisan cheeses, fresh baked breads and holiday pastries. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 516 S. Eighth St., corner of Eighth and Fulton streets, Boise, 208-3459287, theboisefarmersmarket.com. YOUR HEALTH IDAHO ENROLLMENT OPEN HOUSE AND WORKSHOP—Don’t miss this chance to get answers to your questions and learn how to navigate the Your Health Idaho website. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

On Stage ALLEY REP: GOLDEN GIRLS CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA—8 p.m. $15-$20. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297. alleyrep.org. BCT: NO MORE SAD THINGS—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org. BLT: EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD, AND THEN SOME—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $11-$16. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater. org. BOISE PHILHARMONIC: HOLIDAY POPS—Enjoy an evening of holiday carols and cheer. Special guests include the Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale and other solo vocalists. Take new socks for donation to the homeless. 8 p.m. $23.75-$71.50. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-244-7849, boisephil. org. BOISE WOMEN’S CHORUS: ON A COLD WINTER’S NIGHT—8 p.m. $10-$25. First Presbyterian Church, 950 W. State St., Boise, 208-3453441. boisegaymenschorus.com. CAPITAL CITY SOUND CHRISTMAS SHOW AND BAKE SALE— Join Capital City Sound for an evening of a cappella arrangements of Christmas songs sung in fourpart harmony. Plus a Cookie Walk, a delicious array of home-baked cookies and desserts to purchase and enjoy. 7 p.m. FREE-$10. Center for Spiritual Living, 10448 W.

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Food MERIDIAN FFA PRODUCE SALE—8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian High School, 1900 W. Pine Ave., Meridian, 208-350-4160, mhs.meridianschools.org. THUNDER MOUNTAIN LINE DINNER WITH SANTA—Meet and greet Santa during your meal and enjoy viewing the festive lights at Santa’s Village from the train. Advance reservations recommended. 6:30 p.m. $40-$57. Thunder Mountain Line Scenic Train Rides, 120 Mill Road, Horseshoe Bend, 877-IDARAIL or 208-793-4425, thundermountainline.com.

SATURDAY DEC. 12 Festivals & Events CALDWELL MODEL RAILROAD CLUB HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE—11 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Caldwell Model Railroad Club, 809 Dearborn St., Caldwell. cmrchs.org. Overheard something Eye-spy worthy? E-mail production@boiseweekly.com

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CALENDAR Garverdale Court, Ste. 608, Boise, 208-375-0751, capitalcitysound. org. COMEDIAN GILBERT GOTTFRIED—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $25. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise. com. COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $9.99. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-9914746, boisecomedy.com. EAGLE HIGH CHORAL UNION CHRISTMAS CONCERT—A bake sale will take place between the afternoon concerts on Dec. 12. 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. $5-$10. Eagle High School, 574 N. Park Lane, Eagle, 208-939-2189, ehsmeridianschools.org.

THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES—11 p.m. $10-$12. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com. THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER: A MUSICAL HOLIDAY FABLE—Appropriate for ages 4 and up. 11 a.m. $5-$9. Treasure Valley Children’s Theater, 703 N. Main St., Meridian, 208-287-8828. treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com. ENCORE THEATRE: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET—7:30 p.m. $10. Northwest Nazarene University Little Theatre, 550 Holly St., Nampa. home.encoreetc.org/home. THE GAME’S AFOOT, OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS—8 p.m. $12$17. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W.

NOISE/CD REVIEW CHRIS HUNT’S CARVER FINALLY HITS—AND THEN FLIES OFF—SHELVES Former Boise cartoonist Chris Hunt’s debut comic book Carver (Z2 Comics, 2015) hit shelves Dec. 2 in a handful of comic book stores in cities around the country, including New York City, Indianapolis, San Francisco and Boise. A few of those places sold out of Carver on the same day and while it may not seem impressive for stores that only had a few copies on hand, it’s a feat considering what Carver is. “Because [profit] margins are so slim, [stores] don’t tend to order a lot of comics,” Hunt said. “They definitely don’t tend to order comics that are new, that are from new creators and that are black-and-white.” It’s that last bit combined with the fact Carver was 10 years in the making and has gone through a number of iterations—including a short film and a radio play—makes Carver an anomaly. Then there’s its noirish storyline. From z2comics.com: “After an absence of five years, globe trotting and notorious gentleman of fortune Francis Carver returns to Paris in 1923. He has come back to aid Catherine Ayers, the wife of a wealthy Parisian socialite and the only woman he has ever loved. Her daughter has been kidnapped by the leader of a crazed anarchist gang, a man named Stacker Lee. In order to bring the girl home, Francis will have to crawl through the underbelly of the city while confronting the demons of his past, before being faced with a final choice: succumb to the man he has become, or take that mask off and be the hero he always wanted to be.” Reading Carver is like stepping into Dr. Who’s TARDIS: It’s surprising, engaging and transports readers to another space and time—something Hunt himself had to do. A couple of years ago, he moved from Boise to New York to work with famed comic book writer/artist (and his mentor) Paul Pope. Hunt did whatever he could, learning from Pope and honing his own craft. Hunt said even after all that, he didn’t get his hopes up for Carver’s success. “To be honest, I reserved my expectations,” he said. “I thought it might flop … and no one knows me from fuck all.” Correction: They didn’t. —Amy Atkins BOISE WEEKLY.COM

Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com. HOLIDAY ON ICE SHOW—Join Idaho IceWorld Learn to Skate students, along with members of the Boise Figure Skating Club, for Imagine… Rhythms On Edge, ﬁlled with good cheer, wonderful music and colorful costumes. 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. $5-$20. Idaho IceWorld, 7072 S. Eisenman Road, Boise, 208-608-7716, idahoiceworld.com. A HOLIDAY WITH CHARLES DICKENS—Enjoy a live reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as well as a few other much loved Christmas stories. For all ages. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Caldwell Public Library, 1010 Dearborn, Caldwell, 208-459-3242, caldwellpubliclibrary.org. IDAHO REGIONAL BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER—2 p.m. and 7 p.m. $18-$40. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise. 208-338-4633, idahoregionalballet.com. KNOCK ‘EM DEAD: JUST BELIEVE—8 p.m. $18-$20 online, $20-$22 door. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-7511. kedproductions. org. LIPSINC: OY VEY IN A MANGER—8:30 p.m. $20. Balcony Club, 150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 226, Boise. 208-368-0405, lipsinc.net.

Workshops & Classes MARK REAMY: MAKING SLIDE DIORAMAS—Join Mark Reamy, Surel’s Place December artist-inresidence, who uses the unique process of layering 35mm slides and then re-photographing them to create slide dioramas. Reamy will share his unique processes through a discussion about his work and a hands-on project. Participants will create images by layering slides resulting in uncanny combinations. Materials provided. Registration required. 1-3 p.m. $10. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City, 206-4077529. surelsplace.org/reamy.

SUNDAY DEC. 13 On Stage ALLEY REP: GOLDEN GIRLS CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA—12:30 p.m. $15-$20. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297. alleyrep.org. BROADWAY IN BOISE: MYTHBUSTERS JAMIE AND ADAM UNLEASHED—The all-new, live stage show starring the co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series Mythbusters promises to be an unexpected evening of on-stage experiments, audience participation, rocking video and behind-the-

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CALENDAR scenes stories. 7 p.m. $37.50-$75. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, box ofﬁce: 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu. COMEDIANS GEOFF TATE AND EMMA ARNOLD: MAKE THE ROUNDS TOUR—Geoff Tate and Emma Arnold bring their unique brand of funny to Boise. 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379. liquidboise.com. FRANKLY BURLESQUE—Featuring some of Boise’s best burlesque performers.8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon, 513 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-6344, facebook.com/ PengillysSaloon. THE GAME’S AFOOT, OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS—2 p.m. $12$17. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com. IDAHO REGIONAL BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER—7 p.m. $18 to $40. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise. 208-338-4633, idahoregionalballet.com.

NICOLE CHRISTENSEN AND FRIENDS: FUNDRAISER FOR IDAHO WALLFLOWERS—Don’t miss the inaugural fundraiser for the establishment and flourishment of Idaho Wallflowers, a nonprofit grassroots outreach of local artists and musicians sharing their love of music, art and past-times with Idaho children. 6 p.m. $35-$50 adv., $40-$55 door. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871. facebook.com/IdahoWallflowers.

MONDAY DEC. 14 Festivals & Events $1 DAY AT THE OLD PEN—Celebrate the Old Pen’s birthday as an historic site for just $1. Last admission at 4:15 p.m.12-5 p.m. $1. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-3342844, history.idaho.gov/old-idahopenitentiary.

Animals & Pets GOLDEN EAGLE AUDUBON SOCIETY KID’S CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT—Take the whole family to enjoy a morning outside at the fourth Golden Eagle Audubon Society Kids’s Christmas Bird Count. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE. Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve, 5301 N. Maple Grove Road, Boise, goldeneagleaudubon.org/Calendar.

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On Stage IPTV DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 6 PREMIERE— Make a pledge to Idaho Public Television for tickets to a special early viewing of the ﬁrst episode of the new season. A reception featuring hors d’oeuvres and no-host beer and wine kicks off the evening, followed by the screening at 7 p.m. 6 p.m. $25. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273. idahoptv.org.

TUESDAY DEC. 15 Festivals & Events PENGILLY’S 38TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY—Join the party, with Tyler Nelson performing The Grinch. 8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon, 513 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-6344, facebook.com/PengillysSaloon.

On Stage BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE—7 p.m. $6-$9. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-3871273, boiseclassicmovies.com. COMIC CINEMA REMIX: GREMLINS—Nothing spells X-mas like an invasion of horrifying monsters. The regular Comic Cinema yahoos Brett Badostain, Chad Heft and Dylan Haas will be joined by very special guests Emma Arnold and Geoff Tate to remix the 1984 classic. 7 p.m. $5. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208424-8297. facebook.com/comiccinemaremix.

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Talks & Lectures SAUL BASS: THE ADVERTISING OF MID-MOD FILM—Join ﬁlm historian Stillman Zachary Fink for a talk about the legendary designer and his iconic midcentury movie posters. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-972-8300. idahomodern.org.

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Families fear they might lose their plots at Boise’s Jordan Street Garden

COURTESY OF SHANA MOORE, JORDAN STREE T GARDEN

REFUGEE GARDEN MAY BE UPROOTED

(L-R) Carie Kawa, Brian Quijada and Kaimana Ramos hit the right notes in No More Sad Things.

NO MORE SAD THINGS: MIDLIFE CRISIS OR GREEK TRAGEDY?

JESSICA MURRI Walking through a west Boise neighborhood on a sunny summer day a few years ago, Shamsul Safi saw, nestled among some bungalows, a large plot of land teeming with greenery. He had found the Jordan Street Garden. A few refugees from Nepal worked in the garden that day, and Safi asked for a spot. He was given a small plot and planted some radishes. “I took good care of them, and they gave me another spot,” Safi said as his daughter translated. “I planted many flowers.” Safi was one of the first refugees to plant flowers at the Jordan Street Garden, which was established on the corner of Jordan and 30th streets in 2009. There are 15 families—mostly refugees who live in the neighboring apartment complex—growing vegetables on the land. Originally from Afghanistan, Safi spent 26 years in India before he was able to relocate his family to Boise three years ago. During the summer, he goes to the garden twice a day. He never picks his flowers, but he plants a large, vibrant variety. His wife loves to sit among them. “We really need that,” Safi said. “[The garden] brings peace and happiness to many families, as well as vegetables.” Safi had a garden in India before moving to Boise, but “someone took it and made a house there.” Now, Jordan Street Garden could be facing the same fate. The lot was originally going to be sold in 2008 but when the economy tanked, the owner couldn’t sell it. That’s when a nearby neighbor, Shana Moore, stepped in and helped create the Jordan Street Garden. “Now the market has recovered,” Moore said. “I sat down with [the landowner] this fall and she said she would give us one more year. It might be longer, but she’s only committing to one more growing season.” This is deeply distressing news for Moore, who said the garden has become an important place in BOISE WEEKLY.COM

“[The garden] brings peace and happiness to many families, as well as vegetables.”

the city. She said she wishes every vacant lot was used to grow food. “All these people really rely on that spot,” she said. “I feel like I have a responsibility to give them a place to grow.” Moore would like to found a nonprofit or partner with another nonprofit to purchase the property and keep it a community garden. Moore is a real estate agent and figures the lot is worth $200,000-$250,000. The Ada County Assessor lists the property at $89,100. “It has filled this need and created community in the neighborhood, and I would really like to take steps to get this permanent,” she said. “I don’t want five more skinny row houses, you know?” The landowner, Sally McMinn, is faced with a problem: she pays more than $1,500 per year in property tax and because there is no structure on the lot, she gets no exemptions. She doesn’t have any immediate plans to sell but agreed to let the garden grow for only one more year before she makes a decision. “I’m from a farm in eastern Idaho,” McMinn said. “[Developers] are gobbling up all our farmland and turning it into houses. As long as we have a downtown and a city, we should be using that to build houses and the farmland to grow crops. That’s my take on it.” There may be another option for the refugee families currently holding garden plots at Jordan Street: Three blocks away sits another lot also used as a garden. Greg Hayes started the 32nd Street Garden four years ago. When he first turned his empty lot into a garden, he had a tremendous amount of interest from neighbors and friends who wanted

to be involved. “Then we had a drop-off. Some of the 30-yearolds weren’t showing up as much as they should have. Then by the third year, the weeds started taking over and no one was pulling them. This year, it dropped again,” Hayes said. When he heard there were refugee families possibly in need of garden space, he was quick to offer up his land. It’s roughly the same size as the Jordan Street Garden and has water on demand— a perk Jordan Street doesn’t have, instead relying on weekly flood irrigation. Hayes also sees the plan as a way to combat recent negative rhetoric targeting refugees. “I hate these people that are trying to push all these refugees away. That’s not the solution,” he said. “Refugees are not going to be committing acts of terror against us. If I had 50 people here every day, I don’t care if they are refugees or neighbors. I don’t feel any more in danger.” Moore echoed Hayes’ sentiments. “I feel like, because of this project, they just don’t even occur to me as a potential threat,” Moore said. “They are just people that live in my neighborhood, and they are amazing growers, and they share everything they have.” Though 32nd Street Garden may be a good alternative to Jordan Street, Safi hopes to keep his plots where they are. “We like Boise. We know there are other states that are beautiful, but we want to be here. We feel the same way about Jordan Street Garden,” he said. “If she sells it, she’ll get a lot of money. We think the blessing we give is worth more than any money she would ever get. We are so attached to that garden.”

Interrogating our notions about tricky subjects is definitely within literature’s purview, but the law regarding responsibility for pedophilia is simple—it begins and ends with the adult. Then again, everything seems to be Jessiee’s responsibility in Boise Contemporary Theater’s co-world premiere of playwright Hansol Jung’s No More Sad Things, which opened Nov. 28. Middle-aged Jessiee (Carie Kawa) cares for her ailing mother in Akron, Ohio, but—on a whim and possibly fleeing earlier trauma—she flies to Hawaii and promptly hooks up with handsome surfer Kahekili (Kaimana Ramos), who she soon learns is underage. What follows is a riveting, high-moral-stakes balancing act that will have people talking long after the curtain falls. Lodged in the guts of No More Sad Things are questions of whether Jessiee’s trip is a vacation or a mental breakdown. She is haunted by recurring dreams of frogs, urgent telephone calls from her hotel lobby, the events that led her to fleet to the Aloha State, and the moral and legal consequences of her actions. Kahekili, whose life has so far been defined by the ocean and a has-been father, is increasingly frustrated by—but drawn to—her behavior. For both, every moment feels like a crucible. Kawa’s performance as Jessiee teeters between ebullience and hysteria. Ramos’ performance, however, doesn’t quite capture the character’s mounting desperation and helplessness. Brian Quijada plays Guidebook, a source of exposition, humor and a ukuleleplaying shmoo-in-residence. He jumps in to play tertiary characters like the bellhop at Jessiee’s hotel and her high-school boyfriend. This is Jung’s first professionally produced play and its co-world premiere took place at BCT and Chicago’s Sideshow Theatre Company. Audiences will appreciate her sure hand at ratcheting up the play’s tension without trivializing the serious criminal and moral issues involved. Direction from Julie Ritchey weaves music, humor, dreams and mythology into a quirky retelling of a bad midlife crisis bordering on Greek tragedy. The virtue of No More Sad Things is not in shock, but how it builds on the shocking to explore its characters’ inner worlds to spark dialogue in this one. —Harrison Berry BOISEweekly c DECEMBER 9–15, 2015 c 17

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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY DEC. 9

SWING IS THE THING—7:30 p.m. $5 adv., $7 door. Sapphire WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAM WITH THE BLIND MICE—8 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

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

THURSDAY DEC. 10

FRIDAY DEC. 11

94.9 FM THE RIVER: IDAHO HO HO LIVE—Featuring Tracy Morrison, Chad and Vashti Summervill and Tylor Bushman. 7 p.m. FREE. The Record Exchange

BEAT CONNECTION—7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. WaterCooler

KARAOKE—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

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

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

BLAZE AND KELLY—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

BOISE PHILHARMONIC: HOLIDAY POPS—8 p.m. $26.50$43.50. Brandt Center at NNU

BLACK SABBITCH—7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux

If you’re about to bah-humbug yourself out of some gifts and need to get some holiday spirit stat, Moxie Java’s Idaho Ho Ho 2015 live at the Record Exchange—presented by 94.9 The River—might infuse you with enough good cheer to get you off Santa’s naughty list. This is the sixth installment of Idaho Ho Ho, a CD of original and classic holiday songs by Idaho artists. Proceeds will once again beneﬁt the Idaho Foodbank and, also once again, local musician/ studio owner Steve Fulton was at the helm, having produced the tunes from more than 100 artists since the beginning. The 2015 iteration of the CD includes the stylings of the likes of Paul Tillotson, Amuma Says No and RevoltRevolt—whose “Off White Christmas” is a great psychedelic spin on a classic—as well as Tylor Bushman, Tracy Morrison, and Chad and Vashti Summervill, who will perform live. As always, the RX in-store event is free and open to all ages, so everyone can get their ho-ho-holiday spirit ﬁx. —Amy Atkins 7 p.m., FREE. The Record Exchange, 1105 W. Idaho St., 208344-8010, therecordexchange.com.

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OPEN MIC WITH UNCLE CHRIS—7 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s SLAPFROST TOUR: LOCKSMITH LIVE—Featuring Starski, Vocab Slick, DJ True Justice and Z-Man, with Johnny Kap, The Real Rel and Woodburn of the Earthlings.7 p.m. $10. Neurolux

94.9 THE RIVER CONCERT FOR CAUSE: HOUNDMOUTH—6:30 p.m. $22-$45. Knitting Factory

IDAHO HO HO LIVE, DEC. 10, RECORD EXCHANGE

SMOKE SEASON—With The Peach Kings. 9:30 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. The Olympic

BREAD AND CIRCUS—6 p.m. FREE. Edge Brewing CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers EMILY TIPTON BAND—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s GIFT OF GAB—With Wordswell. 9 p.m. $10. Reef JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

PATRICIA FOLKNER—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel RANDOM CANYON GROWLERS—6 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow SKATE NIGHT—With The Interrupters, Skittish Itz, Nude Oil and Jerkwadz. 8 p.m. $10. The Shredder

STEVE EATON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers JIM PERCY—6 p.m. FREE. ShangriLa KEVIN KIRK—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GONION—5:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

BOISE WOMEN’S CHORUS: ON A COLD WINTER’S NIGHT—8 p.m. $10-$25. First Presbyterian Church, Boise CHRISTMAS STAYS THE SAME— Featuring pianist Sean Rogers. with Sue Patchell (Metropolitan Opera), Brett Hamilton (New York City Opera) and Stephan Craig (Opera Idaho). 7 p.m. $10-$15 adv., $15$20 door. Sapphire

CYMRY—6 p.m. FREE. Murph’s DEFJAK—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s DREAM WINDOWS AND ATOMIC MOSES—8 p.m. $5. Flying M Coffeegarage EAGLE HIGH CHORAL UNION CHRISTMAS CONCERT—7 p.m. $5-$10. Eagle High School FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole JEFF CROSBY ALBUM RELEASE PREVIEW IN-STORE—6 p.m. FREE. The Record Exchange JEFF CROSBY ALBUM RELEASE— With Abagail. 7 p.m. $10. Neurolux JOHN JONES TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers MIA EDSALL—7 p.m. FREE. High Note THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS AND PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE—10 p.m. FREE. Reef PATRICIA FOLKNER—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 SLACKLINE—7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La SPENCER BATT—8 p.m. FREE. Piper

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MUSIC GUIDE SATURDAY DEC. 12 BOISE PHILHARMONIC: HOLIDAY POPS—8 p.m. $23.75$71.50. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. 208-2447849, boisephil.org. BOISE WOMEN’S CHORUS: ON A COLD WINTER’S NIGHT—J8 p.m. $10-$25. First Presbyterian Church, Boise CAPITAL CITY SOUND CHRISTMAS SHOW AND BAKE SALE—7 p.m. FREE-$10. Center for Spiritual Living, 10448 W. Garverdale Court, Boise CHRISTMAS AT THE CATHEDRAL—Featuring Willison Roos, with Charlie Burry on ﬁddle, Marc Herring on vocals and mandolin, and Jay Multanen on upright bass. 4:30 p.m. FREE. Cathedral of the Rockies CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers EAGLE HIGH CHORAL UNION CHRISTMAS CONCERT—1 p.m. and 4 p.m. $5-$10. Eagle High EMILY TIPTON—8 p.m. FREE. Piper FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

THE SIDEMEN: GREG PERKINS AND RICK CONNOLLY—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

MONDAY DEC. 14 1332 RECORDS PUNK MONDAY—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid

OPEN MIC WITH REBECCA SCOTT AND ROB HILL—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

TUESDAY DEC. 15 CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers ESTEBAN ANASTASIO—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

ATRIARCH AND WOLVHAMMER—8 p.m. $12. The Shredder

IDAHO SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS PARTY—6 p.m. FREE. Sapphire

BEN BURDICK—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

JOEL KASERMAN—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

CHUCK SMITH DUO—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

LIL DEBBIE—With Slightly Flagrant. 9:30 p.m. $15. Reef

CHUCK SMITH DUO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: ISRAEL NASH—With Anthony D’Amato. 7 p.m. $10. Neurolux

J FERNANDEZ—7 p.m. $5. Neurolux

ROB HARDING—5:30 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

OPEN MIC WITH CRAIG SLOVER—6:30 p.m. FREE. Gelato

SOUL SERENE—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole

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HECKTOR PECKTOR—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

IDAHO WALLFLOWERS—6 p.m. $35-$50 adv., $40-$55 door. Sapphire

JARED AND THE MILL—With Brumby and Sam Hill. 7 p.m. $12 adv., $15 door. Neurolux JEREMY PARRISH AND THE MEDICINE—With Small Souls. 7:30 p.m. FREE. The District MARSHALL POOLE AND ST. TERRIBLE—10 p.m. $5. Reef REBECCA SCOTT—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s RICH KILFOYLE—7 p.m. FREE. High Note ROOFTOP REVOLUTION—7:30 p.m. $10-$15 adv., $15-$20 door. Sapphire RYAN WISSINGER—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 THE SWIRL—7 p.m. FREE. ShangriLa TAUGE AND FAULKNER—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

SUNDAY DEC. 13 CHRISTMAS AT THE CATHEDRAL—Featuring Willison Roos, with Charlie Burry, Marc Herring and Jay Multanen. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. FREE. Cathedral of the Rockies FALLING IN REVERSE AND ATREYU—With From Ashes to New and Assuming We Survive.7 p.m. $25-$55. Revolution FRANK MARRA—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 NICOLE CHRISTENSEN AND FRIENDS: FUNDRAISER FOR

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MARSHALL POOLE, DEC. 12, REEF There must be something in the water, besides high levels of ammonia and nitrates, because Boise-based bands released some innovative, incredible music this year—think Youth Lagoon’s Savage Hills Ballroom (Fat Possum Records). Recent release, Totems (Nov. 7, Defendu Records), proves local act Marshall Poole must have spent some time wading in the river of creativity, too. Though it’s full of surprises—sometimes among tracks and sometimes within them—Totems’ dark, mysterious mood flows from the first note of the first track to the last note of the final one. Speaking of the first track, “Evil Eye” is a brilliant introduction to both Totems and Marshall Poole, a sentiment echoed by apesontape.com: “‘Evil Eye’ demonstrates the band’s no-bullshit approach, gripping energy and their balance between volume and precision.” Totems is one of the smartest local albums of 2015, but it could also hold its own against any national “southern psych rock” release. Maybe someone should start bottling Boise’s water... —Amy Atkins With St. Terrible. Doors 9 p.m., show 10 p.m., $5, 21 and older only. Reef, 106 S. Sixth St., 208-287-9200, reefboise.com. BOISEweekly c DECEMBER 9–15, 2015 c 19

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WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT, $35 First up, a favorite go-to wine reference book. People are always asking for suggestions about a wine to go with their dinner and for only $35, What to Drink with What You Eat, by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page, will make them instant experts. The book provides insightful suggestions even for difﬁcult foods, like artichokes and asparagus. There’s a thoughtful and entertaining introduction—you can reference by food with wine or by wine with food—and pairing menus from some of America’s top chefs. Get more info at karenandandrew.com. THE CORKCICLE CANTEEN, $20-$33 The next item made Oprah’s Favorite Things list. The Corkcicle Canteen is a triple insulated, stainless steel container that will keep your favorite white or rose chilled for up to 25 hours. It also doubles as a thermos, keeping beverages hot for 12 hours. It runs $20-$33 on corkcicle.com. IDAHO WINE, FROM BUD TO TASTE BUD DVD, $16.99 Last up, a DVD of a Sun Valley Film Festival Ofﬁcial Selection. Directed by Drew Allen, Idaho Wine, From Bud to Taste Bud, is billed as a 69-minute tour of Idaho wine country and has received good reviews. Idaho Wine retails for $16.99 ($24.99 on Blu-ray) and is available at idahowinedocumentary.com. Happy holidays! —David Kirkpatrick 20 c DECEMBER 9–15, 2015 c BOISEweekly

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Boise Co-op’s Meridian location offers cooking classes JESSICA MURRI Maureen “Mo” Valko’s family lives all over the country. To make holiday shopping even more challenging, they have families of their own and “they have the things they need,” she said. “But they always need to eat.” Valko’s solution is to spend a full day in the kitchen every holiday season and make as many edible gifts as she can. She saves money and said, “I like the idea of spending time on creating something awesome for someone.” As the marketing director for the Boise Co-op, Valko decided to share her ideas in one of the Coop’s first cooking classes at its new location near the Village at Meridian. The second location opened in mid-November at 2350 N. Eagle Road. The 25,000-square-foot grocery store also includes a workshop kitchen complete with a TV screen and camera to give a closeup on cooking demonstrations. On Dec. 6, Valko hosted the two-hour “DIY Edible Holiday Gifts” to a room of four women. “We were expecting small classes at first until people find out about the program,” she said. “Small classes are good, though, because it can be more hands-on instead of a demonstration.” Valko gave each participant a 16-ounce and 32-ounce jar, as well as a plate layered with parchment paper. On her counter rested several bowls of spice and colorful lentils and beans. Already, a pot of water was simmering. She chopped up a few bars of Endangered Species Chocolate, which gives 10 percent of its profits to wildlife conservation. “Traditionally, we made chocolate-covered

The Boise Co-op Meridian location launched it series of cooking classes with a DIY holiday gifts session.

Valko recommended several more ideas, such strawberries, cherries, pretzels,” Valko said. as a relaxing herbal tea blend with lemongrass “Strawberries aren’t even in season right now. I and rose petals placed in a small tin; ginger and want to give you some different ideas today.” garlic vinegar; a cajun spice blend; and a steak She showed off a platter of thinly sliced dried seasoning. pineapple, blocks of crystallized ginger, pieces Some of the more elaborate ideas included of chili-lime seasoned dried mango and (most homemade vanilla extract, which requires unusual) slabs of dried jackfruit. combining a vanilla bean sliced in half and a few “Most people in Idaho probably have never even tried jackfruit,” she ounces of 70-proof vodka, then letting it sit for eight weeks. said. “That requires more planning than I can hanThe fruit, which tastes like dle before Christmas,” Valko said with a laugh. a cross between mango and There’s also the option to make flavored honey, pineapple, grows mostly in Mexico. It’s a giant, spongy which involves heating honey with dried lavender thing that looks a little like leaves or fresh ginger and straining it into a sanitized glass jar. an obese banana covered The Boise Co-op has several cooking classes— with spikes. all set for 6-8 p.m.—on the calendar. On ThursAfter dipping each in day, Dec. 10, attendees can take a class on “RAW chocolate, the class sprinkled for the Holidays,” coconut shavings devoted to creating and pink sea salt over BOISE CO-OP COOKING CLASSES an entirely raw food the dark glaze. $25-$40, discounts available for Co-op menu. On Friday, Next, they filled members. Boise Co-op, 2350 N. Eagle Dec. 11, the Co-op their 16-ounce glass Road, Meridian, 208-809-2200, boise. coop/classes. is offering a class on mason jars with the sparkling wine and makings of beef and on Saturday, Dec. bean soup. Layers of gray, beige, green, yellow and red beans 18, it’s offering one on champagne tasting. Other classes include a “DIY Body Care Gifts” and lentils piled on top of ground parsley, chili class on Sunday, Dec. 13, where participants can powder and Himalayan pink salt. Valko carefully learn how to make body butter, sugar scrubs and placed dried bay leaves propped up in the jar for scent combinations with essential oils. an aesthetic touch. There are a few more traditional cooking “Then you just hand-write the recipe and atclasses offered, such as the “From Scales to Skiltach it with a piece of twine,” she said, “as well as let: Learning to Cook Fish,” on Thursday, Dec. a Co-op gift card so the person you give it to can 17, and the “Cook like a Chef at Home,” which buy the rest of the ingredients.” features Chef Richard Langston of Richard’s Cafe The class did the same with the larger mason Vicino. That class is scheduled for Wednesday, jar, filling it with the makings of oatmeal raisin Jan. 20. cookies. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard triumph as the blood-soaked king and queen of Macbeth GEORGE PRENTICE Macbeth may well be the third-rail of drama. Touch it, dear actor, at your own peril. Many a thespian has died a theatrical death as the Scottish King only to be eviscerated again for even attempting a role at which critic Kenneth Tynan warned “nobody has ever succeeded” and most actors had “usually shot their bolt by the time of the dagger speech.” I must admit to having witnessed some pretty awful Macbeths over the years—Kelsey Grammar and Ethan “Screw your courage to the sticking place, and we’ll not fail.” Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender as the MacHawke were particularly dreadful on Broadway. beths , the couple you deﬁnitely don’t want on your Christmas card list. Tynan’s warning notwithstanding, I still love the Scottish Play—theater superstition forbids uttering the play’s title aloud for fear of cursing “Things without all remedy should be with- the film, and with tangible resonance. Even in the production. Shakespeare’s shortest but densMacbeth’s famous “dagger” scene, we see the out regard. What’s done is done,” Lady Macest tragedy has a bit of everything: witchcraft, ghost of a child holding the blade as Macbeth beth whispers to her husband as they assume warfare and legendary moral failures. Taking it asks, “Is this a dagger I see before me?” In that the throne in the shadow of their murderous on, though, is not a task for pretenders to the scene, Kurzel’s unique cinematic vision and path to power. throne. Fassbender’s astounding performance combine Indeed, what has been done by the MacThe good news is that relatively new director for one of 2015’s most compelling moments at Justin Kurzel (this is only his second full-length beths is especially grisly: women and children the movies. feature) has delivered a classically-tailored Mac- burned alive and rivals poisoned, stabbed or A word of caution: This Macbeth is not beheaded (in some cases, all three). beth, which is oddly beautiful in an ugly telling for the uninitiated and not the Scottish Play “Screw your courage to of this blood-soaked tale. Chief for beginners. Unlike Roman Polanski’s 1971 the sticking place, and we’ll among the reasons to champion not fail,” says Lady Macbeth sexed-up Macbeth or Orson Welles’ terribly (and recommend) this film are MACBETH (R) edited 1948 version, Kurzel’s film requires a in her most chilling intonabone-chilling performances from Directed by Justin Kurzel solid familiarity with the Bard’s source material. tion. Michael Fassbender and Marion Starring Michael Fassbender Fassbender and Cotillard often whisper their And the carnage just Cotillard as the couple you and Marion Cotillard lines, so the uninformed could be left on the keeps on coming. definitely do not want on your Opens Friday, Dec. 11 at The Flicks, 646 W. Fulton St., 208Kurzel’s unique directorial sidelines trying to figure out the plot, let alone Christmas card list. Fassbender 342-4288, theﬂicksboise.com. choices for his Macbeth begin what the characters might be whispering. continues to astound with his Additional credit for Macbeth is to be shared with an adventurous changeadroit career choices, both comwith composer—and brother of the direcup in the first few frames of mercial (X-Men, Prometheus) and tor—Jed Kurzel (The Babadook) and cinemahis film. Instead of the cusindependent (Frank, Shame); tomary opening scene of three witches cackling tographer Adam Arkapaw (True Detective) for and his work in the title role of Steve Jobs was contributing to the film’s brooding palate. The about “hurly-burly” (mind you, the witches recently honored as the best performance of appear in due time and have a unique presence stark moors of Scotland and northern England, 2015 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Associawhere much of Macbeth was filmed in February throughout the film), Kurzel instead opens his tion. But it’s Fassbender’s Macbeth that should 2014, are appropriately ugly and wind-whipmovie with a scene of the Macbeths burying be grabbing the headlines and, hopefully, some ping frigid (you may want to bring a sweater or a child, thus giving us grave insight into the attention from members of the Motion Picture now-childless couple’s motivations. In fact, vi- even leave your coat on). Macbeth’s wintry bite Academy when they start doling out Oscar sions of children (and ghosts thereof ) continue is palpable, and it may be awhile before you nominations. As for Cotillard, she attacks the shake off this chill. to haunt Macbeth at key scenes throughout role of Lady Macbeth as if by birthright. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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bridges with cheeky verve. Some of your blends are messy mishmashes, but more often they are synergistic successes. With the power granted to me by the gods of mixing and matching, I hereby authorize you to keep splurging on the urge to merge. This is your special time to experiment with the magic of combining things that have rarely or never been combined. CANCER (June 21-July 22): I hope you can figure out the difference between the fake cure and the real cure. Once you know which is which, I hope you will do the right thing rather than the sentimental thing. For best results, keep these considerations in mind: The fake cure may taste sweeter than the real one. It may also be better packaged and more alluringly promoted. In fact, the only advantage the real cure may have over the fake one is that it will actually work to heal you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There’s a sinuous, serpentine quality about you these days. It’s as if you are the elegant and crafty hero of an epic myth set in the ancient future. You are sweeter and saucier than usual, edgier and more extravagantly emotive. You are somehow both a repository of tantalizing secrets and a fount of arousing revelations. As I meditate on the magic you embody, I am reminded of a passage from Laini

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Taylor’s fantasy novel Daughter of Smoke & Bone: “She tastes like nectar and salt. Nectar and salt and apples. Pollen and stars and hinges. She tastes like fairy tales. Swan maiden at midnight. Cream on the tip of a fox’s tongue. She tastes like hope.” VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I bought an old horoscope book at a garage sale for 25 cents. The cover was missing and some pages were water damaged, so parts of it were hard to decipher. But the following passage jumped out at me: “In romantic matters, Virgos initially tend to be cool, even standoffish. Their perfectionism may interfere with their ability to follow through on promising beginnings. But if they ever allow themselves to relax and go further, they will eventually ignite. And then, watch out! Their passion will generate intense heat and light.” I suspect this description may apply to you in the coming weeks. Let’s hope you will trust your intuition about which possibilities warrant your caution and which deserve your opening. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The secret of being a bore is to tell everything,” said French writer/philosopher Voltaire. I agree, and add these thoughts: To tell everything also tempts you to wrongly imagine that you have everything completely figured out. Furthermore, it may compromise

your leverage in dicey situations where other people are using information as a weapon. So the moral of the current story is this: Don’t tell everything! I realize this could be hard, since you are a good talker these days; your ability to express yourself is at a peak. So what should you do? Whenever you speak, aim for quality over quantity. And always weave in a bit of mystery. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Ducks are the most unflappable creatures I know. Cats are often regarded as the top practitioners of the “I don’t give a f---” attitude, but I think ducks outshine them. When domestic felines exhibit their classic aloofness, there’s sometimes a subtext of annoyance or contempt. But ducks are consistently as imperturbable as Zen masters. Right now, as I gaze out my office window, I’m watching five of them swim calmly, with easygoing nonchalance, against the swift current of the creek in the torrential rain. I invite you to be like ducks in the coming days. Now is an excellent time to practice the high art of truly not giving a f---. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): My old friend Jeff started working at a gambling casino in Atlantic City. “You’ve gone over to the dark side!” I kidded. He acknowledged that 90 percent of the casino’s visitors lose money gambling. On the

bright side, he said, 95 percent of them leave happy. I don’t encourage you to do this kind of gambling in the near future, Sagittarius. It’s true that you will be riding a lucky streak, but smarter, surer risks will be a better way to channel your good fortune. So here’s the bottom line: In whatever way you choose to bet or speculate, don’t let your lively spirits trick you into relying on pure impulsiveness. Do the research. Perform your due diligence. It’s not enough just to be entertained. The goal is to both have fun and be successful. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus was a pioneer thinker whose ideas helped pave the way for the development of science. Believe nothing, he taught, unless you can evaluate it through your personal observation and logical analysis. Using this admirable approach, he determined that the size of our sun is about two feet in diameter. I’m guessing that you have made comparable misestimations about at least two facts of life, Capricorn. They seem quite reasonable but are very wrong. The good news is that you will soon be relieved of those mistakes. After some initial disruption, you will feel liberated. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian inventor Thomas Edison owned 1,093 patents. Nicknamed “The Wizard of Menlo Park,” he

devised the first practical electric light bulb, the movie camera, the alkaline storage battery and many more useful things. The creation he loved best was the phonograph. It was the first machine in history that could record and reproduce sound. Edison bragged that no one else had ever made such a wonderful instrument. It was “absolutely original.” I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, because I think you’re due for an outbreak of absolute originality. What are the most unique gifts you have to offer? In addition to those you already know about, new ones may be ready to emerge. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Here’s an experiment that makes good astrological sense for you to try in the coming weeks. Whenever you feel a tinge of frustration, immediately say, “I am an irrepressible source of power and freedom and love.” Anytime you notice a trace of inadequacy rising up in you, or a touch of blame, or a taste of anger, declare, “I am an irresistible magnet for power and freedom and love.” If you’re bothered by a mistake you made, or a flash of ignorance expressed by another person, or a maddening glitch in the flow of the life force, stop what you’re doing, interrupt the irritation and proclaim, “I am awash in power and freedom and love.”

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DEAR MINERVA, I can’t take it anymore. I let my boyfriend’s mother move in because we needed the ﬁnancial help and she didn’t want to live where she was living anymore. It was a win-win. It is not working out anymore. We no longer need the help and she has become a nuisance. She is not on the lease and I want her out but she won’t leave. My landlord won’t help because she pays her half of the rent. Even if I don’t accept it, her son does. I don’t want to continue ﬁghting with her or my boyfriend and the stress is terrible for my 2-month-old baby. Any advice? —One Stressed Mommy

DEAR MOMMY, Funny thing about relationships—partners come and go but parents are forever. You will find as a new mother that your fierce love for your child will only grow fiercer and deeper as the years pass. While it isn’t ideal for you, you still have to think about the relationships that are there between your boyfriend and his mother, and your child and a grandparent. If she is merely a “nuisance,” then I have to say, “suck it up.” You can’t beg her help one moment and then cast her out when you don’t need it anymore. If it is a personality conflict, draw boundaries. There are mediators to help with that process. Adulthood sucks like that. SUBMIT questions to Minerva’s Breakdown at bit.ly/MinervasBreakdown or mail them to Boise Weekly, 523 Broad St., Boise, ID 83702. All submissions remain anonymous.

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Combined worth of the Forbes 400 richest Americans—more than the bottom 61 percent of the U.S. population

Estimated cost of constructing the two Death Stars destroyed in Star Wars Episodes IV and VI

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Amount donated online to nonproﬁts nationwide during #givingtuesday, Dec. 1—up 52 percent from last year

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No: 76.66% I don’t know: 1.4%

—Z AC HARY FEINSTEIN, PROFES SOR OF FINANCIAL ENGINEERING AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSIT Y, ST. LOUIS , IN THE INTRO DUCTION TO HIS PAPER PUBLISHED DEC . 1, IT’S A TR AP : E M PE RO R PA L PATI N E’ S P O I SO N PI L L , I N WHI C H H E THEO RIZES THE REBELS’ DESTRUCTIO N OF THE IMPERIA L DE ATH STARS WOULD HAVE TRIGGERED A GAL ACTIC DEPRES SION OF “ASTRONOMICAL PROP ORTIONS .”

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Yes: 21.94%

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