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EDITOR’S NOTE FOR ALL YOUR CONVERSATION NEEDS There is much grist for discussion in this week’s Boise Weekly. First, on Page 6, we feature a guest column from Rich Evans on the controversial practice of “faith healing.” Evans is Bostonbased manager of the Christian Science Committee on Publication for the Christian Scientist Church. So-called “faith” healing has been much in the news this spring, with debate at the Statehouse over whether to remove exemptions to child neglect laws in Idaho state statute for parents who opt for religious-based medical treatment for their children rather than traditional health care options. We have examined the arguments for removing faith healing protections (“Idaho’s ‘Faith’ Healing Dilemma,” Features, March 15, 2016), now Evans offers another perspective--that the practice has helped more than it has hurt, and laws protecting its continuation are appropriate. On Page 7, we take a spin through the recently released searchable database of the Panama Papers—the historic leak of 11.5 million documents detailing offshore financial dealings going back almost 40 years. What we found were a handful of Idaho addresses, including one belonging to a Meridian man who, like so many others, had no idea his investments had ended up tangled in the same complex snarl of shell companies, trusts and offshore havens as celebrities, politicians and even criminals. On Page 8, BW Staff Writer Harrison Berry investigates opposition to raising the minimum wage and how—at least in some cases—the rhetoric doesn’t match the reality that many companies and business owners don’t see a wage hike as a job killer. On a lighter note, BW film guru George Prentice gives his take on two films due to hit the Flicks, BW Associate Publisher Amy Atkins shares two of her favorite British detective shows currently streaming, and Berry takes the advice of two top Boise chefs and visits a pair of downtown destination restaurants to put their roast beef sandwiches to the test. From faith healing to film and food, don’t say we didn’t give you anything to argue about on Facebook. That’s why we’re here. —Zach Hagadone
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WINDFALL ONE OF IDAHO’S TOP PATRONS OF THE ARTS HAS OUTDONE HERSELF. ESTHER SIMPLOT ON MAY 16 ANNOUNCED SHE HAS ESTABLISHED A $3 MILLION PERMANENT ENDOWMENT TO FUND THE WORK OF BALLE T IDAHO, THE BOISE PHILHARMONIC AND OPER A IDAHO. E ACH ORGANIZ ATION WILL RECEIVE $40,000-$45,000 PER YE AR. MORE ON NE WS, CIT YDESK.
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ELECTIONS Ada County voters went to the polls for the May 17 primary election, casting ballots for a slate of state and local offices. Find all the results and follow commentary and analysis at News, Citydesk.
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OPINION ASK BILL ABOUT IT Cleaning out my in-box BILL COPE To whosever is boss of that so-called paper what I call Boozy Weakling, this is for that sniveling dogbutt-snorkeler Bill Cope, who is the moroniest lying libtard that ever got some idiotical “newspaper’ to put his traitor words out where stupid “sheeple” can read them, Your times running out, Cope. This is the beginning of the end for femmy pukes like you, you stinking Markist, Mao-sucking sissy! I told you Donald Trump was going to be president, and now he is, now that he smunched out all of those establishedment candidates. And it’s nothing but bad news for you and your kind, which has been turning the Uniter States of America into such a craphole of illegal Muslims and raping Mexicans and trendsgendlered toilet phonies! You are going to find out what it feels like to be not listened to like what has been happening to us real Americians! It’s like what I told my wife last night. She thinks its alright for women to want there to be a woman president just like it is for us patriots to want a man for president, as long as he’s white. She was sounding a lot like you, you lezzy-lipped hippy afterbirth of a steaming pile, because she was all yappy-yappy about how Donald was saying old crooked Hillary was playing the “woman’s card.” Belinda gos, “If saying your’e a woman whos’ cares about what other womans care about is playing a woman card, then deal me in!” So I say, “Belinda, you don’t know any more about playing cards than that Hillary, what I call “Hill-0-Reeks” Clintan knows about how to be a Camander-in-Cheif! It’s like what Kenny Rogers says about cards, “You got a know when to hold ‘em, and you got a know when... Gotta cut you off, Dick. The last thing I need right now is another load of your bullshit. I’d rather finish this up with a friend, so I bid you good-bye. And a word to the wise concerning your Belinda: The evidence to how wrong you are is right there under your nose. Better start paying more attention or you’re going to lose more than the election. ••• Hi-de-hi, Willy Billy buddy. This is me. Anonymous from the Cope’s-Latest-Column Discussion Group and I am so mad right now I feel like stomping my foot. It’s that darn Dottie again. I don’t know why I let her get to me like I do, but it hurts my feelings so awful because I think she does it on purpose. It’s like last night when we were having our latest meeting of the Cope’s-Latest Column Discussion Group? Well, we’re a little behind like about three weeks behind since I thought it was a decent thing to do to call off our meetings while Mr. Hamperstein was in the hospital getting better from his heart attack, BOISE WEEKLY.COM
because since his wife passed away two years ago, I know how much he enjoys coming to them and discussing things, except for Dottie. If he’d had that heart attack during one of our meetings, I would be sure it was because of how mad she makes him. But no, he had it while he was mowing his lawn which he’s really too old to do, but he’s stubborn and doesn’t like it when anyone tells him he’s too old to do anything. So anyway, he’s a lot better now, and so we had our first meeting last night since he’s been able to drive again, and we were discussing that column where you’re telling your mushymouthed friend Red how that Donald Trump is really a bully and a coward and isn’t tough at all except for how he talks, and Dottie started blabbing on about how great things will be once that he gets into the President’s office and gets rid of all the good stuff President Obama has done. You know, like the Obamacare and stuff. Well, I was getting pretty darn peeved, let me tell you, because she just rattled on and on, and Mr. Hamperstein was getting redder and redder in the face and he crumbled up the cookie he was holding because his fist got so tight, and nobody else could say anything so I just decided to butt in. And I said, even though it absolutely has me waking up at night all shivery from thinking about how maybe she’s right and that awful man is going to be the next president God Forbid, I said “Dottie, what makes you so sure Donald Trump is going to win?” And you know what she said? She looked me square in the eye like she was talking about me instead of to me, and she said, “Because only stupid losers would ever vote for that Hillary witch.” And that’s Mr. Hamperstein stood up and... Excuse me, Anon, but I’m going to have to cut you off, too. I’m running out of space here. I want to thank you for all your support over the years. And listen, dear, we may not get a chance to talk again for quite some time, so I want to get this said: Don’t let yourself get all shivery thinking about Donald Trump becoming president. I don’t see it happening. Four out of every five Hispanic people think he’s a prick... forgive my language... nine out over every 10 black people think he’s a prick and 70 percent of women think he’s a prick. Educated people of every color and creed think he’s a prick, and even a good number of Republicans think he’s a prick. There just aren’t enough ignorant, aging, disgruntled white guys to pull it off. I think we’re OK. One last thing, my friend. You might want to think about starting a new readers group... club... whatever you want to call it. Your Cope’s-LatestColumn Discussion Group is about to... shall we say... run short of anything to discuss. BOISEweekly | MAY 18–24, 2016 | 5
OPINION FAITH HEALING AND THE LAW A Christian Scientist’s view RICH E VANS
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Several years ago a Boise woman described what her religious faith meant to her when her husband died in an accident: “It was my anchor of hope during a time of despair.” I’m sure people of different faiths will understand what she meant. The woman, a Christian Scientist, was writing of her experience in a church publication, The Christian Science Sentinel, in 1994. The accident had taken place four decades earlier and left her with two young children to raise. “I don’t know how I could have made it if I hadn’t had Christian Science,” her account states. Her faith and church “gave stability to my life and a firm foundation on which to build.” As a Christian Scientist, I’ve thought a lot about what this religious faith and church has meant in my own life and family and in quite a few other families I know. For many years Christian Scientists have been known for their practice of prayer and spiritual healing. It’s been part of our way of life and a practice that we’ve tried to approach responsibly and conscientiously. (My own healing of malaria, while I was in the Peace Corps in my 20s—a healing confirmed by physicians—was a landmark in my experience.) Naturally, then, I’ve followed with great interest the current discussion of a longstanding provision in Idaho law relating to the practice of religious healing. Some have called for the repeal of this provision because they feel it leaves children insufficiently protected from neglect in parental decision making. While others may demur on this position, the Christian Science Church does not oppose repeal. We share the deep concern of all people of goodwill for the care and well being of children—society’s “most precious asset,” as one of our church members in Boise recently put it. We recognize that laws such as this may need to be re-thought and re-balanced in response to changing circumstances and conditions. We also feel it is important, in considering this change, to understand the true purpose and basis of the original provision, which was never to shield or permit neglect of children or to relieve parents of the responsibility for their care. The Idaho provision was one in a long tradition of American laws that have recognized our country’s religious and cultural diversity. At the time it passed in 1972, there were similar religious accommodations in many other states. The purpose was not to enable irresponsible behavior, but to provide a measure of toleration for differing viewpoints and responsible religious practice in a highly pluralistic society. State legislatures and courts generally made clear that when evidence of neglect or maltreatment appeared, government intervention was permissible.
This kind of religious accommodation did not come about because of undue influence of the federal government. One tale making the rounds is that two former Nixon administration officials —H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, who happened to be Christian Scientists—were responsible for putting a provision relating to religious healing in the federal law through the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 1974, and that Idaho and other states were then forced to adopt this language. By the time the legislation came under consideration in 1973, both officials had already resigned under the dark clouds of Watergate. They had long been highly unpopular with the Democratic majority in Congress, so if anything, the religious accommodation in CAPTA came about in spite of them, not because of them. In most states, as in Idaho, accommodations for religious healing predated the CAPTA law. The real background behind these accommodations isn’t in political machinations, but in the lives of ordinary, law-abiding people in Idaho and elsewhere who have experienced healing in raising their families over many decades. The mother from Sandpoint, for instance, who wrote in The Christian Science Journal in 1929 of her son’s healing of tuberculosis and other troubles when doctors had given him only two days to live. Or the Idaho Falls mother who wrote in The Sentinel in 1954 of her son’s healing after a motorcycle accident, and who had been healed herself as an 11-year-old of mastoiditis. The list could go on up to the present day. As a parent and now a grandparent, I have had the privilege of witnessing several generations of spiritual healing in my family through the practice of Christian Science. We have always found it best to let God’s love lead in this practice. When healing was not reasonably forthcoming for our children, we’ve followed the course that seemed most loving and reasonable at the time. One of our daughters was healed through prayer in Christian Science of a broken ankle from a soccer collision some years after an earlier break in one of her ankles had been set by a surgeon following a different sports injury. At the heart of this practice is the JudeoChristian ethic of the Golden Rule—treating others as we would want to be treated. When this is missing, Christian Science is not being practiced. Perhaps many physicians might feel similarly about their relations with their patients. Whatever the Idaho Legislature decides in regard to the law, this ethic is worth remembering, and this perspective on the deepest spiritual sources of healing life deserves to be heard. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
New disclosures in the Panama Papers show Idaho connections Z ACH HAGADONE
It has been a month since a worldwide partnership of newspapers and media organizations went public with the leak of 11.5 million documents detailing the offshore dealings of more than 200,000 business entities. The Panama Papers— so called because the leaked documents came from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca— were first published April 3 and filled with the names of financial elites, celebrities and world leaders as well as international criminals. While offshore entities are legal, they are often used to funnel money through tax-free channels, keep wealth secret or elude regulators. Beyond the big name disclosures are also tens of thousands of regular people whose investments or trusts were knowingly or unknowingly being held by firms that sometimes did business with suspected drug dealers, gun runners and terrorists. On May 9, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists made public a searchable database of the leak, which has meant the rich, famous and tax averse are now outed alongside modest investors, small businesses and, occasionally, those duped by dubious schemes. Relative to others in the data, Americans rarely crop up—in large part because the United States is ranked as the third biggest tax haven on the planet, according to The Guardian, which was one of the news outlets involved in reporting the Panama Papers. By comparison, The Guardian ranked Panama 13th among locations where it is easiest to hide money. Still, a search of the data returned nine listings with Idaho addresses, spanning the state from Post Falls to Ketchum, Sun Valley, Twin Falls, Meridian and Eagle. Notably, a number of Idaho shareholders were listed under Accelonic Ltd., an offshore company with more than 1,000 officers around the world. Unbeknownst to many of the shareholders, Accelonic (inactive since May 2014) was directed by Slobodan Andjic, a crony of late-Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic. When Accelonic acquired Canada-based Blue Earth Refineries—a cobalt mining firm working in Uganda—it acquired many of its unwitting stockholders. As first reported by The Seattle Times, hundreds of Washington state residents were tied up with Accelonic and Blue Earth, often through a series of corporate maneuvers so complex, they lost BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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track of where they money was being held. “I had no idea,” 78-year-old Seattle resident Vernon Jenkins told the Times. “I think it became a scam after my initial investment.” Washingtonians weren’t the only ones invested in Accelonic. According to the database, eight Idaho individuals were stakeholders in the company, including Murray Stookey, of Meridian. Like many Accelonic investors in Washington, Stookey was originally an investor in Blue Earth. “I still have the stock certificates,” he said. That doesn’t mean Stookey ever saw much return on his investment, which was placed through a broker in Seattle. “Some of that stuff I try to forget,” he said. “I don’t remember the Uganda part of it. I know the Canadian firm—Blue Earth—became worth a couple of pennies and then it disappeared.” This isn’t the first time Stookey has wrangled with the murky shell game of offshore investments. In 2012, Stookey sued a pair of business owners with whom he’d invested for fraud after they breached their contracts. “One of the fellows involved lent some money to some scoundrels offshore,” he said. Stookey received a judgement of more than $1 million, but the judgement was negated in bankruptcy court. He said he later secured a promise from one of the parties to pay $50,000, but still hasn’t seen a dime. “He’s already had time enough to get all his assets hidden,” Stookey said. “That’s just the way they operate.” Aside from a handful of other listings—including a small Eagle-based producer of chemicals that prolong the storage life of potatoes—the highest profile Idaho listing in the Panama Papers data released May 9 was related to Cole Sirucek. With an address given in Twin Falls, Sirucek and his wife, Grace Park, were named as shareholders of Uluwatu Holdings Ltd., registered in the British Virgin Islands and whose intermediary is shown as Mossack Fonseca in Thailand.
A graduate of Twin Falls High School, University of Idaho, Harvard and MIT, Sirucek became a successful investor and entrepreneur, founding Epic MMA Club, which is billed as Asia’s biggest mixed martial arts training center. He has spent more than a decade working in technology, media and entertainment, and in 2013 presented a TEDx lecture in Hong Kong on the subject of MMA: “More Than a Blood Sport.” Based in Singapore—ranked as the fourth most active tax haven by The Guardian—Sirucek and Park also founded DocDoc, a web-based company that helps residents in nine Asian countries connect with more than 40,000 doctors in order to ensure quality care. In late April, DocDoc secured $8.6 million in funding to expand its business. Meanwhile, DocDoc appears three times in the recent Panama Papers disclosures: once as DocDoc Enterprises Inc. (with shareholders Grace Park, Uluwatu Holdings and DocDoc Pte. Ltd., and Mossack Fonseca as intermediary) and once more as DocDoc Holding Limited (with a range of shareholders representing medical and investment interests). Asked to provide context for his companies’ appearances in the files, Sirucek did not respond before press time. Speaking to Boise Weekly following the first reports on the Panama Papers in April, University of Idaho law professor John Miller said while there may be “nothing nefarious about this in and of itself,” the practice of shuttling money through offshore means raises questions. “First, where did the money being held in these entities come from?” Miller asked. “Second, why was the money held in these entities and hidden from view?” The sources of offshore cash may be legitimate profits from businesses, inheritance or gifts. In such cases, going offshore is intended for asset protection, which is legal. “However, U.S. individuals are taxable on their worldwide income,” Miller said.
As rising temperatures in the Treasure Valley trigger greater attention to the region’s water supplies for irrigation, recreation and sustenance, two provocative presentations that surfaced this week consider raising Arrowrock and Anderson Ranch dams, which would dramatically impact the water supply. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presented its findings from a recent study that offers as one of its alternatives raising the height of Arrowrock Dam by as much as 70 feet. The immense project would reportedly create an additional 32,000 acre-feet of water storage capacity in the Boise River reservoir system. The study was a joint project between the Corps and the Idaho Water Resource Board. Concurrently, staff from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation stood before the Idaho Water Resource Board this week saying the agency intends to launch its own study on the possibility of raising the Anderson Ranch Dam on the South Fork of the Boise River to provide more water supply for the Treasure Valley and areas as far away as Elmore County. The studies come in the wake of news from the Water Resource Board in April that suggests if population growth and climate change trends hold, there will be a startling demand for water—as much as a 357 percent increase—in the next 50 years. The study, conducted for the Water Resource Board by Boise-based SPF Water Engineering, led to a robust conversation about water conservation—or lack thereof— in Idaho. In particular, Boise Weekly learned that a number of Treasure Valley water providers, including Kuna and Star, were not metering some of their customers. “That said, I think we’ll have a good water year in southwest Idaho this summer,” said Brian Patton, board chief of the Idaho Department of Water Resources. “But keep in mind, that’s just for this year,” he added. —George Prentice BOISEweekly | MAY 18–24, 2016 | 7
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The fight over Idaho’s minimum wage takes a turn HARRISON BERRY Dumping yard waste in the foothills is a no-no.
USING THE FOOTHILLS AS A PERSONAL DUMP It’s unsightly, unsanitary and, with fire season ramping up, the problem is a major hazard to land and life. Dumping and vandalism in the Boise Foothills is now a full-blown dilemma. “The most recent dump was about 1,000 cubic yards of tree clippings and mulch right in the middle of ephemeral drainage in the east reserves,” said city of Boise Open Space Senior Manager Sara Arkle. “Yes, it’s something we have always dealt with but, with fire season coming up, we’ve got to start talking more about respectful use of the foothills.” The most recent dumping triggered neighbor complaints, which resulted in an official investigation by the Boise Police Department. “It is against city code. It’s a crime, regardless of what is being dumped: debris, waste or hazardous materials,” said Arkle. Section 6-16-02 of the Boise Municipal Code makes it illegal to dump debris, garbage, litter rubbish and refuse on public property—a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or up to six months in jail. Unfortunately, dumping has not been the worst of it. Obscene graffiti was discovered on sandstone cliffs near the Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center, a regular gathering spot for school children. Sandstone cliffs throughout the foothills are habitat for wildlife and any carving into the cliffs is also considered a violation of city code. Such vandalism is also punishable by up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000. While city crews and volunteers are doing their best to remove the graffiti, the city needed to bring in a backhoe this week to begin removing debris. “Ultimately, this is all about respect,” said Arkle. —George Prentice
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During a conference call with state chambers of commerce and business owners, Luntz Global Managing Director David Merritt rattled off results from a survey conducted by the conservative polling firm in late 2015: A significant majority—80 percent—of business owners, presidents, CEOs and other decision makers supported states raising their minimum wages, as well as a host of other issues affecting the workforce. “So what do these results all have in common? Well, quite frankly, they are all empathetic,” Merritt said. “So what we’ll try and do is actually give you a few helpful hints on how to actually combat these in your states.” Audio from the conference call and the poll were leaked to the Center for Media and Democracy’s PR Watch project and quickly gained national attention—not only was the rhetoric that minimum wage increases would kill jobs not shared by many business owners, but groups like Luntz Global were seen to be actively trying to undermine that reality. Closer to home, issues pertaining to Idaho’s minimum wage, which is currently pegged at the federal minimum of $7.25, have been hot topics at the Idaho Legislature. According to Idaho Rep. Mat Erpelding (D-Boise), co-author of a bill to raise the Gem State’s minimum wage, the battle lines have been drawn between cities and unions that would like to see wages raised, and chambers of commerce calling such initiatives job-killers. For him, a minimum wage increase is inevitable. “[Opponents are] just buying themselves as much time as possible before they pull the trigger on it,” he said. In 2014, the living wage for a single adult in Idaho was $14.57 and 53 percent of job openings in the Gem State don’t pay a living wage, according to a 2015 report by Alliance for a Just Society. In 2015, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 5.8 percent of women and 4.4 percent of men in Idaho work minimum-wage jobs. Many, including Erpelding, have said minimum wages were never meant to be living wages, but an Idaho adult would have to work 80 hours per week to make ends meet in the Gem State. Meanwhile, according to a 2016 Pew poll, the buying power of the federal minimum wage peaked in 1968 and, since its most recent increase in 2009, has lost 8.1 percent of its buying power to inflation. Erpelding’s bill stalled in the House Ways
According to a poll leaked to the Center for Media and Democracy this spring, 80 percent of business owners support an increase in state minimum wages.
and Means Committee. It would have increased Idaho’s minimum wage to $8.25 in 2016, $9.25 in 2017 and afterward peg it to the Consumer Price Index. He said stiff resistance to the bill came from business groups like the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry and the Idaho Retailers Association. After stalling Democrats’ measures to increase the state’s minimum wage, Republicans in the Idaho House pushed through HB 463, which preempts cities from establishing their own increased minimum wages. During public testimony on the bill, IACI and IRA, voicing their support for the bill, said cities are creatures of the state according to Idaho law, and local measures to raise minimum wages invited costly lawsuits with the state government. “This will hopefully prevent a local government from testing the waters, creating some policy counter to what’s explicitly authorized in the state of Idaho. It’s more of a fundamental question of how we’re set up as a state,” said IACI President Alex LaBeau. The Luntz Global poll, however, exposes a seeming disconnect between businesses and the associations that represent them before state legislatures. The accompanying conference call and webinar set the talking points surrounding debates about America’s workforce during an election year when partisan rhetoric would be likely to draw undue attention. “Partisan rhetoric in an election year might not be as successful: ‘Don’t be on the attack mode. Don’t deny the policy,’” said CMD author Lisa Graves, who originally reported the Luntz leak. At 80 percent, however, support among business decision makers for states raising their
minimum wages are overwhelming. What shocked Graves was the “receptivity” of Merritt’s audience on the conference call—the overwhelming support of chambers of commerce to the idea that raising minimum wages is a bad call. “It was interesting that there was not objections or questioning, that this can’t be true or valid. Or, based on this polling, how they should pivot,” Graves said. Responding to the poll, IRA President Pam Eaton said her organization’s membership is “adamant” that free markets be allowed to determine wages and that, according to the same poll, 12 percent of respondents said raising the minimum wage was the economic issue they cared about most, behind creating economic opportunity and reducing the cost of living. Furthermore, she said, raising wages would raise the costs of goods and services, negating the intended effect. She also pointed out the Luntz poll is more complicated than a single question on raising wages, noting business leaders’ resistance to “checkerboard” local minimum wages that pit cities against each other. “Most businesses welcome statewide regulations over checkerboard regulations and the poll question doesn’t dive into that enough to say that that was or wasn’t why businesses answered the question that way,” Eaton wrote in an email. LaBeau, also responding to the poll by email, wrote he would not support an increase of Idaho’s minimum wage without a corresponding increase in the federal minimum. “If the states support it and then there is sound economic analysis for it, Congress would most likely act on it. As it stands, I don’t see that,” he wrote. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY MAY 18 Festivals & Events BOISE BIKE WEEK—Enjoy tons of bike-related fun and games, free for everyone. For a complete schedule of events, visit the event website. Brought to you by the Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance. Through May 21. biketreasurevalley.org/boisebikeweek. CALDWELL FARMERS MARKET— 3-7 p.m. FREE. Indian Creek Park, Corner of Seventh and Blaine streets, Caldwell. caldwellidfarmersmarket.com.
On Stage GENRE FILMS OF THE 1930S— Boise Public Library presents a monthly screening of films popular in the 1930s, including swashbucklers, musicals, gangster films and pre-code cinema. Due to
performance license restrictions, visit boisepubliclibrary.org/calendar for movie titles, or call 208972-8255. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org. IDAHO HORROR SOCIETY: THE CONJURING— Join the Idaho Horror Society for their monthly horror movie screening. In 1970, paranormal investigators and demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren are summoned to the home of Carolyn and Roger Perron. The Perrons and their five daughters have recently moved into a secluded farmhouse, where a supernatural presence has made itself known. Though the manifestations are relatively benign at first, events soon escalate in horrifying fashion, especially after the Warrens discover the house’s macabre history. 7 p.m. $5. Huck Studio, 104 S. Capitol Blvd., Ste. 201, Boise, 406-291-3341, idahohorrorfilmfestival.org.
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LEON RUSSELL AND NED EVETT—Don’t miss your chance to see this music legend and perhaps the most accomplished and versatile musician in the history of rock ‘n roll. With Ned Evett. 8 p.m. $29.50$59.50. Revolution Concert House and Event Center, 4983 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-938-2933, cttouringid.com/listing/revolutionconcert-house.
Workshops & Classes COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION SKILLS—Join this group, organized through MeetUp Boise, to practice collaborative and exploratory discussion, with the support of a special deck of cards designed to help groups improve discussion skills.7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Rick’s Cafe Americain at The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., Boise. 208-246-9925, meetup. com/Boise-Group-DiscussionSkills.
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670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.
ADONNA KHARE: THE KINGDOM—Through May 29. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.
TVAA: CELEBRATING PIPEDREAMS—Through July 1. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org.
CUBA SIN FILTRO GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION— Through July 1. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. The Community Library Ketchum, 415 Spruce Ave., Ketchum, 208-726-3493, comlib.org. DON WINIECKI: MAKING THE FAMILIAR STRANGE—Through May 22. 7 a.m.-midnight. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-4261242, finearts.boisestate.edu. ELIZABETH HILTON: NEW WORKS—Through June 30. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Cinder Winery and Tasting Room, 107 E.44th St., Garden City, 208-376-4023, cinderwines.com. TALL TALES: NARRATIVES FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION— Through April 9, 2017. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum,
YUKO NAKAYA SOLO EXHIBITION—Through May 21. Noon-4 p.m. FREE. Stewart Gallery, 2230 Main St., Boise, 208-433-0593. stewartgallery.com.
Talks & Lectures WALTER E. PIERCE: A LEGEND AND HIS LANDMARKS—Learn about Walter E. Pierce, real estate developer, entrepreneur and the driving
Odds & Ends MARIO BROS. TOURNAMENT WITH BALLAST POINT—Enjoy an O.G. Mario Bros. Tournament for Craft Beer Week with sponsors Ballast Point Brewery out of San Diego. It will be a bracketed, headto-head tournament. Lots of prizes and great beer. 8-11 p.m. FREE. Spacebar Arcade, 200 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-918-0597.
Animals & Pets GOOD STUFF PET TRUCK DOG TRAINING DEMOS AND TREATS— A custom truck made just for dogs, the Good Stuff Pet Truck is stopping in cities across America
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TVAA: MY FAVORITE THINGS— Through June 2. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Initial Point Gallery, Merdian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway St., Meridian, 208-888-4433, meridiancity.org.
force behind Boise’s development from 1891 to 1952. Architectural historian Jamee Fiore will present a slideshow and commentary about this pioneer innovator. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200. history. idaho.gov/preservation-month.
Bargain hunting.
Water and oil.
BELLATOR 155 MMA EVENT
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KAREN WOODS: THE WAY TO WILDER
Once upon a time in America, boxing was dubbed the “sweet science,” but there is nothing sweet nor scientific about bashing someone’s brains in. And the 21st century phenomenon that is Mixed Martial Arts is particularly adept at bashing. Punch-drunk Boise MMA fans should cheer the news of something dubbed Bellator 155, featuring five bouts, coming to Boise’s CenturyLink Arena on Friday, May 20. The main event will feature Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef battling Rafael Carvalho for the Bellator MMA Middleweight Championship. Also on the fight card are: Pat Curran vs Georgi Karakhanya for the Featherweight title, Dan Charles vs. Augusto Sakai in a heavyweight duel, Joey Beltran vs. Chase Gormley in another heavyweight fight, and Marcin Held vs. Dave Jansen in a lightweight match. 5 p.m., $25 - $100, CenturyLink Arena, 233 Capitol Blvd., 208424-2200, centurylinkarenaboise.com
Skip rubber-necking for yard sale signs and plan a little one-stop rummage shopping at the mother of all bazaars—Idaho’s Largest Garage Sale at Expo Idaho. Better yet, take a hard look at all the stuff cluttering up your space and haul it down to be a part of the show. Set for Saturday, May 21 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., the sale attracts 10,000 people each year, picking through countless items—from the practical to the potentially priceless. Admission is $3 for buyers. Buy a non-commercial seller’s booth (defined as hawking common household items) for $30 or a commercial seller’s booth (new items, crafts, business displays, etc.) for $200. Sellers keep their profits and can make tax deductible donations of unsold items to The Arc. Make sure to wear your haggling hat and remember: fair market price is in the eye of the beholder. 7 a.m.-6 p.m., $3. Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5653, idahoslargestgaragesale.com.
Wilder is far from the ever-growing skyline of Boise and the strip malls of Meridian. The sleepy town of around 1,500 has a Mexican restaurant, a cemetery, a couple of schools and a Jacksons Food Store, but it’s the habit of artists to be more observant and sensitive to the realities of their environment. The Way to Wilder, a new exhibit by local artist Karen Woods, shows her as a champion of small places. In her paintings, Woods puts viewers in the passenger’s seat during a drive to Wilder during a rainstorm, offering a vision of small-town life blurred by the tempest. Though delicate in nature, Woods’ works leave a viewer begging for clarity that can only be provided by a windshield wiper blade. The exhibit runs through Sunday, Sept. 11. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m. FREE$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.
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CALENDAR to help educate pet owners about their dogs’ ideal weights and using positive reinforcement dog training to ensure their animals enjoy deliciously balanced lives. Pet parents who stop by can get free dog treats and tips from an area dog-training expert. 5-8 p.m. FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd., Boise, goodstuffpettruck.com.
THURSDAY MAY 19 Festivals & Events HANDS-ON BEER FEST AND TEAM TRIVIA TOURNAMENT—Celebrate American Craft Beer Week with your favorite local and regional breweries. You can test your trivia skill by registering for the competitive team trivia tournament that will cover all subjects (preregistration required). 6-10 p.m. $12 adv., $15 door; $25 trivia contest. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895, dcidaho.org.
On Stage BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: GREASE—Kick off BCM’s Summer Favorites series by singing the night away with Danny and Sandy. 7 p.m. $9 online, $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3450454, 208-387-1273. boiseclassicmovies.com/deals. PURPLE REIGN: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF PRINCE LIVE—Join a diverse lineup of Boise musicians to celebrate the life and music of the Purple One with an evening of live covers. The River’s Tim Johnstone emcees. Wear something purple. 5:30-8 p.m. FREE. The Record Exchange, 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-344-8010, therecordexchange.com. QUEEN MIMI CORPUS CHRISTI HOUSE BENEFIT FILM SCREENING—Mimi Haist left her cheating husband 30 years ago and lived on the street until she was welcomed into a Santa Monica laundromat,
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where she met locals including Renee Zellweger and Zach Galifianakis. Filmed over five years by Yaniv Rokah. 7 p.m. $10. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., Boise, 208-342-4222, theflicksboise.com. US AIR GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS BOISE QUALIFIER—Official qualifier for the U.S. Air Guitar Championships, with $300 in cash prizes. Top two winners get entry into the semi-finals held in Portland on June 17. Free to watch; $15 to compete for your share of Air Guitar glory. 7-9 p.m. FREE-$15. Eastside Tavern, 610 E. Boise Ave., Boise, 208-345-3878, facebook.com/ BoiseAirGuitar.
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NONPROFIT RESOURCE THURSDAYS—Nonprofit leaders, staff members and volunteers are invited to learn about free and low-cost resources available to nonprofits. On May 19, Nancy Buffington, owner of Boise SpeakWell, will guide a discussion on the most effective ways to tell your organization’s story to maximize impact. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org/ calendar.
Kids & Teens BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS GYM AND TEEN CENTER GRAND OPENING AND KIDS’ FAIR— Check out the Boys and Girls Club’s new facilities and enjoy free pizza and ice cream. Plus Bounce House, bike races, face painting, arts and crafts, bean bag toss, money machine and prizes for everyone. 4:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian Boys and Girls Club, 911 N. Meridian Road, Meridian, 208-888-5392, adaclubs.org.
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Shorter lines than the Louvre, more fun than a pack of matches.
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY The problem with museum hopping is the “hopping” part. In bigger cities, you can spend as much time going to and from museums as you do looking at exhibits. For convenience’s sake, catch some of Boise’s finest museums all at once on International Museum Day, which is Sunday, May 22. Held at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Museum Day let’s you see exhibits courtesy of the Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, the World Center for Birds of Prey, the MK Nature Center, the Idaho Military History Museum, the Boise Art Museum and more. Learn to pan for gold, meet awesome birds and try out cultural activities courtesy of the Idaho Black History and Basque museums. Learn about plants at the Idaho Botanical Garden and prisoners at the Old Idaho Pen. Noon-4 p.m. FREE. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2844, history.idaho.gov/oldidaho-penitentiary. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
FOOD, BALLAST POINT TAP TAKEOVER AND TRIVIA—Enjoy great food, beer by Ballast Point Brewing out of San Diego, and trivia, with prizes, samples and more. 5-9 p.m. FREE. Boise HotSpot, Boise TechMall, 1550 S. Cloverdale Road, Ste. 210, Boise, 208-2195774, boisehotspot.com.
FRIDAY MAY 20 Festivals & Events IDAHO YOUTH RANCH WINE, WOMEN AND SHOES—Enjoy Williamson Vineyards wine tasting, a fashion show, and a best in shoe and best dressed contest. Proceeds benefit the Idaho Youth Ranch. 6-9 p.m. $150 and up. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise, 208-3368900. winewomenandshoes.com/ iyrboise.
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CALENDAR On Stage BLT: FLAMING IDIOTS— Carl and Phil’s new gourmet health food restaurant flounders while Zippy’s, a popular cross-town spot, has been crowded ever since a notorious mobster was shot there and that was over 20 years ago. What if someone could get murdered in their restaurant? This contemporary farce takes place entirely in the restaurant kitchen and requires five doors for slamming. May 20-June 4. 8 p.m. $11-$16. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104. boiselittletheater.org/current-season. COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $5-$10. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-9914746, boisecomedy.com. PINTO BENNETT AND THE FAMOUS MOTEL COWBOYS REUNION— Saddle up for the FMC 2016. Along with Pinto Bennett and the Famous Motel Cowboys, this three-day event features outstanding musicians and bands from all over the country, including Boise’s incredibly gifted music community. Expect appearances by surprise guests and alumni members of the Motel Cowboys. See the event Facebook page for details. 5 p.m. $15 Fri.-Sat., FREE Sun. Humpin’ Hannah’s, 621 Main St., Boise, 208-345-7557. WIDE OPEN BEAVERS! NIGHT OF COMEDY— Enjoy a night of comedy headlined by Sophie Hughes, with Lady Bizness (Alisha Donahue and Jynx Jenkins) and Matt Bragg, and hosted by the inimitable Minerva Jayne. 8 p.m. $7, $10 for 2. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-0886.
FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-9728200, boisepubliclibrary.org.
Kids & Teens SPLASH ‘N’ DASH—Parents, enjoy a Friday evening with each other while your children play in the pools. For four hours, certified lifeguard and lesson staff will be in the water actively supervising, playing water games and having a blast swimming around. Preregistration required. For ages 3-12 (children must be potty trained). 5:45-9 p.m. $13-$18. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksandrecreation.org.
Religious/Spiritual LERAINE HORSTMANSHOFF: LIVE KIRTAN MUSIC AND ONENESS MEDITATION—Singer-musician Leraine Horstmanshoff plays kirtan (Bhakti devotional music) with didjeradoo, guitar and a voice that touches the spirit. The evening includes a Oneness Meditation. 7-9 p.m. $25. Boise State Student Union Hatch Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-4261677. onenessboise.com.
Odds & Ends SALSA LOCA III—Shake your coconuts at another crazy night of Latin dancing with 208 Latin Dance. Lesson kicks off the evening; social dancing follows at 9 p.m. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. $8-$10. Big Al’s, 1900 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-7806118.
SATURDAY MAY 21 Festivals & Events 6TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY PROGRESSIVE—Small businesses, artisans, farmers and producers, musicians, and nonprofits come together for a daylong celebration of community and the unique ways that we all contribute to achieving vibrant and thriving communities, and a sustainable future. Learn about the work of Idaho nonprofits, attend workshops, lectures, and find ways to get involved in your community. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE. Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, uvidaho.org.
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Art CRATERS OF THE MOON—Craters of the Moon is an exhibition in two parts, one at Craters of the Moon National Monument near Arco, and one at The Center in Ketchum. Coinciding with the National Park Service Centennial, the exhibition at The Center features work by five artists, each considering Craters of the Moon from different points of view. Plus, the Center has commissioned two of the artists to create large-scale, site-specific sculptures that will be located at the monument this summer before being relocated to sites in Ketchum in the fall. Opening reception May 20 5-7 p.m. Exhibit runs through July 30. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.
Calls to Artists WAR FRONT AUDITIONS—Auditions for the new film War Front will be taking place at the Boise Public Library May 20-22. For more info, contact the director at Thatchernelson1001@gmail.com 1-6 p.m.
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CALENDAR BETTING ON A CURE: A NIGHT IN MONTE CARLO—Help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society continue its battle against blood cancers as you gamble the night away accompanied by tunes from a Rat Pack tribute band. Enjoy a prime rib dinner, dancing, Monte Carlo-style casino games and a live auction. 5:30 p.m. $75. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise, 208-336-8900, bettingonacure.gives. BOISE FARMERS MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 10th and Grove, Boise, 208-345-9287, facebook.com/ TheBoiseFarmersMarket. CANYON COUNTY CO-OP 2016 SUMMER COMMUNITY MARKET—9 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Canyon County Co-op, 1415 First St. S., Nampa, 208-960-0328, canyoncounty.coop. CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Idaho and Jefferson streets, Boise, 208-345-3499, capitalcitypublicmarket.com. CARS AND COFFEE BOISE—This is not a car show, but a kid-friendly meet for car enthusiasts and every-
thing to do with automobiles. If it has an engine, take it. If you want to see some rare cars in the valley (Model T’s to Murcielagos), this is the place to do it. 9-11 a.m. FREE. St. Luke’s Meridian, 520 S. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-381-2592, facebook.com/CACBoise. CEMETERY TOURS—Join David Habben, a local expert in cemetery symbolism and lore, for free tours of Morris Hill and Pioneer cemeteries. Habben will guide visitors through both cemeteries and point out important people, monuments and customs that make these sacred grounds unique. The 90-minute tours start at 10 a.m. at Pioneer Cemetery and 1 p.m. at Morris Hill. Tours are limited to 40 participants, and preregistration is required at http:// bit.ly/BPRCommEd. 10 a.m. FREE. Pioneer Cemetery, 460 E. Warm Springs Ave.; and 1 p.m. FREE. Morris Hill Cemetery, 317 N. Latah St., Boise, 208-384-4391, parks. cityofboise.org. EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET—9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle. 208-489-8789, cityofeagle.org.
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GREAT OUTDOORS FESTIVAL— Join the Friends of the HSB Library for all-ages fun. Noon-4 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Hidden Springs Branch, 5849 W. Hidden Springs Drive, Boise, 208-2292665, adalib.org/hiddensprings. IDAHO’S LARGEST GARAGE SALE—This bazaar event is the perfect kickoff to the yard sale season. It’s your chance to gather all the stuff that’s cluttering up your homes and businesses and make some money selling it to folks in our community who can use it. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. $3 general admission, $30 non-commercial booth, $200 commercial booth. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, idahoslargestgaragesale.com. INAUGURAL URBAN CULTURAL FASHION SHOW—Check out Boise’s first-ever Cultural Fashion Show, featuring local designers and businesses, with most items made and sold here in Idaho. Plus a silent auction to benefit Boise Metro Meals on Wheels and Miss Africa Idaho. 6-8:30 p.m. $15 adv., $20 door. Red Lion Downtowner, 1800 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208344-7691. JDRF ONE WALK—Don’t miss your chance to help JDRF continue to fund life-changing research for the millions of children, adults and families affected by T1D at this 5K walk. 9-11 a.m. FREE. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., near Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road, Meridian, jdrf.org. NAMPA FARMERS’ MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Nampa Farmers’ Market, Longbranch parking lot, Front and 13th, Nampa, 208-4123814. ROARING SPRINGS OPENING WEEKENDS—Roaring Springs Water Park opens for weekends through the Memorial Day holiday, with limited hours (3-8 p.m.) May 31-June 3, before opening daily (11 a.m.-8 p.m.) beginning June 4. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $23.99-$39.99. Roaring Springs Water Park, 400 W. Overland Road, Meridian, 208-8848842, roaringsprings.com.
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WALK FOR WISHES 2016—Celebrate 30 years of granting wishes in Idaho. Powered by wish kids and families, volunteers, donors, corporate sponsors and friends, Walk For Wishes is a nationwide Make-A-Wish signature fundraiser that celebrates the thousands of wishes that have already been granted, while raising funds for future wishes. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $100 fundraising minimum. Axiom Fitness Center, 801 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise. 208-345-9474, idaho. wish.org. WALKABOUT BOISE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR— Join Preservation Idaho for a 1.5hour guided walking tour through 150 years of history and architecture. You’ll get an up-close-andpersonal introduction to the built environment that makes downtown Boise like no other place. Walking tours run Saturdays through Oct.
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CALENDAR 29. Get starting location and additional details when you register or call 208-409-8282. 11 a.m. $10. Basque Block, Grove Street between Capitol Boulevard and Sixth Street, Boise. 208-409-8282, preservationidaho.org. WEST BOISE SATURDAY MARKET—10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Art Zone 208, 3113 N. Cole Road, Boise. 208-322-9464, facebook. com/artzone208.
OPERA IDAHO CHILDREN’S CHORUSES SPRING CONCERT— Join Opera Idaho’s Children’s Choruses for their closing concert of the season. 11 a.m. By donations for Idaho Food Bank. First Presbyterian Church, 950 W. State St., Boise, 208-345-3441. operaidaho. org/childrens-programs. PINTO BENNETT AND THE FAMOUS MOTEL COWBOYS REUNION—5 p.m. $15. Humpin’ Hannah’s, 621 Main St., Boise, 208-345-7557.
On Stage BELINDA BOWLER, RICH BROTHERTON AND JOHN HANSEN REUNION CONCERT—For one night only, old friends and former bandmates Belinda Bowler, Rich Brotherton and John Hansen reunite in concert for the first time in 25 years. Together, they weave an unforgettable blend of musicianship and harmony. 8 p.m. $25. El Korah Shrine Center, 1118 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-343-0571, elkorah.org. BLT: FLAMING IDIOTS—Carl and Phil’s new gourmet health food restaurant flounders while Zippy’s, a popular cross-town spot, has been crowded ever since a notorious mobster was shot there and that was over 20 years ago. What if someone could get murdered in their restaurant? This contemporary farce takes place entirely in the restaurant kitchen and requires five doors for slamming. May 20-June 4. 8 p.m. $11-$16. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org/current-season. CATALPA QUARTET THIRD ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT—Join The Catalpa Quartet, comprised of four Boise High School sophomores, for an afternoon of Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart, Delibes and Led Zeppelin. After the performance, there’ll be a raffle of donated items and reception with the artists. Since 2013, the string ensemble has raised almost $14,000 for the repair of orchestral instruments at Title I elementary schools in the Boise School District. 3 p.m. By donation. Morrison Center Recital Hall, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise State campus, Boise, 208426-1609, catalpaquartet.org. COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $5-$10. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-9914746, boisecomedy.com. THE MYSTICS 50TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY—Party down with Boise’s longest-running classic rock group to celebrate their five decades of playing rock and roll. Special guests will include Mystics from the past and “Jake Blues” of the Blues Brothers Rock N Soul Revue. A live auction will benefit the Ride to the Wall Foundation begun by the late Paul Revere. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $15 door. Mardi Gras Ballroom, 615 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-342-5553.
Art ARTIST STUDIO/GALLERY BIKE TOUR WITH ST(R)EAM COFFEE BIKE—Follow on your bike to artists’ and makers’ studios in Garden City or rent a seat in the pedicab. Tour begins in the Legacy Courtyard at the Garden City Library and will end in the Art Gallery at Cinder Winery. You’ll meet the artists in person and get insights to their work... from your bike. 2-4:30 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City. 917-495-5840. ELIJAH JENSEN-LINDSEY: THE DIAMOND BODY TAKES A BOUGH—Saturdays through May 28, Noon-6 p.m. FREE. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, visualartscollective.com. KRISTEN HILL: COMPOSITIONS OPENING RECEPTION—ARTBENT presents Compositions, a solo exhibition of new works from artist Kristen Hill. 5-9 p.m. FREE. ARTBENT Alternative Space, 1609 N. Orchard St., Boise. kristenhillart.com.
Kids & Teens BOISE BIKE WEEK BIKE RODEO—Kids are invited to ride their bikes over to the Library at Cole and Ustick for two-wheeled fun. Boise Police officers will be on hand to give kids tips and information about proper cycling techniques, and the Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance will also be there to inspect your bike and helmet to ensure they’re safe for riding this summer. Part of Boise Bike Week. 2 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-972-8300, boisepubliclibrary.org. NPL RIGHT ON TARGET SENSORY STORY TIME—On the third Saturday of the month, patrons with special needs and their families, caregivers and therapists are invited to the NPL’s new sensory story time. The planning will focus on cognitive levels of pre-school through second grade with stories, songs and activities. Third Saturday of every month. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Continues through May 21. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-4685800. nampalibrary.org/calendar. PEEKING UNDER THE SURFACE: HOW SEISMOLOGISTS SEE INSIDE THE EARTH—Youth in grades four and up are invited to join Dr. Michael Morison, Ph.D., for this engaging two-hour workshop. To register, call Eliza at 208-5715720 by May 16. 10 a.m.-noon. $10. Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, idahomuseum.org. 208-571-5720.
Animals & Pets Literature BARBECUE BASH FOR BOOKS— Join the Garden City Library Foundation for barbecue, live auction, door prizes, raffles and music. Proceeds will support the library’s programs, including the mobile literacy Bells for Books. Adults only. 6-9 p.m. $25. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary. org/bash.
Sports & Fitness FEDERATION OF THE BLIND CYCLE FOR INDEPENDENCE BIKE RIDE—Join the Treasure Valley Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind for their annual Cycle for Independence bike ride and fundraiser. It’s their way of having fun while continuing to ensure the blind in Idaho can independently live the life they want. There are 10-mile, 25-mile and metric century options. Online registration ends May 18, but you can still register at the race. 8 a.m. $20-$40. Riverglen Junior High, 6801 Gary Lane, Boise, 208-8545910. tvcblindidaho.org.
BOISE HOST LIONS 3RD ANNUAL DOXIE STROLL AND SHOW—Join in the fun while supporting the Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation, Idaho Eye Bank, Camp Hodia and Julia Davis Window to the River Project. Events include costume contest, Doxie stroll, obstacle course, Trick or Treat, and Doxie metrics. See website for rules and registration forms. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $25-$30. Winstead Park, 6150 W. Northview St., Boise, 208-608-7600. BOISE VALLEY CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATION SHOW—Join the Boise Valley Cutting Horse Association for two shows over two days. In this competition, a horse and rider work as a team before a judge or panel of judges to demonstrate the horse’s athleticism and ability to handle cattle during a 2-1/2 minute performance. T&C Yummy’s concessions on site. 8 a.m. FREE. Canyon County Fairgrounds, 111 22nd Ave. S., Caldwell, 208-4558500, canyoncountyfair.org. MAY WATERSHED WEEKEND: WETLANDS BIRD DISCOVERY DAY—Celebrate our migratory bird visitors at Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve by participating in this spring bird count. You’ll hike along the trail, play a bird beak and nest match game, learn the sights and
sounds of many avian species, and learn how to best help our feathered friends. Note: Boise WaterShed is closed for this event. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve, 5301 N. Maple Grove Road, Boise. 208-608-7300, boiseenvironmentaleducation.org.
Food 5TH ANNUAL TILLERY FUND CRAWFISH BOIL AND AUCTION— Do you like crawfish, live zydeco music and fun? If so, join the Tillery Fund to raise money for local veterans. Monies raised will assist with veterans’ training, job opportunities, mental health issues, housing and moral support for their families. 5-10:30 p.m. $40, $60 couples. Friends Community Event Center (Star Barn), 439 N. Star Road, Star, 208-286-7356. tilleryfund.org.
SUNDAY MAY 22 Festivals & Events HISTORY MONTH OPEN PARLORS AT THE BISHOPS’ HOUSE—Celebrate History Month at The Bishops’ House with a tour of Boise’s treasured Queen Anne Victorian home. You’ll hear the story of how this historic home was saved and moved to the Old Pen Historic District. 1-4 p.m. By donation. Bishops’ House, 2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-342-3279. thebishopshouse.com/page/events. INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY—Check out local museums’ offerings at one convenient location. Activities include gold panning by the Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, live raptors brought by the World Center for Birds of Prey, nature activities by the MK Nature Center, military displays by the Idaho Military History Museum, and cultural activities by the Idaho Black History Museum and the Basque Museum. Additional museums providing displays and activities include the Idaho Botanical Garden, Boise WaterShed, the Boise Art Museum, the Idaho State Historical Museum, and of course, the Old Pen. Noon-4 p.m. FREE. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-3342844, history.idaho.gov/old-idahopenitentiary.
Sports & Fitness BOISE BRANCH LINE BICYCLE TOURS—Take a bicycle tour of the old Boise Branch Line Railroad with Eriks Garsvo, who also leads historic tours of the Boise Train Depot. Approximately five miles in length and three hours long, the tour is geared to people who love history and love to bike. The ride will start on Orchard Street by Idaho Camera, and end just after Warm Springs Golf Course. Meet in the parking lot next to bike trail at 1214 N. Orchard St. 1-3 p.m. $5. boise-branch-linebicycle-tours.eventbrite.com.
Kids & Teens ZOO DAZE—Kick off summer Zoo Boise style. Take the whole family to meet Baloo from The Jungle Book. There’ll be all-day entertainment unlike anything you’ve ever seen at Zoo Boise before, plus the celebration of Tuffy the Penguin’s Sweet 16, special jungle-themed animal enrichments, face painting, games, yummy food and, of course, the zoo. Last admission 4:30 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$10. Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208608-7760, zooboise.org/event/ zoo-daze-2.
Animals & Pets BOISE VALLEY CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATION SHOW—8 a.m. FREE. Canyon County Fairgrounds, 111 22nd Ave. S., Caldwell, 208455-8500, canyoncountyfair.org.
MONDAY MAY 23 Festivals & Events VETERANS HOUSING OUTREACH—Veterans can get connected with essential VA services like housing and medical care on Mondays in the Main Library’s Simplot Room. Bryan Bumgarner of Healthcare for Homeless Veterans from the Boise VA Medical Center, will be on hand to lend a helping hand, so vets are encouraged to drop by. 10:30 a.m.-noon. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.
On Stage OUTLAW FIELD: PAUL SIMON—Join the Grammy Award-winning legend for the kickoff of the 2016 Outlaw Field Summer Concert Series. 7 p.m. SOLD OUT. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.
Literature POETRY SLAM—7 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe, 225 N. Fifth St., Boise, 208-429-1911, thehighnotecafe. com.
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DISHIN’ ON NUTRITION— ONE members around the globe are speaking out to tell their elected leaders to increase investments in nutrition, so we can save lives and boost economies. Join ONE members to learn how nutrition aid is one of the most costeffective ways to fight extreme poverty around the globe, and advocate for the world’s poorest people by writing letters to our elected officials on the importance of nutrition aid in the U.S. budget. Nutritious snacks will be served. RSVP on event link. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, act.one.org/event/ generalevent_attend/11590.
JUMP INTO ANIMATION—Bring your own drawings to life in this introductory class on creating animation. Learn the skills you need to make the JUMP frog jump or walk. Each student will learn the basics of animation and how to make drawings move. Stick figures welcome. For ages 14 and up. 5:30-8 p.m. $60 for 2 classes. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 Myrtle St., Boise. 208-639-6610.
TUESDAY MAY 24 Festivals & Events ANNE FRANK HUMAN RIGHTS MEMORIAL TOURS—Join docents for free 45-minute guided tours of the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial every Tuesday, through October. Meet at the statue of Anne Frank in the Memorial. No reservation required. For all ages. 12:15 p.m. FREE. Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, 777 S. Eighth St., Boise. 208-345-0304, wassmuthcenter.org/events.
On Stage THE ADDICTS COMEDY TOUR—Humor heals all wounds...eventually. Enjoy the deep laughs emanating from surviving life’s darkest moments in this funny, poignant stand-up comedy show about the journey back to sanity. 7 p.m. $22. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-9412459, liquidboise.com. CELTIC WOMAN: DESTINY WORLD TOUR—Multiplatinum Irish music sensation Celtic Woman presents an entirely new production with many songs from the forthcoming Destiny CD and DVD, including timeless Irish traditional and contemporary standards delivered in the group’s celebrated style. 7 p.m. $35-$100. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, box office: 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu. THE POSIES SECRET POP-UP SHOW—With their eighth album, Solid States, in tow (out May 20 on MyMusicEmpire), The Posies are embarking on a Secret Pop-Up Show Tour, with the actual address of the show being released to ticket holders not more than 24 hours in advance. The new CD will be available at the show along with a bonus download. For all ages. 7 p.m. $28-$81. theposies. net.
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JUMP INTO BACHATA DANCING— Try something new and JUMP into this beautiful form of Latin dance from the Dominican Republic that has become highly popular around the world. The first two sessions will focus on technique while the latter two sessions will highlight choreography. Beginner to intermediate levels welcome. For ages 13 and up. 8-9 p.m. $13 per-session drop-in fee, $40 for 4 sessions. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 Myrtle St., Boise, jacksurbanmeetingplace. org, 208-639-6610. JUMP INTO SALSA DANCING—Try something new and JUMP into this fun and highly popular form of Latin dance. The first two sessions will focus on technique while the latter two sessions will highlight choreography. Beginner to intermediate levels welcome. For ages 13 and up. 7-8 p.m. $40 for 4 sessions or $13 per-session drop-in fee. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 Myrtle St., Boise, jacksurbanmeetingplace. org, 208-639-6610. LEARN HOW TO SAFELY PRESERVE FOOD—Join University of Idaho Extension faculty to learn hands-on how to safely preserve food products. The seven-week course runs Tuesdays April 12-May 24. Master food safety adviser certification will be offered. Course topics include Canning Acid Foods (Fruits and Tomatoes); Canning LowAcid Foods (Meats and Vegetables); Jams, Jellies and Preserves; Pickling; Dehydration; Food Safety and Freezing Methods. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $149. University of Idaho Ada County Extension Office, 5880 Glenwood St., Boise, 208-287-5900. uidaho.edu/extension/county/ada. MICROSOFT WORD INTERMEDIATE—Let the Garden City Library’s computer experts help you get the skills you need to succeed. To sign up for this free class, call 208-4722941 or email reference@gardencitylibrary.org. 8:30-10:30 a.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, notaquietlibrary.org. 208-472-2941.
Calls to Artists BOISE WEEKLY 14TH ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CONTEST SUBMISSIONS OPEN—Shutterbugs, the BW’s B&W Photo Contest has gone digital, so head over to bwphotocontest.boiseweekly. com and start downloading your entries. Categories remain unchanged: People, Places and Things, and there’ll be prizes for the top three entries in all three categories (all
entry fees go toward prize money). You can vote for your favorites (also online) June 2-12, and the winners will be printed in the June 15 issue. $5 per entry. Boise Weekly, 523 Broad St., Boise, 208-344-2055, bwphotocontest.boiseweekly.com. EAGLE PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL—The 2016 Eagle Plein Air Festival and Competition will be held Thursday, June 2, through Sunday, June 5. Open to professional and nonprofessional artists of all skill levels, the first 50 artists to register receive a Welcome Bag with $100 worth of gifts. At the end of the festival, the public can view and purchase these unique visions of Eagle at the Festival Exhibition and Awards Reception Saturday evening. Visit the website for registration details. Through June 2. $35. The Gallery at Finer Frames, 164 E. State St., Ste. B, Eagle. 208888-9898, eaglepleinairfestival. com.
Talks & Lectures ARCHAEOLOGY OF MATERNITY: A VIRTUAL WORLD TOUR OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND MATERNAL PRACTICES—Join the Idaho State Historical Society for this lecture celebrating Idaho Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month. This virtual world tour showcases historical practices related to fertility and birth control, prenatal, labor and childbirth and post-natal care of mothers and infants, and child-rearing practices like breastfeeding and baby wearing. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-972-8300.
Sports & Fitness DISC GOLF 101—Learn the rules of the game, take a look at basic throws and examine different types of discs. After the class, you can grab a few discs and see for yourself why disc golf has become so popular with people of all ages. Meet by the pond. 6:30-8 p.m. $8. West Park, Lone Star Road and Midland Boulevard, Nampa, nampaparksandrecreation.org, 208-468-5858.
Citizen TUESDAY DINNER—Volunteers needed to help cook up a warm dinner for Boise’s homeless and needy population, and clean up afterward. Event is nondenominational. 4:307:30 p.m. FREE. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 707 W. Fort St., Boise, 208-344-3011.
Odds & Ends FLYING M TRIVIA NIGHT—Enjoy a spirited competition filled with your favorite music between questions. Prizes include a $30 Flying M gift card for first place, $20 for second, and $10 for third. 7 p.m. FREE. Flying M Coffeegarage, 1314 Second St. S., Nampa, 208-467-5533.
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MEGAFAUNA, MAY 18, TOM GRAINEY’S In a 2014 interview with the Austin Chronicle, Dani Neff, singerguitarist of Austin-based Megafauna, talked about her influences. “Kurt Cobain’s jagged, careless style,” she said. “Jimi Hendrix’s playing: fiery, unrestrained. I love Radiohead. I don’t know if it’s noticeable, the Radiohead influence, but it’s there.” You can hear it all in Neff’s relentless riffs and nimble, searing solos, which haven’t gone unnoticed: Austin Chronicle writer Kevin Curtain voted Neff his choice as Austin’s best electric guitarist in 2013, The Phoenix New Times said Megafauna’s sound “revolves around Neff’s manic and blistering guitar” and Guitar World took note of her “mind-melting shredding.” Megafauna bassist Greg Yancey and drummer Zack Humphrey, have earned kudos, too, with Consequence of Sound praising their ability to “build a thudding, low-end groove ready to shatter your car windows,” so don’t miss this show—but maybe don’t park too close. —Ben Schultz Opening for The Raven and The Writing Desk with Addam Chavarria and Critter Soup. 9:30 p.m., FREE. Tom Grainey’s, 109 S. Sixth St., 208-345-2505, tomgraineys.com.
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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY MAY 18
THURSDAY MAY 19
FRIDAY MAY 20
DEVIANT KIN—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow
BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
FREUDIAN SLIP—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel
DAN COSTELLO—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365
JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
THE ENGLISH BEAT—9 p.m. $15 adv., $20 door. Reef
13TH ANNUAL PINTO BENNETT AND THE FAMOUS MOTEL COWBOYS REUNION—With John Hansen, New Transit, Rocci Johnson Band and more. 5 p.m. $15. Humpin’ Hannah’s
JOSHUA TREE—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
AN EVENING WITH IDAHO ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL ROCK BANDS—8 p.m. FREE. Flying M Coffeegarage
LEON RUSSELL AND NED EVETT—8 p.m. $30-$60. Revolution ONRY OZZBORN—With Woolsee, Graves 33, and Myke Bogan. 9:30 p.m. $7. Reef SNOW ROLLER—With Western Daughter, and Telescopes as Time Machines. 7 p.m. $5. Neurolux STEVE EATON—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio VIOLENT FEMMES—With Phoebe Bridgers. 8 p.m. $33-$70. Knitting Factory WAYNE WHITE—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365
FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s PENTAGRAM—With Wax Idols and King Woman. 7 p.m. $20 adv., $23 door. Neurolux PURPLE REIGN: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF PRINCE LIVE—5:30 p.m. FREE. The Record Exchange ROBBERS ROOST—7 p.m. FREE. High Note SEAN HATTON—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio
KAYLEIGH JACK—8 p.m. FREE. Piper REBECCA SCOTT BAND—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio SAMMY DAVIS JR. AND DEAN MARTIN TRIBUTE—10 p.m. FREE. Chandlers SOUL SERENE—10 p.m. FREE. Reef
ANDREW SHEPPARD BAND— 8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
URAL THOMAS AND THE PAIN—8 p.m. $10. The Olympic
BECKY AND LLOYD BLAKE—7 p.m. FREE. High Note
WIDOWER—With Kurgan Hypothesis, Black Friar, and The Further. 8 p.m. $TBA. The Shredder
BEN BURDICK—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GONION—5:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill BLAZE AND KELLY—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s BREAD AND CIRCUS—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole BREAKDOWN BOULEVARD—With Van Eps, The Forgotten, and Jimmy Sinn and the Bastard Kinn. 8 p.m. $6-$10. Knitting Factory BRETT REID—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio DAVE MOSS AND REBECCA WRIGHT—6 p.m. FREE. Courtyard by Marriott Boise West-Meridian
SATURDAY MAY 21 13TH ANNUAL PINTO BENNETT AND THE FAMOUS MOTEL COWBOYS REUNION—With Muzzie Braun, Steve Eaton, Joshua Tree and more. 5 p.m. $15. Humpin’ Hannah’s ANOMALY FARM—7 p.m. FREE. High Note AUTHENTIC IMITATION—7:30 p.m. $10-$15 adv., $15-$20 door. Sapphire BELINDA BOWLER, RICH BROTHERTON AND JOHN HANSEN REUNION—8 p.m. $25. El Korah
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MUSIC GUIDE BIG WOW BAND—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GONION—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill THE BLIND MICE—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s BRETT WELTY BAND—10 p.m. $5. Reef CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
MONDAY MAY 23 BILLY BRAUN—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 BRANDON PRITCHETT—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio CHUCK SMITH—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers LINEAR DOWNFALL—With Regular Sounds, and Phantahex. 7 p.m. $5. Neurolux
DANIEL AMEDEE AND GOLD LIGHT—With Steven Mara. 7 p.m. FREE. High Note ESTEBAN ANASTASIO—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers KRISTEN FORD—9 p.m. FREE. Reef MISSISSIPPI MARSHALL—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 THE POSIES SECRET POP-UP SHOW—The address of the show will be released to ticket holders 24 hours in advance. 7 p.m. $27-$80. theposies.net.
GUESS WHEN—8:30 p.m. FREE. Ha’ Penny
OUTLAW FIELD: PAUL SIMON—7 p.m. SOLD OUT. Idaho Botanical Garden
HECKTOR PECKTOR—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s
SPENCER BATT—6 p.m. FREE. Bodovino
RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: SAINT MOTEL—With Phases. 7 p.m. $14 adv., $16 door. Neurolux
TUESDAY MAY 24
THE RINGTONES—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
HUMAN OTTOMAN AND 2X2— 7:30 p.m. FREE. The District IT WAS SATURDAY NIGHT (I GUESS THAT MAKES IT ALL RIGHT) PRINCE VINYL TRIBUTE—10 p.m. FREE. Spacebar J. KEN CROSS—2 p.m. FREE. Artistblue KQXR 100.3 THE X FREE SHOW: DEVOUR THE DAY—Win tickets by listening to 100.3 The X. 8 p.m. FREE. Knitting Factory
BARONESS AND YOUTH CODE—8 p.m. $16.50-$40. Knitting Factory CELTIC WOMAN: DESTINY WORLD TOUR—7 p.m. $35-$100. Morrison Center CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
TOM HOGARD AND TOM PHELPS—6 p.m. FREE. Courtyard by Marriott Boise West-Meridian TRAVIS WARD—5:30 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s TYLOR AND THE TRAIN ROBBERS—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye
LIMEHOUSE—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio LITTLE TEXAS—6 p.m. $15 adv. $20 door. Crooked Fence MANDROID ECHOSTAR—With Auras, Bombs Over Rome and Trebuchet. 7 p.m. $8. The Shredder THE MYSTICS 50TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY—7 p.m. $10 adv., $15 door. Mardi Gras
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NORMAN BAKER AND THE BACKROADS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s OHIOAN—With Sun Blood Stories, and Tisper. 7 p.m. $5. Neurolux PATRICIA FOLKNER—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 SHON SANDERS—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio SPENCER BATT—8 p.m. FREE. Piper TRACTORBEAM—7 p.m. FREE. County Line Brewing
SUNDAY MAY 22 13TH ANNUAL PINTO BENNETT AND THE FAMOUS MOTEL COWBOYS REUNION—With Reilly Coyote, Michaela French, Kip Attaway and more. 2p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s CHUCK SMITH TRIO—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio JOHNNY SHOES—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio TAMBALKA—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio
PURPLE REIGN, MAY 19, THE RECORD EXCHANGE Purple is the royal color. The proof: It was Prince’s favorite. So put on your purple and join Boise rock royalty on Thursday, May 19 at The Record Exchange for “Purple Reign,” a Prince tribute show starring some of Boise’s best bands and musicians. Emceed by 94.9 The River’s Tim Johnstone, catch big local hitters like aka Belle, former Prince keyboardist Gayle Chapman, Edmond Dantes, Mostly Muff, Phantahex, Curtis Stigers, Sun Blood Stories and more as they perform covers of songs by one of music’s most elusive personalities and versatile performers, Prince Rogers Nelson, who died April 21 at the age of 57. The event is free but the love for His Royal Purpleness is so great, the RX might be crammed to capacity, so attendees need a wristband to get in—visit therecordexchange.com for more info. —Harrison Berry 5:30 p.m. FREE. The Record Exchange, 1105 W. Idaho St., 208-344-8010, therecordexchange.com.
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Chloe Sevigny (left) and Kate Beckinsale (right) are miscast and pitch-perfect, respectively, in this biting British comedy of manners.
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BRITAIN Love & Friendship is as tart and refreshing as lemonade GEORGE PRENTICE how comically adept he is—and Austen was. Beware of Lady Susan Vernon. Though lovely The opening sequence of Love & Friendas an English rose, step too close and her ship strikes a welcome silly tone. Similar to the thorns may do some serious damage. Joyously opening of a cheesy prime time TV soap opera embodied by Kate Beckinsale, the centerpiece (think Dynasty or Dallas), we’re introduced of Love & Friendship Lady Susan is drop-dead to the main characters in a series of title cards gorgeous—if only she would drop dead. in which each actor, posing with ridiculous Writer/director Whit Stillman (auteur of seriousness, is framed by their character’s comedy-of-manners trilogy Metropolitan, name and some whimsical identifier, such as “a Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco) reportdivinely attractive man,” “his obliging wife” or edly spent years obsessing over Jane Austen’s “a bit of a rattle” (translation: unfinished novella Lady Susan. blithering idiot). Stillman has produced few LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (PG-13) However, it is Lady Susan film projects of late, but Love who pulls all the strings in & Friendship—as tart and Written and directed by Whit Stillman Love & Friendship. She’s a refreshing as an early summer widow—not the grief-stricken pitcher of lemonade—has Starring Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny kind—who continues to dine been worth the wait. Bundled out on her good looks and with art direction by Louise Opens Friday, May 27 at The Flicks, 646 W. Fulton St., 208charm. Her behind-closedMathews (BBC America’s 342-4288, theflicksboise.com. doors behavior follows her, Ripper Street) and costumes however, forcing Lady Susan from Eimer Ni Mhaoldomto flit from mansion to manhnaigh (Brideshead Revisited), sion, always overextending her welcome and Stillman’s script is the best Austen big screen nearly always whispering something awful treatment since 1995’s Sense and Sensibility. under her breath about her gracious hosts. There has been a steady glut of film and “Darling, we don’t live. We visit,” Lady television adaptations of Austen’s novels, but so many have of them have been little more than Susan tells her daughter Frederica (Morfydd Clark). “We’re entirely at the mercy of our museum pieces. Here, Stillman shows some acquaintances.” respect for his source material and reminds us 18 | MAY 18–24, 2016 | BOISEweekly
When she’s not conducting a torrid affair with a married lord at a nearby estate, Lady Susan is trying to snag a husband for her reluctant daughter (and maybe one for herself, too). Seduction and deception follow, and the whole hot mess could be serialized into a 1790s version of The Real Housewives of Britain. Beckinsale is teamed once again with Chloe Sevigny. The two were coincidentally cast together in 1998’s The Last Days of Disco, another orgy of gossip from Stillman. Unfortunately, Sevigny is miscast in Love & Friendship, and all the costumes and wigs in Britain can’t mask her modernity. Fortunately, this misstep is a small matter in an otherwise entertaining film. One interesting side note: Stillman was so engrossed in this project, he told The New York Times that to coincide with the release of Love & Friendship, he is releasing his own hardcopy novelization of the same story, including all 41 letters from Austen’s Lady Susan. Stillman even went as far as telling The Times he thought the original Austen novella “was flawed,” and that he might produce a better story. It’s audacious hubris, tremendous commitment or both. Whatever it is, Lady Susan would have been delighted. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star in DCI Banks.
COPPERS AND CASES: STREAM A BOOTFUL OF BONNIE BRITISH DRAMAS
Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz (left) run but can’t hide in The Lobster; Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne (right) hug but can’t coexist in The Meddler.
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The Lobster and The Meddler: No and No GEORGE PRENTICE To determine whether you should pay full admis- even after two viewings, for the life of me, I didn’t get it. I understood it, but I just didn’t get it. sion to see The Lobster, take the following quiz: The good folks at the Cannes Film Festival • If you enjoy the work of filmmaker Yorgos loved The Lobster. It received the 2015 Cannes Lanthimos (Dogtooth, Alps), give yourself two Palme d’Or, the festival’s highest award. I’m not points. certain, however, if that’s high praise. Cannes has • If you’re a fan of Colin Farrell, John C. previously handed its top prize to the sublime Reilly, Rachel Weisz or Ben Whishaw, give your(Amour, 2012) the pretentious (The Tree of Life, self one point for each. 2011) and the absurd (Dancer in the Dark, 2000). • If you prefer surrealist cinema from the Unfortunately, the news is also not so good for likes of Luis Bunuel, Charlie Kaufman or David The Meddler. I screened this film Lynch, you get three points. at the 2015 Toronto International • If you’ve seen every other THE LOBSTER (R) Film Festival and when I referred critically acclaimed film and Written and directed by Yorgos to my notes, some rather unpleashave an extra Hamilton burnLanthimos / co-written by Efthyant memories came rushing back ing a hole in your pocket, add mis Filippou Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel about this disappointing followone point. Weisz, John C. Reilly, Ben up from Lorene Scafaria, whose And there you have it. On Whishaw writer/director debut was the a scale of zero to 10, your total Opens Friday, May 27 at The 2012 rom-com, Seeking a Friend score should truly drive your Flicks, 646 W. Fulton St., 208342-4288, theflicksboise.com. for the End of the World. decision of whether to order In The Meddler, Susan SaranThe Lobster or toss it back to don plays Marnie Minervini, a the sea. mother from, well, maybe not hell, As for me, The Lobster was THE MEDDLER (PG-13) but close. When her husband passes rarely delightful, more often Written and Directed by away, Marnie pulls up her Brookobnoxious and always confoundLorene Scafaria Starring Susan Sarandon lyn roots and heads west to invade ing. With an original script by and Rose Byrne daughter Lori’s (Rose Byrne) life in Lanthimos and co-author EfthyOpens Friday, May 20 at Los Angeles. Soon, this meddling mis Filippou, this dark comedy The Flicks mom is combing through Lori’s tells the story of a dystopian Internet browser history and telling future in which it is illegal to be Lori’s ex her daughter is still in love with him. single. Anyone not partnered by early adulthood While The Meddler evokes a handful of laughs is shipped off to a tacky hotel where they have 45 and a few sobs, Sarandon and Byrne are both fine days to hook up with a romantic partner or be turned into an animal and cast into the wild. The actresses and deserve better. The Meddler feels way too familiar—and that’s not a compliment. premise was daffy enough to be entertaining but BOISE WEEKLY.COM
In British police procedurals, murder scenes are as grisly and murderers are as twisted as in any American-made thriller (think the visceral and visually exquisite Hannibal). British crime dramas often vary, though, in that they eschew car chases and shootouts for long blocks of exposition or dialogue, allowing for rich character development. Hulu and Netflix are currently offering some British dramas in which the characters—and, fortunately the storylines—are so engaging, it’s easy to forget they’re fictional. From ITV come two shows with damaged but strong detectives at their core: the long-running, award-winning DCI Banks (2010), which follows headstrong and sometimes eerily farsighted Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks (Stephen Tompkinson) as he deftly navigates solving heinous murders but stumbles through interpersonal relationships. Tompkinson does a brilliant job of portraying a man who believes everyone counts and gives so much of himself to the job, there’s little left for anyone else. Hulu is currently streaming the first three seasons but get binging now, and you’ll be ready when season four begins airing Friday, June 3 on IPTV. Also streaming for Hulu subscribers is BBC 2’s award-winning Line of Duty (2012), one of the densest, tensest shows to hit the small screen since HBO’s The Wire—and also one of the most popular. Line of Duty is BBC 2’s mostwatched drama in more than 10 years. In this addictive show, Martin Compston plays Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott, a by-the-book officer whose refusal to lie when an innocent man is killed during a raid gets him transferred to AC12, one of a dozen police anti-corruption units in the West Midlands. Arnott, his partner Detective Constable Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) and department boss, Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar), work to nab “bent” cops, but all the lies they hear and all the lies they tell lead them to become suspicious of everyone—even each other. Part of what makes Line of Duty so mesmerizing is how the narrative of each season intertwines into a much bigger—and much more depraved—story. The Guardian said it best, calling it “extraordinary, intense, butt-clenchingly gripping television.” —Amy Atkins BOISEweekly | MAY 18–24, 2016 | 19
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While you probably won’t find many examples of Chenin Blanc at your favorite wine shop, it’s a grape you will find planted in regions around the world. From Washington to South Africa, France to California, Chenin Blanc has found a home. There are Chenin vineyards in Canada and even India. We tried examples from each of those regions, and while the grape is synonymous with Loire, our French entry just missed the cut.
Left to right: The Roasted at Wild Root Cafe & Market and the roast beef sandwich at Bleubird.
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Two chefs recommend two great lunch spots with great roast beef sandwiches HARRISON BERRY Kris Komori and Moshit Mizrachi-Gabbitas have a couple things in common. Komori, of State and Lemp, and Mizrachi-Gabbitas, of Janjou Patisserie, were nominated earlier this year for prestigious James Beard Awards, the former for Best Chef: Northwest; the latter for Outstanding Baker. When asked about their favorite Boise restaurants, they revealed something else they have in common—a shared love for Wild Root Cafe & Market and Bleubird. Wild Root is a hip newcomer to Eighth Street, specializing in organic, sustainable salads, sandwiches and brunches. Bleubird is a popular 10th Street lunch spot that specializes in sandwiches, salads and housemade sodas. Another thing they share are stellar roast beef sandwiches. Here’s how they stack up:
WILD ROOT The Roasted—Coffee-rubbed roast beef, apricot mustard jam, Taleggio cheese and greens on walnutraisin bread, $12 The “Roasted” is a sandwich for the ultimate carnivore: a butte of medium-rare, coffee groundencrusted, sliced top round beef, it triggers parts of the human brain still held in common with great white sharks. Based on its size, predatory megafauna seems to be the sandwich’s intended consumer, but this beauty is more subtle. “There’s thought in composition,” said Wild Root co-owner Michael Trebbi. That comes through in unexpected tangy greens and almost show-stealing walnut-raisin bread. The apricot mustard jam gives the whole affair a sweet, vinegary quality and the Taleggio cheese is, as
Trebbi put it, “a little funky.” from the menu over the years, but the roast beef Trebbi owns Wild Root with his wife, Anneis a staple. Marie. His career began near Chicago and he was “I’ll always have a beef, and it’ll always have a corporate chef for more than 20 years before bleu cheese,” she said. coming to Boise in 2012. His market research Other ingredients, however, are variable. Previshowed demand for a downtown eatery geared ous versions have featured smoky and Danish toward more food-conscious consumers. bleu cheeses. Kornfield regularly reinvents it to “There were few places where you could go for give customers favorites but tweaking the details. breakfast and lunch that had healthier options,” A Boise native, Kornfield lived for nine years he said. in Vail, Colo., where she met her husband and Wild Root’s menu is smart and eclectic, and Bleubird co-owner David “DK” Kelly. While visThe Roasted is a prime example, but it’s subject iting Boise, the couple spotted a vacant storefront to change. Unsatisfied with merely and knew they wanted to open encrusting the beef with coffee a restaurant there. WILD ROOT CAFE & grounds, Trebbi will add coffee exOriginally, Kornfield and MARKET tract, stressing its flavor. He’ll tinker Kelly were Bleubird’s only staff 276 N. 8th St., 208-8568956, wildrootcafe.com with dishes to get them exactly right. and it was open until 7:30 p.m. “It really is playing with things Today, four employees help BLEUBIRD 224 N. 10th St., 208-345while they’re on the menu,” he said. sling sandwiches and Bleubird 1055, bleubirdboise.com The eatery has garnered praise closes up shop at 4 p.m. on from acknowledged chefs like weekdays. Mizrachi-Gabbitas and Komori, but for Trebbi, “We decided to be open when we’re busy and chefs are ultimately similar to walk-in customers. closed when we’re not,” Kornfield said. “It’s funny “They’ll go if you’re doing it right,” he said. because people started asking, ‘When are you going to be open later?’” The owners have long credited Bleubird’s BLEUBIRD success in an increasingly crowded marketplace to Roast Beef—Roast beef, cambozola cheese, more than the food. The restaurant’s high ceilings, chimichurri, yellow tomato, pickled shallots, greens, zinc countertop and park bench, counter and rosemary horseradish cream, roast beef, $9 Sarah Kornfield, co-owner of Bleubird, makes loft seating arrangements give the interior what Kornfield called a “boutique-y, whimsical” feel, 20 to 25 roast beef sandwiches a day. and Kelly never forgets a name or a face. The line “I can make them in my sleep,” she said. can be long, it moves lightning fast. That’s about one out of every 10 sandwiches “I want to quote my man here,” Kornfield Bleubird sells. There, the lunchtime line of cussaid, indicating a nearby employee. “He said tomers usually stretches out the door and down sometimes he waits longer at the bank.” the sidewalk. Sandwiches have come and gone BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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Jewel is in a good place right now, literally and figuratively. Speaking to Boise Weekly from Monterey, Calif., the singer said she’ll make a few more stops in equally idyllic settings before coming to Boise on Thursday, May 26, where she’ll play to a sold-out audience at the Egyptian Theatre. Two days later, she’ll give the keynote speech at The Sun Valley Wellness Festival. “Wellness is giving yourself permission and finding the resources to be an unedited version of yourself,” Jewel said. She certainly didn’t edit much out of her bestselling biography, Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story (Blue Rider Press, Sept. 2015). In it, Jewel shares how she was abused as a child, was homeless at 18, lived in her car, resorted to shoplifting, became an international recording star, had an affair with Sean Penn, starred in an Ang Lee film, performed for Pope John Paul II and how, at the age of 20, lost all of her money and her mother/manager “was not the person I thought she was.”
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more exceptional if we’re willing to let go of the pain and convert that into wisdom. And is that why you titled your book, Never Broken? I see a lot of young people struggling, saying they’re broken. That’s not the case. It’s only a perception of being broken. It’s a very difficult fire to walk through, but when you walk through it, you can be more empathetic and gracious. You’re the keynote at the Sun Valley Wellness Festival, which leads to the obvious question: what’s wellness to you? Giving permission and finding the resources to be an unedited version of yourself. Honoring all aspects of yourself.
Sometime around 2006, you wrote a very specific lyric for a song called, “Goodbye Alice in Wonderland.” You wrote, “Your love can be used against you.” What were you talking about? My relationship with my mom was very facilitative, and my need for love ended up beYou’re one of the few people on the planet ing something that created a kind of blindness in me. known only by one name. When did you make that decision? Have you heard from your mother since It was really a big deal. I had just made my your book was published? first record, and the record label shipped the No. I didn’t write this about my mom. I artwork to me. But that day, I spent a bit more tried to keep it all in my lane. Honestly, I don’t time surfing and by the time I got out of the have any hard feelings. I just wanted to share water, I missed the deadline. I noticed that they left my last name off the some of the things I overcame. album, but I didn’t think my first record would A few years back, you wrote that most be as successful as it was. singer/songwriters produced their best I think a lot of your fans may have thought work in their 20s and novelists did their best work in their 50s. Do you still feel they knew your backstory, including bethat way? ing homeless at such a young age, but I think that’s true generally. That’s why I your new book has some rather stunning wanted to avoid that. I’ve really tried to have revelations. a career that kept my writing alive. I made I had a very specific goal: to reach out to choices that weren’t necessarily good for fame people who may have had their own difficult or fortune, but good for me as an artist. Why life story. not check back in 20 years from now and see Our pain or tribulation doesn’t have to how I stack up? make us damaged. In fact, it can help us be BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): “An oar moves a boat by entering what lies outside it,” writes poet Jane Hirshfield. You can’t use the paddle inside the boat! It’s of no value to you unless you thrust it into the drink and move it around vigorously. And that’s an excellent metaphor for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks, my friend. If you want to reach your next destination, you must have intimate and continual interaction with the mysterious depths that lie outside your known world. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The short attention span is now enshrined as the default mode of awareness. “We skim rather than absorb,” says author James Lough. “We read Sappho or Shakespeare the same way we glance over a tweet or a text message, scanning for the gist, impatient to move on.” There’s a problem with that approach, however. “You can’t skim Shakespeare,” says Lough. I propose that we make that your epigram to live by in the coming weeks, Taurus: *You can’t skim Shakespeare.* According to my analysis, you’re going to be offered a rich array of Shakespeare-level information and insights. To get the most out of these blessings, you must penetrate and marinate and ruminate. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “There are situations in life when
it is wisdom not to be too wise,” said Friedrich Schiller. The coming days may be one of those times for you. I therefore advise you to dodge any tendency you might have to be impressed with your sophisticated intelligence. Be suspicious of egotism masquerading as cleverness. You are most likely to make good decisions if you insist on honoring your raw instincts. Simple solutions and uncomplicated actions will give you access to beautiful truths and truthful beauty, especially if you anchor yourself in innocent compassion. CANCER (June 21-July 22): To prepare you for the coming weeks, I have gathered three quotes from the Bulgarian writer Elias Canetti. These gems, along with my commentary, will serve you well if you use them as seeds for your ongoing meditations. Seed No. 1: “He would like to start from scratch. Where is scratch?” Here’s my addendum: No later than your birthday, you’ll be ready to start from scratch. In the meantime, your task is to find out where scratch is, and clear a path to it. Seed No. 2: “All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.” My addendum: Monitor your dreams closely. They will offer clues about what you need to remember. Seed No. 3: “Relearn astonishment, stop grasping for knowledge, lose the habit of the past.” My addendum: Go in search of the miraculous.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “There are friendships like circuses, waterfalls, libraries,” said writer Vladimir Nabokov. I hope you have at least one of each, Leo. And if you don’t, I encourage you to go out and look for some. It would be great if you could also get access to alliances that resemble dancing lessons, colorful sanctuaries, lion whisperers, prayer flags, and the northern lights. Right now you especially need the stimulation that synergistic collaborations can provide. The next chapter of your life story requires abundant contact with interesting people who have the power to surprise you and teach you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Perfection is a stick with which to beat the possible,” says author Rebecca Solnit. She is of course implying that it might be better not to beat the possible, but rather to protect and nurture the possible as a viable option—especially if perfection ultimately proves to have no value other than as a stick. This is always a truth worth honoring, but it will be crucial for you in the weeks to come. I hope you will cultivate a reverence and devotion to the possible. As messy or maddening as it might be, it will also groom your powers as a maker. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): An invigorating challenge is headed your way. To prepare you, I offer
the wisdom of French author André Gide. “Through loyalty to the past,” he wrote, “our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow’s joy is possible only if today’s joy makes way for it.” What this means, Libra, is that you will probably have to surrender your attachment to a well-honed delight if you want to make yourself available for a bright new delight that’s hovering on the frontier. An educational blessing will come your way if and only if you clear space for its arrival. As Gide concludes, “Each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding wave.” SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “How prompt we are to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our bodies; how slow to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our souls!” Henry David Thoreau wrote that, and now I’m passing it on to you just in time for a special phase of your longterm cycle. During this upcoming interlude, your main duty is to FEED YOUR SOUL in every way you can imagine. So please stuff it with unpredictable beauty and reverent emotions. Cram it with mysterious adventures and rambling treks in the frontier. Gorge it with intimate unpredictability and playful love and fierce devotions in behalf of your most crucial dreams. Warning: You will not be able to rely solely on the soul food that has sustained you in the past. Be eager to discover new forms of nourishment.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Here’s how every love letter can be summarized,” says Russell Dillon in his poem “Past-PerfectImpersonal”: “What is it you’re unable to surrender and please may I have that?” I bring this tease to your attention because it may serve as a helpful riddle in the coming weeks. You’re entering a phase when you will have an enhanced ability to tinker with and refine and even revolutionize your best intimate relationships. I’m hoping Dillon’s provocation will unleash a series of inquiries that will inspire you as you imagine how you could supercharge togetherness and reinvent the ways you collaborate. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Fifth-century Christian theologian St. Jerome wrote that “it requires infinite discretion to look for gold in the midst of dirt.” Ancient Roman poet Virgil on one occasion testified that he was “searching for gold in dung.” While addressing the angels, nineteenthcentury French poet Charles Baudelaire bragged, “From each thing I extracted its quintessence. You gave me your mud, and I made gold out of it.” From what I can tell, Capricorn, you have been engaged in similar work lately. The climax of your toil should come in the next two weeks. (Thanks to Michael Gilleland for the inspiration: tinyurl.com/mudgold.)
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “At this time in my life,” says singer Joni Mitchell, “I’ve confronted a lot of my devils. A lot of them were pretty silly, but they were incredibly real at the time.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Aquarius, you are due to enjoy a similar grace period. It may be a humbling grace period, because you’ll be invited to decisively banish wornout delusions that have filled you with needless fear. And it may be a grace period that requires you to make strenuous adjustments, since you’ll have to revise some of your old stories about who you are and how you got here. But it will also be a sweet grace period, because you’ll be blessed again and again with a visceral sense of liberation. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): More than halfway through her prose poem “A Settlement,” Mary Oliver abruptly stops her meandering meditation on the poignant joys of spring’s soft awakening. Suddenly she’s brave and forceful: “Therefore, dark past, I’m about to do it. I’m about to forgive you for everything.” Now would be a perfect moment to draw inspiration from her, Pisces. I dare you to say it. I dare you to mean it. Speak these words: “Therefore, dark past, I’m about to do it. I’m about to forgive you for everything.”
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PEN PALS BW PEN PALS My name is Josh Hill, bi-sexual male looking for a friend to write. I want someone to get close to, I’m outgoing green eyes, white, 25 years old, will always write, get out in 12 months. Josh Hill #93916 PO Box 70010 ISCC 0-10-B Boise, ID 83707. 30 year old SWF looking for friendship, maybe more. For more information write to Heather Herman #110350 PWCC Unit 1 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204. 41 yr old fun loving lady looking for friendship DeEtte Heaton #50482 PWCC Unit 1 1451 For Rd Pocatello, ID 83204. Female pen pal 37 yr tall blonde write to: Shannon McKean #107196 Owyhee County Jail PO Box 128 Murphy, ID 83650. Hey ladies, looking for a penpal/ friend to write me my last 6 months. My name is Ausitn Beus, I’m 20 years old, 5’9”, 155, lean and athletic, please write @ Austin Beus #108449 ICIO-B1 381 W Hospital Dr Ofofino, ID 83544. Hey ladies my name is Steven Simcask, I’m 32 years old, 5’11 muscular and athletic, looking for a pen pal/friend in mid 20’s to early 30’s to write me my last 6 months if interested, please write @ Steven Simcask #70827 ICIO B-1 381 W. Hospital Dr Ofofino, ID 83544.
Bonnie looking for Clyde (or at least a man who can settle Bonnie down) I’m a single, attractive, 25 yr old female. I’m very fun and outgoing. Music, art, tattoos, camping hotsprings, and working out are a few of the things I enjoy. If your interested or would like to know more write me @ Amelia Maki #96899 c/o Owyhee County Jail PO Box 128 Murphy, ID 83650. Hi my name is Kayla Martinez I have been incarcerated since July of 2013, and don’t have much contact with the outside world anymore. I’m looking for someone who won’t shy away from a challenge and will fight for what they want J You can write me at Kayla Martinez #109744 PWCC 1451 Fore Rd Pocatello, ID 83204. My name is Pamela Short. I’m 37 yrs old & I’m currently doing 6 months in Adams County & would love pen pals please write: Pamela Short #67790 Adams County Jail Council, ID 83612.
if requested I have been locked up since December 3, 2014. As of right now I’m looking at being here til April o f2016. I love doing all kinds of things! I especially love to write poetry, taking pictures, and going for long drives! I also like to go camping and do outdoor things. I absolutely hate the cold though. I am a big fan of reading, my favorite authors are James Patterson and Nicholas Sparks. I like murder/ suspense books! When I am done doing my time my goal is to go back to school. I really want to be a drug and alcohol counselor but I guess we’ll see! I’m not exactly sure how this works but I’m super excited to find out! I am looking for pen pals to write to and get to know. If something more happens I am totally open for whatever! I also plan to stay in touch once I get out too. I hope to hear something
soon! Kirsten Burrell #111939 SICI/PRC PO Box 8509 Boise, ID 83707. My name is Wendi Hyslop #97997. I am a 41 year old woman with nice curves, blonde hair, blue eyes. I am a very spiritual person that loves all things outdoors. I am outgoin, energetic and fun-loving. I’m looking for positive friendships. Wendi Hyslop 200 Courthouse Way Rigby, ID 83442. Pen Pal!?! You: Christian, sober, positive, outgoing. Me: Looking for positive people to hang around before I am released this summer. Write to: Susan Brooks #110855 c/o Adams County 201 Industrial Ave Council, ID 83612.
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DEAR MINERVA, I recently started hanging out with someone. We were sexual at first but then stopped. When I asked him about it, he said he only wanted to be friends. A day later, he initiated sex. What should I do? —Mixed Signals
DEAR MIXED SIGNALS, This is frustrating on a couple of levels. You obviously are interested in more than just friendship, but he doesn’t seem to quite have his mind made up. I have been in this situation myself where someone I cared very much about initiated romantic activity. Then the signals changed to friendship. Then back to sex. Then back to friendship, etc., etc., etc. Maybe your guy is just unsure as to what he wants out of your relationship, which says a whole lot more about his own state of mind—and heart—than it does about you as a prospective romantic partner versus friend. You have to decide what you want out of the relationship, then stick to your guns. You are worthy of a love life and a sex life. If you feel at all disrespected or used, that should be the red light telling you that you just have to stop. Carry on a friendship if you want to but not at the expense of your self-worth. If he hasn’t figured his own path out, then he should be more respectful of you and your journey and not use you as his training wheels. Draw a line and don’t look back. 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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In the ’80s and ’90s, the 12-sided die was the ultimate talisman of nerd-dom. Ownership entailed having a use for one—likely to join other nerds for a dungeon-based role playing game or to illustrate probability principles too arcane for six-sided dice handed out in math class. The Dice Lab, developer of the 120-sided die, has yet to come up with a purpose for its creation. This state-of-the-art implement of Fortuna comprises the aforementioned number of faces, each a right triangle filed into a 0.2-pound, 2-inch sphere. Its true name could triple as a polygon, chemical or dinosaur: disdyakis $12, mathartfun.com triacontahedron. Described as the “ultimate fair dice allowed by Mother Nature,” it’s a marvel of both mathematics and pointlessness but as one of d120’s creators, Robert Bosch, told The New Yorker, “It’s just a cool object, a beautiful object. I really love it, but it’s not Earth-changing.” —Harrison Berry
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