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A Common Problem Why it’s so hard for Idaho patients with rare diseases to get help
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EDITOR’S NOTE RARE DISEASE, COMMON PROBLEM Over the years, Boise Weekly has profiled a handful of Idahoans who have been failed by the health care system. In early 2015, freelancer Carissa Wolf dug deep into the issues surrounding medicinal cannabidiol with a profile of the Carey family in Boise. Their daughter, Alexis, struggled with a rare condition that wracked her young body with seizures beginning when she was 2 months old. Throughout the 2014 legislative session, the Careys lobbied lawmakers to give kids like Alexis access to cannabis-derived medications that had shown promise in treating seizures. A bill allowing the use of cannabidiol oil by sick Idaho children passed the House and Senate in 2015, but Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter quashed the legislation with a veto. Meanwhile, the Careys and families like them are still waiting. In early 2016, BW News Editor George Prentice reported the story of John Knudsen—a Boise man diagnosed with ALS and facing, as he put it, “a death sentence.” Far from resigning himself to his fate, Knudsen reached out to Idaho lawmakers in an effort to convince them to pass a bill that would give terminally ill patients “the right to try” medications or treatments that might not be fully approved by regulators. Legislators—particularly Boise Democratic Rep. Melissa Wintrow—were receptive, and in April 2016, Otter enacted “John’s Law,” affording those who most need it a crucial lifeline. This week, we meet the Harvey family, whose 2-year-old son Kyler has spent his entire short life bouncing from doctor to doctor in an effort to treat a rare neurological disease. Kyler’s mom, Tonya, introduced him to an Idaho Legislature panel in late February, putting a name, face and voice to the need for Idaho to do something about the shortage of pediatric neurologists in the state, which makes it daunting to seek treatment— often requiring extensive travel, sky-high costs and struggling with long wait lists. Again, Wintrow has championed the cause, resulting in a House concurrent resolution that would “raise awareness and knowledge for diagnosing rare neurological diseases.” Find Prentice’s report on Page 6. —Zach Hagadone
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PACKING HEAT Most air travelers should know the rules about taking guns on planes (don’t do it). Still, TSA found four firearms in Idaho air passengers’ luggage in the space of five days. More at News/Citydesk.
SISTER ACT Boise hosted two of the best writers in the country on March 9, when sisters Karen and Aimee Bender stopped by for a meet-and-greet and talk at the Egyptian. Get the recap at Arts & Culture/Lit
BENDER BENDER A Nampa woman was charged with DUI March 11, but not before she tried to pull away from a traffic stop and sideswiped a Boise police car in the process. Details at News/ Citydesk.
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OPINION FROM THE FAR MARGINS To resist
NICOLE LEFAVOUR I’m from small-town Idaho. When I arrived at my first political rally in Berkeley, Calif., in 1983, I was overcome by the intensity of so many bodies marching and so many voices chanting in unison. My first instinct was to step out, return to a reality of separateness and my Idaho bias toward independence and individual power. My first rally freaked me out. But I learned by attending rallies. I’d stand in the crowd knowing no one and listen to the speakers. Farmworker rights, wars in Central America, pushing our university to divest from the racist South African apartheid government. I walked miles to support striking dock workers and oppose nuclear weapons labs. I stood in fields south of the Bay in the sun. I stood with young black men beaten with billy clubs on San Francisco streets. I grew brave. In 1985, I joined a sit-in blocking entrance to an administration building. I was one of 38 arrested and locked in the campus jail. It was not hard time. I was able to ask for books to study. I went to court. My dad paid my fines. Hundreds more were arrested and I watched a protest movement unfurl, weakening support for a government half a world away. Resistance isn’t complex. It’s a matter of people voting with their bodies when they’re given no voting booth. It’s what we buy, where we go, who we inspire, what we write or sing or do to create a voice for those without one. We can block streets, gas pumps, shut down buildings, freeways, government functions—peacefully, if we’re determined and organized. Power is nothing but people’s willingness to believe they’re not alone. Contemplate the power of those who roll—those whose legs are wheels with motors or muscled arms. From this president mocking a reporter to Betsy DeVos’ refusal to say she’d protect the right of students with disabilities to learn alongside their peers, I’ve held in my heart images of wheelchairs descending on D.C., shutting it down. When I think of the Dietrich case or our state’s refusal to respect the complexities and fundamental necessity of mental and physical health care and the independence of people with disabilities, I think of wheelchairs filling the halls of the House, the Senate or the courts—so no one can move. This is resistance. It’s the power we hold in numbers. It’s the power of our compassion and willingness to use our bodies to advocate for each other when the time comes. Today, Congress is a sea of old white men who live in large houses. It’s not a sea of faces that looks much like America. It should be. Democracy won’t function until it is. Elections are not one-day events. They’re long BOISE WEEKLY.COM
and grueling hauls toward a day when progress is measured. Political money only buys the ability to pay businesses to do what ordinary skilled and unskilled people volunteering a day or an evening each week can do better. To win elections here and in other hard places it’ll take movements— whole segments of the population becoming involved, going to neighborhoods and small towns, knocking on doors, making calls, investing their bodies and their money in the work of electing real people to office. What matters more? This budding era of protest is striking. Six thousand women in the Boise streets. People meeting in synagogues and living rooms. Supporters of public lands rallying against selling the wild for subdivisions and fences—even they showed up in the thousands. We’re in different times. The powerful must gauge daily what they’ll get away with, what outrage might spill over into their voting base, what level of dissent will bleed onto the pages of conservative papers making them look cruel or corrupt. Daily now, they have to measure how many more people will rise to become engaged as each passing week brings more people closer to the ground zero of damage inflicted by this administration. The battle lines have been expanding: women, especially those with experience as targets of sexual assault or harassment and those who rely on Planned Parenthood for medical care; adherents to faiths outside the Christian fundamentalist bloc; the otherwise able; those of Mexican or Middle Eastern descent; the undocumented and green card holders, their family members and employers; gay and transgender people and Republican parents of transgender kids; black communities waiting for progress against racial profiling and police brutality; scientists; those reliant on public schools, including teachers; and those with pre-existing medical conditions. Who’s left on that tiny island of supporters huddled around the oozing poison that is this White House and its powder keg of a president? Resistance will be different in every household and in every person’s mind; but, in Boise, as everywhere, it’s for us to make—it’s for our minds to invent and our bodies to make real. Show up. Invite. Whisper and plan. Everywhere, gather, decide what matters and how to make it count. When the big things come down, be there. Listen for the call. Pull others from armchairs and office desks. Resistance happens with our bodies. It’s never too late to show up, to decide to engage. I’ll see you there when I’m voting, voicing my opinion with my body. Let us together be the sea, you and I. Let’s go. BOISEweekly | MARCH 15–21, 2017 | 5
NEWS
Members of USW 5114, on strike outside the Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan, Idaho.
MINERS STRIKE HITS LUCKY FRIDAY The Lucky Friday Mine in northern Idaho has been shut down before. One of the deepest silver mines in the U.S., Lucky Friday was the scene of a number of accidents in 2011— two of them resulting in death. Federal authorities ultimately shut down the silver shaft in 2012 while a full investigation and new safety precautions were put into place. It wasn’t until February 2013 when the mine in the Shoshone County town of Mullan reopened. Lucky Friday went dark again March 13 when, for the first time in 30 years, miners walked off the job. Work came to a halt at 5:30 a.m. as dozens of miners—members of United Steelworkers Local 5114—put down their tools and grabbed picket signs, indicating they wouldn’t return until management at Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla Mining Company met the miners’ demands. Union leaders said Hecla’s latest contract offer would change health care benefits and dramatically alter work shifts and vacation scheduling. The union has been working without a contract since April 2016, when the previous six-year pact with Hecla expired and both sides were sent to a federal mediator. Those talks broke down in February and, on March 12, members of USW Local 5114 voted 230-2 to walk off the job. Local businesses in the Silver Valley immediately came to the miners’ defense. “Come show your support for our local miners,” advertised the Sunshine Inn Restaurant and Motel, announcing a community spaghetti feed and pot luck. Social media began filling up with messages of “solidarity” and “stand strong guys.” Hecla released its own statement, saying it was “disappointed” in the walkout, adding it was facing “a changing economic and regulatory environment.” On February 23, Hecla announced to shareholders that it reaped $69 million in profits during 2016 “from strong performances” at its silver mines. The Lucky Friday Mine contributed 3.6 million ounces of silver to the 2016 total. —George Prentice 6 | MARCH 15–21, 2017 | BOISEweekly
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THE RARE CASE OF KYLER HARVEY
The plight of one child with a rare disease speaks volumes on the condition of Idaho health care GEORGE PRENTICE Tonya Harvey choked back sobs while talking about her son Kyler’s ordeal. She truly did her best, trying not to cry as she stood before a legislative panel at the Statehouse in February, but even when she introduced Kyler, her smile was framed by tears. “This is Kyler. He just turned 2-years-old,” said Tonya on Feb. 24. “I’m sorry. I’m going to do my best not to cry. I brought him here today to introduce you to Kyler, because he looks normal. But I also need you to put a face to rare disease.” Boise Weekly first met Kyler at the Statehouse in late 2016, months before his February appearance in front of the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee. Upon on our introduction, Tonya explained her son had been diagnosed with Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome aka Glut 1. In layperson’s terms, Kyler lacks an enzyme that allows glucose (simple sugar) to cross the blood/brain barrier, thus starving the brain. It wreaks havoc on brain development and triggers epileptic seizures. Given that 85 percent of the brain’s development occurs within the first three years of life, a proper diagnosis of Glut 1 and subsequent treatment is critical. Unfortunately, Kyler’s diagnosis wouldn’t come until after what Tonya said were endless visits to more than a dozen different doctors. “All of my children had been born healthy,” said Tonya. Her teenage daughter Kortney reached over and took Kyler as Tonya chronicled the toddler’s medical history. “But within the first week after his birth, we were in a doctor’s office. It started with Kyler losing weight; then it was breathing issues, then it was…” Tonya paused and took a breath as she told yet another stranger about her son’s journey from doctor to doctor to doctor. “His brain is starved. He can’t talk. He can’t walk. I know he looks normal…” said Tonya as Kyler, wearing a “Captain Adorable” shirt, looked at her. “There are over 30 million Americans
Kyler Harvey (left) with mother Tonya and big sister Kortney.
struggling with a rare disease, half of them children. About 30 percent of them won’t live to the age of 5.” Kyler’s story may be less about his specific diagnosis and more about how many Idaho families are burdened by a rare disease. The Gem State offers few, if any, solutions to those diagnoses and, as a result, an untold number of patients—children in particular—remain on long waiting lists to see a small number of specialists. Kyler may be the best example to date of Idaho’s extreme shortage of specialists, the increasing number of Medicaid dollars leaving Idaho to pay for out-of-state care and, above all, the isolation but also tenacity of parents who won’t take “no” for an answer. “I would go to another doctor and another one and another one. Kyler was first hospitalized when he was 5 weeks old, the first of five hospital admissions. He’s undergone three major surgeries, the first for laryngomalacia,” said Tonya, referring to a congenital softening of tissues in the larynx. “Then it was his gastrointestinal system, then it was infant torticollis, then it was severe hypotonia. Every month it was a different diagnosis. I kept hearing, ‘He’ll catch up to this.’ I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten the ‘let’s wait and see’ approach.”
THE NINE-MONTH WAIT LIST Tonya Harvey already had enough drama in her life before Kyler was born. In her early 30s she suffered a minor heart attack, prompting her to reevaluate her priorities. With encouragement from her children, she went back to school, received an associate’s degree in medical assisting and began working in research clinics, most re-
cently at Advanced Clinical Research in Meridian. After Kyler was born in February 2015, she said her ACR colleagues were “amazing” in accommodating Kyler’s medical emergencies. “I was referred to ear, nose and throat specialists, but the wait lists were months long. I was referred to the genetics and metabolic clinic here in Boise in August of 2015. I received a phone call from the clinic in January 2016 saying they could get us an appointment in June 2016. That would have been nine months.” Now, every month, Tonya flies Kyler to Seattle to see a pediatric neurologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital. “There really is no cure. Kyler is on something called a ketogenic diet. It’s incredibly high in fat, very greasy,” said Tonya, referring to a low-carbohydrate formula often used to help curb epilepsy because it tricks the brain to accept ketone bodies converted from fatty acids. “But please, please. In spite of the fact that there have been so many negatives in my story, I’m not here to criticize all of the physicians we had to see, many of them who took the time to listen,” said Tonya, beginning to cry again. After a pause and a deep breath, she continued. “This isn’t about pointing out which medical professionals did something wrong. I’m so incredibly thankful for some very caring doctors, but it felt like I was beating my head up against a wall. My heart breaks for the moms who can’t push as hard as I did. Can you imagine what it must be like for someone who doesn’t even live near Boise, let alone an airport?” 8 As Tonya continued sharing Kyler’s story, she flashed a smile at a man sitting BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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NEWS on the other side of the room. “Believe me, I’m a pretty private person,” she said, pointing to the man, “but Dr. Quinn told me, ‘There are some people you need to meet,’ He’s really the driving force of me talking to you.” 6
‘IT’S THE MONEY’ The T-shaped route runs from the Linen District to St. Luke’s and Boise State to the transit center.
REASON TO RIDE: THE PUSH FOR A BOISE CIRCULATOR The biggest difference between 2008, when Mayor Dave Bieter first pushed for a streetcar running through the downtown Boise core, and this year’s effort to reconsider a so-called “circulator,” which would move people along a T-shaped route downtown, is commuters may now have a bounty of destinations and a shrinking list of parking options. Consider the mini-explosion of new downtown hotels, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center’s massive expansion plans and a newly proposed downtown baseball stadium, let alone the recent opening of the city’s new transportation hub, Main Street Station. Boiseans seem anxious to weigh in on the latest proposed route—running east/west between 15th and First streets (the Linen District and St. Luke’s), and north/south between University Drive and Main Street (Boise State and the new transit hub). Within minutes of launching a March 14 open house, citizens crowded into the lobby of City Hall to view the proposed map and ask a laundry list of questions, beginning with the most obvious: What’s a circulator? “We don’t want to put any preconceived notion on whether it might be a fixed bus route or a streetcar,” said city spokesman Mike Journee. That said, Journee’s boss will tell anyone who will listen that he definitely prefers a streetcar. “He’s not shy about it. Because of the economic development opportunity that a circulator would bring, he supports a fixed route,” said Journee. “And he has definitely made no bones about his support for a permanently-fixed route. And that means rail.” Most open house visitors gravitated to a chart comparing the economics of streetcars versus buses. For example, the assumption is that construction of a streetcar system might cost $111 million compared to $23 million to fund a permanent bus service on the route. Presuming there would be no fare, the assumption is that as many as 1,400 people would ride the streetcar each day with 1,100 on a bus. “We’re hoping to bring the findings and the input from the open house to a City Council workshop sooner than later,” said Journee. “That could be as soon as this spring.” —George Prentice 8 | MARCH 15–21, 2017 | BOISEweekly
Dr. James Quinn served as an orthopedic surgeon and emergency room physician before his latest role at Advanced Clinical Research, Tonya’s employer, where he helps conduct clinical trials. “Kyler’s diagnosis makes my hair stand on end everything time I think about it,” said Quinn. “It’s stunning to me when I think of how many families are out there dealing with rare diseases, particularly involving children.” Quinn has a theory on why there’s a shortage of health care specialists. “Think back to the 1960s and early ’70s, when we saw a breakthrough in heart surgeries, even transplants. It inspired a wave of Americans wanting to be cardiologists or heart surgeons. All of a sudden, it dropped down,” said Quinn. “Think about it: Who are the people who need specialized care the most? Older people on Medicare and children on Medicaid. Quite simply, the financial rewards aren’t there for a doctor to be a specialist. I’m trying not to be cynical, but if a doctor gets paid more for seeing 10 kids with a cold than a specialist gets paid by Medicare or Medicaid, they’re going to think twice.” Idaho’s specialist shortage is only part of the problem. Tonya said Kyler’s diagnosis allows for Medicaid to pay for in-home nursing, but finding someone to provide the care is a challenge. “We were on a waiting list for two months,” said Tonya. “A nurse became available, but then Health and Welfare had to come conduct another evaluation. In the meantime, the nurse became unavailable. So, take a guess—we’re on another waiting list. So, we’re currently without a nurse.” Medicaid pays Gem State agencies $29 per hour for LPNs, compared to Oregon where Medicaid pays $35 and Washington where it pays $37. Training is another issue. Currently, the only LPN certification program in the Treasure Valley is at Carrington College. When it comes to physicians, a 2013 analysis from the Idaho Department of Labor concluded Idaho ranked 50th in the nation for the number of primary care physicians per capita. A 2016 assessment conducted for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare revealed Idaho was last in the nation for the number of pediatricians per capita. As Quinn and Tonya spoke about Idaho’s shortcomings, particularly in regard to caring for children with rare diseases, Rep. Melissa Wintrow (D-Boise) sat listening and taking copious notes. “The shortage is a national problem, and it’s magnified tenfold here in Idaho. We have shortages across the state because of our rural nature; shortages of physicians, shortages of nurses and
(Left to right) Dr. James Quinn; Rep. Melissa Wintrow (D-Boise); Kyler Harvey; Kyler’s mother, Tonya; and big sister Kortney.
certainly shortages of specialists,” Wintrow said. “And it somehow always seems to come back to money, doesn’t it? The good, the bad or the ugly. It’s the money.” Wintrow turned to Tonya and, her voice softened, said, “Look, the Idaho Legislature spends a lot of time talking about money and policies, but I think we’ve got a pretty good opportunity here to connect us to the human side of this issue.” Tonya teared up, took a breath and said, “Believe me, I know about Idaho’s shortages and the waiting lists. I made excuses for that. I know it’s hard. Our hospitals try hard but if you’re met with a brick wall as a patient—let me put it this way: What happens when the needs for your child aren’t met? You end up seeking help elsewhere.” Wintrow again spoke softly to Tonya. “Listen, you shouldn’t be doing this alone,” she said. “This is much bigger than all of us. I have an idea.”
TAKING IT TO THE LEGISLATURE Wintrow’s idea resulted in House Concurrent Resolution No. 9, which she sponsored. She said it was time for lawmakers to “raise awareness and knowledge for diagnosing rare neurological diseases,” reminding them Idaho has only eight pediatric neurologists, each with long waiting lists. When it came time for Wintrow to push for votes from the House Health and Welfare Committee, she invited Tonya to put a voice to the need. “I want to introduce you to Kyler,” said Tonya, holding the non-verbal Kyler, who looked around in wonder at the panel of legislators. “I want you to put a face to rare diseases in Idaho. Our most vulnerable boys and girls are on wait lists that can
be as long as nine months.” Also testifying in favor of HCR 9 was Dr. Nicolas Camilo, pediatric hematologist at St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute. “I see a number of patients with rare disease and quite often, we have to send them out of state when we can’t perform more sophisticated treatments,” he said. “But I’m also here to say there is something we can do about this.” Camilo told the panel about Project ECHO, a model developed by the University of New Mexico and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to “break down the walls between specialty and primary care.” “It could link, for example, Seattle as a hub with spokes stretching out to other cities across the region, developing expertise to help treat rare diseases in those cities,” said Camilo. “Honestly, I’m not sure how a state begins to attract more pediatric neurologists versus another state, but something like Project ECHO could begin to increase patient access to specialty care.” HCR 9 has already made its way through the Idaho House and, at press time, the Idaho Senate was poised to take up the measure. Wintrow was optimistic about its passage and is taking an innovative approach: looking for a rural Idaho community to help with a Project ECHO pilot. “Tonya Harvey and the doctors have done a great job telling their story, ” Wintrow said. Their story has people at the Statehouse talking about effecting real change. It’s a kind of lifeaffirming dialogue rarely heard from both sides of the political aisle of the Idaho Legislature, who have an opportunity to be the voice for a 2-yearold boy who can’t speak for himself. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY MARCH 15 On Stage FILM SCREENING: PRIDE—Join the Center for Idaho History and Politics for a screening of Pride, a historical comedy-drama about gays and lesbians who join a 1984 miner’s strike in Britain to advocate for working class people--the very same people who had often denigrated LGBT individuals. With comments and a discussion led by Historian Lisa McClain, and moderated by Historian Jill Gill. Open to the public. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, cbsfilms. com/pride. SUN VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL—In addition to screening cutting-edge films, the SVFF will offer engaging Coffee Talks with top industry insiders, fabulous parties and
panels, a Screenwriters Lab and the spectacular SVFF Awards Bash. Through March 19. FREE-$10, $150-$500 passes. Sun Valley, Idaho, Ketchum, sunvalleyfilmfestival.org.
Art 2017 IDAHO TRIENNIAL—Through July 16. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org. BOISE STATE MFA THESIS EXHIBITION—Through March 17. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 2, Hemingway Center, Room 110, 1819 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-3994, art.boisestate.edu/visualartscenter. CRAFTING RESISTANCE GROUP SHOW—Through March 28. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 1, Liberal Arts Building, Room 170, 1874 University Drive, Boise, 208-4263994, art.boisestate.edu.
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GERALDINE ONDRIZEK: CHROMOSOME PAINTING II—Through June 4. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org. INNER STRENGTH: PORTRAITS OF BASQUE IMMIGRANT WOMEN—Through April 7. 7 a.m.-midnight. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-4261242, finearts.boisestate.edu.
Kids & Teens SHAKESPEARIENCE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM—Shakespeare’s comedic triumph is one of the most popular plays in the world, and for good reason. Romance, madcap comedy and magic transformations will surprise and delight audiences. For students ages 13 and older. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-9728200, boisepubliclibrary.org.
THURSDAY MARCH 16 Festivals & Events BOISE SPRING HOME AND GARDEN SHOW—5-9 p.m. FREE-$5. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208287-5650, expoidaho.com.
On Stage BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: OFFICE SPACE— Three engineers have had enough of the daily grind working their dull, mundane jobs at Initech Corporation. When Initech announces that it’s bringing in “consultants” to “clean house,” Michael, Samir and Peter scheme to reclaim their freedom. Their plot goes awry, and the three scramble to cover their tracks, but constantly shoot themselves in the foot. Can they recover and get out of their
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Come into the light. Or the shadow.
predicament safely? Be sure to pack all the flair you can fit on your vest, because there’ll be a flair exhibition and contest before the show. 7 p.m. $9 online, $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, boiseclassicmovies.com/deals. COMIC CINEMA REMIX: DIE HARD—Join CCR for their Final Remix as Brett, Chad and Dylan say farewell with their unique comic skewering of what they call the single greatest Christmas movie in the universe. 7 p.m. $5. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208424-8297. NEW DANCE, UP CLOSE SPRING SERIES—This edgy studio event allows Ballet Idaho dancers and local choreographers to push ballet into new territory. Often for the first time, Ballet Idaho dancers are given the chance to choreograph works for their fellow dancers, who get to express themselves through the choreography of contemporary dance. 8 p.m. $20-$25. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy,
516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-3430556, balletidaho.org/performances/newdance-up-close. STAGE COACH: SYLVIA—7:30 p.m. $12-$15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.
Talks & Lectures IDEA OF NATURE: EMERGING THEMES OF DISTURBANCE AND RECOVERY FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES—Join University of Utah Biology Professor Nalini Nadkarni to learn about the complexity, dynamics and vulnerability of rainforests. Nadkarni brings deep experience of academic ecology to the loom of understanding forest landscapes, and weaves insights from as seemingly distant ways of knowing as religion, social justice, traffic engineering, sociology, neuroscience, urban planning, and medicine to elucidate the processes of recovery following disturbances in a broad range of
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 17-18
The pipes, the pipes are calling.
SUN VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
ARTBENT PRODUCTIONS: CHIAROSCURO
ST. PATRICK’S DAY: BOISE HIGHLANDERS
It’s time to call “action” on the Sun Valley Film Festival, which, in its six years, has become a respected celebration of cinema drawing guests whose reputations are outsized in comparison with its intimate feel. This year, around 60 screenings, parties, labs and discussions will make up the five-day festival, with highlights including a coffee talk with writer/director duo Peter and Bobby Farrelly (Dumb & Dumber, There’s Something About Mary and Kingpin) and an event honoring Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis with the 2017 Vision Award. Boise Weekly will be in the thick of the action, with regular online updates from our screen guru George Prentice, who will also be conducting on stage interviews and Q&As with writers, directors and actors. Keep an eye on boiseweekly.com for all the inside info. Times vary; FREE-$10, $150-$500 passes. Sun Valley, Ketchum (locations vary), sunvalleyfilmfestival.org.
Saying Chiaroscuro is at Boise Contemporary Theater is only half right. The exhibit comprising images, music and dance will be actually be housed inside a building inside BCT. “It’s a 20-foot by 40-foot ‘building’ made out of Mylar. It’s like a giant gallery the audience will be inside of,” said local visual artist Kristen Hill, who designed the concept and collaborated with cellist Kyla Davidson (Boise Philharmonic) and dancer Katie Ponozzo (Idaho Fine Arts Academy). “It’s kind of like a shadowbox,” she added. While the audience is inside the gallery, the installation will be taking place on the other side of the walls, with an interplay of light, shadow, color, shape, movement and sound. Hill hopes to create rich interactions between art, audience and viewers: “Chiaroscuro is more than an installation,” she said. “It’s an experience.” 7-9 p.m. both days, $10-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., 208-331-9224, artbent.com/events.
We’ve visited with the Boise Highlanders several times over the years and their love for the wearin’ o’ the green and the pipin’ o’ the bags never gets old. Established in 1961, the all-volunteer Highlanders is the largest bagpipe group around. It’s so big, in fact, the band splits into several factions on St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, March 17, making certain it will hit as many pubs and restaurants as possible. At any given time, the Boise Highlanders will be playing at four different watering holes. The band will start blowing at 12:30 p.m. at The Crescent in Boise. By midnight, it will have performed at 35 establishments. Highlanders members are so overbooked for St. Paddy’s Day, they’ll even make a few Boise appearances on Saturday, March 18. Nothing cures a hangover better than some bagpipes—and a beer. 12:30 p.m., various Treasure Valley locations, FREE. boisehighlanders.com.
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CALENDAR systems. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Simplot Grand Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu. WHY WILDERNESS MATTERS— Idaho is home to some of the most rugged and remote wildlands in the U.S. Brad Brooks, Idaho Deputy Regional Director of the Wilderness Society, extols the virtues of wilderness and how vital it is to protect our wildlands. Part of Read Me Treasure Valley. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, readmetv. com.
Odds & Ends SWING IS THE THING—Enjoy live music, a dance lesson from Sara Lee Conners and two hours dancing to tunes by Pamela Demarche and Friends. 6:30 p.m. $12 adv., $15 door. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, sapphireboise.com.
FRIDAY MARCH 17 Festivals & Events BOISE SPRING HOME AND GARDEN SHOW—5-9 p.m. FREE-$5. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208287-5650, expoidaho.com.
On Stage ARTBENT PRODUCTIONS: CHIAROSCURO— This exciting multimedia installation project from Artbent Productions combines visual art by Kristen Hill, dance by Katie Ponozzo and music by Kyla Davidson in a stimulating and immersive creative collaboration. Chiaroscuro will blur the boundaries between art and audience, offering a one-of-a-kind art experience. (Audience is free to enter and exit at any time throughout the event.) 7-9 p.m. $10-$15.
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Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, artbent.com/events. COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $5-$10. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-9914746, boisecomedy.com. JOSEPH HALL’S ELVIS ROCK ‘N’ REMEMBER TRIBUTE—Joseph Hall has been paying tribute to the legacy of Elvis Presley since 2006. He starred on NBC’s America’s Got Talent in 2008, placing as one of the top 10 finalists. With The Wartime Radio Review as the Andrews Sisters and Mac Fishman as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. 6:30 p.m. $28-$35 adv., $33-$40 door. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, sapphireboise.com. NEW DANCE, UP CLOSE SPRING SERIES—8 p.m. $20-$25. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-3430556, balletidaho.org.
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SAINTS, SINNERS AND GOLD SEEKERS—Enjoy a sexy show with Alter Ego Burlesque, Diamond Dolls cabaret and Vixens Street Dancers. 9 p.m. $10-$25. Eclypse Bar, 5467 N. Glenwood St., Garden City, 208957-0322, evolutiondance.co. STAGE COACH: SYLVIA—8 p.m. $12-$15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.
Talks & Lectures HEMINGWAY CENTER: JYOTSNA SINGH—Join guest speaker Jyotsna Singh to learn about “Race, Identity Politics and the Poetics of Diversity on the British Stage.” Part of the Hemingway Literary Center Spring 2017 All the World’s a Stage. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Simplot Grand Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, sub. boisestate.edu.
Odds & Ends Up in “Smoke.”
FILM AND FOOD WITH ALAN HEATHCOCK Local author Alan Heathcock has been praised far and wide for his award-winning debut short story collection Volt (Graywolf Press, 2011), with the likes of GQ Magazine and The New York Times naming it one of the best books of the year. Local filmmakers Cody Gittings and Stephen Heleker were so taken with standout story “Smoke,” they adapted it into a 43-minute film. Local chef and former restaurant owner Jered Couch has also seen his fair share of accolades and, as executive chef at JUMP, he shares his innovative cuisine and expertise with a wider audience. Engage your senses and experience the talents of author, filmmakers and chef with a screening of Smoke, hear Heathcock discuss “Smoke” and taste what Couch can do with smoke. Registration ends March 15, so don’t miss out. You can’t smoke ’em if you don’t got ’em. 6:30 p.m., for ages 13 and older, $25. JUMP, 1000 W. Myrtle St., 208-639-6610, jumpboise.org. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
ST. FATTY’S DAY AT FATTY’S BAR—Be Irish for a day on St. Fatty’s Day at Fatty’s Bar. Vijay from Wild 101 Idaho’s Party Station will be on hand, along with DJ Zuz and DJ Slieb. There’ll be drink specials and tons of giveaways like spa days, bar tabs and an eight-day trip to Ireland for two. 8 p.m. $10 after 9 p.m. Fatty’s, 800 W. Idaho St., Ste. 200, Boise, 208-629-6314. ST. PATRICK’S DAY MUSIC BASH—Go Green to win the green. The greenest person will win a $100 Hannah’s bar tab. Plus Irish games Spot the Pot O’ Gold, Rollin’ Over in the Clover and Divin’ into Me Lucky Charms, with prizes. Kiss the Blarney Stone to get $1 Shamrock Shots, $2 Green Pounders, and Guinness and Jameson specials. With music by Giant Leprechauns 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Boise Highlander Bagpipers 9 p.m.,
NEWDANCE, UP CLOSE Experience Ballet Idaho’s contemporary studio series
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PHOTO CREDIT MIKE REID CHOREOGRAPHY BY PHYLLIS ROTHWELL AFFRUNTI
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CALENDAR and The Rocci Johnson Band 9:30 p.m.-close. 3 p.m.-2 a.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s, 621 Main St., Boise, 208-345-7557.
out show last MarchWith Smooth Avenue. 7:30 p.m. $15-$20. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise. 208-440-4590.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY—The top Leprechaun costume wins $150 bar tab. Plus drink specials. Ladies and military get in free. 7 p.m. $5. Cowgirls, 353 Ave. E, Kuna, 208-922-9522, cowgirlskuna.com.
COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $5-$10. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-9914746, boisecomedy.com.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION—Enjoy entertainment by Irish Dance Idaho, Idyltime and City of Trees Pipes and Drums. Foxy Franks will be serving up some tasty hot dogs, polish sausage, chorizos and more. 4 p.m.-midnight. FREE. Mad Swede Brewing Company, 2772 S. Cole Road, Ste. 140, Boise, 208-922-6883. ST. PAT’S PARTY—Celebrate St. Pat’s Day at the grand opening of Helina Marie’s new live music venue with wine, beer, dancing, costume contest and more. Appetizers available for purchase. With music by Soul Dust. For ages 21 and older. 7-11 p.m. $10. Helina Marie’s Wine and Gift Shop, 11053 W. State St., Star, 208-286-7960. ST. PATTY’S DAY—Celebrate St. Pat’s with the Boise Highlander Bagpipers during this 30-year tradition at Angell’s. Chef Bacquet has created a great Irish menu for the evening. 4-10 p.m. Angell’s Bar and Grill Renato, 999 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-4900, angellsbarandgrill.com.
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JOSEPH HALL’S ELVIS ROCK ‘N’ REMEMBER TRIBUTE—7 p.m. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555. NEW DANCE, UP CLOSE SPRING SERIES—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $20$25. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. Ninth St., 208-343-0556, balletidaho.org. STAGE COACH: SYLVIA—8 p.m. $12-$15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.
Literature AUTHOR TIM CHIZMAR—Join Tim Chizmar, a contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Random Acts of Kindness, who will sign copies of his book. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-3764229, rdbooks.org.
Kids & Teens RIGHT ON TARGET SPECIAL NEEDS STORYTIME—This storytime is intended to be a full-family opportunity for caregivers and/or therapists of patrons with special needs. The planning will focus on cognitive levels of pre-school through second grade with stories, songs and activities. Made possible by the Nampa Target Store, look for this program on the third Saturday of each month. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-468-5800, nampalibrary.org.
Animals & Pets FOOD TRUCK RALLY GOES TO THE DOGS—This isn’t your typical food truck rally. Join the Nampa Dog Park Committee (and maybe some Leprechauns) for some good food, live music and green beer. All proceeds support the continued development of Nampa’s Amity Dog Park, as well as fund a second dog park in Nampa. Food and drinks available for purchase. 2-6 p.m. FREE. Lloyd Square, Intersection of 14th and Front streets, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampa17 parksandrecreation.org.
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SIMPLY CATS ‘CATSINO’ FUNDRAISER—Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the eighth annual casino-style fundraising event for Simply Cats, Boise’s cageless, no-kill feline adoption center. Includes dinner, hosted beer and wine, silent and live auctions, raffle and casino gaming. 5:45-10 p.m. $65. Boise State Student Union Jordan Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-343-7177, simplycats.org.
SATURDAY MARCH 18 Festivals & Events BOISE SPRING HOME AND GARDEN SHOW—11 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE-$5. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, expoidaho.com.
On Stage ARTBENT PRODUCTIONS: CHIAROSCURO—7-9 p.m. $10$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-3319224, artbent.com/events. BOISE BLUES SOCIETY: JOHNNY RAWLS—Boise Blues Society brings back Johnny Rawls to follow up his sold-
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FILmFORT 2017 VIEWING SCHEDULE The Owyhee, downtown boise
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CALENDAR IDAHO CAT SHOW—Join the Idaho Cat 12 Fanciers for the purrfect competition and exhibition to show off the fantastic nature of felines. There will be ribbons and rosettes going to winners in categories like championship, premiership, household pets, veterans and even kittens. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE-$6. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, iers.cfanorthwest. org/IdahoCats.
Food BARBARIAN SOUR BOTTLE AND DRAFT RELEASE—Barbarian Brewing is releasing two barrel-aged sour beers, Cry of the Blackbirds (blackberry and boysenberry sour) and Raise Your Horns (raspberry, grapefruit, lime sour) in bottle and on draft. Wetos Locos food cart will be slinging food, and there’ll be live music from 6-8 p.m. For ages 21 and older; minors are welcome on the patio. Noon-9 p.m. FREE. Barbarian Brewing, 5270 E. Chinden Blvd., Garden City.
PAYETTE BREWING GELANDE QUAFFING NO. 4—Go thirsty and ready to compete or watch one of the best drinking competitions ever. Fee includes beer, mug and prizes. Co-hosted by Treefort Music Fest. 2-5 p.m. $10, $40 per team. R Bar, 1041 S. Broadway Ave., Boise, 208-344-0011. SMOKE: FILM AND FOOD WITH ALAN HEATHCOCK—Celebrate ďŹ lm, food, literature and community at this fun dinner with local author Alan Heathcock. He will join a discussion of his short story collection Volt, with special attention to the story “Smoke.â€? You will then enjoy dinner prepared by Chef Jered Couch, inspired by the theme of “smoke,â€? and watch the ďŹ lm based on Heathcock’s story. Beer and wine available for purchase. For ages 13 and older. 6:30 p.m. $25. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise, 208-6396610, jumpboise.org. ST. PATTY’S DAY—4-10 p.m. Angell’s Bar and Grill Renato, 999 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-4900, angellsbarandgrill.com.
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SUNNYSLOPE WINE TRAIL LUCK O’ THE LEPRECHAUN POKER RUN—While touring wineries and restaurants, guests can try their hand at a running game of poker. Each player will draw a playing card at ďŹ ve of the participating locations to build their poker hand. The highest hand following standard poker rules will win a gift basket. The prize will be awarded on March 20. Noon-6 p.m. FREE. Sunnyslope Wine Trail, Hwy. 55, south of Caldwell, sunnyslopewinetrail.com.
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SUNDAY MARCH 19 Festivals & Events BOISE SPRING HOME AND GARDEN SHOW—10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$5. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, expoidaho.com.
On Stage NEW DANCE, UP CLOSE SPRING SERIES—4 p.m. $20-$25. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-3430556, balletidaho.org.
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PANIC! AT THE DISCO: DEATH OF A BACHELOR TOUR—The Vegas rockers hit the stage in support of their gold-certiďŹ ed ďŹ fth studio album Death Of A Bachelor. With MisterWives and Saint Motel. 7 p.m. $30-$50. Taco Bell Arena, 1910 University Drive, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-426-1900, tacobellarena.com.
Sports & Fitness YOGA SNOWSCHOOL BENEFIT— Move your body for a good cause. Participate in a one-hour yoga class then drink a well deserved cider (included in price). Proceeds beneďŹ t the Bogus SnowSchool. 12:30 p.m. $15. Meriwether Cider Co., 5242 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-972-6725, meriwethercider.com.
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BCT CHILDREN’S READING SERIES: RAJPURR, TALE OF A TIGER BY HEIDI KRAAY—Local playwright Heidi Kraay found the makings of this story while going through her dad’s closet as he started hospice care in 2014. It serves as a key moment within the play’s larger journey, one that pursues the question, “How do we talk to our children about grief?� This play embraces adventure, friendship, courage and the quest for self. 2 p.m. $8-$12. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org/ readings/crs.
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CALENDAR Animals & Pets IDAHO CAT SHOW—9 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE-$6. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, fliers.cfanorthwest. org/IdahoCats.
Food BOSNIAN COOKING AND EDUCATIONAL SERIES—Join the Bosnian and Herzegovinian Cultural Center of Idaho for a three-course meal with a demonstration on how to prepare the food and a history presentation. RSVP required; email bhcc_idaho@hotmail.com. Noon. $20. Sofra Bosnian Grill, 3665 E. Overland Road, Meridian, 208-3898690, facebook.com/BHCCID.
MONDAY MARCH 20 Festivals & Events OLD PEN CEMETERY TOURS—Experience a unique tour of the prison and the rarely seen cemetery. Your ticket also entitles you to a selfguided tour of the prison the day of your visit, and the informational booklet Buried Secrets: Inmates of the Idaho State Penitentiary Cemetery. For ages 13 and older; parental discretion advised due to graphic content. March 20-24, 5-7 p.m. $15. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2844, history. idaho.gov/old-idaho-penitentiary.
On Stage JOURNEY—One of the most popular American rock bands of all time performs all their classic hits. With Asia. 7:30 p.m. $30-$95. Taco Bell Arena, 1910 University Drive, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-4261900, tacobellarena.com.
TUESDAY MARCH 21 Literature OUTDOOR CONVERSATIONS: JO DEURBROUCK—Join Jo Deurbrouck, author of Anything Worth Doing, for a talk that will encompass advocacy, love of rivers and the necessity of adventure. The Outdoor Conversations Series shines a spotlight on authors who connect readers with the wilderness. 7 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.
Sports & Fitness RAINBOW BOWLING CLUB— Whether you bowl an 80 or a 280, you’re welcome to join the fun. Weekly raffle for prizes and strike pot winnings. Fee includes three games, shoes and ball rental, plus 75 cent beers, 50 cent hot dogs and chips, and 50 cent sodas. Any questions regarding the club, call 20th Century Lanes at 208-3428695. Or just show up early on Bowling Night. 6:30-9 p.m. $10. 20th Century Lanes, 4712 W. State St., Boise, 208-342-8695. facebook.com/rainbowbowlingclub.
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. Tuesdays, 4:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 707 W. Fort St., Boise, 208-3443011.
Kids & Teens GURU DONUTS TASTY TALES STORYTIME WITH REDISCOVERED BOOKS—Get the kiddos giggling at two storytime sessions with the staff of Rediscovered Books while enjoying the tasty treats at Guru Donuts. The first 20-minute session starts at 10 a.m., with an encore at 10:30 a.m. Go early for $2.50 donut and drink specials. 10-11 a.m. FREE. Guru Donuts, 928 W. Main St,, Ste. 100, Boise, 208-571-7792, gurudonuts.com/ tasty-tales.
Odds & Ends 3-D PRINTING APPOINTMENTS— The Library at Hillcrest now offers two-hour appointments to use their 3-D printer on Tuesdays starting at 3:30 p.m. Book yours at boisepubliclibrary.org/calendar. Check out thingiverse.com and tinkercad.com to get ready for your appointment. You will want to pick out or design the item you hope to print before your appointment. This free service is made possible by the Friends of the Boise Pubic Library. 3:30-9 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-972-8340, boisepubliclibrary.org/calendar.
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Animals & Pets KEGS 4 KAUSE: IDAHO ST. BERNARD RESCUE— Join ISBR for a night of beer, fun, raffles and dogs. Payette Brewing will donate a portion of its beer proceeds for the night to ISBR. You will have a chance to meet their available dogs, and your well-behaved friendly dogs are invited to join the fun, too. For ages 21 and older. 5-9 p.m. FREE. Payette Brewing River Street Taproom, 733 S. Pioneer St., Boise, 208-344-0011.
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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY MARCH 15 BEN BURDICK AND AMY ROSE— 7:30 p.m. $12-$20. Sapphire
GOYA—With Aneurysm, Acid Teeth and Black Friar. 8 p.m. $8. The Shredder HECKTOR PECKTOR—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s
CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
JAN AND TOVAS PORVAS: IRANIAN MUSIC—7 p.m. FREE. Awakenings
FABULOUS FLOYD STANTON—6 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow
JUPITER HOLIDAY—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole
LUCAS LEGER—7 p.m. FREE. Reef
KRYSTOS—With Abaasy, Traitors Gate and Ripchain. 7:30 p.m. $6$12. Knitting Factory
MICHAEL LAKY—6 p.m. FREE. Sa-Wad-Dee MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
SLOTHRUST—With Sons of an Illustrious Father and Lyonsdale. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. The Olympic ST. PATTY’S HIGH MOUNTAN ROUNDERS—8 p.m. FREE. Piper
TYLOR AND THE TRAIN ROBBERS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
THURSDAY MARCH 16
FRIDAY MARCH 17 ANDY BYRON AND THE LOST RIVER BAND—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s BILLY BRAUN—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 CLAY MOORE TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers CLAY MOORE TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—10 p.m. FREE. Chandlers FIREFIGHTERS PIPES AND DRUMS—7 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
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DEREK SHAIBLE AND ASHLEY ROSE—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365
WILSON ROBERTS—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole
GAYLE SKIDMORE—7 p.m. FREE. High Note
DOUGLAS CAMERON—8 p.m. FREE. Piper FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
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GARY TACKETT—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 JOSH ABBOTT BAND—With Chicken Dinner Road. 8 p.m. $12$25. Knitting Factory
NIKKI LANE—With Robert Ellis and Jonathan Tyler. 7 p.m. $15 adv., $17 door. The Olympic OLD DOGS AND NEW TRIX—8 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s
FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
QUINN VAN PAEPEGHEM TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
THE SUBURBANS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
NEW TRANSIT—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH— With Vita and the Woolf. 7 p.m. $15. Neurolux
MICHAELA FRENCH—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365
MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
MICHAEL LAKY—4:30 p.m. FREE. Angell’s
CHUCK SMITH—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
MICHAEL LAKY—5:30 p.m. FREE. DaVinci’s
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CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
CLAY MOORE TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—10 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
RED LIGHT CHALLENGE—7 p.m. FREE. Dry Creek Mercantile
STEVE EATON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365
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CLAY MOORE TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
ST. PATTY’S PARTY WITH PILOT ERROR—10 p.m. $7. Reef
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CENTENNIAL HIGH JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND KEVIN KIRK—7:30 p.m. $18-$30. Sapphire
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SAINT PATRICK’S DAY AT HA’ PENNY—With Richie Kent Experience, Dennis McCleary Band, Irish Dancer Ella Lechner, Ryan Wissinger, Bagpipes and The Fighting McGintys. 10:30 a.m.-1 a.m. FREE. Ha’ Penny
NIKKI LANE, MARCH 18, THE OLYMPIC VENUE
SOMA—7 p.m. FREE. High Note
In the Chris Phelps-directed music video for “Highway Queen,” a track from country singer-songwriter Nikki Lane’s third album of the same name released in February, Lane blows into a grassy field on the outskirts of town and dons her finest stunt driver onesie in rebellious solitude. The camera cuts to her casting sultry, poppy country tunes into a gathering of friends sporting forearm tattoos, trucker hats and T-shirts. “Highway Queen don’t need no king,” she sings before driving a Ford F-350 on risers over junk cars as gawkers grin approvingly. The delight and creativity come from being alone, finding friends, following her bliss and getting the hell out of Dodge. Lucky for us, Lane is getting the hell into Boise, where she’ll be joined Saturday, March 18 by Robert Ellis and Jonathan Tyler at The Olympic. Lane and her music are so fun it doesn’t matter whether you personally like country music, because if you don’t, it just means you haven’t heard her play. —Harrison Berry
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SUNDAY MARCH 19 AVION ROE—With It Lives It Breathes, Ghost Parade and We Were Giants. 7 p.m. $15. Mardi Gras THE SIDEMEN: GREG PERKINS AND RICK CONNOLLY—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND—With The Lil Smokies. 8 p.m. $25-$50. Knitting Factory
MONDAY MARCH 20 GABE HESS—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
GAYLE SKIDMORE, MARCH 21, HIGH NOTE CAFE Like Amsterdam, the city she now calls home, award-winning singer-songwriter Gayle Skidmore has “purged some of the ghosts of her past.” In doing so, Skidmore embarked on a personal journey, which she chronicles in her upcoming full-length album The Golden West (self-released; April 7, 2017), a story written in perfect little pop chapters. Whether it’s a song slowly built on soft tinkling piano and airy choruses or tracks rife with busy banjo and handclaps, chunking guitar and urgent drum beats, Skidmore’s dreamy voice glides through tales of how letting go and letting up on the pressure she put on herself allowed her to get to where she is. Skidmore describes The Golden West as “whimsical, melancholic music for the romantic intellectual,” an apt description made all the more so because it is her third release accompanied by an adult coloring book—each page a visual representation of a song on the album. Those who forget the past may be condemned to repeat it. For Skidmore, however, leaving it behind meant being able to move forward and share the bright light of The Golden West. —Amy Atkins 7 p.m., $TBD. High Note Cafe, 225 N. Fifth St., 208-4291911, facebook.com/HighNoteCafe.
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The Ho Chi Minh Trail, aka “Blood Road,” runs through Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Rebecca Rusch and her riding companion traveled nearly 1,200 miles in March 2015, ultimately finding the spot where Rusch’s father was shot down and killed during the height of the Vietnam War in 1972.
THE BLOOD ROAD BEST TRAVELED Rebecca Rusch, the Queen of Pain, bikes the Ho Chi Minh Trail on a journey of the heart GEORGE PRENTICE Rebecca Rusch is amazing on a slow day. She has biked up Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and riverboarded down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. She’s a seven-time world champion in multiple sports; and oh yeah, she’s a firefighter and EMT in Ketchum. “My nickname is the ‘Queen of Pain.’ People wouldn’t expect me to be too emotional. I’m tough as nails and don’t show my softer side too often,” Rusch said, calling from her Wood River Valley home. “But am I nervous about what’s about to happen in Sun Valley? You bet I am.” Rusch won’t be careening down Mount Baldy. Instead, she’ll be inside the friendly confines of the Sun Valley Opera House for a screening of the 2017 Sun Valley Film Festival opening night premiere of Blood Road, the new documentary about Rusch mountain biking the Ho Chi Minh Trail, aka “Blood Road.” The film is the definition of a journey, tracing Rusch’s awe-inspiring monthlong trek, which covered nearly 1,200 miles through Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Rusch’s emotional journey was equally intense, because it was on the Ho Chi Minh Trail her father’s plane crashed 45 years ago this month at the height of the Vietnam War. “I never knew him. I was 3 when my dad was shot down,” said Rusch. “I vaguely remember swinging on a tire in my backyard when I was 3. Someone was pushing me on the swing, and 20 | MARCH 15–21, 2017 | BOISEweekly
“My father was talking to me through the I’m certain that it was my dad.” Captain Steven Rusch was shot down March years. All my roads led to that journey,” Rusch said. “I can really say now that I can trace all 7, 1972, never to be heard from again. “We never knew if he was alive, a prisoner of of my choices to what would become the most important ride of my life.” war or if he died that day,” said Rusch. Blood Road is a first-rate documentary. Given Meanwhile, the little girl on the tire swing grew up to be one of the planet’s best and most that it stars an Idaho icon on the emotional decorated athletes, winning national and world journey of her life makes it all the more essential viewing. titles in adventure racing, cross-country skiing, “I went on that ride two years ago this whitewater rafting and mountain bike racing. month. It’s been pretty hard to let this film She is an author and motivational speaker, and marinate, but it’s ready, and I’m emotionally was ranked No. 6 on active.com’s list of the ready to open my soul to the world and, parWorld’s Top 100 Athletes. ticularly, to my hometown,” said Rusch. “For “In 2003, I was in Vietnam participating in Blood Road to be the opening night of the Sun a week-long adventure race through the jungle. Valley Film Festival couldn’t be One day, a guide pointed to a more perfect.” spot on the horizon. It was the BLOOD ROAD After SVFF, which will Ho Chi Minh Trail,” Rusch Directed by Nicholas Schrunk feature two screenings—one said. “I thought, ‘Wow, that’s Starring Rebecca Rusch on Wednesday, March 15 and where my father was shot another on Saturday, March down.’ Four years later, they World Premiere: Wednesday, March 15, 6 p.m., Sun Valley 18—Rusch said she’s ready to finally identified his remains— Opera House hit the film festival circuit to that was 30 years after he had promote Blood Road, with her been shot down. What an Saturday, March 18, 1:30 p.m., Community School, Ketchum bike always close by. awakening for me. He wasn’t a “This is going to be a pretty prisoner, he had died that day.” unusual year for me. I travel a Rusch admits she could have embarked on a quest to find out what hap- lot, but I’ll be traveling with a movie, [and] you better believe I’ll be hosting bike rides while I’m pened to her father, but until his remains had been identified, she didn’t know how to plan for in each city,” Rusch said. “It has been an unexpected gift to be a messenger, to be able to tell such an exploration. What’s more, she hadn’t my dad’s story. Now, it’s my story, too.” been emotionally ready. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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ADOPT-A-PET It’s hard to catch up with Caitlin Forster. As bar manager at Ha’Penny Pub in Boise, Forster is the friendly face behind the authentic Irish bar top, built with wood from the Emerald Isle. But she’s also nearly always making the rounds, checking on tables’ food and drink orders. Put her movement to music and you practically have an Irish Reel. Not that she’s from Ireland; but, come St. Patrick’s Day, Ha’Penny is as close to Dublin’s River Liffey as you can get in Boise. With green garland draped from the rafters, shamrock twinkle lights aglow and even some original sheet music of “Danny Boy” framed on the wall, Ha’Penny is set to serve hundreds of customers who will pass through its doors Friday, March 17. Forster poured us a perfect black and tan and stood still long enough to answer a few questions about her preparations for the big day. I’m still surprised at how many wait staff in Boise don’t even know what a black and tan is when I order one. It’s all about the Irish drinks here—certainly, anything with Guinness or Jameson. I’ve lost count of how many Irish drinks there are. Have you spent much of your professional life behind a bar? No, but I’ve certainly served people. I’ve been a lifeguard, assistant to people with handicaps and, while I was working for Idaho Parks and Recreation, my best friend called me three years ago, saying she needed some help at Ha’Penny for the winter. Before that winter was over, I had become the bar manager. What is your usual head-count of bar staff? We’ve got a total of four people working different shifts behind the bar, but for St. Patrick’s Day, it’s all hands on deck. We’ll bring on extra staff and former employees who love to be here on that day. In the morning, we’ll have two bartenders and five servers. Later in the day, we’ll add five more servers and up to five bartenders. Can I assume you’ll pour a lot of green beer? The kegs of green beer will be delivered any day now. 22 | MARCH 15–21, 2017 | BOISEweekly
Kegs? The beer is delivered to you green? You bet. We normally have 24 beers on tap, but for St. Patrick’s Day it will be 23, because we’ll have taps of Guinness going. Plus, we’ll be making a lot of Irish coffees.
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Your menu is pretty Irish year round. How do you refine it for St. Patrick’s Day? Honestly, we hone it down to the Irish food. Lamb stew, shepherd’s pie, Guinness burgers, bangers and mash, the Dublin dip, fish and chips. And a lot of corned beef. The first year I worked here, I think we served 500 orders of corned beef and cabbage. And I didn’t even like corned beef until I started working here. It’s pretty great. Can I assume that St. Patrick’s Day is a good day for tips? When a server tells me, “I’m not making a lot of money,” I say, “Just wait ’til St. Patrick’s Day.” You’ll get a month of money in one day. But you’ve got to be pretty good at serving. One server may be in tears, another may walk out. But that’s inexperience. It’s crazy and you’ve got to know what you’re getting into. If a server can get through the month of December, serving all the big parties, Christmas and New Year’s, then you’ve got a pretty good idea. But the big test is St. Patrick’s Day. You’ve got to bring your A game.
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DEAR MINERVA, What is your suggestion to deal with “the winter funk?” I haven’t really had any motivation to do things and everything is just kind of grey around here. I don’t mind the rain but I’m looking for a change of scenery, if only mentally. Maybe a good book? Sincerely, —Grey Gardens
DEAR GG, I know a lot of people have a hard time with winter and some even suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder during the winter months. Personally I find summer to be the depressing time of the year. Fall and winter are respite for me. Boise is alive with things to do so just getting out and seeing people and having new experiences may recharge you. If you have talked to your doctor about Seasonal Affective Disorder, there are solutions, including light therapy. If you just want a change of scenery, pick up the book Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson. My friend Jane gave me a copy for my birthday and I am so thankful. Lawson will have you laughing and crying at the same time. Her work pulled me out of an extreme funk and maybe she’ll do the same for you. I warn you, it is irreverent and deals with some tough things but in absolutely the most hysterical way. Take in the sunshine when it’s available. I hereby bequeath you all of mine because the sun feels like burning to me. Don’t say I never gave you anything. Cheers and happy page turning, darling! 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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TRUMP FRAGRANCES Ever wondered what President Donald Trump smells like? According to the “fragrance” portion of the Trump Organization’s merchandise portfolio, the eau de toilette Success By Trump “captures the spirit of the driven man.” “The scent is an inspiring blend of fresh juniper and iced red currant, brushed with hints of coriander,” the product site reads. “As it evolves, the mix of frozen ginger, fresh bamboo leaves and geranium [Editor’s note: WTF?] emerge taking center stage, while a masculine combination of rich vetiver, tonka bean, birchwood and musk create a powerful presence throughout wear.” You, too, can smell like a combination of gin, sushi and a senior center rec room for only $37.49. trump.com, $37.49 If you’re looking for something more than simple success, spritz yourself in Empire By Trump, described as ”the perfect accessory for the confident man determined to make his mark with passion, perseverance and drive.” Its “bold notes of peppermint, spicy chai and a hint of apple demand attention.” In other words, it smells like a bag of Christmas potpourri. Empire also retails for $37.49, not that Trump gets any of the money. He’s totally not involved in the Trump Organization anymore. Absolutely not. Not even a little. —Zach Hagadone
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): The more unselfish and compassionate you are in the coming weeks, the more likely it is you will get exactly what you need. Here are four ways that can be true: 1. if you’re kind to people, they will want to be kind to you in return; 2. taking good care of others will bolster their ability to take good care of you; 3. if you’re less obsessed with I-me-mine, you will magically dissolve psychic blocks that have prevented certain folks from giving you all they are inclined to give you; 4. attending to others’ healing will teach you valuable lessons in how to heal yourself—and how to get the healing you yearn for from others. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I hope you will consider buying yourself some early birthday presents. The celebration is weeks away, but you need some prodding, instigative energy now. It’s crucial that you bring a dose of the starting-fresh spirit into the ripening projects you’re working on. Your mood might get overly cautious and serious unless you infuse it with the spunk of an excited beginner. Of course only you know what gifts would provide you with the best impetus, but here are suggestions to stimulate your imagination: a young cactus; a jack-in-the-box; a rock with the word “sprout” written on it; a decorated marble egg; a fox mask; a Photoshopped image of you flying through the air like a superhero.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many Geminis verbalize profusely and acrobatically. They enjoy turning their thoughts into speech, and love to keep social situations lively with the power of their agile tongues. Aquarians and Sagittarians may rival your tribe for the title of The Zodiac’s Best Bullshitters, but I think you’re in the top spot. Having heaped that praise on you, however, I must note that your words don’t always have as much influence as they have entertainment value. You sometimes impress people more than you impact them. Here’s the good news: That could change in the coming weeks. I suspect your fluency will carry a lot of clout. Your communication skills could sway the course of local history. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your world is more spacious than it has been in a long time. Congrats! I love the way you have been pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and into the wilder frontier. For your next trick, here’s my suggestion: Anticipate the parts of you that may be inclined to close down again when you don’t feel as brave and free as you do now. Then gently clamp open those very parts. If you calm your fears before they break out, maybe they won’t break out at all. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I like rowdy, extravagant longing as
much as anyone. I enjoy being possessed by a heedless greed for too much of everything that feels rapturous: delectable food, mysterious sex, engrossing information, liberating intoxication and surprising conversations that keep me guessing and improvising for hours. But I am also a devotee of simple, sweet longing... pure, watchful, patient longing... open-hearted longing that brims with innocence and curiosity and is driven as much by the urge to bless as to be blessed. That’s the kind I recommend you explore and experiment with in the coming days. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You know that forbidden fruit you’ve had your eyes on? Maybe it isn’t so forbidden any more. It could even be evolving toward a state where it will be both freely available and downright healthy for you to pluck. But there’s also a possibility that it’s simply a little less risky than it was before. And it may never become a fully viable option. So here’s my advice: Don’t grab and bite into that forbidden fruit yet. Keep monitoring the situation. Be especially attentive to the following questions: Do you crave the forbidden fruit because it would help you flee a dilemma you haven’t mustered the courage to escape from? Or because it would truly be good for you to partake of the forbidden fruit?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I expect you will get more than your usual share of both sweetness and tartness in the coming days. Sometimes one or the other will be the predominant mode, but on occasion they will converge to deliver a complex brew of WOW!meets-WTF! Imagine chunks of sour apples in your vanilla fudge ripple ice cream. Given this state of affairs, there’s no good reason for you to be blandly kind or boringly polite. Use a saucy attitude to convey your thoughtfulness. Be as provocative as you are tender. Don’t just be nice—be impishly and subversively nice. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I want to gather your darkness in my hands, to cup it like water and drink.” So says Jane Hirshfield in her poem “To Drink.” I bet she was addressing a Scorpio. Does any other sign of the zodiac possess a sweet darkness that’s as delicious and gratifying as yours? Yes, it’s true that you also harbor an unappetizing pocket of darkness, just like everyone else. But that sweet kind—the ambrosial, enigmatic, exhilarating stuff—is not only safe to imbibe, but can also be downright healing. In the coming days, I hope you’ll share it generously with worthy recipients. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Saturn has been in your sign steadily since September 2015,
and will continue to be there until December 2017. Some traditional astrologers might say you are in a phase of downsizing and selfrestraint. They’d encourage you to be extra strict and serious and dutiful. To them, the ringed planet is an exacting taskmaster. There are some grains of truth in this perspective, but I like to emphasize a different tack. I say that if you cooperate with the rigors of Saturn, you’ll be inspired to become more focused and decisive and disciplined as you shed any flighty or reckless tendencies you might have. Yes, Saturn can be adversarial if you ignore its commands to be faithful to your best dreams. But if you respond gamely, it will be your staunch ally. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Born in the African nation of Burkina Faso, Malidoma Some is a teacher who writes books and offers workshops to Westerners interested in the spiritual traditions of his tribe. In his native Dagaare language, his first name means “he who befriends the stranger/enemy.” I propose that we make you an honorary “Malidoma” for the next three weeks. It will be a favorable time to forge connections, broker truces and initiate collaborations with influences you have previously considered foreign or alien. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): EVERY relationship has problems.
No exceptions. In the beginning, all may be calm and bright, but eventually cracks will appear. Here’s the corollary to that rule: EVERY partner is imperfect. Regardless of how cool, kind, attractive or smart they may seem in the early stages, they will eventually unveil their unique flaws and troubles. Does this mean that all togetherness is doomed? That it’s forever impossible to create satisfying unions? The answer is HELL, NO!—especially if you keep the following principles in mind: Choose a partner whose problems are: 1. interesting; 2. tolerable; 3. useful in prodding you to grow; 4. all of the above. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Would you like some free healing that’s in alignment with cosmic rhythms? Try this experiment. Imagine that you’re planning to write your autobiography. Create an outline that has six chapters. Each of the first three chapters will be about a past experience that helped make you who you are. In each of the last three chapters, you will describe a desirable event that you want to create in the future. I also encourage you to come up with a boisterous title for your tale. Don’t settle for *My Life So Far* or *The Story of My Journey*. Make it idiosyncratic and colorful, perhaps even outlandish, like Piscean author Dave Eggers’ *A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius*.
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