Boise Weekly Vol. 26 Issue 19 by Boise Weekly

BOISE WEEKLY OCTOBER 25–31 , 2017

Turkey Trouble

Boise Rescue Mission needs help cooking 3,000 holiday meals for needy families

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Taste Test

Dine Out Downtown allows for aﬀordable (and delicious) experimentation

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DISCOVER THE COVER Over the course of the nearly 15 years I have worked here, I have been involved in hundreds of Boise Weekly (or Boise Weekly sponsored) events. The Big Le Boise, our summertime street bash, is the newest addition to our calendar and joins the ranks of BW events that, although they take a ton of work, are a source of pride (and enjoyment) for BW staffers. Topping the list is our longest running event, the annual Boise Weekly Cover Art Auction. Each week, we publish an original work by a local artist on the front cover, and then in October, we auction off the 52 works that appeared over the past 12 months. Proceeds benefit the artists, the Boise Weekly Cover Auction Art Grant Program and BW. The 16th annual auction, which was on Oct. 18 at the magnificent El Korah Shrine, was one of the best yet. We raised more than $20,000, with a few artworks hitting winning bids higher than $1,000—one went for $1,850. It is with the deepest sincerity and gratitude that I write we couldn’t have done it without the many people and organizations that are key to our continued success, like our sponsors Bonefish Grill, D. L. Evans Bank, Evermore Prints and Van Dyck Frame Design. I also need to thank Lauren Edson and other members of LED, whose deft handling of the artworks was as lovely as the art itself; auctioneer Josh Houk, whose professionalism and personable nature took the auction to another level; Tyler Bush and Deanna Darr, who gave their time and talents without asking for anything in return; and the Boise Weekly staffers who, without complaint, put in a long night after a long day. I also want to thank bidder No. 44, whose taste in art is impeccable and whose generosity is boundless. Next up on the calendar is the inaugural Boise Weekly Preview Night at The Flicks on Thursday, Nov. 2. For $25 per person, you get a Flicks movie ticket, studio swag, bites from Bonefish Grill and the chance to watch exclusive previews and clips from this season’s most highly anticipated films. Plus, resident movie critic extraordinaire George Prentice will be on hand to give expert commentary and insight into what’s happening on screen. Tickets are available at bwmovienight.brownpapertickets.com but they’re going fast, so hurry—it will cost $5 more at the door! —Amy Atkins

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ARTIST: Carlos Lee Sullivan TITLE: “Arise” MEDIUM: Acrylic and Ink on Poster-board ARTIST STATEMENT: In my work, I am interested in narrative. Though I work towards a precise visual vocabulary, I don’t believe that a visual story can be precisely related. Rather, the goal is setting pieces such that a story must be told.

Boise Weekly was founded in 1992 by Andy and Debi Hedden-Nicely. Larry Ragan had a lot to do with it, too. Boise Weekly is an independently owned and operated newspaper.

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SUBMIT Boise Weekly publishes original local artwork on its cover each week. One stipulation of publication is that the piece must be donated to BW’s annual charity art auction in November. A portion of the proceeds from the auction are reinvested in the local arts community through a series of private grants for which all artists are eligible to apply. Cover artists will also receive 30 percent of the final auction bid on their piece. To submit your artwork for BW’s cover, bring it to BWHQ at 523 Broad St. All original mediums are accepted. Thirty days from your submission date, your work will be ready for pick up if it’s not chosen to be featured on the cover. Work not picked up within six weeks of submission will be discarded.

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OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE, CONCERN FOR RAPID GROWTH A SURVE Y FROM THE BOISE STATE UNIVERSIT Y SC HOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE RE VE ALS MOST RESIDENTS LOVE THE TRE ASURE VALLE Y BUT WO RRY THE REGION IS GROWING TOO FAST. RE AD MORE AT NE WS/CIT YDESK.

HOW DOES THEIR GARDEN GROW? Hawthorne Elementary opened a native plants garden for both its Boise Bench neighborhood and its students. Read more at Arts & Culture/ Culture.

GRAZE ANATOMY The Bureau of Land Management wants to rewrite rules for grazing on public lands. Environmentalists aren’t happy. Read more at News/ Citydesk.

VOTE EARLY, NOT OFTEN Early voting has begun in Ada and Canyon counties in anticipation of the Tuesday, Nov. 7, general election. Read more at News/ Citydesk.

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NEWS ECONOMIC GAINS TRUMP ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

President Trump has Obama’s environmental legacy in his crosshairs LE X NEL SON

Without the Job Corps, it’s up to Boise Rescue Mission volunteers to cook Thanksgiving dinner.

TRUMP HIRING FREEZE UNPLUGS OVENS AT JOB CORPS, AFFECTS THANKSGIVING MEAL FOR HOMELESS

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The Boise Rescue Mission has to deploy a Plan B for the Great Thanksgiving Banquet 2017. The BRM annual free holiday meal that feeds more than 3,000 men, women and children is in jeopardy, because for the first time in 19 years, the culinary program at the Centennial Job Corps Center in Nampa will not prepare the holiday feast served at the BRM Boise and Nampa locations. For the past two decades, the federallyfunded Job Corps program would cook 300 turkeys; thousands of pounds of green beans, stuffing and mashed potatoes; and 80 gallons of gravy. This year, however, Chef Jack D’Orazio, the manager of the Job Corps culinary program, surprised his colleagues when he announced he was retiring. As a result, the training program has been put on hold until a replacement for Chef D’Orazio can be found. Therein lies the problem: Due to a federal hiring freeze mandated by President Donald Trump, the program can’t hire a new instructor. “We’re really sad we can’t help out [with the Thanksgiving Banquet] this year,” said Centennial Job Corps Admissions Officer Jeanne Gatlin, though she said she’s confident that once a an instructor is hired, the program will resume preparing Thanksgiving dinners for the BRM in the future. Meanwhile, officials at BRM say they’re still planning on serving their annual holiday banquet. “We’ll pull it off one way or another,” said Boise Rescue Mission CEO Rev. Bill Roscoe. “We get a lot of fresh produce donated to us this time of year—especially potatoes, onions and apples.” He added that through the month of November, the BRM will partner with Walmart and radio station KTSY to raise money for turkeys. “Our volunteers will start preparing food in a couple of weeks. We’ve cooked turkeys before. We can do it again.”

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has wasted no time waging a war on public land and environmental regulation precedents by paving the way for increased development and resource extraction through altering or overturning Obama-era legislation. It started when information on climate change vanished from the White House website shortly after Trump’s inauguration. Then, POTUS announced his intention to pull the United States out of the Paris Accords, which was followed by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt—a Trump appointee and climate change denier—announcing the EPA would not renew contracts for dozens of scientists serving on the Board of Scientific Counselors. Plus, in April, The New York Times reported Pruitt planned to cut $2.4 million from the EPA budget and dismiss a quarter of its staff within the year. To date, the Trump Administration has undercut Obama-era legislation by changing the rules on how grazing restrictions are determined (check out “BLM Proposes Looser Grazing Restrictions,

Alarms Environmentalists” at boiseweekly.com/ News/Citydesk), endangering acreage dedicated to a number of national monuments, altering species protections years in the making, allowing previously embargoed resource extraction on public lands and abolishing the Clean Power Plan. These decisions will have far-reaching implications on both local and national policy.

REDUCING NATIONAL MONUMENTS On Sept. 17, the Washington Post leaked a private proposal written for Trump by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommending reductions and new management practices for 10 national monuments. The proposal sparked mixed reactions in the West, home to the four monuments tagged for reduction: Cascade Siskiyou on the Oregon/California border, Gold Butte in Nevada and Bears Ears and Grand StaircaseEscalante in Utah. Although Zinke declared Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve safe, Idaho environmental groups are still prepared to go to court if Zinke’s recommendations become reality.

“Nationally, we will be taking action to defend the monuments that have been targeted for reduction or revision,” said Craig Gehrke, Idaho office regional director of The Wilderness Society. “We’ve thought from the beginning that this was a colossal waste of time and nothing more than payback for the Obama administration by the Trump administration.” A number of ranchers, hunters and officials from the energy and resource sectors, however, were thrilled. They have long argued large that tract designations by the last three presidents went against the spirit of the American Antiquities Act of 1906, which stipulates monuments should cover “the smallest area compatible with proper care and management.” Many also feel public land expansion has unfairly stifled recreation and development by limiting activities like drilling, mining, logging, grazing, hunting and fishing. Representative Mike Noel (R-Utah) was particularly outspoken against the large monuments in his home state, the New York Times reported. “When you turn the management over to the tree-huggers, the bird- and bunny-lovers and the rock-lickers, you turn your heritage over,” Noel told the Times. In contrast, several local environmentalist groups—led by Boise-based Advocates for the West, which filed suit against Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Department of Justice Oct. 12—are preparing legal challenges to the reductions. In their view, these large monuments are necessary to provide adequate protection for endangered species, unique geological features and Native American heritage sites. Environmentalists may ask Congress to make a final decision, questioning the extent to which a U.S. president can roll back the legacies of his predecessors. “It’s unclear how they’re going to coordinate this action between the executive and the legislative branches here,” Gehrke said. “Congress does have the ultimate authority over public land, so that may be one way to go. …We’re all kind of wait7 ing to see what actually, officially gets proposed.” BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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OPENING PUBLIC LANDS TO MINING

ALTERING SAGE GROUSE PROTECTION PLANS

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This somber greeting card is sure to dampen holiday spirits in the Idaho legislature.

IDAHO LEGISLATORS RECEIVE HALLOWEEN CARD RIPPING INTO FAITH-HEALING PROTECTIONS

REPEALING THE CLEAN POWER PLAN

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Next up for restructuring are the 2014/2015 sage grouse conservation plans, which the Bureau of Land management declared under review on Oct. 5. It took state and local officials, hunters, businessmen, conservationists and Native American tribal representatives about 10 years to agree on the plans, which include 98 agreements across 10 states. The result was an exhaustive compromise with the goal of keeping the Greater Sage Grouse, a bird native to the West, off the endangered species list. The proposed changes reflect Zinke’s recommendation that conservation and management should be controlled at the state rather than federal level, and may also roll back protections that have restricted mining, logging and other resource extraction in sage grouse habitat. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) lauded efforts to return control to the states in an Oct. 6 statement, claiming the original Idaho plan began with local input but was “rewritten on the banks of the Potomac.” “I commend Secretary Zinke for trying to right that wrong,” Risch wrote. However, advocates like Steve Holmer, vice president of policy for the American Bird Conservancy and director of the Bird Conservation Alliance, worry that passing control to the states may undercut years of compromise and negate hard-won protections. “Instead of having a consistent management framework that gives us some certainty that the grouse will be conserved, you’re going to have a mishmash,” Holmer said. “In some places, you may have grouse being conserved and in other places you don’t. These lands

The BLM announced on Oct. 5 it would open up 10 million acres of public lands to mining, canceling a previous request to withdraw that land from development and form a Sagebrush Focal Area to protect sage grouse in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. The acreage has been closed to new mining claims since 2015, when it was temporarily segregated pending more studies of how mining would impact the grouse population. That holding pattern ended Sept. 24, prompting the BLM to make a final decision on the focal area designation. In a press release, the BLM stated protecting the land would be “unreasonable in light of the data [from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] that showed that mining affected less than .1 percent of sage-grouse-occupied range.” Acting BLM Director Mike Nedd called blocking industry from 10 million acres of public land “a complete overreach.” Holmer disagreed with the BLM assessment, arguing that any protections to sage grouse, no matter how small, are worthwhile considering the bird’s fragile population. “We’re very disappointed by this, it’s a definite step in the wrong direction,” Holmer said. “These focal areas are the most important of the important part of [sage grouse] habitat. We would actually argue that the science [in the National Technical Team Report] indicated the focal areas should have been the priority habitat—all 35 million acres, not the 10 million acres that was actually designated.” Holmer sees this latest decision as another blow to the Obama-era sage grouse protection plans, adding it to a laundry list of promises that seem to be “disintegrating” under Trump. He also worries that allowing increased mining and mineral exploration on public lands will create a slippery slope to more and more development over time, as resources become more accessible. “It is because of the cumulative impact on the landscape that we have this problem with the sage grouse to being with,” he said.

In a bold move Oct. 10, Pruitt signed a measure on behalf of the EPA to repeal the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, a comprehensive initiative passed in 2015 that was intended to steer the U.S. away from coal and toward cleaner energy production options like wind and solar. The plan aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (to a degree 32 percent lower than 2005 output) and curb American contributions to climate change. While Pruitt’s move has been billed as a boon to the power and coal industries, freeing them from what the EPA statement called “unnecessary regulatory burdens,” many power companies—including local giant Idaho Power— will not be moving back toward coal. According to Idaho Power Communications Specialist Brad Bowlin, Idaho Power makes decisions “to balance cost, risk and environmental concerns,” not as a reaction to any particular legislation—and right now, the economics are on the side of clean energy. “We anticipate the early retirement of some coal-fired units,” Bowlin wrote. “…Those decisions were founded on economic considerations, primarily the low cost of natural gas and the capital costs required to operate and maintain the coal units. We don’t anticipate that repealing the Clean Power Plan will alter the economics behind those decisions.” Bowlin said the impact of the Clean Power Plan has always been “minimal” for Idaho Power in any case, pointing out that it relies heavily on hydropower, natural gas and renewable-energy generators instead. Barring an economic upheaval, Idaho Power will be going ahead with its plans to shut down the three coal plants it has a stake in, beginning in 2019 and continuing at a staggered rate through 2032, despite the Trump administration putting its stamp of approval on coal.

Halloween greeting cards are not uncommon, but one particular card showing up in the mailboxes of most lawmakers in the Idaho Legislature is unsettling. “Even the Pumpkins Are Sad This Halloween. Why?” reads the card, next to a picture of a frowning jack-o-lantern wearing a baby hat and booties and sucking on a paciﬁer. Inside the cards is a grim reminder of an issue the legislature has been debating for years with no resolution: “Three more children died in Idaho’s anti-medical sects in two months this year,” it reads. “No action was taken because of Idaho’s religious exemptions.” The card is from the Protect Idaho Kids Foundation, a nonproﬁt whose mission is to combat the Idaho law that exempts parents from prosecution if they withhold medical treatment from their children for religious reasons. The 2017 Idaho Legislature rejected a compromise proposal, which would have made parents civilly liable if their children suffered permanent injury or died due to lack of medical treatment. “It seems we need to become more direct and let the legislators and public know the hard, harsh facts,” said Bruce Wingate, founder of Protect Idaho Kids. “So, our Halloween card, being sent to all the legislators, states clearly that kids are dying, and it’s up to the legislature to stop these deaths.” Wingate sent the card as a response to the lack of support for the compromise at the Idaho Statehouse—from either side of the political aisle. Some Republicans argued the bill targeted freedom of religion, while some Democrats said the proposal didn’t go far enough in punishing parents who believe in faith-healing. “Since [the Idaho laws] have been enacted, at least 182 children have died in Idaho’s anti-medical sects,” reads the Halloween card. “Please do your duty and protect the children. Repeal these laws and let them live.” —George Prentice BOISEweekly | OCTOBER 25–31, 2017 | 7

CALENDAR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25 Festivals & Events COLLABORATING FOR HEALTH IDAHO 2017— Join the conversation about health in Idaho with a multidisciplinary group of partners tackling community and health care challenges. Participants will learn best and promising practices, strategies and research in public health and health care from local and national leaders. 7 a.m.-4 p.m. $75-$100. Riverside Hotel, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Boise, 208-3431871, healthandwelfare.idaho.gov.

On Stage

BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS— What’s Halloween without Tim Burton? Take a carved Jack-O-Lantern for a free treat, and they’ll have a costume contest with prizes. 7 p.m. $9-$11. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273, boiseclassicmovies.com/deals.

Talks & Lectures IDAHO RIVER TALKS: DOLLARS AND SENSE(LESS) OF THE LOWER SNAKE RIVER DAMS—Join Idaho Rivers United for this opportunity to hear one of the region’s most respected economists dig into the dollars and sense of the Lower Snake River Dams. In Lecture Hall 103. 6 p.m. FREE. Boone Science Building, The College of Idaho, Caldwell, idahorivers.org.

BCT: HAND TO GOD—7 p.m. $10$35. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-3319224, bctheater.org.

THURSDAY-TUESDAY, OCT. 26-31

Halloween fun for even the youngest pups.

Odds & Ends DEATH CAFE: CONVERSATION— Join a facilitated discussion about topics related to death and dying. For ages 18 and older. 7 p.m. FREE. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise. 208639-6610, deathcafe.com.

Food ELDER RIVER ELDERBERRY CIDER RELEASE—4-8 p.m. FREE. Meriwether Cider Co., 5242 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208972-6725, meriwethercider.com. PAYETTE BREWING BREWER’S DINNER—Enjoy a fun pairing of delicious suds and savory grub. Vegetarian option available. Proceeds beneﬁt the Women’s and Children’s Alliance. RSVP at Payette Brewing or Old Chicago. 6-9 p.m. $35. Old Chicago Pizza Boise Towne Square, 350 N. Milwaukee St., Boise, 208-321-0033.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 26 Festivals & Events CABI: THE BIG MOVE— Enjoy an evening of schmoozing and learning about the move of the historic Jewish synagogue from downtown Boise to North Latah Street. With beer and wine reception, buffet dinner, speakers and a short ﬁlm. 6-9 p.m. $25. Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel, 11 N. Latah St., 208-343-6601, cabi-boise.org. IDAHO STATE MUSEUM WINE, EATS AND ARTIFACTS 2017—Join the Idaho Historical Society for a night of music, artifacts and fun. Your ticket includes your ﬁrst glass of wine or beer, and hearty hors d’oeuvres. 6 p.m. $65. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-9116, history.idaho.gov/idaho-statemuseum.

FRIDAY, OCT. 27

Leggo my Eggo, demigorgon

On Stage

Citizen

THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL—7:30 p.m. $18-$20. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., 208342-5104, boiselittletheater.org.

BOISE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM 2017—Join the League of Women Voters Greater Boise Area for this public forum moderated by Dr. Jim Weatherby, Boise State professor emeritus. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, facebook.com/LWVIDBoiseMAL.

BASKERVILLE, A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY—7:30 p.m. $12-$15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com. BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN—7 p.m. $9-$11. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., 208-345-0454, boiseclassicmovies.com. COMEDIAN JOHN ROY—8 p.m. $10. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com. HAND TO GOD—7 p.m. $10-$35. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Odds & Ends FATTY’S FML: MONSTER BASH—8 p.m. $5. Fatty’s, 800 W. Idaho St., Ste. 200, Boise, 208-629-6314. REAL-LIFE GHOSTBUSTERS—7:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-972-8340, bigriverparanormal.com.

PETER PAN—7:30 p.m. $18-$22. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, nampaciviccenter.com. 208-468-2385.

FRIDAY-TUESDAY, OCT. 27-31

“Will wear costume for beer.”

FAMILY FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN FUN

STRANGER THINGS SEASON 2 VIEWING PARTY

ADULTS-ONLY HALLOWEEN HIJINKS

Halloween is a great time to be a kid: There’s candy around every corner, and wearing costumes is encouraged. Boise is bursting with events designed with its smallest citizens in mind, like the Haunted Halloween Trolley Tours, rolling through downtown nightly, and Frightened Felons All-Ages Night at the Old Idaho Penitentiary on Friday, Oct. 27. Creature lovers can celebrate animal encounters at Boo at the Zoo, or head to Meridian for the Howl-O-Woof Pooch Parade and Costume Contest at Storey Bark Park. Kids with investigative minds will thrill at the Playhouse production of Polter-Heist Murder Mystery, and stop by the Garden City Police Department Trunk or Treat and Halloween Carnival for a fun sugar ﬁx.

At the end of season one of the hit Netﬂix series Stranger Things, the gang emerged triumphant from its battle with the demigorgon— a horrid, predatory vampire from an alternate dimension—but at a terrible cost. Eleven, a telekinetic victim of experiments by the U.S. Department of Energy, was swept away to the Upside Down, and Will Byers, recently rescued, shows signs of having something ominous stuck in his throat. Join the folks at Woodland Empire Ale Craft for a viewing of Stranger Things, Season 2, plus a group costume contest with wizard prizes like original framed art, and plenty of ST-themed beer like the Upside Down golden stout and the Leggo—beer made with wafﬂes and maple syrup. Be there promptly at 9 p.m. for a special, secret event, and bring your own chair to catch all the action.

From boozy horror ﬁlms to sexy costume contests to the science behind getting freaked, Halloween is a hoot for the 21-and-older trick-or-treaters. Celebrate with suds at Fatty’s Dead Halloween, the Reef Halloween Bash: Pause for Cause, the Payette Brewing Halloween and Slaughterhouse Bash, the Boise Brewing Halloween Candy Pairing and more. Have a seductive time at Pengilly’s and the Boise Horror Picture Show Burlesque Extravaganza, or watch the original Rocky Horror Picture Show with Boise Classic Movies at The Egyptian. Duck into China Blue for a Purge Halloween Party and sexy costume contest, or get a treat for your mind at the Discovery Center of Idaho Adult Night, where you can learn all about the Science of Fear.

Dates, times, prices and locations vary. Visit our online calendar at boiseweekly.com for details and more spooktacular events.

9-11 p.m., FREE. Woodland Empire Ale Craft, 1114 W. Front St., 208-426-0510, woodlandempire.com.

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CALENDAR KEEP YOUR CAR HAPPY! FRIDAY OCTOBER 27

BLT: THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL—8 p.m. $18-$20. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater. org.

Festivals & Events

BOISE BAROQUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA—Don’t miss this exciting chance to hear a Beethoven masterwork in an intimate setting as the Boise Baroque Chamber Orchestra opens the 2017-18 season with two renowned soloists: Glenn Dicterow and Karen Dreyfus. 8 p.m. $10$28. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise. 208-297-3182, boisebaroque.org.

FRIGHTENED FELONS: ALL-AGES NIGHT—It wouldn’t really be Halloween without the annual Frightened Felons nights at the Old Idaho Penitentiary, expanded this year with more frights per cell. Last admission at 9:30 p.m. For all ages. 7-11 p.m. $12-$15. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-3342844. history.idaho.gov/old-idahopenitentiary-events.

On Stage BCT: HAND TO GOD—8 p.m. $10$35. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-3319224, bctheater.org.

COMEDIAN CARLOS MENCIA: C 4 URSELF TOUR—Carlos Mencia has gone back to his comedic roots, performing at a number of comedy venues to share his newest material with a more intimate audience. 8 p.m. $28-$34. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3450454, egyptiantheatre.net.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 28-29

COMEDIAN JOHN ROY—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com. EVOLUTION DANCE: ASYLUM— Featuring Alter Ego burlesque, Diamond Dolls cabaret, and Vixens street dance. For ages 18 and older. 7:30-10:30 p.m. $10. Clubhouse Event Center, 7311 W. Potomac Drive, Boise, 208-3225550, evolutiondance.co/shows. IMPARABLES: EL SHOW—This battle to die of laughter pits two of the best comedians in Mexico, Omar Chaparro and Adrian Uribe, against one another. 9 p.m. $45-$95. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261110, morrisoncenter.com.

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MTI: PETER PAN—7:30 p.m. $18-$22. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-4682385, nampaciviccenter.com. STAGE COACH: BASKERVILLE, A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY—8 p.m. $12-$15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com. TRACKTOWN—A young, talented and lonely longdistance runner twists her ankle as she prepares for the Olympic Trials and must do something she’s never done before: take a day off. Hosted by Alexi Pappas and Jeremy Teichert, the ﬁlm’s writer/directors, in support of Onward Shay! Boise Marathon. 3 p.m. $5. The Flicks, 646 W. Fulton St., Boise, 208-342-4222, theﬂicksboise.com.

Art IRINA NOVARESE PARTICIPATIVE ARTIST TALK— MING Studios’ current artist-in-residence Irina Novarese will speak about a selection of related works and the progress of her research and exhibition production. 7 p.m. FREE. MING Studios, 420 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-972-9028, mingstudios.org.

Sports & Fitness “Take time to stop and smell the junk.”

PICKIN’ TREASURE VALLEY It’s time to re-think what we mean when we say “junk.” It’s an old saw that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but there’s a whole community of talented people who take used, antique, vintage and weather-worn junk and upcycle it into quirky, funky, functional items. This weekend, cruise over to the Ford Idaho Center for the second year of Pickin’ Treasure Valley, a vintage show and artisan market. Scope out creatively repurposed goods, arts, crafts, antiques and way more. The event is magniﬁcent in scale and is so comprehensive, some of the magazines covering such events, including Flea Market Style Magazine, Prairie Style Magazine and Romantic Country Magazine have hailed it as one of the ﬁnest shows of its kind in the nation.

SKI AND SNOWBOARD MOVIE NIGHT—Featuring three movies: Faction’s This Is Home, Onslaught’s Movement, and Flawless’s Freezer Burn. Proceeds beneﬁt the USASA 2017-18 Food and drink available. 5-10 p.m. $10-$13. Eco Lounge, 2445 Bogus Basin Road, 208429-8855.

Kids & Teens HALLOWEEN PUPPET SHOW AND PARTY BLAST—4:30-6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org/victory.

Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE-$7. Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., pastblessingsfarm.com. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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CALENDAR TRUNK OR TREAT WITH GARDEN CITY POLICE—4:30-6 p.m. FREE. Boys and Girls Club Moseley Center, 610 E. 42nd St., 208-3219157, gardencitypolice.org.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and State streets, Boise, 208-345-3499. capitalcitypublicmarket.com.

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FRIGHTENED FELONS: ADULT NIGHT—Tour the Old Idaho Penitentiary at night and dare to enter the only haunted cell house in Boise, expanded this year with more frights per cell. Last admission at 9:30 p.m. For ages 18 and older. 7-11 p.m. $15. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2844, history. idaho.gov/old-idaho-penitentiaryevents.

BOISE FALL HOME SHOW—59 p.m. FREE-$5. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, expoidaho.com. DCI ADULT NIGHT: THE SCIENCE OF FEAR—For ages 21 and older. 7-10 p.m. $20. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895. dcidaho.org.

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FATTY’S BEATS, BOOS AND BOOZE PARTY—For ages 21 and older. 8 p.m. FREE. Fatty’s, 800 W. Idaho St., Ste. 200, Boise, 208629-6314. FUNTASTIC FRIDAY: NATIONAL FRANKENSTEIN DAY—3:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Hidden Springs Branch, 5868 W. Hidden Springs Drive, Boise, 208-229-2665, adalib.org/hiddensprings. HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY— Proceeds beneﬁt Mothers Against Drunk Driving. 7-11 p.m. $50. The Owyhee Tavern, 1109 W. Main St., Boise, 208-639-0440.

TREASURE VALLEY DOLL SHOW AND SALE—10 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE$5. Scentsy Commons, 2701 E. Pine Ave., Meridian, 208-8550617, scentsy.net.

BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW—Have you ever met Dr. Frank-N-Furter? Well, that one sweet transvestite is heading to the Egyptian in the audience participation movie to beat all others. There’s no finer people-watching, either. Expect the fishnet to flow like wine. A few ground rules: Throwing stuff is OK, but keep it limited to dry items like toilet paper, toast, newspapers, rice and confetti. But leave wet items, including hot dogs, prunes and water guns, at home. For all ages; no beer or wine. 7 p.m. $12$14. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, boiseclassicmovies.com/deals. COMEDIAN JOHN ROY—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid

BCT: HAND TO GOD—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $10-$35. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

EVOLUTION DANCE: ASYLUM— Celebrate Halloween with a crazy, spooky, sexy and fun show from Evolution Dance Co., featuring Alter Ego burlesque, Diamond Dolls cabaret, and Vixens street dance. For ages 18 and older. 7:30-10:30 p.m. $10. Clubhouse Event Center, 7311 W. Potomac Drive, Boise, 208-322-5550, evolutiondance. co/shows.

BLT: THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $18$20. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org.

MTI: PETER PAN—1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $18-$22. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-2385, nampaciviccenter. com.

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Food DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK 2017—Get a two-course lunch for as little as $10, a two-course dinner for the insane low price of $15, or a full three-course gourmet dinner for $30. Reservations are a good idea (contact restaurants directly). Through Nov. 5. $10-$30. Downtown Boise, 208-472-5251, downtownboise.org.

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 28 Festivals & Events ATLANTIC IDEA HOUSE TOUR—Learn how to improve energy and water efﬁciency in your home by visiting the Atlantic Idea House. The small home owned by the city of Boise has been renovated with sustainable and energy efﬁcient features to showcase what is possible. The house will be open for tours one day a month from May-November. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Atlantic Idea House, 2108 S. Atlantic St., Boise, 208-570-6834, livboise.org. BOISE FARMERS MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 10th and Grove Streets, Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com.

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CALENDAR STAGE COACH: BASKERVILLE, A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY—8 p.m. $12-$15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Literature CRAZY HORSE AUTHOR AND FAMILY VISIT—Crazy Horse family members Floyd Clown and Doug War Eagle along with author William Matson discuss and sign their book Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy, based on the family’s oral history. 7 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229.

Sports & Fitness JORDAN’S RUN 5K AND FAMILY FUN DAY—Help raise money for the Inland Northwest SIDS Foundation. 12-4 p.m. $30. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., near Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road, Meridian. 208-5574371, jordansrun.org.

YMCA HALLOWEEN RUN—Run for your life on the Boise Greenbelt as the sun sets. Be sure to wear your costumes, neon or ﬂuorescent clothing, glowsticks, lights and more for the pre-race costume contest. For all ages. 5:15 p.m. $25-$35. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd., Boise. ymcatvidaho.org/runs/halloween-run.

Kids & Teens ESCAPE THE HAUNTED LIBRARY— For ages 12-18. 4:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 Lake Hazel Road, Boise, 208-297-6700, adalib.org/ lakehazel. TRUNK R TREAT SPOOKTACKULAR—6-8 p.m. FREE. Hillview United Methodist Church, 8525 W. Ustick, Boise, 208-375-0392. hillviewmethodist.org/programs/ family.html.

Odds & Ends AMSTERDAM WITCH TRIALS HALLOWEEN PARTY—Must purchase wristband to enter. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

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$TBA. The Amsterdam Lounge, 609 W. Main St., Boise, 2083459515, boisesbestbars.com/ amsterdam. BOISE FALL HOME SHOW—11 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE-$5. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, expoidaho.com. ESCAPE THE HAUNTED LIBRARY FOR ADULTS—For ages 18 and older. 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org/ victory. FATTY’S DEAD HALLOWEEN—For ages 21 and older. 8 p.m. FREE$10. Fatty’s, 800 W. Idaho St., Ste. 200, Boise, 208-629-6314. LUNARTIC FRIENDS HAUNTED BARN BASH—3 p.m.-midnight. $10-$13. Farmer Brown’s, 8025 W. Chinden Blvd. (corner of Star and Chinden, Boise. 208-2506741, lunarticfriends.com. PICKIN’ TREASURE VALLEY VINTAGE SHOW AND ARTISAN MARKET—9 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE-$7. Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-4681000. pastblessingsfarm.com. THE PURGE HALLOWEEN PARTY—9 p.m.-2 a.m. $TBA. China Blue, 100 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208345-9515, boisesbestbars.com/ china.

Animals & Pets BOO AT THE ZOO—Join Zoo Boise for special Halloween-themed animal enrichments, costume contests for all ages, games, photo ops, face painting, costumed characters passing out candy, and much more. Last admission at 4:30 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$7. Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208608-7760. zooboise.org.

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CREEPY CRITTER ENCOUNTERS— Go in costume for a special treat. 3-6 p.m. FREE. Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center, 13751 Upper Embankment Road, Nampa, 208-467-9278, fws.gov/ refuge/deer_ﬂat. HOWL-O-WOOF POOCH PARADE AND COSTUME CONTEST—Dress your doggy up for the Third Annual Howl-O-Woof Pooch Parade and Costume Contest. It’s free to participate; no preregistration required. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Storey Bark Park, 430 E. Watertower Lane, Meridian, 208-888-3579, facebook.com/storeybarkpark.

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk. Go to www.boiseweekly.com and look under odds and ends for the answers to this week’s puzzle. And don’t think of it as cheating. Think of it more as simply double-checking your answers.

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Food DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK 2017— Through Nov. 5. $10-$30. Downtown Boise, 208-472-5251, downtownboise.org.

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CALENDAR SUNDAY OCTOBER 29 Festivals & Events DIG INTO IDAHO OPEN HOUSE—Explore activity stations, along with a scavenger hunt, treats for Halloween costumes, volunteer/member appreciation party and more. At 3 p.m., Shawn Willsey of the CSI will talk about his new book, Geology Underfoot in Southern Idaho, with book signing to follow. Noon-5 p.m. FREE. Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-368-9876, idahomuseum.org.

On Stage BOISE BAROQUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA—2 p.m. $10-$28. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise. 208-297-3182, boisebaroque.org.

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BOISE HORROR PICTURE SHOW: A BURLESQUE EXTRAVAGANZA—Join Stella Sin and Big Gay Paycen for a burlesque extravaganza inspired by the cult classic. Enjoy dance, burlesque, live singing and prop bags galore. The all-star cast features some of Boise’s favorite burlesque performers: Dapper Doyle, Mimi Mashuga, Chaz A Ratazz, Ferryman and more. 9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon, 513 W. Main St., 208-345-6344. COMEDIAN JOHN ROY—8 p.m. $10. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

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PICKIN’ TREASURE VALLEY VINTAGE SHOW AND ARTISAN MARKET—10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE-$7. Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-468-1000. pastblessingsfarm.com.

Food HAPPY HALLO-WINE!—Fun activities for the kids, adults and even your furry friends. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Cinder Winery and Tasting Room, 107 E. 44th St., Garden City, 208-376-4023, cinderwines. com.

MONDAY OCTOBER 30 On Stage BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW—Have you ever met Dr. Frank-N-Furter? Well, that one sweet transvestite is heading to the Egyptian in the audience participation movie to beat all others. There’s no finer people-watching, either. Expect the fishnet to flow like wine. A few ground rules: Throwing stuff is OK, but keep it limited to dry items like toilet paper, toast, newspapers, rice and confetti. But leave wet items, including hot dogs, prunes and water guns, at home. With beer and wine; for adults only. 7 p.m. $12-$14. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, boiseclassicmovies.com/deals.

INSERT FOOT THEATER’S IMPROV JAM—8 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-9412459, liquidboise.com. MAD MONDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC—7-10 p.m. FREE. Mad Swede Brewing Company, 2772 S. Cole Road, Ste. 140, Boise, 208-9226883. PLAYHOUSE: POLTERHEIST MURDER MYSTERY—Join Madame Zelda Von Schpookum, president of the Boogeyman Outreach Organization (BOO), and a host of wacky characters as they attempt to make contact with the ghost haunting the Mouldering Pines Inn. 6:30 p.m. $15-$30. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., 208-7790092, playhouseboise.com. VINTAGE MOVIE NIGHT: GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)—7:30 p.m. $13-$20. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, sapphireboise.com.

Odds & Ends FATTY’S DEAD HALLOWEEN—For ages 21 and older. 8 p.m. FREE. Fatty’s, 800 W. Idaho St., Ste. 200, Boise, 208-629-6314.

Food HALLOWEEN CANDY PAIRING—Enjoy beer paired with Halloween candies. 6-9 p.m. FREE. Boise Brewing, 521 W. Broad St., Boise, 208-342-7655.

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ONWARD SHAY! BOISE MARATHON—This Boise running event features half and full marathons, 5K and 10K races, as well as a kid’s race, relays and the option to run with some of the biggest legends in the history of running. 9 a.m. $10-$300. Payette Brewing River Street Taproom, 733 S. Pioneer St., Boise, 208-344-0011, onwardshay.com.

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FATTY’S HIP-HOP HALLOWEEN PARTY—For ages 21 and older. 8 p.m. FREE. Fatty’s, 800 W. Idaho St., Ste. 200, Boise, 208-6296314. HALLOWEEN TRIVIA NIGHT—4-7 p.m. FREE. Boise Brewing, 521 W. Broad St., Boise, 208-3427655. Overheard something Eye-spy worthy? E-mail production@boiseweekly.com

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CALENDAR TUESDAY OCTOBER 31 Festivals & Events ANNE FRANK MEMORIAL TOURS—Enjoy free docent-led tours of the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial every Tuesday through Oct. 31. Meet at the statue of Anne Frank on the Greenbelt at Eighth Street. Hosted by the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights. 12:15 p.m. FREE. Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, 777 S. Eighth St., Boise. 208-345-0304, wassmuthcenter.org.

On Stage PLAYHOUSE: POLTER-HEIST MURDER MYSTERY—6:30 p.m. $15-$30. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208779-0092, playhouseboise.com.

Workshops & Classes KRISTI GRANT-HART ETHICS SEMINAR—Fraud. Bribery. Data breaches. Scandals make headlines, but what are the real ﬁnancial, emotional and reputational costs of acting without integrity? Discover the economics of ethics by joining international fraud prevention expert Kristy Grant-Hart for our annual ethics seminar. Learn how to

protect yourself and motivate others to behave ethically, and create a professional culture you’re proud of. Community members are invited. 3-4:30 p.m. FREE-$25. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise, 208-639-6610, jumpboise.org.

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 no. 4:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 707 W. Fort St., Boise, 208-344-3011.

National Cruise Vacation Month Saturday, Oct. 28th 10am-2pm Global Travel – 900 W. Jefferson, Boise Please RSVP to 208-387-1000

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Kids & Teens GURU DONUTS TASTY TALES STORYTIME WITH REDISCOVERED BOOKS—10-11 a.m. FREE. Guru Donuts, 928 W. Main St,, Ste. 100, Boise, 208-571-7792. gurudonuts. com/tasty-tales.

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HALLOWEEN: TRICK-OR-TREAT ALL DAY—11 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Hidden Springs Branch, 5868 W. Hidden Springs Drive, Boise, 208-229-2665, adalib. org/hiddensprings.

DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE 2017 There is one definite upside to the construction that has gridlocked downtown Boise for awhile: This city is now filled with so many good restaurants. If there is a downside, it’s how costly it would be to try them all, which is why the annual Dine Out Downtown event, presented by the Downtown Boise Association is such a treat. For more than a week, the 28 participating eateries offer prix fixe lunch and dinner menus at discounted prices, affording diners an opportunity to explore the culinary scene. This year, the event runs Friday, Oct. 27-Sunday, Nov. 5, and features a few different types of discount prix fixe dining: a $10 two-course lunch, a $15 two-course dinner, and a $30 three-course dinner. While these menus often include optional wine or beer pairings, there’s something new on the Dine Out menu: “Social Hour,” which lets diners try craft cocktails and happy hour snacks at six participating restaurants: Bacon, Bonefish Grill, Chandlers, Leku Ona, Red Feather Lounge and The Matador. “Social Hour is meant to cater specifically to something that you’d experience at a traditional happy hour,” said DBA Events and Programs Manager Karlee May. “It’s that addition that lets you have some local food, some local drink, and basically try two places for dinner.” At Leku Ona, a drink and tapas pairing costs only $10, and the two-for-$15 menu at Chandlers includes craft cocktails like the Lights Out Manhattan (Jim Beam bourbon, Averna, Nux Alpina walnut liqueur and orange) and the Nectarine Lemon Drop (44˚ North nectarine vodka, orange curacao, lemon juice and sugar). Plus, although the number of participating restaurants hasn’t changed, a few new spots—including Zeppole Baking Co., Richards and Leku Ona—have rotated in this year. So, whether you’ve skipped dining downtown for financial reasons or just haven’t had a chance to try a certain spot, now is the time. Visit downtownboise.org for participating restaurants and menus.

TRUNK OR TREAT—6:30-9 p.m. FREE. Boise Bible College, 8695 W. Marigold St., Garden City, 208-3767731, boisebible.edu.

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Odds & Ends FATTY’S ALL HALLOWS’ EVE PARTY—There will be candy for the grown-up trick-or-treaters, giveaways and Halloween drink specials all night long, plus tunes by DJ Slieb. For ages 21 and older. 8 p.m. FREE. Fatty’s, 800 W. Idaho St., Ste. 200, Boise, 208-629-6314, drinkfattysboise.com. LIVE TRIVIA WITH LAST CALL—7 p.m. FREE. Flying M Coffeegarage, 1314 Second St. S., Nampa, 208467-5533, ﬂyingmcoffee.com. WICKED WONDERLAND’S HAUNTED HALLOWEEN—$5. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-9412459, liquidboise.com.

Food DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK 2017—Through Nov. 5. $10-$30. Downtown Boise, 208-472-5251, downtownboise.org. PAYETTE BREWING HALLOWEEN AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE BASH—Get spooky with Payette Brewing and celebrate Halloween with a free beer (if you show up in a costume), and lots of Slaughterhouse and Halloween movies screening all night long. Plus deals like $3 Slaughterhouse draft beers, and $6 Slaughterhouse six-packs. 5-10 p.m. FREE. Payette Brewing River Street Taproom, 733 S. Pioneer St., Boise, 208-344-0011.

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SIMO—7 p.m. $10. The Olympic STEVE EATON: ME, MYSELF & I—Featuring Rob Harding and The Stevettes, with Deborah Day, Lynda Johnson and Kathy Wilkins. 7:30 p.m. $15-$25. Sapphire Room

ALMOST FAMOUS KARAOKE— 9:30 p.m. Liquid AUTHORITY ZERO—With Mouse Powell, and Self Smartid. 9:30 p.m. $10-$15. Reef

THISTLEDOWN, OCT. 28, SAPPHIRE ROOM Local folk-blues band Thistledown is a supergroup of sorts. Members Bennett Barr, Troy Ferguson, Neal Goldberg, Heather Meuleman and Lee Penn Sky front their own projects as well as play with The Jackalope Saints, Ben Burdick, StoneSeed, The Blackberry Bushes Stringband and other roots acts. The musicians sound ﬁne on their own or with other acts, but Thistledown’s self-titled debut EP (self-released, 2017) captures diverse talents as well as their loose, playful rapport. Highlights include gospel-tinged opener “To the Sea” and the bluesy shufﬂe “Take Me for Granted.” There isn’t much room for dancing at the Sapphire Room, but it’s the perfect setting for hearing the pleasant contrast between Penn Sky’s gruff baritone, Goldberg’s jazzy croon and Meuleman’s sultry soprano, as well as Goldberg and Meuleman’s sharp guitar and violin solos. Read a full review of the new EP online at boiseweekly.com, under Music/Music Reviews. —Ben Schultz With Fulton Hunt. 7:30 p.m., $15 adv., $20-$25 door. Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., riversideboise.com

CARTER FREEMAN— 6 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow CRUNK WITCH AND LADYTRAMP—7 p.m. FREE. High Note HILLFOLK NOIR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s KARAOKE—9 p.m. FREE. High Note

Simo DAYGLO ABORTIONS—With Munchkin Suicide, and Alleged. 8 p.m. $12. The Shredder FML: MONSTER BASH FUNDRAISER FOR JEFFREY JENSEN— With OG Boise DJs Tony Krave and Jeremiah. 9 p.m. $5. Fatty’s

STEVE EATON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

SWING IS THE THING: PAMELA DEMARCHE AND FRIENDS—7 p.m. $15-$18. Sapphire

J.LATELY: BE F’ING HAPPY TOUR—With Space Cadet, DJ Nocturnal, Oso Negro, Zotz Crew. Flow The Change, and JulyTheOnly. 8 p.m. $5-$10. Mardi Gras

THISTLEDOWN EP RELEASE PREVIEW—6 p.m. FREE. The Record Exchange

THURSDAY OCTOBER 26 BRETT REID—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

TIMBERLINE HIGH ORCHESTRA FALL BENEFIT CONCERT: DANCE WITH THE WOLVES—7 p.m. Timberline High

FRIDAY OCTOBER 27 BEST LYERS—8 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s BIG WOW BAND—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s THE BLUES GROOVE—7 p.m. FREE. Destination 112 DJ SLIEB—8 p.m. FREE. Fatty’s DOUGLAS CAMERON—8 p.m. FREE. Piper

KARAOKE WITH DJ BONZ—9:30 p.m. FREE. Busted Shovel

GUESS WHEN—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole

MARY LAMBERT—With Mal Blum. 7 p.m. $20-$22. Neurolux

HIGH NOTE CAFE LIVE—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

NEEDTOBREATHE: ALL THE FEELS TOUR—With The Brummies. 7 p.m. $33.50-$76. Knitting Factory

HILLSTOMP—With Emily Tipton. 10 p.m. $7-$10. Reef

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Boise-based singer-songwriter and jazz pianist Camden Hughes has decided that there’s no place like home for the release of his new album, McCall (Blissman Studios, 2017). On Thursday, Nov. 2, Hughes will take the stage at the Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room alongside a crowd of his bandmates, students, mentors and friends for an epic album release concert featuring tracks from McCall, guest performances and sneak peeks of two upcoming projects, “Blue Hues” and “Opus de Jazz.” Hughes is well-known in Boise, having worked with beloved local acts like the Frim Fram Four, Steve Eaton and Ellie Shaw; he also teaches in the music departments at Idaho Arts Charter School and Northwest Nazarene University. Following the release of his ﬁrst album, IntroSpective (self-released, 2015), with saxophonist Thomas Hutchings, Hughes planned to return to “the trenches” as a working musician, but instead won a Blissman Studios contest that made McCall possible. Join him next week to step back into the 1920s (in the best possible way).

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BCT opens season with foul-mouthed puppet Tyrone in Hand to God.

REVIEW: BCT SEASON OPENER HAND TO GOD At the core of Hand to God, which opened Oct. 27 at Boise Contemporary Theater, are two obnoxious staples of American culture: the redemptive power of faith and the superﬁcial charm of the egomaniacal. It is to the credit of American playwright Robert Askins that the play skewers them both without discrediting either. Margery (Kittson O’Neill), leaning on her church after the death of her husband, is trying to make ends meet running a Christian puppet ministry that features her talented but increasingly disturbed son, Jason (Dwayne Blackaller). Her devotion, however, does little to shield her against advances from needy Pastor Greg (Joe Conley Golden) or Sunday school reprobate Timothy (Jonathan Bangs). In a play full of moral, ethical and legal dilemmas, the Tyler Durden-esque control of Jason by a hand puppet named Tyrone is one of the splashiest. The foul-mouthed Tyrone instructs his reluctant host to follow his confusing impulses toward sex and violence, and he uses fear to keep Jason in check—Tyrone threatens Jason with extreme harm should the teen ever try removing the puppet. The characters are at their most honest when the roles of religion and self interest are reversed. Jason and his romantic interest, Jessica (Veronica Von Tobel), use their sexual attraction to open up a more substantive chemistry between them. Greg puts aside his sickly, pastor-ly front to minister the kind of straight talk that redeems characters in each other’s eyes. The play explores the possibility that belief in a higher power and a robust sense of self are essential, and not mutually exclusive. Blackaller, dressed in jeans rolled at the cuff, a striped shirt and his hair in a bowl cut looked like an adult version of Dennis the Menace. This is not Blackaller’s ﬁrst go at playing a teen, and with each passing year, his youthful forays become less convincing. Blackaller is a virtuoso with the puppet but a kid in the throes of awakening sexuality and angst he is not. However, the production radiates humor, and characters drip with sarcasm and wit. So does a sense of thwarted-ness. The belly laughs are real, and so are the stakes. —Harrison Berry Through Saturday, Nov. 4. Visit bctheater.org for times and ticket prices. 16 | OCTOBER 25–31, 2017 | BOISEweekly

New book reveals secrets about Boise-born spy James Angleton GROVE KOGER Born in Boise in December 1917, James Angleton befriended poet and fellow Idahoan Ezra Pound in Italy before beginning what would be a legendary but checkered career in espionage. In his new book about Angleton, The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton (St. Martin’s Press, Oct. 25), author Jefferson Morley reveals how during his nearly 30 years with the CIA, Angleton saw a beloved mentor unmasked as a traitor and was forced to hide his own puzzling role in what journalist Jefferson Morley calls an “epic counterintelligence failure.” Angleton retired in 1974 after it was revealed he had been involved in a massive and illegal domestic surveillance program, much of it focused on Vietnam War protestors. In the wake of the revelation, Idaho (and Boise) native Senator Frank Church clashed publicly with Angleton over his questionable conduct. During World War Two, Angleton served brilliantly in American intelligence thanks in large part to his friendship with British intelligence agent Kim Philby, who, he would later write, taught him “a great deal.” He was also willing to protect Axis war criminals when he thought they might be useful in what he correctly foresaw as an impending struggle with Communism. Angleton joined the newly created CIA in 1947 and in 1954, he became the chief of counterintelligence—the painstaking craft of thwarting enemy spying—and began building his own little empire. It was during this time (1953) that the CIA, under the directorship of Allen Dulles, helped overthrow the nationalist government of Iran, a shameful act known as Operation Ajax that continues to reverberate in headlines today. Angleton had become an ardent champion of Israel after visiting the new nation in 1951 but, as the CIA “desk officer” for Israel, he was obligated to do everything possible to derail its alarming push for nuclear weapons. However, his normally keen eye turned blind as Israeli scientists, using enriched uranium purloined from a handily accessible facility in Pennsylvania, began developing a nuclear

A new book about James Angleton covers the American spymaster’s roles in everything from World War II to the Kennedy assassination.

arsenal. As Morley points out, the effects of Angleton’s negligence, if that’s what it was, “will be felt for decades, if not centuries.” Dulles’ reign as CIA director came to an end in 1961 when CIA-trained Cuban exiles were defeated by Fidel Castro’s forces after landing at the Bay of Pigs. Believing he had been misled by assurances from the agency of a successful invasion, President John Kennedy refused to provide air support. Morley writes that Kennedy, fuming, said, “I’ve got to do something about those CIA bastards,” and threatened “to splinter” the agency into “a thousand pieces.” Angleton’s downfall was slow and likely began in early 1963, when his old friend Philby showed up in Russia and acknowledged his decades-long role as a Soviet spy. He and Angleton had become serious drinking buddies and “soul mates in espionage” when Philby took over the American office of British intelligence in 1949. Angleton realized how thoroughly he had been played, and he became obsessed with the idea that one or more “moles”—spies embedded in enemy espionage services—had been placed in his agency. Apparently, there were none, which Morley attributes to Angleton, calling it his “greatest accomplishment.” However, the increasingly paranoid Angleton never stopped believing moles were at work in the CIA, and he paralyzed his own counterintelligence operation with a fruitless search. It was later in 1963 that Angleton and the CIA suffered that “epic counterintelligence failure”—Kennedy’s assassination. The alleged perpetrator was Lee Harvey Oswald, a former

Marine who had defected to the Soviet Union, only to return to the United States less than three years later. Angleton told the Warren Commission, which had been created to investigate the crime, that the CIA had just not paid much attention to the defector. That was an outright lie—probably the most revealing of his career. As Morley makes clear, Oswald had been of “intense” interest to the agency, and Angleton had control of the growing file on him. The most charitable explanation for Angleton’s actions is that he was hoping to catch one of those moles who, he was convinced, had infiltrated the agency. But was his involvement more sinister? Morley raises the possibility that Angleton “manipulated Oswald as part of an assassination plot,” but admits we simply don’t know. However, “he certainly abetted those who did. Whoever killed JFK, Angleton protected them. He masterminded the JFK conspiracy cover-up.” Preternaturally intelligent, ruthlessly amoral, intensely patriotic, destructively suspicious—what should be our final verdict on Angleton? Here his own words may provide the answer. “The founding fathers of U.S. intelligence were liars,” he mused near the end of his life. “The better you lied and the more you betrayed, the more likely you were to be promoted.” He called Dulles and a few others “grand masters,” adding that “if you were in a room with them, you were in a room full of people that you had to believe would deservedly end up in hell. I guess I will see them there soon.” BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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A particular corner of my heart is rarely visited— perhaps this is true for you, too—because it’s reserved for a song, a poem or, most likely, a movie that transcends its art form. It might be disturbing, heart-warming or profound, but it’s always life-affirming. Cinema Paradiso, Brokeback Willem Dafoe and Brooklynn Prince (left) are magical in The Florida Project, and Liam Neeson (right) digs deep in Mountain, Amelie and the 2016 Academy awardMark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House. winning Moonlight are a few of the films that have knocked on the door of my heart; and I’m a better here gets arrested a lot.” Unfortunately, Moonee’s was the infamous “Deep Throat.” person for having let them in. Felt, known to his colleagues as Mark, had mother Halley (Bria Vinaite) also runs afoul of The Florida Project, a stunning but never spent three decades with the FBI when, in 1972, the law, accused of prostitution, theft and child heavy-handed portrait of people living in the endangerment. The only person keeping Moonee, director Hoover died unexpectedly. Most Washshadow of Disneyworld in Orlando, settled into ington insiders assumed Felt would be Hoover’s Jancey and Scooty a hair’s breadth my heart when I saw natural successor but when Nixon appointed away from constant danger is motel the North American THE FLORIDA PROJECT (R) manager Bobby (Willem Dafoe) who then-Assistant Attorney General L. Patrick Gray premiere at the Toronto Directed by Sean Baker as Hoover’s replacement, Felt bristled. Later that does his best to protect Moonee and International Film FestiStarring Brooklynn Prince, Willem same year, in what would become an infamous her mom from eviction while also val in September, and I Dafoe and Bria Vinaite encounter in a Washington, D.C. garage, Felt scaring off a steady stream of molestdon’t think it will be leavOpens Friday, Nov. 10 at The Flicks met privately with Washington Post reporter Bob ers who gravitate to the abundance ing anytime soon. The of children living in the Castle.This is Woodward and told him details of how four focal point of The Florida burglars responsible for a break-in at Republican the performance of Dafoe’s life, and Project is the unmagical Magic Castle Motel. In the light of day, the motel he’s destined to pick up a Supporting Actor Oscar. party headquarters inside the Watergate Hotel were linked to the Central The Florida Project is an is a kind of bubble-gum purple. Come twilight, a Intelligence Agency. more adult hue of mauve bathes the building but uncompromising view of a MARK FELT: THE MAN WHO “There’s a nickname harrowing boulevard, which by sundown, it is nothing but darkness colored BROUGHT DOWN THE WHITE for you in my newsroom,” is home to an American subby the ugliness of the drug dealing, prostitution HOUSE (PG-13) Woodward told Felt during culture and you may wince or and other criminal behavior filling the hallways. Directed by Peter Landesman one of their secret meetings. even disapprove of what you’ll Moonee, a six-year-old resident of the Castle Starring Liam Neeson, Diane Lane “They don’t know who you see. I promise, though, you doesn’t see it that way, though. To the little and Tony Goldwyn are, so they’re calling you urchin, played by the amazing Brooklynn Prince, won’t forget this film, one of Opens Friday, Oct. 27 at The Flicks ‘Deep Throat.’” the absolute best of the year. the motel is an endless haven for adventure. Mark Felt: The Man Who Another film opening soon Moonee and her pals Jancey and Scooty, fill their days by sneaking peeks at topless sunbathers, spit- isn’t as heartwarming but is definitely eye-opening Brought Down the White House, stars Liam Neeson as the Idaho native who would upend (and worth watching). ting on cars from second story staircase, gargling American history. It’s far from a perfect film William Mark Felt was born in Twin Falls, with soda and harassing tourists at the Twistee and pales in comparison to All The President’s Idaho, in August 1913. The son of a carpenter, Treat, a giant cone-shaped ice cream kiosk. Men, the definitive 1976 Watergate film, but Felt would go on to become one of J. Edgar “The doctor says we have asthma,” Moonee Hoover’s architects of an era of domestic spying in Neeson is in fine form, and he’s supported by tells passersby. “And we have to eat ice cream the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. Felt would also become a crackerjack supporting cast, including Diane right away.” Moonee also loves to give hallway tours of the Magic Castle. “The woman who lives the man who would change American governance Lane, Tony Goldwyn and Bruce Greenwood. If, and journalism forever by orchestrating the down- like me, you’re a fan of political intrigue, mark here thinks she’s married to Jesus,” Monee says, fall of then-President Richard Nixon in 1974: Felt your calendar to see Mark Felt. pointing to one door. “And the man who lives

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The co-stars of BCT 2017-18 season opener Hand to God on politics, puppets and provocation GEORGE PRENTICE

To launch its 22nd season, Boise Contemporary Theater may have chosen its most controversial play to date. When the Tony Award-winning Hand to God opened on Broadway in 2015, it provoked some audience members to walk out, but even more notable were the number of standing ovations and Tony nominations it received, including Best Play. Critics called the new play by American playwright Robert Askins profane, profound and, as The New York Times wrote, “a weird mirror of our unsettling times.” Hand to God is about a young man named Jason who, with his mother, starts a so-called “puppet ministry” in the basement of a church in their Texas town. Things go to hell when Jason’s hand puppet Tyrone becomes possessed by an—maybe “the”—evil spirit.. BCT Artistic Associate and Education Director Dwayne Blackaller plays Jason and Tyrone; and BCT/Idaho Shakespeare Festival veteran Veronica Von Tobel portrays Jessica— a budding romantic interest for Jason—and Jolene, a buxom sock puppet. With five performances weekly through Saturday, Nov. 4, Blackaller and Von Tobel sat down and talked about Hand to God. (Read a review of Hand to God on Page 16.)

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I saw Hand to God shortly after it opened in New York. There were gasps from the audience, and a few people left at intermission. Blackaller: What’s extraordinary is that it tackles some pretty exciting subject matter in a surprisingly funny way. But it’s certainly the kind of play that gives me pause when I think about my mom coming to see it. Von Tobel: I told my mom, “It has adult humor,” and she said, “Well, we’re all adults here.” Blackaller: When you see the play, you’ll meet our puppets—hand puppets—and there’s a particular puppet named Tyrone. Tyrone is… well, he’s a forceful personality. To say the least. This is not The Muppets or even Avenue Q. Blackaller: No, this is far beyond that. There are a couple of things the puppets do in this play that will elicit some interesting reactions from the audience. Tyrone may or may not be the devil, and there’s a big question about what that means for our story. How did you ﬁnd your puppets’ voices? Blackaller: Well, Jason is (Blackaller lowered

his voice to a near-whisper)... contemplative and quiet and a bit afraid. Tyrone is… (Blackaller raised his voice and began speaking like an oldtime gangster) Tyrone has a strong Id, you know? He wants to burn the world down, you know? Am I angry? I don’t think so. I’m a bit…. a bit twitchy, you know? I know what I want. Von Tobel: Jolene sounds like a woman you would pick up at a bar in the Atlanta airport. Even though this play was written in 2011, the subject matter has become more relevant to how we struggle to ﬁnd appropriate ways to communicate with one another. We all have demons, but some are being unleashed, which seems to be a big part of the national conversation. Blackaller: I think Tyrone would probably have voted for our current president just to

see what would happen. I think that’s a fair assumption. Tyrone’s a disruptor. Blackaller: He’s the real Disruptor in Chief, not the President. Von Tobel: If you’ve seen the play, you know the ending is pretty powerful. After one of our recent performances, our director, Matthew Cameron Clark, told us, “We should just call it a day.” You won’t forget this ending anytime soon. You’ll be thinking a lot about it, and that’s what every good play will hopefully do. Blackaller: For all this play’s craziness, outlandish comedy and challenging subject matter, for sure, but I think the ending of the play is improbably uplifting. There’s something really hopeful built into this catastrophe that you’ll witness on stage.

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PAGE BREAK MINERVA’S BREAKDOWN $GYLFH IRU WKRVH RQ WKH YHUJH NOT BI-ING IT DEAR MINERVA, I witnessed some interaction that’s troubling me. There’s a man I know who is aggressively, outspokenly bisexual—or so it seems. He takes every opportunity to chime in from the “bisexual perspective.” However, I’ve only ever known him to be with women. Once I overheard him in conversation with a person who was introducing him to some gay gentlemen. He was angry with the person and said something like, “Come on, you know what I’m into.” It has bothered me since. I suspect he’s appropriating the bisexual experience to further his personal agenda. Should I call him out? Sincerely, Not Bi-ing It

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ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I am my own muse,” wrote painter Frida Kahlo. “I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.” Would you consider trying out this perspective for a while, Aries? If so, you might generate a few ticklish surprises. You may be led into mysterious areas of your psyche that had previously been offlimits. You could discover secrets you’ve been hiding from yourself. So what would it mean to be your own muse? What exactly would you do? Here are some examples. Flirt with yourself in the mirror. Ask yourself impertinent, insouciant questions. Have imaginary conversations with the person you were three years ago and the person you’ll be in three years.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sigmund Freud was a medical doctor who laid the groundwork for psychoanalysis. Throughout the twentieth century, his radical, often outrageous ideas were a major influence on Western culture. When Freud was 50, he discovered a brilliant psychiatrist who would become his prize pupil: Carl Jung. When the two men first met in Vienna in 1907, they conversed without a break for 13 consecutive hours. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you could experience a comparable immersion sometime soon: a captivating involvement with a new influence, a provocative exchange that enchants you, or a fascinating encounter that shifts your course.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Happiness comes from getting what you want,” said poet Stephen Levine, whereas joy comes “from being who you really are.” According to my analysis, the coming weeks will bear a higher potential for joy than for happiness. I’m not saying you won’t get anything you want, but I do suspect that focusing on getting what you want might sap energy from the venture that’s more likely to thrive: an unprecedented awakening to the truth of who you really are.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the next 12 months, I hope to help you track down new pleasures and amusements that teach you more about what you want out of life. I will also be subtly reminding you that all the world’s a stage, and will advise you on how to raise your self-expression to Oscar-worthy levels. As for romance, here’s my prescription between now and October 2018: The more compassion you cultivate, the more personal love you will enjoy. If you lift your generosity to a higher octave,

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there’ll be another perk, too: You will be host to an enhanced flow of creative ideas. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you interested in diving down to explore the mysterious and evocative depths? Would you be open to spending more time than usual cultivating peace and stillness in a sanctuary? Can you sense the rewards that will become available if you pay reverence to influences that nurture your wild soul? I hope you’ll be working on projects like these in the coming weeks, Leo. You’ll be in a phase when the single most important gift you can give yourself is to remember what you’re made of and how you got made. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Louisa May Alcott wrote a novel entitled A Long Fatal Love Chase, which was regarded as too racy to be published until a century after her death. “In the books I read, the sinners are more interesting than the saints,” says Alcott’s heroine, Rosamund, “and in real life people are dismally dull.” I boldly predict that in the coming months, Virgo, you won’t provide evidence to support Rosamund’s views. You’ll be even more interesting than you usually are and will also gather more than your usual quota of joy

and self-worth—but without having to wake up even once with your clothes torn and your head lying in a gutter after a night of forlorn debauchery. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A woman I know, Caeli La, was thinking about relocating from Denver to Brooklyn, New York. She journeyed across country and visited a prime neighborhood in her potential new headquarters. Here’s what she reported on her Facebook page: “In the last three days, I’ve seen three different men on separate occasions wearing sundresses. So this is definitely the right place for me.” What sort of signs and omens would tell you what you need to do to be in the right place at the right time, Libra? I urge you to be on the lookout for them in the coming weeks. Life will be conspiring to provide you with clues about where you can feel at peace, at home, and in the groove. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Simon and Garfunkel released their first album in October 1964. It received only a modest amount of airplay. The two musicians were so discouraged that they stopped working together. Then Bob Dylan’s producer Tom Wilson got permission to remix “The Sounds of Silence,” a song on the album. He added rock instruments and heavy echo to Simon and Garfunkel’s folk arrangement. When the tune was re-released in September 1965, it became a huge hit. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I suspect you’re now at a point comparable to the time just before Tom

Wilson discovered the potential of “The Sounds of Silence.” SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Consider how hard it is to change yourself,” wrote author Jacob M. Braude, “and you’ll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.” Ninety-nine percent of the time, I’d advise you and everybody else to surrender to that counsel as if it were an absolute truth. But I think you Sagittarians will be the exception to the rule in the coming weeks. More than usual, you’ll have the power to change yourself and if you succeed, your self-transformations will be likely to trigger interesting changes in people around you. Here’s another useful tip, also courtesy of Jacob M. Braude: “Behave like a duck. Keep calm and unruffled on the surface, but paddle like the devil underneath.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1969, two earthlings walked on the moon for the first time. To ensure astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed there and returned safely, about 400,000 people labored and cooperated for many years. I suspect in the coming months, you may be drawn to a collaborative project that’s not as ambitious as NASA’s, but nevertheless fueled by a grand plan and a big scope. And according to my astrological calculations, you will have even more ability than usual to be a driving force in such a project. Your power to inspire and organize group efforts will be at a peak.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I predict your ambitions will burn more steadily in the coming months, and will produce more heat and light than ever before. You’ll have a clearer conception of exactly what it is you want to accomplish, as well as a growing certainty of the resources and help you’ll need to accomplish it. Hooray and hallelujah! But keep this in mind, Aquarius: As you acquire greater access to meaningful success—not just the kind of success that merely impresses other people —you’ll be required to take on more responsibility. Can you handle that? I think you can. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What’s your top conspiracy theory? Does it revolve around the Illuminati, the occult group that is supposedly plotting to abolish all nations and create a world government? Or does it involve the stealthy invasion by extraterrestrials who are allegedly seizing mental control over human political leaders and influencing them to wage endless war and wreck the environment? Or is your pet conspiracy theory more personal? Maybe you secretly believe, for instance, that the difficult events you experienced in the past were so painful and debilitating that they will forever prevent you from fulfilling your fondest dream. Well, Pisces. I’m here to tell you that whatever conspiracy theory you most tightly embrace is ready to be disproven once and for all. Are you willing to be relieved of your delusions?

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