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EDITOR’S NOTE WORK WEEK In advance of Labor Day, I visited with Idaho labor leaders to size up the influence of unions in the Gem State. And it’s important to note that for the first time in recent memory, Idaho union membership is seeing an uptick for the first time in a long time.

“The more people we talk to, the more traction there is to get organized,” the president of the Idaho AFL-CIO told Boise Weekly.

Two major factors are credited: the unprecedented increase of construction across the Gem State; and the increased wariness of an economy that could go bust, leaving many of those same laborers on the unemployment line. It’s a timely report that we call “Labor Gains” on page 6.

Boise Mayor Dave Bieter has long complained that he’s “El alcalde sin calles,” which, translated from Basque, means “The mayor without streets.” Since the Ada County Highway District lords over 2,100 miles of roadway, including most of Boise’s streets, Bieter and his City Hall colleagues have commiserated that a separate governmental entity for streets hinders city leader’s plans for development and design. But in a unique deed transfer, Bieter is finally about to get his street...or at least part of one. You can read more about the transfer of a two-block stretch of Eighth Street on page 7.

BW’s Harrison Berry visits with Emma Arnold, who is recording a new comedy album during a string of live appearances at The Liquid Laughs comedy club in Boise. We can expect the album later this fall, but you can read Harrison’s preview on page 19.

Contributing writer Henry Coffey invites us along for an eyepopping moveable feast at Memorial Stadium, home of the Boise Hawks. And while the Boys of Summer are in the homestretch of their 2018 season, Henry stretches his gut to eat something different each time the Hawks are up to bat. Read “Nine Innings of Eating” on pages 20 and 21.

And BW’s Lex Nelson takes us along on her visit to this year’s Western Idaho Fair, where she asks where we can find fair food after the fair has left town.

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NEWS LABOR PAINS GAINS

“The more people we talk to, the more traction there is to get organized.”

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though the park is now limited Each September for the last few to small gatherings and family decades, reporters assigned to reunions, the City of Boise has write a Labor Day story have agreed to allow the Labor Day reached into a rather shallow tradition to continue. bucket of cliches when chroni“We’ll be there from noon to cling the state of unions in Idaho.

3 p.m., just like every other Labor Sooner, rather than later, a writer Day. People will bring canned inevitably dusts off the old chestgoods and non-perishables so that nut, “labor pains,” when referring we can, once more, restock our to the status of union memberfood bank,” said Heinbach. “But ship in the Gem State. But Idaho something special will happen labor leaders say change is in the this year. We’ll be announcing our wind, as union membership is plans for a workers’ memorial site seeing an uptick for the first time in the park, right off the Boise in recent memory.

Greenbelt. We’ll be showing off “It’s getting better and better,” the spot on Labor Day.” said Joe Maloney, president of There’s another bit of Idaho the Idaho AFL-CIO. “The more labor history being celebrated. people we talk to, the more trac“Take a look at that photo over tion there is to get organized.” there,” said Maloney, pointing to He credits two major factors, a black-and-white photo hanging one painlessly obvious and the on the wall of his Boise office. “It’s other painfully personal. The obthe first-annual gathering of the vious element is inescapable in the Idaho Federation of Labor in front Treasure Valley: an unprecedented of the Idaho State Capitol.” construction boom, employing Union membership continued nearly every laborer within shoutto grow in Idaho through most of ing distance. The personal factor the 20th century, peaking in 1993 has more to do with what hapwhen more than 10 percent of the pens when this boom ultimately Gem State workforce were union goes bust. members, but the U.S. Bureau “A lot of people my age are of Labor Statistics notes that that looking at their parents who can’t Leland Heinbach (left), president of Boise Central Trades and Labor Council, and Joe Maloney (right), president of the Idaho AFL-CIO. Maloney is union membership began to fall retire because those parents have holding a photo of his grandfather, a union official in California. “He was a big union guy and he was always trying to talk to me about the future.” precipitously in the early part of no pension, no benefits,” said this century, bottoming out at 4.7 Maloney. “So, now a lot of young percent. In 2017, Idaho counted men and women who have to alongside children in garment factories. Violent and grandfather’s footsteps as a member of the 35,000 union members and work two or three jobs and don’t crescendos followed in the late 19th and 20th another 7,000 workers as represented by a union know how they’re going to take care of Mom and United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, centuries. In 1892, miners in northern Idaho Local 296, in Boise. on their main job, or covered by an employee Dad are recognizing labor unions aren’t so bad. went on strike against low wages, working and “In the 1980s, things were tough all over. association or contract.

Those young workers are doing the math. That living conditions. When replacement workers— Every week, my dad would have to go down Maloney said his job-site conversations with money that may come out of your paycheck for “scabs”—were brought in to break the strike, to the Labor Council food bank. Mom had to workers, union and non-union members alike, union dues? Well, now you’ve got solid benefits, a small army of private agents was hired to make just about any meal she could out of Top have triggered an enthusiasm a pension and a future for your own family. infiltrate the union. The situation deteriorated, Ramen. Times were tough,” said Heinbach. for the future of unions in Idaho not seen That’s when you learn how strong a union is.” leaving several dead and wounded and as many in quite some time. But while it’s his job Maloney knows the scenario all too well. He’s “The union pulled through. We all survived. to look forward, his motivation is still one of three siblings raised by a mother who held Dad retired and bought a nice little winter home as 600 arrested.

In 1894, the U.S Congress named the first very personal. down a long list of jobs to put food on the table. down south. Dad is 70 now, and he and mom Monday of September “Labor Day” to meare enjoying life. You better believe that’s my “It’s still about mom. And her dad. I called “It’s happening to my mom. It’s happening morialize the past and celebrate the American him ‘Pops.’ He was a union official in California. to too many moms and dads. They have nothing goal, too.” workforce. Labor Day events will be held across America’s history of unionized labor was When I was growing up, he was a big union guy to retire on,” he said. “When times are good, Idaho in the days leading up to Monday, Sept. 4, and he was always trying to talk to me about the nobody’s thinking about that. But the pendulum written in blood. Prior to union protections, and of course on the day itself. Boise’s Municipal future. I said, ‘Whatever, Pops, whatever,’” said millions suffered back-breaking conditions, always swings back.” slogging through 12-hour workdays in hazardous Park, recently renamed to honor Olympic gold Maloney, stealing a glance at a desktop photo of Leland Heinbach, president of Boise Central medalist Kristin Armstrong, has been the scene environments. It wasn’t unusual to see women his grandfather. “What he said then is still in my Trades and Labor Council, knows both sides of of a Labor Day picnic for nearly 30 years. Even in their ninth month of pregnancy working heart and soul today. It’s about the future.” the pendulum, too. He followed in his father’s 6 | AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 | BOISEWEEKLY

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NEWS DAVE BIETER FINALLY GETS HIS STREET (AT LEAST PART OF ONE) “Well, you have to start somewhere.”

GEORGE PRENTICE The City of Boise’s tug-of-war with the Ada County Highway District has been long-chronicled. The city and Mayor Dave Bieter have debated for as long as anyone can remember why it is that the Treasure Valley has a separate authority that controls more than 2,100 miles of Ada County roads. In fact, Bieter’s frustration is also the centerpiece of an anecdote that he has shared for the past several years.

In July 2010, Bieter played host to Jaialdi, the massive, all-things-Basque festival that visits the City of Trees every five years. Among the mayor’s special guests were Patxi Lopez, former Socialist Basque president, and Lopez’s wife, Begona Gil, herself a councilwoman in Bilbao, Spain. Gil was stunned as Bieter explained how he governed nearly all of Boise, yet had little, if any, say over what happened from curb to curb on city streets.

“El alcalde sin calles!” exclaimed the halfamused, half-shocked Gil. “The mayor with no streets!”

That will no longer be the case, thanks to a unique gift from the Boise urban renewal agency, the Capital City Development Corporation. In fact, the City of Boise will have two city blocks to call its own: Eighth Street between Bannock and Main streets. As an added attraction, CCDC will also transfer the deed for The Grove Plaza over to the city. But it’s not as if CCDC was simply being generous.

It must transfer that property somewhere as it ties up the loose ends on the Central District in Boise’s downtown core. The Central District, the first urban renewal district in Idaho history, is no more.

“The term we use is ‘sunset.’ It sounds better than ‘termination,’” CCDC Executive Director John Brunelle told Boise Weekly in 2016.

The district was a wellspring of modernday development. Inside its boundaries, with federal urban renewal dollars fueling the engine, the district saw the creation of massive projects such as One Capital Center (1975); Boise City Hall (1977); Idaho First National Bank, now the U.S. Bank Building (1979); The Grove Plaza (1987); The Wells Fargo Center (1988); The Capitol Plaza Building, now The Chase Building (1995); The Grove Hotel and Bank of America Center, now CenturyLink Arena (1988); The Eighth and Main tower (2014); and the City Center Plaza (2017).

CCDC’s highest-profile project was the purchase and construction of The Grove Plaza, completed and dedicated in 1986. To facilitate the construction of the plaza, ACHD had vacated Eighth Street between Front and Main streets and Grove Street between Capitol Boulevard and Ninth Street, putting the adjacent land under the ownership of CCDC. By 1989, CCDC additionally acquired the two blocks

Boise Mayor Dave Bieter: “Without that catalyst, I think it’s fair to say that there’s no way we would have the vibrancy we have.”

of Eighth Street between Bannock and Main streets. That’s why CCDC has been the landlord, so to speak, to the Capital City Public Market, which occupies those two blocks of Eighth Street each spring, summer and fall.

One of CCDC’s last major investments in the Central District was its remodel of The Grove Plaza, completed in 2017.

But all good things must come to an end. By law, no urban renewal district can be maintained in perpetuity; and that’s why CCDC needed to consider who might be the new landlord of The Grove Plaza and the two-block stretch of Eighth Street. In 2016, Brunelle told BW that the plaza would most likely go to the city. Rather than deed Eighth Street back to ACHD, CCDC opted instead to transfer that to the city as well.

“Well, you have to start somewhere,” Bieter told BW upon hearing the news. “Without that catalyst, I think it’s fair to say that there’s no way we would have the vibrancy we have. But it’s also important that the Central District go away. [Urban renewal districts] shouldn’t be permanent entities.”

The actual transfer is made possible through something called a “quitclaim deed,” not unlike a real estate transfer where there is no sale or transfer of funds. On Aug. 28, the Boise City Council was asked to sign off on the acquisitions.

“There used to be a t-shirt that read: ‘Boise at Night.’ It was a big black rectangle. Nothing was there,” said Bieter. “I’m not sure people have an appreciation, especially if you weren’t here in the ‘70s and ‘80s, for what the Central District has meant for Boise.”

NEWS EXTRA Boise State University kicks of its 2018 football season in Alabama on Saturday, Sept. 1, when it will take on the Trojans of Troy University.

While the Broncos won’t host their Albertsons Stadium home opener until Saturday, Sept. 8, when they’ll face the University of Connecticut Huskies, season ticket holders are already crafting their tailgate menus. If a new survey from Offers.com is any indication, there will be plenty of beer to soak up the hot dogs and brats.

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that “Idaho beat out every other state in the country when it comes to drinking at tailgates.” In fact, 42 percent of Idaho respondents said they’ll drink nine or more alcoholic drinks per tailgate this season. And yes, beer was the beverage of choice.

The fact that a mere 1,000 people nationwide participated led more than a few Boise Weekly readers to question the validity of the survey.

“That’s a pretty small amount to be making assumptions about all college football tailgaters,” wrote Amy Kupper on BW’s Facebook page.

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SURVEY: IDAHO LOVES ITS TAILGATING BREWSKIS

“What? How could this be?” questioned Susan Bauter.

“No way. Beating out Wisconsin?” wrote Ang Bauter.

For the record, Wisconsin came in second in the survey. Offers.com indicated that Wisconsin tailgaters consumed 5-6 alcoholic beverages, per tailgate, per season.

Less controversial was the survey’s conclusion that hot dogs and tacos tied for the top tailgating food in Idaho. Wings and pizza came in close behind. Favorite tailgating game? That would be cornhole.

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY AUG. 29 Festivals & Events SPIRIT OF BOISE BALLOON CLASSIC—The public is invited each morning of the Classic to watch the balloons be inflated and launched into the air. Wednesday is Kids’ Day, which means kids get to take a ride--a short tethered one, but still—in one of about 15 balloons. 6:45-8:30 a.m. FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd., Boise, spiritofboise.com.

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JACKSEPTICEYE: HOW DID WE GET HERE?—Join YouTube star Jacksepticeye as he tells stories of growing up and answers the question “How Did We Get Here?”

He’ll also be playing some of his favorite games on stage. 8 p.m. $25-$100. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3450454, egyptiantheatre.net.

Basque Museum and Cultural Center, 611 Grove St., Boise, 208343-2671, basquemuseum.eus.

TVAA: HAPPY ACCIDENTS—Happy Accidents celebrates the unplanned masterpiece and artwork magically resurrected from certain failure. Through Oct. 29. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org.

RAW NATURAL BORN ARTISTS: CONNECT—Don’t miss your chance to experience the magic at this showcase of local performing and visual artists. 7 p.m. $22$30. Revolution Concert House and Event Center, 4983 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-938-2933, rawartists.org/boise/connect.

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ISF: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE—8 p.m. $13-$50. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

ESTEREOSKOPIKO: STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOS BY JESÚS DE ECHEBARRIA—Estereoskopiko features 31 photographs taken

by Jesús de Echebarria (18821962) in and around Bilbao in the early 20th century. Through spring 2019. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE-$5.

TWO GENERATIONS OF PRINT MAKERS—Inspired by Gary Frederick Brown’s chance discovery of woodblocks made by his grandfather, Frederick Foster Brown, this exhibition offers a unique dialogue between two family members who never met each other. Through Sept. 23. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242, facebook.com/ bsufinearts.

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Sports & Fitness BOISE HAWKS VS. HILLSBORO HOPS—7:15 p.m. $7-$35. Memorial Stadium, 5600 N. Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-322-5000, boisehawks.com.

Kids & Teens CURIOUS CUBS STORYTIME— Three- and four-year-old Curious Cubs develop social and communication skills as they enjoy dancing, singing, laughing and learning with great stories and music in a group of their peers. 10-10:30 a.m.

FREE. Meridian Public Library, 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, 208-888-4451, mld.org.

Animals & Pets ICHA FUTURITY AND WESTERN TRADE SHOW—Join the Idaho Cutting Horse Association Aug. 25-Sept. 2 for action in the arena featuring some of the finest cut-

ting horses in the West, then shop the trade show for everything from art and jewelry to fine Western collectibles. Parking and admission to shop the ICHA Western Trade Show is free during the fall show.

Through Sept. 2, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE. Ford Idaho Center Horse Park, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-442-3335. idahocha. com.

THURSDAY AUG. 30 Festivals & Events CREATIVE GOOD BENEFIT AUCTION—Say goodbye to Summer with dinner, live music and bidding on items such as web/ graphic design and photography.

Proceeds from the Creative Good Benefit Auction will go to CATCH Boise. Their step-by-step, Housing First modeled program helps families successfully transition out of homelessness. Creative

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professionals’ expertise will be up for grabs at the Linen Building in downtown Boise with the doors opening at 5:30 p.m. but seating is limited! Get your tickets online.

6-8:30 p.m. $20 for dinner, one drink ticket, auction paddle and entertainment. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208385-0111. creativegood.info/.

HERMIT MUSIC FESTIVAL—Hermit Music Fest brings musicians and fans from all corners of the Gem State out of their shells for five days of shared food and fun around the campfire, backed by the sound of down-home folk music. Enjoy workshops, square and country dancing lessons, vendor and artist booths, kids’ activities, local libations and, of course, stellar live acts. This year’s lineup includes Country Club, The Dovetails, Stephanie Nilles and Her Only Friend, Hillfolk Noir, Chris Acker and The Growing Boys, The Shadies and many more. $30-$60. Indian Creek Winery, 1000 N. McDermott Road, Kuna, 208-922-4791, hermitmusicfestival.com

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After nearly 30 years of launching colorful vessels into the sky over the City of Trees, the Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic lives up to its name. As always, this year’s event is really a string of smaller celebrations in the downtown jewel that is Ann Morrison Park. Balloons in every shape and color will take off from the park each morning from 6:45-8:30 a.m., weather permitting.

CapEd Kid’s Day will kick off the fun Wednesday, Aug. 29, during the morning launch window, and offer free tethered rides to junior balloonists. Then on the morning of Friday, Aug. 31, the classic will host VIP Launch Day to give photographers a chance to snap high-quality shots. That evening from 6-10 p.m., the Night Glow event will fill Ann Morrison with balloons lit from within like colorful jack-o-lanterns, offering a beautiful lead-in to fall.

Dates and times vary. FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 S. Americana Blvd., 208-344-6363, spiritofboise.com.

Despite its name, Hermit Music Festival doesn’t encourage seclusion—instead, it brings musicians and fans from all corners of the Gem State out of their shells for two days of shared food and fun around the campfire, backed by the sound of down-home folk music. Now in its sixth year, HMF is going strong with a lineup of workshops, square and country dancing lessons, vendor and artist booths, kids’ activities, local libations and, of course, stellar live acts. This year’s lineup includes Country Club, The Dovetails, Stephanie Nilles and Her Only Friend, Hillfolk Noir, Chris Acker and The Growing Boys, The Shadies and many more. RV parking spots are all sold out, but there’s still time to come out of your cave and claim a patch for your tent—so get packing.

Times vary, $30-$60. Indian Creek Winery, 1000 N. McDermott Road., Kuna, 208-922-4791, hermitmusicfestival.com.

Downtown Boise’s Basque Block is the seat of Basque cultural events in the City of Trees, but on Saturday, Sept. 1, it will undergo a transformation, playing host to the fourth-annual Latino Fest. Latino Fest highlights Boise’s ties to the Latin American community with food, music, dance, art and more, and this year’s festival from 4-10 p.m. will spotlight performances from the Rumba Libre Band, Los Caipirinhos, The International Sonora Dinamita (with Vilma Díaz) and DJ Giovanni, as well as workshops for kids and food with roots that span the region.

Plus, attendees can shake their tail feathers during salsa, bachata and merengue classes before showing off their best moves at a dance contest.

4-10 p.m., FREE. Boise Basque Block, Grove Street between Capitol Boulevard and Sixth Street, 208-954-8852, idahohcc. com/events.

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CALENDAR SPIRIT OF BOISE BALLOON CLASSIC—The public is invited each morning of the Classic to watch the balloons be inflated and launched into the air. All launches are weather permitting, and Spirit organizers have provided a page of spectator tips at spiritofboise.com to help make the event fun and successful for everyone involved.

6:45-8:30 a.m. FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd., Boise, spiritofboise.com.

On Stage COMEDIAN EMMA ARNOLD—8 p.m. $12-$15. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-9412459, liquidboise.com.

MURDER AT DEADWOOD SALOON—Don’t miss your chance to experience the Old West at the First-Annual Deadwood Poker Tournament Party. For weeks, everyone from outlaws and marshals to saloon girls and Southern belles has been pouring into the small Western town of Deadwood for the biggest poker tournament this

side of the Mississippi. As the festivities conclude, mayhem breaks out and somebody bites the dust.

7 p.m. $28-$99. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouseboise.com.

MUSIC THEATRE OF IDAHO: MY FAIR LADY—Lerner and Lowe’s My Fair Lady is the standard by which all other musicals are measured.

With songs like “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?,” “With a Little Bit of Luck,” “The Rain in Spain,” “ICould Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” it’s no wonder everyone, not just Henry Higgins, falls in love with Eliza. 7:30 p.m. $18-$22. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-555, mtionline. org.

STAGE COACH: DOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS—In this hilarious, fastpaced comedy, the inhabitants of one of the smallest trailer parks in Texas—four doublewides and a shed—are thrown for a loop when they realize the nearby town of

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Tugaloo is determined to annex them. These friends, enemies and neighbors realize they’ll have to work together to avoid being swallowed up by “the big guys.” The rollicking mayhem of this flat-out funny comedy escalates as the residents attempt to secede from Texas, discover a traitor in their midst and turn the tables in a surprising and side-splitting finale.

Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, and directed by Kelliey Chavez. 7:30 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Workshops & Classes CITIZENSHIP CLASSES—Catholic Charities of Idaho offers this 10week series of classes to prepare eligible green card holders for the naturalization process. All citizenship classes, legal screenings and materials are free. Call 208-345-6031 to preregister. In Multipurpose Room B on the first floor. 5:30-7 p.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, ccidaho.org.

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YOUTH RANCH PARENTING SERIES: WALKING THE MIDDLE PATH—Join Idaho Youth Ranch parenting gurus for a five-week series that focuses on developing skills that will be useful and assist you in maintaining a positive relationship with your child. The next series begins on Thursday, Aug. 30, with classes on Thursday evenings through Sept. 27. Payment due before start of class; register online at youthranch.org/ parenting-classes. For more info, contact Melissa McDaniel at 208947-0863. 6:30-8:30 p.m. $125 individuals, $150 couples. Idaho Youth Ranch Family Services, 7025 W. Emerald St., Boise.

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REDISCOVERED BOOKS’ 12TH BIRTHDAY If you’re a bookworm, then you’re probably already familiar with Rediscovered, Boise’s favorite independent bookstore.

Located on Eighth Street downtown, Rediscovered has supplied Boiseans with everything from historical texts to the latest in teen fantasy novels since 2002, and on Saturday, Sept. 1, it will celebrate reaching the ripe old age of a dozen years with an in-store party. In typical Rediscovered style, the day will include new merch, as well as snacks, games, prizes and a visit from author Peter T. Higgins’s grouchy fictional bear, Mother Bruce, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Swing by the shop to munch a snack, snag a new read and show your local some love. And if you can’t make it, never fear—the Facebook livestream of the event will make you feel like you’re there.

10 a.m.-8 p.m, FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.

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CHINESE CULTURAL SERIES TRAVELING EXHIBIT—Chinese calligraphy workshops, crafts, music, story times and more than 50 children’s picture books from China will be part of a cultural and book exhibition Tuesday, Aug. 28., through Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Library! at Cole and Ustick.

Thursday’s activities from 6-8 p.m. include a Chinese cultural reception, crafts, story time, calligraphy workshop, and a taste of Chinese food for all ages. For more information on the exhibit, visit the U of I Confucius Institute Facebook page, or the library’s event page. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208972-8300.

MARIA CHAVEZ AND ELI CRAVEN: SWIMMING AND DIVING—This installation work of Eli Craven and Maria Chavez comes from the interdisciplinary overlap of architecture and the visual arts.

Their collaborations search for new meaning through the reinterpretation of conventional ideas.

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PULPED UNDER PRESSURE GROUP SHOW—With traditional hand paper making at its core, Pulped Under Pressure underscores important contemporary issues steeped in history and craft. The exhibition artworks encourage a contemplative slowing down even as they address some of the most pressing issues facing civilization today. Featured artists: Jillian Bruschera, Julia Goodman, Reni Gower, Trisha Oralie Martin, Melissa Potter, Marilyn Propp and Maggie Puckett. Through Oct. 25.

5-7 p.m. FREE. Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 2, Hemingway Center, Room 110, 1819 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4263994, art.boisestate.edu/visualartscenter.

Sports & Fitness BOISE HAWKS VS. HILLSBORO HOPS—7:15 p.m. $7-$35. Memorial Stadium, 5600 N. Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-322-5000, boisehawks.com.

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Gates open at 4pm Fri & 2pm Sat $5 discount w/advance purchase. $15/Fri & $20/Sat BrownPaperTickets.com

Through Oct. 29. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 1, Liberal Arts Building, Room 170, 1874 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-3994, art.boisestate. edu/visualartscenter.

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PRESCHOOL STORYTIME STAY AND PLAY—With a focus on preparing 4- to 6-year-olds for Kindergarten, this storytime will help children develop foundations for pre-reading and math skills while building confidence and independence. Stay for 30 minutes after the program for imaginative and cooperative play. 10 a.m. FREE. Meridian Public Library, 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, 208-8884451, mld.org.

competition and win prizes, or just indulge your taste buds sampling locally made salsas and then voting for your favorite. You’ll also enjoy local beer, wine and food trucks, plus live music by Alturas, a Bounce House and crafts.

6-8:30 p.m. FREE. North End Organic Nursery, 3777 E. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-389-4769, northendnursery.com.

FRIDAY AUG. 31 Festivals & Events SPIRIT OF BOISE BALLOON CLASSIC—At the end of August, the early morning skies above Boise are dotted with a kaleidoscope of colors and the hiss of burners as hot-air balloons take flight from Ann Morrison Park. The public is invited each morning of the Classic to watch the balloons be inflated and launched into the air.

About 50 balloons take off Friday morning and again at dusk for the Nite Glow parade. All launches are weather permitting, and Spirit organizers have provided a page of spectator tips at spiritofboise.com to help make the event fun and successful for everyone involved.

6:45-8:30 a.m. and 6-10 p.m.

FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd., Boise.

On Stage COMEDIAN EMMA ARNOLD—8 and 10 p.m. $12-$15. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

MURDER AT DEADWOOD SALOON—Don’t miss your chance to experience the Old West at the First-annual Deadwood Poker Tournament Party. For weeks, everyone from outlaws and marshals to saloon girls and southern belles has been pouring into the small Western town of Deadwood for the biggest poker tournament this side of the Mississippi. As the festivities conclude, mayhem breaks out and somebody bites the dust.

7 p.m. $28-$99. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouseboise.com.

MUSIC THEATRE OF IDAHO: MY FAIR LADY—Lerner and Lowe’s My Fair Lady is the standard by which all other musicals are measured. With songs like “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?,” “With a Little Bit of Luck,” “The Rain in Spain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “Get Me to the Church

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Animals & Pets ICHA FUTURITY AND WESTERN TRADE SHOW—Join the Idaho Cutting Horse Association Aug. 25-Sept. 2 for action in the arena featuring some of the finest cutting horses in the West, then shop the trade show for everything from art and jewelry to fine Western collectibles. Parking and admission to the Shop the ICHA Western Trade Show is free during the fall show. Through Sept. 2, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Ford Idaho Center Horse Park, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-442-3335, idahocha.com.

Food 6TH ANNUAL SALSA FESTIVAL—If you agree the combination of tomatoes, peppers, onions and spices is one of the greatest culinary innovations of all time, then you won’t want to miss the sixth-annual Salsa Festival. You can enter your own salsa into the

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CALENDAR on Time,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” it’s no wonder everyone, not just Henry Higgins, falls in love with Eliza.

7:30 p.m. $18-$22. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, mtionline.org.

STAGE COACH: DOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS—In this hilarious, fastpaced comedy, the inhabitants of one of the smallest trailer parks in Texas—four doublewides and a shed—are thrown for a loop when they realize the nearby town of Tugaloo is determined to annex them. These friends, enemies and neighbors realize they’ll have to work together to avoid being swallowed up by “the big guys.” The rollicking mayhem of this flat-out funny comedy escalates as the residents attempt to secede from Texas, discover a traitor in their midst and turn the tables in a surprising and side-splitting finale.

Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, and directed by Kelliey Chavez. 8 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Sports & Fitness BOISE HAWKS VS. HILLSBORO HOPS—7:15 p.m. $7-$35. Memorial Stadium, 5600 N. Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-322-5000, boisehawks.com.

Animals & Pets ICHA FUTURITY AND WESTERN TRADE SHOW—Join the Idaho Cutting Horse Association Aug. 25-Sept. 2 for action in the arena featuring some of the finest cutting horses in the West, then shop the trade show for everything from art and jewelry to fine Western collectibles. Parking and admission to the Shop the ICHA Western Trade Show is free during the fall show. Through Sept. 2, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Ford Idaho Center Horse Park, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-442-3335, idahocha.com.

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SATURDAY SEPT. 1 Festivals & Events HERMIT MUSIC FESTIVAL—Hermit Music Fest brings musicians and fans from all corners of the Gem State out of their shells for two days of shared food and fun around the campfire, backed by the sound of down-home folk music. Enjoy workshops, square and country dancing lessons, vendor and artist booths, kids’ activities, local libations and, of course, stellar live acts. This year’s lineup includes Country Club, The Dovetails, Stephanie Nilles and Her Only Friend, Hillfolk Noir, Chris Acker and The Growing Boys, The Shadies and many more. 11 a.m.10 p.m., $30-$60. Indian Creek Winery, 1000 N. McDermott Road, Kuna, 208-922-4791, hermitmusicfestival.com SPIRIT OF BOISE BALLOON CLASSIC—The public is invited each morning of the Classic to watch the balloons be inflated and launched into the air. All launches are weather permitting, and Spirit organizers have provided a page of spectator tips at spiritofboise. com to help make the event fun and successful for everyone involved. Sept. 1, 6:45-8:30 a.m.

FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd., Boise. spiritofboise.com.

On Stage COMEDIAN EMMA ARNOLD—8 and 10 p.m. $12-$15. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

ISF: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE— The fire and wit of Jane Austen’s classic 1813 romance shines through in this vibrant adaptation.

Directed by Joseph Hanreddy. Suitable for all ages. 8 p.m. $13-$50.

Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

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LATINO FEST 2018—Latino Fest aims to enrich the cultural life of Idaho and promote relations between Hispanics and the local community. This year, the event has a cause: a school supplies fundraiser for low-income students. Attendees are invited to bring books, pencils, notebooks, crayons and anything else that helps kids to improve their studies. Plus, hear live music from Rumba Libre Band, Los Caipirinhos, The International Sonora Dinamita with Vilma Díaz and more. You’ll also enjoy the music of DJ Giovanni, dance contests, salsa, bachata and merengue classes, workshops for kids and cuisine of different countries. 4-10 p.m., FREE. The Basque Block, Grove street between Sixth Street and Capitol Boulevard, Boise, idahohcc.org.

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CALENDAR MURDER AT DEADWOOD SALOON—Don’t miss your chance to experience the Old West at the First-annual Deadwood Poker Tournament Party. For weeks, everyone from outlaws and marshals to saloon girls and southern belles has been pouring into the small Western town of Deadwood for the biggest poker tournament this side of the Mississippi. As the festivities conclude, mayhem breaks out and somebody bites the dust.

7 p.m. $28-$99. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouseboise.com.

MUSIC THEATRE OF IDAHO: MY FAIR LADY—Lerner and Lowe’s My Fair Lady is the standard by which all other musicals are measured.

With songs like “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?,” “With a Little Bit of Luck,” “The Rain in Spain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” it’s no wonder everyone, not just Henry Higgins, falls in love with Eliza. Sept. 1, 1:30 & 7:30 p.m. $18-$22. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, mtionline.org.

STAGE COACH: DOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS—In this hilarious, fastpaced comedy, the inhabitants of one of the smallest trailer parks in Texas—four doublewides and a shed—are thrown for a loop when they realize the nearby town of Tugaloo is determined to annex them. These friends, enemies and neighbors realize they’ll have to work together to avoid being swallowed up by “the big guys.” The rollicking mayhem of this flat-out funny comedy escalates as the residents attempt to secede from Texas, discover a traitor in their midst and turn the tables in a surprising and side-splitting finale.

Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, and directed by Kelliey Chavez. 8 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Art JAMES CASTLE ARTS FESTIVAL—Join the Garden Valley Center for the Arts for the Fifth Annual James Castle Arts Festival.

Highlights include a student art show, acrylic arts exhibit in the GVCA gallery, community art challenge, raffle and silent auction, arts and crafts market with food vendors, James Castle history presentation, and live performance by Middlefork Revival. All events are free. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE. Garden Valley Center for the Arts, 1068 Old Crouch Road, Garden Valley, 208-462-6860, gardenvalleycenterforthearts.org.

Literature REDISCOVERED BOOKS BOOKSTORE BIRTHDAY—Join the party to help Rediscovered Books cel-

ebrate their 12th birthday. You’ll enjoy games, sacks, prizes and new merchandise. Mother Bruce, the grouchy bear of the books by Peter T. Higgins, will be in store from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. They’ll also be live on Facebook beginning at 11 a.m. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.

Sports & Fitness BOISE HAWKS VS. EUGENE EMERALDS—7:15 p.m. $7-$35.

Memorial Stadium, 5600 N. Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-3225000, boisehawks.com.

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SUNDAY SEPT. 2 Festivals & Events HERMIT MUSIC FESTIVAL—Hermit Music Fest brings musicians and fans from all corners of the Gem State out of their shells for two days of shared food and fun around the campfire, backed by the sound of down-home folk music. Enjoy workshops, square and country dancing lessons, vendor and artist booths, kids’ activities, local libations and, of course, stellar live acts. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., $30-$60. Indian Creek Winery, 1000 N. McDermott Road, Kuna, 208-922-4791, hermitmusicfestival.com

CPR/AED AND FIRST AID CLASS—Learn how to recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies. Upon successful completion, participants are issued a two-year certification through the American Red Cross.

9 a.m.-1 p.m. $50-$75. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksandrecreation.org.

SPIRIT OF BOISE BALLOON CLASSIC—At the end of August, the early morning skies above Boise are dotted with a kaleidoscope of colors and the hiss of burners as hot-air balloons take flight from Ann Morrison Park. The public is invited each morning of the Classic to watch the balloons be inflated and launched into the air. On Sunday, you’ll enjoy morning flights, tethered rides (including adults) and fun picture opportunities. All launches are weather permitting, and Spirit organizers have provided a page of spectator tips at spiritofboise. com to help make the event fun and successful for everyone involved. Sept. 2, 6:45-8:30 a.m.

FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd., Boise.

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ICHA FUTURITY AND WESTERN TRADE SHOW—Join the Idaho Cutting Horse Association Aug. 25-Sept. 2 for action in the arena featuring some of the finest cutting horses in the West, then shop the trade show for everything from art and jewelry to fine Western collectibles. Parking and admission to the Shop the ICHA Western Trade Show is free during the fall show. Through Sept. 2, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Ford Idaho Center Horse Park, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-442-3335, idahocha.com.

COMEDIAN EMMA ARNOLD— Sept. 2, 8 p.m. $12-$15. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

BUILD WITH A BUDDY—Presented by Deer Flat Refuge. All supplies will be provided. Take your own t-shirt to print on (optional).

All ages welcome with an adult buddy. 10:30-11:30 a.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-468-5800, nampalibrary.org.

Food BOISE FARMERS MARKET—Saturdays through October. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 10th and Grove Streets, Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET— Saturdays through Dec. 15. 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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calendar events.

ISF: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE— The fire and wit of Jane Austen’s classic 1813 romance shines through in this vibrant adaptation.

Directed by Joseph Hanreddy.

Suitable for all ages. Sept. 2, 7 p.m. $13-$50. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

STAGE COACH: DOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS—2 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Sports & Fitness BOISE HAWKS VS. EUGENE EMERALDS—7:15 p.m. $7-$35.

Memorial Stadium, 5600 N. Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-3225000, boisehawks.com.

Animals & Pets ICHA FUTURITY AND WESTERN TRADE SHOW—Join the Idaho Cutting Horse Association Aug.

25-Sept. 2 for action in the arena featuring some of the finest cutting horses in the West, then shop the trade show for everything from art and jewelry to fine Western collectibles. Parking and admission to the Shop the ICHA Western Trade Show is free during the fall show. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Ford Idaho Center Horse Park, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208442-3335, idahocha.com.

MONDAY SEPT. 3 Festivals & Events JANMASTAMI: LORD KRISHNA’S BIRTHDAY—Enjoy an enchanting evening of dance, drama and music from spiritual India at the Krishna Cultural Center’s signature annual event. Take your friends and family to witness the unveiling of the House of 10,000 Flowers. Throughout the evening, they’ll be serving a multi-course buffet of authentic Indian food, all free of charge. 6:30-10 p.m.

FREE. Boise Hare Krishna Cultural Center, 2470 W. Boise Ave., Boise, 208-344-4274, boisetemple.org.

JAPAN DAY 2018—Get an upclose look at Japanese culture while staying close to home at Japan Day. You’ll enjoy display booths and Japanese performances, such as the traditional Japanese dance, Koto music, Lion dance, Shamisen, Taiko (traditional Japanese drumming) and various martial arts. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Basque Center, 601 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-331-5097, idahojapaneseassociation.org.

Sports & Fitness BOISE HAWKS VS. EUGENE EMERALDS—5:15 p.m. $7-$35.

Memorial Stadium, 5600 N. Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-3225000, boisehawks.com.

Art CHINESE CULTURAL SERIES TRAVELING EXHIBIT—Chinese calligraphy workshops, crafts, music, story times and more than 50 children’s picture books from China will be part of a cultural and book exhibition Aug. 28., through Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Library! at Cole and Ustick. The exhibit is making a stop in the Treasure Valley thanks to a collaboration between the University of Idaho Confucius Institute and the Library! at Cole and Ustick. For more information on the exhibit, visit the U of I Confucius Institute Facebook page, or the library’s event page. 10:3011 a.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208972-8300. www.facebook.com/ events/286200575519598.

TVAA CELLO ART EBAY AUCTION CLOSING PARTY—Treasure Valley Artists Alliance is holding an eBay auction of cello art by abstract painter Stephen Douglas and found object artist Pam McKnight, beginning on Aug. 26 and culminating at the Auction Closing Party at Boise Public Radio Station. You can join the online world and bid on Cellos right at the end of the live auction. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663.

TYLER CRABB: SPIRIT—Tyler Crabb’s large-scale paintings and drawings explore life’s deeper meanings and evoke a sense of the metaphysical.

4-6 p.m. FREE. Friesen Galleries, Brandt Center, Northwest Nazarene University, 707 Fern St., Nampa, 208-467-8398, brandtcenter.nnu.edu.

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.

Volunteer at ilcdinners.ivolunteer.com. 5:15-7 p.m. FREE. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 707 W. Fort St., Boise, 208344-3011.

Kids & Teens BABY RHYME TIME—Help your baby develop pre-literacy, fine motor and social skills through stories, songs and movement. This half hour storytime is followed by open play for you and your baby.

For ages 0-2. 5 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org/victory.

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Three contestants reveal their deepest, darkest and craziest personal story. Be a part of the audience and vote for your favorite. The winner walks with a prize. Got a f*cked up story?

Submit it online at allmyfckedupfriends.com and you could be a contestant. Held on the first Tuesday of every month. For ages 21 and older. Tuesday 7 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-9412459, liquidboise.com.

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Opens August 24 Documentarian Kimberly Reed illuminates the negative impact in Montana of corporate funding of smear campaigns-providing a microcosm of trends throughout the USA. “Since the doc focuses at least as much on Republican as Democratic activism against outside corporate influencepeddling, this is the rare social-justice documentary that few conservatives are likely to find too slanted in theme or perspective.”

DENNIS HARVEY, Variety

Opens August 31

Opens August 24 When Forty year old Agnes (Kelly MacDonald) receives a jigsaw puzzle as a gift, the experience of being very, very good at something changes her life.

Irrfan Khan co-stars; Marc Turtletaub directs.

This documentary, directed by Ian Bonhôte and co-directed/written by Peter Ettedgui gives a fascinating account of the life and work of fashion designer Alexander McQueen.

“Supremely elegant and engrossing...”

GUY LODGE, Variety

Starts September 7 Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson star in this adaptation of the novel, set in 1959, by Penelope Fitzgerald about the struggles of a new bookshop in a small British town whose offerings include “shocking” work by authors like Nabokov and Bradbury. Isabel Coixet directs.

“A period piece with more fine performances and an obvious but nevertheless very pleasing pro-reading message.”

Adelaide Review

Starts September 14 Starts August 31 Nick Hornby adapted his novella about a Brit (Chris O’Dowd) who is obsessed with the music of an American rocker (Ethan Hawke) who was romantically involved with his girlfriend (Rose Byrne).

“A lovely low-key comedy with a rock ‘n’ roll heart.”

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This story about three bothers growing up in the woods of upstate New York is narrated by Jonah (Evan Rosado), the youngest brother, who lives in his own imaginary world. Their mother (Sheila Vand) hopes to escape her volatile husband (Raul Castillo).

“Adapting Justin Torres’ autobiographical novel, Jerimiah Zagar crafts a haunting, singular coming-of-age story.”

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SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE FLICKS The Teal Chair

Art House Theater Day

The Children of Chabannes

SEPTEMBER 6, 5:00, $10

SUN., SEPTEMBER 23,12:30 PM, $7.50

Filmed by high school students, this documentary explores what makes us uniquely human. People from all walks of life and generations, ranging in ages 8 to 102, reflect how limited time would affect the importance of living today. If you knew you had limited time…. what would you do? Nominated for the 2018 Sun Valley Film Festival- Future Filmmakers Forum

This hilarious animated film by Benjamin Renner was adapted from his graphic novel.

PRESENTED BY WASSMUTH CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS OCTOBER 14, 3:00

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Manhattan Short Film Festival SEPTEMBER 27, 7:00 Join us for this annual celebration of the art of filmmaking in short format. Audiences will vote at venues around the world. The 10 finalists will become eligible for an Academy Award nomination. Tickets are sold in advance and at the door: $9.50 general and $7.50 students and seniors over 65. (NR)

The people of a village in France saved the lives of 400 Jewish refugee children during World War II. Not just a story about the past; it is an exploration of moral courage and goodness in the face of evil – of what motivates individuals to take a stand against injustice, bigotry and extremism. (NR) Tickets: $10 at the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights and the Flicks

Boise Weekly Preview Night NOVEMBER 1ST ON THE FLICKS PATIO Come join Boise Weekly for an exclusive night of previewing this fall’s hottest films. BW’s George Prentice hosts this intimate cabaret-style event, complete with exclusive movie clips, delicious food and beverages, lots of prizes and some pretty great swag from Hollywood’s movie studios. Last year’s event was a sell-out! Tickets are $35 in advance.

CAIA presents Split Estate OCTOBER 25, 7:00, $12 As our appetite for fossil fuels increases despite mounting public-health concerns, SPLIT ESTATE cracks the sugarcoating on natural gas, fracking, and an industry that assures us it is a good neighbor. Directed by Debra Anderson and starring Ali McGraw. (NR) Citizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting public health, safety, property rights and critical natural resources from the impacts of drilling and fracking in our Idaho communities.

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Opens September 14 After 40 years of marriage, Joe Castleman (Jonathon Pryce) is about to be awarded a Nobel Prize for literature and his wife Joan (Glenn Close), has been there for him every step of the way. “Like a bomb ticking away toward detonation, Glenn Close commands the center of The Wife: still, formidable and impossible to look away from.�

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“Pick of the Litter is earnest and heartwarming.�

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Opens September 28 Based on the novel by Ian McEwan, the story centers on Fiona, a British judge, whose husband has just left her because she is married to her work. Her current case concerns a 17 year old who could be saved by a blood transfusion, if only he would agree to it. Emma Thompson and Stanley Tucci star for director Richard Eyre. “The two central performances could hardly be better.

Thompson works here with remarkable subtlety.�

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COLETTE Opens October 12

Robert Redford plays the legendary Forrest Tucker, a bank robber who escaped from San Quentin at the age of 70. John Hunt (Casey Afeck) was the detective who was fascinated by his doggedness. Sissy Spacek, Danny Gover and Tom Waits co-star, David Lowery is the director.

Opens October 26 Dames Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Joan Plowright and Eileen Atkins are captured on ďŹ lm discussing their careers and friendships. Roger Michell (Notting Hill) directs this delightful documentary. (NR) “A torrent of mischief, gossip, swearing, recitations, singing and reminiscence.â€?

ED POTTON, Times (UK)

Keira Knightly plays the French author who revolutionized literature, sexual expression and fashion.

Dominic West co-stars for writer-director Wash Westmoreland. People’s Choice Award, 2018 Toronto International Film Festival “As a period ďŹ lm that’s more than ready for 2018, Colette embodies the power of thinking forward in more ways than oneâ€?

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Set in Montana in the 1960’s, Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal star as a homemaker and a golf pro whose marriage is jeopardized when Jerry leaves to fight a fire near the Canadian border. Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano wrote the screenplay; Dano directs.

Melissa McCarthy stars in the true story of Lee Israel, a failing author strapped for cash, who embellished her letters from famous authors to fetch a better price. Richard E. Grant plays her partner in crime. Marielle Heller directs from a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener.

“This is a superb film.”

DAVID EDELSTEIN, New York Magazine

“Actor Paul Dano has made a small gem in Wildlife, his first film as a director.”

TODD MCCARTHY, Hollywood Reporter

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COMING IN NOVEMBER Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman star as a Baptist preacher and his wife who can’t accept that their son (Lucas Hedges) is gay. Joel Edgerton directs from his adaptation of the memoir by Garrard Conly.

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At Eternity’s Gate Set in Arles, France, director Julian Schnabel chronicles the final two years in the life of Vincent Van Gogh (Willem Dafoe).

Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen and Emmanuelle Seigner co-star. Nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival.

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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY AUG. 29 ALIVE AFTER FIVE: RIPE—With Rippin’ Brass. 5-8 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza ANDREW SHEPPARD BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon

ALIVE AFTER FIVE: RIPE, GROVE PLAZA, AUG. 29 The curls that corkscrew from Ripe lead singer Robbie Wulfsohn’s head are matched in enthusiasm by his voice, which trumpets rock-, funk- and soul-infused refrains so tight it’s almost impossible not to bob your own head along. It’s not an overstatement to say that every song produced by the Boston-based sextet is a party in some form, and each one is set to the brassy boogy of trumpet, trombone, saxophone and EWI, an electronic wind instrument hardly heard on the radio. The band’s first full-length album, Joy in the Wild Unknown (self-released, 2018) just dropped this April. The Prelude Press called it “one hell of an entrance,” but Boiseans can judge for themselves when Ripe appears at Alive After Five on Wednesday, Aug. 29. As if its sound weren’t uplifting enough, Ripe asks fans to bring children’s toys to each concert, which it donates to local Boys & Girls Clubs of America in exchange for free downloads.

—Lex Nelson With Rippin’ Brass. 5 p.m., FREE. Grove Plaza, downtownboise.org.

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BERNIE REILLY AND SHAKEY DAVE MANION—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow Brewhouse BRET WELTY BAND—6 p.m.

FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill CERAMIC ANIMAL—7:30 p.m. $8-$10. Neurolux JELLY BREAD—With The Battlefield. 7 p.m. $8. The Olympic KEELAN DIMICK TRIO—7:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

COURTESY SLENDERBODIES

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FRIDAY AUG. 31 BIG AL’S LIVE ON THE PATIO: RYAN WISSINGER—7 p.m. FREE. Big Al’s BLUES ON THE BELT: HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

BLUES TO LOSE—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon

SKYLER LUTES—8 p.m. FREE. Reef

BUDDY DEVORE & THE FADED COWBOYS—9 p.m. FREE. Corner Cafe Bar & Grill

SPENCER BATT AND SOUL SERENE—7 p.m. FREE. Busters Bar and Grill STEVE EATON—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

WESTERN WEDNESDAYS: TYLOR AND THE TRAIN ROBBERS—9 p.m. FREE. Tom Grainey’s

ASHLEY ROSE—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

With headliners Milky Chance. 8 p.m., $30-$75. Knitting Factory Boise, 416 S. Ninth St., 208-367-1212, bo.knittingfactory.com.

TOM TAYLOR—5:30-7:30 p.m.

FREE. DaVinci’s

MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:15 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

ACOUSTICS AND BREWS: SAWTOOTH SERENADERS—7 p.m.

FREE. Boise Brewing

slenderbodies is aptly named; the physiques of the Californiabased duo aside, its sound conjures up images of waifs swaying in the wind, a soft interplay of light and waves crashing in slow motion. Though perhaps that last image is planted, since slenderbodies likens its second release, the EP Fabulist (Majestic Casual Records, 2017), to “floating across the ocean of the mind.” This year, the ethereal duo doubled down on that vibe with Fabulist: Extended (self-released, 2018), a new EP of what it calls “short stories”—and what we might call pulsing, electronic whispers—that it will bring to the Knitting Factory on Thursday, Sept. 6. In Boise, slenderbodies is the special guest of the quirky German folk duo Milky Chance, but following a list of tour dates together in September, slenderbodies will strike out on its own to headline shows in the American south and east. Catch the two groups together while you can.

—Lex Nelson

ROLANDO ORTEGA—5:15 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

BLUES ON THE BELT: RICHARD SOLIZ AND WILSON ROBERTS— 2 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

THURSDAY AUG. 30

SLENDERBODIES, KNITTING FACTORY, SEPT. 6

KEN HARRIS AND RICO WEISMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Bella Aquila

KEN HARRIS AND CARMEL CROCK—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

TERRY PEOPLES—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon

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GREAT GARDEN ESCAPE: SIMPLE RUCKUS—6:30 p.m.

FREE-$10. Idaho Botanical Garden

CASIO DREAMS: ‘80S DANCE PARTY—8 p.m. FREE. Hideaway DAVID MCTEE—7 p.m. FREE. Deja Brew Laugh a Latte FALL CREEK STRING BAND—9 p.m. FREE. The Ranch Club GUILTY PLEASURES—8 p.m.

FREE. Ha’ Penny Bridge Irish Pub and Grill HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN—6 p.m.

FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill KAYLEIGH JACK AND KENNY SAUNDERS—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill and Brewery-Cole MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:15 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse ROLANDO ORTEGA—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

BLUES ON THE BELT: CC AND STRANGE BREW—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

BOGUS BASIN MUSIC ON THE PATIO: SKAR—4 p.m. FREE. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area

BLUES ON THE BELT: SISTAH SARAH AND THE ALMAS AZULES—2 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

DAN COSTELLO—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

BLUES ON THE BELT: THOMAS AND DALE WILSON—11 a.m.

FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill BOGUS BASIN MUSIC ON THE PATIO: SKAR—4 p.m. FREE. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area BUDDY DEVORE AND THE FADED COWBOYS—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon

J.COLE: KOD TOUR—With Young Thug, and Earthgang. 7:30 p.m. $38-$98. Taco Bell Arena JOYWAVE—7:30 p.m. $15.

Neurolux NOCTURNUM LIVE INDUSTRIAL DJS—10 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge RICK CONNOLLY AND JIM KLOSS—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

CAMDEN HUGHES—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

MONDAY SEPT. 3

DOUGLAS CAMERON—5 p.m.

FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

1332 RECORDS PUNK MONDAY—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge

FUNHOUSE—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon

BLUES ON THE BELT: BLUES DIRECTORS—2 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

GODS OF ROCK TRIBUTE—Gods of Rock Tribute honors fallen rock icons, in support of National Suicide Prevention Month. Proceeds to Benefit American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. Get discounted tickets for $5 at the box office day of show with Military/ Veteran ID. Featuring Actual Depiction, Nude Oil, Vindicata, Like No One, and 57 Heavy. 7 p.m. $10$20. Revolution Concert House and Event Center KARAOKE WITH DJ ADDICTIVE SPIN—8 p.m. FREE. The TK Bar KARIN SCHICK—7 p.m. FREE. Deja Brew Laugh a Latte LATINO FEST: RUMBA LIBRE BAND—With Los Caipirinhos (rock in Spanish), The International Sonora Dinamita with Vilma Díaz (Colombian cumbia), plus DJ Giovanni. 4-10 p.m. FREE. Basque Block LUKE MESSIMER—With Yaquina Bay. 8 p.m. $5. The Funky Taco MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:15 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

BLUES ON THE BELT: DEB MICHELS BAND—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill BRETT REID—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365 OPEN MIC WITH REBECCA SCOTT AND EMILY TIPTON—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon RUSTY TINDER—7 p.m. FREE. The Ranch Club

TUESDAY SEPT. 4 BIT BRIGADE: THE LEGEND OF ZELDA—Bit Brigade performs rock covers of full NES game soundtracks as their gamer speedruns the game live on stage.

7 p.m. $10. The Olympic BLUES ON THE BELT: SUDA—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

BEN BURDICK TRIO—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

SAWTOOTH SERENADERS—With Chris Acker and the Growing Boys.

9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon

SISTER SPEAK—9 p.m. $5. Reef

COLD WAR KIDS—With Daysormay. 8 p.m. $27-$65. Knitting Factory Concert House

BLAZE AND KELLY—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

SHON SANDERS—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

SOUL KITCHEN—8 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s Pub & Grill

EDMUND WAYNE—8 p.m. FREE. The Funky Taco

TAYLOR KINGMAN AND TOMMY ALEXANDER—7:30 p.m. $8-$10.

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TOM TAYLOR—7 p.m. FREE. Divine Wine Cork and Fork

JACK LOYD GISH—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

WING IT—8 p.m. FREE. Ha’ Penny Bridge Irish Pub and Grill

JASON MRAZ AND BRETT DENNEN: GOOD VIBES—7 p.m. $30-$70. Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater

BOISE SPECTRUM THURSDAY THUNDER CONCERTS: PILOT ERROR—6 p.m. FREE. Boise Spectrum E-40—With Nef the Pharaoh. 8 p.m. $29-$150. Knitting Factory Concert House EAGLE GAZEBO CONCERT SERIES: BLUES ADDICTS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park EDWARD S. KILDOW—7 p.m.

FREE. High Note Cafe FRIM FRAM FOUR—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon GIGGLEBOMB ROOFTOP PARTY—The rooftop comes alive with the music of GiggleBomb, Boise’s only mashup DJ performance with a live drummer. 10 p.m. FREE. Reef

VOKAB KOMPANY—9 p.m. $5.

Reef WHITAKER AND OLIVER—7 p.m.

FREE. High Note Cafe YOYA—8 p.m. $5. The Funky Taco

SATURDAY SEPT. 1 ACID TEETH—With Non Fiction, and Munchkin Suicide. 7 p.m. $6.

The Shredder ANDREW SHEPPARD—9 p.m.

FREE. The Ranch Club

SUNDAY SEPT. 2 BLUES ON THE BELT: BLUES YOU CAN USE—2 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill BLUES ON THE BELT: DAVID NORIEGA—11 a.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill BLUES ON THE BELT: LITTRELL, LE AND LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

MIKE ROSENTHAL—7:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: UNWED SAILOR—With Early Day Miners.

7:30 p.m. $8-$10. Neurolux SEAN ROGERS—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse SORXE—With Vicious Fvck, and Epistolary. 8 p.m. $8. The Shredder THE SUBURBANS—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon

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COURTESY CAMPFIRE THE ATRE FESTIVAL

ARTS SPARKS, NOT SMOKE

This year, Campfire Theatre Festival will bring five working playwrights to the City of Trees HARRISON BERRY Boise will be glad to know that Campfire Theatre Festival, now going into its second year, won’t let off any smoke. It’s generating plenty of heat, though. HomeGrown Theatre picked up one of the plays read at the festival last year, Sing to Me Now by Iris Dauterman, and CTF Artistic Director Dayna Smith said she hopes to turn Boise into a launchpad for visiting dramaturges.

“That’s the most that we can hope for for our playwrights,” she said. “We kind of never thought about this fact, that we can find these playwrights a network for themselves in Boise.”

This year, there are plenty of plays for local companies to consider. CTF runs Friday-Sunday, Sept. 7-9, at Boise Contemporary Theatre, and will include staged readings with limited set design of five plays: The Originals, by Lauren Wimmer, is a tale of two women who learn about parenting and responsibility.

Little Perfect You, by Caitlin Turnage, is a coming-of-age story about a little girl who must choose between her penchant for building battle robots and being her daddy’s little girl.

The Fermi Paradox, by Katherine Vondy, tells the story of an astronaut who confronts loneliness, betrayal and maybe aliens.

Cold Spring, by Victor Lesniewski, is about the community fallout that comes after a teenager accuses a baseball coach of sexual assault.

What\\Washed Ashore//Astray, by Benjamin Benne, reunites twin sisters at a beachside cottage.

In addition to partially staged readings, there will be an unstaged “Spark” reading of In Common by Quinn D. Eli. CTF previewed the festival with its first Spark reading of Wimmer’s The Originals, which took place in May. Smith said the Spark series gives attendees a glimpse into the process of tweaking and polishing manuscripts into something they might see performed professionally on stage.

The readings are also one more way for the festival to showcase work by people who come from underrepresented or marginalized backgrounds—a key part of Campfire’s mission.

“We’ve always prioritized people who feel like they haven’t been heard [and] who need to find a place,” Smith said. “When we’re casting

Left to right: David Kepner, Caitlin Susen Hartshorn and Tiara Thompson performed a reading of Sing to Me Now at Campfire Theatre Festival 2017.

our plays and looking for directors, we’re looking for people who don’t always feel heard.”

Beyond the readings, the festival will include a selection of workshops, often taught by locals, like “Suzuki Basics” with Tracy Sunderland, “What’s the Story?” with Leta Harris Neustaedter and “Exploring Object Theater” with

Chad Shohet.

It’s all part of Campfire’s campaign to build theater connections across the City of Trees.

“I think we are lucky to have a lot of relationships with local groups,” Smith said. “It’s lovely to have a community that isn’t super competitive.”

COURTESY EMMA ARNOLD

CULTURE THE NOT-SO-CLEAN SET

Emma Arnold talks about recording a new comedy album, and what has changed since her YouTube special HARRISON BERRY A lot has changed since Emma Arnold cut her first comedy special, Yes, Please. Recorded at Boise’s Visual Arts Collective in 2017 and released this summer, the special touched on Arnold’s experiences with her boyfriend, sexual education and raising her son, who has autism.

Between Thursday, Aug. 30, and Sunday, Sept.

2, she will record her second album before a live audience at Liquid Laughs.

“My special came out, I taped it a year ago, and I have another hour that I was ready to record,” she said. “I feel like sometimes stuff happens, like a huge breakup, and then you have a lot of material about it, a lot of jokes, and I just want to record that and move on. I’m ready. These jokes are ready.”

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raising an autistic son, but Arnold described her new material as precisely that, with stories about getting into the dating scene for the first time, and her struggles with substance abuse and mental illness.

The new album is a move forward and inward. Her first recording and special have overlapping content, and her material up until then reflected a life now in the past. In June, she decided to collate her newest jokes, move to a new label and release what will be as much a comedy album as a testament to where she has landed both as a person and a comedian.

“I was doing an interview with a publication, and they were asking me about my relationship with the six kids, and I was, like, ‘No, we’re way past that,’” she said. “It’s a funny thing because a comedy special is a time capsule. Everything’s so fast-paced now that you have to keep updating

people about where you’re at in your life.”

The new recording doesn’t yet have a release date, but Arnold said she expects it to drop on streaming services this fall via San Francisco-based label Blonde Medicine, which is run by Dominic Del Bene, who Arnold said “treats you like family. You matter, not just your album.”

“They’ll mix the audio, put it up on Spotify, and I’ll start making those pennies,” she said.

Even with a new recording in the works, the stress of organizing 208 Comedyfest (taking place at venues across downtown Boise Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 6-9) and live shows in the Midwest and on the Eastern Seaboard in October-December, she is building a “clean set” without explicit language or content that she can use to book late-night sets and other high-

Comedian Emma Arnold is set to record a new album.

paying gigs. Though it’s still a work in progress, the clean set has been on Arnold’s personal and professional checklists for a long time, and she hopes it will show audiences another side of her.

“It’s very easy to get set in what you do,” she said. “People look at me and think, ‘Ooh, dirty lady comedy!’ and I’ve been doing the stuff that makes me feel brand new.”

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FOOD NINE INNINGS OF EATING AT MEMORIAL STADIUM How to make a Boise Hawks game into a nine-course meal, BW style HENRY COFFE Y Before he retired to the official position of Ballpark Beerman, Eugene George spent six years directing Food and Beverage for the Boise Hawks, and he knows the truth about America’s pastime.

“Coming to the ballpark isn’t really about baseball. Half the people aren’t even watching the game. It’s all about the experience,” George said.

The bedrock of that experience is eating and drinking, and with that in mind, BW hit the stadium to track down something to snack on for every inning of the game.

1ST INNING: BEER Get a beer. This is a baseball game.

Where to Drink It: Leinenkugel’s Lodge or Keg Stand A L L PHOTO S BY H E N RY C O F F E Y

3RD INNING: HOT DOGS

2ND INNING: PEANUTS Peanuts are so essential to baseball that they appear in a verse of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” At Memorial Stadium, they serve peanuts that are salted while still inside their shells. How do they do it? Let’s just call it a scientific miracle and move on to the next meal.

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“Baseball is about hot dogs,” said George. “They just taste better in a ballpark.”

Luckily, vendors at Boise Hawks games sell at least nine types of dogs: The all-beef hot dog is the classic experience, the Hawk Dog adds onions and peppers, the Colossus of Kraut is piled high with pickled cabbage, and the bacon cheddar dog is slathered in nacho cheese and bacon, just to name a few. Kick it up a notch with a bratwurst, a Polish sausage, a killer kielbasa or Basque chorizo.

And if that isn’t enough, people who are truly ready to enter the big leagues can order the mother of all hot dogs: the foot-long dog. This weiner is the size of a human arm, and it tastes like victory.

Where to Eat It: Grand Slam Grill

4TH INNING: TACOS After that mighty dog, a change of pace is in order. How about a taco? The fried shrimp taco at the Coors Light Purple Porch, packing pico, cheddar and lime aioli, is straight-up baller, and the Redneck Tacos at Nacho Business look and taste like what you’d get if a pulled pork sandwich crashed through the front window of a Baja Fresh. The carnage is beautiful.

Where to Eat It: Coors Light Purple Porch and Nacho Business

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FOOD 5TH INNING: CORN DOG One inning without a hot dog was hard enough, two innings is out of the question.

Give into the urge for another footlong with a footlong corn dog. The breading is light, moist and just a little bit sweet—it’s like a bun, but better. Best of all, corn dogs are served with a convenient handle, so, provided the application of mustard isn’t too ridiculous, there’s no need for the extreme cleanup that was required after the third inning.

Where to Eat It: First National Frank or Bogus Basin Grill

6TH INNING: CHEESESTEAK The game is past the halfway point, and that means it’s time to stop fiddling around with appetizers and eat a real meal. The cheesesteaks are an overwhelming favorite among Boise Hawks employees, which makes sense because they’re delicious.

Diners can choose between the classic Philly cheesesteak stacked with thin-sliced steak, cheese, peppers and onions, or the Idaho cheesesteak, which comes piled with all that, plus hash browns and sour cream. Which is better?

If you get into this argument with your ballpark partner, please just agree that they’re both good before a war breaks out.

Where to Eat It: Grand Slam Grill or Coors Light Purple Porch

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7TH INNING: NACHOS It’s officially late in the game, the perfect time to enjoy a late-night food. The nachos are beefy, cheesy, zesty and spicy, with just the right amount of crunch. Plus, there’s a real art to digging out the perfect bite—take this inning to polish your technique.

Where to Eat It: Nacho Business (obviously)

8TH INNING: SNOW CONE Ice cream may be the closer, but everyone needs a good set-up man. Refresh the palate and stave off a food coma with a cool and tasty snow cone.

Where to Eat It: Snow Zone

9TH INNING: ICE CREAM No one should leave a Boise Hawks game without a commemorative helmet-shaped ice cream bowl, it just wouldn’t be right. The helmet bowl is genius, and the ice cream inside is two scoops of happiness, no matter the flavor. Try the huckleberry cheesecake ice cream, marbled with fruity huckleberry swirls and rich chunks of real cheesecake. It tastes sweeter than a save.

Where to Eat It: Daily Scoop There are just six Hawks home games left between Wednesday, Aug. 29, and Monday, Sept. 3.

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FOOD THE ELUSIVE MID-WINTER TURKEY LEG Where to find your favorite carnival snacks after the Western Idaho Fair leaves town LE X NEL SON When the Western Idaho Fair sets up shop in Garden City each year, it seems almost endless.

Rows of brightly colored vendor booths stretch to the horizon, ferris wheels and roller coasters make ceaseless revolutions overhead and there’s no limit to the number of deep-fried candy bars, turkey legs and elephant ears you can eat, except perhaps the limit of your stomach. But after 10 days, all of those mouthwatering foods pack up with the oversized plush bears and parts of The Zipper and move on to the next town, leaving fairgoers craving their favorite snacks for another year—or do they? While we could, BW trawled food row at the fair to find out.

Pronto Pup, with its three stands, famous corn dogs and fresh-squeezed lemonades, was an obvious first stop. It has been a bestseller at the fair for 76 years, and Manager Janet Caufield was only too happy to offer both a year-round schedule and a history lesson on the company that claims to have invented the corn dog in 1941, although “Texas will tell you they did it.”

“There used to be a Pronto Pup store by the Egyptian Theatre, downtown on Main Street.

Way back in the early ‘40s,” said Caufield.

“And then I think it was ‘98 or ‘99 that we had a store across from the Edwards Theater, and also at the Boise Towne Square Mall.”

Those outposts are all closed now, and Caufield said the Boise-based Peterson family (which owns the Idaho franchise, and also operates a’Tavola Gourmet Marketplace, Cafe Shakespeare and more) has cut back on events.

Pronto Pup currently hits just three each year: the Canyon County Fair, the Western Idaho Fair and Art in the Park, which is scheduled for Friday-Sunday, Sept. 7-9.

“Every once and a while you might find us at small events—we did the Boise Air Show last year, so you might find just the smaller trailer that we have at one of those events,” she added.

Next up on the list: turkey legs. We struck gold with Nampa-based Smoked Turkey Legs, where owner Kyndal Fondren said her family-run trailer sets up at roughly 25 events year-round.

“We do the Hyde Park Street Fair, we do Kuna Days, we do the Boise Balloon Festival, we do the Melba Fourth of July—we’re somewhere all of the time, almost,” she said.

Although Fondren hawks the most turkey legs between May and October, she said she still supplies the public with hot, foil-wrapped snacks when snow drifts pile high at the McCall Winter Carnival, which will run from Friday-Sunday, Jan. 25-Feb. 3, 2019. Eager eaters can follow the trailer’s Facebook page to keep abreast (pun intended) of its next stops.

With entrees behind us, we set our sights on dessert, starting with Idaho’s most famous fair sweet: the Ice Cream Potato. The brainchild of Chef Lou of Westside Drive-In and the darling of national listicles on best state foods, the dessert looks like a baked potato, but is really vanilla ice cream rolled in cocoa powder, topped with whipped cream, nuts and more chocolate. Emily Bolton, the bookkeeper for Westside and Chef Lou’s daughter, manned the booth and filled us in on a secret: “You can get [Ice Cream Potatoes] year-round at Westside. We sell them there year-round and we sell them here, and you can rent this thing out for parties,” she said, gesturing to the surrounding trailer.

But when she tells this to customers who’ve made the pilgrimage to the fair specifically for the dessert, Bolton said she’s often met with the response, “Nope, we only get them at the fair. It tastes different.”

Funnel cakes are another fair staple, but an employee at the stand of the same name told BW her company sticks to the northwest fair circuit. Its next stop is the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, which runs for almost a month. Out of season, the stand sometimes makes an exception to pop up at Oktoberfest in Coeur d’Alene, which will run FridaySaturday, Sept. 21-22.

It was a similar story at Elephant Ears, where cook/server Dillon Dalgarn said that although he isn’t sure how many other local stops the stand makes each year, his full-time employer, the late-night Garden City diner Merritt’s Family Restaurant, makes a similar dish year-round—they just call it a scone.

Dalgarn said the Merritt’s dessert is “in more of a fluffy form, since it’s a homemade dough and we make it every single day on our own. It does go in the fryer of course and whatnot, and they puff up real nice, real fluffy,

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Smoked Turkey Legs, based in Nampa, sells its meaty snacks at roughly 25 events year round.

Pronto Pup corn dogs (left) and Ice Cream Potato spuds (right) are two of the fair’s most popular treats.

but they still retain a very crispy edge, so it gives it that very ‘fair’ kind of feel to it.”

Of course, it’s impossible to fulfill a survey of fair food without hitting a spot that serves up everything deep-fried. We rounded out our trawl at Boise-based Colossal Onion Blossoms, where Manager Rebecca Pearson, whose father owns the stand, said their deep-fried candy bars (ranging from Idaho Spud Bars to Rice Krispy Treats) and onions can be found all over the northwest, at everything from shooting events in Emmett to biker rallies in Baker, Oregon, and the Sumpter, Oregon, flea markets.

“Basically anywhere that they’re doing an event and they can hire booths like us,” she said.

Despite the fact that all of the fair’s food booths seem to pop up in other places, employees repeatedly mentioned the cachet of the fair, and the weight they place on the treat-yourself mentality that makes their offerings irresistible for 10 days each year.

When it comes to fairgoers, Pearson said, “They want something that’s not around all the time.”

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FOOD 5TH INNING: CORN DOG One inning without a hot dog was hard enough, two innings is out of the question.

Give into the urge for another footlong with a footlong corn dog. The breading is light, moist and just a little bit sweet—it’s like a bun, but better. Best of all, corn dogs are served with a convenient handle, so, provided the application of mustard isn’t too ridiculous, there’s no need for the extreme cleanup that was required after the third inning.

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6TH INNING: CHEESESTEAK The game is past the halfway point, and that means it’s time to stop fiddling around with appetizers and eat a real meal. The cheesesteaks are an overwhelming favorite among Boise Hawks employees, which makes sense because they’re delicious.

Diners can choose between the classic Philly cheesesteak stacked with thin-sliced steak, cheese, peppers and onions, or the Idaho cheesesteak, which comes piled with all that, plus hash browns and sour cream. Which is better?

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FOOD THE ELUSIVE MID-WINTER TURKEY LEG Where to find your favorite carnival snacks after the Western Idaho Fair leaves town LE X NEL SON When the Western Idaho Fair sets up shop in Garden City each year, it seems almost endless.

Rows of brightly colored vendor booths stretch to the horizon, ferris wheels and roller coasters make ceaseless revolutions overhead and there’s no limit to the number of deep-fried candy bars, turkey legs and elephant ears you can eat, except perhaps the limit of your stomach. But after 10 days, all of those mouthwatering foods pack up with the oversized plush bears and parts of The Zipper and move on to the next town, leaving fairgoers craving their favorite snacks for another year—or do they? While we could, BW trawled food row at the fair to find out.

Pronto Pup, with its three stands, famous corn dogs and fresh-squeezed lemonades, was an obvious first stop. It has been a bestseller at the fair for 76 years, and Manager Janet Caufield was only too happy to offer both a year-round schedule and a history lesson on the company that claims to have invented the corn dog in 1941, although “Texas will tell you they did it.”

“There used to be a Pronto Pup store by the Egyptian Theatre, downtown on Main Street.

Way back in the early ‘40s,” said Caufield.

“And then I think it was ‘98 or ‘99 that we had a store across from the Edwards Theater, and also at the Boise Towne Square Mall.”

Those outposts are all closed now, and Caufield said the Boise-based Peterson family (which owns the Idaho franchise, and also operates a’Tavola Gourmet Marketplace, Cafe Shakespeare and more) has cut back on events.

Pronto Pup currently hits just three each year: the Canyon County Fair, the Western Idaho Fair and Art in the Park, which is scheduled for Friday-Sunday, Sept. 7-9.

“Every once and a while you might find us at small events—we did the Boise Air Show last year, so you might find just the smaller trailer that we have at one of those events,” she added.

Next up on the list: turkey legs. We struck gold with Nampa-based Smoked Turkey Legs, where owner Kyndal Fondren said her family-run trailer sets up at roughly 25 events year-round.

“We do the Hyde Park Street Fair, we do Kuna Days, we do the Boise Balloon Festival, we do the Melba Fourth of July—we’re somewhere all of the time, almost,” she said.

Although Fondren hawks the most turkey legs between May and October, she said she still supplies the public with hot, foil-wrapped snacks when snow drifts pile high at the McCall Winter Carnival, which will run from Friday-Sunday, Jan. 25-Feb. 3, 2019. Eager eaters can follow the trailer’s Facebook page to keep abreast (pun intended) of its next stops.

With entrees behind us, we set our sights on dessert, starting with Idaho’s most famous fair sweet: the Ice Cream Potato. The brainchild of Chef Lou of Westside Drive-In and the darling of national listicles on best state foods, the dessert looks like a baked potato, but is really vanilla ice cream rolled in cocoa powder, topped with whipped cream, nuts and more chocolate. Emily Bolton, the bookkeeper for Westside and Chef Lou’s daughter, manned the booth and filled us in on a secret: “You can get [Ice Cream Potatoes] year-round at Westside. We sell them there year-round and we sell them here, and you can rent this thing out for parties,” she said, gesturing to the surrounding trailer.

But when she tells this to customers who’ve made the pilgrimage to the fair specifically for the dessert, Bolton said she’s often met with the response, “Nope, we only get them at the fair. It tastes different.”

Funnel cakes are another fair staple, but an employee at the stand of the same name told BW her company sticks to the northwest fair circuit. Its next stop is the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, which runs for almost a month. Out of season, the stand sometimes makes an exception to pop up at Oktoberfest in Coeur d’Alene, which will run FridaySaturday, Sept. 21-22.

It was a similar story at Elephant Ears, where cook/server Dillon Dalgarn said that although he isn’t sure how many other local stops the stand makes each year, his full-time employer, the late-night Garden City diner Merritt’s Family Restaurant, makes a similar dish year-round—they just call it a scone.

Dalgarn said the Merritt’s dessert is “in more of a fluffy form, since it’s a homemade dough and we make it every single day on our own. It does go in the fryer of course and whatnot, and they puff up real nice, real fluffy,

22 | AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 | BOISEWEEKLY

Smoked Turkey Legs, based in Nampa, sells its meaty snacks at roughly 25 events year round.

Pronto Pup corn dogs (left) and Ice Cream Potato spuds (right) are two of the fair’s most popular treats.

but they still retain a very crispy edge, so it gives it that very ‘fair’ kind of feel to it.”

Of course, it’s impossible to fulfill a survey of fair food without hitting a spot that serves up everything deep-fried. We rounded out our trawl at Boise-based Colossal Onion Blossoms, where Manager Rebecca Pearson, whose father owns the stand, said their deep-fried candy bars (ranging from Idaho Spud Bars to Rice Krispy Treats) and onions can be found all over the northwest, at everything from shooting events in Emmett to biker rallies in Baker, Oregon, and the Sumpter, Oregon, flea markets.

“Basically anywhere that they’re doing an event and they can hire booths like us,” she said.

Despite the fact that all of the fair’s food booths seem to pop up in other places, employees repeatedly mentioned the cachet of the fair, and the weight they place on the treat-yourself mentality that makes their offerings irresistible for 10 days each year.

When it comes to fairgoers, Pearson said, “They want something that’s not around all the time.”

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Eagle High School students ask the big questions in a documentary coming to The Flicks HENRY COFFE Y If you knew you had limited time, what would you do?

That is the question posed in The Teal Chair, a film produced by students at Eagle High School that has received widespread acclaim and will be screened at The Flicks in Boise on Thursday, Sept.

6, at 5 p.m.

The Teal Chair Director Kimberly Ouwehand, the community relations director at Treasure Valley Hospice, was the genesis of the idea. After eight years in the hospice industry, she wanted to start a conversation that people often avoid: What do we do when our time is nearly up?

“We’re so scared to talk about it in America,” she said.

Ouwehand didn’t have any filmmaking The Teal Chair asks the question: What would you do if you knew your time was limited? experience, so she reached out to Andrew Favor, who teaches Broadcasting and Video Technology at Eagle High School. It was an unconventional “Our company’s color is teal, and I wanted it health organizations, but the most intense interchoice, but Ouwehand wanted to create an to represent the company. And everybody looks est has come from healthcare professionals who unconventional film. good in teal,” Ouwehand said with a chuckle. believe the film has tremendous educational “I kind of didn’t want it to be professional. I The 10-minute documentary the group propotential. It may even be integrated into courses didn’t want it to look staged. I just wanted a raw duced was featured at the Sun Valley Film Festival at some medical schools. emotional reaction,” she said.

Future Filmmakers Forum in March of this year.

“Five students are basically making a difFavor put Ouwehand in contact with five Surprised by the acclaim the film received and the ference in medical professionals’ lives,” said students who had been in his documentary enthusiasm it generated, Ouwehand and the stuOuwehand. class the year prior: seniors Declan Tomlinson, dents conducted more interviews and produced Treasure Valley Hospice hopes to release The Dylan Marusich, Aiden a 30-minute version of Teal Chair online and on DVD later this year.

Holcroft and Henry the film. More than 500 The imminent release is good news for audiTHE TEAL CHAIR Hanson; and junior people showed up for ences who have already caught a screening, as Produced by Eagle High School students and Alexa Adams, who made its premier at JUMP in many can’t seem to stop talking about it. presented by Treasure Valley Hospice room in their schedules April.

“Almost everybody said they had conversa$10. Thursday, Sept. 6, 5 p.m. to produce the film.

“I honestly wasn’t tions with their families, with their kids, their The Flicks, theflicksboise.com.

The original version expecting the film to spouses, their parents,” said Ouwehand, adding of The Teal Chair was be that big. I thought she’s excited to see the film inspiring people the shot in November 2017 during a Dia de Muer- it would be just another school movie we made way she hoped it would. tos event at Jack’s Urban Meeting Place. Stuthat would be buried in a flash drive somewhere,” The questions raised in The Teal Chair are dents placed the eponymous chair in JUMP’s said Tomlinson, who also composed music for fascinating, but it’s the students who delved into professional film studio and recorded people the film. “When we got into the Sun Valley Film them that gave the project its unique momenfrom ages 8 to 102 talking about living and Festival I was so honored, and when we had the tum. Tomlinson said it was an experience he dying. Ouwehand scheduled and conducted JUMP showing I was literally awed by the experi- won’t soon forget. the interviews, but the rest of the production ence. It really felt like we were part of something “The film made me realize to take advantage was up to the students, from cinematography bigger than what we made.” of our days and to build relationships early,” to editing and sound.

The Teal Chair has garnered attention from he said. “Relationships are what make humans Why the teal chair? media outlets, podcasts and several national unique and we need to recognize that.”

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Although Happy 21st has an age in its title and a woman in the drawing on its cover, it’s a book that has a generous pour of advice for everyone—and that includes those who aren’t yet legal to drink, as it’s the perfect primer for a nervous 20-year-old unsure of how to behave once the big 21 run arrives.

Written by Tanya P. Frantzen, a veteran bartender and tavern owner in Portland, Oregon, Happy 21st has a tell-it-like-it-is tone and dry wit, tackling topics that range from how to find “your” bar to how to date a bartender (hint: they might not be as into you as you think, so proceed with caution; smiling is part of their job) to the all-important best practices for “being wasted in public.” Ringing in at just $10 plus shipping for a paperback, Happy 21st is a great gift for a friend’s birthday—or, you know, for a little self-help any time of the year.

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DEAR DISTURBED, Family secrets always find a way to the light of day. If I were to guess, your mother was trying to protect you from these very feelings. She may have even intended to tell you, but that day never came. She may have already dealt with the fact that it wasn’t her fault that her family included Nazis. If you want to know more, we live in an amazing time for researching genealogy. If you have children of your own, talk to them and try to heal from this shock through the best medicine, the truth. As for guilt, don’t take on the burden of the crimes your distant relations may have committed. Look into the work of Eva Mozes Kor for a perspective that has helped many heal. You cannot change the past but you can help stop it from repeating itself.

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ASTROLOGY VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Romanian philosopher Emil Cioran loved the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. “Without Bach, God would be a complete second-rate figure,” he testified, adding, “Bach’s music is the only argument proving the creation of the universe cannot be regarded as a complete failure.” I invite you to emulate Cioran’s passionate clarity, Virgo. From an astrological perspective, now is an excellent time to identify people and things that consistently invigorate your excitement about your destiny.

Maybe you have just one shining exemplar, like Cioran, or maybe you have more. Home in on the phenomena that in your mind embody the glory of creation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I foresee the withering of a hope or the disappearance of a prop or the loss of leverage. This ending may initially make you feel melancholy, but I bet it will ultimately prove beneficent—and maybe lead you to resources that were previously unavailable. Here are rituals you could perform that may help you catalyze the specific kind of relief and release you need: 1. Wander around a graveyard and sing songs you love. 2. Tie one end of a string around your ankle and the other end around an object that symbolizes an influence you want to banish from your life. Then cut the string and bury the object. 3. Say this ten times: “The end makes the beginning possible.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “If a man treats a life artistically, his brain is his heart,” wrote Oscar Wilde. I’ll translate that into a more complete version: “If a person of any gender treats life artistically, their brain is their heart.” This truth will be especially applicable for you in the coming weeks. You’ll be wise to treat your life artistically. You’ll thrive by using your heart as your brain. So I advise you to wield your intelligence with love. Understand that your most incisive insights will come when you’re feeling empathy and seeking intimacy. As you crystallize clear visions about the future, make sure they are generously suffused with ideas about how you and your people can enhance your joie de vivre.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “My tastes are simple,” testified Sagittarian politician Winston Churchill. “I am easily satisfied with the best.”

I propose that we make that your motto for now. While it may not be a sound idea to demand only the finest of everything all the time, I think it will be wise for you to do so during the next three weeks. You will have a mandate to resist trifles and insist on excellence. Luckily, this should motivate you to raise your own standards and expect the very best from yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Russian playwright Anton Chekhov articulated a principle he felt was essential to telling a good story: If you say early in your tale that there’s a rifle hanging on the wall, that rifle must eventually be used.

“If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there,” declared Chekhov. We might wish that real life unfolded with such clear dramatic purpose. To have our future so well-foreshadowed would make it easier to plan our actions. But that’s not often the case.

Many elements pop up in our personal stories that ultimately serve no purpose. Except now, that is, for you Capricorns. I suspect that in the next six weeks, plot twists will be telegraphed in advance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Would it be fun to roast marshmallows on long sticks over scorching volcanic vents? I suppose. Would it be safe? No! Aside from the possibility that you could get burned, the sulfuric acid in the vapors would make the cooked marshmallows taste terrible, and might cause them to explode. So I advise you to refrain from adventures like that. On the other hand, I will love it if you cultivate a playful spirit as you contemplate serious decisions. I’m in favor of you keeping a blithe attitude as you navigate your way through tricky maneuvers. I hope you’ll be jaunty in the midst of rumbling commotions.

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BY ROB BREZSNY PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): People will be thinking about you more than usual, and with greater intensity. Allies and acquaintances will be revising their opinions and understandings about you, mostly in favorable ways, although not always. Loved ones and not-so-loved ones will also be reworking their images of you, coming to altered conclusions about what you mean to them and what your purpose is.

Given these developments, I suggest that you be proactive about expressing your best intentions and displaying your finest attributes.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, our heroine encounters a talking caterpillar as he smokes a hookah on top of a tall mushroom. “Who are you?” he asks her.

Alice is honest: “I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.” She says this with uneasiness. In the last few hours, she has twice been shrunken down to a tiny size and twice grown as big as a giant. All these transformations have unnerved her. In contrast to Alice, I’m hoping you’ll have a positive attitude about your upcoming shifts and mutations, Aries. From what I can tell, your journey through the Season of Metamorphosis should be mostly fun and educational.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Juan Villarino has hitchhiked over 2,350 times in 90 countries. His free rides have carried him over 100,000 miles. He has kept detailed records, so he’s able to say with confidence that Iraq is the best place to catch a lift. Average wait time there is 7 minutes. Jordan and Romania are good, too, with 9- and 12-minute waits, respectively. In telling you about his success, I don’t mean to suggest that now is a favorable time to hitchhike. But I do want you to know that the coming weeks will be prime time to solicit favors, garner gifts, and make yourself available for metaphorical equivalents of free rides. You’re extra magnetic and attractive. How could anyone could resist providing you with the blessings you need and deserve?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of the big stories of 2018 concerns your effort to escape from a star-crossed trick of fate—to fix a long-running tweak that has subtly undermined your lust for life. How successful will you be in this heroic quest? That will hinge in part on your faith in the new power you’ve been developing. Another factor that will determine the outcome is your ability to identify and gain access to a resource that is virtually magical even though it appears nondescript. I bring this to your attention, Gemini, because I suspect that a key plot twist in this story will soon unfold.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Potential new allies are seeking entrance to your domain. Existing allies aspire to be closer to you. I’m worried you may be a bit overwhelmed; that you might not exercise sufficient discrimination. I therefore urge you to ask yourself these questions about each candidate. 1. Does this person understand what it means to respect your boundaries? 2. What are his or her motivations for wanting contact with you? 3. Do you truly value and need the gifts each person has to give you?

4. Everyone in the world has a dark side. Can you intuit the nature of each person’s dark side? Is it tolerable? Is it interesting?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): While a young man, the future Roman leader Julius Caesar was kidnapped by Sicilian pirates. They proposed a ransom of 620 kilograms of silver. Caesar was incensed at the small size of the ransom—he believed he was worth more—and demanded that his captors raise the sum to 1,550 kilograms. I’d love to see you unleash that kind of bravado in the coming weeks, Leo, preferably without getting yourself kidnapped. In my opinion, it’s crucial that you know how valuable you are, and make sure everyone else knows, as well.

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