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Happy Ho Ho Ho

In Idaho’s mountains, shepherds still tend flocks

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EDITOR’S NOTE SHEPHERDS, SANTA AND HOLIDAY WINDOWS: WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE? As Christmas inches ever nearer, we have a few presents for you to unwrap a little early, beginning on page 6. That’s where Boise Weekly’s Lex Nelson has a fascinating story on sheep herding, a job as old as Christmas itself and an industry that continues to be very successful right here in Idaho. Lex’s story took her to the Wood River Valley where the Trailing of the Sheep Festival is an annual event.

While in South Central Idaho, Lex also spoke to the man behind a much-anticipated culinary school which will soon open in Sun Valley.

With so many of the region’s finest restaurants, including the Sun Valley Resort, in great need of chefs, the Sun Valley Culinary Institute will soon be the talk of the town. Check out that story on page 7.

Next, BW contributing writer Cassidy Richey takes us on a tour of some of the gorgeous holiday-themed window displays in downtown Boise on page 8.

“I try to put my whole heart and soul into every client’s window,” a veteran artist told BW. “I try to make them all shine.”

And staying with the season, I’ll introduce you to “Santa Johnny” on page 10. He’s the jolly old man who lights up the faces of boys and girls at the Boise Holiday Parade, the Festival of Trees and Winter Garden aGlow at the Idaho Botanical Garden.

Of a more serious nature, I have a conversation with Faiz Shakir on page 11. He’s the national political director at the office of the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington, D.C. And just prior to his Thursday, Dec. 13, visit to Boise, we talk about private prisons and the ongoing battle to protect reproductive rights.

On page 12, I’ll preview one of the most-anticipated films of award season, The Favourite, which showcases fabulous performances from Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz. All three will undoubtedly be up for consideration when the Oscar nominations are unveiled.

I wish I could offer the same praise to Vox Lux, a very different film starring Natalie Portman. Nonetheless, I’ll have a preview of that movie on page 13.

And one final note: a correction to a title for the cover art from Amiri Osman for our Nov. 28 issue. We incorrectly titled the piece, “Red Belly Woodpecker,” when in fact it should have been “Northern Cardinal.” Our apologies.

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WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCH

How life as a sheepherder in Idaho has changed—and how it hasn’t LE X NEL SON Come Christmas, more than a few households will trim their dinner tables with a leg of lamb—and here in Idaho, those cooks probably have a Peruvian or Mexican shepherd to thank for their feasts.

It’s a shift away from the long tradition of Basque shepherds in Idaho. Rupert-based rancher Henry Etcheverry comes from that tradition.

His father immigrated to the Gem State from the Basque country in 1929 to drive sheep, but in the last few decades, European shepherds have been replaced by South Americans.

“All my guys are Peruvians, with the exception of my foreman. That fellow is a Mexican; he’s been with me since 1981,” said Etcheverry, who employs up to 18 sheepherders at a time to tend his 8,000-head flock.

Monica Youree, the executive director of the Western Range Association, said improved economic conditions in the Basque country spurred the shift.

“The workers just weren’t available from the Basque country, so we started looking for other opportunities,” she said.

Today, most of Idaho’s sheepherders hail from Peru and Mexico, with a few traveling from more far-flung spots like Chile and Mongolia. The WRA helps bring them to the U.S. legally, acting as the middleman between the workers and the government departments that handle the H-2A program, which offers short-term visas for agricultural workers. Those H-2A jobs are advertised to Americans first, but if they aren’t snapped up within six to nine months, workers from outside the U.S. are given a chance to take them. In the case of sheepherding, that’s almost always what happens.

“A lot of these guys are trying to put their kids through college,” Youree said. “… There’s one rancher I was talking to the other day that, his worker, his goal was to raise enough money so he could go back to college. So we get a few of those. Most of them are trying to provide for their families back home, [to give them] a better lifestyle.”

The H-2A is a one-year contract that can be renewed up to three times, essentially giving sheepherders three years to work in the U.S. before they have to return home and reapply.

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is finally getting ready to retire after 27 years working with his sheep.

“My men have been very loyal to me coming here, and I take pride in taking good care of them,” Etcheverry said. “It’s like a big family in a way. I don’t want to get too romantic … [but] I hope we are. I do everything I can for them, put it that way. Everything I can.”

“Everything” includes paying sheepherders the federally mandated H-2A minimum wage of $1,584.22 per month, as well as providing funds for travel, food, lodging and clothing.

For the sheepherders themselves, life on the range slips by in much the same pattern that it has for centuries.

“You know when you get a Christmas card and you see the shepherds around the stables at Bethlehem?” Etcheverry asked. “It’s about the same.”

Sheepherders spend most of their time alone in the mountains, with just their horses, dogs and sheep for company. Etcheverry, who corralled sheep with his father as a boy, described days that start before daylight and end around 8 p.m. when the sheep bed down for the night.

Daily tasks include “catching” the sheep and bringing them down from the mountains each morning to feed and drink from a nearby stream, then letting them rest mid-day before driving them back up into the ridges for the night.

The sheepherders have time for lunch and a siesta while the sheep are resting in the afternoon, and at night they spend time cooking supper, reading or listening to the radio in their tents, which often aren’t equipped with running water or refridgeration.

Still, Etcheverry’s men get regular human contact when he drives his pickup from camp to camp, dropping off supplies like fresh food and reading material.

“These sheepherders are an extension of me, because I can’t be taking care of all these sheep. In the summer, seven, eight herds of sheep, you know, I can’t be there. I can’t watch every one of them.

I’ve got to have these men taking care of them for me, and they do an excellent job,” Etcheverry said.

MAT THE W EDWA RDS Brandy Kay, the executive director of the Idaho Wool Growers Association, which lobbies on behalf of Idaho’s sheep industry, said she sees a strong bond between ranchers and sheepherders when she checks in on their operations.

“I know that [the ranchers] really appreciate being able to have that help. They “ YO U KNOW WHEN YOU G E T A CHRISTMAS love those guys. Some of their guys return so often … They’ve been here for 20-plus years, CARD AND YOU SEE THE SHEPHERDS and it’s a great relationship they have with them,” she said.

AROUND THE STABLES AT BE THLEHEM? It’s also a partnership that, like the industry it feeds, is out of sight for most people—even IT’S ABOUT THE SAME.” those who eat lamb or wear wool socks on a regular basis.

“Most ag industries aren’t as big as they used to be, but there are still a lot of sheep out there.

We just don’t see them,” Kay said.

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The Sun Valley Culinary Institute plans to open for business in the spring of 2019.

It’s that eye toward the community that wilI allow SVCI to operate as a nonprofit: It’s largely dependent on community donors, whose gifts will help fund scholarships for students who would otherwise have to pay $15,000 in annual tuition. The Revelry Group, a certified B-corp that hosts regular conferences at the Sun Valley Resort focused on improving the food, beverage and hospitality industries, will also support the school and help build careers for its graduates.

Griffith said SVCI has been at least five years in the making, but is now well on its way to brick-and-mortar reality. Though there are still a few staff positions left to fill, Griffith has already gotten hospitality veteran Paul Hineman and TV personality Chef Chris Koetke onboard, and they’ve laid out a plan for the program: a one-year degree composed of one part classroom training and two parts paid practical experience at a local restaurant, with the latter taking place during the resort town’s busy season. Griffith said he expects a good share of SVCI’s students to work with the Sun Valley Company, which runs the Sun Valley Lodge, for their apprenticeships, and added that nearly all of the jobs will include some form of subsidized housing.

“Sun Valley Company would like to take, say, 10 of 15 students. For the students they take they will provide housing in the new dormitory complex for the full year. So there’s housing built in with people who elect to go with Sun Valley Company as apprentices …

For those that didn’t, we will have some options lined up in terms of rooms through Blaine County Housing Authority,” he said.

A job fair will finish off the year-long program. And although Griffith plans for the bulk of the talent to stay in the Sun Valley area, at least initially, culinary heavyweights from Boise will be invited too.

“In the medium to longer term, we can only absorb so much talent,” he said. “So the concept absolutely is to expand the base of opportunities for them, whether it’s regional—i.e. South Central, or Boise area—or regionally in the west or even nationally.”

Back in Boise, Knickrehm called Griffith’s concept “a great business plan.” Still, he said a larger-scale, public culinary school based in Boise would be much more beneficial for the local industry, which needs a bigger influx of talent.

There is a sliver of hope on that front. In an email, CWI Communications Representative Ashley Smith told BW that “College of Western Idaho is interested in reopening a Culinary Arts program in the future,” but added, “However, the college does not have an industrial kitchen to train students. Additionally, we do not have space or the budget to build a new facility at this time.”

For now, those interested in attending SVCI, which is still shopping around for a brick-andmortar location in Ketchum, can pre-register for the school’s certificate program on its website, sunvalleyculinary.org.

Before would-be chefs invest, though, Knickrehm offered a last word in favor of realistic expectations: “This is God’s gospel: Culinary school does not make you a chef. The traditional journey from apprentice to chef is about 14 years. Culinary school cuts that time in half, that’s all it does.”

WHY THE HANDLEBAR? Maybe you enjoy a bar with an almost obscene number of bike racks, both inside and out. Perhaps you love having a beer while tinkering with your crank arm or tweaking your gears. Maybe you appreciate any establishment that encourages playing good old board games with your friends. Or, like me, maybe you really get a kick out of flushing a urinal by pulling on a bike brake. (I’m 90% sure this is just in the men’s restroom, but I have no proof.)

TO COMPETE OR NOT TO COMPETE? Thursday and Friday nights are sacred at The Handlebar. These evenings are reserved for competitions—bike polo, handlebar-less tricycle races and triketor pulls, as well as chess, Farkle and giant Jenga tournaments.

The competitions are often accompanied by music, always have prizes and occasionally feature new bikes for the winners.

And speaking of giant Jenga, I would like to thank whomever wrote my number down on a block with the instruction to “send a picture of your feet.” It really brightens my day.

DON’T MISS THIS: First, social media.

If you aren’t following The Handlebar on Instagram or Facebook, change that before you finish reading this column. Updates on the latest competitions are posted daily, and popup happy hours are not unheard-of. Second, the mystery beer machine. Three dollars in, unknown can out. And third, take a moment to read the labels of the popcorn flavorings.

WHAT’S THE HAPPIEST HOUR? Even during the winter, two tired Tuesday can’t be beat—ride your bike in for $2 off the first draft, and bonus discounts during inclement weather.

WHERE TO FIND IT: The Handlebar is located at 1519 W. Main St. in Boise.

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David Knickrehm, chairman of the board of Idaho Chefs de Cuisine, sees one big problem threatening Boise’s restaurant industry: a lack of talented cooks. He lays the blame partly on the graves of the Treasure Valley’s two defunct culinary programs—one attached to Boise State University and another to College of Western Idaho, which officially shuttered in 2015—and partly on a new cultural mindset.

“The labor shortage in kitchens is nationwide, and it occurs in markets where there are culinary schools,” he said. “It’s because generationally people are thinking differently, and entering into kitchen work isn’t as glamorous maybe as it once was.”

Still, he’s cautiously optimistic that the new nonprofit culinary school set to open next spring in Sun Valley, the Sun Valley Culinary Institute, will provide fresh opportunities to aspiring Boise chefs, and maybe even give the industry an injection of new blood.

“I get questions from our chef community and our membership on pretty much a daily basis: ‘When is there going to be another culinary school? When is there going to be an educated labor pool to draw from?’ So having a culinary school is going to be terrific, but it’s not going to solve the problem,” he said.

Boise’s food industry labor shortage may be bigger than SVCI’s 15-strong annual graduating class will be able to combat, but in Sun Valley itself, that output will be a larger drop in a smaller bucket. Harry Griffith, the Executive Director of Sun Valley Economic Development and one of the key figures behind the institute, has high hopes for its economic impact in the Wood River Valley, which is facing the same labor woes.

“Our hospitality industry here needs staff.

They need trained staff. They’ve struggled—all the restaurants, the hotels, everybody. And as our hospitality industry grows and we get more tourism trade, that gap becomes even bigger and bigger,” Griffith said. “So the main concept behind going forward with [SVCI] was … to find a way to bring talent here, to get talent to work locally, to stay if they can and to improve the overall vibrancy of the hospitality economy.”

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ARTS & CULTURE DRESSING WINDOWS FOR THE HOLIDAYS Holiday window artists display work across downtown Boise CASSIDY RICHE Y HARRISON BERRY

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Holiday-themed window art, including scenes featuring Ashley Dreyfus’ “alter egos” (left), graces storefronts across downtown Boise.

Who can say if it’s the Christmas lights casting their glow over downtown or the first flakes of snow making landfall that’s the source of the holiday spirit, but for a lot of businesses across the city, it’s washable winter-themed window decorations that call out the season.

“It makes you feel warm and happy. It makes everyone jolly,” Ashley Dreyfus, a local holiday window artist, said about decorating windows with holiday-themed art. Dreyfus is a newcomer to this seasonal work—she just started painting windows this year. “I always loved painting, but I never did [it] on such a large scale,” she said.

Ahead of the 2018 Treefort Music Festival, Dreyfus first tried her hand at window murals as a way to earn tickets in exchange for community service for local businesses.

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“It was interesting in getting into that and challenging myself,” she said. For the holiday season, you can see the characters she calls “alter egos” drinking coffee and building snowmen on the windows of downtown businesses—all in bright and vibrant colors. “They’re androgynous beings that live their lives with no comfort zones. They’re just generally happy all the time,” Dreyfus said.

Their happiness mirrors her attitude toward her own artistic contributions.

“I just love working in the community. I’ve done a lot of volunteer work in Boise, so it’s always fun to get out and paint on a larger scale and have my work as public art,” she said.

Seasoned holiday window artists like Julie Rumsey, who has 25 years of experience under her belt, have similar feelings.

“I enjoy all the facets of it, and that’s why I continue to do it. Not only do I get the business side of it, but I also get the creativity end of it,” Rumsey said. Her paintings can be seen throughout the valley—most notably on the windows of Zions Bank and the Boise Centre.

“I’ve done it so long that they just let me use my artistic creativity,” Rumsey said. “I just show up at the window and just do what my brush tells me to do.”

Sometimes her brush tells her to paint the cheerful faces of her own children skiing; other times it says to illustrate graceful silhouettes.

“I try to put my whole heart and soul into every client’s window I paint,” she said.

“There have been some that aren’t as enjoyable, but there haven’t been many. I try to make them all shine.”

Art like Rumsey’s is highly soughtafter by local businesses—especially those downtown whose decorated windows contribute to Boise’s holiday festivities.

“Generally, people appreciate when local business participate and make downtown festive for the holidays,” said Kate Seward, who owns both Form & Function and The District Coffeehouse. Seward hired Dreyfus to paint The District’s windows this year, and said she couldn’t have been happier with the product.

“It brings Christmas spirit to downtown,” she said. “It gives [people] joy when they see the lights up and the painting on the windows. It makes downtown a cheerful place.”

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It’s not every day that you get an email from santa@northpoleidaho.com or spend quality time with the man who calls himself Santa Johnny, but this winter, Boise Weekly must have made the “Nice” list.

Now, if by some chance a Santa-believing toddler happens to be reading this interview over your shoulder, quickly turn the page and come back later. You see, for the record, Santa Johnny is John Dorman. Yes, he’s from Idaho, and no, he doesn’t live at the North Pole. But make no mistake: Santa Johnny is a magical fellow who has brightened the holidays for countless children, including all of the little ones who saw him at the Boise Holiday Parade, spotted him at the D.L. Evans downtown branch or might visit him at Winter Garden aGlow at the Idaho Botanical Garden this season.

What’s your earliest memory of your own relationship with Santa as a boy?

It was seeing Miracle on 34th Street. It was so exciting, and I knew I wanted to do something like that with my life. When I reached the right age, I started looking into the possibility of being Santa. I started watching a lot of other Santas at shopping centers, studying their wardrobe, their movements and listening to children interacting with Santa.

Other than being Santa, what else have you done professionally?

I went to broadcasting school and stuck with that for a few years. My first job was at a radio station in Arizona, and I moved around to a number of other cities when I was with the military. I was an MP with the military when I was first sent to Idaho and fell in love with Boise. That was back in 1972. I worked at KBOI [in] radio and television for a while but decided to go back into the military.

Eventually, I came back to Idaho in 1980, when I began working at Saint Alphonsus, and remained there for 23 years.

Can I assume that your Santa suit has traveled with you wherever you’ve gone?

Absolutely. From the first one that my wife made for me to the ones I buy now from high-end shops.

I’m sorry, you said that she made your first Santa suit?

We were dating at the time. I think it was 1975.

Has she ever appeared as Mrs. Claus?

Occasionally. She particularly likes to accompany me when I visit with children.

Tell me a bit about your Santa schedule.

I start most years in mid-November and work straight through Christmas Eve.

“I’VE SEEN MANY CHANGES OVER THE YE ARS, BUT CHRISTMAS STILL BRINGS A BIT OF HOPE.” I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that you’re a graduate of the International University of Santa Claus.

That’s where we take a very serious look at Santa’s history, dating back to the year 720 in Asia Minor, now Turkey. We studied a lot about his theology. In some of the other courses, we study proper Santa dress and how important hygiene is. We learn how to listen and talk with children, and to never make a promise for a specific gift.

What’s the secret of a great picture with Santa?

Always have a great expression on your

face. Plus, we like to wear white gloves because they stand out so well in pictures. And you always want your gloves visible, so people don’t think we’re doing something with our hands that shouldn’t be done.

That’s a sobering thought.

In addition to being members of an international Santa association, we all go through local, state, federal and even international background checks. Because of legal issues, we carry liability insurance.

The world is quite different compared to when you and I were young.

This past spring, I went to a training session in Denver with about 400 other Santas and the name of the class was “Santa, There’s a Shooter in the Mall.” That really opened my eyes.

I have to assume that for every fun moment with a boy or girl, there’s a heartbreaking story from another child.

Some children will ask for a mom or dad that could have passed away or may be in jail, or perhaps the parent has been deployed overseas.

I’m not sure if many people ask you what you want for Christmas, but what’s your wish this year?

A more loving and peaceful world. I’ve seen many changes over the years, but Christmas still brings a bit of hope. I call myself a fulltime Santa. I dress colorfully every day of the year, and when children see me in the summer and ask, “Santa?,” we have very lovely conversations. I like to carry special postcards with pictures of myself and my reindeer.

And does your business card say Santa Johnny on it?

No, just in case a child gets ahold of it.

And where will you be on Christmas Eve? Mrs. Claus and I will be at Winter Garden aGlow for the whole evening. Often, Prancer the reindeer will join us there. It’s terrific.

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CITIZEN FAIZ SHAKIR

Private prisons, reproductive health, voting rights and liberty for some but not for all GEORGE PRENTICE

There’s a small part of Faiz Shakir that still wishes he’d pursued a career in major league baseball (his boyhood dream). That said, his team at the American Civil Liberties Union has a pretty decent batting average. This past week, a federal judge ordered the state of Idaho to pay $260,000 in legal fees to a coalition, including the ACLU, that successfully battled anti-transparency Ag-Gag laws.

But Shakir, the national political director at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the ACLU, says it’s far from game over for Constitution defenders. That, he said, will be a big part of his message when he’s be the keynote speaker on Thursday, Dec. 13, for the ACLU of Idaho’s 25th anniversary dinner.

Can you trace your own advocacy to a particular event or series of events?

It was 9/11. There I was, a MuslimAmerican and a senior at Harvard. You’ll remember that a few of the 9/11 hijackers traveled through Logan Airport in Boston. I felt, very acutely, the politics of war, privacy and liberty. I advocated for not going into war in Afghanistan. At the time, that was a super unpopular position. That was probably my first fundamental engagement in anything political. If you recall, nearly everyone was in favor of going to war. I just didn’t think it was the smart thing to do.

To that end, patience, insight and a fair amount of time usually informs us to be more cautious about rushing to pick up a weapon.

That’s when I first became exposed to the ACLU, one of the few organizations standing up for a vision of justice and questioning some of our approaches to national security. If you recall, President George W. Bush had something like an 80 percent approval rating. Any criticism of him was very unpopular. But the ACLU isn’t worried about popular opinion. Fourteen years later, I joined the ACLU. I started on Jan. 20, 2017, the same day that Donald Trump was inaugurated as our president.

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How would you describe what you do for a living to a layperson?

The ACLU wages critical fights for civil rights and liberties. You’ve heard us say, “See you in court.” Well, my job is to make sure that we also say, “See you in the street. See you in the legislature. See you at the ballot box.”

“ YOU LITER ALLY HAVE AN INDUSTRY THAT MAKES MONE Y BY PUT TING PEO PL E I N C AG ES .

THEIR E X PLICIT MOTIVATION IS TO THROW MORE PEOPLE INTO PRISON. IT’S UNHE ALTHY AND DE TRIMENTAL TO LIBERT Y IN AMERICA .”

Can I assume that ACLU membership has increased during the Trump years?

We’ve quadrupled. We had about 450,000 members nationwide shortly before Trump was elected. Now, we’re [at] about 1.8 million dues-paying members. Our number of volun-

teers and supporters is even greater than that.

But when I hit the ground running here at the ACLU, it was important to urge us to still think of ourselves as a grassroots organization.

Recently, I joined a colleague at Idaho Press to take a closer look at a private prison facility, operated by The GEO Group, that houses hundreds of Idaho inmates near the Texas/Mexico border. Can you speak to the business of incarceration?

You literally have an industry that makes money by putting people in cages. Their explicit motivation is to throw more people into prison. It’s unhealthy and detrimental to liberty in America because you’re outsourcing law enforcement. It all contributes to our nation’s problem of mass incarceration. I recently traveled to southern Texas and there’s an incarceration economy in some of those border towns. Uber drivers are making their money just by transporting more workers to private prison facilities. A good many workers aren’t making more than $25,000 a year. They know it’s unjust, but the private prison has taken over their economy.

How closely do your colleagues at the national office in D.C. work with the ACLU of Idaho?

The office in Idaho has a great reputation here in D.C. General cognizance, awareness and litigation, all the ways to effect change.

I’m particularly excited to interact with people in Idaho on so many things that we care deeply about: reproductive health, immigration rights, voting rights, mass incarceration.

So, liberty and justice for some, but not for all?

The last line of the Pledge of Allegiance is stuck in my head: “One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

That’s what we’re fighting for. When you look at all the issues that we fight for, we repeatedly face a situation where it’s liberty for some, but not for all. It’s the role of the ACLU [to fight] for those that can’t fight for themselves.

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SCREEN SHAME OF THRONES: UNSTITCHING THE COSTUME DRAMA The Favourite opens at The Flicks on Friday, Dec. 14 GEORGE PRENTICE

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Equal parts malice, mirth, pomp and puerility—and deliberately never in balance—The Favourite is a delicious unstitching of the costume drama. Its threesome of powerful women—Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) and Abigail Masham (Emma Stone)—hunger for love, favor and power, and its superb trio of actress is destined for Oscar nods in one of the most-anticipated films of award season.

Director/provocateur Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) sets The Favourite spinning with a dizzying carousel of R-rated seductions, ballroom breakdancing, fruit tossing at naked men for sport and the occasional duck and lobster races.

But just as quickly, Lanthimos slams on the brakes and brings The Favourite to a screeching halt, leaving its audience a bit woozy as it comes to come to grips with a sedentary Queen Anne, who is clearly not well. It’s well documented that the 18th-century monarch was plagued by incessant poor health and required a wheelchair, even as a young woman. She was notoriously meek, suffered from severe gout and joint ailments, and had a very limited education, leaving her highly susceptible to manipulation.

Here’s an example of the film’s sudden swings from giddy highs to heartbreaking lows: Early on in The Favourite, we learn that Anne considers her 17 bunny rabbits her best friends.

Charming, right? But about an hour later, Anne whispers that she has one rabbit for each of her 17 dead children. It’s one of those stunning moments when you can literally feel your heart sink.

“Some of them were born in blood. Some were born with breath. And others…” Anne pauses and looks to the floor. “Well, a few others were with me for a very, very short time.

Each one of them took a part of me.”

Olivia Colman is a sure-bet Oscar nominee for her stunning performance as Queen Anne in The Favourite.

To be sure, the history of Queen Anne has been veiled and, at least compared to most other British monarchs, very little has been chronicled of the infamously shy, sick and disregarded woman. Yet Anne reigned as Britain navigated a tidal wave of change, ultimately becoming a greater global power. She oversaw

THE FAVOURITE (Rated R) Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz Opens Friday, Dec. 14, at The Flicks, 646 W. Fulton St., 208-342-4288, theflicksboise.com

a war with France, considered the first world war of modern times; and it was she who ruled when England and Scotland united to forge the Kingdom of Great Britain. She also confronted the shocking new era of acrimonious national division between Whigs and Tories that gave birth to a two-party political system.

Nevertheless, The Favourite takes place in a very insular world, playing out at times like a bedroom farce with global consequences. To

that end, it is a comic tragedy. At its heart is a female triangle: the outwardly outrageous and inwardly grieving Anne; the sharp and alluring Lady Churchill (Weisz), a war-monger and political advisor to the Queen; and Masham (Stone), who was reduced to destitution by family bankruptcy but seeks opportunity through Queen Anne’s attraction to her overtly sexual nature.

The film features gorgeous costumes and set designs, and Lanthimos glides his camera through their gilded facades, always looking for something alluring (he usually finds it in Anne’s bedchamber). On that note, a word of caution: This is not your run-of-the-mill Judi Dench-like costume melodrama. There’s plenty of sex here, and liberal use of the “C” word—and yes, a bit of blood, too.

Ultimately, The Favourite is a showcase of three actresses at the top of their games. In any other film, two actresses above the title would be a marvel. Three is stupendous. But above all, this is Colman’s movie, and in case you haven’t heard, she’s also assuming the throne as the new Elizabeth in Netflix’s The Crown. Next year should be a landmark one for Colman, who up until now has been fairly under the radar. By this time in 2019, she will undoubtedly be one of the best-known and most-loved actresses on the planet. Long may she reign.

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Natalie Portman gets top billing in Vox Lux, but doesn’t show up until late in the picture.

FAME AND MISFORTUNE Vox Lux hits a sour note GEORGE PRENTICE director Brady Corbet continues to pile on Just because Vox Lux has an impressive more melodrama when Celeste gets behind the pedigree—no less than Natalie Portman, Jude wheel of a car, injures a pedestrian and then Law and Willem Dafoe are attached—doesn’t mean it’s anywhere near being Best in Show. In spews racist remarks about her victim.

To be sure, Vox Lux fumbles an obvious opfact, the film is a bit of a mutt: It has plenty of portunity to be the antithesis of the latest verbark and it occasionally bites, but ultimately, sion of A Star is Born.

Vox Lux is not much But its ridiculous more than a stray. One storyline, accompamoment, it attempts VOX LUX nied by a forgettable to be an indictment of (R) Directed and written by Brady Corbet musical score, never our nation’s culture of elevates any of the gun violence; the next, Starring Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Willem Dafoe film’s heavy-handed it’s a cautionary tale of emotions. ill-fated celebrity.

Opens Friday, Dec. 14, at The Flicks, 646 W. Fulton St., 208-342-4288, For the record, I The film begins in theflicksboise.com take a back seat to no 1999 when a thenone in my admirateenage Celeste (Raffey tion for Portman. But Cassidy) survives a vioher work here, especially considering that she lent tragedy. But her victimhood morphs into only appears in about half of the film, simply national notoriety when a song she performs doesn’t warrant the full price of admission. at a memorial turns into a Top 10 hit. Enter a ruthless talent manager (Law), who pushes Ce- It’s my understanding that she’s currently leste toward global superstardom while exploit- wrapping production on her next film, Pale Blue Dot, based on the bizarre-but-true story ing the warped portrait of her secular deity.

In the film’s second act, Portman appears to of an astronaut’s downward spiral following an obsession with a fellow space traveler that embody Celeste in full-tilt meltdown: Drugs stretches to troubling lengths. I’ll be first in and booze have become her primary food line to check that one out. groups. A ham-fisted screenplay from writer/ BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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WEDNESDAY DEC. 12 Festivals & Events THE BISHOPS’ HOUSE VICTORIAN HOLIDAY OPEN PARLORS—Drop by the Bishops’ House to enjoy a display of more than a dozen Christmas trees decorated with thousands of ornaments and lights. Daily. 5:30-8:30 p.m. FREE-$5. Bishops’ House, 2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208342-3279, thebishopshouse.org/page/events.

HANUKKAH/HOLIDAY LIGHTS TROLLEY TOURS—Enjoy the lights of the holiday season aboard the vintage open air Molly Trolley. Daily. 7 p.m. $5-$18. Evergreen Business Mall-Library Plaza, corner of Cole and Ustick, Boise, 208-433-0849, boisetrolleytours.com.

On Stage

Animals & Pets

BCT: WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN—This eccentric, edgy comedy tells the story of a man with a paper heart, a mother who wanted to spare him the pain of a real one and a woman on the subway with so much love to give. 7 p.m. $18-$38.

Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org/readings/5x5.

DRINKING FOR SOME PAWS—Meet celebrity guest Scout the police dog and support our furry friends at Drinking For Some Paws. They’re collecting food for the Pet Food Pantry, and will have special taps and raffle prizes with proceeds benefiting IDAPI. 6-9 p.m. By donation. Meriwether Cider House, 224 N. Ninth St., Boise, meriwethercider.com.

MURDER MYSTERY: HO HO HOMICIDE—Enjoy a night of North Pole naughtiness and murder. Dinner available with show; see website for details. 8 p.m. $7-$104. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouseboise.com.

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Art ART SOURCE GALLERY HOLIDAY MARKET—Through Dec. 29. Noon-4 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. all other dates. FREE. Art Source Gallery, 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, artsourcegallery.com.

HISTORICAL CHURCHES TOUR: CHRIST CHAPEL— Join the Fort Boise Living History Garrison for tours of the church in authentic 1860s clothing and a talk about the early history of Boise. 6-8:30 p.m. FREE. Christ Chapel, 1098 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise.

TREASURE VALLEY ARTISTS’ ALLIANCE: FACTS, FICTIONS AND LIES—Join the Treasure Valley Artists’ Alliance for an exhibition of story told through visual art and writing by 21 local and regional artists in collaboration with Christian Winn, Idaho’s writer-in-residence. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242, treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org/facts-fictions-and-lies.

WINTER GARDEN AGLOW—Head out to the Idaho Botanical Garden for the annual dazzling display of over 380,000 sparkling lights. Daily. 5:30-9:30 p.m. FREE-$12. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org/winter-garden-aglow.

THURS.-WED., DEC. 13-19

FRIDAY, DEC. 15

designed to make those issues personal for every citizen. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Bown Crossing, 2153 E. Riverwalk Drive, Boise, 208-9728200, livboise.org/initiatives/boises-energy-future.

On Stage ALLEY REP. CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA: JODI SINGS JUDY—Jodi Eichelberger and Todd Dunnigan lead Boise’s most talented singers and dancers as they re-imagine Judy Garland’s one and only televised Christmas Special. 8 p.m. $15$20. Alley Repertory Theater at VAC, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-388-4278, alleyrep.org.

TREASURE VALLEY WINE SOCIETY DECEMBER TASTING—Join the Treasure Valley Wine Society for its annual holiday sparkling wine gala. 6:30 p.m. $33. Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village, 4037 E. Clocktower Lane, Meridian, 208-789-0064, touchmarkmeridian.com.

BALLET IDAHO: THE NUTCRACKER—With live music by the Boise Philharmonic. 7:30 p.m. $38-$61.

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, morrisoncenter. com/events/detail/ballet-idaho-the-nutcracker.

THURSDAY DEC. 13

BCT: WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN—7 p.m. $18-$38. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org/readings/5x5.

BLT: MISS BENNET, CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY— A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. 7:30 p.m. $12-$17. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org.

Festivals & Events BOISE CLEAN ENERGY PLAN OPEN HOUSE—In its bid to reduce energy consumption and convert to clean energy, the City of Boise is testing the waters of public opinion through a series of open houses

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‘Tis the season for movies.

The pup who stole Christmas.

Art for all occasions.

A holiday in high style.

HOLIDAY FILMS AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE AND THE IDAHO STATE MUSEUM

RAVEN’S PUPPY BENEFIT ROCK SHOW: 10 BANDS FOR 10 BUCKS

THE YULE INVITATIONAL GROUP ART SHOW

THE BISHOPS’ HOUSE VICTORIAN HOLIDAY OPEN PARLORS

This week in Boise, 10 local bands are coming together to help a friend in need afford the best Christmas present ever: a certified assistance dog. A local band promoter named Raven, who’s a little person, has been on the hunt for a trained pup to help with her health, safety and independence, and the local music community is throwing Raven’s Puppy Benefit Rock Show to make it happen. The event will feature 10 bands—With Panda and Rabbit, Satyr Co., Jerkwadz, Nonfiction, DJ Bones, Meridian Movement, A Mighty Band of Microbes, Yellow Endeavor, Illicit Nature, Splattered Throat, and Zemon Lemon—and the proceeds will go toward training a German shepard puppy. Go for the music, the accompanying art show, the beer or just to be a good human being.

1-6 p.m., $10. Woodland Empire Alecraft, 1114 W. Front St., 208-426-0510, woodlandempire.com.

Christmas may get the most holiday PR, but it’s far from alone on the calendar. Here are just a smattering of other celebrated dates, some more well-known than others: Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Saint Nicholas Day, Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saint Lucia Day and Yule. The latter, celebrated on the Winter Solstice, inspired Swell Artist Collective’s last art show of the year, which opened Dec. 7 at the Visual Arts Collective. The Yule Invitational includes work from more than 30 local artists—Adam Rosenlund, Tyler Crabb, Aryssa Hutchins, Bobby Roulette and Kirsten Furlong among them. Their work will hang at the VAC through Saturday, Dec. 29, and art lovers who are 21 and older can stop by any Saturday in the meantime to view it. If you’ve got a case of Christmas curiosity, this is a show that can’t be missed.

Noon-6 p.m., FREE. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, visualartscollective.com.

You don’t have to actually be a classy lady in a British period drama to enjoy the holidays like one, and if you don’t believe us, head down to The Bishops’ House in Boise’s North End to see for yourself. On select dates through Sunday, Dec. 30, the historic home will open for Victorian Holiday Open Parlors, when guests can browse more than a dozen decoration-laden Christmas trees, drink free wassail and check out all of the goodies in the pop-up holiday shop, like sweet treats, Christmas-themed decor and more. As for your period piece, all of that is just icing on the house itself, which was designed in 1889 and a decade later transformed into a Queen Anne masterpiece.

We dare you to dress elegantly and drink the wassail with your pinky held high.

5:30-8:30 p.m., FREE-$5. The Bishops’ House, 2420 Old Penitentiary Road, 208-3423279, thebishopshouse.com.

Freezing temps are nature’s neon sign begging you to stay indoors with a Christmas movie playing, and there’s no shortage of holiday hits on the big screen in this town. Boise Classic Movies and the Idaho State Museum are here for you. Though its showings of White Christmas have been cancelled, BCM is still playing A Christmas Story (Thursday and Friday, Dec. 13 and 14), Home Alone (Saturday, Dec. 15) and It’s A Wonderful Life (Wednesday, Dec. 19) at The Egyptian Theatre. Plus, in an ode actress Maureen O’Hara, who retired to Boise, the Idaho State Museum will screen her classic 1947 Christmas tale Miracle on 34th Street on Saturday, Dec. 15. A collection of O’Hara artifacts will be on display, too, so treat yourself to some quality time indoors.

Visit boiseclassmovies.com and history. idaho.gov/location/museum for details.

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CALENDAR BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: A CHRISTMAS STORY—Adults only, with bar available. 7 p.m. $6-$11. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-387-1273, boiseclassicmovies.com/deals.

COMEDIAN STEVEN BRIGGS—8 p.m. $12-$15. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

STAGE COACH: A NICE FAMILY CHRISTMAS— In this family friendly comedy by Phil Olson, we learn each family member’s secrets and watch the fruitcake hit the fan. 7:30 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

On Stage ALLEY REP. CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA: JODI SINGS JUDY—8 p.m. $15-$20. Alley Repertory Theater at VAC, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-388-4278, alleyrep.org.

BALLET IDAHO: THE NUTCRACKER—7:30 p.m. $38$61. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, morrisoncenter.com/events/detail/ballet-idaho-the-nutcracker.

BCT: WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN—8 p.m. $18-$38. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org/readings/5x5.

BLT: MISS BENNET, CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY—8 p.m. $12-$17. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org.

Art MERRY MINI POP-UP MARKET—Stop by for a local, curated market, great craft beer and lots of holiday cheer. 5-9 p.m. FREE. Barbarian Brewing Downtown Boise Taproom, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-387-2739, mini-popup.com.

BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: A CHRISTMAS STORY—7 p.m. $6-$11. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-387-1273, boiseclassicmovies.com/deals.

Kids & Teens

DAISY’S MADHOUSE: DYSFUNCTIONAL ONE ACTS (THREE COMIC PLAYS)—Enjoy an evening of three short comic plays, featuring For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls by Christopher Durang, Lemonade by James Prideaux and WASP by Steve Martin. 8 p.m.

Free-$14. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984, daisysmadhouse.com.

MUSIC ADVENTURES WITH PAIGE MOORE: THE NUTCRACKER—Paige Moore presents fun and engaging music and movement programs for children 0-12 years old. 6 p.m. FREE. Meridian Public Library, 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, 208-888-4451, mld.org/ music-adventures-paige-moore-family-program-5.

FRIDAY DEC. 14 Festivals & Events DOLLAR DAY AT THE OLD IDAHO PENITENTIARY— Drop by between noon and 4:15 p.m. to take advantage of $1 admission. Noon-5 p.m. $1 per person. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2844, history.idaho.gov/events.

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

IDAHO REGIONAL BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER— Enjoy the holiday tradition of Lisa Moon’s staging of The Nutcracker, featuring 135 cast members plus guest principal artists from Pacific Northwest Ballet. 7 p.m. $18-$40. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, 208-338-4633, idahoregionalballet.com.

OPHIDIA WINTER SHOWCASE—It’s the Christmas party you don’t want to miss. You’ll see amazing pole, aerial and chair dance performances. 8 p.m. $13-$15. Ophidia Studio, 2615 W. Kootenai St., Boise, 208-409-2403, ophidiastudio.com.

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CALENDAR STAGE COACH: A NICE FAMILY CHRISTMAS—8 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

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Jaime Nebeker stars in Horizon Three as astronaut Georgia Lawson.

HGT EXPLORES THE FINAL FRONTIER WITH HORIZON THREE A woman astronaut all but alone in the neighborhood of Neptune, a robot that has fallen in love with her, an alien refugee—these are the objects in orbit in HomeGrown Theatre’s new production, Horizon Three.

“We have only one human in this play, but truly, we come to see them all as human,” said HomeGrown Theatre Managing Director Jaime Nebeker, who will play the aforementioned astronaut, Georgia Lawson.

From the outset of the play, which will run through Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Gem Center for the Arts, Georgia’s mission has gone awry.

Her onboard robot has fallen hard for her, and she’s about to meet Voxiable, an alien tinkerer fleeing a civil war on a faraway planet.

Humanity is jealously guarded real estate: Throughout history, all kinds of people have been denied basic rights and courtesies on account of everything from skin color to politics to religion to sexual orientation, and finding reasons to call others inhuman is something of a horrid pastime. Horizon Three gives two examples of non-humans that burst with personhood. As for Georgia herself, Nebeker said that despite the character’s exotic situation, she brings a lifetime of experience to the part she’ll play.

“I have a lot of personal garbage that I can dig out and pull from personal experiences of, even in this day and age. I’ve fought so hard just to be heard in a room full of men, to be heard and to be taken seriously, to know that I can move this stressor from here to there,” Nebeker said. “It’s the small things, of course, but [Georgia] is already at her limits.”

The action of Horizon Three takes place on board a space station. It’s an elaborate setup prompted by playwright Isabella D’Esposito, but HomeGrown Theatre has brought on one of the brightest arts/technical minds in Boise as director: Kyle Morck, the tech whiz behind LED. “He’s a surprising genius in every capacity,” Nebeker said. “Everything he does for us, it’s as if that’s his niche thing. Everything is his niche thing.”

Tickets to the 8 p.m. shows are valued at $10-$35. Plus, there will be a pay-what-youwant preview on Friday, Dec. 21, priced at a $5 recommended donation.

—Harrison Berry 16 | DECEMBER 12–18, 2018 | BOISEWEEKLY

BOISE RESCUE MISSION CHRISTMAS BANQUETBOISE—Boise Rescue Mission will serve more than 2,000 hot meals and give out 1,500 food boxes to hungry families in need in Boise and Nampa during their Christmas banquets. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-338-5433, boiserm.org/event/great-christmas-banquets.

SATURDAY DEC. 15 Festivals & Events OLD BOISE MODEL RAILROAD HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE—Join the Old Boise N-Scale Model Railroad Club for a tour of their setup, which features more than 1,000 feet of track, multiple switch yards, miniature towns, villages and wilderness, and hundreds of rail cars. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE, but donations accepted. The Pioneer Building, 106 N. Sixth St., Boise, facebook.com/oldboiserailroad.

On Stage ALLEY REP. CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA: JODI SINGS JUDY—8 p.m. $15-$20. Alley Repertory Theater at VAC, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-388-4278, alleyrep.org.

BALLET IDAHO: THE NUTCRACKER—2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $38-$61. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, morrisoncenter.com/ events/detail/ballet-idaho-the-nutcracker.

BCT: WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $18-$38. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208331-9224, bctheater.org/readings/5x5.

STAGE COACH: A NICE FAMILY CHRISTMAS—8 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Workshops & Classes WREATH WORKSHOP—Learn to create natureinspired wreaths as Paige walks you through her techniques to wreathing. Only 12 spots available; sign up online. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $65. Wildflower, 1009 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-384-9985, wildflowerfe.com.

Art YULE INVITATIONAL GROUP ART SHOW—With the popularity of the KRAMPUS Invitational in 2015, the decision was made to carry on the tradition with broader strokes to include what other cultures do to celebrate Yule and the Winter Solstice. Noon-6 p.m.

FREE. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, visualartscollective.com.

Sports & Fitness SPORTS CARD SHOW—Check out the Treasure Valley’s original and longest-running Sports Card Show. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Wyndham Garden Boise Airport, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-338-3828.

HOLIDAY GRAHAM CRACKER COTTAGE— Make miniature holiday homes with graham crackers and frosting, decorated with candy trim and landscaping. 2 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org/victory.

SANTA’S WORKSHOP—Enjoy an afternoon of winter holiday activities. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Collister, 4724 W. State St., Boise, 208-972-8320, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Food BOISE FARMERS MARKET INDOOR WINTER MARKET—9 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market Indoor Winter Market, Eighth and Fulton Streets, Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—10:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and State streets, Boise, 208-345-3499, capitalcitypublicmarket.com.

GIVE HOPE HAPPY HOUR—LEAP Charities is partnering with local coffee shop Bikes and Beans during Avenues for Hope, a fundraising competition for housing nonprofits across Idaho. 3-5 p.m. FREE. Bikes and Beans, 1350 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-639-2841.

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CITY SANTA—Tell Santa your Christmas wishes and get your picture taken with Old St. Nick. Donations benefit the Women’s and Children’s Alliance. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

By donation. D.L. Evans Bank, 890 W. Main St., Boise, 208-472-5252, downtownboise.org/events/city-santa.

ALLEY REP. CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA: JODI SINGS JUDY—2 p.m. $15-$20. Alley Repertory Theater at VAC, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-388-4278, alleyrep.org.

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BLT: MISS BENNET, CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $12-$17. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org.

BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: HOME ALONE—6 p.m. $6$11. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208387-1273, egyptiantheatre.net/event/home_alone.

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

DAISY’S MADHOUSE: DYSFUNCTIONAL ONE ACTS (THREE COMIC PLAYS)—8 p.m. FREE-$14.

Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984, daisysmadhouse.com.

IDAHO REGIONAL BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER—2 p.m. and 7 p.m. $18-$40. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, 208-338-4633, idahoregionalballet.com.

MIRACLE MATINEE—Watch a matinee showing of the 1947 holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street, starring Maureen O’Hara, who was a longtime Boise resident. 2 p.m. $10-$12. Idaho State Museum, 610 N. Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208334-2120, history.idaho.gov/location/museum.

OPHIDIA WINTER SHOWCASE—It’s the Christmas party you don’t want to miss. You’ll see amazing pole, aerial and chair dance performances. 8 p.m. $13-$15. Ophidia Studio, 2615 W. Kootenai St., Boise, 208-409-2403, ophidiastudio.com.

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MONDAY DEC. 17

THE BIG GAY CABARET—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon, 513 W. Main St., Boise, 208345-6344, facebook.com/PengillysSaloon.

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COMEDIAN STEVEN BRIGGS—8 p.m. $12$15. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

IDAHO REGIONAL BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER—7 p.m. $18-$40. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, 208-338-4633, idahoregionalballet.com.

Kids & Teens BCT CHILDREN’S READING SERIES—BCT’s littlest theatergoers, ages 6 and up, gather for the best of contemporary children’s theater in a creative environment that is accessible to audience members of all ages. 2 p.m. $8-$12. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org/readings/crs.

Odds & Ends DIY DAY SPA: HOW TO MAKE BATH AND BODY PRODUCTS—Turn your bathroom into a DIY spa retreat as you learn how to make your own fragrant bath soaks and luscious body scrubs. 2-4 p.m. $49. White Dog Brewing, 705 W. Fulton St., Boise, farmgirlsoapco.com.

END THE STIGMA: IDAHO PARENTS UNLIMITED FUNDRAISER—Enjoy drinks, food, a live musical performance by The Trees The Trees, and an exclusive preview of LowerGentry Studio’s new webseries, Canyon County. Take cash; a suggested donation of $10 is asked at the door and all food and drinks will be sold for cash donations as well. 6 p.m. $10. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-901-1705.

On Stage ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A PIRATE? STAGED READING—Are you now, or have you ever been, a pirate? In Ben Kemper’s new swashbuckler, follow a group of kids determined to make a life on the high seas, uncover buried treasure and fend off the persnickety Nikki Pickett. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Art 2018 VIVID STUDIOS SHOWCASE—The Gem Center for the Arts celebrates the diverse talents of the artists who have taken residency in its Vivid Studios this past year with the 2018 Vivid Showcase. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984.

Literature RUMI NIGHT—Join this celebration of Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, the 13th century Persian poet and mystic philosopher whose writing continues to be studied and honored worldwide. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

TUESDAY DEC. 18 On Stage MURDER MYSTERY: HO HO HOMICIDE—8 p.m. $6-$103. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouseboise.com.

PENGILLY’S 41ST ANNIVERSARY PARTY: TYLER NELSON AS THE GRINCH—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon, 513 W. Main St., Boise, 208345-6344, facebook.com/PengillysSaloon.

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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY DEC. 12 ALMOST FAMOUS KARAOKE—9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid

PREOCCUPATIONS—With Protomartyr. 7 p.m. $15.

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CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

tions will go to the Katy Benoit Scholarship Fund. 6 p.m. By donation. Summit Church

SOLITARY BAND: THE NEIL DIAMOND EXPERIENCE—7:30 p.m. $15-$25. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

GREAT LORD OWL—With Kurgan Hyporhwaia, Basement, and Septic Era. 8 p.m. $5. 9th St. Parallel

SKATING POLLY—With Potty Mouth, and Kinda Kids. 8 p.m. $12-$14. The Funky Taco

GUILTY PLEASURE—8 p.m. FREE. Ha’ Penny Bridge Irish Pub and Grill

SOLITARY BAND: THE NEIL DIAMOND EXPERIENCE—7:30 p.m. $15-$25. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

BEN BURDICK TRIO—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers BLAZE AND KELLY—6 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow Brewhouse

FRIDAY DEC. 14

BORAH CHOIRS: JOY TO THE WORLD HOLIDAY CONCERT—7 p.m. FREE, donations accepted. Borah High School

BILL COFFEY AND HIS CASH MONEY COUSINS—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon

BUDDY DEVORE AND THE FADED COWBOYS—9 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon

BOISE CITY SWING VINTAGE HOLIDAY BALL: NICOLE CHRISTENSEN AND FRIENDS—8 p.m. $25.

Mardi Gras Ballroom

THE DEVON ALLMAN PROJECT—With Duane Betts. 8 p.m. $30. The Olympic

CADEN RAVLIN—7 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe.

EMILY TIPTON—7 p.m. FREE. Old Chicago Pizza Downtown JORDAN LEISURE—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon KARAOKE WITH SPIN DOCTOR ROX—9 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe LLOYD AND BECKY BLAKE—6 p.m. FREE. Sofia’s Greek Bistro

CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse THE DAVE NUDO BAND—8 p.m. FREE. Quinn’s Restaurant and Lounge DJ CHARLATAN—10 p.m. FREE. Neurolux DOUBLE SHUFFLE—8 p.m. FREE. Ha’ Penny Bridge Irish Pub and Grill

MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

DUSTIN ISAAC AND SPIKE COGGINS—8 p.m. FREE. Dwellers Public House

THE ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s

GODFREY PAUL—9 p.m. FREE. The Ranch Club

SPENCER BATT—6 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek Grill STEVE EATON—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365 WESTERN WEDNESDAYS: TYLOR AND THE TRAIN ROBBERS—9 p.m. FREE. Tom Grainey’s

THURSDAY DEC. 13

CHUCK SMITH TRIO—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse DAN COSTELLO—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365 FRIM FRAM FOUR—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon GIGGLEBOMB—9 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s

MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse MOJO BOOGIE—7:30 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon PAMELA DEMARCHE SINGS THE BLUES—7 p.m.

FREE. Deja Brew Laugh a Latte RJ MCGINNIS BAND—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill and Brewery-Cole

NAOMI KARATE ALBUM RELEASE—Join local singersongwriter Naomi Karate to celebrate the release of her new album Ugly When You Cry. Joining her will be special guest Chronology. 9 p.m. FREE. Big Mic’s Saloon PARADE OF BAD GUYS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY— With a.k.a. Belle. 7:30 p.m. $5. Neurolux RAVEN’S PUPPY BENEFIT ROCK SHOW: 10 BANDS FOR 10 BUCKS—Local band promoter Raven is a little person whose independence, health and safety would be greatly improved by a certified and trained assistance dog, and a bunch of local bands are joining forces to raise the funds through this rad all-day local show. Noon-11 p.m. $10. Woodland Empire Ale Craft RICHARD SOLIZ—8 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s Pub & Grill THE ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s

SERENATA ORCHESTRA SING-ALONG PLAY-ALONG “MESSIAH”—Sing or play the very best parts of Handel’s “Messiah” with Serenata Orchestra. Dona-

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THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER—8:30 p.m. FREE. The TK Bar

SUNDAY DEC. 16 13TH ANNUAL XTREME HOLIDAY XTRAVAGANZA— The yearly rollicking madcap holiday variety show returns with scores of Idaho acts and oodles of local talent. 7 p.m. $50-$100. Egyptian Theatre BUDDY DEVORE AND THE FADED COWBOYS—7:30 p.m. $6-$7. Eagles Lodge Nampa NOCTURNUM LIVE INDUSTRIAL DJS—10 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge THE SIDEMEN: GREG PERKINS AND RICK CONNOLLY—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

MONDAY DEC. 17 1332 RECORDS PUNK MONDAY—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge 13TH ANNUAL XTREME HOLIDAY XTRAVAGANZA—7 p.m. SOLD OUT. Egyptian Theatre JAZZ MONDAYS—Presented in partnership with the Idaho Jazz Education Endowment. With Shirley, and Quinn VanPaepeghem. 5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

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

SKATING POLLY, THE FUNKY TACO, DEC. 15

SOLITARY BAND: THE NEIL DIAMOND EXPERIENCE—7:30 p.m. $15-$25. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

Sibling bands are a classic that never gets old. From AC/CD to The Beach Boys—not to mention Boise’s own up-and-coming brother duo Red Light Challenge—there’s plenty of proof that a shared childhood can add a bit of magic to the musical mix. Tacoma, Washington-based punk rock/ugly pop trio Skating Polly is no exception. Formed by stepsisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse in 2009, the band churned out three albums before brother Kurtis Mayo joined the party.

Now riding the wave of its newest release, The Make It All Show (El Camino Media, 2018), Skating Polly will stop in Boise to headline a show at The Funky Taco on Saturday, Dec. 15.

The trio’s sound is packed with dichotomies that make it worth the listen, beginning with Kelli’s sweet, little-girl voice, which becomes eerie when doubled and will knock your socks off with the occasional grunge-tinged scream. “Little Girl Blue and the Battle Envy,” “Hail Mary” and “They’re Cheap (I’m Free)” are all recommended listening.

—Lex Nelson

SOUL SERENE—10 p.m. $5. Reef TOMMY DIRTWEED—With Wiley Quip, and Bullets Are the Cure. 7 p.m. $5. The Olympic

INF1N1TE: OVERRUN TOUR—9 p.m. $10. Fatty’s

BILL COFFEY AND HIS CASH MONEY COUSINS—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon

JEN AND JOHNNY—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

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

JIMMY LAWRENCE—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

CAPITAL CITY SOUND: CHRISTMAS CONCERT AND BAKE SALE—The award-winning a cappella chorus presents Holiday Harmony, featuring traditional favorites as well as novelty songs. 2 p.m. $5-$10. Cathedral of the Rockies

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MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

THE ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s

SATURDAY DEC. 15

OPEN MIC WITH UNCLE CHRIS—7 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s Pub & Grill

KARIN SCHICK—7 p.m. FREE. Deja Brew Laugh a Latte

ROUGHED UP SUSPECTS—10 p.m. FREE. Reef

THE HELIO SEQUENCE—With Wild Pink. 7:30 p.m. $16-$18. Neurolux

NEAL GOLDBERG AND BENNETT BARR—7 p.m.

FREE. Dwellers Public House

HURDY GURDY GIRLS—Featuring the debut of their music video for “Too Rowdy.” 8 p.m. FREE. Powderhaus Brewing Company

CARTER FREEMAN—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

With Potty Mouth, and Kinda Kids. 8 p.m., $12. The Funky Taco, 801 W. Bannock St., 208-488-4593, thefunkytaco.com.

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BPL’S HALF-GIG AUDIO PRESENTS VIOLINIST LAURA GEIER—Half-Gig Audio is a new collection of local music from the Boise Public Library. Join this info. session on how to participate while enjoying live music from Laura Geier, the Boise-based violinist, Fulbright scholar and leading performer of Eastern European music. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Main Branch

GUILTY PLEASURE—8:30 p.m. FREE. The Vista Bar

HECKTOR PECKTOR—9 p.m. FREE. The Ranch Club

MUSIC GUIDE OPEN MIC WITH REBECCA SCOTT AND EMILY TIPTON—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon SEAN ROGERS—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse SHIRLEY AND QUINN VANPAEPEGHEM—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365 SING MUSIC ACADEMY STUDENT SHOWCASE—If you want to feel hope and optimism about the next generation, check out these exceptional young artists ages 6-18. This music program has received hundreds of national awards and has launched the careers of countless professional musicians. 7:30 p.m. $10-$15.

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TUESDAY DEC. 18 BUDDY DEVORE AND THE FADED COWBOYS—7 p.m. FREE. The Club-New Plymouth IDAHO SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION FORUM—6:30 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room MIKE ROSENTHAL—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

ALMOST FAMOUS KARAOKE—9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge BEN BURDICK TRIO—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse BRIDAL PARTY—With Ruff Pups. 7:30 p.m. $5.

Neurolux BUDDY DEVORE AND THE FADED COWBOYS—9 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon DAN COSTELLO—6 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek Grill DOUGLAS CAMERON—7 p.m. FREE. Old Chicago Pizza Downtown

MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse OOKAY—With Bonnie X Clyde, and DNMO. 8 p.m. $15$45. Revolution Concert House THE ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s

SHON SANDERS—6 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow Brewhouse

OPEN MIC—7 p.m. FREE. Dwellers Public House

SONS OF THUNDER MOUNTAIN 2ND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL—A celebration of the Holidays with American Folk and seasonal favorites. 7:30 p.m. $12-$20. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

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13TH-ANNUAL XTREME HOLIDAY XTRAVAGANZA, THE EGYPTIAN, DEC. 16 AND 17

When winter weather hits Boise, some feel the blow more sharply than others. More than anyone, it’s the population of people experiencing homelessness that bears the brunt of the cold, making shelters like Interfaith Sanctuary vital for the holidays.

That’s why every year, local jazz performer Curtis Stigers gathers an army of singers, instrumentalists and other Gem State performers to put on a boisterous, merrymaking variety show at The Egyptian Theatre and raise funds for Interfaith. It’s one the most beloved events of the year, and tickets always go fast: Seats for the production’s second night, Monday, Dec. 17, have already sold out. Grab yours for the Sunday night event online before they’re gone to reserve an eye- and earful of local talent and champion a worthy cause.

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We recently got into a big fight where he was incredibly demeaning and belittling to me, and we haven’t spoken since. I know he knows what he said and did was wrong, but he hasn’t apologized and we haven’t spoken for three weeks. I feel very uncomfortable at the house and I try to minimize my time there. What should I do?

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DEAR FM, Like it or not, some family members never jive. Neither of you are in ideal circumstances. You have the advantage of being able to rent from a property-owning parent. While blood is allegedly thicker than water, if your brother isn’t financially invested in the situation, you have a legitimate tenant complaint. Have a tenant/landlord conversation with your father. Then bring it to your brother. Establish some house rules. Get a mediator if necessary, but be prepared to deal with the reality of a sibling who may never apologize for his ill-mannered behavior. If all else fails, save up to get out. It may cost more, but your selfpreservation is worth it.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?” Author John Green asked that question. I confess that I’m not entirely comfortable with it. It’s a bit pushy. I find I’m more likely to do remarkable things if I’m not trying too hard to do remarkable things. Nevertheless, I offer it as one of your key themes for 2019. I suspect you will be so naturally inclined to do remarkable things that you won’t feel pressure to do so. Here’s my only advice: Up the ante on your desire to be fully yourself; dream up new ways to give your most important gifts; explore all the possibilities of how you can express your soul’s code with vigor and rigor.

Keep on cleansing yourself and shedding the unwanted influence beyond the time you’re sure you’re free of it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the fairytale “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” the heroine rejects both the options that are too puny and too excessive. She wisely decides that just enough is exactly right. I think she’s a good role model for you.

After your time of feeling somewhat deprived, it would be understandable if you were tempted to crave too much and ask for too much and grab too much. It would be understandable, yes, but mistaken. For now, just enough is exactly right.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian author Elizabeth Gilbert is a soulful observer whose prose entertains and illuminates me. She’s well aware of her own limitations, however. For example, she writes, “Every few years, I think, ‘Maybe now I’m finally smart enough or sophisticated enough to understand Ulysses. So I pick it up and try it again.

And by page 10, as always, I’m like, ‘What the hell?’”

Gilbert is referring to the renowned 20th-century novel, James Joyce’s masterwork. She just can’t appreciate it. I propose that you make her your inspirational role model in the coming weeks. Now is a favorable time to acknowledge and accept that there are certain good influences and interesting things that you will simply never be able to benefit from. And that’s OK!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1140, two dynasties were at war in Weinsberg, in what’s now southern Germany. Conrad III, leader of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, laid siege to the castle at Weinsberg, headquarters of the rival Welfs dynasty.

Things went badly for the Welfs, and just before Conrad launched a final attack, they surrendered. With a last-minute touch of mercy, Conrad agreed to allow the women of the castle to flee in safety along with whatever possessions they could carry. The women had an ingenious response. They lifted their husbands onto their backs and hauled them away to freedom.

Conrad tolerated the trick, saying he would stand by his promise. I foresee a metaphorically comparable opportunity arising for you, Aquarius. It won’t be a life-or-death situation like that of the Welfs, but it will resemble it in that your original thinking can lead you and yours to greater freedom.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The National Center for Biotechnology Information reported on a 15-year-old boy who had the notion that he could make himself into a superhero. First he arranged to get bitten by many spiders in the hope of acquiring the powers of Spiderman. That didn’t work. Next, he injected mercury into his skin, theorizing it might give him talents comparable to the Marvel Comics mutant character named Mercury. As you strategize to build your power and clout in 2019, Pisces, I trust you won’t resort to questionable methods like those. You won’t need to! Your intuition should steadily guide you, providing precise information on how to proceed. And it all starts now.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1930, some British mystery writers formed a club to provide each other with artistic support and conviviality.

They swore an oath to write their stories so that solving crimes happened solely through the wits of their fictional detectives, and not through “divine revelation, feminine intuition, mumbo jumbo, jiggery-pokery, or act of God.” I understand that principle, but don’t endorse it for your use in the coming weeks. On the contrary.

I hope you’ll be on the alert and receptive to divine revelations, feminine intuition, mumbo jumbo, jiggerypokery, and acts of God. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When you’re prescribed antibiotic pills to fight off infection, you should finish the entire round. If you stop taking the meds partway through because you’re feeling better, you might enable a stronger version of the original infector to get a foothold in your system.

This lesson provides an apt metaphor for a process you’re now undergoing. As you seek to purge a certain unhelpful presence in your life, you must follow through to the end. Don’t get lax halfway through.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Danish scientist and poet Piet Hein wrote this melancholy meditation: “Losing one glove is painful, but nothing compared to the pain of losing one, throwing away the other, and finding the first one again.” Let his words serve as a helpful warning to you, Gemini. If you lose one of your gloves, don’t immediately get rid of the second. Rather, be patient and await the eventual reappearance of the first.

The same principle applies to other things that might temporarily go missing.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): More than three centuries ago, Dutch immigrants in New York ate a dessert known as the olykoek, or oily cake: sugar-sweetened dough deep fried in pig fat.

It was the forerunner of the modern doughnut. One problem with the otherwise delectable snack was that the center wasn’t always fully cooked. In 1847, a man named Hanson Gregory finally found a solution. Using a pepper shaker, he punched a hole in the middle of the dough, thus launching the shape that has endured until today. I bring this to your attention because I suspect you’re at a comparable turning point. If all goes according to cosmic plan, you will discover a key innovation that makes a pretty good thing even better.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I can’t believe I’m going to quote pop star Selena Gomez. But according to my analysis of the current astrological omens, her simple, homespun advice could be especially helpful to you in the coming weeks.

“Never look back,” she says. “If Cinderella had looked back and picked up the shoe, she would have never found her prince.” Just to be clear, Virgo, I’m not saying you’ll experience an adventure that has a plot akin to the “Cinderella” fairytale. But I do expect you will benefit from a “loss” as long as you’re focused on what’s ahead of you rather than what’s behind you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Among the pieces of jewelry worn by superstar Elvis Presley were a Christian cross and a Star of David. “I don’t want to miss out on heaven due to a technicality,” he testified. In that spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I urge you, too, to cover all your bases in the coming weeks. Honor your important influences. Be extra nice to everyone who might have something to offer you in the future. Show your appreciation for those who have helped make you who you are. And be as open-minded and welcoming and multicultural as you can genuinely be. Your motto is “Embrace the rainbow.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Are you a gambling addict seeking power over your addiction? If you live in Michigan or Illinois, you can formally blacklist yourself from all casinos. Anytime your resolve wanes and you wander into a casino, you can be arrested and fined for trespassing. I invite you to consider a comparable approach as you work to free yourself from a bad habit or debilitating obsession.

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