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A Dozen, Please

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A visit to BAM’s Donut Ever Forget Me

Happy Chinese New Year!

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EDITOR’S NOTE MUST-READ, MUST-SEE, MUST-EAT We have a wide variety to offer you this week. Up front, it’s pretty serious stuff as we take a deep dive into the current battle for medical treatment for an Idaho inmate. To begin with, the inmate identifies as, and is legally known as, female. That, in spite of the fact that she’s housed in a men’s prison south of Boise.

Secondly, she is diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

“I feel I lose a pinch of hope, day by day,” Adree Edmo told Boise Weekly.

Edmo’s attorneys were successful in a federal court battle that resulted in a order to Idaho to provide gender reassignment surgery. But Idaho officials have decided to appeal the ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In this week’s BW, we have an exclusive with Ms. Edmo, plus the attorneys and state officials who will soon take their arguments over the inmate’s fate to the Ninth Circuit. Keep in mind, the State of Idaho hasn’t fared too well in the Ninth Circuit. For instance, the attorneys defending Ms. Edmo are the same team that successfully beat the State of Idaho on the issue of same sex marriage in 2014. See my feature story on pages 6 and 7.

For something much lighter, BW’s Lex Nelson takes us along on a visit to Donut Ever Forget Me, a mouth-watering new exhibit at the Boise Art Museum, on page 8. It’s a bit of a stunner to learn that such the wildly-vibrant exhibit is the work of a colorblind artist.

On page 9, BW’s Harrison Berry spends some time chatting with prima ballerina Isabella Boylston and pop sensation Rosalind “Rozzi” Crane, who are collaborating for a show dubbed When I Think of You, at the just-opened Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum.

Lex makes a return appearance on page 10 to get us all in the mood for Chinese New Year, which comes on Tuesday, Feb. 5.

This year’s festivities will celebrate “The Year of the Pig.” Up next, we’ve got your exclusive four-page pullout winter movie guide at The Flicks on pages 11-14.

And I’ll be back on page 15 to entice you to see a wonderful new film, Cold War, nominated for three Oscars, and set to open this Friday, Feb. 1 at (where else?) The Flicks.

—George Prentice, Editor

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TAKE FIVE INSIDE BOISE STATE’S 2019 IDAHO PUBLIC POLICY SURVE Y ARE FIVE BIG TAKE AWAYS : EDUCATION IS STILL THE M O ST I M P O RTAN T I S S U E TO I DA H OA N S , IDAHOANS WOULD R AISE TA XES TO INCRE ASE FUNDING FOR PRE-K, RE ACTION IS MIXED ON LO CAL OPTION TA XES, THUMB S UP TO CLE AN ENERGY AND MIXED SIGNALS ON NE T ME TERING. RE AD MORE AT NE WS/CIT YDESK.

BUILDING THE FORT The slate for Storyfort, the all-things-wordy portion of Treefort, has been unveiled, including a diverse group of poets, fiction writers and refugee storytellers. Read more at Arts & Culture/Lit.

PROVOCATIVE PERFORMANCE The Visual Arts Collective will be the venue of The Menstrual Show: Fruit from the Bush of Knowledge will be a grab bag of performance art, burlesque and pole dancing.

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GROUNDED, FOR NOW The partial federal government shutdown stalled the approval process for the much-anticipated flights from the mainland to the Hawaiian islands by Southwest Airlines.

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OPINION

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RYAN JOHNS ON

OPINION ‘WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER?’ Over the past several years we have met with legislators from both sides of the aisle and from both parties trying to find a way to stop children dying from faith-based medical neglect.

The response is that this is too complex of an issue involving parental rights, religious freedom and constitutional protections. The Idaho House members say they are willing to support change to religious exemptions if we can get the Idaho Senate to go along, and the Senate says we need the House first.

Cutting through all the political rhetoric it comes down to this.Should the children of Idaho be suffering and dying because of someone else’s belief? True, the “someone else” is the child’s parent, so let me rephrase that: Should the children of Idaho be suffering and dying because of their parent’s belief?

The answer is “no.” It is that simple.

Humanity has solved many complex issues: harnessing electricity, getting a 350-

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ton jet to fly, going to the moon and many others. Surely the Idaho Legislature can solve this. Here is a clue, STOP. The Idaho Legislature enacted laws that created this problem. Only they can change the laws to make it stop. Don’t stop parents from believing. They have every right to believe anything they want. Just stop them from harming others because of their beliefs.

To simplify this let me pose a question: If history repeats itself, over the next decade, 30-40 more Idaho children will die from treatable illnesses caused by faith-based medical neglect. Imagine that all these children are in a school classroom together and the teacher invites you to speak with them. One of the children asks you “Why do we all have to die because of someone else’s beliefs?”

What is your answer?

—Bruce Wingate, Founder, Protect Idaho Kids Foundation

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NEWS

‘DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE’

GEORGE PRENTICE There are, perhaps, a dozen reasons why you may want to look away from this story. To be sure, it is heartbreaking, frustrating and, at times, gruesome, no matter how you feel prison inmates should be treated. But there remains a compelling reason that the case of Adree Edmo v. the Idaho Department of Correction and Corizon requires your attention: Once again, Idaho officials have been told by a federal judge that they ran afoul of the U.S. Constitution when they stigmatized an individual with “deliberate indifference.”

“The Rule of Law, which is the bedrock of our legal system, promises that all individuals will be afforded the full protection of our legal system and the rights guaranteed by our Constitution,” wrote Chief U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill on Dec. 13, 2018. “This is whether the individual seeking that protection is black, white, male, female, gay, straight, or, as in this case, transgender.”

“This case” involves 31-year-old Adree Edmo. Given the name “Mason” at birth, Edmo says she viewed herself as a female from the age of 5 or 6, adding, “My brain typically operates female, even though my body hasn’t corresponded with my brain.” She began living as a woman at the age of 20 and in September 2013, she legally changed her name to Adree, and changed her sex to “female” on her birth certificate, further affirming her gender identity. Indeed, the ruling from U.S. District Court identifies the current prisoner in the custody of the Idaho Department of Correction as “Adree.” That said, you won’t find the name “Adree Edmo” if you search for her on IDOC’s list of inmates. The State still insists on calling on her “Mason.”

“I feel I lose a pinch of hope, day by day,” Edmo told Boise Weekly.

For the record, in 2012, eastern Idaho prosecutors said Edmo, then in her 20s, had sexual relations with a minor on the Fort Hall Shoshone-Bannock Indian Reservation. Edmo pleaded not guilty but was ultimately convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 16 and sent to the Idaho State Correctional Center.

Shortly thereafter, Edmo was diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

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Transgender inmate losing ‘pinch of hope day by day,’ while Idaho challenges landmark ruling in Ninth Circuit

Attorneys Deborah Ferguson (foreground) and Craig Durham of Boise-based Ferguson Durham PLCC. A photo of their client, Adree Edmo, currently an imate at the Idaho State Correctional Center, is on on Ferguson’s desktop computer.

GENDER DYSPHORIA The American Psychiatric Association makes it clear that gender dysphoria is not the same as being gay/lesbian. Instead, the APA says people with gender dysphoria often experience “significant distress and/or problems functioning associated with this conflict between the way they feel and think of themselves and their physical or assigned gender. Some people may cross-dress, some may want to socially transition, others may want to medical transition with sex-change surgery,” says the APA. “I didn’t ask [for] or want to develop gender dysphoria, but it happened, and now I’m faced with needing treatment for it,” Edmo said. “I think it’s viewed differently than cancer because

most people are not familiar with the condition and do not understand that it is a medical condition that can be treated. Prisoners don’t ask for or want cancer, but when it happens they’re given treatment.”

Throughout her incarceration, Edmo has presented herself as feminine. But while she continued to undergo hormone therapy treatment, IDOC still insists that she remain in a male prison. Edmo’s hormone therapy has resulted in some breast growth, body fat redistribution and changes in her skin consistency. According to expert testimony in her suit against IDOC, Edmo currently “has the same circulating sex hormones and secondary sex characteristics as a typical adult female.” Edmo’s

feminine presentation has been documented by prison medical providers since 2012, yet time and again, she has received multiple disciplinary offense reports for styling her hair in a feminine manner or wearing makeup. As a result, those repeated DOR’s have imperiled any chance of parole for Edmo, whose sentence is scheduled to end in July of 2021.

Meanwhile, Edmo’s repeated requests for sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) have been routinely denied by IDOC and Corizon Correctional Healthcare, the health management company that Idaho contracts to manage patient care in its prisons.

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NEWS THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HAS HELD THAT DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE TO A PRISONER’S SERIOUS MEDICAL NEEDS CONSTITUTES CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT IN VIOLATION OF THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

for SRS, but for having what Winmill called a “de facto policy or practice of refusing this treatment.”

“IDOC and Corizon have ignored generally accepted medical standards for the treatment of gender dysphoria,” he wrote.

Newly elected Idaho Gov. Brad Little has doubled down on IDOC and Corizon’s “de facto” policy of refusing the treatment.

“The hard-working taxpayers of Idaho should not be forced to pay for a prisoner’s gender reassignment surgery when individual insurance plans won’t even cover it,” said Little.

But that’s not true.

No less than Aetna, Amerigroup, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna all provide coverage for gender reassignment surgery. In fact, a third of the nation’s Fortune 500 companies now cover transgender care.

“Indeed, it’s covered by many insurance companies,” said Deborah Ferguson who, along with law partner Craig Durham, defended Edmo in her successful suit against IDOC. “What the governor said is absolutely not correct. Gender reassignment surgery is covered by many companies for this recognized condition and disorder.”

But IDOC Director Josh Tewalt countered, “Prison is not where you go to get unwarranted surgery.”

That comment, particularly from the man in charge of Idaho prisons, particularly bothered Durham.

“Look, nobody goes to prison to get medical care,” said Durham. “This is an instance of a person who has a serious medical condition and needs treatment. That’s truly what this case is is all about.”

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The chairman of the Board of Correction, Dr. David McCluskey, rebutted, “If Ms. Edmo had a broken arm, we’d all agree it should be treated. But disagreement among medical professionals in this case does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.”

Durham responded, “Well, if Dr. McCluskey wants to use a ‘broken arm’ as an analogy, well then, guess what? You need to look at this just like you need to treat a ‘broken arm.’ Fix it.”

Indeed, Judge Winmill wrote that IDOC and Corizon’s “indifference to a prisoner’s serious medical needs constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”

“THERE WAS TREMENDOUS BLOOD LOSS” When IDOC and Corizon repeatedly denied Edmo’s requests for SRS in 2014, 2015 and 2016, her stress escalated. So much so, in fact, that in September 2015, she attempted self-castration using a disposable razor blade.

She was unsuccessful. And in December 2016, after studying for weeks on the anatomy of the scrotum, Edmo again attempted self-castration, this time scrubbing her hands with soap and boiling a razor blade. She was able to cut open the testicle sac and remove a testicle.

“There was tremendous blood loss,” Ferguson recalled. “She had to be to be taken to the hospital.”

Ultimately, Boise-based law firm Ferguson Durham PLLC, California-based Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP and the National Center for Lesbian Rights took up Edmo’s fight, landing the case of Adree Edmo v. Idaho Depart-

ment of Correction and Corizon in U.S. District Court in Boise in October 2018.

“In advance of the trial, Judge Winmill said that Adree could appear in street clothes, but on the day of the trial… well, IDOC did something...” Ferguson paused. “IDOC transported her over from prison at the last minute in a jumpsuit and shackles. They were an hour late and they arrived at the very last minute, hoping to have the impact of making the judge wait for her. I had about one minute to rush into the other room, get her into some street clothes. It’s pretty amazing that she maintained her composure and didn’t lose her cool.”

The next three days were not among the State of Idaho’s finest hours. Winmill lambasted IDOC and Corizon’s paid experts as not having “any direct experience with patients receiving gender confirmation surgery” and “very little experience” treating patients with gender dysphoria.

For the record, there are currently 30 prisoners with gender dysphoria in IDOC custody.

Before Edmo’s trial, no individual in IDOC custody had ever been recommended for, or received, gender reassignment surgery.

Winmill said IDOC and Corizon had “insufficiently trained their staff” to deliberately discourage any referrals for surgery.”

He concluded IDOC and Crozion had been “deliberately indifferent to Ms. Edmo’s medical needs by failing to provide her with available treatment that is generally accepted in the field as safe and effective, despite her actual harm and ongoing risk of future harm include self-castration attempts, cutting and suicidal ideation.”

Edmo and her attorneys were elated at Winmill’s ruling, which ordered IDOC and Corizon to facilitate Edmo’s gender reassignment surgery within six months.

But a few weeks after the ruling, Brad Little was sworn in as Idaho’s newest governor, and he announced that Idaho would appeal Winmill’s ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

“I’m doing the best I possibly can while in prison,” Edmo told BW. “It’s difficult, but I am still pushing forward.”

It doesn’t take a legal scholar to know that Idaho has had a lousy track record in the Ninth Circuit, which has appellate jurisdiction over courts in Idaho, Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. In fact, Deborah Ferguson and Craig Durham have successfully beaten Idaho before in the Ninth Circuit in the 2014 landmark ruling that affirmed same sex marriage in the Gem State. Ferguson said Idaho may want to be careful what it asks for in the Ninth Circuit.

“If the Ninth Circuit affirms Judge Winmill’s initial decision, then you’ve got nine states with this precedent,” said Ferguson.

“Plus, so far, the defense by IDOC and Corizon has already surpassed hundreds of thousands of dollars. It seems like a horrible waste of taxpayer money, something the governor seems to be complaining about.”

In the meantime, Adree Edmo awaits her fate, albeit in a men’s prison.

“As a prisoner, I’m totally dependent on civil society for basic needs like medical care.

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ARTS & CULTURE DONUT GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS

South Korean artist Jae Yong Kim sculpts donuts to remind himself why he doesn’t sell them LE X NEL SON COURTESY BOISE ART MUSEUM

Jae Yong Kim, Donut Ever Forget Me (detail), 2018, ceramic, luster glaze, glaze, and Swarovski crystals, courtesy of the artist and Lyons Wier Gallery, New York.

When the 2008 recession hit, South Korean artist Jae Yong Kim, living in New York City at the time, took multiple monetary bodyblows. He and his family lost a pile of money in the stock market crash, and the cash he’d invested in a new restaurant in the city’s iconic Meatpacking District disappeared for good.

“I thought about quitting my job as a professor and as an artist,” said Kim. “Forget about the dream, forget about being an artist and just open a donut shop with a friend of mine, because he’d been looking at opening a donut shop for many years.”

Kim sat in on hours of discussions about the potential shop, and soon his head was spinning with financial terminology, which he described as a language he couldn’t speak. That fug of jargon sparked a realization for Kim, who saw a Scrooge-like future for himself if he gave up on art in pursuit of money. He turned down a stake in the donut shop and headed to his studio to craft a statement against temptation, telling himself, “Let’s go back to the basics, and let’s make a donut out of clay.”

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Jae Yong Kim in his studio.

a continuation of that moment. His beautifully sculpted and hand-painted donuts—which now number in the thousands and have been displayed across the globe—embody the allure of what one might call “selling out.”

“I grew up a Christian, so [the donut] is more of, it’s like an apple in the Garden of Eden. Because once you have a bite, you’ll see things differently. And I didn’t want to to have a bite of something I’m not supposed to as an artist,” Kim said, standing in front of a display of 483 of his brightly colored donuts at BAM, mounted on a wall in neat rows. “...Knowing me, I thought that if I go in that direction I’ll do well, but I’ll be very unhappy.”

It’s not lost on him that taking a bite out of the donuts he makes today is all but impossible, and perhaps that’s part of their appeal. In addition to confronting his materialistic side, Kim said making the donuts challenged him to face one of his fears: using color. In the early 2000s, when he was sculpting large, expressive snails in grayscale, Kim purposefully avoided using color in order to keep a long-worried-over secret.

“Back then I was kind of hiding, but now I’m out of the closet—I’m colorblind,” he said,

Jae Yong Kim, Donut Ever Forget Me (detail), 2018, ceramic, luster glaze, glaze, and Swarovski crystals, courtesy of the artist and Lyons Wier Gallery, New York.

laughing. In America, that may not be such a big deal, but in South Korea, Kim was barred from attending art school because he tested positive for the trait.

Still, you’d never know by looking at his sculptures, which are bright and bold in their use of both color and pattern, layering Jackson Pollock-esque drips with intricate Andy Warholtype dotwork. Because the donuts are painted with underglaze, Kim said the colors he uses while painting look different than the finished product after firing, anyway.

“I don’t really understand the end result but I use it anyway, because it looks good at that point.

And the once it’s fired, sometimes it looks good, sometimes it’s not. So I end up usually throwing out many, many donuts,” he said.

A share of the finished donuts are studded with Swarovski crystals, which Kim discovered while partnering with a jeweler years ago on a separate project. He has a particular affection for them, describing them as a kind of “makeup” that it takes a certain eye to apply. Kim has multiple assistants both in the U.S. and South Korea—they make the donut forms, while he does the more detailed work—but he doesn’t trust anyone else to apply

the crystals. He recalled that years ago while working in New York, he used to carry his crystals and unfinished donuts on the subway in a lunchbox, completing the sculptures between stops.

“It was fun. People might think, ‘What the?

What is he doing, he’s weird!’ but I liked that, I saved all the time that I could possibly save,” he said.

There are plenty of other subtle, personal touches in Donut Ever Forget Me. The donuts come in a variety of shapes, from hearts and squares to circles with devil horns or rounded ears.

Kim added the horns after seeing the film The Devil Wears Prada—he’s a big fan of the brand, having bought three pairs of Prada shoes in grad school after swearing to invest in art—and the rounded ears recall the teddy bears of his childhood, which he credits for helping him see the world in three dimensions.

At the end of the day, Kim looks at his donuts with with same pride he did more than a decade ago. Admiring the installation at BAM, which will be on display though Sunday, July 7, he said, “I love donuts. This is what I love. Working with clay and making art is what I’d love to do for the rest of my life.”

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CITIZEN ISABELLA BOYLSTON, ROZZI

The ballerina and the pop star talk about collaborating, ambition and chocolate chip cookies in Ketchum HARRISON BERRY COURTESY ROZ ZI

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For this column’s devotees, Isabella Boylston’s name should ring a bell: She’s the Sun Valley native who is now a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre in New York City (she also has some acting experience under her belt, having performed as Jennifer Lawrence’s dance double in the film Red Sparrow). Rosalind “Rozzi” Crane is a pop star who, in 2012, became the first artist signed to Adam Levine’s record label, 222 Records. She dropped her first album, Bad Together, in 2018.

Together, they’ll perform “When I Think of You” at The Argyros on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9 and 10—a fusion of their talents for music and dance.

How did you two start working together?

Rozzi: My manager wanted me to team up with some dancers for some videos for some songs, and I just love ballet. We started with my favorite ballerinas. [Isabella] and I started following each other on Instagram. That’s how we started talking. We made a music video together and we just connected. Is that your version?

Boylston: I knew that I loved her music, and I knew I was really excited for this particular song. The message really resonated with me, and Rozzi was in New York, and we met up and totally hit it off.

Rozzi, you’re based in Los Angeles, and Isabella, you live in New York. How has technology enabled you to collaborate?

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ing with the dancers. We’ve been sending Rozzi video of the choreography.

What does popular music offer ballet, and vice versa?

Boylston: There are definitely dancers who have collaborated with pop musicians really successfully, but I do feel like this is totally unique, in that it’s a full evening, totally the creative vision of me and Rozzi, just the two of us doing everything ourselves. I’ll even be choreographing for the first time ever.

Rozzi: To me, it was only when we started telling people about this show that they even remembered that ballet was this older, more traditional art form. To me, it’s unbelievably athletic and artistic, that’s so modern.

This is your first time choreographing a dance professionally. What did you learn?

Boylston: When I was a kid in Sun Valley, I choreographed all the time, and the first song I ever choreographed to was to Annie Lennox’s “Walking on Broken Glass.” That was when I was, probably, six. In a way, I’m getting in touch with my roots.

Rozzi: I was writing songs from a young age, but the fact that I was being encouraged to be a singer meant I wasn’t being a songwriter, and it was only after some growing up in the industry that I really got back to writing songs. Maybe it’s kind of similar. Maybe you were always a choreographer inside.

Isabella, what are your top stops in the Sun Valley area?

Boylston: I have to go to Perry’s for a chocolate chip cookie. And my dad, he’d play at

Whiskey Jacques’. I love The Pioneer. [Rozzi] has to try trout and brie; I doubt she’s ever had that combo.

Both of you have acting chops. Isabella, you were in Red Sparrow, and Rozzi, you were in an episode of Wet Hot American Summer.

Rozzi: I can’t believe you know that! That’s so amazing.

Boylston: I didn’t even know that!

Rozzi: That was so scary. Isabella, I think you were in Red Sparrow a little more than I was in Red Hot American Summer.

Boylston: Luckily, I was doing what I mainly know how to do, which is dance.

Would you collaborate again?

Boylston: We want to bring this show on the road. We’ll bring it to New York, L.A., we know someone in Seattle. We want to tour as much as possible.

What’s next for you after the stop in Ketchum?

Boylston: I have a bunch of touring, and it’s a little early for us to announce more dates to the Rozzi-Isabella show, but yeah, I’ll be back on the road with American Ballet Theatre.

Rozzi: I’m going on tour, but it’s too soon to officially announce it. I’ll be releasing new material this year, and it’s also too soon to announce it. Also, I’ll be starting a podcast with my friend, Scott Hoying, who’s in Pentatonix. We’re good friends from USC, so we get people who are really good at something to come on the podcast and talk about it, drink champagne and talk some trash while we do it.

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BEER GUZZLER

FOOD

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Bourbon barrel-aged brews have now joined a number of breweries’ year round line-ups, and at prices that, while not cheap, won’t break the bank. Here are three that will provide a little warmth on a cold winter evening.

BOULEVARD BOURBON BARREL QUAD, $3.99-$4.99 An explosive, very persistent three-finger head tops this dark amber brew. Sweet cherry and creme brulee aromas lead off, backed by spicy bourbon, vanilla and a touch of Belgian funk. At 11.8 percent alcohol, this is a boozy sipper that offers cherry liqueur flavors mixed with caramel, toffee, brown sugar, cola and spice. A big, bold brew.

FOUNDERS BACKWOODS BASTARD, $3.99-$4.39 The mocha-tinged head that covers this dark coffee-colored ale collapses quickly, but leaves a nice lacing. The bourbon element really comes through on the nose along with vanilla, toffee and whipped cream. There’s a prominent whiskey bite mid-palate, surrounded by cocoa, fig, butterscotch and holiday eggnog.

There’s a bit of heat on the finish from the 11.2 percent alcohol.

INNIS & GUNN BOURBON BARREL PORTER, $2.99-$3.39 A ruby-tinged, darkbrown pour, it’s topped by a thick, tan head that lingers. The array of mostly sweet aromas includes milk chocolate, cappuccino, vanilla, molasses, anise, raisin, date and brown bread, with a whiff of smoke. The flavor profile follows suit, adding touches of orange and caramel—and, at a more modest 7.4 percent alcohol, you get just a light hit of bourbon.

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TradeViet communications director: “To celebrate the New Year, you can come to us, whether you’re Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai—you can find stuff here.”

THE YEAR OF THE PIG

Boise’s Asian community will ring in Lunar New Year by turning a 23,000-square-foot grocery store into ‘one giant party.’

LE X NEL SON Right in the middle of TradeViet Specialty Foods, the mammoth Asian food market on Overland Road, is a group of red-draped tables stacked with baskets, jars and trays. Every vessel is stuffed with foods traditionally eaten to ring in the Lunar New Year: from dried squid and salted duck eggs to soursop (a sweet, whitefleshed tropical fruit). On Saturday, Feb. 9, just four days after the Year of the Pig debuts, this is where Boise’s Asian community will gather to ring in the new year, turning the 23,000-squarefoot grocery store and cafe into one giant party, complete with live music and dancing.

“This is basically to just, you know, make some noise,” said Jasmine Le, TradeViet’s communications director. The store was down a cashier when Le stopped to chat with BW at one of the cafe’s white-topped tables, but even when she leapt to her feet to run a checkout or hurtle back and forth across the store tending customers, Le never stopped smiling. The giant New Year’s celebration, she said, was her idea.

“People here are so great. They love to learn about Asian [traditions]. They love to embrace the new cultures. This is basically just that. To let them embrace the culture of firecrackers, the culture of Lion Dance, the culture of giving the kids red envelopes,” she said.

It’s also about bringing all of Boise’s disperate Asian communities together. Le, like TradeViet’s owner Joey Do, is Vietnamese. But she said that China and Vietnam share the same lunar calendar and many overlapping traditions, including the ritual of elders passing out red envelopes filled

with money or trinkets to children on New Year’s in exchange for good luck wishes. Their New Year’s menus are similar, too, and TradeViet has all of the classics in stock. During the party, the cafe will be open to serve dim sum and slices of what the store calls “Vietnam Lunar Cakes”—confections which, uncut, look a bit like giant sushi rolls trussed up with green string.

“Basically, this is like a very traditional food,” said Le, hefting one of the forearm-sized rolls.

“And there’s nothing crazy in here. It’s basically just sticky rice and mung beans—you know mung beans?—and pork belly, which is what you use for baking. Then they wrap it [in banana leaves] and they put it in the boiling water for more than six hours.”

Once sliced, the cakes can be eaten hot or cold, and are often served with sweet pickles, pickled daikon and Vietnamese-style charcuterie.

Singers Nina Ngoc Dang and Tiffany Nha Tuyen, who will fly in from the West Coast for the party, will serenade diners at TradeViet, and May Trang will also perform live. A traditional dragon dance, firecrackers, confetti, a raffle drawing (with a chunk of 24-karat gold as the top prize), kids’ activities and more will round out the festivities. Le said she hopes the party will have the same festive atmosphere as a Superbowl celebration. And for homebodies, she pointed out that TradeViet has supplies for anyone who wants to do their own cooking.

“To celebrate the New Year you can come to us, whether you’re Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai—you can find stuff here,” she

said. “Even the Asian restaurants, like Thai and Indonesian [places] around here, we supply them.

They’re stocking up for the New Year as well!”

Many of those restaurants will offer special dishes to celebrate the Lunar New Year, including Yen Ching, which recently applied for permits to build a new, upgraded bar. Manager Satoshi Narita said the Chinese restaurant will definitely have specials on the menu, though they’ll be determined closer to the day of.

The Idaho Chinese Organization has plans to celebrate, too, with a bash at the Northwest Nazarene University Brandt Center in Nampa on Saturday, Feb. 2. The event will include performances from Miss Idaho, the Boise Chinese Traditional Dance Group and more.

At every point on the map, the aim is preserving and celebrating the heritage of Idaho’s Asian populations. At TradeViet, Le said that for her a big part of planning the Lunar New Year party was passing down traditions to young children.

“I have a [2-year-old and a 5-year-old], they don’t know what’s going on back home. So this is the best way for them to at least know,” she said.

If the presence of over-the-top holiday parties, not to mention a mammoth grocery store selling pho, pigs’ feet, sugar cane and Indian bitter melon year-round, encourages more Asian immigrants to move to Boise, Le said, so much the better.

“The more [stores] we open, maybe people will start coming to Boise and relocate, you know what I mean?” said Le. That, she added, is owner Do’s vision—one big, happy family.

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Opens February 1

Opens January 25

This drama, directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, is nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Foreign Language Film.

The film is loosely inspired

by Pawlikowski’s parents’ lives.

Steve Coogan and Golden Globe nominee John C. Reilly star as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, one of the world’s great comedy teams, on their last live comedy tour in 1953. As the charm and beauty of their performances shines through, they re-connect with their adoring fans. Jon S. Baird directs from a screenplay by Academy Award nominee Jeff Pope (Philomena).

“…a near-perfect film, an artfully crafted, flawlessly acted meditation on love.”

“This is a fond, frequently very funny homage to an act that has lost none of its genius. A new generation of fans awaits.”

DEMETRIOS MATHEOU, Screen International

ANN HORNADAY, Washington Post

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OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS Starts February 8 We will show all of the Academy Award nominated Animated and Live Action Shorts plus some runners up. Animated: Animal Behaviour, Bao, Late Afternoon, One Small Step, Weekend. Live Action: Detainment, Fauve, Marguerite, Mother, Skin. Not rated, not all are suitable for children.

Opens February 15 Director Nadine Labaki explores the journey of a clever, gutsy 12-year-old boy, Zain (Zain Al Rafeea), who survives the dangers of the city streets by his wits. He flees his parents and takes them to court suing them for the “crime” of giving him life. Academy Award nominee, Best Foreign Language Film.

“A social-realist blockbuster - fired by furious compassion and teeming with sorrow, yet strewn with diamond-shards of beauty, wit and hope.”

ROBBIE COLLIN, Daily Telegraph

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Opens February 22 In his last big show before his untimely and tragic death 10 weeks later, Jimi Hendrix pulls out all the stops at the Atlanta International Pop Festival (also known as the Southern Woodstock).

In addition to the live performance, interviews with Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell are featured. (NR)

ARCTIC Opens March 1 Mads Mikkelsen stars in this adventure film about an explorer that crash lands in the frozen wilderness.

His decision to stay with the plane or strike out on foot makes this an edge of your seat thriller. This is the first feature by director Joe Penna, who was nominated for the Golden Camera award at Cannes.

“Mads Mikkelsen is magnetic...”

LEWIS KNIGHT, Daily Mirror

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SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE FLICKS The Great Buster – Presented by Idaho Film Foundation

Fire at Sea, presented by Agency for New Americans

FEBRUARY 28, 7:00 Peter Bogdanovich’s love letter to the film star and innovator, Buster Keaton, featuring beautifully restored images from the silent era and insights from Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Quentin Tarantino and film critics Ben Mankiewicz and Leonard Maltin will play only once. BSU Film Professor Ryan Cannon will lead a discussion after the screening. The Idaho Film Foundation is a non-profit organization promoting the appreciation of film as an art form. Tickets are $12-General Admission and $7.50-Students, in advance and at the door.

MARCH 7, 7:00, $15 IN ADVANCE AND AT THE DOOR This 2017 Academy Award Nominee Best Documentary Feature was directed by Gianfranco Rosi. Filmed from the island of Lampedusa, 150 miles south of Sicily, it is the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern refugees hoping to make a new life in Europe. (NR)

i48 2019 February Collaboration Project APRIL 6 With generous support from the Boise City Department of Arts & History, i48 is sponsoring a large-scale collaboration between local screenwriters, directors, producers, actors, and crew to create up to10 original short films no longer than 10 minutes in February 2019. The finished films will screen Saturday, April 6th @12:30pm at the Flicks. Tickets are $5 in advance and at the door; more information: www.idaho48.org

“A powerful, and beautifully shot look at the migrant crisis.”

ANNA DIAMOND, The Atlantic

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Opens March 8 Laura (Penelope Cruz) travels home to Spain with her children from Argentina to celebrate her sister’s wedding, but the occasion turns ominous when her eldest daughter is kidnapped. Javier Bardem and Ricardo Darin also star for director Asghar Farhadi.

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“A quietly gripping examination of societal divisions, of class, of secrets that bind us together and pull us apart.�

STEVE POND, The Wrap

Loosely based on the life of Gerhard Richter, one of the 20th century’s most admired visual artists, the story follows thirty years in his life-from childhood in Nazi Germany to postwar East Berlin. Tom Schilling, Paula Beer and Sebastian Koch star, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck directs.

German with English subtitles. “A powerful, enthralling and sweeping saga with breathtaking cinematography and stellar, charismatic performances.“

Opens March 8 Alba August (daughter of acclaimed director Billy August) plays author Astrid Lindgren, who wrote many books including the Pippi Longstocking

stories (the most translated children’s books of all time) in this charming and enlightening biography.

In Swedish with English subtitles. (NR) “Stories about pioneering women by accomplished women; what a wonderful thing.�

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Opens March 22 Julianne Moore shines as Gloria, a woman looking for love at L.A. dance clubs; John Turturro is charming as a possible love interest. Michael Cera, Rita Wilson and Sean Astin also star. Sebastian Lelio directs from his screenplay. (NR)

Opens March 15 Jason Clarke and Keira Knightley star as Lewis and Rachael Morgan, a British colonel and his wife assigned to Hamburg during post WWII reconstruction. To Rachael’s surprise, they are to live in a grand house with its German owner (Alexander Skarsgard) and his daughter. This drama is based on the novel by Rhidian Brook and directed by James Kent.

“It’s a marvelously enjoyable movie, downright cathartic in its presentation of a threedimensional character.�

BRIAN TALLERICO, RogerEbert.com

Opens March 22 Psychotherapist Ruben Brandt suffers violent nightmares inspired by legendary works of art. Four of his patients, who happen to be thieves, offer to help him steal the works, since he believes that once he owns them, the nightmares will disappear.

Milorad Krstic is the writer-director of this award winning animated crime caper. “An animated joyride.�

BOYD VAN HOEIJ, Hollywood Reporter

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Opens March 29 Set in Iceland, this gorgeous film about an environmental activist has won film festival awards around the world. Halidora Geirharodottir stars as a woman who risks everything to protect the highlands. Subtitled in English. (NR)

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“Offbeat, poignant and visually exquisite.”

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Writer-director Laure de ClermontTonnerre tells a story of redemption in the modern west.

Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts) is a convicted violent felon in a Nevada prison who enters into an outdoor rehabilitation program run by a seasoned horse trainer-played

by Bruce Dern.

Jason Mitchell and Connie Britton co-star.

Writer-director Christian Petzold adapted the 1942 novel Transit Visa by Anna Seghers for this drama about a man fleeing from Germany to Paris. On his arrival he finds his contact dead from suicide and pilfers his papers to ensure a safe passage from Marseille.

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“…nothing short of a Christmas gift for any Anglophile or Shakespeare lover.”

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In this delightful documentary, an L.A. couple moves to the country to create their own utopia. Their decade long adventure draws the audience in to celebrate the triumphs and share in the struggles.

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I take a back seat to no one in my admiration for ROMA, the pristine meditation that garnered 10 Oscar nominations last week and made Netflix Hollywood’s most-debated subject matter in a generation. But my own heart has been stolen by another foreign film this award season: Cold War, which dares you not to fall in love with it. It’s breathtaking, and in any other year, it would be the hands-down favorite to win the Best Foreign Film Oscar.

Truth be told, it should take home that golden statuette, at least in my own humble opinion.

I can’t wait for you to see it.

Cold War is a dangerous dance across the decades that were held in the vice-grip between the end of World War II and the Polish revolutions of the late 20th century.

But instead of focusing on those events of historical tumult, Oscar-winning writer/ director Pawel Pawlikowski (Ida) has turned his eyes to the very personal tangle of Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) and Zula (Joanna Kulig), a couple you won’t soon forget. Not unlike Yuri and Lara of Doctor Zhivago, Wiktor and Zula

are slaves to each other’s souls in a cruel-to-bekind symbiosis. More simply, Wiktor is “ice” to Zula’s “fire.”

There are so many reasons to exalt Pawlikowski’s use of black and white for Cold War: the barren ruins of post-war Poland, in the film’s early scenes, practically induces chilblains, while, at the film’s midpoint, black and white images of a burgeoning jazz age in 1950s Paris beckons us to that era. Despite the lack of color, Pawlikowski and his cinematographer Lukasz Zal find numerous ways to visually underscore their shifts in dramatic tone. For example, the movie begins with a handheld, almost documentary look; but during another early scene, when Wiktor and Zula canoodle in a meadow by a riverbank, Pawlikowski and Zal use a wide lens to fill the screen with their lust/ angst. Later, in another contrast, Pawlikowski and Zal exploit the shiny glamor of mid-20th century Paris: The blacks are deeper and the white neon is lustrous.

The most burning image, though, is that of Ms. Kulig, who will undoubtedly become a global superstar. Her frank, tempestuous, knowing and alluring performance explodes off the screen. Whether she’s performing traditional folk songs, Soviet-era propaganda anthems, soulful jazz riffs, cheesy Polish pop songs, and even singing along and gyrating to Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock,” she clenches Wiktor, and us, in a hypnotic hold.

Civil War caught more than a few Hollywood types by surprise when it snagged three Oscar nominations last week: Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director (Pawlikowski) and Best Cinematography (Zal).

It is, no doubt, being overshadowed by the much-buzzed ROMA this award season, but Civil War is a classic telling of how all love is political, sometimes unbridled by hysteria, yet shackled to a fear of surrender.

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SCREEN EXTRA ROMA TO GET TREASURE VALLEY BIG SCREENING Among the 10 Oscar nominations secured by ROMA—tying with 2000’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for the most nods for a foreign film—were noms for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing. That said, most people who have, or will, see ROMA will likely be via Netflix, on a TV set, laptop or smartphone. Adding to BOISE WEEKLY.COM

that dilemma is the fact that Regal Cinemas, operators of Edwards cinexplexes in Boise, Nampa and northern Idaho, says it won’t screen ROMA as part of its annual presentations of Best Picture nominees, due to Netflix’s direct rivalry with traditional cinemas.

That said, Idaho-based Mike Kaplan, art director for Stanley Kurbrick’s 2001 and A Clockwork Orange, and current member of the

Motion Picture Academy, insists that ROMA appear on a Treasure Valley big screen.

“As an Academy member, I want to see ROMA in its ideal presentation, not on TV,” Kaplan told Boise Weekly. “It turns out that the newly opened Caldwell Luxe Reel Theatre has the perfect advanced (Dolby) Atmos sound system that can accommodate the sound that ROMA deserves. After a few weeks of calls

and chats with the folks at Caldwell Luxe, it’s going to happen.”

Indeed, beginning Friday, Feb. 1, the Caldwell Luxe Reel Theatre will showcase ROMA on the big screen, in large part due to Kaplan’s persistence.

“It feels to me that ROMA can be an Idaho cultural event after all,” said Kaplan. “I can’t wait.”

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY JAN. 30 Festivals & Events BBP ANNUAL IMPACT MEETING—Head down to Boise Bicycle Project for a review of the past 12 months, a preview of the year ahead, and an opportunity to help shape the plan.

There’ll be free vegan pizza and BYOB adult beverages. 6-8 p.m.

FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-4296520, boisebicycleproject.org.

MCCALL WINTER CARNIVAL—Celebrate 54 years of the McCall Winter Carnival with the famous snow sculptures, torchlight and Mardi Gras parades, live music, daily events spanning everything from comedy shows to art auctions, snowbike races, the Monster Dog Pull and much more. Through Feb. 3. FREE. McCall, Hwy. 55, mccallchamber.org/winter-carnival.

On Stage BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL—Ignite your passion for adventure, action and travel at the Banff Mountain Film Festival. 7 p.m. $14-$18, $48 for a three-day pass.

Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208387-1273, egyptiantheatre.net.

Art HOME/LAND GROUP EXHIBITION—The Home/Land group exhibition includes photographs, video and 3-D installation by featured artists Anna Horcinova, Christiana Caro, Clare Benson, Emma High, Jakub Janco, and Nidaa Absoulhosn. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984.

JAE YONG KIM: DONUT EVER FORGET ME—Jae Yong Kim’s installation is made up of hundreds of sculpted and painted ceramic donuts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6.

Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.

SATURDAY, FEB. 2

JANY SEDA PAINTS MESA VERDE—Jany Rae Seda celebrates Mesa Verde National Park in oils. She gives the viewer a glimpse into the land we hold in historic regard, emphasizing the First Nations’ heritage. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Art Source Gallery, 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208331-3374, artsourcegallery.com.

TVAA EXHIBITION: AFTER DARK, A DUALITY—How do artists respond to the long, dark nights of winter? The artists have responded with art. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555.

Odds & Ends

MARK W. MCGINNIS: THE UNFOLDING OF THE UNTITLED—Reviving his textural techniques from the 1980s and 1990s, Mark W. McGinnis presents a sampling of his three-year series of nonobjective paintings. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242.

CHALK AND BREW—Use an advanced wood burning technique, as well as create an additional 3-D effect to your sign with a paper heart you’ll learn how to make.

The first 10 people to register and use the coupon code VALENTINE will receive $10 off. NOTE: This particular class is not kid friendly.

6:30-8:30 p.m. $35. CopenRoss Growlers, 5120 W. Overland Road, Ste. 5, Boise, 208-342-6866.

TVAA 2019 JURIED ART EXHIBITION—Treasure Valley Artists Alliance’s only juried exhibition for the year Features 54 works chosen by juror Laurel Macdonald that express originality and craftsmanship. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, boisestatepublicradio.org.

THURSDAY JAN. 31 Festivals & Events MCCALL WINTER CARNIVAL—Celebrate 54 years of the

SATURDAY, FEB. 2

With all of the mania surrounding the Avengers franchise, Bogus Basin figured it’s about time Thor’s stepson—Ullr, the lesserknown Norse god of winter—got some love too. So the ski resort is hosting ULLR Fest, a five-hour party to thank Ullr for his snowy favor. There will be plenty of vendor booths with demos (think Boise mainstays like Eco Lounge, McU’s Sports, Greenwood’s Ski Haus, The Board Room and Boise Gear Collective) and places to grab food, in addition to outdoor games and activities flush with prize opportunities. Plus, skiers and boarders can search the mountain for prizes while they carve the powder.

10 a.m.-3 p.m., FREE (not including lift ticket). Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, 2006 N. Bogus Basin Road, 208-332-5100, bogusbasin.org.

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On Stage

STAGE COACH: A COMEDY OF TENORS—One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong?

7:30 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

BLT: THE BAKER’S DOZEN— Terry is a food critic for a local newsletter in a rural community who has been assigned to The Bakers Dozen donut shop to write a review. He finds himself surrounded by retired military veterans who frequent the shop every weekend to talk about the good old days. As he enjoys his Boston creme and coffee in comfort, two boys show up and attempt to commit an armed robbery. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104. boiselittletheater.org/current-season.

BOISE STATE TOURNEES FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL—Films are in French with English subtitles except for the film on the first day of Black History MonthFor the complete schedule of films, visit the event’s Facebook page. All screenings are free and open to the public in the Micron Building’s Skaggs Hall, Room

SUNDAY, FEB. 3

Workshops & Classes CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH—Support your Spanish learning by speaking with others in the language. This small group is aimed at those who are beginning to learn and looking for camaraderie. 6 p.m.

FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.

SHORT FICTION WITH CHRISTIAN WINN—In this six-week workshop, you’ll create a new work of short fiction, get

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1301, with parking available nearby in the Bradley Garage. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise State Micron Business and Economics Building, 2360 University Drive, Boise.

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McCall Winter Carnival. FREE. McCall, Hwy. 55, mccallchamber.org/winter-carnival.

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ZOO BOISE WILD AT HEART FREE DAY

FAMILY [VAGA]BONDING PART 1: GETTING READY TO TRAVEL

Free admission days are rare at Zoo Boise, so when one pops up in our calendar it’s always worth shouting (or roaring?) about. Even better, this particular free day revolves around that upcoming hearts-aflutter holiday, Valentine’s Day, so it’s the perfect time to cart the kids downtown and remind them how much they love animals.

The event, which runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., includes plenty of themed activities like face painting, photo opportunities and unique “animal enrichments” to celebrate all things Cupid. Kids can even make Valentine’s Day cards for their favorite animals—and we promise that zoo staff won’t let them eat the messages.

10 a.m.-5 p.m., FREE. Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Drive, 208-608-7760, zooboise.org.

In the 2006 comedy RV, bumbling patriarch Bob (Robin Williams) upends his family’s normal lives and drags them on a family vacation that seems to last a lifetime on wheels. It’s full of dysfunction and hilarity in equal measure, and if you’ve seen it, you just might be mentally prepared for Family [vaga]Bonding, the two-part guide to traveling full time as a family that will pop up at JUMP on Tuesday, Feb. 5, and Tuesday, Feb. 19. During the series, locals Macy and James Miller will offer tips that they picked up over the last year, when they lived on the road with their family in a home-built RV. Look forward to lessons on jobs, insurance, vehicle types, budgets, school, kids and pets—in short, “everything you need to know to prepare for your adventure before driving your first mile.”

6-8 p.m., $10. JUMP Inspire Studio, 1000 W. Myrtle St., 208-639-6610, jumpboise.org.

Yes, just like that Tom Hanks movie.

ZOLTAR ARRIVES AT RE-POP GIFTS Boise’s Re-POP Gifts, which bills itself as Idaho’s pop culture and fandom headquarters, is already known around town for its top-notch displays and installations, from a life-sized Doctor Who Tardis (used at Re-POP as a dressing room) to a replica Platform Nine and Three-Quarters (of Harry Potter fame) complete with green screen.

On Sunday, Feb. 3, the shop will debut its newest creation: a reproduction of Zaltar, The Great Gypsy King. If you’ve seen the 1988 movie Big, then you’ll recognize the mechanical fortune teller’s creepy hinged jaw and glowing red eyes from the scene where it grants Josh Baskin (David Moscow) his wish to grow up overnight (becoming Tom Hanks). Join the Re-POP crew for an 80’s-themed party to kick off Zoltar’s residence, complete with Big-themed merch, food, a costume contest, discounts and prizes.

Noon-4 p.m., FREE. Re-POP Gifts, 3107 W. State St., 208-991-6112, misscourageous.com.

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CALENDAR feedback then head into the revision process to polish your narrative with an eye toward publication. 6:30-8:30 p.m. $180-$215. The Cabin, 801 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3318000, thecabinidaho.org.

Art HOME/LAND GROUP EXHIBITION—The Home/Land group exhibition includes photographs, video and 3-D installation. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984.

JAE YONG KIM: DONUT EVER FORGET ME—Jae Yong Kim’s installation is made up of hundreds of sculpted and painted ceramic donuts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

JANY SEDA PAINTS MESA VERDE—Jany Rae Seda celebrates Mesa Verde National Park in oils. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Art Source Gallery, 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3313374, artsourcegallery.com.

MARK W. MCGINNIS: THE UNFOLDING OF THE UNTITLED—Mark W. McGinnis presents a sampling of his

three-year series of nonobjective paintings. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242.

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TVAA 2019 JURIED ART EXHIBITION—The group’s only juried exhibition for the year Features 54 works that express originality and craftsmanship. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, boisestatepublicradio.org.

Festivals & Events

TVAA EXHIBITION: AFTER DARK, A DUALITY—How do artists respond to the long, dark nights of winter? The artists have responded with art that is visually and thematically dark with contrasts of light. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555.

Kids & Teens ASL FOR CHILDREN WITH PAULA BAKER—Check out this fun and engaging American Sign Language class geared for children and their families.

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. FREE. Meridian Public Library, 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, 208-888-4451, mld.org.

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MCCALL WINTER CARNIVAL—Celebrate 54 years of the McCall Winter Carnival. FREE. McCall, Hwy. 55, mccallchamber.org/winter-carnival.

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On Stage BLT: THE BAKER’S DOZEN—Terry is a food critic assigned to The Bakers Dozen donut shop to write a review, when two boys show up and attempt to commit an armed robbery. 8 p.m. $12-$15. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org/current-season.

BOISE STATE TOURNEES FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL—For the complete schedule of films, visit the event’s Facebook page.

All screenings are free and open to the public in the Micron Building’s Skaggs Hall, Room 1301, with parking available nearby in the Bradley Garage. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise State Micron Business and Economics Building, 2360 University Drive, Boise.

STAGE COACH: A COMEDY OF TENORS—One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong? 8 p.m. $15.

Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?—Whose Live Anyway? is 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song, all based on audience suggestions. 8 p.m. $33-$67.

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110. morrisoncenter.com/events/ detail/whose-live-anyway.

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Art HOME/LAND GROUP EXHIBITION—The Home/Land group exhibition includes photographs, video and 3-D installation. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984.

JAE YONG KIM: DONUT EVER FORGET ME—Jae Yong Kim’s installation is made up of hundreds of sculpted and painted ceramic donuts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6.

Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330. boiseartmuseum.org.

MARK W. MCGINNIS: THE UNFOLDING OF THE UNTITLED— Mark W. McGinnis presents a series of non-objective paintings. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242.

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CALENDAR TVAA 2019 JURIED ART EXHIBITION—Treasure Valley Artists Alliance’s only juried exhibition for the year Features 54 works that express originality and craftsmanship. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-4263663, boisestatepublicradio.org.

TVAA EXHIBITION: AFTER DARK, A DUALITY—How do artists respond to the long, dark nights of winter? The artists have responded with art that is visually and thematically dark with contrasts of light. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555.

Odds & Ends BOISE STATE PHYSICS FIRST FRIDAY ASTRONOMY EVENT— Join Boise State Physics to hear Dr. Samuel Howell of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab describe NASA’s Clipper mission to visit Europa, as well as potential avenues for future landed exploration and ocean access. In Room 112. Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. FREE. Boise State Education Building, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-3723, boisestate.edu/events/details/ first-friday-astronomy-lecture.

FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC—Do you love Magic the Gathering? Join over 100 Friday Night Magic customers in your choice of one of three Friday Night Magic events. 7-11 p.m. $5-$15. All About Games, 7079 Overland Road, Boise, 208-343-5653, allaboutgamesboise.com.

SATURDAY FEB. 2 Festivals & Events IDAHO BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION—Join the Idaho Black History Museum at JUMP to kick off Black History Month. 6 p.m. $30. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise, 208-639-6610, ibhm.org.

MCCALL WINTER CARNIVAL—Celebrate 54 years of the McCall Winter Carnival. FREE. McCall, Hwy. 55, mccallchamber.org/winter-carnival.

Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org/current-season.

BOISE PHIL: SILENT MOVIES—Join Boise Philharmonic for the ever popular Silent Movies Night at the Egyptian Theatre.

Organist Ben Model joins The Phil to take you on a blast to the past accompanying movies from the Golden Age of Cinema.

7:30 p.m. $14-$24. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-344-7849, boisephil.org.

THE GREAT GATSBY BALL MYSTERY EVENT—The Great Gatsby is throwing a party to celebrate his new enterprises, including a deal with a bootlegger and trading illegal securities. His gangster partner believes Gatsby is getting too demanding for his station, and he may need to take him down a notch or two. 7-9 p.m. $25 show only, $50 dinner and show. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouseboise.com/on-stage-1.

STAGE COACH: A COMEDY OF TENORS—One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong? 8 p.m. $15.

Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Art HOME/LAND GROUP EXHIBITION—The Home/Land group exhibition includes photographs, video and 3-D installation. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984.

JAE YONG KIM: DONUT EVER FORGET ME—Jae Yong Kim’s installation is made up of hundreds of sculpted and painted ceramic donuts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6.

Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.

MARK W. MCGINNIS: THE UNFOLDING OF THE UNTITLED— Mark W. McGinnis presents a sampling of his three-year series of non-objective paintings. 9 a.m.9 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242.

ULLR FEST AT BOGUS BASIN— Join the Bogus Basin Ski Club for ULLR Fest, the family friendly celebration to thank Ullr, Norse god of winter and stepson of Thor, for bringing the snow.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, bogusbasin.org.

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SUNDAY FEB. 3

BLT: THE BAKER’S DOZEN—Terry finds himself surrounded by retired military veterans who frequent a donut shop every weekend. Then, two boys show up and attempt to commit an armed robbery. 2 & 8 p.m. $12-$15. Boise Little

ZOO BOISE WILD AT HEART FREE DAY—Take advantage of free admission for Zoo Boise’s annual Valentine-themed event.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-608-7760, zooboise.org.

Festivals & Events MCCALL WINTER CARNIVAL—Celebrate 54 years of the

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McCall Winter Carnival. FREE. McCall, Hwy. 55, mccallchamber.org/winter-carnival.

Art HOME/LAND GROUP EXHIBITION—The Home/Land group exhibition includes photographs, video and 3-D installation. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984.

JAE YONG KIM: DONUT EVER FORGET ME—Jae Yong Kim’s installation is made up of hundreds of sculpted and painted ceramic donuts. Noon-5 p.m. FREE-$6.

Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.

MARK W. MCGINNIS: THE UNFOLDING OF THE UNTITLED— Mark W. McGinnis presents a series of non-objective paintings. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242.

MONDAY FEB. 4 On Stage SWEET SWEDE COMEDY OPEN MIC—Have a laugh and a beer at The Mad Swede on Mondays with a different host and featured comedian each week. 8 p.m.

FREE. Mad Swede Brewing Company, 2772 S. Cole Road, Ste. 140, Boise, 208-922-6883.

Literature POETRY OPEN MIC—Read your own poetry (works-in-progress are welcome!) or share some of your current favorites by other writers.

Sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m., and open mic runs from 7-9 p.m. 7 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe, 225 N. Fifth St., Boise, 208-4291911, thehighnotecafe.com.

Food BREW-SKI MONDAYS—Take your 2019 season ski pass or your current Monday day pass from the current Monday to Barbarian’s Garden City Taproom on Monday nights and receive 10 percent off your entire tab. For ages 21 and older. 4-9 p.m. FREE. Barbarian Brewing Garden City Taproom/ Brewery, 5270 E. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-387-2739.

TUESDAY FEB. 5 HOME/LAND GROUP EXHIBITION—The Home/Land group exhibition includes photographs, video and 3-D installation. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984.

Art HOME/LAND GROUP EXHIBITION—The Home/Land group exhibition includes photographs, video and 3-D installation. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984.

MARK W. MCGINNIS: THE UNFOLDING OF THE UNTITLED— Mark W. McGinnis presents a series of non-objective paintings. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242.

MARK W. MCGINNIS: THE UNFOLDING OF THE UNTITLED— Mark W. McGinnis presents a series of non-objective paintings. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242.

TVAA 2019 JURIED ART EXHIBITION—Treasure Valley Artists Alliance’s only juried exhibition for the year Features 54 works that express originality and craftsmanship. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-4263663, boisestatepublicradio.org.

TVAA EXHIBITION: AFTER DARK, A DUALITY—How do artists respond to the long, dark nights of winter? Is it cozy? The artists have responded to these questions with art that is visually and thematically dark with contrasts of light. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555.

WEDNESDAY FEB. 6 On Stage BCT: LEWISTON—This is the first of two plays performed in repertory with Clarkston. Sam Hunter is coming home. These breathtakingly intimate plays by the Idaho native will be staged together for the first time.

7 p.m. $18-$38. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Art HOME/LAND GROUP EXHIBITION—The Home/Land group exhibition includes photographs, video and 3-D installation. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984.

JAE YONG KIM: DONUT EVER FORGET ME—Jae Yong Kim’s installation is made up of hundreds of sculpted and painted ceramic donuts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6.

Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.

MARK W. MCGINNIS: THE UNFOLDING OF THE UNTITLED— Mark W. McGinnis presents a series of non-objective paintings. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242.

TVAA 2019 JURIED ART EXHIBITION—Treasure Valley Artists Alliance’s only juried exhibition for the year Features 54 works. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-4263663, boisestatepublicradio.org..

TVAA EXHIBITION: AFTER DARK, A DUALITY—How do artists respond to the long, dark nights of winter? The artists responded with art. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555.

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JAE YONG KIM: DONUT EVER FORGET ME—Jae Yong Kim’s installation is made up of hundreds of sculpted and painted ceramic donuts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6.

Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.

TVAA 2019 JURIED ART EXHIBITION—Treasure Valley Artists Alliance’s only juried exhibition for the year Features 54 works that express originality and craftsmanship. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-4263663, boisestatepublicradio.org.

10-11:30 a.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org/victory.

TVAA EXHIBITION: AFTER DARK, A DUALITY—How do artists respond to the long, dark nights of winter? Is it cozy? The artists have responded to these questions with art that is visually and thematically dark with contrasts of light. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555.

Kids & Teens LITTLE SCHOLARS—This dropin cooperative play-and-learn program prepares children for kindergarten. For ages 0-5.

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BRANSON ANDERSON—6 p.m.

FREE. Highlands Hollow Brewhouse BUDDY DEVORE AND THE FADED COWBOYS—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon CHOIR BOY—7:30 p.m. $8-$10.

Neurolux FRONTLINER—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon THE ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s

HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN—7:30 p.m. $15-$25. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

START MAKING SENSE: TALKING HEADS TRIBUTE—8 p.m. $15$20. The Olympic TREASURE CANYON BAND—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon WOH DISCOVERY: OAKK—With Erratique, EvoluShawn, and LoveGunz. 10 p.m. FREE-$5. Reef

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On its just-released album Dadcore (Burger Records, 2019), garage pop band Mozes and the Firstborn takes a trip down memory lane, dabbling in what it calls “the paternal genre”—a musical style that could also be known as “that mixtape dad was always listening to in the garage.” Clearly, dad music is universal, as Mozes and the Firstborn (which hails from Eindhoven, the Netherlands) has had no problem reaching the audience of its Fullerton, California-based record label with nostalgic tracks like “Sad Supermarket Song” and “Baldy.” The first pairs melancholy chords with oddball lyrics (“I cannot help but feel a tremor / When I buy oatmeal at the store / Because the radio is jammin’ / I feel the pain and buy some corn”) while the second is a harmonica-rich ramble that recalls Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wildside.” Catch Mozes and the Firstborns far from home at Neurolux on Thursday, Jan. 31.

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THURSDAY JAN. 31

IRISH MUSIC—7 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s Pub & Grill

With The Parrots, and Billy Changer. 8:30 p.m., $8-$10.

Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.

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BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND—7:30 p.m. $59$121. Ford Idaho Center FREE PEOPLES—9 p.m. $3. Tom Grainey’s FRIM FRAM FOUR—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon JOSH HOYER AND SOUL COLOSSAL—7 p.m. $12-$15. The Olympic MOZES AND THE FIRSTBORN—7:30 p.m. $8-$10.

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THE CROWN REMNANT—With Roses Are Dead, and Fall of Fathom. 8 p.m. $TBA. The Shredder DJ IGA THE INDEPENDENT GROCER—6 p.m. FREE. The Funky Taco

ARMCHAIR BOOGIE, THE OLYMPIC, FEB. 5 The song “Movin Out of the City” is a perfect capsule for Armchair Boogie: Think classic bluegrass, with a boatload of banjo and lyrics about ditching the big city for the charms of country living. Out of the heartland of Wisconsin, where its sound was honed on a front porch facing Main Street (seriously), the four-piece has been delivering folk licks since 2014. If you’re a fan of Boise’s Hillfolk Noir or Fall Creek String Band, odds are it would be a good decision to stop by The Olympic on Tuesday, Feb. 5, and give Armchair Boogie a try. And if that’s not a reliable enough weathervane, try this: On the band’s website, each member is identified in part by his favorite beer.

—Lex Nelson With Innocent Man. 8 p.m., $8-$10. The Olympic, 1009 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-0176, theolympicboise.com.

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SAWTOOTH SERENADERS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Barbarian Brewing Downtown Boise Taproom

VOICE OF REASON—10 p.m. $3.

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BOISE BLUES SOCIETY: STUDEBAKER JOHN—7:30 p.m. $15-$25. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

CASCADE CRESCENDO—9 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon

JESSE DAYNE AND THE SAGEBRUSH DRIFTERS—9 p.m. FREE. Tom Grainey’s

CHROME SPARKS—With Lip Talk, and Kalbells. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15.

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NICOLE CHRISTENSEN AND FRIENDS—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon

DENNIS MCCLEARY BAND—8 p.m. FREE. Ha’ Penny Bridge Irish Pub and Grill

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

HECKTOR PECKTOR—10 p.m. $3.

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ASTROLOGY AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: Start a new trend that will serve your noble goals for years to come. MARCH: Passion comes back into fashion with a tickle and a shiver and a whoosh. APRIL: As you expand and deepen your explorations, call on the metaphorical equivalents of both a telescope and a microscope.

MAY: This is the beginning of the end of what you love to complain about. Hooray! JUNE: You’ll have an abundance of good reasons to celebrate the fact that you are the least normal sign in the zodiac. Celebrate your idiosyncrasies!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: You’ll have a knack for enhancing the way you express yourself and present yourself. The inner you and the outer you will become more unified. MARCH: You’ll discover two original new ways to get excited. APRIL: Be bold as you make yourself available for a deeper commitment that will spawn more freedom. MAY: What are the gaps in your education? Make plans to mitigate your most pressing area of ignorance. JUNE: Your body’s ready to tell you secrets that your mind has not yet figured out. Listen well.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: You’ll be invited to make a pivotal transition in the history of your relationship with your most important life goals. It should be both fun and daunting! MARCH: Don’t waste time and energy trying to coax others to haul away the junk and the clutter. Do it yourself. APRIL: The growing pains should feel pretty good. Enjoy the uncanny stretching sensations. MAY: It’ll be a favorable phase to upgrade your personal finances. Think richer thoughts.

Experiment with new ideas about money. JUNE: Build two strong bridges for every rickety bridge you burn.

Create two vital connections for every stale connection you leave behind.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: You have access to a semi-awkward magic that will serve you well if you don’t complain about its semi-awkwardness.

MARCH: To increase your clout and influence, your crucial first step is to formulate a strong intention to do just that. The universe will then work on your behalf.

APRIL: Are you ready to clean messes and dispose of irrelevancies left over from the past? Yes! MAY: You can have almost anything you want if you resolve to use it for the greatest good. JUNE: Maintain rigorous standards, but don’t be a fanatic. Strive for excellence without getting bogged down in a counterproductive quest for perfection.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: There’s a general amnesty in all matters regarding your relationships.

Cultivate truces and forgiveness. MARCH: Drop fixed ideas you might have about what’s possible and what’s not. Be keenly open to unexpected healings.

APRIL: Wander out into the frontiers. Pluck goodies that have been off-limits. Consider the value of ignoring certain taboos. MAY: Sacrifice a small comfort so as to energize your ambitions. JUNE: Take a stand in behalf of your beautiful ideals and sacred truths.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: Master the Zen of constructive anger. Express your complaints in a holy cause. MARCH: You finally get a message you’ve been waiting to receive for a long time. Hallelujah!

APRIL: Renew your most useful vows. Sign a better contract. Come to a more complete agreement. MAY: Don’t let your preconceptions inhibit you from having a wildly good time. JUNE: Start your own club, band, organization or business. Or reinvent and reinvigorate your current one.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: Be open to romantic or erotic adventures that are different from how love has worked in the past. MARCH: You’ll be offered interesting, productive problems. Welcome them!

APRIL: Can you explore what’s experimental and fraught with interesting uncertainty even as you stay well-grounded? Yes! MAY: You can increase your power by not hiding your weakness. People will trust you most if you show your vulnerability. A key to this season’s model of success is the ability to calmly express profound emotion. JUNE: Wild cards and X-factors and loopholes will be more available than usual. Don’t be shy about using them.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: The world may finally be ready to respond favorably to the power you’ve been storing up. MARCH: Everything you thought you knew about love and lust turns out to be too limited.

So expand your expectations and capacities! APRIL: Extremism and obsession can be useful in moderation.

MAY: Invisible means of support will become visible.

Be alert for half-hidden help. JUNE: Good questions: What do other people find valuable about you? How can you enhance what’s valuable about you?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: Be alert for vivid glimpses of your best possible future. The power of self-fulfilling prophecy is even stronger than usual.

MARCH: High integrity and ethical rigor are crucial to your success—and so is a longing for sacred adventure. APRIL: How can you make the best use of your likability? MAY: Cheerfully dismantle an old system or structure to make way for a sparkling new system or structure. JUNE: Beginner’s luck will be yours if you choose the right place to begin. What’s a bit intimidating but very exciting?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: You’ll have the need and opportunity to accomplish some benevolent hocus-pocus. For best results, upgrade your magical powers. MARCH: Make sure the turning point happens in your power spot or on your home turf. APRIL: You should be willing to go anywhere, ask any question, and even risk your pride if necessary so as to coax your most important relationships into living up to their potentials. MAY: If at first you don’t succeed, change the definition of success. JUNE: You can achieve more through negotiation and compromise than you could by pushing heedlessly ahead in service to your singleminded vision.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: Your sensual magnetism peaks at the same time as your spiritual clarity.

MARCH: You want toasted ice? Succulent fire? Earthy marvels? Homey strangeness? All of that is within reach. APRIL: Sow the seeds of the most interesting success you can envision. Your fantasy of what’s possible should thrill your imagination, not merely satisfy your sense of duty. MAY: Deadline time. Be as decisive and forthright as an Aries, as bold as a Sagittarius, as systematic as a Capricorn. JUNE: Go

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. FEBRUARY: A new phase of your education will begin when you acknowledge how much you have to learn. MARCH: Initiate diplomatic discussions about the things that never get talked about. APRIL: Revise your ideas about your dream home and your dream community. MAY: You have the power to find healing for your oldest lovesickness. If you do find it, intimacy will enter a new Golden Age. JUNE: Solicit an ally’s ingenuity to help you improvise a partial solution to a complex problem.

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