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BIG CHANGES

The Boise Co-op is one of the most recognizable businesses in Boise. For decades, it has been a North End staple—a homey place with cramped shelves; fresh produce; and familiar, helpful sta. In the last few years, big changes have come.

First, the store was renovated, followed soon after by the opening of a second location in Meridian. In the last year, the grocer has brought on its ďŹ rst-ever CEO, Michelle Andersen; and Culinary Director Jin Yang.

Not everyone is happy with those changes. Citing the store’s new direction, the store’s leadership nixed two positions that were favored by employees. More recently, two associates in the deli quit when their manager was ďŹ red over disagreements with Yang. Another current employee said he has grave concerns about the Co-op’s course. The consternation could be a function of the Co-op’s out-of-touch administration, or a natural consequence of change. I’ll let readers decide after they read my story on page 6.

The Boise Masonic Temple is the second-oldest such temple in Idaho, but it’s in a state of disrepair. Fortunately for the historic building, it’s in the hands of Justinian Morton, a true believer and renaissance handiman. Check out Xavier Ward’s proďŹ le on page 8.

Ward returns on page 9 with his harrowing story about a Boise video production company that will soon premiere its ďŹ lm about the vaquita, a profoundly endangered porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California. There are just 10 of the animals left in the world.

Elsewhere, George Prentice gives us the latest on his trip to the Toronto International Film Festival, where he caught Tom Hanks’ performance in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

As the name of the ďŹ lm suggests, Hanks plays Fred Rogers.

Check out Prentice’s assessment on page 10.

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NEWS GROUSING OVER GROCERIES

Boise Co-op employees worry about new leadership and policies HARRISON BERRY A deli associate at the Co-op, Forrest Martsch had only worked at the grocery store for approximately 6 months, but had already formed a strong bond with Deli Manager Melissa Craft, whom she said at one point offered to take care of her young son during one of Martsch’s shifts to help lighten the load.

“Melissa was just one of the best bosses I’ve ever had the experience of working with,” she said.

When the Co-op fired Craft on Aug. 30, Martsch quit on the spot, as did another of Craft’s subordinates, Molly Malone. According to emails obtained by Boise Weekly between Craft and Co-op Director of Human Resources Emilie Schossow, tensions rose between Craft and her employer because of “failure to work respectfully” with the new Culinary Director Jin Yang, and “demonstrated insubordination.”

Craft, however, said her firing had more to do with disagreements over policy under the Coop’s new leadership—policies she said depart from what Co-op employees and customers have come to expect.

“It seems like there isn’t accountability anymore,” she said. “I’d hate to see [the Co-op] go in a direction without people being aware.”

As a direct result of Craft’s ouster, two employees have quit, but the trajectory of the grocer under its first CEO, Michelle Andersen, has resulted in the elimination of two other positions: those of the Employee Communications Handling Officer (ECHO), an employee-management liaison job held by Jerry Jarrett, and the relatively new position of training coordinator held by Tracy Labraaten.

Jarrett still works for the Co-op, having been rehoused across two departments. Labraaten said her job was meant to standardize and improve skill sets among employees at both Co-op locations, but added she got little administrative support under Andersen. Eventually, she was fired.

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Some current and former employees voiced concern over changes under the Co-op’s new leadership, while the grocer’s administration touts new executive positions, programs and initiatives.

me,” she said. “I was in love with what the Coop stood for, and I never imagined this would happen here.”

For Jarrett, the elimination of the ECHO position was a blow to transparency. In an email, he wrote that the position provided an important link between Co-op leaders and workers, and he willingly left that role rather than risk being fired for openly voicing the concerns of employees. Soon afterward, the position was eliminated entirely. “[Management] wanted someone more to give the idea that the employees have a voice rather than actually giving a voice that matters, and they knew that in the climate they created they would not find someone who would be that for them,” he wrote.

Craft’s own departure from the Co-op, she said, came after she criticized a number of changes in the deli coming from Yang, including hiring new employees at a higher hourly rate than existing staff and capping the maximum raise for individual employees. In the past, she said, she had discretion to give employees raises at any rate she wanted, as long as the total in raises fit under a certain percentage of her department budget. The change, she said, punished her employees to bump paychecks and

create new high-paying positions at the top of the organizational chart, including Yang’s.

“I think that was insulting, and not how the Co-op has historically treated its employees,” she said. “To have them tell me that the employees are going to take a hit while they’re creating new positions at the top—that’s what’s going on.”

The Co-op has pushed back against the allegations and touted advances made by the company under its new leadership. It has increased the number of paid holidays for employees from two to seven, drafted a “social purpose statement” and created a “Go Forward” business plan, the first such plan in the company’s history.

Bringing on a CEO is perhaps the most significant shift for the Co-op. A longtime hand at Starbucks, Andersen brought to the helm decades of corporate business experience, as well as Yang, with whom she’d worked before. Together they’ve charted a new course for the company with the backing of Board of Directors President Shannon McGuire.

“When the Board of Directors hired Michelle Andersen, we did so because of her incredible track record of leadership, ability to build positive and engaged cultures, strong business acumen, and her longstanding love for

our Co-op,” she wrote in a statement. “Both the Board and Michelle knew that the task before us would be challenging. The legacy of the Boise Co-op is deeply rooted—built upon relationships and love for our community.”

Yang’s new post has also been brought up as a turning point for the Co-op, embodying many of the values the Co-op has come to represent. In an interview earlier this year with BW, Yang pointed to issues like environmentalism and social responsibility as driving forces behind the continued and future success of the grocer: “Everyone has a soulful reason why they shop at places now,” Yang said.

“Not just because it’s cheapest. ... I think our generation and the future generations coming up, we have a deeper care in how our money affects [things]. That dollar is kind of a vote in what the future holds.”

Like others in the new upper echelons of the Co-op, he has been as much a source of change for the organization as continuity, with McGuire describing him as an “intentional investment in transformation of our deli.” More changes are coming, but some current and former employees have said they’d rather walk the plank than stay aboard.

“There’s a culture of fear there,” Craft said.

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ARTS & CULTURE JUSTINIAN OF ALL TRADES

A Boise preservationist works to restore the Boise Masonic Lodge to its former glory

BY X AVIER WARD PH OTOS BY X AVIER WARD

Justinian Morton is working to restore the Red Lodge, a room that had significant water damage to the plaster in the ceiling and walls.

Justinian Morton stood among a mess of plaster, paint and tools in the Boise Masonic Lodge’s Red Room. All of the permanent pieces of the room were quarantined in the right side while Morton was working to restore the historic space.

Each piece, Morton said, has a specific purpose or meaning tied to it.

“Everything in here has some kind of symbolism to it,” he said. “The principles of freemasonry are the principles of the United States—the good principles.”

Morton lobbied for years to help restore the Masonic Lodge in Downtown Boise. He got the go-ahead from the Masonic leadership this year.

He isn’t a Freemason—not yet, anyway— though he said he has an interest in every old building in downtown Boise. Morton is larger than life, a classically-trained organ builder and former circus performer, and his passion for the buildings and lifestyle of yesteryear were apparent.

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littered as it is with scraps of paint, the room’s furniture and tarped-over decorations, painters’ tape and recently laid plaster on the walls.

“There are all these developers that want this building, and they want the Shrine building,” Morton said. “So I’m kind of, on a certain level, trying to get people excited about the building again and get this more into the condition of when people were proud of this building. And they’re proud of it, but this 60s paneling is terrible.”

Boise hasn’t done a great job maintaining its history, Morton said. The older downtown buildings gave way to cinder block stucco structures that pepper the downtown. To Morton, those modern buildings are grotesque and lack character. For him, preservation is deferred maintenance. He was originally brought in to restore the ceiling, which had sprung a leak during a rainstorm, but when he arrived, he saw that he could do much more with the space to restore it to its former splendor.

“This place started out better than most,” he said. “The more something is already intact, the more I want to make sure it gets the care it needs.”

The lodge is one of the remaining pieces of Boise’s history. It was built in 1906, and an addition was put on the building in 1913.

That’s when the air conditioner, “Bertha,” as Morton called it, the one the building still uses, was installed.

“This plaster work was probably done by someone outside of Boise, because the time this was done Boise was really podunk, it did not have this quality of workmen,” Morton said.

There has been talk of the Masons moving to another location, abandoning the space that was the second Masonic lodge in Idaho—the first being in Idaho City, and it’s still standing. The Masons leaving their historic Boise building would be a shame, Morton said, considering the craftsmanship and history of the space.

Beyond restoring the space, Morton plans to become a Mason soon. It’s an arduous process, requiring research and readings, as well as a rigorous application.

“I kind of brought myself in. I’ve been fascinated with Masonry and fraternal orders for a really long time. I actually have a huge collection of Masonic lore,” he said. “But I primarily

am a preservationist and I do dedicated historical preservation. I have an interest in every old building in Boise.”

The tenets of Masonry promote inclusivity and personal improvement, which is one of the appealing aspects, Morton said.

“Most of masonry is a series of allegories that teach life lessons basically,” he said. “It’s a lot of mentoring.”

Masons are often seen as a social club for old white men, but Morton said they would like to diversify their ranks. It’s difficult, however, considering Masons are not allowed to advertise or recruit. Everyone who wishes to join must do so of their own free will. A lot of the values that are taught are inherently inclusive, Morton said.

One of the main symbols of masonry is the keystone, an obtuse looking stone that joins the two sides of arch. Without the stone, the arch collapses. The arch represents society.

“The keystone isn’t square, right? There’s some parable where the keystone was discarded because it wasn’t square. They got to the middle of the arch, and the arch wouldn’t stand without it,” Morton said.

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COURTESY MAT T PODOLSKI

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Matt Podolsky sits in a fishing vessel during the filming of Sea of Shadows.

CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE

Sea of Shadows documentary showcases the plight of the critically endangered vaquita

BY X AVIER WARD When Boise-based filmmaker Matt Podolsky began exploring the idea of making a documentary about the critically endangered vaquita, he had no idea what he was in for. Not only did his company, Wild Lens Collective, work collaboratively with Leonardo DiCaprio’s film company Appian Way Productions, but he would also be part of the first crew to ever handle a live vaquita.

The vaquita is a species of porpoise native to the northern part of the Gulf of California. There are roughly 10 known vaquita left in the world, and while conservation efforts are underway, a meaningful recovery of the species is highly unlikely, Podolsky said.

“Obviously we were not hoping for that latter outcome, but we knew either way we have a really compelling story,” he said.

Podolsky’s film, Sea of Shadows, will premiere at The Flicks Friday, Sept. 13. The film begins as 7:30, but there is a reception at 6:30.

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ning the risk of going extinct, he said.

“We really are making a big push as far as an impact campaign,” he said. “This is like the last chance.”

Many marine species in all areas of the world suffer from the impacts humans have had on the ocean. Rising ocean temperatures and pollution devastate coral reefs and many species of fish. As far as climate change is concerned, the vaquita has weathered that storm. Podolsky said there’s no evidence that vaquita are dramatically impacted by the warming oceans. Instead, its rapid decline is attributed to one thing: illegal fishing operations.

“Actually, one of the scientists who is basically the head of this big government for the research program, he did research specifically targeting that question,” Podolsky said.

What the research discovered is vaquita mortality is almost solely linked to fishing.

“The mortality is all entanglement in gill nets,” Podolsky said. “All gill nets are not created equal.”

The majority of fishing nets that trap the

vaquita actually target totoaba, a fish with an extremely valuable swim bladder. While totoaba fishing was banned in 1975, there is still a black market for the swim bladder, largely in China.

In 2018, Chinese customs seized 980 pounds of totoaba swim bladders, totalling roughly $26 million. The bladders are sold as traditional medicine on the black market, and are believed to treat fertility and circulation issues.

Peak vaquita population was believed to be in the thousands, but the number of the marine mammal has precipitously declined in recent years. In 1997, there were roughly 600 vaquita living in the Gulf of California. By 2008, that number had reached 200, and a visual survey in 2015 showed 60. Now, with only 10 left, extinction seems nearly certain, Podolsky said.

“It’s really sort of our last chance to save the species,” he said. “At the same time, we want the message to be more broadly about extinction.”

Preserving the remaining vaquita is another challenge in and of itself. While the Mexican government proposed capturing the living vaquita

and trying to bring them up to stronger numbers in captivity, Podolsky’s crew experienced first-hand why that is not a viable solution.

A boat Podolsky was on was part of the crew that captured a living vaquita—the first time a vaquita had ever been caught alive and on video.

However, it was so panicked that the crew was forced to let it go.

“We had, depending on the day, we had a number of videographers and shooters out there trying to capture the moment,” Podolsky said.

Another vaquita was captured later and kept in captivity, but died due to the stress of its captive environment.

While the fishing operations are illegal, those who have the right connections know who to bribe, and the vaquita continue to decline, Podolsky said.

These are actually large-scale criminal syndicates hunting for totoaba bladders, not just fisherman trying to make an extra buck on the side, he said. The vaquita, simply put, are caught in the crossfire.

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GOODNESS GRACIOUS: FINDING VIRTUE AND REALITY AT THE MOVIES

Rediscovering that neighborly feeling (with some help from Mr. Rogers) GEORGE PRENTICE

Tom Hanks (left) portrays Fred Rogers in an upcoming biopic while Dev Patel (right) plays David Copperfield in The Personal History of David Copperfield, which opens in early 2020.

field. No, the Emmy-winning writer/director in the deep wisdom of childhood.

With increasing frequency, the cinema year’s chooses to jar us instead with some delightful “He just wanted to make little kids, little demarcation has been Labor Day or, more specolorblind casting choices, and ceaseless visual human beings, feel safe, even if they didn’t have cifically, September’s Toronto International Film delights (walls literally fly away to make room all the answers,” Hanks told Boise Weekly on the Festival. Simply put, there’s everything before red carpet just prior to his film’s for the story’s many flashbacks).

TIFF (a flood of stereotypical Dev Patel, as Copperfield, leads an august world premiere in Toronto. hit-or-miss reboots or sequels) supporting cast that includes the always“I think what I learned is that and everything after (a density scrumptious Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Beneyou can somehow choose an of award-worthy performances A BEAUTIFUL DAY dict Wong, Ben Whishaw and an enchanting authentic life.” and screenplays). And this IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Directed by Marielle Heller His is not just the feel-good Jairaj Varsani as young David. year’s TIFF has, once again, set Following his film’s world premiere at movie of the year; that would a banquet for us to feast on all Starring Tom Hanks TIFF, Patel joked that when he was first asked short shrift all the goodness that the way through award season.

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by Iannucci to consider joining the cast, he this movie will spread for years With 333 titles in this year’s truly thought the story was about that other to come. It’s an adults-only refestival, 229 of which are global discovery of our inner children. David Copperfield. or North American premieres, “I was the dopey guy who thought he was The Personal History of there’s only so much room on the magician. So, I went to this meeting, all one’s plate. Quite frankly, considering that TIFF David Copperfield is, by far, the biggest film excited about the possibility of sawing some surprise of 2019. Yes, there have been more 2019 is only half over, I’m already full. than a dozen screen adaptations, dating back to people in half,” said Patel, adding that he took The most satisfying bites, thus far, have 1911, of Charles Dickens’ bible of nobility. But particular pride in bringing the Dickens clascome from two films that include a dollop of sic to a new, more diverse audience. “Hopethis gloriously frenetic reimagining of this oftoptimism on the side: A Beautiful Day in the fully, it will avoid some other dopey guy like Neighborhood and The Personal History of David told tale of truth and maturity has never been me who didn’t know who David Copperfield more uplifting. Rooted deeply in its original Copperfield. is. Hopefully, a new generamid-19th-century setting, this First, can we all agree that everyone’s favorite tion will see this new David new Copperfield transposes its everyman (and part-time Idahoan) Tom Hanks Copperfield and find a face source material into a decidedly was born to play Fred Rogers? Mr. Hanks’ name they can relate to.”

21st-century cinematic context, attached to such a project practically guarantees THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD I’ve already screened dozens an audience. But A Beautiful Day in the Neighbor- but this very modern film never Directed by Armando Iannucci of exciting world premieres strays from a core conceit: that hood, directed by Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Starring Dev Patel, at TIFF, and there are dozens Forgive Me?) is no pedestrian paean to childhood great art is born of great experiTilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie more to come in the next ence, and one’s true fortune is comforts. Drawing on journalist Tom Junod’s Opening in early 2020 several days. Rest assured, measured in one’s friends.

1998 profile of Rogers for Esquire in 1998, this we’ll be sharing the good news The film’s first wonderment truly engaging film balances pure catharsis and on those titles in the coming the unbridled pleasure of a signature performance is that it is the imagination weeks. In the meantime, know of Armando Iannucci, creator from the two-time Oscar winner. Technically this: You’ve a long list of films from which to of Veep, which just wrapped seven glorious perfect and imbued with the almost spiritual choose to fill your date nights in the weeks and seasons on HBO. No worries though; there goodness that marks all his work, Hanks’ Fred months ahead. Lucky you.

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Hyde Park Street Fair!

Welcome to The Hyde Park Street Fair, the North Ends premier summer music festival featuring all local musicians and performers, unique arts & crafts vendors with Boise’s most eclectic food court and two beer gardens!

Proudly celebrating our 40th Anniversary, The Street Fair has truly become a Boise tradition. What began in Hyde Park in the summer of 1979 as a street party with a handful art booths, garage bands and belly dancers has matured into a community celebration that attracts over 30,000 people over three days. For the past 40 years, the Hyde Park Street Fair has remained the largest fundraiser for The North End Neighborhood Association, (NENA) and it wouldn’t be possible without you, our friends and neighbors. NENA’s all volunteer board, together with an army of volunteers that include students from Boise High, BSU, Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance and Boise Fire Fighters Local 149 work hard to bring you this distinctively North End experience every September.

The success of the Hyde Park Street Fair allows NENA to continue to preserve and enhance our neighborhood. $OO SURFHHGV IURP WKLV QRQ SURèW HYHQW DUH UHLQYHVWHG E\ 1(1$ EDFN LQWR WKH 1RUWK (QG WKURXJK QHLJKERUKRRG SURJUDPV LPSURYHPHQW JUDQWV DQG DQQXDO JUDQWV WR HDFK RI RXU èYH KLVWRULF QHLJKERUKRRG schools. This year NENA is teaming with Jesse Tree to assist in eviction prevention within the North End and Boise Community Forestry to help preserve our shady streets and increase our tree canopy. Stop by the NENA booth (marked by the INFO banner), meet the board, buy a T-shirt and learn more about our historic neighborhood. Proceeds go to a good cause!

On behalf of the North End Neighborhood Association, I’d like to express our sincere appreciation to our sponsors, vendors, volunteers, musicians and performers as well as Boise Parks and Recreation and the Boise Police Dept. We remain grateful to our neighbors for their continued patience and support during this weekend—especially those living nearest to Camels Back Park. As always, we urge fair visitors to ride your bike, walk, take the shuttle, scooter or use public transportation as street parking close the park is nearly non existent. Cyclists can utilize our secure, valet bike corral and possibly win a bike!

In closing, I’d like to thank you for attending and helping make our 40th HPSF the most memorable Street Fair for everyone.

We’ll see you at the fair!

Mark Baltes, President North End Neighborhood Association, INC.

Give your kids a break and drop them off in our large, enclosed kids area! Operated by Giraffe Laugh, the area features fun, games and a bounce house.

IDAHO MOUNTAIN TOURING

VALET BIKE CORRAL Ride, Baby Ride! (Sounds better than “Bicycle, Baby, Bicycle�, but you get the idea.)

There are no parking lots and the streets are the primary parking for many local residents around Camel’s Back Park.

(There aren’t that many garages in the North End.) The best way to get to the fair is by bike. Our Idaho Mountain Touring bike corral, manned by the Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance is safe, secure and FREE! Drop off your bike and enter to win a beautiful 2019 Electra Loft 7D, from Idaho Mountain Touring! (To be given away, Sunday at approximately 4:20 pm. Need not be present to win.)

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SUNDAY, SEPT. 15TH – EVENT OPENS AT 10 AM 11:30–12:15 12:30–1:15 1:30–2:15 2:30–3:15 3:30–4:15

We’ve teamed up with Zero Waste Institute to make our recycling efforts even better! (Look for their ambassadors throughout the fair.) Thanks to our sponsor Proud Water Source, we’ve eliminated plastic bottles and now we’d like your help. When you head down here to shop, bring a bag (or two). We’d like to see plastic bags go away too!

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Matt Hopper & The Roman Candles

FREE SHUTTLE! True Hope Church (formerly First Baptist Church) 607 N 13th is offering FREE parking and a shuttle to/from the Hyde Park Street Fair on Friday and Saturday! Friday 4 to 9 pm and Saturday 11 am to 9 pm. The drop off/pickup is in their courtyard area (look for the signs). All tips and donations go to a local mission partnership.

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ISF: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET— Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together in a Memphis recording studio, and the results are electrifying. 8 p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. idahoshakespeare.org.

ISF: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET— Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together in a Memphis recording studio, and the results are electrifying. 8 p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. idahoshakespeare.org.

Literary Arts BOISE POETRY SLAM—Perform, judge, or just bask in glorious poetry at this monthly slam. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. Even Stevens, 815 W. Bannock St., Boise.

REFUGEE SPEAKERS BUREAU— Celebrate the diversity in our community through storytellers, who will share their refugee experiences and their integration into Boise. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library-Hillcrest Branch, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise. 208-972-8340.

THE MINOTAUR BY ANNA ZIEGLER | PRESENTED BY OPAL THEATRE COMPANY—A contemporary version of a Greek myth, The Minotaur is a contemporary take on love, honor, and human connection.

8-10 p.m. FREE-$20. GEM Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Dr., Boise. gemcenterforthearts.org.

Film BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES PRESENTS FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF—7 p.m. $9. The Egyptian Theatre, 700 West Main St., Boise. boiseclassicmovies.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11

Visual Arts RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW PRESENTS: THINGS THAT GO BUMP—Join our sexy specters and vivacious vampires as we haunt you with the first show of our 2019-2020 season, Things That Go Bump. 8 p.m. $25-$30. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City. visualartscollective.com.

Literary Arts HUMAN RIGHTS BOOK CLUB: THE CITY OF SILVER AND GOLD—The story of the Indian Queen who led a revolution against the British.

7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Idaho Black History Musuem, 508 Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-376-4229. rdbooks.org.

Comedy CAITLIN GILL—Caitlin’s stand up has been featured on the Viceland Show Flophouse on HULU. Her writing has been featured in Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters coming to TruTV, Hidden America with Jonah Ray, the series Take My

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 13-15

Wife and in The New York Times. 8 p.m. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise. 208-941-2459.

Teens DUNGEONS & DRAGONS—Tap into your imagination and explore the engaging world of Dungeons & Dragons! Questions? Contact Dungeon Master Eric at ehovey@adalib.org.

4:30-6 p.m. FREE. Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Rd., Boise. 208362-0181. adalib.org.

FRIDAY SEPT. 13 Festivals & Fairs 40TH HYDE PARK STREET FAIR—19 Bands on the main stage.

30 on the community stage. (Band lineups at northendboise.org. ) Food Court, 2 Beer Gardens, Kids area.

Vendors. 4-9:30 p.m. FREE. Camel’s Back Park, 1200 Heron St., Boise.

208-283-7113. meetup.com.

Theatre CHARLOTTE’S WEB—Join us for this delightful play based on E.B. White’s beloved story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. 2-3:45 p.m. $12. Treasure Valley Children’s Theater, 440 W. Pennwood St., Ste 100, Meridian.

208-287-8828. treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com.

CLUE—On a dark and stormy night, six unique guests, plus a butler and a maid, assemble for a dinner party at the home of Mr. Boddy. When their host turns up dead, it is clear that no one is safe! Soon the guests are racing to find the killer and keep the body count from stacking up.

Based on the popular board game and adapted from the cult classic film, Clue is the comedy whodunit that will keep you guessing (and laughing) to the very end. Contains adult humor and mild violence. 8 p.m. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise. boiselittletheater.org.

ISF: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET— Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together in a Memphis recording studio, and the results are electrifying. 8

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 13-28

THE MINOTAUR BY ANNA ZIEGLER | PRESENTED BY OPAL THEATRE COMPANY—A contemporary version of a Greek myth, The Minotaur is a contemporary take on love, honor, and human connection.

8-10 p.m. FREE-$20. GEM Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Dr., Boise. gemcenterforthearts.org.

Visual Arts RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW PRESENTS: THINGS THAT GO BUMP—Join our sexy specters and vivacious vampires as we haunt you with the first show of our 2019-2020 season, Things That Go Bump. 8 p.m. $25-$30. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City. visualartscollective.com.

Comedy CAITLIN GILL—Caitlin’s stand up has been featured on the Viceland Show Flophouse on HULU. Her writing has been featured in Bobcat

SUNDAY, SEPT. 15

Cheers to 40 years!

Things that go bump

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COURTESY RED LIGHT VARIET Y SHOW

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Refugee stories

p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. idahoshakespeare.org.

Wine and movement don’t mix, or do they?

NEIGHBOR NARRATIVES

HYDE PARK STREET FAIR

RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW

WIGGLES AND WINE WITH WEND

Refugees have much to share. Many come from war-torn or impoverished countries, are forced to learn a new language and adjust to the cultural norms of their new homes. To share these experiences, Boise’s Refugee Speakers Bureau hosts talks with current and former refugees who share their stories with audiences around the Treasure Valley for free. Refugees have a storied history in Idaho. In 1975, Gov. John Evans began to bring in refugees from Southeast Asia. In the 1980s that expanded to refugees from Eastern Europe. During the 1990s, Boise settled more than 5,000 refugees from communities around the world. While the influx of refugees in Boise has slowed in recent years, Boise’s refugee community is still thriving.

6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library-Hillcrest Branch, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, idahorefugees.org.

A lot has changed in the North End over the years. It started as a subdivision of Sears & Roebuck houses north of downtown, but has since become an iconic neighborhood, transforming from a working-class stronghold to the epicenter of conversations about housing affordability in Boise. That’s why the Hyde Park Street Fair’s 40th anniversary will cater to everyone. The 3-day-event will have musical performances, vendors, free yoga classes, a children’s center and not one, but two beer gardens. It will also offer free shuttles, a bicycle raffle for those who roll in on two wheels and a place to bring your furry companion. As a final touch to the celebration, an exclusive Sockeye Brewing Hyde Park StreetFest Oktoberfest style beer and ERTH Squirrel Punch soda beverage will be available.

Friday, 4 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; Saturday,. 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

FREE. Camel’s Back Park, 1300 N. Heron St., Boise, northendboise.org.

Some things that go bump in the night can’t be explained. The others can be found at the Visual Arts Collective, which will host the Red Light Variety Show starting Friday, Sept. 13. Start Halloween season off right with ghosts and vamps, as RLVS presents Things That Go Bump—complete with burlesque, boylesque, dance, aerial acrobatics, pole dancing and comedy. It’s a mix of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Something Wicked This Way Comes. The Visual Arts Collective hosts this annual burlesque expose with performers from around the City of Trees. The Red Light Variety Show started in 2008, bringing creative performance pieces to the stage.

Tickets are nearly sold out, according to the Red Light Variety Show’s Facebook page. There are additional performances Sept. 20-21 and Sept.

27-28. This is a 21 and over performance.

See web for dates, 9 p.m. $25-$30. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, visualartscollective.com.

Par Terre Winery is one of the newcomers to the blossoming Garden City wine scene, and is hosting a night of dance, music and wine.

The owners, Travis and Mallory Walker, have as close of a connection to dance as they do wine.

The two met at a northern California-based ballet company more than a decade ago. Living together in a house with a garage, the two decided to try their hands at winemaking. The two have likened the process of winemaking to dancing: “fleeting,” according to their website.

The gathering will partner with modern dance troupe Project Flux and Wend, a musical act self-described as “rainy day psychedelic harp lullabies.” Along with the dance, music and wine, some light appetizers will be provided for guests.

Tickets bought online can be found for $20, while door tickets will be sold at $25.

4 p.m. $20-$25. Par Terre Winery, 9165 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, parterrewinery.com.

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BEER GUZZLER OCCIDENTAL BREWING CO. In a Northwest beer world dominated by IPAs, where most breweries are racing to see who can stuff the most hops into a bottle, Portland, Oregon-based Occidental goes against the grain. It specializes in sessionable German-style lagers and ales. With fall fast approaching, that means the fresh hops are here, and Oktoberfest is just around the corner. Occidental has all the bases covered with these three exceptional brews.

OCCIDENTAL EDELHELL HELLES LAGER, $1.99 As fits the name, this is a bright (aka “helles”), light-lemon colored pour with a thick, persistent, eggwhite head. The aromas are a clean mix of fresh-milled grain and floral hops with a touch of honeyed biscuit. The palate is oh so smooth, with light malt, toasted brioche and more hops coming through on the finish. What’s not to like?

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CALENDAR Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters coming to TruTV, Hidden America with Jonah Ray, the series Take My Wife and in The New York Times. 8 and 10 p.m. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise. 208-941-2459.

HARRY POTTER COMEDY MONTH—Join us for a month of celebrating the Fall and all things Harry Potter! Free movies, 3 comedy shows, butter beer and more! 7-9 p.m. FREE-$50. The Creative Space, 121 E. 34th St., Garden City. 208450-2128. recycledmindscomedy. com.

Food & Drink CWI FARM TO FORK DINNER—College of Western Idaho (CWI) invites you to an evening of a sustainably sourced five course meal. Many of the ingredients for dinner will be harvested from the CWI Campus Garden the morning of the dinner.

7-8:30 p.m. $75. College of Western Idaho-Nampa Campus Academic Building, 5500 E. Opportunity Dr., Nampa. 208-562-3000. cwi.edu.

Other Sports & Outdoors NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM—Night at the Museum features a talk by bee expert Dr. Joseph Wilson, a book signing & dessert reception, a Silent Auction, and museum tours 7-9 p.m. FREE. The College of Idaho, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell.

208-459-5507.

IDAHO VINTAGE MARKET—Upscale vintage-inspired market featuring artisans and collectors selling original art, antiques, clothing, jewelry, home decor and treats. 5-8 p.m. $5. Expo Idaho, 5610 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. 208-409-8282. expoidaho.com.

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OCCIDENTAL FESTBIER, $2.99 A thin, beige head covers this dark amber pour that features the characteristic Marzen nose marked by dark, toasty wheat bread with touches of toffee and mixed nuts. The flavors are round without being overly rich, leading off with sweet malt that’s backed by cherry, toast and just the right, light kiss of hops. It’s an excellent example of this classic style.

OCCIDENTAL FRESH HOP PILSNER, $2.99 An iridescent shade of straw in the glass, it’s topped by a thin, white froth. The nose is fairly subtle, with a nice hit of fruity hops and notes of bread and pepper.

This one goes down too easily with its opening flavors of slightly sweet, fresh-baked bread and well-integrated, mildly bitter hops. The finish is smooth and dry with a nice bit of fruitiness.

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SATURDAY SEPT. 14 Festivals & Fairs 40TH HYDE PARK STREET FAIR—19 Bands on the main stage.

30 on the community stage. (Band lineups at northendboise.org. ) Food Court, 2 Beer Gardens, Kids area.

Vendors 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. FREE. Camel’s Back Park, 1200 Heron St., Boise. 208-283-7113.

MERIDIAN MAIN STREET MARKET—Local farmers, crafters, artisans and youth sel their products every Saturday. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian. 208-918-3480.

Theatre CHARLOTTE’S WEB—Join us for this delightful play based on E.B. White’s beloved story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. 2-3:45 p.m. $12. Treasure Valley Children’s Theater, 440 W. Pennwood St., Ste. 100, Meridian.

208-287-8828. treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com.

CLUE—On a dark and stormy night, six unique guests, plus a butler and a maid, assemble for a dinner party at the home of Mr. Boddy. When their host turns up dead, it is clear that no one is safe! Soon the guests are racing to find the killer and keep the body count from stacking up.

Based on the popular board game and adapted from the cult classic film, Clue is the comedy whodunit that will keep you guessing (and laughing) to the very end. Contains adult humor and mild violence. 8 p.m. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise. boiselittletheater.org.

ISF: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET— Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together in a Memphis recording studio, and the results are electrifying. 8 p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. idahoshakespeare.org.

THE MINOTAUR BY ANNA ZIEGLER | PRESENTED BY OPAL THEATRE COMPANY—A contemporary version of a Greek myth, The Minotaur is a contemporary take on love, honor, and human connection.

8-10 p.m. FREE-$20. GEM Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Dr., Boise. gemcenterforthearts.org.

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Visual Arts HOLDING WHAT CAN’T BE HELD 2019—Holding What Can’t Be Held 2019 presents work by a new group of artists who bring their work to bear on the conundrums of the nuclear age. 7-10 p.m. FREE. MING Studios, 420 S. Sixth St., Boise.

208-424-6821, mingstudios.org.

RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW PRESENTS: THINGS THAT GO BUMP— Join our sexy specters and vivacious vampires as we haunt you with the first show of our 2019-2020

X—THE FIRST DATE Following drinks at the Bronco Bar, X asked me on our first real date. An Italian restaurant had just opened and I was dying to go. He made reservations for dinner. I still remember what I wore, where we sat and what we ordered. Some people he knew came in and he stood up and introduced me to them. I was so flattered. I loved every minute of that date.

Being on that date reminded me of the feelings I had once felt for Paul and I was elated to have those butterflies again.

I had heard that X hadn’t dated much so like a fool, I thought that made me special.

After dinner he walked me to my car and stood with the driver side door open as I sat in the driver’s seat. He nervously swung the door back and forth until he had the guts to kiss me. I thought it was sweet that he was nervous and told myself that he must really like me to be so nervous.

We continued going on dates, meeting friends and going to events. He is in real estate and knows a lot of people. As someone in a similar industry that was looking to build her career, I loved going places with him and having him introduce me. I was so proud to be with him. This was a new world for me. I had never dated someone with a career that enjoyed events and networking. That summer was flying by and I thought I had found “The One”.

I introduced X to my family and thought that he would naturally want to do the same since both our families live in town. It seemed I was good enough to bring to cocktail hours and BBQs, but not qualified to meet family. This all changed when a family friend was getting married. Little did I know that would be the beginning of the end.

Have you dated someone that won’t introduce you to friends or family? Have you ever been that person? Cheers to be brave enough to take those next steps.

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Comedy CAITLIN GILL—Caitlin’s stand up has been featured on the Viceland Show Flophouse on HULU. Her writing has been featured in Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters coming to TruTV, Hidden America with Jonah Ray, the series Take My Wife and in The New York Times. 8 and 10 p.m. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise. 208-941-2459.

HARRY POTTER COMEDY MONTH—Join us for a month of celebrating the Fall and all things Harry Potter! Free movies, 3 comedy shows, butter beer and more! 8-10 p.m. FREE-$50. The Creative Space, 121 E. 34th St., Garden City. 208450-2128. recycledmindscomedy. com.

Sports & Outdoors 35TH-ANNUAL HARVEST CLASSIC—The Harvest Classic Fun Run features an 8K run or wheelchair race, 2-mile run or walk, 1-mile non-competitive race, food, prizes, entertainment, vendor booths and a school competition. 8 a.m.-noon. $10-$132. Nampa Rec Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa. 208-4685858. nampaparksandrecreation. org.

BOISE STATE BRONCOS FOOTBALL VS. PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL—8:15 p.m. $25. Albertsons Stadium, 1400 Bronco Lane, Boise.

CANOPY CLIMB AT THE BOTANICAL GARDEN—Public tree climb adventure at the Idaho Botanical Garden. Cost is $19 per person, all equipment provided for a 1-hour climb. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $19. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise.

Civic Benefit ELECTRIC VEHICLE CAR SHOW— Join us at the Boise Farmer’s Market during Boise’s annual all-Electric Vehicle Car show. Learn about how EVs can be a part of your life. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmer’s Market, 1500 Shoreline Dr., Boise.

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Other BOISE FARMERS MARKET—Find fresh local seasonal vegetables and fruit, many types of locally raised protein, breads and pastries, honey, jams and sauces, fresh-roasted coffee and a delicious selection of ready-to-eat foods. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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IDAHO VINTAGE MARKET—Upscale vintage-inspired market featuring artisans and collectors selling original art, antiques, clothing, jewelry, home décor and treats. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5. Expo Idaho, 5610 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. 208409-8282. expoidaho.com.

SUNDAY SEPT. 15 Festivals & Fairs 40th HYDE PARK STREET FAIR—19 Bands on the main stage.

30 on the community stage. (Band lineups at northendboise.org. ) Food Court, 2 Beer Gardens, Kids area. Vendors 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Camel’s Back Park, 1200 Heron St., Boise. 208-283-7113.

Theatre ISF: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET— Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together in a Memphis recording studio, and the results are electrifying. 7 p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. idahoshakespeare.org.

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Literary Arts DAVE BUTLER-WITCHY KINGDOM—Spend an engaging evening with Dave Butler, author of Witchy Kingdom , the third of the Witchy War series at Rediscovered Books.

7-8:30 p.m. $25. Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise. rdbooks.org.

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ISF: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET— Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together in a Memphis recording studio, and the results are electrifying. 8 p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. idahoshakespeare.org.

Civic Benefit 2019 BOISE MAYOR’S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS—Join Boise Mayor David Bieter for the 2019 State of the City Address at the Egyptian Theater on Sept. 18. The Mayor will give his remarks from 4-5 p.m, with a reception to follow on the Basque Block. 4-7 p.m. The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise.

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Tim Andreae likened the Idaho National Lab to ancient Roman ruins. The ancients built enduring landmarks that lasted thousands of years without knowing about the legacy of their work. The radioactive waste will have a legacy of its own—one that is a source of artistic curiosity of Andreae, the curator of Holding What Can’t Be Held, which will hold its opening event on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Ming Studios.

Andreae started Holding What Can’t Be Held four years ago to put his concerns about INL into art. Participating artists this year include Irina Novarese, Eli Craven, Kristen Cooper, Uli Westphal, Jonathan Sadler and Luke Batten, Astri Snodgrass, Bryan Moore, Candace Rood, Alek De Dochas and Andreae himself.

In this year’s exhibition, each artist takes on a different aspect of exploring INL. Last year Andreae drilled a hole in the Ming’s studio floor, illustrating futility of burying nuclear waste; this year’s piece will be a continuation of that.

Personal cameras are not allowed at the lab, and Craven grew up in Idaho Falls, and Works by Eli Craven reflect the secrecy surrounding said the laboratory was mundane to him as a the Idaho National Lab. young person. He responded by finding historical photographs of INL, manipulating them to reflect the secrecy surrounding the facility. The photos, he said, “tease the viewer in a way,” playing off the viewer’s “desire to look at the whole picture.”

Snodgrass’ work uses a 19th-century cyanotype photographic process. It takes a dour view of “our relationship between the environment and our place in it,” she said.

Much of the work in this exhibition leans on direct representation of the laboratory and media included in the exhibition range from paintings to photographs to give a visual sense of a place that Craven said is practically invisible to many Gem State residents.

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HIGHLANDS HOLLOW LIVE MUSIC—Live music Wednesdays at The Hollow. 6:30-9:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow Brewhouse

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Live music, beer sampling, shop local vendors and great BBQ food.

Noon-5 p.m. FREE. Boise Spectrum BROTHA LYNCH HUNG—All Ages Bar w/id $20 adv tix $50 vip tix include a photo with Brotha Lynch and a signed copy of the new album, Torment. 9 p.m. $20- $50.

The Shredder ENCORE—Encore is a classic dance party band that plays your favorite songs of every decade from the 50s to today. 5 p.m. TBA. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel

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The Olympic SOMA—7 p.m. FREE. Capitol Bar

NEBULA, SASQUATCH, EAGLE CLAW, ACID GUIDE SERVICE—7-11:30 p.m. $15. The Shredder

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BLUES DIRECTORS—The Blues Directors play classic and original Blues and Roots music. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. FREE. Sapphire Room at the Riverside

WHY?—With Barrie Duck Club Presents WHY? , a “psych-popfolk-whatever” group are bringing unique sounds back to Boise on Sept. 17, show at Visual Arts Collective with Barrie the band. $18 tickets on sale now. 7 p.m. $18.

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SOULPATCH—Hitting the Treasure Valley scene in 2013, SoulPatch has booked over 40 gigs throughout Idaho. 1 p.m. TBA. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel

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I met this great guy online. We’ve been chatting regularly over the last few months but we still haven’t met in person. I keep bringing up that I would like to meet him but he either ignores the message or changes the subject. He has said that he wants to take it slow. I do too. However, I think meeting in person is an important thing. I don’t want to cancel him out because of this, but I am starting to feel like he’s not serious. What should I do?

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DEAR STRUNG: In-person chemistry is a very important thing.

Many relationships look great on paper (or a screen).

The problem with limiting relationships to that is that you miss important communication signals like body language, eye contact and physical feelings of attraction. Chatting all day and night can feel rewarding but you don’t need a pen pal. In the digital age, far too many people present only who they want others to think that they are as people. While there’s nothing wrong with putting your best face forward, attraction is far more complex. Having already invested months into a guy who is keeping you just out of reach, my advice would be to suggest a date. Include a proposed date, time, location and activity. If he doesn’t clearly accept, decline or suggest an acceptable alternative, put some space between you. If he isn’t that into you, then you can free up your time and headspace for someone more worthy. Good luck!

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CELEBRITY PRAYER CANDLES While American pop culture often treats celebrities as gods, the offerings to them take the form of social media fan accounts and television’s unflinching spotlight. Now, however, people can make an offering to a smattering of celebrities in a form of prayer. Varieties of candles include legendary musician David Bowie and presidential candidate and prominent social democrat Bernie Sanders. Prayer candles traditionally make offerings to significant figures in Christianity such as the Virgin Mary or Jesus Christ. The candle represents light in spiritual darkness. While one could argue it’s a tasteless appropriation of religious culture, it can also be interpreted as a social critique of how American culture treats celebrity figures. The candles can be found at the Boise Flying M Coffeehouse for $20.95 per candle.

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ASTROLOGY VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Novelist Wallace Stegner wrote, “Some are born in their place, some find it, some realize after long searching that the place they left is the one they have been searching for.” I hope that in the last nine months, Virgo, you have resolved which of those three options is true for you. I also trust that you have been taking the necessary actions to claim and own that special place-to acknowledge it and treasure it as the power spot where you feel most at home in the world.

If you have not yet fully finished what I’m describing here, do it now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Earth’s species are going extinct at a rate unmatched since the dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago.

Among the creatures on the verge of being lost forever are birds like the cryptic treehunter and spix’s macaw, as well as the northern white rhino and the vaquita, a type of porpoise. So why don’t we clone the last few individuals of those beleaguered species? Here are the answers. 1. Cloned animals typically aren’t healthy. 2.

A species needs a sizable population to retain genetic diversity; a few individuals aren’t sufficient. 3. Humans have decimated the homes of the threatened species, making it hard for them to thrive. Conclusion: Cloning is an inadequate stopgap action. Is there a better way to address the problem? Yes: by preserving the habitats of wild creatures. Inspired by this principle, Libra, I ask you to avoid trying halfway fixes for the dilemmas in your personal sphere. Summon full measures that can really work.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Though patched together and incomplete, the 2,200-year-old marble sculpture known as the Winged Victory of Samothrace is prominently displayed at Paris’s Louvre Museum. It’s a glorious depiction of Nike, the winged goddess of victory, and is regarded as one of ancient Greece’s great masterpieces. For hundreds of years it was missing. Then in 1863, an archaeologist discovered it, although it was broken into more than a hundred pieces. Eventually, it was rebuilt, and much of its beauty was resurrected. I see the coming weeks as a time when you, too, could recover the fragments of an old treasure and begin reassembling it to make a pretty good restoration.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I’ve learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me,” said actor Sidney Poitier. That can be a dynamic meditation for you during the next three weeks. I think you will derive substantial power from putting it into action. If you’re ingenious and diligent about finding those positive outlets, your anger will generate constructive and transformative results.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1905, at the age of 30, Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote the novel Anne of Green Gables. It was a tale about an orphan girl growing up on Prince Edward Island. She sent the manuscript to several publishers, all of whom rejected it. Discouraged, she put it away in a hatbox and stored it in a closet. But two years later, her ambitions reignited when she re-read the story.

Again she mailed it to prospective publishers, and this time one liked it enough to turn it into a book. It soon became a bestseller. Since then it has sold over 50 million copies and been translated into 36 languages.

I figure you Capricorns are at a point in your own unfolding that’s equivalent to where Anne was shortly before she rediscovered the manuscript she’d put away in the hatbox.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Toxorhynchites are species of large mosquitoes that don’t buzz around our heads while we’re trying to sleep and will never bite our skin or suck our blood. In fact, they’re our benefactors. Their larvae feast on the larvae of the mosquitoes that are bothersome to us. In accordance with astrological omens, I propose that you be alert for a metaphorically comparable influence in your own life: a helper or ally that might be in disguise or may just superficially seem to be like an adversary.

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BY ROB BREZSNY PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Audre Lord identified herself as a black writer, lesbian, librarian, mother, feminist, civil rights activist, and many other descriptors. But as ardent as she was in working for the political causes she was passionate about, she didn’t want to be pigeonholed in a single identity. One of her central teachings was to celebrate all the different parts of herself. “Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat,” she testified. These approaches should be especially fun and extra meaningful for you in the coming weeks, Pisces. I encourage you to throw a big Unity Party for all the different people you are.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Hi, I’m your sales representative for UnTherapy, a free program designed to provide healing strategies for people who are trying too hard. Forgive me for being blunt, but I think you could benefit from our services.

I don’t have space here to reveal all the secrets of UnTherapy, but here’s an essential hint: every now and then the smartest way to outwit a problem is to stop worrying, let it alone, and allow it to solve itself.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): People in Northeast India weave long, strong suspension bridges out of the living roots of fig trees.

The structures can measure up to 150 feet and bear the weight of hundreds of people. In accordance with astrological omens, let’s make these marvels your metaphors of power for the coming weeks. To stimulate your meditations, ask yourself the following questions. 1. How can you harness nature to help you to get where you need to go? 2. How might you transform instinctual energy so that it better serves your practical needs? 3. How could you channel wildness so that it becomes eminently useful to you?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you climb to the top of Mt. Everest, you’re standing on land that was once on the floor of a shallow tropical sea. Four-hundred-million-year-old fossils of marine life still abide there in the rock. Over the course of eons, through the magic of plate tectonics, that low flat land got folded and pushed upwards more than five miles. I suspect you Geminis will have the power to accomplish a less spectacular but still amazing transformation during the next ten months.

To get started, identify what you would like that transformation to be.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In 1996, when Gary Kasparov was rated the world’s best chess player, he engaged in a series of matches with a chess-playing computer named Deep Blue.

Early on in the first game, Deep Blue tried a move that confused Kasparov. Rattled, he began to wonder if the machine was smarter than him. Ultimately, his play suffered and he lost the game. Later it was revealed that Deep Blue’s puzzling move was the result of a bug in its code. I’ll encourage you to cultivate a benevolent bug in your own code during the coming weeks, Cancerian. I bet it will be the key to you scoring a tricky victory.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): American hero Harriet Tubman escaped slavery as a young woman. She ran away from the wealthy “master” who claimed to “own” her, and reached sanctuary. But rather than simply enjoy her freedom, she dedicated herself to liberating other slaves.

Nineteen times she returned to enemy territory and risked her life, ultimately leading 300 people out of hellish captivity. Later she served as a scout, spy, and nurse in the Union Army during the Civil War, where her actions saved another 700 people.

In 1874, the U.S. Congress considered but then ultimately rejected a bill to pay her $2,000 for her numerous courageous acts. Don’t you dare be like Congress in the coming weeks, Leo. It’s crucial that you give tangible acknowledgment and practical rewards to those who have helped, guided, and supported you.

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