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Past Lives

No Kidding

Tiny Plot

Artist Karen Bubb’s unusual subject

Our review of Joker

A look into Boise’s smallest farms

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EDITOR’S NOTE A FAREWELL AND A WELCOME It was 2011, and I was fresh out of graduate school when I met Boise Weekly Publisher Sally Freeman. At the time, it was tradition for BW freelancers to meet at Solid in BoDo to throw and catch story pitches, and Sally would throw down for nachos and beer for everybody.

That was how I got my start. I freelanced for the paper for about a year before Sally called me into her office and offered me a job as calendar editor. Lean times would follow for BW, but the largesse of those early days never fully went away with Sally at the helm. Stormy weather would billow out of her office door. She would give people her own version of the Johnson Treatment over the phone. Her generosity remained, however, and over her 18 years at the paper, she won the loyalty of two generations of employees and the affection of an entire community.

Her last day at Boise Weekly was Sept. 30, and on Wednesday, Oct. 2, she will chair her final Boise Weekly Cover Art Auction—an event she inaugurated. The auction is a chance for people to pick up original Boise Weekly cover art, and it’s one of the hottest fine arts events of the year, but this will be a special occasion: a chance to bid Sally farewell with warmth and levity. I hope you’ll join us.

The event is also an introduction for our new publisher, Michelle Robinson, who in the leadup to Sally’s departure has shown herself to be an ardent supporter of BW and its mission, and an exceptionally capable leader in her own right.

As Sally says her adieu, let us extend our best wishes to her as well as her worthy successor.

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ARTS & CULTURE THE PAST LIVES OF KAREN BUBB

The prolific artist will put out her largest-ever exhibition at the Visual Arts Collective HARRISON BERRY City of Boise Cultural Planner Karen Bubb started renting The Nest during a rocky point in her marriage, and since then, it has been her sanctuary and studio. Situated in the Idaho Building with a view of the Foothills and the rooftops of downtown, it was full of artworks that will be part of her upcoming exhibition, Bits of String Too Short to Tie. “It feels really good to have this be the last tenant,” she said referring to the art.

Indeed, when she sends the art to the Visual Arts Collective, where the exhibition will run starting Friday, Oct. 4, she’ll give up the lease to The Nest, ending a chapter of her creative life. Bits of String will be Bubb’s largest exhibition to date and include encaustic works, textiles, ceramics, sketches and even wallpaper. All of it revolves around a source of inspiration: her past lives.

“I had this sense there was a veil between me and memories I can’t access. … It was a frustration,” she said. “I’ve been evolving this understanding in my own head for some time.”

When asked how literally people should treat her tack toward past lives, Bubb shrugged.

For her, the idea of past lives opens creative

and metaphysical boulevards. It’s fine if people raise eyebrows at her method, so long as they raise an eyelid, as well, because these works are individually stunning and, collectively, give a kaleidoscopic view of the artist and her abilities.

Most of the pieces in Bits of String were created in the last three years, but some are much older, speaking to Bubb’s lifelong suspicion that some part of her had inhabited previous identities. Over her bed in The Nest hung a small series about a fisherman in the Mediterranean. In it, whitewashed buildings tower over a narrow street leading to a mass of blue, where the sea and the sky bleed into one another. The scene invokes her previous series Cuba on the Cusp, in which she produced images from her trip to Cuba in encaustic. Unlike those pieces, the new work invokes a feeling of rediscovery instead of first contact with a foreign culture.

“I could feel that I was in a man’s body, and I felt this incredible sense of happiness,” she said about exploring her past-life fisherman.

What started as an intuition about occulted identities became an undiscovered country within the last few years. In 2017, Bubb attended the Omega Institute in upstate New York as

Bits of String Too Short to Tie, Karen Bubb’s largest exhibition, opens at the Visual Arts Collective on Friday, Oct. 4.

part of a past-lives/hypnosis retreat, where she decided her researches into herself could fuel her art. For nine months in Boise, she worked with a local hypnotherapist on past-life regression therapy to uncover still more identities.

“It crystalized that it was plausible that we’ve had multiple past lives,” she said.

Others include a Chinese poet burned in a fire, a Holocaust victim, a Native American woman, an Italian priest and a deposed queen.

Bits of String represents each of these personae.

In The Nest, the collected works took up most of the wall space, including in Bubb’s washroom, and the impression of all those

characters was nearly overwhelming. At the VAC, however, the exhibition will undoubtedly give viewers a sense that Bubb has returned from regression therapy with snatches of her unconscious, like how fossilized bones invoke, rather than recreate, the whole animal.

Bubb’s journey has been artistic and personal, and just like how the remains of one life can illuminate the present, and possibly the future.

“These are very terrifying experiences,” Bubb said, “but what I gained from those was a strange kind of calm. What I have been learning is how to use this opportunity to keep going forward.”

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FURY ROAD

A Garden City mechanic represents at Wasteland Weekend CAMERON RASMUSSON Mark Henry knows cars.

The owner of Heaven and Hell Automotive in Garden City, he works on hot rods and custom jobs. But for a few days in September, his automotive expertise turns toward a different goal: survival.

Henry is a three-year veteran of Wasteland Weekend, a fourday celebration of the post-apocalyptic genre held in the desert outskirts of California City, California. Sept. 25-29, the festival charted its 10th year celebrating the grit, leather and mayhem popularized by the Mad Max franchise. In fact, Mad Max is the reason Henry arrived at the Wasteland in the first place.

“I have been a Mad Max fanatic since seeing the The Road Warrior when I was 15,” he said. “I grew up watching spaghetti westerns, and the idea of Max really hit home for me: a lone warrior looking for a righteous cause.”

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are mandatory. The War Boys that guard the City, where all the music, special events and theatrics take place, turn away anyone in jeans and a T-shirt. Instead, the order of the day is “wasted” clothing: shredded cloth, worn armor and faded leather.

The vehicles of Wasteland Weekend, beat up and rusted over in just the right ways, are modified to reflect the muscular aesthetic and intimidating weaponry of the post-apocalyptic genre. An official car rally shows off gearheads’ handiwork, and attendees go to great lengths transporting their favorite vehicles to the California desert. Henry is an enthusiastic participant, having built the Heaven and Hell Interceptor in tribute to the iconic Pursuit Special muscle car of the Mad Max franchise.

There’s something more to Wasteland Weekend beyond the weather-beaten aesthetic. This is a festival where a four-letter word or upturned middle finger is as common a greeting as hello. Yet the experience is built on an underlying presumption of kindness and cooperation, with plenty of bartering, “clans”

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trading emblems, dog tags and specialized patches, and a spirit of kindness. That’s what Henry finds so compelling. The community that only asks participants to keep an eye out for their fellow survivors. It’s a treacherous post-apocalypse, after all.

“Everyone there is truly family,” said Henry. “No one cares where you’re from, what you do for a living or anything else.

They just accept you for who you are.”

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The idea for Made in Boise came when filmmaker Beth Aala learned a group of nurses at St. Luke’s in Boise were carrying babies for other people.

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Made in Boise will lead the new season of Independent Lens on PBS MARCIA FRANKLIN It was the summer of 2017, and Beth Aala was anxious. For a year, the New York City filmmaker had been traveling to faraway Boise to shoot a documentary she felt had great promise. By borrowing cameras and staying with a friend, she had managed to make ends meet. But now she was running out of money.

“I was ready to throw in the towel,” said Aala, 44, the recipient of three Emmy Awards and a Peabody.

Just a few months later, Aala got the bump she needed—$100,000 from the International Documentary Association.

“I nearly cried, because it kept the life of the film going,” she said.

Two years later, her 90-minute documentary, Made in Boise, is screening at film festivals around the country. On Monday, Oct. 28, at 10 p.m., it will lead off the new season of Independent Lens on PBS. “That’s the biggest compliment ever,” said Aala.

“It’s such an honor.”

Made in Boise is also about last chances—to have a child—and the film takes an intimate look at a controversial way to do that: paid surrogacy.

The project’s genesis dates to 2015, when Aala was chatting with a childhood friend. The woman, then a nurse at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center, mentioned a trend among her female colleagues.

They were carrying babies for other people.

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“She simply said, ‘Everybody at the hospital is doing it,’” said Aala.

Her storytelling instincts piqued, Aala flew to Boise. It turns out that the Treasure Valley is a hotbed for the practice, with numerous surrogacy agencies and a program at St. Luke’s to assist surrogates and intended parents.

There’s a number of possible reasons, including more women here who want to be surrogates, lower fees and the fact that Idaho doesn’t regulate the industry, which some states do. (Forty-eight U.S. states allow paid surrogacy in some form. It is illegal in New York and Michigan.)

Some surrogates are carrying for same-sex couples, or for people in countries where paid surrogacy is illegal due to concerns over the “commodification” of women’s bodies.

Unlike traditional surrogates, who donate their egg and also carry the child, many surrogates now are “gestational carriers,” implanted with an embryo not biologically related to them.

Aala, who herself had been asked by a friend to be a surrogate, decided she wanted to tell a more layered story about the practice than the one popularized by the controversial 1986 “Baby M” case.

“Folks who choose this path are choosing it because it’s their last resort,” said Aala. “And it’s a complicated decision. I think there are a lot of misconceptions out there.”

It’s a story that’s carried, so to speak, by the gestational surrogates whose journeys she follows.

At the center is Boisean Nicole Williamson, a four-time surrogate. In 2013, Williamson founded “A Host of Possibilities,” a firm that matches surrogates with intended parents and supports both parties through the process.

Williamson started her agency with three gestational carriers and now has almost 100. She pays surrogates between $28,000 and $38,000, but bristles at the charge that the women do it just for the money, or that being paid is inherently negative.

“Some of them use it to go to school,” she said.

“It’s a win-win. We get to help someone have a baby and complete their family. And then we get to do something with the money.”

She’s also dumbfounded by the idea that it would be difficult for surrogates to give the child to the intended parents.

“You’re not giving it up,” said Williamson.

“You’re giving their baby back to them. It was never yours to begin with. The look that you see on the parent’s face when they see their baby for the first time is the most amazing thing ever. …

That’s why you do it.”

It’s a sentiment shared by Samantha Diaz, 29, one of three other gestational carriers in the film.

She was a surrogate for Seattle couple David and Todd.

“I adore them,” Diaz said. “They’re amazing parents. I’d like to have all their children if I could.”

Aala said the more than 20 trips she made to Boise helped her overcome her own stereotypes— about Idaho.

“I was so excited to see that there were a group of women who were…serving unique families that don’t necessarily look like the makeup of Boise or Idaho,” she said.

“I didn’t know that Idaho could be so progressive and warm and welcoming.”

She’s enthused about returning to the city where Made in Boise was itself made, for a screening of the film on Saturday, Oct. 5.

“It was important for me to come back to Boise with a film to show the community who has been so generous with me,” said Aala. “You can’t even believe how excited I am.”

Diaz also is excited because she may get to meet one-year-old Milo, the baby she carried.

She hopes the documentary will open up more conversation about surrogacy.

“Even now it’s this thing that’s so taboo and people are afraid to talk about it,” said Diaz. “So I’m hoping we can shed light on the situation. …

Because it’s happening. It’s real.”

Made in Boise will screen at the Egyptian Theatre on Friday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but seating is limited. RSVP at idahoptv.org.

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Anarchistic. Knotted. Terrifying. Hyperbole flooded my brain as I struggled to pound out a thesis on Joker—a terrifying volcano of a film about to erupt onto the pop culture—on several attempts. And then a reader had the well-timed inclination of tossing some of my own words back in my face.

It was seven years ago in this very publication that I wrote about the long shadow of a mass shooting cast across the screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. On July 20, 2012, a gunman, masquerading as The Joker, killed 12 people and wounded dozens more. In an essay for the July 25, 2012, edition of BW, I wrote, “Popular culture allows us—possibly even invites us—to accept fictional violence in stylized fashion. Violent acts in movies, television and virtual gaming specifically target young American men, many of whom have an unhealthy hunger to be noticed.”

While millions of filmgoers are expected to fill cinemas this coming weekend to see Joker, my prayer is that we’ll be able to see the film as a platform for a bigger conversation. In its proper context, Joker, and particularly a breathtaking performance from Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, begs us to acknowledge the ever-rising tide of domestic terrorism and an obsession with firearms, specifically among among isolated, young American men. But if comic book fanboys choose to see Joker as just another spinoff of the DC Universe, please count me out. Sorry, but this is not your father’s Batman.

Jodie Foster once said “cruelty might be very human; and it might be cultural, but it is not acceptable.” At the time, Foster was accepting the second of her two Oscars, and was speaking truth to Hollywood power and a global television audience. By then, we had become

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sadly aware that Foster had become a real-world obsession of the delusional, would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. After attempting to shoot President Reagan in 1981, it was revealed that Hinckley had been infatuated with Foster’s fictional character in the 1976 film Taxi Driver, a story about the delusions of another firearmobsessed young man.

Truth be told, each of these dots connect.

Taxi Driver is a wicked stepfather to Joker. Their cinematic themes are disturbingly parallel; and Robert DeNiro not-so-coincidentally appears in both films, first as obsessor, then as prey.

As for the Aurora, Colorado, cineplex, where tragedy stuck in 2012, owners there now say they won’t screen Joker anytime soon. In fact, five family members of Aurora shooting victims wrote a letter to the film’s distributor, Warner Bros., expressing deep concern over the movie’s content: “We want to be clear that we support your right to free speech and free expression. But as anyone who has ever seen a comic book movie can tell you: With great power comes great responsibility. That’s why we’re calling on you to use your massive platform and influence to join us in our fight to build safer communities with fewer guns.”

In response, a spokesperson for Warner Bros. wrote, in part: “Warner Bros. believes that one of the functions of storytelling is to provoke difficult conversations around complex issues. Make no

mistake: neither the fictional character Joker, nor the film, is an endorsement of real-world violence of any kind. It is not the intention of the film, the filmmakers or the studio to hold this character up as a hero.”

That may well be true. But Joker’s lead character, Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), suffers from severe mental illness; and while that may explain Fleck’s spiral into psychosis, his story takes a huge, unfortunate leap toward how ready Fleck is to pick up a gun. Therein lies my biggest struggle with Joker as a form of entertainment. To be sure, Phoenix’s is one of the finest actors of his generation. But this film is so visceral, so volcanic, that I dread its intent to provoke.

Conflicting matters even further, Warner Bros., in a ham-fisted, ill-advised public relations move on Sept. 29, banned journalists from the red carpet at film’s Hollywood premiere.

Heaven forbid, a reporter might have asked filmmakers about their story’s suggestive nature.

A Warner Bros. spokesperson said, “A lot has been said about Joker, and we just feel it’s time for people to see the film.” Well, let’s hope that such a questionable decision by Warner Bros. was not a harbinger of its attempt to chill free speech in favor of homogenized press notices and better box office returns.

Finally, I’ll quote… well, myself. Seven years ago, in the aforementioned essay, titled, “The Right Film at the Wrong Time,” I wrote, “The facade lives.”

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L E X N E L SON

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Anastasia Crosthwaite hangs out with her family’s three Jersey milk cows: Rose, Clarabelle and Clover.

A FARM IN EVERY YARD An inside look at Boise’s hidden microfarms LE X NEL SON When the white bus trundled into the parking lot and turned toward us, the message written across its face read like a portent of the journey to come. In stark black type it said, “Be Wilder.”

The bus was part of a new program created by the Boise Farmers Market and the Ada Soil & Water Conservation District. Throughout August and September, it picked up groups Boise Farmers Market shoppers and aspiring farmers from the urban landscape of the BFM parking lot and shuttled them to the comparative wilderness of farms across the Treasure Valley.

“It’s important for people to have a connection to farmers and their food, to understand the challenges that farmers face, and see how important agriculture is to our region,” said ASWCD Programs and Administrative Coordinator Jessica Harrold, who led the tours. “By stepping onto a farm, you can better grasp the effort it takes to produce food, and see firsthand the value in keeping local farms in our community.”

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Dream Farm Flowers, and unlike the other farms the tours visited, they’re microfarms, located smack in the center of town, hidden in neighborhoods and carved from backyards.

Both MaximumYield and The Lexicon of Food define a micro farm as urban or suburban farmsteads operated on less than five acres.

And in the era of big-ag homogeny and urban food deserts, a growing faction of sustainability advocates, locavores and academics consider them the future of food. When I climbed onto the Be Wilder bus, I wanted to get a look at that possible future and see just how viable it might be.

FEATHERS & HORNS: A STEP TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY At first glance, the only sign that the lowslung house we’d pulled up beside might be a farm was the front yard garden, a plot exploding with cucumber vines, corn stalks and tomato plants. From the conventional neighborhood and cream-colored siding of the house, you’d never guess that 50 chickens, three cows and one yearling lived there.

Eighteen-year-old Anastasia Crosthwaite was raised on this farm, and greeted us wearing work boots, jeans and a long-sleeved pink T-shirt. She and her twin sister (two of the nine Crosthwaite children) do the bulk of the farm work, everything from feeding chickens to milking cows.

Anastasia is taking a gap year before going to college to study veterinary medicine, and is so devoted to Rose, Clarabelle and Clover, the family’s Jersey milk cows, that she gave up eating meat.

“I feel lucky for growing up with animals … they’re buddies, you know? It’s like growing up with a dog you’re really close to,” she said.

In 2009, the Crosthwaites became farmers in a bid to opt out of big food, but soon the 1.5-acre plot originally intended to feed their family was producing enough milk (roughly 13-14 gallons per day at peak times) to start a small business. Today they make yogurt, kefir, fromage blanc and more for the BFM in their home kitchen. They’re allowed to keep so many animals because technically their property is on county, not city, land.

“My mom really wanted to get into sustainable living, and decrease what we bought from the store,” Anastasia said.

The cows were eating breakfast when we arrived, and let us get close enough to stroke their velvet noses. Nearby, another garden was rampant with peppers, and dozens of chickens—a mix of Red Sex Links, Black Australorps, Rhode Island Reds, Araucanas and Polish—had the run of the yard. Though the space is small, the Crosthwaites still practice rotational grazing, moving their cows between six paddocks every two days.

“They give crazy delicious milk when they’re on grass. It makes the cheese very creamy even though it’s not made from cream, it’s made from whole milk,” Anastasia said.

The cows rarely escape their paddocks, and Anastasia said the most rambunctious they get is when the Mormon church next door has outdoor events and people bring their dogs along. Then, they’ll charge up and down the fenceline, eager to play with their small, furry friends.

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Left: The Be Wilder bus shuttled people between micro-farms. Right: Olga Nlemvo (left) works on a farm run by refugees.

GLOBAL GARDENS: PLANTING SEEDS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Olga Nlemvo charged off down a narrow berm, the hem of her bright blue dress catching on the knee-high rows of crops that crowded in on either side. Every five feet or so, she stopped abruptly to wade into the field, gesturing to one plant or another and explaining, in clear but imperfect English, why she’d felt so strongly about growing it.

We followed her bobbing red headscarf like so many goslings tagging after their mother, and stretched out behind her in a ragged line, peering over each others’ shoulders. I wasn’t at the head of the line, but I was near enough to hear Nlemvo invite us to taste a bushy plant called sour leaf that was growing near our feet.

I plucked a red-edged leaf, bit in and chewed.

It was like sucking on a lime, tart but tolerable.

Ahead of and behind me, more than 20 other people were doing the same. Nlemvo explained that in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she grew up, sour leaf is considered medicinal, often made into tea and sipped in lieu of modern medicine.

“You boil it in water and you drink it,” she said. “It’s healthy for the blood.”

Nlemvo and her husband, Marcel Mpassi, are among several hundred refugees from around the world who have taken up farming in Boise thanks to Global Gardens, an entrepreneurship training program that’s part of Jannus, under the Idaho Office for Refugees. The fouracre, City of Boise-owned farm at 2908 S. Pond St., where they work their tract is one of nine community gardens run by Global Gardens across the state. It serves six families, each of whom farm a quarter of an acre.

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cally what the application is looking for is, we want to make sure everyone who applies to the program will be successful, that they have the time to farm, and that they have enough English or somebody who can help them—especially if they’re joining the farmers market—so they can communicate,” said Idaho Office for Refugees Director Tara Wolfson.

Abdi Haji, who moved to Boise from Kenya in 2004 and joined Global Gardens in 2010, started farming a tract on the Pond Street property in part to earn additional income (he works as a custodian at St. Joseph’s School) and in part to stay active.

“If you work eight hours and just come home, watch TV, lay down, we don’t like that,” Haji said, pointing to cultural differences between the U.S. and his home country of Somalia. “We need more exercise.”

Farmers like Haji sell their produce in community-supported agriculture systems, at the Boise Farmer Market and the newly opened Roots Zero Waste Market, and directly to local restaurants.

“It’s a way to connect with community, not only people from their home countries but the Boise community,” said Wolfson. “It’s a way to increase their income, to eat the food that is from their home countries, and it’s really a way to bring their own families together that crosses generations.”

DREAM FARM FLOWERS: A HOBBY IN BLOOM After the orderly crop rows, pickup trucks and tool sheds of Global Gardens, stepping into Dream Farm Flowers felt a bit like falling down the rabbit hole to fairyland. Everywhere I looked my eye landed on color: vibrant purple

hyacinths vied for space with bushy-topped burgundy celosia, red and yellow-ringed black-eyed susans, and dozens of other organically grown, heirloom flowers. Smack in the middle of it all was a coop full of chickens.

“This is my second season of growing flowers,” said Sarah Lunstrum, gesturing around her at the Eden growing in the backyard of her tiny one-bedroom house on North Hawthorne Drive in Boise. “My first season, I basically gave everything away. I donated all of it to the Interfaith Sanctuary and the Ronald McDonald House.”

When Lunstrum and her husband, Russ Stoddard, bought the land for their farm, it was being used to grow vegetables, not flowers. After struggling with excess produce, they pivoted to make flowers the centerpiece and started a small business selling the blooms for special events and at the Boise Farmers Market. This month, they’ll also start hosting flower arranging classes in their backyard workshop.

Looking around at her flowers, Lundstrum said, “It’s always growing, growing, more more more—it’s an addiction.”

When I stepped off the bus for the last time, just over five hours after I’d first climbed on, my mind was swirling with color.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, in 2017 there were 6,673 farms in Idaho run on nine acres or less, up from 4,861 in 2012. Over that time, the only other farm sizes that grew were 10- to 49-acre farms (the next smallest category measured) and farms 2,000 acres or more. But the growing popularity of small farms doesn’t mean that more people are making their livings as farmers.

Of all of the farms that I’d visited, none were the sole sources of income for the farmers who ran them.

At Feathers & Horns, Anastasia explained that her mother works for a local church, she and her twin sister have jobs in downtown Boise. When the two of them leave for college, the future of the farm is uncertain.

Meanwhile, at Global Gardens, organizers are preparing to launch a push for local funding when the USDA grants that support the program—which are getting harder and harder to earn—run out. Program Coordinator Katie Painter told the group, “We do a big financial analysis every year and so farming was, on average, 19% of [our refugee farmers’] incomes last year, and the U.S. average is 18%. Almost all farmers have off-farm jobs, no matter the scale of their farm.”

At Dream Farm Flowers, Lunstrum is no exception. She works full time as a speech-language pathologist for the Boise School District and considers her flower farm a hobby, though she’d like it to be more.

“Although we’re bringing in a small income, I’m definitely spending more than I’m bringing in,” she told the tour group. “... I don’t know that I’d ever quit my in-town job because I don’t know that I’d ever be able to support my husband.”

That said, each of those farmers was getting something in exchange for their labor, whether it’s extra income, an opportunity to start a new life, food for their families, or simply a bit more beauty to add to the world. They were making large gains in small spaces, and as Boise continues to grow, trading farmland for subdivisions in Dry Creek and beyond, people looking to source their food close to home might want to consider a new system—perhaps one with a chicken in every toolshed, and a cow in every yard.

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COURTESY SAMANTHA BROWN’S PL ACES TO LOVE

CITIZEN SAMANTHA BROWN

The television host talks about the value of travel, owning her own show and visits to Asia JACLYN BRANDT

Samantha Brown has been in the travel industry for decades. She worked for the Travel Channel with shows like Passport to Europe, Passport to Latin America, Green Getaways, Passport to China and Samantha Brown’s Asia.

In January 2018, she began her own show on PBS: Samantha Brown’s Places to Love. Brown is coming to Boise on Thursday, Oct. 10, to speak at Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 136th-annual Gala. We chatted with her about her career, her travel passions, and what she is looking forward to in the future.

experiences that are really everywhere. It’s just your approach to it. Are you meeting new people? Are you meeting people that are not like you? Are you going to museums that tell you a story that you didn’t know? [It’s] your curiosity that makes you a traveler, and not necessarily with destinations that you may or may not have gotten to go to.

BW: What is your favorite place that you’ve ever been to?

Brown: I love all of Asia, I really do.

BW: What would you say to someone who I love China and Beijing. Most of my has not yet traveled? How does it change professional travel career was Western, the Western world. Even if you go to Europe, a person? we see our lifeBrown: That that style. Boise, is was my upbringing it Basque countoo. I grew up in try? I mean, New Hampshire.

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BW: So you now have a show on PBS. Tell me a little bit about that show and how it’s different from working for the Travel Channel.

Brown: Oh, it’s so different. I was let go of the Travel Channel a good, I don’t know, 10 years ago. Just fired. But I still love what I do and I feel like I’m really good at what I do, and now after 10 years and working hard and having kids, I finally own my own series. I have my own production company and I own that show and I raise all my own money to fund that show because you give back shows to PBS for free, you don’t get any funding at all. So I own the show, I own every inch of footage. I direct, I edit. I’m a part of that process. It is an unbelievable feeling to see this is me and there’s nothing in here that isn’t how I feel and doesn’t represent who I am as a person and my approach to travel, and that alone is 100% different than any of my shows at the network. My prior shows with [the] Travel Channel were all about what I was experiencing, and now my shows are about the effort that it takes to create the experiences that we as travelers just get to show up and have,

whether it’s an amazing meal or a work of art or a piece of music. And it’s all about meeting the people behind those experiences who created them. Another huge change in my travel shows from the Travel Channel to now is that everything I do in my show now is accessible to the traveler and oftentimes free. I don’t have VIP experiences. We don’t make up experiences for TV that look really good on camera, but no one will ever have access to. I don’t talk to people that you will never have access to. That’s really, really important to me that my show was more of a call to action for everyone how they can travel, not just the chosen few who have the privilege of time and money.

BW: So those were all my questions unless you had anything you wanted to add?

Brown: I’m really excited to come to Boise.

It’s the 136th gala, which is phenomenal.

So obviously, you have a community that is incredibly strong. You have strength with each other and so I’m really excited to just be a part of it. I’m bringing my kids, so I’m really excited.

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Noble Hardesty “Autumnal” Mixed on panel 10/3/2018

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Mary Gardiner “Rooster Joy” Watercolor 11/21/2018

Amiri Osman “Northern Cardinal” Batik 11/28/2018

Katherine Grey “Mountains Lion” Linocut and watercolor on handmade mulberry paper 12/5/2018

Gary McCall “Christmas Santa Yoga” Watercolor 12/12/2018

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Melodee and Matthew Sather “Horse Hair” Raku fired ceramic 10/10/2018

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Gabrielle Danica Foster “Night of the Fireflies” Oil pastel crayon 10/17/2018

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Jeffrey C. Lowe “ZLCH0026” One-of-a-kind digital illustration 10/24/2018

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Cheryl Wurtenberger “Rainbows in the Currents” Doubleweave pick-up with cotton perle 10/31/2018

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Alexandra Nelson “The Christmas Cheese” oil on canvas 12/19/2018

Jennie J. DeBusk “Year of the Pig” Encaustic on wood panel 12/26/2018

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Alan Kidwell “Rainbow Bridge Under a Western Sky” Acrylic on canvas11/7/2018

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Ashley Dreyfus “Cheers” Acrylic and pen 11/14/2018

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Laurel Macdonald “Waiting for Godot” Hand-colored linocut 1/2/2019

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Peggy taylor Logsdon, “Quiet Night” Oil painting 1/9/2019

Mark W. McGinnis “Untitled 123-2017” Acrylic on panel 1/16/2019

Jay Robertson “Winter’s Vibe” Acrylic 1/23/2019

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Joan T. Thomas “Fumble” Oil on canvas 1/30/2019

Martin A. WIlke “Year of the Pig” India Ink on Archival Paper 2/6/2019

Cristian Gomez “Extricate Eros” Acrylic on canvas 2/13/2019

Lamar Maughan “Big Fish Small Town” Colored pencil and ink 2/20/2019

Zach Thurmond “Unpaved Alley” Arcrylic on Canvas 2/27/2019

Shelley Jund “The Dance of Infinity Unfurling” Image transfer metal leaf and resin 3/6/2019

Tomas Montano “Muse(ic)” Paints and birch paper on refurbished door 3/13/2019

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With the 18th annual Boise Weekly Cover Art Auction, we continue our mission to support local artists.

Since its inception, our annual auction has raised nearly $200,000 and made possible public artworks, educational programs, gallery shows and exhibitions.

We’re putting the original work that appeared on the cover of BW over the past 12 months up for auction Wednesday, Oct. 2, at The Visual Arts Collective.

Doors open at 5 p.m., the auction action ramps up at 6 p.m. sharp and we’ll have hors d’oeuvres from Bonefish Grill and a no-host bar. Admission is $20, but it goes toward your winning bids. Get tickets at boiseweekly.afrogs.org or pay at the door.

A portion of auction proceeds benefit the artists who created the works up for auction; a portion goes toward our Cover Auction Art Grant program, which also supports local artists; and a portion will benefit Boise Weekly’s journalistic mission. (The deadline for grant applications is Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. To apply, visit communityfund.boiseweekly.com.)

Without the help of our sponsors, the artists and you, dear readers, none of this would be possible, so come support the arts, and discover the cover!

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Lindsay MacMillan “Hulls Gulch in March” Photography 3/20/2019

Berdine BrionesLefkowitz “Tranquility” Pastel on UART sanded paper 3/27/2019

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Suzanne Lee Chetwood “Galaxy Heart” Acrylic on birch 4/3/2019

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Missy Cory “Abstract 13” Encasutic and mixed media 4/10/2019

Whitney Niesz “Hipster Vizsala” Acrylic on canvas 4/17/2019

Wingtip Press, “Leftovers VIII,” Printmaking, 4/25/2018

Linda M. Boczynski “Spirit Tree Series #7” Watercolor ink 5/1/2019

Sean Severud “I Wonder” Graphite, charcoal and marker 5/8/2019

Jaimee Johnston “Freshly Squeezed” Charcoal, Nupastel and colored pencil 5/15/2019

Zinnia Barnes “Accidentz” Raku fired ceramic 5/22/2019

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Jill Storey “It’s All About the Music” Pastel 6/5/2019

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Cindi Walton “Blues Guitar” Acrylic on canvas 6/12/2019

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Mihai Wylde “Spring Moon” Acrylic impasto gel on plastered wood panel 6/19/2019

Sector 17 “World Village Mural” Aerosol realism on wood panel 6/26/2019

Mary Arnold “Old Dog in Truck” Acrylic on canvas 7/3/2019

Amy Nack and Cassandra Schiffler “Upstream” Monotype and frottage 7/10/2019

Lorelle Rau “Sun Kissed Hills I & II” Cut paper on wood panel 7/17/2019

Lisa Cheney “Endangered” Mixed media 7/24/2019

Jerri Lisk “Inside and Outside” Acrylic on aluminum 7/31/2019

Zack Thurmond “Intersection” Acrylic on canvas 8/7/2019

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Heather Elizabeth Bee “Wisdom of Pax Cultura” Wax encaustic 8/21/2019

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Betsie Richardson “Bite” Oil on aluminum 8/28/2019

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Tracie McBride “Harmony” Mixed media mosaic 9/4/2019

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Deb Schumacher “Nadine’s Joy” Mixed media 9/11/2019

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Mongina “Gina” Cole “Time to Fly Away My Little Friend” Water-mixable oil 9/18/2019

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Sue Latta “Elevator up” Resin, wood 9/25/2019

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Thank you to all of our cover artists for their contributions.

We would also like to thank D.L. Evans Bank, Evermore Prints, Van Dyck Frame Design, Bonefish Grill and The Visual Arts Collective.

We appreciate your support!

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OCT. 3 THE ALASKA CENTER—Featuring plein air paintings from Escalante, Utah. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1020 W. Main St., Boise, 208345 3221, parklaneco.com/ property/akc.

ART SOURCE GALLERY—Idaho Mountains by Chris Derbidge, wine from Indian Creek Winery, snacks by ASG and music by Wayne White. 5:30-9 p.m. FREE. 208-331-3374. 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, artsourcegallery.com.

BARBARIAN BREWING DOWNTOWN BOISE TAPROOM—Check out the release of new Ice Cream Ale, S’Mores, and Space Wolf IPA. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-387-2739, facebook.com/Barbarianbrewingdowntownboise.

BESIDE BARDENAY—Check out a pop-up gallery featuring the 2019 traffic box artists’ original artwork. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 208426-0538. 612 Grove St., Boise, 208-426-0538, bardenay.com.

BOISE ART MUSEUM—BAM offers extended hours on First Thursday. Admission by donation.

10 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE. 670 Julia Davis Dr., Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

BOISE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER—Dr. Ari Kelman of the University of California Davis will explore the harrowing event known as the Sand Creek Massacre. 6 p.m. FREE. 150 N. Capitol Blvd., third floor, Boise, 208-3843710, cityofboise.org.

BOISE HOUSE OF FLOWERS— Woodland Empire will be pouring beer, with local artist in shop selling their work. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 122 N. Fifth St., Boise, 208-5067848, boisehouseofflowers.com.

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY—Celebrate the opening of the Center for the Visual Arts. 5-7:30 p.m.

FREE. 1910 University Dr., Boise, 208-426-1000, boisestate.edu.

THE CHOCOLAT BAR—The Chocolat Bar is hosting Guru Donuts. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 805 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-3387771, thechocolatbar.com.

FIRST THURSDAY EL KORAH SHRINE CENTER—Take a guided tour of El Korah. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1118 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-343-0571, elkorah.org.

EVERMORE PRINTS—Check out the first stop for this amazing traveling exhibition by Ed Anderson.

5-9 p.m. FREE. 780 W. Main St., Boise, 208-991-3837, evermoreprints.com.

FIREFUSION STUDIO—Projectbased classes at a discounted rate.

Call to schedule. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1124 W. Front St., Boise, 208-3451825, firefusion-studio.com.

FIRENZA PIZZA—Have dinner at Firenza, where you’ll enjoy a 10-inch pizza for only $5. With live music by Deborah Michels.

5-9 p.m. FREE. 999 W. Main St., Ste. 103, Boise, 208-344-5007, firenzapizza.com.

FOOT DYNAMICS—Music is back at Foot Dynamics for First Thursday in October. 5-9 p.m.

FREE. 1021 W. Main St., Boise, 208-386-3338.

GALLERY 601 ON THE GROVE—Check out a two-night art extravaganza with Idaho artist John Horejs. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Ste. 180, Boise, 208-336-5899, gallery601.com.

JACK’S URBAN MEETING PLACE—Sample bites and sips, and get a delicious preview of Dine Out Downtown Boise Restaurant Week. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise, 208-6396610, jumpboise.org.

LIQUID LOUNGE—Liquid Laughs has buy-one-get-one-free comedy tickets. 8 p.m. $10. 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

MCU SPORTS—Check out Sports Art, featuring local artists Jon Wald of AreaCodeArt, Jon Gann of Elevate Idaho, and Jasen Pitto of Sunstone. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 822 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-3427734, mcusports.com.

MERAKI GREEK STREET FOOD—Happy Hour Drink Specials from 2 p.m.-close. 5-9 p.m.

FREE. 345 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-639-1693, merakigsf.com.

COILED WINE BAR—Featuring Artist Rachel Teannalach, a pop-up shop from Alyssa Meyer of Stardust & Co. Jewelry. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 813 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-820-8466.

THE MIXING BOWL—See product demo and try samples. 5-9 p.m.

FREE. 216 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-6025, themixingbowlboise.com.

CONNECTIONS CREDIT UNION-DOWNTOWN BOISE— Live music. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 208-805-1850. 249 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-233-5544, connectidaho.org.

OLIVIN OLIVE OIL AND VINEGAR TAPROOM—What could be better than our Pumpkin Pie Spice White Balsamic Vinegar? 5-9 p.m.

FREE. 218 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-344-0306, olivinboise.com.

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PADDLES UP POKE-DOWNTOWN BOISE—Enjoy live music, local vendors, award-winning poke and free beer with purchase.

5-9 p.m. FREE. 237 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-412-5581, paddlesuppoke.com.

PORTSCHE’S FINE JEWELRY— Complimentary Peach Sangria tasting from Holesinsky Winery.

5-8 p.m. FREE. 816 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-343-4443, portsches. com.

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R. GREY GALLERY JEWELRY AND ART GLASS—Kick off the Aaron Henry and Alishan Duo Show. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 415 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-385-9337, rgreygallery.com.

Downtown Boise is proud to showcase Idaho’s largest concentration of artists, makers, creators, galleries and

RE-POP GIFTS—October means one thing to Re-POP Gifts: Halloween month! 5-9 p.m. FREE. 210 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-9916112, facebook.com/repopgifts.

performers. Come experience the rich and diverse arts and humanities that call downtown home during October

THE RECORD EXCHANGE— Woodland Empire Ale Craft presents Low-fi live. 5-9 p.m.

FREE. 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-344-8010, therecordexchange.com.

SAGE YOGA AND WELLNESS— View pieces by artist Rachel Anna in the show titled Love is a Verb.

FREE. 242 N. Eighth St., Ste. 200, Boise, 208-338-5430, sageyogaboise.com.

First Thursday. Enjoy the great fall weather as you stroll to the many galleries open with extended hours and RD

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SOCIAL EYES MARKETING— Join Social Eyes Marketing for one of the best views in Boise. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 802 W. Bannock St., Ste. 1400, Boise, 208-955-6679, getsocialeyes.com.

SOLID GRILL & BAR—Solid Grill & Bar has live music, free tastings, free appetizers and appetizer specials. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208345-6620, solidboise.com.

THE STURIALE PLACE—$5 wine tasting, complimentary snacks, and to be the first to sample some new Italian beverages. 5-7 p.m. FREE. 1501 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-908-7041, thesturialeplace.com.

UPCYCLE STUDIO—Meet artist Suzanne Chetwood. Enjoy music

by Andy Porter. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 380 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208297-5591, upcycleboise.com.

WATER BEAR BAR—The bar will donate $2 from every Old Fashioned of the Day to Period, a local nonprofit fighting to end period stigma. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 350 N. Ninth St., Ste. 100, Boise, 208514-2546, waterbearbar.com.

View all First Thursday events and plan your route at downtownboise.org

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY OCT. 2 Visual Arts AN EVENING WITH MARIE LU— Join us for an author talk and book signing. 7-9 p.m. $19. Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise. rdbooks.org.

BARBARIAN PAINT NIGHT—Create your very own Spooky Night painting at Barbarian Taproom in downtown Boise on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 6-8:30p.m. 6-8:30 p.m. Barbarian Brewing Downtown Taproom, 1022 W. Main St., Boise.

BOISE WEEKLY COVER AUCTION— Here at Boise Weekly, we pride ourselves on supporting local artists, something we’ve done since 2001 by choosing a piece of original art for our cover each week. Our readers enjoy the eye-catching images all year in print, and then each Oct. we gather up works from the last twelve months and auction them off at a kick-ass party. Boise Weekly has raised thousands of dollars since its inception and proceeds have funded arts organizations,

artists and art projects over the last 18 years. Join us to help keep this great project alive and have a record auction year. There is a $20 entrance fee which will go towards your bid. You can start bidding on artwork now and preliminary bidding will establish starting prices at the live auction. Thanks to our partners: no host bar provided by Visual Arts Collective and hors d’oeuvres provided by Bonefish Grill. Thanks to D. L. Evans Bank for supporting this event for many years, Capitol Contemporary Gallery and Randy Van Dyck for providing framing for many years and all of our artists and art patrons. Please note that VAC is a 21+ venue. 5-9 p.m. $20.

Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City. 208-344-2055. boiseweekly.afrogs.org.

DAVID HAYES: TRUEBLOOD MEMORIES—David Hayes’ homage to the inspiration of Ted Trueblood.

7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Trueblood Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208426-2541.

LATINIX GROUP SHOW: WE CARRY INSIDE OURSELVES—LatinX Group Art Exhibition at Boise State SUB Fine Arts Gallery 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student

THURSDAY, OCT. 3

Union Fine Arts Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208-426-2541.

MARGARET JACOBS: STEEL MEDICINE—Margaret Jacobs celebrates Indigenous culture with a bold, powerful aesthetic. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-345-8330. boiseartmuseum.org.

CHILDRENS CHAMPION LUNCHEON—Your ticket purchase includes a plated lunch and supports child advocacy in the areas of health, education, safety and well-being. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $.

Boise State University, Jordan Ballroom, 1607 W. Jefferson St., Boise.

208-947-4255. idahovoices.org.

STEPHANIE WILDE: INTROSPECTIVE—This selective retrospective highlights Idaho-based artist Stephanie Wilde’s artistic practice. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330, ext. 114. boiseartmuseum. org.

WALLY DION: CURRENT—Wally Dion uses materials such as circuit boards and auto paint to create his own renditions of Indigenous quilt patterns. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. boiseartmuseum.org.

Other ALL AGES VIDEO GAMES—Open play on Wii and X-Box consoles. For all ages. 4:30-5:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise. 208-362-0181. adalib.org.

FRIDAY, OCT. 4

FAMILY ART NIGHT—Bring the family for an evening of art and fun.

6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Cherry Lane Library, 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian. 208-888-4451. mld.org.

Festivals & Fairs FIRST THURSDAY IN DOWNTOWN BOISE—Celebrate the good life in Downtown Boise on the First Thursday of each month. 5-9 p.m.

FREE. Downtown Boise, Downtown Corridor, Boise. 208-385-7300. downtownboise.org.

THE HAUNTED HALLS OF ATLANTIS LABS—A one of a kind Haunted Halloween Escape room experience.

8 p.m.-Midnight $15-$25. 2417 Experience presents Atlantis Labs, 2417 Bank Dr., Boise. 208-9959925. spark.adobe.com.

LATINIX GROUP SHOW: WE CARRY INSIDE OURSELVES—LatinX Group Art Exhibition at Boise State SUB Fine Arts Gallery 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Fine Arts Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208-426-2541.

Visual Arts 2417 IMMERSIVE ART ESCAPE ROOM—Uncover the story or try to escape if you can. 5-10 p.m. $10$20. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Dr., Boise. 208-991-0984.

2417experience.com.

ARCADE 2—Come by for a one night pop-up art show/silent auction.

6-10 p.m. FREE. Spacebar Arcade, 200 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise.

CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS OPENING CELEBRATION—The community is invited to celebrate the opening of Boise State’s Center for the Visual Arts on the west end

SATURDAY, OCT. 5

MARGARET JACOBS: STEEL MEDICINE—Margaret Jacobs celebrates Indigenous culture with a bold, powerful aesthetic. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-345-8330. boiseartmuseum.org.

SARAH SENSE: COWGIRLS AND INDIANS—Sarah Sense questions the stereotypes of the Cowboy and

SATURDAY, OCT. 5 FERNANDO MELONI

Ed Anderson came to the Gem State from the land of 10,000 lakes, Minnesota. His art, which is a modern take on Americana style art, showcases many of the iconic parts of Idaho and the West in general. Whether it’s the Idaho salmon, a hefty elk or the stout buffalo, Anderson’s work showcases the beauty and natural diversity of the Mountain West. He gets much of his inspiration from the outdoors, where he is usually found when he’s not at his home in Boise. Anderson has described his works as a “controlled mess,” which blur the lines between illustration, sketching, painting and abstract work. His works have even been licensed by Patagonia, Nissan and Simms. His newest exhibit, Americanism, debuts at October’s First Thursday event in downtown Boise.

5-9 p.m. FREE. Evermore Prints, 190 N. Eighth St., Boise, evermoreprints.com.

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Civic Benefit

of campus. 5-7 p.m. Boise State University, 1910 University Dr., Boise. boisestate.edu.

PUBLIC DOMAIN

ED ANDERSON AT EVERMORE PRINTS

CITIZENS PLANNING ACADEMY: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT— Hear stories of success and less than ideal outcomes of public engagement. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Idaho Water Center, 322 E. Front St., Boise. 208-333-8066.

SARAH SENSE: COWGIRLS AND INDIANS—Sarah Sense questions the stereotypes of the Cowboy and Indian in American pop culture. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330. boiseartmuseum.org.

ANASTASE MAR AGOS

COURTESY ED ANDERSON

Idaho Americana

THURSDAY OCT. 3

Talks & Lectures

Weird science

No, I am your father!

THE HAUNTED HALLS OF ATLANTIS LABS

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK FEAT. THE BOISE PHILHARMONIC

Each Friday and Saturday in October, 2417 Experience will transform into a haunted science facility. The halls of the once-great lab will be littered with remnants of the fatal experiments that took place there. For 13 nights in October, the ghosts of those that perished will take back their facility in two stages. From 6 to 8 p.m., the milder portion of the haunt begins, “The Thinning Veil.” This will take visitors on a narrated tour and is recommended for younger visitors (or those who don’t want to be too scared). At 8 p.m., the real haunt begins. Attendees take part in a scavenger hunt and attempt to escape the haunted labs while live-action thrills will attempt to distract from the goal of escaping.

The attraction is open until midnight.

Fridays and Saturdays in October. $15$25. The Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 Bank Dr., Boise, 2417experience.com.

The iconic Star Wars Original Trilogy was a groundbreaking feat in the Sci-Fi film world. Director George Lucas’ vision brought the genre to the forefront of American pop culture. A significant part of Star Wars’ impact was the music, conducted by John Williams.

The opening theme, the Imperial March and other numbers from the movies paired classical music with space battles and Jedi adventures that helped make the movies timeless.

The Boise Philharmonic will perform the live score of perhaps the most-loved movie of the Star Wars trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back, at the Morrison Center. The movie follows the ragtag gang of Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker as they attempt to evade Imperial forces.

7:30 p.m. $41-$83. Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, boisephil.org.

Pedal to the metal.

LOVE, PEACE AND BICYCLE GREASE: BBP’S 12TH ANNIVERSARY The Boise Bicycle Project was founded more than a decade ago to promote the personal, social and environmental benefits of cycling. It operates as a bike recycling and education center, and the folks over at BBP believe that Boise has the potential to be the cycling capitol of the U.S. Members of the non-profit and non-members alike can celebrate the 12th anniversary of BBP with a group ride and a party. Attendees will go for a half-hour ride then head back for the festivities at BBP. A DJ will spin discs throughout the night while people drink, socialize and take part in a silent auction—the latter includes items such as bikes and a stay at the Idaho Potato Hotel.

7-11 p.m. FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 S. Lusk St., Boise, boisebicycleproject. com.

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Indian in American pop culture. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330. boiseartmuseum.org.

SHANE DARWENT-PLAZA PARK: OPENING RECEPTION—Shane Darwent interdisciplinary sculpture exhibition at the Blue Galleries at Boise State University. 6-7:30 p.m.

FREE. Center for the Visual Arts, Boise State University, 1110 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise.

STEPHANIE WILDE: INTROSPECTIVE—This selective retrospective highlights Idaho-based artist Stephanie Wilde’s artistic practice. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330, ext. 114. boiseartmuseum. org.

WALLY DION: CURRENT—Wally Dion uses materials such as circuit boards and auto paint to create his own renditions of Indigenous quilt patterns. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. boiseartmuseum.org.

Dance

LED OPEN CLASS SERIES—LED teaches two classes every Thursday: an open class for any and all at 6p.m., and a pre-professional/professional class at 7:15p.m. 6-9 p.m. $15-$50. LED, 1420 W Grove St., Suite 2, Boise. 808-226-9939.

Comedy THE JACK MORMON COMEDY HOUR—Calling all black sheep. it’s The Jack Mormon Comedy Hour for Latter-day Sinners, and yes we prefer you use the full title, thank you. 7:30-10:30 p.m. $10. Liquid Lounge, 405 S Eighth St., Boise.

UNRAVELED: A YARN GUILD— Meet-up for yarn enthusiasts, knitters and crocheters. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library-Hillcrest Branch, 5246 W. Overland Dr., Boise. 208-972-8340.

DAVID HAYES: TRUEBLOOD MEMORIES—David Hayes’ homage to the inspiration of Ted Trueblood.

7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Trueblood Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208426-2541.

your way. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Bikes and Beans, 1350 S. Vista Ave., Boise.

208-639-2841.

Learning

FIRST FRIDAY AT ART ZONE 208— Have a bite to eat, a sip to drink and take home some great art. 6-8:30 p.m. FREE. Art Zone 208, 3113 N. Cole Road, Boise. 208-322-9464.

FIRE IT UP: HOT SAUCE 101— Learn how to make 3 different types of hot sauce. 3-6 p.m. $25. Vine and Branch Ranch, 20023 Hoskins Road, Caldwell. 208-908-8206.

BEEKEEPING FOR NEW-BEES— Learn the basics of beekeeping with BSU professor, Melinda Jean Stafford. Materials provided. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Caldwell Public Library, 1010 Dearborn St., Caldwell. 208614-5126. caldwellpubliclibrary.org.

Teens Civic Benefit GET WARM, STAY WARM—Dessert bar by Figgy, floral cart by Pansy + Petal, live music, and wine specials.

Also a winter wear donation to WCA and raffle giveaway. 5-8 p.m. FREE. Boise Co-op’s Uncorked Wine Bar, 804 W. Fort St., Boise. 208-8635266.

THE MEPHAM GROUP

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 Road, Boise. 208362-0181. adalib.org.

Other

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PRESIDENT MARLENE TROMP INVESTITURE CEREMONY—Boise State invites members of campus and the community to celebrate the investiture of the university’s seventh president. 2-4 p.m. The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. boisestate.edu.

FRIDAY OCT. 4 Festivals & Fairs PROST OKTOBERFEST STREET PARTY—Break out the lederhosen and dirndls and get ready to party like they do in Munich. 3-10 p.m.

FREE. Prost Boise, 274 N. Eighth St., Boise. 208-336-9395.

Theatre JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL—8-10 p.m. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald St., Boise. stagecoachtheatre.com.

THE HAUNTED HALLS OF ATLANTIS LABS—The Haunted Halls of Atlantis Labs is a one of a kind Haunted Halloween Escape room experience. 8 p.m.-Midnight. $15$25. 2417 Experience presents Atlantis Labs, 2417 Bank Dr., Boise.

208-995-9925. spark.adobe.com.

LATINIX GROUP SHOW: WE CARRY INSIDE OURSELVES—LatinX Group Art Exhibition at Boise State SUB Fine Arts Gallery 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Fine Arts Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208-426-2541.

MARGARET JACOBS: STEEL MEDICINE—Margaret Jacobs celebrates Indigenous culture with a bold, powerful aesthetic. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-345-8330. boiseartmuseum.org.

Film

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS

Go to www.boiseweekly.com and look under odds and ends for the answers to this week’s puzzle. And don’t think of it as cheating.

Think of it more as simply double-checking your answers.

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PAULY SHORE—Pauly tasted super-stardom in 1990 when his precedent-setting MTV show “Totally Pauly” hit the airwaves. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $30. Liquid Lounge, 405 S Eighth St.., Boise. 208-371-8989. liquidboise.com.

Visual Arts 2417 IMMERSIVE ART ESCAPE ROOM—Uncover the story or try to escape if you can. 5-10 p.m. $10$20. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Dr., Boise. 208-991-0984.

2417experience.com.

Food & Drink

Other FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC—Three to four rounds of Friday Night Magic.

7:30-11:30 p.m. $5. Deadly Seven Games, 4504 W. Overland Road, Boise. 208-914-6032.

FRONT STREET FIGHTS 20—7 p.m.

CenturyLink Arena, 233 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise. boxoffice.diamondticketing.com.

SATURDAY OCT. 5 Festivals & Fairs

SARAH SENSE: COWGIRLS AND INDIANS—Sarah Sense questions the stereotypes of the Cowboy and Indian in American pop culture. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330. boiseartmuseum.org.

3RD-ANNUAL FALL HARVEST CELEBRATION VENDOR & CRAFT FAIR—Fall Harvest Celebration Vendor & Craft Fair. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

FREE. Meridian Senior Center, 1920 N. Records Ave., Meridian. 208954-9785.

STEPHANIE WILDE: INTROSPECTIVE—This selective retrospective highlights Idaho-based artist Stephanie Wilde’s artistic practice. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330, ext. 114. boiseartmuseum. org.

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL—Family friendly Fall Harvest Festival and Scarecrow Stroll at the Idaho Botanical Garden. Noon-5 p.m. $8-$12.

Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise. 208-3438649. idahobotanicalgarden.org.

SUCCULENT PUMPKINS—Join us for a fun evening of learning all about succulents. 6-8 p.m. $34.

Eagle Landing Community Center, 175 E. Mission Dr., Eagle. 208-4898779.

WALLY DION: CURRENT—Wally Dion uses materials such as circuit boards and auto paint to create his own renditions of Indigenous quilt patterns. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. boiseartmuseum.org.

Literary Arts

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

CALENDAR

HEMINGWAY LITERARY CENTER PRESENTS: AUTHOR RAJIA HASSIB, BOOK READING AND DISCUSSION—Author Rajia Hassib to give book reading and discussion on new book A Pure Heart at Boise State 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Hemingway Gallery, Boise State University, 1819 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise.

208-426-3426. boisestate.edu.

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

PROST OKTOBERFEST STREET PARTY—Break out the Lederhosen and Dirndls and get ready to party like they do in Munich. 4-10 p.m.

FREE. Prost Boise, 274 N. Eighth St., Boise. 208-336-9395.

Visual Arts

2417 IMMERSIVE ART ESCAPE ROOM—5-10 p.m. $10-$20. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Dr., Boise. 208-991-0984. 2417experience.com.

DAVID HAYES: TRUEBLOOD MEMORIES—David Hayes’ homage to the inspiration of Ted Trueblood.

7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Trueblood Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208426-2541.

THE HAUNTED HALLS OF ATLANTIS LABS—The Haunted Halls of Atlantis Labs is a one of a kind Haunted Halloween Escape room experience. 8 p.m.-Midnight. $15$25. 2417 Experience presents Atlantis Labs, 2417 Bank Dr., Boise.

208-995-9925.

LATINIX GROUP SHOW: WE CARRY INSIDE OURSELVES—LatinX Group Art Exhibition at Boise State SUB Fine Arts Gallery 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Fine Arts Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208-426-2541.

MARGARET JACOBS: STEEL MEDICINE—Margaret Jacobs celebrates Indigenous culture with a bold, powerful aesthetic. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-345-8330. boiseartmuseum.org.

SARAH SENSE: COWGIRLS AND INDIANS—Sarah Sense questions the stereotypes of the Cowboy and Indian in American pop culture. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330. boiseartmuseum.org.

STEPHANIE WILDE: INTROSPECTIVE—This selective retrospective highlights Idaho-based artist Stephanie Wilde’s artistic practice. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330, ext. 114. boiseartmuseum. org.

WALLY DION: CURRENT—Wally Dion uses materials such as circuit boards and auto paint to create his own renditions of Indigenous quilt patterns. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. boiseartmuseum.org.

Dance Theatre JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL—8-10 p.m. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald St., Boise. stagecoachtheatre.com.

MAD HOT FOR BALLROOM—Annual Gala. 6-11 p.m. $40-$60. Mad Hot For Ballroom. Boise Square Dance Center, 6534 W. Diamond St., Boise.

Sports & Outdoors

Film

Sports & Outdoors

PAULY SHORE—Pauly tasted super-stardom in 1990 when his precedent-setting MTV show Totally Pauly hit the airwaves. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $30. Liquid Lounge, 405 S Eighth St., Boise. 208-371-8989. liquidboise.com.

ESSENTIALS BIKE WORKSHOP— We’ll be covering some basic essential fixes and gear you should have with you on any ride to be ready for whatever the ride brings

SATURDAY FAMILY MOVIE—“DETECTIVE PIKACHU” – Watch a movie with the family. 1:30-3:30 p.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa.

BOGUS 50/50—The 50-mile race is almost entirely on single track that includes some of Boise’s best trails including Dry Creek and Around The Mountain. 5 a.m. $45-$. Bogus 50/50, 750 Mountain Cove Road, Boise. trailrunner.com.

FAMILY FALL BARBECUE & POTLUCK—We invite you to join us for our First- Annual Family Fall BBQ & Potluck. 1-4 p.m. FREE. Eagle Island State Park, Eagle. eaglechamber. com.

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CALENDAR IDAHO WAFFLE CROSS—Grassroots cyclecross racing at the Eagle Bike Park. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $20-$40. Ada/Eagle Bike Park, Old Horseshoe Bend Road, Eagle. idahowafflecross.com.

MARK STALL STRENGTH AND HONOR CHALLENGE—It’s back. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $10-$35. Camp Rhino CrossFit Boise, 5244 W. Overland Road, Boise. 208-576-6410. wellnessliving.com.

Talks & Lectures IDAHO DINOSAURS—1p.m. lecture

by LJ Krumenacker on Dinosaur fossils found in Idaho-Oryctodromeus cubicularis. Noon-4:30 more activities for younger kids. 1-2 p.m. FREE. Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise. 208-368-9876. idahomuseum.org.

Civic Benefit BOISE BICYCLE PROJECT ANNIVERSARY PARTY—Boise Bicycle Project is turning 12. Join us to celebrate another great year. 7-11 p.m. FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 S Lusk St., Boise. boisebicycleproject.org.

INTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOMECOMING GALA—Interfaith Sanctuary Homecoming Gala Fundraiser 6-10 p.m. $1. JUMP. Boise, 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise. 208-345-5815. interfaithsanctuaryscu.afrogs.org.

MADE IN BOISE SCREENING— Made in Boise introduces audiences to the unique world of surrogacy in the most unexpected of places. 6-8

p.m. FREE. The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. idahoptv. org.

Learning BASIC CIDER MAKING CLASS— Learn how to make cider. Class includes everything to make your first batch of cider. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

TBD. Meriwether Cider Company, 5242 Chinden Blvd., Boise.

SAFE SITTER—Contact Kristi at khaman@adalib.org. to register. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise. 208362-0181. adalib.org.

Food & Drink RAMEN WITH FRIENDS 5.0—Good food, good beer, good friends.

Takoyaki is a traditional Japanese dumpling. Noon-4 p.m. FREE. Payette Brewing Co., 733 S. Pioneer St., Boise. 208-869-1237.

Museums & Exhibits SPECIAL EVENT: DIG INTO GEOLOGY—Celebrate Earth Science Week and National Fossil Day with Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology.

Noon-4:30 p.m. FREE. Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Way, Boise. 208368-9876. idahomuseum.org.

Other BOISE FARMERS MARKET—Find fresh local seasonal vegetables and

EYESPY

Real Dialogue from the naked city

“Feed me your hate, feed it to me like grapes.”

fruit, many types of locally raised protein, breads and pastries, honey, jams and sauces. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

FREE. Shoreline Dr., 1500 Shoreline Dr., Boise. theboisefarmersmarket. com.

CANYON COUNTY FALL HOME SHOW—11 a.m.-6 p.m. Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. fordidahocenter.com.

LATINIX GROUP SHOW: WE CARRY INSIDE OURSELVES—LatinX Group Art Exhibition at Boise State SUB Fine Arts Gallery 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Fine Arts Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208-426-2541.

EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET— The Eagle Saturday Market is a handmade market located in the heart of downtown Eagle. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle. 208-489-8763. cityofeagle.org.

MARGARET JACOBS: STEEL MEDICINE—Margaret Jacobs celebrates Indigenous culture with a bold, powerful aesthetic. Noon-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-345-8330. boiseartmuseum.org.

FREE TO BE WILD AT ZOO BOISE—The Autism Society Treasure Valley is hosting our private annual event at Zoo Boise for the autistic community. 4-9 p.m. FREE. Zoo Boise, 355 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise.

208-336-5676.

SARAH SENSE: COWGIRLS AND INDIANS—Sarah Sense questions the stereotypes of the Cowboy and Indian in American pop culture.

Noon-5 p.m. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise.

NAMPA FARMERS MARKET—Over 60 local vendors: produce, specialty foods, ready to eat foods, crafts, locally grown, locally produced. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Lloyd Square Park, Nampa. nampafarmersmarket.com.

STEPHANIE WILDE: INTROSPECTIVE—This selective retrospective highlights Idaho-based artist Stephanie Wilde’s artistic practice.

Noon-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330, ext. 114. boiseartmuseum. org.

SEE SPOT WALK—Please join Idaho Humane Society for our 27th-annual See Spot Walk event. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $20-$55. Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise. 208342-3508. idahohumanesociety. ejoinme.org.

WALLY DION: CURRENT—Wally Dion uses materials such as circuit boards and auto paint to create his own renditions of Indigenous quilt patterns. Noon-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. boiseartmuseum.org.

WALKABOUT BOISE WALKING TOUR—Join Preservation Idaho every Saturday for a guided walking tour through 150 years of history and architecture. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $12. Meet at Bench in front of Basque Museum, 611 W. Grove St., Boise. 208-353-2011.

SUNDAY OCT. 6 FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL—Family friendly Fall Harvest Festival and Scarecrow Stroll at the Idaho Botanical Garden. Noon-5 p.m. $8-$12.

Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise. 208-3438649. idahobotanicalgarden.org.

Theatre RUSSIAN BALLET THEATER: SWAN LAKE—Russian Ballet Theatre’s new production bestows the splendor of tradition with new magical trimmings. 7 p.m. $32-$75. Brandt Center at NNU, 707 Fern St., Nampa. brandtcenter.nnu.edu.

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DAVID HAYES: TRUEBLOOD MEMORIES—David Hayes’ homage to the inspiration of Ted Trueblood.

7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Trueblood Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208426-2541.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—Meet Treasure Valley farmers, artists, bakers and others. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Eighth Street Corridor, Eighth and Idaho streets, Boise. capitalcitypublicmarket.com.

Festivals & Fairs

- Overheard at Whole Foods

Visual Arts

to the inspiration of Ted Trueblood.

7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Trueblood Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208426-2541.

Learning BASIC CIDER MAKING CLASS— Learn how to make cider. Class includes everything to make your first batch of cider. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

TBD. Meriwether Cider Company, 5242 Chinden Blvd., Boise.

NAMPA ART GUILD—The Nampa Art Guild has a monthly demo by an artist. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Fleet Reserve Building, 1012 11th Ave. N., Nampa. 208-466-9794.

Other 130 YEAR BIRTHDAY OF THE BISHOPS’ HOUSE—It is the 130th Birthday of The Bishops’ House.

1-4 p.m. FREE. The Bishops’ House, 2420 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise.

208-342-3279. thebishopshouse. com.

OLD TIME FARM DAY—Old Time Farm Day at the Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead. Noon-4 p.m. $6.

Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead, 5006 W. Farm Court, Boise. 208-2294006. drycreekhistory.org.

Literary Arts THE CABIN READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS: TA NEHISI COATS WTH MITCHELL S. JACKSON— Readings and Conversations with Ta-Nehisi Coates about his first novel. 8 p.m. $29-$39. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. 208-331-8000. rdbooks.org.

Sports & Outdoors BOISE STARTUP WEEK—Boise Startup Week is back and better than ever with more than 100 events to choose from. FREE. Boise State University, 1910 University Dr., Boise. boisestate.edu.

MONDAY OCT. 7 Visual Arts DAVID HAYES: TRUEBLOOD MEMORIES—David Hayes’ homage

Learning

MILD ABANDON

By E.J. Pettinger

Sports & Outdoors IDAHO WAFFLE CROSS-WAFFLE CROSS—Grassroots cyclecross racing at the Eagle Bike Park. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $20-$40. Ada/Eagle Bike Park, Old Horseshoe Bend Road, Eagle. idahowafflecross.com.

WILL HIKE FOR BEER BY BOISE GIRLS PINT OUT—Join us for a hike on the Harrison Hollow trails followed by a beer or two at Highlands Hollow Brewhouse. 1 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow Brewhouse, 2455 Harrison Hollow Lane, Boise. 208343-6820.

Civic Benefit 10TH ANNUAL SUEB 5K/10K— Join us in a 5k/10k run or walk to celebrate the life of SueB. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise. 208-343-3688 ext. 241. wcaboise.org.

THE ARMOR OF LIGHT—Please join Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America for a showing of The Armor of Light. 1:30-3:30 p.m. $10. The Flicks, 646 W. Fulton St., Boise. theflicksboise.kulacart.net OKTOBERFAST—Wish Granters is teaming up with Porsche of Boise to present their 2019 Oktoberfast car show at The Village. Noon-4 p.m.

FREE. The Village at Meridian, 3600 E. Fairview Ave., Meridian.

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CALENDAR FALL 2019 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT—Learn how workforce develop.m.ent programs and partners can impact economic development in your community. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Idaho State Museum, 610 N. Julia Davis Dr., Boise.

Food & Drink PAYETTE BREWING FUNDRAISER FOR HAPPY JACK CATS—Fundraiser for Happy Jack Cats at Payette Brewing 5-10 p.m. FREE. Payette Brewing, 733 S. Pioneer St., Boise, Boise. 208-841-3179.

TUESDAY OCT. 8 Visual Arts ALORA CHEEK’S SHORT FORM IMPROV CLASS—The Fast-Paced, Fun-Filled Improv Class You’ve Been Waiting For 6-9 p.m. Deathproof Coffee, 10481 W. Fairview Ave., Boise.

DAVID HAYES: TRUEBLOOD MEMORIES—David Hayes’ homage to the inspiration of Ted Trueblood.

7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Trueblood Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208426-2541.

MARGARET JACOBS: STEEL MEDICINE—Margaret Jacobs celebrates Indigenous culture with a bold, powerful aesthetic. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-345-8330. boiseartmuseum.org.

SARAH SENSE: COWGIRLS AND INDIANS—Sarah Sense questions the stereotypes of the Cowboy and Indian in American pop culture. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330. boiseartmuseum.org.

STEPHANIE WILDE: INTROSPECTIVE—This selective retrospective highlights Idaho-based artist Stephanie Wilde’s artistic practice. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr., Boise. 208-3458330, ext. 114. boiseartmuseum. org.

WALLY DION: CURRENT—Wally Dion uses materials such as circuit boards and auto paint to create his own renditions of Indigenous quilt patterns. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Boise Art Museum, 670 E. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. boiseartmuseum.org.

Dance HUNKS: THE SHOW—This “Magic Mike”-style male revue hits the stage at The Playhouse in Boise. 8 p.m. $22-$35. 8001 Fairview, 8001 Fairview Ave., Boise.

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Sports & Outdoors BOISE STARTUP WEEK—Boise Startup Week is back and better than ever with more than 100 events to choose from. FREE. Boise State University, 1910 University Dr., Boise. boisestate. edu.

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Visual Arts DAVID HAYES: TRUEBLOOD MEMORIES—David Hayes’ homage to the inspiration of Ted Trueblood. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Trueblood Gallery, 1700 University Dr., Boise. 208-426-2541.

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SARAH SENSE: COWGIRLS AND INDIANS—Sarah Sense questions the stereotypes of the Cowboy and Indian in American pop culture. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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A hoot is an folk music tradition, where musicians would gather and play together. It is, more or less, a public jam session.

It’s short for hootenanny, according to Hoot Night’s Facebook page. Hootenannies have roots in Appalachia, where the word was often used to refer to a party of sorts and has turned into a folk music colloquialism in the modern parlance. A Boise hootenanny, Hoot Night, is a gathering with a theme: the ‘90s band Pavement, which recently announced its 2020 reunion tour. Pavement is responsible for songs such as “Range Life” and “Harness Your Hopes.” Pavement, notably, feuded publicly with Smashing Pumpkins, after the song “Range Life” took a playful dig at the Pumpkins. Boise musicians in attendance will be Dark Swallows, Mr. Grant Olsen, With Child, Unda Fluxit, Death Matches of a Grade School Nightmare, Distant Family and He/lium She/lium.

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Overall, writing and recording sober was a monumental awakening, the Clavins have said. It not only made them examine their respective creative processes, but it also made them realize that sobriety is a spiritual journey, and is more than simply not drinking. Don’t Think You’ve Had Enough? was produced by Vampire Weekend producer Shane Stoneback.

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DEAR WRUNG: I am sorry that you’ve been going through difficult times. It can be defeating in many ways when others seem to be thriving while one is in the midst of struggle. While you may not outwardly find it easy to be happy for your friends, I am sure that, deep down, you truly are. Sometimes when I am feeling particularly downtrodden, I actively engage on social media in ways that are opposite of how I feel. If I am feeling disappointed and defeated, I will make a point to comment something positive on people’s celebratory posts. I find that, before too long, I feel better about my own troubles and more hopeful for the future. After all, if the shoe were on the other foot, I would hope my friends would do the same.

Give it a try and stop beating yourself up. We are all human and sometimes getting through the hard stuff is dirty, painful business.

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ASTROLOGY

BY ROB BREZSNY

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Every time my birthday season comes around, I set aside an entire day to engage in a life review. It lasts for many hours. I begin by visualizing the recent events I’ve experienced, then luxuriously scroll in reverse through my entire past, as if watching a movie starring me. It’s not possible to remember every single scene and feeling, of course, so I allow my deep self to highlight the moments it regards as significant. Here’s another fun aspect of this ritual: I bestow a blessing on every memory that comes up, honoring it for what it taught me and how it helped me to become the person I am today. Dear Libra, now is an excellent time for you to experiment with a similar celebration.

Because I suspect you will be ripening fully into a role and a mission you were born to embody and express.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Depression is when you think there’s nothing to be done,” writes author Siri Hustvedt. “Fortunately I always think there’s something to be done.” I offer this hopeful attitude to you, Scorpio, trusting that it will cheer you up. I suspect that the riddles and mysteries you’re embedded in right now are so puzzling and complicated that you’re tempted to think that there’s nothing you can do to solve them or escape them. But I’m here to inform you that if that’s how you feel, it’s only temporary. Even more importantly, I’m here to inform you that there is indeed something you can do, and you are going to find out what that is sooner rather than later.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus-born Youtube blogger Hey Fran Hey has some good advice for her fellow Bulls, and I think it’ll be especially fresh and potent in the coming weeks.

She says, “Replacing ‘Why is this happening to me?’ with ‘What is this trying to tell me?’ has been a game changer for me. The former creates a hamster wheel, where you’ll replay the story over and over again. Victimized. Stuck. The latter holds space for a resolution to appear.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “How inconvenient to be made of desire,” writes Sagittarian author Larissa Pham. “Even now, want rises up in me like a hot oil. I want so much that it scares me.” I understand what she means, and I’m sure you do, too. There are indeed times when the inner fire that fuels you feels excessive and unwieldy and inopportune. But I’m happy to report that your mood in the coming weeks is unlikely to fit that description. I’m guessing that the radiant pulse of your yearning will excite you and empower you. It’ll be brilliant and warm, not seething and distracting.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I envision the next twelve months as a time when you could initiate fundamental improvements in the way you live. Your daily rhythm twelve months from now could be as much as twenty percent more gratifying and meaningful. It’s conceivable you will discover or generate innovations that permanently raise your longterm goals to a higher octave. At the risk of sounding grandiose, I predict you’ll welcome a certain novelty that resembles the invention of the wheel or the compass or the calendar.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Modern literary critic William Boyd declared that Aquarian author Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was “the best short-story writer ever,” and “the first truly modern writer of fiction: secular, refusing to pass judgment, cognizant of the absurdities of our muddled, bizarre lives and the complex tragi-comedy that is the human condition.” Another contemporary critic, Harold Bloom, praised Chekhov’s plays, saying that he was “one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre.” We might imagine, then, that in the course of his career, Chekhov was showered with accolades. We’d be wrong about that, though. “If I had listened to the critics,” he testified, “I’d have died drunk in the gutter.” I hope that what I just said will serve as a pep talk for you as you explore and develop your own original notions in the coming weeks.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pisces-born Dorothy Steel didn’t begin her career as a film actress until she was 91 years old. She had appeared in a couple of TV shows when she was 89, then got a small role in an obscure movie. At age 92, she became a celebrity when she played the role of a tribal elder in *Black Panther*, one of the highestgrossing films of all time. I propose that we make her one of your inspirational role models for both the coming weeks and the next twelve months. Why?

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1956, the U.S. federal government launched a program to build 40,000 miles of high-speed roads to connect all major American cities. It was completed 36 years later at a cost of $521 billion. In the coming months, I’d love to see you draw inspiration from that visionary scheme. According to my analysis, you will generate good fortune for yourself as you initiate a long-term plan to expand your world, create a more robust network, and enhance your ability to fulfill your life’s big goals.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.” So declared French author Victor Hugo. I don’t share his view. In fact, I regard it as an insulting misapprehension. The truth is that the soul achieves flight through vivid fantasies and effervescent intuitions and uninhibited longings and non-rational hypotheses and wild hopes—and maybe also by a few illusions. I bring this to your attention because now is an excellent time to nurture your soul with vivid fantasies and effervescent intuitions and uninhibited longings and non-rational hypotheses and wild hopes.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I know people of all genders who periodically unleash macho brags about how little sleep they need. If you’re normally like that, I urge you to rebel. The dilemmas and riddles you face right now are very solvable IF and only IF you get sufficient amounts of sleep and dreams. Do you need some nudges to do right by yourself? Neuroscientist Matthew Walker says that some of the greatest athletes understand that “sleep is the greatest legal enhancing performance drug.”

Top tennis player Roger Federer sleeps 12 hours a day. During his heyday, world-class sprinter Usain Bolt slept 10 hours a night and napped during the day.

Champion basketball player LeBron James devotes 12 hours a day to the rejuvenating sanctuary of sleep.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Actor and dancer Fred Astaire was a pioneer in bringing dance into films as a serious art form. He made 31 musical films during the 76 years he worked, and was celebrated for his charisma, impeccable technique, and innovative moves. At the height of his career, from 1933 to 1949, he teamed up with dancer Ginger Rogers in the creation of 10 popular movies. In those old-fashioned days, virtually all partner dancing featured a male doing the lead part as the female followed. One witty critic noted that although Astaire was a bigger star than Rogers, she “did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and while wearing high heels.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, you may soon be called on to carry out tasks that are metaphorically comparable to those performed by Rogers.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your number one therapy in the coming weeks?

Watching animals. It would be the healthiest thing you could undertake: relax into a generously receptive mode as you simply observe creatures doing what they do. The best option would be to surrender to the pleasures of communing with both domesticated AND wild critters. If you need a logical reason to engage in this curative and rejuvenating activity, I’ll give you one: It will soothe and strengthen your own animal intelligence, which would be a tonic gift for you to give yourself.

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