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DIET OF WORMS

Some years ago, Boise Weekly reported on a troubling trend: the rapid growth of foodstuffs as a category of waste at the Ada County Landfill. Since then, the topic has been on the tip of Boise’s collective tongue. People have become more aware of how items from their fridge become garbage at the dump, and the city itself has initiated a composting program that has produced thousands of pounds of compost since its inception.

There’s more to the problem, however, than people and the public sector. In this week’s entry in our three-part series on Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Xavier Ward takes a look at some of the private composting operations that are keeping food out of landfills. In it, he examines a duo of composters who helped start Bittercreek’s own program, and how Boise-headquartered grocer Albertsons went from keeping trash compactors behind its stores to a single dumpster. I’m excited for you to read his work on pages 6 and 7.

There’s more than this paper than the food people throw out—a lot more—and on page 8, Emily Alexander has written about the latest addition to Hyde Park, Certified Kitchen + Bakery, a breakfast-and-lunch spot brought from the folks who opened The Wylder downtown. On page 9, Tracy Bringhurst takes a sneak peek at Mai Thai’s new vegan menu, which officially goes live in November.

On page 10, you’ll find a photo essay about life in Afghanistan. Its author, Elena Gallina, is a Boise State University graduate and Rhodes scholar, who was in the country for a project about women, leadership, power and beauty in the conservative Muslim country. She snapped a few extra shots of city life in the shadow of America’s longest-running armed conflict, and shared them with Boise Weekly.

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FROM THE GROUND UP

Food waste is pervasive, but from the grocery store to a retired couple, locals are doing their parts to reduce it

BY X AVIER WARD X AVIER WARD

Red worms can eat up to 100% of their body weight in a day, providing a sustainable solution to food waste issues.

THIS IS PART TWO OF A THREEPART SERIES ON BOISEANS WHO INNOVATE IN THE THREE RS— REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. Up to 40% of all food in the United States goes to waste. Whether that is spoiled food in someone’s fridge or a grocery store throwing out the produce that never made it into shoppers’ baskets, it goes uneaten. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that waste was worth approximately $161 billion in 2010.

The onus of reducing food waste is widespread. Corporate grocery chains, individual consumers and farmers can all respectively do their parts to reduce food waste. In Boise, the efforts to reduce that waste are well underway, and much of it has spread by a passion project started 14 years ago in a garage nestled in a small corner of Southeast Boise.

Jan Shirley and her husband Dan Mergenthaler started using worms to digest food 6 | OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 5, 2019 | BOISEWEEKLY

waste and produce a highly fertile organic compost when Shirley decided to pick up worm composting as a hobby years ago. She’s an avid gardener and a former nurse. With a passion for physical health and sustainability, a worm compost, or vermicompost, checked all the boxes. It started with a few Rubbermaid bins in her garage, and has since expanded into a small business, Wiggly Composters.

“That grew, so I started another, then another, pretty soon I had a couple of dozen Rubbermaid bins in the garage I was maintaining,” she said.

The process starts away from the ShirleyMergenthaler residence, at farms where the produce is grown. The food produced there makes its way to stores like Albertsons, where much of it goes to waste. The Boise-headquartered grocer, however, is always on the lookout for ways to reduce its waste. In doing so, it has inked partnerships with people like

Shirley and local pig farmers to get rid of its unsold, spoiled food.

“Basically anything that’s edible, non-plastic, non-container, anything—especially in the produce department—that is bad, per se, goes into a pig bin,” said Daniel Ashley, assistant store director at the Albertsons on Federal Way. Most spoiled produce at Albertsons goes to the local pig purveyors, but roughly 200-300 pounds of waste from its pre-cut fruit goes to Shirley’s worms every week. Ashley said he couldn’t quantify an exact amount of waste that goes to local farmers, but said it’s considerable.

“Basically when I first started with the company we had these giant compactors on the back of every store and everything just got dumped down there,” Ashley said.

Those compactors were eliminated more than a decade ago. Now, each Albertsons store uses a standard-sized dumpster behind the store, which are emptied every other day. For the waste that

doesn’t go to Shirley’s operation or local pig farmers, much is donated to the Idaho Food Bank, which makes daily pickups, Ashley said.

“I think it’s been pretty interesting in the time I’ve been with Albertsons to watch the compactors disappear and basically all of the stores have switched to a small little dumpster you would see in the back of an alley,” he said.

“For a big operation, that’s pretty minimal [waste] that’s going to the landfill, and that’s anything you can’t recycle here at the store.”

When the leftover fruit, mostly melon rinds, reaches the Shirley-Mergenthaler worm operation, Shirley is ready, and so are her worms, which she refers to affectionately as her “little dudes.” The worms are small and anatomically simple, but perform a complex function. They are deaf, blind and toothless, but rush to the food the second it hits the bin.

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“IT JUST TAKES THE FOCUS AND THE PAS SION TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’RE DOING FO R THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER A LTE RNATIVE TO RECYCLING FOOD WASTE.”

Jan Shirley, left, has run a vermicompost for the past 14 years, and during that time her operation has grown considerably.

which can eat up to 100% their own bodyweight in food, though it’s usually closer to 75%, Shirley said.

“What’s so magnificent about the worm, the earthworm, they have no eyes, they have no teeth, they can’t hear, but yet they can find food, eat, reproduce and survive,” she said.

Once the worms eat the food, the byproduct is the “castings,” which are a highly fertile compost resembling coffee grounds in both appearance and texture. There is also a liquid byproduct that can be turned into a natural spray to douse plants. This not only fertilizes the plants, but keeps pests away.

Shirley’s compost often goes to her garden or other local gardens such as the North End Organic Nursery. She also sells her worms by the pound through the nursery. The hermaphroditic critters reproduce rapidly, so there’s never a short supply.

Shirley has plenty of compassion for the tiny creatures, which are often overlooked and more often considered vermin by the average person. She spends hours in her garage, a veritable worm paradise for the crawlers that live in the 350-gallon horse trough.

It’s a moment of Zen when she’s catering to the worms. She doesn’t have to think about her own troubles or those of the world, she’s simply focusing on her worms and recycling food waste at the same time.

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A bonus to using worms is the natural pesticide the compost provides. When the worms process the food and produce the byproduct, the microbes in the castings ward off would-be pests, eliminating the need for chemical pesticides.

“This, to me, was an opportunity and a fun hobby to deal with the waste, the food waste we have,” she said.

She’s even known to some as “the worm lady,” but she doesn’t take that as a slight, wearing it as a badge of honor. Her goal is not simply to take a few buckets of spent food from Albertsons a week, but rather to spread the mission of vermicomposting. She teaches classes all over the Treasure Valley, from children to teenagers and even seniors, passing on the message and know-how is her way of giving back.

“Like us, it’s just paying it forward and getting people turned on to this,” she said.

“It just takes the focus and the passion to understand what you’re doing for the environment. This is just another alternative to recycling food waste.”

Tending to the worms is no small task, and she makes sure her students know that.

Though simple in anatomy, the worms are hypersensitive to light, touch and vibration.

She has even witnessed unhappy worms make escape efforts, in which they’ll use each other as ladders to scale the sides of the bin

in an attempt to find greener pastures. Over the nearly 15 years Shirley has tended to the worms, she has learned what makes the worms happy and healthy, and she’s eager to teach others what she knows.

“I want to continue the teaching we’re doing, to me that’s most important of what’s coming out of this,” she said.

In doing so, she has passed along her passion not only to attendants of her classes, but to local farmers and businesses who want to make their operations more sustainable. She recently sold off some of her large insulated worm bins to Peaceful Belly farm in Caldwell—an operation the farm had wanted to undertake for years, and now has the support of a vermicompost veteran.

Shirley doesn’t just sell off her supplies and turn the other way, she plans to travel out to Peaceful Belly to make sure the worms have everything they need to survive and thrive.

Peaceful Belly isn’t the first local organization she’s partnered with. Years ago, Shirley helped start Bittercreek Ale House’s vermicompost, which has since scaled up its operation.

Nick Balthes, who works in executive operations for Bittercreek’s row of restaurants on Eighth Street, said the effort to become more sustainable started years ago, when the economy was in tatters.

“How do we eliminate waste? How do we make this business profitable?” he asked.

Bittercreek wanted to not only help eliminate waste, but do right by the community. To the minds of the decision-makers, adopting more sustainable practices allows it to do that.

Bittercreek partnered with Shirley, who sold the restaurants the worms and helped it set up the operation. The momentum behind the composting operation has ebbed and flowed, but Balthes said it’s in full effect now.

Bittercreek has rented a machine that turns vegetable kitchen scraps into a mealy grind which serves as the worm feed. While the machine presently works only as a way to make worm food, Balthes said there are bigger plans.

In the future, he hopes to use it to break down other, non-worm-friendly foods to go to the City of Boise’s compost. For now, it’s just feeding the worms, and that eliminates plenty of food waste.

“I would say, when we’re operating at full capacity, we’re feeding the worms one good feed a week, and it’s anywhere from 100 to 150 pounds,” he said.

While Shirley is no longer involved with Bittercreek’s operation, her fingerprints are all over it. From best practices to a passion for recycling, her impact and drive are infectious. Passion is exactly what drives her and those around her, and she won’t give that up any time soon.

“I’ll be doing it until I die. I know I will,” Shirley said.

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PH OTOS BY EMILY ALE X ANDER

FOOD

Certified Kitchen + Bakery adds a new breakfast spot to the booming Hyde Park food scene.

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Certified Kitchen + Bakery is a welcome addition to Hyde Park EMILY ALE X ANDER Boise has grown rapidly in recent years, but it hasn’t outgrown its warmth and sense of authenticity. Arizona/California transplants David and Lizzy Rex hope it never will. The husbandand-wife team own The Wylder on Broad Street, and their latest restaurant, Certified Kitchen + Bakery in Hyde Park, only adds to the city they’ve come to love.

“We just think it’s a great place to be and raise our kids,” said David, who grew up spending summers at his grandparents’ house in Salmon. “That’s kind of it in a nutshell. Nothing super fancy; a bunch of things fell into place for us, and here we are.”

Inside Certified’s narrow, hall-like space, the skylights overhead brighten the white-painted brick and marble countertops, making the space crisp and lively. This modern interior, along with stylish menu items like chia pudding and coconut quinoa oatmeal, could almost fool the inattentive visitor into believing this Boise addition belongs in some up-and-coming Los Angeles neighborhood. But look closer: In the center of the dining area is a communal table where people can introduce themselves between sips of coffee by the locally owned roaster 8 | OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 5, 2019 | BOISEWEEKLY

Form and Function; the English muffins are made with the same heritage sourdough starter as The Wylder’s pizzas; the staff members behind the counter greet customers with smiles so genuine it’s difficult to resist telling them one’s deepest secrets; and each item in the display case, from muffins to carrot cake, is handmade by Lizzy’s mother Yaya. The building itself was once inhabited

by Certified Rug Cleaner, a business beloved

by North Enders for decades.

“The storefront was obviously important to keep,” said David, as was the name, to honor the original shop. Though the Rexes are comparatively new to Boise, they clearly know the city well: Certified combines the cool minimalism of metropolitan hotspots with a rustic intimacy so beloved in Boise.

Located between North End Pizza and Euphoria Salon on 13th Street, the space offered the Rexes an opportunity to implement a concept they had always loved: “Just a fun, easy place to go eat breakfast or lunch, a cookie or a coffee.” They live just a few blocks from Certified with their two kids, and designed the menu by asking themselves what they wanted to eat every day.

On a Sunday morning, the huge crowd at Certified seemed to share the Rexes’ tastes. The line stretched to the door, and the cooks bustling around the open kitchen constantly called out names and placed plates on the countertop to be picked up by their rightful owners. The room was loud, but there was a happy buzz.

Half of the diners look like they had just rolled out of bed, and for the rest, it looked like their second stop of the morning after taking their dogs for a walk in the Foothills.

There are options for everyone: Certified’s egg sandwich is a hunger-queller; its richness is balanced by fresh arugula and the buttery, almost-spicy crème fraiche pooling in the English muffin’s doughy cavities. For more gluttonous appetites, the croque madame is a mustardy interpretation of the classic French dish—ham, cheese and egg stacked between that same house-made English muffin. Though one would be remiss to skip this latest iteration of the infamous sourdough starter, which boasts the perfect hint of sourness without sacrificing the hangoverfriendly voluptuousness of fresh-made bread, a more health-conscious diner might opt for the Trailhead Bowl or Patti P’s extra special

granola. The lunch menu features butcher sandwiches and to-go salads.

No matter what, don’t skip the pastries, which are displayed in a multi-layered landscape on the front counter. While staring at them in line, it’s nearly impossible not to slip into a carb-happy haze of possibility. Yaya (her real name is Patti Pullen) manages the restaurant’s bakery. With the creation of Certified came the opportunity for her to use her skills and become an integral part of the family restaurant.

“She’s always been a really talented baker,” David said.

Try the lemon poppyseed bread or the oatmeal-peach scone, perfect for dipping in hot coffee, so long as you can spare the crumbs lost to the bottom of the cup. Better yet, be the first to break into the olive oil chocolate cake in the morning, no matter how early it is.

In the future, the Rexes said they plan to break out of the breakfast/lunch corner, and David listed off items from The Wylder’s menu that may become part of Certified’s takeaway supper program.

“You can eat breakfast and lunch in the space or take it away, but eventually you’ll be able to take home supper as well.”

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Mai Thai is about to embrace a host of new, veggie-based menu items.

Musician Ken Stringfellow will visit Boise to play a house show on Friday, Nov. 1.

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Mai Thai is set to roll out its new, plant-based menu

Musician Ken Stringfellow hits Boise Friday, Nov. 1

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As veganism grows in popularity, Boise is keeping up with the trend. Many local restaurants are modifying their menus to accommodate the growing need for vegan options and Mai Thai, located at 750 W. Idaho St., is no exception. In addition to the existing menu, Chef Josh Maciolek has created a new vegan menu that will go live in early November.

“It’s challenging for me to step out of my comfort box,” said Maciolek. “Vegan is harder… it’s tricky and Mai Thai has traditionally leaned more toward North Thai cuisine, but I’ve been pushing to incorporate more flavors.”

Maciolek has lived in Vietnam, and will soon travel to Thailand, Japan, Vietnam and Singapore to scout out new dishes and flavors to bring to the downtown Boise Thai restaurant.

“The point of it all is to bring new techniques and ideas back into the restaurant,” he said.

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pumpkin croquettes and a new tofu roll. Some of the vegan cuisine contains mock-animal ingredients, but Maciolek has made a point to create new flavor combinations instead of merely modifying dishes.

There’s a Korean-inspired bibimbap that uses a mango puree in place of an egg, and a cauliflower steak with pan-braised lotus root and Japanese pumpkin puree called kabocha.

Using the Japanese cooking technique kinpira, a kind of pan-braising for the root vegetables and cauliflower, Maciolek plans to pack a lot of flavor into the new vegan options. And Mai Thai is conscious about meeting as many dietary needs as possible. The new menu also caters to vegetarian and gluten-free diets, and the restaurant sources its ingredients from local food cooperative Wagner Farms.

“Whether you’re vegan or not, I believe we have a responsibility to source our food properly from sustainable sources,” said Maciolek, “and I think people are starting to come around to this ideology.”

ing his visit to Boise, either: This intimate show Prolific and striking, raven-tressed Ken Stringwill be held at a private residence, with the adfellow has been contributing his talents to dress being emailed to ticket holders the day of the global music scene for over a quarter of a the concert. Stringfellow is actively promoting century. Whether in his own band The Posies, or collaboratively with the regal likes of R.E.M. non-traditional spaces for this tour, such as this house show, and even some secret shows, aland cult band Big Star, he has an impressive lowing attendees to experience body of work, including four another side of an artist who solo albums, one of which, AN EVENING WITH KEN has appeared on over 250 alSTRINGFELLOW Touched, is the focus of this bums and played with many of 2019 solo tour. Fatefully Friday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m. the musical icons of our time. released on Sept. 11, 2001, Tickets: $25-$75 Expect a fun and surprising Touched deals with a variety Location: TBA (address to be show, blending not only great of emotions and issues that emailed to ticket holders the day of the show.) music, but also stories about his are as valid today as they were inspiration for Touched, tales when the album was origiksboise.eventbrite.com, kenstringfellow.com. from his tours and a look inside nally released, if not more so this very private artist’s life, all in our current state of harsh accompanied by a “real piano” and even realer realities with new brands of fear, isolation, messages. The show is all-ages with a donationdisillusionment and definitions of home. His atmospheric music, and reflective and raw lyrics based bar for attendees of legal drinking age. combine for a beautiful, blossoming experience Stringfellow, with his depth and talent for as touching as it is listenable. Don’t expect him capturing the moment, promises a show that is both easy on the ears and on the eyes. to hit the stage of a run-of-the-mill venue durBOISEWEEKLY | OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 5, 2019 | 9

ARTS & CULTURE BEAUTY IN TOUGH PLACES

Boise State grad and Rhodes scholar Elena Gallina trains her lens on the people of Afghanistan HARRISON BERRY Shortly after the terrorist attack on America on Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice. What followed was the destabilization of the country and the longestrunning armed conflict in U.S. history. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, and American troops remain there to this day. Despite it all, life in Afghanistan goes on, and earlier this year, Boise State University graduate Elena Gallina went there to document women leaders in that country.

“This particular project was exploring beauty. With taking photos, I was taking portraits of Afghan women, political figures, teenage girls, designers, artists, university students—and asking them about what role beauty plays in their lives,” she said.

Gallina is currently based out of Oxford in the United Kingdom on a Rhodes scholarship, but took some time out with Boise Weekly to share some photographs from her trip. Always on the search for beauty, Gallina frequently snapped shots as she was driven through the capital of Kabul, and right on the street in Herat, a city near the border with Iran. These photos, she said, help re-humanize the people of Afghanistan, even in the shadow of a long-running conflict.

“The only images that come out of those places are of destruction, and what’s overlooked, or missed, are people just living their lives on the street,” she said.

“It’s not uncommon for people at stop lights to come around asking for money. Part of the experience of sitting in a cab and having people beg at the window—Kabul is unique in that there’s a lot of dignity exchanged between the driver, the rider and the people asking for money. … I guess what I love is the stillness. There’s grief in his stance, but what stood out to me was the dignity of even those asking for money. In this case, the older gentleman, [it was] just his walk. … My driver almost always gave money to those asking in a way that I didn’t feel [was] pitying.”

“Me, my interpreter and another Afghan photographer had to negotiate our way [into this mosque in Herat] because technically it had closed for the day to tourists.

People are allowed in but because prayer was about to start, we had to haggle to be able to pop in and snap a few photos. … Afghans agree this is a very beautiful mosque. It’s a reverent and gorgeous location. The whole atmosphere is different from a street scene. Kabul is very dusty and polluted, and Herat is known for fresh air and colors, and that was very prominent in my photography.”

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“This scene, this moment, was one of my favorites because he’s fully engaged with whatever it is he’s up to. He seems to be tinkering with the bike. I was given 20 minutes and allowed to leave my armored car, and I negotiated and got more conservatively dressed, even, and walked down the street for just 20 minutes. This was one of the first things that I saw when I was walking along. This was not a bustling street; it wasn’t downtown, but I love that this kid is in his own world.”

“What struck me in this moment: I was in the cab at this point after this interview, quite tired from taking in so much information. This gentleman was sitting there, unperturbed by the world around him. There’s so much symmetry to what’s going on. … I was deeply struck by his sense of calm or contemplation. Who knows, but this is him living his life. … Maybe that’s what I love about the sense of familiarity of his posture and his legs. … It’s been there forever, and he’s probably been there for a while on that street corner.”

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Serious moviegoers have plenty to be thankful for this November. The race to Oscar gold moves into the passing lane in the coming weeks. And some things wonderful—Harriet, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Just Mercy, Little Women and Parasite—this way come, each vying for Hollywood’s top prizes and, more importantly, your attention. The first of the fabulous five, Harriet, opens Friday, Nov. 1, in Boise. It’s one of those rare films that I felt privileged to see at its world premiere during this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

Simply put, I can’t wait for you to see it.

“There definitely has been some pressure to play this woman, this icon, because she’s an inspiration to so many people,” the film’s star Cynthia Erivo said on the red carpet, just minutes before Harriet’s premiere. Erivo’s muchheralded portrayal of Harriet Tubman is indeed a force of nature. “I didn’t want to get it wrong.

But there’s also the excitement of finally being able to bring this woman’s story to the screen.

Because really and truly, a feature film telling her story should have been done long before now. I’m just lucky that I get to be a part of it.”

Based on the thrilling and inspirational life on the iconic freedom fighter, Harriet chronicles Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation to become one of America’s greatest heroes. Tubman’s integrity and tenacity would ultimately free hundreds of slaves. I’m praying that local school districts have the good sense to arrange field trips and special screenings so that our children can see Harriet, a celebration of a woman who, by sheer force of will and fortitude, defied impossible odds to change the course of countless lives and the fate of a nation.

“This is a bad-ass historical action heroine like we have never seen before on screen,” producer Debra Martin Chase told me following her film’s premiere. “The thing about Harriet Tubman is that Americans probably know that she was a ‘conductor’ in the Underground Railroad; but nobody really knows her whole story. She had a whole other life as suffragist. She was an important figure in

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Starring Cynthia Erivo in the title role, Harriet is a brilliant telling of the famous Underground Railroad conductor’s story destined for critical and popular acclaim.

the women’s rights movement and died in her early nineties in New York. It’s this incredible life span for a woman who, by all accounts, should have had no hope. She couldn’t read, couldn’t write. She was a slave. But she changed the course of her own life, the life of her family, and many, many people.”

But Harriet’s journey to the big screen was a challenge unto itself. It turns out that the Walt Disney Studio first commissioned a biopic of Harriet Tubman back in the 1990s. That’s when screenwriter Greg Howard (Ali, Remember the Titans) began crafting a script. But that screenplay gathered dust on the shelf.

“Quite simply, a movie like Harriet wasn’t anything like the movies they were making back then,” Howard remembered. “So, we waited for the climate to change.”

For sure, cultural currents began to shift in Harriet’s favor. In 2015, the smash Broadway musical Hamilton proved that American history could have massive pop culture appeal, and films like 2017’s Hidden Figures demonstrated an appetite for untold stories celebrating African-American heroines. But which actress would be chosen to portray Harriet Tubman?

Well, Broadway would have something to say about that as well: Erivo, who lit up the

Great White Way and took home Tony and Grammy awards for her performance in the musical adaptation of The Color Purple seemed heaven-sent for the task. For the record, Erivo has also won an Emmy for a live television performance of The Color Purple; so, yes, an Oscar would grant her the rare and muchcoveted EGOT status.

“More importantly, I’m excited for young women and older women and women who are mothers and women who are daughters and wives to come and share in Harriet’s strength,” said Erivo at her film’s premiere.

Lest we forget, Harriet Tubman’s legacy has made a few headlines recently. You may recall that, in 2016, then-President Barack Obama sanctioned that Tubman’s likeness would grace the $20 bill beginning in 2020, the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Alas, a few months after being elected, President Donald Trump kiboshed those plans, meaning we’ll have to wait for the Trump era to end before we see the honor of Harriet’s likeness on the twenty.

Sigh. As a fitting consolation, at least we have this amazing film to celebrate. No doubt, it’s a fair bet that I’ll see you in the cinema. I can’t wait to see it again.

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY OCT. 30 Festivals & Fairs NACAC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION COUNSELING COLLEGE FAIR—9 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. FREE. Expo Idaho, 5610 N. Glenwood St., Garden City.

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BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW—The sweetest transvestite of them all is coming to the Egyptian Theatre for two nights. 7 p.m. $12.

The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. boiseclassicmovies.com.

LOCAL AUTHOR KAM WALTERS POETRY READING AND RECEPTION—Local poet Kam Walters reads from and releases his book of poems, Yours Mine Mouth. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Art Source Gallery, 1015 W. Main St., Boise.

SAPPHIRE MOVIE NIGHT: HOCUS POCUS—7 p.m. $13 -$20. Sapphire Room at the Riverside, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise. sapphireboise. com.

Civic Benefit

HAUNTED HALLOWEEN TROLLEY TOURS—Come join the fun aboard our vintage Halloween decorated Trolley and learn about Boise Ghosts. This tour is a Boise favorite.

8-9:30 p.m. $18-$45. Joe’s Crab Shack, 2288 N Garden St., Boise.

208-433-0849. BoiseTrolleyTours. com.

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EIGHTH-ANNUAL HORRIFIC PUPPET AFFAIR: GHOST STORIES— HomeGrown Theatre presents the Eighth Annual Horrific Puppet Affair: Ghost Stories. 8 p.m. $10-$35.

Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Dr., Boise.

KATHRYN BEESLEY ART SHOW— Kathryn Beesley is a Boise artist who is featured in this year’s edition of Spectrum. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. The Diamond Girls, 213 S. 11th St., Boise.

BCT: THE WOLVES—Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and described by The New York Times as “one of the year’s best plays.” 7-9 p.m. $22-$38. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 W. Fulton St., Boise.

208-331-9224. bctheater.org

MAD SWEDE BREWING WITCHES PAINT NIGHT—If you are looking for the perfect night to dress up and celebrate Halloween, there is no better place than Mad Swede Brewing in Boise. 6:30-9 p.m. Mad Swede Brewing, 2772 S. Cole Road #140, Boise. theartofhoppiness. com.

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BOISE MAYORAL CANDIDATE FORUM—The University of Idaho Boise College of Law and the American Constitution Society present a Boise Mayoral candidate forum, open to the public. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center, 514 W. Jefferson St., Boise.

208-364-4586. uidaho.edu.

Learning ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP WITH GINA IZZO AND EUNBI KIM—1:30-3 p.m.

FREE. The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. music.boisestate.edu.

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Food & Drink DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK—Enjoy a fun, exciting dining experience with menus for every price and every palate. Downtown Boise, Downtown Corridor, Boise. downtownboise.org.

PUMPKIN PATCH—The first ever pumpkin patch where you can drink.

7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Western Collective Brewery and Taproom, 111 W. 33rd St., Garden City. westerncollective.beer.

Other ROCKY HORROR DRAG SHOW— Dammit Janet. You are going to love

this rendition of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. 8-10 p.m. The Balcony Club, 150 North Eighth St., Boise.

THURSDAY OCT. 31 Festivals & Fairs GAME ON TRUNK OR TREAT—6-8 p.m. FREE. Wright Congregational UCC, 4821 Franklin Road, Boise.

208-343-0292.

BCT: THE WOLVES—Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and described by The New York Times as “one of the year’s best plays.” 7-9 p.m. $22-$38. Boise Contemporary

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7 p.m. $7-$15. Egyptian Theatre. 700 W. Main St., Boise, egyptiantheatre.net.

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KATHRYN BEESLEY ART SHOW— Kathryn Beesley is a Boise artist who is featured in this year’s edition of Spectrum, showing the best in horror, sci fi, and fantasy. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. The Diamond Girls, 213 S. 11th St., Boise.

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208-995-9925. 2417experience. com.

EIGHTH ANNUAL HORRIFIC PUPPET AFFAIR: GHOST STORIES— HomeGrown Theatre presents the Eighth Annual Horrific Puppet Affair: Ghost Stories. 8 p.m. $10-$35.

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There are skeletons, decorations and candy, but don’t mistake it for Halloween. It’s Dia de los Muertos, celebrated across Latin America to honor the dead. For the third year in a row, JUMP, the Idaho State Museum and members of the Boise Latinx community are joining forces to throw the “Dia de Muertos” party. Starting the day after Halloween, it will feature a traditional parade that will set the tone for the rest of the two-day event. Later, check out lavishly decorated offerings for dead loved ones, get your face painted in traditional designs, check out authentic performances and holiday-inspired art from local high school students. On day two, the Idaho State Museum will host a panel discussing the significance of Dia de los Muertos, as well as a screening of Pixar’s film Coco in both Spanish and English.

5 p.m.-9 p.m.. FREE. JUMP. 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise, jumpboise.org.

October is over, now it’s time to dust off the lingering cobwebs from last year’s winter gear that’s been cooped up in the garage.

Instead of throwing out last season’s skis or those snow pants that no longer fit, head over to Bogus Basin’s 69th-annual Ski Swap. While dropping off no-longer-needed gear for resale, shop for gently used items for the upcoming snow season. Snow apparel like goggles, pants, snowboards and anything winter-related may be among the gear waiting to be found. The last day of the swap there will be free admission for anyone who brings in a canned food item designated for Boise Rescue Mission. Whether this is your first time picking up snow sports gear, or if you’re a seasoned hand on the slopes looking for some goods on the cheap, this is a tradition not to be missed.

Times Vary. $3-$5. Expo Idaho, 5610 N. Glenwood St., Boise, bbsef.org.

In the midst of a flowering of podcast content, a few paragons of the medium stand apart from the pack, and in the realm of serialized sci-fi/horror, that podcast is Welcome to Night Vale. Started in 2012, it chronicles the spooky goings-on in the fictional town of Night Vale, where the conspiracy theories are real and, with that fact in mind, people just go on with their (quite weird) lives. For the last few years, the show has been on the road, making a handful of appearances in the City of Trees.

The live show is one-of-a-kind, meaning curious newcomers are welcome to enjoy the podcast alongside longtime fans. Created by Joseph Fink and Jeffery Cranor, Night Vale is hosted

by Cecil Baldwin, who keeps the town abreast of all its bizarre goings-on. The show is sure to create an alluring and comedic scene.

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CALENDAR Literary Arts CAMPFIRE STORIES—Writers and storytellers from all genres telling tales loosely organized around a Halloween theme. The night features Malia Collins (fiction/nonfiction) and Kelly Harwood (nonfiction).

7-9 p.m. Txikiteo Boise, 175 N. 14th St., Boise. 208-813-6178.

Holidays HALLOWEEN PARTY, NEW BEER THOR’S DAY & COSTUME CONTEST—Halloween falls on a Thor’s Day this year. Round up your fellow Barbarians and come party with

us. Releases include: POP ROCKS GOSE. 5-11 p.m. FREE. Barbarian Brewing Downtown Taproom, 1022 W. Main St., Boise.

HALLO-WINE.—Pair local wines with classic Halloween candy at this fun, spooktacular event. 6-7 p.m. $10. Potter Wines, 5286 W. Chinden Blvd., Boise. 208-861-0847.

HAUNTED HALLOWEEN TROLLEY TOURS—Join the fun aboard our vintage Halloween decorated Trolley and learn about Boise Ghosts.

8-9:30 p.m. $18-$45. Joe’s Crab Shack, 2288 N Garden St., Boise.

208-433-0849. BoiseTrolleyTours. com.

MCCLEARY’S PUB HAUNTED HOUSE—The annual McCleary’s Pub Haunted House is a blast. They go all out. The theme this year is the Haunted Forest. 8 p.m. $5.

McCleary’s Pub, 9155 W. State St., Boise.

SPOOKS AND BOOKS—Come trick-or-treat at the bookstore all day in your spookiest costume. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise. rdbooks.org TRICK OR TREAT UNDER THE SEA—Candy and crafts for the kids, as well as a couple of creepy-crawly animals for the kids to discover.. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $7-$12. Aquarium of Boise, 64 N. Cole Road, Boise.

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Food & Drink DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK—Enjoy a fun, exciting dining experience with menus for every price and every palate. Downtown Boise, Downtown Corridor, Boise. downtownboise.org.

THE EXOTIC EROTICA BALL AT HAUNTED HANNAH’S—Halloween Costume Contest for over $1,000 in cash and prizes. 7 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s, 621 Main St., Boise.

PUMPKIN PATCH—Western Collective brings you the first ever pumpkin patch where you can drink. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Western Collective Brewery and Taproom, 111 W. 33rd St., Garden City. westerncollective.beer.

Other Dressed in drag, a nun named Catalina de Erauso breaks out of a Basque convent and escapes to the New World, where she becomes a soldier. She would go on to fight in duels, betroth herself to other single women to steal their dowries, and (possibly) meet Pope Urban VIII in 1625 in Rome before returning to New Spain.

“Her identity is as a man, and given the trans[gender] framework, I was, like, ‘Wow!’ said Boise State University English Department Chair Mac Test about Erauso, who’s the subject of Lieutenant Nun, a play Test co-translated with Marta Albalá Pelegrín about her life.

That play will get a staged reading at Boise Contemporary Theater Monday, Nov. 4, but Test’s translation is hardly finished. Through a series of encounters and opportunities with academics and thespians, his efforts to render the 1625 Spanish play by Juan Pérez de Montalbán into English have been complicated (and improved).

Bringing that story to life for audiences and scholars has proven to be two different tasks, and Boise State English Prof. Matthew Hansen, who has long been in the background of Test’s project, said that for the audience piece of it, that has meant cracking up its chunky monologues and making it more conversational.

“What we subsequently learned about playwriting in 400 years can inform how we improve that text a little bit,” he said.

Getting Lieutenant Nun this far has been a multidisciplinary journey that has also included Diversifying the Classics, a program at the University of California-Los Angeles, which brings the plays of the Spanish Golden Age to modern, particularly Latinx, audiences who may not recognize that many of the concerns in those plays often mirror contemporary social issues, from class issues to gender as a performance.

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ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRESENTATION WITH GINA IZZO AND EUNBI KIM—More information about the workshop can be found by visiting the website. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. music.boisestate.edu.

FRIDAY NOV. 1 Theatre EIGHTH ANNUAL HORRIFIC PUPPET AFFAIR: GHOST STORIES— HomeGrown Theatre presents the Eighth Annual Horrific Puppet Affair: Ghost Stories. 8 p.m. $10$35. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Dr., Boise.

“We tend to be surprised when the past is anything but conservative,” said Diversifying the Classics team member Barbara Fuchs. “The past is not conservative just because it’s the past. There are incredible examples of female agency—plays with huge roles written for specific actresses, unlike Shakespeare’s England.”

Test has also workshopped a part of the play at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, which, in September of 2018, staged a single scene through the Engendering the Stage workshop. Through that program, actors, several of whom are transgender, showed Test what his play might look like, as realized by stage professionals.

“They helped me understand this play, and particularly this scene, in a much better way,” Test said. “It’s a research method to feed us scholars … I want to imitate that here.”

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Literary Arts PATRICIA SANTOS-FELICITY CARROLL AND THE PERILOUS PURSUIT: A FELICITY CARROLL MYSTERY—The debut of a new mystery series of Victorian murder and the ladies who solve them. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise. 208-3764229. rdbooks.org

Talks & Lectures FRIENDS OF JUNG PSYCHOLOGY LECTURE: SCOTT HYDER—Join Scott Hyder, a Diplomate of the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, for “World Crisis as an Initiation for Collective Individuation.” 7 p.m. Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6200 N. Garrett St., Boise. idahofriendsofjung.org.

Civic Benefit RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE—Not all heroes wear capes. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 W. Myrtle St., Boise. dcidaho.org .

Comedy Holidays

SHAWN PELOFSKY—This sassy female will blow you away with her physical comedy and high energy.

8 p.m. $20. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise. liquidboise.com.

Sports & Outdoors 69TH-ANNUAL SKI AND SNOWBOARD SWAP—3-10 p.m. $3-$5.

Expo Idaho, 5610 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. 208-336-5295, 208287-5650. expoidaho.com.

APOCALYPSE WORLD TOUR—You will journey through zombie-infested areas filled with post-apocalyptic scenery. Apocalypse World Tour is a tactical, live-action, video game-like zombie shooting experience. 6-11 p.m. $25-$35. Twin Oaks Farms, 3650 N. Eagle Road, Eagle. apocalypseworldtour.com.

DIA DE MUERTOS—Community event with an explosion of color and life-affirming joy. 5-9 p.m. FREE. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise. 208-639-6610.

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BCT: THE WOLVES—Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and described by The New York Times as “one of the year’s best plays.” 8-10 p.m. $22-$38. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 W. Fulton St., Boise. 208-331-9224. bctheater.org.

BLT: CASSEROLE—Set in Eau Claire, Wis., Casserole revolves around Claire Wilson, a godly woman with love to spare. A normal day gets ratcheted into high gear when Claire learns that a publisher saw her recipe for “Mayonnaise Casserole” and wants to feature her in a new cookbook. 8 p.m. $12-$15.

Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise. boiselittletheater.org.

Visual Arts KATHRYN BEESLEY ART SHOW—Kathryn Beesley is a Boise artist who is featured in this year’s edition of Spectrum, showing the best in horror, sci fi, and fantasy.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. The Diamond Girls, 213 S. 11th St., Boise.

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CRAFT AND CHOCOLATE AFFAIRE—Start your holiday shopping early and find that special and unique gift. 5-9 p.m. FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa. 208-468-5500. nampaciviccenter.com.

DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK—Enjoy a fun, exciting dining experience with menus for every price and every palate. Downtown Boise, Downtown Corridor, Boise. downtownboise.org.

FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY: HALF BAKED—Taste Split Rail’s current wines and chow down with Half Baked, a gourmet potato truck. 3-8 p.m. Split Rail Winery, 4338 Chinden Blvd., Garden City.

Other DEANNE SMITH—8 p.m. $22.

The Balcony Club, 150 North Eighth St., Boise.

Festivals & Fairs LSMS HOLIDAY BAZAAR—Get into the holiday spirit with live music, local performers, holiday shopping, and delicious treats. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE. Lowell Scott Middle School, 13600 W. McMillan Road, Boise.

208-350-4060. lsmsholidaybazaar. webs.com.

MUSTARD SEED’S EIGHTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY MARKET—9 a.m.-4 p.m. $2-$50. Mustard Seed Home Decor & More, 223 13th Ave. South, Historic Downtown, Nampa.

208-466-4430.

Theatre EIGHTH ANNUAL HORRIFIC PUPPET AFFAIR: GHOST STORIES— HomeGrown Theatre presents the Eighth Annual Horrific Puppet Affair: Ghost Stories. 8 p.m. $10-$35.

Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Dr., Boise.

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BCT: THE WOLVES—Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and described by The New York Times as “one of the year’s best plays.”

2-4 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. $22-$38.

Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 W. Fulton St., Boise. 208-331-9224. bctheater.org.

BLT: CASSEROLE—Set in Eau Claire, Wis., Casserole revolves around Claire Wilson, a godly woman with love to spare. A normal day gets ratcheted into high gear when Claire learns that a publisher saw her recipe for “Mayonnaise Casserole” and wants to feature her in a new cookbook. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $12-$15. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise. boiselittletheater.org.

Film THE BURDEN: FOSSIL FUEL, THE MILITARY, AND NATIONAL SECURITY—Award-winning film, The Burden, and discussion. Why the U.S. military is leading the fight for clean energy. 2 p.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa. 208-467-4182.

Visual Arts MAVEN 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY— Maven is celebrating their first year in business by throwing a party.

7-10 p.m. FREE. Maven, 928 W. Main St., Unit C, Boise. 208-5776120. mavenboise.com.

NATURALLY ABSTRACT—Lisa Flowers Ross presents a new body of small fabric art inspired by nature.

The abstract works are composed of fused hand-dyed fabrics. 1-4 p.m.

FREE. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City. 208-918-3591.

WITCH TRIALS MURDER MYSTERY—What a perfect murder mystery for this time of year.

Guaranteed to make you ponder on whom the murder is. 7-8:30 p.m. $25-$350. The Playhouse, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise.

Comedy SHAWN PELOFSKY—This sassy female will blow you away with her physical comedy and high energy..

8 p.m. $20. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise. liquidboise.com.

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69TH-ANNUAL SKI AND SNOWBOARD SWAP—10 a.m.-8 p.m. $3$5. Expo Idaho, 5610 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. 208-336-5295, 208-287-5650. expoidaho.com.

VAMPIRE-O RACE—You get one hour with map and compass to find controls, in the dark, with vampires after you. 7-8:30 p.m. Eagle Island State Park, 165 Island Parkway, Eagle. 208-501-3860. ctoc-boise. blogspot.com.

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CALENDAR bikini and classic physique competitions. 10 a.m. $25-$50.

Revolution Concert House, 4983 Glenwood St., Garden City. cttouringid.com.

IDAHO WAFFLE CROSS SERIES-TURKEY CROSS—Grassroots cyclocross 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.

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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AT IDAHO STATE MUSEUM—Join us for pan de Muerto from Nueva Vida Bakery, face painting and hot chocolate donated from Open Table. Enjoy a screening of Disney Pixar’s “Coco” at 10:30 a.m. (in English) and at 2 p.m. (in Spanish). 10 a.m.5:30 p.m. $5-$10. Idaho State Museum, 610 N. Julia Davis Dr., Boise.

NATURALLY ABSTRACT—Lisa Flowers Ross presents a new body of small fabric art inspired by nature.

The abstract works are composed of fused hand-dyed fabrics. 1-4 p.m.

FREE. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City. 208-918-3591.

REGGAETON NIGHTS—9 p.m. $8-$14. Knitting Factory, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. bo.knittingfactory.com.

CRAFT AND CHOCOLATE AFFAIRE—Start your holiday shopping early and find that special and unique gift. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa. 208-468-5500. nampaciviccenter.com.

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DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK—Enjoy a fun, exciting dining experience with menus for every price and every palate. Downtown Boise, Downtown Corridor, Boise. downtownboise. org .

Festivals & Fairs LSMS HOLIDAY BAZAAR—Get into the holiday spirit with live music, local performers, holiday shopping, and delicious treats, with over 100+ vendors.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Lowell Scott Middle School, 13600 W. McMillan Road, Boise. 208350-4060. lsmsholidaybazaar. webs.com.

IDAHO’S SUNNYSLOPE WINERY TOURS—These wineries are not located on vineyard sites but hidden throughout Garden City. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $80. Idaho Wine Tours, TBD, Garden City.

Sports & Outdoors 69TH-ANNUAL SKI AND SNOWBOARD SWAP—10 a.m.-3 p.m. $3$5. Expo Idaho, 5610 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. 208-336-5295, 208-287-5650. expoidaho.com.

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NAMPA ART GUILD—The Nampa Art Guild has a monthly demo by an artist. Non-members may attend events by paying a small fee at the door. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Fleet Reserve Bldg, 1012 11th Ave. N., Nampa.

208-466-9794.

RAMAPONG COMEDY TUESDAYS—RamaPong and Red Mic Comedy teamed up to give comics a place to work out jokes. Go see what they’re working on this week.

9:30-11 p.m. FREE. RamaPong, 204 N. Capitol Blvd., Ste. 10, Boise.

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IDAHO WAFFLE CROSS SERIES-TURKEY CROSS—Grassroots cyclocross 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.

SWINGIN’ AT SOLID: VINTAGE NIGHT—Enjoy excellent food and beverages while dancing to the big band hits of the 30’s and 40’s. All ages and skill levels welcome and no partner is needed. 8-11 p.m. $5.

Solid, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise.

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DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK—Enjoy a fun, exciting dining experience with menus for every price and every palate. Downtown Boise, Downtown Corridor, Boise. downtownboise.org.

BRANDT FOUNDATION LECTURE: DAVID R. HENDERSON—David R. Henderson is a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise State Micron Business and Economics Building, 2360 W. University Dr., Boise. boisestate.edu.

BISHOPS’ HOUSE HARVEST DINNER AND POP-UP GALLERY—2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise. 208342-3279. thebishopshouse.com.

Dance SUICIDEGIRLS: BLACKHEART BURLESQUE—Blackheart Burlesque is the sexiest, smartest, geekiest and most fun pop-culture burlesque show. 8 p.m. $20-$65.

Knitting Factory, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. bo.knittingfactory.com.

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Theatre BCT: THE WOLVES—Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and described

by The New York Times as “one of the year’s best plays.” 7-9 p.m. $22$38. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 W. Fulton St., Boise. 208-3319224. bctheater.org.

CYNTHIA HAND-THE HOW AND THE WHY BOOK RELEASE—Local Author Cynthia Hand releases new book set in Idaho. 7-8:30 p.m.

FREE. Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise. 208-376-4229. rdbooks.org

Learning ORAL HISTORY 101: HOW TO GET STARTED—1-2 p.m. FREE. James Castle House, 5015 Eugene St., Boise. 208-608-7051. jamescastlehouse.org

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The inland northwest is a haven for folk music, and few bands have the Idaho sound quite like the Shook Twins. Earlier this year, Katelyn and Laurie Shook dropped their fifth studio album, Some Good Lives—their first in five years—, and on Halloween, they’ll serve up some of the good life with Mama Magnolia at a Duck Club-arranged tribute to the hottest movie soundtrack of yesteryear, Dirty Dancing. Currently based out of Portland, Oregon, the Shook Twins originally hailed from the Idaho resort town of Sandpoint, and as they’ve grown in stature in the folk music world, they’ve always treated Boise like a home away from home. Folks who are unfamiliar with the twins can give their music a listen beforehand, or just take author Neil Gaiman’s word for it: “They make music that twins through your soul the way vines cover an abandoned shack in the woods.”

—Harrison Berry With Mama Magnolia. 7 p.m. $20-$25. The Olympic Venue, 1009 W. Main St., Boise, theolympicboise.com.

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Chicago has long been a haven for diverse sounds. The concrete jungle’s DIY music scene has birthed some of the biggest indie acts like Wilco and The Smashing Pumpkins. Ohmme, previously Homme, is cut from the same cloth. The band is comprised of Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart, both singer-songwriters and classically trained multi-instrumentalists. The two have credited the Chicago music scene with giving them the confidence and freedom to explore more experimental sounds. The songs soar on the simple melodies and harmonization between the two singers.

It’s hard to achieve such a full-bodied sound with only two guitars and the occasional drummer, but Ohmme does so with tact.

Chemistry is important for any band, but a troupe of two requires a more acute synchronicity . Songs often dance back and forth between gentle melodies and an intimidating snarl, showcased both in the instrumentals and vocals.

—Xavier Ward With Wend, Frankie Tillo. 8:30 p.m. $10-$12. The Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise, neurolux.com.

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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY OCT. 30 ALIEN INVASION—BYO records.

Costumes encouraged. 7 p.m.

FREE. Water Bear Bar

MATT AND KIM—8 p.m. $27-$75.

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

ANDREW SHEPPARD—With David Henry. 6 p.m. FREE. The Local

OPERA IDAHO OPERATINI—8:15 p.m. $24-$32. Sapphire Room at the Riverside

BEN BURDICK TRIO—With Amy Rose. 7:30 p.m. FREE. ChandlersPrime Steaks & Fine Seafood

SHOOK TWINS—With Mama Magnolia. 8 p.m. $20-$25. The Olympic

CHOIR BOY—With Soft Kill, and Toy Zoo. 8:30 p.m. $12-$15.

Neurolux DOUGLAS CAMERON—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Old Chicago Downtown GOLDBERG AND BARR—6-9 p.m.

FREE. Willowcreek Grill KARAOKE WITH SPIN DOCTOR ROX HALLOWEEN EDITION—8 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe MIKE ROSENTHAL TRIO—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers-Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood RYAN WISSINGER—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel SALSAWEEN—8:30-11:30 p.m. $5. Solid Grill & Bar SCARYOKE—With Lory. 9 p.m.

FREE. The Ranch Club TREASURE VALLEY CONCERT BAND—With Mountain View High School Band. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Mountain View High School THE WEEKS—With Future Thieves and H.A.R.D. 8 p.m. $12-$15. The Olympic

THURSDAY OCT. 31 CHUCK SMITH TRIO—7:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers-Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood DUCK CLUB PRESENTS HALLOWEEN FREAK PARTY—With Marshall Poole, The Love Bunch, The Seatopians, and The Simplots.

8 p.m. $5-$10. Neurolux

FRIDAY NOV. 1 WILSON—With Silent Theory, Meridian Movement, and Basement.

7:30 p.m. FREE. Knitting Factory ANDREW SHEPPARD—9 p.m.

FREE. The Ranch Club CASIO DREAMS: HALLOWEEN IN NOV.—10 p.m. $10. Reef CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers-Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood DAY OF DEAD ART MUSIC DANCE PARTY—5-11:30 p.m.

TBD. Casey Hallas Studio DBUK—With Dirt Russell, and Rodeo Screams. 8-11:55 p.m. $10-$15. Visual Arts Collective HOKUM HOEDOWN—7-10 p.m. $7. Mardi Gras Ballroom FOR KING AND COUNTRY: BURN THE SHIPS WORLD TOUR—7 p.m. $20-$150. Taco Bell Arena JEFF CROSBY AND THE REFUGEES—8:30 p.m. $12-$14.

Neurolux THE MIGHTY RED MELONS—Tribute to The Highwaymen. 7:30 p.m. $25-$36. Sapphire Room at the Riverside MIKE ROSENTHAL SOLO PIANO—5:15 p.m. FREE. ChandlersPrime Steaks & Fine Seafood SCOTT KNICKERBOCKER—FREE, all ages. 5-7:30 p.m. The Riverside Hotel

HALLOWEEN COVER SHOW—8 p.m. $5-$10. The Shredder

SPERRY HUNT—6:30 p.m. FREE. Caffeina Coffee Roasting Co.

HALLOWEEN DANCE PARTY LL— With Winewood. 8 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s Saloon

WHITAKER AND OLIVER—7 p.m.

FREE. High Note Cafe

VOICE OF REASON—9:45 p.m.-2 a.m. FREE. Liquid

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JASON SCHAUER—With Camden Hughes. 5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel LUKE COMBS—7 p.m. $25-$50.

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APE SHIT—With No Sun and two surprise bands. 9 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe

BOISE SERENATA ORCHESTRA: WEREWOLF BAR MITZVAH—7:30-9 p.m. FREE. South Junior High CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers-Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood JEFF CROSBY AND THE REFUGEES—8:30 p.m. $12-$14.

Neurolux JUSTIN PETER KINKEL-SCHUSTER—With Spencer Thomas and Heavy Diamond Ring. 8 p.m. $10-$12. The Olympic THE MIGHTY RED MELONS: A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE HIGHWAYMEN—7:30 p.m. $25-$36. Sapphire Room at the Riverside MIKE ROSENTHAL SOLO PIANO—5:15 p.m. FREE. ChandlersPrime Steaks & Fine Seafood JOHANN HELTON—9 a.m.-noon.

FREE. The Riverside Hotel WILSON ROBERTS—5 p.m.

FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel

SUNDAY NOV. 3 BETHLEHEM STEEL—With Killin Me Kid. 8:30 p.m. $10-$12.

Neurolux BLAZE AND KELLY—5 p.m.

FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel EMMET COHEN TRIO—5 p.m. $50-$55. Sapphire Room at the Riverside CHAD SPEARS—3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel JEFF CROSBY—5 p.m. $10.

The Ranch Club MADEON—8 p.m. $25-$60.

Knitting Factory JOHANN HELTON—9 a.m.noon. FREE. Sapphire Room at the Riverside THE SIDEMEN—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers-Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood SNAKE RIVER CONCERT— With Lynn Tredeau and Joseph Young. 3 p.m. FREE. Private Residence STRUNG OUT—With The Casualties and Dogs in the Fight. 8-11:30 p.m. $18-$20.

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MONDAY NOV. 4 CAAMP: BY AND BY TOUR—8 p.m. $20-$60. Knitting Factory EMMET COHEN TRIO—4 p.m.

FREE. Morrison Center Recital Hall KATIE GARONZIK—With Danny Beal. 5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel THE MIGHTY RED MELONS: A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE HIGHWAYMEN—7:30 p.m. $25-$36.

Sapphire Room at the Riverside REMO DRIVE—With Summer Cannibals, and Whippin Shitties. 7 p.m. $13. The Shredder SEAN ROGERS SOLO PIANO—5:30 p.m. FREE. ChandlersPrime Steaks & Fine Seafood

TUESDAY NOV. 5 BRETT REID—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel THE FUNKY KNUCKLES: DELICIOUS TOUR—9 p.m. $10. The Funky Taco THE JACOB JOLLIFF BAND—With The Lonesome Jetboat Ramblers.

8 p.m. $15-$17. The Olympic MIKE ROSENTHAL TRIO—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers-Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: THE BODY—With Denim Casket. 8:30 p.m. $10-$12. Neurolux ROLANDO ORTEGA SOLO PIANO—5:15 p.m. FREE. ChandlersPrime Steaks & Fine Seafood TNT TUESDAY OPEN MIC—18 Strings hosts Open Mic every Tuesday. 7 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s Saloon

WEDNESDAY NOV. 6 BEN BURDICK TRIO—With Amy Rose. 7:30 p.m. FREE. ChandlersPrime Steaks & Fine Seafood JIM LEWIS—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel MIKE ROSENTHAL SOLO PIANO—5:15 p.m. FREE. ChandlersPrime Steaks & Fine Seafood OHMME—7:30 p.m. $10-$12.

Neurolux THOMAS PAUL—Live Music, Dinner and Drinks. 6-9 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek Grill

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My birthday falls on Halloween. It’s not a major holiday in the sense that banks are closed and life stops around us. However, it’s a holiday that has a lot of requirements. Since this is the case, my birthday often takes back burner to what others want to do. I am not a selfish person, but this year is a milestone. How do I let people know I need to celebrate without raining on their parade?

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My father’s birthday falls on Halloween as well, so I understand this. It is difficult for the holiday babies to have to compete with other festivities. You have a couple of options. Put your spooky little foot down and in grand Scorpio fashion (Scorpio sister here), and demand that you get the attention and celebration you deserve. This may go over like a caramel onion, but you do have a right to get cherished and appreciated on your special day. Another option would be to select a “HallowQueen Birthday Observed.” By doing this, you can set a different date to be worshipped away from all the falderal and fiddle-dee-dee of All Hallows’ Eve. I prefer this option because it appeals to the self-defining nature of us autumn babies and allows people to do both without resentment, or sacrificing fun and frolic. A Scorpio hates sacrificing a good time! Hopefully you will find a way to celebrate this milestone in a way that satisfies you and those who love you. Invite me. I love a party!

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BETRAYAL AT THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL A mysterious house begs the entry of a group of strangers.

The group entering, unbeknownst to them, have stepped into a haunted house full of mysteries, one-way doors, ghosts and, most importantly, a traitor among the ranks. The board game Betrayal at the House on Haunted Hill lets a group of friends explore the fictional house with a party of three to six, best played with five to six. As the game progresses, the players will discover different items that can be kept as advantages or discover omens, which eventually lead to the beginning of the “Haunt,” in which one of the players will begin to hunt the others with a mischievous plot. If the bewitched player is successful, they win the game. If the other players foil the plot and escape the house, they are victorious. Betrayal at the House on Haunted Hill includes an expansion pack that is available for $24.99 and a legacy version, which retails for $74.99.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In his novel *Zone One*, Scorpio author Colson Whitehead writes, “A monster is a person who has stopped pretending.” He means it in the worst sense possible: the emergence of the ugly beast who had been hiding behind social niceties. But I’m going to twist his meme for my own purposes. I propose that when you stop pretending and shed fake politeness, you may indeed resemble an ugly monster—but only temporarily. After the suppressed stuff gets free rein to yammer, it will relax and recede—and you will feel so cleansed and relieved that you’ll naturally be able to express more of your monumental beauty.

Halloween costume suggestion: your beautiful, fully exorcised monster.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author Amy Tan describes the magic moment when her muse appears and takes command: “I sense a subtle shift, a nudge to move over, and everything cracks open, the writing is freed, the language is full, resources are plentiful, ideas pour forth, and to be frank, some of these ideas surprise me. It seems as though the universe is my friend and is helping me write, its hand over mine.” Even if you’re not a creative artist, Taurus, I suspect you’ll be offered intense visitations from a muse in the coming days.

If you make yourself alert for and receptive to these potential blessings, you’ll feel like you’re being guided and fueled by a higher power. Halloween costume suggestion: your muse.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice,” testified poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. “Had I abided by it, I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.” This is excellent advice for you. I suspect you’re in the midst of either committing or learning from a valuable mistake.

It’s best if you don’t interrupt yourself! Halloween costume suggestion: the personification or embodiment of your valuable mistake.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): More than a century ago, author Anton Chekhov wrote, “If many remedies are prescribed for an illness, you may be certain that the illness has no cure.” Decades later, I wrote, “If you’re frantically trying to heal yourself with a random flurry of halfassed remedies, you’ll never cure what ails you.

But if you sit still in a safe place and ask your inner genius to identify the one or two things you need to do to heal, you will find the cure.” Halloween costume suggestion: physician, nurse, shaman, healer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Cleopatra was an ancient Egyptian queen who ruled for 21 years. She was probably a Capricorn.

All you need to know about her modern reputation is that Kim Kardashian portrayed her as a sultry seductress in a photo spread in a fashion magazine.

But the facts are that Cleopatra was a well-educated, multilingual political leader with strategic cunning.

Among her many skills were poetry, philosophy, and mathematics. I propose we make the REAL Cleopatra your role model. Now is an excellent time to correct people’s misunderstandings about you—and show people who you truly are. Halloween costume suggestion: your actual authentic self.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Around the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the eleventh sign of the zodiac, Aquarius, will be capable of strenuous feats; will have the power to achieve a success that surpasses past successes; will be authorized to attempt a brave act of transcendence that renders a long-standing limitation irrelevant. As for the eleven days and eleven hours before that magic hour, the eleventh sign of the zodiac will be smart to engage in fierce meditation and thorough preparation for the magic hour. And as for the eleven days and eleven hours afterward, the eleventh sign should expend all possible effort to capitalize on the semi-miraculous breakthrough.

Halloween costume suggestion: eleven.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Author Robert Musil made a surprising declaration: “A number of flawed individuals can often add up to a brilliant social unit.” I propose we make that one of your mottoes for the coming months. I think you have the potential to be a flawed but inspiring individual who’ll serve as a dynamic force in assembling and nurturing a brilliant social unit. So let me ask you: what would be your dream-come-true of a brilliant social unit that is a fertile influence on you and everyone else in the unit? Halloween costume suggestion: ringleader, mastermind, orchestrator, or general.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you have any skill in fulfilling the wishes and answering the prayers of your allies? Have you developed a capacity to tune in to what people want even when they themselves aren’t sure of what they want? Do you sometimes have a knack for offering just the right gesture at the right time to help people do what they haven’t been able to do under their own power? If you possess any of those aptitudes, now is an excellent time to put them in play. More than usual, you are needed as a catalyst, a transformer, an inspirational influence. Halloween costume suggestion: angel, fairy godmother, genie, benefactor.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian artist Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a playful visionary and a pioneer of modernism. He appealed to sophisticates despite being described as a dreamy, eccentric outsider who invented his own visual language. In the 1950s, Picasso observed that Chagall was one of the only painters who “understood what color really is.” In 2017, one of Chagall’s paintings sold for $28.5 million. What was the secret to his success? “If I create from the heart, nearly everything works,” he testified. “If from the head, almost nothing.” Your current assignment, Cancerian, is to authorize your heart to rule everything you do.

Halloween costume suggestion: a heart.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Dead Sea, on the border of Jordan and Israel, is far saltier than the ocean. No fish or frogs live in it.

But here and there on the lake’s bottom are springs that exude fresh water. They support large, diverse communities of microbes. It’s hard for divers to get down there and study the life forms, though. The water’s so saline, they tend to float. So they carry 90 pounds of ballast that enables them to sink to the sea floor.

I urge you to get inspired by all this, Leo. What would be the metaphorical equivalent for you of descending into the lower depths so as to research unexplored sources of vitality and excitement? Halloween costume suggestions: diver, spelunker, archaeologist.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “We have stripped all things of their mystery and luminosity,” lamented psychologist Carl Jung.

“Nothing is holy any longer.” In accordance with current astrological omens, Virgo, your assignment is to rebel against that mournful state of affairs. I hope you will devote some of your fine intelligence to restoring mystery and luminosity to the world in which you dwell. I hope you will find and create holiness that’s worthy of your reverence and awe.

Halloween costume suggestion: mage, priestess, poet, enchantrix, witch, alchemist, sacramentalist.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “One language is never enough,” says a Pashto proverb. How could it be, right? Each language has a specific structure and a finite vocabulary that limit its power to describe and understand the world. I think the same is true for religion: one is never enough.

Why confine yourself to a single set of theories about spiritual matters when more will enable you to enlarge and deepen your perspective? With this in mind, Libra, I invite you to regard November as “One Is Never Enough Month” for you. Assume you need more of everything. Halloween costume suggestion: a bilingual Jewish Santa Claus; a pagan Sufi Buddha who intones prayers in three different languages.

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