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“The Campari soda represents the only good thing to come out of fascist Italy.”

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Speech and Debate How Boise State University balances free speech with unpopular speech

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Tim Kasher talks about his new album No Resolution and exploring new media

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EDITOR’S NOTE NAZIS AND NATIONALISTS: AN IDAHO NARRATIVE I encountered my first Nazi in the summer of 1992 at the age of 12. I was wandering around a flea market on U.S. 95 near my childhood home in Sagle, Idaho. Never heard of Sagle? I’m not surprised. It’s an unincorporated community a few miles south of Sandpoint in the Idaho panhandle. That summer was (literally) in the middle of one of the tensest times in the history of U.S. anti-government radicalism. In the space of a few weeks, the Ruby Ridge standoff took place about 40 miles north of my house and, about 40 miles to the south, near Hayden, late-Aryan Nations leader Richard Butler hosted a neo-Nazi “world congress.”

Back in Sagle, I was trawling the flea market looking for Dean Koontz books. I ended up in a stall turning over copies of The Turner Diaries and weird Jud Suss-style comic books. As I was flipping the pages of some apocalyptic tract on “the coming race war,” I heard my mom shout “Zachary Jon Clayton Hagadone!”

She used my full name, so I knew it was serious. I looked up to see her waving her arms and yelling for me to get away from the table of books I was browsing. Confused, I glanced around and noticed whose turf I was on. Parked a few feet away was a robin’s egg blue school bus, and lounging around the bus, crushing cigarettes and leering at passersby, were a couple of 20-something skinheads wearing similarly blue military-style shirts with black cross straps and belts, black pants and big, black boots. I booked it.

In the years following, the Aryan Nations and Ruby Ridge gradually fell out of the daily consciousness in northern Idaho, but not without a lot of work by human rights advocates. Now, 25 years later and in the midst of the Donald Trump presidency, militant bumpkinism is back in vogue. Unpopular speech is still free speech, but based on our past, how we address rising far-right, nationalist and racist rhetoric is vital to defusing it. Finding a balance between pushing back and protecting rights on the Boise State University campus is the subject of a report on Page 6 by Boise Weekly staff writer Harrison Berry.

While it’s important to remember we’ve come a long way since summer ’92, it’s equally important to realize progress is sustained in large part by continuing the conversation.

—Zach Hagadone

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WISE WORDS Dear Editor, April 13 was Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday. In his honor, I respectfully ask my members of Congress to support legislation to make the president’s tax returns public and legislation to create an independent, nonpartisan commission to investigate the current president’s ties to Russia and Russia’s interference into our sacred election process.

In his first inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson said, “Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.”

How are the American people supposed to know whether or not our president has entangling alliances with a foreign power without transparency into his financial ties?

Why is Congress not demanding that he show Americans his tax returns and that he separate himself from his current business entanglements so he can concentrate on doing the people’s business?

Thomas Jefferson was suspicious about banks involving themselves in the business of government, but here we have a president who is not transparently revealing which global banking institutions he owes.

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom,” Jefferson said, speaking of a remedy for “swindlers and shavers, who are too close to their career of piracies by fraudulent bankruptcies.”

—Mike Cooper, via Facebook

MAIL We need the wisdom of honesty that will come from an independent, nonpartisan investigation of Trump and his ties to Russia.

I am not a raving, tin foil hat-wearing conspiracy theorist, and I cannot describe my deep discomfort about having to continue coming to your offices to beg for this investigation. Believe me, I would prefer a discussion of substantive policy points. But until we can get past this dark cloud hovering over the executive, we will not be able to move on and have the important conversations about how to keep this nation great.

Thomas Jefferson wrote, “It is the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic in vigor. A degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitution.”

As a patriot, it is my duty to call upon you to check the power of the executive and to ensure the executive is following the law of the land.

In 1814, Jefferson wrote to Thomas Cooper, “I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.”

Be bold in pursuit of the truth. Co-sponsor the legislation that will bring President Donald Trump’s dealings into the light where they can be examined.

—Lori Burelle, Boise

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A PAINFUL PLAN Dear Editor, The congressional Republican health care plan will be a disaster for working families.

Their plan will take health care away from 24 million people across the country and impose painful taxes on working people.

Budget experts predict that out-of-pocket expenses will skyrocket because companies will shift prices to their employees. That means thousands of dollars less in the pockets of working people.

The proposed cuts to Medicaid will wreck our state budget and hurt people in our community who already are struggling to make ends meet.

Their plan weakens Medicare. It takes three years off the life of the Medicare hospital fund in order to give a huge tax break just to people earning more than $200,000 a year.

Their plan does nothing to deal with skyrocketing prices for medical care and prescription drugs.

The people cutting America’s health care under the banner of reform have never had to worry about care for themselves or their families. CEOs, billionaires and right-wing politicians get the best care because cost isn’t a factor for them. The rest of us don’t have that luxury.

Congress should focus on expanding coverage for more working people, not putting high-quality care out of reach.

—Ebony Yarger, Twin Falls

STOP THE MADNESS Don’t murder the disabled and those in misfortunate economic circumstances! Insane.

—Jim Ellis, Boise

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Officials will break ground on the Boise State fine arts building on Tuesday, May 2.

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY TO BEGIN NEW WORK OF ART It has been four years since Boise State University announced ambitious plans to build a new fine arts center on its campus.

A year and a half later, artist renderings generated buzz when planners revealed they would build the center with limestone (similar to the Idaho State Capitol building) and a large expanse of glass jutting out onto Capitol Boulevard.

Now, officials are finally ready to break ground on the five-story, 97,222-square-foot building, with a ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, May 2.

Currently, the Boise State Department of Art is scattered across seven buildings on campus. For instance, photography or sculpture classes might be in the Liberal Arts Building, while illustration or painting students may have to make their way to the Arts West building. The new fine arts building will encompass them all. In effect, it’s two buildings in one: a five-story bending limestone structure will house studio spaces and administration, while a more narrow addition featuring giant glass windows framed by blue-stained steel will be home for classrooms and galleries.

“Its slenderness is purposeful in accentuating the building’s height,” said Scott Henson, of Boise-based LCA Architects. “The upper slender section will be filled with glass from floor to ceiling but set back to control the western sunlight. During the day, the building’s interior will be a gathering and critique area for students at all levels but, at night, it will become a beacon for the arts on campus, with the light flowing out onto Capitol Boulevard.”

The price tag for the project tops $42 million—$5 million is expected to come from Idaho’s permanent building fund, while millions more have been raised from private donations. Additionally, Boise State officials say naming rights for the fine arts building could attract a donation of up to $20 million.

The building will rise from what is now a surface parking lot between the Micron Business and Economics Building and the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts.

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How the Boise State community tackles unpopular speech and radicalism HARRISON BERRY UC Berkeley has been in a virtual siege since the election of President Donald Trump, with warring factions of protesters swelling to include “antifa” and anarchist groups, Patriot Movement organizations and neo-Nazis. The clashes can be measured in pints of blood, concussions, broken bones and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage, as the Bay Area university has struggled to maintain order. In the eye of the storm have been campus speaking engagements featuring right-wing lightning rods Ann Coulter and former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos.

More than 600 miles away, in Boise, the climate is much calmer—but that doesn’t mean Boise State University hasn’t felt the conflict between free speech and unpopular speech.

“I think it’s comparing apples and oranges,” said Boise State University Dean of Students Chris Wuthrich, when asked if what happened at Berkeley could happen at Boise State.

That said, in February, the Boise State Nationalists posted flyers on campus in an attempt to recruit students concerned about, among other things, “degeneracy,” which Boise State Professor of History Leslie Madsen-Brooks said “crossed a bright line into Nazi ideology.”

Almost immediately, members of the Boise State community began posting handbills mocking the nationalists’ flyers, which featured an image of Captain America. Many took issue with the group’s use of Captain America, which they said turned the fascist-fighting superhero on his head, while others satirized the BSN cause by redrawing the Marvel character as a puffy, pot-bellied baby.

The next day, the group decried an “amazingly incorrect link to hatred and Nazi ideology by educators and the local media” and promised a gathering of students “disenfranchised by modern political correctness.”

That first meeting took place Feb. 23 at the Albertsons Library. It was sparsely attended— four students showed up—but BSN leader Henry Brown took advantage of media interest to clarify the points made in his flyer.

“Degeneracy,” he said, was an allusion to sexual promiscuity and drug and alcohol abuse. One attendee, who wouldn’t give his

name, said a degenerate is “someone who acts less than human.”

Boise State also took note of the meeting.

Three officials from the Division of Student Affairs arrived at the study room early to invite Brown to register BSN as student group. When unpopular speech prompts campus pushback, “the guiding light is something like the First Amendment,” said Boise State Associate Vice President Greg Hahn. Student Affairs’ invitation to official recognition was part of the university’s strategy of “facilitating those conversations around those issues,” said Hahn.

“We’re blessed with students who understand the need to be civil in their debate, nonviolent in their approach,” Wuthrich said.

Recognition is a carrot-and-stick approach to student groups that offers fundraising opportunities, campus resources and more in exchange for adhering to the law and school policy. The university’s offer to BSN has so far gone unanswered.

With the exception of posting unsanctioned flyers, none of BSN’s activities violated the law or Boise State rules. Students participating in a recent anti-extremism campaign, however, included the Boise State community reaching across the internet to combat a particular radical ideology beyond the confines of campus and—according to its adherents—beyond the law: the sovereign citizen movement.

As part of the EdVenture Partners Challenging Extremism competition, Boise State students produced videos of classmates explaining why they reject online recruitment by sovereign citizens—a loose knit community the Federal Bureau of Investigation has called “anti-government extremists who believe that even though they physically reside in this

country, they are separate or ‘sovereign’ from the United States.”

Sovereign citizens live by an unorthodox reading of the U.S. Constitution that often puts them at odds with local governments, police and federal agencies.

Videos produced for the Challenging Extremism competition showed students expressing concerns over safety, freedom of speech and access to government services that would be impossible under the sovereign citizen interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.

Members of the sovereign citizens movement have been linked to violence and intimidation campaigns of public officials. The largest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history was the Oklahoma City bombing, which was perpetrated April 19, 1995 by Timothy McVeigh—with help from sovereign citizen Terry Nichols.

Students unveiled the videos ahead of an April 12 panel discussion on sovereign citizens, featuring former U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson, Reps. John Gannon (D-Boise) and Patrick McDonald (R-Boise), and Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue, who attested to the threat posed by the sovereign citizen movement. Donahue said his encounters with the movement included attempts at coercion and intimidation.

“That doesn’t sit well with this sheriff,” he said. “I work for all the people, not just a few.”

Olson spoke to the power of student voices in fighting recruitment for radicalism where it often lives: online. Her comments could have just as easily described the handbills satirizing the Boise State Nationalists.

“The goal of [this] project is to occupy the same space as the recruiters—this is where the battleground is,” she said.

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Timberline High School in Boise got high marks for its student participation in AP courses.

Is health care a ‘human right’?

TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOL GETS GOOD GRADES FROM U.S. NEWS

GEORGE PRENTICE As President Donald Trump and Congress prepare for round two in the debate over how, or even if, Americans have a right to health care, the fate of some of Idaho’s most vulnerable men, women and children hangs in the balance.

“No, I do not believe that health care is a human right,” Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) said at a Meridian town hall meeting April 19.

Labrador’s comments exploded across social media and were retweeted across the U.S. “GOP Rep. booed at town hall for saying healthcare isn’t a ‘basic human right,’” wrote The Hill.

At another town hall in Enon, Ohio, Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) had his own social media moment when he told a mother whose son depends on Medicaid, “I don’t believe that the taxpayers are entitled to give that to him.”

Davidson, whose March 9 bill to introduce a “means-tested welfare program” was co-sponsored

by Labrador, elicited his own set of boos when he added that the son should “go earn those benefits” by getting a better job.

“I have to watch my blood pressure when I hear such things from Labrador or anyone else,” said Judy Austin. “Health care is a human right.”

Austin has personal experience with health care in general and Medicaid in particular. Her 33-year-old stepson Ian Bott’s diagnosis puts him on the Autism spectrum, requiring much-needed help from Medicaid.

“Medicaid helps me with my treatment, and it helps to allow me to live on my own now; I have a studio apartment in Boise. It helps me with my transportation to my job at Albertsons and my school at Boise State.”

According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, about 270,000 Gem State residents access Medicaid benefits—the overwhelming majority (approximately 208,000) being children.

Tens of thousands of adult men and women challenged by disabilities depend on Medicaid for health services, skilled nursing, independent living assistance and transportation.

Understanding Bott’s concern first requires a grasp of the proposals put forward by the Trump White House and multiple GOP sponsors.

In their effort to repeal and replace Obamacare, they propose a massive restructuring of BOISE WEEKLY.COM

Ian Bott (center, wearing glasses), stands among other Medicaid recipients and advocates to urge Idaho’s congressional delegation to rethink possible changes to how Medicaid funding is administered.

Medicaid. At the heart of those proposed changes is shifting Medicaid to a so-called “block grant” or per capita funding mechanism. In effect, they would dismantle the current spending blocks and limit each state’s share. That would leave it up to individual states to determine whether the resulting funding shortfall should be supplemented by increasing revenues (higher taxes) or cutting services. Even a novice Idaho Statehouse watcher would conclude that the Legislature isn’t inclined to increase taxes to supplement Medicaid any further. The recently completed session of the Legislature approved a Fiscal Year 2017 Medicaid budget that was $6.2 million lower than even Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter had proposed.

“If Congress decides to cap Medicaid going forward and shifts more of the burden to states, services will be at risk,” said Mike Skelton, board president of the Consortium for Idahoans with Disabilities. “And Idahoans with disabilities would take the brunt of those funding cuts.”

It’s a myth that Medicaid is bloated with fat.

For evidence, look no further than the Idaho Legislative Services Office, which in its budget book for FY 2017 wrote that for every $1 invested in Idaho’s Medicaid program, 97 cents is spent directly on health services for Medicaid beneficiaries. Only 3 cents pays for administrative costs.

“Medicaid does something that no other medical insurance program does: provide long-term support and services for people with disabilities,” said Jim Baugh, executive director of DisAbility Rights Idaho. “These services are simply not available through private insurance and they’re too costly for people to afford out of pocket—especially given the low incomes of most people with disabilities.”

That was the scenario shortly after Bott was diagnosed on the autism spectrum.

“When I was a boy, my mom had to work multiple jobs but we got by,” Bott said. “That’s why my Medicaid was so important. It has to be there not just for me, but for our parents.”

Close the Gap Idaho, a coalition of advocates for Medicaid families, warns that the shift to block grant funding folded into Republican proposals to repeal and replace Obamacare “will likely lead to cuts of Medicaid services … such as home and community-based services.”

Those were the exact services Bott required to get him to where he is today.

“I have my own apartment not far from here,” Bott said, standing near the Idaho Statehouse.

Without the services Bott received as a boy— and continues to receive as a young adult who holds down a job and goes to college—his life could have taken a very different path, ultimately costing taxpayers much more.

“Cuts to these cost-effective and successful services may force people out of their homes and communities and into more expensive institutions,” Close the Gap Idaho wrote in a statement.

Whatever happens with GOP efforts to change Medicaid, Bott has big dreams.

“Do you know what I’m going to do when I graduate from Boise State? I’m going to start my own nonprofit,” he said. “I want to help make it possible for more care for parents of people with disabilities. They shouldn’t always have to worry every second of the day about their kids. Maybe we should all care about their kids a little more.

Then they can grow up and be successful—like me.”

The most recent U.S. News and World Report ranking of the country’s best high schools puts Timberline High School in Boise at the head of the Idaho class. For 2017, U.S. News ranked more than 22,000 public high schools, and Timberline earned the No. 1 spot in the Gem State, receiving high marks for English proficiency, a 95 percent graduation rate and 52 percent of its student population participating in advanced placement coursework.

Sandpoint High School is ranked No. 2 in the state, followed by Fruitland, Moscow, Eagle and Mountain View high schools.

According to the authors of the study, U.S. News rankings “focus on student outcomes with an emphasis on graduation rates and state proficiency tests.”

Overall, students at schools ranked high on the list “graduate at rates that are 15 percent higher, on average” than students at unranked schools. In particular, U.S. News gave added weight to those schools where more students participate in and pass advanced placement, college-level courses and exams.

BASIS High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., came in at No. 1 in the survey—Arizona had a strong showing with four of its schools taking the overall top spots.

U.S. News also ranked charter high schools and, while no Idaho charters received gold, silver or bronze rankings, U.S. News pointed to high graduation rates at Compass Public Charter in Meridian, Idaho Arts Charter in Nampa, Liberty Charter in Nampa, Meridian Medical Arts Charter, Meridian Technical Charter, North Star Charter in Eagle, Victory Charter in Nampa, Vision Charter in Caldwell and Xavier Charter in Twin Falls.

In the list of the nation’s best magnet schools, four Idaho high schools made the cut: Compass Academy in Idaho Falls, Homedale High School, the Idaho Fine Arts Academy in Eagle and Renaissance High School in Meridian.

No Idaho schools were included among the best STEM high schools ranked in the survey.

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY APRIL 26 Festivals & Events BOMBING OF GERNIKA: 80TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION AND EXHIBIT OPENING—Remember the horrific event perpetrated by the Nazis during the Spanish Civil War with a panel discussion led by David Lachiondo, Ph.D. Survivors and eyewitnesses will give their accounts of growing up in Franco’s dictatorship and their experiences during the market day on April 26, 1937. Immediately followed at The Basque Museum (611 Grove St.) by commemoration ceremonies with the Biotzetik Basque Choir, Oinkari Basque Dancers, representatives from other Basque organizations and the opening of a new exhibit: Gernika Gogoratuz – Remembering Gernika, 5 p.m. FREE. Basque Center, 601 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-331-5097, basquecenter.com.

DCI: A T. REX NAMED SUE—Get up close and personal with clade Dinosauria IRL at the traveling exhibit A T. rex named Sue, a 13-foot tall and 40-foot long replica of the “largest, best-preserved and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever found.” You’ll enjoy an up-close experience with interactive activities.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. $12-$16. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895, dcidaho.org.

On Stage BCT: THE CLEAN HOUSE—Penned by playwright Sarah Ruhl and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for drama, The Clean House was championed by The New York Times as a “gorgeous” production of “theatrical audacity and emotional richness.”

BCT promises “a whimsical and poignant look at class, comedy and the true nature of love.” 8 p.m. $16$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-3319224, bctheater.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

Relighting “the joy to live in Idaho.”

REFUGEE STORIES— Join the Idaho Office for Refugees to celebrate the diversity in our community through the power of storytelling. You’ll hear trained refugee storytellers share their experiences and talk about what makes us all Idahoans, followed by a moderated Q&A session with the audience. 7-8:30 p.m.

FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Art 2017 IDAHO TRIENNIAL—Check out the best recent work from artists across Idaho. Juror John Spiak, director and chief curator of Grand Central Art Center at California State University Fullerton in Santa Ana, selected 41 works by 24 artists from Boise, Meridian, Moscow, Nampa and Twin Falls. Through July 16. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

BOISE STATE ART METALS ANNUAL SHOW—Stop by R. Grey Gallery to support the budding artists and alumni from the Boise State Art Metals program. Original artwork will be showcased all month at the gallery and will be available for purchase by silent auction. Proceeds help the Art Metals program purchase new tools and supplies for student use.

Through April 29. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

FREE. R. Grey Gallery Jewelry and Art Glass, 415 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-385-9337, facebook.com/ BSUArtMetalsStudio.

DEANNA SCHERRER: EFFERVESCENCE—This jewelry exhibition explores the achievement of effervescence through adornment of metal, marbled prints and other alternative material. Through May 28. 7 a.m.-midnight. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-4261242, finearts.boisestate.edu.

GARTH CLAASSEN: GROUP AREAS—Garth Claassen’s recent work explores the strange relationship between the figure and that which constrains it, and of which it is a

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part. Wednesday-Saturday through May 5. Noon-4 p.m. FREE. Stewart Gallery, 2230 Main St., Boise, 208433-0593, stewartgallery.com.

GERALDINE ONDRIZEK: CHROMOSOME PAINTING II—Portland, Ore.-based artist Geraldine Ondrizek’s large-scale works are informed by medical and biological research and explore questions related to genetics. Each of the long, colorful silk panels are printed with human chromosome maps, representing diseases that correlate to a specific genetic marker.

Through June 4. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.

JAKE PRENDEZ: DON’T SELF-CONCHAS—The works of Chicano artist Jake Prendez center on Mexican American culture and reflect Mexican indigenous influences, popular culture and satire.

In the SUB Student Diversity Center through May 13. 7 a.m.-midnight.

FREE. Boise State Student Union Building, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242, finearts. boisestate.edu.

JANYRAE SEDA: CALLING FROM A SUMMER—JanyRae Seda’s solo exhibition explores relational works of man, environment and animal, and demonstrates extreme range and abilities, from historically inspired urban landscapes to Western rural countrysides. Through May 14. 7a.m.-midnight. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-4261242, janyrseda.com.

Talks & Lectures BITCOIN THE HARD WAY: CODE OVERVIEW—Boise Bitcoin Meetup features presentations by Griff “The Mad Cryptologist” McClellan, Toru from Bitcoin Geekland and Alex from ICO Countdown. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise State Department of Computer Science, 777 W. Main St., Clearwater Building, Boise, 208-817-0914, meetup.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

Calling all free-range bookworms.

Up, up and away!

EXPERIENCE IDAHO EXPO

INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY

TREASURE VALLEY KITE FESTIVAL

Make the most of your own private Idaho with the Experience Idaho Expo. The event at Expo Idaho in Garden City showcases all the best products, services and activities in the Gem State, bringing together the resources both natives and newcomers need to take advantage of both urban and rural living.

Whether it’s camping, fishing, rafting or roller skating, decorating, shopping, hitting the theater or simply getting a lay of the land, the all-day expo Saturday, April 29, has it all. Catch demonstrations, participate in activities, check out the vendors, get samples and more to explore everything—literally—that Idaho has to offer.

With a mission to “relight the joy to live in Idaho,” it’s hard to imagine not getting enthused about the 43rd state. Kids 6 and under are free.

9 a.m.-5 p.m., FREE-$6. Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, Ibleventsinc.com.

Rediscovered Books has one of the choicest perches in downtown Boise. Literally cornering the corner of Eighth and Idaho Streets, it can transform into a literary event space, with readings, book signings and more. It wrangles almost every book club in town, and its employees read books to children at nearby Guru Donuts. It’s hard to imagine downtown Boise without it.

Help celebrate its role in making the City of Trees what it is on Independent Bookstore Day. The day starts off with games of book bingo and blind date with a book, followed by the Me and My Book art table. Make buttons all afternoon, and play wheel of fortune before fiddler and storyteller Ken Waldman hits the stage to regale the audience with poetry, Appalachian-style fiddling and stories set in Alaska.

10 a.m.-8 p.m., FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.

One of the surest signs of spring is the annual Treasure Valley Kite Festival, which traditionally turns Kleiner Park in Meridian into a scene from Mary Poppins.

At 9 a.m., organizers start handing out free kites to fill the skies until supplies last. Once upon a time, Boise held an annual kiteflying festival, but it was gone with the wind by the late 1990s.

The new iteration revives the “family friendly tradition that we restarted three years ago,” according to co-founder Becky Breshears.

There will be plenty of kite-flying prizes and goodie bags for all of the kids. Co-sponsors include Toytown Meridian, Cumulus Radio and the Bang on the Wall Burger food truck.

9 a.m.-1 p.m., FREE. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., Meridian, 208-866-0489, tvkitefestival.com.

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CALENDAR Citizen IDAHO SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE VOLUNTEER TRAINING—The Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline by Jannus needs volunteer crisis phone and text responders for all shifts, especially evenings and weekends. The next training course begins May 2 and runs through May 27. Orientation and screening sessions, tours and listening shifts for prospective volunteers are ongoing. To learn more, contact Sharon Lightning at 208-813-3070 or slightning@jannus.org, or Nina Leary at 208-401-8327 or nleary@ jannus.org, or apply to volunteer online. Jannus, 1607 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-336-5533, idahosuicideprevention.org/volunteer.

Kids & Teens WARHAWK MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD FREE ADMISSION—The month of April has been designated as the Month of the Military Child and Warhawk Air Mu-

seum is celebrating by offering free admission all month to military kids (up to age 18) with a paying adult.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$12. Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa Airport, 201 Municipal Drive, Nampa, 208-4656446, warhawkairmuseum.org.

Odds & Ends M.ED./M.S. REHABILITATION COUNSELING OPEN HOUSE— Learn about University of Idaho Rehabilitation Counseling and Human Services Master’s Degree Program available in Boise. Graduates are eligible for national certification as a rehabilitation counselor (CRC) and state licensure as a professional counselor (LPC). Presentation will include information about the program, field of work and scholarship funding. Featured presenters include program faculty, alumni, current students and field practitioners. Light refreshments will be served. Free parking is available in the parking garage below the building. RSVP by phone or mweitz@uidaho.edu. 5-7 p.m. FREE. University

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of Idaho Boise Center, 322 E. Front St., Boise, 208-364-4047.

Food ANGELL’S WINEMAKER DINNER WITH NEIL GLANCEY—Join Neil Glancey, winemaker for Crossings, Cold Springs and C. Sebastian wineries, for this exclusive Winemaker’s Dinner. Six unique Idaho wines have been hand-selected and paired with an exquisite six-course Idaho dinner created and prepared

by Angell’s Executive Chef Franck Bacquet. Reservations required.

6:30 p.m. $85. Angell’s Bar and Grill Renato, 999 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-4900, angellsbarandgrill.com.

LIMITED RASPBERRY RELEASE PARTY—Give Meriwether’s limited release raspberry cider a try before it’s gone. 4-8 p.m. $6. Meriwether Cider Co., 5242 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-972-6725, meriwethercider.com.

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Festivals & Events CWI CONNECTIONS PROJECT—Celebrate culture, collaboration, education, innovation and achievement. CWI students, faculty and staff, as well as students and community members showcase their work and accomplishments at this annual event. In the Nampa Campus Academic Building. 3-7 p.m. FREE. College of Western Idaho Nampa Campus, 5500 E. Opportunity Drive, Nampa, 208562-3400, cwidaho.cc.

IDAHO GENIUS AWARDS—Help honor Idaho’s top 20 patentees, top 10 trademark registrants and top 20 companies by patents issued. Plus Bob Lokken, founder of WhiteCloud Analytics, will be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award.

With keynote speaker Cheryl Snapp Conner. 6 p.m. $89. The Grove Hotel, 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-333-8000, idahogenius.com.

All-you-can-laugh.

On Stage COMEDIAN BRIAN REGAN Brian Regan is a comedian’s comedian: His bio is full of quotes from famous comics like Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld. Regan is also a comic of the people: he’s affable, relatable, never goes “blue” and jokes about the familiar—from Pop Tarts to politics—without ever being trite.

“I try to do stuff that interests me,” Regan said. “And it changes over the years, so my topic choice and my approach evolve. …

I have some jokes about gun control, I’ve got a couple of jokes about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I have a joke or two about the North Korean leader, but then two seconds later, I’m talking about the board game Trouble and the fact that the dice are in a bubble,” he said. “I want it to be like a comedy buffet, I guess.”

Brian Regan: He’ll stuff your face with funny.

8 p.m., $53. Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, morrisoncenter.com.

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BCT: THE CLEAN HOUSE—8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208331-9224, bctheater.org.

BOISE PRIDEFEST STAND 4 STEVEN FUNDRAISER FOR THE STEVEN NELSON EMERGENCY FUND—Join Boise Pridefest to raise funds for The Steven Nelson Emergency Fund supporting LGBTQ students in crisis at Boise State.

Hosted by Minvera Jayne, with performances by Rebecca Scott, The Balcony Babes, Stage Coach Theater Troupe performing songs from 9-5: The Musical, Boise Men’s Chorus, Boise Women’s Chorus, The Boise Divas, Leta Neustaedter, Starbelly Dancers and Nicole LeFa-

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CALENDAR vour. For all ages. 7 p.m. $20-$50.

Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise, 1-866-4687624, boisepridefest.org.

CELEBRATION ENSEMBLE: CONCERT FOR A CAUSE—With a special performance by Joshua, “The Violin Boy.” Plus complimentary wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres and dessert reception. Proceeds benefit Idaho Special Olympics. Reservations recommended; call to RSVP. 6 p.m. By donation. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-724-8426, idso.org.

COMEDIAN SHANE TORRES—8 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

JOHNNY MATHIS: THE VOICE OF ROMANCE TOUR 2017—Celebrating his 61st year in the music industry, legendary singer Johnny Mathis eclipses passing fads and trends.

During his extensive career, Mathis has recorded more than 80 albums, sold millions of records worldwide, achieved 50 hits on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart, and ranks as the all-time No. 6 album artist in the history of Billboard’s pop album charts. He has received five Grammy nominations, and in 2003, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

7:30 p.m. $39-$125. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, johnnymathis.com.

etry: separation, longing, grace, love and union. The series continues on the fourth Thursday of each month, exploring the five stages in turn. Join the conversations and share how your experience is shifted by Rumi’s poems; take poems that relate to each stage. April’s topic: Grace. In the Marion Bingham Room. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Talks & Lectures HIKING WITH SCOTT MARCHANT—Join local author Scott Marchant to learn about his latest book, The Hiker’s Guide to McCall and Cascade. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Citizen IDAHO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETING—The Idaho Human Rights Commission will meet to make decisions on the merits of administrative cases filed with the commission. In the second floor conference room. 3 p.m. FREE. Idaho Human Rights Commission, 317 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3342873, humanrights.idaho.gov.

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OPERA IDAHO OPERATINI: FORGET YOUR SORROWS—Don’t miss your chance to experience opera in a relaxed setting with great food and a specially designed martini based on Opera Idaho’s upcoming opera (Werther, May 5 and May 7).

The warm vibrant sound of a real piano will accompany the splendid voices of the cast of the upcoming opera as they serenade you with some of their favorite pieces from the opera and musical theater stage. 6 p.m. $20, $35 for two.

Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, ext. 1617, operaidaho.org/wordpress.

CHRONICLES OF YARNIA—Learn and share all kinds of yarn art skills. Questions: Contact Tiffany at tjones@adalib.org. Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. Continues through May 11. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org/victory/events-calendar.

STAGE COACH: MAURITIUS—In this dramatic comedy by Theresa Rebeck, two estranged half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors after their mother’s death. One sister tries to collect on the windfall, while the other resists for sentimental reasons. But a seemingly simple sale becomes dangerous when three seedy, highstakes collectors enter the sisters’ world. Contains adult language and situations. 7:30 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

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Literature SOHBAT WITH RUMI—Join Sayed Naimi and Howard Olivier for this five-part series to discuss the stages of experience in Rumi’s po-

RETIREMENT PLANNING—Learn how to plan for your retirement at this interactive, stress-free and dynamic presentation as a part of Money Smart Week. For ages 18 and older. 6 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208362-0181, adalib.org/victory.

On Stage ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN AT THE OLD PEN— Experience the tension as Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal. Learn about the Idaho connection that led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. Refreshments from Jo’s Traveling Bar and snacks will be available for purchase. No outside food or drinks. Chairs provided; blankets and flashlights recommended. Doors open at 8 p.m.; movie at 9 p.m. Proceeds support Idaho State Archives work preserv-

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ing and providing access to Idaho’s materials of research and historic value. 8 p.m. $6. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2844.

BCT: THE CLEAN HOUSE—8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208331-9224, bctheater.org.

BLUES BROTHERS ROCK ‘N’ SOUL REVUE—Enjoy another funfilled evening featuring dance music from The Blues Brothers movies, as well as other classic rock and R&B tunes performed by one of Boise’s favorite show bands. 7:30 p.m. $17-$20 adv., $22-$25 door. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208343-1871, sapphireboise.com.

COMEDIAN SHANE TORRES—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW: H2OOOOO—Sail the seven seas and explore everything wet at H2Ooooo, featuring burlesque, aerial acrobatics, modern dance, partner acrobatics, boylesque and so much more. This extravaganza of titillation is sure to fill your treasure chests with booty and plunder. 9 p.m. $15-$35 adv., $20-$40 door.

Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, rlvs-boise.com.

STAGE COACH: MAURITIUS—8 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Art SHOW OFF! 2017 SPRING FINE ART SHOW—Enjoy this celebration of current, original art, featuring 24 local artists, 2-D and 3-D art, live music, fresh flowers and refreshments. Eagle High School horticulture class will provide flowers for sale, and Eagle Elementary will provide a special art exhibit.

Sponsored by Smith & Coelho, The Real Estate Company. 4-9 p.m.

FREE. Smith & Coelho, The Real Estate Company, 1151 E. Iron Eagle Drive, Eagle, 208-955-1700, smithandcoelho.com.

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Animals & Pets YAPPY HOUR—Grab a beverage, hang out and get “Yappy” with Eagle Parks and Rec at Yappy Hour. Socialize with citizens and their dogs in a dog-friendly environment at the pop-up dog park at Reid Merrill Park. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Merrill Park, 637 E. Shore Drive, Eagle, 208489-8763, cityofeagle.org,

SATURDAY APRIL 29 Festivals & Events BOISE FARMERS MARKET—Find locally grown foods sold by the farmer, specialty food products, Idaho goods and a select few artisans, plus a community space to learn about food and sustainability.

Saturdays through Oct. 29. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 10th and Grove Streets, Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET— Find booths full of fresh local produce, beautiful flowers, delicious specialty food items and one-of-akind locally crafted art. Saturdays through Dec. 16. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and State streets, Boise, 208-3453499, capitalcitypublicmarket.com.

DOLLHOUSE MINIATURE SHOW AND SALE—See the wonderful works of Mini Les Bois club members and miniature enthusiasts in the community on display. You’ll find some of the most exquisite miniature items for sale from vendors from several surrounding states. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $2-$5.

Best Western Plus Vista Inn, 2645 Airport Way, Boise, 208-377-9154, facebook.com/Mini-Les-Bois.

ukulele by Thomas Paul and Kelly Lynae Robinson while supporting art and culture in. Boise. 6:30-10 p.m. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City, 206-407-7529, surelsplace.org/shrinkydinksauction.

TREASURE VALLEY KITE FESTIVAL—Free kites will be available beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until the kites run out (first-come basis). Awards and prizes will be available for fun kite competitions; there will be no losers in the kids’ competition. All ages are welcome to join in the fun.

Brought to you by Epique Events, Washington Federal Bank, Cumulus Radio and Bang on the Wall Burgers. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., near Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road, Meridian, TVKiteFestival.com.

On Stage BCT: THE CLEAN HOUSE—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater. org.

BLUES BROTHERS AT THE OLD PEN—Join Jake and Elwood at the Old Pen after dark for the 1980 R-rated cult classic The Blues Brothers. Mayhem and hilarity ensue as Jake Blues, just out of prison,

puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised.

Doors open at 8 p.m.; movie at 9 p.m. Chairs provided; blankets and flashlights recommended.

No outside food or drinks; beer, wine, beverages and snacks will be available for purchase. Proceeds support Idaho Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month (May 2017). 8 p.m. $6. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2844.

COMEDIAN SHANE TORRES—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

MAHAVIA FLAMENCO—Recently returned from Spain, MahaVia presents authentic Spanish cuadro (quartet) flamenco with singing, guitar and dancers. 7:30 p.m. $12$16 adv., $17-$21 door. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208343-1871, sapphireboise.com.

RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW: H2OOOOO—9 p.m. $15-$35 adv., $20-$40 door. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, rlvs-boise.com.

STAGE COACH: MAURITIUS—8 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

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EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET— Find an array of arts and crafts, local produce, herbs and flowers, woodwork, specialty food items and freshly prepared food, and live music every Saturday in the heart of downtown Eagle. Saturdays through Oct. 14. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle, 208-489-8763, cityofeagle. org/market.

BLAST OFF: DEATH RATTLE HOUSE SHOW— Featuring This Saxophone Kills Fascists. Part of Boise’s National Poetry Month celebration.

Proceeds benefit the 2017 Death Rattle Writers’ Festival. 7:30 p.m. $5. The Byrdhouse, 405 W. Broad St., Boise.

EXPERIENCE IDAHO EXPO—Explore all the best products, services and activities available in the state in one place at the Experience Idaho Expo. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE$6. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, ibleventsinc.com.

FRIENDS OF THE GARDEN CITY LIBRARY SPRING BOOK SALE— Don’t miss the Friends of the Garden City Library’s annual Spring Book Sale, where you’ll find great bargains on books. 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary. org.

SUREL’S PLACE 2ND BIENNIAL SHRINKY DINKS ART AUCTION FUNDRAISER—This non-ticketed event will be a slightly absurd and very fun celebration of creativity and artists, featuring highly collectible original works of art made of Shrinky Dinks by many of Boise and Garden City’s most collected artists and jewelry makers. You’ll enjoy delicious small plates, local beer and wine, and live

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CALENDAR Workshops & Classes SEXUAL SOVEREIGNTY SCHOOL PART 2: BRAIN SCIENCE OF SEX, LITERACY, PHYSICAL AND ENERGETIC ANATOMY—Learn about the biochemistry of arousal and organism, map the Yoniverse, cultivate literacy and discover Tao and Tantra. Preregistration required.

See web for details. 1-5 p.m. $33.

Desert Bloom Yoga, 7151 Emerald St., Boise, 208-918-1136.

Art ARTBIKE TOUR—Hop on your bike to vist artist and maker studios in Garden City’s Surel Mitchell Live Work Create District, where each of the artists will share their work and space with you. Receive a token valid for a $10 bid on a Shrinky Dink® at the final stop, a special preview of the Second Biennial Shrinky Dink Auction at Surel’s Place. Meet at Xanadu on the bench above; arrive a half hour before tour begins and enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea from ST(r)EAM Coffee and Tea Bike. 1:30-4 p.m. $10.

Xanadu, 5015 Bond St., Boise, 917-495-5840.

BAM ART OF FASHION SHOW: GENES—Designers and artists use jeans to create garments inspired by their genes and BAM featured artist Geraldine Ondrizek, who creates works inspired by genetic research and chromosome mapping. Check out the results and vote for your favorite, with the winner receiving a $500 cash prize. Audience members can also enter to win fashionable prizes, including makeover packages, fitness packages, limo rides and more. Proceeds support BAM’s education programs. 6 p.m. $10-$15 adv., $15-$20 door. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

Literature CITIZEN: AN AMERICAN LYRIC POETRY EXPERIENCE—Celebrate National Poetry Month at this poetry performance event. Poets from across the Treasure Valley will perform works inspired by Claudia Rankine’s award-winning book, Citizen: An American Lyric. Rankine’s inventive book expands our definition of citizenship to include “a larger understanding of civic belonging and identity, built out of

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cross-racial empathy, communal responsibility, and a deeply shared commitment to equality,” according to the National Book Award judges citation. 3-4:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208972-8200.

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FRIENDS OF THE GARDEN CITY LIBRARY SPRING BOOK SALE—9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.

INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY: ALASKA’S FIDDLING POET KEN WALDMAN—Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day with Alaska’s Fiddling Poet Ken Waldman, who combines old-time Appalachian-style fiddling, poetry and storytelling for a unique show. It’s the perfect event to wrap up National Poetry Month.

6 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-3764229, kenwaldman.com.

Sports & Fitness WOMEN’S SELF-PROTECTION SEMINAR—Hoping it won’t happen to you is not a plan. Give yourself the tools to survive and fight back.

You’ll train with other women in a safe environment and be taught by a female Krav Maga instructor.

10 a.m.-1 p.m. $39 adv., $59 door.

Idaho Krav Maga, 880 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-660-8778, idahokravmaga.com.

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Citizen PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH—March organizers believe Donald Trump represents a huge threat to our environment, but they also believe Idaho has the ability to enact policies that will protect our climate.

Join groups around the country that are coming together for one massive march. In Idaho, organizers are marching for our families, our air, our water, our land, clean energy jobs and climate justice. Idaho March sponsors: Idaho Chapter Sierra Club, Idaho Rivers United, Idaho Conservation League, Snake River Alliance, 350 SW Idaho, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Boise, Great Old Broads for Wilderness Boise, and Doing What We Can. Noon.

FREE. Idaho State Capitol Building, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208384-1023.

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IDAHO NATIVE PLANT SALE— Choose from over 100 species of Idaho native plants available to purchase. (Note: There’s no charge for entry to the plant sale. However, this event happens simultaneously with the MK Nature Center’s Spring Wildlife Celebration, which has a $3 entry fee.) For more info, visit the Pahove chapter’s website.

10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise, 208-334-2225, idahonativeplants. org/pahove.

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CALENDAR STAR WARS PARTY: ROGUE ONE—Alert all commands, the Library at Hillcrest is hosting an allages program to celebrate 40 years of Star Wars. You’ll enjoy a special screening of Rogue One, refreshments, crafts, prizes, photo props and more. Costumes are strongly encouraged. 1:30-3:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-972-8340, boisepubliclibrary. org/calendar.

UI MASTER GARDENER PLANT SALE—Head over to the Ada County Extension Office to find plants of all kinds, including houseplants, herbs, veggies and fruit, perennials and more. No early birds; they’ll open at 9 a.m. sharp. 9 a.m.-noon. FREE. University of Idaho Ada County Extension Office, 5880 Glenwood St., Boise, 208-287-5900, uidaho.edu.

WALKABOUT BOISE WALKING TOUR—Join Preservation Idaho for their weekly Saturday guided walking tour through 150 years of history and architecture. They’ll introduce you to the built environment that makes downtown Boise like no other place. These walking tours will be held rain or shine, beginning and ending in front of the Basque Museum on Grove Street.

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $12. Basque Block, Grove Street between Capitol Boulevard and Sixth Street, Boise, preservationidaho.org/walkaboutboise-2016.

Animals & Pets MK NATURE CENTER SPRING WILDLIFE CELEBRATION—Join the MK Nature Center for live bird demonstrations, wildlife-themed education tables, games and activities, and even a food truck.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. $3. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise, 208-334-2225, idfg.idaho.gov/site/ mk-nature-center.

Food PAYETTE BREWING’S AURA: SOUR BEER EXPERIENCE—Check out this truly unique sour beer experience, featuring over 20 sour beers and the release of Payette Brewing’s Aura: Guava and Hibiscus

Sour Ale in 21-ounce bottles. You’ll enjoy various sour beer seminars, amazing small bites by Juniper paired with some of the featured beers and unlimited samples of small batch sour beers from notable breweries around the country.

4-8 p.m. $60. Payette Brewing River Street Taproom, 733 S. Pioneer St., Boise, 208-344-0011, facebook. com/pg/PayetteBrewing/events.

SUNDAY APRIL 30 Festivals & Events DOLLHOUSE MINIATURE SHOW AND SALE—Noon-5 p.m. $2-$5.

Best Western Plus Vista Inn, 2645 Airport Way, Boise, 208-377-9154, facebook.com/Mini-Les-Bois.

On Stage BCT: THE CLEAN HOUSE—8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208331-9224, bctheater.org.

raffle and outdoor activities for the whole family (if weather permits).

2-8 p.m. FREE. Xanadu, 5015 Bond St., Boise.

Animals & Pets 3RD ANNUAL IHS POOCH PAGEANT BENEFIT—Enjoy watching pooches strut their stuff on stage, along with silent auction, raffle, the Runaway Hamsters and more. All money raised benefits the Idaho Humane Society’s Pet Food Pantry.

12:30-4 p.m. $2, $20 pet entry fee.

Wyndham Garden Boise Airport, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-3715209, poochpageant.org.

MONDAY MAY 1 On Stage BETTY ADAMS AND HER ALLGIRL BAND COUNTRY GOSPEL CONCERT—7 p.m. $13. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, nampaciviccenter.com.

BOISE PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA—Check out this performance by the talented budding musicians of the Boise Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.

Tickets available at the door. 7 p.m. $8, $35 family. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261110, boisephil.org.

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LOCAL COMEDY SHOW—7 p.m.

FREE. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

Literature FRIENDS OF THE GARDEN CITY LIBRARY SPRING BOOK SALE—8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.

Citizen VETERANS HOUSING OUTREACH—Veterans are invited to stop by Boise Public Library on Monday mornings to visit with Bryan Bumgarner, an outreach specialist for homeless veterans from Boise’s Veterans Affairs. He’ll help connect you with essential VA services such as housing and medical care. 10:30 a.m.-noon.

FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org/calendar.

TUESDAY MAY 2

BOISE STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA—Presented by the Boise State Department of Music, with winners of the Student ConcertoAria Competition. Tickets available at the door. 7:30 p.m. FREE-$7.

Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, 208-426-1110, morrisoncenter.com.

Festivals & Events

COMEDIAN SHANE TORRES—8 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

ANNE FRANK MEMORIAL TOURS—Enjoy free docent-led tours of the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial every Tuesday from April to October. Meet at the statue of Anne Frank on the Greenbelt at Eighth Street. Hosted by the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights. 12:15-1 p.m. FREE. Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, 777 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-345-0304, wassmuthcenter.org.

Art

On Stage

ALLICATT STUDIO: SPRING ART EXPO— Don’t miss this unique opportunity to support local artists as they showcase their work in multiple media. There will be music, live art, snacks, a

MUNDEK CLEMENT STEIN’S COMEDY SHOWCASE—8 p.m. $5.

Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise. com.

CHANCE THE RAPPER—8 p.m. $40-$80. Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-468-1000, fordidahocenter. com.

Art INITIAL POINT GALLERY ARTIST RECEPTION—Join the Meridian Arts Commission for another artist reception at Initial Point Gallery.

New artists exhibit monthly. 4:307 p.m. FREE. Initial Point Gallery, Merdian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway St., Meridian, 208-888-4433, meridiancity.org/initialpointgallery.

Sports & Fitness YOGA SERIES WORKSHOP—Join Yoga Teacher Vanessa Asbury for a yoga intro class. All experience levels and ages are welcome.

Contact Molly at mkumar@adalib. org or 208-362-0181, ext. 135, to secure your spot. For ages 18 and older. 3:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, adalib.org/victory.

Citizen TUESDAY DINNER—Volunteers needed to help cook up a warm dinner for Boise’s homeless and needy population, and clean up afterward. Event is nondenominational. 4:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 707 W. Fort St., Boise, 208-344-3011.

Kids & Teens GURU DONUTS TASTY TALES STORYTIME WITH REDISCOVERED BOOKS—Get the kiddos giggling at two storytime sessions with the staff of Rediscovered Books while enjoying the tasty treats at Guru Donuts. Go early for $3 donut and drink specials.

10-11 a.m. FREE. Guru Donuts, 928 W. Main St,, Ste. 100, Boise, 208-571-7792, gurudonuts.com/ tasty-tales.

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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY APRIL 26 ALMOST FAMOUS KARAOKE— 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid BRANDON PRITCHETT—8 p.m.

FREE. Reef CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers GRANGER SMITH AND EARL DIBBLES JR.—8 p.m. $18-$45.

Knitting Factory LONESOME JET BOAT RAMBLERS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers ROB HARDING— 5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

EMILY TIPTON—8 p.m. FREE. Piper THE FABULOUS MISS WENDY— With Scarves and MCDC. 8 p.m. $5. Neurolux FRANK MARRA— 5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers IDAHO SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION’S LIVE AT THE BISTRO—Sergio Webb. 6 p.m. FREE. Courtyard by Marriott-Meridian JEFF ENGELBERT AND CHUBBY LOVIN’—8:30 p.m. FREE. Oak Barrel

THE MUSETTES SPRING CONCERT: SEASONS OF LOVE—7 p.m. By donation. Vallivue High School

SATURDAY APRIL 29

TUESDAY MAY 2

MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

NEIGHBOR DAVE—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

ANDY BYRON AND THE LOST RIVER BAND—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

CARTER FREEMAN—7 p.m.

FREE. Capitol Bar

THE SUBURBANS—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

OPHELIA— 8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s SOMA—7 p.m. FREE. High Note THE SUBURBANS—8 p.m. FREE. Ha’ Penny WOH DISCOVERY: TRAVELER— With Styles in Black. 10 p.m.

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MOJO BOOGIE— 7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole

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BEAR GRILLZ: THE VOID 2017 TOUR—8 p.m. $15-$35. Revolution BERNIE REILLY—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 CLAY MOORE TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

OPEN MIC—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m.

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By donation. Vallivue High School ROB HARDING—With Mathew Hartz and Friends. 8 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s SMOOTH AVENUE—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s SOL SEED—10 p.m. $5. Reef SPENCER BATT—8 p.m. FREE. Piper

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TYLOR AND THE TRAIN ROBBERS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

THURSDAY APRIL 27 BEN BURDICK—4 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers CHUCK SMITH—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s NASHVILLE UNPLUGGED: AARON BENWARD AND PAUL JENKINS—8 p.m. $5. Cowgirls RYAN WISSINGER—7 p.m. FREE. Capitol Bar TIM KASHER—With Allison Weiss and Kathleen Williams. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux

FRIDAY APRIL 28 ASPHALT BUFFET—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s CLAY MOORE TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

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Know this about Earl Dibbles Jr.: He’s a country boy. He likes to dip, crack cold ones and “fix” trees. He spears frogs, guts hogs and rods through mud bogs. Also know this: He’s not real.

That’s not exactly fair. More accurately, Earl Dibbles Jr. is the redneck id of Texas-born, Nashville-based Granger Smith, whose “Backroad Song” peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2016 (it currently has 10 million views on YouTube).

Smith, who launched his career at the tender age of 19, is a fine country artist in his own right, but Earl is a force unto himself.

While Smith has 175,000 Twitter followers, Earl has 431,000.

Smith has 682,000 Facebook fans. Earl has 2.5 million. “The Country Boy Song,” in which an overalls-clad Earl extolls the virtues of backwoods shit-kicking through a thick plug of chaw, has amassed more than 16.6 million views since it was posted to YouTube in 2012.

It’s sometimes hard to see the line between parody and genuine appreciation in the over-the-top country jams of Earl Dibbles Jr., but it’s also hard to see where Earl stops and Smith begins.

The best way to find out: See them both in action.

—Zach Hagadone

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QUINN VAN PAEPEGHEM TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

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JERRY B AND ME AND BILLY—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s KING LIL G: BLESSED BY GOD TOUR—8 p.m. $20-$40. Knitting Factory NOCTURNUM LIVE INDUSTRIAL DJS—8 p.m. FREE. Liquid THE SIDEMEN: GREG PERKINS AND RICK CONNOLLY—6 p.m.

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MARCUS EATON, MAY 4, SAPPHIRE ROOM In the years he has been performing and recording, singersongwriter Marcus Eaton has earned the respect of industry icons like David Crosby and garnered a loyal international fanbase. Although he calls Los Angeles home—and Italy has become for him a home away from home—Eaton makes a point of returning to his native Idaho to share new music and reconnect with fans, which he’ll do on Thursday, May 4, at the Sapphire Room, a venue he loves playing for a couple of reasons.

“The people who run it are awesome,” Eaton said. “They love music, and they’ve set it up as a ‘listening room.’ People actually listen, so it’s really nice, because people in Boise are notorious for talking during a show. I’ve recorded shows [in Boise] and can’t use the recording because people were talking so loud, it was coming through my microphone. The Sapphire Room is intimate, and I can interact with the audience because they’re really listening, and I can do what I love to do.”

Local fans will love it, too. Eaton said he’s looking forward to sharing songs from his new album Versions of the Truth (selfreleased, 2015), which has only been released in Italy but is available at marcuseaton.bandcamp.com and should get a U.S. release later this year. A video for “Up and Over,” the first single off Versions is available on YouTube.

—Amy Atkins 7:30 p.m., $25-$30, tickets available at eventbrite.com.

Sapphire Room, Riverside Hotel, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, sapphireboise.com.

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J OH N STURDY

FROM OMAHA TO L.A.

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With No Resolution, Tim Kasher finally fulfills his big-screen dreams.

CHRIS PARKER Tim Kasher (Cursive, The Good Life) has always written songs possessing the cinematic quality of movie storyboards: figural sketches pinning and outlining major moments.

His filmic sensibility is present in the selfdestructive pas de deux at the core of “The Game of Who Needs Who Worst” (from Cursive’s 2000 breakthrough divorce drama Domestica); The Good Life’s 12-track Album of the Year, with its seasonal-relational conceit; or even the characterladen follow-up Help Wanted Nights, which Kasher wrote in concert with an unproduced screenplay of the same name.

A born storyteller, Kasher came of age amid the vibrant Omaha underground rock scene that was also the birthplace of The Faint and Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes. Music became Kasher’s milieu almost by default, yet he still had movies on his mind and even decamped to Los Angeles to chase his screen dream after achieving some measure of indie rock success.

Like many ambitious auteurs, Kasher’s story is full of woulda-coulda-shouldas. He finally took the initiative last year and produced No Resolution, the album soundtrack to a film of the same name.

“There is something crazy-rewarding about delving into a new medium and not something I was anticipating,” said Kasher, now back in Los Angeles after moving to Chicago for filming. “I can’t say they’re vivid, but I have decent memories of the first time I went into the studio as a teenager and listening to mixes in the car on the way back home. Just a really exciting time in my life.

It’s awesome to pick up with a different medium and have all that sort of excitement all over again.”

Though Kasher found many supporters while out in L.A., they may not have done him any favors by feeding his idealism. Too often he was distracted from the here and now with the dream of a better opportunity tomorrow.

“When I started this facet of writing so many years ago, I wrote things small with the intent of making them myself. I feel like I got kind of too caught up in doing it the right way [which is] a good problem to have on paper,” said Kasher. “I kept having these conversations with people like, BOISE WEEKLY.COM

Tim Kasher came of age amid the vibrant Omaha underground rock scene that was also the birthplace of The Faint and Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes.

eclectic albums and this record is so homogenous ‘At the end of the day, I just want to make sure it gets made and I’m comfortable doing that myself.’ for me, and I think that’s the interest in Sharon “I would say that but I could never quite con- van Etten’s album production, writing an album as a whole.” vince others or myself,” he added, “because there On such a richly orchestrated album as No was always that kind of caveat, ‘Maybe this could Resolution, Kasher was tempted to “pick different be a much bigger production.’” instruments off the shelf for different melodies,” a Most of Kasher’s work has concerned the strategy he’s pursued in the past. Instead, he held politics of relationships and No Resolution is no exception. Like a movie, it begins in turmoil. The the line on conformity.

“The strings are a character and the flute is a protagonist struggles to commit and contain a sense of restlessness, as Kasher worries on “Runts” character and I never really thought about it in those terms. So I think in a broad subconscious about his ability to “settle down.” By the closing sense, I thought maybe I’d like there to be a feeltrack he’s “Not Over You,” which hints at the ing of cohesion,” he said. reason for naming the album No Resolution.

Now that he’s made one Fortunately, Kasher’s life is movie—which he anticipates not so biographical as his divorce TIM KASHER touring this fall with a short around the time of Domestica made With Allison Weiss and acoustic set at the end—he’s it seem.

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“I’ve been anticipating this relocating to L.A. from Chicago, for 12 years and, in delving into where he’d been living for both the this, I’ve heard that making a Midwestern vibe and the ability second movie can actually tend to be much harder to find talented, committed help willing to work than the first. And so I’m definitely anticipating below union scale. that now,” said Kasher, who already has a script.

“That’s totally why I moved to Chicago and There is also another production company it’s the reason I loved it when we shot the movie looking into doing Kasher’s first script, Help there. That was all part of the intent,” he said.

Wanted Nights, but he’s not interested in getting “We had fallen in love with Chicago and weren’t too far ahead of himself. planning on leaving. Then she got offered a job “This could’ve potentially been my third or out of the blue.”

Kasher credits Sharon Van Etten as a big inspi- fourth movie if I would’ve just done what I did with this movie,” said Kasher. “I needed to step ration for how he approached No Resolution. away from the system, the machinery, and make “Her records are like an overall feeling or an overall experience to me. I don’t even pick out the sure it got made myself and I’m really proud of that, really glad I did. Now I just want to keep songs as much as I just put it on and it washes moving forward to try and do it that way.” over me,” he said. “I pushed so long to put out

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When it comes to the Campari story, the American Dream has nothing on the Italian Dream.

Born to a large farming family in rural northwest Italy in 1828, Gaspare Campari began bartending at the tender age of 14.

From his early beginnings in the booze business, Campari kept at it for decades, eventually owning his own cafe. By 1860, his long years of experimenting with herbal liqueurs and bitter aperitifs resulted in the vibrant red, mouth-puckering spirit we now know by his name.

Unlike a lot of historic boozes, Campari has never fallen by the wayside in its native land.

The Italians have been sipping on Campari mixed with club soda since at least 1932, when Gaspare’s son Davide came up with the idea of packaging the carbonated aperitif in its now iconic squat glass bottle (designed by no less than futurist artist Fortunato Depero). Along with being the world’s first pre-mixed cocktail, the Campari soda represents the only good thing to come out of fascist Italy.

Cocktail connoisseurs often say Campari is an acquired taste but, once acquired, its relatively low 24 percent alcohol content and citrus-friendly flavors make it a go-to for a number of fascinating concoctions—by far the most well known being the negroni (1 oz. gin, 1 oz. Campari, 1 oz. sweet vermouth stirred over ice and garnished with orange peel). A close second is the boulevardier, which is simply a negroni fixed with rye whiskey rather than gin.

While much is known of Campari’s storied past, precious little can be said of its ingredients. The recipe has reportedly stood unchanged since its creation and been held in strict secrecy. At once spicy and bitter, all we know is that Campari contains dozens of herbs, aromatic plants and fruits. Up until 2006, it took its striking carmine color from the crushed shells of cochineal beetles, which the mammoth Gruppo Campari (which owns 50 brands including Skyy Vodka, Wild Turkey and Grand Marnier) replaced with a synthetic dye.

In the spirit of invention typified by Gaspare and Davide Campari, we took a chance with a seemingly bizarre combination of Campari and india pale ale—a mixture we learned about by way of online food magazine TheKitchn.com, which picked up on the so-called Campari and IPA Spritzer from The New York Times, which called it an “offhand work of genius.”

BOTTOM’S UP Generally speaking, according to one taster, the Campari/IPA mix accentuates the herbal, floral notes of the hops and the sweetness of the malt in the beer complements the medicinal qualities in Campari. To call the interplay of sweet and bitter flavors complex would be a vast understatement, and there is a lot of room for error in this seemingly simple summertime sipper (which we suggest calling the Camparipa, just because it’s fun to say).

After experimenting with several IPAs, we hit on what we feel comfortable recommending as the preferred pairing: Campari with the Blood Orange Rustler IPA from Payette Brewing.

The Blood Orange Rustler ($1.59 for a 12 oz. can at Trader Joe’s) weighs in at 6.2 percent ABV and 65 IBUs, making it a hefty brew but not one that’s going to blow your hair back with monster hops. On the palate, it’s maltier than a lot of IPAs and slightly sweeter owing to the signature blood orange flavor. Mixed with Campari ($29.95 for a 750 milliliter bottle), that fruity sweetness smooths the considerable edges of both beer and spirit, resulting in a refreshing combination that could be described either as a fortified IPA or carbonated Campari.

Either way, it’s worth trying at least once. If you don’t like the sum of this drink’s parts, its parts are pretty great on their own.

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SCREEN OVER THERE Their Finest is a charming, sophisticated, film within a film GEORGE PRENTICE Their Finest, which lives up to its title, registers the resolve, passion and heartache of the early days of World War II—with hardly a Yank in sight. This was an era better known as the Battle of Britain, a full two years before America would enter the conflict. Their Finest neatly fits into the British film subgenre known as “the war at home,” blending grit and grief but always making time for a spot of tea (other examples include Mrs. Miniver in 1942 or Hope and Glory in 1987).

Adapted from the novel Their Finest Hour and a Half by Lissa Evans, Their Finest drops its audience into London, circa 1940, when only a narrow strip of sea lay between Great Britain and a German invasion following the collapse of France to the Nazis. Newly elected British Prime Minister Winston Churchill quickly recognized that films produced by the British Ministry of Information depicting stories of the “war at home” would be an important weapon in his arsenal.

Enter a fragile young copywriter. Catrin Cole (the luminous Gemma Arterton), recruited to add a “woman’s touch” to the then-dandyish, forgettable flicks churned out by a traditionally stuffy English cinema. Catrin is assigned to give some life and relevance to a particularly laughable script, telling the story of twin sisters who commandeer a tugboat for the war effort. Through her efforts, Catrin evolves the tale of the tug into a more sweeping epic of rescue with thousands of English soldiers being rescued from the battle of Dunkirk. The result bolsters British audiences’ morale to an all-time high, and even attracts some much-needed attention from the thenneutral Americans.

Gemma Arterton (left) and Bill Nighy (right) are among the finest of the fine in Their Finest, opening Friday, April 28.

Their Finest is a lovely story, but the finest of its fine qualities is the casting—beginning with Arterton (Quantum of Solace, Tamara Drewe) and including Eddie Marsan, Jeremy Irons, Richard E. Grant and a jolly good supporting cast.

Then there’s Bill Nighy. Honestly, is there a film featuring Nighy that isn’t worth the price of admission? Cast as Ambrose Hilliard, a faded star of British cinema (who tells anyone who will listen that he was once called “the third most popular actor of 1924”), Nighy is spot on. Upon learning he won’t be cast as the leading man in the ministry’s proposed war epic, Ambrose is a pain in the arse. Ultimately, though, he helps turn the film into something special. In one of his best scenes, when Nighy’s character sings Scottish ballad “Wild Mountain Thyme,” I

double-dare your heart not to melt.

What separates Their Finest from so many other “war at home” films is how it achieves the delicate balance of romantic comedy and the very real violence that rained down on 1940s London. We shouldn’t be terribly surprised when we see Danish director Lone Scherfig at the helm of Their Finest—the same artist gave us 2009’s An Education, which was another beautifully executed mix of drama, romance and comedy.

Scherfig is one of the planet’s most underrated directors. In Their Finest, with its “film within a film,” she shows us that, while details matter, if you don’t leave room for character and passion— with a dash of sentimentality—you probably won’t have much of a movie. In this case, it’s a fine balance making for a fine film.

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behind bars. So it’s not much of a stretch for the historic Idaho Penitentiary (2445 Old Penitentiary Road) to host screenings of 1976 Oscar-winner All the President’s Men, starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, and the 1978 musical comedy The Blues Brothers, starring

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd on back-to-back nights, Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29.

The Friday evening event should take a more serious tone as All The President’s Men will be accompanied by a discussion of Idaho’s connection to the Watergate scandal. The

Saturday night screening of The Blues Brothers should be a bit more festive, with food and drinks offered

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CITIZEN PAULA REBELO AND DENISE SIMONE

Co-stars of The Clean House on cleaning up life’s messes GEORGE PRENTICE

When The Clean House opened in New York City in 2006, it was heralded by The New York Times as “one of the finest and funniest new plays you’re likely to see.”

Penned by playwright Sarah Ruhl, the comedy was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. A dissection of class, sexuality and, yes, cleanliness, The Clean House brings together two married doctors, a sister of one of the doctors who sees the “quintessence” in dust, the other doctor’s mistress and a Brazilian housekeeper who doesn’t like to clean at all—instead, she’s always telling jokes (in Portuguese) in hopes of someday becoming a professional comedian.

The play is now running at Boise Contemporary Theater and will continue through Saturday, May 6. Two of the comedy’s costars, Paula Rebelo (who plays the Brazilian housekeeper) and Denise Simone (who plays the doctor’s sister) took some time out between performances to talk with Boise Weekly about the play and the mess of life.

It struck me when I first saw this play that among the things that divide us in this country—politics, religion, geography—cleaning, and whether we do it ourselves or expect someone else to do it, separates us as well.

Simone: The lead character of The Clean House is a doctor who hires a cleaning woman.

And there’s a line in the play where the doctor says, “I didn’t become a doctor so that I would clean my own house.”

Simone: Exactly. But there’s also this shame that she has for hiring someone else to clean. She’s not even comfortable having someone else in her house; plus, she doesn’t want a relationship with a cleaning person.

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cleaning woman to let you clean your sister’s house on the sly.

Simone: Absolutely. My character loves to clean. I love dust. I find that cleaning helps me not to think, not to have to think about all the things I haven’t done in my life. And as the play goes on, and my character cracks open, I learn that I can live with the mess of life a bit more.

And Paula, your character is paid to clean.

Rebelo: I’m actually from Brazil. So culturally, I come from a place where it’s very common for the middle-class to have a live-in maid. But my character, Matilde, didn’t come to America to clean. She wants to become a comedian. Cleaning makes her depressed.

As a comedian, you’re constantly telling jokes in The Clean House. I think they’re funny, because you’re having a grand old time up there, but they’re never translated, which is a joke in itself. Can you tell me a joke in Portuguese?

Rebelo: Sure. Hmm. Let me think of one.

Qual e a diferenca entre um homem e E.T.?

Pelo menos E.T. telefones para casa.

I must know the translation.

Rebelo: What’s the difference between a man and E.T.? At least E.T. phones home.

Matlide breaks some pretty tense or awkward moments with her constant joke telling.

Rebelo: Sarah Ruhl does this beautiful job of writing awkward moments between human beings and this play is full of them. When we have no idea how to react to that awkwardness, Matilde’s go-to response is a joke—the truest thing to who she is and what she has to offer.

Paula, I know this is your first visit to Idaho but, Denise, you’re certainly no stranger to Idaho.

Simone: I was a founding member of the Company of Fools in Hailey. But this is my first time at Boise Contemporary Theater and I’m loving it.

You’re both accomplished actresses with impressive resumes. Do you still get the jitters when you open a new play?

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Live theater, by design, can be totally different every night; but even more so for comedy.

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Rebelo: And I think tears and laughter sit on the same edge.

Simone: And that’s what Sarah Ruhl has so beautifully captured in this play: the breath that we take between laughter and tears.

Most of us could use a good comedy about the human condition right about now.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: Ruben Edward Medrano Jr Legal Names Case No. CV 01 1705480 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE A Petition to change the name of Ruben Edward Medrano Jr. now residing in the City of Meridian, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Ruben Edward Scheerer. The reason for the change in name is: Change to mom and step dad’s last name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on (date) May 25, 2017 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change.

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Date April.17, 2017 CHRISTOPHER D. RICH CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT DEIRDRE PRICE DEPUTY CLERK PUB Apr. 26, May 3, 10 & 17 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: MUSTAFA MUNGED ABDULMAJED Legal Names Case No. CV 01 1707355 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE A Petition to change the name of Mustafa Munged Abdulmajed now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Mustafa Munjid Aljarh. The reason for the change in name is: Errors made on paperwork when arriving in the US, would like to carry on family name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on (date) July 11th, 2017 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the

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Date April.20, 2017 CHRISTOPHER D. RICH CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT DEIRDRE PRICE DEPUTY CLERK PUB Apr. 26, May 3, 10 & 17 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE A Petition to change the name of Paul Victor Powers II now residing in the City of Meridian, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho.

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DEAR MINERVA, My partner and I have a dear friend with whom we are at the end of our rope. All conversations with her turn to her woes about how terrible her life is and how everyone is out to screw her over.

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DEAR S.O.S., Without knowing exactly what is going on in her life, it is difficult to know how to approach what she is going through. It sounds like you have tried to be there for her through her tribulations. Before this friend ship sets sail, perhaps you should try to distract her from her troubles. Engage in activities with her that you know she enjoys and direct the sails of the conversation toward happy subjects. Helping her to forget the choppy waters of her life, even for a few hours, is what she needs. If she is such a “dear friend,” leaving her in her hour of need would be mutiny. When she emerges from the bad times, not only will she remember who abandoned ship, but more importantly, who helped her steer.

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3,500 YEARS

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101 YEARS

Age of a recently unearthed Egyptian tomb near Luxor.

Estimated number of funerary statues found in the newly discovered Luxor tomb, which is believed to have belonged to a judge.

Age of the oldest white oak tree in North America, until it had to be cut down April 24 in Basking Ridge, N.J.

Age of The Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio—three years older than his co-star, Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi), was when the movie premiered in June 1984.

Age of Yellowstone National Park this year, making it the oldest of the 12 national parks in the U.S.

Age celebrated this year by the National Parks Service, which was founded Aug. 25, 1916 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

(NBC News)

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(CBS New York)

(Imdb)

(Huffington Post)

(National Parks Service)

$30.8 MILLION

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Amount spent by 629,200 national park visitors at gateway areas in Idaho last year, amounting to total economic output of $39.7 million in the state.

Number of national parks in Idaho, though lawmakers introduced a bill last session to convert part of the Craters of the Moon National Monument into a national park.

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(Idaho State Journal)

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BY ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): I have misgivings when I witness bears riding bicycles or tigers dancing on their hind legs or Aries people wielding diplomatic phrases and making careful compromises at committee meetings. While I am impressed by the disciplined expression of primal power, I worry for the soul of the creature that is behaving with such civilized restraint. So here’s my advice for you in the coming weeks: Take advantage of opportunities to make deals and forge win-win situations.

But also keep a part of your fiery heart untamed. Don’t let people think they’ve got you all figured out.

birthday in 2016. That’s why I’m suggesting that you go on a brief sabbatical. Allow your deep mind to fully integrate the lessons you’ve been learning and the transformations you have undergone over the past eleven months. In a few weeks, you’ll be ready to resume where you left off. For now, though, you require breathing room. Your spiritual batteries need time to recharge. The hard work you’ve done should be balanced by an extended regimen of relaxed playtime.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “One of the advantages of being disorderly,” said author A.A. Milne, “is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” I wouldn’t normally offer this idea as advice to a methodical dynamo like you. But my interpretation of the astrological omens compels me to override my personal theories about what you need. I must suggest that you consider experimenting with jaunty, rambunctious behavior in the coming days, even if it generates some disorder. The potential reward?

Exciting discoveries, of course.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Apparently, a lot of kids in the U.K. don’t like to eat vegetables. In response, food researchers in that country marketed a variety of exotic variations designed to appeal to their palate. The new dishes included chocolate-flavored carrots, pizza-flavored corn and cheeseand-onion-flavored cauliflower. I don’t recommend that you get quite so extreme in trying to broaden your own appeal, Cancerian. But see if you can at least reach out to your potential constituency with a new wrinkle or fresh twist. Be imaginative as you expand the range of what your colleagues and clientele have to choose from.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to my reading of the astrological omens, it’s time for you to take a break from the magic you have been weaving since your

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In speaking about the arduous quest to become one’s authentic self, writer Thomas Merton used the example of poets who aspire

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to be original but end up being imitative. “Many poets never succeed in being themselves,” he said.

“They never get around to being the particular poet they are intended to be by God. They never become the person or artist who is called for by all of the circumstances of their individual lives. They waste their years in vain efforts to be some other poet. They wear out their minds and bodies in a hopeless endeavor to have somebody else’s experiences or write somebody else’s poems.” I happen to believe that this is a problem for non-poets, as well. Many of us never succeed in becoming ourselves. Luckily for you, Leo, in the coming weeks and months you will have an unprecedented chance to become more of who you really are. To expedite the process, work on dissolving any attraction you might have to acting like someone other than yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): On numerous occasions, French acrobat Charles Blondin walked across a tightrope that spanned the gorge near Niagara Falls. His cable was 3 ¼ inches in diameter, 1,100 feet long and 160 feet above the Niagara River. Once he made the crossing doing back flips and somersaults. Another time he carried a small stove on his back, stopped midway to cook an omelet and ate the meal before finishing.

Now would be an excellent time for you to carry out your personal

equivalent of his feats, Virgo. What daring actions have you never tried even though you’ve been trained or educated to perform them well?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Ready for some subterranean journeys? They may not involve literal explorations of deep caverns and ancient tunnels and underground streams. You may not stumble upon lost treasure and forgotten artifacts and valuable ruins. But then again, you might. At the very least, you will encounter metaphorical versions of some of the above.

What mysteries would you love to solve? What secrets would be fun to uncover? What shadows would you be excited to illuminate?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Why would you guzzle mindclouding moonshine when you will eventually get a chance to sip a heart-reviving tonic? Why spoil your appetite by loading up on non-nutritious hors d’oeuvres when a healthy feast will be available sooner than you imagine? I advise you to suppress your compulsion for immediate gratification. It may seem impossible for you to summon such heroic patience, but I know you can. In the long run, you’ll be happy if you do.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “You’ll always be my favorite whatif.” Many years ago, I heard that phrase whispered in my ear. It

came from a wonderful-but-impossible woman. We had just decided it was not a good plan, as we had previously fantasized, to run away and get married at Angkor Wat in Cambodia and then spend the next decade being tour guides who led travelers on exotic getaways to the world’s sacred sites. “You’ll always be my favorite what-if” was a poignant but liberating moment.

It allowed us to move on with our lives and pursue other dreams that were more realistic and productive.

I invite you to consider triggering a liberation like that sometime soon.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I’d love to see you increase the number of people, places and experiences you love, as well as the wise intensity with which you love them. From an astrological perspective, now is an excellent time to upgrade your appreciation and adoration for the whole world and everything in it. To get you in the mood, I’ll call your attention to some unfamiliar forms of ardor you may want to pursue: ceraunophilia, an attraction to thunder and lightning; cymophilia, a fascination with waves and waviness; chorophilia, a passion for dancing; asymmetrophilia, a zeal for asymmetrical things; sapiophilia, an erotic enchantment with intelligence.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You could go online and buy an antique Gothic throne or a psy-

chedelic hippie couch to spruce up your living room. For your bathroom, you could get a Japanese “wonder toilet,” complete with a heated seat, automated bidet and white noise generator. Here’s another good idea: You could build a sacred crazy altar in your bedroom where you will conduct rituals of playful liberation. Or how about this? Acquire a kit that enables you to create spontaneous poetry on your refrigerator door using tiny magnets with evocative words written on them. Can you think of other ideas to revitalize your home environment? It’s high time you did so.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Among America’s 50 states, Texas has the third-highest rate of teenage pregnancies. Uncoincidentally, sex education in Texas is steeped in ignorance. Most of its high schools offer no teaching about contraception other than to advise students to avoid sex. In the coming weeks, Pisces, you can’t afford to be as deprived of the truth as those kids. Even more than usual, you need accurate information that’s tailored to your precise needs, not fake news or ideological delusions or self-serving propaganda. Make sure you gather insight and wisdom from the very best sources. That’s how you’ll avoid behavior that’s irrelevant to your life goals. That’s how you’ll attract experiences that serve your highest good.

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