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“Life is too short—and so is summer—to spend it worried about what you look like.”

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Following a historically ﬁerce winter, how is summer 2017 shaping up?

NotAmidAllgrowing Fun and Games interest in video game design and virtual reality, Idaho faces some challenges

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EDITOR’S NOTE SUMMER-ISH At least twice in the past week, I’ve climbed into my car to find the internal temperature had risen to 90-plus degrees during the course of the afternoon. That’s sign enough for me summer is (almost) here. We touched on a couple of summer-ish themes in this edition of Boise Weekly, starting with a guest opinion from well known local artist/body image activist Amy Pence-Brown. Her advice for a comfortable, happy summer is to stop fussing about how you look, and dress the way that makes you feel best. Find her op-ed on Page 5. On Page 6, BW News Editor George Prentice checked in with weather experts to get an idea of how the area summer forecast is shaping up following the historically brutal winter we recently endured. While flooding continues to be a concern as snowpack streams down from the mountains, the higher-than-normal amount of moisture should help lessen the severity of the fire season. Some people love the heat, others take the onset of high temperatures as a cue to retreat to the cool sanctity of the great indoors—often opting for quality time playing video games. On Page 7, BW Staff Writer Harrison Berry took a look at the state of video game development and virtual reality technology in Idaho, finding that while there’s plenty of interest in the industry, there are still some high barriers to entry. Speaking of screen time, Prentice profiled 50 of the best movies and TV shows of the summer, ranked in order of critical anticipation. See the list of summer must-sees on Page 18. Finally, another sign of the season is BW’s annual Black-andWhite Photo Contest, which is nearing its deadline of 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31. If you do the math, that’s one week from the publication of this edition. If you have entries yet to submit, snap to it at http://bit.ly/2qdzkxR. Happy (almost) summer and remember to park your car in the shade. —Zach Hagadone

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Uncovering your fat body parts is cool—and cooler AMY PENCE-BROWN In the early 1990s, I was a cheerleader in my rural Idaho high school. We wore our tiny uniform skirts and cropped sleeveless tops to school on game days as a way to promote school spirit—and, subsequently, to further mortify and objectify teenage girls with body image issues. Even though I was barely chubby, many boys called me the “fat cheerleader.” I obsessively made sure I was tanned, shaved and toned in all the right places in order to “earn” my right to wear that uniform. I went on to college and learned a lot about what it means to be a woman but continued to spend a lot of time and energy adhering to ridiculous fashion rules and defining my worth largely by what others thought of my beauty and my appearance. Fast forward about 15 years. After a lot of weight gain, a marriage, two pregnancies, and a ton of education and growth, I found myself Googling the question “Why am I fat and happy?” It launched me into a whole new world of self-love and radical body acceptance, which led to feeling totally comfortable in my skin. Not only did I get rid of my bathroom scale, I also began measuring my happiness and success in life in ways other than arbitrary numbers or how I looked. I began enjoying my body—and my life—so much more. A lot of this came about through internal work, like reading books, revamping my media feed to include photos of awesome fat chicks, moving my body for fun rather than out of fear and learning to enjoy cooking and eating all types of food. This soon translated into breaking fashion rules, like wearing horizontal stripes and large colorful prints regardless of whether they were “unflattering” or made me “look larger.” It was the summer months that had me the most nervous about bucking the plus-sized clothing guidelines I’d followed for so long, but it was also the time of year I longed for my body to be free of so much fabric, especially in the Idaho desert heat. I started by wearing sleeveless shirts without the safety of a cardigan to cover my flabby arms. It was so freeing and so much cooler. The shocking thing? No one laughed or pointed or recoiled in disgust at the sight of my fat body parts. The only people who noticed at all were other large-bodied folks who were inspired by my rebellion and wondered if they, too, might be “allowed” to do the same. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

Feminist theologian Mary Daly said, “Courage is a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging.” This applies to so many things in life, including fashion. My tank tops made the way for shorts showing off my cellulite and jiggly thighs, which paved the path to short skirts and crop tops and, soon after, bikinis. About five years ago, plus-sized fashion designers popularized larger bikinis, affectionately dubbing them “fatkinis,” and I was all about it. My first one came from Walmart (which has long been a fat-friendly shopping place for big girls) and was red, with a skirted bottom and matching top. It felt brave and freeing but, to be honest, it still had a lot of fabric. Since then, I’ve become a bit of a fanatic and my bikinis have done nothing but get smaller with less coverage. I hadn’t made the break to a full-on teeny tiny bikini until this year, and freeing my stretch-marked belly from high-waisted bottoms has felt liberating, glorious and rebellious. I love feeling the sun on my skin, seeing the shimmy of my body in the water, and exposing more delicious curves. The most important lesson I’ve learned about summer fashion may be this: You’re not fooling anyone (least of all yourself ) by covering up your body with a lot of clothing. You’re just making yourself super sweaty and uncomfortable. People already know what you look like and won’t be surprised—or even care—when they see you wearing short shorts or a dress with spaghetti straps, or taking your shirt off at the pool. And if they are? That says much more about their insecurities than it does about you or your body. Start small like I did: Wear a sleeveless top or a cute skirt. Go a step further and take a dip in the lake in a bathing suit. Or get wild and pick up a romper or a shimmery string bikini if that’s more your style. You’ll find small fashion risks will lead to greater ones and, more importantly, to more confidence, freedom and a cooler way to celebrate warmer weather. Life is too short—and so is summer—to spend it worried about what you look like. Amy Pence-Brown is a body image activist, writer, artist, public speaker and all around radical Idahoan.

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ACTIVATE: CONNECTING PEOPLE TO PASSIONS Organizers of Activate, a meet-and-match event that will link passion with a cause, insist Boise hasn’t been “marched out” just yet. “We had a march for science in Boise, a tax march, a public lands march and, of course, the Women’s March,” said Sam Sandmire, president of the Land Trust of the Treasure Valley. “I think individuals are a bit exhausted with the nonstop atrocious actions from President Trump, but I don’t think things are calming down at all,” she added. “This isn’t so much about politics. I can’t tell you how many calls I’ve received from people who voted for Trump but have great concerns on the direction he’s taking us.” That’s why Sandmire and some of her colleagues crafted an event in which citizens from all sides of the political spectrum can engage with representatives from dozens of causes, nonproﬁts and associations. Sandmire said the list of participating organizations is growing with each passing day. “You name it. They’ll be there. [Representatives of] the environment, refugees, health care, education, public lands, a woman’s right to choose. They’ll all be there,” she said. “There” is the outdoor beer garden of Payette Brewing on Pioneer Street, near the Boise Greenbelt. “It’s on Thursday, June 1,” Sandmire said. “I’m certain some people will be there just to relax, so we’ll have live music and food, but they’ll also walk away with information about organizations working for the causes they care about.” For Sandmire, it’s less about facing off with a political machine and more about focusing on individual concerns. “Not everyone wants to take on Trump, but maybe they can house a refugee, help their church feed the hungry or drive someone to the polls,” said Sandmire. “Honestly, the only good thing I’ve seen come out of Washington is a groundswell of citizens concerned enough to get active.” —George Prentice 6 | MAY 24–30, 2017 | BOISEweekly

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Idaho won’t need to make up a guest room this summer for La Niña or her equally pushy brother, El Niño, because neither will be heading to the Gem State for a while. This winter, La Niña sent a seemingly endless barrage of cold and wet weather systems into the region, delighting ski enthusiasts but keeping snow plow drivers on round-the-clock duty. Now, hoping for sunny summer skies, it’s time to take a look at the forecast. “The news is good: La Niña is gone in Pacific Ocean tropics. Ocean temperatures have returned to normal, and that usually means warmer, drier weather ahead,” said meteorologist Jay Breidenbach, casting a glance at his long-range models at the Boise office of the National Weather Service. “Normal highs for July are the low 90s. If you were looking at weather probabilities on a roulette wheel, about 45 percent of that wheel would be above normal temperatures for the upcoming summer.” Long-range conditions are equally positive for firefighters. “The first part of what is traditionally the fire season looks like we’ll be below the normal threat for wildfire activity in the forests, which are still nice and moist from the winter,” said Breidenbach. Senior Service Hydrologist Troy Lindquist was nearby at the NWS Boise office, looking at his water outlook for the summer. “Right now, Idaho is completely free of drought,” said Lindquist. “Soil moisture is good, the stream flows are normal or above normal, and our reservoir systems should be good for the next couple of months. That has everything to do with the snowpacks that are still up in the mountains. Some of that mountain snow should remain through July, especially on south-facing slopes.” Ada County officials—who oversee raft rentals and shuttle services every summer—are keeping a close eye on flow levels as residents and visitors ask about floating the Boise River this summer. “There were some television reports that said the float season isn’t going to happen this summer. It would be great if you could tell people

that’s not the case. It’s not ruled out. That decision hasn’t been made,” said Ada County Public Information Officer Kate McGwire. “For that to happen, we look at two things,” she added. “Boise Fire and Rescue has to send in their dive teams to help clear unsafe debris from the river and, most importantly, the flows have to decrease to about 1,500 to 1,800 cubic feet per second.” That is a huge drop from the 9,500-plus cfs pushing through the Boise River as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation let water out of Lucky Peak Reservoir. On May 15 and 16, the Corps and the Bureau released water because 149 percent of normal

snowpack remained in the mountains above Boise. Although anything greater than 7,000 cfs is considered flood stage, more water had to be allowed into the Boise River because of the extraordinary snowpack at high elevations. “With the historic flows of the river right now, who knows how long it will take to get down to a safe current? That said, there is optimism. We’re always hopeful for a floating season,” said McGwire. Meanwhile, at Idaho River Sports, co-owner Stan Colby said there are always plenty of floating and paddling opportunities in the region. “The Boise and Payette River systems? Right now, they’re for experts only, but I have to tell you, the experts are out there having the time of their lives. They’re loving it,” said Colby. “For the general population—especially those new to the sport—they may be thinking they can’t get started yet, and that’s simply not true. There are plenty of options out there.” Colby thinks a “deluge of media reports” are scaring away customers. “All you’re hearing from the news media is: ‘The water’s too high.’ ‘Stay away. It’s dangerous.’ Plus the snow you still see up in the mountains is causing people to think of anything but river sports,” said Colby. “Is this year different that other years? Absolutely. The pond outside our back door is four feet higher than it was last year, but it’s still a pond, and it’s great for paddling. We had 200 people out there paddling yesterday.” Colby also pointed out a number of other spots he likes to call “paddle-able” in the Cascade, McCall and Stanley areas. Ultimately, though, it will take warmer, drier weather to get more people out on the water. “Look at the last couple of weeks. One day Boise temperatures are in the 80s. The next day we’re in the 50s,” said Colby. “I promise you, as soon as the weather gets hot, it will be wall-towall people.” Colby would be happy to see what Breidenbach saw at the Boise weather office. “I know it’s pretty hard to forget that harsh winter we just had but, soon enough, we’ll be in the 90s,” Breidenbach said. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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n the indie video game Blue-Collar Astronaut, the character careens through the solar system working odd jobs to pay off student loans. Almost anything can result in a penalty, making it harder to advance through the levels, upgrade equipment, buy a house or finish the game with a positive bank balance. “A lot of times you’ll play perfectly but, at the end of the day, you’ll have a negative amount of dollars,” said designer Scott Meyer, who conceived of and created the game, and released it March 14 through his Boise-based company Mutated Software. Featuring simple 2-D gameplay, reminiscent of arcade classic Lunar Lander, Meyer baked into Blue-Collar Astronaut many of the real-life inequities he saw after graduating from college, including cost of living, health insurance expenses and the gender wage gap. The tongue-incheek tagline of the game—“The best space-student-loan payoff simulator you’ll ever play!”—is a humorous nod to its unique plot, but the core conflicts in Blue-Collar Astronaut have more to do with post-Great Recession economic anxieties. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

“It’s a game where you figuratively and literally explore upward mobility,” said Meyer. Meyer is among a growing number of video game developers working in Idaho, but even as new local educational opportunities support the expansion of the gaming and tech industries, the barriers to entry remain high and outcomes for Gem State designers remain uncertain.

‘BLOOD EQUITY’ Blue-Collar Astronaut is a video game with a message: “Something with a point to it that could make the world a better place,” Meyer said. Achieving social relevance meant coding hard economic data (and a few hard truths) directly into the experience: At the beginning of the game, the player is assigned a gender, with female characters earning a fraction of the wages of their male counterparts. “I wanted people to play the game and say, ‘This is bullshit,’” Meyer said. “It’s really hard being a woman in the workforce. If one person thinks about it, it would be worth it.” BOISEweekly | MAY 24–30, 2017 | 7

Beyond it being a work of art and craft, Blue-Collar Astronaut is a product of community. Digital artist Maki Naro of Sufficiently Remarkable provided many of the visuals, and Meyer toiled for a year and a half with the Unity 3-D engine, painting the broad strokes of the game, tweaking details and making every element of play engaging. Through networks like the Idaho Game Developers group, which arranges in-person meetings and internet activities, and fellow developers in online forums, Meyer received valuable input on everything from camera angles to how gravity works in space. The final product has more than 40 levels and a total play time of approximately 15 hours—but the work didn’t stop for Meyer when the game was finished. It took him another year and a half to make it available through major distributors. By the time Blue-Collar Astronaut finally went live on PlayStation, XBox One, Wii U and Steam in March, Meyer was exhausted. To make matters worse, lackluster sales left him demoralized. The download sites hosting the game didn’t market or promote it, so it was just one of a number of titles made available every day across various platforms. On Steam alone, which caters to desktop gamers, more than 230

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million active users own a total of almost 2.5 billion games, and its 14,600-game database gets bigger every day. Meyer isn’t alone in his struggle. The American video game market is undergoing tremendous upheaval. According to an NPD Group report compiled for lobbying organization Entertainment Software Association, the video game industry in America grew from $17.5 billion in 2010 to $24.5 billion in 2016. During the same period, the market was flooded with downloadable content and social media games, which accounted for 31 percent of sales at the beginning of the decade and more than 74 percent of sales last year. Meyer said if he could do it over again, he would have approached Blue-Collar Astronaut from a business angle, rather than from an artistic perspective, adding, “It needs to be a sustainable model, not just years of blood equity and hoping it plays out.” Michael Wilson, the chief technology officer at advertising, marketing and digital firm Drake Cooper, knows all about the business side of bringing a game to market. Founder of small game development firm PonyWolf and a “featured member” of the Idaho Game Developers group, he said the computer science and design

elements of making video games are just some of the skills developers need to succeed. “You need to know how to market [a game] and bring it to the masses,” Wilson said. “There’s a ton of competition.” Wilson was echoed by John Martinez, co-owner of Meridian-based Big Fat Blueberry Media, which released fantasy game Wizards of Kelarek for Android Phones on May 13. According to Martinez, designers diving into ambitious projects only to see them flail and sink in the marketplace is an all-too-common experience, something he chalked up to character traits common in people who aspire to make games. “Guys in my industry have a big imagination, and we dream bigger than we create,” Martinez said. Built during a three-month period while Martinez was recuperating from surgery, WoK can be enhanced with new algorithms to improve gameplay and “modules” like a store where players can make purchases. Martinez profits from in-play advertising but his goal is to make games for mobile devices full-time, and eventually make one for virtual reality. There’s a range of options for VR users, from low-cost, low-tech viewers like Google Cardboard, to high-performance devices like Vive and Oculus Rift.

“That’s really just a hot new thing,” Martinez said. “I think there’s a lot of opportunity, and there’s saturation in the mobile market and in game development.”

NEW VR-IZONS Industry observers have been calling virtual reality “the next big thing” since the 1990s. In 1992, Computer Gaming World hailed the technology, saying it would be affordable to most Americans by 1994 because the pieces of the technological puzzle were already in place. Instead, bulky headsets and body gear gathered dust as the quality of games and other content made for VR made them commercially less viable than what was being produced for consoles, computers and smartphones. In the past few years, however, VR has gone from what Idaho Virtual Reality Council Chief of Operations Chuck Westerberg called a “Tron-ish type experience” to what could become a distinguishing feature of Boise’s tech industry. “I think consumers in general are more primed for this technology now because we have cell phones and other technology that we use on a daily basis,” Westerberg said. Two years after it was founded in 2012, Oculus VR was purchased by Facebook for $2 billion.

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Two years after that, Goldman Sachs predicted virtual and augmented reality industries would be bringing in $80 billion by 2025. Gaming, however, has not fueled the growth of VR technology. Rather, applications in manufacturing, medicine, job training and education drive the market, with RPGs, first-person shooters and puzzles taking a back seat to automotive engineering, architecture and surgical simulations. While larger, more established tech centers like Silicon Valley and Seattle make pioneering, commercially viable VR games, IVRC Board Member Jim Bradbury said Boise could become a player in some of the other uses of VR. “Boise has the opportunity to become a bit of a hub—more so than it would be if it tried to compete with something like video games,” Bradbury said. “It’s tough to make an argument that Boise should leapfrog some larger cities that already have an infrastructure for that.” Boise-based Silverdraft Supercomputing, which builds and designs VR-ready computers for clients like Audi, Volkswagen, Tesla, Fox, Disney, CBS and NBC, is at the forefront of the local VR industry. CEO Amy Gile said gaming is still part of the picture, but it’s playing catchup to other applications.

“We do industrial-level VR, which is way ahead of video game VR—especially when it comes to [a return on investment] standpoint,” she said. Rather than build one-size-fits-all computers, Silverdraft designs computers for clients around the applications they use to improve speed, performance and workflow. Skilled employees are in high demand at the growing company and, Gile said, recruiting employees to Boise is an “easy sell” with its low cost of living, high quality of life and access to outdoor recreation. They come from places where Silverdraft has satellite offices—Hollywood and Seattle—but also from farther afield, with one of the company’s most recent hires hailing from Canada. Recruiting from within the City of Trees, however, is a different story. Gile said the area has a shortage of people with the skills and creativity Silverdraft needs. However, a new program at Boise State University aims to change that.

GIMM(E) GIMM(E) Mikayla Jones waved her phone over an aerial photo of downtown Boise like a magic wand and 3-D renderings of the Hoff Building, the Idaho State Capitol and Zions Bank appeared on the screen.

“It’s a living map,” she said. “It gives the feeling of Boise.” One of more than a dozen Boise State students in the Gaming, Interactive Media and Mobile Technology program (GIMM), Jones had just pulled an all-nighter with approximately a dozen fellow GIMMers working on various projects at their laboratory in the Albertsons Library. After graduation, she hopes to one day build an “artistic virtual reality that can show off my artistic skills in an interactive way.” GIMM is an interdisciplinary area of study that combines computer science, gameology, visual arts and more. Students learn the basics of computer hardware and software, as well as how to design in 2-D and 3-D. Enrollees are responsible for individual and group projects over the four-year program, and game studies account for approximately one third of the curriculum. For his part, Associate Professor and GIMM Director Anthony Ellertson sees games as gateways to a technological revolution. “I think what we’re going to see is—and we already are seeing—this movement toward using games and gamification for a variety of applications,” he said. Several active GIMM projects illustrate his

point. One is a virtual reality catheter insertion simulator that stresses sanitary procedures and can log the training time of users. Perhaps the highest-profile project is the World Museum, a virtual reality tour of famous museums from around the world that is set to be installed in the atrium of the new Boise State fine arts center, scheduled to open in August 2019. The end goal is to prepare GIMM students for the numerous and lucrative tech jobs of the future. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the growth of the software and application developers portion of the U.S. economy is expected to increase 18.8 percent by 2024 and the median annual wage of workers in that sector was more than $100,000 in 2016. As the industry grows, so, too, could Boise’s share of it—between $100 million and $150 million, Ellertson estimated. The world is an oyster for his students, Ellertson said, and he doesn’t “worry in terms of jobs for our graduates.” When asked for a show of hands, however, few of the GIMM students assembled at their lab indicated they thought they’d find work in Boise. “There are so many places we could go,” Jones said. “The area we may end up at may not even exist today.”

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY MAY 24 Festivals & Events CALDWELL FARMERS MARKET—3-7 p.m. FREE. Indian Creek Park, Corner of Seventh and Blaine streets, Caldwell, caldwellidfarmersmarket.com.

On Stage BCT THEATER LAB—BCT Spring Theater Lab 12- to 18-year-old creators have knocked it out of the park producing these totally original and highly unique shows: Flaky Remains (And What it Could All Mean). 7 p.m. By donation. Flying M Coffeegarage, 1314 Second St. S., Nampa, 208-467-5533, bctheater. org. BOB THE DRAG QUEEN: A QUEEN FOR THE PEOPLE—Whether he’s

lip-syncing or performing stand-up comedy in full glam, BtDQ is an authentic entertainer who doesn’t shy away from issues, hitting them head on with humor. 7 p.m. $25-$35. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, bobthedragqueen.com. JOSEPH: CONCERT FOR KIDS BENEFITING THE IDAHO YOUTH RANCH— This all-ages show is a shouldn’tmiss chance to catch a must-see band you’ll be hearing more about. (Joseph opens for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on Thursday, May 25, at Taco Bell Arena.) 8 p.m. $20-$50. Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-3671212, bo.knittingfactory.com.

Art 2017 IDAHO TRIENNIAL—Through July 16. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

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ART GLASS SALE—Through May 31. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. FREE. R. Grey Gallery, 415 S. Eighth St., 208385-9337, rgreygallery.com. DEANNA SCHERRER: EFFERVESCENCE—Through May 28. 7 a.m.-midnight. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242, ﬁnearts.boisestate.edu. GERALDINE ONDRIZEK: CHROMOSOME PAINTING II—Through June 4. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org. GERNIKA GOGORATUZ: REMEMBERING GERNIKA—Through Dec. 30. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE-$5. Basque Museum and Cultural Center, 611 Grove St., Boise, 208343-2671, basquemuseum.com. AN INTENTIONAL EYE: SELECT GIFTS FROM WILFRED DAVIS FLETCHER—Through April 14. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

MELODEE SATHER: UNIQUE AND WHIMSICAL POTTERY—Through May 27. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Art Source Gallery, 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, artsourcegallery.com. TREASURE VALLEY ARTISTS ALLIANCE: YELLOW—Through June 23. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org.

Talks & Lectures RITCHIE EPPINK: SURVEILLANCE, CENSORSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM—The legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho will talk about censorship and surveillance, and its impact on intellectual freedom and constitutional rights. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208972-8200, acluidaho.org.

FRIDAY, MAY 26

THURSDAY MAY 25 On Stage BLT: CHARLEY’S AUNT—7:30 p.m. $11-$14. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org. BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: LABYRINTH—For all ages. 7 p.m. $9 online, $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, egyptiantheatre.net. COMEDIAN HEATH HARMISON—8 p.m. $10. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com. THE 5 BROWNS—The 5 Browns are delivering on their dream to wake up classical music by introducing it to the widest, largest and most excited audience they can ﬁnd. Whether performing individually or together in various combinations from duo

to complex ﬁve-piano arrangements, The 5 Browns reveal a deep connection to the intent of their material while bringing a fresh energy and dynamic character to the color and tonal spectrum of their sound. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261110, morrisoncenter.com. TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL: SOUL2SOUL THE WORLD TOUR 2017—Enjoy a night to remember at the Boise stop on this 65-city tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of the married couple’s recordbreaking Soul2Soul II tour, the highest-grossing country music tour of all time. It’s also the ﬁrst time Hill has toured since 2007. With Joseph. 7 p.m. $70-$120. Taco Bell Arena, 1910 University Drive, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-4261900, tacobellarena.com. TRACY MORRISON: HISTORICAL IDAHO WOMEN STORIES AND FOLKSONGS—Join singer-songwriter and storyteller Tracy Morrison to hear stories and songs about Idaho women in history. Morrison’s

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Master class.

THE 5 BROWNS The Brown family can boast of five attendees to Juilliard: Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra and Desirae. Peforming as The 5 Browns, they have taken their talent and applied it to a lofty mission: reinvigorating classical music and introducing it to as many people as possible. The first quintet of siblings to ever be accepted simultaneously to Juilliard, the Browns have garnered attention everywhere from People Magazine to Oprah and Billboard. With 50 fingers between them, they rock Rachmaninoff, have published a book, been featured in a documentary and already made it to Carnegie Hall. Up to four free tickets per person are available at the Morrison Center Box Office during normal business hours. Best jump on the offer before this class(ical) act sells out. 7:30 p.m., FREE. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, 208-426-1110, morrisoncenter.com. 10 | MAY 24–30, 2017 | BOISEweekly

Listen up.

GRETCHEN JUDE: EXPLORING THE PAST THROUGH SOUNDSCAPE COMPOSITION AND IMPROVISATION Idaho-born, Honolulu-based artist-in-residence at Surel’s Place Gretchen Jude specializes in creating “sound maps”—audio recordings of places, people and things that transcend typical experience. She will feature one such exploration of space (and time) with a set of ﬁeld recordings made at the site of the Minidoka War Relocation Center, where nearly 10,000 Japanese-Americans were conﬁned during World War II; and Gooding (fewer than 70 miles from the former internment camp) where her father was born and given up for adoption in 1945. Jude’s purpose with her pieces is “to make present and concretely audible social conditions and events that may have been shelved as ‘history.’” In other words, it’s time travel—for your ears. 6:30 p.m., $5 suggested donation. Audio Lab Recording Studio, 3640 Osage St., Garden City, 208-344-9551, audiolab.org.

See and be seen.

ANIME OASIS During the annual Anime Oasis celebration of anime, games pop culture and fashion, downtown Boise is ﬁlled with hundreds of cosplayers showing off their passion for contemporary Japanese culture. This year will be no exception. The 2017 AO Cosplay Challenge will divvy out $2,000 in cash prizes, and if that’s not enough, grab a partner and join the Battle Cosplay event or show off that sculpted beach bod at the swimsuit contest. Attendees can also dress for success at the High Society Formal—the theme this year is “International Organization”—as well as enjoy a bevy of arcade games, artists, guest appearances, videos and more. Marking its 16th year, Anime Oasis is the place to see and be seen—deﬁnitely in costume. Friday, 9 a.m.-Monday, 6 p.m.; FREE-$45. Grove Hotel, 245 S. Capitol Blvd., 208-333-8000, animeoasis.org. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

CALENDAR lively presentation showcases the legacies of the astonishing women who are the fabric of our state’s heritage. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-9728200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Literature SOHBAT WITH RUMI—Join Sayed Naimi and Howard Olivier for this ﬁve-part series to discuss the stages of experience in Rumi’s poetry. 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. June’s topic: Union. In the Marion Bingham Room. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

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NIGHT CLUB TWO STEP DANCE LESSONS—Learn this smooth romantic dance, then practice after the lesson with the High Desert Swing Dance Club, every Thursday in May. 7:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. The Buffalo Club, 10206 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-321-1811, idahoswingdance.org.

BLT: CHARLEY’S AUNT—8 p.m. $11-$14. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org.

TRIVIA WITH MATT—7:30 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon, 12505 Chinden Blvd., Boise, 208-331-5666, willibs.com.

FRIDAY MAY 26 Festivals & Events SUN VALLEY WELLNESS FESTIVAL—May 26-29. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, 800-786-8259, sunvalleywellness.org.

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BOISE BARD PLAYERS: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING—7 p.m. $5. MING Studios, 420 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-972-9028, boisebardplayers.weebly.com. BOISE CHORISTERS: COME TO THE MUSIC SPRING CONCERT— Join the Boise Choristers for an evening of music ranging from sacred to sci-fi. They’ll be highlighting this years’ scholarship winners from local high schools and Boise State. 7 p.m. By donation. Borah High School, 6001 Cassia, Boise, 208322-3855, boisechoristers.org. COMEDIAN HEATH HARMISON—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com. GRETCHEN JUDE: EXPLORING THE PAST THROUGH SOUNDSCAPE COMPOSITION AND IMPROVISATION—Surel’s Place Artist-in-Residence Gretchen Jude aims to make present and concretely audible social conditions and events that may have been shelved as “history.” This evening is the result of field recordings Jude made at the Minidoka Historic Site, formerly the Minidoka War Relocation Center, where nearly 10,000 Japanese-Americans were confined during World War II, and Gooding, Idaho, where Jude’s father was born and given up for adoption during the same time period. No-host bar and appetizers. 6:30 p.m. $5. Audio Lab, 3145 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-344-9551. ISF: WAIT UNTIL DARK— A 1960s Greenwich Village apartment is the scene for a deadly game of cat and mouse when a group of conmen manipulate and terrorize an unsuspecting blind woman to reclaim a mysterious doll. 8 p.m. $13-$45. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

The well(ness) runs deep.

SUN VALLEY WELLNESS FESTIVAL When Boise Weekly spoke to Arianna Huffington a few weeks ago, the media icon defined wellness as “feeling energized, inspired, productive, creative, connected and having a sense of meaning, purpose and joy.” That’s a lot to consider, but Huffington will have plenty more to say when she delivers the keynote address at the 2017 Sun Valley Wellness Festival. The four-day festival—now in its 20th year—is packed with lectures, workshops, music, film, plus morning sessions of meditation, resistance flexibility vinyasa, quigong and a sunrise hike. In addition to Huffington, speakers include Wayne Pacelle, president of The Humane Society of the U.S., and environmental advocate Dr. Vandana Shiva, named by Forbes in 2010 as one of the “seven most powerful women on the globe.” 9 a.m., $105-$1,200. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Rd., Sun Valley, 208-622-4111, sunvalleywellness.org. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

STAGE COACH: 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL—Don’t miss this high-energy show with all of your favorite songs from the hit 1980 movie. Three working women live out their wildest fantasy: kidnapping their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical and bigoted boss, and taking control of the company. 8 p.m. $20. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com. T.I.: THE HUSTLE GANG TOUR—Grammy Awardwinning rapper, actor and Grand Hustle Records founder Tip “T.I.” Harris is set to introduce his new line-up of artists: Yung Booke, London Jae, Shauntrell Pender, RARA, Translee, Zero, and Axiom Tha Wyze. 8 p.m. $43-$292. Knitting Factory, 416 S. Ninth St., 208367-1212, bo.knittingfactory.com.

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CALENDAR Talks & Lectures SUN VALLEY WELLNESS FESTIVAL: ARIANNA HUFFINGTON—Lecture Series and Wellness Festival keynote speaker Arianna Hufﬁngton will offer practical and actionable tools that can help you disconnect, recharge, get the sleep you need, and reclaim your humanity by recalibrating your relationship with technology. 6:30 p.m. $40-$120. Sun Valley Pavilion, Sun Valley Resort, sunvalleywellness.com.

Kids & Teens FIRST LEGO LEAGUE INFORMATION SESSION—You’ll learn about the various programs and get questions answered during a Q&A, plus enjoy sumobot demonstrations. This is a good opportunity to get together and see who else is interested in forming new teams, or possibly ﬁnding an existing one. The presentation is open to the public. Children are welcome to attend with parents. 1:30-3 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208972-8200, openlabidaho.org.

SATURDAY MAY 27 Festivals & Events BOISE FARMERS MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 10th and Grove Streets, Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com.

series in Labyrinth. Enjoy some beer and wine with your movie at this adults-only show. 7 p.m. $9 online, $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3450454, 208-387-1273, egyptiantheatre.net. COMEDIAN HEATH HARMISON—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com. ISF: WAIT UNTIL DARK—8 p.m. $13-$45. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org. STAGE COACH: 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL—8 p.m. $20. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Literature AUTHOR BRANDY BRUNE AND ILLUSTRATOR TARA KENNEDY— Local author Brandy Brune and illustrator Tara Kennedy will be signing copies of their children’s book, I Am Luca. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.

Sports & Fitness IDAHO SENIOR GAMES 50-PLUS WALK AND RUN—Register individually or as a team for your pick of 1- or 2.5-mile distances. After enjoy a free barbecue lunch from Boise Metro Rotary at noon. R10 a.m. FREE. Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, idahoseniorgames.org.

Odds & Ends FREE CLOTHING SWAP—Take a bag of gently used clothing, shoes and accessories to swap with your friends and neighbors. All sizes are welcome, including men’s, children’s and baby clothes. 3-4 p.m. FREE. Meridian Public Library, 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, 208-888-4451, mld.org. IDAHO BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIDED TOURS—10 a.m. FREE-$7. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-3438649, idahobotanicalgarden.org. WALKABOUT BOISE WALKING TOUR—11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $12. Basque Block, Grove Street between Capitol Boulevard and Sixth Street, Boise, preservationidaho. org/walkabout-boise-2016.

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CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and State streets, Boise, 208-345-3499, capitalcitypublicmarket.com. EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET—9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle, 208-4898763, cityofeagle.org/market. INDIGO ART AND POETRY FESTIVAL—Enjoy powerful poetry, family friendly local music, shopping, local food, arts and crafts for kiddos, a silent auction and more. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE. Capitol Park, 601 W. Jefferson, Boise.

On Stage BLT: CHARLEY’S AUNT—8 p.m. $11-$14. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org. BOISE BARD PLAYERS: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING—7 p.m. $5. MING Studios, 420 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-972-9028, boisebardplayers.weebly.com. BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: LABYRINTH—David Bowie and some Muppets kick off the BCM Summer All-Stars

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E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org.

SNIP CHIPS AND SNAPSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Join SNIP for a free professional pet image by Dawn Burkhart of Boise Pet Photography suitable for lost pet posters; $25 microchips from West Valley Humane Society will be available, plus a chip reader to make sure your petâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s info is up to date. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE-$25. Bark nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Purr, 1036 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-9681338, thebarknpurr.com.

BOISE BARD PLAYERS: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;7 p.m. $5. MING Studios, 420 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-972-9028, boisebardplayers.weebly.com. COMEDIAN HEATH HARMISONâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;8 p.m. $10. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

ers Anonymous has a solution. OA is a fellowship of individuals who are recovering from compulsive overeating through shared experience, strength and hope. They welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. For more information, visit OA.org for details on the 13 other meetings in the Southwest Idaho region. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Church of Christ, 2000 N. Eldorado St., Boise. 208409-1086, oa.org.

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ISF: WAIT UNTIL DARKâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;7 p.m. $13-$45. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

WINE TASTINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Noon-3 p.m. FREE. City Center Wines, 574 W. Main St., Boise, 208-972-3385, facebook.com/citycenterwines.

STAGE COACH: 9 TO 5 THE MUSICALâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;2 p.m. $20. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

TREASURE VALLEY SINGLES DANCEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Join the Treasure Valley Singles Club for weekly social dancing to live bands. Married couples welcome, too. For 21 and older. 7:30-10:30 p.m. $6-$7. Eagles Lodge Nampa, 118 11th Ave. N., Nampa, 208-442-1970. treasurevalleysingles.weebly.com.

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Is food a problem for you? No matter what your problem with food â&#x20AC;&#x201D; compulsive overeating, under-eating, food addiction, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating or overexercising â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Overeat-

MERIWETHER CIDER FOOTHILLS FOR THE FOOTHILLSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Buy a Foothills Semi-dry pint, bottle or growler and Meriwether Cider will make a donation to Ridge to Rivers to maintain this wonderful community resource. 2-6 p.m. FREE. Meriwether Cider Co., 5242 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-972-6725, meriwethercider.com.

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CALENDAR On Stage BOISE BARD PLAYERS: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING—2 p.m. $5. MING Studios, 420 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-972-9028, boisebardplayers.weebly.com. MEMORIAL DAY COMEDY SHOW—7 p.m. $5. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-9412459, liquidboise.com.

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SUMMERFIELD: THE SHINS WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BUILT TO SPILL AND SURFER BLOOD—Enjoy the jangly melodic pop of The Shins’, plus a special appearance by hometown legends Built To Spill, and Florida-based indie rockers Surfer Blood. See Page 15 for an interview with Shins’ frontman James Mercer. For all ages. 6:30 p.m. $36.50-$47. Memorial Stadium, 5600 N. Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-322-5000, summerﬁeldconcerts.com.

Sports & Fitness MEMORIAL DAY FUTSAL TOURNAMENT—Join 2C Futsal for their inaugural event, featuring pool play to single elimination, with prizes for division champions. Futsal, or futsala, is a variant of association football (soccer) played on a hard court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It can be considered a version of ﬁve-a-side football. 8 a.m.-11 p.m. $165 per team. Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-468-1000, 2cfutsal.com/mdft.

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annual B&W photo contest. Submit as many shots as you want, with a fee of $5 per entry. Fees go toward cash prizes for the top three winners in all categories. Entries due by Wednesday, May 31, at 11:59 p.m. $5 per entry. Boise Weekly, 523 Broad St., Boise, 208-3442055, boiseweekly.com.

Talks & Lectures JON HARMAN: ANCIENT ROCK ART OF EL VALLE, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO—History enthusiasts, digital photographers and back-country hikers are invited to join Dr. Jon Harman to learn about the ancient rock art he’s been documenting for the Mexican National Archaeology and Historic Institute. Accompanying his informative and visual exhibition, Dr. Harman will share his digital photography program, DStretch, which he developed to enhance digital images of pictographs. 6:308:30 p.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-468-5800, nampalibrary.org.

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. The ﬁrst 20-minute session starts at 10 a.m., with an encore at 10:30 a.m. Go early for $2.50 donut and drink specials. 10-11 a.m. FREE. Guru Donuts, 928 W. Main St,, Ste. 100, 208-571-7792, gurudonuts.com.

Sports & Fitness WALK NAMPA—On Tuesdays, meet at Wilson Creek Pathway. On Thursdays, meet at Stoddard Pathway. 7:30-8:30 a.m. FREE. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksandrecreation.org.

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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.

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PLAZA GRAND RE-OPENING CELEBRATION ON JUNE 7TH

A CHALIVERA EXPERIENCE—8 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

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The Shins’ frontman James Mercer on new album Heartworms and trying to relate

It might be unsurprising to learn The Shins’ frontman James Mercer, author of the song “Caring is Creepy,” is somewhat socially maladjusted. Shrouded in a cloud of swirling, mid-tempo, psych-tinged pop evoking the Zombies, Pavement and the shuffling charm of Guided By Voices, Mercer’s anxiety cuts against the buoyant current of the music. “I don’t want to show you my feelings/ I don’t want to force you to deal/ I just want to crash through the ceiling before it gets too real,” Mercer sings on “Fantasy Island,” a song off The Shins’ new album Heartworms (Columbia, March 2017), which is the No. 1 selling album at The Record Exchange this week. Mercer speaks for many who struggle to connect through onion-like layers of self protection and doubt. Like it does for country artist Mel Tillis—who stutters but not when he sings—music offers escape from this kind of social-emotional blockage. “Some people just don’t have a hard time,” Mercer said, calling from his home in Portland, Ore. “My sister is someone who is naturally gifted socially. Even if it’s a business thing when she’s dealing with people, it’s a pleasure to her and it goes well. “But I think there are a lot of people who are songwriters who have always sort of struggled with social relations, and I’m certainly one of those people,” he added. “I can manage to have sort of a good time with people and I love people and being around people but it’s kind of really specific people. Maybe that’s why we end up being in bands: We find some sort of dread we can share with the people we’re with.” Mercer came of age in mid-’90s Albuquerque, N.M., where his first band, Flake Music, struggled to fit into a snotty/aggressive underground. The scene grew a snarky sneer of indifference that cut off sincerity at the knees—and probably helped seed the subsequent earnest Americana movement. Steeped in sarcasm, the Albequerque scenesters didn’t have to betray what they really felt, which Mercer said he hated. While Flake Music tried to play along, The Shins were a stand against the prevailing attitude, with songs like “New Slang” and “Mine’s

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Heartworms, only The Shins’ ﬁfth album and second in the past 10 years, might feature “a little bit of angst,” but frontman James Mercer says, “really, I’m a pretty sanguine kind of dude.”

kind of pressure right there,” Mercer said. “We Not a High Horse,” which eviscerated Mercer’s just kind of ran with it, though. In a weird way emotionally remote peers. it sort of jumped the shark for us, so when we “It was sort of a special case growing up in went out, it wasn’t just hipster kids with stripey Albuquerque,” Mercer said. “The music scene shirts, it was people like my sister: just collegewas basically macho. [Everything] had to have going kids who were kind of into music, but some sort of machismo to it. Even if it was a girl band, it had to be punk. You could never actually they were into sports and stuff, too. It was a broader audience for us.” say something about a feeling Heartworms is The Shins’ fifth that you had unless it was angst. THE SHINS album and only the second of the When I was in Flake we tried to With special guests Built To past 10 years, which is due, in fit into that world, and it always Spill and Surfer Blood part, to Mercer’s intense musical felt a little bit fake to me, even Monday, May 29, 6:30 p.m., monk-dom. He likes to retreat listening back to some of those $37-$322 to the studio like Superman to things, you can tell that I was afMemorial Stadium, 5600 his Fortress of Solitude, only fecting some sort of attitude that Glenwood St., 208-322-5000, more gets accomplished. Mercer’s was not really natural. summerﬁeldconcerts.com biggest complaint about The “I was really frustrated with Shins’ last album, Port of Morrow this attitude that everything had to be tongue-in-cheek and half a joke,” he added. (Columbia Records, 2012) was that working with producer Greg Kurstin (Pink, Sia, Adele), he felt “I mean a lot of great music came out of that constrained by trying not to burden others with era, like Pavement, who I think are a really smart band. But they were the king and I was the knave, his obsessive aesthetic. “I’ve never done anything as good as Port rebelling against them.” of Morrow in a lot of ways, but there were also The Shins’ debut studio album, Oh, Inverted World, was released in 2001 on Sub Pop to great frustrations with wanting to sit there and noodle with it forever,” Mercer said. indie rock acclaim. In 2004, The Shins became Ironically, after spending his youth railing the band that could change your life, when against the sardonic, Mercer now seethes at the “Caring Is Creepy” was used in Zach Braff’s indie sleeper hit Garden State. The band had just hirsute, keenly coiffed and sanctimonious hipsters that plague Portland(ia) like locusts. finished supporting its 2003 follow-up, Chutes “I’m really really sick of it, and I think that’s Too Narrow (Sub Pop), when the film blew up, part of the attitude that’s on this album,” Mercer forcing The Shins back out on the road. While said. “I was having a lot of fun making it. It’s most music fans can relate to the experience of strange; I think that’s partly just me. It’s the way I a band changing its world, being that band can end up writing—there might be these moments be difficult. “It was really weird, and honestly it made me where you hear that little bit of angst in there but feel pretty self-conscious, because that’s a strange really, I’m a pretty sanguine kind of dude.”

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BROOKE FAULK—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 CAMDEN HUGHES TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers DAN COSTELLO—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar DEAF POETS—With Zack Quintana and the Tucks. 10 p.m. $5. Reef DOUGLAS CAMERON—8 p.m. FREE. Piper DOWNTOWN NAMPA FOURTH FRIDAYS—With Matthew Hartz, Rob Harding, and Steve Eaton, 6 p.m. FREE. Lloyd Square DWELLER AT THE WELL—With The Ambulanters, Tag Along Friend and Ana Lete. 8 p.m. $5. Olympic ENCORE—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s THE FABULOUS BLUE RAYZ—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

GRETCHEN JUDE: EXPLORING THE PAST THROUGH SOUNDSCAPE COMPOSITION AND IMPROVISATION—6:30 p.m. $5. Audio Lab IDAHO SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION LIVE AT THE BISTRO—With Music Box. 6 p.m. FREE. CourtyardMeridian THE LIKE IT’S—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar LUKEWARM SPRINGS—7 p.m. FREE. High Note THE PANHANDLES—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s SASQUATCH MUSIC FESTIVAL—May 26-28. $100 day, $295 weekend. The Gorge T.I.: THE HUSTLE GANG TOUR— With Yung Booke, London Jae, Shauntrell Pender (Tokyo Jetz), RARA, Translee, Zero and Axiom Tha Wyze. 8 p.m. $43. Knitting Factory

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GABE HESS—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 GARY TACKETT BAND—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar MARV ELLIS AND WE TRIBE— With Soul Serene. 10 p.m. $5. Reef OPERA IDAHO CHILDREN’S CHORUSES SPRING CONCERT—11 a.m. Canned food or cash donation. St. Stephen’s OPHELIA—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

GRAVES AT SEA—8 p.m. $12. The Shredder IDAHO SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION FORUM: SONGS WITH THE BLUES—7 p.m. FREE. Sapphire

MOSS ROSES—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 OPEN MIC—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: LOW CUT CONNIE—With Scantron and Critter Soup. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux ROGER CETTE—7 p.m. FREE. High Note SPEEDY GRAY—7 p.m. FREE. Capitol Bar THE SUBURBANS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

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MOOD SWING—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

TRAVELIN’ MILES—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

SUNDAY MAY 28

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

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MERCHANDISE—With B-Boys. 8 p.m. Olympic

SPENCER BATT—8 p.m. FREE. Piper

CHUCK SMITH—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

TRACY MORRISON: HISTORICAL IDAHO WOMEN STORIES AND FOLKSONGS—7 p.m. FREE. BPL Hayes Auditorium

CLAY MOORE TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

SUMMERFIELD: THE SHINS AND BUILT TO SPILL—With Surfer Blood. 6:30 p.m. $37-$47. Memorial Stadium

LUCAS BIESPIEL—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole

SOMO: THE ANSWERS TOUR—8 p.m. $23-$299. Knitting Factory

BLACK MARBLE—With Draa and Cry. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux

TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL— With Joseph. 7 p.m. $70-$120. Taco Bell Arena

ASPHALT BUFFET—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

MISSISSIPPI MARSHALL—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

SOMA—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

INTO THE STORM—With State of Suffering and In Which It Burns. 8 p.m. $5. Shredder

SATURDAY MAY 27

OPEN MIC WITH REBECCA SCOTT AND ROB HILL—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

SMOOTH AVENUE—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

THE 5 BROWNS—7:30 p.m. FREE. Morrison Center

HEART AVAIL—With Coma Throne and Vections. 8 p.m. $5. Olympic

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RYAN WISSINGER—10 p.m. FREE. Juniper

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TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL, MAY 25, TACO BELL ARENA Here are a few interesting numbers associated with country music power couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw: They’ve been married for 20 years, have three teenage daughters, sold a combined 80 million-plus albums worldwide and, 10 years ago, broke records with Soul2Soul II— the highest-grossing, multi-year country music tour in history. Here are a few more numbers: Soul2Soul: The World Tour (Hill and McGraw’s third joint endeavor since 2000) is traveling to 65 cities, including Boise. The tour kicked off in April with a performance in New Orleans and heads to Portland, Ore., after the Thursday, May 25, stop in the City of Trees. While in Boise at Taco Bell Arena, Hill and McGraw will be joined by Joseph, a trio of Northwest sisters that headlines the Concert for Kids May 24 at The Knitting Factory. Hill and McGraw are two of the most successful country artists of all time, but they also might be one of the most successful married couples—count yourself among the number who will experience their irresistible chemistry and take part in what will (probably) be another history-making tour. —Zach Hagadone 7 p.m., $70-$120. Taco Bell Arena, 1401 Bronco Lane, 208426-1900, tacobellarena.com.

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T.I.: HUSTLE GANG, MAY 26, KNITTING FACTORY Clifford Joseph “Tip” or “T.I.” Harris, Jr., is a true renaissance man. From former acts like Meek Mill to current act Travis Scott, Harris’ Hustle Gang Music (a.k.a. Grand Hustle Records) label has fostered—if not launched—the careers of a number of rappers, including his own: He has a loooong list of releases dating back more than 15 years, with plenty of gold and multi-platinum records among them. Harris is also behind “mass market streetwear brand” Hustle Gang. Harris is famous for his sound and style, but a whole host of fans may be more familiar with his face: Recurring roles in TV shows Boss and House of Lies; and parts in ﬁlms like Identity Thief, Ant Man and Sleepless have shown the Grammy Award-winning rapper has some acting chops. Harris is on his 29-city Hustle Gang Tour doing something else he excels at: performing and introducing new rap and hip-hop artists on his label, including Yung Booke, London Jae (of Tokyo Jetz), RARA, Translee, Young Dro, Zero and local hip-hop artist Axiom Tha Wyze. This show promises to be as unforgettable as Harris himself. —Amy Atkins 8 p.m., $43-$292. Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., 208-367-1212, bo.knittingfactory.com. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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(Clockwise from upper left) A Ghost Story, Tilda Swinton in Okja, Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman, Jon Hamm is a Baby Driver, Charlize Theron is an Atomic Blonde, Brian Cox is Churchill and director Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.

(50) MOVIES OF SUMMER

7. THE TRIP TO SPAIN—Steve Coogan and Rob Bryden hit the road again (Sept. 8).

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9. INGRID GOES WEST—The heir apparent to Bridesmaids or The Hangover (Aug. 18).

I triple-dog-dare you to see them all

In mid-20th century America, going to summer movies came with the added bonus of enjoying air conditioning, something most homeowners couldn’t afford. That, coupled with 50-cent admission prices meant theaters were packed to the gills. In the latter half of the century, cineplexes continued to see huge summer box-office receipts from blockbusters such as Jaws, Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Now, in the summer of 2017, with ticket prices in the double digits and home entertainment options growing rapidly, it will be a tough task for cinemas to compete for time and cash. There will be some familiar faces on the big screen this summer—pirates, web-slingers, talking apes and transformers—but there are also plenty of original titles to pique your interest. So, here’s my list, ranked by level of enthusiasm, of the must-see movies of summer 2017. And for the first time, my summer movie list includes TV network and streaming service premieres.

8. BABY DRIVER—This hard-driving action thriller stars Kevin Spacey and Jon Hamm (June 28).

10. ATOMIC BLONDE—Charlize Theron is a super sexy super spy (July 28). 11. WONDER WOMAN—Gal Godot is the Amazon princess (June 2). 12. CHURCHILL—Another in a long list of Churchill biopics (June 9). 13. THE BEGUILED—Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell in the remake of the 1971 thriller (June 30). 14. MY COUSIN RACHEL—Rachel Weisz in an adaptation of the 1951 novel (June 9). 15. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB: ADIOS—A follow up to the smash 1999 documentary (June 2).

4. DETROIT—Director Kathryn Bigelow visits the 1967 Motor City riots (Aug. 4).

16. A GHOST STORY—This Sundance hit stars Casey Afﬂeck and Rooney Mara (July 28).

2. THE BIG SICK—One of the best-reviewed comedies in ages (July 14).

5. HELL ON EARTH—Director Sebastian Junger chronicles the fall of Syria and the rise of ISIS (June 11, NatGeo).

17. THE LITTLE HOURS—A hard R-rated comedy starring Aubrey Plaza and Alison Brie (July 14).

3. OKJA—Director Bong Joon-ho’s follow up to Snowpiercer (June 28, Netﬂix).

6. MAUDIE—Sally Hawkins is Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (June 16).

1. DUNKIRK—Director Christopher Nolan’s epic should be a Best Picture Oscar contender (July 21).).

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(Clockwise from upper left) The Emoji Movie, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Lady Macbeth, Brigsby Bear, My Cousin Rachel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and The Mummy.

19. PARIS CAN WAIT—Diane Lane cruises the French countryside (June 16).

30. BRIGSBY BEAR—SNL vets Kyle Mooney, Andy Samberg and Beck Bennett co-star (Aug. 25).

40. DESPICABLE ME 3—Steve Carrell returns as Gru (June 30).

20. LANDLINE—This comedy made a big splash at Sundance (July 21).

31. LADY MACBETH—An adaptation of the 1865 novella (July 14).

41. THE EMOJI MOVIE—The epic adventures of three emojis (July 28).

21. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1988)—TCM and Fathom bring the 1988 classic back to the big screen (June 25).

32. THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JOHN GOTTI—John Travolta stars as the crime boss (Aug. 25).

42. SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING—Tom Holland is the latest actor to sling the web (July 7).

22. IT COMES AT NIGHT—This horror ﬁlm could be the sleeper hit of the summer (June 9).

33. BECOMING CARY GRANT—Newly-discovered footage of the iconic movie idol (June 9, Showtime).

43. ROUGH NIGHT—A bachelorette party goes so wrong (June 16).

23. DEATH NOTE—This supernatural thriller is one of the biggest productions ever on a streaming service (Aug. 25, Netﬂix).

34. IF YOU’RE NOT IN THE OBIT, EAT BREAKFAST—Documentary about comedians in their 90s (June 5, HBO).

24. WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES—Caesar and his simian soldiers go to battle (July 14).

35. BRAVE NEW JERSEY—Tony Hale stars in a comedy about the night of Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds broadcast (Aug. 4).

25. THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD—An action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Sam Jackson (Aug. 18). 26. THE JOURNEY—The true story of the Northern Ireland peace talks (July 7). 27. CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS—The children’s favorite makes his big screen debut (June 2). 28. THE HOUSE—Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler team up (June 30). 29. LOST IN PARIS—Emmanuelle Riva stars in this comic puff pastry (June 23).

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36. AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL—For those who wonder whatever happened to Al Gore (July 28). 37. ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENICE—Action adventure/comedy starring Bruce Willis and John Goodman (June 16). 38. THE DARK TOWER—A big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s series of novels (Aug. 4). 39. ANNABELLE: CREATION—The sequel to the 2015 summer smash thriller (Aug. 11).

44. CARS 3—Lightning McQueen steps on the gas for another sequel (June 16). 45. AMITYVILLE: THE AWAKENING—Still another sequel in the supernatural franchise (June 30). 46. BLIND—A sight-impaired Alec Baldwin falls for Demi Moore (July 14). 47. THE LAST FACE—This Sean Penn-directed ﬁlm has garnered some horrible reviews (July 28). 48. VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS—Based on the French science ﬁction comic series (July 21). 49. THE MUMMY—Tom Cruise is reincarnated for another summer blockbuster (June 9). 50. TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT—Really? I mean, really? (June 21).

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WINESIPPER A IS FOR ALBARINO The Rias Baixes Denominacion de Origen in northwest Spain first received official recognition in 1988, coinciding with a surge in popularity for the delicious varietal bottlings in the region of Albarino. Demand outstripped supply—and the price rose accordingly—but today you can find an excellent example for around $20, as this tasting proved. Here are the panel’s top picks for this silky summer white:

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2015 KLINKER BRICK ALBARINO, $15 Albarino responds well to heat, so it is no surprise that it thrives in the vineyards of this Lodi winery, producing a wine with a definite richness, while cool nights help preserve acidity. The result is a wine that offers aromas of ripe peach, honeydew melon and bright citrus, with the palate echoing the same, and that crisp acidity and mineral coming through on the finish. 2016 LAXAS ALBARINO, $16 The Laxas estate has been making wine since the late 1800s, more recently being one of the first wineries granted Rias Baixes DO status. This wine is filled with zesty aromas that combine floral citrus and stone fruit with touches of honeycomb and sea spray. The plush palate offers silky peach, melon and ripe apple, all nicely balanced by tangy citrus. 2015 REGUENGO DE MELGAÇO ALVARINO, $23 They use a “v” instead of a “b” in Portugal where Alvarinho is one of several grapes found in the frizante wines of Vinho Verde, but it also makes an intriguing varietal wine, here filled with apple, citrus, apricot, mandarin orange and mineral aromas. Round and ripe in the mouth, it’s a balanced combo of peach and sweet citrus with a hint of brine and spice. —David Kirkpatrick 20 | MAY 24–30, 2017 | BOISEweekly

(Top L-R) The Portuguese BBQ Sandwiches food trailer has taken up residence on Emerald Street, slinging a small but economical menu of $5 items. (Bottom L-R) Zee’s Rooftop Cafe has reopened after months of renovation with an updated look but the same great food and stellar view.

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Some of what’s cooking in and around Boise AMY ATKINS Restaurant openings and closings, annual food festivals and even new menu items at favorite eateries are a big part of local culture. In a recent press release, the Boise National Forest announced a “limited mushroom harvest season within designated areas of the Pioneer Fire area from Thursday, June 1 through Friday, June 30” for both commercial and personal-use harvesters. Commercial harvesters must have a map and a permit. Permits cost $300 each, will be sold on a first-come first-served basis—only 400 are available—and will be sold starting Tuesday, May 30, at the Idaho City Ranger District, (Highway 21, Milepost 38.5, Idaho City, 208-392-6681) or the BNF Garden Valley office (1219 Banks Lowman Road). Personal-use harvest is limited to five gallons of mushrooms per day and 10 gallons in possession. Each individual harvester

is required to have a mushroom guide and a map, both of which are available at any BNF office or via fs.usda.gov. Visit the website for more info. A different-than-usual route home recently led to the discovery of the Portuguese BBQ Sandwiches food trailer, which has moved a few times over the years. It’s in the parking lot of Pacific Steel and Recycling (5120 Emerald St.) and the menu is still small—chicken, fish, linguisa or steak sandwich; burritos (two); or a quesadilla— but so are the prices: Everything on the menu is $5 and includes a bag of chips and a drink. It’s simple, filling food at a perfect price. If you like your lunch with a view, we have some great news: Zee’s Rooftop Cafe on the penthouse level of the C.W. Moore building (250 S. Fifth St.) reopened after months of renovating. Updated counters and decor give

the cafe a fresh, contemporary feel, and the food is as good—if not better—than ever. Visit zeechristopher.com for hours, menus and more. In other food news, Ramen Sho (150 N. Eighth St.), the first ramen-centric restaurant in Boise, opened May 22 next to Shige Japanese Cuisine (on the second floor of the Capitol Terrace). Meanwhile, Boise Fry Co. (204 N. Capitol Blvd.) owners say they’re planning to open a ramen spot, RamaPong, later this year in a space below the restaurant. Finally, Panera Bread is coming to town. It will be part of a massive $50 million development between 11th Street and the freeway connector, where Gardner Co. is currently building a 150-room Hilton Garden Inn, a 650-space garage and 5,000 square feet of office/retail space. BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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ISF producing artistic director on men, women, Hamlet and building a summer season like a dinner party GEORGE PRENTICE

William Shakespeare’s 18th sonnet reminds us “summer’s lease hath all too short a date,” so we are welcoming summer a little early with the 41st season of Idaho Shakespeare Festival, which opens Friday, May 26. Five productions will cycle in and out through October, including Wait Until Dark, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and a stage adaptation of the Disney aniamtion classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Notably, ISF Producing Artistic Director Charles Fee will direct Hamlet and The Hound of the Baskervilles. Boise Weekly sat down with Fee ahead of the season opening to talk about how ISF is putting a fresh spin on a 400-year-old play. This year’s summer season is an interesting mix: two Shakespeare classics, a musical and a couple of thrillers. Can you talk about the art of how to build a season? It’s a bit like building a really good dinner party. In that sense, you’re looking for a whole variety of tastes and flavors. If I entice you into the theater to see a musical, a murder mystery or populist play, you might say, “Going out to the festival and sitting in that beautiful amphitheater on the river was so much fun. I saw so many people I knew; we had a great dinner and had a blast.” Then, you’ll try it again and try one of the more complex classic plays. There’s not much more complex than Hamlet, and I understand that you have some casting news regarding the lead role, that is doubly exciting. The most surprising notion, of course, is that we will have a man, Jonathan Dyrud, playing Hamlet one night and a woman, Laura Welsh Berg, playing Hamlet in the next performance. But I have to say, I didn’t go into this production with that idea. I was fortunate to see a woman play Hamlet many years ago at The Public Theater in New York City. With Hamlet’s bravado and even sexual tension, I had to wrap my brain around the idea of a woman playing the lead role but, soon enough, it was one of the best nights of theater I had ever experienced. It’s what Samuel Coleridge called “the willing BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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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: MIGUEL MILLER TAFOLLA Legal Names Case No. CV 01 1707512 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE A Petition to change the name of Miguel Miller Tafolla 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 Miguel Miller Ward. The reason for the change in name is: Was changed in 1977. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on (date) July 25th, 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. Date May. 1st, 2017 CHRISTOPHER D. RICH CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT DEIRDRE PRICE DEPUTY CLERK PUB May 10TH - May 31st IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: HEATHER KAY DAVIDSON Legal Names Case No. CV 01 17 07923 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE A Petition to change the name of HEATHER KAY DAVIDSON 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 HEATHER KAY JONES. The reason for the change in name is: Divorce. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on July 13th, 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. Date May 3. 2017

CHRISTOPHER D RICH CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT DEBBIE NAGELE DEPUTY CLERK PUB May. 10, 17, 24 & 31 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: DOUGLAS RICHARD BERGNER Legal Names Case No. CV 01 17 06773 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE A Petition to change the name of DOUGLAS RICHARD BERGNER now residing in the City of Garden City, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Douglas Tiny Stark. The reason for the change in name is: I don’t want my father’s name or his family name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on (date) June 20th, 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. Date May 10. 2017 CHRISTOPHER D RICH CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT DEIRDRE PRICE DEPUTY CLERK PUB May, 17, 24, 31 & June 7 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: MAIRA PAZ FERNANDES Legal Names Case No. CV 01 17 07928 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE A Petition to change the name of Maira Paz Fernandes 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 Mayra Guadarrama. The reason for the change in name is: my name was misspelled on my birth certificate

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DEAR MINERVA, As a dedicated advocate for human rights, I do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. I do, however, judge people based on spelling, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary. How do I prevent this bias from thwarting the potential development of deeper relationships? While it’s only fair to acknowledge the complexities of the English language, I simply can’t suffer the daily abuse of improperly applied quotations or apostrophes distorting plural nouns into possessive form. Did 80 percent of Americans skip school in the third grade when their teacher explained the critical elements of homophones? What about the tragic overuse of non-words such as “irregardless,” a double negative in a single word, and the strangely epidemic “supposably?” We are not amused. —Grammar Queen

YOUR MAJESTY, Excellence in grammar is quickly fading away. While I share your frustrations, I also realize education is a form of privilege. All education is not created equal. Regional differences account for many grammatical woes, and with Idaho considered to be the “Mississippi of the Northwest,” I turn a deaf ear. Language is evolving constantly. Regardless of how we feel, “irregardless,” used since at least 1795, is now a word. “Supposably,” while a word, is almost never correctly used. Part of living a graceful life is realizing people may not live up to our personal standards. Excellence in grammar is a noble cause, but so is striving for tolerance and acceptance. I reckon it ain’t worth frettin’ about, doll baby. SUBMIT questions to Minerva’s Breakdown at bit.ly/MinervasBreakdown or mail them to Boise Weekly, 523 Broad St., Boise, ID 83702. All submissions remain anonymous.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Sin” is a puerile concept in my eyes, so I don’t normally use it to discuss grown-up concerns. But if you give me permission to invoke it in a jokey, ironic way, I’ll recommend that you cultivate more surprising, interesting and original sins. In other words, Aries, it’s high time to get bored with your predictable ways of stirring up a ruckus. Ask God or Life to bring you some really evocative mischief that will show you what you’ve been missing and lead you to your next robust learning experience. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Attention, smart shoppers! Here’s a special spring fling offer! For a limited time only, you can get five cutesy oracles for the price of one! And you don’t have to pay a penny unless they all come true! Check ‘em out! Oracle No. 1: Should you wait patiently until all the conditions are absolutely perfect? No! Success comes from loving the mess. Oracle No. 2: Don’t try to stop a sideshow you’re opposed to. Stage a bigger, better show that overwhelms it. Oracle No. 3: Please, master, don’t be a slave to the things you control. Oracle No. 4: Unto your own self be true? Yes! Unto your own hype be true? No! Oracle No. 5: The tortoise will beat the hare as long as the tortoise doesn’t envy or try to emulate the hare.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Generation Kill is an HBO miniseries based on the experiences of a reporter embedded with American Marines fighting in Iraq. Early on, before the troops have been exposed to any serious combat, they’re overflowing with trash talk. A commanding officer scolds them: “Gentlemen, from now on we’re going to have to earn our stories.” Although you are in a much less volatile situation right now, Gemini, my advice to you is the same: In the coming weeks, you’ll have to earn your stories. You can’t afford to talk big unless you’re geared up to act big, too. You shouldn’t make promises and entertain dares and issue challenges unless you’re fully prepared to be a hero. Now here’s my prophecy: I think you will be a hero. CANCER (June 21-July 22): In your mind’s eye, drift back in time to a turning point in your past that didn’t go the way you’d hoped. But don’t dwell on the disappointment. Instead, change the memory. Visualize yourself then and there, but imagine you’re in possession of all the wisdom you have gathered since then. Next, picture an alternative ending to the old story—a finale in which you manage to pull off a much better result. Bask in this transformed state of mind for five minutes. Repeat the whole exercise at least once a day for the next two weeks. It will generate

good medicine that will produce a creative breakthrough no later than mid-June.

not convinced you’re ready or can do it all by yourself. Luckily, there are forces in your life that are conspiring to help make sure you do it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re being invited to boost your commitment to life and become a more vivid version of yourself. If you refuse the invitation, it will later return as a challenge. If you avoid that challenge, it will eventually circle back around to you as a demand. So I encourage you to respond now, while it’s still an invitation. To gather the information you’ll need, ask yourself these questions: What types of self-development are you “saving for later”? Are you harboring any mediocre goals or desires that dampen your lust for life? Do you tone down or hold back your ambitions for fear they would hurt or offend people you care about?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): As long as you keep Syria, South Sudan and North Korea off your itinerary, traveling would be food for your soul during the next 28 days. It would also be balm for your primal worries and medicine for your outworn dogmas and an antidote for your comfortable illusions. Do you have the time and money necessary to make a pilgrimage to a place you regard as holy? How about a jaunt to a rousing sanctuary? Or an excursion to an exotic refuge that will shock you in friendly, healing ways? I hope that you will at least read a book about the territory that you may one day call your home away from home.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Dear Dream Doctor: I dreamed that a crowd of people had decided to break through a locked door using a long, thick wooden plank as a battering ram. The only problem was, I was lying on top of the plank, half-asleep. By the time I realized what was up, the agitated crowd was already at work smashing at the door. Luckily for me, it went well. The door got bashed in and I wasn’t hurt. What does my dream mean?—Nervous Virgo.” Dear Virgo: Here’s my interpretation: It’s time to knock down a barrier, but you’re

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): By now I’m sure you have tuned in to the rumblings in your deep self. Should you be concerned? Maybe a little, but I think the more reasonable attitude is curiosity. Even though the shaking is getting stronger and louder, it’s also becoming more melodic. The power that’s being unleashed will almost certainly turn out to be far more curative than destructive. The light it emits may at first look murky but will eventually bloom like a thousand moons. Maintain your sweet poise. Keep the graceful faith.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Life is inviting you to decode riddles about togetherness that could boost your emotional intelligence and earn you the right to enjoy lyrical new expressions of intimacy. Will you accept the invitation? Are you willing to transcend your habitual responses for the sake of your growthinducing relationships? Are you interested in developing a greater capacity for collaboration and synergy? Would you be open to making a vulnerable fool of yourself if it helped your important alliances to fulfill their dormant potential? Be brave and empathetic, Sagittarius. Be creative and humble and affectionate. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “In youth we feel richer for every new illusion,” wrote author Anne Sophie Swetchine. “In maturer years, for every one we lose.” While that may be generally true, I think that even 20-something Capricorns are likely to fall into the latter category in the coming weeks. Whatever your age, I foresee you shouting something akin to “Hallelujah!” or “Thank God!” or “Boomshakalaka flashbang!” as you purge disempowering fantasies that have kept you in bondage and naive beliefs that have led you astray. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “There are no green thumbs or

black thumbs,” wrote horticulturalist Henry Mitchell in a message you were destined to hear at this exact moment. “There are only gardeners and non-gardeners. Gardeners are the ones who get on with the high defiance of nature herself, creating, in the very face of her chaos and tornado, the bower of roses and the pride of irises. It sounds very well to garden a ‘natural way.’ You may see the natural way in any desert, any swamp, any leech-filled laurel hell. Defiance, on the other hand, is what makes gardeners.” Happy Defiance Time to you, Aquarius! In the coming weeks, I hope you will express the most determined and disciplined fertility ever! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I believe it may be the right time to tinker with or repair a foundation; to dig down to the bottom of an old resource and consider transforming it at its roots. Why? After all this time, that foundation or resource needs your fresh attention. It could be lacking a nutrient that has gradually disappeared. Maybe it would flourish better if it got the benefit of the wisdom you have gained since it first became useful for you. Only you have the power to discern the real reasons, Pisces—and they may not be immediately apparent. Be tender and patient and candid as you explore.

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