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Rock ‘n’ Roll Alchemy in a Master’s Hands
The magic of Bolin guitars By Cheryl Haas
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Center Moment #boisesigns
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‘On a Wing and a Prayer’
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The Ruth Melichar Bird Center offers a second chance to Boise’s winged wildlife By Patti Murphy
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DEPARTMENTS Metro
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12 B oise’s Library Grows Up, and Out 14 A Winter Tradition Shines 16 Community Impact— The Idaho Community Foundation Turns 30
44 N o More Blank Walls— Sector Seventeen 48 Fresh Perspectives in the Arts
Life
18 P utting the Kids in Charge 22 N eighborhoods: Historic Caldwell
Taste
52 Keeping It Local at Diablo 54 Pucker up, Boise
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Explore
24 L ife in McCall Can Be a Carnival
8 C ontributors 10 E ditor's Letter 58 D ining Guide 62 C alendar
On Shifting Ground Tara Westover on learning and leaving an Idaho mountain By Jenny Emery Davidson
PHOTO: John Bolin created this guitar commemorating Billy J. New, founder of Firebird Raceway in Eagle, Idaho. Photograph by Todd Meier ON THE COVER: John Bolin of Bolin Guitars. Photograph by Todd Meier
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CONTRIBUTORS Jill Kuraitis As Boise publisher and editor of NewWest.Net,
Jill Kuraitis covered the state legislature and other Idaho topics for seven years, and a national press association competition brought a second place award, just after The New York Times, for best news website. Now, she writes about elections, human rights, schools, trees and gardens, dog training, and other oddities clients throw at her. Jill lives with her husband of 36 years in Boise. They raised two excellent children who live nearby and have a happy houseful of rambunctious dogs and cats.
WINTER 2018 publisher/editor in chief Laurie C. Sammis managing editor Adam C. Tanous creative director Roberta Morcone
("Putting the Kids in Charge," page 18)
sales & marketing Kelly Moreland
Cheryl Haas is a writer who has lived in Manhattan, McCall, and
controller Linda Murphy
several mountainous locales in between. She is currently based in Boise where she writes for various publications and corporate clients. A scriptwriter, voiceover artist and actor, she loves the power of language, and relishes the opportunity to share the stories of the many interesting people she has met along the way.
circulation director Nancy Whitehead
("Rock ‘n’ Roll Alchemy in a Master’s Hands," page 28; " Fresh Perspectives in the Fine Arts," page 48)
Jenny Emery Davidson is a book maven who works as the
executive director of The Community Library in Ketchum. She grew up in Twin Falls, and when she traveled to Minnesota for college, she kept coming home to Idaho for the summers to fight fires for the BLM and to do some journalism stints. She ultimately earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Utah. With a Fulbright fellowship, she taught American literature in Guanajuato, Mexico, and she also taught at the College of Southern Idaho.
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("On Shifting Ground," page 42)
Todd Meier has a passion for telling other people’s stories. He has spent the last 17 years trying to pass on his subjects’ stories through photographs. He immerses himself in their world, taking the viewer along for the ride. From knee-deep powder in the backcountry, to a downtown office in the middle of any city, Todd finds the connection between himself and his subject. Not incidentally, Todd created the cover shot for Territory’s inaugural issue, one that won the Maggie Award for Best New Publication, 2017. Living life in Boise and beyond with his wife, Lorie, and daughter, Ella, Todd is always looking to the next adventure. ("Rock 'n' Roll Alchemy in a Master's Hands," page 28); ("Putting the Kids in Charge," page 18; "On Shifting Ground," page 42)
also in this issue... contributing writers
Amy Busek, Torrie Cope, Sharon Fisher, Jamie Hausman, Zach Kyle, Patti Murphy, Kelcie Moseley, Ellie Rodgers, and Adam Tanous.
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his issue marks the second anniversary of Territory. And just as the days and years of children fly by for parents, so, too, do the stories of a bustling city for those chronicling them.
While capturing individual stories requires a certain focus and myopia of sorts, it would be hard to miss the bigger picture unfolding: that the arc of change Boise has been on has hit an inflection point. Whether one looks to the cranes in the sky, or to a cross-section of the people on the street, it’s clear that Boise is growing, diversifying, and forging a future of its own making. Change can be driven by many things, but surely one of them is passion. We see this in a place like One Stone, a truly innovative school premised on the idea that students can direct and create educational paths for themselves that align with their passions. (“Putting the Kids in Charge,” page 18). And perhaps the ultimate story of self-directed education is that of Tara Westover (“On Shifting Ground,” page 42), who, as a young girl raised by a survivalist family in a remote area of Idaho, had an inkling that there was a greater world beyond her family and pursued her own education at the highest levels. John Bolin, a fourth-generation Idahoan, found his passion in building guitars (“Rock ‘n’ Roll Alchemy in a Master’s Hands,” page 28). With a small team that includes his son, Jake, Bolin has created what most would call works of art for rock stars such as Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, and Lou Reed. One would be hard pressed to find people more passionate about a cause than the staff and extensive volunteer crew at the Ruth Melichar Bird Center (“On a Wing and a Prayer,” page 36). A rehabilitation facility charged with rescuing, healing, and returning to nature a wide assortment of birds of the Treasure Valley, the Center might, at any given time, have 100 to 200 baby birds in need of round-the-clock care.
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Attendees of the annual Treefort event might be familiar with Hawk Sahlein and Collin Pfeifer, two graffiti artists who have turned their love of graffiti art into a thriving artist collective and business named Sector Seventeen (“No More Blank Walls,” page 44). The group has created massive murals throughout the Valley, including at Rhodes Skate Park and at City Center Plaza. For those drawn to the world of food and drink, read about Dave Krick and Jami Adams’ latest endeavor downtown, Diablo & Sons Saloon (“A Devilishly Good Time,” page 52). With gourmet tacos, locally sourced food, over two dozen beers on tap, and an ambience of the Old West, Diablo & Sons has set the latest standard for what’s cool in Boise. Also in our Taste department you’ll find a story on sours, the latest trend in beermaking (“Pucker Up, Boise,” page 54). Local brew pubs like Payette Brewing Company and Barbarian Brewing are creating all sorts of inventive drinks that dramatically expand the options for beer lovers. Indeed, there is more to discover in this winter issue of Territory— particularly in the Metro and Life sections—as there will be in future issues. As we move into our third year of celebrating life in Boise, we hope you, too, find something to celebrate and passions to pursue.
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Metro The new Boise Library, slated to open in 2021, is expected to have a footprint of approximately 150,000 square feet. The final price tag is estimated to be between $80 and $85 million.
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The new design addresses emerging library trends By Kelcie Moseley
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ince the 1970s, Boise’s children and adults have wandered the tall orange shelves throughout the main library downtown. The building was converted from a warehouse in the 1940s, and little about it has changed since then. Though it has three stories filled with books and 78,000 square feet, the space is the same size it was when Boise was half the size it is today. The same is true of its technological infrastructure. That’s why the city is working toward building a new main library downtown that would increase the space to 150,000 square feet, with 115,000 square feet of TERRITORY–MAG.COM
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that space devoted to the library itself, along with 20,000 square feet for a plaza, 22,000 square feet for a center for arts and history, and 18,000 square feet for potential evens. The space would also more than double the number of parking spots from 102 to 300. The project is estimated to cost $80 to $85 million, and initial design is underway. “The Main Library’s current building isn’t suited to respond to emerging library trends or the needs of Boise’s rapidly growing population,” said Kevin Booe, director of the Boise Library. “The 21st century library is not only a place for knowledge acquisition, but also for knowledge application, creating demand for more adaptable spaces,
including collaborative meeting rooms, makerspaces [communal creativity spaces], and emerging technologies." While some might argue libraries are a thing of the past in the digital age, a 2017 Pew Research Center survey found 53 percent of those in the “Millennial” age range—18 to 35—said they used a library or bookmobile in the past year. They were also more likely to have used web resources at libraries. According to the library’s plans, libraries have become an essential community service that provide career assistance, resources for small businesses, Internet access, public meeting rooms, classes and programs that allow people to acquire and enhance their knowledge.
Illustration: Courtesy city of Boise
The main library would include a “gathering space” connecting each part of the overall area with shared café, retail, and programming opportunities. It would also include an updated automated storage and retrieval system—something akin to an Amazon warehouse with a robot claw that will retrieve items from shelves upon request. The system would expand the library’s collection using less space. Along with new technology and space, the library would include a dedicated space for a Center for Arts & History, which is something Boise has never had before. The center would be the new home for the Boise City Department of Arts & History, which is currently located in City Hall. Terri Schorzman, director of the Department of Arts & History, said the department ran an event during Boise’s sesquicentennial celebration in 2013 at a location on Main Street that was well received at the time. Since then, Schorzman and her staff have hoped to find a more established home. “Since that was so successful, we have been looking consistently for a place, whether it was city owned or not,” Schorzman said. “We just never found the right spot, and the library director was moving toward this new library and proposed (the idea) to us. So we looked at it and said, ‘Maybe it makes good sense to partner up with them.’” The center would have rotating exhibits, Schorzman said, in addition to the department’s current public art programs and other offerings. She said the department is excited about the partnership and future with the library. “It’s really synergistic. We’re all about furthering lifelong learning and education and understanding where you live and how and why it came to be,” she said. “People coming to the library can do further exploration through engagement and lectures and programs we offer. I just think it’s a really synergistic opportunity the way we fit together.” The library director and other leadership will spearhead most of the capital campaign to raise $18 million in philanthropic donations for the overall project. The rest of the financing will come from the Capital City Development Corporation, the city of Boise, and lease financing. The target date for opening the new library is 2021. WINTER 2018
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A Boise Tradition Shines In its 22nd year, Winter Garden aGlow spreads light and love By Amy Busek
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rances Bacon once famously said that dark must be present for light to shine brightly. In Boise, hundreds of thousands of lights artfully arranged throughout the Idaho Botanical Garden (IBG) illuminate the night sky during the darkest time of year. This seasonal event, Winter Garden aGlow, is straight out of your child-
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hood imagination, with towering trees, holiday scenes, twinkling archways, a holiday village, and a model train. Volunteers and IBG employees begin hanging lights on Sept. 1 to prepare for a Thanksgiving Day opener. Executive Director Erin Anderson says it takes nearly a dozen people hanging lights five days a week, to be ready in time.
It’s the 22nd year running for Winter Garden aGlow. Last year, the event saw its highest guest count yet—70,000—and organizers are hoping for a similar number in 2018. The event runs until New Year's Day, giving guests some 40 days across the holiday season to experience the magic. “In that span of time, people don’t
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feel overcrowded,” Anderson said. “They have space to explore the garden but, at the same time, experience the sense of community. Children who attended in the inaugural years now have children of their own to share in the holiday lights.” He noted that the event is truly a winter tradition for many: for example, one of their longtime garden volunteers has brought her family every year since the event began with only 10,000 lights in 1996. Her husband recently passed away, and the event is now imbued with cherished memories of the time they spent there together. She attends with her children and grandchildren and “share memories they’ve had of the event and with him in attendance,” Anderson said. “A permanent bench in the garden honoring her husband is being planned.”
Winter Garden aGlow is the backdrop to several wedding proposals annually, and Anderson said the staff “loves to be a part of the experience and help support it in any way we can.” Many of these couples return in the summer to host their weddings in the gardens, she said. This year, visitors can expect a fullblown experience on weekdays, not only weekends, and more interactive light exhibits, said Event director Adan Callsen. There are also plans for a carpool discount on Fridays and Saturdays. Santa visits the garden, carolers and dancers abound, and cookies and cocoa will be available every day. Parents can bring their kids on weekdays to beat the weekend rush. “All vendors are onsite every single day, not just the weekend,” Callsen said. “The same experience on a Saturday,
can be had on a Monday.” IBG partnered with Illumicone this year to bring hands-on, interactive light exhibits to the event for the first time. Illumicone is an interactive light show program previously featured at the JUMP building downtown. The exhibits at Winter Garden aGlow will allow kids and adults to customize aspects of the light show. For instance, buttons will be available to change the speed of the lights changing and to add sound effects. “[Events like Winter aGlow] help pay staff, buy equipment and plants, and helps us do things like incorporate new areas into the garden, finalize the Children’s Adventure Garden, and increase lighting capabilities,” she said. “It helps fund the day-to-day operations of the garden.”
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COMMUNITY IMPACT The Idaho Community Foundation celebrates 30 years of giving By Jamie Hausman
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n 1992, Ethel and Ronald Rawlinson, a nurse and a doctor from Emmett, Idaho, contributed $500,000 earned in their careers in medicine to establish a fund benefitting Gem County. With their gift, the Rawlinsons became one of the Idaho Community Foundation’s (ICF) major founding donors. The organization, established in 1988, invests funds it receives from philanthropists and helps them build their gifts and distribute them across the state. Since then, the Rawlinson fund, for instance, has distributed almost $900,000 in grants to fund local nonprofits, with almost $1 million remaining in the fund today. Overall, the ICF has granted more than $114 million across Idaho, including $8.7 million last year alone. This year, the ICF celebrates 30 years of enabling Idahoans to engage in philanthropy in a way that directly impacts their communities. The foundation does this by allocating grants and scholarships from funds set up by donors across the state. The grants are directed toward everything from cultural projects like Boise’s James Castle House, to hospitals, educational organizations and whatever else the communities across Idaho tell the ICF they need. “The mission of the Idaho Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life across the state of Idaho,” said Karen Bilowith, President and CEO of the ICF. “Community foundations are different from private foundations because we work literally with hundreds of donors TERRITORY–MAG.COM
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to give back in their communities.” Denise Smith served on the board of the Idaho Community Foundation for four years. When she went to work with The Cancer Connection of Idaho, a nonprofit that matches people whose lives have been touched by cancer with resources, she felt its impact first hand. Smith was confronted with a challenge: how to support patients and families that were already inundated with services and programs. She realized that the ICF could facilitate the coordination of programs offered by the different organizations. She created The Cancer Connection of Idaho fund through the ICF and setup an avenue through which nonprofits could partner to deliver their services and get the funding they needed. “They provide us with all the nonprofits in the state that could be eligible to receive our funds,“ Smith said. “… They take care of so much of the administrative work so that we get the fun job of meeting every now and again to give away money and promote our fund internally. It’s been a really wonderful partnership.” The ICF’s grassroots approach to distributing the funds has largely remained the same over the three decades it has been in operation: It believes that local communities know best how to distribute the funds. “What has changed is we’ve grown and been able to think about how we can better impact local communities,” Bilowith explained. “We do more work at the grassroots level, engaging people
in those communities and asking, ‘How can we help?’” In celebration of its anniversary, the ICF spent the last year traveling around the state to ask simple questions from Idaho’s communities: What trends are you seeing? What are your needs? Its goal for the next 30 years is to take all of that data and identify the challenges being faced and determine how the funds can help address those challenges. “Our plan for the future is to build on these efforts and see how we, as an organization, can partner with other organizations and help facilitate local communication, asking what changes they would like to see. This is a different approach to grant making that a lot of foundations are thinking about, asking how do we engage the people and communities, and asking what do you think we should do?”
EXEMPLARY FUNDS The Idaho Community Foundation is most proud of what it calls its exemplary funds. These are funds that have given more in grants that the original amount of the fund. To learn more about these funds, visit the ICF’s brand new website at www.idcomfdn.org:
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Putting the Kids in Charge One Stone tasks students with designing their own educational paths By Jill Kuraitis
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Ethan Ellis, a third-year student at One Stone. TERRITORY–MAG.COM
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hen you hear the phrase "alternative school" do you think of kids with learning or physical disabilities, "behavioral issues," or, perhaps, a freewheeling hippie culture too vague to define? None of those stereotypes apply to Boise's One Stone private high school, which describes itself as a student-led and -directed nonprofit with 110 students in grades 10 through 12. Its founders, Joel and Teresa Poppen, wanted a place where students learned leadership, project management, and real-life skills to "change the world." At One Stone, there are no grades, classrooms, or tuition; it's free, supported by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation and other donors. A student develops his or her own personalized learning plan, which is regularly evaluated and updated. Coaches (teachers in a traditional school) take their cues from the kids, defying the standard school model. With a focus on service, empathy, problem-solving, and teamwork, the school's coaches collaborate with the kids in projects that define a problem, use teamwork to brainstorm ideas to solve it, then design and implement a model of the project. A coach doesn't impart knowledge; he or she helps a group find out how to get the knowledge they need to design a project. The overall experience of a student project may include the use of math, English, writing and language skills, advanced research, design, sociology, creative and critical thinking, engineering, construction, leadership, and working in groups of varying sizes. Students also take online classes in math and several more traditional classes in government, philosophy, or other disciplines. One Stone's founders and organizers took their cues largely from a methodology called design thinking developed at the d.school of Stanford University as a tool for educators. Design thinking, as described by the originators of the idea, is “a methodology for creative problem solving.” It provides a structure, or a way of organizing, theoretical elements of a project into a hands-on one. It uses creative problem solving to inspire students to design projects that will "disrupt for good" and make lasting change in the world. In all phases of design thinking, empathy is front and center. A project is launched once a problem
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is defined: for example, "How might we make the voting process more secure?" The students lead each other in a step called Sticky Note Throwdown, a brainstorming technique that guides students in producing ideas that may be used to design the research process. The project is planned, organized, and implemented by a team. That team may break into smaller teams for specific parts of the plan. When possible, a proposal is taken to a business or organization with the hope of its signing on to the plan. Often, a project becomes a community service improvement, such as a new playground or a redesign of a public space. Third-year student Ethan Ellis, an engaging fan of the school, said he's learned "the necessary principles to be a functioning adult. I'm much more able to see a problem from all angles and work well with a team to solve it. It's important to understand that there is no one answer." Ellis transferred from a public school with a strong commitment to community-based projects, but he was looking for more. "I didn't know what to expect at One Stone, but it has turned out to be profoundly different. Here, we do projects with even more emphasis on community service and empathy. And we try new things as we all find our own passions." Ellis finds inspiration in the world of first-responders and plans a career there. Also third year, Kylie Casper told her story with near-poetic reverence for her One Stone experience. She transferred from Boise High, and after her first day she went home in high spirits, thinking, "I made the right decision!" Casper’s passion this year fell under the school's Project Good umbrella. Students tackled the problem of homeless kids feeling rootless in their shelters. "Instead of interviewing them to find out what they wanted their rooms to be like, we spent a lot of time just playing with them: taking them on outings, talking, and playing games. We discovered they felt no constant in their lives." Casper’s team designed a better room for a child, building the furniture and making it both practical and whimsical, all with the participation of the child who would get the room. Indigo Blauch-Chappell is also a third-year student. Focused and articulate, she is a self-described reserved person who said her first day at the
school was "out of my comfort zone" as students experimented with paper rockets they had built. But she felt challenged and inspired. Her passion is in the visual arts, especially photography, and her latest team project was a redesign of paths and walkways in the Idaho Botanical Gardens to make them more accessible to disabled and elderly visitors. The team worked with the Idaho Commission for the Blind and other advocacy groups. "Our work sparked other changes," she said, "and now there is an app to help those with accessibility issues navigate the Gardens." Former student Sammy Ater, now at the University of Montana, said she wouldn't trade her One Stone years for anything. "Absolutely, it was the best school experience of my life," she said. "The methods I learned there prepared me well for college. I still use Sticky Note Throwdowns to organize or design a homework challenge." She said learning to trust other people's ideas and working in teams were the most helpful elements of her education. "The confidence I have now comes directly from One Stone." "All kids are capable of expression," said Neva Geisler, the school's Director of Community Engagement. "Kids who weren't successful in traditional schools—they are often bored, or find the material irrelevant—thrive here as they connect with their passions. Here they are not afraid to experiment or be different. Here they can be their true selves." Indigo Blauch-Chappell is pursuing her passion for photography.
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Open the front door of One Stone and a ferocious wall of energy spills out. It's markedly different from a room full of energetic teenagers; it feels more like a small company in the throes of a new project for an important client. The warehouse-like main room is alive with groups that have moved tables and chairs into varying shapes and sizes. The kids are remarkably focused and engaged in what they are doing, and sophisticated roundrobin brainstorming sessions have the feel of a university class in creative thinking. At one big table and presentation area there is a briefing from some academic experts about the politics of gender. At a small table is a group called Project Disruption, focused on an idea about influencing human behavior through visual arts. Students are making a video, an animated cartoon, illustrations, and an album cover. Smaller class cubicles are headquarters for the various projects currently underway. Design boards make up the walls and the work process is displayed with visuals, research, and artwork. Step in, and you're enveloped in the specific ideas of one group project. A standout music student leads a project to design and build a sound studio, now called Ripples. Three students are working on a cover of an AC/DC hit with a re-creation of the ambient noises of the original recording and learning real-world methods of digitizing sound files that could be used by both musicians and businesses. Crammed full of guitars, drums and other instruments, it's also the headquarters for music lessons. This is—needless to say—a dynamic learning environment.
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Photos: wikimedia/Tamanoeconomico (top row); Library of Congress (second row); Courtesy City of Caldwell, Library of Congress, Richard-Bauer/Gabe Border (thrid row, left right); Hilderth Studio Caldwell, Idaho (fourth row, right); Courtesy City of Caldwell, wikimedia/Tamanoeconomico (fifth row, left right)
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ounded in 1890, the city of Caldwell originally served as the shopping district for much of the western side of Idaho and bordering areas of Oregon. Its downtown featured prominent retailers such as J.C. Penney, King’s, Sears, and the Idaho Department Store. However, two developments nearly doomed Caldwell. First, in response to complaints about not enough parking, the city began charging for it. Second, in 1965 the area’s first mall, Karcher Mall, opened up a few blocks away on Nampa-Caldwell Boulevard. Many of the retailers moved to the mall, and the downtown became a ghost town. But due to visionary city leaders and a lucky building collapse—yes, really— Caldwell is coming back. Existing businesses are growing, and new businesses are moving into Caldwell as fast as the historic buildings can be renovated. Park on one of its streets—for free— and take a walk to see how the city has blossomed. Here are some of the highlights—old and new—to take in.
Caldwell Train Depot: Like many
Western cities, Caldwell was defined by its railroad. Built in 1906, the former Union Pacific train depot, at 701 Main St., was donated to the city in 1989 and restored in 2002. It now includes a museum, opened in 2008, to showcase the history of the railroad in the area. In addition, the building is often rented out for weddings and other events.
The Hat: From 1910 to 1928, Caldwell
was served by the Boise Traction ComCaldwell (by row, left to right): Western building (1903), Harmon building (1896); Panoramic view of Main Street and S. 7th Avenue (1907); Train Depot, The Hat College Heights Station (1956), Cruzen-Murray Library; Caldwell postcard, Boise Traction Company Interurban; Indian Creek Park, rendering of Indian Creek Plaza and outdoor ice rink, and Commercial Building (1906).
pany, typically known as the Interurban, an extensive 60-mile streetcar system that ran in a loop from Boise to Middleton. Sadly, due to the popularity of the automobile, the Interurban is no more, and few traces remain of it. One of them, though, is a Caldwell stop near the College of Idaho, at 2112 Cleveland Blvd., built in 1912. Formally known as College Heights Station, it was called “The Hat” for what it resembles, and it is still a college landmark today.
Cruzen-Murray Library: Just a couple of
blocks away, the College of Idaho goes from old to new with its award-winning new library, which opened in 2017. The three-story, 60,000 square-foot building was designed by Phoenix-based architectural firm richärd+bauer and built by Kreizenbeck Constructors of Boise. In addition to 200,000 books and journals, it includes private and group study areas, a 24/7 study space, multimedia classrooms, a café, and public spaces for readings, lectures and exhibitions. It has been designed to be both flooded with natural light and yet not be heated by it. The metal shades surrounding the building reflect the sun in the summer and let it in during the winter.
Indian Creek: When Caldwell was first
settled, its downtown waterway was considered an amenity. But as it became a repository for agricultural and industrial waste in the early 20th century it was gradually covered up. Then came 2001, when a dilapidated car wash literally collapsed into the river. At that point, Caldwell took advantage of the situation to acquire the property and decided to “daylight” the river, or bring it back as a downtown amenity. The project began in 2003 with a single block. By 2015, Indian Creek ran five blocks through downtown. Now, the downtown creek area includes a
demonstration vineyard, plants and trees, waterfalls, and a five-acre park. It also serves as the home for the annual Indian Creek Festival.
Indian Creek Plaza: In an attempt to
draw people downtown, the nonprofit organization Destination Caldwell bought several empty downtown buildings and lots and demolished them in a $7.3 million project to create a 57,000-square-foot civic plaza, surrounded by turn-of-the-century brick buildings. Opened in the summer of 2018, the plaza now includes amenities such as a 1,500-square-foot stage, tables, and a fountain, with up to 200 events per year ranging from farmers markets in the summer to ice skating in the winter. Now, businesses such as the Flying M coffeehouse and the Soda Burst soda shop—aided by the closure to traffic of Arthur Street, next to the plaza—are filling up the vintage brick buildings lining the plaza. The goal is to have at least 10 restaurants within three blocks of the plaza.
Steunenberg Historic District: It
isn’t just Caldwell’s downtown that has a wealth of historic buildings. The Steunenberg Residential Historic District contains more than 300 residential properties, many of which are historic. And they’re kept that way through a design review committee that looks over any changes proposed for the buildings to make sure they’re in keeping with their historic nature. Houses generally date from the 1910s to the 1930s but include a wide variety of styles ranging from Queen Anne to Tudor Revival. The pièce de résistance is the site where Frank Steunenberg, governor of Idaho from 1897 to 1901, was assassinated by a bomb in 1905. A walking tour brochure of the area is available from the City of Caldwell website. WINTER 2018
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Life in McCall Can Be a Carnival Known for summer fun, McCall has much to offer in winter, too By Adam Tanous
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sk a film aficionado who starred in the 1940 classic “Northwest Passage” and the stock response will be Spencer Tracy, Walter Brennan and Robert Young. However, the true movie buff will come back with a little-known piece of trivia: McCall, Idaho. For, as unlikely as it may seem, McCall and its Payette Lake were production locations for the cinematic tale of the Raid on St. Francis (Quebec), a mid-18th-century battle during the French and Indian War. The irony here is twofold: not only is McCall nowhere near the Northwest Passage, but the film’s title refers to a plotline in a planned second film, which was never made.
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What is not ironic is that the stunning beauty of McCall and environs translated beautifully into lush Technicolor— so well, in fact, the film was nominated for a 1941 Academy Award in cinematography. For McCall in the summertime, with its Payette Lake, rich forests and life paced by little more than water lapping on the lake’s shore, is reminiscent of another place and time: Lake Tahoe, perhaps, 40 years ago. It has all of the beauty and twice the charm. Less celebrated but an equally enchanting experience is McCall in the wintertime. Certainly, the Boise area offers a wealth of winter activities, but McCall provides a quite differ-
Photo: Courtesy McCall Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
ent and refreshing take on winter. Imagine ice-skating on a 5,300-acre “pond” surrounded by ponderosa pines and Douglas firs. For those displaced Minnesotans, the ice-fishing opportunities are plentiful. And snowmobilers—whether beginner or “high-marker”—will find 544 miles of groomed trails and vast open bowls of powder snow available throughout the county. This is all above and beyond the action at two ski resorts— Brundage Mountain (which offers cat skiing) and Tamarack Resort, 10 and 22 miles from town, respectively. Both resorts offer groomed Nordic trails as well as well as lift-accessed trails. Nordic skiers can enjoy an extensive trail system at the Bear Basin Nordic Center, just a few miles northwest of town, as well as at Ponderosa State Park, a 1000-acre park nestled between the two legs of the A-shaped Payette Lake. There skiers will find 19 kilometers of groomed cross-country trails and over 5 kilometers of snowshoeing trails. And just south of town is Jug Mountain Ranch (JMR). Well known for its golf course, the development has been expanding its winter activities as well. JMR boasts trails for fat biking and Nordic skiing. Still another option is to skip all of the activities and go straight to the two geothermal springs in the area: Burgdorf (accessible by snowmobile only) and Gold Fork hot springs. The road to Gold Fork is plowed in the winter. Perhaps the highlight of the winter season, however, is the annual McCall Winter Carnival, held this year Jan. 25 through Feb. 3, that draws nearly 60,000 people. Throughout the week there are parades—a children’s torchlight and a Mardi Gras parade—live music, bike races, hockey games, curling events and the ever-popular Monster Dog Pull competition. The headline event, though, is the
Idaho State Ice Sculpting Championships. Artists come from all over the Northwest to create enormous yet intricate ice sculptures. These are not your average Frosty the Snowman creations with corncob pipe and button nose. They are, rather, something to behold: giant unicorns, Sphinxes, cupcakes and cartoon characters. Not to worry, however, there is a “locals” category that caters to the icy works of families, businesses and otherwise aspiring sculptors. One of the true historic gems of McCall is the Shore Lodge, which overlooks Payette Lake. Established in 1948, the lodge has long been a weekend refuge for Boiseans. In 2008, Joe Scott, grandson of Joe Albertson of the Albertsons grocery chain, and his partners purchased the lodge and the nearby Whitetail Club, a gated community and golf course. Since that time, the Shore Lodge has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation of its 77 suites, three restaurants and spa. Much of the décor, which includes floor-to-ceiling windows, large pine logs, polished marble and river rock, serves to incorporate the natural beauty of the area, as well as reflect McCall’s history in the mining and logging industries. The property also boasts a boutique spa with indoor and outdoor saltwater immersion pools, as well as a 5,000-square-foot, three-suite lake cottage available for guests. As one might expect in a town that caters to a large tourism business, the eatery scene in McCall is lively. Some of the notable spots include Bistro 45 (which has great grilled panini, steamed mussels and an extensive wine collection), Rupert’s and Steamers, the latter two of which would be considered more in the fine dining category. Perhaps what one wouldn’t expect in a mountain town is an excellent sushi restaurant.
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But The Sushi Bar is just that, with a wide selection of microbrews, sake, and novel sake cocktails. For those looking for a morning hangout, the Fogglifter Café, Mountain Java, and Payette Dreams Coffee House are all inviting spots that serve great coffees and breakfasts. While the film “Northwest Passage” might be a little outdated in its stereotypical and arguably racist portrayal of Native Americans, the McCall scenery in Technicolor is true to life today. McCall and Payette Lake are as breathtaking as they were when filmed over 75 years ago. And, safe to say, the lodging and dining are now top rate. If you go, just don’t expect to find an easy passage to the Pacific Ocean, or to the Atlantic, for that matter.
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Clockwise from top: The Shore Lodge in winter; touring around Sarge Summit; Burgdorf Hot Springs, and one of the many ice sculptures. TERRITORY–MAG.COM
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For those looking for a taste of summer lake living, McCall is a special place. The lake is clear and cold (though it warms in August) and full of great coves for water skiing, wake surfing, jet skiing and—a kid favorite— tubing. In the early morning and evening time, an excursion out on a paddleboard is not only peaceful and relaxing but great exercise. The area also offers some lovely and challenging golf courses. Of particular note are the courses at Jug Mountain Ranch and the Whitetail Club. McCall Golf Club in town is also fun to play and very reasonable. Looking for a more aerobic experience? The hiking and biking options in the area are plentiful. Ponderosa State Park, Bear Basin Nordic Center and Jug Mountain offer miles and miles of well-maintained trails. And, last but not least, there is the whitewater. The Payette Rivers nearby—main, north and south forks—provide rafting and kayaking options for experts as well as beginners.
Photos: Courtesy Shore Lodge and Whitetail Club (top); Courtesy McCall Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau, Courtesy Brundage Mountain Resort (middle left to right); Courtesy Shore Lodge and Whitetail Club (bottom and sidebar).
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ALCHEMY IN A MASTER’S HANDS T H E M A G I C O F B O L I N G U I TA R S By Cheryl Haas Photography Todd Meier
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nside an unassuming, flat-roofed building that snugs up against the terrain on Hill Road in Boise, there’s musical alchemy at work. Take innovative and sometimes outrageous ideas for electric guitars that are often sketched on a napkin, add the basics of meticulous, handcrafted detail, the ability to deliver a custom tone, a dash of humor, and a generous dollop of creativity, then, with a swirl of the sorcerer’s wand, blend it all together and, voila: another Bolin guitar with the mojo it takes to command a world-class rock ‘n’ roll stage.
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John Bolin in Boise’s Sapphire Room where one of his favorite guitars is displayed. The guitar is cut from a single block of Western big leaf maple and features inlaid mother of pearl and abalone.
John and Jake Bolin at the Bolin Guitars studio.
“There’s something magical about what we do,” said John Bolin, a fourth-generation Idahoan. “It’s hard to explain to people, but when they pick up one of our guitars, they go ‘Yeah, this has the mojo! There’s some kind of magic here!’ You take this big chunk of wood, put it through the process, and end up with mojo.” Bolin’s guitars—works of art in their eclectic beauty and playability—have made him a celebrity in the world of custom guitars. Bolin counts Billy Gibbons, guitarist and lead vocalist of ZZ Top, and adopted Idahoan Steve Miller as friends, clients, and collaborators in design. Last summer, Miller surprised Peter Frampton with a Bolin guitar, his first, when they both headlined at the Idaho Botanical Garden’s Outlaw Field. Bolin’s shop has crafted guitars for clients as diverse as Brent Hinds of Mastodon, Lou Reed, Doc Watson, bluesman Albert King, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Keith Richards, and Jimmy Page. “Over the years, John and a small team, including his son Jake, have built some of the most innovative and visually distinctive guitars in rock and roll history,” writes Robert Shaw in his book “Electrified,” which features some of the industry’s best guitar makers. Bolin said one of his strengths is the ability to think “way outside the box,” a skill that serves him well in his design collaboration with Gibbons. “Billy is an absolute genius in the design area,” said Bolin. In Gibbons’ book, “Rock + Roll Gearhead,” Bolin explains that Gibbons has “a great sense of design and style that constantly stretches the boundaries for me as a guitar builder. His eye for detail is astounding.” Of course, Bolin is no slouch himself. There is a hand-scrawled message above the door to his studio that reads: “Can’t is not spoken here!” No matter what wild ideas he and Gibbons dream up, Bolin and his team figure out a way to
make it happen. Take the neon guitars, for instance. Gibbons wanted a matching pair of guitars with working neon to light up ZZ Top’s “Viva Las Vegas” video, promoting the album of the same name. “It took a team of people to think through this and shout-out to sign maker Noel Weber,” said Bolin. “Guitars don’t like neon because the lights buzz and our original power source was half the size of the guitar … so we had to find a neon glassmaker and figure out how to get the neon hot and bend it and how to put it on the guitar. It was a crazy process— completely challenging—because no one had ever done it before!” They ended up creating two seethrough instruments where the neon tubing was incorporated inside the guitars, following the shape of the body, including up the fingerboard and headstock. In the early 2000s, Bolin was in a wheelchair, recovering from a horrible motorcycle accident. The shop staff was busy, business was humming, and he felt himself at loose ends. “I had an aluminum Telecaster–style guitar body and I had this crazy idea that I would make Keith Richards a guitar,” recounted Bolin. “I got 75 percent of it built when Billy called to see how I was doing. I told him I was building Keith Richards a guitar—I didn’t draw anything, I was just building it—and Billy tells me to paint the guitar fuchsia pink, Keith will love it, and to do a silver inlay of the name Blues Basher with a dripping font (on the fingerboard). I called Mike Flinn to do the art, and he goes through the roof because he’s a huge Keith Richards fan.” “When John Bolin calls, I drop everything because the work is so interesting,” said Flinn, a wellknown editorial cartoonist and commercial artist based in Boise. “I can’t say how much this relationship has meant to me. John is that rare guy you can work back and forth with—a straight shooter. He’ll
call me up and say, ‘I’ve got this guitar I’m working on for Jeff Beck’… It floors me, working for some of the biggest names in rock ‘n’ roll!” But back to the Blues Basher: “We’re 99 percent done when Billy calls me and says the Stones are playing the Houston Astrodome in two days and can I FedEx the guitar to him,” recalled Bolin. “He and his mother went to the show and gave it to Pierre de Beauport, Keith’s main guitar tech. Pierre looks at it and says, ‘Wow, what is this?’ Billy tells him he’d played it and it was really hard to give up. So Pierre shows it to Keith and puts it in his guitar rack. Keith asked if Billy had played it, Pierre says yes and after that it became the guitar Keith played on ‘Satisfaction’ every night for the rest of the ‘Forty Licks’ tour.“ In his memoir “Life,” Richards describes the synchronicity he and guitarist Ronnie Wood create playing together. So, shortly after Richards received his Blues Basher, Gibbons called Bolin again to say that “Ronnie felt left out” and commissioned a Stratocaster-style aluminum guitar for Wood, both instrument and musician affectionately known as Woody. “I’m very proud of the fact and honored that I was able to make those two men guitars,” said Bolin. “I grew up to the Rolling Stones—they were my go-to band—and I’ve got the vinyl to prove it!” The studio at Bolin Guitars has been turning out guitars that are not only unique but sometimes improbable, such as the “Twin Cam” guitar he made for Bob and Dave Thomas of High Desert Harley-Davidson in Boise. The guitar features “tailpipes,” cylinders crafted of aluminum and rosewood, and the Harley-Davidson eagle logo hand cut and inlaid in the fingerboard. Push a button on the body and you’ll hear the sound of a Harley revving! Bolin’s attention to detail is just one element that differentiates Bolin Guitars from other custom luthiers.
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Understanding the vision in the client’s head and translating that to a guitar that captures the look and sound the client dreams of is a skill that verges on the, well, magical. “A guitar is nothing but details, literally hundreds of details,” explained Bolin. “My clients call me with a wish list, and we build their dream guitar. The real gift I have is being able to talk with someone and come up with a design they approve of and then build a guitar they love. Once we’ve settled on the body and the headstock shape, we’ll go to the print shop and have copies made, then start cutting sheets of paper and transfer that to a wooden template that goes through the machinery to create a guitar.” Bolin stresses that while the tools his team uses are comparable to those you’d find in a cabinetmaker’s shop, the guitars are all hand-finished; nothing in the process is computerized or automated. Tone is a huge component of good guitar craftsmanship. Experienced musicians often have a sound that is part of their musical identity, and they want a new guitar to replicate that sound. It’s the job of Bolin’s team to ensure that no matter how beautiful or crazy the guitar looks it plays well and produces the tone that the client desires. Jake Bolin, who apprenticed with his dad and has toured with Steve Miller as his guitar tech, explained: “There’s a scientific aspect to how atmosphere and environment affect sound waves. Each individual musician hears sound differently, so when it comes to crafting sound, our tonal intention is to produce something seriously similar to what they already had. We do this through a process of open communication we’ve developed with the clients. We know the musician, his style of playing and the guitar attached to him. As the relationship deepens, it only gets better.” All of the different materials used in a guitar body—wood, metal, lacquer, paint—and the way it’s
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buffed and polished, the way a fretboard is addressed affect the tone the musician is able to coax from the instrument. Softer woods absorb more vibration and produce a resonance and warmer tone. Hard woods such as maple, ebony or rosewood are structurally tighter, and the sound bounces out of the instrument for a punchier, brighter, sharper sound. Through a technique called “chambering” in which the interior guitar body comprises hollow chambers, Bolin Guitars can be two-thirds the weight of traditional electric guitars. These “enlightened” models, as the Bolins refer to them, make it easier for seasoned musicians to perform live and move easily with the instrument. One of the guitars Bolin is most proud of hangs in the lobby of The Riverside Hotel. The Riverside, home of the Sapphire Room and the Sandbar music venues, and known for its support of local musicians, was in the midst of a lobby renovation when construction contractor Mark Guho introduced John Bolin to owners Lynda and David Johnson. Bolin, with the help of his team and local artist Bruce Maury, created a guitar of shimmering blue, inlaid with mother of pearl and abalone that evokes the Boise River. “The only instructions we gave John were to use his amazing creativity 100 percent,” said Lynda Johnson. “And it’s just gorgeous! It’s really a work of art. Working with Bolin Guitars was a wonderful experience for all of us.” The body, which looks like rippling water, is cut from one block of Western big leaf maple. Bolin spent four months searching for just the right piece. He hand cut the abalone “river” inlay and applied a sapphire blue translucent toner over the maple body. Then, after a series of pre-staining and sanding to achieve the ripple effect, he overshot the guitar with another application of translucent stain so the maple underneath was visible.
“People love it, and they love to hear John Bolin created it because he’s well-known in the music industry,” said Johnson. “This guitar reflects music and nature and the river. There’s a magical feeling about it and it’s a reminder of the amazing talent we have here in Boise. John Bolin is the best in the world; there’s no one better than him.” Typically self-effacing, Bolin is quick to point out that the instruments his studio turns out are a team effort, in particular, with his son Jake. Although Jake has other interests, he comes into the shop as needed, and he and his dad are so attuned to each other’s process, he can pick up wherever his dad leaves off. And luthier Andrew Jones has been working at Bolin Guitars since 1995, that is, when he’s not touring with stars such as Rod Stewart and Taylor Swift. Bolin gives a grateful recognition to all the local artists and fabricators who have served as resources. He credits his wife Cristi with allowing him to devote his time to his craft by taking care of office operations, and his daughter Celeste, who holds a Ph.D. in neurotoxicology and teaches dance in Boise, as being part of the family effort. Bolin even credits his dog, Queenie, “who has to hear all the bitching from me!” John and Jake Bolin may be humble, but there’s no denying that they know how to create a sound and energy in a way that defies rational explanation. “Musicians talk about mojo,” explained Jake, “which is an energy out there that certain people can tap into. At Bolin Guitars, we carry the kinetic energy in our bodies, and as we carve and machine by hand we put our physical energy into the instruments. The musicians feel a level of confidence and trust in their instruments, which then become an extension of their bodies. It’s mojo!”
The “Twin Cam� guitar that Bolin created for Bob and Dave Thomas of High Desert Harley-Davidson in Meridian.
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The Ruth Melichar Bird Center offering a second chance to Boise's winged wildlife TERRITORY–MAG.COM
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nside the old red barn perched on a rise overlooking the sprawling Quail Hollow Golf Course in Boise’s foothills, a small group of dedicated bird lovers work year-round to rescue some of Idaho’s most magnificent winged creatures. Swallows, flickers, finches, robins, ducks, geese, and even the tiniest of hummingbirds, all sick, injured or orphaned, are brought here, to the Ruth Melichar Bird Center, to be patched up, rehabilitated and released back into the wild. “I refer to it as the ‘Town bird center’,” said its director Jennifer Rockwell. “Every bird you see in town in the Treasure Valley is everything we get.” The Melichar Center is the avian arm of Animals in Distress Association (AIDA) and was named for the late Ruth Melichar, a well-known Boise artist who for decades rescued injured and sick birds and cared for them in her home, earning her the moniker, “The Bird Lady of the Treasure Valley.” Built in 1910, and acquired by AIDA in 2000, the barn has been transformed into an all-in-one emergency room, intensive care, and rehabilitation facility that takes in about 3,000 wild birds each year, of which 400 to 500 are ducklings. Open every day of the year, including holidays, the center bumps its hours of operation up to 12 hours a day during the busy season from May to mid-September when hundreds of baby birds are brought through the doors.
Birds in the Hand
The incoming helpless squawking baby birds begin their journey to rehabilitation in the baby bird room where, just like in nature with their bird parents, each one will be fed every 15 or 20 minutes for 12 hours a day. Rockwell said that throughout the summer months, there will be a minimum of 100 to 200 baby birds being cared for at all times. As the babies thrive and become more active, they graduate into the juvenile room next door, where they learn to feed themselves. Down the hallway, a medical room shelters sick and injured birds while they are being treated and monitored. From broken wings, and blow darts through the neck and head, to babies separated from their nests and injuries from cats and cars, Rockwell sees it all. Although she isn’t a veterinarian, Rockwell
Nestling House Finches
A highly social bird, the House Finch is rarely seen alone outside of the breeding season, and may form flocks as large as several hundred birds. House Finches feed mainly on the ground or at feeders or fruiting trees. is trained to perform a wide range of treatments such as administering medication, splinting broken bones and dealing with traumas. When needed, she works with local veterinarians. Rockwell first got involved with the Melichar center in 2001 when she brought in an injured bird. “I became a volunteer the next day,” she said with a smile. “I was a bird lover to begin with, so I just continued to educate myself, taking courses through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council and other rehab programs, and wound up becoming the director here about five years ago.” She’s also a state and federally licensed and permitted bird of prey rehabilitator, but noted the center does not have the proper caging to keep raptors for the long-term. “When a hawk or an eagle comes in, we accept them temporarily so we can examine them and get them stabilized, but then transfer them to another licensed bird of prey rehabber in the community who has the right facilities. We are not a bird of prey rehab facility, but we won’t turn any bird away that needs help,” she said. The center has a separate outside enclosure known as Duckville, a heated facility for baby ducklings and other waterfowl. During the busy season in 2017, after the unusually harsh Boise winter, the center received an unprecedented 700 ducklings, with 350 of those arriving within a two-week period. “The weather had sort of pushed the ducks more inland off the river and out of their normal nesting territory,” said Rockwell, noting every year WINTER 2018
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the patient population can change depending on winter, the arrival of spring, and weather patterns during migration. Next to Duckville are the aviaries and flight cages, where healthy birds are moved as part of the final step in their rehabilitation process before they are released back into the wild. “We give them a week or two of flight cage time so they can build up their flight muscles and get acclimated to the outside temperature and environment,” said Rockwell. “We watch their flight patterns to see if they’re flying well and capable of migrating. When they’re ready, we take them to a release site. Being able to release these birds is so gratifying and emotionally rewarding.”
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The center’s release success rate is about 75 percent, “Which is very high,” Rockwell noted. As a rule, they try to release birds back into their original territory, working with other community birders in that process. “When we do a release I always say, ‘On a wing and a prayer,’ like good luck guys, because now it’s up to them. Mother Nature is very, very harsh; she’s got her own agenda, and if those birds aren’t in 250 percent tip-top shape, well, they have a lot of challenges ahead. They may make it, or may not. “As rehabbers, we have to be very responsible making sure when we do a release it’s a bird in great condition or
we’re not doing that bird a service. They have a lot to contend with out there.” Rockwell smiled as she recounted one of the thousands of successful releases she has been a part of over the past 17 years. “A few years ago we had a raven that was picked up at the prison. The people thought he was injured, but it was raining and his feathers just got really saturated, and he couldn’t fly. We took him in and put him in a flight cage to see how he would do.” After a few days, Rockwell took him back to the prison area for his release. “Ravens are bonded with their family groups and since he was a juvenile we knew there was a family out there somewhere for him to join up with.” To her delight, the raven family was perched along a fence post, as if waiting for his return, but soon flew away. Rockwell put the rescued raven on the fence and he took off to a berm in the field where two of his family members joined him. “They circled over him and landed, and then started talking back and forth, and the bird we were releasing started making food begging calls. It was almost like the family member was saying, ‘Where the heck have you been, dude?’ and he’s saying back, ‘I’ve been in prison, and I’m really glad to see you!’ And then after maybe 20 minutes of chattering, they all took off and joined the rest of the family across the field. For me, that was something I’ll never forget.”
What to do if you find a bird If you find an injured baby bird or nestling that cannot be returned to its nest, call the RMBC at 208-338-0897 for further instructions. They advise placing the bird in a cardboard box with a towel shaped like a nest to prevent the bird from flopping about or getting injured during transport. Cover the box to keep the bird calm and immediately take it to the bird center at 4650 N. 36th in Boise. Other important reminders from the RMBC include: Do not give food or water to any wildlife. If an animal is cold, dehydrated, injured, or ill, any food or improper hydration could kill it. Never give a wild animal any cow’s milk or human infant formula.
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Backyard Bird Challenges
The center receives hundreds of backyard birds every year, some with injuries and others that aren’t injured at all. “As our area has grown it has become house after house of habitat being ripped away, so birds are forced to nest in highly convoluted, populated areas and become backyard birds that end up having more interactions with humans,” she said. “Often humans get too involved and don’t leave them alone.” One challenge she faces is people who see a bird on the ground and immediately think it needs to be brought to the center. Often homeowners see nests that have fallen from a tree, babies that have fallen out of a nest, or fledglings that have left the nest but are being cared for on the ground by their nearby parents. “In cases like that we try to get people to keep the baby with its family group, not just react and grab it and bring it to us,” she said, adding that the old tale of birds rejecting their baby if it has been touched by a human is simply not true. “There are times when people should act, like if a tree has been cut down and the parents flew off, or if a bird is injured,” she said. “In general we want the babies to be raised in the wild, not by people. But, of course we are always here as a second option to help, when needed.” Even in relatively dense urban areas, Boiseans get to experience the occasional thrill of a hawk flying into their backyard. Rockwell said that Cooper’s and sharp-shinned hawks are known to enter backyards to hunt songbirds, and since humans feed songbirds, an urban backyard is a great place to find a meal. “The downside is they run the risk of hitting buildings and windows, and they’re notorious for that because their hunting style is aerodynamic and they catch birds on the fly,” Rockwell said. “When I get a Cooper’s or a sharpshinned hawk into rehab they are almost always a juvenile. Their skill set isn’t as high as an adult, so they’re still learning to maneuver and constantly running into sides of buildings. There are a lot of buildings and development they have to contend with in order to eat.”
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Who was Ruth Melichar, Boise’s “ Bird Lady”? By Patti Murphy Born in 1906, Ruth Melichar was the inspiration and namesake for Boise’s bird rescue center. She was not a veterinarian, but an artist and a writer who was fascinated by wildlife and trained herself to rehabilitate sick, injured and orphaned wild birds. Melichar took in her first sick bird, a burrowing owl, in 1974. A veterinarian told her if she’d like to keep it in her home he’d get her the proper permits as long as she’d take in a few more birds. And she did. By the time she died in 1997 at age 91, Melichar had treated and released between 650 and 850 birds each year, according to memories provided by her family. She became known as “The Bird Lady” and her home was the place people brought the injured birds they found around town. “She had so many birds and loved them individually; not one was less than the other. She doted on them as if they were priceless,” said Melichar’s granddaughter Tammy Burlile. Burlile recalled that birds lived everywhere in her grandmother’s house - living room, hallway counters, art room, bathroom, bedroom, kitchen table. “Once I counted 87 birds and birds of prey inside her home and more outside. “She had a kestrel hawk named "Lizzie" who flew freely in the art studio. But during mating season, visitors had to wear hats because Lizzie had chosen my grandmother as her mate and flew around dive bombing anyone who was not my grandmother. You were sure to get a talon to the head if it wasn't covered. After her flights, Lizzie would softly land on my grandmother's head and "nest." Seeing a kestrel hawk on top of a silver haired woman was quite the sight.” "Big Boy", a great horned owl, had been hit by a car and was blind in one eye. “He was the longest resident in her home,” said Burlile. “His cage was always open about two inches and one night he decided to get out and go visit her in her bedroom. She could hear the click, click of his talons on the floor. Grandma got out of bed and, after loving on him, put him back in his cage. To me this was not only about her love for the birds, but also their love for her. Those that were with her long term loved her and trusted her.”
"Robin" was a red breasted robin that my grandmother eventually released after rehabilitation. The funniest thing about this bird was that he would constantly strip the newspaper from the bottom of his cage and dip it in his water bowl until he no longer had his red breast because it was black from the printer’s ink. No matter how many times you cleaned him up, he went straight back to his newspaper and water.” "Goggles" was a great horned owl my grandmother had incubated and hatched from an egg. As grandma got older, rehabilitation and release became more difficult; thus Goggles was never released. As he matured, he was put in an aviary cage outside where he could fly around. He loved my grandmother. The cooing he would make when she’d bring him cut up beef heart was one of love. He would gently bring his beak down, make a cooing sound for her and reach for the beef heart. She would also stroke his legs and he would gently lift his foot and give her what I would call a hand shake.” ~ Tammy Burlile, granddaughter of Ruth Melichar "Parakeets" she had a cage full of nine parakeets in her living room. A group of children with disabilities had visited an aviary and spotted these nine birds and were saddened to learn that the parakeets did not have hip sockets and they would be put down. They begged the aviary to give them the parakeets and immediately took the birds to my grandmother. These parakeets’ legs went out straight to either side of their body and they would hold on to the cage with one foot and rest their breast on the wooden dowels. They were able to fly, just not stand tall on their perch. My grandmother not only loved the parakeets, but also the children seeking hope when they brought these disabled birds to her.”
When Melichar died in 1997, Animals In Distress Association created the Ruth Melichar Bird Center to continue her humanitarian work of rescuing and rehabilitating injured and orphaned wild birds.
Educating children about birds By Tammy Burlile, granddaughter of Ruth Melichar
“For many years she and my grandfather Chuck would take birds to the schools and educate children on not shooting at the birds, as many of the owls that she had were all blind in one eye from BB guns. Owls eyes are so big within their heads she wanted children to know that nine times out of ten they would blind an owl if shot. Once my grandmother got older she was no longer able to take the birds to the schools; thus the field trips started to arrive at her home.”
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Ruth Melichar with "KI"
A sparrow hawk, one of the many birds Ruth
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for at least 10 hours while they dry and get used to using their legs. Then, usually in the early morning, the female leads them to water.
Sprawl Challenges
“The Treasure Valley is building up so fast and birds are finding it more difficult to find nesting territories,” Rockwell noted. “Besides the growth that displaces wildlife, there are also car accidents with birds, which are all tied together. It’s becoming more of a concrete world and that affects habitats not only for the birds but for their prey as well,” she said. She recalled that in 2017 there were reports of dozens and dozens of owls dying next to the I-84 Interstate. “It could be that some birds are nesting and hunting close to the freeway because their habitat is close to there. Rodents that they hunt have been displaced by the concrete and are nesting close by in the dirt, and the owls fly low in search of prey and become victims when they end up getting hit by vehicles. One day I counted 25 dead barn owls on the side of the freeway,” she said.
Medical Challenges
One of the biggest challenges wild birds face are attacks from roaming outdoor cats, and the center receives hundreds of victims each year. “Pasteurella Multocida is a bacterium that is prevalent in a cat’s mouth and very toxic to the bird via attack wounds, so birds need to be treated immediately with an antibacterial medication,” Rockwell said. “People who don’t manage their cats accordingly is a problem, and unfortunately the birds pay the price.” In fact the American Bird Conservancy estimates that outdoor cats kill billions of birds each year in the U.S. Bone fractures provide another medical challenge at the center. “We
don’t at this time have easy access to a radiography machine, so that’s a challenge, too,” Rockwell said. When a bird comes in with a fracture, Rockwell has a lot to consider: the bird’s species, the severity of the injury; can the bird stay calm in captivity; is it eating well or losing weight; are secondary issues occurring due to the initial injury? “Sometimes we are able to repair the fracture, and the bird makes a full recovery; but sometimes, in spite of all the work, time and medical expenses, a fracture won’t heal correctly and we have to put the bird down."
How Do They Manage It All?
From feeding baby birds every quarter-hour to cleaning cages and enclosures, preparing food, washing dishes, sweeping floors and rehabbing and releasing birds, how does this nonprofit accomplish it all while still providing this free service to the community? “We mostly operate with the help of our volunteers, and we couldn’t do all the work without their help,” Rockwell said, noting that during the summer she has between 20 and 40 volunteers. She also has a small budget for some employees during the high season, since there needs to be someone there 12 hours a day to feed the baby birds every 15 minutes. Other than the rare grant, 98 percent of the center’s funding comes from private donations, with no city, state or federal financial support. The cost to operate seven days a week, 365 days a year is enormous, with food costs, travel costs to rescue and release
birds, utilities and more. Baby birds and ducklings all require heat 24 hours a day via heating pads or ceramic heat bulbs. Just the volume of water needed to care for the waterfowl alone is staggering, with swim tanks and enclosures needing to be hosed out and changed two or three times every single day. “I get a lot of people who bring a bird in and they’ll tell me, ‘Oh, I am so glad you are here!’” said Rockwell. “The center offers a tremendously helpful service to the community that is free of charge, but the only reason we are able to be here is because of private donations. Without those much needed donations, we’re simply not here.”
How You Can Help The Ruth Melichar Bird Center, the avian branch of Animals in Distress Association (AIDA), rescues and rehabilitates between 2,800 and 3,000 injured and orphaned birds each year. The center is open seven days a week, 365 days a year, including holidays and operates entirely on private donations and grants. They also gladly accept gift cards and donations of birdseed and other supplies. Visit AIDA’s website at idahowildliferescue.org or contact them at P.O. Box 7263, Boise, Idaho 83707-1263.
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ON SHIFTING GROUND Tara Westover on learning and leaving an Idaho mountain By Jenny Emery Davidson
“I had a mountain.”
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uthor Tara Westover offered this simple statement near the beginning of her talk at The Community Library in Ketchum on September 15. Her head tilted to one side; her blonde hair shifted over her shoulders; and she laughed at her newness to delivering a lecture. (It was only the third straight-up lecture she had ever given.) But there was an enchanting power to her reference to that mountain. It echoed through her lecture as it echoes through her acclaimed memoir, “Educated,” which has topped best-seller lists since it was released in early 2018. Over the previous months and in dozens of interviews with the likes of Jeffrey Brown on PBS News Hour, Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air, and Gayle King on CBS This Morning, that mountain has become a kind of mantra for Westover. As she has responded to the many questions about her childhood in a survivalist family in remote Idaho, and even as she has recounted the violence of her father’s junkyard, of her brother Shawn’s abuse, and of her mother’s reticent responses, Westover has repeated, with devotion, “I had a mountain.” In that simple sentence, she stakes a claim to a particular place, to a personal history, and to an identity shaped by loss as well as liberation. It is a claim made in the past tense, and it frames her story of her education as an elegy as well as a triumph. The mountain sits in southeast Idaho, carpeted with sagebrush, pine, and wild wheat. It is part of a big landscape that few people know. It is where Westover’s memoir begins: Buck’s Peak, a “dark form swelling out of the earth and rising into a flawless spire.” It is, she told the audience in Ketchum, the only place she has ever felt that she belonged—and from which she is now estranged. Westover’s deep sense of place at Buck’s Peak situates her memoir in a tradition of literature of the American West that is characterized by a profound relationship with the natural environment. The physical landscape influences the story in a way that is more akin to character than to setting. It is not an uncommon theme for Westerners, and for Western literature, that the vast landscape fills one’s spirit and haunts one’s dreams and also become untenable. This is the psychological drama of Westover’s memoir: The landscape that she loves, in which she played freely and happily as a girl, is integrated with a cultural landscape that denies her other versions of her self. The place that shapes her is also one that threatens to erase her. Indeed, she is erased, in many ways, from the start: She does not have a birth certificate until she is 9; she does not attend school; the government does not know that she exists. Her father is prepared to battle federal authorities if, as he fears and predicts, they come storming to his family’s door, in a replay of the 1992 Ruby Ridge
standoff in northern Idaho. Westover’s family subscribes to extreme interpretations of Mormon religious tenets: Her father claims direct revelations from God that dictate all aspects of their lives, from their diet to gender roles to preparations for the apocalypse. Her life is shaped by boundaries more severe than the mountain’s geography. It is when Westover is entering adolescence and her older brother plays a CD of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for her that she has an epiphany: There is a world out there with more to know and more beauty to encounter. The music leads to questions, and the questions lead her beyond the mountain. Westover’s memoir details a remarkable journey of persistent self-education that gets her to college and a doctorate degree at Cambridge without ever having set foot in a K-12 classroom. But Westover does not describe this journey as pure jubilation. Rather, her memoir thwarts the conventional storyline that we expect from memoir and from the mythology of the American West. Westover’s journey takes her east, not west, to find the open intellectual space that will allow her to create herself on her own terms—not her father’s, not her brother’s. Education, for her, offers a different kind of expansiveness from the geography of her youth; it is a terrain that can hold contradictions, a terrain that can sustain different points of view and multiple ways of knowing, simultaneously. Westover reckons directly with the friction between the powerful mythology of her family and the complex world that education opens to her. When she speaks publicly, she answers questions openly, but she seems less inclined to exploit the strangeness of her childhood and more eager to philosophize about education. Ultimately, Westover espouses education not for the answers that it may offer, but for how it may make the world less certain, and the self more flexible. On the mountain, in her father’s house, the world was constructed for her in strict terms that threatened to make her invisible, not only to the outside world, but also to herself. “I was of that mountain, the mountain that had made me,” Westover writes near the end of “Educated.” “It was only as I grew older that I wondered if how I had started is how I would end—if the first shape a person takes is their only true shape.” It is a lonely landscape that she describes, and her memoir aches with her conflicted relationship with it. Perhaps this is what makes her book feel so much like the American West. The individual stands in stark relief. When she spoke to 400 people in Ketchum, including dozens of local high school students, she urged, “Define yourself. Never accept someone else’s definition of yourself.” The mountain offers a solid landmark, one she continues to invoke. But it is the shifting terrain of the wider world that allows her to invoke herself.
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LANK WALLS Boise-based artists Sector Seventeen leave a colorful impression all over town By Torrie Cope
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rom skate parks to office buildings, downtown Boise walls to Table Rock, the Boise-based artist collective Sector Seventeen has left its spray-painted mark on a varied canvas in Boise and the surrounding area. The vibrant colors and graffiti-style lettering and designs in some of their work might be exactly what people would expect to come from a can of spray paint. On the other hand, it might be hard to believe their portraits and the realism they incorporate in other projects could be done in the same way.
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The duo of Hawk Sahlein and Collin Pfeifer have turned their talent with aerosol artwork into a successful business, completing large-scale projects for the city, local real estate developers, business owners and nonprofit organizations. “We’ve been able to catch a really nice wave in Boise in terms of people recognizing that style of art and also Boise growing at a crazy pace, and it’s coalesced for us into a pretty nice ride,” Sahlein said. On a recent day in Sector Seventeen’s paint-splattered warehouse, Sahlein and Pfeifer were working on two canvases that hung on a wall of the warehouse. One canvas had a portrait of a friend’s child. The other canvas was a creation commissioned by a local organization called Healing Children. That one featured a crocus rising above brain waves. It was meant to symbolize something beautiful emerging from toxic thoughts. Holding a paint can in one hand and a printout of the design created in Photoshop, Sahlein carefully sprayed details onto the painting. After working on those paintings, the artists were heading to paint walls in a new children’s museum in Meridian.
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Over the past few years, Sector Seventeen has been chosen for big projects in downtown Boise, including murals at Rhodes Skate Park and City Center Plaza. “Those were larger projects where people really showed us they were willing to give us a large chunk of their real estate and let us do our thing,” Sahlein said. Sector Seventeen posted a time-lapse video on their website that showed the process it took to create the large public art display at Rhodes Skate Park.
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Using lifts, risers and ladders, the artists worked in small sections on the walls under the Connector. The video shows the progression that starts with a few black lines on the wall and ends with large blocks of color, portraits and abstract designs. Sector Seventeen was asked to complete a large mural for the City Center Plaza in Boise. The mural spans a walkway that starts at Capital Boulevard across from the Basque Block and extends to the plaza. That piece was created to honor the Faces of Hope Victim Center in Boise. Sahlein said the plaza’s developer, Gardner Company, asked the artists to tour the Faces facility and come up with an idea based on that experience. The resulting mural is a narrative of personal growth and transition, he said. Sector Seventeen also recently painted a large wall inside the Faces facility. “They’re a pretty outstanding organization,” Sahlein said. For the past five years, the artists have worked with Treefort Music Fest doing live demos and painting temporary structures during the five-day festival. This exposure has also played an important role in the growth of Sector Seventeen. “Treefort is such a homegrown Boise thing, and we connect on that wavelength,” Sahlein said. “Doing that aspect of a festival in Boise is really important to us to have a strong showing, and they’ve been cool with letting us kind of build that alongside of them.” During last year’s festival, Sector Seventeen was joined by other artists in painting the entire west-facing outside wall of the Record Exchange in a piece that emphasized graffiti along with realism and portraiture in a celebration of styles. Sahlein said he’s looking forward to more opportunities with Treefort and bringing other visual artists together.
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PLAYING AT TABLE ROCK Thanks to an agreement with the Boise Historic Preservation Society and Rotary Club of Boise East, Sector Seventeen gets to paint the telecommunication buildings at Table Rock as an ongoing project. The agreement means Sector Seventeen can paint over other graffiti that might be on the buildings, instead of the groups having to clean it up. This gives the artists an opportunity to experiment and invite other artists to join them. “It works for everybody, because it keeps those walls fresh and it’s cool for people walking by to go check out new stuff,” Sahlein said.
The large downtown projects have motivated Sahlein to do even more like these, and he wants to see the city continue to embrace art the way it has. “I want to see Boise covered in all types of non-blank surfaces,” he said.
An Early Start in Business Sahlein’s interest in graffiti grew out of skateboarding and hip-hop when he was a teenager. “That culture blended together and exposed me to what I thought was just graffiti, but it ended up being a wider spectrum of painting,” he said. Word spread about Sahlein’s and friend Jeff Patton’s talents at painting. They started to get requests for commissioned paintings. At that point—at the age of 17—they decided to make it official and named their new business Sector
Seventeen. Pfeifer joined shortly after. Since then, Sahlein said they’ve experienced a snowball effect with Sector Seventeen. They’ve accepted more jobs than not and participated in events to get their work in front of more people. “We don’t limit ourselves to one particular style or form,” Sahlein said. “We know we can do a lot of different things from lettering and graffiti style, to realism, abstract and even signstyle projects. It’s nice to be able to say yes more than no.” Even if it means taking on a project they might not want to do, Sahlein sees that as an opportunity to learn from different processes and expand what he’s capable of. Regardless of the type or size of project, the Sector Seventeen artists put themselves into every project they do, he said.
Left: Elms One channeling his inner M.C. Escher, Freak Alley 2017; Middle: Solomon Hawk Sahlein (Elms One, left) and Collin Pfeifer (Mawk One) at the Sector Seventeen studio; Right: Mawk One's portrait section on the collaboration wall of the Hitchcock Building created for the 2018 Treefort Music Fest.
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Fresh Perspectives in the Arts New leadership sets a course forward at Boise Philharmonic, Opera Idaho, and Ballet Idaho By Cheryl Haas
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he new performing arts season has brought some significant changes in the leadership of the Boise Philharmonic, Ballet Idaho, and Opera Idaho. What do these fresh perspectives in leadership portend for these pillars of culture in Boise? We caught up with these new leaders—all of whom are grounded in performance as well as practical administration— and spoke with them about what they intend to achieve in their respective organizations.
Background: No stranger to
the Boise arts scene, Welsh served as interim managing director for Boise Contemporary Theatre, and was co-founder of Alley Rep Theatre, Story Story Night, and Empty Boat Theatre. She is a Boise native and holds degrees in theater and creative writing from the University of Washington. She also pursued masters’ level studies in technical theatre from Boise State University. Welsh and her partner Nick Garcia have two children.
BOISE PHILHARMONIC: Hollis Welsh, Executive Director
Vision: With her ability to create relationships and embrace
diversity, Welsh intends to expand engagement between the Philharmonic and the community. “First, I want to make a meaningful impact with our musicians and encourage and attract players by taking care of them, financially and as an integral part of the organization. I want them to be the public face of and voice for the Philharmonic,” she said. “They are such interesting people, which humanizes the performance
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aspect. They add tremendous depth to the organization. “Second, (music director) Eric (Garcia) and I are fervently committed to reaching out to the community, reaching people who have barriers to access, whether it’s not having the financial ability or physical access: people in nursing homes, those who are incarcerated, refugees … The best thing we can do is offer healing through the power of music!”
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partner Kevin have a daughter.
Vision: In this new position, Dumas
works closely with General Director Mark Junkert coordinating artistic activities, programming, and special events. Dumas shepherded the Young Artist program into reality and now administers it. “It would not have happened without Nik,” said Junkert. “He listened to samples from over 200 applicants, and we settled on four artists from China, Sri Lanka, Canada and Alaska. Having this program helps position us to gain more national attention.” “The idea is that once these young artists complete their time with Opera Idaho, they’ll further their careers and have a better idea of what it’s like to work with a major opera company,” added Dumas. “It’s energizing to be part of something that exciting!”
OPERA IDAHO: Nik Dumas, Artistic Administrator Background: Singing has been an integral part of Nik’s life since he was 15. He joined the Opera Idaho chorus in 2006 and is also a chorister at St. Michael’s Cathedral in downtown Boise. During the choir’s residence at Winchester Cathedral in England in 2014, Dumas served as a financial and travel consultant. He worked as a travel consultant for Connexions Loyalty Travel Services for 13 years. He holds a degree in music from Boise State University and a masters’ degree in arts administration from the University of Kentucky. He and his TERRITORY–MAG.COM
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BALLET IDAHO: Garrett Anderson, Artistic Director Background: Anderson comes to Bal-
let Idaho after dancing with a host of world-class companies: San Francisco Ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Trey
McIntyre Project, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago to name a few. He was appointed chair of the dance department at New Mexico School for the Arts in 2016. He and his wife Courtney Anderson, who will be coaching young dancers in Ballet Idaho Academy, fell in love with the synergy between Boise and its arts offerings. “Boise has a long history of supporting the arts, specifically dance,” he said. “When something of value happens in Boise, people pay attention, they’re proud of it and celebrate it.”
Vision: “I want our work to be experi-
enced … engaging with our community in a way that draws people in and eliminates the proscenium, that fourth wall between the dancers and the audience,” said Anderson. “Part of the way we achieve that is through content, a blend of traditional classical and contemporary dance. “I want to get outside of Boise— we’re Ballet Idaho, not Ballet Boise— and tour the state. I want to make a place where dancers can have sustainable lives, and I want to provide mentorship. Dancing is more than figuring out the steps: it’s a demanding process, both physically and psychologically, and I want to support those challenges. The Academy is a big part of the organization, and I want our young dancers to learn the skills required to work in a professional setting. We attract the caliber of dancers who have that potential!” For the 2018-2019 season programs, please visit boisephil.org; operaidaho.org; and balletidaho.org.
Photos: Courtesy Opera Idaho, Ballet Idaho, Ballet Idaho/Mike Reid (dancers)
Left: Ballet Idaho's "This Mortal's Mosaic" performed at the Morrison Center. Right: Tenor, Robert Breault appearing in Opera Idaho's "Tosca."
Sun Valley is known for its natural beauty. Now there is an indoor playground as captivating as the one that surrounds it. The brand new Argyros Performing Arts Center is a high tech performance and event facility designed to inspire and enrich artists, residents and visitors from around the world. Music and dance. Live theater and film. Speakers and educational workshops. Proud presenter of performances from local nonprofit partners to national and international guest artists. The Argyros has something for everyone. For complete details of performances from our inaugural season and to purchase tickets, please visit theargyros.org.
ARGYROS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
120 Main St. South • PO Box 4921 • Ketchum, ID 83340 208.726.7872 • theargyros.org
Argyros Performing Arts Center is a project of the Sun Valley Performing Arts, which is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
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A Devilishly Good Time Diablo & Sons adds local spice to downtown By Ellie Rodgers
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s Boise booms and gets hipper by the day, it’s still a little Old West around the edges. Sheepherders move herds across the Foothills each summer. A man with a mule named Richard serves freshbrewed coffee to runners and mountain bikers on the trails. Politicians still wear cowboy hats. So opening a bawdy saloon downtown called Diablo & Sons just makes sense, right? Especially when it serves tacos on tortillas made with local, organic corn. When pork for tamales is responsibly raised in Kuna. Craft beer? Check. There are 26 lager-focused taps. And outdoor bar seating warmed with geothermal heat? You bet. Diablo & Sons, located on the corner of Eighth and Idaho streets in Boise, is the latest project by Dave Krick, a longtime local and sustainable food pioneer. He and wife Jami Adams also own nextdoor neighbors Bittercreek Ale House and Red Feather and took over the former Pollo Rey space about two-and-ahalf years ago. Krick and his team took their time brainstorming what the space would become. He wanted it to be unmistakably Boise. “We’ve always loved this corner, Krick said. “Ever since we opened Bittercreek we’ve had the option on it.” Diablo & Sons beat out a corporate pizza giant and a few others with fat wallets who were competing for the prime space in the Fidelity building, which was built in 1906. But their saloon idea won out, and Krick and his band of visionaries hit on a theme of smoke, fire and heat. And Diablo & Sons became a bar that would serve craft lagers, tacos and shareable small plates. Renovations took over a year and included expanding the basement into a 5,000 square-foot commissary kitchen to serve all three restaurants, and included space to store, cook and grind corn for tortillas and tamales, and a new home for the worm composting operation, which deals with much of the restaurants’ food waste. “We’ve wanted to do tacos for a long time, but we didn’t want to be a Mexican restaurant,” Krick said. “But we knew we wanted to make tortillas from scratch because they’re such a great platform for local food. They’re like an edible plate, and if you make the plate out of a local product, you can see the potential for this being our most local restaurant.” WINTER 2018
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Top to bottom: Pablanos and skirt steaks on the open-flame broiler; The Lodge room; Diablo's main bar.
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For Diablo & Sons, local also means hewing to what makes Boise, well, Boise. Like feeling okay with wearing fleece to a fine dining restaurant, said David Roberts, brand manager for Diablo, Red Feather, and Bittercreek. “We’re uniquely interested in what’s cool about Boise and what makes it different from places like Seattle or Salt Lake,” Roberts said. That means sourcing as much local food as possible, which can be tricky, but also featuring local flavors and techniques, he said. Diablo has been working with local organic farmers to determine which heirloom varieties of corn can produce the best masa for its tortillas and tamales. For now, until the production of local corn stabilizes, much of Diablo’s corn comes from Masienda, an organic, fair-trade cooperative in Mexico. Roberts said the menu was designed to feature items that are most sustainable and local year-round, like corn, pork, grass-fed beef, and lamb. No pale, under-ripe tomatoes. “We’re a value-driven restaurant group, so we wanted to do something that focused on those values,” Roberts said. “And we wanted to do something that was kind of playful and had a darker edge,” Playful and dark also describes the décor, which is decidedly saloon-y. The Lodge is a room off the bar with corseted-back chairs and walls covered with framed artwork of hares, which also pop up elsewhere. The hare theme began with an early idea to feature mezcal—later abandoned because of the TERRITORY–MAG.COM
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local credo—and a related Aztec legend involving hare demigods. Glossy black tile covers the walls of the open kitchen, and with the openflame broiler, could make the devil feel right at home. A black, custom bar features a line of Lukr taps from the Czech Republic that can pull your lager either crisp or smooth. Reclaimed woods are used throughout. Sumptuous booths feature lush red velvets and hides. There are antique chandeliers, custom-made silk shades over the bar, and a vintage organ that serves as a DJ booth for spinning vinyl. Krick credits his wife with much of the design. But emphasized how his team, with the luxury of time, collaborated through the whole process. The menu gives a nod to the devil with its spicy foods, while paying homage to the Victorian era and Old West. There are Angels on Horseback, a bacon-wrapped oyster taco inspired by its Victorian namesake (there was also a Devil on Horseback), a Cowboy Pork Chop, burnt wings and blistered steak. “Those are the things that were just rich for us. Channeling that energy of Diablo & Sons, this fun thread of foods that were taboo, vilified over time,” Krick said. Although cocktails have been a huge seller so far, beer was always intended to be the star. With IPA-focused brewpubs on almost every corner, Krick and Roberts were more interested in showcasing food-friendly lagers. But they found no such models across the country, especially ones with oyster
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Top to bottom: Charred romaine heart; Lava Lake Lamb and Angels on Horseback taco; Diablo tomales.
tacos and geothermally heated bars. Diablo & Sons’ menu will evolve to include a late-night menu with a raclette bar, brunch, lunch service, and soft-serve ice cream tacos served on a cocoa tortilla and crunchy waffle shell with salted caramel. By spring there will be seats warmed by Boise’s geothermal heat source. “It’s both green and good, and we like to think of it as heat from hell,” Krick chuckled.
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It’s Never Cold at Cottonwood When the weather takes a turn, we turn up the heat. Add an extra log to the crackling fire. Serve up toasty drinks (with a kick, of course). Roll out cozy, classic dishes worth lingering over. This year, don’t hibernate at home. Come to Cottonwood Grille, where we make winter an occasion worth celebrating. Always good. Always Cottonwood.
208.333.9800 | 9TH & RIVER CottonwoodGrille.com
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Pucker up, Boise Sour beers find a home in the Treasure Valley By Zach Kyle
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ocal breweries are producing more sour beers than ever before. Beer drinkers who stuck to their favorite IPA or pale ale in years past are growing more adventurous, sampling beers further down the tap list. Wild flavors and exotic colors reward them. Payette Brewing offers the Aura, a bright-pink sour infused with guava and hibiscus. Woodland Empire served its seasonal Peach Party, a gose-style sour featuring peaches and apricots. Then there’s Barbarian Brewing, which has gone all in on sours, dedicating around 10 of its 23 taps at its Downtown location to the tart and funky brews. Barbarian’s ever-changing sours list has or currently includes: • I t’s Whiskey Mellon Thyme!, a red ale aged for a year in whiskey barrels finished with lemon, thyme and orange flush honeydew melon. • F unky Sweet Tarts, a golden sour aged in French Pineau des Cherentes aperitif oak barrels. • B eta Wolf 2.0, a sour IPA aged with mango, passion fruit and tequila oak staves. James Long and Bre Hovley, the husband-wife team behind Barbarian, hoped that sours would help differentiate Barbarian from an increasingly crowded Boise craft beer scene when they opened their first location in Garden City in 2015. The couple loved tart beers, Hovely says, and they watched as sours became popular in beer Meccas such as Portland, Seattle, and Denver. But they weren’t sure Boise beer drinkers were ready to get weird. “Sockeye (Brewing) had dabbled with a few sours, but it wasn’t their focus,” Hovley says. “We knew nobody was focusing on sours, so from the start, that was our goal. But we also knew it would take a few years to get there.” TERRITORY–MAG.COM
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So they dipped one toe in the water with the original Beta Wolf. It sold, then the next sour sold. By 2018, they were brewing off-the-wall creations like Pop Rocks Gose, infusing salt, Hawaiian Punch juice, guava, mango, passion fruit and Pop Rocks, with some of the famously crackling candy served on top of fresh pours for good measure. Barbarian’s sours success was part of the owners’ decision to open the Downtown taphouse. With all 100 barrels full of aging beers, the brewery’s Garden City location didn’t have the space or customer volume to drink all of the beer that was on the way. So Long and Hovley moved into the Main Street space that formerly housed the coffee shop Crux, doubling its space and adding more taps than it could offer in Garden City. India Pale Ales remain Barbarians top seller, and Long, the head brewer, makes sure to have four IPAs on tap.
But Hovley says Barbarian, which saw its sales increase roughly 200 percent in 2018, caught on because it established a reputation as Boise’s House of Sours. “It was a longshot gamble,” she says. “Before we went Downtown, people didn’t know we made sours. Now, that’s all they think we make.” Measuring sour styles’ growth in national popularity is tricky because much of it is happening in taprooms rather than in retail channels, says Bart Watson, chief economist of the Brewers Association. However, retail channels sold 542,000 cases of sour varieties compared to 72,000 in 2014, a whopping 650 percent increase, which begins to tell the sour story, Watson says. (That’s still a drop in the barrel. American IPAs sold 21 million cases.) Those growing sour retail sales were propelled by big craft breweries launching new beers on the easy drinking side of the tart spectrum, such as Dogfish Some of the sours served at Barbarian Brewing: (foreground to back) Beta Wolf 2.0, sour IPA aged with mangoes, passion fruit, and tequila; Very Im”PEAR”ed, golden sour finished with local pears; Sour Noir 2017, dark saison finished with Petit Verdot and Pinot Noir juice.
Serving up Aura, a favorite at the Payette Brewing Company.
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Most beers, such as porters or pilsners, are more or less brewed with the same techniques and ingredients typical within the style. Sours are not. The ingredients vary wildly and often include botanicals and fruits to add flavor, as well as aging in wine or liquor barrels. Tartness ranges from light to puckering. Some sours are also commonly described as “earthy,” or, “funky.”
Head’s Seaquench and Sierra Nevada’s Otra Vez. The stats offer an incomplete snapshot, but Watson says they confirm an obvious trend: consumers are more adventurous than ever. “Craft drinkers are flavor and variety seeking, looking for different beers for different occasions,” Watson says. “Sours have a wide range of flavors and fit in numerous occasions where other beers may not fit well.” That’s been the case for Payette, Head Brewer and Production Manager Matt Waterson says. Payette customers used to stick to their go-to beer, such as brewery flagships Rustler IPA. Now, more customers are sampling the entire tap row and are eager to try whatever’s new, including the Aura. Spurred by Aura’s success, Payette plans on brewing four or five sours in 2019 and expanding from kettle brewing, which basically replicates the typical two-week brewing period of most beers, to barrel aging, which can take a full year. In addition to providing the variety that Boise customers seek today, sours also give brewers a chance to play with local ingredients. Those include huckleberries, which Watterson said would reflect Boise’s connection to the mountains. But the possibilities are endless. “American craft brewers are always looking for ways to separate themselves, to experiment,” Watterson says. “As a brewer, I’m excited. I’m looking forward to where sour beer exploration is going to go.”
The key to souring a beer lies under the microscope. Brettanomyces, a strain of yeast, and lactobacillus, a type of bacteria, are usually considered contaminants for brewers because they—you guessed it—turn brews sour. For sours, they are starmakers. Sours can be kettle brewed, producing beer in around two weeks, just like most other beers. They can also be barreled for more than a year to add additional flavor and complexity. Some breweries consider sours to be risky because they are more easily contaminated and ruined than other styles. Barrel aging requires investment in barrels, racking space and, of course, time. Brewers have produced sours for centuries. Each region uses different methods, each with its own name, including lambic, gose, saison, American wild ale, Beliner Weiss and Flanders red ale.
Join us in 2019!
Tickets $18 to $81 Giuseppe Verdi's
Aïda
The Egyptian Theatre
February 22, 7:30pm February 24, 2:30pm Gilbert & Sullivan's
The Mikado The Morrison Center NY G&S Players
April 6, 7:30pm April 7, 2:30pm Laura Kaminsky's
As One
The Danny Peterson Theatre, Boise State University
May 9, 10 & 11, 7:30pm
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Dining A Brief Guide to the Valley’s Best Eateries
Idaho and Northwest influences, including locally sourced produce, meats, fresh fish and more. Plus, enjoy three free hours of valet parking when you dine. Reservations recommended. 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, (208) 333-8002
Fork One of the many perks of a bustling city is a vibrant and eclectic dining scene. Boise is no exception. It seems new and inventive eateries are popping up every day. To help you navigate the many options, we’ve put together a quick guide to some of the best places for food and drink. For a look at full menus and more in-depth coverage of the dining scene, check out territory-mag.com/dining.
With ingredients sourced from local Boise and Northwest farmers, ranchers, bakers, distillers, brewers and cheese makers, Fork’s seasonal menu is fresh and innovative— perfect comfort food for lunch or dinner. Crafted cocktails and a full wine list complement the menu. 199 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 287-1700
Goodwood Barbecue Company Focused on fresh food made from scratch daily and centered on the unique style of closed-pit cooking, Goodwood Barbecue Company gets rave reviews and is fun for the whole family! 7849 W. Spectrum St., Boise, (208) 658-7173 1140 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, (208) 884-1021
Grit American Cuisine
american/regional NW Celebrated chef John Berryhill presents his energetic and Slightly Southern dining in the heart of downtown Boise, featuring 28 wines by the glass, an extensive wine list and full bar. Don’t miss the leather lounge and fireplace. 121 N. 9th St. B, Boise, (208) 387-3553
Chef Paul Faucher and Porterhouse Market’s Dave Faulk join forces to create fresh, seasonal dishes that feature ingredients from Idaho farmers and producers. The gas-fired pizza oven turns out hand tossed pizzas and specialties like house-smoked bacon, ham and pastrami make regular appearances on the rotating menus of handcrafted American cuisine. 360 S. Eagle Rd., Eagle, (208) 576-6666
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Named the Best Fries in America by the Food Network, Yahoo!, Travel & Leisure and MSN, this local hot spot is a must visit! They strive to keep all ingredients (and the process) green, natural and sustainable, and each signature item has been meticulously researched and made by hand. 204 N. Capital Blvd., Boise, (208) 949-7523
Locally imagined and seasonally inspired cuisine served in a funky modern-rustic space anchored by a turn-of-the-century brick wall. A full offering of classically crafted cocktails complements an eclectic wine list. 211 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 342-1142
Red Feather Lounge Red Feather has been celebrating the modern American lounge since its opening in 2002. Enjoy seasonal American cuisine, fresh interpretations of the classic cocktail, and an atmosphere inspired by a vibe of eternal swank. 246 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 345-1813
Reel Foods Fish Market & Oyster Bar Providing the Boise area with a fine-dining restaurant, quality seafood and other gourmet treasures—soups, sauces, spices, condiments and sides. Reel Foods serves soups and oysters to eat in on the covered patio or for take-away from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Soups include clam chowder, fisherman’s stew and seasonal specialties such as blue crab bisque and cioppino. 611 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, (208) 342-2727
State & Lemp State & Lemp offers a dynamic, prix-fixe menu in a contemporary atmosphere Wednesday through Saturday. Relationships built with local farmers, ranchers and artisans lead to thoughtful, creative dishes that showcase the highest quality productions that Idaho and the Pacific Northwest have to offer. 2870 W. State St., Boise, (208) 429-6735
The Tavern at Bown Crossing A unique dining experience offering sushi, USDA prime grade steaks, daily seafood specials, burgers, sandwiches and salads. Full bar with an extensive wine list, great classic cocktails, sake and draught beers. Happy Hour is Monday – Saturday. Brunch is served on Sundays from an a la carte menu, from 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tables range from higher tables in the bar area with an energetic atmosphere, or booths, and a quieter area with lower tables. Call for your large party or catering needs. 3111 S. Bown Way, Boise, (208) 345-2277
Capital Cellars Awarded the Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence" in 2016, Capital Cellars serves Boise’s best business breakfast and lunch, as well as featuring an elegant dinner menu that changes seasonally. 110 S. 5th St., Boise, (208) 344-9463
Cottonwood Grille Seasonal Northwest fare, farm-fresh wild game, fine wines and classic cocktails served in a rustic setting along the greenbelt. 913 W. River St., Boise, (208) 333-9800
Trillium Restaurant Located at The Grove Hotel in downtown Boise, Trillium Restaurant specializes in upscale comfort food, featuring regional
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Trillium Restaurant—
american/regional NW Located in The Grove Hotel, Trillium offers exquisite dining in an elegant but relaxed atmosphere. Executive Chef Chris Hain has developed a new American menu that favors classic tastes and chic presentations, allowing the food — comprising fresh seafood, choice meats, and local organic produce — to shamelessly take center stage. Trillium is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Barrelhouse Pub and Grill A unique and casual dining experience, Barrelhouse offers a relaxed environment with delicious pub fare. Serving more than 22 rotating taps of handcrafted beers and hard ciders, with a special emphasis given to Treasure Valley breweries. 5181 N. Glenwood St., Garden City, (208) 376-4200
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Exciting dining at an affordable price, the Tavern at Bown Crossing can satisfy your tastebuds—whether you are craving a perfectly cooked USDA prime grade steak, hand-rolled sushi or a selection from its creative list of made-to-order salads crafted with the freshest ingredients, the Tavern has you covered. A full bar with an extensive wine list, great classic cocktails, sake and draught beers ensures everybody is happy!
asian/sushi Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill The concept is centered around fictional founders Ling, a firecracker of a gal from Shanghai, and Louie, an All-American guy from Toledo, Ohio, who meet, fall in love and share their passion for food by opening an Asian restaurant that’s “Not for Boring People.” The result is an energetic atmosphere, critically acclaimed cuisine and innovative drink menu. It’s “modern Asian meets American comfort”! 3210 E. Louise Dr., Meridian, (208) 888-5000
Mai Thai Unique and authentic dishes from the four regional cuisines of Thailand are complemented by an exceptional wine list and handcrafted cocktails. It is like stepping into a slice of Thailand, right here in Boise. 1759 W. Idaho St., Boise, (208) 344-8424
Mount Everest Momo Café A unique dining experience that brings diners a taste of the rich culinary heritage of the Himalayas. A delicious variety of recipes, painstakingly gathered from the royal kitchens of Nepal to the swept shores of South India, offer a truly delightful Nepali experience. Himalayan, Nepali, Tibetan and Indian food is carefully prepared from scratch. 2144 S. Broadway Ave., Boise, (208) 342-1268
Pho Nouveau Bistro Contemporary Vietnamese comfort food featuring spring rolls, green papaya salad, rice plates, summer noodle bowls (bun) and the always-popular pho. 780 W. Idaho St., Boise, (208) 367-1111
Shige Japanese Cuisine Celebrating over 20 years downtown, Shige Japanese Cuisine is still a local favorite serving up sushi and Japanese specialties
Bittercreek Alehouse The Bittercreek Alehouse serves exceptional beers, ciders and ales on tap, alongside tasty bites. Don't miss the Low Power Happy Hour—every weekday from 3-5:30 p.m., when the management unplugs and turns down the lights to reduce their energy footprint, serving and drinking by candlelight in honor of the planet. Romantic and earth-friendly. 246 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 345-1813 at three locations in the same complex— Shige Express, Shige Steakhouse and Shige Japanese Cuisine. 100 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 338-8423
Superb Sushi After a successful launch in the Crane Creek Market on Bogus Basin Road, Superb Sushi opened a downtown location serving the “most unique sushi in Boise” to loyal customers who return time after time. 280 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 385-0123
bars, pubs & distillery 10 Barrel Brewing Company This 20 barrel brewhouse and our hop-king headbrewer Shawn Kelso make this brewpub "the hoppiest place in Idaho" and a hub for all your pre-game warmups and post-adventure hunger, and quaffing needs. 830 W. Bannock St., Boise, (208) 344-5870
Amsterdam Lounge Amsterdam is a mixology lounge specializing in craft cocktails and small plates, centrally located in historic downtown Boise, where great conversation is the priority. Women & Whiskey every Wednesday night—ladies receive half-price whiskey all night, featured whiskey is half price for everyone, and free tastings are from 8–11 p.m. Friday happy hour, with half-priced food and drinks, 4-7 p.m. 609 W. Main St., Boise, (208) 345-9515
Bardenay The perfect place to meet friends or colleagues for drinks and appetizers. Stop in for lunch or dinner and enjoy Bardenay’s casual Northwestern-style cuisine with cocktails handcrafted with freshly squeezed juices and their signature distilled spirits—currently vodka, rum and gin, with whiskey in the barrel. 610 W. Grove St., Boise, (208) 426-0538 155 E. Riverside Dr., Eagle, (208) 938-5093
Bodovino A total wine experience, with over 144 wines by the glass and over 600 wines by the bottle. Now with two locations—downtown Boise and a new location in The Village at Meridian. 404 S. 8th St., Boise, (208) 336-VINO (8466) 363 E. Monarch Sky Lane, Meridian, (208) 887-5369
Donut Daze Enjoy a new and unique experience in Boise: Donut Daze. Serving donuts and fried chicken in a 1960s décor and atmosphere. Monday through Wednesday 7 a.m. – midnight; Thursday through Sunday 7 a.m. – 3 a.m. 160 N. 8th St. , Boise, (208) 576-1886
Reef A tropical escape in the heart of downtown, featuring the city’s best rooftop patio, live music and exotic food and drink. 105 S. 6th St., Boise, (208) 287-9200
The Hyde House There’s something for everybody on this eclectic menu, where delicious dishes are handcrafted to complement local brews and wines and taps rotate daily! 1607 N. 13th St., Boise, (208) 387-HYDE (4933)
basque Bar Gernika Traditional Basque dishes, pub fare and an extensive beer selection served in a laid-back space that has become a local institution. 202 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, (208) 344-2175
The Basque Market Tapas, paella and specialties such as bocadillos, plus cooking classes, wine tastings and a full Basque food market. 608 W. Grove St., Boise, (208) 433-1208
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Express Café
Chris and Gina opened Epi’s in memory of their grandmother, Epi Inchausti. This quaint dinnerhouse features food reminiscent of the Basque country, giving you a delightful experience for your evening. 1115 N. Main St., Meridian, (208) 884-0142
If it's breakfast food you want, Express Café has it. It's always busy, but worth the wait, and feels like going home for breakfast with family—with large portions, friendly cooks and wait staff. You won't be disappointed with the great-tasting, fresh, plentiful and reasonably priced menu items, and the place offers a small-town-diner feel that is cozy and welcoming. 400 E. Fairview Ave., Meridian, (208) 888-3745
cafés, delis & coffee Bacon What could be better than a restaurant named Bacon? … One that serves five kinds of bacon. BACON, a Southern breakfast and lunch bistro conceived by celebrity chef and restaurateur John Berryhill, features coffee, a full bar and the awesome Bacon Bloody Mary! 121 N. 9th St., Boise, (208) 387-3553
Big City Coffee & Café Serving breakfast and lunch all day, along with espresso, coffees and in-house baked goods. Try the pumpkin chai muffin, cherry pie scone, or homemade biscuits and gravy with fresh buttermilk biscuits. 1416 Grove St., Boise, (208) 345-3145
Flying M Coffeehouse Flying M roasts its own beans, using a smallbatch drum roaster, so coffee is always fresh and delicious. A full complement of madefrom-scratch baked items are handcrafted each morning by master bakers and served with a smile in this bustling downtown coffeehouse that has become a local favorite. 500 W. Idaho St., Boise, (208) 345-4320
Goldy’s Breakfast Bistro Goldy’s opened in 1999 in the heart of downtown Boise. Quality made-to-order breakfast has made Goldy’s one of the best restaurants in the Treasure Valley—Voted Best Local Breakfast for 18 years! 108 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, (208) 345-4100
Big City Coffee & Café— cafés, delis & coffee
Perfectly sweetened lattes, giant breakfasts and massive pastries. If you you love a good cup of Joe; stop here and enjoy the thoughtful space that encourages communal dining and offers a feeling of small-town neighborliness.
District Coffeehouse A nonprofit created to support an orphanage network called Send Hope, District Coffeehouse focuses on freshly roasted, carefully crafted coffee with a mission. Each batch is roasted in micro-batches twice a week using 100% Arabica beans. 219 N. 10th St., Boise, (208) 343-1089
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Le Coq d’Or An unforgettable and artistic dining experience inspired by authentic European countryside cuisine and farm-to-table French cuisine and modern European dishes. Open for dinner only, Tuesday through Saturday. 176 S. Rosebud Ln., Eagle, (208) 947-2840
Petite 4 Bringing French bistro-inspired dishes to the Boise Bench, Petite 4 is offering dinner service Tuesday through Thursday 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. 4 N. Latah St., Boise, (208) 345-1055
Pie Hole Late night dining in a funky space, serving thin crust New York-style pizza. Pie Hole has become a local institution. Open all day and late night. 205 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 344-7783 1016 Broadway Ave., Boise, (208) 424-2225
Richard’s Café Vicino
Founded by husband-and-wife-team Moshit Mizrachi-Gabbitas and Chuck Gabbitas, JanJou was opened in 2008 as a wholesale bakery selling mostly cookies to local shops. A retail bakery and full cafe was opened in 2013—with the name as homage to Moshit's mother, whose nickname was Janjou. 1754 W. State St., Boise, (208) 297-5853
Vicino is Italian for neighborhood. Seasonal menus take advantage of locally sourced produce, fresh fish, meat and game. Chef Richard Langston and his staff share a culinary philosophy that celebrates the integrity of ingredients and prepares simply to showcase the natural flavors of the products. The end result is delicious award-winning cuisine that receives rave reviews. 1808 W. Fort St., Boise, (208) 472-1463
Wild Root Café and Market
The Wylder
JanJou Patisserie 60
all made from scratch with only the freshest ingredients. Boise’s favorite hole-in-the-wall local Italian is open for lunch and dinner daily. 176 S. Rosebud Ln., Eagle, (208) 947-2840
Husband-and-wife-team, chef Michael Trebbi and his wife, Anne-Marie, serve up breakfast and lunch fare with artistic flare and a local, seasonal, farm-to-table focus. The presentation is elegant and the food is fresh, delicious and artfully prepared by hand. 276 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 856-8956
italian & mediterranean Alavita Fresh seasonal ingredients inform the locally inspired Italian cuisine at this traditional Italian osteria (an Italian joint). Creative craft cocktails and an extensive wine list complement dishes inspired by regional ingredients, making Alavita a great place for celebrating life with good friends, business associates or family. 807 W. Idaho St., Boise, (208) 780-1100
Luciano’s Italian Restaurant Authentic Italian food in a casual, familyfriendly atmosphere that features classic Tuscan-inspired cuisine, with a few surprises—
Enjoy handcrafted, slow-batch pizza with soul. Experience full-service dining, craft cocktails, and suppers. With five styles of red pizza and five types of white, pies are not the only reason this restaurant is always buzzing. There’s a kale Caesar salad that has spawned regulars, as well as a cauliflower dish that makes even the most carnivorous diners ponder plantbased diets. Now open daily for lunch. 501 West Broad St., Boise, (208) 209-3837
mexican Andrade’s An eclectic atmosphere that features more than 100 menu items from the heart of Mexico. Offering great food, great service and great value, Andrade's is known as a local's favorite. Owner Javier Andrade offers a glimpse into the cuisine of a pueblo rich in history, culture, and traditions—with pride in every dish. 4903 Overland Rd., Boise, (208) 344-1234
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Calle 75 Calle 75 Street Tacos is the newest member of elite restaurants in the nation to create authentic corn tortillas from scratch, using the ancient nixtamalization process. Come enjoy pure authentic Mexican cuisine. 110 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-336-2511 3635 E. Longwing Ln., Meridian, (208) 846-9001
Chapala Traditional Mexican food in a familyfriendly atmosphere offering choices for every taste, and with multiple locations throughout Boise. 1201 S. Vista Ave., Boise, (208) 429-1155
Diablo and Sons Enjoy some of the city’s best tacos that are rotated with the seasons. Diablo and Sons source from all local farms. 246 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 429-6340
The Funky Taco We are The Funky Taco. We create food within a “farm to funky fare” framework. Our emphasis is on Asian, Indian, Mexican, and Americana ethnicities / styles of food. We religiously support our local farmers and our menu selections will morph and change with the seasonal yields. 801 W. Bannock St., Boise, (208) 991-4106
Madre Madre Boutique Taqueria is committed to establishing a new category of neighborhood restaurant that will maintain the classic attributes of comfort and affordability and continuously strive to deliver superior food and service. As part of our effort to meet these goals, we aim to bring people closer to the production of their food by incorporating regional, sustainably-grown ingredients whenever possible. 1034 S. La Pointe St., Boise, (208)-432-1100
Matador Popular Mexican cuisine in an "Old World" atmosphere of dark walnut, intricate ironwork and deep, roomy booths. Matador features the city’s widest selection of tequila and a spacious outdoor patio during the summer months. 215 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 342-9988
steak & seafood Barbacoa Upscale South American steak house featuring tableside guacamole, fresh seafood, chicken mole and certified Angus beef steak served on Argentina ironwood. Specialty crafted cocktails, from margaritas to mojitos, and an extensive wine list complement every meal. 276 Bobwhite Ct., Boise, (208) 338-5000
Owyhee Tavern—
steak & seafood The Owyhee Tavern, at the corner of 11th and Main, is a welcome addition to the downtown culinary scene. The restaurant is owned and operated by Barry Werner and John and Kristy Toth, who also own Tavern at Bown Crossing. The Tavern's location in The Owyhee exemplifies the “Work, Meet and Live” ethos of the building. Enjoy excellent food and a great atmosphere in historic Boise.
Bonefish Grill
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Full of fresh and innovative dishes, the Bonefish Grill crafts a complete dining experience—from customized pairings and craft cocktails, daily specials and a menu that specializes in seasonal fresh fish prepared with elegant simplicity over a wood-burning grill. Taste today's fresh catch. 855 W. Broad St., Boise, (208) 433-1234
Owyhee Tavern opened in October 2016 bringing a new vibe to the downtown area. Located in the historic Owyhee building, this steakhouse offers American Wagyu, USDA prime grade steaks, organic salmon, fresh ahi, and oysters on the half shell. Specialties also include kung pao calamari, Kobe fondue and ahi poke salad—and don’t forget to ask for a side of cheddar tots or Brussels sprouts. $5 Happy Hour, Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. 1109 Main St., Boise, (208) 639-0440
Chandlers Steakhouse Prime cuts of beef and fresh caught fish, combined with local homegrown ingredients and an extensive wine list, are served in a swanky, hip setting. The Lounge at Chandlers features live jazz nightly and a martini bar— home of the Ten Minute Martini. Social Hour is Monday-Friday, 4-6 p.m. 981 W. Grove St., Boise, (208) 383-4300
Fresh Off the Hook A little slice of Seattle mixed with a dash of San Francisco, add a pinch of Alaska and toss it together with the flavors of Key West and you’ll enjoy an incredible seafood experience—right here in Boise. Bright and cheery, soaked in the colors of the ocean, Fresh Off the Hook owner David Bassiri is committed to delivering service and freshness. Guaranteed! 507 N. Milwaukee St., Boise, (208) 322-9224 401 S. 8th St., Boise, (208) 343-0220
Lucky Fins Seafood Grill Welcome to a new way to experience seafood—where great quality and affordability come together! Daily chalkboard specials are innovative and creative, complemented by a menu of diverse flavors influenced by Asian, Mexican and Northwest cuisines. And don’t miss sushi prepared by one of the best sushi chefs in the Treasure Valley! 801 W. Main St., Boise, (208) 888-3467 1441 N. Eagle Rd., Meridian, (208) 888-3467
Stagecoach Inn Stagecoach Inn opened in 1959. A Treasure Valley favorite dinner restaurant and bar famous for its hand-breaded bar prawns, prime rib and banana cream pie. Folks near and far make the historic Stagecoach their favorite destination restaurant. 3132 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, (208) 342-4161
Ruth’s Chris Steak House Featuring Ruth’s special 500˚ sizzling plates and an award-winning wine list perfect for a romantic dinner, business meeting or private party. Happy Hour, seven days a week, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. 800 W. Main St., Boise, (208) 426-8000
The BrickYard Touted as a steak house, The BrickYard has other notable features that are bound to pique your epicurean interest, such as our tableside salad service and our wide range of entrée selections from Idaho Wagyu Kobe beef to crab and scallop topped halibut. Open for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour, 3-6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10-11 p.m. Dueling Piano Show, Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m. – close. 601 Main St., Boise, (208) 287-2121
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Arts & Culture NOV. 3 – FEB. 3 — Contemporary Glass “A New State of Matter: Contemporary Glass.” Glass has been called a new state of matter because it does not fit squarely within the definition of a liquid, solid, or gas. Its amorphous molecular structure allows it to transition from a liquid to a solid over a wide temperature range, causing it to be nicknamed chameleon matter. Each of the artists included in the exhibition examines the material and symbolic potential of glass in unique and revealing ways. Boise Art Museum, 670 S. Julia Davis Dr., Boise. boiseartmuseum.org Steffen Dam exhibiting at Boise Art Museum – "A New State of Matter: Contemporary Glass"
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DEC. 5 - 22 — ‘With Love and a Major Organ’ The story of a man with a paper heart, a mother who wanted to spare him the pain of a real one, and a woman on the subway with so much love to give. A modern-day fable about what it costs to give your heart
away, and what happens when you discover you actually have one. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 W Fulton St., Boise. bctheater.org DEC. 21 — Rocking Around the Christmas Tree Ventriloquist, Darci Lynne is the youngest contestant to ever win “America’s Got Talent.” She is a young ventriloquist who is inspiring the next generation to keep it alive. Darci is someone to watch for as her career is just getting started. But in her mind, positively affecting one person through her performances is all she desires. The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. 7 p.m. morrisoncenter.com
The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. 8 p.m. morrisoncenter.com JAN. 25 — ‘Bodies Human’ Join us for this 21 plus event! Get exclusive access to the traveling exhibition BODIES HUMAN: Anatomy in Motion and enjoy the extra programming provided by our wonderful partners. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 W. Myrtle St., Boise. 7 – 10 p.m. dcidaho.org "The King and I"
JAN. 11 — Brian Regan Having built his 30plus year career on the strength of his material alone, Brian Regan’s nonstop theater tour continuously fills the most beautiful venues across North America, visiting close to 100 cities each year. The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise.8 p.m. morrisoncenter.com JAN. 15 — Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson was a Golden Gloves boxer who studied creative writing at Pomona College in California. The Phi Beta Kappa graduate earned a Rhodes scholarship to study literature at Oxford, where he boxed, played rugby and continued to write songs. After graduating from Oxford, Kristofferson served in the army as an Airborne Ranger helicopter pilot and achieved the rank of Captain. In 1965, Kristofferson turned down an assignment to teach at West Point and, inspired by songwriters like Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, moved to Nashville to pursue his music.
JAN. 25 - 27 — ‘The King and I’ One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest works, "The King and I" boasts a score that features such beloved classics as “Getting To Know You,” “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” “Hello Young Lovers,” “Shall We Dance” and “Something Wonderful.” The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. morrisoncenter.com
Music & Comedy DEC. 22 — Marcus Eaton The Sapphire Room, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise. 7:30 p.m. sapphireboise.com DEC. 27 —
2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise. 7:30 p.m. sapphireboise.com
7:30 p.m. bo.knittingfactory.com
DEC. 29 —
Reckless Kelly
Zoso – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
Too Slim & The Taildraggers The Sapphire Room,
Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. 9th St., Boise.
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Revolution Concert House and Event Center, 4983 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. 8 p.m. cttouringid.com
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JAN. 10 — Laura Gibson The Olympic, 1009 Main St., Boise. 8 p.m. theolympicboise.com JAN. 11 —
Remember Sports with Nadine Neurolux Lounge, 111 N. 11th St., Boise.
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Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. morrisoncenter.com
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FEB. 6 – MAR. 9 — ‘Lewiston and Clarkston’ These breathtakingly intimate plays by Sam Hunterwill be staged together for the first time in the two places dearest to Hunter’s heart, his longtime home of New York City, and his home state of Idaho. BCT is partnering with New York’s Rattlestick Playwrights Theater to stage both ‘Lewiston & Clarkston’ as they were originally intended: companion pieces about modern day descendants of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark struggling to find a way forward in a world where there’s nothing left to discover. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 W. Fulton St., Boise. bctheater.org FEB. 8 - 9 — Ballet Idaho (re)DEFINED In an evening that spans both classical and contemporary work from internationally acclaimed choreographers, our winter series will explore the range and depth of our dancers as they push the limits of dance and what defines its relevance today. The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. morrisoncenter.com FEB. 10 – Symphony Orchestra Concert Presented by the Department of Music at Boise State University. Children, non-BSU
7:30 p.m. neurolux.com JAN. 11 — Elton John Taco Bell Arena, 1401 Bronco Lane, Boise. 8 p.m. tacobellarena.com JAN. 16 —
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Elton John: Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour
students of any age (with ID) and BSU faculty, staff and students with ID are admitted for free. All concert proceeds fund BSU Music Scholarships. The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. 7:30 p.m. morrisoncenter.com
DEC. 18 – JAN. 1 — Winter Garden aGlow Join us at Winter Garden aGlow at the Idaho Botanical Garden and see our dazzling display of over 400,000 sparkling lights artfully displayed throughout the holiday season. Special guest Santa will visit from the North Pole select nights and the Holiday Express, a G-scale model train, will wind its way through the glowing winter wonderland. Local choirs will fill the air with music on select nights. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise. 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. idahobotanicalgarden.org
FEB. 17 — Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE: King for a Day The grr-ific musical for little tigers and grown-ups alike is back! Now, in its fourth year of touring, your favorite characters are hopping back on board Trolley and coming to your town with Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live: King For A Day!, Daniel and all of his friends invite you for a brand-new adventure in Neighborhood of Make-Believe where Daniel learns just what it takes to be King. The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. 1 p.m. morrisoncenter.com
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FEB. 17 — ‘Wicked’ The Broadway sensation looks at what happened in the Land of Oz but from a different angle. From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, ‘Wicked’—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story. The
Revolution Concert House and Event Center, 4983 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. 7:30 p.m. cttouringid.com JAN. 17 — Lanco Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S.
Winter Garden aGlow, Idaho Botanical Gardens
9th St., Boise. 8 p.m. bo.knittingfactory.com JAN. 19 — Wild Child Neurolux Lounge, 111 N. 11th St., Boise. 7:30 p.m. neurolux.com. JAN. 23 —
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Olympic, 1009 Main St., Boise. 8 p.m. theolympicboise.com. JAN. 26 — Hell's
Belles – All Female Tribute to AC/DC
Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. 9th St., Boise. 8 p.m. bo.knittingfactory.com.
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DEC. 19 — Classic Holiday Movies “It’s a Wonderful Life.” This one’s a Christmas tradition for lots of Boiseans. It’s a Wonderful Life will have you running down Main Street yelling “Merry Christmas” to anyone who’ll listen, even the grouchiest of Mr. Potters. The whole family will want to warm up at the theater. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. 7 p.m. egyptiantheatre.net/events/ DEC. 20 — Boise High School Choir Enjoy the tradition of the beautiful free holiday concert hosted by Boise High School. Idaho Capitol Building, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise. 7:30 p.m. boise.boiseschools.org/ DEC. 31 — Idaho Potato Drop Idaho’s signature holiday event that can only be truly experienced live at the Idaho State Capitol! The Idaho Potato Drop is a free and charitable community event that supports local arts, business and charities. Idaho State Capitol Building, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise. 3 p.m. – 1 a.m. idahopotatodrop.com
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JAN. 3 — Alaska, live Alaska brings her 75 Minute Greatest Hits Show to Boise for one night only. The All Stars 2 winner and queen of snakes is accompanied by Handsome Jeremy on the keys for a night of live performances from “Nails” to “Your Makeup is Terrible.” Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. 9 p.m. egyptiantheatre.net/events/ FEB. 14 — DTF with William and Eddie danger DTF (Dirty Twisted Fierce) is a new monthly party featuring the top DJs, celebrity performers, and hottest dancers presented by Five Senses Reeling. Every second Thursday at the Balcony Club in Boise, the party starts 2/14 with a cast of amazing talent. Balcony Club, 150 N. 8th St., Boise. 8 p.m. thebalconyclub.com
Forward Connor Chatham returns to Boise for his third professional season with the Idaho Steelheads.
Food & Drink DEC. 15 – FEB. 3 — Capital City Market The Capital City Public Market is more than just a local foods and fresh produce market. It supports a growing a sustainable local food system and thriving local economy through the exchange of goods, services and information between farmers, specialty food producers, artisans and the public, whether our patrons are locals or out-of-town visitors. The Grove Plaza. Every Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. capitalcitypublicmarket.com DEC. 22 — Boise Farmers' Market Join us at our Indoor Winter Market location - 516 South 8th St. - the corner of 8th and Fulton Streets, downtown Boise. The BFM Indoor Winter Market is open Saturdays through Dec. 22. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. theboisefarmersmarket.com DEC. 30 — Community Sunday Supper Please let your friends and neighbors know
about it! Please come and enjoy a great meal and very fine fellowship! We miss you when you don’t! We’re the church that feeds people — body, mind, & spirit! Kuna United Methodist Church, 200 W. 4th Street, Kuna. 5 – 7 p.m. kunaumc.org
Sports & Outdoors DEC. 21 — Idaho Potato Bowl Enjoy the gridiron showdown between the Mountain West Conference and the Mid-American Conference. Bronco Stadium, 1400 Bronco Ln., Boise. 2 p.m. famousidahopotatobowl.com DEC. 21 – FEB. 22 — Idaho Steelheads Home Games Come downtown for a night full of hockey action, fun, and community! CenturyLink Arena, 245 S Capitol Blvd., Boise. idahosteelheads.com
Music & Comedy JAN. 30 — Choir Boy Neurolux Lounge, 111 N. 11th St., Boise. 7:30 p.m. neurolux.com JAN. 31 — Bob Seger Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. 7:30 p.m. fordidahocenter.com TERRITORY–MAG.COM
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Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. 9th St., Boise. 8 p.m. bo.knittingfactory.com FEB. 4 —
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Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Blvd., Boise. 7 p.m. morrisoncenter.com FEB. 5 — King Tuff Neurolux Lounge, 111 N. 11th St., Boise. 7:30 p.m. neurolux.com
House, 416 S. 9th St., Boise. 8 p.m. bo.knittingfactory.com
FEB. 12 — Nels Cline Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage Street, Garden City. 7 p.m. visualartscollective.com FEB. 20 —
Gryffin – The Gravity Tour Knitting Factory Concert
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FEB. 21 — Zomboy Revolution Concert House and Event Center, 4983 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. 8 p.m. cttouringid.com
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