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Happy Fourth of July, Boise! In this issue of Boise Weekly, we have a handful of stories that dig into our American-ness. On page 6, Anna Felix has written about Boise’s latest crop of new Americans, sworn in as citizens on World Refugee Day. On page 13, film guru George Prentice has curated a list of his favorite movies that touch on the American experience. Each celebrates America at its best, or illuminates a neglected chapter of our collective history, but all have something to say about who we are and the place where we live. For years, Ketamine has been best-known as the “date rape drug.” It can cause dissociative states in users, and there’s potential for abuse, but two clinics in Boise have started using it to treat some of the trickiest cases of depression. Learn more in Hayden Seder’s news piece on page 8. Seder returns on page 10 for a preview of Ballet Sun Valley’s upcoming week of dance. Performing arts lovers heading that way this summer ought to see what the company, which has close ties to internationally recognized dance programs, has in store. Boise may be one of the most remote metropolitan centers in the United States, but its food scene is starting to turn heads. On page 12, Lex Nelson dives into her experience at the Friends of James Beard Dinner, hosted at Mai Thai, where the topic of discussion was Boise’s growing stature in American cuisine. Finally, on page 11, I speak with the new executive director of the Snake River Alliance, Holly Harris, who came to Boise just a few months ago, but already has big plans for the anti-nuclear organization, from fighting a plan to build a dozen nuclear reactors in eastern Idaho to revamping the nonprofit’s website. Readers will notice that Prentice’s name no longer appears in the infobox as the editor of this paper. The longtime reporter and editor has moved on from Boise Weekly, and his leadership, grace and wit will be dearly missed. A search is now underway for his replacement in the BW newsroom, and I will fill his role until that search has come to an end. Prentice will, however, continue to write his weekly Screen column in our pages.
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BOISE’S WORLD REFUGEE DAY CELEBRATION By Anna Felix
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On World Refugee Day this year, 17 people became new U.S. citizens.
Boise Mayor Dave Bieter looked out on a crowd of thousands of onlookers streaming through the Grove Plaza, 17 of whom were about to become America’s newest citizens. Bieter posed a simple but thought-provoking question: “Is there anything more important than home?” Some in the crowd nodded in agreement, even more let out a woo. The exclamation was a highlight of 2019’s edition of Boise’s World Refugee Day, which has been celebrated in some capacity since 2001. This year’s official citizenship ceremony included people from Bhutan, Burma, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Nepal, Sudan and Ukraine. Officials said becoming a new U.S. citizen means much more than renouncing allegiance to one’s former country. Indeed the moment can be bittersweet in that it closes a chapter of their lives, but it’s also a time of great optimism. “Leaving your home country is a difficult decision to make. But war and persecution drive people out of their homes, they’re forced to become refugees,” said Kara Fink, Outreach and Partnership Manager at Idaho Office for 6 | JULY 3–9, 2019 | BOISEWEEKLY
Refugees. “The choice to become an American citizen really shows how important safety, security and community is.” Fink said making the choice to become an American is no easy feat. The first obstacle is overcoming a wait time—a person must wait at least five years through permanent residency in the U.S. to apply to become a citizen. Next, learning English is a requirement for applicants because all four parts of the test are conducted in English. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test is rigorous. While the reading, writing and speaking portions of the test might be a breeze for most natural-born U.S. citizens, it’s the civics portion of the exam that is particularly difficult. It includes a list of 100 possible questions on American history, geography and government. Here are just a few examples: • How many amendments does the Constitution have? • The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
• Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? • When was the Constitution written? • Who was President during World War I? Boise Weekly posed those questions to a number of natural born citizens on the streets, very few could answer all five correctly. But for those taking the naturalization test, knowing the answer to all 100 is critical. Simply put, applicants don’t know which 10 of the 100 questions that will be given during the actual test. For the World Refugee Day Celebration, The Grove Plaza was filled with families dressed in their best attire, celebrating the ones they love who would soon receive citizenship. Through the day, performances by Tora’dan, Joyful Children’s Choir and Mladi Behar Dancers provided ample representation for much of Boise’s increasingly diverse community. The citizenship ceremony lasted only about 10 minutes, but the crowd’s energy built with each passing moment. Seventeen refugees were asked to stand in the front row and hold up their right hand while Micah Brown, USCIS
Boise Field Office Director administered the Oath of Allegiance. Once the oath was finished the hundreds of people present cheered for their new fellow Americans, an uproarious welcome into citizenship. “Boise recently received welcoming certification from the organization Welcoming America,” said Fink, “which really just validates all of the great things that the people of the city have been doing to make sure that those who arrive as refugees and immigrants have a place in the community, and there’s a pathway for folks to use their talents and skills to become full members of this community while enriching it.” The World Refugee Day Celebration was put on by the Idaho Office for Refugees, the Agency for New Americans, and the International Rescue Committee. All three have aided new refugees in remaking their lives in Boise. They provide housing, furnishings, health care, English language classes and more to help them transition smoothly. “I really believe our welcoming is part of why Boise is such a great place to be,” said Fink. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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KETAMINE: THIS PARTY DRUG MAY CURE DEPRESSION When the Boise Ketamine Clinic opened three years ago, it was only one of 12 clinics in the nation; now there are more than 150 HAYDEN SEDER But Ketamine is not for everyone. The drug is reserved for people who have already tried several medications and therapies, including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Once patients have been approved for Ketamine treatment, they typically undergo a series of infusions in the clinic. Typically, Bailey said, patients get six transfusions, but they can receive as many as 10 in rare cases. The Boise Ketamine Clinic also recommends 12 weeks of cognitive talk therapy on an out-patient basis.
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If you’ve heard of Ketamine, or “Special K,” as it’s often called on the street, you most likely think of it as an illicit party drug— one that creates such a dissociative high that it’s often used as a date rape drug. But the increasing use of Ketamine to treat medication-resistant depression is slowly changing that view. While Ketamine has been used to treat mental illness for several years, lately, that application is bringing the drug into a new spotlight, perhaps because of a social shift in the way drugs like cannabidiol (CBD) and psilocybin, which are also getting new attention for their non-illicit applications. In Boise alone, there are two clinics specifically dedicated to administering Ketamine for depression: the Boise Ketamine Institute and Boise Ketamine Clinic. When the Boise Ketamine Clinic opened about three years ago, it was only one of roughly a dozen clinics in the nation; now there are more than 150 nation-wide. “It’s just exploded,” said clinic Owner, operator, and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Nykol Bailey. “Not only the nation but the medical and psych community is slowly changing the stigma surrounding the use of psychedelics.” Bailey got into the Ketamine business after losing someone to suicide in her early 20s, and started searching for ways to spare others the same kind of loss. Ketamine is typically used for starting and maintaining anesthesia, making anaesthesiologists the most qualified people to administer it. Results from Ketamine use for depression have shown promise, with as much as a 50% reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety within two weeks and success in about 70-80% of patients (the success rate of oral antidepressants is lower, at 50-60%). CO M
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“There’s no memory loss and no general anesthetic needed. You can do it very safely in the clinic setting and go home the same day with minimal side effects,” Bailey said. The growing body of research into Ketamine as a treatment for depression attracted Dr. Eric Melbihess, who runs the Boise Ketamine Insti-
While these clinics and many others across the U.S. have processes in place to encourage patients to try other treatments first, Bailey said Ketamine is given to suicidal patients promptly. “If someone is suicidal, regardless of a documented diagnosis, that’s an acute problem and needs to be fixed urgently,” Bailey said. “Research has shown that Ketamine, in as little as one dose and 24 hours, greatly reduces suicidality.” In addition to depression and anxiety, research has indicated that Ketamine can also yield positive results for patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), chronic pain, mood disorders and fibromyalgia. Its versatility aside, Ketamine is not a miracle drug, and critics point out its side effects, which include addiction, bladder problems and out-of-body experiences that one would expect with a dissociative drug. A quick perusal through the forum “Personal stories” on the Ketamine Advocacy Network site shows that there are plenty for whom KetBERS amine was not the answer. M U N E H BY T ide ic u s Posts have titles like “Hit l a b 0 : glo ths • 986,00 the past 12 mon the ground running but in victims l then…”, and “Return a b lo billion: g of suicidal thoughts • $1,300 loss due to economic bipolar, PTSD, shortly after infusion.” n, depressio But for those who have anxiety f o s searched for an answer le a s l a r, lion: glob and found it in this • $50 bil depression, bipola drugs for ty drug, it may indeed xie PTSD, an feel like a miracle. from .org rs e rk b o User Dan Y. on the m tw u e n * advocacyn Ketamine Advoketamine cacy Network found solace after his first six infusions, saying “Every infusion I had was different. Every person has a different experience. I will say that my depression seems to be gone, completely! Don’t know if it will last and, at 73, I have a anesthesia reported that they had an imlot of other problems to sort out before the provement in mood, especially those with end of it all, but the depression is gone! At depression.” least for now. YEAH!!” At Boise Ketamine Institute, patients are given a free consultation to decide if If you or someone you know is in crisis or the treatment is likely to be beneficial, needs support, please reach out for help by calling and then treatments are scheduled over a or texting the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline two- to three-week period. The results for at 208-398-4357. All calls are confidential and each person vary, and the effects may last anonymous. for two weeks to as long as 18 months. tute. He and a former partner opened the clinic in 2017, where he said they’ve had an approximately 70% success rate among their patients. “In my previous life I was a biochemist and had experience with pharmacology and research on drugs and how they affect the human body,” Melbihess said. “In medical school, we noticed that people we were giving Ketamine to during
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ARTS & CULTURE DANCING IN THE SUN ANONYMOUSLY SINGLE JOHN/PAUL PART 2 I’m sure you’re wondering with a guy like that, how is she still single? Let’s just say, of all the men I’ve dated and all the men I’ll tell you about, he is the one that gets to me. Sometimes after I’ve settled for another conjugal visit from the ex or I’ve been on another bad date where I’ve mentally outlined my escape route, I think about Paul. Why did I let him go? Will anyone ever love me like he did? Who else is going to put up with my nonsense? Paul was great at the first few dates and then it slowly came out that maybe those dates were a little beyond his means. Dinner dates, boat rides and swing dancing quickly became chicken breasts at the house and walks on lunch hours. At the time I had just started to see what it was like to taste success at work. I imagined myself in a fancy house and had just bought my first brand-new car. I’m ashamed to say that I had a big head and thought I could do better. I wasn’t ready to live in his fixer upper. I had yet to meet Chip and Joanna Gaines, so I didn’t realize what kind of potential was there. For Valentine’s Day we joined my grandparents for dinner. I had dinner with them every week and Paul didn’t have the money so it was an easy solution. I remember thinking that he would get me flowers or chocolate since my grandparents were treating. After a nice dinner we were going home and he asked me why I was so upset. The next day he brought me flowers and chocolate, but the moment had passed. I was mentally checked out. Looking back, I’d give anything to have that dinner again and not be upset about something so trivial. When someone shows they love you every other day of the year, does Valentine’s Day even matter? Have you been there? Have you pushed someone away for a stupid reason? Cheers to not making the same mistake twice. —A.S. Hit me up at anonymouslysingle@boiseweekly.com or check out my Anonymously Single Facebook Page. 10 | JULY 3–9, 2019 | BOISEWEEKLY
San Francisco Ballet to Perform at Sun Valley Pavilion HAYDEN SEDER
The Sun Valley Pavilion has hosted numerous concerts, famous speakers, and on Friday and Sunday, July 5 and 7, it will host 38 company dancers from San Francisco Ballet to perform two different dance programs under the tutelage of Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson. The performance is the eighth for Ballet Sun Valley, which was founded in 2011 to bring world-class ballet performances to the Sun Valley area. Program A, which hits the stage on July 5, will present an evening of mixed repertory work and pas de deux, while Program B, performed on July 7, will feature three ballets from the 2018 Unbound Festival of New Works. Festival conductor Maestro Martin West is recognized as one of the world’s foremost ballet conductors. Ballet Sun Valley has brought performances by the San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet, The Royal Ballet in London, The Paris Opera Ballet and the Mariinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia, to the Pavilion stage. Its first performance for the company in 2012 featured 20 dancers from San Francisco Ballet, and Artistic Director Tomasson praised the Pavilion as an extraordinarily beautiful venue. Isabella Boylston—a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre in New York and a native of Sun Valley—approached Ballet Sun Valley with the idea of doing a festival performed by dancers from a variety of international ballet companies. Boylston achieved her dream with Ballet Sun Valley by putting on the first independent dancer Festival in August of 2017, with dancers like Misty Copeland (ABT), Tiler Peck (NY City Ballet), Kimin Kim (Mariinsky Ballet) and Ida Pretorius (Royal Danish Ballet). Boylston returned as artistic director of the 2018 festival, as well.
JULY 5 AND 7 PERFORMANCES On July 5, dancers will present Program A, seven dances including a 30-minute ballet choreographed by Tomasson and six other classical and neo-classical, shorter dances, including “UnSaid,” choreographed by Danielle Rowe. Rowe was tapped by Tomasson to create “UnSaid” for the San Francisco Ballet Opening Gala in January, where it had its world premiere.
Over two days this week, Ballet Sun Valley will stage two completely different dance programs.
The former dancer with Nederlands Dance Theater, Australian Ballet, and Houston Ballet, and now associate artistic director for SF Dance Works, will stage “UnSaid” on the festival’s first night. The piece was inspired by a quote from a book Rowe loves, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: “We had everything to say to each other, but no ways to say it.” “That was really the inspiration behind the duet,” Rowe said. “A couple that have been together for a long time and so much has happened that they don’t really know where to start and how to communicate with each other, almost like being in the same room as each other but living completely different lives from each other.” The piece features two dancers to the music of Ezio Bosso, portraying a couple whose passionate affair waxes and wanes. On July 7, Program B will feature three works from San Francisco Ballet’s 2018 Unbound Festival of New Works. Dancing in the piece “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” is Rowe’s husband and San Francisco Ballet dancer Luke Ingham. Choreographed by Justin Peck and set to the music of M83, this piece departs from traditional ballet. “The piece I’ll be in is unique; it’s set to pop music and we’re actually dancing in tennis shoes,” Ingham said.
EDUCATION Since 2012, Ballet Sun Valley has offered education to young ballet dancers in the area, with acclaimed dancers visiting for performances also offering a few classes. In 2018, over 150 students from 17 states took part. Programs include various levels of ballet, jazz, choreography,
and, in conjunction with local nonprofit Higher Ground, a class for children with special needs. This year, dancers and faculty from San Francisco Ballet will teach for three days in all levels of ballet, contemporary dance and choreography. With the support of Ballet Sun Valley sponsors, all classes are free and overlap with the Festival, taking place July 5-7. Rowe herself will teach the choreography workshops. “I will be using techniques that I use when I choreograph; ways to come up with different movements and trying to pass on that information to the students,” Rowe said. “But, of course, choreography is so personal. We’ll use those techniques to make it their own and see what they come up with. We’ll put everything together and try to construct a mini performance by the end of the three days.” In partnership with Boston Ballet School and Higher Ground, the education program will include a three-day adaptive dance education program and a two-day teacher training program on how to use dance as therapy.
HOW TO ATTEND Tickets are still available to see one or both ballet performances at the Pavilion or the Pavilion lawn where Sun Valley’s Jumbotron makes it feel like you’re inside. Lawn tickets are $25 and children 10 and under are free with a ticketed adult. The lawn opens at 6:30 p.m. each night and custom picnic baskets catered by the Short Line Deli are available for pre-purchase (or bring your own). Tickets inside the pavilion range from $50-$500, and are available at balletsunvalley.com. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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Snake River Alliance Executive Director: No cable TV, no car, no ‘Dirty Dozen’ HARRISON BERRY
For the last nine years, Holly Harris lived in Juneau, Alaska, where she worked as an attorney for environmental law advocacy group Earthjustice. Before that, she worked for Preston Gates & Ellis (now K&L Gates), a law firm in Seattle, Washington. “After the combination of big law and big green, I looked around and was thinking about starting a new chapter of my life, and Boise happens to have four of the most important people in my life living there: two nephews, my sister and brother-in-law,” she said. “I’d follow my nephews anywhere.” Harris has only been in Boise a few months, and though she came to the City of Trees in pursuit of what some might call “big fam,” she will continue as an environmental activist in her capacity as the new executive director of the Snake River Alliance, where she will take up fresh challenges, from a proposal to build a dozen new nuclear reactors in Idaho to revamping the nonprofit’s website.
“The Dirty Dozen.” They want to build 12 nuclear reactors with little to no benefit to the State of Idaho, so that Utah can get a bunch of cheap electricity. It’s a lose for Idaho and one the Alliance is going to be educating folks to rally against. The fact is, clean, renewable, sustainable energy is here, and it’s already supporting our communities. It out-competes nuke at every turn, and that’s the future of Idaho. Have you seen the HBO series Chernobyl? You know, I don’t have TV, so I haven’t. I have certainly been online, checked out a bunch of the trailers, and I’m going to happily find someone who does have HBO and start watching it. I think it’s been a real testament to the recognition of the threat that nuke poses. Why don’t you have a TV? Technically, I have a TV, but I cut the cord on cable. I’m a streaming kind of girl. Netflix right now. I also don’t drive, if that matters. I just got my bike back from the guys over at East Side, and they just installed my e-bike conversion kit. I am in love with my Bad Boy—that’s the name of my bike. My Cannondale Bad Boy is perhaps the best bike on the planet.
Where does your passion for environmental issues come from? It’s a family-driven priority. That just started as kids trucking around the mountains of Colorado with my family and recognizing that we had an obligation to take care of what was there, to enjoy it, to be inspired by it, “THE and to share it with others.
we have tons of visionary partners. The city is doing great work, Idaho Power is doing great work. We wish they were doing it faster, and we’re working to bring TRUMP ADMINISTR ATION about some of those changes faster. We have to get people out of their cars as MAKING LIFE DIFFICULT much as possible. The single-occupancy vehicle? Hop on your bike. RENE WABLE ENERGY. IT’S
IS What’s on your to-do list? Big-picture, there are some things FOR that are really important to me. Education. I was so excited when I People are familiar with the ALSO A TESTAMENT TO THE came to Idaho and saw the energy Solarize the Valley program. How has and passion from people already STRE NGTH OF RENE WABLE the Trump administration changed here, whether it was the climate the logistics of installing solar for ENERGY THAT IT’S STILL strike in March or reaching out to home or business? K-12 educators. And I think we The Solarize program by design O U TC O M PE TI N G FO S S I L F U E L S have the worst website of any Idaho was a stimulus into a new market. environmental nonprofit. We’ve got It was intended as a short-term shot A N D TH E N U KE I N D U STRY.” to fix our website. On a serious note, in the arm to get people talking, eduI think the immediate threat is a procating people about the opportuniposal coming out of Utah to build ties. It’s going to come as no surprise Why not have a car? 12 new nuclear reactors in the State of Idaho. to anybody that the Trump administration is Transportation is the single greatest contribumaking life difficult for renewable energy. It’s tor to the adverse effects of climate change. You Where is that in process? also a testament to the strength of renewable look at Boise: Boise has got to confront its transThey’re in the early stages of design and energy that it’s still outcompeting fossil fuels portation problem. This is an extraordinary city, certification. The Alliance is calling this proposal and the nuke industry. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
The science says we can expect the most severe effects of climate change starting in about 2040. I’ve been living in Alaska. It’s here, folks. I always get worried when I hear people say it’s going to happen out there somewhere. It’s happening, whether it’s forest fires, droughts, flooding, etc. We’re living with the consequences of our choices and our energy choices right now, and really, the responsibility that we have. [What] we could do today that could help mitigate adverse effects. What do you see as Idaho’s role in addressing the issue of climate change? It’s not unlike conversations that are happening all across the country, and that is finding creative ways to take on our share of that problem, that we’re not making it worse. Let’s look at the electrification process, and make sure we’re getting it from the cleanest sources possible. Let’s look at natural gas, and let’s look at the enormous costs that it’s inflicting on our communities. How do we make sure low-income communities are not bearing a disproportionate weight in their energy choices? BOISEWEEKLY | JULY 3–9, 2019 | 11
BEER GUZZLER CELEBRATING AMERICA
HERETIC MAKE AMERICA JUICY AGAIN, $2.29-$2.49 You’re forgiven if the name made you think this was a fruit laced ale—the “juicy” refers to its abundance of dry hopping. It’s a lemon drop-colored, hazy pour with a thick head that leaves a sticky lacing. Resiny hops dominate the nose, backed by whiffs of peach and orange. The hop profile on the fruit-filled palate (orange, Meyer lemon, pineapple) is definitely juicy, with almost no bitterness, while the creamy finish lingers on and on. SOCKEYE LONESOME LARRY AMERICAN LAGER, $1.49-$1.69 A thin head covers this palest of pale, straw-colored lager. The mild aromas are a mix of freshly mowed grass and lightly toasted grain, while sweet malt and soft, fruity hops color the palate with a bit of bread dough on the finish. A quaffable step up from industrial lagers, the story of Lonesome Larry personifies American perseverance. If you don’t know it, it’s worth the Google. 21ST AMENDMENT SPARKALE SPARKLING ROSE ALE, $1.99-$2.19 Fireworks in the title from a brewery named for the merciful repeal of Prohibition—what could be more Fourth worthy? If you like cider, you’ll love this fruit-driven, pink-hued brew. Laced with apple, cranberry, peach and cherry, you pick up those elements more in the mouth than on the nose. It’s lightly carbonated, crisp and refreshing—bet you can’t drink just one. —David Kirkpatrick 12 | JULY 3–9, 2019 | BOISEWEEKLY
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Despite all of our differences, this divided nation comes together at least once a year to commemorate the Fourth of July. Beer was an integral part of our colonial past, so it seems appropriate to break out a few brews with names that in some way celebrate America.
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Mai Thai chef spotlights local lamb at Boise’s first James Beard Foundation Dinner LE X NEL SON Sipping a glass of local white wine at a linendraped table, Meadowlark Farms Owner Janie Burns riffed freely on the subject of lamb. “No one at the market ever asks me about the things that I know,” she said, rattling off a list of industry topics like sheep breeds, feed types and gestation periods. “Mostly they ask me, ‘How do you cook it? Will this thaw out in my car if I do five quick trips [before I get home]?’” Burns may not have known the answers to those questions, but someone at Mai Thai— where she was a guest of honor that night at Boise’s first Friends of James Beard Dinner — certainly did. Over the next few hours, Mai Thai Executive Chef Justin Scheihing performed culinary magic with some of Meadowlark’s best lamb cuts, teasing out different facets of the protein for savory Thai dishes like larb, tom sum and massaman curry. The meal had its roots in Idaho agriculture but its heart in New York City, where the James Beard Foundation is headquartered. The foundation, named for famous American gastronome James Beard, is perhaps best known for handing out its annual James Beard Awards—medals considered the Oscars of the food industry. But it’s also a platform for education and empowerment through food, offering advocacy boot camps for chefs, scholarships for the continuing culinary education and Women’s Leadership programs that tackle the gender imbalance in the food industry. It was the latter that brought foodies and farmers together at Mai Thai on June 30. A portion of the $70-per-person fee they’d paid in exchange for a four-course dinner and wine pairing was going straight to the James Beard Foundation’s leadership programs for women. According to JBF Director of Sponsor Relations Victoria Jordan Rodriguez, who shared a table with Burns for the dinner, supportive restaurants, wineries and other industry partners host 40-50 such food events on the foundation’s behalf each year. “Friends of James Beard Benefits like this give chefs and restaurants the opportunity to have fundraising events in their own space,” she
The James Beard Foundation Dinner at Mai Thai was a chance for Boise’s food scene to take center stage.
said over briny oysters and prosecco before the dinner began. She added that recently, the foundation has “really put an emphasis on” gender equality in the kitchen, responding to dismal statistics regarding representation. Fittingly, that disparity was the topic of the first season of this year’s James Beard Awardwinning podcast Copper & Heat, which was produced by two College of Idaho graduates. The season, “Be A Girl,” is a direct response to the fact that “women represent only 19% of chefs, and 7% of head chefs across the culinary world,” even though in recent years, women students have outnumbered their male counterparts in schools like the Culinary Institute of America. That was a topic under discussion at Mai Thai over generous portions of lamb and glasses of local wine from Garden City’s Telaya Wine Co. Though Chef Scheihing had cooked at the James Beard House before, representing Mai Thai as the first Idaho envoy to do so, guests speculated that he had outdone himself. The fish jelly sauce- and crispy Thai basil-topped lamb larb and was a crescendo of flavors on a crunchy prawn cracker, and the massaman curry was the night’s best dish, starring a melt-inyour-mouth lamb shank wafting the scent of spiced Christmas cookies: cinnamon, cardamom and star anise. Surprisingly, none of the courses were paired with Riesling or Gewürztraminer, two wines largely considered standbys for Asian cuisine. Stopping to pour glasses of Sauvignon Blanc (with the larb) and Grenache Blanc/
Sauvignon Blanc “Anam” (with the tom sum), Telaya Co-owner Earl Sullivan said he relished the opportunity to leave “the hot Asian/sweet white path” and explore dry whites with the illusion of sweetness. The one downside to dinner was that the portions were as staggering as the flavors. Even so, no one let a full stomach stop them from devouring dessert, a strawberry cream and mint chantilly tart courtesy of Janjou Patisserie’s Chef Moshit Mizarchi-Gabbitas. Mizarchi-Gabbitas had picked the mint for the tarts from her own backyard garden, and was in her element that night as one of Idaho’s few James Beard Award nominees. Over the award’s 30-year history, only a handful of Idahoans have made it to the nomination stage, including Kris Komori (then of State & Lemp) and Richard Langston (then of Cafe Vicino), while a slightly larger pool have been semifinalists, like Nate Whitley (The Modern) and Michael Runsvold (Acme Bakeshop). The fact that the awards nearly always go to chefs from larger cities was another hot dinner topic. When it came up at her table, Rodriguez said that one of the James Beard Foundation’s goals is to encourage more applicants from cities like Boise, which have up-and-coming food scenes yet to register on the national consciousness. Later, addressing the crowd, Sullivan gave what could have passed for a pep talk on the matter. “This is what we’re capable of guys,” he said. “The wine, the food, this is what we have going on here, and it can be world class.” BOISE WEEKLY.COM
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THE ALL-AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Dramas, histories, musicals and, yes, a few westerns GEORGE PRENTICE What’s an “all-American” film? There is no true answer. Like America itself, my concept of a Fourth of July film festival would be complex, entertaining, a tad educational and provocative. Each year, Turner Classic Movies populates its Fourth of July schedule with plenty of biopics of famous Americans. And while I whole-heartedly endorse a few of them, I’d like to sprinkle in a few extras— including portrayals of America’s finest and worst moments. 1776 (1972): Be certain to view the “director’s cut.” President Richard Nixon requested to have the song “Cool, Cool, Considerate Men” removed from the film because it suggested conservatives were the ones hindering American Independence. Producer Jack Warner conceded to Nixon’s wishes. The number was restored after Warner’s death. For that piece of history alone, it’s worth watching. 12 Years a Slave (2013): This landmark Best Picture Oscar-winner, chronicling the 1853 diary of Solomon Northup, is one of cinema’s most powerful dramatizations of our nation’s greatest inhuman cruelty. All the President’s Men (1976): Yes, it perfectly captures the Constitutional crisis that was the Watergate era. But it shines brightest as the best example of a true American art form: the detective/crime story. BOISE WEEKLY.COM
Do the Right Thing (1989): Director/writer Spike Lee picked up a long overdue Oscar earlier this year for BlacKkKlansman, but his finest has to be this 80s comedy/drama that expertly captures the moment when simmering racial tension hits the boiling point. Field of Dreams (1989): An adaptation of W.P. Kinsella’s novel Shoeless Joe, this film checks a lot of boxes, culturally and historically. James Earl Jones’ monologue on baseball is an ode to the American experience. How the West Was Won (1962): True, this nearly 3-hour epic is Caucasian revisionism of 19th-century America, but it’s a magnificent technical achievement; its cinematography, editing and particularly its score by Alfred Newman is legendary. Lone Star (1996): This little-known neowestern from director/writer John Sayles is a sunbaked slice of the psychological boundaries between whites and browns in the 1990s. Philadelphia (1993): Yes, it’s an Oscarwinning legal drama but, more importantly, it’s one of the first and best mainstream films to acknowledge homophobia. Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington have never been better. Reds (1981): The fact that this epic about the American Communist movement of the mid-20th century was produced by a major studio is a miracle. And Jack Nicholson’s supporting role as Eugene O’Neill is near-perfect.
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949): Director John Ford and cinematographer Winton Hoch’s images of Monument Valley remain the greatest landscapes ever captured for the big screen. The Godfather Part II (1974): Most cinephiles quote the dialogue and agree that the story is a masterpiece. But direct Francis Coppola’s recreated set pieces of 20th-century America are time capsule-worthy. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944): There are undoubtedly more than a few artistic liberties taken here, but Frederic March’s performance as Sam Clemens is a wonderment. West Side Story (1961): It’s still the best example of a really good Broadway show turned into an even greater movie. It’s the best of the best from Leonard Bernstein (music), Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) and Jerome Robbins (choreography) at the early stages of their careers. Wilson (1944): This often-forgot biopic of our 28th President was a box office flop but it’s still one of Hollywood’s best efforts of portraying American political melodrama. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942): You can’t possibly omit this joyous musical with James Cagney. Start watching for a few minutes and you’ll surrender your heart before you know it.
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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY JULY 3 Theatre ISF: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION—As part of Agatha Christie’s gripping courtroom thriller, you hereby are summoned for jury duty in a whodunit that will keep you guessing. 8 p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, idahoshakespeare.org. BOISE FILM FOUNDATION: INDEPENDENCE DAY—Join the Boise Film Foundation and Payette Brewing to celebrate and build Boise’s growing film culture. 8-10 p.m. $5-$10. Payette Brewing River Street Taphouse, 733 S. Pioneer St., Boise, 208-283-7065.
Food & Drink IDAHO FOODBANK PICNIC IN THE PARK FREE LUNCH AND FUN— Free lunches for kids in various parks in the Boise metro area Monday-Friday from June 3-Aug. 9. Locations and times vary. 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Metro Area Parks, Various Locations, Boise, 208-336-9643, idahofoodbank.org.
Other ALL AGES VIDEO GAMES—Open play on Wii and X-Box consoles. For all ages. 4:30-5:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org.
THURSDAY JULY 4
Literary Arts STORY TIME WITH SIR READSALOT—Join Jane and Sir Readsalot for tales of friendship and adventure. 11 a.m. FREE. Once and Future Books, 1310 W. State St., Boise, 208-336-2230, ofbooks.net.
Theatre HOMEGROWN THEATRE: SHE KILLS MONSTERS—A high-fantasy/ lowbrow comedy adventure of two
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sisters trying to find connection over a game of Dungeons and Dragons after a family tragedy. 8 p.m. $10-$35. The Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 Bank Drive, Boise, 208-420-7985, hgtboise.org. ISF: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION—As part of Agatha Christie’s gripping courtroom thriller, you hereby are summoned for jury duty in a whodunit that will keep you guessing. 8 p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, idahoshakespeare.org.
Sports & Outdoors BOISE HAWKS HOME GAME—An evening at Memorial Stadium cheering on the Boise Hawks is a perfect, family friendly summertime activity. 7:15 p.m. Memorial Stadium, 5600 N. Glenwood St., Boise, 208-322-5000, milb.com. FAMILY NIGHT—Make memories with the whole family. Admission includes basic attractions passes, bottled waters and a pizza. 4-8 p.m. Urban Air Adventure Park, 3876 E. Lanark Dr. Meridian, urbanairtrampolinepark.com.
THURSDAY, JULY 4
Civic Benefit 2019 LIBERTY DAY PARADE—Join Boise’s annual Independence Day parade. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Downtown Boise, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-8507915, libertydayparade.com.
Learning CARD MAKING CLASS—Learn how to make original cards. Class size is limited and registration required; sign up at the reference desk, call 208-472-2941 or email reference@gardencitylibrary.org. 6 p.m. Garden City Public Library, 6015 N. Glenwood St., Garden City.
Food & Drink BOARD GAMES AND BEER— Enjoy some local craft beer and wine, and play board games with your friends... or make new ones. 5-10 p.m. FREE. The Lounge at the End of the Universe, 2417 Bank Drive, Boise, 208-477-7546. IDAHO FOODBANK PICNIC IN THE PARK FREE LUNCH AND FUN—Free lunches for kids in various parks in the Boise metro area Monday-Friday from June 3-Aug. 9. Locations and times vary. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Metro Area Parks, Various Locations, Boise, 208336-9643, idahofoodbank.org.
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Holidays CIDER FLOATS FOR THE 4TH— Enjoy Apple Pie cider for the 4th. Get it a la mode at the downtown Cider House or Taproom in Garden City paired with STIL’s ice cream. Noon-5:30 p.m. FREE. Meriwether Cider House and Taproom, 224 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-9726725, meriwethercider.com.
BOISE FARMERS MOBILE MARKET—Support your local farmers every week at the Boys and Girls Club and enjoy fresh veggies, fruits, honey, eggs and more. 4:30-6 p.m. FREE. Boys and Girls Clubs of Ada County Moseley Center, 610 E. 42nd St., Garden City.
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Every Wednesday evening this summer, Boise Film Foundation will hold movie showings at Payette Brewing Co. A variety of movies will be shown throughout the summer, ranging from horror, action and comedy. Coming up is the screening of Independence Day on Wednesday, July 3, ideally timed for the, you know, actual Independence Day. For the uninitiated, ID is the story of the survivors of an apocalypse fending off the extraterrestrial invaders with the power of Morse Code, computer viruses and Will Smith. The next week, on Wednesday, July 10, don’t miss Dazed and Confused—one of the ultimate summer movies, starring Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich and, of course, Matthew McConnaughey. The movies begin at 8 p.m. and folks are encouraged to bring low-backed chairs and blankets to sit back and enjoy the films. 8 p.m. $5-$10. Payette Brewing Co., 733 S. Pioneer St., Boise, boisefilmfoundation.org. 14 | JULY 3–9, 2019 | BOISEWEEKLY
Festivals & Fairs EAGLE FUN DAYS—Mark your calendar for the annual Eagle Fun Days. The festivities kick off Friday, July 5, from 5-8 p.m. at Eagle City Hall with Family Fun Night. The fun continues Saturday, July 6, from 11 a.m.-midnight. with the Wet n’ Wild Parade, corn hole tournament, fun run, car show, market, food trucks, fireworks, live music on the Gazebo stage, and more. 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle, 208-489-8763, cityofeagle.org.
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Start your Independence Day off right with the annual Liberty Day Parade, which gets rolling at 11 a.m. at the corner of 10th and Jefferson streets, and ends at 10th and Bannock streets. Always high-spirited, this year’s theme will be “Keeping the Flame of Freedom.” The festivities will continue at Ann Morrison Park with the city fireworks show, which is free to the public. The party starts at 4 p.m., with food and beer available at 6 p.m. Streets will be closed on Crescent Rim, Latah Street and Eastover Terrace. ADA parking will be available at the park. The fireworks start at 10:15 p.m. at the park. Thousands are expected to join the celebration, so 1) enjoy the community and patriotism, 2) prepare for crowds and 3) be safe out there. Parade, 11 a.m. FREE. 10th and Jefferson streets; city celebration: 4 p.m. p.m. FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 S. Americana Blvd., Boise, cityofboise.org/departments/ parks-and-recreation/fourth-of-july.
Cartoonist and graphic designer Ashley Dreyfus’ artwork is, by now, practically inescapable in the City of Trees. Colorful and eye-catching, she has painted on murals, city of Boise traffic boxes, shop windows, Woodland Empire beer cans, and many more places spanning across Boise. Dreyfus just finished a 365 drawing a day project and was voted Boise’s Best Visual Artist for the first time in 2019. Her art seems to calm the mind and bring a smile to the face. The almost indescribable works of art are simple and charming; they pop with color and creativity. Dreyfus’ art will be on display at Maven in downtown Boise, Saturday July 6th, 6 p.m. till 9 p.m. her show is titled “The Moment” and will showcase her “alter ego” characters living in the moment, something Dreyfus believes is important in everyday life. The show will be free and open for the public to enjoy her creativity. 6-9 p.m. FREE. Maven Boise, 928 W. Main St., Boise, mavenboise.com.
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GARDEN AMBASSADOR TOURS— Join Garden Ambassadors for guided tours through the Idaho Botanical Garden. 10-11:30 a.m. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-3438649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.
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BOISE’S FUNNIEST PERSON KICKOFF The road from amateur to professional is dark and full of terrors, but yearly, the Boise’s Funniest Person contest drives a few aspiring Boise comedians down it. Being paired with working comics means they won’t do it alone. This year, the contest will pit 20 of Boise’s aspiring comics against each other, dueling for yuks until the group is whittled down to Boise’s Funniest Person, and bequeathed $1,000 cash prize. The event is hosted by Austin Von Johnson and nine judges, including Dylan Haas of 208 Comedy Fest, Frankly Frankie, and a couple of members of the Boise Weekly family: Minverva Jayne and Amy Atkins. This year’s mentors are Sophie Hughes, Ben Hess, Eric Cole, KC Hunt and Montanat Burke. 8 p.m. $15. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 201, Boise, boisesfunniestperson.com.
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CALENDAR Theatre HOMEGROWN THEATRE: SHE KILLS MONSTERS—A high-fantasy/ lowbrow comedy adventure of two sisters trying to ďŹ nd connection over a game of Dungeons and Dragons after a family tragedy. 8 p.m. $10-$35. The Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 Bank Drive, Boise, 208-420-7985, hgtboise.org. ISF: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION—As part of Agatha Christie’s gripping courtroom thriller, you hereby are summoned for jury duty in a whodunit that will keep you guessing. 8 p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, idahoshakespeare.org.
Comedy BEST OF BOISE SHOWCASE—All of your favorite local comedians, with a different lineup every night. 8 p.m. $15. Liquid Laughs, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, liquidboise.com. BEST OF BOISE SHOWCASE—All of your favorite local comedians, with a different lineup every night. 10 p.m. $15. Liquid Laughs, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, liquidboise.com.
Sports & Outdoors BOISE HAWKS HOME GAME—An evening at Memorial Stadium cheering on the Boise Hawks is a perfect, family friendly summertime activity. 7:15 p.m. Memorial Stadium, 5600 N. Glenwood St., Boise, 208-322-5000, milb.com.
Talks & Lectures BOISE STATE PHYSICS FIRST FRIDAY ASTRONOMY EVENT—Join Boise State Physics to hear Maki Jackson discuss Tanabata, the Japanese Star Festival, and the astronomical legends that surround it. 8:30-11 p.m. FREE. Boise State Education Building, 2133 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 770-366-4909.
Food & Drink EAGLE FUN DAYS TASTE EAGLE—Enjoy samples of local food, pizza, beer and wine. Plus corn hole tournament and music by Big Wow. Food and drink tickets available for purchase. 6-11 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle, eaglechamber.com.
FIRST FRIDAY NOODLE NIGHT WITH CRISP—Crisp will be out in front of the taproom serving up some delicious noodle bowls from 5-9 p.m. FREE. Barbarian Brewing Garden City, 5270 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City. 208-375-5639.
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Teens FREE CHESS TUTORING WITH Y STEM AND CHESS INC.—Free Chess, math and coding lessons and mentoring to pursue STEM as a profession. 11 a.m.-noon. FREE. Hillcrest Library, 5246 W. Overland Rd., Boise, ID 83705, Boise.
SATURDAY JULY 6 EAGLE FUN DAYS—Mark your calendar for the annual Eagle Fun Days. The festivities kick off Friday, July 5, from 5-8 p.m. at Eagle City Hall with Family Fun Night. The fun continues Saturday, July 6, from 11 a.m.-midnight. with the Wet n’ Wild Parade, corn hole tournament, fun run, car show, market, food trucks, ďŹ reworks, live music on the Gazebo stage, and more. 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle, 208-489-8763, cityofeagle.org. EAGLE FUN DAYS CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT—Join the annual Eagle Fun Days Cornhole Tournament in Downtown Eagle at N. and First streets. This is a double elimination tournament. Head to the website to register. Part of the annual Eagle Fun Days celebration. 3-9 p.m. $3-$10. Downtown Eagle, First Street, Eagle, 208489-8763, cityofeagle.org.
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EAGLE FUN DAYS RUN—The seventh-annual Eagle Fun Run features a 5K and 10K run/ walk. The race starts and ends at Eagle City Hall, and winds through the beautiful streets of Eagle. A delicious breakfast will await you after the race. Part of Eagle Fun Days in downtown Eagle . 8 a.m. $3-$10. Eagle City Hall, 660 E. Civic Lane, Eagle, cityofeagle.org. MERIDIAN MAIN STREET MARKET—Local farmers, crafters, artisans and youth sel their products every Saturday. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway, Meridian, 208-918-3480.
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CALENDAR RED CHAIR LAVENDER FESTIVAL—Enjoy fun for the whole family, with fresh lavender bundles, wine, lavender beer, lavender mixed drinks, live music, face painting, lavender wands and lavender crown making, lavender-glazed salmon and freshly grilled meats, and classic cars on display. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $5. Red Chair Lavender, 2729 N. Haven Drive, Boise, redchairlavender.com.
Theatre HOMEGROWN THEATRE: SHE KILLS MONSTERS—A high-fantasy/ lowbrow comedy adventure of two sisters trying to find connection over a game of Dungeons and Dragons after a family tragedy. 8 p.m. $10-$35. The Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 Bank Drive, Boise, 208-420-7985, hgtboise.org. ISF: THE MUSIC MAN—There’s trouble in River City when a fasttalking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. 8 p.m. $13-$57. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, idahoshakespeare.org.
Visual Arts ASHLEY DREYFUS: THE MOMENT—Check out this large scale showing from local artist Ashley Dreyfus. 6-9 p.m. FREE. Maven Boise, 928 W. Main St., Unit C, Boise, mavenboise.com.
Literary Arts JULIE WESTON: MOONSCAPE BOOK SIGNING—In Moonscape, Nellie Burns and her dog, Moonshine, leap into trouble in Craters of the Moon in southwest Idaho, searching for three missing people amid rumors of a religious cult. Nell faces a murder attempt in this daunting landscape. Author Julie Weston grew up in Idaho and practiced law for many years in Seattle. Her debut mystery, Moonshadows, was a finalist in the May Sarton Literary Award. Basque Moon, her second mystery, won the 2017 WILLA Literary Award in Historical Fiction. Weston and her husband live in Hailey, where they ski, write, photograph and enjoy the outdoors. Visit julieweston.com.for more information. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, rdbooks.org.
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Sports & Outdoors
BOISE HAWKS HOME GAME—An evening at Memorial Stadium cheering on the Boise Hawks is a perfect, family friendly summertime activity. 7:15 p.m. Memorial Stadium, 5600 N. Glenwood St., Boise, 208-322-5000, milb.com.
Museums & Exhibits SCHICK-OSTOLASA FARMSTEAD TOURS—Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead Tours every Saturday from May 4-Sept. 28. 12:30-4:30 p.m. FREE. Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead, 5006 W. Farm Court, Boise, 208-2294006, drycreekhistory.org.
Teens POKEMON TOURNAMENT—The Meridian Library’s quarterly Pokemon Trading Card Game Tournament gives youths of all ages the opportunity to try becoming the Pokemon master. Limited decks will be available from the library; players are encouraged to take their own. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. For ages 8 and older. 1-4 p.m. FREE. Meridian Public Library, 1326 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, 208-888-4451, mld.org.
Other BOISE FARMERS MARKET—Find fresh local seasonal vegetables and fruit, many types of locally raised protein, breads and pastries, honey, jams and sauces, fresh-roasted coffee and a delicious selection of ready-to-eat foods. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Shoreline Drive, 1500 Shoreline Drive, Boise, theboisefarmersmarket.com. CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—At The Capital City Public Market, you’ll meet Treasure Valley farmers, artists, bakers and other passionate vendors. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Eighth Street Corridor, Eighth and Idaho streets, Boise, capitalcitypublicmarket.com. EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET— The Eagle Saturday Market is a handmade market located in the heart of downtown Eagle in Heritage Park. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle, 208-489-8763, cityofeagle.org. NAMPA FARMERS MARKET— Over 60 local vendors: produce, specialty foods, ready to eat foods, crafts, locally grown, locally produced. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Lloyd Square Park, Nampa, nampafarmersmarket.com.
BEST OF BOISE SHOWCASE—All of your favorite local comedians, with a different lineup every night. 10 p.m. $15. Liquid Laughs, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, liquidboise.com.
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BOISE’S FUNNIEST PERSON KICKOFF—See who made it through the auditions in Round 1 of Boise’s Funniest Person, featuring the 20 contestant kickoff. 8 p.m. $15. Liquid Laughs, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, liquidboise.com.
Theatre ISF: THE MUSIC MAN—There’s trouble in River City when a fasttalking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian.
By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. 7 p.m. $13-$57. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, idahoshakespeare.org.
Comedy BEST OF BOISE SHOWCASE—All of your favorite local comedians, with a different lineup every night. 8 p.m. $15. Liquid Laughs, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, liquidboise.com.
Food & Drink FIRST SUNDAY BRUNCH—Join LongDrop for brunch on the first Sunday of the month. Each plate comes with a pint of your favorite hard cider. Note: Seats for the July 7 brunch must be reserved online by Saturday, July 6. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $15. LongDrop Cider, 603 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-342-0186.
Teens SENSORY FRIENDLY JUMP/ PLAY TIME—Sensory Sunday is a day for those kids with sensory overload. Urban Air Adventure Park turns off the flashing lights and the music so kids can enjoy the attractions in a controlled environment. This is event is also for those with disabilities. 10 a.m. $12. Urban Air Adventure Park, 3876 E. Lanark Dr. Meridian, 208-278-2005.
MONDAY JULY 8 Visual Arts COLOR ME CALM—Enjoy a relaxing evening while coloring at this adults-only program. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, adalib.org.
Sports & Outdoors FOREST BATHING AT THE IDAHO BOTANICAL GARDEN— Deeply relax and restore as you immerse in the natural world and discover a new way to be in and connect with nature. 9 a.m.-noon. $40. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 541-482-4095, wildwellnessguide.com. YOGA IN THE YARD—The yard is calling you... Enjoy the morning sunshine against the sandstone walls of the historic Old Idaho Penitentiary at Yoga in the Yard. This is a small, intimate experience (25 people per session), with instructor Josie Kunzman. Eight sessions are available at $10 per session or $64 for all eight. Previous yoga experience is suggested, but all levels are
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welcome (for ages 18 and older). Take your own equipment, and a water bottle. 6:30-7:30 a.m. $10-$64. Old Idaho Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2844, store.history.idaho.gov.
Food & Drink IDAHO FOODBANK PICNIC IN THE PARK FREE LUNCH AND FUN—Free lunches for kids in various parks in the Boise metro area Monday-Friday from June 3-Aug. 9. Locations and times vary. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Metro Area Parks, Various Locations, Boise, 208-3369643, idahofoodbank.org.
Teens MAKEITEERS—Enjoy hands-on projects that encompass science, technology, engineering, and math topics (STEM). For ages 8-12. 1:30-3 p.m. FREE. Ada Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, adalib.org. TEEN PROGRAM: LEGO BUILD AND COMPETITION—Take your imagination and join this competition with LEGO bricks. For teens. 4:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, adalib.org.
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ISF: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION—As part of Agatha Christie’s gripping courtroom thriller, you hereby are summoned for jury duty in a whodunit that will keep you guessing. 8 p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, idahoshakespeare.org.
Literary Arts POETRY MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP WITH KERRI WEBSTER— This workshop is for those with a body of written work who are interested in publishing a chapbook or book. Participants will submit a manuscript of anywhere from 15 to 48 pages (standard poetry chapbook and book minimums) with an eye toward getting feedback on ordering, titling, and perhaps writing those final poems. Peers will look at each other’s work with these things in mind. This six-week workshop meets on Tuesdays July 9-Aug. 13. Kerri Webster is the author of three books of poetry and a chapbook. The recipient of a
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Comedy LAUGHS ON TAP COMEDY TOUR: AUSTEN SILVER—Laughs on Tap is a national comedy tour that will be in 10 cities this summer for one night only. Comedian:Austen Silver is a stand-up comic based in Atlanta, Ga. Punctuated with clever, off the wall metaphors, Silver’s comedy centers on the mistakes and poorly informed decisions he’s made throughout his life, and the lessons he’s learned from them- while just trying to do his best. He’s performed at comedy clubs across the country and has been featured on Cape Fear, Out of Bounds, and Asheville comedy festivals. In addition, he’s been on HGTV, and several television commercials. 10 p.m. FREE. Payette Brewing River Street Taproom, 733 Pioneer St., Boise, payettebrewing.com.
Sports & Outdoors BOGUS BASIN COMMUNITY RACE SERIES—The Bogus Basin Summer Community Race Series is a seven-week participation-based racing series that promotes fun, competition, fitness and an experience platform for new and seasoned trail runners and mountain bike racers to enhance their racing experience. Develop your fitness and race experience this summer by participating in this fun race series to help enhance and grow racing in the community. Results will be categorized and posted after each race and participation prizes are awarded at the end of the season race and party in August. 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, webscorer.com.
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ing. 8 p.m. $13-$52. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, idahoshakespeare.org.
Film BOISE FILM FOUNDATION: DAZED AND CONFUSED—Join Boise Film Foundation and Payette Brewing to celebrate and build Boise’s growing film culture. 8 p.m. $5-$10. Payette Brewing River Street Taphouse, 733 S. Pioneer St., Boise, 208-2837065, boisefilmfoundation.org.
Literary Arts NOELLE SALAZAR: THE FLIGHT GIRLS—A novel of the women who flew in World War II. 7 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org. STORY TIME WITH SIR READSALOT—Join Jane and Sir Readsalot for tales of friendship and adventure. 11 a.m. FREE. Once and Future Books, 1310 W. State St., Boise, 208-336-2230, ofbooks.net.
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Sports & Outdoors BOGUS BASIN COMMUNITY RACE SERIES—The Bogus Basin Summer Community Race Series
is a seven-week participation-based racing series that promotes fun, competition, fitness and an experience platform for new and seasoned trail runners and mountain bike racers to enhance their racing experience. Develop your fitness and race experience this summer by participating in this fun race series to help enhance and grow racing in the community. Results will be categorized and posted after each race and participation prizes are awarded at the end of the season race and party in August. 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, webscorer.com. WATERSHED WEDNESDAY: NATURAL DISASTERS—Natural Disasters can be scary, but they are sure fun to learn about. You’ll make some tornadoes and do natural disaster-themed activities. Plus a Water Renewal Tour at 11 a.m.; close-toe shoes required; no children under 4 or strollers allowed on the tour. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. Boise WaterShed, 11818 W. Joplin Road, Boise, 208-6087300, bee.cityofboise.org. YOGA IN THE YARD—The yard is calling you... Enjoy the morning sunshine against the sandstone walls of the historic Old Idaho Penitentiary at Yoga in the Yard. This is a small, intimate experi-
ence (25 people per session), with instructor Josie Kunzman. Eight sessions are available at $10 per session or $64 for all eight. Previous yoga experience is suggested, but all levels are welcome (for ages 18 and older). Take your own equipment and a water bottle. 6:30-7:30 a.m. $10-$64. Old Idaho Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2844, store.history.idaho.gov.
Food & Drink IDAHO FOODBANK PICNIC IN THE PARK FREE LUNCH AND FUN—Free lunches for kids in various parks in the Boise metro area Monday-Friday from June 3-Aug. 9. Locations and times vary. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Metro Area Parks, Various Locations, Boise, 208336-9643, idahofoodbank.org.
Teens EXPLORE VIRTUAL REALITY GAMES—Drop in and try out the library’s Playstation 4 Virtual Reality games! Ages 10+. 4:305:30 p.m. FREE. Victory Branch, 10664 West Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org.
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Boise is hardly the first to start the conversation, Hickman said. A number of Boiseans and businesses have reached out to the city suggesting an effort to curb the use of plastics. The City of Boise is the latest to push for waste reduction, join“It’s certainly been on our radar since ing the growing number of local organizabefore last year,” he said. “It was a wake tions looking to cut the amount of plastic up call.” consumers use. On Monday, July 1, it So far, approximately 600 Boiseans kicked off a challenge to residents to taper have signed up for the challenge, which will down their consumption of single-use include a weekly reminder email with tips plastics. on how to curb plastics use. “The recycling markets are global “Everybody is busy, everybody is going commodities, just like food,” said Colin about our daily lives,” Hickman said. “But Hickman, communications manager for if you think about the amount of plastics Boise Public Works. “By accepting this around us, it’s pretty staggering.” material we’re really at the whims of the Other local efforts have similar objecglobal market.” tives in mind. Zero-waste Roots Market in The challenge is simple. It asks parGarden City requires customers to bring ticipants to give up one of three things: their own bags or use the grocer’s reusable plastic cups, takeout containers or straws. containers. There’s a slightly more ambitious challenge RecyclePak is another local organization of giving up all single-use plastics for the that seeks to end single-use waste by recymonth of July. An add-on to the challenge cling cardboard milk cartons, hot cups and is talking to local businesses about how other such items through the Boise Co-Op. they can reduce their use of plastics, but “My boyfriend and I were taking a look that’s optional. at the waste that we produced and trying to The city is challenging Boiseans to drastically While recycling is important, the city reduce their consumption of single-use plastics. reduce it as much as possible,” Cofoundshould be a leader in encouraging the er Laura Coleman previously told Boise reduction of single-use plastics, Hickman Weekly. said. To learn more about the City of Boise’s efforts or to take the “I think the idea really started at the same time the recycling world was turned upside down,” he said, referring to China’s ban on challenge visit cityofboise.org/plastics-challenge. —Xavier Ward imported plastics. GEORGE PRENTICE
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ALIVE AFTER FIVE: LO-FI—With Heather Meuleman. 5 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza ALMOST FAMOUS KARAOKE—9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge EMILY TIPTON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel MEAT TOWN—With Dendrons, and Violent Opposition. 7 p.m. $5. The Shredder THE ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s SPENCER BATT—7-9:30 p.m. FREE. Old Chicago (Downtown)
THURSDAY JULY 4 BOISE COMMUNITY BAND—Enjoy Kiwanis pancakes and a program of patriotic and march music to celebrate the 4th of July. Selections include: “Midway March,” “God Bless the USA.” “St. Louis Blues March,” “America the Beautiful” and more. 9 a.m. FREE. Julia Davis Park JAMES COBERLY SMITH AND LEANNE TOWN—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel LIVE MUSIC ON THE PATIO: DAN COSTELLO—5 p.m. FREE. Firenza Pizza OLD DOG NEW TRIX—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel OPEN MIC WITH UNCLE CHRIS—7 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s Pub and Grill
FRIDAY JULY 5 DYNAMIC DEWBERRY DUO—5 p.m. FREE. Albertsons Market Street EMILY STANTON BAND—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill ISA AT THE SANDBAR: CASEY JACK KRISTOFFERSON—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel
SATURDAY JULY 6 CARTER FREEMAN—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel CRAZY LOVE—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 at The Riverside Hotel THE DYNAMIC DEWBERRY DUO—7 p.m. FREE. Albertsons Broadway on the Rocks ENCORE—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel IDAHO ORCHESTRA INSTITUTE CONCERT—Idaho Orchestra Institute is the educational outreach of the Serenata Orchestra. Performing Brahms’ Symphony No. 3. Directed by Robert Franz. 1:30 p.m. FREE. Centennial High School Performing Arts Center RAKETOOTH—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel RICHARD SOLIZ—8 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s Pub and Grill THE ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s SPIRIT AWARD—With Rodeo Screams. 8:30 p.m. $8-$10. Neurolux WOODY AND SUNSHINE—7 p.m. FREE. The Funky Taco
SUNDAY JULY 7 ELECTRIC SIX—With The Guardians of Virginity. 8:30 p.m. $10. Neurolux HIGH AND DRY—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel JOEL KASERMAN—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel
TUESDAY JULY 9 THE ARISTOCRATS—With Travis Larson Band. 8:30 p.m. $25. Reef BART BUDWIG—With Honeysuckle, and Nick Delffs. 7 p.m. $10. The Olympic BEN BURDICK—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 at the Riverside Hotel
BLUES TUESDAY WITH THE BOISE BLUES SOCIETY: SUDA—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel GALACTIC—Featuring Erica Falls. 8 p.m. $15-$65. Knitting Factory JASON EADY—With Tylor and the Train Robbers. 8:30 p.m. $8. Neurolux
WEDNESDAY JULY 10 ALIVE AFTER FIVE: SWAY WILD—With Mandy Fer, and Dave McGraw.5 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza ALMOST FAMOUS KARAOKE—9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge BLOOM FROM BREAD AND CIRCUS—7 p.m. FREE. Old Chicago Pizza Downtown CHARLIE SUTTON TRIO—With Adam Straubinger. 8 p.m. The Funky Taco LLOYD AND BECKY BLAKE—Great Greek food and music, the food of love...Play on, and—Opa! 6 p.m. FREE. Sofia’s Greek Bistro
PAN HANDLES—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel ROBERT CRAY BAND—8 p.m. $40$65. The Egyptian Theatre
THE ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s
MONDAY JULY 8 DROUTH—9 p.m. High Note Cafe
THE ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s
JAZZ MONDAY: SANDON MAYHEW BAND—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel
With Heather Meuleman and Dan Howard. 5 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza, downtown Boise, downtownboise.org.
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BLUE GRASS MUSIC JAM—7 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge
MICHAEL BLUMENSTEIN OF BREAD AND CIRCUS—Great Original music. 7-9:30 p.m. FREE. Old Chicago Downtown
PRIESTS—With Olivia Neutron-John, and Unda Fluxit. 7 p.m. $12. The Shredder
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STEVE EATON—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar at The Riverside Hotel
SPIRIT AWARD, NEUROLUX, JULY 6
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The dreamy Seattle three-piece rock outfit Spirit Award is headed to Boise. Self described as “sprawling” and “stunningly moody,” the band achieves a full-bodied, melodious sound despite only three members. The band will play Neurolux Saturday, July 6. They’re joined by local rockers Rodeo Screams and Ruff Pups. Tickets are available for $8 in advance on ticketweb.com or at the Record Exchange or $10 at the door. Frontman Daniel Lyon told Seattle-based radio station KEXP the band’s sound depends on the relationship between the vocals and instrumentals. They often don’t want the vocals front and center, leaving room for other instruments to play their role. “Kind of treating (vocals) like an instrument, instead of something that needs to be in the forefront all the time,” Lyon told KEXP. —Xavier Ward With Rodeo Screams, and Ruff Pups. 8:30 p.m. $8-$10. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise, neurolux.com.
ROBERT CRAY BAND, THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE, JULY 7
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Not everybody gets a Fender Stratocaster named after them, gets to open for Eric Clapton and is invited to play in Chuck Berry’s backup band by Keith Richards in a movie. Robert Cray has done all of that and more. He played with Stevie Ray Vaughan at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre the night Vaughn died in a helicopter accident, and played the white-hot guitar solo in John Lee Hooker’s “Baby Lee,” and in 2011, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Since 1980, he has cut more than 20 albums, his most recent being Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm in 2017. His driving, southern-blues guitar style and sonorous voice have propelled him to the kind of stardom that most blues artists can only dream about, and on Sunday, July 7, he’ll play The Egyptian Theatre with the Robert Cray Band. —Harrison Berry 8 p.m. $40-$65. The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, egyptiantheatre.net. BOISEWEEKLY | JULY 3–9, 2019 | 19
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THE SOULMATES—8 p.m. FREE. Willie B’s Saloon
LIVE MUSIC OPEN MIC JAM WITH JIMMY SHINN—6:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge
In the days surrounding the Fourth of July, Boise drains. People head to the lake or the mountains, but if there’s a reason to stick around, it’s Boise band lo-fi’s show at the Alive After Five stage. Its hit, “Where You Are,” was featured on One Tree Hill, and perfectly captures the slow, pastoral pace of early summer. “Is the sun still shining where you are?” calls Todd Sloan into a sunset of strumming guitars—and the answer is yes. The band has been on the rise for years, touring across the west, but on Wednesday, July 3, it will hit the Grove Plaza with its mix of folk, progressive rock and even funk, all in advance of the release of its next album, Mindset, drops this winter. Joining the band will be opener Heather Meuleman strumming folk and Dan Hayward singing the National Anthem with bass trombone accompaniment. Bring along a blanket or chair for a screening of Independence Day at Payette Brewing after the show—admission is $10. —Lindsay Trombly
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ROCK THE VILLAGE: DUSTY LEIGH AND THE CLAIM JUMPERS—5:30 p.m. FREE. The Village at Meridian
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I love my job and what I do. I feel needed and the work is valuable, important work. There’s just one thing that bothers me—the environment. Specifically the music. The music is great. The songs are fine. It’s just the volume. The volume is too high. How do I work in an environment with loud music and NOT kill someone. —Sincerely, Softer Rock Please
DEAR SOFTER: Please, do not kill anyone. According to Idaho Code § 18-4001, murder is bad, illegal and a punishable offense. Don’t kill anyone over music! Alternative options include (but are not limited to): • Asking “The Powers That Be” to take a volume change under consideration. Most reasonable middle management would listen to your side of the record. Come prepared with a solution in case you are asked for one. • Contact HR about your concerns in a constructive way. Come prepared with a solution in case you are asked for one. • Stealthily turn down the volume incrementally when no one is looking. A little caress of the V nob could solve all of your troubles. • If your office has a comment or suggestion box, gingerly slip an anonymous note through the slot and wait. • Leave copies of this column casually about the office and upon the desks of people empowered to make volume decisions. • Adapt. Not always fun, but maybe you’ll get used to daily concerts. I hope you find this helpful and that your decibel woes will soon be over. Chances are, you are probably not the only one hoping for softer jams. SUBMIT questions to Minerva’s Breakdown at bit.ly/AskMinerva or mail them to Boise Weekly, 523 Broad St., Boise, ID 83702. All submissions remain anonymous. Illustration of Minerva by Adam Rosenlund.
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PAGE BREAK The Fourth of July is one of the biggest holidays on the American calendar, sharing top billing with Christmas and the releases of iPhones and Star Wars movies. This year, we’ll collectively spend billions on backyard barbecues, break out American flags (and flag-bedecked gear) and attend fireworks shows. City-run fireworks displays tend to be run by professionals, giving up the biggest bangs, but plenty will take to the streets to fire off a few of their own. It’s a blast for kids and adults, but according to the National Fire Protection Association, fireworks start an average of 18,500 fires a year that kill three people, injure 40 more, and cause $43 million in property damage. In 2017, 12,900 people were admitted to emergency rooms with firework-related injuries. While it may seem borderline sacreligious to suggest buying a fire extinguisher ahead of the Fourth of July, that’s what we’re doing this year. Absolute Fire in Boise sells ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers—the perfect weapon against the accidental blaze. They weigh between 2-½ and 20 pounds, and run from $30 to more than $90. The most popular is the 5-pounder, which costs $44 plus tax. —Harrison Berry $30-$90+, abfirepro.net.
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In 2017, the U.S. imported approximately $280 million worth of fireworks. According to the National Retail Foundation, Americans will spend $6.8 billion on food for Fourth of July barbecues and picnics. In 2019, The United States of America will celebrate its 243rd year of independence. On July 1, 2019, California law enforcement announced it had seized more than 15,000 pounds of illegal fireworks at the Nevada border. According to the National Fire Protection Association, fireworks are the cause of an average of 18,500 fires every year. Apoproximately 61% of Americans own an American flag. The same percentage of Americans will attend a Fourth of July picnic. Americans eat an average of 150 million hot dogs on Independence Day. They eat $804 million worth of beef on Independence Day, compared to $40 million on prepared seafood. Beer tops the list of Independence Day alcoholic beverages, with more than $1 billion in sales. Fireworks sales for the Fourth of July will top $1 billion this year.
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ASTROLOGY CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian voice actor Tom Kenny has played the roles of over 1,500 cartoon characters, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Spyro the Dragon, Jake Spidermonkey, Commander Peepers, and Doctor Octopus. I propose that we make him your role model in the coming weeks. It will be a favorable time for you to show your versatility; to demonstrate how multifaceted you can be; to express various sides of your soulful personality. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo author Donald Miller reminds us that fear can have two very different purposes. On the one hand, it may be “a guide to keep us safe,” alerting us to situations that could be dangerous or abusive. On the other hand, fear may work as “a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life.” After studying your astrological indicators for the coming weeks, Leo, I have come to the conclusion that fear may serve both of those functions for you. Your challenge will be to discern between them; to know which situations are genuinely risky and which situations are daunting but promising. Here’s a hint that might help: trust your gut feelings more than your swirling fantasies. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Why do flocks of geese fly in a V-formation? Because to do so enhances the collective efficiency of their travel. Each bird generates a current that supports the bird behind it. Let’s make this phenomenon one of your power metaphors for the coming weeks. What would be the equivalent strategy for you and your tribe or group as you seek to make your collaborative efforts more dynamic and productive? Unforeseen help will augment any actions you take in this regard LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue,” mused Libra author Truman Capote. “That’s why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.” That cynical formulation has more than a few grains of truth in it, I must admit. But I’m pleased to tell you that I suspect your experience in the coming weeks will be an exception to Capote’s rule. I think you have the potential to embark on a virtual binge of rich discussion and intriguing interplay with people who stimulate and educate and entertain you. Rise to the challenge! SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In accordance with astrological rhythms, you are authorized to make the following declarations in the next two weeks: 1. “I refuse to participate further in this situation on the grounds that it might impinge on the expansiveness of my imagination.” 2. “I abstain from dealing with your skepticism on the grounds that doing so might discourage the flights of my imagination.” 3. “I reject these ideas, theories, and beliefs on the grounds that they might pinch, squash, or deflate my imagination.” What I’m trying to tell you, Scorpio, is that it’s crucial for you to emancipate your imagination and authorize it to play uninhibitedly in the frontiers of possibilities. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Dear Sagittarius: I invite you to make a copy of the testimonial below and give it to anyone who is in a position to support your Noble Experiment. “To Whom It May Concern: I endorse this Soulful Sagittarius for the roles of monster-tamer, fun-locator, boredomtranscender, elation-inciter, and mountaintop visionary. This adroit explorer is endowed with charming zeal, disarming candor, and abundant generosity. If you need help in sparking your enthusiasm or galvanizing your drive to see the big picture, call on the expansive skills of this jaunty puzzle-solver.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Life will conspire to bring you a surge of love in the coming weeks—if you can handle it. Can you? Will you be able to deal adeptly with rumbling love and icy hot love and mostly sweet but also a bit sour love? Do you possess the resourcefulness and curiosity necessary to
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BY ROB BREZSNY have fun with funny spiritual love and running-throughthe-labyrinth love and unexpectedly catalytic love? Are you open-minded and open-hearted enough to make the most of brilliant shadowy love and unruly sensitive love and toughly graceful love? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I don’t endlessly champion the “no pain, no gain” theory of personal growth. My philosophy holds that we are at least as likely to learn valuable lessons from pleasurable and joyful experiences as we are from difficult and taxing struggles. Having said that, I also think it’s true that our suffering may lead us to treasure if we know how to work with it. According to my assessment, the coming weeks will bring one such opening for you. To help you cultivate the proper spirit, keep in mind the teaching of Aquarian theologian and author Henri Nouwen. He said that life’s gifts may be “hidden in the places that hurt most.” PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Japanese word “wabi-sabi” refers to an interesting or evocative imperfection in a work of art that makes it more beautiful than if it were merely perfect. “Duende” is a Spanish word referring to a work of art that gives its viewers the chills because it’s so emotionally rich and unpredictably soulful. In the coming weeks, I think that you yourself will be a work of art with an abundance of these qualities. Your wabi-sabi will give you the power to free yourself from the oppressive pressures of seeking too much precision and purity. Your duende can give you the courage you need to go further than you’ve ever dared in your quest for the love you really want. ARIES (March 21-April 19): When the universe began 13.8 billion years ago, there were only four elements: mostly hydrogen and helium, plus tiny amounts of lithium and beryllium. Now there are 118 elements, including five that are key components of your body: oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. All of those were created by nuclear reactions blazing on the insides of stars that later died. So it’s literally true to say that much of your flesh and blood and bones and nerves originated at the hearts of stars. I invite you to meditate on that amazing fact. It’s a favorable time to muse on your origins and your ancestry; to ruminate about all the events that led to you being here today—including more recent decades, as well as the past 13.8 billion years. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Most American women couldn’t vote until a hundred years ago. Women in Japan, France, and Italy couldn’t vote until the 1940s. Universal suffrage has been a fundamental change in how society is structured. Similarly, same-sex marriage was opposed by vast majorities in most countries until 15 years ago, but has since become widely accepted. African American slavery lasted for hundreds of years before being delegitimized all over the Western world in the nineteenth century. Brazil, which hosted forty percent of all kidnapped Africans, didn’t free its slaves until 1888. What would be the equivalent of such revolutionary transformations in your own personal life? According to my reading of the astrological omens, you have the power to make that happen during the next twelve months. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini musician Paul Weller is famous in the UK, though not so much elsewhere. According to the BBC, he is one of Britain’s “most revered music writers and performers.” To which I say: revered, maybe, but mentally healthy? Not so much. He bragged that he broke up his marriage with his wife Dee C. Lee because “things were going too well, we were too happy, too comfortable, everything seemed too nice.” He was afraid that “as a writer and an artist I might lose my edge.” Don’t you dare allow yourself to get infected with that perverse way of thinking, my dear Gemini. Please capitalize on your current comfort and happiness. Use them to build your strength and resilience for the months and years to come.
Attention Ada County Residents Suffering With Low Back Pain...
Annoucing The New “Back Pain & Sciatica Education Seminar” In Boise That’ll Show You Precisely What To Do, To Put An End To Low Back Pain & Sciatica, FOR GOOD... By Leading Physical Therapist, Bret Adams
BOISE (ID) - If you or a loved one suffer from chronic back pain - so bad that it can even stop you from walking - then attending this seminar may be the most important thing you do this year. It may unlock the agonizing mystery of your back pain and show you a way to get back to the life you deserve... • A life where you can sleep at night without tossing and turning, hoping to find one position where the pain stops. • A life where you can wake up in the morning and not take 20 minutes to get out of bed... and then another 20 minutes to put on your socks and shoes, always restricted by a back so stiff and tight. • A life where you can pick up and play with your kids or grandkids without worrying when your back is going to “go out” and leave you crippled on the floor. • A life where you can do and enjoy all the things you see so many others doing and enjoying but your bad back has kept you watching from the side-lines. ...Basically, a life without the curse of back pain. If You Feel Let Down, Disappointed, And Even Skeptical About What Can Be Done To Help You, Then Read On...
This class covers all this information to remove the confusion about healthcare options so you can make an educated decision about what to do for your pain. Here’s What You’ll Learn • Why 50-53% of people make their own back pain WORSE by doing just this one thing wrong! • The most successful treatments for low back pain that doesn’t involve any drugs. • The 3 best things that you can do at home, in your living room or even from your couch... that’ll help you walk further for longer. If you’re currently seeing a doctor, thinking about it, or just don’t want to face the hassle of talking to your insurance, but still want to get some real help, then you need to consider attending this Free Seminar which reveals “The Best Kept Secrets For Living With Less Back Pain and Sciatica And Staying Pain Free” You Should Only Attend This Class If: 1) You or a loved one suffer from back pain 2) You are aged 35+ and have suffered with low back pain for longer than you feel you should have 3) You are currently seeing a doctor or thinking about it 4) You have an open mind and willing to act upon new advice You Should NOT Attend This Class If:
My name is Bret Adams, Boise’s leading back pain specialist, and I have been helping people live with much less back pain for more than two decades now. And what we know now is that so many people are confused by the advice they’ve previously been given, unsure about why it didn’t work out... perhaps even skeptical about their best chances of living with less back pain in the future... and that’s why I created this Seminar titled: “The Best Kept Secrets Of Easing Low Back Pain and Sciatica And Staying Pain Free” - and decided to make it FREE to the residents of Boise and Meridian. When you attend, first you’ll discover just how many other options there are available to you - and how safe and simple they are - then we think you’ll agree with the many attendees who’ve previously attended, now say it truly is possible to get relief from chronic low-back pain, even if you’ve suffered for 20 years or more.
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P.S. Only 20 seats available, so please call NOW to make sure you get a seat, and when you attend, you will breathe a sigh of relief once you realize how easy (and cost free) it is to finally start living life on your terms again with much less back pain.
Wednesday July 17, 2019 6 p.m.-8 p.m. 12072 W. McMillan Road Boise, ID 83713 Saturday July 20, 2019 9:00 a.m.-11 a.m. 2316 S. Eagle Road Meridian, ID 83642 Arm Yourself with Knowledge & Understanding Perform Self Treatment w/Guidance of a Physical Therapist
2) You have a closed mind and won’t listen to any new advice no matter what If you meet the qualifications above, here’s What To Do Next: Pick up the telephone. Take action in your own self-interest and protect your future independence and mobility. Save yourself from a lifetime of suffering more back pain than you need to. Lines are now open and we only have 20 limited number of seats available for this amazing Workshop for people who want to attend the next one at our clinic on Wednesday July 17 and Saturday July 20. Call today (208) 991-2999 or text (208) 794-4283 to get registered. - Sincerely, Bret Adams
P.P.S. To confirm, no one will ask you for money when you call (208) 991-2999 or text (208) 794-4283 to register your interest in attending this magnificent workshop.
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