Boise Weekly

09/09/2024

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09/09/2024

Dear Minerva:

09/09/2024

Top 10 tunes for the week:

1. “Short n’ Sweet,” Sabrina Carpenter

09/09/2024

🌈🎨 Boise Pride is thrilled to unveil this year's artwork and theme: "PROUD OF WHO WE ARE" 🌟 Created by the talented LGBTQ+ artist , this year's artwork and theme celebrate our pride as individuals and as a community, boldly proclaiming our belonging in Idaho.

Despite the challenges of living as a q***r individual in Idaho, especially amidst recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, we stand strong and proud. This vibrant artwork, featuring postcard-inspired scenes of iconic Boise landmarks infused with colors of q***r belonging, is a testament to our resilience and unity.

Join us in celebrating our pride and solidarity at the 2024 Boise Pride Festival, presented by Albertsons! 🏳️‍🌈✨

https://boisepridefest.org/

09/07/2024

Fall Flights are back at the World Center for Birds of Prey with shows running from Sept. 6 to Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. In addition, there will be three Thursday shows at 3 p.m. on Oct. 3, 10, and 17.

Fall Flights are back at the World Center for Birds of Prey with shows running from Sept. 6 to Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. In

09/06/2024

Great horrors can emerge from our greatest sources of love. “Call Me Elizabeth Lark” embraces this existential truth through its gripping psychological thriller plot, where secrets lie behind every corner, and no narrator can be fully trusted.

Great horrors can emerge from our greatest sources of love. “Call Me Elizabeth Lark” embraces this existential truth through its gripping psychological thriller plot, where secrets lie behind every corner,

09/06/2024

BOISE — Juan “JJ” Saldaña, a longtime advocate for Idaho’s Latino community, died last September at 49 — but a mural by his friend Bobby Gaytan will preserve his legacy and image in downtown Boise for years to come.

BOISE — Juan “JJ” Saldaña, a longtime advocate for Idaho’s Latino community, died last September at 49 — but a mural by his friend Bobby Gaytan will preserve his legacy

09/06/2024

As we prepare for the 2024 Boise Pride Festival presented by Albertsons next weekend, your support is more crucial than ever.

Every dollar you donate helps us keep the festival free and accessible to everyone. We've always believed that Pride should be a celebration everyone can enjoy, without barriers.

Join us in making this year's festival an unforgettable event for our entire community. Donate today and help us continue this important tradition of inclusivity and empowerment. Your generosity makes all the difference!

https://boisepridefest.org/donate

09/06/2024

Friday Find: Pumpkin Spice Chardonnay

It's that time of year — no, I'm not talking about back to school or the holiday triumvirate right around the corner.

09/05/2024

We are just 60 days away from Election Day, Nov. 5.

09/05/2024

ARTIST: Veiko Valencia

09/05/2024

Are you ready to stroll through three days of art displayed throughout Julia Davis Park, one of Boise's most iconic bucolic settings? Coming this weekend, Boise Art Museum’s Art in the Park celebrates its platinum anniversary...

Are you ready to stroll through three days of art displayed throughout Julia Davis Park, one of Boise's most iconic bucolic settings? Coming this weekend, Boise Art Museum’s Art in

09/05/2024

BOISE – The “live, laugh, lesbian” shirts may have come and gone from department store’s racks, but Pride Month in Boise is just getting started.

09/04/2024

Cedric Hodges, a 21-year-old former Marine from Boise, got the opportunity of a lifetime when he was cast on season 26 of the reality TV show “Big Brother.” He made the trip to L.A. for a shot at the $750,000 grand prize...

Cedric Hodges, a 21-year-old former Marine from Boise, got the opportunity of a lifetime when he was cast on season 26 of the reality TV show “Big Brother.” He made

09/04/2024

Vintage motorcycles, tattoos, and general badassery at the Old Idaho Penitentiary for Party at the Pen.

Attending the annual Party at the Pen is like taking a step back in time. Set against the backdrop of the Old Idaho State Penitentiary, which housed inmates from 1872

09/03/2024

On Saturday, Sept. 7, a beloved Boise bookstore is hitting a major milestone: it’s Rediscovered Books’ 18th birthday.

“When we are young, the words are scattered all around us. As they are assembled by experience, so also are we, sentence by sentence, until the story takes shape.” —

09/02/2024

What do the stars have in store for you this week?

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

09/02/2024

This is why you may never have heard of Idaho’s Steamboat Spring.

Reservoirs drown things. They put highways under hundreds of feet of water, as happened when Dworshak Dam was built. They drown falls as Cascade Dam did or change them, so

09/02/2024

Tyler Childers stepped onto the stage at Ford Idaho Center and introduced himself politely to a sold out amphitheater crowd like we were at a neighborhood saloon.

Tyler Childers stepped onto the stage at Ford Idaho Center and introduced himself politely to a sold out amphitheater crowd like we were at a neighborhood saloon. The Neotraditional Country/Bluegrass/Folk

09/02/2024

Dear Minerva:

08/31/2024

After a seven year intermission, Deli Days: Idaho’s Jewish Festival is back by popular demand and is slated for 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel, located at at 11 N. Latah St. in Boise.

After a seven year intermission, Deli Days: Idaho’s Jewish Festival is back by popular demand and is slated for 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the

08/30/2024

Being able to take your pooch with you — to one of the local dog-friendly parks or foothills trails or the Greenbelt — is one of the perks of living here. But, doggone it, sometimes you just want to sit a spell and have an adult beverage and snack. …

Being able to take your pooch with you — to one of the local dog-friendly parks or foothills trails or the Greenbelt — is one of the perks of living

08/30/2024

Editor's note: The following is a guest column by Jodeen Revere about falling in love with the movie screenings at the Idaho Film Society — amidst a backdrop of the grief of losing your mother.

Editor's note: The following is a guest column by Jodeen Revere about falling in love with the movie screenings at the Idaho Film Society — amidst a backdrop of the

08/30/2024

It's Labor Day weekend, and the folks at the Spirit of Boise Balloon Festival hope you are all going to be "demure and mindful" and refrain from flying your drones. That's because from Wednesday through Sunday, hot air balloons will be taking flight…

08/29/2024

Calling all Swifties — the Eras Tour is finally coming to Boise. Treefort Music Hall is hosting a Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour extended edition film screening with a karaoke afterparty at 6:30 p.m. (doors at 6) on Friday, Aug. 30.

Calling all Swifties — the Eras Tour is finally coming to Boise. Treefort Music Hall is hosting a Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour extended edition film screening with a karaoke afterparty

08/28/2024

"We are a powerhouse in esports," Boise State University President Dr. Marlene Tromp touted in her State of the University address. "We've had the No. 1 esports coach in the country. We've had four national championships...

Its nascent beginnings harken back to the '70s, where fidgety kids played PacMan and Pong in dimly lit corners in pizza parlors and bored teens sat in dark basements playing

08/26/2024

Yes, it appears I’m back. Once again, I’ve been invited to hang my opinionated hat in Boise Weekly-burg. While my presence won’t be found in the print version this time — at least for now — at least I’ll be slummin’ around in the online outskirts. …

Yes, it appears I’m back. Once again, I’ve been invited to hang my opinionated hat in Boise Weekly-burg. While my presence won’t be found in the print version this time

08/21/2024

I’ve learned more than a few things in my time behind bars.

08/20/2024

Tents are pitched, fryers are sizzling — it can only mean one thing: the Western Idaho Fair is back and ready for opening day. This year’s fair will unveil an extravaganza of new entertainment, animals, rides and more with the same nostalgic atmosph…

Tents are pitched, fryers are sizzling — it can only mean one thing: the Western Idaho Fair is back and ready for opening day. This year’s fair will unveil an

08/20/2024

Idaho Art Gallery's artists for the month of August are: Michael Norsk and Barbara Michener.