1ST THURSDAY/LISTINGS ART SOURCE 28 GALLERY—New ceramic works from Alan Giltzow. Music
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by JB Duo, wine from Indian Creek Winery and beer from Brewtopia. Also, Deschutes Brewery presents its full lineup of Jubelale illustrations in poster form. 5-9 p.m. 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374. BASEMENT GALLERY— 29 With the 13th annual X-mas X-hibition, featuring artists John Padlo, Tony Rios, Cody Evans, Kelly Knopp, Keith Farnsworth, Scott Brown, Kevin Flynn and Mandy Riley. 928 W. Main St., Boise, 208-333-0309. BELLE BOUTIQUE— 30 Browse the new selection of handcrafted jewelry by local artist Shannon Miller. 224 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-1039. BROWN’S GALLERY— 31 Check out the myriad of different works created in the spirit of giving. Music by Terri Eberline. 5-9 p.m. 1022 Main St., Boise, 208-342-6661. EYES OF THE WORLD—With a fresh selection of uniquely styled cardigans and beautifully sparkling holiday dresses. 1576 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-331-1212. GALLERY 601—Receive 32 50 percent off all artwork and displays. 211 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-336-5899. THE GALLERY AT THE 33 LINEN BUILDING—Enjoy live music, beer, wine and Corrin M. Olson’s “Urbanscapes” exhibit in the second-floor, loft-style gallery. 5-9 p.m. 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111. THE GAMEKEEPER LOUNGE— Live music from the Ben Burdick Trio with Amy Weber. 5-10 p.m. 1109 Main St., Boise, 208-3434611, www.owyheeplaza.com. GRAEBER AND CO.—Take a tour of the spa while browsing through a variety of gift options. 350 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208343-4915. J CRIST GALLERY—See 34 News, this page. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 223 S. 17th St. (at Fairview), Boise, 208-336-2671. MCU SPORTS—A trunk show with goods brom Bianca and Bianca Belts and Buckles, as well as switch covers and earrings from local artists. Refreshments served. 2314 Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-336-2300. MODERN HOTEL AND BAR—A winter beer tasting. 1314 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-424-8244. NEUROLUX—Catch Local Natives and Le Fleur. 8 p.m. $5. 111 N. 11th, Boise, 208-3430886. THE RECORD EX35 CHANGE—First Thursday at the RX kicks off this year’s Munny auction. Treat yourself to any 12 oz. espresso drink for only $2, and get $2 off any used CD or DVD $5.99 and up, as well as any gift item more than $5.99. Also featuring local artists’ new releases for in-store play. 6 p.m. FREE. 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-344-8010. SWEETWATER’S TROPIC 36 ZONE—An art showing by the Gypsy Art Gallery. Live music by Soul Serene and Voice of Reason starting at 5:30 p.m. 210 N. 10th St., Boise, 208433-9194.
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Molly Hill’s Duet, acrylic on stretched canvas, 11" x 9"
A WINDOW INTO BEERY STRING THEORY December is the big cheese of First Thursdays. With roving gangs of holiday shoppers on the prowl, every shoe store and sandwich shop tries to lure folks in with discounts and thimbles-full of wine. One particularly rad thing about First Thursday in December is the ample eye-candy distracting you as you wander from gallery to gallery. The fourth-annual Winter Window Gallery Stroll invites local artists to spruce up downtown storefronts with colorful window accoutrements. Rick “Paste Eater” Walter’s fantastical cartoonish snow monster adorns the windows of Flying M Coffeehouse while Kerry Tullis, Amy O’Brien and Blaise Lawless’ designs will be splattered over the windows at the Modern Hotel and Bar. If you’re a humansicle from all the outside window gazing, head into Art Source Gallery at 1015 Main St., and defrost with a dark brew from Deschutes Brewery. Each year, Deschutes commissions an Oregon artist to create the label for its holiday Jubelale beer. In addition to viewing the artwork and sampling this year’s spicy concoction, beer-lovers can also cart home a free limited-edition retrospective poster. Those who want to escape the downtown chaos can tie a ribbon around their First Thursday evening with a stop at painter Molly Hill’s “String Theory” exhibit at J Crist Gallery. Though the space at 223 S. 17th St. has been closed for a while, owner Jacqueline Crist offered to let Hill rent the gallery for a show that runs through the weekend. “My plan was to rent a downtown storefront space, and just in conversations, in chatting with Jacque … she said, ‘Well, why don’t you rent the gallery?’” explained Hill. For this exhibit, Hill decided to further explore a theme that has wound through her work for the past few years: strings. “I started thinking about strings being active, wrapping and connecting and the term string theory popped into my head,” said Hill. “Physicists are discovering that objects aren’t as separated as we think; everything is connected in some way.” One of Hill’s new pieces, Duet, features a somber-faced Asian acrobat character holding a red string attached to the leg of a zebra. Hill’s underlying message? Everyone’s connected. Even the zebras. —Tara Morgan WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M