1ST THURSDAY/LISTINGS PIAZZA DI VINO—Art by 18 Mika Belle. 212 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-336-9577.
1ST THURSDAY/NEWS JU LIA GR EEN
PIE HOLE—Sleepy Seeds show on the patio. $1 PBRs. 205 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-344-7783, www.pieholeusa.com. REDISCOVERED BOOKSHOP— Booksellers will be giving talks on their favorite books. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., each hour will have a different theme, starting with Current Events and Nonfiction, then moving on to Children’s Books and YA, Book Club Picks for the fall, and finally Genre Titles. These talks will be informal and loose in nature. 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, www. rdbooks.org. THOMAS HAMMER— 19 Photography by Matthew Locati. FREE. 298 N. Eighth St.,
Boise, 208-433-8004, www.hammercoffee.com. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO INTEGRATED DESIGN LAB— Announcement of the winners of the second annual Eco-House Design Competition awards. Food and beverages. 108 N. Sixth St., Boise, 208-343-7851.
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WARD HOOPER GALLERY—Unveiling of three new images. Jaialdi 2010 celebrates the Basque community in Boise. The Middle Fork, tells the story of taking on the waters of the Salmon River by boat. And finally, the long awaited Chocolate Lab in Hooper’s dog breed series. FREE. 745 W. Idaho St., Boise, wardhooper.com. WASHINGTON TRUST BANK— Wine, local food, music and snow cones. Banner Bank Building, 950 W. Bannock, Boise, watrust.com.
West Side ART SOURCE 21 GALLERY—Opening reception for “The Exquisite Corpse”: collaborations by Idaho artists in a wide variety of media. Music by Beth Wilson, wine from Indian Creek Winery and beer from Brewforia. FREE. 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, www. artsourcegallery.com.
GALLERY 601—An eve22 ning of “Cowboy Art.” See the Wild West through the eyes
of three cowboy artists. Idaho’s own Nelson Boren, Montana artist Chris Owen and Texas artist Donna Howell-Sickles. FREE. 211 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-3365899, www.gallery601.com.
THE GALLERY AT THE 23 LINEN BUILDING—Current exhibit is Matt Bodett’s To
Be Lost If It Must Be So. 5-9 p.m. 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208385-0111, www.thelinenbuilding. com. MODERN HOTEL AND BAR—Live music by Hillfolk Noir. FREE. 1314 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-4248244. THE RECORD EXCHANGE—Meet and greet with the Treasure Valley Rollergirls. Plus, $2 off any used CD or DVD priced at $5.99 or more. In the coffee shop, all 12oz. espresso drinks are only $2 and get $2 off any sale gift item more than $5.99. FREE. 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-3448010, www.therecordexchange. com.
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ILLUSTRATING FIRST THURSDAY Sometimes a man’s accomplishments are visible to a wide audience, but the man behind them isn’t. And the people who work at his favorite coffeehouse or donut shop may know the man but be unfamiliar with his achievements. On First Thursday, both the man and his work will be present when La Vie En Rose hosts local artist John Collias for the release of John Collias: Round About the Boise Valley: An artist’s journey through Idaho history. Written and designed by his grandson, former BW editor Nick Collias, the book is a look through the years of the 92-year-old elder Collias’ artistry. It covers his time at Gowen Field as a soldier during WWII, his studies at Chicago’s famed American Academy of Art, his ad work, and his illustrious illustrative career at the Idaho Statesman, where, for more than three decades, he drew the paper’s “Portrait of a Distinguished Citizen” (accounts differ, but Collias thinks he drew close to 2,000 portraits). It also includes paintings of his family and stories about his studio here in Boise where his grandson spent hundreds of hours with him. John Collias: Round About the Boise Valley is a gorgeously illustrated coffee table book that includes a proclamation written by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and a prologue by longtime Statesman columnist Tim Woodward. It is also a tangible piece of history painted, sketched and drawn by a man who eyes were always taking in his Idaho. 5-9 p.m., FREE. La Vie En Rose Bakery, 928 W. Main St. Speaking of illustration, a group of some of Boise’s most talented artists will pay homage to “dogs playing poker and kitsch” with the “Illustration Showdown” exhibit at Gallery Alexa Rose. See work by Bricolage, Erin Cunningham, Julia Green, Alexa Howell, Kelly Knopp, Ben Minter, John Padlo, Tony Rios, Erin Ruiz, Jason Sievers, April VanDeGrift and Rick Walter. Individually, these artists have contributed greatly to the illustrative landscape of Boise (and beyond); collectively, this show promises to be a royal flush. 5-9 p.m., FREE, Gallery Alexa Rose, 280 N. Eighth St. (in the basement courtyard). Speaking of Rick Walter, Flying M Coffeehouse is hosting an exhibit of Walter’s work through the month of August, which will showcase his inimitable capitalization of color, sense of the surreal and depiction of the different. Also on First Thursday during the opening reception for Walter’s exhibit, the coffee shop will have a one-night-only showing of culturally diverse photos to benefit the Pennies for Peace program, a nonprofit that helps girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan purchase much-needed school supplies. 5-9 p.m., FREE, Flying M Coffeehouse, 500 W. Idaho St. —Amy Atkins
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