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Orchestra Zarabanda is going to make you move at the Salsa Idaho Festival.
SATURDAY APRIL 21 dance SALSA IDAHO FESTIVAL The City of Trees may not exactly exude Latin flare, but there will be plenty of it when MJ3 Productions puts on the sixth annual Salsa Idaho Festival. The event will include live music, performances by professional salsa dancers and lessons for beginning salsa-ers. MJ3 Productions was formed by Laura “Lolita” Johnston in order to bring Latin entertainment to Idaho. Johnston teamed up with Guatemala native DJ Giovanni to provide the Boise area with a taste of Latin music and dance instructions. Merengue, bachata and salsa are the cultural dances taught by Johnston and will be featured at the festival. Don’t worry if you are not up to par with the sophisticated moves seen on Dancing With the Stars. This event doesn’t require any experience—dances will be broken down to the basics and taught in a fun, energetic atmosphere. Orchestra Zarabanda, a Cuban band hailing from Seattle, is set to play along with Salsa Con Rumba Dance Company, so you can learn some slick moves sans the CD player. This occasion is one of few late-night events available for those too young to imbibe adult beverages but old enough to technically be deemed “adults.” The more mature crowd can partake in the full bar. Visit salsaidaho.com for more information. 9 p.m.–2 a.m., $18. Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., bo.knittingfactory.com.
Nor th End Organic Nurser y from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, April 22, for a local beer-tasting festival, music, grub from food trucks, and a photo op with Mother Nature. Proceeds benefit Greenworks Idaho. Visit greenworksidaho.org for more info. More celebrator y suds are available at Edwards Greenhouse on Sunday, April 22. From noon-5 p.m., you can enjoy Payette Brewing Co.’s beers, a raffle hosted by the Treasure Valley Roller Girls, and chat up representatives from local businesses that promote green living.
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SATURDAY APRIL 21 shop CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET Well, it’s that time of year again. The time when people-watching in the City of Trees is at its best, buying local is at its easiest, and Saturday mornings are a lot less dull. The Capital City Public Market will kick off Saturday, April 21, and the 2012 season will feature 140-160 farmers, artisans and local businesses that will line Eighth Street from Bannock
Behzad Ranjbaran might not fight any windmills, but his work does share the bill with Boise Philharmonic’s performance of Don Quixote.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY APRIL 20-21 philharmonic DON QUIXOTE It’s good to see the world through rose-colored glasses— the idiom implies abandoning pessimistic tendencies and enjoying life. But a better saying may be seeing the world through Quixote lenses. The slightly off-balance gentleman from La Mancha sees the world through lenses that are downright fantastical. While Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes’ kooky hero comes to a somewhat dismal end, his optimism is still infectious. So infectious, in fact, that the 17th century novel caught the eye of Richard Strauss in the 19th century, and was adapted into a symphonic poem, which Boise Philharmonic will perform as part of its 50th season Friday, April 20, at College of Idaho’s Jewett Auditorium, and Saturday, April 21, at the Morrison Center. Guest composer Behzad Ranjbaran will be featured, along with Claude Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and, of course, Quixote. Friday, April 20, 8 p.m., $23-$43. Jewett Auditorium, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell; Saturday, April 21, 8 p.m., $25.50-$76.50. Morrison Center, 2201 Caesar Chavez Lane, boisephilharmonic.org.
Street to the Grove, and Idaho Street between Capitol Boulevard and Ninth Street. Every year, the market is the perfect place to stroll, mingle, pick up fresh produce and something unique for your home, and then head to lunch—and have pretty much the most-lovely Saturday mornings ever. The market includes performances by local
Ice cream has hopped up children on sugar for a long time. But now the tasty indulgence is incorporating hops that have more in common with the bitter variety found in favorite brews. Sure, Guinness floats have been around for a while, and you can buy Bailey’s ice cream in the frozen foods aisle, but Brewer’s Cow offers somethebrewerscow.com thing unique. Its ice cream is made from 16 percent butterfat cream that’s slowchurned and flavored by premium, big-name brews: Sam Adams, Ten Penny Ale, Thomas Hooker Chocolate Truffle Stout, and black-and-tan varieties can be purchased in sixand 12-pack formats. The hardcore beer-and-ice cream fuser can purchase a handy float gift set for $42. But before you alter your pre-funk plans and put down your 40, read the itty-bitty print on the website: “Contains no alcohol. All alcohol is evaporated in the cooking process.” The good news: Anyone can enjoy a beer and ice cream concoction. The bad news: It won’t get you drunk. And now for more bad news. The Brewer’s Cow is an East Coast business. Meaning you’ll have to salivate while your dessert is shipped across the United States. Or if you find yourself in New England, Whole Foods offers pints in-store. The company offers $12 shipping on its six packs and $18 on 12 packs to anywhere in the Lower 48, and it’s guaranteed frozen. —Sheree Whiteley
musical acts, a veggie valet service and token system, which enables attendees to use food stamps, as well as credit and debit cards. The market runs from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. every Saturday through December. For a list of vendors and more info, visit the website. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., FREE. 208-345-9287, capitalcitypublicmarket.com.
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