8 DAYS OUT THE IMAGINARY INVALID—Live music and 1960s French pop culture abound in this Moliere tale. 8 p.m. $12-$40. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-3369221, idahoshakespeare.org. LEGALLY BLONDE—The hilarious MGM film is now a smash hit musical. 8 p.m. $10-$18. Starlight Mountain Theatre, 850 S. Middlefork Road, Crouch, 208-462-5523, starlightmountaintheatre.com. LEVI MIDDLEBROOKS: BACK 2 BOYZEE—See Wednesday. 8 p.m. Pay-what-you-can. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, visualartscollective.com. LIQUID LAUGHS: VICKI BARBOLAK—Also featuring Jesse Eagan. Purchase tickets at liquidlaughs. com, by calling 208-941-2459 or at Liquid or Solid. Buy one ticket, get one free. 8 p.m. $10. Liquid,
405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. TWELFTH NIGHT—The Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival presents this beloved Shakespearian comedy. Tickets are available by calling 208-726-4TKS, at the box office of the NexStage Theatre or at the Forest Service Park at 5:30 p.m. prior to the show. Picnics, blankets and low-backed chairs are welcome. Visit nexstagetheatre.org for more info. 6 p.m. $20, FREE for children younger than 12. The Ski and Heritage Museum/Forest Service Park, 180 First Ave. E., Ketchum, 208-726-8118, ksvhs.com.
Find more info at unitedwaytv.org. 7:30-10 a.m. $5. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise, 208-3368900, boisecentre.com.
Odds & Ends LADIES’ LOUNGE—Enjoy $5 Hornitos margaritas and bare-naked, cucumber or tangerine Skinny Girl martinis, as well as Skinny Girl vodka tastings. Learn the basics of a favorite fall pastime with Football 101 and enjoy prize giveaways. 5-9 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s Saloon, 12505 Chinden Blvd., Boise, 208-331-5666, willibs. com.
Food & Drink FIFTH ANNUAL UNITED WAY FLAPJACK FEED—Help kick off the United Way annual community impact campaign with food, family friendly fun and entertainment.
FRIDAY AUG. 24 Festivals & Events
BOOK REVIEW/ARTS THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO THE LIQUOR STORE Though her last tome, Drinking With Dead Women Writers, is only months old, AK Turner, sassy lady about town and founder of The Writer’s Block program on Radio Boise, has just dropped a new book. This Little Piggy Went to the Liquor Store is a collection of Turner’s musings on parenthood wrapped into the story of how she became a parent despite her original dream of being a secret agent. If the text is to be believed, Turner takes the same approach to parenting that Motley Crue took to touring: get drunk and fuck shit up. Readers are introduced to the linguistic oddities of Turner’s extended family and her philosophy on the gender politics that invade birthday party bounce houses. But This Little Piggy Went to the Liquor Store isn’t told in a linear narrative like a traditional memoir. Instead it’s more of a pastiche of memories and musings. And similar to a celebrity biography, it operates on the assumption that you already know Turner and are interested in the grammatical eccentricities of her in-laws. But despite Turner’s Too Fast for Love parenting style, she is no Nikki Sixx, and the book can easily leave readers asking why they’re reading about this drunk lady they’ve never met. Luckily, the book makes up for it by being very funny. Chapters include “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Serial Killers” and “I Like My Ovaries Frozen.” In the end, This Little Piggy Went to the Liquor Store is a memoir of an experience in progress, something which limits the story arc. Turner’s children are still young and the closest thing to a conclusion is an acceptance that having kids isn’t the end of the world. Perhaps it’s the mark of a writer who simply needed a subject. Or perhaps it’s a collection of experiences so bizarre Turner could not live without committing them to paper. Either way, it’s a fun read from a local author who dishes chuckles by the six-pack. —Josh Gross WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M
JURASSIC PARK PARTY WITH CERBERUS REX—Watch Jurassic Park and wear any costume you feel represents the film series. Live music starts at 9:30 with Andrew Felts, Memphibians and Cerberus Rex. Rock ’n’ roll DJ Cameron Andreas from the band CAMP will follow the live music. See Picks, Page 18. 7 p.m. FREE, $3 after 9 p.m. The Red Room Tavern, 1519 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-0956, redroomboise. com. WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—See Wednesday. Noon-11 p.m. $2-$7 admission. Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208287-5650, expoidaho.com.
On Stage THE 39 STEPS—Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps. 8:15 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com. COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: LEIF SKYVING—See Thursday. 7 p.m. $8. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-9060658, varsitypubmeridian.com. THE IMAGINARY INVALID—See Thursday. 8 p.m. $12-$40. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare. org. JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT— Starlight Mountain Theatre presents its rendition of this classic tale. 8 p.m. $12-$24. Starlight Mountain Theatre, 850 S. Middlefork Road, Crouch, 208-462-5523, starlightmountaintheatre.com. LIQUID LAUGHS: VICKI BARBOLAK—See Thursday. Buy one ticket, get one free for the late show. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS— This pop musical has a cult following and is more funny and campy than scary. 7:30 p.m. $17 adv., $20 door. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, nampaciviccenter.com.
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