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CENTRAL INDIAN FOOD AT JERRY’S MARKET Training for the Barmudalympics at R Bar one shot at a time.
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Basement Company, where actors fear to tread.
drink BARMUDALYMPICS Unlike Boise natives Kristin Armstrong and Nick Symmonds, most of us weren’t born to become Olympic athletes, but many still enjoy some good old-fashioned competition. For those who strongly believe in drinking as a sport you now have a chance to take home the gold. The second-annual installment of the Barmudalympics will take place Sunday, Sept. 23, at 2 p.m. Teams of two will compete in grueling rounds of darts, beer pong, Jenga, horseshoes, pool and bean bag toss, and enjoy a few adult beverages. While the events resemble a unique mix of frat house drinking games and children’s birthday party activities, make no mistake—this affair is only for those 21 and older. Events will take place at the Bermuda Triangle of Broadway bars—that odd university-adjacent sector of Boise, where R Bar, End Zone and Suds are all conveniently located within stumbling distance of one another. Participating teams will receive a free pitcher of Crooked Fence Brewing Co. beer or Pabst Blue Ribbon and one free drink each. Second- and third-place winners will receive gift cards and the first-place team will receive a Pabst Blue Ribbon skateboard, along with a Crooked Fence longboard—finally, something your parents can be proud of. Teams must be signed in at R Bar by 1 p.m., but should probably arrive early to pregame with some happy hour bloody mary’s and mimosas to fight off the inevitable hangover from “training” the night before. 2 p.m., sign up before 1 p.m., $20 per team. R Bar, 1041 Broadway Ave., 208-629-0029, rbarboise.com.
Boiseans love to do with their canines, it’s sit on a patio during the dog days of summer. Unfortunately, the local patio mafia has been cracking down on restaurants and bars all over town this year, banning four-legged friends from languishing in the shade of their owners’ tables. However, booze-drinking pet owners, The Arc and the Crescent “No Lawyers” Bar and Grill are teaming up to put the animal back in party
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animal with B’Arc and Brew. The Arc, which assists adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, will take over a space in the parking lot for this first-ever fundraiser. The $15 entry fee gets you a mug and eight drink tickets, as well as access to food and drink specials on the Crescent’s patio. Get your pooch all gussied up in his or her best outfit for the costume contest. And maybe think about
TUESDAY-THURSDAY SEPT. 25-27 subterranean THE BASEMENT COMPANY The struggling, desperate writer is a trope as old as time. And while that character tends to linger in a messy, low-lit room waiting for inspiration amid mounds of crumpled paper, his creativity rarely turns criminal. But that’s not the case for the pathetic playwright at the center of local writer Adam Harrell’s new play, The Basement Company, which will be staged by Homegrown Theater Tuesday, Sept. 25-Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Linen Building. According to Homegrown’s website, the play centers on a “desperate playwright who is struggling to get his play produced, so he kidnaps the [city’s] best actors and forces them to produce the play in his basement.” For the production, director and Idaho Shakespeare Festival actress Sarah Gardner (Romeo and Juliet) has kidnapped some of her fellow ISF co-workers—Dakotah Brown (Romeo and Juliet, The Winter’s Tale), Veronica Von Tobel (The Winter’s Tale), Rod Wolfe (ISF Touring Company) and Justin Ness (ISF 2000-2001 season actor)—to star in the production. Homegrown’s past staged productions include Veronica Livingstone, I Presume, by Boise Weekly’s Josh Gross, Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl and Closer by Patrick Marber. Homegrown also hosts the monthly BLIP reading series at Hyde Park Books and prides itself on using “local actors, local playwrights, local carpenters, architects, photographers, artists and designers” whenever possible. The Basement Company is a dark comedy and therefore recommended for ages 15 and older. 6:30 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show, $10 general admission, $8 students and seniors. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., homegrowntheater.com.
taking your dog on a few long walks between now and then so that he’s all trained up for the rigors of doggie games. There will also be an ownerand-dog lookalike contest. All the dog activities happen from noon-3 p.m. and then the live music kicks off
In the cool, dark interior of Jerry’s 27th Street Market—just past a long cooler of Pepsi products and a cardboard Snickers display—is a rather peculiar sign. Today’s special: Pav Bhaji. Though a convenience store might not be the first place you hit up when you’re on the hunt for authentic Indian food in the JERRY’S 27TH ST. valley, it should be. MARKET Chicago transplants Jerry and 819 N. 27th St. 208-344-0302 Hiral Fandel moved to Boise eight For menu updates visit years ago to take over Jerry’s Jerry’s on Facebook. Market. In October 2011, after struggling to find some of their favorite Windy City comfort foods, they decided to start offering rotating hot specials from around 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. “I am Indian and my mom and I cook the Indian food, and then we do things from home like a deep-dish pizza and Italian beef sandwiches, just things that you can get anywhere but you don’t get anywhere here,” said Hiral. Apparently Hiral and her mother Kanta Patel’s Indian specialties—everything from mutter paneer (peas and homemade cheese) to chicken masala with basmati rice to the aforementioned pav bhaji (a spicy blend of vegetables served on buns)—have been such a big hit that they’re now expanding. “We’ve gotten good feedback so now half of it’s going to be a restaurant and half a market,” said Hiral. The restaurant space will open at 6 a.m. to serve breakfast along with an expanded Indian menu and sandwiches. The couple hope to have it up and running by late October. —Tara Morgan
with Bernie Reilly, Wilson Roos, Rebecca Scott, Emily Tipton and Mr. Betty taking rotations on the stage from 3-8 p.m. Noon-8 p.m., $15. Crescent No Lawyers Bar and Grill, 5500 W. Franklin Road, 208-322-9856.
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