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FAMILY OF FESTIVALS
SATURDAY MARCH 30
Tracy Morgan knows how to turn a phrase and drop jaws.
d&d GAME ON: INTERNATIONAL TABLETOP GAME DAY The term “fun and games” tends to get a negative connotation—“It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.” “He/She is just playing games.” But nothing is wrong with having a little fun in life—something that sometimes seems all too rare. Better yet, how about playing some games that actually force a little human interaction and not just hours spent staring mock explosions on a screen. Board and card games will finally get some respect Saturday, March 30, with TableTop Game Day. Geek&Sundr y, a self-proclaimed indie-geek YouTube channel; Wil Wheaton, of TV’s Star Trek: The Next Generation; and the Web series TableTop have inspired the next advance in tabletop gaming. Gamers around the countr y celebrate International TableTop Game Day on the first anniversar y of the TableTop Web series, when they congregate at event centers, restaurants and other public places to play and raise the visibility of tabletop gaming culture. Here are a few official events in the Treasure Valley: UÊ/ iÊ >ÀÀ Ì̽ÃÊ >viÊ ` } Ê Ê iÀ ` > ÊÜ Ê >ÛiÊà ÝÊ}> ing stations, as well as drinks and dinner specials. Games— including Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride and Munchkin—run from 4:30-10:30 p.m. UÊ Ì Ê V>Ì ÃÊ vÊ Ê L ÕÌÊ > iÃÊÜ Ê ÃÌÊ}> iÃÊvi>tured on TableTop, like Star Fluxx, a humorous card game set in space that might end with your ship covered in fuzzy aliens; a fast-paced strategy game, Tsuro; and Say Anything, a house party game that challenges players to literally say anything. Open play runs from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. You can check the map on the website for groups that have registered at tabletopday.com. 4:30-10:30 p.m. FREE. Cafe Indigo, 1789 S. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-888-0800, cafeindigorestaurant.com; 11 a.m.3 p.m. FREE. All About Games, 7079 Overland Road, Boise, 208-343-5653; 120 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-345-0204, allaboutgamesboise.com.
at Boise State. Last year’s festival pulled in 60 entries from student filmmakers. Submissions for the 2013 festival closed earlier this month, and have been judged at random by a panel comprised of sea-
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soned local filmmakers. Judges include documentarian Seth Randal, Retroscope Media and “Road to Treefort” director Zach Voss, and Nathan Snyder, who will judge submissions based on writing, cinematography,
SATURDAY MARCH 30 one-night stand-up TRACY MORGAN “I’m just trying to do karate and get females pregnant.” Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan knows the power of a one-liner. He’s earned legions of fans over his long career in stand-up, television and movies by being unafraid to say things that can simultaneously drop jaws and elicit hysterical laughter. And while his days as the resident petulant and confused celebrity on 30 Rock are over, he’s not slowing down. Morgan will hit Boise’s Egyptian Theatre for a one-night-only performance as part of his Excuse My French tour Saturday, March 30. When the announcement hit that Morgan was including the City of Trees in his comedy tour, eager fans snapped up tickets, anxious for a chance to catch an evening of “did he really just say that?” humor. Procrastinators will be happy to know that there are still some tickets left, but if you haven’t already figured it out, this isn’t a kid-friendly show. Fork out the cash for a babysitter if you have to, because sometimes grown-ups need some not-appropriate-for-younger-audiences fun. 7 p.m. $53. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-387-1273, egyptiantheatre.net.
directing and originality of music and sound. Each category is worth 20 points toward the final score. Snag a seat in the Special Events Center at Boise State Thursday, March 28, for film screenings. Return Friday, March 29, for more films and guest speaker Ben Shedd, acclaimed filmmaker and winner of an Academy Award for his documentary The Flight of the Gossamer Condor and a Peabody award
After losing contact with some newfound friends at a Dave Matthews Band concert in 2011, Portland, Ore.’s, Hunter Wilson and Arianna Singleton created Family of Festivals to help music lovers connect. FOF gives festival attendees a central place to find information on upcoming music festivals—everything from Sasquatch to Bonnaroo to Coachella to the New Orleans familyoffestivals.com Jazz and Heritage Festival—along with a catalog of pictures, videos and reviews to refer back to and reminisce about after the festival is over. “It’s more than the music, the atmosphere, the attractions,” the couple wrote on familyoffestivals.com. “It’s that perfect little world we all wish we had. It doesn’t last forever. But when you’re there, you’re in the moment.” The Family has grown exponentially since the formation of the website, familyoffestivals.com, in January 2012. Now, those who sign up for free to become part of the Family are entered to win two tickets to any 2014 festival. “Though our numbers are growing rapidly, that’s not how we judge our success,” said Wilson. “It’s up to the Family to make us successful. We’ve had so much positive input from people all over the world. The sky’s the limit for us.” —Lauren Bergeson
for producing the PBS series NOVA. Shedd will speak from 6:30-7 p.m., followed by the final awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Boasting some of Boise’s up-and-coming-est video artists, the festival is a glimpse into Boise’s future as an arts and culture hub. 4-8 p.m. daily. FREE. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, bovifest.webs. com.
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