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REDISCOVERED BOOKS— Author Les Edgerton joins the Idaho Writer’s Guild Rendezvous to sign books. 6:30 p.m. FREE. 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208376-4229, rdbooks.org. TAJ MAHAL RESTAURANT— Stop by for dinner and drinks. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 222, Boise, 208-4737200, tajmahalofboise.com. THE ART OF WARD 17 HOOPER GALLERY— Unveiling three McCall-inspired pieces. Sign up for a chance to win an artist proof. 5-8:30 p.m. 745 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208866-4627, wardhooper.com. WELLS FARGO CENTER 18 RETAIL BUILDING—See works by artists in residence Erika Sather-Smith and Jose Angel Saenz. 5 p.m. FREE. 801 Main St., Boise.
West Side THE ALASKA CENTER— 19 See new works by Laurel Macdonald, Chi E Shenam Westin and Eric Obendorf along with Taste of Boise from 6-9 p.m. with food samples for $1, live music and an art display. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1020 W. Main St., Boise. ART SOURCE GAL20 LERY—Presenting A Celebration of Motherhood. Join gallery artists depicting motherly roles through art. Music by Johnny Shoes and wine from Indian Creek. 6-9 p.m. 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, artsourcegallery.com. BEN & JERRY’S SCOOP SHOP—Enjoy $1 scoops in cups or cones. 5 p.m. $1. 103 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-342-1992, benjerry.com. BOISE 150 SESQUI21 SHOP—Celebrating Idaho Gives, providing light refreshments and hosting live music by Douglas Cameron. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-433-5671. GALLERY 601—Celebrat22 ing Mother’s Day with artists Steve Hanks, Cassandra Barney, The Artisan’s Corner and Cards by Jeanette. Wine tasting from Mouvance. 5-9 p.m. FREE. 211 N. 10th St., Boise, 208336-5899, gallery601.com. THE GALLERY AT THE 23 LINEN BUILDING—Modern Art hosts art, music, sports, Boise culture and the Bike Builder’s Gallery with the Boise Bike Project. 6-8 p.m. FREE. 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111, thelinenbuilding.com. MODERN HOTEL AND 24 BAR—40 rooms are turned into artworks as part of Modern Art 2013. 5 p.m. FREE. 1314 W. Grove St., Boise, 208424-8244, themodernhotel.com. OWYHEE PLAZA HOTEL—The Gamekeeper Lounge unveils its new logo, vendors display Mother’s Day gifts, entertainment, and food and drink. 5-8 p.m. FREE. 1109 Main St., Boise, 208-3434611, owyheeplaza.com. RADIO BOISE—Celebrate the Spring Radiothon with DJs, beer, wine and snacks. 5 p.m. FREE. 1020 W. Main St., Alaska Building, Ste. 200, Boise, 208-4248166, radioboise.org.
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Buy Amanda Hamilton’s “Drowning House” or her actual house at Bricolage First Thursday, May 2.
POSSESSIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS Reality shows might chronicle the obsessive accumulation of cats, broken coffee makers and old Barbie dolls, but the thoughtful dispersal of possessions makes for much less interesting TV. Luckily, it should make for a pretty sweet art show. Local artist Amanda Hamilton and her family are leaving Boise and moving across the country to Minneapolis. But before they go, they’re getting rid of their old books, records, glass, artwork, bicycles, curtains, china—even their car and house—in a gallery show/post-modern yard sale at Bricolage. “A friend insightfully described some of the items in question as ‘aspirational’ objects: something you keep or own because it would be nice someday to be a person who used it,” wrote Hamilton in a press release. “The problem is that every time I see those ‘aspirational’ objects I just feel guilty, like I’ve failed to use it or rise to the occasion.” As part of the sale, Bricolage will also host a one-day Facebook auction Thursday, May 2, when interested collectors can bid on Hamilton’s original artwork in the comment section. “Getting rid of so many objects (in the end maybe 30-40 percent of what we own) at first felt like losing my right arm, but now that it’s all out of the house and out of my mind I am so relieved,” wrote Hamilton. You can peruse some of the Hamilton family’s possessions at Bricolage from 5-10 p.m. First Thursday, May 2. Moving from fresh starts to remembrances, the Women’s and Children’s Alliance has teamed up with the Idaho Human Rights Education Center to present The World of Anne Frank: A Community Reading for Remembrance Thursday, May 2, at the Morrison Center. The event will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial with readings from Frank’s diary—and the play based on her diary, And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank—performed by students from Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s apprentice company and directed by ISF Director of Education Renee K. Vomocil. “Both the WCA and the IHREC hope that this special celebration in honor of human rights will inspire our community as we work to create and maintain a community of caring, happy and healthy individuals free from violence and fear,” wrote the WCA in a press release. The show starts at 7 p.m. and costs $10 to $25. There will also be a free morning performance for an audience of 1,300 eighth-graders from the Boise School District. —Tara Morgan WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M