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LAND OF LINCOLN New exhibit offers wealth of Lincoln artifacts FEATURE 13

GLOBE TROTTER Around the world on a motorcycle PICKS 18

V DAY Where to find Boise’s Valentine’s Day happenings SCREEN 31

TRUE LOVE Amour pulls at the heartstrings

“If we didn’t know we were going to die someday, there would be no reason to get up off the couch.”

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NOTE SLOW TRAIN COMIN’ I’ve been trying to get a steady job at this newspaper for about 10 years now, but for whatever reason, it hasn’t worked out. I was turned down as a college kid sometime in 20022003, picked up as a freelancer for a brief time in 2008, hired on as business editor for three months in 2010, and kept my hand in as a north Idaho-based freelancer from then until a couple of months ago.

That was when then-Editor Rachael Daigle called and (in retrospect, kind of pointedly) asked if I knew of anyone who could/should take over for her. It took me some time to come to a decision, but how could I turn down the chance to return to finally be a long-term part of the newspaper I’ve haunted since my early 20s? Now I’m humbled to be joining/re-joining this amazing crew of people and honored to be following an editor the likes of Ms. Daigle.

You can expect a continuation of Boise Weekly’s passion for wit, accuracy, localism and watchdoggery. You can expect continued excellence in delivering digital content as well, but most important, you can expect us to keep innovating and improving.

And since we love asking burning questions, we want to pick your brain. Have you ever thought to yourself: “These people in the media don’t know jack. If I was them, I’d be looking into (insert your pet outrage here)!” Or maybe you’ve passed a business, building or person and wondered, “Why isn’t anyone writing about that?” Well, here’s your chance to try out my new job and play newspaper editor.

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Also, look for the newest edition of The Blue Review, Boise State University’s recently launched public affairs journal, inserted in the paper Wednesday, Feb. 20. Helmed by former BW News Editor Nathaniel Hoffman, it’s a razor-sharp analysis of Idaho politics and culture that goes deeper and wider than most any other publication out there. We think it’ll be a perfect complement to BW’s offerings.

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ARTIST STATEMENT: All you need is love. Never miss an opportunity to tell someone how much they mean to you.

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INSIDE NOTE

READ THIS Every year, folks from the City of Boise recommend a single book for the community to read. This year, to honor the city’s sesquicentennial, officials suggested 40. What are they? Find out on Cobweb.

PARTYING FOR PEACE A few days after being named America’s No. 79 party school, the University of Idaho was lauded for the number of Peace Corps volunteers it produces. Get the full stor y on Citydesk.

DEFINITELY NOT OF LEGAL DRINKING AGE Stop us if you’ve heard this one: a 2-year-old walks into a bar … Get the full story on Citydesk.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR A SASQUATCH PASS? BW gave away two passes to Sasquatch Music Fest— cash value of more than $700—to the person who gave the best one-minute video essay about why he or she deserved the passes. Who won and why? Find out on Cobweb.

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I SN’ T THI S HOW THE FALL OF THE R OMAN EMPIRE STARTED?” —Layla Morgan Wilde, Online (BW, Screen, “What the Hell is a Honey Boo Boo?,” Jan. 30, 2012)

REMEMBER THE 19TH On Feb. 4, the U.S. Senate voted 85 to 8 to take up a renewal of the Violence Against Women Act. Idaho’s Sen. Jim Risch was one of the eight U.S. senators who voted no.

Wanting to protect your daughters and wives from physical abuse is not a partisan political issue.

Politicians who are reelected vote the way their constituents want them to vote. Who was Risch trying to please with his no vote?

Isn’t it time to tell Sen. Risch that his vote is unacceptable and we will remember it in the voting booth in November 2014?

Clearly, Risch has forgotten that women vote.

—Dick Artley Grangeville

SUPPORT EDUCATION, CHANGE YOUR VOTE

HELP US LAUNCH

The Blue Review No. 2 WITH A DISCUSSION AND LAUNCH PARTY! Join writers from The Blue Review and

When 6:00 pm February 20

Where: Boise State Center on Main 1020 W. Main St.

Boise Weekly to discuss disruptions to schooling in America: From iPads in kindergarten to the MOOC phenomenon in higher ed, how is the American education system adapting? What are your dreams and concerns? What is the new funding model?

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What: Discussion on education reform to be followed by launch party next door at The Crux with no host bar.

Politicians (who have never been in a classroom) pass laws that are undermining our education system and it is failing.

They have been so abusive that teachers are leaving the profession in droves.

Our students are opting out of this political system in record numbers by dropping out and not attending college. The politicians then blame the teachers for this mess and set up “pay for performance” standards that they themselves could never meet and pat themselves on the back for “no child left behind.”

Attending the education

hearing at the Statehouse on Feb. 8, I understood a couple of things. Republican politicians have forced teachers to participate in a mindless system of teaching standardized tests. These tests are sold to us by companies that make big donations to Republican campaigns and reap big profits from selling the tests. Students and teachers spend lots of time dealing with these mindless exercises to the detriment of both. Republicans have created an education system that is as dysfunctional as our political system.

By a wide majority, Idaho voted down the Luna Laws. What are the Republican politicians doing?

Bringing up the same laws and giving the electorate the finger. They know better than the voters.

We passed term limits and they overturned it.

There was no political consequence. As long as we keep electing the same idiots, the cycle starts over again. The answer to our education mess is to elect different politicians.

—Andy Hedden-Nicely Boise

WWJD? This Wednesday, Feb. 13, marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter, when Christians would abstain from meat and dairy products in remembrance of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting before launching his ministry.

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Devout Christians who observe meatless Lent help reduce their risk of chronic disease, as well as environmental degradation and animal abuse. Dozens of medical reports link consumption of animal products with elevated risk of heart failure, stroke, cancer and other killer diseases. A 2007 U.N. report named meat production as the largest source of greenhouse gases and water pollution. Investigations have documented farm animals being beaten, caged, crowded, deprived, mutilated and shocked.

Lent offers a superb opportunity to honor Jesus’ powerful message of compassion and love by adopting a meat-free diet for Lent and beyond.

It’s the diet mandated in Genesis 1:29 and observed in the Garden of Eden.

Every supermarket offers a rich array of meat and dairy alternatives, as well as the more traditional vegetables, fruits and grains. Entering “vegetarian” in your favorite search engine provides lots of meat replacement products, recipes, and transition tips.

—Ike Schneider Boise

BLOWING SMOKE Here’s a sampling of the responses to a Citydesk post on new anti-marijuana legislation in the Statehouse.

Score another brilliant idea from “ultra-sound Charlie.” Sen. Winder is jousting at windmills.

—cowherder What a waste of tax dollars, resources and energy in general. Legalize it and move on.

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CITYDALE, IDEEHO A great place for children

“Don’t you try to come up ’n’ see me, Cope.

They won’t letcha in.”

“Who won’t let me in, Red? And where is it I shouldn’t try to come up to? Assuming I wanted to see you, that is.”

“That there Citydale. Ain’t you been paying attention? Ain’t you heard ’bout the biggest thing to hit Ideeho since tater tots?

Ain’t you ever watch no news?”

“Ah, yes. The Citadel.”

“That’s right. The Citydale. An’ they don’t want nothin’ t’ do with no lib’rals n‘r Dem’crats n‘r progressivites n‘r whatever y’r calling y’rselves these days. Sos if’n you want to tell me anything, you’ll just have to stand outside the wall and holler.”

“So you’re seriously moving there?”

“Gull durn right I’m movin’ there. I been waiting for somethin’ like the Citydale to come along all my life. I knew down in my heart how I was born to live behind a big rock wall with nothing but regular fellers jus’ like me. Cope, I’m tellin’ ya’, it’ll be almost like a family reunion, only it’ll never end and they won’t really be family. Which is a good thing. I got me some family I wouldn’t wanta be stuck with f’r a 10-minute coffee break, let alone forever.

“But up there inside that big rock wall, it’ll be like I’m with my brain family, sees what I’m gettin’ at? Where all of us’ll be having the same brain waves, if not the same blood an’ genetical wirin’ an’ such.”

“Red, I realize there’s a picture of a big rock wall on their website. But are you sure that isn’t just a symbol?”

“What you mean, ‘symbol?’ Are you sayin’ there might not be a real big rock wall? That it might be jus’ a ... a ...”

“A sales gimmick? I think that’s likely.

Big rock walls don’t come cheap, you know.

They only have to sell the perception that no matter what happens, you’d be all safe and cozy and untroubled with conflicting brain waves. It’s like a Snuggie for paranoid survivalists.”

“Yeah, but without one o’ y’r actual big rock wall, hows they gonna keep out the lib’rals, an’, uh ... you know ... them others?”

“What others, Red? Why don’t you just tell me who ‘them others’ are so I don’t have to guess? Why don’t you come right out and say it so there won’t be any confusion as to exactly who you don’t want coming into your Citadel and living next door to you?

“Come on, Red. Who it is that a bunch of ‘regular fellers’ like yourself are so worried about that you would pick up and move to some hillbilly squat in North Idaho just so you don’t have to be around them? Or that you fear so much, you’re willing to center the rest of your life around your guns and your big rock wall? C’mon, Red, tell me.”

“I know wheres y’r getting at, an’ you don’t know what y’r talking ‘bout, Cope.”

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“Really? Then why is that every time some low-rent con man sets out to sucker a bunch of nitwit misfits into buying a parcel in isolationist Heaven, they pick North Idaho? Is it just a coincidence that quasi-fascist trash like Richard Butler and Bo Gritz and Randy Weaver all picked the same general neighborhood to dig their holes in? Or that it happens to be about as far from any significant urban area as you can get and still be inside the lower 48? And by ‘urban area,’ I mean ‘place where people aren’t all one skin tone.’”

“See, there you go! Jumpin’ to conclootchans! Ever’time a feller decides he wants to survive all the horr’ble horr’bleness whats coming in the future, you lib’rals go to supposin’ its all about them, uh ... them other folks. That’s hows come you don’t know what y’r talkin’ ’bout, Cope. You ever think it might be ’bout fallin’ comets?”

“Comets?”

“You betcha! Comets could come down and hit all them whatchacall ‘urban’ places.

An’ then nobody what lives there has anything t’ eat, so they cut their hair into those spiky mohawk hairdos and ride their souped-up cycles out into all the places what still got stuff t’ eat. An’ without our guns an’ our big rock wall, it might be us what them gangs ’r hungry for! That’s acause you never know if some extra-terrestrical germs might be in those comets what turns them urbanist peoples into man-eaters!”

“Now it’s zombies, is it?”

“Yes sirree! Zom-bies! Just ’cause it ain’t never happened, Cope, doesn’t mean it won’t! An’ let me tell you somethin’, mister ... there ain’t no such thing as skin tone when it comes t’ them zombies. They’ll eat whatever brains they can get their horr’ble hands on, whether it’s white meat ‘r dark.”

“Now you’re just making crap up, Red.” “Ain’t not! It could happen, I’m tellin’ ya’! An’ that ain’t even mentionin’ how the feds got it all planned out t’ hand us over to them U.N. buggers. That’s a known fact, Cope! An’ what about the Chinese gangin’ up with them Venyzualanites an’ invadin’ us from both ends? That don’t have nothin’ t’ do with no welfare queens n’r race riots n’r mauradin’ rap dancers, now does it? Huh? Does it?!”

“Red. I guess I have you all wrong. So you wouldn’t mind if, oh … let’s say …

Denzel Washington bought himself a lot in the Citadel?”

“Dang right, ya’ got me all wr ... er ... wait a minute here. Who’d you say?”

Is this the last we hear from Red? Will he disappear for good behind the big rock Citadel wall? Will there even be a big rock Citadel wall? And how bad could it get when enough nitwit misfits join brain waves? Stay tuned.

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WILL THE NEXT 9/11 ARRIVE VIA DRONE?

Aggressive drone wars set a dangerous precedent There’s no denying it: We Americans have a lot of nerve.

We love to pick fights but when someone punches back, man, the whining never stops.

And boy, do we love to escalate. Nuclear weapons? We invented the suckers, used them not once but twice—yet we have the balls to slap economic sabotage on the Iranians and North Koreans and smear them as “rogue states” for even thinking about trying to get their own.

You know the pattern. We escalate the arms race with some new gadget to kill and maim more efficiently, then we deploy brute economic and military force to keep those new weapons to ourselves for as long as possible.

Now it’s drones. Beginning in 2004 with George W. Bush, the drone warfare program was greatly escalated by an Obama administration marketing itself as a regime ending two wars in public while it secretly expands America’s military footprint.

Rather than assume the dignified posture of silence or the embarrassed posture of a kid who got caught in the cookie jar, Obama administration officials had the gall to file a diplomatic protest after the Iranians shot at one of their spy Predators in November 2012.

In an ideal world, these devices would be illegal. Like landmines, drones do a lot more harm than good. You might as well declare the First Amendment dead and gone now that private corporations, the FBI, CIA, local police and just about anyone else can scan the crowds at anti-government protests and

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identify demonstrators with facial recognition software. Who is going to dare to make a radical statement now?

As the first country to develop drone technology, the United States had the chance to keep this genie stuffed in its bottle; instead, we let the monster loose and told it to run wild.

It doesn’t take a genius military strategist to worry about drone weapons proliferation. The technology is relatively simple and cheap—so cheap that soldiers occupying Afghanistan use throwaway 6-pound mini-drones slightly larger than paper airplanes to see what’s around the next mountain.

The FAA is rushing to approve licenses to “tens of thousands of police, fire and other government agencies able to afford drones lighter than traditional aircraft and costing as little as $300,” reports The New York Times, including everything from “remote-controlled planes as big as jetliners to camera-toting hoverers called Nano Hummingbirds that weigh 19 grams.”

Police departments from Seattle to Gadsden, Ala., have already bought these creepy devices. And it’s now possible for a private citizen to buy his own drone for $300.

It was only a matter of time before other countries followed suit, which prompts two questions: What’s to stop a hostile nation-state from attacking the United States with drones?

What if terrorists get drones?

Answer to the first question: Nothing can stop a nation from Hellfir12 ing us. While there are practical and

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LINCOLN’S IDAHO The indelible bond between Idaho and the 16th president GEORGE PRENTICE Janet Gallimore needed a moment.

“It’s going to make me cry when I think about it,” she said before pausing a beat.

As executive director of the Idaho State Historical Society, Gallimore celebrates the past, but on this occasion she was thinking about the future.

“Think of a child or an adult who is struggling,” she said. “What is truly inspiring is that this collection could give anyone with a challenged background some hope to think more broadly about their potential.”

Gallimore and her colleagues are spending much of 2013–the busiest year in memory, she said–preparing to host one of the nation’s most considerable collections of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia.

“Lincoln was a child from a broken home. He did not have a lot of opportunities,” said Gallimore. “He read by candlelight and went from little to no means all the way to the presidency.

“I love that story for any child,” she said. “If you work hard enough, if you have grace, you can find greatness. If we can change one or two lives through this exhibition, isn’t that a gift?”

But Gallimore has little time to wax poetic. Designs need to be completed. Hundreds of books, documents and priceless memorabilia have to be catalogued. And a fair amount of construction is needed to remodel the society’s library on Boise’s Old Penitentiary Road, all in preparation for the October opening of the Lincoln Legacy Collection and Exhibition.

Gallimore pointed to artist renderings of the soon-to-be permanent exhibit.

“The first part of the exhibit will be an exact replication of Lincoln’s cabinet office,” she said. “This is meant to be the first big ‘wow’ of the exhibit. It will transcend the fact that you’re standing in a 21st century library and instead you will start a journey through Lincoln’s life. We’ll have a series of rooms that represent Lincoln as a youth, lawyer, legislator, candidate and president.”

The cornerstone of the exhibit will be the awe-inspiring original documents, photos, portraits, sculptures, campaign posters and more than 1,000 books chronicling the life of the 16th president. The collection comes to the state of Idaho through a donation from its owners, former Idaho Attorney General and Lt. Gov. David Leroy and his wife, Nancy.

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“This law office has been a personal museum for 20 years,” he said. “And now we’re getting ready to move it down the street.”

Leroy needed only point to a framed document several feet away.

“Here you’ll see Lincoln’s signature on a Civil War military commission,” said Leroy.

“It was signed by the president and countersigned by Secretary of War [Edwin] Stanton.

Lincoln said he didn’t want to send any person into harm’s way whose name he had not looked upon and commission he had not signed personally.”

Leroy gave Boise Weekly a tour of his office/museum, pointing to busts, paintings and documents, each more priceless than the previous. He carefully opened a cabinet, revealing two life masks.

“This first one shows Lincoln as he was in 1860,” said Leroy. “He had just been elected president. Look at the strong and handsome features.”

Leroy reached for the second mask.

“And this mask was done in early 1865,” he said. “Notice how in just those few years how incredibly aged he was, clearly from the cares and worries of the Civil War.” But for all of its historical wonder, the collection also has great relevance to Idaho in 2013.

“Idaho, more than any other state, is related to Abraham Lincoln, and here’s why,” said Leroy.

“He appointed 15 of our earliest officers, he signed a bill to create the Idaho Territory, he mentioned the Idaho Territory in his 1863 and 1864 addresses to Congress, he considered the business of the Idaho Territory on the last day of his life, and he even invited the Idaho Territory governor to go with him to Ford’s Theater on that fateful night.”

Monday, March 4 is the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s personal signature on the document that created the Idaho Territory.

“And that’s why the timing of this new permanent exhibit is so significant,” said Leroy. “It’s wonderful to be a part of the remembrance of the legacy of Lincoln in such a year as 2013.”

Lincoln is hot. Gracing the covers of no less than Time, Newsweek, the Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly, the 16th president’s legacy has been deconstructed to analyze everything from the Obama administration to immigration reform to the nation’s current debt crisis.

“It’s true,” said Leroy. “Lincoln ran up a huge national debt. Financing the Civil War was every bit as tricky, in some regards, as financing our current overspending. Lincoln had little choice than to finance the war and save the Union.

“And Lincoln’s lessons would be useful to use in his well-crafted foreign policy,” he said. “It was necessary for Lincoln to carefully administer relations with France and England so as to keep them out of the Southern side of the Civil War. And of course, Lincoln’s emphasis on a strong defense would be a useful paradigm today.”

But Leroy was quick to caution any modern president from comparing himself to Honest Abe. “I suppose every president thinks he has Lincoln-esque moments, but no president ever faced the problems or rose to the heights of success as Lincoln did as chief executive,” said Leroy. “And 10 we’ve certainly never had a president

Erika Birch, attorney at Strindberg and Scholnick (supervising attorney volunteer): “Listening to their story is equally important.”

INAUGURAL STREET LAW CLINIC DEEMED A SUCCESS The verdict is in.

“I’m thrilled with the way things went,” said Erika Birch, attorney at Strindberg and Scholnick. “We’ll debrief and make some adjustments, but this was a big success.”

Birch sat in a conference room of the Boise Main Public Library with her fellow attorneys Feb. 11 after spending two tightly packed hours helping Boise citizens with a litany of legal challenges. The four lawyers joined five law students–three from the University of Idaho and two from Concordia University–to staff Boise’s first-ever Street Law Clinic, sponsored by the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association.

“I asked myself a few years ago, ‘Why doesn’t Idaho have a street law clinic?’ and it dawned on me that maybe there wasn’t a good source of law students in Boise,” said Birch. “But when the third-year law students from the U of I came down to Boise and Concordia opened up their new law school, we knew this would be a great thing.”

“The students did fantastic,” said Jody Nafzger, Concordia’s director of experiential learning. “A really great job.”

Quinn Perry, administrator with the ITLA, said the students weren’t the only ones nervous leading up to the inaugural event.

“I’ve got to admit that I had anxiety all [Sunday] night thinking about this,” said Perry. “But the press really helped. The majority of the citizens we spoke to said they read about the clinic in Boise Weekly (BW, News, “Boise Street Law Clinic Poised to Begin,” Feb. 6, 2013).”

Perry’s colleague, ITLA Executive Director Barbara Jorden, said the clinic dealt with numerous issues.

“We had a couple of criminal cases, a couple of protection orders, collection issues, a contract dispute, landlord/tenant issues and worker’s compensation complaints,” said Jorden.

Crystal Cochell was one of the participants.

“I’m going to file for divorce,” she told BW. “I’m hoping to get some direction. It’s all new for me but it’s a good thing. After 37 years, the kids are grown and it was time.”

Cochell added that she wasn’t inclined to contact an attorney advertised on television.

“I think they do a lot of shifty stuff,” said Cochell, who prepared to meet with the law students who questioned her as part of the clinic’s intake process.

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some analysis.

“They told me where I needed to go and who I needed to talk to and what forms I needed to get,” Cochell told BW following her consultation.

“Tomorrow, I’ll print them out and submit them. It was really simple, maybe 20 minutes.”

But not all of the cases were as simple.

“We had a pretty difficult case,” said Mary Hobson, a 35-year veteran of the bar and legal director of the Idaho Volunteer Lawyer Program. “And I must say that one of our students handled that case extremely well. I can’t tell you anything about the case, but it was a civil matter. And the student could draw from some experience he had in working in the prosecutor’s office.”

Another participant, who asked not to be identified because of his pending claim, told BW that he was injured on a construction site in July 2012, rupturing The next Boise Street Law three discs Clinic is slated for Monday, in his lower March 11, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. back, preat the Boise Main Public venting him Library. More information is from work available at: itla.org for seven months.

“I’ve been to a few attorneys already,” he said.

“It’s an uphill battle. I came down here to see if indeed this is free legal aid as they described it. Maybe there’s something they can do.”

Indeed, after the legal consultation, the man said he got some answers.”

“They were very helpful.”

Birch said a lot of what attorneys do is “counsel people.”

“Eighty percent of the people I meet with employment cases don’t necessarily have a case,” she said. “Listening to their story is equally important.”

She said the clinic’s experience was invaluable to the students.

“That’s something they can’t really teach you in a classroom,” she said. “There’s nothing like this kind of experience.”

Birch added that the clinic’s first 16 participants were “just about right” for the staff of volunteer lawyers and students.

ITLA reached out to its membership and about 20 Boise-based attorneys volunteered to participate in future clinics.

“If we need to, we can either add an additional hour to the clinic or even add another date each month,” she said. “But for now, the second Monday of each month from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. seems to work just fine.”

And the mix of legal expertise was ideal as well.

“Mary [Hobson] has done a ton of family law, Jody [Nafzger] has a lot of criminal law experience, I do employment law and Kira [Pfisterer] does a lot of general litigation,” said Birch.

Pfisterer, of the Boise-based Hepworth, Janis and Kluksdal law firm, said that the Street Law Clinic speaks volumes about Boise as a legal community.

“I think it strengthens our legal community and our community as a whole,” she said. “It’s a good, responsible communitybuilding thing to do 9

‘BRING US HOME’ ‘Exiled’ American families launch online petition GEORGE PRENTICE Somewhere between her collegiate activism at Cornell University and her work as a biologist in the San Francisco Bay Area, Nicole Salgado fell in love.

“I met my husband in 2001,” Salgado said with a laugh. “He had just come to the States from Mexico. I fell for him pretty fast; he’s an amazing guy.”

But her laughter turned to tears she as described the plight of her family–which now includes a 2-year-old daughter–living in Queretaro, Mexico, where they have lived since her husband’s deportation seven years ago.

“It’s really upsetting, so personal,” she said.

When she reached out to other wives and mothers, most of them U.S. citizens who are, they say, in exile because of harsh immigration laws, Salgado began putting faces to the growing dilemma.

“We began receiving pictures of families together, families apart,” she said.

The photos were crafted into a heart-shaped mosaic by Becca Candia, who says she’s in exile with her own family in La Paz, Bolivia.

“Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, South Korea and certainly all over the United States,” said Salgado. “These people could be your neighbor.”

Salgado, Candia and the thousands more like them–all U.S. citizens–want to come home but can’t, or won’t, without their husbands, who are barred from the United States after being deported or otherwise excluded.

“If you think that when U.S. citizens marry immigrants, they’re automatically granted green cards, you’re wrong,” said Salgado.

“Some of the new immigration proposals either want to make the laws more draconian or they don’t include people like our families.”

Salgado is co-author of Amour and Exile with journalist and ex-Boise Weekly News Editor Nathaniel Hoffman. The forthcoming book considers the legal and geographic exile that

potentially hundreds of thousands of American families now face.

While Salgado anxiously awaits the book’s printing, she has taken to change.org to petition President Barack Obama and Congress to “bring home American families in exile.”

“We received 600 signatures in the first 60 hours,” she said. “Every time someone signs and enters their zip code, a copy is forwarded to their congressional representative.”

Salgado said the effort has been “scary and frustrating” at times, but the message is simple: “Bring us home,” she said from her home away from home in the central Mexican highlands.

who was as simple and unaccomplished before becoming president.”

Hollywood has embraced Lincoln as well, and if most critics are right, Daniel Day-Lewis is a lock to take home his third Best Actor Academy Award on Sunday, Feb. 24, for the lead role in director Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln.

“On balance, it was a great movie,” said Leroy. “The thing I liked about Daniel Day-Lewis is that he became Lincoln. It was very … [Leroy paused and smiled] …

Lincoln-esque.”

Gallimore couldn’t agree more.

“When my husband and I went to see Lincoln, there was actually a long waiting line,” she said. “We’re blessed that there’s such public interest in Lincoln this year.”

Gallimore added that she hopes to reach out to DreamWorks Studios for possible use of clips from Spielberg’s film to include in the Idaho exhibit.

“It’s on my list of tasks,” she said, adding that the Historical Society had some “pretty big marketing plans for the exhibit.”

And the rewards are deep, said Gallimore,

not just to the state agency but also the local economy.

“A recent study done by Americans for the Arts looked at the economic impact of arts and cultural visits to Boise,” she said. “Their document said that visits to Boise arts and cultural amenities generated nearly $50 million to the Treasure Valley economy. And we’re adding to that cultural milieu.”

But beyond any economic benefit, Gallimore is more interested in the hands-on learning opportunity.

“We’re working on weaving this exhibit into school curricula, and we’re reaching out to Russ Heller” she said.

Heller, the Boise School District’s history curriculum coordinator, is reaching back.

“We’re pretty excited about it,” Heller told BW. “The more you can make history come alive, the more we want to take advantage of that.”

Heller said Boise elementary school students will be a wonderful target audience.

“Fourth-graders in Boise are studying Idaho history, and the Lincoln exhibition will truly help them make connections from Idaho to the

president,” he said. “And fifth-graders who are studying U.S. history will, of course, be interested.”

Heller added that middle school students, particularly ninth-graders, will be keying in on the Lincoln years.

“In ninth grade, Boise students study the United States up to 1900,” he said. “We see so many ways for students to mine this exhibit as they plumb the depths of what happened during cabinet meetings in Lincoln’s day.”

And none of this could have happened, Gallimore said, without Leroy’s donation.

“David has made Lincoln his life’s passion,” she said. “It’s very exciting to have someone like him in our midst.”

Leroy is happy to share that passion.

“To memorialize these ties of Idaho to Lincoln, that’s so exciting,” he said. “Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, the Land Grant College Act and the Transcontinental Railroad Act. There would be no University of Idaho; there wouldn’t be the thousands of farm families that grew up in Idaho on federal lands that were turned into private land. None of that would have happened without Lincoln.”

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DAVE BIETER On public service and sharing an honor with the vice president GEORGE PRENTICE

How far back do your public service aspirations go?

I think it’s a well-known fact that I wanted to be a fullback for the Green Bay Packers.

That was the real deal.

That’s a different type of public service.

I guess so. I was pretty young when I was first interested in being the mayor of Boise.

In fact, my wife reminds me that on our first date, she said, “Oh, I might move somewhere else some day.” And I said, “Well, I’m going to run for mayor some day so I’m not going to be moving.” So when the time came for me to ask her if there was any way I could run, she had remembered what I first told her.

How old were you then?

Not too young. Maybe 29 or 30.

How young were you when you first wanted to be mayor?

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Probably in high school. I didn’t map it out or anything like that, but my dad was pretty politically active.

Was your dad an acquaintance of Frank Church at the time?

You bet. He was a big fan of Frank Church. My dad worked on his campaigns, and I remember Frank coming to the Basque picnics with us.

Where does your desire for public service come from? Is it in your DNA? I have to think about that for a moment.

I guess it was just part of my family. It’s not as if anyone sat me down and said I needed to pursue political office. It just kind of came with the territory.

From both your mother and father?

My mom wasn’t the biggest fan of politics.

In fact, she would have to tell my dad to

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Kevin Bacon has nothing on Frank Church. Playing a parlor game of Six Degrees of Frank Church, we learn that the late Idaho U.S. senator, Vice President Joe Biden and Boise Mayor Dave Bieter have a lot more in common than most people would realize.

Church and Bieter were both born in Boise and attended the same Boise elementary school: St. Joseph’s Catholic School.

Church and Biden were both chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Though Church was Biden’s elder by 18 years, they were Senate colleagues from 1973 through 1980.

And though Biden is Bieter’s elder by 17 years, they were both standout high-school football players: Biden in his home state of Delaware and Bieter at Boise’s Bishop Kelly High School.

But perhaps the trio’s strongest bond–second only to their allegiance to the Democratic Party–is public service, particularly in the blood sport of politics.

It seems fitting that Biden and Bieter will be honored Sunday, Feb. 17, with the second annual Frank and Bethine Church Awards for Public Service. The award presentation will also celebrate Church’s widow Bethine on the occasion of her 90th birthday.

In anticipation of the honor, Boise Weekly sat down with Bieter to talk about Biden, Church and his lifelong ambition to be his city’s chief executive.

stop talking about politics on more than one occasion. But my dad was pretty political. He used to say that he would run for the Idaho Legislature when he retired, but we never believed him. And he absolute did mean it because he ran and won right away.

Would you agree that public service, and politics in particular, is not the most natural career path in the world?

I would argue that you ought not to think of it as a career. It’s a vocation. It might work out to be a career for some people [Bieter knocked on the wood of his City Hall office conference table] but you can’t really think of it as a career.

Do you believe that vocation needs to be buried deep inside you to gird you from personal or professional setbacks?

I do think there’s a mutant gene, at least for those who pursue elected office. In my own case, when I first decided to run for mayor, I knew that if I didn’t want it more than the air that I breathe, I shouldn’t do it.

There are just too many uncomfortable parts.

Like what?

Running for office and especially fundraising. That’s the widow maker.

It’s awful and it doesn’t get better.

But I eventually found that I could

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do it and I wanted to hold office bad enough. Campaigning is the closest thing to athletics I’ve ever known.

Have you gotten to know Bethine Church well over the years.

When I first ran for mayor, I called her up to ask for a campaign contribution. And she said, “Let’s just see how you do.” Let’s say that she was not immediately on the bandwagon. She wanted to listen to what I had to say, and then she became very supportive. If she was going to invest, she said she wanted someone to work very hard.

And after that, she was a big supporter. I remember her telling me early on, “You’ve got to keep smiling. Don’t furrow your brow.” It’s hugely good advice.

Other than being born in Boise and attending the same school, what do you have in common with Frank Church?

The enjoyment of public service. I love this. I don’t know how long I’ll be doing this or what’s in the future, but it’s a great fortune to do something you really love.

Do you every think of your legacy?

My legacy is my daughter. That’s the big legacy. I really don’t think people remember even four mayors back.

I think they remember more than that.

Believe me, I’ve road-tested this theory and I think it’s rare for people to associate

the times with a mayor or council. Things are either good or not so good. I think it’s overstated to talk about your legacy.

Do you acknowledge how much the city has changed in the last 10 years?

Sure. I’ll go into one of the library branches and sit there and watch. I put on a baseball cap and a pair of glasses.

I don’t think that disguise would work too well.

It mostly does. A pair of sweats. You would be surprised.

Let’s talk about Vice President Biden. He was last in Boise for the Special Olympics Winter Games in 2009.

I was standing on the tarmac at the airport with [Secretary of State] Ben Ysursa, [Attorney General] Lawrence Wasden, [Lt. Gov.] Brad Little and Gov. [C.L. “Butch”] Otter. Ben Ysursa turned to me and said, “You’re not going to tell the vice president that you’re the only Democrat here, are you?” I said, “Are you kidding? Of course I’m going to tell him.”

I remember the vice president gave you a big hug.

There haven’t been too many times to be in that position. It was such a kick. If there’s anybody else who enjoys public office more than Joe Biden, I don’t know who that is.

He’s the happiest warrior there is.

RALL economic barriers to entry that reduce nuclear proliferation, even the poorest nations can develop a scary drone program. Israel and its American ally claim to be terrified of the prospect of an Iranian nuclear attack against Tel Aviv, but the threat of a conventional-weapons attack via drone is really what should be keeping policymakers up at night.

Iran unveiled its Shahed 129 drone plane, a device that can fly 24 hours in a row, in September 2012. That’s the one they plan to export. That month, an Iranian drone launched from Lebanon successfully took pictures of Israeli military facilities.

The trouble isn’t just the drones themselves.

It’s how the United States uses them: aggressively, prolifically, violently and with little concern for legal or diplomatic niceties.

“Skip the drone debate, just kill the terrorists before they kill us,” reads the headline of a FoxNews piece by Erick Erickson, one of the right’s most reliable cretins.

But it’s not that simple. When the United States asserts the right to “defend” itself by looking anywhere it wants and blowing up anyone it feels like, including its own citizens and people who have never expressed the slightest desire to attack the United 8

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States, it sets a precedent.

“More than 50 nations have or are trying to get [drone] technology,” notes The Times.

“The United States will set the standard for them all.” Osama bin Laden said he wouldn’t have hesitated to use a nuke against the United States because Hiroshima and Nagasaki were civilian targets. Using the same reasoning as the Obama administration, why wouldn’t the government of Yemen be legally justified to deploy Yemeni drones over American airspace and use them to blow up any Americans or anyone else they felt like?

While a nation-state might feel constrained by the international community, its allies or domestic public opinion from attacking civilian targets in the United States, an underground resistance organization would be far less likely to refrain from using drones to make a political statement and/or wage remote-control guerrilla warfare.

Though some commentators pooh-pooh the terrorist drone threat, this is one time when the smoke rising from the ashes of buildings in an American city isn’t a remote possibility created by a fevered theorist but rather an absolute certainty. It isn’t a matter of if we’ll get hit by drones. It’s a matter of when.

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Boise adventurer cruises southeast Asia in quest to circumnavigate the globe by motorcycle

“The streets are filled with thousands of small cars, motorcycles, buses and those smudge-potthree-wheeledtaxis (tuktuks) all running flat-out.

For every 10 miles an hour, you space yourself one-inch from the vehicle in front of you. Those withhair-triggerreflexessurvive.

Those without ride the bus.”

—Terry Mentzer, Motorcyclist Magazine, November 1977

The world didn’t appear to have changed much in the last 35 years as I darted between trucks, cars and a cavalcadeofsoutheastAsia’sprolificscooterpopulation,making my way through one densely populated small town after another from the Singapore border northbound on Jan. 1.

Thechaoticcrushofhumanitybearingdownonmewas a vivid reminder of the fact that I was—in a very real way— redefining the round-the-world motorcycle trip my father, Terry, had taken more than three decades ago.

Southeast Asia is the second stage of a circumnavigation that has already taken me through the wilds of Australia and will include future journeys across India, Central Asia and Europe. Unlike Australia, I was up against a dense, often lawless environment with roughly 610 million people fighting for their piece of the pie.

While the world my father explored in 1977 aboard his Honda XR250L is a very different place from the one I am ridingacross—filledwithever-changingsocialandpolitical realities that will keep me out of some of the now war-torn portions of my father’s route—there are certain facts of life that remain true, regardless of the era. First, the world is a smaller place than we imagine it to be, and second, that

the raw beauty and intensity of a solo motorcycle journey throughforeignterritorydoeswonderfulthingsforthesoul.

Picture Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance meets Walden.

This portion of the journey began with a few days of exploration on foot in Singapore before collecting my bike and heading north through peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and eventually ending in one of the busiest cities on Earth: Bangkok.

People’s lack of physical and social barriers means that close encounters with everyone and everything are pretty much guaranteed all the time. Traffic does not stray far fromthisstandardeither.Thedifferencebetweenmakinga lane change and a gruesome death is often not more than a few inches.

My ride from Singapore to Bangkok proved to be equal parts instinctual and sensory, forcing me to get comfortable with a new spatial reality. Simply walking down the street in this part of the world can be stressful, although it becomes—like everything else—no more than a dance between amenable players in an organized-chaos ballet.

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(Above) Cameron highlands tea fields. (Top right) Bike with Petronas towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Bottom) Monkey plotting near Tiger Temple in Krabi, Thailand.

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Singapore is a fascinating, engaging place. A city-state with obviously limited land resources—occupying the southernmost tip of peninsular Asia—it relies heavily on its incredibly high standard of living, international business prominence and strict but logical government regulation for its success. After a sleepless night in a cheap hostel in the Lavender District, I met up with Luke Doherty—who had helped me organize a handful of logistical items for this portion of the trip before I ever set foot in the region.

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function in Singapore but on the level, business experience, Doherty showed me it makes perfect sense in a country that the ropes of this one-of-a-kind, filthyproudly wears its regulation on its sleeve. rich micro-country. We hit up one of Eating durian fruit—southeast Asia’s the more noteworthy hawker markets, a stanky, pasty post-meal chow of choice— busy assembly of local food vendors and at a small, shoddy roadside stand with merchants with a wide open central seattraffic buzzing so close, I could taste dieing arrangement near Little India for some sel exhaust with every bite, is like eating authentic local cuisine. Frog leg porridge, the intestines out of fresh roadkill. The beef renga and chicken wings, topped off fruit’s spiny, rough exterior easily gives with a 32-ounce Tiger Beer and I was off way to the hawker’s blade, revealing a to a good start. soft four-compartment interior filled with A walk through one of Singapore’s five pockets of governmentfoul smellsanctioned ing mush. red light “How this became a revered It tastes districts staple of the diet is beyond me.” like garlic and I felt mixed with like I had a creamy peapretty good nut butter and has the texture of rotting sense of how this place operates. Apparmayonnaise. ently, the powers that be in Singapore How this became a revered staple of strictly regulate prostitution in an effort the diet is beyond me. to keep it isolated to certain areas and The incredible heat and humidity of reduce the public health and occupational Singapore is blunted by the sheen of the dangers. The government imports quotas country’s spotless streetscape and thoughtof Chinese, Malay and Thai girls dependfully realized urban planning efforts. It ing on market demand, and places them would take me several days to get accliin relatively safe areas to engage in their mated to this type of weather. trade. There is a tremendous irony to this

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Doherty and I rode into Malaysia following a four-hour delay getting my bike released from the port at Jurong in Singapore, where I had it shipped from storage in Darwin, Australia at the end of my first portion of the trip.

My Kawasaki KLR 650 hadn’t seen much more than a dank storage container in the last seven months and required a push start to get the juices flowing. We made it into the beautiful coastal city of Melaka just before sundown and right as the heaviest rains I have ever witnessed came bearing down.

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(Top) Longtail boats at Ao Nang beach, Thailand. (Bottom left) Bikes at Ao Nang beach, Thailand. (Bottom right) Fried scorpion on Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand.

“The Tall Man”—a master mechanic me. Visibility dwindled to less than 20 feet with cataracts in his eyes and a kind smile through a foggy helmet. Roadside rain on his face—meet me at the shop to get gutters filled quickly as we entered the squared away. He and another man I ascity’s core, and anything faster than 30 sumed was his father explained the extent mph resulted in erratic hydroplaning. of the repairs in Malay before firing up A few hours later, the monsoonal rains the bike and sending me on my way. It subsided and Doherty and I spent the evenever ceases to amaze me how effectively ning sampling local fare and listening to one can communicate despite a language live music on Melaka’s legendary Jonker barrier using common body language.

Walk. The endless fried-food stands, merA brief stop-over for a photo-op near chants and giant karaoke stage centered the Petronas Towers (formerly the world’s amid bars and cheap hostels made for an tallest buildings) in Kuala Lumpur and I exemplary people watching experience. burned pavement to the Cameron HighCheap Vietnamese made knock-off Ray lands—tea growing country. The tight, Bans and local trinkets seemed to be the twisting drainage of a road took me about items of choice for sale. an hour off the main highway and put the Despite the chaos of Jonker, the Malay natural beauty of this part of the world people were graceful and kind, unlike on brilliant display. It became increasingly their friendly but often overbearing Thai difficult to keep the bike in my lane while counterparts to the north. peering across the valley at cascading waThe next day, my bike still wouldn’t terfalls, breathing in awe-inspiring mists start without some coaxing, so I took it and contemplating stopping at countless into Ban Zen motorcycles for a new batticky-tack tery. After roadside fruit about an “We made it into the beautiful coastal stands. hour of After a diagnostic city of Melaka just before sundown and cool, peaceback-andright as the heaviest rains I have ever ful stay in forth, we witnessed came bearing down.“ the Cameron concludHighlands ed that the and several stator was warnings that Tropical Storm Sonamu toast and would need to be respooled. was making landfall in quick fashion Doherty headed home to Singapore, and I to my north, I decided to get ahead of spent another night in Melaka waiting on the weather. A quick run up Peninsular the repair.

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Thailand is a strange place with wonderful variety. Whether you are a tourist, expat, local, terrorist or addict, you can find happiness on any scale here.

My initial feelings as I crossed the border was of uncertainty, nervoussness and excitement. Malaysia utilizes standard English script, where Thailand uses something that resembles the aftermath of a wild spaghetti fight. I never stood a chance of reading or understanding anything apart from the occasional English subtext on a handful of highway signs, so I put my full faith in my GPS and continued north into a region of southern Thailand known to be somewhat dangerous.

How my father navigated this region 35 years earlier is beyond me.

I made it into Hat Yai for the night, just a stone’s throw away from Yala Province and a half step ahead of Tropical Storm Sonamu. Yala, about 80 miles to the east, is home to a fundamentalist Islamic faction

that has been taking up arms against the Thai government and Westerners in pursuit of an independent Islamic state. Rumor had it that they like to stuff bombs under the seats of motorcycles and detonate them near hotels: Not the most comforting notion, especially given my mode of transport.

Keeping a particularly low profile, I quietly hauled ass out of Hat Yai the next morning and made respectable time into the resort hub of Krabi on the west coast. The last few days of burning miles and not having anyone to talk to had taken their toll, so I decided to spend five days exploring this more laid-back part of southeast Asia as a tourist.

I hiked to the top of Tiger Temple, saddled an elephant for a stroll through the jungle, learned not to trust resident monkeys (they steal anything they can get their grubby little mitts on), spent an afternoon soaking in an emerald pool in the jungle and visited several of south Thailand’s scenic islands in the Andaman Sea—including Maya Beach where the movie The Beach was filmed.

Fully rested, I pushed farther north to meet up with a group from the BMW Motorrad—South Thailand Chapter. In the span of an afternoon, club members Goran, Wittaya and Sarayut led me from the beaches of the west coast across the narrow width of Thailand to Surat Thani—gateway to the legendary party and diving islands of Koh Tao and Koh Samui.

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(Top) Traffic in Bangkok, Thailand. (Bottom) Elephant trekking in Krabi, Thailand.

was indistinguishable from any brew pub they come to Idaho for a taste of riding in the United States. Following a few days some of the best mountain two-track on of R&R, we ventured to one of Bangkok’s Earth. They said they’ll think about it. legendary party spots—Khao San Road.

The next day I was in Bangkok, the Often identified as the epicenter of stopping point for this leg of Transworld mischief in The Hangover 2, this street is Tour. I met up with some friends who had exactly as advertised—aggressive street recently moved to the Sukhumvit area of vendors peddling ping pong ball shows and the city. Like many other major cities in cheap silk suits, fried scorpion kebabs and the region, the traffic was an absolute mess thousands of tourists getting blitzed. and required nerves of steel. It seemed like It had taken just two and a half weeks rush hour ran from 5 a.m. until midnight, to cover the 1,500 mile run up the penand nearly every automobile on the road insula of southeast Asia, but the people had a few dings from Bangkok’s endless and scenery stop-and-go changed my lifestyle. perspective I was “My initial feelings as I crossed forever. surprised I will to see a the border were of uncertainty, never forget brand new nervousness and excitement.” the mindMcLaren numbing F1 supercar sensory in traffic reality that exists in the region. In the span with a 20-something Thai girl behind the of a single breath you can experience the wheel. I can’t imagine the $1 million car most wonderful aromas from the freshest will make it more than a few weeks withproduce on Earth, a refreshing salty sea out succumbing to the reality of Bangkok’s breeze and the putrid smell of a rotting hustle. trash pile. In this regard, I suspect very little My friends took me out for authentic has changed in the last 35 years. pad thai, shopping, hookah, wining, dining—all the things Bangkok has become known for. It surprised me to see how Andrew Mentzer wrote about Part 1 much Western influence was taking root of his trip in the June 27, 2012 edihere. We visited a brand new microtion of Boise Weekly in an article titled brewery in the suburbs of Bangkok that “World Ride.”

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“Is that my jacket? Let me think about that.”

THURSDAY FEB. 14 hearts What the world needs now is definitely not to be shot by creepy, red, stone angel archers.

THURSDAY FEB. 14 a little love WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW Is love really what the world needs now, or does it just need a sandwich and a nap?

The Treasure Valley Artists’ Alliance thinks it’s the former, or at least it wants to explore the different ways the world can be brought together, love included.

The TVAA—which now includes more than 160 artists—is riffing off Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s famous song lyrics with a new exhibition, What the World Needs Now. Artists reflect on this sentiment through work ranging from traditional Valentine’s Day expressions to absurd pieces.

The exhibition includes works by 38 artists including John Killmaster, Jaki Katz Ashford, Kellie Cosho and Martin Wilke, whose ink drawings were published on two Boise Weekly covers in 2012, including the Valentine’s Day issue.

The opening reception is Thursday, Feb. 14—Valentine’s Day—from 5-8 p.m. And if you have plans with your sweetheart that don’t include art, the exhibit will be on display weekdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Thursday, April 25.

The opening reception and exhibit are free and open to the public, and is being held at Boise State Public Radio offices on Parkcenter Boulevard.

5-8 p.m. FREE. Yanke Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org.

WEDNESDAYSUNDAY FEB. 13-17 tom foolery DISTRACTED Being a parent is hard.

Is your child’s tantrum a

sign of passing unhappiness or a harbinger of his or her creative genius? What if it’s caused by mental illness? In a hypochondriac age aided by the Internet, none of that is a real barrier to the fear that a child is somehow different.

Distracted, the hysterically honest play by Lisa Loomer, presented by Com-

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pany of Fools, harnesses the harsh truths about America’s pill-popping, quick-fix culture, depicting the delinquency of an 8-year-old boy and his addled family in search of help.

Family friends opine that the culprit is attention deficit disorder or perhaps allergies. Searching for an antidote, his mother hunts

VALENTINE’S DAY The movie version of Valentine’s Day involves dinner at a nice restaurant and a moonlit walk. That might be a relaxing way to spend Thursday, Feb. 14, but there’s no shortage of events in Boise to help you make the most of the day of love, with or without a date.

If you’ve met a hot history buff, the Idaho State Historical Society has Romancing the Pen, a lovey-dovey event at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary. Learn about crimes of passion at the exhibit, which includes stories of adultery, theft and escape. But heads up parents, this is not an exhibit to take the youngest kids to, unless you’re OK with a lot of uncomfortable explanations. Doors open at noon and hot chocolate is available to keep visitors toasty.

If that’s not warm enough for you and yours, Fusions Glass Studio is heating things up with a Glass Stringer Pull and Project beginning at 4 p.m. Watch pros pull piping-hot glass from a kiln to create a “vitrigraph stringer” at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., which visitors can form into fused dishes for $25.

Top off your Valentine’s Day with a romance flick from Boise Classic Movies or Boise State University’s Blockbuster series. BCM presents the 1957 classic An Affair to Remember, beginning at 7 p.m. Starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, it’s the classic story of two people engaged to others who fall in love and plan to meet at the top of the Empire State Building.

Or for those looking to sink their teeth into supernatural romance, 2012’s Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, starts at the Boise State Special Events Center at 7 p.m. Free popcorn and soda are provided, and admission is free for students and $1 for nonstudents Romancing the Pen, noon-8:30 p.m. $3 kids, $5 adults. Old Idaho Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-344-2844, history.idaho.gov: Glass Stringer Pull an Project, 4 p.m. $25. Fusions Glass Studio, 347 S. Edgewood Lane, Ste. 120. Eagle, 208-938-1055, fusions-idaho.com: An Affair to Remember, 7 p.m. $9-$11. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, boiseclassicmovies.com: Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Part 2, 7 p.m.

FREE-$1. Student Union Special Event Center, 910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1000, sub.boisestate.edu.

down the expert advice of professionals and the not-soexpert advice of Google to remedy her son’s foul mouth and troublesome behaviors.

This edgy play turns the spotlight on modern society and asks if we are losing ourselves in a world full of diagnoses and endless virtual information?

Company of Fools presents Distracted Wednesday, Feb. 13 to Friday, March 1,

at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey. For the cost of a child’s Adderall prescription, you can purchase an adult ticket for $30. For the price of an off-brand Adderall prescription, you can purchase a student ticket for $10. And if you’re old enough, you may qualify for the discounted senior ticket for $20—the price of the less popular Ritalin.

Between the profound message and playful humor,

this play has something for those on the lookout for a few yuks as well as theatergoers in search of a serious play.

Wednesday, Feb. 13-Thursday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 15-Saturday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 17, 3 p.m. $10-$30. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-788-6195, companyoffools.org.

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Saving endangered languages—like the one spoken by healers of the Inca emperor—can be a tongue twister.

FRIDAY FEB. 15

Mmmm, chili.

tongues THE LINGUISTS When people mention linguistics, there’s always someone in the room who chirps, “That’s, like, about languages, right?”

It’s a discipline that is, in the eyes of most people, associated with learning lots of languages. But that’s just the tip of the metaphorical iceberg.

There are a lot of different ways to learn new tongues. A linguist can pick up languages in a classroom, at home, or in the field, which is what Greg Anderson and David Harrison are up to in The Linguists, a film presented by the Boise State University Linguistics Association and English Majors Association Friday, Feb. 15.

Anderson and Harrison travel around the world documenting rare, endangered and dying languages, mixing it up with the locals and drawing attention to a major linguistic crisis: There are 7,000 languages spoken in the world today and one disappears every two weeks. Half of them will be extinct by the year 2100.

The film lends immediacy to the social, political and economic reasons why scores of dialects and whole languages vanish every year. From political suppression of languages to the dominance of international languages like English, the reasons for the decline in linguistic variety are explored.

If the film raises some puzzling questions, don’t fear: Anderson and Harrison will be on hand for a question-and-answer session following the film.

5:30 p.m. FREE. Student Union Simplot Ballroom, 910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1000, sub.boisestate.edu.

collective heart (“Drinking.

Running. That’s all,”), it’s likely you’ll find Hashers either in running shoes or bending an elbow at the bar.

With the organization’s 15th annual Men-R-Pigs Heartbreakers Run, the Hashers are doing both, and they’re inviting you to join them.

Kicking off Saturday, Feb. 16, the Men-R-Pigs run is a four-mile run that may include muddy and slippery conditions, beer and a whole lot of fun.

SATURDAY FEB. 16 porcine MEN-R-PIGS HEARTBREAKERS RUN Wherever there are stickers emblazoned with “ONON” are spotted, members of Boise Hash House Harriers can be found nearby.

With only two charges close to the organization’s

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SATURDAY FEB. 16 hot peppers 27TH ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF Shake the Boise humdrum this weekend by taste-testing the best chili in the Boise Basin. It’s not an officially sanctioned competition, but that doesn’t mean the food at the 27th annual Chili Cook-Off isn’t awesome. Think of it as an opportunity to pretend to be a culinary expert.

Contestants start cooking as early as 6 a.m. and panel judging begins at noon, which leaves plenty of time for hungry chili lovers to try all the offerings from the best chefs in the area. Cups for taste testing cost $3 and raffle tickets for killer prizes cost $5 each.

It’s no small event, either. Expect a few hundred folks out to spend the weekend burning their tongues on spicy food, as well as rocking out to live music from Boise Blues Society mainstays The Juke Daddies.

Cash prizes are doled out to first and second place, and the crowd favorite gets a nice chunk of change as well. If you’re thinking about going for gold, plan to enter your own creation by going to idahocitychamber.org. The entry fee is $50 and entries are also accepted by phone.

Even if you’re not in it to show off your cooking skills, it’s an excellent excuse to get out of the valley for the day—but it might be a good idea to bring the antacids along, too.

6 a.m. $3-$50. Idaho City Visitor’s Center, Highway 21 and Main Street, Idaho City, 208-392-4159, idahocitychamber.org.

Follow the “hash marks”—or the runner in front of you—to the finish line, where you’ll be greeted with cheers and beer.

The $10 registration fee gets you a T-shirt and postrun food, prizes and beer. Extras go to the Idaho Humane Society. Registration begins at 11 a.m. at Municipal Park and the run begins at noon.

Organizers ask participants to keep the dogs and kids at

SUNNYSIDE EGG SHAPER Is your morning routine a little too routine? Does the tedium of a rumbling coffee maker and the clatter of cereal cascading into a bowl make you want to run back to bed and bury your head under the blankets?

Then brighten up the most important meal of the day with the SunnySide egg shaper, designed by Avihai Shurin. The silicon mold forms an egg into a sunny yolk orb peeking out from $12, a fluffy cloud of whites. And monkeybusiness.co.il according to Monkey Business, the company that sells the gadget, the process is “over easy.”

“Just pour the egg into the circle—the egg-yolk stays in the ring and the white flows out to fill the rest of the silicon cast,” explains the website.

Monkey Business also includes a number of photo suggestions on how to further embellish your egg landscape.

How about broccoli trees, chive grass, potato mountains or radish birds?

And while you’re browsing the Monkey Business website, throw a couple of cloud-shaped salt and pepper shakers into your cart to further spice up your morning.

—Tara Morgan

home for this event.

After all the chocolates and duff-sitting for movie dates on Valentine’s Day, it’s about time to get off your butt and start running—and then drink some beer.

Noon. $10. Municipal Park, corner of Park Boulevard and Walnut Street, Boise, 208-608-7650, boiseh3.org.

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8 DAYS OUT WEDNESDAY FEB. 13 On Stage

First Thursday crowds gathered at Flying M’s annual Valentine For AIDS.

BIKIN’ AND LOVIN’, THINKIN’ AND DRINKIN’ First Thursday, Feb. 7, boasted an abundance of art-filled events for bundled Boiseans to soak in.

The gallery at Bricolage featured artwork by Erika SatherSmith. Purple curtains hung next to her copper etchings, and five-sided cones on the floor and the ceiling added colorful contrast to the black-and-white prints.

Over at the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, The Muse Project hosted its fourth town hall meeting on Boise’s collective creative intelligence, or Scenius. According to Boise Weekly’s Andrew Crisp, the words of panelist and Trey McIntyre Project Executive Director John Michael Schert rang true for the audience.

“Boise’s still at this really beautiful moment where we can shape who we are for perpetuity,” Schert said.

Across town, The Crux hosted Re-Vision, a large group show.

“Some highlights included Bruce Maurey’s series of plywood slabs decked out in glossy Day of the Dead images, James McKain’s pencil sketches of mustachioed fish, Lauren Haney’s illustrations of female figures with elaborate headdresses, and Anne Boyles’ richly detailed acrylic-on-canvas pieces that included a portrait of Bob Dylan,” said BW’s Josh Gross.

For a photo slideshow of all the First Thursday action, visit boiseweekly.com.

Moving from roving groups of art lovers to roving gangs of bike fanatics, Boise Bicycle Project hosted Bikin’ For Lovin’ IV—a nighttime bike ride from its headquarters through downtown Boise ending at 13th Street Pub and Grill—on Feb. 8.

According the BW’s Harrison Berry, though folks were slow to show up to the event, it eventually reached capacity.

“By 7:30 p.m., groups of chatting cyclists had begun to fill the shop’s workspace, while silent films played on a screen. By 7:45 p.m., the groups had swelled to a mob. Beer donated by Crooked Fence flowed from a freshly tapped keg and the silent film had been replaced by videos of James Brown performing live circa 1976.”

A less rowdy crowd assembled at Leku Ona Feb. 8 to take part in Think and Drink, an event hosted at three venues by Boise State University professors on topics commemorating the capital city’s sesquicentennial, Boise 150.

“Dozens sat in a basement meeting room, while professors Dr. John Bieter and Dr. David Lachiondo, both with strong ties to BSU’s Basque Studies program, invited the audience to consider why they choose to live in Boise,” observed BW’s Andrew Crisp.

Moving from Basque studies to basking in beats, Gross swung by Red Room Feb. 9 to check out Bay Area hip-hop producer Ben Durazzo.

“Unlike most electronic artists, Durazzo forgoes prerecorded loops and beats, assigning drum sounds and note samples that he makes to trigger pads and then playing them live like a piano,” observed Gross.

“He’s doing that live?” an audience member gasped.

“That’s one talented motherfucker.”

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COMPANY OF FOOLS: DISTRACTED—A family in turmoil is running out of time (and tearing itself apart) to discover the cause of 8-year-old Jesse’s dysfunctional behavior in this family drama about the travails of the modern family. See Picks, Page 18. 7 p.m. $10-$30. Sun Valley Center for Arts-Hailey, 314 Second Ave. S., Hailey, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

A NIGHTTIME SURVIVAL GUIDE—11-year-old Verne of Arco and Aki, who lives in rural Japan, are united by a shared mystery and fear of what comes out when the sun goes down in this story about friendship, hope and imagination. 8 p.m. $10-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Kids & Teens MR. PATRICK’S WORKSHOP— Young designers, inventors and engineers can bring their creations to life with Legos.

Bring a shoebox full of your own.

Some will be provided for you if you don’t. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-3620181, adalib.org.

Odds & Ends IDAHO INDIE WORKS VALENTINE SHOP—Valentine shopping with the Idaho Indie Works Etsy team. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE. Miss Courageous Studio, 1148 N. Orchard St., Boise.

WEST COAST SWING AT THE MARDI GRAS—Boise West Coast Swing instructors Jennifer Babione and Joel Hunter offer classes for various skill levels, early bird specials, open dancing, and a full bar. For more info. email heirloomstudio@gmail. com. 7-11 p.m. $5-$10. Mardi Gras Ballroom, 615 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-342-5553.

THURSDAY FEB. 14 Festivals & Events CUPID’S FUNHOUSE—Enjoy this singles’ mingle with truth or dare games, $2 drafts, the Rocci Johnson Band at 9:30 p.m. and swag for all. One Valentine gets a $100 bar tab. 8 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s, 621 Main St., Boise, 208-345-7557.

DOCUMENT YOUR LOVE—Rent a room at the Modern Hotel on Valentine’s Day and score access to a Story Story Night event featuring love stories. 5-10 p.m. $99-$159. Modern Hotel and Bar, 1314 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-424-8244, themodernhotel. com.

ROMANCING THE PEN—Stroll through the Old Pen and learn the true meaning of “ball and chain.” Check out the special exhibit, Romancing the Pen: Love Stories from the Penitentiary, about all the things inmates did for love. (May not be appropriate for younger children.)

Complimentary hot chocolate. See Picks, Page 18. Noon-9 p.m. $3 kids, $5 adults. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-368-6080, history.idaho.gov/oldpen.html.

WINE FOR FOODIES VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL—Enjoy a wine and food class hosted by Wine Wise Educational Laboratory and A’Tavola. Discover how to taste, evaluate and pair wines.

Five-course food pairing with heavy appetizers and dessert pairings during tasting exercises.

6-8 p.m. $65. A’Tavola, 1515 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-336-3641, atavolaboise.com.

VALENTINE GLASS STRINGER PULL AND PROJECT—Watch 1,700-degree glass being pulled from a kiln to make vitrigraph stringer. Use the stringer as part of a fused-glass project, a 6-inch by 6-inch fused, slumped dish. See Picks, Page 18. 4-8 p.m. FREE-$25.

Fusions Glass Studio, 347 S. Edgewood Lane, Ste. 120, Eagle, 208-938-1055, fusions-idaho.com.

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BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER—Cary Grant plays Nickie Farrante, a playboy and wannabe artist. Deborah Kerr plays Terry McKay, who is in a blase relationship. They meet on a cruise ship and fall in love, stirring their hearts and Farrante’s artistic confidence.

See Picks, Page 18. 7 p.m. $9-$11. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, boiseclassicmovies.com.

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW OPENING RECEPTION—Join the Treasure Valley Artists’ Alliance for an exhibition opening reception featuring more than 40 works by 38 artists. Runs through Thursday, April 25. See Picks, Page 18. 5-8 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, boisestatepublicradio.org.

COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: JOHN BEUHLER—7 p.m. $8.

Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmeridian.com.

COMPANY OF FOOLS: DISTRACTED—See Wednesday. 7 p.m. $10-$30. Sun Valley Center for Arts-Hailey, 314 Second Ave. S., Hailey, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

A NIGHTTIME SURVIVAL GUIDE—See Wednesday. 8 p.m. $10-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST—Rebellious Randle McMurphy fakes insanity to serve out his prison sentence in a mental hospital. 7 p.m. $10-$18. Knock ‘Em Dead Dinner Theatre, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-3850021, kedproductions.org.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE—Based on the 1967 film.

Millie Dillmount, who flees to New York City from Salina, Kan., adopts a flapper image and resolves to marry her wealthy boss, whomever he may be. 7:30 p.m. $17-$20. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. South, Nampa, 208-468-2385, mtionline.org.

Talks & Lectures

THURSDAY BLOCKBUSTER SERIES: TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN, PART 2—Enjoy free popcorn and soda and watch the second installment of the last act of the Twilight franchise about a human and a vampire who fall in love. See Picks, Page 18. 7 p.m. FREE-$1.

Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu.

JOHN ELDER: ROBERT FROST AND THE FORESTS OF VERMONT—A professor discusses observations about nature in Robert Frost’s life and poetry as part of Boise State University’s Arts and Humanities Institute’s lecture series on the idea of nature. RSVP at scholarworks.boisestate.edu/ ideaofnature. 6-7 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Simplot Grand Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu.

Workshops & Classes Odds & Ends

LINE DANCE LESSONS—Beginners to advanced dancers of all ages are invited to line up some new moves at this class. 7:309:30 p.m. $5. Broadway Dance Center, 893 E. Boise Ave., Boise, 208-342-6123.

LADIES’ LOUNGE—Toss back some cocktails with the ladies of Boise Weekly and enjoy prize giveaways, drink specials and oh so much more.

Visit BW’s promo page to get the 4-1-1. 5 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s Saloon, 12505 Chinden Blvd., Boise, 208-331-5666, willibs.com.

Food & Drink BEER AND WINE TASTINGS— Sample a rotating selection of European wines and beers. 5-8 p.m. $10. Tres Bonne Cuisine, 6555 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-6581364, tresbonnescuisine.com.

EYESPY Real Dialogue from the naked city

THURSDAY NIGHT WINE DINNERS: DIXIE—Enjoy Southern cuisine like andouille sausage, jambalaya prawns, creole chowder, chicken fricassee and pecan pie paired with wines. 7:30 p.m. $50. Pacific Rim Wine Stop, 2870 W. State St., Boise, 208-3423375, pacificrimwinestop.com.

VALENTINE’S DAY WINE DINNER AND DANCING—Enjoy a threecourse progressive dinner paired with wines, plus gourmet desserts and a special gift for the lady.

Catered by Tapia’s Catering, with dancing demonstration and lesson before the dance floor opens. RSVP online. 6:30 p.m. $85. Cinder Winery, 107 E.44th St., Garden City, 208-433-9813, cinderwines.com.

VALENTINE’S WINE DINNER— Enjoy a four-course dinner paired with Telaya wines. For an additional $99, upgrade to the deluxe room package, which includes Champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, a deluxe guest room and the grand breakfast buffet. 6:30 p.m. $69. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208343-1871, riversideboise.com.

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PURLS AND PAGES BOOK GROUP—Spend the night knitting, crocheting or embroidering and chatting about your favorite book. 7 p.m. Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-570-6900, boisepubliclibrary.com.

FRIDAY FEB. 15 On Stage ALICE IN WONDERLAND—Treasure Valley Children’s Theater presents Alice in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll, adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller. Join Wonderland’s interesting characters for this interactive adaptation.

For more info, email info@treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com. 7 p.m. $5-$12.50. Limelight, 3575 E. Copper Point Way, Meridian, 208-898-9425, treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com.

Ballet Idaho’s Don Quixote was rich in color and bawdy humor.

BALLET IDAHO’S CARMEN AND DON QUIXOTE BRING SPANISH FLAIR TO MORRISON CENTER The lights dimmed and the audience hushed as the curtains lifted. A solitary dancer stood motionless center stage. He performed a triumphant ditty between two rows of empty chairs, the thud of his feet on the stage rolling out across the seated patrons.

This dance, which introduced Ballet Idaho’s back-to-back performances of the dark and psychological Carmen and the funny and bright Don Quixote at the Morrison Center Feb. 9, bridged the thematic division between the evening’s two halves and felt like a misplaced entr’acte.

Carmen is a tale of murder, sexual conquest and guilt. The titular character kills a fellow worker in a cigarette factory and to secure her freedom, she seduces her guard, Don Jose, who sacrifices his honor and rank for her love. When she falls for the toreador Escamillo, Carmen dies at Don Jose’s hands.

Alex Ossadnik’s moody choreography started slowly, intensifying through a dream sequence when Carmen meets the ghost of Fate. Dressed in blue, Phyllis Rothwell Affrunti portrayed Carmen as sensitive and vulnerable—not bitchy or cunning, like most of Carmen’s treatments. Her feminine movements took the sting out of the famous Carmen Suite and made her death in the bullring a sad, rather than strictly tragic event.

Unfortunately, the intermission barely gave the audience time to brace itself for the tone shift between Carmen’s anxious modernity and the full-hearted grandiosity of Don Quixote.

The curtain lifted, revealing a fully realized Spanish piazza and idly chatting townsfolk. Ballet Idaho selected “Kitri’s Wedding” from the original Don Quixote ballet. Kitri and her lover, Basilio, come from distant sides of the socio-economic spectrum. Kitri’s father, enamored with the riches of a visiting nobleman, Gamache, dismisses Basilio, who fakes his own death to save Kitri from the foppish buffoon.

Where Carmen was probing and introspective, “Kitri’s Wedding” was lavish, expansive and rich in visual puns and bawdy humor. Long solo performances, daring stage acrobatics and winking asides from beautifully conceived characters flooded the performance, which at times felt too big for the stage.

Don Quixote’s large, expressive cast and elaborate set design won the performance a standing ovation, but its light would have been dimmer had it not been preceded by the black-and-blue Carmen, a gem of rare subtlety. The two acts, representing two sides of the Spanish coin, made the applause from the audience feel like the crack of a whip.

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COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: JOHN BEUHLER—7 p.m. $8.

Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmeridian.com.

COMPANY OF FOOLS: DISTRACTED—See Wednesday. 8 p.m. $10-$30. Sun Valley Center for Arts-Hailey, 314 Second Ave. S., Hailey, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

A NIGHTTIME SURVIVAL GUIDE—See Wednesday. 8 p.m. $10-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST—See Thursday.

Dinner at 6:15 p.m., show at 8 p.m. $39 dinner and show, $20 show only. Knock ‘Em Dead Dinner Theatre, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-385-0021, kedproductions.org.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. $17-$20. 7:30 p.m. $17-$20.

Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. South, Nampa, 208-4682385, mtionline.org.

Concerts FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL—7:30 p.m. FREE-$5.

Morrison Center Recital Hall, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-4261609, idahosongwriters.com.

IDAHO SONGWRITERS CONCERT: STEVE EATON—All-ages show with opening songwriters Kenny Saunders, Johnny Shoes and Boyd Wilson. 8 p.m. $10.

Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, riversideboise.com.

Food & Drink BLAST FROM THE PAST VINTAGE CASE SALE—Enjoy tasting Idaho and Washington wines and take advantage of discounts up to 70 percent off.

Live music by Rebecca Scott.

Cheese and chocolate snacks.

11 a.m.-5 p.m. $8-$10. Ste. Chapelle Winery, 19348 Lowell Road, Caldwell, 208-453-7843, stechapelle.com.

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THE LINGUISTS—Harrison and Anderson are two linguists racing to document languages on the brink of extinction. Their journey takes them around the world and into the hearts of cultures for the sake of knowledge and communities. See Picks, Page 19. 5:30 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Simplot Grand Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu.

DATE NIGHT—Take 20 percent off a second piece of pottery and free chocolate. 5-9 p.m. FREE. Ceramica, 510 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3822.

COUPLES RUN—Grab your significant other and take a short run. Cheesecake and coffee at Janjou Patisserie following the run, as well as an MP3 player giveaway. RSVP leone@idahorunningcompany. com to reserve your cheesecake. 6 p.m. FREE. Shu’s Idaho Running Company, 1758 W. State St., Boise, 208-344-6604, idahorunningcompany.com.

LOCK-IN FOR KIDS—Kids enjoy movies, swimming, games and a pizza party. A male and female supervisor are with the children all night. Children should bring a sleeping bag, swim suit, towel and clothes to sleep in. For ages 6-12. 7 p.m. $19-$22. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksandrecreation.org.

TALK BY ARTIST BOB DIX DURING GALLERY WALK—Bob Dix has covered the walls and ceiling of The Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ Project Room with charcoal and ink drawings reflecting his Japanese and American heritage. Refreshments served as he discusses his work. 6 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

FIRE DANCING CLASSES—Learn the art of fire dancing from instructors in a safe environment. 6-7 p.m. $9. Ophidia Studio, 4464 Chinden Blvd., Ste. A, Garden City, 208-409-2403, ophidiastudio.com.

SATURDAY FEB. 16 Festivals & Events 11TH ANNUAL SHARE YOUR HEART BALL—An evening of fine dining, silent and live auctions, and dancing benefits the Camp Rainbow Gold program and scholarship fund. 5 p.m.-midnight. Sun Valley Inn, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, 208-622-2001 or 1-800-786-8259, camprainbowgold.org.

BORG ROBOTICS MEETING—Take your robot projects or get guidance with a new one. 10 a.m.-noon.

FREE. HobbyTown USA, 3317 N. Cole Road, Boise, 208-376-1942, boiseroboticsgroup.org.

On Stage ALICE IN WONDERLAND—See Friday. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. $5-$12.50. Limelight, 3575 E. Copper Point Way, Meridian, 208-898-9425.

COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: JOHN BEUHLER—7 p.m. $8. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmeridian.com.

COMPANY OF FOOLS: DISTRACTED—See Wednesday. 8 p.m. $10-$30. Sun Valley Center for Arts-Hailey, 314 Second Ave. S., Hailey, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

A NIGHTTIME SURVIVAL GUIDE—See Wednesday.

2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $10-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST—See Thursday. Dinner at 6:15 p.m., show at 8 p.m. $39 dinner and show, $20 show only. Knock ‘Em Dead Dinner Theatre, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208385-0021, kedproductions.org.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE—See Thursday.

1:30 p.m. $17-$20. 7:30 p.m. $17-$20. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. South, Nampa, 208-4682385, mtionline.org.

TREY MCINTYRE PROJECT SPRING SHOW—The Boise dance troupe performs its spring show. See Arts, Page 30. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $10-$63. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, treymcintyre.com.

Concerts IDAHO SONGWRITERS CONCERT: MUZZIE BRAUN—All-ages show, with opening songwriter Gayle Chapman. 8 p.m. $12.50. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, idahosongwriters.com.

Food & Drink 27TH ANNUAL IDAHO CITY CHILI COOK-OFF—Join the Idaho City Chamber of Commerce and the best chili cooks in the Boise Basin for an early season chili cook-off with prizes including barbecue grills, gift certificates, beer steins, live music and more. See Picks, Page 19. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Idaho City Visitor’s Center, 100 S. Main St., Idaho City, 208-392-6040, idahocitychamber.com.

BLAST FROM THE PAST VINTAGE CASE SALE— See Friday. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $8-$10. Ste. Chapelle Winery, 19348 Lowell Road, Caldwell, 208-4537843, stechapelle.com.

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8 DAYS OUT Workshops & Classes VINTAGE SWING DANCE—Instructions on classic Lindy Hop moves. 8 p.m. $5. Heirloom Dance Studio, 765 Idaho St., Boise, 208-871-6352, heirloomdancestudio.com.

THIRD AT THREE BOOK CLUB— This book group is for the adult reader who appreciates young adult novels. 3 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.

Sports & Fitness Literature A.J. IRVING BOOK SIGNING— Local children’s book author A.J. Irving signs copies of her picture book, Mama’s Purse. 3-8 p.m.

FREE. Hastings-Meridian, 1769 N. Lakes Ave., Meridian, 208855-9877, ajsbooksllc.com.

PAM HOUSTON READING AND BOOK SIGNING—The author of Waltzing the Cat and Contents May Have Shifted reads and signs her books. No-host bar available. 6:30 p.m. FREE with purchase of book.

El Korah Shrine Center, 1118 W. Idaho St., Boise, elkorah.org.

MEN-R-PIGS HEARTBREAKERS RUN—4mile race benefits the Idaho Humane Society. Eat lunch and drink beer, go on a fun run—the first male and female finishers are shamed. See Picks, Page 19. 11 a.m. $10. Municipal Park, 500 S. Walnut St., Boise.

Green BOISE WATERSHED WEEKENDS—Learn about the positive impacts that past presidents including Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Richard Nixon have had on the environment. Create eco-friendly arts and crafts and enjoy the exhibit hall. Travel back in time with Janet Worthington from the Idaho Humanities Council as she introduces the living history character Abigail Adams: The Dearest Friend of John Adams. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. FREE. Boise WaterShed, 11818 W. Joplin Road, Boise, 208-489-1284, cityofboise.org/ bee/watershed.

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BILINGUAL MARIONETTE SHOW—Spanish language puppet show for preschoolers. Noon1 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary. org.

ASSAULT WEAPONS AND MAGAZINE REGULATION—A symposium regarding the pros and cons of enacting statutes regulating private citizen possession of assault weapons and magazines or high-capacity clips. Panel includes moderator Dr. James Weatherby, Boise State University professor emeritis; Ritchie Eppink, lawyer with the ACLU; Episcopal Bishop John Thornton; Retired United Methodist minister Jon Brown; Idaho Sheriff’s Association Executive Director Vaughn Killeen.

2 p.m. FREE-donation. Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6200 N. Garrett, Garden City, 208-658-1710, boiseuu.org.

BOISE WEEKLY COVER ART SUBMISSIONS—Each week’s cover of Boise Weekly is a piece of work from a local artist. BW pays $150 for published covers.

One stipulation of publication is that the piece be donated to BW’s annual charity art auction in November. Proceeds from the auction are reinvested in the local arts community through a series of private grants for which all artists are eligible to apply. To submit your artwork for BW’s cover, bring it to BWHQ at 523 Broad St. All mediums are accepted. Thirty days from your submission date, your work will be ready for pick up if it’s not chosen to be featured on the cover. Work not picked up within six weeks of submission will be discarded. For more information contact Art Director Leila Rader at leila@boiseweekly.com or 208-344-2055. Boise Weekly, 523 Broad St., Boise, 208-3442055, boiseweekly.com.

TRY HOCKEY FOR FREE—Aspiring hockey players are provided skates, sticks, gloves and a helmet, and shown the basics of hockey. Registration is free but required. 9 a.m. FREE. Idaho IceWorld, 7072 S. Eisenman Road, Boise, 208-331-0044, idahoiceworld.com.

Odds & Ends CLUB ISH—Club night created for plus-sized women and the men who adore them. Featuring DJs, a full bar and a VIP area. 9 p.m. $5. Quarter Barrel, 4902 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-322-3430.

SALSA LOVE—Beginner lessons in merengue, bachata and salsa, followed by performances and dancing with DJ Giovanni at 10 p.m. 8 p.m. $8. Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-367-1212, salsaidaho.com.

MONDAY FEB. 18 Festivals & Events FREE ADMISSION DAY—Celebrate the museum’s 10th anniversary with the first-ever free admission day. Donations go toward the sustainability fund, ensuring the museum’s future for the next 10 years. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

FREE-donation. Museum of Idaho, 200 N. Eastern Ave., Idaho Falls, 208-522-1400.

SUNDAY FEB. 17

Citizen REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LOBBY DAY 2013—Planned Parenthood supporters speak with lawmakers about reproductive health care and human rights. For more info contact Jonny Carkin at jonny. carkin@ppvotesnw.org. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Idaho State Capitol, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208433-9705, ppvotesnw.org.

Festivals & Events ART IN THE BAR—Join Boise Weekly and Dead Bird Local Art and Framing for an all-ages event with the Green Chutes Artists Co-Op. 9 p.m. FREE. Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-367-1212, bo.knittingfactory.com.

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FAMILY READING SERIES: THE SECRET GARDEN—Five professional actors read this children’s play with costumes and sound effects. 2 p.m. $7. Morrison Center Recital Hall, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-426-1609.

Food & Drink BLAST FROM THE PAST VINTAGE CASE SALE—See Friday. Noon-5 p.m. $8-$10. Ste. Chapelle Winery, 19348 Lowell Road, Caldwell, 208-453-7843, stechapelle.com.

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KEGS4KAUSE—Payette Brewing hosts Winter Wildlands Alliance, a Boise-based nonprofit promoting local snow school programs at Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area that get children outside for a day in the snow. P. Diddy Wraps provides food and snacks to go with brews while musical guests StoneSeed play tunes. 4-9:30 p.m. FREE. Payette Brewing Company, 111 W. 33rd St., Garden City, 208-344-0011, payettebrewing.com.

COMPANY OF FOOLS: DISTRACTED—See Wednesday, Feb. 13. 7 p.m. $10-$30. Sun Valley Center for Arts-Hailey, 314 Second Ave. S., Hailey, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

MR. PATRICK’S WORKSHOP— See Wednesday, Feb. 13. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org.

TUESDAY FEB. 19

Odds & Ends WEST COAST SWING AT THE MARDI GRAS—See Wednesday.

7-11 p.m. $5-$10. Mardi Gras Ballroom, 615 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-342-5553.

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Festivals & Events THE SCREENWRITERS GROUP—Learn and practice pitching screenplays or projects at the Idaho Screenwriters Group. For more info email sherry.ae@hotmail.com. 6:30 p.m. Idaho Pizza Company, 7100 W. Fairview Ave, Meridian, 208375-4100, idahopizzacompany. com.

Literature LIFELONG LEARNING SERIES—Janet Worthington recounts how Louisa May Alcott provided strength and comfort to the Alcott family and describes how her novels, including Little Women, evolved from her life experiences and interactions with famous writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne. 3-4 p.m.

FREE. Heatherwood Retirement Community, 5277 Kootenai St., Boise, 208-345-2150.

Green BERRY GOOD—Learn how to cultivate and maintain berry and grape plants with Ariel Agenbroad. Preregistration required.

6:30 p.m. $10-$15. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

WEDNESDAY FEB. 20 Festivals & Events BUY IDAHO CAPITOL SHOW— Check out more than 100 booths of products and services from Idaho. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Idaho State Capitol, 700 W, Jefferson St., Boise, 208-433-9705, buyidaho.org.

PERFORMANCE POETRY WORKSHOP, SLAM OF STEEL AND HAIKU BATTLE—Part of The Idaho Loud Writers’ Program. Includes a performance poetry workshop followed by an all-ages poetry slam. 7 p.m. $1-$5. Woman of Steel Gallery and Wine Bar, 3640 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-3315632, boisepoetry.com.

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JOHN NEMETH, BLUES LIVE AND SOUL LIVE Memphis, Tenn. resident and Boise native John Nemeth has a pair of new live albums out: Blues Live and Soul Live.

Guess what’s on both of them? That’s right, blues and soul, recorded live.

If you aren’t familiar with Nemeth’s work, he’s a Boise-born growler who looks sharp in a dark suit and can play a mean harmonica. Nemeth’s greasy, Chicago-style electric sound comes out in force on the albums, with bluesy and soulful tunes to set the dance floor a-jiggling.

It’s clear from both albums that Nemeth has studied at the school of Stax and Chess Records, taking special interest in the throaty cooing of Wilson Pickett on tracks like “Love Me Tonight” and “Fuel for Your Fire” from Soul Live.

But the Blues Live disc is the better of the two, feeling more authentic and dynamic, and less dependent on simple, major chord repetitions. The crunch on Nemeth’s vocals is another added feature on the blues disc. And it sounds like it was a helluva dance party to record.

But for all the growl, croon and hum that Nemeth has down pat, there’s something missing.

The formulaic styles of blues and soul lend themselves well to tradition, with songs and themes developing in small ways over generations of performers. The nuances a musician brings to a tune sets his or her version apart: the single-note vibrato of B.B. King, the screaming tone of Stevie Ray Vaughan, or the sound of Nietzsche’s abyss in Amy Winehouse’s voice.

And though Nemeth is a skilled imitator—the two discs have garnered five Blue Music Award nominations so far—it’s hard to pin down his unique contributions to the style.

To be blunt, Blues Live and Soul Live seem suitably generic titles for the discs—like plain cardboard spice jars labeled “salt” in large black letters. Proficient as they are, the records sound exactly like what they are called: blues and soul, served live. No more, no less.

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BOTTOM’S UP CHRIS PARKER

When you can’t hold it together, sometimes the best option is to find some refuge while it all goes to hell. When you finally hit bottom, that’s the best time to go all in. That’s the choice What Made Milwaukee Famous leader Michael Kingcaid made when his marriage fell apart: He quit his job, left Austin, Texas and invested his 401K in his third album, You Can’t Fall Off the Floor.

What Made Milwaukee Famous proves You Can’t Fall Off the Floor, but you can run into a door.

It’s a sometimes dispiriting but ultimately triumphant set of songs—if only for the timeworn truth that you can survive and move on. of it going unheard.

The album opens with a lonely Kingcaid on an to scramble to get back to the day job and try “[When] nobody can even spell your last to make ends meet,” he said. “I’m not trying acoustic guitar, chronicling the banal litany of to make less of my marriage, but there is some- name, [it] would be a hard thing to go back our daily emotional lives. out and do a solo career. So, it seemed the “We’ve all got our faults / We’ve all got our thing liberating not to have that to answer to. wisest decision was to go off the momentum It kind of frees up a lot of pent-up material miseries to blow off and do as we please / Are Milwaukee had had the last nine years,” he that you could’ve been writing songs about, you so desensitized? / Can’t even realize / you said. “So we switched it back and wrote a few instead of running around chasing your tail just regentrify as the blood runs by,” he sings extra songs that kind of tied it in to a bandtrying to keep everything in place.” on “Silence is the Loudest Answer.” sounding album.”

The “quick and dirty” recording process Perhaps you wouldn’t consider a doubleThe record also includes a couple forays kept thing fresh, which comes out in the barewide in Conroe, Texas, gentrification but into the political realm. The jolly Beatles-esque wire emotionality of the songs. Nowhere are compared to where his soul was going in the these facets better exemplified than on “Grand orchestral pop number “Swift Justice for immediate aftermath of his divorce, it was a Christmas” skewers the impulse to stick it to Entrance, Awkward Exit,” a perfect descripstep up. Away from the thrum and temptathe poor under the pretext that their misfortion of divorce, if ever there was one. tions of Austin, he recommitted to music with tune has been earned, while the infectious, Over mournful country-rock guitar and guitarist roomies Jason Davis (who also got ironic power-pop ballad “Prescription for haunted organ, Kingcaid laments, “I think divorced) and Kelly Doyle.

Purpose” feels like a miniaturized “Bohemian we’ve gazed more than we can see.” The song “We lived on two acres with eight goats.

Rhapsody.” came together in minutes.

We’d wake up, record and write music every “There’s a lot of the divorce that permeates “I was driving home from the bar one day for three to four months straight,” he said. through there, but there’s a lot of disillusion“I wrote like 30 songs in three months—prob- night, kind of hauling ass to get home because ment just with what’s going on in the world,” ably more songs than I have written in the last I wanted to write a Fleetwood Young song or Kingcaid explained. a Neil Mac song (though I don’t think there’s three years.”

The vocally inventive “Prescription for Purmuch Mac in there now), but I got pulled Before that, Kingcaid had a good job that pose” features a number of noisy experimental he balanced with the band and his relationship. over,” he said. “I got a warning and I went inside and I was just electric. We went upstairs. effects, such as the opening, in which the band But after coming back from a tour support… Literally, we started plugs in and unplugs their instruments. Kinging the band’s second caid suggested this offers a sneak peek at the writing it and it was album, 2008’s What material the band is writing right now. done seven minutes Doesn’t Kill Us, things What Made Milwaukee Famous with the Blaqk “We are definitely going to be a little closer later. That’s probably began to fall apart.

Family Band and Hollow-Wood. Tuesday, Feb. to the more electronic stuff we’ve done in the the fastest song I’ve It should have 19, 7 p.m., $6-$8. past,” he said. “I venture to say it’s kind of written in my life.” been a glorious time.

NEUROLUX Portishead meets Queens of the Stone Age.” Though the tone is The band supported 111 N. 11th St. In the meantime, Kingcaid has reconciled consistently dour on Smashing Pumpkins 208-343-0886 his lot and dedicated himself to music, even if You Can’t Fall Off the neurolux.com. on several dates and all that’s awaiting him is deeper destitution.

Floor, the music is varbeen featured at SXSW, “Money can buy you happiness in that it ied. It ranges from the Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, can buy you less stress,” he said. “What it shadowy lounge-rock Lollapalooza and Ausdoesn’t buy you is how it feels when somebody of “Demons & Monkeys (And You & Me. tin City Limits. But within a few months, his really loves your music and tells you that your And Me & Me)” to the tender finger-picked entire touring band moved to different cities folk of “Rosewood” and the greasy punk-funk album got them through a divorce or a really and his marriage hit the rocks. Then, after the hard time or the death of a friend. Those kinds of “Gone and Done It Now.” requisite period of mourning in Austin (read: Kingcaid enlisted such a variety of talented of things are what I do it for, and I’m going to drinking and sleeping around), Kingcaid redisplayers, he considered making it a solo album do this until it kills me, I don’t like it anymore covered himself by moving to Conroe. or I can find something else that I can do that for a while. But after investing so much “If you’re married and on the road all the makes me as happy at this does.” money and sweat, he couldn’t bear the idea time, when you come back in town, you have

Tegan and Sara will have Fun. at IBG.

MUSIC FEST DIGEST The now sold-out Sasquatch! Festival announced its lineup Feb. 3 and it’s a doozy. The Postal Service, The XX, Bloc Party, Mumford and Sons and many more will rock The Gorge Friday, May 24-Monday, May 27. Representing Boise are Youth Lagoon, Built to Spill and Darian Renee, the winner of two passes from Boise Weekly for her video, which featured an eight-song acoustic mash-up of bands that will be playing at the festival.

Also recently announced was what is likely to be “the” Boise show of the summer, the one-two hipster punch of Grammywinners Fun. and everyone’s favorite pair of guitar-slinging openly gay Canadian twins, Tegan and Sara, as part of the Outlaw Field Concert Series. That concert goes down Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Idaho Botanical Garden and costs $35. Tickets will go quickly, so don’t dally.

In other announcement news, Treefort Music Fest unveils its complete lineup Thursday, Feb. 14. Stay tuned to boiseweekly.com for the deets.

Moving to things that are happening this week, Humpin’ Hannah’s hosts a two-day musical blunder-bender, Clumsy Fest, starring—you guessed it—the string band you don’t want to go home with at the end of the night, The Clumsy Lovers.

The Clumsy Lovers will play Hannah’s Friday, Feb. 15, and Saturday, Feb. 16, along with a rogue’s gallery of locals including The Giant Leprechauns, Possum Livin’, Reilly Coyote, a.k.a. Belle, Thomas Paul, Steve Fulton Music and Idyltime. The music starts at 7 p.m. each night and costs $7.

If you want to celebrate love with a little more volume, the place to do it is The Crux Saturday, Feb. 16, with the next edition of the Equality Rocks concert series presented by Hot Dog Sandwich Headquarters. Local punks Roofied Resistance, Standing Stupid and The Retrobates will be blowing the roof off to raise money for the Pride Foundation. There will also be a performance from Ben the Drunken Poet and a Pride Foundation speaker discussing the issues facing the LBGT community in Idaho. That show starts at 8 p.m. and has a $5 suggested donation at the door.

But if you want to celebrate a different kind of love and equality with a lot more volume, then head over to Neurolux Sunday, Feb. 17, and bask in the shred-tastic guitar skills of the badass ladies of Nashville Pussy. Built to Spill sidekick Brett Netson and Trigger Itch will open. That show starts at 7 p.m. and costs $5.

—Josh Gross

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LISTEN HERE/GUIDE GUIDE WEDNESDAY FEB. 13 BUILT TO SPILL—7 p.m. $15.

Neurolux

TRILL WEDNESDAYS—With Big Ups and STZBLV. 10 p.m. FREE. Reef WEST OF USTICK—6:30 p.m.

FREE. Highlands Hollow WILSON ROBERTS—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Flatbread-Downtown

BURLEY GRIMES—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s CARTER FREEMAN—7 p.m.

FREE. Willowcreek-Eagle DILUTED, ROGUE GALLERY, MR. GUTSY, MINDSHOES—8 p.m. $3. Red Room

ACOUSTIC SHOW WITH GUESTS STONESEED

THE SALOONATICS—9 p.m. $5.

Buffalo Club

BUDDY AND THE BB’S—6 p.m.

FREE. Shorty’s

SUN BLOOD STORIES—9 p.m.

FREE. High Note Cafe TODD DUNNIGAN—6 p.m.

FREE. Berryhill

HAVEN SNOW—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Flatbread-Bown

IRATION—With Passafire and Pacific Dub. 8 p.m. $15-$30.

Knitting Factory

DAVID ANDREWS AND THE CATS—7 p.m. $15. Linen Building

LOVERS, HATERS AND LOSERS AFTERPARTY—Featuring James Plane Wreck, Hot Dog Sandwich and friends. 9:30 p.m. $3. Red Room

GAYLE CHAPMAN—5:45 p.m.

FREE. Solid GIZZARD STONE—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye

SATURDAY FEB. 16 CHICKEN DINNER ROAD—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s CLUMSY FEST—With The Clumsy Lovers, Reilly Coyote, Idyltime, a.k.a. Belle, and Thomas Paul and Friends. 7 p.m. $7. Hannah’s

NAOMI PSALM—7 p.m. FREE. Curb

OPHELIA—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

JERRY JOSEPH—With Steve Drizos and Steve James. 9 p.m. $12-$14. Neurolux

PAUL DRAGONE—6 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La

THE SALOONATICS—9 p.m.

FREE. Buffalo Club

JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Dry Creek Merchantile

ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

RYAN WISSINGER—5:45 p.m.

FREE. Solid

VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE— Featuring Edmond Dantes. 8 p.m. $3. Neurolux

JOHN CAZAN—5 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

GAYLE CHAPMAN—5:45 p.m.

FREE. Solid

WAYNE COYLE—8 p.m. FREE. Jo’s Sunshine Lounge

A NIGHT OF ONE MAN BANDS—Featuring Oilslave, Iconoplasty and JAC Sound. 8 p.m. $3. Red Room

HILLFOLK NOIR—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

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BROCK BARTEL—6 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s

FRIM FRAM 4—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

WITH AFROSONICS APRIL 3 @ THE VISUAL ARTS COLLECTIVE

WITH STEVE DRIZOS AND STEVE JAMES

SAFETY ORANGE—10 p.m. $5.

Grainey’s

FOX STREET ALL STARS—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

STEVE EATON AND PHIL GARONZIK—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

ELECTRIC SHOW, FEB 16 @ THE REEF

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JERRY JOSEPH ACOUSTIC SHOW, FEB 15 @ NEUROLUX

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BRANDON PRITCHETT—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub

CLUMSY FEST—With The Clumsy Lovers, The Giant Leprechauns, Possum Livin’ and Steve Fulton Music. 6 p.m. $7.

Hannah’s

LIQUID LABS—Featuring DJ Ron Groove and Mixstress Morningstar. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid

With Frim Fram 4. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $20-$30.

Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., 208-387-1273, egyptiantheatre.net.

ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9:30 p.m. FREE. Hannah’s

BUDDY AND THE BB’S—6 p.m.

FREE. Shorty’s

JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek Grill-Vista

—Josh Gross

ALTURUS—9 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek-Eagle

OPHELIA—8 p.m. FREE. Owyhee Plaza

DIRTY SOUTH MEETS WEST AFRICA. A SONIC PANGAEA THAT LUSTILY SWIRLS TOGETHER ROCK, AFRICAN TRADITIONS, JAM SENSIBILITIES, INTERNATIONAL FOLK STRAINS AND MORE.

INVISIBLE SWORDSMEN—7 p.m. FREE. Woodriver Cellars

TODD SNIDER THEY MIGHT FEAT. GREAT BE GIANTS AMERICAN TAXI WITH MOON HOOCH

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JUNE 9 @ EGYPTIAN THEATRE

Blues singer John Nemeth may call Memphis, Tenn., home, but he cut his teeth on the mean streets of Boise, singing and playing in Fat John and the Three Slims.

In the 20 years since leaving the City of Trees, he beefed up his harmonica skills, toured with Junior Watson and made a name as one of blues’ biggest voices through powerhouse performances of Chicago-style electric blues and soul. His latest albums, Blues Live and Soul Live, were collectively nominated for five 2013 Blues Music Awards from The Blues Foundation.

Call him a Blues Brother from another mother if you like.

This week, Nemeth and his many blues return to this red state to celebrate his 20th musical anniversary at the Egyptian Theatre before he jets off to western Europe and on to a string of performances in Russia.

OLD DEATH WHISPER—9 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

DOUGLAS CAMERON—5:30 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Meridian

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GUIDE JOHN NEMETH—With Frim Fram 4. See Listen Here, Page 28. 8 p.m. $20-$30. Egyptian Theatre JOHNNY BUTLER—6:30 p.m.

FREE. Highlands Hollow OLD DEATH WHISPER—9 p.m. $3. Neurolux OPHELIA—8 p.m. FREE. Owyhee Plaza MIA AND THE RHYTHM RANGERS—6 p.m. FREE. Salt Tears MOSTLY MUFF—With Hairless Whisker, Dirty Moogs and DJ Doug Martsch. See Listen Here, this page. 8 p.m. FREE-donation.

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HUMBLE JON THE FISHERMAN—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow JIM LEWIS—7 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek-Eagle LIQUID LABS—Featuring DJ Ron Groove and Mixstress Morningstar. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid OPHELIA—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s PATRICIA FOLKNER—7 p.m.

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MOSTLY MUFF, FEB. 16, VAC For years, Boise’s mostly female supergroup, Mostly Muff, has banded together for benefits. In the past, the band covered hair metal and rock. This year it will cover only one band, which won’t be announced until the show.

Mostly Muff is Lisa Simpson of Finn Riggins, Ivy Meissner of Le Fleur and Dark Swallows, Gia Trotter of Larkspur, Tristan Trotter on drums and VAC owner Samuel Stimpert on tambourine (hence the “Mostly” in the band’s name).

Proceeds benefit Boise Bully Breed Rescue, which promotes responsible pet ownership and advocates against breed-specific legislation and dog fighting.

Openers include ’80s all-male cover band Hairless Whisker, Dirty Moogs and DJ Doug Martsch. Attendees may dress up as their favorite artist or bring friends and dress up as a band for prizes.

—Jessica Johnson Saturday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m. doors, pay what you want. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, visualartscollective.com.

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NEWS/ARTS ARTS/STAGE

BOISE ARTISTS LOOK BEYOND THE TREASURE VALLEY Though local performers spend much of their time working on pieces for Boise audiences, many also work on projects elsewhere.

That includes Boise native Lauren Edson, the former Trey McIntyre Project dancer who worked on the January production of The Winterreise Project for Opera Idaho.

Edson is one of three finalists competing in Milwaukee Ballet’s Genesis: International Choreographic Competition. Edson was chosen from 30 applicants and will compete alongside choreographers James Gregg and Gabrielle Lamb.

“We pick three finalists, who are flown into Milwaukee, and they have three weeks to create new works,” said Leslie Rivers, marketing associate with the Milwaukee Ballet. “We also fly in a panel of judges from around the country.”

Each finalist is given a dance team of eight performers, and spends more than 90 rehearsal hours creating a new 20-minute work, which debuts before a live audience at the Pabst Theater. The first-place winner receives a $3,000 prize and an offer to create an original piece for Milwaukee Ballet’s 2013-14 season.

In other out-of-state arts news, Boise Philharmonic Music Director Robert Franz is on the shortlist for a new position in the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. In late January, The Windsor Star reported Franz was a candidate in the Windsor Symphony Orchestra’s five-month search for a new music director. According to Tony Boatman, interim executive director of Boise Philharmonic, Franz is in the early stages of a fiveyear contract with the Phil and will retain his position if offered the job in Windsor.

“Most music directors have more than one orchestra,” Boatman explained. “Robert, right now, is the associate conductor at the Houston Symphony. Should he be the anointed one in Windsor, he said he would give up the Houston position.”

Boatman said the Windsor and Boise orchestras are about the same size and that if Franz is chosen, there will be “more of a juggling act in future seasons.”

“It’s a strength,” Boatman said. “Having him as a music director of the Windsor Symphony would be a feather in the cap of Boise, because it says that we have somebody that someone else values.”

Shelley Sharpe, communications manager for the Windsor Symphony, said a committee has yet to make a decision, but they are at the “tail end of the process.”

For more info on Franz and Boise Philharmonic’s future, check out Arts in BW’s Wednesday, Feb. 20 issue.

—Andrew Crisp

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TR EY M C INTYR E

Robert Franz has his eyes on Canada.

DEATH BECOMES HIM Trey McIntyre Project previews new work at Spring Show TARA MORGAN At Trey McIntyre Project’s new headquarters off Warm Springs Avenue, dancers linger in various states of dress. Some slink by in costumes—triangle tops and elegantly draped, pink skirts—while others shed sweat pants and leg warmers.

“Queen of the Goths” explores the bloody life of Queen Tamora from Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.

Up close, you can see all of their humanity—a swath of reddened skin encircles one dancer’s waist, another lets out punctuated on a waiting list to attend. you had infinite time, what compels you to do huffs as he lands on the mat, sweat forming “We recognize that for a lot of these stuanything?” a sharp V down his chest. They practice their dents, they have never seen dance before. A lot Back in the rehearsal space, Travis Walker moves in a jumble of organized chaos until the of them have never been in a theater before, and Ashley Werhun’s heads are pressed tomusic fires up and Jessye Norman’s operatic so we wanted to provide tools to classroom soprano fills the room like a thick smoke. Sud- gether in a kiss; their arms extend like rays of teachers to be able to explain to them what sunshine. Ben Behrends and Rachel Sherak denly, the show is in full swing, and McIntyre they were going to see and to kind of talk them paw at each other’s faces while sitting crossstands on the sidelines, making mental notes. through the material in a way that doesn’t legged on the floor. Brett Perry grasps Chanel The first thing that might strike audiences DaSilva tightly and helps guide her timidly for- take a lot of time,” said Kristin Aune, senior about McIntyre’s new world premiere piece, engagement manager for programs. ward. The delicate, love-laced movements all “Pass, Away”—which previews at the MorTMP’s educational pamphlet for its Spring speak to the beauty of contemporary dance. A rison Center Saturday, Feb. 16, along with Show includes a spotlight on the Basque piece contemplating death can transport some “Queen of the Goths” and “Arrantza”—is dance “Arrantza.” The pamphlet gives a viewers to a love-filled, happy place. how different it is from his other recent work. brief overview of Basque history and includes “I’m usually hesitant to even talk about First, the dance is set to music by classical activities to connect kids with the performance. content in a piece because I’m not looking for composer Richard Strauss, not contemporary It also offers tips on how to conduct oneself an audience member to get the code; dance rock. Second, it feels unabashedly exuberant. properly—“applaud when you like something is not about that,” said McIntyre. “All that But don’t let that fool you. “Pass, Away” is or follow the lead of others in the audience”— matters is that I’m coming for some place ultimately about death. along with follow-up questions. that’s specific and real and honest for me. The “I really just began from a personal spot “TMP is a really natural company to do audience member, they can read anything they that I’m in right now, thinking about where I this because Trey’s choreography, his music am on the planet and really thinking about the want to in the work.” choices, his quality of movement, the dancers That open-ended-ness can be difficult to big changes that are happening in my own life. themselves are so accessible,” said Aune. “It’s … I’m in my 40s and I’m really thinking about digest, particularly for dance novices. not classical ballet, which I think is beautiful to “It’s very important that we take the the second half of my life, and it’s an excelresponsibility for creating the context for what watch but, in some ways for the modern kid, lent opportunity to shed things that I don’t is a little far removed from what’s relevant to we do and not expect audiences to go and want anymore,” explained McIntyre. “So I them.” see dance because it’s good for them and you was really thinking about that as a metaphor “It’s not a ‘take your medicine,’ kind of should support the arts, and isn’t that great?” for death and all the different ways that death ‘good for you’ thing,” McIntyre added. “But said McIntyre. shows up in our lives what are the ways of really engaging kids in One way TMP all the time.” dance so that when they grow up, it’s one of is helping to create McIntyre held TMP Spring Show, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., $10-$63. the things they’ll consider as part of living on context is with its new discussions with his this planet?”

Out of the Classroom dancers about their exMORRISON CENTER But TMP’s engagement efforts aren’t conprogram, which will periences with death to 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, 208-426-1609, invite fourth-, fifth- and fined to schoolchildren. channel their emotions mc.boisestate.edu “I think [for] adults, there’s a big fear with sixth-grade students on the topic. dance that they don’t want to go in and feel from the Boise School “Talking with District and Meridian’s stupid. They don’t want to feel like there’s young people, the something, another culture, that people get dancers, they have a really different perspective Joint School District No. 2 to watch a TMP that I don’t,” said McIntyre. “Our education on death than somebody who’s closer to it. For performance for free at the Morrison Center that we’re trying to bring to the community is: a really long time, I’ve seen it as a valuable part Friday, Feb. 15. The company also provides the person that you are that you bring to the of our existence,” said McIntyre. “If we didn’t teachers with educational materials to engage theater is the perfect person to be seeing this; students about the show beforehand. The have the finality of life, if we didn’t know we whatever it is that your perception is, it’s the program, which debuted in the fall of 2012, were going to die someday, there would be has been so wildly popular that 2,000 kids are right one and I want to hear about it.” no reason to get up off the couch, because if WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES PRESENTS: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER—Cary Grant plays Nickie Ferrante, a playboy and wannabe artist. Deborah Kerr plays Terry McKay, stuck in a blase relationship. They meet on a cruise ship and fall in love, stirring their hearts and Ferrante’s artistic confidence. See Picks, Page 18. Thursday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m. $9-$11. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, egyptiantheatre.net.

THIS THING CALLED AMOUR

THE LINGUISTS—Two linguists race to document languages on the brink of extinction. Their journey takes them around the world and into the hearts of cultures for the sake of knowledge and communities. See Picks, Page 19. Friday, Feb. 15, 5:30 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Simplot Grand Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu.

Oscar nominee considers love and life’s delicacy GEORGE PRENTICE In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians that “love is patient.”

Indeed, the long-anticipated valentine that is Amour—winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize in May 2012, heralded at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2012 and honored in January with five Oscar nominations—has at last come to Boise.

Having seen Amour at TIFF last fall, I instantly put it on my list of 2012’s best. I can’t Amour is up for five Oscar nominations at this year’s Academy Awards. wait for you to see it. But please take some Kleenex or a shoulder to cry on. scene, we see Georges sitting in an easy chair She is the oldest actress to have been nomiThe all-too-real poignancy of Amour will watching Anne play the piano. As the camera nated by the Motion Picture Academy. feel familiar to those who have become a pulls back, we see that the music is coming In addition to Riva’s nomination, Amour caregiver for a loved one. For those who have from a stereo system. When Georges switches not faced the challenge of bathing a life partner is nominated for Best Picture, Best Foreign it off, we see Anne still swaying at the piano Language Film, Best or helping him or her bench but we know she is not playing.

Original Screenplay on the toilet, this story Anne has suffered a series of strokes, and Best Director. may seem unbearable.

AMOUR (PG-13) breaking the chain between her mind and her Austrian directorBut I assure you, your Directed by Michael Haneke actions. She first loses her body’s motor skills screenwriter Michael time will come and you Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle and eventually her speech. In one of her last Haneke is notorious will not soon forget the Riva, Isabelle Huppert cogent conversations, she instructs Georges to for his disturbing and life (and end-of-life) Opens Friday, Feb. 15, at The Flicks never take her back to the hospital. often violent films lessons of Amour.

“Promise me,” she pleads. like Cache and Funny The film chronicles Unlike any other film to date about aging Games. But Amour is the final months passion, Amour is deceptively simple in its remarkable in its eloquence and gentle nature. of Georges and Anne, portrayed by icons treatment of the end of life. Some may even Anne and Georges are octogenarian Pariof France’s New Wave cinema: Jean-Louis Trintignant (1966’s A Man and a Woman) and sians—both retired music teachers. Their well- find some of the film’s final scenes difficult to take in. But you need only return to the film’s Emmanuelle Riva, who will celebrate her 86th appointed but economical apartment is filled title to remind you that love is patient and, with books, recordings and a beautiful piano. birthday Sunday, Feb. 24, as a Best Actress quite often, everlasting.

In one gentle but ultimately heartbreaking nominee at that evening’s Academy Awards.

THE BIG SCREEN/SCREEN famed 1947 South Pacific raft expedition; and Unfinished Song, starring Redgrave and Terence Stamp in a lively tale of growing old and staying The Sun Valley Film Festival, showcasing the talent of Oscar nomiyoung through contemporary music. nees and winners Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Robert Redford, SVFF’s 15 feature-length documentaries Vanessa Redgrave and Amy Smart, runs Thursday, March 14, through Festival details and include Girl Rising, tickets are available at Sunday, March 17. The second year of the festisunvalleyfilmfestival. starring Blanchett, val promises a slate of 33 feature-length films, org.

Hathaway and Meryl culled from hundreds of entries from across 21 Streep narrating the nations. stories of 10X10’s Idaho native Heather Rae will bring two films action campaign for girls’ education; Breaking into the lineup: An Unkindness of Ravens, starThrough, which looks at openly LGBT elected ring Smart, Will McCormack and actress/singer officials, including former Idaho legislator Nicole Natalie Imbruglia; and Wind Walkers, the story LeFavour; Starring Adam West, the first-person of a group of hunters who head into the Florida examination of the Idaho resident who is known Everglades only to realize that they may be the to the world as TV’s Batman; and Watershed, the hunted.

Redford-narrated exploration of what filmmakers The other 18 feature-length dramas include call a “new water ethic for the new West.”

Craters of the Moon, filmed in Idaho, a (quite literally) chilling tale of a cross-country trip stalled The star-studded doc Girl Rising screens at SVFF. —George Prentice by a blizzard; Kon-Tiki, the adaptation of the

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THURSDAY BLOCKBUSTER SERIES PRESENTS: TWILIGHT, BREAKING DAWN, PART 2—Enjoy free popcorn and soda and watch the second installment of the last act of the Twilight franchise about a human and a vampire who fall in love.

See Picks, Page 18. Thursday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

FREE-$1. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu.

Opening A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD—Bruce Willis returns as John McClane, who must team up with his estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney), to take down a rogue Russian leader making an escape from prison before he becomes a threat to democracy.

(R) Opens Wednesday, Feb. 13. Edwards 9, 22.

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES—In this supernatural love story set in the South, Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man eager to leave his small hometown, and Lena (Alice Englert), a young witch who must choose between light and dark magic, uncover secrets about their respective families, their own histories and their town. (PG-13) Opens Thursday, Feb. 14. Edwards 9, 22.

ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH—This 3D animated comedy is set on the planet Baab, where astronaut Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) is a national hero. When he responds to an SOS sent from a dangerous planet, Scorch finds himself caught in a trap set by the evil General Shanker (William Shatner). Now, it’s up to Scorch’s adventure-averse brother, Gary (Rob Corddry), to save the day. (PG) Opens Thursday, Feb. 14.

Edwards 9, 22.

SAFE HAVEN—Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, this is the story of a mysterious young woman haunted by her past, who tries to put down roots in a small North Carolina town and falls in love with the young widower, Alex. (PG-13) Opens Thursday, Feb. 14. Edwards 9, 22.

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WINESIPPER/FOOD MAKE MINE MOSCATO

2011 LUIGI VOGHERA MOSCATO D’ASTI, $16.99 The aromas in this wine are rich and concentrated, with honeyed peach and Asian pear backed by a touch of mineral that’s more typical of a good chablis.

The palate is definitely on the rich side, as well, with sweet, very ripe peach and apricot fruit flavors that are balanced by a crisp hit of fizz.

2011 MAURA PERRONE CA DEL RE MOSCATO D’ASTI, $14.99 This well-balanced wine opens with a mix of honeyed peach and melon aromas that are clean, lively and colored by an herbal hint of basil and thyme. It offers a light but persistent tongue-tickling fizziness.

Sweet peach plays against crisp citrus, and a touch of lemon zest comes through on the finish.

—David Kirkpatrick

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TAZAH KABOB Flavorful Afghan fare in an austere atmosphere JOSH GROSS The latest addition to Boise’s ethic grub scene is Tazah Kabob, a satellite cafe serving Afghan food attached to Kabul Market in a strip mall on Overland Road.

The interior is austere to say the least: plain white walls with a few framed pictures of Afghan scenes. But as unadorned as Tazah Kabob may be, its food swings entirely in the other direction.

The best way to experience the joint is to hit it up on weekends between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for the lunch buffet ($8.95). More than a dozen delicacies are available to sample including dishes like qaubili palow, rice offering a variety of kabobs served with rice with shredded carrots and raisins, and items that lean toward Indian cuisine like aloo mut- but substituting curries and dumplings in place of hummus and baba ghanoush. ter. Cinnamon, cardamom and sumac enrich The mantu appetizer boasts soft dumpmeat and vegetable stews and—miracle of lings full of lightly seasoned ground beef and miracles—even make cauliflower delicious. onions, covered with a bright Sadly, the vivid colors and yellow split-pea gravy and a pungent smells that should tangy drizzle of herbed yogurt. waft from a buffet like Tazah TAZAH KABOB At $4.50, the appetizer-sized Kabob’s are absent. Stainless 5755 W. Overland Road, plate is fairly substantial, but steel lids help retain the space’s 208-376-0333 a larger dinner platter is also minimalist chic. available for $16.95.

If you can’t swing the Another good choice is the weekend buffet, Tazah Kabob’s korma ($3.45 side, $7.95 dinner portion), regular menu also offers a solid array of with chunks of beef in a sweet stew of caraMiddle Eastern treats. As a whole, the place melized onions, cumin and coriander. Though leans more Persian than Mediterranean,

Soak in the flavors of Afghanistan at Tazah Kabob.

korma is also common in Indian food, the Afghan version has a meatier flavor and is closer to gravy than cream sauce.

One of the most unusual items on the menu is abali ($2.49), a yogurt soda. Thick, bubbly and slightly sour, the drink is reportedly quite popular in Afghanistan—especially with slices of cucumber on a hot day. It’s an adventurous flavor, but one that’s likely to suit American palates in small doses.

But one of the best things about Tazah Kabob is that if any of the spices or ingredients catch your tongue, the staff will point out what aisle they’re on in the attached Kabul Market, so you can try them at home, where the decor is likely less barren.

FOOD/NEWS kitchen isn’t certified gluten-free, they still uphold strict gluten-free baking practices.

Since 2008, Janjou Patisserie has baked French-style pastries, cook“We don’t bake for at least 24 hours, let the air settle, then wipe evies and confections, selling them at local retail outlets like the Boise erything down to make sure our utensils are clean, and bake everything Co-op. But now, the bakery has a permanent location at 1754 W. State gluten-free and vegan first,” said Wyatt.

St., where the walls are lined with sables and the glass counters are Find out more at amaruconfections.com. filled with fresh fruit tarts and macaroons.

And in other sweet news, Kevin and Angel Moran’s handmade donut “We always wanted to open a shop because when you have your upstart, Guru Donuts, is now crafting a variety of sugary indulgences. own shop, you can offer a lot more. Every day, we add more and more Guru is following the trend of what product,” said chef and owner Moshit Kevin called “nontraditional donut shops” Mizrachi-Gabbitas. like Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, Ore. Janjou Patisserie is open MondayThe couple hopes to sell the donuts at Saturday from 7 a.m-6 p.m. For more info events and eventually open a retail space. visit janjou.com.

Kevin said Guru Donuts strives to use Moving from buttery French-style paslocal ingredients, and is developing a tries to vegan and gluten-free delicacies, gluten-free, vegan donut.

Amaru Confections is now offering its On a recent Saturday, Kevin and Angel cupcakes at the Boise Co-op and Whole hosted a small tasting party out of their Foods Market. kitchen, offering sugar-dusted donut Amaru began selling cupcakes, cakes holes, bacon-topped maple donuts and and muffins in 2010. It offers four opa chocolate-glazed variety covered with tions for the health conscious among us: crushed peppermint. non-GMO cage-free eggs with unbleached For more info, email gurudonuts@ wheat flour; vegan and gluten-free; just gmail.com. gluten-free; or just vegan.

Janjou Patisserie now has a storefront on State Street.

—BW Staff Though co-owner Chris Wyatt said the

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SAM ALD E RMA N

2012 SORI GRAMELLA TINTERO MOSCATO D’ASTI, $15.99 Bright, tropical fruit dominates the nose on this wine, along with nuanced apple and floral grapefruit aromas. The sweet but lively fruit flavors taste something like a watermelon Jolly Rancher with a palatecleansing hit of acidity coming through on the finish. This is definitely the most effervescent of the three, with tiny bubbles from the first glass to the last.

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If the surge in popularity of this variety over the past few years is any indication, more and more people are saying, “Make mine moscato.” Moscato bianco is an ancient grape planted across the Italian peninsula. In the region of Piedmont around the city of Asti, production has increased by 60 fold over the last century. While other areas like California have entered the fray in order to meet the increasing demand, the original Italian has a freshness and fruit character that’s hard to duplicate. Low in alcohol (typically around 6 percent), lightly sweet and fizzy, moscato is the perfect choice for any Valentine’s Day celebration. It also makes for a great Sunday brunch wine.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Afrikaner author Laurens van der Post told a story about a conversation between psychologist Carl Jung and Ochwiay Biano, a Pueblo Indian chief. Jung asked Biano to offer his views about white people. “White people must be crazy because they think with their heads,” said the chief, “and it is well-known that only crazy people do that.” Jung asked him what the alternative was. Biano said that his people think with their hearts. That’s your assignment for the week ahead, Aries: to think with your heart—especially when it comes to love. For extra credit, you should feel with your head—especially when it comes to love. Happy Valentine Daze, Aries.

truths about yourself that lie beneath the convenient truths and the expired truths and the pretend truths?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Have you ever sent a torrent of smart and elegant love messages to a person you wanted to get closer to? Now would be an excellent time to try a stunt like that. Have you ever scoured the depths of your own psyche in search of unconscious attitudes or bad habits obstructing your ability to enjoy the kind of intimacy you long for? I highly recommend such a project right now. Have you ever embarked on a crusade to make yourself even more interesting and exciting than you already are? Do it now. Raise your irresistibility. Happy Valentine Daze, Taurus.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Lately, you’ve been doing exemplary work on your relationship with yourself, Virgo. You have half-convinced your inner critic to shut the frack up unless it has a truly important piece of wisdom to impart. Meanwhile, you’ve managed to provide a small but inspired dose of healing for the wounded part of your psyche, and you have gently exposed a selfdeception that had been wreaking quiet havoc. Congratulations.

I’ve got a hunch that all these fine efforts will render you extra sexy and charismatic in the coming week. But it will probably be a subtle kind of sexiness and charisma that only the most emotionally intelligent people will recognize. So don’t expect to attract the attention of superficial jerks who happen to have beautiful exteriors. Happy Valentine Daze.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Happy Valentine Daze, Gemini. After careful meditation about what messages might purify and supercharge your love life, I decided to offer suggestions about what not to do. To that end, I’ll quote some lines from Kim Addonizio’s poem “Forms of Love.” Please don’t speak any of them out loud, or even get yourself into a position where it makes sense to say them. 1. “I love how emotionally unavailable you are.” 2. “I love you and feel a powerful spiritual connection to you, even though we’ve never met.” 3. “I love your pain, it’s so competitive.” 4. “I love you as long as you love me back.” 5. “I love you when you’re not getting drunk and stupid.” 6.

“I love you but I’m married.” 7.

“I love it when you tie me up with ropes using the knots you learned in Boy Scouts, and when you do the stoned Dennis Hopper rap from Apocalypse Now!” CANCER (June 21-July 22): This Valentine season, I suggest you consider trying an experiment like this: Go to the soulful ally you want to be closer to and take off at least some of your masks.

Drop your pretenses, too. Shed your emotional armor and do without your psychological crutches.

Take a chance on getting as psychologically and spiritually naked as you have ever dared. Are you brave enough to reveal the core

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Sex is a substitute for God,” says writer Cathryn Michon. “When we desire another human being sexually, we are really only trying to fill our longing for ecstasy and union with the infinite.” I agree with her, and I think you might, too, after this week. Erotic encounters will have an even better chance than usual of connecting you to the Sublime Cosmic YumYum. If you can’t find a worthy collaborator to help you accomplish this miraculous feat, just fantasize about one. You need and deserve spiritual rapture. Happy Valentine Daze, Leo.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming days could be an animalistic time for you, and I mean that in the best sense. I suspect you will generate lots of favorable responses from the universe if you honor the part of you that can best be described as a beautiful beast. Learn new truths about your instinctual nature. Explore the mysteries of your primal urges. See what you can decipher about your body’s secret language. May I also suggest that you be alert for and receptive to the beautiful beast in other people? Happy Valentine Daze, Libra.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): For the French Scorpio poet Paul Valery, swimming had an erotic quality. He described it as fornication avec l’onde, which can be translated as “fornicating with the waves.” Your assignment this Valentine season, Scorpio, is to identify at least three activities that are like sex but not exactly sex—then do them with glee and abandon. This exercise is to educate and cultivate your libido, and to encourage your kundalini to branch out as it intensifies and expands your lust for life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This Valentine season, meditate on the relentlessness of your yearning for love. Recognize that your eternal longing will never leave you in peace. Accept that it will forever delight, torment, inspire and bewilder you, whether you are alone or in the throes of a complicated relationship.

Understand that your desire for love will just keep coming, keeping you slightly off-balance and pushing you to constantly revise your ideas about who you are.

Now read this declaration from the poet Rilke and claim it as your own: “My blood is alive with many voices that tell me I am made of longing.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to physicists Yong Mao and Thomas Fink, you can tie a necktie in 85 different knots, but only 13 actually look good. I encourage you to apply that way of thinking to pretty much everything you do in the coming week.

Total success will elude you if you settle on functional solutions that aren’t aesthetically pleasing. You should make sure that beauty and usefulness are thoroughly interwoven. This is especially true in matters regarding your love life and close relationships.

Togetherness needs a strong dose of lyrical pragmatism. Happy Valentine Daze, Capricorn.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “All these years I’ve been searching for an impossible love,” said French writer Marguerite Duras late in her life. The novels and films she created reflect that feeling. Her fictional characters are often engaged in obsessive quests for an ideal romance that would allow them to express their passion perfectly and fulfill their longing completely. In the meantime, their actual relationships in the real world suffer, even as their starry-eyed aspirations remain forever frustrated. I invite you, Aquarius, to celebrate this Valentine season by taking a vow of renunciation. Summon the courage to forswear Duras’s doomed approach to love.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): To avoid getting hacked, computer tech experts advise you to choose strong, hard-to-guess passwords for your online accounts. Among the worst choices to protect your security are “123456,” “iloveyou,” “qwerty,” and, of course, “password.”

Judging by the current astrological omens, Pisces, I’m guessing that you should have a similar approach to your whole life in the coming days. It’s important that you be picky about who you allow into your heart, mind and soul.

Make sure that only the most trustworthy and sensitive people can gain access. Your metaphorical password might be something like this: m*y#s@t&e?r%y.

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