FIRST THURSDAY/LISTINGS FETTUCCINE FORUM—Professor Amanda Johnson presents The Temporary Phenomenon of Transforming Place. 5 p.m. FREE. The Rose Room, 718 W. Idaho St., 208-433-5676. FINDINGS—Sip local wine while trying out fresh spring fashions. 5 p.m. FREE. 814 W. Idaho St., 208-343-2059, findingsapparel. com. GROVE FITNESS CLUB AND SPA—Check out the fitness club and pick up a free seven-day pass. 5 p.m. FREE. 245 S. Capitol Blvd., fifth floor, 208-514-4434, grovefitness-spa.com. LES FILLES—See the new Spring Collection, with 20 percent off everything this night only, plus complimentary drinks while you shop. 5 p.m. FREE. 274 N. Eighth St., 208-342-4888, lesfillesbyclaudia.com.
LUX FASHION LOUNGE—Check out the unique selection of new and resale men’s and women’s clothing, jewelry, hats and purses. Featuring seasonal art and live music. 5 p.m. FREE. 785 W. Idaho St., 208-344-4589. MIXED GREENS—Check out the shopping specials on work from local and regional artisans and a variety of gift vendors. 5 p.m. FREE. 237 N. Ninth St., 208-3441605, ilikemixedgreens.com. MIXING BOWL—Stop by for a stemware blowout sale, featuring martini, margarita, pilsner, white and red wine glasses and champagne flutes for only $6 each. 5 p.m. FREE. 216 N. Ninth St., 208-345-6025, themixingbowlboise.com. PLAN B LOUNGE—Sign up for the March Madness NCAA Tournament Bracket ($20) and receive a $10 gift card while you enjoy BOGO Happy Hours from 5–7
BODOVINO
Get in gear and check out the new work at Bodovino.
Serendipity. That’s the word Bodovino events coordinator Mandy Wood might use to describe how the installation of a new, custom work by local artist Darcie Nelson came to be. Bodovino was looking for a customized work of art that would reflect the “warm industrial” vibe of the wine bar. Nelson, who uses reclaimed motorcyle gears, old wine-barrel rings and other salvage yard finds, stopped into Bodovino for lunch one day and she and Wood started talking. Fast-forward to now, when a construction crew will be installing the giant artwork Bodovino commissioned Nelson to create. The piece, comprised of three gears, emulates Bodovino’s simple threering logo, but it takes a crew to install because one of the reclaimed gears alone weighs almost 50 pounds. It promises to be a sight to see—and if you need a little more light with which to do so, Nelson will also have some of her wine-barrel-ring lights on display and available for sale.
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p.m. and 10 p.m.–close. 5 p.m. $8. 121 N. Ninth St., 208-387-3553, johnberryhillrestaurants.com. PORTSCHE’S JEWELRY BOUTIQUE—Local Girl Scouts will be selling cookies from 4–8 p.m. FREE. 224 N. Ninth St., 208-3434443, portsches.com. THE PRESS—Enjoy a taste of wine from the Proletariat Wine Company, with glass specials all night on any Proletariat wine on tap. 5 p.m. FREE. 212 N. Ninth St., 208-336-9577, facebook. com/thepressboise?sk=info. SAGE YOGA AND WELLNESS— Highlights include Gina Marie Photography’s Real Life Genuine Art exhibit and Indian Creek Winery tasting. 5 p.m. FREE. 242 N. Eighth St., Ste. 200, 208-3385430, sageyogaboise.com.
THE STUDIO—Featuring Illuminations, a watercolor exhibit by Laurel Lake McGuire. 5 p.m. FREE. 702 W. Idaho St., 208-577-6252, facebook.com/thestudioanelitesalonandspa.
2014 Treefort Music Fest. Noon. FREE. 1008 Main St., 208-4335671.
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THE CRUX—Check out the work of three new Boise artists, plus a one-of-a-kind organic artist collaboration with bare canvas, wood panel and chalk space open to anyone. 5 p.m. FREE. 1022 W. Main St., 208-342-3213, facebook.com/thecruxcoffeeshop.
THE ALASKA CENTER—Art in the Alaska Center, featuring Allan R. Ansell’s photography show, Joseph Pacheco’s pen-and-ink drawings, and Chi E. Shenam Westin 2-D art, Zen Space West. 5 p.m. FREE. 1020 Main St. ART SOURCE GALLERY—Featuring new works by Zella Bardsley. 6 p.m. 1015 W. Main St., 208-3313374, artsourcegallery.com. BOISE 150 SESQUI-SHOP— Check out a behind-the-scenes presentation of The Skyship Tour, a promotional web series for the
DINE, DRINK AND DRESS UP
Olive the tapas and paella at The Basque Market, don’t you?
Food, drink and lifestyle stores are a big part of First Thursday, too: The Basque Market (pictured) celebrates olives with olive tapas and a sale on olive-related goods. Plus, the Market’s signature paella is on at about 6 p.m. Guido’s Pizzeria has a dine-in “group plan” you’ll want to sign up for: a large one-topping pizza and one bottle of wine, two bottles of beer or four sodas for $20. Solid has free apps and a liquor tasting, Snake River Winery has wine Jell-O shots and a complimentary wine flight, and Berryhill leaps into spring with March Madness martini specials. Or you can think drink at Boise Public Library with a talk on the finer points of making, testing and tasting wine. And don’t forget to check out Artisan Optics’ annual Bevel Trunk Show; get 20 percent off everything at Les Filles; and see new local clothing company, Banana Ink, at PreFunk. And for your home, Epitome Home and Garden, is celebrating 10 years downtown with a storewide sale and raffle; and stemware at the Mixing Bowl is on sale for $6 each.
DV8 SALON—Celebrate the addition of dv8 Body Spa. Introducing a new local and organic skin care line, Layfin, and take home a swag bag. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE. 1025 W. Main St., 208-3421003, dv8salonboise.com.
BEN & JERRY’S SCOOP SHOP—Enjoy $1 scoops in cups or cones all day long. 5 p.m. $1. 103 N. 10th St., 208-342-1992, benjerry.com.
THE DISTRICT COFFEE HOUSE— Expand your coffee palate and knowledge, as the The District’s connoisseurs explain the different origins and the flavors and aromas that can be squeezed from the bean. 8 p.m. FREE. 219 N. 10th St., 208-343-1089, districtcoffeehouse.com.
FOOT DYNAMICS—Save 10 percent on Shoe Shed sale room footwear. 5 p.m. FREE. 1021 W. Main St., 208-386-3338. PREFUNK BEER BAR AND GROWLER FILL STATION—Featuring local clothing company Banana Ink. 5 p.m. FREE. 1100 Front St., Boise, prefunkbar.com. THE RECORD EXCHANGE— Meet Radio Boise DJs and help raise money for the station, with 20 percent of sales going to the nonprofit community radio station. 5 p.m. 1105 W. Idaho St., 208-344-8010, therecordexchange.com.
LISK GALLERY
I wanna hold your big, beautufil hand.
About three years ago, Lisk Gallery moved from its Main Street location to its current spot in BoDo. As that area has continued to grow and change, the gallery has, too, and now it’s time for another move. In May, Lisk Gallery is moving to a new—and bigger—location at 518 Americana Blvd. (next door to Inkvision Tattoo), another area of town experiencing growth. The expanded space will allow for an evolution in how and what the gallery exhibits, and on First Thursday, visitors can get a glimpse of what the new Lisk will look like, with art by Karen Bubb, Jerry Hendershot, Pat Kilby, Anne Peterson Klahr, Jerri Lisk, Mark Lisk, Swede Lisk, Erin Pietsch, Carl Rowe, Rachel Teannalach and Randy VanDyck, and jewelry by Melissa Osgood and Kay Seurat. Be sure to check out Jaime Gustavson’s strangely mesmerizing hand paintings, and Karen Klinefelter’s exotic tagua nut jewelry, which looks almost otherworldly, and her leather-and-sterling silver cuff bracelets or “wrist wraps.” B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M