CALENDAR WEDNESDAY DEC. 10 Festivals & Events BOISE MADE: WINE, PAINTING AND POTTERY—Stock up on wine for the holiday season with Zhoo Zhoo wines. Plus works by Fort Boise Community Center students and instructors and Boise painter Rick Friesen 12-6 p.m. FREE. Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-384-8509, boise150.org/sesqui-shop. HOLIDAY LIGHTS TROLLEY TOURS—Through Dec. 27. $4-$16. Evergreen Business Mall-Library Plaza, corner of Cole and Ustick, Boise. IDAHO REAL ESTATE SUMMIT 2015—Hosted by the Ada County Association of Realtors, summit topics include current
housing trends and a look at our economy. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Capitol Building, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-433-9705, capitolcommission.idaho.gov. SWING IS THE THING—Start the evening with a dance lesson, followed by dancing from 7-10 p.m. 6 p.m. $5. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208343-1871, riversideboise.com/ dining/sapphire-room. WINTER GARDEN AGLOW— Through Jan. 4. 6-9 p.m. FREE-$8. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.
On Stage NARWHAL! UNICORN OF THE SEA—Through Dec. 20. 8 p.m. $16-$32. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, DEC 10-17
Lighten up.
Art AHMAD EJAHALI: TIME FOR ALL TIME 3—Through Jan. 5, 2015. FREE. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu. ARP, MIRO, CALDER—Through Jan. 11, 2015. FREE-$5. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org. FORAY IV: PUSHING THE ENVELOPE—Through Jan. 30. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Yanke Family Research Park, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise. MENTALFESTATIONS BFA EXHIBITION—Through Dec. 11. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 1, Liberal Arts Building, Room 170; and Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 2, Hemingway Center, Room 110, boisestate.edu. MONICA GUERRERO MOURET: FROM PILGRIM TO PILGRIM— Opening reception. 5-7 p.m. FREE.
The Community Library Ketchum, 415 Spruce Ave., Ketchum, 208726-3493, thecommunitylibrary. org. QUILT EXHIBITION—Through Feb. 8, 2015. FREE. Idaho State Capitol Building, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-433-9705, capitolcommission.idaho.gov. SILVERCREEK ART DECEMBER SHOW—Through Dec. 28. FREE. Silvercreek Art, 331 Leadville Ave., Ketchum, 208-720-4093, silvercreekart.com. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL—Through Jan. 30, 2015. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org. VATICAN MUSEUMS 3D—Snoop through the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and see paintings and sculptures by masters in never-before-seen detail. 7 p.m. $15. Regal Boise Stadium 22, 7701 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-377-9603, regmovies.com.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, DEC. 11-14
WINTER GROUP EXHIBITION— Through Jan. 9. 12-4 p.m. FREE. Stewart Gallery, 2230 Main St., Boise, 208-433-0593, stewartgallery.com.
Literature BRIDGING CULTURES: MUSLIM JOURNEYS— Join the “Let’s Talk About It” discussion of Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-3620181, adalib.org.
Talks & Lectures BITCOIN 101: THE DIGITAL CURRENCY REVOLUTION—Learn the digital currency bitcoins from bitcoin experts ronnieB and Grant Anderson. The talk will be for the absolute beginner in an easy-to-understand format. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes
Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, boisepubliclibrary.org. THE DNA OF CITY STREETS—Peter Koonce, a transportation engineer from Portland, Ore., will speak about street design dynamics and their impact on communities. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Jordan Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-5800, boisestate.edu.
THURSDAY DEC. 11 Festivals & Events BOISE MADE: HISTORY & PAINTING—Discover South Boise with Tag Historical Research and Consulting and the newly published book, South Boise: A
FRIDAY-TUESDAY, DEC. 12-23
Satisfy your sweet tooth.
All aboard.
BOISE HOLIDAY LIGHTS TROLLEY TOURS
TOMMY DAVIDSON AT LIQUID LAUGHS
SANTA EXPRESS
There is much to be grim about these days. We won’t quantify the crappiness, but here’s a way to lighten up—literally— with something as simple as a ride around Boise. Boise Holiday Lights Trolley Tours offers hourlong jaunts every night from Wednesday, Dec. 10-Saturday, Dec. 27 (closed Christmas Day) aboard the vintage 31-passenger “Molly Trolley.” The wood-panelled beauty is open air, so dress warmly. Hot drinks, cookies and other concessions are available for purchase. Most tours start at 7 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) and take off from the Evergreen Business Mall on the corner of Cole and Ustick roads behind Sockeye Grill and Brewery. Various times; $16 adults, $8 children 3-12 years old, $4 kids under 3. Departs from the Evergreen Business Mall at the corner of Cole and Ustick roads, boisetrolleytours.com.
Liquid Laughs will celebrate its third anniversary as a full-time comedy club with actor-comedian Tommy Davidson on Dec. 11-14, with two shows on Dec. 12 and 13. Twenty percent of proceeds from the Thursday, Dec. 11 show will benefit KIZN 92.3’s Keep Kids Warm coat drive and fundraiser. Davidson was a cast member of groundbreaking sketchcomedy TV show In Living Color, which aired 1990-1994 on then-fledgling station, Fox. Today Davidson voices and portrays smooth-talker Cream Corn in the Black Dynamite animated series and 2009 live-action film, but if you haven’t seen him do standup, this is your chance to see what a gifted comic Davidson is. Featuring local comedian Sean Peabody. Dec. 11 and 14, 8 p.m., $25; Dec. 12-13, 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., $25. Liquid Laughs, 405 S. Eighth St., 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.
The Thunder Mountain Line goes all out for the holidays, with festively decorated train cars and Mr. and Mrs. Claus on board. The Santa Express takes families on a half-hour train ride from Horseshoe Bend to Montour—a wildlife sanctuary decorated as a magic Christmas forest. At Montour, the kids get 30 minutes to explore the forest and Santa’s Village, pose for pictures with Santa on his custom-made sleigh, and hang out at the Candy Cane house for free milk and candy canes. Advanced reservations are recommended, since trips are already selling out. Various times, $10-$50, Thunder Mountain Rail, Horseshoe Bend Depot, 120 Mill Road, Horseshoe Bend, 3311184, thundermountainline.com.
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