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EDITOR’S NOTE THE MAJORITY OF THE MINORITY Just try to avoid the upcoming Idaho primary. We doubledare you. Turn on any television or radio or check your Facebook feed, and you’ll see a robust, often-heated contest for Idaho’s next governor. Additionally, the money being spent by many of the Democratic and Republican candidates is off the charts.

“This may end up being the most expensive election in Idaho history,” Ada County Chief Deputy Clerk Phil McGrane told us.

Yet, we’re told not to expect a significant voter turnout on Tuesday, May 15. Most pundits aren’t expecting much more than 25 percent of registered voters to show at the polls. We dive into this puzzlement on pages 6 and 7.

Meanwhile, it’s down to the wire for the grass-roots effort to put the issue of Idaho’s Medicaid gap—the tens of thousands of Gem State citizens without coverage—on the November ballot.

Medicaid for Idaho needs to collect 56,192 signatures by Monday, April 30, and we check on their progress on page 8.

We also introduce you to 81-year-old Gene Nora Jessen of Meridian, one of the women recruited to undergo secret testing in the 1960s in an attempt to prove eligible for the Mercury space program. Idaho Public Television’s Marcia Franklin introduces Jessen, who calls herself an “astro-not,” on page 9.

Plus, Ben Schultz visits with Idaho-based rock group Wide Stance on page 14—yes, their name is a tribute, of sorts, to the controversy that dogged U.S. Sen. Larry Craig—and Brian Millar takes us to Boise Art Museum’s Art of Fashion Show on page 16.

Designers and artists created some pretty spectacular wardrobe pieces made of metal, paper, clay and more. On page 17, I preview the new film Lean on Pete, opening Friday, April 27, at The Flicks. Finally, we were a bit stunned to hear that there won’t be a Deli Days this summer. Greta Gardner reports on page 18 that volunteers at Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel have been overwhelmed with the festival’s popularity, resulting in a pause.

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Steve Taggart: “There’s a real danger of turning people off with all those attacks.”

ENDORSEMENTS, NASTY ADS AND SWAPPING PARTIES

The fact that there is little to no regular polling, at least publicly, has added an extra layer of drama to the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial races in the Tuesday, May 15, primary. Speak to any of the top political camps—businessman and physician Dr. Tommy Ahlquist, Lieutenant Governor Brad Little and Congressman Raul Labrador on the Republican side, and businessman A.J. Balukoff and former Idaho House Rep. Paulette Jordan in the Democratic race—and you’ll hear nothing but confidence about their chances.

But the most recent poll conducted by Idaho Politics Weekly indicates that more than a third of respondents remain undecided.

“Based on what I’m hearing around the state, the undecideds are likely to be younger and likely to be more female,” said Steve Taggart, veteran campaign manager and current contributor to Idaho Politics Weekly. “I also don’t see undecideds bunched up in one portion of the state; they’re fairly well-distributed geographically. The big question on May 15 will be who can pull in a significant share of those undecideds. How can they make those people’s lives better? Quite frankly, I think that’s the part that all the campaigns have struggled with so far.”

One struggle for voters has been the slew of mudslinging television campaign ads that have aired in the race so far, particularly among GOP gubernatorial candidates.

“There’s a very interesting dynamic with such vitriolic attack ads, especially when there are three candidates,” said Taggart.

“We keep seeing one of the candidates attacking the other two. But there’s a real danger of turning a lot of people off with all those attacks. And those undecideds may not land with the candidate who has been doing the most attacking.”

Taggart says the Ahlquist, Little and Labrador campaigns are very insistent on how they brand themselves.

“Brad Little argues that he wants to go beyond the legacy of Gov. [C.L. ‘Butch’] Otter, but in large part, Little wants to keep us on the same direction 8 where we’ve been. Tommy Ahlquist insists we have to make change.

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The levels of access and campaign spending are off the charts, but voter engagement remains in question GEORGE PRENTICE Ada County Chief Deputy Clerk Phil McGrane, who oversees Idaho’s largest elections operations, doesn’t soft-pedal the historic possibilities of the Tuesday, May 15, primary.

“It’s a turning point in our state for both parties,” he said. “Just looking at the race for governor. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Democrat or Republican. These are really big decisions.”

Size does have a lot to do with the coming vote. Not the size of the vote, but the size of the campaign war chests.

“Despite this being a primary election, this may end up being the most expensive election in Idaho history,” said McGrane.

“Just look at the television ads and follow the money. This is one of the biggest we’ve ever seen.”

Most pundits aren’t expecting a major turnout at the polls, meaning the cost-pervote may also head to the record books. In Ada County, for example, there are nearly 225,000 registered voters, but no one thinks anywhere near that number will cast votes May 15. The general consensus is that voter turnout could be as low as 25 percent.

“If we’re really lucky, it might bump a percent or two higher, but it will most probably be in the low- to mid-20s,” said McGrane. “The unfortunate trend is—and I’ve looked back as far as 1980—we’re at a steady 2 percent decline in participation.”

McGrane would like nothing more than to drive those numbers up. He and his colleagues

Ada County Chief Deputy Clerk Phil McGrane: “I’m very proud to say that this past year, the City of Denver rolled out their own version of a mobile unit, very similar to ours.”

are doing everything possible to improve availability and ease of access to the polls.

“Unfortunately, this will not even be remotely close to a big election. Voters—if they show up at all—participate in general elections and usually don’t show up in the primaries,” he said. “This is a huge election and we truly want people to weigh in.”

That’s why, for example, Ada County has added five new precincts, bringing the total number of polling places to 150. But it’s not as if McGrane and his colleagues simply dropped five new precincts onto the map.

The readjustment impacted the boundaries of 16 existing precincts, meaning McGrane and his team had to communicate with all of the registered voters in those precincts regarding their new polling places.

Ada County residents have come to expect early voting opportunities, and for the upcoming primary, early voting begins Monday, April 30, and continues Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Boise City Hall, Meridian City Hall and the Ada County Elections Offices until Friday, May 11. Additionally, there will be a Saturday opportunity for early voting at all three locations on May 5, also from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“During our last election, we discovered that, of all the locations, Meridian City Hall saw the highest level of early-voter participation,” said McGrane.

“It’s a great opportunity to help alleviate some of the lines on election day.

And again, it’s all about greater access.”

FOOD TRUCK VOTING

McGrane has a few tricks up his sleeve, one of which is Ada County’s now-iconic mobile voting trailer, which he has described as “food truck” voting. NPR and media outlets across the U.S. picked up on the story and the era of a colorful, mobile polling place was born.

“What have we learned in the two years since we began? A lot,” said McGrane. “For instance, we originally thought we could just pull up to a large business and plug right into their outlets. Well, we tripped the breakers at Micron. That was probably one of our biggest lessons.”

The mobile voting unit (now complete with its own power generator) will return to Micron on Tuesday, May 8. Other visits will include stops in Eagle, Garden City, Kuna and Star (see the complete schedule on page 7).

“I’m very proud to say that this past year, the City of Denver rolled out their own version of a mobile unit, very similar to ours,” said McGrane. “So, we’ve had a few conversations with them. And officials in Arizona have reached out to us about the idea.”

VOTE INTEGRITY

At no time in our nation’s history has there been more conversation about the integrity of America’s voting systems. With President Donald Trump making accusations of voter fraud and reports that some voting machines are hackable, more citizens are asking: “How safe is my vote?”

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McGrane: “One of the things you’ll see us continue to work on is access: making it convenient, expanding our early voting operations, increasing the number of precincts. We’ll do what it takes.”

“We’ve got an air gap in our system,” said McGrane.

That means there’s not just a theoretical gap, but a true gap of air between Ada County’s voting systems and the internet. In order for anyone to get data onto or from Ada County election computers, they must have physical access to the computers, which are locked in rooms that even McGrane can’t access.

Vote integrity is a big part of David Levine’s job. With years of experience managing elections in Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., Levine was hired last September as the new Ada County Elections Director.

“I’m fortunate to help oversee the administration of elections for one of the fastest growing counties in the fastest-growing states in the nation,” said Levin. “I love this job. One day, I’m working on making voter registrations as timely and effective as possible.

Another day, I’m helping to design a ballot.”

On yet another day, he may be helping to instill integrity in high-profile elections on the other side of the world. Levine was a recent member of a U.S. delegation tasked with observing the April 11 presidential election in Azerbaijan. It was the latest in a series of global assignments as an observer, including national elections in Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Republic of Macedonia.

“It gives you a real appreciation for just how fortunate we are to live in a country with a fair election process that is widely respected,” said Levine. “And Ada County has had, I think, a process with a great deal of integrity. An interB OI S E WEEKLY.C O M

esting example of that is our paper-based system. That’s critical from a security perspective, especially if there’s a recount. Then, we have ballot cameras all throughout our warehouse, where you have the ability, at any point in time, to click and see what we’re doing.”

When asked if it’s possible to hack into any part of the electoral process of Ada County, Levine said the likelihood is “extremely low.”

“I would be happy to put our process up against just about anyone else’s,” he said.

BRINGING OUT THE VOTE

ACLU-Idaho sees the Tuesday, May 15, primary election as just as important as any other, but it has no desire to lean in a single political direction.

“You’ll never see the ACLU say, ‘Vote for this person,’ or ‘Vote for this party.’ Our focus is to move outside of the partisan conversations and focus on the issues,” said Kathy Griesmyer, ACLU-Idaho public policy strategist. “The questions we can help with are: ‘What does a governor, a state treasurer or local legislator have control over in your life?’

If this is something you really care about, we want to encourage you to participate and we want to make it easy for you to do that.”

ACLU-Idaho also spends a fair amount of effort reminding voters that there are still mythical barriers preventing some people from voting.

For example, a good many Idahoans still think photo identification is required to vote.

“If you’re already registered, you don’t need to present a photo ID at the polls. You

can sign a personal identification affidavit, so that’s always an option and shouldn’t prevent anyone from voting,” said Maria Kennedy, ACLU-Idaho advocacy fellow.

Another perceived barrier impacts voters most candidates might not consider a target demographic: those with previous criminal convictions.

“I hear this all the time. Someone telling me, ‘I can’t vote.’ I ask, ‘Are you done with your parole?’ They say, ‘Yeah, I’ve been done for 15 years.’ I answer, ‘That’s 15 years of voting,’” said Griesmyer. “We educate folks so that everybody who is eligible knows what their rights are and feels empowered to go to the polls.”

Griesmyer said when she talks to colleagues at ACLU chapters in other states, Idaho compares favorably when it comes to voter access.

Over at the Ada County Clerk’s offices, McGrane said he and his colleagues are continuously talking about increasing that access. Online voter registration, early polling places and “food truck voting” certainly help, but it still comes down to voter engagement.

“I’m really hoping that the race to see who Idaho’s next governor will be helps turnout,” said McGrane. “But it’s unfortunate. You see less people registering and less people participating. So, one of the things you’ll see us continue to work on is access: making it convenient, expanding our early voting operations, increasing the number of precincts.

We’ll do what it takes.”

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Eight hundred forty-five Ada County Democrats have officially switched to the Republican Party.

And Raul Labrador sees the whole system as being corrupt. Those are 6 the three niches,” said Taggart. “And they’re really pushing their messages hard in the homestretch. Raul Labrador’s television ads have started popping up. Of course, Tommy Ahlquist’s TV ads have been running since last summer and Brad Little is ramping up his airtime in a significant way. I think Little may be matching Ahlquist. Some people argue that Little is buying even more airtime.”

One of Little’s TV ads features a ringing endorsement from Otter, who will step aside from the Idaho Statehouse after serving 12 years as governor.

“Otter’s endorsement is a major netpositive for Brad Little. The Governor has solid numbers among Republicans and that Republican base is still there. Yes, there are some ultra-conservatives who don’t like Butch Otter, but they’re small in number,” said Taggart.

More difficult to gauge in the upcoming primary will be an under-the-radar effort of so-called “party swapping”—the term for when voters registered with one party reregister with another in order to influence the vote, particularly in primary elections. The deadline was March 9 for anyone who had been previously registered with another party to change their affiliation, but Ada County Chief Deputy Clerk Phil McGrane confirmed plenty of party swapping has happened, with many shifting to the Idaho Republican Party, which restricts participation in its primary to Republicans only.

“Eight hundred forty-five Ada County Democrats officially switched to the Republican party before the deadline. Ten Libertarians, six Constitutionalists and 1,100 unaffiliated people also became Republicans. They’ll all be eligible to participate in the Republican primary,” said McGrane. “Interestingly enough, we had 54 Republicans switch to the Democrat Party and 225 unaffiliated people switch to become Democrats.”

McGrane said the party swapping trend wasn’t as big as some had claimed.

“It doesn’t tip the scales too much,” he added.

That said, in such a hotly-contested gubernatorial race, it seems nearly all bets are off.

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Efforts to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot approach the finish line HARRISON BERRY Alex DeRyan has lived in Idaho on and off for years, but in January 2017, he left for Spokane, Washington, in large part because he was fed up the Idaho Legislature’s steadfast refusal to expand Medicaid.

“I was getting tired of the way Idaho does things, in terms of its legislature and how it treats people with medical issues,” he said.

An occupational therapist, DeRyan often sees how injuries, illness and chronic conditions affect people’s lives in areas as diverse as employment, family life and finances, especially in the absence of health insurance.

According to U.S. Census data, there were approximately 78,000 Idahoans in the health insurance coverage gap in 2014. More recent numbers from the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare show the gap has shrunk to approximately 35,000 people, but for DeRyan and others, that’s still far too many.

“Certain folks—single, childless adults between 19 and 64—when they have devastating medical situations, can’t qualify for Medicaid in this state,” he said. “If that’s the case, they’re forced to go to emergency rooms for help, and if you have a longstanding medical issue, [like] cancer, you can’t keep going to the emergency room every day.”

A signature drive by Reclaim Idaho in the final days of its campaign could make an end-run around the Idaho Legislature and put Medicaid expansion on the November ballot. That campaign, Medicaid for Idaho, needs to get the signatures of 56,192 registered voters to make the cut. So far, it has collected approximately 54,000, but time is running short.

“We’re coming up on the deadline,” said Sam Sandmire, the co-chair of MFI operations in Ada and Canyon counties. “Everything needs to be turned in before [Tuesday,] May 1.”

The specific requirements are a result of state rules that say efforts to put referenda on statewide ballots must collect signatures from 6 percent of registered voters in 18 of Idaho’s 35 voting districts. The rules were put in place by the Idaho Legislature in the wake of the 2012 defeat of Props. 1, 2 and 3, better known as the Luna Laws—education reforms that were popular with the Republican governor and his superintendent of public instruction, but much

Sam Sandmire of Medicaid for Idaho: “We’re coming up on the deadline. Everything needs to be turned in before [Tuesday,] May 1.”

less popular with voters. MFI has canvassed the Gem State for signatures in an attempt to meet the quota.

Thus far, its efforts have been successful.

As of April 17 the group had “qualified” its petitions in several districts, most recently in districts 32 (Driggs) and 4 (Coeur d’Alene), but four districts remain short of signatures, two of which are in the Treasure Valley: Districts 10 (Caldwell) and 12 (Nampa) were short by more than 500 signatures each as of mid-April. The MFI strategy in those areas has been an intense door-to-door campaign that peaked in vigour the weekend of April 21, a stark contrast to how signatures are collected in Boise.

“In the beginning of the campaign we collected signatures at the marches, rallies, churches, youth groups and Treefort, and concerts and everything, and the people came to us.

Well, these folks aren’t coming to us. We need to go to them,” Sandmire said.

If Sandmire and MFI’s legions of signaturecollecting volunteers are successful, they will have done something the Legislature couldn’t— or wouldn’t. In one particularly dramatic scene during the 2018 Idaho legislative session, Republican Rep. Christy Perry (Nampa), who is now running for Congress, bucked the position of her own party to support expanding Medicaid.

“I have been all but spit on in this body for bringing [an expansion bill] back,” she said on the floor of the Idaho House. “But I don’t give a damn what anyone thinks of me. I came here not because of the people here, but to represent my people, who have cried to have some movement in this particular arena.”

Perry wasn’t reachable for comment on whether she has signed or supports the MFI petition, though the last battle for expanding Medicaid in Idaho is being fought in her proverbial backyard. It’s a hot-potato political issue in Idaho—one eschewed by most lawmakers but embraced by bolder voices looking to garner headlines. Famously, Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador told attendees at a May 2017 town hall event, “Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.” Three days later, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking website PolitiFact slapped his remark with a “Pants on Fire” rating. “[Legislators] put people in a coverage gap who made too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to get help to buy insurance on the Your Health Idaho exchange,” Sandmire said. “I applaud Christy Perry trying to represent her constituents instead of playing politics like other lawmakers have done, because cancer doesn’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican.”

Despite laying responsibility for the coverage gap at the feet of the Idaho Legislature, Sandmire said she doesn’t think it’s a “partisan issue.”

For DeRyan, it’s pure politics. He sees the gap as an invisible or abstract problem for many citizens, who go on to cast votes for legislators who will not prioritize meaningful fixes to the problem. Nevertheless, he said, putting the issue directly to voters is a step forward.

“That says people are waking up and they’re realizing how serious this is, that some people are not able to make it,” DeRyan said. “Some people are actually dying while they’re waiting to get help.”

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very important for me, that it was accurate.

They told the story the way it was, with the blemishes and with the good things. I was awfully afraid it was going to be a “we hate men” story, and it was not.

NASA doesn’t come off very well, though, at least in the 1960s.

Well, I think NASA really didn’t have any choice. They had these men who were heroes who were flying the most extreme kind of flying there was, and they had a whole big lineup of men who wanted to be astronauts.

Then and now: Gene Nora Jessen is one of a unique group of women known as the Mercury 13. A new documentary detailing their endurance is currently available on Netflix.

Until the 1980s, NASA would not appoint female astronauts because women were unable to meet the requirement of also being military test pilots, a men’s-only position at the time.

But back in 1960, Dr. William Randolph Lovelace II, a member of a NASA committee, had a hunch that female pilots could pass the same Mercury 7 tests given to male candidates if given the chance.

By 1961, 13 women had passed his privately-funded, secret tests. However, the last round of testing was halted when it was uncovered by NASA and then-Vice President Lyndon Johnson.

Over the years, the women’s stories came out, and they were dubbed the “Mercury 13.”

Their experiences have been chronicled in a new documentary, Mercury 13, now airing on Netflix.

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Gene Nora Jessen of Meridian, now 81 years old and one of the original Mercury 13, has a featured role in the film. Jessen, who came to Idaho with her husband in 1967, went on to become an accomplished pilot, air racer and flight instructor, and was co-owner of Boise Air Service from 1984-2005. She’s also the author of three books.

We caught up with Jessen to ask her about the documentary and her thoughts on being what she calls an “astro-not.”

“We didn’t do anything,” Jessen said. “We just took a little physical exam and it was kind of an adventure. But they do say that we’re the pioneers in this, so I guess we’ll accept that.”

What did you think of the documentary?

I was pleased with it. Sometimes I sign my letters, “Yours for accurate history.” And that’s

person has ever asked me, “Where did the name come from?” I think they think NASA did it.

Jim called me one day and he said, “I’ve thought of a great name for your group.” I said, “What?” And he said, “Mercury 13.”

It isn’t a good name. We had nothing to do with the Mercury program. [But] it caught on, and I was honored several years ago by NASA down in Houston, and here’s NASA honoring the “Mercury 13.” I thought, “Well, we’ve come full circle, haven’t we? NASA not only recognizes us, it recognizes our name.”

So we’re now in the history of NASA. Jim just broke his neck trying to sell this story about the Mercury 13, and nobody would buy it.

He’s deceased, and I think of him every day now. He worked so hard at it and finally someone got it off the ground.

In the documentary, you’re the only one who doesn’t seem to have any bitterness that the testing was canceled.

There were some who really, truly believed they were going to be astronauts. It ruined their lives, really. My feeling was, “Boy isn’t this fun? What a challenge. What an adventure I still rarely see female airline pilots. to get a little finger in the pie and find out I see ‘em, but they’re not many. But they’re what this is all about.” But I sure didn’t ever coming along. Right now, the airlines are desthink that I was going to be an astronaut. Reperate for pilots, so—aha!—they may start hirally, it was the best thing that ever happened ing more women. I think we just have to get to me. There I was, an unemployed “astromore in the pipeline … and we [the Ninetynot.” I’ve got to find a job. So I wrote a letter Nines, an international organization of women to everybody in the pilots] are giving out United States who tons of scholarships. had “airplane” in their We have more and name. And I got this more young women “RE ALLY, IT job at Beech Aircraft who are wanting to go Corporation, which all the way; they’re not WAS TH E BEST was actually the great wanting to be a private est job in the world. pilot. They want to be THING THAT E VER a commercial pilot.

Do you ever wish HAPPENED TO ME.” you had been born I was sorry to now, when women hear you’re not flying can be astronauts anymore. and military pilots?

I’ve got macular Absolutely not. I’ve just had a wonderful time flying airplanes and [with] the things that degeneration in my left eye. When you just have one eye, you don’t have depth perception, have happened in my life … I don’t yearn to and so it makes for a really interesting landing. be an astronaut. It’s really a shame to spend So I quit flying; the airplane is for sale. It was your whole life being disappointed that you kind of traumatic, but I made peace with it. didn’t get to be an astronaut.

It’s OK. It’s alright.

Didn’t a writer named Jim Cross come up Marcia Franklin is a producer and host with the name ‘Mercury 13?’ at Idaho Public Television.

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 Festivals & Events JAMES CASTLE HOUSE: A PLACE CALLED HOME INAUGURAL SYMPOSIUM—Join collectors, scholars and curators worldwide for the first symposium centered on internationally recognized Idaho artist James Castle and his house. Through April 27. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. $250-$325.

The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-608-7046, boiseartsandhistory.org/jamescastle-house.

On Stage BCT: THE ROOMMATE—Through April 28. 7 p.m. $10-$35. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-922, bctheater.org.

PAW PATROL LIVE—10 a.m., 2 and 6 p.m. $19-$110. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, morrisoncenter.com.

Art BOISE STATE ART METALS SILENT AUCTION—To view the show and bid, stop by the gallery Monday-Saturday through April 30. Read more on page 16. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. FREE. R. Grey Gallery Jewelry and Art Glass, 415 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-385-9337, rgreygallery.com.

CONSTRUCTION, DECONSTRUCTION, AND ABSTRACTION: THE ART OF JAMES CASTLE—Through May 25. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

Literature THE CABIN READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS: KATHERINE BOO—Katherine Boo is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a former reporter and editor for The Washington Post. Over the years, her reporting from disadvantaged communities has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize, a MacArthur “Genius” grant and a National Magazine Award. 7:30 p.m. $15. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3318000, thecabinidaho.org.

LIVE POETS SOCIETY 21ST ANNUAL POETRY READING—With music by the Fairmont String Ensemble. 5:30 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, idahopoetry.blogspot.com.

Kids & Teens

THURSDAY APRIL 26

Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-3620181, adalib.org/victory.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME—10:15-11 a.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-468-5800, nampalibrary.org.

On Stage CELEBRATION ENSEMBLE CONCERT FOR A CAUSE: SPECIAL OLYMPICS—7 p.m. By donation.

Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-9116, facebook.com/ EstherSimplotPerformingArtsAcademy.

Food GRILLED CHEESE NIGHT—Join Meriwether Cider and Archies Place for the famed Grilled Cheese Night. 5-8 p.m. $6-$12.

Meriwether Cider Co., 5242 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208972-6725, meriwethercider.com.

COMEDIAN SEAN JORDAN—8 p.m. $12. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

RIOJA WINE TASTING—Taste five distinctively unique wines from the Rioja region, plus light tapas.

Call for reservations. 6 p.m. $30.

The Basque Market, 608 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-433-1208, thebasquemarket.com.

JAMES CASTLE HOUSE OPENING PARTY AND COMMUNITY FILM SCREENING—Join Boise Mayor David Bieter for a community party and film screening to celebrate the opening of the James Castle House. Registration via Eventbrite is required. 7 p.m.

FREE. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, boiseartsandhistory.org.

CODING FOR KIDS AND TEENS—For ages 10-19. 6:307:45 p.m. FREE. Ada Community

THURSDAY, APRIL 26

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LETTERS FROM ANNE AND MARTIN—This unique production combines texts from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” 7 p.m. $10-$25. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261609, morrisoncenter.com.

THE TEAL CHAIR DOCUMENTARY—Filmed by Eagle High School students, The Teal Chair shares insights into what makes us uniquely human. The evening also includes interviews in the famous chair itself, the interactive Before I Die Wall, and a meet-the-filmmakers panel discussion. Read more on page 17.

6 p.m. $10. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise, 208-639-6610, jumpboise.org.

Art PASSEY AND APPELMAN: WOODSMOKE ARTIST TALKS— Join Troy Passey and J. Reuben Appelman for insights into the creation of Woodsmoke: Reflections on Place, After James Castle.

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Though they lived radically different lives, human rights legends Anne Frank and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had something vital in common, apart from sharing the same period in history: both were advocates with powerful voices. In the upcoming Wassmuth Center for Human Rights production Letters from Anne and Martin, two New York-based performers will take the stage at the Morrison Center to present excerpts of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” in character as Frank (Alexandra Gellner) and King (Wesli Spencer). Following the reading, local jazz musician Steve Eaton will perform a set continuing the night’s themes of activism and inspiration, including a compilation of “We Will Always Stand as One.” Pick up tickets to hear directly from two 20th-century greats.

7 p.m., $10-$25. Velma V Morrison Center, 2201 W. Cesar Chavez Ln., 208-426-1609, morrisoncenter.com.

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Thursday with a twist.

NATIONAL PRETZEL DAY

According to the National Day Calendar, National Pretzel Day—celebrated annually on April 26—was announced in 2003 by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell; a fitting herald, considering The New York Times reported in the late 1980s that Philadelphians gobble up an estimated 300,000 soft pretzels every day.

Eleven years after Rendell’s announcement, Acme Bakeshop and Payette Brewing are joining forces to bring a National Pretzel Day celebration to the City of Trees. The event will feature $2 Acme pretzels and $3 20-ounce Payette lagers. Serious pretzel lovers can even pay $3 to create a “pretzel festival necklace” with help from Acme from 5-8 p.m. If you think nothing goes together better than salty snacks and suds, Payette Brewing is the place to be Thursday night.

5-10 p.m., FREE. Payette Brewing River Street Taproom, 733 S. Pioneer St., 208-344-0011, payettebrewing.com.

Make the invisible, visible.

ARC IDAHO SPROUT FILM FESTIVAL

If the word sprout conjures up the image of a valiant flower shoot pushing up through a crack in the sidewalk, then you’ve got a pretty good idea of what the The Arc’s annual Sprout Film Festival is all about. Now in its eighth year, the film festival continues to aim to “challenge assumptions and break down stereotypes” by showing a series of short films that focus on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The event is twofold, including a special morning screening for kids and an evening screening at The Egyptian Theatre open to the public for a small admission fee. Inclusivity, empowerment and acceptance are all major themes of the event, which puts those who are often shunted out of the spotlight center stage. Grab a seat Friday, April 27, to get inspired.

10 a.m. and 7 p.m., $8-$10. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., 208-345-0454, egyptiantheatre.net.

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CALENDAR 3-5 p.m. FREE. MING Studios, 420 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-972-9028, boiseartsandhistory.org.

Literature AUTHOR GARY MACHLIS: THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION IN AMERICA, A CHART FOR ROUGH WATER—Featuring Author Gary Machlis and Rick Johnson of the Idaho Conservation League. 7 p.m.

FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, www.rdbooks.org.

ZAT LUN: HOME, BELONGING AND IDENTITY—Experience Surel’s Place artist-in-residence Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint’s Zat Lun family history project. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

FREE. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City, 208-991-4718, surelsplace.org.

Talks & Lectures FOOTHILLS RESTORATION: WEEDS AND WILDLIFE—Join

Boise Foothills Restoration Specialist Martha Brabec to learn about the science of ecological restoration. 7 p.m. FREE. Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center, 3188 Sunset Peak Road, Boise, 208-493-2530, sierraclub.org/idaho.

Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-3620181, adalib.org/victory.

VANDAL VOICES: CHEAP AND EASY WAYS TO MAKE BOISE BIKE FRIENDLY—College of Art and Architecture Professor Jaap Vos will take you on a virtual bike ride through Boise to show some basic design flaws of existing roads.

6 p.m. FREE. Boise Brewing, 521 W. Broad St., Boise, 208-364-4586, boisebrewing.com.

NATIONAL PRETZEL DAY WITH PAYETTE BREWING AND ACME BAKESHOP—Celebrate National Pretzel Day with Acme Bakeshop pretzels for $2 and $3 20-ounce lagers. 5-10 p.m. FREE. Payette Brewing River Street Taproom, 733 S. Pioneer St., Boise, 208-3440011, payettebrewing.com.

Kids & Teens BABY TODDLER STORYTIME—10:15-11 a.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-468-5800, nampalibrary.org.

DOG TALES—Children will build reading skills and confidence by reading to Zoe the therapy dog.

5:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community

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FRIDAY APRIL 27 Festivals & Events 6TH ANNUAL BOMBSHELL TRASHION SHOW—Join Bombshell Salon for this evening packed with a variety of performance artists, acrobats and musicians, all costumed in creations by local artists made from recycled materials. 7-10 p.m. $10. The Olympic, 1009 Main St., Boise, 208-921-1005, bombshellandblokes.com.

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ARBOR DAY BLUE SPRUCE SEEDLING GIVEAWAYS—The Idaho Forest Products Commission will give away 1-year-old Blue Spruce trees at multiple locations while they last. FREE. Check idahoforests.org for details.

On Stage ARC IDAHO’S 8TH ANNUAL SPROUT FILM FESTIVAL—The Sprout Film Festival focuses exclusively on films that celebrate the diverse lives and creativity of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 7 p.m. $8-$10. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-422-1759, thearcinc.org.

BOISE BAROQUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA—8 p.m. FREE-$28.

Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-297-3182, boisebaroque.org.

Show your local some love.

INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY

Independent bookstores are magical places, where you’re likely to run into a local author giving a talk one day and find snacks from a nearby restaurant the next, alongside perennial shelves of beckoning reads. In Boise, Rediscovered Books will put itself front and center by throwing a bash Saturday, April 28, for Indie Bookstore Day, the national holiday that celebrates local book stores and their roles in the cities they call home. At Rediscovered, Indie Bookstore Day means a packed calendar, including Book Bingo 10 a.m.-3 p.m., a visit from local children’s book author Leslie Patricelli 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and an award presentation for Idaho author Emily Ruskovich at noon. Plus, Rediscovered will offer free audio books all day through the online shop Libro.fm. Don’t miss this chance to support the store you love.

10 a.m.-3 p.m., FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.

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COMEDIAN JAY MOHR—8 and 10 p.m. $29-$32. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW: BACK TO THE ‘80S—Through April 28. 9 p.m. $20-$25. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, redlightvarietyshow.com.

STEVEN NELSON EMERGENCY FUND BENEFIT CONCERT—Enjoy this all-ages show featuring Cherie Buckner-Webb, Denimm Cain, the Starbelly Dancers and more, plus an auction for prizes. With hosts Ken Bass and Minerva Jayne. The Steven Nelson Emergency Fund supports LGBT students at Boise State facing family abandonment, eviction or unemployment after coming out. 7 p.m. $20. Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-367-1212, bo.knittingfactory.com.

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FAB FRIDAY PUPPET SHOW— 4:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-3620181, adalib.org/victory.

INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY AT REDISCOVERED BOOKS—Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day at Rediscovered Books with guest authors, exclusive deals and games. At noon, Idaho author Emily Ruskovich will be presented with the 2018 PNBA award. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.

BOISE FARMERS MARKET— Saturdays through October. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 10th and Grove Streets, Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com.

SATURDAY APRIL 28 Festivals & Events JAMES CASTLE HOUSE PUBLIC OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY—Join Boise Mayor David Bieter for the public opening of the James Castle House. 12-6 p.m. FREE. James Castle House, 5015 Eugene St., Boise, 208-608-7046, boiseartsandhistory.org.

On Stage COMEDIAN CHRIS D’ELIA: FOLLOW THE LEADER TOUR—7 and 10 p.m. $38. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3450454, egyptiantheatre.net.

COMEDIAN JAY MOHR—8 and 10 p.m. $29-$32. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-9412459, liquidboise.com.

Kids & Teens EL DIA DE LOS NIÑOS—Celebrate Día de los Niños with performances by Mariachi Tleyotlzin and Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo Idaho. Plus face painting, free books, a photo booth and more. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Meridian Public Library Silverstone Branch, 3531 E. Overland Road, Meridian, 208-884-2616, mld.org.

UIDAHOX SPEAKER SERIES—The innovative conference, modeled after TED-style talks, is student-led and geared toward speakers in grades 6-12 from across Idaho.

Students can register online to compete for scholarships. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho, 315 Stampede Drive, Nampa, 208-442-0823, uidahox.org.

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Art MARCELLA GILLENWATER SPRING ART SHOW—View the new collection of paintings by Marcella Gillenwater for one evening only. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Idaho Ballroom Dance Center, 943 W. Overland Road, Meridian, 208898-9425, idahoballroom.com.

SPRING WILDLIFE CELEBRATION—The whole family will enjoy live bird presentations, wildlifethemed education tables, a native plant sale, games, a hunting dog demonstration and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $3. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise, 208334-2225, idfg.idaho.gov/site/ mk-nature-center.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—Saturdays through Dec. 15. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and State streets, Boise, 208-345-3499, capitalcitypublicmarket.com.

SOCKEYE BEER CARNIVAL 2018—Find games for all ages, face painting and carnival-inspired food items. Noon-4 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Brewing-Fairview, 12452 W. Fairview, Boise, 208-3225200, sockeyebrew.com.

SUNDAY APRIL 29 On Stage BOISE BAROQUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA—2 p.m. FREE-$28.

Cathedral of the Rockies, First United Methodist Church, 717 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-297-3182, boisebaroque.org.

COMEDIAN SEAN JORDAN—8 p.m. $12. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

Food BEER D.O.G. POTLUCK DINNER—Take your Dutch oven and all the ingredients for your beer-infused recipe. Mad Swede will supply the beer on the house.

Dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

4-8 p.m. FREE. Mad Swede Brewing Company, 2772 S. Cole Road, Ste. 140, Boise, 208-922-6883, madswedebrewing.com.

MONDAY APRIL 30 On Stage BOISE PHIL YOUTH ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT—7 p.m. $8, $35 families of five or more.

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-344-7849, boisephil.org.

Kids & Teens MAKEITEERS—Find hands-on projects that encompass science, technology, engineering and math topics for ages 8-12. 1:30-2:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181adalib. org.

TUESDAY MAY 1 Workshops & Classes STORY STORY STUDIO—This intro to live storytelling will give you a toolkit to start transforming your personal stories into a captivating tell-all. 6-8 p.m. $15. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise, 208-639-6610, storystorynight.org.

Kids & Teens ART ENDEAVOR: ROCKS—Have fun painting rocks and hiding them around Nampa. Each rock will be

an invitation to the summer reading kickoff. 4:30-6 p.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-468-5800, nampalibrary.org.

Food SOMALI CULTURE AND CUISINE WITH GLOBAL GARDENS—Refugee entrepreneurs Amina Mohamud and Chubangu Mnongerwa will guide you through the preparation of the sambusa, a traditional African pastry filled with meat or vegetables. Registration ends Sunday, April 29. For ages 13 and older.

6-8 p.m. $40. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 W. Myrtle St., Boise, 208-639-6610, jumpboise.org.

WEEKLY AFTERNOON TEA AT THE HISTORIC OWYHEE—Take the little ones so they too can dress up for tea time. Gloves and hats will be provided, as well as tea, coffee, hot cocoa, tea cookies and finger sandwiches to eat. Continues Tuesdays from through May 29. 1-3 p.m. $12-$25. The Owyhee, Agape Event Center Ballroom, 1109 Main St., Boise, 208-954-4575, theowyhee.com.

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When most longtime Idahoans hear the phrase “wide stance,” they’ll probably think of former U.S. Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and his 2007 arrest for lewd conduct. The members of Wide Stance know this—that’s why they chose it as their band name.

“The joke is Idaho is never in the news, and when it is, it’s like, ‘What?’” guitarist Luke Nuxoll said, chuckling. “So I think that’s why we all kind of laughed about that name. And I think it describes us as well, in that we have really wide stances in musical tastes and political opinions and everything. We’re all coming from a different area, so we do have a wide stance in a lot of ways. But of course, it’s also funny because we all love to laugh.”

The name may be a joke, but the band’s talent isn’t. Originally called The Hitmen, the Lewiston-based group established a reputation as a cover band, playing gigs ranging from Luke Nuxoll: “We’re all coming from a different area, so we do have a wide stance in a lot of ways. But of private parties to opening slots for Collective course, it’s also funny because we all love to laugh.”

Soul and Colbie Caillat. In 2017, the band changed its name and began focusing on original material.

“Remember in World War II where if you’d high school, he started doing gigs with me in The slick blend of rock, soul and funk on shoot down an enemy plane, you’d put the Iron Wide Stance’s self-titled debut EP (self-released, other projects. He was that good right out of Cross on the side of your P-51 Mustang to mark the gate.”

2017) suggests a promising future for the the kill that you’d had?” Nuxoll asked. “We’re The same music teacher introduced Nuxoll rechristened band. Boiseans can hear that blend gonna start getting stickers of all the places we’ve to Wide Stance lead singer Dusty Katzenberger firsthand when Wide Stance plays The Reef on been kicked out of, all the incidents that have in 2013.

Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28. happened, all of the people that we’ve picked “My contemporary called me up and said, Nuxoll sees Wide Stance as “four differup or watched. We blew out the grill and the ‘Hey, I’m doing this gig, and I want you to ent versions of Idaho. Our bass player is from come see this singer that’s going to sing a couple headlights on a deer coming back from Joseph, Boise, born and raised. Our singer is born Beatles song with us,’” Nuxoll said. “That singer Oregon, so we’re gonna get a deer sticker. We had and raised in Lewiston—kind of that middlethe Lewis County Sheriff kick us out of an entire was Dusty. And I saw Dusty and I knew Curt, of-the-road town. The drummer is a farmer’s town and say, ‘Don’t come back to this town and I said, ‘We’re one bass player son—lives way, way out ever,’ so we’re gonna get the Lewis County Sheriff away from a really good band.’” of town. And then I’m an Wide Stance plays The Reef on sticker and put that on the fender of the van.”

That bass player turned out Army brat: My roots are all Friday, April 27, and Saturday, With each performance, Nuxoll and his to be Stefan Jarocki, who was a from Idaho, but I didn’t live April 28. bandmates continue to hone their sound. They sophomore at the University of here ‘til I was 19.” improvise and invent parts for both their covers Idaho at the time. The four men The foundation of the and their originals onstage. had only rehearsed as The Hitmen for two band reaches back to Nuxoll’s childhood days, Wide Stance hopes to play its music for aumonths when they got an offer to play a wedwhen he met drummer Curtis Boyer. diences beyond the Northwest soon. The band’s ding at U of I’s Kibbie Dome.

“A music teacher here in town had this “That was sight unseen,” Nuxoll said. “It was touring plans—which Nuxoll half-jokingly kid playing for him. … There was a school called “the world’s worst business model”—injust, ‘Hey, these are really good guys.’ ‘Okay, concert in the sixth grade, and the regular volve turning down paying regional gigs “to go well, we need a band for our wedding. Hire drummer for the school could not play a part. them.’ And that was our first gig, so we did kind play bigger population centers to people that And Curt, a sixth grader, said, ‘I can play that have no idea who we are … So somebody call of come out of the gate rolling.” part.’ He’d never played drums for the school, up Warren Buffet and let him know that he’s The wedding proved to be the first of many never heard anything, and he sat down and he not in jeopardy at all.” unusual situations. nailed the part. When he was a sophomore in B O ISE WE E KLY.C O M

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ARTS & CULTURE FIRST CURATE, THEN CREATE Art of Fashion Show spotlights garments made with exhibit-inspired materials

Professor Anika Smulovitz is the one-woman force behind BSU’s Art Metals program.

DONATION BUOYS BSU ART METALS SILENT AUCTION

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As the looks came down the runway, deThe line was long, the designs on the makelighted gasps were heard around the house. shift runway were beyond unique and the “Watching the reactions of the guests is guests were dressed to the nines at the Boise exhilarating,” said Fales. “They wait with anArt Museum Art of Fashion Show on April ticipation and are thrilled by each design.”

21. Models wore looks ranging from dresses Each category was introduced with looks constructed entirely from soda can tabs to jackets made out of the frames of aviator-style created by local stylists Kellie Levesgue and Isidoro Almaraz. The category with the largsunglasses. There were glass handbags, metal wings and even a paper-clad Marie Antoinette. est amount of entries was paper, with seven Melanie Fales, executive director of BAM, said designs. Each design was unique, and the dethe creation of the annual Art of Fashion show signers spent countless hours on their pieces, which were premiered on a runway set up in six years ago came from a community idea.

“This is a unique way to celebrate the visual the BAM Indoor Sculpture Court.

“It took me weeks,” said designer Ben arts and particularly the art of fashion,” said Losinski. “I’ve been working the last two Fales. “It makes fun connections between the weeks nonstop.” artwork on display at BAM and the fashions Losinski’s design, a halter-style dress made the designers create. It is exciting to have made from aluminum cans, was part of the designers respond with professional designs metal category. Losinski cut the aluminum based on the design challenge we produce.”

Each year, the theme of the show is derived cans into scales and attached them to a metal mesh foundation from an exhibition to create the garon display at BAM. ment.

Fales said there are “ HON ESTLY, I AM “I only cut my usually five to six fingers twice,” he exhibitions to choose G L AD I D ID N ’T HAVE said. from, but one always Lady Teavana stands out as the TO VOTE BECAU SE IT Delicious, a local strongest option for WOU LD HABVE BEEN drag queen, moda design challenge. eled the design.

This year’s theme, TOU GH TO SELECT The winner of “Material,” was the contest was inspired by Consider A WIN N ER.” chosen by the the Source, which audience, who showcases works voted by placing from the museum’s wooden tokens (which came attached to the permanent collection that explore the use of event programs) into boxes marked with each materials with ties to the elements, like glass, designer’s name and a photo of their garment. wood and clay.

There was also a certificate given for “excel“These materials are not typically used to create fashion designs, which presented a par- lent construction,” which went to contestant Jess Roe, who submitted a design in the paper ticular challenge for artists,” said Fales. “The category. Roe’s design was made with blush, weight of these actual materials along with white and red tissue paper that was twisted to figuring out a method to create a believable look like roses. Finished, it resembled a silhoufaux finish were unique problems to solve.” ette pioneered by Christian Dior in the 1950s, Drawing from Consider the Source, BAM challenged artists and designers to create wear- but took on embellishments that looked like able works of art. Designers could choose from they came from the era of Raf Simons in the brand’s history. six categories for inspiration: wood, paint, “Honestly, I am glad I didn’t have to vote metal, paper, glass and clay. In addition, the designers also needed to exaggerate the quality because it would have been tough to select a winner—there were so many creative and of the material they selected through embeloutstanding designs,” said Fales. lishments, finishes and other design elements.

Designers added embellishments, unique finishes and other design elements to their themed outfits.

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R. Grey Gallery on Eighth Street in Boise has hosted the Boise State University Art Metals Silent Auction for the past 15 years. Typically, the auction includes a spread of 15 to 20 art objects and jewelry pieces made by BSU Art Metals Professor Anika Smulovitz’s students, plus occasional alumni works, but over the years the number of both students and pieces has dwindled. This year’s auction is the exception: an infusion of works from the private collection of gallery co-owner Barbara Kaylor has more than doubled the pieces up for grabs.

“Every year, I’ve purchased one or more pieces ... So, I had quite a big collection and I thought, ‘Well, I’m going to donate those back and see if we can get some more money to give back to the university,’” said Kaylor.

The pieces on display are mostly silver, copper, bronze and brass, but introduce other materials too, like wood, glass, felt and even fur.

Kaylor’s favorite piece up for resale is a brooch made by past BSU student Ellen Crosby, whichshe purchased at the 2007 auction.

“When it’s closed it looks like shutters from a window. And you open it up, and there’s a photo in there of a person,” Kaylor said, describing the piece titled “Watching You.” According to Smulovitz, the students have a lot of free reign over the works they create, although she presents them with different challenges each year. Sometimes, there’s a theme for the auction. In other years, students pass pieces back and forth round-robin style, each working on them for 45 minutes. This year, two students worked with each piece.

“It’s a very different way of working and problem solving, usually you have a lot more control. So that’s kind of a fun way to get them to loosen up and think in a different way,” said Smulovitz. Though the auction may seem like a small fundraiser from the outside, it’s a vital source of income for the Art Metals program.

“Usually we raise about a third of our working income for the year,” said Smulovitz. “The other two-thirds are raised with student fees.”

The auction generally nets between $700 and $1,200 to pay for supplies and visiting artists, but both Kaylor and Smulovitz have their fingers crossed for a bumper year. Bidding on 31 works (13 from students, 18 from Kaylor) is ongoing at the gallery through Monday, April 30.

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Monica Sailors won the competition with her vaseinspired entry in the clay category.

The winner of the overall competition was Monica Sailors, who was the only contestant to enter the clay category. Sailors’ design was modeled after a vase, with a skirt made of wire and fabric coated in clay. The rest of her design included rolled fabric and embellishments. Sailors’ design will be available to view on the BAM website, and make an appearance in its newsletter and on social media.

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Lean on Pete is harsh, uncompromising and quite beautiful GEORGE PRENTICE Leave it to filmmaker Andrew Haigh, born in the northern English town of Harrogate, to explore the harsh realities of Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Haigh’s new film, Lean on Star-in-the-making Charlie Plummer stars in Lean on Pete, showcasing some of the contradictions of the rural nature Pete, is the coming-of-age wonderment of a of the Pacific Northwest. teenage boy and a broken-down race horse traveling from from Portland, Oregon, across Plummer, a teenage superstar-in-the“There are only so many times you can fall of the Idaho desert. Instead of simply showcasa horse and get up,” says Bonnie, who grows fond making, gives a first-class portrayal of Charley. ing rolling countryside or gorgeous sunrises, His breakout role came in All the Money in the of Charley but warns of his caring too much for Haigh focuses his lens on the contradictions of the rural nature of the Pacific Northwest— Pete. “You can’t get attached to a horse,” she tells World (2017), where he played the kidnapped John Paul Getty III. him. “Horses aren’t pets.” where extreme poverty is often framed by Lean on Pete director Andrew Haigh began But Charley’s heart is there for the taking and extreme beauty. his career as an assistant editor on GladiaPete takes it in full stride.

Take 15-year-old tor and Black Hawk Dawn and graduated to Del hauls Pete from race Charley (Charlie PlumLEAN ON PETE screenwriter of HBO’s Looking and director track to race track across the mer) for example, who (R) of one of the best films of 2015, the Academy northwest, many of them often doesn’t know where Written and directed Award-nominated 45 Years. makeshift tracks at county his next meal will come

by Andrew Haigh It has been a full seven months since I first fairs. These are not the family from. Charley gravitates Starring Charlie Plummer, Chloe friendly race tracks that other saw Lean on Pete at the Toronto International to a rundown racetrack Sevigny and Steve Buscemi Hollywood movies have been Film Festival, and when it didn’t find a disoutside of Portland where Opens Friday, April 27, so fond of (The Black Stallion, tributor right away, I was a bit crestfallen that he takes to a chestnutat The Flicks it wouldn’t be eligible for immediate Oscar Dreamer). Instead, they’re colored colt named Lean theflicksboise.com consideration. But now that the film is finally very sketchy places where on Pete, that has seen much getting a wide release, opening in Boise on animal abuse is not uncombetter days. Pete’s owner is Friday, April 27, at The Flicks, here’s hoping mon and often overlooked. bad-tempered Del (Steve Buscemi), a trainer that Haigh makes the shortlist for a Best DiUltimately, Charley kidnaps (horsenaps?) of low-level quarter horses—sprinters that race Pete, driving the horse across the rural back roads rector nomination. Taking a look at the Rotten a quarter-mile or less. Charley also befriends a Tomatoes website, where the film is holding matter-of-fact jockey, Bonnie (Chloe Sevigny), of eastern Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming. What an approval rating of 90 percent, I see that I’m follows isn’t a charming road trip film but a who always seems to be on the edge of giving not alone. harsh, desperate flight. up the sport.

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SCREEN EXTRA THE TEAL CHAIR RETURNS TO JUMP

One of the highlights of the 2018 Sun Valley Film Festival didn’t feature a red carpet, high-wattage glamor or Oscar-winning talent. It was a tenminute film, The Teal Chair, crafted by five teens. The quintet, all Eagle High School Students, teamed with Treasure Valley Hospice to pose the question, “What would you do if you B OI S E WEEKLY.C O M

learned that you were dying soon?’”

What followed were heartbreaking, insightful and occasionally hilarious answers from teenagers, caregivers, cancer survivors and even a 102-year-old Nampa woman.

Making the film more intriguing was the filmmakers’ use of a large, cushy teal armchair, which each respondent sat in to contemplate what they might do if they didn’t have long

to live. Over the course of the film, the teal chair popped up in some intriguing places: in the middle of downtown Boise, on the peaks of the Foothills and even at JUMP. The Teal Chair was greeted with generous audience approval in Sun Valley. Since its debut, the film has been lengthened to 30 minutes, and on Thursday, April 26, the expanded production will have its

first full public presentation, quite appropriately, at JUMP. In another bit of serendipity, the now-famous teal chair itself will appear for filmmakers to sit in while they chat about their experience. Tickets cost $10, and a portion of the proceeds will help fund Wish Granters Inc., a nonprofit that grants wishes to adults with terminal illnesses.

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HOLD THE MUSTARD: IN FACT, HOLD THE ENTIRE DELI DAYS Idaho’s Jewish Festival pauses for a year GRE TA GARDNER AM Y RU S S EL L

Rick Darmody oversees 26 family-owned McDonald’s franchises in the Treasure Valley.

Recent editions of Deli Days attracted more than 4,000 annual visitors.

Each June, Boiseans begin yearning for corned beef and pastrami sandwiches; puffy knishes; sweet, pillowy challah bread and endless varieties of desserts. It’s the three-decade long tradition of Deli Days at Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel—one of the oldest active synagogues west of the Mississippi—to provide all that and more.

Each year, the festival unveiled a first-class kosher menu, bringing flavors “straight from the Bronx” all the way to Idaho. But this year, the Idaho Jewish Festival is taking a recess. And one of the big reasons, ironically, is its popularity with a rapidlyexpanding Treasure Valley population.

“While the event and our customer base keeps growing, our actual synagogue membership doesn’t grow by nearly as much,” said Amy Duque, Vice President of Ahavath Beth Israel’s Executive Committee.

Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel, then on State Street, began hosting Idaho’s Jewish Festival in the 1980s, selling hot dogs out of a tiny basement. As the City of Trees grew, so too did the festival, evolving into one of Boise’s most popular summertime traditions. Organizers even began taking preorders and offering delivery to accommodate hungry customers. In the past few years of Deli Days, the event attracted more than 4,000 visitors to the synagogue, now nestled in a Boise Bench neighborhood.

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have enough people to make the event bigger. It kind of got a little bit out of our hands, in that way,” said Duque.

This year’s Deli Days hiatus appears to be proof of a recent Forbes Magazine estimate, which named Boise America’s fastest-growing city. Despite its success in bringing the Treasure Valley closer to Jewish culture, Duques said the congregation has not quite reaped all of the benefits of Deli Days as a vehicle for fundraising.

It was a typical case of supply not reaching demand: as the festival grew and the congregation population remained stable, members became buried in volunteer hours.

“Not that it’s purely a financial decision, but we just have to figure out a way to have an event that’s more efficient for us to stage as a small congregation—we’re just a victim of our own success,” Duque said. “We don’t want to bite off more than we can chew.”

But don’t worry: Duque and CABI’s Executive Board expect Deli Days to make a comeback. There aren’t any set plans yet, but Duque emphasized the hiatus is strictly to evaluate and strategize for future festivals.

“We really don’t want to disappoint anyone, but we just need to fix it and we’ll be back,” Duque said. “What I really want to convey is that the synagogue loves bringing Boise onto the property for an event and having that tie with the community.”

TABLESIDE SERVICE AND COOKED-TOORDER BURGERS...AT MCDONALD’S? Local McDonald’s goes fresh and high-tech GEORGE PRENTICE One of the first things customers will notice when a McDonald’s employee brings over a cooked-to-order Quarter Pounder is the smell. It smells…well, fresh. It’s hotter and juicier, too.

“Serving 100 percent fresh beef patties is a very big change for us, all the way through the supply chain to our kitchens,” said Rick Darmody, who oversees 26 family-owned McDonald’s franchises across the Treasure Valley. “Of course, the biggest change is at the customer level.”

Forefront among those changes is a feature Darmody has already begun launching at some of his Boise-area McDonald’s: tableside service.

“Let me show how this works,” he said, stepping up to one of four touchpad kiosks now operating at the Overland Road McDonald’s.

“You can customize just about everything here.”

Customers flipping through the electronic menu can adjust everything from the ingredients on their burgers to size of their beverages and even the amount of salt on their french fries.

“Then you choose a table tent sign,” said Darmody. “Each of these table tents is equipped with bluetooth technology, and restaurant-wide sensors will tell us where you’re sitting. I think some customers still enjoy the option of coming to the counter to place their order, but we expect the usage of our new kiosks to increase over time.”

Change has definitely come to McDonald’s in a big way, what with the new McDonald’s app, which alerts locations to have pickup orders ready using GPS technology, and McDonald’s new Uber Eats partnership for home delivery.

“Customers love McDonald’s because they say it stays the same,” said Darmody. “But those of us who have been with McDonald’s for a while know that the one thing that’s consistent about McDonald’s is that it’s always changing.”

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PAGE BREAK MINERVA’S BREAKDOWN

ON THE FENCE DEAR MINERVA,

The recent comments made on Twitter by Randa Jarrar regarding the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush have caused some contention in the ranks of my friend group. We think of ourselves as a pack of hip, educated, feminist people.

Some members of the group feel Randa Jarrar is justified in her comments. Others are outraged. What do you think of the whole thing?

Sincerely, On the Fence

DEAR OTF,

Normally, Randa Jarrar is the type of woman that I would like as a person. Vocal. Motivated. Involved. Her own experiences being born in the USA and being raised in the Middle East have influenced her stance on politics and the world. Barbara Bush was a beloved First Lady but no one is perfect. What is off-putting to me is that Ms. Jarrar would take the low road. In times of death and mourning, to respond with anything less than compassion at the loss of a human life is tacky. She showed a lack of grace and empathy. What is worse is that she then directed the offended and outraged people who saw her inconsiderate tweets to a crisis hotline. This kind of reckless behavior could have had dire consequences to someone in crisis. My conclusion is that Ms. Jarrar is seeking attention without regard to the cost or inconvenience to others. There is a time and place for everything.

She has proven that despite all of her education, tact and kindness are not part of her skill set.

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ASTROLOGY Aries (March 21-April 19): Imagine you’re one of four porcupines caught in frigid weather.

To keep warm, you all have the urge to huddle together, but whenever you try to get close, you prick each other with your quills.

The only solution to that problem is to move away, even though it means you can’t quell your chill as well. This scenario was used by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud as a parable for the human dilemma.

We want to be intimate with each other, Freud said, but we hurt each other when we try. The solution is to be partially intimate: not as close as we would like to be, but only as much as we can bear. Now everything I just said, Aries, is a preface for better news: In the coming weeks, neither your own quills nor those of the people you care about will be as sharp or as long as usual.

2, Transformers: Age of Extinction, X-Men: Days of Future Past and the six other top-10 rehashes of 2014. Be original!

Taurus (April 20-May 20): The Simpsons is the longestrunning American TV sitcom and animated series. But it had a rough start. In the fall of 1989, when producers staged a private pre-release screening of the first episode, they realized the animation was mediocre. They worked hard to redo it, replacing 70 percent of the original content. When the program completes its thirtieth season in 2019, it will have aired 669 episodes. I don’t know if your own burgeoning project will ultimately have as enduring a presence, Taurus, but I’m pretty sure that, like The Simpsons, it will eventually become better than it is in the early going.

Stick with it.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You sometimes get superstitious when life is going well. You’re afraid that if you enjoy yourself too much, you will anger the gods and jinx your good fortune. Is any of that noise clouding your mood these days? I hope note. The truth, as I see it, is that your intuition is extrastrong and your decision-making is especially adroit. More luck than usual is flowing, and you have an enhanced knack for capitalizing on it. In my estimation, therefore, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to build up your hunger for vivid adventures and bring your fantasies at least one step closer to becoming concrete realities.

Whisper the following to yourself as you drop off to sleep each night: “I will allow myself to think bigger and bolder than usual.”

Gemini (May 21-June 20): The coming weeks might be an interesting time to resurrect a frustrated dream you abandoned in a wasteland; or rescue and restore a moldering treasure you stopped taking care of a while back; or revive a faltering commitment you’ve been ignoring for reasons that aren’t very high-minded. Is there a secret joy you’ve been denying yourself without good cause? Renew your relationship with it. Is there a rough prize you received before you were ready to make smart use of it? Maybe you’re finally ready. Are you brave enough to dismantle a bad habit that hampers your self-mastery? I suspect you are.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): The Hollywood film industry relies heavily on recycled ideas. In 2014, for example, only one of the ten top-grossing movies—Interstellar— was not a sequel, remake, reboot or episode in a franchise. In the coming weeks and months, Cancerian, you’ll generate maximum health and wisdom for yourself by being more like Interstellar than like The Amazing Spider-Man

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Long ago, in the land we now call Italy, humans regarded Mars as the divine protector of fields. He was the fertility god who ripened the food crops. Farmers said prayers to him before planting seeds, asking for his blessings. But as the Roman Empire arose, and warriors began to outnumber farmers, the deity who once served as a kind benefactor evolved into a militant champion, even a fierce and belligerent conqueror. In accordance with current astrological omens, Leo, I encourage you to evolve in the opposite direction. Now is an excellent time to transmute aggressiveness and combativeness into fecundity and tenderness.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The bad news is that 60 percent of Nevada’s Lake Mead has dried up.

The good news—at least for historians, tourists and hikers—is that the Old West town of St. Thomas has re-emerged. It had sunk beneath the water in 1936, when the government built the dam that created the lake. But as the lake has shrunk in recent years, old buildings and roads have reappeared. I foresee a comparable resurfacing in your life, Libra: the return of a lost resource, vanished possibility or departed influence.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I hope the next seven weeks will be a time of renaissance for your most engaging alliances. The astrological omens suggest it can be.

Would you like to take advantage of this cosmic invitation? If so, try the following strategies. First, arrange for yourself and each of your close companions to relive the time when you first met. Recall and revitalize the dispensation that originally brought you together.

Second, talk about the influences you’ve had on each other and the ways your relationship has evolved.

Third, fantasize about the inspirations and help you’d like to offer each other in the future. Finally, brainstorm about the benefits your connection has provided and will provide for the rest of the world.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Now is one of the rare times when you should be alert for the potential downsides of blessings that usually sustain you. Even the best things in life could require adjustments. Even your most enlightened attitudes and mature beliefs may have pockets of ignorance, so don’t be a prisoner of your own success or a slave of good habits. Your ability to adjust and make corrections will be key to the most interesting kind of progress you can achieve in the coming weeks.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Simone de Beauvoir was a French feminist and activist. In her book A Transatlantic Love Affair, she made a surprising confession: Thanks to the assistance of a new lover, Nelson Algren, she finally had her first orgasm at age 39. Better late than never, right? I suspect that you, too, are currently a good candidate to be transported to a higher octave of pleasure. Even if you’re an old pro at sexual climax, there may be a new level of bliss awaiting you in some other way.

Seek it out!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Can you afford to hire someone to do your busy work for a while? If so, do it. If not, see if you can avoid it. In my astrological opinion, you need to deepen and refine your skills at lounging around and doing nothing. The cosmic omens strongly, loudly and energetically suggest that you should be soft, quiet and placid. It’s time for you to recharge your psychospiritual batteries as you dream up new approaches to making love, making money and making sweet nonsense. Please say a demure “no, thanks” to the strident demands of the status quo, my dear. Trust the stars in your own eyes.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): I believe it’s a favorable time for you to add a new mentor to your entourage. If you don’t have a mentor, go exploring until you find one.

In the next five weeks, you might even consider mustering a host of fresh teachers, guides, trainers, coaches and initiators. My reading of the astrological omens suggests that you’re primed to learn twice as much and twice as fast about every subject that will be important for you during the next two years.

Your future educational needs require your full attention.

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