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BEST OF BOISE AND ALL THE REST Here we are, another year, another Best of Boise. Our calendar at Boise Weekly pretty much revolves around the publication of this edition, our biggest of the year. Months of planning, tabulating, researching and writing go into its production—and even though we get pretty punch-drunk by the end (two days before this went to press I walked in on the staff, all still on deadline, coming up with porn star names and standing around laughing hysterically at videos of screaming goats)—we consider it one of our biggest accomplishments.

Within these 72 pages is a mosaic of opinions, culled from thousands of BW readers, that when viewed as a whole, paint the most accurate self-portrait we’re likely to see of the Treasure Valley—well, of its best side, at least.

This year, we went back to basics on a few things—like hosting voting on our own website, rather than using a third-party system—but added a couple of others—including a new category for Best Working Comedian.

We are constantly intrigued by the results of BoB voting, and we hope you are, too. For all those winners out there, congratulations. For the second- and third-place contenders, you’re obviously doing something right. For everybody else, whether you agree with the results or not, there’s always next year—and I’d be lying if I said we weren’t already planning for BoB 2014 (potential new category: Best Tattoo Artist).

Because BoB represents something of a turning point in our year, we start setting our sights on the run-up to the new year. And it’s going to be a busy close to 2013.

Look forward to BW’s election issue Oct. 30, the Snow issue Nov. 6 and our Guide to 2C Nov. 20.

Contest-wise, sharpen your pencils and mark your calendars for perennial reader (and staff) favorite, the Bad Cartoon issue. The Nov. 27 publication date might sound like a long ways off, but you best start brainstorming your best (worst) ideas now. All cartoon submissions need to hit our desks by Friday, Nov. 8. As always, cost is $10 per entry, with all proceeds going toward the awards.

If you prefer good writing to bad cartooning, re-sharpen those pencils for BW’s Fiction 101 contest. Set to publish Jan. 1, 2014, you need to have those 101-word masterpieces turned in by Wednesday, Nov. 6. Again: $10 per entry, cash to the winners.

Now, enjoy the culmination of this year’s Best of Boise, content in the knowledge that even though you weren’t a category, we consider you first place as Best Boise Media Consumers.

—Zach Hagadone

COVER ARTIST ARTIST: Jen Grable

SUBMIT

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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.

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OPINION BOISEWEEKLY.COM What you missed this week in the digital world.

NO EXTRA SHOTS Starbucks recently went public with its request that supporters of open-carry gun laws please stop using its coffee shops for gathering places.

Find out why at Citydesk.

ASK NICELY Boise City Council passed a controversial aggressive panhandling measure Sept. 17, despite a whole lot of protest. Find out what it means at Citydesk.

WELL WRITTEN WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK.

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Boise’s Poet Laureate Diane Raptosh was recently named to the long list of finalists for the National Book Award for Poetry. Learn more about the honor at Cobweb.

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BILL COPE/OPINION

BILL’S OBIT

Part One: ‘Bill was born…’

Look, I don’t want to alarm anyone (or get their hopes up, as the case may be), but come Thursday morning, I’m checking into the hospital for what they call a “procedure.”

As I understand it, on that scale on which taking a baby aspirin is a “1” and a multiple organ transplant is a “10,” this procedure is a step or two below what they would call “a ridiculously minor surgery.”

Still, they will be poking through my skin to the other side, which—other than a few vaccinations and some blood drawings—has never happened to me before. And... well... you never know, do you? It’s not that I don’t trust doctors. I trust my doctor without reservation. And if I didn’t, I sure as hell wouldn’t say so, in print, two days before he’ll be looming over my helpless, anesthetized body with God-knows-what in his hands.

But there are dangers other than doctors lurking in hospitals, aren’t there? For instance, were I to come down with one of those unstoppable flesh-eating bacteria or a nurse with a history of getting the saline solutions confused with the cleaning supplies, it’s a lot more likely to happen in a hospital than in, say... a bowling alley. Probably.

So, in the event I walk into the hospital on my two good legs, and am rolled out sealed in a zip-up bag, I have decided to enter this last column before the procedure as my obituary. Some of you may think this a tad distasteful, if not outright offensive.

However, there is no law I know of that says a person’s obituary can’t be published before there’s an actual death certificate issued.

Secondly, I have noticed a growing trend in people writing their own obituaries, something I had decided to do years ago rather than leaving the job to some bereaved, distraught family member who—however well-meaning—can’t write his or her way out of a paper bag. Besides, who knows the particulars of my life better than me?

Lastly, I’m doing it now because, if the worst happens Thursday, I won’t have the opportunity to do it later, will I? Here goes: U I, Bill Cope, was born in St. Luke’s and nearly 66 years later, died in Saint Alphonsus. But it could just as easily have happened the other way around, I’m sure. So let us not jump to conclusions.

A lifelong resident of Meridian—except for all those years I wasn’t—I graduated high school in 1965. About 20 years later, that school burned down. I had nothing to do with it. I was home in bed when the fire started.

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During the time I spent at the university, I earned a Bachelors of Music degree, approximately 90 percent of a Master of Music degree, and minors in English and creative writing, all of which combined were as useful outside the world of academia as (to borrow my father’s delicate words for such a resume) “tits on a boar pig.”

However, during those early, exploratory years, I was introduced to sex, drinking, cigarettes and a variety of controlled substances—some of which continued to occupy my leisure hours for decades to come. I also met a lot of nice people there, some of whose names I remembered right up until a few years before I died.

After 17 years in Meridian and another eight in Moscow, I felt strongly the urge to go someplace that wasn’t called “Idaho.”

So I went to Ohio. For those young people who feel their hometowns are boring beyond endurance, I recommend going to Ohio for a while. That’ll cure your restless ass.

However, I met a lot of nice people there, too. Among them, the girl I would have been married to for 40 years, if only... you know...

I had lived that long.

I was also fortunate to have fallen in with a gang of Ohio musicians, and was able to fill my weekends playing such ’70s gems as “You Light Up My Life” and Captain and Tennille ditties at other peoples’ weddings and Christmas parties and...

Wait, wait, wait! Hold on here. This obituary is not going as I envisioned it. So what? I went to schools and then to work— so what? And got married and had a kid—so what? And doesn’t everyone?

No, I really don’t see the purpose of an obituary if it doesn’t give a vivid sense of who the dearly departed is. Er... was. Like, what set me apart from all the other dearly departeds? Was it because I was such a jolly old soul? Never met a person I didn’t like?

Started sobbing every time I saw a sunrise?

Loved animals and children as long as the damned things stayed outside?

See what I mean? Let’s say you believed everything I’ve just told you about myself.

You still wouldn’t know me from a sack of potatoes.

Now, I’ve always suspected you could tell more about a person from the clothes he wears, the music he prefers, the books he reads—those sort of personal matters of taste and style—than all those the facts combined about where he works, what church he attends, who his pall bearers are... blah blah blah. So what I’m going to do in Part II of my obituary is list my 10 favorite of everything. Ten favorite movies. Ten favorite U.S. presidents. Ten favorite Broadway musicals.

Ten favorite T-shirts, etc., etc. And when I’m done, hopefully, you will say to yourself I feel as if I know him.

Er... knew him.

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OPINION/JOHN REMBER

ME AND MY ARROWS Hunting season in Stanley

A year ago, I was drinking coffee in the Stanley Baking Company in Stanley when two bow hunters showed up in green and black face paint and full camo gear—and ordered breakfast. I assumed they had been hanging out before daybreak in thick brush next to a game trail, waiting for a deer or elk to come by.

But no. They had awakened in a nearby motel room, put on their camo and paint, and headed for breakfast. That led to an entirely different assumption, one not so charitable.

Putting on face paint for breakfast means you’re starring in your own movie, a movie that depends on your audience suspending whatever disbelief your appearance might engender. That’s a risky thing to do in September in Stanley, especially if a couple of locals are at the next table, not saying much and grinning behind their hands.

By September, people in Stanley have been suspending disbelief for the three busy months of tourist season, and they’re tired of it. When Stanley folks see hiking costumes, biking costumes, fly-fishing costumes, riverrunning costumes, horse-riding costumes, dirt-biking costumes, or even going-to-thebeach-at-Redfish-Lake costumes, they know that somebody’s on vacation, and that an everyday identity imposed by other people’s expectations has been temporarily replaced by a dramatic new self. Never mind that the dramatic new self looks a little funny.

Work in the tourist industry and you might look a little funny yourself. If you take people on horse rides, you dress like a cowboy. If you take them fishing, you dress like a Cabela’s poster child. Take them to the mountains, and you’d better have state-of-the-art camping and climbing gear, not only for safety, but also for the maintenance of pageantry paid for with an American Express card.

Things get more serious when hunting season comes around, because the costumes include weapons.

Any full-on get-up can be a powerful mindaltering drug, as anyone ever cast as the Virgin Mary in a community Christmas play will tell you. So when costumes are up to the quasimilitary bow-hunting standard, you worry the bow hunters’ targets will look less like the bull elk they were after and more like the people who were wandering around in the woods sniffing posies and accidentally spooked the bull elk they were after.

So hunting season can be nervous-making in a tourist town, because you’re depending on a bunch of people to deliberately restrain a fantasy they’ve deliberately entered into.

My take on this issue comes from a father who was a hunting and fishing guide. He consciously created the pageantry of the expeditions he led, and he respected the escape from ordinary life that his clients were paying for. But he always—for his own sanity—kept a hard distinction between his authentic self and

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the roles he played for his clients.

What he passed down to me strikes me, even now, as notably authentic. I paraphrase, but here is his take on hunting and fishing: “You are going out and killing God’s creatures, creatures who have done you no harm but who do represent a substantial amount of edible protein. It’s alright to kill them to eat them. Otherwise, try to respect their right to be alive, and kill them only when necessary. Once you’ve killed something, your first priority is taking care of the meat so none is wasted. If you’re killing or tormenting them for sport, you’re engaging in the grown-up equivalent of pulling the wings off flies.”

He didn’t say this to his clients. He had to put food on our table and clothes on our backs, and not all of either came from wild animals. When you need money to raise a family in this world, you do what you have to do, authenticity be damned, which is a kind of authenticity in itself.

He taught me the arts and the ethics of hunting and fishing. But even though I’m an authentic local Sawtooth Valley person, I don’t hunt or fish anymore. Instead, Julie and I buy half a beef from a friend who, every summer, raises four cows on 20 stream-fed tree-shaded grassy acres.

In the middle of a beef dinner, we salute the half-cow that made it possible, and note that he lived a happy and authentic life until his last half-day. “We should all be half so lucky,” we say, as full pickup-loads of hunters pass on the highway.

Talk of authenticity comes to a head when you consider that most tourists—hunters and otherwise—are seeking a more authentic life than they have in their jobs or at their keyboards or on their couches in front of their giant flat-screens.

If you do your time in an office shuffling insurance or tax papers, or following a script in a call-center cubicle, or keeping order in a roomful of 40 teenagers who would rather be texting, or even being one of those bored teenagers, you’re in the market for authenticity. But tourism, even of the hunting variety, probably isn’t the best way to get it.

Authenticity does seep back into Sawtooth Valley after September. Hard frosts in the mornings and slanted light in the afternoons foreshadow the cold and the dark of winter, when 100 or so authentically freezing people will occupy our 100 square miles.

A lost flip-flop on the wave-line at Redfish Lake gains a substance that it never had when it was occupied by a splashing 6-year-old. A dead Chinook on a sandbar gains a dignity it never displayed when busloads of fish-porn addicts were watching it spawn. A small collection of featherless hunting arrows, pried out of trees or found on the ground during summer posy-patch expeditions, creates a mythology it never possessed when nocked in the bow.

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The First,

the Best We live in a world where there’s always something better coming just down the road. There’s always an upgrade or a “New and Improved” label staring us in the face and making our “not-quite-so-new” and “not-quite-soimproved” whatever look like yesterday’s cold coffee.

But sometimes, you have to get back to basics because, let’s face it, there’s nothing like the original—look no further than New Coke if you have doubts.

When it comes to “best of” polls in Boise, there’s nothing more original than Boise Weekly’s Best of Boise—just check the copyright. We’ve been been bringing readers the very best of this community since 1994, and in recent years, we’ve honed our focus to highlight only locally owned and operated businesses and organizations. What’s that mean to you? It means that we honor those things that make this valley unique—helping to create the essence of this place we call home.

Staying true to the idea of originality, if you’re one of the thousands who voted in this year’s Best of Boise poll, you probably noticed a little blast-from-the past in the form of our ballot. We returned to a simplified online voting system based on our own website. OK, so maybe it wasn’t as fancy, but it did allow for those off-the-cuff write-in votes that we love so much.

Some of you offered us full recipes (we’re going to

have to try that salmon, thanks) while some of you offered zingers or rants. We do have to advise that discussing where you pick up prostitutes might not be the best choice— you never know who’s reading your answers.

A few voters showed the kind of dedication to a joke that we’re not sure if we’re impressed or terrified by—namely the person who answered nearly every question with “your mom” or the voter who went by the name Joseph Stalin and answered every query with “Walmart.” Seriously, comrade, you did kind of scare us.

While some voters seemed to be under the impression that writing in all caps would make their votes count more, we’d like to dispel that belief.

We’d also like to acknowledge the creativity of spelling when it came to several popular answers. When it comes to “Shakespeare,” “Bardenay,” “Gernika,” “McU’s” and “Trey McIntyre,” it seemed no two answers were the same. One particularly creative spelling made

us realize how little it takes to turn a Mexican restaurant into an Irish bar: Cafe O’Le. Who knew?

In addition to finding out who topped our readers’ poll, you’ll also find the customary collection of Staff Picks, giving BW editorial staffers the chance to single out some of the things we think deserve a little special attention.

Speaking of a little extra attention, we’ve also brought back the five- and 10-year badges of honor for those winners who have claimed victory for at least five or 10 consecutive years.

Some of these perpetual winners are so firmly ensconced on top of their mountains that we may have to start adding badges next year.

Their longevity is just another example of how sometimes you have to stick with an original because an original has sticking power.

—Deanna Darr

AT LEAST FIVE CONSECUTIVE WINS

AT LEAST TEN CONSECUTIVE WINS

READERS’ CHOICE :: PUBLIC EYE 10 :: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 12 :: SPORTS & RECREATION 16 :: GOODS & SERVICES 18 :: BARS & NIGHTLIFE 24 :: FOOD & DINING 26 STAFF PICKS :: PUBLIC EYE 32 :: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 35 :: SPORTS & RECREATION 41 :: GOODS & SERVICES 44 :: BARS & NIGHTLIFE 47 :: FOOD & DINING 50 8 | SEPTEMBER 25 – OCTOBER 1, 2013 | BOISEweekly

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LAU R IE PEAR M AN

PUBLIC EYE

BOISE MAYOR DAVE BIETER You like him. You really, really like him.

BEST LOCAL POLITICIAN Boise Mayor Dave Bieter The only thing worse than a bad politician is a good one—at least for reporters and opinion columnists. Boise Mayor Dave Bieter is a one of the worst (best) examples. Progressive, enthusiastic, no-nonsense, accessible, even pretty funny, it’s hard for Boiseans to find much fault with hizzoner. Surprised to find a mayor in Idaho who backs LGBT rights, believes in mass transit and rides his bikes all over the place?

So are we, but we’re damn glad to have him.

Call us Bielievers.

Second Place: Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter Third Place: Nicole LeFavour

BEST LOCAL RADIO STATION KRBX Radio Boise 89.9 FM Third time’s the charm. KRBX Radio Boise won second place in this category in 2011 and 2012. This year, it took first over Boise State Public Radio, the winner since 2009. Where else on the radio dial are you going to hear Wil-

liam Carlos Williams, The Velvet Underground and local music? Nowhere, that’s where. radioboise.org.

Second Place: KBSU/KBSX Boise State Radio/NPR Third Place: KRVB 94.9 FM The River

BEST LOCAL NEWS SOURCE KTVB Channel 7 Judging by this year’s breakdown of votes for Best Local News Source, it looks like Boiseans are into variety when it comes to their info diets, dividing their attention between TV, print and radio. KTVB Channel 7 has been dominating the local airwaves for many moons, notable for its long track record of breaking stories. We ink-stained wretches know a quality news outfit when we see one, and KTVB is definitely that. ktvb.com.

Second Place: Boise Weekly, boiseweekly.com Third Place: Boise State Public Radio/NPR, boisestatepublicradio.org

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BEST LOCAL WEATHERPERSON BEST LOCAL DJ OR RADIO PERSONALITY Scott Dorval, KIVI Channel 6 Forget global warming, the biggest thing going in the world of weather is Scott Dorval. Not only does he turn out the best forecast going, but he dominates his rivals in this category year after year. He’s like some sort of a prognosticating superhero who steps in front of his green screen of truth each night to keep the metropolis safe from wayward storm fronts, diabolical low pressure systems and warns of the arrival of his nemesis, the dreaded Dr. Inversion. Of course, we’re hoping that the superhero metaphor ends there— there’s no need for tights. kivitv.com.

Second Place: Larry Gebert, KTVB Channel 7, ktvb.com Third Place: Rick Lantz, KTVB Channel 7, ktvb.com

Tim Johnstone, KRVB 94.9 FM, The River While you can’t tune in to hear Tim Johnstone with his longtime partner Ken Bass on the morning show anymore, Johnstone’s move to the afternoon slot hasn’t lost him the love of Boise radio listeners. And while many voters bemoaned the end of the duo, Johnstone as a solo act remains solidly in the hearts of listeners who appreciate his love of music, friendly demeanor and the simple fact that the man can be found at almost every community event.

While he might not be waking us up anymore, we don’t mind driving home with him, either. riverinteractive.com.

Second Place: Mike and Kate, KCIX Mix 106 FM, 106radio.com Third Place: Keke Luv, 103.3 KISS FM, 1033kissfm.com

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PUBLIC EYE

BEST LOCAL TV STATION KTVB Channel 7 OK, we get it, you love Channel 7. For the past 10 years, the local NBC affiliate has done nothing short of own this category.

In fact, we’re willing to bet that if KTVB aired nothing but dancing bears and creepy ventriloquist dummies, Boise would still watch. Thankfully, the station has an array of local and national news and entertainment programming, which saves us from that whole dancing bears and dummies thing because, seriously, we’re going to have nightmares just thinking about that. ktvb.com.

BEST PLACE TO SEE AND BE SEEN Alive After Five Take one free, weekly, summer outdoor concert; put it at the Grove Plaza downtown; entice the post-work crowd with drinks, food and tunes; and it’s no wonder Alive After Five is Boise’s go-to spot for mingling and people watching. downtownboise.org.

Second Place: Capital City Public Market, capitalcitypublicmarket.com Third Place: Downtown Boise

Second Place: KIVI Channel 6, kivitv.com Third Place: KAID Channel 4, Idaho Public Television, idahoptv.org

BEST LOCAL TV ANCHOR

BEST LOCAL BLOGGER

Dee Sarton has been the queen bee of Boise’s broadcasting world for a long time, and she has once again claimed her position at the top of this category. We have to wonder if there’s any animosity in the Channel 7 newsroom as the honor bounces between anchors each year—if true, that would be one well-coiffed rumble. ktvb.com.

Tie: Boise Weekly and Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise No. 1, we’re honored. No. 2, there’s no one we’d rather share this title with than the Spokesman-Review’s Idaho reporter, Betsy Russell. Hell, we check her blog, Eye on Boise, regularly to get the lowdown—especially when the Legislature is in session and we know Russell is at the Statehouse digging into something plenty of politicians would rather she left buried. In fact, together, we make quite a muckraking duo. Boiseweekly.com; spokesman.com/blogs/boise.

Second Place: Ben Schultz, Here Comes the Dumptruck Third Place: Rebecca Turner-Duggan, In Jill’s Words

BEST LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION Boise Bicycle Project Key to the mission statement of Boise Bicycle Project is the City of Trees’ unique opportunity to become the “cycling capital” of the United States. At the rate it’s going, BBP is poised to help make that lofty dream a reality. Boiseans haven’t overlooked the progress.

1027 S. Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicycleproject.org.

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Dee Sarton, KTVB Channel 7

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Second Place: Maggie O’Mara, KTVB Channel 7, ktvb.com Third Place: Carolyn Holly, KTVB Channel 7, ktvb.com

BEST LOCAL WEBSITE Boiseweekly.com If clicks were hugs we’d be well squeezed. We spend a lot of time and energy behind the scenes feeding and watering that digital baby so thank you for liking it. boiseweekly.com.

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Second Place: This is Boise, thisisboise.com Third Place: KTVB Channel 7, ktvb.com

BEST LOCAL TWITTERER Boise Weekly, @BoiseWeekly Whether you follow @BoiseWeekly for our wry wit or for our refusal to use #YOLO, we’re pleased as punch. We think this says something pretty good about you, too. @boiseweekly.

Second Place: JJ Saldana,@jjsaldana Third Place: Tie: Leigh Ann Dufurrena, @ladufurrena; Albert Ma, @albear

FEATURED ARTISTS: Chris Burnett | Carl Casterline | Donald Collins | Marilyn Cosho | Barrie K. Ernst Michael Jones | Manny Ortiz-Baeza | Hernan Reyes | Dan Staples | Peggy Jo Wilhelm

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A GABE DUNN Have you heard the one about...

BEST LOCAL WORKING COMEDIAN Gabe Dunn As comedy enjoys a resurgence around Boise, there is one man who is saying, “What resurgence? I’ve been working at it this whole damn time.” (OK, there are a lot of comics who are saying that, but Dunn won this category so he’s the one we’re talking about.) Dunn has been performing for more than a decade, honing not only his own craft, but doing his bit to support his fellow jokers. Back in 2009, he put on a show specifically to get one of his comic friends in front of an audience before got discouraged enough to quit. Since then, his self-promoted Fueled By Desperation tours net him and his funny friends stage time, continuing Dunn’s contribution to the local comedy scene.

Second Place: Ryan Noack Third Place: Matt Bragg

BEST LOCAL LIVE THEATER

BEST LOCAL MOVIE THEATER

Idaho Shakespeare Festival

The Flicks

In Boise’s theater family, Idaho Shakespeare Festival is the overachieving elder sibling. It’s the one that everyone brags about during holiday meals, and no matter what anyone else in the family does, they can’t manage to step out of ISF’s shadow.

There may be a bit of resentment and sibling rivalry, but no one can deny the accolades are well deserved. That’s why ISF has dominated this category for so long. Mom and Dad just love the way it fills a summer evening, and everyone seems willing to plan their entire summers around whatever ISF wants to do. idahoshakespeare.org.

It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that The Flicks will top this category. Not only is it part of a sadly dwindling pool of independent theaters across the country, but Boiseans are fiercely loyal to The Flicks. And rightly so. The theater brings some of the best independent and limited-release films to screen-hungry audiences. Whether it’s a mind-warping documentary, a heart-wrenching drama or a side-splitting comedy, there’s something for all tastes—especially when those tastes include excellent popcorn and wine. 646 W. Fulton St., Boise, 208-342-4288, theflicksboise.com.

Second Place: Boise Contemporary Theater, bctheater.org Third Place: Boise Little Theater, boiselittletheater.org

Second Place: Egyptian Theatre, egyptiantheatre.net Third Place: Overland Park Cinemas, opcmovies.com

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BEST LOCAL CULTURAL ATTRACTION OR MUSEUM Boise Art Museum Boise has plenty of cultural attractions to go around: the Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Basque Block, Idaho State Historical Museum.

But Boise Art Museum is their undisputed king, winning by a landslide. Whether it’s the quality of the art exhibitions—”White Elephants” and “Mars Revisited” drew big crowds this year—the events like First Thursday and small concerts, or simply the museum’s institutional gravitas, the people have spoken. 610 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

Second Place: Basque Block/ Basque Museum, basquemuseum.com Third Place: Idaho State Historical Museum, history.idaho.gov

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HILLFOLK NOIR Proving the saw still has a place in popular music.

BEST LOCAL BAND

BEST LOCAL PUBLIC ART

Hillfolk Noir

Freak Alley

In an interview with La Grande Life, Travis Ward cited Doc Watson, Woody Guthrie and Mississippi Fred McDowell as inspirations. He also mentioned Caustic Resin and The Black Heart Procession. That’s the trick to Hillfolk Noir: The bluegrass-influenced band knows how to honor the classics and put its own stamp on them. hillfolknoir.com.

Public art has a tendency toward the mundane. Especially it seems in the Intermountain West, where it’s hard to walk through a city without bumping into bronze animals or murals of hearty pioneers pioneering something. Not so in Boise (for the most part, anyway), and especially not in the alley that bisects the block bound by Eighth and Ninth streets and Idaho and Bannock streets. For almost the entirety of the 21st century, artists have covered the alley’s walls with works that put the “public” in public art and all those pompous portraits and majestic metal works to shame.

Second Place: Built to Spill Third Place: Big Wow

BEST LOCAL MUSICIAN Curtis Stigers Hey, who’s that guy buying vinyl at the Record Exchange? Looks like Emmy-nominated Curtis Stigers. You know, the guy who co-wrote the theme song for Sons of Anarchy, made Nick Lowe a millionaire and performs all over the world. But that couldn’t be him… could it? curtisstigers.com.

Second Place: Rebecca Scott Third Place: Clint Budge, Big Wow

BEST LOCAL VENUE TO SEE A BAND Idaho Botanical Garden/ Outlaw Field What’s not to love? Gorgeous gardens at the base of the Foothills where visiting artists can gaze at Tablerock while audiences look across the city and everyone is happy and relaxed. It doesn’t get any better than this.

Seriously. 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

Second Place: Traffic Control Boxes, boiseartsandhistory.org Third Place: Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, idaho-humanrights.org

BEST LIVING IDAHO WRITER Anthony Doerr The race for the state’s top writer was so exciting. First and second place went back and forth so many times, we think it gave us whiplash. In the end, it was the state’s former writer-in-residence who came out on top.

Maybe next year, instead of voting, we should hold a write-off between contending authors.

They could all show up armed with their best metaphors, character quirks and assorted literary devices and battle it out in a literary death match where a single victor and a few dangling clauses would be all that remained. anthonydoerr.com.

Second Place: Alan Heathcock, alanheathcock.com Third Place: Tim Woodward, idahostatesman.com/tim-woodward

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IDAHO STATE CAPITOL You might not like what goes on inside, but it’s pretty.

BEST LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL TREASURE Idaho State Capitol Cruising down Capitol Boulevard, it’s hard not to notice one of Boise’s most stately buildings—the Idaho State Capitol. Since 1912, “the People’s House,” clad in ornate columns, scagliola and exotic marble, has inspired Idahoans to political office and served as the venue for big changes in both the state and the city in which it resides. Don’t be surprised if the so-called “Capitol of Light” continues to a hold a special place in locals’ hearts.

700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-332-1302, legislature.idaho.gov.

Second Place: Boise Depot, parks.cityofboise.org Third Place: Egyptian Theatre, egyptiantheatre.net

BEST LOCAL ART GALLERY Boise Art Museum The difference between best museum and best gallery would seem to be semantic, but Boiseans: No. 1, can clearly tell the difference based on the runners-up in both categories; No. 2, have strong opinions with regard to that distinction; and No. 3, overwhelmingly see Boise Art Museum as an exemplary gallery and museum. And for good reason: BAM is Boise’s largest art gallery, complete with an atrium for large-scale exhibits, more art hanging on the wall than you can shake a paint brush at and a sculpture garden, all for Boise’s viewing pleasure. 610 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

BEST LOCAL DANCE COMPANY Trey McIntyre Project The City of Trees already has numerous dance companies which attract seasoned talent and train up-and-coming performers. The only ingredient missing is time—time to let the quality of Boise’s dance culture seep into the public consciousness. Trey McIntyre Project, Boise’s anointed cultural ambassador, has been the most visible and innovative symbol of this growing community of performers and locals’ pick to once again reign this category. treymcintyre.com.

Second Place: Ballet Idaho, balletidaho.org Third Place: Idaho Dance Theatre, idahodancetheatre.org

BEST IDAHO VISUAL ARTIST Erin Cunningham It always feels a little unfair summing up an artist’s work in a few meager sentences. So it goes with the work of Erin Cunningham. One could use words like “whimsy” and “morbid” and “ethereal” and “bizarre,” even “funny,” and jam them together to make a blanket statement that would probably be partly true.

We’re not going to do that. We’ll cut to the chase: Erin Cunningham is weird. And we love her. So do you, apparently.

Second Place: (Tie) Bill Carman, billcarman.blogspot.com; Erin Ruiz, erinruiz.com; and Sue Latta, suelatta.com Third Place: Adam Rosenlund, adamjrosenlund.com

Second Place: Visual Arts Collective, visualartscollective.com Third Place: Art Source Gallery, artsourcegallery.com

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BEST LOCAL YOGA INSTRUCTOR Marisa Smith Weppner, Sage Yoga and Wellness Yoga was once considered the purview of hippies and tree-huggers—that was probably before the people doing the judging had taken a yoga class. Now, yoga is as ubiquitous as jogging but much easier on your joints and better for your holistic wellness. Weppner has been dedicating herself to such healthy pursuits for the past 15 years, opening Sage Yoga in Boise in 2010 and helping Boiseans get with the program. She has more training that you think would be possible for someone who isn’t a Buddhist monk and, after reading about her Pranassage practice, we’re already feeling more relaxed. 42 N. Eighth St., Ste. 200, Boise, 208-338-5430, sageyogaboise.com.

Second Place: Debbie Murphy, Shanti Yoga, shantiyogastudio.org Third Place: Brittany McConnell, Desert Bloom Yoga,desertbloomyoga.com

BEST LOCAL SPORTS TEAM

BEST LOCAL GOLF COURSE

BEST LOCAL SKI SHOP

Boise State University Broncos Football

Warm Springs Golf Course

Greenwood’s Ski Haus

Boiseans often brag about being able to golf and ski in the same day and be home in time for dinner. Part of what makes that recreation trifecta possible is the fact that the city of Boise owns its very own golf course. Warm Springs Golf Course is a long-standing favorite in the golf-crazed Treasure Valley, where people choose cars depending on how easy it is to get their clubs in the back. The Warm Springs location makes it not only easy to get to, but its route along the Boise River means that, come winter, it’s one of the first snow-free courses in the area. Just be prepared to dodge a bit of goose poop—and when we say “a bit,” we mean “a whole lot.”

2495 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-3435661, warmspringsgolfcourse.com.

Since 1957, Greenwood’s Ski Haus—which sits in a verdant patch near the base of Bogus Basin Road—has been fitting Boiseans with ski accoutrements. That means generations of skiers have been outfitted there, gearing up to hit the slopes each winter. Greenwood’s is a ski bum’s paradise, where a vast interior space is filled to the gills with skis, boots, bindings and everything else a powder junkies needs to hit the slopes in style. No wonder Boise skiers feel a deep connection to Greenwood’s—when it’s the place where your grandpa bought skis, it’s where you get your skis. 2400 Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-342-6808, greenwoodsskihaus.com.

Wow, this comes as a total shock. Who would have thought that the local college football team could ever be so popular?

It’s not like Boise bleeds blue and orange, or Boise State football jerseys are appropriate attire at black-tie affairs, or Broncos flags whipping in the air above cars are as common as radio antennae. We had no idea that a football team that gets so little attention from the national media could ever be a rallying point for the city. It’s not like its winning record is unusual or anything. And if you believe any of that, we have some beachfront property in Arco we’d like to talk to you about. broncosports.com.

Second Place: Boise Hawks, milb.com Third Place: Idaho Steelheads, idahosteelheads.com

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Second Place: Shadow Valley Golf Course, shadowvalley.com Third Place: Banbury Golf Course, banburygolf.com

Second Place: McU Sports, mcusports.com Third Place: Idaho Mountain Touring, idahomountaintouring.com

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GEORGE’S CYCLES AND FITNESS Ready to roll.

BEST LOCAL BIKE SHOP

BEST SKI RESORT IN IDAHO

George’s Cycles and Fitness

Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area

When you need a simple tune-up or, after hitting a patch of goatheads, a quick innertube swap, it’s best to go to people you trust. For many Boise cyclists—not just the Spandex clad but fixed-gear fans and cruisers, too— that’s George’s, home to some of the valley’s finest purveyors of quality bikes and other gear. Thankfully, you’re never far from one of the shop’s three locations, so when you do split an axle or twist a tire, service staff can get you back in the saddle. Multiple locations, georgescycles.com.

Second Place: Boise BIcycle Project, boisebicycleproject.org Third Place: Idaho Mountain Touring, idahomountaintouring.com

BEST LOCAL BOARD SHOP Newt and Harold’s Whether you’re a teenager looking to cruise the North End with your friends, or a pro who has been at it since the ’80s, you need a hometown skate shop with a broad selection and knowledgeable staff. Boise has several, and the competition for Best Local Board Shop was stiff, but Newt and Harold’s pulled away from the pack to keep its long-standing title with a large selection of gear for snow, skate and street, and its open, welcoming atmosphere. 1021 S. Broadway Ave., Boise, 208-385-9300, newtandharolds.com.

It’s not difficult to take personal ownership of Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, the popular ski hill just 16 miles north of Boise. For natives, that comes in the form of memorable winter afternoons spent mastering early ski and snowboard lessons. But Boiseans stake a bigger claim on Bogus Basin than nostalgia— as a nonprofit endeavor, visitors can turn all that passion for the place into real ownership through charitable giving, too. Nothing makes you feel better about that tax write-off than when you’re riding a high-speed quad lift for one more run before apres-ski—except if it’s one more run down the mountain under the glow of the night-skiing lights. bogusbasin.org.

Second Place: Brundage Mountain Resort, brundage.com Third Place: Sun Valley Resort, sunvalley.com

Second Place: The Board Room, boardroomboise.com Third Place: Prestige Skateboards, prestigeskateboards.com

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BEST LOCAL ETHNIC MARKET

BEST LOCAL SPA

Campos Market

Two Rivers Salon and Spa

While the front portion of Campos Market is filled with vibrant Mexican pastries and shelves stocked high with hot sauce and jars of preserved pigs’ feet, the real action is in the back.

A long, gleaming meat counter boasts various cuts of puerco, pollo and res, along with grill-ready meats like carne asada ranchera preparada. Chorizo, carnitas and lengua make the leap from the meat case into an array of tacos, tortas, burritos, sopes, enchiladas and gorditas, all served hot from the market’s mini kitchen. So grab a Coke in a glass bottle or a watermelon agua fresca and settle into a booth surrounded by dozens of neon pinatas.

Campos is a great place to stop in or for a quick bite or camp out for a long lunch. 413 N. Orchard St., Boise, 208-658-0644.

Why is it that we feel pangs of guilt when we do something to pamper ourselves? How dare we spend an hour getting a massage or pedicure when there are dishes to be done and lawns to be cared for? Well folks, sometimes taking some time for ourselves not only makes dealing with life’s stresses a little easier, but adjusts our attitudes so our loved ones like us a little better. Two Rivers Salon and Spa is where Boise Weekly readers turn to have a few fleeting moments of pampering. From massages and facials to pedicures, manicures and more, Two Rivers is doing what it can to make the Treasure Valley a more relaxed place. 661 S. Rivershore Lane, Ste. 100, Eagle, 208-9389060, tworiversspa.com.

Second Place: Asia Market, asiamarketboise.com Third Place: The Basque Market, thebasquemarket.com

Second Place: Graeber and Co., graeberandcompany.com Third Place: Panache, panachespaboise.com

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BEST LOCAL CD AND RECORD STORE The Record Exchange In a world dominated by massive, homogeneous chains and online services, Boise’s Record Exchange is the little guy who survived and, in the process, kept Boise’s music scene fresh and unique.

This is where you’re going to discover bands you’ve never heard of alongside those rocking the charts. It’s where you can catch a strippeddown, live performance by an artist who will make everyone you know jealous when you tell them you saw So-and-So before he or she made it big. That’s why, despite being one of the few locally owned, independent record stores left, Record Exchange always deserves to be on top of this category. 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208344-8010, therecordexchange.com.

Second Place: Dunkley Music, dunkleymusic.com

BEST LOCAL SHOE STORE Shu’s Idaho Running Company The fact that Boise’s favorite local shoe store is one that specializes in high-performance running shoes says volumes about this city. Sure, we can savor a stylish stiletto, we love a loafer, are silly about saddle shoes, flip over a flip-flop and are crazy for a pair of Chuck Taylors, but our hearts lie at the point where the sole meets the road—or trail. This is a town that loves to be active and we know how important it is to have the right shoe for the activity. That’s why Shu’s award-winning service, selection and overall running know-how has left a tread mark on readers’ hearts.

1758 W. State St., Boise, 208-344-6604, idahorunningcompany.com.

Second Place: Piece Unique and Shoez, pieceuniqueshoez.com Third Place: Bandana Running and Walking, bandanarunning.com

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Metro Express Carwash

Jim’s Appliance and Furniture

A carwash is a carwash is a carwash. Except when you’re talking about Metro Express— the perpetual winner of this Best of Boise category. What makes it so special? Well, it’s fast, professional, friendly, conveniently located, leaves your car cleaner than it was when it came out of the factory (and Metro accepts really, really muddy cars!) and its free vacuums are strong enough to pull those half-melted gummy bears from that spot under the passenger seat where they’re attempting to colonize. Multiple locations, metroexpresscarwash.com.

As a kid, home improvement shopping was a bore. As an adult, banks of high-efficiency washing machines, sleek stainless steel refrigerators and gas ranges inspire a kind of childlike glee.

These and much more await visitors of Jim’s Appliance and Furniture, Boise’s favorite local purveyor of all things joyous about home ownership. 1115 Lusk St., Boise, 208-345-7711, jimsappliance.com.

Second Place: Like Nu Car Wash Third Place: J’s Ultimate Hand Wash, ultimatehandcarwash.com

BEST LOCAL WOMEN’S CLOTHING STORE Piece Unique and Shoez Piece Unique is where local fashionistas go to find not only the latest trends but fun pieces that no one else in town will be wearing. The local shop moved from its longtime BODO digs in 2012 to a bright open space on 10th Street downtown, but customers still find the same stylish duds, keeping those in the know looking up-to-date despite what the rest of the city is wearing. 205 N. 10th St., Boise, pieceuniqueshoez.com.

Second Place: Dragonfly Third Place: Barbara Barbara

BEST LOCAL GROCERY STORE Boise Co-op Locals tend to love the Boise Co-op, an area favorite since 1973. But the low-slung market in Boise’s North End is much more than a grocery store. During the lunch hour, a well-stocked deli counter serves up fresh sandwiches, salads, soups and more. At night, the outdoor seating area has a way of attracting local color. The market’s healthy supply of meats, cheeses, fruits and veggies make for a Boise mainstay. 888 W. Fort St., Boise, 208472-4500, boise.coop.

Second Place: Winco Foods, wincofoods.com Third Place: Paul’s Markets, pauls.net

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BEST LOCAL BANK

YMCA

Idaho Central Credit Union

Why is the Y so dominant in this category? It could be the array of classes, from kickboxing and boot camp workouts to yoga and tai chi. It could also be the family friendliness, where there are as many programs for kids as there are for adults. It could be the kickin’ pool at the West Boise location. It could even be the friendly staff and community oriented feel. It could be any of those things, but we think it’s the theme song—you know the one we’re talking about.

Go ahead and sing it. 1050 W. State St., Boise, 208-344-5502; 5959 N. Discovery Way, Boise, 208-377-9622, ymcatvidaho.org.

“I” is for income because you offer us a safe place to keep ours. “C” is for credit because you make sure we’re able to get what we need. “C” is for coins because you have those cool machines that sort change. “U” is for ulcer because with such great customer service, we’ll never get one. Multiple locations, iccu.com.

Second Place: Capital Educators Federal Credit Union, caped.com Third Place: D.L. Evans Bank, dlevans.com

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Second Place: CHF Home Furnishings, shopchf.com Third Place: Tie: Nampa Appliance and TV, nampabrandsource.com; Wes’s Appliance

Second Place: Axiom, axiomfitness.com Third Place: Idaho Athletic Club, idahoathleticclub.com WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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CHALICE TATTOO Darcy Nutt puts an artistic touch on Boiseans’ skin.

BEST LOCAL TATTOO PARLOR Chalice Tattoo You should love the skin you’re in, but there’s nothing wrong with sprucing it up a little. Even if it’s to show the world your passion for Pokemon, your commitment to Team Edward or your undying love for the guy who everybody but you knows is sleeping with your cousin, expressing yourself should never be taken more seriously than when considering a tattoo. When it comes to dressing up your dermis, don’t settle for fourth best (the second and third place winners in this category kick ass, too). Make an appointment at Chalice Tattoo. You may have to wait awhile, which could be a good thing: It might make you rethink getting that back panel of Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick Starfish twerking. 10 Latah St., Boise, 208-429-5972, chalicetattoo.com.

Second Place: Inkvision, nkvisiontattoo.com Third Place: A Mind’s Eye Tattoo, amindseyetattoo.com

BEST LOCAL HAIR SALON Graeber and Company Hair is serious business. A bad hair day means a bad day all around. And a bad haircut or color? Forget about it—a bad day can stretch into bad weeks as you desperately try to find a stylist who can fix your ’do. Where can you find such miracle workers? At Graeber and Company, where the talented stylists get it right the first time. And if that bad hair experience has you all stressed out, there’s a bevy of spa services available, including massage, facials, nail care and more. So relax, and remember that in life, it’s always better to want to wear a hat, not need to wear one. 350 N. Ninth St., Ste. 103, Boise, 208-343-4915, graeberandcompany.com.

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BEST LOCAL SECONDHAND SHOP Idaho Youth Ranch The IYR opened its first thrift store 30 years ago and the Ranch itself has been around for much longer. For more than 50 years, this nonprofit organization has provided care and education to at-risk children. Perhaps this unassailably noble mission is why the IYR won this category by a landslide. Multiple locations, youthranch.org.

Second Place: Lux Fashion Lounge Third Place: Backcountry Pursuit, backcountrypursuit.com

BEST LOCAL GARDENING OR NURSERY STORE Edwards Greenhouse Boise may be the City of Trees, but it takes a whole lot of green thumbs to keep it that way. Some of the biggest green thumbs around can be found tending the lush foliage at Edwards Greenhouse. For the past decade, Edwards has ruled this category, but it doesn’t take a botany degree to understand why it has bloomed in the hearts of Treasure Valley gardeners. From the 10 acres of nursery and greenhouses in Boise’s North End, Edwards offers stunning trees and plants year round, as well as decor for inside and out. Beyond that, there’s all that helpful advice Edwards employees dole out, helping Boise keep that emerald hue. Need help not killing your landscaping? Ask one of the people with a nametag and a giant green thumb. 4106 Sand Creek St., Boise, 208-3427548, edwardsgreenhouse.com.

Second Place: Zamzows, zamzows.com Third Place: North End Organic Nursery, northendnursery.com

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BEST LOCAL BOOKSTORE

BEST LOCAL WINE SHOP

Rediscovered Books

Boise Co-op Wine Shop

As might be expected, we here at Boise Weekly are big fans of the written word. We love a well-turned phrase, a beautiful description or an emotionally moving passage. It’s an affinity we share with the folks at Rediscovered Books, where the world centers on literature of all types. But it goes beyond bound volumes: Rediscovered hosts regular book readings and signings, discussion groups and writers’ workshops, and has expanded into the world of e-readers with downloadable titles. No wonder the store has ruled this category for years. 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4429, rdbooks.org.

Wine can be a fickle mistress.

White wine goes with white meats like chicken and pork, while reds pair with steaks and lamb, but those waters get muddied by the seemingly endless varieties of red and white wines and their respective pairings.

Thanks to an unmatched selection of wines, combined with a knowledgeable staff, wine has been a stalwart source of pride, garnering the Boise Co-Op Wine Shop the title for so many years. 915 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-472-5419, boise.coop/wineshop.

Second Place: Hyde Park Books, hydeparkbookstore.com Third Place: Trip Taylor Book Seller

BEST LOCAL GIFT SHOP Dragonfly Everyone needs a go-to shop In their quiver of consumer options—the kind of place where you know you can always go and find something perfect for whomever you’re shopping.

Longtime Boise staple Dragonfly is one of those places. Whether you’re searching for a flowing cotton skirt for your mother, some oneof-a-kind artisan jewelry for a friend or some jumping lederhosen or a smoking baby for your brother, Dragonfly has it, and that’s why it is at the top of this list so often. 414 W. Main St. Boise, 208-338-9234.

Second Place: Bricolage, bricoshoppe.com Third Place: Flying M Coffeehouse, flyingmcoffee.com

Second Place: Bueno Cheapo Vino, buenocheapovino.com Third Place: Tastings, tastingsboise.com

BEST LOCAL SMOKESHOP Hannifin’s We know, we know. Smoking is bad. We’ve all seen the warnings and heard the public service announcements. We know. But if you gotta light up, Boiseans are in luck when it comes to buying their Lucky Strikes. For more than 10 years running, Hannifin’s, in downtown Boise, takes the top prize. It’s classic, classy and in a class of its own, according to Boise Weekly Best of Boise voters. Smoke ’em if you got ’em, but you really should quit. M,kay? 1417 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-7473.

Second Place: Big Smoke Third Place: Sturman’s Smokeshop

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BEST LOCAL MEN’S CLOTHING The Modern Hotel and Bar Alexander Davis The Treasure Valley is the kind of place where jeans, a fleece and a pair of flip-flops is considered a uniform. Men will throw in a pair of cargo pants here and there, but it’s safe to say few are likely to own a tux. But even in this casual burg, dressing with a little style can be appreciated, and that’s why Alexander Davis is at the top of this category. The downtown staple makes sure Boise’s men look dapper and sophisticated once in awhile. 812 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-343-5341.

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Where you stay when visiting a city makes a big difference, and The Modern Hotel and Bar has been putting Boise’s best foot forward for a few years now. The Modern boasts rooms furnished in Mad Men style atop a bar that’s one of Boise’s favorite places to grab a cocktail and do some people watching. It doesn’t hurt that it has made itself part of the community by hosting the insanely popular Modern Art show. 1314 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-4248244, themodernhotel.com.

Second Place: Hotel 43, hotel43.com Third Place: Grove Hotel, grovehotelboise.com

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BEST LOCAL TOY STORE

BEST LOCAL JEWELRY STORE

G. Willikers Toy Merchant

Lee Read Jewelers

Ever fear that the machines are taking over the world? If they were, they would probably start by indoctrinating the children—get ’em when they’re young. Just look into the glazedover eyes of a child who has been staring at a screen for hours and you’ll start to question if the takeover has already started. Maybe that’s why having a store like Hyde Park’s G. Willikers is so refreshing. Classic toys that depend more on imagination than upgrades have struck a chord with Treasure Valley residents, who have fully embraced the relatively new toy shop.

Don’t think of it as spoiling a child, but doing your part to save the world. 1508 N. 13th St., Boise, 208-367-0020, ggwillikers.com.

Even the most unmaterialistic among us like—or at the very least, understand—jewelry.

It can symbolize love, commemorate a special moment, and remind us of people who are important to us. Lee Read Jewelers, which has been in the Treasure Valley for 50 years, offers fine and casual jewelry in traditional and contemporary styles or will create a custom piece for you. In 2000, several smaller Lee Read stores were merged into one, 10,000-squarefoot “superstore,” which means you’ll very likely find something for that special someone.

Just don’t get too distracted by the awesome giant aquarium in the middle of the store and forget why you’re there. 650 E. Sonata Lane, Meridian, 208-376-8800, leereadjewelers.com.

Second Place: All About Games, allaboutgamesboise.com Third Place: Penny Lane Kids, pennylanekids.com

BEST FURNITURE STORE Renewal Consignment Homewares Furnishing a home isn’t easy, but it can be fun. Renewal’s selection is a hodgepodge of styles and its location—a cool, cavernous space with hardwood floors just south of BODO—makes perusing the selection a genuine pleasure. That combination of fantastic finds, easy access and affordable prices has inspired Boise Weekly readers to vote it the best store of its kind in town. 517 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-338-5444, renewalhome.com.

Second Place: Commercial Home Furnishings, shopchf.com Third Place: Ricochet Home Consignment, ricochetboise.com

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Second Place: R. Grey Gallery, rgreygallery.com Third Place: Hal Davis Jewelers, haldavis.com

BEST LOCAL ANTIQUE STORE Antique World Mall Need some old cowboy boots, street signs, tea kettles, croquet mallets or picnic baskets from the Coolidge administration? Unlikely. But do you want these and other aged curios? You do if you have the least bit of old-school taste. Best hop in your buggy and whip that horse to Antique World Mall, where for more than a decade Boiseans have combed through the past looking for forgotten treasures. 4544 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208342-5350, antiqueworldmall.com.

Second Place: Once Upon a Time, onceuponatimeboise.com Third Place: Blue Moon Antiques

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MAJOR LUDWIG Salute this highest-ranked ’tender and his top-brass drinks.

BEST LOCAL BARTENDER

BEST LOCAL BREWPUB

Major Ludwig, Rice Contemporary Asian Cuisine

10 Barrel Brewing Company

We have seen a “major” shift in this category recently. It started last year when Michael Bowers, the Modern Hotel and Bar’s master mixologist, unseated longtime repeat winner Mark Allen, formerly at Red Feather and now Barbacoa’s consummate cocktail crafter. Major Ludwig is the man in command behind the bar at Rice Contemporary Asian Cuisine and the newest alcohol artist with a Best Local Bartender win under his belt. Ludwig’s clever creations match the swank atmosphere at the Pan-Asian restaurant (see Best Local Martini) and if he keeps it up, we may see his name at the top of the best bartender list again next year. 228 E. Plaza Drive, Eagle, 208-939-2595, riceeagle.com.

Second Place: Michael Bowers, The Modern Hotel and Bar, themodernhotel.com Third Place: Mark Allen, Barbacoa, barbacoa-boise.com

OK, let’s get this out of the way: Yes, 10 Barrel is an Oregon-owned company, but an editorial decision was made this year that breweries creating distinct beers here in Boise would be eligible for Best of Boise. Lo and behold, it was a lucky decision for 10 Barrel, which in its less-than-a-year in business in the City of Trees has quickly become a favorite destination for downtown beer lovers. 830 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-344-5870, 10barrel.com.

Second Place: Crooked Fence Barrelhouse, cfbarrelhouse.com Third Place: Highlands Hollow Brewhouse, highlandshollow.com

BEST LOCAL SPORTS BAR Cheerleaders Sports Bar and Grill Cheerleaders’ Eagle Road location may not be its original home, but the eatery never lost any of its commitment to all things sports.

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From the wait staff in sports-themed uniforms to the slew of big screen TVs broadcasting nearly every game, there’s no better place for sports fans to get their fix than Cheerleaders.

3541 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-939-9209, cheerleaderssbg.com.

Second Place: Crescent “No Lawyers” Bar and Grill, no-lawyers.com Third Place: The Ram, theram.com

BEST LOCAL GAY CLUB Balcony Club The Balcony is all but synonymous with the gay community.

Mr., Miss and Ms. Gay Idaho and The Imperial Sovereign Gem Court of Idaho regularly hold events there. Pride indeed, and well earned.

150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 226, Boise, 208-3361313, thebalconyclub.com.

Second Place: Lucky Dog Third Place: Neurolux

BEST LOCAL HAPPY HOUR Barbacoa You know what’s better than pounding an ice cold cocktail on Barbacoa’s plush patio overlooking the Parkcenter pond? Throwing back a second one for free. 276 Bobwhite Court, 208-338-5000, barbacoa-boise.com.

Second Place: Mai Thai, maithaigroup.com Third Place: Rice Contemporary Asian Cuisine, riceeagle.com

BEST LOCAL MARTINI Rice Contemporary Asian Cuisine Lemon basil martini. That’s all we have to say. 228 E. Plaza Drive, Eagle, 208-939-2595, riceeagle.com.

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BEST LOCAL KARAOKE BAR

BEST LOCAL BAR

The Modern Hotel and Bar

Tie: 44 Club and Terry’s State Street Saloon

Neurolux

Yeah, yeah. You sprung for a Steuben bar set and you know a couple things to do with Campari. We all watch Mad Men, too. Belly up to the bar at The Modern and learn a thing or two. Modern bartenders transcend the title.

Let’s call them alcho-mists, mix-gicians, uh... saucerors (you know, like sorcerers, but with “the sauce.” Nevermind). Bottom line: You’re not going to find a more inventive, voluminous, eccentric or well-researched bar book anywhere in town. 1314 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-4248244, themodernhotel.com.

Second Place: Red Feather Lounge, bcrfl.com Third Place: Bardenay, bardenay.com

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Just because these two State Street croon saloons are a bit on the divey side, don’t think your B-game will cut it when it comes to karaoke. The singers who scrawl their names on the lists have spent some serious mirrortime perfecting their howls and diva moves.

So be ready to hit the high notes and save the drunken renditions of “Friends in Low Places” for the cab ride home. 44 Club, 4340 W. State St., 208-344-0693; Terry’s, 3301 N. Collister Drive, 208-331-8225, statestreetsaloon.com.

Second Place: Neurolux, neurolux.com Third Place: Quinn’s Restaurant and Lounge

cally busy weekend. 150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 226, Boise, 208- 336-1313, thebalconyclub.com.

If there was a City Hall of the Boise bar scene, this would be it. Whatever else it might be, Neurolux is a damn institution, making what every bar wishes to do look easy: staying classy while staying trashy. 113 N.11th St., Boise, 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.

Second Place: Pengilly’s Saloon Third Place: The Modern Hotel and Bar, themodernhotel.com

BEST LOCAL DANCE CLUB Balcony Club The Balcony isn’t whistling Dixie when it calls itself “Boise’s Best Dance Club.” Or if it is whistling, you won’t hear it over the booming beats and bar chatter of a typi-

Second Place: Humpin’ Hannah’s Third Place: China Blue

BEST LOCAL STRIP CLUB The Torch While the city’s nudity ordinance makes the strip scene fairly tame (kind of like going to a super horny beach), that doesn’t stop the rain of dolla’ dolla’ bills, y’all. The Torch is the grande dame of Boise bikini bars, gentlemen’s clubs, or whatever you call a club where dancers can’t fully strip.

Doesn’t matter though; like our grandma told us, “romance is mystery.” 1826 W. Main St., Boise, 208-344-0218, thetorchlounge.com.

Second Place: Satin Dolls, satindolls.biz Third Place: Torch 2, thetorchlounge.com

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BLEUBIRD CAFE Who says a sandwich has to be simple?

BEST LOCAL LUNCH Bleubird Cafe Most people eat three times a day, so why not stay open for all three meals? Bleubird has opted out of that aspect of running a restaurant, closing on weekdays at 4:30 p.m. and staying closed on weekends. The effect is the densest lunch rush in town, with lines out the door, but Bleubird’s creative gourmet sandwiches are well worth the wait. 224 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-345-1055, bleubirdboise.com.

Second Place: Jenny’s Lunch Line, jennyslunchline.com Third Place: Mai Thai, maithaigroup.com

BEST LOCAL HANGOVER FOOD The Capri You know the feeling: Eyes dry and gritty.

Stomach heaving like a garbage scow. Sweat you could bottle and sell as beer in Utah. You had one (or five) too many the night before and all you want to do is forget what you just did.

You know what you need to do: Drag your carcass to the Capri for caffeine and grease, the two most important food groups for the veteran boozehound. A heaping helping of biscuits-andgravy later, and you just might live. 2520 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-342-1442.

Second Place: The Capri Third Place Tie: The Egg Factory, eggfactorycafe.com; The Griddle, thegriddle.com

Second Place: Merritt’s Country Cafe, merrittsscones.com Third Place: Los Betos

BEST LOCAL STEAK

BEST LOCAL BREAKFAST

Sidle up to the bar, order yourself a fine dry martini and soak up the smooth sounds of jazz.

What makes that scenario even better? Steak. For six years running, Chandlers Steakhouse has been given top honors by Best of Boise voters. Cut into a choice slab of meticulously marbled meat and you’ll know why. 981 W. Grove St., Boise, 208383-4300, chandlersboise.com.

Goldy’s Breakfast Bistro After so many years of being deemed the best breakfast in town this category is really more of a race for second and third place. Maybe we should rename it “Best Local Breakfast if You Can’t Get Into Goldy’s.” And not getting in really is the only risk at Goldy’s, where you had better be prepared to wait for a table. But you’ll be glad you did—the food is fresh, creative and, most importantly, delish. 108 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3454100, goldysbreakfastbistro.com.

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Chandlers Steakhouse

Second Place: Lock Stock and Barrel, lsbboise.com Third Place: Jakers Bar and Grill, jakers.com

BEST LOCAL PATIO Bardenay Considering Bardenay has not one but two of the best patios in the valley, this category was almost stacked. In fact, it was so hard for voters to choose only one of the restaurant/ distillery’s patios, that they chose both. Which you choose comes down to the experience you want. For great people watching, head to the downtown Boise location, where the expansive streetside patio is a relaxed social hub. For a private escape where tall trees shade the river-side patio, head to the Eagle location, where the addition of a nearby pond makes the patio all the sweeter. Of course, the love for these patios could well have something to do with the high quality of the booze at both bars. 610 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-426-0538; 155 E. Riverside Drive, Eagle, 208-938-5093, bardenay.com.

Second Place: Bittercreek Ale House/ Red Feather Lounge, bcrfl.com Third Place: Reef, reefboise.com

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BEST LOCAL SOUTH-OFTHE-BORDER RESTAURANT El Gallo Giro Kuna It seems only fitting that Boise’s best southof-the-border restaurant is actually south of the Boise border. El Gallo Giro puts the hamlet of Kuna on the foodie map with a menu deep in traditional and local favorites and all of it rich in flavor. From the scorching-hot molcajete bowls to the tableside guacamole to the taco specials, it’s all served with a smile at prices that don’t require a loan. 482 W. Third St., Kuna, 208-922-5169, elgallogirokuna.com.

Second Place: Chapala, chapalarestaurants.com Third Place: Andrade’s Restaurant, andradesboise.com

BEST LOCAL DINNER Fork It took a long time for the old Boise Bank building to find the right business to fill its former financial halls. A long list of bars and eateries attempted to make the space their own, but they proved to be short-timers. It wasn’t until Fork moved in with its blend of casual and fine dining—and dedication to local and seasonal ingredients—that the building met its perfect partner. Diners have been in love with Fork since its doors opened, offering regional cuisine in a casual yet upscale environment. Now, let’s celebrate with a piece of butter cake. 199 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208287-1700, boisefork.com.

Second Place: Barbacoa, barbacoa-boise.com Third Place: Bittercreek Ale House, bcrfl.com

BEST LOCAL ITALIAN FOOD Asiago’s Restaurant and Wine Bar It’s too easy to think of Italian cuisine as a pile of pasta topped with red sauce. But Asiago’s shows the delightful range of Italian food—taking the fundamentals of the culinary style and tweaking them with creative touches.

It’s the reason Boise Weekly readers flock to the downtown eatery when they crave a touch of the Old World with a hint of the New World to liven it up. A glass of vino never hurts, either. 1002 Main St., Boise, 208-336-5552, asiagos.com.

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BEST LOCAL DESSERT Le Cafe de Paris Please excuse us as we wipe the drool from of our keyboards.

Writing about dessert at Le Cafe de Paris has that effect on us. From light, flaky pastries to rich chocolate wonders, dessert here is a full sensory experience—from the eye-popping dessert case to the rich blend of smells wafting from Gaston’s, the bistro’s in-house bakery. And on taste—don’t even get us started.

Suffice to say, that sensory experience is followed by one more: the sound of contented sighs. 204 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3360889, lecafedeparis.com.

Second Place: Fork, boisefork.com Third Place: The Cake Ballers, thecakeballers.com

BEST LOCAL THAI FOOD Mai Thai Go to the “Reviews and Awards” section of Mai Thai’s website and you’ll see clips from National Geographic, Business IQ and Best of Boise going back to 2004. Here’s one more for the scrapbook. By now, you probably know about the restaurant’s lunch buffet. If you don’t, acquaint yourself. 750 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-344-8424, maithaigroup.com.

Second Place: Chiang Mai House Thai, chiangmaihousethai.com Third Place: Sa-Wad-Dee, sawaddeethai.com

BEST LOCAL BAKERY Zeppole Baking Company When people think of bread in Boise their thoughts turn to Zeppole. Their minds conjure images of still-warm loaves of artisanal breads slipped inside paper bags. Their mouths can almost taste the sourdough, rustic wheat, village loaf, challa or pane rustica. They wait all year for the special holiday breads, dreaming of that first mouthful of the sweet and savory creations. Is anyone else hungry? 217 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-345-2149; 983 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-338-1499, zeppolebakery.com.

Second Place: Le Cafe de Paris’ Gaston’s Bakery, lecafedeparis.com Third Place: Pastry Perfection, pastryperfection.com WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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LOS BETOS When you must have a burrito in the middle of the night.

BEST BANG-FOR-YOUR-BUCK

BEST LOCAL INDIAN FOOD

Los Betos

Madhuban

Money is tight these days. And by the time you’re done eating at Los Betos, your waistband might be, too. The Mexican restaurant chain offers huge servings for low prices. And not only is the food tasty, filling and cheap, it’s available 24 hours a day. 5220 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-658-1185.

Madhuban may look unassuming on the outside, but its savory, plentiful dishes made it the hands-down winner. Yes, the lunch buffet really is that good.

And yes, you’ll want to schedule some nap time afterwards. 6930 W. State St., Boise, 208-853-8215, madhubanindiancuisine.com.

Second Place: Pie Hole, pieholeusa.com Third Place: Idaho Pizza Company, idahopizzacompany.com

BEST LOCAL SUSHI Shige Japanese Cuisine What to order? The Island Girl Roll? The Dragon Roll? The Dynamite Roll? The Kamikaze Roll? Whichever you pick, it’ll be fresh, delicious and affordable.

That’s why Shige, a Boise institution for 21 years, has won this category since 2006. 100 N. Eighth St., Ste. 215, Boise, 208-338-8423, shigecuisine.com.

Second Place: Bombay Grill, bombaygrillboise.com Third Place: Taj Mahal, tajmahalofboise.com

BEST LOCAL CHINESE FOOD Yen Ching Our readers are so smart. You know how we know? Because they have voted for Yen Ching as Best Local Chinese Food for more than 10 years. So. Smart.

305 N. Ninth St., Boise, 208-384-0384, yenchingboise.com.

Second Place: Superb Sushi, superbsushidowntown.com Third Place: Happy Fish Sushi and Martini Bar, happyfishsushi.com

Second Place: Twin Dragon, twindragonboise.com Third Place: Gold Phoenix Oriental Express

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Archie’s Place

Cobby’s

BEST LOCAL FOOD TRUCK

Cobby’s turned 35 this year.

And if the votes that it received are any indication, readers may be going there for another 35 years. Fresh ingredients, lots of options—so much to love. Multiple locations, cobbys.com.

Joe Farber took a risk when he opened Archie’s Place: Not only was his one of the first food trucks around, he also specialized in sloppy joes, something most of us haven’t eaten since they were served by a lady in a hairnet. Farber is still cruising in high gear because those joes are delish. His high-end joes, “griddled” cheese sandwiches and soups are nothing like we used to get in the cafeteria. archies-place.com.

Second Place: Bleubird Cafe, bleubirdboise.com Third Place: Deli George, deligeorge.com

Second Place: B29 Streatery, b29streatery.com Third Place: P. Ditty’s Wrap Wagon

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BEST LOCAL FROZEN TREAT

BEST LOCAL BRUNCH

Fanci Freez

Red Feather Lounge

Once, words like gluten-free, low-calorie and free-range organic vegan weren’t to be found on menus. Back in those more artery-clogged days hamburgers, fries, shakes and ice cream cones ruled the diner. Sure, it wasn’t the healthiest, but there’s something to be said for the joy of a sugary, caloric tower of candy shell-dipped ice cream on a hot summer afternoon. Fanci Freez is pretty much synonymous with that feeling.

1402 W. State St., Boise, 208-344-8661.

There’s always a risk when a popular eatery decides to brush up its appearance with a makeover. Will it still have that certain something that earned its diners’ loyalty? In the case of Red Feather Lounge, it certainly does. The weekend brunch menu is every bit as mouth-watering as before—be it a breakfast pizza, eggs Benedict or the crave-worthy oatmeal souffle. But brunch at Red Feather is about more than food, it’s a social experience, so keep those mimosas coming and let’s have a toast to brunch greatness. 246 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-429-6340, bcrfl.com.

Second Place: Blue Cow Frozen Yogurt, bluecowfrozenyogurt.com Third Place: Westside Drive-In, cheflou.com

BEST LOCAL BARBECUE

Second Place: Le Cafe de Paris, lecafedeparis.com Third Place: Goldy’s Breakfast Bistro, goldysbreakfastbistro.com

Goodwood Barbecue Company

BEST LOCAL BURGER

What do the South and South Idaho have in common? There are the kinds of “colorful” locals that cable TV likes to create reality shows around, and the proclivity to wear camo. Apart from those things, there’s also a shared love of good barbecue. And while our region might not be known for barbecue, Goodwood is doing what it can to solve that. From racks of baby back ribs to brisket to chicken, if it can be barbecued, Goodwood has it. We’re happy to share this love with our neighbors to the southeast—the other stuff is a different story.

7849 W. Spectrum St., Boise, 208-658-7173; 1140 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-884-1021, goodwoodbbq.com.

Boise Fry Co.

Second Place: Mickey Ray’s BBQ, mickeyraysbbq.com Third Place: Bodacious Pig, bodaciouspig.com

BEST LOCAL VEGETARIAN FOOD Shangri-La Tea Room and Cafe Though Boise is a meat-andpotatoes kind of place, finding things that fall more on the “potatoes” side of the equation can sometimes be challenging.

But Shangri-La has vegetarians’ backs in the Treasure Valley. 1800 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-424-0273, shangri-latearoomandcafe.com.

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It says a lot about Boise that it chose Boise Fry Co. as home of the best burger in town.

Idaho is, after all, the potato state, and the company has Boise’s name all over it. BFC burgers have the virtuosity and quality of a dine-in burger but the price of fast food fare.

Add to that a french fry menu so large it has to be presented as a chart, and you have the recipe for a true Spud State lunch. Multiple locations, boisefrycompany.com.

Second Place: Big Jud’s, bigjudsboise.com Third Place: Bittercreek Ale House, bcrfl.com

BEST LOCAL SEAFOOD Fresh Off The Hook Fresh Off The Hook’s Milwaukee location made it kind of a trek from downtown Boise, but that only added to its allure as the area’s preeminent seafood joint, serving up New England-caliber fish and chips and chowder worthy of a chapter in Moby Dick. Then it opened a second location in BODO. Now everyone is happy as a clam. 507 N. Milwaukee St., Boise, 208-322-9224; 401 S. Eighth St., 208-343-0220; freshoffthehookseafood.com.

Second Place: Lucky Fins Seafood Grill, luckyfinsgrill.com Third Place: Reel Foods Fish Market, reelfoodsfish.net WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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FLYING M COFFEEHOUSE Caffeine and plenty of electrical outlets. Win-win.

BEST LOCAL COFFEEHOUSE Flying M Coffeehouse If you frequent downtown Boise you will, at some point, find yourself at the Flying M. It’s not just the coffee. It’s the staff, the welcoming atmosphere, the amusing gifts, the local art and the ample people watching opportunities. Odds are, you’re be reading this at the Flying M right now. 500 W. Idaho St., 208-3454320, flyingmcoffee.com.

Second Place: Java, javabowlofsoul.com Third Place: Big City Coffee, bigcitycoffeeld.com

BEST LOCAL FINE DINING Chandlers Steakhouse You might consider yourself a jet-setter, but the seafood program at Chandlers has racked up more miles than you’ll ever dream of. According to owner Rex Chandler, fresh fish is regularly hand-selected from the Honolulu Fish Auction and flown to the blue-hued Boise steakhouse within 24 hours. Whether it’s linecaught Hawaiian ono or broadbill swordfish, Chandlers guarantees the “finest Pacific seafood available.” The turf portion of the menu is no less fine, where the restaurant offers premium corn-fed beef and Snake River Farms’ American Wagyu or “Kobe” beef. 981 W. Grove St., 208-383-4300, chandlersboise.com.

Second Place: Barbacoa, barbacoa-boise.com Third Place: Fork, boisefork.com

BEST LOCAL PIZZA Flying Pie Pizzaria “OUR PIES TRAVELED OVER 7,848 MILES!!” Flying Pie declared on its Facebook page.

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you don’t need to travel that far to eat this pizza. Multiple locations, flyingpie.com.

Second Place: Guido’s Original New York Style Pizzeria, guidosdowntown.com Third Place: (Tie) Casanova Pizzeria, casanovapizzeria.com; Idaho Pizza Company, idahopizzacompany.com

BEST LOCAL FAMILY RESTAURANT Flatbread Neapolitan Pizzeria A great family restaurant doesn’t need flashing games or animatronic animal bands.

It just needs a little something to keep both the kids and grown-ups entertained. Flatbread allows the wee ones to get crafty making their own pizzas, while the big ones kick back with a frosty beer and a wood-fired pie. Multiple locations, flatbreadpizza.com.

Second Place: Smoky Mountain Pizza, smokymountainpizza.com Third Place: Highlands Hollow Brewhouse, highlandshollow.com

BEST LOCAL MEDITERRANEAN FOOD Mazzah It doesn’t matter if you don’t know your dolmas from a hole in the ground; order something from Mazzah’s menu and you’ll be doing the hasapiko all the way home. With two locations, you don’t have to travel far for your tahini. Quick, savory and convenient, and with prices that seem pegged to the pre-Euro drachma. 1772 W. State St., Boise, 208-333-2566; 404 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-333-2223. mazzahboise.com.

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IDAHO AQUARIUM The fish aren’t the only spectacle.

BEST SLEEPING WITH THE FISHES Idaho Aquarium Who needs shark week? Landlocked Boise has its own watery suspense at the Idaho Aquarium. In February, feds hauled two of its executives away in cuffs after they were accused of illegally purchasing marine life. Ammon Covino and Chris Conk were each charged with conspiracy and three counts of illegally purchasing federally protected fish. Each count is punishable by up to five years in prison. Meanwhile, Covino’s nephew, Peter Covino, is in troubled waters of his own. A federal jury convicted him of obstructing justice by trying to destroy records. Hmmm, something smells fishy.

BEST PREFIX OF THE YEAR ‘Sesqui’ It’s fun to say, isn’t it—“SESqui”… “sesQUI”—but add it to the front of a word and you’ve got the makings of the kind of vocabulary magic Treasure Valley residents have read-

ily latched onto. It’s a fair bet that few of us had ever uttered the word “sesquicentennial” before the city of Boise and the Idaho Territory marked the auspicious 150th anniversary this year, but since then, that tongue-twister of a word has jumped to the front of everyone’s expanded lexicons. There’s not only the sesquicentennial, but Boise’s Sesqui-Shop, and of course, you mark the occasion with a sesqui-celebration. Or is it a sesqui-versary?

Maybe a sesqui-palooza? Whatever it is, we’re sure “sesqui” has plenty of shelf life… at least until 2014.

BEST HEAR IT HERE FIRST Boise Weekly breaking big stories Where did you first hear that the Davis Cup was coming to Boise? That Trader Joe’s would open a Boise location? That the city of Boise might create its own Add the Words ordinance?

That the Owyhee Plaza would become downtown apartments? That the Idaho Shakespeare Festival was eyeing the old Macy’s building for its new headquarters? That downtown Boise one-way streets may soon become two-way?

That Boise State would open a new learning center in BODO? Need we go on?

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BEST HEALTHY EXCHANGE OF DISAGREEMENT

BEST TAKING MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS

Legislature says “yes” to staterun health insurance exchange

Grassroots Add the Words

Love it or loathe it, it’s the law. And as our Best of Boise issue was going to press, only a handful of days remained before Idaho throws the switch on its own state-managed health insurance exchange, after one of the most emotional debates at the Statehouse.

In February, a six-hour debate consumed the Idaho Senate, with Montpelier Republican Sen. John Tippets saying, “To ignore the laws of this nation would be to start down the road to anarchy.” Not to be out-blustered, the Idaho House countered with its own seven-hour debate, with Boise Rep. Lynn Luker comparing a state-run health care exchange to a “tar baby,” while his GOP colleague Challis Rep. Lenore Barett said the Legislature was “the only body politic on the planet that will kill a horse in order to have a horse to beat.”

In one of the most controversial votes in recent memory, both the House and Senate approved the state-run exchange, and reality will settle in Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Oh sure, you’d think that state government would have an interest in expanding constitutional protections to its constituents, but then you’d be some kind of commie like those bleeding hearts in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada… or the 17 other states (including Washington, D.C.) that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and/or sexual orientation. In Idaho, it is up to individual cities to enact ordinances protecting gay, lesbian and transgender citizens from discrimination in the workplace and housing market. Starting in the small North Idaho town of Sandpoint in 2011, citywide anti-discrimination ordinances have since been enacted in Boise, Moscow, Ketchum and Coeur d’Alene. Cities including Lewiston, Twin Falls and Pocatello have approved less expansive protections, and now Idaho Falls is considering an ordinance of its own.

Meanwhile, at their annual meeting in June 2013, Idaho Republicans threatened to pursue legislation allowing them to overturn the local measures. We have a couple of words we’d like to add to that, but we can’t print them.

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BEST DANCE AROUND Trey McIntyre Project/CNN More than a few Hewlett-Packard executives and shareholders were surprised to see a CNN Money report April 23 claiming that HP had paid Trey McIntyre Project to dance in the company’s HQ. The story wasn’t true, and CNN backtracked. But what CNN didn’t include in its apology was that its reporter’s family had direct ties to TMP—her mother-in-law sits on the dance company’s board of directors. John Michael Schert, TMP co-founder and former executive director, who was quoted throughout the CNN Money story, resigned a few weeks later. Commenting on the debacle, HP’s chief communications officer told Boise Weekly, “I have never seen anything this far off the mark.”

BEST BEER SPILLWAY 10-10 Ordinance The city of Boise popped the cork from Julia Davis Park. By cracking open portions of the park to alcohol consumption for 12 hours on Bronco football game days, Boise Police Chief Michael Masterson hoped to refocus enforcement efforts on noise, driving under the influence, littering and fighting violations.

Going with the flow may make Masterson a master of Zen and the Art of Tailgating, but the big winners are thousands of fans set to turn Julia Davis into the biggest backyard party in the state seven Saturdays a year.

BEST (OR WORST?) RISE OF THE MACHINES ‘Smart’ meters and automated parking garages We all see it coming. Inevitably, siliconstuffed parking meters gain self awareness, rise up, rob us of our quarters and force us to park in vast concrete prisons. OK, so a move to more technology in Boise’s parking infrastructure doesn’t follow the plot line of the Terminator franchise. But plans not only to upgrade parking equipment and, potentially, increase parking fees have drawn the ire of businesses owners and visitors. Plans call for fewer attendants in downtown garages, and sensors in city streets will mean no more button-happy parking-fee scofflaws. On the upside, motorists can pay for more time via smartphone (for a fee.)

BEST BEST OF Best of Boise Imitation is the best form of flattery, but this much flattery is a little overwhelming. In the past several years, we’ve been inundated by various groups offering their own takes on the “best of” genre, but there’s something to be said for the original. We’re still the only “best of” that focuses only on locally owned and operated establishments (with very few special exceptions). Yes, we’re biased, but we’re pretty proud of our “best of.”

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BEST LESSON IN HOW NOT TO RUN A SCHOOL DISTRICT Nampa School District Nobody was fired. That’s perhaps the most surprising fallout (or lack thereof) as the budget mess that has defined the Nampa School District manifested through layoffs, furloughs, programs being cut, custodial services being outsourced and one school being shuttered. Yet not one administrator was dismissed over the $4.3 million in red ink—due in large part to accounting errors and improper oversight. Additionally, no forensic audit was ever conducted, no criminal charges ever considered and nobody was let go. That is, except for the 27 teaching positions that were eliminated due to the shortfall. Meanwhile, we learned in July that 150 teachers—18 percent of the district— voluntarily left their jobs. The previous year’s turnover was 5 percent.

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Meridian’s Light Foot Militia

Downtown Boise one-ways turn to two-ways

Ever wanted to join the military but the tests were too hard? Did you do your service (or get discharged) and life just doesn’t make sense without a gun in your hands? Never grow out of playing “Army guys” as a kid?

Uncle Jack Wants You. That’s right, led by 86-year-old interim “Commander” Jack Stuart, Meridian is now home to a chapter of the socalled Light Foot Militia—a paramilitary group of guys who spend way too much money at the Army-Navy store and way too much time on the Internet reading about how “it’s all gonna go down.”

Friendly offers by the Light Feet to liaise with local law enforcement have been met with polite silence, but their offer, according to the unit’s inaugural press release, sent out in June, “to assist to protect the lives and property of Ada County citizens with highly dedicated, disciplined and trained personnel,” still stands. Because, you know, if an earthquake or geothermal explosion ever threatens the good people of the Treasure Valley, they’ll be looking to the local machine-gun hobbyists for help. Militias: Not just for North Idaho anymore.

Few things generate as much heat as the friction between civil liberties and business friendliness. At public hearings before the Boise City Council for the controversial Civil Sidewalks Ordinance, which would give police greater authority to combat aggressive solicitation, the heat was enough to kindle a fire.

Business owners concerned that panhandling and loitering were thwarting commerce, and homeless advocates worried that “civil sidewalks” was code for discrimination, warmed their hands to hours of testimony peppered with uncivil snickers, jeers, catcalls and heckling. Who needs pro sports when you have public discourse?

Perhaps the greatest challenge for a visitor to Boise is comprehending the city’s obsession with one-way streets in the downtown core. But if Ada County Highway District planners have their way, big changes are in store: Proposals include conversion of Third, Fourth, a section of Eighth, 11th, 12th and 14th streets into two-ways. Perhaps the biggest proposed change would see Jefferson Street become a two-way thoroughfare. The plan includes introduction of separately designated bike lanes in each direction. Another big change would be the introduction of so-called “mini-roundabouts,” designed for intersections with less commercial traffic on Third, Grove and Bannock streets. But plans this dramatic will require buy-in from ACHD commissioners and officials at Boise City Hall.

BEST POLITICAL CANNIBALISM GOP infighting If it’s true that the friend of your enemy is your enemy, the enemy of your enemy is your friend and you should keep your friends close but your enemies closer, what do you do if you’ve beaten all of your enemies? Make some new ones out of your friends, of course.

At least that seems to be the Idaho Republican Party’s new strategy. Lacking any effective opposition from Idaho Democrats, Gem State GOP leaders turned on moderate members of their own party in the 2012 primary, funnelling loads of cash to hard-right challengers in races against incumbent lawmakers around the state. It didn’t work, though, and when it got out that Republican bosses were trying to unseat fellow GOP’ers through a web of political action committees, all it accomplished was souring some grapes going into the 2013 legislative session—and, boy, was it a doozy.

What’s that old saying about hurting the ones you love?

BEST BIETERIZATION OF BOISE Mayor Dave Bieter’s impact on CCDC and GBAD Boise Mayor Dave Bieter has his fingerprints all over his fair city. Not only does he get the corner office at City Hall, but his handpicked candidates in this year’s Greater Boise Auditorium District—Steve Berch and Jim Walker—ousted incumbents Stephanie Astorquia and Rob Perez in a May election. Meanwhile, over at the city’s other hall of power, the Capital City PATRI CK SWE ENE Y

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BEST REASON TO GO BACK TO STONE TABLETS Tom Luna plugs into another high-tech controversy Less than a year after getting his knuckles rapped by voters, who rejected his so-called Luna Laws, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna can’t seem to stay away from controversy. In his eagerness to proselytize laptop-centered education, Luna hastily granted a five-year, $2.5 million deal with a Wi-Fi contractor (with an option to extend to 15 years). But Luna seemed to forget that the Idaho Legislature only gave him permission to craft a no more than one-year deal. Making matters worse, we learned that Luna received $6,000 in campaign funding from the winning bidder, Education Networks of America. It was later hinted that Luna might be in line for a top job with ENA, but both Luna and ENA denied the rumor. Oh, Tom. What would we ever do without you?

Boise Hole becomes Zion’s Bank We’ve come to depend on the perpetual mother lode of jokes yielded by the gaping hole in the middle of downtown Boise. For more than two decades, we could count on the Boise Hole to be a well of financial scandal, public exasperation and city embarrassment.

At this very paper, we’ve dedicated hours to coming up with ways to fill the hole. But with a massive glass and steel tower now filling what used to be empty skyline, we’re left feeling a little nostalgic. Sure, it’s a safe bet that we’ll find other sources for sarcastic humor but after so long, it’s kind of like saying goodbye to an old friend. So, adieu, Boise Hole. We won’t soon forget your rusted-iron-studded maw or the years of amusement it brought us.

Development Corporation, the CCDC Board of Commissioners now includes City Council members Lauren McClean and David Eberle.

Bieter even named himself as a CCDC commissioner. Topping things off is the fact that CCDC’s new director is John Brunelle, who was previously hired by Bieter to be director of Boise’s Office of Economic Development. We can’t help but wonder if Bieter has his eyes set on the Ada County Highway District…

BOISE HOLE Alas, poor Hole, we knew it well.

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Don’t pretend you’re not one of those people who invites certain party guests who make you look cooler than (maybe) you actually are. “Oh, yeah, she’s an astronaut. We met at my brother’s wedding.” “Him? He just got back from Uzbekistan on a photo shoot for National Geographic. We go way back.” Well, now you can add Boise’s official Funniest Person, Jessica Holmes, to your list of profile-raising soiree saviors. Winner of the first-ever Boise’s Funniest Person stand-up competition, Holmes went up against 20 contestants during a monthlong series of performances at Liquid Lounge to earn the title, which, if we were she, we’d start exploiting mercilessly as a party guest for hire. liquidboise.com/index.php/liquid-laughs

For the past few years, Idaho Shakespeare Festival has been wowing summer audiences with a large-scale musical. And while the production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street certainly delivered an entertaining combo of great performances and music, it encouraged a heavy appreciation for food safety standards. If you thought all the horse meat found labeled as beef in Europe was bad, imagine if you found out your tasty snack was soylent green. It’s a timeless lesson: It’s fun to sing about turning murder victims into meat pies and selling them to unwitting diners, but you wouldn’t actually want to sink your teeth into a piping-hot portion of your neighbors. We hope. idahoshakespeare.org

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Boise Philharmonic Pops Concerts on the Move

One would expect The Charm School’s regular crowdfunding gatherings for local artists, called Feasts, to be charming. They are. Gentlefolk pay $20 a ticket for dinner and a show of local artists pitching art projects.

Afterward, patrons vote on which presentation should be awarded a grant of $400-$1,000.

But beneath the polish and poise is the heart of a Viking parliament: Under the exposed roof beams of the Visual Arts Collective, patrons sit at long wooden tables, gastronomizing chow, swilling beer and talking animatedly. Whether the audience comes for the Apollonian diversion of dinner, conversation and the arts, or a democratic bacchanal of presenters vying for grants and glory, Feasts have become premier arts events. thecharmschool.org

Cliche alert: The hills actually were alive with the sound of music when Boise Philharmonic headed to Woodriver Cellars off of Highway 16 for its annual series of outdoor pops concerts. The venue was new—moved from the former Eagle River Pavilion—but the result was the same: Audiences of all ages and backgrounds came out to relish the masterful musicianship under the summer skies. In return, the Phil was able to introduce itself to new audiences that may feel intimidated by a more formal concert setting. While the continuation of the summer concerts was in question after unexpected financial headaches in the first year, we’re thrilled the Phil chose to continue the series—if only to give us an excuse to wear our Star Wars costume to a winery for the space-themed performance. boisephilharmonic.org

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BEST PLACE TO BE A KID AGAIN Adult Night at Discovery Center Popular wisdom dictates that adults who have recaptured the exuberance and joy of youth are happier and healthier. The folks at Discovery Center of Idaho have taken a middle road between adultism and trendy youthfulness with Adult Nights. Only $10 a head gets the over-21 crowd into DCI, where food trucks and beer vendors prep attendees for an evening of exploring, themed experiments, demos and live music. It’s a chance for people to be kids again while enjoying the perks of being adults. 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895, scidaho.org.

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“The black sheep of the Story Story Night family,” organizers of Story Story Late Night proudly dub their adults-only event. It’s that quirkiness that makes the events for grownups so thrilling. In the style of well-established storytelling venues The Moth and Storycorps, Story Story Night was launched to circle the proverbial wagons around narrative, be it funny, embarrassing or heartfelt. In the Late Night series, topics range from PG-13 to Rated-R as residents tell stories on themes like “kink,” “bodily fluids” and “naked.” Despite the occasional TMI, (”bodily fluids,” specifically), here’s a PSA: Story Story Late Night is so wrong, yet so right. storystorynight.org.

Even the best writers don’t often garner the celebrity of A-list actors, but The Cabin is doing its part to make sure word-slingers get their due props. The nonprofit literary organization’s Readings and Conversations Series brings some of the best authors in the world to Boise for discussions of their craft and inspiration.

It’s one of the few times fans can turn into literary groupies and fawn over their favorite authors. While we don’t encourage anyone to take their writerly adoration to Misery levels, we love that writers are treated like superstars. Next up, Ruth Reichl—former food critic for The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times and bestselling author of Garlic and Sapphires, on Wednesday, Oct. 16. thecabinidaho.org

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Treefort 2013: Son of Treefort This summer, Treefort Music Fest knocked Boise’s collective socks off. Again. In its second year, the upstart music festival took over downtown Boise streets and venues, filling the town with the sweet sounds of abused amps and squealing synthesizers.

Highlights included Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings’ soulful mainstage romp, and the introduction of a new rock club with the debut of the El Korah Shrine (and, simultaneously, an addition to the local lexicon: “To the Shrine!”).

Great job, Team Treefort. We can’t wait to see what else you’ve got up the sleeves of your fashionable hoodies. treefortmusicfest.com

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Long may they speak the gospel of film. Amen. boiseclassicmovies.com

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If there was a word tripping up Boiseans’ tongues this year, it was “sesquicentennial”— the long way of saying “150th birthday.” In glorious opposition to the fumble-prone vocabulary term, the city of Boise’s celebration of its sesquicentennial was smart, stylish and engaging, homing in on its brick-and-mortar embodiment, the Sesqui-Shop. The Main Street storefront has hosted numerous art installations, historical exhibits and a gift shop, adding accessibility and a touch of hipness to the celebration, as well as becoming a home away from City Hall for the Boise City Department of Arts and History. 1008 W. Main St., Boise, 208-433-5670, boise150.org/sesqui-shop.

BEST NEW REASON TO GET JAZZED Boise Jazz Society Concerts It’s possible that they’re the best kept musical secret in town: Boise Jazz Society concerts, performed in an intimate cabaret-like environment at the Esther Simplot Academy are the right kind of cool.

The nonprofit society partners with Boise State University’s music department to sponsor an exclusive series of evenings (general admission tickets are only available if membership doesn’t sell out the events). BJS’s 20132014 season filled with world-class artists is already under way and we’re particularly stoked about the new open jazz jam sessions, most Sunday evenings, at the Riverside Hotel’s Sandbar, open to local instrumentalists, vocalists and combos. Snaps all around.

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It was the most exclusive performance that the Idaho Shakespeare Festival ever gave.

Boise Weekly (and the rest of the general public) was ushered from the room in June as a full contingent from ISF waxed poetic to the Greater Boise Auditorium District board of directors about its hopes for a new headquarters and performance space at the site of the old Macy’s building at 10th and Idaho streets, which has sat empty since March 2010. It’s been nearly a year since BW first reported that ISF was eyeballing the downtown space, but an increasing number of pieces will need to align in the plan’s puzzle, including turning the second through fifth floors of the same building into 62 apartments. Shakespeare himself wrote, “Time is very slow for those who wait.”

BEST SOPHOMORE YEAR Sun Valley Film Festival shines with some Oscar-winning help By the time Jodie Foster walked into the intimate but packed-to-the-gills NexStage Theatre in downtown Ketchum March 17, enthusiasm for the second annual Sun Valley Film Festival had already built to a fever pitch.

“Remember how it is now,” said Foster.

“Years from now, the lines may be longer and you’ll think back on this year.”

SVFF is a far cry from Cannes, Sundance or the Toronto film festivals. And that’s a very good thing. While it doesn’t have a stream of big-budget premieres, it also doesn’t have the paparazzi or pretension. But it already has some star power in one of its biggest fans.

“I will continue to be part of the festival for years to come,” said the two-time Oscarwinning Foster.

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Visitors from more verdant climes likely see Southern Idaho’s landscape as a tangle of tumbleweeds or a post-apocalyptic badland.

For New York artists Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick, it might as well have been Mars.

After their visit to Craters of the Moon National Monument in March 2013, they arranged Mars Revisited, a Boise Art Museum exhibition. The show featured dozens of staged and treated photographs derived from the duo’s Idaho excursion, as well as a collection of “Martian” artifacts and a pair of white-clad aeronauts suspended in the BAM atrium by their parachutes.

The pair’s vision was of a landing and the Red Planet’s eerie resemblance to a devastated Earth, but the overall effect was out of this world. 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.

Hip indie-rock trio Finn Riggins, a longtime Tender Loving Empire alum, has racked up a long list of accomplishments over the past seven years. In 2012 alone, the Riggins members—husband-wife duo Eric Gilbert and Lisa Simpson, with drummer Cameron Bouiss— dropped the Benchwarmers EP, and helped create Treefort Music Fest, which enjoyed a successful second edition in March (see “Best Just the Best… Part Deux!”). But in May, Gilbert and Simpson announced a new, more personal milestone: The couple are pregnant with their first child, due in the fall.

BEST NERD-OFF Library Comic Con You know you’re breaking new ground in the cultural life of a city when there’s a time, place and event at which people can dress up like their favorite fictional characters and revel in the shared experience of exhaustive pop culture knowledge. Yes, Boise is finally home to its very own comic convention. Launched at the downtown branch of the Boise Public Library Aug. 31, the con brought together artists, writers, readers, fans and the comics-curious for a full day of panel discussions, workshops and, of course, costumes. Welcome to the big leagues, Boise. boisepubliclibrary.org/ classes-events/library-comic-con!

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BEST HAKUNA MATATA Zoo Boise’s Gorongosa National Park It’s been a challenging 12 months for the folks at Zoo Boise. In November 2012, the community was shocked when someone broke into the zoo and killed a patas monkey. The zoo has since improved security and unveiled a new home for primates. But the real excitement is on the horizon with Zoo Boise’s ambitious designs for Gorongosa National Park, a twoacre site modeled after the iconic preserve in Mozambique, which will include new families of East African animals, such as cheetahs and crocodiles and warthogs. If all goes as planned, construction for the $3 million project could begin in 2016 and be completed by 2017. In the meantime, Zoo Boise fueled attendance this summer by introducing animatronic dinosaurs.

Zoo officials are also promising a new visitor’s center, splash attractions and a balloonfest in the next few years.

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Davis Cup comes up aces in Boise

Boise State Football remains in the Mountain West

New HD video board goes up at Bronco Stadium

It was almost everything that it was cracked up to be (if only the United States could have eked out a win). Thousands of Idahoans quickly became seasoned tennis fans April 5-7 as the United States played host to Serbia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. And after a thrilling first day of competition, and a second day featuring a marathon win by U.S. doubles partners Bob and Mike Bryan, the United States was tied with the top-ranked Serbs, which included the world’s No. 1 player, Novak Djokovic.

Ultimately, Djokovic’s 130 mph serve won the day and the best-of-five tournament. But both teams had high praise for the venue, and the Davis Cup’s legacy in Boise will last longer in the form of some new kid-friendly tennis courts in Ann Morrison Park. As a generous thank-you, the United States Tennis Association donated $25,000 toward the construction of the courts and the city of Boise kicked in another $25,000 to help cover the cost. Game, set, match.

There were two inevitabilities on Dec. 31, 2012. One was that quite a few people would be drunk by midnight. The other was that Boise State University would keep its sports program, particularly football, in the Mountain West Conference. And instead of a champagne toast, Boise State thumbed its nose at the Big East, reneging on a previous pledge to join that conference. Boise State crafted a sweet deal by helping Mountain West ink a new broadcast contract with CBS Sports. Additionally, Boise State will pocket an additional $300,000 if it appears on national television (CBS, NBC, Fox, ESPN), with a bonus of $200,000 if that game is on a Saturday. Staying in the Mountain West also provides a bit of a bonus for Broncos fans who like to travel with the team. Three 2013 road games are within about 500 miles or less. Compare that to one game in that radius during the 2012 season and none in 2011.

When Broncos fans jam into the stadium at Boise State University to cheer their team, all eyes are on the Smurf Turf—even if they’re looking up. Installation of a new 2,187-squarefoot high-definition video board began on Aug. 5 and was completed in time for the Broncos’ faceoff with the University of TennesseeMartin. The high-def screen, which measures 37.2 feet tall by 58.8 feet wide and cost about $2 million, was installed atop the Bleymaier Football Center, facing the inside of the stadium in the north end zone, by Boise-based McAlvain Construction. By comparison, the old board was 18 feet tall by 24 feet wide—one of the smallest boards of its kind among many Division 1 schools. Now the other teams can’t make fun of us for our junior Jumbotron.

Men are known for being total babies when it comes to being sick, let alone going to the doctor. But for 10 years, the folks at Main Street Mile haven’t been letting them dodge the responsibility of taking care of their own health.

What started as a fundraiser to provide free prostate cancer screenings has grown to include larger health issues while providing 4,221 free screenings along the way. Each year, the culminating family-friendly fun run has brought crowds to downtown Boise to support the mission by charging through the streets of the city—sometimes in costume. This year’s move to a Saturday afternoon with a musical party following all the running only made it better. While the manner in which the screenings are done has changed, the overall goal hasn’t, and that’s worth cheering on. mainstreetmile.com

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Of course, someone did combine the two athletic pursuits to create a waterborne workout that gives the ability to balance a whole new importance to both activities. Devotees can be found holding odd positions while floating in the middle of area ponds and, while we’re sure it’s a heck of a workout, we can’t help but wonder if worrying about hitting the drink might be less than relaxing.

BEST BIKE CRASH Exergy Tour After a long absence, women’s professional cycling returned to Idaho with a flourish during 2012’s Exergy Tour. Some of the best cyclists in the world came for the multi-stage race through Southern and Central Idaho, and eager fans lined the route at every stop. The event was such a success that it seemed a foregone conclusion that we’d see it again in 2013. But unlike the racers, that idea fell flat when the title sponsor ran into financial troubles. While the alternative energy company still sponsors its women’s team, it dumped its men’s racing team, as well as the race. Bike racing fans across the area are still hopeful that the competition might be resurrected but, for now, they’re spinning their wheels.

BEST ATHLETIC MULTI-TASKING Eagle Bike Park/ Eagle Terrain Park Single track? Yup, we got that. BMX course? Got that, too. Pump Track? Of course.

Downhill trails? Sure. A wakeboard park that can be transformed into a winter terrain park and sledding hill? Oh, just you wait. Now that the city of Eagle has signed onto Planet Snow founder Ryan Neptune’s plan to transform seven acres of what was originally slated for a velotrack into a wakeboard/snowboard park where shredders can practice carving in the burbs, the park has the potential to be a onestop sports mecca. Treasure Valley residents love to brag about being able to golf and ski in the same day, but Eagle Bike Park could make that look like a lazy Sunday. Eaglebikepark.org, cityofeagle.org.

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BEST WAVE Boise River Recreation Park For years, a whitewater park in downtown Boise was the city’s Shangri-La—a mythical ideal that seemed destined to remain a dream. Now that dream has celebrated its first birthday as a real-life, water-in-its-veins river park. Kayakers, surfers and assorted floaters flock to the standing wave to turn tricks (so to speak) while spectators line both sides of the river. The long-fought-for dream is nothing short of a success—and that’s with only the first phase of the park open. We can’t wait to see what happens when the second phase is up and running. 3900 W. Pleasanton Ave., Boise, parks.cityofboise.org.

BEST PEOPLE-POWERED PEDAL-PALOOZA Pedal 4 the People Boiseans love their bikes. They also love their DYI spirit. That magical combo is why Pedal 4 the People is quickly becoming one of Boise’s most popular celebrations of bike culture. Yes, it’s more than a week of events, but each event is the brainchild of someone in the community who steps up and volunteers to create and organize it. That’s probably why events range from bike-borne wine tastings to bike-in movie nights to an epic Star Trek vs. Star Wars bike battle. Because nothing demands nonmotorized transportation like a phaser-lightsaber duel. pedal4thepeople.org

BEST ‘Y’KNOW, CANADA, YOU HAVE A POINT’ Idaho Steelheads Hockey There’s something undeniably alluring about watching ice hockey at a big stadium in the middle of the city, swathed in fleece blankets and sipping cocoa or draining a frosty beer. Still, the action on the ice is what makes watching the Idaho Steelheads, Boise’s own hockey team, so thrilling. Whether it’s watching a well-timed slapshot toss ice shards into the air—or a bare-knuckled brawl between a Steelhead and an archrival Alaska Ace—game nights are a magical addition to the City of Trees. idahosteelheads.com/home.aspx

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BEST GOVERNMENTBEST INVESTMENT SPONSORED SPORTING MATCH IN THE STATUS QUO Parks and Rec softball teams Most city parks and rec departments are content to fiddle with sprinklers, lawn care and the occasional community barbecue. Not so in Boise. Boise Parks and Rec staff offer all manner of sports and activities for youth and adults. While leagues for volleyball, basketball, hockey and wheelchair sports offer variety, the city’s softball leagues and tournaments are some of the best sporting around. OK, so maybe the athletic displays aren’t quite at the level of the majors, but this is still no minor operation. Come tournament season, BP&R embraces bracketology to rival March Madness. Not that everyone takes themselves that seriously—after all, they call it “beer” league softball for a reason. parks.cityofboise.org

BEST “NOW I’M FREEEEEE / FREE FAAAAAAAAALLIN’” Hammer Flat reopens to gliders A veritable kerfuffle grew out of what seemed a relatively routine purchase of open space as part of the city of Boise’s decadelong campaign to preserve the Foothills. First Boise bought the land, then sold it to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, which told legacy paraglider and hanglider users their activity might not return to one of the best flying locations in the state. This year, after months of negotiations with IDFG, gliding returned to the hillside above Ben’s Crow Inn, leaving sports enthusiasts free to fall once more.

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City purchases big stake in Hillside to the Hollow After years advocating for the purchase of a 200-plus-acre parcel known as Hillside to the Hollow, Land Trust of the Treasure Valley donors ponied up close to $600,000 to buy a 59-acre sliver. For decades, the hill-studded landscape served as a refuge for urbanites: a place for hiking, biking and dog-walking.

But plans to develop the area led citizens to rethink the value of open space—a prioritization that Land Trust of the Treasure Valley urged city leaders to take up as well. This year, they did. Leveraging the Land Trust’s investment, city leaders allocated $1.9 million in funds from the 2001 Foothills Serial Levy and snapped up an additional 260 acres of property. More of the same? We’ll take it.

BEST STUDENT DISCOUNT ON TWO WHEELS Boise State University Cycle Learning Center People use the saying “poor college student” for a reason: Money is tight, but even an especially cash-strapped student needs to get around campus. A blown-out bike tire or a bike that has seen far better days can be a big problem. Thankfully, Boise State students can ride easy knowing they can get inexpensive fixes at the university’s bike center, located in the Lincoln Garage next to the Student Union Building. From fixing flats to offering general tune-ups, students can be back up and rolling for minimal cost—leaving more for the entertainment fund. Heck, the shop will even rent students a cruiser for the entire semester or year, so now they don’t have any excuse for missing class. rec.boisestate.edu/clc

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BEST WAY TO PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR BUM IS Drift Republic Jeans Even Anna Wintour would probably agree that there’s nothing like a great pair of designer jeans. The problem is, even designer jeans can be uncomfortable or leave your backside sagging like a filled diaper. Boise’s own Drift Republic crafts designer-quality men’s jeans by hand, using all-American materials. They feel good, they look good and you’ll feel good about looking good because these bad boys are made in Idaho. But be honest, do these jeans make our butt look fat? Seriously, we need to know these things. driftrepublic.com.

BEST SKORT REHAB Haute Shot Golf skorts Skorts don’t exactly have the best name, even if active women around the country commonly wear the short/skirt hybrid. Maybe it’s because too many of us remember the days of culottes. But a pair of Boise sisters is

rehabbing the image of skorts by making them not only fashionable, but straight up cool. With flashy patterns, bright colors and user-friendly details, Haute Shot Golf’s creations might shake up the country club. We still don’t think there’s any hope for culottes—no matter what print you make them in. Hauteshotgolf.com.

BEST CELEBRITY NAME-DROPPING Proof How do you know when you’re cool? When friggin’ Beyonce wears a pair of your sunglasses. When brothers Taylor, Brooks and Tanner Dame started making wooden sunglass frames in a garage, it was the low-key start of what has become one of the area’s hippest businesses, decking out the fashion and ecologically minded in swank wooden and biodegradable acetate frames. Hell, these guys even found a way to repurpose wooden skateboard decks.

Sure, an appearance on the reality show Shark Tank helped put the company in the public eye, but all it really takes is one diva to throw you over the top. 439 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208629-8099, iwantproof.com.

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BEST WAY TO BLOW SMOKE Boom in E-Cigarette Sales In the past 30 or so years, smoking has gone from the definition of cool to an act of vileness somewhere between drunk driving and human sacrifice. Relegated from restaurants, banned from bars, ostracized from offices and scorned from sidewalks, the only decent place to have a smoke anymore is in your car or the safety of your own home—but then you end up stinking like the butt-end of, well, a butt. Better to kick the habit altogether. Solution? Starting vaping. For between $20 and $150, erstwhile smokers can ditch their coffin nails for electronic “cigarettes,” which deliver ample doses of nicotine in vapor form without (as much) social disenfranchisement. Coming in a range of styles and countless numbers of flavors, you can puff away on tastes as varied as bubblegum, machiatto or strawberry... or just go for the “tastes like a nasty old cigarette” option.

Once you’ve made those decisions, the hardest part is figuring out what to call people who use e-cigs. Vapers? Vapists? Yeah… probably better go with “vapers.”

BEST REMINDER TO CALL IT A NIGHT Death row shot glasses Everyone makes bad decisions now and then, and those poor decisions seem to come more readily with the addition of alcohol. Add a couple of shots to an evening and suddenly stealing a police bike to see if it has a hidden weapons systems in the frame, then leading cops on a two-wheeled chase that ends up at a daycare, seems like an awesome idea.

What we all need from time to time is a little reminder that we might not need to have one more. And what’s better than staring at the mugshot of a long-dead death row inmate to slap us back to sobriety. The gift shop in the Idaho State Historical Museum offers a set of shot glasses featuring death row inmates from Idaho’s past—something to remind us that turning down a drink is easier than tackling the business end of a police dog. 610 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-334-2120, history.idaho.gov.

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JILLOPY MID-CENTURY MODERN Good friends, good furniture finds.

BEST GOOD SPORTS ABOUT AN BEST WAY TO SAY, ABORTED PHOTO SHOOT ‘I’M OUTDOORSY AND CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT’ Jillopy Mid-Century Modern Each year, Boise Weekly tries to find a new approach to our annual Gift Guide. Late in 2012, we invaded vintage furniture store Jillopy Mid-Century Modern, taking over the store for most of a day to use as a backdrop for our photos. But—as is apt to happen from time to time—things didn’t quite work out as hoped, which meant some last-minute scrambling on our part. But it also meant eternal gratitude for the graciousness we received from the folks at Jillopy, who took the change of venue and the invasion in stride. 106 S. Latah St., Boise, 208-703-3684, jillopymidcenturymodern.com.

BEST TECHNOLOGICAL OVERLORD BEING GENEROUS TO ITS MINIONS BW Smartcard Smartphones aren’t handy devices designed to make our lives easier. No, they are high-tech overlords bent on tethering all of humanity with electronic leashes. And they’re winning. While their dastardly plan includes distracting us to the point that we bump into solid objects (including each other) and ignore basic things like getting work done, eating meals or going to sleep, even smartphones know they have to give us something now and then to keep us hooked. Enter the BW Smartcard—the app that gives users the chance to save big money at area restaurants and retailers. OK, so we’re not curing disease but, as far as gifts from our electronic overlords go, this one ain’t bad. boiseweekly.com

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Core Concepts bamboo T-shirts What we choose to wear says a lot about us. Once, those who wanted to dress with the environment in mind had to don drapey cotton, woven hemp bracelets and patchouli oil. Thanks to Boise-based Core Concepts’ line of stylish bamboo T-shirts, you can be not only environmentally friendly but look good and feel good, too, since the bamboo shirts are super-soft and great for outdoor recreation.

Core Concepts offers a full line of men’s and women’s shirts, as well as coats, fleeces, base layers and more, available at some area stores and online. Remember, spiked heels, jeggings and a tube sequined top might not send the right message. corelayers.com

BEST WAY TO DRESS A PUNK Shadows Embroidery We’ve all heard someone say, “How’s he ever going to get a real job with that tattoo of Elvis on his face?” OK, maybe not that exact phrase, but something about how nobody with visible ink gets a career in banking. Here’s the thing: Maybe the guy with the barbed-wire tattoo encircling his throat doesn’t want to make change for a living. Maybe he’s happy being a guitarist in a punk band. And maybe to make some extra money, he’ll get a job a Shadows Embroidery, where he’ll work with smart, creative, hardworking folks—both tattooed and not—on T-shirts, banners and signs for every kind of business, sports teams and arts organization imaginable. The people at Shadows know it’s not what’s on the outside that counts. Unless it’s a screenprinted or embroidered item from them. And then it totally does. 3559 W. Wright St., Boise, 208-3951200, shadowsembroidery.com.

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BEST LIFE IN THE MIDWEST Idaho/Iowa T-Shirts Anyone who has lived in Idaho for any amount of time has had to face the reality that no one living outside of Idaho actually knows where Idaho is. We wearily sigh when someone asks us how we like living in the Midwest. Every time they come up with lines like “Idaho? Oh, corn!” we have to patiently explain, again, that no, we’re the guys with the potatoes. It’s hard to fight such geographical ignorance, so it’s best to embrace it with a heavy dose of humor.

Enter Boise-based Foal and Fawn’s tongue-incheek “Iowhat?” T-shirts, featuring an outline of Idaho filled with farming scenes and labeled “Iowa.” Maybe, just maybe, it will make someone stop and think—though most likely we’ll have to keep telling people to shuck off when they ask about corn. fawnandfoal.com

BEST ETYMOLOGY LESSON Zamzow’s Bug Identification Service It’s a nightmare anyone who has ever owned a plant has gone through: One day your formerly verdant buddy is looking a little worse for wear. You get in close and see the telltale signs of carnage wrought by multi-legged invaders. It’s up to you to stop the devastation but, first, you have to ask yourself: “What the hell is that thing?” Thankfully, the folks at Zamzow’s are willing allies in your battle, ready to identify whatever creepy army is eating your greenery and offer advice on how to deal with it. The hardest part is figuring out how to get an example of said creepy thing from your plant to Zamzow’s without it invading your car.

Multiple locations, zamzows.com.

BEST WAY TO AVOID BUYER’S REMORSE Board game rental at All About Games We’ve all done it: We buy the latest and greatest whatever, rush home and rip it out of its packaging only to discover that it’s kind of lame and was a total waste of money. But the oh-so-smart folks at All About Games are helping Treasure Valley residents avoid that sinking feeling by offering cheap board game rentals from its downtown Boise location. For just a few bucks, non-electronic gamers can check out a long list of some of the best games on the market—including many most of us have never heard of, let alone played. Trying before we buy solves one problem—now we just have to find someone to play with. 120 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-345-0204, allaboutgamesboise.com.

BEST WAY TO SUMMIT THE CLIMBING WORLD Asana Climbing In its relatively short existence, Asana Climbing has already left its mark on the bouldering world, with climbing holds, mats and its own bouldering gym in Garden City. But climbing fans can go all-out with Asana’s line of clothing, including T-shirts, shorts, capris and even the “Personal Dressing Room” towel (a hoodie designed to make changing after getting off the river a little easier.) It’s all part of Asana’s master plan to slowly take over the world. They might look laid back, but they’re called climbers for a reason. asanaclimbing.com

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BEST YES, WE’RE GOING TO Indie Made TALK ABOUT A NONLOCAL Idahoans are independent folks. If we can’t STORE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE find it in a store—or would rather not pay for it—we know how to do it ourselves. Just look BEEN ASKING FOR IT FOR SO at the crew at Indie Made, the crafters’ co-op that showcases the creations of area artists.

DAMNED LONG From bath and body products to clothing to Trader Joe’s Comes to Boise Yes, we know we’re bending our own rule about focusing on only local businesses, but when one business has been the subject of full-on campaigns by locals asking them to, “please, please, pretty please come to Boise” for years on end finally sets up shop in the City of Trees, we have to mention it. So, Trader Joe’s, what took so long?

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jewelry to things we can’t quite classify, Indie Made artists show we don’t need anyone telling us what we should like—nope, we’ll come up with awesome things ourselves, thank you very much. 108 N. Sixth St., Boise, 208-3420804, shopindiemade.com.

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SPACEBAR You’re not a gamer unless you can play Pac-Man while balancing a drink.

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BEST MULTIPLE Tournaments at Spacebar Arcade PERSONALITIES In 2012, Spacebar Arcade combined beer and video games, laying its claim on terms like “throwback,” “old-school” and any word with the prefix “nerd.” In 2013, Spacebar took its game to the next level, hosting regular arcade tournaments. The rules were simple: sign up, play your hardest, high scorers at the end of the evening win prizes. With games ranging from Galaga to Mortal Kombat, Spacebar had the gear to put a cramp in Boise’s collective button-mashing thumbs. 200 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-918-0597, spacebararcade.com.

BEST VELVET ROPE Barbacoa rooftop bar If you don’t know about it, you’re not cool enough to be there. 276 Bobwhite Court, Boise, 208-338-5000, barbacoa-boise.com.

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Bar rotation at 507 W. Main St. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Or, in this case, as much like beer.

Looking back through the mists of time—back almost a whole decade to 2004—the 507 W. Main St. address was home to a little place called The Hangar, a nondescript warehouse-y drinking room with bits of aeronautical paraphernalia offered as evidence for its name. In 2008, The Hangar had morphed to the sleeker, more sophisticated Mack and Charlie’s and its Siamese twin, Gusto—still sprawling, the vibe was less collegiate and more urban chic (but you could race goldfish). Next in the four-year cycle, Silly Birch opened in 2012, swinging the pendulum ever so slightly into sports bar territory. Will we be watching the newly adopted Olympic sport of Quidditch at Silly Birch in 2016? Only time will tell. 507 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-2505, sillybirch.com.

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The Owyhee rooftop

“Going up, up, up in a puff of smoke / it ain’t no joke.” It really ain’t. Boise Weekly has made its share of jokes about the Camelcoated haze that used to be as much a part of 10th Street Station as its popcorn machine, but we’re done with that now. Granted, the city ordinance banning smoking indoors means smoke jokes about the subterranean saloon wouldn’t make much sense. It’s more than that, though. We have always loved 10th Street. Many an article idea has been sparked (and a deadline been missed) among the sports ephemera and low leather chairs. We love it all the more now with new owner Dan Krejci (former Dirt Fisherman bassist) behind the bar. His welcoming manner and genuine affability, both of which are also expressed by his servers, bring an energy to the place that’s as fresh as the air—and the popcorn—inside.

104 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-344-2677.

Over the past 100 or so years, The Owyhee Hotel has gone through a lot of changes.

From the city’s most opulent hotel to a slightly cheesy retro hangout, the hotel has always been a landmark. But with the announcement that, along with its reinvention as private apartments, offices and banquet rooms, the new Owyhee will reopen its rooftop bar, Boiseans have eagerly been planning their first visits.

Tantalizingly soon, the public will be able to sip cocktails while overlooking the city’s skyline and the Boise Foothills. Imagine: sultry summer evenings spent outside high above the streets, or winter escapes taking in the view from the cozy interior. Owners say the rooftop bar could open as soon as this fall, giving open-air drinkers something to pin their hopes on. Of course, you’re not the only one who’s excited, so plan on fighting for a spot at the bar. 1109 Main St., Boise, 208-343-4611, theowyhee.com.

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Pre Funk Beer Bar and Growler Fill Station

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“Prefunk” is a word familiar to party girls and boys who don’t have trust funds. They save money by getting their drink—or drunk— on before they hit the clubs to avoid spending the rent money on $14 cosmos. Pre Funk Beer Bar and Growler Fill Station may not appeal to club kids, but it is a refreshing addition to the lifestyles of discerning ale drinkers who want to savor the flavor of delicious draft beer at home. Fill ’er up, please. 1100 W. Front St., prefunkbar.com.

BEST PURPLE HAZE Garden City Ever since … cough, cough … Boise enacted a public smoking ban … hack, cough … smokers have been heading to … wheeze …

Garden City bars, where lighting up is just fine.

(Does anyone have some water?) The results are billowing clouds … cough, cough … rolling out the doors of area bars. It might be best … cough, hack … to turn on your headlights when driving through … cough … you know, for safety.

BEST TWO-HANDED DRINKING Schooners at Piper Pub and Grill Schooner n.—a large beer glass, usually holding a pint. That’s what Webster’s New World College Dictionary would have you believe, but belly up to the bar at the Piper Pub and Grill and you’ll get an education. Quick-like.

The Piper’s innocuous-sounding “schooner” (you know, like a small ship) has more in common with an oil tanker, but full of beer. Lifting the goblet alone is enough to give you a workout—add 32 ounces of brew, and you’re raising that bowl of beer to your lips with two hands like some kind of Viking warlord. 150 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-343-2444, thepiperpub.com.

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Both Hot Dog Sandwich and Duck Club sound like delicious—albeit odd—menu items.

They are, in reality, both valuable members of Boise’s music scene. Husband-and-wife duo Bart and Stephanie Bell are punk band Hot Dog Sandwich. And they are so much more.

Until recently, they were small business owners (their store, Hot Dog Sandwich Headquarters shuttered in August), and they have long been avid supporters of equal rights and the local music scene. Duck Club is also invested in the local music scene. Working with Eric Gilbert, founders Lori Shandro and Drew Lorona promote both local and touring bands to keep the energy flowing that their Treefort Music Fest brings to town. Actually, that is it’s own kind of delicious. theduckclub.com.

BEST SERIOUSLY? Quinn’s Restaurant and Lounge Hip-Hop Nights “Hey, Miley. I’m looking for somewhere to go on Friday night where I can listen to hip-hop and dance. Where should I go?”

“Quinn’s.”

“I said ‘hip-hop’ and ‘dancing,’ Miley.”

“I heard you. Quinn’s.”

“Seriously, Miley. Stop being a smartass and tell me.”

“Seriously. Friday is hip-hop night at Quinn’s and it’s off the chain.”

“You know what, Miley? Screw you. You’re making that up and I’m not falling for your ruse.”

“Suit yourself. But if you change your mind, I’ll be at Quinn’s on Friday night twerking my ass off.” 1005 Vista Ave., Boise, 208-342-9568.

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BEST SPECIES PRESERVATION The Crux Singer-Songwriter Showcases The singer-songwriter is not a rare bird. The subspecies talentedus singersongwritercus, however, is a little harder to find. Or was.

Under the name Ten Gallon Cat, local musician Heather Roberts has created the SingerSongwriters Showcase to, well, showcase local singer-songwriters. Held in newish venue The Crux, the showcase is a monthlong contest in which a semifinalist is chosen each week.

The semifinalists then compete for glory and prizes, including recording time at Tonic Room Studios. If you missed the first showcase, no worries: Ten Gallon Cat plans to continue flushing out more songbirds. 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213.

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Barrelhouse

A more apt moniker there isn’t. The frontperson of the eponymous group that has long been Humpin’ Hannah’s house band, Johnson is arguably the reigning queen of Boise’s rock scene: For 30-plus years, she and her band have been raising the roof with booty-shaking cover songs four or five nights every week. The raspy-voiced rocker has a big heart and a strong work ethic and Johnson wants everyone who walks in the door to have as good a time as she’s having, and she sure as hell knows how to throw a shindig. If she ever gets tired of rockin’ out, she could make a killing as a party planner. 621 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-7557.

BEST MOUTH-TO-MOUTH Comedy at Liquid

We know “family friendly” is the ultimate buzz-word these days, but sometimes grownups just want to escape—if not in the chewyour-own-leg-off-to-get-away-from-the-in-laws sort of escape, then simply to step away from the kids menu. That’s why we must give Crooked Fence Brewing’s new pub, Barrelhouse, some solid props for creating a split-personality sort of place. The whole family can enjoy themselves in rustic-contemporary comfort on one side, while the adults can sneak away to the back where it’s children-non-grata. There they find a hidden grown-up playground where a pool table takes the place of a swing set and beer fills in for juice boxes. All they need is a child-care service, and parents would never leave. 5181 N Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-376-4200.

For something to experience a renaissance or rebirth, you have to assume that it was dead at some point. Comedy in Boise didn’t experience either because it didn’t die; but it was on life support. Liquid Lounge’s serious commitment to the art form revived it at a time when it was at risk of being buried for good.

Liquid once again gave chuckle-makers a place to call home and laugh-out-louders something to look forward to. Funny how that works.

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BEST FORMERLY FEUDING FARMERS MARKETS Capital City Public Market and Boise Farmers Market When Capital City Public Market founder Karen Ellis was ousted by the market’s board in September 2012 over accusations of “poor business practices,” dozens of former CCPM vendors followed their leader down the street and around the corner to start a new Saturday market: the Boise Farmers Market. Citing dissatisfaction with the CCPM’s packed “festival atmosphere” and its rising number of craft artisans and vendors who were clandestinely purchasing produce and reselling it, the Boise Farmers Market set out to create a more local-food-focused farmers market. And after a summer season with both markets operating in tandem, it appears the swords have been sheathed and neither has taken to catapulting rotten vegetables at the other. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and Bannock streets, capitalcitypublicmarket.com.

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BEST FOODIE JACK IN THE BOX BEST RESURRECTED RESTAURANTS Pop-up dinners The great recession led to a rise in demand for low-cost comfort food. That of-the-people ethos also inspired scrappy young chefs without a ton of startup capital to begin showcasing their skills in less traditional locales. First came food trucks and then up popped pop-up restaurants—where cooks whip up multi-course meals in off-the-beaten-path places for an audience of adventurous gastronomes. Thankfully, Boise hasn’t turned a blind eye to the pop-up phenom. From St. Lawrence Gridiron’s Beast and Bourbon pop-up dinner at Pengilly’s Saloon to Valentines Dinner by Archie’s Place’s at Payette Brewing Co., pop-up dinners allow chefs to try out more adventurous fare on a captive crowd. Not to mention, these dinners—which often feature three to four courses with booze pairings—can be a heckuva deal. No wonder they’re so pop-ular.

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The Dish and Angell’s Bar and Grill Renato Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, two shuttered Boise restaurants recently blinked back to life. Chef Jered Couch, former owner of Sixonesix, and partner Brian McGill, owner of Willowcreek Grill and RAW Sushi, reopened The Dish in the former MilkyWay spot in mid-July.

Though Couch ran a previous incarnation of The Dish on State Street from 2002 to 2005, the new globally influenced comfort-food spot doesn’t share much more than a name. The same can be said for the reincarnated Angell’s Bar and Grill Renato, which is now owned

by Russell Dawe and boasts a few familiar Angell’s faves along with a new small-plates menu featuring dishes like blackened seafood beignets, Peruvian ceviche and lamb lollipops.

Angell’s Bar and Grill Renato, 999 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-4900, angellsbarnadgrill.com.

The Dish, 205 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-3444231, thedishboise.com.

BEST MO-TIVATION TO DINE IN MERIDIAN Momo Dumplings Meridian’s Nepalese dumpling house draws a steady stream of Boiseans willing to plod through traffic on Eagle Road for a plate piled high with magical momo. The inexpensive Himalayan dumplings come in turkey, pork or potato varieties and are packed with cabbage, onions, cilantro and spices, then topped with an irresistible tomato chutney. MoMo also offers rice bowls loaded with a variety of beans, meats and veggies, then garnished with cilantro, yogurt and curry sauce. Can’t pick between the two? The Combo Confession marries a half rice bowl and half order of dumplings. And if you’re really looking for a super sweet deal, don’t miss MoMo Mondays, when you can buy one entree and get the second half price starting at 4 p.m. MoMo Dumplings, 3223 E. Louise Drive, Meridian, 208-5142137, momodumpling.com.

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Sugar Sugar Ice Cream Sandwiches

There’s nothing like a tantalizing cover model to get you to pick up a magazine, but in the case of Boise Weekly’s 2013 Annual Manual, it’s hard not to lick the cover thanks to Guru Donuts. Boise’s own gourmet donut maker turned its tasty confections into a craveworthy cover image for the fourth edition of Annual Manual and, in the process, created an image that has kept stomachs rumbling since the issue hit stands. Guru then launched a full campaign that had its followers taking pictures with An Mans all over town—and we were overwhelmed by the response. Those who want to do more than gaze longingly at the cover can pick up Guru Donuts at the Boise Farmers Market on Saturdays, and—hopefully—soon in several downtown Boise stores. Guru, we think this has the makings of a beautiful (and tasty) relationship. gurudonuts.com.

BEST GOLDEN HOP-PORTUNITY TableRock Revamp Boise’s recent explosion of brand new craft breweries has left some of the scene’s OGs struggling to retain customers. That’s why TableRock Brewpub owner Chris Nelson decided to chuck his old model and start fresh, hiring a new head brewer, Kerry Caldwell, and throwing out all his old beer recipes—even fan faves like the Hopzilla and Nut Brown.

“An IPA 10 years ago isn’t an IPA today, and so you have to change it,” Nelson told Boise Weekly. Now the suds spot offers a selection of constantly rotating taps, along with limited edition kegs of cask-conditioned and barrel-aged beers. It just goes to show: When hop-portunity knocks, you should answer.

Tablerock Brewpub and Grill, 705 Fulton St., 208-342-0944, tablerockbrewpub.com.

BEST RIVERSIDE RETREAT Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill The Riverside Hotel’s seasonal cantina, which borders the bustling Boise Greenbelt and gurgling Boise River in Garden City, is a perfect place to plunge your toes in the metaphorical sand. The mister-lined bar offers a choice selection of sweat-beaded brews and a not-too-shabby pub grub menu “with a conscience,” including housemade Idaho potato chips and locally raised burgers. Sandbar also features live music almost every night of the week so you can relax with a soundtrack.

2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-3431871, riversideboise.com/dining/sandbar.

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We can’t help but hum The Archies’ classic every time we bite into one of Sugar Sugar’s thick, homemade ice cream sandwiches.

Owned by Jen Rossetti and Duree Westover, the ice cream sammy spot formerly slung its treats at the Yak Shak near Idaho River Sports, but moved to the Capital City Public Market this summer due to construction. With flavor combos like the Lemon Thrills (meringue cookies and lemon citrus ice cream), or The Rosey (ginger cookies and guava cheesecake ice cream), it’s hard not to belt out, “Ah sugar, sugar. Oh honey, honey.” Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and Bannock streets, sugarsugarid.com.

BEST NEW BIRD ON THE BLOCK Bleubird Cafe The slightly smaller-than-life papier mache bovine looming over the doorway at Bleubird Cafe is a taste of the strangeness that is one of the newest additions to Boise’s diner culture. Then there’s the menu. Herb-infused Italian sodas shaken like James Bond’s martinis, salads dusted with peanut shavings that patrons eat with wooden forks, and an unusual sandwich selection that includes the savory Cubano and a crowd-favorite Reuben.

The place is packed during the lunch hour, but patrons shouldn’t get too creative about when they visit: Bleubird closes at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and is plum closed on weekends.

224 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-345-1055, bleubirdboise.com.

BEST SILVER LINING Piper Pub’s “Fill the Hole” specials No business is thrilled to have a major construction project move in next door, but Piper Pub—whose second-floor balcony had long looked over the gaping nothingness of the Boise Hole—made the most of it. The folks at Piper decided to celebrate the Hole finally being filled with a continual series of specials that gave customers a good excuse to check out one of the most high-profile construction projects in Idaho history. We’ve learned an important lesson: Construction headaches are alleviated by happy hour. 150 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-343-2444, thepiperpub.com

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BEST SLINGING MORE THAN SLIDERS A few new food trucks move beyond the burger For far too long, Treasure Valley menus have offered an eerily similar selection of burgers and fried spuds. And those all-American staples wound their way onto Boise’s mobile menus, as well. Luckily, this year brought a few new food trucks offering something more than sliders. Craving fried Brussels sprouts? Then hit up Kuna’s Voluptuous Vittles. Dreaming of duck confit tacos? Then mosey over to The Shack. Pondering a Southern-style shrimp po’ boy? Head over to the Po’ Bois food truck. Or if you’re still craving a slider, stop by Mythical Munchies for some Powdered Rubies: deepfried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on sourdough. facebook.com/VoluptuousVittles; twitter.com/TheShackBoise; facebook.com/ PoBoisFoodTruck; facebook.com/MythicalMunchies.

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BEST FIELD OF DREAMS Outstanding in the Field comes to Idaho As a melon-ball moon rose above Sweet Valley Organics in Sweet, and a string of Christmas lights flickered on over the heads of local food lovers seated at a long table stretched across the farm’s grassy field, it became apparent something magical was in the making. The 14-year-old “roving culinary adventure” known as Outstanding in the Field made its first ever stop in Idaho in late July, drawing out foodies from as near as Boise and as far as New York City for a multi-course meal prepared alfresco by Della Mano’s Taite Pearson and Sarah Lipton. From the delicately crafted pastas utilizing local, seasonal ingredients to the endless pours of local wine, Outstanding in the Field made a number of new fans that night. outstandinginthefield.com, sweetvalleyorganics.com.

BEST LOCAL REPLACEMENT

Trader Joe’s complex

Brick Oven Bistro becomes Lucky Fins Seafood Grill

Many Americans can’t speak another language, but we sure do love us some international grub—especially if it comes in a bag and is served in fewer than five minutes.

Needless to say, the BoDo-adjacent block on which Trader Joe’s is being built will be a popular feeding ground for the grab-and-go set, with Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panda Express Gourmet Chinese Food joining the Californiabased specialty grocery store at the corner of Capitol Boulevard and Front Street. Even better, visitors to the complex can wash down their speed meal with the corporate coffee giant of fast food nation: Starbucks.

When Brick Oven Bistro owner Stephanie Telesco first told us she was closing up shop after 28 years in business, we heaved a heavy sigh. Not only would the cafeteria-style staple leave a giant comfort food crater in The Grove, but we had the inkling a national chain would surely pop up in its place. Thankfully, Meridian’s Lucky Fins Seafood Grill snagged the lease on the primo space, where it will offer everything from sushi to seafood enchiladas to cedar plank salmon, along with a fully stocked bar and a swankified patio. Lucky Fins Seafood Grill, 801 N. Main St., Boise, 208-888-3467, luckyfinsgrill.com.

BEST SHOW OF SOUL-IDARITY

BEST BOOZY CINDERELLA MOMENT

Soul Food Extravaganza will be resurrected in 2014 When Soul Food Extravaganza organizer Michael Hodge announced that the food fest would be canceled in 2013 because “it’s never really generated any income,” Southern-fried fanatics across the Treasure Valley responded with a collective gasp. The festival had drawn 18,000-25,000 people to Julia Davis Park in 2012, and the prospect of it disappearing left many feeling soulless. Thankfully, former SFE event coordinator Rich Williams grabbed the reins and is vowing to resurrect the extravaganza in 2014. Stay tuned for more details.

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The RAM’s local pumpkin beer After Cinderella tarted it up past midnight with Prince Charming and her carriage changed back into a pumpkin, she should’ve carted that oversized squash to Boise’s RAM Restaurant and Brewery and let head brewers Jake Schisel and Jake Talbot turn it into pumpkin beer. Last season, the duo transformed hundreds of pounds of local pumpkin into a lovely, spice-laced pumpkin beer. Here’s hoping our fairy tales will come true and they’ll brew another batch this October. 709 E. Park Blvd., Boise, 208-345-2929; 3272 E. Pine Ave., Meridian, 208-888-0314, theram.com/ idaho/boise.

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REMODEL SIGNS Boiseans tell it like it is.

BEST HERE’S YOUR SIGN

BEST OUTMODED TO MODERN

Bittercreek Ale House and Red Feather Lounge remodel-fence

Grape Escape becomes The Mode Lounge

When popular sibling eateries Bittercreek Ale House and Red Feather Lounge closed briefly in the spring for a major remodel, the real action happened on the sidewalk. On the fence surrounding the construction area, passersby were invited to complete the sentence “Boise is…” The result was a testament to the creativity of both Boiseans and visitors, as well as the community’s love for the place.

Some of our favorites included: “...French for ‘land of many poorly-timed traffic lights,’” “... growing, it is secret, it is patient. Boise is for childlike souls,” and “...an amazing place that you underestimate until you leave.” Unfortunately, those signs disappeared before the restaurants reopened and have not been seen again. While the new “Beer to the People” sign inside is lovely, we kind of miss the grassroots one. 246 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-429-6340, bcrfl.com.

After 19 years uncorking bottles at Eighth and Idaho streets, Grape Escape announced it would be packing up its long-stemmed glasses and shutting its doors in late June. While longtime fans of the wine bar lamented the loss, a new generation of imbibers got buzzed about the building’s new tenant: The Mode. Owned

by Pie Hole’s Russ Crawforth, The Mode will be an upscale, craft cocktail lounge that incorporates the history and Art Deco flourishes from Boise’s iconic Mode department store, including the building’s old signage. Crawforth hopes to have the space open by Jan. 1, 2014 if not sooner. We not only love another place to swig a quality cocktail but to do so at a place that honors Boise’s history and personality. So, yes, we’ll drink to that. The Mode Lounge, 800 W. Idaho St., Boise.

BEST BEER TAKEOVER 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Oregon-based 10 Barrel struggled to open a brewpub in downtown Boise. Once the joint opened, though, it was the patrons who struggled—to get a seat. As the saying goes, “Build it of meat and beer, and they will come.” They won’t keep coming if it’s no good but that’s not a problem for 10 Barrel because it is good.

It’s damn good. 10 Barrel’s industrial interior looks like Trent Reznor could have designed it but the house-brewed beer and house-smoked meat are as beckoning and comforting as an overstuffed armchair. If you do get a seat, stay there because you might not get one again for a while and maybe think about subletting it.

830 W. Bannock St., 208-344-587, 10barrel.com

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BEST BREWERY BONANZA Explosion of new craft breweries in the Treasure Valley In 2011, it was Payette Brewing Co. and Crescent Brewing. In 2012, it was Crooked Fence and Kilted Dragon. In 2013, it was Slanted Rock and 10 Barrel, with plans for Woodland Empire Ale Craft and Cloud 9 Brewery to open by year’s end. And in 2014, it’ll be nothing but suds: Edge Brewing Company, Bogus Brewing, Amagi Brewing, Accomplice Brewing, Blackbird Brewing Co., County Line Brewing, Haff Brewing and Simian Brewing Company all have plans to open in the Treasure Valley. We’re not entirely sure what it is that is drawing so many breweries to our little city—the critical mass of beer-lovers, the quality of life, or maybe it’s in the water—but we do know one thing: we are definitely not going to argue with their choice to come to Boise.

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Sick of crows? Want to see some handmade crow-scaring art? Visit Idaho Botanical Garden’s Scarecrow Stroll.

FRIDAY SEPT. 27 skate or die

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SIMPLER TIMES

seasonal sentries SCARECROW STROLL Scarecrows usually fall into two categories: lovably whimsical (a la The Wizard of Oz) or the kind that scare the bejeezus out of you (a la Jeepers Creepers). Idaho Botanical Garden wisely chose to go with the first variety for its eighth annual Scarecrow Stroll, sparing visitors from a lifetime of nightmares.

Instead, 26 scarecrows created by local businesses, community organizations, school groups and individuals are now on display in the garden through the end of October. Visitors are invited to check out the scarecrows and vote for their favorite. A panel of community judges will offer its take, with winners announced at the garden’s annual Fall Harvest Festival, Saturday, Oct. 5-Sunday, Oct. 6. The people’s choice winner will be announced Friday, Oct. 25.

This year, teams based their designs on an animals theme, meaning it’s the only time you might find a shark in the Botanical Garden. The scarecrows are up a little earlier this year to give more time to scope out the scene and vote, as well as offer visitors a chance to come out when the weather is still a little warmer.

The Scarecrow Stroll is included with regular admission prices and open during regular garden hours seven days a week. Groups of 10 or more can get $1 off the price of admission—so recruit your friends and neighbors before you head out.

Even though these scarecrows are the whimsical sort, it never hurts to make sure they’re not moving when you turn your back.

Daily during regular garden hours through Friday, Oct. 25. FREE with the cost of admission: $5 adults, $3 ages 5-12, FREE for IBG members and ages 4 and younger. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

SATURDAY SEPT. 28 time trip MUSEUM COMES TO LIFE Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, but those who embrace

their history are predestined to enjoy it.

Idaho State Historical Museum means to honor the technology and craftsmen of old by sending visitors on a tour of important world discoveries and pivotal human events, as depicted by history re-enactors from all over Idaho.

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years and come face to face with medieval knights, or roam a gothic stronghold in Julia Davis Park. Come a little closer to modern day and feel the power of Civil War cannon fire, or witness the foundation of much of our artistic culture through the Renaissance group’s display.

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Not all skate videos are created equal. They may implement some sort of fisheye lens, epically huge 15-set kickflips and footage of local transients singing songs or slugging each other (wait… maybe that’s Bumfights).

What sets Simpler Times apart is that it’s familiar enough to get real skate enthusiasts pumped, yet nuanced enough to appeal to a local crowd that may know nothing of skateboarding and its tricks. Prestige Skateboards means to display some of the region’s skating talent through its follow-up to 2011’s For the Birds.

Simpler Times stands as proof of the hard work and dedication each local rider gives to his or her sport. Edited and directed by Boise resident Mack Scharff, with help from the Prestige Skateboards staff, the film is also the fifth shop video produced by Prestige, which is premiering it free at The Crux with all the riders from the video in attendance. Viewers can pick up their own copies of the video for $10, so bring a little dough. Peruse the Prestige merchandise on display or sip on Stumptown coffee if the adrenaline rush from the film isn’t enough for you.

7 p.m. FREE. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 503-784-1182, prestigeskateboards.com.

Things that Make the Gem State Great (bet you could name 151) is the featured exhibit, where visitors can learn about wood carving, calligraphy, rug hooking, hat making and leather working, among other hands-on activities throughout the day.

The Lewis and Clark Pavilion in Pioneer Village showcases performances

by Marimba Boise, Ballet Folklorica Mexico Lindo, Irish Dance Idaho and the Boise Banjo Band. The Highlander Scottish Bagpipers and the Owyhee Mountain Fiddlers will also offer their musical styles as they roam the event, immersing visitors in the tunes of the past.

Local food vendors will be serving wood-fired pizza, rice bowls, gridiron grub and

Mexican fare. Girl Scouts will be selling apple slices with caramel and pie slices to raise money for a trip to Paris.

Apparently, when you repeat parts of history, they include better food.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Idaho State Historical Museum, 610 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-334-2120, history.idaho.gov.

SUNDAY SEPT. 29 all in good fun EVIL WINE CARNIVAL Each of us has our own way of marking a Sunday.

Some of us choose quiet reflection while others go for communal worship. But then there are those whose preference leans more toward debauchery, booze and music. While those people might not make for awesome upstairs neighbors, they are definitely the kinds of folks you want to party with—as long as you have someone who will bail you out.

Those are also the Sunday-Funday types who put on the annual Evil Wine Carnival, returning for the third year to Visual Arts Collective in Garden City Sunday, Sept. 29. If you have gentle sensibilities and take offence easily, you might want to stick with the quiet personal reflection thing. But for everyone else, the crew WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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The Starks are right: “Winter is coming.” You probably need a quilt.

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stitch in time BOISE BASIN QUILT SHOW Think a quilt is a quilt? Want to find out how very wrong you are, learn a little about history and pay your respects as part of Boise’s 150th birthday? Join the Boise Basin Quilters at their annual quilt show.

Billed as “the only judged quilt show in Idaho,” the Boise Basin Quilter’s kick off this year’s show—titled Rising Stars—at Expo Idaho in part to celebrate Boise’s sesquicentennial, but also to show off more than 200 quilts (both judged and non-judged).

Displays will include work from fellow quilt guild Emmett Valley of Plenty, as well as a selection of vintage quilts and antique sewing equipment. Nationally renowned quilter and author Marsha McCloskey will be on hand for a lecture and to teach a few classes, along with a slew of demonstrations, vendors, door prizes and a quilt raffle.

Whether you appreciate the artistry of the Amish, crazy and charm quilts, or simply cherish the warmth and coziness of a well-loved quilt, you can learn more about the traditional craft of quilting at the show.

10 a.m.-5 p.m., $6. Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood Ave., Garden City, boisebasinquilters.org.

will be throwing one heck of a party, complete with 20 live bands, adult-themed carnival games, costumes, prizes, raffles and, of course, a full bar.

While the Carnival is returning to its one-day format this year, music of basically every description (shy of gospel) will fill two stages from 2 p.m.-2 a.m.

Interested in rock? It will be there. More into electronica?

Got that. Need some gothic post-punk blues? It’s on the bill. How about ska, power thrash, psych-pop, Spanish party punk, American Gypsy rock ’n’ roll or wasteland synth-pop? Do you really need an answer?

Boise faves like Storie Grubb and the Holy Wars, Red Hands Black Feet and Camp will be joined by the likes of Andy D from In-

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dianapolis, Tartufi from San Francisco and Voodoo Organist from Mojave Desert, Calif. If there’s a musical style you like, you’ll probably hear it at some point.

While the “adult-themed games” have yet to be announced, past diversions have included things like dildo races—so be prepared for the (at least slightly) inappropriate. If you’re not… maybe it’s best to stay home.

The rest of us can buy advanced tickets online for $12 or at the door for $15.

If you haven’t figured it out, this is a 21-and-older event.

2 p.m.-2 a.m., $12 adv., $15 door. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, evilwine.com.

Lauren Edson and her husband, musician Andrew Stensaas— a seriously artistic partnership.

SATURDAY SEPT. 28 on board LAUREN EDSON + DANCERS In a city that hosts big-deal bike races, music festivals and massively popular college football games, dance would seem to live in the shadow of its large-scale cultural cousins. But dance is cool in Boise: When Trey McIntyre Project puts on a show, it’s a top-tier event. When Ballet Idaho performs The Nutcracker, you can bet your frostbitten fingers someone you know has tickets.

Enter lauren edson + dancers, performing Saturday, Sept.

28, at the Egyptian Theatre. The troupe is performing two prizewinning dances, “Two Against One” and “I Hit the Ground,” as well as a special presentation of “Shatter On the Rocks Or Cover Your Ears,” which the troupe is entering to compete in New York’s October Dance Gallery Festival.

“Shatter” is Edson’s first professional collaboration with her husband, Andrew Stensaas, of Boise band Edmond Dantes, which will perform at the event. The dance is about a young woman confronting the transition from youth to adulthood, wrestling with adultism, vanity and self-imposed limitations.

Edson has jumped through every flaming hoop of Boise’s dance hierarchy. A Boise native, she trained with the Ballet Idaho and Westside Dance academies, the North Carolina School of the Arts and The Juilliard School. She is an alumna of the Trey McIntyre Project and the Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Dance program.

Lauren edson + dancers give the medium another way to step out of the cultural shadows and onto the mainstage, where it belongs.

7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. $15. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, laurenedson.com.

The whole point of maps is to help you find your way.

That’s why, layered atop an aerial picture of a place, they also contain useful information like cardinal directions, street names and some measure to give the lost and befuddled viewer a sense of scale.

But not all who wander are lost, and the folks at Cut Maps have stumbled onto a whole new way to look at cartographs: as decorative art without the cheater’s crutches cutmaps.com of place names and reference $30-$400 guides.

For $150, most of the available street maps can be had in an 18-by-24-inch size cut from ethylene-vinyl acetate foam and mounted. For $400, the image is expanded to 34-by-46 inches and laser etched from one-fourth-inch walnut plywood and framed. Looking to spend a little less cash? A 5-by-7-inch stainless steel table map will only set you back $30.

Voila! Cities from Seattle to Lisbon, Portugal, are rendered in minimalist black and white, ready for mounting on a prominent patch of wall space.

—Harrison Berry

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8 DAYS OUT WEDNESDAY SEPT. 25 Festivals & Events FIRE PREVENTION DAY—Enjoy a fire prevention skit for young children featuring a puppet show, clowns, the firefighters and their engine, plus appearances

by Sparky and Smokey Bear.

10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian Speedway, 335 E. Main St., Meridian, 208-888-2813, meridianspeedway.com.

TREASURE WELLNESS OPEN HOUSE—Tour the new Treasure Wellness location and meet the staff, who offer family and group professional counseling services. 5-8 p.m. FREE. Treasure Wellness, 1655 Fairview, Ste. 115, Boise, 208-515-7661, treasurewellness.net.

SCARECROW STROLL—Stroll through the Idaho Botanical Garden while it’s decorated with scarecrows designed by area groups, businesses and individuals. Continues daily through Friday, Oct. 25. See Picks, Page 54. 10 a.m. $5, $3 seniors, $3 youth 5-12, FREE members. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

On Stage THE FOREIGNER—Froggy convinces the locals of a rural Georgia town that his friend Charlie Baker doesn’t understand English, making Charlie privvy to some of the town’s most hilarious secrets. 7:30 p.m. $12-$41.

Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

Food & Drink WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY— The last Wine Down event of the season features sakes with specialty food pairings and live music by Kayleigh Jack. 5 p.m.

FREE. Banbury Golf Club, 2626 N. Marypost Place, Eagle, 208939-3600, banburygolf.com.

BOISE BEER WEEK @ BIER: THIRTY—Celebrate local craft beer. 11 a.m. FREE. Bier:Thirty, 3073 S. Bown Way, Boise, 208342-1916, bierthirty.com.

THURSDAY SEPT. 26 Festivals & Events ACLU OF IDAHO USED BOOK SALE—Celebrate your freedom to read at the ACLU of Idaho used book sale to raise awarness for National Banned Book Week. All books will be $4 or less and funds benefit ACLU of Idaho. 11 a.m. FREE. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213.

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TEACHERS’ NIGHT OUT—Teachers network and learn about classroom resources. Featuring catering by Taste of the Wild.

4:30 p.m. FREE. Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3844125, zooboise.org.

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BOISE GREEN DRINKS—Eat, drink and be eco-friendly during a social gathering for anyone interested in environmental issues. 5:30 p.m. FREE. Bittercreek Ale House, 246 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-345-1813, bcrfl.com/ bittercreek.

THE FOREIGNER—See Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. $12-$41. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208429-9908, box office 208-3369221, idahoshakespeare.org.

BOISE BEER WEEK @ WHOLE FOODS—Colorado vs. California IPA competition. 10 a.m. FREE. Whole Foods River Room, 401 S. Broadway Ave., Boise, 208-2874600, wholefoodsmarket.com.

NOISE/CD REVIEW BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, I’LL FIND A WAY A band doesn’t last for more than 60 years without doing a few things right—not least of which is knowing how to keep things fresh.

One can argue that part of the reason the Blind Boys of Alabama have been around so long, apart from the fact that new members have replaced the originals who passed on (Clarence Fountain is the only original Boy left) is because the band understands that while gospel music can be powerful, it can also get stale.

The Boys’ new release, I’ll Find a Way, is an example of how mixing old with new can be a very good thing.

There are times when the band sticks to its bread and butter, delivering rousing gospel songs.

The lively “God Put a Rainbow in the Clouds” will make you dance before you realize what’s happening, and even on slower tracks like the almostcentury-old “Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave it There,” there is a joyous undertone. When the band reels out a piano jazz number like “My God is Real,” it demonstrates its penchant for creating stirring, soulful moments.

But there are some delightful curveballs, too. Would you expect to see the Boys do a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Every Grain of Sand” with Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver)? Not only did Vernon produce I’ll Find a Way, but this somber, ambient piano ballad is spectacularly beautiful, with subtle presentation throughout.

With that track, Vernon teams up with the Boys’ Jimmy Carter to create one of the album’s most spine-tingling moments.

Veteran singer-songwriter Patty Griffin also appears, helping to bring down the house with the raucous bluegrass-tinged closer, “Jubilee.” Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs also guests on “I’ve Been Searching.”

The Boys inject life into the music, and considering how long the band has been around, that says as much about its talent as it does the approach to music. Vocally, the Boys fill the tracks with appropriate amounts of joy, reflection, praise and gravitas, never placing too much focus on one element. If you like oldtime gospel, blues and soul music as much as modern crooners and singer-songwriters, then I’ll Find a Way is the perfect album.

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8 DAYS OUT Literature TODD SHALLAT-SURVIVING MINIDOKA—Todd Shallat, Boise State University professor and director of the Center for Idaho History and Politics, speaks about his new book, Surviving Minidoka. The book details one of the largest Japanese internment camps in America. 6 p.m.

FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-3764229, rdbooks.org.

FRIDAY SEPT. 27 Festivals & Events ACLU OF IDAHO USED BOOK SALE—See Thursday. 11 a.m.

FREE. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213.

BIG HAIR BALL—Do your hair all crazy and dance the night away.

Featuring a free photo booth, hair ratting/teasing station, $1 Jello shots, 50/50 raffle and mystery wine game. All proceeds support SNIP’s spay/neuter programs. 7 p.m. $10. Balcony Club, 150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 226, Boise, 208-336-1313, snipidaho.org.

PRESTIGE SKATEBOARDS PRESENTS SIMPLER TIMES—Featuring the premiere of the latest skate film from Prestige Skateboards. See Picks, Page 54. 7 p.m. FREE. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213.

On Stage THE FOREIGNER—See Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. $12-$41. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare. org.

RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW: IMAGINARIUM—Featuring circus arts, acrobatics, burlesque and more. 8 p.m. $15 adv., $20 door. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, redlightvarietyshow.com.

Food & Drink PAYETTE BREWING CO. FRESHHOP BEERS—Payette Brewing Co. will be on hand to discuss how it uses fresh hops by sourcing them from local producers.

4 p.m. FREE. Boise 150 SesquiShop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-433-5671, payettebrewing. com.

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GURU DONUTS POP-UP SHOP—Check out a selection of donuts crafted with local ingredients. 7:30 a.m. $2-$4.

Boise 150 Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-433-5671, gurudonuts.com.

BOISE BEER WEEK @ TERRY’S—Join Odell Brewing Company for a karaoke contest.

10 p.m. FREE. Terry’s State Street Saloon, 3301 N. Collister Dr., Boise, 208-331-8225, statestreetsaloon.com.

Odds & Ends RUSTY RETRO’S SECOND ANNIVERSARY SALE—Check out three days of sales, raffles, outdoor vendors, contests and more. 11 a.m. FREE. Rusty Retro Antiques and Oddities, 604 Caldwell Blvd., Nampa, 208-4753992.

SATURDAY SEPT. 28 Festivals & Events ACLU OF IDAHO USED BOOK SALE—See Thursday. 11 a.m.

FREE. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213.

BOISE BASIN QUILT SHOW—Check out hundreds of judged and nonjudged quilts as well as four classes taught by Marsha McCloskey, Oregon author and instructor. View a historical quilt exhibit, vendors, demos, door prizes and more. See Picks, Page 55. 10 a.m. $6, FREE kids 6 and younger. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, expoidaho.com.

BOISE FALL WEDDING SHOW—Meet the professionals who can help create the perfect wedding experience. Register online at boiseweddingshow.com for prizes, including men’s wedding bands, $500 gift certificate from Ameristar Jewelers, or a honeymoon cruise for two. 10 a.m. $7. Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208-343-4900, boiseweddingshow.com.

BOISE YOGA AND MUSIC FEST—Join the yoga community for a day of yoga, live music and healthy food. Fifteen yoga studios will be teaching 30-minute segments from sunrise to sunset. 7:30 a.m. FREE. ShangriLa Tea Room, 1800 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-424-0273, shangri-latearoomandcafe.com.

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BURLESQUE MASQUERADE PARTY—Dress in burlesque to impress. Featuring wines, beers, sparkling wines, nonalcoholic beverages, food, music, dancing and dance pole contest. Call for reservations. 8 p.m. $10. Helina Marie’s Wine and Gift Shop, 11053 Highway 44, Star, 208286-7960, helinamaries.com.

GRAND OPENING PARTY— Check out the new Brewer’s Haven location in Nampa and enjoy a brew competition, games, live music and more. 4 p.m. FREE. Brewer’s Haven, 1311 12th Avenue Road, Nampa, 208-4613172, brewershaven.myshopify. com.

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8 DAYS OUT MUSEUM COMES TO LIFE—Immerse yourself in history at the 40th annual Museum Comes to Life.

Visit new exhibitors, entertainment, re-enactors, food vendors and hands-on activities. See Picks, Page 54. 9 a.m. FREE. Idaho State Historical Museum, 610 N. Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-334-2120, history.idaho. gov.

TASTE OF THE HARVEST— Celebrate Idaho agriculture, scholarship and homecoming with live music, multicultural entertainment, activities for children, and local crafts, food, and beverages. All proceeds benefit a scholarship fund for students whose parents are agricultural workers. 1 p.m. FREE-$15. College of Idaho, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, 208-459-5011, collegeofidaho.edu.

On Stage THE FOREIGNER—See Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. $12-$41. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare. org.

IMAGINARIUM: RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW—See Friday. 8 p.m. $15 adv., $20 door. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, redlightvarietyshow.com.

LAUREN EDSON + DANCERS—Featuring performances of “Two Against One,” “I Hit the Ground,” and “Shatter on the Rocks or Cover Your Ears.” See Picks, Page 55. 7 p.m. $15. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, laurenedson. com.

Food & Drink CRUSH AND ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION—Step into the shoes of a winemaker for a day and learn the basics of winemaking from Idaho wine educator and enologist Kathryn House. Register at houseofwine. eventbrite.com. 11 a.m. $75.

House of Wine at the 44th Street Wineries, 107 E. 44th St., Garden City, 208-297-9463, thehowofwine.com.

IDAHOAN AND ITALIAN GOAT CHEESE—Join Katy Stewart, food program manager at Create Common Good, as she gives a presentation on the differences between goat cheese from Italy and Idaho. Featuring a discussion and tasting. 1 p.m. FREE. Boise 150 Sesqui-Shop, 1008 Main St., Boise, 208-433-5671, boise150.org.

RIDE THE RANGE AFTERPARTY—Check out the Ride the Range afterparty featuring a Mexican buffet, live music by the Desert Moon Band, raffles and more. 4:30 p.m. $10. Boise Stage Stop, 23801 S. Orchard Access Road, Boise, 208-3431367, boisestagestop.org.

Odds & Ends BOOMER SHACK—For dancers who prefer not to go downtown or to senior centers. 9 p.m. $8.

Limelight, 3575 E. Copper Point Way, Meridian, 208-898-9425.

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RUSTY RETRO’S SECOND ANNIVERSARY SALE—See Friday. 10 a.m. FREE. Rusty Retro Antiques and Oddities, 604 Caldwell Blvd., Nampa, 208-475-3992.

SUNDAY SEPT. 29

SINGING AND SIP’N ON SATURDAY NIGHTS—Enjoy $5 pours and tastings, then show off your singing skills at this karaoke/ open mic night. 8 p.m. $10 wine tastings. Helina Marie’s Wine and Gift Shop, 11053 Highway 44, Star, 208-286-7960, helinamaries.com.

Festivals & Events THIRD ANNUAL EVIL WINE CARNIVAL—Featuring adult-themed games, food, live music and more. See Picks, Page 54. 2 p.m. $10 adv., $15 door. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, evilwine.com.

NOISE/CD REVIEW BROKEN ANCHOR, FRESH LEMONADE Conjure the indie noise you thought you’d heard enough of: the degraded guitar, the steady rhythm of drums, the feeble crackle and hiss of amps turned too low on recording antiquated technology. Now picture Texas-born solo artist-turnedBroken Anchor frontman Austin Hartley-Leonard pouring his life into his songs. His jangle-pop bray (somewhere between a Swiss yodel and a Gallagher brother’s drawl) gets stuck in your head like shell-trapped ocean waves. Suddenly that low-grade guitar loop deserves an audience and that crash and ride of the drum is more refined.

This is where dredging through all of that indie pop has led to a pot of euphonious gold. Broken Anchor, which also includes Mike Duffy, has taken lemons and made Fresh Lemonade, the Los Angelesbased duo’s debut album, which dropped Sept. 17.

In the opening track “Always,” the heavy thump of an unfiltered bass makes way for a guitar riff as fetching as the radiofriendly sound of the Lumineers—a prevailing theme throughout the album. Hartley-Leonard’s haunting vocals echo off strings and get caught somewhere in the kick drum, only to be shot back in a triumphant, harmonic display.

“Canada,” the album’s first single, will please the catchy hook enthusiast who looks to grab any phrase that might score a few points with the local barista shying over the espresso machine. It unleashes the potential for the entire album, combining the low-fi edge of Beach Fossils with the pop influence of Rod Argent, founder of 1960s English rockers The Zombies.

Fresh Lemonade doesn’t set out to reinvent a genre, rather it adds a refreshing twist on an established sound. Broken Anchor compiles a brief 10 tracks in its debut album, but 35 minutes of immersion in sound is plenty. If necessity is the mother of invention, then brevity seems to be the often-overlooked bastard son—and he is integral to this departure from the habits that often plague indie artists. There are no fillers or gimmicks to sell a full-length record for the benefit of a one-hit wonder. Every track is calculated, segueing into the next in a cohesive story that deserves to be told.

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8 DAYS OUT BOISE BASIN QUILT SHOW— See Saturday. 10 a.m. $6. FREE kids 6 and younger. Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, boisebasinquilters.org.

MONDAY SEPT. 30 Festivals & Events

BOISE FALL WEDDING SHOW— See Saturday. 11 a.m. $7. Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise, 208343-4900.

BASQUE STUDIES OPEN HOUSE—The Basque Studies program at Boise State University along with the departments of World Languages and History invite the public to their open houses. For details, visit vsspa. boisestate.edu/basquestudies.

10 a.m. FREE. Boise State University Basque Studies Center, 208-426-4631.

HARRISON’S HOPE ANNUAL MEMORIAL CEREMONY—Join this opportunity for families to say goodbye to a loved one with a breathtaking butterfly release and a simple program. There will be refreshments, and memorial participants are welcome to explore the Idaho Botanical Gardens after the event until closing time at 9 p.m. 2 p.m. FREE. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

TUESDAY OCT. 1 Odds & Ends

SHARING THE BOUNTY—Featuring food, drawings, a blind auction and more, this event benefits Semilla Nueva, a nonprofit group that develops farmer education programs for the rural poor of Guatemala. 5 p.m. $20.

Red Lion, 1800 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-344-7691, redlion. com.

BOISE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY—Learn how to use a telescope to view the sky during this month’s meeting. Visit the website for more info. 7 p.m.

FREE. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-3439895, boiseastro.org.

BOISE BRIDGE CLUB TUESDAY UNLIMITED GAME—Play unlimited-game bridge every Tuesday. 12:15 p.m. $8. Boise Bridge Club, 6711 N. Glenwood St., Ste. 101, Boise, 208-3270166, linkedin.com/company/ boise-bridge-club.

On Stage THE FOREIGNER—See Wednesday. 7 p.m. $12-$41. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare. org.

KILROY COFFEE KLATCH—Join other WWII-generation people for a morning of conversation and friendship. All veterans are welcome and there are often guest speakers. For more information, email suepaul@ warhawkairmuseum.org. 10 a.m.

FREE. Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa Airport, 201 Municipal Drive, Nampa, 208-465-6446, warhawkairmuseum.org.

Odds & Ends RUSTY RETRO’S SECOND ANNIVERSARY SALE—See Friday. 11 a.m. FREE. Rusty Retro Antiques and Oddities, 604 Caldwell Blvd., Nampa, 208475-3992.

EYESPY Real Dialogue from the naked city

NAMI SUPPORT GROUP— Share your experiences, coping strategies and offer support and encouragement to others living with mental illness. Call 208376-4304 for more info. 6:30 FREE. Flying M Coffeegarage, 1314 Second St. S., Nampa, 208-467-5533, nami.org.

WEDNESDAY OCT. 2 Festivals & Events BREATHE EASY BREAKFAST— Enjoy a delicious breakfast to honor Dr. Forrest M. Bird, the developer of the modern portable respirator. Keynote speaker is Wiley Petersen, a world champion professional bull rider. Go to BebBoise.org for more info or to purchase tickets.

Proceeds benefit the American Lung Association. 7:45 a.m. $25-$400. Stueckle Sky Center, Boise State football stadium, Boise, bebboise.org.

Literature LOCAL AUTHORS RECEPTION—Meet more than 30 writers and buy signed copies of their books. Light refreshments will be served. Hosted by the Idaho Library Association. 5 p.m. $5. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-4685555, nampaciviccenter.com.

Kids & Teens KIDS EXPERIENCE—A science and art program for children ages 6 and older held in The Secret Garden. 3 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.

MR. PATRICK’S WORKSHOP— Young designers, inventors and engineers can bring their creations to life with Legos. Bring a shoebox full of your own if you’ve got them. Some will be provided for you if you don’t. 6:30 p.m.

FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org.

Odds & Ends BIOTZETIK BASQUE CHOIR— You don’t have to speak Basque and there are no tryouts, just singing. The choir meets at Bishop Kelly High School. Please call 208-853-0678 or email averquiaga@hotmail.com for more info. 6 p.m. FREE, 208853-0678. Bishop Kelly High School, 7009 W. Franklin Road, Boise, bk.org.

POETRY SLAM OF STEEL—Big Tree Arts presents this all-ages poetry slam workshop as part of the Idaho Loud Writer’s Program.

The workshop will be followed by a slam at 7 p.m. 6 p.m. $5, $1 with student ID. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3423213.

SCRABBLE GAME NIGHT— 6 p.m. FREE. Barnes & Noble, 1315 N. Milwaukee, Boise, 208-375-4454, barnesandnoble. com.

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LISTEN HERE/GUIDE GUIDE WEDNESDAY SEPT. 25 COUNTRY CLUB 2—6:30 p.m.

FREE. Highlands Hollow EMILY TIPTON BAND—10 p.m.

FREE. Grainey’s GAYLE CHAPMAN—6 p.m.

FREE. Sandbar GORDON LIGHTFOOT—8 p.m. $35-$65. Morrison Center

JUPITER HOLIDAY, SEPT. 28, THE CRUX Local jam rockers Jupiter Holiday have been putting in overtime here on Earth lately. Though the band has been around for several years, it is readying for the release of its debut album, Deep, Delicious, Secret Surprise, which dropped Sept.

24 and is available exclusively at The Record Exchange. The $9.99 price tag includes a “Golden Ticket” for free admission to the release party on Saturday, Sept. 28, at The Crux—otherwise, cover is only $5. The audience will not be the only group of people having fun, though. Jupiter Holiday member and manager Kreed Kleinkopf said the band asked local DJ Reflektion (Amir Mujcin) to spin after the band’s set “so we can dance and party with all of our friends at the end of the night.”

CHELSEA WOLFE—With True Widow. 6 p.m. Shredder

RAHASYA: AN EVENING OF MANTRA BEAT MUSIC—7:30 p.m. $12. Muse Yoga Studio

DANCE PARTY—Featuring Cloud/Splitter, Just Some Clown, DJ-JTR and Sir Skratallion. 9 p.m. FREE. Sammy’s

SPEEDY GRAY—6 p.m. FREE. Salt Tears STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES—With The Mastersons.

8 p.m. $45. Egyptian Theatre You, Me & Apollo

JEFF MOLL—7 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub

HILARY SUSZ—7 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe

MV & EE—7 p.m. $5. The Crux

NEW CENTURY SAXOPHONE QUARTET—7:30 p.m. $25. Morrison Center Recital Hall

PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

REBECCA SCOTT—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Piper Pub SHERPA—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye

YOU, ME & APOLLO—Noon.

FREE. Boise State Student Union patio

Matt Nathanson

AMUMA SAYS NO—7 p.m.

FREE. Modern Hotel MATT NATHANSON—With Joshua Radin. 7:30 p.m. $25$50. Knitting Factory

FRIDAY SEPT. 27 DOWN NORTH—9 p.m. FREE. The Drink

THURSDAY SEPT. 26

9 p.m., FREE with CD purchase or $5 at the door. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., 503-784-1142.

New Century Saxophone Quartet

HANG 11—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

KAYLEIGH JACK—5 p.m. FREE. Banbury Golf Course LEARNING TEAM—With A Sea of Glass and Sleepy Seeds. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux

MOTTO KITTY—9 p.m. $3.

127 Club

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

LEE PEN SKY—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

GREG AND JOHNNY—6 p.m.

FREE. Berryhill

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POKE—With Johnny Shoes. 8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

ANATHEMA—With Alcest and Mamiffer. 7:30 p.m. $20-$32.

Knitting Factory

FRIGHTENED RABBIT—With The Augustines. 8:30 p.m. $16 adv., $18 door. Knitting Factory JACK+JILL—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s JESS EKEGREN AND TICKET TO RIDE—6 p.m. FREE. Artistblue JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLY GOATS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

TAMBALKA—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar TERRY JONES AND BILL LILES—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill THE WOOLY BUGGERS—8 p.m.

FREE. High Note Cafe

SATURDAY SEPT. 28 BREAD AND CIRCUS DECK PARTY—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow BUCKLE RASH—9 p.m. $5.

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GUIDE/LISTEN HERE GUIDE BUSTER BLUE—With Sun Blood Stories. 8:30 p.m. $5. Neurolux

NOAH PETERSON—7 p.m.

FREE. Salt Tears

DISTRICT 19 FLAMENCO—6:30 p.m. FREE. Modern Hotel

RADIODUST AND VBNG—6 p.m. FREE. Artistblue

MONDAY SEPT. 30

DOUG CAMERON—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Piper Pub

SMOOTH AVE.—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

MOUNT KIMBIE—7:30 p.m. $10. Neurolux

ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill Garage Voice

SWINGIN’ WITH ELLIE—6 p.m.

FREE. Sandbar

SUNDAY SEPT. 29 CAMERON MCGILL—With Jay William Henderson and Matt Hopper. 7 p.m. $6. The Crux COUNTRY CLUB—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

GARAGE VOICE—With Mickey the Jump. 8 p.m. $5. Flying M Coffeegarage HECTIC HOBO—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s J BEARDS—7:30 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe JACK+JILL—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s JUPITER HOLIDAY ALBUM RELEASE PARTY—Free ticket with CD purchase at Record Exchange. See Listen Here, Page 60. 9 p.m. $5. The Crux MOTTO KITTY—9 p.m. $3. 127 Club

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TUESDAY OCT. 1

OPHELIA—With Emily Tipton Band. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s ZEDD—8 p.m. $25-$45. Knitting Factory

WEDNESDAY OCT. 2 JEFF MOLL—7 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub

RED, SEPT. 29, KNITTING FACTORY

BOISE OLD TIME JAM—With The Country Club. 6 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

GOLD PANDA—With Slow Magic and Luke Abbott. 8 p.m. $12 adv., $14 door. Reef JIM LEWIS—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s

Josh Groban

KEN HARRIS—With Carmel Crock. 10:30 a.m. FREE. Bella Aquila LEXINGTON FIELD—With Possum Livin. 8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s RED—See Listen Here, this page. 7 p.m. FREE. Knitting Factory RIVERSIDE JAZZ JAM—6 p.m.

FREE. Sandbar THE YOUNG ELECTRIC—1 p.m.

FREE. High Note Cafe

JOSH GROBAN—With Judith Hill. $40-$85. Taco Bell Arena

Hey Marseilles HEY MARSEILLES—With The Apache Relay. 7:30 p.m. $10.

Neurolux

PSYCHACHE—With Kitty Crimes, Werk Out Palace and Narky Snakes. 8 p.m. $5. The Crux SPEEDY GRAY—With Johnny Shoes. 6 p.m. FREE. Salt Tears

Attention, fans of melodic rock: Nashville-based Red is out supporting its new release, Release the Panic, and courtesy of radio station 100.3 the X, the band will make a stop in Boise.

Release the Panic is an album about duality, but you get four for the price of one with local bands Half the World, The Fallen Idols (with their brand-new release Whiskey, Lies, & Memories) and the recently reunited statesmen of local alt-rock, Midline, are on the bill, too.

The show is on a Sunday night, but don’t panic. Set the DVR to record Breaking Bad—then you’ll have two things to talk about at work on Monday morning.

—Amy Atkins Doors 7 p.m., show 7:30 p.m. FREE with ticket from 100.3. the X. Knitting Factory, 419 S. Ninth St., bo.knittingfactory.com.

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40 Driver’s lic. info 41 Furnishes with soldiers 43 Clueless 44 Graduate from Barnard, say 45 Old Roman well?

46 Disney dog 48 HVAC measures, for short 49 Certain radio user 51 Like most fish 53 View from Long Is. 55 Close a VW Beetle owner’s car door?

60 Like much rush-hour traffic 61 Bud 63 Abbr. of politeness 64 You suffer when you’re in it 65 Feu fighter?

66 Put a spice mix on a cook’s piece of poultry?

70 Point 71 Immortal P.G.A. nickname 73 Island where Homer is buried, by tradition 74 Exclusive 75 Cancels, as a mission 77 Keep a bad comedian onstage?

80 Poetic preposition 81 Not prompt 82 Perfect 83 Wrathful 85 Some sports cars, informally 86 Bit of choreography 88 The “g” in e.g.

91 “Baby” singer’s nickname, with “the” 93 Off-white shade 97 Canadian N.B.A. team, on scoreboards 98 Find out what a baby’s milk tastes like?

101 “True Blood” network 102 ___ store 103 Apples introduced in 1998

104 Asian holidays 105 Full 107 Magician David 109 Latin dance 111 Valleys 112 Observation of cardinals, say 114 Hop over an electrician’s wires?

116 Alliance between nations 117 Crate & Barrel rival 118 Not magnified or reduced 119 Paris’s Parc ___ Princes 120 Setting at 0° long.

121 U.S.A.F. V.I.P. 122 Jimmy Carter’s middle name 123 A pop

DOWN 1 Isn’t cramped 2 1992 David Mamet play 3 Smoothly applied, as eye makeup 4 Tips 5 Suffix of imprecision 6 Creepy look 7 Barely moves?

8 Irish city near Killarney 9 Loudly dress down 10 uBid competitor 11 ___ school 12 N.Y. engineering school 13 Grabbing distance 14 Windbag’s output 15 Ensure a surfer’s safety?

16 Like many accents 17 Run 19 Commando movie accessories 22 ___ mai (dim sum dish) 24 Rifle attachment 30 “See?!”

32 Group of unsolicited manuscripts 33 ___ radio 34 “We the Living” author Rand 38 Like a coquette 39 Besides 42 [You cad!]

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47 “Love and Happiness” singer, 1972 48 Vague memory 50 Squishy seat 51 Goggle 52 Take a mechanic’s inventory?

53 Allergic reaction 54 Band with a 1985 U.K. No. 1 album titled “Meat Is Murder” 56 Gut wrencher?

57 “Such a pity” 58 Agreement 59 Rooms with high ceilings 60 Security feature 62 Ones making intros 67 Shore dinner handout 68 Part of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s costume 69 Fit to be consumed 72 Blue-roofed chain 76 “___ I hear” 78 Groups of troops 79 Relative of Camembert 84 One side in “The War of the Worlds” 85 Shade of black 86 Like Julius Caesar 87 Where to write your name on an I.R.S. form 89 Zenith competitor L A S T S P A Y I L I A P A R K T W I S E A M C A V A H U E A B O B C R O L E I N T R M A S S A Q U I M U N R C E L E O N A K A M I D G P R E E S I D L

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Case No. CV NC 1313574 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE(Minor) A Petition to change the name of Tron Leon Spears, Jr., a minor, now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to LJ Spears Sullivan.

The reason for the change in name is: My son has always gone by LJ. He doesn’t know his Dad and would like my last name.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): I’ve got a good feeling about your relationship with intimacy in the coming weeks. Judging from the astrological omens, I think you will have a good instinct about how to drum up interesting fun with your most important allies. You’ll just naturally know what to do to make your collaborative efforts synergistic. So by all means cash in on this potential. Don’t just sit back and hope for the best; rather, call on your imagination to provide you with original ideas about how to make it all happen.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Would you be willing to go to extraordinary lengths to transform aspects of your life that you have felt are hard to transform? Now would be a good time to do that.

Luck will flow your way if you work on healing your No. 1 wound.

Unexpected help and inspiration will appear if you administer tough love to any part of you that’s addicted, immature or unconscious. Barriers will crumple if you brainstorm about new ways to satisfy your frustrated yearnings.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I bet your normal paranoia levels will decline in the coming weeks.

Fears you take for granted won’t make nearly as much sense as they usually seem to. As a result, you’ll be tempted to wriggle free from your defense mechanisms.

Useful ideas that your mind has been closed to may suddenly tantalize your curiosity. I won’t be surprised if you start tuning into catalysts that had previously been invisible to you. But here are my questions: Can you deal with losing the motivational force that fear gives you? Will you be able to get inspired by grace and pleasure rather than anxiety and agitation?

I advise you to work hard on raising your trust levels.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty,” writes author Yasmin Mogahed, “and sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.” By my reckoning, Cancerian, you will soon be in the latter category. A big silence is settling over you as new amusements and amazements rise up within you. It will be understandable if you feel reluctant to blab about them. They need more time to ripen. You should trust your impulse to remain a secret and a mystery for a while.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Insight is not a light bulb that goes off inside our heads,” says author Malcolm Gladwell. “It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.” Take that as a constructive warning, Leo. On the one hand, I believe you will soon glimpse quite a few new understandings of how the world works and what you could do to make

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Maybe even write them down.

Don’t just assume you will be able to remember them perfectly later when it’s more convenient.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): After a storm, British wildlife lover Gary Zammit found a baby heron cowering in a broken nest. Its parents were dead. Zammit took the orphan under his wing. He named it Dude, and cared for it as it grew. Eventually he realized that Dude was never going to learn to fly unless he intervened. Filling his pockets full of the food that Dude loved, Zammit launched a series of flying lessons—waving his arms and squawking as he ran along a flat meadow that served as a runway. Dude imitated his human dad, and soon mastered the art of flight. Can you see ways in which this story might have metaphorical resemblances to your own life, Virgo? I think it does. It’s time for your mind to teach your body an instinctual skill or self-care habit that it has never quite gotten right.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): For four days twice a year, the East China Sea recedes to create a narrow strip of land between two Korean islands, Jindo and Modo.

People celebrate the Sea-Parting Festival by strolling back and forth along the temporary path.

The phenomenon has been called the “Korean version of Moses’ miracle,” although it’s more reasonably explained by the action of the tides. I foresee some sweet marvel akin to this one occurring in your life very soon, Libra. Be ready to take advantage of a special dispensation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The desire for revenge is a favorite theme of the entertainment industry. It’s presented as glamorous, stirring and even noble. How many action films build their plots around the hero seeking payback?

Personally, I see revenge as one of the top three worst emotions.

In real life, it rarely has redeeming value. People who actively express it often wreak pain and ruin on both others and themselves. Even those who merely stew in it may wound themselves by doing so.

I bring this up, Scorpio, because now is an excellent time for you to shed desires for revenge. Dissolve them, get rid of them, talk yourself out of indulging in them. The reward for doing so will be a great liberation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Just for a few days, would you be willing to put your attention on the needs of others more than on your own? The weird thing is,

your selfish interests will be best served by being as unselfish and empathetic and compassionate as you can stand to be. I don’t mean that you should allow yourself to be abused or taken advantage of.

Your task is to express an abundance of creative generosity as you bestow your unique blessings in ways that make you feel powerful. In the words of theologian Frederick Buechner, you should go “to the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Imagine a scenario like this: The CEOs of five crazily rich U.S. corporations, including a major defense contractor, stage a press conference to announce that in the future they will turn down the massive welfare benefits and tax breaks the federal government has been doling out to them all these years. Now picture this: The Pope issues a statement declaring that since Jesus Christ never had a single bad word to say about homosexuals, the Catholic Church is withdrawing its resistance to gay rights. I am envisioning a comparable reversal in your life, Capricorn—a flip-flop that seems equally improbable.

But unlike the two I named, yours will actually unfold in the course of the next eight months. If it hasn’t already started yet, it will soon.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit priest who lived from 1552 to 1610. For his last 28 years, he worked as a missionary in China.

Corresponding with his friends and family back home required a lot of patience. News traveled very slowly. Whenever he sent out a letter, he was aware that there would be no response for seven years. What would you express about your life right now if you knew your dear ones wouldn’t learn of it until 2017? Imagine describing to them in an old-fashioned letter what your plans will be between now and then—what you hope to accomplish and how you will transform yourself. Right now is an excellent time to take inventory of your long-term future.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The cosmos is granting you a poetic license to practice the art of apodyopsis with great relish. You know what apodyopsis is, right?

It refers to the act of envisioning people naked—mentally undressing them so as to picture them in their raw state. So, yes, by all means, Pisces, enjoy this creative use of your imagination without apology. It should generate many fine ramifications. For instance, it will prime you to penetrate beneath the surface of things. It will encourage you to see through everyone’s social masks and tune in to what’s really going on in their depths. You need to do that right now.

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