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City Harvest Art Show and Sale
This two-day celebration of all-things-local features, on
Saturday, September 1, from 9:30am until 1:30pm, an expansion of the Capital
City Public Market to the Basque Block and two Arts Harvest Showcase stages
with all local performers and artists. Free to the public.
Saturday at 6pm, on the Grove Plaza, is the City Harvest Local Food Wine
Dinner featuring a ticketed, seven-course, all-local food feast paired with
Idaho Wines. There will be local food and beverages available to the public
from The Local Table, a special guest speaker,
Jennifer Sherman from Chez Panisse, information
about sustainability and our local food system and
entertainment by The Ben Burdick Trio.
Jazz on the Grove
Jazz on the Grove brings quality jazz to
an appreciative audience, while showing off downtown
Boise. At the core of the event is the opportunity to give
thanks to our community for supporting and helping to
maintain a thriving downtown area. The evening concert
on the Grove Plaza, Friday, September 7, from 5-10pm
is free, and food and refreshments will be available
to purchase from local restaurant booths. Free to the
public.
Worldfest
is a celebration of local diversity bringing together over a
dozen ethnic groups. Each will share their dance, crafts, song and heritage
with the wider community. Sponsored by Boise City Arts Commission, this
family event takes place Saturday, October 13, outdoors on the Grove Plaza
and is free to the public.
The Collaborations Project
The Collaborations Project is the closing event for Fall for
Boise, celebrating community and welcoming the winter with dance, music, song
and fi re. Featuring over 100 local artists, this collaboration is different each fall
and always exciting. Sponsored by Capital City Development Corporation, the Boise
City Arts Commission and the offi ce of the Mayor of the City of Boise, this event
takes place Friday, October 26, outdoors on the Grove Plaza at dusk, rain or shine.
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Albertsons Boise Open
Albertsons Boise Open presented by First
Health at Hillcrest Country Club, where PGA Tour stars of
tomorrow compete for their share of a $650,000 purse. The
week will kick off with the Kraft/Nabisco Shoot-out featuring
LPGA Tour superstars. September 17-23, Hillcrest Country Club. For a schedule visit albertsonsboiseopen.com or call (208) 336-3029.
Alive After Five Summer Concert Series
Boise’s favorite Summer Concert Series runs every Wednesday,
June through September and is held in the Grove Plaza. Listen
to live music and enjoy cool beverages, vendor booths and
delicious food each week. Cool off in the fountain… dance ‘til
you drop… or just sit back and watch! Either way, it’s a great
event for the whole family to enjoy and it’s FREE to attend!
Every Wednesday, 5-8pm, Grove Plaza, downtownboise.org
Hyde Park Street Fair
Hyde Park Street Fair celebrates Boise’s oldest neighborhood, Hyde Park. Live music on two stages, a plethora of arts
and crafts, and a beer garden and food court highlight the three-day
fair on September’s third weekend. Restaurants, antique shops and
other specialty stores will also be open in this quaint commercial
district. September 14-16, Camel’s Back Park, northendboise.org
Museum Comes to Life
Museum Comes to Life is an annual historical celebration which features more than fifty expert exhibitors from all around the state. Entertainers will perform throughout the day and the historic houses and cabins in Pioneer Village will be open to the public. September 30, 9am to 5pm, Idaho Historical Museum.
St. Luke's Women's Fitness Celebration
St. Luke's Women's Fitness Celebration is three
days of fun for “girls of all ages.” Women of all ages and abilities are
encouraged to participate in the 5K Run, Walk & Stroll on September 22.
The Celebration hosts Idaho’s Premier Women’s Show at Boise Centre on the
Grove. September 20 & 21, 10am-8pm, Boise Centre on the Grove; Saturday,
September 22, 8:30am, Idaho State Capitol, celebrateall.org
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Art in the Park
52nd Annual Art in the Park hosted by Boise Art Museum is
the largest event of its kind in the Northwest, featuring over 200 artists
offering varied fare; from fused glass and metalwork, to pottery and
textiles, jewelry and toys! Shop the park, visit the concessions and enjoy
free live entertainment as well as free arts and crafts activities for the
kids. September 7-9: Friday & Saturday, 10am-8pm; Sunday, 10am-6pm;
Julia Davis Park
Brilliant Traces
Boise Contemporary Theater
The place is a remote cabin in the wilds of
Alaska. As a blizzard rages outside, a lonely fi gure, Henry Harry, lies sleeping
under a heap of blankets. Suddenly he is awakened by the insistent knocking
of an unexpected visitor, Rosannah Deluce, a distraught young woman who
has fl ed all the way from Arizona to escape her impending marriage, and who
bursts into the cabin dressed in full bridal regalia. “Brilliant Traces deals with
common issues of love and family, and does so with characters, story and
dialogue so fantastic that they could exist only within the enchanted realm
of the stage.” – NY Times. By Cindy Lou Johnson. October 10 - November 3,
Fulton Street Theater, bctheater.org Brittany Powell: Mucho Más
Boise Art Museum
Portland-based
artist, Brittany Powell, creates site-specifi c installations by covering
entire rooms with contact paper and cutting away detailed designs
to recreate rooms from her childhood memories in Albany, Oregon–
from her bedroom to a convenience store to a donut shop. For the
Boise Art Museum, Powell will turn the Nelson Gallery into a Mexican
restaurant. Through October 21, Boise Art Museum
Capital City Public Market
Capital City Public Market is a Europeanstyle,
open-air market featuring fresh produce from local
growers, baked goods, food, art and handicrafts. This vibrant
and bustling market fi lls three blocks of the 8th Street corridor,
overfl owing into the Grove Plaza. Boise City Arts Commission,
in partnership with Capital City Development Corporation, provides
Performing Arts at the Market, adding live entertainment by local
musicians, actors, dancers and more. On Saturday mornings everyone
goes to The Market! Through October 27, 9:30am-1:30pm, 8th Street &
Grove Plaza
Carmen
Ballet Idaho
Ballet Idaho presents Carmen An original full-length production
by Artistic Director Toni Pimble, Carmen is a contemporary ballet set to
the music of Bizet. Based on the opera, Carmen is a timeless tale of love,
jealousy, passion and betrayal. Saturday, October 27, 8pm, Morrison Center
First Thursday
First Thursday takes place on the fi rst Thursday of each month,
throughout Downtown Boise. The event takes place from 5 to 9pm and
focuses on providing downtown visitors the chance to stroll through the
unique shops and galleries, while enjoying in-store entertainment and
special events. The Downtown Boise Association provides free trolley service
and a special event map for the evening. downtownboise.org
The Idaho Botanical Garden
The Idaho Botanical Garden presents Mad
Hatter’s Tea Party, Children’s Literature Day, and Oktoberfest. The
Garden is a living museum providing visitors with a stimulating
experience in nature. Garden features include native and exotic
plant communities, theme and display gardens, and education
programs and events. idahobotanicalgarden.org
Idaho International Film Festival
Idaho International Film Festival features
an exciting, diverse and award-winning selection of fi lms that
represent the best new independent cinema from America and
abroad. The mission of the Idaho International Film Festival
is to further promote exploration of the fi ne arts, culture and
entertainment in Idaho while providing vital exposure and
recognition for independent fi lmmakers and their work.
September 28-October 2, idahofilmfestival.com
La Bohème
Opera Idaho
A delightful series of character sketches, this
opera with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa
and Luigi Ilica, gives a vivid picture of bohemian Paris student life.
Saturday, October 6, 2007, 8pm, Morrison Center
Laura McPhee: River of No Return
Boise Art Museum
Acclaimed photographer McPhee’s photographic series, River of
No Return, highlights the juxtapositions of individualism versus
community and development versus preservation in the American
West. August 25, 2007 - January 13, 2008, Boise Art Museum
Little Shop of Horrors
Idaho Shakespeare Festival
This vivacious and
clever musical introduces us to Seymour Krelbourn, a nerdy
fl orist working in a failing fl ower shop on Skid Row who longs to
capture the heart of lovely shop girl Audrey. When Seymour discovers
a mysterious plant, which he names Audrey ll, his luck begins to
change. September 7 - September 29, idahoshakespeare.org
Museum Comes to Life
Idaho Historical Museum
Annual
historical celebration which features more than fifty
expert exhibitors from all around the state. Entertainers
will perform throughout the day and the historic houses
and cabins in Pioneer Village will be open to the public.
September 30, 9am to 5pm, Idaho Historical Museum
Nocturne
Boise Art Museum
Nocturne explores the new technological processes which
allow handmade artworks to become animated video. The exhibition
features four artists: Seattle’s Cat Clifford and Mary Simpson, and
New York-based Lucy Raven and Laleh Khorramian. August 25
- October 21, Boise Art Museum
Richard Ford’s Independence Day
The Cabin
Independence Day (1995) has
the distinction of being the only book to have won both the
Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. It was
the sequel to The Sportswriter and features the continued
story of its protagonist, Frank Bascombe. Ford is the author
of fi ve novels and three books of short stories. His most
recent novel, The Lay of the Land, was chosen as one of the
ten best books of 2006 by The New York Times. Tuesday,
October 9, 7:30pm, The Egyptian Theatre Romeo & Juliet
Boise Philharmonic
Leslie B. Dunner, guest conductor; Alpin
Hong, piano. Haydn’s Symphony No. 6, Le Matin Ravel’s Piano Concerto
in G Major, Prokofi ev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite. September 29, 8:15pm, Morrison Center.
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