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7 Gimme ShelterThe ‘Emerald House’ gives a roof to the

chronically homeless

17 The Science of ArtMeet the computerized paintbrush

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18 Papa Don’t PreachThe newest Hemingway film

falls far short of the writer’s life

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Sensitive readers might believe they have detected a restless ennui in my writing in recent weeks. You aren’t imagining it. I call it “campaign fatigue.” It started back when there were still enough Republican candidates to field a rugby team and has been steadily getting worse. I don’t hold the candidates exclusively responsible for my condition; there is plenty of blame to go around. Seriously, it wasn’t Trump that told MSNBC they had to use that same incessant, blaring, overly-heated, grating musical anthem for their election coverage, all day long, over and over and over and... gad, even thinking about it makes me feel like clawing my own ears off!

So Bill, thought I, you could just turn off the television. Or at the least, tune it to one of those channels that never have news, like the ones that sell earrings and ladies shoes? But no, the tempta-tion would be too great. It would be like trying to kick an Oxycontin habit by sticking your stash in your wife’s underwear drawer.

Anyway, after hanging around to see who would come out winners in the New York primary, I decided I needed to excuse myself from the world for day or two—at least, that part of the world including anyone named Hillary, Bernie, Donald or Ted. But where to go that wouldn’t be just more of the same, constant rumble of people yelling at one another? That was a problem.

Then I remembered the special ink stamp my orientation angel (O.A.) had given me on my last trip to Heaven. I know... I know... Most of you thought I just made all that stuff up about having a couple of near-death experiences last year. Yes, that much is true. But just because it was all a figment of my imagination doesn’t mean I didn’t have a good time there. Even those visions of the End Times my angel showed me were fun. You know... in a greatest-disaster-movie-ever-made way.

I couldn’t actually see any remnants of the “Re-admit One To Heaven” ink, but I figured anything an angel stamps on you is there to stay. I held my wrist up so it could be seen clearly from on high, and said “Yoo-hoo. Is anybody there?” Next thing you know, I’m standing at the Pearly Gates and my O.A. is waiting for me.

•••“What’s up, Bill? You forget something?”I explained how I was stressed by all the bad

vibes down in America, that I needed some “me” time, and my O.A. took my hand and led me inside. “I know just how you feel. We’ve been processing all the souls coming in from Syria, and if you don’t think that’s a damn mess...” He trailed off, shaking his head in angelic consternation.

(I should say, on the previous visits I couldn’t tell whether my angel was a “he” or a “she.” One minute

he’d look like David Bowie; the next Tilda Swinton dipped in flour. This time, it was all Bowie, a la his Thin White Duke phase. I think that’s a good sign for other aging rock super-stars, don’t you?)

We came to the most exquisite, most serene Japanese-style rock garden imaginable and sat down on a simple stone bench. I commented that I was a little surprised to see they allowed something so zen-y in Heaven, and “Dave” said, “Oh sure. You don’t think we’d let some evangeli-cal yahoo landscape this place, do you? Gad, it would all end up looking like the interior of a ’65 Cadillac. Now tell me, Bill. What can we do for you? A massage? Some aromatherapy, maybe?”

I told him I just needed to catch my breath for a day or two and I didn’t think I could do it on Earth because of all that election noise. “I hear you, pal,” the angel said. “We’ve had this thing between Yahweh and Satan going on for about... what?... I guess it’s been a little over 6,000 years now. Sometimes I get so sick of it, I’m tempted to go with one of the third-party picks.”

I sat quietly for a bit, contemplating what sort of nerve it would take to start a third party in competition with both God and the Devil. Then I asked if the average Heavenian was paying any attention at all to what was going on with the delegate fight and all that. “It’s hard to say,” he answered. “Normally, there are two things we discourage our folks from talking about here... re-ligion and politics. But with Trump down there... you know, being Trump... it’s got everyone a little... how do you say it these days?... WTF!!!”

“Yeah,” I said. “It’s hard to keep things in perspective when stuff like that’s happening.That’s why I wanted to get away for a while.”

Angel Dave started to say something, but then he stiffened and groaned. “Ah, darn! Have to leave you on your own, Bill. Just got word of another car bombing in a Baghdad street market. Mostly kids and women.”

“Anything I can do to help?” I asked.“Nah, you wouldn’t want to see that. You

Americans may think you want to put things in perspective, but very few of you are ready for the kind of perspective we get here everyday.” He told me to wander around all I wanted and do my own thing untiI I was ready to get back to the grind. “Just don’t pick any flowers. Not unless you want to spend your next incarnation as a dandelion.”

Sometime between now and November, I’ll try to tell you what happened on the rest of my getaway to Heaven. For now, suffice it to say, it’s the only time in my life I wished I’d had an iPhone on me. You wouldn’t believe some of the selfies I could have gotten.

GETAWAY TO HEAVENThe blessed relief of blissful retreat

BILL COPE

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As a child, I fixated on learning survival skills. My dad taught me to cast a fly rod and pick mushrooms and berries. His hunting and fishing skills had fed five cold and sometimes desperate men in the Arctic in the late 1950s after their canoes capsized in a rapid. One man was lost to hypothermia.

My dad killed caribou after caribou, huge sea migrating trout and birds. But it was my mother who taught me to shoot a gun. She’d take me into the desert outside Challis and toss clay pigeons or stack cans. She taught me to fight with a knife, “Blade up so you can cut them if they try to grab you.” Young and wild, she lived nights and worked days as a secretary in New York City.

Idaho is a long way from New York, Wash-ington D.C., Boston, even Chicago—places where people cannot imagine the passage of laws as backward as ours. So, yes, I like a challenge.

Politics interested me from day one. I was 10 when my parents were knocking on doors for Hunter S. Thompson’s Freak Power cam-paign for Pitkin County sheriff in Colorado in the early 1970s. I’ve seen political loss turn to disillusionment. I’ve seen marriages and close communities fall apart. I’ve seen people retreat into the wild, the arts or drink, or all of them, just to face the trajectory humanity seems intent on.

We all find things that give us hope for our kids, our species or for ourselves. We do this with varying degrees of success or we do not, and instead crumble at the futility of trying to push our nation from a path where we further consolidate our masses of wealth into ever fewer hands, leaving the rest of us desperate to scrape by.

I had a bit of an existential crisis in high school. I contemplated the worth of life with-out the ability to make other lives happier. I had found solutions in the high-school real-ization that I am not particularly motivated by my own life, but instead highly motivated by the plight of others.

There are plenty of people out there across the political and religious spectrum who seem to set aside the idea of financial success in order to give themselves to causes and living a life within a set of values.

I’ve lived a good life. I’ve seen sides of the world that are remote and spectacular in their pristine beauty, or vivid and lovely with the kindness of humanity.

Maybe I get some peace knowing I’ve tried to make the world a better place, even just

one student at a time by teaching, or with my voice, my relationships and my vote serving in elected office.

Not all I’ve done has been popular. I’ve been a very intentional obstacle to

those who would use power to inflict harm. I’ve tried to bring the weight of public opinion down on those who for too long have refused to do anything but stand by while others purposefully inflict harm.

Those things let me sleep at night and they wake me—and millions like me—up in the morning to carry on the Sisyphean task of finding ways to make the human condition slightly better.

Some days that is harder, like when a Confederate flag flies in the state I love and people I love feel fear. Like when I listen to some of the world’s most powerful and wealthy use their airtime to blame problems they created on immigrants and Muslims or racial and ethnic groups other than their own. It gets harder when I see our nation’s sense of justice and democracy fail under the weight of money and all that it buys.

Human populations are like other social animals—we grow less kind and generous when we believe resources are scarce. This is particularly true when we’re told who to blame for scarcity; for loss; for our fears.

It’s not difficult to create mobs of mon-sters. Anger makes ordinary people irrational.

We can be manipulated when we’re afraid and neither Donald Trump nor Ted Cruz is afraid to do it. Adolf Hitler did it and created a mob that expected him to follow through on his rhetoric until people began to die—and they did in gas chambers, and of starva-tion, and by gunshot wounds because the people demanded it, having been told those who died were the source of all their ills, woe and scarcity.

It makes sense lately that I dream mostly of armageddon—violence, loss of life, great disaster and strife.

In the context of these dreams, my daily waking life seems reasonable, my goals attain-able.

Still, we walk in a shadow and, regard-less of what we believe about any politician’s intent to follow through on his words, some of those men have created angry mobs with a set of expectations that should give us all a reason to get up in the morning and do our best to make the plight of humanity better, our fears and scarcity lesser, and our generos-ity greater.

FROM THE FAR MARGINSArmageddon

NICOLE LEFAVOUR

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CITYDESK

HOME, AT LAST

Welcome to Emerald House, the anti-Cooper court

GEORGE PRENTICE

The living quarters are tight at what has been dubbed “Emerald House,” with seven adults living under one roof, and sharing a bathroom, kitchen and living room. Given the cramped conditions, JoJo and Kelly—two of the resi-dents—were anxious to move the tour of the home into the back yard.

“Isn’t this nice?” asked JoJo, smiling, a fresh load of laundry drying on the line behind her. “And to think that we call this home. It’s really something, hmm?”

The contrast is stark from August 2015, as tensions began rising around the rapidly spread-ing downtown tent city that would come to be known as Cooper Court. JoJo, Kelly and their five housemates—all of whom are chronically homeless—lived in Cooper Court, even though the controversial encampment was anything but a place to put down roots. As the tent city grew, so did frustration and anger as Boise engaged in a public debate over what role, if any, the city should take in caring for the scores of men and women who spent their days and nights in Coo-per Court instead of in a shelter.

“It seems like a dream now,” said JoJo. “No, it was a bad dream.”

She said she was remembering the drizzly December day when Boise police barricaded the perimeter of Cooper Court, and removed all of its residents. Boise officials insisted there was ample space in the area’s shelters, while advocates of the homeless argued the multiple reasons why many of the chronically homeless struggled with staying in near-capacity shelters at night, which they were kicked out of at sunrise.

What some people may not know is at the same time, an equally intense debate was boiling up inside the walls of Interfaith Sanctuary, the shelter just steps away from Cooper Court.

A CHANGE AT THE TOPInterfaith Sanctuary provides around 165 beds

for men, women and children.“I think it’s fair to say that the Interfaith board

of directors was split,” said Jodi Peterson, a former nine-year volunteer at Interfaith, now the shelter’s development and program director. “Some believed that we should be better neighbors, but there were some people saying that the population of Cooper Court was dangerous and we should stay away. And frankly, I believed them at first.”

Everything changed for Peterson on Sept. 10, 2015.

“That’s when Curtis and I were driving back to Boise from McCall,” she said, referring to inter-nationally known Idaho musician Curtis Stigers, who is also Peterson’s fiancee.

Stigers had performed at a benefit concert and Peterson said they were bringing some extra water bottles back from the charity event.

“I know a bottle of water sounds so simple, but we were warned to stay away and not bring anything over to Cooper Court. That just felt wrong,” said Peterson. “What I saw when we brought them water was a group of really sick people, yet they were taking care of one another.”

Peterson said because she was a contract em-ployee, supervising a once-a-week music program for Interfaith Sanctuary, the shelter’s management didn’t stop her from bringing more donations to Cooper Court, including food, sleeping bags, tents and clothing. Over the next three months, as Cooper Court gained in notoriety, so did Peterson as she regularly advocated for the tent city’s oc-cupants via her Facebook page.

When Cooper Court was swept by city of-ficials on Dec. 3, 2015, Peterson was vocal about her fears of what might happen to its former residents.

“And then, that night, a woman saw me on TV and somehow she got a hold of me and said, ‘I think I can help. I have a house,’” said Peterson.

That house turned out to be what is nowEm-erald House. Residents have asked for the exact address not be disclosed.

In the meantime, Interfaith Sanctuary was reeling from its internal debate over Cooper

Court. The split led to the April 1 resignation of the shelter’s longtime director, Jayne Sorrels, and Peterson said the board asked her to step in and “settle things down a bit.”

“Eventually, it evolved into a new full-time position and now I’m the new development and program director for Interfaith,” she said. “I didn’t know I would be ready for that, but here I am.”

Among the other bridges in need of rebuild-ing, she said, is a working relationship with the city.

“There was a time when the mayor was a bit mad at me, but that was at the height of Cooper Court,” said Peterson. “I know in my heart that the mayor wanted to do the right thing, but had no idea how to do it. It was a difficult time.”

HOUSING FIRSTTwo months after dismantling Cooper Court,

Bieter called a press conference to say the tent city was a “stark example of a model that was unsustainable.” More important, he said, the city was prepared to partner with the Boise City/Ada County Housing Authority, CATCH, Terry Reilly Health Services and the Idaho Housing and Finance Association to build a “housing first” approach to combat chronic homelessness.

“The best alternative is to get someone in a safe, clean place to live first,” said Bieter. “Only then can you get to the root causes of homeless-ness.”

Bieter added the city would begin soliciting requests for proposals from area nonprofits and caregivers to provide services for 25 to 30 housing units. In particular, he said, the project would be

Interfaith Sanctuary’s new development and program director Jodi Peterson (center), joins JoJo (left) and Kelly (right) at home at Emerald House, a response to Cooper Court.

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SEVERAL DOWNTOWN BOISE PARKING LOTS OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT

There are all kinds of technical names—deficit, shortage, shortfall, insufficiency—when it comes to the lack of parking spaces in downtown Boise. The term most bandied about at Boise City Hall lately is “crunch,” and there is plenty being discussed regard-ing downtown Boise’s future parking needs.

Earlier this year, Michigan-based Carl Walker, Inc., which was commissioned to study Boise parking, updated its previ-ous analyses from 2009 and 2014 and concluded in its newest study that Boise faces “dramatic growth in parking demand” for at least the next five years, and there is a “greater sense of urgency related to craft-ing a new strategic plan,” including better utilization of existing parking.

City planning officials couldn’t agree more and even concede they’ve done a lousy job in keeping track of as many as 10 parking lots lining the highly-visible Front Street corridor. In fact, seven of the 10 lots, each deemed “temporary,” have allowed their permits to lapse, with one expiring as long ago as 2012—the Ada County employee parking lot at 200 Front St. was never even officially permitted for parking.

“We think the lot was permitted for a building but it eventually became a lot,” said city of Boise Zoning Manager Scott Spjute in an April 19 presentation to the City Council. “It was never permitted as a temporary parking lot.”

Yet another “temporary” lot, this one at 406 Fourth St. in Boise’s Central Addition, has never been officially permitted for park-ing and there is no application on file.

In 1991, the city of Boise amended its code to allow so-called “temporary” lots with permits lasting two years but eligible for an-nual renewals. During an economic slump in the mid-’90s, city code was updated to allow five-year permits for so-called “interim” parking lots, but the city scrapped that policy two years later and reverted back to the “temporary”

Permits for nine of 10 “temporary” lots along Front Street have lapsed or never existed.

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LANDPilot used Boise Foothills as landing strip without

permissionGEORGE PRENTICE

When the Boise City Council was asked to weigh in on a proposed private airstrip in the Boise Foothills they had some choice words: dangerous, disruptive, even audacious.

Little did they know that the man, identi-fied only as an Alaska resident, had already been landing his Piper “Supercub” in the Foothills.

“We can confirm that the man contacted the Ada County Development Services Department and said he had been using the property for a landing strip,” said Kate McGwire, Ada County public information officer. “We informed him that he would need to apply for a permit and once he was told that he had to get that permit, he stopped using the land as an airstrip.”

When asked about the airstrip, proposed on land about a quarter of a mile east of N. Alto

Via Court and Table Rock Road, officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said they had “primary concerns of disturbance” to wintering elk and deer, adding, “the presence of wildlife on the airstrip would make it unusable.” The Boise Fire and Parks and Recreation depart-ments also recommended denial.

The Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission will have the final say in the matter.

“It all comes down to Thursday, May 5 at 6 p.m.,” said McGwire. “That’s when we’ll have a public hearing on the proposal and the P and Z Commission should then decide on the issue.”

two-year permitting process, allowing for up to three one-year extensions.

A review of city records reveals seven lots—406 Fourth St., 406 Fifth St., 350 E. Myrtle St., 1101 Front St., 116 Sixth St., 329 Grove St. and

1110 S. Oakland Ave.—have expired permits. An eighth, 520 Front St., has a permit that expires in August. The ninth and tenth lots, 406 Fourth St. and the Ada County employee lot at 200 Front St., never had ap-plications on file.

“We haven’t tracked them well,” said Spjute, who asked the council for some direction on how to proceed.

“The first step is to bring all of the non-compliant lots into compliance,” said Council President Elaine Clegg. “This just hasn’t been fair to the owners of lots who have been properly permitted.”

Councilman Scot Ludwig said he agreed all the unpermitted lots needed to be brought up to code, but quickly added he didn’t want to see any undue enforcement that might result in lot closures.

“Those lots are absolutely important to fuel downtown growth. Do you know why Microsoft is in this community and not in Denver right now? Because of their absolute need to have a nearby temporary parking lot,” said Ludwig. “At least for now—and this is a bit of a boom time—I would highly rec-ommend that the temporary lots be put on a short leash but not with a termination date. I think the marketplace needs to drive this.”

Clegg pushed back against the idea of open-ended permits for temporary lots.

“Yes, there’s a parking crunch right now, but I still think there should be a time limit on temporary lots,” she said. “I don’t think we should be terminating anybody right now, but we should have some idea of what the owners’ plans are for their property.”

As for the immediate future, Spjute said the message is clear: Get those temporary lots permitted.

—George Prentice

The owner of this “Supercub” landed his plane in the Boise Foothills before asking Ada County officials for a permit to build a landing strip, north of Table Rock.

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geared to address the chronically home-less, defined as individuals with a disabling condition who have been continuously homeless for a year or more or have had at least four episodes of homelessness in the

past three years.A second prong of the initiative, dubbed

“Housing First Scattered Sites,” would call for up to 15 existing homes to be used as permanent housing while CATCH and Terry Reilly would provide much-needed services to the residents.

“Creating Housing First options is an invest-ment in breaking this reactive cycle and a step toward proactive efforts that will save money and lives,” said Bieter.

The mayor didn’t know Emerald House could be a part of a “housing first” solution. Few people knew of the anonymous donation from the woman who called Peterson to say she had a home to donate.

“I’ve been very quiet about this,” Peterson said. “We wanted to do this right and not scare anybody away. You may remember that we had a possible solution last winter from a local RV park, but the media attention scared them off.”

That plan was to allow as many as 20 chroni-cally homeless individuals to stay for at least a few months at Boise Riverside RV Park in Garden City. When the idea got a fair amount of Idaho media attention, the owners said too many of the park’s other occupants worried about the controversy, so the plan was scuttled.

“So, we’ve taken this step by step, beginning with rental agreements,” said Peterson.

A volunteer from Concordia University Law School helped craft rental agreements with special “opt-in behavioral clauses” that require Emerald House tenants to treat themselves and each other with respect. The model, Peterson said, came from similar agreements used in Eugene, Ore.-based Opportunity Village, a tiny-home community for the homeless.

“Our Emerald House tenants have promised sweat equity. They’re keeping up the house, they’re gardening, making any necessary repairs,” said Peterson. “Next, we needed mentors, and we’ve had a number of social work students from Boise State University.”

Additionally, Peterson said, social work-ers have been coming by the home to link up

Emerald House tenants with food stamps, Social Security benefits, medical assistance and even job coaching.

“We’re pretty excited,” said Peterson. “One of our Emerald House tenants just secured a con-struction job. It will be his first job in some time.”

As for neighbors, the residents said they’ve had nothing but positive reactions because, for the most part, they said things were so quiet at Emerald House. A quick survey of the neigh-borhood indicates the house is surrounded by about 70 percent commercial and 30 percent residential.

“It’s a rather perfect neighborhood for our purposes,” said Peterson.

But Emerald House is a long way from perfect because, Peterson said, each of the residents is still wrestling with his or her demons.

“It’s fair to say that Emerald House will be here for a while,” she said. “And the folks living there? Well they’ll be better…” Peterson took a long pause before finishing her thought. “You know what? It’ll be awhile before they’re all bet-ter. But hey, we’ve already seen what the alterna-tive looks like, haven’t we?”

Boise officials on lapsed parking lot permits: “We haven’t tracked them well.”

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CALENDARWEDNESDAYAPRIL 27On Stage

BCT: MARGIN OF ERROR—8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org/season/margin_error.

COMEDIAN DEREK SHEEN—With Lady Bizness and host Eli Nary. 7 p.m. $7, $10 for 2. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.

HOMEGROWN: VIRGINIA WOOLF’S OR-LANDO—Alt rock meets

Degas in Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s fantastical novel about identity, love and ignoring conformity. April 27 is a pay-what-you-can preview. 8 p.m. $5-$10. MING Studios, 420 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-949-4365.

MOMENTA FILM SCREENING—Join the Idaho Sierra Club for one

of the 10 best documentaries of 2013, which examines a Pacific Northwest coal project that could threaten the global environment on a scale larger than the Key-stone XL pipeline. 6:30 p.m. FREE. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise, 208-334-2225, idaho.sierraclub.org.

Workshops & Classes

SIMPLIFY YOUR FINANCES—Learn how to take charge of your finances from Lanette Marcum of Glacier Bancorp. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boise-publiclibrary.org.

Art

ADONNA KHARE: THE KING-DOM—Through May 29. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum,

670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

BOISE STATE ART METALS CLUB: RIVETING—Through May 8. 7 a.m.-midnight. FREE. Boise State Student Union Building, 1910 Uni-versity Drive, Boise, 208-426-INFO. finearts.boisestate.edu.

DON WINIECKI: MAKING THE FA-MILIAR STRANGE—Through May 22. 7 a.m.-midnight. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242, finearts.boisestate.edu.

I NEED TO TELL YOU SOME-THING: THE LOST ART OF LETTER WRITING—Through May 6. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

RACHEL TEANNALACH: INTERSECTIONS AND ENCOUN-TERS—Through April 30. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Gallery Five18, 518 S. Americana Blvd., Boise, 208-342-3773, teannalach.com.

TALL TALES: NARRATIVES FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION—Through April 9, 2017. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

TVAA: CELEBRATING PIPE-DREAMS—In celebration of National Public Radio’s season of shows, Treasure Valley Artists’ Alliance members draw inspiration from the “King of Instruments” fea-tured every Sunday on NPR’s pipe organ-centric program, Pipedreams. Through July 1. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org.

Citizen

ADA COUNTY 2025 OPEN HOUSE—Ada County is seeking public input on land use, growth and development through a series of open houses, where you can let officials know what you think of

their goals and policies. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Lake Hazel Middle School, 11625 La Grange St., Boise, 208-855-4375, adacounty2025.com.

THURSDAYAPRIL 28On Stage

BCT: MARGIN OF ERROR—8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org/season/margin_error.

COMEDIAN PATRICK MELTON—8 p.m. $10. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

HOMEGROWN: VIRGINIA WOOLF’S ORLANDO—8 p.m. $5-$10. MING Studios, 420 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-949-4365.

HYPNOTIST JIM KELLNER—Enjoy an evening of comedy and hypno-tism. For 21 and older. 8:30 p.m.

$5 adv., $10 door. The Stockyard Nite Club, 185 S. 2nd E. St., Moun-tain Home, 208-587-5055.

OPERA IDAHO: GLORY DENIED—Tom Cipullo’s chamber opera tells the

true story of Col. Jim Thompson, an American soldier held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam from 1964-73. 7:30 p.m. $24-$48. Aviation Specialties Unlimited, 4632 W. Aeronca St., Boise, 208-426-8117, operaidaho.org/the-season/glory-denied.

STAGE COACH: BE MY BABY— 7:30 p.m. $15. Stage Coach The-atre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Workshops & Classes

B|ON BOARD—Looking to get in-volved? Curious what it takes to be part of a commission, committee or board? Join Boise Young Profes-sionals’ b|On Board program. Now in its third year, this three-week training series is designed to inform

War never really ends.

OPERA IDAHO: GLORY DENIEDCol. Floyd “Jim” Thompson holds an unenviable record. Cap-

tured by the Viet Cong and held captive March 1964-March 1973, Thompson spent more time in captivity than any other American POW of the Vietnam War. His story was told in the 2001 book Glory Denied: The Vietnam Saga of Jim Thompson, America’s Longest-Held Prisoner of War. The book isn’t an obvious candidate for an adaptation, but American composer Tom Cipullo saw it differently. His acclaimed 2007 chamber opera Glory Denied takes lyrics right from the pages of the book. Opera Idaho will showcase the non-traditional work in a non-traditional space: the Aviation Specialties Unlimited hangar at Boise Airport. Due to language and subject matter, audience discretion is advised.

7:30 p.m. each night, $24-$48. Aviation Specialties Unlim-ited, 4632 W. Aeronca St., 208-426-8117, operaidaho.org.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 28-30

Indie-pendence Day.

SHAWN VESTAL/INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAYRediscovered Books holds a privileged place in Boise. Located in

the gamest stretch of downtown’s cultural and commercial core on Eighth Street, it’s one of the few independent retail book stores in Boise. Swing by Friday and Saturday for two big events: a reading by Idaho-born author Shawn Vestal, whose escape-from-the-Mormon Church novel, Daredevils, dropped April 12 and is already racking up awards. Catch him Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m. and then on Saturday, April 30, don’t miss Independent Bookstore Day. From 10 a.m.-8 p.m., enjoy scavenger hunts, beer tasting, music, and get your hands on exclusive products, including a Neil Gaiman coloring book and limited edition prints.

Shawn Vestal: Friday, April 29, 7 p.m.; Independent Book-store Day: Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 29-30

Branch out this weekend and help seed your urban forest.

RELEAF BOISECan you dig it? We knew you could. Begun in 1990 as part of

the then-new Community Forestry Unit, the ReLeaf Boise campaign is a shovel-toting band of citizen volunteers who have planted thou-sands of trees on public rights-of-way throughout the City of Trees. This year’s plantings, set for Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m. -2 p.m., will see nearly 80 trees set into dozens of public sites throughout the city. If you’re apt to join this year’s ReLeaf brigade, you should also circle Thursday, April 28 on your calendar. That’s when, beginning at 7 p.m., prospective volunteers are required to attend a tree planting class.

As city officials are quick to point out, “It’s much more than just digging a hole.”

8 a.m.-2 p.m., FREE. Boise Community Forestry, 4969 W. Dorman St., 208-608-7617, parks.cityofboise.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30


Boise professionals about how to engage with organizations around the community. Also on May 5 and May 12. 5:30-8 p.m. $50-$75. Boise State Andrus Center in BoDo, 301 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3777. boiseyp.org/byp-programs/bon-board.

AN EVENING WITH STEPHANIE TELESCO OF BRICK OVEN BIS-

TRO—Join Brick Oven Bistro co-owner and Two Million Meals Later author Stephanie Telesco as she demystifies Beanery Creamy Coun-try Corn Gravy from roux to finish. You’ll sample some corny gravy goodness and have the knowledge to recreate this delicious gravy. After the presentation, Telesco will sign copies of the Brick Oven Bistro Cookbook. 6-7:30 p.m. $30. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-389-7605. jumpcooking.eventbrite.com.

Talks & Lectures

WATER POLLUTION TRADING ON THE BOISE RIVER—Join Neil Cres-

centi of Willamette Partnership to learn about the basics of pollution trading and provide a report on development of this approach for the lower Boise River. Hosted by the Boise River Enhancement Network. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Washington Group Plaza, 720 Park Blvd., Boise. boiseriveren-hancement.net.

Citizen

ADA COUNTY 2025 OPEN HOUSE—Ada County is seeking public

input on land use, growth and development through a series of open houses, where you can let officials know what you think of their preliminary goals and policies. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Ada County Courthouse, 200 W. Front St., Boise, 208-287-7000; also at 6-8 p.m. Sawtooth Middle School, 3730 N. Linder Road, Meridian, 208-855-4200, adacounty2025.com.

FRIDAYAPRIL 29Festivals & Events

BARBARIAN BREWING EXPAN-SION PARTY—Barbarian Brewing has expanded their taproom, so they’re throwing a party to celebrate. They’ll be releasing three new beers: Plumberry Weiss, Mystery Barrel 1.0, and barrel-aged barleywine, Ol’ Samson. Get grub from the B-Town Bistro food truck, and hear live music by electronic violin and drum duo Razzvio. For 21 and older. 3-10 p.m. FREE. Barbar-ian Brewing, 5270 E. Chinden Blvd., Garden City.

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS WILD WEST AUCTION—The Wild West Auction for Kids raises critical

operating funds for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Ada County. 5:30 p.m. SOLD OUT. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise, 208-336-8900. adaclubs.org/wildwestauction.

INAUGURAL CWI CONNECTIONS EVENT—Join CWI students from across the college for presentations on research, class work and proj-ects as part of the CWI Connections Project. Plus community dancing performances, live music, great food, and the Presidential Writing Awards ceremony. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. College of Western Idaho Nampa Campus, 5500 E. Opportu-nity Drive, Nampa, 208-562-3400, cwidaho.cc.

On Stage

6TH ANNUAL SPROUT FILM FES-TIVAL—Enjoy thought-provoking short films from around the world that promote greater acceptance, celebrate difference and light the spark to help make the invisible visible. Also at the Flicks on April 30 at 12:30 p.m. 7 p.m. $8-$10. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. 208-422-1759, thearcinc.org.

BCT: MARGIN OF ERROR—8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224. bctheater.org/season/margin_error.

COMEDIAN PATRICK MELTON—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ—Celebrate Preservation Week with

the Idaho State Archives at the Old Idaho Pen by watching Escape from Alcatraz, starring Clint East-wood. 8 p.m. $5. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, 2445 Old Peniten-tiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2844, history.idaho.gov.


MUSIC THEATRE OF IDAHO: THE SECRET GARDEN—7:30 p.m. $18-$22. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555. mtionline.org.

OPERA IDAHO: GLORY DE-NIED—7:30 p.m. $24-$48. Aviation Specialties Unlimited, 4632 W. Aeronca St., Boise, 208-426-8117, operaidaho.org.

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

STAGE COACH: BE MY BABY—8 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Literature

AUTHOR SHAWN VES-TAL—The PEN//Robert W. Bingham Prize-winning

author of Godforsaken Idaho will be in the store reading from and signing his latest novel, Daredev-ils. 7 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, www.rdbooks.org.

GARDEN CITY LIBRARY SPRING BOOK SALE—Add to your library on

the cheap at the little book sale that could. You’ll find thousands of books and magazines priced from 50 cents to $1. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.

Sports & Fitness

THE NEVER ENDING BOGUS BASIN HARD GUY TRAIL RUN—Enjoy a long (16-mile and 32-mile options) gratifying run, meet some outdoorsy people and help out fall-en Wildland Firefighters. For more info, visit the event website. 7:45 a.m. $10. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100. summitpost.org/hard-guy/405032.

Citizen

NATIONWIDE NURSE-IN ON THE CAPITOL STEPS—Join Idaho Moms for Nursing In Public for the annual Nurse-In on the Statehouse steps. Noon-2 p.m. FREE. Idaho State Capitol Building, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-433-9705.

Animals & Pets

YAPPY HOUR—Join the City of Eagle Parks and Recreation for Eagle’s very first Yappy Hour. Merrill Park will be transformed into a mo-bile pop-up dog park where people and their pets mingle. BYOB and BYOD. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Merrill Park, 637 E. Shore Drive, Eagle.

Food

FOOD TRUCK RALLY—Chow down with A Cupcake Paradise, Archie’s Place Boise, Burgerlicious, Genki Takoyaki, Hello Dinner and RiceWorks Asian Street Food, plus beer by Payette Brewing, wine by 36th Street Bistro and music by DJ Winkle and DJ Nichole of Radio Boise. 5-8 p.m. 36th Street Garden Center and Bistro, 1665 W. Hill Road, Boise, 208-433-5100, 36streetgardencenter.com.

B-TOWN BISTRO FOOD TRUCK—Enjoy some Barbarian beer, Meriwether cider and B-Town Bistro food. 5:30-8 p.m. Meriwether Cider Co., 5254 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-972-6725, meri-wethercider.com.

CALENDAR


DATE NIGHT AT CHATEAU DES FLEURS—Enjoy a three-course Italian dinner by Chef Franck Bacquet, plus dancing to music by Adam Gottesman. 7-10 p.m. $39. Chateau des Fleurs, 175 S. Rose-bud Lane, Eagle, 208-947-2840, chateaueagle.com.

SATURDAYAPRIL 30Festivals & Events

23RD ANNUAL SEVEN ARROWS POWWOW—Immerse yourself in

the culture of the first people at this powwow featuring tradi-tional costumes, song, music, demonstrations and storytelling. Nonperishable food donations for the Native American Council of Boise will be accepted at the door. Noon-9 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise State Student Union Jordan Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-5800. mss.boisestate.edu/pow-wow.

AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS’ RUMMAGE SALE—9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Meridian American Legion/VFW Hall, 22 W. Broadway Ave., Meridian, 208-898-8930.

BOISE FARMERS MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 10th and Grove, Boise, 208-345-9287. facebook.com/TheBoiseFarmersMarket.

CANYON COUNTY CO-OP 2016 SUMMER COMMUNITY MAR-KET—9 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Canyon County Co-op, 1415 First St. S., Nampa, 208-960-0328, canyon-county.coop.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET— 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street be-tween Idaho and Jefferson streets, Boise, 208-345-3499, capitalcity-publicmarket.com.

EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET—9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, 185 E. State St., Eagle. 208-489-8789, cityofeagle.org.

EXPERIENCE IDAHO EXPO—Ex-plore Idaho’s great mix of urban living and outdoor activities, at the Experience Idaho Expo. This event introduces newcomers and native Idahoans to the best products, services and activities that they can experience in their own state. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$5. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City. 208-376-0464, ibleventsinc.com.

FIRE AND FLOODS: GEOLOGY OF THE TWIN FALLS AREA FIELD TRIP—Join CSI Prof. Shawn Willsey for this full-day trip to Twin Falls. 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $10-$15. Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise. 208-853-1678, idahomuseum.org.

OPERA IDAHO: GLORY DE-NIED—7:30 p.m. $24-$48. Aviation Specialties Unlimited, 4632 W. Aeronca St., Boise, 208-426-8117, operaidaho.org.

INDEPENDENT BOOK-STORE DAY CELEBRA-TION—Celebrate the

second-annual Independent Bookstore Day at Rediscovered Books with a full day of activities, prizes and exclusive Bookstore Day items. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, indiebookstoreday.com.

KIDS FUN FEST—Enjoy a day packed full of entertainment and interactive fun zones for all ages. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$5. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-376-0464, ibleventsinc.com.

NAMPA FARMERS’ MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Nampa Farmers’ Market, Longbranch parking lot, Front and 13th, Nampa, 208-412-3814.

RELEAF BOISE—Team up with the Boise Community Forestry Unit to plant trees along city streets. Visit bit.ly/bprvolunteers for more information and to sign up. Sat., April 30. FREE. 208-608-7700, bit.ly/bprvolunteers.

ROYAL FAMILY KIDS CAMP BLACK AND WHITE BALL—Help Royal

Family Kids’ Camp send Treasure Valley foster children on a week-long camping adventure in the mountains. 6-10 p.m. $60, $110 couples. Stueckle Sky Center, Boise State Broncos Albertsons Football Stadium, 1910 University Drive, Boise, boise.royalfamilykids.org.

RUN FOR AUTISM 2016—Join the Autism Society Treasure Valley for their 13th annual Run For Autism.

9-11 a.m. $7-$22. Veterans Memo-rial Park, 930 N. Veterans Memorial Parkway, Boise, asatvc.org/event/run-for-autism.

TREASURE VALLEY KITE FESTIVAL—Go fly a kite at the Third An-

nual Treasure Valley Kite Festival, where kids get FREE kites while supplies last. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., near Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road, Meridian, tvkitefestival.com.

WEST BOISE SATURDAY MAR-KET—10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Art Zone 208, 3113 N. Cole Road, Boise. 208-322-9464,

WORLD TAI CHI AND QIGONG DAY CELEBRATION—Celebrate World Tai Chi and Qigong Day with refreshments, adult coloring, and Qigong basics and exercises. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-972-8340. boisepubli-clibrary.org/calendar.

On Stage

6TH ANNUAL SPROUT FILM FESTIVAL—12:30 p.m. $8-$10. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., Boise. 208-422-1759, thearcinc.org.

BCT: MARGIN OF ERROR—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Con-temporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org/season/margin_error.

COMEDIAN PATRICK MELTON—8 p.m. 10 p.m. $12. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.


MERIDIAN SYMPHONY RISING STARS YOUNG ARTISTS CON-CERT—Highlights include Young Artists Competition winners Anna Black, violin, and Fernando Perez, flute, performing solos with the or-chestra. 7:30 p.m. $11.50-$15.50. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, box office: 208-426-1110, meridiansymphony.org.

MUSIC THEATRE OF IDAHO: THE SECRET GARDEN—1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $18-$22. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, mtionline.org.

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

SATURDAY NIGHT IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $5-$8. Treasure Valley Children’s Theater, 703 N. Main St., Meridian, 208-287-8828, treasure-valleychildrenstheater.com.

STAGE COACH: BE MY BABY—8 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

TV CHILDREN’S THEATER: HANSEL AND GRETEL—11 a.m. and 3 p.m. $5-$12. Treasure Valley Children’s Theater, 703 N. Main St., Meridian, 208-287-8828, treasure-valleychildrenstheater.com/see.

Art

ST(R)EAM COFFEE BIKE ARTIST STUDIO/GALLERY BIKE TOUR—Follow on your bike to artists and makers studios in Garden City. Show up between 1:30-2 p.m. to enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea before the tour begins. 2-4:30 p.m. $10. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City, 206-407-7529.

Literature

GARDEN CITY LIBRARY SPRING BOOK SALE—9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glen-wood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.

Religious/Spiritual

SISTERS YNC. SPRING SEMI-NAR—Join SISTERS ync. for their annual spring seminar “Break Every Chain.” Fee includes seminar and lunch. You’ll enjoy time and space to reflect and rejoice, music and prayer ministry, growth exercises and teaching, and the SISTERS ync. Gift Shop. Convenient online registration and payment available at the group’s website; follow the “seminar” link. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $25. Idaho Outdoor Association Hall, 3401 Brazil St., Boise. sistersync.com.

Animals & Pets

FAMILY FUN PET EXPO—This fun-filled family event features pet products, services, contests, and traditional family pets, as well as a variety of rare and beautiful animals. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$5. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City. 208-376-0464, ibleventsinc.com.

Food

EL KORAH SHRINER PROVOST GUARD WINE TASTING—Featuring six local wineries, jazz band, door prizes and silent and live auctions. 6-9 p.m. $20, $35 couples. El Korah Shrine, 1118 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-343-0571, elkorah.org.

SUNDAYMAY 1Festivals & Events

23RD ANNUAL SEVEN ARROWS POWWOW—Noon-9 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise State Student Union Jordan Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-5800, mss.boises-tate.edu/pow-wow.

On Stage

COMEDIAN PATRICK MELTON—8 p.m. $10-$12. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

HOMEGROWN READ-ING: HEIDI KRAAY’S HOW TO HIDE YOUR

MONSTER—See local playwright Heidi Kraay’s MFA thesis project. 7 p.m. $5. Studio 208, The 951 Front Building, 951 E. Front St., Ste. 108, Boise, 208-406-9854.

Food

SUNDAY CIDER BRUNCH WITH OWL TREE BAKERY—10 a.m. Meri-wether Cider Co., 5242 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City .

MONDAYMAY 2On Stage

HOMEGROWN STAGED READ-ING: HEIDI KRAAY’S HOW TO HIDE YOUR MONSTER—7 p.m. $5. Studio 208, The 951 Front Building, 951 E. Front St., Ste. 108, Boise, 208-406-9854.

MILD ABANDONBy E.J. Pettinger

CALENDAR

EYESPYReal Dialogue from the naked city

Overheard something Eye-spy worthy? E-mail [email protected]


Art

30 DAYS FOR ART—Roots Family History and the Idaho Commission on the Arts are on a mission to find Boise’s most talented artist. Roots will scan up to three pieces of art in exchange for a $5 donation. The cash will be awarded to one lucky art instructor. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $5. Roots Family History, 1901 Wild-wood St., Boise, 208-343-9135, rootsfamilyhistory.com.

Literature

GARDEN CITY LIBRARY SPRING BOOK SALE—8 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glen-wood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.

POETICS BOISE OPEN MIC—Read your own poetry or a favorite. 6:30-9 p.m. FREE. Kind Cuisine Cafe, 4628 W. State St., Boise, 208-367-9000, facebook.com/poeticsboise.

Sports & Fitness

BOISE CURLING CLUB LEARN TO CURL—If you’ve ever wanted to

try curling, here’s your chance. $10-$20. Idaho IceWorld, 7072 S. Eisenman Road, Boise, 208-608-7716, boisecurlingclub.org.

TUESDAYMAY 3Festivals & Events

ANNE FRANK HUMAN RIGHTS MEMORIAL TOURS—12:15 p.m. FREE. Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, 777 S. Eighth St., Boise. 208-345-0304, wassmuthcenter.org/events.

On Stage

BROADWAY IN BOISE: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOL-

OR DREAMCOAT—This new pro-duction full of unforgettable songs

is a re-imagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his 11 brothers and the coat of many colors. 7:30 p.m. $37.50-$57.50. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu.

Workshops & Classes

ERIC SPELLMANN: TOP 10 HACKS TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS—Join

nationally known speaker Eric Spellmann to learn how your small business can be more successful whether you’re marketing online, offline or both. 4-6 p.m. $50. Boise Metro Chamber of Com-merce, 250 S. Fifth St., Boise; also at 7:30-8:30 a.m. FREE. Hampton Inn-Nampa, 5750 E. Franklin Road, Nampa, 208-442-0036,

Talks & Lectures

PETER LAGERWEY: PLANNING FOR BICY-CLE AND PEDESTRIAN

SAFETY—Join Peter Lagerwey of the Toole Design Group in Seattle for a two-hour presentation on reducing bicycle and pedestrian crashes through better planning, engineering, education and enforcement. RSVP to [email protected] or 208-475-2232. 6 p.m. FREE. COMPASS: Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho, 700 N.E. Sec-ond St., Ste. 200, Meridian, 208-475-2232, compassidaho.org.

Citizen

TUESDAY DINNER—Volunteers needed to help cook up a warm din-ner for Boise’s homeless and needy population, and clean up afterward. Event is nondenominational. 4:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 707 W. Fort St., Boise, 208-344-3011.

Kids & Teens

JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER CLASS—Learn about gardening, beneficial insects and wildlife in this class. For ages 8-12. 6-7:30 p.m. $45. University of Idaho Ada County Extension Office, 5880 Glenwood St., Boise. 208-287-5900, uidaho.edu.

Food

1ST TUESDAY COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING—Enjoy compli-mentary wine tastings on the first Tuesday of the month. Like what you taste? Get a glass for $2 off or $5 off a bottle to consume or to go. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Rice Contemporary Asian Cuisine, 228 E. Plaza St., Eagle, 208-939-2595, riceeagle.com.

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

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Oppression (Minus Head Records; April 22, 2016) comes two years after 2014’s Up In Hell, which many fans and critics saw as the definitive example of Incite coming into its own. Now, the explosive Oppression illuminates the Arizona-born band’s evolution, particularly its ability to throw down tight, brutal groove metal—and how to choose (or at least work with) a producer. Steve Evetts’, an accomplished producer, engineer, mixer and instrumentalist, has worked with a wide range of emo, metal, punk and rock bands, like Dillinger Escape Plan, Poison the Well, The Misfits, The Cure, Basque rockers Berri Txarrak and hundreds more. Evetts even worked with death/groove/thrash metal trailblazers Sepultura—cool not only because, well, Sepultura, but because Incite vocalist Richie Cavalera is the son of Sepultura co-founder Max Cavalera. The younger Cavalera has learned from one of the best, worked with one of the best and is proud of the results, telling Alternative Press, “This is an album full of aggres-sion, frustration and pure energy. From beginning to end, you get a constant metal feel that’s organic and crushing … I couldn’t be any more fired up than I am right now.”

—Amy Atkins

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DR. DON’S DIGITAL

PAINTBRUSHGetting up close and meta

with ANA, an art-generating computer program

HARRISON BERRY

At first blush, ANA’s digital paintings are skyscapes. They have the aesthetic beauty of a sunset drifting through a polluted atmosphere, unnaturally juxtaposing colors and roiling with plumes of smog. But ANA isn’t an artist; it’s a computer program—a collection of algorithms developed by Dr. Don Winiecki, who sees his creation as a paintbrush he’s teaching to paint. Sometimes, however, it’s ANA that does the teaching.

“Occasionally the flamboyant mistakes in an algorithm create the most fall-down beautiful compositions, and that’s where I learn from the machine,” Winiecki said. “If I don’t define what I consider a conservative choice of color, it can get really bold.”

ANA stands for “ANA is Not Aaron”—“Aaron” being another art-generating computer program—and Winiecki is a professor of sociology in the Boise State University College of Engineering. Together, they opened their first exhibition, Making the Familiar Strange, April 20 at the Boise State University Student Union. Making sense of the exhibition and Winiecki’s work with ANA is a philosophical exercise touching on issues like artificial intelligence, computer science and the nature of art. Though ANA’s compositions are computer generated, Winiecki said they have the same aesthetic and interpretive merits as other, human-created works of visual art.

“It depends on the viewer and his or her readiness to engage with what’s in there, as opposed to a viewer who just wants to look at a pretty picture,” he said.

Though Winiecki is technically in control of ANA, his command of the creative process only goes so far. He inputs some data to the pro-gram, but the dimensions of the composition, the colors used and how they interact are up to the algorithm. Sometimes the composition ANA creates is more than a dozen feet high; in other instances, the results are small enough to

hang on a household wall. Winiecki then adds a human touch: digitally applied diagonal lines across shaded rectangles meant to evoke the geometry of the painting itself. They’re his way of teasing the idea that there’s more to ANA’s generated images than pretty colors—hints at the atmospheric and organic, nods at patterns and geometries that have underpinned art since ancient Greece and refined in modernity.

“[I] try to make an explicit reference to a piece of art in the art. I’m fiddling with the viewer’s mind,” he said. “That’s my effort to do something that pointy-headed art people do, which is give multiple avenues to people trying to make sense of [the paintings].”

Most of Winiecki’s input, however, consists of refining and expanding ANA’s digital tool-box. Some of the program’s first compositions were geometric, and eschewed the complex

color relationships that are the current hallmarks of its work. In addition, Winiecki has tinkered with ANA’s ability to process light sources in its work, making its composi-tions more evocative of atmo-spheric phenomena.

In the future, he’d like to make ANA work better with its printer.

“There are scenes that I think are fall-down dramatic, but they come off flat and nothing special in print,” he said.

One of ANA’s compositions will grace the cover of Boise Weekly, which means the original piece will go up for auction in October. Revenue from its sale, Winiecki said, could go toward paying the open-source software developers whose code went into ANA’s design. That, or toward education for himself to continue augmenting the program. He’d

also like to give ANA the ability to “draw.” It’s a development, he said, that would make its compositions more distinct.

“I want it to add lines and discrete dimen-sionality,” he said.

All that work on the back end of the pro-gram raises questions of who is actually the art-ist in the Winiecki/ANA relationship. Winiecki doesn’t call himself an artist; rather, he thinks of himself as a programmer. But ANA isn’t artifi-cially intelligent, relying on the code he provides to create images. Traditionally, art has been the province of human attributes like creativity and intuition, but Making the Familiar Strange com-prises works for which creativity is a calculation and intuition is a function of the program.

That doesn’t necessarily dehumanize the art ANA produces. The viewer could see the exhibi-tion as a display of artificiality and technological prowess, but each piece in the exhibition could also be an invitation to observe and analyze. From ANA’s uses of color, hue and shade to Winiecki’s meta “glyphs,” the works on display at Boise State are interpretively rich.

The fact that they were created by a com-puter can simply be food for thought. It can also be a feast for art theorists and philosophers interested in what art is, who makes it and peel-ing back the watch face of creativity.

There is enormous variety in how artists con-ceive of and create their work, and many have described their processes at length while leaving unanswered questions about how they manifest their inspirations. ANA’s is code—a digital deci-sion tree with inputs and parameter sets—but it’s still “artistic” in the sense that what comes out is art.

“That’s where the phenomenology comes in: [ANA] tries to get to the sense of something be-fore it becomes sensible or objectively definable,” Winiecki said.

“Idaho Fire Season 1” was painted by ANA with only minimal input from its creator, Don Winiecki.

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BCT PERFORMS MARGIN OF ERROR, REVEALS SEASON’S PLAYS

Political strategist Harold Carver likes to think of himself as a “legend.” A Republican miracle worker and notorious shyster, his tag-line is “Victory!”—even in the face of defeat.

Carver, played to oversized perfection by Richard Klautsch in Boise Contemporary Theater’s production of Margin of Error, smears everyone around him in “honey” and “shit” but prefers to get as little of either on himself as possible. People are either “data points” or clients represented by color-coded cellphones kept in carry-on luggage by his faithful intern, Daphne Anderson (Veronica Von Tobel). Fogged-in at the Boise Airport and juggling four political campaigns on the brink of disaster, they’re also trapped in a lopsided drama between Carver’s political animalism and the humanity of the people he has been manipulat-ing his entire professional life.

Written by Eric Coble and directed by BCT Ar-tistic Director Matthew Cameron Clark, the play is a glimpse into the inevitable moment when the pupil must push back against the men-tor. Hopelessly outmatched against Carver’s personality and worldview, Anderson at first can only intuit the disingenuousness in treating voters like pawns and propping up incompetent politicians with outright trickery. Her growing intolerance of her mentor’s cynicism drives the plot but Carver drives the play. His philosophy is too ugly for audiences to identify with, but he’s still the most compelling thing on stage.

Margin shows how ingrained cynicism is in the system, and how the only defense against it is moral vigilance. Unfortunately, Coble has writ-ten a character loud enough to shout over that message. Up against a combination of deceit, marital problems and legal inquiries (but still flush with optimism and charisma), he raises his fists to God and shouts, “Victory!”

It’s also a comedy. From Anderson’s duty to manage an absurd number of cellphones—each a direct link to a political battle—to Carver’s high-school class ring (he claims to have dropped out of college), the play is full of explo-sive personalities and humorous details.

Ahead of BCT’s April 22 performance of Margin of Error, Clark revealed the 2016-17 play schedule, including rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, A Nighttime Survival Guide, Where Did We Sit on the Bus and The Clean House.

—Harrison Berry

Harold Carver said it best: “Victory!”

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WRITE AND WRONG

The sadly disappointing Papa: Hemingway in Cuba

GEORGE PRENTICE

There are so many reasons to want to like Papa: Hemingway in Cuba. Unfortunately its script and acting aren’t two of them. Note that I wanted to endorse this film, the first Ameri-can big-screen production to be filmed in the Communist nation in a half century. Plus, there is plenty for Idahoans to anticipate, consider-ing that Hemingway lived (and died) here and that his granddaughter, Oscar-nominee and Ketchum native Mariel Hemingway, even makes a brief cameo in the movie.

Papa has a fairly passable skeletal structure. Cinematographer Ernesto Melara ensures that the film soaks up plenty of Cuba’s splendor and the film features a lovely score from Mark Isham. Still, Papa is more bones than skin—it never feels fleshed-out, sadly and ironically, dut to its one-dimensional script. Is it accurate to Heming-way’s life? No doubt. But it doesn’t feel authentic, primarily because its lead characters spend most of their time delivering speeches rather than engaging in dialogue. As a re-sult, Papa’s earnest cast (no pun intended) spends much of the film adrift in a sea of stereotypes.

I take little pleasure in criticizing Papa’s script, penned by the late Denne Bart Petitclerc—a war correspondent, best-selling novelist and reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle and Miami Herald. Petitclerc spent the last 35 years of his life in Idaho, devoting many of his final days working

on the screenplay for Papa, an autobiographical telling of how he, as a young newspaperman in Miami, got to know Hemingway, who was then spending most of his time in Cuba.

Petitclerc died in 2006 and didn’t live to see his story brought to the big screen. My sense is that Petitclerc’s script perhaps needed another

guardian in his absence; and while Papa’s director, Bob Yari, may have an accomplished resume as a producer (Crash), but this is his first directorial effort and it’s abundantly apparent.

While the film feels thin, its backstory is rich with controversy. Actress Sharon Stone was initially slated to play Hemingway’s wife Mary (the part ultimately went to Joely Rich-ardson). However, Stone sued Yari in 2014, al-leging she was asked to commit fraud against the United States government when she agreed to be in the movie. Stone’s suit in Los Angeles Superior Court alleged that she was encouraged to “com-mit a fraud and a lie on her license application

with United States governmental agencies, and to check a box indicating that she was going to Cuba on a ‘cultural endeavor’” rather than to film Papa.

Suffice to say, Papa did film in Cuba in 2015, under a U.S. Treasury Department license exempting the production from most embargo restrictions. Producers were told by U.S. officials that spending would be capped (though produc-ers have not revealed what the film’s budget was). As a result, no film sets could be built and the production team had to use existing structures for all of their scenes.

When President Barack Obama set foot in Cuba in March—the first sitting U.S. president to visit since the 1959 revolution—a new era of travel and trade was ushered in for the two na-tions. A number of Hollywood studios instantly voiced their desire to begin film and television production in and around Havana, and with more Americans anxious to retrace Hemingway’s Cuban steps, audiences will no doubt expect a compelling narrative of Hemingway in Cuba. Unfortunately, Papa isn’t that film.

Papa: Hemingway in Cuba is definitely in need of a rewrite. Too bad Hemingway wasn’t available.

PAPA: HEMINGWAY IN CUBA (R) Directed by Bob Yari

Starring Adrian Sparks, Giovanni Ribisi and Joely Richardson

Opens Friday, April 29 at The Flicks

UPENDING EXPECTATIONSIn each major award category at

the 2016 Oscars in February, the nominees were white. So blanched were they that it kicked off a Twit-ter hashtag, #OscarsSoWhite—a reminder that people of color are sorely underrepresented in American cinema. It’s a problem for the dis-ability community, as well.

“I probably shouldn’t name films, but I Am Sam, with Sean Penn,” said Arc-Idaho Programs Director Nicole Lang. “An actual actor with an intel-lectual disability should have played

that role. In films or in television, when the character has [intellectual development disorder], there is an actor with IDD playing that part.”

In I Am Sam, Penn plays a man living with an intellectual disability and struggling for custody of his daughter. The film drew fire because Penn does not have IDD. That criti-cism doesn’t apply to the films that will be shown at the sixth annual Sprout Film Festival, set to take place Friday-Saturday, April 29-30, at The Egyptian Theatre and The Flicks. Organized by Lang, each of the films

features people with IDD and range from short dramas to music videos. Lang said audiences might be sur-prised at how upbeat they can be.

“A lot of times people think it might be sad or about someone’s struggle. ... It’s more uplifting than many people imagine,” she said.

The films include shorts like Be My Brother, a 2009 film about a man with IDD charming a woman at a bus stop. In Jack Blond, a James Bond fan becomes the hero when a famous diamond comes to town.

There are dozens of films, each

under 20 minutes in length, playing at The Egyptian Theatre April 29. On April 30, catch Billy the Kid, an 84-minute documentary about a young man coming of age with Asberger’s syndrome playing at 12:30 p.m. at The Flicks. While there have been misconceptions about the tone of the films, Boiseans have gradually caught wind of how fun the festival is.

“I think people will be very sur-prised with how good people will feel when they leave,” she said.

—Harrison Berry

SCREEN EXTRA

SCREEN


SPRING INTO ITALIAN WHITESI’ve read that Italy produces twice as much

red wine as white (it’s on the Internet so it must be true) but, according to Italy’s National Institute of Statistics, white wine production edged out red in 2015. You will probably find twice as many reds in most wine shops, but Italy also has a world of outstanding whites. Nothing against the grape, but for this tasting we decided to explore beyond the oh-so-popu-lar Pinot Grigios.

2014 AZIENDA AGRI-COLA PIEROPAN SOAVE CLASSICO, $20

From the Veneto region in northeast Italy, this is a blend of Soave’s principal grape, Gar-ganega and Trebbiano. Lovely aromas of melon and lime are colored by touches of ginger, fresh herb and mineral. The flavors are a mix of ripe peach and pear, bal-anced by tangy lemon, lime and orange, with a touch of white pepper on the finish.

2014 RIOFAVARA MIZ-ZICA MOSCATO DI NOTO, $18

From the southern-most corner of Sicily, this Moscato is unusual in that it is fermented bone dry. There’s a juicy blast of lychee nut on the nose, along with plush apricot, pear, floral honeysuckle, lime and coriander. A lush richness marks the pal-ate as well, offering ripe stone fruit flavors and a hit of citrus zest on the chalky finish.

2014 TERREDORA DI PAOLO FALANGHINA IRPINIA, $17

Falanghina is a grape variety native to Campania in southern Italy. Here, it opens with floral quince, pear and pineapple, along with hints of tarragon and mineral. In the mouth it is lean and lively, filled with bright citrus flavors that turn ripe and rich on the finish. Definitely a food friendly entry.

—David Kirkpatrick

WINESIPPER


Jake Ellis knows a thing or two about putting out fires, both literal and metaphorical.

“Prevention is way more cost-effective than re-sponse,” said Ellis, 55, a retired battalion chief for the Boise Fire Department and now a candidate for the Idaho House of Representatives in West Ada County’s District No. 15.

In fact, Ellis helped investigate the aftermath of a January Day 1992 blaze at the Idaho Statehouse.

“There were a number of reasons why that fire spread, but there was definitely a lack of plan-ning,” said Ellis.

Having worked much of his career at Boise Fire Station No. 5, the then-busiest station in the state, Ellis rose through the ranks from firefighter to driver, captain and finally spent six years as a battalion chief. In between stints of aggressive door-knocking campaigning, Ellis spent a few minutes with Boise Weekly to talk about his politi-cal motivations and a life of eating smoke.

Did you dream of being a firefighter?Not really. I really wanted to go to college and,

in between semesters, I spent eight fire seasons fighting range fires for the Bureau of Land Man-agement. Some of those fire seasons lasted longer than others, stretching out my college career.

Why are you a Democrat?I’m socially liberal but fiscally conservative.

So does that mean you’ve voted for as many Republicans as Democrats?

I have.

What do you consider to be your proudest votes?

[Governors] Phil Batt and Cecil Andrus.

And on a national level?Obama. I believe in the message of change.

Are you leaning one way or another among the current crop of presidential candidates?

I’m a fan of Bernie Sanders. I like the idea of living in a free market society yet taking care of your fellow man… and woman.

To those who say Sen. Sanders is simply advocating for a redistribution of wealth, you would say…

There’s already a redistribution of wealth. It’s just gone to the wealthy.

You were with the Boise Fire Department for 27 years. When you hear a siren, does your blood still rush?

Not at all. That’s when it’s time to retire.

Every political insider I know has told me to keep an eye on District 15 and how it’s ripe for change. That said, you’re up against a rather popular incumbent, Rep. Pat McDon-ald. What’s your path to victory?

My opponent supported House Bill 311 in 2015, a major tax cut for the wealthy, which would have taken nearly $70 million out of the general fund. It makes no sense to me to say you’re in favor of improving education while taking that much money out of the general fund.

To that end, is education near the top of your agenda?

The cost of attending college is too high. To lower tuition cost, you’ve got to send in a lot more from the general fund.

Where is that money going to come from?We leave way too much money on the table in

tax exemptions and inappropriate expenditures. I am not saying I want to raise taxes. I’m saying we have to take a very hard look at our exemptions and prioritize the funds we have.

How about the issue of Idaho’s minimum wage? It still sits at $7.25. Nationwide, they’re talking about a $15 wage. Where should it be in Idaho?

I think $10 would be a good start.

But those efforts have died a quick death at the Idaho Statehouse.

Idaho is above ideology. The people of Idaho know what’s true. Too often, the Legislature is out of touch with Idaho.

I would be remiss if I didn’t ask about your wristband device tracking your every move.

My goal is 7,000 steps a day.

That’s a challenge.I’m up for more than one challenge lately.

JAKE ELLISThe retired battalion chief now dousing political fires

GEORGE PRENTICE

CITIZEN


ACROSS1 Contents of some tubs5 Copacetic8 Military band12 Showy debut18 Turning brown, as a banana20 Acid head?21 How some papers are

presented22 Nickname for an accident-

prone L.A.P.D. sergeant?

24 ____ note25 Stat26 Avoided a tag, say27 Cry from an errant burger

flipper?29 Chatty Cathy types31 Bit of pond slime33 Chaps34 “Able was I ____ I saw Elba”35 Brit. reference sets37 Captivate

40 Bridge44 Victoria’s Secret job

description?47 Copy, briefly48 In better shape51 Weather forecast that’s

hard to predict?52 Low53 Milliner’s accessory54 Lemonade go-with in an

Arnold Palmer

56 Farmer’s place58 Some trattoria orders60 Landlord’s business62 Wing it?64 Groups of quail65 Avant-garde66 Gulf Coast port that’s gone

bonkers?69 Multitalented Minnelli72 Source of add-on

damages in a lawsuit

74 ____ Institute (astronomers’ org.)

75 NASA vehicle77 Literally, “fried noodles”79 Help for motorcycle

daredevils81 Having the most marbles82 List for a recital83 Word with green or brain85 Hershey chocolate-and-

caramel candy87 Personal highs88 Targets of the Dodd-Frank

Act89 Three houses flipped this

week, e.g.?92 Whedon who directed

2012’s “The Avengers”93 Nut94 Khan : Mongolia :: ____ :

Russia95 N.F.L. QB Newton98 Little bit99 Feature of the western end

of the Champs-Élysées101 Surfer’s worry104 Hooters menu?110 Nap112 Cave deposits113 “Volunteers?”114 Biscuits with no sharp

edges?117 Deceptive pitch118 Plumbing or bricklaying119 Christ, with “the”120 Overage121 Edit menu option122 “____ your head”123 Physics units

DOWN1 Put on the map2 2009 Best Picture nominee

set in the 22nd century3 Fix, as a pump4 Plastered5 Airplane maneuverer6 ____-in clause7 Answer sheets8 Little bit9 Relief10 Piece of cake11 Georgetown player12 Postal employee13 Speaks up?

14 End of many country names15 In addition16 Diamond-shaped road sign17 “All Glory, Laud and Honor,”

e.g.19 Campaign … or campaign

topic20 Botanical cover23 Wearing the most bling, say28 One of the Avengers30 First-family name32 + + +36 Couple38 Banned fruit spray39 Family name of Pope Leo X,

Leo XI and Clement VII40 Protective covering for

a pier?41 Venus and Mars, so to

speak42 It’s in the eye of the

beholder43 Security Council veto44 Sign seen at a

Heartbreakers concert?45 Field46 Subject in metallurgy47 Figure on a utility bill48 What a limo may be for49 Served well?50 What some mascara does

to lashes53 Remains

suspended55 iTunes category57 Debussy composition59 Nerve-racking performance,

maybe61 “Likewise”63 Community- service club67 Country capital with the

world’s tallest building before the Burj Khalifa

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The oracle I’m about to present may be controversial. It contains advice that most astrologers would never dare to offer an Aries. But I believe you are more receptive than usual to this challenge, and I am also convinced that you especially need it right now. Are you ready to be pushed further than I have ever pushed you? Study this quote from novelist Mark Z. Danielewski: “Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, passion comes from the same Latin root: pati.” TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’re in a phase of your cycle when you’ll be rewarded for your freshness and originality. The more you cultivate a “beginner’s mind,” the smarter you will be. What you want will become more possible to the degree that you shed everything you think you know about what you want. As the artist Henri Matisse said, if a truly creative painter hopes to paint a rose, he or she “first has to forget all the roses that were ever painted.” What would be the equivalent type of forgetting in your own life? GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Am I still a hero if the only person I save is myself?” asks poet B. Damani. If you posed that question to me right now, I would reply, “Yes,

Gemini. You are still a hero if the only person you save is yourself.” If you asked me to elaborate, I’d say, “In fact, saving yourself is the only way you can be a hero right now. You can’t rescue or fix or rehabili-tate anyone else unless and until you can rescue and fix and rehabili-tate yourself.” If you pushed me to provide you with a hint about how you should approach this challenge, I’d be bold and finish with a flour-ish: “Now I dare you to be the kind of hero you have always feared was beyond your capacity.” CANCER (June 21-July 22): “We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as pos-sible,” declares psychotherapist Thomas Moore. I agree. Our mental health thrives when we can have candid conversations with free spirits who don’t censor themselves and don’t expect us to water down what we say. This is always true, of course, but it will be an absolute necessity for you in the coming weeks. So I suggest that you do everything you can to put yourself in the company of curious minds that love to hear and tell the truth. Look for opportunities to express yourself with extra clarity and depth. “To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvi-ous suggestion,” says Moore, “but it involves courage and risk.” LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I watched a video of a helicopter

pilot as he descended from the sky and tried to land his vehicle on the small deck of a Danish ship patrol-ling the North Sea. The weather was blustery and the seas were choppy. The task looked at best strenuous, at worst impossible. The pilot hovered patiently as the ship pitched wildly. Finally there was a brief calm, and he seized on that moment to settle down safely. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you may have a metaphorically similar challenge in the coming days. To be success-ful, all you have to do is be alert for the brief calm, and then act with swift, relaxed decisiveness. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Show me a man who isn’t a slave,” wrote the Roman philoso-pher Seneca. “One is a slave to sex, another to money, another to ambition; all are slaves to hope or fear.” Commenting on Seneca’s thought, blogger Ryan Holiday says, “I’m disappointed in my enslavement to self-doubt, to my resentment towards those that I dislike, to the power that the favor and approval of certain people hold over me.” What about you, Virgo? Are there any emotional states or bedeviling thoughts or addictive desires that you’re a slave to? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to emancipate yourself. As you do, remember this: There’s a difference between being compulsively driven by a

delusion and lovingly devoted to a worthy goal. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Everyone who has ever built a new heaven first found the power to do so in his own hell.” That noble truth was uttered by Libran philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, and I bet it will be especially meaningful for most of you during the rest of 2016. The bad news is that in the past few months you’ve had to reconnoiter your own hell a little more than you would have liked, even if it has been pretty damn interesting. The good news is that these explorations will soon be winding down. The fan-tastic news is that you are already getting glimpses of how to use what you’ve been learning. You’ll be well-prepared when the time comes to start constructing a new heaven. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Zugzwang is a German-derived word used in chess and other games. It refers to a predicament in which a player cannot possibly make a good move. Every available option will weaken his or her posi-tion. I propose that we coin a new word that means the opposite of zugzwang: zugfrei, which shall here-after signify a situation in which every choice you have in front of you is a positive or constructive one; you cannot make a wrong move. I think this captures the essence of the coming days for you, Scorpio.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “We have to learn how to live with our frailties,” poet Stanley Kunitz told The Paris Review. “The best people I know are inadequate and unashamed.” That’s the keynote I hope you will adopt in the coming weeks. No matter how strong and capable you are, no matter how hard you try to be your best, there are ways you fall short of perfec-tion. And now is a special phase of your astrological cycle when you can learn a lot about how to feel at peace with that fact. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): How do plants reproduce? They generate seeds that are designed to travel. Dandelion and orchid seeds are so light they can drift long distances through the air. Milkweed seeds are a bit heavier, but are easily carried by the wind. Foxglove and sycamore seeds are so buoyant they can float on flowing water. Birds and other ani-mals serve as transportation for burdock seeds, which hook onto feather and fur. Fruit seeds may be eaten by animals and later excreted, fully intact, far from their original homes. I hope this medi-tation stimulates you to think cre-atively about dispersing your own metaphorical seeds, Capricorn. It’s time for you to vividly express your essence, make your mark, spread your influence.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “It is a fault to wish to be under-stood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves,” said philosopher Simone Weil. I hope that prod makes you feel a bit uncomfortable, Aquarius. I hope it motivates you to get busy investigat-ing some of your vague ideas and fuzzy self-images and confused intentions. It will soon be high time for you to ask for more empathy and acknowledgment from those whose opinions matter to you. You’re overdue to be more appreci-ated, to be seen for who you really are. But before any of that good stuff can happen, you will have to engage in a flurry of introspection. You’ve got to clarify and deepen your relationship with yourself. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education,” said writer Mark Twain. That’s excellent advice for you to apply and explore in the coming weeks. Much of the time, the knowledge you have accu-mulated and the skills you have developed are supreme assets. But for the immediate future, they could obstruct you from learning the les-sons you need most. For instance, they might trick you into thinking you are smarter than you really are. Or they could cause you to miss simple and seemingly obvious truths that your sophisticated per-spective is too proud to notice. Be a humble student, my dear.

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per of record for all government notices. Rates are set by the Idaho Legislature for all publications. Email [email protected] or call 344-2055 for a quote.IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH

JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA

RE: Aiden Douglas Warner and Mi-chael Arthur Warner Justice.

Legal Names of children

Case No. CV NC 1604889NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME

CHANGE (Minors)

A Petition to change the name of (1) Aiden Douglas Warner, and the name of (2) Michael Arthur Warner Justice, all minors, now residing in the City of Star, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The names will change to (1) Aiden Douglas Justice Holcroft, (2) Michael Arthur Holcroft Justice. The reason for the change in name is: The children have had no contact with biologi-cal father in 8 years and they do not want his name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on May 12, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: March 24, 2016. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: DEBBIE NAGELE Deputy Clerk

PUB April 6,13,20, 27, 2016.NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR

CHANGE OF NAME (ADULT)Case No. CV NC 1604904 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF

THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA

A Petition by Bryan Patrick Steve, an adult over the age of eighteen (18) years of age, born in Boise, Idaho, and now residing in Boise, Idaho, proposing a change in name to Bryan Bob George, has been filed in the above entitled court. The rea-son for the change in is that Bryan has been known by the name of Bryan Bob George since infancy and would like his legal name to reflect the name he is commonly known by. The petitioner’s father is Berry George, and his mother is Allison George, both residing in Boise, Idaho. The petition will be heard at the Ada County Court-house, Boise, Idaho, on the 12th day of May 2016 at 1:30 p.m., and objections may be filed by any per-son who can, in such objections, show to the court a good reason against such change of name. PUBLISHED: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2016.

WITNESS My hand and the seal of the District Court this 24th day of March, 2016. Raymond D Schild Sallaz-Schild Law, PLLC: 1000 S. Roosevelt St., Boise, ID 83705, Attorney for Petitioner. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: DEBBIE NAGELE Deputy Clerk and Christopher D. Rich, Clerk.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO,

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAIN RE: Nely Maria Gomez. Legal Name

Case No. CV NC 1602697 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME

CHANGE (Adult)

A Petition to change the name of Nely Maria Gomez, 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 Nely Maria Ruiz Go-mez. The reason for the change in name is: Ruiz is my adoptive father’s last name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on April 14, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: February 19, 2016. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: DEBBIE NAGELE Deputy Clerk

PUB April 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2016IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH


IN RE: Kambria Lynn Parks. Legal Name


CHANGE (Minor)

A Petition to change the name of Kambria Lynn Parks, 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 Kambria Lynn Butler. The reason for the change in name is: Father abandoned at birth, absent father. Want to change to mother’s last name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on May 24, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: March 3, 2016. Christopher D. Rich, CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deirdre Price Deputy Clerk

PUB April 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2016.IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH


IN RE: Steven Michael Bornstine. Legal Name


CHANGE (Adult)


A Petition to change the name of Steven Michael Bornstine, now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the Dis-trict Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Serenity Grace Bornstine. The reason for the change in name is: It will better reflect who I truly feel I am. A hear-ing on the petition is scheduled for 9:30 o’clock a.m. on May 31, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: March 28, 2016. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT: Christopher D Rich, and Deirdre Price Deputy Clerk

PUB April 13, 20, 27 and May 4th, 2016.IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH

JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA MAGISTRATE

DIVISIONIn the Matter of the Estate of:THOMAS HERMAN BRANDT,DeceasedCASE NO.: CV FE 1516423NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been ap-pointed personal representative of the above-name decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this No-tice or said claims will be forever barred.Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated, and filed with the clerk of the Court.

DATED this 7th day of April, 2016.

Angela Hart, Loreli Brandt, Shellie Anne Brandt

c/o Penelope S. GaffneyP.O Box 937Boise, ID 83701-0937(208) 991-0158PUB. April 13, 20 & 27, 2016.

LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONCASE NO. OC CV 1521203, IN

THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF

THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA,

The Legends Homeowners Associa-tion, Inc.,

Plaintiff, v. Patrick Reust, Defendant. TO: Patrick Reust,You have been sued by The Leg-

ends Homeowners Association, Inc., the Plaintiff, in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District in and for Ada County, Idaho,

Case No. CV OC 1521203. The nature of the claim against you

is for unpaid homeowner asso-ciation assessments, more particu-larly described in the Complaint. Any time after twenty (20) days following the last publication of this Summons, the Court may enter a judgment against you without fur-ther notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, including the case number, and paid any required fil-ing fee to: Clerk of the Court, Ada County Courthouse, 200 W Front St, Boise, Idaho 83702 Telephone: (208) 287-6900 and served a copy of your response on the Plaintiff’s attorney at: Sarah M. Anderson of VIAL FOTHERINGHAM LLP, 12828 LaSalle Dr Ste. 101, Boise, ID 83702, Telephone 208-629-4567, Facsimile 208-392-1400. A copy of the Summons and Complaint can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attor-ney for Plaintiff. If you wish legal as-sistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter.

DATED this 3 day of MARCH, 2016.CHRISTOPHER D RICH, CLERK OF

THE DISTRICT COURT By: ROSE WRIGHT, Deputy Clerk

PUB April 20, 27 and May 4, 11, 2016.IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH


IN RE: Anthony Thomas Abajian. Legal Name


CHANGE (Adult)

A Petition to change the name of Anthony Thomas Abajian, now re-siding in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Layla Nayeli Abjian. The reason for the change in name is: transition from male to female. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on 9:30 o’clock a.m. on May 31, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: March 28, 2016. CHRISTOPHER D. RICH, CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deirdre Price Deputy Clerk

PUB April 13, 20 May 4,11 2016.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to C.

Sam and Jackie G. Dunn, who are shareholders in the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd., and whose last known address is 27659 Farmway Road, Caldwell, Idaho 83607, of the non-payment of as-sessments to the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd. An assessment bill was mailed to the last known ad-dress and has remained unpaid. This notice shall be published for a period of four (4) weeks. Un-less the delinquency of $121.50 is received by the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd. within thirty-five (35) days of the first publication of this notice, and consistent with the Bylaws, said shares shall be canceled or sold. The mailing ad-dress where the payment shall be made is: New Union Ditch Com-pany, Ltd., P.O. Box 31, Eagle, Ida-ho 83616. By: /s/ Linda Heikes, Secretary of the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd.IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH


IN RE: Beau Alan Williams. Legal Name


CHANGE (Minor)

A Petition to change the name of Beau Alan Williams, 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 Belle Alice Williams. The reason for the change in name is: She has undergone a change in gender. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on June, 21, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: APR 12, 2016. Christopher D. Rich, CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deirdre Price Deputy Clerk

PUB April 20, 27, and May 4, 11, 2016.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Chris and Nancy Findlay, who are shareholders in the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd., and whose last known address is 145 Hori-zon Drive, Boise, Idaho 83702, of the non-payment of assessments to the New Union Ditch Compa-ny, Ltd. An assessment bill was mailed to the last known address and has remained unpaid. This notice shall be published for a pe-riod of four (4) weeks. Unless the delinquency of $49.20 is received by the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd. within thirty-five (35) days of the first publication of this notice, and consistent with the Bylaws, said shares shall be canceled or sold. The mailing address where the payment shall be made is: New Union Ditch Company, Ltd., P.O. Box 31, Eagle, Idaho 83616. By: /s/ Linda Heikes, Secretary of the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Anna C. Rhodes, who is a shareholder in the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd., and whose last known ad-dress is 2203 West State Street, Boise, Idaho 83702, of the non-payment of assessments to the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd. An assessment bill was mailed to the last known address and has remained unpaid. This notice shall

be published for a period of four (4) weeks. Unless the delinquency of $123.00 is received by the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd. within thirty-five (35) days of the first publi-cation of this notice, and consistent with the Bylaws, said shares shall be canceled or sold. The mailing address where the payment shall be made is: New Union Ditch Com-pany, Ltd., P.O. Box 31, Eagle, Ida-ho 83616. By: /s/ Linda Heikes, Secretary of the New Union Ditch Company, Ltd.IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH


IN RE: Hunter William Smith. Legal name of child


CHANGE (Minor)

A Petition to change the name of

Hunter William Smith, a minor, now residing in the City of Meridian, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Hunter William Rudd. The reason for the change in name is: match legal custodian’s last name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on June 21, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Ob-jections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: April 12, 2016. Christopher D. Rich CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deirdre Price Deputy Clerk

PUB April 27, May 4,11,18, 2016.


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To be honest, some-times we like gizmos because of their kitschy names but it’s even better when they make our lives easier. You can find a discount slicer and huller just about

anywhere but these delightful doo-dads, the “Strawberry Slicester” and the “Stemgem,” which sell for for $7.50 and $14.99, respec-tively (TV shopping channels are bundling both for $18.92), are particularly neat kitchen gadgets by Seattle-based Chef’n. The Slicester is swell for its safety and for evenly slicing berries with one squeeze, and we like the Stem-gem because it extends easily into the strawberry, removes the hull and leaves so much of the fruity flesh intact.

These stainless steel/durable plastic gadgets are significantly safer than a knife and are kid-friendly with very little supervision.

—George Prentice

Strawberry Slicester, $14.99 and Strawberry Stemgem,

$7.99, Chefn.com

Buy both at qvc.com, $18.92

FROM THE BW POLL VAULTDo you plan to attend the final Modern Art

Thursday, May 5?

Yes: 51.85%

No: 33.33%

I don’t know: 14.81%

Disclaimer: This onl ine pol l is not intended to be a scienti f ic sample of local , statewide or nat ional opinion.

RECORD EXCHANGE TOP 10 SELLERS

1. “A SAILOR’S GUIDE TO EARTH,” STURGILL

SIMPSON

2. “3001: A LACED ODYS-SEY,” FLATBUSH ZOMBIES

3. “SANTANA IV,” SANTANA

4. “CHANGES,” CHARLES BRADLEY

5. “SOUNDS LIKE A REA-SONABLE THING FOR A

BAND TO PLAY,” ELDOPAMINE

6. “DIG IN DEEP,” BONNIE RAITT

7. “BLURRYFACE,” TWENTY ONE PILOTS

8. “KIN,” LARKIN POE

9. “HUMAN PERFORMANCE,” PARQUET COURTS

10. “CLEOPATRA,” THE LUMINEERS

57Age of musician Prince

Rogers Nelson (aka Prince) when he passed

away April 21, 2016.

(cnn.com)

13Age when Prince formed

his first band, Grand Central.

(citypages.com)

21Age when Prince made his network television premiere on American

Bandstand—he claimed he was 19 and Dick

Clark later said it was “probably the toughest

interview I’ve ever done.”

(deadspin.com)

$10,090,429Domestic total gross for the black-and-white film Under the Cherry Moon (1986), Prince’s directo-

rial debut.

(boxofficemojo.com)

$4,562,778Domestic total gross for Prince’s sophomore fea-ture film, Graffiti Bridge

(1990)

(boxofficemojo.com).

JULY 1984The month/year Prince held three No.1 spots

simultaneously for Purple Rain the movie, the soundtrack and the

single “When Doves Cry.”

(mentalfloss.com)

13The official number of times the Purple Rain soundtrack went plati-

num—it was last certified in 1996.

(riaa.com)

39.5 MILLIONThe certified total number

of Prince albums sold.

(riaa.org)

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Advice for those on the verge

DEAR MINERVA,The same year I lost my partner, my friend was diag-

nosed with HIV. We are both grieving in different ways. This has strained our friendship to the point where we may no longer be friends. How can we help each other heal from two very different tragedies?

—Moving apart

DEAR MOVING,You are both mourning in similar ways. Life sucks so hard

sometimes and we get hit out of the blue with difficult obstacles. This test of your friendship should be one that you can both pass with flying colors. For you, your experiences and love for your partner will live on in your heart and mind—in a way—keeping your partner alive as well. Though definitely a life-changer, HIV is no longer a death sentence. While he may not be mourning the loss of his actual life, he is definitely mourning the loss of what his life once was, which could feel similar. Neither of you will be the same people ever again. Hopefully you can take some of the love that you have left to soothe each other’s pain. What has happened cannot be changed. Your partner is gone and at this point, his HIV isn’t going anywhere. You can change the course your friendship is on. Give each other a lot of leeway to feel how you are going to feel. What would be a true tragedy is to let your friendship die while you both still have so much life left to live.



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