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    Happy Mother’s Day weekend! Enjoy the sunshine!

    From Boise things

    June Dinner Club + NEW Happy Hour Club dates are live! Happy Hour Club is drinks & apps with no after party. See you there? 🍻

    • Wednesday, May 20: Happy Hour Club
    • Thursday, May 28: Eagle Dinner Club
    • Thursday, Jun 4: Happy Hour Club
    • Thursday, Jun 18: Happy Hour Club
    • Wednesday, Jun 24: Downtown Boise Dinner Club

    Book your seat

    Happy Mama’s Day

    Friday, May 8 – Saturday, May 9

    • ​Mother’s Day Bouquet Pop Up​ is happening at Ease from 12–4pm. It’s a fresh flower pop up with Slater Sister Flowers where you can pick up a unique bouquet for mom or bring her along for a fun outing. It’s free!

    Saturday, May 9

    • ​Mother’s Day Market​ is happening at Indian Creek Plaza in Caldwell from 10am–3pm. It’s an outdoor market with 70+ local artisans, live music, mimosas, and bakery stands. It’s free!
    • ​Mother’s Day Pop-Up Market​ is happening at Mixed Greens from 10am–2pm. Shop local vendors including Veer Wine Project, Boheme Bakery, Jamison Rae Jewelry, and Whole Being Massage – plus all the goodies at Mixed Greens!
    • ​Mother’s Day Tea​ is happening at The Bishops’ House from 1–3pm. It’s a traditional tea party fundraiser with live acoustic music and a stroll through the historic home and grounds. Tix are $45.​​
    • ​Mother’s Market Celebration​ is happening at Salt & Light Coffee Lounge in Eagle from 9am–1pm. It’s a patio farmers market with fresh flowers, jewelry, candles, a photobooth, and more.
    • ​Cafe + Play Mother’s Day Pop Up​ is happening from 10am–2pm. It’s a mommy-and-me pop up with flash tattoos, free massages, boutiques, pastries, a mobile med spa, and a $25 mommy-and-me photo frame craft with Handmade Hangout and Notion Art Co. Tix are $25 for the craft activity.
    • ​Mother’s Day Potting Party​ is happening at Edwards Greenhouse from 11am–3pm. It’s a potting party under the gazebo in the Legacy Gardens where you can build a custom planter plus enjoy drinks from Alchemist Coffee and Chimney Shack. Tix are $15.

    Sunday, May 10

    • ​Mother’s Day Concert​ is happening at Ste. Chapelle Winery from 11am–5pm, with the Hit Machine show starting at 1pm. It’s an outdoor Mother’s Day celebration with live music, food trucks, and a vendor village. Chairs, blankets, and picnics welcome. Tix are $35 general admission or $30 for wine club members, includes a complimentary glass of wine. Kids under 21 are free.
    • ​Mother’s Day at Famici Wine Co.​ is happening from 4–10pm. Enjoy live music by Wesley George, Smells Like Brisket food truck, a Mom’s Choice wine flight, and a complimentary glass of champagne and sweet treat for all the moms.
    • ​Mother’s Day at Split Rail Winery​ is happening from 12–6pm. It’s a laid-back Mother’s Day celebration with live poetry by She Is Poetry, live music from Landonious Monk, and Hen & Hare bouquets on site. It’s free!
    • ​Mimosas with Mom​ is happening at Bernie Fisher Park in Kuna from 11am–2pm. It’s a Mother’s Day celebration with live music by Olivia Frost, local shopping, mimosas, and free bouquets for the first 350 guests courtesy of Posy Blue Flower Truck. It’s free!
    • ​Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet​ is happening at Hotel Renegade from 9am–3pm. It’s an elevated brunch buffet on the 8th floor Overland Ballroom with patio views. It’s $65 per person and reservations are recommended.
    • ​Rustica’s Mother’s Day Brunch​ is happening from 10am–2pm. It’s their very first brunch service, featuring a French bistro-inspired menu plus a cocktail menu with bellinis and specialty Bloody Marys. Reservations encouraged.
    • ​​Mother’s Day at Barbarian Brewing​ is happening at the Garden City location from 12–6pm. It’s a Mother’s Day celebration with three food vendors, fresh flower bouquets from Fireweed Floral, and live bluegrass from Tater Patch from 3–5pm. It’s free!
    SNL gif. Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, and Rachel Dratch are wearing classic mom outfits, high waisted jeans, polos, and collared shirts. They do a model walk, pose, and stand together while smiling at us. Text, "Happy Mother's Day!"

    New cafe on the Bench

    Saturday, May 9 – Sunday, May 10

    • ​Amanda’s European Cafe​ is soft opening this weekend at 217 S Roosevelt on the Bench. Open 9am until evening both days. It’s a new family-run European-style cafe. Hearty vegetarian dishes, stromboli, frittatas, and homemade cookies plus a full coffee and espresso bar, kombucha on tap, matcha, Italian sodas, and a shaded patio. This weekend is a limited-menu soft opening while the family gets into their rhythm, then will have weekends-only hours through May before full summer hours kick off in June. Looks super cute!
    credit Mike Turner
    credit Mike Turner

    Things to do

    Thursday, May 7

    • ​First Thursday​ is happening in downtown Boise at multiple stores, restaurants, and bars throughout downtown. Lots of events and specials to explore. Things usually start around 5pm.

    Friday, May 8

    • ​El Canto de las Manos​ is happening at the Egyptian Theatre at 7:30pm. It’s a documentary film following three Deaf musicians from Venezuela as they stage Beethoven’s Fidelio in sign language for the first time. It’s free!

    Friday, May 8 – Sunday, May 10

    • ​Kuna Hometown Fair​ is happening at Bernie Fisher Park in Kuna with varying hours: Friday 3–10pm, Saturday 11am–10pm, and Sunday 11am–4pm. It’s a classic hometown fair with carnival rides, games, food trucks, vendors, and a kids’ zone. No entry fee. Carnival ride passes are $40 on Friday/Sunday and $45 on Saturday, or $0.50 per individual ticket.

    Saturday, May 9

    • ​School of Rock Meridian Grand Opening​ is happening at 3210 E Chinden Blvd in Eagle from 10am–2pm. There will be live performances, drop-in lessons, studio tours, free food, and guitar smashing. I pledge allegiance to the band of Mr. Schneebly 🎸
    • ​Flock Cancer Street Stroll​ is happening along Harrison Boulevard from 10am–12pm. It’s a community walk to celebrate and honor local breast cancer fighters and families. Stroll the 1-mile loop anytime during the window, then head to the Flock Party on Hazel Street with food trucks and group photos. Registration required.
    • ​She Knows What to Do: Confidence & Self-Defense Workshop​ for Moms and Daughters (16+) is happening from 10am–3pm. It’s a hands-on workshop where moms and daughters build confidence, strengthen communication, and learn practical self-defense skills together.
    • ​Roller Derby: Blood, Sweat & 20 Years​ is happening at Expo Idaho with games at 3pm, 5pm, and 7pm. It’s Treasure Valley Roller Derby’s 20th anniversary celebration, with three bouts, a halftime ceremony honoring skaters, coaches, and volunteers, and a few surprises along the way.
    • ​Embodied Style Workshop​ is happening at Common Ground Coffee from 3:30–5:30pm. It’s a hands-on workshop where you reconnect with your body’s instincts and explore personal style as a form of self-expression. Tix are $45.

    Sunday, May 10

    Wednesday, May 13

    Food finds & things to drink

    Farmers Markets – Saturday, May 9

    Saturday, May 9

    Wednesday, May 13

    • ​Victory Street Eats​ kicks off at Victory Gardens Nursery in Meridian from 4–8pm and runs every Wednesday through October. It’s a weekly food truck and vendor night with local music and yard games, set around the nursery’s newly renovated koi fish pond. It’s free!

    Comedy & storytelling

    Thursday, May 7

    Friday, May 8

    • ​Musical Mischief​ is happening at Liquid Laughs at 8pm. It’s a fully improvised musical theatre show where original songs, characters, and choreography are built completely on the spot. Tix are $20 online or $25 at the door. 18+

    Saturday, May 9

    • ​Motherhood Comedy Show​ is happening at Recycled Minds at 8pm. It’s an improv comedy and storytelling show about the chaotic, heartwarming, hilarious reality of parenting. Tix are $16 for adults or $6 for kids.
    • ​Femme Fatale​ is happening at Liquid Laughs at 8pm. It’s a monthly feminist comedy show hosted by Krystal Moore, featuring a fresh lineup of local comedians. Tix are $22.94.

    Sunday, May 10

    • ​Dear Mom​ is happening at The Reef Boise at 7pm. It’s a Mother’s Day comedy show featuring Asimba, Lamar, Greg G, and Montana. Tix are from $15.90. 21+
    • ​Campfire Stories: Generations​ is happening at Modern Hotel & Bar from 7–9pm. It’s an intimate outdoor storytelling event featuring Diane Raptosh, Alan Minskoff, Alisa Bohling, and Josephine Klaas. It’s free! Reservations available for seating but not required.
    credit The Modern Hotel & Bar

    Tunes & shows

    FYI: ​Space Banana added a new room called The Space​. Basically there will be DJs in each room each night and you can bounce back and forth. Full bar in both places.

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    Just trust me…

    ​which way’s Macy’s?​

    Thanks for reading!

    With love from Boise,

    Marissa

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