Fresh hops & fall fests

Sat Oct 15: HOPtober FRESHtival is at Boise Brewing all day Saturday. Try more than 60 fresh hop & seasonal beers from 30+ local/regional breweries. Also try bike races from The Handlebar & enjoy live music. It's super fun & free to attend, tokens are $4.

Sat Oct 15: Check out the Fall Harvest at the Garden, happening 10am-3pm every Saturday in Oct at Idaho Botanical Garden. Enjoy the scarecrow Stroll, artisan vendors, food trucks, local beer, cider, and wine, & live music.

Sat Oct 15: Join the fall festival at Boise Urban Garden School. Starts at 12pm & it's free!

Sat Oct 15: Check out the Fall Craft Bazaar at Middleton Middle School. 70+ local vendors & free to attend.

Sat Oct 15: Notus Harvest Festival is happening 10am-3pm, with a car Show, music, food, hayrides, a pin-up girl competition & scarecrow expo.

Halloween prep

Fri Oct 14: Take a road trip to Weiser to see Fear Hear: Three Dark Radio Plays Performed Live at Snake River Heritage Center. Tix are $8. Sounds creepy (in a good way).

Sat Oct 15: Scary movie night. Go watch some movies at The Egyptian Theatre! Each movie is $5-$7 or buy a Fright Festival Film pass for $25 to see all of them.

11:30am - Corpse Bride
1:30pm - Sally & Jess
4:00pm - h48 Screening & Awards Ceremony
7:00pm - Deep Red

Sat Oct 15: Bring your kid to Funtober Fest at the Nampa Rec Center. Carnival-style event with face-painting, costume contest, games, crafts & more. $5-$6, 1-3pm.

Sat Oct 15: Check out the annual Trunk or Treat and Food Drive at Jordan's Garden Center and Seasonal Market. Lots of fall activities, live music, & it's free! Starts at 2pm.

Sat Oct 15: Join the Vampire Ball at The Bishop's House from 6-9pm. Small bites, ~~blood~~ wine, prizes & more. Tix are $50.

Sat Oct 15: There's a Witches Ball happening at Whiskey River Bar in Nampa. Music, contests, a fortune teller & more. Starts at 9pm.

Mon Oct 17: Take your kid to Halloween Pie! A Music Adventure with Paige Moore at Nampa Library. Starts at 4pm & it's free!

Tue Oct 18: Story Story Late Night is hosting STORiES THAT STiLL HAUNT at VAC. It's 17 & starts at 8pm.

Wed Oct 19: Swing by the Haunted Hearse Trunk-Or-Treat at Relyea Funeral Chapel. It's free!

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Tunes & shows

Out of town: The Pendleton Record Swap & Audio Expo is happening Fri-Sun Oct 14-16 in Eastern Oregon. You can bring records to trade!

Also did y'all see that Treefort Main Stage is moving to Julia Davis Park? Read more about it here.

Music cal update: the live music calendar is under construction until November. I will still list all the shows coming up in Thursday newsletters. I'm working on making it more of a functional calendar that is easier for me to manage & easier for you to add to your own calendar. Thanks for your patience!

Some fun shows happening this weekend + next week:

Th Oct 13 @ 7pm: Forty Feet Tall at The Olympic
Th Oct 13 @ 8pm: Little Jesus + Divino Niño at The Shredder
Th Oct 13 @ 8pm: MAITA + Chief Broom + Petal Party at Neurolux
Fri Oct 14 @ 7:30pm: An Evening with The Quebe Sisters at Cinder Winery
Fri Oct 14 @ 8pm: Spafford + Town of Trees at Neurolux
Fri Oct 14 @ 8pm: Argonaut & Wasp + Hembree + Los Syringas at The Olympic
Sat Oct 14 @ 8pm: Teddy and the Rough Riders at Neurolux
Sat Oct 15 @ 8pm: Flipturn + Juice at The Shredder
Tu Oct 18 @ 8pm: Ahi The Nomad + Charlie Curtis-Beard + knwbdy + DJ Gladwell at The Shredder
Tu Oct 18 @ 8pm: MJ Lenderman + Spencer Radcliffe at Neurolux

Comedy & storytelling

Fri Oct 14: David Spade is at The Morrison Center. Starts at 6pm and tix are $65.
Fri Oct 14: The Idaho PUNkin Slam is happening at Lounge at the End of the Universe. Starts at 7pm & it's $7.
Sat Oct 15: The Battle of the Sexes Comedy Show is happening at 7pm at Mad Swede downtown. Tix are $15.
Sat Oct 15: It’s A Conspiracy! Comedy Show is happening at Recycled Minds Comedy in Garden City. Tix are $5-$12.
Sat Oct 15: Check out Wittypedia 2022, An Improv Comedy Show for Smart People, at Lounge at the End of the University.
Sun Oct 16: Go see The Outta Control Dinner Show at Watson's Cafe. Starts at 7pm & tix are $30. 18+

Source: Lounge at the End of the Universe

Food finds & things to drink

Sat Oct 15: it's Chicana Food's last day at the Boise Farmers Market! Go stock up for the holidays (& read my story about Chicana Foods). Also, the Farmers Market will be open 3 more weekends, until Oct 29.
Tue Oct 18: Join the 3rd Annual Ladies Who Love Beer at Hops & Bottles. Enjoy tastings, food, & meet other beer nerds. Tix are $35.
FYI: Parkside Market closed & a new one is going in. This overlooks the new park downtown.
Also (somewhat beer related): Lost Grove is looking for new artists to be their 2023 Artist in Residence. It's paid!
Lemon Tree has new menu items at the Parkcenter Location. Looks bomb.bom
I know I've talked about it before, but Piedaho is now making spooky pies & I'm even more obsessed. I want a Jason/Friday the 13th pie!

Things to do

Th Oct 13-Fri Oct 21: Hot Asian Doctor Husband, a new play from Alley Rep Theater, is showing at VAC.
Fri Oct 14: Go see The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at The Danny Peterson Theatre inside The Morrison Center. Opening night is the 14th & it runs through the 30th. Tix are $40.
Fri Oct 14: Mountainfilm on Tour, a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed, and inspiring documentary films. It's at The Egyptian at 7pm, tix are $20.
Sat Oct 15: Go do Autumn Yoga with Becca Hayes at Idaho Botanical Garden.
Sat Oct 15: The Ecogeoglyphic Observatory, a new work by local artist Teal Gardner, is opening at MING Studios at 6pm.
Wed Oct 19: True North Yoga is hosting a free Yoga Nidra (Sleep Yoga) Community Class at 12pm.
City Cast Boise recommends taking part in Ridge to Rivers' user survey to determine satisfaction with recent changes & perspectives for future changes to our trails system.*
Also there's a new mural going up on the Greenbelt in the tunnel.