Throwback Thursday

Some of you have asked me about past stories & where to read them again. Here's all of the Tuesday stories we have sent thus far for your browsing pleasure <3

• ​Will canals be the next Greenbelt? (sent July 20)
• ​The summer guide to Boise's best patios (sent July 13, I think we need a part II)
• ​The Boise Twilight Criterium returns (sent July 6)
• ​Boise is the American I was thinking of (sent June 29)
• ​Loud, hot Boise summer (sent June 22)
• ​The transformation that attention brings (sent June 15)
• ​Just go down to the record store and visit your friends (sent June 8)
• ​Boise's not-so-little slice of heaven (sent June 1)
• ​The essential guide to summer in Boise (sent May 25)
• ​It could happen to anybody (sent May 18)
• ​To sit upon a landscape (sent May 11)
• ​Keep moving, people (sent May 4)
• ​A dose of Boise history (sent April 27)
• ​Dazed & confused (sent April 20)
• ​Voir la place boisée (sent April 13)
• ​Meet the Boise band making music to bring people together (sent April 6)
• ​What's going on in Boise these days? (sent March 30)

Tunes & shows

Music venue news: Did you know that The Olympic got a lil makeover? New stage, raised the stage a little, the speakers are now in the stage instead of in front of it & a new sound system. It looks & sounds soooo good in there! Go check it out.

• July 22 @ 6pm: Thursday Thunder: 80s Style at Boise Spectrum
• July 22 @ 6pm: Leanne Towne at Edwards Greenhouse
• July 22 @ 9pm: Future Music League Tribute at Karma
• July 23 @ 6pm: Buddy DeVore & Rob Matson at Lost Grove Brewing
• July 23 @ 7pm: Boot Juice & High Pine Whiskey Yell* at The Olympic
• July 24 @ 3pm: Will Pfrang at Bogus Basin
• July 24 @ 4:30: Jesse Dayne & The Sagebrush Drifters at Bogus Basin
• July 24 @ 7:30pm: Ghorot w/ Weald & Woe and Black Friar at Neurolux
• July 24 @ 8pm: Kendoll x Speaker Honey at The Shredder
• July 25 @ 2pm: Kaleigh Jack McGrath at Bogus Basin
• July 25 @ 6:15pm: Amuma Says No* at KIN
• July 27 @ 7pm: Jason Boland & The Stragglers & Tylor & the Train Robbers* at The Olympic
• July 28 @ 6pm: College Level* & Angel Abaya* at Shoshone Park (Neighborhood Concert Series)
• July 29 @ 5pm: Damien Jurado w/ Nick Delffs at Idaho Botanical Garden
• July 30 @ 7:30pm: Cha Wa & Afrosonics* at Neurolux
• July 31 @ 9pm: Afro-American Night at Neurolux
• July 31 @ 8pm: Rodeo Screams* & Dirt Russell* & Kitten Fight* at VAC

Food finds but mostly things to drink

• PSA: Lemon Tree sammys are being served at The STIL's new location on the Boise Bench.
• July 22: Bird Bingo at Meriwether Cider downtown. Starts at 7pm. All pints of Cherry Chickadee Cider will support the Intermountain Bird Observatory.
• July 24: Go check out the first annual State Street Affair Brewfest at State Street Kitchen & Drinkery. No tix needed, just buy drink tokens when you get there.
• July 23: Payette Brewing is releasing AnyTimers, aka canned cocktails. Available on tap & in four-packs to go.
• July 23: Craft Brewers of Boise on Orchard Street is doing a free summer wine tasting from 5-7pm.
• All weekend: Funk Fest is back at Bittercreek Alehouse. Here is a theme song to pair with your sour beers.

Things to do

• July 23: Rid us of those pesky goatheads!! Boise Bicycle Project is having another goathead picking party on Friday morning. Meet at BBP at 7:45am. There's free coffee from Dawson Taylor, too.
• July 23: Movie night! Take your littles to watch Onward at Settlers Park in Meridian.
• July 23: Music Bingo at Crooked Fence Brewing from 6:30-8:30pm. It's free to join!
• July 23: Murder Mystery Night at Potter Wines! Sounds really fun. They need 10 people minimum so sign up now if you wanna go!
• July 24: Run Wild at Zoo Boise. Kids age 1-10 years can do a this short fun run through the zoo before it opens for the day.
• July 24: YMCA Boise Front Trail Run.
• July 24: Are you a cosplayer? Check out the Summer Cosplay Gathering 2021 from 10am-2pm in Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park. It's free!
• July 24: Have a spooky Saturday on a Paranormal Investigation at Old Idaho Penitentiary. Starts at 9pm and tickets are $35.
• July 24-25: True North, the North End's newest yoga studio, is having its grand opening this weekend. Free classes all day on Saturday & Sunday. Go check it out!
• July 25: Truth in Comedy at Mad Swede Downtown is a storytelling stand-up comedy show where humanity is the muse. Starts at 7pm. Tix are $20 advance, $20 at the door.
• July 25: Pause, Look & Listen birding at the Shakespeare Festival Grounds. It's a small-group setting that encourages personal observation & reflection. Sounds so peaceful. It's free.

Just trust me...

Ok this isn't in Boise, but did you guys hear about the rare dual-sex butterfly that was born in Pingree, Idaho?! Friggin cooool and a lil lesson on butterflies <3

Thanks for reading!

With love from Boise,

-Marissa

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