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First Thursday is tonight

Tis the first Thursday of the month & that means it's First Thursday in downtown Boise. Here's a few fun things to do:

Treefort Music Hall is doing a free show with Annabelle Chairlegs + Gipsy Moonrise from 6-9pm.
Meriwether Cider House is doing a lil art class where you can make pressed flower bookmarks. Fun!
Ochos Wine Bar has a flamenco performance at 6pm.
Cactus Bar has free bingo.
Handlebar has trike races that are super fun. Starts at 8pm.
And more fun stuff here!

Also reminder the next First Friday in Garden City is August 4.

Twilight Crit is on Saturday

Sat July 8: The Twilight Criterium is happening in downtown Boise on Saturday. It's a high speed professional bike race where they go in super fast laps around Cecil D. Andrus Park in front of the Capitol building. I like to set up near or on a corner and watch from there - it’s intense. The event starts at noon with a kids ride and then there’s races happening all afternoon and into the evening. It’s free to come down at watch!

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Tunes & shows

Hawt dance party alert: DJ Joune (who is playing Mushroom at TMH on Friday) is the resident DJ for the Jazz NBA team :o

Also I love Liz Cooper & she's at the Knit next Thursday. Lights was the song my man & I danced to at our wedding <3

TONIGHT: Garrett T. Capps & Heavy Meddo at Idaho Botanical Garden
TONIGHT: Roller Dome album release preview at Record Exchange
TONIGHT: Kimberly Dunn at The Olympic
Fri July 7: Irvin Brown + Madisun Proof at Neurolux
Fri July 7: Mushroom (DJ Joune) at Treefort Music Hall
Fri July 7: Indubious + Sunsmith at The Olympic
Sat July 8: The Family Crest + Optiflynn at The Olympic
Sun July 9: Leanna Firestone + Abby Cates + Grace Gardner at Shrine Basement
Sun July 9: Old Year + Lonehand + Dirtfeeder at The Shredder
Sun July 9: Blood Red Shoes + Poppy Jean Crawford at Neurolux
Mon July 10: Paul Cauthen at The Knit
Tue July 11: Tylor & The Train Robbers + Abbey Leach at JUMP
Tue July 11: Whitney Peyton at The Shredder
Wed July 12: Vincent Neil Emerson + Ryan Curtis at Grove Plaza
Wed July 12: Neighborhood Concert at Boise Hills Park
Th July 13: Rayland Baxter + Liz Cooper at Knitting Factory

Comedy & storytelling

Sat July 8: Lectures By Lushes is at CHOW Public Market. It’s a ted talk meets drunk history. This month you can learn about: that time the USA "accidentally" nuked Spain, the great state of Wisconsin, overlapping Serial Killers (same place, same time); San Francisco Giants, and blacksmithing. Tix to are $15, $20 for a tix and buy the presenter a drink or $50 for couch.
Sat July 8: Femme Fatale Comedy Show is happening at Mad Swede Brew Hall at 8:30pm. Tix are $20.
Mon July 10: Campfire Stories is happening at The Modern on the patio. Writers from around Idaho read their work. For this next one, you’ll hear from Jodeen Revere, Lily Yasuda, and Heidi Kraay. It goes 7-9pm and it’s free!
Tue July 11: Story Story Night is happening at the Old Idaho Pen. Listen to people tell real stories, live on stage and without notes. This month the theme is Independence: the American Dream. It starts at 7pm and tix are $17 online/$20 at the door. 18+
Weekly comedy open mics: Mondays at Mad Swede (Cole Road), sign ups 7:30pm/start 8pm. Tuesdays at Hops & Bottles at 6:30pm. Thursdays at Mad Swede (Downtown), online sign ups, starts at 8pm. Saturday at Mad Swede (Downtown), sign ups 10:30pm, start 11pm.

Food finds & things to drink

Sat July 8: Join the Afternoon Introduction to Specialty Coffee workshop with Dawson Taylor and learn the ins & outs of this complex beverage. Tix are $25.
Sat July 8: Go to Running of the Bars on the Basque Block. It's a pub crawl through downtown Boise that starts on the Basque Block & has activities at each stop. Then you end back at the Basque Block for traditional dancing, food and more drinks. Tix options are $40 for a shirt, cup, drink & chorizo, $20 for all of that except the shirt, or you can just come down to the Basque Block for free. Starts at 5pm.
Sun July 9: Join the Brunch Charcuterie Workshop at Split Rail Winery. It's $60 and includes all ingredients, a brunch spread and wine pairings. Starts at 12:30pm.
Speaking of brunch, here's some of my fave brunch spots: The Griddle on Parkcenter, Quinn's on Vista, Wild Root on 8th St, ā cafe on 10th, The Chef's Hut on Franklin kinda, Sunrise Cafe, Tupelo Honey downtown & Janjou Pâtisserie in N End. Where's your fave brunch??

Things to do

Fri July 7: Go see the Hooked on Fairy Tale Exhibition at The Riverside Hotel. It's a fairy tale exhibit by the Treasure Valley Rug Hookers and it will be on display from 10am-7pm.
Sun Jul 9: Check out Family Fun in the SUN-day at Payette Brewing! There’s a bunch of vendors and family activities, like campfire stories complete with s’mores, mindfulness activities, children’s books, sports demos, musical instrumental play-a-longs, bean bag toss, and more. Tickets to that are $15 for adults (includes a drink token) and $12 for kids.
Fri July 7: Blue Velvet is showing at The Egyptian. Tix are $10 and it starts at 7pm.
Sat July 8: Try a new workout! There's a free F45 outdoor workout in Julia Davis Park. Starts at 8:55am.
Sat July 8: More movies at The Egyptian. Rushmore is showing at 3:30pm and The Matrix is at 6:30pm. Tix are $10 each.
Sun July 9: Go on a Geology Hike to Eagle Rock with the Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology and learn about different rocks, how the hills were formed, and how the Treasure Valley was formed. It's at 7:45am and it's $5.
Next Th July 13: Get your tix for the Upcycled Embroidery Workshop with Thread Honey at Telaya Wine Co. Bring a piece of clothing to work on (jackets, jeans, shirt, hat, tote bag etc), everything else is provided. Tix are $50 and includes a glass of wine.
Attention writers: Applications are open for the Sawtooth Writing Retreat on Sept 14-17. It's three days of writing workshops, star-gazing through professional telescopes with experienced astronomers, campfire lectures & readings at a secluded mountain camp 17 miles from Ketchum. Sounds soo cool I wanna go.