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Boise Pride, Art in the Park, spooky short film fest & lots to do

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It's Boise Pride, babes!

After rescheduling twice, it's finally time for Boise Pride Festival! The festivities start Friday, Sept 10 and go through Sunday, Sept 12.

Boise Pride has been around since 1989 & exists to promote unity & celebrate the diversity of sexual orientations & gender identities in Boise. It's a beautiful celebration & a damn good time.

Like most events these days, Pride is requiring proof of negative test or vaccination to enter. They are using an app called MyBindle (so is Treefort) to make screening quicker. More info on that here.

The schedule for Pride is packed and looks so fun. There's dance events, circus acts, a parade, live music, drag performances & soo much more. Check out the full schedule here.

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Aaand Art in the Park!

​Art in the Park is back this weekend, too! It's happening Friday, Sept 10 through Sunday, Sept 12 at Julia David Park. Admission is free.

If you've never been, Art in the Park is put on by Boise Art Museum and is essentially a huge outdoor art/craft festival. It's a really good reason to go xmas shopping early, just sayin.

There's more than 200 vendors, plus a variety of performances, food vendors, and kids activities. It's super fun to just walk through but also, how do you make it out of there without buying something? I bought one of my best hats there a few years ago!

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Tunes & shows

We've got lots of good tunes this month, people. In addition the the five days of Treefort Music Fest (Sept 22-26), there's music happening all over, almost every night of the week! But before you dive into the cal:

Very exciting news from the Record Exchange this week. After 44 years, founders & owners Michael Bunnell & Jil Sevy have sold the business to four longtime employees & wonderful humans. Big congrats to the RX & so happy it's staying local.

Here's a ton of concerts that are not sold out <3

Foods finds & things to drink

  • TONIGHT: Crooked Fence Brewing has Cornhole League tonight. You have to be signed up by 6:30. Cornhole is free, beer is not.
  • Sept 10-11: Nampa Taco Fest is happening at Lakeview Park (1304 7th St. N, Nampa). Music, family activities drinks, and tacos...duh.
  • Sept 11: Check out the soul food pop up with The Place to Feed Your Face happening at Chow Public Market and Eatery. Fried catfish, chicken n waffles, seafood gumbo, collard greens, peach cobbler & more! 11am - 8pm.
  • Sept 14: Nampa's Taste of Idaho is happening 5-8pm at Lakeview Park. Celebrate harvest season with live music & local food, beer & wine. You can stay or get food to go. Tix are $50 per person or $400 for a group of 8.
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Things to do

  • TONIGHT: Jan's Jukebox is at The Egyptian at 8pm. It's an all-singing, all-dancing spectacle that you won't wanna miss. Tix are $25-$80 & it's 21+ (I think).
  • TONIGHT: After you see Jan, go to the afterparty at The Balcony! Starts at 11pm & 21+. $5 at the door.
  • Sept 10-11: Check out 13 Stories film competition at the Old Idaho Pen. Idaho filmmakers have created 4-7 min films inspired by true Idaho State Penitentiary stories & the people who passed through its walls. Spooooky & I love it! Tix are only $10.
  • Sept 10-11: The Red Light Variety Show is back at Visual Arts Collective! Go see burlesque, boylesque, aerial acrobatics, modern dance, partner dance, comedy & much more. Tix are $25 advance or $30 at the door. Must be 21+.
  • Sept 11: Do a lil morning yoga at Breathe and Brews at Lost Grove Brewing. It's outside & includes an opening meditation, 45 min flow, experience stations & a beer. Tickets are $22.
  • Sept 11: Check out the Adaptive Bike Fair at Fort Boise. You can test out all kinds of adaptive cycles & it's free! Masks are required & bring a helmet if you have one.
  • Sept 11: Go swing dancing! The 7th annual Boise City Swing Festival is this Saturday at Mardi Gras. Classes, workshops & of course, dancing. No partner or skill level required. Tix are $10-$25.
  • Sept 12: Get moving with Find Your Lost Groove Community Dance Class on the outdoor patio at Lost Grove Brewing. This is a collab with Project Flux & is $5, which enters you into a raffle!
  • Sept 12: Check out the first annual Wild River Dash Duathlon at Esther Simplot Park. It's a fam-friendly paddling & running race for all ages & skill levels. The course is a out & back paddle across Quinn’s Pond, then a 2 mile loop run on the Greenbelt.
  • Sept 12: Go see a Silent Film with Live Music at Boise State. The film is The Ancient Law (Das alte Gesetz), a restored silent film masterpiece from Germany with live music composed and performed by world-famous klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals (co-founder of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics) and pianist Donald Sosin, a silent film music legend. Sounds fascinating! It's free to attend, parking is $5.
  • Sept 13: Go see the last Bloom: A Reading Series of the season! This month's readers are Carl Dela Badia, Malia Collins & CMarie Furhman. It's in the meditation garden at Idaho Botanical Garden & is $5-$10. Starts at 5:30pm.
  • Sept 15: Do a Wine & Design Date Night at Green Acres Boise. Tix at $60 for 2 people & include a drink & all materials.
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Just trust me...

​Boise Weekly did an interview with Orchestra Gold & it's a must read. At the least, they should be on your radar. I recently discovered Orchestra Gold while making my Treefort schedule and was super intrigued. Really looking forward to seeing them live. Watch/listen for yourself. They are playing Friday 9/24 10:40pm at The Basque Center.

That's all I got for ya today. Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Thanks for reading!

With love from Boise,

-Marissa

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