In partnership with The Egyptian Theatre

Take a beach vacay in Boise with renown ukulele player Paula Fuga.

She's one of Hawaii's top musicians & has worked with Ziggy Marley, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper and more. Get your tickets to see Paula Fuga live at The Egyptian Theatre next Thursday, August 25!

Tuesday follow up

Tuesdays story was all about ice cream. And some of you screamed "Reed's Dairy!" which I totally missed. My baaad. Add Reed's Dairy to your treat bucket list. They have multiple locations:

• Reed's Dairy Meridian, 1735 West Chinden
• Reed’s Dairy Lake Hazel, 10785 W. Lake Hazel
• Reed’s Dairy Kuna, 1353 N Meridian Road

Weekend thangs

Fri Aug 19: The 23rd Annual Festival of India is happening at the Krishna Cultural Center (2470 W Boise Ave) from 6:30-10:30pm. Enjoy dance, music, food and spiritual culture of India. It's free!

Fri-Sat August 19-20: LED is performing Dance Is Cringe this weekend! Friday is sold out but still tix left for Saturday. One chance to see this amazing performance!

Aug 19-28: Western Idaho Fair kicks off on Friday and goes for 10 days. All the usual fair things + concerts. This year is the 125th fair :o

Sat Aug 20: It's Bug Day at the Idaho Botanical Garden! Enjoy hands-on learning experiences, live music, food, drinks, a VW car show and a dancing praying mantis from Colossal Collective! Bug costumes encouraged. It's $8 for garden members, $12 for non members, and goes 10am-3pm.

Sat Aug 20: The annual 32 Cells Art Show is happening at the Old Pen from 6-8pm. See work from local artists inspired by true stories from the Old Idaho Penitentiary’s 101 years of operation. Tix are $10.

Sun Aug 21: The 9th Annual Hop Rod Car Show is happening from 11am-3pm at EDGE Brewing Co. Cars, beer, food, live music, vendors, raffles & more!

Sun Aug 21: Celebrate Indonesian Culture and Heritage Day at Julia Davis Park from 10am-2pm. Explore Indonesian culture, music, food & dance. Bring a chair/blanket & your friends!

Indie Movie Mondays

Mon Aug 22: Mad Swede Brew Hall (downtown) is starting Indie Movie Mondays, a new Monday night film series featuring all local filmmakers! This week is all comedy short films. It's free!

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Tunes & shows

See more upcoming shows at fromboise.com/shows​

• Th Aug 18 @ 5:30pm: Afrosonics + The Santucci Brothers & Mungo at Idaho Botanical Garden
• Th Aug 18 @ 8pm: Dance With The Dead at Neurolux
• Th Aug 18 @ 8pm: She Wants Revenge at Visual Arts Collective
• Fri Aug 19 @ 6pm: Jhariah at Fort Builder
• Fri Aug 19 @ 7pm: Maren Morris at Outlaw Field
• Fri Aug 19 @ 8pm: Steve Earle & The Dukes with The Whitmore Sisters at The Egyptian Theatre
• Sat Aug 20 @ 10pm: Wonderlander Tea Party (multiple DJs) at The Shredder
• Sat Aug 20 @ 10:30pm: DJ Bodie at Neurolux
• Sun Aug 21 @ 8pm: Giovannie & The Hired Guns at The Olympic
• Mon Aug 22 @ 7:30pm: Elder + Belzebong + Dreadnought + Crush the Monster at Neurolux
• Tu Aug 23 @ 8pm: Death Valley Girls at Neurolux
• Wed Aug 24 @ 8pm: SUSTO at The Olympic

More upcoming shows: fromboise.com/shows​

Comedy & storytelling

• Fri Aug 19: The Second Annual Upstaged Comedy Competition, a three-week stand up comedy contest, kicks off tomorrow at Watson's Mystery Cafe. Each week, comics get a topic or gimmick to work into their set. Each night the audience votes, and five contestants are eliminated each week until there is one winner and one runner-up. Tix are $20/night or $50 for all three events. Show starts at 7pm!
• Fri Aug 19: Comedian Thomas Nichols is at Mad Swede Downtown. Show starts at 7pm and tix are $15.
• Sat Aug 20: Go to A Brunch of Laughs and see comedians Andrea Wilson, Dustin Chalifoux, Kat Lizarraga, Bree Jones, and Krystal Moore. Tix are $10, brunch is an add on. Starts at 1pm.
• Sat Aug 20: Get your music and comedy fix all in one place at Rockers vs Jokers at Watson's Mystery Cafe. Food & drink specials all night, open to 18+. It's free!
• Sat Aug 20: Go to Femme Fatale at Mad Swede Brew Hall, and see some of Boise's funniest females Krystal Moore, Merry Cole, Andrea Wilson, Natasha Dash & Jen Chastain. Starts at 9pm and tix are $15.
• Tue Aug 23: Story Story Late Night is back with RUBY SLiPPERS, stories of putting yourself in someone else's shoes. Enjoy an evening of stories at the Old Idaho Pen. Tix are $12.

Food finds & things to drink

• TONIGHT: It's Food Truck Night at Stone Crossing. Go try their wood-fired pizza that everyone is raving about!
• The lemonade matcha at Push & Pour is so bomb.
• Have you tried Ansots Basque Chorizos? Looks amazing.
• Also I heard Nahm Thai & Burmese Cuisine is incredible.

Things to do

• TONIGHT: Check out the Third Thursday Block Party in Downtown Nampa. Food trucks, axe throwing, giant jenga, corn hole, vendors, face painting, live music & more. It's free!
• TONIGHT: It's Art at the Greenbelt Market night and this week is featuring artist Rolland Fletcher, who makes beautiful & functional clay pots. 6-8pm. It's free!
• TONIGHT: Tired of watering? Learn all about Rainwater Catchment & Utilization from SplitPea Edible Landscaping. The workshop is at The Boise WaterShed from 6-8pm.
• TONIGHT: Moonstruck Creations is hosting a Watercolor Paint & Sip at Payette Brewing from 6-8pm. $30 gets you all supplies, instruction & a beer!
• Sat Aug 20: Go dancing with Boise Tango Club at MixTape Glow Light Party, a Tango/Zouk/Bachata dancing event. Tix are $10 and music starts at 8pm.
• Sat Aug 20: Get into the groove at the 80s Flashback Party at The Balcony Club. Starts at 10pm. 21+
• Sun Aug 21: There's a Flea Market on Vista Ave (515 S Vista Ave, Boise) from 10am-4pm. Idk any other details so go check it out & be surprised!
• Need to let off some steam? Go smash stuff at Ragers Smash & Axe! It's a new rage room and axe throwing place on Fairview. Looks really fun.*
• City Cast Boise recommends giving your feedback to the Idaho Building Code Board. The board is seeking feedback on a proposal to delete a large portion of the state’s energy code before making a final decision this fall.*

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Marissa

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