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Sunshine & spring break

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Spring break, babyyy

Some ideas for your kids, your fam, your friends:

March 21-25: Extreme Idaho Camp at Idaho State Museum - a week-long camp to explore the wild landscapes of Idaho. Learn about plants, animals, and people.

March 21-25: Full STEAM Ahead camp at Discovery Center of Idaho - Learn about DC Idaho's exhibit, make art & more.

March 21-25: Feather & Fur Spring Break Camp at Children's Museum of Idaho - Learn about all of the animals that live in Idaho!

March 21-25: Boise Chamber Spring Break Camps - The Boise Chamber has a week of activities planned visiting galleries and doing STEAM activities.

March 21-25: Boise WaterShed BLOCKFest - Activities & tours for ages 5 and up. All free to attend!

March 21-25: Bodies in Motion Spring Break Camp - stay busy and active all week!

March 21-25: YMCA Spring Break Sports Camp - Campers get to try a variety of sports from basketball to pickle ball to whiffle ball to soccer. Plus make new friends!

March 21-25: Parks & Rec Spring Break Camps - The City of Boise has a dozens of different camps happening all throughout the valley.

March 23-27: Treefort Music Fest - Explore your own city & a bunch of new music at Treefort! Kids under 12 are free, U21 tix are $150 & people under 21 can go to more than half of the venues and events! Also there's a bunch of free stuff to do

Go visit local museums! Idaho State Museum, Boise Art Museum, Idaho Black History Museum, Warhawk Air Museum, Basque Museum & Cultural Center, Old Idaho Pen, Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, Idaho Botanical Garden, Idaho Museum of Mining & Geology, Children's Museum of Idaho.

Start your garden! North End Organic Nursery, Edwards Greenhouse, Jordans Garden Center, Farwest Garden Center, & Franz Witte will get you all set up.

Make something! Go to Ceramica, The Potter's Center, Fort Boise Art's Center, Clay Collective, A Way With Clay & make something coool.

Go outside! Go camping, hiking, bird watching, flower peeping, walking, etc. Just go enjoy this fresh, beautiful, sunny weather! Also reminder to check conditions before going out on the trails :)

Photo by Matthew Wordell, Visionkit Studio​

Update: 105-Mile Walk for Water

You may remember the story on Vivid Roots' 105-Mile Walk for Water. Fundraising has officially started! Learn more & contribute here.

Also, next Monday, March 14, Payette Brewing is doing a Kegs for Kause with Vivid Roots. 50% of all proceeds will be donated to Vivid Roots. Goes 6-10pm.

Source: Vivid Roots

Ways to support Ukraine

A few ways to support the people of Ukraine locally:

​Artists for Ukraine has one day left! It's an online raffle and super easy to enter.

Fundraiser by the Full Gospel Slavic Church in Meridian. They are gathering donations like food, hygiene products, baby stuff, etc. It's taking place this week only!

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Tunes & shows

More shows at fromboise.com/shows​

Food finds & things to drink

  • March 12: Happy 8th bday Edge Brewing! They are having an all-day party full of food, music and beer.
  • March 12: Go to the Food Truck Rally for the dogs to help raise money to develop two new dog parks in Nampa. It's free to attend, all food & drink purchases go to the dog parks. 2-6pm in Lloyd Square Park in Downtown Nampa.
  • March 12: Go to Barre to Bar Benefiting Girl Powerful at Lost Grove. It's a 30-min barre class, breakfast from Bistro Babe, raffles, and fundraising for Girl Powerful, a local youth empowerment nonprofit.
  • March 12-19: Powderhaus Brewing is having Irish Pub Week. Go for Celtic Rock bands, new beers & food.
  • March 14: Garden City Public Library is celebrating Pi Day!
  • March 15: This week's Telaya Bites with Kismet Kitchen is Italian food! Tix are $45 and include wine pairings.
The elk burger & an IPA from Edge Brewing. Source: Edge Brewing

Things to do

  • March 10: Comedian Wellie Jackson is at Live at the End of the Universe. Starts at 7pm.
  • March 11: Go see comedian Taylor Tomlinson at Morrison Center. Tix are $29.75 - $49.75 and starts at 7pm.
  • March 10-20: Go see The Royale by Marco Ramirez at Visual Arts Collective. Inspired by the life and story of Jack Johnson, The Royale by Marco Ramirez is the story of a Black prizefighter navigating life in the United States in the early 20th century.
  • March 11: Find Your Inner Dolly at True North Yoga. Join the Dolly Parton yoga workshop from 7-8:30pm.
  • March 11: Sing your heart out for the 2nd Annual Charity Karaoke Night for Suicide Prevention at Overland Bar.
  • March 12: Idaho State Museum is exploring State Symbols for Family Second Saturday. Learn about the Appaloosa, the Western White Pine, and more! Tix are museum admission. Starts at noon!
  • March 12: Go to Vibe & Flo DJ Yoga & Meditation with the Womeness Community. Enjoy a 60 minute flow and guided meditation with live music from DJ Imms. Tix are pay-what-you-want donation!
  • March 12: Planting fruit trees this year? Franz witte has a free Fruit Tree Selection Workshop.
  • March 12: Need a new date night idea? Go to ZOOLaLa at Zoo Boise! Learn about the love lives of animals at the zoo, have dinner from Taste Catering and sip on some bubbly while you stroll the zoo after hours. Starts at 4:30pm and 21+.
  • March 13: Like pinball? Go to battle it at Battle RoyALE 41 at Woodland Empire.
  • March 13: Check out Diss-ney-lesque Land, a free burlesque show at Pengilly's. 21+
  • March 15: National Geographic Live is at Morrison Center. Hear from Hilaree Nelson, expedition leader of the 2014 National Geographic climbing team that set out for Burma’s Hkakabo Razi, Southeast Asia’s highest point.
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Just trust me...

​Spring mood! Wait for the crash lol.

Thanks for reading!

With love from Boise,

Marissa

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