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Vday & Treefort prep
Vday prep
I've already eaten like 10 boxes of candy hearts. Here's some Valentine's events coming up:
Sat Feb 4: Gather your girlfriends and go to the 2nd Annual 2C Galentine's Day at O'Conner Field House in Caldwell. Shop 40+ vendors, wine prizes, take a painting class. Goes 1-8pm.
Sun Feb 5: Go shop the Valentine Market at Telaya from 1-4pm. Multiple local vendors with gifts for your honey. Free to attend!
Fri Feb 10: Check out the Valentine Murder Mystery Night at Potter Wines. It's 7-9pm. Tix are $45 & includes a drink, charcuterie plate & evening events. 21+
Fri Feb 10: Check out My Bawdy Valentine at Watson's. It's an evening of suggestive entertainment with singer Ula Vamps who will perform bawdy songs from the 20's-90's. Ooh la la! Tix are $15-$50. 21+
Sat Feb 11: Get your tix for the Valentine's Latin Dance Night at JUMP! A night of dancing to the beats of Salsa, Bachata, Timba, Zouk and other Latin dance tunes. Tix are $15 presale/$20 at the door. 71pm-12am. 18+
Sat Feb 11: Get your tix for 10th Annual Valentine's Ball featuring The Fabulous Chancellors at The Riverside Grill. It's $299 per couple & includes one night stay at The Riverside Hotel, dinner buffet for two, two tickets to the show & brunch for two on Sunday morning. Individual tix available for $25. 21+
Sun Feb 12: Telaya Wine Co is hosting Valentine Brunch. Tix are $45 & includes a glass of wine and brunch from Crisp.
Treefort prep
Treefort Music Fest is next month! Holy smokes. This morning the fest announced a map + details for Julia Davis Park (which is the new location for the Main Stage and surrounding events) and a bunch of fort programming.
I am planning to do another "guide to Treefort" story in early March, so if you have any questions lmk and I'll make sure to answer them!
(Full disclosure: I also work at Treefort doing PR and writing)
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Tunes & shows
A new local music magazine, B-Side Magazine, is doing some really cool things & great coverage of the local music scene. They have a kickstarter going to raise funds to get operations up and going and further expand the website. Consider donating if you can!
Some fun shows coming up! Radio Boise is having a benefit show on Friday night with Grateful, a local Grateful Dead tribute band. Also on Saturday, local funk band Lounge On Fire has a release show at VAC (21+). And next week on Thursday, one of my fave bands Rubblebucket has an all ages show at El Korah. Fun!
- Th Feb 2 @ 7pm: John Craigie at The Egyptian Theatre
- Th Feb 2 @ 7pm: Sam Tru & The Kindness at The Sapphire Room
- Th Feb 2 @ 9pm: Reggaeton Party at Humpin' Hannahs
- Fri Feb 3 @ 5pm: The Sawtooth Family Jam at Primal Coffee
- Fri Feb 3 @ 7pm: Smooth Avenue at The Sapphire Room
- Fri Feb 3 @ 8pm: Radio Boise Benefit Concert with Grateful at Neurolux
- Fri Feb 3 @ 8pm: Black Smurf + Gizmo + Kill Nigel at The Shredder
- Sat Feb 4 @ 2pm: Idaho Bluegrass Winterfest at Ironwood Bar & Grill
- Sat Feb 4 @ 7pm: Lounge On Fire CD Release at VAC
- Sat Feb 4 @ 8pm: Bone Haus (album release party) + Roller Dome + Cabeza at The Shredder
- Th Feb 9 @ 8pm: Rubblebucket + Spaceface at El Korah
For more live music, check out B-Side's live music calendar.β
Comedy & storytelling
- Fri Feb 3: Rent's Due, the comedy show, is happening at Mad Swede Brew Hall (downtown) at 7pm. Tix are $20.
- Fri Feb 3: The Bing Comedy Hour is happening at Mad Swede Brew Hall (downtown) at 9pm. Tix are $20.
- Sat Feb 4: Local comedian Jake Myers is doing a set at Mad Swede Brew Hall (downtown) at 7pm. Tix are $20.
- Sat Feb 4: Comedian Jo Koy is at Idaho Central Arena. Starts at 8pm and tix start at $47.50.
- Sat Feb 4: LIPshtick, A Love-Themed Night of Improv, is happening at Mad Swede Brew Hall (downtown) at 9pm. Tix are $15. 18+
- Wed Feb 8: Do you like sports and comedy? You will like ComedySportz, a comedy show all about... sports! It's at The Sapphire Room at 7pm. Tix are $15 & parking is free!
Food finds & things to drink
- TONIGHT: KIN is having Cheeseburger Night and the best part is these teeny tiny cheeseburger macarons! So cute.
- Fri Feb 3: Happy 7th bday Telaya Wine! They are celebrating with a Lucky 7 Casino Night party. Special releases, casino games & prizes. Tix are $25-$50, pretty sure its 21+
- Sat Feb 4: It's Ice Cream for Breakfast Day! The STIL, Reed's Dairy, and Truffles Etc in Meridian are doing specials.
- Tue Feb 7: There's a few tix left for Telaya Bites with Kismet Kitchen and Bruce Ranch Beef. This informal & intimate dinner includes 5-two ounce pours of wine paired with five bite-size pairings with Bruce Ranch Beef. Tix are $45.
- Next Th Feb 9: Happy 1st bday Shadow Puppet! They are having a wine sale and tasting event from 6-8pm.
Things to do
- TONIGHT: It's First Thursday in Downtown Boise! Lots of art, food & drink specials, & free stuff! 5-9pm.
- TONIGHT: Celebrate vday at Show Us The Love, a drag show at The Balcony. Tix are $5 at the door. 21+
- Fri Feb 3: Swifties, don't miss Mad Woman: A Taylor Swift Drag & Burlesque Experience at The Balcony. Tix are only $10. 21+
- Fri Feb 3: Check out the First Friday Evening Market at L.A. Junk Antiques. Shop vintage decor with a beverage in hand. Goes 5-7pm. Free to attend!
- Fri Feb 3: Go see the new art exhibit at Surel's Place, called for they were wild things... New Work by Flint Weisser. It's free!
- Sat Feb 4: Go play with legos! BSU is hosting Lego STEM Day in the Jordan Ballroom from 10am-4pm. It's free!
- Sat Feb 4: Get your weekend workout in at Pound + Pour at White Dog Brewing. It's a 45-minute cardio jam session inspired by playing the drums. Tix are $12 & include post-class beer/cider/NA drink. Starts at 10:30am.
- Sat Feb 4: Join the Movement and Space: Drop-in Workshops with Nervous Theatre at Surel's Place. Open to anyone age 16+. It's free!
- Sat Feb 4: Struggle to keep your houseplants alive & well? Go to the Houseplant Heroes! class at North End Organic Nursery. It's free!!
- Sun Feb 5: Go see Tasting Notes with Project Flux. It's a unique event that includes a tasting of 3 wines and an intimate creative encounter with Project Flux dancers.
- Tue Feb 7: Want to buy your first home? Go to the First Time Homebuyers Class at Lost Grove! I highly recommend this class. It truly changed everything for me & helped me see a path toward buying a home, because all that stuff can be SO confusing & discouraging. It's free!!
- Next Th Feb 9: Join the meet up with Mayor Lauren McLean + Planning Director Tim Keane at the Library! at Bown Crossing. It's free!
Plan ahead
- Next Th Feb 9: Ballet Idaho kicks off Anthology, a performance featuring multiple works from dancers, collabs with local musicians, and more! Anthology runs Feb 9-12 with 5 shows total. Tix start at $36.
Just trust me...
...it's Februaryβ
Thanks for reading!
With love from Boise,
Marissa
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From Boise
by Marissa Lovell
A weekly newsletter & podcast about what's going on in Boise, Idaho. Every week we share stories about people, places, history, and happenings in Boise.
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