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HEART OF DARKNESSBenefit concert shines light on plight in Congo

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FOOD FIGHTBoise bags a couple of new specialty grocery chains

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KABOOM!The Girl Who Played With Fire burns up the screen

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BACKCOUNTRYGetting off the trail in Yellowstone

I received the postcard that had my words on it: Make a change. CITIZEN 12

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MAKING A LIST, CHECKING IT TWICEBefore we start, get out your note-taking tools. This is one

of those laundry-list, things-you-need-to-know Editors Note.First, for a few months weve been talking about this big

to-do called Crafty Bastards. Its our first-ever block party, craft sale, bloody mary contest, live music marathon, scooter giveaway, kids fun station, all-day brouhaha for which were shutting down the street and gettin crazy for a full 12 hours.

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Secondand speaking of vodkawe have bloody mary winners. For the past month, bloody-mary-loving BW readers have been testing bloody marys at 15 local bars and voting for the joint with the best bloody mary. Voting ended last week, and the finalists in both categories are Piper Pub and Quinns. Bartenders from each bar will be at the Big LeBoise mixing up cocktails for the panel of celebrity judges as well as for the 21-and-older attendees at the Big LeBoise.

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TALES FROM THE ROADFinn Riggins checked in from the South, where the band was touring with Built to Spill and Fauxbois. And Hillfolk

Noir posted what could be the longest blog entry ever, wrap-ping up their trip through Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah before heading home sweet home.

THE BIG LEBOISERemember Crafty Bastards ... that rad-ass Boise

Weekly block party coming up on Saturday, Aug. 28? Its now called the Big LeBoise. Apparently the original name was so good it belonged to someone else. Long live the Big LeBoise. Get the full story at Cobweb.

GARAGE ARTA few weeks back, a gaggle of local artists took to

the parking garage at Ninth and Bannock streets with paint in hand to gussy up the gray concrete into something you might actually want to look at. Check out BWs behind-the-scenes video report at video.boiseweekly.com.

BUT WHO WILL IT BE?The city announced that its been working with

a specialty grocery chain to fine tune a plan for a 25,000-square-foot store for what is currently a parking lot at 15th and 16th streets between Idaho and Bannock streets.

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MORE THAN IWN I enjoyed reading Carissa Wolfs recent article Weve Come a Long Way BabyOr Have We? The state of feminism in Idaho (BW, Aug. 11, 2010). I would like to point out the omission in the article of AAUWs involvement with the now-defunct [Idaho Womens Network]. Current and past members of AAUW were there when IWN was formed. Kay Snyder of Idaho Falls, AAUW state president 1988-1990, passed the hat at a legislative training for women to raise seed money to form IWN. We have been a continual partner and supporter

of IWN throughout the years, most recently at the 2008 and 2009 Equal Pay Day events. These events consisted of Brown Bag Lunch forums at Boise State followed by the UnHappy Hour at the TableRock Brewpub and Grill. AAUW is one of the nations oldest womens organizations. Its mission states: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Idaho currently has six active branches throughout the state. Our state public policy chair, Sylvia Chariton, lobbied alongside Taryn Magrini at the state legislature for

womens rights, which included Equal Pay Day efforts and state-wide daycare licensing.

Patricia Alpine, Co-President AAUW Idaho

SCAN ME, SUCKAAfter reading the note

from the editor (BW, Note, Whatchya Hiding Under That There Skirt, Aug. 11, 2010), here is my take on full-body scanners. Use the crap out of them. If it keeps me safer while flying, scan my ass! I dont care. Dont we all know what each other looks like under our clothes anyway? Yes, it is very intrusive. I am sure someone will find a way to take advantage of it, but in a day when people are putting their most intimate details on Facebook, etc., why is this different? Sometimes I think people just want something to whine about.

Launa Schaffer, Boise

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For weeks, Ive wanted to revisit a particu-lar dumbassery that marginal artist Bruce Tinsley contributed to the Fourth of July edition of the daily paper, but other issues kept getting in the way. Finally, here goes.

Let us proceed, though, with the under-standing that reacting to anything from the mind of either Tinsley or his cartoon creation, Mallard Fillmore, is like getting into a debate with a sloppy drunk. The man is incapable of understanding any ar-gument other than his own, and he believes that if he repeats his position enough times, or yells it loudly enough, well eventually come around.

Yet what Tinsley submitted for a Fourth of July message presents us with the op-portunity to respond not so much to himwhats the use?but to the absurd histori-cal distortion (propagated among people who understand so little history that they end up conservatives) that todays conser-vatives are the direct heirs of that Founding Father spirit. That spark of Independence. That whole Minuteman vibe.

No, they are not. Todays conservatives would have been 1776s conservatives, too. Todays conservatives would have been yesterdays Tories. Royalist reactionaries. Benedict Arnold sympathizers. Craven kowtowers to the established form. Resist-ers to change and defenders of what was. They would have been old Mad Georges favorite Americans.

UBut let us return to Bruce Tinsley and his

statement and work our way forward. As you know, Tinsley is the stale imagination behind Mallard Fillmore, a comic strip so humorless it makes Sally Forth seem almost funny. Its a favorite with the shuffling tea-bag crowd because it provides them with what has to pass for wit in a basically witless environment. Tinsley and his duck are to right-wing comedy what Sarah Palin is to right-wing gravitas or James Dobson is to right-wing spirituality: i.e. the best theyve got. The Idaho Statesman started carrying the strip some years ago because no matter what out-of-state outfit might own it at any given moment, that publi-cation cant resist the whining of people who dont feel their viewsno matter how stupidare being represented in the paper.

On the Fourth of July, Tinsley had his static duck (the duck never movesthat would require a level of technical ac-complishment that Mr. Tinsley has yet to achieve) standing before Old Glory, making some senseless connection between King George III and the political correctness police. (Tinsley absolutely loathes political correctness. Every time he depicts President Barack Obama, you can almost feel the strain as he resists the craving to cry the n word.) The punch line to the comic is,

This flag has been annoying effete elitists for more than 200 years.

Get it? See, in Tinsleys version of events, even back during Revolutionary days, there were these pompous sissies around who had the snittles because the Founding Fa-thers would do such a thing as break from England and start up their own country. We must presume Tinsley means these effete elitists were the liberals of the era, as the words effete and elitist are always used to describe liberals and never used to describe pompous sissies like Jonah Gold-berg or George Will.

In fact, most Americans first heard the word effete used in the late 60s by that paragon of conservative virtues Vice Presi-dent Spiro Agnew. Speaking of the opposi-tion to Nixon and the demented war that twisted man waged, Agnew was famous for saying, A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize them-selves as intellectuals.

After he was thrown from public office for tax fraud, extortion and bribery, we never heard much more from Agnew, and his most enduring legacy was to imprint natter-ing, nabob and effete on our national consciousness. Mind you, it is no coincidence that effete and effeminate have such a common ring. Has there ever been a time when bullies, blowhards and buffoons didnt try to hide their own lameness of brain be-hind a disguise of superior manliness?

UAh, but the real joke within Tinsleys

joke is the implication that wewe being the Americans who value thoughtful-ness over the empty blithering of cartoon patriots and flag-humping foolsdont like America and never have.

Wrong again, duck. We like America just fine and always have. Its conservatives we dont like. We especially dont like the way they are choking the vitality out of America because they are perpetually stuck in the muck of their own fear. For all their crow-ing and clucking about freedom, conserva-tives dont revere liberty nearly as much as they revere order. And not just any order, but the old order. The order with them on top and nuts to the rest. The order that comes from kings and gods down, not from people up.

Truth is, conservatives, either then or now, are never on the liberating edge of anything. They, then and now, are follow-ers, not leaders, and have always been at the butt-end of a historical narrative they cant comprehend. Thats what makes them conservatives.

And to think they today compare them-selves to the innovators, the progressives, the radicals who jerked the leash from Georges grasp. Now thats funny.

TORY STORYMallard Fillmore: one fumb duck

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SOMEWHERE IN AFGHANISTANTwo months ago, long-time White House cor-respondent Helen Thomas got fired by the Hearst newspaper conglomerate in response to her off-the-cuff slam at Israel. I criticized the firing on free-speech grounds.

Free speech must be defended no matter whateven that of cranky anti-Semitic colum-nists (if thats what Thomas is/was), I wrote. Unless we are truly free to say what we thinkwithout fear of reprisalfree speech is not a right. It is merely a permission.

I received many letters in response. Most people disagreed with me.

A letter from Joseph Just was typical but better-written than most (which is why I quote it here): Ms. Thomas has been denied not one of her constitutional rights. She faces no fine, legal censure or criminal charges for saying what she said. Her immunity from the threat of such sanction (rather than immunity from being, shall we say, asked to resign) is what the First Amendment protects.

Legally, Just is right. The First Amendment does not protect us from economic reprisals. I was arguing that employers ought to choose not to fire people for speaking their minds.

Unfortunately, employers seem to be whacking people for what they say outside of work more than ever.

Posters at Democratic Underground, a left-of-center discussion site frequented by that rarest and most appreciated of creatures, balls-out Democrats, has long been a community Ive been able to count upon. On the Thomas issue, however, they sound like Sean Hannity. Private organizations arent and shouldnt be required to put up with speech they dont

agree with, said one poster. Freedom of speech doesnt mean freedom from criticism, argued a third. It means that you can say what you want without the threat of being thrown in jail.

Funny, these same libertarians would have freaked out if the artists who created the Dan-ish Mohammed cartoons had all gotten fired by their newspaper.

True, the First Amendment doesnt protect your right to keep your gig as a community banker even though you wear a swastika T-shirt. But it ought to.

If the First Amendment is to truly protect freedom of speech, it must allow Americans to say and think whatever the hell they want, no matter how outrageous. So the First Amendment should be expanded to prohibit economic reprisals.

A right to free speech, ostensibly protected in order to encourage the vigorous exchange and discussion of ideas that make a society truly free, is meaningless if a person risks get-ting fired each time he opens his mouth. While it is true that some people will decide that the risk of professional opprobrium and unem-ployment is worth it, most people wont.

What would a boss stand to lose if the First Amendment were strengthened?

They would risk embarrassment. But they would also gain a big measure of CYA: When one of their staff did or said something outra-geous, they could point to the First Amend-ment and shrug their shoulders. In the Helen Thomas example, Hearst execs could say: What can we do? She has the right to say whatever the hell she wants.

Which of course she should.

WAR ON FREE SPEECHIts the economics, [REDACTED]

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SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBERBetter late than never,

Boises Greenhouse ready to open

GEORGE PRENTICE

Mark Twain joked, Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does any-thing about it. Who knew Twain was also a world-class economist? No truer words could be said about small businesses in 2010.

The U.S. Department of Labor reports that an estimated 97 percent of private firms in Idaho are considered small businesses.

Its not too difficult to connect the dots. Small business moves the needle on Idahos economy: employment, income and gross domestic product. Follow small business, fol-low the money.

If someone is running for office this year, theyre saying that the answer to our eco-nomic woes is small business.

Gov. C.L. Butch Otter: Small business is really one of the biggest ingredients in our mix. (July 29)

Keith Allred, Democratic challenger for governor: We need to unbridle the small business community. (March 1)

Rep. Walt Minnick (D): Small businesses will drive a recovery. (June 15)

Republican First Congressional district challenger Raul Labrador touts himself as a successful small businessman.

Yet Idaho has had three straight years of declines in the number of new businesses filed with the Secretary of State. The most recent small business index from Zions Bank indicates a damper on Idahos small busi-ness sector and less favorable conditions for Idahos small businesses.

And for all the political blusterwith apologies to Mr. Twainnobody seems to be doing much about it.

That is, with a few exceptions. Case in point: The WaterCooler, brainchild

of Boise developer Mark Riv-ers, is the birthplace of jobs. If its walls could talk, wed hear about ideas: some good, some not so good. But in each instance, the centerpiece was growing a small business in order to employ more people.

Jobs are ultimately im-portant to us, Rivers told BW. If a couple of guys come in and say they intend to grow their company times 10 in the next few years, but remain low in head count, were probably not interested. But if theyre going to have modest, steady growth and add staff, that interests us more.

Walk through the WaterCooler today,

and youll see small businesses specializing in everything from bicycle cables to wind energy. And theyre all pretty driven.

Two Fridays ago, the alarm went off in the middle of the night, said Rivers. When I got there with the police, I found that one of the tenants had a new employee who wanted to work through the night. I was more proud than mad.

There are no immediate plans to expand the WaterCooler. Rivers said hes more interested in finding new capital for small businesses or exploring what he calls the pre-WaterCooler stage.

His ears must have been burning when BW talked with Cece Gassner, Boises assistant for economic development.

Companies here might actually graduate into the WaterCooler, Gassner said.

The Greenhouse is a unique partnership between the City of Boise and the Idaho Small Business Development Center, which is located at Boise State. The new incubator will welcome its four premiere tenants by the end of August, with a grand opening scheduled for September and a full complement of 10

tenants by the end of the year.

The Greenhouse is prob-ably for a company thats a couple clicks past the idea stage, said Gassner, but a couple clicks before theyre ready to grow without a lot of hand-holding.

Another major difference between the WaterCooler and Greenhouse will be thematic. Most of the new businesses in the Greenhouse are expected to be green. Tenants may include renewable energy devel-opers, energy and water conservation services and organic or natural products.

But if theyre not green, they wont nec-essarily be turned away, said Gassner. Its

a preference. The final decision will be with the SBDC.

The City of Boise will basically be the landlord of the property, which is about half a block from City Hall. SBDC will pay $1 a year for rent, and then operate the 3,500- square-foot building at 520 W. Idaho St. The businesses will be sub-tenants for $150-$300 a month.

But it appears as if the Greenhouses windows needed a little more polishing than originally planned. The center was hoped to open in early 2010. Then it was June. Gas-sner said it will definitely be ready to go in a couple of weeks. The delay? First the city needed to finalize its agreement with SBDC. Then, the building had to become a little more ... well, green. The HVAC system is being upgraded, and single-pane windows are being replaced.

But ultimately, the Greenhouse and Water-Cooler are all about jobs.

If you look at a business that doesnt go into an incubator, it has about a 45 percent chance of surviving, said Gassner. If you look at a similar business that does spend time in an incubator, its chance of thriving is closer to 75 or even 80 percent. Its a remark-able difference.

And for all the stimulus funds, proposed state and federal legislation, and certainly for all the political hay, investment in an incuba-tor may have the best bang for the buck in todays economy.

The return is significant, said Gassner. Many more high-paying jobs can be gener-ated for far less public money than, say, a public works project.

And the genius may be in the simplicity. Both the WaterCooler and the Greenhouse have very basic applications and include easy exit strategies for businesses that fail.

What I can do is help connect the dots, said Rivers.

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ANGER MANAGEMENT THEATER For a supposedly low-key destination,

Sun Valley isnt always so relaxed. Take the grumbling, shouting and spewing that surrounded recent cultural events address-ing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

It all started when Ketchums NexStage community theater staged a reading of the controversial play My Name is Rachel Corrie. The one-woman drama recounts the experiences, as told through an edited as-semblage of e-mails and journal entries, of the 23-year-old American activist killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003.

When the London-based play first ar-rived in the US at Manhattans Minetta Lane Theater in 2006, The New York Times announced, Few plays have trav-eled to New York with as much excess baggage as My Name is Rachel Corrie. The typically progressive New York Theater Workshop had delayed the plays arrival, and both sides of the free speech debate were dug in. The Times recounted how Rachel Corrie became a name best not mentioned at Manhattan dinner parties if you wanted your guests to hold on to their good manners.

Four years later and a couple of time zones away, Rachel Corrie once again stoked the fires of emotional politics. This time, in sleepy little Ketchum, it was a handful of casually dressed summer folk who lost their grip on good manners.

It was astonishing that such a play had arrived in Ketchum at all. More astounding was the fact that Rachels bereaved par-ents, Craig and Cindy Corrie, had traveled to Central Idaho to see the play and par-ticipate in a question-and-answer session following its per formance. It was during that session that tempers flared. Some people had arrived with protest in mind, and when it was their chance to talk, many delivered terse lectures to the Corries about their late daughters flawed beliefs. I know you want to think your daughter didnt die in vain, one woman began.

At this point, some disclosure is neces-sary. Following the per formance, I submit-ted a letter to the Idaho Mountain Express newspaper that disavowed the behavior of the few at the expense of many who appre-ciated the plays staging. Many letters to the editor, of varying opinion, followed.

The play speaks for itself. Yes, Corries writing was politically charged and she lived a life of politically motivated sacrifice. But the play is ultimately not a polemic; its one individuals call for peace and compassion in a world gone mad, written by a passionate, if naive, young activist.

In the weeks that followed the scene at the NexStage, the Wood River Jewish Community invited Jean-Jacques Surbeck, a former International Red Cross attorney, to speak as a counterbalance to the Pales-tinian sympathies embedded in the Rachel Corrie play. Surbecks lecture, which filled the pews at St. Thomas Episcopal Church to Christmas mass levels, was nakedly pro-Israel and ultimately did little to diffuse the high drama that began after the play.

Surbecks question-and-answer ses-sion spun out of control when a teenage questioner hijacked the microphone. An agitated audience member rose to take the microphone back and, for an instant or two, it seemed entirely possible that we

Cece Gassner, Boises assistant for economic development, says the citys Greenhouse is just days away from opening.

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Something officially known as project DRH10-0018 may be Boises most buzz-wor-thy development. But in a few short weeks, that buzz becomes a bit more formal.

On Memorial Day weekend 2009, Idahos Simplot family surprised the Treasure Valley with plans to turn a four-square-block area just west of Boises BODO into something heretofore never seen. Since then, the community has come to know the project sim-ply as JUMP, Jacks Urban Meeting Place. And of course Jack is the late J.R. Simplot.

The buzz instantly began, not waiting for the dream to turn into some kind of reality. When members of the Simplot family began initial meetings with Boise City planners in the summer of 2009, the project was lumped into the category of mixed-use, limiting its perceived scope and complexity. The term parkscape was also bandied about, but a similarly labeled project in Los Angeles had little to nothing in common with JUMP.

In July 2009, Boises Design Review Committee got its first official look at

JUMPs initial draft. Outside City Hall, the buzz grew but inside, so did a few concerns. Rather than dramatically alter the dream, the Simplot family and its designers regrouped.

And now almost a year and a half after its announcement, on Wednesday, Sept. 15, JUMP will get its first public hearing before Boises Design Review Committee. An Aug.

18 hearing was postponed because, as of press time, the Ada County Highway District was still awaiting a traffic analysis. You can look

at the entire proposal in a meeting packet at cityofboise.org but youll need some seri-ous time to peruse it. There are nearly 100

separate files, each with its own documents.JUMP has a current-market price tag of

$70 million. Since last summer the grounds were redesigned to reflect Idahos 10 ecologi-cal zones. The centerpiece is a seven-story structure incorporating a great deal of glass and modern art, including a tree house-like feature. Inside is a kitchen studio for cooking lessons, tractor exhibits, dance studios and space for inventors/creators.

JUMP is expected to create 700-800 construction jobs.

Design review committee hearing: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 6 p.m.

at Boise City Hall

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all might see a brawl at the altar. The Rev. Ken Brannon eventually calmed the crowd and received a robust applause after call-ing for calm and mature discussion.

The behavior at both events was remark-able, not for highlighting any uniquely compelling or previously unknown facts about the Mideast conflict, but rather for what they revealed about Ketchum. They will be remembered for the reactions of easily provoked, emotionally trigger-happy audiences.

A third related event held Aug. 10 put a cap on the recent emotional gusher. The College of Idaho and the Wood River Valley Jewish Community co-sponsored a lecture by Akiva Tor, the Consul General for the Pacific Northwest for the state of Israel. The event was held in conjunction with the College of Idahos fundraising campaign to establish an endowed Chair of Judaic Studies at the Caldwell liberal arts school and was unrelated, at least in planning, to the earlier play or lecture at St. Thomas.

Tor is a ranking diplomat, and his cre-dentials were evident during his 50-minute talk on the conflicts past, present and future. The talk was an immensely infor-mative and condensed take on a dizzyingly complex subject. The audience was nota-bly calm, respectful and gracious, even during the Q&A. If Tors lecture was a sign of things to come, Sun Valleys Mideast dialogue may be less like a cage match, and it might even teach us a few things.

Michael Ames

CHECKOUT ON AISLE ONE:WHOLE FOODS AND ANOTHER GROCERY CHAIN COMING TO BOISE

For years, Boiseans have been hoping for a large speciality grocery chain to set up shop in Boise. Some want a Trader Joes. Some want a Whole Foods.

Now, Boise may finally be getting one of the two plus another yet to be named chain grocer.

The high-end grocery store Whole Foods announced it will move forward with its plans to build a 35,000-square-foot store on Front Street, across from the University of Idaho Water Center. Design plans are ex-pected to be filed with Boises Planning and Development team by the end of August.

Not making as much of a media splash is the news that a smaller specialty gro-cery store is planned for the western edge of downtown Boise. The name hasnt been officially unveiled, but BW has learned the store is part of a chain and developers are fine-tuning their plans for a 25,000-square-foot store for the block between 15th and 16th streets and Idaho and Bannock streets. Plans are expected to be draft-ed and reviewed in formal hear-ings with the city sometime in September or October.

George Prentice

TAKE A GOOD LOOKJUMPing in to the public pool of opinion

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MAKING A CHANGEFrom developer to architect of change in

only one yearGEORGE PRENTICE

Hes the father of three. Hes a former board member of the Treasure Valley YMCA, Boise Parks and Rec. Commission, Urban Land Institute, Boise Chamber of Commerce and Boise School District. Hes a former football coach. Hes one of the regions best known de-velopers, whos helped create some of Idahos most recognized communities including Bown Crossing. And on Thursday, Aug. 26, Derick ONeill will be flipping pancakes at the 2010 flapjack feed as president and CEO of the United Way of the Treasure Valley.

You dont have a chair behind your desk.I dont. Thats an exercise ball back there.

It helps my back and my posture. Im rarely in my office, but when Im here, it helps me sit up straight.

Your office is filled with photographs.You bet. Theres my wife Kathy, 15-year-old

daughter, 12-year-old son and 7-year-old son.

And a lot of pictures with your dad and granddad.

My dads a great guy. Hes been a mentor, a friend and a business partner. And Im named after my grandfather. He came from a family with very little means. But he went to college, played professional football for the New York Giants and was a World War II vet. Were very fortunate that he spent his final years here in Boise with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Does the United Way of the Treasure Valley have a goal this year?

Last year, through the great support of this community, we were able to distribute $1.6 million to local nonprofits. But we had requests that were much greater than that

amount. This year, we want to close that gap. My stretch goal is to fund all of it. We may not be able to do that, but its worth trying.

What will the total of the requests be?The nonprofits wont formally request until

the end of September and into October, but based on our conversations, its definitely going to be greater this year. Its going to be over $3 million.

Might there be a change in who gets funding?

Its typically been perceived that once youre a United Way partner, youre always a United Way partner. Conversely, if youre not a United Way partner, its very difficult to become one. I hope this year will be differ-ent. I would really like us to be funding issues rather than nonprofits.

Will that require more collaboration?Absolutely. It would mean many partners

coming together so that the dollars go a lot further.

Give us an idea of how your message might be different this year.

Weve done a great job of showcasing sto-ries of people whose lives have been impacted by United Way. I think thats great, but not everybody can identify with that. This year, were really going to focus on prevention. And were going to focus on how much it costs to incarcerate someone versus the cost to educate a 4-year-old. Its all about getting ahead of the curve.

Talk to us about something called life on the edge.

The whole reason Im here today is because

of life on the edge. A year ago, my wife asked me to take my son to a poverty simulation. She told me that for four hours, participants are put into a simulation where they experience a life in poverty. I said, Im not really inter-ested. She said, You better be interested. So I listened to my wife. We walked into a room with 100 other people. They gave me and my son a name tag, and gave me a daughter who was 19 years old (which I dont have) and they gave us (virtually) $300. I had to check in with a job supervisor to become a laborer. I didnt have a car, but I had to get myself to work. My daughter desperately wanted to go to college, but because I had to leave to go to work and my son had to get to school and daycare, she could only take a couple of classes. And we lived through that process. It turns out my son was much more savvy than I was. He helped navigate many of the obstacles. It was a very powerful moment for me. Then, they gave me a postcard, asked me to write a message on it and mail it to myself. A couple of months later, I received the postcard that had my words on it: Make a change. The very next day I got a phone call from someone asking me to consider being the CEO of the United Way.

It sounds like your wife is a motivator.She is the motivator. We went to high

school together, and weve been best buddies most of our lives. Shes always been one to say, Take a risk. Ill support you. The family will support you. Go make a difference.

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MOVIES UNDER THE STARS

The Boise Public Schools Education Foundation and Boise Parks and Recreation

puts on Movies Under the Stars, a monthly, free, family-friendly movie screen-ing in Julia Davis Park.

This month, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief will be projected at the Gene Harris Bandshell. The Lightning Thief is the first of a five-part book series centered on Greek mythology. Teenage

protagonist Percy Jackson finds out that Greek gods still exist and that, in fact, he is the son of sea-god Poseidon.

If Perseus striking his sword through Medusas neck, severing her snake-ridden head and carrying it back to King Polydectes isnt the type of imagery you want to send your kid to bed with,

then The Lightning Thief will make a good, Greek mythology-heavy alternative.

Dusk, FREE, Gene Harris Bandshell, Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., 208-854-4063, boiseschools-foundation.com/movies.

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IDAHO-DOWN JAM STATE FESTIVAL

With the economy in the tubes, the concert industry is taking a big hit. Pollstar reported last month that concert sales, including fes-tivals, are down as much as 17 percent from the first half of last year. Taking an even bigger hit are the people who

cant afford to attend these high-priced events.

Thankfully, the good people from Idahoans for Music and the Environment are putting on the second annual Idaho-Down, and the best thing about it is it wont cost you an arm and a leg to get in. Just $15 a day or $25 for the whole weekend gets you two stages of con-tinuous live music and space to camp under the trees at Brundage Mountain Resort in McCall.

The jam-centric lineup features reggae artist Joseph Israel, Denver funksters Yamn and local jammers Equaleyes, as well as Holden Young Trio, The Shook Twins, Voice of Reason, Jonathan Warren and the Billy Goats, Gizzard Stone, AlpenFlow, Corn Mash, The Prairie Sky Pilots and more.

The festival promises to be sustainable and interac-

tive, with an LED light show, art installations, late-night performances, a large natu-ral amphitheater and on-site vendors. Therell be plenty to do and plenty of live music to feed your weary soul.

Noon-2 a.m., $15 per day, $25 weekend, Brundage Mountain Resort, McCall, idaho-me.com/idaho_down.

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BOISE NAVY WEEKIf the only thing you think

of when hearing the term navy is sailor suits and the Village People classic In the Navy, take it as a surefire sign to take part in one of the countless activi-ties of Boise Navy Week. The

BOISE WEEKLY PICKSvisit boiseweekly.com for more events

Its Prine time you checked out the Eagle River Amphitheater.

SATURDAYAUG. 21bikes

TOUR DE FATBy now, most Boiseans arent the least bit phased when a pack of cape-clad superheroes ped-

al past on fixed gears or a dude breezes by on a giant, glistening fish bike. If its a sunny Saturday morning in August and the two-wheeled eccentrics are out in full-force, its got to be Tour de Fat.

The folks at New Belgium are bringing their bike-loving roadshow back through town on Saturday, Aug. 21, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a full day of cruisers and cold ones. In addition to a bike parade beginning at 10 a.m., there will also be live music, circus-style bike tricks, a car/bike trade, lots of beer tents and more wacky costumes than you can shake a wrench at.

This year, New Belgium has taken a trip up to Mt. Brewski and come up with the 10 Command-ments of Tour de Fat that must not be broken: 1.) Put no means of transport before thy bike; 2.) Honor all other bikes: All bikes are good bikes, and all those who ride them are good people; 3.) May every generation come forth; 4.) Thou shall come as a participant not a spectator: Its a costumed celebration of human-powered transportation; 5.) Thou shalt not bring booze; But enjoy the supplied malted adult refreshments responsibly; 6.) New Belgium shalt not profit: Our goal is to raise money for bicycle and environmental charities; 7.) Remember the purpose, and bring not your pooches; 8.) Keep the day true with thy good juju: The ride is free, but we suggest a $5 donation to the good bike advocates who are putting it on for you; 9.) Thou shall rise early once were full, we will handle overflow like a restaurant or bar: one in, one out; 10.) Thou shalt not steal thy neighbors bike.

Follow these rules, and youre sure to snag a seat in Tour de Fat heaven. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., FREE, Ann Morrison Park, Americana Boulevard, newbelgium.com.

Disco luau Lucha Libre at 10 a.m.? It must be Tour de Fat.

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JOHN PRINEThough hoarse Chicago songwriter John Prine has made quite a name for himself with

tracks like Sam Stone, Hello in There and Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard, his inspirational influence reaches even farther. Prines tragic lyrics have been sung by the likes of Johnny Cash, George Straight and 10,000 Maniacs. Bob Dylan even praised Prine recently in the Huffington Post, saying Prines stuff is pure Proustian existential-ism. Midwestern mindtrips to the nth degree. And he writes beautiful songs.

Just recently, a truckload of indie folk legends lent their talent to the John Prine cover al-bum Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine. The record includes tracks from Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, My Morning Jacket, Deer Tick, The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show and even Idahos own Josh Ritter.

You can catch Prine, who won a Grammy in 2006 for Best Contemporary Folk Album, at the Eagle River Amphitheater on Saturday, Aug. 21.

6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show, $39.50-$75, Eagle River Amphitheater, 827 E. Riverside Drive, 208-938-2933, landofrock.com.

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SOY CURLSAt Taqueria Los Gorditos, on Southeast Division Street in

Portland, Ore., youll find an odd item wedged between the menus meaty tortas and tamalessoy curls. Not the most appetizing of names, nor something youd generally associate with Mexican food, the soy curls at Los Gorditos, nonetheless, will make a believer out of the most devout carnivore. The textureslightly wispy with a toothsome bounceis the best vegetarian chicken alternative Ive ever encountered.

Made from delicately textured select, non-GMO, whole soybeans and nothing else, Soy Curls are produced by Butler Foods, a family owned business based out of Grand Ronde, Ore. The curls come dry and have to be rehydrated before you can cook with them, but unlike

texturized vegetable protein (TVP) products, Soy Curls dont have a funky taste or spongy texture. Ideal in tacos or veggie enchiladas, Soy Curls also make a super rad salad topping.

You can order Soy Curls directly from the Butler Foods websitewhere six 8-ounce bags go for $19.95 plus $8 ship-pingor you can, strangely, find them locally at the Adventist Book Center (7777 W. Fairview Ave.), where they go for $4.99 for an 8-ounce bag.

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Want the recipe for the soy curl no-chicken salad pictured above? Head to

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Find of the Week.

programs purpose is to give people a first-hand look at what naval life is like for the thousands of men and women serving throughout the world. And although the Pacific Ocean lies more than eight hours to the west, Boise was one of 19 cities selected to host a navy week. Other land-locked host cities include St. Louis, Kan-sas City, Mo., Salt Lake City and Des Moines, Iowa.

Gov. C.L. Butch Otter will present a Navy Week Proclamation at the State Capitol on Friday, Aug. 20, opening up Boise Navy Week 2010. Many of the weeks events will be held in conjunction with the Western Idaho Fair where they will host displays and perfor-mances by the Navy Band, which will also perform at Boise City Hall and Bronco Stadium. Fulfill your child-

hood dreams of flying a fight-er jet by boarding one of the flight simulators at the West-ern Idaho Fair. On Saturday, Aug. 28, the Navys Leap Frogs Parachute Team will perform at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa. The team, composed of 15 Navy SEAL and SWCC comman-

dos, jumps out of aircraft to create complex parachute formations, proving once again how fearless Navy men and women are.

Friday, Aug. 20, 11 a.m. through Sunday, Aug. 29, 4 p.m. FREE, Various loca-tions, navyweek.org, 610-761-8046.

Whos the fairest of them all?

S U B M I T an event by e-mail to [email protected]. Listings are due by noon the Thursday before publication.

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WESTERN IDAHO FAIRFor 51 weeks of the year, Expo Idaho is home to car

exhibitions, 4-H events, flea markets and cat shows. But for one jam-packed week in the middle of August, more than 200,000 people gather at the grounds on the corner of Chin-den Boulevard and Glenwood Street to go wild, gorging on corn dogs and ice cream potatoes, boarding carnival rides where said foods may reappear, throwing ping pong balls onto lily pad bowls and ogling at prize-winning vegetables and llamas.

After getting your share of stomach-churning rides includ-ing Footloose, Fireball, Evolution and Starship 3000, enjoy one of the many live shows the fair has to offer. Enter into the Aussie Kingdom to pet live kangaroos, wallabies, koala bears and kookaburras. Tap into childhood nostalgia in the Kids Corral for the LEGO Experience Tour where you can re-build that giant skyscraper your little brother destroyed when you were 9 years old. With daily pig races, you can catch Arnold Schwartzenhogger, Lindsay Loham and Oprah Swine-frey sprint their tails off to the finish line. And if the piglets ignite an urge to check out some more livestock, head to the sheep, small animal, draft horse and mule barns.

The fair continues on its tradition of top-notch entertain-ment, with five performers in four nights at the grandstand. Classic rock superstars The Doobie Brothers open up the weeks performances on Tuesday, Uncle Kracker and Luke Bryan perform Wednesday, .38 Special performs Thursday and acclaimed country musician Clint Black performs Friday.

Friday, Aug. 20-Saturday, Aug. 28, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun-day, Aug. 29, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; $2-$79, Expo Idaho, idahofair.com, 208-287-5650.

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AN EVENING OF COMEDY WITH DOUG BENSONWhen you hear the name Doug Benson, theres a good

chance that the word marijuana comes to mind. You may have become familiar with Bensons chill demeanor after watching his smoke-u-mentary Super High Mein which Benson inhaled (medical marijuana, natch) every day for 30 days.

Along with touring regularly across the country, Benson also starred in the off-Broadway show, Marijuanalogues, made it into the Top 10 of 2007s Last Comic Standing and records a regular podcast, Doug Loves Movies. He chats up guests in front of a live audience at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, and his guests are usually comedians and actors who join Benson in expressing their inner film fools by playing movie trivia games. Benson created the Leonard Maltin Game, in which he reads the cast of an unknown movie from lowest billed to highest to see if anyone can guess the title. It became a thing for those attending to wear name tags, and Benson said hes seeing it catch on when he plays concert halls, his preferred venue.

Ive grown to prefer [one-night shows] just because Ive been doing clubs for so long. And because when it says Ha Ha Hut over a door, people tend to wander in not knowing what theyre there for, Benson said. Ive played the Knitting Factory in Boise before, and its super fun. Its just more concentrated. Its a group of specific fans, people who want to see me.

Bensons new DVD/CD, Hypocritical Oaf, plops (his word) on Tuesday, Aug. 31, but hell plant himself at Knitting Factory on Saturday, Aug. 21. Name tags optional.

With Graham Elwood, $15-$21, 9 p.m. doors, 9:30 p.m. show, Knitting Factory, 416 S. Ninth St., bo.knittingfactory.com.

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CAVO: BRIGHT NIGHTS DARK DAYS For some reason, St. Louis, Mo., seems an unlikely place

for a successful arena rock band to have been conceived. But after nearly a decade together, Cavo has prevailed, finally releasing their first major-label album, Bright Nights Dark Days (Re-prise Records). Despite the pre-dominance of heavy rhythms and high-octane instrumentals common to alternative grunge-style rock, the lyrics reveal surprising vulnerability. The net effect cap-tivatesjust as passing drivers are transfixed by freshly mangled vehicles at an accident scene, listeners will cling to the tormented lines as intently as they are delivered.

Cavo definitely has a special knack for power ballads, but these are not the slow-dance rock songs of the 80s. Instead, they are the feisty younger siblings, more contem-porary and more honest than their earlier counterparts. Simultaneously therapeutic and addictive, the temptation to replay Crash over and over again is hard to resist. With the confident vocals of frontman Casey Walker assuring, Ill be here the next time that you crash / Im right here in front of you ... Ill save you when you crash, personal anguish is more easily indulged.

Walker, who stands up to the tightly knit rhythms of Brian Smith on bass and Chad LaRoy on drums, offers a lyrical embrace thats almost palpable. Along with guitarist Chris Hobbs, these musicians produce a gently aggressive sound that both comforts and incites.

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WEDNESDAYAUGUST 18On Stage

AN IDEAL HUSBANDOscar Wilde penned comedy of manners in

which a woman tries to blackmail a politician. 8 p.m. $12-$39. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208-336-9221, www.idahoshake-speare.org.

THE LAST OF THE BOYSA play by Steven Dietz examining the lives of soldiers after they return from Vietnam. Wednes-days are pay-what-you-can nights. 8 p.m. $15. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, www.alleyrep.org.

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DRINKING LIBERALLYA group of left-leaning individuals gather to talk politics, share ideas and inspire change. The event is a project of Living Liberally, an organization that is all about fostering progressive communities. Information at www.drinkingliberally.org. 7 p.m. Solid, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-345-6620.

Workshops & Classes

JOB AND ECONOMIC FORE-CAST WORKSHOPSWork-shops will provide attendees support tools and information to help adapt to the ever-changing job market, and to help people land not just a job, but a career in todays economy. Keynote address by CNBC news anchor Erin Burnett and CareerBuilder.coms Rosemary Haefner. 6 p.m. FREE. University of Phoenix-Idaho campus, 3080 E. Gentry Way, Ste. 150, Meridian, 208-888-1505, www.phoenix.edu.

LIGHT AND FAST BACKPACK-INGREI expert Ray Johnson will offer tips on how to cut down on the weight of your backpack when camping. 7 p.m. FREE. REI, 8300 W. Emerald, Boise, 208-322-1141, www.rei.com.

Talks & Lectures

URBAN LUNCHThe Living Building Challenge featuring Sha-ron Patterson of EcoEdge and Josh Bogle of Green Remodeling. Event is free, lunch from Jennys Lunchline is $10. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Water Cooler, 1401 W. Idaho St., Boise.

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CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE CONTESTLet your jowls hang Churchill-like or do your hair up like Flock of Seagulls to compete for hundreds of dollars worth of gift certificates. 9 p.m. FREE. Shortys Saloon, 5467 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-322-6699.

POKERPlay for fun and prizes. 7 p.m. FREE. The Buffalo Club, 10206 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-321-1811.

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SPLASH BASHPoolside party with live music, food and drink specials and weekly drawings for prizes. 6-10 p.m. FREE. Owyhee Plaza Hotel, 1109 Main St., Boise, 208-343-4611, www.owyheeplaza.com.

TEXAS HOLD EM POKER 8 p.m. Dinos, 4802 Emerald, Boise.

THURSDAY AUGUST 19Festivals & Events

ELEGANCE ON THIRD THURS-DAYKick off the jeans and T-shirts and dress to the nines for a glamorous night of dancing and romancing. Music by Beverly and Rex. Ages 21 and over. 7 p.m.-3 a.m. FREE. Owyhee Plaza Hotel, 1109 Main St., Boise, 208-343-4611, www.owyheeplaza.com.

On Stage

THE LAST OF THE BOYSSee Wednesday. 8 p.m. $15. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, www.alleyrep.org

OTHELLOShakespearean trag-edy exploring the politics of love and war. See review, Page 20. 8 p.m. $12-$39. Idaho Shake-speare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208-336-9221, www.idahoshakespeare.org.

Concerts

THE CONGO BENEFIT CON-CERTFeaturing live music from Annie Bethancourt, The Pawn Shop Kings, Elliot, Grace Laxson and The New Heart Congolese Choir. See Noise, Page 21. 7-9 p.m. $10. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, www.egyptiantheatre.net.


Food & Drink

BEER AND WINE TASTINGSSample a rotating selection of European wines and beers. See website for more info. 5-8 p.m. $10. Tres Bonne Cuisine, 6555 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-658-1364, www.tresbonnes-cuisine.com.

Literature

POETRY READINGScott Berge invites poets to share their own work or favorite poems during a fun night of poetry readings. Sign up at 6:30 p.m. and start waxing poetic at 7 p.m. For more information, e-mail [email protected]. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Alias Coffeehouse, 908 W. Main St., Boise, 208-338-1299.

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NONPROFIT RESOURCE THURSDAYSThinking about starting a nonprofit or already running one? Learn about free and low-cost resources for funding, volunteers and other support. Each month specialists will be available to focus on a specific topic. For more informa-tion visit boisepubliclibrary.org or idahononprofits.org. 4-6 p.m. Boise Public Library, third floor, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4200, www.boisepubli-clibrary.org.

FRIDAY AUGUST 20Festivals & Events

WESTERN IDAHO FAIRRides, 4H comps, artery-clogging

deliciousness and music by The Doobie Brothers, Uncle Kracker, Luke Bryan, .38 Special and Clint Black. See Picks, Page 14. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, www.expoidaho.com.

On Stage

THE LAST OF THE BOYSSee Wednesday. 8 p.m. $15. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, www.alleyrep.org.

OTHELLOSee Thursday. 8 p.m. $12-$39. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208-336-9221, www.idahoshakespeare.org.

Concerts

IDAHO-DOWN JAM STATE FESTIVALFea-turing Joseph Israel,

Yamn, Equaleyes, Holden Young Trio, Voice of Reason, The Shook Twins, Jonathan Warren and the

BillyGoats, AlpenFlow, Gizzard Stone, Corn Mash and The Prairie Sky Pilots. Plus food, vendors and on-site camping. See Picks, Page 14. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. $15-$25. Brundage Mountain Resort, 3890 Goose Lake Road, McCall, 1-800-888-7544, www.brundage.com.

Workshops & Classes

SUN VALLEY WRITERS CONFERENCETalks, panels, readings and

small group discussions about fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and journalism led by distin-guished American writers. Idaho teachers and students are admitted free of charge with proper identification and as space permits. Full schedule at www.svwc.com. $35 single event tickets. $850 full access pass. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, 208-622-4111, www.sunvalley.com.

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DEER FLAT CONSERVATION PLAN OPEN HOUSEDeer Flat National Wildlife Refuge is creating a plan to guide refuge management for the next 15 years. Learn more about the planning process, ask questions and submit comments about whether recreational opportuni-ties will continue. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center, 13751 Upper Embankment Road, Nampa, 208-467-9278, www.fws.gov/deerflat.

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BOISE NAVY WEEKA full week of Navy events such as diver demon-

strations, Navy band concerts, building projects, fitness challenges and more. See Picks, Page 14. See full schedule at www.navyweek.com/boise2010

FREDDYS FRIDAYSFree admission to Discovery Center of Idaho, every Friday through October. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895, www.scidaho.org.

GREASE TRIBUTE SHOWLipsynched and live performanc-es of songs from the hit musical. 9 p.m. $5. Sin, 1124 W. Front St., Boise, 208-342-3375, www.sinboise.com.

SATURDAY AUGUST 21Festivals & Events

CONTRA DANCEMonthly dance series featuring a live contra band and local callers. Couples are welcome, but neither partners nor experience are required. The dances are smoke- and alcohol-free. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or visit the website. 7:30-11 p.m. $8 adults, $3 youth (10-18 years old), david0.tedcrane.com/id/bcds. Broadway Dance Center, 893 E. Boise Ave., Boise, 208-794-6843.

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CORN AND PICKLE FESTIVALSpend a day at the farm and see demonstrations on canning fresh produce including pickles and corn. Viewing zoo and crafts for kids. 1-6 p.m. FREE. Vogel Farms Country Market, 9501 Robinson Road, Kuna, 208-466-6928, www.vogelfarmscountrymarket.com.

FUNDRAISING GALAMingle with upcoming and past direc-tors, board members and receive a special preview of the season opener of Noises Off! Hors doeuvres and wine. 7:30 p.m. $30. Stage Coach Theatre, 5296 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-342-2000, www.stagecoach-theatre.com.

WESTERN IDAHO FAIRSee Friday. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds),

5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, www.expoidaho.com.

On Stage

DOUG BENSONStand-up comedy from the star of Super High Me. See

Picks, Page 15. 9:30 p.m. $15. Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-367-1212, www.knittingfac-tory.com.

AN IDEAL HUSBANDSee Wednesday. 8 p.m. $12-$39. Idaho

Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208-336-9221, www.idahoshake-speare.org.

THE LAST OF THE BOYSSee Wednesday. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $15. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, www.alleyrep.org.

Concerts

CONCERTS ON BROADWAYFree outdoor performance by the Meridian Symphony. Low-backed lawn chairs and blankets recommended. 7 p.m. FREE. Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Idaho St., Meridian.

IDAHO-DOWN JAM STATE FESTIVALSee Friday. Noon-2 a.m.

$15-$25. Brundage Mountain Resort, 3890 Goose Lake Road, McCall, 1-800-888-7544, www.brundage.com.

Workshops & Classes

BREAKFAST WITH AN INTER-NATIONAL FLAIRChef Betti Newburn will show you how to make British scones, pear soup, danish aebleskivers and Danish bacon. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $40. Pot-tery Gourmet, 811 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-368-0649.

INTRO TO CANNING AND FOOD PRESERVINGLearn the basics of canning, pickling and dehy-drating, including what foods you may safely can with a water-bath and when you need pressure canners. Fee covers basic sup-plies for the class. Register by emailing [email protected]. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $10. North End Organic Nursery, 2350 Hill Road, Boise, 208-389-4769, northendnursery.com.

SUN VALLEY WRITERS CONFERENCESee Friday. $35 single event

tickets. $850 full access pass. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, 208-622-4111, www.sunvalley.com.

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MEET AND GREET WITH KEITH ALLREDMeet and asks ques-tions of Keith Allred, Democratic candidate for Governor. Followed by a performance of Thoroughly Modern Millie at 8 p.m. 4:30 p.m. $50. Starlight Mountain Theatre, 850 S. Middlefork Road, Crouch, 208-462-5523, www.starlightmountaintheatre.com.

Odds & Ends

BOISE NAVY WEEKSee Friday. See full schedule at www.

navyweek.com/boise2010.

BORG MEETINGBoise Robot-ics Group meetings are held the third Saturday morning of each month. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895. www.boiseroboticsgroup.org.

COUNTRY WESTERN DANCETwo-step, country swing, waltz, cha cha, triple-step, West-Coast Swing and more on a large wooden dance floor in a smoke-free environment. 7 p.m. $5-$7. Boise Valley Square and Round Dance Center, 6534 Diamond St., Boise, 208-377-5788, www.idahoswingdance.org.

LA LECHE LEAGUE PICNIC AND FAIRInformative displays for pregnant women and parents of young children. Splash park, free food, raffle drawing and more than 20 vendors. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Settlers Park, corner of Meridian and Ustick roads, Meridian.

POLE-A-PALOOZAOpen house and pole dance show from stu-dents and teachers, along with booze and raffles to benefit The Chrissy Cataract Fund. Discount for coming in a Las Vegas-themed costume. 8 p.m. $10. Ophidia Dance and Art Studio, 4464 Chinden Blvd, Ste. A, Gar-den City, 208-409-2403, www.myspace.com/danceophidia.

SUNDAY AUGUST 22Festivals & Events

GET RECD AND RECOVERGet your yah-yahs out the last day before school starts with food, volleyball, soccer, health checks, a slip and slide, the ROTC rock wall, massage, early registration for activities and more. 1-4 p.m. FREE. Boise State Recreation Field, Boise State campus, Boise.



On Stage

AN IDEAL HUSBANDSee Wednesday. 7 p.m. $12-$39. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-429-9908, box office 208-336-9221, www.idahoshake-speare.org.

Workshops & Classes

HOMEBREWING AND WILD WINE MAKINGMorning ses-sion will focus on hop and beer basics, where participants will harvest and learn about cultivat-

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ing homegrown hops. Afternoon will focus on fermentation. Ages 21 and older. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m. $20-$40. Earthly Delights Organic Farm, 372 S. Eagle Rd., Ste. 353, Eagle.

SUN VALLEY WRITERS CONFERENCESee Friday. $35 single event tickets. $850 full access pass. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, 208-622-4111, www.sunvalley.com.

Odds & Ends

BOISE NAVY WEEKSee Friday. See full schedule at www.

navyweek.com/boise2010.

SALSA SUNDAYS 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Cowgirls, 353 Ave. E, Kuna, 208-922-9522, www.cowgirlsa-loon.com.

MONDAYAUGUST 23Festivals & Events



On Stage

STORY STORY NIGHTMonthly live storytelling event put on by Alley Repertory Theatre. Augusts theme is Dog Days: Stories of Summer. 7 p.m. $5. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111, www.thelinenbuilding.com.

Workshops & Classes

SUN VALLEY WRITERS CONFERENCESee Friday. $35 single event

tickets. $850 full access pass.

Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, 208-622-4111, www.sunvalley.com.

SUSHI WITH CHEF PATRICK AMESChef Ames, who man-ages the kitchen at Happy Fish sushi, teach the class how to make spicy tuna, salmon, daikon radish and avocado rolls, as well as seaweed salad and miso soup. 6:30 p.m. $50. Pottery Gourmet, 811 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-368-0649.

Odds & Ends

BEER PONGPlay for prizes and bar tabs while drinking $5 pitchers. 9 p.m. FREE. Shortys Saloon, 5467 Glenwood, Garden City, 208-322-6699.

BOISE NAVY WEEKSee Friday. Full schedule at www.navyweek.com/

boise2010.

PIONEER TOASTMASTERSParticipants are invited to work on their public speaking with the Pioneer Toastmasters speaking club. Guests and new members are always welcome. Not so sure you want to speak? No problem, show up and sit in. For more information, e-mail [email protected]. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE, 208-559-4434. Perkins Family Restaurant, 300 Broad-way Ave., Boise.

TUESDAYAUGUST 24Festivals & Events

PLAYING IN THE PLAZAFood and craft vendors, along with live music by Spudman. 5:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. Generations Plaza, corner of Main Street and Idaho Avenue, Meridian, www.meridi-ancity.org.



On Stage


Food & Drink

TUESDAY NIGHT FARMERS MARKETThe parking lot of the North End Organic Nursery on Hill Road will host up local growers and farmers selling produce. Gardeners and farmers interested in selling at the mar-ket should contact Bingo Barnes at [email protected] or by calling 208-389-4769. 5-7 p.m. North End Organic Nursery, 2350 Hill Road, Boise, 208-389-4769, northendnursery.com.

Workshops & Classes

FLORAL ARRANGING CLASSAward-winning floral designer Stephanie Smith will show you how to make a hand tied wed-ding bouquet using purchased flowers or ones right out of your garden. 6 p.m. FREE. Edwards Greenhouse, 4106 Sand Creek St., Boise, 208-342-7548, www.edwardsgreenhouse.com.

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IDAHO CAPITAL CITY KENNEL CLUBThe monthly meeting of the Idaho Capital City Kennel Club is open to all who are interested in showing their dog in conformation, agility, obedience or rally events. FREE, 208-345-5197, www.icckc.org. Idaho Fish and Game, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise.

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On Stage

THE LAST OF THE BOYSSee Wednesday. 8 p.m. $15. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, www.alleyrep.org.


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Food & Drink

BOISE URBAN GARDEN SCHOOL FARM STANDPur-chase fresh organic produce harvested by BUGS students. Proceeds benefit BUGS programs. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. FREE. BUGS Garden, 4821 W. Franklin Road, Boise, 208-424-6665, www.boiseurbangardenschool.org.

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BOISE UKULELE GROUPThis ukulele groups offers a chance for instruction or just to jam. Open to all ages and skill levels with no membership fees. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Meadow Lakes Vil-lage Senior Center, 650 Arbor Circle, Meridian.

CELEBRITY LOOKALIKE CON-TESTSee Wednesday. 6 p.m. FREE. Shortys Saloon, 5467 Glenwood, Garden City, 208-322-6699.

POKERPlay for fun and prizes. 7 p.m. The Buffalo Club, 10206 W. Fairview Ave., Boise. 208-321-1811.

VINYL PRESERVATION SOCI-ETY OF IDAHOBuy, sell, trade and listen to vinyl records with other analog musical enthusi-asts. Guest speakers and DJs. Info at www.vpsidaho.org. 7-10 p.m. FREE. Modern Hotel and Bar, 1314 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-424-8244.

Calls to Artists

AUDITIONS FOR MR. MAR-MALADEMen and women of all ages needed for show in Octo-ber. No children needed. August 21-22, 2 p.m. FREE. Eclectic Endeavors, 3005 Main St., Boise, 208-863-4745, mixedbag-om.com.

FOUR AND SIX-MONTH RESIDENCIES FOR AIRUp to seven artists will be chosen for rent-free studio spaces in downtown. Interested artists must submit a letter of interest, resume and up to 10 digital im-ages on a CD of work along with two references with phone and e-mail contacts to the selection panel to Boise City Department of Arts and History, P.O. Box 500, Boise, ID 83701. Eighth Street Marketplace at BODO, 404 S. Eighth St., Mercantile Building, Boise, 208-338-5212, www.8thstreetmarketplace.com.

T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTESTRecord Exchange is celebrat-ing its 33 1/3 anniversary in September and is offering a $100 gift card and other prizes to whomever submits the best design for a commemorative T-shirt. Design elements are up to the artist, but the design must include the copy The Record Exchange and Boise. Submit design to Record Exchange as a vectorized Illustrator file on a CD, with all fonts outlined with PMS color specifications. Record Exchange, 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-344-8010, www.therecordexchange.com.

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REVIEW/SHOW

IDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALS OTHELLOJealously, fear, pride, self doubt: raw, primal emotions

that can lead to unthinkable outcomes. It doesnt matter if youre a prince, a pauper orin the case of Idaho Shake-speare Festivals most recent production, Othelloa celebrat-ed military general.

Shakespeares tragedy has long been a study of racism, but the ISF production goes beyond that to delve into the dark side of humanity. The result is a play that is at once intriguing to watch and emotionally challenging.

The premise is the timeless tale of the outsider. Othello (David Alan Anderson) is a celebrated Venetian general who is also a Moor. While the powers of Venice are happy to take advantage of his skills, he is not considered their equal.

The most vengeful is Iago (David Anthony Smith), Othellos longtime ensign who was passed over for promotion in favor of the educated Cassio (Kevin Crouch). With a smile on his face and a knife at the ready to stab anyone in the back, Iago vies to take down both men by leading Othello to believe that Cassio has been having an affair with his wife, Desdemona (Sara M. Bruner).

The results are death and destructionabout what youd expect from a Shakespearian tragedy.

For the first half, Othello sits on the sidelines, while Iago shines. ISF veteran Smith creates a character that is calculat-ing and cold, while still playing many lines for a laugh, which is actually unnerving.

Anderson reaches his stride in the second act, using his powerful presence to convey Othellos festering self-doubt and growing paranoia.

The actors fully utilize the simple set: a massive steel scaffolding, which allows the use of multiple levels and the oc-casional acrobatic turn. The effect is stark and alludes to the metaphorical cage in which the players are trapped.

As the play reaches its tragic climax, Iago is asked to look at the bloody repercussions of his actions. In response, Smith flashes a cold, mocking smile and slowly claps. Its a chilling moment that is sure to linger in the minds of audiences.

For a full review, visit boiseweekly.com.Deanna Darr

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MATTERSCongo Benefit Concert

may connect Boise to global crisis

GEORGE PRENTICE

Woodstock didnt end the Vietnam War. The Concert for Bangladesh didnt curb the turmoil of East Pakistan refugees. Farm Aid didnt prevent family farmers from losing their land. But when music is attuned to social con-science, bridges can be built toward tolerance, peace and sometimes social change.

Countless musical acts are vying for our attention and money this summer. Concerts in clubs, gardens and amphitheaters, have filled the midsummer air. But on Thursday, Aug. 19, Boises Egyptian Theatre will host what could easily become the most diverse, engaging and socially aware musical event of the season.

The Congo Benefit Concert is not simply a touring road-show. Its roots go back to December 2009, when the commu-nity of Bend, Ore., witnessed what was billed as a one-time-only event.

When we saw it, we knew we just had to try to recreate the concert for Boise, said Lindsay Kevan, with the Treasure Valley World Relief office.

World Relief is a religious organiza-tion that works with churches to help new refugees with everything from ob-taining car insurance to enrolling their children in school to finding health care and employment.

Kevan spends her days as a vocational training specialist, working with refugees from every corner of the globe. But after seeing the Congo Benefit Concert in Bend, she was compelled to add concert promoter to her resume.

And its a pretty impressive debut. The concert will include performances from American musicians Elliot, Grace Laxson, PawnShop Kings and Annie Bethancourt,

who will be joined by a local Congolese Choir. That is worth repeating: A local Con-golese choir from the New Heart Christian Ministries of Boise will perform.

The New Heart Christian Ministries churchwhere services are uniquely held in English with translation in Swahiliis only 5 years old but 200 strong. Parishioners in-clude refugees from the Democratic Republic

of Congo, as well as Burundi, Rwanda, Tan-zania, Nigeria, Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia. The refugees didnt bring much with them to their new communi-ties, but they brought their voices. And dur-ing the concert, they will use those voices to sing of life and loss and hope in order to help those still struggling back home.

In order to make this concert as benefi-cial as possible, each of the American artists was asked to contribute to a special CD, The Congo Benefit Project. More importantly, the musicians and singers all donated the rights and proceeds of their music to World Relief.

I feel my song was my way of responding to my own unaware-

ness of whats been going on in the Congo, said Laxson. I just feel that for a long time, Ive been living in a bit of a bubble.

Most would probably agree with her. Con-sider this: The current conflict in the DRC is the worst documented crisis since World War II. More than 5.4 million people have died in the last 10 years due to war related causes

in the DRC. That is equivalent to the entire population of Colorado.

Living in that bubble may mean not being aware of the atrocities being committed in the DRC. For example, rape is being used as a weapon of war. Soldiers rape girls as young as 3 and women as old as 75. In some IDP camps (Internally Displaced People are those who have been forced from their homes but, unlike refugees, have been unable to leave their country) it is estimated that more than 70 percent of the women have been raped.

Something else to help drive the conflict home: Even cell phones play a role in the continued conflict in the Congo.

Children and widows are used as slaves to work in rebel-controlled mines in DRC. The slaves dig for what are known as the three Ts: tungsten, tantalum and tin, which are used in most of the worlds cell phones. Congolese rebel groups earn more than $100 million per year from trade in the three Ts.

Ann Mara is a WRF team member in Bend. When she talks of her first-hand ex-perience in the DRC, she speaks with clarity and determination, but her thick Irish accent also has a touch of the poet.

The pages that hold the story of human-ity have been torn and tattered by the winds of injustice, said Mara. We are here to help write the resolve of that story.

Ticket sales from Thursdays concert will assist the Boise World Relief office. All of the proceeds from CD and DVD sales at the event will go directly to on-the-ground relief work in the DRC. That includes education to orphans and food, seed and planting tools to widows.

The conflict in the DRC reminds us that our history is rife with injustice: Holocaust, the Crusades, slavery, genocide, persecution, hunger. In 2010, war, rape and starvation are wiping out a nation. The crisis in the DRC may be the greatest cause of our time, and it will soon be in the history books. Those books will also document how we chose to respond to that need. This concert is one small way that we can help.

Annie Bethancourt and PawnShop Kings join a host of other musicians and the New Heart Congolese Choir to raise much needed funds for women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Congo Benefit Concert

With Elliot, Grace Laxson, PawnShop Kings, Annie Bethancourt and

the New Heart Congolese Choir

Thursday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m., $10.

Tickets are available at: WORLD RELIEF OFFICES

6702 W. Fairview Ave., boise.wr.org

EGYPTIAN THEATRE 700 W. Main St.

egyptiantheatre.net

NEWS/NOISE

THE MIDWEST CROSSROADSLocal indie rockers Fauxbois, fronted by

ex-BWer Brian Mayer, recently wrapped up a tour with Built to Spill and Finn Figgins. Fauxbois have received a smattering of good press from the tour, including the fol-lowing nod from cmj.com:

Fauxbois played a fun take on 90s guitar-heavy indie rock that sounded like well, Built to Spill Many songs began as hushed confessionals as guitarists Brian Mayer and Kate Seward shared vocal du-ties before the drums kicked in and guitar squalls buried their lamentations.

Another review of the Fauxbois show at NYCs Irving Plaza on baeblemusic.com included even more glowing praise:

BoS [sic] has inspired countless derivatives, probably including well-matched opener Fauxbois, who played a great set and probably gained a respectable amount of new fans.

But sadly, the review also contained the following line:

The chilly Midwestern disposition (Faux-bois hail from Idaho) certainly crept out in bits and pieces, adding an emotive quality to an already engaging bit of music.

Yikes. First off, Midwesterners are not even remotely known for having chilly dis-positions. Second, and it pains us to even have to explain this to someone we assume passed high school geography, Idaho is not in the Midwest. Its just not.

Speaking of Built to Spill, frontman Doug Martsch and bassist Brett Nelson recently came out with the Electronic Anthology Project, a catchy reinterpretation of some BTS classics using 80s synth and drum machine beats. All of the song titles are anagrams of old hits, including What If Your Dull (I Would Hurt a Fly) and Far Path Tall Sign (Things Fall Apart). You can hear three tracks from the album on Myspace or buy the seven-song EP at cdbaby.com on iTunes or at a live BTS show.

Moving from BTS to BTH, 90s rap act Bone Thugs-n-Harmony just announced that theyll be swinging through Knitting Factory on Wednesday, Sept. 22.

The Cleveland hip-hop group, which consists of five Smurfily-named rappersKrayzie Bone, Wish Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Layzie Bone and Bizzy Boneis most famous for the 1995 hits Tha Crossroads and 1st of Tha Month.

Tickets for Bone Thugs went on sale Aug. 13, with general admission tix running $25 and platinum skybox seats going for $50. Tickets are available at Record Exchange, ticketfly.com or bo.knittingfactory.com. Just make sure to bring a friend so you wont be lonely, so you wont be lone-ly.

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DOOBIE BROTHERS, AUG. 24, EXPO IDAHOAfter four decades of sharing vocal duties, Doobie Brothers

founders Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons are still taking it to the streets.

Were on a 40-year tour, Simmons said laughing. This is something that weve done for a long time.

But Simmons, Johnston and the rest of the Doobies do have one change coming up: a brand new record, World Gone Crazy (HOR Re-cords), due out on Tuesday, Sept. 28. It was produced by longtime DB producer Ted Templeman and includes Michael McDonald sing-ing backup on Dont Say Goodbye. Simmons said that it has been interesting to watch their fans respond to the new songs.

When we play Black Water or China Grove, it evokes some experience for people. When we play something new, they tend to be a little more thoughtful and really listen to it ... we are really trying to bring the new songs to life, Simmons said.

Amy Atkins

7:30 p.m., FREE. Western Idaho Fair, Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., 208-287-5650, idahofair.com.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18AH HOLLY FAMLYWith The Ocean Floor and With Child. 8 p.m. $3. Flying M Coffeegarage

ALIVE AFTER FIVEWith Boulder Acoustic Society and Andy Byron and the Lost River Band. 5 p.m. FREE. The Grove Plaza

BEN BURDICK TRIO PLUS9:30 p.m. FREE. Bouquet

BILLY ZERA7 p.m. FREE. Sullys

BOISE ROCK SCHOOL APPRENTICE SHOWCASE6 p.m. $5. The Linen Building

THE BOURBON DOGS6 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Bown

BRIANNE GRAY6 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Meridian

CARNIFEXWith Dissimilate the Marred, World These Kings and The Brave. 7:30 p.m. $10. The Venue

CARY JUDD4 p.m. FREE. Redfish Lake Lodge

CHRIS GUTIERREZ6 p.m. FREE. Gelato Cafe

DAN COSTELLO6 p.m. FREE. Solid

DESIRAE BRONSON6 p.m. FREE. Bardenay-Eagle

DON FELDER8 p.m. $50-$100. Sun Valley Pavilion

JEREMIAH JAMES GANG8:45 p.m. FREE. Tom Graineys

JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLY GOATS8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengillys

KEVIN KIRK, JON HYNEMAN AND PHIL GARONZIK7 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

LOOSE CHANGE7:45 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub

LORD OF THE FALCONRYWith Jumping Sharks. 8 p.m. $3. Neurolux

PATRICIA FOLKNER AND JOEL KASERMAN7:30 p.m. FREE. Lock, Stock & Barrel

SHANNON CURTIS FEATURING JT SPANGLER AND AARON BEAU-MONT8 p.m. FREE. Reef

SLIPPERY ELM7 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Downtown

SOUL SERENE7 p.m. FREE. Gamekeeper Lounge

TERRY JONES6:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

THE TICS9 p.m. FREE. The Buffalo Club

TIME AND DISTANCEWith 3rd to Last, Ella Ferrari, Light the Sky and The Paris Funds. 7 p.m. Brawl Studios

THURSDAYAUGUST 19BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY WEBER6 p.m. $10. Idaho Botani-cal Garden

CONGO BENEFIT CONCERTSee Noise, Page 21. 7 p.m. $10, Egyptian

DANNY BEALS DUELING PIA-NOS10 p.m. $3. Graineys Basement

ELECTRIC LOVE COBRAS9 p.m. FREE. Shortys Saloon

EXODUSWith Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail and Bonded By Blood. 8 p.m. $16 adv., $18 door. Neurolux

FRIM FRAM FOUR8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengillys

JOHNNY SHOES6 p.m. FREE. Solid

KEVIN KIRK, STEVE EATON & PHIL GAROZNIK7 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

PISTOL WHIPPED PROPHETSWith NNFU, The Jerkwadz, Pull Out Quick and The Anti-Core. 7 p.m. $4. The Red Room

REBECCA SCOTT5:30 p.m. FREE. Downtown Nampa Nights

ROOFTOPSWith Wasilla, Finn Riggins, In the Pause and Red Hands Black Feet. 7 p.m. $7. Brawl Studios

SOUL SERENE10 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Meridian

THE THROWDOWNFeaturing Dying Famous, Fetish 37 and Motto Kitty. 9 p.m. FREE. Liquid

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