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6 Shake off the winter blahs

8 Meet the Morrison Center’s director

10 Shu’s Idaho Running Co. is No. 1

13 Idahoans finding their national stage

17 News from Idaho’s arts ambassadors

18 Boise architect Dennis Stevens

28 Hot springs, yurts and stars (oh, my!)

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Got a little bit of cabin fever about now?Dear Reader,

This is the time of year when I get a tadantsy. Winter isn’t quite over, and spring’snot quite here. I’m dreaming of gardening,drinks with little umbrellas and longIdaho weekends. (My husband, mean-while, is hoping ski season lasts until atleast May. But that’s a different story for adifferent time!)

I usually cure my cabin fever with a get-away. In this issue, writer Heath Druzintakes us on adventures to Miracle HotSprings, a backcountry yurt and BruneauDunes State Park. The story starts on page28, and it will make you eager to dip a toeor two in some soothing hot water or gazeat the stars at the Bruneau Dunes Obser-vatory when it opens for the seasonMarch 16.

If cultural activities are more your style,take a look at the box on page 30 fordetails about the Sun Valley Film Festivalbeing held March 15 to 18. Organizershope this will be the start of a rich tradi-tion in one of Idaho’s most iconic settings.

One already-great Gem State tradition isthe University of Idaho’s Lionel HamptonJazz Festival. The festival runs Feb. 22 to 25up north in Moscow and features criticallyacclaimed performers. Learn more atwww.uidaho.edu/jazzfest. I’m looking for-ward to seeing the Grammy-Award winningBlind Boys of Alabama. (My husband is

looking forward to seeing Tower of Power.But again ... different story for a differenttime.)

If you can’t do a road trip right now,there are plenty of other opportunities hereat home to break you out of a rut.

Get a lift from music: the Blind Boys ofAlabama play in Boise, too, on Feb. 21 atthe Egyptian Theatre, for instance. Andthe Treefort Music Fest March 22 to 25 —the new emerging artist festival — isalready promising to be a first-class event.

Support the community by attending alocal fundraising event: We offer lots ofoptions starting on page 42.

Try a new (or new to you!) restaurant:My buddy Dana Oland gives high marks toa’Tavola, a new deli/market in the LinenDistrict. And I want to try a few of theplaces in Rick Overton’s story about restau-rants that have been featured on nationalTV (page 35). Rick’s Press Room is callingmy name. And my husband’s choice? Let’sjust say that opposites really do attract!

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BY DANA OLAND

James Patrick inhabits two worlds — that of the artistand that of the businessman. It’s a powerful combinationthat allows Patrick a dual perspective as the executivedirector of the Velma V. Morrison Center, Idaho’s largestproscenium performing arts center.

“That was the thing that separated me from a lot offolks in the industry,” Patrick says. “There are not manypeople who have a business degree and were an actor forso long. I understand both sides of the equation.”

Patrick, 44, celebrated his one-year anniversary at theMorrison Center in January. In the past year, Patrick hasbrought his artistic savvy to bear, booking the center witha broad swath of genres — from country crooners to kidshows, comedians to schmaltzy musicals.

He’s the center’s fourth director. The 2,000-seat Morri-son Center officially opened in 1985 on Boise State Uni-versity’s campus with Fred Norman at the helm. Hehanded the reins to Frank Heise in 1999. Jan Zarr tookover in 2004. When Zarr resigned in March 2010, the uni-versity launched a nationwide search that snagged Patrick.

Patrick grew up in New Jersey and fell in love with act-ing in high school.

“My life changed dramatically in sophomore year withtwo things: the invention of the contact lens and gettingmy first part in a play,” he says. Once he landed the malelead in his high school production of “The Bells AreRinging,” he was bitten by the bug.

Though he majored in accounting at Rutgers Univer-sity, he did a “mini” major in theater. After graduation,he spent six years in New York City as a working actor.He landed a recurring part on the soap opera “AnotherWorld” for a time in the mid-1990s while he performed insummer stock and at off-Broadway theaters.

Then he decided it was time for a change. “You go into acting when you’re young, and you

think it’s really exciting, and you’re going to travel theworld,” he says. “But really you live tough, trying to getgigs and waiting tables. At some point you have to set-tle down. I knew I wanted to have a wife and family.”

Friends who worked on cruise ships suggested that thisavenue might be a way into theater management. Inspired,Patrick bought a copy of “How to Get a Job in the CruiseLine Industry,” and a few months later he was rolling hisluggage down 47th Street from his apartment to the docksto board his first Celebrity Cruise Line ship.

In three years, he went from dancing with passengersand moving deck chairs to cruise directing. That entailedmanaging a staff of 60 and booking bands and Broadway-style shows around the world.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THEVELMA V. MORRISON CENTER

what’s coming up at the Morrison Center✦ George Jones, Feb. 24

✦ Boise Philharmonic with CarolineGoulding, Feb. 25

✦ “Damn Yankees,” March 13-15

✦ Morrison Center Family Series “AreYou My Mother?” March 18

✦ Rain: Beatles Tribute, March 23

✦ Ballet Idaho’s “Cinderella,” April 7

✦ National tour launch of “WarHorse,” June 7-9

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Patrick went to school at night. Duringthe day he worked for Broadway producerRichard Frankel and at the Brooklyn Acad-emy of Music. After graduation, he ran CityUniversity of New York’s Martin E. SegalTheatre Center. He next landed at theUniversity of Connecticut’s Warner Theatre in Torrington for seven years. Heapplied for the Morrison Center job at theencouragement of his Connecticut neigh-bor, Rick Boger, who grew up in Boise.

“I’m really liking it here,” Patrick says.“This city is so livable. Everyone is so nice.”

What is your main goal?To create a positive, collaborative work

environment for all of the groups we workwith. In essence — to be easy to do businesswith. I really want this to be the people’s the-ater. It’s not just for any one genre or demo-graphic. I think with the family programs,bringing MOMIX (a renowned experimentaldance company) in, and developing program-ming where we can get the students throughthe doors, there are things we can do, startingvery close to us, to develop an audience andthen work out in concentric circles.

How does the Morrison Center fitin the Valley’s arts community?

We’re a major destination for arts, cul-ture and entertainment. We host Boise’sbest, including Ballet Idaho, Boise Philhar-monic and Trey McIntyre Project as well asthe Broadway in Boise series, nationalentertainers and university events. The keyis to find a balance. What are people look-ing for here? I don’t want to duplicate. Iwant to work in tandem with our local artsgroups and complement what they do.

What are your biggest challenges?We need to be more of a catalyst. The

economic development on “Wicked” wasunbelievable. I think we are reaching out tolocal arts groups more and to outside pro-moters to build on our success and let themknow this is a great place to put on a show.We need to find our way on arts education— our performance camps sold out lastsummer — and we’re working to create agreat family series that’s really affordable.But there’s room for us to grow.

What is the most exciting showyou’ve presented so far?

Without a doubt “Wicked” — 16 sold-out performances!

What would be your dream show?Actually, I am pretty excited that the

center will be the kickoff location for thefirst national tour of the Tony Award-win-ning play “War Horse.” The creative teamwill rehearse and tech the show for threeweeks here, and Boise residents will get tosee this wonderful show before the rest ofthe nation. I am not sure it gets much bet-ter than that. (Tickets go on sale March 2for the June 7-9 performances.)

What’s the best part of your job? Programming and negotiating deals.

The center is not just a rental house, butalso presents acts. Selecting or helping toselect the entertainers or shows that graceour stage is always exciting. I also likenegotiating the deals with promoters andagents to find creative and cost-effectiveways to make events happen.

What virtues do you admire? Ambition and flexibility. The two do not

often coexist.

Whom would you most like to dinewith in all of history?

My dad. He passed away in 2006, and Iwould love to tell him about my new lifeand the grandson he never met.

Do you have a role model?My son. He is 31⁄2, and I am very

impressed with his physical prowess andflexibility, ability to be in the moment, end-less energy, thirst for knowledge and unbri-dled enthusiasm for life. He is an inspira-tion that keeps me in check.

What’s on your nightstand? Usually a Robert Parker book. I am very

distressed that he recently passed away.Also, some kind of self-help book. I seem togravitate to them. I just read PresidentBush’s “Decision Points.” I lived in NewYork City during 9/11, and it was lifechanging for me. I decided this book mightprovide me with some perspective.

What’s in your MP3 player? My son loves Katy Perry, so she fills up

our MP3 player. I also like Andy Grammer’s“Keep Your Head Up.” It always puts me ina good mood.

What is your guilty pleasure? Bread and pizza, and then some more

bread and pizza.

What is your motto to live by? My dad’s motto was “Plan the sail ... Sail

the plan.” I have always liked that one. Amentor once told me, “Strive for excel-lence, not perfection.” That also resonateswith me. That said, I try to “Enjoy theride!” but it is a work in progress for me.

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BY HEATH DRUZIN

If you’re looking for the best running store in the country,you don’t have to get to either coast or even leave the state. Infact, according to two well-known running magazines, you onlyhave to go as far as the Boise Marketplace shopping center.

The trade and consumer publications Running Insight andCompetitor Magazine named Shu’s Idaho Running Co. as thetop running store in the land for 2011 and as one of the 50 bestrunning stores in America, noting the “passion” and “dedica-tion” to customers of the aptly named owner Mike Shuman,whose store has been located in the same strip mall off StateStreet for the past 15 years.

Shuman accepted the award at a ceremony in Austin, Texas,in December.

“I love running,” Shuman said. “It’s a passion that I have andto be able to share that passion is a wonderful thing.”

Shuman said his growing business did more than a milliondollars in sales two years ago and only took until July to hit thatmark last year. Since the award, more vendors have been com-ing forward to get their products in Shu’s.

“It was a very humbling experience,” said Leone Rusher, Shu’sco-manager for the past four years and Shuman’s running buddyfor more than a decade. “The award is still kind of surreal.”

Shuman said he instills a simple philosophy in his 21 employ-ees: “We believe in service.”

Many regular customers have become friends, and they oftenget a broad smile and a hug from Shuman when they walk

Shu’s employee Ann Sadler helps ToddEthridge of Meridianfind the right running shoe.

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About: For more than 17 years this cozyDowntown shop has been serving the running and walking needs of Boiseans.Owner Rich Harris has run races around theworld, always with his signature bandanna.

SWIM AND RUN SHOP514 N. 16th St., Boise, 385-01058620 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 321-0105

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through the door of his cozy, running poster-adorned storefront. Employees make an effortto fit customers with the right shoes for theirrunning style and goals.

Rusher said employees make sure everyonefeels welcome, regardless of running experi-ence and ability.

“You don’t feel like you have to qualifywhen you walk through the door,” she said.“We want to know the customers — theybecome our friends.”

One of those regular customers is Idahofirst lady Lori Otter, wife of Gov. Butch Otter.She called Shuman “an Idaho treasure.”

“Mike Shuman is a great person, and I amnot surprised in the slightest that he won thisaward,” she said in an email. “From his run-ning, his customer service and most impor-tantly, his ability to motivate and encouragethose in his life, Mike is the unique personwho has followed his joy — running and fit-ness — and that allows his positive energyand can-do attitude to affect everyone aroundhim.”

Backing up Shuman’s service is his deepknowledge of and experience with hisfavorite sport. He’s run numerous marathonsand won California’s Big Sur marathon in1993. Shuman, 55, ran track in high schooland was offered a scholarship to StanfordUniversity in volleyball and basketball, buthe turned it down to pursue running.

He went on to manage several drug storesaround Boise before giving it up to open hisown store in which he could share his passionwith others and keep more regular hours.

“I got tired of hearing about my kids play-ing sports — I wanted to see ’em,” he said. “Iknew I was in trouble when I came home onenight and my wife had a picture of me on amilk carton.”

Shu’s is boosted by Boise’s vibrant runningcommunity, which Shuman credits to theGreenbelt and extensive Foothills trails.

Shuman is perpetually smiling and crack-ing jokes. After surviving invasive skin can-cer in 1998 (he even reluctantly stopped run-ning briefly during chemotherapy), Shumanhas been relentlessly optimistic.

“Some people would say the glass is halfempty or half full,” he said. “Hell, I’m justglad to have a glass.”

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Meet Eilen Jewell and Emily Braden,two of Idaho’s musical arts exports

Emily BradenWhen Emily Braden sings, hold on to

your hat. This bold, audacious vocalist isnot your typical chick singer in any genre.She can employ a silky swing and scat like amaniac, then turn around and belt out asultry ballad or charged gospel anthem withgut-wrenching power. Six feet tall, she car-ries a powerful stage presence that matchesher vocal prowess. She won’t be denied.

“My body and presence on stage are partof who I am as an artist,” she says. “I’vealways had a big spirit, a big voice and a bigbody. I never let that stop me — weight,none of that got in my way. Life is too big,and I enjoy these things too much to letanything stop me.”

Braden, 30, is a singer on the verge. Shelives in New York City, gigging regularlyand building a circle of supportive fellowmusicians. But she still calls Boise home.

Braden started returning home moreoften a few years ago to visit family andfound an audience. She packed the LinenBuilding in 2009 for her debut album “SoulWalk” release party. She has performed atChandlers, Pengilly’s and the now-defunctBlue Door. For three years running, she’sperformed at Curtis Stigers’ Xtreme Holi-day Xtravaganza benefit concert.

Both women grew up in Boise, singing in their backyards, playing music anddreaming of a musical future. Now they’re making their mark. Braden is mixing itup in New York City. Jewell is an indie-rock success story, currently working out ofBoston and performing with her band around the globe.

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She’s always a standout, Stigers says.“Emily is a world-class singer,” he says.

“She has one of those voices that you hearand know immediately that she’s somethingspecial. The trick for her, as is it with someof us, is figuring out what she’s best at andwho she is as an artist. That can be a life-long search. Jazz, gospel, soul, R&B, blues,pop: Emily can sing the phone book andmake it sound like beautiful music.”

Braden actually lives in Harlem. Shespends her days working as a Spanish inter-preter and her nights going out and sittingin with bands and other vocalists.

“I don’t have to pay covers at most placesnow,” she says. “I can walk in, and they askme to sing. It’s good. I feel so connected tothese people that I have such respect formusically. We all look out for each other.Everyone thinks singers are divas or whatever,but in my circle everybody is very supportive.”

In some ways it seems that Braden isfated to be famous. Since she started hercareer as a singer, she has become knownevery place she lands.

Braden discovered her love of music bysinging along with her grandmother HelenYoung’s record collection.

“I spent a lot of time at her house listen-ing to music. She introduced me to jazz,Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong — all theclassic stuff — but also blues and worldmusic.”

Those diverse musical influences stuck.She likes to mix it up. She dips jazz stan-dards in the cool waters of the blues andputs funk grooves on a soulful torch song.

“What I do has a lot to do with erasingthe line between jazz and soul, because Idon’t think it exists anymore,” she says. “Ifeel I can sneak into whatever is happeningmusically. I’ve done everything from singwith an old-timey folk band to back up ablues artist and sing hooks for a rapper. Ilove music. If it’s good, I’m into it. I’m not apurist in any way.”

Braden went to Capital High School —also Stigers’ alma mater — where she sangin the choirs and became a kind of schoolcelebrity. Her class chose her as valedicto-rian in 2000. In her speech she said, “Evenif life doesn’t seem short, live it like it is.”

So far she’s lived that advice, packing alot into the past 12 years.

After graduation, she headed to Port-land’s Mount Hood Community College,which is known for its music program.There she met Canadian jazz singer LouiseRose, who became an influential mentor forBraden. Rose invited her to study with herin Victoria, British Columbia. Braden livedthere for eight years, making a name in thelocal music scene and getting some air timeon the Canadian Broadcasting Company.

In December, Braden did five nights withthe Victoria Symphony Orchestra, perform-ing the Ella Fitzgerald Christmas songbook.

You never would have guessed it was her

first time performing in front of an orches-tra, says the symphony’s marketing director,Bethany Wilson.

“Her voice carried across the theatereffortlessly, her collaboration with theorchestra and conductor was seamless, andher sweet personality was perfect for thesentimental nature of the concert,” shesays. “It was magic.”

For Braden, the moment was a “big wow,”she says. “It showed a little different side ofme, that I could sing simply. It was beauti-ful, and the whole thing had that next-stepkind of feeling. It will open up a lot ofopportunities, because now I have thatexperience to draw on.”

While in Victoria to work with Rose,Braden continued her education, but not inmusic.

“I felt like I wanted to have a more infor-mal education, but I’m so passionate aboutmusic I wanted to keep it separate fromschool,” she says.

Braden earned a master’s degree in LatinAmerican studies and speaks fluent Span-ish. It might seem a bit random, but shegrew up hearing the language because herdad, Tom NessBraden, taught middleschool Spanish for many years.

“I fell in love with the language and thesound of it,” she says. “I started reading lit-erature and really got into it. It was likesomeone injected the language into me.”

She has traveled around South Americaand writes poetry and lyrics in Spanish.There are a few bilingual songs on “SoulWalk,” and there will be more on her nextCD, which is in the planning phase.

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“It’s interesting how it’s comingtogether. I have a sense of what it’s goingto feel like. I have song titles, but the songisn’t there yet. But they’re coming. I wantto focus more and more on my originalstuff. I’ll always be interested in jazz, butthere is more I want to do and create.”

You can expect to hear more fromBraden as she deepens her Boise connec-tions. She’ll take every opportunity tocome home to visit her mom, Amy, andsing, she says.

“It’s great to have a home here, too.New York City is just so wild. I love thatI get to come back here, play music andbreathe some fresh air,” she says.

Eilen JewellSinger-songwriter and eclectic rocker

Eilen Jewell has carved out a niche inBoston’s music scene, where she’s built alarge fan base over the past nine years.

Jewell writes a quirky mix of songsthat blends blues, roots, country and1960s girl-band pop — a style she calls“hillbilly-blues-Americana-noir.”

Her latest album, “Queen of theMinor Key,” penned in a cabin nearBurgdorf, is a great example.

The songs range from rustic country tohardboiled swing, darkly ironic ballads tosweet love songs.

“I ended up playing such a mix,” shesays. “Some people find it refreshing that

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catch up with ourIdaho exportsLast issue we profiled actor Aaron Paul(“Breaking Bad”) and television producerKelly Kulchak (“Psych”).

Paul is on a serious upswing. Not only is theEmmy winner considered one of the bestyoung actors working on television, he’snow getting tons of buzz for his feature film“Smashed” with Mary Elizabeth Winstead.The film premiered at Sundance andreceived glowing reviews for both Winsteadand Paul. He’s been profiled in New YorkMagazine, and is a constant presence oncelebrity-watch blogs. Paul also gotengaged on New Year’s Eve in Paris to doc-umentary filmmaker and activist LaurenParsekian. The wedding will take place inMalibu, Calif.

Capital High grad Kelly Kulchak’s USA Net-work series “Psych” — she’s the show’sexecutive producer — was picked up for aseventh season. It stars James Roday andDule Hill as a faux psychic detective and hisable sidekick. That’s good because herother project “Man Up!” — a half-hourcomedy on ABC — is done after eightepisodes. That’s the TV biz.

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every song is different from the last. Somepeople are confused by it, for sure, but Inever told anyone I was going to play onekind of music.”

“Queen” is her most successful album todate. Since 2006, Jewell has released fiveEilen Jewell albums and two side projects,“Butcher Holler,” a tribute to Loretta Lynn,and “Sacred Shakers,” a collaboration withtop Boston-based roots musicians.

They all have helped build her success.“Warning Signs” from “Queen” was anNPR song of the day in May. Reporter MarcSilver described her as having “a sweet andclear voice with a killer instinct lurkingbeneath the shiny surface.”

She’s been dubbed “an undiscoveredgem” by American Songwriter, and hermusic has been called “must-listen alt-country” by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“Queen” has been mentioned on a bevyof “Best of” lists for 2011, and her song “IRemember You” opened an episode of FX’s“Sons of Anarchy.” Coincidentally, Boise’sCurtis Stigers co-wrote and sang the themefor that show.

She and her husband, drummer andvocalist Jason Beek, now spend more than200 days each year on the road. They willhead to Australia for three weeks in Marchand April. The trip includes playing twoshows at the Byron Bay Bluesfest, withheadliners such as Lucinda Williams, ZiggyMarley, Nick Lowe and Jonny Lang.

Jewell’s musical dreams started in her fam-ily’s North End home where she grew up.She began writing songs when she was 7.

“I had a little songbook,” she says. “Iwould write songs about things that werereally important to me: the Easter bunny,Santa Claus, popsicles, our dog. But I neverreally saw myself as someone who wouldwillingly get on a stage.”

She played guitar and sang but avoidedperforming until after college in Santa Fe,N.M. After graduation, she headed toSouthern California and busked for a sum-mer on Venice Beach.

“I was kind of goofing off for the summer,and I was testing whether I could performin front of people,” she says. “I was so shy,and performance gave me a lot of anxietybut I really liked it. I got hooked on thatfeeling of when you perform for someone,and you see them react positively. It’s areally cool feeling.”

The performance thing clicked. Sheeventually headed to Boston with the ideato put a band together. That turned out tobe fortuitous because that’s when she metBeek. He encouraged her to move andoffered to help her start her band.

“He was like, ‘You can stay with me untilyou find a place.’ So we started out as room-mates. I resisted the relationship for awhile, then it started making more sense tobe together. He claims there was no otheragenda, but I suspect there was,” she says,

laughing.Now, she’s got a four-piece band that

includes her on rhythm guitar, Beek ondrums, Jerry Miller on lead guitar andJohnny Sciascia on bass.

“I’ve always preferred the sound of aband. I like the musical layers you can cre-ate,” she says. “There are nights when Ithink I don’t have the energy for the show.Then I’ll think, at least I get to listen to myband tonight.”

Jewell tries to keep her success in per-spective, especially when she’s planning thefuture.

“I’m where I want to be on the one hand,but I know I can’t be here forever,” she says.“When I got into this whole business Inever dreamed beyond getting a bandtogether and touring like crazy. Now I’mdoing it with a little more success each year.But this is hard work, and it’s really hard toimagine having a family living like this.”

So, now what? It looks like 2012 will be aturning point for Jewell and Beek.

Writing “Queen” in Burgdorf was such agreat experience, she says. It reinforced herconnection to Idaho.

“I feel so comfortable in the mountainshere, I could put all the external things atease and focus on the writing,” she says.

In the cabin, she unlocked songs that hadbeen floating around in the background of

her mind waiting to be written, making thealbum part biography.

“All these strange, vivid memories keptcoming to me, and I would write themdown and pretty much anything that cameto mind, really,” she says. “I was reading alot, too. If something caught my mind in apoem or a story, I would write that down.”

She read a Miller Williams’ poem.(Williams is singer Lucinda Williams’father.)

“There’s a line that reads, ‘The spider willspell out the name of the person who lied.’ Ithought that was so creepy and decided todo more with that.”

She came up with this lyric for “WarningSigns.”

We wove a sticky web in a dirty little gameAnd I was hypnotizedAll your bad juju and all your weird voodooMade me go blind.After reconnecting to her Idaho roots

through her positive writing experiencehere, she and Beek realized they are in aposition where it doesn’t matter where theylive, she says. So now they are contemplat-ing a move to Boise. Jewell is looking tocome full circle. The couple just bought ahome in Boise and expect to move in some-time this summer, after this year’s tour ends.

“I think it will be good for me to be ableto go for a walk in the Foothills,” she says.

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Dana Oland is a former professional dancer and member of Actors Equity who writes about performingand visual arts for the Idaho Statesman. She also writes about food, wine, pets, jazz and other aspects ofthe good life in Boise. Read more arts coverage in her new blog at Voices.IdahoStatesman.com/oland.

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news from our Idahoarts ambassadors

Writer TONY DOERR’Slauded book “The MemoryWall: Stories” came out inpaperback in the U.K.,spurring another round offantastic reviews. He is stillworking on his forthcomingnovel, so there is no release

date on that yet. He will give a keynote atthe annual convention of Sigma Tau Delta,the International English Honor Society, inNew Orleans in March. “It’s a pretty big dealin the nerdy English Department world,” hesays. Doerr also will co-emcee with AlanHeathcock for The Cabin’s “Celebrities inJeopardy,” a game-show format fundraiserat 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Egyptian The-atre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. $35, $60 and$100. 331-8000. (Details, page 42)

Film director MICHAELHOFFMAN is still in Londonfinishing up production on“Gambit,” the retooling ofthe 1966 caper film. With anall-star cast led by AcademyAward-winning actor ColinFirth, it’s due out sometimein late spring or summer.

CURTIS STIGERS spent timein Frankfurt and London dur-ing January on a press tourto promote his new album,“Let’s Go Out Tonight,”which is due out on ConcordRecords in late April. Pro-duced by Grammy-winning

Larry Kline, it promises to be a departurefor Stigers. His three nights of “Xtreme Holiday Xtravaganza” in December raised$70,000 for Interfaith Sanctuary. No Boisegigs are planned just now, but he will be ontour in the United Kingdom in March.

The TREY MCINTYRE PROJECT has beenon a roll, performing at the 50th anniversarycelebration of Preservation Hall, CarnegieHall and at the Morrison Center last week-end. The company just completed anengagement week in Boise that included acollaboration with the Idaho Stampede andthe Downtown YMCA. Next, TMP is prepar-ing for its U.S. State Department diplomatictour of China, South Korea, the Philippinesand Vietnam in May. When the companyreturns, McIntyre will create a new balletwith his dancers and a company chosenfrom one of the locations TMP visited.

The IDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL2012 season is set: “Romeo and Juliet,”“The Mousetrap,” “The Imaginary Invalid,”“The Winter’s Tale” and “Noises Off.” ISFis expanding its number of performancesby adding Tuesday nights to the Septem-ber run so you’ll have four more chances tosee “Noises Off.” This year also is MarkHofflund’s 20th anniversary as managingdirector. Season tickets are on sale at IdahoShakespeare.org.

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Arthur Dennis Stevens during his time at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West.

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BY HEATH DRUZIN

Ever since his winters at Frank LloydWright’s high-desert architecture boot-camp in Arizona, Arthur Dennis Stevens

pined for the mountains. It took the Illinoisnative more than 60 years to make it out Westfor good, but once he made it, he wasted no timeleaving his graceful imprint on Southwest Idahohillsides.

Stevens, 81, is known to his friends and col-leagues as Dennis. He was one of Wright’syoungest students, and you can see the latearchitectural giant’s influence in Stevens’homes, which seem to grow out of their naturalsurroundings rather than being built on top ofthem, with wide overhangs and unusual shapes.If you’ve driven to Bogus Basin MountainRecreation Area or up Idaho 21, you’ve probablyseen Stevens’ work. Just look for the octagons.

Those who live in Stevens’ homes say thearchitect not only fits their homes to the land butfits the homes to their lifestyles and personalities.They speak of him in very personal terms, as afriend, rather than simply an architect.

“He just has this cool spirit,” said Alicia Ralston, whose home was designed by Stevens.“He’s charming and wise.”

LEARNING FROM A LEGENDAs a boy growing up around the architectural

mecca of Chicago, Stevens developed a love forthe building arts and was fascinated withWright’s designs, though he didn’t know at thetime the name behind the homes. As a 17-year-old, still four days shy of graduating from highschool, he boldly called Wright and got an inter-view for the legendary architect’s school. Only10 to 20 students made the cut each year out ofroughly 400 applicants.

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“If you build according to thestyle, it soon goes out of style.

But if it has style, it lasts forever.”Frank Lloyd Wright, AS TOLD TO DENNIS STEVENS

some steps, and I stopped about halfway up,and I got goosebumps,” Stevens said. “I said,‘You know, I just discovered the fourthdimension.’ There’s length, width andbreadth, but there’s a thing called presence.”

When Stevens showed Wright a detaileddrawing of a building that included everytwo-by-four, Wright offered him a spot.

“He said, ‘Why don’t you stay?’” Stevenssaid. “I’ve got four days to go until I gradu-ate. Can I go back and graduate?” Stevensasked. Wright’s reply: “Oh, well, if you haveto, go ahead and then come back.”

For the next five years, Stevens learnednot just how to design, but how to build,working with masons, electricians andother tradesmen to learn every facet of theconstruction process.

Summers were spent at Taliesin, Wright’scompound in Wisconsin, and winters inArizona, at Taliesin West, so that studentscould build year-round. It wasn’t cush:When Stevens got to Taliesin West andasked to see his room, he was handed a can-vas shepherd’s tent and told he could set itup where he liked.

Wright’s students were expected to beself-sufficient, growing their own crops andraising livestock for food, while constantlybuilding and designing. It was a compre-hensive education embodied by a mottoWright had carved into a beam in his draft-ing room: “What a man does, that he has.”

“You had to work with your hands,”Stevens said. “Wright’s definition of anarchitect was a master builder.”

After finishing Wright’s school in 1953 andstudying at Purdue University in Indiana,Stevens was drafted, serving in the ArmyCorps of Engineers and designing a U.S. mili-tary base in Vicenza, Italy, before embarkingon a building career in Illinois that wouldspan more than three decades.

His style is reminiscent of Wright’s, withthe overhangs and the approach of makingthe homes fit the surroundings rather thanaltering nature to make way for the build-ings. Some of his homes use a curved,pagoda roof that give them an internationalfeel, and he favors octagons, hexagons andcircles over more traditional boxy designs.

“Every once in a while I build a square(house) just to show I can,” he joked.

TWILITEIf you’ve driven to Bogus Basin, you may

have noticed a house with an unusualoctagonal design. The three-bedroom,2,800-square-foot, Stevens-designed TwiliteHouse, so named by David and Alicia Ralston because of the stunning OwyheeMountain sunsets it overlooks, is perchedon a hillside about halfway up Bogus BasinRoad.

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ABOVE: Twilite’s master bedroom has awning windowsplaced to see the view up toward Bogus Basin. “It’s anendless panorama,” Stevens said. All the furnishingswere custom built for that room out of cherry wood.

TOP: The fireplace is a focal point at Twilite.

RIGHT MIDDLE: Built-in shelves and storage areas madeof cherry wood are in the hallways and tucked in aroundthe house.

RIGHT BOTTOM: The master shower is based on a European-style shower — it has no door. “Where doesthe water go?” you might ask. Stevens solved this issueby installing an electric-heated floor that helps dry upthe water after use.


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Stevens’ homes, Twilite is full of largewindows that provide a panoramic view.At night, the lights of the city twinklebelow the great room, where a stone fire-place warms a cozy, sunken sitting areaunder a vaulted ceiling. In the daytime,the Ralstons spot eagles, elk, deer andeven wolves from their deck.

One of the side-effects of living in oneof Stevens’ homes is a decline in one’ssocial life. David Ralston said he’s spend -ing much less time in town these days.

“I don’t want to leave here, and Denniswarned me that could happen,” he said.

When the Ralstons approachedStevens about building their home in theBoise Foothills, Stevens insisted they allgo up to the 5-acre plot on June 21, thesummer solstice. Stevens wanted to get afeel for the summer sun angle, whichwould influence his design.

In the winter, the low sun comesthrough the home’s ample windows,warming it throughout the afternoon. Inthe summer, the roof overhangs block outthe worst of the heat, with breezes com-ing off the mountains during the eveningthat cool the home at night.

“He created a shelter,” Alicia Ralstonsaid. “I’ve never been in a home (where)I feel so safe and protected.”

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ABOVE AND MIDDLE RIGHT: Beautiful views of nature await you whereveryou look from Cliffside.

LOWER RIGHT: A wooden deck surrounds a large portion of the home. Thedeck protects the lower level from the summer sun and lets in the light during the winter.

The 5,000-square-foot Cliffside home revolves around an octagonal floor plan with vaulted ceilings and skylights in almostevery room. The house reveals sweeping views of the Boise Front.


Cliffside is now the home of Shari Stahl Gronwald and Berndt Gronwald. They moved to the home north of Boise from Los Angeles.

CLIFFSIDEWhen it comes to architecture, it takes a lot to

impress Shari Stahl Gronwald. Gronwald grew up in one of the most pho-

tographed homes in the world, the Stahl House,which affords sweeping views of Los Angeles fromits mountaintop perch and is often featured incommercials and feature films.

When she saw Stevens’ 5,000-square-foot Cliff-side home in the mountains north of Boise,though, she instantly felt at home. Her childhoodhouse is famous for its huge windows andpanoramic views, also signatures of Stevens’design. Unlike the Stahl house, though, at Cliff-side it’s herds of elk, Lucky Peak Reservoir andunspoiled mountains, rather than the bright lightsof L.A., that are framed by the picture windows.

The forest-topped mountains seem to come inone window and continue out the other side ofthe house, and elk and deer will often spend thenight right next to a bedroom window.

“It gives me that same kind of feel of beinginside-outside,” Gronwald said.

Sitting in the large, open great room under a30-foot vaulted ceiling, Gronwald and her hus-band, Berndt Gronwald, said the move from L.A.to a rural subdivision off Idaho 21, south of IdahoCity, took some getting used to.

“It was kind of a culture shock for us,” ShariGronwald said. “It took a while to get used to it ...(but) I can’t go back to town now.”

Stevens and his wife, Jackie, lived in the housefor about five years before selling it. They built itafter a years-long search for the perfect mountainlocation, as Stevens yearned for the high-desertfeel of Taliesin West, located at the foot of theMcDowell Mountains.

“I said the mountains are calling me, I’ve got togo back, but I’d never heard of Idaho,” Stevenssaid. “I thought Idaho was in Canada.”

After striking out in Arizona, New Mexico and

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LEFT: The masonry in theCliffside fireplace is blackbasalt, a natural stone. Thefireplace is also a “seethrough” to the den behindit. The main area also showsoff the 30-foot vaulted ceilingwith the octagonal top.

ABOVE LEFT: Skylightsare a hallmark of bothCliffside, left, andTwilite, right.

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Colorado, Stevens ventured into the Boise Frontat the suggestion of a friend. When he saw thesweeping, unspoiled views from what wouldbecome Robie Springs, he was sold and boughtabout 65 acres to develop into a small subdivi-sion.

His only quandary was which view he wantedfrom the Cliffside home he was building for him-self. “Do I want to look north? Do I want to looksouth? Do I want to look east?” he said. “I said,‘No, I don’t want to leave any of them out,’ sothe house became an octagon and that way Ididn’t have to give up any of the views.”

Those sweeping views were one of the maindraws for the Gronwalds.

“I don’t think he could have laid it out anybetter,” Berndt Gronwald said.

FINDING SOME HARMONYThe Ralstons — the owners of Twilite — were

introduced to Stevens through their friend, LeeHill. Like Alicia Ralston, Hill is a Realtor whoappreciates artistic design. Hill and her late hus-band, Jerry, had met Stevens a decade ago, whenthey heard rumblings about a Wright-inspiredhouse in Boise County. So they drove up Idaho21 in search and when they found Cliffside, along-running friendship ensued between theHills and Stevens. Jerry Hill, who died in Octo-ber, was a devoted fan of Wright, especially hisphilosophy of building in harmony with theEarth, so he and Stevens hit it off immediately.

When the Hills were ready to remodel theirBoise Highlands home, they turned to Stevens.“He’s an absolute genius,” Lee Hill said. “He canshape space. He can add exuberance to a homeat the same time as adding comfort and warmth.It’s almost a spiritual occasion to walk into oneof his homes.”

And Stevens, who taught himself the computerprogram AutoCAD in his mid-60s, is still design-ing houses as he always has — perfecting the plansin his head before drawing them — only now hegets to dispense with the pencil and electric erasersthat used to be the staples of architects.

Stevens’ son, Sean, a software designer, isapprenticing with his dad to carry on his vision.Sean Stevens said his dad’s enthusiasm for archi-tecture was contagious. “I’ve been thoroughlyinfected with the desire (to design houses) aswell,” he said.

Stevens, though, who’s survived cancer, astroke and a heart attack, has no plans to slowdown.

“(My doctors) said, ‘When are you going toretire?’ and I said, ‘I never worked a day in mylife,’” Stevens said. “I love what I do, and I havefun when I’m doing it and when it stops beingfun I’ll quit. Well, I haven’t quit yet.”

Heath Druzin, a former Idaho Statesman journal-ist, has reported from Louisiana, Idaho, the Middle East and Central Asia, not necessarily inthat order. He recently rejoined Stars and Stripes

to cover the war in Afghanistan. But when he’s in Idaho, he spends as much time as possible on the trail, in a yurt orscreaming down a snowy slope.

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When Stevens and his wife, Jackie, lived in Cliffside, the decor was Southwesternin style — reflecting Stevens’ fondness for that part of the country.

ABOVE: The kitchen features an island facing the large window. “It’s an incentiveto do the dishes — you get to look at the view,” Stevens said.

BELOW: The mountains above Robie Creek offer beautiful views when dining.


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contact architectArthur Dennis StevensStevens’ Boise firm is called ArchitecturalEnterprises LTD. You can reach Stevens byphone at 850-2579 or via email [email protected].

Stevens and his son Sean are developing morehomes in the Robie Springs subdivision nearIdaho 21. Learn more at www.robiesprings.comand robiesprings.com/dennis.html.

See a short film about Cliffside on YouTube.com(search for “Cliffside Robie Springs”). The filmwas made by Stevens’ son Michael Stevens.

Learn more about the famous Stahl House atwww.stahlhouse.com and more about FrankLloyd Wright at www.franklloydwright.org.

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look at dozens morephotos of Stevens’ workLink to a photo gallery of more than 50 photosof Stevens’ design work, including more pho-tos from the Cliffside and Twilite homes. You’llfind the link to the gallery, which also includesmany of Stevens’ houses from around thecountry, at IdahoStatesman.com/Treasure.

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Let’s face it, staycations can be a bit boring. But ifyou want to get away and don’t feel like dealing withthe hassle and expense of an out-of-state jaunt, thereare plenty of exciting and relaxing options right inthe Treasure Valley’s backyard.

From a thigh-burning alpine snowshoe to a remoteyurt to a proper pampering amid hot spring-fed poolsto stargazing amid towering sand dunes, you don’thave to go far for a fun weekend.

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Idaho has it in spades, with geothermal springs cours-ing under much of the state, bubbling up into numer-ous rustic and developed pools.

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Owned by the Olsen family since 1959, MiracleHot Springs offers several options for getting in thewater, from communal to private. The resort providesfour outdoor pools, where many families gather onthe weekends, as well as small private pools that arerented on a first-come, first-served basis (there can bea wait on weekends) and VIP private pools that canbe reserved and accommodate larger groups.

The remodel means, among other things, newbathrooms, dressing rooms, massage rooms, two newoutdoor pools and a waiting room with a kitchenettefor overnight guests.

“Our best draw is our water; we don’t add anychemicals,” co-owner Enoch Olsen said. “It’s justsome of the best-feeling water around.”

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May 1st Sumpter Valley Dredge State Park

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4th First Friday Art Walk Baker City

25th through 28th Sumpter Flea Market

26th Sumpter Valley Railroad Opens for the Season

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overnight, there are funky, but comfy, on-site geodesic domes with geothermallyheated floors on a grassy area that abutssagebrush-covered foothills. Prices rangefrom $39 to $64 per night. There are alsoRV and camp sites.

You can even see some exotic wildlifewhile you’re there. Behind the pools is anenclosure that had one alligator in it thiswinter (to be joined by two more thisspring) that gets to enjoy the same springwater as Miracle’s guests. Guests can watchpublic feedings, which normally take placeWednesdays and Saturdays around noon.

Sadly, you can’t stay in the water thewhole day, so in between dips, check out thebeautiful desert scenery around the ThousandSprings area, where water bubbles out of hill-sides into a waterfowl-rich section of theSnake River. There are hiking trails and fish-ing, too, around Thousand Springs StatePark, and it’s all just minutes from Miracle.

Don’t forget to pop over to the Hager-man Fossil Beds, just 20 minutes north, off

U.S. 30, to see some of the world’s richestpre-Ice Age fossil deposits, including thefamed Hagerman horse, thought to be alink between prehistoric and modern horses(the Hagerman horse, incidentally, isIdaho’s state fossil).

If you’re staying at the springs, the grassyarea around the domes has picnic tables ifyou want to pack your own food. If you feellike eating out, head down to the SnakeRiver Grill in Hagerman, which has a deli-cious assortment of fish, meat and occa-sional game specials. If you haven’t growntoo attached to the critters at Miracle, Irecommend trying the Idaho alligator.

GETTING THERE: Miracle Hot Springs isabout 100 miles southeast of Boise, and ittakes roughly one hour and 45 minutes to getthere via Interstate 84 and U.S. 30.

PRICES: General admission: adults, $9;seniors $7; children 4-13, $4; under 4, $1

PRIVATE POOLS: $2 for one hour in addi-tion to general admission

VIP POOLS: $6 for per hour in addition to

general admissionHOURS: Monday through Saturday,

8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Closed on Sundays.WEBSITE: www.mhsprings.comPHONE: 208-543-6002

FROM CENTRAL ASIA TO IDAHOYurt is a funny word, but loosely translated,

it means “all the best parts of camping with-out the hassle and discomfort,” or somethinglike that. These round structures, adaptedfrom their Central Asian forebearers, dotIdaho’s mountains, offering an accessible andaffordable backcountry option.

For the uninitiated, yurts have an openfloor plan, with bunks or futons lining thewalls and are more spacious than theyappear from the outside.

Idaho yurts generally have no electricityor running water but do have propanestoves for cooking, propane lamps andwood stoves that provide ample heat on achilly spring night. Most are fully stockedwith cookware, plates and silverware. Inother words, all you need is food, drink andyour sleeping bag or bedding. The bath-room is an outhouse.

The closest yurt experience is at BogusBasin Mountain Recreation Area, less thana mile from Frontier Point Nordic Lodge. Itsleeps up to 12. If you feel the need for elec-tricity and hot water (not to mention a hottub and sauna), Bogus also offers the Pio-neer Condos, which range in price from$129 to $249 per night, depending on theday, and sleep between six and nine people.

If, however, you really want to get thebackcountry experience, your two bestoptions are the Idaho City backcountry yurtsand those near Galena Lodge, between SunValley and Stanley. The Idaho City yurts, runby the Idaho Parks and Recreation Depart-ment, are the closest and most remote of thetwo options, most requiring a roughly 90-minute drive north from Boise on Idaho 21to get to the trailheads. One great bonus (ordrawback, depending on your perspective) isthat until the snow melts, it’s a two- to three-mile ski or snowshoe trek to get there fromthe parking lots (when the roads are clearyou can drive much closer to the yurts).

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Sun Valley Film FestivalAnother idea for a getaway trip: Sun Valley has long been associated with the glamour ofHollywood. Now, a little bit of Tinsel Town iscoming to the iconic resort community withthe first annual Sun Valley Film Festival, March 15-18 at the Sun Valley Opera Houseand Magic Lantern Cinemas. It will offer adiverse cinematic line-up from children’s programming to cutting-edge independentfeatures and documentaries. It also will featurea focus on Idaho films. Expect filmmaker presentations, talk-backs and a bevy of eventswhere you can learn about the process theseartists used to make their films.

For more information on tickets and events,go to SunValleyFilmFestival.org.

Miracle Hot Springs is about an hour and forty-five minutes from Boise, near Hager-man. The resort includes public and private pools and domes for overnight stays.

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If you enjoy cross-country skiing or snow-shoeing, you’re in luck. There are miles oftrails surrounding the yurts through densepine forests and plenty of downhill turns tobe had, too, if you’re equipped for back-country skiing or snowboarding.

Even if you don’t feel like exploring,soaking up the solitude and beauty of thebackcountry is a great way to relax. Pullingup a chair and a book on one of the yurts’wrap-around decks on a sunny spring day isa fine way to pass the time.

RESERVATIONS: http://parksandrecre-ation.idaho.gov (go to lodging and click onbackcountry yurts) or call 1-888-922-6743.

Farther away by road, but with less of ahike in, are the Galena Lodge yurts nestledamong the rugged Boulder Mountainsbetween Sun Valley and Stanley. It takesabout three hours and 20 minutes to getfrom Boise to Galena, where you’ll begreeted at a base lodge that offers cold beer,hot food and any rental equipment youmight need. If you don’t have the equipmentor energy for the Idaho City yurts, Galena isa great option. The lodge will even cook foryou and bring it to your yurt for an extra fee.

Galena is also a cross-country paradise,with pristinely groomed ski and snowshoetrails that wind through pine and birchforests with stunning mountain views,attracting many day visitors. Wildlifeenthusiasts can stop at the Prairie Creektrailhead on Idaho 75, about 22 miles north

Joe Sremack uses a pot to gather snowto boil for water at Star’s Perch yurt atGalena Summit north of Ketchum.

Snowshoersmake thetrek to Star'sPerch yurt,one of theGalenaLodge yurts. continued


of Ketchum. A short (but snowy) walkdown the trail is an interpretive site withspotting scopes set up to view mountaingoats that frequent the nearby mountains.

GETTING THERE: Take Interstate 84 eastto Mountain Home, then U.S. 20 east atMountain Home and Idaho 75 north about24 miles past Ketchum.

It’s quicker to go the Sun Valley route toGalena, but if you want to make it a loopdrive, head through Stanley on the wayback for some incredible Sawtooth scenery.(Be warned, though: Galena Pass can betricky if it’s snowing, and Idaho 21 some-times closes due to avalanche danger, socheck the weather ahead of time.)

MORE INFO: www.galenalodge.com

A DUNE WITH A VIEWThere may not be coastline in Idaho, but

there’s no shortage of sand, and it can befound less than 90 minutes from Boise, atBruneau Dunes State Park.

Tempting as it may be, you can’t go off-

roading (no vehicles allowed), but you canhike the impressive, Sahara-like dunes, thelargest of which rises more than 470 feetfrom the desert floor. Spring is a great timeto go, as summer temperatures can makethe dunes unbearable in the afternoon(especially if you’re barefoot — and whodoesn’t want to walk barefoot on thesand?), and there are plenty of clear nightsfor one of Bruneau Dunes’ main attractions— stargazing.

After sunset, which lights up the duneswith stunning reds and oranges, it’s yourchance to see the stars. The Bruneau DunesObservatory, which has the largest telescopededicated to public use in Idaho, opens thisseason March 16 for Friday and Saturdaynight viewing — weather permitting. Forjust $3 per person (and a $5 per car parkfee), visitors can look through the observa-tory telescopes to peruse the cosmos. Anintroductory audio-visual program normallykicks off the evening about 30 to 45 minutesafter sunset (the show will start at about 8

p.m. on the weekend of March 16) andincludes a short history of the observatoryand a rundown of astronomy current events.

“You still have dark skies at Bruneau —not totally dark, but much better than wehave in Boise,” said observatory supervisorOdo Siahaya. “You can actually see theMilky Way, which is quite a challenge ifyou’re here in Boise.”

Bruneau Dunes is a great place to stay thenight, too, and continue your stargazingamid the sounds of the desert. The parkoffers cabins, RV sites and campgrounds.

GETTING THERE: Take Interstate 84 eastuntil exit 90 at Mountain Home to get onIdaho 51 south for about 20 miles, thentake a left onto Idaho 78.

MORE INFO: For more info on theBruneau Dunes State Park and the observa-tory, call 208-366-7919.

For overnight reservations and other infogo to http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/bruneaudunesstatepark.aspx orcall 1-888-922-6743.

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stargazing tipsTiming is everything when viewing the cosmos,so here are a few stargazing tips from RandyHolst, vice president of the Boise AstronomicalSociety:✦ Deep-sky observation is best on moonlessnights.✦ The best time to observe the moon isaround the first quarter, when half of themoon is visible.✦ Full-moon nights are worst for both deep-sky and moon observation.✦ Don’t use white-light flashlights around thetelescope area.✦ Bring insect repellent and binoculars, if youhave them.✦ Ask lots of questions.To learn more about the Boise AstronomicalSociety, which hosts star parties in the Boisearea and assists with the viewings at BruneauDunes Observatory, visit www.boiseastro.org.

Alison Williams cooks up lamb stew at the Star’s Perch yurt. The yurts have cooking utensils and equipment.

Joe Sremack and Alison Williams stopped by Frenchman’s BendHot Springs outside of Ketchum during their yurt adventure.

PHOTO BY ODO SIAHAYA

The Bruneau Dunes Observatory offers a chance to see the stars in their full glory.


This is our last column about transition-ing to our new lives in Boise, Idaho.

We have transitioned! We are into ourthird year here, loving it more than ever,and can no longer call ourselves new oreven newish. This is our home.

How did we know we were no longer thenew guys on the block?

✦ Receiving numerous season ticketrenewal mailings.

✦ Knowing many of the store managerson 8th Street and other parts of DowntownBoise by name.

✦ Having the delightful wait staff at LeCafé de Paris set up our brunch “usual”(mimosas, water and an order of extra-darkcountry bread toast) before we have ournapkins in our laps.

✦ Being able to recite selected bus sched-ules by heart.

✦ Considering a bike ride to Lucky Peaka short afternoon’s jaunt.

✦ Knowing at least one City Councilperson well enough to correspond regularlyvia email.

✦ Pre-shopping in the know at the Capi-tal City Public Market.

✦ Being a source for real newbies to ourwonderful city.

So, as we wrap this up, we offer a filecleanup — a couple of ideas and thoughtsthat never generated into a full column butfurther defined our lives and our enjoymentof the Treasure Valley.

ETHNIC GROCERY STORESProbably everyone has run into an Asian

market a time or two for sesame oil orlemongrass, but Boise has a surprisinglylarge number of other ethnic food storesthat cater to their local natives and lots ofus who just like to try new things.

Some of our favorites include: EmeraldStreet’s BoEx Bosnian Market (a great introitem is Ajver, a vegetarian sauce that isexcellent on chicken or fish); FairviewAvenue’s Nuestro Pueblo Meat Market, forthe usual assortment of Mexican condi-ments and foodstuffs, and unusual meats(our go-to source for oxtails); DowntownBoise’s Basque Market (excellent tapas andwine). Boise has Indian, Middle Easternand Asian in numerous guises and quite afew Mexican groceries. And most featurean attached restaurant, so you can samplenew flavors before you buy.

Every store we have visited had a staffthat was eager to help. We just ask ques-tions and usually leave with new and inter-esting goodies and a couple of recipes toboot.

MCCALL WITHOUT THE TRAFFICIt was a warm late-summer day, and we

had friends visiting, so we decided on thespur of the moment to rent a car and driveto lunch at the Shore Lodge. What a glori-ous day! We left Boise at about 10 a.m. on aweekday and made that wonderfully scenicdrive north without the usual rush-hour orweekend madness. Idaho 55 was never sucha pleasure.

And then lunch from the Lodge’s wide-ranging menu (and wine list) served out-doors, lakeside, as the clouds billowed over-head and sailboats dotted the near horizons.It was shady under our umbrella, with aslight breeze — a truly languorous meal. Wefolded our napkins around 2, slipped downto Ice Cream Alley for a bit of huckleberrysweetness, and then back down 55 beforethe evening rush started.

FOOD AND WINEAnd as an update and recap, faithful

readers know we are all about food andwine. Our favorites:

Best restaurant – Le Café de ParisMost continually surprising menu – Red

Feather (but the grilled kale Caesar salad isa must each time we go)

Coziest wine bar – Twig’s CellarBest Indian – Taj MahalBest Mexican – Green ChileBest Steak – Castle Ranch SteakhouseMost eclectic dining experience –

West Side Drive-inLeast expected locale for delicious and

healthful salads – TableRock BrewpubFavorite sandwich – Bar Gernika’s spicy

lamb grinder with friesLunch experience – the new buffet at

Mai ThaiBest place for a meal on a cold and wet

winter day – (tie) Pho Nouveau and BrickOven Bistro

Best Breakfast – Big City CoffeeBest Brunch – Le Café de ParisSuperb bar food – The Modern Hotel

Lounge

No. 1 martini – Bonefish Grill’s $5 allday vodka martini with homemade bluecheese-stuffed olives

No. 2 martini – Chandler’s 10-minutemartinis

Best pizza, standard – (tie) Proto’s Pizzaand Flatbread Pizza

Best pizza, gourmet – Red FeatherBest pizza, delivered – Chicago Connec-

tionOutstanding panini and affordable wines

— The PressBest cheap, nutritious, fast lunch – Mon-

golian BBQNeeds to be discovered – Ali BabaOngoing delight – Idaho winesAbsolute cook’s essential – the bulk

department at WinCoWorth the drive, food – Trudy’s Kitchen

(especially for the homemade corned beef)in Idaho City

Worth the drive, sweets – Ice CreamAlley, McCall

Best all-around food city – KetchumBest place for drinks and dinner – our

balcony on a sunny summer eveningBest out-of-state destination for food and

wine lovers – Walla Walla, Wash.

WHAT DOWNTOWN BOISE NEEDS✦ A good red-sauce Italian trattoria✦ Several restaurants with a cozy fire-

place (it gets cold here!)

BEST THING ABOUT BOISEIf we had to choose (it’s a three-way tie)

— the Capital City Public Market, theBoise Public Library and the Downtown Y.

So thanks for reading these past twoyears. And a special thanks for the manyemails we received and the shout-outs weget on a regular basis as we wander aroundtown.

We are working with our editor on a newconcept and hope to still contribute to thismagazine in some way. Someone has totrack martinis and brunch!

Editor’s note: If you are looking for moreinformation about ethnic markets in the Treas-ure Valley, Idaho Statesman reporter AudreyDutton’s recent story about the opening of anew Indian grocery market on the Boise Benchincluded a list of our area’s ethnic shops. VisitIdahoStatesman.com and search for “AudreyDutton Indian” to find the story and list.

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J eff May woke up on April 5, 2009, andwent through his normal Saturday rou-tine. May owns Bar Gernika in Boise,

and Saturday is a work day, so he spent themorning prepping food before opening therestaurant for lunch at 11:30 a.m.

Saturday is the one day each week that BarGernika serves a traditional Basque prepara-tion of beef tongue in a spicy red sauce. Ittakes a lot of time and effort to prepare, andonly seems to appeal to a niche clientele, soSaturday has just always been its day. But onthis particular Saturday, the tongue was thetip of something completely different.

“I didn’t see anyone on the street when Iunlocked the door,” May says, “but within afew minutes of opening, the restaurant filledup. People appeared out of nowhere. It wascrazy. That whole summer was crazy. Wecould barely keep up.”

It wasn’t difficult to figure out where allthat crazy came from: Guy Fieri. The iconi-cally bleached-blond host of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” Fieri has been a Food Net-work staple since the first episode in 2006.Fieri and his crew had visited Boise themonth before to film segments in sevenTreasure Valley restaurants for the program.The episode featuring May making thetongue and spicy lamb grinder at Bar Gernikahad just aired on Monday of that week.

His customer-rush experience was repeatedacross the Valley as each of the featuredrestaurants had their moment in the nationalspotlight. Lines grew, tables filled, inventoryran out. The May 11 episode featured ChefLou at the Westside Drive-in in Boise, onAug. 10 he stopped in Rick’s Press Room inMeridian, and Oct. 12 was Pizzalchik’s turn.If anyone thought their moment of fame was

only going to last for 15 minutes, they wereway off.

The exposure sent the popularity ofGernika’s unique lamb grinder through theroof. Fieri actually came back to get anotherone for himself — twice — including his lastmeal in town on the way to the airport. “Ialways thought that was an added bonus,”May says with a proud smile.

Rick Valenzuela, for whom Rick’s PressRoom is named, saw the program as a timelylifeline. “We opened at the worst time,” hesays. “August 2007 was not a good time withthe economy going into the tubes. I think ithelped us make it over the hump, to be hon-est with you.”

Valenzuela estimates that the publicityprovided by the show was worth a 40 percent

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Many Treasure Valley restaurants are still reapingthe rewards of their appearances on popular shows

STORY BY RICK OVERTON

TV SHOWS PUT ASPOTLIGHTON LOCAL FOOD

Julie, Abbey and Rick Valenzuela with Guy Fieri.

PROVIDED BY RICK'S PRESS ROOM

Jeff Maywith his

wife,Stephanie,

son Alastairand Guy

Fieri. PROVIDED BY BAR GERNIKA

ESPN’s Erin Andrewsposes with a blue fryfrom the Boise Fry Co.after the network’s“College GameDay”production at Bronco Stadium in September 2010.JOE JASZEWSKI

IDAHO STATESMAN FILE

Bar Gernika’s beef tongue

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increase in business. Within just a few weeks ofthe initial airing, the restaurant sold gift certifi-cates to people living in at least 30 states.

It was a nearly universal result of the publicity.A worker in one of the featured kitchens saidthat a show producer had estimated the market-ing value at half a million dollars, but the net-work insists it doesn’t run the numbers andrefuses to promise a shortcut to success for theshow’s guests.

The appearances continue to pay off for all therestaurants. While reporting this story, theepisodes featuring Bar Gernika and Rick’s PressRoom re-ran, and they noticed the tell-tale bumpin business.

‘MAN VS. FOOD’ Chris Niederer is one of the owners of Big

Jud’s, and he has run the numbers: National TVwas worth 25 percent to the bottom line. That’snot a bump in business on one day, a week, oreven a month — that’s ever since the show aired.

Long a local favorite in the student-dominatedneighborhoods south of Boise State, Big Jud’s isnotorious for its perennial dare to any customerwilling to tackle a 2-pound Big Jud burger in onesitting. Finish it and your picture goes on thewall; finish it within a time limit — and it’s free.Big Jud’s boast caught the attention of producersfor the Travel Channel program “Man vs. Food,”which features former actor Adam Richmancrossing the country in search of dauntingentrees.

Richman and his production crew rolled intotown just a few months after Fieri had left, result-ing in an episode devoted to Boise that first ran onOct. 14, 2009. Richman takes on only one actualfood challenge per episode, and it wasn’t the BigJud’s Burger. It also wasn’t the habanero pizza atFlying Pie Pizzaria, which was also on the program.To be fair, Flying Pie doesn’t really present the

habanero pie as a challenge – aside from theintimidation factor of daring to eat it in the firstplace. (Note to rookies: Drink milk, not water.)

For the Boise episode, Richman faced downthe Johnny B. Good challenge at Rockies Diner.As manager Nathan Gorringe explains, “That’ssix pounds of food. It’s one of our milkshakes, afull order of fries and the Johnny B. Goodburger.” The burger is a smorgasbord unto itself:three burger patties, a hot dog (yes, a hot dog),pastrami, Swiss and American cheese, grilledonions, lettuce and tomato, with a generoushelping of beef chili poured over the top.

The challenge is to clean the plate within anhour, which Richman did. For his efforts andarteries, Richman took home the same prize thatis always sitting in a glass case in the ’50s-themeddiner: an electric guitar.

Gorringe went right out and bought another

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in the spotlightFeatured on theTravel Channel’s Man vs. Food

BIG JUD’S1289 Protest Road, Boise,(208) 343-4439

FLYING PIE 4320 West State St., Boise,(208) 384-0000

6508 West Fairview Ave.,Boise, (208) 345-0000

ROCKIES DINER3900 West Overland Road,Boise, (208) 336-2878

Featured on the FoodNetwork’s Diners, Drive-ins and DivesBAR GERNIKA208 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise,(208) 319-1063

MICKEY RAY’S395 W. State St., Eagle,(208) 939-7427

2325 Apple St., Boise, (208) 344-7427

PIZZALCHIK7330 West State St., Boise,(208) 853-7757

RICK’S PRESS ROOM130 E. Idaho Ave., Meridian,(208) 288-0558

WESTSIDE DRIVE-IN1939 W. State St., Boise,(208) 342-2957

Featured on other programsBARDENAY 610 Grove St., Boise, (208) 426-0538

155 East Riverside Drive,Eagle, (208) 938-5093

BOISE FRY COMPANY 111 Broadway Ave., (208) 495-3858

3083 S. Bown Way, (208) 965-1551

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Big Jud’s co-owner Chris Niederer holds the“Man vs. Food” burger at the restaurant.

RIGHT: Julie Valenzuelaserves a late lunch to Haland Ruthie Weber fromNampa, who have stoppedby Rick’s Press Room a number of times. “It’s neverfailed us,” says Hal, with anenormous meatloaf sand-wich before him. The couplehave even signed theirnames on one of the fanwalls at the restaurant.KATHERINE JONES [email protected]


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one, just like he always does when one of avery, very few customers is successful. Hesays the specific model of guitar varies, buthe generally spends in excess of $300 on it.That’s an expensive freebie, but maybe notwhen you consider the marketing value,which in this case is going to pay off foryears. “We feel like we get a lot of bang forour buck,” he says.

It’s a much wearier voice that describeshow long it took to film the episode. Thiswas also a pretty common observationamong Boise’s newly minted foodie celebri-ties. Producers start calling months inadvance, and crews arrive ahead of time tofigure out how to get lights, cameras andaction into sometimes cramped quarters.Niederer at Big Jud’s put it nicely: “It tooknine hours of filming for our three and ahalf minutes of fame.”

IT CAN BE NERVE-WRACKINGWhen it comes to working your tail off

for a little press, nobody’s story tops BoiseFry Co. The still-young eatery made a top10 list compiled by The Food Network’sAlton Brown — he named it the maker ofthe nation’s best hand-cut fries. On Sept.20, 2010, that distinction got the restauranton the air.

In the days between that episode beingfilmed and aired, Boise State got an extrahelping of fame as well. On Saturday, Sept.

18, ESPN announced that the “CollegeGameDay” program would be in Boise thefollowing weekend for the much-hypedSept. 25 matchup between then-No. 24Oregon State and No. 3 Boise State.“GameDay” is a daylong screen-hoggingspectacle that anchors the network’s collegefootball coverage, moving to a differentmarquee matchup every weekend.

One of the ESPN producers must be aFood Network fan, because in the weekleading up to the game, a “GameDay” pro-ducer who had seen Alton Brown’s top 10walked into Boise Fry Co. The showwanted the restaurant to cater a meal foreveryone on the “GameDay” set, somethingthe restaurant was all too happy to do. Butit didn’t stop there. The producer returned,only this time he wanted to put the fries onthe air. “The yam and purple potato frieslook blue and orange,” explains managerRyan Ranke.

These extra servings of fame were quicklybecoming an ordeal. Fresh off the FoodNetwork appearance, the restaurant washopping all weekend. The “GameDay” peo-ple wanted the fries at 5:15 a.m., the morn-ing of the game, and a combination of secu-rity snafus and delays meant that Rankespent much of that day in line or in limbo.

“In the short run, it was tremendous for

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Rockies Diner Johnny B. Good burger

Bar Gernika’s lamb grinder

Boise Fry Co.’s purple potato friesTOP PHOTOS BY JOE JASZEWSKI, BOTTOM PHOTO IDAHO STATESMAN FILE


business,” he says. “Our numbers doubledovernight. But it set a level of expectationthat’s almost unrealistic. We try to makethe best fries we can every time, for every-one, and people love them, but I get nerv-ous every time we’re in the spotlight.”

SHOWS OFFER TOURISM BOOSTOne of the stranger discoveries has been

the population of people whose fandom hasturned into tourism. Call them foodheads.“In the summer, in particular, it’s a bigtourist thing,” says Big Jud’s Niederer.“Many people plan a vacation around it, orwhen they know they’ll visit a town, theylook for the places the show has visited.”

Food TV offers some less-rewarding expe-riences as well. Bardenay was the first microdistillery in the country, a distinction thatearned it an appearance on national TVlong before Fieri and Richman came totown. But the bar also found itself in anepisode of a low-budget, made-for-the-Webprogram more interested in glorifyingdrinking than honoring the craft, some-thing out of step with owner Kevin Settles’sober approach to spirits.

Brick 29’s Dustan Bristol was scouted byan L.A. talent company for an edgy FoodNetwork program called “Extreme Chef.”He sent resumes, he sent audition reels, hetook meetings, he did a lot of things thatonly seemed to take time from his two greatloves — family and food. Eventually theNampa chef backed out because it just wasn’t practical. But he’s on the radar now,so don’t be surprised if Bristol shows up inyour living room one day.

The visits from Fieri and Richman didn’tpay off for everyone, either. Remember,Fieri visited seven restaurants in the Valley,and we’ve only mentioned four of them.The “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” crewalso shot a segment at The Orchard House

near Caldwell, but for whatever reasonchose not to use the footage. Don’s HilltopKodiak Grill north of Boise was part of asegment that aired on June 22, 2009, butthe remotely located restaurant has sincegone out of business.

The seventh tale doesn’t exactly have afairy-tale ending either — especially forfans of old-time diners. It started out prom-ising. On Aug. 31, 2009, a segment airedthat was filmed at Donnie Mac’s TrailerPark Cuisine. Reporter Dana Oland hadbeen there for the filming, and her story forthe Idaho Statesman contained a colorfulexchange. Fieri was eating the restaurant’sThunder Plate (a combo plate with a littleof everything) and appeared to like it quitea bit. “Honestly, you’ll sell about a thousandof these the first week. This will be a goodtime,” Fieri said to chef Derek Fernandes.But in October of last year, citing difficultyrunning the business from his home in Col-orado, owner Jim Finch closed the doors.

The tales of sweet success linger on thepalate longer than the sour. Like this one,back at Bar Gernika. In late December2011, a couple came into the restaurant,and there was just something familiar aboutthe woman. She sat down and didn’t evenlook at the menu. When the waiter walkedup, she just blurted out, “I’ll have whateverGuy had.”

The waiter quickly figured out that shewas Hollywood royalty: Drew Barrymore.Her dining companion was Will Kopelman,the less famous but still notable son of a for-mer Chanel CEO who was about to becomea bit more well-known. The couple had justspent 10 days in Sun Valley, where they hadbecome engaged, and were stopping for abite on their way to the airport to fly home,just as Fieri had. But it was a weekday, so it’s probably a good thing they didn’t askfor the tongue.

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Boisean Rick Overton studied the social sciences at Boise State University and obtained a master’s injournalism from Northwestern University. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to magazines suchas Wired and Outside, but he is known among his friends mostly as being an able hand in the kitchen.

In a stock pot, bring several quarts of water toa boil. Cook the tongue at a low boil for 4 ½hours. Remove the skin (it should peel off easily)and any fat, then let cool overnight. Slice thetongue lengthwise to about 1⁄8 inch (parallel tothe cutting board, resulting in broad, flat pieces)then trim to desired size. Salt the pieces, dredgein flour, dip in the egg, then fry in medium-hotoil until brown. Drain on paper towels.

For the tongue:1 beef tongue4 eggs

1 cup flour oil for frying

For the sauce:2 tablespoons oil1 medium onion, diced4 cloves garlic, diced1 teaspoon red chili flakes28-ounce can tomato sauce1 cup Choricero pepper sauce (can substitute dried

New Mexico chilis, rehydrated and passedthrough a food mill)

Add oil, onion and garlic to saucepan andsauté over medium heat until translucent. Addchili flakes and any tongue scraps, and cook forone more minute. Add tomato sauce and chilisauce, then simmer for 20-30 minutes. Seasonto taste with salt. Add the fried tongue piecesto the sauce and simmer for 10 more minutes.Serve to Guy Fieri while the cameras roll.

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FROM THE KITCHEN OF RICK’S PRESS ROOMServes 1 person

Place all ingredients except the cream intoa food processer and blend. While the foodprocessor is running, drizzle in the cream,forming a mousse.

Potato Crusted Salmon

For the salmon “glue”:¼ teaspoon shallot½ teaspoon saltpinch white pepper

pinch chopped fresh thyme¾ cup heavy whipping

cream

For the salmon:2 cups shredded potatoes¼ cup salmon glue

6-ounce salmon fillet2 tablespoons oil

For the lemon butter sauce: 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice3 tablespoons white wine¼ teaspoon chopped fresh garlic2 tablespoons whipping creamPinch turmericPinch of saltPinch of white pepper2 tablespoons diced unsalted butter

Put all ingredients except butter in a sautépan, then reduce by half over high heat.Remove from heat and swirl in diced butteruntil butter is incorporated and sauce iscreamy. The restaurant has a preferred way toplate the dish. Place 2 ounces of garlicmashed potatoes in the center of a plate. Put½ cup sautéed vegetables (whatever’s freshand in season) on the mashed potatoes, anddrizzle the finished sauce on the plate aroundthe potato-vegetable stack. Put the crustedsalmon over the vegetables.

Place half the shredded potatoes on a non-stick surface in roughly the shape of the fillet.Use a rubber spatula to spread half the salmonglue (roughly 1/8 cup) evenly onto one side ofsalmon, and place the coated side onto shred-ded potatoes. Spread equal amount of glueon the now-exposed side of the fillet, thenlightly press the remaining potatoes onto theglue. Heat up a sauté pan over medium-highheat with 1-2 tablespoons of oil. When hot,place the salmon in the pan and sauté untilbrown, roughly 3 ½ to 4 minutes on each side.

Beef Tongue

FROM THE KITCHEN OF BAR GERNIKAServes 4 people (pictured on page 35)


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W inter weather makes visiting TreasureValley wineries a challenge at times,

but folks can still support their local wineindustry. If you haven’t ventured into oneof the area’s wine shops, this is a great timeto do so. There are a growing number ofquality wine shops in the Treasure Valley,and several continue to expand their offer-ings of Idaho wines.

While their ultimate goal is to sell,they’ve realized that educating, entertain-ing — and in some instances, feeding —their customers make for good business.

Here’s a rundown of several Boise-areawine shops, including an introduction to oneof the newest shops in town. Many of theseshops also were profiled in the winter2011/12 issue of Wine Press Northwest,which featured the wine scene in Boise asthe cover story. You can read that issueonline at www.winepressnw.com (go to themagazines tab and click on e-edition; thewinter 2011/12 issue is at the top of the list).

TASTINGS2447 Apple St., Boise, 385-9463, www.tastingsboise.com

While Tastings won’t celebrate its firstanniversary until June, owner Jerry Beardjokes his new Boise wine market has helpedsave his marriage.

“I was the proverbial wine geek for 30years, and not long after I retired, my wifeasked me, ‘Would you please find some-thing to do?” Beard said.

Beard, 64, offers about 600 labels in his

shop. A third are Northwest wines, andmany of those are from Idaho.

“We sell more Northwest wines out ofour store than anything else,” Beard said.“We have almost 200 labels that are North-west, and some of the higher-end cabs fromCalifornia don’t sell as well as some of thehigher-end Northwest cabs. We’ve actuallydropped some from California and addedsome from the Northwest.”

The wine shop also runs a wine bar thatoffers a rotating menu of six whites and sixreds by the glass, as well as a menu of smallplates, such as pasta, hummus, cheese, fruitand other wine-friendly nibbles. The wineselection at the bar typically has a theme,such as Washington wines, holiday wines orwhatever strikes Beard’s fancy.

Beard has brought in Idaho winemakersfor special tasting events, including FraserVineyard’s Bill Fraser and Sawtooth’s BillMurray. The special events on Wednesdaysand Fridays have been well attended, Beardsaid. “Business has increased every month,and we’re having a lot of fun,” Beard said.

He credits much of Tastings’ success tothe expertise provided by Sara Clemons

and Tandy Weishaupt. Each cultivated aloyal following while working at the oldTavern Wine Market.

“Their agreement to help me from thestart has been the reason for my success,”Beard said. “When I first approached themabout this, I told them I couldn’t make thiswork without them.”

BOISE CO-OP WINE SHOP 915 N. Eighth St., Boise, 472-4519,www.boisecoopwineshop.com

If you’re looking for a particular bottle ofwine, be it from the Snake River Valley orRhône River Valley, you’re likely to find itamong the more than 3,500 selections at theBoise Co-op Wine Shop. A part of the BoiseCo-op in Downtown Boise since 1984, andfour years ago moving into its own buildingacross the parking lot from the main Co-op,the wine shop offers one of the largest selec-tions of Burgundies, Bordeaux, Champagneand German Rieslings in the region, saidinventory manager Leil Cardoza. Count onfinding wines from Australia and NewZealand, Austria, France, Italy, Canada,South America and California, as well.Northwest wines get their due, with morethan 120 selections each from Washingtonand Oregon and 90 from Idaho.

BUENO CHEAPO VINO770 S. Vista Avenue, Boise, 336-1930,www.buenocheapovino.com

Bueno Cheapo calls itself a happily com-plex but easy-going little wine shop, and itprides itself on offering wines priced below$20 per bottle. In addition to a wine cluband tasting events, the shop also stageswine classes, $25 for one person or $40 for acouple, offered at the wine shop. The classcovers the vineyard side of winemaking aswell as how to taste wine and identify quali-ties and flavors and pair wine with foods.

THE BASQUE MARKET608 W. Grove, Boise, 433-1208, www.thebasquemarket.com

On Boise’s famed Basque Block, andacross the street from the Basque Museumand Cultural Center (www.basquemuseum.com), the Basque Market offers a selectionof wines from the Basque regions in Spain,Portugal and southern France, as well aswines from Basque families in Chile. OwnerTony Eiguren offers Basque staples, hard-to-find spices, olives, meats and cheeses andother deli items from Spain and Portugaland local producers and cooking equipment, including paella pans.

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Jerry Beard opened Tastings in Southeast Boise about eight months ago. The shopfeatures hundreds of wines from the Northwest, California and the “Old World.”

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A NEW VINTAGE WINE SHOPMeridian Crossroads Center, 1400 N. EagleRd., No. 104, Meridian, 855-9230,www.anewvino.com

Ilene Dudunake not only sells North-west wine, but she also judges a fairamount of it — that includes being aregular judge at the Idaho Wine Compe-tition, staged by the Idaho Wine Com-mission and Wine Press Northwest.

Dudunake launched her shop in 2001,and she’s gradually increased her sales ofIdaho wines, which account for about 20 percent of her inventory. “I’m a bigbeliever in taking care of the people whosupport me,” she said. “That’s been GregKoenig, Steve Robertson (HellsCanyon/Zhoo Zhoo), Bill Fraser,Melanie Krause at Cinder, Leslie Preston(Coiled) and Coco (Umiker) at Clear-water Canyon. And I sell a lot of CamasPrairie, especially the meads, and in thewintertime his spiced wines.”

ERICKSON FINE WINES150 E. Riverside St., No. 120, Eagle, 938-3698, www.ericksonfinewines.com

Brian Erickson offers extensive lists ofNorthwest wines, including more than 60 selections from Idaho, as well as winesfrom Argentina, Australia, California,Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Austria,Japan, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal.

CORKSCREWS WINE SHOP & PUB729 N. Main St., Meridian, 888-4049, www.corkscrews1.com

Von and Molly Smith opened theirOldtown shop in 2008 — not the besttiming in terms of the economy — yetthey are into their fourth year at the his-toric Heritage Building. The Smiths tar-get the after-work crowd, offering smallplates five nights a week, wine flightsand live music on weekends. About athird of the 200 labels in their shop arefrom the Northwest, including a wideassortment from the Snake River Valley.

Many of these shops offer regular tastingevents and classes. And on most of theirwebsites, you’ll find tasting recommenda-tions, information about new releases, wineclubs, special sales and online newsletters.There are also many wine bars/markets inthe area — such as Grape Escape in Boise— where you can buy wine by the bottle.

Andy Perdue and Eric Degermanare the editors of Wine PressNorthwest, a quarterly consumerwine magazine that focuses on thewines of Idaho, Washington, Ore-gon and British Columbia. Learnmore at www.winepressnw.com.Subscriptions to the quarterly magazine are $20 a year.

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Chocolate & Diamonds gala

More than 250 support-ers turned out Feb. 3for the Discovery Cen-ter of Idaho’s annualChocolate & DiamondsGala, which raisesmoney to help the cen-ter “inspire lifelonginterest and learning inscience, technology,engineering and math.”A diamond raffle, liveand silent auctions andendless chocolate wereall part of the fun.

1. Eric Jordan, Discovery Center Director Janine Boire & George Harad.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 18 Meridian FirefightersPipe and Drums 4th annual Chili Cook-off 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Meridian Speedway, $5 adults, $4 seniors and kids. Judging at 3 p.m., prizes. www.meridiancity.org/fire

Special Olympics Idaho 2012 PenguinPlunge – Meridian 11 a.m. Sportsman’s Ware-house, 3797 E. Fairview Ave., Meridian. $75minimum pledges. www.idso.org

Idaho Youth Ranch Night with the IdahoStampede 7 p.m. CenturyLink Arena, portionof pre-sale tickets benefits Idaho Youth Ranch

FRIDAY, FEB. 24 The Cabin’s Celebrities InJeopardy 7:30 p.m. Egyptian Theatre, $35,$60, $100. Local celebrities battle in a Jeop-ardy-style quiz show, complete with music,videos and prizes. Appetizers and raffle ticketincluded; no-host beer and wine available. Pro-ceeds benefit The Cabin’s children’s educationprograms. Tickets available from Egyptianwebsite (egyptiantheatre.net). For $100 ticketsor more information, call 331-8000. Eventinformation: www.celebritiesinjeopardy.com

SATURDAY, FEB. 25 Saint Alphonsus Foun-dation 7th annual Inside Ride 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Boise Towne Square Center Court, $35 rider,$120 team of 4, prizes; bone density/bloodpressure screenings and oxygen saturationtesting available; presented by Saint Alphon-sus Heart & Vascular Center. 367-3760;www.saintalphonsus.org/Foundation_events

Alzheimer's Idaho 1st annual Hyde Park ChiliCook-Off Noon-5 p.m. Hyde Park (13th StreetPub & Grill and Parilla Grill), live music, bon-fires, a raffle and, of course, chili. 353-0303;www.13pubandgrill.com

American Heart Association Boise Heart Ball5:30 p.m. Boise Centre. $150, $250 couple,dinner, dancing, live/silent auctions. 384-5066; www.boiseheartball.org

LOVE INC Washington County 1st annualGala 6 p.m. Vendome Events Center inWeiser, $25. Dinner and live music, portraitphoto opportunity. 208-414-LOVE

Meridian Optimist Club 4th annual Luck O’The Irish Casino Night 6 p.m. Red Line Recre-ational Toys Inc., 535 N. Locust Grove, Meri-dian; $15. Benefits Meridian Food Bank andMeridian Optimist Club youth programs. 18 orolder. 850-9886 or 888-2663; www.meridi-anoptimist.org

SUNDAY, FEB. 26 Friends of the Museum 4th annual “What’s It Worth?” 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Idaho State Historical Museum. $5 person and $10 per item. Antiques experts will help you dis-cover the value of those items (art, books, more)you’ve been wondering about. Benefits “Idahoat 150,” the state’s sesquicentennial of Idahobecoming a territory. www.history.idaho.gov

SNIP 4th annual Spay-Ghetti No Balls Fund-raiser 5 p.m. Red Lion Downtowner. $30, $200table of 8, $5 more ticket after Feb. 18. Food,drinks, auction; proceeds help SNIP’s spay

program. 968-1338; www.snipidaho.org

MARCH 2-18 Girl Scouts of Silver SageBooth sales of Girl Scout cookies around theTreasure Valley. There’s a new cookie this year,zesty-lemon Savannah Smiles; $3.75 box.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Epilepsy Foundationannual gala 6 p.m. Boise Centre. $125, $1,250table of 10, social hour, black-tie dinner, liveauction, live music/dancing with Big Wow!Reservations required by Feb. 20, ticketsonline. 344-4340; www.epilepsyidaho.org

Boise Centennial Rotary's 2nd annual WinterWine-d Up 6 p.m. Riverside Hotel, $30. Winetasting, complimentary wine glass, silent auc-tion and raffles. Benefits Hays Shelter Home.585-1240; www.boisecentennialrotary.org

SATURDAYS, MARCH 3 AND MARCH 10Big Brothers Big Sisters of SW Idaho BowlFor Kids Sake 1 and 4 p.m. March 3 at 20thCentury Lanes; 2 and 4 p.m. March 10 at Meri-

dian Lanes. Teams of 3 to 5 raise $100 mini-mum per person in donations. 377-2552;http://Boise.kintera.org/bfks

SATURDAY, MARCH 3 Ballet Idaho Tea forTutus 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Esther SimplotPerforming Arts Academy, $40, $400 table of10. Meet the ballerinas. 343-0556; www.balletidaho.org

Bishop Kelly High School annual RummageSale 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in cafeteria. www.bk.org

Meridian High School’s National Honor Soci-ety’s Save the Day 5K 10 a.m. CWI's Nampacampus, $5 students, $10 everyone else. Bene-fits American Red Cross. Register: www.wix.com/beahero5k/savetheday5k. 936-5027

Riverstone International School Crystal Balland Annual Auction 5 p.m. BSU Stueckle Sky Center, $85, dinner, silent/live auctions,dancing with Soul Purpose, celebrating 15 years. 424-5000; www.riverstoneschool.org

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Upcoming events in support of nonproft groups


The School Night concert opens the Boise Music Week festivities.

94th annual Boise Music WeekWHEN: May 4-12, various locations

This musical extravaganza will be high-lighted by a production of “The King andI” at the Velma V. Morrison Center. Butthe week will be filled with a variety ofother events, too. Here’s the tentativeschedule:

School Night: Taco Bell Arena, a greatway to kick off the week on Friday, May 4

Music In The Park: Gene Harris Bandshell,Saturday afternoon, May 5

Church Night: Cathedral of the Rockies,Sunday, May 6

Noon Organ Recitals: St. Michael’s Cathe-

dral, Monday-Thursday, May 7-10

Showcase Concert: Timberline HighSchool, Monday, May 7

International Dance Night: TimberlineHigh School, Tuesday, May 8

Egyptian Theatre Noon Organ Recital:Friday, May 11

“The King and I”: Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday-Saturday, May 9-12

Watch for more information in the Idaho Statesman in April.

TO DONATE AND FOR MORE INFOR-MATION: www.boisemusicweek.org

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SATURDAY, MARCH 3 (CONT.) Idaho DanceTheatre “Dancing Through the Decades”Gala 5:30 p.m. Esther Simplot Ballroom, BSUStudent Union, $100, $2,000 corporate spon-sorships; buffet dinner, dessert, silent/live auc-tions, celebrity dance competition, live musicby Paul Tillotson Trio. This year’s theme is the1940s. 331-9592; www.idahodancetheatre.org

Children's Home Society of Idaho CulinaryWorld Tour 6 p.m. Boise Centre, $100,$950/table of 10. Polynesian theme with din-ner, entertainment, live/silent/reverse auctionsand program featuring Ada County SheriffGary Raney and Linda Peterson, mother ofJeret “Speedy” Peterson. Tropical attireencouraged. Entertainment will be from theBoise Ukulele Group and Siva Maia. Benefitsthe Home Society’s Community SponsorshipProgram for early intervention and treatment.343-7813; www.childrenshomesociety.com

SUNDAY, MARCH 4 Genesis World MissionFaith, Hope and Charity Dinner & Auction5 p.m. The Riverside, $80, $625/table of 8.International dinner, live/silent auction;speaker is CEO Mark Russell, who has world-wide expertise in poverty, economic develop-ment and humanitarian projects. 854-3942;www.genesisworldmission.org

TUESDAY, MARCH 6 Good Samaritan Homebenefit 6-9 p.m. Boise Fry Company, 111 Broadway Ave.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 Agency for NewAmericans 12th annual InternationalWomen's Day Celebration 5:30 p.m. Red LionDowntowner, $50, ethnic dishes, silent auctionof items from around the world; benefitsrefugees, particularly women, to help rebuildtheir lives and self-sufficiency. 338-0033;www.anaidaho.org

FRIDAY, MARCH 9 Life’s Kitchen St.Patrick’s Day Cooking Class 6-9 p.m. Life’sKitchen, $20. Light snacks provided. Call toreserve spot and pre-order briskets, 331-0199;www.lifeskitchen.org

SATURDAY, MARCH 10 St. Baldrick's Foun-dation Fundraiser 10 a.m. Knitting FactoryConcert House. www.stbaldricks.org

An Evening with the Borah Boosters: AnInternational Stroll 6 p.m. Basque Center,$40, $65 door, $800 table of 8; strolling hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, live/silent auction, dessert auction, casual attire. 854-4065; www.borah.schoolfusion.us

Idaho Regional Ballet Spring Concert 7 p.m.,Centennial High School Performing Arts Cen-ter, $15, $12 students; ballet pieces and guestperformance by Eagle High School Madrigals.338-4633; www.epacdance.com

Dunia Marketplace Savor the World 7 p.m.,242 N. 8th St. (above Bittercreek/RedFeather), $39. Food from around world, beer/wine, world music, stories, silent auction, eventglass. Benefits Dunia Marketplace, a nonprofitfair-trade organization that supports disadvan-taged artisans from 39 countries. Tickets avail-

able at Dunia, 1609 N. 13th St., or online atwww.duniamarketplace.com

Boise Art Museum annual gala 5:30 p.m. BoiseArt Museum, $175, $200 non-members. Cham-pagne, dinner, live auction. Tickets are limited.345-8330, Ext. 8330; www.boiseartmuseum.org

SUNDAY, MARCH 11 SNIP Black Dog walksNoon, Boise Ram Restaurant east parking lot,free. Held the second Sunday of every month. 968-1338; www.snipidaho.org

TUESDAY, MARCH 13 Women’s & Chil-dren’s Alliance 19th annual Tribute toWomen and Industry (TWIN) Luncheon NoonBoise Centre, $55, $35 past honorees, $600table of 10. Honors women who have excelledin their fields; also salutes corporations thatemploy these women and support the WCA.343-3688; www.wcaboise.org

FRIDAY, MARCH 16 Dress For SuccessTeapot Extravaganza Luncheon 11 a.m.-1:30p.m. Boise Centre, $38. Silent/live auctions,teapots by local celebrities. 853-4024;www.dressforsuccess.org

Boise Philharmonic 17th annual Chef & Gourmet Gala 6 p.m., Boise Centre.www.boisephilharmonic.org

SATURDAY, MARCH 17 Simply Cats 3rdannual Catsino Night 6 p.m. Riverside Hotel,$25. Casino-style gambling, buffet, silent auc-tion, raffle. Register by March 3. 343-7177;www.simplycats.org

Timberline High School Booster Club 6thannual Dinner-Auction 6 p.m. BSU StueckleSky Center, $50. Dinner, live/silent auctionsand raffle, supports athletic programs. 854-6273; www.wolvesathletics.com

Idaho City Historical Foundation St. Patrick’sDay Dinner Corned beef and cabbage dinnerwith live music/silent auction; catered byTrudy’s Kitchen. www.idahocityhf.org

Garden Valley District Library St. Paddy’sDay Celebration 4 p.m. Garden Valley Library, 80 Old Crouch Road. Silent auction, dessertand live music. 229-7042

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FUNDSY GalaFUNDSY is literally part of the blueprint to

some of the most successful nonprofit organ-izations in the Treasure Valley.

“All of our money goes to bricks and mor-tar — buildings or equipment,” said FUNDSYExecutive Director Vickie Chaney. “That isunique from most of the events in town.”

And it’s been that way since Day 1.Started in 1967, the first goal was to raise

money to build the YMCA Downtown.FUNDSY stands for “Funds for the Y.” It wasso successful in its first two years creatingwhat is now a Downtown landmark, there wasalso some money for the Boy Scouts and GirlScouts. FUNDSY organizers also realizedwhat a good thing they had created. Sincethat first goal 45 years ago, FUNDSY hasraised $7.5 million.

“FUNDSY has helped build just abouteverything in town,” Chaney said, meaning,of course, the homes of some of our mostwell-known nonprofits.

Because of the size and scope of bothFUNDSY and the Boise State University Auc-tion, they have chosen to hold their events inalternate years rather than compete for thesame money. That also means the recipientsof FUNDSY money need to be organizationswith some serious foresight in place, Chaneysaid. This year’s chosen groups — Terry ReillyHealth Services-Boise and the Idaho HumaneSociety — began the application processalmost two years ago.

Terry Reilly will use the funds to purchasea state-of-the-art digital X-ray machine for itsnew medical clinic in Boise. Currently, theclinic has to send patients to local hospitalsfor X-rays.

The Idaho Humane Society will use itsfunds to completely equip and furnish six sur-gical suites in the new medical center.

FUNDSY succeeded in its goal to find tworecipients this year with proven, sustainabletrack records that serve a broad spectrum ofthe community.

“Forty-five years later we’re still making adifference,” Chaney said. “We’re still build-ing community legacies.”

WHEN: 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 19

WHERE: Riverside Hotel

TICKETS: $250, $2,500 table of 10; black-tiedinner, dancing, entertainment, auctions andmore. Auction items include four tickets toBSU’s football opener at Michigan State, a trip to the Masters golf tournament, a vacation on the Oregon Coast, a cruise andmore. Simplot is this year’s major sponsor ofthe event.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call 703-5570 or visit www.fundsy.org

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FUNDSY is a longtime Treasure Valleyfundraising tradition.

The next issue of Treasure comes out May 19, so please send us your fundraising events happening through August 2012 by April 18. Email information (textonly; no attachments) to [email protected]. If you also want your event in the Statesman calendars, enter it online at Events.IdahoStatesman.com.


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MONDAY-TUESDAY, MARCH 19-20 SaintAlphonsus Auxiliary $6 Jewelry Sale 7 a.m.-4 p.m., McCleary Auditorium, Saint Alphonsus

TUESDAY, MARCH 20 Nampa Family JusticeCenter 8th annual Hearts of Hope Gala 7 p.m., Nampa Civic Center, $45, $80 couple,$250 table sponsorships, live music from TheFlavors, dancing, live/silent auctions, food/drinks. 899-1418; www.nampafamilyjusticecenter.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 21-22ChairHoops Wheelchair Basketball Tourna-ment Timberline High School, $150/10-playerteam, $10/additional players; payments due byMarch 7; wheelchairs provided for those with-out. New to wheelchair basketball? Practicefrom 4-6 p.m. Saturdays at Fort Boise Commu-nity Center, $5. This is a fundraiser for BoiseParks & Recreation's AdVenture program. 608-7680; www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Parks

SATURDAY, MARCH 31 Soroptimist Interna-tional Mother's Day Flower Basket SaleOrder your Mother’s Day flower baskets byMarch 31; baskets ready for pickup May 4-6 atOld Valley Farm Nursery in Eagle; order onlineat www.soroptimistboise.org

Zoo Boise 7th annual Easter Eggstravaganza10 a.m.-5 p.m. Zoo Boise, zoo admission; pho-tos with the Easter Bunny, egg scrambles, andlots of activities. www.zooboise.org

Saint Alphonsus Auxiliary “Easter Parade”Fashion Show and Luncheon 11 a.m.-1 p.m.McCleary Auditorium, Saint AlphonsusRegional Medical Center, $20. 362-3115;www.saintalphonsus.org

Soroptimist International of BoiseLUNAFEST 12:30 p.m. The Flicks, $15 & $8,nine films by and about women. Proceedsbenefit service projects and the Breast CancerFund. www.lunafest.org

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Kiwanis Club of Capital CityPresents Silent Classic “Ben Hur: A Tale ofChrist” 6:30 p.m. Egyptian Theatre, $12,$10/seniors & students, $5/under 12; annualsilent classic movie presentation, music byorganist Sean Rogers; benefits the KiwanisEliminate Project to eliminate maternal andneonatal tetanus worldwide.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7 The Prom — 6th annualGala Presented by Friends in Action 8 p.m.Knitting Factory, $60, $110/couple, reservedtables and sponsorships available. Must be 21;music by High Street, silent auction, benefitsseniors programs. 333-1363; www.fiaboise.org

THURSDAY, APRIL 12 Wish Granters 3rdannual Hillbilly Gatherin' & Warm FuzzyFundraiser 6:30 p.m. Hidden Springs barn,$20. Games, dancing, food, silent auction and“pinning the mustache on sister”; adults only.377-9029; www.wishgranters.org

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Idaho Foodbank Drive,Drop and Donate 7 a.m.-7 p.m., drop off foodor cash at designated locations. Confirmedlocations include KBOI-TV Channel 2 at 140 N.16th St. www.Idahofoodbank.org

Neighborhood Housing Services of IdahoPaint the Town team application deadline(Event is June 9.) 343-4065; www.nhsid.org

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 13-14 Idaho Men-nonite World Relief Festival 6-9 p.m. Friday,including dinner/free concert; 8 a.m.-3 p.m.,Saturday; College Church of the Nazarene,Nampa, free; food, crafts, kids’ activities, quiltauction. 378-8109; www.idahomrs.org

FRIDAY, APRIL 14 The Beat Coach PeteScholarship Run/Walk 9:30 a.m. Boise State.Early registration through April 11: $10/BSUstudents and kids 10 and under, $20/everyoneelse, $50/family; approx. 3-mile race, raceshirts for first 2,000 entrants. 426-1131;www.rec.boisestate.edu/beatPete

Giraffe Laugh 7th annual Bowl-A-Thon 20112 p.m. Westy’s Garden Lanes. Teams of five,minimum $100 in pledges; benefits scholar-ships. 424-3387; www.giraffelaugh.org

FC NOVA Youth Soccer Organization 2ndannual Dinner/Dance & Auction 5 p.m. Jor-dan Ballroom, BSU Student Union. Benefitsprogram scholarships. 447-7337;www.fcnova.org

Boys & Girls Club of Ada County Wild West

Auction 5 p.m. Boise Centre, $100, $1,000 fortable of 10. Games, raffles, live music. 639-3162; www.wildwestauction.org. Online auction April 2-18 at www.wildwestauction.afrogs.org

APRIL 18-20 Salt & Light Catholic Radio'sSpring Pledge Drive KGEM 1140AM, listener-supported pledge drive. 208-344-4774

FRIDAY, APRIL 20 Family Medicine Resi-dency of Idaho Sand in the City HawaiianParty 5:30 p.m. Rose Room, $50, $75 couple.Heavy hors d’oeuvres, wine wall, chocolatefountain, desserts, raffle, silent auction, andmusic; wear Hawaiian shirts. Benefits RuralMedical Education. 514-2500, Ext. 7029;www.fmridaho.org

ArtsWest 2nd annual Blue & Green BenefitExtravaganza 938-5410;www.artswestschool.org

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 20-21 Idaho Edu-cation Association (IDEA) Children’s FundAnnual Fundraiser During IEA’s state conven-tion, members raise money for the Children’sFund, which helps educators provide emer-gency assistance to students, including wintercoats, eyeglasses and dental work. Donations


Susan G. Komen Boise Race for the CureThis 5K and 1-mile run/walk raises moneyfor breast-cancer education, screening andtreatment programs. This is the largestrace in Idaho.

WHEN: Saturday, May 12; 7 a.m. registra-tion, 8:30 a.m. race time

WHERE: Albertsons Corporate Offices,250 E. ParkCenter Blvd., Boise. See web-site for parking information.

REGISTRATION: $25 individual, $25 teammember, $10 youth under age 12, $30 for

Sleep In for the Cure, $40 after registra-tion deadlines and on day of the race.Register online; offline registration is anextra $5 (online team deadline April 30;online individual deadline May 7).

KIDS FOR THE CURE ART CONTEST:Submit design by March 23; see websitefor details.

SURVIVOR CELEBRATION: Friday, May 4

MORE INFORMATION: 384-0013 andwww.komenboise.org

Upcoming events in support of nonproft groups


from public welcome: IEA Children’s Fund,c/o Idaho Education Association, PO Box2638, Boise, ID 83701; 344-1341; www.idahoea.org

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Saint Alphonsus Dis-tinguished Citizen Dinner 6 p.m. McClearyAuditorium, Saint Alphonsus, $60. HonoreesTBD, 367-8991; www.saintalphonsus.org

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 March of DimesMarch for Babies 9 a.m. registration, JuliaDavis Bandshell, pledge walk. 336-5421;www.marchforbabies.org

American Lung Association Fight For AirClimb 9 a.m. U.S. Bank Plaza, $35/registration,$100/minimum pledge, ages 6 and up cancompete in this vertical footrace. Join or start ateam online or call 345-2216; www.ClimbBoise.org

Basque Museum & Cultural Center annualBenefit Dinner & Auction 5:30 p.m. BasqueCenter, ticket price TBA, traditional Basquedinner prepared by Leku Ona. Guest speakeris 1964 Heisman Trophy winner John Huarte.Benefits museum cultural programs. 343-2671;www.basquemuseum.com

Big Brothers Big Sisters Magical Moments6 p.m. Scentsy World Headquarters, $100,$200/couple, $1,500/table of 8. Food, music,games and lots of fun; annual fundraiserplanned by high school students makes this aunique event. 377-2552; www.bbbsidaho.org

The Jesse Tree of Idaho Family Night at theMuseum Idaho Historical Museum, help pre-vent homelessness, details TBD. 340-7089;www.jessetreeidaho.org

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, MAY 1-2 SaintAlphonsus Auxiliary Leather Sale 7 a.m.-4 p.m., McCleary Auditorium, Saint Alphonsus

MAY 3-18 5th annual Recycled Art ShowOnline auction of artwork displayed in localbusinesses in the Linen District in DowntownBoise. Check out the artwork, meet the artistsand vote for your favorites. Sponsored by Sup-portive Housing and Innovative Partnerships(SHIP) and the Second Chance Building Mate-rials Center at 1423 W. Grove St. Artist entriesdue by March 30; $500 prize for artist whoreceives the most votes. 602-0820; www.secondchanceboise.org

FRIDAY, MAY 4 Saint Alphonsus Foundation8th annual Laugh, Learn & Lunch 11:30 a.m.,McCleary Auditorium, Saint AlphonsusRegional Medical Center, $35; lunch, silentauction, raffle, door prizes; 367-3997;www.saintalphonsus.org/Foundation

Celebrate Idaho City, Polishing a Gem in theRough 9 a.m.-3 p.m. citywide cleanup day bycommunity organizations/schools. Check in atVisitor’s Center. www.idahocityhf.org

TUESDAY, MAY 8 Women & Children'sAlliance 8th annual Healing Begins withHope Fundraising Breakfast 7:30 a.m., signa-ture fundraiser benefits safe shelters and asso-ciated programs. RSVP required at 343-3688,Ext. 39; www.wcaboise.org

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 Junior Achievementof Idaho Scholarship Awards andDinner/Auction Fundraiser 6 p.m., HillcrestCountry Club, $100, $750/table of 8, $50/edu-cators and guests. “Showcasing Entrepreneursin Idaho.” Benefits organization’s K-12 busi-ness education programs. 871-0929;www.idaho.ja.org

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 10-13 DuniaMarketplace annual Oriental Rug Event Hyde Park Mennonite Fellowship, 1520 N.12th St. Four-day event featuring rugs from2’x3’ to 10’x14’; more than 300 rugs availablemade by artisans rebuilding their lives in flood-ravaged parts of Pakistan. Information: Dunia Marketplace, 1609 N. 13th St. or call 333-0535; www.duniamarketplace.com

FRIDAY, MAY 11 Saint Alphonsus AuxiliaryPlant Sale 7 a.m.-3 p.m., main entrance

SATURDAY, MAY 12 National Association ofLetter Carriers 20th annual Food Drive Leavea bag of food at your mailbox. This is TheIdaho Foodbank’s largest food drive of theyear and is important for spring and summerfood distribution.

Boise Host Lions Club annual Golf Scramble7 a.m., Shadow Valley Golf Course, $90/beforeMay 1, includes lunch; supports the Lions'Sight & Hearing Foundation and Idaho EyeBank. 888-1821, 377-5279;http://boisehostlionsclub.club.officelive.com

SUNDAY, MAY 13 Boise Contemporary Theater Scooter Raffle Drawing Did you buya ticket? This is the day of the drawing. $20ticket, $50 for 3 tickets, $100 for 7 tickets;available at theater or website; 331-9224;www.bctheater.org

MAY 15-21 Boise Bike Week A whole week’sworth of rides and rallies, culminating in thePedal Power Parade on Saturday at CapitolPark. Rides take place at various locationsthroughout Boise and range from an educa-tional introduction to mountain biking to abike tour of historic Bench homes. Sponsoredby ACHD Commuteride and Treasure ValleyCycling Alliance. Proceeds benefit the Founda-tion for Ada/Canyon Trail Systems (FACTS).Check Facebook page and website for details:www.boisebikeweek.org

FRIDAY, MAY 18 Life’s Kitchen Beer vs.Wine, Part 2 6 p.m. Life’s Kitchen, $40. Pairedwith vegetarian, 6-course meal. Call for reser-vations, 331-0199; www.lifeskitchen.org

Boise Choristers Spring Concert 7:30 p.m.,South Junior High School, 3101 Cassia St.Free, donations accepted; benefits musicscholarships for BSU and Boise School Districtstudents. www.boisechoristers.org

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 18-19 WhitneyWomen's Chorale Dessert & Concert6:30 p.m., $20, 375-2794 for tickets/details.

SATURDAY, MAY 19 Famous Idaho PotatoMarathon. Portion of proceeds go to YMCA.344-5502; www.ymcatvidaho.org

The Friendship Foundation 26th annual

Friendship Scramble 8 a.m., Warm SpringsGolf Course, $50-$100, continental breakfast,prizes, lunch, live music; benefits a selectedyoung person seeking care at the MountainStates Tumor Institute. 343-8568; www.thefriendshipscramble.org

The 3rd annual First Tee of Idaho Day9 a.m.-2 p.m., Pierce Park Greens, free eventfor the whole family, loaner clubs for the kids,snacks and drinks; the first 25 kids under age17 receive certificates for a future free roundof golf. 938-3411; www.thefirstteeidaho.org

Meridian Parks and Recreation CommunityGolf Scramble 9 a.m., Lakeview Golf Club,$250/team, lunch, $10,000 hole-in-one con-test, as well as long-drive, long-putt and clos-est-to-the-pin prizes. 888-3579;www.cityofmeridian.org/parks_rec

American Heart Association Treasure ValleyHeart Walk 8 a.m.-noon, Julia Davis Park,pledge walk, 1-mile and 5K events, prizes,entertainment, snacks and education. 384-5066; www.heart.org

Preservation Idaho 35th annual Orchids andOnions Awards 11 a.m.-2 p.m. historic loca-tion TBD, $20/members, $25/non-members,lunch and tour of the historic building. Nominations due March 30. 424-5111; www.preservationidaho.org

Good Samaritan Home 4th annual SpringTea & Silent Auction 2-4 p.m., Owyhee PlazaHotel, $20, reserve by May 11. www.goodsamaritanleague.com

SUNDAY, MAY 20 The 17th annual DiabetesRide 10 a.m., Eagle Foothills, $35/adults,$12/kids, registration includes raffle ticket,BBQ dinner and T-shirt; it's also a pledge drive— those who collect $175 or more ride free;horse rentals available by May 18; benefitsyouth programs, 371-2020www.hodia.org/diabetesride

MONDAY-TUESDAY, MAY 21-22 SaintAlphonsus Auxiliary Book Sale 7 a.m.-4 p.m.,McCleary Auditorium, Saint Alphonsus

THURSDAY, MAY 24 Idaho CommunityFoundation annual luncheon 11:30 a.m.,Boise Centre, $50, $60/patron, $480/table of10, $580/patron table of 10. Keynote speakeris Sharon Allen, first woman chairman ofDeloitte & Touche USA LLP. Attendees willvote to award a grant to one of three non-profit presenters; grant made possible by US Bank and Kissler Family Fund/Norco. 342-3535; www.idcomfdn.org

ONGOING Trevor’s Trek Foundation Children's Cancer Pavilion Bronze FootprintOngoing Fundraiser. Get a bronze footprint inJulia Davis Park. Call 1-855-TTF-TREK or go tothe website www.trevorstrek.org/walkway forinformation about this and other ways to help.

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Dusty Parnell is a freelance print, radioand video journalist who has worked in theTreasure Valley for more than 20 years.

The next issue of Treasure comes out May 19, so please send us your fundraising events happening through August 2012 by April 18. Email information (textonly; no attachments) to [email protected]. If you also want your event in the Statesman calendars, enter it online at Events.IdahoStatesman.com.


PHOTO BY JASON MUNROEPHOTO FROM THE IDAHO STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

“A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.”

Aristotle, THE ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHER

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Boise isn’t known for its size, but it is known forits vibrancy — both now and in the past. A newbook, called “Boise Double Take,” celebrates theTreasure Valley’s rich history and progress.

Side-by-side photos document what’s changedand what hasn’t at about 50 locations, such asCapitol Boulevard as viewed from the Statehouse,above. The photo on the left was taken in 1933;the photo on the right was taken in 2006. Other

then-and-now photos include the Boise Airport, the Capitol, the Natatorium and the old Ada County Courthouse.

Boise author and publisher Rich Binsaccaresearched and wrote the book, using photos fromthe Idaho State Historical Society archives andfrom local photographers. The book retails for$21.95. Learn more about the book and where tobuy a copy at www.gatehousepublishers.com.

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