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7 Round TwoCity, St. Luke’s gear up for second public workshop on hospital plan

9 Help for the HelpersHow two recent suicides have shifted thinking about

mental health at Ada County Paramedics

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HELPAccording to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in

four adults will experience a mental disorder over the course of any given year and one in 17 suffers from a serious mental illness, including major depression or bipolar disorder. What’s worse, 31 percent of adults surveyed said they would avoid treatment for fear of judgement.

That silent suffering carries a crushing cost: mental illness is the leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada for people 15-44 years old; life expectancy for those with a seri-ous mental illness is 25 years shorter than average; the economic toll of depression has been estimated at more than $80 billion; and suicide—the third-leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds—takes a life every 15 minutes in the United States.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, when those strug-gling with mental illness—or who think they might have a mental illness—are encouraged to seek help.

The importance of shedding the stigma and seeking mental health treatment is underscored in this week’s feature story by staff writer Jessica Murri, which looks at the impact of suicides by two Ada County paramedics in the past year (see Page 9).

Saddened and shocked as they were by the deaths of their colleagues, officials with Ada County Paramedics saw the tragedies as an important opportunity to address mental health care openly. Recognizing the general reluctance toward asking for help—especially from those whose job it is to help others—is important, and having a public conversation about the issue hopefully eases some of that fear of judgement.

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(Correction: In our May 6 story “Sticker Shock: CWI’s $8.8M land buy sparks pushback,” we misspelled University of Idaho Associ-ate Professor of Law John Rumel’s last name. BW regrets the error.)

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TWO’S COMPANYT WO OF THE HIGHEST-PROFILE DEVELOPERS IN IDAHO HAVE THEIR EYES ON THE SAME PIECE OF PROPERT Y AT IDAHO AND 14TH STREETS—THE FORMER SITE OF THE WATERCOOLER STARTUP INCUBATOR. BOTH WOULD INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL UNITS, BUT ONE WANTS TO INTRODUCE A NEW BREWERY TO DOWNTOWN. MORE ON NEWS/CIT YDESK .

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Almost seven years ago, I wrote an article for this paper on the effects of PTSD—post-traumatic stress disorder—on combat veterans. It was in no way groundbreaking, nor did it expose anything new about the disorder that hasn’t been known for decades, even centuries, though the nomenclature may have changed from one war to another. I had two reasons for thinking the world needed another examination of PTSD, one being that in the midst of our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, perhaps Ameri-cans could use a reminder of what was in store for the returning vets, those sons and husbands and brothers (not to leave out their female counterparts from more recent wars) who had answered a call to duty that, for many, would turn into a perpetual nightmare.

The other reason was that it seemed to me the great bulk of existing material on what had in-cited PTSD in soldiers had to do with what those soldiers had been subjected to—the violence, the fear, the horrid things witnessed, the comrades lost—with very little conversation on what those soul-wounded soldiers might have subjected oth-ers to. With no military experience of my own, let alone any combat experience, I tried to imag-ine what would leave the more enduring damage to my personal psychology—having horrible things done to and around me, or the horrible things I might be called upon to do.

My research—including interviews with vets of past wars and mental health professionals whose calling it was to help those stricken with PTSD—led me to believe what I suspected to be true from the start, that doing violence onto others was to some immeasurable degree more damaging to a normal human being’s essence than having violence done on him. Applied to soldiers, there is no mystery as to why that is true: The actual combatants experience the same ter-rors as the non-combatants, plus the terrors they wreak upon the enemy.

I admit that what I found was what I expected to find. But there was an aspect to the PTSD curse that I wasn’t expecting: The concept of sec-ondary PTSD, being the disruption and disorder those cursed with the causal experiences pass on to those they come home to. Again, there is no mystery why: As the most common symptoms of PTSD are substance abuse, sleep disorders, dras-tic mood swings, distrust of others and suicidal tendencies, it is hard to imagine the initially af-flicted are not traumatizing those closest to them. If we looked no further than the dramatic rate of divorce among returning veterans, we would have to acknowledge that PTSD cuts a wide swath.

I have thought sporadically about this

secondary PTSD over the years since I did that article, secretly wondering how many women had endured the pain of living with, or leaving, a man who could escape his own pain only with drugs or drunkenness. How many children grew up with a father they could not trust because he had left his own trust on a battlefield far away? How many mothers and fathers lived the tragedy of a once-loving son slipping out of their grasp into suicide? How often might we have traced, had we been looking in the right places, a case of domestic violence or unexplainable madness back to the seed from which it sprang, a generation (or two or three) earlier? How much of the dysfunc-tion currently plaguing this society has its roots in the young sons and husbands and brothers who came back shattered from war, and had to live out the rest of their lives trying to cope with their very nature so distorted by this psychological scar tissue?

As I watched, a couple of weeks back, the series of documentaries PBS presented to com-memorate the 40 years that have passed since the Vietnam War came to an end, the wonder returned with renewed vigor. The dreaded draft... the anti-war demonstrations... the guys leaving as boys and returning as troubled men... the endless film of body bags and screaming wounded being loaded onto helicopters... the specter of our nation’s capitol turned into a militarized zone of opposing angry forces... the piles of dead peasants lying in the ditches of My Lai... the dead students lying on the grass of Kent State... the visions of American boys wreathed with necklaces of ears they’d sliced off the bodies of enemy soldiers...the American construction workers attacking American protesters in New York... the mobs of terrified Vietnamese clinging to the landing gear of anything that might take them away from a country ruined from 30 years of constant conflict... the sense of shame and rage and abandonment and betrayal and infamy that every American felt, regardless of whom they blamed for it all... other than a full-blown civil war or an invasion, how much more trauma could have befallen a country? Especially since, as I believe to this day, that it was America wreaking terrible violence on a fragile place to which we were not justified to go.

Could it explain why our modern America seems to be floundering so clumsily?... to under-stand that what we did over there came back to haunt us, one soldier at a time, one family at a time? To understand that, until we acknowledge how much damage we did in Vietnam—to our-selves as well as to the Vietnamese—we can never be healthy again?

THE NEVER-ENDING NAMDo we live in a collaterally damaged land?

BILL COPE

OPINION


Last week, Julie and I were at the Carnegie In-stitution in Washington, D.C. listening to “The Philosophical Baby: What Children’s Minds Tell Us about Truth, Love and the Meaning of Life.” It was a lecture delivered by Alison Gopnik, of the UC Berkeley psychology department. Dr. Gopnik didn’t try to make the lecture live up to its title, which was a good thing. She did show us how scary smart 3-year-olds are.

We watched videos of tiny children figuring out how to make complex toys light up or play music. They solved problems of logic with aston-ishing speed and efficiency. Their thinking looked like magic. But Gopnik showed, step by step, how these children followed careful scientific method—hypothesis, experiment and conclu-sion—to understand how the toys operated.

It was delightful to watch, but toward the end of the lecture, Gopnik let it slip that children who were told how to work the toys by a teacher never figured out how the toys worked. Instead of al-lowing them to investigate, teachers could simply tell them answers, or even add extra meaningless steps to the sequence of necessary actions. The results were reduced curiosity, no understanding of what was going on with the toy, a lusterless following of dictated procedure and, to the extent 3-year-olds can express it, boredom.

I walked out of the lecture hall remembering that education is too often an exercise in closing off possibilities.

During my own career as a professor of cre-ative writing, I’ve done my best to walk the line between didactic this-is-the-way-it-goes instruc-tion and squishy everybody-gets-a-prize esteem building. Those are the Scylla and Charybdis of the discipline, and every teacher loses students to one or the other of them, no matter how benign his or her intentions. But I’ve mostly taught col-lege and graduate students. If I extrapolate from Gopnik, the damage has already been done.

One way to look at effective college teach-ing—and not just in the arts—is that it’s repair-ing the damage done by programmed curricula. That and deliberately keeping the answers away from people who don’t want to have to figure them out for themselves.

Much of my time as a teacher has been spent talking to the students lined up outside my office door. Listening to their questions and keeping them questioning has been the most important part of my job.

Happily, most writing students don’t come to clear up points of fact. Instead, they want to talk about big decisions in their lives—whether or not to become doctors or lawyers and practice their art on the side, whether or not to marry or have

children, if it’s worth it to go deeply into debt to finish their education and so on. In most cases, my colleagues have not advised on these matters.

I advise on these matters whether asked to or not, but I don’t give easy answers. If you want to write, I say, don’t go to med school or law school, don’t marry, don’t have children and never go into debt to pay for college.

My advice is mostly ignored. But I do get down-the-road emails about spouses, children, life as an ICU physician or a junior law partner, and struggles to pay off loans. “You told me I would be working 70 hours a week,” goes one of them. “I didn’t believe you. I would love to be working just 70 hours a week. I would love to just get some sleep.”

I’m sure that email’s author was once a curi-ous, enthusiastic and wide-awake 3-year-old.

In an early essay on art, Carl Jung wrote that artists can’t have a normal life because they’re grappling with the unconscious and that takes all the energy normal human relationships would require. Later he changed his mind. In Memories, Dreams and Reflections, written at the end of his life, he suggested that being an artist is the only way to consciousness, the only way not to go through life both trapped in and oblivious to fate.

That has been the condition of plenty of my colleagues. Most avoid talking to students about anything but their specialty. One of them told me that when a student wanted to talk about life issues, he would reach for his pistol. But he had given up on curiosity and understanding by that time, not to mention happiness and a sense that he was making a difference in the world.

In his defense, some students are like black holes—they can suck up all the energy you give them and more. I have had plenty of students who fit that description, and yet a decent percentage of those same students have become successful writers and artists. It sounds a little creepy, but they were feeding the beast and my job was to help them feed it. My advice to young writers to stay single and free of a professional career was partly for the sake of the people they might marry, their kids or their colleagues.

But it was also to keep them from the easy answers to philosophical questions, or from thinking that there were any answers that didn’t lead to more questions. When you think you’ve got it all figured out, you’ve reduced your horizon to a point. Your inner 3-year-old—at least the one who takes a delighted interest in things, who tests them and manipulates them and figures them out—has been replaced by a grim little adult, who is content with shallow questions, inadequate answers and a shrink-to-fit world.

DIDACTICALLY INSTRUCTIVEAnd curiously destructive

JOHN REMBER

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CHOKING ON THE DATATreasure Valley’s air

quality comes under Idaho Conservation League scrutiny

JESSICA MURRI

In the decade that Courtney Washburn has lived in Boise, she has noticed one unattractive quality of the Treasure Valley: The wintertime inversions. The community conservation director for the Idaho Conservation League decided to dig into the numbers and see what was really happening when a thick haze of pollution blankets Boise.

When Washburn and Bryan Hurlbutt—an attorney with Advocates for the West—pulled the data from the Idaho Department of Environmen-tal Quality, they were shocked.

“We weren’t surprised that the standards were being violated,” Hurlbutt said, “but we were surprised by how much.”

ICL declared the Treasure Valley’s air quality is so bad, the Environmental Protection Agency needs to step in. But the Idaho DEQ said Wash-burn and Hurlbutt’s view is too narrow.

Washburn and Hurlbutt looked at measure-ments of fine particulate matter air pollution, which are tiny particles that can be inhaled and cause adverse health effects. The particles come from car emissions, power plants and smoke.

The data Washburn and Hurlbutt saw revealed a sharp increase of fine particulate matter begin-ning in 2011, spiking in 2012 and skyrocketing in 2013—so high that Ada County ranked fourth in the nation for amount of fine particulate mat-ter in a 24-hour period, above Los Angeles; Salt Lake City; and Sacramento, Calif.

The EPA requires fine particulate matter be less than 35 micrograms per cubic meter air in a 24-hour period. In 2012, the number in the Treasure Valley was 41 and, in 2013, it hit 89.

Provoked by the figures, Hurlbutt drafted a pe-tition to submit to the EPA, calling for the federal agency to declare Ada and Canyon counties non-attainment areas. Falling under that designation would kick off a yearslong process to bring the Treasure Valley back into compliance.

The petition was submitted to the EPA and Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter on Feb. 6, with a request for action within 120 days.

“Until EPA takes action, residents of Idaho’s largest metropolitan area will continue to breath [sic] unhealthy air,” wrote Hurlbutt.

When Bruce Louks—modeling, monitor-ing and emission inventory program manager at DEQ—read the petition, he wasn’t impressed.

“The narrative in that petition needs to be reworked because it’s not very accurate,” Louks told Boise Weekly. “When you say air pollution is skyrocketing, you’re stepping out of context.”

He pulled out a chart with the same numbers Advocates for the West built its petition on—showing the sharp spike from 2011-2013—but the chart also showed data from 2005-2014 to provide a bigger picture.

Every year from 2005 to 2011, the levels of fine particulate matter stayed below the standard level of 35 micrograms per cubic meter—most years hovering just below 30. In 2010, the num-bers dropped as low as 12. After the sharp spike in 2013, the number dropped in 2014 to 28.

Louks explained what happened in 2012 and 2013 to skew the numbers so high.

“In 2012, we had a situation in the month of September where we were inundated with smoke from wildfires,” he said, adding that wildfire smoke shouldn’t count—and the EPA agrees.

Under federal guidelines, pollution from wildfires is out of human control and the DEQ can submit formal documentation to the EPA to have that data excluded from the pollution total. However, the DEQ didn’t do that.

“[The documentation process] is very expen-sive for us to do,” Louks said, “and it takes a lot of time and research and preparation. But if by documenting those exceptional events avoids nonattainment, we’ll certainly do that.”

If the documentation process would have been done, taking away the data gathered on the smoke-filled days of 2012, the number would drop to 19—well below the standard.

That leaves 2013, a stark difference in air quality. Louks said it was caused by an inversion that blanketed the valley for almost two weeks in January of that year. The inversion covered most of the Pacific Northwest, affecting Washington,

Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. “What you’re seeing in 2013, this is real,”

Louks said. “What we had here was an inversion like no other. It was extraordinary, like a 100-year flood.”

Louks said had the inversion not persisted as long as it did—causing pollutants from car emis-sions and wood-burning stoves to build up and get trapped in the valley’s airshed—the numbers in 2013 would have been normal.

Because the 2013 inversion was so unusual, the DEQ air quality team struggles with the ICL’s petition and would rather not see the EPA designate Ada and Canyon counties as “nonat-tainment areas.”

“Once you go nonattainment, it starts a 30-year process that is costly for the DEQ, the state, taxpayers and communities,” said Mary Ander-son, DEQ Mobile and Area Source Program manager.

Anderson would work at the front lines with the EPA should the counties be designated nonat-tainment. She said once that happens, it strips communities of the flexibility of control measures.

Instead, the DEQ would have to come up with a State Implementation Plan that works on regulatory and enforceable control measures to bring air quality levels back into compliance.

“We can solve problems without going nonat-tainment,” she said. “It’s a 30-year process that we’re locked into. Or more.”

Ada County has been designated as a nonat-tainment area before—not because of fine par-ticulate matter but carbon monoxide. When that happened in the mid 1980s, Ada County started requiring yearly vehicle emission testing and put burn bans in place. It took only a few years to bring the numbers back to safe and stable levels, but the DEQ still must submit action plans every 10 years

KLAN GROUP TRIES TO CO-OPT SORROW IN SHADOW OF SLAIN IDAHO POLICE OFFICER

The death of Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore has left the north Idaho community stricken with grief, as thousands gathered from all over the country for his funeral on May 9.

Moore, a 16-year veteran of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department, was shot May 4 while performing a traffic stop of Jonathan Dan-iel Renfro, a 26-year-old Rathdrum man who al-legedly opened fire, stole Moore’s weapon and fled in his patrol car. Renfro is being held at the Kootenai County Jail, charged with five felonies, including first-degree murder. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.

Capitalizing on the sorrow surrounding Moore’s death—and drawing on the nationwide tensions over race and community relations with police—an unwelcome but familiar group in north Idaho again made its presence known.

In a leaflet reportedly distributed May 7 in Kootenai and Bonner counties, and bearing the header “Blue Lives Matter,” the Tradition-alist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan expressed its solidarity with law enforcement in the face of “a criminal element” that is protected by “weak politicians who live in fear of the race baiter, civil rights lawyers, and a Lib-eral media that makes their living off of other peoples misery and the robbing of municipal coffers [sic].”

Moore’s death comes at a time when the phrases “Black Lives Matter” and “Blue Lives Matter” have become shorthand in the ongoing, tense and often violent national debate over how police and their communities interact.

Both phrases have been used in abundance in recent weeks, as protests in Baltimore fol-lowing the April 19 death of a 25-year-old black man while in police custody turned to rioting and, on May 2, a New York City police officer was shot while approaching a man suspected of concealing a handgun—the third New York City police officer to be killed in the line of duty in the past five months.

Post Falls resident Andrew Martinez found one of the Klan leaflets in front of his house on the morning of May 7, wrapped around a two-month-old copy of a local free newspaper. His neighbor in the quiet, well-cared-for subdivision also woke up to find the same thing on her doorstep.

The Idaho DEQ released data on the Treasure Valley’s air quality that the ICL found alarming. ICL’s petition targets years 2011-2013. Trouble is, DEQ says the ICL isn’t looking at the bigger picture.

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MAYOR ON ST. LUKE’S

PR: ‘AWFUL’‘People don’t respond well to

ultimatums’GEORGE PRENTICE

Officials at Boise City Hall have no illusions about their plans for Tuesday, May 12—it’s go-ing to be another long night. Following a mara-thon April 14 workshop on St. Luke’s Health System’s massive expansion plans, including its proposal to permanently close a stretch of Jefferson Street, the Boise City Council came to one conclusion: Meet again.

“We’ve got a long way to go,” said Boise May-or Dave Bieter a week later at the Andrus Center’s Politics for Lunch forum. “Yes, we’ve got another session and maybe another one after that.”

The controversy started gaining steam earlier this year when neighbors argued against St. Luke’s plan to close Jefferson, which resulted in the Boise Planning and Zoning Commission rejecting the master plan in a 6-1 vote on Feb. 9. Instead of going back to the drawing board, St. Luke’s doubled-down, launching a full-throated public relations campaign, which included a heart-tugging video featuring the parents of a baby born prematurely at St. Luke’s. Within days, the hospital posted on its website that there was a real possibility it might transfer some critical services to Meridian if its master plan was not approved.

“I thought the public relations on this was aw-ful, just awful,” said Bieter. “People don’t respond

well to ultimatums.”Bieter added he has public and personal skin

in the game.“St. Luke’s services and employment? Of

course I would like to keep them in Boise,” he said. “Plus, my wife works at St. Luke’s,” which is why Bieter said he would have recuse himself from any tie-breaking vote on the matter. That won’t be necessary since Councilman Ben Quin-tana, also an employee of St. Luke’s, is recusing himself from the proceedings, thus leaving five votes on the council and no chance for a tie.

The next round of workshops on the matter take place on Tuesday, May 19. Following is the five-item agenda, which should take the council and public close to midnight to cover:.

• A five-minute recap of the April 14 session.• A 10-minute Q&A when the council will

ask St. Luke’s representatives and city staff any

outstanding questions from the April 14 session.• A 60-minute Q&A with the general public.

The questions will be written on blank cards distributed at the workshop. Additionally, city officials are soliciting questions online through the city’s website.

• A 60-minute overview presentation on the St. Luke’s master plan.

• A 90-minute presentation from St. Luke’s on transportation mitigation issues, with particular emphasis on the proposal to close a portion of Jefferson and its impact to traffic.

City officials say they fully expected to hold a third workshop, presumably with more questions and answers triggered by the May 19 session. City Planning Director Hal Simmons said the earliest date for an agenda item before the council, which would require a full public hearing on the issue, would be Tuesday, June 30.

“St. Luke’s services and employment? Of course I would like to keep them in Boise,” said Mayor Dave Bieter. “Plus, my wife works at St. Luke’s.”

outlining how it intends to stay compliant.Louks and David Luft, the regional airshed manager for the

DEQ’s Boise office, see the higher number in 2013 as a bit of an ac-complishment. With modeling that shows how high fine particulate matter levels would have been during a similar inversion in the mid

1980s (before fine particulate matter was monitored), they estimate that it could have been well into the range of 300 micrograms per cubic meter.

“We had just as bad of an inversion now and we were at 89,” Luft said. “Population has skyrocketed since then and we have way more cars on the road, but even in the mother of all inversions, the number has gone down. That, to me, says there’s a lot of stuff that has gone right and what we’re doing is working.”

In the meantime, Louks said the decision is out of their hands.“It just would have been cool if they [the Idaho Conservation League

and Advocates for the West] could have come over and we could have talked before they wrote up the petition, because there are some errors in it and some misinterpretations,” he said.

Washburn doesn’t agree.

“I’ve heard all sorts of explanations and excuses,” she said, “but I haven’t heard any action. It’s time we don’t just say, ‘Well, we have bad air in the winter,’ but that we work to improve this problem.”

She countered that she and Hurlbutt didn’t take the petition lightly. She said she realizes how much of a controversy and “heartburn” comes from asking the EPA to designate the area as nonattainment, but she said she believes the public is already paying the costs—from decreased economic development to public health.

Being the mother of a 2-year-old who struggles with asthma, she said it forces her to think about air quality every single day.

“We don’t believe that the decrease in air quality is an isolated event. We would not have brought the petition if we didn’t think there was enough in-formation over enough years to make the legal case for why the EPA should step in and do something,” Washburn said. “It is frustrating, but that’s the reality of working on conservation in the state of Idaho.”

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“I was pretty shocked,” Martinez said. “Somebody was going by just chucking them around.”

Sheriff’s officials in Kootenai and Bonner counties—as well as the Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and Sandpoint police

departments—said they had received no reports of the leaflets. However, Tony Stewart, one of the founding members of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, said he saw a copy on May 6 that had come from Sandpoint.

“I don’t want to overstate this, but every so often, maybe every couple of months—and there’s no large organization here like there was with the Aryan Nation—but there’s some individual or individuals that pick an area and they’ll drop this information,” he said.

The contents of the leaflets, Stewart added, are typically boilerplate. In this case, though, the timing hit close to home.

“Nobody wants that stuff here,” Martinez said. “It’s just ridiculous that they’re using this

fallen police officer as a gimmick to recruit people into their orga-nization. I think that’s just sad. ...

“The whole region up here ... is totally impacted by this police officer’s death. You can feel it everywhere

you go in Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Sandpoint. ... For them to take advantage of a situation like this is just ridiculous.”

Stewart agreed.“I can’t get in the minds of those people

who do those things, but I can say this: This community, our communities around here, have rallied. It’s just remarkable,” he said. “They have already I think surpassed $50,000 in funds to support the family. They’ve had a couple of ral-lies and I think there’s going to be a fundraiser. This community has been just remarkable in its support. It’s a very, very sad time but it’s also amazing how the community has united.”

As they did during the active years of the Aryan Nations in the 1980s and 1990s, when the distribution of racist and politically extreme literature was more common, most north Idaho-ans see the leaflets for what they are.

“We haven’t heard any reports, probably because people just throw them away,” said Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Christie Wood, who handles community relations for the depart-ment and serves as president of the KCTFHR. “Law enforcement is in no way associated with this group, nor would we ever even consider it.”

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I should first apologize for interrupting a bit of your vacation.

But I’m always working a little. I go by Goethe’s model: “Never hurry; never stop.” I don’t work in a manic state, but I don’t stop, either. I like my work, so it’s not unpleasant.

Speaking of a manic state, I must note that I’ve watched a video that you recently posted online of you singing in a New York City cabaret. I’m presuming that was a karaoke night.

A friend invited me to a live karaoke night, and I put my name on the list. But then a lot of other people started singing and I thought, “Oh my God, these people really know how to sing. They’re Broadway performers, and I’m a 45-year-old, bifocaled woman [awake] past my bedtime.” I was going to take my name off the list, but then I thought that I have spent a good part of my life trying to encourage people to do things outside their comfort zone, so I said to myself, “You better make sure that you’re smokin’ what you’re sellin’.”

Does any of this connect to your new book?

Does this connect to your new book? [Big Magic is set for release Tuesday, Sept. 22.]

It’s all about putting yourself out there, raising your hand to take a job, asking to write another story in spite of multiple rejection letters. I just sent the galleys of the new book out this week, so the critics can start sharpening their knives.

Does it help to have a thick skin when it comes to the critics?

Not really. There’s no imagination or joy with a thick skin. Yes, my feelings can be hurt, and I much prefer good reviews. And I do try to stay away from things that will hurt my feelings; it’s not productive. But honestly, it’s not very mature to think that, once you put something out there, that people won’t react to it. It comes with the work that we love.

So, can we talk about “that book,” Eat, Pray, Love?

We’d be remiss if we didn’t.

I’m guessing that your memoir means a lot of things to a lot of people.

It goes from one end of the spectrum, where people write letters saying, “I detest you,” to letters saying, “You’ve written my bible.” But somewhere in the middle, people said, “Wow, I had forgotten that my life belonged to me, and thank you for reminding me that my life is mine.” The book became a giant screen on which people projected their own emotions, feelings and opinions.

How did that monumental success impact your creative process for future projects?

I think for me to do anything but embrace what happened would have been madness. I’m very aware that I’m in a very enviable position that very few artists have ever experienced.

And did those expectations go to a whole new level when you watched Julia Roberts portray you on the big screen?

I haven’t truly processed what happened be-cause, honestly, I don’t know if it’s processable. It’s more like a phenomenon, and it has no rational explanation. Meanwhile, I go on with my life as sanely and soberly and responsibly as I can.

In the midst of that hurricane of success, was it difficult for you to focus on your next projects?

I was already in the habit of looking for new things. It wouldn’t have been too easy to absorb if Eat, Pray, Love had been my first book, or I was 21 years old instead of being closer to 40.

Now that you’ve mailed out the galleys for your next book, Big Magic, what’s next?

I’m probably going to write a novel on the New York City theater world of the 1940s.

That’s a rich backdrop: Broadway’s Golden Age.

I’m pretty thrilled about it; I’m just starting the research now.

Let’s talk about wellness, since your visit to Idaho will be at, quite appropriately, the Sun Valley Wellness Festival.

I have managed to arrive at a place where I’m confident that I’m following my soul and not my ego. When I get hurt, I think “OK, my ego was hurt; but how’s my soul doing?” Egos get hurt; they’re competitive and prideful, but a soul is a much better guidepost. Yes, we need an ego. It’s a wonderful servant but a terrible master. It’s much better for me to know that I’m guiding my life decisions based on what my soul would like me to be doing.

And what does your soul tell you what you should be doing lately?

Writing. Living happily and conflict-free with my husband. Not judging people. Getting enough sleep. Those are the things that bring me wellness.

ELIZABETH GILBERTEat, pray, love and just about everything else

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A few years ago, Elizabeth Gilbert was approached by two women at JFK International Airport af-ter one of the women turned to her friend and described Gilbert as, “that woman who wrote that book based on that movie.” Two out of three were correct: Gilbert is “that woman,” the successful author of “that book,” 2006’s Eat, Pray Love, which spent 199 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List. What the women got wrong was that the successful 2010 film of the same name was based on Gilbert’s memoir, not the other way around.

Gilbert, who will give the headlining keynote address at the Sun Valley Wellness Festival on Friday, May 22, (see Wood River Valley calendar, Page 16), spoke to Boise Weekly during her vacation in Miami Beach, about her past success, her latest project (which hits bookshelves in September) and her future plans—all guided, she said, by soul instead of ego.

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Janny Wing usually works on Wednesdays, but on March 18, she took the day off for a board

meeting at Opera Idaho. That afternoon, she was sitting at her computer when her phone buzzed with a text message from one of her colleagues at Ada County Paramedics, where she has worked as an EMT for nearly 10 years.

“It was upsetting,” Wing said. “I’m not an emotional person, but it hit me pretty hard.”

She called her husband, also an EMT with Ada County Paramedics, asking if he’d heard. He had. That afternoon, her colleague, Brian Peterson, committed suicide in his home.

It’s wasn’t the first time Wing had gotten a text like that. Only six months earlier, on Sept. 6, 2014, while shopping for new wine glasses, she got a similar call. Her work partner, Donna Sellers, had killed herself.

Wing felt complete disbelief. She saw Sellers only a week before, and Sellers seemed fine.

“Nothing would have made me think she was even sad,” Wing said. “Hindsight is 20/20 but even in hindsight, as a co-worker, nothing from either Brian or Donna would have made me think they were suicidal.”

When Wing first heard about Sellers, the dis-belief took a long time to fade into sadness, but

when she got the text about Peterson, “I skipped the shock and went straight to the crying. I’m not even a crier.”

Two suicides in the past six months have left Ada County Paramedics reeling and uncertain on how to prevent more.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE?Wing has a bouncy personality complete with

an easy laugh and a big smile. She is in her mid-30s and she’s an avid skier, hiker and whitewater rafter. She’s up for just about anything if it’s outdoors.

But when she goes to work, she becomes—in her words—“bossy.” Her co-workers describe her as a “take-no-shit hard-ass” and when calls get tough, the saying goes, “Channel your inner Janny.”

“I have this picture on my wall at my house. It’s a picture of a duck on a lake.” Wing said. “The thing I think about all the time at work is being a duck on the water. Underneath, his legs are paddling really fast, but on the top, all you see is calm. That’s what I really try to maintain—that even though my brain is going, I make sure that I’m calm on the outside. Calm, cool and collected.”

When dealing with aggressive drug users that need to be restrained and sedated, handling wrecks involving multiple cars in the middle of the night and bringing people out of hysteria, that calm, cool collectedness is key. She often reminds herself the emergency she’s dealing with is not her emergency.

Wing identifies herself first and foremost as a paramedic. The “About Me” section on her Face-book page is sparse: “I live and work in Boise, Idaho. I am a paramedic and I love my job.”

When she leaves her station at the end of the shift, she makes an effort to leave her work behind, too. She doesn’t socialize much with other paramedics outside of work and she keeps work-talk to a minimum with her husband. When she’s off the clock she takes her two big mutts, Max and Moose, into the foothills or snowshoeing.

She said that it’s important to keep herself happy and healthy while working such an intense and high-stress job.

Still, her colleagues’ suicides haunt her. “These are people who do my job,” Wing

said. “They’re standing next to me, they’re in my age bracket, they’ve been doing this as long as I have. So, what does it take to go from where I

am to get to where they were? Is it that easy? Is it a cliff you fall off and you’re just down there? ”

After losing both Sellers and Peterson, Wing has developed a hyper-vigilance for the mental well being of her colleagues. If any of her co-workers go on rough calls, she’s the first to ask, “You OK?”

“I think I’m a pretty active, young, healthy badass,” she said, “but what does it take to get from here to there? I don’t know.”

‘I DON’T GET IT’A few days after Peterson’s death, Ada County

Paramedics held an organization-wide meeting to talk about it. The emergency service has 127 em-ployees, 100 of whom are paramedics and EMTs working in 13 stations across the county.

The meeting was tearful and raw, according to Ada County Paramedics Public Information Officer Hadley Mayes.

“It was really important for us to come together and speak about this because it’s such a hush-hush topic,” Mayes said. “That’s a huge problem. If we’re afraid to speak out loud about [suicide], that’s just going to perpetuate it. This is something that needs to be addressed head-on.”

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Exactly how to address it, though, isn’t clear. The county offers work-life balance programs that include no-cost therapy for any and all county employees—if they decide to see a coun-selor, their meetings are private and not reported to supervisors.

While there are no hard numbers on the rate of suicide among paramedics, anecdotal evidence suggests its occurrence tends to be higher among first responders than the general public. According to Mayes, police, firefighters and EMTs have higher rates of suicide, depres-sion, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and divorce.

“It makes sense,” she said. “Look at what they see every day.”

But there’s a big question leaving Ada County Paramedic administrators scratching their heads over the issue: If the help is offered, and employees decide not to take it, what else can be done?

Sellers’ and Peterson’s suicides prompted Mayes to write a blog post on the Ada County Paramedics’ website, where she spoke frankly and directly about the issue. Ada County Para-medics responded to more than 2,000 mental health related calls in 2014, but to see their own employees falling victim to suicide is startling.

“As I sit here—I have to admit, in an admin-istrative position with no EMS background—I don’t get it,” she wrote. “I work 9-5 with holidays and weekends off. ... I’ve never watched a child die. ... I’ve never been cussed out for just trying to do my job—just trying to help. I’ve never awoken in the wee hours of the morning to an alarm knowing I might be the solitary link between someone’s life or death.”

In her post, she pointed out that when para-medics and EMTs go home, their days at work don’t make for dinnertime conversation. Few people outside their company understand what they go through, and that isolation can lead to silent suffering.

“These people are strong,” she wrote. “They’re independent and they don’t show weakness—even if they’re silently spiraling into a bad place.”

BRIAN AND DONNABrian Peterson’s memorial took place on a

warm spring day at the beginning of April. Hun-dreds of mourners gathered at the Barber Park Event Center beside the Boise River.

Nearly every employee of Ada County Paramedics not running 911 calls stood in uniform, each with a black band around their arm, as the bagpipes played. A team from the

Magic Valley Paramedics attended, as well as the honor guard from Humboldt General Hospital in Winnemucca, Nev.; an ambulance crew from Payette County; members of the Ada County Sheriff’s Department and Boise, Meridian, Eagle and Nampa fire departments; and retired paramedics.

Ada County Paramedics covered the cost of the funeral, using a fund for community needs paid into by employees. Peterson’s family requested orange flowers. During the reception, ACDC’s “Thunderstruck” played to a slideshow of photos.

Peterson was 40 when he died. He started his career with Ada County Paramedics in 2001, then worked at the Meridian Fire Department from 2005-2013, when he returned to Ada County Paramedics.

He is described as a quiet man with a math-ematical mind. He loved the problem-solving aspects of paramedicine and didn’t talk often but when he did, it was often a subtle quip.

“Sometimes Brian would tell a joke and you’d be five seconds behind, then: ‘Oh! OK, that was a good one,’” said Ada County Paramedics Deputy Director Shawn Rayne. “He was quiet but when he would laugh, he would laugh. He loved to cut it up.”

Growing up in Boise, Peterson enjoyed the hobbies of an outdoors lover: hiking,

hunting, fishing, riding dirt bikes. He had an ar-tistic side he expressed through photography and poetry. He liked to use long words. According to his obituary, a weekend of fun meant devouring a 1,000-page medical textbook.

He was a field training officer for Ada Coun-ty, as well as a member of the Special Operations Team. He was certified in pediatric advancement life support, advanced care life support, rapid intervention and a rope rescue technician. He planned to enroll in the physician’s assistant program at Washington State University.

Over and over again, Peterson was called “a great paramedic.”

He left behind two children. He also left behind his beloved cat, Dexter.

Ada County Paramedics Director Darby Weston was shocked by Peterson’s suicide.

“The last time I talked to him, he said, ‘Yeah, I’ve got all this stuff going on, but I’m getting to the end of it and there are things I am enjoy-ing and these are the things I plan on doing,’” Weston said. “He had a view forward of where he was going. I told him, ‘You hit a few speed bumps, and you made it over the top of them, and I think you’re doing OK.’ When this hap-pened, I had no idea he was pushed to that level.”

Planning a memorial for someone you worked with is something no one ever wants to do, according to Mayes.

“And this is the second memorial service like this we’ve had to do in six months,” she said.

Donna Sellers’ service was smaller: Her family held a funeral for her in her California hometown. Her suicide was no less surprising than Peterson’s.

Wing worked with her often and said she was a private person, but seemed happy.

“She was super healthy, always working out and eating all this healthy crap,” Wing said. “We used to go to Target on shift in between calls and she’d be like, ‘Oh! This is a cute skirt!’ She was fun. We would joke on calls together. She was very much into being in control, like me. We’d have a patient coughing in the back of the ambulance and she’d be like, ‘Cover your mouth, please.’”

Sellers was 43 when she died. She moved to Idaho in 1997 and worked as a flight paramedic with Life Flight before joining Ada County Paramedics. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing shortly before her death.

Like Peterson and Wing, she was a lover of Idaho’s wilderness. She fished and rode horses. She loved adventure. Her husband, son, mother and sister survived her. At the end of her obitu-ary, it reads, “Girl, you will be missed.”

In Weston’s 30 years with Ada County Paramedics, he has experienced three co-worker suicides. The first took place in the early ’90s.

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A friend and colleague of his had gone on a call involving a car accident. When they arrived on scene, the passenger couldn’t be saved. The pas-senger happened to be Weston’s colleague’s next door neighbor growing up.

“He lasted here another nine months and quit EMS,” Weston said. “A year later, he was dead from suicide.”

Cases like that present a real problem when trying to determine the rate of suicide among paramedics, because so many of them take their lives after they’ve left the field.

“We identify who we are as what we do,”

Weston said. “We get those two things mixed up, and I think that’s damaging. We have the same frailties as all other human beings. We need the same care that we’re here to give.”

THE ACHILLES HEELParamedics view themselves as the fixers of

the world, according to Weston. Rayne agrees. When Rayne first started as a paramedic, he

only hung out with other EMTs and paramed-ics. They’re the only other people who “get it.”

“And it’s really fun,” Rayne said. “When I first came on, I said I’d work as much as they wanted

me to because it was really exciting, but after five years, I realized it had taken a toll. My entire group of friends were only paramedics. That view of the world becomes the only view you know.”

Weston said that’s a dangerous trap to fall into—one that can have profound effects on first responders’ well being.

“We are invited to whatever catastrophe is happening at the moment,” Weston said. “All of the sudden, the worst of what can happen to anyone is right on the plate in front of you, every day.”

He said the general public views emergencies and disasters from a distance, seeing a story on TV or reading about it in the newspaper.

“That’s a different view from being front-and-center in the middle of what’s happened,” Weston said. “And it’s difficult to keep a distance, to understand this isn’t the norm of the world.”

That perception starts to work its way into all aspects of a paramedic’s life. Weston remem-bered back to the year before his daughter was born. He went on 10 calls in which babies had fallen victim to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

That contributed to a high level of paranoia after his daughter was born.

“I kept that baby monitor 6 inches away from my head on full volume,” he said. “If she made any noise whatsoever, I was wide awake and checking on her.”

Weston said the calls that really stuck with him involved victims similar in age to his children. In his three decades with the county, he only ever had to leave his shift early after a hard call once.

“The issue wasn’t the patient, the issue was me,” he said. “I went on a call where an 18-month-old toddler had her throat cut on purpose in an attempt to kill her. My daughter was just a little bit older than that at the time. It was so far out of bounds for me that any-thing like that could ever happen in the world, let alone Boise, Idaho.”

The girl survived the injury, but the images from that day still play vividly in Weston’s mind.

He was also affected by a call where a 2-year-old had drowned in a hot tub, around the same time his daughter was that age.

“In that circumstance, you’re working on your child in your mind,” Weston said. “But I don’t know what the difference

Donna Sellers was a paramedic in the Treasure Valley for 17 years before she committed suicide on Sept. 6, 2014. Outgoing, active and energetic, her death came as a shock to her colleagues.

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was between me and Brian—why I was resilient and he wasn’t.”

When particularly traumatic calls likes those come in, Weston requires his para-medics to see a counselor within a few days. The paramedics who responded to Peterson after he completed his suicide were required to take the rest of the day off and speak to someone.

That someone is social worker and thera-pist Alan Leschinski.

Walking into the lobby of Leschinski’s practice in Meridian, the walls are a calming beige, the furniture a chocolate brown and the lights dim. The environment would be a relax-ing one, except for the rock music blasting from a stereo in the corner.

The music can even be heard through the wall in Leschinski’s office, where he has mounted electric guitars. He wears jeans, a neon green polo shirt and plaid sneakers—of which he owns 60 pairs. Leschinski’s speaks with a thick New Jersey accent and his arms and legs are covered in tattoos.

“I have a four-hour standing appointment with my tattoo artist once a month,” he said. “It’s therapy for me.”

Leschinski is no sit-com therapist. “I’m nowhere near Fraser Crane,” he said.

“As you can tell, I’m tattooed. I wear baseball hats, I say bad words, I ride a Harley. I under-stand life.”

Leschinski is contracted by Ada County Paramedics and Garden City Police. He also works with the Merid-ian and Boise police depart-ments, as well as smoke jumpers and dispatchers. A typical day includes 13 patients who he sees from 9 a.m.-11 p.m. He’ll make appointments on Sundays if someone is in crisis. He goes on ride-alongs with first re-sponders around the valley, to “understand the rhythm of the city.”

Helping first respond-ers has been Leschinski’s passion for 40 years but took on a new urgency after 9/11, when he lived in New York City.

“See, out here, 9/11 was a TV show. For us, it was real. We could see the smoke,” he said.

“When it happened, I realized this was a popula-tion [first responders] that needed someone who could understand them without

judging them,” Leschinski added. “9/11 got me to think about who’s taking care of us. We forget those people. Who helps them when they’re really struggling?”

Leschinski said the people who see him aren’t pathological. They just need to adjust and learn coping skills that will allow them to keep getting in the rig, call after call, day after day.

First, Weston makes a gentle request that a paramedic see Leschinski after a hard call. If Leschinski doesn’t hear from the paramedic, Weston will urge again. Appointments like these are mandatory.

Once they’re in, Leschinski asks about the call and tries to find out why it was more troubling than normal.

“It’s not the blood and gore,” he said. “Somewhere, there’s an Achilles’ heel. Every-body has one. I try to root around and find out why this is your Achilles’ heel.”

For Weston, it was calls involving little girls. For Wing, she hates to see dogs left behind when their owners are in crisis.

In his sessions, Leschinski urges his pa-tients to “get back to the healthy things.” Go outside, play with your kids. Please, please, don’t drink alcohol, that’ll only make every-thing worse. He helps them build a recovery system.

A few days later he schedules a follow-up

appointment to see how they’re doing. If everything seems good, he OK’s them to go back to work. He said he never saw Peterson or Sellers, though.

“I think that a lot of people can slip through the cracks,” he said. “There’s always going to be somebody, no matter what you do. There’s always going to be someone.”

BACKPACKSWeston believes a fundamental shift is

needed in what it means to be a paramedic, but the stigma of seeking therapy or counseling is strong.

Wing can relate to that. She said it’s not just mental health problems first responders avoid. A few years ago, she was skiing at Bogus Basin and got a concussion.

“I don’t remember any of it, but my friends said I kept saying, ‘Do not call the ambulance.’ Being a patient in the back of an ambulance was the last thing I wanted,” she said. “I wasn’t even thinking clearly, but I did not want to be in the ambulance. I did not want to be on the patient side of things.”

To help break down such barri-ers, Rayne has a spiel he occasion-ally gives to Ada County EMS and paramedics.

“Each of us is wearing a backpack,” he said to his organization at the meeting held after Peterson’s death.

“Every time you go out on a call, you’re putting a little bit of weight in your backpack. Eventually, that backpack gets pretty full. You can buy a bigger backpack, but all you’re going to do is carry around more weight with you.

“We’re trying to take some of the weight out of that backpack,” he said. “Help us help you unload some of that backpack so you can keep going in the future.”

In order to continue emptying each “back-pack,” Weston and Rayne are looking into dif-ferent peer support models, so that if paramed-ics feel intimidated or embarrassed talking to superiors they can turn to each other instead and still get the help they need.

“We have to change what it means to be a paramedic,” Weston said. “We have to change the identity piece that keeps you from getting the help that you need with mental health. It’s no different than getting the help you need with cardiology or anything else.”

One organization working hard to change the perceived barriers to seeking help is the

Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline. ISPH Execu-tive Director John Reusser said he is starting to see progress in that regard.

ISPH finished its first quarter this year with the highest call volume since it went live in 2012. The hotline received 1,123 calls January-March. Reusser sees that as a positive thing, showing people are becoming more aware and more willing to call in times of crisis.

Reusser strongly disagrees with the idea that people will always fall through the cracks.

“It’ll take a big cultural change,” he said, “but we’re working on a Zero Suicide initiative.”

He said research shows paramedics may have a higher rate of suicide because seeing traumatic experiences can decrease a person’s resistance to harming themselves over time. It’s a phenom-enon called “acquired capability for self-harm.”

“Just being exposed to the pain and trauma of others increases a person’s risk for self harm and their ability to do it,” Reusser said. “There is a tendency in the community of first responders to think they’re bulletproof, so they are less likely

to ask for help and support. We need to change that.”

Despite all the trauma and hard-ships first responders face, Weston said the job is worth it.

“That little kid that fell in the hot tub, she was dead. She was gray, flaccid; put her on the mon-itor, flatline—dead,”

he said. “Thirty minutes later, she’s grabbing onto my finger as we pull into St. Luke’s. There’s noth-ing cooler in life. It doesn’t exist.”

Ada County Paramedics will continue to look into resources to keep their employees healthy and happy. No one can stand to see another incident like Peterson’s or Sellers’.

The EMS organization has also decided to use this as an opportunity to remind other Idahoans that help is out there.

Ada County Paramedics teamed up with ISPH and created a public service announcement for 94.9 The River, 100.3 X Rocks, 105.1 Variety Rock and 107.1 KHits.

“We want to use this horrible tragedy as a platform to speak openly and frankly about suicide and getting help if you feel yourself slip-ping,” Mayes said.

At the end of the PSA, a voice states, “In the memory of Ada County Paramedic Brian Peterson.”

If you or someone you know is in emo-tional distress or suicidal crisis, call 1-800-273-TALK.

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A fund has been set up to help Brian Peterson’s family in the wake of his death. Contributions

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Name: Lane A. Corless (the paramedic who established the account)

Fund Name: Brian Peterson Fund

Account Number: 7028436363

Quiet, focused and intelligent, Peterson was part of Ada County Paramed-ics’ Special Operations Team and a certified rope rescue technician.

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ANNE FRANK CHESTNUT SAPLING DEDICA-TION—You’re invited to

help dedicate a new tree at the Anne Frank Memorial. But not just any tree. This sapling is from the chestnut tree that gave solace to Anne during her two years in hiding. Don’t miss your chance to witness history. Noon. FREE. Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, 777 S. Eighth St., Boise.

BOISE BIKE WEEK—Through May 16. Enjoy bike-related fun and games, free for everyone. For a complete schedule, visit boisebike-week.org.

CALDWELL FARMERS MAR-KET—3-7 p.m. FREE. Indian Creek Park, Corner of Seventh and Blaine streets, Caldwell, caldwellidfarmers-market.com.

LIBRARY AT BOWN CROSSING DESIGN OPEN HOUSE—South-east Boise residents, here’s your chance to review and comment on architectural designs for your future branch library at Bown Crossing. 4-7 p.m. FREE. Riverside Elementary School, 2100 E. Vic-tory Road, Boise, 208-854-5980, boiseschools.org.

PAYETTE BREWING 4-YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELLAR PARTY—Payette Brewing is celebrating its four-year anniversary, and you’re invited to the party. Enjoy some of what’s in the special kegs that have been saved for this special day—which happens to be in the middle of American Craft Beer Week. 3-10 p.m. Payette Brewing Company, 111 W. 33rd St., Garden City, 208-344-0011, payettebrew-ing.com.

TRIBUTE TO ANNE FRANK—Pay tribute to Anne Frank at this reception and dinner honoring the founders of the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. Contact the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights for tickets. 5:30 p.m. $75,

$750 for a table of eight. 8th and Main Tower, 800 W. Main St., 208-344-5523, zionsbank.com.

On Stage

SUPERSECRETSITESPECIFIC-SOMETHING—A dynamic leap into site-specific performance, S5 invites audiences to a unique theatrical adventure somewhere in downtown Boise. It promises to be unlike any theater you’ve expe-rienced before. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. $20. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Workshops & Classes

COMPOST HAPPENS—The whole family will enjoy this fun, hands-on

gardening workshop. You’ll learn how to safely turn food scraps and yard waste into rich, soil-building compost that plants love. Kids are encouraged to attend. 6:30-7:30

p.m. $12-$15 per family. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitu-tion Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksandrecreation.org.

FINDING YOUR ANCES-TORS GENEALOGY SERIES—Learn how to

find ancestors in immigration and naturalization records from Steve Barrett, a reference archivist at the State Archives. In the library’s Marion Bingham Room. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Art

THE ART OF FISHING—Through May 31. 12-6 p.m. FREE. Fulton Street Showroom, 517 S. Eighth St., Boise. 208-869-4713.

BENJAMIN JONES SOLO EX-HIBITION—Wednesday-Saturday through May 30 or by appointment. 12-4 p.m. Stewart Gallery, 2230 Main St., Boise, 208-433-0593, stewartgallery.com.

HEMINGWAY’S VENETO EXHIBI-TION—Through May 24, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 Univer-sity Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242, finearts.boisestate.edu.

LAURA MCPHEE: CONTEMPO-RARY PHOTOGRAPHY—This exhibit of contemporary photog-raphy by Laura McPhee captures the Sawtooth Valley’s expansive landscape and poetic wilderness. Mondays-Saturdays through June. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. The Commu-nity Library Ketchum, 415 Spruce Ave., Ketchum, 208-726-3493, thecommunitylibrary.org.

LIU BOLIN: HIDING IN THE CITY— Tuesdays-Saturdays through May 24. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $3-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmu-seum.org.

MINI MENAGERIE—Through May 30. 11 a.m. FREE. Crazy Neighbor, 1415 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-957-6480, crazyneighbor.biz.

MOVING PICTURES: EARLY ANIMATION AND ITS INFLU-ENCE—Mondays-Fridays through July 3. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

RED CIRCLE PRESS: TRANSLU-CENCY—Through July 12. FREE. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise. 208-426-1242, finearts.boisestate.edu.

TOUCHMARK SPRING ART SHOW—Through June 5. FREE. Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village, 4037 E. Clocktower Lane, Meridian, 208-888-2277, touchmark.com.

TVAA SPRING AWAKENING—Mondays-Fridays through July 17. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Pub-lic Radio, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663. treasureval-leyartistsalliance.org.

WENDING WOODING: LAND-SCAPE AND COLOR—Monday-Sat-urday through May 30. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Art Source Gallery, 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, artsourcegallery.com.

Try to beat Slippery Pete.

SPACEBAR ARCADE FROGGER TOURNAMENT WITH IDAHO LOTTERY AND WOODLAND EMPIRE

Don’t let the simple mechanics of Frogger fool you: This ’80s arcade classic is up there with Tetris and Pong in the pantheon of unwinnable video games. As Seinfeld’s George Costanza knows, though, Frogger isn’t about winning or losing, it’s about getting more points than anyone else. If having the high score is on your bucket list, hit the Spacebar on Wednesday, May 13, for a Frogger tournament (using Twin Galaxy tourney settings) to celebrate Idaho Lottery’s re-release of its most popular scratch card ever, Frogger. The winner of the tournament gets $100 in Frogger scratch cards and Woodland Empire Ale Craft will help make the party out-of-this-world with its stellar Space Stout. 8-10 p.m. FREE. Spacebar Arcade, 200 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise, spacebararcade.com.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

Pushing pedals.

BOISE BIKE WEEK: BIKE-IN MOVIEThis year Boise Bike Week, which kicked off with a neighborhood-

to-market ride on May 9 and ends more than a week later on May 20 with a Ride of Silence at Camel’s Back Park. Almost everything in be-tween involves—you guessed it—climbing onto your bike saddle and pedaling somewhere. There are bike rodeos, parades, clinics and races, and precious few of the week’s activities involve biking toward leisure or relaxation. One exception is the Bike-In Movie at Saint Lawrence Gridiron. Ride by SLG at 8:45 p.m. for a feature-length, bike-themed film projected onto the wall adjacent to the downtown gastropub. While there’s no word yet on what movie will play, there will be beer, food and relaxation involved—a welcome respite from the physical rigors of pumping pedals.

8:45 p.m. (or dark), FREE. Saint Lawrence Gridiron, 705 W. Ban-nock St., Boise, 208-433-5598, boisebikeweek.org.

THURSDAY, MAY 14

Take time for a treasure hunt.

VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE MARKET AT THE BISHOP’S HOUSE

The Bishop’s House, the 19th century architectural wonder on Old Penitentiary Road, has survived neglect, disrepair and even a wrecking ball to become a treasured jewel in Boise’s crown. It was even moved in 1976 from its original location at Second and Idaho streets to its present address.

On Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, the public is invited to marvel at the landmark’s virtues during “Found,” a vintage and antique market featuring jewelry, furniture, clothing and home and yard decor. Musician Ryan Bayne will perform and food trucks, beer and wine, a vintage car show and even pin-up models are also promised. Additionally, photographer Analisa Ravella will be crafting 1920s-era mugshots. May 15, noon-8 p.m.; May 16, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., $5. Bishop’s House, 2420 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, thebishopshouse.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 15-16


Talks & Lectures

ARROWROCK DAM: IDAHO’S EIGHTH WON-DER OF THE WORLD—

Historian Kelsey Doncaster, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, tells the epic story of Arrowrock Dam, the tallest concrete dam in the world when it was constructed. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076, boisepubli-clibrary.org.

Sports & Fitness

BOISE 3-ON-3 OUTDOOR BAS-KETBALL LEAGUE REGISTRA-TION—Open to players age 16 and older. Teams play eight league games at Phillippi Park on week-days from June 1 to mid-August, with a single-elimination end-of-season tournament. For a roster and more info, visit the website and click on “Activities, Classes and Sports,” or call or stop by the Boise Rec office. 8:30 a.m.-5:30

p.m. $99 team fee, plus $10.50 nonresident player fee. Boise City Recreation Office, 110 Scout Lane, Boise, 208-608-7650, parks.cityofboise.org.

THURSDAYMAY 14Festivals & Events

BOISE ROCK SCHOOL ADULT NIGHT—Attendees will be broken up into

small “bands” and paired with a rock school teacher. At 9 p.m., the bands will each perform one song in a mini battle of the bands. $10. Boise Rock School, 1404 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-572-5055, boiserockschool.com.

IBG WILDFLOWER WALK—Join IBG Botanist Ann DeBolt for a lei-surely walk on trails behind the Old Penitentiary to learn more about Idaho’s wildflowers. Register online.

6:30 p.m. FREE. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idaho-botanicalgarden.org.

LUNCHBOX MERIDIAN GRAND OPENING—The LunchBOX waxing salon on Eagle Road has moved a few miles south, which means it’s time to celebrate the opening of a shiny new salon. 4-7 p.m. FREE. LunchBOX-Meridian, 13601 W. McMillan Road, Ste. 110, Meridian, 208-577-1171, facebook.com/LunchBOXMeridian.

PRESERVATION MONTH READ-ING SERIES PART 1—This series discusses natural and cultural resource preservation topics and is-sues raised at the Fettuccine Forum discussion on May 7. To register or for more info, contact Brandi Burns at [email protected], or 208-433-5676. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, boisepubliclibrary.org. 208-433-5676.

On Stage

BOISE CLASSIC MOV-IES: DAZED AND CON-FUSED—Catch Matthew

McConaughey and Ben Affleck before they were Oscar contend-ers in this slacker masterpiece. 7 p.m. $9 online, $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273, egyptiantheatre.net.

COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS—8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

LUKE BRYAN—Don’t miss your chance to see the country star live in concert. With Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch. 7:30 p.m. $39.75-$69.75. Taco Bell Arena, 1910 University Drive, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-426-1900, tacobellarena.com.

SUPERSECRETSITESPECIFIC-SOMETHING—A dynamic leap into site-specific performance, S5 invites audiences to a unique theatrical adventure somewhere in downtown Boise. It promises to be unlike any theater you’ve expe-rienced before. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. $20. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

FRIDAYMAY 15Festivals & Events

58TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN IDAHO COIN SHOW—Buy and sell coins and currency, plus raffles. 2-7 p.m. FREE-$1. Hilton Garden Inn, 7699 W. Spectrum, Boise.

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A helpful Russian phrase: Ya khachoo yest’ (I’m hungry).

RUSSIAN FOOD FESTIVALBeef stroganoff, piroshki, stuffed peppers, chebureki, mush-

room zakuson, medovik honey cake—all of these can be yours at the annual Russian Food Festival at the St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church. After gorging on such delectables, food fest attendees can enjoy live Russian music, church tours, Russian gift items and meet local iconographer Deacon Matthew Garrett. At 14 years old, his father sent him to the St. John of Damascus Icon Studio at the Antiochian Village in Bolivar, Penn. At the festival, Garrett will display his work and talk about the process of painting an icon. That and a mouthful of oreshki? You can bet people will be rushin’ to get a taste of Russia.

May 15, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., May 16, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., FREE. St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church, 872 N. 29th Street, Boise, stseraphimboise.org/festival

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10TH ANNUAL BIKE SWAPSturtos Hailey, 1 W. Carbonate Drive, Hailey

If you want to rid yourself of your recum-bent or you’re in the market for a new—or new-to-you—velocipede, meet-up with like-minded people at the 10th Annual Bike Swap at the Sturtos Hailey outdoor and sporting goods store. Usually, more than 100 bikes of every shape, size and style are available, along with a whole mess of equip-ment and gear. Buy a bike from the swap or from Sturtos Hailey and be entered to win a Yakima hitch-mounted bike carrier. 8 a.m.-6 p.m., FREE. sturtoshailey.com.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES—SEE WRV PICKS >

5TH ANNUAL RIDE SUN VALLEY BIKE FESTIVALVarious locations, Ketchum

Going to the annual Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival is like a pilgrimage for people who like bicycles, cyclists, bike culture or anything having to do with the human-pow-ered mode of transportation. For four days, devotees enjoy races, clinic, concerts, food,

with bikes, gear and equipment, as well as the 400 miles of singletrack on the edge of town. It’s a velocipedist’s nirvana. 5 p.m., various prices. ridesunvalley.com.

16TH ANNUAL KETCHUM ARTS FESTIVALFestival Meadows, Ketchum

More than 100 booths will dot Sun Valley Resort’s Festival Meadows during the 16th Annual Ketchum Arts Festival, which runs through Sunday, July 12, and is set against the backdrop of majestic Mt. Baldy. The Wood River Valley is known for being a source of inspiration to its area artists and the proof is in the work on display during KAF. With the food, live music and children’s activities, a weekend spent exploring the jewelry, health-and-beauty products, glassworks, furniture, sculpture, ceramics, woodworks, etc., becomes a memory-mak-ing summer vacation. 10 a.m., FREE. ketchumartsfestival.com.

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER BENEFITTrail Creek Pavilion, Trail Creek Road, Sun Valley

The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley

at the Trail Creek Pavilion to support its mission to “improve the quality of life in our community by connecting animals with people.” Auction items include trips for two to the Iditarod sled dog race; the Caribbean island of St. Lucia; and St. Andrews, Scot-land; a trip for eight to Bali; Westminster Dog Show tickets; and work by Sun Valley artist Christine Warjone. 5-10 p.m., $185. animalshelterwrv.org.

SUN VALLEY WRITERS’ CON-FERENCE—SEE WRV PICKS >

LAYER OF COLOR WITH AN-DREW GILLIATTBoulder Mountain Clayworks, 471 E. 10th St., Ketchum

Nationally known artist Andrew Gilliatt, who currently works as artist-in-residence at the Helena, Mont.-based Archie Bray Foundation, will lead a three-day, hands-on workshop focused on surface decoration techniques for decorative and functional clay pieces. Continues through Sunday, July 19. 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday; $250, $225 members. bouldermtnclay.org.

MOUNTAIN MAMAS ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIRGrassy area across from the Community Center, Highway 21, Stanley

For the 39th annual event, more than 130 artists and craftspeople from around the Northwest gather to sell their wares. Con-tinues Sunday, July 19. Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., FREE. sawtooth-mountainmamas.org.

SUN VALLEY ICE SHOWSSun Valley Lodge, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley

See some of the world’s greatest ice skaters every Saturday through Labor Day. 2011 U.S. Olympic gold- and silver-medalist Ryan Bradley takes the rink on July 18, followed by 2015 bronze-medalist Josh Farris on July 25; Gracie Gold, who won bronze and

gold in 2014 and silver in 2015, on Aug. 1; World Bronze Medalist Johnny Weir on Aug. 8; and Ashley Wagner, who won gold in 2012 and 2013 and bronze in 2014, on Aug. 15. No show Aug. 22 and Aug. 29 and Sept. 5 shows are TBA. 8-11 p.m., $26-$124. sunvalley.com.

ECOCAMP BACKCOUNTRY SURVIVALEnvironmental Resources Center, 471 N. Washington Ave., Ketchum

Designed to introduce and nurture a lifelong love of nature in young teens, the Environ-mental Outdoor Leadership EcoCamp takes seventh- to ninth-graders into the Pioneer and Boulder mountains on a four-day trek to build backcountry and naturalist survival skills including everything from cooking to orienteering. Continues through Friday, July 24. $550 per camper. ercsv.org.

WINE AUCTION WEEKENDDollar Mountain Lodge, Sun Valley

For the 34th year, the Sun Valley Center of-fers its nationally renowned three-day Wine Auction Weekend in support of arts and education. Bid from 80 live and silent auction

music. Runs through Saturday, July 23. Times vary, $95-$2,600. sunvalleycenter.org.

KETCHUM CRUISE AND SUN VALLEY ROAD RALLYKetchum Town Square, 480 Fourth St. E., Ketchum

From exotic models to race cars, hot rods and vintage roadsters, as many as 100 rolling

route around Sun Valley, ending at the Ketchum Town Square for a public showing of the cars. Cast ballots for most outstand-

win a 2016 Porsche Cayenne. Cruise begins at the Wood River YMCA parking lot. On

loose on 3.2 miles of I-75 at speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour. Cruise: 6-8 p.m.; Rally: 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; FREE. sunvalleyroadrally.com.

SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHO-NY IN FOCUS SERIESSun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Road, Sun Valley

The annual free-concerts continue into their third decade with events including the In Focus series, which features piano duet ZOFO on July 26; an exploration of Amer-ica’s musical melting pot on Tuesday, July 28; pianist Conrad Tao in a program on jazz

Wednesday, July 29; and baritone Thomas Hampson showcasing “how poetry and voice come together in a distinctly American way” on Friday, July 31. 6-7:30 p.m., FREE. wvsummersymphony.org.

NORTHERN ROCKIES MUSIC FESTIVALHop Porter Park, 316 ½ Bullion St., Hailey

Catch headliners Portland, Ore.-based Polyrhythmics and New Orleans’ own Honey Island Swamp Band on July 31, followed by homegrown Idahoans Jeff Crosby and the Refugees and Austin, Texas-based Carolyn Wonderland on Saturday, Aug. 31. Friday, 5-10 p.m.; Saturday, 3-10 p.m.; $20-$45. northernrockiesmusicfestival.org.

GIRLS ON THE RUN COMMUNITY 5K AND HEALTHY LIVING EXPOHeagle Park, 200 War Eagle Drive, Hailey

Run, walk or stroll through Draper Preserve and the Delta View neighborhood of Hailey,

Park. Register online or by calling 208-788-7863. Continues Tuesday, Sept. 1. 9:30 a.m.-noon; $10 youth 18 and under, $20 adults, $40 families. girlsontherunwrv.org.

YMCA ANNUAL CLASSICElkhorn Golf Course, Badeyana Drive, Sun Valley

Join fellow supporters of the Wood River YMCA for a day of golf, dinner, cocktails and an evening of comedy. 8 a.m., $TBA. woodriverymca.org.

SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYM-PHONY GALA AND ORCHESTRA FESTIVALSun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Road, Sun Valley

Celebrate 31 years of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony with a performance by Audra McDonald, winner of six Tony Awards; two Grammys; and a star of Broadway, opera,

kicks off Tuesday, Aug. 4 with 11 perfor-mances through Wednesday, Aug. 19. All shows at 6:30 p.m., Gala: $75-$1,000, Or-chestra: FREE. svsummersymphony.org.

BRAUN BROTHERS REUNION FESTIVALChallis

This year the Braun brothers bring together more than a dozen guest artists for the an-nual three-day festival, including Mickey and the Motorcars, Eilen Jewell, Reckless Kelly and, of course, the Braun Family. Continues through Saturday, Aug. 8. Festival kicks off at 5 p.m., times vary, FREE-$115. braun-brothersreunion.com.

SUN VALLEY ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVALAtkinson’s Park, 900 Third Ave., Ketchum

Now in its 47th year, the Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival draws 130 artists from around the country for three days of exhibitions including painting, photography,

What’s more, attendees enjoy artist demon-strations, live music, food vendors and kids’ activities. Continues through Monday, Aug. 10. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. sunvalleycenter.org.

SUN VALLEY GALLERY ASSOCIA-TION GALLERY WALKVarious locations

See all that the Sun Valley art scene has to offer with a series of walks at galleries throughout downtown Ketchum. Continues on Friday, Sept. 4. 5-8 p.m., FREE. svgaller-ies.org

STANDHOPE ULTRA CHALLENGEWood River Campground, Ketchum

If you think you have what it takes, enter this four-day, 83-mile point-to-point stage race through the Smoky and Pioneer moun-tains, reaching heights of 11,000 feet. The course runs along rough terrain and skirts Goat Lake—Idaho’s highest lake. Includes

Alliance. Continues through Saturday, Aug. 15. Stages begin at 9 a.m. 25K, $65; 60K, $85; Ultra Challenge, $340 per person until June 1, $430 after June 1. runwildidaho.

WOOD RIVER VALLEY STUDIO TOURLocations Vary

Take a trip through Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley and visit the studios of more than 50 Wood River Valley artists. Continues through Sunday, Aug. 23. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., FREE. wrvstudiotour.org.

KILLEBREW-THOMPSON MEMO-RIAL GOLF TOURNAMENTLocations Vary

Since 1976, golfers in the Killebrew-Thomp-son Memorial have been teeing off to help

more than $13.8 million over the years. Continues through Saturday, Aug. 22. Times vary, prices vary. killebrewthompsonmemo-rial.com.

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KIDS ADVENTURE GAMESSun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley

This two-day event gives racers 6-14 years old the chance to navigate—in teams of two—through all kinds of obstacles in a mountain environment. Continues on Sun-day, Sept. 6. Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., $75 per person until July 15, $90 per person after July 15. kidsadven-turegames.com.

REBECCA’S PRIVATE IDAHO Atkinson’s Park, 900 Third Ave., Ketchum

Bike racer and internationally known endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch puts on this third annual “long-haul gravel grinder” mountain bike event, meant to showcase the natural beauty of the Wood River Valley. Continues through Sunday, Sept. 6. Registration and packet pickup on Saturday, 3-8 p.m.; ride starts Sunday at 8 a.m.; $95-$158.50. rebeccasprivateidaho.com.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY FESTIVALCommunity Library, 415 Spruce Ave. N., Ketchum

Explore the life and work of one of Idaho’s most famous former residents with the 2015 festival theme of Hemingway’s Heritage to the World. Includes readings, mixers, presentations and a gala dinner. Continues through Saturday, Sept. 12. Times vary. FREE. comlib.org.

SUN VALLEY WELLNESS FESTIVALSun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley

Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Take that truism to a new level at the 18th annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival, presented by the Sun Valley Wellness Institute. Each year, practitioners of “mind, body, spirit and environmental wellness,” share their thoughts and expertise to help promote better living. This year’s events and speakers promise to be especially inspiring, including headline keynote speaker Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, who will give a talk entitled “Big Magic: Thoughts on Creative Living” on Friday, May 22 (see Page 8). Continues through Monday, May 25. Opening ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m., $20-$475. sunvalleywellness.org.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIESRiver Run Lodge, 520 River Run Drive, Ketchum

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts Summer Concert Series has become one of the season’s most anticipated events. Kicking off the three-concert series on Tuesday, June 23, is award-win-ning Australian band the John Butler Trio, whose jams incite dancing whenever they perform. JBT will be joined by special guest Anderson East. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue follow on Monday, Aug. 3 and alt-folk-indie rock band Wilco will play one-night-only at the SVCA on Sunday, Aug. 16. The Grammy award-winning group is one of the most popular tour-ing today, selling out shows in venues of every size, all across the world. Special guest Vetiver joins Wilco. 6 p.m.; series pass $221-$113, single concert $25-$85. sunvalleycenter.org.

SUN VALLEY WRITERS’ CONFERENCESun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Road, Sun Valley

For the 21st year the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference hosts au-thors, thinkers and other luminaries for a four-day exploration of art, literature, philosophy, even politics and economics. This year’s roster of speakers includes Idaho author, 2015 National Book Award winner and recent Pulitzer Prize honoree Anthony Doerr; New York Times investigative reporter and two-time Pulitzer winner Sheri Fink; former CIA Director and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; journalist Sarah Koenig, whose podcast Serial earned a 2014 Peabody Award; and 2013 National Book Award winner James McBride. Continues through Monday, July 20. Full passes are SOLD OUT, but single event tickets will go on sale in mid-June. svwc.com.

WAGON DAYSDowntown Ketchum

It wouldn’t be the dog days of summer without Wagon Days, one of the most popular annual events in the Wood River Valley, celebrating the good old days before motor-ized vehicles. The three-day event includes an art walk; live music at multiple venues; arts, crafts and antique fairs; and the highlight of the event, the Big Hitch Parade, which includes more than 100 museum quality conveyances. The

Continues through Monday, Sept. 7. Events kick off at 5 p.m, FREE. wagondays.org.

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FOUND: VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE MARKET AT THE

BISHOPS’ HOUSE—Don’t miss out on this treasure trove of antique and vintage jewelry, furniture, clothing, and

home and yard décor. There’ll also be food trucks, live music, vintage car show, pin-up models, 1920s-style mug shots, beer and wine. Admission proceeds help maintain this historic landmark. 12-8 p.m. $5. Bishops’ House, 2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-342-3279, facebook.com/Found208.

READY, SET, AIM—Don’t miss this art auction, community auction and orchestra concert benefiting The AIM Project (Autism Inclusion through Music) at Canyon West Guitars in Downtown Nampa. This kickoff event will help fund AIM’s mission of providing music lessons and integrative opportunities for young people on the autistic spectrum. 6-9 p.m. FREE. Elks Lodge-Nampa, 1116 First St. S., Nampa. 208-615-4725.

RUSSIAN FOOD FESTIVAL—Indulge your taste buds with authentic

traditional homemade Russian dishes at the annual Russian Food Festival. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. St. Seraphim of Sarov Russian Ortho-dox Church, 872 N. 29th St., Boise, 208-345-1553, stseraphimboise.org/festival.html.

On Stage

COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

COMIC CINEMA REMIX: THE HAPPENING—Join comedians Brett Ba-

dostain, Chadwick Heft, Dylan Haas and returning special guest Sam Lounsbury as they struggle to figure out just what the hell is going on in The Happening. 9 p.m. $5. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297.

ENTICE: IVA HANDFULL—Bur-lesque and variety show, starring Iva Handfull, Seattle’s modern burlesque heathen. There will be a captivating collection of beautiful ladies performing burlesque, pole dancing, twerking and more. 8 p.m. $10-$15. Bouquet, 1010 W. Main St., Boise.

SUPERSECRETSITESPECIFIC-SOMETHING—A dynamic leap into site-specific performance, S5 invites audiences to a unique theat-rical adventure in downtown Boise. It promises to be unlike any theater you’ve experienced. 7 p.m. $20. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Food

FOOD TRUCK RALLY FOR LIFE—Join Relay for Life of Boise at this party

celebrating not only the 30th year of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, but Craft Beer Week

and #MoreBoiseBirthdays as well. So wear purple birthday gear and get in on all the food and fun. Cor-ner of Whitewater Park Boulevard and Main Street, 2901 W. Main St., 4-8 p.m.

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Festivals & Events

58TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN IDAHO COIN SHOW—Buy and sell coins and currency, plus raffles. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$1. Hilton Garden Inn, 7699 W. Spectrum, Boise.

ATP’S 2ND ANNUAL DYNO DAY—Check out 1,000-plus HP trucks, vendor booths and a raffle benefit-ing the Wyakin Warrior Foundation. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Adrenaline Truck Performance, 1854 E. Lanark St., Meridian, 208-685-1000.

BALL AT THE HALL—En-joy a prom for all ages to benefit The Treasure

Valley Youth Safety Summit. 7-11 p.m. $10. Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, 208-888-4433, meridiancity.org.

BOISE FARMERS MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers

Market, 10th and Grove, Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmers-market.com.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MAR-KET—9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street, Boise, 208-345-3499, seeyouatthemarket.com.

CRUX BAZAAR VENDOR MAR-KET—9 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213. https:facebook.com/events

EAGLE ISLAND EXPERI-ENCE—Embrace the peace and love of the hippie

movement in a family friendly set-ting at the Eagle Island Experience Festival. Music, art and commu-nity are yours for the exploring. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE-$5. Eagle Island State Park, 2691 Mace Road, Eagle, experiencefestival.org.

FOUND: VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE MARKET AT THE BISHOPS’

HOUSE—10 a.m.-6 p.m. $5. Bish-ops’ House, 2420 E. Old Peniten-tiary Road, Boise, 208-342-3279. facebook.com/Found208.

GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP: EMMETT AND PEARL DISTRICT—Join Don Adair to explore geologic features and remnants of the Boise Basin gold rush. Meet at Winco at State Street and Highway 55 for a de-parture at 8 a.m. 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $10-$15. Idaho Museum of Mining

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EATALL NATURAL BEEF & IDAHO FRIESSALADS, CHICKEN, AND SALMON BURGERS

DRINKPOSTMODERN BREWERS’ TAP ROOM NOW OPENA Beer Gallery around the corner from Grind


and Geology, 2455 Old Peniten-tiary Road, Boise, 208-368-9876, idahomuseum.org.

NAMPA FARMERS’ MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Lloyd Square, Intersection of 14th and Front streets, Nampa.

RUSSIAN FOOD FESTI-VAL—Don’t miss your one chance this year to indulge

your taste buds’ craving for Russian food. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. St. Sera-phim of Sarov Russian Orthodox Church, 872 N. 29th St., Boise, 208-345-1553, stseraphimboise.org/festival.html.

STAGE STOP MARKET—10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE, $20. Boise Stage Stop, 23801 S. Orchard Access Road, I-84 off Exit 71, Boise, 208-343-1367, boisestagestop.org.

WATERSHED WEEKEND: AQUA VENTURES AND SEWER SCI-ENCE—Celebrate National Public Works Week making an edible ice cream aquifer, learning about groundwater protection, admiring the Pipe Tree and creating your own tree out of recycled materials to take home. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise WaterShed, 11818 W. Joplin Road, Boise, 208-608-7300, bee.cityofboise.org/watershed.

On Stage

COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

IRISH DANCE IDAHO—Irish Dance Idaho will be performing as part of the Boise International Market’s new cultural music, dance and performance series. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Boise International Market, 5823 W. Franklin Road, Boise, boiseinter-nationalmarket.com/events.

SUPERSECRETSITESPECIF-ICSOMETHING—7 p.m. $20. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Workshops & Classes

BRS SATURDAY WORKSHOPS—Take advantage of these short, one-off classes on a variety of topics. This session’s topic is Improvisa-tion/Jazz. Classes for kids age 6-12 run first, followed by teens and adults. 10-11:30 a.m. and noon-1:30 p.m. $20. Boise Rock School, 1404 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-572-5055, boiserockschool.com.

ROCK MOVES FOR THE BUR-LESQUE STAGE—Add rock and roll to your bump and grind with Her Royal Fierceness herself, Iva Handfull. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $20. Ophidia Studio, 2615 W. Kootenai St., Boise, 208-409-2403.

Calls to Artists

I BET YOUR LIFE AUDITIONS—Director Karl Johnson will hold auditions for Stage Coach Theatre’s production of I Bet Your Life, a com-edy thriller by Fred Carmichael. Run dates July 10-25. For questions, contact Johnson at [email protected]. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stage-coachtheatre.com.

Literature

AUTHOR DEAN WESLEY SMITH—Join USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith for a book signing. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229.

AUTHORS SHANE DEAN AND HILAREY JOHNSON—Shane Dean will be signing copies of his books, My Enemy’s Keeper and My Enemy My Friend; Hilarey Johnson will be signing copies of her books, Heart of Petra and Sovereign Ground. 1-4 p.m. FREE. The District Coffee House, 219 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-343-1089.

Sports & Fitness

3-ON-3 BASKETBALL TOURNA-MENT—Celebrate American Craft Beer Week with Payette Brewing and PreFunk at this 3-on-3 basket-ball tournament, with 16 teams of four with no entry fee. Sign up at PreFunk now until May 16 at 2 p.m. 2-6 p.m. FREE. PreFunk Beer Bar and Growler Fill Station, 1100 Front St., Boise, 208-344-0011, payettebrewing.com/events.

CYCLE FOR INDEPEN-DENCE—The Cycle for Independence bike ride

benefits the National Federation of the Blind of Idaho. A FREE lunch will be served. 7 a.m.-2 p.m. $20-$40. Riverglen Junior High, 6801 Gary Lane, Boise, 208-338-1595, tvcblindidaho.org.

Animals & Pets

NORTHWEST INTERSTATE QUARTER HORSE JUMPSTART SHOW—Watch equine athletes compete at this two-day event spon-sored by the Idaho Quarter Horse Association. 8 a.m. FREE. Canyon County Fairgrounds, 111 22nd Ave. S., Caldwell, 208-455-8500, idahoqha.com.

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Food

CRAWFISH BOIL AND AUCTION—A night of authentic Cajun food, musicand all the crawfish you can eat. Silent and live auction proceeds benefit the CW2 Joshua M. Tillery Memorial Fund. 6:30-10:30 p.m. $15-$40, $60 couples. tilleryfund.org.

VETERANS APPRECIATION DINNER—All veterans and their spouses are invited to a FREE din-ner and evening of music, featuring Sister’s Promise. Lt. Col. Bobby Sanchez (Ret.) will be the special speaker. RSVP to Sherill Stevens at 208-467-6586, ext. 208 by May 11. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Salvation Army Nampa, 403 12th Ave. S., Nampa. 208-467-6586 ext 208, thesalva-tionarmynampa.org.

SUNDAY 17EVENTSFestivals & Events

SECOND ANNUAL BREW OLYMPICS—Join in a day filled with music, food, sports, gaming, fine craft beers and loads of fun. Fourteen area breweries will have a beer on tap. noon-5 p.m. Crooked Flats, 3705 Idaho Hwy. 16, Eagle, 208-258-6882.

EAGLE ISLAND EXPERIENCE FESTIVAL—Enjoy the 15th and possibly last EEIF. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE-$5. Eagle Island State Park, 2691 Mace Road, Eagle. experi-encefestival.org.

On Stage

BISHOP BROTHERS 2015 BART BISHOP MEMORIAL TOUR—The Bishop Brothers honor their be-loved brother Bart Bishop, leader of early ’70s Boise band, Providence. 7:30 p.m. By donation. Idaho Music Academy, 1528 Vista Ave., Boise, 208-703-8702.

CATALPA QUARTET BENEFIT CONCERT—Help change lives “one note at

a time” at this benefit concert to raise funds for music education at low-income elementary schools. 2 p.m. By donation. Morrison Center Recital Hall, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-426-1609, catalpaquartet.org.

COMEDIAN ALVIN WILLIAMS— 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

MAGIC SHOW AND VIDEO SHOOT—Enjoy a free magic show for all ages as Cleadus Bugfester and his Psyferin’ Stick Pony Nelly shoot a promotional video. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Julius M. Kleiner Memo-rial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., Meridian.

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HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY COOKIES FOR KIDS CANCER 5K AND BAKE SALE—Check out this fun run/walk and bake sale to benefit pediatric cancer research and treatment. 1:30 p.m. $15. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd., Boise.

Animals & Pets

NORTHWEST INTERSTATE QUARTER HORSE JUMPSTART SHOW—8 a.m. FREE. Canyon County Fairgrounds, 111 22nd Ave. S., Caldwell, 208-455-8500.

MONDAYMAY 18Festivals & Events

BUY IDAHO NETWORK-ING EVENT—This is a Buy Idaho event hosted by

Joyful Tea. There will be two talks: one on organic sustainable garden-ing and the other about restaurant disposal of grease/oils. Free tea and cookies. 5:30-6:30 p.m. FREE. Joyful Tea, Boise International Mar-ket, 5823 W. Franklin Road, Boise, 208-424-3438.

Citizen

ACLU 2015 SESSION CONFESSIONS—ACLU staff will be on hand to

share information about their top priority legislation, as well as offer predictions for the 2016 session. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian. 208-344-9750, acluidaho.org/acluevents.

TUESDAYMAY 19Festivals & Events

THE BUSINESS OF FOOD—Martin Butts of Small Potatoes will talk

about The New Food Economy. 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. $49. Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise. 208-426-3875.

MEETUP INTRO TO STARTUP SIDE HUSTLE—This first meetup is geared toward introducing all mem-bers to the Startup Side Hustle idea, and to set the groundwork for future meetups for the group. 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Boise WaterCooler, 1401 W. Idaho St., Boise.

Literature

IDAHO WRITERS GUILD LITERARY LUNCH—Margo Kelly talks about how to

infuse tension into your writing. 11:30 a.m. $15-$20. Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, idahowriters-guild.com.

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Compared to many rock bands, local group Toy Zoo is an odd duck: The lineup includes two bassists, a keyboard player and a drummer but no guitarist; before joining the band, lead singer Lara Harper had never performed live; Toy Zoo drummer Jason “Bug” Burke is at least 10 years older than the other four members; and the group’s miscellaneous feel extends to its name, which was chosen almost at random.

“It didn’t necessarily come from anything spe-cific,” Harper said. Instead, she said, she and her bandmates just thought, “We’ve got this band, we’ve got these songs. We should probably have a name for the band.”

As ragtag as Toy Zoo may seem, its mix of punk and ’80s synth-pop has garnered the band some attention. Paste Magazine featured Toy Zoo in its July 2014 article “10 Idaho Bands You Should Listen to Right Now” (along with Shades, Hillfolk Noir and Edmond Dantes). Toy Zoo’s upcoming self-titled debut album on Heart in Box Records was mixed by Sleepy Seeds’ Brett Nelson (former Built to Spill bassist) and mastered by Mell Dettmer, whose credits include albums by Earth, Sunn O))) and Wolvserpent.

Toy Zoo will be released Monday, June 15, on cassette, but before that, Boiseans can see the up-and-coming band on Wednesday, May 20 at Neurolulx, opening for Nashville, Tenn.-based rock band Diarrhea Planet and Philadelphia, Penn.-based rock group Left & Right.

Toy Zoo formed in 2013 as a trio made up of Harper and bassists Cory Hentrup and Chessa Lilly. Hentrup, who also performs as the one-man dance-rock act Hedtriip, had come up with the idea for the band during a road trip.

“I’ve always enjoyed dual basses,” he said. “There are only a few bands I even know of that have pulled it off.”

Those bands include ’90s power-violence punk outfit Man Is the Bastard, whose sludgy tempos, growled vocals and screeching riffs sound nothing like Toy Zoo’s hard-driving rhythms, upbeat tunes and playful synthesizer hooks. It was that kind of incongruity that appealed to Hentrup.

“It seems like a lot of the influences for writ-ing [Toy Zoo songs] come from ’80s pop music, but I just got the idea driving back from Boise to Twin,” Hentrup said. “I was like, ‘I want two distorted basses with pop music.’”

For Harper, whose low, sultry vocals anchor the group’s sound, Toy Zoo represented the chance to perform after years of watching her

friends play in bands.“Everyone I associated

with was very musically inclined, and they all had projects already,” she said. “So I’d start something with somebody, and they wouldn’t

really have time to work on it because they were busy with other projects.”

The band started gaining momentum when Burke and keyboard player Delvin McComas joined. Harper, Hentrup, Lilly and McComas all grew up together in Twin Falls—none of them knew Burke, who reached out to them after he heard some of their early recordings online.

“He already knew all of our songs,” Harper said. “We hadn’t even met him, and he already knew. We were like, ‘Well, all right, come down to Twin. Let’s see how it works.’”

Burke lived in Boise and his joining the

group gave Harper, Lilly and Hentrup incentive to move here. They’d already resolved to leave Twin Falls, however—to find artistic opportuni-ties, they would need to look beyond the Magic Valley.

“A friend of mine once said, ‘Twin Falls is a great place to be from,’” Harper said, “meaning that you don’t stay in Twin Falls. A lot of good things come out of Twin Falls, but [people] have no choice but to leave Twin Falls because there’s nothing for them there.”

Before they left, though, they made the most of their time. For about three years, Lilly and Hentrup ran house venue The Meth House, which hosted touring acts like indie-pop artist Colleen Green and surf-garage group Guanta-namo Baywatch.

“We had a good stream of music coming through from 2009 to probably 2012, when I graduated [from high school],” Lilly said. “So that kind of helped, and all of our bands would always play with them, so we got connections through that.”

Once the members moved to Boise, longtime musician Burke helped Toy Zoo forge connec-tions here. He introduced the band to Nelson and to local musician Z.V. House, who recorded Toy Zoo in his home studio.

In the near future, Toy Zoo will be connecting with more people. The band is scheduled to play the Heart in Box Records Life’s a Beach Fest in Denver this summer and hopes to hit the road for a small Northwest tour. Tours can be rife with tension, but Harper is sure the members of Toy Zoo can work through any problems.

“It’s just like a family,” she said, “where you can’t stand being around your family, but you also just love them. I feel like that’s us.”

Toy Zoo is all about that bass, ‘bout that bass.

NOISE

TOY ZOO With Diarrhea Planet and Left & Right, 7 p.m., $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., 208-

343-0886, neurolux.com.

AXING THE SIX-STRINGToy Zoo’s unconventional arrangement

BEN SCHULTZ

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THE ENGLISH BEAT, MAY 19, REEFDave Wakeling, whose debut album hit No. 3 on the UK charts

more than 30 years ago, is no comeback kid. There’s nothing to come back from—Wakeling never stopped.

From ’80s British 2-tone ska band The Beat, known in the United States as The English Beat (“Mirror in the Bathroom,” “Tears of a Clown”), to General Public (“Tenderness,” “I’ll Take You There”), to his solo career or with new iterations of The English Beat, Wakel-ing’s decades-spanning career is due in part to his ability to write timeless music and to his freakish work ethic: The nearly 60-year-old musician tours relentlessly, playing between 150-200 shows every year—and not just near his Los Angeles home. Wakeling’s 2015 Here We Go Love Tour will see him play nearly 60 dates, criss-cross-ing the U.S. from the Northwest/West (including a Tuesday, May 19 show at Reef) to the Midwest, to the East Coast, to California, back to the East Coast, to several dates across the pond in England, before wrapping it up in California.

—Amy Atkins

Doors 8 p.m.; $20 adv., $25 day of show. Reef, 106 S. Sixth St., 208-287-9200, reefboise.com.

WEDNESDAY MAY 13CHRIS GUTIERREZ— 7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel.

CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers.

CLINT MCCUNE BAND AND JER-EMY SNOOK—8 p.m. $3. Flying M Coffeegarage.

D.O.A.—With Raid and We Have No Name. 7 p.m. $15. Neurolux.

ESTEBAN ANASTASIO— 5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers.

HILLFOLK NOIR— 6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow.

JIMMY BIVENS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s.

WAYNE WHITE—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365.

THURSDAY MAY 14BEN BURDICK—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365.

BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers.

BRENT MARCHBANKS—11:45 a.m. FREE. Shangri-La

CHUCK SMITH— 5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s.

HANG ELEVEN—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s.

IVAN AND ALYOSHA—With Kris Orlowski. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux.

JIM PERCY—7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La.

KEN HARRIS AND RICO WEIS-MAN—6 p.m. FREE. Bella Aquila

LUKE BRYAN—With Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch. 7:30 p.m. $39.75-$69.75. Taco Bell Arena.

OPEN MUSIC JAM—Hosted by Ryan Thorne. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid.

SONS OF THUNDER MOUN-TAIN—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel.

FRIDAYMAY 15BRANDON PRITCHETT—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub

DEFJAK—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

DJ DANCE MUSIC—10 p.m. $3. Balcony

DJ DUSTY C’S SOUL PARTY— 11 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

DJ MANEK—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s Basement

E-40—With Stevie Stone. 8 p.m. $25-$65. Revolution

FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

GAYLE CHAPMAN—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

HILLSTOMP—With Cheap Yellow Beer. 7 p.m. $10. Neurolux

JOE YOUNG—7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La

JOHN CAZAN—5 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

JOHN JONES TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

JOHNNY SHOES—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

KEVIN MCDONALD—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

LIKE A ROCKET—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

THE LIKE ITS—7 p.m. FREE. Sock-eye Grill-Cole Road

MICHAELA FRENCH—7:30 p.m. FREE. The District

MOSS ROSES—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

REEL BIG FISH AND LESS THAN JAKE—With The Interrupters. 8 p.m. $23-$45. Knitting Factory

REX MILLER AND RICO WEIS-MAN—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

THE SHON SANDERS BAND—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

SIMON SHACKLETON—10 p.m. $10. Reef

TYLOR AND THE TRAIN ROB-BERS—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s

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AUDIO/VISUAL DJ—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s Basement

BROOK FAULK—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s

CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

CYMRY—4 p.m. FREE. Artistblue

DALE CAVANAUGH—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

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DOUGLAS CAMERON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Ber-ryhill

EVE TO ADAM AND I EXIST—With Social Fallout, The Forgotten and Half The World. 7 p.m. $10. Bouquet

FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

HAROLD’S IGA—10 p.m. $5. Reef

HILLFOLK NOIR—10 p.m. FREE. Juniper

JOEL KASSERMAN AND THE ELEMENTS—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

JOHN SPENCER BLUES EXPLO-SION—With We Are Hex. 8 p.m. $15 adv., $18 door. Neurolux

KEITH SCHRENK BAND—2 p.m. FREE. Artistblue

A MIGHTY BAND OF MI-CROBES—7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La

MIMICKING BIRDS—With Chris Staples and Alyeska. 8 p.m. $10. Flying M Coffeegarage

NEW TRANSIT—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

PATRICIA FOLKNER—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

PIGS ON THE WING TRIBUTE TO PINK FLOYD—With Boise Rock School. For all ages. 7:45 p.m. $12-$30. Knitting Factory

POKE—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

REBECCA SCOTT BAND—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

REFLECTIONS—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

REILLY COYOTE—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

SOUL SERENE—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub

SUNDAYMAY 17

AUDIO/VISUAL DJ—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

BISHOP BROTHERS—7:30 p.m. By donation. Idaho Music Academy

CHRYSALIS—With Scorch The Fallen and Faded Leroy. 7 p.m. $5. The Crux

HIP-HOP SUNDAY—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement

MIMICKING BIRDS—With Chris Staples and Alyeska. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux

RHYTHM RANGERS—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

THE SIDEMEN: GREG PERKINS AND RICK CONNOLLY—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

MONDAYMAY 18CHUCK SMITH—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

CHUCK SMITH AND NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

FRANK MARRA—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

THE HELM—With The Ditch and the Delta and Blackcloud. 8 p.m. $6. The Shredder

PUNK MONDAY—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid

SWINGIN’ WITH ELLIE SHAW— 6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

TUESDAYMAY 19CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

CULT LEADER—With Throes and Unhallowed. 8 p.m. FREE. The Shredder

THE ENGLISH BEAT—9 p.m. $20 adv., $25 door. Reef

ESTEBAN ANASTASIO—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers; 7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La

THE HILL DOGS—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

KORY QUINN AND ELWOOD—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill-Cole Road

PAIR ‘O SHOES—5:30 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

RADIO BOISE SOCIAL HOUR: DJ SPEEDY GRAY—5:30 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

REVEREND HORTON HEAT—With Nekromantix and Jimmy Sinn. 8 p.m. $13-$35. Knitting Factory

SEAN HATTON—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar Patio

SHON SANDERS—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

DIARRHEA PLANET, MAY 20, NEUROLUXSomeday, everyone will stop talking about Diarrhea Planet’s

name (although … ewww). It is tough to ignore, but the Nashville-based band has been on the radar since 2009, follows an extensive touring schedule, has three EPs and two LPs under its belt, and has a new album in the works. Still, it’s hard to put a pin in references to the moniker choice and move on. In a review of DP’s 2014 EP Aliens in the Outfield (Infinity Cat Recordings) Pitchfork, which gave the EP a score of 6.2, writes, “On name alone, it’s hard to say just how seriously a person should be taking a band like Diarrhea Planet.” But Pitchfork, and anyone else who has seen the band live, is quick to recognize that even though it sounds like the members let a third-grader pick their name, the band isn’t without its gravity. Listening to a DP album and seeing a live show is like the difference between watching a volcanic eruption on TV and standing at the base of a volcano when it erupts: You get a sense of the explosive power, but it’s nothing like the real thing. If you still can’t get past the name, just ignore it. Someday, we will, too.

—Amy Atkins

With Left & Right, and Toy Zoo. 7 p.m., $8 adv., $10 door. Neuro-lux, 111 N. 11th St., 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.

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DAVE AND ME

The sweet sorrow of saying farewell to David Letterman

GEORGE PRENTICE

It was June 26, 1980, and a nasty blanket of mugginess draped New York City. I remember almost everything about that day, including how by noon, I had embarrassed myself in front of a live, nationally televised audience. On Wednesday, May 20—I’ll be having a good laugh at myself. To borrow from Bob Dylan: “I was so much older then; I’m younger than that now.”

Some friends and I were standing outside 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan 35 years ago, when a production assistant from NBC approached us, asking if we would participate in a survey. We said sure, and after some silly Q&A, the network employee turned to me and said, “You should be on the show today.”

“The David Letterman Show,” she said, which was about to air live on NBC.

In the early ’80s, Letterman was still cut-ting his gap-filled teeth on comedy, and some network clowns thought it might be clever to tuck the comic’s biting satire among daytime TV soap operas and game shows. The Letter-man Show was a critical success, even winning an Emmy Award, but it was canceled in less than 12 months. A couple of years later, Johnny Carson hired Letterman to host a late-night slot, following The Tonight Show, and the rest is history.

The 1980 Letterman was pretty much the man you see today, with his particular comic disdain for convention and showbiz phoniness. His early show had some bits he repeated in all of his programs: small-town news, stupid pet tricks and dragging an odd collec-tion of backstage staff in front the cameras, much to their fear and viewers’ delight. As for my June 1980 appearance on Letterman’s show, I was rooked into participat-ing in a skit about some bad advice from Dear Abby’s lesser-known sister, played by comic actress Edie McClurg (among her hundreds of roles, she played the school secretary in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off). Suffice to say, I was wick-edly nervous and the only thing preventing an enormous rack of studio lights from setting me on fire was my record-setting sweating had

completely soaked my clothes. But I got to go backstage and meet Dave, his guests and the show’s staff and when it was over, my friends and I had a good laugh.

Coincidentally, one of my friend’s relatives owned a VCR, a new invention at the time, so I do have a video tape of my time with Dave, but it rarely sees the light of day.

Through the decades, I’ve attended more than two dozen tapings of Letterman in its different incarnations: NBC’s Late Night with David Letterman, which ran from 1982-1983, and CBS’s The Late Show with David Letter-man, which will end its 22-year run on May 20. Tickets to the broadcasts were always free but difficult to secure, because Letterman

was always the best show in town. Letterman’s house band has always been phenomenal and while television audiences only hear a few seconds of the band’s music before and after commercial breaks, studio audience were always treated to full performances from the best musicians around. When

legends like Springsteen, Miles Davis or James Brown took the stage, it was magical, and I have splendid memories of being there for those broadcasts.

Then there’s Dave Letterman. The self-effacing man who is visibly uncomfortable with the idea of people paying attention to him is always the smartest guy in the room. He chastised political wannabes, called Rush Limbaugh “a bag of hot gas” to his face, and elevated the uncommon valor of men and

women in uniform who had performed what they simply saw as common service to their country. We will never see the likes of Letter-man again.

When Johnny Carson, appropriately called the King of Late Night, retired from The Tonight Show in 1992, he left an empty throne. Letterman steered clear of that vacated seat, in deference to the man who Letterman said was singularly responsible for his career. For me, and presumably millions of others, Letterman’s absence from late night will be an even greater loss. Carved of a uniquely mid-American comedy ethic that gave us Bob and Ray, Carson and Will Rogers, Letterman had an exquisite understanding of life’s tragic sense, which he routinely redressed as a silly celebration of the familiar: dogs, kids, love, music and the absurdity of what is popular.

Unfortunately, Letterman is leaving behind a late night landscape of sameness. Look at the two Jimmys, the James and the Seth (Fallon, Kimmel, Corden and Meyers, respectively) and you’ll swear you’ve stumbled onto fraternity row. It’s increasingly difficult to distinguish one from the other. Quesion: Which one re-enacts music videos? Answer: All of them. Just last month, Andres du Bouchet, a comedy writer for Conan O’Brien bit the show busi-ness hand that fed him by denouncing what he called “Prom King Comedy.” His Twitter posts were later deleted, but the label stuck. I’m just old enough to tell myself it’s time for me to say goodbye to late night. It’s time.

I’ll miss Dave terribly. For me, New York City, television and comedy—even at my own expense—will never be the same.

When we were young: Yes, that’s me (right) 35 years ago on The David Letterman Show.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19The danger of resisting a tempta-tion too strenuously is that the temptation might depart. I suggest that you prevent that from happen-ing. Without throwing yourself at the mercy of the temptation, see if you can coax it to stick around for a while longer. Why? In my view, it’s playing a useful role in your life. It’s motivating you to change some things that really do need to be changed. On the other hand, I’m not yet sure that it should become anything more than a temptation. It might serve you best that way, not as an object of your satisfied desire.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20My astrological colleagues discour-age me from talking to you Bulls about financial matters. “Most Tauruses know 10 times more about the mystery of money than you will ever know,” said one. “Their excellent instincts trump any tips you could offer.” Another astrologer concurred, noting, “The financial advice you give Tauruses will at best be redundant and at worst simplistic.” A third colleague summed it up: “Offering Tauruses guidance about money is like counseling Scorpios about sex.” So although I’m shy about providing recommendations, I will say this: The next five weeks will be a favor-able time to set in motion the plans to GET RICHER QUICKER!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20“Endings to be useful must be inconclusive,” wrote science fic-tion novelist Samuel R. Delany. I endorse that theory for your use in the coming weeks. Interweave it with this advice from playwright Sam Shepard: “The temptation towards resolution, towards wrap-ping up the package, seems to me a terrible trap. Why not be more honest with the moment? The most authentic endings are the ones which are already revolving towards another beginning.” In other words, Gemini, don’t be attached to neat finales and splashy climaxes. Consider the possibility that you can simply slip free of the compli-cated past and head toward the future without much fanfare.

CANCER (June 21-July 22In mythic terms, you should be headed for the winner’s circle, which is inside the pleasuredome. The parade in your honor should fol-low the award ceremony, and let’s hope you will be on the lead float wearing a gold crown and holding a real magic wand while being sung to by a choir of people you love and who love you. If for any reason you are not experiencing some version of these metaphors, I urge you to find out why. Or better yet, get busy on planning a homecoming or grad-uation party or award ceremony for yourself. From an astrological perspective, you have a mandate to be recognized and appreciated for

the gifts you offer the world.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22British Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley was a brilliant military commander. Renowned for his abil-ity to beat larger armies, he also had great skill at minimizing loss of life among his own troops. His most famous triumph took place in 1815, when he led the forces that defeated Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo. In the aftermath, the French tyrant lost his power and went into exile. What was the secret of Wellesley’s success? “Bonaparte’s plans were made in wire,” he said. “Mine were made in string.” In other words, Wellesley’s strategy was more flexible and adaptable. As circumstances changed, it could be rearranged with greater ease. That’s the approach I recommend for you in the coming days.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22You may not be strong enough to take a shot at a daunting challenge that’s five levels beyond your previ-ous best. But I think you are at least ready to try a tricky challenge that’s one level higher than where you have been operating. And that, in my opinion, is a more practical use of your courage. I think it would be a waste of your energy to get wrapped up in grandiose fantasies about impossible perfections. As long as you don’t overreach, you can accomplish small miracles.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22I suspect you are about to experi-ence some prime contenders for The Most Unusual Adventures of 2015. Are you thoroughly prepared? Of course not. There’s no way you can be totally ready to adapt to unpredictable wrinkles and change your mind at a moment’s notice. But that’s exactly what will make these experiments so fun. That’s why they will be effective in building up your resilience and willpower. For best results, apply your nighttime thinking to daytime activities, and vice versa. Spend minimal time on responsibilities that don’t teach you noble truths about your fellow mad-men and madwomen. Now here’s my big question: How can you tap into the extra power you will need during your rite of passage?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21Many modern astronomers are allergic to astrology, but from my perspective there is no inherent conflict between the two fields. Four of history’s greatest astrono-mers were practicing astrologers: Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Tycho Brahe and Pierre Gassendi. One of my friends in college, a Scorpio woman named Martha Maiden, is a first-rate astrologer who got a degree in astronomy and became a top scientist at NASA. In the spirit of finding reconciliation between apparent opposites, I’m

happy to say that you are now a virtual virtuoso in your ability to rec-oncile both apparent opposites and actual opposites. I invite you to use this aptitude with flair and daring.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21Sagittarian Matt Stutzman com-petes in the sport of archery. He’s the world’s record holder for lon-gest accurate shot, having hit a tar-get 230 yards away. What makes his accomplishment so extraordi-nary is the fact that he was born without any arms. He holds each arrow in his mouth and grasps the bow with his right foot and the help of a chest harness. In the spirit of this armless archer, and in accor-dance with your current astrological omens, I invite you to initiate an attempt to triumph over one of your so-called disadvantages.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19Long before Lou Reed recorded the song “Walk on the Wild Side,” Nelson Algren wrote a novel titled A Walk on the Wild Side. It depicts the luxuriant depravity of New Orleans’ French Quarter in the 1930s. One of Algren’s most enduring bits of spiritual advice goes as follows: “Never, ever, no matter what else you do in your whole life, never sleep with anyone whose troubles are worse than your own.” What do you think of that, Capricorn? Even if you don’t regard it as a universal rule that you should unfailingly obey, I sug-

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18The cosmos has authorized you to be hungrier than usual. You may also feel free to respond to your enhanced hunger with an extra aggressive quest to be fed. Therefore: Be voracious! Risk being avid, ardent and even agog. Fill yourself up with pudding, pleasure, praise, peace, perks and privileges. Anything else you’d like to engorge? If some unenlightened person questions your right to claim the biggest piece and the sweetest taste and the best fuel, inform them that your astrologer says you have ultimate permission.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20Is there an interesting ally whose path rarely crosses yours? Do you draw inspiration from a like-minded dynamo who is not fully available? Has fate kept you and a friend from getting as close as you would wish? According to my reading of the astrological omens, relationships like these could become more sub-stantial in the coming weeks. The dream of a more robust connection could ripen into an opportunity to actually collaborate. So be alert for the openings, and be prepared to do what’s necessary to go deeper.

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It’s a fact: Most of what transpires in the stylish, mid-century Manhattan of Mad Men is as serious as a heart attack, yet the show only occasionally veers into vainglory.

As Mad Men’s nearly eight-year run comes to a close on Sunday, May 17, anti-hero Don Draper is homeless, wifeless,

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Each week until the series finale, writer Heather Havrilesky and artist Penelope Metcalf reduce the emotionally fraught, complex plotlines into a handful of panels featuring dialogue stripped to its most brutal (and absurd) essence. As one of America’s other great contributions to existential humor, Homer Simpson, once put it, “It’s funny because it’s true.”

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A Petition to change the name of Audrey Irene Antoniuk, a minor, now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the

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The reason for the change in name is personal.

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CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURTBy: DEIRDE PRICEDEPUTY CLERKPUB April 29, May 6, 13 & 20, 2015.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO,

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A Petition to change the name of Amanda Tucker, now residing in the City of Meridian, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Peter Isaacs Berkey-Silvers. The reason for the change in name is negative associations with current name.

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Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indi-cated, and filed with the Clerk of the Court.

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FROM THE BW POLL VAULTWould you support a new levy

to acquire more land in the Boise Foothills?

Yes: 63% No: 29%

Undecided: 8%

Disclaimer: This onl ine pol l is not intended to be a scien-t i f ic sample of local , statewide or nat ional opinion.

99Boise’s ranking on the

Asthma and Allergy Foundation’s “Asthma Capitals” report of the 100 most challenging places in the U.S. to

live with asthma.

(asthmacapitals.com)

$313 BILLIONAs of May 10, the

estimated domestic box-office totals for Avengers: Age of

Ultron, which opened May 1.

(boxofficemojo.com)

800,000+The number of people

worldwide who die from suicide each year.

(cdc.gov.)

1985The year the Top Ten

List premiered on Late Night with David Let-

terman.

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1936The year the Sun Valley

Resort was founded.

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10 MILLION+The number of copies of Elizabeth Gilbert’s

memoir, Eat, Pray, Love.

(various sources)

$2 BILLION+The amount of money

spent on the 2012 presidential election, making it the most

expensive presidential race in history.

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4. Barry Bonds—$188,245,322

5. Carlos Beltran—$175,952,782

6. Randy Johnson—$175,550,019

7. Mariano Rivera—$169,441,825

8. CC Sabathia—$169,357,142

9. Chipper Jones—$168,552,133

10. Gary Sheffield—$168,008,550

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