Hi, friends!
Just for the fun of it, today’s Weekend Countdown starts with three tiny places downtown that you should know about.
3 tiny downtown Boise gems
The Shop
The tiniest of tiny gems, it is possible to walk past The Shop and miss it. But I’m hoping to make that less likely here, because it’s a delight! Once you know about it, it feels like a portal you’ve unlocked.
The Shop is a new go-to for a quick gift and card, a canned beverage you’ll find on few other shelves (they put me onto the Yuzuco green tea yuzu-ade now popping up everywhere), and quality pantry items. Best of all: Owner Wyatt Courage designs all the amazing cards, through Courage Card Co.
It’s located between Goldy’s Corner and Goldy’s Breakfast Bistro, facing Capitol Boulevard.
Just down the street from The Shop is Tony’s Pizzeria Teatro, a hidden gem I’m always surprised people don’t know about, or have never visited. The restaurant allows room for a walkway and not much more space, and their two-top tables make for a romantic little date spot.
It’s just around the corner from The Egyptian Theatre, so it’s a great dinner before a show, or a dinner after.
Jitters by Jayne
A new-ish coffee shop on 9th Street, this is tucked in a row of places who could fit into the “tiny” category. It’s a young entrepreneurial success story and worth dropping by for a drink, just to try someplace new.
2 state headlines related to Boise
Idaho’s gas prices following western neighbors upward
The thing nobody wants to talk about! But it’s true — while the average gallon of gas in the United States costs $4.44 and rising, Idaho’s is more than 40 cents more expensive right now, sitting at $4.86.
Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada have already topped the $5 mark, and much of southern Idaho has done the same. It seems that amid inflation, the war in Iran, and increased interest rates this week, gas will continue to rise into the autumn.
Abortion ballot initiative fundraising continues
The group behind Proposition 1, the effort to upend Idaho abortion ban, has raised more than three-quarter of a million dollars since the beginning of August, bringing their total cash up to $1.9 million. However, its opposition has just surpassed that number, hitting $2.3 million recently.
According to Boise State Public Radio, these figures haven’t resulted in much spending yet, but that’s likely to change soon ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
1 thing giving me hope
Short and sweet: Pride! It hasn’t been an easy couple of years for the LGBTQIA+ community, but the opportunity to gather and celebrate authenticity shouldn’t be taken for granted. Just for fun, here’s a photo from an early 90s Pride celebration in Boise.
Friday, September 18
💬 CreativeMornings Boise | 8:30 - 10 a.m. | JUMP | free
🌳 Hyde Park Street Fair | 4 - 9:30 p.m. | Camel’s Back Park | free entry
🌈 Boise Pride Festival | 6 p.m. | Ann Morrison Park | $20+
🎉 Indian Creek Festival | 6 - 9 p.m. | Indian Creek Plaza in Caldwell | free
🎸 Sleep | 7 p.m. | Treefort Music Hall | $50
🍿 “Tron: Legacy” | 7 - 9 p.m. | Idaho Film Society | $11
🧛🏼 Live Soundtracks to Silent Films: “Faust (1926)” & “Nosferatu (1922)” | 7:30 p.m. | The Egyptian Theatre | $25 - $45
🎭 Christieprov: Mischief, Mayhem & Murder | 7:30 p.m. | Boise Little Theater | $20
Saturday, September 19
🎉 Indian Creek Festival | 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Indian Creek Plaza in Caldwell | free
🛼 Treasure Valley Roller Derby | 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. | Expo Idaho | $15
🃏 Boise Card & Collectible Show | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Expo Idaho | free
🏴 Scottish Heritage Festival | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Expo Idaho | $12
🌳 Hyde Park Street Fair | 10 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Camel’s Back Park | free entry
🌈 Boise Pride Festival | 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. | Ann Morrison Park | $20+ | fireworks at 9 p.m.
🐛 Bug Day | 12 - 5 p.m. | Idaho Botanical Garden | $13 for kids, $17 for adults
🏈 Boise State Home Football Game | 4 p.m. | Albertsons Stadium | $34+ | vs. South Dakota
🍺 Payette’s Oktoberfest | 5 - 10 p.m. | Payette Brewing | free entry
🍿 “Everything Everywhere All At Once” | 6 p.m. | Idaho Film Society | $11
🏳️🌈 Lesbian Pop Up Bar | 7 p.m. | Hap Hap Lounge | free
🎭 Christieprov: Mischief, Mayhem & Murder | 7:30 p.m. | Boise Little Theater | $20
🫦 Grrl Rave | 8:30 p.m. | Shrine Basement | $24
🍿 “Total Recall (1980)” | 9 p.m. | Idaho Film Society | $11
💥 ATTENTION | 10 p.m. | Treefort Music Hall | $33
Sunday, September 20
🛼 Treasure Valley Roller Derby | 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Expo Idaho | $15
🃏 Boise Card & Collectible Show | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Expo Idaho | free
🏴 Scottish Heritage Festival | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Expo Idaho | $12
🌳 Hyde Park Street Fair | 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. | Camel’s Back Park | free entry
🌈 Boise Pride Festival Parade | 10 a.m. | Ann Morrison Park
🌈 Boise Pride Festival | 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Ann Morrison Park | $20+
🍺 Payette’s Oktoberfest | 12 - 10 p.m. | Payette Brewing | free entry
📖 H.O.T. Poets Festival | 1 - 5 p.m. | Split Rail Winery | free
🍿 “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” | 1 p.m. | The Egyptian Theatre | $6
📖 Dante’s “Inferno” Reading | 3 p.m. | Oldspeak Bar | RSVP | Cantos 1-12
🍿 “Pretty in Pink” | 3:45 p.m. | The Egyptian Theatre | $6
🎭 Christieprov: Mischief, Mayhem & Murder | 6 p.m. | Boise Little Theater | $20
🍿 “2046” | 7 p.m. | Idaho Film Society | $11
🎸 Drink the Sea | 7 p.m. | Treefort Music Hall | $53
🎭 “The Heart of Robin Hood” | 7:30 p.m. | Idaho Shakespeare Festival | $30
💬 Reading and Conversation | 7 p.m. | The Lit Room | $7
That'll do it! Have fun this weekend.
— Blake Hunter
