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BY PAMELA KLEIBRINK THOMPSON Bogus is just 16 miles north of downtown Boise up a steep, winding road. Besides Boise is well-known for its many numerous downhill runs, there is also outdoor recreational opportunities but it alpine skiing, night skiing, and tubing. also has many other entertainment options For more information visit as well. The area offers great restaurants, www.bogusbasin.com shops, events, museums and sports arenas. With plenty to do year round, whatever Boise Art Museum - Visit the Boise Art your interests may be, Boise is a fabulous Museum (BAM) and see why they are place to live, work and visit. more than an art museum. With new and diverse exhibitions each season, a perma- PLACES TO SEE! nent art collection, special events, educa- Basque Museum and Cultural Center tion programs, studio art workshops, and - Boise is home to one of the largest our unique gift store, there’s something for concentrations of Basques in the United everyone at BAM! For more information States. Explore Boise’s Basque heritage at visit www.boiseartmuseum.org. the Basque Museum and Cultural Center– the only one devoted to the Basque culture Boise River Greenbelt - Stroll or ride a Boise has one of the largest Basque communities in the U.S. in America. Housed in Boise’s oldest brick bike over more than 20 miles of paved building (the 1864 Cyrus Jacobs-Uberuaga pathways along the Boise river and view next to The Grove on 8th and Grove House, which was once a boarding house wildlife such as great blue heron, bald Streets in downtown Boise hosts the Idaho for Basque immigrants), the cultural center eagles, and Canadian geese. You might Steelheads hockey team. Besides hockey sponsors performances by the Oinkari also spot a homo sapien fly fishing for fans, the arena is also visited by basketball Basque Dancers and other events. rainbow trout in the river or others floating fans when the Idaho Stampede of the NBA For more information visit down the river on inner tubes and rafts in Development League hits the court. The www.basquemuseum.com. the summer. For more information visit facility also features music and speaker http://parks.cityofboise.org/ programs. For more information visit Bogus Basin - Bogus, as known to the parks-locations/parks/greenbelt. www.centurylinkarena.com. locals, has been called one of the “12 best- kept secrets in skiing” by Ski Magazine. CenturyLink Arena - The Arena, located Discovery Center of Idaho - At the north- ern edge of Julia Davis Park, explore the Center, a participatory museum where you n an a m
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56 BOISE, IDAHO ery embellishes both the exterior and interior of the theater, listed War, complete with a Lincoln impersonator, to a bivouac on on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information the front lines during WWII. For more information visit on upcoming events visit www.egyptiantheatre.net. http://history.idaho.gov/idaho-state-historical-museum.
Ford Idaho Center - The Ford Idaho Center is one of the most Julia Davis Park - The park is home to the Boise Art Museum, a versatile and accessible facilities of its kind in the West. Attend a rose garden, the Gene Harris Band Shell, and Zoo Boise, where concert, convention, a sporting event, trade show, or an equestrian you can feed the giraffes from 1:30-2:30 pm. For more show and you will be treated to a first-class experience at the Ford information visit www.zooboise.org. Idaho Center. For more information visit www.fordidahocenter.com. Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic Site - Between 1870, Idaho Botanical Garden - Located next to the Old Idaho when the prison was built as a single-cell jail, and 1973, when Penitentiary, the Garden is a lovely outdoor setting to visit. state authorities opened a new facility, more than 13,000 prisoners The garden’s location at the base of the foothills provides a unique did time here. The Old Pen was placed on the National Register outdoor concert experience for the Outlaw Field summer concert of Historic Places in 1974. The sandstone used to construct the series. Every Thursday evening from June through September, foreboding complex of buildings and high turreted stone walls picnickers and music lovers can enjoy Great Garden Escape was quarried and hand-cut by the prisoners themselves. One Concerts that include blues, jazz, folk, big band swing, rock, of its most notorious residents was Lady Bluebeard, who was or country performers. In winter, the garden is home to a convicted of poisoning her fifth husband. Her first four dazzling display of nearly 270,000 sparkling lights artfully husbands also experienced unexplained and unexpected deaths. displayed throughout the holiday season. For more During Halloween the prison comes to life with activities and information visit www.idahobotanicalgarden.org. actors portraying inmates. Walk through 140 years of history and hear about all the scary and true things that happened Idaho Shakespeare Festival - Enjoy musicals as well as the bard’s in every hidden corner. For more information visit works at this open air amphitheater. Pack a picnic dinner or http://history.idaho.gov/old-penitentiary-hours-location. purchase one from Café Shakespeare and dine under the stars to the delights of Shakespeare and contemporary mysteries, comedies and musicals. For more information visit www.idahoshakespeare.org.
Idaho State Capitol - Built between 1905 and 1920, the Capitol is constructed of native sandstone quarried at nearby Table Rock. The marble in its interior comes from Vermont, Georgia, Alaska and Italy. This neoclassical building is patterned after the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. The east and west wings were erected from 1919-1920, at a cost of $2,290,000. Idaho is the only state capitol building in the U.S. heated by geothermal water. John Everett Tourtellotte, a local architect, was selected to design the building in 1905, winning the bid in competition with 18 other firms. Tourtellotte was required to furnish the elevations and floor Get Your Tickets plans for the entire building and working plans and specifications & Gift Certificates Online for the central portion for a fee of $10,000. The public is welcome to sit in on a discussion of a bill while the legislature is in session Season Sponsor Key Bank or take a self-guided tour any time of year. The Statehouse was Season Partners restored and renovated in 2010. For more information on this Foerstel Design Micron Foundation treasure trove of art, furniture and historical photos visit Season Media Partners http://leglislature.idaho.gov/capitol. 94.9 FM the River The Idaho Statesman KTVB–Idaho’s News Channel 7 Idaho State Historical Museum - Located in Julia Davis Park, the museum invites you to step back into Idaho’s cultural, economic VISIT US AT and human history. Every last Saturday in September, volunteers WWW.IDAHOSHAKESPEARE.ORG bring to life such exhibits as a blacksmith’s forge, an old west OR CALL 336-9221 M–F, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. saloon, a Chinese apothecary shop and a turn of the 20th century David Anthony Smith*. *Member Actors’ Equity. Photo—DKM Photography. kitchen. Encampments outside the museum range from the Civil 000000
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The Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts - Located on Boise State University’s campus, the Center is the site of the annual Boise Music Week musical. Past performers at the Morrison Center include Ballet Idaho, Boise Philharmonic, Jerry Seinfeld, George Lopez, and Brian d
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BOISE Knock’em Dead Boise Trolley Tours Idaho Museum THE ARTS PHILHARMONIC Dinner Theatre 602 Julia Davis Dr. of Military History BALLET IDAHO ORCHESTRA 333 S. 9th St. P.O. Box 9165 4748 Lindbergh St., Bldg. 924 501 S. 8th St. 516 S. 9th St. Boise, ID 83702 Boise, ID 83702 Boise, ID 83705 Ste. A Boise, ID 83702 Boise, ID 83702 (208) 385-0021 (208) 433-0849 (208) 422-4841 (208) 343-0556 (208) 344-7849 www.kedproductions.org www.boisetrolleytours.com http://inghro.state.id.us/museum www.balletidaho.org www.boisephilharmonic.org Log Cabin Literary Center Bruneau Dunes State Park Idaho Museum BOISE ART MUSEUM FORD IDAHO CENTER 801 S. Capitol Blvd. 27608 Sand Dunes Rd. of Mining & Geology 670 Julia Davis Dr. 16114 Idaho Center Blvd. Boise, ID 83702 Mountain Home, ID 83647 2455 Old Penitentiary Rd. Boise, ID 83702 Nampa, ID 83687 (208) 331-8000 (208) 366-7919 Boise, ID 83712 (208) 345-8330 (208) 468-1000 www.thecabinidaho.org www.parksandrecreation.idaho.gov (208) 368-9876 www.boiseartmuseum.org www.fordidahocenter.com http://idahomuseum.org Music Theatre of Idaho Deerflat National Boise Baroque Orchestra Idaho Dance Theatre 203 9th Ave. S. Refuge Center Idaho State Capitol P.O. Box 9774 405 S. 8th St., Ste. 363 Nampa, ID 83651 13751 Upper Embankment Rd. Corner of Capitol Blvd. Boise, ID 83707 Boise, ID 83702 (208) 468-2385 Nampa, ID 83686 & Jefferson St., Boise www.boisebaroque.com (208) 331-9592 www.mtionline.org (208) 467-9278 (208) 332-1013 http://idahodancetheatre.org www.fws.gov/deerflat www.capitolcommission.idaho.gov BOISE Nampa Civic Center CONTEMPORARY IDAHO 311 3rd St. S. DISCOVERY CENTER Idaho State THEATER SHAKESPEARE Nampa, ID 83651 OF IDAHO Historical Museum P.O. Box 1981 FESTIVAL (208) 468-5500 131 Myrtle St. 610 N. Julia Davis Dr. Boise, ID 83701-1981 P.O. Box 9365 www.nampaciviccenter.com Boise, ID 83702 Boise, ID 83702 (208) 331-9224 Boise, ID 83707 (208) 343-9895 (208) 334-2120 www.bctheater.org (208) 429-9908 Opera Idaho www.scidaho.org www.idahohistory.net www.idahoshakespeare.org 513 S. 8th St. Boise Little Theater Boise, ID 83702 Egyptian Theatre Morrison-Knudsen (MK) 100 E. Fort St. Idaho Theatre for Youth (208) 345-3531 746 W. Main St. Nature Center Boise, ID 83702 P.O. Box 9365 www.operaidaho.org Boise, ID 83702 600 S. Walnut St. (208) 342-5104 Boise, ID 83707 (208) 345-0454 Boise, ID 83712 www.boiselittletheater.org (208) 429-9908 Revolution Concert House www.egyptiantheatre.net (208) 334-2225 www.idahoshakespeare.org & Event Center http://fishandgame.idaho.gov Boise Master Chorale 827 E. Riverside Dr. THE FLICKS P.O. Box 2244 Knitting Factory Eagle, ID 83616 646 Fulton St. Old Idaho Penitentiary Boise, ID 83701 Concert House (208) 938-2933 Boise, ID 83702 2445 Old Penitentiary Rd. (208) 344-7901 416 S. 9th St. www.cttconcerts.com (208) 342-4222 Boise, ID 83712 www.boisemasterchorale.org Boise, ID 83702 www.theflicksboise.com (208) 368-6080 (208) 343-8883 VELMA V. MORRISON www.idahohistory.net www.knittingfactory.com CENTER FOR THE Hispanic Cultural PERFORMING ARTS Center of Idaho THUNDER 2201 Campus Ln. 315 Stampede Dr. MOUNTAIN LINE Boise, ID 83725 Nampa, ID 83687 120 Mill Rd. (208) 426-1609 (208) 442-0823 Horseshoe Bend, ID 83629 http://mc.boisestate.edu www.hccidaho.org (208) 866-6894 www.thundermountainline.com Historic Bown House/ CULTURAL The Idaho Historic Veterans Memorial Preservation Council State Park AQUARIUM OF BOISE P.O. Box 1495 960 Veterans Way 64 N. Cole Rd. Boise, ID 83701-1495 Boise, ID 83703 Boise, ID 83704 (208) 424-5111 (208) 334-2812 (208) 375-1932 www.preservationidaho.org www.cityofboise.org www.idahoaquarium.net Idaho Black History Museum Warhawk Air Museum Basque Museum 508 Julia Davis Dr. 201 Municipal Dr. and Cultural Center Boise, ID 83702 Nampa, ID 83687 611 Grove St. (208) 433-0017 (208) 465-6446 Boise, ID 83702 www.ibhm.org www.warhawkairmuseum.org (208) 343-2671 www.basquemuseum.com IDAHO BOTANICAL WORLD CENTER GARDEN FOR BIRDS OF PREY 2355 N. Penitentiary Rd. 5668 W. Flying Hawk Ln. Boise, ID 83712 Boise, ID 83709 (208) 343-8649 (208) 362-3716 www.idahobotanicalgarden.org www.peregrinefund.org
Idaho Anne Frank World Sports Humanitarian Human Rights Memorial Hall of Fame (Idaho Human Rights P.O. Box 9324 Education Center) Boise, ID 83707-3324 770 S. 8th St. (208) 343-7224 Boise, ID 83702 www.sportshumanitarian.com (208) 345-0304 www.idaho-humanrights.org ZOO BOISE 355 Julia Davis Dr. Boise, ID 83702 (208) 384-4260 www.zooboise.org
*Bold names are proud members of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce.
64 BOISE, IDAHO • SPRING Eagle Fun Days Snake River Stampede • WINTER (208) 939-4222 (208) 466-8497 The Boise Farmers Market www.eaglechamber.com www.snakeriverstampede.com Christmas in the City (through Fall) (208) 472-5251 (208) 345-9287 Emmett Cherry Festival St. Ignatius Basque Festival www.downtownboise.org www.theboisefarmersmarket.com (208) 365-3485 (208) 343-2671 www.emmettidaho.com/ www.basquemuseum.com Holiday Parade Capital City Public Market emmett-cherry-festival (208) 287-2155 (through Fall) Western Idaho Fair www.boiseholidayparade.org (208) 345-9287 Gene Harris Jazz Festival (208) 287-5650 www.capitalcitypublicmarket.com (208) 426-5299 www.expoidaho.com McCall Winter Carnival www.geneharris.org (208) 634-3941 Great Garden Escapes • FALL www.mccallwintercarnival.com Concert Series Idaho Shakespeare Festival Art in the Park (877) 527-8233 / (through Fall) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl COMMUNITY (208) 343-8649 (208) 345-8330 (208) 424-1011 (208) 336-9221 www.boiseartmuseum.org & CULTURAL www.idahobotanicalgarden.org www.idahoshakespeare.org www.famousidahopotatobowl.com EVENTS SUMMER Hyde Park St. Fair • Meridian Dairy Days Saint Alphonsus (208) 884-7780 Festival of Trees • YEAR ROUND Alive After Five Downtown (208) 888-2817 www.northend.org Summer Concert Series www.meridianchamber.org (208) 367-2797 First Thursday - Downtown www.saintalphonsus.org/ (through Fall) FitOne Shops & Restaurants Foundation_events_trees_main.html (208) 472-5251 National Old Time (208) 381-2221 (208) 472-5251 www.downtownboise.org Fiddlers’ Contest www.fitoneboise.org www.downtownboise.org (800) 437-1280 Winter Garden aGlow Caldwell Night Rodeo www.fiddlecontest.com (877) 527-8233 / (208) 459-7493 (208) 343-8649 www.caldwellnightrodeo.com www.idahobotanicalgarden.org
IDAHO STAMPEDE Broadmore Country Club Hillcrest Country Club Quail Hollow Golf Course RECREATION BASKETBALL (Private) (Private) 4520 N. 36th St. AND SPORTS (208) 388-4667 103 Shannon Dr. 4610 Hillcrest Dr. Boise, ID 83703 www.nba.com/dleague/idaho Nampa, ID 83687 Boise, ID 83705 (208) 344-7807 Albertson’s Boise Open (208) 466-0561 (208) 343-1769 www.quailhollowgolfclub.com (208) 336-3029 IDAHO STEELHEADS www.broadmorecc.com www.hillcrest.cc www.boiseopen.pgatour.com HOCKEY Ridgecrest Golf Course (208) 383-0080 Centennial Golf Course Hunter’s Point 3730 Ridgecrest Dr. BOGUS BASIN www.idahosteelheads.com 2600 Centennial Dr. 11727 Iowa Ave. Nampa, ID 83687 MOUNTAIN Nampa, ID 83687 Nampa, ID 83686 (208) 468-9073 RECREATION AREA Race to Robie Creek (208) 467-3011 (208) 465-1903 www.ridgecrestgolf.com (800) 367-4397 / Half marathon www.centennialgolf.net www.hunterspointidaho.com (208) 332-5100 www.robiecreek.com River Birch Golf Course www.bogusbasin.com Cherry Lane Golf Course Indian Lakes Golf Course 3740 Pollard Ln. Ride Idaho 4200 W. Talamore 4700 S. Umatilla Star, ID 83669 BOISE HAWKS (208) 345-1960 Meridian, ID 83642 Boise, ID 83709 (208) 286-0801 BASEBALL www.rideidaho.org (208) 888-4080 (208) 362-5771 www.riverbirchgolfcourse.com (208) 322-5000 www.indianlakesgolf.com www.boisehawks.com ROARING SPRINGS CRANE CREEK SHADOW VALLEY WATER PARK/WAHOOZ COUNTRY CLUB Lakeview Golf Club GOLF COURSE BOISE STATE FAMILY FUN ZONE/PINZ !PRIVATE" 4200 W. Talamore 15711 Hwy. 55 UNIVERSITY BOWLING CENTER 500 W. Curling Dr. Meridian, ID 83642 Boise, ID 83703 BRONCO FOOTBALL 400 W. Overland Rd. Boise, ID 83702 (208) 888-4080 (208) 939-6699 (208) 426-1289 Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 344-9313 www.golflakeviewgc.com www.shadowvalley.com www.broncosports.com (208) 898-0900 www.cranecreekcountryclub.com www.roaringsprings.com Pierce Park Greens THE CLUB AT Boise Twilight Criterium Eagle Hills Golf Course 5812 N. Pierce Park Ln. SPURWING !PRIVATE" (208) 393-2256 SKY DOWN SKYDIVING 605 N. Edgewood Ln. Boise, ID 83703 6800 N. SpurWing Way www.boisetwilightcriterium.com (208) 455-2359 Eagle, ID 83616 (208) 852-3302 Meridian, ID 83642 www.skydownskydiving.com (208) 939-0402 www.pierceparkgreens.com (208) 884-4445 CENTURYLINK ARENA www.eaglehillsgolfcourse.com www.spurwing.com 233 S. Capitol Blvd. SNAKE RIVER PLANTATION COUNTRY Boise, ID 83702 SKYDIVING DBA Emmett City Golf Course CLUB !PRIVATE" Warm Springs Golf Course (208) 424-2200 SKYDIVE IDAHO 2102 Sales Yard Rd. 6515 W. State St. 2495 Warm Springs Ave. www.centurylinkarena.com (208) 455-0000 Emmett, ID 83617 Boise, ID 83703 Boise, ID 83712 www.skydiveidaho.com (208) 365-2675 (208) 853-4440 (208) 343-5661 City of Trees Marathon www.plantationcc.com www.warmspringsgolfcourse.com (208) 888-2122 SUN VALLEY RESORT Falcon Crest Golf Course www.cityoftreesmarathon.com (208) 622-2267 11102 S. Cloverdale Rd. Purple Sage Golf Course General information: www.sunvalley.com Kuna, ID 83634 15192 Purple Sage Rd. Idaho Golf Association, Inc. Emmett’s Most (208) 362-8897 Caldwell, ID 83607 4696 Overland Rd., Excellent Triathlon ZIP IDAHO www.falconcrestgolf.com (208) 459-2223 Ste. 120, Boise, ID 83705 (208) 365-3485 (208) 793-2947 www.purplesagegolfcourse.com (208) 342-4442 www.emmetttri.com www.zipidaho.com Fairview Golf Course www.theiga.org 816 Grant St. Firebird Raceway Caldwell, ID 83605 (208) 938-8986 GOLF (208) 455-3090 www.firebirdonline.com COURSES HELLS CANYON BanBury Golf Club ADVENTURES 2626 Marypost Way TO FIND OUT MORE (208) 785-3352 Eagle, ID 83616 www.hellscanyonadventures.com (208) 939-3600 INFORMATION ON BOISE RIVER GREENBELT, GREENBELT STATEWIDE www.banburygolf.com LOCAL TRAIL SYSTEMS, CITY PARKS, INFORMATION: IDAHO ICE WORLD PUBLIC TENNIS COURTS, AND PUBLIC POOLS: State of Idaho (208) 331-0044 Boise Ranch Golf Course City of Boise Parks & Recreation Parks & Recreation www.cityofboise.org 6501 S. Cloverdale Rd. (208) 384-4240 (208) 334-4199 Boise, ID 83709 www.cityofboise.org www.parksandrecreation.idaho.gov (208) 362-6501 www.boiseranchgc.com
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