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SUMMARY:Great Idaho Gun Show
DESCRIPTION:Great Idaho Gun Show\nSaturday 9am – 6pm\nSunday 9am – 3pm \nAdmission $10
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/great-idaho-gun-show-9/
LOCATION:Ford Idaho Center
CATEGORIES:Festivals & Events
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SUMMARY:ZZ Ward calendar – Revolution Concert House- The Dirty Sun Tour
DESCRIPTION:ZZ Ward – The Dirty Sun Tour\nKnitting Factory – Boise\n416 S. 9th St. – Boise\, ID 83702\nSat\nNovember 16\n8:00 pm\n(Doors: 7:00 pm)
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/zz-ward-calendar-revolution-concert-house-the-dirty-sun-tour/
LOCATION:Knitting Factory\, 416 S 9th St\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83702
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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SUMMARY:Night Ranger
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URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/night-ranger/
LOCATION:Revolution Concert House\, 4983 N Glenwood St\, Garden City\, Idaho\, 83714
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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SUMMARY:Wild Kratts Live 2.0 – Creature Power
DESCRIPTION:MagicSpace Entertainment presents Wild Kratts Live 2.0 – Creature Power at the Morrison Center in Boise. \nGet ready to dive into another classic Wild Kratts adventure with the Kratt Brothers as they combine live action with animation\, with Martin and Chris LIVE on stage and the rest of the Wild Kratts team on screen at the Tortuga HQ. Which creature powers do they activate\, and what new and amazing “WOW!” facts will you learn? Experience\, live-on-stage\, the electrifying excitement\, and the inspiring quest of the Kratt Brothers that make the hit television series Wild Kratts a family favorite time and time again! \nSince 2014\, Wild Kratts LIVE! has performed over 225 shows for hundreds of thousands of fans in over 135 cities across North America. It was created for the stage by the imaginative minds of Martin and Chris Kratt from Zoboomafoo\, Kratt’s Creatures\, and Kratt Bros – Be the Creature. The PBS KIDS TV show Wild Kratts was created and developed by brothers and zoologists Martin and Chris Kratt and is currently in its sixth season.
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/wild-kratts-live-2-0-creature-power/
LOCATION:Morrison Center\, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83725
CATEGORIES:Family
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SUMMARY:Capital City Public Market
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 30 YEARS! ​ \n​ \nThe Capital City Public Market started in 1994 in downtown Boise with a small group of local vendors — 30 years later we have over 150+ rotating vendors all with products crafted in Idaho by Idahoans. \nOur 2024 season will kick off on Saturday\, April 13th\, 2024 – Join us on every Saturday\, 9:30am – 1:30pm\, \ntill December 21st\, 2024!  \n  Find us in Downtown Boise in the Grove Plaza\, on the corner of 8th St & Main\, in the heart of downtown. \n​ \nSHOPPING LOCAL SUPPORTS IDAHOANS\, THEIR FAMILIES & OUR COMMUNITY
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/capital-city-public-market-4-35/
LOCATION:The Grove Plaza\, 827 W. Main St\, Boise\, ID\, 83702
CATEGORIES:Family,Farmers Market,Festivals & Events
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SUMMARY:Great Idaho Gun Show
DESCRIPTION:Great Idaho Gun Show\nSaturday 9am – 6pm\nSunday 9am – 3pm \nAdmission $10
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/great-idaho-gun-show-8/
LOCATION:Ford Idaho Center
CATEGORIES:Festivals & Events
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SUMMARY:Jurassic Quest
DESCRIPTION:The largest and most realistic Dinosaur Exhibit on tour\, featuring true-to-detail (and size!) dinosaurs\, including a 60 foot long\, sky-scraping Spinosaurus\, our 80-foot-long Apatosaurus\, and our gigantic LIFESIZE T.rex! \nHours\nFriday 12p-6p\, Saturday 9a-6p\, Sunday 9a-6p \nAdmission\nSee website to purchase tickets
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/jurassic-quest-3/
LOCATION:Expo Idaho\, 5610 North Glenwood Stree\, Garden City\, Idaho\, 83714
CATEGORIES:Family
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SUMMARY:Pleasant View Turkey Trot 5K
DESCRIPTION:Pleasant View Elementary’s 5th Annual Community Turkey Trot will be held on Saturday\, November 16th\, 2024 at Pleasant View Elementary.  This event is open to the community!  Our run has a family-friendly focus\, allowing runners and walkers of all abilities to participate.  After the run\, enjoy music\, a photo booth\, prizes\, and snacks from our food truck vendors. \n  \nPleasant View Turkey Trot 5K (Course Map)\nThe 5K course starts and finishes at Pleasant View Elementary and loops around nearby neighborhoods. Runners will be chip-timed.  All 5k runners will receive a t-shirt* and an entry into a drawing for lots of great prizes.  Kids will receive a race medal and top runners will receive trophies.  The 5k race starts promptly at 9:15am. \n  \nPleasant View Turkey Scramble 1K\nYounger kids can join us for a 1K dash around the school.  All 1k participants will receive a t-shirt* and kids will receive a completion medal. The 1k race starts promptly at 9am. \n  \nSupport a Good Cause\nThe Pleasant View Turkey Trot is organized by an all volunteer committee. 100% of the race proceeds and donations support Pleasant View Elementary.  This year we are raising funds for Teacher Grants\, field trips and PTA funded programs.  If you would like to make a donation\, please visit the donation page. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. \n  \nPacket Pickup \nPacket Pickup will be held at Pleasant View Elementary on Friday\, Nov. 15th\, from 3:45-5:00 in front of the school and on Saturday\, Nov. 16th\, from 8:00-8:45 in the school Cafeteria. For those who have not yet registered but want to run on Saturday\, late registration will be offered at both of the times above. Credit/debit card is the only payment option. \n  \nWe ask that all runners wear their Turkey Trot t-shirt during the race. 5k runners will also receive a race number with a timing chip in it. Please note that your timing chip will start the second you step over the start line.  Please stay clear of that area until the race begins. \n  \nThis is a family friendly race so please be cautious of strollers\, small children\, etc. Some of our amazing sponsors will have booths set up with some fun giveaways.  After the 5k race\, we will draw winners for our amazing prizes.  Winners must be present to claim their prize. \n  \nWe’ll have food trucks on site that will be preparing coffee drinks\, hot cocoa\, and snack/breakfast items.  These items are an additional charge but are totally worth the splurge. \n  \nIf at any point you need assistance\, please locate a race volunteer – they are the friendly faces in the bright orange Turkey Trot shirts. We are happy to help. \n****SIGN UP EARLY TO GUARANTEE YOUR T-SHIRT SIZE**** \n 
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/pleasant-view-turkey-trot-5k-2/
LOCATION:Pleasant View Elementary\, 4600 W. Gondola Drive\, Meridian\, ID\, 83646\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stay Active,Thanksgiving
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SUMMARY:Boise Sports Cards and Memorabilia
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URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/boise-sports-cards-and-memorabilia-3/
LOCATION:Expo Idaho\, 5610 North Glenwood Stree\, Garden City\, Idaho\, 83714
CATEGORIES:Festivals & Events
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SUMMARY:Boise Half Marathon
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to challenge yourself and experience the beauty of Boise in this exhilarating half-marathon. Run through scenic downtown streets\, along the Boise River\, and finish at the iconic Albertsons Stadium. This event is perfect for runners of all levels\, from seasoned marathoners to first-time half-marathoners. \n  \nSaturday\, November 16\, 2024\n\nUPDATE: OCTOBER 15\, 2024 – We rollin. We did get somewhat of a word that Greenbelt construction may impact routes. If you’ve run with us before\, you know we’ll put you right on 13.1\, flag\, sign\, mark and put accurate distances out there no matter what. Also\, please remember this is our WINTER race. We’ll see what the weather race day brings but we’re hoping for winter. It’ll be fun. \nAll runners will receive a race shirt and race medal. \nTHIS – Please note courses utilize the Boise Greenbelt system. Should we run the Greenbelt\, the river can be unpredictable. Systems and entities that govern the local Greenbelt are constantly dealing with these challenges. Typical issues are created due to sidewalk construction\, sinkholes\, flooding\, etc. During the run\, you may encounter wildlife that may cause a delay in your progress and/or change in your planned route. Or you may cause your own delay to stop and listen to the amazing sounds this course creates.
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/boise-half-marathon/
LOCATION:Albertsons Stadium\, 1400 Bronco Ln\, Boise\, ID\, 83706
CATEGORIES:Stay Active
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SUMMARY:Santa Photos at Cabela’s
DESCRIPTION:Choose your free photo appointment with Santa\nAppointments are available 1 week from the current day. All new appointments are released at 12:01 AM for the next available day. If all slots show UNAVAILABLE this means all bookings have been reserved for those dates and times. Please try again later. \nPlease note: Each appointment slot is part of a 15-minute timeframe\, and your family’s special 2-minute moment will fit right in. Our efficient scheduling ensures a personal touch during this festive season. Please arrive on time to enjoy every moment.
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/santa-photos-at-cabelas/
LOCATION:Cabela’s\, 8109 W Franklin Rd\, Boise\, ID
CATEGORIES:Christmas
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SUMMARY:Eagle Veterans Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:The City of Eagle honors veterans\, active military\, and their families at our annual Veterans Day Breakfast on Saturday\, November 16\, 2024\, at Eagle Community Hall (660 E Civic Lane\, south side building entrance). The breakfast is from 8 am to 10 am.  This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/eagle-veterans-breakfast/
LOCATION:Eagle Community Hall\, 660 E C\, Eagle\, ID
CATEGORIES:Veterans Day
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SUMMARY:THE TAYLOR PARTY: THE TS DANCE PARTY (18+)
DESCRIPTION:THE TAYLOR PARTY: THE TS DANCE PARTY (18+)\nKnitting Factory – Boise\n416 S. 9th St. – Boise\, ID 83702\nFri November 15 9:00 pm (Doors: 8:00 pm)\n18 and up\n$19.00 – $32.50Buy Tickets\n\n\n\nPlease note: Tier refers to price level only. \n18+ – 8:00 PM Doors – TSN Parties LLC is not affiliated with\, endorsed by\, authorized by\, sponsored by\, or in any way officially connected with Taylor Swift\, TAS Rights Management\, LLC\, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries. Further\, any similarities in services or events between TSN Parties LLC and any third party entities are purely coincidental and do not imply any association between TSN Parties LLC and such third party entities.”
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/the-taylor-party-the-ts-dance-party-18/
LOCATION:Knitting Factory\, 416 S 9th St\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83702
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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SUMMARY:Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox - The '10' Tour
DESCRIPTION:The work of Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox has been viewed on the ensemble’s YouTube channel well over a hundred million times. Most of those doing the viewing\, however\, are not fully aware of the method to Bradlee’s madness. On the surface\, the method is video – clips of full-band performances (that’s Bradlee on piano) shot in the bandleader’s living room with a single stationary camera. The madness: pop hits of the present performed à la pop hits of the past. Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” assayed as a doo-wop number; Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” tricked out in flapper jazz; Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” rendered a 1940s big-band standard. In fact\, Bradlee’s method runs deeper. He’s educating his audience about 20th-century song styles; he’s commenting on the elasticity of the pop form; he’s confounding cultural context; he’s uniting generations; he’s breaking the rules. He’s manifesting postmodernist ideas in his approach to production and business as well as music. But as far as the fans are concerned\, it’s just fun (and sometimes funny). Bradlee himself will tell you\, simply\, “I reimagine a song in another style because I want to hear it that way.” Discovering talent and knowing what to do with it is fundamental to the business of music. Bradlee is something of a postmodernist here\, too\, having achieved renown doing everything himself\, mostly online\, “with no budget” (i.e. using the recording equipment he’d had since college). His adherence to the DIY ethos also suggests the decidedly postmodern form of punk rock. “I was a struggling jazz pianist sitting in my basement apartment in Queens\,” he attests\, “but I just figured it out and made it happen.” That said\, punk rock is likely not top of mind for those attending a Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox show. The scene is more reminiscent of a speakeasy\, with swells in vintage threads swilling Prohibition-era cocktails. “It’s a variety show\, a musical revue featuring special guests\,” Bradlee illuminates. “Coming to a PMJ show is like time-traveling back to Old Hollywood – it’s an experience.” Creating that for audiences appears to be PMJ’s ultimate mission.
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/scott-bradlees-postmodern-jukebox-the-10-tour/
LOCATION:Knitting Factory\, 416 S 9th St\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83702
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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SUMMARY:THE BROTHERS COMATOSE w/ AJ Lee & Blue Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Brothers Comatose‘s singer-songwriter Ben Morrison share some insight into their latest polarizing single “The IPA Song\,” “We generally use our music to unify people\, but there comes a time for every band when you have to make a statement. This is our most controversial song and we realize that some of our audience will hate us for it\, but it’s time we finally say something: we can’t drink IPAs anymore!” \n“Phew\, that felt good to get off my chest.” \n“In all seriousness though\, we overdid it quite a bit\, back when we were sponsored by a great beer company and they delivered multiple cases of IPA to every tour stop of ours. It was great for a while\, but it got to the point where we had cases and cases of warm IPA in our van and that’s all we drank. Too much warm IPA will change a person\, and now we can only drink light beer. We’re more of a quantity over quality band these days\, at least when it comes to beer.” \n“This song came about because there are lots of craft beer lovers in our musical world and we would find ourselves drinking lots of high alcohol percentage beers when we’re playing shows\, and we just can’t do it anymore. We want to enjoy a few beers while we’re playing without getting too drunk\, and light beer saves us from that. Pabst Blue Ribbon\, if you’re reading this\, we’re still looking for sponsorships!” \nThe Brothers Comatose’s new single “The IPA Song” is available now  \nWhether traveling to gigs on horseback or by tour bus\, Americana mavens The Brothers Comatose forge their own path with raucous West Coast renderings of traditional bluegrass\, country and rock-n-roll music. The five-piece string band is anything but a traditional acoustic outfit with their fierce musicianship and rowdy\, rock concert-like shows. \nThe Brothers Comatose is comprised of brothers Ben Morrison (guitar\, vocals) and Alex Morrison (banjo\, vocals)\, Steve Height (bass)\, Philip Brezina (violin)\, and Greg Fleischut (mandolin\, vocals). When they’re not headlining The Fillmore for a sold-out show or appearing at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival\, the band is out on the road performing across America\, Canada\, Australia\, and hosting their very own music festival\, Comatopia\, in the Sierra foothills. \nThe San Francisco quintet are heading out for a massive U.S. tour in further support of their most recent album Ear Snacks – a heartwarming collection of collaborations from their Ear Snacks YouTube series. \n\n\n\n \n\nAJ Lee & Blue Summit\nAJ Lee & Blue Summit are an award-winning energetic\, charming\, and technically jaw-dropping band quickly rising on the national roots music scene. Based in Santa Cruz\, California\, the group met as teenagers\, picking and jamming together as kids at local music festivals and jams until one day\, they decided they would be a band. “Our roots go really deep\,” explains de facto band leader Lee. “We met when we were young kids… We definitely decided to choose each other as a chosen family band later on in life\, but in a lot of ways it was naturally just like that in the beginning.” “It was like one of those late at night things\,” she continued. “We were sitting on a trailer at Grass Valley” at the annual Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival held in the Sierra Nevada foothills – “Someone said\, ‘All of us right here\, we’re a band now.’ We kind of didn’t take it seriously\, but we were like\, okay\, we’ll be a band!” \nAnd thank goodness they became a band. Their first gigs were local\, small venues\, cafes\, restaurants\, coffee shops\, where they’d play for multiple hours honing their set list and learning shared musical vocabularies. Now\, as they criss-cross the country performing hundreds of shows a year to larger and larger audiences\, you can sense the intention they had back then – to make music together not for just aspirational reasons\, but because it’s fun – and it’s all you want to do as young musicians. Currently made up of Lee on mandolin\, fiddler Jan Purat\, and guitarists Scott Gates and Sullivan Tuttle\, the band carries that youthful\, festival-parking-lot energy with them still today\, but at the same time there’s a genuine ease and confidence to their music making. This is not the bluegrass of ambitious musicians intent on industry success\, this is music made firstly for the joy of making it and primarily made for each other. It’s part of why\, as they ready their third studio album\, City of Glass – their first label release\, out July 19th via Signature Sounds – their product feels mature and fully realized\, while deep in the Blue Summit pocket. \nCity of Glass is a slow burn album\, remarkable when considered alongside records released by their peers in recent years. Lee & Blue Summit seem unconcerned with mimicking hugely successful jamgrass bands\, or making competitive and performatively intellectual new acoustic music\, or wishing to establish themselves as the superlative string band in their bluegrass\, old-time\, and Americana communities. Instead\, they’re most interested in discovering themselves\, their own music\, and sonics and textures truly their own. So\, when they went into the studio to track City of Glass and its gorgeous twelve tracks\, they once again forsook the roads most traveled by\, looking to their local California community for collaborators that also feel right at home in their chosen family band. They brought in Lech Wierzynski\, of the California Honeydrops\, to produce; they tapped Bay Area steel guitarist Mikiya Matsuda for a couple of tracks; plus they had Californian banjo player\, instructor\, and Father’s Day Fest veteran Luke Abbott lend five-string to a number. \nThe group is proud to be Californian\, proud to represent the neo-traditionalist bluegrass and folk from the state and the mighty communities surrounding them. Their music shines with this “think global\, act local” sort of approach. On a track called\, “Can’t Find You At All\,” they even included a sort of reunion of “The Tuttles featuring AJ Lee” – the true family band from their early childhoods that also included Lee\, Sully Tuttle\, Grammy Award winner Molly Tuttle\, and their father Jack Tuttle – who wrote “Can’t Find You At All”. \n“I thought\, Sully’s on the track and Jack wrote it\,” Lee explains. “So\, I would love for Molly to sing on it\, because it does feel like a mini reunion of The Tuttles… It just feels like coming back to where technically my career started\, with them.” Throughout City of Glass\, an overarching sense emerges that this is a band who knows who they are\, what they are trying to say\, and who can help them say it. They know they don’t “need” a banjo to be a bluegrass band. They know they\, like so many bluegrass groups with mainstream appeal\, know how to make two flatpicking guitarists work in concert\, together. And\, with Wierzynski at the control room helm\, they were able to preserve that feeling of grounded self-assuredness indelibly through these songs\, while still challenging themselves outside of their comfort zones and outside of the musical box. Focusing on these qualities and bringing in creatives they trusted\, they were able to craft an album that sounds exactly like AJ Lee & Blue Summit while still breaking endless new ground. “Having a powerhouse vocalist and someone we trusted in the control room was really valuable and really fun\,” Jan Purat says. “I think it removed a lot of the headiness and back and forth… It felt like it was streamlined\, in certain ways\, being able to trust his judgment\, even though he was from a different genre.” Wierzynski also brought songs to the band\, a stunning cover of the soul classic “He Called Me Baby” and a song he wrote\, “Bedside Window\,” which is rendered by the band as an archetypical bluegrass “fast waltz.” Wierzynski prioritized making the band sound exactly like themselves\, producing the vocals to be and sound live whenever possible\, moving the band along when a take checked all the boxes\, and still bringing in genre and aesthetic inspirations that feel brand new. City of Glass\, as a result\, is an album that’s just as much country soul and gritty\, bluesy Americana as it is bluegrass\, all framed through a California folk lens while clearly primed for a much wider audience. The title track is a beautiful and evocative metaphor that conjures the climate crisis and holds an inspiring degree of self-awareness\, from this group of young folks. As they sing of a wonderful monument to human kind’s achievements\, an awesome and temporal city made of glass\, grain by grain\, shard by shard\, they put the fleeting and intangible qualities of a life as professional musicians under the same lens\, once again reinforcing that their priorities in music cannot simply be achievements and success. After all\, they know that\, someday\, all of this will fade away. As such\, as much as possible\, they have their eyes trained first and foremost on the present moment. \n“I’ve learned through songwriting and creating music that you shouldn’t hold anything as precious as you think you should\,” Lee says\, speaking about writing “City of Glass.” “We’re all happy to experience life with each other and to see what this band turns into\, but there’s no expectation that this monument we’ve built will stand forever.” \nPerhaps this is why it feels like\, whether on stage or in the studio\, Blue Summit pours all of themselves into every song\, every lyric\, and every note. “I think it would lose meaning if it did last forever\,” Gates agrees. “For so long making music for a living was ‘ride or die\,’ but now we’re very much in the moment and we understand that nothing lasts forever. All I care about is just the next step and not skipping any steps in between.” \nThe slow burn of City of Glass certainly reaches its tenor\, but never in a performative\, belabored\, or corny way. There are many moments of tension and release\, of musical climaxes that are tender and subdued or silly and winking – and yes\, absolutely barn burning\, too. “Seaside\,” written by Sully Tuttle\, feels pulled directly from a Steinbeck paean to coastal California. “Bakersfield Clay\,” penned by Gates\, could have been divinely implanted in his head from Haggard or Owens or any number of lonesome troubadours longing for their southern California home while also longing to leave it behind. “I Still Think of Her” is one of the album’s jewels\, a delicious and pining love song with a queer throughline that wrinkles its common\, countryfied format in a truly one-of-a-kind way. Like “Can’t Find You At All\,” the band finds power here with a less is more approach\, building energy without necessarily raising the volume or tempo. Each song demands your full attention\, builds intentionally to the next\, and gently guides their listeners through exciting and heartfelt twists and turns\, musically\, lyrically\, and melodically. AJ Lee & Blue Summit’s City of Glass is statuesque\, while living and breathing. It’s a monument not to ego and virtuosity and self-absorption\, but to what beauty can exist when a handful of musicians who know each other so deeply and care for each other so innately choose each other\, show after show\, day after day\, song after song. AJ Lee & Blue Summit are an exemplary band so unconcerned with being remembered\, with being enshrined\, that they have gone about making a set of songs that will surely be held onto and cherished forever. City of Glass may one day crumble\, but this music will never fade away.
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/the-brothers-comatose-w-aj-lee-blue-summit/
LOCATION:Treefort Music Hall\, 722 W. Broad Street\, Boise\, ID\, 83702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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SUMMARY:Jurassic Quest
DESCRIPTION:The largest and most realistic Dinosaur Exhibit on tour\, featuring true-to-detail (and size!) dinosaurs\, including a 60 foot long\, sky-scraping Spinosaurus\, our 80-foot-long Apatosaurus\, and our gigantic LIFESIZE T.rex! \nHours\nFriday 12p-6p\, Saturday 9a-6p\, Sunday 9a-6p \nAdmission\nSee website to purchase tickets
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/jurassic-quest-2/
LOCATION:Expo Idaho\, 5610 North Glenwood Stree\, Garden City\, Idaho\, 83714
CATEGORIES:Family
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SUMMARY:Christmas in Color
DESCRIPTION:THE BRIGHTEST SHOW ON EARTH\nCHRISTMAS LIGHT\nDRIVE-THRU\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne Million Lights\nOne Magical Night\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 1M+ Holiday Lights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Synched to music\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Lifetime Memories
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/christmas-in-color-2/
LOCATION:Roaring Springs\, 4100 W Overland Rd\, Meridian\, ID
CATEGORIES:Christmas
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SUMMARY:Thanksgiving Turkey Drive
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Thanksgiving Turkey Drive with 89.5 KTSY and Project 88.7 on Thursday\, Nov. 14th\, to help Boise Rescue Mission Ministries by providing holiday meals for men\, women\, and children in the Treasure Valley. Scan the QR code at the door for a list of items that will help feed homeless individuals and families and drop off any donations on the way out. Rescue Mission staff and volunteers will be accepting donations from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm at 24 different Albertsons locations. To see the full list of items and donate online\, please visit https://boise-rescue-mission.snwbll.com/albertsons-turkey….\nThese simple steps are an easy and incredibly important way to help people in our community which is why we are thankful for Kendall Auto for sponsoring this event. Every donation received provides meals for the hundreds of men\, women\, and children that the Rescue Mission will serve this holiday season.
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/thanksgiving-turkey-drive/
LOCATION:Idaho
CATEGORIES:Thanksgiving
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SUMMARY:Joe Bonamassa
DESCRIPTION:Joe Bonamassa is one of today’s top live performers. His enthusiastic shows are one of the biggest parts of his career and a favorite for music lovers worldwide. Hailed internationally as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation and cited by Guitar World Magazine as “the world’s biggest blues guitarist\,” Bonamassa has almost single-handedly redefined the blues-rock genre and brought it into the mainstream. Backed by a stellar band of legendary musicians\, the set list for this show will feature new songs alongside career-spanning favorites. By exceeding his vertiginously high artistic goals\, Bonamassa has shattered all expectations with 27 #1 Billboard Blues Albums (more than any other artist in history). Bonamassa’s career in the music industry has built steadily over the years and is only gaining more momentum. \nWatch the music video for Twenty-Four Hour Blues off Joe’s upcoming live album “Live At The Hollywood Bowl with Orchestra\,” available for pre-order now at jbonamassa.com
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/joe-bonamassa/
LOCATION:Morrison Center\, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83725
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241113T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241113T193000
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SUMMARY:Rise Against
DESCRIPTION:Rise Against\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate\nWed • Nov 13\, 2024 • 7:30 PM\n\n\nVenue\nRevolution Concert House & Event CenterGarden City\, ID\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Info\nGeneral Admission Only \nAll ages\, Standing room only\, Full bar with ID. VIP Lounge is 21+ includes Access to viewing balcony\, private bar\, private restrooms\, seating is first come first served\, not included in VIP Package Offers. All support acts are subject to change without notice. \n\n\nLineup\n\n\n\nRise Against\n\n\nL.S. Dunes\n\n\nCloud Nothings\n\n\n\n\n\nDoor Time\n6:30 PM \n\n\n\nAccessible Tickets\n\n\nThis event is an all General Admission event. Patrons requesting accessible seating should purchase a General Admission ticket and you will be accommodated at the venue.
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/rise-against/
LOCATION:Revolution Concert House\, 4983 N Glenwood St\, Garden City\, Idaho\, 83714
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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SUMMARY:American Aquarium\, Blaine Bailey
DESCRIPTION:American Aquarium\, Blaine Bailey\nKnitting Factory – Boise\n416 S. 9th St. – Boise\, ID 83702\nMon November 11 8:00 pm (Doors: 7:00 pm)\nAll Ages\n$25.00 – $30.00
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/american-aquarium-blaine-bailey/
LOCATION:Knitting Factory\, 416 S 9th St\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83702
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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CREATED:20241022T170945Z
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SUMMARY:Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert
DESCRIPTION:Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert offers a captivating experience\, blending a live orchestral performance of the iconic series soundtrack with an immersive two-hour recap of the animated show’s three seasons on a full-size cinema screen. The projection preserves the original dialogue and sound effects\, allowing the orchestra to seamlessly synchronize with the show scenes. The result? A truly grandiose and immersive concert experience that breathes new life into the beloved series. \nAvatar: The Last Airbender\, winner of the prestigious Peabody and Emmy® Awards\, chronicles the heroic mission of Aang and his friends as they strive to defeat Fire Lord Ozai and reinstate balance among the Four Nations. Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert amplifies this epic odyssey\, offering a unique opportunity to relive the series with a live orchestral performance. The live ensemble features a fusion of Eastern and Western traditional instruments\, all meticulously composed and arranged by Jeremy Zuckerman\, the original composer of the show’s music. Don’t let this amazing opportunity slip away\, and experience the world of Avatar like never before!
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/avatar-the-last-airbender-in-concert/
LOCATION:Morrison Center\, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83725
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Festivals & Events,Music
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SUMMARY:Veterans Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:We will have some wonderful quest speakers including Carson Spears from the Warhawk Museum and the Mayor!\nThe Marine Corp Reserves from Gowen Field will present the Flag Ceremony!\nThe Veteran Memorial Dedications will follow the ceremony and guest speakers.\nOpen house to follow with free refreshments and tours of the Veterans Hall!
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/veterans-day-celebration-2/
LOCATION:Caldwell Veterans’ Memorial Hall\, 1101 Cleveland Blvd\, Caldwell\, ID
CATEGORIES:Veterans Day
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CREATED:20241030T160650Z
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SUMMARY:Landon Conrath\, Andrew Garden
DESCRIPTION:Landon Conrath\, Andrew Garden\n9th St. Parallel at Knitting Factory\n416 S 9th St – Boise\, ID 83702\nSun\nNovember 10\n8:00 pm\n(Doors: 7:00 pm)\nAll Ages
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/landon-conrath-andrew-garden/
LOCATION:Knitting Factory\, 416 S 9th St\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83702
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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SUMMARY:LUCERO w/ Vandoliers
DESCRIPTION:LUCERO – Should’ve Learned by Now \nThe search for one’s identity is a lifelong process that every individual must go through. Who someone is today\, is not the person they were yesterday nor who they may be tomorrow. Despite those changes\, there is a general idea of a defined sense of self.  No matter what happens\, it is that small yet solid and grounding definition of self that continues to drive us forward in our search for identity and whatever may come with it. \nIt would be difficult to find any artist who understands that better than the band Lucero. \nSince forming in Memphis in the late 90’s\, Lucero’s base musical hallmarks have remained similar to the band’s initial sound established with their first record The Attic Tapes. In the history of their expansive discography\, Lucero has evolved and embraced everything from southern rock to Stax-inspired Memphis soul\, whilst simultaneously maintaining their distinctive sonic foundations. Over 20 years later\, dedicated fans of the group still flock to hear the band’s punchy driving rhythms\, punk-rooted guitar licks\, and lyrics that evoke the whiskey drenched sentimentality of Americana singer-songwriters. As expected of any band built to survive\, Lucero has welcomed change over the course of their career\, but it has always been on their terms. \nThe band’s twelfth album\, Should’ve Learned by Now\, began its life as hardly more than some rough demos and lingering guitar parts. These pieces that were left behind from the band’s previous albums\, Among the Ghosts (2018) and When You Found Me (2021) were deemed too uptempo and capering for the prior records’ darker themes. \n   \n“I had a particular sound I was looking for on each record and there was no room for any goofy rock & roll or cute witticisms or even simply upbeat songs\,” said primary lyricist and frontman\, Ben Nichols. “But now finally\, it was time to revisit all of that stuff and get it out in the world. That’s how we got to the appropriately-for-us-titled album Should’ve Learned by Now. The album is basically about how we know we are fuckups and I guess we are ok with that.” \nThe band\, comprised of all its original members (which in addition to Ben Nichols\, includes Brian Venable on guitar\, Roy Berry on drums\, John C. Stubblefield on bass\, and Rick Steff on keys) teamed up for a third time with producer and Grammy Award-winning engineer and mixer\, Matt Ross-Spang. Lucero began the recording process in Sam Phillips Recording Service before transitioning and finishing the record in Ross-Spang’s newly opened Southern Grooves Productions in Memphis\, TN. Ross-Spang appears to have settled in with the band’s more trademark sound whilst very much making his touch known to listeners. \n“He knows how to take the sounds we’re making on our own and just kind of polish them up in the right way. Or dirty it up in the right way. Whatever it takes\, he just kind of does it\,” says Nichols. \nThe first track from the album “One Last F.U.” is a punchy and somewhat combative song which was one of the original remnants of Among the Ghosts. Despite its title\, “One Last F.U.” is less about standoffishness and more a self-reflection on the kind of people we are capable of being in difficult situations. According to Nichols “The rest of the song was simply about wanting to be left alone while I drank at the bar. That could be taken in a kind of grumpy/antagonistic way\, but I feel ok singing the song because I’ve been both characters in the song at different times. Sometimes I’m the one wanting to be left alone and sometimes I’m the drunk one blabbing all night to someone that just wants to be left alone.” Right off the bat\, Nichols’ vocals are awash in rock and roll slap-back reverb. The effect pushes Nichols’ naturally upfront vocals wider\, so they fill the space in a manner more akin to a live performance. It’s one of a few new production effects that extend throughout the record and add a new level of presence and attitude to the band’s sound. \nThe second track\, “Macon if We Make It”\, was inspired by the band having to traverse through Georgia during a hurricane. When asked where the next stop on the tour was\, the band responded with\, “Macon\, if we make it.” Continuing to be reminiscent of older works\, “Macon if We Make It” has echoes of the band’s 2009 album 1372 Overton Park. The song is really driven by guitarist Brian Venable’s formidable electric guitar. The lyrics seem at first to be mostly preoccupied with a literal storm situation at hand but turn out to be more about a troubled relationship back home. The proverbial dam breaks when the narrator sings “I don’t know if we were in love. I just know it wasn’t enough. Got caught in the storm and the water it’s rising…” The song gives way to a powerful drum lead up by Roy Berry and the listener is carried out\, like a raft\, on a ripping guitar solo. \nThe pushes and pulls\, builds and breakdowns are all over the album’s subsequent tracks\, but it isn’t all hard-edged rock and roll all the time. “She Leads Me”\, is inspired somewhat by the classic tale of Orpheus and Eurydice\, and delves into a softer and more nostalgic sound. With backing vocals supplied by Jesse Davis and Cory Branan\, it’s a song that lyrically rests on the concept that we sometimes need to recognize and acknowledge our past for a gentle enough reassurance to move forward. \nThe rest of the album dives right back into its more rock and roll songs with “At the Show” and “Nothing’s Alright”\, both of which examine the highs and lows of remembering old loves\, reminiscing on the old days\, and contented introspection. Aspects which finally come to a head in the album’s title track “Should’ve Learned by Now”\, a rough and edgy song that tackles the fact that all the lessons\, though clearly recognized\, have yet to sink in. Quite poetically\, the song is set to a tune that may be the greatest call back to Lucero’s punk upbringing. \nFrom its original Ben Nichols-designed cover art to its credits\, the album is a reflection of a band that knows itself. Should’ve Learned by Now bridges the gap musically between “old Lucero” and “new Lucero” in a manner which affixes the band’s position as the perfect intersection of punk initiative with hard-earned artistry. It’s an album that recognizes the past in its sound and content\, but leaves the door wide open to the future and for the lessons still in store. \n\n\n\n \n\nVandoliers\nVandoliers are a uniquely Texas band\, distilling the Lone Star State’s vast and diverse musical identity into a raucous\, breakneck vibe that’s all their own. After spending much of the last three years furiously writing and recording music\, this Dallas-Fort Worth six-piece is back with The Vandoliers\, a new album that proves these rowdy\, rollicking country punks are tighter\, more cohesive and more sonically compelling than ever. \nForged in the fires of the COVID-19 pandemic\, The Vandoliers is the product of a time of immense growth and change for the band. Though most of the record was written in 2019\, following the release of their much-acclaimed album Forever\, plans changed quickly in March 2020. “It was supposed to be a quick turnaround\,” frontman Joshua Fleming says. “After touring with Lucero and the Toadies\, we were supposed to go into the studio to knock out an album\, and head to Europe for the first time.” That didn’t happen —their tours were canceled\, the band’s label folded\, and what was to come next was totally up in the air. \nRecorded with Grammy-winning producer Eric Delegard at Reeltime Audio in Denton\, TX\, The Vandoliers is an album interrupted. The band’s original two-week recording session ended abruptly in March 2020 as shutdowns began across the globe. The band didn’t get back into the studio until November\, at which point they realized that\, like many of the best-laid plans\, their original strategy for the record had to change. “We wanted to make an album that had the same power as our live performance — a tight\, big sound\,” Fleming says. “Through trial and error\, label closure\, fatherhood\, sobriety\, relapse\, the album grew on its own stylistically. After the hardest two years of my life\, we created a collection of songs that push us as musicians\, songs that reaffirmed my place as a songwriter and a faith in ourselves as a band I don’t think we had before.” \nAmid all that uncertainty\, Vandoliers did what they knew best: they made music. First came “Every Saturday Night\,” a pandemic-era appreciation of all the rowdy\, late-night shows that we all missed while stuck at home. “I thought for sure that this would be the last song I would ever write. I missed all the little things about the life I lived up until that point\,” Fleming says. “I missed the smells and tastes of a smoky dive bar\, the long overnight drives listening to our favorite bands.” Those thoughts clearly struck a chord with listeners\, earning the song heavy rotation on the radio\, especially Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country\, and jumpstarting the band’s plans to head back into the studio to encapsulate their electric live shows into the album that would eventually grow into The Vandoliers. \nThe Vandoliers is a manifesto\, both sonically and lyrically. It’s an assertion of the band’s distinct character\, their sonic rebelliousness\, and big\, bold stage presence. They’ve got range\, too\, but that should be expected from a band that deftly blends mariachi horns with country-punk rhythms. On “The Lighthouse\,” tender vocals pair with Travis Curry’s delicate fiddle to create a sweet cowpunk lullaby written for Fleming’s one-year-old daughter Ruby Mae\, born at the height of the pandemic. And then there’s “Bless Your Drunken Heart\,” a hard-driving ode to the town drunk that makes apt use of the South’s favorite passive-aggressive slight and has quickly become a favorite at the band’s live shows\, and “I Hope Your Heartache’s a Hit\,” a swinging\, swaggering tribute to a one-night-stand written by multi-instrumentalist Cory Graves. \nTaken all together\, this impressive fourth album builds to what is the Vandoliers’ most cohesive effort to date without sacrificing any of the distinct identity that makes the band work as well touring alongside punkers Flogging Molly as they do opening for independent country legends the Turnpike Troubadours or Dallas rockers the Old 97s. Few bands can bring together the square toes and the steel toes quite like the Vandoliers. As its members have grown and matured\, so has the sound of Vandoliers. But what remains the same\, though\, is the band’s core philosophy of solidarity and hope\, evidenced by the motto they’ve all had tattooed on their arms: Vandoliers Forever\, Forever Vandoliers. \nVandoliers are Joshua Fleming\, bassist Mark Moncrieff\, drummer Trey Alfaro\, fiddler Travis Curry\, electric guitarist Dustin Fleming\, and multi-instrumentalist Cory Graves. Formed in 2015\, the band released 2016’s Ameri-Kinda and 2017’s The Native on State Fair Records\, and Forever (2019) on Bloodshot Records.
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/lucero-w-vandoliers/
LOCATION:Treefort Music Hall\, 722 W. Broad Street\, Boise\, ID\, 83702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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SUMMARY:Idaho Dream Wedding Expo
DESCRIPTION:Planning your dream wedding can be stressful and time-consuming. The Idaho Dream Wedding Expo takes away a lot of that stress by bringing the best wedding vendors in the Treasure Valley all under one roof! This event is here to help you find everything you could ever want or need to bring your wedding vision to life. \nWhether you’re starting out your planning journey or you just need that one last thing\, this is the place to be!  Brides and their guests can meet face-to-face with top wedding professionals who can’t wait to discuss your special day. \nWe invite you to join us at the Idaho Dream Wedding Expo! Bring your friends and family along as you discover the best products and services for your dream wedding! \nHours\nSaturday 10a-4p \nSunday 11a-3p \nAdmission\n$8-$30 \nVisit website for more information
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/idaho-dream-wedding-expo-6/
LOCATION:Expo Idaho\, 5610 North Glenwood Stree\, Garden City\, Idaho\, 83714
CATEGORIES:Festivals & Events
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SUMMARY:Treasure Valley Flea Market
DESCRIPTION:Out with the old…in with the older! Don’t miss your chance to say\, “I found something” at the Treasure Valley Indoor Flea market at Expo Idaho. \nHours\nSaturday: 9am-5pm\nSunday: 10am-4pm \nAdmission\nAdults: $3\nSeniors $2\nChildren 12 and under: FREE
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/treasure-valley-flea-market-10/
LOCATION:Expo Idaho\, 5610 North Glenwood Stree\, Garden City\, Idaho\, 83714
CATEGORIES:Festivals & Events
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CREATED:20241030T155131Z
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SUMMARY:BLP Kosher\, BabyTron\, Trapland Pat\, Nasaan
DESCRIPTION:BLP Kosher\, BabyTron\, Trapland Pat\, Nasaan\nKnitting Factory – Boise\n416 S. 9th St. – Boise\, ID 83702\nSatNovember 98:00 pm(Doors: 7:00 pm)\nAll Ages
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/blp-kosher-babytron-trapland-pat-nasaan/
LOCATION:Knitting Factory\, 416 S 9th St\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83702
CATEGORIES:Arts & Music,Music
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SUMMARY:Iliza Shlesinger
DESCRIPTION:She’s coming back to the Morrison Center! If you missed Iliza Shlesinger when she was at the Morrison Center a couple of years ago\, now is your chance to see one of today’s leading comedians. She’s released six Netflix specials\, most recently 2022’s Hot Forever.  \nIn addition to her stand up\, Iliza wrote\, executive produced\, and starred in the feature Good On Paper\, now streaming on Netflix. She recently co-starred in Instant Family\, starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne. \nDon’t miss your chance to see Iliza at the Morrison Center!
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/iliza-shlesinger/
LOCATION:Morrison Center\, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83725
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Festivals & Events
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241109T160000
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CREATED:20241023T160941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T160941Z
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SUMMARY:Idaho Dream Wedding Expo
DESCRIPTION:Planning your dream wedding can be stressful and time-consuming. The Idaho Dream Wedding Expo takes away a lot of that stress by bringing the best wedding vendors in the Treasure Valley all under one roof! This event is here to help you find everything you could ever want or need to bring your wedding vision to life. \nWhether you’re starting out your planning journey or you just need that one last thing\, this is the place to be!  Brides and their guests can meet face-to-face with top wedding professionals who can’t wait to discuss your special day. \nWe invite you to join us at the Idaho Dream Wedding Expo! Bring your friends and family along as you discover the best products and services for your dream wedding! \nHours\nSaturday 10a-4p \nSunday 11a-3p \nAdmission\n$8-$30 \nVisit website for more information
URL:https://www.mikebrowngroup.com/event/idaho-dream-wedding-expo-5/
LOCATION:Expo Idaho\, 5610 North Glenwood Stree\, Garden City\, Idaho\, 83714
CATEGORIES:Festivals & Events
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