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Orr: Like beer, blokes? A Brit's guide to Idaho brews

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

I have always thought that a perfect Idaho summer vacation would be to drive across the spud state and visit every brew pub I could find, then write a travelogue.

Food notes: New Idaho wine, chocolate and Filipino food

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

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Jerry's State Court Cafe's move leaves original vibe behind

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MDT

What I remember most about the original State Court Cafe isn't the food. It's the sound. In its heyday, that shoebox of a State Street diner was filled with the clatter of plates and silverware, shouts of "Order up!" and the constant hum of a clientele packed belly to counter and shoulder to shoulder. The place was funky, authentic and fun.

Food notes: New market opens in Nampa; City Peanut opens in Boise; Wheeler's serve frog's legs

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MDT

The gap in Nampa's dining scene left when Market Limone closed in April has been filled.

Berryhill has wine sale; new restaurants open in the Treasure Valley

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Buffalo wild wings opens in Nampa

In alien-abductor story, 'Fourth Kind' tries to thrill but falls

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

"I am actress Milla Jovovich," the star says, directly to the audience as she introduces her new movie, "The Fourth Kind."

'Coco Before Chanel' is a snapshot of fashion, success

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

At the turn of the 20th century, French women of style were gilded peacocks festooned with jewels, gaudy things cinched so tightly at the waist that they could not breathe, teetering on claw feet.

'A Christmas Carol' captures Dickens' message

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

The new Disney "A Christmas Carol" is another epic achievement in motion-capture animation, advancing the art form closer to photo-realism than "The Polar Express" or "Beowulf." Dazzling, ornate visuals take us to the snowy London of 1837, swooping over its digital rooftops and down its digital chimneys. Faces take on musculature, expression and detail.

Michael Jackson film 'This Is It' is for his fans

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MDT

There's a simple disclaimer at the beginning of "Michael Jackson's This Is It." It reads, "For the fans." It shouldn't be ignored. Those that stuck with the troubled pop icon after his universe shifted from the charts to the tabloids probably will find equal measures of inspiration and heartbreak in the documentary. For everyone else, it's a strange offering.

'A Serious Man' is more of the Coen brothers' black-eyed brand of Zen

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MDT

As the curtain rises on Joel and Ethan Coen's suburban comedy "A Serious Man," you may wonder if you're in the right theater. In the opening sequence, the Polish peasant Velvel and his wife huddle in their hovel while a fist pounds at their door. Has the almighty Hashem blessed them with a visitor? Or cursed them with a soul-stealing dybbuk?

Ozomatli rolls into Boise

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

Grammy-winning band Ozomatli has been busy working on a new album to be released next year, but not too busy to perform for an audience that included President Obama and the first lady six weeks ago. After that little warm-up, the group is back out on the road for the masses again, which is fitting, considering they like to call their tunes "the people's music." Ozomatli is one of the most fun-loving, crowd-pleasing live acts on the planet. Their infectious combination of Latin rock, funk and hip-hop is irresistible - and, at times, amazing.

Queensryche takes Lita Ford on tour? Huh?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Remember when blond guitar queen Lita Ford crooned "Close My Eyes Forever" with Ozzy Osbourne way back in 1988?

Anvil to crush Boise

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:41:31 MDT

Heavy metal veterans Anvil � stars of the hit documentary �Anvil: The Story of Anvil!� � will rock the Knitting Factory in Boise on Feb. 8, 2010. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketfly for $15.

Bludgeoned by a Pelican at Neurolux

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Although they now live in California, four-piece instrumental band Pelican originally hails from Chicago, where cold winters and bitter winds inevitably helped shaped the critically acclaimed group's post-metal sound. Pelican's bass-heavy stoner-rock is arty, dense and often droning. On stage, Pelican's sound settles into a bludgeoning tidal wave of interplay between guitarists. Just be aware: Although the groove is undeniable - and this is a pretty cool indie band to be stopping in Boise - traditional headbangers may wonder what the flap is about Pelican.

Tickets on sale for singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Sharp pop singer Eric Hutchinson will visit the Knitting Factory in Boise on Nov. 22. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at Ticketfly for $16. Parachute opens.

Explore downtown Eagle on First Friday

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

Explore downtown Ealge on First Friday

Boise master chorale opens with all-Mendelssohn program

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

The community choral group opens its season with an all-Mendelssohn program. You'll hear the rarely performed "Magnificat" in D, written when the composer was just 13, and "Psalm 42." Led by conductor Jim Jirak, the chorale is entering into an important season. Not only is the group expanding to perform in Meridian, but it will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City this spring.

'Turandot' Live in HD

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

When Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli's "Turandot" was first performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1987, it was described as spectacle incarnate, Cecil B. DeMille meets P. T. Barnum. You can get another eye full as the Met revisits its classic productions this season as part of the Met's "Live in HD" simulcast series. It will be broadcast from 12 on-stage cameras. Puccini's last opera offers a beautiful, melodic journey to China and the story of a beautiful, and unobtainable, princess, sung by Maria Guleghina in her Met debut, and the man who will win her love, Calaf, sung by Marcello Giordani. (Both are pictured.) Conductor Andris Nelsons makes his Met debut with this production.

Boise Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra at Jewett Auditorium

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

Boise Philharmonic conductor Robert Franz has been shaking things up since he arrived last year. One of his missions - to expand the orchestra's scope - will be realized this weekend as he conducts the orchestra's Chamber Orchestra as part of the Caldwell Fine Arts season. This is a great chance to hear and enjoy an intimate chamber experience performed by 17 of the group's core artists, including violist David Johnson, cellist Sam Smith of the Langroise Trio, French horn player Pam Howard, and double bassist Jack Koncel. The program is Beethoven's Septet, the original arrangement of Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" and Jacques Ibert's Divertissement.

Dreams of Chinatown at the Garden City Library

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

Arthur A. Hart is mostly known as a historian, author and Idaho Statesman columnist. But he also is an artist. You can see a collection of collages he did while writing "Chinatown: Boise Idaho, 1870 to 1970" (Historic Idaho Inc., $24.95) at the Garden City Library this month. Hart's small abstract multi-media pieces reflect the mystique of Boise's lost cultural treasure, a Chinatown that flourished in the heart of the city. The exhibit is part of the library's Books & Brushes program. Sales of the work benefit the library.