Friday, February 3, 2012
Theater Will Act 4 Food to Stage 24 Hour Plays for Charity
Posted by Josh Gross on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:40 PM
One of the major complaints of potential theater goers is that tickets are expensive. But they're expensive because theater takes a lot of time and effort to make happen. Well, it usually takes a lot of time. Once a year, local theater company Daisy's Madhouse throws that idea out altogether and puts a show together in one night to benefit the Idaho Foodbank: Will Act 4 Food.
That night just happens to be Saturday, Feb. 4.
Today at 8 p.m., 36 actors, eight playwrights and eight directors will meet at the Boise Little Theater and put their names into a hat. Those names will be drawn out by the organizers to split the group into teams of actors assigned to a writer and director. The writers will then have their turn at the hat to draw for a genre. Once they have their genre, the playwrights have until the morning to craft a script so that the actors and the director can spend Saturday day putting the shows together to be staged in front of a live audience.
A team of judges will rank the plays and hand out homemade trophies for their favorites.
This is the third year Daisy's Madhouse has staged this 24-hour Will Act 4 Food event. It generally sells out. And for good reason. Though it seems primed for disaster, the short time frame often kicks creativity into overdrive. Last year's plays included a heartbreaking depiction of caring for a parent with a mental illness, a comedic detective story and a stage adaptation of a Kurt Vonnegut short story.
This year, however, by moving the event to Boise Little Theater from its previous venue—The Danny Peterson Theatre at Boise State—Daisy's Madhouse has more than doubled audience capacity.
The show will go down on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online or at the door.
music Freddie Mercury Will Be Replaced By ... Wait For It ... Adam Lambert
Posted by Josh Gross on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Though he may not have actually won American Idol, Adam Lambert is now officially one of the champions. The singer spilled some major beans to the UK Daily Star today: He will be taking over lead vocals for rock legends Queen.
From the article:
The flamboyant 30-year-old revealed: “The intention is to pay tribute to Freddie and the band by singing some fucking great songs. It’s to keep the music alive for the fans and give it an energy that Freddie would have been proud of.”Adam enthused: “After the EMAs, I heard faint little slithers of a backlash from people saying: ‘You can’t replace Freddie Mercury.’ But I already knew that.
“There’s no intention in my mind of replacing Freddie. That’s impossible.
“The way I’m choosing to view it is that it’s a great honour and one I’m in no way going to shirk.”
For preview of how Lambert will do, check the audio of him performing with the band below.
Arts Slideshow: First Thursday, February 2012
Posted by Tara Morgan on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:32 PM
Our first stop during the abnormally mild and balmy February First Thursday was the Flying M for the Valentine for AIDS 19th Annual Silent Art Auction. The artwork varied in quality and style, with over 100 pieces on display. Some of it reflected the message of the event—raising awareness for HIV/AIDS—while other pieces dealt with an assortment of love-themed subjects. The display was bright and well put together, with lots of impressive and eye-popping pieces for visitors to enjoy and bid on. The silent auction will close on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 4 p.m.
Next on the list was the Rose Room for the Year of Idaho Food Fettuccine Forum. Three of Boise’s resident food experts spoke on the current state of Idaho’s food culture. Amy Hutchinson, co-founder of the Boise Urban Garden School, talked about the insights gained and lessons learned over the course of the Year of Idaho Food, and about where to go next. She also talked about the dishes and foods that best reflect our state heritage—including fry sauce, huckleberries, lamb and potatoes.
Food journalist and BW contributor Guy Hand spoke about people’s evolving attitudes and relationships towards food. He illustrated his points by sharing his various food stories and adventures from the past year, including visits with wheat growers in Northern Idaho, and a trip to a geothermal heated greenhouse that grows organic oranges in the Idaho winter.
Community Idaho Foodbank Needs Your Boxes
Posted by Deanna Darr on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:49 AM
UPDATE: 11:41 p.m.—Way to go Boise Weekly readers for responding so quickly to the need for boxes at the Idaho Foodbank, but BW just got a note from Foodbank officials asking us to clarify that the agency needs flattened and bundled boxes, not necessarily individual boxes.
David Proctor said the Foodbank will still accept a few boxes if they are dropped off, but they may be better used at local food pantries. The main distribution site moves tons of food, and therefor needs bulk boxes. He's quick to thank BW's generous readers for their quick response and help.
ORIGINAL POST:
It's no secret that the shelves at the Idaho Foodbank have been running low as the need for food has continued to grow in recent years, but the Foodbank is facing a new and rather unexpected shortage—it needs empty boxes.
Cardboard boxes are used regularly not only to distribute food to those in need, but to help sort donations. The box shortage is making the Foodbank's already challenging job even more so.
The agency needs clean, unused or lightly used boxes that haven't held any toxic substances and that can hold up to 40 pounds. If you have, or know of boxes that could fill the need, contact Vicki Hall at vhall@idahofoodbank.org or call 208-577-2700.
Literature Alan Heathcock Dishes on Making it Big in the Writing World
Posted by Andrew Crisp on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:13 AM
As part of Cole Marr Coffeehouse's First Thursday offerings, Artist in Residence Amanda Turner hosted an evening with Graywolf Press author Alan Heathcock. The award-winning creator of VOLT, Heathcock maintains his career as a writer on Twitter and Facebook, preferring the latter.
Over Americanos and espressos, the local author rapped on how aspiring authors can cross-promote their work on television, radio and social media. While it wasn't easy—Heathcock recalled a specific 1,500-mile trip for a book-signing with 12 people—it's clearly paid off.
"I had caught myself on a couple of occasions being like a used car salesman for my work," said Heathcock. "Eventually, I got into: I need to say exactly what the book is in a way that doesn't cheapen what I'm doing."
music Sasquatch Lineup Announced
Posted by Josh Gross on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Take some of the highlights from March's Treefort Music Fest, add a few dozen more buzz bands and the cast of my favorite TV show, Portlandia, and you'll have the lineup for this year's Sasquatch Music Festival at The Gorge, happening Friday, May 25-Monday, May 28.
Music from: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D, The Shins, Beirut, Girl Talk, The Roots, The Head & The Heart, Portlandia, Feist, Silversun Pickups, Metric, Explosions In The Sky, The Joy Formidable, Mogwai, Nero (DJ), M. Ward, John Reilly & Friends, Childish Gambino, St. Vincent, The Civil Wars, Jamey Johnson, Little Dragon, Tune-Yards, Wild Flag, Blind Pilot, Wolfgang Gartner, Beats Antique, Apparat, The Walkmen, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Mark Lanegan Band, Spiritualized, Blitzen Trapper, The Cave Singers, Shabazz Palaces, Fun, Grouplove, Tycho, Sbtrkt, Strfkr, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Deer Tick, Imelda May, Alabama Shakes, Dum Dum Girls, The Helio Sequence, Kurt Vile, Cloud Cult, We Are Augustines, Ben Howard, Here We Go Magic, Zola Jesus, The War On Drugs, Shearwater, Cass McCombs, Active Child, Trampled By Turtles, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Araabmuzik, Star Slinger, L.A. Riots, Com Truise, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, I Break Horses, Walk The Moon, Dry The River, Allen Stone, Pickwick, Hey Marseilles, Gary Clark Jr., Purity Ring, Electric Guest, Yellow Ostrich, Nobody Beats The Drum, Coeur De Pirate, Lord Huron, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, Beat Connection, The Sheepdogs, Hey Rosetta!, Said The Whale, Howlin Rain, Gardens & Villa, Felix Cartal, Craft Spells, Vintage Trouble, Poor Moon, Black Whales, Gold Leaves, Greylag, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Thee Satisfaction, Dyme Def, Fresh Espresso, The Physics, Sol, Metal Chocolates, Grynch, Spac3man, Don’t Talk To The Cops, Scribes, Fatal Lucciauno, Fly Moon Royalty, Katie KateComedy from: Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Todd Barry, Beardyman, Rob Delaney, Pete Holmes, Howard Kremer and more.
Tickets will be available here on Saturday, Feb. 11. Make sure to get yours quick, because they should sell out in record time.
Bikes Bikelicious Boise
Posted by Sarah Barber on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:58 AM
According to the Cyclelicious blog, Craigslist recently generated a list of the hippest bicycling cities in the United States, based on the number of postings for bikes for sale in each city.
The data was normalized to account for population and also studied to determine median prices. Not surprisingly, Boise found its way into the Top 20. Also not surprisingly, Boulder, Colo., was No. 1. On that note, I hope every cyclist out there has seen and appreciated this:
Rec Time to 3rd Rail Jam at Bogus Basin
Posted by Andrew Crisp on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:56 AM
This Saturday, Feb. 4, the central slope of Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area will become a venue for death-defying snowboard tricks, music, schwag and graffiti art at the 3rd Rail Jam.
In 2011, the N.J.-based creation melted faces with rhymes from Boise rap group Dedicated Servers, graffiti from Sector Seventeen's Colin Pfeifer and Solomon "Hawk" Sahlein, and tons of giveaways for intrepid snow athletes.
Check the video below for a taste of what you'll get Saturday.
music Need Something To Do Friday?
Posted by Sheree Whiteley on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 6:00 AM
Bust out your platforms, wigs and brightly colored pants: It's time for some funk. If you've had a hankering for some groovy beats lately, or are pretty bummed because you missed the era when the genre reigned supreme, tonight is your chance for some funky fun.
The Funky Music and Art Fest is happening today at 7 p.m. at the Knitting Factory Concert House. For $8, you can groove on the KFCH dance floor to the sounds of the Scott Pemberton Trio, Phantasmagoria, Danger Beard, The Like Its, and
Shon Sanders.
Take a breather while you check out a psychedelic collection of work from an array of local artists. And while you cool down with a glass of water (or adult beverage), you can savor the fact that you've helped someone in a third-world country get a glass of clean H20 as well. The Funky Music and Art Fest is a benefit for Growing Change Inc., a local nonprofit that helps provide clean drinking water to those who don't have access to it. Visit ticketfly.com for tickets.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Internet Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Facebook
Posted by Josh Gross on Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:33 PM
After years of being a tightly controlled private company, Facebook is expected to file its Initial Public Offering this week and open itself up to investors on the stock market.
As part of that filing, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter to potential investors about the company's mission. And though parts of it are a little wishy-washy—as mission statements tend to be—it reveals much about the way the company does business.
Section headings include: "We hope to strengthen how people relate to each other," "We hope to change how people relate to their governments and social institutions," and "The hacker way."
Here are some excerpts:
Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission—to make the world more open and connected.
By helping people form these connections, we hope to rewire the way people spread and consume information. We think the world’s information infrastructure should resemble the social graph—a network built from the bottom up or peer-to-peer, rather than the monolithic, top-down structure that has existed to date. We also believe that giving people control over what they share is a fundamental principle of this rewiring.
The word “hacker” has an unfairly negative connotation from being portrayed in the media as people who break into computers. In reality, hacking just means building something quickly or testing the boundaries of what can be done. Like most things, it can be used for good or bad, but the vast majority of hackers I’ve met tend to be idealistic people who want to have a positive impact on the world.
The filing also includes data on the company. Here's a fun fact: Though Zuckerberg's net worth—estimated at $17.5 billion—dwarfs Mitt Romney's $200 million fortune, Zuck's base salary is a paltry $500,000 a year, compared to Romney's approximate 2010 income of $20 million.
The complete letter, along with the data required to be filed about the company, can be read here.
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