For 14 years, the annual Banff Mountain Film Festival has toured across the world, showcasing some of the globe's best outdoor films. With our proximity to and affinity for the great outdoors and majestic mountains, Boiseans highly anticipate this big screen event each year ... this year's festival will not disappoint. With 17 films ranging in length from three to 63 minutes, see deep powder in Japan, deep water in the Atlantic, steep mountain ranges in Mongolia and extreme adventurers in Mont Blanc and Nova Scotia.
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Advanced tickets are $15 adults, $12 students and seniors. $20 general day of the show. $40 for a three-day passChef and industry professional Brad Cowan shares his knowledge of Idaho's wines, focusing on those from the Northwest regions. $10
We've all heard him sharing sharp tales of Lake Wobegon; now here's your chance to watch him in action. View Garrison Keillor and the gang during a live broadcast of their weekly show. Recorded live out of the Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota. $9.50 adult, $7 seniors, $6.75 children
Chef Randy King offers up a menu chalk full of foods rich in romance, including fried oysters, asparagus and almond salad, sweet basil dressing and a honey and berry sorbet. $50
Burlesque superstar, miss AbSINthia Verre, leads a lady's chair dancing workshop, covering the fun and naughty aspects of performing a chair dance for someone. $15
A course for anyone interested in the know-hows of composting. Whether you're itching to develop your backyard into a beautiful garden, or simply hoping to grow some edibles on your apartment stoop, instructor Jennie Rylee will provide you with enough tips to create the perfect outdoor composting unit. Composting will lead to reduced wastes and beautiful soil. FREE
Advance tickets available at The Record Exchange and online at www.brownpapertickets.com. All-ages show. $10 adv., $12 door
This smash hit, Tony-winning musical comes to the Morrison Center stage. A story about real life in New York City, Avenue Q follows Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who moves to NYC with big dreams. Expect singing, adult content, and oh yeah, puppets. $28-$48
Participants walk-in to the clinic and receive a 22-panel profile including HDL/LDL levels, cholesterol/HDL ratio, triglycerides, blood pressure check, and nutrition and exercise guidelines. Additional tests are extra. $22