Donuts and Designs: Previewing 'Indulge,' BAM's 2019 Art of Fashion Show

"Their designs will be over-the-top and indulgent!"

• By Brian Millar
This year's sold-out event is Saturday, April 27.
• Tags: Visual Art, Boise Art Museum

BW's Treefort 2019 Playlist: Rubblebucket

• By Brian Millar
Dancing on stage, crowd surfing, and flower hats made for nothing short of a stellar performance from the Brooklyn-based group.
• Tags: Music, Treefort, Treefort

BW's Treefort 2019 Playlist: Ruby Kane and Caroline Rose

• By Brian Millar
Ruby Kane elicits tears at The District and Caroline Rose covers Britney Spears' "Toxic."
• Tags: Music, Treefort, Treefort

BW's Treefort 2019 Playlist: Built to Spill, Frankiie and MERTLE

• By Brian Millar
Built to Spill brought back everything everyone missed about the 90s with electric guitar riffs and refrained vocals––it was retro in ways that made it feel think the 90s never left.
• Tags: Music, Treefort, Treefort

High-Fashion Dreaming: 22-year-old Caldwell Native Builds Love Homage Brand

"I used to wear the craziest outfits and people would give me the wildest looks. I felt empowered."

• By Brian Millar
Savannah Culp is the creative force behind Idaho-based brand Love Homage.
• Tags: Culture, Idaho, Love Homage, Savannah Culp, fashion, clothing brand

It's All In The Bag: An Inside Look at Boise Handbag Label Bella Modi

• By Brian Millar
Bella Modi specializes in custom handbags, jewelry and shoes.
• Tags: Culture, Arts, Boise, Fashion, Bella Modi, handbag, purse, Garden City, Kim Mitchell-Catlett

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The Genesis of Streetwear in Boise

Deathproof Coffee and Genesis Project will host a runway show, pop-up and concert

• By Brian Millar
"They asked us, 'What is your biggest and wildest dream for this and how can we make that happen?'"
• Tags: Culture, Video

City of Tree-climbers: Canopy Watch Will Host a Guided Tree Climb in Boise

'I want to share that feeling with as many people as I can.'

• By Brian Millar
Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Idaho Botanical Garden.
• Tags: Rec News, Boise, Environment, Outdoors, Rec, wilderness, trees, tree climb, Canopy Watch, Idaho Botanical Garden

A New Charity Event Takes Wing at the World Center for Birds of Prey

• By Brian Millar
"It's an enchanting place to spend an evening."
• Tags: Arts News

Basque Museum to Host 21st-Annual Winefest on Boise's Basque Block

• By Brian Millar
On Friday, Aug. 17, over 100 wines will be poured in the block against the festive backdrop of live music, raffles and performances by the Oinkari Basque dancers.
• Tags: Food News, Beer and Wine, Boise, Culture, music, Winefest, Basque Block, Basque Museum

Boise, the Whitewater City

"All our rental rafts are out right now, and we're expecting that to continue all the way through August."

• By Brian Millar
• Tags: Rec Features, Esther Simplot Park, Idaho River Sports

Coffee Changeover: Form & Function Owners Buy The District Coffee House

• By Brian Millar
The Sewards, who own Form & Function, officially took ownership of The District on July 8.
• Tags: Food News, Boise, coffee, Downtown, Form & Function, The District Coffee House, Send Hope

It Takes Two at the Inaugural Tree City Tango Festival

• By Brian Millar
The first Tree City Tango dance festival will run Friday-Sunday, June 8-10, at Ochos and Trailhead.
• Tags: Culture, Boise, Community, Downtown, Entertainment, Nightlife, Tango, dance, Tango Boise, Tree City Tango, Ochos Boise, Trailhead

Idaho Students Are in the Running for Vans Fashion Competition

• By Brian Millar
Students at the Idaho Fine Arts Academy are in the running to win $75,000 for their school art program.
• Tags: Citydesk, art, Idaho Fine Arts Academy, Vans

First Curate, then Create

BAM Art of Fashion Show spotlights exhibit-inspired materials

• By Brian Millar
Drawing from Consider the Source, BAM challenged artists and designers to create wearable works of art with wood, paint, metal, paper, glass and clay.
• Tags: Arts News, Art, Arts, Boise, Community, Downtown, Entertainment, fashion, Art of Fashion Show, Boise Art Museum, Melanie Fales, Kellie Levesgue, Isidoro Almaraz, Ben Losinski, Lady Teavana Delicious

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HiHazel

Neurolux, April 26

• By Brian Millar
The Boise-based band has five members and a far reaching genre, described on its Facebook page as a mixture of psych, rock, velvet shoegaze, pop, noise and garage.
• Tags: Listen Here, Downtown, Entertainment, music, Nightlife, HiHazel, Neurolux, Video

She's Got the Power

The importance of women as role models, and two local groups at work to create them

• By Lex Nelson and Brian Millar
"We want women leaders to be armed with actionable strategies and skills fueled by meaningful and transformative insight."
• Tags: News

BAM Art of Fashion Show: Material

Boise Art Museum, Saturday, April 21

• By Brian Millar
• Tags: Visual Art, Boise Art Museum, Art of Fashion, arts

Get Busy for Bees: Garden City and Ketchum Host Bee-centered Events

• By Brian Millar
With flowers starting to open across the valley and tensions over bee survival running high, the time is ripe for a slate of events focused on bees, which will take place in Ketchum and Garden City in the coming weeks.
• Tags: Rec News, bees, Planting for Pollinators, Border Free Bees, What is the Threat

A Seller's Market

"Homes come on the market and they come off the market pretty rapidly. So, it's important for homebuyers to make informed, but quick, decisions."

• By Brian Millar
According to the most recent RE/MAX housing report, the monthly supply of homes in Boise plummeted a whopping 33 percent in the past year.
• Tags: Citydesk, Boise, economy, Housing

Musical Madness at Treefort 2018

• By Brian Millar
Check out short reviews of six bands that performed at Treefort Music Fest: Princess Nokia, The Seshen, Alien Boy, Twin Peaks, The Districts and Tispur, which was joined on stage by Ballet Idaho dancers.
• Tags: Music Reviews, Boise, Culture, Downtown, music, Treefort Music Fest, Princess Nokia, The Seshen, Alien Boy, Twin Peaks, The Districts, Tispur, Ballet Idaho

An Egg-cellent Easter in Boise

Multiple times and locations

• By Brian Millar
• Tags: Culture, Easter, Fatty's, Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), Nampa Recreation Center

Gearing Up for the Opera

Sapphire Room, Wednesday, March 28

• By Brian Millar
• Tags: Arts News, Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, Egyptian Theatre

Books and Barks

Rediscovered Books, Saturday, March 31

• By Brian Millar
• Tags: Lit, Rediscovered Books

Homebrew Like A Boss

Form & Function, Friday, March 30

• By Brian Millar
• Tags: Food News, Form & Function Coffee