Monthly Archives: January 2012
5 Things To Do In Boise This Weekend
1| Experience Boise Contemporary Theater’s Gruesome Playground Injuries this Saturday, 01/28, 8PM 2| Support local organization TRICA at their Old-Timey Chili Feed this Saturday, 01/28, 6PM-9PM 3| Check out Idaho Dance Theatre’s new Winter Performance this Saturday 01/28, 8PM 4| Learn something … Continue reading
Bogus Basin Gets A Bogus Name
Question: How did Bogus Basin get its Bogus name? Answer: For those interested in the history of the Bogus Basin ski resort, I recommend you look at Eve Chandler’s book, Building Bogus Basin. Interviews from local skiers and hundreds of … Continue reading
Pin It5 Things To Do In Boise This Weekend
1. 75th Anniversary Exhibition of the Boise Art Museum, visit web for details 2. Growing your own Groceries with the Idaho Botanical Garden, Saturday 21, 10AM. Visit web for details. 3. Chinese New Years Kids’ Party at Hyde Park … Continue reading
The History Of The Children’s Home
Question: What is the history of the Children’s Home on Warm Springs Avenue? Answer: The Children’s Home on Warm Springs Avenue began as an orphanage. The property on which the home was built was donated by Cynthia Mann, a teacher, … Continue reading
Pin ItWho is Willie the Snake Boy?
Question: Who was the person known as Willie the Snake Boy? What was he known for, and how did he get that nickname? Answer: The Boise News in Idaho City reported as early as 1863 that John Kelly and his … Continue reading
5 Things to Do In Boise This Weekend
1| MOMIX: Botanica, Morrison Center Friday 01/13/12, 8PM 2| Intro into Batik, Sage International School Saturday 01/14/12, 10AM 3| RE-Art: Needle Felting, See website for details, Saturday and Sunday 01/14 -01/15/12 4| Learn about Bats at the Foothills Learning Center, … Continue reading
Bonnie McCarroll, Boise’s Rodeo Queen
Question: Who was Bonnie McCarroll and what is her connection to Rodeo in Boise? Answer: Cowgirls were the first professional female athletes. In the United States, more than 450 women between 1890 and 1943 participated in professional rodeo events. Boise … Continue reading
Pin It5 Things To Do In Boise This Weekend
1| Mozam Beaks, James Orr and Ryan Peck, Neurolux, 1/6/12, 7PM 2| Hokum Hoedown Square Dance, Linen Building, 1/6/12, 7PM 3| Broken Puppy (a broken Jeff Koons puppy), Black Hunger, 1/7/12, 6PM 4| Exhibit: Northwest Narratives, BSU Special Events Center, show … Continue reading
Mayor John Lemp & Local Brewing
Question: What is the connection between Mayor John Lemp and local brewing? Answer: John Lemp, nick-named by his biographer “The Beer Baron of Boise,” had a large impact on the early development of Boise. He was involved in mining, banking, … Continue reading
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