Read to a therapy dog, summer picnic with bingo and volleyball, the Screwtape Letters, and more. 
Happy Friday, Boise. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let Boise Brief serve up everything you need to know for the weekend ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: Big Daddy’s Boise location serves smoked burgers and loaded sides, Boise Airport plans expansion with twelve gates, and a queer science fiction drama debuts — catch up here.
State-level stories: Idaho’s attorney general joins a multistate fight against illegal robocalls, a longtime domestic violence advocate plans to retire, and a grant backs wildfire research — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: South Korea’s court dismissed a Baby Shark copyright claim, a judge blocked fishing around Pacific atolls, and retirees eye a bigger Social Security increase — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Explore 1860s farm life every Saturday
- Meet health, housing, and shelter experts
- Join Boise Bench Alzheimer’s caregiver support group
- Have Medicare and Medicaid questions answered
- Meet weekly to craft charity yarn items
- Unlock dozens of travel deals with AARP
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Outdoors: Ditch the city blocks, lush river canyons, mountain summits and wildflower meadows are all within reach of Boise. Lace up your boots and explore these best local hikes
Garden: Idaho’s diverse hardiness zones mean you could be harvesting juicy Snake River peaches or growing hardy alpine herbs. Our seasonal planting guide helps you nail every harvest window
Finance: Teaching your teen about credit cards can feel like decoding ancient hieroglyphics. Turn confusing plastic power into real-world know-how with these easy credit lessons
Cocktail: Whether you’re craving a smoky mezcal riff, a floral gin fantasia, or a boozy twist on the classics, Press & Pony mixes rare spirits, house-made syrups, and a dash of theater into cocktails that turn your evening into a liquid performance you won’t forget.
Money: The average driver pays $175 a month on car insurance, but most of us are paying way too much. If it’s been a while since you shopped around, you’re likely part of that “most of us.” This comparison tool can save you hundreds.
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📆 Around town this weekend
All events are subject to change without notice. This is entirely outside our control. Please check official event pages and social media for the most up to date information.
Today
🎸 Danno Simpson + Andy Crosby @ Shrine Social Club | Friday (8/15) at 7:30pm – Friday’s still prime for Danno Simpson and Andy Crosby crashing the Shrine Ballroom with an all-ages rock blowout. Expect tight riffs, playful lyrics, and the kind of musical chemistry that makes you scratch your head wondering why they’re not arena headliners already.
🎺 Mariachi Sol De Mexico @ The Egyptian Theatre | Friday (8/15) at 7:30pm – Think of Sol de México as your reminder that trumpets tug at the heart, strings spark nostalgia, and singing in Spanish sounds better live. It’s a high-energy, romantic ride through México’s musical soul, perfect for anyone who swears they’ve “heard it all.”
This weekend
🐶 Read to a Therapy Dog @ Library! at Collister | Saturday (8/16) at 10:30am – Kids step behind the library’s doggy desk to read aloud to a Certified Therapy Dog. It’s the only audience guaranteed to stay paws-itively silent, plus the pups play dumb about phonics, so kids walk away with extra confidence, fewer jitters, and a fresh book crush.
🧺 Summer Picnic @ Skyline Park | Saturday (8/16) at 6:00pm – Grab your favorite blanket and come hungry to Skyline Park’s hilltop picnic, where food and drinks are on us so you can enjoy fresh air instead of another Zoom call. Then test your luck at bingo, chase a volleyball, and pretend you’re making lifelong friends.
🎭 Weald and Woe & Friends @ Knitting Factory | Saturday (8/16) at 7:00pm – Whether you’ve endured one-too-many brewery pop-ups or just crave a night of genuine tunes, this all-ages gig delivers rootsy charm courtesy of Weald And Woe and friends. Leave the velvet rope expectations at home. Bring good humor, local pride, and your folksy appetite.
🎭 The Screwtape Letters @ The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts | Sunday (8/17) at 3:00pm – Grab your most devilish grin and dive into this sharp, satirical spin on C.S. Lewis’s classic epistolary comedy. All seats are reserved (and yes, even your tiny clutch needs a ticket), so don’t risk being the one left out in the cold. Management’s discretion on late seating? More fearsome than Screwtape himself.
🤘 Ice Nine Kills: Dayseeker, Kim Dracula & More, Hell of a Summer Tour @ Revolution Concert House | Sunday (8/17) at 6:30pm – Get ready to unleash your inner headbanger as horrorcore maestros Ice Nine Kills tear into Garden City with guest slayers Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, and more. This standing-room-only showdown serves up thundering riffs, spine-tingling theatrics, and enough scream-along anthems to drown out your Monday blues.
Next week
🏘️ Community Resource Porch Pop-Up @ Downtown Library Patio | Monday (8/18) at 9:30am – The downtown library’s front patio is now a pop-up for health, housing, and shelter help with real live experts instead of hold music. Patient navigators, outreach specialists, and client advocates will be there to answer questions, book appointments, and hand out free pens.
🎤 Lamont Landers + Billy Allen + The Pollies @ Shrine Social Club | Monday (8/18) at 7:00pm – Need a cure for the week’s humdrum? Lamont Landers teams up with local heroes Billy Allen, The Pollies, in the intimate Shrine Basement. Expect fine tunes, friendly faces, and soulful grooves that’ll make you forget your to-do list.
📚 Read to a Therapy Dog! @ Library! At Bown Crossing | Tuesday (8/19) at 4:00pm – Nothing says small-town charm quite like seeing your kid read aloud to an overly attentive therapy dog in the Martie Brennan Room. It’s a biweekly gig where pooches pretend to be impressed, and stage fright quietly takes a hike.
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 8/15 Dead Prez – “Lets Get Free” 25th Anniversary Tour @ Treefort Music Hall – 8 pm
- 8/16 Janice Gerard @ Vintage 61 Wine Bar – 7 pm
- 8/17 The Screwtape Letters @ Morrison Center – 3 pm
- 8/17 Mt. Joy @ Idaho Botanical Garden – 7 pm
- 8/18 Michael Glaztsmaier @ Maddie’s Wine – 8 pm
- 8/18 Bachman-Turner Overdrive @ Western Idaho Fair – 8 pm
- 8/19 Reverend Beat-Man and more @ Neurolux – 8 pm
- 8/19 Daughtry @ Western Idaho Fair – 8 pm
🏠️ Price is right – Boise edition
How it works: We’re going to give you some facts about a home for sale, including a picture of the outside, the kitchen, and one additional room. Your job? Guess how much it’s listed for (preferably before you click to find out).
Listed by: April Florczyk (Keller Williams Realty Boise)
Perched in the East Boise foothills, this modern hideout blends clean lines with Idaho’s wild side. Walls of glass pull in golden hour light and frame the kind of views that make you forget your phone. The kitchen doubles as an art piece and a party zone, with secret storage and materials so smooth you’ll want to touch everything.
The primary suite comes with a spa-worthy bath, heated floors, and a closet big enough to get lost in. Downstairs, find a lounge for movie marathons, a gym for guilt-free snacking, and a steel-clad safe room for your best-kept secrets. Trails, river, and downtown are all just a quick escape.
Make your guess, then (and only then)… see how much it costs →
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