The First Annual Modern Art Fair - Thurs May 1 - 5:30pm-10pm - The Modern Hotel Projects and performances from more than twenty local artists will be on display at the Modern Hotel in the Linen District. Artists and galleries including J. Crist Gallery, Charles Gill, Surel Mitchell, Kirsten Furlong, William Lewis, and the "Jokers" from the much anticipated "The Deal" will be showcased. A performance by Boise's own ballet performance group, Trey McIntyre Project, will take place. The event will also include a live performance from LEAP TROUPE: a performing group of dancing kids from Children's Dance Institute (A program of TrICA). www.themodernhotel.com
The Little Dog Laughed Performance - May 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 - 8pm - VAC - $18 Art, music, wine and theater are housed together at the Visual Arts Collective, the new warehouse art gallery owned by progressive artists and musicians of Idaho. This Friday, the resident theater company, Alley Repertory Theater, is debuting its first show, "The Little Dog Laughed". Nominated for the 2007 Tony Award for Best Play, Douglas Carter Beane tells the story of a hot Hollywood actor who may be about to win the role of the century, if he can keep his sexuality under wraps. Add to the equation a rent-boy looking for love, his 'girlfriend' looking for a home, and a scheming talent agent out to make the deal of a lifetime. Friendship, laughter and family are discovered in a most astonishing way in this outrageous and steamy comedy. The material is mature.
Critical Mass Choral Concert - Sun May 4 - 4:30pm - Emmanuel Lutheran Church - $15 Be transported to old Venice! Join the newly formed choral group Critical Mass, assisted by the BSU Academy of St. Giles Early Music Group, on this musical journey celebrating the stunning legacy of innovative music by Claudio Monteverdi. Critical Mass founders Christopher Raynes and Bruce Browne direct some of the finest singers in the area, including soprano Leslie Mauldin, and are joined by Dr. James Cook, harpsichord, Dr. Joseph Baldassare, lute, and Ruth Cook, organ. Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 707 W. Fort Tkts. available at the door - Adults $15, Seniors and Students, $10, BSU students free with ID
DeVotchKa - Sun May 4 - 8pm - The Big Easy - $15 Polka, punk, and Eastern European music influences combine in DeVotchKa. You might recognize them from the soundtrack of Little Miss Sunshine for which they received a Grammy nod. Their new release, A Mad and Faithful Telling, combines Russian, gypsy and mariachi sounds. and is not to be missed. Rolling Stones called them "the best little Grammy-nominated band you've never heard of." www.devotchka.net/cms www.bigeasyconcerts.com 367-1212
Other Events: Idaho Smart Growth – Trolley Ride & Tour: Thursday, May 1; www.idahosmartgrowth.org St. Alphonsus - Distinguished Citizen Dinner: Thursday, May 1; www.saintalphonsus.org American Lung Association - Barbeque and Pie Auction: Thursday, May 1; www.lungidaho.org American Diabetes Association & Humphrey's Diabetes Center - Spin for the Cure; Saturday, May 3; www.tour.diabetes.org FUNDSY – Gala and Auction: Saturday, May 3; www.fundsy.org Junior Achievement – Annual Dinner: Thursday, May 8; www.idaho.ja.org Soroptimist International of Boise - Plant Sale; Thursday, May 8 – Sunday, May 11; www.soroptimistboise.org Children's Home Society – Mother's Day Luncheon: Friday, May 9; www.childrenshomesociety.com Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Komen Boise Race for the Cure: Saturday, May 10; http://race.komenboise.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=10490 Children's Home Society – An Evening with Tony Bennett: Saturday, May 10; www.childrenshomesociety.com Big Brothers Big Sisters – Magical Moments: Saturday, May 10; www.bbbsidaho.org Simply Cats - Spring Yard Sale: Saturday, May 10; www.simplycats.org Idaho Foodbank - Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive: Saturday, May 10; www.idahofoodbank.org
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