Visual Arts Center. Gallery 2 (Hemingway Center). Fotofilmic // The New Face of Film, 2013-2015 Retrospective Exhibition featuring the work of 20 international photographers. Opening reception and Curators Gallery Talk: 6-8 p.m. Sept. 1. Gallery Talk with Fotofilmic’s Bastien Desfriches Doria and Virginie Lamarche begins at 6 p.m. followed by a reception until 8 p.m. The New Face of Film curated by FotoFilmic assembles 20 photographers to present a unique worldview of contemporary photography’s material practices. The exhibition’s underlying vision frames a defining moment and transitionary occupation of film-based photography and its rich lineage of physical craft and recording methods in the context of today’s global digital culture. Learn more about the exhibition and FotoFilmic here: http://fotofilmic.com/the-new-face-of-film/ Exhibition and gallery talk sponsored by the Visual Arts Center and the Visiting Artist and Scholar Program. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Student Union Gallery, Second floor of Student Union Building. Admission is free to all students, faculty, staff and community members. Parking is available for an hourly fee in metered spaces and Lincoln Garage. Boise Open Studios (BOSCO) is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to fostering greater understanding of the creative process between artists and the general public. Members help fulfill this mission by participating in Boise’s art community as teachers, as contributors to public art collections, and through their open studio tours. Join us in the Student Union Gallery as members of BOSCO present their work in the organization’s annual exhibition. The Student Union Exhibition Series is a program of the Boise State University Student Union within the Division of Campus Operations. The series features 12 months of original exhibitions by students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community artists in traditional and pop-up gallery environments. Learn more at finearts.boisestate.edu and visit sub.boisestate.edu for daily visiting hours.
Room: YS Storywell
Contact Name: Azam Houle
Contact Email: ahoule@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 2089728200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children
Children and families are invited to join us Saturday mornings for an all ages story time with books, puppets, and songs.
Room: Hayes Auditorium
Contact Name: Eliza Krumpe and RE Zickau
Contact Email: askalibrarian@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Special Programs & Events
Age: Adults
Looking for the Lucy to your Ethel, or the Kirk to your Spock?
Then join us for an afternoon of fun and finding new friends! Speed friending gives you 2 minutes to get to know each potential friend. If you hit it off, then you can exchange contact info. Then maybe meet for coffee? Who knows! The world is your friendship oyster.
Registration is required and will open September 1st. Attendance limited to adults ages 60 and up.
1 p.m. Dona Larsen Park. For more information, please visit broncosports.com.
Contact Phone: 208-972-8340
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Games/Crafts/Activities,Movies,Special Programs & Events
Age: Children,Teens,Adults
Trekkie Celebration: The Final Frontier Party
Get your away team together and discover 50 years of Star Trek. Your four-week mission: to explore strange old films, to seek out new crafts and new foods, and to boldly go where many fans have gone before.
This week’s mission: The Final Frontier Party. Join us for crafts, 3-D chess and other games, food and lots of fun.
Room: YS Storywell
Contact Name: Cherie Bussert
Contact Email: cbusset@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Books & Reading,School-age Programs
Age: Children
Children are invited to read to a registered therapy dog at Boise Public Library’s Main Library in downtown Boise!
Therapy dogs are scheduled the third and fourth Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m. in the YS Storywell.
Room: Camas Room
Contact Phone: 972-8340
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers
Age: Adults
New Americans and English language learners are invited to join a moderated conversation hour every Saturday called English Corner.
English Corner is a fun, non-judgmental place for conversation and shared learning. Participants can practice speaking English with both volunteer native speakers and others who are learning. So if you, or someone you know, is looking for free, welcoming environment to learn, please join the conversation!
Room: Sagebrush Room
Registration Required: No
Contact Phone: 972-8300
Library Branch: Library! at Cole & Ustick
Type of Event: Special Programs & Events
Age: Children
“No job is too big and no pup is too small!” The Library! at Cole & Ustick invites 2-8 year-olds and their parents to join Marshall, Chase, Skye and the rest of the crew for a fun afternoon of Paw Patrol stories, games, activities, pup trivia and a prize drawing. The party will run from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 24 in the library’s Sagebrush Room.
Watch for a special appearance by the Boise Police Department’s goodhearted pup and mascot, Scout. Paw-perroni pizza, pup-corn, and other treats will be served, while supplies last. Dress in your favorite Paw Patrol gear and bring a friend.
1 p.m. Boas Soccer Complex. 1507 S. Oakland, Boise. For more information, visit broncosports.com.
