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.  

Contact Name: Sam Counsil
Contact Email: scounsil@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 972-8320
Library Branch: Library! at Collister
Type of Event: Classes/Workshops/Speakers
Age: Adults

From email to e-Readers, we offer one-on-one help with basic technologies.

Room: Lemhi Room
Contact Phone: 972-8340
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children

Babies storytime for ages 0-23 months.

Room: Hayes Auditorium
Registration Required: No
Contact Name: Azam Houle
Contact Email: ahoule@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 2089728200
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children

For children ages 2-5.

This program will be replaced with a puppet show one Friday each month, generally the first Friday.

Room: Sycamore Room
Contact Phone: 208-972-8320
Library Branch: Library! at Collister
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children

Play is an important part of early literacy, which is why we have designed a drop in play time just for you and your children. It is designed to provide a safe, educational, and fun environment for children ages 0-4. Children must be with an adult caregiver or parent at all times.

Room: Sagebrush Room
Registration Required: No
Contact Phone: 972-8300
Library Branch: Library! at Cole & Ustick
Type of Event: Storytimes/Puppets/Etc.
Age: Children

Stories and music for children ages 0-3.

Noon. MEC Room 106. The Center for Idaho History and Politics presents this fall’s slate of brownbag presentations. William Voegeli, Claremont Review, presents “Liberalism and Tolerance: Can an Open Society Survive Its Best Instincts?” The night before William Voegeli will also be delivering the annual Constitution Day lecture.

Room: Hayes Auditorium
Contact Name: Jody Vestal
Contact Email: jvestal@cityofboise.org
Contact Phone: 208-972-8226
Library Branch: Main Library
Type of Event: Books & Reading
Age: Adults

The fall theme is “King Lear and His Daughters”. 

Friday, September 23. William Shakespeare, King Lear. Join us for a discussion and group reading of the play with Shakespearean experts as well as groundlings from Boise State University’s Hemingway Literary Center faculty.

Book discussions are help at the Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., from 12:10 to 1:00 PM, and are free and open to the public.  Books are available at Rediscovered Books on 8th Street between Main and Idaho which gives a 10% discount and at the BSU Bookstore in the Student Union Building (426-1362), which gives a 25% discount.  For more information, contact BSU English Professor Cheryl Hindrichs, cherylhindrichs@boisestate.edu .

book discussion

Room: Lemhi Room
Contact Phone: 208-972-8340
Library Branch: Library! at Hillcrest
Type of Event: Games/Crafts/Activities,School-age Programs
Age: Children

Kids! Join us every Friday after school for LEGO® and DUPLO®, board games, science, or arts and crafts!