Boise Roadster Show

BOISE ROADSTER SHOW
Western Idaho Fair Expo

Annually, one of the treasure valley’s most popular sporting events is the Boise Roadster Show presented by Les Schwab Tires. The show has been staged for better than three and a half decades at Expo Idaho on the site of the Western Idaho Fair. Sanctioned by the ISCA, the Roadster Show is a Western Division points stop annually attracting competitors from throughout the United States and Canada.

Encompassing all three buildings of the state’s largest expo facility, the Roadster Show annually attracts nearly 250 entries ranging from radical customs and traditional rods to bad-to-the-bone choppers.

The Roadster Show will take place on Thursday thru Sunday, March 12th-15th, 2009.

An incredible line-up of cars and bikes will again appear at the ISCA Championship. The show will again feature the annual presentation of the highly sought after Goldmark statue, which awards the weekends top entry a cool $1,000 in cash, embroidered jacket and very special award statue. The “Essence of Cool” award will also be presented to the entry that exemplifies the spirit of this special award. In addition, special awards will be presented in the form of the Trendsetter, Wild One, “Fire Rod”, Mighty Fine, “Ol Jack Thumb Up” and Tompkins honors.

Furthermore, a new inductee will be announced for the Master-Builder award, which is annually presented to one of the shows top builders/supporters.

If youd like an entry form (which you can print out) to the Roadster Show, click on the front page of the site at:Here

2009 Show hours are as follows:

Thursday 4 – 10 pm
Friday 3 – 10 pm
Saturday 11 am – 10 pm
Sunday 11 am – 7 pm

Tickets are $9 for adults, $3 kids 6-12 and free for toddlers 5 & under.

Expo Idaho is located at 5610 Glenwood at the corner of Chinden Blvd. and Glenwood in Boise.

http://www.firebirdonline.com/RoadsterShow/boise.htm

Idaho State Basketball Tournament

March 4th through 6th at the Idaho center in Nampa. Idaho state basketball tournament. My son Ryan Strand stars for Rocky Mountain. Come supprot your local teams. Rocky plays Eagle at 6:15 on March 4th.

11th Annual Kid’s Fair

11th Annual Kids’ Fair at Expo Idaho. Saturday, February 27th from 10am-6pm. Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Magicians, Stage Entertainment, Face Painting, Air Jumps, Carnival Games, Obstical Courses, Prizes, Karate, Food, Clowns, and more! Kids 2-12 $4, Adults $5, Children 2 and under are FREE.

Go to

http://www.expoidaho.com/ns/calendar/ViewEvent.asp?EventId=64

For more information

Treasure Valley Boat Show

Western Idaho Marine Dealers Assoc. 208-870-4729

For more information go to

http://www.expoidaho.com/ns/calendar/ViewEvent.asp?EventId=63

Jazz Festival

University of Idaho Jazz Festival from February 24 – 27

For more than 40 years at the University of Idaho, the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival has brought jazz masters together with elementary, junior high, high school and college students to share and celebrate a truly American art form of music. The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival has grown from a one-day event to an amazing four-day experience!

History of the Festival

The first University of Idaho Jazz Festival took place in 1967, with a dozen student groups and one guest artist, Buddy Brisboe. The Festival continued to grow from there – erupting onto the national stage in 1981, when students and spectators packed in to hear Ella Fitzgerald.

In 1984, the Festival’s most important relationship took shape when Lionel Hampton joined the excitement in Moscow. Inspired by the enthusiasm of the students, Hamp pledged his support to the Festival. In 1985, the Festival took on his name, becoming the first and only jazz festival named for an African-American jazz musician.

Now having hosted thousands upon thousands of students, spectators, and artists – including Doc Severinsen, Bobby McFerrin, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Grey, and countless musicians from around the world – the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival is four outstanding days of student performances, workshops, clinics and remarkable world-class evening concerts.

The Jazz Festival has featured nearly 80 musicians from 30 countries, including China, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Peru, as well as students from Canada, Japan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan. In 2006, the Festival became known as the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival to reflect this international diversity.

The Jazz in the Schools program began in 1995; the program takes visiting musicians to elementary schools in northern Idaho and eastern Washington to introduce students to this truly American art form. Hampton began an annual tradition of performing at Lapwai Elementary School on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, sparking interest in jazz among Nez Perce musicians. The Jazz in the Schools program is now a year-round program throughout Idaho and Washington.

In 2006, John Clayton, renowned bassist, arranger, composer, jazz educator and long time Festival friend, joined the Festival as artistic director. Since taking the reins, John’s enthusiasm and passion has filled the hearts of directors, students, staff and friends.

In 2007, the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival was awarded a National Medal of Arts – the nation’s most prestigious arts award. This recognition affirmed the vision shared by Lionel Hampton and the University of Idaho about the power of jazz and education to bridge cultures, inspire creativity, and develop the musical leadership abilities of the next generation of jazz leaders.

As the Festival enters its fifth decade, it will continue to further Hamp’s vision and legacy for perpetuating jazz music education for generations to come. With John Clayton’s great ability to educate and his love for Hamp, the Festival is in good hands and is moving forward at an incredible rate.

http://www.uidaho.edu/jazzfest/festival/concertschedule.aspx

Winter Garden aGlow

Open Thanksgiving Day – November 29, 2009
December 4 – January 10, 2010

TIMES
Open daily from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Gates do not open until 6 p.m. – Last admissions at 9 p.m.
Garden closes promptly at 9:30 p.m.

We will be open on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.

Visit Santa at the Garden
December 18-23

Prancer is Special –

While we make every attempt to provide an up close encounter with Prancer, he is a real reindeer, who needs to take breaks from the crowd, and he is not allowed to work any overtime according to the North Pole Flying Reindeer Union.

Prancer is scheduled to be here on
December 19 – 23, 6 pm – 9 pm,
however, dates and times are subject to change. He flies in and out of the Garden depending on his work load – so a sighting of the reindeer is very special and cannot be guaranteed!

ADMISSION
Adults: $6.00; Children 4-12: $4.00; Members: $4.00

Join us for the 13th Annual Winter Garden aGlow at the Idaho Botanical Garden. Visit our dazzling display of 250,000 sparkling lights and color artfully displayed throughout the holiday season. Stroll to the top of the Lewis & Clark Native Plant Garden for panoramic views of the Treasure Valley lights. Enjoy a magical evening with family and friends with all the traditional trimmings: hot refreshments, holiday music, and the warmth of roaring bonfires. There will be sightings of Santa and Prancer, so join us for the Garden’s largest fundraiser of the year! Proceeds benefit the Garden’s education and horticulture programs all year long.

Garden membership information available in the covered folly.

Winter Garden aGlow and Santa Pictures

Have your family picture taken in the beautiful setting of the Garden with the gorgeous holiday lights as your backdrop!

Les Bois Photography will be on site in the folly:

6:00 pm – 8:45 pm on

December 11th-12th
December 18th-26th
December 29th-31st
January 1st

Guests are given one CD with the JPEG image on it with no limitations on distribution or printing. Guests do not pay for a portrait until they see it on the computer screen, and are completely satisfied with it.

CD’s cost $20 including tax. Payments of cash can be made directly to Les Bois Photography in the folly. Credit or Debit payments can be made in the Cottage Store.

Santa Photos:

Les Bois Photography will also be on site in Santa’s Greenhouse December 18-23.
Prints are $10 and CD’s cost $20 including tax.
Guests are not required to purchase photos, and are welcome to use their own cameras!

Les Boise Photography will take pictures of every child (or child at heart) with Santa’ unless a parent or adult guardian asks us not to. There is no limit to purchase images and/or prints.

In order to fill these dazzling winter evenings with the complete holiday experience we need more performers. We are interested in carolers, choirs, bands, hand bells, barbershop quartets and more. Call Cindy at 343-8649 or e-mail cindy@idahobotanicalgarden.org for complete details and to register your musical group for a magical evening in the Garden!

Business Planning Workshop

The four-week course Business Planning:

Plan It, Start It, Grow It runs Feb. 21-March 14 and includes topics such as success planning, market planning, cash flow planning, and operations planning. The course is for those wanting to start or expand their businesses and immigrants, women, minorities, former military and green entrepreneurs are encouraged to enroll.

Register by e-mail at meta@mtnstatesgroup.org or 208-336-5533, Ext. 230. Sat., Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $199. MicroEnterprise Training and Assistance, 1607 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 208-… ext. 230, rberning@mtnstatesgroup.org

Home Composting Workshop

The workshop is on the ultimate approach to reducing curbside garbage, reuse nutrients and recycle waste. Send check to BUGS, P. O. Box 833, Boise, ID, 83701.

For more information, visit www.boiseurbangardenschool.org or e-mail Susan Medlin at ssmedlin@peoplepc.com. The next workshop is March 14, called Square Foot Gardening. Sat., Feb. 21, 9-11:30 a.m. and Sat., March 14, 9-11:30 a.m.

$40 for first class, $25 for each additional workshop; $5 for each additional family member per workshop.

BUG Garden, 4821 W. Franklin Road (behind the church, Boise, www.boiseurbangardenschool.org.