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Donaldo Macedo Gives Free Lecture In Boise

2008-07-02T13:43:28-07:00

University of Massachusetts professor Donaldo Macedo will give a free
lecture and teach a special topics class at Boise State University the
week of July 21.

Macedo’s free keynote address will be at 5 p.m. July 21 in the
Student Union Lookout Room, located on the second floor. Macedo will
sign books following his lecture, “The Hegemony of English or Critical
Citizenship.” A special poster, created in his honor, also will be
unveiled after the lecture.

Macedo will also teach a for-credit class on critical citizenship and
language-related issues from 5-8 p.m. July 21-25; the free lecture is
included in the workshop. Macedo’s workshop will address
bilingual/English as a Second Language outcomes. He will present
arguments in favor of the promotion of equitable education experiences
for all learners, and participants will be invited to engage in critical
conversations. His appearance at Boise State is sponsored by the
Department of Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language.

To register for this one-credit class, visit broncoweb.boisestate.edu.
The fee for undergraduates is $222 and $267 for graduate and doctoral
students. For more information, call 426-4077.

Macedo is the graduate program director of the applied linguistics
master of arts program at UMass and is a distinguished professor of
liberal arts and education. Macedo worked extensively with Paulo Freire,
one of the most influential educational thinkers of the 20th century.

He has published extensively in the areas of linguistics, critical
literacy and bilingual and multicultural education. His publications
include “Literacy: Reading the Word and the World,” “Literacies of
Power: What Americans Are Not Allowed to Know,” “Dancing with
Bigotry,” “Critical Education in the New Information Age,”
“Chomsky on Miseducation” and “Ideology Matters,” among many
others.

Boise Jazz Society announces its 2008-09 Season

2008-09-10T11:59:33-07:00

BOISE JAZZ SOCIETY ANNOUNCES NEW SEASON WITH THE HARRY ALLEN-JOE COHN QUARTET, ELIANE ELIAS AND ANAT COHEN

The Boise Jazz Society announces its 2008-09 subscription series season, featuring jazz musicians and styles from around the world. The Boise Jazz Society is a collaboration between the Boise community and Boise State University’s Department of Music and the College of Arts and Sciences that bring world-class jazz to Idaho.

A Boise Jazz Society membership and three-concert series ticket is $95.40; general admission is $45 per concert. Doors for all concerts will open at 6:15 p.m. and the concerts begin at 7 p.m. in the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy Lobby. The concerts feature open nightclub seating and a no-host bar.

Prior to each concert, the Boise Jazz Society will host a free Jazz Symposium where the public may meet, hear and interact with the artists, gaining insight into their music and a deeper understanding of jazz in general. Select local jazz players, both amateur and professional, will be invited to perform with the artists and receive critiques and advice. Each symposium will be held from 4-5 p.m. on the day of the concert.

This year’s concert series will feature:

• The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet, Sept. 28. Winners of the New York Nightlife Award for outstanding jazz combo performance, Allen and Cohn’s music reflects the ultimate in swing and exudes their affection for classic jazz. Like an old master, Allen’s full-throated tenor sound creates a feel of bygone songs and styles while Cohn proves himself to be one of today’s most creative guitarists.

• Eliane Elias, Feb. 22. A native of Brazil, this former child prodigy is well versed in the work of artists such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, whom she has saluted on a pair of recordings. But she is equally comfortable performing challenging classical compositions. She has proven herself to be a strong and imaginative instrumentalist whose original tunes and interpretive numbers exude intelligence and passion in equal measure. Her latest release, “Bossa Nova Stories,” celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Bossa Nova movement.

• Anat Cohen, May 16. Conversant with modern and traditional jazz, classical music, Brazilian choro, Argentine tango and Afro-Cuban styles, Cohen has established herself as one of the primary voices of her generation on both the tenor saxophone and the clarinet since arriving in New York in 1999. Playing material as diverse at Fats Waller’s perky “Jitterbug Waltz,” her own impressionistic “Washington Square Park” and a finger-busting choro by the great Brazilian composer Pixinguinha, Cohen has garnered awards from Down Beat and the Jazz Journalists Association.

The Boise Jazz Society is dedicated to raising awareness of jazz as art music; promoting live jazz performances; sponsoring jazz subscription-series concerts presented in an intimate, jazz-club environment; enhancing educational opportunities by producing a series of lectures, workshops and master classes; and providing information to the community on local and regional jazz activities.

Additional information is at http://www.boisestate.edu/music/BJS or by contacting Mike Samball at 426-3498 or msamball at boisestate dot edu.

Homecoming Parade Route Change

2008-09-10T11:56:21-07:00

Boise State University’s annual Homecoming Parade is taking a turn through campus this year, traveling on University Drive instead of Broadway Avenue. This year’s parade will be from 2-3 p.m. Sept. 13 and will begin at University Drive near Towers Hall and end on Denver Avenue.

University Drive will be closed beginning at 1:45 p.m. and will re-open at 3 p.m. All vehicles traveling down Capitol Boulevard or Broadway Avenue will be redirected to Boise Avenue beginning at 1:30 p.m. No traffic will be allowed onto University Drive after 1:45 p.m.

Parade-goers traveling to the Boise State campus between 1:45-3 p.m. will find general parking in the garage on the corner of University Drive and Lincoln Avenue. The garage may be accessed through Beacon Street via Broadway or Boise avenues, or Belmont Street.

This year’s grand marshals are Travis and Nina Jensen. Travis Jensen graduated from Boise State in 1994 and is the current president of the board of directors of the Boise State Alumni Association.

Boise State’s Homecoming festivities culminate in Saturday’s game against Bowling Green University. For a complete list of Homecoming events, as well as more information about the parade, visit http://homecoming.boisestate.edu.

NewWest.Net’s Summer Photo Contest

2008-07-02T13:46:17-07:00

Check out NewWest.Net’s summer photo contest. You can win all sorts of prizes.

http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/h2ography_give_us_your_best_water_shot/C41/L41/

Boise Contemporary Theater Auditions

2008-06-23T12:48:49-07:00

Auditions:
BCT will be holding general auditions for their 08|09 Season on Monday & Tuesday, June 30 & July 1 at The Fulton Street Center for the Arts in Boise.

Auditions will take place in 5-minute appointments between 12 PM and 4 PM on both days. To schedule an appointment, contact BCT Resident Stage Manager Kristy J. Martin by email: km at bctheater dot org or phone: 208-331-9224. Email is preferred. Actors should come prepared with two monologues totaling 3 minutes or less. Actors should also bring a headshot and resume. Boise Contemporary Theater is a professional company hiring Equity and Non-Equity Actors and Stage Managers.

Founded in 1997, BCT creates, produces, and presents vibrant and dynamic professional theater that illuminates enduring themes while exploring contemporary issues and ideas.

Wheel of Fortune In Boise!

2008-06-17T08:31:20-07:00

Wheel of Fortune’s Wheelmobile, the show’s promotional vehicle, will be in the Boise area in search of some good game players who are energetic, enthusiastic and fun. Viewers who are interested in being a potential contestant on an upcoming episode are invited to attend. Fans will have the opportunity to fill out an application, have his or her name drawn at random to play a simulated version of the game onstage, win unique prizes and be evaluated as a potential contestant for the broadcast version of the show.

WHERE: *Saturday, June 21 Boise Factory Outlet Malls
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. 6806 S. Eisenman Road
Boise, ID 83716

*Sunday, June 22 Ashley Furniture HomeStore-Meridian
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. 3530 E. Franklin Road
Meridian, ID 83642

Meet Host of Splendid Table June 20th

2008-06-09T14:24:50-07:00

Public Can Meet Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Host of ‘Splendid Table,’ at
June 20 Book Signing in Boise

BOISE - Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of the popular public radio food
show Splendid Table will be in Boise June 20 for a dinner to raise funds
for Boise State Radio. Tickets are available at
http://radio.boisestate.edu.

Kasper will also be signing copies of her latest cookbook, “How to
Eat Supper,” from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. that day at Berryhill, 121 N. 9th
Street in downtown Boise. Vista Books will have copies of the book on
hand and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Boise State Radio.

“One of our objectives is to be more involved in the community,”
said Associate General Manager Hy Kloc, “and one of the ways Boise
State Radio strives to meet that objective is to bring public radio
personalities here to allow our listeners to meet the ‘voices’ that
they listen to every week and have come to consider a part of their
life. If you’re into cooking, there’s no one better that Lynne
Rossetto Kasper.”

Splendid Table is heard at 4 p.m. on Saturdays on NPR News 91. The show
was named “1999 Best National Radio Show on Food” by the James Beard
Foundation, and “2000 Best National Syndicated Talk Show” by
American Women in Radio and Television. Kasper’s advice column, “Ask
The Splendid Table,” is distributed by Scripps Howard News Service and
her cookbook, “The Splendid Table,” is the only book to achieve the
food world’s twin crown: Cookbook of the Year awards from both the
Julia Child/IACP and James Beard Awards. Named “One of the 12 Best
Cooking Teachers in America” by The James Beard Foundation, Kasper
also lectures on food and culture in Europe and America.

Information on the Boise State Radio network, including KBSU-Arts and
Cultural Programming, Idaho Jazz Station and NPR News 91, is available
at http://radio.boisestate.edu.

Boise Art Museum receives $1,999 Grant

2008-06-03T13:53:47-07:00

Boise Art Museum (BAM) announced today it has received a community grant totaling $1,999.27 from The Fred Meyer Fund in support of the Museum’s Free School Tour Program. This program represents BAM’s core educational service, which, in the 2008/09 academic year will enable over 12,000 Idaho students and their teachers to visit the Museum free of charge and experience docent-led exhibition tours accompanied by hands-on art projects. “The state of Idaho does not place visual arts specialists in most of its elementary schools. The Free School Tour Program is essential to the development of Idaho’s youth, who often have no other access to art,” said Melanie Fales, BAM’s Curator of Education.

“The Fred Meyer Fund and its Advisory Committee Members were particularly impressed by the successful track record of the Boise Art Museum and its educational programs,” said Glynda Brockhoff, Philanthropy Coordinator for Fred Meyer stores and The Fred Meyer Fund. “We hope this community grant will help BAM continue the important work it is doing to enhance the welfare of the community. We are proud to be part of the Boise community and are committed to helping where we can.”

The Fund’s community grant program is led by 29 Advisory Committees whose members are local Fred Meyer associates from each Fred Meyer store, plant and warehouse. Members of the Advisory Committee research nonprofit organizations in their communities, invite specific grant applicants, and then award community grants.

The community grants are funded by individual donations from Fred Meyer associates as well as customer donations in the Make Change Count coin boxes at all check stands within the stores. The monies collected through associate donations and coin boxes contributions are combined and allocated by the Advisory Committees as community grants in the four western states where Fred Meyer operates.

The Fred Meyer Fund assists nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to helping children and reducing hunger in communities served by 129 Fred Meyer stores in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. In 2007, The Fred Meyer Fund awarded $1.7 million in grants.

Fred Meyer is a division of The Kroger Co., which is one of the nation’s largest food retailers. Fred Meyer annually contributes more than $5 million to communities across the Northwest through grants from The Fred Meyer Fund as well as product donations, cash donations and sponsorships. The Fred Meyer Fund has awarded grants totaling over $8.6 million since it began awarding grants in 1998. For more information about Fred Meyer grants, call 1-800-858-9202, ext. 5605.

Kris Doty @ Garden City Library

2008-05-15T14:52:16-07:00

Kris Doty

May 29th @ 6pm

At The Garden City Library
Free for Everyone!

http://www.myspace.com/krisdoty

6:30pm Bike drawing will take place in honor National Bike Month

Tibet: The Country and its People

2008-05-08T14:14:45-07:00

Tibet: The Country and its People

Experience the mystery and culture of Tibet on
Wednesday, May 7, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the new Library! at Collister.
The program will be repeated on Wednesday, May 14, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

See images and listen to music from a 3-week pilgrimage to the Land of
the Snow Lion, presented by Tim Brim who traveled to Tibet in July and
August of 2007. The new branch of Boise Public Library is located in
Northwest Boise in the Collister Shopping Center at Collister and State.
For more information, call 562-4995.