The summer fun city
WOW! What a Weekend in Boise
There's so much going on this weekend in Boise you'll have a hard time choosing.By Jill Kuraitis, 7-17-09
The huge second annual Idaho Green Expo, the yearly Twilight Criterium bike race, the famous Snake River Stampede rodeo, the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Movies Under the Stars – those are a fraction of the amazing lineup of summer activities this weekend in the capitol city.
Everything is in full detail at our site BoiseEvents.Net, but here’s a sample:
The Biggest
Idaho Green Expo
Saturday 10-7 Sunday 10-6
Boise Centre (on the Grove) 850 W. Front St.
The Expo is a free, two day celebration with a serious purpose: to continually foster the emergence of a new green economy - an economy that is sustainable, healthy, ethical and earth friendly. As a demonstration of how Green can be affordable, the 2009 Expo will feature SUSTAINABLE “U” – a large exhibit hall full of demonstrations on how you can easily green your home, your garden and even your office.
Twilight Criterium
Saturday – find a spot on the route for the 3:00 “Kids Ride With Kristin Armstrong”; the 3:45 Junior Criterium; $4 - 6 pm the Men’s Cat 2,3, and 4/5 races. Opening Ceremony is at 7:00; the Women’s Pro takes off at 7:10; the Men’s at 8:30.
This premier cycling event is designed to attract more people to cycling and bring people downtown. It’s turned into a truly exciting race with famous cyclists, including Olympians, from all over the world. Expect 15,000 spectators.
Snake River Stampede
Idaho Center - Nampa
The final day of this enormous rodeo has a Saturday matinee show at 12:30, but get to the doors by 11:00 if you want tickets. Then, the best is Saturday night – the finals of all seven rodeo events in the competition. You’ll see the top cowboys and barrel racers in the world compete for a LOT of money - $400,000 total.
Here are just a few more listings for the weekend at BoiseEvents.Net, where you’ll find full details.
Music
Concerts on Broadway (Jazz)
Live Music Saturdays at Wood River Cellars
Pop Cult Kids, Spindle Bomb at Tom Grainey’s
Voice of Reason at Terrapin Station
Kilowatts at Neurolux
Pilot Error at the Reef
Blazed and Confused Tour at the Idaho Center
Theatre
Comedy of Errors at Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Baseball
Boise Hawks vs. Salem at Memorial Stadium (Saturday and Sunday)
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