Out and About
Friday, August 8, 2008 2:26 PM PDT
Live music
Country/folk
• Randy Travis will play at 8 p.m. Friday at Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise. Tickets are $35 to $50, TicketWeb.
• Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at Taco Bell Arena, 1401 Bronco Lane, Boise. Tickets start at $116 and are available from the TicketNetwork,
www.zvents.com.
Rock
• The Vans Warped Tour, featuring Reel Big Fish, the Vandals, the Aggrolites and many other bands, begins at noon Friday at the Idaho Center Amphitheater, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. Tickets are $35.50, TicketWeb, or $39.75 at the door.
• The X Fest ’08 Battle of the Bands, featuring Dirty Rooster, Lollipop, Mortal Enemy, Abrupt Edge and Malachi, will kick off at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are free.
• Jon Bonamassa will play at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are $25, TicketWeb.
• The BoDeans will play at 8 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are $20, TicketWeb.
• Sheryl Crow, with Brandi Carlile, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Idaho Center Amphitheater, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. Tickets range from $30 to $55 and are available from TicketWeb and ICTickets.
• The Stone Temple Pilots, with Black Rebel Motorcycle, will play at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Idaho Center Amphitheater, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. Tickets range from $25 to $35, ICTickets and TicketWeb.
• Flogging Molly will take the stage at 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are $27.50, TicketWeb.
Performances
• “Into the Woods” will be performed at 8 p.m. today, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Aug. 16, Aug. 21, Aug. 22, Aug. 26, Aug. 27 and Aug. 30 at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival Amphitheater, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. Sunday showings will begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 17 and Aug. 31. Friday and Saturday tickets are $28 to $38. Tickets for Sunday through Thursday are $21 to $29.
• “Macbeth” will be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, Aug. 15, Aug. 19, Aug. 20, Aug. 23, Aug. 28 and Aug. 29 at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival Amphitheater, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. Sunday showings begin at 7 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 24. Friday and Saturday tickets are $28 to $38. Tickets for Sunday through Thursday are $21 to $29.
• “Oklahoma” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, Aug. 16, Aug. 21, Aug. 22 and Aug. 23, with an additional 1:30 p.m. matinee Aug. 16, at Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa. Advance tickets are $15 from www.mtionline.org or (208) 468-2385. Tickets are $20 at the door.
Comedy
• “The Sexy Tour,” featuring comedian Jim Gaffigan, will begin at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. Tickets are $39.75, TicketNetwork.
• Larry The Cable Guy will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. Tickets are $44.25, Select-a-Seat.
• Lewis Black will perform at 9 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. Tickets start at $45.50, TicketNetwork.
Fairs and festivals
• The Western Idaho Fair runs Aug. 15 through Aug. 24 at Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City. Advance tickets are $5, $3 for seniors and $2 for children ages 6 to 11 from www.idahofair.com until Aug. 14. Tickets at the gate are $2 more. Children 5 and younger get in free. Gary Allan will play at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19. Chicago will perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20. Corbin Bleu will begin at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21. The Temptations will play at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22. Concerts are free with fair admission.
• The Owyhee County Fair and Rodeo continues through Saturday at the Owyhee County Fairgrounds in Homedale. For more information, call (208) 459-2055.
• The Payette County Fair continues through Saturday at the Payette County Fairgrounds in New Plymouth. For events listings, visit www.payettecountyfair.org. For information about the fair, call (208) 278-5000. For information about the broncs and bulls event, call (208) 278-5219.
• The Baker County Fair continues through Saturday at the Baker County Fairgrounds in Baker City. For more information, call (541) 523-7881.
• The Nampa Festival of the Arts will take place from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Lakeview Park, Garrity Boulevard and 16th Avenue North, Nampa. Admission is free.
• The True West Cinema Festival is underway at The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., Boise. “Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson” will be shown at 7 p.m. today. “A Season for Brooding” will begin at 2:30 p.m., “The Legends of God’s Gun” will begin at 4:45 p.m. and “Buster” will begin at 7 p.m. Friday. “Afraid to Merge” starts at 2:30 p.m., “James Castle: Portrait of an Artist” starts at 5 p.m. and “Remarkable Power” starts at 7 p.m. Saturday. A retro screening of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” will take place at 2:30 p.m., short films will be shown at 4:45 p.m. and “To Die in Jerusaelm” will wrap up the event at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8.50 per film. An all-inclusive pass is $75.
