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Last modified: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:48 PM PDT
Out and About
Live music
Country/folk
• 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.
Gospel
• Bill Gaither & the Homecoming Friends “Lovin’ Life Tour” will begin at 7 p.m. Monday at Taco Bell Arena, 1401 Bronco Lane, Boise. Tickets start at $21.50, Select-a-Seat.
Rock
• Hellbound Clothing presents A Tribute to Grunge, featuring Dirty Rooster Lollipop, Yexotay, Casket Chronicle, Truck and special guests, beginning at 7 p.m. today at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are $6, TicketWeb.
• The Avett Brothers, with Justin Gordon, will play at 8 p.m. Friday at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are $15, TicketWeb.
• Michael Martin Murphey, with Andy Byron & the Lost River Band, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are $25, TicketWeb.
• Skeletonwitch, with Kryterium, will take the stage at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are $6, TicketWeb.
• X Fest 2008, featuring Seether, Shinedown, Hurt, Sick Puppies, In This Moment, Red, Earshot and Egypt Central, will kick off at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Idaho Center Amphitheater, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. Tickets range from $29 to $35, ICTickets and TicketWeb.
• Sheryl Crow, with Brandi Carlile, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Idaho Center Amphitheater, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. Tickets range from $30 to $55 and are available from TicketWeb and ICTickets.
• The Invasion will play at 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are $6, TicketWeb.
• The third annual Hip Hop Festival begins at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are $12 through TicketWeb or $15 at the door.
• Built to Spill, with Le Fleur and The Universal, will play at 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise. Tickets are $16, TicketWeb.
• 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, with Beat Union and the Girls, 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 and Aug. 30 at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival Amphitheater, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. A Sunday showing will begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 31. Friday and Saturday tickets are $28 to $38, available at www.idahoshakespeare.org or by calling (208) 336-9221. Tickets for Sunday through Thursday are $21 to $29.
• “Macbeth” will be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 and Aug. 29 at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival Amphitheater, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. Sunday showings begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 24. Friday and Saturday tickets are $28 to $38, available at www.idahoshakespeare.org or by calling (208) 336-9221. Tickets for Sunday through Thursday are $21 to $29.
• “Oklahoma” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday 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
• Lewis Black will perform at 9 p.m. Sunday at the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. Tickets start at $45.50, TicketNetwork.
• “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.
Fairs and festivals
• The Western Idaho Fair continues through Sunday at Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City. Tickets at the gate are $7, $5 for seniors and $4 for children ages 6 to 11. Children 5 and younger get in free. Corbin Bleu will perform at 7:30 p.m. today, and The Temptations will play at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Concerts are free with fair admission.
• The Idaho Wine Festival takes place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at The Crystal Ballroom, 802 W. Bannock St., Boise. Tickets are $25.
• Art in the Park, featuring more than 250 artists, entertainment, food and a children’s art festival tent, runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 5 and Sept. 6 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise. Admission is free.
• Tour de Fat, the “annual ballyhoo of bikes and beers” will take place Saturday at Ann Morrison Park, 1000 Americana Blvd., Boise. Admission is free. Registration for the bike parade begins at 9 a.m., with the parade kicking off at 10 a.m. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• The second annual Boise Peace One Day Celebration 2008 will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Veterans Memorial Park, 930 N. Veterans Memorial Parkway, Boise. The family event will feature entertainment, food and activities.
WHERE TO GET TICKETS
Select-a-Seat
Outlets: Albertsons stores and Paul’s Markets in Kuna, McCall and Homedale.
By phone: (208) 426-1494
Online: www.idahotickets.com
TicketWeb
Outlets: Newt and Harold’s, Boise; The Record Exchange, Boise; The Boise Co-op, Boise; Moonbeams, Meridian; A New Vintage Wine Shop, Meridian.
By phone: (800) 965-4827, (866) 468-7624
Online: www.ticketweb.com
ICTickets
Outlets: All Boise, Meridian, Nampa and Mountain Home TCBY stores, Pooles Country Store in Payette, the Nampa Civic Center, Jack’s Drive-in in Caldwell and the Idaho Center box office in Nampa.
By phone: (208) 442-3232
Online: www.ictickets.com |
