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Young Idaho dance director brings Mexican history to life
NAMPA — As Hispanic Heritage Month came to a close Oct. 15, Ballet Folklórico Yareth de Idaho’s founder and director, Marifer Avila, shared how she uses traditional Mexican folkloric dance to tell a bigger story and honor the generations of dancers who came before her. Ballet folklórico refers to traditional cultural dances that capture folk culture and ballet characteristics from different regions in Mexico and Central America. During Mexico’s colonial period, various states and regions had unique folklórico dances that blended Indigenous and Spanish cultures and other European and African influences. Ballet Folklórico de México was created in 1952 by dancer and choreographer Amalia Hernández who — inspired by Mexico’s history and traditional folk and modern dance — revolutionized the concept of traditional dances and classic ballet by interpreting local, political and interpersonal folklore in a theatrical element that transformed the country’s cultural identity . Avila, 23, uses her ballet folklórico group of 33 students and passion for dance to express the historical significance behind each step taken, the attire worn and the stories each song and dance is meant to tell. “This is someone’s history; this is someone’s culture,” Avila said she reminds her dancers. “I just see it
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Emmy award-winning actor Tony Shalhoub comes to Boise
You may know Emmy-award-winning actor Tony Shalhoub as detective Adrian Monk from the award-winning TV series Monk. Or his time on the NBC sitcom Wings. Or maybe you saw him in movies like Men in Black or Galaxy Quest or Spy Kids or the animated movie Cars. But you may...
Sandpoint Reader
JAMCO Comedy Series brings troupe of NYC, Boise comedians to Panida
The JAMCO Comedy Series has been elevating established and up-and-coming stand-up comedians since 2006, and Saturday, Oct. 24, founder Jamal Harrington will do it all over again with a 7 p.m. show at the Panida Little Theater (300 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint). Featuring the talents of three firecracker comics,...
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Bluebird Days brings live music, local food and entertainment to Greenbelt
BOISE, ID (CBS2) — Boise has a new music festival in town, beginning last night and running through tonight on the Boise River Greenbelt. The inaugural festival has transformed the area around Bluebird Social into an outdoor music celebration, with three stages across Shoreline Park, Shoreline Drive and the Bluebird Social property.
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Bluebird Days makes its Boise debut, but the party started a day early
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — There is a new music festival in town, and Boise was not waiting until Friday to get the party started. Bluebird Days debuts Friday, Oct. 16, bringing two days of live music, food and entertainment to the Boise River Greenbelt. But the festivities got an...
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Big names, Boise stages: Treefort unveils first 180 acts for 2027
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Treefort Music Fest is celebrating its 15th anniversary next spring, and organizers revealed some of the biggest names coming to downtown Boise. The festival announced its first wave of performers Thursday, Oct. 15, featuring over 180 artists and representing 18 countries and 28 states. Modest...
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‘Painting’ a clear picture of Idaho’s water crisis
From snow-capped mountains to the winding canals that nurture farmlands, flowing just beneath your feet, water shares its nourishment with the luscious Idaho landscape in ways that often go unnoticed. As water sustains Idaho’s agriculture, landscapes and local communities, Boise State’s upcoming art exhibition at the Trueblood Pop-Up Gallery in the Student Union Building hopes to start up the conversation of water viability one story at a time.
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The Morrison Center brings the magic of Broadway to Boise
The Treasure Valley will be receiving a taste of Broadway as the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts ushers in its 2026-27 season of “Broadway in Boise.” From the biting wit of “The Book of Mormon” to the glamorous jazz of “The Great Gatsby,” theatregoers have much to look forward to this year. Starting off strong, the hit jukebox musical “& Juliet” begins the season, running from Oct. 20 to Oct. 25. This high-energy show re-imagines the classic tale of “Romeo and Juliet,” giving Juliet a second chance to find love and happiness after Romeo’s death. According to boise.broadway.com, “Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name including ‘Since U Been Gone,’ ‘Roar,’ ‘Baby One More Time,’ ‘Larger than Life,’ ‘That’s The Way It Is’ and ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling.’” “& Juliet” closes on Broadway and tour on Jan. 3, 2027. Sweeping onto the stage next is a Disney tale as old as time, “Beauty and the Beast,” running from Dec. 2 to Dec. 6. With legendary composer Alan Menkin and lyricist Tim Rice at the helm, “Beauty and the Beast” features classic songs such as “Be Our Guest,” “Something There” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Ringing in the new year comes “Mrs. Doubtfire: The New Musical Comedy,” running from Jan. 26 to Jan. 31, 2027. Based off the beloved film of the same name, this heartfelt show created by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Connell details the plight of an actor willing to do anything to see his kids, even if that means posing as a kindly old nanny. February brings the one-man play, “Mark Twain Tonight!” for one night only on Feb. 6. Starring Richard Thomas and originally conceived by Hal Holbrook, “Mark Twain Tonight!” utilizes Twain’s own notes and essays to deliver a hilarious, thought-provoking lecture, led by none other than Mark Twain himself. Knocking on the door of March comes the nine-timeTony award-winning musical, “The Book of Mormon,” running from March 30 to April 4. Brought to the stage by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, “The Book of Mormon” is a satirical comedy about two Mormon missionaries and their travels to a remote Ugandan village to preach their faith.