Best Things in Boise, Idaho

Educational

• Idaho Botanical Garden - Open daily 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm through January 8th - "Winter Garden a Glow" (a lot of sparkling lights) http://www.idahobotanicalgarden.org/
• Idaho State Historical Society Museum http://history.idaho.gov/ -
  610 N Julia Davis Drive (outside Julia Davis Park) -  The Museum is open from 9-5 Tuesday-Friday, 11-5 on Saturday, and closed Sunday and Monday.   Call 208-334-2120 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              208-334-2120      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              208-334-2120      end_of_the_skype_highlighting for Museum information.
• Old Idaho Penetentiary- http://history.idaho.gov/old-idaho-penitentiary  - 2445 Old Penitentiary Road - Open Noon- 5:00 pm -  Closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• The Capitol Building - located at the end of Capitol Blvd it's address is 700 West Jefferson Street. Hours are Monday thru Friday 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.  The gift shop is open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Monday thru Friday.   Guided tours are available with a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 100 people and last approcimately one hour and are scheduled at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm Monday thru Friday. Call 208-332-1012 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              208-332-1012      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              208-332-1012      end_of_the_skype_highlighting to arrange a tour.
• Discovery Center of Idaho http://www.scidaho.org/index.php - 131 W Myrtle Street (located on the North side of Julia Davis Park) - Hours: Tuesday thru Thursday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday noon to 5:00 pm

Recreation

• Bogus Basin Mountain Ski Resort - call 332-5162 or visit the web site for information http://www.bogusbasin.org/

Shows/Entertainment

• January 3rd at 8:00 pm Tuesday at Boise State University Taco Bell Arena 1401 Bronco Lane - Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL Tour - 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83706 http://tacobellarena.com/

• The Reef - corner of 6th Street and Main - Exotic Food and drink  http://www.reefboise.com/reef/ 

January 5th 7:30 pm - Folk Music - Jenny Willison, Matt Roos, and Charlie Burrey

• Tom Grainey's Sporting Pub  109 S Sixth http://tomgraineysboise.com/

January 6th 10:00 pm - The Billy Goats

January 7th 10:00 pm - The Billy Goats

January 13th 8:00 pm - Warsaw Poland Bros

January 14th 8:00 pm - Warsaw Poland Bros

January 15th 8:00 pm - Sunshine in Boise

• Boise State University Morrison Center for the Performing Arts http://mc.boisestate.edu/index.html

January 26th at 7:00 pm Thursday - Young Frankenstein

February 14th at 7:30 pm Tuesday (Valentine's Day) - Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance

• Boise Little Theatre 100 East Fort Street http://www.boiselittletheater.org/

January 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th at 8:00 pm, Januar 22nd and 28th at 2:00 pm - "Out of Order (Farce, Adult Audiences)

February 24th, 25th, March 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th at 8:00 pm, March 1st and 8th at 7:30 pm, March 4th and 10th at 2:00 pm - 3 One Act Plays (1 Drama, 2 Comedies, All Audience

A Candle on the Table by Patricia Clapp
Lost by Mary Louise Wilson
The Traveling Sisters by John Kirkpatrick