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Josie Erskine and her daughters Tilly and Daisy are from Peaceful Belly Farm. They will be at the Boise Farmers Market this year, after years of vending at th Capital City Public Market.
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Debby and Ed Willsey are part of Homestead Natural Foods. They are making the move to Boise Farmers Market this year.
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The private parking lot on 11th and Grove Streets will be the location for the Boise Farmers Market on Saturdays this season.
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Executive Director Lisa Duplessie and board president Kainoa Lopez are excited to celebrate the 20th season of the Capital City Public Market.
A new farmers market opens Saturday in Idaho’s capitol city. The Boise Farmers Market comes on the heels of a big dust-up with the city’s long-standing market. Now, each side says Boise can support both markets.
In tennis, the Davis Cup is the world's largest annual international team competition. It involves 130 nations including, the U.S. this year.
What began in 1900 as a competition between the U.S. and Great Britain is now in Boise. Greg Patton is the man who's pushed to have the contest hosted in Idaho's capital city.
Graphic Depictions is a new play that opens Wednesday at Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT.) Cleveland based playwright Eric Coble created this one-character show. Coble tends to speak in metaphors. Ask him why a nationally known playwright would premier new work at Boise Contemporary Theater. He calls a premier a birth.
Treefort Music Fest wrapped up in the early morning hours Monday. More than 260 indie and emerging bands performed at the four day festival. Festival director Eric Gilbert is calling the event's second year a big success, despite being exhausted.
"Losing my voice a little bit, not a lot of sleep, but I'm feeling good -- body's sore," Gilbert says.
Treefort Music Fest wraps up today and there are still plenty of activities and shows to check out. Map out your final day of Treefort with some must see acts we've pulled together for you.
In between the myriad of shows to see today at Treefort Music Fest – including K. Flay, Yacht, and Wooden Indian Burial Ground – a food truck rally is happening. Local vendors are selling their delectables throughout the festival.
Sage Francis performing late Thursday night at The Reef. He performed spoken word during one of The Record Exchange's "secret" shows earlier in the evening.
But if you can't get enough of the regular schedule, The Record Exchange is hosting a series of "secret" in-store performances. Chad Dryden is in charge of marketing at the Boise store.
Boise-based singer-songwriter Kelsey Swope, a.k.a. “Grandma Kelsey," will perform at Treefort Music Fest on Sunday. She played for us in the studio recently for what we're calling Studio 208 Sessions.
Over the coming months we hope to bring you more in studio performances from artists around Idaho. So enjoy and if you know of a local band or musician we should invite into our studio send them our way.
The Treefort Music Fest is underway in Boise and goes through this weekend. More than 260 indie and emerging bands will perform during the festival including local acts. Grandma Kelsey is one of them.
