Featured Events in Boise in April, 2025 (May Updated)

Nominated for THREE Independent Blues Awards in 2023 & winners of FIVE Independent Blues Awards in 2021 (including “Artist of the Year” Cathy Lemons & “Song of the Year” Godless Land), The Lucky Losers are San Francisco’s no. 1 touring band. Their music is a throwback to the hybrid of soul, blues, rock, gospel, and country that emerged in the late 1960’s with impassioned vocal performances, electrifying musical interplay, and powerful harmonica. Described as “the finest female blues vocalist in the U.S” [Real Blues - 2010], fiery Dallas-born entertainer Cathy Lemons has a velvet voice with a gritty edge and the rebel conviction of a woman risen from the ashes. New Jersey native Phil Berkowitz "has earned renown as one of the West Coast’s most distinctive harp players, as well as for his sharp, resonant tenor" [Living Blues - 2018]. The stark contrast between incandescent Lemons and elegant Berkowitz makes for a captivating musical union, breathing new life into American songwriting tradition and the vanishing art of duet singing. Since 2015, The Lucky Losers have completed numerous national tours, performing on stages in over 46 states in the USA. Their artistic achievements have garnered 6 award wins, 25 award nominations, & two International Songwriting Competition prizes as Finalists. Presented by The Idaho Blues Society. This IBS show was supported in part by a Touring Artist grant from CREATIVE WEST and the National Endowment for the Arts. Join us for dinner and drinks ! The Sapphire Room features a full food and bar menu with table-side service. With the purchase of a ticket, Sapphire guests are eligible for The Riverside Hotel's "Sapphire Getaway" for $179 + tax. Includes a standard hotel room (double occupancy) and breakfast for two the following morning. To reserve, please call 208-331-4931. Sapphire Getaway rate subject to availability. The Sapphire Room is all-ages and family friendly. Every person that enters must have a ticket. No babes in arms. FREE and convenient parking. Please note that general seats may have a partially obstructed view. Many tables are at bar height. Guests requiring lower seating will be most comfortable at tables 11 - 49. Guests requiring ADA accessible seating will be most comfortable at the following tables: 35, 36, 37, 38, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49. For questions about accessible seating, please call 208-343-1871 or email music@riversideboise.com. 100% refunds are available until 24 hours before the event. Refunds cannot be processed after the event occurs for any reason. Information Source: Sapphire Room At The Riverside Hotel | eventbrite

Join Booksellers Diane and Amy for a lively discussion on James by Percival Everett . This in-person event promises great company, thoughtful insights, and of course, a deep dive into this captivating read. Whether you loved it, hated it, or are somewhere in between, we want to hear your thoughts! So mark your calendar, grab your copy of James, and get ready for a bookish evening filled at Common Grounds Coffee & Market with fun and literary chatter. Ticket includes a copy of James and $5 towards coffee or a more grown up beverage at Common Grounds Coffee & Market. Come to meet new people and have a great conversation! Discussion led by Rediscovered Books Booksellers, Diane and Amy Enjoy a coffee or something stronger at this great venue Seating is limited to 12 participants, registration is required for each person. Haven’t finished the book? Come anyway, but we cannot promise no spoilers. If you have already purchased the book from Rediscovered Books, please email a copy of your receipt to rdbooksevents@gmail.com and we will issue you a gift card equal to the cost of the book after you have registered. About the Book: When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. While many narrative set pieces of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remain in place (floods and storms, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river's banks, encountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin...), Jim's agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light. Information Source: Rediscovered Bookshop | eventbrite

Space is limited. To affirm a place at this event, registration is required. Please make sure ALL fields are filled out in the registration form and a confirmation email is received. The Idaho Shakespeare Festival is located on the banks of Barber Pool and the grounds provide excellent bird habitat and good birder access. You'll find aquatic birds and shorebirds hanging out by the pool, eagles and hawks are often seen perched or flying overhead and the riparian and upland vegetation is loved by sparrows, wrens, finches and other migrating songbirds. It's a magnet for spring migrants. Trip leader, RL, will focus on the birds and bird behavior unique to spring migration on this trip. The trails are primarily dirt and have slight ups and downs. There is plenty of parking, but the restrooms are not open. All birding levels are welcome. Binoculars will be available if needed. Participants younger than 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and participants younger than 18 must have a parent/guardian sign the liability release. Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am Meeting Place Idaho Shakespeare Festival's parking lot next to main entrance. 5657 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, ID 83716 (Click on "Meeting Place" to get directions from your location.) What to Bring: Binoculars, water, clothing for the weather. No dogs please. Restroom Availability: There are no open restroom facilities on site. The nearest restroom is at the Chevron on Warm Springs Avenue, 0.6 miles west. Contact Information: Contact trip leader, RL Rowland, at rlrowland@centurylink.net or (208) 336-9808 (no texting), with any questions. Yellow Warbler by Ken Miracle Information Source: Golden Eagle Audubon Society | eventbrite

Explore & Discover at the Museum! Join us for an exciting, hands-on event designed for individual participants to explore the museum and engage with various STEAM stations. Perfect for learners of all ages, this event features activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math! Please contact education@idahomuseum.org if you have questions. Spread the word! Information Source: Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology | eventbrite

Need to warm your heart and soul? Join Booksellers Harlan and Amy for our latest Pride Pages Book Club in partnership with Vervain Collective . It's going to be a blast discussing this intriguing read with fellow book lovers! Feel free to bring your thoughts, questions, and of course, your love for tea. Let's sip, chat, and share our insights in person. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals in a cozy and welcoming environment. We can't wait to see you there! $30 ticket includes a copy of Can't Spell Treason without Tea and $5 towards a purchase at Vervain Collective . Come to meet new people and have a great conversation! Discussion led by Rediscovered Books Booksellers, Harlan and Amy Enjoy a specialty tea concocted by The Vervain Collective for this event. Seating is limited to 12 participants, registration is required for each person. Haven’t finished the book? Come anyway, but we cannot promise no spoilers.  If you have already purchased the book from Rediscovered Books, please email a copy of your receipt to rdbooksevents@gmail.com and we will issue you a gift card equal to the cost of the book after you have registered. About the Book: In the tradition of Legends & Lattes , comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen's private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after...if only the world would let them. All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters... all complemented by love and good company. Thing is, Reyna works as one of the Queen's private guards, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives isn't so easy. But after an assassin takes Reyna hostage, she decides she's thoroughly done risking her life for a self-centered queen. Meanwhile, Kianthe has been waiting for a chance to flee responsibility-all the better that her girlfriend is on board. Together, they settle in Tawney, a town nestled in the icy tundra near dragon country, and open the shop of their dreams. What follows is a cozy tale of mishaps, mysteries, and a murderous queen throwing the realm's biggest temper tantrum. In a story brimming with hurt/comfort and quiet fireside conversations, these two women will discover just what they mean to each other... and the world. Information Source: Rediscovered Bookshop | eventbrite

We conclude our season of chess pieces in a 15th birthday show endgame! Featuring Alice Nelson Steve Bunk Karen Cuellar and special guest Amelia Berg , the Executive Director of The BiSHOP's House Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger with guest musicians from Sangha Taiko drumming group: Eric Spencer, Peter Billings, and Spencer Hart CHECK iT, MATE In the game of life, are you playing 4D chess or losing a game of checkers? Checkmate. Stalemate. Blundering your way through? Whether you’ve made all the right or all the wrong moves, you’re winning the storytelling game across the board. Way to rack up the aura points. Get your Bobby Fischer wits about you, and check (out) the 15 th anniversary season of Story Story Night. With true stories on PAWN to KiNG themes—starring featured storytellers mixed with an open storyslam—it’s a 200 IQ move. Information Source: Story Story Night | eventbrite

Welcome to the Boise Gamma Phi Beta Alumnae Chapter Spring Luncheon ! Join us for a delightful afternoon at Crane Creek Country Club with your fellow Gamma Phi Beta sisters. Help us recognize Gamma Phi's who are celebrating 50 or more years of sisterhood, get an update from Xi Chapter, meet our newest Alumnae Chapter leadership and more! Information Source: eventbrite