Be Downtown Boise the First Thursday of each month to experience art, shopping, dining and entertainment in a special and unique way you’ll only find Downtown. Our local merchants plan exciting, engaging in-store events including food and beverage tastings, local art exhibits and trunk shows. Stop into your favorite establishment or check out someplace new!
Events typically run from 5:00 – 9:00pm, but each merchant creatively plans their own event so check each listing for individual hours and details.
1015 W Main St
Celebrate the publication of “Idaho Waters” by David R. Day. This gorgeous new book presents stunning images of Idaho’s rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and springs in a handsome, full-color volume. Meet the author, buy a copy of the book, get it signed and enjoy Art Source Gallery’s First Thursday fun—music, wine, and new art by member artists. Book signing 6-9 pm.
Art Source Gallery is open Monday – Saturday, 10 – 6. We continue to observe all Boise COVID-19 recommendations. Phone us at 208-331-3374, visit the Airport Annex on Concourse B, or shop our website www.artsourcegallery.com
(208) 331-3374
http://www. DavidRDay.com
517 W Main St
Bingo. Free to anyone to play. You have a chance to win an assortment of fun prizes.
(208) 342-9732
451 S Capitol Blvd
Capitol Contemporary Gallery announces a show of new photography by Mark Lisk and paintings by Jerri Lisk, featuring sculptures by Francis Fox. The artists will be in attendance on First Thursday on October 7th from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. The show is free, open to the public, and runs through October 30th.
Mark Lisk
The Vanishing West
“Nothing illustrates pure compassion like a black and white photograph. Void of any colorful influence, the black and white image stands on its own. In my black and white work the viewer is faced with stark impressions of the American landscape. Each image is barren, isolated and factual.”
Jerri Lisk
Alter Ego
“In this work I paint two works beside each other. The works on the right are painted using my dominant right hand, to paint trees from my sketchbook. The paintings on the left are painted using my left hand, with an abstract approach. Painting with my left hand is like having a new tool in the studio. I use the same colors, and find simultaneous connections of line and form between the two. I constantly think of the bridge between each piece and the push and pull that happens. While they remain solely unique and opposing, they can truly be side by side.”
Francis Fox
“This work expresses my joy of physical entities and environments. As virtual technologies grow,
these sculptures underscore an analogue flow of existence. I use digital processes such as 3D scanning, printing, and CNC machines combined with tradition processes such as modeling, carving, and lost-wax bronze casting to make these physical objects. The finished sculptures show evidence of digital intervention but emphasize the physicality of form and material. They provide the viewer a preverbal experience with a physical entity that may also elicit general feelings of growth and potential. I hope these sculptures evoke a sense of growing from an interaction of natural forces and human intention.”
208-384-9159
150 N Capitol Blvd
Join us for First Thursday on the City Hall Plaza from 5-8pm and learn firsthand what the City of Boise is up to.
The Lineup:
The Climate Team, in collaboration with Valley Regional Transit (VRT) + City Go + Boise Bicycle Project (BBP), will be available to chat about alternative transportation and pedal powered energy. Ever wondered what it was like to ride a city bus? Now is the time! One of the new ELECTRIC city buses will be parked out front for you to explore.
We will also be registering bicycles through Bike Index and the city's HR crew will be sharing why the City of Boise is a great place to work.
But wait, there's more. Boise Rock School will also join us, fully powered by BBP and its pedal powered bikes!
To learn more about the City of Boise, visit cityofboise.org.
(208) 384-4422
https://www.cityofboise.org/events/community-engagement/2021/october/first-thursday-on-the-plaza/
190 N 8th St
Come celebrate First Thursday in October with us at Columbia Bank's NeighborHub. We will be hosting Split Rail Winery, who will be providing wine tasting, and R&R BBQ, that will be featuring some of their amazing food from their new location opening in the Main and Marketplace building. Come grab some wine and some great food from 5-7.
208-926-6310
http://www.boiseneighborhub.com
1322 W Main St
Celebrate First Thursday downtown Boise with Delia Dante Gallery. October's featured artist is Jessica Noel; a multimedia artist and Idaho native. Her work centers on the relationships we have with our environment and other living things.
Peruse the gallery and support local artists while sipping wine from Coiled Wines.
208-810-6240
https://www.deliadante.com/events-boise.html
409 S 8th St
$3 Thursday! All wells and drafts are $3 all day!
(208) 364-7800
500 S Capitol Blvd
Extended Happy Hour in the Bar from 4-9pm. That means discounted beverages & bar bites – $2 off all wines by the glass, beers and cocktails on our list, plus $2 off select apps!
We're connected to the Inn at 500, where you can drop your car for free valet (or park in our covered parking garage for free) and then enter through the lobby to view art by local Idaho artists and unique glass fixtures by Boise Art Glass.
(208) 472-1463
https://www.richardsboise.com/
111 S 10th St
Join us 2-8pm Thursday, September 2nd for a co-exhibit presented by VACANCY at SCORIA’s Tasting Room in Downtown Boise.
To Cast A Shadow
August 5th - Oct 7th, 2021
Rachel Reichert Letha Wilson
VACANCY is pleased to present a two-person exhibition of works by Rachel Reichert and Letha Wilson at SCORIA's space in Downtown Boise. With this show, VACANCY sets off on a wandering series of exhibitions throughout Idaho with one solitary guidepost: to bring artists working locally into conversation with artists from farther afield.
208-550-2472
http://scoriavineyards.com
276 N 8th St
Come on out to Wild Root Café for a complimentary Square One Organic Spirits liquor tasting! There will be cocktail specials at the bar. Stay for dinner while you're there and learn all about these amazing Idaho-made organic spirits!
(208) 856-8956
https://bit.ly/3htnxYW