EVENTS CALENDAR
Below is a list of events associated with 2019 Treasure Valley Reads. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
March
Reads kick-off
Friday, 10:00 a.m., March 1, Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr, Boise
Join Valley dignitaries and fellow readers as we officially kick off this year’s read, Tommy Orange’s There There. Hear about Boise Art Museum’s exhibition, The Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts at 25, opening this month.
Treasure Valley Reads First Thursday
Thursday, 7:00 p.m., March 7, Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. 8th St., Boise
Hear a reading of the first chapter of There, There and booktalks for all of the children's reads. Pick up Treasure Valley Reads materials, hear about in store book clubs for kids and teens and receive 20% off purchase of There There and one of the Youth selected titles.
Discussion: Indigenous Activism
Thursday, 7:00 p.m., March 7, Boise Public Library Main Library, 715 S. Capitol Dr, BoiseLocal activist and advocate Tai Simpson will discuss contemporary local and national indigenous activism and ACLU of Idaho’s Molly Kafka will present tips for planning community actions. About the Presenters: Tai Simpson is a member of the Nez Perce tribe and resident of Boise. In Nimiipuutimpt, the traditional language of the Nez Perce Tribe, Tai’s name is The Storyteller. Tai attended Boise State University and works in the community as an anti-racist educator and activist. Tai loves dogs, wine, and sunshine. Molly Kafka is the community lawyer-organizer fellow at the ACLU of Idaho and is committed to disrupting the power imbalance traditional lawyering has created between lawyers and communities. She loves watching movie trailers and walking in the forest.
Panel Discussion on Tommy Orange’s There There
Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m., March 12, Boise Public Library Main Library, 715 S. Capitol Dr, Boise
A panel of students from Boise State University’s Intertribal Native Council will share insights.
“The Lesser Blessed” a screening
Thursday, 6:30pm, March 14, Caldwell Public Library, 1010 Dearborn St., Caldwell
This Canadian drama, based on the novel by Richard Van Camp, follows a teenager grappling with his ancestry while seeking a place in the modern world. Rated R, Ages 17+
Wassmuth Center’s Human Rights Book Club
Thursday, 7:00 p.m. March 14. Idaho Black History Museum, 508 Julia Davis Dr., Boise
Everyone is welcome to join this special book club, this month featuring There There.
Tommy Orange Reception
Saturday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., March 23, Ming Studio, 420 S. 6th St., Boise
An opportunity to meet and greet the author prior to his public presentation. Tickets on site $10 – space is limited, first come, first served. Cash bar and refreshments. Proceeds benefit Treasure Valley Reads and Storyfort.
Tommy Orange Presentation
Saturday, 7:00 p.m., March 23, The Egyptian Theater, 700 W Main St., Boise
*This is a FREE event!*
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Tommy Orange speak and field questions from the community. Moderated by Jason Pretty Boy, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who grew up in Declo, ID. He now lives in Boise with his family and works on environmental justice/social change issues. Free tickets available online at Link or visit your local library for assistance in obtaining a ticket. As space allows, tickets also available at the door. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, a State-based program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
March
Reads kick-off
Friday, 10:00 a.m., March 1, Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr, Boise
Join Valley dignitaries and fellow readers as we officially kick off this year’s read, Tommy Orange’s There There. Hear about Boise Art Museum’s exhibition, The Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts at 25, opening this month.
Treasure Valley Reads First Thursday
Thursday, 7:00 p.m., March 7, Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. 8th St., Boise
Hear a reading of the first chapter of There, There and booktalks for all of the children's reads. Pick up Treasure Valley Reads materials, hear about in store book clubs for kids and teens and receive 20% off purchase of There There and one of the Youth selected titles.
Discussion: Indigenous Activism
Thursday, 7:00 p.m., March 7, Boise Public Library Main Library, 715 S. Capitol Dr, BoiseLocal activist and advocate Tai Simpson will discuss contemporary local and national indigenous activism and ACLU of Idaho’s Molly Kafka will present tips for planning community actions. About the Presenters: Tai Simpson is a member of the Nez Perce tribe and resident of Boise. In Nimiipuutimpt, the traditional language of the Nez Perce Tribe, Tai’s name is The Storyteller. Tai attended Boise State University and works in the community as an anti-racist educator and activist. Tai loves dogs, wine, and sunshine. Molly Kafka is the community lawyer-organizer fellow at the ACLU of Idaho and is committed to disrupting the power imbalance traditional lawyering has created between lawyers and communities. She loves watching movie trailers and walking in the forest.
Panel Discussion on Tommy Orange’s There There
Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m., March 12, Boise Public Library Main Library, 715 S. Capitol Dr, Boise
A panel of students from Boise State University’s Intertribal Native Council will share insights.
“The Lesser Blessed” a screening
Thursday, 6:30pm, March 14, Caldwell Public Library, 1010 Dearborn St., Caldwell
This Canadian drama, based on the novel by Richard Van Camp, follows a teenager grappling with his ancestry while seeking a place in the modern world. Rated R, Ages 17+
Wassmuth Center’s Human Rights Book Club
Thursday, 7:00 p.m. March 14. Idaho Black History Museum, 508 Julia Davis Dr., Boise
Everyone is welcome to join this special book club, this month featuring There There.
Tommy Orange Reception
Saturday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., March 23, Ming Studio, 420 S. 6th St., Boise
An opportunity to meet and greet the author prior to his public presentation. Tickets on site $10 – space is limited, first come, first served. Cash bar and refreshments. Proceeds benefit Treasure Valley Reads and Storyfort.
Tommy Orange Presentation
Saturday, 7:00 p.m., March 23, The Egyptian Theater, 700 W Main St., Boise
*This is a FREE event!*
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Tommy Orange speak and field questions from the community. Moderated by Jason Pretty Boy, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who grew up in Declo, ID. He now lives in Boise with his family and works on environmental justice/social change issues. Free tickets available online at Link or visit your local library for assistance in obtaining a ticket. As space allows, tickets also available at the door. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, a State-based program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The ‘Cult of Domesticity’ Meets the Reservation: Shoshone-Bannock Women’s Gendered Experiences with Assimilation at the Fort Hall Indian Reservation
Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., March 26, Idaho State Historical Museum, 610 Julia Davis Dr, Boise
Learn how Shoshone-Bannock women faced different expectations, practices, and experiences at Fort Hall during assimilation efforts of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Federal policies geared towards assimilating tribal members at this time largely concerned land, most visibly in the Dawes Act, which took reservation lands away from the tribal whole and allotted parcels to individuals. This was a time of separate roles for men and women in “mainstream” U.S. culture, and the expectations were that men would be the breadwinners while women stayed at home and took care of the domestic front. For tribal women, these new gendered norms resulted in changes to their roles within their societies and families, and they challenged these new expectations in a variety of ways. By examining women’s experiences at Fort Hall, we can see how race, class, gender, and culture all intersected, and what the effects would be. Presentation is free, regular museum admission required to tour museum.
April
Drop In Writers Workshop
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., April 2, The Cabin, 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise
Join us for our free first Tuesday drop-in workshop from 6:30-8:00 PM. Local poet Danny Stewart will lead the evening and create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.
Tommy Orange's Influences and Contemporaries
Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., April 9, The Cabin, 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise
What Native writers influenced Tommy Orange? What else are young Native North American writers producing today? A short lecture by Dr. Tara Penry, Boise State University Professor of English, will be followed by discussion. Suggested adult readings include (but need not be limited to) any of: Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, The Plague of Doves; Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Indian Killer; Katherena Vermette's The Break; and Tommy Pico's Nature Poem.
Visit to the Benjamin Victor Studio
Friday, 2:00 p.m., April 12, Benjamin Victor Gallery, Boise State University, 4902 Bronco Ln, Boise
Meet Benjamin Victor, Professor of the Practice, Artist in Residence, at Boise State University and learn about his Native American tribute work. His first statue, Sarah Winnemucca, a Paiute activist in Nevada, was dedicated in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. in 2005 and a third work is currently being inducted into the Hall, Chief Standing Bear for the State of Nebraska. See a larger-than-life-size Chief Standing Bull in clay in the studio.
There There Book Discussions
join your community and be part of this conversation
Ada Community Library Hidden Springs Branch, 4892 W. Hidden Springs Dr. Boise
Monday, 1:00 p.m., March 4
Ada Community Library Star Branch, 10706 W. State St., Star
Saturday, 10:00 a.m., March 9
Ada Community Library Victory Branch at Black Bear Diner 1731 S Entertainment Ave, Boise
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., March 12
Meridian Library, 1326 W Cherry Ln, Meridian
Monday, 6:30 p.m., March 18
Garden City Public Library, 6015 N Glenwood St, Garden City
Tuesday, 6 p.m., March 19
Nampa Public Library, Board Room, 215 12th Ave S., Nampa
Wednesday, 10:15 a.m., March 20
Ada Community Library Hidden Springs Branch, 4892 W. Hidden Springs Dr. Boise
Tuesday, 6:00 p.m., March 26
Library! at Cole & Ustick, 7557 W Ustick Rd, Boise
Thursday, 6:30 p.m., April 4
Library! at Cole & Ustick, 7557 W Ustick Rd, Boise
Saturday, 1 p.m., April 6
Eagle Public Library, 100 N. Stierman Way., Eagle
Monday, 6:30 p.m., April 8
Boise Public Library Main Library, 715 S. Capitol Dr, Boise
Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., April 9
Library! at Hillcrest, 5246 W Overland Rd, Boise
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., April 17
Library! at Collister, 4724 W State St, Boise
Tuesday, 7 p.m., April 23
Companion title book discussions:
Un-Bookclub for Teens
Monday, 4:00 p.m., March 11, Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. 8th St., Boise
Teens are invited to enjoy snacks and book share about Treasure Valley Reads teen companion title Give Me Some Truth.
Kids Book Club
Monday, 4:00 p.m., March 18, Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. 8th St., Boise
Kids are invited to enjoy snacks and book share about Treasure Valley Reads youth companion title In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse.
Storytimes & Music programs - preschoolers can join their parents in theme programs
Treasure Valley Reads Preschool StorytimeMonday, 10:30 a.m., March 4, Ada Community Library, Star Branch, 10706 W. State St., Star
Preschoolers and their parents/caregivers are sure to enjoy this year’s featured companion title for preschoolers through grade 2, Bowwow Powwow, along with other stories.
Music & Movement Storytime: Native Americans
Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., March 5, Library! at Bown Crossing, 2153 E Riverwalk Dr, BoiseA wiggly, giggly half-hour of fun. All ages are invited to develop their gross and fine motor skills while learning pre-literacy practices.
Music & Movement Storytime: Native Americans
Thursday, 10:30 a.m., March 7, Library! at Bown Crossing , 2153 E Riverwalk Dr, Boise
A wiggly, giggly half-hour of fun. All ages are invited to develop their gross and fine motor skills while learning pre-literacy practices.
Treasure Valley Reads Preschool Storytime
Thursday, 10:00 a.m., March 14, Ada Community Library, Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Rd., Boise
Preschoolers and their parents/caregivers are sure to enjoy this year’s featured companion title for preschoolers through grade 2, Bowwow Powwow, along with other stories.
Preschool Storytime: Native American Folktales
Wednesday 10:30 a.m., March 20, Caldwell Public Library, 1010 Dearborn St., Caldwell
Ages 2-5 w/parents
Preschool Storytime: Treasure Valley Reads
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., March 27, Ada Community Library, Hidden Springs Branch, 4892 W. Hidden Springs Dr. Boise
Preschool Storytime: Treasure Valley Reads
Monday, 10:30 a.m., April 8, Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 W. Lake Hazel Rd., Boise
Toddler Storytime: Treasure Valley Reads
Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., April 9, Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 W. Lake Hazel Rd., Boise
Pajama Storytime: Treasure Valley Reads
Thursday, 6:30 p.m., April 11, Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 W. Lake Hazel Rd., Boise
Family Storytime: Treasure Valley Reads
Saturday, 11 a.m., April 13, Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 W. Lake Hazel Rd., Boise
Family Storytime: Native Americans
Saturday, 10:30 a.m., April 27, Boise Public Library, Main Library, 715 S. Capitol Dr, Boise
A storytime for the whole family! Join us on a literary-adventure as we visit new places, meet new friends, and have lots of fun while doing it!
Native American Storytime
Wednesday, 10:15 a.m., March 13, Nampa Public Library
Native American Storytime
Friday, 10:15 a.m., March 15, Nampa Public Library
Peewee Powwow
Thursday, 10:30 a.m., April 11, Eagle Public Library, 100 N. Stierman Way., Eagle
Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., March 26, Idaho State Historical Museum, 610 Julia Davis Dr, Boise
Learn how Shoshone-Bannock women faced different expectations, practices, and experiences at Fort Hall during assimilation efforts of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Federal policies geared towards assimilating tribal members at this time largely concerned land, most visibly in the Dawes Act, which took reservation lands away from the tribal whole and allotted parcels to individuals. This was a time of separate roles for men and women in “mainstream” U.S. culture, and the expectations were that men would be the breadwinners while women stayed at home and took care of the domestic front. For tribal women, these new gendered norms resulted in changes to their roles within their societies and families, and they challenged these new expectations in a variety of ways. By examining women’s experiences at Fort Hall, we can see how race, class, gender, and culture all intersected, and what the effects would be. Presentation is free, regular museum admission required to tour museum.
April
Drop In Writers Workshop
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., April 2, The Cabin, 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise
Join us for our free first Tuesday drop-in workshop from 6:30-8:00 PM. Local poet Danny Stewart will lead the evening and create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.
Tommy Orange's Influences and Contemporaries
Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., April 9, The Cabin, 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise
What Native writers influenced Tommy Orange? What else are young Native North American writers producing today? A short lecture by Dr. Tara Penry, Boise State University Professor of English, will be followed by discussion. Suggested adult readings include (but need not be limited to) any of: Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, The Plague of Doves; Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Indian Killer; Katherena Vermette's The Break; and Tommy Pico's Nature Poem.
Visit to the Benjamin Victor Studio
Friday, 2:00 p.m., April 12, Benjamin Victor Gallery, Boise State University, 4902 Bronco Ln, Boise
Meet Benjamin Victor, Professor of the Practice, Artist in Residence, at Boise State University and learn about his Native American tribute work. His first statue, Sarah Winnemucca, a Paiute activist in Nevada, was dedicated in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. in 2005 and a third work is currently being inducted into the Hall, Chief Standing Bear for the State of Nebraska. See a larger-than-life-size Chief Standing Bull in clay in the studio.
There There Book Discussions
join your community and be part of this conversation
Ada Community Library Hidden Springs Branch, 4892 W. Hidden Springs Dr. Boise
Monday, 1:00 p.m., March 4
Ada Community Library Star Branch, 10706 W. State St., Star
Saturday, 10:00 a.m., March 9
Ada Community Library Victory Branch at Black Bear Diner 1731 S Entertainment Ave, Boise
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., March 12
Meridian Library, 1326 W Cherry Ln, Meridian
Monday, 6:30 p.m., March 18
Garden City Public Library, 6015 N Glenwood St, Garden City
Tuesday, 6 p.m., March 19
Nampa Public Library, Board Room, 215 12th Ave S., Nampa
Wednesday, 10:15 a.m., March 20
Ada Community Library Hidden Springs Branch, 4892 W. Hidden Springs Dr. Boise
Tuesday, 6:00 p.m., March 26
Library! at Cole & Ustick, 7557 W Ustick Rd, Boise
Thursday, 6:30 p.m., April 4
Library! at Cole & Ustick, 7557 W Ustick Rd, Boise
Saturday, 1 p.m., April 6
Eagle Public Library, 100 N. Stierman Way., Eagle
Monday, 6:30 p.m., April 8
Boise Public Library Main Library, 715 S. Capitol Dr, Boise
Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., April 9
Library! at Hillcrest, 5246 W Overland Rd, Boise
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., April 17
Library! at Collister, 4724 W State St, Boise
Tuesday, 7 p.m., April 23
Companion title book discussions:
Un-Bookclub for Teens
Monday, 4:00 p.m., March 11, Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. 8th St., Boise
Teens are invited to enjoy snacks and book share about Treasure Valley Reads teen companion title Give Me Some Truth.
Kids Book Club
Monday, 4:00 p.m., March 18, Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. 8th St., Boise
Kids are invited to enjoy snacks and book share about Treasure Valley Reads youth companion title In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse.
Storytimes & Music programs - preschoolers can join their parents in theme programs
Treasure Valley Reads Preschool StorytimeMonday, 10:30 a.m., March 4, Ada Community Library, Star Branch, 10706 W. State St., Star
Preschoolers and their parents/caregivers are sure to enjoy this year’s featured companion title for preschoolers through grade 2, Bowwow Powwow, along with other stories.
Music & Movement Storytime: Native Americans
Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., March 5, Library! at Bown Crossing, 2153 E Riverwalk Dr, BoiseA wiggly, giggly half-hour of fun. All ages are invited to develop their gross and fine motor skills while learning pre-literacy practices.
Music & Movement Storytime: Native Americans
Thursday, 10:30 a.m., March 7, Library! at Bown Crossing , 2153 E Riverwalk Dr, Boise
A wiggly, giggly half-hour of fun. All ages are invited to develop their gross and fine motor skills while learning pre-literacy practices.
Treasure Valley Reads Preschool Storytime
Thursday, 10:00 a.m., March 14, Ada Community Library, Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Rd., Boise
Preschoolers and their parents/caregivers are sure to enjoy this year’s featured companion title for preschoolers through grade 2, Bowwow Powwow, along with other stories.
Preschool Storytime: Native American Folktales
Wednesday 10:30 a.m., March 20, Caldwell Public Library, 1010 Dearborn St., Caldwell
Ages 2-5 w/parents
Preschool Storytime: Treasure Valley Reads
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., March 27, Ada Community Library, Hidden Springs Branch, 4892 W. Hidden Springs Dr. Boise
Preschool Storytime: Treasure Valley Reads
Monday, 10:30 a.m., April 8, Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 W. Lake Hazel Rd., Boise
Toddler Storytime: Treasure Valley Reads
Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., April 9, Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 W. Lake Hazel Rd., Boise
Pajama Storytime: Treasure Valley Reads
Thursday, 6:30 p.m., April 11, Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 W. Lake Hazel Rd., Boise
Family Storytime: Treasure Valley Reads
Saturday, 11 a.m., April 13, Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 W. Lake Hazel Rd., Boise
Family Storytime: Native Americans
Saturday, 10:30 a.m., April 27, Boise Public Library, Main Library, 715 S. Capitol Dr, Boise
A storytime for the whole family! Join us on a literary-adventure as we visit new places, meet new friends, and have lots of fun while doing it!
Native American Storytime
Wednesday, 10:15 a.m., March 13, Nampa Public Library
Native American Storytime
Friday, 10:15 a.m., March 15, Nampa Public Library
Peewee Powwow
Thursday, 10:30 a.m., April 11, Eagle Public Library, 100 N. Stierman Way., Eagle
