Photo: Byscles II Downtown Boise Idaho by Chanilim714, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Boise Philharmonic is playing a Halloween family concert today at Centennial High School on West McMillan Road, with a costume contest at 1:45 PM and the performance from 2 to 3 PM. Expect spooky favorites like Danse Macabre, Night on Bald Mountain, and music from Jaws and Harry Potter. Tickets are for adults and free for youth 18 and under.
SourceThe Bogus Basin Ski Education Foundation's 75th Annual Ski Swap opens today at Expo Idaho, 10 AM to 10 PM, with new and used skis, snowboards, boots, clothing and other winter gear. Admission is today and Saturday (10 AM to 6 PM), and Sunday (10 AM to 6 PM) is free with a donation of two canned food items for the Boise Rescue Mission. Proceeds support youth mountain sports programs in the Treasure Valley.
SourceClassic Horror Movie Nights wraps up tonight at Library! at Hillcrest on Overland Road with House on Haunted Hill (1958), 6 to 7:45 PM. It's for adults 18 and over, with popcorn and soda provided, and you can register on the library's event page.
SourceGetting the itch for snow season? The OS Crew Ski Film Fest screens at Treefort Music Hall downtown tonight, with doors at 6:30 PM. It's an all-ages show, and tickets are on the venue's site.
SourceNeed a Tuesday night plan? George Clanton plays Treefort Music Hall downtown tonight with ideasforconversations opening, and doors open at 7 PM. It's an all-ages show, and tickets are on the venue's shows page.
SourceLooking for something easy on a Monday night? Jens' Jazz Residency plays the basement of the Shrine Social Club downtown tonight, with doors at 5 PM. It's an all-ages show, and tickets are through the venue's shows page.
SourcePull on a costume and trick-or-treat along the trails of the Treasure Valley's newest park today from noon to 4 PM, with candy stations along the way, food trucks, and the playground. It's free for all ages and wraps up the park's grand opening weekend. You can ride in on the Greenbelt or park in the lots off Backstretch or Remington.
SourceTonight from 5 to 8 PM, JUMP on West Myrtle Street turns its park into an inflatable forest for JUMP-or-Treat, a free Halloween community event. Come in costume and wander the grounds while local nonprofits hand out treats to trick-or-treaters of all ages.
SourceAda County's new Park at Expo Idaho opens today with a 10 AM ribbon cutting at the Nature Play Pavilion, followed by a guided park tour at 10:45, live music from 11 AM to 1 PM, and a roller derby open skate at the All-Wheel Skate Garden. Food trucks are there from noon to 6 PM, and there's a Park Quest scavenger hunt from noon to 4 PM with a prize for finishers. Everything is free all weekend, and the park connects to the Boise River Greenbelt if you'd rather walk or bike in.
SourceTonight from 6:00 to 7:45 PM, Library! at Hillcrest on West Overland Road is screening The Last Man on Earth (1964), the Vincent Price chiller, as part of its Classic Horror Movie Nights series. Popcorn and soda are provided, and it's for adults 18 and over. Drop-ins are welcome, but the library prefers you register, and the series wraps up next Thursday, Oct 29, with House on Haunted Hill.
SourceTonight is a Pay What You Want night for English, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi, at Boise Contemporary Theater on Fulton Street. The show starts at 7:30 PM and follows four Iranians in a 2008 English-test prep class in Karaj, Iran. It closes Saturday, Oct 24, so this is one of the last chances to catch it.
SourceThe Broadway in Boise run of & Juliet, the pop musical built on Max Martin hits like "Roar" and "Since U Been Gone," opens tonight at 7:00 PM at the Morrison Center and runs through Sunday, Oct 25. The Morrison Center lists it for ages 8 and up, with a run time of about 2 hours 40 minutes including intermission. Saturday's 1:00 PM show adds ASL interpretation and audio description.
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