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Boise Weekly, June 01, 2011

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Last Days, First Thursdays and Intern Turnover

Next up in this week's edition is "Recycling Risk: How Boise's Trash Gamble Paid Off," from Features Editor Deanna Darr. Two years ago ? can you even believe it's been two years? ? the city started rolling out thousands of new trash cans and a new recycling program amid much skepticism and a lot of unknowns. Where are we now? Darr takes a looks at the success of Curb It ? success in spite of some of the program's original detractors.

Quilt Stories Tour Kick-Off

"I'll be out doing Quilt Stories, which is an interactive performance where I am inside of the tent and visitors come in and they tell me stories about quilts. All the stories are spurred on by quilt memories, but they're all really different things," said [Eliza Fernand]. "So I encourage people to go on tangents, and I collect the stories with an audio recorder." "They would get together in a house and stretch a quilt out on a frame that was as big as the room," said Fernand. "And then all t...

Basques, Ballers, Ballard and the Bench

If you think Basque cuisine is nothing more than pintxos and tart cider, prepare to have your mind melted. Four chefs and a sommelier, all hailing from the Basque Country, will take over Boise for six days to school locals on Basque food and wine during An Introduction to Basque Cuisine. Presented by the Cenarrusa Foundation for Basque Culture and the Bizkaia Department of Culture, the event will kick off with a Basque txakolina wine tasting at the Basque Center on Tuesday, June 7, from ,6:30...