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"I thought it just sounded like a great cause, and being an artist, I can't always give financially, but if I can donate a piece of art, I-feel like I'm doing my part," says [Zella Bardsley]. "I really admire what they're doing."
Another member of Boise's artistic establishment, Randall Brown, owner of Brown's Gallery, has entered something in this year's show. Brown's piece is a mixed-media collage called Cre8 made of used paint tubes, pencils and magazine clippings. In addition to these traditionally recycled pieces, John McMahon's Saint Peter at the Gate will be in the show. McMahon's father purchased the piece then recycled it by donating it fo second Chance.The art show will also coincide with another huge First Thursday event put on by second Chance: Rock 'N" Recovery. This Linen District-spanning block party will be a drug- and alcohol-free event with resource booths from organizations like the Boise Rescue Mission, Women's and Children's Alliance, Ada County Sheriff's Office and National Alliance on Mental Illness. Rock 'N" Recovery will also have live music from The Very Most and Triple Threat, along with fire dancing, recycled craft booths for kids and food vendors.See the full content of this document
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Repurpose with a Purpose
Like any thrift store maverick will tell you, one person's discarded velvet Elvis painting is another's mantelpiece treasure. For those who spend their Saturdays sifting through mothballtainted clothing racks and stacks of old vinyl, the thrill of a bargain can be all-consuming. It was with these garage sale scourers and thrift store conqu...
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