Ballet Idaho
501 S. 8th Street
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 343-0556
www.balletidaho.org

Ballet Idaho, a professional ballet company, presents a diverse mix of classical and comtemporary work that draws national recognition and local acclaim. Ballet Idaho's performance season runs September through May. Call for performance schedule

Boise Baroque Orchestra
303 E Iowa Drive
Boise, ID 83706
www.boisebaroque.com

The Boise Baroque Orchestra is a professional performing ensemble dedicated to enhancing the arts in the Treasure Valley. Boise Baroque highlights the music of the baroque period with a performing style designed to create an intimate and highly entertaining concert experience. Boise Baroque's musicians are area professionals with a particular interest in performing the obscure as well as the better-known works of the period. The convenient concert times, reasonable ticket prices and diverse and exciting programming make the Boise Baroque Orchestra a favorite among the rich cultural offerings our community enjoys.

Boise Little Theater
100 E. Fort Street
Boise, ID 83712
(208) 342-5104
www.boiselittletheater.org

For over 59 years Boise Little Theater has produced plays in all genres: contemporary and classical, comedy and drama, and musical.
We are a self supporting all volunteer theatre with an unwavering dedication to theatrical quality.

Boise Master Chorale
PO Box 2244
Boise, ID 83701
(208) 344-7901
www.boisemasterchorale.org

The Boise Master Chorale is dedicated to establishing and maintaining a tradition of musical excellence. It is the goal of the Chorale to present a high caliber of musical performance with each presentation. Developing artistic associations with symphonic orchestras and other area arts organizations is an ongoing effort of the Chorale, as well as influencing choral performance standards through concerts and education. The members of their board will establish and broaden a stable financial for the Chorale, and make the community aware of the Boise Master Chorale and it's concerts through association with, and presentation to, local educational and civic organizations and the general public.

Boise Philharmonic
516 S. 9th Street
Boise, ID 83702
(888) 300-7849
(208) 344-7849
www.boisephilharmonic.org

As Idaho’s largest and oldest performing arts organization, the Boise Philharmonic performs for over 50,000 people annually in concerts at the Morrison Center, the Swayne Auditorium in Nampa, in schools around the state, and in smaller recital halls and venues. The 70-member professional orchestra can trace its roots to earlier than 1885 with the formation of the Boise City Orchestra. The Boise Philharmonic performs fourteen Masterworks concerts per season, with repertoire comprising Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart as well as commissioning new works by Idaho composers Jim Cockey and David Alan Earnest. The players in the Boise Philharmonic hail from the best music schools in the country, including the Juilliard School in New York, the Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, San Francisco Conservatory, and many others.

Darkwood Consort
PO Box 1362
Boise, ID 83701
(208) 331-3309
www.darkwoodconsort.com

The world's only touring viola and bass clarinet duo, Darkwood Consort performs over ten centuries of music in a wide variety of venues. Whether in a church, a small concert hall, or a coffeehouse, Darkwood Consort fulfills its mission to convert concert halls into classrooms, and classrooms into concert halls, all while maintaining a fabulous sense of humor.

Idaho Dance Theatre
PO Box 6635
Boise, ID 83707
(208) 331-9592
idahodancetheatre.org

Idaho Dance Theatre is the premiere contemporary dance company in Idaho, creating dance that is exciting, passionate and compelling. Award winning choreography invites the audience to explore our human experience through the expressive power of dance.
Idaho Dance Theatre separates itself from more traditional dance companies by its personal approach to choreography. We create a theatrical experience that leaves you exhilarated and inspired. Concert goers experience a diverse program ranging from contemporary interpretations of classical themes to the creation of daring new works that resist characterization.

Idaho Shakespeare Festival
PO Box 9365
Boise, ID 83707
(208) 336-9221
www.idahoshakespeare.org

The Festival's mission is to produce great theater, entertain and educate. To realize this mission, the Festival seeks to:
 Develop an artistic home for theater artists that supports emerging actors, encourages new regional and national playwrights, promotes sustained employment opportunities for artists, and attracts the very best artistic staff;

 Educate through a range of programs, including programs and tours for K-12 children and teachers, on-going adult education, interpretive programming, affiliations with universities and cultural organizations, as well as residencies and training opportunities for actors;

 Illuminate human nature and our rich cultural heritage through a repertory that includes the plays of William Shakespeare, the richest and most complex in the English language, together with other works from a variety of dramatic periods and genres; and,

 Promote cultural understanding through highlighting diverse traditions and supporting artists and audiences of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds.

Knock Em Dead Dinner Theater
333 S. 9th St.
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 385-0021
www.kedproductions.org

Knock 'em Dead (KED) began producing shows in 1984. At that time, the "season" was one to two shows a year in facilities rented by the partnership organization. This was truly a grass roots operation at inception. The sets were constructed in a neighborhood garage, and painted in the front yard; when completed, the set pieces were stored in another garage. A few days before the production was to begin, the cast and crew would gather for a car parade of set pieces to the rented facility. Then magically within the day, the set puzzle pieces were assembled in their rightful places on stage.

Opera Idaho
501 S. 8th Street
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 345-3531
www.operaidaho.org

Prairie Dog Productions
The Alano
3820 Cassia
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 344-3121
www.pdplayhouse.com

Mission Statement
To cultivate theatrical audiences, make the arts accessible to all community residents,
and provide a venue for families to experience theatre together.
Goal
To bring quality, family oriented entertainment to the community at an affordable price.

Stage Coach Theater
Hillcrest Plaza
corner of Overland and Orchard
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 342-2000
www.stagecoachtheatre.com

Stage Coach Theatre is a quality-driven performance organization dedicated to producing contemporary live theatre that reflects and celebrates the human spirit for, by and accessible to the community.

Starlight Mountain Theatre
850 S. Middle Fork Road
Garden Valley, ID 83622
(208) 462-5523
www.starlightmountaintheatre.com

Basque Museum & Cultural Center
611 Grove St.
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 343-2671
www.basquemuseum.com

The Basque Museum & Cultural Center provides a look into the heritage of the Basque communities of Idaho and surrounding areas.

Boise, Idaho has long been a central location where Basque immigrants first congregated after coming to the United States from the Spanish Basque Region. As immigrants established their lives here, Basques became well known for their hard work and perseverance.

The Basque Museum & Cultural Center provides a look into the Basque heritage by exhibits, collections, and tours. As a cultural center, it's a gathering place for events and educational opportunities - in which people of all backgrounds can participate in Basque activities.

Located in downtown Boise, Idaho, the Basque Museum & Cultural Center provides an active central location for maintaining the Basque culture in the United States.

Boise Art Museum
670 Julia Davis Drive
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 345-8330
www.boiseartmuseum.org

Vision
The Boise Art Museum is nationally recognized for leadership,
innovation and excellence in the visual arts.
Mission
The Boise Art Museum champions excellence in the visual arts through exhibitions, collections and educational experiences.

Discovery Center of Idaho
131 Myrtle Street
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 343-9895
(208) 303-0105
www.scidaho.org

Discover the Medical Mysteries inside you Explore the Science of Medical Imaging Imagine the Fantastic Voyage you'll take!
Ever wonder what kind of medical mysteries are going on inside of you? Wilhelm Roentgen’s discovery of X-rays in 1895 was the groundbreaking beginning of some fantastical investigations into the world beneath our skin. Under Your Skin, with hands-on exhibits, displays, and special events will put you behind the controls of medical imaging technologies to see and understand your amazing body as never before!

Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial
800 S. 8th Street
(adjacent to the Boise Public Library)
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 345-0304
www.idaho-humanrights.org

Our Mission
The Center's Mission is to promote respect for human dignity and diversity through education and to foster our individual responsibility to work for justice and peace.
We want you to be inspired with our message. We trust that you will find among these pages reasons—and tools—for taking action toward human rights advocacy in your neighborhood, in your school, in your workplace, in your family, in your state or province, in your country…and throughout your life.
Leaders of the Idaho Human Rights Education Center are state employees, educators, business and community leaders, artists, activists, students, religious leaders, and professionals who are dedicated to delivering our message and implementing our mission.
The Idaho Human Rights Education Center is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.

Idaho Black History Museum
508 Julia Davis Drive
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 433-0017
(208) 433-0048
www.ibhm.org

The Museum
Founded in 1995, the Idaho Black History Museum is a 501 (c)3 organization established to educate individuals about the history and culture of African Americans, with special emphasis on African Americans in Idaho. Housed in the historic St. Paul Baptist Church building and located in Boise's Julia Davis Park, the museum presents exhibits and provides educational and community outreach programs including lectures, films, workshops, literacy programs, and musical performances.

Idaho Botanical Garden
2355 N. Penitentiary Rd.
Boise, ID 83712
Toll-Free: (877) 527-3233
(208) 343-8649
www.idahobotanicalgarden.org

The Idaho Botanical Garden is a private, non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, providing a beautiful environment for garden lovers, tourists, community events, weddings, school tours, and horticultural education. Our vision is to become a regional destination garden, providing a beautiful and peaceful educational environment, containing significant and notable plant collections. The Garden is a living museum, dedicated to the advancement and appreciation of gardening, horticulture and conservation, through plant collections and education programs within an aesthetic landscape.

Idaho Historical Museum
610 N. Julia Davis Drive
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-2120
www.idahohistory.net

The Idaho State Historical Museum, founded in 1907, is Idaho's largest and most visited museum. It has evolved from a simple collection of curios and relics sitting on shelves to the first museum in Idaho to be accredited by the American Association of Museums. Objects from the Museum's collection tell the story of Idaho from prehistoric times through the fur trade, the gold rush, and pioneer settlement to the present. Richly detailed interiors show how Idahoans in the late 19th and 20th centuries lived and conducted business. Exhibits about the state's Native American, Chinese and Basque populations are also presented. The museum is open throughout the year and is located in Julia Davis Park.

Idaho Military History Museum
4040 W. Guard St., Bldg. 303
Boise, ID 83705
Phone: (208) 422-4841
inghro.state.id.us/museum

Purpose Of The Museum
The Idaho Military History Museum has been established for the purpose of "preservation, display and interpretation of military history and artifacts that have a geographical tie to the history of the people and state of Idaho".
The Idaho Military History Museum was opened in 1995 by the Idaho Military Historical Society.

Museum of Mining and Geology
2455 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712
(208) 368-9876
www.idahomuseum.org

Special exhibit areas include:
 What it is that makes Idaho the Gem State
 Rocks that glow in the dark
 The room of the ancient miners

Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic Site
2445 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712
(208) 334-2844
www.idahohistory.net

Idaho Territory was less than ten years old when the territorial prison was built east of Boise in 1870. The penitentiary grew from a single cellhouse into a complex of several distinctive buildings surrounded by a high sandstone wall. Convicts quarried the stone from the nearby ridges and completed all the later construction.
Over its century of operation, the penitentiary received more than 13,000 convicts, of whom 215 were women. Spurred in part by conditions that sparked a general riot in 1971 and an even more severe riot in 1973, the inmate population was moved to a modern penitentiary south of Boise and the Old Idaho Penitentiary was closed on December 3, 1973. After the Penitentiary closed in 1973, the site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Begin your visit with our video presentation recalling prison history, notorious inmates, and daily prison life. Once inside the Yard, imagine life in the foreboding sandstone cellhouses, see the contrasting beauty of the historic rose gardens, and view the effects of the 1973 riot. Visit Solitary Confinement, known as "Siberia," as well as Death Row and the Gallows. Exhibits are located throughout the site.Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the day's weather.

World Center for Birds of Prey
5668 West Flying Hawk Lane
Boise, ID 83709
(208) 362-8687
www.peregrinefund.org

Mission
Established in 1970, The Peregrine Fund works nationally and internationally, to conserve birds of prey in nature. We conserve nature by achieving results--results restoring species in jeopardy, conserving habitat, educating students, training conservationists, providing factual information to the public, and by accomplishing good science. We succeed through cooperation and hard-work, using common sense, being hands-on and non-political, and by emphasizing solutions. We are also cost effective--100% of all donations go directly to programs. The Peregrine Fund Board of Directors adopted a payout policy for earnings from our endowment which funds our administrative expenses.

World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725
Phone: (208) 343-7224
(208) 343-0831
www.sportshumanitarian.com

A visit to the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame will inspire and entertain. The Hall's museum lists the accomplishments and displays memorabilia from the inductees. The Hall of Fame is one of the only places where you can see an actual Heisman Trophy! Through a special arrangement with the Downtown Athletic Club of New York, the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame honors a Heisman Trophy winner each year for his outstanding accomplishments off the gridiron.

Zoo Boise
355 Julia Davis Drive
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 384-4260
www.cityofboise.org/parks/zoo

Zoo Boise Mission Statement:
The mission of Zoo Boise is to serve as an education and conservation institution that safely and humanely exhibits living animals for the purposes of: educating children and adults about animals, animal habitats, and their preservation; encouraging the conservation, protection and propagation of rare and endangered species and their respective habitats; providing the public with a recreational opportunity to view a variety of live animals exhibited in conditions that allow them to display their natural traits; providing an attraction for tourists and visitors; contributing to the bank of knowledge about animals through limited research.