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Meridian Community Art Party
Jennifer Anderson will be Yarn Bombing the park and BYA will have a booth to meet artists and community goers alike! We will have a standing loom, BRING YOUR YARN.
Interlude: Reading with Death Rattle
Join us for readers: MJ Pope, Ben Poofy, Tay Kopec, Blake Hunter, Trey Haden, Zoey Zawada, James Herbert, Dona Ochoa, Ellie Snyder, and SJ.
Where: 4403 W Bethel Street
$5-15 sliding scale donation at door
Reading on the Rock s
Join Backyard Artists at The Lit Room (215 E 34th Street) from 6-9 for a READING and ART SALE.
$5-15 donation upon entry!
List of Authors:
Rebecca Evans
Joplin Morgan
Savy Butler
Simon Schabot
Matt Bunk
Diana Forgione
Hailey Frogley
List of Vendors:
Wren Gorrell
Halle Julian
Brayden Creations
Melisa Smith
Katie May
Chase Oneida
Bios coming soon on authors and vendors(:
Artist Mixer & Karaoke
Join us at Trailhead for an Arts Mixer. Connect with the people in your community creating art, find new collaborations, and share experiences.
After, stick around for some silly karaoke (:
Illumibrate
BYA will be filling out JUMP’s Pioneer Room with an installation of 10-12 sculptures from local Boise artists.
BYA Open Mic
Join BYA for their quarterly Open Mic at Mad Swede Brewing in downtown Boise.
This open mic is for all art forms.
Paint if you want to do a speed painting, play the drums, sing, read your literature, tell a story.
The goal is to share who you are with others.
FREE, 6 PM
Reading + Art Show
Kam Rose and JayLynn Fraye-Rummel
Join Jay and Kam for a reading from Jay’s new published poetry book, Sinew and Sea, at the Lit Room. Kam Rose painted the cover and the original piece will be there that evening.
6 PM at The Lit Room
Open Mic @ Mad Swede
Show us what you got at our famous Mad Swede x Backyard Artists Open Mic. Open to all mediums!
Lit Room After Dark
Come visit the Backyard Artists booth at the Meridian Night market!
Meridian Night Market
Come visit the Backyard Artists booth at the Meridian Night market!
Surel’s place Art Show
Surel’s Place Art Show. Backyard Artists will be the Artists in Residence for the kickoff of Surel’s First Friday series. Reading from 5-5:45 followed by an art show and gallery inside the Surel’s house. FREE.
Live Readings w/ Storyfort @ Ocho’s
This is the Place. Storyfort x BYA Presents: A reading of the heavy hitters that are heading to Storyfort. 5-9 PM. Ocho’s. 21+. FREE, do not need Treefort pass to attend.
Happy Hour Theater @ Storyfort
Happy Hour Theater at Storyfort. FREE, do not need Treefort pass to attend. 4-4:45 PM at Ocho’s. 21+. Three, 10 minute plays read on stage. Playwrights: Katie Andrea, Paris Thompson, and Kirk Reilly.
BYA Open mic nite @ Mad swede
BYA Open Mic Nite 6-9 PM at Mad Swede Brewery downtown Boise. Open to all forms of art. Want to share your work and talk process? Go for it. Never sang before but wanted to? Do it. Flash paint on stage? Sweet.