Free Family Day set at Art MuseumFamilies can come to a Free Family Day 11 a.m. Saturday at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls.
Events listed may require registration. Contact the centers for more information: Idaho Falls Senior Citizens Center, 535 W. 21st St., 208-522-4357, facebook.com/idaho.senior or ifsccc.org, Shelley Senior Center, 193 Pine St., 208-357-3621, theeliteretreatofshelley.com.
It’s a show positioning itself as the perfect Valentine’s Day date.
There’s been a lot of talk recently about so-called “dad movies,” partly sparked by the success of “Ford v Ferrari.” And when it comes to that driving flick, a new movie says, “Hold onto your Dockers.”
Guy Ritchie's honor-among-thieves meta-caper "The Gentlemen," with Matthew McConaughey, has all the tailored tweed suits and smoky atmosphere of a handsome scotch commercial. "The Gentlemen" might not be an ad, but Ritchie's film is most assuredly selling something.
It’s really not a good sign when a movie ends with a bold, shocking flourish and much of the audience can be heard muttering through the credits: “Wait, um ... WHAT?”
Houseplants are quick to tell you when they need help. They display discolored leaves, drooping stems, and little or no growth. That usually gives you enough time to make things right.
Three vining vegetables have been given awards by All-America Selections, the non-profit testing organization for new vegetables and flowers. All of these new varieties are early enough to mature in our short season climate.
"The Prized Girl: a Novel," Dutton, by Amy K. Green
“The Better Liar: a Novel,” Ballantine Books, by Tanen Jones
“Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia,” Tim Duggan Books/Random House, by Joshua Yaffa
“The Poison Garden,” Penguin, by Alex Marwood
Who hasn’t felt the shame of a refrigerator purge? You’re sentenced to face the forgotten leftovers, fuzzy produce and years-old salad dressing that you swear must have come with the fridge. But it didn’t. You paid money for all these things, and now you have to throw them away.
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SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — Simon Beck carefully plots his course before shuffling through a windswept snowfield high in the Rocky Mountains.
Rawhide N’ Rosin set to play in BlackfootRawhide N’ Rosin will perform 7 p.m., with doors opening 6:30 p.m., Saturday at the Blackfoot Performing Arts Center, 870 S. Fisher St. in Blackfoot.
A taste of Broadway comes to Idaho Falls this month with the professionally produced “An American in Paris” set to play at the Civic Center for the Performing Arts.
Tunda, a female, one-pound cotton-top tamarin monkey, has a new home at the Idaho Falls Zoo, thanks to a unique collaboration between the Idaho Falls Zoo, Phoenix Zoo and Allegiant Air.
NEW YORK (AP) — The lack of diversity and notable snubs in this year’s Oscar nominations left Tyler Perry annoyed, but he says it’s not worth getting upset because it’s a system that is not going to change.
The third edition of the “Bad Boys” franchise starts as it must do: With a gleaming Porsche swerving at impossible speeds through Miami traffic under the expert control of Will Smith, with Martin Lawrence growing very sick beside him.
Dr. Dolittle, who favored animals and shunned humans, was on to something.
I love a shiny new kitchen object as much as the next cook, and at times my kitchen has resembled a kitchen specialty store. But if you have a small kitchen, counter space and cabinet storage are at a premium.
A fluffy baked potato is a glorious thing, but too often you slice into the potato and it is shiny and waxy, not light and creamy in texture.
Question: I sometimes have difficulty locating plants of some of my favorite flowers and vegetables. Would you please explain how I can start some of my own plants from seeds?
"The Courage to be Happy: Discover the Power of Positive Psychology and Choose Happiness Every Day," Atria Books, by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
“Long Bright River,” Riverhead Books, by Liz Moore
SAN FRANCISCO — Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it won’t ban them, won’t fact-check them and won’t limit how they can be targeted to specific groups of people.
A new year typically brings new resolutions. While making resolutions is easy, sticking with them is not. Exercise-related resolutions consistently make the top 10 list, but up to 80 percent of resolutions to be healthier, including promises to exercise more, are tossed aside by February.
NEW YORK (AP) — New technology. Same furry faces.
“Mr. Nobody,” Penguin Random House, by Catherine Steadman
“Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains,” Ballantine Books, by Cassie Chambers
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Swing dance to be held in PocatelloThere will be a swing dance with music provided by Rail City Jazz at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Union Taproom, 230 W. Bonneville St. in Pocatello. Attendees can have a 30-minute swing-dancing lesson beginning at 7 p.m. and then participate in the live swing dan…
As the name implies, Rawhide N’ Rosin likes to play cowboy songs, but the group’s talents allow them to stray off the path a bit and add some swing, bluegrass and a touch of jazz.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you’re ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on your phone — for a price.
Welcome to January, which, in terms of quality movies, is the worst, the lowest, the abyss.
Mia (Tiffany Haddish) and Mel (Rose Byrne) are two women in their 30s who don’t need men to make them happy, though they’ll gladly use them for fun. They’re best friends and roommates, comfortably unmarried, and focused on the small cosmetics business they’ve formed together.
Gardeners in 2020 will veer from the beaten path, opting for unconventional varieties and eco-conscious surroundings, according to a plant trends study by horticulturalists with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).
You’ve probably noticed it in clothing stores: racks and shelves full of high-waisted flares, rib-knit turtlenecks, acid green sweatshirts and disco ball metallics. It’s that ‘70s — and ‘80s — show.
After a big year for its plant-based burger, Impossible Foods has something new on its plate.
Four new flowers have received awards from All-America Selections, a nonprofit organization for testing new flower and vegetable varieties. Developers of new varieties send their best new varieties to be tested in trial grounds throughout North America.
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Guess who's getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to mechanical replacements.
“Good Girls Lie,” Mira, by J.T. Ellison
“Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge” (Sarah Crichton Books; Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Sheila Weller
“A Small Town,” Mysterious Press, by Thomas Perry
NEW YORK (AP) — On low-carb diets, meat and cheese are OK.
NEW YORK (AP) — A powerful Argentine big-game hunter and a sociable French water dog have made the American Kennel Club’s list of recognized breeds.
Reporting for jury duty. Standing in line at the DMV. Going to the dentist. Making a budget.
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Fly-tying demonstration
There’s usually one film that tops lists whenever powerful legal thrillers are debated — “To Kill a Mockingbird,” set in the 1930s. Now comes a film showing how little has changed since then, based on a murder in the same Alabama town where Harper Lee wrote her masterpiece.
Young Ambassadors set to perform in RexburgThe Brigham Young University Young Ambassadors will perform 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Hart Auditorium, 96 E. 2nd S. in Rexburg.
Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus, the men behind the musical duo Black Violin, didn’t originally set out to combine hip-hop and classical music.
Wynonna and Naomi Judd made a big splash in the ’80s through early ’90s with 20 No. 1 hits on the country charts and more than 60 awards.
