First Friday Art Stroll w/ Brea Gilchrist

First Friday Art Stroll w/ Brea Gilchrist

This is the LAST First Friday Art & Studio Stroll until next Spring! We are excited to host artist Brea Gilchrist in our Barrel Cove from 5:30-8:30pm.
Joker’s BBQ Food Truck will be open 4-8pm.
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Brea creates anatomical imagery in a larger than textbook scale with alternate angles compared to the traditional medical visuals. These basic structures of the human body are shared amongst artists and viewers: regardless of age, culture or status. While creating her work, Brea is rendering concepts of the human anatomy to be more approachable to any viewer, and for these depictions to be recognized as shared features among humans.
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About First Friday Art & Studio Stroll:
Garden City’s Surel L. Mitchell Live-Work-Create District is bustling with artists, artisans, and creative, artisanal businesses. Come to our neighborhood on the river as much as you can, but especially during our First Friday Art & Studio Stroll. You’ll find many locations open during the event, including artist studios, restaurants, and businesses featuring art events. In addition, there will be special events at many locations, including exhibits, readings, and performances.
Holiday Pop-Up Market: Part 2

Holiday Pop-Up Market: Part 2

We are hosting TWO Holiday Pop-Up Markets this year! Join us for live original music, local vendors with hand crafted goods, food, beer and mulled wine in our brewery production area.
Holiday Market Part 2 is December 14 from 5-8pm.
Food Truck: JOKER’S BBQ 4-8pm
Music: JAY WILLIAM MILLER 6:30-8:30pm
Vendor Lineup:
2 Pawz Up Bakery – Dog Treats
Adventure Tails- Dog Accessories
Audrey’s Curiosities – Festive Decor
Birds of a Feather 208- Feather Hats & Earrings
Brass & Bloom – Jewelry and Wraps
Kume Leather- Leather Bags
Love Lala Life- Clay Earrings
LuVintage- Vintage Jewelry & Knickknacks
Mac Attack – Macarons
Rolling Recs- Vinyl
Ruby Says Relax- Candles
Slateroc Woodworx- Cribbage & Charcuterie Boards
Top Nosh – Small Batch Relishes
Waterwheel Gardens – Jams, Jellies, Dried Fruit
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Holiday Market Part 1 is December 7 from 5-8pm.
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We are full on vendors for both markets.
Holiday Pop-Up Market: Part 1

Holiday Pop-Up Market: Part 1

We are hosting TWO Holiday Pop-Up Markets this year! Join us for live original music, local vendors with hand crafted goods, food, beer and mulled wine in our brewery production area.
Holiday Market Part 1 is December 7 from 5-8pm.
Food Truck: JOKER’S BBQ 4-8pm
Music: SCOTT KNICKERBACKER 6:30-8:30pm
Vendor Lineup:
2 Pawz Up Barkery – Dog Treats
Adventure Tails- Dog Accessories
Arcana- Plants & Bath Bombs
Audrey’s Curiosities – Festive decor
Bull Hatter – Design Your Own Hat
Chisel Custom Decor- Wood Signs
Create & Ruin- Mixed Media Artwork
Ferg’s Fabulous Fungi- Mushrooms
Lindsay Rae Short – Art Work
LuVintage- Vintage Jewelry & Knickknacks
Maiyan Metals – Jewelry
Molly Mills- Specialty Spices
Nektar Apothecary- Facial & Skin Care
The Lit Room- Banned Books
Waterwheel Gardens – Jams, Jellies, Dried Fruit
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Holiday Market Part 2 is December 14 from 5-8pm.
Food Truck: Joker’s BBQ 4-8pm
Music: Jay William Miller 6:30-8:30pm
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We are full on vendors for both markets.
Witchy Pop-Up Market

Witchy Pop-Up Market

Gather your witches and warlocks and join us for a Halloween pop-up market in our brewery production area. We’ll have 15 local vendors, a BBQ food truck and jug band music with TRAVELIN’ MILES & HONEY BEAR!
FOOD:
Rockin’ Q BBQ
MUSIC:
Travelin’ Miles & Honey Bear jug band duo (6:30-8:30pm)
LOCAL VENDORS*:
Adventure Tails- Dog accessories
Arcana Natural Design- Plants and bath bombs
Arno Chocolates
Audrey’s curiosities- Festive decor
Bull Hatter- OOAK burned hats
Cactus Cult- Fashion leather harnesses
Cosmic Flourish- Tarot Card reading and calligraphy
Fire Aunt Studio- Tie dye pumpkins and scarves
Kume leathers- Leather bags
Lindsay Ray- Art prints
Maiyan Metals- Jewelry
Pansy and pedal- Fall flower bouquets
Pearlhouse Collective- Books
Ruby says Relax- Candles
Vervain Apothecary- Plant based apothecary
*Some vendors may have goods geared toward mature audiences.
First Friday Art Stroll- Barbaric Artistry by Panda Ashby

First Friday Art Stroll- Barbaric Artistry by Panda Ashby

We are excited to host BARBARIC ARTISTRY by Panda Ashby for the October First Friday Art & Studio Stroll in Garden City!
Just in time for Halloween, Nordic-inspired monster paintings and Barbarian-themed skull art will be available for sale from our featured artist this month. Barbaric Artistry will be set up in the brewery Barrel Cove. All skulls/bones are ethically sourced, and the paintings are acrylic on canvas. Panda is a local Boise artist and one of our very own bartenders!

Solari Pizzeria will be selling pizzas from 4-8pm.
About First Friday Art & Studio Stroll:
Garden City’s Surel L. Mitchell Live-Work-Create District is bustling with artists, artisans, and creative, artisanal businesses. Come to our neighborhood on the river as much as you can, but especially during our First Friday Art & Studio Stroll. You’ll find many locations open during the event, including artist studios, restaurants, and businesses featuring art events. In addition, there will be special events at many locations, including exhibits, readings, and performances.

The Gift Giver’s Guide to Garden City

The Gift Giver’s Guide to Garden City

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The Gift Giver’s Guide to Garden City

Garden City is a haven for artists and makers — which makes it a one-stop shop for savvy holiday gift-givers! From beautifully made baubles to bottles of brews, we’ve rounded up the best places to score a one-of-a-kind gift for just about every person on your list.

With so much to see (and shop) this holiday season, why not make a weekend of it? The Riverside Hotel is offering a Warm Up to Winter Package that’s perfect for the occasion, including a Signature Breakfast, cozy robes and slippers, and a $50 food and beverage card. Plus, you’ll get access to the hotel’s spacious 98-degree pool — heated sustainably with off-grid excess power — and the socially-distanced deck. Be sure to ask for the package by name when making your reservation.

After a heady day of lounging and browsing, be sure to check out Christmas in Color at Expo Idaho, which will set the night sky ablaze with 1.5 million (yes, million!) lights. All you need to participate in this mile-long drive-through tour is your trusty vehicle. Tune in to the Christmas in Color radio station to enjoy a synchronized music-and-light show featuring a wonderland of giant candy canes, snowmen, and dazzling decorative arches. You need just one $30 ticket per vehicle to experience this sparkling show, which runs from Nov. 20-Jan. 3.

Now, are you ready to find the perfect gift? Let’s dive in!

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FOR THE

Sustainably Stylish

Fluff Hardware

Fluff Hardware features of-the-moment designs crafted with hammered metal, chunky crystals, delicate chains, and stamped cuffs. Order online, catch them at one of their many holiday craft appearances, or book a stamped jewelry class and make your own gift!

Garden City Projects

Garden City Projects offers sculptural, modern takes on jewelry — exactly the sort of pieces your college-age niece or minimalist girlfriend would sport regularly. Pair a set of earrings with one of their glass trays for the ultimate cool-girl gift.

Foster Weld

For a gift that will last for decades to come, check out Fosterweld. The artisans at metalworking shop craft everything from bottle openers to belt buckles, keychains to custom vintage-style signs. Have an idea? Bring it to the shop (operating by appointment only) for a one-of-a-kind gift, or check out their online store.

FOR THE

Boutique Enthusiast

Suzanne Fluty Designs

Each Suzanne Fluty Designs ceramic piece is both down-to-earth and elegant, with washes of soft color and earth-inspired art. Choose a gorgeous mug as a lovely gift for the hard-working teacher who has been surviving Zoom classes on endless cups of coffee.

Lala's Fresh Pots

If you’ve never seen an agatewear design — one that mimics the fluid layers and swirls of its namesake rock — you’re in for a treat. Lala’s Fresh Pots specializes in this unique look (check out maker Kayla Morgan’s could-have-fooled-you agatewear earrings, too).

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Art Collector

Zion Warne

For more than 20 years, Zion Warne has been at the vanguard of the Treasure Valley glass scene. He’s known for his swirling layers of colorful glass — but don’t overlook his special holiday-themed collection featuring sunglass-sporting snowmen, hand-blown ornaments, and blue-and-green pine trees.

Stover Glass

Museum-worthy vessels, delicate earrings, display-worthy glasses … they’re all available at the Stover Glass online shop. Artist Lisa Stover’s covetable creations are the result of 25 years’ worth of exploration into what glass can do (and at prices ranging from $25 to $300+, there’s something for every budget). 

Betsie Richardson

Artist Betsie Richardson’s oil paintings reflect big landscapes and little moments. You can pick up anything from stickers to holiday cards to gallery-worthy prints at her Etsy shop, or make a private studio appointment with the artist — Richardson takes commissions.

Madasci Studios

Artist and blacksmith Susan Madasci, founder of Madasci Studios, creates vessels that seem pieced together by invisible thread and colorful sculptures that appear to defy gravity. Whether you purchase from her online shop or choose something that’s made to order, you can be sure you’re gifting something that’s one of a kind.

FOR THE

Vintage Enthusiast

Studio 1212

Looking for something that’s truly unique? Go vintage — or vintage-inspired, like the handcrafted furniture at Studio 1212 that draws on the clean, futuristic lines of mid-century modern design.

Ricochet Home Consignment

Ricochet Home Consignment offers a doubletrack of goods, decor and clothing, including items from screen legend Maureen O’Hara’s estate.

Estate Sales Outlet

You’ll discover a wide range of treasures, from collectibles to antique silverware, at the Estate Sales Outlet Shop, which houses overflow from the business’s frequent events.

Assistance League Thrift Shop

Your gift will do double good at the Assistance League Thrift Shop, where proceeds from sales help to fund nine philanthropic programs.

Eclectic curio

The offerings at Eclectic Curio are as wide-ranging as the shop’s name implies — browse here for handmade ornaments and carefully curated vintage finds.

FOR THE

Beer & Cider Buddy

Garden City’s Craft Beverage Corridor offers a bonanza of gifts for the tipplers on your list. Tap into Powderhaus Brewing Company, County Line Brewing, Western Collective (which also sells a limited selection of house-made wine), Crooked Fence Brewing Co., Barbarian Brewing, and Meriwether Cider for bottles, cans, and growlers of the best brews in the state.

Powderhaus Brewing Company

County Line Brewing

Western Collective

Barbarian Brewing

Meriwether cider

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Wine Sipper

Of course, the Craft Beverage Corridor isn’t limited to beer alone. Garden City’s fantastic wines are racking up honors — and you will, too, with the gift of a wine club subscription or a coveted bottle or four. Check out Cinder Wines, Split Rail Winery, Telaya Wine Co., Coiled Wines, Potter Wines, or Par Terre Winery.

Cinder Wines

split rail

Telaya Wine Co.

Coiled Wines

Potter Wines

Par Terre Winery

FOR THE

DIY Gifter

Quilt Expressions

What could be more meaningful — especially this year — than making your own gift? Quilters flock to Garden City’s Quilt Expressions, which has an astounding 7,000+ bolts of fabric to choose from at its store, online, or for curbside pickup.

the Twisted Ewe

Yarn arts enthusiasts will find everything they need at Twisted Ewe, which features skeins of gorgeous yarn from around the world, including Noro from Japan, Gedifra from Italy, and the shop’s own in-house brand.

Twisted Kitchen

If whipping up 500 cookies is more your style, head to the Twisted Kitchen next door and rent its fully-stocked commercial kitchen. It comes equipped with a convection oven, a spacious prep kitchen, massive fridges and freezers, and much more.

The Potter's Center

The Potter’s Center offers group and one-on-one classes for budding ceramicists and a range of beautiful supplies and tools for those who already know their way around a wheel.

Quality Art

Your artistic friend (or your elementary-age child) will appreciate a gift certificate or kit from Quality Art School & Art Supply, which stocks everything from Bob Ross kits to reams of colorful kraft paper and kid-friendly washable tempera paints.

Reuseum

To create a truly weird and wonderful gift, head to the Reuseum. This electronics supply and surplus store has a charmingly unpredictable stash of finds ranging from lab equipment to spare circuit boards that the tech-savvy and mechanically handy will find inspiring.

What’s your favorite place to shop in Garden City? Give us your recommendations in the comments below.