Thursday
n Riverside Hot Springs Inn, 255 E. Portneuf Road in Lava Hot Springs, will host Bart Budwig on Thursday at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.bartbudwig.com.
Friday
n The Theatre and Hospital of the Lost Souls will be open for the 2018 season starting Friday. It runs on various dates through Nov. 2. Join us at 186 S. State St. in Shelley for some “real” haunted attractions in these historical buildings. Tickets are available at the door and cost $9 Monday through Thursday $9 and $10 on Fridays and Saturdays and Halloween night.
n Country Drive is performing Friday in the Pocatello Elks Lodge, 410 S. Main St. in Pocatello, from 7 to 10 p.m.
n The Simon & Garfunkel Story will be at Colonial Theater, 450 A St. in Idaho Falls, on Friday starting at 7:30 p.m. This show uses huge projection photos and original film footage and features a full live band performing all the hits. Tickets are $30, $40 and $45. For more information, visit www.thesimonandgarfunkelstory.com.
n Pianist Del Parkinson of Boise will perform “My Favorite Chopin” on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Barrus Concert Hall at Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg. The concert is free.
n The Comedy Project’s mainstage show takes place every Friday at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. at MP Dance Studios, 575 E. Second St. in Pocatello. It’s $8 for admission or $5 with a student ID. While live, unscripted comedy can be unpredictable, the performers attempt to maintain an approximately PG-13 rating.
n Portneuf Valley Brewing, 615 S. First Ave. in Pocatello, is hosting the band Funk:30 on Friday from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
n Salt Lake City-based rock band American Hitman will perform at The Golden Nugget, 133 W Burnside Ave. in Chubbuck, on Friday from 9 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Must be 18 years old to get in.
n First National Bar, 232 W. Center St. in Pocatello, is hosting the band Mean Red Spyder on Friday from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Saturday
n Oktoberfest at Portneuf Valley Brewing in Pocatello is coming Saturday. Come celebrate ISU Homecoming and Oktoberfest together in one big evening featuring Gas, Food & Lodging, Kyd-J and Soul Full of Blues all on stage. Gates open at 4 p.m., and music starts at 5 p.m. Sponsored by AvCenter Professional Aviation Services and Teton Auto Group, this is a night you don’t want to miss.
n Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corporation will host OktoberFest in Downtown Idaho Falls on Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. In addition to eating, drinking and dancing, downtowners can enjoy themselves in traditional Bavarian gear. The event will be on the street on the 300 block of Park Avenue between A Street and Broadway.
n Jukebox Broadway starring The Diamonds will perform at the Blackfoot Performing Arts Center on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. It features over 50 songs from 15 of Broadway’s most popular jukebox musicals from 1981 up to today’s favorites. Tickets start at $10 and can be purchased by calling the BPAC at 208-317-5508 or visiting blackfootpac.com.
n Come enjoy listening to country music star Sara Evans at the Shoshone Bannock Hotel & Event Center on Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $39 and can be purchased at www.shobangaming.com.
n First National Bar, 232 W. Center St. in Pocatello, is hosting the band The Voltz on Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
n Muddy’s Place, 475 Northgate Mile, Suite C, in Idaho Falls, will host a live concert with Don Forbes, the Bitterroot Mountain Troubadour, on Saturday at 9 p.m.
n The Celt Pub, 398 W. Broadway St. in Idaho Falls, will host alternative/pop/rock band Altwave on Saturday from 9:30 p.m. to midnight.