ISJ calendar

Today

• The Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. today at United Way, 101 N. Main St. in Pocatello.

• The Pocatello Parks & Recreation Advisory Board will meet at 1 p.m. today in Council Chambers at Pocatello City Hall.

• The Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce will hold Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elite Restoration, 5745 Industry Way, Suite 4, in Pocatello.

• The Pocatello City Council will hold a clarification meeting at 5:30 p.m. today, followed by the regular council meeting at 6 p.m., both in the Council Chambers at Pocatello City Hall.

• There will be an open mic at Station Square, 200 S. Main St. in Pocatello, from 7 to 11 p.m. today. Come join in a fun evening with an open mic for poetry, stories and music. Bring a friend and bring an instrument. Bring a poem or just bring yourself. Crafted will be open with food, beer and wine, coffee and more.

• Blue House Pocatello Spiritual & Wellness Center, 1430 Cottage Ave. in Pocatello, will host a Full Moon Ceremony at 7 p.m. today. Join Sam and Christy for a mystical evening to gain clarity and release the old to make room for more in a supportive environment.

• The One One Seven Music Lounge, 117 S. Main St. in Pocatello, hosts Dance Hall every Thursday beginning at 7 p.m., featuring sound selector Russell Broadbent.

Friday

• First Friday Art Walk will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday throughout Old Town Pocatello. There will be art, music, food, fashion and more in over 20 downtown shops and restaurants. Admission is free. View a listing of all art walk locations at oldtownpocatello.com.

• Snake River Doodles and Friends Inc., 3960 Nora Ave. in Pocatello, will host hay rides from 5 to 7 p.m. every Friday in October. Cost is $5 per person or $20 for a family of up to six people.

• The Rooftop Bar in Lava Hot Springs will host a Halloween party starting at 6 p.m. Friday. There will be a DJ, fortune tellers and prizes throughout the night.

• The Union Taproom, inside the Historic Yellowstone Hotel at 230 W. Bonneville St. in Pocatello, will host Open Mic Night from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday. Bring your talents, bring your friends, or just come and listen to some great local artists. All styles and talents are welcome.

• Local band Jelly will perform at the One One Seven Music Lounge, 117 S. Main St. in Pocatello, at 7 p.m. Friday.

• Portneuf Valley Brewing, 615, S. First. Ave., will host the band the Old School Combo from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday in the Loft. The Old School Combo offers jazzy interpretations of well-known and obscure standards. Idaho Falls-based band The Dewdroppers will join them as well, providing beautifully rendered classics from the standards of jazz and the Great American Songbook.

Friday & Saturday

• The Friends of the Marshall Public Library will host the annual fall used book sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the library, 113 S. Garfield Ave. in Pocatello. Prices are $2 for hardback books and $1 for paperbacks. After noon on Saturday, “Bag-o-Books” will be available for $3, and bags are provided. CDs and DVDs will also be available for purchase. Cash and credit/debit cards will be accepted as payment. Checks will not be accepted. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendees are required to wear face coverings when six feet of physical distancing cannot be maintained.

• Swore Farms, 225 Ballard Road outside Pocatello, will be open from 4 p.m. to dusk on Friday and from 10 a.m. to dusk on Saturday. Visitors can explore the pumpkin patch and corn maze, and there are other activities as well.

• Oktoberfest will be held in Lava Hot Springs on Friday and Saturday. The weekend will kick off with a beer-tasting event from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Riverside Hot Springs Inn and Portneuf Grille & Lounge, 255 E. Portneuf St. There will be events throughout the day on Saturday. Visit oktoberfest.lavahotsprings.org to view a full schedule.

• Lost Souls Attractions, 186 S. State St. in Shelley, is open from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Both Lost Souls attractions, the theater and the hospital, are self-guided tours through the historic buildings, from which many haunting stories have circulated over the years. Admission is $10 per attraction. Tickets can be purchased at lostsoulsattractions.com.

• In memory of the late Chadwick Boseman, Oscar winner “Black Panther” will be shown at 7 and 9:45 p.m. Friday and at 4 and 7 p.m.Saturday in the Bengal Theater at ISU. The Marvel Hero T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country’s past. (Rated PG-13) Admission is $3 for the public, $2 for ISU staff, and free for ISU students with a valid Bengal ID.

To submit a community calendar item, email dlenz@journalnet.com. Limit entries to 50 words.

Recommended for you

Welcome to the discussion!

The Idaho State Journal invites you to take part in the community conversation. But those who don't play nice may be uninvited.

Comments that are:

  • off topic
  • defamatory
  • libelous
  • obscene
  • racist
  • abusive
  • threatening
  • an invasion of privacy (doxxing)
  • profane (including attempts to misspell profanity in order to get around the profanity filter)

will be deleted. Repeat offenders will lose commenting privileges.

Comments are opinions of the author only, and do not reflect the opinions or views of Idaho State Journal.