Bob Devine

Bob Devine

“Love Hurts” is the feature at the ISU Bengal Theater this Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 4 p.m. in the Pond Student Union. A realtor is drawn back into his former life as a hit man when a woman he refused to kill comes back to finish what they started by taking care of those who wanted her dead. For more information and trailer, go to isucinema.com.

ISU Theatre presents "The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical," continuing this Thursday and Friday night at 7:30 p.m. with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. in the Bistline Theatre at the Stephens Performing Arts Center. This musical is a thrilling and adventurous stage adaptation of the beloved young adult novel by Rick Riordan. It follows the epic journey of Percy Jackson, a teenager who discovers he is the son of Poseidon and embarks on a quest to prevent a war among the gods. Filled with action, humor, and catchy musical numbers, the show takes audiences on a mythological adventure that celebrates friendship, bravery, and the power of self-discovery. Tickets run $16 for the public, with $15 admission for faculty and staff, $13 for children under 18, and free tickets for ISU students with a valid Bengal ID presented at the box office. Advance tickets can be purchased online at isu.edu/tickets.

Idaho State Softball returns home to the Miller Ranch Stadium on Bartz Field this Friday for a doubleheader at 12:30 and 3 p.m. against the University of Montana, followed by a Saturday game against Montana at 1 p.m. The first place Bengals are looking to secure next year’s Big Sky Tournament at home, along with being the top seed in the conference tournament coming up at the beginning of May. Admission is free.

The ISU Music department is hosting a Jazz Concert this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Jensen Grand Hall at the Stephens Performing Arts Center, with another performance on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. for the ISU Civic Jazz Band. General Admission is $10 for the public, $7 for ISU faculty and staff and free for ISU students and pre-college age students with valid school ID.

A special Earth Day presentation of the documentary, "Columbia River Canoe Project" will be shown at the Bengal Theater next Tuesday, April 22, at 5:30 and 7 p.m. in the Bengal Theater. This acclaimed regional film follows cousins Robert Lester and Braxton Mitchell as they attempt a 1,300-mile canoe expedition from the Continental Divide near Butte, Montana, all the way to the Pacific Ocean, while exploring watersheds and historical water usage issues along the way. Admission is free with any concessions purchase or $3 otherwise. ISU students get in free with Bengal ID. For trailer and more information go to isucinema.com/columbia.

And looking ahead to next week, the documentary "Food and Country" will be shown on April 27 at 4 and 7 p.m. in the Bengal Theater. America's policy of producing cheap food hobbles small farmers, ranchers and chefs, so trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches out to uncover the country's broken food system and the innovators risking it all to transform it. NPR writes, "This film is really begging us to take a second to look at how are we living, and asks if that's really the best way to live." Admission is $3 for the public, $2 for ISU staff/faculty and free for ISU students with Bengal ID. For trailer and more information go to isucinema.com/food.

Bob Devine is the coordinator for the Pocatello Film Society. If you would like your campus-related event included in future columns, please send information to Bob at devirobe@isu.edu.

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