Community Calendar

Ceramics teach a number of a valuable skills, including perseverance, patience, problem solving, and creativity! Bring your kiddos in to come and play with clay and learn how to use this fun medium to create functional and decorative pieces.

We'll alternate between learning the basics of handbuilding, wheel throwing, and glazing each week, so sign your kids up for multiple sessions to give them the full experience! Each student will proudly come out of class with at least one or two ceramic pieces that they built themselves. Ceramic artists and experienced teachers, Mindy Curran & Ben Alexander, will facilitate this class.

Join us Saturday, December 20th from 10am-2pm in your Christmas jammies for crafts, cookie decorating, Polar Express story time at 10:30am, and a special visitor from the North Pole from 11am-12pm! 🎅🦌

Free with museum admission. Mark your calendars!

All Zoo Boise daily admissions are only $3 each from Saturday, December 20 – Wednesday, December 31, 2025. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise!

Also offering free admission to EBT/SNAP cardholders (with ID) and up to three family members.

Plus get hot dogs, medium fountain drinks, and popcorn for only $3 each!

(Open 10AM – 5PM, last admission at 4PM. Closed on Christmas.)

Learn the ins and outs of handbuilding with clay, or use your registration to utilize our space and resources. Perfect for beginner, intermediate, and advanced potters alike. Even if you don't need guidance, there will be a Cat Clay staff member available in all sessions to provide support and answer questions!

Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker
December 13–22, 2025
The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts

What would the holidays be without Ballet Idaho’s magical production of The Nutcracker?

Experience the wonder of the only Nutcracker in Idaho performed with a live orchestra by the Boise Philharmonic. As the first notes of Tchaikovsky’s beloved score fill the hall, the stage comes alive with dazzling sets, exquisite costumes, and more than 100 dancers in motion.

Follow Clara on a whimsical journey through the sparkling Land of Snow and into the color-saturated Land of the Sweets, where dreams take flight and holiday magic fills the air.

A cherished tradition for generations, The Nutcracker is the perfect way to celebrate the season with family and friends.

Performance Dates:
Saturday December 13th - 2:00 PM
Saturday December 13th - 7:00 PM
Sunday December 14th - 12:00 PM (Audio Described)
Friday, Dec 19th - 7:00 PM
Saturday, Dec 20th - 2:00 PM
Saturday, Dec 20th - 7:00 PM (Audio Described)
Sunday, Dec 21st - 12:00 PM
Sunday, Dec 21st - 5:00 PM
Monday Dec 22nd - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, Dec 23rd - 7:00 PM

Accessible Performances
Audio Description available on December 14 at 12:00 PM and December 20 at 7:00 PM.

Reserve your seats today and make The Nutcracker part of your holiday story.
Tickets start at $50 - https://balletidaho.org/performance/the-nutcracker/

Dancers in Land of Sweets photo are soloist Ashley Baker and retired principal Graham Gobeille. Photo by Quinn Wharton.

In this live-action adaptation of the beloved children's tale by Dr. Seuss, the reclusive green Grinch (Jim Carrey) decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. Reluctantly joined by his hapless dog, Max, the Grinch comes down from his mountaintop home and sneaks into town to swipe everything holiday-related from the Whos. However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when he encounters the endearing Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen).

Rating: PG (Crude Humor)
Runtime: 1h 45m
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy, Fantasy
Year: 2000

Learn how to conduct a figure drawing study with a live model using vine charcoal, newsprint and drawing paper. While each standalone session will discuss basic human proportions, composition, value and form, each lesson may focus on a specific topic, including but not limited to: hands, face, torso, foreshortening (lying down), drapery over figure.

Each session, we'll learn about optimal work area set-up, basic materials, and dynamic gestures and measuring techniques. As a group, we will learn from each other by sharing our work and discussing our challenges in brief critiques during breaks for our model.

These figure drawing studies create muscle memory to draw more accurate figures without reference to allow an easier creative flow; practice makes progress!

All Zoo Boise daily admissions are only $3 each from Saturday, December 20 – Wednesday, December 31, 2025. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise!

Also offering free admission to EBT/SNAP cardholders (with ID) and up to three family members.

Plus get hot dogs, medium fountain drinks, and popcorn for only $3 each!

(Open 10AM – 5PM, last admission at 4PM. Closed on Christmas.)

Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker
December 13–22, 2025
The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts

What would the holidays be without Ballet Idaho’s magical production of The Nutcracker?

Experience the wonder of the only Nutcracker in Idaho performed with a live orchestra by the Boise Philharmonic. As the first notes of Tchaikovsky’s beloved score fill the hall, the stage comes alive with dazzling sets, exquisite costumes, and more than 100 dancers in motion.

Follow Clara on a whimsical journey through the sparkling Land of Snow and into the color-saturated Land of the Sweets, where dreams take flight and holiday magic fills the air.

A cherished tradition for generations, The Nutcracker is the perfect way to celebrate the season with family and friends.

Performance Dates:
Saturday December 13th - 2:00 PM
Saturday December 13th - 7:00 PM
Sunday December 14th - 12:00 PM (Audio Described)
Friday, Dec 19th - 7:00 PM
Saturday, Dec 20th - 2:00 PM
Saturday, Dec 20th - 7:00 PM (Audio Described)
Sunday, Dec 21st - 12:00 PM
Sunday, Dec 21st - 5:00 PM
Monday Dec 22nd - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, Dec 23rd - 7:00 PM

Accessible Performances
Audio Description available on December 14 at 12:00 PM and December 20 at 7:00 PM.

Reserve your seats today and make The Nutcracker part of your holiday story.
Tickets start at $50 - https://balletidaho.org/performance/the-nutcracker/

Dancers in Land of Sweets photo are soloist Ashley Baker and retired principal Graham Gobeille. Photo by Quinn Wharton.

Join the Canyon County Symphony for a fun, memorable night of traditional Christmas music. We will be continuing our Annual Messiah Sing-Along tradition with 4 of the most famous Messiah choral numbers, including the great Hallelujah Chorus! This year we will be supplementing with some Christmas classics such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Stille Nacht, The Polar Express, and of course, Sleigh Ride!

Arrive early to bid for the opportunity to conduct Sleigh Ride with the Canyon County Symphony