A Circle of Cultures: The Boise Lewis & Clark Experience is the theme of a ten-day event being held May 20-29, 2006, at the tennis court site in Julia Davis Park in Boise.  Events include nationally recognized speakers, exhibits, music and historic re-enactments.

Programs are sponsored by the Cultural Network (an association of area libraries, museums and educational organizations), the City of Boise, the Idaho Governor's Lewis and Clark Trail Committee and the National Park Service.

• Exhibits, hours, parking and more
• Daily event schedule
  • Saturday, May 20
  • Sunday, May 21
  • Monday, May 22
  • Tuesday, May 23
  • Wednesday, May 24
  • Thursday, May 25
  • Friday, May 26
  • Saturday, May 27
  • Sunday, May 28
  • Monday, May 29

   

• Related exhibits and programs
• Lewisandclarkidaho.org - the official Idaho website commemorating the Lewis & Clark expedition

A CIRCLE OF CULTURES:  Exhibits, hours, parking and more

Circle of Cultures events will surround the National Park Service’s national touring Lewis and Clark exhibit entitled Corps of Discovery II: 200 Years to the Future (Tent of Many Voices).

• Its FREE programs include a colorful exhibit tent, 200-seat multimedia-ready auditorium, scaled keelboat, 28-foot dugout canoe and a 16-foot diameter Indian lodge or tipi, all staffed by trained interpretive specialists.

• Near the Corps II exhibition at the tennis courts are several other FREE interactive exhibits and programs, sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  The Hog Heaven Muzzleloaders, an authentic group of expedition re-enactors, will be encamped there as well. 

• Special Lewis and Clark related exhibits and presentations are also featured at the museums and public library surrounding Julia Davis Park.  (Note: Regular admission fees will be charged at all museums.)

HOURS: Daily hours for all exhibit tents on weekdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Friday, the NPS Corps II Tent of Many Voices will be also be open 7 to 9 p.m.  See daily event schedule for weekend hours.

IMPORTANT: School children are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays at all free exhibit tents, except Tuesday and Thursday, when they are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  The BLM and Fish and Wildlife hands-on exhibits, the Hog Heaven Muzzleloaders, and most Corps of Discovery exhibits and re-enactor stations will be full.

PARKING:  Free parking in the East Stadium Parking Lot, Boise State University, EXCEPT FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 26.  The Boise Public Library parking lot and most of the lots in Julia Davis Park will be available that evening.  Handicapped parking for daily events is available immediately adjacent to the tennis court site in the park.

FEES:  Major exhibits are free.  Regular admission fees may apply for programs at institutions.  

For more information, contact Madeline Buckendorf, Boise Circle of Cultures Program Planner:  208-454-3435 or madelineb@rmci.net.

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A CIRCLE OF CULTURES:  Daily Event Schedule

May 20-29, 2006 -- Julia Davis Park

Most events occur at the Corps of Discovery II "Tent of Many Voices" in Julia Davis Park, or at a nearby cultural institution.  Events in Tent of Many Voices are free; regular admission fees may apply at institutions.  (Note:  speakers and schedule are  subject to change.)

Saturday, May 20

Tent of Many Voices Schedule 

• 1 p.m. ~ Opening Ceremonies: Welcome by Mayor; Presentation of Colors, Prayer by Allen Pinkham; Handing out of medals to veterans by Idaho Army National Guard, Hog Heaven Muzzle Loaders; Daniel Slosberg as Pierre Cruzatte performs music
• 2 p.m. ~ Mary Gunderson, Cooking along the Trail with Lewis and Clark (live music by Daniel Slosberg)
• 3 p.m. ~ Allen Pinkham, Nez Perce Stories and Legends
• 4 p.m. ~ Craig Rockwell, Lewis and Clark: History Comes Alive
• 5 p.m. ~ Tim McNeil, Meriwether Lewis: Letters Home
• 6 p.m. ~ Video: To Be Announced
• 7 p.m. ~ Presentation by Allen Pinkham and Craig Rockwell — A Nez Perce Meets Captain William Clark
• 8 p.m. ~ Daniel Slosberg as Pierre Cruzatte — music and narration

Inside Zoo Boise, Julia Davis Park

• 11 a.m. ~ Seaman the Dog:  A Chain of Events.
• 2 p.m. ~ Seaman the Dog:  A Chain of Events.  An 80-foot long chainsaw carving of the adventures of Seaman, William Clark’s Newfoundland dog, who traveled with the expedition. Dennis Sullivan, creator of the exhibit, will speak on Seaman’s adventures. Live Newfoundland dogs will also be at the site (admission fee).

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Sunday, May 21

Tent of Many Voices Schedule 

• 1 p.m. ~ Mary Gunderson, Cooking along the Trail with Lewis and Clark
• 2 p.m. ~ Stan MacDonald, Lewis & Clark: Window into Idaho’s Archaeological Heritage
• 3 p.m. ~ Bobbie Conner, Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, Our People Have Always Been Here
• 4 p.m. ~ Ted Howard, Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Shoshone-Paiute History (tentatively scheduled)
• 5 p.m. ~ Carole Simon-Smolinski, Lewis and Clark Among the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce)  

Inside Zoo Boise, Julia Davis Park

• 11 a.m. ~ Seaman the Dog:  A Chain of Events.
• 2 p.m. ~ Seaman the Dog:  A Chain of Events.  See Saturday for details.  Live Newfoundland dogs (admission fee).

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Monday, May 22

Tent of Many Voices Schedule 

* Starred programs are comprised of two 25-minute presentations

• 9 a.m. ~ Allen Pinkham, Nez Perce Stories and Legends *
• 10 a.m. ~ Kathleen Geier-Hayes, Boise National Forest, Wildland Fire: Then and Now *
• 11 a.m. ~ Allen Pinkham, Nez Perce Stories and Legends *
• 12 p.m. ~ Video:  Agai Pah: Our Homeland  (Shoshone Tribe video)
• 1 p.m. ~ Mike Crosby, The Most Important Day of the Exhibition *
• 2 p.m. ~ Presentation to be announced by National Park Service *
•  3 p.m. ~ Carole Simon-Smolinski, Lewis and Clark Among the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce)
• 4 p.m. ~ Steve Guerber, Pomp Grows Up 

 Inside Zoo Boise, Julia Davis Park

• 11 a.m.  ~ Seaman the Dog:  A Chain of Events. See Saturday for details.  Live Newfoundland dogs (admission fee).

BSU Special Events Center

• 7 p.m. ~ The Boise Master Chorale will perform the specially commissioned work Sons of the West, along with songs from the Revolutionary War and other music of the era leading up to the Expedition (free of charge). 

Exhibit added Monday to east end of Julia Davis Park:  

• Wildlife Tales: Rediscover Wildlife Along the Lewis and Clark Trail. Features live wildlife demonstrations and interactive interpretive displays in a large foldout tent. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (free). 

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Tuesday, May 23

Tent of Many Voices Schedule 

* Starred programs are comprised of two 25-minute presentations

• 9 a.m. ~ Ed Edmo, Shoshone Bannock/Nez Perce Storytelling *
• 10 a.m. ~ Karissa DeCarlo, What Does the Purchase Have to do with   Anything? *
• 11 a.m. ~ Ed Edmo, Shoshone Bannock/Nez Perce  Storytelling*
• 12 p.m. ~ Video: A Clatsop Winter Story  (Clatsop video)
• 1 p.m. ~ Kay Beall, Lewis & Clark Plants: Beautiful Discoveries *
• 2 p.m. ~ Presentation to be announced by National Park Service *
• 3 p.m. ~ Mike Crosby, The Most Important Day of the  Expedition *
• 4 p.m. ~ Nan Morrison, Lewis & Clark: Learning Through Art and Images 

Inside Zoo Boise, Julia Davis Park

• 11 a.m.  ~ Seaman the Dog:  A Chain of Events.  See Saturday for details.  Live Newfoundland dogs (admission fee).

Lucky Peak Nursery, Hwy 21, between mileposts 16 & 17

• 6:30 p.m. ~ Wildflower Walk. Sponsored by Boise National Forest (free of charge).

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Wednesday, May 24

Tent of Many Voices Schedule 

* Starred programs are comprised of two 25-minute presentations

• 9 a.m. ~ TBA, Couer d’Alene Tribal History and Culture *
• 10 a.m. ~ Cyndi Eide, Buffalo Gut Sausage, Anyone? *
• 11 a.m. ~ TBA, Couer d’Alene Tribal History and Culture *
• 12 p.m. ~ Video: Sovereign to Sovereign (Tribal Sovereignty video)
• 1 p.m. ~ Erin Buechner, Your Stories Can Make History Today *
• 2 p.m. ~ Tim McNeil, Meriwether Lewis: Letters Home *
• 3 p.m. ~ Gary Lentz, Sergeant Patrick Gass
• 4 p.m. ~ Steve Morehouse, Camp Fortunate

Discovery Center of Idaho

• 7 p.m. ~ Gary Lentz, Do No Harm: The Medicines of Lewis & Clark 

Ada Community Library

• 7 p.m. ~ Tim McNeil, Meriwether Lewis: Letters Home

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Thursday, May 25

Tent of Many Voices Schedule 

* Starred programs are comprised of two 25-minute presentations

• 9 a.m. ~ Curly Bear Wagner, Blackfeet and Lewis & Clark * 
• 10 a.m. ~ Cyndi Eide, Buffalo Gut Sausage, Anyone? *
• 11 a.m. ~ Curly Bear Wagner, Blackfeet and Lewis & Clark * 
• 12 p.m. ~ Louise Dixey, Shoshone Bannock People Still Walk this Valley *
• 1 p.m. ~ Garry Bush, Food and Animals  of the Corps of Discovery *
• 2 p.m. ~  Roger Wendlick, George Drouillard of the Expedition *
• 3 p.m. ~ Mike Crosby, Joined by a Journey *
• 4 p.m. ~ Marlene Rivero, York’s Mother Remembers

Boise Art Museum

• 6-7:30 p.m. ~ Meet Hasan Davis and Marlene Rivero. Come talk to the re-enactors about their work presenting the African-American experience in the early 1800s to people of all ages.

Idaho State Historical Museum

• 6-9 p.m. ~ Open House:  Roger Wendlick, talking informally and leading tours of his Lewis & Clark early journal edition collection.

Boise Public Library

• 7 p.m. ~ Gary Lentz will speak on Journals of the Journey.  He reviews the materials, writing instruments, inks and other aspects of keeping a daily journal.

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Friday, May 26

Tent of Many Voices Schedule

* Starred programs are comprised of two 25-minute presentations

• 9 a.m. ~ Louise Dixey, Shoshone Bannock People Still Walk this Valley *
• 10 a.m. ~ Hasan Davis, York: Black Explorer of the Expedition *
• 11 a.m. ~ Roger Wendlick, George Drouillard of the Expedition *
• 12 p.m. ~ Video: White Cliffs, Wild River  (BLM video)
• 1 p.m. ~ Wilson Wewa, Traditional Tribal Games *
• 2 p.m. ~ Garry Bush, Toussaint Charbonneau: Indian Trade & the Expedition *
• 3 p.m. ~ Marlene Rivero, York’s Mother Remembers
• 4 p.m. ~ Mariah and Tracie Barthlow, Fiddling in the Wind

Special Friday Program at Tent of Many Voices: 

• 7-9 p.m. ~ Marlene Rivero, Shawnee National Forest, York’s Mother Remembers; and, an evening with Hasan Davis as York: Black Explorer of the Expedition, sponsored by the Idaho Humanities Council.

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Saturday, May 27

Tent of Many Voices Schedule ~ Native American Culture Weekend

• 9 a.m. ~ Maxine Edmo and Lori Edmo Suppah, Shoshone Bannock History
• 10 a.m. ~ Arlene Adams, Traditional Tribal Games
• 11 a.m. ~ Jack Gladstone, Blackfeet Encounter - Music & storytelling
• 12 p.m. ~ Rose Anne Abrahamson, Sacajawea
• 1 p.m. ~ Wilson Wewa, Northern Paiute Culture and Stories
• 2 p.m. ~ Maxine Edmo and Lori Edmo Suppah, Shoshone Bannock History
• 3 p.m. ~ Jack Gladstone, Blackfeet Encounter - Music & storytelling
• 4 p.m. ~ Rod Ariwite, Sacajawea's People - The Lemhi

Stewart Gallery — 2212 W. Main Street

• 4 - 5 p.m. ~ One-day exhibition and lecture will feature Plein Aire paintings by local artist Fonny Davidson.  These works were created while retracing the Lewis & Clark trail along the Missouri River.

Timberline High School — 701 E. Boise Ave.

• 7:30 p.m. ~ Caritas Chorale of the Wood River and Idaho Falls area present a vocal and orchestral arrangement of an original work, Immence Ranges of High Mountains,  based on the journals of Lewis and Clark as seen from the perspective of Sacajawea and other members of the Shoshone and Nez Perce tribes.

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Sunday, May 28

Tent of Many Voices Schedule ~ Native American Culture Weekend continues

• 10 a.m. ~ Arlene Adams, Traditional Tribal Games
• 11 a.m. ~ Rose Anne Abrahamson, Sacajawea
• 12 a.m. ~ Wilson Wewa, Storytelling
• 1 a.m. ~ Rod Ariwite, Sacajawea's People - The Lemhi
• 2 p.m. ~ Steve Matz, Andrew Ellicott:  One of Lewis’ Mentors in Matters of Celestial Navigation and Survey
• 3 p.m. ~ Jack Gladstone, Blackfeet Encounter - Music & storytelling
• 4 p.m. ~  Merle Tendoy, Lemhi Family History

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Monday, May 29

Tent of Many Voices Schedule

• 9 a.m. ~ Arlene Adams, Tribal Traditional Games
• 10 a.m. ~ Merle Tendoy, Indian Humor
• 11 a.m. ~ Jack Gladstone, Blackfeet Encounter - Music & storytelling
• 12 p.m. ~ Mary Ellen Ergle, Lewis & Clark as Natural Scientists
• 1 p.m. ~ Tim McNeil, Canoes of Lewis & Clark
• 2 p.m. ~ Carol MacGregor, Lewis & Clark in Idaho
• 3 p.m. ~ Steven Wright, The "Beaten Roade" - Indian Trails
• 4 p.m. ~ Trent Redfield, Ethnic Diversity in the Corps of Discovery

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Related Programs and Exhibits

Programs and exhibits related to the Circle of Cultures and offered at Cultural Network member organizations. Call organization for hours and more information.  Regular admission fees apply.

Lewis & Clark: The Journey in Idaho: Idaho State Historical Museum. Renowned national exhibit of original specimens found by Lewis & Clark.  Also, the Literature of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, an exhibit of early editions of Lewis & Clark's journals, from the archives of the Lewis-Clark College in Portland.

Lewis & Clark Native Plant Garden: Idaho Botanical Garden. A garden of plants that were found on the Lewis & Clark expedition.

Lewis & Clark: Animals in Idaho:  Zoo Boise.  Lewis & Clark backpack for visitors focusing on the animal and habitats experienced by the Corps of Discovery.  Also, guided tours highlighting animals observed by Lewis & Clark.

Native Perspectives on the Trail: Boise Art Museum.  March 18 - June 4, 2006. An exhibition of fifteen original prints by contemporary Native American artists.

Print and web resources: Boise Public Library.  Discover more about Lewis and Clark's amazing trip. Also, Exhibit of writing materials and paper of the type used by the Lewis & Clark expedition.  (Free; closed Memorial Day.)

For more information, contact Madeline Buckendorf, Boise "Circle of Cultures" Program Planner, 208-454-3435 or madelineb@rmci.net.

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Last Updated: 07/26/2006