Best of Treasure Valley

Idaho Statesman’s 2019 Best of Treasure Valley winners, runners up: Arts & Entertainment

Nearly 95,000 people voted in the 2019 Idaho Statesman’s Best of Treasure Valley.

Here are the results in the Art & Entertainment, Things to Do category.

This section highlights the talented people who call the area home, from a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer to an internationally known jazz musician and singer.

It also highlights the valley’s vibrant performing and visual arts scenes with Best Performing Arts Group, Best Public Art and Best Concert Venue.

We also highlight the Treasure Valley’s sporting communities with Best Sports Event, and Best Fun Run, plus community events such as Treefort Music Fest and Art in the Park that help define our civic culture.

You can vote for the 2020 Idaho Statesman’s Best of Treasure Valley here.

BEST ARTIST

Fred Choate’s “Shoshone Falls.”
Fred Choate’s “Shoshone Falls.” Provided by Fred Choate, the artist

BEST AUTHOR

Anthony Doerr
Boise author Tony Doerr. Darin Oswald Idaho Statesman file

BEST COMMUNITY EVENT

Boise Art Museum’s Art in the Park.
Boise Art Museum’s Art in the Park. Katherine Jones Idaho Statesman file photo

BEST DAY TRIP

McCall.
McCall.

BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUE

Vellma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts.
Vellma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts. Darin Oswald Idaho Statesman file

BEST MUSEUM / ATTRACTION

Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa.
Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa. Idaho Statesman file

BEST MUSICIAN / BAND

Curtis Stigers.
Curtis Stigers. Darin Oswald Statesman file

BEST PERFORMING ARTS GROUP

Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Idaho Shakespeare Festival Statesman file

BEST PLACE FOR DATE NIGHT

The Village at Meridian.
The Village at Meridian. Idaho Statesman file photo

BEST PLACE TO GO CAMPING

Redfish Lake.
Redfish Lake. Chadd Cripe ccripe@idahostatesman.com

BEST PLACE TO GO DANCING

The Balcony Club in downtown Boise
The Balcony Club in downtown Boise

BEST PLACE TO IMPRESS OUT OF TOWNERS

Cyclists love the smooth pathway through Marianne Williams Park in Boise.
Cyclists love the smooth pathway through Marianne Williams Park in Boise. Idaho Statesman file

BEST PLACE TO TAKE YOUR DOG

Harrison Hollow is one of the Boise Foothills most popular dog walking trails.
Harrison Hollow is one of the Boise Foothills most popular dog walking trails. Dana Oland doland@idahostatesman.com

BEST PUBLIC ART

Boise’s Traffic Box Gallery.
Boise’s Traffic Box Gallery. Statesman file

BEST PUBLIC PARK

Ann Morrison Park’s iconic centerpiece is
Ann Morrison Park’s iconic centerpiece is Katherine Jones kjones@idahostatesman.com

BEST RUNNING EVENT

Race to Robie Creek
Race to Robie Creek Katherine Jones kjones@idahostatesman.com

BEST SKI AREA

Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area.
Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area. Kyle Green Idaho Statesman file

BEST SPORTING EVENT

Boise State fans welcome the Broncos onto the field in a game last November against Utah State.
Boise State fans welcome the Broncos onto the field in a game last November against Utah State. Darin Oswald Idaho Statesman file photo

BEST TRAIL

The trails of the Table Rock Area.
The trails of the Table Rock Area. Darin Oswald Idaho Statesman file

This story was originally published May 24, 2020 at 12:37 PM with the headline "Idaho Statesman’s 2019 Best of Treasure Valley winners, runners up: Arts & Entertainment."

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