The Bowladrome (teambowladrome.com), located in downtown Twin Falls, is a bowling center that includes 30 professional lanes, a snack bar and an arcade. For those in search of new friends who also have an interest in the competitive sport of bowling, there are five categories of league bowling: men, ladies, mixed, senior and junior. Each of the teams range from three to five players and meet regularly once a week. The center also includes the Bowl-N-Bawl Lounge where new and old friends can meet for happy hour from Monday through Thursday.
Located on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, this art and science museum can be a fun experience as well as a place to find friends with interests in history, art and astronomy. Known as the Herrett Center (herrett.csi.edu), it includes a natural history museum with a collection of 35,000 artifacts, an art museum with more than 500 paintings, sculptures and ceramics, and a planetarium, which is the largest in the State of Idaho. In addition, it provides a variety of classes throughout the year that are open to the public. Examples of the classes include "Primitive Skills for Modern Man" (a hands-on workshop that covers fire-making and native plant identification) and "Designer Deerskin" (a workshop on designing rawhide). The center is open Tuesdays to Saturdays and admission to the natural history and art museum is always free.
Jakers Bar and Grill (jakers.com), located just north of downtown Twin Falls, can be a great place to meet friends in a casual atmosphere that serves both high-quality food and drinks located just north of downtown Twin Falls. In addition to its menu that includes a wide array of selections from USDA Grade-A, hand-cut steaks to fresh seafood, it provides signature drinks such as Cuervo-Gold margaritas, 3-oz. Lemon-Drop martinis, and freshly prepared mojitos. For the possibility of finding more new friends, Jakers Bar also offers a happy hour from Monday to Saturday with two-for-one specials as well as its own appetizer menu.
Participating in group outdoor activities can be a great way to meet new friends with the same interests, and the Idaho Guide Service (idahoguideservice.com) provides a variety of guided adventures and events for interested individuals. This family-owned company is one of the best equipped outfitters in the region with tours that range from three-hour whitewater rafting on the Salmon River to seven-day rafting and camping adventures in the Twin Falls-Sun Valley region. It also offers two special workshops: high water workshops (for boating in high water and rapids) and "The Basics of Raft Guiding" (for those interested in becoming a licensed guide).
