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Every Wednesday up in Park City, High West Distillery & Saloon hosts "Whiskey Wednesday," a mid-week celebration that includes whiskey, live music and special small-plate specials. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays, High West features live music along with dishes such as baby red-jalapeno chili relleno with beer-rubbed Alpine cheese and BBQ drizzle with a suggested pairing of Russell's Reserve Bourbon Whiskey.
CGI may be the dominant source for special effects in multi-million-dollar films these days, but for films on a budget or directors looking for something more lifelike, there's still nothing better than physical special effects. --- For years, it's been one of the cornerstones to filmmaking and one of the factors behind the term "movie magic."
Maybe Billie Holiday wasn't an avid reader; how else to explain the absence of some page-turning reference in her ode to the loveliest season, “Summertime?” She was right that the livin’ is easy--and, I’d add, nothing is better than sitting on the front porch with a good book written by a local author.--- City Weekly asked several booksellers at the beginning of the year for their winter/spring recommendations in “New Year, New Reads.” If you haven’t caught up yet, it’s time to hunker down for a bit, because these book aficionados have some new titles from Utahns that are worthy of attention.
OREM—Based on her gig opening for Of Montreal in Salt Lake City last fall, expectations for Janelle Monae’s return to Utah were running high Monday night. And unlike far too many young touring acts, she met them and then some.---
So, Memorial Day … Not much happening, besides … --- What’s new tonight:Breakout Kings (A&E) Season Finale: So Breakout Kings’ regular night is Sunday, but the first-season finale is tonight—why?
