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Monday, May 30, 2011

Lounge Act Monday: Monae, motorbikes and books

Memorial Day means an extra-long weekend for many, so no excuses for not getting out and throwing down.--- Even if that means a jaunt to Orem, where there's a hot show of modern dance-pop going down at the UCCU Center on the UVU campus.

Theater Review: Meat & Potato's THE ODYSSEY

What does Homer's nearly-3,000-year-old tale of a warrior's journey home have to do with contemporary life? Meat & Potato Theatre's fascinating adaptation suggests that it's more than you think.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Jake Parker

While many graphic artists learn their craft in several areas (illustration, animation, 3D modeling), not to many are given the opportunity to utilize everything they've ever mastered as their dayjob. --- The standard by most professionals is that you dabble in everything, but you have one specific form that you're an expert in.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Got Milk(shake)?

Today through Memorial Day, Fin & Norah's and Winder Farms are teaming up for Milkshake Madness. --- For three days, Fin & Norah's will offer special milkshakes created with homemade ice cream featuring local Winder Farms milk and cream for only one buck.

Horse Herpes: It's No Laughing Matter

OK, we all laughed -- or at least stared in bafflement -- when we first saw this brilliant KSL headline from Thursday: "Horse herpes outbreak forces rodeo queens to ride stick ponies."--- It's a truly great headline, and I envy the editor who came up with it -- few peak experiences in an editor's life could surpass the joy of an opportunity to juxtapose three images as provocative as horse herpes, rodeo queens and stick ponies in a single hed!

Friday, May 27, 2011

Local Releases: Four & A Plus One

We've got five releases to chat about tonight, starting with one we missed yesterday. --- Sodacon finally put out their latest album, SOS: Volume 1, which you can find online at his website.

TV Weekend: The DABC Show

What’s not new: Camelot, Doctor Who and most everything else—they’re all taking Memorial Day weekend off. So you should check out this beer video.

Dead Port: Week 119

The hole where Port O' Call used to be in Downtown Salt Lake City, 400 S. West Temple, closed since February 2009.---

Dead Zephyr: Week 393

The Zephyr Club in Downtown Salt Lake City, 301 S. West Temple, closed since October 2003.

Pygmalion Theatre Company: Madame X

With the theatre season boiling down and the final performances starting to be released, everyone's making efforts to put out one last notable production to cap off the year. --- And while most companies are organizing ensemble shows to get as many actors in as possible, only one company is putting on a single-woman show as their finale.

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