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While a lot of the lettering a design fields of print making are dominated by graphics programs and the mighty Photoshop, there's still a place in many hearts for the old fashioned press. --- The styles, patterns and ink blotches may be duplicated, but the feel of the press and the final product remain a sought after design.
Three of the biggest hit-franchise entries of the summer of 2011 come to bargain theaters this week -- and as the cliche goes, there's something for the whole family. One of the more pleasant surprises of the summer was X-Men: First Class, a lively re-invigoration of the mutant superhero storyline that goes back to the 1960s and the first young recruits instructed by Professor Xavier (James McAvoy) and his then-friend, Eric "Magneto" Lensherr (Michael Fassbender, pictured).
A bevy of entertainment opportunities await the curious this fine Thursday.--- Thursday night means time for another Twilight Concert Series show, of course, and this week you have the hippie-dippie do-gooders of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros headlining, joined by The Entrance Band.
Justice
Denied: Climate Change Activist Bidder 70 Sent to Prison Thirty-year-old climate change activist, Tim DeChristopher,
aka Bidder 70, was sentenced July 26 to two years in prison, three years of
supervised parole and a $10,000 fine by U.S. District Judge Dee Benson.
If you are penny pinchin' because the economy is down, or you're just plain frugal but still desire to experience some culture and indulgence, look no further. Each week, Events for Cents will inform the masses about the fun, the free, the charming and the cheap.---
Activists rallying outside of monkeywrencher Tim DeChristopher’s sentencing hearing were jubilant but determined, singing songs and dancing. But when DeChristopher’s sentence was announced, ralliers blockaded the courtroom steps, declaring it now “the people’s court.”---
Trauma comes in many forms, but none, I would argue, is quite so emotionally uprooting than when your 10-year-old daughter is leaving for her first camp-out with her friends for two nights. Elli and Katy, my two girls, have been enjoying the summer with Wasatch Kids, which takes them on day-outings.
