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As we shift into the second half of the '13-'14 performing arts season, a lot of companies are looking to make a big impression out of the gate and hope you'll come check out more to come. --- One of the more interesting shows taking place comes from Ririe-Woodbury, who tonight will present Flabbersast, an all-ages showcase featuring the works of Tandy Beal.
The Jazz are honoring former coach Jerry Sloan tonight with a banner-hanging ceremony, and even the leader of the free world is getting in on the action.--- The Jazz Facebook account posted a photo of an apparently handwritten card from President (and notorious Bulls fan) Barack Obama to Sloan next to a green John Deere hat (no indication if that was a gift from Obama or simply a photo prop).
When federal Judge Robert Shelby ruled that Utah could not ban same-sex marriages it didn't take long for Utah conservative lawmakers to piece together their exploded heads and start writing bills in response—so many same-sex marriage related bills the Legislature may decline to hear them all this session.
After six months the state department released documents to ProPublica of “special” employees allowed to work for private corporations the same time they worked for the department.---
The most recent RAWards showcased a hell of a lot of talent in the area, the majority of it from fashion and photography giving a glimpse into rising names. --- One of the standout names making it through the ranks was Sterling Bitsue, a former student of the SLCC Fashion Design program who earned a lot of fans and honors while being in the program, and is not turning heads beyond the Utah borders with his creative designs.
