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Discussing animal art with the Layton illustrator Shirley Jackson.
Some of the most interesting art shows this fall have featured screen-printing, as the artists behind the medium carefully plan out awesome designs and creations using only a couple of colors. Each shape is carefully placed so that when the final product hits the ink, every copy looks as perfect as the original design.
On Thursday Nov. 4, 2015 the long-cherished dream of a group of women with decades of experience working in the Utah Department of Corrections—or, in some cases, experience as inmates—finally came to life with the launch of Journey of Hope, a peer mentoring program that has already had some success in helping women avoid the cycle of re-incarceration. Journey of Hope is filling a crucial gap in services provision by the state, nonprofits and advocates.
A preview of this weekend's show with Eldon Johnson.
Tomorrow night at Metro Bar, Myriad Dance Company will be commanding the stage as they present Creator's Grid, an evening filled with original performances, all created and choreographed by local dancers from multiple dance companies across the state. The evening will feature the works of Eldon Johnson, Charly Northrup, Estevon E-Boogie Scruggs, Monica Remes, Ofa Nai Vahen and Chenelle Monique Young, completed with DJ Chu Chandara Chuon for a mere $10.
Brand new music from Atrium, Forestial Spacecraft, Okkah and more
As we delve into November, we're starting off slow, with only a few online releases and a release show tonight. But fear not: Fall usually has a hand in making awesome things happen, and the rest of the month looks promising.
Familiar faces like James Bond and Charlie Brown hit the multiplexes, while true stories of historical injustice are among the art-house offerings.
The fact-based stories of agitators for women's voting rights in England fuel Suffragette (pictured), but it's better as melodrama making, us feel good about being on the right side of history, than it is as drama.
Former Chief Burbank to engage law enforcement agencies for national research consortium.
It's not looking great for his former boss's re-election, but the man Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker asked to resign, former police chief Chris Burbank, appears to have landed on his feet. Burbank will serve as director of law-enforcement engagement for the Center for Policing Equity (CPE), according to an announcement from the organization.
A chat with the SLC makeup artist, model and socialite.
In the course of writing this blog for nearly eight years, I've tended to run into a lot of people who don't particularly fit any specific category; they're just awesome people. They do multiple things, not confined to any one field of entertainment or genre of art.
One of my very favorite winemakers, Randall Grahm, is coming to town for a wine dinner this Friday. Grahm is the uber-creative being behind Bonny Doon Vineyard - as important a winemaker as there is in the U.S., in my opinion.
By a margin smaller than in the primary election but nevertheless a fair distance ahead, Jackie Biskupski led Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker in early general election results by 5 percentage points, putting Becker's bid for a third term at city hall in doubt. The initial results of Salt Lake City's first vote-by-mail election had Biskupski leading Becker by 1,500 votes.
Young SLC stand-up reflects on a "crazy year" in the local comedy scene
When people are cold, they look for things to do in public, they look for groups to hang out with, and something to take their minds off the fact that it's damn cold outside. So stand-up comedy becomes a winter retreat, and open mics become a place for talent to spring up.
