Arts & Entertainment | Salt Lake City Weekly
Support the Free Press | Facts matter. Truth matters. Journalism matters
Salt Lake City Weekly has been Utah's source of independent news and in-depth journalism since 1984. Donate today to ensure the legacy continues.

Arts & Entertainment

Geekonomics and the impact of Trump trade wars

Games, toys, publishing and more are all feeling the tariff pinch.
By Bryan Young

Profiling Midvale Main Art House

Creating a new creative hub in the center of the valley.
By Arica Roberts

2025 Living Traditions Festival preview

Continuing to celebrate Utah's cultural uniqueness at a challenging moment
By Scott Renshaw
Geekonomics and the impact of Trump trade wars
Geekonomics and the impact of Trump trade wars

Geekonomics and the impact of Trump trade wars

Games, toys, publishing and more are all feeling the tariff pinch.
Turmoil has engulfed the United States. The taxation of fan-favorite products, goods, and games is in dispute.

By Bryan Young May 28, 2025

May art: Holly Rios @ UMOCA, Mural Fest, Lizzie Wenger @ "A" Gallery
May art: Holly Rios @ UMOCA, Mural Fest, Lizzie Wenger @ "A" Gallery

May art: Holly Rios @ UMOCA, Mural Fest, Lizzie Wenger @ "A" Gallery

Diverse kinds of art on display for spring
For more than 60 years, the Playboy brand has been a fascinating and often troubling part of American culture

By Scott Renshaw May 7, 2025

TrueTV May 2025: Crime & Comedy
TrueTV May 2025: Crime & Comedy

TrueTV May 2025: Crime & Comedy

Poker Face, Pretty Hard Cases, Psych, Bored to Death and other shows combining mystery with mirth.
Way back in 2023, Peacock renewed comedy thriller Poker Face for a second season while the first season was still streaming week-to-week.

By Bill Frost April 30, 2025

Comedian Steve Hofstetter interview
Comedian Steve Hofstetter interview

Comedian Steve Hofstetter interview

On his comedy origins, dealing with hecklers, and how a Utah appearance helped define his on-stage sensibility
Stand-up comedian Steve Hofstetter has made a 20-year-plus career out of material that's both personal and unapologetically progressive, occasionally taking on icons like Larry the Cable Guy in the process.

By Scott Renshaw April 23, 2025

A sampling of geek-themed cookbooks
A sampling of geek-themed cookbooks

A sampling of geek-themed cookbooks

For Dining Guide, experience flavors from fantastic worlds and beloved actors.
t's fascinating to watch or read about our favorite fictional worlds and salivate about all of the exotic flavors they might have in those distant places.

By Bryan Young April 16, 2025

The phenomenon of the musical Wicked
The phenomenon of the musical Wicked

The phenomenon of the musical Wicked

Musical theater experts explain why it's beloved both on stage and screen
In 2024, the film version of the Broadway musical Wicked became a worldwide smash, earning more than $700 million at the box office.

By Scott Renshaw April 9, 2025

Best and worst TV of 2025 so far
Best and worst TV of 2025 so far

Best and worst TV of 2025 so far

The Hunting Party, Paradise, Daredevil: Born Again, Running Point, Deli Boys and more yays and nays for the first quarter
It may feel like it's been a decade since Jan. 1—or, more accurately, Jan. 20—but the year is still young.

By Bill Frost April 2, 2025

Theater preview: Plan-B Theatre Company's The Beatrix Potter Defense Society
Theater preview: Plan-B Theatre Company's The Beatrix Potter Defense Society

Theater preview: Plan-B Theatre Company's The Beatrix Potter Defense Society

Local playwright Janine Sobeck Knighton explores how isolation inspired the beloved author.
Time in isolation can inspire all manner of intriguing creative outlets.

By Scott Renshaw March 26, 2025

Theater preview: Dan Froot & Company's Arms Around America
Theater preview: Dan Froot & Company's Arms Around America

Theater preview: Dan Froot & Company's Arms Around America

Stories of guns in America cover a broad range of perspectives on a volatile issue.
Dan Froot understands how potential viewers of Arms Around America might think about a theater production that takes a position of curiosity and openness to the issue of guns in America—because it's the way he himself used to think about it.

By Scott Renshaw March 19, 2025

2025 St. Patrick's Day events in Utah
2025 St. Patrick's Day events in Utah

2025 St. Patrick's Day events in Utah

Parade at the Gateway, bar crawl, 4th West Fest, Leprechaun Haunted House and more.
If you want to start your celebrations as early as possible, enjoy an evening at Irish pub Piper Down featuring live music by Celtic punk favorites Murphy and the Giant, plus traditional bagpipe and drum tunes from the Heathen Highlanders.

By Scott Renshaw March 12, 2025

Flashback 2005
Flashback 2005

Flashback 2005

In addition to then-new hits like The Office and Criminal Minds, 2005 also delivered some near-misses.
But, for every multi-season success, there's a series that flopped and fell by the wayside. Here are just a few of the fallen from two decades ago.

By Bill Frost March 5, 2025

Learning about anti-fascism from fiction
Learning about anti-fascism from fiction

Learning about anti-fascism from fiction

Star Wars, Star Trek, Superman, Lord of the Rings and more teach about responding to tyranny.
Young revolutionary Karis Nemik tells Cassian Andor, "The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it, and that is the real trick of the Imperial Thought Machine. It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident."

By Bryan Young February 26, 2025

Lost Acorn Gallery art and event space profile
Lost Acorn Gallery art and event space profile

Lost Acorn Gallery art and event space profile

Owners Mitchell Harned and Parker Thompson create a community venue for their SLC homies and beyond.
Harned's and Thompson's view of art has always extended to local music events as well.

By Arica Roberts February 19, 2025

Valentine's Day special events
Valentine's Day special events

Valentine's Day special events

Heber Valley Railroad, comedy, paint night, snowshoeing, nature experiences and more.
There are many events and activities in SLC and the immediate vicinity that come with a special V-Day theme; here's just a sampling of what you can experience.

By Scott Renshaw February 12, 2025

True TV February 2025: Sci-Fi at Sea
True TV February 2025: Sci-Fi at Sea

True TV February 2025: Sci-Fi at Sea

The Rig, The Triangle, Seaquest DSV, Surface and more underwater-set science-fiction shows.
Sci-fi is usually associated with the vast unknown of outer space, but the vast unknown of Earth's oceans is far more compelling—95% of it remains unexplored!

By Bill Frost February 5, 2025

Big Shiny Robot: Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling and the fall of beloved creators
Big Shiny Robot: Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling and the fall of beloved creators

Big Shiny Robot: Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling and the fall of beloved creators

Creating new relationships with art when you don't want to support those who made it
With more and more of our favorite artists publicly turning into monsters, it's getting difficult to know where the line needs to be drawn in separating the art from the artist.

By Bryan Young January 29, 2025

More »
···

© 2025 Salt Lake City Weekly

Website powered by Foundation

❌