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Dear friends & family,
Today is a big day to exercise your generous heart. Hundreds of nonprofit organizations, from minuscule to major, are participating in today's Love Utah Give Utah event ~ 24 hours of unprecedented online giving. Visit the website, scroll through the lists and click on the groups whose projects are dearest to your heart (your budget determines how much & how many). Direct action: vote with your credit card. It's an exhilarating feeling. To donate, visit: loveutgiveut.org
Another event today is the 25th anniversary of Wasatch Community Gardens, an organization that has helped thousands of Utahns to garden. Food, friends, stories. It's free (though the beer isn't). 6-9 tonight at the Rico Warehouse, 545 W. 700 South. wasatchgardens.org
Last Saturday, inspired by my own calendar, I went to the Wasatch Contra Dance gathering. What a hoot! It was my first time. Friendly people of all ages, a physical workout, and a lot of laughter: fun when things went well, funny when they got a bit goofed up. I see another Contra dance group is gathering this Saturday.
More events below. Enjoy the week!
~ Greta Belanger deJong
editor & publisher
P.S. Click HERE for March CATALYST.
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Event picks for
March 20 - March 27
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Fri. Mar. 21, 7-9p. First Unitarian Church, 569 S 1300 E.
Just how quickly must we act, and what must we actually do to stabilize our climate and prevent runaway heating? What are the threats that can create a "Pearl Harbor" citizen response? How can Americans be quickly and massively galvanized, and how can the US mobilize for effective climate action--including the achievement of a national carbon price?
The Save Ourselves Now Campaign is a project of the Association of the Tree of Life. Sponsored by the Environmental Ministry, First Unitarian Church.
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Fri. Mar. 21, 6-9p. Studio B103, SW Corner of 800 S 400 W. Free.
During this month's Gallery Stroll, you will find Kristina Lenzi and Gretchen Reynolds in a durational performance art piece staged in Kristina's new studio. The goal: to spend six and a half hours drawing each other simultaneously.
Come for a few moments, stay for awhile, go out and see the rest of Gallery Stroll, come back and see if they are still kicking.
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Sat. Mar. 22, 1:30p-2:45p. Education Center, 8275 S 1300 W. Free.
Fruit trees are healthier and produce more when pruned correctly. Learn how to get the most out of your fruit trees with class instruction and hands-on demonstration. Taught by JayDee Gunnell, Salt Lake County Extension.
CLASS IS FULL; NAMES WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR WAITING LIST.
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Sat. Mar. 22, 10a-12p. Main City Library, 210 E 400 S. $10.
Carly Gillespie will cover the organic gardening basics: healthy soil, crop rotation, compost basics, natural pest control, crop diversity, companion planting, and when and what to plant.
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Sat. Mar. 22, 10a-2p. Rio Grande Depot, 300 S Rio Grande St (440 W).
The twice-monthly Downtown Alliance-sponsored Winter Market ends in April. If you haven't been, you should go. Get your weekly fixin's for sandwiches (beautiful breads, cheeses, spreads) and salads (greens, mushrooms, sprouts) as well as breakfasts (pastries, bagels, butter, eggs, bacon, preserves) and dinners (meats, sauces, noodles, more vegetables), desserts and more, plus herbal tonics and garden products. Outside on the portico (west of station) and inside on the mezzanine. Again this week, UTA will be selling the new Hive Passes (SLC residents only). This annual pass costs $360 (payable in $30 monthly installments). ridewithhive.com
slcfarmersmarket.org
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Sat. Mar. 22, 4-5:30p. Canyons Resort, 4000 Canyons Resort Dr, Park City. Free.
The UK's Grammy-Winning reggae band, Steel Pulse, has remained close to their roots. The group continues their commitment to fighting injustice, educating the masses and promoting positive messages through spiritually uplifting music.
mountaintownmusic.org
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Sat. Mar. 22, 7:30-10:30p. First Unitarian Church, 569 S 11300 E. $5.
Contra Dancing is everything good about square dancing and more. You can be a newcomer, arriving without a partner, and still have a good time.
utahcontra.org
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Tues. Mar. 25, 6p. Main City Library, 210 E 400 S. Free.
A seemingly unshakable friendship between
two Chinese opera stars gets put to the test in the face of war, a communist takeover, the Cultural Revolution and the intrusion of a woman who tempts both of them.
utahfilmcenter.org
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Wed. Mar. 26, 6:30p. Main City Library, 210 E 400 S. Free.
This award-winning documentary
follows New Mexico-based Michael Reynolds and his green disciples as they devote their time to advancing the art of "earthship biotecture": radically self-sufficient, off-the-grid buildings where design and function converge in eco-harmony.
There will be a panel discussion following the film. (Earthship Biotecture's founder, Michael Reynolds will be in Utah in April for an all-day conference.)
Sponsored by: Earthship Biotecture,
SLC Green and CATALYST.
Facebook Event Link
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Wed. Mar. 26, 7p. Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Center Campus Dr. Free.
A cinematic exploration of
New York City and the street photographers inspired by it.
utahfilmcenter.org
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Thurs. Mar. 27, 8-10a. Select Smith's Locations.
Coffee with a Cop is an opportunity for the public to meet with officers in a comfortable environment and talk about any subject ~ from crime trends to neighborhood nuisance issues, public safety management to how to join the team. (And hey, you can thank them, too.)
See website for specific locations:
slcpd.com.
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Fri. Mar. 28, 6:30-9:30p. The Leonardo, 209 E 500 S. $45.
Strawberries, champagne, and asparagus? Learn the science of how these and other sensual romantic foods are though to affect your brain, hormones and heart, creating sensations of love or lust.
Join Salt Bistro's Resident Chef de Cuisine Zanetta Jones for an evening of desire as we apply your knowledge with a tasting experience.
theleonardo.org.
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Mar. 27-Apr. 6, Th & Fr 8p, Sat 4p & 8p, Sun 2p. Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W 300 S. $20.
Three short plays in which Mormon women confront their culture.
planbtheatre.org.
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It's "Psychic Sensitivity Week" here on Planet Earth, so don't be surprised if skins, yours or others', feel more than a little thin. And because so many of us are already sore and bruised from what is best described as the unrelenting intensity of simply trying to get through the days, lots of us are sure to be more than a tad reactive. As you attempt to deal with this hypersensitivity-again, yours or others'-try to notice how often you fall into old attitudes as a way of defending yourself from being overwhelmed; not just overwhelmed by how much is happening around you, but also overwhelmed by how much personal growth is still necessary to ride these waves of change, skillfully...(read more).
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FREE TIX!
Robert Ellis and Wild Child at The State Room
Sun. Mar. 23, 8p. The State Room, 638 S State. $12.
Singer-songwriter Robert Ellis plays electric & acoustic guitar, blending country, bluegrass and folk. Wild Child is an Austin-based indie-rock band with a cellist.
thestateroom.com
Email sophie@catalystmagazine.net by Friday noon, March 21. Use "STATE ROOM" as the subject line. Please include your telephone number. |
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