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Dear friends & family,
On my first visit to Spain, these are some things I noticed:
The roads are crowded with taxis, buses, Fiat-sized cars and many more motorcycles. There are lots of small dogs in the city, and they are always smiling.
Outside the city, one passes fields of windmill and solar panels. The soil is red, like our own southern soil. But out of it grow miles of olive trees, avocado trees, artichokes, citrus and grapes, thanks to the Mediterranean climate.
A fair number of people still smoke cigarettes. Wine is available at a certain McDonald's in Madrid. In bull fights, the bull always loses.
In the evenings of the week before Easter, the streets are taken over by processions: Drumming and horn music in minor keys, life-sized statues of Christ & the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers, gilt, incense and candles; penitants dressed in what looks like the costume of America's KKK -- the parades wind slowly up and down the streets till the wee hours.
Amazing architecture can lift the soul.
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Here are my picks for this week. Films, lectures, food, music, dance, conversations. Enjoy. And thanks for reading the CATALYST Weekly Reader!
Greta Belanger deJong
Editor & publisher
P.S.: Reader Rewards is back!
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Event picks for
April 24 - May 1
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Thurs. Apr. 24, 6:30-9:30p. Park City Library, 1255 Park Ave. $5-$10.
Thirteen short (2-27 min.) environmental and adventure films.
Facebook Event Link.
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Apr. 24-25, doors open 6p, performances 9p-2a. Salt Lake Photo Collective, 561 W 200 S. Free.
Most museums are experiences of Somebodies-their gifts, but also the politics that got them there.
This project-a collective of "dancers, historians, students, writers, policymakers, educators, filmmakers, musicians, activists, lollygaggers and shake-em-uppers"-explores what creativity means, how it's measured and who has access to it. The result of a think tank about creativity for the U of U's Honors College this year, Museum of Nobody investigates the hidden creativity in our community.
museumofnobody.com.
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Apr. 24-26, 7:30p. Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W 300 S. $35.
A dynamic integration of media and performance between New York-based choreographer Doug Varone and University of Utah professor Ellen Bromberg.
ririewoodbury.com
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Sat. Apr. 26, 9a-12p. Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way. $10 (general garden admission).
Bring your binoculars and take a morning walk when the garden is full of wildlife activity.You are likely to spot western tanagers, downy woodpeckers, American gold finches and more. This event is intended for adults.
Pre-registration required. See link below:
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Sat. Apr. 26, 6-9p. Cantu's Culinary Creations, 2163 S Richards St (55 W). Suggested donation of $15-25.
It's in the kitchen so you can see where the culinary magic takes place and the skills that Daniel Cantu brings to home delivery and catering. (Daniel catered the CATALYST 100 gala last year.)
cantuscatering.com
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Sat. Apr. 26, 6p. Inner Light Center, 4408 S 500 E. $10 suggested donation.
A screening of the film essay that surveys a broad spectrum of spiritual practices including Christian, Native American, Buddhism, and creating art. Produced and directed by U of U department of film and media arts associate professor Paul Larsen. A discussion with Paul will follow the screening.
innerlightcenter.net .
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Tues. Apr. 29, 6-9p. Schneider Auto Karosserie Body & Paint, 1180 S 400 W. $5-$10 donation.
People interested in sustainability gather monthly. Live music from Bullets & Belles, appetizers, beverages from Uinta Brewing. Hear presentations and pick up a copy of this year's ReDirect Guide.
greendrinks.org
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Tues. Apr. 29, 7-9p. First Unitarian Church, 569 S 1300 E. Free.
Garvin Jabusch, a nationally recognized advisor in green investing, says we can all support the necessary transition toward a sustainable global economy (and thereby a sustainable planet). He will describe how we can align investment capital with a civilization that can thrive in harmony with the ecosystems that support it.
Cosponsored by Environmental Ministry and the Sierra Club, Utah Chapter.
utah.sierraclub.org
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Tues. Apr. 29, 7p. Main CIty Library, 210 E 400 S. Free.
Winning awards around the world, this documentary explores myriad reasons for colony collapse disorder and the role of bees in our lives.
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Thurs. May 1, 7:15a-4p. Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W 3100 S. $95/65 students.
Keynote speaker Doug Borwick, author and editor of Building Communities, Not Audiences: The Future of the Arts in the US,
will discuss hot topics in the arts industry such as the developments of business models that will aid in the survival of the arts.
See website for conference schedule.
heritage.utah.gov.
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Wed Apr. 30, 7p. Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Dr. Free.
North Korea's film industry is a vital tool in the regime's vast propaganda machinery. A documentary that will take you on a journey as foreign filmmakers enter into the country's only film school - an elite institution where young talents are trained to create works that will not only entertain, but help shape the psyche of an entire nation.
utahfilmcenter.org.
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Thurs. May 1, 8p.
Garage on Beck, 199 Beck St. $15
donation for Weber State University Stewardship Award.
Weber State University's Dr. Forrest Crawford Scholarship Award benefit featuring The Rockin' Jukes and Legendary Joe McQueen Quartet. Silent auction and food.
garageonbeck.com
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May 2-3, 8p. Abravenal Hall, 123 W South Temple. $18-$350.
Join guest conductor Jack Everly and the Utah Symphony as they transport you back to the 1960s in a musical celebration of the Baby Boom generation. Featuring songs of the Beach Boys, Fankie Vallie, The Beatles, and some classic television themes.
utahsymphony.org.
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This is "it"-we're here, finally, at the crisis point in the current series of Uranus/Pluto squares, a fractious cycle that began in June of 2012 and continues through March 2015. This week, the fifth exact square forms the foundation of a Cardinal Grand Cross, a configuration that ups the ante on local as well as global intensity (as if that's possible) and brings "things"-in all those places of tumult and turmoil, personal as well as collective, to a head...(read more).
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Ririe-Woodbury's Accelerate
We have tickets to give away for Friday and Saturday performances of Ririe-Woodbury's Accelerate (see above). Email Sophie@CatalystMagazine.net by 10am Friday. Subject: ACCELERATE. Please include tel. # and if you have a preferred night..
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