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Event picks for
Mar. 13 - Mar. 19
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Friday, Mar. 13, 7-9p. UMOCA, 20 S West Temple.
UMOCA artist-in-residence Tatiana Larsen's works were inspired by chance encounters, subsequent conversations and interviews. They show how the exchange of ideas, narratives and knowledge can transform a simple conversation into a collective experience.
Also: Admiral Potato and Adam Heath collaborate to headline the final installment of UMOCA's ongoing exhibition, .gif Shop. The series re-imagines the .gif as a form of visual communication and contemporary art.
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Friday, Mar. 13, 7p. The King's English Bookshop, 1511 E 1500 S. Free.
Reading & signing at The King's English Bookshop:
Raised as an Orthodox Jew, Jacob Paul left the faith at age 18. He wrote fiction. He also worked in finance, "the steel mills of NYC," and had an office in the World Trade Center. On 9/11/2001, in a stairwell, he had an epiphany that would define the crises of all his future fictional characters: "that visceral moment of disbelief and fear, the refusal to acknowledge that... the voice of authority, the word of God ~ cannot offer protection." Tonight is the soft launch of his latest novel.
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Saturday, Mar. 14, 7a. Two Arrows Zen at Artspace, 230 S 500 W. $25-$60
For beginners, learn about meditation in a supportive atmosphere. For people familiar with the practice, a Day of Zen will provide an environment conducive to deepening that practice. (Meditation in a chair is acceptable.)
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Saturday, Mar. 14, 10a-2p. Rio Grande Depot, 300 S Rio Grande.
Buy and eat these now! winter squash, pumpkins, onions, lettuce, kohlrabi, carrots, cucumbers, spinach, turnips, kale, chard, shallots, garlic, potatoes, micro greens, cabbage, radish, herbs and beets. Other farm-fresh goods and meats: grass-fed beef, pork and lamb, eggs, honey, walnuts and dairy. Also: Our beloved Crumb Brothers will cease to exist by month's end. Come say goodbye and buy some yummy bread and pastries.
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Saturday, Mar. 14, 9p.
Urban Lounge. 241 S. 500 E. Free.
A night of house and techno dance music along with, of course, vibes from space. DJs: Better Homes & Gardens, Eights Everywhere, Red Spectral, Epace.
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Mar. 16-17, 8a-4:30p.
Marriott Library, 295 S 1500 E.
The National Institute of Health has predicted that all health care providers will be versed in Integrative Health modalities by the year 2020. The U of U is responding to the burgeoning science driving interest in this field. Hear the latest evidence-based research and support for Integrative Health practices. This conference is for integrative as well as conventional healthcare professionals, educators, students and anyone else interested in learning about an integrative approach to healthcare and treatment.
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Wednesday, Mar. 18, 7p.
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center 138 W 300 S. Free.
When author Jon Krakauer stumbled upon a closed polygamist community in Utah in 1999, private investigator Sam Brower (whose 2011 book shares the film's name) was already investigating the sect, known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). This film delves into the world that they both discovered, and features gripping first-person accounts from former members and descendants of FLDS leadership.
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Wednesday, Mar. 18, 6:30p.
Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center, 2 North Medical Dr.
Local booksellers Betsy Burton of The King's English, Ken Sanders of Ken Sanders Rare Books, and Catherine Weller of Weller Book Works discuss the writing of Terry Tempest Williams, Wallace Stegner and Edward Abbey ~ and how these authors helped define the literary landscape of the Colorado Plateau.
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March 19, 20 & 21, 9-8p.
Dave's Health & Nutrition: SLC: 880 E. 3900 S., 801.268.3000; also West Jordan: 1817 W. 9000 S. 801.446.0499.
Dave's is celebrating 20 years as a primo place to buy high-quality vitamins and supplements, including formulations by owner David Card himself, certificated homeopath, master herbalist and nutritionist. 10-75% off everything plus vendor demos, hourly prize drawings and snacks.
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Red Butte Garden is looking for volunteers to work with kids (kindergarten - 6th grade) this summer. Volunteers themselves will learn all about botany and ecology. You can attend a training session on March 25 or 26. |
About 45,000 refugees from all over the world live in the Salt Lake Valley. The Refugee Family Mentorship program offers an opportunity for residents to connect with and support the refugee families living in the community. Mentoring includes areas such as education, health care and finance, accessing local services and resources and helping form new community connections. Salt Lake City is working with the Utah Refugee Services Office (RSO) to identify refugee families who would like to participate in the program.
Interested in being a mentor? Attend a short training session, March 19 at 6 p.m. Both individuals and families are encouraged to volunteer in the program.
RSVP to Amanda Anderson:
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Want to party in a park? Salt Lake City park pavilions may be reserved in these parks: Fairmont, Jordan, Liberty, Lindsey Gardens, Poplar Grove, Riverside, Sherwood, Sunnyside, Washington and Westpointe. Pavilions are available from Monday, April 13 through Sunday, October 11, 2015.
Pavilions in Salt Lake City cost $43 ($52 for non-residents). Half-day (8 a.m.-2 p.m. or 3 p.m.-10 p.m.) prices are available for Liberty Park and Washington Park (Parley's Canyon) pavilions.
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Nervous systems are likely to grow increasingly twitchy this week, as Uranus and Pluto form their seventh and final square on March 16, turning up the heat on the caldron of change-personal and collective-and bringing it to a roiling boil. We've been in the unrelenting grip of this fractious interaction since spring 2012, and so much has shifted during the last three years that it's impossible to deem any one event as emblematic of the entire cycle or to deem this last contact as the most significant...( read more).
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