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Dear friends and family,
Last Thursday, CATALYST was honored with 15 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Utah chapter, Div. B, including 1st and 2nd place in Medical/Science Reporting, Business/ Consumer Reporting and Personality Profiles; 1st place in Education Reporting, General Feature and Best Cover; 2nd place in Arts & Entertain- ment and Best Newspaper; 3rd place for Series and Opinion; and two honorable mentions. Wow. It was an exciting night. Thank you, all!
Catch the last of the June CATALYST, left. For events this week, we're focusing bigtime on the Utah Arts Festival. See some of my picks, below.
Have a great weekend,
Greta deJong
editor & publisher
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Event picks for
June 25 - July 2
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Thurs.-Sun., June 25-28, noon-11pm
Location: City Library and Washington Squares (200 E. 400 S.)
Prices vary (best deal: 4-day festival pass, $35); children 12 & under, free. Note: cash only ~ no credit cards or checks. (ATMs available.)
TRAX: UTA is providing extended service throughout the festival. The last train leaves Library Square at 11:30pm. Parking: see parkingslc.com for the latest information and apps that help you park downtown. Bikes: Park for free at the Blue Sky Bike Lot, on 400 S. between State and 200 E; get $2 off festival entry. UBER: Present valid receipt, receive $2 off entry. New riders who use code ARTLIVESHERE receive up to $20 off first ride. Animals: no. Coolers: no. Alcohol: with valid i.d., even if you look old.
What you came for: Artist Marketplace: 164 visual artists
Performing arts: six major performing arts stages
Workshops & special events: plein air painters, performance art, visual art workshops & demonstrations, jazz commission, Mayor's Artist Awards, art & technology
Literary arts: story telling, poetry, comedy, competitions, workshops
Fear No Film: "All aspects of impulse, whether from the perspective of the filmmaker, the viewer, or of collective humanity are explored..."
Urban arts: live graffiti art, community mural project, sculpture
Festival for kids: Egyptian-themed art yard; music instrument petting zoo; make-and-take projects; wind tunnel; petting zoo
Music: Americana, bluegrass, classical, ethnic/world, folk, funk/hip hop, jazz, pop/rock, r&b/blues, vocal/choral
Dance: modern, ballet, improv, Bboy, Middle Eastern, children's
Full schedule: UAF.org
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2-5pm: Create a vision board of your goals and dreams with Cat Palmer; 6:30-7:15pm: Latin Roots Band; 7:30-8pm: Harold Carr & Flavia Cervino (lit arts); 8:15-8:45pm: Dusk Raps (funk/hip hop); 9:15-9:55pm: Fictionist (pop/rock); 9:55-11pm: Micky & the Motorcars (headliner)
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8am-4pm: IAMA Songwriter Academy; 9am-3pm: fused glass workshop; 2-5pm: Pysanky egg dyeing; 4:30-5:30pm Iron Pen writing workshop (followed by Wasatch Iron Pen Literary Marathon & Ultra Marathon, continuing through Sat., 5pm); 7-9pm: The Bee, True Stories from the Hive; 8-9pm: Utah Short Film of the Year Competition; 8:15-9pm: SLAPercussion; 10:30-11pm: Unity.
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Noon-3pm:
singer songwriter showcase;
1-2pm: steampunk historical fiction
(reading/performance); 2-5pm: make a 3d shadow box with Marcee Blackerby;
2:30-3:15pm: L'anarchiste; 3-7pm: plein air painters; 3-4pm: Annelyse Gelman (lit arts); 4:30-5pm: Free W
esleyan Church of Tonga Brass Band; 6-6:30pm: Sonik Beatbox; 6:45-7:45pm: Dance Commis-sion/Christopher Ruud; 9-9:45pm: John Gorka; 9:45-11pm: Royal Southern Brotherhood.
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Noon-1: MoFo ( aka Movement Forum); 2-5pm: glass mosaic workshop; 6-6:30pm: Green.house; 7-9pm: BBoy Federation; 8-9pm: Indie Slam Finals. 9:55-11pm: Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials.
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Tues., June 30, 7pm
Doors at 7pm, Finch Lane Gallery, 54 Finch Lane in Reservoir Park. Free.
Sandra Ence, an instructor at the Fashion Institute at Salt Lake Community College, believes everyone has creative potential. This is a hands-on class, so bring a journal to jot down ideas. Co-sponsored by the Salt Lake City Arts Council and the Utah Division of Arts & Museums.
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Wednesday, July 1, 7-8pm
Conservation Garden Park (8275 S. 1300 W., West Jordan); meet at Education Center.
Gorgeous waterwise yards are possible. On this small group tour you'll see examples of attractive waters gardens and learn how to increase the beauty and water savings of your own landscape. This tour occurs weekly, May-September. Register in advance: 801-256-4400.
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Prayers for Compassion
@ Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa
Thurs., July 2, 6:30pm
thru Sun., July 5, 2pm
Tibetan Buddhist Temple, 740 S. 300 W.
Generating continuous compassionate prayers (day and night) for the people of Nepal and collecting earthquake rebuilding funds for their teacher in Kathmandu.
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