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Dear friends and family,
The August CATALYST will be on the newsstands starting Saturday. We had a lot of fun putting this one together. I think you'll enjoy it, too.
Greta deJong
editor & publisher
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Event picks for
July 31 - August 6
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Granary Row
Fri., July 31 and Sat., August 1.
336 W 700 S
A pop-up street festival and community space featuring local musicians, food trucks retailers and a biergarten. (Weekly, through Aug. 22.)
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Fool's Gold album release party
Fri., July 31, 9pm
The State Room, 638 S. State. $15.
With Talia Keys (guitar, synth, bass, robot drum machine, drums, mouth drums) and Melahn Atkinson (sound & media). Funk, soul, reggae, rock.
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Workshop: Intimacy & Soulmates with John Gray
 University of Utah, Film & Media Arts Auditorium, 370 S. 1530 E. $25-100
Scientific advances since John Gray first wrote Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus finally give evidence that his theory about men and women is correct. He will share how to find everything you want in a loving relationship through a better under-standing of the differences between men and women, including how hormones and health affect relationships.
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JCC, 2 N Medical Dr.
Free.
A wide-ranging conversation with J Street Founder and President, Jeremy Ben-Ami re. the future of Israel and the two-state solution. Come to listen and learn. RSVP online at JStreet.org/Utah or email.
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Blue Sage Band @ Liberty Park
Mon., August 3, 6:45pm
On the front porch of the Chase Home Museum in Liberty Park, 600 E. 900 S. Free.
Local Americana band featuring banjo, twin fiddles and bass, the Blue Sage Band is a high energy acoustic ensemble specializing in bluegrass, folk, and western music. Enjoy the show for free in Liberty Park.
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Tuesday Harvest Market Opening
Tues., August 4, 4pm-dusk
Pioneer Park, 350 S. 300 W. Free.
Produce, craft beer garden, bocce ball tournament, free yoga.
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Bottle Your Brandywines
 Tues., August 4, 6-9pm Harmon's Cooking School 2nd floor of Harmons City Creek. 135 E. 100 S. $25. Preserve the freshness of summer by canning tomatoes to use all winter long! Using a water bath technique, we'll help you stop the fruits of your garden labor from slipping away.
To Register: WasatchGardens.org/
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Downwinders
Tues., August 4, 7pm
City Library, 210 E. 400 S. Free.
A work-in-progress screening with post film director Q & A. Chronicles the plight of the people living in the American southwest who were affected by nuclear bomb testing in Southern Nevada from 1951 through the 1990s.
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Burning Man Film Festival
Wed., August 5, 7-9:30pm
Brewvies Cinema Pub
677 S 200 W
$5. 21+
Experience the art, people and phenomenon.The evening will include documentary short and feature films, a round table discussion with Utah's Burning Man regional contacts, and unique local artwork presented by members of our Utah community. Experience it for yourself as the Burning Man Film Festival comes to Salt Lake City! |
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Twilight Concert Series ~ The Kills and Metz & Fictionist
Thurs., August 6, 6pm
Pioneer Park 350 S. 300 W. $10/$5adv.
The Kills are an indie rock band formed by American singer Alison Masshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince.
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Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival
 Thurs., August 6-10
Sugar House. $10 donation.
Multi-day performing arts festival in the heart of Sugar House, where artists from Salt Lake City and beyond come together to tell their stories. Four days. 50 artists. eight venues. 250 shows.
GreatSaltLakeFringe.org
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The erratic pace of recent weeks continues, but as the days and nights of this week unfold, certain tensions settle down. Don't misunderstand; we're still in the midst of several significant transitions, and nervous systems reflect the flux. But moods are moving away from confrontation as a way of spending excess energy. The impetus for personal freedom also persists, but this week it actually becomes more refined, if only because the motivation behind that drive toward independence is more grounded than it has been in a long while...( read more).
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