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Event picks for
August 20 - August 27  
Twilight Concert Series: FLYING LOTUS w/ RUN THE JEWELS | HOUSE OF LEWIS
 
Thurs., August 20, 6-10 pm, gates @ 5  
Pioneer Park, 350 S 300 W  
$10/$5adv.  
 
Known as the "electronic Jimi Hendrix," Flying Lotus will take you from a mellow sway to face melting psychedelia in moments. Allow Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus to take you on a heavy ride of intense percussion of disparate sounds with acute control and energetic action. This will not be a show to miss. 

Film screening of Hot Type: 
150 Years of The Nation
 

Thurs.,
August 20, 7pm  
Salt Lake City Public Library, Main Library Auditorium 210 E 400 S; FREE 
 
 This documentary, directed by two-time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple, offers a vivid look at America's oldest continuously published weekly magazine. With unfettered access and unfiltered honesty, this film captures the day-to-day pressures and challenges of publishing a weekly magazine, as well as illuminating how the past continuously ripples through and shapes current events. It is the story of The Nation--and the nation-evolving into the future, as it is guided by its remarkable past.
 
 
Restorative Justice Day
 
Fri., August 21, 8:30am- 4pm  
Sorenson Unity Center, 1383 S 900 W; free. 
 
Learn about restorative justice as it relates to our community. Panel discussion features DA Sim Gill, Interim Police Chief Mike Brown, law student Amy Martz, and professor Cathleen Power. Breakout sessions and Salt Lake Peer Court mock hearings as well.  Sponsored by Salt Lake Peer Court.
 
  
Articles of Clothing: Artist Reception

Fri., August 21, 6-9pm 
Rio Grande Depot 
300 South Rio Grande St.
 
An exploration of our "second skin," which wraps the body in protection, mystery, symbolism and status. It is utilitarian and decorative, and can be both liberating and oppressive. Artists include Von Allen, Daniel Barney, Jennifer Barton, Gary Barton, Fidalis Buehler, Brian Christensen, Jen Harmon Allen, Joseph Ostraff and Sunny Taylor.
 
 
Sat., August 22, 10am 
Anderson-Foothill Library 
1135 S. 2100 E. Free.

Do you want more birds, bees, and butterflies in your life? Join the City Library and Wasatch Community Gardens for techniques and ideas to increase the diversity of organisms that call your garden home.
Utah Summer Dance Festival: 
Desert Rhythms
   
Sat., August 22, 
noon-9pm
Viridian Event Center 
8030 S 1825 W,
West Jordan. 
Free.
 
2nd Annual Summer Dance festival. Bellydance, Bollywood, zumba, hip hop. Mehndi tattoos, three live bands, workshops, food trucks, playground, shopping & more.
 
 
 
RDT presents Clair Porter/ Portables
Sat., August 22,  7:30pm
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center 
138 W 300 S. 
$20 
 
Claire Porter, a master of comedic movement monologues ("one of the wittiest in the business," NYT) presents five vignettes. 
 

OMunity Family Festival
 
Sat., Aug. 22, 11am-11pm
UAA Community Art Garden, 633 W 100 S
  
Twelves musical acts (acoustic & electronic) including DJ Dakini of Australia, dance & flow artists, workshops on synchronicity, sound therapy, medicinal mushrooms, more. 

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Tuesday Harvest Market 

Tues., August 25, 4pm-sunset Pioneer Park,
300 S 300 W

Way smaller than the Saturday market, located in the same place. Get your produce essentials here. Sponsored by the Downtown Alliance.
 
Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion America The Beautiful Tour 2015
 
Tues., Aug. 25, 7:30p
Red Butte Garden Amphitheater 
2155 Red Butte Canyon Rd. $44-59 

A Prairie Home Companion started as a live radio production in 1974 and featured comedy sketches, music, and Garrison Keillor's signature monologue, "The News from Lake Wobegon." Today, four million listeners on more than 600 public radio stations tune in to the show each week.
 
 
Protest at the Capitol:  
Gov. Herbert ~ Not In My Name
 
Tues., Aug. 25,
Utah State Capitol
350 N State St.
Time TBA; see website 
 
Let's unite in support of Planned Parenthood to protest Gov
. Gary Herbert's recent action to defund this vital program. Bring friends! Bring posters! Be heard. Women, men, and families are welcome in this peaceful protest to defend our voice and our choice!  
 
 
International Cat Video Festival

Tues., Aug. 25, 7pm 
Main City Library (auditorium) 210 E 400 S
FREE 

Conceived by the Walker Art Center in 2012 as part of their outdoor screening series, this experiment attracted over 10,000 attendees the first year and is still going strong. Presented in partnership with the Utah Animal Adoption Center.
 
"History Speaks" lecture:
From Marginalized Worker to Martyr: Joe Hill, the IWW and Utah,
1915-2015

Tues., Aug. 25, 5:30-7pm
Park City Museum, 
528 Main St., Park City
FREE

On November 19, 1915, Joe Hill, an organizer, songwriter and cartoonist for the radical Industrial Workers of the World, was executed for the murder of a Salt Lake City grocer and his son. Historian John Sillito will tell us how Hill went from being a marginalized worker to a labor martyr. He will explore the tension between radicalism and mainstream views in the early twentieth century. 

 
Brigham Young Historic Park, 
50 N State St 
 
 
 Brigham Young Historic Park, 50 N State St.
Learn about new and improved trees for residential landscape use. Free parking on the northwest corner of State St. and N. Temple, if you're not a bicyclist. In case of inclement weather, the talk will be held in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building (15 East South Temple, Floor 10). Presented by the USU Extension.
 
 
Guest Writer Series: 
Grad students read
 
Thursday, Aug. 27, 7-8pm
Finch Lane Gallery, 54 Finch Lane 
Free 

The Salt Lake City Arts Council co-sponsors the Guest Writers Series with the University of Utah Department of English and Creative Writing Program. This monthly series brings in contemporary writers from across the country. The public readings in the Finch Lane Gallery are followed by a reception for meeting the writers. The 21st annual Guest Writer Series kicks off with readings by returning University of Utah graduate students in the creative writing program. 
 
 
AFLA Conscious Composting Workshop by The Green Urban Lunch Box
 
Thur., Aug. 27, 6-8pm
Centro Civico Mexicano, 
155 S 600 S
 
Using methods mastered by genius Dr. Elaine Ingham (soilfoodweb.com), Shawn Peterson of SLC's Green Urban Lunch Box will show us how easy and amazing proper composting can be. Composting is one of the few key elements of healthy soil and, if used on a large scale, could quite literally halt the progress of global warming and desertification. (See http://bit.ly/RGW-CU.) The Community Hope Garden at Centro Civico Mexicano is a project of Artists For Local Agriculture (AFLA).


 
Blog Updates 
 
Ralfee's mom died a few days ago, so there is no column this week. We send her much love at this challenging time.