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Dear friends and family,
1. Usually this is a short list of my picks for the week ahead, with images and details. However, this time I gave you many more choices, more concisely presented. Just reading this list makes me happy. Let me know which format you prefer.
2. The Parliament of World Religions, which will be held in SLC October 15-19, just announced that Jane Goodall will also be a speaker, joining His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Karen Armstrong, Vandana Shiva, Arun Gandhi, Robert Thurman, Marianne Williamson, Terry Tempest Williams, Krista Tippett, Michael Beckwith, Jean Shinoda Bolen and more. If you haven't signed up yet ~ the Parliament is offering a 35% discount to CATALYST readers at this time. See details, left column. This is seriously starting to look like the international Olympics of psychospirituality. What an exciting privilege it will be to be present! We encourage you to join us. 3. We are all safely returned from Burning Man ~ John deJong, Sophie Silverstone, Alice Toler, Dennis Hinkamp, myself and additional occasional CATALYST contributors. Big, deep dust; compelling art; great encounters and conversations with old friends and new, from all over the planet; best and worst music; working and playing hard; excellent exercise. We arrive home with new connections, ideas and perspectives.
Greta Belanger deJong
editor & publisher, CATALYST
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Event picks for
September 17-24
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Thursday, Sept 17
Wasatch Community Gardens
Volunteer Orientation
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
RawBeans Coffee House & Drive-thru
611 South West Temple [email protected]-----Volunteer Orientation: Bird Docents5:30 pm - 7:00 pmHawkWatch International 2240 South 900 East
@ Red Lotus School of Movement
6:15 pm
Red Lotus School of Movement
740 South 300 West.
Free.
Main Library Auditorium
210 East 400 South
Free.
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Tony Furtado presented by IAMA @ The State Room
8:00 pm/doors @ 7:00 pm
The State Room
638 South State Street
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Friday, September 18
Friends of Great Salt Lake's Second Annual Alfred Lambourne Prizes for visual arts, literary arts, sound/music and movement/dance.
6:00 pm
Eccles Art Gallery, South Campus,
Salt Lake Community College,
Bands, art, DJs, exhibits, design, architecture, food carts, spread across much of the upper 2nd and 2nd block and Edison St.
Free. 21+
Get on list for private parties. Link to Facebook Page---- A Silver Bullet for Climate Change7:30pm First Unitarian Church, Eliot Hall 569 S. 1300 E. Salt Lake City Learn how a Carbon Tax and Dividend returned to all households could level the playing field for renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions by 50% while keeping the economy stable. -----Book launch for My Father, Alberto Misrachi by Tina Misrachi Martin
7:00 pm
The King's English Bookshop
1511 S 1500 E
Tina Martin grew up in a house full of artists, playwrights and intellectuals, including Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Salvador Novo and Frida Kahlo, who was her godmother. In this book she brings to life one of the most fascinating chapters in Mexico's history.
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Dance Into Your Weekend
7:00-9:00pm
RemedyWave Studio,
300 West 403 North
$15
http://www.5RMT.com/-----Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin & The Guilty Ones w/ Dead Rock West @ The State Room9:00 pm - 12:00 am
also Saturday night
The State Room
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Free Yoga in the Park Series
10:00 amLiberty Park, 900 S at 600 E
Open to everyone of all ages and skill level.
Gather just north of the big hill.
-----Samba Fogo's Malandro (male-style) Samba Workshop2:00-3:30 pmSalt Lake City Arts Hub,
663 W 100 S
$12 drop-in rate.
Farms, Food, Crafts.
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Pioneer Park
350 S 300 W
with Michelle Nicolo Prentice
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dave's Health & Nutrition
880 East 3900 South
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The British Passion for Landscape
@ UMFA
10:00 am-5:00 pm
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
410 Campus Center Drive,
University of Utah
Free every 3rd Saturday
Amazing Avian Evolution Opening
@ the Natural History Museum
10:00 am- 5:00 pm
Natural History Museum of Utah,
301 Wakara Way, University of Utah
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Pigeons
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Natural History Museum of Utah
301 Wakara Way, University of UtahConduct your own digital pigeon-breeding experiments. Examine a rare, first-edition copy of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Immerse yourself in the diversity of pigeons with beautiful, large scale images. Transform yourself into a pigeon as your try on fanciful costumes. Free with admission to Birds Of Paradise. -----2015 Rumi Festival: a gathering of poetry, art, music and contemplation2:00 pm - 4:00 pmAnderson Foothill Library 1
135 S. 2100 E.
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29th Annual India Fest -
Pageant of the Ramayana
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Krishna Temple.
311 West 8500 South, Spanish Fork
Plenty of free parking. Seating will be on grass; if you like, bring a blanket.
$3/$1 children
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Eat Local Week Finale -
Harmons City Center
6:00 pm
Harmons City Creek
135 East 100 South
Sample some of the hundreds of local products that cannot be found in any other grocery store, including cheeses from eight different local cheese makers, salts, chocolate, soaps, pickles, vinegars, beers and more. Also included is a Beer and Wine Garden featuring locally produced wines, beers, and spirits as well as an appetizer and dessert buffet, prepared by their four executive cooking school chefs using local products.
Music, dancing, and a good time! Event is free, food starts at $5.
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Third Saturday Contra Dance
7:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Montessori Community School
2416 East 1700 SouthLive music. All dances are taught and called. Come alone or with a partner. First-time dancers welcome. -----
Festa Italiana SLCnoon-7pm
also Sun., Sept 20, noon-7pm
400 West and 300 S
(across from Pioneer Park)Local Italian restaurants, live entertainment, beer, Italian wine, art.Free admission.-----
Sugar House Fall Pub Crawlnoon-5:00pm
Live music by Color Animal on SH Monument Plaza 4:30-6:30pm.
UBER and SLC Bike Taxi will be available.
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Utah's Got Dance8:00pmDraper Amphitheater,
944 Vestry Rd., DraperSee dance teams and companies from every college or university in Utah as well as independent companies and teams, high schools, studios and soloists
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Wine and Cheese Party
@ the Bayou for Crossroads Urban Center1:00 pm - 4:00 pmBayou, 645 State StreetCrossroads is home to one of Utah's busiest emergency food pantries. The organization supports advocacy projects that address different poverty related issues such as affordable housing, utility rates and vision/dental care for Medicaid recipients. Crossroads also provides education and information to local, state and federal officials on issues that directly impact low-income people, the disabled and minorities.$20To purchase tickets, go to
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Joe Hill Centennial Discussion
7:00 pm
Ken Sanders Rare Books
268 S. 200 E.
Join in a conversation on IWW labor leader, Joe Hill, and his life and times, including his execution in Utah 100 years ago. Presentations by prominent local attorney Ron Yengich, attorney and author of Pie in the Sky Kenneth Lougee and historian John Sillito.
Followed by a panel discussion and Q&A
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Biochar:
A new idea for sustainable soil fertility.
6:30-7:30pm.
Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way
Free.
Presented by Britney Hunter, USU Extension Assistant Professor of Horticulture.
Biochar is wood that has been pyrolized or burned to resemble charcoal. Pyrolysis turns wood that would have been wasted into a soil amendment with water and nutrient retention properties. Biochar was discovered in soils where ancient civilizations lived near the Amazon, creating the richest soils imaginable. This class will answer all your questions on this cutting-edge soil amendment and will also discuss biochar basics, including how biochar affects plant growth and soil health and biochar's potential benefits for Utah's gardens, farms, and forests.
Contact USU Extension Salt Lake County
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Tueday September 22
Tuesday Farmers Market
4:00 pm
Pioneer Park,
350 South 300 West
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Best of the Last6:00 pm - 9:00 pmHarmons City Creek Cooking School
135 East 100 South
How to create giftable jars to share with friends over the holidays using a water bath canning technique.
$25.
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Wasatch Jazz Project: Big Band Tuesdays @ The Gallivan7:00 pm Gallivan Center 239 South Main Street Free dance lessons @ 7pm, music 7:30-9:30pm. --------------
Leilani Munter: Trailblazers of Clean Energy Lecture Series7:00 - 8:00 pmS.J. Quinney College of Law
332 South 1400 East, University of Utah Leilani Münter is ranked one of the top 10 female race car drivers in the world. Her motto is, "Life is short. Race hard. Live Green." Also dubbed the #1 eco-athlete in the world, Münter is a star of the Sundance Film, "Racing Extinction." This fearless NASCAR driver is working to bring 75 million racing fans over to the "green side." Leilani Münter: A Vegan Hippie Chick With a Racecar: Youtube Video
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Wednesday September 23
City Art readings: David Pace (Dream House on Golan Drive) & Rob Carney (88 Maps)
7:00pm
Salt Lake City Public Library
210 E 400 S
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AFLA Presents: The Equinox Barnraiser with Folk Hogan and Vinyl Tapestries
7p-1am
Artists for Local Agriculture,
633 W 100 S
Raising awareness and funds for the new Permaculture Neighborhood Hubs coming next spring.
With live art by Sketch Cabaret. Catering by Zest Kitchen and Bar. Featuring local brewery Shades of Pale.
Link to Facebook Page
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HEAL Community Night: Curbing Pollution From Utah's Biggest Industries
7:00pm
SLC Public Library,
210 E 400 S
Join representatives of HEAL Utah, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment and Western Resources Advocates and learn about the air quality rules that we will formally present to Utah officials in October. In order to improve Utah's poor air quality, we must ask more from each sector -- vehicles, buildings AND industry.
Link to Facebook Event
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Thursday September 24
Science Unwrapped:
Are Beavers Friends or Foes?
 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmSwaner Preserve and EcoCenter
1258 Center Drive, Park City
Joe Wheaton, Utah State University biologist, will present the pros and cons of coexisting with beavers. After the presentation, explore the scientific principles discussed with hands-on experiments and activities.
Families and children are welcome, and please note that registration is required to attend.
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The Nation 150th Anniversary Speaker Series: John Nichols
7:00 pm
Salt Lake City Public Library, Main Library Auditorium 210 East 400 South TOPIC: Money in Politics. Free. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Register at http://www.slcpl.org/thenation ----- 7th Annual Melon Nights Sustainable Living Art and Music Festival.(through Sept 28) Jenk Star Ranch, 230 Corral Reef Road Utah's only 100% sustainably run music festival. Bring your kids to Coyote camp, 12 and under are free. Dog passes available. This year we will be learning the ins and outs of our new composting toilets that have recently been approved by the Utah health dept. Solar-powered DJ lineup includes illoom, Better Homes & Gardens, Xzentradi, Syn.aesthetic, Lauren Heart, Soltan, Cuddleboy, Carla Eco, Crystal Rose, Vinyl Tapestry, Eights Everywhere, Mattone. The Jenk Star Ranch is the home of the Jenkstars and Solar Saucer Cosmonauts. www.jenkstars.com-----Tumbleweed Wanderers w/ David Williams @ The State Room8:00 pm Doors 7:00 pm The State Room, 638 South State Street TheStateRoom.com
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It's a busy week of planetary transitions, and as terrestrial life often reflects celestial activity, the routines of daily life take on the hustle and bustle of the sky. Dreams and visions, sleeping or waking, reflect myriad desires, some practical, some reasonable. Expect some of what happens, internal or external, to stretch the boundaries of imagination-it's as if information from other dimensions infiltrates normal awareness. Don't be surprised if you're questioning third dimensional reality and leaning toward the idea that a greater sense of things might be found multidimensionally...( read more).
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