Utah Cultural Alliance E-Newsletter
March 31, 2008
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Dear Colleagues,
In this issue you will find:
* Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) Babcock Performing Readers Presents April 10, 2008 "University Wits"<#wits>
2) Musical of Musical Lives Again! Fundraises Again! <#again>
3) Beowulf Recreated <#beowulf>
4) Stefon Harris Sextet <#sextet>
5) The Now Playing Utah website is up and running! <#now>
6) The SLC Film Center is proud to present the SLC Premiere of Kick Like A
Girl <#girl>
7) Sundance Institute Documentary Film Series Presents Preview Of Work In
Progress <#rare>
8) "The Continuing Quest for Social Justice-40 Years Later" Community
Discussion <#justice>
9) David Ivers to Direct Cyrano de Bergerac at the Utah Shakespearean
Festival <#ivers>
10) Ballet West Holds Second Annual Short Film Contest <#ballet>
11) The 2008 Madeleine Festival opens Sunday, April 6 at 8 pm. <#madeleini>
12) The Utah symphony and Keith Lockhart Welcome Violinist James Ehnes<#james>
13) Utah Residents Receive Funds To Teach Traditional Arts <#tradition>**
14) UTAH ARTS Council Announces Poetry Out Loud State Finals <#loud>
15) Springville Museum of Art <#musesum>
16) In honor of Clark Planetarium's 5th anniversary <#anniversary>
*Articles Of Interest <#article> *
*Resources <#resource>*
*Submission Guidelines <#guidelines>*
*Acknowledgments <#acknowledge>*
*Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) *Babcock Performing Readers Presents April 10, 2008 "University Wits"*
Directed by Dr. Ron Frederickson
"University Wits," by Jack Raymond is a brilliant mental romp of a play that
dares to imagine the very first meeting of a 25 year-old Will Shakespeare
barely arrived in London, with eight ego-centered, wary, awestruck, often
envious contemporaries of razor-sharp wit, including the likes of
Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Kyd, and Robert Greene. Don't miss the verbal
fireworks at the Dying Swan Tavern in 1589.
Thursday, April 10, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
University of Utah
Union Building
Little Theatre
Parking is free after 6:00 p.m. in the visitor lot east of the Union
Building. Take a ticket at entry gate. Obtain a validation sticker at the
performance or the main desk.
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2)* **Musical of Musical Lives Again! Fundraises Again!*
Production Selected for presentation at the Kennedy Center
Who: Weber State University Department of Performing Arts
What: The Musical of Musicals: The Musical
When: Friday, April 11 - 9:00 pm
Saturday, April 12 - 2:00 and 9:00 pm
Where: Eccles Theater, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing
Arts.
Tickets: Fundraiser price: $15/$10, Dee Events Center tickets:
1-800-WSU-TIKS
very limited seating!
Weber State University Department of Performing Arts presents "The Musical
of Musicals: The Musical," directed by Jim Christian, April 11 at 9:00 pm
and April 12 at 2:00 and 9:00 pm in the Eccles Theater, Val A. Browning
Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $15/$10 for this fundraising
event. No comp tickets are extended for this event. Funds raised will help
to send the production to the 2008 ACTF National Festival for performance
April 18th in the Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
In addition, a lecture by director Jim Christian,"Musical Theatre History
101," will be presented at 7:30 in BC113 on Saturday, April 12. This is a
free event and open to the public.
Although the entire production will be presented in the Eccles Center, only
two of the four sections will be presented at a special event. The two
scenes are those styled after Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd and Company)
and Kander and Ebb (Chicago and Cabaret)
The "play," consisting of four musical theatre parodies on a single theme,
are the work of Eric Rockwell (music, book) and Joanne Bogart (lyrics,
book). It is full of one-liners, puns and other jokes that are specifically
based on the styles of five influential musical theatre creators: Rodgers
and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Kander and Ebb. Rockwell skillfully manages to capture the distinctive
sounds of the five composers, and plays around with familiar melodies
without ever being exact copies.
For more information about this production, contact Jim Christian, 626-6992
or
jchristian@???
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3) *Beowulf Recreated*
WHO: Weber State University Department of Performing Arts
WHAT: DVD: Beowulf: the Epic in Performance by Benjamin Bagby,
voice and Anglo-Saxon Harp
WHERE: hetzel-Hoellein (Special Collections), WSU Stewart Library
WHEN: Thursday, 3 April 2008 - 1:00 pm
Weber State University Department of Performing Arts, in conjunction with
the community wide program Weber Reads! presents a DVD, "Beowulf: the Epic
in Performance by Benjamin Bagby, voice and Anglo-Saxon Harp," at 1:00 pm
Thursday, April 3, in the Hetzel-Hoellein Room (Special Collections), WSU
Stewart Library. This is a free performance and open to the public.
In this remarkable one-man tour de force, Bagby, accompanying himself on an
Anglo Saxon harp, delivers this gripping tale — in the original Old English
— as it could have been experienced more than 1000 years ago. This is a
performance which will speak to many: lovers of Beowulf and oral epic, early
music enthusiasts, Tolkien fans, medievalists, and anyone searching for
virtuoso storytelling, great theater, or a glimpse into the fascinating
beginnings of the English language.
The Poem: Beowulf
The untitled Anglo-Saxon epic poem known as "Beowulf" survives in a single
manuscript source dating from the early eleventh century (British Library,
Cotton Vitellius A. XV).
Although scholars do not agree on the dating of the poem – theories range
between the sixth century and the date of the manuscript – it is clear that
the story has its roots in the art of the scop ('creator'), the bardic
story-teller and reciter at formal and informal gatherings, whose services
were essential to the fabric of tribal society in early medieval England.
The scop would re-tell the story of Beowulf, in song and speech, perhaps
accompanying himself on a six-stringed harp (this we know from contemporary
accounts, although musical notation was superfluous and only remnants of
instruments have survived). His courtly audience was attuned to the finest
details of sound and meaning, metre and rhyme, timing and mood. The
performance – which, for the whole epic, might last between five and six
hours – would never be exactly the same twice, as the 'singer of tales'
subtly varied the use of poetic formulæ to shape his unique version of the
story.
The central dilemma of any attempt to re-vocalise a medieval text as living
art is based
on the fact that a written source can only represent one version (and
possibly not the best version) of a text from a fluid oral tradition. The
impetus to make this attempt has come from many directions: from the power
of those bardic traditions, mostly non-European, which still survive intact;
from the work of instrument-makers who have made thoughtful renderings of
seventh-century Germanic harps; and from those scholars who have shown an
active interest in the problems of turning written words back into an oral
poetry meant to be absorbed through the ear/spirit, rather than eye/brain.
But the principal impetus comes from the language of the poem itself, which
has a chilling, magical power that no modern translation can approximate.
More info at
http://www.bagbybeowulf.com/index.html For more information
about Weber Reads! see weberpl.org <
http://www.weberpl.org> or contact
Kathryn MacKay, kmackay@??? or 626-6782
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4) *Stefon Harris Sextet*
Where: Grand Theatre, located on the South City Campus of
Salt Lake Community College – 1575 South State Street.
Please note – this show has been moved from the Sheraton City Center.
When: Monday, April 7, 2008, at 7:30PM.
How Much: $25. Tickets available at Holladay Pharmacy. Student
discount tickets are available with valid student I.D.
Presented By: GAM Foundation/Jazz SLC/Jazz at the Sheraton
www.jazzslc.com
Press Contact: 801-278-0411: Gordon Hanks, GAM Foundation Co-Founder
Stefon Harris Info:
www.stefonharris.com
The GAM Foundation presents the Stefon Harris Sextet Monday, April 7, 2008,
at 7:30PM in the Grand Theatre, located on the South City Campus of Salt
Lake Community College at 1575 South State Street. This performance was
originally schedule to take place at the Sheraton City Center but has been
moved to the Grand Theatre.
Vibraphone player, Stefon Harris' passionate artistry, energetic stage
presence, and astonishing virtuosity have propelled him into the forefront
of the current jazz scene. Widely recognized and lauded by both his peers
and jazz critics alike, he is committed to both exploring the rich potential
of jazz composition and blazing new trails on the vibraphone. The
vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp, or simply the vibes, is a
musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family. It is
similar in appearance to the xylophone and marimba, but the vibraphone uses
aluminum bars instead of wooden bars. The vibraphone also has a sustain
pedal similar to that used on a piano. When the pedal is up, the bars are
all damped and the sound of each bar is quite short; with the pedal down,
the notes will sound for several seconds.
An active educator Mr. Harris conducts over 100 clinics and lectures
annually at schools and universities throughout the country. In addition, he
has been an active member of the Executive Board of Directors for Chamber
Music America.
The GAM Foundation is sponsored in part by the Zoo, Arts and Parks program.
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5) *The Now Playing Utah website is up and running!*
We are still in the "soft" launch period but please check it out at
www.nowplayingutah.com This is the marketing and calendaring system we were
able to fund with digitization funding provided by the State Legislature and
in collaboration with SL County ZAP and the Salt Lake Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
It has been two years in the works to get this far. We look forward to
increasing attendance at arts and cultural events statewide as the word
spreads.
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6) *The SLC Film Center is proud to present the Salt Lake City Premiere of
Kick Like A Girl*
Directed by local filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie
This honest, humorous and poignant film presents one of life's most critical
contemporary dilemmas: how can we create equal opportunities for boys and
girls on and off the playing fields? This feel good spunky film narrated by
8 year old, self proclaimed "soccer girl" Lizzie Loughridge reminds us that
reaching one's athletic potential and being as good as you can be means as
much to girls as it does to boys.
The SLC Film Center presented the film as a work in progress last May which
garnered tremendous support and feedback from the community to make this
film.
In the spirit of rooting for the home team and the time honored adage that
"it doesn't matter whether you win or lose, but how you play the game" please
join the SLC Film Center, AYSO, and the board of Firebirds Soccer for the
"Kick Off" of the local spring soccer season on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.
at Rowland Hall St. Mark's Larimer Center Theatre (820 South, 10th East).
The screening of Kick Like A Girl will be followed by a discussion with the
director, producer, and local youth soccer players.
Refreshments will be served and copies of the film will be available for
purchase.
WHAT: Salt Lake City Premiere of KICK LIKE A GIRL
WHO: Director Jenny Mackenzie, Producer Jennifer Jordan and local
youth soccer players
WHEN: 7:30pm Friday, March 28, 2008
WHERE: Rowland Hall St. Mark's Larimer Center Theatre, 820 S 10th E, SLC
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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7) *Sundance Institute Documentary Film Series Presents Rare Preview Of Work
In Progress On April 2*
WHATEVER IT TAKES Profiles High School Principal Who Gave New Life to South
Bronx Students
Filmmaker, Principal and Students to Discuss the Documentary with Audience
Sundance Institute announced today it will host a free presentation on
Wednesday, April 2 of the film WHATEVER IT TAKES, a work in progress from
the Institute's Documentary Film Program. An exciting new feature of the
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Series, the special screening provides
the audience a rare "behind the scenes" glimpse into the creative process
and the opportunity to provide valuable feedback to the film's director.
Through work in progress screenings, a film becomes a live, interactive and
improvisational event that can reveal the anatomy of a documentary in the
making. Hosted by Cara Mertes, Director of the Sundance Institute
Documentary Film Program, the screening starts at 7 p.m. at the Jim Santy
Auditorium in the Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue. The film's director,
Christopher Wong, along with special guests from the film will be attending
this inaugural event. The screening is presented in association with the
Park City Film Series.
Directed by Christopher Wong, WHATEVER IT TAKES chronicles the struggles and
triumphs of the first year of a small, innovative public high school set in
New York's South Bronx. Through the school's principal and several students
unfolds a compelling portrait of a community born into hardship, but rising
to excellence.
This evening will give the audience a look at a documentary from the inside
out, including a chance to meet the remarkable people the film follows. With
peeks at highlighted portions of the film, audience members will hear first
hand about the journey of the artist, the challenges facing filmmaker and
film subject respectively, and spark intimate conversations about education
in America. Meet Edward Tom, Principal of the Bronx Center for Science and
Mathematics and central character in the film, who will be in attendance
personally to talk about his philosophy of education and why he is fighting
for his school and his students. Her will introduce one of his students,
Sharifea Baskerville who will speak from the heart about the stories the
film reveals. Filmmaker Christopher Wong, making his first feature as a
director, will answer questions from the audience about the moments in the
film that inspire viewer imagination.
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8) *"The Continuing Quest for Social Justice-40 Years Later" Community
Discussion*
When: April 4, 2008 from 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Where: Ogden Union Station Building, Wattis-Dumke Room, 2501 Wall Avenue
Event Contact: Forrest Crawford at 801-626-7420 or Nici Maruri at
801-359-9670
Presented By: Utah Humanities Council and the Weber State University Office
of Diversity
The Utah Humanities Council and the Weber State University Office of
Diversity are sponsoring a free community discussion, "The Continuing Quest
for Social Justice – 40 Years Later," in observance of the 40th anniversary
of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. A guest panel will lead a
discussion of the challenges involved when citizens must balance regard for
the rule of law—even when they consider a law unjust—with personal
responsibility and citizenship. The discussion will be held on the
anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's untimely and tragic death. Guest
panelists will have read two pieces of literature in advance of the
community discussion: "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. King and "The
Crito" by Plato. Guest panelists will frame the discussion, serving as a
catalyst to stimulate discussion within the larger group. Weber State
University Professor of Teacher Education and UHC board member Dr. Forrest
Crawford will serve as moderator.
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" was written by Dr. King on April 16, 1963, and
is addressed to his fellow clergy, who criticized him for his "unwise and
untimely" activities in their city. In the letter, Dr. King discusses how
to determine whether a law is just or unjust, suggests a non-violent
campaign, and writes the now-famous statement "injustice anywhere is a
threat to justice everywhere."
In contrast, "The Crito" is an excerpt from Plato's dialogue chronicling the
final days of Socrates' life. Socrates is in prison awaiting execution,
having been sentenced to death by the citizens of Athens. His friends,
among them, Crito, have come to urge Socrates to escape. Socrates engages
Crito in a discussion about a citizen's responsibility to obey the laws of
the state.
For more information on this community dialogue, please contact the Utah
Humanities Council at 801-359-9670 or visit their website at
www.utahhumanities.org.
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9) *David Ivers to Direct Cyrano de Bergerac at the Utah Shakespearean
Festival*
One of the Utah Shakespearean Festival's best-known actors will be returning
this summer to the Adams Shakespearean Theatre, but he won't be on the
stage. David Ivers, a long-time actor at the Festival, will instead be
directing Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand.
Visit
www.bard.org/newsroom now to watch video of Ivers discussing his ideas
for the summer production of Cyrano. Video of the other five directors is
available as well. This is an exciting first look at what audiences will see
this summer.
Edmond Rostand's sweeping romance, Cyrano de Bergerac, will run from June 19
through August 30 as part of the Festival's 2008 summer season. Cyrano will
be performed under the stars in the Adams Memorial Theatre with performances
beginning at 8 p.m. Additionally, there will be matinee performances at 2
p.m. in the Auditorium Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at
www.bard.org,
1-800-PLAYTIX, and at the Randall ticket office.
The summer season will also include Moliere's comedy The School For Wives,
Shakespeare's comedies The Taming of the Shrew and The Two Gentlemen of
Verona, Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, and the popular musical Fiddler on
the Roof.
Ivers's connections to the Festival and Cyrano de Bergerac are numerous and
varied. "In many ways, this seems a natural extension of my tenure with the
Festival," he said. "Sixteen years ago, I made my Festival acting debut in
Cyrano de Bergerac in the Randall L. Jones Theatre. Randy Moore, a terrific
actor who is a close colleague and fellow resident company member with me at
the Denver Center Theatre Company, played Cyrano. I am now deep in
rehearsal, directing a production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, which Randy
Moore is also in."
Media Contact: Amanda Caraway, media and public relations director,
435-586-1969, 435-592-3616 (cell)
For more information, video and photos visit:
http://www.bard.org/newsroom.
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10) *Ballet West Holds Second Annual Short Film Contest*
Ballet West, in collaboration with the Salt Lake Film Society, announces its
second annual Short Film Contest. Suggested themes for this year's contest
are based on Ballet West's upcoming 2008-09 season performances and include
The Tempest, The Nutcracker, Madame Butterfly and The Prodigal Son, as well
as the general theme: A Brave New World of Ballet. The deadline for
submissions is August 13.
Ballet West's Short Film Contest is free to enter and calls for film entries
in all formats (color, black and white, animation, claymation, stop motion,
etc.) that are at least 30 seconds and no longer than three minutes. All
genres are welcome, from commercials and documentaries, to fiction,
instructive and abstract. Copyrighted music, footage or images are not
allowed without permission.
The Best of Show will be screened at the Salt Lake Film Society's Open Mic
Night on August 27. Winning entries may also be posted on Ballet West's web
site. One Grand Prize plus additional small prizes will be awarded. Last
year's winner, K-onna Mason won a prize valued at more than $500.
For more information on Ballet West's Short Film Contest, contact Melissa
Rasmussen at mrasmussen@??? or call (801) 323-6966. To learn more
about Ballet West's 2008-09 season, visit
www.balletwest.org.
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11)* **The 2008 Madeleine Festival opens Sunday, April 6 at 8 pm.*
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The 2008 Madeleine Festival opens Sunday, April 6 at 8 pm at the Cathedral
of the Madeleine, with the internationally acclaimed Calmus Ensemble of
Leipzig, Germany. The five member ensemble, composed of soprano Anja
Lipfert and graduates of Leipzig's famed St. Thomas Boy's Choir, brings an
exquisite lyricism and masterful intonation to an evening of music featuring
Bach, Mendelssohn and Reger. The Concert is free and all are welcome. For
more information call 328-8941 or visit our website at
www.saltlakecathedral.org/festival.php
Please join us for the 2008 Madeleine Festival
April 6
Bach and Beyond: The Music of Leipzig
Calmus Ensemble Leipzig
April 13
Monteverdi's Vespers
University of Utah Choral Ensembles, Dr. Brady Allred, Director
April 20
A Tapestry of African-American Song
Soprano Christina DeVaughn and the Salt Lake Chamber Singers, Lyle
Archibald, Director
April 27
Vivaldi, Verdi & Vaughan Williams
The Cathedral Choir and Chamber Orchestra, Gregory Glenn, Director
May 4
Olivier Messiaen and the Language of Mystical Love
Douglas O¹Neill, Organist and Gregory Glenn, Lecturer
May 11
Red Rock Rondo: A Musical Trek through Zion Canyon
Kate MacLeod, Hal Cannon and blue haiku
May 25
The Madeleine Award Dinner
In Honor of Gregory Glenn
6 pm at The New Yorker
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12) *The Utah symphony and Keith Lockhart Welcome Violinist James Ehnes*
The evening features Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Overture to Ruy Blas
and Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending and Symphony No. 8
Director Keith Lockhart leads violinist James Ehnes and the Utah Symphony in
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor on a program that also includes
Mendelssohn's Overture to Ruy Blas, Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending as
well as his 8th Symphony. The performances will be held at Abravanel Hall on
Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 at 8:00 pm. There will be a
Finishing Touches dress rehearsal on Thursday, April 10 at 10:00 am.
The program opens with Mendelssohn's rarely played Overture to Ruy Blas
featuring romantic and passionate themes. Then Ehnes joins the orchestra to
lend his elegance to Mendelssohn's immensely popular Violin Concerto infused
with effortless grace. Next, the orchestra performs Vaughan Williams' The
Lark Ascending, in which he used lines from a poem by George Meredith to
preface his score. The evening closes with Williams' 8th Symphony featuring
a jubilant and energetic finale.
On Thursday, April 10 at 10:00 am, the Utah Symphony will hold a Finishing
Touches dress rehearsal which will be open to the public. During this
rehearsal, audience members will experience the diligence and dedication
that goes into each performance. Tickets for the rehearsal are $18 for
adults, $12 for seniors and $4 for students.
Tickets for evening performances are $12 - $48 and can be purchased by
calling (801) 355-ARTS (355-2787), 1-888-451-2787, in person at the
Abravanel Hall box office, or by visiting
www.utahsymphony.org. Subscribers
and those desiring group or student discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE
(533-6683).
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13) *Utah Residents Receive Funds To Teach Traditional Arts*
The Utah Arts Council Board of Directors has voted to approve fourteen
grants totaling $31,102. Applications were submitted through the 2008 Folk
Arts Teaching Grants program. Teaching Grants support the transmission of
traditional arts and cultural practices in an educational setting between a
master artist and apprentice or a master artist and a class composed of
members from the master's cultural community. Recipients have one year to
complete their educational programs.
"We were very pleased with the number and range of applications for our
Teaching Grants program this year. We received over thirty grant
applications and funded fourteen. It is promising to know that in the light
of today's many distractions, Utahns still hold an interest in learning the
crafts of their cultural backgrounds. Often these traditional art forms are
lost to technological innovation, competing interests, time, or financial
situations in general. More often, these traditions can be vital to a
community's identity and functionality. So, while directed to individuals,
it is our hope that the impact of these teaching grants will eventually
benefit the health of traditional communities," said Margaret Hunt, Director
of the Utah Arts Council.
Grant awards ranged in amount from $630 to $3,000. Recipients live in Cache,
Salt Lake, San Juan, Uintah, Utah, and Weber Counties. Projects funded
include the teaching of Northern Ute Beadwork, Native Quillwork, Armenian
Needle Lace, Saddle Making, Navajo Rug Making, Hawaiian Hula, Kathak Dance,
Tahitian Drumming, Tongan & Polynesian Crafts, Kolam Rangoli (traditional
household decoration from India), Ute Bear Dance Apparel Making, Cambodian
Dance, Mexican Mariachi Music, and Didinga (Sudanese) Music & Dance.
Grants are open to any member of a traditional, ethnic, or cultural group
interested in developing their knowledge of an artist practice from their
heritage.
The Utah Arts Council is part of the Division of Arts and Museums within the
Utah Department of Community and Culture.
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14) *UTAH ARTS Council Announces Poetry Out Loud State Finals*
WHAT: The Utah Arts Council announces the state finals for
Poetry out Loud: National Recitation Contest. The competition, presented in
partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry
Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school
students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and
competition. on Thursday, March 27, 2008, students from 12 high schools
will participate in the Poetry out Loud state finals at the Main Branch of
the Salt Lake City Public Library. The winner of this competition will
advance to the National Finals in Washington, DC, on April 28-29, 2008,
where $50,000 in scholarships and school prizes will be awarded.
WHO: Featured speakers and participants will be:
o Master of Ceremonies: Margaret Hunt, Director, Utah Arts Council
o Judges:
o Lance Larsen, Professor of English, Brigham Young University
o Natasha Sajé, Associate Professor of English, Westminster College
o N. Colwell Snell, Utah Poet of the Year 2007 and PastoPresident of
the Utah State Poetry Society
o Guest Artists:
o Alex Caldiero, Poet and Performer
o Amanda Fujiki, 2007 Utah State Poetry out Loud Champion
o Student finalists from:
o Christian Heritage School, Riverdale
o East High School, Salt Lake City
o Hillcrest High School, Midvale
o Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Salt Lake City
o Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy, Pleasant Grove
o Layton High School, Layton
o Lone Peak High School, Alpine
o Meridian School, Provo
o Monument Valley High School, Monument Valley
o Olympus High, Salt Lake City
o Rowland Hall - St. Mark's School, Salt Lake City
o Skyline High School, Salt Lake City
WHEN: Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Auditorium of the Main Branch of the Salt Lake City
Public Library, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
OTHER: Attendance at the Poetry out Loud State Finals is free and
open to the public, although seating is limited. For further information,
please contact Guy Lebeda, Utah Arts Council Literary Arts Manager at
801.236.7553 or glebeda@???.
PRESS: If special arrangements are required for sound or video
recording, please RSVP by Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. to Lydia
Durand, Utah Arts Council Communications Manager, at 801.236.7548 or
Ldurand@???.
The Utah Arts Council is part of the Division of Arts and Museums within the
Utah Department of Community and Culture.
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15) *Springville Museum of Art*
126 East 400 South Springville, Utah 84663 – 801.489.2727 –
www.smofa.org
April 2008 - Events Listing
Museum Hours: Tues-Sat 10-5, Wed 10-9, Sun 3-6
Closed Mondays and holidays
Free & open to the public
Exhibitions:
29 March – 27 July 2008
"Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting"
'Delicious' is perhaps the best way to describe the art of iconic American
artist Wayne Thiebaud. Whether it is the delectable desserts of his
paintings or his almost touchable painting surfaces, to see his work is a
multi-sensory experience.
27 April – 6 July 2008
84th Annual Spring Salon
The 84th Utah Spring Salon is Utah's premiere annual fine art exhibition.
The juried exhibit will focus on four primary areas of artistic concern:
Traditional/Impressionism, Modern/Postmodern, Visionary, and
Assemblage/Conceptual. Jurors of this year's exhibition include Paul
McCormack, a fine artist from the Hudson Valley area of New York who has
received several awards and top honors for his oils and watercolors, and
Emily Stauffer, a curator at the Salt Lake Arts Center and an Appraiser at
Allen Dodworth Fine Arts.
Events:
2 April, 7:30 pm – Springville High School Orchestra Concert
Under the direction of Sam Tsugawa, the Springville High School Orchestra
will perform their latest music pieces.
7 April, 6:00 pm – Community & Family Night
The first Monday night monthly at the Museum features engaging presentations
by local artists, entertainment, and art projects for children. In April,
artist Dean Johnson will share his work, after which Haruko Sadler will play
the Japanese Koto and teach a lesson on Origami.
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16) *In honor of Clark Planetarium's 5th anniversary*
In honor of Clark Planetarium's 5th anniversary, all show tickets are $5
during April 2008. For show listings and times, visit
www.clarkplanetarium.org.
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Public Art Vs. The City<
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0328/p12s01-alar.html>
Public art can generate big revenues and beautify urban areas. Or it can
anger residents. How does one measure its success?
Christian Science Monitor 03/28/08
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Iran Cracks Down On
Culture<
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983080.html?categoryid=19&cs=1&nid=2562>
Censorship Runs Rampant Iran's censors have launched a blitz on lifestyle
and cinema magazines, slapping bans on nine publications for carrying
pictures of "corrupt" foreign film stars and stories on their "decadent"
private lives.
Variety 03/28/08
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The Alvin Ailey Barbie
Doll?<
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/arts/dance/27aile.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=arts&adxnnlx=1206731528-cm>
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is turning 50 this year, and the
company's namesake will be getting his name on a Manhattan street as part of
the celebration. In all, the company will spend 18 months commemorating the
anniversary, with "performances, a video installation and even the release
of a Barbie doll."
The New York Times 03/27/08
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*Resources *
UCA utilizes many resourceful listserves and acknowledges their valued
contribution in compiling news and information that we are pleased to share
in the E-newsletter:
Americans for the Arts - Monthy Wire
APInews (Arts in the Public Interest)
Artists of Utah
ArtsJournal newsletter
Arts Wire Current
Board Cafe: The Newsletter Exclusively for Members of Nonprofit Boards of
Directors
Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest
Cultural Policy Listserv, Center for Arts & Culture
Downtown Alliance
Downtown Rising
Federation of State Humanities Councils
Grant Station
Steve Klass
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
National Council of Nonprofit Associations Action Center
National Humanities Alliance
NYFA Current
Salt Lake County Zoo Arts & Parks Program, Salt Lake City
TechSoup
The NonProfit Quarterly
Travel Arts Partnership Newsletter
Utah Arts Council
Utah Humanities Council
Utah Nonprofits Association
Utah Progressive Network (UPNet) E-Mail Alert List
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*Acknowledgments*
The Utah Cultural Alliance would like to acknowledge the generous support of
its programs from:
Americans for the Arts
Art Works for Kids
The B.W. Bastian Foundation
Children's Museum of Utah
The George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
The Fieldstone Foundation
KUER - FM
The Mark and Kathie Miller Foundation
Museum of Utah Art & History
National Association of State Arts Agencies
The John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
Salt Lake City Arts Council
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks
Sundance Institute
Utah Arts Council
Utah Humanities Council
Utah Valley State College
Wells Fargo Bank
Wild Oats
Xmission Internet Service Provider
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