Utah Cultural Alliance E-Newsletter
May 19, 2008
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Dear Colleagues,
*Join Us This Thursday for Culture Bytes!*
*Our Culture Bytes with Mayor Ralph Becker will be this Thursday, May 22nd.*
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11:30 - 1pm
A light lunch will be served, free for UCA members**
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Location: Utah Opera Production Studios, 336 N 400 W, SLC
Park in the back, enter through back door, and enter the first door on your
immediate left.
Dear Colleagues,
In this issue you will find:
* Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) The Utah Symphony's Final concert of the 2007-2008 Season <#fina>
2) Sundance Institute Outdoor Film Festival Kicks Off On July 11 With
Raising Arizona <#arizona>
3) Reminder! Hogle Zoo Conservation Carousel Opens Saturday June 7<#carousel>
4) Two Unitarians United for Art <#united>
5) Professional Skills Artist Workshop <#skills>
6) Kick Like A Girl And Zanzibar Soccer Queens - A Celebration Of Women In
Sports <#kick>
7) You're Invited to: 6 – 7 - 8 Writer's Conference <#invite>
8) Murray Arts in the Park kicks off its summer season on Friday May 23<#summer>
9) The Ut. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us in our Acceso
Seminar <#commerce>
10) Struggling to write your biography? Procrastinating? <#bio>
11) Utah Shakespearean Festival Helps Long Reach Long Riders Raise $1,500<#long>
12) Share some of your economic stimulus money with Artists of Utah <#check>
13) A Celebration Of Voyeur's 30th Anniversary With Dynamite Fundraiser<#slac>
14) How to Build and Use a Telescope Camp <#telescope>**
15) Paint the Parks: National Park Art at the St. George Museum <#paint>
16) St. George Art Museum continues its 3rd Tuesday Free Art Conversation
Series <#continue>
17) It's a Wide, Wide, Wide World of Bookbinding and Bag of Books <#bag>
18) Revenge of Yoga the Musical <#yoga>
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*Articles Of Interest <#article>*
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*Resources <#resource>*
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*Submission Guidelines <#guidelines>*
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*Acknowledgments <#acknowledge>*
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*Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) *The Utah Symphony Welcomes Conductor Joseph Silverstein and Principal
Trombone Larry Zalkind for the Final concert of the 2007-2008 Season*
The evening features Beethoven's Overture to Egmont, Rouse's Trombone
Concerto and Sibelius' Second Symphony
Guest conductor and former Music Director of the Utah Symphony Joseph
Silverstein returns to lead principal trombone Larry Zalkind and the Utah
Symphony in the final concert of the 2007-2008 season. Zalkind will be
featured in Rouse's Trombone Concerto on a program that also includes
Beethoven's Overture to Egmont and Sibelius' Second Symphony. The
performances will be held at Abravanel Hall on Friday, May 30 and Saturday,
May 31 at 8:00 pm and there will be a Finishing Touches dress rehearsal on
May 30 at 10:00 am.
The program opens with Beethoven's Overture to Egmont; written for the play
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1787), the piece features comforting tones
and high drama. Then Zalkind steps forward to present Rouse's Trombone
Concerto with the orchestra; awarded the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Music and
dedicated to the memory of Leonard Bernstein, the piece features the solemn
tones of the trombone and has some of the loudest and softest sounds ever
heard from a symphony orchestra. The evening closes with Sibelius' Second
Symphony featuring many contrasting themes from somber and confusion, to
bright and cheerful.
On Friday, May 30 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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2)* **Sundance Institute Outdoor Film Festival Kicks Off On July 11 With
Raising Arizona*
Annual Outdoor Screening Series Presents Six Degrees of Sundance: Films That
Explore The Roots of Independence
Free Screenings In Park City, Salt Lake City, And Sundance Resort
Sundance Institute has announced the films selected for the 2008 Sundance
Institute Outdoor Film Festival - a mix of films tracing their roots back to
Sundance Institute through "six degrees of Sundance." Now in its 11th year,
the free outdoor summer series projects 35 millimeter prints on the big
screen and runs July 11 - August 27 in Park City, Salt Lake City and at the
Sundance Resort.
The festival launches on Friday, July 11 in Park City with a screening of
the classic Coen Brothers' film, RAISING ARIZONA followed by screenings of
the film in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 14 and at Sundance Resort on
Wednesday, July 16.
This community program presents seldom-seen independent and documentary
films, including films from the annual Sundance Film Festival as well as
hidden gems and overlooked classics that deserve to be dusted off and
enjoyed again. The SUNDANCE INSTITUTE OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL is an excellent
opportunity for audiences to discover work from new directors and to
rediscover films they may have already seen. If you missed these films the
first time, it's worth the trip the second time around.
Running July 11 – August 27, all SUNDANCE INSTITUTE OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL
screenings are held on Mondays at The Gallivan Center, 239 South Main
Street, in Salt Lake City, Wednesdays at the Eccles Stage at the Sundance
Resort, North Fork Provo Canyon, and Fridays at City Park on Park Avenue in
Park City. Admission to all screenings is free, and tickets or reservations
are not required. All screenings begin at sundown, or approximately 9:00
p.m. For more information call 435.658.3456 or visit the Institute website
at
www.sundance.org/calendar. A full screening schedule and calendar
follows.
The 2008 SUNDANCE INSTITUTE OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL line-up is:
RAISING ARIZONA
July 11 – City Park, Park City
July 14 – Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
July 16 – Eccles Stage, Sundance Resort
THE IRON GIANT
July 18 – City Park, Park City
July 21 – Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
July 23 – Eccles Stage, Sundance Resort
ADVENTURES OF POWER shown with the short film shown with the short film THE
LOSS OF A WRESTLING MATCH
July 25 – City Park, Park City
July 28 – Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
July 30 – Eccles Stage, Sundance Resort
TOOTSIE
August 1 – City Park, Park City
August 4 – Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
MOULIN ROUGE
August 8 – City Park, Park City
August 11 – Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
August 13 – Eccles Stage, Sundance Resort
HAROLD AND MAUDE
August 15 – City Park, Park City
August 18 – Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
August 20 – Eccles Stage, Sundance Resort
THE STRAIGHT STORY
August 22 – City Park, Park City
August 25 – Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
August 27 – Eccles Stage, Sundance Resort
Sundance Institute in the Community
Sundance Institute provides year-round community outreach with the goals of
sharing the Institute's national and international resources with the
residents of Utah, and of providing diverse opportunities for citizens to
engage in the creative work supported by the Institute. These programs not
only contribute to the cultural life of the local community, but also
promote a greater understanding and appreciation for the arts and the role
of artists; encourage dialogue on challenging issues such as freedom of
expression, race, ethnicity, and civil liberties; and infuse the creative
process into daily life. Community programming in Utah includes: Documentary
Film Series, Reel Stories: Sundance Institute's Youth Documentary Workshop
at Spy Hop Productions, the Outdoor Film Festival, Filmmakers in the
Classroom, Festival high school and community screenings, and numerous
volunteer opportunities.
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3) *Reminder! Hogle Zoo Conservation Carousel Opens Saturday June 7; Changed
>From May 17*
WHO: Utah's Hogle Zoo
WHAT: Opening ceremonies for the new Conservation Carousel and Oasis Plaza.
Not only will birds from the World of Flight bird show pull the ceremonial
opening day ribbon, but also kids from the Guadalupe School will be on hand
to receive the first Carousel ride! Activities that morning include stilt
walkers and jugglers from Incendiary Circus, up-close animal presentations,
and free cotton candy to the first 100 kids through the gate.
WHEN: Saturday June 7, 2008 at 9 am (gates will open to the public at 8:30
am for that morning only.)
WHERE: The new Conservation Carousel and Oasis Plaza at Utah's Hogle Zoo
2600 East Sunnyside Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
WHY: After years in the making, the new Conservation Carousel and Oasis
Plaza at Hogle Zoo are finally opening! This old-fashioned carousel features
42 hand-carved endangered and threatened species, as well as two beautiful
chariots, and is destined to become a Hogle Zoo icon for generations to
come. Not only is this beautiful new area a gathering place for our guests
but also delivers an important conservation message; newly installed solar
panels made possible by Rocky Mountain Power promote renewable energy by
generating enough power to run the carousel.
For more information, contact Community Relations Coordinator Holly
Braithwaite by email at hbraithwaite@??? or call (801) 584-1729.
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4) *Two Unitarians United for Art*
WHO: Universe City
WHAT: Karen Thurber and Bill Hackett
WHERE: 2556 Washington Boulevard, Ogden
WHEN: June 6, 7, 13, 14, 29, 21: Fridays, 5:00-8:00 pm, Saturdays,
noon-8:00 pm, or by appointment: 458-8959. Opening night, June 1, 5:00-8:00
pm, with live music
In conjunction with the First Friday Art Stroll in downtown Ogden, Universe
City will feature paintings by Karen Thurber and sculptures by Bill Hackett,
opening June 6. The exhibit will run through June 21 : Fridays, 5:00-8:00;
Saturdays, from noon-8:00 pm.
Private appointments to view the exhibit individually or as a group tour can
be made by calling 458-8959.
The artists are combining their time and talents in this fundraising exhibit
in support of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden (UUCO) and Universe
City. Both are professional people, actively involved in their community
while maintaining their interest in art and working continually to produce
works of art. Thurber's work is filled with sunlit colors. Hackett's work
reveals the hidden beauty of wood. The artists' combined vision is a
celebration of many aspects of the material world.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden (UUCO) , 705 23rd St., formed
about fifteen years ago, and the congregation today has more than one
hundred active members who convene in the spacious church building on the
corner of 23rd and Madison. Our congregation is served by The Reverend
Theresa Novak, who became our settled minister in 2008. Lately our
congregation has been involved with improving the church building and with
extending hospitality to the many visitors who enter our doors. We also
pursue a varied social-action agenda, notably by hosting OUTreach, a
supervised after-school program for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and
questioning (GLBTQ) youth. Our church is a place where people will find
opportunities for citizenship, as well as freedom of religious inquiry. more
info about UUCO: Rev. Theresa Novak, 801/394-3338 Office, 801/393-2197 Home
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5) *Professional Skills Artist Workshop*
Saturday, May 31, 9:30– 3:00 at the Art Barn in Salt Lake City
The workshop covers marketing, communication materials (work samples, bio,
artist statement, and portfolio), identifying audience, time-management, and
organizational strategies.
Limited to 15 artists, this is an opportunity to define and/or refine
direction and connect with other artists. Register early to secure a spot;
$50 pre-paid is due by Wednesday, May 28. Additional information and
registration form are at
www.chezartists.com, by telephone at (801) 652-9390
and email at info@???. The workshop is made affordable for
artists by a generous grant from the Salt Lake City Arts Council.
Presenter, Tay Haines gained a broad perspective of the artist's world in 19
years at the Utah Arts Council, designing and programming services for
Individual Artists and establishing the Utah Artist Endowment Campaign to
increase grants and fellowships for artists. A follow-up session will allow
for individual review of communication materials and direction.
An artist's response to February '08 workshop: "I now have a much more
concrete idea of how to get my wok out there. I feel good about organizing
my works, myself and my relationship to the arts community. Terrific job!"
Tay Haines
Chez Artists
P.O. Box 1834
Salt Lake City, UT 84110-1834
www.chezartists.com
email: info@???
(801) 652-9390
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6) *Kick Like A Girl And Zanzibar Soccer Queens - A Celebration Of Women In
Sports*
The SLC Film Center's New Face of Africa Film Series Presents
KICK LIKE A GIRL and ZANZIBAR SOCCER QUEENS
A Celebration of Women in Sports
WHEN: Monday, May 19, 2008 at 7:00pm
WHERE: City Library, 210 East 400 South
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - SUGGESTED DONATION $5
About the films:
KICK LIKE A GIRL
Directed by: Jenny Mackenzie 24 min English
KICK LIKE A GIRL is the story of what happens when "The Mighty Cheetahs," an
undefeated all-girls soccer team, competes in the boys division. Refreshing
and triumphant, KICK LIKE A GIRL reminds us all of the lessons learned in
competitive athletics and how sports has been one of the most effective
instruments of social change in our lifetime.
"KICK LIKE A GIRL shows that when girls are given an opportunity to play,
they feel better about themselves, and believe they can do anything."
- Kristine Lilly, Captain US World Cup Soccer Team
ZANZIBAR SOCCER QUEENS
Directed by: Florence Ayisi 52 min English/Swahili with Subtitles
Women's passion for soccer transcends gender boundaries and challenges the
traditional image of women in Zanzibar, a predominantly Muslim society. This
is a rare and fresh look at the lives of women in Africa, with challenging
viewpoints from a community of women determined to achieve personal goals
beyond their prescribed traditional roles and expectations. This is the
story of women who are determined to define how they want to be seen;
playing soccer is a catalyst for personal change. (
www.zanzibarsoccerqueens.com)
About the SLC Film Center:
The SLC Film Center brings the world of film to local audiences through free
community screenings and discussions, outreach programs, and visiting
artists and professionals. Emphasizing social content and artistic
excellence, we present the best documentary, independent, and dramatic
cinema year-round. We collaborate with various educational and community
organizations to promote a diversity of ideas, to provide forums for
underrepresented groups, and to develop new audiences for film.
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7) *You're Invited to: 6 – 7 - 8 Writer's Conference*
When: 6 7 8! (June 7, 2008)
Where: Cedar Fort, Inc.
2373 W 700 S
Springville, UT 84663
What: Writers Conference
Motivational speaker and author Eloise Owens will headline the writing
conference. She is the author of Get Off The Beach and has spoken to close
to a million people in her career. I saw her in 2006 at the Utah Press
Convention, and when my boss said I could bring in anyone I wanted to, I
thought of her first.
Schedule of Events:
10 am -10:15 Welcome by Doug Johnston, Publicist, Cedar Fort.
10:15–10:30 Jeffery Marsh, acquisitions editor for Cedar Fort and BYU
professor, tells what he wants in manuscripts, book submissions, and so
forth.
10:30 - 11:00 Abel Keogh, author of Room For Two, will teach each of you
the importance of websites and blogs, even if you don't have a book yet!
11:00 - 11:30 Janet Kay Jensen, author of Don't You Marry The Mormon Boys,
will teach on publicizing yourself and your books. Janet is very good at
self-promotion and will teach each of you how to do the same.
11:30am - 12:15pm Doug Johnston, Publicist and former newspaper owner, will
show writers what they need to know about being an author from a Publicists
point of view.
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 4:00 Eloise Owens will be the keynote speaker. Ms. Owens will make
you think, make you better, and make you money through your writing. Like I
said above, Ms. Owens is great. You will remember her for years to come and
be a better author and self-promoter after listening to her.
During the conference, you can sit down with Jeffery Marsh. Bring him your
manuscripts, book ideas, or questions. You will be allowed 15 minutes to
talk with him about your ideas. Please call 801-489-4084 and tell the
receptionist you want to be added for a time slot. There are a limited
number of slots, so call today.
The cost for the conference is $25. You will receive Eloise Owen's book Get
Off The Beach and lunch.
To sign up, please do the following:
If paying by credit/debit card, call 801-489-4084 and tell them you are
signing up for the 6 7 8 conference.
If you are paying by check, please make payment to
Cedar Fort
Attn 6 7 8
2373 W 700 S
Springville, Ut 84663
We are limited to 200 seats, so RSVP as soon as possible.
NOTE: After you sign up, you can make some money too. For every person that
signs up and mentions they heard about it from you, you will get $5 back
from us at the conference. They MUST mention you when they sign up for you
to get the money.
If you have any questions, you can email me at djohnston@??? or
you can call me at 801-489-4084.
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8) *Murray Arts in the Park kicks off its summer season on Friday May 23*
Murray Arts in the Park kicks off its summer season on Friday May 23 at 8 pm
in the Murray Park Amphitheater. As part of the Utah Performing Arts Tour,
Harry Lee and the Back Alley Blues Band, Utah's premiere blues band, will
open the series. The Murray High Jazz Band will participate as a pre show
act and perform a number with Harry Lee. Tickets can be purchased in advance
at the Murray Parks office or at the door for $6 adults and $5 children and
seniors.
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9) *The Ut. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us in our
Acceso Seminar*
The Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invites you and your staff to join us
in our monthly Acceso Seminar directed to the good men and women that
support non profit organizations.
ACCESO subject of discussion:
NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Topics: Reinforcing the quality of nonprofit direction and managing,
improving the efficiency of nonprofit organizations, encouraging a better
perspective of the role and impact of nonprofit organizations, networking
and supportive efforts with the Business Community.
Where: at Utah for Economic Development Building
Located at 1747 S. 900 W. Salt Lake City, Utah
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
When: Tuesday, May 27th 2008
RSVP required
For reservations and more information contact
info@??? or call us at (801) 532-3308
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10) *Struggling to write your biography? Procrastinating?*
Time to get it done...DTC's Artist biography workshop is scheduled for
Saturday May 31st at the City Library from 9:00 to 11:30 AM. The workshop is
only $30 - could be the best $30 you spend on yourself!
The artist's biography brings YOU into your art. It is often the first
document presenters and grant panels read in order to get a sense of who you
are. If you have trouble talking about yourself or telling your story in an
effective concise way - you should attend this workshop. We will practice
looking at different types of bios and we'll tell you exactly what should
you should include in your bio. You can't market yourself without this
document so come to the workshop and get 'er done!
To register for the artist biography workshop:
http://www.dancetheatrecoalition.org/grant.html
Registration is limited so don't delay.
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11)* **Utah Shakespearean Festival Helps Long Reach Long Riders Raise $1,500
*
The Long Reach Long Riders stopped in Cedar City on May 13, 2008 for a
barbecue hosted by the Utah Shakespearean Festival (300 West Center Street,
Cedar City, Utah) to raise money for charity. The riders were in southern
Utah as part of their annual ride to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity
Fights AIDS and Behind the Scenes.
When Festival Scenery Director Richard Girtain discovered that the riders
would be coming through southern Utah, he immediately contacted Long Reach
Long Rider Loren Schreiber about stopping in Cedar City. "Loren was super
excited when he got my email," said Girtain. "A big part of the ride is to
raise awareness and make connections in addition to raising money."
In 2007 the riders raised over $70,000 for the charity, and they hope to
raise a considerable sum this year as well. To help the riders reach their
goal, the Utah Shakespearean Festival hosted a fundraising barbecue for
Festival company members and the Southern Utah University College of
Performing and Visual Arts.
The cost of the barbecue was $10 per person, and Festival employees
purchased the food so that every dollar raised went to charity. The
fundraiser was attended by more than 150 company members and raised more
than $1500.
The Long Reach Long Riders will travel throughout Utah, Nevada, Arizona and
Colorado to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Behind the
Scenes. A complete map of their route can be seen at
http://www.lrlr.org/Map.html.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the nation's leading industry-based
HIV/AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization. Behind The Scenes is a
charity that provides support for entertainment industry professionals in
crisis.
The Utah Shakespearean Festival's 47th summer season opens on June 19 and
runs through August 30. The season includes Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de
Bergerac, Moliere's The School For Wives, Shakespeare's The Taming of the
Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Othello, and the popular musical
Fiddler on the Roof.
Media Contact: Amanda Caraway, 435-586-1969, 435-592-3616 (cell)
For more information on the Long Reach Long Riders visit
www.lrlr.org.
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12) *Share some of your economic stimulus money with Artists of Utah*
Some of you have already received your Economic Stimulus Checks, and
hopefully the rest of you will in the near future. Now, you may be asking
yourselves what to do with those checks. Well, we say turn that Economic
Stimulus into a Stimulating Economy.
Artists of Utah Spring Fundraiser 2008.
Share some of your economic stimulus money with Artists of Utah during our
Spring Fundraiser and you'll be helping to make a Stimulating Economy.
EASY WAY TO MAKE A PLEDGE OF SUPPORT
Want to make things easy. Reply directly to this email and tell us how much
you'd like to pledge to Artists of Utah and 15 Bytes. We'll take it from
there.
Stimulating the economy is good. Stimulating the local economy is even
better. Making that economy stimulating is a win all around. That's why
we're here.
WHAT DOES ARTISTS OF UTAH DO?
With its artist and organization directories, its online message board, and
its monthly publication of 15 Bytes, Artists of Utah goes a long way towards
supporting the local visual arts community. But we don't just help expand
economic possibilities, we help minds expand. We stimulate the economy by
stimulating the minds (and eyes) of our readers.
To remind yourself what we're talking about, just take a look at our May
edition --
http://www.artistsofutah.org/15bytes/08may/page1.html
WHO CARES?
People are taking notice. In the past year, 15 Bytes has been featured in
The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake Magazine, Salt Lake City Weekly and the
KUTV blog, Gavin's Underground.
We're excited by the expanded audience this type of coverage gives us, and
we need your help to take advantage of this momentum.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
When you support Artists of Utah, your money will stimulate the local
economy of artists, galleries, frame shops, museums, art festivals, art
centers and more. In return, we promise to continue providing you with the
stimulating conversation and observations you have come to appreciate in 15
Bytes.
Go to our Spring Fundraiser 2008 page (
http://www.artistsofutah.org/08spfunds.html) to learn more about how you
can help. For your contributions, we can thank you with a number of gifts
(books, art, tickets, more) or you can become an underwriter and advertise
your business in the pages of 15 Bytes. All we need now is a pledge of
support.
Know what we're all about and want to send a check right now? Send your
checks to:
Artists of Utah
P.O. Box 526292
SLC, UT 84152
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13) *Salt Lake Acting Company Presents A Celebration Of Voyeur's 30th
Anniversary With Dynamite Fundraiser.*
Salt Lake Acting Company will hold a fundraiser on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at
the Salt Lake Acting Company located at 168 West 500 North. The event begins
at 6:30pm.
Dancing, prizes and merriment with stars of SATURDAY'S VOYEUR. Enjoy great
food from the New Yorker (also celebrating 30 years). Dance in our disco
world of 1978. Get down with comfort food from the Blue Plate Diner. Help
create the future targets of VOYEUR and stop in at our version of an
alley-way taco cart.
A $75 donation includes everything!
Call 363-0526 for tickets or see SLAC's website at
www.saltlakeactingcompany.org for further details.
SATURDAY'S VOYEUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY by Allen Nevins and Nancy Borgenicht
begins June 4, 2008!!!
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14) *How to Build and Use a Telescope Camp*
July 16 -18, 2008 or August 13-15, 2008
9 am to 4 pm
Clark Planetarium, 110 So. 400 W., Salt Lake City, UT
Open to 12-17 year olds as well as Teachers who have a strong interest in
science. Tuition is $100 ($50 for students from Title 1 schools).
Each participant receives and learns to use a 6" Dobsonian telescope, star
charts, and astronomy materials. Students will meet astronomy experts from
local universities and learn about telescopes with ample hands-on experience
in telescope use and construction. Available on a first-come, first-serve
basis. Applications can be found at
www.clarkplanetarium.org
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15) *Paint the Parks: National Park Art at the St. George Museum*
On view from June 7 - July 17, 2008
PaintAmerica's "Paint the Parks" Art Competition comes to the St. George Art
Museum from June 7 to July 17, 2008. This exhibit, that tours the nation,
helps fund the PaintAmerica mission of supporting the visual arts and
artists across the country. A portion of the proceeds from "Paint the Parks"
are contributed annually to the National Parks Foundation and the
PaintAmerica Scholarship Fund.
Paint the Parks100 with the Mini Top 50 is America's leading competition and
exhibition designed to illustrate the beauty and significance of America's
National Parks. Paintings must depict one of our nation's 390 areas
supervised by the National Park Service. Juried paintings are chose by a
three person panel of nationally recognized artists or arts professionals. For
the 2007 show, the jurors are Liliane Francuz, Ann Trusty, and William Scott
Jennings. In each of the three National Park Regions that Paint America
uses to divide the nation, a winner is chosen, plus the Grand Prize Purchase
Award of $10,000.
Art, amazing and transforming art, helped create the desire to found the
Park system in order to protect and preserve the American marvels for us -
for all time. The National Parks are an American invention, and
as the Utah writer, Wallace Stegner said the National Parks are "the best
idea we ever had".
The St. George Art Museum is ideally suited to show art of the National
Parks due to St. George's beautiful red rock location near the famed parks,
Zion, Bryce, and Grand Canyon.
Indeed the Paint the Parks exhibit is a prelude to A Century of Sanctuary:
The Art of Zion National Park exhibit which is the most important and
comprehensive exhibit of Zion National Park ever mounted. The latter
exhibit will be featured at the St. George Art Museum from August 25, 2008
to January 24, 2009.
The magnitude of A Century of Sanctuary: The Art of Zion National Park
necessitates closure of the St. George Art Museum from July 18 until August
25 when the show opens to the public.
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16) *St. George Art Museum continues its 3rd Tuesday Free Art Conversation
Series*
May 20th at 7pm - Art Conversation with Wood Curator, Kevin Wallace, a
renowned expert on the Art of Wood
June 17th at 7pm - Joint Art Conversation with Paint the Park artists,
Arline Tinus & Don Weller
July 25th at 7pm - Joint Art Conversation with Paint the Park artists, Les
Lull & Richard Lloyd Biddinger
The St. George Art Museum is located at 200 North & Main St.
435.627.4525
www.sgartmuseum.org
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17) *It's a Wide, Wide, Wide World of Bookbinding with Krissy Giacoletto and
Bag of Books with C. J. Grossman. *
For more information:
http://bookartsprogram.org or bookartsprogram@??? or 801.585.9191.
It's a Wide, Wide, Wide, Wide World of Bookbinding June 27th & 28th
Friday & Saturday 9:00-5:00
Travel from the simple to the spectacular in this wide-ranging
exploration of bookbinding possibilities for the classroom. This tour
guides participants through basic bookbinding vocabulary, materials, and
techniques, while exposing them to the wonders of binding styles and
decorative options. On the itinerary: single-sheet, folded books, paste
paper, Gocco printing, Japanese stab bindings, boxes, pop-ups, stitched
pamphlets, and much more. Discover how to do it all on a shoe-string or
no-string budget. Return from this bookmaking excursion with souvenirs
to enhance classroom instruction and enrich language, science, and math
curricula. Book this sightseeing extravaganza today!
Krissy Giacoletto, photograph archivist in the Special Collections
Department of the J. Willard Marriott Library, took a long side-trip
into the world of bookbinding while attending the University of Utah.
She never returned. The benefit of Krissy's enthusiasm and excitement is
apparent as she teaches numerous groups the secrets of turning blank
paper and grey board into functioning pieces of art.
Instructor: Krissy Giacoletto, University of Utah
Place: Book Arts Studio, Marriott Library, 1st floor Workshop fee is
underwritten for educators.
Relicensure points are available from the Utah State Board of Education.
Space is limited.
Bag of Books
July 11th & 12th
Friday & Saturday 9:00-5:00
Conjure up a variety of curious books for your bag of classroom tricks.
>From charming pop-ups to enchanting portfolios, learn bookbinding magic
to enhance all areas of classroom curricula. With a little hocus-pocus,
participants create a wealth of structures and use techniques such as
embossing and envelope construction to emphasize stories, history,
science, math and all kinds of writing. Use discussion and shared ideas
on content, writing prompts, and poetry ideas to create a new rabbit to
pull out of your educator's hat. Each person takes home a whole bag of
books including -abracadabra- one made from a tiny cereal box!
C. J. Grossman has taught thousands of children and adults how to create
their own books and specializes in teaching educators. She has an MFA
from California College of the Arts and a B.S. in Social Welfare from
San Francisco State University. Grossman's own work is exhibited
nationally. She lives in Berkeley with her imaginary dog, Carrot, whose
name changes every week.
Instructor: C. J. Grossman, California
Place: Book Arts Studio, Marriott Library, 1st floor Workshop fee is
underwritten for educators. Relicensure points are available from the Utah
State Board of Education.
Space is limited.
For more information: bookartsprogram@??? or 801.585.9191
PLEASE NOTE: Due to extraordinary interest in the educators' workshops,
we limit each educator's participation to one workshop per year. We also
limit participation in the specialized session to every other year.
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18) *Revenge of Yoga the Musical*
Please accept this invitation to be a part of the first audience to see
Revenge of Yoga the Musical. Friday, June 6th at 8pm is our Opening Night
Extravaganza. It's a hot show plus food and bev with the cast and crew
afterwards. Tickets available only at Arttix.
Revenge of Yoga the Musical
June 6th at 8pm is Opening Night Bash
continues June 8th, 13th and 14th at 8pm and June 15th at 4pm
Tickets: 801-355-ARTS
www.revengeofyoga.com
Tickets are going fast so if ya snooze, ya lose. Also, when you buy your
tickets early, it fills us with joy and lowers marketing costs.
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Articles Of Interest
Articles of Interest <#interest>
Little Theatres Fight For Their
Homes<
http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003804330>
Small theatres have always struggled to acquire and maintain space, but the
problem has gotten worse during the real estate boom in large urban areas
(the current home-mortgage crisis notwithstanding).
Backstage 05/15/08
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Why Isn't More Music By Women
Performed?<
http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=5576>
Following the introduction of blind auditions in the 1970s, which greatly
reduce bias, women now make up about half of the string and woodwind players
in American orchestras. Women occupy prominent administrative positions in
major musical institutions. Women direct and design productions at important
opera houses. Women also make up about 30 percent of composition students in
American colleges and conservatories.
So where is their music on concert programs?
NewMusicBox 05/15/08
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Evidence Of A Rocky Ballet
Future<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050900157.html>
The company didn't envision its ambitious New Works Festival, the
centerpiece of the San Francisco Ballet's 75th-anniversary season, as a
microcosm of what's wrong with the ballet world. But the fact that this
large outlay of money, time and talent -- unprecedented in its scope --
produced more mediocrity than revelation points to a big problem for ballet.
Self-renewal is not its strong suit.
Washington Post 05/11/08
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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
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Museum of Utah Art & History
National Association of State Arts Agencies
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Sundance Institute
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Utah Valley State College
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