Utah Cultural Alliance E-Newsletter
August 18, 2008
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Dear Colleagues,
Thanks to all who joined us on Tuesday, August 12 for our monthly Culture
Bytes forum. Please go to our website at
http://www.utahculturalalliance.org/events.html for a succession planning
list as well as some recommended books and articles.
In this issue you will find:
* Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) Spy Hop Productions - In-Kind Marketing Request for Proposal <#hop>
2) 100+ Year Old Competition Opens for Entries <#open>
3) Performing Group Links Utah and South America <#link>
4) Smithsonian Curator to Judge Competition <#judge>
5) Keeping Zoo Animals Mentally Healthy Also Works On Pets At Home <#pets>
6) Jazz on the Jordan Outdoor Concert at Utah Cultural Celebration
Center<#jordan>
7) "Native Spirit" Theme for American Indian Showcase with Nino Reyos<#native>
8) Sundance Institute's continues this summer with the Outdoor Film
Festival<#summer>
9) U of U Receives $12 Million from Sorenson Legacy Foundation <#legacy>
10) 'A Celebration Of Cultural Diversity' Festival <#culture>
11) Free Workshop on Finding New Performing Artists and Venues <#venue>
12) A Celebration of Dance, Saturday, August 23 in the Murray Park
Amphitheater <#park>
13) NEA Announces Domestic Indemnity Program <#program>
14) 2008 Twilight Concert Series Features Broken Social Scene and The Big
Sleep <#sleep>
15) Photographing Your Own Artwork Tuesday, August 19 2008 6-8 PM <#artwork>
16) SLCC Granting Writing Series for Fall 08 <#series>
17) The Utah Symphony Benefits The Road Home <#road>
18) Art by Sonya Dinsdale <#sonya>
19) The Loge Gallery Presents An Exhibit of Photography by Drake Buseth<#loge>
20) Pioneer Theatre Company presents the musical classic My Fair Lady<#lady>
21) Red Rock Rondo's September 6 CD Release Concert <#rock>
*Employment Opportunities <#employ>*
The Salt Lake Symphony invites musicians to audition for their 2008-09
season
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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) *Spy Hop Productions - In-Kind Marketing Request for Proposal*
Spy Hop Production's Multimedia Apprenticeship Program is currently seeking
proposals from local non-profits to enhance or develop a marketing and
communications video for them. Students enrolled in this five-month program
collaborate with select organizations to help create media for various
events and outreach. This pre-professional program offers valuable creative
and vocational training to youth and facilitates the development of critical
learning, media literacy and leadership skills.
The media service being offered consists of a 3-5 minute promotional video.
This in-kind service can be used for fundraising, recruitment campaigns,
online promotions, product enhancement, and demonstrations. In addition to
the value these services will add to participating organizations, it is also
an opportunity to support youth in your community.
If you intend to submit a proposal, please submit the attached Notice of
Intent to Apply by August 25, 2008. The final proposal deadline is September
2, 2008, and we plan to select the non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations by
September 8, 2008. Proposal requirements are listed on the following page.
After selection, a Spy Hop Productions Committee, which includes students
from the Multimedia Apprenticeship Program, will meet with the identified
project leads during the week of September 15 to finalize the project
description, plan and timeline. Media production will take place from
September 15th to November 17th and will be completed by December 15, 2008.
Please visit
http://spyhop.org/rfp.html for more information. If you have
any questions regarding this RFP, please contact Matt Mateus at
mateus@??? or call (801) 532-7500.
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2)* **100+ Year Old Competition Opens for Entries*
The Utah Arts Council announces the 2008 Statewide Annual Visual Arts
Competition and Exhibition, Utah '08: Painting & Sculpture, is now accepting
application for entry.
The Statewide Annual Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition began in 1899 in
conjunction with the establishment of the Utah Arts Council, as a way to
honor and recognize artists living in the state. Each year the categories
rotate between Painting & Sculpture, Crafts & Photography, and Mixed Media &
Works on Paper.
The 2008 competition is open to all Utah artists 18 years or older who work
in a two-dimensional "wet media," including but not limited to gouache,
watercolor, oil, encaustic, resin, or tempera, or three-dimensional "solid"
works, such as those created through such processes as carving, modeling,
welding, casting, or molding.
The Statewide Annual is juried by two experts, one male and one female, in
the field of visual arts from outside of Utah. The jurors select
approximately 22 to 25 images to be included in exhibition and corresponding
catalogue. Additionally, six $500 prizes, three in each category, are
awarded by the jurors to exemplary submissions included in the exhibition.
Entries will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on September 22 to 25, 2008,
at the Rio Gallery at the Rio Grande Depot, 300 South Rio Grande Street (455
West) in Salt Lake City. Slide entries must be submitted no later than
September 25, 2008, to the Utah Arts Council, 617 East South Temple, Salt
Lake City, UT 84102.
The opening reception and awards ceremony will take place at the Rio Gallery
on Friday, October 17, 2008, from 6 to 9 p.m. in conjunction with the Salt
Lake City Gallery Stroll. The exhibition will run from October 17 through
November 26, 2008.
For entry forms and information, contact Lila Abersold at 801-533-3581 or
email labersold@???. Additional information is also available online at
www.arts.utah.gov.
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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3) *Performing Group Links Utah and South America*
Vientos del Sur, or Winds from the South, will headline the third concert in
the Utah Arts Council's Mondays in the Park concert series August lineup.
Vientos del Sur will perform music and dances drawn from diverse regions of
South America.
Performing dances from Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay, Vientos del Sur
draws on the traditions from both the rural regions, occupied by the fabled
cowboy gauchos, as well as the urban centers, which produced stylized
cotillion dances and dramatic partnered dances. In addition to performing,
two of the founders, Isabel Vega and Jose Barrios, also teach classes on the
traditional dance forms. Vientos del Sur was started in 2005 and is one of
three subsections of a larger organization called Agrupacion Cultural
Vientos del Sur. The other two sections, Casa de la Cultura and Voces del
Sur offer guitar lessons to children and operate a West Jordan radio station
on AM 1640, respectively.
Vientos del Sur, or Winds from the South, will perform at the Mondays in the
Park concert series on Monday, August 18, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Performances
take place in front of the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts located in
the center of Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. All Mondays in the Park
performances are free to the public.
For more information, visit the Utah Arts Council website at arts.utah.gov,
or call 801.236.7555.
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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4) *Smithsonian Curator to Judge Competition*
The Utah Arts Council is pleased to announce Kristen Hileman, Associate
Curator of the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden, will jury the 2009 Visual Art Fellowship Program.
"We are honored to have the 2009 juror come from one of the country's most
prestigious contemporary art museums. Hileman's experience in the
contemporary art world will provide great exposure and feedback for
fellowship applicants. We look forward to seeing both the entries and her
decision," said Margaret Hunt, Director of the Division of Arts and Museums.
Hileman received her Masters in Art History from the University of Maryland
and her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from American University.
Additionally, she has taught art classes at George Washington University and
Corcoran College of Art and Design. Before joining the Hirshhorn, Hileman
served as the curator of the Arlington Arts Center, where she organized
visual art exhibitions by artists from the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Utah Arts Council is currently accepting applications for the 2009
Visual Arts Fellowship program through Thursday, September 18, 2008. The
competition annually awards two $10,000 fellowships to Utah artists in order
to encourage artistic development and the advancement of their careers.
Artists working in crafts, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography,
printmaking, and sculpture are eligible. Artists working in media outside
the above-listed categories may still be eligible to apply and are
encouraged to consult the Utah Arts Council Visual Arts program.
For application materials and questions regarding the fellowship program,
contact Lila Abersold at 801-533-3581 or labersold@???. Information can
also be found online at
www.arts.utah.gov.
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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5) *Keeping Zoo Animals Mentally Healthy Also Works On Pets At Home - Learn
More On Enrichment Day!*
One of the most important jobs at Hogle Zoo is keeping our animals healthy
and happy. Each day, the Zoo animal care staff plans out a schedule of ways
to keep animals mentally stimulated. Now you can find out more on this, and
how to keep your own animals mentally exercised by joining Hogle Zoo for the
9th annual Enrichment Day Saturday August 23, 2008 from 10 am to 2 pm; a day
dedicated to increasing our visitors' awareness of what enrichment is, and
methods we use at Hogle Zoo.
On Enrichment Day, visitors will explore six different areas that highlight
five different types of enrichment, which also apply to pets at home. These
Exploration Stations contain activities like "manipulative enrichment" to
paint like the elephants with a pool-noodle "trunk," watch keepers train
animals through positive reinforcement, and even win prizes in an Enrichment
Trivia scavenger hunt (completed entries drawn for a grand prize at 1:45
pm). Also available will be information on at-home enrichment for pets like
dogs, cats and reptiles—including information on how exotic animal training
works for our own furry friends and even recipes for homemade doggie treats!
At Hogle Zoo, behavioral enrichment is used to change an animal's
surroundings to promote the expression of natural behavior. Enrichment can
come in many forms, from meat hidden inside a pumpkin for the lynx, or
burlap sack for the orangutans. Keepers may also spray different scents in
animals' exhibits to exercise their heightened sense of smell.
So join Hogle Zoo for enrichment day and use our techniques to keep your own
pet happy-- Fido never had it so good! For more information, contact
Community Relations Coordinator Holly Braithwaite by email at
hbraithwaite@??? or call (801) 584-1729.
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6) *Jazz on the Jordan Outdoor Concert at Utah Cultural Celebration Center*
Jazz on the Jordan Outdoor Concert at Utah Cultural Celebration Center
Provides Both History and Entertainment Followed by Fireworks and Mardi Gras
– Style Parade
WHAT: The Utah Cultural Celebration Center's WorldStage! Concert
Series continues with an informative and exciting history and overview of
Jazz music. Join Lloyd "Doc" Miller and special guest artists as they take
you on a tour of the history of jazz from the 20s to the present. Following
the workshop and concert will be fireworks and a Mardi Gras – style parade
with beads!
WHEN: Monday night, August 25. 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Utah Humanities
Council funded workshop focusing on Early Jazz (jazz roots); Be-bop and
beyond; Latin Rhythms and Utah's Jazz History.
Concert begins at 8:00 p.m.
Fireworks and Mardi Gras "bead parade" at 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South
WHO: EVERYONE is invited to this FREE concert and jazz
workshop!
WHY: Salt City Saints play pure old time New Orleans jazz
from the turn of the century and Chicago Jazz from the early 20s. The Saints
have played most major festivals and parades in the Valley and beyond and
are a popular band for fun occasions and even for funerals.
World Class Combo plays 1940s & 50s California Latin & Latin jazz. This fun
band is great for Latin dancing so come on up and join in.
Swingn'Jive plays hot jive, hard bop and cool jazz from the 40s and 50s with
Utah's top instrumentalists. They have played in most major venues in the
Valley since the 1960s. Don't be afraid to grab your partner for some Lindy
and swing dancing.
World Class Combo plays 1940s & 50s California Latin & Latin jazz. This fun
band is great for Latin dancing so come on up and join in.
For more information about this and other events or exhibits at the Utah
Cultural Celebration Center, call 801-965-5108 or visit
www.culturalcelebration.org.
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7) *"Native Spirit" Theme for American Indian Showcase with Nino Reyos at
Utah Cultural Celebration Center*
WHAT: The Utah Cultural Celebration Center's WorldStage! Concert
Series continues with a special presentation of American Indian music, song,
storytelling and dance. Join Nino Reyos & Friends to help celebrate the
traditions of Utah's contemporary Native American population.
WHEN: Monday night, August 18. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with
performances beginning at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South
WHO: EVERYONE is invited to this FREE concert!
WHY: Join American Indian flutist Nino Reyos as he hosts a
program devoted to recognizing and celebrating Utah's Native traditions in
music, dance, storytelling and song. Come hungry, as Navajo Tacos will be
on hand for purchase.
For more information about this and other events or exhibits at the Utah
Cultural Celebration Center at 965-5100, or visit
www.culturalcelebration.org.
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8) *Sundance Institute's continues this summer with the Outdoor Film
Festival*
Sundance Institute's year-round community program continues this summer with
the Outdoor Film Festival. There are three times you can catch each
screening of the seven-week series; Mondays at Gallivan Center, Wednesdays
at City Park in Park City, and Fridays at Sundance Resort. All screenings
are FREE to the public, and begin at sunset (Between 9:00 and 9:30). The
next installment is Harold and Maude.
When extremely wealthy Harold (Bud Cort) is not staging his own suicide,
he's crashing funerals. While making his rounds, Harold falls in love with
fellow funeral-crasher, Maude (Ruth Gordon), a woman fifty years his senior
whose lust for life surpasses his preoccupation with death in this unlikely
romance. A cult classic with a killer soundtrack from Cat Stevens, this film
brings us one of film's unlikely couplings and is as funny and true today as
it was in 1971.
August 15 Park City
August 18 Salt Lake City
August 20 Sundance Resort
For more information on the Outdoor Film Festival, or any of the other
Sundance Institute's local programs, please visit
www.sundance.org/utah.
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9) *U of U Receives $12 Million from Sorenson Legacy Foundation for New*
*Interdisciplinary Arts and Education Complex*
New facility will support a joint initiative by the College of Education and
the College of Fine Arts to conduct research and promote integration of the
arts in Utah schools, including professional development for new and
practicing elementary teachers, educational leaders and art specialists; $12
million is the largest gift to support the arts or arts and education in
University of Utah history.
The University of Utah announced today the Sorenson Legacy Foundation has
pledged $12 million to the university for the construction of an
interdisciplinary arts and education complex at its Salt Lake City campus.
It is the largest donation in support of fine arts or arts and education in
university history.
The new facility will be named the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts and
Education Complex and will be built at the southern entrance of the campus
adjacent to Milton Bennion Hall, east of the David Eccles School of
Business. Sorenson is a former elementary school teacher who founded Art
Works for Kids, an innovative program that has helped bring music, dance,
theater and the visual arts into many Utah elementary schools. She has been
a pioneer and long-time champion of making arts education available to
Utah's elementary school children.
A principal goal of the new interdisciplinary educational complex will be to
research and facilitate teaching methods for integrating arts education into
traditional core curriculum subjects such as math, science, history and
language arts. Working together with faculty from across the university,
educators from the College of Education and the College of Fine Arts will
identify best practices for this innovative teaching method, implement a
newly designed teacher education program and train arts specialists for
placement in Utah's elementary schools.
In addition to classrooms, arts practice areas and performance venues, the
new arts and education complex will house the Virginia Tanner Creative Dance
Program, six research and outreach centers and two university clinics. These
include a new Center for Integrating the Arts into Academic Learning, a new
Center for Math and Science Education, the Utah Reading and Literacy Center,
the Utah Education Policy Center, the Center for the Advancement of
Technology in Education and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center on
Community of Caring. Outreach clinics include a satellite program for the
highly successful University of Utah Reading Clinic as well as the Education
Assessment and School Support Clinic.
The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts and Education Complex is scheduled to open
in 2011 at an estimated total cost of $30 million. For more information on
the new facility and the arts and education initiative, please visit
www.artsed.utah.edu http://www.artsed.utah.edu/ .
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10) *'A Celebration Of Cultural Diversity' Festival To Showcase
Multicultural World Class Entertainment*
August 30 & 31, 2008
The sixth annual multicultural festival sponsored by the Salt Lake American
Muslim – a 501C3 Social Services nonprofit organization to be held on August
30 Saturday and August 31 Sunday, 2008 at Washington Square, 451 South 200
East, Salt Lake City is a community oriented and multi-ethnic event
dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and honoring diversity through
world-class multi-ethnic cultural performances. This event has had
recognition from the Governor and both Salt Lake City and County Mayors.
This free family-oriented event includes ethnic food and merchandise vendors
and focuses on social service providers particularly to low-income people.
Free children's play area and activities will be an important part of the
festival.
The festival will be inaugurated at 3pm on Saturday August 30 by Salt Lake
County Mayor Peter Corroon followed by brief speeches by other ethnic and
community leaders.
Performing arts entertainment follows at 4pm with performances by Native
American, Peruvian, Mariachi, Ahiska Turk Performers, Kenshin Taiko
Drummers, Irish Dance performers, and Zivio, and Bien Blamenco groups.
August 31 Sunday program is from 4 pm to 7 pm with performances by Lutheran
Social Services performers under the direction of Jose Bonilla,
Karen/Burmese, Falun Dafa. Bosnian performers, and Eastern Arts, and the
Salt Lake Saints groups.
An affiliated event is the screening of a Pakistani film cosponsored by the
Salt Lake American Muslim and Salt Lake Film Center:
IN THE NAME OF GOD 'Khuda ke liye' (in English) Unrated
Shoaib Mansoor - Director / Writer (writer) / Producer
Date: August 26, 7:00 pm SLC Main Library Auditorium 210 E 400 S
The film is about the difficult situation in which the Pakistanis in
particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. There is a
war going on between the Fundamentalists and the Liberal Muslims. This
situation is creating a drift not only between the Western world and the
Muslims, but also within the Muslims. The educated and modern Muslims are in
a difficult situation because of their approach towards life and their
western attire. They are criticized and harassed by the fundamentalists and
on the other hand the Western world sees them as potential suspects of
terrorism just because of their Muslim names. This paradox is resulting in
great suffering for a forward looking Muslim.
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11)* **Free Workshop on Finding New Performing Artists and Venues*
The Utah Arts Council is offering a free workshop titled, "Getting the Most
Out of Booking Conferences: A 'How-To' Guide for Performers and Presenters,"
led by Karen J. Hanan, Executive Director of Arts Northwest. Tailored for
both performing artists and presenters in Utah, the workshop will provide
background information on marketing, block-booking, audience expansion,
community outreach, and more.
Hanan will be joined by Utah performers and presenters who will share their
experiences in the field and provide feedback on attending booking
conferences. Additionally, workshop participants are eligible to secure a
short one-on-one session with Hanan following the workshop.
This workshop is presented in conjunction with Arts Northwest, the primary
performing arts booking organization in the mid- and northwest United
States. Arts Northwest will host its 28th annual booking conference Monday,
October 13 through Thursday, October 16, 2008 in Eugene, Oregon. In
partnership with the Utah Arts Council, Arts Northwest is offering a 20%
promotional discount on conference registration to all Utah performers and
performing arts venue employees. Additionally, Utah performers and
presenters may also apply for one of ten, $1,000 subsidies offered by the
Utah Arts Council to attend the Oregon conference. Applications must be
completed and turned into the Utah Arts Council by Wednesday, August 27,
2008. All forms are available on the Utah Arts Council website at
www.arts.utah.gov.
The workshop will take place on Monday, August 25, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 12
noon in the Zephyr Room at the Rio Grande Depot, 300 South Rio Grande Street
(455 West) in Salt Lake City. One-on-one sessions will take place from 2:00
to 3:00 p.m. The workshop is free, but seating and post-workshop session
slots are limited. Please RSVP to Liz Smith at lizsmith@??? or call
801.236.7544.
For more questions on the workshop or Arts Northwest Booking Conference,
contact Jason Bowcutt at 801-236-7554 or email jbowcutt@???.
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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12) *A Celebration of Dance, Saturday, August 23 in the Murray Park
Amphitheater*
Murray Arts in the Park will celebrate the talents of local dancers and
choreographers in a Celebration of Dance, Saturday, August 23 at 8 pm in the
Murray Park Amphitheater. Tickets are $6 adults and $5 children and
seniors. Gates open at 7:15 pm. The evening will feature a mix of ballet,
jazz, and modern dance. Under the direction of Leesa Lloyd, the
choreographers have Murray connections including Jen Johnsen Davies,
Victoria Varney, Rachel Kirk Terrazas, Robin McClelland, Kris Cottam Magill,
Mary Ann Meyers Jarvi, and Michelle Wright Armstrong. Most of these
choreographers have degrees in dance performance and some run their own
dance studios.
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13) *NEA Announces Domestic Indemnity Program*
In an effort to provide assistance to American museums while increasing
opportunities for audiences to view great works of art, the National
Endowment for the Arts recently added a domestic component to the Arts and
Artifacts Indemnity Act signed into law by President Bush in December 2007.
That bill authorized insurance coverage up of to $750 million for a single
exhibition and $5 billion in total for all to help in the reduction of
insurance costs for exhibitors. For the first time, exhibitions drawn from
U.S. collections are eligible for indemnity coverage while on view in
American museums. The international version of this highly successful
indemnity program has assisted non-profit institutions in covering the cost
of over 900 showings of prized artworks in communities all over America from
worldwide collections. More information on the application deadlines,
guidelines, and review process can be found in the press release here:
http://www.arts.gov/news/news08/DomesticIndemnity.html
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14) *2008 Twilight Concert Series Features Broken Social Scene and The Big
Sleep*
The Twilight Concert Series presents Broken Social Scene and The Big Sleep,
on Thursday, August 21, at 7:00 p.m. The Canadian "super-group" Broken
Social Scene is bringing their experimental/indie rock sound to downtown
Salt Lake City along with Brooklyn's own rock trio The Big Sleep for a
one-of-a-kind musical experience for the Twilight audience.
The 2008 Twilight Concert Series is presented every Thursday evening through
August 28 at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City. To complement
the music, the Twilight Market offers food and beverages with something for
every taste, from pizza to pasta, from vegetarian to barbecue, and from
cookies to gelato. The Twilight Market also offers local artists' work,
including such handcrafted items as jewelry, clothing, soaps, and ceramics.
The Twilight Market opens at 5:00 p.m.; the concerts begin at 7:00 p.m.
The concerts are free. Blankets and chairs may not be placed before 1:30
p.m., and someone must remain with the blanket at all times. Only low-backed
chairs are permitted. No pets are allowed; service animals are welcome. The
Twilight Concert Series is a no smoking event. Concerts will proceed, rain
or shine.
August 21
Broken Social Scene
A Toronto-based enterprise, Broken Social Scene was born of a partnership
between Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, creating their music in basements
and bedrooms. The line-up expands and contracts depending on who is
available to join in. The revolving support cast includes Leslie Feist,
Emily Haines, James Shaw, John Crossingham and guitarist Andrew Whiteman who
performed on last year's Twilight stage with Apostle of Hustle. With this
diverse make up of the group, every live show promises a new dimension and
spontaneity to the performance.
www.myspace.com/brokensocialscene
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep is a three-piece band, based in New York, with a big sound,
full of heart and percussive drive. Primarily instrumental with occasional
lustrous vocals by bass-player Sonia Balchadani, the Village Voice dubbed
The Big Sleep as "easily New York's best unknown." Danny Barria and his
soaring guitar solos and Gabriel Rhodes' "deep in the pocket" percussion
with Balchadani's quaking bass create their own world on stage, populated by
sweeping and electrifying sets. Their impressive stage show has earned them
numerous high profile performances with such bands as Secret Machines,
Editors, and Wilderness.
www.myspace.com/thebigsleep
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15) *Photographing Your Own Artwork Tuesday, August 19 2008 6-8 PM*
PRESENTERS:
Jan Stevenson: Digital Photographer, Borge Anderson
Jay Heuman: Curator of Exhibitions, Salt Lake Art Center
The Utah Arts Council hosts a hints and tips session on photographing your
own artwork. Galleries, museums and arts festivals look at hundreds of
slides and often your work has a two-second shot at making an impression.
Learn how to get the most out of your own photography equipment and take
photos that flatter your artwork.
To reserve a seat for this seminar, simply respond to this email. The
seminar is free, but seating is limited.
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16) *SLCC Granting Writing Series for Fall 08*
For Nonprofit Organizations
September 15 through November 3, 2008
Mondays, 3-5 PM
SLCC Creative Writing Center @ Library Square
210 E 400 S
Salt Lake City UT 84101
For more information contact SLCC CWC at 801.957.4992 or cwc@???
REGISTER EARLY. Space is limited.
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17) *The Utah Symphony Benefits The Road Home*
The Utah Symphony proudly partners with The Road Home for a free ZAP concert
to raise donations and create awareness about homelessness
Assistant conductor David Cho will lead the Utah Symphony in a free
performance at Abravanel Hall to help benefit The Road Home on Wednesday,
August 20, 2008 at 7:30 pm. The concert, part of a series of free
performances held to thank communities for supporting the Salt Lake County
Zoo Arts and Parks Fund (ZAP) will raise donations and create awareness
about homelessness. Shortly before the concert begins, Fendall's Ice Cream
will be on-site selling ice cream on the plaza with all proceeds going
directly to The Road Home.
The concert will be free to attend and employees and volunteers from The
Road Home will be at Abravanel Hall giving out information, answering
questions and accepting donations (100% of contributions will go to The Road
Home). A first time partnership between both non-profit organizations, the
Utah Symphony supports The Road Home's mission of helping people step out of
homelessness and back into the community.
ZAP CONCERTS (free of charge)
August 20 (Wednesday), 7:30 pm, Abravanel Hall
FREE
Utah Symphony Benefits The Road Home
David Cho, conductor
For information call (801) 355-ARTS
About the Road Home
The Road Home is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing
assistance to people who are homeless in Salt Lake County and along the
Wasatch Front. Their mission is to help people step out of homelessness and
back into the community. The Road Home serves 31 families, 300 single men
and 74 single women daily at the main facility. The facility is in operation
24 hours per day, 365 days per year. During the 2006-07 fiscal year, The
Road Home provided a total of 222,581 nights of shelter to 3,862
unduplicated individuals through all of their shelter programs.
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18) *Art by Sonya Dinsdale*
Utah Art Alliance Gallery, September 2- 27, 2008
127 South Main Street, SLC
(Next to City Center TRAX Station. Free street parking after 6 pm &
weekends.)
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 4 – 8 p.m., Saturday 1 – 5 p.m.
Opening Reception
Friday, September 5, 6 – 9 p.m.
The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Appetizers will be served. Live contemporary folk music by Desert Rose.
The artist will be present to answer questions and discuss her new work (or
can be contacted by email - dinsdales@???)
The exhibit "Defining Moments," consist of colorful, abstract, two
dimensional mixed media pieces. Each one represents a fleeting thought,
street scene, passion, screw-up, obsession, revelation, things to be
remembered, and things not to be repeated…you get the idea.
Sonya's long and varied career in the arts world has taken her many places.
She started out at the University of Utah, graduating with a BFA in studio
arts and printmaking while working as a research assistant on the Utah
Museum of Fine Arts African Art collection (all the while dabbling in
architectural history and design). Passion for African art landed her in art
history graduate studies at UCLA. Then she came home. She now works in the
architectural industry and continues her art career.
The Utah Arts Alliance is a 501c3 non-profit arts organization.
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19) *The Loge Gallery Presents An Exhibit of Photography by Drake Buseth*
WHO:
The Loge Gallery, Pioneer Theatre
WHAT:
Photography by Drake Buseth
WHEN:
September 19 - October 4, 2008 (during the run of the play My Fair Lady)
TIMES:
Mondays - Fridays, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays until noon
WHERE:
Second level of the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
300 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City
University of Utah Campus
PRICE:
Admission is free
MORE INFO:
Contact the Pioneer Theatre Companyπs Box Office at (801) 581-6961
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20) *Pioneer Theatre Company presents the musical classic My Fair Lady*
Lerner and Loewe's entertaining romp about a Cockney flower girl and the
arrogant
professor who bets he can turn her into a lady is considered by many to be
"the perfect musical."
WHO:
Pioneer Theatre Company
WHAT:
My Fair Lady
WHEN:
September 19 - October 4, 2008
(Thursday, September 18th preview performance is also available.)
TIMES:
Mondays - Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday matinees, 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
300 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City
PRICE:
$26 - $49; Children are half price on Mondays and Tuesdays
MORE INFO:
Box Office (801) 581-6961
Open 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Mon - Fri
www.pioneertheatre.org
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21) *Red Rock Rondo's September 6 CD Release Concert*
Steamboat Mountain Records is very excited to announce Red Rock Rondo's
September 6 CD Release Concert, featuring:
• All 16 songs in the Zion Canyon Song Cycle performed together for the
first time
• A one-of-a-kind performance by Rockville rancher Leon Lewis in "When the
Rooster Crows (Company's Coming)"
• A celebration of Zion National Park's upcoming 2009 centennial, "A Century
of Sanctuary," with Zion Superintendent Jock Whitworth
• A short work-in-progress preview of the Red Rock Rondo 2009 PBS TV special
being produced by the Western Folklife Center
• A light reception afterward, where Rockville artist Kate Starling's
painting (which graces the cover of the CD) will be displayed
• The first availability of the brand new CD with 24-page color insert
Red Rock Rondo's CD Release Concert
September 6, Saturday, 7:30pm
Jeanné Wagner Theater
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
138 W. Broadway (300 South), Salt Lake City Map
Presented by Music in the Box music_inthe_box@???
Tickets ($15 advance, $12 student/seniors, $18 at the door) available at
ArtTix
Tickets are also available (without service fee) from members of Red Rock
Rondo
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*Employment Opportunities*
The Salt Lake Symphony invites musicians to audition for their 2008-09
season. Auditions will take place August 26, 2008. Candidates should prepare
two contrasting pieces and will be asked to sight read. For more information
call Joyce Mahoney at 250-9419. For more information on the Salt Lake
Symphony, visit
www.saltlakesymphony.org
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*Articles of Interest <#interest>*
* *
Trial Begins For 30-Year-Old Cezanne
Theft<
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/08/12/trial_begins_over_30m_cezanne_stolen_in_1978/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Theater+and+arts+news>
In 1978, seven paintings, including a still life by the French impressionist
Paul Cezanne now worth tens of millions of dollars, were stolen from a
Massachusetts house. "The theft set off an international investigation that
led to Monaco, Geneva, London and -- finally -- to a retired lawyer."
Boston Globe 08/12/08
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Who Knew? Dance Is A Big Hit On TV <
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26203034/>
Take your pick -- there's no shortage of dance on TV. Inspired viewers maybe
even try out a move or two on the living room floor, or sign up for classes,
secretly hoping that they, too, could hack it as a professional. Dancing
days are here again, and the ratings are soaring.
MSNBC (AP) 08/14/08
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A Life On Pointe<
http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/as-for-pink-shoes-this-ballerina-is-spoilt-for-choice/2008/08/12/1218306893575.html>
"Maina Gielgud danced in her first pair of pointe shoes at the age of six.
That is at least five years before the bones are fully formed but,
remarkably, the glued and stiffened shoes did no harm to Gielgud's slender
feet. Half a century later she was still teaching ballet class in pointe
shoes. She reluctantly discarded them three or four years ago. It was, she
says, "a huge, major decision."
Sydney Morning Herald 08/12/08
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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 Access / VSA arts of Utah
Chevron
Discovery Gateway
KUER-FM
Pathway Associates
Salt Lake City Arts Council
Salt Lake City Library
Salt Lake County Fine Arts
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks
Utah Arts Council
Utah Heritage Foundation
Utah Humanities Council
Utah Food Services
Utah Symphony & Opera
Utah Valley State College
Wells Fargo Bank
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