Utah Cultural Alliance
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December 17, 2007
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Dear Colleagues,
In this issue you will find:
Utah
Cultural Events and Information
1) Babcock
Performing Readers presents "Harvey"
2) Musical
of Musical Lives Again!
3) First Night
Salt Lake 2008 Celebrate New Year's Eve New Orleans
Style
4) Upcoming Calendar Of Performers For Zoolights! At Utah's
Hogle Zoo
5) Torino,
Italy & Salt Lake City, Utah
6) In
recognition of Martin Luther King Day and in celebration of Black
History Month
7) If you
still have holiday shopping to do, please keep Art Access Gallery in
mind.
Regional & National News
1.) Salt Lake Acting Company's SEXSTING receives
nomination. Other SLAC premieres go on to productions around the
country.
2.) $1.5 Million Grant From The ALSAM Foundation Allows
Construction of New Animal Facility
3.) Six
Projects to Receive Creative Community Funds
Articles of Interest
Resources
Submission Guidelines
Acknowledgments
Utah Cultural Events and Information
1) Babcock Performing Readers presents
"Harvey"
January 10, 2008, 7:30 PM
UofU Union Little Theatre
"Harvey"
by Mary Chase
Impromptu Play Reading
Edited and Hosted by Gary Walton
After being seated, members receive scripts of the popular
classic "Harvey," a comedy in three acts, to read impromptu. This
edition focuses on the last two acts. Bring your imagination and
become a star in this zany play where a large white rabbit takes
center stage among a cast of equally zany characters. Before the
evening is over, Elwood P. Dowd, will convince you that Harvey does
indeed exist. Public invited, Members only may read.
Free parking, free admission, free refreshments.
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2)
Musical of Musical Lives Again!
Production Selected for American College Theatre Festival
Region VIII Competition
Who: Weber
State University Department of Performing Arts
What: The Musical of
Musicals: The Musical, directed by Jim Christian
When: 7:30 pm:
January 25 and 26, 2008
Where: Allred
Theater, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets: Fundraiser
price: All Seats $10, Dee Events Center tickets:
1-800-WSU-TIKS
Weber State University Department of Performing Arts presents
"The Musical of Musicals: The Musical," directed by Jim Christian,
January 25 and 26 at 7:30 pm in the Allred Theater, Val A. Browning
Center for the Performing Arts. All Tickets are $10 for this
fundraising event. Funds raised will help to send the production to
the 2008 ACTF
Regional Festival at California State Universtiy, Los Angeles
from February 11-16, 2008.
The exact performance dates of this production at the festival
have yet to be announced.
The "play," consisting of five 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)
A Spectacular Soiree: First Night Salt Lake 2008 Celebrate
New Year's Eve New Orleans Style
Ring in the New Year at First Night Salt Lake with an evening
of Louisiana roots music and New Orleans funk. The annual event will
be December 31st, 2007, 6 pm-midnight, at Gallivan Plaza (239 South
Main Street.) The tradition of First Night Salt Lake - celebrating its
15th year - guarantees an unforgettable New Year's Eve.
First Night Salt Lake is an alcohol free, family-oriented New
Year's Eve celebration of the arts that showcases high-quality visual
and performing artists. First Night offers the community an
opportunity to experience Salt Lake's best and most diverse forms of
art, and seeks to promote cultural, ethnic, and artistic diversity
among artists and the community.
Admission buttons can be purchased in advance for $8 at
Albertsons and The Gateway concierge. They can be purchased the day of
the event at Gallivan Plaza, Albertsons, and the Gateway concierge for
$10. Children twelve and under are admitted free. Participants can
ride TRAX free of charge on New Year's Eve from 5:00pm to 1:00am by
wearing the First Night Salt Lake '08 button. Free parking is
available at many of the downtown parking garage locations.
First Night Salt Lake is presented by the Downtown Alliance
and Comcast, with support from Salt Lake County's Zoo, Arts, and Parks
Program and Salt Lake City Corporation. First Night Salt Lake is a
member of First Night International. For more information, visit
firstnightslc.org.
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4) Upcoming Calendar Of Performers For Zoolights!
At Utah's Hogle Zoo
ZooLights! at Utah's Hogle Zoo is Utah's largest animated
holiday light display featuring over one million lights and over 150
colorful animal sculptures-and that ís just the beginning to all the
fun!
During ZooLights! from December 1 to 31, Hogle Zoo is proud to
feature live and local performers sharing their talents while adding
to the festivities. ZooLights! at Utah's Hogle Zoo is open Sunday
through Thursday from 4:30 to 8 pm and Friday and Saturday from 4:30
to 9 pm (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) with nightly featured
performers in the American Express
Event Pavilion as follows:
Monday Dec 17: 6 to 8:45 pm- Jake Three
Tuesday Dec 18: 6 to 6:45 pm- SLCC Bell Choir, 7 to 7:45 pm-
Lauri Carrigan,
8 to 8:45 pm- Atilast
Wednesday Dec 19: 6 to 8:45 pm- Anthony Motto
Thursday Dec 20: 6 to 6:45 pm- Anna Kaelin, 7 to 8:45 pm-
Sidetrack
Friday Dec 21: 5 to 6:45 pm- Chelsey Stallings, 7 to 7:45 pm-
Johnny and the
Freewings
Saturday Dec 22: 5 to 8:45 pm- Ben Brinton and Steve
Witt
Sunday Dec 23: 6 to 6:45 pm- Grace Baptist Church, 7 to 8:45
pm- Sidetrack
Not only is ZooLights! Utah's largest animated light display,
but also coupled with entertainment in a one of a kind Zoo setting, it
is an experience unlike any other in this area. ìitís the holiday
season, and we want to provide a fun, family-friendly activity to
remind everyone the Zoo is open all year,î said Executive Director
Craig Dinsmore. The special lighted animal sculptures, many of them
animated, will make ZooLights! unique. Visitors can also get exclusive
foods they would not find at Hogle Zoo in the summer: delicious
deep-fried símores, gooey brownies and steaming hot
chocolate.
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5)
Torino, Italy & Salt Lake City, Utah
Sister City 1st Anniversary Celebration
Join Mayor Becker & the Italian Center of the
West
Saturday January 12, 2008 ~ 5:30 pm
A special exhibition of unique photographs of
Torino
by Terry May Madsen
"In Little Italy"
Hilton Homewood Suites
423 West 300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
"We Can Wear Our Olympic Attire"
Please Join Us For
Italian Food, Music & Festivities
please RSVP to Mama LaGuardia jelaguardia@???
More information to follow
Thank you
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6) In recognition of Martin Luther King Day and in
celebration of Black History Month
The Grand Theatre will present the Utah premiere of the
theatrical event, CROWNS from January 25 - February 9, 2008. Written
by ReginaTaylor. Adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig
Marberry.
Also Offering:
Photographic Exhibit: Portraits of Black Women in Church
Hats
Jan. 11- February 29th, 2008 Located at the Utah Cultural
Celebration Center, 1355 west 3100 South, West Valley. Monday -
Thursday 8 am to 6 pm. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Photos by Michael Cunningham with narrative by Craig
Marberry
Utah's Local Crowns Photographic Exhibit: January 14- February
9th, 2008. Located in the Grand Theatre Lobby, Salt Lake Community
College. 1575 South State Street. Salt Lake City. Utah. Monday -
Friday 10 am to 6 pm. This is the Grand Theatre's unique tribute to
African American women along the Wasatch Front. All photos by Mr.
Victor M. Rivera.
Discussion Series:
In January and February, the Grand Theatre Community Institute
will sponsor a series of lectures which will delve into fashion,
social customs & African American tradition. The lectures
will take place at the Grand Theatre, the Utah Cultural Celebration
Center and the SLCC Library Square Campus. For more information,
please visit our website at
www.the-grand.org
Show Dates:
Crowns - January 25 - February 9th, 2008
Evening Performances at 7:30
Matinees on February 2nd and 9th at 2:00 pm
Tickets:
Tickets range from $10-24.00.
Call 957-3322 to purchase tickets, for more information,
online at
www.the-grand.org
Where:
Grand Theatre
Box office Hours: Monday - Friday 10am to 6 pm
Phone: 801-957-3322
1575 S State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115
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7) If you still have holiday
shopping to do, please keep Art Access Gallery in
mind.
We are featuring original,
handmade arts and crafts by nineteen Utah artists,
including:
Ceramic Teapots by Vicki
Acoba
Mixed Media Paintings by Joey
Behrens
Oil Paintings by Erin
Berrett
Woodcut Prints by Erik
Brunvand
Oil Paintings by Benjamin
Davis
Clay & Ceramic Pottery by
Lee Dillon
Acrylic Paintings by Marci
Erspamer
Digital Prints by Joe
Fairbanks
Peruvian Retablos by Jeronimo
Lozano
Glass Kaleidoscopes by April
Motley
Oil Paintings by Ann V.
Maak
Leather Works by Richard
Passey
Purses & Luggage Tags by
Sheryl Gillilan
Chine Colle Prints by Michael
Gaffney
Intaglio and Chine Colle
Prints by Jared Nielsen
Stained Glass Stars by Kurt
& Rebecca Knudsen
Mixed Media Winged Women by
Colleen Bryan Rodgers
Clay Angels & Used Wings
by Heidi Moller Somsen
Stained Glass Sun Catchers by
Robert Wynne
Ice Nuggets and Angel
Ornaments by Elise Lazar
Remaining Holiday
Hours:
Saturday, December 15 from
11AM to 3PM
Monday, December 17 -
Wednesday, December 19 from 10AM to 6PM
We're located at 230 South 500
West, #125 in the Artspace City Centre Building.
Happy Holidays from your friends at Art Access!
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Regional & National News
1.) Salt Lake
Acting Company's SEXSTING receives nomination. Other SLAC premieres go
on to productions around the country.
Salt Lake Acting Company has received notification that last
season's SEXSTING, by Doris Baizley and Susan Raffanti, has been
nominated for the American Theatre Critics Association's Steinberg
Award for best play produced outside New York City. Salt Lake Acting
Company produced the world premiere of SEXSTING in January of 2007.
Six ATCA/Steinberg New Play finalists will be chosen in January, and
three ATCA/Steinberg New Play winners will be announced in early April
at the Humana Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.
Other recent news updates from SLAC's developed and/or world
premiere plays include two more scheduled productions of MADAGASCAR by
J. T. Rogers, premiered by SLAC in the 2004-2005 season. The play will
be produced at the Fusion Theatre Company in Albuquerque in February
and at North Coast Rep in Solana Beach, California in July of 2008.
MADAGASCAR won the American Theatre Critics Association Osborn Award
as best play by an up-and-coming playwright in 2005. It was also
produced by New Theatre in Florida and at the Adirondack Theatre
Festival.
Julie Jensen's DUST EATERS, developed and premiered by SLAC in
2005, was produced in August by The Borderlands Theatre Company of
Tucson, AZ. Ms. Jensen's TWO-HEADED, (a SLAC premiere in 2000), was
recently produced at the Berkshire Theatre Festival and was featured
in this month's American Theatre Magazine. TWO-HEADED also saw
productions in the 2006-07 season at the Cleveland Public Theatre, The
Washington Shakespeare Company in D.C. and the East Lynne Theatre
Company in New Jersey.
THE OVERWHELMING by J. T. Rogers (developed at SLAC in 2005)
continues its run at The Roundabout Theatre in New York, following its
premiere at The National Theatre in London earlier this year. The
Hanger Theatre in Ithaca, NY will produce THE OVERWHELMING in its 2008
summer season.
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2.) $1.5 Million
Grant From The ALSAM Foundation Allows Construction Of New Animal
Facility
Officials at Utah's Hogle Zoo announced today they received a
$1.5 million grant from The ALSAM Foundation to fund construction for
a new and improved animal health center. This grant will allow Hogle
Zoo to provide even better animal care to the over 200 species that
live within the Zoo.
The new facility, which will be named in honor of L.s. skaggs,
will include expanded diagnostic and treatment areas, updated and
upgraded surgical and quarantine elements, as well as office space for
our two full-time veterinarians and their staff. The ALSAM gift will
cover approximately half of the hard construction costs of this
medical facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in early fall
2008 and should be completed about a year
later.
Visit Hogle Zoo online at
www.hoglezoo.org
<
http://www.hoglezoo.org> or for
more information, contact Community Relations Coordinator
Holly Braithwaite
by email at hbraithwaite@???
<mailto:hbraithwaite@???&gt; or
call (801) 584-1729. For information about donating to Hogle
Zoo's Capital
Campaign, contact Beth Wolfer at (801) 584-1708.
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3.) Six Projects to Receive
Creative Community Funds
The Utah Arts Council announces the recipients of the 2007
Creative Communities Grant for arts-based community development
projects. Six grants totaling $95,000 were distributed to individuals
and nonprofits throughout the state of Utah. Award recipients were
notified during the month of November.
This year a total of $95,000 was distributed to the six
recipients for
the following projects:
Brolly Arts, Salt Lake City ($16,000): Production of a series
of art projects designed to promote a sense of community in the
Sugarhouse business district.
Cache Valley Center for the Arts, Logan ($16,000): Creation of
a Utah
Public Radio station in downtown Logan that will produce
original broadcasts highlighting the arts and related events. Casino
Star Theatre Foundation,
Gunnison ($15,000): Main Street beautification and creation of
evening arts and cultural programming in downtown Gunnison.
Salt Lake Film Center, Salt Lake City ($16,000): Production of
locally created videos to be streamed and projected on Main Street as
part of Downtown Rising.
Simple Earth Art Center, American Fork ($16,000): Creation of
a memorial sculpture park and Museum of Geneva Steel's history in and
impact on Utah.
Tremonton City Beautification Committee, Tremonton ($16,000):
Creation of botanical gardens and sculpture for the
library.
Creative Communities Grants provide $10,000-$16,000 grants in
support
of the creation of innovative connections between culture,
art, community building and planning, civic engagement, the use of
public space for the enhancement of economic opportunities, and
quality of life in Utah's communities. Projects must include community
partnerships with at least two key organizations, businesses, or
government agencies, and applicants must have completed the Change
Leader training program. This
is the second year of the Creative Communities
Initiative.
Articles of
Interest
How Did We Get So
Musical?
Why on earth should musical capacity be 'natural' to human
beings? It's hard to see what the evolutionary point of it might have
been. Birds and other animals make complicated sound-patterns, of
course, but there's no evidence that they hear melody and harmony in
the way that we do. The Telegraph (UK) 12/14/07
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Australian State
Turbo-Charges Its Arts Funding
The Art Gallery of Western Australia has secured $10 million
of public funds to buy art, a 40-fold increase in its acquisition
budget, under Premier Alan Carpenter's government plan to enliven the
state's cultural scene.
The Australian 12/13/07
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Is Today's Interactivity Leading To Rowdy
Theatre Audiences?
Kids
actively participate in our society and our culture to a previously
unprecedented degree, whether as critics, artists and video producers
on their blogs and Bebo pages, or as casting directors voting for Lee
Mead on Any Dream Will Do.
The Guardian
(UK) 12/13/07
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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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Ackno
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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
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