Utah Cultural Alliance E-Newsletter
May 5, 2008
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Dear Colleagues,
*Please Mark Your Calendars!!*
*Our Culture Bytes with Mayor Ralph Becker has been moved from Tuesday, May
13th to Thursday, May 22nd. *
In this issue you will find:
* Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) SLAC's Resident Playwright Julie Jensen Publishes Playwriting Book<#julie>
2) Sundance Institute Documentary Offers Screening Of Manufactured
Landscapes <#series>
3) 2nd Annual JArt Contest from Bountiful Elementary to Show at BDAC May
2-19 <#jart>
4) Annual Tree Planting at the International Peace Garden <#tree>
5) Regina Carter Sextet <#carter>
6) The Utah Symphony Presents An Evening with Youth Musicians <#youth>
7) The Utah symphony Completes Bach's Brandenburg Concerti with Nos. 2, 4
and 6 <#bach>
8) Arts Council To Host Regional Arts Conference <#host>
9) Four Utahns to Receive Governor's Award <#utahns>**
10) 4 full houses have loved SORDID LIVES! <#sordid>
11) Babcock Performing Readers Present "Prose and Poetry Potluck" <#prose>
12) Bountiful/Davis Art Center Presents Two Concurrent Exhibits <#state>
13) Salt Lake Symphony Performs "Music & Film Pops II: The Sequel"<#sequel>
14) Weber State Named MTNA-Benjamin Whitten Collegiate Chapter of the
Year<#whitten>
15) Utah Student Places Third In National Poetry Contest <#poetry>
16) Nowplayingutah.Com Named Presenting Sponsor Of Arts Conference<#sponsor>
17) Call for Papers: BYU Museum of Art's Biennial Art, Belief, Meaning
Symposium <#paper>
18) 7th Annual Scottish Golf Tournament! <#lass>
19) Plan-B celebrates 5th Annual SLAM <#slam>
20) Plan-B Theatre Co. presents the Utah premiere of Martin Moran's The
Tricky Part. <#planb>
21) Plan-B's sixth annual fundraiser and 2008/2009 season announcement<#annual>
22) Red Rock Rondo will present "A Musical Trek through Zion Canyon" <#trek>
23) The 84th Annual Spring Salon – Raising the Bar <#salon>
*Employment Opportunities <#employ> *
*Auditions for The Ark at the Grand Theatre*
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*Articles Of Interest <#article>*
*Resources <#resource>*
*Submission Guidelines <#guidelines>*
*Acknowledgments <#acknowledge>*
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*Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) *Salt Lake Acting Company's Resident Playwright Julie Jensen Publishes
Playwriting Book.*
Julie Jensen, Resident Playwright at Salt Lake Acting Company, has just
published a book on playwriting entitled, PLAYWRITING, Brief and Brilliant.
It is published by Smith and Kraus. The book, meant as an all-purpose guide
to the craft, takes the reader through the basics of dialogue, character,
and plot. It gives tips for getting past writer's block, and finally, it
provides practical advice on marketing a play.
A review by Alice Tuan in American Theatre Magazine praises the book, "In
the same way a scintillating guest can lift a dull cocktail party with air
and wit, Jensen is personable and enthusiastic whether delivering writing
tips or quick nuts-and -bolts guide to the business."
JULIE JENSEN (Playwright) was reared in Beaver, Utah. She has a Ph.D. in
theatre from Wayne State University in Detroit, and has taught playwriting
at seven different colleges and universities. She worked as a writer in
Hollywood for five years and until recently directed the graduate
playwriting program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She is now
Resident Playwright at Salt Lake Acting Company. BILLION DOLLAR BABY is the
sixth full-length play of Jensen's to be produced by SLAC. Others include
WHITE MONEY, LAST LISTS OF MY MAD MOTHER, TWO-HEADED, WAIT!, and DUST
EATERS. This is also the fifth play of hers to be directed by Jere Hodgin,
although his first at SLAC. Jensen is the recipient of the Kennedy Center
Award for New American Plays for WHITE MONEY, the Joseph Jefferson Award for
Best New Work for THE LOST VEGAS SERIES, and the LA Weekly Award for Best
New Play for TWO-HEADED. She has received the McKnight National Playwriting
Fellowship for WAIT!, the TCG/NEA Playwriting Residency for WAIT!, and a
major grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts for DUST EATERS. She has won the
Mill Mountain Theatre Playwriting Competition three times for TENDER HOOKS,
LAST LISTS OF MY MAD MOTHER and TWO-HEADED. Her play, TWO-HEADED, was
included in the volume Best Plays by Women, 2000, and she has twice been
nominated by the American Theatre Critics Association for the best new play
produced outside of New York for LAST LISTS OF MY MAD MOTHER and DUST EATERS
and twice a finalist for the PEN USA Award in Playwriting for TWO-HEADED and
DUST EATERS. Her work has been produced in London and at the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival as well as in this country in New York and theatres
nationwide. She has been commissioned by Mark Taper Forum, ASK Theatre
Projects, Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Salt Lake Acting
Company, Geva Theatre, and Philadelphia Theatre Company. Her work is
published by Dramatic Publishing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts,
Inc., and Smith and Kraus.Recent productions of Jensen's plays include: LAST
LISTS OF MY MAD MOTHER at Theatre Artists Studio in Phoenix, AZ, TWO-HEADED
at Cleveland Public Theatre in Cleveland, OH, Berkshire Theatre Festival in
Stockbridge, MA, and Black Cat Theatre in St. Louis, MO, and DUST EATERS at
Borderlands Theater in Tucson, AZ.
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2)* **Sundance Institute Documentary Film Series Continues With A Free
Screening Of Award Winning Documentary Manufactured Landscapes*
Stunning Film Profiles Work of Photographer Edward Burtynsky
The 2007-2008 Sundance Institute Documentary Film Series continues on
Wednesday, May 7th with a free screening of MANUFACTURED LANDCAPES which
premiered to critical and audience acclaim at the 2007 Sundance Film
Festival. The film was awarded Best Feature Documentary and Best Canadian
Film by the Toronto Film Critics Association and won a Genie Award for Best
Documentary in 2007. Directed by Jennifer Baichwal, the visually stunning
and equally mesmerizing documentary catalogs the industrialization and
urbanization of China, Bangladesh and Indonesia through the lens of world
renowned photographer and artist, Edward Burtynsky. Presented in association
with the Park City Film Series, the screening starts at 7 p.m. at the Jim
Santy Auditorium in the Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue.
Director Jennifer Baichwal accompanies Burtynsky to Asia, observing him at
work and allowing a movie camera to view as he does the effects of it's ever
changing landscape, transformation and accelerated modernization into a
global society. With breathtaking sequences, Biachwal extends the narratives
of Burtynsky's photographs, allowing us to give context to the images
without interpreting the photos.
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Series is a free monthly screening
series that presents some of the most compelling nonfiction films to come
out of the previous year's Sundance Film Festival, and is a part of Sundance
Institute's community programming presented in association with the Park
City Film Series. The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Series is
supported by Principal Sponsor Zions Bank, Major Sponsor Summit County
Recreation, Arts, and Parks Tax Program, and In Kind Supporters City Weekly,
Park City Film Series, Park City Marriott, Rocky Mountain Power's Blue Sky
Program and Salt Lake magazine.
The Final Installment of the 2007-2008 Sundance Institute Documentary Film
Series will take place on Wednesday, June 4 at 7:00pm with MY KID COULD
PAINT THAT, directed by Amir Bar-Lev.
Visit
www.sundance.org for the entire series lineup.
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3) *2nd Annual JArt Contest from Bountiful Elementary to Show at BDAC May
2-19*
Junk turned into art = JArt! The students at Bountiful Elementary are
passionate about the environment! They recycle, take field trips to nature
centers and they love to check out books from their school library that
teach them about the natural world. Last year, however, things got even
more interesting when the Librarian, Sheri Thompson, created the first
annual JArt contest.
"I wanted students to see first-hand that too many useful things are thrown
away. In addition to recycling, we can also turn found objects into
something else and that's what JArt is all about."
The rules are simple: use objects that are found, scrounged or recycled and
make something artistic. No fair getting help from anyone older, including
parents, and the only things that can be purchased are paint, glue and wire.
With these guidelines, you might think there wouldn't be much variety–but
you'd be wrong! Winning entries this year included a castle, an aerial
dogfight, an alien playing a guitar and a tribute to the BYU Cougars.
Prizes were awarded by a panel of judges for each grade level ($10 for each
winner) and the People's Choice Award was selected, based on the votes by
faculty and students. Kayden Paskett took home top honors and $50.00 for
his brilliant execution of an aerial dogfight, using empty beverage cans.
The students were excited, of course, to win money, but all of them said
that the biggest thrill is that their pieces are being displayed at the
Bountiful Davis Art Center. As a gallery opened up after the Davis School
District High School exhibit ended, each of the budding artists will have a
chance to share their work with other, more traditional art and all of these
young people are looking forward to attending "their" opening on May 2nd.
The exhibit runs through May 19.
The winners are listed as follows:
People's Choice Award: The Chase, created by Kayden Paskett
Kindergarten: A Person, created by Michael Robison
1st Grade: Rocket Ship, created by Pablo Cruz
2nd Grade: Dutch Scene, created by Holland Vandemerwe
3rd Grade: Mighty Cougars, created by Analee Moore
4rd Grade: Aladdin's Castle, created by J. J. Moore
5th Grade: Guitar-Playing Alien, created by Chloe Dyer
6th Grade: The Chase, created by Kayden Paskett
Special Recognition: The Rattlesnake, created by Nathan Hays
Whole Class Project: Spring Flowers, created by Mrs. Healy's 1st Grade Class
For more information about the programs and activities of BDAC, call 801
292-0367 or visit us online at
www.bdac.org.
For more information
Call: (801) 292-0367
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4) *Annual Tree Planting at the International Peace Garden*
What: The Salt Lake Council of Women (SLCW) 1912, serving the community for
96 years and going, is holding its Annual Tree Planting at the International
Peace Garden, in honor of the outgoing President Mary Taylor, and
Installation of 2008-2009 officers at Sheraton Hotel.
When: May 5, 2008, Monday, 10:00 A.M. & 11:15 A.M.
Where: American Garden at International Peace Gardens, 1060 S. 900 W. &
Sheraton Hotel, Market Street Rm., 150 W. 500 S. SLC, respectively
Admission: $25.00, Door Prizes and entertainment
What is the SLCW?
It has been a pioneer women organization since 1912. It provided great help
as "World War II Minute Women". The following is just an excerpt from the
Salt Lake City History:
http://www.ci.slc.ut.us/info/area_info/salt_lake_city.htm
"Numerous women's clubs in Salt Lake City led to the organization of the
Salt Lake Council of Women which acted on important issues such as
libraries, parks, Girl Scouts, public health, city beautification, smoke
pollution, women's legislation and social welfare. Under the auspices of the
Salt Lake Council of Women, a citywide cleanup campaign took place in 1912.
The members approached the City Commissioners, who agreed to clean up and
repair streets if the women promoted the cleanup of private property.
As early as 1916, women in the city had begun to complain about uncovered
garbage cans. By the early 1920's, city officials came to believe that
covered garbage cans were an absolute necessity for public health. That
accomplished, the Salt Lake Council of Women began efforts to get the city
to transport the garbage in covered vehicles as well. The city had a
rudimentary system for garbage disposal. Households had to separate their
garbage into edible and non-edible units. Then, using one "covered
nonleakable garbage wagon" and anticipating the purchase of six more, the
city transported edible garbage to local animal feed companies; non-edible
waste was used as fill in road construction. Incineration of garbage was
considered too expensive. With so few garbage wagons to dispose of ash and
garbage for 140,000 people, the system broke down rapidly. Garbage and ash
cans often remained on the streets for days at a time. Accidents and
mischief scattered garbage and ashes along the streets, contributing to the
filth, ugliness and disease."
The Salt Lake Council of Women still lives to provide more community service
to the city and the State of Utah.
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5) *Regina Carter Sextet*
Where: Sheraton City Centre, 150 West 500 South
When: Monday, May 12, 2008, at 7:30PM
How Much: $25. Tickets available at Holladay Pharmacy. Student
discount tickets are available with valid student I.D.
Presented By: GAM Foundation/Jazz SLC
www.jazzslc.com
Press Contact: 801-278-0411: Gordon Hanks, GAM Foundation Co-Founder
Regina Carter, one of the finest jazz violinists in the genre, will perform
on Monday, May 12, 2008, at 7:30PM, as part of the of the GAM Foundation
Jazz at the Sheraton series.
Regina Carter combines exciting technical proficiency and improvisation with
an aggressive approach to her instrument, adding multicultural influence. Her
playing is melodic, yet percussive. "I followed a more non-traditional
route" says Carter. "I initially learned to play by ear, then later learned
to read, then learned theory. I think that kind of experience has freed my
playing up a lot more, so I'm not stuck on the page. A lot of people are
afraid not to have a piece of music in front of them…"
Carter received a degree in music from Oakland University and studied at the
New England Conservatory of Music in Boston before forging her jazz career.
She first came into the spotlight as the violinist for the all female jazz
quintet Straight Ahead.
Carter has come a long way since then. She's on the road eight months out
of the year playing a wide range of venues. Active as an educator, mentor
and proponent of the Suzuki teaching method, Carter has taught at numerous
institutions, including Berklee College of Music. In September 2006, Carter
was awarded a MacArthur Fellows Program grant, also known as a "genius
grant".
The GAM Foundation is sponsored in part by the Zoo, Arts and Parks program.
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6) *The Utah Symphony Presents An Evening with Youth Musicians*
60 youth musicians will perform side-by-side with the Utah Symphony
18-year-old pianist will perform a full-length concerto
Assistant conductor David Cho leads 60 of the state's elite youth musicians
(see list below) as they play side-by-side with the Utah Symphony on a
program that includes Borodin's Overture to Prince Igor as well as
"Polovetsian Dances" from Prince Igor and Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony.
Then, the evening closes as 18-year-old Song Choi joins the orchestra to
play Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto. The performance will be held at
Abravanel Hall on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 7:00 pm.
Song Choi (who attends Alta High School) began studying the piano at the age
of four and currently studies with Paul Pollei and Gary Amano. At the age of
9, she won her first piano competition in the FMTA competition which lead to
her solo debut at Assembly Hall. At the age of 14, Song entered into the
field of international competitions, competing in the Eastman International
Young Artists' Piano Competition where she was praised by a newspaper critic
as a "sensitive interpreter" and having "the hallmark of a real artist".
Song has performed in Ohio, New York, Alaska, Germany, and South Korea and
has participated in master classes taught by Douglas Humphries, Min Kim,
Veda Zuponcic, Andrei Pisarev, and Jerome Lowenthal.
Besides the piano, Song loves to read, swim, and dance. She also enjoys
performing in other areas of art; she has twice danced major roles in
Mountain West Ballet's production of The Nutcracker, and has performed in
ice-skating and ballroom showcases. As a 4.0 student, Song is ranked first
in a class of 731 students at Alta High School and is a member of the
National Honor Society and an officer in Skills USA. She received the
"Live-the-Language" scholarship and was an exchange student in Kiel,
Germany.
Tickets for the performance are $6-$17. Tickets 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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7) *The Utah symphony Completes Bach's Brandenburg Concerti with Nos. 2, 4
and 6*
The Chamber concert will feature Utah Symphony musicians Jeff Luke, Erich
Graf, Ralph Matson, Lisa Byrnes and Robert Stephenson
Assistant conductor David Cho leads the Utah Symphony in the conclusion of
Bach's Brandenburg Concerti with a program that includes Nos. 2, 4 and 6.
The performance will be held at Abravanel Hall on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at
8:00 pm and will feature Utah Symphony musicians Jeff Luke (trumpet), Erich
Graf (flute), Ralph Matson (violin), Lisa Byrnes (flute) and Robert
Stephenson (oboe). This will be the last of two Baroque Chamber concerts
featuring Bach's Brandenburg concerti; Nos. 1, 2 and 5 were presented on
January 24, 2008.
The program opens with Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, which features a
solo group of four instruments; violin, flute, oboe and trumpet with the
trumpet acting as the star. Then, the orchestra will present Concerto No. 6;
dark and rich, this concerto lacks winds and violins, but features two
violas da gamba (a larger viola, held between the knees; the instrument is
now obsolete except when used in early music ensembles, and its parts are
usually given to cellos). The evening closes with Concerto No. 4; light and
graceful, the piece features a thrilling finale.
Tickets for the evening performance are $25 and $35. Tickets 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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8) *Arts Council To Host Regional Arts Conference*
Who: Margaret Hunt, Executive Director, Utah Arts Council
David Whyte, Poet, Author, Lecturer
Dodge Billingsley, Documentary Filmmaker
Workshop presenters (see attached list)
Musical performers from Utah (see attached list)
What: 2008 Mountain West Conference on the Arts
Where: Utah Cultural Celebration Center
1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City
When: Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, May 9, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Why: The Mountain West Conference on the Arts (MWCA) provides
a forum for the discussion of a variety of arts-related issues and
professional training resources. Designed for artists, students, nonprofits,
and arts related businesses, MWCA will feature 16 educational workshops on
topics such as marketing, leadership training, outcomes measurement, and the
use of social networking. Additionally, it will provide the opportunity for
participants to create connections with other arts professionals from around
the region. MWCA will host a plenary session on the topic of art and
socio-political repression in Mao's China with documentary filmmaker Dodge
Billingsley. The 2008 Governor's Leadership in the Arts Awards will take
place during the Friday lunch, with special guest Lieutenant Governor Gary
Herbert, and featuring the keynote address given by internationally known
speaker David Whyte.
Conference registration and information can be found on the Utah Arts
Council website at
www.arts.utah.gov. For more information, 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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9) *Four Utahns to Receive Governor's Award*
The four recipients of the 2008 Governor's Leadership in the Arts Awards
have been announced by the Utah Arts Council. This year's award winners are
Ferron Holt of Washington County - Arts Education Leadership Award; Gail
Bunker of St. George – Community Leadership Award; Representative Greg
Hughes of Draper – Legislative Leadership Award; and, Ruth Draper of Salt
Lake City – Lifetime Leadership Award. The 2008 recipients will be honored
during the Governor's Leadership in the Arts Awards Luncheon during the Utah
Arts Council's Mountain West Conference on the Arts on Friday, May 9, 2008,
at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City.
Special guest Lieutenant Governor Gary Herbert will present the awards to
the recipients.
"Many people throughout the arts community were considered for this year's
awards; however, we feel the final four honorees best represent the hard
work, dedication, and overall excellence in the field statewide at this
time. As with last year's awardees, these four awardees strive to make a
difference and promote the arts either in their communities or on a
statewide level," said Margaret Hunt, Executive Director of the Utah Arts
Council. "There are significant steps being taken in this state right now to
advance the state of the arts. These and future awardees deserve to be
recognized for all they have accomplished."
Tickets for the Governor's Leadership in the Arts Awards Luncheon can be
purchased as part of Mountain West Conference registration, or as a separate
event on the Utah Arts Council website at
www.arts.utah.gov. For more
information, contact Jen Parsons-Soran at 801.236.7542 or email
jparsons@???.
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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10) *4 full houses have loved SORDID LIVES!*
PYG Theatre Co. will run this hysterical show for two more weekends to May
10.
Come join the fun!
Get a group together...group sales on line.
http://pygmalionproductions.org
tickets:
http://pygmalionproductions.org
355-ARTS (2787)
Thursdays 7:30
Fridays & Saturdays 8:00
Sunday 2:00
Saturday (May 10) 3:00
Also remember:
NEXT @ PLAN-B THEATRE COMPANY: OUR FIFTH ANNUAL 'SLAM'
Saturday, May 17, 8pm
Jeanne Wagner Theatre
Tickets $18
355-ARTS or
http://planbtheatre.org
We create and rehearse five 10-minute plays in 23 hours.
You join us for the 24th hour to see the results!
And since it's the fifth anniversary of SLAM,
we'll be selling beer - cold, delicious beer.
"SLAM is an annual, electrifying thrill" - City Weekly
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11)* **Babcock Performing Readers Present "Prose and Poetry Potluck"*
Hosted by Mark Merkley
Thursday, May 8, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
New Little Theatre U of U Union Building
Rather than food, members bring a short poem or prose piece, original or by
a favored author, to read before an appreciative audience. This evening is a
perennial favorite. At this event, we discover and share talent, so leave
shyness at home and become a star.
Every member is eligible. Because so many come forward, you will need to
limit your selection to less than five minutes. Non-members of Babcock
welcome, as always!
Parking is free after 6:00 p.m. in the visitor lot east of the Union
Building. Take a ticket at the entry gate. Obtain a validation sticker at
the performance or the main desk.
Free Admission and Free Refreshments
Partially funded by Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks, Salt Lake City Arts
Council
www.babcockreaders.com
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12) *Bountiful/Davis Art Center Presents Two Concurrent Exhibits Featuring 3
Professional Utah Artists And "The State Street Project: A Portrait Of Utah"
*
The Bountiful/Davis Art Center is pleased to announce two new exhibits
running concurrently at the Center. Starting with an opening reception at 7
pm on Friday, May 23rd and running through June 16th, 2008, both exhibits
will be on view in the Center's 3 galleries. Refreshments will be served at
the opening reception.
Through the work of 8 artists The State Street Project: A Portrait of Utah
attempts to present a portrait of the state of Utah at the intersection of
historical documentation and personal self-expression. The show is composed
of paintings, photos, and mixed-media from artists who applied their
personal interpretation, senses and experiences using Highway 89 as
representative cross section of the state.
The 8 artists involved in The State Street Project are: Namon Bills, Steven
Stradley, Justin Wheatley, Steph Johnsen, Steve Hardman, Sarah Bigelow,
Shawn Stradley and Liz Wilson.
In the companion exhibit Utah artists Linny Brown, Jinny Lee Snow and Olivia
Celine Glascock will exhibit 10 to 12 pieces each. The works of Brown and
Glascock are in mixed-media while Snow works in fabric.
"These two shows reflect the creative spectrum of some of the talented
artists currently working in the State," said Emma Dugal, Executive Director
of the Bountiful/Davis Art Center. "This show is a great example of the
creative ways artists use a variety of stimulating concepts and materials to
express themselves." For more information
Call: (801) 292-0367
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13) *Salt Lake Symphony Performs "Music & Film Pops II: The Sequel"*
The Salt Lake Symphony will close its regular season with a sequel to last
year's Music & Film Pops Concert on Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 pm in Libby
Gardner Concert Hall on President's Circle at the University of Utah. Led by
music director/conductor Robert Baldwin, the orchestra will perform a mix of
classical music used in film and music written specifically for film. The
evening's focus will be "Love and Heroes," and will include the first
movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (Immortal Beloved), Barber's "Adagio
for Strings" (Platoon), Wagner's "Siegfried's Funeral" (Excalibur), plus
music from Ben Hur, The Wizard of Oz, Apollo 13, Bridge Over the River Kwai
and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Tickets are
available at the Kingsbury Hall ticket office at
www.kingtix.org or
581-7100.
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14) *Weber State Named MTNA-Benjamin Whitten Collegiate Chapter of the Year*
Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, was named the MTNA-Benjamin Whitten
Collegiate Chapter of the Year at the Annual Meeting of the 2008 Music
Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Conference in Denver,
Colorado, March 29-April 2. The award comes with a $1,000 grant.
The MTNA Collegiate Chapter of the Year Award is named for renowned teacher
and MTNA benefactor, Benjamin Whitten, for his financial support of the
award. It is given to the MTNA collegiate chapter that demonstrates
excellence in its chapter activities. The Weber State University Collegiate
Chapter is co-advised by Ralph Van Der Beek and Yu-Jane Yang, who were
honored with the Collegiate Chapter Advisors of the Year Award.
Weber State was selected as the recipient of this award based on a variety
of activities undertaken by the chapter, including: professional
development, social activities, networking and service/outreach. The
committee was impressed that these activities are student-initiated and
executed and also by the degree to which all members of the chapter are
involved in each activity.
MTNA is a nonprofit organization of nearly 24,000 independent and collegiate
music teachers committed to furthering the art of music through teaching,
performance, composition and scholarly research. Founded in 1876, MTNA is
the oldest professional music teachers' association in the United States.
For more information about MTNA or the MTNA National Conference, please
contact MTNA national headquarters at (513) 421-1420, (888) 512-5278,
mtnanet@??? or visit our website at
www.mtna.org.
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15) *Utah Student Places Third In National Poetry Contest*
Utah's 2008 Poetry Out Loud State Champion Madison Niermeyer won third place
and a $5,000 college scholarship in the 2008 Poetry Out Loud National
Championship. Niermeyer, a senior at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City,
competed against 52 state and U.S. Territory champions. The final round of
the two day competition took place Tuesday evening at American University in
Washington, D.C.
"Earlier in the contest I made a slip of the tongue and said that I was in a
National Resuscitation Contest – as in CPR. Now, while I know it is a
recitation contest, I think the word resuscitation applies as well, because
you are breathing air into the poem, lifting it off the page, and giving it
life. This has been an incredible experience, and so much fun. It's been an
honor to take part in it," said Niermeyer.
Niermeyer will attend Willamette University in Oregon this fall.
First place went to Shawntay A. Henry of the United States Virgin Islands
and second place went to Elena Soberon of Oregon.
Over 200,000 students from 1,500 high schools nationwide participated in the
2008 Poetry Out Loud contest. Poetry Out Loud is sponsored by the National
Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Poetry Out Loud seeks to
foster the next generation of literary readers by building on the resurgence
of poetry as an oral art form. Through the program, students master public
speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary
heritage. Now in its third year of national competition, Poetry Out Loud has
inspired thousands of high school students to discover classic and
contemporary poetry.
The Utah Poetry Out Loud program is sponsored and organized by the Utah Arts
Council. To find out how to get involved in the 2009 contest, contact the
Utah Arts Council at 801.236.7555 or visit
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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16) *Nowplayingutah.Com Named Presenting Sponsor Of Arts Conference*
The Presenting Sponsor of the Utah Arts Council's 2008 Mountain West
Conference on the Arts is NowPlayingUtah.com. NowPlayingUtah.com is the new,
comprehensive, one-stop source for arts and cultural events, performances,
exhibitions, sports, and recreation throughout the state of Utah. The site
hosts a statewide calendar of events that allows users to search by date,
location, category, venue, artist, and more, free of charge.
NowPlayingUtah.com also provides access to dates, times, maps, and direct
links for purchasing tickets.
"As the official launch of the website on April 17 drew closer, we realized
that NowPlayingUtah.com would be a perfect sponsor for the conference. The
site provides a fantastic service to the arts community. A sponsorship would
help our constituents learn about this state-of-the-art free service, and
the site would reach its target audience. It is a win-win situation," said
Margaret Hunt, Executive Director of the Utah Arts Council.
Heidi Falk, Program Manager of NowPlayingUtah.com, stated, "We are thrilled
for this opportunity and appreciate the UAC's strong support of this
exciting new program. As Utah's newest comprehensive source for arts,
events, and culture, sponsoring the Mountain West Conference on the Arts is
a natural fit. I look forward to presenting NowPlayingUtah.com to conference
attendees, to demonstrate how can best utilize the site to promote their own
arts and cultural events to locals and visitors alike".
The terms of the sponsorship include the opportunity for Falk to lead
workshops and demonstrations at the Mountain West Conference on the use of
NowPlayingUtah.com. Computer stations will be available for participants to
explore the site on their own and each attendee will receive an executive
portfolio with the NowPlayingUtah.com logo imprinted on the front.
The Mountain West Conference on the Arts will take place on May 8 and 9,
2008 at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City.
Registration and information is available on the Utah Arts Council website
at
www.arts.utah.com or by calling Jason Bowcutt, Conference Coordinator, at
801.236.7554.
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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17) *Call for Papers: BYU
