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Lance Olsen and Sara Eliza Johnson at City Art
by CityArt＠thelibrary 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

For Immediate Release Contact: City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong(a)yahoo.com City Art Presents Lance Olsen and Sara Eliza Johnson Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday February 5th 7:00—9:00 P.M. Writers Lance Olsen and Sara Eliza Johnson will read from their work on February 5th at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7:00 P.M. as part of the City Art Reading Series. LANCE OLSEN is author of more than 20 books of and about innovative writing, including three that will appear this month: the novel based on Robert Smithson's earthwork the Spiral Jetty, Theories of Forgetting; How to Unfeel the Dead: New & Selected Fictions; and [[ there. ]], a trash-diary meditation on the confluence of travel, curiosity, and aesthetic/existential experimentation. His short stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in hundreds of journals and anthologies, such as Conjunctions, Black Warrior Review, Fiction International, Village Voice, BOMB, McSweeney’s and Best American Non-Required Reading. A Guggenheim, Berlin Prize, N.E.A. Fellowship, and Pushcart Prize recipient, as well Fulbright Scholar, he teaches at the University of Utah and serves as chair of the Board of Directors at the independent press Fiction Collective Two, now in its 40th year making fiction making trouble. Sara Eliza Johnson's poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in the New England Review, the Best New Poets anthology, Boston Review, Crab Orchard Review, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of several honors, including a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award and a Winter Fellowship from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Her first book, Bone Map, was selected for the 2013 National Poetry Series and will be published by Milkweed Editions in 2014.. Most featured readings are followed by an open reading. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Catalyst, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Xmission, and the Zoo, Arts, and Park Fund. The event is free and open to the public. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, X-mission, and audience donations. Joel Long

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Reminder: Mike Dorrell and Harold Carr with Flavia Cervino-Wood at City Art
by CityArt＠thelibrary 12 Jan '14

12 Jan '14

City Art Presents Mike Dorrell and Harold Carr with Flavia Cervino-Wood Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday January 15th 7:00—9:00 P.M. Writer Mike Dorrell and poet/musician Harold Carr and Violinist Flavia Cervino-Wood will read and perform their work on January 15th at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7:00 P.M. as part of the City Art Reading Series. Mike Dorrell is originally from Swansea, Wales. He has is the author of over a dozen produced plays, including work for BBC Radio 4 such as PICTURES OF THE FLOATING WORLD, an examination of the artistic and personal legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, BURNING THE ARC, an antidote to UNDER MILK WOOD and PENNY GAFFS AND ANGEL PLACES, a sound portrait of the midlife crisis of Charles Dickens. Plays for the stage includes his series of stories about his home town, TALKING WALES 1, 11, and 111 and IV for Utah Contemporary Theatre which is designed for performance in non traditional theatre spaces. In Britain, his plays include RISE OF THE OLD CLOUD for Paines Plough, SONS OF THUNDER for Theatre Powys and EAST OF MAIN ST. for Avon Touring Company. From 1999-2008 he was Dramaturg for Salt Lake Acting Company and in that capacity he developed new work by Julie Jensen, J.T. Rogers and others. Since leaving SLAC, had written THE TOWERING DEAD, a play about Dylan Thomas, and three other new plays. In the last few years he has turned to writing literary mysteries and has completed THE HOUSE OF THE RAVEN’S WING, and THE SCRIMSHAW SKELETON, both currently doing the rounds. Mike’s poetry has been published in small magazines in the UK. Mike was educated at the University of London, studied drama, film and television at the University of Bristol and holds an M.A. from the University of Utah. He has taught there and is currently teaching a course in playwriting at Westminster College. Poet/bassist Harold Carrhas performed and recorded with numerous artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Crystal Gayle, Lightnin' Hopkins, John McCuen, Steve Lacy, Catie Curtis and Matt Flinner. He has published three books of poetry: _Wekwomteks_, _Being Time_ and _Where You Were_. Harold has been a musician/poet-in-residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, guest soloist at the Frutillar Music Festival in Chile, composer/soloist with the Guangdong Modern Dance Company in Guang Zhou, China, invited poet for the Utah State Governor and commissioned composer/performer at New Music America. He has worked with the Windolls Theatre of Images in Colombia, Hong Kong, San Francisco and Seattle. He has been a member of a number of popular Utah-based bands such as The Cowdaddies, The Jarman/Kingston Quartet, Amnesia and Wood. He currently works with the Mark Chaney Trio, Red Rock Rondo, The Emily Merrell Group and Good Grass. Violinist Flavia Cervino-Woodstudied music at the Conservatory of music in Santiago Chile. In Brazil she played with Milton Nascimento and Grupo Agua. Her first work in the U.S.A was with the to Brockport Symphony in New York. She lived in San Francisco for 19 years, playing with many latin artists such as Rebeca Mauleon and Michael Spiro and latin bands such as Sol y Luna (featured in the Oliver Stone movie “The New Age”). Flavia performed with Cecil Taylor at the San Francisco Jazz Festival and with Merce Cunningham Dance Company. She was also an active member of the San Francisco avant-guard scene. In Utah Flavia plays with Red Rock Rondo (who won two Emmys), the Emily Merrell Group and the Salt Lake Symphony. Most featured readings are followed by an open reading. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Catalyst, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Xmission, and the Zoo, Arts, and Park Fund. The event is free and open to the public. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, X-mission, and audience donations. Joel Long

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City Art Presents Mike Dorrell and Harold Carr with Flavia Cervino-Wood
by CityArt＠thelibrary 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

For Immediate Release Contact: City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong(a)yahoo.com City Art Presents Mike Dorrell and Harold Carr with Flavia Cervino-Wood Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday January 15th 7:00—9:00 P.M. Writer Mike Dorrell and poet/musician Harold Carr and Violinist Flavia Cervino-Wood will read and perform their work on January 15th at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7:00 P.M. as part of the City Art Reading Series. Mike Dorrell is originally from Swansea, Wales. He has is the author of over a dozen produced plays, including work for BBC Radio 4 such as PICTURES OF THE FLOATING WORLD, an examination of the artistic and personal legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, BURNING THE ARC, an antidote to UNDER MILK WOOD and PENNY GAFFS AND ANGEL PLACES, a sound portrait of the midlife crisis of Charles Dickens. Plays for the stage includes his series of stories about his home town, TALKING WALES 1, 11, and 111 and IV for Utah Contemporary Theatre which is designed for performance in non traditional theatre spaces. In Britain, his plays include RISE OF THE OLD CLOUD for Paines Plough, SONS OF THUNDER for Theatre Powys and EAST OF MAIN ST. for Avon Touring Company. From 1999-2008 he was Dramaturg for Salt Lake Acting Company and in that capacity he developed new work by Julie Jensen, J.T. Rogers and others. Since leaving SLAC, had written THE TOWERING DEAD, a play about Dylan Thomas, and three other new plays. In the last few years he has turned to writing literary mysteries and has completed THE HOUSE OF THE RAVEN’S WING, and THE SCRIMSHAW SKELETON, both currently doing the rounds. Mike’s poetry has been published in small magazines in the UK. Mike was educated at the University of London, studied drama, film and television at the University of Bristol and holds an M.A. from the University of Utah. He has taught there and is currently teaching a course in playwriting at Westminster College. Poet/bassist Harold Carrhas performed and recorded with numerous artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Crystal Gayle, Lightnin' Hopkins, John McCuen, Steve Lacy, Catie Curtis and Matt Flinner. He has published three books of poetry: _Wekwomteks_, _Being Time_ and _Where You Were_. Harold has been a musician/poet-in-residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, guest soloist at the Frutillar Music Festival in Chile, composer/soloist with the Guangdong Modern Dance Company in Guang Zhou, China, invited poet for the Utah State Governor and commissioned composer/performer at New Music America. He has worked with the Windolls Theatre of Images in Colombia, Hong Kong, San Francisco and Seattle. He has been a member of a number of popular Utah-based bands such as The Cowdaddies, The Jarman/Kingston Quartet, Amnesia and Wood. He currently works with the Mark Chaney Trio, Red Rock Rondo, The Emily Merrell Group and Good Grass. Violinist Flavia Cervino-Woodstudied music at the Conservatory of music in Santiago Chile. In Brazil she played with Milton Nascimento and Grupo Agua. Her first work in the U.S.A was with the to Brockport Symphony in New York. She lived in San Francisco for 19 years, playing with many latin artists such as Rebeca Mauleon and Michael Spiro and latin bands such as Sol y Luna (featured in the Oliver Stone movie “The New Age”). Flavia performed with Cecil Taylor at the San Francisco Jazz Festival and with Merce Cunningham Dance Company. She was also an active member of the San Francisco avant-guard scene. In Utah Flavia plays with Red Rock Rondo (who won two Emmys), the Emily Merrell Group and the Salt Lake Symphony. Most featured readings are followed by an open reading. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Catalyst, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Xmission, and the Zoo, Arts, and Park Fund. The event is free and open to the public. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, X-mission, and audience donations. Joel Long

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Dawn Houghton and Christopher Leibow at City Art
by CityArt＠thelibrary 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

For Immediate Release Contact: City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong(a)yahoo.com City Art Presents Dawn Houghton and Christopher Leibow Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday January 8th 7:00—9:00 P.M. Writer Dawn Houghton and poet Christoper Leibow will read and perform their work on January 8th at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7:00 P.M. as part of the City Art Reading Series. Dawn Houghton's work has appeared in Ledge, Black River Review, Quarterly West, Poetry Motel and other literary journals. Her collection of short stories, 80s Love was a finalist in the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. She has, over the years, received a writing grant and seven Utah Arts Council Original Writing Competition awards, including first place for her novel What You Start With. She is the founder of the nonprofit organization Book Wagon, works occasionally at The King's English and steadily as a realtor at Coldwell Banker. Christopher Leibow is a poet, a visual artist and a performer of small slights of hand. He is an MFA graduate of Antioch and has been published in numerous journals and online, including Sugarhouse Review, Nano Fiction, Otis Nebula, and Likewise Folio. His art has appeared in Lumina,491 Magazine and has been a featured artist online with Cha: A Journal of Asian Writing and OFZOOs. He is a two time Pushcart Award nominee and a Utah Book Award Nominee and the winner of the Writers@Work Writers Advocate Award in 2008.currently lives in Salt Lake City, with his girl, their dog Penelope the Perpetual Wonderpup and her cat sidekick Count Orly. Most featured readings are followed by an open reading. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Catalyst, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Xmission, and the Zoo, Arts, and Park Fund. The event is free and open to the public. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, X-mission, and audience donations. Joel Long

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