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Utah Film Center

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The Utah Film Center brings the world of film to local audiences through free community screenings and discussions, outreach programs, and visiting artists and professionals. Emphasizing social content and artistic excellence, we present the best documentary, independent, and dramatic cinema year-round. We collaborate with various educational and community organizations to promote a diversity of ideas, to provide forums for underrepresented groups, and to develop new audiences for film.

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    Utah Film Center

    122 South Main Street
    Salt Lake City, UT 84101

    Phone: (801) 746-7000   |   Official Website

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    02/10/12	I Am Secretly an Important Man Utah Museum of Contemporary Art I Am Secretly an Important Man Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art February 10, 2012 This portrait of Steven J. Bernstein illuminates the life, work and impact of one of Seattle's most celebrated voices. Known for his angry, surprisingly fresh, lyrical writings about people alienated by a society that refuses to understand them, his unique rhythms, filled with humor and pain, were especially exciting when read in his own gravely voice. Unfortunately much of Jesse's work has not yet found the audience it deserves outside the Pacific Northwest.
    02/13/12	What's on you Plate Orem Public Library What's on you Plate Presented by Utah Film Center at Orem Public Library February 13, 2012 This witty and provocative documentary is about kids and food politics. Over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old African-American city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. Sadie and Safiyah talk to food activists, farmers, and storekeepers, as they address questions regarding the origin of the food they eat, how it's cultivated, and how many miles it travels from farm to fork.
    02/14/12	Another Earth The City Library Another Earth Presented by Utah Film Center at The City Library February 14, 2012 On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in their solar system, the lives of a bright young student and a brilliant composer are irrevocably intertwined in a tragic accident. Through these compelling characters, Another Earth explores the issues of identity and redemption, raised by the possibility of encountering a parallel reality from an alternate universe. Join them for a discussion of theories predicting the existence of multiple universes with Kyle Dawson, a professor in...
    02/16/12	Island President Post Theatre Island President Presented by Utah Film Center at Post Theatre February 16, 2012 Island President tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced- the literal survival of his country and everyone in it.
    02/16/12	Ready To Fly Pleasant Valley Branch Library Ready To Fly Presented by Utah Film Center at Pleasant Valley Branch Library February 16, 2012 The true story of a woman hero who triumphs over massive obstacles to not only achieve her dream, but to change the world for other women in the process. We follow Park City-based World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van and her ad hoc women's ski jumping family through their 12-year fight to achieve gender equality in the Winter Olympic Games.
    02/21/12	Granito The City Library Granito Presented by Utah Film Center at The City Library February 21, 2012 Part political thriller, part memoir, GRANTIO takes us through a riveting, haunting tale of genocide and justice that spans four decades, and chronicles the genocide of the Mayan people carried out by the Guatemalan government.
    02/22/12	Ready To Fly Taggart Student Center - Utah State University Ready To Fly Presented by Utah Film Center at Taggart Student Center - Utah State University February 22, 2012 The true story of a woman hero who triumphs over massive obstacles to not only achieve her dream, but to change the world for other women in the process. They follow Park City-based World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van and her ad hoc women's ski jumping family through their 12-year fight to achieve gender equality in the Winter Olympic Games.
    02/28/12	If A Tree Fall The City Library If A Tree Fall Presented by Utah Film Center at The City Library February 28, 2012 On December 7th, 2005, federal agents conducted a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front, an organization the FBI has called America's number one domestic terrorism threat. This is the remarkable story of the group's rise and fall, told through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan.
    03/09/12	Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art March 9, 2012 Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss traces the broad spectrum of this important artist's life and work, ranging from the aesthetic influences of her early childhood and her ground-breaking career as a Harvard-trained architect to her emergence as a cutting-edge artist whose work fuses and astonishing range of elements, including architecture, mathamatics, computer technology, painting, printmaking and calligraphy. The documentary film examines the roots of Bliss's art in the...
    04/13/12	Shit Year Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Shit Year Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art April 13, 2012 Renowned actress Colleen West abandons her successful career for a secluded life in the hills. But the quiet and peace of mind she longed for is disrupted by the noisy construction of neighboring housing developments. Before long, Colleen discovers that she really can't stand herself now that she has given up the only thing that she has ever truly been passionate about.

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  • Current Events

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  • Upcoming Events

    02/10/12	I Am Secretly an Important Man Utah Museum of Contemporary Art I Am Secretly an Important Man Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art February 10, 2012 This portrait of Steven J. Bernstein illuminates the life, work and impact of one of Seattle's most celebrated voices. Known for his angry, surprisingly fresh, lyrical writings about people alienated by a society that refuses to understand them, his unique rhythms, filled with humor and pain, were especially exciting when read in his own gravely voice. Unfortunately much of Jesse's work has not yet found the audience it deserves outside the Pacific Northwest.
    02/13/12	What's on you Plate Orem Public Library What's on you Plate Presented by Utah Film Center at Orem Public Library February 13, 2012 This witty and provocative documentary is about kids and food politics. Over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old African-American city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. Sadie and Safiyah talk to food activists, farmers, and storekeepers, as they address questions regarding the origin of the food they eat, how it's cultivated, and how many miles it travels from farm to fork.
    02/14/12	Another Earth The City Library Another Earth Presented by Utah Film Center at The City Library February 14, 2012 On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in their solar system, the lives of a bright young student and a brilliant composer are irrevocably intertwined in a tragic accident. Through these compelling characters, Another Earth explores the issues of identity and redemption, raised by the possibility of encountering a parallel reality from an alternate universe. Join them for a discussion of theories predicting the existence of multiple universes with Kyle Dawson, a professor in...
    02/16/12	Island President Post Theatre Island President Presented by Utah Film Center at Post Theatre February 16, 2012 Island President tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced- the literal survival of his country and everyone in it.
    02/16/12	Ready To Fly Pleasant Valley Branch Library Ready To Fly Presented by Utah Film Center at Pleasant Valley Branch Library February 16, 2012 The true story of a woman hero who triumphs over massive obstacles to not only achieve her dream, but to change the world for other women in the process. We follow Park City-based World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van and her ad hoc women's ski jumping family through their 12-year fight to achieve gender equality in the Winter Olympic Games.
    02/21/12	Granito The City Library Granito Presented by Utah Film Center at The City Library February 21, 2012 Part political thriller, part memoir, GRANTIO takes us through a riveting, haunting tale of genocide and justice that spans four decades, and chronicles the genocide of the Mayan people carried out by the Guatemalan government.
    02/22/12	Ready To Fly Taggart Student Center - Utah State University Ready To Fly Presented by Utah Film Center at Taggart Student Center - Utah State University February 22, 2012 The true story of a woman hero who triumphs over massive obstacles to not only achieve her dream, but to change the world for other women in the process. They follow Park City-based World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van and her ad hoc women's ski jumping family through their 12-year fight to achieve gender equality in the Winter Olympic Games.
    02/28/12	If A Tree Fall The City Library If A Tree Fall Presented by Utah Film Center at The City Library February 28, 2012 On December 7th, 2005, federal agents conducted a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front, an organization the FBI has called America's number one domestic terrorism threat. This is the remarkable story of the group's rise and fall, told through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan.
    03/09/12	Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art March 9, 2012 Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss traces the broad spectrum of this important artist's life and work, ranging from the aesthetic influences of her early childhood and her ground-breaking career as a Harvard-trained architect to her emergence as a cutting-edge artist whose work fuses and astonishing range of elements, including architecture, mathamatics, computer technology, painting, printmaking and calligraphy. The documentary film examines the roots of Bliss's art in the...
    04/13/12	Shit Year Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Shit Year Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art April 13, 2012 Renowned actress Colleen West abandons her successful career for a secluded life in the hills. But the quiet and peace of mind she longed for is disrupted by the noisy construction of neighboring housing developments. Before long, Colleen discovers that she really can't stand herself now that she has given up the only thing that she has ever truly been passionate about.

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    02/07/12	Louder Tha a Bomb The City Library
    02/04/12	Whats on your Plate The City Library
    01/31/12	Plastic Planet The City Library
    01/13/12	The Color of Your Socks: A Year with Pipilotti Rist Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/10/12	The Redemption of General Butt Naked The City Library
    01/07/12	White Lion The City Library
    01/05/12	Frederick Wiseman, Master Class Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
    12/20/11	Malls R Us The City Library
    12/13/11	Being Elmo The City Library
    12/12/11	Trigger Tower Theatre
    12/09/11	Herb + Dorothy Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/08/11	Buck Star Hall
    12/06/11	For The Bible Tells Me So Taggart Student Center - Utah State University
    12/06/11	Hell and Back Again The City Library
    12/03/11	A Christmas Story The City Library
    12/01/11	Marion Woodman: Dancing in the Flames The City Library
    11/17/11	Tree of Life Pleasant Valley Branch Library
    11/17/11	Into Eternity Star Hall
    11/16/11	We Were Here The City Library
    11/15/11	The Visual Language of Herbert Matter Salt Lake City Library - Main Branch
    11/14/11	Poison: 20th Anniversary Edition Tower Theatre
    11/11/11	Blank City Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/10/11	Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness The City Library
    11/10/11	Ghost Bird The City Library
    11/03/11	An Evening with Temple Grandin Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
    11/01/11	Temple Grandin The City Library
    10/27/11	Journey of the Universe The City Library
    10/20/11	Life in a Day Utah Museum of Fine Arts
    10/20/11	Bag It Star Hall
    10/19/11	The Pruitt-Igoe Myth The City Library
    10/19/11	We Were Here The Logan Arthouse and Cinema
    10/14/11	Public Speaking Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/13/11	An Evening With The Legendary John Waters Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
    10/12/11	The Last Mimzy The City Library
    10/10/11	Female Trouble Tower Theatre
    10/08/11	Mia and the Migoo Sorenson Unity Center
    09/29/11	Thelma and Louise Star Hall
    09/28/11	An Evening with Geena Davis Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
    09/23/11- 09/25/11	Gandhi Film Festival Salt Lake City Library - Main Branch
    09/23/11- 09/25/11	Gandhi Film Festival The City Library
    09/22/11	Miss Representation Utah Museum of Fine Arts
    09/22/11	Miss Representation Pleasant Valley Branch Library
    09/21/11	Miss Representation The Logan Arthouse and Cinema
    09/20/11	My Playground The City Library
    09/14/11	Seed Hunter The City Library
    09/12/11	Edie and Thea: A Very Long Engagement Tower Theatre
    09/10/11	Eleanor's Secret Sorenson Unity Center
    09/09/11	The Gates Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    08/26/11	Mid-August Lunch Pioneer Park
    08/19/11	Man on Wire Pioneer Park
    08/12/11	Captain Abu Raed Pioneer Park
    08/09/11	Atomic Mom The City Library
    08/08/11	Taqwacores Tower Theatre
    08/05/11	500 Days of Summer Pioneer Park
    08/02/11	Nostalgia for the Light The City Library
    07/19/11	Armadillo The City Library
    07/12/11	The First Movie The City Library
    07/11/11	Room in Rome Tower Theatre
    07/05/11	Sing Your Song The City Library
    06/29/11	Tabloid Tower Theatre
    06/28/11	Neshoba: The Prince of Freedom The City Library
    06/21/11	My Perestroika The City Library
    06/17/11- 06/19/11	8th Annual Damn These Heels!: LGBT Film Festival Tower Theatre
    06/16/11	My Perestroika Pleasant Valley Branch Library
    06/14/11	Freedom Om My Mind The City Library
    06/07/11	Position Among Stars The City Library
    05/31/11	Into Eternity The City Library
    05/24/11	The Tillman Story The City Library
    05/10/11	Freedom Riders The City Library
    05/03/11	A Film Unfinished The City Library
    04/26/11	Carbon Nation The City Library
    04/19/11	Skiing Everest The City Library
    04/13/11	Connected Vieve Gore Concert Hall - Westminster College
    04/11/11	Two Spirits Tower Theatre
    04/08/11	Gravity was Everywhere Back Then Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    04/01/11- 04/03/11	Tumbleweeds Film Festival SLC Film Center
    03/30/11	An Evening with Michael Ondaatje The City Library
    03/27/11	The English Patient The City Library
    03/20/11	No Woman No Cry The City Library
    03/17/11	An evening with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Westminster College
    03/14/11	Stuck! Tower Theatre
    03/11/11	All My Friends Are Funeral Singers Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    03/05/11	Tumbleweeds Film Festival Launch Party Discovery Gateway
    03/05/11	Mars Needs Moms Discovery Gateway
    03/01/11	Born Sweet, Killing in the Name and One thousand Pictures: RFK'S Last Journey The City Library
    02/22/11	Miss Representation The City Library
    02/21/11	Xanadu Tower Theatre
    02/15/11	Genius Within: The Inner Life Of Glenn Gould The City Library
    02/14/11	A Marine Story Tower Theatre
    02/11/11	Chuck Close Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    02/08/11	Flow The City Library
    02/05/11	Dragon Hunters Sorenson Unity Center
    02/01/11	Enemies of the People The City Library
    01/18/11	Bag It! The City Library
    01/11/11	Marwencol The City Library
    01/10/11	Bear City Tower Theatre
    01/06/11	Titicut Follies The City Library
    12/21/10	Whatever it Takes The City Library
    12/14/10	A Small Act The City Library
    12/12/10	Sunday Concert Series Springville Museum of Art
    12/10/10	Exit Through the Gift Shop Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/06/10	I Remember Better When I Paint The City Library
    12/06/10	Community and Family Night Springville Museum of Art
    12/04/10	Christmas Lamb Award Ceremony Springville Museum of Art
    12/04/10- 12/28/10	25th Annual Christmas Lamb Show Springville Museum of Art
    12/04/10- 12/28/10	4th Annual Utah Valley K-12 Educators Exhibition Springville Museum of Art
    11/30/10	Sweetgrass SLC Film Center
    11/30/10	Sweetgrass The City Library
    11/23/10	Two Spirits The City Library
    11/21/10	Sunday Concert Series Springville Museum of Art
    11/17/10	Out in the Silence Vieve Gore Concert Hall - Westminster College
    11/17/10	Out In The Silence The City Library
    11/16/10	The Lottery The City Library
    11/12/10	Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/10/10	Evening for Educators Springville Museum of Art
    11/09/10	The Oath The City Library
    11/06/10	Kids Flix Mix Sorenson Unity Center
    11/06/10	Kid Flix Mix Sorenson Unity Center
    11/01/10	Gerrymandering The City Library
    11/01/10	Gerrymandering SLC Film Center
    11/01/10	Community and Family Night Springville Museum of Art
    10/30/10- 11/28/10	25th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah Springville Museum of Art
    10/29/10	Member and Artist Preview Springville Museum of Art
    10/29/10- 11/05/10	Member Shopping Days Springville Museum of Art
    10/20/10	Joseph Brodsky: In the Prison of Latitudes The City Library
    10/19/10- 10/23/10	25th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah Springville Museum of Art
    10/18/10	A Powerful Noise The City Library
    10/17/10	Sunday Concert Series Springville Museum of Art
    10/12/10	Mugabe and the White African The City Library
    10/08/10	Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/04/10	180? South The City Library
    10/02/10	Kids Party Mix Sorenson Unity Center
    09/29/10	The Education of Shelby Knox Vieve Gore Concert Hall - Westminster College
    09/29/10	The Education of Shelby Knox SLC Film Center
    09/28/10	Ghost Bird The City Library
    09/28/10	Ghost Bird SLC Film Center
    09/21/10	Race to Nowhere The City Library
    09/14/10	Papers The City Library
    09/14/10	Papers SLC Film Center
    09/10/10	RiP: A Remix Manifesto Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/10/10	Rip: A Remix Manifesto SLC Film Center
    08/30/10	Dominik Dunne: After the Party The City Library
    08/30/10	Dominick Dunne: After the Party SLC Film Center
    08/20/10	Heavy Metal in Baghdad Pioneer Park
    08/20/10	Heavy Metal in Baghdad SLC Film Center
    08/17/10	Fresh The City Library
    08/17/10	Fresh SLC Film Center
    08/16/10	No Impact Man SLC Film Center
    08/13/10	Strange Powers: Stephin Merrit and the Magnetic Fields Pioneer Park
    08/13/10	Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields SLC Film Center
    08/06/10	Soul Power Pioneer Park
    08/06/10	Soul Power SLC Film Center
    08/05/10	Countdown to Zero SLC Film Center
    08/02/10	Mid-August Lunch The City Library
    08/02/10	Mid-August Lunch SLC Film Center
    07/30/10	The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights Pioneer Park
    07/30/10	The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights SLC Film Center
    07/26/10	Copyright Criminals The City Library
    07/26/10	Copyright Criminals SLC Film Center
    07/20/10	One Man, One Cow, One Planet The City Library
    07/20/10	One Man, One Cow, One Planet SLC Film Center
    07/19/10	Crude The City Library
    07/19/10	Crude SLC Film Center
    06/21/10	Fuel The City Library
    06/10/10- 06/13/10	Damn! These Heels Tower Theatre
    06/07/10	Kimjongilia The City Library
    05/24/10	Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride The City Library
    05/23/10	Afghan Star The City Library
    05/18/10	Food Fight The City Library
    05/17/10	Climate Refugees The City Library
    05/14/10	Seven Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/06/10	Tapped The City Library
    05/03/10	The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground The City Library
    05/01/10	Secret Life Of Kells The City Library
    05/01/10	Secret of Kells Sorenson Unity Center
    04/20/10	Timecrimes City Library Auditorium
    04/09/10	Matthew Barney: No Restraint Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    04/05/10	Triage City Library Auditorium
    03/16/10	Cronos City Library Auditorium
    03/15/10	Blood on the Flat Track: The Rise of the Rat City Roller Girls SLC Film Center
    03/12/10	Our City Dreams Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    03/08/10	Waltz with Bashir Post Theatre
    03/06/10	Short Films for Kids! SLC Film Center
    03/01/10	Burma Vj City Library Auditorium
    02/25/10	The Most Dangerous Man in America City Library Auditorium
    02/24/10	America The Beautiful City Library Auditorium
    02/16/10	Sleep Dealer SAANS Downtown
    02/12/10	Art and Copy Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    02/11/10	Garbage Dreams City Library Auditorium
    02/01/10	Sophie Scholl: The Final Days City Library Auditorium
    02/01/10	Sophie Scholl - The Final Days The City Library
    01/14/10	Show Business: The Road to Broadway City Library Auditorium
    01/14/10	Showbusiness: The Road to Broadway The City Library
    01/13/10	Orgasm, Inc. Vieve Gore Concert Hall - Westminster College
    01/13/10	Orgasm Inc. Vieve Gore Concert Hall - Westminster College
    01/08/10	Objectified Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/21/09	Sound of the Soul SLC Film Center
    12/21/09	Sound of the Soul The City Library
    12/16/09	So Much So Fast SLC Film Center
    12/16/09	So Much So Fast Utah Museum of Fine Arts

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    • Event Name: Titicut Follies
      "Civic Duty"
      Comment posted by: Awais Riaz, MD from SLC, UT, Jan 02, 2011
      

      It is crucial for the public to be aware of the workings of the system that they live in and be engaged in its reform.

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      It is crucial for the public to be aware of the workings of the system that they live in and be engaged in its reform.

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    • Event Name: The Singing Children of Africa
      "Wonderful Children"
      Comment posted by: Patti from Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug 21, 2008
      

      I've not only seen these children perform several times but I've hosted them in my home in Scotland three times and all I can say is they are outstanding human beings. Their capacity to love is... Expand

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      I've not only seen these children perform several times but I've hosted them in my home in Scotland three times and all I can say is they are outstanding human beings. Their capacity to love is overflowing. For children who have nothing, they're happy and make those around them feel happy. They sing and laugh and sing some more. The boys love to kick footballs/soccer balls around when ever they can. The girls are lovely and like girly things. Can you imagine experiencing ice cream for the first time when you've never tasted anything colder than water from a river? I've seen their expressions... If you can, I wholeheartedly recommend you take time out of your busy days to spend a few hours with these children. You will be the better for it and you'll never forget the experience. If my arms were long enough I'd wrap them around the entire group, all at once, just so I could feel all that love coming back to me. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Young at Heart Chorus
      "Old People Who Can Rock"
      Review posted by: Derek from Salt Lake City, UT USA, Jun 03, 2008
      

      I saw their movie last weekend at the Broadway Theater and it was awesome! Very inspirational! I'm taking all my friends to see them live.

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      I saw their movie last weekend at the Broadway Theater and it was awesome! Very inspirational! I'm taking all my friends to see them live.

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    • Event Name: Young at Heart Chorus
      "They'll make you feel good"
      Review posted by: Christina from Salt Lake City , May 27, 2008
      

      I saw the movie and I was amazed how these folks can still have the stamina to perform these challenging punk rock songs. It's an opportunity of a lifetime to see them live!!

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      I saw the movie and I was amazed how these folks can still have the stamina to perform these challenging punk rock songs. It's an opportunity of a lifetime to see them live!!

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