Events
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The Apple-Pip Princess
Presented by Virginia Tanner Dance Program at Library Square June 23, 2012 A kingdom once full of laughter, happiness, trees, and birdsong becomes quiet and barren when the queen dies. Can Serenity, the youngest of three princesses, bring hope and life back to her kingdom and build community with a single apple pip, a precious seed left to her by her mother? |
Virginia Tanner Dance Program |
06/23/12 |
Library Square, Salt Lake City |
Beethoven Cycle Concludes
Presented by Utah Symphony | Utah Opera at Abravanel Hall May 25-May 26, 2012 The Cycle ends at the beginning. Beethoven wrote his 1st Symphony around the turn of the 19th century and though it owes something to his predecessors, namely Haydn, it also contains the seeds of his future mastery of the form. The final Masterworks program also features Charles Ives' ingenious Variations on America and the massive scale and dazzling orchestration of the Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss. Both works highlight the virtuosity of the Utah Symphony and bring Maestro... |
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera |
05/25/12 -
05/26/12 |
Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City |
USA Volleyball Open Championships
Presented by Utah Sports Commission at Salt Palace Convention Center May 26-June 2, 2012 USA Volleyball has showcased its USA Volleyball Open National Championships for 80 years since the organization's founding in 1928. Except for 1943 and 1944 during the height of World War II. The Open has been a mainstay celebrating adult volleyball nationally. |
Utah Sports Commission |
05/26/12 -
06/02/12 |
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City |
Family Art Saturday: Kite Making and Screening of Curious George
Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art August 13, 2012 Come and choose from a variety of kite designs from bugs to birds and embellish your kite with designs that are sure to dazzle the sky. This special edition of Family Art Saturday will feature a special screening of the movie Curious George. |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art |
08/13/12 |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City |
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2012 Annual Gala
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Utah Museum of Contemporary Art |
06/02/12 |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City |
Utah Lawyers for the Arts Art and the Law: Documentaries
Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art May 26, 2012 Get the inside scoop on legal issues you may encounter in producing documentary films, including relevant considerations in organizing a production entity, fundamental models of financing for independent films, copyrights and clearances, fair use, basic personnel contracts, and concepts of privacy, publicity and defamation. |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art |
05/26/12 |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City |
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Dot to Dot
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Utah Museum of Contemporary Art |
06/09/12 |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City |
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Fly Your Flag
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Utah Museum of Contemporary Art |
07/14/12 |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City |
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Cantastoria
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Utah Museum of Contemporary Art |
08/11/12 |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City |
The Invincibility Fable
Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art May 4-August 18, 2012 The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce Mark Hedengren as the next artist appearing in their Locals Only Gallery. Hedengren's The Invincibility Fable is a survey of over 30 color photographs taken from his series "Cliff Jumpers", a project that spanned nearly two years while Hedengren traveled across the nation. His images depict the exuberant youth culture found at swimming holes across the American South and Mountain West, oblivious to the dangers posed by rocks and... |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art |
05/04/12 -
08/18/12 |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City |
Casting Jesus
Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art June 2-July 28, 2012 For nearly two millennia, artists who have wished to depict Jesus Christ have had to make difficult decisions about the appearance of the person to play the role. In Casting Jesus, Christian Jankowski allows the viewer to become a fly on the wall, observing as a distinguished panel of representatives from the Vatican including Monsenor Jose Manuel del Rio Carrasco, Vatican Priest; Sandro Barbagallo, Art Critic at the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano newspaper; and Massimo Giraldi,... |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art |
06/02/12 -
07/28/12 |
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City |
10th Annual Chalk Art Festival at The Gateway
Presented by Utah Foster Care Foundation at The Gateway June 15-June 16, 2012 Don't miss one of the largest street painting festivals in the West, as amateur and professional artists turn Rio Grande Street into a gallery of brilliant chalk art. |
Utah Foster Care Foundation |
06/15/12 -
06/16/12 |
The Gateway, Salt Lake City |
Airport
Presented by Utah Film Center at The Gallivan Center July 9, 2012 Nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, this engaging and glitzy drama spawned a new film genre - the disaster movie. In 12 harrowing hours at a major Midwestern airport, airport manager Mel Bakersfield must deal with a powerful blizzard, a blocked runway, a failing marriage, and a mentally disturbed passenger carrying a bomb. |
Utah Film Center |
07/09/12 |
The Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City |
The Andromeda Strain
Presented by Utah Film Center at The Gallivan Center July 16, 2012 In this Oscar-nominated sci-fi classic based on the Michael Crichton novel of the same name, a satellite crashes in New Mexico, prompting a team of scientists to race against the clock to stop a deadly virus from spreading the alien illness that sprang from the probe and has already killed most of those living near the crash site. |
Utah Film Center |
07/16/12 |
The Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City |
The Towering Inferno
Presented by Utah Film Center at The Gallivan Center July 30, 2012 This star-studded Oscar-winning actioner, produced by Irwin Allen, is one of the greatest disaster films ever made. Architect Doug Roberts and builder James Duncan are celebrating their latest success: the world's tallest building. |
Utah Film Center |
07/30/12 |
The Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City |
The Poseidon Adventure
Presented by Utah Film Center at The Gallivan Center July 23, 2012 Before there was Titanic there was The Poseidon Adventure. This multiple Oscar-nominee set the standard for seagoing disaster films. As the luxury liner Poseidon charts its course on New Year's Eve, disaster strikes when an undersea earthquake causes a titanic tidal wave and capsizes the vessel, leaving just 10 survivors. |
Utah Film Center |
07/23/12 |
The Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City |
Claudia Sisemore and Friends: Teacher, Painter, Filmmaker
Presented by Utah Division of Arts and Museums at Rio Gallery May 11-June 8, 2012 Utah Arts and Museums announces Claudia Sisemore and Friends: Teacher, Painter, Filmmaker opening. at the Rio Gallery. A public reception will be held during the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll The exhibition will continue through June. |
Utah Division of Arts and Museums |
05/11/12 -
06/08/12 |
Rio Gallery, Salt Lake City |
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Utah Arts Festival
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Utah Arts Festival |
06/21/12 -
06/24/12 |
Library Square, Salt Lake City |
2012 Summer Solstice Show
Presented by Utah Arts Festival at Library Square June 16, 2012 Neko Case's release The Fox Confessor Brings the Flood brought her to the nexus where critical acclaim meets commercial success. The album landed on many Best of lists as well as number one on Amazon.com's editors' picks and #2 on NPR's All Songs Considered. |
Utah Arts Festival |
06/16/12 |
Library Square, Salt Lake City |
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Summer Acting Workshop
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Theatre Arts Conservatory |
06/25/12 -
06/29/12 |
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City |
A Tribute to The Beatles
Presented by The Performer Studio at The Children's Theatre June 1-June 2, 2012 Our Big Student Concert each year is a tribute to an artist or band who has made a significant contribution to the world of music. Students involved in the production study their music, learn how they got started, what inspired their songs, how they managed to stand the test of time and lastly, what they chose to do with their success. |
The Performer Studio |
06/01/12 -
06/02/12 |
The Children's Theatre, Salt Lake City |
Greece Is the Word
Presented by The Off Broadway Theatre at The Off Broadway Theatre May 18-June 16, 2012 The fifties are back at the Off Broadway Theatre. Literally- the year 50 A.D.- in ancient Greece. However the teens who attend an ancient Greek Philosophy High School behave just like normal teens doing what all typical teens do. They perform school plays, drag race, and wear togas to the Smock Hop in the gym-natorium. An inventive and side-splitting comedy. |
The Off Broadway Theatre |
05/18/12 -
06/16/12 |
The Off Broadway Theatre, Salt Lake City |
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This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement
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The Leonardo at Library Square |
01/13/12 -
05/31/12 |
The Leonardo at Library Square, Salt Lake City |
POP ART THEN & NOW Summer Teen Workshop, grades 7-9
Presented by The Leonardo at Library Square at The Leonardo at Library Square June 11-June 15, 2012
This interactive four-day workshop looks at the past and present forms of Pop Art -- its sources, its challenges, and its unstoppable energy. Each student will make an original work of art in the Pop style. They’ll also learn how to make comic and storyboard illustration, and then create their own zine, graphic novel, or comic. |
The Leonardo at Library Square |
06/11/12 -
06/15/12 |
The Leonardo at Library Square, Salt Lake City |
POP ART THEN & NOW Summer Teen Workshop, grades 10-12
Presented by The Leonardo at Library Square at The Leonardo at Library Square June 25-June 29, 2012
This interactive four-day workshop looks at the past and present forms of Pop Art -- its sources, its challenges, and its unstoppable energy. Each student will make an original work of art in the Pop style. They’ll also learn how to make comic and storyboard illustration, and then create their own zine, graphic novel, or comic. |
The Leonardo at Library Square |
06/25/12 -
06/29/12 |
The Leonardo at Library Square, Salt Lake City |
URBAN ART - Summer Teen Workshop, grades 10-12
Presented by The Leonardo at Library Square at The Leonardo at Library Square July 16-July 20, 2012
Every so often you see something original an otherwise empty wall—a piece of “urban art” that brings color, curiosity and originality to a cityscape. Most times the artist worked without being paid, just for the opportunity of making a moment, a surprise, a gift to an overlooked site.
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The Leonardo at Library Square |
07/16/12 -
07/20/12 |
The Leonardo at Library Square, Salt Lake City |
Teen Workshop - Fleas, Fractals and Physics: Decoding Nature with Science, Math and Art, grades 7-9
Presented by The Leonardo at Library Square at The Leonardo at Library Square June 25-June 29, 2012
Fractal geometry is everywhere in nature. Take a close look at ferns or clouds and notice the repeating geometric patterns. A growing understanding of the mathematics behind fractals are giving us deeper insights into nature, inspiring innovation across disciplines—from filmmakers and fashion designers, to physicians and researchers. |
The Leonardo at Library Square |
06/25/12 -
06/29/12 |
The Leonardo at Library Square, Salt Lake City |
Summer Camp - Math, Music & Digital Media, grades 5&6
Presented by The Leonardo at Library Square at The Leonardo at Library Square August 6-August 10, 2012
The intersections between music and mathematics have fascinated scholars and musicians for centuries. Researchers have even proven that certain pieces of music are more popular due to their mathematical structures.
In this four-day camp, we’ll examine math-music connections through hands-on explorations, experimenting with sound making and visualization and documenting our findings with digital media. At the end of the workshops, each participant will take home a... |
The Leonardo at Library Square |
08/06/12 -
08/10/12 |
The Leonardo at Library Square, Salt Lake City |
Chris Young
Presented by The Gallivan Center at The Gallivan Center June 23, 2012 Get ready for a night of country music when Chris Young and guests Due West, Jon Pardi, Nathan Osmond and Paisley perform live at Gallivan Center! |
The Gallivan Center |
06/23/12 |
The Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City |
Keane
Presented by The Gallivan Center at The Gallivan Center June 26, 2012 Keane will bring their tour in support of their upcoming release, "Strangeland," with special guest Mystery Jets to Gallivan Center. You will not want to miss out! |
The Gallivan Center |
06/26/12 |
The Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City |
