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Archives for April 2011

May Issue of Utah Stories. Find it all over Salt Lake or Buy it now!

April 30, 2011 by Richard Markosian 1 Comment

The April issue of Utah Stories will be distributed today! (April 30,2011).  It will be available all over downtown Salt Lake City and Sugar House. Have the issue delivered to your home for just $3.80 (including tax and … [Read more...]

Capturing Essence

April 30, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

by Paige Wiren Don’t you get bored always doing the same thing? Kreg Harrison is a successful Utah sculptor who demonstrates that changing the game, the style or genre is possible with enough passion and talent. Don’t try and compartmentalize this man or his art.  Just when you think you’ve pinpointed his categorical style or subject matter, he’ll be heading down the creative … [Read more...]

New York Film School Expands to Utah

April 30, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

by Richard Markosian Mount Pleasant, Utah might be out in the middle of nowhere, near Utah’s largest turkey farm in Moroni, but it’s not the last place you would expect to see film students learning from professionals from New York. The energy of Sundance coupled with the long history of films made using the spectacular variety of backdrops from Utah small towns, lured New … [Read more...]

Lucha Libre

April 30, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

by Paige Wiren Straight up, I’m a gringa.  I grew up in Anglo country club culture and know little about Latino culture save for the few things co-opted by Anglos, like Mexican cuisine, piñatas and Cinco de Mayo.  But, being a curious gringa, I was intrigued by the thought of experiencing the recent Lucha Libre event hosted by West Valley City’s Maverik Center on a Sunday … [Read more...]

The SLC Arts Council

April 30, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

by Heidi Grieser On the east side of Reservoir Park sits a blue building called The Art Barn, home to our city arts council. You may know of the council through some of the excellent programming they do for Salt Lake City- The Summer Concert Series and Brown Bag Concerts, The Gallery Stroll, The Living Traditions Festival, or maybe you took your first art class as a child at … [Read more...]

9th South Delicatessen is Now Open!

April 28, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Kathy Chadbourne moved away from Salt Lake City closing the Avenues Bakery after five years in business. “We had a lot of fun but we just couldn’t make any money.   Everything was going into rent.” Chadborne then moved to Ashland, Oregon three years ago and opened a restaurant, but when the economy declined they had to close. Realizing that Salt Lake was becoming … [Read more...]

Salt Lake City scrapbooking stores

April 18, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Why They Aren’t Afraid of the Big Box Stores? by Heidi Grieser Scrapbooking is huge in Utah and the scrapbook marketplace is extremely competitive. Hear from the small business owners who are surviving amid big box encroachment and bargain shoppers. Scrapbooking is the, “number one, top-selling category of the 39 craft segments in the $27 billion U.S. craft and hobby … [Read more...]

Ballet West: Ballet Dudes

April 15, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

By Adam Vicinus The ballet conjures images of graceful, long limbed ballerinas, elegant and poised, thrown high into the air spinning. But what image do we have of the men doing the throwing? Sure, they wear tights, and yes they are around women all day, but the men in today’s modern ballet aren’t soft and delicate, but highly trained athletic artists. After 30 … [Read more...]

State Room Give Away

April 13, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

The State Room is now advertising again in Utah Stories magazine. We are very pleased to have such an great concert venue with us. Purchase tickets to any of their upcoming shows and mention Utah Stories and receive a free cup cozy! Check out there line up here. One other note: Utah Stories Night is at Gracies tomorrow night! We are giving away many State Room tickets as … [Read more...]

Travis Bone

April 13, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

By Richard Markosian One man’s rise from the copy center at Office Max to one of the more prominent names in music poster art in the West. Editors Note: We have some corrections to the story that were incorrect in Utah Stories Magazine. Travis received an Assosiate's Degree in Nanoscale chemistry not a Master's Degree. And Travis worked at OfficeMax throughout going to … [Read more...]

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