“The Book of Mormon” has been a hit Broadway musical for four years now. Mormon parody is certainly not just a Utah thing; it has become a national pastime, winning Trey Parker and Matt Stone nine Tony awards. But they are actually late comers. Salt Lake Acting Company has been poking fun at Mormons for 37 years! So the question becomes, now that Mormon parody is mainstream, wh … [Read more...]
Utah Community Theater – The Nerd
It’s a laugh-out-loud evening of live comedy full of witty dialogue and sharply drawn characters. The whole family can attend for less than $30. What? When? Where? It’s The Nerd, a play by award-winning playwright, Larry Shu, produced by the Sugar Factory Playhouse and West Jordan City Arts Council. The plot can likely be happening in your own neighborhood. Two men and a woma … [Read more...]
Salt Lake Acting Company Presents – Two Stories
Two Stories by Utah playwright Elaine Jarvik is a work as contemporary as today’s headlines. Salt Lake Acting Company’s world premiere production opened February 4 and runs through March 1, 2015, and reflects America’s changing ethnic, economic, and generational demographics. It also raises questions about cultural misunderstandings and the role of the media in bri … [Read more...]
Jeff Pugh, Continues Legacy of Art
“I don’t get the Sunday blues anymore,” says Jeff Pugh, winner of Southwest Art Magazine’s “Emerging Young Artist” award. “Now I look forward to Mondays, to getting to work again.” Jeff is standing in the middle of the modest 10 x 20 foot basement room that serves as his studio, office, and storage space, explaining how he decided 10 years ago to quit his full-time job as an IT … [Read more...]
Bambara: From Power Lunches to Custom Catering
‘Tis the season ... to entertain, shop, socialize and dine in style. Want to enjoy a before-or-after-theater party? Stage a special family celebration? Or delight business associates with a holiday-themed soiree? Bambara can help you dazzle, delight, impress, and surprise. “We love welcoming our guests this festive time of year,” says Guy Wheelwright, general manager of the p … [Read more...]
Utah Ballroom Dancing
Ok, everybody line up. Left foot forward. Good! Now right. And, slow...slow; quick-quick. That’s the foxtrot!” Margene Anderson is the queen of Utah ballroom dancing. She has taught thousands of Utah couples how to waltz, hustle and quickstep through their lives. “Nobody wants to look like a fool,especially not in front of a bunch of other people.” Margene understands how … [Read more...]
Utah Ghost Towns
When visiting the ghost towns of Spring Canyon UT, bring water, sunblock, and your imagination. Utah ghost towns. The words resonate in the mind, conjuring mystery if not magic. How does a town become a “ghost”? Who were the people who once lived there, and what stories did they leave behind? Ghost towns live as much in the imagination as they do in their physical sites, which … [Read more...]
Chicken Coops Are Family Chic in Utah
Where does the Environmental Left meet the Libertarian Right? The organic and local food movement join forces with the gold, guns and groceries gang? At the chicken coop! Walk down any alley in Salt Lake-from the East Side benches to the Central City hood-and you’re likely to find chickens. Why? Regardless of political or philosophical persuasion, everyone eats. But chickens … [Read more...]
The Guadalupe Learning Center
“Fighting poverty and providing hope through education” summarizes the Guadalupe Learning Center’s mission. For over forty years the Center has provided a haven for Salt Lake immigrants needing to negotiate a new life in a foreign land. Located at 340 South and 1040 West, it is in the heart of the neighborhood it serves. On any Tuesday night, floor manager Traci Grant pre … [Read more...]
The Art of Making Great Chocolate
Cummings Studio Chocolates and Hatch Family Chocolates reveal the fine art to fine taste. Smooth and subtle or dark and intense? Do these words describe a confection or a romantic encounter? There is a reason chocolate and love are intimately entwined. The complex chemistry of the cocoa plant mimics the neuro-transmitters the brain identifies with passion. Utah’s love af … [Read more...]