Baby Boomers to Baby Busters — More Couples are Deciding to Not Have Children From 2010 to 2020, Utah’s birth rate declined by almost 22 percent, a trend mirrored across the US during a decade marked by economic struggle and the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Research released in August 2022 by the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute illustrates this … [Read more...]
Events and Activities in Utah January 2023
January 12 Birding on Skis at Alta. Pre-registered skiers can help expand Alta’s bird list with a bird survey in conjunction with Tracy Aviary. Held from 9am to noon, the event is open to those 12 years of age and older, with intermediate ski experience. Must have a lift ticket and pre-register at Alta.com. The tour meets at the bottom of Collins Lift. The event will continue … [Read more...]
Pagan Christmas in Utah. What is it about?
The Christmas season has arrived and with it an onslaught of holiday trappings that can be neither ignored nor escaped. One might assume non-Christians would chafe at these annual intrusions, but Daniel Cureton, the president of the Pagan Society, just has the same gripe as most everybody ― it starts too early. "If they had kept it to December it would be … [Read more...]
FanX Salt Lake Pop Culture & Comic Convention 2022 First Guest Announcements
FanX returns to Salt Lake this September on the 22-24 at the Salt Palace. Plans are in the works for new and exciting events to please the avid fans of this premier Salt Lake convention. According to Ro Malaga, Marketing Manager and Spokesperson, “We try to get bigger and better for fans to take home new memories. We will be bringing back fan favorites as well as … [Read more...]
J. Willard Marriott Library invites Utahns to help preserve history of the pandemic
Did you scour the shelves of countless stores looking for toilet paper this spring? Are you among the millions of laid-off workers who filed for unemployment benefits? Are you social distancing?And what about that 5.7 magnitude earthquake on March 18 and those aftershocks that hit Utah as the coronavirus was spreading? Did you think it was the Big One? Whatever your … [Read more...]
Jann Haworth: Salt Lake City Murals
Thousands of people a year pass by a mural to what closely resembles the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover and never know why it’s in downtown (250 S. 400 W.) Salt Lake City or who created it. If they only knew that it was Jann Haworth―one of the most accomplished pop artists since the 1960s, who lives and works in Utah and is helping to shine a … [Read more...]
Tumbleweeds Film Festival: Films, Workshops, and Activities For Kids
9th Annual Festival for Young Audiences Returns with Engaging Films, Hands-On Media Arts Workshops, More Free Events, and More, at The City Library Utah Film Center announced today 10 films, 6 workshops, and 7 clubhouse activities for the 9th annual Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids taking place March 6–15, 2020 at The City Library in downtown Salt Lake City. Tumbleweeds … [Read more...]