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The Importance of Being Earnest or Rather How Not to Propose

The Importance of Being Earnest or Rather How Not to Propose

By Madge Slack June 13, 2017

Opening this week, Pinnacle acting company presents a classic play by Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest." This period play is a perfect example of Wilde's witty satirical style that mocks the...

Brandy Clark and Charlie Worsham Tackle The Depot

Brandy Clark and Charlie Worsham Tackle The Depot

By Madge Slack May 31, 2017

Six-time Grammy nominee singer/songwriter Brandy Clark got into music young. Until the age of five years old her family listened to records instead of TV. At nine, she picked up the guitar and at age 11...

Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas are calling

Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas are calling

By Madge Slack May 27, 2017

Jessica Hernandez and The Deltas are, in a word, epic. They stole the stage on Wednesday night. The openers at the State Room, The Utah County Swillers, were a little less than fabulous. However, the minute...

St. Vincent performing at Pioneer Park Thursday, August 27 2015.

A Summer Full of Promise at the Twilight Concert Series

By Madge Slack May 23, 2017

The Twilight Concert Series happens every year at Pioneer Park, and it is a fun way to spend a Thursday night listening to some good music, whether it’s well known or obscure. The series opener will...

Season of Discovery: A year in Review for Artists of the Week

By Madge Slack April 29, 2017

Over the years, the University of Utah has produced some talented and eclectic artists in a variety of fields, some of whom are innovating new works and branching out into uncharted territories. At the...

In lieu of National Poetry month, the Garden Poetry Walk is on exhibit at Red Butte Gardens for visitors to walk through the garden and enjoy poetry, on Monday, April 4, 2016

Singers, Stars and Plants: Red Butte Garden’s 2017 Line-up

By Madge Slack April 28, 2017

Music, stars and a beautiful outdoor garden: Red Butte Garden always has a lot to offer. Their summer concert series is just one example. Take a picnic after dark to Red Butte and camp out for a while...

Student Play "Submerge" is a Gift to the Wounded from the Healed

Student Play “Submerge” is a Gift to the Wounded from the Healed

By Madge Slack April 19, 2017

"Everything is art...Your clothes, voice, language, hair, living space, all express who you are on a basic human level, it’s how we understand each other," said Haley Pulsipher, a University of Utah...

Student Play "Purgatory" Provides Experience of Danger in Safety

Student Play “Purgatory” Provides Experience of Danger in Safety

By Madge Slack April 19, 2017

If you think theater is boring, you clearly haven't heard about University of Utah and soon-to-be Actor Training Program graduate Daniel Amsel's "Purgatory." "Purgatory" is nontraditional in nearly...

"King Donald I": Engaging Laughter and Thought at the Same Time

“King Donald I”: Engaging Laughter and Thought at the Same Time

By Madge Slack April 14, 2017

"It's very difficult to be anyone different in this era of our nation," said Kathryn Mungin, senior in the University of Utah's actor training program and author/director of "King Donald I." Ever since...

University of Utah faculty and pharmacy student Hillevi Bauer rides her bike near the Merrill Engineering Building at the U in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Partying for a Sustainable Tomorrow During Earth Week

By Madge Slack April 14, 2017

The earth is important—right? This seems universally agreed upon, no matter politics or religion or lifestyle choices. Without the earth, humanity would cease to exist. Starting April 10, the University...