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Arts

Artist of the Week: Returning to the Grassroots of Coffee

Artist of the Week: Returning to the Grassroots of Coffee

By Erin West September 14, 2016

Utah Eat Local Week, an event encouraging people to eat food from local companies that runs now through Sept. 17. If you’re new to eating local or have accepted the Eat Local Pledge, you may find yourself...

Garbage - Strange Little Birds: Dark, Personal and Powerful

Garbage – Strange Little Birds: Dark, Personal and Powerful

By Lauren Gutierrez September 13, 2016

Early on, musician and producer Butch Vig says, the band Garbage managed to get people’s attention with songs like “Queer” and “Stupid Girl” when they played on the radio because they were so...

Above camp

ARTLandish Presenter Chris Taylor Blends the Line Between Art and Earth

By Megan Murri September 13, 2016

Every fall, Chris Taylor — artist, architect and professor at Texas Tech — takes a group of students on a road trip across the western United States to explore manmade art and landscapes. Taylor calls...

A view over the campgrounds from the top of the Ferris wheel in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Fun Times and Good Food, A Fair to Remember

September 13, 2016

Spinning lights, wafts of extraordinary amounts of food and feelings of exuberance await anyone who visits the Utah State Fair this fall. Located in its normal fairgrounds, the state fair is back and...

NHMU Gives Iconic Exhibit a Makeover

NHMU Gives Iconic Exhibit a Makeover

By Casey Koldewyn September 12, 2016

One exhibit. 600 objects dispersed over the 36 feet tall display case. Two to three weeks to take every last piece of it down. This is the task the Natural History Museum of Utah has set itself. Located...

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Event to Improve Knowledge of Utah Art

Wikipedia “Edit-a-thon” Event to Improve Knowledge of Utah Art

By Erin West September 11, 2016

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts and J. Willard Marriott Library have teamed together to hold a Wikipedia “Edit-a-thon” as an effort to create better, more in-depth coverage of Utah art online. “The...

Black Sabbaths Final Tour comes to Salt Lake City

Black Sabbath’s Final Tour comes to Salt Lake City

September 9, 2016

Whenever a conversation arises about the heavy metal genre, there is quite a list of names worth mentioning: from classic acts like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Slayer and Metallica to more extreme, cutting...

Experience Greece for under $3

By Alexis Cortez September 8, 2016

If you've ever found yourself wishing you could experience a new culture or try some exotic food, you now have the opportunity to do both at this year's Greek Festival. Celebrating its 41st year in...

Comic Con Still Keepin Things Interesting

Comic Con Still Keepin’ Things Interesting

By Cate Heiner September 8, 2016

This last weekend, the Salt Palace opened its doors to a variety of celebrities and attendees for the fourth annual Salt Lake Comic Con. With celebrities and vendors hailing from every fandom, the convention...

Local Artistry Features Diversity at Avenues Street Fair

Local Artistry Features Diversity at Avenues Street Fair

By Megan Murri September 8, 2016

Held annually on the second Saturday of September since 1978, the Avenues Street Fair has been bringing the local community closer together. Run entirely by a committee of volunteers, operating under...