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An artist performs at Kilby Court in Salt Lake City on Feb. 23, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

S&S Presents Director on Kilby Block Party 3 and the Blossoming of SLC’s Music Scene

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer April 2, 2022

  Salt Lake City’s Kilby Court has been an essential node in Utah’s music scene for over two decades now. The beloved garage has hosted handfuls of household names, including Doja Cat and Mac...

Aathaven Tharmarajah, Niki Rahimi and Carson Peasley in "Illyria." (Courtesy Todd Collins Photography)

Sail To Far Away Lands in Department of Theatre Production ‘Illyria’

By Evan K. Beesley, Arts Writer April 2, 2022

  Get swept away in the University of Utah Department of Theatre's production of "Illyria." Based on the legendary comedy, "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, this production will have you...

The Nature of Color (Courtesy Avery Greig)

The NHMU Explores the World Full Spectrum With New Exhibit ‘The Nature Of Color’

By Avery Greig, Arts Editor March 31, 2022

  The Natural History Museum of Utah welcomes its newest and most vibrant exhibition to its galleries — The Nature of Color. The exhibit, organized by the American Museum of Natural History...

Poster for "Spring 9" featuring dancer Aubry Mason. (Design by Sydney Franz | Courtesy SALT Dance)

SALT Dance’s ‘Spring 9’ Evokes the Season with Three New and Distinctive Works

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor March 29, 2022

  SALT Contemporary Dance closed their 2021-22 season in the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center with the concert “Spring 9,” featuring new works from Artistic Director Joni McDonald and choreographers...

"Lungs" (Courtesy Pinnacle Acting Company)

Should You Have Kids? ‘Lungs’ Asks the Age-Old Question in the Present Day

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer March 29, 2022

  On March 17, Pinnacle Acting Company premiered “Lungs” — an intimate, unflinchingly raw, two-person show — at Riot HQ. Written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Shianne Gray, “Lungs”...

The Stem Player connected to a MacBook Air. (Photo by Alfonso Belloso | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The ‘Stem Player’: Kanye West’s Tech Debut

By Alfonso Belloso, Arts Writer March 29, 2022

  On Feb. 22, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, held a listening party at LoanDepot Park in Miami for the release of his new album "Donda 2."  The 22-time Grammy award winner made the...

Noah Gottlieb (right) and Eli Wolk, who run Elijah's Deli, present at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute's Get Seeded event held at Lassonde Studios on campus in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.

Connecting Community and the Arts with Elijah’s Deli

By Drew Reynolds, Arts Writer March 28, 2022

  Starting out as a conversation at the JCC’s Bernie Camp between two tired camp counselors, Elijah’s Deli has quickly grown and is making its mark on SLC’s food scene. Co-founders, meat-smoking...

"Star Quilt" by Mora McKeown Ezell in the "Handstitched World" exhibit at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. (Courtesy UMFA)

UMFA’s ‘Handstitched World: The Cartography of Quilts’ Changes the Way You See Quilts

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer March 27, 2022

  As a traditionally feminine enterprise, quilting has long been devalued — they are what you snuggle under on a long winter’s night, never mind the design and quality of the stitch work. The...

The cast of Matilda Jr. singing "The Smell of Rebellion" at Kingsbury Hall. (Courtesy Todd Collins Photography)

‘Matilda Jr.’ Displays the Importance of Theatre by Young Performers

By Evan K. Beesley, Arts Writer March 27, 2022

  Based on the classic story by Roald Dahl, the University of Utah’s Youth Theatre production of "Matilda Jr." at Kingsbury Hall, follows a young, special girl named Matilda who uses her miraculous...

Ken Sanders Rare Books bookstore is pictured on 200 E in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (Rachel Rydalch | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Ken Sanders: Rare Book Collector, Public Icon and Book Thief-Catcher Extraordinaire

By Avery Greig, Arts Editor March 24, 2022

Somewhere nestled in the downtown area of Salt Lake City, perched shy off of 300 South, lies an internal fantasy world born from the mind of book collector Ken Sanders. Rows of shelves stacked with over...