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Utah: The Best Snow and The Best Dark Sky

0 Comments Published by Professor Les August 24th, 2007 in Tourism.

I was pleasantly surprised to see Utah’s special mention in David Owen’s excellent piece in the August 20 issue of The New Yorker concerning light pollution and the efforts of the International Dark-Sky Association to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of the nighttime sky. Owen described the spectacular nighttime view at Utah’s Natural Bridges […]

A Wonderful September Treat for SLC Restaurant Patrons

1 Comment Published by Professor Les August 24th, 2007 in Cuisine.

One of the more imaginative promotional efforts to attract Salt Lake City visitors and residents to sample the city’s growing array of fine restaurants returns September 14.

Thirty-five restaurants will participate in the Fall Dine O’Round, sponsored by the Salt Lake Downtown Alliance, from September 14 to September 30. Simple and smartly executed, the event permits […]

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A few thoughts in the afterglow of the Utah Arts Festival ---
In concluding the eight days of covering the Utah Arts Festival, several points come to mind. First, the festival ran very smoothly; whatever glitches or hiccups occurred were dispatched quickly. Second, festival coordinators clearly have learned to manage and plan the Library Square/Washington Square venue in downtown as effectively as possible in accommodating the swarms […]
Utah Arts Festival announces artists, film, and Art Attack 5K winners ---
Editor’s Note: Day 8 of The Selective Echo’s coverage of the Utah Arts Festival features award winners for the artists’ marketplace, the Utah Short Film of the Year competition, and the Art Attack 5K run. Tomorrow, a closing commentary will cap festival coverage.

Four artists received Best in Show honors, which means they will be automatically […]
Utah Arts Festival’s ensembles offer solid world premieres of festival music commissions ---
The four world premieres of the Utah Arts Festival’s musical commissions confirm the selection jury’s decisions were on the mark, a healthy sign that the composers chosen are standard-bearers of a musical generation willing to experiment and take risks in producing a fresh aesthetic readily embraced by ensembles and audiences.

Certainly, the ensembles assigned the task […]
MASS Ensemble and Earth Harp command performance set for Sunday at Utah Arts Festival ---
Editor’s Note: Day 7 of The Selective Echo’s coverage of the Utah Arts Festival features highlights for today’s activities and a focus on Sunday’s Earth Harp performance with the MASS Ensemble. Later today, look for updates on a few fronts including film and artist awards as well as review of the four world premiere musical […]
Jann Haworth’s joy, optimism, confidence underscores the Utah Arts Festival’s most enduring call to ‘take part in art’ ---
Jann Haworth has found a great deal of personal satisfaction in the realm of two-dimensional art and in exploring the possibilities of the time/space continuum, brought to the fore first in the Cubist movement nearly 100 years ago just as Einstein’s convention-shattering theoretical ideas were published.
Today, she is encouraged as young artists – many in […]

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