02/26/10

Weekend quick hits: Karl Denson, Fanfarlo, LDS Art

Dancing shoes required for all--well, maybe not for the LDS art show.

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02/25/10

'Girl Next Door' at Allure Thursday night

Guess which one of Hugh's exes will host 'My Bloody (belated?!) Valentine' ...hint: She doesn't have a reality show

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02/25/10

Sundance brings in the big gun: Keri Putnam in as Executive Director

Putnam has plenty of industry cred... but can the erstwhile Miramax boss (who went down with the already sunk ship) save Sundance?!

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02/24/10

Cowboy up @ The Egyptian Friday

Yup ...Cowboy Poetry at the Egyptian (it's the best — be there)

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02/23/10

Wednesday night, feelin' evil or rootsy?

James McMurtry and Alkaline Trio are competing for my attention Wednesday night.

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02/22/10

Training Day

What better way to prepare for the Salt Lake magazine dining awards than throwing down at three parties over the weekend.

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02/19/10

Your Weekend: Gallery Strollin', Rock and Rollin'

Shows large and small, musical and otherwise, highlight the weekend ahead.

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02/19/10

They call him...Pablo

Just how does a Utahn named Paul Higgins become a revered Mexican muralist named Pablo O'Higgins? Practice, practice, practice.

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02/19/10

Concert review: Justin Townes Earle in Salt Lake City

Steve's kid delivered a stellar show at a packed State Room Thursday.

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02/17/10

The son becomes the master

Justin Townes Earle—son of Steve Earle, and named for Townes Van Zandt—headlines Thursday in Salt Lake City.

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02/16/10

Theater Review: "Twelve Angry Men"

Pioneer Theatre Company's production of the courthouse drama is an engaging look at America's justice system.

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02/15/10

Monday night music

World-class funk/jazz/fusion crew Garaj Mahal comes to SLC.

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02/11/10

A weekend for lovers. And rockers. And rednecks. And Sister Dottie fans. And theater lovers.

So many options for this weekend, we won't see a second of the Winter Olympics.

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02/05/10

Theater Review: Too Much Memory

Salt Lake Acting Company's contemporary take on Antigone doesn't quite hit its mark.

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02/04/10

Thursday night and weekend highlights

A few options for you this eve:

- Up at The King's English Thursday, U of U writing prof Maximilian Werner is reading from his new book Black River Dreams, which the King's English Web site calls "a collection of literary fly fishing essays that celebrates the fly fishing life, the intersection between past and present, spirit and body, water and land, ghosts and dreams." The tome won the Utah Arts Council's 2008 Original Writing Award in the Nonfiction Book category.  It's free and starts at 7 p.m.

- Kingsbury Hall features the flying feats, and feets, of the Peking Acrobats. I've seen...

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02/03/10

Concert review: Nouvelle Vague in Salt Lake City

They're French! They're flirty! And they're more rockin' than you think.

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02/03/10

Theater Review: Avenue Q

You'll want to walk down to this electric avenue, especially if your sense of humor lurks on the dark side.

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02/02/10

New music director reveals Utah Symphony's 2010-11 slate

Maestro Thierry Fischer is in Utah this week, and among his activities was unveiling next year's lineup.

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02/01/10

A Trippy Tuesday

Foul-mouthed puppets, flying pigs and French bossa nova-goes-pop (or vice versa)? The week is already getting weird.

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02/01/10

Monday night blues

Eric Sardinas brings his flashy guitar-playing to The State Room Monday night.

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