Join us at the Woods on Ninth and meet some of our amazing Wedding Caterers and Vendors- Photographers, Video, Flowers, DJ's, Suits, Dress Vendors, Fitness Vendors, Real Estate, Travel etc. Wine and Italian Soda Bar. RSVP On our Facebook page or email Patrick@thewoodsonninth.com.
Jenni James, author of Pride and Popularity, is launching the second book, Northanger Alibi. James is in the process of rewriting and modernizing all six of the Austen novels for teen readers. The event is free and open to the public.
The Eccles Community Art Center is opening two new art exhibits during March: Girl Scouts of America and Artists of Art on the Main. The art center is hosting a reception for the artists on March 2nd from 5 to 8 p.m. Exhibits continue through March 30.
Flash Gordon, a classic comic strip finding its roots back in the 1930's, will be presented for children to take a look. The Children's Theatre is making an even out of it, so it's sure to be a good time. You can see Flash Gordon from March 2-24, Thur-Fri at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 & 4:30 p.m.
Call 801/532-6000 or visit The Children's Theatre's website for more information.
Families of school aged children are invited to attend a free event at Kumon Math and Reading Center of Sandy, which will feature fun games, prizes, refreshments, read aloud sessions from classics like Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, and more. Kumon is also showing their commitment to children's literacy by partnering with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) to help bring books to children in need across the U.S. For every enrollment during the month of March, Kumon will support literacy and make a donation of 4 books to RIF.
The Eccles Community Art Center’s is holding their annuall art auction fundraiser on March 3rd at the David Eccles Conference Center. This black tie invited event begins with a preview at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m. Tickets and tables are available until Febrary 28th. Please call the art center at 801-392-6935 in advance to reserve your seat.
Get out of the grey weather and into the exotic world of belly dancing with the 11th Annual Belly Dance Spring Fest. There will be live music provided by Utah’s nationally acclaimed Middle Eastern bands, vendors offering hypnotic scents, dazzling jewelry, sparkling costumes and clothing, mehndi tattoos, tarot readings, and so much more. And, as always, there will be dancing, dancing, dancing.
Join in the event from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Tickets are $7 per person and children under five are free.
Check out this voice. St. George native Dia Frampton - Warped Tour veteran and showstopper on NBC's The Voice - hits The Complex. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.
Join us for a reading and signing of The Confession, the latest mystery by New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd. This is the last myserious installment in the Rutledge series. The reading and signing is open and free to the public.
Author of The New York Times bestselling Evernight series, Claudia Gray will read from and sign her new novel for young adults, Balthazar. The event is open and free to the public.
Register online for cocktails, signature Girl Scout cookie desserts, entertainment and a fantastic silent auction, in celebration of 100 years of Girl Scouting, and honor of the achievements of women in Utah and around the world.
Mary Nickles, of KUTV 2, will be honored as their 2012 Distinguished Alumna and all event proceeds benefit Girl Scouts of Utah.
Dress code: Cocktail attire
Please respond by March 2.
Jonathan Evison returns to read from and sign his novel, West of Here, his historical epic set in the fictional town of Port Bonita, Washington. The event is open and free to the public.
The Salt Lake Tribune Spring Home & Gardens Festival is the place for fresh tips and trends for going green, getting organized and anything else related to your home and garden.
Tickets are $8 online and $10 at the door. Times vary by day.
Utah Cultural Celebration Center features Renewal: Finding Life Through Art - Nine artists' unique works of art created from discarded materials.
Break out a cold beverage and chill to the laid back blues with G. Love & Special Sauce at The Depot. Tickets are $25 in advance.
Enjoy music, refreshments and more while you try out flirty new looks that are fit to be seen- all with the help of your own lingerie stylist. Receive a gift with your $50 bra and panty purchase, while supplies last. Plus, for every bra purchased, $2 will be donated by Nordstrom and participating brands to the local chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
To reserve your spot, please call (866) 231-4657 or visit www.nordstrom.com/citycreekcenter. Space is limited.
Take a big swig of this potion and prepare to be romanced by Utah Opera's Elixir of Love at Capitol Theatre. March 10-18, arttix.org
Local author Todd Dunn will read from and sign We Go Together, a spirited picture book that teaches kids about things that belong together. This event is open and free to the public.
These amazing children not only play a mean fiddle, but have learned to play many other instruments. They sing with blended harmonies that only siblings can achieve, and they can dance up a storm!
The group does old time western music, and America's little yodeling sweetheart, 10-year old Skyler, will bring down the house! Tickets: $5, through ArtTix, 801-355-ARTS
Utah author Amy Jarecki will read from and sign her novel,Koicto.
Set in an ancient Native American world, the warrior Koicto dreams of leading his people through the ravages of war. Summoned by the Tribal Elders, he proves he's worthy to lead. But the Elders proclaim him a shaman--a medicine man and force him into an arranged marriage, ignoring his love for Pavati and ignoring his desire to become chief of the Nahchee Nation. When Koicto's vision of war unfolds, he must fulfill his destiny and avenge the wrongs. If he fails, the Nahchee will be no more.
This event is free and open to the public.
Matthew Bowman will read from and sign his timely debut book, The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith. This frank, balanced and readable history of Mormonism by a respected American religious historian explores the past and reflects on the future of this faith and puts the religion’s origins in context.
This event is free and open to teh public
Utah based singer-songwriter Josh Rosenthal releases his newest album, All We Can Do, on February 29th. And the release concert isn't far behind. This concert marks Rosenthal's seventh album.
Visist Rosenthal's website at http://joshrosenthalmusic.wordpress.com/.
Debut novelist Philip Connors will read from and sign his book Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout.
Connors was the Leisure & Arts editor atThe Wall Street Journalfor several years. In 2002, he left lower Manhattan behind for a seasonal job as a forest fire lookout near Apache Peak in the Gila National Forest of New Mexico. Now annually spending five months each year in a 7' x 7' tower, his tasks are simple: keep watch over one of the most fire-prone forests in the country and sound the alarm at the first sign of smoke.
This event is free and open to the public.
The Eccles Community Art Center is hosting an exploration of the art of cocktails on Tuesday, March 13 from 6 to 7 p.m. Mark Biiler will guide participants- who must be 21 or older- in creating their own signature cocktail. Space is limited. Tuition is $30.
Join us at the official launch party for The Savage Grace, the final installment in The Dark Divine trilogy by Salt Lake author, Bree Despain. This breathtaking conclusion to Grace and Daniel's love story is fraught with tension as Grace struggles to stop Caleb and war appears on the horizon.
This event is free and open to the public
Award-winning writer, Mark Sundeen, will read from and sign The Man Who Quit Money. The Man Who Quit Money tells the amazing story of how Suelo learned to live, sanely and happily, without earning, receiving, or spending a cent.
This event is free and open to the public
Join us as local author Ka Hancock reads and signs copies of her highly engaging, debut novel, Dancing on Broken Glass.
This event is free and open to the public.
Tara Schofield, a local teacher, write and mentor, will lead a discussion based on Michael Beckwith's Life Visioning book.
She has spent her adult life encouraging, teaching and sharing powerful insights. She speaks and coaches at a deeper level on the issues that impact success, and helps her listeners realize they can do anything they want while enjoying the journey.
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The Ugandan Orphans Choir brings a message of hope to American audiences through the traditional rhythmic dances and songs of Africa. This performace if free and open to the public.
Utah's own Brandon Mull will read from and sign the second book in his new series for middle readers,Beyonders: The Seeds of Rebellion.
Mull, author ofThe New York Times,USA Today, andWall Street JournalbestsellingFablehavenseries, continues theBeyonderstrilogy with a dark tale that updates classic tales with contemporary characters.
This event is free and open to the public.
Novelist and travel writer Eric Goodman will read from and sign his recently released, Twelfth and Race. Set in metro Calhoun City, Missouri, Goodman's fifth novel, published as part of the prestigious University of Nebraska Press literary series Flyover Fiction, looks at love and history against a backdrop of racial issues.
This event is free and open to the public.
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The Ugandan Orphans Choir brings a message of hope to American audiences through the traditional rhythmic dances and songs of Africa. This performace if free and open to the public.
Eliza Rickman is coming to Utah just after the release of her upcoming album, O, You Sinners. Rickman will also be in Logan on March 16th and Provo on March 17th. Tickets are $10 at the door. Please reserve your spot by emailing digcollective@gmail.com.
This may not be a Utah event, but we saw it and couldn't stop dreaming about it. The fines foods, wines and spirits all throne together for $49 per person sounds like a great idea to us. Pair it will a stay at the Wine Country Inn for $134 and make a weekend March getaway out of it.
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The Ugandan Orphans Choir brings a message of hope to American audiences through the traditional rhythmic dances and songs of Africa. This performace if free and open to the public.
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The Ugandan Orphans Choir brings a message of hope to American audiences through the traditional rhythmic dances and songs of Africa. This performace if free and open to the public.
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The Ugandan Orphans Choir brings a message of hope to American audiences through the traditional rhythmic dances and songs of Africa. This performace if free and open to the public.
Be among the first to shop the new 125,000 square-foot, two-level store while enjoying dinner and dessert, live entertainment, vignette modeling featuring spring fashion and incredible shopping. Tickets are $75 per person and all proceeds will benefit the signature projects of the non-profits. For tickets, questions or special accommodations, please call 801-869-9009.
Put down the pitchfork already and watch the Beast woo Belle in the touring Broadway verison of Disney's Beauty & the Beast. Capitol Theatre, March 20-25, arttix.org
Kelly Clarkson's Stronger Tour with special guest Matt Nathanson rolls into the Maverik Center on March 20 at 7:30.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com.
Bo Kyi, a former political prisoner and co-founder of Assistance Association for Political Prisoners-Burma (AAPP-B), comes to raise awareness on the political prisoner situation in Burma and to launch the acclaimed film "Into the Current: Burma's Political Prisoners," as a part of a U.S. campaign tour.
The Mundi Project is a non-profit organization that works to improve piano education. They are presenting a series of multi-media piano concerts through collaborations with the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, Repertory Dance Theatre, Sorenson Unity Center and Salt Lake School District. The presentation will introduce audiences to clasical piano through different incorporations of piano performance, visual art, dance and the spoken word.
There are three performances: March 21st, May 10th and May 15th. All performances are free and open to the general public.
Choreographers Satu Hummasti, Eric Handman, Natosha Washington & Nicholas Cendese create a sensuous movement journey—a PASSAGE through haunted memories to the ever-changing present. Explore the threshold of change and the echoes of a poetic and mysterious reality anchored in the human experience.
Tickets available through ArtTix, 801-355-ARTS, www.artTix.org
Tickets are $30* ($15* students/seniors). On community night (March 22) all tickets $15
*All tickets will increase $5 on the day of the show
Nordstrom beauty advisers and industry experts will share the inside scoop on the latest tips and tricks for looking your best. You'll also enjoy special beauty demonstrations, gifts with purchase and other fun surprises.
A musical story told through the beloved songs of Johnny Cash. Ring of Fire is a story loosely based on the life and times of Johnny Cash, told through 39 of his recorded songs, with multimedia and spoken words.
Price: $20, $25, $30 Advance / $25, $30. $35 Door
Schedule: March 22 - March 25
Join the Cleopatras for an entertaining evening of socializing and song beginning at 501 Main followed by a live performance of Ring of Fire at the Egyptian Theatre.
Suggested Even Attire: Dress all in Balck in honor of Johnny Cash
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - pre-show social
8 p.m. - show
Price: $50 Cleopatras, $75 New Members (includes appetizers, cash bar, Cleopatra Membership, ticket to Ring of Fire, door prize opportunities and pewter holiday ornament)
Olympic figure skating gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi will read from and sign her new picture book,It's a Big World, Little Pig! After Poppy the Pig's debut inDream Big, Little Pig!, she returns for a trip to the World Games ice-skating Championship in Paris.
This event is free and open to the public.
Go wild with conservationist and animal lover Jeff Corwin during his Takes from the Field show at the Eccles Center in Park City. March 24, ecclescenter.org
An afternoon of reflections on bereavement and learning how to cope with grief, local author Dr. Barbara Wheeler discusses and signs copies of her book, When a Spouse Dies.
This event is free and open to the public.
Try a new dance class or an old favorite for only $10 all day (7 classes for less than the price of one), or free with purchase of a 10 class punch card. If you buy a 10 class punchcard at the open house pay the special price of $90 (regularly $100- $30 savings overall). Saturday, March 24
Schedule: 9-9:40 a.m. Prime Movement/SOMA
9:40-10:20 a.m. Ballet
10:20-11 a.m. Zumba
11-11:40 a.m. Modern
11:40-12:20 p.m. African
12:20-1:00 p.m. Flamenco
1-1:40 p.m. Dance for Musical Theatre- new!
NOTE: RDT's show, Passage, runs March 22-24 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. (right after the Open House). Make it a full day of dance at RDT with classes in the morning and a show in the afternoon!
Tickets: $75 (include the lecture and discussion, a signed copy of the author's book and brunch. Alcohol is not included.)
Advance reservations are required.
Sundance Resort is beginning the 10th year of their popular Author Series events to invite thought provoking authors whose books embody the spirit of Sundance. They will discuss a variety of issues and create a forum for ideas, inspiration and creativity.
Here's the list of the authors and the dates:
- Saturday, March 24, 2012:
Gretchen Morgenson, author of Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led To Economic Armageddon
- Saturday, May 19, 2012:
Ann Packer, author of Swim Back To Me
- Saturday, June 16, 2012:
John Feinstein , author of One on One
- Saturday, September 15, 2012:
Stephanie Nielson, author of Heaven is Here and the popular blog nieniedialogues.com
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This concert will celebrate the re-release of Utah Phillips' classic songbook Starlight on the Rails, featuring three bands Utah would have been proud to know he influenced. Each band will play original material as well as songs from the books.
This event is free and open to public.
Copies of Starlight on the Rails ($30.00 paperback) and music from the bands will be available that night.
This team-based race allows groups of all ages to race down the mountain and win $2,000 worth of Helly Hansen gear. Registration is $90 per a team of two. There are three different categories to race in: advanced, intermediate and intermediate 12 & under. Let the battle rage on!
Gangrene Productions present a one day Community Festival designed to let Utah get its full geek on.
Price: $8 in advance, $10 at the door
Games & Costume Contest: 2 p.m.
Entertainment & Live Music: 6 p.m.
Email or visit the website for the details of the event schedule.
For $8, California Pizza Kitchen is providing a complete meal with breakfast pizzas, fruit and a beverage. Kids can enjoy photos with the Easter Bunny and create a fun pizza box art craft. You can make reservations by emailing bunny@cpk.com. Limited space is available.
Embrace your inner indie when Brooklynite Sharon Van Etten and Philly's War on Drugs take the stage at The State Room. Tickets are $15.
Touring with their new album The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, Nada Surf will be performing at The Urban Lounge, 241 South 500 East, on March 27. Concert starts at 8 p.m.
For more information on the band, click here. Puchase tickets here. Call 801/746-0557 with any questions.
Husband/wife writing/illustrating team J&P Voelkel will read from and sign books one and two in The Jaguar Stones, Middleworld and The End of the World Club.
14-year-old Max, from Boston, and Lola, the modern Maya girl, must find the five legendary Jaguar Stones that gave ancient Maya kings their power and save the world from evil!
This event is free and open to the public.
Join us as we welcome local psychic Cindy Solano to Crone's Hollow!
Cindy is a hand analyst expert and creator of the Palmistry Inspiration Cards. She has analyzed over 2,000 pairs of hand and has a training program for in-depth hand analysis. She has developed her own intuitive gifts over the year by connecting to the Akashic Archives as well as other healing work. She loves to assist others with their Life Purpose and reaching their potential. Cindy will be offering a four-hour workshop at the Hollow where you can: Learn how to give and receive intuitive guidance from your hands to make better decisions, confidently learn to use the Palmistry Inspiration Cards on yourself and others, release blocks and attune with your soul, learn about your own intuition markers in your hands, learn and practice increasing your intuition and use the tools you will learn to assist you with any oracle deck.
This class is $165 per person. This price includes a 45 page workbook and free surprise gifts. You will also need deck of Palmistry Inspiration Cards and the extended guidebook (both are available at Crone's Hollow).
Michael Grant will read from and and sign his thrilling adventure novel,BZRK.
Set in the near future, two sides plot to create their own version of utopia. Grant is also designing an interactive online mystery that brings the two words together.
This event is free and open to the public.
This musical parody of one of Hollywood's classic films is a story about a prince betrothed to a beautiful princess who falls in love with her bridesmaid. The evening includes the "Southern Nights" olio with a mix of classic Country, Dixieland, and traditional Southern music, along with more Desert Star-style comedy.
Food: Available from an a la carte menu and is served right at your table. (Includes gourmet hangburgers and pizza, fresh wraps, and desserts.)
Price: $13.95 - $17.95 for adults, $9.95 for children 11 and under
Schedule (March 29 - June 9):
His special blend of old-time rock 'n' roll, redneck country, boogie woogie, and swing virtuallly defined American Roots Music. Ever since his wild days as the front man for the Lost Planet Airmen, the Old Commander has been a truly unique and iconoclastic figure.
Schedule: Friday, March 30 @ 8 p.m.
Saturday, march 31 @ 8 p.m.
Price: $30, $35, $45 Advance / $35, $40, $50 Door
Ever since his wild days as the front man for the Lost Planet Airmen, Commander Cody has been a truly unique and iconoclastic figure. His unique blend of old-time rock 'n' roll, redneck country, boogie woogie, and swing virtually defined American Roots Music. Tickets start at $30 for reserved seating in advance.
The America's Got Talent sensation performs Saturday, March 31, at the Maverik Center at 7:30.
Tickets are on sale now an can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com.
Travel and skiing writer Helen Olsson will conduct a family workshop featuring her book The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids: How to Plan Memorable Family Adventures and Connect Kids to Nature, a helpful and humorous guide packed with family camping anecdotes.
This event is free and open to the public.
Tickets: $85 per guest ($75 for season subscribers) and $100 at the door
Special Guest Performance: Haywire Outfit
Brilliant entertainment, stunning floral design and fabulous food all harmonically converge on the eve of April Fool's Day. The auction is all for a great cause to raise funds for the Company's educational outreach and artistic programming.
Auction items are to be announced.
Family entertainment from 1930-40s era Paris.
Featuring:
Gypsy jazz favorite Red Rock Hot Club
Vocalist Melissa Pace Tanner
Stephen Keen on accordion or piano accompaniment
Professional acrobats and aerial artists Cirque de la Soul
Tickets: 2 Free tickets for Salt Lake Community College students
$12, $10 for adults, and $7, $5 for kids
Dance students are invited to audition for the opportunity to win the ultimate Chance to Dance on a new television show from Emmy Award winning producer and judge of So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol, NIgel Lythgoe. The show will follow Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, two former London Royal Ballet dancers and creators of the renowned BalletBoyz Dance Company, as they search the United States for undiscovered dance talent to form a new dance company.
