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Event Calendar
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(West Valley) Utah's African History: Storytelling Through Art & Artifact Exhibit (Jan 14-Mar 1)
Location:
West Valley; The Utah Cultural Celebration Center - 1355 W 3100 S
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The Utah Cultural Celebration Center will be presenting a community based exhibit in celebration of Black History Month. This exhibit will highlight the diversity of Utah's African heritage and culture and will include art, artifacts, and family heirlooms drawn from Utah's African and African American Communities. The focus of the exhibit will be on storytelling of unique individual experiences and family histories through presentation of art and artifact as well as througth oral presentation. Exhibit programming will also include a series of educational public programs to promote dialog and better understanding of the unique experiences and history of Utah's community members of African heritage. The exhibit will be cross promoted with other programs and events in celebration of Black History month.
Contact: Susan Klinker at 801-965-5100 or www.culturalcelebration.org
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(Layton) Museum Interpretation Initiative: Telling Our Stories Workshop Series
Time:
9:00am - 4:00pm
Location:
Layton; Heritage Museum of Layton - 403 N Wasatch Dr
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Museum Interpretation Initiative: Telling Our Stories Workshop Series. This program is available to participants of small museums only..
Workshop 1 of 3 - Finding Our Stories: Researching Collections & Communities
Facilitator: Megan van Frank, Utah Humanities Council
Location: Heritage Museum of Layton, 403 North Wasatch Drive, Layton
The Museum Interpretation Initiative: Telling Our Stories program is a series of 3 full-day workshops that offer small museums hands-on learning experiences about museum interpretation and exhibition development. Participants are required to complete a project at their museum that includes researching the story of a group of objects, designing and writing labels for and building a small exhibit about these objects, and developing a docent tour and educational materials for this exhibit. The program is designed to help participants apply what they have learned and change how their museums convey their stories. These workshops are made possible through a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Contact: Megan van Frank, Utah Humanities Council, 801.359.9670
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(SLC) Toll of War
Time:
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location:
Salt Lake City; The City Library - 210 East 400 South
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Performing the first halves of Sophocles' AJAX and PHOLOCTETES, two plays focusing precisely on combat veterans, their mental and physical illnesses, and the toll of war in general on friends and family. Greek myth in general and Sophoclean tragedy in particular often focus their stories on the costs of military action and war, the area where a man defines himself and demonstrates his excellence.
Contact: Jim Svendsen at 801-581-7581 or Elizabeth King at 801-524-8400
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(Brigham City) Heart and Soul: Celebrating the Creative Spirit
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Brigham City; Brigham City Library- 26 E Forest St
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"The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution" by David Quammen
Charles Darwin took 20 years to write his theory of natural selection: he produced On the Origin of Species only on learning that he was about to be scooped. Was he a chronic procrastinator? Or was he afraid of the reaction of his peers, who had scorned earlier books on the "transmutation" of species? A bit of both came into play, but as acclaimed science journalist Quammen (Song of the Dodo) shows, during those two decades, Darwin was busy conducting scientific research that would bolster his observations of the finches and mockingbirds of the Galápagos Islands. He raised pigeons and theorized that domestic varieties could be traced back to a species of wild dove. He floated asparagus seeds in saltwater to explain how plants moved from one continent to another. Quammen commences his portrait with Darwin's homecoming from his five-year trip on the Beagle and then focuses on how he gained enough confidence and evidence to publish a book that would displace humankind from its privileged position as a special creation. This often slyly witty book stands out among the flood of books being published for Darwin's bicentenary.
Scholar: Sue Harley, Weber State University, Botany Department
Contact: Sue Hill to reserve a copy of this book and next month's book "The Letters of Vincent van Gogh by Vincent van Gogh" at 435-723-5850.
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(Ogden) Toll of War
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Ogden; Universe City - 2556 Washington Blvd
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Performing the first halves of Sophocles' AJAX and PHOLOCTETES, two plays focusing precisely on combat veterans, their mental and physical illnesses, and the toll of war in general on friends and family. Greek myth in general and Sophoclean tragedy in particular often focus their stories on the costs of military action and war, the area where a man defines himself and demonstrates his excellence.
Contact: Jim Svendsen at 801-581-7581
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(Bluff) The Navajo Culture Based on the Four Directions
Time:
7:00pm
Location:
Bluff; The Recapture Lodge - 220 E Main
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DesignBuildBluff Friday Night Lecture Series
The audience will have a broad view of the Navajo life as the presenter unfolds the culture as labed the path of the Sun (East, South, West and North).
Contact: Eric Cook at 801-879-3293
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(Moab) Museum Interpretation Initiative: Telling Our Stories Workshop Series
Time:
9:00am - 4:00pm
Location:
Moab; Museum of Moab - 118 E Center St
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Museum Interpretation Initiative: Telling Our Stories Workshop Series. This program is available to participants of small museums only..
Workshop 1 of 3 - Finding Our Stories: Researching Collections & Communities
Facilitator: Megan van Frank, Utah Humanities Council
The Museum Interpretation Initiative: Telling Our Stories program is a series of 3 full-day workshops that offer small museums hands-on learning experiences about museum interpretation and exhibition development. Participants are required to complete a project at their museum that includes researching the story of a group of objects, designing and writing labels for and building a small exhibit about these objects, and developing a docent tour and educational materials for this exhibit. The program is designed to help participants apply what they have learned and change how their museums convey their stories. These workshops are made possible through a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Contact: Megan van Frank, Utah Humanities Council, 801.359.9670
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(SLC) Toll of War
Time:
11:50am - 1:30pm
Location:
Salt Lake City; The Fort Douglas Theater (University of Utah) - 245 S Ft Douglas Blvd
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Performing the first halves of Sophocles' AJAX and PHOLOCTETES, two plays focusing precisely on combat veterans, their mental and physical illnesses, and the toll of war in general on friends and family. Greek myth in general and Sophoclean tragedy in particular often focus their stories on the costs of military action and war, the area where a man defines himself and demonstrates his excellence.
Contact: Jim Svendsen at 801-581-7581
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(Moab) Grand County Library Book Club
Time:
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:
Moab; Grand County Public Library - 257 E. Center Street
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The Grand County Library's book club meets the second Wednesday of every month and everyone is invited. This month's book selection is "Reading Rabbit Proff Fence" by Doris Pilkington.
"Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time" is the remarkable true story of three young girls who cross the harsh Australian desert on foot to return to their home. Following an Australian government edict in 1931, black aboriginal children and children of mixed marriages were gathered up by whites and taken to settlements to be assimilated. In Rabbit-Proof Fence, award-winning author Doris Pilkington traces the captivating story of her mother, Molly, one of three young girls uprooted from her community in Southwestern Australia and taken to the Moore River Native Settlement.
Contact Cynthia Smith to reserve your copy of this book at 435-259-5306
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(SLC) Toll of War
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Salt Lake City; VA Hospital - 8 Multi-Purpose Rm -500 Foothill Boulevard
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Performing the first halves of Sophocles' AJAX and PHOLOCTETES, two plays focusing precisely on combat veterans, their mental and physical illnesses, and the toll of war in general on friends and family. Greek myth in general and Sophoclean tragedy in particular often focus their stories on the costs of military action and war, the area where a man defines himself and demonstrates his excellence.
Contact: Jim Svendsen at 801-581-7581 or Brenda Karabatsos at 801-582-1565
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(SLC) Guest Writers Series
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Salt Lake City; Finch Lane Gallery/ Art Barn - 1340 E 100 S in Reservoir Park
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Come hear fiction writer Percival Everett and poet Karen Volkman speak.
Percival Everett is the author of sixteen novels, three collections of short fiction, and two volumes of poetry. Among his novels are The Water Cure (2008), Wounded, Glyph, Erasure, American Desert, For Her Dark Skin, Zulus, Cutting Lisa, Watershed, and God's Country. With these novels and collections of stories to his credit, Everett has developed a reputation as a wordsmith. One critic describes him as a lyrical writer, whose “stark and sometimes powerful prose” leaves a lasting impression. His 1994 book God’s Country drew measured praise from The New York Times: “[The novel] starts sour, then abruptly turns into Cowpoke Absurdism, ending with an acute hallucination of blood, hate and magic. It’s worth the wait. The novel sears.” Everett teaches fiction writing and critical theory and is currently Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has worked as a musician, a horse trainer, and a teacher. •
Karen Volkman‘s first book, Crash’s Law (1996), was a National Poetry Series selec-tion and her second book, Spar, received the Iowa Poetry Prize and the 2002 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. She recently authored her third book, Nomina. Her poems have appeared in numerous anthologies, including The Best American Poetry, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, The Norton Introduction to Poetry, American Poets in the 21st Century: The New Poetics, and The Gertrude Stein Awards in Innovative Writing. She has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Akademie Schloss Solitude, the Poetry Society of America, and the Bogliasco Foundation, and was a Visiting Artist at the Ameri-can Academy in Rome in June 2007. She currently teaches in the MFA writing program at the University of Montana in Missoula.
Contact: Kim Duffin at 801-596-5000 or visit www.slcgov.com/arts
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(Bluff) The Navajo-Siberia Connection
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Bluff; The Recapture Lodge - 220 E Main
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DesignBuildBluff Friday Night Lecture Series
Don Mose, Curriculum Specialist for San Juan School District, did a cultural exchange
with the Khanty-Mansisk region of north central Siberia in 1995. His visit to Siberia led him to realize that the Navajo and Khanty people were much closely connected in ways that he had ever suspected.
Contact: Eric Cook at 801-879-3293
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(SLC) Jimmy Santiago Baca - Stories on the Edge
Time:
8:30am - 10:00am
Location:
Salt Lake City; West High School - 241 N 300 W
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Program at West High School:
Jimmy Santiago Baca explores methods for engaging today's teenagers in the kind of learning that can shape their lives. His presentation is based on his book "Adolescents on the Edge: Stories and Lessons to Transform Learning."
Contact: Jennifer Mayer-Glenn at 801-578-8241
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(SLC) Jimmy Santiago Baca - Stories on the Edge
Location:
Salt Lake City; Horizonte - 1234 Main St
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Program at Horizonte:
Jimmy Santiago Baca explores methods for engaging today's teenagers in the kind of learning that can shape their lives. His presentation is based on his book "Adolescents on the Edge: Stories and Lessons to Transform Learning."
There are two presentations held at Horizonte: 11:00 am-12:30 pm and 3:45-5:15pm
Contact: Jennifer Mayer-Glenn at 801-578-8241
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(SLC) Jimmy Santiago Baca
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
Salt Lake Ctiy; East High School - 840 S 1300 E
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Jimmy Santiago Baca explores methods for engaging today's teenagers in the kind of learning that can shape their lives. His presentation is based on his book "Adolescents on the Edge: Stories and Lessons to Transform Learning."
Contact: Frank Cordova at 801-446-9067
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(Bluff) Songs of the Navajos in all Shapes and Sizes
Time:
7:00pm
Location:
Bluff; The Recapture Lodge - 220 E Main
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DesignBuildBluff Friday Night Lecture Series
Clayton Long will present on various songs of the Navajos. The audience will receive the diversity of Navajo music the people have developed and continue to develop.
Contact: Eric Cook at 801-879-3293
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(SLC) Guest Writers Series
Time:
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location:
Salt Lake City; Finch Lane Gallery/ Art Barn - 1340 E 100 S in Reservoir Park
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Free lunchtime conversation with fiction writer Percival Everett and poet Karen Volkman.
• Percival Everett is the author of sixteen novels, three collections of short fiction, and two volumes of poetry. Among his novels are The Water Cure (2008), Wounded, Glyph, Erasure, American Desert, For Her Dark Skin, Zulus, Cutting Lisa, Watershed, and God's Country. With these novels and collections of stories to his credit, Everett has developed a reputation as a wordsmith. One critic describes him as a lyrical writer, whose “stark and sometimes powerful prose” leaves a lasting impression. His 1994 book God’s Country drew measured praise from The New York Times: “[The novel] starts sour, then abruptly turns into Cowpoke Absurdism, ending with an acute hallucination of blood, hate and magic. It’s worth the wait. The novel sears.” Everett teaches fiction writing and critical theory and is currently Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has worked as a musician, a horse trainer, and a teacher. •
Karen Volkman‘s first book, Crash’s Law (1996), was a National Poetry Series selec-tion and her second book, Spar, received the Iowa Poetry Prize and the 2002 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. She recently authored her third book, Nomina. Her poems have appeared in numerous anthologies, including The Best American Poetry, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, The Norton Introduction to Poetry, American Poets in the 21st Century: The New Poetics, and The Gertrude Stein Awards in Innovative Writing. She has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Akademie Schloss Solitude, the Poetry Society of America, and the Bogliasco Foundation, and was a Visiting Artist at the Ameri-can Academy in Rome in June 2007. She currently teaches in the MFA writing program at the University of Montana in Missoula.
Contact: Kim Duffin at 801-596-50009 or visit www.slcgov.com/arts
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(SLC) Shaming the Devil: The Black LGBT Writer As Both Camera and Lens
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Salt Lake City; University of Utah; 1000 LNCO
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Poet, short story writer, and editor, G. Winston James will discuss the importance of fostering the LGBT literary production as both literature and history.
Contact: Wilfred Samuels at 801-581-3288
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(SLC) Shaming the Devil: The Black LGBT Writer As Both Camera and Lens
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Salt Lake City; Pride Center - 361 N 300 W
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Poet, short story writer, and editor, G. Winston James will discuss the importance of fostering the LGBT literary production as both literature and history.
Contact: Wilfred Samuels at 801-581-3288 or 801-539-8800
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(SLC) Islam as a Lifestyle
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Salt Lake City; Salt Lake Community College - Technology Bldg Rm 203 - 4600 S Redwood Rd
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Muslims and non-Muslim speakers often concentrate on the jurisprudence and metaphysics of the faith or on generalities that are common to all religions, without adding to the non-Muslim’s knowledge of the important dynamics of Islam as a lifestyle. This presentation with Ghulam Hasnain will focus on a discussion of those daily practices that are fundamental to a practicing Muslim’s life and the concepts and principles behind them.
Contact: Paul Allen at 801-957-4338
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