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SLC Arts Council hires new visual arts and community outreach manager
New energy arrives at the Salt Lake City Arts Council, with Sarah Hobin taking the place of Kandace Steadman, who retired last fall to pursue her own art career. Hobin relocated to …
Community, Health
One small miracle in the healthcare crisis
In the service industry, even a broken arm might mean you can’t go to work. For injured or ill baristas, bartenders, servers, hosts and cooks this may mean weeks, even months of un …
Arts, Community Profiles, Entertainment
Utah Arts Alliance’s Dreamscapes
Utah artists and volunteers practice recycling/repurposing for art’s sake Dreams rarely make sense. But frankly, reality doesn’t always make much sense either. The planet’s garbage …
Arts, Culture, Entertainment
Rumi: Beyond the mind, into the heart
Jung Society reprises Coleman Barks and cellist Eugene Friesen on February 17 “Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond” – Rumi (The Guest H …
Community
Women of Wisdom: Sheriff Rosie Rivera
An innate passion for fairness and justice drives Salt Lake County’s Sheriff Rosie Rivera Earlier this year, CATALYST (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) received a grant from the Utah Women’s …
Culture
Living Traditions
Part 2: The Food. Last month, we told the stories of the talented artists, crafters and dancers of Salt Lake City’s 33rd Annual Living Traditions Festival (happening this month May …
Environmental Politics, Politics, Social Justice
Anote’s Ark
Wanted: land to relocate the entire nation of Kiribati, which is slowly being submerged as the polar ice caps melt; CATALYST speaks with President Anote Tong. Imagine if you were b …
Environmental Politics
A Little Help from Our Friends
Performance science brings the conversation about climate change home to our hearts at this year’s Intermountain Sustainability Summit. There is a fundamental disconnect, believes …
Restaurant and Chef Profiles
Amour Café
Made of music, mothering, and magic. Amour Spreads technically began in 2010 on John and Casee Francis’ second wedding anniversary hike in Idaho. They had asked for a sign from the …
Community Profiles, Connect, Education, Think
Reaching Higher | TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Valerie Gates
Growing up in Montreal, Canada Valerie Gates learned to speak both English and French and later in life, while traveling through South America in her late teens and early 20s, she …
