Articles
On The Cover
Lucia Heffernan’s paintings are full of surprises. Inspired by her fascination with animals, she creates whimsical and amusing works of art in oil. By placing animals in uniquely …
Culture, Heal
The Nights of Grief and Mystery Tour
In Salt Lake City this month Friends are forged on the dark road heading out of town. And so we head there again, sojourning across the continent in the name of psychic sanity and …
Community, Connect, Politics
Wednesday, AUGUST 13: ELECTION DAY!
Have you chosen your candidate and mailed or delivered your ballot yet? The race for a new mayor is on. Final election day for primaries is next Tuesday, August 13; then the track …
Mindfulness
July 2019 Almanac
July 1 Average temps: high 88º, low 64º. 8% chance of precipitation. Sunrise 5:58 am, sunset 8:52 pm. July 2 NEW MOON 1:16 pm. Want to try planting by the moon? Check out this d …
Arts
Deborah Hake Brinkerhoff
Professional Artist As an artist, I paint quickly, intuitively, and work much of the surface at the same time. The tension of composition as well as the emotional and physical wei …
Arts, Gatherings
On the cover
This month’s cover art is a family treasure. Pilar presented the original painting as a wedding present to CATALYST art director, Polly and her husband, Mark Mottonen. It was still …
June 2019 Almanac
A monthly compendium of random wisdom for the natural world and beyond June 1 Average temps: high: 78ºF; low: 54ºF; 21% chance of precipitation (average 1.4 in.). Sunrise 5:58am, …
Arts
300 Plates artist Kelie Hess
I work with paint on canvas to create images that provoke positive emotions and ideas that lift one’s soul to a happy place. Vibrant colors and bold brush strokes to evoke feeling …
Nature
May 2019 Almanac
A monthly compendium of random wisdom for the natural world and beyond May 1 Average temps: high: 67ºF; low: 45ºF; 27% chance of precipitation (average 1.7”). Sunrise 6:26am, suns …
Arts
On the cover
Marci Erspamer grew up in Salt Lake City and considers Utah her “happy place.” The mountains, valley and natural beauty still inspire many of her paintings today. Marci has partici …
April 2019 Almanac
A monthly compendium of random wisdom for the natural world and beyond April 1 Sunrise 7:11am; sunset 7:52pm. SLC temps: low 38 F; high 58 F. Probability of precipitation: 24%. ” …
Home, Urban Planning
On the cover: March 2019
Kristen O’Brien finishing the ’truth window’ in home number 5 in Moab, Utah – Spring 2013. The ’truth window’ shows you what is inside your walls and has turned into an artistic tr …
March 2019 Almanac
March 1 Sun rise 7:01am, sunset 6:18pm. Salt Lake temperatures average 49° F / 32° with an average eight or nine days of rain. March 2 Time to start outdoor composting. Get an encl …
Education
February 2019 Almanac
A monthly compendium of random wisdom for the natural world and beyond February 1 Sun rise 7:37am, sunset 5:44pm. Salt Lake temp averages 46° F. / 31°, with five days of rain. Febr …
Community
Caffe Ibis Opens Red Chair
The Red Chair, a project of Caffe Ibis Coffee Roasters, recently opened on the University of Utah’s campus. Located in the first-floor common area of the new Sorenson Arts & Ed …
