Topic: Enjoy
On the Cover
Halley Jean Bruno, professionally known under the alias Cinder Ash, was born and raised in Utah and works as an illustrator and freelance artist in downtown Salt Lake City. Bruno’s …
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On the cover
My inspiration comes from the sweet side of life. I admire the great Illustrators of the 20th century, as well as the Masters in Fine Art, and Modern Art. Over time I have preferre …
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Stony Mesa Sagas
Librarian-activist-essayist Chip Ward can write fiction, too I know Chip ward personally as a librarian and as an environmental activist. He wrote the non-fiction Canaries on the R …
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Seeing the Sacred at Urban Arts Gallery
“The artist’s mission is to make the soul perceptible.” Alex Grey At the end of each year, Urban Arts Gallery places a call for submissions and creates exhibits for the following y …
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In my search for meaning and joy in life, I have become a painter. I have found both there. But really, I have found all of life there. In the creative act I have continuously cy …
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Standing Ovation for Plan-B’s “Good Standing”
“Good Standing,” written by Matthew Greene, directed by Jerry Rapier and produced by Plan-B Theatre, is a solo play about Curt Brown, a gay Mormon who just married the love of his …
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Environmentalist authors discuss nature, love and living green at SLPL for Utah Humanities Book Festival
For the 21st year, Utah Humanities hosts their Book Festival: This state-wide, six-week event is a chance for people to explore new books and hear from the authors. This year the f …
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What Our Masks Say About Ourselves
Marisa Moran Jahn’s MIRROR/MASK exhibit at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts “The Driver” by Marisa Morán Jahn Three portraits greet you at the entrance of Utah Museum of Fine Ar …
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When a stage becomes the world (and the other way around)
Playwright Matthew Greene reflects on the life experiences that culminate in his new play, Good Standing, about a gay Mormon facing excommunication the week after marrying the man …
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The art of dying well: Death doulas help people experience a “Good death”
Transitions are rarely easy. We come into this world in a welter of drama—one way or the other, exiting the womb is a pretty big deal. Leaving this world is also uncomfortable, and …
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Looking Back at Title IX
This 1972 federal legislation granted a world of opportunity for American girls. The thing that mattered most to Nini Rich, her freshman year at Judge Memorial Catholic High School …
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Slightly Off Center: Burning Man again?
I just wanted to give my 21st annual report confirming that Burning Man is still boring. I don’t know why I keep going back; it must be the excitement of those 42 600-mile-trips ac …
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On the cover: Chris Miles
After graduating from the University of Utah with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts, Chris Miles moved to New York and worked as an illustrator for magazines, book covers and children’s bo …
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Das Energi, PLUR and rave culture explained from an inside perspective
A review of Utah’s biggest EDM festival and modern rave culture When you hear the word “rave,” what comes to mind? For many it’s the image of out of control crowds, incomprehensibl …
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Urban Arts Fest welcomes Chali 2na: Artist and Rapper
Art in public spaces, or urban art, is the expansive genre of art that excludes no one: it is accessible to all, by design. Whether it is street art, dance, music or new media, urb …
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that. –Martin Luther King Jr. 💙 Happy birthday MLK, we’ll forever be grateful for your unfaltering example of taking the high road, choosing love, and insisting on envisioning the kind of world we want to create, despite all the odds. Illustration by @petraerikssonstudio #mlk #martinlutherkingjr