Utah Opera’s The Abduction from the Seraglio

Utah Opera’s final performance for the 2013-2014 season is The Abduction from the Seraglio, a comic opera by Mozart full of cheery scenery and cheeky laughs.  While the production is lighthearted, the music contains some of the most difficult arias in opera.  The Abduction opened to a full house on Saturday night at Capitol Theater … Read more

Body Worlds Animal Inside Out at The Leonardo

Have you ever seen a baby reindeer in the womb? How about the inside of a camel’s skull? No? Well don’t miss this opportunity as you can experience this and much more at Animal Inside Out—the newest exhibition to settle in at The Leonardo. Created by anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens who also developed the … Read more

Utah high school students try on surgeon’s skills at SAGES mini med school boot camp

“A surgeon’s intellect is inversely proportional to the length of the incision.” – Albert Einstein Forgoing the traditional medical training model of “see one, do one, teach one,” and instead using video game exercises in a “Top Gun” interactive format, some two dozen surgeons from an international conference volunteered to help 100 Utah high school … Read more

NHMU exhibit demonstrates clearly Utah’s passion for making, eating great chocolate

One of the best indicators of just how enthusiasm for fine chocolate has grown in Utah in less than a decade is the response to the chocolate exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City. It’s not uncommon for the exhibit, which chronicles neatly the long cultural and anthropological history of … Read more

For Utah school children, Plan-B Theatre’s ‘Different=Amazing’ aims to create new spaces for addressing bullying

Plan-B Theatre 'Different=Amazing'

The literary arts have emerged as a potent platform for addressing bullying. Recent books such as the compilation ‘Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories;’ ‘One,’ a picturebook by Katherine Otashi, and ‘The Misfits,’ in which one of the main characters is inspired by her interaction with J. K. Rowling’s books to form a political … Read more