Making new art, supporting community in the ‘Rose Exposed: Home’

For six enterprising small performing arts companies, the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in downtown Salt Lake City is more than a residence for their creative work. It is the home for experimentation in humanity. It is the place for creating and performing new works of art. As Daniel Siepmann wrote recently at NewMusicBox, “Newness … Read more

2014 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah

  The sounds of Dutch, Italian, Slovakian and Colombian accents were prevalent this past week throughout Utah thanks to the arrival of this year’s edition of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. This year the Tour of Utah celebrated its 10th anniversary, and was bigger and better than ever. What started as a small … Read more

R&R BBQ is still smokin’

It’s rare for a restaurant to be an overwhelming success in its first year without a celebrity name or billionaire pockets backing the venture these days. Therein lies the mystery of R&R BBQ just off the freeway in downtown Salt Lake. If you’ve been living under a rock the past 15 months or so with … Read more

2014 summer concerts at Deer Valley Resort

The world-class offerings available at Deer Valley Resort are no doubt outstanding in the wintertime but the resort also features some amazing summertime activities as well. Multiple times a week, the sounds of live music fills the air. From classical to country to rock and roll, the lineup of singers, songwriters and musicians who will … Read more

Best Restaurant Patios in Salt Lake City

When the greatest snow on earth finally melts in Utah, everyone emerges from hibernation anxious to feel the warmth of the sun.  Salt Lake City comes alive with people doing everything and anything outside. Eating is no exception. Dining outside is one of the best parts of summer in Salt Lake City.  Nothing beats eating … Read more

Saturday’s Voyeur 2014 depicts Utah for the Gentile

Saturday's Voyeur Salt Lake Acting Company

Salt Lake Acting Company’s Saturday’s Voyeur might be considered the “airing of the grievances” by the Gentile (non-member) citizens of the Beehive State. Set in the church office building (COB) in downtown SLC, this year’s installment of Saturday’s Voyeur, running through August 31, tackles issues familiar to those in the city of salt. LGBT rights … Read more

“Wicked” good entertainment arrives in Salt Lake

Broadway blockbuster “Wicked” returns to Salt Lake City for an extended third run through August 24 at Capitol Theatre. The musical is the adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel “Wicked—The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” which takes the well-known and well-loved story of “The Wizard of Oz” and turns it … Read more

11th annual Damn These Heels LGBT Film Festival

For 11 years, the Utah Film Center has consistently modified its approach to programming for the Damn These Heels Salt Lake City International LGBT Film Festival, which will be held this Friday through Sunday (July 11-13) at the Rose Wagner Center for Performing Arts in downtown Salt Lake City. In some years, the programming slate has taken on … Read more

The Park City Food & Wine Classic runs July 9-13

Beginning Wednesday, July 9 through Sunday, July 13, 2014, attendees at the Park City Food & Wine Classic will come together in 33 different ways to increase their knowledge and enjoyment of food and wine. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the People’s Health Clinic, a nonprofit that provides healthcare for uninsured individuals and families in Utah’s … Read more

A change in seasons | Vinto’s Summer Menu

Generally speaking, people tend to want to have it all. This is especially true of many of those who have asked me for restaurant reocmmendations. A list of requirements often accompanies this request. The demands that usually top the list include that the restaurant should offer really good food at a reasonable price. People want … Read more