Gird your livers SLC, its time for the latest and biggest ever installment of the City Weekly Beer Festival. On Saturday, August 16 (3-8 p.m.) over 5,000 enthusiasts are expected to turn out to enjoy the fifth annual celebration of all things hoppy, malty and yeasty. Yup, beer. Some changes this year include a move … Read more
July and August are some of the best months in Utah for cyclists. Snow has melted from the mountain roads and trails, the Tour de France is in full swing, and we can’t wait for one of the country’s premier cycling events, held right here in our backyard: the 10th edition of The Larry H. … Read more
Things are starting to heat up for the next installment of the blockbusting Salt Lake Comic Con event. Following hot on the heels of Spring’s record breaking FanX show–this September’s installment hopes to set its own meteoric records. The inaugural event in 2013–a reverent celebration of all things geek drew 72,000 fans–massively outstripping Utah’s prior … Read more
Summer Movie Series What’s better than a night at the movies? What about a night at the movies that’s free, held outside on a lovely summer evening and maybe even comes with free popcorn? Yep, that’s better. Now that spring showers are behind us, and its all clear blue skies — a variety of venues … Read more
The stories of Ana Popovic and Cee Cee James are persuasive cases about music’s transcendental capacity as a universal language of communication. With careers gaining significant momentum recently, both women, who explore in their own ways the larger realm of blues and rock music, are bringing their super-kinetic performing styles to the opening night headliners’ stages … Read more
As a Brit living in the states, there’s nothing more confounding than America’s long standing distrust of football, sorry, soccer. Well, maybe the way my adopted home insists on serving tea with ice – that’s problematic too. Side note: tea should be hot, strong and served by the gallon, on the hour. I understand the … Read more
For the most upto date info on the SLC bar scene, see our sister site Gastronomic SLC and their list of the best SLC bars for 2018. The Salt Lake City bar scene is finally overflowing with places to drink. Several new bars just joined the scene while old favorites continue to be great standbys. … Read more
The crowd gathered outside The Leonardo shivered with anticipation as they punctuated the agonizing seconds with uncontrolled, random screams. “This is the best day of my life!” shouted one, just after another pointed towards the door and shrieked, “Batman!” Batman’s exit from the building sent the crowd, who had already been wowed by an array … Read more
This morning SLC Mayor Ralph Becker and The Salt Lake City Arts Council announced the Twilight Concert Series 2014. The Series returns to Pioneer Park, now in its 27th season, with another diverse and exciting lineup. The series will run July 10 through August 28 every Thursday evening. Performing artists include: July 10th Ms. Lauryn … Read more
In just over a week’s time, the twenty-ninth annual Living Traditions Festival is set to unfurl for three days at the Salt Lake City & County Building. A community celebration of Salt Lake’s rich cultural diversity, the Living Traditions Festival focuses on the traditional music, dance, crafts, and food at the heart of all ethnic … Read more