Chocolate: The Exhibition

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Chocolate: The Exhibition is the Natural History Museum Of Utah’s latest addition to an already mesmerizing attraction. The exhibit focuses on the world’s enduring love affair with this sweetest of treats and promises to “engage your senses and reveal aspects of this sumptuous sweet that you’ve never thought about before. You’ll explore the plant, the … 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

Plan-B Theatre’s ‘Clearing Bombs’ seeks to bring sense to the clash of economic principles

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‘Having spent much of the past three years reading and writing about this subject, I wonder whether it is even worth engaging with these arguments. The aversion to government spending, and government activity generally, which animates many Americans isn’t actually based on economics, or logic: it is an emotionally driven belief system, founded upon a … Read more

Kyoto Japanese Restaurant

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Even when I first stepped foot through the doors of Kyoto Japanese Restaurant – nearly some fourteen years ago – the restaurant was already one of the most popular restaurants in SLC, careering towards two decades of success. As a stranger to Japanese cuisine, Kyoto’s longevity gave me the confidence to step outside my comfort … Read more

Ballet West’s The Sleeping Beauty: Last-minute Deal

Ballet West is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary this year with a favorite classic during the month of February—The Sleeping Beauty. Ballet West typically stages a romantic-leaning performance in it’s first ballet of the calendar year and the timeless tale of The Sleeping Beauty is always a hit with audiences young and old. The ballet is … Read more