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For our September Eat Local issue, photographer Jackelin Slack pairs fresh fungi with foraging forest creatures! Find more of her delicious, vibrant images on Instagram @jackelinslack and eat up our feature on Intermountain Gourmet Mushrooms.

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Play Review: Murder On the Orient Express
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Murder on the Orient Express Pioneer Theatre Company Sept. 22—Oct. 7, 2023 Buy Tickets Pioneer Theatre Company’s (PTC) Murder on the Orient Express stands as the biggest, most colorful ensemble...

Performance & Theatre

Bold & Beautiful: Ana Lee Kage
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Since leaving architecture behind, Ana Lee Kage has combined her love for creating unique clothing with a long-running love for drag to stand out as both a performer and a...

Performance & Theatre

NASA’s Ben Ashman on OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Landing in Utah
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NASA's Ben Ashman talks about the upcoming asteroid sample return, set to land in Utah. … read more

Community

From Roadblocks to Block Party: The Entrepreneurial Journey of Michelda...
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On Saturday, September 16 at 2 p.m., Versatile Image, a creative agency that supports small businesses, will host the third annual UNITY Block Party: Finding the U in Community. … read more

Local Events

Music

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Local Review: WEY – Poultice Route
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Poultice Route is a groovy, noise-rock, punk record featuring chunky rhythms, peculiar lyrics and catchy, discordant melodies. WEY sounds liberated and joyous about it. … read more

Local Music Reviews

Local Review: Lean Canteen – It Don’t Matter
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Lean Canteen does lean (pun intended) toward the country side of rockabilly, and with a steel guitar player like James Cherry, they can do real country stompers. … read more

Local Music Reviews

Local Review: Angela Isaacs – Missing Cat!
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Missing Cat! is a humble collection of songs rooted in classic acoustic sound. Angela Isaacs doesn’t ask for publicity, but for listeners with a hefty vulnerability. … read more

Local Music Reviews

Music on the Mountain: Second Annual Park City Song Summit
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The second annual Park City Song Summit is back Sept. 7–9, and this time it’s found a brand new home at the Canyons Village Resort. … read more

Music Interviews

Film

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Film Review: The Creator
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The Creator isn’t necessarily going to be remembered as a masterpiece, but it is going to be remembered. … read more

Film Reviews

Film Review: Flora and Son
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If you’re longing for a movie that will make you smile, wipe away your tears and start tapping your toes, Flora and Son hits all the right notes. … read more

Film Reviews

Film Review: Dumb Money
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The underdog story is a tried-and-true formula. In the case of Dumb Money, it's average people vs. the Wall Street power brokers in the ultimate showdown. … read more

Film Reviews

Film Review: A Haunting in Venice
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A Haunting in Venice won’t be showing up on top-10-best lists, and it’s nothing particularly new, though the latter is hardly a strike against it. … read more

Film Reviews

SLUG Soundwaves

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Episode #424 – Zaza Historia VanDyke

VanDyke chats about transitioning from playing in a classical orchestra to improvising as both a solo singer-songwriter and half of nu metal band DOOMCUPCAKE.  … read more

Episode #423 – Andrew Aguilera

Electronic musician Andrew Aguilera talks about his various projects, including Angel Magic and Mooninite, as well as his recent forays into ambient music. … read more

Episode #422 – Anode

In an interview with SLUG Soundwaves, Joe Phillips (aka Anode) discusses his obsession with rhythm and the lack of rules in creating electronic music. … read more

Episode #421 – Dante Lerae

Ambient electronic artist Dante Lerae reflects on his diverse range of musical influences from classical jazz to Daft Punk in this meditative, transcendental episode. … read more

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