Arts
Battling H8
It’s only been 14 months since Proposition 8 (a.k.a. the California Marriage Protection Act) sought and garnered enough voters to concur that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California” thereby abolishing same-sex marriage and voiding previously conducted nuptials. Director Reed Cowan’s new film, 8: The Mormon Proposition, chronicles the Mormon Church’s involvement and will premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. … read more
William S. Burroughs & Yony Leyser: Men Within
A Man Within is a mandatory viewing for anyone interested in social change, the arts, the Beat era and literature in general. … read more
Movie Reviews – December 2009
This month we review 2012, Amelia, Dirty, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Five Minutes of Heaven, The Fourth Kind, Gentlemen Broncos, Ninja Assassin, Pirate Radio, The Yes Men Fix the World, and, as always, you should’ve worn a condom. … read more
Gallery Stroll – November 2009
In the art world, exhibits go from Halloween themes straight into the holiday season. It’s not really surprising, given that Puritans made for boring artists, and one can only find so much inspiration from the flabby-necked beast served as the Thanksgiving main course. November’s Gallery Stroll includes many great exhibits, most which will run through December with a special second reception, taking place on Dec. 4. … read more
Movie Reviews – November 2009
Movie reviews this month include Adventures of Power, Paranormal Activity, Where the Wild Things Are, Whip It, Zombieland and more! … read more
Ririe-Woodbury Dance: Equilibrium
Salt Lake City’s Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company opened it’s 2009/2010 season with Equilibrium, a collection of pieces which ran at the Jeanne Wagner Theater from September 24th – 26th. If the rest of the season rises to the caliber of the performances I saw at the Saturday night performance, this will be an exciting season. … read more
Movie Reviews – October 2009
Reviews of recently released films, including 9, Big Fan, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Extract, The Informant and Jennifer’s Body, as well as DVD and Blu-Ray reviews. … read more
Zine Reviews – October 2009
Reviews of local zines A Thousand False Starts, Life Savings, Sofa King and Women, Duh! … read more
Gallery Stroll – October 2009
The official Salt Lake Gallery Stroll takes place the third Friday of each month with extended gallery hours until the late evening. Never one to conform, SLUG brings you the highbrow and lowbrow art happenings across the valley all month long. … read more
Gallery Stroll – September 2009
Salt Lake City’s monthly Gallery Stroll is a great introduction into the highbrow and lowbrow Salt Lake art scene, expanding one’s interests in the arts, fashion, nightlife, landscape and social worlds. Think of it as required attendance for those wanting a taste of what Salt Lake City has to offer. … read more