Our Community Calendar is a volunteer-run resource offered to all qualified nonprofits. Community Calendar events are highlighted live, on-air throughout the day on KCPW. Featured events are chosen at random. You will also find all current Community Calendar events listed here at kcpw.org.
The Community Calendar also has a physical home. Following the criteria listed below, mail or bring professional materials (no handwritten signs please) promoting your event to the KCPW studios at 210 East 400 South, Suite 10, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. We’ll happily hang them in our window for all Library Square traffic to see.
To submit an event to the Community Calendar, the event must meet the following criteria:
- The event must take place in Utah.
- The organization promoting the event must be a qualified 501(c)(3) charity or political subdivision.
- The event cannot promote a religious organization or individual.
If your event meets these criteria, click “Post Your Event” below. Include your contact information in case we have any questions. Otherwise, your event may not get published.
We encourage you to make the most of your post by adding a featured image and links to your organization. Utilize the provided field boxes (i.e. location, ticket information) to display information as accurately and quickly as possible.
Please do not submit duplicate postings for the same event. If you are posting a class or workshop that requires registration, list just the first instance in the date and time, and include the details for subsequent classes in the description.
NOTE: approved events are typically posted to the Community Calendar within seven days of your submission.
Please submit requests at least 14 days before your event – listings read on-air are chosen at random, the week of the event.
Technical issues? Please email comments@kcpw.org.
APPLY TODAY to be part of the 14th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons! The Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival is Utah’s largest local-centric art, music, science and technology festival. The DIY Fest features hundreds of local artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors over three days the second weekend of August at the Utah State Fairpark in SLC. At the DIY Fest exhibitors can display and sell their handcrafted wares and connect with an incredibly talented group of other local makers—all while building their business & befriending thousands of local dedicated DIY Fest patrons! Applications are open to Utah residents until Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. MST. Learn more and apply today at: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-festival-2022/
“The Beat of Our Blood” Is a collection of works by Black, Indigenous, and POC artists. This collection of art centers around the theme of cultural reclamation, and seeks to highlight the traditions, customs, spiritual practices and beliefs of our ancestors that influences our culture and behaviors today. This exhibit seeks to provide support and recognition for local POC artists and their diverse styles.
This exhibit will hang from February 1 to 28, with a gallery stroll reception on Friday, February 18, from 6-9pm. Admission is free and open to the public.
Utah Film Center is proud to announce our 2022 edition of Black History Month programming beginning Tuesday, February 1st!
This year’s selection offers free films and a special event at the University of Utah that delve deep into the artistry, inspiration, and activism of our country’s Black luminaries, past and present. Each Tuesday in February, we’ll take you on a journey to uncover the stories you thought you knew and on Thursday, the 17th, we’re partnering with Utah Presents for a unique in-person performance by DJ Spooky as part of our Through The Lens series with KUER and RadioWest at Kingsbury Hall.
Tuesday, February 1st, 7pm, Free
CITIZEN ASHE
Citizen Ashe is the story of sports legend and social activist Arthur Ashe. Known to most by his stellar sports career – Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open winner and the first black player to be selected for the US Davis Cup Team – this film uncovers Ashe’s personal evolution; how his activism grew and embraced not only the Civil Right movement and African-Americans but all oppressed peoples throughout the world. Ashe died of AIDS-related complications in 1993 and was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom the same year.
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Citizen Ashe
Tuesday, February 8th, 7pm, Free
ATTICA
On Sept. 9, 1971, over 1,200 inmates at the Attica correctional facility in Attica, NY, seized the yard at the maximum-security prison, took more than three dozen guards and civilian employees hostage, and demanded more humane treatment and better conditions. For five days, the world watched as TV news cameras covered the story from both outside and inside the prison, as journalists and a team of negotiators converged at the scene. But when law enforcement was ordered by New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to retake Attica, the resulting massacre by state police left 29 inmates and 10 hostages dead — the deadliest violence Americans had inflicted on each other in a single day since the Civil War. Before the smoke from the tear gas cleared, police tortured inmates behind the walls. No charges were ever brought against authorities for the killings of inmates and guards. It was the largest prison rebellion in U.S. history.
Now, on the 50th anniversary of the Attica uprising, Emmy-winning director Stanley Nelson and producer and co-director Traci A. Curry examine one of the most shocking incidents in the nation’s history in the extraordinary, in-depth documentary Attica.
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Tuesday, February 15th, 7pm, Free
BLACK, BOLD & BRILLIANT: HEARTS AND MINDS EDITION
Black, Bold & Brilliant presents the next episode in our series of conversations about Black-centric films and media by diving into the legendary interview between James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni. In 1971, Baldwin, renowned author and intellectual, sat down with poet, writer, and activist, Nikki Giovanni, for a bold and breathtaking dialogue about race, love, and artistic inspiration. Our roundtable discussion will feature a collection of local writers and other literary figures to help us unpack this historic meeting of the minds.
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BLACK, BOLD, & BRILLIANT: HEARTS AND MINDS EDITION
Thursday, February 17th, 7pm, Admission: $10 – $38
DJ SPOOKY’S REBIRTH OF A NATION
KUER’s RadioWest will interview DJ Spooky as part of their weekly show prior to the event, please visit radiowest.kuer.org for upcoming showtimes and details.
Join Utah Film Center, KUER 90.1, and Radiowest for a special evening as we partner with UtahPresents on this special event.
Conceived as a reimagining of director D.W. Griffith’s infamously racist 1915 silent film The Birth of a Nation, DJ Spooky’s Rebirth of a Nation is a controversial and culturally significant project that examines how “…exploitation and political corruption still haunt the world to this day, but in radically different forms.” Originally commissioned in 2004 by the Lincoln Center Festival, the work has played throughout the world and continues to engage audiences in themes of civil rights and freedom, seen through the lens of DJ Spooky’s unique art of remixing.
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 7pm, Free
DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER
Dionne Warwick is a living legend. With that singular voice, both delicate and impassioned, her interpretations of many Burt Bacharach–Hal David compositions — “Walk On By,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” — are regarded as definitive. Her activist work for the Black and LGBTQ communities has had a profound impact, yielding her 1985 version of “That’s What Friends Are For,” sung with Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John, which raised over $3 million for AIDS research. Warwick’s life and work, encompassing the Black American experience over the past six decades, is the subject of Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner’s inspiring documentary portrait.
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Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over
4-part workshop
Fridays February 4, 11, 18, & 25, 11-1 pm
Join the SLCC Community Writing Center for an interactive workshop on the basics of grant writing. We’ll cover the basics of grant proposals and explore strategies of persuasive storytelling to make a strong case for your projects and organization.
Cost: $75 (fee can be waived on request; contact kati.lewis@slcc.edu). Registration is required.
Location: Zoom. Access details will be sent before workshop starting date.
Register:
https://epay.slcc.edu/C20011_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2206
Stop by to see our newest art installation hanging in restaurant row throughout the month of February. You’ll fall in love!
Snap a picture and tag @atthegateway on Instagram to win dinner for two from one of our restaurants.
Contest open now until February 27th. Winner will be announced February 28th. Must be 18 years old to enter.
2-part workshop
Tuesdays February 15 & 22, 6 pm-7:30 pm
One of the most challenging aspects of any prose, fiction or non-fiction, is putting a compelling plot together. Unfortunately, plots are not one size fits all. Different types of stories require different elements of plot. Some, like mysteries, need a tight plot line full of twists, while more experimental writing, like collage, may let the reader fill the plot in themselves. Join us as we look at how plots work in different stories, and how to find the right plot for your own writing.
Cost: $30. Registration is required.
Location: CWC, 210 East 400 South #8
https://epay.slcc.edu/C20011_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2208
Event Description:
Professor Randy Dryer of the S.J. Quinney College of Law will discuss the growing threat of misinformation in all its forms and will provide practical tips on how to spot misinformation, followed by a Q&A.
Join us at Venue 6Six9 for the return of The Masquerade Party! February 26, 2022 at 7pm. It’s time to dust off your cocktail attire, find yourself a whimsical, sinister, or fantastical mask and get in on the fun. From dancing and dining to casino-style games, contests and live entertainment from The Lane Changers, the Masquerade Party promises to be an evening of fun and festivities all in support of the Utah Arts Festival. Attendance will be limited, so don’t delay in making your ticket purchase.
NEW This Year
We’re offering various table sizes in limited quantities. The more seats you buy, the more money you save. Details can be found below. Tickets for Masquerade Party are now entirely digital and will be sent straight to your phone and inbox at the time of purchase. Buy tickets at https://uaf.org/masquerade.
We are committed to presenting this event as safely as possible so visit our site to learn more about our response to COVID-19. https://uaf.org/masquerade
Defying convention and boundaries, Time For Three stands at the busy intersection of Americana, modern pop, and classical music. Accompanied by the UVU Orchestra, this genre-bending group will take you on a musical journey you won’t soon forget!
Bored of the conventional Valentine’s Day schtick? Kiki Cabaret is going old, old school and celebrating the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, the bloody, sexually-charged rituals that became Valentine’s Day. Don your sexy toga or your favorite bed sheet, golden leafs, and come party at Alliance Theater!
If that doesn’t get your blood pumping the entertainment sure will. We have aerialists, pole dancers with hidden talents, dance, drag, photobooths, giveaways, and goats! Don’t forget about the Kiki Pregame meet n’ greet at Duvin Pintor. Get your tickets now!
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Kiki Cabaret is a thrilling and titillating monthly variety showcase produced by Utah Arts Alliance with awe inspiring performances, creative art installations, photo ops, refreshments, and a plethora of themes that let you dive in & surrender to the fun!
Kiki is the crème de la crème, from cirque acts that catch you holding your breath, to burlesque acts that will have you purring in your seat, we’ve got a little something for everyone’s flavor. Kiki showcases live musicians, drag queens and kings, comedians, jugglers, pole dancers, aerialists, acrobats, stilt walkers, unicyclists, the list goes on! Always a new and exciting cast pulled from the valley’s vast array of talented artists.
Supplies provided. Face masks required. Venue is indoors. Parking is available at the parking garage on site.
Are you tired of people telling you that your objects are impossible? Well it’s time to prove them wrong with this curious 3D design workshop. Instructor Zach Hagen will walk you through the process of designing a 3D print (no experience necessary), working with templates to start and building customized objects that make the impossible, possible. Due to the unique way 3D printers work, you can create mind-blowing objects-inside-objects-inside-objects, customizing cube fractals that will access your logic and creativity in equal parts. At the end of the workshop, your design will be sent to Imagine That 3D’s printing facility and be ready for pickup within the week.
Tickets available here: https://form.jotform.com/220310639974154
About the Instructor: “To be able to hold something you created in a program is just amazing!” says Zach Hagen of Imagine That 3D. Zach has been doing 3D Printing for about 10 years, starting by building his own 3d printer out of wood and zip – it may not have worked well but was very cool at the time. He has been designing in three dimensions since high school and majored in Architecture sustainable design and mechanical design in college. To fulfill his final requirements, creating a physical model of an architectural design, he decided to try 3D Printing for the first time… it blew his mind and he has been printing ever since.
About Craft Lake City: Craft Lake City® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. Craft Lake City offers year-round community craft workshops taught by Utah’s top artisans. More info is at craftlakecity.com.
About Imagine That 3D: Imagine That 3D is Utah on stop 3D Printing Market Place. education and service bureau, WE BRING YOU DREAMS AND IMAGINATION TO LIFE! We harness 3D Printing to help everyone make and share designs with the world, making product design more accessible, personal, and inspiring. Watch your imagination come to life!
Popular and award-winning Goitse (go-WITCH-a) hails from the Irish countryside and brings that unique musical culture to The Noorda. Goitse’s take on traditional Irish music along with their original compositions are recognized for their stunning energy and creativity.
“You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.” -Alan Watts
Psychedelic art developed in the 1960’s and 70’s as a result of the psycadel-led counterculture movement against civil unrest. This developed in tandem with the “hippy” movement, which focused on sexual freedom, feminism and new ideas about spirituality. Additional influence arose from the 1969 Woodstock music festival and the subsequent musical movement that resulted in thousands moving to San Francisco for the “hippy” counterculture. The style of Psychedelic art stems from the earlier Art Nouveau movement with intense colors and flowing forms. Emerging from these historical contexts, “Blooming Euphoria” features a new wave of Psychedelic and abstract art from contemporary Utah artists.
This show features work by Scott Tuckfield, Emma Goldgar, Paige Bedwell, Chase Henson, Stephanie Bain, Isabella Ronda, and many more.
“Blooming Euphoria” hangs from March 1st to April 3rd, with a gallery stroll on March 18th, from 6-9pm. Admission is free and open to the public.
Utah Film Center proudly announces our lineup of free films marking the celebration of Women’s Month beginning Tuesday, March 1st!
Our selection of virtual film screenings highlight and champion diverse women all across the world. These stories of courage, resistance, and innovation will bring awareness to critical issues facing women in the past and present, and also inspire hope for the future. Please join us each Tuesday in March, we will explore the nuanced tales of women’s experiences.
Below is an overview of our monthly offerings with links to find out more information on each.
WRITING WITH FIRE
Tuesday, March 1st, 7pm, Free, in-person @ Utah Museum of Fine Arts
In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions, be it on the frontlines of India’s biggest issues or within the confines of their homes, redefining what it means to be powerful.
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Beans
Tuesday, March 8th, 7pm, Free
From July to September 1990, two Mohawk communities in Quebec were thrust into a resistance against the Sûreté du Québec, the RCMP, and the Canadian Armed Forces. Referred to in the media as the “Oka Crisis,” the three-month standoff captured the attention of the entire country as the communities protested the expansion of a golf course into a forest and burial ground.
Set in the summer of 1990, the film tells the story of a 12-year-old Mohawk girl named Beans who skillfully navigates the nuances of friction between Indigenous identity and white settler culture to deliver a compelling, important message on self-identity in a broad societal context. It is a powerful coming-of-age drama from behind the protest lines. With its sensitive portrayal of internal and community conflicts gleaned from lived experience, it is poised to blaze a new trail for the next generation of Indigenous filmmakers.
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COMPENSATION
Tuesday, March 15th, 7pm, Free
Compensation is the first feature by award-winning filmmaker Zeinabu irene Davis (Cycles, A Powerful Thang, Spirits of Rebellion: Black Independent Cinema from Los Angeles). It presents two unique African-American love stories between a deaf woman and a hearing man. Inspired by a poem written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, this moving narrative shares their struggle to overcome racism, disability, and discrimination. An important film on African-American deaf culture, Davis innovatively incorporates silent film techniques (such as title cards and vintage photos) to make the piece accessible to hearing and deaf viewers alike, and to share the vast possibilities of language and communication.
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COMPENSATION
THE SOUND OF IDENTITY
Tuesday, March 22nd, 7pm, Free
The Sound of Identity profiles international Opera star Lucia Lucas’ historic performance at the Tulsa Opera and lifts the curtain as she becomes the first known transgender woman to perform a principal role in Opera history. The Sound of Identity captures Lucia Lucas on the cusp of international stardom, profiling the moment in an artist’s career when everything could fall apart or come together.
Taking place at the height of her career, Lucas provides fresh insights into her transition, the professional risk she is taking, and what it means for those who follow. Exploring the role that identity plays in our personal and professional lives, the film provides a nuanced look at voice and gender.
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LADY BUDS
Thursday, March 29th, 7pm, Free
After the widely praised decision to legalize marijuana in California, six courageous women come out of the shadows of the cannabis underground to enter the new commercial industry. But with excessive government oversight and regulations that favor well-funded corporations, these trailblazers risk everything to fight for a piece of the “American Dream” in the market they helped create.
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Join us in welcoming the upcoming spring by learning to create beautiful, realistic poppies out of crepe paper! Sarah Dawson of Lively Clementine will teach you how to cut, shape, and tint crepe paper into gorgeous flowers. In this class, you will create a “lively” 3 flower arrangement to take home plus additional crepe for you to continue on your crepe paper artistry journey. This workshop is beginner-friendly, and all materials will be provided.
Tickets available here: https://12368a.blackbaudhosting.com/12368a/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=2961e549-36b7-47ac-918f-529b3288164c&_ga=2.187105965.480815861.1642611570-1540009726.1628630218
About the artist:
Our mission is to spread love by creating beautiful flowers. We believe that the very act of creating uplifts our own lives and in turn brightens the lives of those around us. Whether you want to “treat yo self” with a beautiful arrangement that will brighten your home or give the gift of flowers that will never die, both make the world a little more beautiful and loving. We are so grateful for the opportunity to create, uplift, and connect with you.
