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.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SALT LAKE CITY LIBRARY PRESENTS: Embodied Ecologies: a collaborative, group installation.
Dates: October 1, 2022 to November 11, 2022
Opening: October 1st, 4-5:30 p.m. The Salt Lake City Public Library, Gallery at Library Square, Level 4.
The Salt Lake City Public Library, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Hours: Mon–Thu 10am–8pm, Fri–Sat 10am–6pm and Sun 11am–5pm. For more information on viewing the exhibition, please call 801-524-8200 or go to https://events.slcpl.org/artexhibits.
The exhibit features work by Evangaline Amadu, Stephanie Choi, Mālia Malae-Godinet, Victoria Meza, Michelle Wentling, Madeline Bavley, Chanté Burch, Bryn Burningham, Laurie Larson, Erin Meager, Sylvia Ohara, Kristen Vardanega, Stan Clawson, Natalie Slater
Embodied Ecologies is a collaborative, group installation focused on disability, environmental health, and community care practices in Salt Lake City. Rooted in a partnership between Art Access and the Environmental Humanities graduate program at the University of Utah, Embodied Ecologies brings together the work of fourteen local artists working in a wide variety of mediums including sculpture, poetry, textile, paint, film, printmaking, and mixed media. The installation foregrounds accessible communication across ability, with the larger goal of sparking change-making conversations within the Salt Lake Community.
Note on Accessibility:
Our aim is to make this event as inclusive and accessible as possible. Face masks are strongly encouraged and will be available at the entrance to the gallery. Please refrain from wearing strongly scented perfumes to this event. The SLCPL is wheelchair accessible. For questions or accommodation requests, please contact Natalie Slater at natalie.slater@utah.edu.
Holy Cross Ministries is celebrating the sacrifices and accomplishments of our new Americans—the refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers who call our country and Utah their new home.
This year’s Autumn Harvest Benefit will be an evening of delicious food and drinks inspired by the cuisines of Mexico, Central and South America—all in support of HCM’s health outreach, counseling, education and legal services for underserved families of Salt Lake, Summit and Wasatch Counties. Last day to purchase tickets is November 6th.
LLUMINATE: Light Art + Creative Tech Fest is a free community celebration of innovation and imagination for the community,
art lovers, and families. Artists working with technology and using light as their
medium will use the city as their canvas to create projection-mapped artwork, light
art displays and exhibits at the festival’s new location at Library Square and The
Leonardo. The 2022 theme is Mother Nature, a look at environmentalism from the ecofeminism lens. We will explore local issues, like the diminishing Great Salt Lake and global themes of healing and change.
Projection areas include some of Salt Lake City’s architectural gemstones,
The City and County Building and the Downtown Public Library.
Celebrating the art of creative dance, this Utah dance staple will present an interactive show for all ages. There will be two shows this year so everyone will have a chance to see this amazing show!
TANNER DANCE STUDIO PROGRAM AND STUDIO ENSEMBLE PRESENTS: HER STORY
From the influence of Sha-rock in the hip-hop world to Isadora Duncan in dance, Tanner Dance will explore the ideas of some female ground-breaking scientists, artists, athletes, and writers whose passions we share with you through the art of dance. Come dance with us, watch and enjoy learning about Her Story.
SLC Cranksgiving is a family friendly bike race. Stop at grocery stores along the way, and all food purchased will be donated to the Utah Food Bank. Win prizes while helping your community. Post-race celebrations will be held at Fisher Brewing (21+).
The City of South Salt Lake is hosting its first Career Week at the Community Opportunities Community Center (The Co-Op). The week is for anyone seeking new employment and needing extra support.
Throughout the week, stop by The Co-Op to get help building or editing your resume and with interview prep. On Wednesday, November 16, pick up free professional interview attire, get a haircut, and take a professional headshot! The week will culminate with a Job Fair on Thursday, November 17, from 5-7 p.m. Local businesses, including South Salt Lake City, will be on-site looking for employees to fill immediate job openings. Come meet potential employers, fill out applications, and even interview all in one place!
November 14: Community Opportunity Center Open House, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
November 15: Resume building assistance and interview prep, 2 – 5 p.m.
November 16: Free interview attire, haircuts, and headshots, 12:30 – 6 p.m.
November 17: Job Fair, 5 – 7 p.m.
Join in for a fun-filled night of weird & wild Science Fiction Writing at the Clark Planetarium with Craft Lake City and the Community Writing Center! In this interdisciplinary writing workshop, we’ll explore how to intersect real-world scientific knowledge with our wildest imagination to create a compelling and immersive Sci Fi world with the help of Kati Lewis (Community Writing Center Director & Imaginative Writing Professor) and Adam Dastrup (Geoscience & Geography Professor). Craft Lake City will lead participants through the construction of a DIY glow-doodle journal, then our guest speakers will walk us through the process of using Earth’s own amazing science to spin believable, immersive fiction. Attendees will fill their keepsake glow-in-the-dark journals with creative Sci Fi stories (using prompts from our instructors to explore different approaches to world-building). As a bonus, participants will each receive a mini UV glow light to activate their phosphorescent journal!
Photo by Lexi Kiedaisch
Experts Karrie Galloway, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Association of Utah and Leslie Francis, distinguished professor of law and philosophy at U of Utah discuss the future of women’s reproductive rights
The Ready! Resilient! Utah Early Childhood Mental Health Summit presented by Governor Spencer J. Cox and First Lady Abby Cox in partnership with The Children’s Center Utah raises awareness and provides education throughout Utah on the mental health needs of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families.
Approximately 1,200 registrants join virtually from all sectors, including government, mental health, healthcare, early childhood education, business, etc.
A renowned expert on the American economy, Heather McGhee is one of the most brilliant and influential thinkers exploring inequality today. Both her viral TED talk and her instant New York Times bestseller The Sum of Us reveal the devastating true cost of racism—not just for people of color, but for everyone. Deeply stirring, intelligent, and compassionate, McGhee’s talks offer us an actionable roadmap during one of the most critical—and most troubled—periods in history.
Four choreographic visions of community, contemporary issues, and the nature of human relationships.
During the past few years, several factors including the pandemic, shifting social climates, mental health awareness, and a general enthusiasm for creating have contributed to a boom in new artists worldwide. “Watchlist” features the work of some of Utah’s most promising emerging artists, all of whom began their careers within the past five years. Take note: these artists are positioned to ascend to the forefront of Utah’s art scene within the next decade and beyond.
“Watchlist” will hang November 1 to December 4, with an artist reception during gallery stroll on Friday November 18 from 6-9pm. Admission is free and open to the public.
For active duty, veterans, military spouses and members of the National Guard or reserves ready to transition into a new job or career path. Meet with Airport and aviation industry professionals. More than 30 employers attending.
Friday, November 18 Sessions: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; 1 to 3 p.m.
Register at www.nwaaae.org
Featuring Davina Smith, the first Diné woman to run for the Utah House of Representatives.
Schedule:
6:30-7:00 pm Live Music & Mingle
7:00-8:30 pm Immersive Talk with Davina
8:30-9:00 pm Community Social
1.5 CEUs (Additional $5 / Free for Professional Members)
Companion Depth Workshop on Saturday, November 19th (5 CEUs)
On August 13th, 2019, a Diné woman began a 330-mile prayer run to bring a medicine bundle from Bears Ears National Monument to the Salt Lake City capitol for the United Nations Civil Society Conference, ending finally at the historic Warm Springs building int he heart of Salt Lake, and she didn’t stop there. Davina Smith is now running to become the first female Diné state representative, in the newly configured District 69, which covers about one-third of our state.
Through her personal stories, Davina will guide us through an evening of recognition of that undeniable draw to our deep purpose, and the journey in embracing the soulful cry for the world we wish to see manifest.
About Davina Smith:
Davina is currently running running for Utah House of Representatives in District 69, the first Diné (Navajo) woman to run for the Utah State House of Representatives. She is originally from Monument Valley, Utah and belongs to the Ta’chii’ nii (Red Running into the Water) clan and am born to the Ta’ baa ha’ (Edgewater) clan.
You may also be interested in the Depth Workshop: Healing Our Untold Stories on Saturday, November 19th.
Our November events are in support of the Warm Springs Alliance.
Four choreographic visions of community, contemporary issues, and the nature of human relationships.
