Community Calendar

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.

Jan
28
Sat
Brighton Hosts B4BC’s ‘Love Your Peaks’ Event Jan. 28th @ Brighton Resort
Jan 28 @ 9:00 am
Brighton Hosts B4BC’s ‘Love Your Peaks’ Event Jan. 28th @ Brighton Resort  |  |  |

Participants will be heading to Brighton to get outside in support of B4BC’s mission of a healthy and active lifestyle as the best means of preventing breast cancer while raising funds for the organization’s education, prevention and survivorship programs. The Love Your Peaks Brighton Resort event will include a Pink Poker run, Tribute Ride, raffles and auction.

The Pink Poker Run is an all-ages and abilities fun and interactive way to explore the mountain, where participants visit various checkpoints around the mountain to collect pink playing cards. The people with the three best poker hands at the end of the run will win prizes from B4BC and their partners. Other activities include a tribute ride, Suja Organic Juice sampling, live music, raffles, and an auction. Registration is a minimum donation of $25 per person but additional fundraising is encouraged and top fundraisers will win sweet prizes.

Link to register and fundraise: https://www.classy.org/campaign/b4bcs-love-your-peaks-or-brighton-2023/c461359

Jan
29
Sun
Call for Entries: Be Part of the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival! @ Craft Lake City
Jan 29 all-day
Call for Entries: Be Part of the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival! @ Craft Lake City

APPLY TODAY to be part of the 15th 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. By being part of DIY Fest, you can display and sell your handcrafted wares, connect with an incredibly talented group of other local makers, artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors — all while building your business & befriending thousands of local dedicated DIY Fest patrons! Applications are open to Utah residents until Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MST.

Learn more & apply here: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-festival-2023/
Learn more about DIY Fest Scholarships here: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-fest-inclusion/

Feb
1
Wed
Black, Bold & Brilliant Event: Little Satchmo Film Screening + Filmmaker Q&A @ Salt Lake City Downtown Public Library
Feb 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Black, Bold & Brilliant Event: Little Satchmo Film Screening + Filmmaker Q&A @ Salt Lake City Downtown Public Library |  |  |

Free in-person film screening and Q&A led by the Black, Bold and Brilliant team featuring film director John Alexander and film subject Sharon Preston Folta via Zoom.

Little Satchmo is an intimate exploration of the iconic Louis Armstrong’s life and legacy through his relationship with the daughter that the public never knew existed. Based on a revealing memoir written by Armstrong’s silent daughter, the film seeks to correct a historical narrative relying on caricature for too long.

Louis Daniel Armstrong, nicknamed “Satchmo”, had an illustrious career that spanned five decades. Due to his unique music styling, charisma, and gritty vocals, he is credited with changing the focus of jazz music from “collective improvisation” to solo performance. With an eye for the ladies, Armstrong had several failed marriages but remained with his fourth wife Lucille Wilson until his death in 1971. During his marriage to Wilson, Armstrong had a long time affair with Lucille Preston. Together they had a daughter, Sharon, who Louis lovingly called “Little Satchmo”. To protect them and his career, Lucille and Sharon lived in the shadows of his limelight.

Get free tickets here:

LITTLE SATCHMO

Feb
2
Thu
Black, Bold & Brilliant Event: Little Satchmo Film Screening (Virtual Event) @ Virtual Event
Feb 2 – Feb 7 all-day
Black, Bold & Brilliant Event: Little Satchmo Film Screening (Virtual Event) @ Virtual Event |  |  |

Free virtual screening — available from February 2nd through February 7th.

Little Satchmo is an intimate exploration of the iconic Louis Armstrong’s life and legacy through his relationship with the daughter that the public never knew existed. Based on a revealing memoir written by Armstrong’s silent daughter, the film seeks to correct a historical narrative relying on caricature for too long.

Louis Daniel Armstrong, nicknamed “Satchmo”, had an illustrious career that spanned five decades. Due to his unique music styling, charisma, and gritty vocals, he is credited with changing the focus of jazz music from “collective improvisation” to solo performance. With an eye for the ladies, Armstrong had several failed marriages but remained with his fourth wife Lucille Wilson until his death in 1971. During his marriage to Wilson, Armstrong had a long time affair with Lucille Preston. Together they had a daughter, Sharon, who Louis lovingly called “Little Satchmo”. To protect them and his career, Lucille and Sharon lived in the shadows of his limelight.

Register for this FREE event at:

LITTLE SATCHMO (virtual screening)

**Limited screenings are available so register while you can.

Feb
8
Wed
“Hidden Letters” free film screening and discussion presented by Utah Film Center @ Salt Lake City Downtown Public Library
Feb 8 all-day
“Hidden Letters” free film screening and discussion presented by Utah Film Center @ Salt Lake City Downtown Public Library |  |  |

Utah Film Center is excited to announce our upcoming free film screening of Hidden Letters Wednesday, February 8 at 7 pm at the Salt Lake Downtown Public Library.

Presented as part of the Utah Film Center’s Through the Lens Series and in partnership with KUER’s Radiowest, Hidden Letters is a story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them.

For thousands of years women who were often forced into oppressive marriages and forbidden to read or write, shared a secret language among themselves called Nushu. Written with delicate strokes made from sharpened bamboo sticks dipped in ink, Nushu bonded generations of Chinese women in a clandestine support system of sisterhood and survival.

Join us afterward as KUER’s Radiowest host, Doug Fabrizio, hosts a lively discussion with film director, Violet Du Feng via zoom cinematically exploring China’s gender issues as portrayed by this sensitive and stirring documentary.

Register for this FREE event at:

HIDDEN LETTERS

Film Trailer:

Feb
11
Sat
Craft Lake City STEM Labs Workshop: ValenSlime @ Utah STEM Action Center Innovation Hub
Feb 11 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Craft Lake City STEM Labs Workshop: ValenSlime @ Utah STEM Action Center Innovation Hub |  |  |

At STEM labs, we use scientific principles in creative new ways, and our special guest scientist Beth Drees will explain not just HOW to make slime, but WHY the whole thing works! Using this new chemical knowledge, kids are encouraged to create test batches of slime to explore their favorite textures by experimenting with different combinations of ingredients until they find the perfect recipe. Once their slime is just right, we’ll use ratios to create a mega-batch, add their favorite custom mix-ins, and package individual portions to hand out as special DIY valentine gifts for the whole class. Even grown ups will have fun engineering fascinating new goops with their kids, and at the end, everyone will walk away feeling like a chemical engineer.

This workshop will be held at the STEM Action Center’s Innovation Hub in Millcreek, where you can have all the fun of slime and leave the mess behind!

Please note: a parent or guardian must be in attendance with their child/children. The $29 ticket allows entry for one child and one parent. An additional $10 for entry of another child with that ticket.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/craft-lake-city-stem-labs-workshop-valenslime-with-chemist-beth-drees-tickets-515269082697

Feb
12
Sun
Call for Entries: Be Part of the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival! @ Craft Lake City
Feb 12 all-day
Call for Entries: Be Part of the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival! @ Craft Lake City

APPLY TODAY to be part of the 15th 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. By being part of DIY Fest, you can display and sell your handcrafted wares, connect with an incredibly talented group of other local makers, artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors — all while building your business & befriending thousands of local dedicated DIY Fest patrons! Applications are open to Utah residents until Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MST.

Learn more & apply here: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-festival-2023/
Learn more about DIY Fest Scholarships here: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-fest-inclusion/

Feb
25
Sat
The Utah Arts Festival’s 2023 Masquerade Party @ Venue 6Six9
Feb 25 @ 7:00 pm
The Utah Arts Festival's 2023 Masquerade Party @ Venue 6Six9 |  |  |

It’s time again for our favorite party of the year in support of the Utah Arts Festival! Dust off your cocktail attire, find your favorite mask and let’s get this party started. From dancing and dining to casino-style games, contests, and live entertainment, 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.

This year, there will be all new party vibes including new music, face painting, cheese and wine tastings, and brand new merch.

Feb
26
Sun
Call for Entries: Be Part of the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival! @ Craft Lake City
Feb 26 all-day
Call for Entries: Be Part of the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival! @ Craft Lake City

APPLY TODAY to be part of the 15th 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. By being part of DIY Fest, you can display and sell your handcrafted wares, connect with an incredibly talented group of other local makers, artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors — all while building your business & befriending thousands of local dedicated DIY Fest patrons! Applications are open to Utah residents until Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MST.

Learn more & apply here: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-festival-2023/
Learn more about DIY Fest Scholarships here: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-fest-inclusion/

Mar
1
Wed
Black, Bold & Brilliant “BEBA” Free Film Screening & Discussion @ The City Library
Mar 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Black, Bold & Brilliant "BEBA" Free Film Screening & Discussion @ The City Library |  |  |

As part of our Black, Bold & Brilliant series, Utah Film Center, in partnership with KRCL is excited to announce our upcoming film screening and post-discussion of BEBA. Join us Wednesday, March 1st from 7-9 pm at The City Library in Downtown Salt Lake City in watching first-time feature filmmaker Rebecca “Beba” Huntt undertake an unflinching exploration of her own identity in the remarkable coming-of-age documentary/cinematic memoir BEBA.

Reflecting on her childhood and adolescence in New York City as the daughter of a Dominican father and Venezuelan mother, Huntt investigates the historical, societal, and generational trauma she’s inherited and ponders how those ancient wounds have shaped her, while simultaneously considering the universal truths that connect us all as humans. Throughout BEBA, Huntt searches for a way to forge her own creative path amid a landscape of intense racial and political unrest. Poetic, powerful and profound, BEBA is a courageous, deeply human self-portrait of an Afro-Latina artist hungry for knowledge and yearning for connection.

We invite you to stay after the screening for a Black, Bold & Brilliant team post-film Q&A featuring film director Rebecca Huntt via zoom.

Get your Free tickets here:

BEBA

Watch the trailer here:

Mar
11
Sat
SLC White Party: Candy Rococo @ Dreamscapes
Mar 11 @ 8:00 pm
SLC White Party: Candy Rococo @ Dreamscapes |  |  |

Utah Arts Alliance invites you to the 23rd annual SLC WHITE PARTY! (21+ only event; valid ID required)

This year’s theme: Candy Rococo! We’re partying in pastels and all things boujee and baroque! Grab your cotton candy wigs, and sharpen those sweet tooths for an 18th Century sugary-sweet shindig you won’t want to miss.

WHAT IS A WHITE PARTY?
White Parties are themed parties at which the standard clothing is all or almost all white and were started in the 1970’s as large dance events closely associated with LGBTQIA+ culture.

The SLC WHITE PARTY is the longest running WHITE PARTY in SLC and inclusive to all who wish to experience a magical night of art, music, performance, dance and joy. The SLC WHITE PARTY is welcoming to all regardless of race, gender, sexuality, or ability.

ATTIRE: A WHITE PARTY is a themed costume party with a special dress code that asks all guests attending to wear white outfits. You can wear colorful accents to a white party in the form of accessories. But generally speaking, except for accessories and accents, your outfit is encouraged to be head-to-toe white!

The SLC White Party is a fundraiser for the Utah Arts Alliance, a Utah 501(c)3 organization.

Mar
12
Sun
Call for Entries: Be Part of the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival! @ Craft Lake City
Mar 12 – Mar 13 all-day
Call for Entries: Be Part of the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival! @ Craft Lake City

APPLY TODAY to be part of the 15th 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. By being part of DIY Fest, you can display and sell your handcrafted wares, connect with an incredibly talented group of other local makers, artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors — all while building your business & befriending thousands of local dedicated DIY Fest patrons! Applications are open to Utah residents until Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MST.

Learn more & apply here: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-festival-2023/
Learn more about DIY Fest Scholarships here: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-fest-inclusion/

Mar
15
Wed
“The Right to Read” Free Film Screening and Post Discussion presented by Utah Film Center’s Through the Lens Series @ Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
Mar 15 all-day
"The Right to Read" Free Film Screening and Post Discussion presented by Utah Film Center's Through the Lens Series @ Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center |  |  |

Join the Utah Film Center on Wednesday, March 15 at 7 pm at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center for a screening of the newly premiered film, The Right to Read, featuring local Utah filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie.

Presented as part of the Utah Film Center’s Through the Lens Spring Series and in partnership with KUER’s Radiowest, The Right to Read highlights the challenges of improving literacy rates in the US among children, particularly, those from Black and Brown communities.

The Right to Read follows Oakland NAACP activist, Kareem Weaver, who believes literacy is our most important civil right. With a focus on Black and brown children, Kareem demands Oakland schools bring in science-based reading instruction. First-grade teacher Sabrina Causey becomes one of his most critical allies. Despite heated debates on reading instruction, parents and advocates work to increase literacy rates throughout the country. In Virginia Beach, Teresa trains parents in oral language skills to prepare their children for kindergarten. In rural Mississippi, where only 21% of children can read, Melinda looks at educational technology to help her child receive vital reading skills.

Join us afterward as KUER’s Radiowest host, Doug Fabrizio, hosts a lively discussion with film director, Jenny Mackenzie talking about the challenges of improving literacy rates in the US among children, particularly, those from Black and Brown communities.

Get your FREE tickets at:

THE RIGHT TO READ

Mar
22
Wed
Craft Lake City Workshop & Fundraiser: Mental Health Journaling & Collage @ NEXUS Core Facilities on the University of Utah Campus
Mar 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Craft Lake City Workshop & Fundraiser: Mental Health Journaling & Collage @ NEXUS Core Facilities on the University of Utah Campus |  |  |

At STEM labs, we use scientific principles in creative new ways, and this workshop will give you science-backed skills for working through mental health challenges and documenting your journey. We’ll begin the workshop by customizing personal journals with collage materials, offering a simple way to visualize your thoughts and moods. Then, Claire Adams of the Community Writing Center will offer an overview of what mental health journaling can do for you, guiding you through several prompts that will help you get started on your path to wellbeing.

This workshop is also a fundraiser, and 10% of ticket sales will be donated to the Behavioral Health Innovation & Dissemination Center at the University of Utah, where new breakthroughs in mental health treatment are always being studied. We’ll hold this workshop at the University of Utah’s NEXUS Facility, and detailed instructions on parking and location will be sent two days prior to the event to help you get there.

Tickets: $29
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/craft-lake-city-workshop-fundraiser-mental-health-journaling-collage-tickets-520734319367

Mar
26
Sun
Call for Entries: Be Part of the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival! @ Craft Lake City
Mar 26 all-day
Call for Entries: Be Part of the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival! @ Craft Lake City

APPLY TODAY to be part of the 15th 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. By being part of DIY Fest, you can display and sell your handcrafted wares, connect with an incredibly talented group of other local makers, artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors — all while building your business & befriending thousands of local dedicated DIY Fest patrons! Applications are open to Utah residents until Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MST.

Learn more & apply here: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-festival-2023/
Learn more about DIY Fest Scholarships here: https://craftlakecity.com/diy-fest-inclusion/

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