(KCPW News) Thursday marks the opening of the second annual Salt Lake Comic Con—not to be confused with the San Diego Comic-Con. Before the doors even opened this afternoon, the sidewalk outside the Salt Palace Convention Center was packed with a snaking line of pop culture fanatics. As is tradition at Comic Con, many attendees participated…
(KCPW News) The San Diego Comic-Con wrapped up over the weekend. Believe it or not, movie casting decisions or the reintroduction of Thor as a female character may not have been the most controversial news to come out of the pop culture celebration. On Friday, the San Diego Comic-Con issued a cease-and-desist letter to Salt…
(KCPW News) After the rousing success of the inaugural Salt Lake Comic Con last year and Comic Con’s Fan Xperience last month, the pop culture freight train kept on rolling Tuesday, with new announcements from the event’s organizers coming at a playful press conference. The media event opened with Darth Vader, Boba Fett the bounty hunter,…
(KCPW News) From Dead Sea scrolls to dead animals. The Leonardo Museum in downtown Salt Lake City has a new exhibition that takes a look at animals—real animals—inside-out. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has more.
(KCPW News) Music fans in Salt Lake City and all across Utah have been anxiously awaiting the lineup for the popular Twilight Concert Series, a run of summer concerts put on annually. On Thursday, the list of musical acts was announced to the public, and it may be one of the most star-studded rosters yet. KCPW’s…
(KCPW News) The Utah Symphony, in concert with the Utah Office of Tourism, will be offering a series of special outdoor performances in the state’s major national parks. The performances, some of which will involve the full orchestra, are in commemoration of the Utah Symphony’s 75th anniversary. Here’s KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham with more details.
(KCPW News) The largest antiquities collection to ever leave Israel will soon be on display in Salt Lake City. The Leonardo Science and Technology Museum will host hundreds of artifacts from the Middle Eastern nation, including a sampling of the Dead Sea scrolls. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has more details from Bryton Sampson of The Leonardo…
(KCPW News) A rite of Spring in downtown Salt Lake City is the Living Traditions Festival, which will take place this weekend at Washington Square. In advance of the event, KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Casey Jarman, Program Coordinator for the Salt Lake Arts Council – and the man who founded the festival 29 years…
KSL-TV’s decision not to air a show about a gay couple and their efforts to start a family is drawing anger from the local LGBT community. As KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, the local NBC affiliate says “The New Normal” wasn’t the right fit for its primetime lineup, while others say the decision is outdated and sends a dangerous message to Utah.
Images of a dark period in Japanese American history are now on display thanks to the state history department.
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