Red Butte Garden is counting on a smaller crowd for next year’s outdoor concert series, at least when it comes to those who don’t pay for tickets. Communications Director Bryn Ramjoue says the University of Utah has decided to fence off a half-acre area behind the garden where people frequently listen to the concerts for free due to safety concerns.
A long-awaited museum that blends science, technology and art in Salt Lake City will be open to the public by mid-fall. The Leonardo on Library Square will open its doors October 8th. Spokeswoman Lisa Davis says the idea of such a project has been around since the late 1980s, with the realization that by bringing those disciplines together, the outcome would be bigger, more interesting and groundbreaking.
We’ve seen our fair shares of red air quality days this summer in the Salt Lake Valley, not to mention the winter inversions that trap smog to the valley floor several days a year. Now, the Salt Lake City Council will consider an ordinance aimed at stopping residents from idling their cars and sending more pollutants into the air.
Musician Sheryl Crow did more than entertain Utahns on Friday during the Red Butte Concert Series. She also took some time out of her busy schedule to plant trees in Sugar House Park. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Crow partnered with Salt Lake City’s TreeUtah to provide some shade for pedestrians, cyclists and skaters on Parley’s Trail.
Get your hands on art, feast your ears on music and your eyes on all of the attractions at the 35th annual Utah Arts Festival in downtown Salt Lake City that kicks off today. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the festival continues to grow bigger and more hands on every year.
An annual tradition continued on Saturday in Pioneer Park as thousands packed into downtown Salt Lake City to kick off the largest Farmers Market in its 19 year history. Local bakeries, vendors and artisans were out in full force, but KCPW’s Jessica Gail talked with a few farmers who aren’t able to do as much business as they’d like, thanks to the weather.
This weekend’s Utah Pride Festival will be the largest in state history. Festival organizers say for the first time, the festival has sold out of vendor booth space, and has the largest number of entries in its Sunday parade, making it the second largest in the state next to the Days of ‘47. Marketing and Media Manager Marina Gomberg believes this year’s growth shows Utah is taking more steps to embrace the LGBT community.
Downtown Salt Lake City will start filling up on Thursday nights this summer as the 2011 Twilight Concert Series returns to Pioneer Park for a second time. Ten artists have been announced for seven dates throughout the summer. Concert Director Casey Jarman announced the concert line up yesterday, and said the first show will be July 14th.
A 23-year summertime tradition is in danger of coming to an end once again due to funding. The annual 4th of July Sugar House fireworks show still needs $50,000 in order to go on. Scott Workman, who took on the task of raising sponsorships last year to ensure that Sugar House had fireworks, says he is not having the same luck this year.
Salt Lake City rare book dealer Ken Sanders says an ordinary appraisal event turned into the find of a lifetime over the weekend. One of the world’s oldest printed books, believed to have been made in 1493, turned out to be sitting at a home in Sandy.
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