Meditating on murder Michael Arata appropriates cheap portrait photography to manipulate images of female murder victims in a meditation on absence. When • May 1-26 Where • House Gallery, 29 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City Info • www.housegalleryslc.com, ... »
Charley Hafen Jewelers and Gallery is offering a three-pack of Himalaya-related exhibits: “Thangka Paintings,” Tibetan religious paintings offering a glimpse of the divine, photographs of Nepal by Carmen Fournier and the ethnographic jewelry of Jacki M... »
We’re here to help you plan your weekend, with best picks from our entertainment reporters, critics and bloggers. For more event listings, visit nowsaltlake.com. EARTH DAY Hogle Zoo • 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Hogle Zoo, 2600 E. Sunnyside Ave. Celebrate t... »
Talking about autism The Forum for Questioning Minds hosts a discussion by Shamby Polychronis on autism, considering possible causes and implications for schools and families. Polychronis is an assistant professor of special education at Westminster Co... »
Here’s a sampling of events planned this weekend to celebrate Earth Day. For a more complete listing, visit www.nowsaltlake.com/calendar. Bend-in-the-River volunteer event Volunteers will be involved in planting projects, tackling invasive species and ... »
Todd Snider Spotlight show • The lovably quirky Oregon-based singer-songwriter will release his second album of the year the same day he headlines The State Room. Snider, 45, is releasing a tribute album to his musical hero Jerry Jeff Walker on Tuesday... »
Thanks to a global marketplace, Utahns can enjoy many cheeses from around the world. This week we explore Tome de Bordeaux. What it is • A pasteurized goat’s milk cheese from Bordeaux, France made by Jean D’Alos Affineurs (cheese agers). Once formed, t... »
Westminster College’s Chamber Orchestra and Flute Choir perform their last concert of the season on Monday, April 16, at the Vieve Gore Concert Hall, 1840 S. 1300 East, Salt Lake City. The annual spring concert celebrates the end of the academic year. ... »
Parents, leave your kids at home and party at the Tracy Aviary on Friday night, April 20. You can bring the young’uns on Saturday to celebrate Earth Day. The aviary’s spring fundraiser, Ready to Hatch, is an adults-only party on Friday from 6 p.m. unti... »
Last month’s murder of a 32-year-old Muslim mother in California was just the dry kindling needed to ignite a global protest. After learning that the attacker reportedly left a note saying, “This is my country. Go back to yours, terrorist,” outraged Mu... »
The Tramp and the blind girl Charlie Chaplin’s 1931 silent classic “City Lights,” as Chaplin’s Tramp falls for a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill). Presented by the Salt Lake Film Society as part of the “Tower Through Time” film series — this month... »
‘Maphead’ and other readings The King’s English will hold several events this week. Info • Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p.m., record-breaking “Jeopardy!” winner and author Ken Jennings will sign his new book, Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geogr... »
Poets who double as citizens of the world are few and far between. Fiona Sze-Lorrain is the real deal. With family all over the world due to political unrest, Sze-Lorrain has lived in Singapore, England and now Paris. She speaks and translates Chinese,... »
Short is sweet, when it comes to drama. Westminster College’s student directors have selected and, of course, directed a series of one-acts for your free theater-going pleasure. The plays, six in all over four days, encompass everything from first love... »
Meat-lovers, vegetarians and even those who eat gluten-free will find something to satisfy their hunger at Roots Cafe, 3474 S. 2300 East, Salt Lake City. Breakfast specialties include huevos rancheros, German-style pancakes and gluten-free eggs Benedic... »
