In this cinéma vérité-style pseudo-documentary, a group of draft dodgers and counterculture youth are banished to the desert, where they are detained and made to play a bizarre game resembling capture the flag. Almost forty years later, Punishment Park resonates eerily with our contemporary political climate. Directed by Peter Watkins (1971), this film is rated “R” for violence and language. Rocky Anderson, former mayor of SLC and executive director of High Road for Human Rights, will conduct a post-film discussion.
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Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal
Debuting in 1971, Bonnie Raitt immediately emerged as a critical favorite, applauded not only for her soulful vocals and thoughtful song selection but also for her guitar prowess. 
Continuing her run as a critic’s darling throughout her illustrious career, Raitt has recently put out her 18th album, which marks another brave and exhilarating step in a legendary body of work that has resulted in multiple Grammys and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With all that she has accomplished, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music.
Taj Mahal has always shown a keen musical intellect and curiosity about the potential of the blues, and over the years he has boldly taken it to new places: to reggae, to sunny Calypso, to India, and even to its deep roots in West Africa. With a career spanning more than four decades, the full breadth of Taj Mahal’s talent and ambition is an awesome spectacle when witnessed live.
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The Avett Brothers
With the Heartless Basturds
When the Avett Brothers play, you hear a deep love for music. Their songs are honest: just chords with real voices singing real melodies. But, the heart and the energy with which they are sung, get people to start talking, and are the reasons why so many sing along. North Carolina’s Avett Brothers play acoustic music that has roots in traditional folk and bluegrass, but also captures the high spirits and no-boundaries attitude of rock & roll — which is appropriate, since rock is where Scott Avett and Seth Avett cut their teeth as musicians.
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A Year With Frog and Toad
Based on the classic children’s stories by Arnold Lobel, “A Year With Frog and Toad” tells the story of two best friends and their adventures through the seasons. With music from the recent Broadway production and performed by the rising stars of U of U Youth Theatre, this production will delight the whole family!
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University of Utah, Salt Lake
“Thriller” a Halloween Spectacular
Odyssey Dance Theatre is excited to bring its popular Halloween Spectacular Thriller to Kingsbury Hall. This year’s show will have all of the favorite pieces from the past – Thriller, The Curse of the Mummy, Dem Bones, Frankenstein, Jason Jam, Salem’s Mass, The Lost Boys, and the River of Blood Dance – plus a few new surprises. Get your tickets early, because most of the performances sold out last year! This show has it all – frights, amazement, scares and lots of laughs.
- Kingsbury Hall – University of Utah Tickets & Venue Information
1395 Presidents Circle Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 (801) 581-7100
Abba Mania
Performing hits like “Mamma Mia,” “Voulez Vous,” “Dancing Queen,” and “Super Trouper,” ABBA MANIA is the world’s most successful ABBA tribute show! If you’re looking for an excuse to party, reminisce, dress in your best 70’s discowear or simply be entertained by some of the best music of all time, come and relive the era when ABBA ruled the airwaves! Dancing in the Orchestra Pit!
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Kingsbury Hall
University of Utah, Salt Lake
Phantom of the Opera
A disfigured musical genius hides in the depths of the Paris Opera House. What could he want? What is his dark secret? The singers, dancers and musicians of award-winning Vox Lumiere combine new music, theater and the classic Lon Chaney silent film to uncover the mysteries of the Phantom in an explosive entertainment experience that brings this silent movie masterpiece to life!
- Kingsbury Hall – University of Utah Tickets & Venue Information
1395 Presidents Circle Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 (801) 581-7100
Vienna Piano Trio
For its fourth concert, the Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City presents the Vienna Piano Trio, Monday, February 14, 2010, 7:30 pm at the Libby Gardner Hall.
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Performing:
Haydn Piano Trio No. 42 in E-flat Major, Hob. XV:30
Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 88
Schubert Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99, D.898
Tickets at the door: $25, Students $5 Open seating, no reserved seats.
- Libby Gardner Concert Hall · University of Utah
1375 East Presidents Circle, 204 David Gardner Hall (801) 581-6762 - The Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City
Belly Dance for the Birds
The Wasatch Avian Education Society (W.A.E.S.) and Shahravar are pleased to announce Belly Dance for the Birds, a Middle Eastern dance showcase and fundraiser for avian education along the Wasatch Front on Saturday, April 30th from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at the UOU Post Theater.
Enjoy some of Utah’s top professional belly dancers including Shahravar and her students including Susan Kelly, president of W.A.E.S. along with shimmering veils, singing cymbals, sharp swords and a fantastic variety of inspiring performances.
There will also be a silent auction for an assortment of gift baskets, gift certificates, and artwork by local artists.
Wasatch Avian Education Society is a registered nonprofit organization in the State of Utah, located in the Salt Lake City area. 2011 marks the 17th year of service to the community and the exotic birds that are so much a part of our lives. They are dedicated to the study and keeping of birds, with an emphasis on having parrots as pets. They also offer rescue and adoption services.
Shahravar will be celebrating her 20th year in Belly Dance! She began studying and performing Middle-Eastern Dance styles in 1991. Her dance background includes Egyptian Cabaret, Turkish, American Tribal, Saudi Folk, Khallegy, Tunisian, and Lebanese Debke line dances. She began teaching in 1993. She’s a founding and current member of Habibi Habibi, a professional Middle Eastern style dance troupe. Shahravar also created the Shah Sitara Collaborative in 2005. In 2009, she was awarded “Best Fusion Belly Dance” by City Weekly. She now teaches a variety of classes throughout the Salt Lake Valley and opened her Urban Gawazii Belly Dance studio in 2009.
Tickets for the event are $10.00 and will be available at www.slcbellydance.com, www.wasatchavian.com/specialevent.html or at the door the night of the show. All proceeds go to Wasatch Avian Education Society..
Post Theater (University of Utah, 245 South Fort Douglas Boulevard, Bldg 636)
Children’s Eat Work & Play Exhibit
Lincoln Elementary School and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts have creatively collaborated to creat the exhibit ‘Community: Eat, Work, Play.’ With the guidance of UMFA educators, the students have created large scale murals that will be displayed in the education gallery at the museum.
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