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Plan-B Theatre, Utah AIDS Foundation stage timely reading of ‘The Normal Heart’

0 Comments Published by les August 17th, 2010 in Communication, Community Dialogue, Contributors, Current Events, Performing Arts, Politics, Pop Culture, Salt Lake City, Theater.

Editor’s Note: Mark Alvarez kindly provides some follow-up commentary to the reading of Larry Kramer’s work The Normal Heart staged by Plan-B Theatre and the Utah AIDS Foundation. In 1985, Kramer’s work clearly laid out the experiences of the earliest days of the AIDS crisis. Stark and brutal in themes, the play also faced down [...]

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Fareed Haque’s truly global groove at the Utah Arts Festival

1 Comment Published by les June 26th, 2010 in Communication, Community Dialogue, Music, Performing Arts, SLC, Salt Lake City, Tourism.

Many jazz artists have long been fascinated with integrating classical music from the Indian subcontinent but Fareed Haque, a virtuosic jazz guitarist of Pakistani heritage, and The Flat Earth Ensemble have achieved an especially effective fusion of these two sets of musical elements. Joining Haque is an ensemble of musicians who are virtuosi in their [...]

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‘Gotta Give Up The Funk’: RonKat and Freekbass connect at the Utah Arts Festival

1 Comment Published by les June 26th, 2010 in Communication, Community Dialogue, Music, Performing Arts, Pop Culture, SLC, Salt Lake City, Tourism.

Editor’s Note: Day 7 coverage of the Utah Arts Festival continues with previews of a some of tomorrow’s performers – RonKat Freekbass Connect and Fareed Haque and The Flat Earth Ensemble. And, look for an afternoon posting about SLC artist Dave Borba. Tomorrow’s coverage continues with festival award winners on several fronts as well as [...]

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Plan-B Theatre, Utah AIDS Foundation stage timely reading of ‘The Normal Heart’ ---
Editor’s Note: Mark Alvarez kindly provides some follow-up commentary to the reading of Larry Kramer’s work The Normal Heart staged by Plan-B Theatre and the Utah AIDS Foundation. In 1985, Kramer’s work clearly laid out the experiences of the earliest days of the AIDS crisis. Stark and brutal in themes, the play also faced down [...]
SLC filmmaker Andrew James finds a hopeful oasis in Detroit’s blighted landscape ---
‘It’s a war of little battles. The residents fight by lighting their yards, videotaping drug deals, harassing scrappers and chasing off thieves. Their enemy attacks in shocking ways. Like taking over the homes of bedridden old people. Like recruiting kids as dope-house spotters and runners. Like killing people’s dogs.’ – Detroitblogger John, Metro Times, 2010 [...]
Why Sandstrom’s proposed illegal immigration enforcement act is ‘Arizona Light’ ---
Editor’s Note: Mark Alvarez, a regular correspondent lays out in concise, terse, brilliant form Stephen Sandstrom’s latest foray into making legislation that is ridiculously untenable and intellectually embarrassing. By the way, readers looking to make some intelligible sense of the mindset of Sandstrom and countless other elected officials on this particular issue, please consider Peter [...]
Pride redux: another Latino step forward ---
Editor’s Note: The following is a great piece by Mark Alvarez, our resident contributor who also is an attorney and a frequent commentator on immigration issue. Who says Latinos are slow for freedom? Argentina now has marriage equality. On Wednesday, Luis Majul wrote in his column (Spanish version) for the Argentine daily La Nación: The [...]
‘The Empress’, ‘X-ing’, ‘DemiUrge Emesis’ take top honors at Utah Arts Festival’s Fear No Film ---
Twelve awards were announced today in the Fear No Film portion of the Utah Arts Festival, including a Grand Jury Prize, Utah Short Film of The Year, Fear No Filmmaker Award, three honorable mentions, and the best film in each of six of seven categories around which the film festival was organized. The Empress by [...]