Thank you, City Weekly, for a 2009 Arty

0 Comments Published by les September 17th, 2009 in Communication, Community Dialogue, Current Events, Salt Lake City.

I’ve been out of town but I was pleasantly surprised to see The Selective Echo won a Salt Lake City Weekly 2009 Arty for Best Eclectic Blog. I’m humbled and flattered by the following which appeared in the weekly newspaper’s roundup of awards:

‘Literate, informative, clever, entertaining, provocative, surprising, civil: Les Roka’s The Selective Echo blog is all of those things and more. Subtitled “a blog of Salt Lake City at its cosmopolitan best,” The Selective Echo runs the gamut from postings about economic policy and politics to those about food and restaurants, media, arts and entertainment, and even, yes, religion. The Selective Echo is one voice we love to hear, again and again.’

The blog is now in its third year and I’ll once again be adding new features this fall. Salt Lake City offers much to acknowledge and celebrate. In the coming weeks, there will be an article about a documentary made by Utah Valley University students chronicling the life and work of Alex Caldiero, sonosopher, poet and performing artist. Peter Golub will offer a review of a ready of Eric Samuelsen’s new play Borderlands which is being presented Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Affirmation national conference. There will be a preview of Matthew Ivan Bennett’s world premiere production of Radio Hour: Alice which opens Plan-B Theatre’s 19th season, along with a season preview with Jerry Rapier, producing director of the theater company.

Other forthcoming articles include a three-part series on wine, a look at fall food offerings among the best restaurants in SLC, a retrospective look at Caffe d’bolla which is marking its fifth anniversary, and more commentary by attorney Mark Alvarez.

Once again, I appreciate the vote of confidence and acknowledgment.

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