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Brad Overton
didn't choose to become an artist. I just always made art, wrote poems, stories and songs, put on impromptu or choreographed performances private and public. I generally have just gotten carried away with whatever my imagination wanted. It's a possession of spirit, a fire that burns away your social identity and makes you follow it. I get so high being caught up in the flames of imagination, and now, long hours and years of practice at painting (my medium of choice) have given me the freedom to make whatever I want. My limitations are mine to conquer. ◆
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Oxomoco (70” x 70”, oil on canvas), portrayed on this month’s cover, is an important Aztec goddess, queen of the underworld. It is available through BLUERAINGALLERY.COM, Santa Fe, NM. His work can also be found at Julie Nester Gallery in Park City.
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ART & LIFE DEBORA THREEDY Why poet and union organizer Joe Hill is still relevant today. ENVIRONEWS AMY BRUNVAND More toxic algae in Utah; They built a better road; Utah Sierra Club political endorsements; Congressional leaning on PLIs; UT DEQ opposes regional haze reduction; Secret Utah water plan released; Sage grouse rules rule!
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EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK GRETA DEJONG Eat it all.
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SLIGHTLY OFF CENTERDENNIS HINKAMP Utah fringes.
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THE CITY CEMETARY KATHERINE PIOLI Reinventing the cemetary as a place for the living.
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CARNIVAL OF SOULS STAN CLAWSON We recreate the SL scenes of this iconic 1962 horror film.
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RIVERS REVISITED JANE LYON Seven Canyons Trust aims to bring daylight to SLC’s seven buried streams. OVERWINTERING HERBS MERRY LYCETT HARRISON
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DEA MOVES TO BAN HERBAL SUPPLEMENT KRATOM ALICE TOLER Scientists, citizens and lawmakers object to Schedule 1 classification for this Asian pain-killer.
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IN ECSTASY WE HAVE COME JOEL LONG A poet-teacher and his students visit the proposed Bears Ears National Monument site.
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HEALTH NOTES RACHEL SILVERSTONE How to stay healthy this autumn.
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FOOD FEASTS & FESTIVALS FOR OCTOBER STAFF We gather to cook, feast, dine.
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GARDEN LIKE A BOSS JAMES LOOMIS Start your compost pile now for best success.
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METAPHORS SUZANNE WAGNER Intuitive patterns for October 2016.
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hy another play about Joe Hill? There has already been a play, a oneman musical, a movie, a documentary, and several books. Why another? Three reasons. One is that William Adler has written a terrific new history of Joe Hill’s trial, and he has uncovered information that changes what we think we know about the story. The second is that no one has really looked at the women in Joe’s story. I give Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a Wobbly activist and later one of the founders of the ACLU, a prominent place in my play. She corresponded with Joe while he was imprisoned and even met with him at the city jail, and their letters suggest Joe was more than a little enamored of her. I think her view of Joe as a martyr for labor’s cause colored his own self-conception. Finally, we need another play about Joe Hill because his story is the story of the Wobblies, the Industrial Workers of the World, the union of which Joe was a member. And their story is still relevant to our times. In the course of researching Joe’s story, I found myself captivated by the Wobblies. I had heard of the Wobblies, of course, but mostly, growing up in the 1950s and ’60s, the era of the Cold War, I saw them portrayed as out and out Communists, or at least a very close cousin. What I didn’t know was how quixotic, even romantic, a group of idealists they were. And artistic. They had a plethora of songwriters and poets. They had stand-up comics. They even staged a Broadway production to raise funds for striking workers, which didn’t work, of
ART AND LIFE
Joe Hill is still alive
Union organizer and poet Joe Hill was executed in Sugar House 101 years ago next month on what many worldwide consider to be trumped up charges. Author of Plan-B’s new play, One Big Union, explains why Hill is still relevant. BY DEBORA THREEDY
course, but what an idea. And then as I studied that time when the Wobblies were at their peak, the nineteen teens, I was taken aback by how much the Wobblies’ protests still echo today, in the twenty teens taken aback by
how little things have changed. Wages so low a person can’t live on them. Check. Police brutality. Check. Gross income disparity. Check. Prejudice against immigrants. Check. Preferential legal treatment for the rich. Check.
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The Wobblies supported racial equality; as one said, “As long as black workers are discriminated against I don’t want to be white.” They supported gender equality. They supported a living wage. They supported the free speech right of protest. They believed immigrants had every right to be here and work for the American dream. They believed it was unconscionable that a tiny percentage of the population lived lives of wealth and excess while children went to bed hungry. They suffered egregious police brutality for what they advocated. And when I think about the Wobblies, I care less about whether or not Joe was guilty. I don’t know if he was or not. We can’t know. Anyone who says they do know is speaking from conviction, not proof. But I do know Joe didn’t get a fair trial. And a lot of the reasons he didn’t get a fair trial then are still with us today. The system was stacked against Joe then, and today it is stacked against the poor, the immigrant, and the minority, just as it was in Joe’s time. As the Innocence Projects around the country have shown, hundreds if not thousands of people have been wrongfully convicted because of bias against the color of their skin or where they were born, because of police or prosecutorial misconduct, or because they couldn’t afford decent legal representation and the system didn’t provide it to them. We should all be Wobblies. ◆ Debora Threedy’s plays The End of the Horizon (about Everett Ruess), Wallace (about Wallace Stegner) and The Third Crossing (about Sally Hemings) have previously premiered at Plan-B. Her latest, One Big Union, receives its world premiere November 1020. PLANBTHEATRE.ORG
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ENVIRONEWS
BY AMY BRUNVAND
You aren’t stuck in Traffic. You are the traffic.
More toxic algae in Utah
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Utah Sierra Club political endorsements, 2016
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n August toxic algae struck again in Utah killing fish in Scofield Reservoir which supplies water for Price, Utah. So far this year, toxic algal blooms have appeared in Farmington Bay, Payson Lakes and Utah Lake. Toxic algae blooms are associated with warmerthan-normal water, high carbon dioxide levels, and are predicted to occur more often and with more intensity due to climate change.
Because it does not claim nonprofit status, the Sierra Club is one of the few environmental organizations that can actively lobby for the environment and endorse pro-environmental candidates at elections. Take a look at the list of Utah Chapter Sierra Club political endorsements and vote for the environment! UTAH.SIERRACLUB.ORG/UTAH-CHAPTER-2016-POLITICAL-ENDORSEMENTS
Congressional leaning on Public Lands Initiative On September 14 the House Public Lands Subcommittee held a hearing on Rep. Rob Bishop’s (R-UT-1) Public Lands Initiative bill. Neil Kornze, Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) slammed the bill saying, “The Department opposes the nonstandard management language for many of the proposed conservation and special management designations, which are repeated throughout the bill and would result in significantly less protection than in other similarly designated
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They built a better road
Mia Love has it wrong re. Doug Owens and the Legacy Highway
Utah Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT4) has been running misleading attack ads against challenger Doug Owens (D) over his role as a lawyer for Utahns for Better Transportation (UBET) opposing construction of the Legacy Highway. Love’s ad says that the fight over the Legacy Highway cost public money, but never mentions that the result was a much, much better highway development. Fifteen years ago the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) proposed to build the Legacy Highway, a poorly conceived, environmentally destructive freeway which would have punched through Great Salt Lake wetlands, promoted
sprawl development, and actually increased traffic miles driven, resulting in more traffic jams and generally worse air quality along the Wasatch Front (traffic planners know that you can’t build your way out of traffic jams because new roads generate new traffic—the original plan had no transit option). UBET and the Utah Sierra Club filed a lawsuit to force highway developers to consider environmental impacts, and they won. The highway that was eventually built includes a bike trail, a nature preserve and a good alternative to driving in the form of FrontRunner commuter rail. The outcome of the Legacy Highway fight is widely viewed as a successful demonstration of how environmental laws serve to promote public interest via community dialog. In specifically attacking the Legacy Highway, Love seems to be
advocating an outdated planning model that the Wasatch Front cannot afford, considering projected population growth and climate change. According to UBET, the problem with the original Legacy Highway proposal was that the goal was simply to put more cars on the road without thinking about air quality, wetlands destruction, sprawl or creating livable communities. UBET suggests that future transportation planning should start with the question, ”How can we reduce predicted increases in traffic?” This is particularly important since Utah’s population is still growing, and with population increase comes more pressure for unnecessary road building. Utahns for Better Transportation: UTAHNSFORBETTERTRANSPORTATION.ORG; Utah Chapter Sierra Club: HTTP://UTAH.SIERRACLUB.ORG; Davis County Trails: DAVISCOUNTYUTAH.GOV/TRAILS
areas. Additionally, the Department strongly opposes the unprecedented language transferring all energy development and permitting authority within the affected counties from the Federal government to the State of Utah, proposed limits on the BLM’s management of grazing, and the automatic granting of Revised Statute (R.S.) 2477 right-of-way claims that are currently subject to active litigation with no showing that they have satisfied applicable legal standards.” Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk who is a Councilwoman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Co-Chair of the Bears Ears Intertribal Coalition testified against a provision in the bill that would transfer 100,000 acres of Ute tribal land to the State of Utah. “This bill has been built on the back of the Ute Indian Tribe and their Reservation homelands,” she said. “Let me be clear, a vote for this bill is a vote to steal Indian lands, diminish tribal self-determination, and set federal Indian policy back 100 years.” Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5780 Utah Public Lands Initiative Act: NATURALRESOURCES.HOUSE.GOV/CALENDAR/ EVENTSINGLE. ASPX?EVENTID=401106
Utah DEQ opposes regional haze reduction Utahns consistently rank poor air quality as one of their biggest concerns, so you’d think that the Utah Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) would be trying to comply with federal clean air regulations. Wrong. In July the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rejected the State of Utah’s regional haze plan as ineffective. Instead of complying with the Federal Implementation Plan, DEQ has appealed the decision, insisting that the rejected Utah plan is somehow better than EPA’s plan.
Secret Utah water plan released A meeting of the Utah Water Strategy Advisory Committee turned into shouting when the
Committee tried to keep the public from seeing or commenting on a draft long-term water plan for the State of Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune obtained a copy and the draft plan was released on the Envision Utah website. Unfortunately, the draft plan offers nothing new in the way of either water conservation or environmental conservation. One particularly bad aspect is unquestioned support for current practices of agricultural water use. Last year a Utah Foundation report pointed out that 82% of diverted water in Utah goes to agriculture and half of that water is used to irrigate a single crop— alfalfa hay. Worse, a lot of the hay grown in Utah is shipped to China. So essentially Utah’s artificially cheap taxpayer-subsidized water feeds Chinese cows. Nonetheless, the draft plan supports building two new hugely expensive and environmentally catastrophic water projects—the Lake Powell Pipeline and the Bear River Project. The whole plan seems, frankly, crazy. But that’s probably why they were trying to keep it secret.
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SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY Reveals the harrowing and heartening story of passionate seed keepers as they wage a battle against chemical seed companies, defending a 12,000-year food legacy.
WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 5 @ 7PM Through the Lens
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SPLINTERS OF A NATION
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The untold story of 8,000 German prisoners of war held captive in Utah during WWII.
TUESDAY | OCTOBER 11 @ 7PM Science Movie Night
The City Library | 210 E 400 S, Salt Lake City
CIRCLE OF POISON *Post-film discussion.
A global look at communities impacted by the export of toxic pesticides made in America and how they are fighting back. THURSDAY | OCTOBER 13 @ 7PM Utah Film Circuit
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BEST OF ENEMIES In the summer of 1968 television news changed forever when ABC hired William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal to debate during the national political conventions.
TUESDAY | OCTOBER 18 @ 7PM
Sage grouse rules rule!
THURSDAY | OCTBER 20 @ 7PM
Amy Brunvand is an academic librarian working in the University of Utah Sustainability Office which coordinates sustainability education, research and initiatives at the University.
PHANTOM BOY The highly anticipated new film from the directors of A Cat in Paris is a stylish noir caper, set in the shadowy alleyways of New York.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued rules for sage grouse conservation in Western states including Utah. The new rules instruct BLM to review livestock grazing in sensitive areas and to give priority to oil and gas permits outside of sage grouse habitat. Congressman Rob Bishop (R-Ut-1) predictably griped, accusing the Obama Administration of oppressing western states by “tying up energy development and seizing state-level conservation efforts.” ◆
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Women’s Stories
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AUDRIE & DAISY
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The story of two teenage girls who were sexually assaulted by guys they thought were their friends. Damn These Heels Year-Round
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JEWEL’S CATCH ONE This film documents the oldest Black-owned disco in America and establishes the legacy of Jewel Thais-Williams, who stood up against hate and discrimination for 42 years.
TUESDAY | OCTOBER 25 @ 7PM Exposé USA
The City Library | 210 E 400 S, Salt Lake City
DO NOT RESIST
Do Not Resist is an urgent and powerful exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the United States.
WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 26 @ 7PM Creativity in Focus
UMFA | 410 Campus Center Dr, Salt Lake City
THE SILENCE OF MARK ROTHKO Wander through the life and work of Mark Rothko and visualize his sources of inspiration in an attempt to find what lies behind the imposing colored planes in his paintings.
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e were at our corner coffee place, Coffee Noir. Jude Rubadue, friend and neighbor, said, “I woke up in the night, thinking, ‘What about all the ugly tomatoes? I’ve got to make use of the less than perfect produce!” That was a year ago. Such are a chef’s nightmares. Then along comes NYC chef Tyler Kord, writing A Super Upsetting Cookbook About Sandwiches (Clarkson Potter: 2016), agreeing with Jude and then some: “If you want to be known as an excellent cook, then you should become a champion of the less- than-perfect ingredients... Make it a point to find food that doesn’t look great, and turn it into something that transcends itself.” “Cosmetically challenged” food is often abandoned. People who would never malign an unattractive person reject the misshapen produce. Why? Usually it equals its more symmetrical siblings in nutritional value. Nonetheless it is a large part of the 40% of food that goes uneaten in the U.S. Then there are the trimmings, the bones—all the parts of plants and animals we no longer typically eat, though likely our ancestors did. It takes effort and imagination to create something delicious out of the ignored or unknown, Jude admits. And education. Scientist and food waste expert Dana Gunders realized this, too, and wrote The Waste Free Kitchen Handbook (Chronicle Books, 2015). She says shopping skills, refrigerator management and having the right equipment helps. Jude keeps a food dryer on her kitchen counter, and uses it. “Dried bananas
are way yummy,” she says. Home freezers make it easier. Canning, pickling and fermenting are reasonable skills to acquire. This particular homely activism may not sing to everyone. But if we each made a gesture toward being more conscious cooks and consumers, the cumulative effect would not go unnoticed on the planet. National Geographic wrote a good story about this [“Waste Not, Want Not,” March 2016.] And food awareness is catching on. Bones, once tossed, are simmering in crockpots across the country as we learn the delicious benefits of bone broth (see June 2015 CATALYST HTTP://WWW.CATALYSTMAGAZINE. NET/BONE-BROTH/). More people are eating the lesser-known organ meats. Charcuterie—smoking, salting, curing meat—is a useful word again. On Sunday, October 16, you can see for yourself just how amazing tip-to-tail, root-to-fruit cookery can be when Slow Food Utah holds its annual feast, the Feast of the Five Senses. This year’s theme: Eat It all—A Mindful Meal. Waste less. Utilize more. Tickets are $125 (add $25 for wine). Proceeds fund Slow Food Utah’s micro-grant program for food-centric projects—for instance, a cooler for a farmer to get meat to the market; a community cider press; a backyard flock of heritage poultry. (And then you may get to read about the projects later in CATALYST). Visit SLOWFOOD UTAH.ORG to reserve tickets. ◆ Greta Belanger deJong is the editor and publisher of CATALYST.
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n journalistic jargon “30” means the end. That’s what Utah highway 30 is; it’s probably the last place you’d pick to explore in Utah but you should. Everybody brags on Highway 12 in Southern Utah but that is just boring postcard beauty. Highway 30 is the real unspoiled Utah. Following the northern contour of The Great Salt Lake, it runs roughly from Snowville, Utah to Montello, Nevada’s least famous gambling town. Along the way you’ll pass through Park Valley, which has the least Pokémon in Utah. About eight years ago you could have bought the only three businesses in town for $300,000. I guess they didn’t get any takers because they are all closed now; meaning you better plan for 105 miles of no services. I’ve been driving Highway 30 at least twice a year for the last 30 years and it still relaxes and surprises me every time. Where there are no big attractions, you look for the tiny ones. I hope you like this little gallery: a fake Christmas tree decorated with flip flops and bubble wands, cow femurs painted in primary colors; bullet hole-riddled cans on a dead tree; why not? All things are possible on 30. I won’t tell you exactly where they are; you’ll have to drive 30 and find them yourself. Yes, the road is paved all the way. ◆
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CITY SPACES
A new life for the city cemetary? What to consider when a cemetary reaches capacity
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t was late September, 1848, when George B. Wallace walked out of the new Mormon pioneer settlement of Salt Lake City, away from the muddy streets crowded with people, horses and wagons, and into the snow-covered sage-grown benches on the city’s northeast side. In his arms was the small body of his baby d a u g h t e r, Mary M . Wallace, born t h e winter before at Indian Winter Quarters, and dead, at 21 months, of diarrhea— her baby brother would soon follow. The foothills were a quiet place for a burial, a place that might remain undisturbed by the quickly growing settlement below. She would be alone and at peace. The memory of baby Mary M. Wallace remains today etched in stone, immortalized on the black obelisk that bears her name at the Salt Lake City Cemetery and again on the plaque above the cemetery’s archway entrance that declares: Salt Lake Cemetery Est. 1848. The pioneer child was the first burial in what is today the City Cemetery—located in the Avenues between N and U streets and 4th and 11th avenues. Not long after George Wallace found his daughter’s final resting place, other pioneer families followed laying to rest their loved ones on the same sage-covered hill. The area became an official burial site when it was taken over by the city and Wallace became the first sexton in charge of the
BY KATHERINE PIOLI grounds. Today the City Cemetery is the largest municipal cemetery in the United States with 150 acres of land covered by 9.5 miles of road and 124,000 burial plots (Salt Lake City is currently home to about 200,000 living citizens). Despite its size, the City Cemetery is frighteningly close to full capacity. According to the city’s records, and projections compiled for the SLC Cemetery Master Plan, a project begun by the city in
2009, the municipality has “contractual obligation to provide burials for 24,000 pre-sold burial rights.” Unsold burial sites remaining at City Cemetery, as of July of this year, number a mere 800. Those numbers have Salt Lake City doing some deep soul searching. After the city stops burying people, is the cemetery still fulfilling its purpose? Does it lose its value to the community? And how else could a community use and relate
to that space? After another 25 or 50 or 100 years, who will care if the graves are cared for, the lawn cut, trees planted, roads repaired? Will the city and its tax payers still want to set aside money for its upkeep? The City Cemetery, under municipal management, receives funding through city taxes. Money from the sale of gravesites goes into a general fund for the city from which all municipal programs draw. Nancy Monteith, a landscape architect and park planner for the city who is currently engaged with the Cemetery Master Plan team, calls that kind of funding a double-edged sword. On one hand, it means that the Cemetery will never exactly run out of money; on the other hand it is al-
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The City Cemetery may have invaluable potential as wildlife habitat if it’s managed wisely. It is within a half mile of areas considered important habitat for critical or endangered species like the large yellow lady’s slipper, Peregrine falcon, Swainson’s hawk, Wasatch daisy, Wasatch fitweed, the western toad and the Mill Creek mountain snail.
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ways competing with other municipal projects for funding, especially when it comes to additional funding for capital improvement projects. Currently, the 9.5 miles of roads through the cemetery are in such a state of disrepair, says Monteith, that city engineers have assessed repair costs at around $20
dents interested in the longevity of the City Cemetery is integral. That’s where the master plan comes in. Within the next 100 years no one will be burying loved ones in the City Cemetery. As that use naturally phases out, the city hopes to reinvent the cemetery as a space for the living.
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million. There’s also other aging infrastructure—retaining walls, buildings—and long-term maintenance of the grounds complicated by steep slopes and grades (there’s a 300-foot elevation gain from Fourth Ave. to 1100 East), and complications with minimal parking and limited expansion options. And who helps decide if these cemetery issues receive priority funding? Well, getting resi-
From Boston to Atlanta to Philadelphia, municipal cemeteries are already changing what it means to be a cemetery. Many have gift shops and visitor centers. They host weddings, horticulture workshops, wine tastings and movie screenings, concert series and yoga classes, musicals and plays, even car shows. Salt Lake officials already have some idea of the direction they hope to take,
and don’t worry, it’s not car shows. “The public has voiced a spectrum of desires with many wanting no change at all,” says Nancy Monteith, noting feedback the city received during their first public open house on the issue last June. “We [the city] want to make the Cemetery accessible for appropriate uses.” To find what the city may constitute “appropriate use” one should go back nearly 200 years to the founding of the first “garden style” cemetery, Mt. Auburn, in Boston, Massachusetts. Garden cemeteries, which enjoyed widespread popularity in the United States in the middle of the 19th century, were based upon English landscape gardening and designed as a contrast to increasingly urban settings. Thought of as places for the living as much as for the dead, they were essentially city parks, places where families could picnic and take long walks and find solitude and beauty. Solitude; open space; religious and historic importance are values that city planners hope to resurrect when it comes to the public’s perception of the City Cemetery. And there’s another interesting
value that officials hope to make more visible: wildlife. Those who have walked through the City Cemetery, or any other cemetery near the city’s foothills, likely have their own story of an animal encounter, deer and magpies being the most common sightings, but there are others. In 2014, KSL News profiled two of the City Cemetery’s living residents, a nesting pair of great horned owls who had made their home among the graves for enough years (about six) that some locals had given them names—Olive and Walt. The City Cemetery actually may have invaluable potential as wildlife habitat if it’s managed wisely. Maps created for the Salt Lake City Open Space Acquisition Strategy (2010) show that the City Cemetery is in a critical zone within a half mile of areas considered important habitat for critical or endangered species like the large yellow ladies slipper, Peregrine falcon, Swainson’s hawk, Wasatch daisy, Wasatch fitweed, the western toad and the Mill Creek mountain snail. Salt Lake residents have the opportunity over the next few months to shape the future of this beautiful 150-acre plot of open space bordering the city streets and grass-grown hills. Where there were once only a handful of graves on a sagebrush hillside there now lay thousands under the cool shade of blue spruce, Norway maples, Utah juniper, birch, hawthorn—visited by mule deer does with their fawn and little red foxes and the occasional moose. What do we wish to remain in another 150 years? The next public open house to discuss concepts and ideas will be held on November 16 at the Salt Lake City Main Library, downstairs in conference rooms A, B, and C, 4:30-7:30pm. ◆ Katherine Pioli is CATALYST’s associate editor.
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Carnival of Souls
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t's easy to imagine how Herk Harvey conceived of Carnival of Souls, his 1962 cult classic movie, as he drove past the old Saltair a year or two earlier. At the end of the pier reaching out into Great Salt Lake, the abandoned amusement park and dance hall, which burned down three years after filming, must have looked like a lost soul herself. What better place for a carnival of souls? Did Harvey, an educational film producer from Lawrence, Kansas, with no past, or future, in low-budget horror movies, venture out past the dilapidated chain link fence and explore what was once the “largest dance floor in the world”? The story starts in Kansas, with a joy ride, a car
chase and a fatal crash into a muddy river. The authorities drag the river with no results; passengers Mary Henry and her two friends are presumed dead. Then Mary emerges from the water, apparently alive and well (though muddy and looking rather stunned). Mary decides to proceed with plans to take a job as a church organist in Utah. She drives across the Utah state line and nears Saltair in the night to the soundtrack of eerie organ music. A ghostly man, played by Herk Harvey himself, appears in the road and at her car window as she drives along the lake. Yes, she’s pretty freaked out. Mary wanders around our city, haunted by the phantom man. She is also suffering bouts of invisi-
bility, which is equally unnerving. We see her by Temple Square; in the Union train station; walking down Second South, and all over Washington Square. She is obsessed with Saltair, and returns a few times. The last time—well, we don’t want to spoil it for you. Let’s just say the highlight of the film is seeing the grand Saltair ballroom, once the grandest in the land, in its doomed glory. The film’s final scene situates us back in Kansas as the car is pulled from the river. All three women occupants, Mary included, are dead. —JdJ Photographer Stan Clawson, Eric Cadora and CATALYST staffer Sophie Silverstone restaged several of the scenes from the movie at their original locations. Enjoy.
Eric Cadora; composite by Stan Clawson Above: Composite photo of a scene from the movie on the causeway leading to Saltair and the same point of view today. Stansbury Island is in the background. Left: In front of the old ZCMI on Main Street. Below: In front of ZCMI’s twice-resurrected historic cast iron façade at what is now Macy's.
Stan Clawson
Stan Clawson
Above: Lobby of the Union Pacific Depot in the Gateway district, now and then. Right and Below: Mary looks toward State St. from Washington Square on Fourth South. See the Boston Building in the background. Today, the XMission building is to the left and the Jackalope Lounge, right.
Stan Clawson
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16 CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET October, 2016 Left: A man who tries to help Mary, at a water fountain on the northwest corner of Washington Square. Below: The buildings on the west side of State Street from 400 to 500 South have been replaced by the Matheson Court House.
Below: The causeway to Saltair, then and now. In Saltair's heyday, long before this film, the Salt Lake Garfield and Western Railway to Saltair ran excursion trains every 45 minutes from Salt Lake City.
Stan Clawson
Stan Clawson Above: Mary looks northwest from Washington Square. In the background on the left in both pictures is the Salt Lake Community College building on 400 South. In the scene from the movie, a house can be seen where the Dunkin' Donuts is now. The sidewalk was relocated to between the row of trees and the monument when 400 South was widened for the University TRAX line in 2001.
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WILD IN THE CITY
Rivers revisited Seven Canyons Trust aims to bring daylight to Salt Lake City’s seven buried streams BY JANE LYON
Red Butte Creek
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n the spring of 2014, Professor Stephen Goldsmith, former Salt Lake City Planning Director, Artspace co-founder and director of the Center For the Living
City, welcomed into his University of Utah classroom the fresh minds of that semester’s Urban Ecology and Planning Workshop. On the first day, he laid out this issue for
City Creek successfully raised and visited here by a new generation of Salt Lake City urban river appreciators
the students: what to do about all the underground creeks in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake’s residents have had a longstanding conflicted relationship with the seven creeks that
Canyon on the final leg of long and difficult trek to find their mecca and Brigham Young proclaimed,“This is the place,” he was looking over our pristine valley surrounded by a great protective
In 1914, a Salt Lake Telegram article praised the burial of City Creek as it protected the water supply and prevented accidental drowning. By the 1980s, 21 miles of our valley’s creeks were buried. flow from the Wasatch Mountain’s seven main canyons— City Creek, Red Butte, Emigration, Parleys, Millcreek, Big Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood. When Mormon pioneers traversed Emigration
wall of mountains and watered by seven blue veins of life. Those creeks are all tributaries of the artery now known as the Jordan River whose rich plains and creek beds provided for our earliest pio-
neers the essentials for life in this high and hostile desert. But as more settlers arrived and the land became more urbanized, people had to mitigate the annual flooding that threatened what had become a downtown area. Burying the creeks under cement and funneling them through pipes became a social imperative. In 1914, a Salt Lake Telegram article praised the burial of City Creek as it protected the water supply and prevented accidental drowning. By the 1980s, 21 miles of our valley’s creeks were buried. If you were around in May of 1983, you certainly remember “Deluge Sunday,” as The Deseret News called it, when 1,000 homes were flooded and 200 to 400 people were forced to evacuate. The overflow of snowmelt first showed itself at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. Visible flooding appeared along 1300 South where the Emigration, Parleys and Red Butte creeks converge underground. But they were not staying underground. Mayor Ted Wilson called for the floods to be contained and community members began sand bagging the west side of State Street along 1300 South to protect downtown. This would be the last time our city saw the Jordan River tributaries above ground. However, this would also trigger the first time that citizens began to question the efficacy of burying Millcreek in its current trough
What we are learning is that engaging in restoration of natural open spaces is good news for the land owners around that area. So, what if we could use this kind of thinking in the less affluent neighborhoods of Salt Lake City?
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our natural creeks. A group of people began discussing the feasibility of bringing up the creeks, now called “daylighting.” The term was coined in Berkeley, California in 1986 and since then, Berkeley has been a champion in daylighting waterways. Hydrologically speaking, it is always better for waterways to be above ground as a part of the natural biome. City Creek, which not more than two decades ago flowed under a surface parking lot owned by the LDS Church, is the first and only successful daylighting project in Salt Lake today. It is a beautiful place that, were it left undone, would still be suffocating under a square of hot asphalt. Hidden Hollow, a restoration project in Sugar House, has a similar happy story. In 1990, a couple of elementary students discovered a littered, longneglected stream channel near their school. They tackled the project of cleanup and restoration, organizing themselves as the KOPE
Kids (Kids Organize to Protect the Environment) in the process. They worked so fervently that Utah Open Lands created a conservation easement to protect the area in perpetuity. Some believe this open space is in part responsible for the flourishing of businesses and restaurants in Sugar House. Hidden Hollow
certain Stephen Goldsmith quote always echoes through the environmental students’ conversations at the University: “Make the invisible visible.” Throughout the semester of Professor Goldsmith’s 2014 Ecological Planning class, the students took his question and researched, photographed and made Google Earth flyovers to track the creeks on an aerial scale, all with the goal to create a future vision of an above-ground water system. As the semester wound down, five students stuck around to refine the idea and New York native Brian Tonetti and Salt Lake native Liz Jackson created what they call the Seven Canyons Trust: 100 Years of Daylighting. Their vision is, through grants and partnerships, to acquire the land holding the rest of Salt Lake’s original creek beds and restore beneficial ecology into our neighborhoods. After receiving an Outstanding Achievement award for their plan from the Utah America Planning Association, Tonetti and Jackson began pursuing 501c3 status. Thanks to financial help from their parents, the project finally re-
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ences, history and facts ceived nonabout the profit status in creeks. April of last S e v e n year. C a ny o n s Tonetti and Trust’s first Jackson make new daylightup the Seven ing project Canyons Trust may soon get (SCT) team, underway at backed by an the intersecintern and voltion of 1300 unteers. Their South 900 first goal is West, in coopsimply raising Brian Tonetti and Liz Jackson eration with awareness of the Glendale what remains underground. EvenCity Council and with funding tually, of course, they aim to refrom the Jordan River Commisstore local ecology through sion. Other main partners are the daylighting projects and bring naCenter for the Living City and ture closer to home, but until then ArtsBridge America. The inthey are focusing on interventended project will remove an tional activism by painting simple old parking lot and a burned-out, blue creek lines over parking lots abandoned house over a confluand cement sidewalks to illustrate ence section of the Parleys, Emiwhere for the hidden creeks flow. gration and Red Butte Creeks. It This type of artistic activism helps could be just the first step in reour community envision what it vealing and re-visualizing our could be, making the invisible a city’s blue veins. ◆ little more visible. The Seven Jane Lyon is a senior in environmental Canyons Trust also invites stuand sustainability studies at the Univerdents and residents of all ages to sity of Utah, a former CATALYST intern engage in the Seven Creeks Walk and an intern for the Seven Canyons Series, a walking conversation Trust. She also co-produces CATALYST’s along the creek lines in which Weekly Reader. people share insights, experi-
To host a volunteer event, participate in the walk series or an intervention site or donate to the trust: SEVENCANYONSTRUST.ORG
IN THE HERB GARDEN
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Over-wintering delicious herbs Got a window that gets six hours of sun a day? You can grow herbs indoors!
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BY MERRY LYCETT HARRISON
ith fall upon us, it is a bit disheartening to look out at the abundant fresh herb supply and imagine it covered in a quiet blanket of snow. But take heart, while making your gardening to-do lists for autumn, consider herbs that may successfully overwinter indoors. Also, go shopping! In mid- to late fall, nurseries often mark down any leftover summer herbs to such a significant discount that even if they don’t survive, you are not out a lot of money. Also, you might find some obscure perennial ones to add, like bay or lemon verbena or an annual such as epazote that you may have been curious about. Study up on their growth habits and pland them in a garden spot or pot where they will be happy. Most herbs require at least six hours of direct sun a day. I did this with rosemary, which is hard to winter over in Utah even when you get the Arp variety, the one that promises the best possibility of success. I got permission from my landlord to plant herbs outside my office building. At a nursery in early October I found several straggley looking rosemary, lavender, sage, rue and oregano plants that cost me about $1-2 each. I had to hunt for them, finding them under tables and among spent tomato plants. I planted them in the very poor soil, taking great care to place the rosemary plants in the sunniest, hottest places under an overhanging eve for protection from heavy snow. That was about 10 years ago, and the area has now become a beautiful demonstration garden for my herb classes. The rosemary is so huge and abundant I have to whack it back, and all the random sages I purchased have spread. They are variegated, adding color and interest. Everloyal lavender blooms right on time for fra-
grance and the bees. Many passersby stop to admire the garden and ask about the huge rosemarys. I personally have never had success overwintering rosemary indoors. I think part of the problem is that perennial herbs have a dor-
The Mediterranean herbs rosemary, lavender and thyme don’t like too much water—it makes their stems rot. Pot in sandy soil and let them dry out between waterings.
mant period, and when we bring them indoors, we treat them like it’s summer with too much water and fertilizer. Indoor heat has hampered my efforts, too; adding humidity helps. A student once told me she had great success with rosemary by keeping it in a greenhouse that never went below 40 degrees. Also, none of the Mediterranean herbs— rosemary, lavender and thyme—like too much water; it makes their stems rot. Pot in sandy soil and let them dry out between waterings. Parsley, oregano, chives and thyme make a nice quartet of herbs in pots in a sunny window during winter. You could start your oregano from a cutting from your already existing plant and rooting it in a glass of water. Chives are
perennial so just dig up a small patch from your garden and pot it. Chives produce well in early spring and fall so there may be a period where you cut them back (enjoy those tasty cuttings) but they will surely spring forth soon, given enough care and sun. For thyme, start with a new plant from a nursery if you can find it. Lemon thyme smells especially refreshing on a dark winter day. Parsley has a life cycle of two years. The first year’s growth gives us the fresh, green leaves we use so either dig up and pot the plant you bought this year or buy a new one. Starting it from seed takes a lot of time. Greta informs me that pineapple sage grows well indoors and, in addition to the fragrant leaves, produces the most beautiful scarlet flowers. She has also had success with the Vietnamese medicinal hoan ngoc. Use leaves in green drinks. Some garden herbs are not salvageable. Basil is prone to wilt and white flies and not worth the bother. Also annuals that grow from seed do not need to be saved. Perennials can be left in the ground. To harvest for use, dig roots you need like horseradish and echinacea (in its third year). For warm-weather herbs like passionflower or lemon grass, pot them up, cut them back and bring them inside to nurse them along as best you can until they can safely be placed outside once again. Just for the fun of it, investigate scented geraniums because all geraniums seem to do well indoors in winter. ◆ Merry Lycett Harrison is a clinical herbalist, teacher, author and wild guide and a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. See “Herb Tip of the Week” at WWW.MILLCREEKHERBS.COM or visit the Millcreek Herbs booth at the Downtown Farmers Market.
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HEALTH & POLITICS
DEA moves to ban herbal supplement kratom Scientists, citizens and lawmakers object to Schedule 1 classification for this Asian pain-killer BY ALICE TOLER
Editor’s note: For more background, see “The Kratom Chronicles” by Alice Toler in the May 2016 edition of CATALYST.
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n August 31, the United States’ Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced its intention to place the two main alkaloids of the popular painkilling and antianxiety herb kratom into its Schedule I classification—for substances which, according to the US Controlled Substances Act, have a high potential for abuse, no medical uses, and cannot be used safely even with close medical supervision. Schedule 1 substances include heroin, bath salts, LSD, MDMA, cannabis, and peyote. This “emergency scheduling” gave only a month’s notice, and furthermore denied any option for public comment. This disappointing and alarming move would end all legal trade in kratom inside the United States, and hamstring all further research upon it. We are in the middle of a giant prescription and illicit opiate epidemic. In 2014 alone, 18,893 people died from pharmaceutical opioid overdose, and a further 10,574 died from heroin overdose. Kratom, the nonprocessed leaf of a Southeast Asian jungle tree, is being used by tens of thousands of people as an alternative to these dangerous opiates, both to control chronic pain and to treat opiate addiction. Opiates kill by depressing respiration—take too much Fentanyl, like the musician Prince did just last March, and your body will forget to breathe. The effects of kratom are much milder, and though the alkaloids retain the painkilling effects of other mu-opioid agonists, they do not depress respiration the same way that poppy-derived opiates do, making kratom a far safer alternative. Additionally, kratom in large amounts causes extreme nausea—you will vomit before you can overdose. It is so hard to overdose on kratom that there aren’t even any meaningful statistics about it. “Kratom-related deaths” invariably involve other more dangerous drugs as well, or previously existing dangerous health conditions. Blaming kratom in these cases is like blaming the cup of coffee someone had for his
fatal heart attack, while ignoring his sclerotic arteries and the three lines of cocaine he did at lunchtime. Kratom also treats a wide variety of other medical conditions. A quick survey of users selfreported improvements to ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, anhedonia, stress and OCD among the psychiatric diagnoses, and one was using it to control side effects from an SSRI antidepressant. Others were successfully treating drug and alcohol addiction. Among the chronic pain conditions, users were obtaining relief from rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis, severe nerve damage, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue
Blaming kratom in these cases is like blaming the cup of coffee someone had for his fatal heart attack, while ignoring his sclerotic arteries and the three lines of cocaine he did at lunchtime. syndrome, and interstitial cystitis. One person was using kratom to help alleviate the symptoms of type-1 diabetes. Several people reported almost miraculous improvements in ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and IBS— which makes sense, because in kratom’s native Southeast Asian cultures, people have been using it to treat diarrhea for hundreds of years. Yet the research on kratom is still distressingly thin on the ground. Some of the alkaloids contained in kratom have been isolated and patented, but they aren’t as effective as the whole leaf for treating medical conditions—
and we don’t know why. It makes absolutely zero sense for the DEA to ban such a promising botanical. Doing so will endanger the public. It will needlessly criminalize many chronic illness sufferers, and drive others back to dangerous prescription opiate painkillers, alcohol or street drugs. Last month, a We The People petition quickly gathered enough signatures to require a response from the White House regarding the ban. A march on D.C. was attended by hundreds, even though there was hardly any time to organize or give notice. The DEA has been quoted by NPR as saying they are “surprised” at the pushback they are getting. Kratom advocates have also been calling and writing to Karen DeSalvo, Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary, asking her to use her authority to delay the scheduling. One proponent of medical kratom compiled a point-by-point rebuttal to the DEA’s cited reasons for the ban; it is too long to print here, but we have made it available online at [link]. It seems that if there’s one thing that Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians can agree on in this horrifically contentious election season, it’s that the proposed scheduling of kratom is a poor move by the DEA. On Monday, September 19, members of the kratom community were urged to call their local congressional office and ask their member of Congress to sign the Pocan/Salmon “Dear Colleague” letter, sponsored by Mark Pocan (D) of Wisconsin and Matt Salmon (R) of Arizona. The letter asks the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the assistant director of the DEA to delay a final decision on the placement of kratom into Schedule I, to provide ample time for public comment on the decision, and to resolve any inconsistencies with other federal agencies regarding the use of kratom. (At presstime, 51 lawmakers had signed the letter, none yet from Utah.)
The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank founded by billionaire Charles Koch, has published an article condemning the move and describing the whole concept of a “Schedule I drug” as incoherent and unhelpful. Solvent inhalants such as toluene, the article notes, fit the three DEA criteria for Schedule I, but because they are essential industrial chemicals, they will never be scheduled. Further, drugs such as psilocybin do not fit the first criterion because they are difficult to abuse because of tolerance response, and yet they are in the schedule. As tens of thousands of users will testify, kratom clearly possesses medical use. The Army veteran and the arthritic grandma who drink kratom tea to be able to function at their jobs bridle at being labeled “drug abusers,” and compared to opiate alternatives, kratom’s safety profile is excellent. The DEA contests this last point, citing 660 calls to Poison Control for kratom over a five year period. However, David Kroll writing for Forbes compares that statistic to 6,843 reports of young children ingesting single-load laundry pods in the first seven months of 2016 alone. There are 3 million calls to Poison Control annually, of which about 3,700 are for caffeine overdose. In the US, more than 88,000 alcohol-related annual deaths include 2,200 deaths due to alcohol poisoning. From 2001 to 2014 there was a 3.4-fold increase in the total number of overdose deaths due to prescription benzodiazepine anti-anxiety drugs. Kratom is also used by people as a replacement for benzodiazepines and again, while this use requires more research, it currently appears to be a far safer alternative. It is almost impossible to pursue legal research into Schedule I drugs.
Kratom, with its potential to save so many lives, should not be hobbled in this manner. The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE), a watchdog organization founded by former career officials at the White House Office of Management and Budget, has issued a letter to the DEA requesting an extension to
It makes absolutely zero sense for the DEA to ban such a promising botanical. Doing so will endanger the public. It will needlessly criminalize many chronic illness sufferers, and drive others back to dangerous prescription opiate painkillers, alcohol or street drugs. the effective date for placing kratom into Schedule I until July 1, 2017, to allow for public comment, to submit the proposed listing to the OMB for review, to inform the US-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (because Canada has decided to regulate rather than ban kratom), and to conduct an interagency peer review of the DEA’s science behind the proposed Schedule I listing.
Additionally, the CRE letter notes that outlawing kratom in the US undermines the White House’s Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime, by opening a potentially enormous new arena for financially lucrative smuggling. At a historical moment when we as a nation are coming to realize the futility of marijuana prohibition, and to understand the colossal harm done to society by outlawing rather than regulating an herb widely used by people who simply want to control pain and anxiety and to get on with their lives, do we really need to be handing international crime cartels another opportunity to spread violence and human anguish? Do we really need to be putting law-abiding chronic pain and anxiety sufferers in a corner, giving them the choice of enduring unrelieved misery, reverting to meds that don’t work for them, or becoming criminals? At the time of this writing, we are waiting to see what effect all of this resistance to scheduling kratom may have. Kratom, like marijuana, is not completely unproblematic. Edible Mary Jane, as Maureen Dowd of the New York Times found out to her distress in 2014, can provoke intense paranoia and make you convinced you’re dying. Regular kratom use does create dependency, and in some people the withdrawals can be very unpleasant. But regular coffee use does the same thing, and I can personally attest to the agony of the cold turkey “coffee flu.” Scientific evidence of the DEA’s claim that kratom represents a clear and immediate threat to public health is simply completely lacking. ◆ Alice Toler is CATALYST Magazine’s award-winning staff writer.
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SOUTHERN UTAH
In ecstasy we have come A poet-teacher and his students visit the Bears Ears BY JOEL LONG
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his April, I joined a group of my students from Salt Lake City’s Rowland Hall Upper School on a camping trip to the proposed Bears Ears National Monument, in the area that is now Natural Bridges National Monument, a small, preserved gem in the midst of the larger treasure. After a rainy first night, we woke early and hiked Cedar Mesa. Our guide, Dave Pacheco, from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, taught us the principles of backcountry travel: preparing; respecting the land with its plants, animals, geology; preserving remnants of ancient cultures, cliff dwellings and pottery shards. We stepped carefully over the mesa, avoiding cryptobiotic soil, the living crust that keeps much of this place alive, in spring, sprouting milkvetch flowers like purple pea blossoms and yellow wallflowers
into red rock cliffs, jagged cottonwoods groaned with new green shoots, and dark green piñon pines billowed from sandstone above. Rounding a bend, we confronted a massive hoodoo, a 50-foot monument with the head of a camel; we were so mesmerized that we did not notice ruins of an ancient home tucked in the fold of the cliffs to the east. Along lips of slickrock, the students and I followed our guide to the overhang, the ruins, four rounded rooms like turrets with three windows left in masonry. Close, in the mortar that holds stones in place, we saw fingerprints of builders still clinging to the mud, a millennia away. We sat beneath the overhang in front of these ancient rooms; in cool shadow, we drank water. In this place these people lived; they sat, ate meals, drank water from clay bowls, surveyed this
the diminishing spiral at the horizon. He knows these birds as they fluttered in corn pollen inside the sphere he made from the fingers of his two hands. Jonah told us of this land around us, that it is sacred to his ancestors, to him, that it is his home, the place his people emerged, where they disappeared like the hummingbird. Now he believes that they can return to this sacred stretch of land. He thanked us when he left; he hugged each student in firelight, grateful, but we were the ones touched. We felt the gift he gave in the stories of the Navahos, stories of this land that might return to them, a form of healing.
In the mortar that holds stones in place, we saw fingerprints of builders still clinging to the mud, a millennia away.
blooming against rich, orange and black crust. We wound our way down, into Road Canyon, sandstone pinnacles, boulders, and oxidepainted walls rising around us into growing thunderheads. After weaving through canyon undulations, over rain pools of sky and sun, we stepped up to a massive fallen rock turned upward with a dark mineral seep and saw petroglyphs of ancients. A spiral pecked from the dark stone 800 years ago emerged from nothing toward the expanding present. Above, two figures chiseled from the edge of the rock dance the motion of the canyon, legs in curved unison, hands skyward, heads back in ecstasy we have come to understand. These figures speak quiet eloquence most often to no one but the past, but this day, we fortunate travelers observed with wonder. The landscape here is enough to move the body toward spirit. Crows carved silhouettes
canyon, in spring, in winter, in the middle of a night spilling stars and moonlight. When we began to leave the canyon, we knew we wanted to stay. Instead we drove east, spent the afternoon exploring more. The ruins in Mule Canyon struck our being with awe, and the canyons grew deep in juniper, red rock, slow water. All the students arrived at this zone, the sublime, the immensity of the world that adds majesty to our brief being. We walked the path through incomprehensible beauty, our moment in this vast space, the mystery, stone corridors, secret springs, hidden canyons disappearing to the edge of what we can see, all of it lifting a map of the sky. That evening, in twilight, in the light of the crescent moon and earthshine, we listened to Jonah Yellowman from the Navahos. He is a medicine man; he has caught three hummingbirds in his hands in his lifetime and let them go, following with his eyes and heart
The students with whom I shared this experience are younger than my own children. One day, they will have children of their own. I will have grandchildren. I want these new generations to have the chance to experience what we experienced in the Bears Ears region. In our days there, every step deepened our humanity, sparked in us the sublime that gave indelible grace to our lives. Anyone can see the paramount importance of preserving this rich gift, this natural and historic heritage for the coming generations for the intrinsic, immeasurable, sacred value of the land itself and the artifacts of ancient cultures that lived there. I look forward to the day when the Bears Ears becomes our next National Monument. ◆ Joel Long teaches English at Rowland Hall-St. Marks. He is also president of the City Art reading series and founder and president of the Lake Effect Writers’ Conference.
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HEALTHNOTES
How to stay healthy this autumn
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s it just me or are the transition seasons easier for instilling new and releasing old habits? It is of essence this month to consciously take the season change in stride and create new routines for better health. Let’s hop on the self-care bandwagon early, before symptoms of the cold/flu season rear their awful mucus-brimming heads. Grab a buddy, because self-care can also be done as a community!
[mantra for the month] “You can make your fullest contribution to
life only when you are healthy and health alone enables you to enjoy your life to the fullest in return.” – Robert Svoboda, first Western-born Ayurvedic physician
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Sleep! Your lifestyle affects your immunity. Enough rest and sleep is essential, most easily done by maintaining a regular bedtime and wake-up time. Moves before booze. Stay conscious of your alcohol intake. I know it’s pumpkin beer season, but lowering your intake of inflammatory foods like sugar and processed grains (in other words, beer) is important. Instead of drinking alcohol, keep stress levels in check with exercise. All year I look forward to fleece-clad fall runs and bike rides. If you must, make the drink the reward after the climb, the ride, the run, or whatever thing you’re doing to get moving (I have acquired this wisdom through trial and error). Calm down and de-stress with some yin oriented exercise like yoga, qigong and meditation, which feel so right in the quieting months of autumn. Salt Lake has a few great qigong teachers:
BY RACHEL SILVERSTONE
Find Toni Lock at Red Lotus School of Movement [740 S. 300 W.] on Monday evenings from 6:15-7:15pm. $15/class. Scott White is at Tracy Aviary [589 E. 1300S.] starting October 3, Monday mornings 8:30-9:30am. 8 week course for $40-45. Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Cold and flu virus spreads on surfaces and through the air. Tea tree oil is my pick for a natural multipurpose antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, not to mention it smells like fresh heaven. Herbs. Next time you’re making soup, put in the Chinese herb astragalus (astragalus membranaceous can be found at Southeast Market, 422 Harvey Milk Blvd, aka 9th South) along with maitake and shiitake mushrooms. Simmer for an hour, then remove woody astragalus root and shiitake stems. Astragalus is a proven powerful adaptogen, meaning that it helps protect the body against physical, emotional and mental stress. Vegetables, vitamins and minerals. Get Zinc into your diet naturally by eating more spinach, beef, pumpkin seeds, cashews, cocoa, and beans. Ideally, we would get all of our vitamins and minerals from vegetables, but diminished soil quality has left us needing more. Garlic, especially raw, can help your immune system punch through a cold. If you find yourself suffering from waning sunlight, supplementing with Vitamin D3, can be beneficial to your immune system (1000-2000IU/day). Flu shot or not? Dr. Todd Mangum writes in detail on the issue: [http://bit.ly/2cJyMZG] Whether you decide to get one or not, remember: Prevention is key.
[cleanse: get ready to neti] Neti pot, or nasal irrigation, is something
Eastern and Western medicine agree on for its
cleansing purposes of the sinuses and nasal passages. It’s traditionally done with a small ceramic or metal tea pot, with the spout inserted into the nostril and the head tilted out and to the side so that the water poured into the top nostril flows out of the bottom nostril. Make sure you do it over a sink! Timothy Lewis, of Wasatch Ayurveda in Yoga Upstairs, is enthusiastic about neti-ing. He says, “You should do it everyday…even twice a day!” Yoga instructor April Kirkhart tells me the practice balances the ida and pingala, which are similar to the yin and yang. “Balancing the energy in the body can be correlated with balancing the two hemispheres of the brain. Notice which side tends to be more stuffed up.” Kirkhart recommends adding a teaspoon of sea salt to a pint of boiled water (distilled or filtered, cooled to lukewarm—don’t skip this step!) and, using your neti pot, slowly pour one cup of the mixture into one nostril, then the remaining cup into the other. This can be a bit uncomfortable to downright painful at first, similar to accidentally snorting water while swimming. Mucus flow is the purpose, so embrace any pain and appreciate the flow! ◆ CATALYST welcomes Rachel Silverstone as our new HealthNotes columnist. Her most recent story was “A Doctor With the Time to Listen: A Different Approach to Wellness Through Naturopathy” (CATALYST, August 2016).
[safety: STD testing] The Student Health Center at the Univer-
sity of Utah is a boon to any student. At a reduced cost (30-50% less than a traditional healthcare provider) students may receive STD/HIV tests, TB tests, basic immunizations and international vaccines. Each fall and spring semester, the Health Center goes mobile, setting up free sex-health clinics around campus. Free onsite prevention and risk education are also offered, along with free HIV and chlamydia/gonorrhea tests. The Student Health Center is by appointment only, but mobile clinics welcome walk-ins (Fall clinic TBD).555 Foothill Dr. Level 1. 801-581-6431. STUDENTHEALTH.UTAH.EDU—ZS
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COMMUNITY Resource Directory Abode • Psychotherapy & Personal Growth • Retail • Spiritual Practice Health & Bodywork • Movement & Sport • Psychic Arts & Intuitive Sciences ABODE AUTOMOTIVE Schneider Auto Karosserie 4/17
801.484.9400, f 801.484.6623, 1180 S. 400 W., SLC. Utah’s first green body shop. Making customers happy since 1984! We are a friendly, full-service collision repair shop in SLC. Your satisfaction is our goal. We’ll act as your advocate with your insurance company to ensure proper repairs and give you a lifetime warranty. WWW.SCHNEIDER AUTO.NET
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION Ann Larsen Residential Design DA 10/16
801.604.3721. Specializing in historically sensitive design solutions and adding charm to the ordinary. Consultation and design of new homes, additions, remodeling, decks and outdoor structures. Experienced, reasonable, references. HOUSEWORKS4@YAHOO.COM
GARDENING & LANDSCAPING Beyond Organic! Regenerative Agriculture & Urban Homesteading Workshop Series w/CATALYST garden writer, James Loomis
385.202.0661 @ Sugagreen, 1967 S. 800 E., SLC. Enjoy entertaining lectures and hands -on experience in Soil Biology, Aquaponics, Composting, Biological Teas, Food Preservation and more. Held the third Thursday of each month at 7p, or third Saturday at 10:30a. For registration & info: BEYOND.ORGANIC.LOOMIS@GMAIL.COM
Waterwise Garden Consulting: Katy’s Gardening
801.718.7714. Transforming your yard
to make it waterwise? I can help you figure out what to plant for a green and colorful garden that uses less water. I understand native plants, ornamental grasses and waterwise flowering perennials. Call for an appointment. 9/16
Green Products Underfoot Floors DA 11/16
801.467.6636, 1900 S. 300 W., SLC. We offer innovative & earth friendly floors including bamboo, cork, marmoleum, hardwoods, natural fiber carpets as well as sand and finishing hardwood. Free in home estimates. Please visit our showroom. WWW.UNDERFOOTFLOORS.NET, KE@UNDERFOOTFLOORS.COM
HOUSING The Green Loft: A Co-Op for Sustainable Living
801.599.5363, 2834 Highland Dr., SLC. The Green Loft is a network of real estate professionals and renovation experts who specialize in finding homes with sustainable energy designs. Call for a free tour of our showroom, or visit every 2nd Friday for new art as part of the Sugar House Art Walk. WWW.GOGREENLOFT.COM, MATT.STOUT@GOGREENLOFT.COM 6/16
Urban Utah Homes & Estates DA 9/16
801.595.8824, 380 West 200 South, #101, SLC. Founded in 2001 by Babs De Lay, Urban Utah Homes & Estates is an independent real estate brokerage. Our experienced realtors have skill sets to help first time to last time buyers and sellers with residential sales, estate liquidations of homes & property, land sales, new construction and small business sales. WWW.URBANUTAH.COM
DINING
Wasatch Commons Cohousing 3/17
Vicky, 801.908.0388, 1411 S. Utah Street (1605 W.), SLC. An environmentally sensitive community promoting neighborliness, consensus and diversity. Balancing privacy needs with community living. Homes for sale. Tours available upon request. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/WASATCHCOMMONSCOHOUSING
PETS Best Friends - Utah DA 9/16
801.574.2454, 2005 S. 1100 E., SLC. Utah is working collaboratively with animal rescue groups, city shelters and passionate individuals dedicated to making Utah a no-kill state. As part of this mission, Best Friends hosts adoption and fundraising events, runs the Best Friends Utah Adoption Center in Sugar House and leads the NKUT initiative. WWW.BESTFRIENDS.ORG
Dancing Cats Feline Center DA
801.467.0799, 1760 S. 1100 E., SLC. We recognize that cats are unique beings with individual needs. Dancing Cats Feline Health Center was created to provide the best quality of medicine in the most nurturing environment. WWW.DANCINGCATSVET.COM
East Valley Veterinary Clinic, Lynette Sakellariou, DVM & Nicole Butler, DVM
801.467.0661, 2675 E. Parleys Way, SLC. A well-established, full service, companion dog and cat animal hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical and dental care. Your pet’s wellness being is our main concern. We look forward to meeting and serving you & your pets! Mention this ad and receive $10.00 off your next visit. WWW.E AST VALLEY V ETERINARYC LINIC . COM
Café Solstice DA 3/17
801.487.0980, 673 E. Simpson Ave., SLC. (inside Dancing Cranes). Loose teas, specialty coffee drinks and herbal smoothies in a relaxing atmosphere. Veggie wraps, sandwiches, salads, soups and more. Our dressings, spreads, salsa, bummus and baked goods are all made in house with love! Enjoy a refreshing violet mocha or mango & basil smoothie with your delicious homemade lunch. WWW.CAFESOLSTICESLC.COM,SOLCAFE999@G MAIL.COM
Coffee Garden DA
801.355.3425, 900 E. 900 S. and 254 S. Main, SLC. High-end espresso, delectable pastries & desserts. Great places to people watch. M-Thur 6a-11p; Fri 6a-12p, Sat 7a-12p, Sun 7a-11p. Wifi.
Cucina6/17
801.322.3055, 1026 2nd Ave., SLC. CBreakfast, lunch and dinner. Patio seating available. Dine in, carry out. Chef Joey Ferran provides an exciting culinary experience! Fresh bread, desserts and pastries daily. Huge wine list and the best small plate menu in town (for dinner too!). Let us cater your next event. www.CucinaDeli.com
Oasis Cafe DA 11/16
801.322.0404,151 S. 500 E., SLC. A refreshing retreat in the heart of the city, Oasis Cafe provides a true sanctuary of spectacular spaces: the beautiful flower-laden patio, the private
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covered breezeway or the casual stylish dining room. Authentic American cafe-style cuisine plus full bar, craft beers, wine list and more. WWW.OASISCAFESLC.COM
HEALTH & BODYWORK ACUPUNCTURE East West Health, Regan Archibald, LAc, Dipl OM
801.582.2011. SLC, WVC & Ogden. Our purpose: Provide high-level care by creating lifestyle programs that enhance health through mentor training. To correct underlying causes of health conditions we "test, not guess" using saliva, hormonal, nutritional and food testing. Our goal is to help you get healthy and pain free naturally. WWW.ACUEAST WEST.COM 3/17
Keith Stevens Acupuncture 3/17
801.255.7016, 209.617.7379 (c). Dr. Keith Stevens, OMD, 8728 S. 120 E. in old Sandy. Specializing in chronic pain treatment, stress-related insomnia, fatigue, headaches, sports medicine, traumatic injury and post-operative recovery. Board-certified for hep-c treatment. National Acupuncture Detox Association (NADA)-certified for treatment of addiction. Women’s health, menopausal syndromes. www.STEVENSACUCLINIC.COM
SLC Qi Community Acupuncture 12/16
801.521.3337, 177 E. 900 S., Ste. 101, SLC. Affordable Acupuncture! Sliding scale rates ($15-40). Open weekends. Grab a recliner and relax in a safe, comfortable, and healing space. We help with pain, fertility, digestion, allergies, arthritis, sleep and stress disorders, cardiac/respiratory conditions, metabolism and more. WWW.SLCQI.COM
CHIROPRACTIC Salt Lake Chiropractic 9/16
801.907.1894, Dr. Suzanne Cronin, 1088 S. 1100 E., SLC. Have you heard, Salt Lake Chiropractic is the least invasive way to increase your quality of life. Our gentle, efficient, affordable care can reduce pain & improve your body’s functionality. Call to schedule an appointment. WWW.CHIROSALTLAKE.COM
The Forbidden Doctor, Dr. Jack Stockwell, DC, CGP & Mary H. Stockwell, MSAS, CGPDA
801.523.1890, 10714 S. Jordan Gateway, Ste. 120, S. Jordan. NUCCA Chiropractic uses gentle touch, no cracking, popping or twisting. Demolishing migraines everyday! Certified GAPS Clinic. “Heartburn, gas,
bloating, celiac, IBS, gall bladder pain still there?” Unique medical testing of all major organs & systems. Nutritionists create personalized whole food and herbal protocols. OFFICE@JACKSTOCKWELL . COM , WWW.J ACK S TOCKWELL . COM , WWW.F ORBIDDEN D OCTOR . COM
ENERGY HEALING Kristen Dalzen, LMT 12/16
801.661.3896, Turiya’s, 1569 S. 1100 E., SLC. IGNITE YOUR DIVINE SPARK! Traditional Usui Reiki Master Teacher practicing in SLC since 1996. Offering a dynamic array of healing services and classes designed to create a balanced, expansive and vivacious life. WWW.T URIYAS . COM
FELDENKRAIS Carol Lessinger, GCFP 8/16
801.580.9484, 1390 S. 1100 E., SLC. “Movement is Life, without Movement, Life is unthinkable,” Moshe Feldenkrais. Carol trained personally with Dr. Feldenkrais and has over 30 years experience. When you work with her, you can expect your movement to be more comfortable, less painful and definitely more aware. Offering private sessions & classes. WWW.CAROLLESSINGER.COM, CAROLLESSINGER@GMAIL.COM
Open Hand Bodywork DA
801.694.4086, Dan Schmidt, GCFP, LMT. 244 W. 700 S., SLC. WWW.OPENHANDSLC.COM
FLOATATION THERAPY
I-Float Sensations 12/16 801.888.6777, 1490 E. 5600 S., Suite 2, So. Ogden. New Zenned-Out Sensory Deprivation Float Center with two of the latest hi-tech float pods. A remarkable experience that words fall short to describe. Experience a deep meditative state, receive creative and intuitive inspiration. Come In, Zone Out and Just Let Go... WWW. I F LOATO GDEN . COM , INFO @ IFLOATOGDEN . COM
HERBAL MEDICINE Millcreek Herbs, LLC 11/16
801.466.1632, 3191 S. Valley Street, SLC. Merry Lycett Harrison, RH, (AHG) is a clinical western herbalist, teacher, author & creator of Thrive Tonic®, practicing in SLC for 18 years, helping people manage stress, low energy, lung, sinus, digestive, hormonal and sleep issues plus chronic disease and conditions, with custom formulations from her extensive herbal pharmacy. By appointment. WWW.MILLCREEKHERBS.COM
MASSAGE
Healing Mountain Massage School DA11 801.355.6300, 363 S. 500 E., Ste. 210,
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SLC. (enter off 500 E.). All people seek balance in their lives…balance and meaningful expression. Massage is a compassionate art. It helps find healing & peace for both the giver and receiver. Whether you seek a new vocation or balm for your wounded soul, you can find it here. www.HEALINGMOUNTAINSPA.COM
Amazing Massage by Jennifer Rouse, LMT
801.808.1283, SLC. Your body needs this! Jennifer offers a massage personalized just for you. Her firm, focused approach will help you detox, release tension and maintain great health. 60, 90 or 120 minute sessions, $80/hour. Call or text to discuss time and location.
Graham Phillips Davis, LMT, The Posture Consultant
801.889.3944, 1111 Brickyard Rd. #109, SLC. Structural Integration, The Original Ida Rolf Method! Relieve chronic pain, increase ROM, improve posture & overall quality of movement. A graduate from The Guild for S.I., Graham is passionate about the work & dedicated to the process of change. LMT. FSMTB Certified in Utah. WWW.THEPOSTURECONSULTANT.COM, POSTURECONSULTANT@GMAIL.COM
M.D. PHYSICIANS Todd Mangum, MD, Web of Life Wellness Center 801.531.8340, 508 E. South Tem-
ple, #102, SLC. Integrative Medicine Family Practitioner who utilizes functional medicine. He specializes in the treatment of chronic fatigue, fibro-myalgia, digestive disorders, adrenal fatigue, menopause, hormone imbalances for men & women, weight loss, insulin resistance, type II diabetes, immune dysfunctions, thyroid disorders, insomnia, depression, anxiety and other health problems. Dr. Mangum designs personalized treatment plans using diet, vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, bioidentical hormones, Western and Chinese herbal therapies, acupuncture and conventional Western medicines. WWW.WEBOFLIFEWC.COM, THEPEOPLE@WEBOFLIFEWC.COM 2/17
MEDICAL COACHING Successful Surgery and HealingFOG 949.648.4436. Successful Surgery and Heal-
ing: A Practical Guide for Patients, Caregivers and Advocates by Lori Mertz is the “how to” for anyone preparing for or recovering from surgery! Full of insights, organization tips & tools, checklists and more. Available at University Pharmacy (1320 E. 200 S., SLC), W W W .L ORI M ER TZ . COM and WWW.AMAZON.COM. Lori is also available for oneon-one coaching. We all need support! Start here. LORI @ JUSTBEEINC . COM
NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS Cameron Wellness Center 10/16
801.486.4226. Dr. Todd Cameron & Dr. Michael Hummell, Naturopathic Physicians. 1945 S. 1100 E. #100. When you visit the Cameron Wellness Center, you’ll have new allies in your health care efforts. You’ll know you’ve been heard. You’ll have a clear, individual plan for gaining health and wellness. Our practitioners will be with you through your journey to feeling good again—& staying well. WWW.C AMERONWELLNESSCENTER.NET
Eastside Natural Health Clinic 3/17
801.474.3684. Uli Knorr, ND, 3350 S. High land Dr., SLC. Dr. Knorr will create a Natural Medi cine plan for you to optimize your health and live more vibrantly. He likes to educate his patients and offers comprehensive medical testing op tions. He focuses on hormonal balancing, including thyroid, adrenal, women’s hormones, blood sugar regulation, gastrointestinal disorders & food allergies. WWW.E ASTSIDE N ATURAL H EALTH . COM
NUTRITION Sustainable Diets 8/17
801.831.6967. Teri Underwood, RD, MS, CD, IFMCP, Park City. Integrative and Functional Medicine Nutritionist. After a functional nutrition assessment, Teri recommends a food-based individualized treatment approach that includes: a diet plan, functional foods, nutrition improvement, supplements and testing if needed, and lifestyle changes. She specializes in behavior change and guides/coaches you through making the lifestyle/habit changes needed to lose weight, change diet, reach optimal health.WWW.S USTAINABLEDIETS . COM
PHYSICAL THERAPY Precision Physical Therapy 3/17
801.557.6733. Jane Glaser-Gormally, MS, PT, 3098 S. Highland Dr., Ste. 350F, SLC. (Also in Heber City.) Specializing in holistic integrated manual therapy (IMT). This unique modality offers gentle, effective techniques for identifying and treating sources of pain and tissue dysfunction. IMT assists the body with selfcorrective mecahnisms that alleviate pain, restore mobility and promote functional balance. More information:WWW.P RECISIONP HYSICALT HERAPY UT. COM
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Planned Parenthood of Utah 5/16
1.800.230.PLAN, 801.532.1586. Planned Parenthood provides affordable and confidential healthcare for men, women and teens. Services include birth control, emergency con-
traception (EC/PlanB/ morning after pill), testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infection including HIV, vaccines including the HPV vaccine, pregnancy testing and referrals, condoms, education programs and more. WWW.PPAU.ORG
MISCELLANEOUS ENTERTAINMENT The State Room DA 1/17
801.878.0530, 638 S. State Street, SLC. A 21 and over, 300 capacity live music venue, presenting nationally acclaimed musicians and the finest local acts. WWW.T HE S TATE R OOM . COM
Utah Film Center/Salt Lake Film Center
801.746.7000, 122 Main Street, SLC. A non-profit continually striveing to bring community together through film. UFC curates and organizes three film festivals a year: Tumbleweeds for children & youth, the only festival of its kind in the Intermountain West; Damn These Heels, a forum exploring LGBT issues, ideas, hopes, dreams and art; and TiltShift, organized by and for teens just beginning to discover their artistic potential. WWW.UTAHFILMCENTER.ORG
LEGAL ASSISTANCE Schumann Law, Penniann J. Schumann, J.D., LL.M 801.631.7811. Whether you are planning for your own future protection and management, or you are planning for your family, friends, or charitable causes, Penniann Schumann can assist you with creating and implementating a plan to meet those goals. WWW.ESTATEPLANNINGFORUTAH.COM
MEDIA Catalyst Magazine 801.363.1505, 140 S. McClelland St., SLC. Catalyst: Someone or something that causes an impotant event to happen. WE ARE CATALYST. JOIN US. C ATALYST MAGAZINE . NET FACEBOOK . COM / CATALYSTMAGAZINE I NSTAGRAM . COM / CATALYST _ MAGAZINE T WITTER . COM / CATALYSTMAG
KRCL 90.9FM DA 801.363.1818, 1971 N. Temple, SLC.
Northern Utah’s only non-profit, member-supported public radio station dedicated to broadcasting a well-curated contemporary eclectic mix of music and community information 24 hours a day. WWW.KRCL.ORG
MUSICIANS FOR HIRE Idlewild 10/16 801.268.4789. David and Carol Sharp. Duo up to six-piece ensemble. Celtic, European, World and Old Time American music. A variety of instruments. Storytelling and dance caller. CDs and downloads, traditional and original. WWW.IDLEWILDRECORDINGS.COM, IDLEWILD@IDLEWILDRECORDINGS.COM
NON-PROFIT Local First 12/16 801.456.1456. We are a not-for-profit
organization that seeks to strengthen communities and local economies by promoting, preserving and protecting local, independently owned businesses throughout Utah. Organized in 2005 by volunteer business owners and community-minded residents, Local First Utah has over 2,700 locally owned and independent business partners. WWW.LOCALFIRST.ORG
Suzanne Wagner PSYCHIC, AUTHOR, SPEAKER, TEACHER
30 years psychic experience Author of “Integral Tarot” and “Integral Numerology” Columnist for Catalyst magazine since 1990 25 years teaching: Tarot, Numerology, Palmistry & Channeling
Red Butte Garden 801.585.0556, 300 Wakara Way, SLC. Red Butte Botanical Garden, located on the University of Utah, is the largest botanical garden in the Intermountain West, renowned for plant collections, display gardens, 450,000 springtime blooming bulbs, a worldclass outdoor summer concert series, and award-winning horticulturebased educational programs. WWW.R ED B UTTE G ARDEN . ORG
Tracy Aviary DA 2/17 801.596.8500, 589 E. 1300 S. (SW corner of Liberty Park), SLC. Tracy Aviary – Where curiosity takes flight! Come explore our new Treasures of the Rainforest exhibit, with boisterous birds from the tropics. Our 9 acres of gardens are home to 400+ birds from as close as the Great Salt Lake and as far as the Andes Mountains. WWW.TRACYAVIARY.ORG
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Healing Mountain Massage School
SLC campus: 801.355.6300, 363 S. 500 E., Ste. 210, SLC. Cedar City campus: 435.586.8222, 297 N. Cove Dr., Cedar City. Morning & evening programs. Four start dates per year, 8-14 students to a class. Mentor with seasoned professionals. Practice with licensed therapists in a live day spa setting. Graduate in as little as 8 months. ABHES accredited. Financial aid available for those who qualify. WWW.HEALINGMOUNTAIN.EDU DA 11/16
SPACE FOR RENT Space available at Center for Transpersonal Therapy 3/17
801.596.0147 x41, 5801 S. Fashion Blvd., Ste. 250, Murray. Two large plush spaces available for rent by the hour,
SUZANNE WILL BE IN UTAH FOR APPOINTMENTS: Nov 20 - Dec 15, 2016 1-hour reading $120 • 1/2-hour $60 Visit www.suzannewagner.com for details
WORKSHOPS SHADES OF INTIMACY with Suzanne Wagner, Jason Smith & Jennifer Stanchfield Oct 14-16 • Deer Valley, UT $300 for the Weekend
MODERN DAY WARRIOR INTENSIVE MEN’S 3-DAY WORKSHOP with Jason Smith Nov 4-6, 2016 • Deer Valley, UT • $300 for the Weekend
PSYCHIC PHONE CONSULTATIONS CALL 707-354-1019 www.suzannewagner.com
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day or for weekend use. Pillows, yoga chairs, regular chairs and kichenette area included. Size: 395 sq. ft./530 sq. ft. WWW.CTTSLC.COM, THECENTER@CTTSLC.COM
WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM, REDLOTUS@REDLOTUS.CNC.NET
Vitalize Community Healing & Arts Studio
Good poetry enriches our culture and nourishes our soul. Rumi Poetry Club (founded in 2007) celebrates spiritual poetry of Rumi and other masters as a form of meditation. Free meetings first Tuesday (7p) of month at Anderson-Foothill Library, 1135 S. 2100 E., SLC. WWW.RUMIPOETRYCLUB.COM
801.661.1200, 3474 S. 2300 E., Studio #12 (behind Roots Café), Millcreek. Vitalize Community Studio supports a number of independent practitioners and community organizations offering a wide variety of classes, gatherings, and workshops with an emphasis on connection, movement, and transformation. Join one of our ongoing classes or facilitate your own. Be Creative – It’s Your Space. For more information: WWW.VITALIZESTUDIO.COM, VITALIZEMILLCREEK@GMAIL.COM
TRAVEL Machu Picchu, Peru 6/17
801.721.2779. Group or individual spiritual journeys or tours with Shaman KUCHO. Accomodations available. Contact: Nick Stark, NICHOLASSTARK@COMCAST.NET, WWW.MACHUPICCHUTRAVELCENTER.COM
WEALTH MANAGEMENT Harrington Wealth Services DA 1/17
801.871.0840 (O), 801.673.1294, 8899 S. 700 E., Ste. 225, Sandy, UT 84070. Robert Harrington, Wealth Advisor. Client-centered retirement planning, wealth management, IRA rollovers, ROTH IRA’s, 401(k) plans, investing & life insurance. Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. ROBERT.HARRINGTON@LPL.COM, WWW.H AR RINGTON W EALTH S ERVICES . COM
MOVEMENT & MEDITATION, DANCE RDT Dance Center Community School
801.534.1000, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway, SLC. RDT’s Dance Center on Broadway offers a wide range of classes for adults (ages 16+) on evenings and weekends. Classes are “drop-in,” so no long-term commitment is required. Hip Hop, Modern, Ballet & Prime Movement (specifically designed for ages 40+). WWW.RDTUTAH.ORG
MARTIAL ARTS Red Lotus School of Movement 12/16
801.355.6375, 740 S. 300 W., SLC. Established in 1994 by Sifu Jerry Gardner and Jean LaSarre Gardner. Traditional-style training in the classical martial arts of T’ai Chi, Wing Chun Kung-Fu, and Qigong exercises). Located downstairs from Urgyen Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple.
MEDITATION PRACTICES Rumi Teachings 6/16
YOGA INSTRUCTORS Mindful Yoga: Charlotte Bell DA 1/17
801.355.2617. E-RYT-500 & Iyengar certified. Cultivate strength, vitality, serenity, wisdom and grace. Combining clear, well-informed instruction with ample quiet time, these classes encourage students to discover their own yoga. Classes include meditation, pranayama (breath awareness) and yoga nidra (yogic sleep) as well as physical practice of asana. Public & private classes, workshops in a supportive, non-competitive environment since 1986. WWW.CHARLOTTEBELLYOGA.COM
YOGA STUDIOS Centered City Yoga 6/17
801.521.YOGA (9642), 926 E. 900 S., SLC and 955 W. Promontory Road at Station Park, Farmington, 801.451.5443. City Centered Yoga offers more than 100 classes a week, 1,000 hour-teacher trainings, monthly retreats and workshops to keep Salt Lake City CENTERED & SANE. WWW.CENTEREDCITYYOGA.COM
Full Circle Yoga and Therapy 8/16
385.528.2950. 1719 S. Main St., SLC. A unique therapy and yoga center providing treatment using the latest research-based interventions for dealing with a broad spectrum of mental health issues. Our mission is to create an inclusive and empowering community that fosters healing, restoration, and rejuvenation for the mind, body and soul. WWW.FULLCIRCLEUT.COM
Mountain Yoga—Sandy 3/17
801.501.YOGA [9642], 9343 S. 1300 E., SLC. Offering a variety of Hot and Not hot yoga classes to the Salt Lake Valley for the past 13 years. The Mountain Yoga System is comprised of 5 Elemental Classes EARTH-FIREWIND-FLOW-WATER varying in heat, duration, intensity and sequence. The 5 classes work together and offer you a balanced and sustainable yoga practice. Whether you like it hot and intense, calm and restorative, or somewhere in-between, Mountain Yoga Sandy has a class for you. WWW.MOUNTAINYOGASANDY.COM
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Mudita—Be Joy Yoga 3/17
801.699.3627, 1550 E. 3300 S., SLC. Our studio is warm and spacious – a place for you to come home and experience yourself! Varied classes will have you move and sweat, open and lengthen, or chill and relax. Come just as you are, ease into your body and reconnect to your true essence. WWW.BEJOYYOGA.COM
PSYCHIC ARTS & INTUITIVE SCIENCES ASTROLOGY Transformational Astrology FOG
212.222.3232. Ralfee Finn. Catalyst’s astrology columnist for 20 years! Visit her website, WWW.AQUARIUMAGE.COM, RALFEE@AQUARIUMAGE.COM
Christopher Renstrom 11/16
Astrology Lovers: Looking for a class? Christopher Renstrom, professional astrologer, teaches class three times a month. Perfect for beginners or advanced students. $30 each or 8 classes for $200 prepaid. Come to an Astrology Slam and get a mini-reading, $15. Details: RULINGPLANETS1@GMAIL.COM, WWW.RULINGPLANETS.COM/PRIMETIME-ASTROLOGY
PSYCHIC/TAROT READINGS Angels of Light Card Readings by Janene 7/16
Nick Stark 6/17
801.721.2779. Ogden Canyon. Shamanic energy healings/ clearings/readings/offerings/transformative work. Over 20 years experience. NICHOLASSTARK@COMCAST.NET
Suzanne Wagner DA 1/17
707.354.1019. In a world of paradox and possibility, an intelligent psychic with a sense of humor might as well be listed with the family dentist in one's day planner. Suzanne's readings are sensitive, compassionate, humorous and insightful. An inspirational speaker and healer she also teaches Numerology, Palmistry, Tarot and Channeling. WWW.SUZWAGNER.COM
PSYCHOTHERAPY & PERSONAL GROWTH COACHING Life Mediator 9/16
801.438.4688, S. Salt Lake. Between you and your dreams lie the hurdles you struggle with. Let’s work together to find a peaceful resolution to a path forward. Specializing in relationships and dating. Call now to schedule your one-one-one private session with a Life Mediator. WWW.LIFEMEDIATOR.COM, INFO @ LIFE MEIATOR . COM
801.566.0000, SLC. I am a wife, mother and grandmother. I'm also a certified teacher, life coach, intuitive and spiritual healer, Reiki practitioner and Angel reader for over 30 years. The Angels have messages of Light and are waiting for you to "ask." Call or email today: ANGELSOFLIGHTSITE@GMAIL.COM, WWW.ANGELSOFLIGHT.SITE
Nance S. Ciasca, Certified Transformation Health/Life Coach — 9/16 732-687-2459. Helping clients who are
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HYPNOSIS Holly Stokes, The Brain Trainer 6/17
801.906.0470, 2470 S. Main Street, SLC. Have life questions? We offer intuitive and personal psychic consultations: Tarot, Pendulum, Palmistry, Stones, Shamanic Balancing and more. $25 for 20 minutes. Afternoon and evening appointments - Walk-ins welcome. We also make custom conjur/spell candles! WWW.CRONESHOLLOW. COM
Vickie Parker, Intuitive Psychic Reader
801.560.3761. I offer in person and long distance readings. My readings are in depth and to the point. Get the answers you are seeking. Readings are by appointment only. To schedule, please call or email WINDSWEPT@XMISSION.COM. For more information, please visit: WWW.WINDSWEPTCENTER.NET
“stuck” get unstuck whether it be in health, relationships, career, etc. Setting you up for inevitable success by giving support and accountability, while creating lifelong habit changes. Free one hour consultation.”
801.810.9406, 1111 E. Brickyard Rd., Ste. 109, SLC. Do you struggle with mental blocks, weight, cravings, fears, lack of motivation, unhappiness or self sabotage? Find your motivation, confidence and focus for living with purpose and passion. First time clients $45. Call now. Get Instant Motivation Free when you sign up at: WWW.THEBRAINTRAINERLLC.COM, HOLLY@THEBRAINTRAINERLLC.COM
THERAPY/COUNSELING Cynthia Kimberlin-Flanders, LPC 4/17
801.231.5916. 1399 S. 700 E., Ste. 15, SLC. Feeling out of sorts? Tell your story in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Eighteen years specializing in depression, anxiety, life-transitions, anger management, relationships and
"middle-aged crazy." Most insurances, sliding scale and medication management referrals. If you've been waiting to talk to someone, wait no more.
Holistic Elements 2/17
801.262.5418. 835 E. 4800 S., Suite 220, Murray. Holistic Elements intertwines traditional therapeutic approaches like: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (E.M.D.R.) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (C.B.T) with holistic elements like: Meditation, Mindfulness, Diet, Mineral Oils and Aromatherapy.
Healing Pathways Therapy Center 435.248.2089. Clini-
munities. WWW.MOUNTAINLOTUSCOUNSELING.COM
Natalie Herndon, PhD, CMHC 7/17
801.657.3330. 265 E. 100 S., Ste. 275, SLC. 15+ years experience specializing in Jungian, Analytical, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Are you seeking to more deeply understand yourself, your relationships, and why you struggle with certain thoughts and feelings? Call today for an appointment and let's begin. WWW.HOPECANHELP.NET
Sanctuary for Healing and Integration, Integrative Psychiatry 12/16
cal Director: Kristan Warnick, CMHC. 1174 E. Graystone Way (2760 S.), Ste. 8, Sugarhouse. Integrated counseling and medical services for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship, life adjustment issues. Focusing on clients’ innate capacity to heal and resolve past and current obstacles, rather than just cope. Modalities include EMDR, EFT, mindfulness, feminist/multicultural. Individuals, couples, families. WWW.HEALINGPATHWAYSTHERAPY.COM
801.268.0333, f 801.268.3777, 860 E. 4500 S., Ste. 302, SLC. Group outpatient private practice of multidisciplinary mental health professionals led by Carmela Javellana, MD, DABPN, providing comprehensive mental health and neuroscience-based services for children, adolescents and adults. Standard services plus psychospiritual coaching and pharmacogenetic and nutrigenetic testing for personalized health care. Most insurance accepted. WWW.S HIN INTEGRATION . COM
Jan Magdalen, LCSW 3/17 801.582.2705, 2071 Ashton Circle, SLC. Offering
Stephen Proskauer, MD, Integrative Psychiatry
a transpersonal approach to the experiences and challenges of our life cycles, including: individuation-identity, sexuality and sexual orientation, partnership, work, parenting, divorce, aging, illness, death and other loss, meaning and spiritual awareness. Individuals, couples and groups. Clinical consultation and supervision.
Marianne Felt, CMHC, MT-BC 12/17
801.524.0560, ext. 2, 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C, SLC. Certified Mental Health Counselor, Board certified music therapist, certified Gestalt therapist, Mountain Lotus Counseling. Transpersonal psychotherapy, Gestalt therapy, EMDR. Open gateways to change through experience of authentic contact. Integrate body, mind and spirit through creative exploration of losses, conflicts and relationships that challenge & inspire our lives. WWW.M OUNTAIN LOTUS COUNSELING . COM
Mountain Lotus Counseling 4/17 DA
801.524.0560. Theresa Holleran, LCSW, Marianne Felt, CMHC, & Sean Patrick McPeak, CSW. Learn yourself. Transform. Depth psychotherapy and transformational services for individuals, relation-ships, groups and com-
801.631.8426. Sanctuary for Healing and Integration, 860 E. 4500 S., Ste. 302, SLC. Steve is a seasoned psychiatrist, Zen priest and shamanic healer. He sees kids, teens, adults, couples and families, integrating psychotherapy and meditation with judicious use of medication to relieve emotional pain and problem behavior. Steve specializes in treatimg identity crises, LGBTQ issues and bipolar disorders. Blog: WWW.K ARMA S HRINK . COM , STEVE @ KARMASHRINK . COM 10
/16 Sunny Strasburg, LMFT 2/17
1399 S. 700 E., SLC. Sunny is a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in Jungian Psychology, Gottman Method Couple’s Therapy and EMDR. Sunny meets clients in person at her office in Salt Lake City. For questions, or to schedule an appointment, please email Sunny at: SUNNYS@JPS.NET. WWW.SUNNYSTRASBURGTHERAPY.COM
SHAMANIC PRACTICE Sarah Sifers, Ph.D., LCSW 4/17
seling. Shamanic Healing, Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth. Mentoring for people called to the Shaman’s Path. Explore health or mental health issues using the ways of the shaman. Sarah’s extensive training includes shamanic extraction healing, soul retrieval healing, psychopomp work for death and dying, shamanic counseling and shamanic divination. Sarah has studied with Celtic, Brazilian, Tuvan, Mongolian, Tibetan and Nepali Shamans.
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Naomi Silverstone, DSW, LCSW FOG
801.209.1095, 508 E. So. Temple, #102, SLC. Psychotherapy and Shamanic practice. Holistic practice integrates traditional and nontraditional approaches to health, healing and balance or “ayni.” Access new perceptual lenses as you reanimate your relationship with nature. Shamanic practice in the Inka tradition. NAOMI @ EARTHLINK . NET
RETAIL line goes here APPAREL, GIFTS & TREASURES Black Mountain Gemstone Jewelry: A time for gathering stones 9/16 801.359.6262, ArtSpace City Center, 230 S. 500 W., SLC. Bringing you timeless, unique jewelry with the spirit, positive energies and natural health qualities of the Earth. Handmade gemstone jewelry, quartz fountains, tumbled stones, gemstone malas, stone pottery, original landscape artwork and more. Choose from our designs or create your own custom design. Visit us online & learn more: BLACKMTN@XMISSION.COM www.BLACKMOUNTAINBEAD.COM Blue Boutique 10/16 DA
801.487.1807, 1383 S. 2100 E., SLC. Shopping Made Sexy. Since 1987, Blue Boutique has expanded to four locations, offering the finest in a variety of sexy lingerie, sexy shoes and sexy adult merchandise to discriminating shoppers. We’ve created comfortable, inviting environments with salespeople ready to offer friendly and creative advice. WWW.BLUE BOUTIQUE. COM
801.531.8051. ssifers514@ao.com. Shamanic Coun-
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Sundays at Artspace Zendo 10-11:30am
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Saturdays at Artspace Zendo Oct 8 & Nov 12
230 South 500 West • Salt Lake City • Artspace Building Suite 155 Find More information at
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Dancing Cranes Imports DA8/17
801.486.1129, 673 E. Simpson Ave., SLC. Jewelry, clothing, incense, ethnic art, pottery, candles, chimes and much more! Visit Café Solstice for lunch, too. WWW.DANCING C RANES I M PORTS . COM
Lotus DA 11/16
801.333.3777. 12896 Pony Express
Rd., #200, Draper. For rocks and crystals. Everything from Angels to Zen. WWW.ILOVELOTUS.COM
Turiya’s Gifts8/16 DA
801.322.1162, 151 S. 500 E., SLC. A true sanctuary for conscious living in the city. Offerings include gifts and books to feed mind, body, spirit, soul and heart; luscious health care products to refresh and revive; and a Lifestyles department to lift the spirit. www.G OLDEN B RAID B OOKS . COM
801.531.7823, 1569 S. 1100 E., SLC. M-F 11a-7p, Sat 11a-6p, Sun 12-5p. Turiya’s is a metaphysical gift and crystal store. We have an exquisite array of crystals and minerals, jewelry, drums, sage and sweet grass, angels, fairies, greeting cards and meditation tools. Come in and let us help you create your sanctuary. WWW.T URIYAS . COM
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HEALTH & WELLNESS Dave’s Health & Nutrition 7/16
Golden Braid Books DA 11/16
801.808.6442, 363 S. 500 E., #210 (east entrance), SLC. A welcoming crystal shop located one block from the “Trolley” Trax station. Offering: crystals, jewelry, essential oils, $2 sage, 50 cent tumbled stones, Tibetan singing bowls, spa products, books, chakra healing supplies, gifts and more. We are known for our low prices. WWW.H EALING M OUNTAIN C RYS TALS . COM
iconoCLAD—We Sell Your 2/17 Previously Rocked Stuff & You Keep 50%
801.833.2272. 414 E. 300 S., SLC. New and previously rocked (aka, consigned) men’s and women’s fashion, summer festival gear and locally made jewelry, clothing, crafts and decor. M-Sat 11a-9p, Sun 1p-6p. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @iconoCLAD to see new inventory before someone beats you to it! WWW. ICONO CLAD. COM
SLC: 801.268.3000, 880 E. 3900 S. and W. Jordan: 801.446.0499, 1817 W. 9000 S. We focus on health & holistic living through education, empowerment and high-quality products. With supplements, homeopathics, herbs, stones, books and beauty care products, we provide you with the options you need to reach your optimum health. Certified professionals also offer private consultations. WWW.DAVESH EALTH.COM
SPIRITUAL PRACTICE line goes here ORGANIZATIONS The Church of the Sacred Circle 9/16
801.330.6666, 3464 W. 3800 S., WVC. We are a local independent church
of non-denominational earth based spirituality. We welcome all those who follow Paganism, Wicca, Witchcraft, Asatru, Druid, Shamanic, Eclectic and other traditions. We hold public full moon and new moon circles, monthly events, psychic faires and are family friendly. www.S A CRED C IRCLE C HURCH . COM , INFO @ SA CREDCIRCLECHURCH . COM
Inner Light Center Spiritual Community DA 3/17
801.462.1800, 4408 S. 500 E., SLC. An interspiritual sanctuary that goes beyond religion into mystical realms. Access inner wisdom, deepen divine connection, enjoy an accepting, friendly community. Events & classes. Sunday Celebration: 10a; WWW.I NNER L IGHTC ENTER . NET
Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
801.363.4742. 100 S. 211 W., SLC. Everyone is welcome to Shin Buddhism (Pure Land). Sunday Services: 9a Meditation, 10a Dharma Family, 11a Dharma classes all ages, Asian Arts classes 12p. Meditation Class Wed. 6:30-7:30p, all levels. Lumbini’s Garden Buddhist Books and Gifts open Sundays. “Come as you are.” WWW.SLBUDDHIST.ORG, WWW.FACEBOOK .COM/SALTLAKEBUDDHIST, WWW.MEETUP.COM/SALT-LAKE-BUDDHISTTEMPLE
Unity Spiritual Community 8/17
801.281.2400. Garden Center in Sugarhouse Park, 1602 E. 2100 S., SLC. Unity principles celebrate the Universal Christ Consciousness by practicing the teachings of Jesus. We honor the many paths to God knowing that all people are created with
sacred worth. Unity offers love, encouragement and acceptance to support you in discovering and living your spiritual purpose. WWW.U NI TYOF S ALT L AKE . ORG , CONTACT @U NITYO F S ALT L AKE.ORG
Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa Tibetan Buddhist Temple 9/16 DA
801.328.4629, 740 S. 300 W., SLC. Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa offers an open environment for the study, contemplation, and practice of Tibetan Buddhist teachings. The community is welcome to our Sunday service (puja), group practices, meditation classes and introductory courses. WWW.U RGYEN S AMTEN L ING . ORG
Utah Eckankar 12/16
801.542.8070, 8105 S. 700 E., Sandy. Eckankar teaches you to be more aware of your own natural relationship with Divine Spirit. Many have had spiritual experiences and want to learn more about them. You will meet people with similar experiences who also wish to share how these improve our daily lives. WWW.E CKANKAR -U TAH . ORG
INSTRUCTION Two Arrows Zen Center 3/1 7DA
801.532.4975, ArtSpace, 230 S. 500 W., #155, SLC. Two Arrows Zen is a center for Zen study and practice in Utah with two location: SLC & Torrey. The ArtSpace Zendo in SLC offers daily morning meditation and a morning service and evening sit on Thursday. TAZ also offers regular daylong intensives—Day of Zen—and telecourses. WWW.T WO A RROWS Z EN . ORG
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experientials, workshops, and the Arches National Park painting competition. Most events are free. 111 E. 100 N., Moab.
how U Drive Electric can help you make the switch to an EV. Free. 2131 1100 E.
Oct 3: Downwinders, documentary @ the Gould Auditorium, Marriott Library. 6-8:30p. Post-film panel includes: Jim Matheson, former Congressman, Mary Dickson, advocate & playwright, Tim Skousen, director of the film, & J. Truman, Downwinders advocate. Free. 295 S 1500 E.
Oct 6: SLC Pink Edition 2 Release Party @ Kilby Court. 710p. A submission-based multi-media zine series for female, trans, and non-binary artists. $10. 741 S Kilby Ct.
Oct 3: Crystal Basics @ Sacred Energy Empowerment Center. 6:30-8p. Learn what crystals are, how they work, how to work with them, and how to certain crystals work for different areas of life. $20. 261 E. 4500 S. Oct 4: Rumi Poetry Club @ Anderson-Foothill Library. 7p. Founded in 2007, celebrates spiritual poetry as meditation. Free. 1135 S. 2100 E.
Farmers MARKETS Mondays and Thursdays through Nov. 14: Mobile Greens Farmers Market @ Mountain View Community Learning Center & Hartland Partnership Center. 2-4p. Mondays and Thursdays through Nov. 14. All locations accept SNAP/EBT and Double Up Food Bucks. 1388 Navajo St. / 1578 W. 1700 S. Saturdays through Oct 22: Downtown Farmer’s Market @ Pioneer Park. 8a-2p. Oct1: Local’s Pro Sale. Oct 8: Meet The Candidate Day. Oct 15: Park City Culinary Institute: Cook with a Farmer. Oct 22: Howl-o-Ween Pet Costume Contest. Oct 22: Pumpkin Decorating. 300 W. 300 S. Tuesdays through Oct 25: Harvest Market @ The Gallivan Center. 4-dusk. 239 S. Main St. Sundays until Oct 9: 9th West Farmer’s Market @ International Peace Gardens. 10a-2p. Oct 9: pancake bfast fundraiser 9-11a, crafts, trick or treating, costume contest. 1000 S. 900 W.
Oct 4: Seed: The Untold Story, documentary @ SL Public Library. 7p. Passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000year old food legacy. Featuring Dr. Jane Goodall. Free. 210 E. 400 S. Oct 4: Mindful Movie Night @ Jenkstar CASL. 7:30-9:30p. Documentary: ORGASM INC., filmmaker Liz Canner takes a job editing erotic videos for a drug trial for a pharmaceutical company. $5. 2225 S. 600 E. Oct 5: Craft Night: Herbal Infusion @ Natural History Museum of Utah. 6:30-8:30p. Participants will learn herbal infusion and how to create essential oils from Amy Menzel from Root + Rise Botanicals, and will have two to take home. Presented by Craft Lake City and the Natural History Museum of Utah. $30. 301 S. Wakara Way. Oct 5: Beyond Organic Fall Kick-Off Cocktail Party @ Sugagreen Hub. 7-11p. Gather and catch up everyone's summer successes and failures and share feedback. Mocktails and cocktails. Free. 1967 S. 800 E. Oct 5: Splinters of a Nation, documentary @ The Rose Wagner. 7p. The untold WWII story of 8,000 Nazi prisoners in Utah. Q&A. Free. 138 W. 300 S.
Sundays until end of Oct: Wasatch Front Farmer’s Market @ Wheeler Farm. 9a-2p. 6351 S. 900 E., Murray.
Oct 5: Simeon Berry, Poet @ SL Public Library (4th Fl. Conference Rm). 7-8p. Winner of the 2014 National Poetry Series, for his second book of poetry, Monograph. Free. 210 E. 400 S.
Oct 2: Shawn Gallaway “Paint Your Art Out” Intuitive Art Workshop @ Sugar House Park Garden Center. 2-5p. Sponsored by Unity of Salt Lake. $50. 1601 E. 2100 S.
Oct 5: GRiZ @ The Complex. 7-11p. 25 year-old Grant Kwiecinski (aka GRiZ), from Detroit, MI. Funk, Soul, Electronic Dance music DJ and saxophonist. 18+. $20. 536 W. 100 S.
Oct 2: Gandhi Birthday Celebration @ Tracy Aviary. 3-4p. Celebrate peace with music, Indian dancing, the planting of a tree for peace, and the annual Gandhi Peace Award, to Elise Lazar. Attendees have free admission to the aviary. 600 E. 1300 S. Oct 3-8:Plein Air Moab @ Moab Arts & Rec. Center. 9a-8p. Celebrating open air painting in breathtaking environments. Art
Oct 6: Writing for Change: Social Media @ SLCC Community Writing Center. 6-8p. Learn how to best structure your social media posts to engage and persuade in a positive and productive way. Free. 210 E. 400 S, Ste 8. Oct 6: U Drive Electric Workshop @ Sprague Library. 5:307p. Learn more about the benefits of driving electric, and
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Oct 6: Women of Jazz @ The Gallivan Center. 7:30-9:30p. Utah's top female jazz artists on the same stage. Free. 239 S. Main St. Oct 6: First Folio: The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare Tour @ Gould Auditorium, Marriott Library. 12-1:30p. Includes 36 of Shakespeare’s plays, 18 of which have never been printed. Discussion w/ Dr. Mark Higgs Matheson, Dr. Barry Weller and Dr. Richard Preiss. The Folio will be on exhibit at the City Library throughout October. Free. 295 S. 1500 E. SLPL.ORG/FIRSTFOLIO. Oct 6: HEAL Community Night: Defending Rooftop Solar @ SL Public Library, 4th Fl. Conference Rm. 7-8:30p. HEAL Utah discusses more about rapidly growing solar in our community and how certain interests are seeing the spread of rooftop solar as a threat. Free. 210 E. 400 S. RSVP at HEALUTAH.ORG/FALL2016COMMUNITYNIGHT. Oct 6: Psychic medium John Edward @ Radisson Hotel. 79p. "Group" event. Q & A session and messages from the other side. $150-250. 215 W. South Temple. Oct 7-29 (except Sundays): Odyssey Dance Theatre Presents: Thriller @ Kingsbury Hall. Matinees: 2p, Evening: 7:30p. Smash Halloween hit. Not for children under 8 or the faint of heart. $30-50. 1395 E. President’s Cir. Oct 7: Thievery Corporation @ The Complex. 7:30p-1a. w/ That 1 Guy. 18+. $38. 536 W. 100 S. Oct 7: Matt Haimovitz @ Libby Gardner Concert Hall. 7:309:30p. Cellist Matt Haimovitz performing Bach’s "Suites for Unaccompanied Cello.” $25 GA, Student, Youth & faculty discounts available. 1375 Presidents Cir. Oct 7: Griffin House @ The State Room. 8-11p. 21+. $18. 638 State St. Oct 8-9: Bonsai Show @ Red Butte Gardens. Sat. 9a.-5p. Sun. 9a.-3:30p. Bonsais for sale. Demonstrations of training and shaping techniques. $12 GA, Student, Youth & faculty discounts available. 300 Wakara Way. Oct 8: Light, Inside & Out @ Inkley's Photographic. 10a.12p. Learn the primary characteristics of light and their importance in your photography, technical aspects to artistic use, white balance, light modifiers and auxiliary flash. Free. 2121 S State St. Oct 8-9: Indian Art Market @ The Natural History Museum of Utah. 10a.-5p. Celebrate native arts and culture, browse or buy an original work of original native jewelry, beadwork, sculpture, painting from one of more than 20 native artists. Free. 301 S. Wakara Way. Oct 8: Hemp Fest @ One Mind Studio. 11a.-5p. Discover the value of CBD Hemp and hemp products for our material needs w/educational booths and guest speakers. Free. 216 W. Paxton Ave.
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CALENDAR Oct 8: Utah Assn. of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Health Fair @ Prophet Elias Church. 11a-4p. Free classes: Qi Gong, Acupressure, Addiction & Trauma Treatment, & Yoga. Meet holistic practitioners from around the state. Free. 5335 S. Highland Dr. Oct 8-9: Ride the Sound Wave Weekend - 3 shows @ Dancing Cranes Imports. Sat. 1p-Sun. 6p. Experience the Magic of Vibrational Bliss. $10/$5 children. 673 E. Simpson Ave. Oct 8: Family Art Saturday: Glorious Goo @ UMOCA. 2-4p. Inspired by Cara Krebbs’ squishy and soft sculptures, create your own goo you can take home. $5. 20 S. West Temple. Oct 8: Moab ArtWalk @ Moab Arts & Rec Center & other galleries. 6-9p. Local artist’s work at 9 participating galleries. Free. 111 E. 100 N. Oct 8: Lunafest: short films by, for, about women @ Junior League of Utah. 6:30-8:30p. Raffles, films, food, drinks. Benefits Breast Cancer Fund. $15-20. 528 E. 300 S. Oct 8: Fall Harvest Concert @ The Acoustic Space. 7-10p. w/Mindy Dillard, Elizabeth Hareza and Alicia Stockman. $10 Online, $15 Door. 124 400 W. Oct 8: 17th Annual Latin American Dance Spectacular @ Rose Wagner. 7-9p. Colorful costumes, authentic music, and native dancers take the audience on a cultural tour of Latin America. $15. 138 W. 300 S. Oct 8, 10, 12, 14: Bizet's Carmen @ Capitol Theatre. 7:3010:30p. (Also Oct 16, 2-5p). Get caught up in this sensual blend of passion, jealousy, and betrayal in one of opera’s most enduring masterpieces. Sung in French with supertitles. $31-$86. 50 W. 200 S. Oct 9: Sunday Series Yoga w/ Brandi @ Mindful Yoga Collective. 10-11:30a. $12. 223 S. 700 E.
Guerrilla poster artist Robbie Conal’s latest work comes to SLC
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n September 23 a group calling themselves Utah Art Attack postered downtown, 9th & 9th and Sugar House with images supplied by the godfather of political guerrilla poster art, Robbie Conal. This work features two separate images of Donald Trump in Conal’s signature grotesque portrait style. Conal’s work has been seen in almost every major city in the US over the last 25 years, but the recent action marks the first time his work has appeared in Utah, according to spokesman Doug Prishpreed, Jr., who added, “It’s about damn time.” Many of the aggressively unsettling caricatures were quickly defaced or removed, says Prishpreed, though some remain hanging and have even been enhanced. In all, 35 were distributed in Salt Lake, with more rumored to be appearing in the Provo area. More, he says, are on their way. Conal’s work is highly collectible and appears in museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Prishpreed asks that if you appreciate the poster, please photograph it and share the photo, but leave the poster hanging for others to appreciate.
Oct 9: Shakespeare Live Film Series @ SLC Main Library. 15p. In 12 episodes, major Shakespearean actors or directors explore and reveal the extraordinary world and works of Shakespeare. Free. 210 E. 400 S. Oct 9: Andrew W.K. - The Power of Partying @ Urban Lounge. 7p. 50 State Speaking Tour. $30. 241 S 500 E. Oct 9: Elizabeth Cook @ The State Room. 8-10p. An American country music singer w/ Lee Harvey Osmond. $18. 638 State St. Oct 10: Lynn Kenneth Packer book signing @ Weller Book Works. 6:30-7:30p. Discusses his new book, Lying for the Lord: The Paul H. Dunn Stories.. Free. 607 Trolley Sq. Oct 10: Intro to Candle Magic @ Crone's Hollow. 7-9p. Learn to cleans, dress, anoint and carve candles along with tips on selecting proper and ethical spells to work in the candle. $5. 3834 Main St. Oct 10: Firefall @ The Egyptian Theatre. 8-11p. A 1970’s rock band from Boulder, CO. $39-$65. 328 Main St., Park City. Oct 11: Scott Renshaw @ Weller Book Works. 7-8p. Renshaw discusses Happy Place: Living the Disney Parks Life. Vook signing follows. Free. 607 Trolley Sq. Oct 11: Circle of Poison, documentary @ SL Public Library. 7-9p. Exposes the shocking practice of corporate profit in the toxic pesticide trade through the stories of victims and inspiring ways they are fighting back. Free. 210 E. 400 S. Oct 11: Sold @ Brewvies. Story of 13 year-old Nepalese girl who is trafficked in Kolkata. One-night-only screening to raise awareness of human trafficking. $11. 677 S. 200 W. Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16: The Dance of Yoga 6-Week Series w/ Peter Francyk @ Vitalize Studio. 5-6:30p. Nonlinear approach to yoga which weaves asana into Vedic philosophy, indigenous wisdom and the subtleties of personal experience. Series: $80. Drop-in: $15. 2474 S. 2300 E. Studio #12.
Oct 12: Melissa de la Cruz @ King’s English Bookshop. 7-8p. New York Times bestselling author, discussion and signing of her new book, Something in Between. Free. 1511 S. 1500 E. Oct 13: Celebrate the Bounty @ Rico Warehouse. Sample great food from the best area restaurants. Lots of good schmoozing happens here. Proceeds benefit Local First Utah. $65. 5-10p. 545 S 700 W. $65. Oct 13: Writing for Change: Speechwriting @ SLCC Community Writing Center. 6-8p. Focus on how to create enthralling and effective speeches for the purpose of persuading others and invoking social change. Free. 210 E. 400 S., Suite 8. Oct 13: What I Thought I Saw Exhibit & Dialogue @ UMOCA. 6-8p. Exhibition challenges us to question our misconceptions, biases, and stereotypes. By the Utah Women’s Giving Circle. $10 GA. 20 S. West Temple Oct 13: Grief Support event w/ LaVonne Wells-Sandberg @ The Golden Braid Books. 7p. LaVonne will share her experience of grieving the loss of her daughter Kiva Daysha Wells and the continual contact she is honored to share with her. 151 S. 500 E. Oct 13: Unlock your Psychic Skills Class @ Crone's Hollow. 7-9p. Learn the keys to unlock your psychic powers, how they manifest, and distinguishing psychic messages from coincidences, practicing and trusting them. $15. 3834 Main St. Oct 13: Season Extension: Coldframes and Low Tunnels class @ Sugagreen Hub. 7-9p. Learn how to extend your growing season w/ James Loomis & Beyond Organic. $20. 1967 S. 800 E. Oct 13: Meet the Choreographer: Daniel Charon @ Ririe Woodbury Dance. 12:30p. Lunch by Brio Tuscan Grille. Artistic Director Daniel Charon discusses his process for creating his next world premiere work. Free. 138 Broadway. Oct 13: Brian Culbertson @ The State Room. 8-10p. Contemporary jazz/ R&B/funk musician. $25. 638 State St. Oct 14-16: Granary Row Weekend. Fri & Sat 6-10p. Sun 10a2p. One fantastic weekend of community, fun, entertainment, and festivities. Free. 336 W. 700 S. Oct 14: The Bee | True Stories from the Hive @ Church & State. 6-10p. Ten storytellers have five minutes each to tell a true story on the theme, Church & State. 18+. $13. 370 S. 300 E. Oct 15: Jordan River Restoration Planting @ 9th So. River Park. 9a-12p. Help plant 20 Fremont Cottonwood and Peachleaf Willow trees. Free. Address provided after registration: TREEUTAH.ORG/VOLUNTEERS. Oct 15: Introduction to Orchids @ Cactus and Tropicals, SLC store. 10:30p. The Orchid Society of Utah instructs on care, selection, and how to get your orchid to re-bloom. Free. 2735 S. 2000 E. Oct 15: Dia de los Muertos Masks @ Sorenson Arts & Education Complex. 1-4p. Make your own Dia de los Muertos masks with your children. Free. 1721 Campus Center Dr., SAEC 3202. Oct 15: Winos For Wildlife 2016 @ The Alta Club. 6-9:30p. A conservation fundraiser for oenophiles, foodies & photogs. African cuisine by Exec. Chef Don Heidel. Wildlife art & photography auction. Garden party, safari chi, or Out of Africa themed attire. 21+. $75-85. 100 E. South Temple. Oct 15: Third Saturday Contra Dance @ The Clubhouse. 710:30p. First time dancers welcome. $8 GA, $5 ages 16-25, $3 ages 7-15. 850 E South Temple. Oct 15: Sean Hayes @ The State Room. 7p. San Franciscoborn R&B/ folk musician. 21+. $24. 638 State St. Oct 15: Charlie Parr @ The Garage on Beck. 9-11p. Northern MN Folk musician. 21+. $14. 1199 Beck St.
CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET 35 Benefits Equality Utah. Sold out, waitlist on FB page. 100 S. West Temple. Oct 21: Opening Receptions: Old Work & Works in Progress @ UMOCA. 6-9p. Old Work by SLC native Alyce Carrier, Projects Gallery exhibition. Work In Progress, a collaborative mural directed by Jann Haworth and artist-inresidence Mike Lee, is a traveling exhibit celebrating women who are catalysts for change. Refreshments, cash bar, entertainment. $5. 20 S. West Temple. Oct 21: Jung Society Lecture: Thomas Moore on Soul Mates. 7-9p. Experiencing Deep Love by Honoring the Profound Differences between Unique People. Begins to touch on topics covered in the next day’s workshop. Free. SL Public Library. 210 E. 400 S.
Oct 15: Peruvian Peppers Workshop w/ Dr. David Knowlton @ Traces. 11a-12:30p. Free. 1432 S. 1100 E. Oct 16: Kate MacLeod@ The Garage on Beck. 6-9p. Recording fundraiser. Kate & guest performances. Free. 1199 Beck St. Oct 16: Slow Food Utah’s Feast of Five Senses (see p. 10). Oct 17: Sneak Peek of Hamilton's America @ Broadway Cinemas. 7p. Documentary on the creation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pop culture Broadway phenomenon Hamilton and the history behind it. Free, must RSVP to EVENTS@KUED.ORG by October 13. 111 E. 300 S. Oct 17: Grouplove @ The Complex. 7:30p. w/ Muna & Dilly Dalley. $28. 536 W. 100 S. Oct 18: Fall Harvest Celebration @ Cannon Greens Community Garden. 4:30-6:30p. Snacks, prizes, games and music. Free. 773 W. 1300 S. Oct 18: Audrie & Daisy, Sundance documentary @ SL Public Library. 7-9p. When social media bullying against two underage women who’ve suffered sexual assault spins out of control. Q&A. Free. 210 E. 400 S. Oct 18: Tauk@ The State Room. 8-11p. w/ Scenic Byway. Funk, hip-hop, progressive rock, and jazz. 21+. $15. 638 State St. Oct 18: Death From Above 1979 & Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ The Depot. 8p-12a. w/ Deep Valley. 21+. $30. 400 W. South Temple. Oct 19: Gold Leafing Workshop @ The Stockist. 6:30-8:30p. Lisa Lewis of Light and Ink, instructor. Pre-registration required, $30. 875 E. 900 S. Oct 20-22: Garden After Dark: Haunted Holidays Around the World @ Red Butte Garden. 6-9p. Explore the garden and how other cultures celebrate similar traditions to Halloween throughout the year such as the Hungry Ghost Festival of China, and the lanterns on the Garden pond for Japan’s Obon Festival. Kid-friendly, crafts, light displays, costumes, indoor/outdoor. $12/$6 members. 300 Wakara Way. Oct 20: Christopher Buehlman | The Suicide Motor Club @ SL Public Library. 7-9p. Book signing with renowned horror author. Free. 210 E. 400 S. Oct 20: Jewel’s Catch One, documentary @ Marmalade Library. 7-8:30p. Director C. Fitz documents the oldest Black owned disco in America, and the legacy of businesswoman, activist, and healer, Jewel Thais-Williams. Free. 280 W. 500 N. Oct 21: Over the Edge @ Maverick Base Camp. 8a-5p. 90 adventurers will rappel 13 stories (165 ft.) down the Maverick building to raise awareness for domestic and sexual violence. Benefits Salt Lake Area Family Justice Cente. 185 S. State. Oct 21: Allies Dinner: Everyday Rebels, Speaker: Gloria Steinem @ The Salt Palace. 6-9p. Dinner & keynote speech.
Oct 21: Class: The Origins of Hallowe'en @ Crone's Hollow. 7p. Learn about the ancient belief, religion, occult tradition, symbolism, folklore and modern commercialism surrounding Hallowe’en. $7. 3834 Main St. Oct 21: Eccles Theater Grand Opening Premier Performance. 7:30-9p. Utah’s new performing arts center opens with a three-day celebration of the arts. Black-tie event. $50-200. 131 S. Main. Oct 21-22: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 @ Abravanel Hall. 7:30-9:30p. Utah Symphony. $15-81. 123 So. Temple.
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Oct 21: Johnnyswim @ The State Room. 9p-11p. 21+. $33. 638 State St. Oct 22: Strut Your Mutt @ Liberty Park. 10a-2p. Fundraising festival for Utah’s homeless pets. Games, activities for dogs and people. $13-25. 600 E. 900 S. Oct 22-23: Body Mind Spirit Expo @ South Towne Expo Center. Sat. 10a-6p, Sun. 11a-5p. Over 70 exhibitors, 30 presentations on alternative health, new thought presentations, psychics and mediums. Speakers: Barry Helm, Sharon Sampsel, Deborah Richmond Foulkes, and more. $12 weekend admission. 9575 S. State St. Oct 22-23: The Grateful Goddess Gathering Samhain Celebration @ Copper Nickel. 11:30a-6p. Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season, and the beginning of the “darker half” of the year. 2450 Grant Ave. Ogden.
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Oct 22: 1st Annual Park City Shot Ski @ Wasatch Brewery, Park City. 12-6p. Celebrate Wasatch’s 30th anniversary by breaking the world record for the longest shot ski. $15. 250 Main St., PC. Oct 22: Birds & Brews @ The Ogden Nature Center. 12-4p. Get to know ONC’s birds of prey and pub-style trivia. Free beer samples from the new Talisman Brewery, sandwiches donated by Even Stevens. 21+. $10 members, $12 nonmembers. Pre-registration required, call 801-621-7595. 966 W. 12th St., Ogden. Oct 22: An Evening with Lindy West @ SL Public Library 79p. Utah Humanities Council hosts writer, editor & feminist Lindy West, author of the memoir Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. Free. 210 E. 400 S.
CHURCH & STATE Stories of religion and belief, politics and society, and the conflicts that arise where they intersect (or don't).
Oct 23: Sunday Series Yoga w/ Brandi @ Mindful Yoga Collective. 10-11:30a. $12. 223 S. 700 E.
Lovingly competitive storytelling.
Oct 23: Intro to Kitchen Witchery @ Crone's Hollow. 3p. The art of creating, crafting, spelling and healing through herbs, medicines & foods. $5. 3834 Main St.
Friday, October 14th @ Church & State
Oct 24-25: Two-Day Grant Writing Workshop @ SL Public Library. 9a-4p. Learn what it takes to create a competitive grant application for your organization. Pre-registration is required. See online calendar for link. Free. 210 E. 400 S., 4th floor. Continued on next page
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Day of the Dead
Oct 24: Shobha Gurung | Nepali Migrant Women: Resistance and Survival in America @ Glendale Library. 6:30-7:30p. Book signing and discussion. Free. 1375 S. Concord St. Oct 26: Book Group | Americanah @ Art Access. 6-7p. Explore the human experience of migration and immigration. This event is made possible with support from Art Access and Utah Humanities. Free. 230 S. 500 W.
Family events celebrating art and ancestors
Oct 26: Utah Humanities Book Festival | discussion @ Westminster College. 6:30-8p. With Jean Cheney, L. Jackson Newell, Jeff Metcalf, Hikmet Loe & Bridget Newell. Gore Auditorium 1840 S. 1300 E. Oct 26: Kristi Yamaguchi @ King’s English Bookshop. 7-8p. Special storytime from the Olympic gold medalist features her new book, Cara's Kindness. Free. 1511 1500 E. Oct 26: Fall Film Series: Creativity in Focus @ UMFA. 7-9p. An exploration of painter Mark Rothko, best known for imposing canvasses that eschew representation to express fundamental human emotions through pure color. Free. Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Auditorium, 410 Campus Center Dr. Oct 26: Mary Ellen Hannibal @ Marmalade Library. 7-8p. Hannibal will discuss her new book, Citizen Scientist. Free. 280 W. 500 N. Oct 27-29: Garden After Dark: Haunted Holidays Around the World @ Red Butte Garden. 6-9p. See Oct 20-22 for details.
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Oct 27: ARTLandish | Trevor Paglen: Making the Invisible Visible @ UMFA. 7-9p. His work, especially relevant in Utah, informs our perception of the historical moment we live in and fuels our imagination to envision alternative futures. Free. 410 Campus Center Dr.
A collection of folk mask from the UMFA's Education Collection. More masks can be seen at the Discovery Gateway throughout October. PHOTO BY ADELAIDE RYDER
uring the Mexican celebration of Day of the Dead, families gather to celebrate their loved ones who have died. They cook favorite foods, presenting them on an oferanda, or altar. The food is to nourish the souls who have journeyed back to Earth, starting with the angelitos, the souls of the children, on November 1. The souls of departed adults make their journey on November 2. Families gather with their communities to celebrate death. Skulls are used throughout Day of the Dead rituals. Sugar skulls are placed on the oferandas as a treat for weary souls. The living participants wear makeup or masks that have become ubiquitous across the globe in connection with the holiday. Some dress to mock death, others to embrace it. Beautiful women make themselves up to look like skulls of lace, with sunken black eyes traced by curlicues and delicate flourishes. Women’s heads will be topped in fine, wide brimmed hats or crowns of flowers, men will wear top hats and carry canes. They are embodying the Calavera Catrina, The Dapper Skeleton, and gathering together to celebrate the dead. The origin of skulls in Day of the Dead celebration date back to ancient Aztec festival which honored the goddess Michtecacihuatl or Lady of the Dead, Queen of Mictlan (the underworld). The skull has stayed the icon for honoring death in Mexico despite colonial rule. The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is
Oct 27: Poor Man’s Whiskey @ The State Room. 8p. 21+. $16. 638 S. State.
holding four events this October to teach more about masks and give attendents the opportunity to make one of their own. All events are for the family, just as the celebration inspiring them is a family affair.
Oct 28: Karen Brennan @ King’s English Bookshop. 7-8p. Celebrate Karen Brennan's new book of innovative fiction, Monsters. Free. 1511 1500 E.
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Oct 28: Superheroes! @ Abravanel Hall. 7:30-9:30p. Utah Symphony teams up with superheroes from Dark Knight, Avengers, X-Men & Captain America. $21-$81. 123 S. Temple.
Reminder: The Utah Museum of Fine Arts building is closed for renovation but activities continue at other locations throughout the city.
Oct 29: How to Home Solar @ Ogden Nature Center. 10a12p. Learn about the basics, options in northern Utah, and budgeting of solar panels. $5. 966 W. 12th St., Ogden.
All of October: Masks! @ Discovery Gateway, Beverley Taylor Sorenson ArtSpace for Children. Have you ever worn a mask? How did it make you feel? Masks are incredible faces, diverse and dynamic, that express different ideas, beliefs and feelings from around the world. This month, the UMFA will exhibit a broad collection of masks from their education collection. Explore the purpose and meaning of masks from many cultures—imagine what it would be like to become one of the many faces you see.
Oct 29: Halloween Hoot @ Tracy Aviary. 10a-3p. Halloween bird show, crafts, face painting, games. Regular admission $6-10. 589 E. 1300 S.
Oct 15: Third Saturday for Families, Dia de los Muertos Masks @ Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex, University of Utah. 1-4p. Free. 1720 Campus Center Dr.
Oct 29: Dining with the Dead: The Dumb Supper @ Crone’s Hollow. 8-9p. Bring a potluck dish and a photo of your deceased one. This is a quiet and meditative event. Not suitable for young children. $13 for Clarity readings. 3834 Main St.
Oct 22: Dia de los Muertos Masks @ Discovery Gateway. 11a-1p and 2-4p. Free. 444 W. 100 S. Oct 24: Mask Making Family Activity @ SLC Public Library, Day-Riverside Branch. 2-3:30p. Free. 1575 W. 1000 N. Oct 29: Day of the Dead Celebration @ Utah Cultural Celebration Center. Noon-6p. $5 (under 12 & students with ID free). 1355 W. 3100 S., WVC.
Oct 29: Succulent Garden Workshop @ Cactus & Tropicals. 10:30-11:30a. Learn to create a beautiful succulent garden. Bring a container or buy one there. Cost based on materials used. 2735 S. 2000 E. Oct 29: Ian Doescher @ Main City Library. 4-5p. Doescher will discuss the creation of his Shakespeare's Star Wars series. Free. 210 E. 400 S.
Oct 29: Halloween Bash with Talia Keys @ The State Room. 9p. w/ Grits Green. 21+. $15. 638 S. State St. Oct 31: Big Sam’s Funky Nation @ The State Room. 8p. Noladelic PowerFunk. 21+. $20. 638 S. State. Nov. 2: Science Night Live: Chasing Demonic Ants In Mayan Ruins, And Other Stories @ Keys on Main. 5:307:30p. w/ Professor Jack Longino, Biology. Presented by the U of U Science Dept. Free. 242 S. Main.
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Food feasts and festivals for October We gather to cook, taste, dine
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arvest festivals bring the best of fall. Pick over pumpkin patches, take the kids for a hayride, gather in a bundle of dried corn stalks to decorate the season. Then give thanks to the bees at the annual Utah Honey Harvest Festival and treat your taste buds to the last, and best, food fundraiser events—Celebrate the Bounty and Feast of Five Senses. Then, finish your canning, hunker in for winter and say good-bye to food feasts until spring comes again.
Raw Milk Workshop @ Redmond Heritage Farm Store (formerly Real Foods Market), 2209 S. Highland Dr., SLC, Tues. Oct. 4, 6:30 pm. Free, REDMONDFARMS.COM State legislation allows Redmond Heritage Farm to sell raw, unpasteurized milk from their cows directly to the consumer through their farm store in Sugar House. There’s a lot of information and misinformation about the benefits and dangers of this product. Get some facts about raw milk from farmer Jed Johnson, farm manager at Redmond Heritage Farms.
Utah Honey Harvest Festival @ Clark Historic Farm (378 W Clark St.), Granstville, Fri. & Sat. Oct. 7-8, Fri. 2pm-dusk, Sat. 11am-dusk, $4 /$3 kids, CLARKHISTORICFARM.ORG/UTAH-HONEY-HARVEST-FESTIVAL Satirist and author Jonathan Swift (Gulliver’s Travels) once said of the offerings of honeybees that they furnished “mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.”
Utah’s connection with the givers of honey and wax goes back to the first Mormon pioneers who named their new state Deseret, a word that, in the Book of Mormon, means honeybee. Currently, Utah’s is seeing a revival of beekeeping and the city of Grantsville is stoking that growth with its third annual Honey Harvest Festival. Participants can enjoy beekeeping demonstrations, learn DIY skills like how to properly milk a cow (milk and honey, anyone?) at the healthy homesteaders fair, try their finger picking at a fiddlin’ fest jam session open to all acoustic musicians, sample the region’s best honey, and compete in the Deseret honey contest, open to dilettantes and professionals alike with separate categories for novice and commercial harvesters. Just pre-register online and bring a half-pint of your best honey to the festival. Harvest Festival @ Petersen Farm (11887 S 400 W), Riverton, Oct. 8, 10am-3pm, $5 ($20 for family up to five members), PETERSONFARM.COM Started as a way to say thank you to loyal customers, the annual Harvest Fest held during the farm’s pumpkin-picking season is Peterson Farm’s gift to the community. The event will feature free wagon rides, corn pit and kids corn maze, hay bale maze, pumpkin bowling, pony rides, face painting, food trucks and pumpkins for $0.27/lb. Tuscany: cooking class @ Tony Caputo’s (314 W 300 S), SLC, Tues. Oct. 11, 7:15pm, $45 (with wine pairing $60). CAPUTOSDELI.COM. Foodies will tell you there’s no such thing as Italian cuisine. Rather, each of the country’s 20 regions has a unique culinary tradition of its own. For instance, the foothills of the Abruzzi region are blanketed with herbs that give zip to its risotto and grilled lamb, while Naples provides a masterclass in the preparation of mussels and clams. Caputo’s Deli is offering a cooking class on the techniques from one of Italy’s heaviest hitters— Tuscany—whose gentle hills produce some of the worlds most coveted olives, tomatoes and beans. The class will share secrets to channeling the regions flavors and making a home-run pasta sauce and classic Tuscan dessert. Register online. Celebrate the Bounty, Thurs. Oct 13 @ the Rico
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This event encourages mingling and sampling. Try small plates from the best restaurants from Ogden to Provo. Try a cup of fresh brewed, locally roasted coffee or a square of locally crafted chocolate. And don’t miss the excellent cocktails made with an ever-increasing variety of locally blended and distilled liquors. This is the party to close out the season. Proceeds benefit Local First Utah. New Harmony Apple Fest @ New Harmony, UT, Sat. Oct. 15, 10am-6pm, free, NEWHARMONYFIRE.COM Braeburn, Cameo, Fuji. Apples still abound in southern Utah. You can find some of them at New Harmony’s Apple Fest (near St. George), a fundraiser for the city’s fire department, or visit one of the five area farms and pick your own. Find local apple farms at AGRILICIOUS.ORG/LOCAL/ APPLES/UTAH Feast of Five Senses @ Jewett Center for the Performing Arts, Westminster College (1840 S 1300 E), SLC, Sun. Oct. 16, 5:30-10pm, $150. SLOWFOODUTAH.ORG This multi-course sit-down dinner is truly a feast of the senses. Salt Lake’s top chefs take ingredients farmed locally and personally introduce
their uniquely crafted dish as the courses are served. Proceeds from the event go to Slow Food Utah and fund the organization’s micro-grant program for local farmers and ranchers. Fall Harvest Festival @ American West Heritage Center (4025 S. Hwy 89-91), Wellsville, Fri. & Sat. Oct. 21-22, 10am-5pm, $9 ($8 children 3-11) AWHC.ORG. Bring in the harvest the old-fashioned way with living history activities such as cider pressing, corn shelling, candle making, steam engine threshing, corn mazes, hay activities and a haunted hollow. Halloween Treats Cooking Class @ Redmond Heritage Farm Store (formerly Real Foods Market), 2209 S. Highland Dr. SLC, Thurs. Oct. 27, 6:30 pm, Free. REDMONDFARMS.COM Local food blogger and cook Emily Allen of THATSWHATIEAT.COM will share festive recipes that taste good and are good for you, too. ◆
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Locovores in the kitchen Winners of the 10th Annual Eat Local Challenge recipe contest
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ast month, Utahns participated in an exercise to “localize” their diet—that is, find foods that were grown within our own bioregion. Events included a recipe contest. Congratulations to this year’s winners.
with bread. Blanche beans in boiling water (toss into water, cook until bright green and remove quickly). Chop into bite-sized chunks, add to bread and veggies. Sprinkle with salt and vinegar to taste. Let sit for 15 minutes or longer to allow flavors to meld.
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Carly Gillespie Peach Panzanella Salad 2 medium or 1 large heirloom tomato 1 medium onion 1/2 pound green beans 2 medium peaches Real Salt Oil (melted fat from Clifford Family Farms bacon or butter from Gold Creek Farms) Slide Ridge honey wine vinegar Day-old/stale Crumb Brothers sourdough bread Prepare a small pot of water, bring to boil. Tear stale bread into bite-sized pieces (maybe 1 inch). Place into large bowl, coat with a few tablespoons of oil (fat or butter). Cube tomatoes, peaches and onion into 1 inch chunks. Combine
Mountain Gruyere Bake 3 farm eggs 1 cup Rockhill Creamery Wasatch Mountain Gruyere, divided 2 T nutritional yeast 2 cups shredded zucchini and yellow squash 2 t Real Salt ½ small red onion ½ small red pepper 6 local oyster mushrooms Thyme and parsley Shred cheese. Mix 1st 5 ingredients and pour into bottom of a baking loaf. Top with julienned vegetables and chopped herbs. Sprinkler remaining cheese on top and give it a few grinds of pepper. Bake at 350 degrees 45 minutes. Let sit 15 minutes before serving.
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Compost like a boss
Getting the best carbon/nitrogen ratio is an autumn project
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love composting. Growing, harvesting and eating the bounty of my garden is honestly a secondary benefit of my primary goal; building luscious, thick, rich loamy soil. It’s literally a slow motion manifestation of earth magic. Transforming kitchen scraps, yard waste, and even junk mail into a nutrient dense material teeming with microbes makes me feel like a humus Houdini. When you make your own compost, you have the ability to amend your soil and provide lasting fertility without purchasing outside inputs. Lugging heavy sacks of materials home from the garden center can be a thing of the past. I have yet to find a commercial bagged compost that looks as good under the microscope as even a poorly managed back yard pile. Often, however, most gardeners don’t have as much as much compost as they need, especially in the spring. This is because most of us compost with a static compost pile. In a static compost pile, materials are added slowly, generally on a daily basis. The pile slowly grows and breaks down; maybe it gets turned,
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clean out the coop. When we have enough materials to build a compost heap all at once, we can now get into an active compost scenario. In an active compost strategy, piles heat up quickly, and sustain a high enough temperature to sterilize weed seeds, eliminate diseaseand deter rodents and other pests. Rather than months, we can have finished compost in weeks. In fact, I can turn watermelon rinds, coffee grounds, cardboard, kitchen scraps and any other compostable materials into finished compost in as little as 15 days! Not only can it be done, it’s the standard. In fact, to make compost to USDA Organic standards, the pile must maintain a temperature of 131 degrees for 15 days, being turned at least five times, and the process is complete. The piles can then be left to age, a process which continues to increase the quality of the material. Building an active compost is simple, and by following a few basic rules you’ll be well positioned with a plethora of compost for spring. This technique is for building a compost pile all at once, and it is important that once it is built, new materials are not added to the pile. maybe it doesn’t. The pile is occasionally watered, often forgotten. This is the simplest, but far and away the least effective way of composting. By slowly adding material over time, it often becomes difficult to discern when the compost is “finished.” It often doesn't heat up enough, because there is insufficient thermal mass for thermophyllic bacteria to generate the heat to sterilize weed seeds and pathogens. It can take months, or even a year or more if the pile is left dry, to fully compost. However, since most of us only generate a small amount of kitchen scraps every day, this is the option we are left with. But if we leverage the season, this time of year we have an abundance of compostable materials at our dirty little fingertips! Fall is the absolute best time to build a pile, as the sheer volume of materials almost become a liability, with hefty piles of yard waste accumulating when we tidy the yard before winter. Frostkilled tomatoes and summer crops pulled from garden beds accumulate, and if you have chickens I’m willing to wager you’re long overdue to
The active compost process Size matters. A pile must be at least a 4’ x 4’ x 4’ mass to generate and retain sufficient heat. This size is an ideal, and piles shouldn’t be made much larger, as going too big will compress the pile, limiting oxygen availability. Moisture matters. The materials in the pile should have the moisture of a wrung out sponge. Moisture should be added as the pile is built, and materials like straw, hay or wood chips should be soaked overnight to absorb adequate moisture. If a pile is too dry, microbial activity is halted (remember dehydration of fruits, meats, and vegetables is a useful preservation method). If the pile is too wet, it will go anaerobic, as the water inhibits proper oxygenation. Aeration matters. Our good composting microbes are all aerobic, meaning they thrive in the presence of oxygen. Oxygen is added to the pile every time we turn it, resulting in an increase in temperature, similar to blowing on the coals in a fire.
Recipe matters. To build a proper pile, we must pay attention to our carbon to nitrogen ratio, or C:N. C materials, or “browns,” are plant materials that have had all of the nitrogen volatilized out of them; think cardboard, fallen leaves, wood chips, etc. If you seal it in a baggy and come back a week later and it smells fine, it’s a carbon. N materials still have the nitrogen; think kitchen waste, coffee grounds, fresh cut grass. If you seal it in a baggie and come back a few days later and it’s nasty, it’s an N. For general purposes, we aim for a C:N ration of 30:1. C:N charts are simple to find with a quick Google search. This requires some simple averaging math, so ask your local 6th grader if you’re stumped on this one.
I can turn watermelon rinds, coffee grounds, cardboard, kitchen scraps and any other compostable materials into finished compost in as little as 15 days! The key to this process is the unit of measure. One trick is to use a five gallon bucket and measure the volumes of the materials, not the weight. For example, five five-gallon buckets of a 40:1 material combined with five five-gallon buckets of a 20:1 material would result in our ideal 30:1 ratio. A 4’ x 4’ x 4’ pile requires approximately 110 five gallon buckets worth of measured materials. Mix all ingredients thoroughly as you build the pile. Temperature matters. We want to maintain a minimum of 131F, and a maximum of 160F. Temperatures lower than 131 will not sterilize weed seeds and pathogens; higher than 160, we begin to lose nutrients to volatilization. To monitor your piles’ temperature use a compost thermometer designed to probe into the center of the pile. With the proper C:N ratio, our pile will heat to 131 degrees within 36 hours, and often in as few as eight hours. If it doesn't get that hot within 48 hours, then there are not enough N materials in the pile, and you’ll need to add more and remix your pile. Monitor the pile daily, and once the temperature drops below 131, turn the pile. This will result in the pile heating up again. Simply keep monitoring the temperature and turn it every time it drops below that 131 threshold. Once the pile stops heating up, it can be left to age, and voila! You have finished compost, fast. ◆ James Loomis is the Green Team farm manager for Wasatch Community Gardens.
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Should you always turn the lights out when leaving a room?
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e have fluorescent lights in our garage that we turn on to put our boots on for our morning walk. I was always taught to turn lights off when I leave a room, but my husband says that it takes more energy to turn on the lights again when we get back than leaving them on for an hour while we’re gone. Is there some formula for how
BY UMBRA FISK, GRIST It turns out our parents, and not your husband, have the right idea about turning off lightbulbs. Your husband’s belief that flipping the lights off and on wastes energy is a common myth. But there’s a grain of truth behind it when we’re talking about fluorescent bulbs. Let’s shine a little light on the details, shall we? Compact fluorescents, those power-sipping bulbs that fin a l l y
pushed out inefficient incandescent bulbs back in 2012, actually do require a small surge of electricity to light up. But that surge lasts only 1/120th of a second, using the same amount of energy as just a few seconds of illumination — in other words, the startup energy is so tiny as to not really matter. This is true not just of newer, twisty CFLs but also of oldschool fluorescent tubes, so the verdict is t h e
long the lights can be on before it exceeds the energy consumption of turning them off and then on again? Roberta B. Rangely, Colorado
Dearest Roberta, Our parents would have gotten along swimmingly. “Turn off the lights when you leave the room!” was one of my mom and dad’s favorite admonitions, right up there with “Close the door — you weren’t born in a barn” and “Close the fridge — you weren’t born in an industrial kitchen.” (I was born in an off-the-grid, passive-solar doula’s cabin, which primes one for energy efficiency right from the get-go.)
Experts at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory say go dark if you’ll be out of the room for five minutes. Also, make your next lights LEDs, which last 25 times longer than incandescent bulbs.
same no matter which kind you have in your garage, Roberta. But here’s something else to consider: Wantonly toggling fluorescent bulbs on and off (on/off cycling, if you want to get technical) shortens their lifespan. Why? Every time you flip the switch, the mercury within the bulb degrades its electrodes a bit. Just like anything else, bulbs a) have an environmental impact from production and b) cost money, so it’s wise to keep them in operation as long as possible. Technically, leaving them ablaze all the time would give you the most hours of light per bulb. But you’d also have to replace them much more frequently. So when to leave ‘em lit and when to power down? No formulas necessary. The Department of Energy recommends turning off the lights if you’ll be gone for at least 15 minutes, and experts at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory say go dark if you’ll be out of the room for 5 minutes. Either way, it’s safe to say your hour-long morning constitutional warrants turning off the garage lights. Our parents would be so proud. Of course, Roberta, you would do even better by replacing your fluorescents with the one bulb to rule them all: LEDs. Not only do these babies use the least power of the lighting options by far, but they also have no problem with on/off cycling — so you can flick the switch off whenever you leave the room without worrying about break-even points. They cost a bit more than CFLs up front, but they’re so long-lasting (we’re talking 25 times longer than the old incandescent bulbs), they’ll make up for that over years of peaceful morning strolls. Plus, you’ll never have to argue with your hubby about lightbulbs again, and surely that’s worth something, too. Luminescently, Umbra Grist is a nonprofit news site that uses smarts and humor to shine a light on the big green issues changing our world. Get their newsletter at GRIST.ORG/SUBSCRIBE.
METAPHORS FOR THE MONTH
Osho Zen Tarot: Adventure, Slowing Down, Experiencing Medicine Cards: Mouse, Lizard Mayan Oracle: Harmonic Resonance, Center Ancient Egyptian Tarot:The Chariot, Prince of Wands, Queen of Wands Aleister Crowley Deck: The Hanged Man, Peace, Luxury Healing Earth Tarot: Judgment, Grandmother of Pipes, Grandmother of Feathers Words of Truth: Integrity, Present, Guidance es, you are going to have to give up something to take this next step. Yes, it is going to cost money, time and energy. But after the intensity of September it might seem like the only logical choice. What is it to be in a state of high awareness? You can tell by a person’s actions. One who is stable in a heightened state of clarity tends to be alert, present, joyful, centered, loving, flowing, at peace and not seeking attention from external sources to feel safe and validated. Let go of attachments to outcomes and labels of good or bad. Accept what is and welcome the new things being initiated in your life. Take responsibility for the illusions you have been carrying and just allow this moment to be one of forgiveness and peace. Remember, the core of enlightenment is ease. By allowing ease into a dominant position in your life, you find your own cool, calm and centered self. From that place there is nothing you need to seek out because you are already home. Nature has so many secrets to share with you now. External growth is slowing down but internal growth has the potential to speed up. Growth is inherently dangerous—there is always risk and sacrifice. This month, a million mistakes are possible but facing those insecurities is the only way to grow. You must be willing to fail, and to face the uncertainty of the unknown. That is why the totem of the Mouse is so in-
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Intuitive patterns for October 2016 BY SUZANNE WAGNER teresting this month. A mouse needs to feel everything in order to know it. This is a strength and a weakness. Getting too close to something can make you anxious and it creates a type of mental fretting. Needing to have everything perfect is a form of fear in being on Earth, of doing it right, and of not feeling the flow of energy that is life all around you. Being a nitpicker is not a positive trait. Being unable to let things go i s another form of this same energy. Yes, knowing is wonderful but there is so much out there in the universe that in our present state of human awareness, evolution, brain capacity and form that we are just not presently capable of fully understanding the great mysteries of the universe. The more organized you are, the more afraid you may be of what’s just beyond the safe box you’ve created in your mind and in your world. This month, nature itself is attempting to break through the mental barriers that block the masterful and subtle consciousness from coming fully into your awareness. Scrutinize your life: Deeply examine whether it is working the way your soul needs and wants, or not. Are you locked in the dark dream of your
shadow where you exist but are actually asleep? Has your life become a nightmare? If it has, then your inner conflict has broken out of the dream world and into your conscious world as it attempts to get your attention. Remember, your life is not limited to just what you perceive. A multitude of other things are going on if you are willing to leap out of judgment and into the center that is life. When
Choosing to leap into the flow, not knowing where you are going to end up, is the place where miracles and magic still exist. you resist the natural order and flow and are living on the edge of life, it will be a hard life. But choosing to leap into the flow, not knowing where you are going to end up, is the place where miracles and magic still exist. And they can happen to you. Listen to the guidance being offered, stay fully present, and stand up for who you are in the most integral of ways and you will discover that peaceful center you seek. ◆ Suzanne Wagner is the author of books and CDs on the tarot and creator of the Wild Women app. She lives in California, but visits Utah frequently. SUZWAGNER.COM
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A monthly compendium of random wisdom for the home, garden and natural world BY DIANE OLSON OCT 1 If you’re still in the mood, there’s plenty to plant now, like shrubs, trees, roses, spring bulbs, lilies, garlic, rhubarb and cover crops. Don’t fertilize, but do use root starter. OCT 2 Beware moose on the make. Rutting moose will charge just about anything, and they can run 35 miles per hour. And their front legs are longer than the back ones, so they can easily jump over obstacles. OCT 3 The only known population of Pyrrocohoris apterus, or firebugs, outside of Europe is in SLC. Firebugs look like boxelder bugs, but are brighter red, sport two black dots, and can’t fly. If you see one, the Natural History Museum of Utah would like to know: Report sightings at www.inaturalist.org /projects/firebugs-of-utah. OCT 4 Because they contain varying amounts of water, no two opals (October’s birthstone) look the same. Individual stones also change over time, as the water evaporates and stress cracks form. OCT 5 Look for Saturn to the left of the waxing Moon tonight. Saturn was the father of Jupiter in Roman mythology. OCT 6 John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe Systems and Salt Lake City native, was born on this day in 1940. OCT 7 Tonight is the Draconids meteor shower. While not a great show, it is a convenient one, as the best viewing time is early evening. OCT 8 Poison ivy never goes dormant, so stay vigilant. It usually has three broad, s p o o n -
shaped leaves that turn lovely red in fall, and grows below 6,500 feet in shady areas near water. It’s unfor tunately c o m m o n along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. OCT 9 FIRST Q U A R T E R MOON. Urushiol, the oily allergen found in poison ivy, can remain active on shoes and clothing for six months. Dogs can also carry urushiol on their fur, so bathe or wipe down your buddy (and toss the cloth) after hiking. OCT 10 Time to blow out and shut off the sprinkler system, drain and store hoses and cover hose bibbs.
OCT 14 A group of squirrels is called a scurry or dray. OCT 15 Indian summer, a period of warm, s u n n y weather following a cold spell, often occurs around now. OCT 16 FULL HUNTERS MOON/ SUPERMOON. The moon’s orbit around Earth is changeable; sometimes it’s oval, sometime more round. So its distance is changeable, too. Thus supermoons; full or new moons that are closer than usual. This month
neighborhoods, are forming herds. OCT 18 It’s a good idea to vacuum out the clothes dryer vent at least once a year. Dryer fires are surprisingly common. OCT 19 Brine shrimp are laying their eggs, called cysts, in the Great Salt Lake. Nearly half of the world’s commercial brine shrimp, which are used to feed farmed fish, come from the GSL. Five million-plus water birds also depend on GSL brine shrimp for food. OCT 20 Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than to plants. That’s why fungal infections are so hard to fight without harming ourselves. OCT 21 The Orionides meteor shower, remnants of Comet Halley, peaks tonight.
OCT 11 This is the earliest recorded first frost date for SLC. When a freeze is predicted, cover tender crops with sheets, tarps, buckets, cardboard or whatever. OCT 12 I’m seeing lots of American red squirrels around the valley. This time of year they’re filling their middens with conifer cones to munch during bad weather. Squirrels also eat seeds, nuts, berries, mushrooms, flowers, bark, bugs, eggs, and nestling mice, birds and rabbits. (Ick.) They gnaw into maple trees, too, to feed on the sap. OCT 13 American red squirrels vigorously defend their territory, which is usually bequeathed by the mother squirrel.
and the next two have full supermoons. OCT 17 Juncos and mountain chickadees are moving down to the valley. California quail are forming coveys. Mule deer, which, like red squirrels, are increasingly common in valley
OCT 22 LAST QUARTER MOON. It’s time to cut back raspberry canes and vines, and winterize ponds. OCT 23 Time, too, to check the weather stripping around the doors and windows. Sealing gaps can reduce your energy bill 10-15%.
OCT 24 Rattlesnakes are returning to their hibernaculum, prior to entering brumation, the reptilian version of hibernation. Upwards of 1,000 rattlesnakes may gather in a single hibernacula, which they’ll also share with turtles, lizards, other snake species and even small mammals. OCT 25 Have trees close to your house? Rain gutter covers are a good idea. Otherwise, you’ll need to clear the gutters after all the leaves fall. OCT 26 AVERAGE FIRST FROST. If you pot amaryllis, daffodils, hyacinths, paperwhites or tulips now you’ll have flowers in December. OCT 27 Patrick Fugit, star of Almost Famous (my favorite movie) and nephew of Catalyst cofounder Victoria Fugit, was born on this day in 1982. OCT 28 It’s uncomfortable for cats to eat or drink from a narrow bowl that pushes against their ultra-sensitive whiskers. There’s even a name for it: whisker stress. OCT 29 The first known vegetable lanterns were carved from gourds by the Maori over 700 years ago. Jack-o-lanterns originated in Ireland in the 19th century, and were made from turnips or mangel-wurzel (a type of beet). Irish immigrants, fleeing the Great Famine, brought the tradition to America in the mid 1800s.
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