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HELP WANTED Bouncing back from COVID, Utah is flush with jobs. But where are the workers? BY MATT PACENZA

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THIS WEEK'S WINNER Rep. Owens, Does it bother you at all that your unlikely election could only have occurred in a rightwing, ultra-conservative state like Utah, where “Black” elected officials (think Mia Love) are only successful if they are deeply unpopular in their own communities and willing to spew the most bizarre, regressive, nonsensical, untruthful, racist (yes!) and inflammatory rhetoric imaginable, while desperately embracing and parroting the stunningly undemocratic and exclusionary messaging that seems to constitute the contemporary Republican agenda? (I ask this as an African-American man residing in this state.) Does it concern you that many sane people—including most people of color living here— view you (and your ilk) as a carpetbagger without principle who, in the tradition of Clarence Thomas, is hiding in plain sight—invisible and without substance? LEON BROWN JR. Ogden

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At the end of John Saltas’ column, he suggested that John Stockton should “shut up.” Why is that? Or do you not believe in free speech? Mr. Stockton has every right to say what he believes, as do you. As do all of us in a free country. Why are liberals always telling people they disagree with to “shut up” and/or ridiculing them? That is the more important question. Also, Saltas’ mention of Terance Mann was weak. Mr. Mann needs more than one great game before we compare him to Steph Curry, a sure Hall-of-Famer. CHRIS CHUDIK

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Well done, Mitchell! Proud of the man you are, the community you respect and your willingness to try to improve the circumstances of others. I’m rooting for you. @mashcroft86 Via Instagram

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What subjects should be taught in school, but aren’t?

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Actual sex education, at every grade level.

Katharine Biele

I’d say Critical Race Theory, but they think whatever it is is already being taught. The real answer is civics, not the kind of be-nice education we’re getting in schools now. We should be teaching the civics education that’s essential to sustaining our democratic form of government.

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Emotional intelligence: the interaction and balance between spirit, mind and body. Also, medicinal/edible wild plants and herbs in the environment, basic survival skills, cooking, economics and politics.

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Financial literacy. Not just basic budgeting and saving but a comprehensive understanding of financial investments.

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A communication course covering vocal and written apologies, argumentation, negotiation, mediation and how to write an old-fashioned letter.

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I’ve been saying for years that I’d teach critical thinking for free. Of course, then you run into the obstacle of parents who find critical thinking scary, because it means their kids might realize they’re being fed bullshit.

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The Midnight Sun E

very summer, a still from a vintage Twilight Zone episode called “The Midnight Sun” makes the rounds on my Facebook timeline. The episode, written by Rod Serling in 1961, tells the story of an artist and her landlady on the verge of heatstroke, sweltering in a New York apartment because, even at midnight, the temperature holds at 110 degrees. Serling’s distinctive voice opens the show explaining the Earth is steadily drifting toward the sun, and the sun now shines day and night. “The word that [landlady] Mrs. Bronson is unable to put into the hot, still, sodden air is ‘doomed,’ because the people you’ve just seen have been handed a death sentence,” he narrates ominously. In true Twilight Zone fashion, by the show’s end, the audience learns the Earth was never drifting toward the sun. The episode was a fever dream, dreamt by a woman on the verge of freezing to death on a planet that was rapidly cooling instead of rapidly warming. After the first punishingly hot day of summer arrives in my adopted home of New Orleans, residents frequently reference the image of “Norma,” the sweaty artist. In one particularly dramatic clip, she screams in agony as her paintings begin to melt, and the extreme heat causes a thermometer to burst in the distance. This summer, none of my Louisiana friends have even mentioned the show—even though June is over—because it has yet to become really hot. An unusually wet spring has been followed by remarkably mild temperatures. Utah, we found your rain. It has been ceaselessly soaking the Gulf Coast since April. I’ve lost count of the number of times the street in front of my house in New Orleans has flooded in 2021. I’m seriously considering investing in a kayak.

BY JENNY POPLAR This year, residents of my home state of Utah are the ones who can relate to the thermometer-bursting heat of “The Midnight Sun.” Salt Lake City made international headlines upon reaching 107 degrees in mid-June. As my dad said, “Las Vegas temperatures in June? That’s unheard of.” Unfortunately, Utah’s heat wave is not a fever dream. In a June 18 Guardian article, paleo-climatologist Kathleen Johnson said that the drought and heat wave currently gripping the West may be the worst the region has experienced in 1,200 years. Environmental shifts evident in tree rings and dried up riverbeds suggest that human-induced climate change is the culprit. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox elicited more than a few eye rolls when he asked Utahns to collectively pray for rain to mitigate the drought in early June. Prayer is fine, but sweeping policy to address a regional water crisis—one that USA Today says will usher in “an unimaginable future”—would be better. Climate change is so often viewed as a partisan issue, with red states like Utah lagging behind when it comes to responding to a swiftly heating planet. To their credit, Cox and a few other conservatives such as Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, at least acknowledge the impact of climate change. In 2019, Republican Sen. Mike Lee foolishly showcased a poster of Ronald Reagan riding a velociraptor on the Senate floor in a bizarre attempt to undermine the credibility of climate legislation proposed by Democrats. According to NASA, more than 97% of published climate scientists agree that climate change is a major concern that has already begun to dramatically alter life as we know it. Utah’s brutal heat wave, starting well before the first day of summer, puts us all on notice that climate change is here. So how can residents of Western states avoid ending up like sweaty, screaming Norma, wasting away in the heat of “The Midnight Sun”? The first step is to understand the magnitude of the problem. If a senator makes light of climate change on

the Senate floor, citizens of all political persuasions should agree that person is not congressional material. The time for science denial and brushing off the impacts of climate change is over. Now is the time to collectively work toward solutions. In order to bypass a future where it’s 110 degrees at midnight, perhaps residents of drought-prone regions will have to make a few sacrifices: drive less, switch to cars that use clean energy, part with water-guzzling plants that are not suited for a desert climate and integrate water conservation into one’s daily routine. The desert’s resources are finite. An unchecked wave of development that strains Utah’s water supply is no longer an option if said development contributes to a drought so severe that millions can see themselves reflected in a Twilight Zone episode. Discussions about curbing development are incredibly volatile because so much money is at stake. But what good is a fancy new housing development or a five-star resort if there isn’t enough water to sustain the residents of those ritzy new buildings? As we move into July, I’m sure that soon enough, all of us in Louisiana will begin to relate to the unrelenting heat of “The Midnight Sun.” But I feel for my friends and family in Utah dealing with stifling temperatures. There may just be a silver lining brought on by the sweltering heat. Utah State University climate dynamics professor Simon Wang told The Guardian the recent heat wave had him feeling optimistic, because the extreme weather is causing people from all walks of life to discuss climate change openly. Can Utah avoid a dystopic Twilight Zone future? Only if citizens and policy makers alike accept that climate change is real and urgently develop solutions on a local and national level. Don’t continue to debunk it as left-wing scare mongering until the paintings on your walls start to melt. CW Private Eye is off this week. Send comments to editor@cityweekly.net.

HITS&MISSES BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

HIT: A More Perfect Union

It’s a rare day when progressives hail anything that U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart says, but there’s always that one time. “I believe it’s self-evident that we shouldn’t be honoring those who seceded and voluntarily waged war against the United States. The U.S. Capitol should be reserved for pieces of art that inspire and unite,” he recently said in response to the removal of Confederate statues from the Capitol. He’s been consistent on removal since the death of George Floyd last year. On the other hand, Stewart had said he wouldn’t vote to certify the presidential election and he didn’t like the bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection because, heck, the Democrats were in charge. That’s what you’d expect in this highly charged partisan environment. Still, you have to give him props for opposing the Confederacy of yesteryear, even though he can’t recognize its revival in the Jan. 6 Capitol uprising.

MISS: Mile Markers

Maybe you snub your nose at Critical Race Theory, but you can’t hide from the facts. There is a huge disparity between the life expectancies of Black men and white men. The reasons are complicated, and indeed some are tied to systemic racism. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says non-Hispanic Black males now have the lowest life expectancy of any group. New data shows that African Americans on average live six years less than whites. At Real Men Real Talk Virtual—Our State of Mind, you’ll hear from Bubba Wallace, Penny Hardaway, Royce Da 5’9”, Dr. David Marion and the African American Male Wellness Agency about what’s really going on. The conversation presents a safe place to discuss the hardships of Black life, and how that can change. Virtual, Thursday, July 15, 5 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3hsEEt1

Damn These High Heels

It’s that time of year again to break out those high heels to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community through cinema at drive-in and online screenings. The 2021 Damn These Heels Queer Film Festival is a grassroots, locally produced festival that explores “issues, ideas and art through showcasing fiction and nonfiction films from around the world.” Highlights include an opening night drive-in plus drag show, six films screening in-theater at the Rose Wagner, a program of 25 feature films and 25 short films and a closing weekend screening at Liberty Park. Virtual and in-person, Friday, July 9-Sunday, July 18, tickets from $60. https://damntheseheels.org

Dark Skies Lighten Up

You probably think urbanization is inevitable, and you just have to get out to see the stars. Think again. “Dark Skies. What does it mean to you? To astronomers it means the ability to see the stars without light pollution. To migrating birds, insects and mammals, it means a clear path on an important journey without confusion by misdirected urban lights. To tourists, especially in the Western U.S., it means being able to see the Milky Way and share these experiences with family and friends. To ancient cultures, it was a way to develop a calendar, know when to plant and when to celebrate annual traditions.” You can learn about the rich history and how Peru is incorporating their astronomical observations into city planning and architecture at Dark Skies with Dr. Daniel Mendoza and Andres Adasme. Virtual, Tuesday, July 13, 12 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3ycj9Dy

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Hear what it’s like to be a woman in a science career. Worldwide, less than 30 percent of the scientists are women. Women make up nearly half the U.S. workforce, but Census data show that women account for only 27 percent of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce. Despite gains, men still dominate the field. Challenging the Face of Science: Women Scientists Share Their Stories brings women scientists together to talk about the challenges and how they overcame them. Virtual, Thursday, July 8, 12 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3ho7sTl

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State GOP Chairman Carson Jorgensen can’t wait to meet Donovan Mitchell, not because he likes basketball or because he wants to persuade Mitchell to stay in Utah. No, it’s because he wants to talk Critical Race Theory with the Jazz player, who said he’d like to talk to our clueless legislators about CRT—or maybe their strange perception of what it is—the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Mitchell, by virtue of his race, has a unique understanding of the issue, which the very white-male Mormon sixth-generation Utah rancher—and non-legislator—might not. Coming from Mount Pleasant with its 94% white population, it’s likely Jorgensen doesn’t run into a lot of African Americans, as they account for just 0.29% of his city’s population. Jorgensen doesn’t want his kids taught CRT in school, although it’s not and won’t be. Maybe Mitchell can convince him that teaching his kids critical thinking is a good thing.

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It’s not that off-road recreationists are bad actors, but their vehicles are not the friendliest additions to wildlife and wilderness. Never mind that off-roaders already have plenty of roads and lands for camping— they want it all. The off-roading advocacy group Blue Ribbon Coalition has its panties in a bunch over the Bureau of Land Management’s plans to close off 50 miles of road in San Juan County, KUER reports. Policy director Ben Burr says most off-roaders don’t even know they’ll be affected. That’s probably because it’s unlikely they will be. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance notes that there are 200-plus miles of routes they could use within the Canyon Rim management area. But Blue Ribbon needs to justify its existence by keeping up the pressure. The Idaho-based group is also fighting offroad bans in Moab, plans for the San Rafael Desert and much, much more.

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HELP WANTED Bouncing back from COVID, Utah is flush with jobs. But where are the workers? BY MATT PACENZA

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Nearly all Utah businesses report difficulties in hiring. Jody Zabriskie, CEO and owner of five A to Z Building Blocks child-care centers in Utah County and Draper, is currently down from a typical staff of 125 to just over 100. “When we post jobs, we get no applicants,” she said. “It’s a tremendous stress.” Like many other businesses, Zabriskie says this means she can’t offer the services she’d like to. “My facilities would love to open up care for more families,” she said. “But we just don’t have the staff available.” Missy Greis, the owner of Publik Coffee—with four locations in Salt Lake—was grateful when a bit more than half of her workers came back when she started reopening her businesses in the spring. She has slowly added new staff, but it’s been most challenging to find replacements for “back-of-the-house” employees— dishwashers and line cooks. “It’s nearly impossible to fill those jobs right now,” Greis reports. Unable to fill dishwasher jobs, Greis said she’s had to use disposable products at her restaurants, which she hates to do given Publik’s commitment to sustainability. The shortages stretch into many fields. Salt Lake City International Airport officials said in early June that as many as 50% of the jobs in their new facility— everything from food to retail to security to construction—remain unfilled. When the pandemic first hit, tens of thousands of

Utahns were laid off and jobs were hard to find. The unemployment rate peaked at around 10% in April 2020, but employers soon began hiring again. By May of 2021, Utah’s unemployment rate was 2.7%, far below the national figure of 5.8%. But economists say there’s an even better number that explains why businesses are struggling to find workers—labor force participation. That’s the percentage of all residents of working age who currently have a job. That “labor force” number has come down since the pandemic started: 67% of adult Utahns have a job today, compared to 69% before the virus hit, according to the Federal Reserve. That may sound like a small shift, but it translates into more than 40,000 Utahns not working today who were employed before March 2020. They’re not “unemployed,” which denotes someone who wants to work but can’t find a job, they’re simply not working. And in a market that already struggled to find workers—Utah has had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation for years—that number is having an outsized impact. Worker shortages may not be great for businesses that can’t fully re-open, or for customers trying to flag down a harried server, but it’s not all bad news. Employers are offering higher pay to attract new employees and a recent jump in wages is welcome news for workers and their families, especially given the rapid increase in housing costs locally. “Even entry-level jobs are getting paid significantly more than before, in all restaurants,” Evans said. Wages have also gone up in child care, from $9 an hour to $12 or more, says Jamie Bitton, the co-owner and director of Progressive Preschool and Childcare Center in South Ogden. “Some people even want $15 now,” she says.

the coming months as life slowly returns to normal. Or 2021’s worker shortage may serve as an urgent wakeup call—convincing policymakers they must address critical issues like wages, child care and immigration to support the state’s low- and moderate-wage workers.

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ocal restaurateur Scott Evans is accustomed to hiring challenges. When you have owned as many as seven restaurants, you’re always looking for a new server, dishwasher or cook. But the typical struggle to fill a few jobs is nothing like the extraordinary labor shortage that restaurants in Utah have faced these past few months, as pandemic restrictions have eased and diners have joyfully returned to eating out. “It has been the most challenging time to hire employees ever,” Evans said. “Typically, we post an ad on a couple sites and get 10 to 15 applicants. Now, we’re lucky to get one.” The lack of employees means Evans can’t fully open his businesses, even though Salt Lakers are eager to eat out and spend money. He had to delay a plan to serve lunch at Pago until this week and isn’t open for lunch at Finca at all—because he just doesn’t have enough staff. It’s not just Evans, and it’s not just restaurants. Most Wasatch Front businesses this summer are struggling to provide their customers what they want—mostly because they can’t hire enough workers to grill sandwiches, hang sheetrock, screen bags and deliver packages. And it’s not just Utah, either. Nearly half of all U.S. small businesses reported in May that they were having difficulty filling open jobs, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. The explanations for this current labor shortage, which is slowing down the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, vary widely. Observers credit a complex stew of factors, from COVID’s direct toll, to workers who found better jobs in new sectors, to groups of workers such as college students and immigrants who stayed put the past year, to a shortage of affordable child care for young families. The immediate crunch on employers may ease in

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New Normals

There is no clear, single explanation for why Americans are choosing to not work, but Republican elected officials have rallied around the idea that it’s because they’re cashing fat unemployment checks. In response to pandemic job losses, the federal government has been paying an extra $300 per week to qualifying, unemployed workers—a benefit set to expire in September—but that wasn’t soon enough for governors like Utah’s own Spencer Cox, who cut off the jobless stipends in late June. For the governor, the labor shortage has a simple explanation: “That’s what happens when we pay people not to work,” Cox said in May when he appeared on CNN to explain his decision. Not all experts think the extra unemployment will prove to be a huge factor. “I don’t think it’ll make a big difference, but it could help on the margins,” said Mark Knold, the chief economist at the state Department of Workforce Services. So far, news reports suggest that the very first states to end the enhanced unemployment benefits, in early June, are not seeing a flood of workers applying for jobs. “Our businesses are reopening en masse,” Knold said, “but labor isn’t ready to come rushing back all at once.” He suggested several factors that might explain worker hesitancy. And the first to consider is the direct effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayra Cedano, executive director of Comunidades Unidas—a nonprofit that works for the rights and well-being of the state’s growing Latino and other immigrant communities—wants to remind the public that the virus directly devastated thousands of Utahns, especially low-income families. “So many lives were lost during this pandemic,” she said. “Communities of color and low-income workers were the hardest hit.” In addition to the direct loss of workers, some Americans tell pollsters that, due to COVID, they are unwilling to return to in-person jobs, even as cases continue to decline nationally. (Those numbers began to creep back up in Utah in June.) Second, research suggests, many workers left their old jobs for new sectors last year— perhaps they have gone from flipping pancakes to hanging sheetrock, or from chasing toddlers to doing office work from home. Evans backs this theory. “A lot of our workers have just left the industry,” he says of the restaurant business. He estimates perhaps 20% of restaurant workers left the field entirely. “Some got new jobs in new industries—maybe in tech, or graphic design,” says Greis of her ex-employees. It’s been challenging for Publik to fill its open jobs, but Greis understands her former employees’ decisions. “When people were home, they were able to ask themselves, ‘What do I want to do? Do I want to go back to the dish pit?’ New things have opened up for people. I’m happy they found something that made them happy.”

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Mark Knold, Workforce Services economist

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Missy Greis, Publik Coffee

Zabriskie is also hearing that her former child-care employees chose different careers during the pandemic. “People have seen the opportunity to have more of a free schedule,” she said. “In the service industry, you have to be there. You can’t be in your pajamas. There’s a lot more stress.” Knold also says that data suggest some categories of workers just aren’t in Utah right now, such as college kids who stayed in their hometowns, or immigrants and other wouldbe newcomers who remained in their home countries and states. “COVID interrupted the normal flow of labor,” he said. “In the state, around the country, from country to country.” There’s no good data on how many newcomers might be moving to Utah right now compared to earlier years, but Cedano says Comunidades Unidas has been receiving fewer inquiries from new immigrants in recent months. Experts identify another factor: The massive shortage of affordable child care for families with young children. “It is very hard for me to believe that there is not a direct correlation between staying out of the workforce and the lack of good, affordable child care,” says Anna Thomas, a senior policy analyst with Voices for Utah Children. “There are plenty of women, and some men, making an income that pays for child care and just a little more. At some point, as a family they decide, ‘It’s just easier if one of us doesn’t work.’” The pandemic may have made that decision clearer for some families. Working from home for the first time, they realized one huge financial advantage—they no longer had to pay for child care. Working from home with small children around isn’t exactly easy, but it can save money. “For some people, it made them question: ‘Do I want to go back to that? I saved money. Maybe I want to rethink what I’m doing,’” Thomas says. Cedano is hearing similar feedback from her community. “What I’m hearing is: ‘Do I go back where they pay minimum wage? And then I have to pay for daycare?’ It doesn’t add up.’” Child-care providers themselves report they’ve lost workers—and can’t find new ones. There’s no mystery why, says Thomas. “Child care is demanding and important,” she said, “yet it pays very little and offers few benefits.” Child-care professionals also report that their work became more difficult during the pandemic. Stressed-out children acted out more. “They are seeing behavior in youth that is extreme. Outbursts. Aggression. It has made a hard job harder,” Thomas says. So, not surprisingly, some workers have left the field. Bitton with Progressive Preschool agrees. “With all the stress, it’s worn on people’s mental status—families, kids, providers and caregivers. Everyone is suffering.” “These kids, they have really big emotions right now,” Zabriskie adds. “They’re very fragile. It takes a lot of patience to care for them.”

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Show Me the Money

—Jamie Bitton, Progressive Preschool

Economists interviewed say they believe the worst of the worker shortage will fade in the coming months, as higher wages, declining COVID risks and a return to in-person school lures more people back to the workplace. However, researchers point out that worker shortages in Utah have been brewing for years—and likely won’t disappear anytime soon. Back in 2015, the Utah Foundation—a nonprofit, nonpartisan, policy research organization—surveyed 151 local employers and found that a shortage of qualified employers was the No. 1 factor limiting their company’s growth. However, that report also pointed out that many employers in Utah were also offering below-average wages for open jobs, according to state data. That suggests the problem may not solely be a lack of workers, says Christopher Collard, a research analyst with the foundation. “Is there really a labor shortage if employers aren’t willing to pay for workers?” he asked. Many Utahns right now are wondering why workers might be staying home, but perhaps the answer is right in front of us—employers need to get used to paying Utahns a lot more. And Utah consumers, in turn, need to feel comfortable paying more for goods and services. “We can do better as employers,” says Cedano. “It’s difficult, but we can do better. If we are able to pay better wages, that would make such a big difference in so many lives.” Certainly without higher wages, it’s hard to see how new workers can move to Utah and afford to find an apartment—let alone buy a home—on the Wasatch Front. Looking ahead, Knold said, the “biggest risk” for Utah’s economy is clear: “The rapid increase in the cost of housing.” Skyrocketing rents and a tiny inventory of homes for sale has grabbed headlines the past year, but Utahns have said housing affordability was one of their top concerns for years now. The Utah Foundation does periodic “quality of life” surveys and state residents reported in both 2018 and 2020 that housing concerns were a top issue. It’s particularly important for younger families and workers, says Collard. “The younger generation—millennials and post-millennials—are most concerned about these issues. They’re the ones most directly affected.” Another critical issue for Utah workers, especially those younger families, is the lack of affordable child care. The data is overwhelmingly clear that Utah doesn’t have nearly

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“Many parents still can’t afford [our child-care tuition]. You can’t squeeze blood from a turnip.”

Jamie Bitton

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Jody Zabriskie, A to Z Building Blocks

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enough daycare for working- and middle-class families. A 2020 report from the Bipartisan Policy Center found that we may be providing only about 35% of the care we need, among the lowest of any of the 25 states studied. Child-care costs range widely—caring for an infant in a child-care center might cost $1,500 a month or more, while a slot for a preschooler in an informal home setting might be just a few hundred dollars. Whether to pay that cost or not, if a slot is even available, plays a huge role in the decision many workers, especially women, make about whether to enter the job market, advocates say. Solutions for fixing our massive child-care problem range from sweeping overhauls— universal, federally funded child care—to market-based reforms, like offering tax credits to child-care workers or paying prospective workers to gain needed certifications. Bitton is appreciative of some new state support that has come into her child-care business during COVID, and she’s hopeful that the public is growing to understand how important child care is to a healthy economy, and society. But, she says, the only way that she can offer child care to more families is to pay her workers more. And there’s no way her center, which primarily serves families who qualify for state subsidies, can raise rates. “Our tuition rates are as high as we can put out there,” she said. “Many parents still can’t afford them. You can’t squeeze blood from a turnip.” Lastly, Cedano says, policymakers in both parties must embrace comprehensive immigration reform and create a path to citizenship for the millions of American workers who remain on the margins of our economy, not able to fully participate. “It would help so many areas of the economy,” she said. In early July, Cedano and seven fellow immigration activists participated in a two-day fast, designed to raise awareness of the critical role those undocumented immigrants played as essential workers during the pandemic. Their goal is to land a meeting with Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a potential swing vote on immigration issues. “Immigration reform will bring essential workers and a lot of other individuals out of the shadows,” says Cedano. “There are so many individuals out there who have the potential to participate more in our economy, our society. We must come together to support them and to get rid of the fear so many in our community have.” CW

Matt Pacenza teaches English at Judge Memorial Catholic High School and has recently finished his first novel. He previously worked as a newspaper reporter, a magazine writer, an editor and an environmental advocate.

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tions like “MOROCCO” and “BUDAPEST,” to the pairing of a big villain (Ray Winstone) with a silent, nearly unstoppable henchman called the Taskmaster, to the car chases and free-fall-from-low-orbit set pieces, it all feels like something Roger Moore could have starred in. And there’s some fun action along the way, even if it still feels like nobody involved in modern blockbuster filmmaking understands how to edit a hand-to-hand fight sequence anymore. The awkwardness of Black Widow is that somewhere in all of that, we mostly lose the idea that this is a “stand-alone” Black Widow movie. No matter how many hints previous MCU movies dropped regarding Natasha’s mysterious past, the character was always sort of an afterthought among her far-morepowerful male Avengers teammates. Johansson tries gamely to wrestle some emotion from the story arc here, yet she’s still overshadowed by her co-stars, and doesn’t get enough opportunity to play the dysfunctional family emotions before the James

Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh in Black Widow Bond stuff has to reassert itself. Black Widow ends up trying to throw too many things into a story that ultimately needs to serve the MCU “big picture,” including setting up Pugh for appearances in other films and series. While all those flavors fight for attention, Natasha is just left to be a woman in a form-fitting bodysuit, striking that threepoint hero pose. CW

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Not surprisingly to anyone who saw Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) die in Avengers: Endgame, this is almost entirely a flashback story, set primarily in the time between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War when Natasha was a fugitive from the government. A prologue to that main story shows her as a child in 1990s Ohio, an orphan being raised along with a younger “sister” by two Russian spies, Alexei (David Harbour) and Melina (Rachel Weisz), to promote the illusion of a normal American family. More than 20 years later, Natasha and that adopted sister, Yelena (Florence Pugh), are reunited in attempt to finally destroy the Russian “Black Widow” training program that turned both of them into elite killers. Black Widow takes off once Natasha and Yelena are working together, thanks largely to the brittle energy Pugh brings to her performance. She captures the jealousy of a younger sibling who’s watched Natasha become a famous Avenger, and the anger at Natasha never once trying to find her, all while poking at the way Natasha always strikes the three-point “hero pose.” It’s even more entertaining when Harbour joins the family reunion as a doughy version of the Soviet-era super-soldier Red Guardian, slowly realizing he was much more concerned with trying to return to his (largely imagined) glory days than with protecting his girls from harm. There’s plenty of potential in watching Natasha and Yelena work through their abandonment issues while still trying to kick ass, except the ass-kicking part was always going to take center stage. Here, director Cate Shortland and the screenwriting team—with a story co-credited to WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer and screenplay by Agent Carter writer Eric Pearson—are clearly aiming for a vibe reminiscent of late-1970s Bond films, emphasized when we get a shot of Natasha watching Moonraker on television. From the title cards prominently emphasizing loca-

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studio session in Memphis, Tennessee involving music legends Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash (through Aug. 7). If for some reason this weekend doesn’t work, more fun is still to come. Next week marks the opening of School of Rock (July 17-Oct. 22), adapting the hit Jack Black comedy, while the following week brings a new musical adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo (July 24-Oct. 21). Visit tuacahn.org for schedules and ticket information, and plan your trip now. (Scott Renshaw)

In 2014, a group of University of Utah students traced three creeks—Red Butte, Emigration and Parley’s—from their headwaters to their confluence with the Jordan River, and found that all three emptied in the same location. That was the start of a project including the creation of the Seven Canyons Trust, a non-profit working to restore and uncover impaired creeks. And part of that effort has included the creation of Three Creeks Confluence Park at 1300 South & 900 West in Glendale, where 200 feet of stream—previously buried in concrete for 100 years—has now been uncovered to become part of a new open space that also features two beautiful bridges. On Friday, July 9, you’re invited to join an opening celebration for Three Creeks Confluence Park, from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Live performances are on the docket, including Native American dance and drumming from Sunwater Singers, and folk melodies by First Daze. Salt Lake Arts Council presents information about community art that has been installed at the site, and other local organizations including Tracy Aviary,

Salt Lake City Public Library and Salt City Bike Collective will also offer information about their activities. You can paddle the Jordan River with the Jordan River Commission, or simply kick back with a cold beverage from Fisher Brewing or food offerings by Balabe and Mas Gorditas. The event is free and open to the public. On-street parking is limited, and alternative forms of transportation—including bus and Trax, or making use of the bicycle valet service—are encouraged to enjoy your evening. (SR)

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Renaissance Day @ University Place We might have just had the actual experience of living through a plague, but for some reason we still find it fascinating to revisit a Europe of centuries ago—a time without modern medicine, sure, but also a time that feels steeped in heroism and pageantry. Renassiance faires and festivals continue to be a popular pastime for those who might consider the 16th century a nice place to visit, even if you wouldn’t want to live there. Swords, chivalry, magic, lilting music—it’s all the stuff of your favorite movies and fiction, with the advantage of being able to drive home to your air conditioning and wifi. Saturday, July 10 marks the return of an annual tradition at Orem’s

University Place with Renaissance Day activities for all ages. Headlining the entertainment is the real armored combat of Salt Lake City Crusaders (pictured), a group dedicated to preserving the spectacle and skills of swordplay in full suits of armor; you can meet members of the group, then watch an actual battle in all its clinking and clanking glory. Musical performances are also on tap, including bagpipers and the Harp Irish Dance Company. And while it might not exactly be thematically consistent, there’s also a chance for wannabe pirates of all ages to explore the Black Pearl. Renaissance Day appears for but a few hours at University Place (575 E. University Parkway) from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Visit the website for additional information, and plan a brief escape into days of yore.

The beauty of our local landscape takes on distinctive seasonal qualities, from the winter mountain snows to the fall leaves that turn the hillsides into a riot of golds, oranges and purples. This time of year, however, is perfect for appreciating the glories of wildflowers in the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. And if you’ve always wanted to know a little bit more about them, consider signing up for the events that make up the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation’s annual Wasatch Wildflower Festival. The Festival provides a unique opportunity for guests to get out into the beauty of the canyons in the summer, while also providing education on how to appreciate and preserve this unique resource. Each of the four Cottonwood Canyons resorts—Alta, Snowbird, Solitude and Brighton—dedicates a day to a series of walks and hikes, able to accommodate a wide range of age and ability levels, including kidfriendly. Most of the walks take place at

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Among the rare arts opportunities available to those living in Utah is a chance to see live theater in one of the most spectacular settings anywhere. Tuacahn Amphitheater in Ivins finds its shows given the stunning redrocks backdrop of the mouth of Padre Canyon. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to get back to seeing a theatrical production, you’d have a hard time finding something more ideal than an outdoor show showcasing such natural beauty. That’s not to say that the Tuacahn 2021 season doesn’t offer plenty of delightful options, full of shows that would be worth your time no matter what was behind the stage. This weekend marks your last opportunity to see this production of Annie, the 1977 Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of the comic strip featuring the Depression-era adventures of a spunky red-headed orphan adopted by a wealthy man. Two other current shows continue their runs, however: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (pictured), the stage adaptation of the beloved animated musical (through Oct. 23); and Million Dollar Quartet, which speculates on a 1956

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a gentle pace, but difficulty level varies based on trail difficulty and the length of the excursion, anywhere from 45 minutes to three hours. All of the walks are led by Cottonwood Canyons Foundation naturalist guides, providing information on the flora and fauna you might see. Tours are scheduled for July 10 (Brighton), July 11 (Solitude), July 17 (Snowbird) and July 18, with start times from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; selfguided hike information is also available. All events are free, but registration is required. Visit cottonwoodcanyons.org for full schedule and registration links, and dive into a wild mountain summer. (SR)

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he end of June doesn’t mean the end of interesting programming based around LGBTQ issues. The Utah Film Center’s Damn These Heels Queer Film Festival launches July 9 with 25 features and three short film programs, highlighting the queer experience in documentaries and narrative features. Here’s a look at a few of the entries available for preview at press time; while most titles are available for streaming ticket purchase, some screenings are in-person. Check damntheseheels.org/film-program for full schedule and ticketing information. Cicada: Co-writer/co-director/star Matt Fifer’s semi-autobiographical romantic drama tries to pack a lot of issues in 95 minutes, but works best as a story about two people navigating new relationship territory. Ben (Fifer) is a young man living and working in New York City, his nights spent in a succession of male (and occasionally female) onenight hook-ups. Then he meets Sam (Sheldon D. Brown), and the two begin a tentative romance. Each of them is affected by the aftermath of traumatic events—Sam’s related to anti-gay violence, Ben’s initially just hinted at and underlined by a high-profile news story that plays in the background— and it is a bit dizzying watching Fifer try to address so many topics, including Sam

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and 1990s, including Rupert Kinnard (The Brown Bomber), Mary Wings (Come Out Comix), Howard Cruse (Gay Comix) and Alison Bechdel (Fun Home). Individually, the profiles are moderately satisfying, both in the tales of how they didn’t see their experience in the traditional comics of the time, and occasionally about their artistic process and the shifting landscape of publishing into the early 21st century. But the strongest material involves a sense of community, as these creators begin working together on projects, and as a younger generation of creators pays their groundbreaking forebears their proper respect. The occasionally fragmented narrative adds up to a big picture about refusing to allow yourself to be invisible in the world. We’re All Going to the World’s Fair: There’s an almost deliberate provocation in the way Jane Schoenbrun’s debut feature feints and dodges about what kind of genre its working in—and it wouldn’t be playing fair to spoil it. The set-up involves teenag-

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being closeted to his religious father, and the fact that the relationship is interracial. But Cicada mostly hits the marks in its lowkey way, notwithstanding Cobie Smulders’ cameo as Ben’s slightly out-there therapist feeling like it belongs in a completely different movie. The title metaphor for emerging at just the right moment is bit on-the-nose; there’s otherwise a solid sense for the tensions that can pull love apart. Cured: One of the most contentious battlefields of the gay rights movement—the fight to have homosexuality removed as a mental disorder from the guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association—gets a terrifically comprehensive treatment in Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer’s documentary. After laying the foundation for what it was like to be gay and subjected to the threat of institutionalization or electroshock therapy for your “disease” in the 1950s and 1960s, the filmmakers spend time on the activists like Barbara Gittings and Frank Kameny who led the charge from the outside, as well as closeted gay psychiatrists who worked for change from the inside. Inevitably, there are detours about the broader post-Stonewall gay rights movement that are going to feel fairly familiar, but Sammon and Singer are wise enough to let those who were in the trenches tell their own stories of making “good trouble” like disrupting the 1970 APA convention in San Francisco. The archival footage of news broadcasts and interview shows make it clear just how much these people were fighting against, and how monumental it would be not to have institutional medicine define them as sick. No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics: What at first glance seems like an interesting pop-culture footnote quickly turns into a portrait of some true pioneers, as well as the power of representation. Director Vivian Kleiman visits with some of the landmark creators of gay-themed underground comics in the 1970s, 1980s

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er Casey (Anna Cobb) taking “the World’s Fair Challenge,” an online creepypasta horror narrative; as she begins to post videos about how she thinks she might be changing, a stranger identifying himself as JLB (Michael J. Rodgers) reaches out to Casey. Schoenbrun teases with the circumstances of Casey’s life—her parents are never seen—as well as why JLB might investing himself so much in her fate. And while there are a few genuinely disturbing images sprinkled throughout the narrative, it’s never entirely clear whether there’s an actual supernatural component to World’s Fair. It’s more unsettling as a portrait of how lonely, isolated people get sucked down Internet rabbit holes, seeking ways to connect with people, even if those ways seem disturbing or unhealthy. There’s scary stuff going on here, but the scariest thing might be Cobb’s committed performance as a kid who has no idea how becoming part of this world might be affecting her. CW

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hen you write about local food for a living, planning a date night can be intimidating. I already have decision fatigue when it comes to what movie to watch or what video game to check out next, and I could feel this setting in as I scanned through the vast array of local restaurants. We were both after somewhere nice, but not “dinner jacket” nice, somewhere that felt like an event but kept things casual. It wasn’t long before we both landed on Porch (11274 S. Kestrel Rise Road, Ste. G, 801-679-1066, porchutah.com), which ended up being the ideal spot to celebrate an evening free of cleaning melted Popsicles off of sticky fingers and getting caught up on laundry. Porch is a labor of love from local chef Jen Gilroy, who made culinary waves with Meditrina in downtown Salt Lake City. Though Meditrina has sadly closed its doors, it’s given Gilroy and her team time to create a Southern-inspired menu that is laser-focused on its concept. Whether you’re looking to order a few tapas-style plates to share or a fully realized entrée, Porch is an excellent place to enjoy a summer evening. Its location, smack-dab in the middle of Daybreak’s SoDa Row district, injects a buzz of community excitement, especially when dining on their comfy patio. If you’ve been missing that vibrant energy created by locals out and about while the sun sets on a Saturday evening, Porch has a place for you. Though Porch’s menu is designed to give visitors maximum flexibility when it comes to crafting their culinary journey for the evening, I’m the kind of diner who needs a focal point—see my earlier lament about decision fatigue. Once I’ve got that focal point in mind, I can start to build outward to get a sense of what small plates need to be on the table. It had been a good while since I’d had a good steak, so I went with the grilled bavette steak ($33), and my wife ordered the prosciutto-wrapped salmon ($23). From there, we went with some of the smaller small plates like the Pickle Whimsy ($3) and the Iron Skillet Cornbread ($5). In anticipation of our meal, my wife and I indulged in

some people watching—a couple meeting up for what we assumed to be a blind date and the same guy taking nine laps around the restaurant while goofing around on his phone were some of the highlights. As this outing was a celebration of sorts— romantic getaways weren’t high on the list of priorities during the last year—I started the evening off with a smoked old fashioned ($9). For three bucks extra, you can get this with High West instead of Jim Beam, which I fully recommend—buy local, especially if it’s the good stuff. It’s an ideal sunset drink—smoky, warm and sweet enough to help you savor a day that has come to a close. The cornbread arrived first, couched in its own cast iron skillet with a pat of whipped butter melting in its center. Then came the pickle jar, overflowing with fresh, vinegary cucumbers, green beans and pears. In addition to that silky whipped butter, the cornbread comes with some tomato Tabasco jam that emphasizes the acidic sweetness of the tomato. The Tabasco flavor shows up on the back end, offering just enough of a kick to wake those taste buds up for the incoming meal. The pickles had a similar effect; the cucumbers were bursting with flavor, and those pickled pears were a sublime mix of fruity sweet and pickled sour. Once our appetites were properly piqued, our entrées arrived. The steak and salmon were both served on a bed of buttermilk whipped potatoes and topped with grilled asparagus, both of which complemented their respective proteins. My current craving for steak was at code red, so I would have been happy with any cut of grilled meat on my plate—but this particular number was one for the books. Before it hits the grill, the steak gets a dry rub of coffee and juniper berries. Once it’s on the plate, it’s topped with a bacon brown butter that imparts an extra level of savory flavor once it melts its way into the steak itself. Tender, juicy and perfectly cooked—an excellent specimen for anyone who is in dire need of a good cut of meat. The salmon was a decidedly lighter take on a dinnertime protein, and it was also cooked to tender perfection. The bites that had the luxury of being wrapped in a thin slice of grilled prosciutto were spot on, but my wife and I both found that there wasn’t enough prosciutto to make this happen on every bite. All in all, Porch ended up being exactly the right call for our evening. On top of being a great spot for a date any night of the week, Porch also offers Tapas Tuesdays where you can get five small plates for $30, along with Burger and Wine Wednesdays for $10 burgers and $5 glasses of wine. We’ll definitely be back next time we need to get away from reality for a few hours. CW

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The food truck curators of Soho Food Park (4747 S. Holladay Boulevard, sohofoodpark.com) recently announced an Asian Food Truck Festival to celebrate some of our most popular Asian-owned mobile eateries. The event will feature veterans like Suzy Thai and Bento Bowl, along with new trucks like the Filipino-centered Crunchy Munchy. It’s a great opportunity to support Asian-owned businesses while getting a wide variety of cuisine from a multitude of different Asian cultures. Soho Food Park comes complete with umbrellas and picnic tables, so attendees can enjoy this plethora of food in comfort while they dine outdoors. The festival takes place July 13 at 5 p.m.

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Our friends at the Gallivan Plaza location of Pulp Lifestyle Kitchen (49 E. Gallivan Avenue, 801-456-2513, pulplifestylekitchen.com) are taking advantage of their unique space to have a new menu reveal party. Pulp has been a longtime favorite of those who like to keep things healthy, and their new menu options like Caprese avocado toast, turkey meatball skillets, chocolate chia pudding and personal charcuterie boards will be sure to please its fans. Just to be sure, however, Pulp will be offering free samples of these new menu items along with plenty of live music and $5 cocktails. The event takes place on July 10 at 6 p.m., and there is no cover charge. More details can be found via Pulp’s Facebook page. Quote of the Week: “The heart wants friendship; coffee is an excuse.” –Turkish Proverb

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Sun Valley. I drove an hour out of my way early in the morning on my drive home to Portland, and visited the site by myself. … It was just a really powerful place to visit. I ended up writing a solo viola piece for myself.” The piece, titled Minidoka, is inspired mostly by a small stream at the camp, where Bunch found a plaque that explained that the prisoners there would get as close to the barbed wire fence as possible to see the stream’s moving water, because it brought them comfort. “I thought of that when I wrote the piece. I thought of trying to heal the land itself … Healing, to me, is something that drives me a lot in the music I write,” he explains. “More and more I find myself thinking about this kind of transgenerational racial healing. I have kids, I have a nine-year-old daughter and a sixyear-old son, and if we were around 70 years ago, we would have been raising our kids there.” After programming Minidoka at the Moab Music Festival two years ago, Bunch and Barrett got to talking about the Dalton Wells site, so nearby, and the idea of a larger piece on the subject came up between them, with Takei as the star. It was a clear choice— Barrett had worked with Takei in the past, and Takei had long been telling his story in different formats, like his graphic novel They Called Us Enemy. And for Bunch, his framing provides a specific inspiration. “What I think is so compelling about [Takei’s] story and the way he tells it is that he was just a kid,” he says. “Not all of us can relate to being Japanese-American or Asian-American, or [part of] a marginalized community, but all of us can relate to being a kid.” Takei’s story includes bittersweet details like the fact that, despite his family first being relocated to converted horse stables, the five-year-old Takei found fun and excitement in the prospect of sleeping “with the horsies.” “I think that is really my entry point,” Bunch adds. “My job as I see it as the composer is to help underscore the humanity here … maybe in some way to restore a sense of humanity to the people who were in a dehumanizing situation.” The world premiere of Lost Freedom will be joined by a performance of Minidoka, and music from other Japanese-Americans, including percussionist and composer Andy Akiho, as well as Paul Chihara, a camp survivor who actually spent three years of his childhood in the Minidoka internment camp. “This was all conceived before this resurgent wave of anti-Asian hate and it’s in that sense so unfortunately timely to remember this story, and to remember [that] the practice of othering Asians has been around ever since there were Asians in this country,” says Bunch. “It’s been a long history of consistent oppression and harassment and bias. I want it to be better for my kids.” Moab Music Festival spans Aug. 30 - Sept. 16, and Lost Freedom will debut Sept. 4 at 7 p.m., on the lawn of the Red Cliffs Lodge, overlooking the scenic Colorado River. Tickets are $40 at moabmusicfest.org. CW

oab Music Festival has, since its 1992 inception, been a space that unites the cultural beauty of music with an equally beautiful landscape; their catchphrase, “music in concert with the landscape,” perhaps couldn’t be more true. However, with Lost Freedom: Narrated by George Takei, that will become even more fitting, as memories of the American West’s connections to the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II are dug up and paid right tribute to. The festival’s Music Director and one of its founders, Michael Barrett, didn’t know that just 10-ish miles outside of Moab lay the barren remains of a World War II-era Japanese-American isolation center called Dalton Wells. “I only learned about the Dalton Wells camp five or six years ago … how’s that happen?,” Barret says. “I’m an educated person… So how did this happen? Why was it so quiet?” The sentiment is relatable. Even for those who’ve spent their lives in Utah, or indeed the West in general, there’s a glossing over of the scope of the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans during the war, and following that, the racism that still lives today. Lost Freedom unites that past with our present by featuring the story of actor George Takei’s childhood growing up in internment camps (first in California, later in Arkansas), which will be accompanied by a chamber music piece by composer and violist Kenji Bunch and help from Barrett to perfect the text. Bunch, unlike Takei, was born well after the war years, into the overwhelmingly white Pacific Northwest where his father’s fourthgeneration Oregonian status contributed to a youthful avoidance of acknowledging his Japanese side, from his mother. He never even knew about the history of the internment camps until seeing The Karate Kid. As he got older, though, and learned more about the camps, he ended up on his own path to connecting to their history, one that would lead eventually to Lost Freedom. “Where it really started was about five years ago, [when] I was at a festival in Sun Valley, Idaho,” Bunch says. “I had learned that the site of the Minidoka relocation center was only an hour from

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Deer Valley Music Festival Dates

If you’re looking for something to get up to in Park City outside of hiking and mountain biking, take a look at the list of talent slated for the Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater this summer. Several dates are already sold out, but some are still on the table at press time. On July 10, there’s Kristin Chenoweth, whose list of recordings is long, and whose musical inclinations span from the obvious genre of musical theater to Christian music and pop. Tickets for her show, however, are not yet available at press time. But there are some listings that are ready to have their tickets bought, including: Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 with Vivian Fung and Anna Clyne on July 14 ($41, starting at 8 p.m.); Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2 with Still, Wirén and Stravinsky on July 21 ($15 - $41, 8 p.m.); The Magical Music of Harry Potter on July 23 ($15 - $84, 7:30 p.m.); Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ Violin Concerto No. 2 with Dvorák and Caroline Shaw on July 28 ($15 $41, 8 p.m.); Little River Band with the Utah Symphony on July 30 ($42, 7:30 p.m.); and 1812 Overture with Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 to round off the month on July 31 ($15 - $99, 7:30 p.m.). Visit deervalleymusicfestival.org/schedule for tickets and info on shows going into August, too.

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Those languishing in what is a hot, hot, climate-changed summer, take this here new album by Los Vii and let it be your companion in the heat. Last summer, Los Vii released the EP Everyone, Asleep, and in City Weekly’s review of it, there was also a lot of summertime, though that EP sounded like a recollection of summer, whereas the new one sounds like living through it, edgily. Ephemera, released July 2, feels like being in the moment of the hottest season, from the romance of it to the easy irritability that can come. Such are the, ah, ephemera of the season that are present all over the album; one gets the impression of pleasures that are quickly fleeting. While his last EP was dreamy and playful, here Los Vii becomes a little moodier, especially on the English- and Spanish-sung title-track, which features some attitude-weighted guitar lines contrasted with moments of nearly all-consuming brightness, synths like stars being pressed on and omitting a sound like a long flash. “Won’t Let Go” tickles the ears around the last minute of the song with chilly electric guitar lines that are unabashedly shorting right into your ear drums. The four tracks that make up the EP all have a somewhat smothery, creamy, blurriness about them—a textural delight that makes for grateful listening. And, I maintain, Ephemera feels built for summer, the way a sweating glass of sweet lemonade, or a cool, quickly de-carbonating beer both do. Listen to it on Spotify and follow Los Vii on Instagram at @losvii.

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For a night of stacked local artists in the hip hop and scene, this is your mid-week pick-me-up and destination for Wednesday, July 14. Kai Waves headlines, with tunes off of his 2010 album 1997, which hits hard throughout its 10 tracks. Glossy synths and beats provide a slick futurism that moves with vitality beneath Waves’s easygoing yet tough-spirited flows. He’s joined by a large, diverse group of fellow locals, a group that really shows the huge mix of talent we have here in SLC. Steez Rogers, also on the bill, released an album of his own in June, I don’t like ya, but i respect ya., on which he’s joined by Valcone. That album contains minimal production and lo-fi video game motifs, leaving ample room for Rogers’s somewhat tired and sometimes ragey attitude, redeemed throughout by tongue-in-cheek charm like on “More Than Valcone.” These two will find good company in performances from Bathysphere, Wes Burke, Murderou$ T, Phoenix, Martian Textilez, Suni Ri, Milo Afrodisiac and SayD. Showtime is 7 p.m. and tickets are only $5. Visit theurblanloungeslc.com for more info and tickets.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) A blogger named Bunny-Gal writes, “I almost completely forgot who I was there for a while. But then I dug a hole and smelled the fresh dirt and now I remember everything and am OK.” I recommend you follow her lead, Leo—even if you haven’t totally lost touch with your essence. Communing with Mother Earth in the most direct and graphic way to remind you of everything you need to remember: of the wisdom you’ve lost track of and the secrets you’ve hidden too well and the urgent intuitions that are PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) simmering just below the surface of your awareness. “Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn,” writes Piscean self-help author John C. Maxwell. His statement is useful, but VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) I can’t understand the self-help gurus who advise us to relent- it harbors a problematic implication. It suggests that you can lessly live in the present moment—to shed all awareness of experience either winning or learning, but not both—that the past and future so as to focus on the eternal now. I mean, I only time you learn is when you lose. I disagree with this preappreciate the value of doing such an exercise on occasion for a sumption. In fact, I think you’re now in a phase when it’s possible few moments. I’ve tried it, and it’s often rejuvenating. But it can and even likely for you to both win and learn.

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Last fall, a suicidal Provo woman was evicted from her apartment complex by her landlord. Her roommates allegedly turned her into the property manager, and she was given the notice to vacate because she had violated her lease contract. She is now suing the manager, the landlord and the company that owns the apartments. The case illustrates how challenging the rental business can be right now. Colleges and universities around the state are virtually out of any available student housing. They are telling students to ask parents and friends if they could rent a room since affordable rentals have become ridiculously hard to come by. Yes, cranes are up everywhere, and developers are building housing faster than you can say “Got a vacancy?” But the rental market remains tight. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a partial moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The protection from evictions has been extended twice, with the most recent order extended through July 31, 2021. The CDC has indicated that this is the last time the moratorium will be extended. It covers all of Utah, all landlords or owners of residential property and evictions for nonpayment of rent. Other kinds of evictions (nuisance, lease violation) are still allowed. The protection under the eviction moratorium is not automatic. If you cannot pay rent, you must sign a declaration and give it to your landlord. Each person on the lease also needs to sign a declaration. You can go to utahcourts.gov to get a PDF of a declaration form. You can give the declaration to your landlord at any time prior to being evicted by the sheriff. Landlords who want to know their rights can get eviction information from the same website. If your rent payments are taking up more and more of your monthly income, you are considered “cost burdened.” Certain programs offered through Utah Community Action provide rental assistance and help pay power and gas bills for income-eligible households (HEAT). The Utah Housing Coalition also can provide suggestions for rental help, but they mostly advocate for Utah’s rental population. It will be interesting to see what the courts find in the Provo suicide eviction case. Not only that, but as the thousands of rentals under construction get completed, will monthly rents come down? Probably not, as Utah has been discovered as a great place to live and work. I’m excited to see Salt Lake’s first-ever “shipping container” building at 543 S. 500 West. The 83 units will supposedly offer rents ranging from the low $800s to $1,200 per month, and tenants have to prove they are earning 60% or less of the city’s median income. The smaller studio apartments are the size of a hotel room, but there are also one- and two-bedrooms units. To get on the prospective tenant list, phone 385-4276683 or email box500@emg-apts.com. n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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