We Are Utah June 2017

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MEET THE SPECIAL UTAH MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAKE UTAH GREAT

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or over 100 years too many, we Utah residents have quietly suffered snickering jabs from persons living in more uppity states and cities. Since the advent of television (invented by Beaver, Utah born Philo Farnsworth) and radio it has only gotten worse. Who among us hasn’t cringed when a late night television show guest has thought it funny to mock us with clichéd witticisms about multiple wives, weak beer, backwater residents, LDS Temple rituals, and the shiny white teeth of Donny and Marie?

Ok, we spot them Ted Bundy, but after that, Utah has produced more than its share of famous citizens—where would buckets of tears be without “superstars” like Coalville born Tony Geary of General Hospital? Or Roseanne Barr, Loretta Young and David Archuletta?

We jumped the gun on cold fusion, but there is no stopping the positive life saving science of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Utah Valley’s Word Perfect didn’t win the word processing war with Microsoft Word, but it did signal that Utah could compete on a national stage with the tech big boys. The result? Utah is now fully transformed as a tech haven (with a special nod to Clearfield’s Nolan Bushnell of Atari). The moniker Silicon Slopes is a world-wide brand with the enterprising businesses that comprise it among the tech world’s best known and fastest growing.

There are many, many more. Utah companies and Utah individuals make our lives better each day with their stalwart commitment to being the best at what they do each and every day. They come from every walk of life, often starting with the most humble of beginnings. They, to a person, remain humble.

On the following pages you will find their stories, each intending to let you know a little more about them, but with the added benefit that learning about others also teaches us to learn about ourselves. We believe you will read slices of your own history in many of them, for, you, too are Utah. We all are. More and more, everyday, it becomes easier to not only admit to being from Utah, but bragging about it as well. I’m born and raised here, and without question, Utah is a pretty great place to be.

We are all Utah. Enjoy.

John Saltas

Founder and Publisher

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WHERE EVERYONE “MEATS”

By Michael Feldman When you move, the first thing you miss is food…the flavors, aromas and textures you grew up with.

So when the biotech career I brought with me to Utah provided some challenges, I turned to my wife and asked what would you like to do? Janet grew up in a family bakery business, but did not want to live those hours again. So we asked ourselves, what do we know from Jersey that is missing here in SLC. We both instantly shouted: DELI. The kind of deli our parents and grandparents took us to. In the neighborhood, part of the community. A place to eat, a place to kibbitz. Where everyone knows everyone. Old fashioned in almost every way.

Being from Jersey, we had connections, and knew where to source authentic product, from the real corned beef and pastrami, to the deli mustard and kosher dill pickles. Since there is no infrastructure for Jewish Deli in Utah, we started figuring out the logistics, and then looking for a special location. Delis in Jersey were always in the neighborhood, so we were very lucky to find our site on the NE corner of 2000 East and 2700 South. It’s perfect. A year later Feldman’s Deli was born! Near the largest Synagogue in Utah, between the U of U and Westminster, on as busy corner shared with Cactus and Tropicals, SE Pharmacy, Frost Books, and Chuck’s Service, we are the anchor restaurant, with ample off street parking. And the abutting neighborhoods are filled with a high percentage of folks who moved to Utah and miss the food of their past. Our ambience: NY Chic meets Ski Chalet Comfort.

RUBEN WITH HERITAGE RECIPE NY PASTRAMI

I call it deli addiction. For those who never experienced real Jewish deli, it leaves you with a very powerful craving. Our corned beef and pastrami is world class, from a provider in NY making it the same way since 1934. Our Jewish rye bread is made locally to spec, and Janet takes care of all the home-made selections. From matzo ball soup, to knishes, gefilte fish to chopped liver and egg salad. All made with the skill and attention of generations past. Janet’s family is Polish, so her heritage is expressed with evening specials, like Bigos, Pierogi, Stuffed Cabbage, and Keilbasa. We also throw in East Coast favs like Cubano Sandwiches and Jersey Boardwalk Fries. For fun we make a cheesesteak boardwalk-style (Radio From Hell Sandwich) using home made beef tongue, taking it to a whole new level! You will probably see me greeting guests and kibitzing. We even have a new Yiddish Word of the Day. Since we opened, HOMEMADE MATZO BALL SOUP customers and press, alike, have been very generous, helping us grow quickly. We have expanded hours to include traditional deli breakfast and home-made boiled and baked bagels Tues – Sat (8 – 10:30am) and dinners Thurs – Sat (5:30 – 8:30pm). We announce dinner specials on our Facebook page midweek. On Fri and Sat evenings we have live music, posted on our website and Facebook page. Every other month we offer a very popular event (with special menu) that sells out every time – Old Jews Telling Jokes Night.

PULLED PORK CUBANO WITH COLE SLAW

We are open Tues – Sat, closed Sun and Mon. 2005 E 2700 South, SLC 84109, 801-906-0369, feldmansdeli.com Please check our website for business hours.

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y the flip of a switch, the world was irrevocably changed by the internet and the technologies that came with it. As businesses rely more and more on digital services to promote their brand, Metric Media provides the analytical tools for those companies to target their ideal audience. Peter Van Dyke, CEO of Metric Media, explains how his Utah-based company is helping local businesses adapt to the digital age.

working that well, it needs to be changed. Is your customer experience a positive experience a negative one? Is it a song that’s playing that makes everyone’s mood shift? If you played something different, did people’s emotions change to an upbeat one? It’s taking what you’re already doing and providing more data points. It increases the overall experience and putting more value to your customer experience and tweaking that experience to the data provided.

Q: What exactly is Metric Media and how was it conceived?

Peter Van Dyke: Metric Media is about bringing big data to the little guys. We provide high-end tech to small business locations and analytics data which makes sense for them. We provide them this data through our interface on a simple platform. In the form of kiosks and screens, we have embedded cameras, just like a phone and laptop have. All of them take in data points businesses never had before such as how many people entered their business, how many customers are male or female, how tall or short, age groups between them—young adult, adult, senior—and their demographic. On top of that, on the outerface, a business can promote their brand while having our platform running in the background and be able to pull up the data. That’s the product and the core of Metric Media. In a nutshell, it’s bringing big data to the little guy and small businesses.

Q: Is it challenging to explain those benefits to your clients? What are some other challenges?

We love to be able to show what our product does rather than explain it—we try to bring it in and show it. People may think it’s too technical of data that they need, or don’t need. But being able to show them is huge. We make it really simple. We’ve simplified the interface to make it easy to read for our customers.

As far as myself, it’s been a concept of mine for the last couple of years with a big push in the last year to put our product in the market. We’re making our push this summer with some of our units—we have about 1000 units coming throughout the year. At Metric Media, we hone in on the metric and data aspect, but also the media aspect. By providing the media aspect, we provide data our customers never had before in media creation. We can touch up websites, submit photography, all sorts of media content. We’ve even done drone services before when we’ve been asked to do so.

Q: What are the benefits of small businesses using analytic tools?

A lot of our analytics do heat sense mapping and emotional expression tracking. If you took someone walking into a cupcake shop, for example, we can tell if that user is having a positive experience, negative, just a passer-by, if something caught their attention for a few seconds or a minute, et cetera. If the content a business displays isn’t

Another challenge is tracking with facial analytics. We’ve embedded the camera in all of the units so you can’t even tell they are there.

People think we may be doing something negative with tracking, but there isn’t any collection of personal data. It’s all just general categories of data points with specifics, like I mentioned before.

Q: Digital technology is always adapting. How do you keep up and keep evolving your products?

For everyone that is scared of technology, there’s another that love it as well. We’ve kept up with the cool aspect and keep up with latest and greatest technology in the digital realm. While the facial analytics may be a little scary and hard to explain, we’ve embedded it and people love the sleek look and people know their business need to go digital. We make sure our products appeal to that audience for their benefit. We also try to keep up with industry trade shows and where the technology and market is going, so we’re always change. We also have a really innovative crew that is passionate about what we’re doing. With that team, it allows us to stay on top of the trends of the industry. peter@metric.media

Why on earth would I go to First Baptist Church?

Baptist? Are you kidding me? I would not be caught dead in a Baptist Church! If these are your sentiments then you would fit right in at First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City. They are not your typical fire and brimstone, turn or burn, condemning, judging, “walk the Romans Road” and “pray the Sinner’s Prayer” kinda Baptists. They are the come-as-you-are, bring the whole family, tree-hugging, gayloving, faith-in-action kinda Baptists. What you will discover when you visit is that they are diverse, friendly, intergenerational, openminded, genuine, and truly happy to have you there, whatever your situation (plus a good cup of coffee). What you won’t find is condemnation, judgement, shame and guilt (Or that Jell-O with vegetables in it. What is that about?)

First Baptist Church, part of the American Baptist Churches, USA denomination, is a community that truly tries to welcome everybody.

That means that all genders, LGBTQ or straight, young and old are all welcome to fully participate in the life of the church, including in leadership. It means that families of all forms and makeup are nurtured and celebrated. FBC offers all kinds of programs for all ages: Youth and Young Adult Groups, Bible Study, Adult Sunday School with Children’s activities, “Praise Club” for kids, American Baptist Women and a Men’s Group called “Beers with Bros” First Baptist Church doesn’t just stay in their own little bubble but are out in the community trying to do good just for the sake of doing good and contributing positive things to the world. First Baptist is partner with organizations like the Homeless Youth Resource Center, Family Promise, Crossroads Urban Center, Utah Coalition of Religious Communities, The Road Home, and many other worth-while organizations with contributions of not only money, but time as well. First Baptist Church is also committed to social justice and being a voice for those who need to be heard. First Baptist is actively involved in advocating for fair immigration practices, marriage equality, protections for the poor, fair housing, health care and many other issues where their faith values are impacted by the culture around them. If there is a rally for a good cause, you will likely see First Baptist there.

If you ask them what they believe it will be hard to answer because First Baptist Church encourages each other to be on their own faith journey and gives each person freedom to articulate that faith in any way that is helpful to them. As a result, they do not have doctrinal statements or creeds that they must all agree to, but live in the tension of bringing all different perspectives together and wrestling with the Bible, their traditions and their own experiences to make sense of the world and God’s activity in it. Of course, the lens they look through to accomplish this is the life and teachings of Jesus, but they leave a lot of room for people to explore what that picture of faith looks like for them.

Give First Baptist a try! You will be surprised how much you enjoy being in a Baptist church.

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Hello Utah. My name is Tyson Enniss and I’m

a born and bred Utah boy. My family even has a mountain named for them, Enniss Peak in Draper, honoring our pioneer roots. My upbringing ignited a passion within me for our environment and this community as a whole. I love our state and all of the recreation it allows us from skiing the best snow on Earth, to enjoying our wonderful outdoor concerts and many community events and festivals.

I didn’t foresee myself staying in the service industry. I was simply in it to pay the bills. I’ve jumped around from restaurants to bars in my 20+ years in the industry. I look back and I thank those that have given me an opportunity to learn. My good friends at Over The Counter and Park Cafe taught me that a business truly is a family. We are all in this together. We’re here for each other. At the old Rivers Effortless Dining and Private Reserve I was close to getting a sommelier certification when the restaurant closed. That certainly would have sent me down a different path.

From there, I was recruited to work at the new Lumpy’s Downtown. Though I had the experience,

I showed up for my first day of work not on their records as a new employee, and began working as a bar-back. In this industry, that’s entry level and it took a slamming night for me to jump in and help run the bar to show the owners my true potential as a bartender and eventually a manager. They entrusted me to run Bar Named Sue on Highland Drive when they brought that brand under the company umbrella. And then again when they purchased the old Oscar’s Club in Midvale and expanded the Bar Named Sue brand there.

After several years operating the two brands, I was given an opportunity to come on board as a part owner. Running a bar is no easy feat. Owning one, doesn’t make it easier. But, it does give me a chance to give back to this community. That’s why Bar Named Sue supports Wasatch Back Country rescue with an annual fundraiser, we host monthly live art exhibits with local artists showcasing their work, and we support the local music scene weekly with live music on Friday and Saturday nights at both venues. This community gets better the more we support each other.

We Are Utah and I Am Utah.

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located just across the parking lot from Smith’s Ballpark,” says Rob, “and we have a really nice patio so we get a good turnout on it for game days. And with the Trax stop just across the street, we’re kind of a natural stopover.” Ron added, “We were originally looking for a building downtown, but with the 1300 South freeway exits so close, and Trax, and the ballpark... We just decided we wanted to put our energy in here. It’s home now.”

Rob and Ron agree that the big draw isn’t from the baseball fans though. It’s from burger fans. “We were fortunate enough to have taken first place for Best Burger at the World Food Championships in Las Vegas back in 2012,” say Ron. “It’s the beef,” adds Rob. “It’s on the grill within a day or two of being ground.”

And the bacon? “We twice-smoke our bacon in-house every day,” Rob says, “It’s the best bacon I’ve ever had, but it’s not just great beef and bacon. Local buns delivered daily, as well as the produce. And our staff is well aware that they are cooking and serving a world class burger. They take pride in that and they’re good at what they do. It’s those details that make us stand out.”

So what’s next for the popular watering hole? “We get requests from customers all the time for another location by their house,” laughs Ron. “We’re always looking to improve and expand,” Rob says. “But it has to be the right avenue.

Something our customers already want, and something we’re good at.”

Ol Man Burger

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elcoming the patrons of Lucky 13 to its front door is the iconic big red tractor. The tractor embodies the hard work that went into opening this Utah roadhouse. Started in 2009 by three friends, a construction worker and two firefighters, Lucky 13 was a labor of love from the beginning.

“We just wanted to open the kind of place that we wanted to go to.” says co-owner Ron Lay, “A place with a relaxed vibe, great food, and good, reasonable drinks that go beyond a Jack & Coke.” That desire came to life in the form of an old building finished with lots of wood and iron, that’s adorned with antique Americana giving Lucky 13 a solid, old-school feel. The menu, featuring award winning burgers, has a varied beer selection to complement the well stocked bar that is highlighted by an impressive whiskey and mezcal showing.

Having working firefighters as partners made co-owner Rob Dutton the de facto General Manager from the beginning.

Already having some bar managing experience, he left construction work behind for good and made Lucky 13 his home away from home. “I was head-cook, and head bartender as well as manager when we first opened.” says Rob. “It was tough back then, but in the long run it’s paid off. I wrote the job descriptions because I’ve done them all.”

That experience from the trenches is especially valuable when spring brings baseball season, and baseball fans. “We’re

Greetings from the team at Nailed!

Greetings from the team at Nailed! We hope you are already a loyal customer but if not, perhaps we can persuade you to give us a try! Nailed! first opened its doors on May 1st, 2004. Our business model was developed in response to the huge flood of express salons that were popping up in every strip mall. Prior to their advent, pedicures were a luxury experienced only by the wealthy. One day, fourteen years ago, I was getting a pedicure with my daughter when I had an epiphany. “I was almost 40 years old before I had my first pedicure and here I am, sitting next to my 12 year old, who is sitting next to a twenty year old.” Clearly, this was an emerging market and I thought, “Someone could do this better!” The idea was simple; combine the convenience of an accessible service with the ambience and cleanliness of a high-end salon and just for fun throw in a hip boutique.

It speaks highly for my courage, but little for intelligence, when I boldly moved forward, having zero experience in the industry. I’d never even had a manicure before the salon opened. The learning curve was high. We were literally one of the first salons in the country to attempt having so many employees on staff in order to accommodate busy hours or to book groups. Clients eagerly responded to the new model and we now pride ourselves on the awards and recognitions we have accumulated.

We are different. Does your express salon throw away all porous implements, impossible to sterilize, after using? We do! Do they use jetted tubs, which are actually bacteria traps? Do they jab at your cuticles, encouraging even faster growth rather than carefully tending the nail bed? Does your express salon use an operating system that tracks all appointments? We do, and because of that we pay our fair share of taxes; we don’t offer a cash discount because we don’t run anything under the table. We are also committed to using top of the line products and are currently developing our own brand of nail polish that is 8 Free. There are so many reasons we are worth every penny of the small difference we charge!

Yes, our business speaks to women of all ages. We no longer try to compete with the Express salons, we are THE ALTERNATIVE to them.

We have become so popular we find ourselves turning away too many customers. That’s why we are excited to announce the opening of a 2nd location coming late summer 2017!

Please look for our new place at 3369 Highland Drive and come see for yourself why we are Salt Lake’s premier nail salon!

Nailed! A Hands and Feet Boutique

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earing 40 years of operation, Mandarin has earned the reputation of being Utah’s premier Chinese restaurant. The Bountiful establishment has won countless Salt Lake City Weekly Best of Utah Awards in that time period, as well as being named one of the Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in America, consistently outranking its peers as the foremost Asian cuisine in the Beehive State.

The origin of Mandarin makes for quite the tale— Gregory Skedros (and his late wife Jenny Pappas Skedros), the son of Greek immigrants, first opened the doors to Mandarin in 1978, though running a Chinese restaurant wasn’t always part of his vision.

“My father used to be a pharmacist (he owned Mountain View Pharmacy 1961-1997)” said Angel Manfredini, daughter of Gregory Skedros. “My mom was a stay-at-home mom, so he thought he should do more for her and his kids.

Originally, he wanted to start a Greek-Italian restaurant, somewhere where he could be a pharmacist by day and restaurateur at night. So he found an Italian partner to go in on the lease on where the Mandarin is today. He and the partner got into a disagreement, but my father still had the lease, so he had to figure out a plan.

“Miraculously, he came across a Chinese man who had just moved into Bountiful. He knew how to cook, and Bountiful didn’t have a Chinese restaurant, so Gregory decided to scrap the plans for a Greek restaurant and take a chance on Chinese cuisine. The rest is history.”

Angel, the youngest of five siblings, has played a

prominent role in the restaurant since the age of 16. Today, Angel, along with her husband Paul Manfredini, operate Mandarin. Paul and Angel work diligently to ensure the restaurant maintains the high quality first demanded by Gregory Skedros, who at the age of 89, still works nightly welcoming guests.

“It was really hard the first ten years or so,” said Angel.

“One day, none of the cooks showed up to work. So my dad put a ‘closed’ sign on the door, flew out to San Francisco and went to a Chinese hiring agency and it took off from there.

All of the cooks were really great, but Greg learned the recipes for the sauces from a master Chinese chef—kung pao, black bean, szechwan, you name it. After that, it was much easier. The cooks would come and go, but it wouldn’t matter—when you go to a restaurant, you want the food to always be consistent, and my dad made sure of that.”

And consistent it has been. Whether you’re devouring a plate of the hugely popular Honey Walnut Shrimp, or the Mediterranean Lamb (a blend of Greek and Chinese influences, the epitome of Mandarin), your dining experience will be made even better knowing the attention to detail that goes into every meal.

“When I would order produce, my dad would tell me only buy Mandarin quality,” said Angel. “His unbelievable hard work and dedication rubbed off on me. All of my siblings worked there and contributed, but I stuck with it. Now, my husband Paul and I work hard together to keep things going. Paul is there every day, and we couldn’t do what we do without him.”

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Hello from the Myrin Family at Canyon Meadows Ranch!

Raising cattle is our specialty and we work hard to provide the best beef available to you. We have been in the ranching business for three generations and have a fourth generation growing up, learning and helping on the ranch.

We are continuously working to improve and maintain our land base with progressive grazing methods that promote healthy soils and productive, diverse grasses.

This, in turn, allows us to offer a consistent, high quality, tender grass fed beef with true flavor.

Canyon Meadows Ranch is located near the southern slope of the Uintah Mountains in Altamont- 140 miles east of Salt Lake City.

Our beef is certified natural (no hormones, no antibiotics) and 100% grass fed and grass finished. All our cows and calves are born on our ranch and all the beef we offer comes from within our own herd ensuring a consistent product that is satisfaction guaranteed.

We invite you to try our beef and taste the true, natural flavor!

When Dr Rick Campbell opened his first veterinary practice in 1983, he discovered that behavioral problems were far more deadly to dogs than medical problems. He found that the primary reason that dogs are surrendered and euthanized is lack of training, resulting in behavioral issues.

At that time, Dr Campbell partnered with 2 trainers to help people with their dogs behavior. They turned the barn out back of the facility into a dog training facility.

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Pets are a big part of families. Your pets health is our number one priority from puppy health to senior wellness.

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Located in the historic Rio Grande Train Depot, serving mexican comfort food, margaritas and local ales.

The Rio Grande Cafe opened its doors in 1981 and has been locally owned and operated since that day. The nostalgic landmark cafe is locate in the historical Rio Grand Train Depot built in 1910 for the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad service. The cafe was the original “air conditioned” coffee shop, a marketable novelty and is tributed in the savvy form of a pink neon sign that is perched, to this day, above the entry way.

Rio Grande Cafe’s interior reflects the era of enjoying a classic bottled coca cola, jukebox favorites playing in the background, while also paying tribute to the train stations storied past. The famous artist installation of the ‘taco lady’ still hangs in the dining room. The toy train circles the track above the bar as margaritas and local ales are served to the many loyal customers who have enjoyed the laid back cafe serving up Mexican comfort food as one of Salt Lake’s iconic restaurants.

Open 7 days weekly for lunch and dinner — 270 South Rio Grande St. — www.riograndecafeslc.com

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rected in 1910, the Peery Hotel was built in a period of rapid Salt Lake City hotel expansion during the growth of Utah’s immigrant population during the mining boom. The Peery Hotel, built to house these newcomers, was financed

by David H. Peery, a prominent Salt Lake City and Ogden figure. Today, it is managed by Jessica Peterson, who is tasked with preserving the historical aspect of the building while accommodating guests from all walks of life.

“The Peery Hotel is such a historical building unlike any other in Salt Lake City,” said Peterson. “The Peery family had strong roots in Salt Lake City and Ogden—Peery Hotel is related to the Peery Egyptian Theater in Ogden as well.

“The hotel itself is built in an ‘E’ shape so every room could get natural sunlight into the room,” Peterson added. “We actually just completed a full renovation on the hotel, but they kept a lot of the original and classic pieces of the hotel. Many of the moldings, pictures and pillars you find are original to the very first build.”

With that renovation, Peery Hotel offers its guests modern accommodations, while still maintain its quaint and historic atmosphere.

“We’ve changed to accommodate the modern, millennial traveler,” Peterson said. “We offer USB ports in our chairs, wifi throughout the building, and other arrangements suitable for younger travelers. Our guests are typically people seeking out accommodations that aren’t

so cookie cutter—where they aren’t just a number or calculation.

The downtown Salt Lake City hotel prides itself on staying true to its roots: maintaining a sense of awe and wonder through its history, while being eager to help its guests navigate the downtown area and its surroundings.

“We have a good mix here,” Peterson said. “We have a huge repeat visitor rate because of our helpful concierge and our staff’s willingness to help out in any way we can. It’s the recognition of those guests that keep them coming back, being able to welcome them by name every time they stay with us. It creates a connection with our guests and our staff tries to keep them as comfortable as possible.” 

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alt Lake Acting Company has been at the forefront of enriching the community through brave contemporary theatre since 1970. This year, they are continuing to blaze the trail for new works with their 47th season of Regional and World Premieres. “SLAC’s 17/18 season will take us to new places theatrically and thematically. Once again, our audiences will see things on SLAC’s stage they’ve never seen before. The stories of next season come in exciting and eclectic forms and we are thrilled to continue to stretch ourselves artistically. In a beautiful mix of smart comedies, thoughtful dramas, and a riveting musical, our 47th season is sure to be one of SLAC’s finest.”-Cynthia Fleming | Executive Artistic Director Since its humble beginnings SLAC has embraced Utah’s artistic community by employing local actors, designers, technicians and playwrights in developing and producing new work. SLAC is a proud member of NNPN (National New Play Network) and their Rolling World Premiere Program which gives playwrights the opportunity to create relationships with theatres across the nation who are interested in producing world premieres.

NNPN supports SLAC’s annual Playwrights’ Lab where local and national artists come together for

one week to explore and develop new plays. Many of the new works developed in this Lab premiere on SLAC’s stage either as a free public reading or a full production.

Throughout its 46 year history SLAC has earned a loyal subscriber following. Thanks to their ever-growing subscriber base SLAC has been able to reach out and become a platform to raise awareness and funds for other local nonprofits in their surrounding community. This year alone SLAC has partnered with: The League of Women Voters, The Bee: True Stories from the Hive, Compassion & Choices, YWCA, Washington Elementary School, Intermountain Therapy Animals, The Visual Art Institute, Art Access, and Military Sexual Trauma and LGBTQ Support Groups at the VA. One of SLAC’s favorite community programs is the Title I Arts Education Program. This program allows 1,700 under-served elementary schoolchildren to experience the magic of theatre with our annual children’s play. For many, this is their first experience with live theatre and is provided to them free of cost.

So, when searching for New York caliber theatre, there is no need to buy a plane ticket. Buy local, and come to Salt Lake Acting Company, where audiences are entertained, engaged, and inspired all while supporting our local artistic community.

RDT

is the nation’s oldest and most successful repertory dance company. Unlike conventional modern dance organizations, we present you with a diverse range of modern dance styles and choreographers paired together in dynamic and unexpected performances.

New viewers often ask us what to expect from an RDT performance. We tell them grace and athleticism, beauty and power. Beyond that, we tell them to embrace the unexpected. So, what is RDT Dance all about? Simply said, we are about art. Art in motion, expressed through our bodies as modern dance.

Art that in its immediacy and intimacy can be both thrilling and profound.

Art that challenges you, and art that you won’t see coming.

For more than 50 years, RDT has pushed the boundaries of modern dance, while preserving and celebrating its legacy. It was radical when Utah modern dancers beat out the big city stalwarts to receive a Rockefeller grant establishing us as the nation’s first repertory dance company.

Today, we’re just as revolutionary as we were in 1966.

Each year, RDT presents 4 home season shows at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake. Our primary

focus is producing work which affects audiences on intellectual, emotional, aesthetic and kinesthetic levels, through the highest standards of technical training, performance and production skills.

Upcoming Season:

SANCTUARY / October 5-7, 2017 TOP BILL // November 16-18, 2017 REGALIA // February 24, 2018 CURRENT // April 12-14, 2018

VISION

We build bridges of understanding of dance past and present and make our art form an accessible and relevant resource in community life by creating performances, classes, lectures and activities that help contribute of the health and vitality of individuals of all ages.

As a resource center and laboratory for contemporary dancers, choreographers, visual artists, writers and composers, RDT is a catalyst of enrichment and education for the general public.

ARTventures for Kids

RDT’s Ring Around the Rose is a series of performances at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. Each month from September-May, RDT presents a different performing arts group from

the community in “wiggle-friendly” interactive performances for children and their families. Ring is a non-threatening, nurturing atmosphere to introduce children to the arts, including artists from African Drumming to Ballet West.

Now You Try!

RDT’s Dance Center on Broadway (formerly the RDT Community School) began in 1994 as an extension of Repertory Dance Theatre’s dedication to the creation, development, awareness and understanding of the art of modern dance.

RDT’s Dance Center offers a wide range of classes for adults (ages 16+) on evenings and weekends. Classes are designed on a “drop-in” basis, so no pre-registration or long-term commitment is required. Teachers work with students at every level and no previous dance experience is expected in everything from hip hop to ballet and from contemporary to jazz.

Students can drop in for $12 per class or purchase a 10-class punch card for $100, which is good for every class on the schedule, except Flamenco. RDT’s Dance Center on Broadway offers an affordable way to stay fit, express your creativity, and . . . dance!

Learn more at www.rdtutah.org n

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High point bottling is just down the road as well as our barrel aging program.

We just celebrated our first anniversary and we have been warmly received by Springville and the surrounding Utah County communities.

ABOUT THE OWNER:

Rick Salisbury became a member of the Springville, UT community some 50 years ago. He has made a name for himself over the years as a very successful home builder and founder of Salisbury Homes.

Not just a developer like most companies in the market today but the actual builder of every home Salisbury builds. His passion, though, has always been collecting, exhibiting and selling vintage motorcycles (oh, yeah…and riding!).

With his many skills and passions, Rick decided to build a brewery, restaurant and pub with a one-ofa-kind concept, design and atmosphere that will be a destination for locals and travelers alike.

Rick’s vision of creating a unique facility with fresh brewed beers, handcrafted root beer and great food in a family friendly atmosphere has made it a reality! Rick invites all to enjoy his new facility as much as he does.

ABOUT THE BREWER:

Mike Dymowski started brewing beer in Austin Texas, with his father, when he was 15 years old as making beer for his family topped his list of weekly chores. Back then if you wanted good beer you had to make it. He grew up learning the nuances of flavors and ingredients in his brews and was a true artesian by the time he became an adult and could actually enjoy his creations! He shared his knowledge of making beer with college friends, becoming the “professor” of their favorite extracurricular activity!

Six years ago a friend asked, “You make good beer, why aren’t you making beer professionally?” Shortly after, he hung up his philosophy degree and started at the bottom of the brewing industry in packaging, making his way up to head brewer in seven months. After plying his skills at two different breweries in Austin, Mike looked to expand his horizons and continue educating willing “students” on the subject of great beer. After seeing Utah County for the first time, Mike took the plunge, packed his recipes and moved to Springville to brew beer.

Mike strives to brew beer with distinctions and layers that excite both the novice and enthusiast. As the head brewer at Strap Tank Brewing Co. looks forward to introducing the Utah County community to its first craft brewery experience.

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s Utah roots stretch back to 1964 when University of Utah dance professors Shirley Ririe and Joan Woodbury founded the company with the mission to further contemporary dance as an accessible and valued art form. Since then the Company has created innovative original works, commissioned pieces from world-renowned choreographers, provided dance education through summer intensives and school visits, and toured regionally, nationally, and globally.

In 2018 the Company will travel to South Korea and Mongolia as part of DanceMotion USA, the international exchange initiative of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

But even a journey as far as Mongolia always brings the Company back to Utah. Besides the three annual performances in Salt Lake City, the Company travels throughout Utah to perform and offer educational lecturedemonstrations at schools in every corner of the state. This past year the six full-time company dancers, joined by Artistic Director Daniel Charon or Education Director AiFujii Nelson, visited elementary, middle, and high schools in 27 of Utah’s 41 school districts, from Cache Valley to Bluff to the remote West Desert High School, which is reachable only by a long drive on the old Pony Express Trail. Though the 2016-2017 season seemed to come to a close after April’s premiere of Ann Carlson’s Elizabeth, the dance at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, the real season finale was several weeks later on the stage of Escalante High School. That performance capped two days of workshops and creative movement classes for students in the Boulder area.

Dance is a universal form of expression and these trips throughout the state provide smaller communities with exposure to contemporary dance they might not otherwise receive. Community engagement like this helps children or seniors discover the joy of movement, and makes a profound impact on the dancers themselves. Dancer Yebel Gallegos reflects: “At the beginning of a two-week residency at an elementary school we met Wesley, a student with autism.

He showed a wonderful appreciation towards movement and creativity and it was noticeable that it was a great way for him to engage, focus, and feel part of a collective.

Wesley came in smiling and excited to dance with us everyday. At the end of our residency Wesley’s mom came up to me and said that for those two weeks, he would get home from school very happy and couldn’t wait to share with his family what he had learned that day in dance class, something that had never happened before. This made my heart swell and it reaffirmed to me how important it is to have various ways to teach and connect to all students.”

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is now led by a new generation with Executive Director Jena Woodbury, and a staff hailing from Salt Lake City, Puerto Rico, Japan, Minnesota, California, and Wyoming. The six dancers come from California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Texas. They all now make Salt Lake City home and are proud to be able to connect to Utah communities in such meaningful ways, through performance and educational engagement. Everyone at Ririe-Woodbury embodies the company motto: “Dance is for everybody!”

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