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The Kennedy Center Is a Gift to Free Expression
By Karen Painter Our country soon may lose the Kennedy Center, a cultural treasure we have had for six decades, because the president cannot separate art from politics. I frequently attended concerts and operas at the Kennedy Center when I was the director of research and analysis for the National Endowment for the Arts during the George W. Bush administration. Several times I sat in the president’s Box at the center with my husband, the ethics lawyer for the White House.
Awe Sweet! 40 Flavors of Roasted Nuts and Unique Treats in Bountiful, Utah
Inspired Treats For Your Sweet Tooth Like many Utahns, I love a good treat, and while in pursuit of a unique sweet treat, I came upon Awe Sweet! Inspiring Treats in Bountiful. The shop is easy to find with its distinctive logo of a fun red heart licking its lips. A bright colorful wall of twenty-two unusual flavors of cotton candy greets customers as they walk in the door.
Witchstock Festival
❮ ❯ Grab your favorite witch or warlock and fly on over to the Ogden Amphitheater (343 E 25th Street) on Saturday, October 22 for Witchstock from 1-10 p.m. “We are thrilled to welcome back this community favorite for the first time since 2019, and we’ve got a new component we are adding that we are excited about,” said Haille Van Patten, marketing and public relations director for the Ogden Downtown Alliance.
Peter Sinks: One of The Coldest Temperatures Ever in The United States Recorded Near Logan, Utah
One of the coldest temperatures ever recorded in the lower United States happened in a place called Peter Sinks, near Logan, Utah. Peter Sinks is a natural limestone bowl that sits at 8,164 feet above sea level in the Bear River Mountains of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. On February 1, 1985, the bowl reached the bone-numbing temperature of −69.3°F. It was the second coldest temperature ever recorded in the lower 48 states. The lowest was −69.7°F at Roger’s Pass, Montana in January 1954.
Ogden Events Calendar
October 15 WSU Empty Bowl Project Eccles Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Avenue, 4-7 p.m., $15 Enjoy food from area restaurants, meet potters, and go home with a handmade bowl. All proceeds go to Weber Cares Food Pantry. October 15 Homemade Caramel Class Kitchen Kneads, 3030 Grant Avenue, 2-4 p.m., $20 per person Come learn how to make homemade old-fashioned caramel. It’s the perfect time for the upcoming holidays.
LUPEC Ogden Hispanic Festival 2022
❮ ❯ Come celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month at the sixth annual Ogden Hispanic Festival at Union Station (2501 Wall Avenue) from 2-8 p.m. on Saturday, October 15. The festival will feature the culture, history, education, music, dance, and gastronomy of the Latino community. Participants can expect food trucks, kids’ activities, live music, and entertainment, and over 40 vendors and information booths.
Dia de Los Muertos celebrations
Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a holiday when family and friends gather to remember and honor deceased loved ones. There are two festivals to celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Ogden this fall. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EN OGDEN This festival is put on by Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music (OFOAM), Ogden Midnight Runners, and the Ogden School District. “It is a much-needed event in Ogden, as 32% of our population is Latinx or Hispanic.
‘The Wizard of Oz’ at The Ziegfeld Theater
❮ ❯ “The Wizard of Oz” is such a classic. Dorothy goes looking for something more and discovers she needn’t look past her own backyard. Whatever we think we need, we already have,” said Caleb Parry, director and executive producer at The Ziegfeld Theater in Ogden. Parry presented the classic tale in both English and American Sign Language (ASL) from August 12 to September 3 at The Ziegfeld Theater. It will also run from September 9-18 at Egyptian Theatre in Park City.
Five Ogden running trails for fall foliage
❮ ❯ 1. Green Pond Trail In late September and early October, this 2.9-mile loop is cast in glorious golden groves of Quaking Aspen. The trailhead is located 1.3 miles west of Snowbasin Road from Trappers Loop Highway (State Rd 167). For the average runner, it takes 30-45 minutes to complete. The trail switchbacks up 380 feet, with little bridges and boardwalks along the way across a small stream. Green pound banks are intermixed with evergreens and the bright orange and red leaves of Gambel oaks.
‘There’s No Place Like Ogden’ for the Harvest Moon Festival
Ogden’s Harvest Moon Festival is now in its 21st year. “What began as a small festival in front of Roosters on Historic 25th Street has now grown to one of northern Utah’s largest events of the year,” said Haille Van Patten with Ogden Downtown Alliance. The event spans two full blocks down 25th Street and has over 30,000 visitors in an eight-hour time frame.
Concert at Huntsville Monastery offers classical music on sacred grounds
1 / 3 Classical pianist Hunter Noack performs classical music in stunning landscapes across the country. 2 / 3 Mural on one of the buildings where monks once labored and resided at Huntsville Monastery. 3 / 3 One of the statues on the Huntsville Monastery grounds. ❮ ❯ The Odgen Valley Land Trust (OVLT) is hosting a unique classical music experience at the historic Huntsville Monastery on Saturday.
Waste Less Solutions launches food rescue program in Ogden
In 2017, Dana Williamson wanted to help solve hunger in America. Along the way, she learned the United States discards more food than any other country: nearly 40 million tons — 80 billion pounds a year. It equates to 219 pounds of waste per person per year. That’s like every person in America throwing more than 650 average-sized apples right into the garbage — or the landfills. Williamson’s question was: If so many people are going hungry then why do we throw away food?
A look inside the winning art pieces of ‘Traces of the West’
1 / 6 “Poker Face” by Theresa Otteson, Best of Show. 2 / 6 “Woodruff, Utah” by Natalie Shupe, Juror’s Award. 3 / 6 “Noble” by Reggie Peterson, Honorable Mention. 4 / 6 “Two Man Job” by Jerry Hancock, Honorable Mention. 5 / 6 “Going After the One” by Allen Brockbank, Honorable Mention. 6 / 6 “Indian Creek and a Setting Sun” by Gregg Batt, Honorable Mention. ❮ ❯ When artist Theresa Otteson began painting a new Western-themed series, she thought it would be difficult to find material.
Creating a Culture of Diversity and Much More
By Karen Painter, Head of Media Software and Services, Turner Broadcasting System Most people in business today would agree that diversity—of gender, race, generation, culture, education, values, economic background—leads to superior business outcomes. That became vividly evident to me years ago in my first real leadership role, heading up a team developing a consumer software product for Windows.
Creating a Culture of Diversity - and Much More
By Karen Painter, Head of Media Software and Services, Turner Broadcasting System Most people in business today would agree that diversity—of gender, race, generation, culture, education, values, economic background—leads to superior business outcomes. That became vividly evident to me years ago in my first real leadership role, heading up a team developing a consumer software product for Windows.
Just around Midnight — Harvard University Press
From Little Richard and Chuck Berry to the Dominoes, Ike Turner, and Howlin’ Wolf, rock and roll’s founding figures were African American, yet ‘rock’ as we know and hear it now is coded white…In some of his sharpest passages, Hamilton shows how much rockism’s whiteness depended on [the] confining ideas of blackness…He contributes a new and valuable piece to a larger and still contentious project: the struggle against the essentialization of racial and ethnic identity.
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