Community Happenings

Read up on recent local events.

Display wall reads "Lilian Agar: A Hug Away - a breathing temple of love"

Art exhibit that opened at SLCC embraces Utah’s LGBTQ youth

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Lilian Agar created the "A Hug Away" art exhibit to provide a place of inclusion and acceptance for LGBTQ youth in Utah.
Young boy holds sign that reads "Boys will be feminist"

Salt Lake City Women’s March amplifies hundreds of voices

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Hundreds of people participated in the Salt Lake City Women's March to protest gender inequality.
Hey Diddle Diddle, Cynthia Jeppson, Ceramic, 2000

Cats, art and Utah all come together for a good cause — or two,...

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Calling all cat lovers: an exhibition celebrating feline art is currently on display at the Salt Lake County Government Center.
Young activists march with signs

Sundance film review: ‘Us Kids’ channels grief into activism

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"Us Kids" follows students in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Stan Lee signing a spider-man comic book.

Aldo’s thoughts on Salt Lake Comic Con

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SLCom was a great success and soared, but not without a few hiccups.
Lou Ferrigno talks about Salt Lake Comic Con 2013

SLCC Alum surprises himself with success of Salt Lake Comic Con

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Salt Lake Comic Con run by SLCC Alum Dan Farr sells over 33,000 tickets
Campus of Brigham Young University in the fall of 2020, photographed from the 4th floor of the Joseph F. Smith Building

Walkout to protest religious colleges’ discrimination of LGBTQ students set for Oct. 11

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The Black Menaces have organized a walkout on National Coming Out Day to protest LGBTQ+ discrimination at religious institutions of higher education, such as Brigham Young University.
Tree in pot next to a shovel digging dirt

Deep-rooted nonprofit TreeUtah involves students, volunteers in urban forestry activities

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TreeUtah's tree planting initiative is a comprehensive program aimed at enhancing urban forestry and promoting environmental sustainability.
Ed Yong speaks via livestream

Ed Yong describes pandemic’s harsh reality during Tanner Forum keynote address

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Journalist Ed Yong discussed several aspects of America's coronavirus response during his virtual keynote address for the Tanner Forum on Social Ethics.

Ed Fries predicts the future at Salt Lake Comic Con

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Gaming expert Ed Fries gives Comic Con attendees a look into the future, which may not be as far as we think.
Large crowd of festivalgoers congregating

Living Traditions Festival celebrates Utah’s culturally diverse community

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Washington Square Park and Library Square hosted the three-day Living Traditions Festival in Salt Lake City on May 16-18.
Crowd gathers outside Egyptian Theatre during Sundance

Sundance 101: celebrating more than 40 years of film

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Study the basics on how to navigate the Sundance Film Festival.