Community Happenings

Read up on recent local events.

Lion dance performers in a public square

SLCC members welcome Lunar New Year

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SLCC students and faculty discuss the cultural traditions that accompany Lunar New Year celebrations.
Corner view of Tower Theatre marquee and entrance

Planning a revamp, the Tower Theatre will skip the 2023 Sundance film fest

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The historic Tower Theatre in Salt Lake City will not open in time for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and there’s no clear timeline for when other screenings will resume at the venue.
Rae Duckworth holds a "Justice for Bobby" sticker near a mural in Salt Lake City

Murals paint memories of those lost to police violence across the US

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In recent years, artists in Salt Lake City and other U.S. cities have painted "gravestone murals" to commemorate people killed by police across the country.
Native American singers beat drums

Photos: 2022 Round Dance

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American Indian Student Leadership and the Utah Division of Indian Affairs organized a round dance at the Lifetime Activities Center on Friday.
Dia de los Muertos altar

Photos: SLCC and West Valley communities celebrate Day of the Dead

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The Dream Center and the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs celebrated Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, on Nov. 1 and 2.
Four drag queens perform in a nightclub

Salt Lake City drag scene thrives despite pushback

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Drag performance has exploded in Salt Lake City in the past few years, much of it credited to the mainstream cultural acceptance of it.
A group of people advocating for women’s reproductive rights gather for a picture on the south steps of the Capitol Building holding posters and signs

SLCC student helps lead a rally for reproductive rights at Utah Capitol

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Marianne Aguero, a student at Salt Lake Community College, participated in the Women’s March reproductive rights rally at the state Capitol on Oct. 8.
Haunted house worker wearing a scary pumpkin costume

Globe staffers check out Nightmare on 13th’s 2022 showing, which features a new attraction

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Staff members from The Globe share their experiences inside one of Utah's famous haunted houses, Nightmare on 13th.
Two audience members, seated left, listen to panel discussion

Former chair of the Northwestern Shoshone Nation details Salt Lake’s historical significance

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Darren Parry, former chair of the Northwestern Shoshone Nation, discussed his people's relationship with the Great Salt Lake during a panel discussion on Sept. 28.
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.
Person crouches down to pick up garbage

SLCC students show up for the Salt Lake during this year’s coastal cleanup

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Six members of the SLCC environmental and sustainability club participated in the Friends of Great Salt Lake cleanup on Sept. 17.
Three people walk along the lake bed looking for garbage

Lake questions: What are the effects of a dried Great Salt Lake on locals...

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This week, local experts answer questions about the effects of a desiccated Great Salt Lake on locals and wildlife.