Month: April 2016
RuPaul’s Battle of the Seasons: Alaska Thunderfvck 5000
Battle of the Seasons will showcase some of the most beloved, glamorous and successful queens from each season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. This year, one of these stars is none other than the multi-talented Alaska Thunderfvck 5000. An alien diva from Glamtr0n who crashed in the state of Alaska in 1966, she’s been tearing apart the stage for years. … read more
Tour de Brewtah: Suds, Spokes and Splore Unite
This weekend on April 30, the annual Tour de Brewtah will bring together two of Utah’s biggest communities, incorporating great beer and cycling into one of the biggest and most anticipated bicycle events of the year. This year’s Tour de Brewtah will raise funds to benefit Splore, which provides outdoor adventures for individuals of all abilities and encourages others to break the belief that someone with a disability should be sheltered from life experiences. … read more
SLC Pink
Chloe Monson and Elaine Sayer, co-founders of SLC Pink and The Creative Collective, want to be your (art) moms. As in, they want to foster an inclusive and welcoming space for anybody who wants to make things in Salt Lake City. The Creative Collective’s latest and most involved endeavor thus far, SLC Pink, is a submission-based multimedia zine of writing and art by women and non-binary folks, releasing May 1. … read more
Dear Novice Ragnar Runner
An endurance race, a run-cation, a party—the Ragnar Relay Series is many things to many people, which can make it challenging to articulate what to expect. … read more
Tucker Brown and the Incredible SEGCOS Crew
With their devil-may-care attitude and down-to-earth style, the SEGCOS crew is definitely turning up the local snowboarding scene in Salt Lake City. You can watch the Super Exclusive Gentlemen’s Club of Snowboarding’s films online and for free, or join ’em on the mountain (you know they won’t mind). Whether you ride with these kids or not, check them out—you won’t be disappointed. … read more
People Productions’ Grounded: Who is Watching You?
People Production’s showing of Grounded, directed by Richard Scharine, is a play that will leave you questioning the “gods” in your life: Who is watching you on a daily basis? Who has control of your daily life? And how often does this endless killing—the kind that dismembers multiple people at the single press of a button—occur each day while we go about our routine schedules? This insightful production runs until Sunday, April 24 at the Sugar Space Arts Warehouse. … read more
Rock n’ Roll Swap Meet
The first Rock n’ Roll Swap Meet will take place at the Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake on April 24 with a special collector’s hour from 10 to 11 a.m. for $20. The meet will be open to the public from 11 to 4 p.m. for $2 and is free for children under 12. … read more
SLUG Style: Andrea Beecher
“Whenever something is happening in home fashion, usually something similar is happening in personal fashion,” says Andrea Beecher, co-founder of design firm and manufacturer M3LD. “For me as a designer, I can design a space and make it beautiful—and I love that—but I think an expression of my art is also what I look like every day. So my personal expression is really important to me.” … read more
Foodtrepreneur Festival: Get to Know Your Foodtrepreneur
The second annual Foodtrepreneur Festival is your chance to hear the storiesbehind your favorite local products and discover new favorites. … read more
SNOG’s David Thrussell Addresses the Gluttony of Consumption
The Compliance Tour, featuring Australian-based SNOG and their support The Labrynth, will revive your passion for life more than a 15-minute break or 30-minute lunch as it stops at Area 51 on Wednesday, April 6. … read more