Authors: Andrea Silva
2014 Utah Arts Festival: Sunday 06.29
My last hour at the festival, I stopped looking at the individual mechanisms, but instead watched, in silent reflection of what the Utah Arts Festival has provided as a whole for its artists and attendees. Above all else the Utah Arts Festival shows not only the importance of art in our community, but also the importance of our community to our artists. … read more
DOVAD, Do as I Do – Weber State University’s Biennal...
Educators at Weber State University (WSU) led by example Friday night at the opening reception for the Department of Visual Art & Design (DOVAD) Biennial Faculty Exhibition in the campus’ own, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery. Thirty-one faculty members displayed their works, fifteen of which were female, a record-breaking number on both accounts for faculty participation. … read more
Media Speaks: Brooke Gladstone @ SLCC Grand Theater 10.27
Monday night Brooke Gladstone, Managing Editor of NPR’s On the Media, sat down with Terry Gildea, the News Director for KUER, for a loose fitting interview that encompassed Gladstone’s refreshing insight on contemporary media. The discussion for the evening was specifically plotted around “Contemporary Journalism in the Age of Digital Media.” … read more
Utah Recycling Alliance: 4th Annual Zero Waste Awards
In celebration of America Recycles Day, the Utah Recycling Alliance (URA) gathered Thursday night to host its 4th annual Zero Waste Awards. Since beer, movies and ecological responsibility are my three favorite things, the whole night was essentially my inner activist’s wet dream. … read more
Trent Call: Processed @ UMOCA Exhibit 12.12
Tonight’s opening for the Trent Call: Processed exhibit at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) promises to draw in the everyday consumer for a hyper-realistic approach to examining the fast food industry. … read more
Let’s Talk About God for a Minute
For me, theology has always been a fascinating aspect of Western societies’ love-hate obsession with religious themes in the entertainment industry, particularly literature. … read more
The Girl Who Waited: Karen Gillan Panel
Gillan’s true charm didn’t kick into full swing until the audience members began their extensive line of questioning. The hot topics for the evening were primarily centered around her role as Eliza Dooley in “Selfie,” Nebula in “Guardians of the Galaxy” and of course Amy Pond in “Doctor Who.” … read more
Warming Up for Fan Xperience
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker announced his latest proclamation to declare that Jan. 29, 2015 will be henceforth known as Salt Lake Comic Con’s Day of Heroes. … read more
Peter Parker Stole My Spidey Senses: The Nerd Poetry Slam
A group piece by Ben Barker and Ryan Canter, which channeled the Calvin and Hobbes comics, combined a cultural reference to identify with and a ‘take with you’ life message—which is my preferred style of slam poetry. … read more
Felicia Day: Celebrity Spotlight Panel
Day’s breezy conservative flow with each audience member created a more engaging atmosphere. Despite talking to a packed auditorium, she managed to make the event feel personable, more one-on-one in demeanor. This was partially because her spotlight didn’t have a moderator. … read more
D&D Will Never Be LOTR, and That’s Okay
What separated this panel from others was the thought each author had dedicated to the topic of creating a D&D movie, not only in regards to cinematography, but special effects and storyline as well. … read more
Bad Turned Best: Five Minutes With Mark Pellegrino
I had the opportunity to meet up with Mark Pellegrino (Bad Turned Worse, Lost), who spoke about his experiences at Fan X, his personal fans, an “in the works” project with his wife Tracy Aziz and his up coming series The Return. … read more
