January 2026
Performing Arts
From dance and theater to clownery and drag, our first-ever Performing Arts issue spotlights the entertainers and productions that are lighting up Utah’s stages. On this month’s cover, SLUG photographer Hayley Stoddard captures the dancers of Fleet Cooperative in motion using long exposure, light painting and collage.
Pygmalion Productions Is on a Mission To Elevate Women’s Voices
As PYGmalion moves into its next decade, the heart of the work remains unchanged. … read more
Salt City Slam: A Space for Anyone
With slam poetry comes community. Poetry goes from a solo project to a collaboration when you’re presenting it to an audience, getting immediate feedback. … read more
Beyond Sexuality: How House of Temptaxxions Educates and Entertains
House of Temptaxxions pushes strict boundaries to get people to listen, change and hopefully, have some fun. … read more
Opera for Everyone: Park City Opera and the Value of...
Opera can seem complicated and above thee, but it doesn’t have to be. This is something Park City Opera is working to change. … read more
Talking To Myself: An Interview With a Ventriloquist… Dummy
Ventriloquism involving uncanny, humanoid Howdy Doo is a craft blessed by trial and error, and someone who wants instant results will be gravely disappointed. … read more
Aker Restaurant & Lounge: Fighting the Good Tuna Fight
When I first heard about Aker Restaurant’s Tuna Fight Club event, I knew I had to get in on that. … read more
Tamra Davis Revisits ‘The Best Summer’ of Her Life at...
Tamra Davis spent the summer of 1995 filming musicians she already knew, carrying a camera through shows, backstage hallways and tour buses at the Summersault music festival in Australia. At the time, the footage wasn’t meant to become anything. 30 years later, while evacuating from the Palisades fires in January 2025, Davis found boxes of
Art | Film | Film Interviews
Localized: The Apathetics
Kick off the night with Hangxiety, laugh your ass off with Punks & Punchlines and top it all off moshing to The Apathetics! Catch SLUG Localized at Kilby Court. … read more
Interviews | Localized | Music
Localized: Punks & Punchlines
When you think of punk rock, the first thing you think of probably isn’t stand-up comedy. Unless you’re Antonio Iacobellis, the founder of Punks & Punchlines. … read more
Interviews | Localized | Music
Snow Photo Feature: Pat Fava
Pat Fava (@_project_pat_) is a Southern Utah native who has quickly become snowboarding royalty. … read more
January 2026 Astrology Forecast: With Liberty Comes Responsibility
You make it happen; don’t let it make you happen. Read your January astrology forecast to see what themes lie at the beginning of the new year for you! … read more
Into the Limelight: Fleet Co-op is Changing the Dance Industry
Fleet Co-op, led by dramaturg Shelby Taylor, is a collective of movement-based artists in Utah who are interested in creating soul-satiating work. … read more
