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Don't Forget Alchemy, Dec. 15!

As Good As Gold
Great performances shouldn't wipe out the green in your wallet. Join us for Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company's
Alchemy
December 15, 2007, 7:30 pm
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
(138 Broadway, downtown Salt Lake - map)

Alchemy features a unique collaboration incorporating the poetry and artwork of four young Mexican artists. After the show, join us at ACME Burger Company for an amazing meal. Not your average burger joint, ACME's got all kinds of goodies (including a fully stocked wine bar) to keep everyone happy. Check out their menu here.

Tickets: $15
Call artTix - 801-355 Arts - ask for the Studio D price.

So many fun things to do this weekend and over the next couple weeks...

There are so many great opportunities to support the arts community coming up in the next few weeks.... here is a quick run down of a few of the highlights—

This is the last weekend to enjoy The Three Musketeers with Ballet West. Get ticket and show information at the Ballet West site

Then keep the weekend moving with Symphony and the Vivace After-Party on Saturday. All the details for the after-party are in the post below and here's a little info on the Symphony - Get tickets at the Symphony site

The Rite of Spring
Keith Lockhart, conductor

Julie Albers, cello

Inspired by pagan ritual, the pulsing drama of The Rite of Spring stirred up a violent riot when it premiered in 1913, causing Stravinsky to flee the theater. We can’t wait to see your reaction! This work will leave you breathless, and possibly more fertile.

Don't forget about the Jewish Art and Food Festival either! You should also know that the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is performing at the festival on Sunday afternoon. It's free to get in that day, so be sure to stop by!
10-11 Nov
Sa: 6:30p-9:30p
Su: 11a-5p
Jewish Art and Food Festival
I. J. & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center
Over 50 Art vendors, performing artists, storytelling, art demonstrations, art workshops, children's art yard; bookfair; traditional Jewish food
Prices: Saturday $10/person Sunday FREE
2 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, 801-581-0098 email

I also have a few suggestions for the weeks to come...

16 Nov-30 Dec
Fr: 8p
Sa: 8p
Su: 2p
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Plan-B Theatre
Wacky, side-splitting musical about Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press. Thursdays in December 8:00 p.m.
Prices: $18

17 Nov
7:30p
N*W*C* The Race Show
Eccles Center for the Performing Arts
Three friends unite in response to shared experiences of racism and desire to undo the shock power of slurs.
Prices: $18-$65, student and senior discounts available
1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, 435-655-3114 email
Studio Theatre at the Rose Wagner, Salt Lake City, 355-ARTS email

7-22 Dec
The Foreigner
Pioneer Memorial Theatre
“Froggy” LeSeur and Charlie Baker have come to Betty Meek's Fishing Lodge for a little R&R
300 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, 801.581.6961

Enjoy!

VIVACE and the Symphony... Saturday, Nov 10th

The performance: Stravinsky's pagan-inspired work, with its new sounds and ferocious rhythms, so shocked the audience at its premiere that they were driven to violent action. What started as catcalls and whistles soon led to shouts and fistfights in the aisles between the haters and Stravinsky's fans. Vivace can't promise anything that riotous, but you never know with a crowd as funkified as ours! Joining Stravinsky's wild work are two pieces by another hot-blooded Russian, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Twenty-something cellist Julie Albers, along with Music Director Keith Lockhart and the Utah Symphony, will wow audiences with Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme. Vivace members sit together and get a special version of the program notes.

The after-party: Party all night long with fellow Vivace peeps, Julie Albers, Keith Lockhart, and members of the Utah Symphony while enjoying the extraordinary culinary delights of The New Yorker*. A smorgasbord of appetizers, desserts, and soft drinks are included with your Vivace ticket purchase. Cash bar. You cannot purchase an after-party ticket separately from the concert ticket. Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Subscribers: please email vivace@utahsymphonyopera.org to arrange your after-party tickets. The New Yorker* is located at 60 W. Market Street, SLC.

Vivace tickets are $30 | $15 for students | phone: 801.533.NOTE | web: arttix.org | use promo code: Vivace | choose Orch Left Row 10-19, if you get a message online that states that the section is full, just call 801.533.NOTE and ask them to release seats for you.

More info
Buy now w/ promo code Vivace
*The New Yorker is a private club for members.

The Rite of Spring - November 9-10th

9-10 Nov
8p
The Rite of Spring
Utah Symphony & Opera
Inspired by Pagan ritual, the pulsing drama stirred up a violent riot when it premiered in 1913.
Prices: $10-65
Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, 355-ARTS email

Vivace will be hosting an FREE After-Party on Saturday the 10th... free tickets available in the lobby before the show and at intermission

Jewish Art and Food Festival - featuring a performance by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company on Sunday the 11th

10-11 Nov
Sa: 6:30p-9:30p
Su: 11a-5p
Jewish Art and Food Festival
I. J. & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center
Over 50 Art vendors, performing artists, storytelling, art demonstrations, art workshops, children's art yard; bookfair; traditional Jewish food
Prices: Saturday $10/person Sunday FREE
2 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, 801-581-0098 email

A Night at the Museum - November 2nd at 6pm

2 Nov
6p
A Night at the Museum
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Celebrating The Fine Art of Generosity and presenting the first annual "Fairly Free Thinker Award" to Pat Bagley
410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, 801.581.7332

Rocky Horror

27 Oct at 9p
Rocky Horror Show at MoDiggity's
Bacchus Productions
The Rocky Horror Show LIVE at MoDiggity's - advance and group discounts available at www.rockyhorrorinconcert.com
Prices: $12
3424 S. State, Salt Lake City, 706-1613 email

EXPOSED

19 Oct-4 Nov Th: 8p Fr: 8p Sa: 8p Su: 2p	EXPOSED--a world premiere by Mary Dickson Plan-B Theatre EXPOSED explores the human consequence of the nuclear history of our state and nation. Prices: $18 Studio Theatre at the Rose Wagner, Salt Lake City, 355-ARTS email

Symphonie Fantastique

26-27 Oct at 8p
Symphonie Fantastique & Conceirto De Aranjuez
Utah Symphony & Opera
Guitarist Manuel Barrueco's expressiveness will give way to Berlioz's defining work.
Prices: $10-65
Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, SLC, 355-ARTS email

Flying Dutchman

This weekend marks the opening of the season for the UTAH OPERA. Flying Dutchman will be the Opera that starts us off...

Here is the Synopsis from Utah Opera's site -

October 13, 15, 17, 19 at 7:30 pm and October 21 at 2:00 pm at the Capitol Theatre

The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer)
By Richard Wagner (Ree-kard VAWG-ner)
Klauspeter Seibel, conductor
Harry Silverstein, director

Flying Dutchman –Nathan Berg
Senta – Lise Lindstrom
Erik – Roger Honeywell

Derived from maritime legend, Wagner brings us a captain doomed by the devil to roam the seas for eternity with his phantom ship and ghostly crew. Every seven years he sets foot on shore in search of a faithful wife whose constancy can release him from his curse. Will he find salvation in the arms of Senta, or is her love beyond his spectral grasp? Experience a work of dark, wild, and somber beauty that strives for notes of light and grace.

Sung in German with English supertitles

Another Description...
In this immortal opera we witness the story of the mysterious Dutchman, a sailor cursed to sail the seas forever and only permitted to step on land once every seven years. The only chance he has at breaking the curse is to find a woman who will remain faithful until death. From the orchestral sound of the stormy seas and blood red sails at the beginning of the opera to the beautiful theme of love and redemption at its conclusion, this Wagner masterpiece will keep you lost in its whirlpool or romance the entire evening.

Don't know about you but I am very much looking forward to this one!

RDT's Opening Event

This past weekend was the opening weekend for Repertory Dance Theater, and the first event of the season for Studio D!

Here is what the Deseret News had to say about ECHO..

http://deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/0,5223,695216011,00.html

Upcoming Events...

Tonight(September 14th)... opening night for the Utah Symphony! Fabulous after-party at the Grand America Hotel (tickets to the after-party are available at the door). The Symphony plays Friday and Saturday nights. The show is titled "Andre Watts Plays Beethoven."

Next Thursday (September 20)... opening night for the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company! Fast Forward is the event and it starts Thursday and runs through Saturday night.