Features
Maestro Steichen Pops!
Nearly 75 years ago the Utah Symphony formed. Approximately four decades later the Utah Opera was founded. In 2002, the two entities converged into a powerhouse arts program that produces approximately 100 performances a year. To accomplish such a feat, US&O employs 85 musicians, 60 staff members, a two-tier program of Opera Ensemble Artists (five [...]
Junior Arts Org Does Risky Business
Nestled in a industrialized strip center in the Sugar House area is a tiny multidisciplinary arts organization fittingly called Sugar Space. A table, a couch, a curio cabinet and several pieces of original artwork decorate the simple lobby. Two-tiered crescent-moon rows of seats allow for patronage of up to about 80, within the black-box performance [...]
Utah’s Spencer Day
A Utah-born balladeer with incredible talent, Spencer Day is thrilled to be returning to his birthplace Oct. 16, for a much-anticipated concert. In his new album Vagabond, to be released Sep. 8 through Concord Jazz, Day explores his “wanderlust and endless search for a place to call home.” The mostly self-taught pianist/jazz singer, Day, in [...]
Debate Over Utah AIDS Foundation Continues
Nearly three weeks ago, a group of local activists called for the resignation of Stan Penfold, executive director of the Utah AIDS Foundation and for a restructuring in the organization’s board and programming. Activist Richard Matthews called for Penfold’s resignation during the Rally For Equality, which Turner Bitton organized on Aug. 14. Shortly after the [...]
Guv Hosts Utah Log Cabin Republicans
Over 100 people packed the Governor’s Mansion on Aug. 24 as Gov. Gary Herbert and his wife Jeanette hosted the Utah Log Cabin Republicans at an annual reception that started three years ago by then-Governor Jon M. Huntsman. While Huntsman seemed more at ease in a room full of gay, lesbian, transgender guests and their [...]
Angie’s Pet World: A World of In-Home Pet Pampering
Most pet owners are familiar with the anxiety that comes with boarding a pet at a kennel or a veterinarian’s office before taking off on a trip. But thanks to two Utahns, your pets can stay comfortably at home while you travel. Angie Kieffer and Curtis James are co-owners of Angie’s Pet World, a professional [...]
Rub a Pug Pug
It isn’t usually obvious, but our fluffy, feathered and otherwise four-legged friends get just as sore and stiff as their humans do. And when their muscles scream and their joints grumble, one Utah woman is there to soothe them. Mary Norton has been practicing pet massage for three years. It started when she learned the [...]
Our Pet Friends
To many gay and lesbian people, pets are the closest thing they will ever be to having children. To many, that is just fine with them. We asked readers to meet us at Dogs R Us one Saturday and do a family photo. We will be making a donation to the Fuburbia, the Friends of [...]
JoSelle’s Cat Talks with Roxanne Hunt–Again
When we profiled Roxanne Hunt back in April of 2008, I asked her to speak with my cat, Oscar, in order to get an idea how she works with our four-legged friends. Not wanting to be too repetitious, this time I asked her to speak with one of my grandmother’s cats, a pretty 8-year-old Siamese [...]
Talking to the Animals: Local Pet Psychic Tells All
As an intuitive life coach, Roxanne Hunt often spends her days helping clients clarify and achieve their goals. But some times, she says she uses her same gift of intuition to diagnose injuries in horses to determine whether it’s time to euthanize a pet, or just to help pet owners understand what goes on in [...]
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