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Meet THE BLOCKS New Program Director, Britney Helmers

Along with helping to bring the Little City Saturday evening concerts to the Green Loop Pop-up, Locally Made Locally Played on Wednesday’s, downtown events and activations Helmers is working to bring to THE BLOCKS later this summer and fall include: live music and artists to enhance the USA Climbing World Cup Boulder/Speed competitions at Pioneer […]

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THE CASE OF THE MISSING DOG

Jerry: What made you want to pursue playwriting? Brandan: Writing always came naturally to me, as far into childhood as I can remember. During my career in the arts, including years of acting, I’ve found writing is the thing that I’ve got a real instinct for, and over the years I’ve leaned more and more into it. […]

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10 Downtown Date Night Ideas for 2023

By Melissa Fields February is, of course, the month of love. It’s also typically the last month of wintery weather in downtown Salt Lake City. (Come on, spring!) And it’s Black History month. For all of those reasons and likely more, we think February is a fantastic time to mix things up by planning a […]

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How to Sundance in style in SLC

By Joshua Jones Did you know more people will watch Sundance premieres in Salt Lake than in Park City this year? Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center and Broadway Centre Cinemas will host dozens of screenings and for the first time, Megaplex at The Gateway joins as an official venue. But where to eat, drink, and […]

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Back in Business: Performing Arts’ Triumphant Return to Downtown Salt Lake

By Melissa Fields After two years of cancellations, postponements and other COVID-19 shenanigans, the 2022-23 performing arts season in THE BLOCKS is, at long last, back to its colorful, talent-packed and thought-provoking normal. Though, in truth, ‘normal’ doesn’t do this season’s events schedule justice. As you’ll see below, downtown Salt Lake’s performing arts organizations have […]

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MY BROTHER WAS A VAMPIRE: a horror comedy

MY BROTHER WAS A VAMPIRE by Morag Shepherd opens Plan-B Theatre’s 32nd Subscription Series This piece also appears in the current issue of QSaltLake Magazine In Morag Shepherd’s latest play, siblings Skye and Callum love each other, hate each other, and need each other. Oh, and they can fly. MY BROTHER WAS A VAMPIRE is […]

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