Good news and bad news. First the good: Although seemingly few people know this, Utah is home to one of the largest annual cowboy poetry gatherings in the world. Now the bad: If this is the first time you’ve heard about it, it’s too late. The 2012 Heber City Cowboy Poetry Gathering & Buckeroo Fair […]
We’re not revolutionaries or anarchists, although some of the individuals featured on these pages might be. At first glance these stories may not seem related. But one of the unifying characteristics is a craving to question societal norms and find a better way, even if, in the case of Guy Fawkes, the approach is severely […]
Fire spreads quickly. Especially when the conditions are right. A dry season, a gentle breeze and a few young kids with a box of firecrackers is all it takes to send an entire mountain range up in flames. Utah County could use some fire, and a few young artists are bringing it. […]
Fine art is alive and well in Utah valley and the Springville museum is out to prove it. The new show, “10 Artists, 10 Views” is a survey of up-and-coming artists in our community. “Many of these artists are emerging into the professional art scene and stepping into the national spotlight,” said Ashlee […]
Michael Ririe has been taking photos for a long time. But his photos aren’t just photos, they are studies in psychology. His work deals with the human spirit—both his own and that of others—and the struggles and triumphs entwined with life. His recent project is an extensive photojournalistic essay on the Now I Can Foundation, […]
In the vast cornucopia of literature, it’s hard to decide what to read. Voltaire vies for attention over Vonnegut. Shakespeare strives against Sandburg. Gibran grapples with Goethe. Horace holds back Hemmingway. We’re immersed in unturned pages—and we always will be. No literary bucket-list is long enough to reach the shore. For this purpose, […]
All too often, the true meaning of Christmas gets buried in twinkling lights, tinsel, pine needles, gift tags, eggnog and sleigh bells. Photographer Michael Slade wanted to find out just how deep it can be buried, so he began a project to uncover the true spirit of the season. For the past three years, […]
Growing up, I thought Chuck-A-Rama was a perfectly normal place to eat Thanksgiving dinner. My family painted turkeys and pilgrims on our living room window with tempera paint. We devoted an entire day to dollar theater movie marathons. We didn’t “toss around the old pig skin.” In fact, I was in middle school before […]
This state was founded as a refuge, of sorts, for those who wanted to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience. It was dreamt that this place would become an enclave of spirituality for those seeking religious freedom—and it has. Perhaps nowhere in this sanctuary of religious conviction is its […]
This state was founded as a refuge, of sorts, for those who wanted to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience. It was dreamt that this place would become an enclave of spirituality for those seeking religious freedom—and it has. Perhaps nowhere in this sanctuary of religious conviction is its […]