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City Art High School Night on Wednesday
by CityArt＠thelibrary 13 May '19

13 May '19

City Art High School Night May 15th, 2018 Liliane Kwizera—East High School. Jade Cornaby‑Skyline High School Claire Hyde— Rowland Hall St. Mark’s School Stephanie Smith—Bountiful High School Eliza Nelson—Skyline High School Kaylee Odom—Bountiful High School Calyton Rasmussen—Skyline High School Kit Stevens—Rowland Hall St.Mark’s Chris Mabrayer—Copper Hills HighSchool Audrey Meyers—Waterford School The event is free and open to the public. City Art is sponsored by the Utah ArtsCouncil, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, X-Mission, andaudience donations. To make a donationwith PayPal, go to www.slcityart.org.The featured reading will be followed by an open reading. The last City Art reading of the year will be on June 1st,featuring Joel Long and an extended open reading. Joel Long

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Writers Hector Ahumada and Brian Staker to read at City Art
by CityArt＠thelibrary 07 May '19

07 May '19

For Immediate Release Contact: City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong(a)yahoo.com Writers Hector Ahumada and Brian Staker to read at City Art Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday May 8th, 7:00—8:00 P.M. Writers Hector Ahumada and Brian Staker will read from theirworks on Wednesday, May 8th at 7:00 p.m. at the Salt Lake City Public Libraryas part of the City Art Reading Series. This event is free and open to thepublic. Hector Ahumada, born in Santiago, Chile. Naturalized USA citizen. Salt LakeCity, Mayor's Award, Literary Arts, 1996. Writers @ Work, Lifetime Achievement,Literary Arts, 2008. Some of his published writings include: Great and Peculiar Beauty, Utah WritersAnthology, Gibb Smith publisher, Utah, 1995. Sun and Water Poems, Luna's Press, San Francisco, 2003. Highland Travelers, Elik Press, SaltLake City, 2003. Earth and Air Poems,Elik Press, Salt Lake City, 2008. Brian Staker wasawarded an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Utah in 1993. He hashad poetry appear in numerous literary publications, including WesternHumanities Review and Otis Nebula. He has written art and music reviews for City Weekly, SLUG Magazine, Blurt Magazine andothers. He creates the occasional podcast TheAwkward Hour, and has presented two Awkwardfests featuring local musicians,comedians and artists. He is the author of two self-published novels: ‘Cough and Already In Progress. Last year he collaborated in the performancepiece ‘DiSPLACEment’ at Wellers Books with English professor/poet AlexCaldiero. Staker lives in Salt Lake City with artist, Julie Dunker, and theirson Jasper. Most featured readings are followed by an open reading. The event is free and open to the public. City Art is sponsored by the Utah ArtsCouncil, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, X-mission, andaudience donations. Joel Long

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Reminder:Trish Hopkinson and Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen at City Art
by CityArt＠thelibrary 01 May '19

01 May '19

For Immediate Release Contact: City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong(a)yahoo.com Trish Hopkinson and Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen at City Art Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday May 1st, 7:00—8:00 P.M. Poet Trish Hopkinson will read from herwork on Wednesday, May 1st at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7:00 P.M. aspart of the City Art Reading Series. Trish Hopkinson has always lovedwords—in fact, her mother tells everyone she was born with a pen in her hand. APushcart nominated poet, she has been published in several anthologies andjournals, including Stirring, Pretty Owl Poetry, and The PennReview; and her third chapbook Footnote was publishedby Lithic Press in 2017. Hopkinson is co-founder of a regional poetrygroup, Rock Canyon Poets, and Editor-in-Chief of the group’sannual poetry anthology entitled Orogeny. She is a product director by profession and residesin Utah with her handsome husband and their two outstanding children. Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen is a poly-artist and humanitarianresiding in Utah. Her poetic work has been featured in anthologies and journalsincluding CrabFat, Peculiar, Quarterly West, Rust+Moth, and SWIMM. She blogs sporadically at secondsetofwings.com and provides regular taxi service for her four children. Mostfeatured readings are followed by an open reading. City Art is sponsored by theUtah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Catalyst, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Xmission, and the Zoo,Arts, and Park Fund. The event is free and open to thepublic. City Art is sponsored by theUtah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks,X-mission, and audience donations. For Immediate Release Contact: City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong(a)yahoo.com Trish Hopkinson at City Art Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday May 1st, 7:00—8:00 P.M. Poet Trish Hopkinson will read from herwork on Wednesday, May 1st at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7:00 P.M. aspart of the City Art Reading Series. Trish Hopkinson has always lovedwords—in fact, her mother tells everyone she was born with a pen in her hand. APushcart nominated poet, she has been published in several anthologies andjournals, including Stirring, Pretty Owl Poetry, and The PennReview; and her third chapbook Footnote was publishedby Lithic Press in 2017. Hopkinson is co-founder of a regional poetrygroup, Rock Canyon Poets, and Editor-in-Chief of the group’sannual poetry anthology entitled Orogeny. She is a product director by profession and residesin Utah with her handsome husband and their two outstanding children. Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen is a poly-artist and humanitarianresiding in Utah. Her poetic work has been featured in anthologies and journalsincluding CrabFat, Peculiar, Quarterly West, Rust+Moth, and SWIMM. She blogs sporadically at secondsetofwings.com and provides regular taxi service for her four children. Mostfeatured readings are followed by an open reading. City Art is sponsored by theUtah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Catalyst, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Xmission, and the Zoo,Arts, and Park Fund. The event is free and open to thepublic. City Art is sponsored by theUtah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks,X-mission, and audience donations. Joel Long

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