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Show Page 4 The Ogden Valley News Volume XXX Issue XI March 15, 2023 Onstage Ogden Presents The Fifth Wild Wednesdays at Ogden Nature Center All ages are welcome Nature Center closes at 5:00 p.m. Please dress and invited to attend Wild for the weather, as this program will be held Annual Ogden Bach Festival Wednesday programs every completely outside. Please check in at the Onstage Ogden is proud to present the fifth annual music festival celebrating the works of one of Western music’s greatest and most influential composers: Johann Sebastian Bach (16851750). Throughout the week of March 27—March 27 thru March 31—a series of free concerts and events will be held throughout Ogden to commemorate this musical genius. Presented in association with NEXT Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra Ogden, Nova Chamber Music, and Weber State University Choral Department and with the help of our talented friends in the community, Ogden Bach Festival is a multi-event, “All Things Bach” festival. Highlights include three amazing concerts that showcase the unique and beautiful spaces (and their exceptional organs) at Holy Family Catholic Church, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and the Ogden Tabernacle. All events are free and open to the public. The festival’s artistic director is Gabriel Gordon. Each of the concerts will be unique with their own musical program. From the soaring strings of the Brandenburg Concertos to the thundering organ of his iconic Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, familiar favorites will be performed alongside rarer works of symphonic, chamber, and choral pieces. Works from Debussy and Vivaldi will help highlight Bach’s extraordinary influence on composers who came after him. NEXT Ensemble announce the Utah Premiere of Jeff Scott’s “Passion for Bach and Coltrane.” The work is for wind quintet, string quartet, piano, double bass, percussion, and orator. Inspired by A.B. Spellman’s book of poems, “Things I Must Have Known,” the poetry speaks to the musical mastery of J.S. Bach, John Coltrane, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, as well as religion and mortality. Schedule of Events • Monday, Mar. 27, 7:00 p.m. - St. Paul’s Lutheran Church: NEXT Ensemble - Jeff Scott’s “Passion for Bach and Coltrane”; Rulon Christensen. • Tuesday, Mar. 28, 7:00 p.m. - Holy Family Catholic Church: Nova Chamber Series resident ensemble Aspen Winds, Morgan Valley Chamber Orchestra, Myron Patterson. • Wednesday, Mar. 29, 7:00 p.m. - Lighthouse Lounge: Vinyl Night • Friday, Mar. 31, 7:00 p.m. - Ogden Tabernacle: Chamber Orchestra Ogden & WSU Choir, Alfonso Tenreiro. All concerts and events are free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact Andrew Barrett Watson / andrew@onstageogden.org / 801-399-9214. ONC Earth Day Art Contest Call for Entries: Posters Due April 8 Children in kindergarten through the sixth grade are invited to enter Ogden Nature Center’s annual Earth Day Art Poster Contest. There is no entry fee. This year’s theme is “Ways I Help the Earth.” This is a fun opportunity for children to show their love and awareness of nature through art. All entries will be exhibited at Ogden Nature Center April 22 through May 13, 2023. Guidelines • Entries must be 8.5” x 11” with the theme “Ways I Help the Earth.” • Please do not glue anything onto your poster. • On the back, please include name (昀椀rst and last), school, grade (k-6), teacher, home phone number and project title, and an email for a parent or guardian • Entries must be received at Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th St., Ogden, Utah no later than 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 8, 2023. • Late entries may not be judged. Entries will not be returned but may be picked up May 16 thru May 20. After May 20, contest entries will become property of Ogden Nature Center. Prizes - Prizes will be awarded to three winners in each grade, with one grand prize per grade. Prizes will be awarded at a special awards program on April 22, at 11:00 a.m. at Ogden Nature Center’s Earth Day Fair. Winners will be notified to attend. Teachers who work on this project with their class and submit entries from their entire class will be entered in a drawing to win a free Ogden Nature Center wildlife presentation in their classroom! Ogden Nature Center reserves the right to use submitted artwork from the contest for future publicity. Daylight Savings Time Begins March 12. Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. at Ogden Nature Center. Led by an Ogden Nature Center teacher/ naturalist, Wild Wednesdays are informal programs that teach about the full ecology of our region. Programs have a different theme each week and range from meeting and learning about live birds of prey and other Utah animal species, to taking short, easy hikes to learn about the flora and fauna at the nature preserve. Each program is 20 minutes in length with free time afterwards to explore the Nature Center on your own. Please note that Ogden Visitor Center. All ages are welcome. This program is free for Ogden Nature Center members, and memberships are available online. Regular admission rates apply for non-members: $5 adults, $3 children. Please check in at the Visitor Center Desk. Reservations are not required. Mar. 15 - Going Green: A St. Patrick’s Day Program Mar. 22 - Water Cycle Mar. 29 - The Wild Truth! Wild Wednesday programs are sponsored by Utah’s my529 education savings plan. Weber State Uses 3D Printing for Aerospace Support, Research Weber State University is using 3D printing to advance its research on composite materials that support northern Utah’s aerospace and defense ecosystem. The university’s Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center recently upgraded and installed the Impossible Objects CompositeBased Additive Manufacturing system, or CBAM-2. The machine prints composite materials that can then be used to design parts for a range of high-tech applications. Located near Hill Air Force Base, Utah, the MARS Center brings together Weber State students and faculty with industry experts who can apply innovative solutions to real-world problems, especially in the realm of national defense. “Composite materials are of high interest to the military, and the ability to 3D-print those parts on demand with CBAM gives us an advantage to participate in more projects and recruit the best talent,” said David Ferro, dean of WSU’s College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology. Ferro said Weber State has a long history with Impossible Objects and believes the new system—a leap in technology from the center’s previous CBAM printer—will be a valuable tool in aerospace research among academia, defense and commercial partners. “We’ve used this technology to print parts for legacy aircraft, aging jets that need replacement parts or tools that aren’t in production anymore,” said Devin Young, grant writing and research specialist at WSU, who works at the MARS Center. “CBAM makes parts that are lighter and stronger than some of the other methods out there, and it does it faster.” Young said a recent example of 3D-printed parts via Impossible Objects includes a strap that keeps first-aid kits secure inside aircraft currently flown by the U.S. Air Force. “We’ve found a range of uses for this technology, from large aerospace companies to small local businesses,” Young said. Steve Hoover, Impossible Objects CEO, said the CBAM system’s Carbon Fiber PEEK 3D-printed material achieves excellent mechanical properties and is a cutting-edge alternative for aluminum prototyping, tooling, spares and repairs. “The MARS Center is at the forefront of aerospace and defense research,” Hoover said. “We’re proud that they’ve selected CBAM technology and have already engaged in several projects that have exciting potential for the Department of Defense, Department of Energy and other industrial partners.” The MARS Center opened in August 2022, thanks to a $3.5 million donation from the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation. The CBAM 3D Printer from Impossible Objects is among the first advanced manufacturing technologies to be installed and used at the new facility. 2595 N Hwy 162, Eden ~ eatsofedenutah.com 801-745-8618 |