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Show C)unty PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER Thursday, June 16, 2011 • Issue # 327 CELEBRATE THE 11TH ANNUAL. BRYCE CANYONASTRONOMY FESTIVAL, JUNE 29 - JULY 2, 2011 Bryce Canyon National Ian Cheney toured the Park invites you to join its globe filming the planet's "Dark Rangers" and ama- best night skies, as well as teur astronomers from the locations where the most Salt Lake Astronomical acute loss of darkness has Society for the 11th Annual occurred. He has interBryce Canyon Astronomy viewed a variety of people Festival. who advocate the protec"With its renowned dark tion of darkness for a host skies, astronomy is part of of reasons including cancer Bryce Canyon's appeal for prevention, ecological many visitors," says Park health, and of course, asSuperintendent Jeff Brady- tronomy. baugh. "People nearby, and Join Ian for a behind-thefrom all over the world, scenes look into the making come to experience the of his latest film and for a stars, made more brilliant pre-release screening of the by the exquisite dark sky film's most stunning phobackdrop. tography and interviews of We hope that many visi- its most entertaining chartors and nearby residents acters. Ian Cheney' s program yet to experience the beauty of our night sky will take will be held on Friday, July advantage of the special 1, from 9:30pm-11:00 pm opportunities and programs in Ebenezer' s Barn and offered during the Astrono- Grill in Bryce Canyon City, my Festival." Utah, adjacent to the park. This year's festival will Tickets are $2 per perbe held Wednesday, June son and will be sold at the 29 through Saturday, July door. Following the indoor 2. Ian Cheney, 2011 key- presentation, free stargaznote speaker, will feature ing with telescopes will be his presentation, "The City provided outside the buildDark." ing courtesy of the Salt With majestic HD time- Lake Astronomical Society lapse footage of the night and the "DarkRangers" of sky, The City Dark poses Bryce Canyon. The 2011 Astronomy questions about the human relationship to the night. Festival will also feature With more than half of model rocket building and the world's population now launching workshops led living in cities, and the sub- daily by veteran rocketeer, sequent growth in lighting, Joel Allen from Denver, the loss of the night sky rep- CO. Other afternoon workresents a profound shift in shops cover such topics as perspective—what changes learning the night sky using in our own humanity when planispheres, learning about the earth grows too bright our sun and safely viewing to see beyond? it with solar telescopes, and And, do we need the guided walks along a scale model of our solar system. dark? To answer those ques- In the evenings, join the tions and more, award-win- "Dark Rangers" and other guest speakers for presentaning filmmaker THURSDAY WINDY HIGH: 80 LOW: 48 FRIDAY HIGH: 73 LOW: 47 PARTLY CLOUDY tions on topics related to astronomy and nocturnal animals, before venturing out into the night to stargaze under Bryce Canyon's famous dark skies. Thanks to the Salt Lake Astronomical Society, over 50 telescopes will be available for public viewing of the universe after the nightly presentations. Throughout the festival, the Bryce CanyonShuttle will provide free transportation to and from program venues within the park. Additionally, free shuttles will travel between Bryce Canyon City to Ebenezer's Barn and Grill Arena for those attending Ian Cheney' s program on Friday night. Contact the Shuttle Boarding Area at Ruby's Inn for information (435-834- 5290). NASA's Solar System Ambassador, and arguably Utah's most famous sky watcher, Patrick Wiggins, proclaims, "I've been to zillions of these star parties, all around the world, and nobody does it like Bryce Canyon! Not only is it one of the darkest places left on the planet, they make it fun for all ages. You don't have to be a rocket scientist or an astronomy geek to have a blast!" Concludes Dark Ranger Kevin Poe, "We'll be conducting over 100 astronomy programs this year at Bryce Canyon -- every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday night, May through October. But, the Astronomy Festival is the main event. We hope to see you there!" For more information consult the Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival Website: http://www.nps.gov/ brca/planyourvisit/astrofest.htm or call 435-8345322. FIRST EVER BRYCE CANYON MUSIC CAMP by LaNae Cloud A unique opportunity has been made available to the student musicians in our area. Megan Cottam's Violin Studio will host the first ever Bryce Canyon Music Camp. The Music Camp will be held from Monday, June 20 to Friday, June 24 at the Bryce Valley High School. There will be a final concert Friday, June 24 at 7pm at the BVHS Auditorium. The students will be performing the pieces they've worked on all week. In addition, The Willey Family, some of the instructors, will also be performing. This will be a concert you won't want to miss. Master musicians from across the country are coming to teach, enhance, and refine various instrumental and musical skills for the students. Four members of the Willey family will be coming to teach. Denise is the mother of six children who all are musically proficient. She was the founder and artistic director of Lyceum Chamber Ensemble. Her student chamber ensemble, "Vivaldi Quint," received "Utah Best of State" in 2010 and 2011. They also won first place in the high school division of the U of U Ensemble Competition. Denise will be teaching Master Classes; introduction to viola, cello, and bass; repertoire; and orchestra and chamber groups at the camp. Kristina Willey, 23, began studying music at 18 months of age. She recently graduated in Viola performance at BYU-I on full academic and music scholarships. She was principal violist of the BYU-I Symphony Orchestra. She performs with the Orchestra at Temple Square. She is currently doing graduate GRAND OPENING The Old Firehouse Café 38 N. 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Mr. Brown recently retired from the Cleveland Institute of Music as the Eurhythmics Department Chairman. "Dalcroze classes focus on learning the elements of music through active listening and response through natural movement. Students explore musical concepts such as beat, tempo, rhythm patterns, dynamics, ear-training, and musical form, all through movement." It is possible to bring such dynamic instructors to our area due to a generous grant from the Garfield County Commissioners and many local donors. The camp is organized similarly to the Intermountain Suzuki String Institute held in northern Utah every summer but at one-third of the cost. The reduced cost of the Bryce Canyon Music Camp (BCMC) enables many more students to be able to take advantage of these master instructors. Those involved with BCMC expect to be able to offer this opportunity again in coming years. Watch for future advertisements so that you can participate in the next BCMC. megliegyu112,7 zia anmett 5 IC MQmortiffill HIGH: 72 LOW: 46 PARTLY CLOUDY work at BYU where she is the principal violist with the Chamber and Philharmonic Orchestras. She also recently returned from a concert tour to China. She will be teaching various repertoire and master classes at the camp. Catherine Willey, 18, started cello at one year of age. She has soloed with 13 orchestras. In February she participated in the National High School Honors Orchestra, and soloed at the ASTA National Convention. She is currently attending BYU on a full academic scholarship. She will be teaching introduction to viola, cello, and bass; orchestra; and masters classes at the camp. Rebekah Willey, 15, began violin and viola at one year old. She is currently studying with Barbara Williams of BYU. She has won seven prizes in the Utah State Fair Music Competition. She has soloed with the Utah Symphony seven times, the Debut Orchestra in Beverly Hills in 2006, and eleven other symphonies. She played her first full symphony at age seven. She will be teaching orchestra, chamber, and master classes at the camp. All the Willeys are Suzuki trained instructors. Goran and Christina Berg are both originally from Sweden. They both studied music at the Royal Swedish Music Academy at Stockholm University. They currently run the Sycamore Strings Academy in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Mr. Berg teaches violin and viola. He also conducts orchestra and chamber music. "Among other music styles, he likes to utilize fiddle tunes as part of his teaching as a comple- . IFPA. * *: OF AMERICA AfCp You don't get anything clean without getting something else dirty. Cecil Baxter THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER is owned and operated by Snapshot Multimedia and is distributed weekly to all of Garfield County. 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