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Show 8 VeJmUaJumii, tftt twilck on Issue Year 3 64a v Today The Specials with t Buck-O-Ni- ne and Strestch Magnifico at the Utah State Fairpark, 900 W. North Temple; 7:30 pm. . been a long road from the first June 27 . Gcover with Accidental Tribe and Cork at the Bar & Grill, 60 E. 800 . South; It's String Cheese Incident at the Zephyr Club, 301 S West Temple; ment extravaganza. arts 8c entertain- . 10 Over its history the festival has stuck to its goal of providing Utahns with arts and entertainment in a festival setting. Along the way, the festival has picked up thousands of yearrpatrons. It has also picked up almost as many corporate sponsors as artists, which may be the reason that the festival's overall mood falls on the safe and "established" side of the artistic spectrum. 20-ye- p.m. Pele Juju (The WUd Women of World Beat) on the Park Stage at the Utah Arts Festival; 10 pjn. Laura Garza, Vice Presidential nominee for the Socialist Workers Party, will speak in Room 334 of the Union Building; Noon. Park at Dark Poetry Slam on the Park Stage at The Utah Arts Festival; , in which Arts Festival surplus tmts shaded the to the present stage lOpjn. June 28 The Utah Arts Festival has had a few different homes over the years. It started in 1977 on Main Street as the "Salt Lake Festival of the Arts." In 1979, the festival became the first arts festival in the nation. Organizers changed the festival name to the Utah Arts Festival and moved it to the Bicentennial Arts Complex (comer of South and West Temple), where it Wheeler Historic Farm Bluegrass Festival and Old-Tim- e Fiddlers Association of Utah Contest at Wheeler Historic Farm, 6351 S. 900 East; 6 p.m. Also on Saturday at 10 a.m. James Taylor at Wolf Mountain; 7:30 p jn. Ben Harper on the Plaza Stage at the Utah Arts Festival; 10 p.m. Park at Dark Poetry Slam on the Park Stage at The Utah Arts Festival; 10 pjn. state-support- tT June 29 Junk at the Cinema Bar, 45 W. Broadway; 10 pjn. Samba Mapangala and Orchestra Virunga (Kenyan rhythms) on the Plaza Festival; 8 pjn. Anderson on the Amphitheater Stage at the Utah Arts art exhibit for Discovery" kids; a sand sculpture; and coundess other art demonstrations. Admission is $5 for adults (no student discounts) and free for children 12 and under. Multi-da- y festival Festival; 10:30 pjn. June 30 Everclear with Tracy Bonham, Spacehog and 7 Year Bitch at Saltair; 7 pjn. Mother the with Hips Jackmormons at the Bar 8c Grill; 9:30 pjn. Park at Dark Poetry Slam on the Park Stage at The Utah Arts Festival; 9:30 pjn. i Through Jane 30 The Compteat Works of Witm Shakspr. Presented by Salt Lake Shakespeare at Babcock Theatre, 300 S. 1340 East (basement). Tickets S. & showtimes: 355-ART- Through Jury 1 Song and Dance: Regards from Broadway. Presented by Bountiful Community Theater at Bountiful America's 5- 562-381- 6. Through July 6 art exhibit I Jacqui . focusing on images associated with women and children. The Atrium Gallery in the Salt Lake Gty Public Library, 209 E. 500 South. Through Jury 13 Surfin' Safari. Presented by Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State St Tickets 8c showtimes: 355-ART- S. Charley's Aunt. Presented by StageRight Theater Company at Realms of Inquiry School, 1116 S. 900 East Tickets 8c showtimes: ' -- ' e. Over the years, Tommy's basic story of a dea dumb and blind "pin-ba- ll wizard has been performed in all kinds of entertainment media. City Hall, 790 S. 100 East, Bountiful. ; Tickets 8( showtimes: Biggs-Larse- n, pop-cultur- why he or she should attend the fes- tival this year. While the 1996 festival boasts a celebration of 20 years of Utah art, the actual selection of local and emerging art hardly merits boasting Of 121 visual art booths, only 31 are artists. "2020", this art exhibit, was designed in year's Utah-base- d mm ft part "to give recognition to Utah's more established visual artists" rather than giving recognition to 0 underexposed emerging artists. The one emerging art exhibit is "Kanab Day", a showcase of visual and performing y from arts Southeastern Utah. This is the festival organizers' effort to be "more inclusive of artists and communities within the state", but only seems to StSVt GlMBWOOd . mix of blues, reggae, soul, hip-hoR&B and country; Harper is a must-se- e for this or any other festival. p, . shows that festival organizers are trying to recognize aspiring poets, if not visual artists. on the schedule are a legion of established local acts like Salsa Brava, the Jackmormons and Insatiables. Pick up a copy of the fes- -. rival program guide at Kinko's to - Kingsbury (the Hunchback of President's Circle) Hall as part of the Theater League of Utah's 1996-9-7 many of the singers' lyrics Broadway production. While die gible. Tommy fast-pace- entered the world of musical theatre in 1993 when defining Russell's campy hallucinogenic 1975 film version. Tommy The : 24-pers- afloat, especially Michael Seelbach's Tommy run on Broadway. An official Broadway designs, both Harrington and Fanning unabashedly drew upon' existing Who iconography, giving the production a heightened post- ; non-equi- ty (non-union- ). background. (But where in the hell did those hippies come from near the end of die show? ) Although several staging decisions were the underlying hit-and-mi-ss, messages in ' exceptional performance of the grown up Tommy. Wendal K. Harrington (who did projections for the Broadway production) and Tony Fanning? industrial set aided the show. For their : modern feeling. Norman Coates' lighting was but was appropriately concert-lik- e, marred by shaky spotlight operators. Craig Zaionz's sound design was often leaving . . over-amplifie- d, dance were provided by choreogra- ReiteVs costumes provided historical cast kept the show on unintelli- pher Dan Stewart, while Thomas largely from die Broadway version, with some references to Ken through. The current scaled-dow- n tour is . production that drew d p Energetic, simplistic bursts of was season.'.;.' transporting costs forced the tour to quit halfway ing some corporate sponsorship, . fy well executed. .; smaller Despite a touring budget, director Victoria Bussert shaped a ed national tour was mounted, but high ; you're there, look for a comment card to tell festival organizers that you want more local art and more exposure for emerging artists at future festivals, even if it means los- and differs greatly from the non-equi- ty Another chapter in Tommy's multi-facethistcaripeared last week at . and be with friends. And while ed disappointing compared to the Broadway version, it was surprising-- . 1 impressive (though expensive and established) art Take your friends to see Ben Harper or Laurie Anderson or choose your own favorite performer. and just go to have fun tions. Also IT (I. garnered five broke Awards, Tony box office records and completed a respectable for live music, good food and Anderson's social commentary well-receiv- The national acts chosen for this year's festival are also more diverse than previous years, though World Beat still controls the national act ' lineup. Of the national acts, Ben Harper rock-oper- a. . which makes her performances especially popular among Baby Boomers. But, her musings are also by younger genera- Phis, a nightly poetry reading contest Townshend and director Des McAnuff teamed up to create a stage version of the famed It Out Anyway Despite increased corporate sponsorship and safe art, the Utah Arts Festival is worth your time because it's a rare opportunity to get outside and performance art harkens back to the protest movements of the '60s, ne , find out when and on which stage your favorite established local group is playing. ! ' Check 25-year-- dance, music and literary acts out- M and Laurie Anderson are the two most highly anticipated. Harper, a singersongwriter from Inland Empire, CaliE, will win over audiences of all ages with his sincere Who member Pete - ''' - I out of student buying range, the average U. student may wonder Will HMD' ; Ever since the double LP was released in 1969, the Who's Tommy has become a permanent fixture in a: laoermgArtfoUtahnst number national acts three-to-oon the festival's performance stages. hands-o- n ay With no student discounts and art and features over 100 visual arts and poetry performances on four stages (Park, Amphitheater, Festi-Liv- el and Plaza); over 50 food and beverage booths; a "Planet 10pm. Tall jiv' C Q Festival Store Information Booth inside the festival. be' more inclusive of one region within the state; not exactly a fullblown effort at localizing the festival or recognizing emerging artists. Stage Offerings On the performance side, local coverage is somewhat better. Utah booths; over 100 live dance, music Park at Dark Poetry Slam on the Park Stage at The Utah Arts Festival; - G- CD S stayed for five years. In 1984, the festival moved again, this time making the Triad Center (300 W. South Temple) its permanent home.' . Which brings the festival to 1996. This year's incarnation of the Utah Arts Festival is four days dune 27-30) Stage at the Utah Arts Laurie ed CD goers can get in for half price the second, third and fourth time with the Come Back Pack" at the ar Then and Now iyH Ajrki Livy fife vi .': Tommy still shined through. The media was cleverly critiqued during the "Media Circus" sequence, with journalists in trendy outfits mirroring die "movie of the: week" mentality of tabloid journalism. Yet, the most powerful messages occur toward the end. Tommy shows that rock stars are ordinary people demi-god- s, instead of while the song "We're Not Gonna Take It? mimicks the fickle nature of ' rock fans and the media. Even more important, Tommy stresses that happiness is created within the individual, and is not just reliant on others. With a message fan-creat- ed like that, Tommy's durabflty will live on, no matter how h is performed. . |