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Show L2 - The Lens Chronicle The Daily Utah Feature Openings G s, 1 Campus Life f DORMS CYBERSPACE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ti nt 1 - to fdjf fx J Li; UJLEL , 9 Travel 1 ENGLAND ALASKA 14 Music mmm I w in, Milt' 7 mm nn 111 v SONIC YOUTH WINK ininin""-- GRANT LEE BUFFALO - in m RICH WYMAN .uuo.Jtuu - . AH 1 PERFORMING ARTS SALT LAKE CITY CLUBS mm " v . SPAIN 17 Nightlife PS. & "sS: I V- d. A i SHI SUMMER CD REVIEWS: SMASHING PUMPKINS s A L SITE-ING- S campus venues For THeaire, Dance, filui, music anD an Perhavs ?r commuting to the university only to attend classes before bolting for your suburban home isn't such a good idea after all. Consider the plethora of cultural activities available right here on campus. entertainment to students at either reduced costs orfor free. Whether Many of them provide high-quali- a date on a Friday night, broaden your horizons orjust have a good time, these venues are worth a look. The following list is by no means exhaustive (look around for your own discoveries), but hopefully it will giveyou anidea of the wonders that await you... ifyou stick around, that is. in ri i Mi r !l ' ''VT ' W"i you w r " J . ty re trying to impress Q ART BARN: not technically on campus, but close enough to count. Displays a variety of visual arts, mostly by local artists, in a bright but intimate setting. Also holds readings by " 1 nationally-recognize- sional LIT' v:H DO d; writers. Worth an occa- d hike to the northwest. KINGSBURY HALL: perhaps they will do some student productions this year, but since renovation, it's been all commercial theatre (like nationally-tourin- g productions of "Cats" and "Joseph"). Also concerts by the likes of Amy grant, Kurt Bestor and Ben Harper. Usu- ally tickets are expensive, especially those for Wli An one-blo- tends to be highly sometimes student-directeor awful. Also either transcendent emotional, cheap. ' louring proaucuons. ' J PANORAMA ROOM: (top floor of the union building); jazz, poetry and other acts, usually tree. -- usually one artist or Sometimes good, sometimes group silly, sometimes shocking ... sometimes fish. priL j I GALLERY: Q UNION at a time. mumtm Sj f I 0 j . S VJ UNION BALLROOM: Utah Philharmonia concerts, as well as punk shows, ska music, and mainstream bands like Third Eye Blind Also all kinds of interesting conventions, sym- Pos'a antl other events. 0 Map and descriptions by Stephen Coles. Christy Karras and Rick Mortensen Image courtesy U Parking. Services LAB THEATRE: in the basement of the PerArts forming Building (near the bookstore); teeny-tin- y thcatre-in-the-roun- d; riveting, experimental fare, more modern than Babcock; PIONEER MEMORIAL THEATRE: standard PTC repertoire with regular season subscribers, performed by equity actors. Fairly tickets are availexpensive, but reduced-pric- e able to students. G BABCOCK THEATRE: tiny theatre, tiny stage; student productions, usually classics or modern academic plays trying to become clas- sics. Good acting and occasional bright spots. 0 MARRIOTT CENTER FOR DANCE: medium- - sized theatre with a huge stage; student ballet and modern dance recitals (even the ballet tends to be somewhat modern). Occasionally hosts touring dance troupes. 0 WEST INSTITUTE: chamber music, solo classical piano, vocal recitals, and premieres of student compositions. O UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ART: holds the most extensive fine art collection in the West. Also hosts touring exhibitions and displays special collections on a rotating basis. Inter-mounta- 0 in FINE ARTS AUDITORIUM: acoustic, folk, classical piano, touring chamber groups. Medium-sized auditorium; small stage. |
