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Show Visual Art Institue Sorenson reelected, Proposition One passed An estimated 18 percent of Sugar House residents vote worried about Atkin Westminster purchase Heather Staff Writer Local nonprofit housed in Garfield School wants to stay in the neighborhood Ernesto Negrete Staff Writer The Visual Art Institute is housed in the Garfield School. The school was bought by Westminster in a closed bid process. The underlying question for the Visual Art Institute is if the door will close for teachers, programs and the community once Westminster takes possession of their current home. The Institute has promoted art in the community since it was established in 1978, and teachers and neighbors are worried that art programs will no longer be available to the community once Westminster takes possession of the building. Anytime there is a disruption with this program, people feel like we might not be around anymore, but we have been around years and would like to remain said the Executive Director of the Institute Bruce Robertson. Robertson has vivid ideas for how Westminster and the Institute can in the same building. His first idea is to offer internships with the teachers of the Institute to Westminster art students, second is teaching opportunities for students and third is using the exhibition space the building offers. The building is a space giver, which can house a lot of material, classes and people, if it is kept intact, si id Robertson. Westminster could relocate their current art department to utilize the space of this building for exhibitions and classes. We would love to see the art department embrace our programs, said Robertson. Westminster is still planning how to use the Garfield School in the future. In the meantime, the Institute and neighbors in the community are awaiting decisions for the building and program. The neighbors in the community surrounding the Institute have grown attached to the programs and feel the Institute has been good for the community. Martha Amundson, who lives directly across the street, said, They have been good to have here, they have been good neighbors and they serve a good purpose. They really get involved with the community here. Incumbent Soren Dahl Simonsen won the election runoff for the Salt Lake City District 7 City Council seat in a close election. The Salt Lake City Council District 7 includes the Sugar House area. Simonsen won with a narrow margin, only nine votes, before absentee and provisional ballots had been counted, according to Simonsens website. After the final tally of all votes, including absentee and provisional Simonsen had 1,948 votes, compared to his opposition, Lisa Ramsey Adams, who received 1,935 votes, according to the Salt Lake County Clerks office. Absentee and provisional ballots gave Simonsen a slightly larger margin of 13 votes, but it was still a very close race. A recount confirmed Simonsen as Westminsters city council representative. With the win securing another term, Simonsen will continue with his goals and plans that he set in his last debate term, according to his website. In a on Oct. 14 held at the Salt Lake City Main Library hosted by KCPW, Simonsen said he emphasizes four pre-electi- See SUGAR HOUSE on ELECTION on page Proposition 1 will build a new Public Safety Building to replace the existing, outdated building. . 15 co-ex- ist See VISUAL ART on page 13 VOLUME XLIII: ISSUE 7 Classical music starts the holiday season UCCD hosts annual .Vivaldi by Candlelight Concert Dec. 5 Fell Anne Hipol StaffWriter Kick off the holiday season with some classical music. The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy (UCCD) presents its annual Vivaldi by Candlelight Benefit Concert on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church located at 12 C Street South Temple in Salt Lake City. According to UCCDs Vivaldi website, by benefits UCCD, Candlelight an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Gerald Elias, Music Director (front) playing the violin with Utah Symphony. and global understanding respect between the people of Gerald Elias, has chosen two world renowned flutists, Utah and other nations. UCCD invites international Cesar Vivanco and Sergio Pallottelli, as the solo flutists delegates to Salt Lake City to meet with their relative for the finale. Elias has worked in collaboration with counterparts and discuss issues regarding citizen Vivanco and Pallottelli for several years. Elias said he diplomacy. travels to Peru annually to work with Vivanco, and he Laura Dupuy, executive director for UCCD, said, has known Pallottelli since he was a masters student at The funds will be used to support our Internationale the Utah. of University Visitor Leadership Program. They will be unrestricted This will be Elias fifth year as the music conductor funds that will allow us to invite emerging leaders to for the Vivaldi by Candlelight event. He has chosen come to Utah as guests of the U.S. Department of the musicians for the ensemble, as well as the musical State. repertoire theyre going to perform. Elias said, This Dupuy said, The Vivaldi by Candlelight is UCCDs year, the program consists of concertos from the premiere fundraising event. She said it was an idea of Baroque era. The Baroque era was at the beginning of a board member who had heard Vivaldi by Candlelight the 18th century. Concertos were the most compelling in Paris. She had returned home to an organization that and expressive form of orchestral instrumental music, really needed to create a signature fundraising event. said Elias. Vivaldi, and Bach, whos also in the program, So she said, well lets replicate that event. And thats were probably the two greatest concerto writers from how Vivaldi by Candlelight was born. See MUSIC on page 16 The Music Director for Vivaldi by Candlelight, sees 12 |