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Show eee BULLS, BOLEROS AND FIESTA A SPRING WALK AT RED BUTTE CANYON A WALK ON THE WILDE SIDE Springis arriving in the Wasatch, at last. Find the signs of it Saturday along the trails of Red Butte Canyon. In ahalfdayhike, naturali: will extol the beau: It’s a fiesta and rodeo combinedat the Utah State Fairpark, 155 N. 1000 West, whenthebulls ross Indecency: The Three Trials of ar Wilde is playwright Moises Kaufman's fascinating account of the destruction of a brilliant man at the height of his career. The ak z Company is offering the sreof the ac d play Fridays ties of the geology andwildflowers.It rodeo beginsat 4 p.m., and happens from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Costis $8 for membe 's; $10 for nonmembers. Put on yourhiking boots and bring a dance,with the mus! aturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at and 7 p.m. and Thursdays at 7:30p.m. through J sunscreen, wateranda snack. Call 581 “¢ 16, Upstairs Theatre, 168 W. 500 North, Salt LakeCity. Tickets, $16.50 to $24.50 at 355-ARTS 7230 to register. Robedo withhis mariachi band, follows. CALENDAR [ie The Salt LakeTribune YOuR GUIDE MICLUBS & CONCERTS, F9 TO eS ENT ZRTAINMENT MCOMICS, F-40 METELEVISION, F-44 ME DINING OUT, F-42 BELANDERS, F-44 HA © E VULTURE BY BRANDON GRIGGS Michael, $5,000; Karl, $750 How much would youpayfor a pair of sneakers signed by Michael Jordan? A Park City woman forked over $5,000 for the notable Nikes last Saturday at the Madeleine Choir School's third annual spring auction. Of the big-ticket items auc- tioned live at the event, the Jordan shoes fetched the Next was ing episode snapped up Sundancefavorite “The Blair Witch Project” opens nationwide July 30. most money. a walk-on role on an upcomof “Touched by an Angel,” by somestarry-eyed bidder Summersails in for $2,500. Also popular were dinner at Caputo’s with Ute coach Rick Majerus and Utah Starzz coach Frank Layden ($2,500), a trip to New York City to see with a 'Mummy,' “The Lion King’ on Broadway($2,100), and a Salt e City “Phantom of the Op- era” dinner-and-theater package ($900). Amongtheauction’s most coveted sports collectibles were an autographed Mark McGwire baseball ($1,500), a pair of ‘Menace’ and more front-row Jazzplayofftickets ($1,000), a football signed by Green Bay Packers star Brett Favre ($900), a Sammy Sosa autoantes baseball ($600), and sneakers signed by J. rs Karl Malone ($750), aeSieckiin (3550) and Jeff Hornacek ($306 rail organizers had briefly considered selling the items on eBay, the Internet auction site, but decided to hold a live auction in Salt Lake City instead. The Expect “The Phantom Menace’s” Ewan McGregor and Liam Neesonto cut a swath through the competition {including Kevin Kline and Will Smith of “Wild Wild West,"left) this summer. event raised almost $100,000 for the school “We thought the community would do just as good ajob bidding,” said Kathy Godwin, one of the auction organizers. “And wethink that was theright decision.” Asfor the Air Jordans: The winning bidder plans to donate them to a national charity such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation, where they could fetch more mon: Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser get entangled with “The Mummy” when the specialeffects-laden thriller opens today. eyfor another goodcause. Good forher. oO Don't Give Up Your Day Job er wonder what big-screen tough guy Jack Palance does while resting between one-armed push-ups? Hewi poetry. The unlikely bard has penned 7he Forest of Love, a new paper- back of romantic poems. Published by a small South Carolinapress, the book fea tures ‘artwork’ by Palance — mostly pen- and-ink scratchings of trees that would makea third-grader proud It alsoincludes the Oscar-winning actor coughing up such cringe-inducing linesas, “T love you. AndI love you too. Strange What doesit mean?” Good question. Drink and Read Strange Marketing Ploy of the Month: Buya specially marked 12-pack or case of Diet Coke thesedays, and you'll get a lit tle excerpt fromoneof six recently published books. Included are new titles by Elmore Leonard, Maeve Binchy, Nora Roberts and(gag) Chicken Soup for the Couple’s Soul Collect all six! Trade with yourfriends! Oo Chop Til You Shop Whatdo youget for the shopaholic who has everything? Howabout a unique shopping trip from Las Vegas? ‘The Fashion Outlet, an upscaleoutlet mailin Primm, Nev., will fly you from Vegas to the mall by helicopter, and back. ‘The shopping center, 35 miles from Vegas Julia Roberts plays a movie star, Hugh Grant a London bookshop ownerin “Notting Hill.” Steve Martin and Eddie Murphystar in the comedy “Bowfinger,” written by Martin. BY SEAN P. MEANS biggest THX-equipped theater available, non-Lucas “Black Mask” (May 14) THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Hollywood — along with those parts of the moviego: ing audience who can't tell the differen Warner Bros, has staked out the Fourth of July weekend with “Wild Wild West” (July 2), an effects- For a good many movie fans, the theme song for this summer was sung by loungelizard Bill Murray about 20 years ago: ‘Star Wars,’ nothing but ‘Star Wars Yes, millions are breathlessly anticipating “Star Wars, EpisodeI: The Phantom Menace,” which even before its May 19 opening is already more than a movie. Thefirst chapter of George Lucas’ space saga is being built up as a cultural milestone, riding on a waveof mass-media hype, saturation merchandising and fan mania that spills into religious fervor For some, the chance to see a vibrant Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor)and fellow Jedi master Qui Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) training a young Anakin R2-D2 and C-3P0 — tries tofind a niche the Jedi juggernaut. Some summer movies uled as far, far away from“The P! m as chronologically possible, while others will challenge the Force head-on with counterprogrammingcomedy or romance. It's a big summer, and therearealot of movies on the way, Hereis a rundown of what you'll be seeing before andafter “Star Wars” (bear in mind, release dates aretentative) Before getting in line for “Star Wars,” action fans Skywalker (Jake Lioyd) cannot be missed, or even will be checking out “The Mummy” (opening today) Marcus, Kenneth Cole and Donna Karan. delayeduntil the crowds thin out. In Los Angeles and other large cities, lines began forming outside movie a remake of Universal's 1932 monster classic, with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz (Chain Reac Of course, your shopping savings will be offset by the price of the 15-minute chop- perride. That costs $229 se IR Copy} and some Utah fans have ion") up against the Egyptian terror. Meanwhile, followedsuit But while millions of “Phantom” fans stream to the Hong Kong star Jet Li, who is his own best special effect, tries to make the leap across the Pacific with theaters a month ago laden reworking of the '60s spies-and-cowboys TV ies. Will Smith, who owns this weekend in box terms (‘Independence Day" and “Men in Black" also opened aroundJuly4), plays ace Secret Service Agent Jim West. Kevin Klineplays his dis. guise-loving partner, Artemus Gordon; Kenneth Branaghplays thevillain, and Salma Hayek adds her pulchritude, Barry Sonnenfeld(“Menin Black”) di rects More remakes; Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo play urbane art thieves in “The Thomas Crown Affair” (June 18), the official remake of the Steve McQueen-Faye Dunaway heist story (the unofficial Where the Action Is on the California-Nevada border, offers outlets of suchritzy retailers as Neiman Disney's annual animated adventure is Tarzan,” featuring music by Phil Collins and a voice cast including Minnie Driver. rema ast week's Entrapment”); Jan de Bont (“Speed”) gears up with “The Haunting” (July 23). the second movieversionof Shirley Jackson's spook house story — this time with Liam Neeson and Cath erine Zeta-Jones. And Jean-Claude Van Damme re See SUMMER FILMS, Page F-13 |
