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Show ALWLIRL| i | | WASATCH COUNTY COURIER NOVEMBER 15, 2000 bbc sin sl cok AU IRIE TC M.. A Ld Diba Le Abdel B6 ~ JON LAMOREAUX Tt was in this environment where Love first felt her calling, which she considpath of Gigi ers to be a spiritual one, as a Love has been .a— singer and writer of songs _ MANAGING EDITOR Spiritual journey filled with ebbs and flows that has shows. But, when gees the two connect is when sparks really fly. “When two. creative people te “Tam like a sponge, which 3 sight of the writing.” | Love i is married to Bernie can be dangerous,” said Love. “Sometimes I can't tell -whether the words are com- ing from the influence of the singer, or from me.” ‘and lyrics that can be felt by |, many for years to come, anda — style that sounds like if Joan - Barely scraping by as a full-time performer, Love has | had to geta full-time job. She . become the trademark of her Baez was reared on Madonna. songwriting. This journey has “I would drive through the _ lead her to a life in Midway, and desert and soak in the spirit _ acareer as an entertainer. of the country,” said Love. Growing up in Arlington, “Nature and love are my Texas, Gigi (born Charlene Giselle Love) began picking the guitar at the age of seven. As life progressed, the desire to get the music out for the muses. I write about what I’m afraid of and what I'm facing.” After an LDS mission to Guatemala, Love eventually people became a stronger one booking gigs and playing to crowds of all sizes and in all She different — situations. as her maturity formed. . This desire has brought her to concerts in venues all over the western United States and, currently, a gig at the Egyptian Theater in Park City. Love will be performing songs from her first two rityto get her in touch with the able promoters and she ended up at Salt 25th City CD and -Orion’s Music in Park City. She has high hopes for this major show. “This will be my first the- ater show,” said the exuberant Love. “I am so grateful that God gave me music. This _ is what I am supposed to do.” After Love’s upbringing in Texas, the young graduate ‘decided to come to Utah to Utah: attend § Southern University and study psychology. She also formed her first band and began playing local clubs, ski resorts, and parties. = most decorated local: acts — around. She was voted Salt. : - Lake’s Best Female Vocalist in — the 2000 City Weekly Readers Poll, a kudo with a lot of cre- — dence.. Those awards: aren’t handed out to just anybody — Jacques in Sun Valley and the Top Hat in Missoula. Once, November at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 and are avail- the has made her into one of the = / stopped at the Zephyr Club in Salt Lake, the Mangy Moose | in Jackson Hole, Whiskey | she even attended a Dave Matthews Band show without on three or four times a month and hopes to get to. a point — where she is all about the music, all the time. | Following her inner song a found herself in Salt Lake City of albums currently works at Resort Property Management in - Park City. She performs about — and they are usually a signa — bigger things to- come. s ~=Awards like this have allowed a ticket,-and coerced the secu- Love to recognize that her _ music has a universal flair that playing the acoustic.stage out § should be enjoyable to all ages and to all different tastes. in front as a warm-up for the audience before experiencing the great DMB. It’s tenacity ~ r like this that has lead to her _ success. _ After six years in the big city, Love made an exodus for the country to return to the — muse that gave her music the a metal: sculptor t, his LaForres - who runs own shop in spirit she felt it needed. “I had to get to whist = Heber Old Town, and the two even jam and sing together as was silent,” said Love. “The LaForrest is a performer as stress was affecting my work. well. In fact, he even opens for _I got too bust trying to book shows and network, and lost Love during some of her “I don’t need to swear or be _ and I may be scared, andI try= to express that, but it should be an emotional experience.” For now, Love hopes that ee fhe beauty of Wasatch: County. get coats things hai she said. - and her home in Lime Canyon, ee Love draws from the aad | where they moved in July, can ences of everyone from Sarah continue to inspire more songs McLachlan = and > Natalie _ and that the fans will increase. It’s hard to deny a deep, sweet — Merchant, to Kurt Cobain, Neil Young and even Pink © voice and a lush guitar. Nouveau Beguiling Beaujolais. at _ Deer Valley Festival— KIRSTEN SHAW erm Italy add flair: Vieneto shrimp it is bottled at harvest—not joa Because the wine lacks full-bodied and artichoke risotto cakes, fritattas, The workers celebrated harvest by” complexity, it can be ‘served slightly smoked trout and aaS peo aes the z young wine. coe ag te chilled and complements a variety of topped. with a. flavors—from turkey to spiced yams. 2:01 a.m. signifies more than a_ € rea mys _ Few varieties are So incredibly COiiinew day,a new month or even a» bechamel. patiole. =. .2So -new year. To many, it heralds a Desserts Deer Valley hopes to obtain botpre ga COURIER STAFF new wine. In French, beau/joli means “beautiful”, and to thousands of oenophiles worldwide, the pared by Deer My Valley . pastry pa chefs accent the @ Nouveau Beaujolais is just that. The Wasatch Mountain Food and buffet. “Last tional celebration Sunday, November more than 400 guests attended - Wine Society will join the interna-— 19, when they host the 20th Annual - Nouveau Beaujolais Festival at Deer Valley Resort’s mid-mountain Silver _Lake Lodge from 3-6 p.m. For many, pany an elegant French and Italian buffet. The menu includes traditional Burgundian charcuterie (butcher. _ shop) cuisine such as pdété de campagne pork rillets and imported French cheeses. Dishes from north-_ replicate the served. Fa Nouveau—will be | Food and Beverage Daas Julie Wilson promises the possible substi- — - tution will not a disappointment. “Last year they liked the Novello Executive Chef & Clark Norris. 3 “We do a nice: this event hails this. 1 Ss holiday” spread and the ~ season. Bald. Mountain Mirroring the Beaujolais cae Room faces the ties that take place in eastern France slopes that now | following the November 15 midnight — have snow; it’s jg wine release, two wines will accom- tles of the French wine before the celebration, but if time prevents this, a domestic Beringer . Gamay Beaujolais and Italian Novello—both fe > — year # * - the festival,” said — og vulgar in my music,” said Love. _ I may be angry sometimes . Bardolino better than the Beaujolais,” said Wilson. “We are hoping to have two different . Nouveau Beaujolais, but we don't know if the French will come in.’ a Wilson said the event is always | a os "© sold-out, and encourages. ‘Prompt : very open and* = aay wine isvebvacite within esis of its ticket purchase. iy... , adjac au é release, barely matured, and has the > Cost per person is $65. Call i , The Beacwlens region Burgundy, ‘began using the Gamay | light, fruity characteristics of a white Anderson at (435) 645-6640 © grape in 1395. In the 19th century, wine. The international challenge is reserve a seat. Checks may be the wine was briefly fermented in the to be one of the first to drink a glass mailed to: Deer Valley Resort, PO. casks during delivery to Lyons, and of the Nouveau Beaujolais! Box 889, Park City, Utah, 84060. |