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Show Page 4 The Ogden Valley News Volume XXX Issue XI August 15, 2023 “Ways of Living: Indigenous Voices,” Onstage Ogden Announces 2023/2024 Season Lineup “We are incredibly excited to bring • Puddles Pity Party, Friday, Oct. 20, Peery’s such a diverse lineup of performers to Egyptian Theater the Weber Reads Theme for 2023 Ogden for our 2023/2024 season,” noted • Cirque Mechanics, Saturday, Oct. 21, Browning The Weber County Branch will be available on the monthly calenLibrary System is celebrating its 17th year of its Weber Reads program by announcing its 2023 theme: “Ways of Living: Indigenous Voices.” The Weber Reads program was developed in 2008 with the goal of providing communitywide reading, reflection, and dialogue around meaningful topics. Past themes for the program have included Laughing in the Library, Transcontinental Railroad, Literature of the Japanese-American Internment, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, the Founders and their Documents, and Beowulf. Weber Reads allows the Weber County Library System to highlight books, coordinate events, screen movies, and invite guest speakers that highlight each year’s theme. Additionally, the Library System creates custom lesson plans to be shared in schools throughout Weber County. Events for this year’s theme will begin in September and take place at all Weber County Library Locations. Adult, Teen, and Kid book discussions during the fall will highlight Indigenous authors and themes. Film screenings and presentations covering various topics from Utah Rock Art to Rug Weaving will happen throughout September, October, and November. Libraries will also be hosting several events in partnership with the Northwest Band of the Shoshone, who are headquartered in Ogden. Topics for these presentations will range from Plants and Harvesting to Housing and Music. The Southwest Branch will also host the Utah Division of Indian Affairs for Indigenous Day on November 3. Events specifically held at Ogden Valley dar, at the Weber County Library System website, and in The Ogden Valley News. For any additional questions concerning Weber Reads, feel free to call the Ogden Valley Branch at 801-337-2660 or visit the circulation desk. September Weber Reads: Adult Book Discussion - There There by Tommy Orange - Tues, Sept. 5, 7:00 p.m. Weber Reads Film Series: After the May昀氀ower Sat., Sept. 9, 2:00 p.m. Weber Reads Film Series: Tecumseh’s Vision Sat., Sept. 23, 2:00 p.m. Weber Reads: Shoshone Art Thurs., Sept. 28, 6:30 p.m. October Weber Reads: Adult Book Discussion Finders Keepers by Craig Childs Tues., Oct. 3, 7:00 p.m. Weber Reads Film Series: Trail of Tears Sat., Oct. 7, 2:00 p.m. Weber Reads Film Series: Geronimo Sat., Oct. 21, 2:00 p.m. Weber Read: Terry Goedel Dance Thurs., Oct. 23, 7:00 p.m. November Weber Reads: Native American Heritage Celebration - Wed., Nov. 1, 2:30 p.m. Weber Reads: Film Series: Wounded Knee Sat. Nov. 4, 2:00 p.m. Weber Reads: Great Reads for Kids Book Discussion - Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young - Tues., Nov. 14, 7:00 p.m. Weber Reads: Dine-inspired Weaving Thurs., Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m. Weber Reads: Novel Teen Book Discussion Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac Tues., Nov. 28, 7:00 p.m. Northern Utah Trailfest Returns to North Fork Park October 6–8 The Northern Utah Trailfest lineup is still to be announced. (The NUT) is a fall festival for all trail users held on the first weekend of October. This annual event takes place while fall colors are on full display at North Fork Park’s Cutler Flats located in Eden, Utah. The NUT offers competitive trail running and mountain biking events, weekend camping, and a free-to-attend festival aimed at bringing trail users of all ages and abilities together in celebration of the trails. Runners, hikers, and mountain bikers— beginners and seasoned athletes alike—will enjoy the challenge of the second annual NUT Trail Run and Mountain Bike Race held Saturday, October 7 as they compete to complete the most course laps in 3, 6, or 9* hours. Finishers will celebrate alongside festival attendees during the free concert following the race. The musical NUT also offers free nature-inspired activities and educational opportunities for all ages during the event—live music, guided hikes, naturalist speakers, poetry readings, stargazing, yoga, youth activities, vendors, food trucks, and more. A full festival schedule will be announced in the coming weeks on the event’s website. Camp for the weekend with family and friends or spend a day in nature as trail users of all ages and abilities come together to experience the beauty of fall and celebrate the trails at the Northern Utah Trailfest October 6–8. This event is co-produced by GOAL Foundation and Trails Foundation of Northern Utah, in partnership with Weber County Parks and Recreation. Camping and race event registration fees directly support the missions of these two local 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. To register or for more information, visit NorthernUtahTrailfest.com. James Fredrick, Executive Director of Onstage Ogden. “Whether you’re a longtime fan of the Utah Symphony, jazz or you’re looking for something new and exciting to experience, we have something for everyone this season.” Tickets for the 2023/2024 season can be purchased online at OnstageOgden.Org or by contacting the box office at 801-399-9214. Onstage Ogden’s 2023/2024 season lineup includes the following: • Dvořák’s New World Symphony w/Utah Symphony, Thursday, Sept. 14, Browning Center @ WSU • Tres Souls Friday, Sept. 15, Peery’s Egyptian • BYU World of DanceSaturday, Sept. 23, Browning Center @ WSU • Gabriel Royal, Wednesday, Sept. 27, Monarch • Twisted Pine, Thursday, Oct. 12, Monarch Center @ WSU • Beethoven Symphony No. 9 w/Utah Symphony, Thursday, Nov. 2, Browning Center @ WSU • Audra McDonald w/Utah Symphony, Thursday, Nov. 9, Browning Center @ WSU • Ballet West’s The Nutcracker, Dec. 1 - 3, Browning Center @ WSU • Here Comes Santa Claus w/Utah Symphony, Tuesday, Dec. 12, Browning Center @ WSU • Potted Potter, Thursday & Friday, January 18 & 19, Peery’s Egyptian Theater • Proko昀椀ev Violin Concerto No. 1 w/Utah Symphony, Thursday, Feb. 1, Browning Center @ WSU • BYU Men & Women’s Choruses Saturday, Feb. 3, Browning Center @ WSU • Casablanca w/Utah Symphony, Thursday, Feb. 8, Browning Center @ WSU For the complete season visit OnstageOgden.org. Local Artist’s Work on Display at Lorna Wattis Swanson Gallery The artwork of Huntsville artist Jennifer (Jenny) Ivy Harris is now on display at the Ogden Valley Branch library’s Lorna Wattis Swanson Gallery in Huntsville. The art exhibit is called “Founders of Huntsville” and includes three bronze busts of some of the community’s initial founders. According to Jenny, “the works are based on historic documentation and photographs provided, in part, by the Huntsville History Center. The busts include Chief Little Soldier, Mary Jane Dilworth Hammond, and Captain Jefferson Hunt, for whom Huntsville is named. Chief Little Soldier Chief Little Soldier was the leader of a band of about 400 Shoshones, referred to as “Snakediggers” or Weber Utes (Brigham D. Madsen, Utah History Encyclopedia). He told his fellow Native Americans not to harm the “Mormon” settlers. He said they were like ants in the ground and would keep coming (Family Search, Little Soldier Utah Indian Chief, Personal knowledge of Florence Garcia). Ogden Valley was the Native Americans summer campground, “The land was purchased for two ponies, with additional payment made during the succeeding seven years” (Captain Jefferson Hunt of the Mormon Battalion” by Pauline Udall Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1958). Mary Jane Dilworth Hammond- “Oct. 24, 1847. Sixteen-year-old Mary Jane Dilworth opened Utah’s first school. Lessons took place inside a round military tent, and the nine initial pupils sat on logs as Dilworth conducted class. ‘Mary taught us the 23rd Psalm, and we sang much and played more,’ recalled Maria Dilworth, the teacher’s younger sister” (Children’s Friend Magazine, “Mary Jane Dilworth Hammond, Utah’s First School Teacher.”). “Shortly after arriving, Mary became the first schoolteacher in Salt Lake. The Hammonds” (Mary, her husband Francis, and their children) “moved to Ogden, Utah where they lived till 1865. The family moved to Huntsville, Utah… where Mary was called to be the first Relief Society President. She gave birth to her twelfth child… and only two weeks later, Mary passed away, on 6 June 1877; she was forty-six years old” (BYU Digital Collections, Mormon Missionary Diaries). Captain Jefferson Hunt - Jefferson Hunt founded Hunt’s Fort in “Ogden’s Hole” in the autumn of 1860. He led seven families to build cabins approximately a half mile south of present Huntsville Square. “Cap. Hunt,” as he was called, served as a Captain in the Mormon Battalion previous to settling Huntsville. He “was over sixty himself, but his constitution was of iron” (Captain Jefferson Hunt of the Mormon Battalion” by Pauline Udall Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah 1958.). Also on display in the exhibit are a number of quilts and drawings. Jenny has been a resident of Huntsville since 2005. She and her husband of 27 years have raised four children with the wholesome activities, gorgeous views, and friendly environment Ogden Valley offers. She says she practices art education and homesteading when not working on art. Always a lifetime learner, Jenny pursued her Bachelor of Art Education with a Minor in Family Studies at Weber State University in Ogden at the age of 38. She focused her college assignments on her passion for trying new materials and her interest in her community’s history. She received the Weber State Lindquist Creative Fellowship award to complete her first bronze sculpture, which was the largest casting yet at WSU’s foundry. In an effort to give back to her community she is donating the bronze bust of Jefferson Hunt to the new Huntsville Town Community Center. After graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2020, Jenny taught as a Visual Arts Educator during the pandemic at Spectrum Academy High School, a charter school dedicated to supporting neurodiverse students. In an effort to be more involved in her Ogden Valley community, she now teaches kids’ art classes as “The Art Lady” for Mountain Arts and Music, a nonprofit that promotes doing art in Ogden Valley. Jenny’s artwork will be on exhibit through August 2023. High Dose Now Available for 65 and over! Flu shots are $0 copay with most insurances. NOW |