Show rr r vrr v S I e i. i f r ri r b rr r. r sf i s. s f t J 1 x J r r. r r i IIII 1 y il IIII lill 1 f Scrooge at The Salt Lake Community Arts Center will present their rendition of Charles Dickens' Dickens A Christmas Carol in their production Scrooge opening Dec 7 and running through Dec 22 All shows start at pm p.m. in the Little Theater in the Calvin L. L Rampton Technology Building on the Redwood Redwood Redwood Red Red- wood Campus There will also be a matinee on Dec 22 at pm p.m. Amad and tire the Night Visitors Utah Opera will present the holiday double feature of and the Night Visitors and Hansel and Gretel Dec 7 and 8 at pm p.m. and Dec 8 and 9 at pm p.m. Because of sold out audiences last season an additional performance has been added to the schedule Both operas will be sung in English and Hansel and Gretel will have to aid aidin aidin aidin in understanding A new set designed for Utah Opera willbe will willbe willbe be unveiled for the Hansel and Gretel production 1 A A Moving Point of Balance The rituals associated with healing and spiritual harmony harmony harmony har har- mony are the inspiration for for A A Moving Point of Balance exhibit being displayed in the Main Gallery of the Salt Lake Arts Center The idea for the project originated in 1982 when Arizona artist Beth Ames Swartz was stricken with an illness caused by the hazardous processes she used tomake to tomake tomake make paintings In her search for healing and spiritual renewal Swartz visited seven ancient sacred sites at which she participated in rituals dedicated to her balancing exhibit Once again the enthusiasm of Utah artists will converge on one of the favorite symbols of Christmas the Nutcracker er in an exhibit at the Salt Lake Arts Centers Center's Upstairs Gallery through Dec 24 The variety of creative inte interpretations preta- preta in last years year's exhibit prompted the beginnings of th the e annual holiday tradition with exhibit The exhibit is wonderful and is guaranteed to not b be e disappointing Another plus is that many of the beautiful Nutcrackers will be on sale I SC S S K I |