Show Brown Bag Special v By By Monique Charbonneau u Arts s Editor This year the Brown Bag Concert Series presented by the Salt Lake City Arts Council kicked off its it's annual event beginning on Monday June at Eagle Gate Plaza Old and young businessmen transients and tourists all gathered gathered gathered gath gath- ered on the comer corner of South Temple and nd State Street to enjoy a vast range of music from artists local and national This year 90 percent of performing artists are local and six groups came from out of state The series of events consist of about 50 different artists playing each weekday from noon till one The Brown Bag series allows people to take a break from the theoffice theoffice theoffice office to be outside relax and enjoy free live entertainment t over overa a sack lunch Scott Iverson of the Division of Travel Development for the state of Utah voiced his support by saying he was happy for the opportunity to get getaway away from the theoffice theoffice theoffice office and appreciate live local entertainment during his lunch hour On Thursday June upon introducing In the Pocket Mayor Rocky Anderson invited local artists to present their talents talents tal tal- cuts to the public eye Artists were invited to take advantage of the new arts ordinance which enables local artists and performers perform perform- ers to use appropriated public sidewalks and parks to perform and display their various talents This ordinance was passed last year and allows artists to display and sell their work on sidewalks k k f S 'S y S y r r y c T e s F y i 1 1 i J JI I I P Photo oto by Monique Charbonneau Brown Bag concerts gi e much needed break at lunch at I and in parks without fees or per per- mits An exception was made by bythe bythe bythe the City Council that an artist who sells their art in public more than twelve times a year will be required to pay a fifty-dollar fifty permit permit permit per per- mit fee When asked if there w was was s anything anything any anything any any- thing hed he'd like to say to the students students students stu stu- dents at Mayor Anderson replied If there are any students who'd like to perform music or display their art on sidewalks and in parks encourage it it- it Further Furthermore Furthermore more he said There is no permit required unless you participate more than twelve times a year The Brown Bag con concerts e which run Monday through Friday will continue into August and will beheld be beheld beheld held at a different venue each week For more information pick pickup pickup pickup up a City Weekly listen to or contact the Utah Arts Council C O |