Show B Sugarhouse to host screenings Amanda Chamberlain The Globe The thousands of people crammed into Park City's already bustling Sundance Film Festival atmosphere can at times be a little overwhelming leaving many film aficionados observing the festival happenings happenings happenings happen happen- ings from the stress-free stress comfort comfort comfort com com- fort of their TV T But Utah's Film Festival an additional independent film festival has made it easy for indie addicts to get their festival fix This years year's Festival running simultaneously simultaneous simultaneous- ly with Sundance starts today and goes through Jan 27 But the Film Festival carries a certain perk to their screenings movie goers need not venture up the mountain to partake moving into Sugarhouse seems to be a natural natural natural nat nat- ural move Salt Lake City Events Producer George Starks said The Festival begun in 1995 is known to reside in Park City and certain areas of Salt Lake City This year however stated their claim inthe in inthe inthe the effervescent elegance of Utah's favorite little village Sugarhouse The excitement and support from the local business owners has been overwhelming and exemplifies their commitment to supporting the arts and cul cul- ture cure The Sugarhouse merchants merchants merchants mer mer- chants share the same values and interests that has tried to represent for the thelast thelast thelast last twelve years by creating a platform for independent thought and the right passion to tomake tomake tomake make ones one's own voice and opinions opinions opinions ions heard Starks said The twelfth annual Film Festival will infiltrate several local venues in Sugarhouse to house the screenings discussions discussions discussions discus discus- and other events Westminster Colleges College's own Gore Auditorium 1840 South 1300 East stands as part of the venue up line-up alongside Sugarhouse's own crowd alt-crowd watering hole Sugarhouse Coffee 2102 South 1 1100 East Also part of the recruits the Sprague Library 2130 South 1 1100 East and Sugar Beats next to Sugarhouse Coffee plan to stand as venues and contribute to the festival fun Salt Sal Lake City and Utah have been good to and its filmmakers We believe our new Sugarhouse locations are the right place to build on this success with programs that will be dedicated to its overgrowing ever over growing community In this way we want to work closely with local merchants and support support support sup sup- port its development not just for one festival week but on a year-round year basis said Peter Baxter President founder of Slam ance at Sugarhouse will kick off at pm p.m. on Sat Jan 21 in the Gore Auditorium Things to Do from director Theodore Bezaire and Homecoming from directors Michael Lucid and Amanda Barrett place as the premiere screenings for the merger Sugarhouse has also signed up to host an assortment of other screenings Among the variety of screenings screenings screenings screen screen- ings taking place has also infused several other activities into the Sugarhouse itinerary The additions to the festival week docket include a aLAN aLAN aLAN LAN party a poetry slam and a staged reading as well And couldn't be more pleased to have the cozy bou bou- tique-filled tique village of Sugarhouse host their Festival events looks forward to growing with Sugarhouse and supporting their vision of community community community com com- as well as ours Starks added An to read printable calendar of all events the official list of Slam dances dance's plus 90 showcased showcased showcased show show- cased films and access to ticket purchasing information can be found at fes 2006 And if the venture up the mountain proves as no threat after all the Park City exhibitions are located on Treasure Mountain Inn on Main Street and at Main Street |