POSTED // May 7,2008 - Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, 77, is a former military analyst and government whistle-blower, who worked on a top-secret study of U.S. decision-making in Vietnam, which later became the “Pentagon Papers.” Ellsberg will speak at the ACLU Bill of Rights...

POSTED // Apr 30,2008 - The Kenosis Spirit Keepers and Salt Lake Quakers will host a fund-raiser featuring Dr. Oakley Gordon speaking on “Andean Mysticism and Healing the Planet,” this Friday, May 2, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Quaker Meeting House (171 E. 4800 South)....

POSTED // Apr 23,2008 - Daniel Hill, youth program coordinator for the Utah Pride Center (355 N. 300 West, 539-8800), is asking students to clam up for the 12th annual Day of Silence (DOS) on Friday, April 25, to protest the silencing of GLBT students. The center will “break...

POSTED // Apr 16,2008 - Celebrated hiking expert Peter Potterfield is the author of Classic Hikes of the World. He is appearing at REI (3285 E. 3300 South, 486-2100) on Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. where he will present his favorite hikes of New Zealand. What were your solo...

POSTED // Nov 7,2007 - Thursday 11.8 Charge! Tonight the Babcock Readers enter the battlefield in a literary—not literal—sense. AMERICAN HEROES ALL takes a journey through the war-themed writings of eight authors’ work, including Pachal N. Strong’s Bells...

POSTED // Oct 24,2007 - Thursday 10.25 Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Super Melvin and bitter old Walter have plenty to say—but not without a hand strategically stuck up their rear ends. In his latest comedy extravaganza SPARK OF INSANITY, ventriloquist/comedian JEFF DUNHAM’s...

POSTED // Oct 17,2007 - Thursday 10.18 “True!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?” It’s the first line from one of the most popular horror stories ever written, Edgar Allan Poe’s The...

POSTED // Oct 10,2007 - Astute observers recognize the common cycle: boarded-up windows decorate a once-promising restaurant facade—then a colorful new café takes its place, only to be replaced again with the familiar boarded-up décor. It seems like something...

POSTED // Oct 10,2007 - Thursday 10.11 Not all bookstores have succumbed to the Wal-Mart-ization of Big Book Business. Sam Weller’s Bookstore prides itself on presenting lesser-known authors, including those participating in the SMALL PRESS FORUM. Tonight, the forum features...

POSTED // Oct 3,2007 - Thursday 10.4 Some performing-arts companies need brand spankin’ new productions to open their seasons. Repertory Dance Theatre prefers to have vintage material speak to the legacy and future of the company. ECHO revives three classic dance pieces—Blue...