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  • Twilite Lounge: Safe Since 1947
  • Twilite Lounge: Safe Since 1947

    Also: The Trapp Door, Bourbon House
    • A photo booth, pool tables and a real rock fireplace are reason enough for going to any bar, but all that combined with its proximity to a police station (for safety’s sake) make Twilite Lounge (347 E. 200 South) the safest and most fun bar in town. It’s long been a favorite of Club Matters—up there with places like Cheers to You and Bar X—because of its folksy, relaxed vibe. Though the trends come and go, Twilite will always be a part of Salt Lake City, as it has been since 1947.
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  • Wasted Space: Family Home Evening
  • Wasted Space: Family Home Evening

    Also: Good Spirits, The Hotel
    • Blak Lite Entertainment runs karaoke at Wasted Space (342 S. State) every Monday night for its version of Family Home Evening.
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  • Junior's: Still Lively
  • Junior's: Still Lively

    Also: W Lounge, Circle Lounge
    • Junior’s (30 E. 300 South), one of our favorite downtown bars for a convivial atmosphere, has been a fixture of the Salt Lake City community, in one incarnation or another, since 1974.
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  • Superstar! Karaoke at Jam
  • Superstar! Karaoke at Jam

    Also: The Hotel, Carol's Cove 2
    • Jimmie River hosts the best LGBT-friendly karaoke night every Wednesday at Club Jam (751 N. 300 West) in the Marmalade district. The evening begins with food at 5 p.m.
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  • Poplar Street Unplugged
  • Poplar Street Unplugged

    Also: Club DJ's, The Hotel
    • Jesus or Genome, the solo project of Loom’s lead guitarist, Mike Cundick, is one of the better acoustic residencies around, and it’s at Poplar Street Pub (242 S. 200 West).
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  • Sundance: Beyond Park City
  • Sundance: Beyond Park City

    Huka Bar, Fats & Lucky 13
    • If you’re in town for the film festivals and find yourself wandering about in the valley, here are some of our favorite weekly events/activities and the places to find them.
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  • Thigh High SciFi: Try-Angles
  • Thigh High SciFi: Try-Angles

    Also: The Westerner, Downstairs PC
    • January and February can be “dead months” in clubs, a Matron of Mayhem said as the Matrons were setting up their screen for Thigh High SciFi at Club Try-Angles (900 S. 251 West).
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  • NBA Poker at Lumpy's
  • NBA Poker at Lumpy's

    Also: Bogey's & W Lounge
    • The OG Lumpy’s (3000 S. Highland Drive) is serious about its games. UtahPokerTour.com is featured every Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m., with plenty of prizes given to winners
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  • Burt's Tiki Lounge: Still Here
  • Burt's Tiki Lounge: Still Here

    Also: Habits, Junior's Tavern
    • Burt’s Tiki Lounge (726 S. State) is known for its punk and metal shows, but the bar is also home to one of the best interiors and crustiest bar staffs in the state—regardless of whether bands are onstage or not.
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  • Woodshed: Babylon Down
  • Woodshed: Babylon Down

    Also: TGHS, Green Pig Pub
    • Babylon Down is a local reggae music collective that consistently pumps out dance-hall hits and packs the floors.
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