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COUNTYWIDE
• Local artist and Brigham Young University graduate Brad Tew will auction a life-size painting of Princess Diana entitled "Standing in the Light" this week and donate part of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Mountain Valley Chapter. Tew finished the portrait in 1999, and since then is has been displayed in several local galleries and museums. The painting is being sold through the online auctioning site eBay, and bidding will close on Aug. 18. Bidding started at $25,000. More information is available at www.ebay.com and www.bradtew.com. • The Utah State Advisory Council on Science and Technology is accepting nominations for the 2008 annual Governor's Medal for Science and Technology Awards. Any Utah citizen is invited to nominate distinguished individuals in four categories: academic, science education, industry (including independent inventors and entrepreneurs) and government. Nomination forms are available at science.utah.gov/medals/index.html. All nominations must be received by 5 p.m. Aug. 22. For more information, call (801) 538-8749. • Utah Valley University's Concurrent Enrollment is holding an open house for high school students and parents to learn more about the program today from 6-8 p.m. in the Sorensen Center on UVU campus, 1200 W. University Parkway, Orem. Concurrent Enrollment is a UVU-high school program where qualified students can earn tuition-free college credit. Refreshments and door prizes will be provided. For more information, visit www.uvu.edu/concurrent. DRAPER • Draper-based Odyssey Dance Theatre is one of nine American dance companies invited to perform at Dance Festival 2008 Beijing, which begins today and concludes Sunday. Each performance will open and close with a top company from China, including the Beijing Modern Dance Company and the National Ballet of China. The dancers will also give matinee performances for local migrant workers and Chinese children, who do not otherwise have access to live theatre, and also for Olympic attendees. The festival has three goals: first, to showcase the best dance on the world stage next to the best Olympic athletics; second, to bridge political differences through cultural connections; and third, to donate a portion of ticket sales to earthquake victims. For more information, visit www.odysseydance.com. |
