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BYU art museum displays light-sensitive Rembrandt prints

The Brigham Young University Museum of Art opened their Print Study Room to students and the public for the second time this year on Wednesday. On display were 12 light-sensitive prints by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, the Dutch artist known primarily as Rembrandt. Born in 1606, Rembrandt ...

BYU Museum of Art exhibit features light-sensitive pieces from 1500s

The Brigham Young University Museum of Art put their first of four light-sensitive exhibits on display on Wednesday, using selections from woodcut prints by Albrecht Durer, a 16th century German draftsman, painter and writer. Durer, born in 1471, was known for printmaking, the process of ...

Sundance celebrates the ‘magic’ of being back in-person

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival met the moment by going virtual for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. But on Thursday, there was a palpable sense of relief from the festival's leadership team at being in-person again. Sundance Institute CEO Joana ...

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Journey to celebrate 50th anniversary as Stadium of Fire headliner

In a year of nostalgia, it only seems fitting the main stage entertainment for Stadium of Fire is no stranger to the stage. On Thursday, America's Freedom Festival at Provo announced that the iconic Bay Area rock band Journey would headline the 2023 Stadium of Fire, just as they first did in ...

12th Annual Boxing Day Salon brings music to Monday evening

Composer Christian Asplund, a professor of music at Brigham Young University, has been introducing area residents to the intimate settings of music salons for nearly 25 years. A music salon generally offers instrumental music that is light, pleasing to the ear and often sentimental. It is ...

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Springville coffee shop offers traditional Mexican food, handmade drinks

Every customer who walks into Pueblo Coffee on Main is greeted with a similar interaction. Antonio Castillo, owner and operator, welcomes people with a smile as they walk in and "treats them like family." The restaurant, 388 N. Main St., Unit 10, in Springville, opened three months ago and ...

Fried chicken chain The Crack Shack to open in Lehi

A restaurant chain with a unique monicker is set to open its second Utah location in Lehi. The Crack Shack, a Southern California-based fried chicken eatery, is set to open at 1085 E. Main St. this spring. The Crack Shack was started in 2015 by the team that created Juniper and Ivy, a popular ...

Utah County woman highlights local restaurants on TikTok

Amy Estes loves food. Not just food itself, but for the connections to different cultures and the stories attached to every bite. Estes is the creator, host and narrator for @EatFreaks, a TikTok account that highlights local restaurants across the state with a focus on Utah County and the Salt ...

Two Jack’s Pizza makes specialty items shine

I want this to be very clear: I didn’t like Two Jack’s Pizza’s specialty items.What you should know is that if Two Jack’s Pizza’s specialty items started a cult, I’d join it. I’d go to war for that pizza. If NASA told me they’d opened a Two Jack’s Pizza on Mars, I’d ...

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Utah Metropolitan Ballet to present Peter Pan at Covey Center

The Utah Metropolitan Ballet will present "Peter Pan" from March 3-6 at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo. In addition to regular performances, a free show for families affected by autism will be held at 5 p.m. on March 6. This showing is presented and directed particularly for children ...

Utah Metropolitan Ballet to present holiday favorite ‘Nutcracker’

In its classic holiday tradition, the Utah Metropolitan Ballet, Utah Valley’s professional ballet company, will present a 12-performance run of the Nutcracker. This run of 12 public performances will take place at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo. They will be held at 7:30 p.m. from ...

New Hale Theater breaks ground in Pleasant Grove

With pomp, circumstance and 70 golden shovels, the next step for the future of Utah County's theater community has been taken. Elected officials, business leaders and well-wishers came to the doTerra campus in Pleasant Grove on Tuesday to break ground on "The Ruth" — officially The Ruth and ...

Musical production planned to help in fight against suicide

What happens when a circus performer and a songwriter put their talents together to help prevent suicide? In one word, “Fighter.” The concert will be shown on Sept. 1 at the Orem Scera Shell as part of Hope4Orem’s yearly community event meant to promote mental health awareness. Darla ...

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BYU students in running for 42nd College Television Awards

The Television Academy Foundation has nominated 13 Brigham Young University students for the 42nd College Television Awards, the most nominations received by any university. Students received all three nominations in the Commercial, PSA or Promo category for “Ebay - Dear Vanessa,” “Made ...

It’s a wrap for another Zions Indie Film Festival

For the regular motorist driving by the SCERA Center for the Arts last Wednesday through Saturday, one might have thought there was some kind of party going on. They wouldn’t have been wrong. It was the Zions Indie Film Festival, formerly the LDS Film Festival, that was not only a party and ...

Three films approved for state’s production program, one in Utah County

On Thursday, the Utah Film Commission announced the approval of three new films to be produced in Utah with one planned for Utah County. The Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity Board approved the productions for state film incentives, generating an estimated $8.4 million and creating ...

Brokaw: ‘True Lies’ will be a huge success for CBS

In 1994, the comedy action movie “True Lies” topped the charts. It took a while, but CBS has finally produced a series worthy of the hype. “'True Lies’ was obviously one of the most iconic films of the 1990s. It was the first film that cost over $100 million, which would be like $160 ...