THE WEST VIEW Read about some of west Salt Lake City's vibrant art and culture Escalante's Family Art project Youth Music Programs Tongan Methodist Community PAGE 5 PAGE 6 & 7 PAGE 16 The West View www.westviewmedia.org Community news focused on west Salt Lake City Summer 2018 Urban agriculture thrives on west side By Celeste Tholen
ehind a little bungalow on Cheyenne Street you’ll nd a scene that would be- long in rural Utah. Nestled among green Bvegetable plants and fruit trees are chickens, rabbits, beehives, and arched greenhouses. is productive half-acre lot, owned and worked by Celia and Kevin Bell over the past 14 years, is one of several urban homesteads on the west side, clustered in Glendale. e Bells are surrounded by others working the land and eating or selling what they grow or raise. PHOTO BY DAVID RICKETTS SEE URBAN AG PAGE 10 Shad Stagel with Stagel Organics (left) is one of many urban farmers that Hans Ehrbar (right) has supported, including M&M Farms and B.U.G. Farms and a handful of other small, non-commercial farmers located in Glendale.
Tibetan Americans in Salt Lake City strive to maintain their culture
By Charlotte Fife-Jepperson violent Chinese persecution in Tibet in the early ‘60s. Lobsang’s parents escaped to e rst Tibetan couple came to Utah in India and Tsering’s mother ed to Nepal. the ‘80s. eir long journey led them from A er the Chinese government slaugh- Tibet to India to Texas and eventually to tered 1.2 million Tibetans and destroyed Salt Lake City, Utah. ey, in turn, helped thousands of monasteries, the Dalai Lama bring more Tibetans to Utah during the ed to India in 1959, precipitating a mass 1992 Tibetan U.S. Resettlement Project. To- exodus of approximately 80,000 Tibetans to day, according to the Utah Tibetan Associa- India, Nepal and Bhutan. tion, there are approximately 270 Tibetans Fewer than 2,000 Tibetans in these living in Utah, all in the Salt Lake Valley. early years were resettled in the West – in Although they are of Tibetan (and some Switzerland and Canada. To avoid provok- PHOTO BY DAVID RICKETTS Bhutanese) heritage, Poplar Grove residents ing anger from China, the U.S. was not Lobsang Gendun leads Tibetan youths in prayer at the Tibetan Community Lobsang Gendun and Tsering Teshar have Center in June. never lived in Tibet. eir parents ed SEE TIBET PAGE 9 PG 2 WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG THE WEST VIEW
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SUMMER 2018 ABOUT US PHOTO BY e West View is a product MICHAEL EVANS PUBLISHER/EDITOR of West View Media, a non- Charlotte Fife-Jepperson pro t, 501(c)(3) community news organization that o ers A large and captivating DESIGN/LAYOUT an authentic look into Salt Lake mural with a smiling Vegor Pedersen City’s west side through stories portrait of local artist/ written by community members. activist Ella Mendoza WRITERS now graces the old Pablo Abarca Published quarterly, e West Wonder Bread Co. sign Atticus Agustin View is mailed to 22,000 homes on the Furst Construc- Michael Evans and businesses throughout the tion Co. building at 700 Charlotte Fife-Jepperson Fairpark, Glendale, Rose Park, West North Temple. Van Hoover Westpointe, Jordan Meadows and The mural contains the Liesa Manuel Poplar Grove neighborhoods. An phrase “Este barrio Adriana Martinez additional 2,000 copies are hand- no se vende,” which Marilyn Shelton distributed to local businesses means in English, “This Heidi Steed and public spaces in nearby areas. neighborhood is not Nigel Swaby for sale” – a statement Celeste olen West View Media reserves the that seems to caution right to edit all submissions and against gentrifi cation PHOTOGRAPHERS letters for libel, slander, clarity that is ignorant about Pablo Abarca and length. All submissions the neighborhood’s Atticus Agustin become the property of West history. Commissioned Davey Davis View Media upon sending. by the University of Michael Evans To submit, include full name, Utah’s Offi ce of Equity Charlotte Fife-Jepperson address and telephone number. and Diversity, the mural David Ricketts was painted by a San e West View welcomes Francisco-based artist, COPY EDITORS comments, suggestions and Jessica Sabogal, who Charlotte Fife-Jepperson corrections. Contact us at: patterned her mural Terry Marasco [email protected] or from a photo taken by Liesa Manuel 385-355-0910 or Rose Park resident Flor Josie Decker P.O. Box 271516, SLC, DeMaria. Utah 84127 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dorothy Owen, President OUR MISSION Troy Mumm, Vice President To strengthen community Jason Stevenson, Secretary identity, increase civic Davey Davis involvement, and foster Belinda 'Otukolo Saltiban social justice for the diverse community members in west WRITERS WANTED! Salt Lake City. e West View invites you to join our Community Newsroom Do you love The West View? to help produce content for future issues. All Community Join us for breakfast at Zillaʼs Family Newsroom meetings are held Restaurant & Lounge on the the 3rd Tuesday and 3rd Saturday, June 23 10 AM – 2 PM Friday of every month at West View Media’s o ce in the City Front Apartment complex on the corner of North Temple and 600 Adults – $10.99 West, Suite 300. Kids – $5.99 Enjoy For more info and to RSVP, email performances [email protected]. 2080 W. North Temple by some of the artists featured in FIND US ONLINE this issue! Visit our website at www.westviewmedia.org. “Like” our West View Media Facebook page, and follow West View Media on Twitter This locally owned restaurant will donate a generous portion of the proceeds to The West View. and Instagram. THE WEST VIEW WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG PG 3
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PHOTO BY ATTICUS AGUSTIN K-Tones, a local quartet, was one of many performing groups featured at the Westside Arts Festival, held an- nually at Sugar Space Warehouse in Poplar Grove “Night Out” Annual Westside Festival Community Celebration & Family Parade celebrates cultural diversity
By Nigel Swaby grant from Salt Lake City to and magicians entertained th help fund the event. “Gen- the crowd on three di erent Tuesday, August Coming your Way 7 he 2nd annual West erous support from Rocky stages while food trucks kept Side Music, Arts and Mountain Power has helped the crowd fed with a variety of Food Festival returned us immensely both years,” said delicious food. One attendee Parade Decorating Tto Sugar Space on June 16. Aaron Ernst of Restore North remarked last year he had the 4:30 Featuring many of the same Temple. Andeavor was the best tacos he’d ever tasted. @ Meadowlark Elementary musicians that made last year main stage sponsor for 2018. Traditions have to start (497 N Morton Dr) such a hit, the 2018 festival With more space and mar- somewhere and event orga- Begin “Water” Parade had expanded hours and fea- keting support from media nizers envisioned last year’s 5:30 tured Changing Lanes Experi- sponsors KRCL and e West festival to be the start of some- @ Meadowlark ElementaryBring your water guns!!! ence as its headline act. View, the 2018 West Side thing that would take place *This will be a 1.2-mile walk* Besides longer hours, fes- Festival expanded. many times over the coming tival organizers also received e 2017 festival was a blur years. It’s telling that all the a permit to close 800 West in of activity with perform- artists and musicians who 6:00 Main Event front of Sugar Space. Over 50 ers ranging from Polynesian were invited back jumped at art and information booths drummers to bluesman Dan- the opportunity. lined the street and multiple ny Weldon to the jazz quartet @ WestPoint Park food trucks showcased their K-Tones. Dancers, aerialists Will include food trucks,1920 Colonel Rd (1100 N) a variety of activities menus. is was an all ages for all ages, numerous informational booths, and event with free admission. a “Speed Date” the Candidate Political Patio Conceived last year as a way to showcase positive elements of the west side, the 2017 festi- val was a surprise success with
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SeSeSe hablahabla EVERYEVERY SMILE MATTERSMATTERS EspañolEspañol PHOTO BY COURTESY OF ARTES DE MÉXICO EN UTAH Artes de México staff and board members pose for a photo with last year’s Sor Juana writing contest winners.
Local art organization increases respect for Mexico's literary and cultural contributions
By Atticus Agustin central and eastern parts of colonial history. She was a town. It’s good to educate the self-taught scholar and rare rtes de México, a local predominantly white popula- renaissance gure and prodigy cultural nonpro t, tion there, but we also need to that by age thirteen she hung is engaged in artistic educate our own,” says Fanny. around authorities in phys- Aand literary activities this Artes de México is host- ics, math, musicology, and month throughout Utah in an ing their sixth annual Sor philosophy. e ort to promote Mexican art Juana Poetry writing contest. Much of her later life was and Spanish language with a e contest consists of two devoted to a religious and poetry and short story contest. categories: poetry and short monastic lifestyle. She sold e nonpro t's mission is story. It is open to high school her scienti c equipment and “to promote the appreciation students and adults living chunks of her library for char- of Mexican art in Utah,” and in Utah. Submissions are to itable causes. Her exposure to their vision is “a community be original and written in sick patients caused her to die united through cultural appre- Spanish. ey are due June of the plague in 1695. ciation and connection.” Over 30. More information can Today she is a national the years they have organized be found on their website, gure in Mexico; a highly art classes, traveling exhibi- artesmexut.org. Winners of revered and debated author in tions, and workshops and each category will win $100 Mexico’s literary and intel- cra s for all ages. dollars cash prize. Winners lectual scene; and featured AFFORDABLE e organization began will also be announced at the on the 200.00 Mexican peso dental care for you and your family in 2010 a er founder Susan Utah Humanities Book Festi- banknote. Vogel, an American, lived val in Salt Lake City this fall. Mexicans and Mexican- several years in Mexico and Winning submissions will be Americans living in the taught her daughter Spanish. published on social media and United States should be proud She knew the importance con- various local Spanish language of their rich literary tradition necting people to their roots. newspapers. from Mexico that is o en New$50 Patient Visit or Future Treatment OFF for Existing Patients “It’s important for people Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz understated by the English- *Coupon cannot be combined with any other discount to know their history,” says (commonly known as Sor speaking world. O en, people O er available through 10/15/18 Fanny, board chair of Artes de Juana) was a nun, scientist, of Mexican descent living México. poet, and composer. Most of on the west side are clueless eir new location at Hart- her writing touches themes on about the poets, authors, art- Schedule your appointment today land Partnership Center in the love, religion, and the perver- ists, and lmmakers of their Glendale neighborhood will sities of males. She is nick- country of origin. Artes de be instrumental in catering to named “the tenth muse.” México is playing an impor- 801-335-5622 citizens of Mexican descent She was born in a vil- tant role in fostering both 1383 South 900 West, Suite 128 who live on the west side. lage near Mexico City in the pride and awareness of some Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 “Before our current location, second half of the seventeenth of Mexico’s remarkable contri- we had a lot of exposure to century during Mexico’s butions to the world. THE WEST VIEW WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG PG 5 Escalante Elementary teacher engages families in art projects
By Liesa Manuel such as language and time constraints. Many parents egan Hallett may feel a sense of alienation started her non- because of limited English pro t, Framemakers skills. Perhaps others feel Arts, inM 2014 as a “projects- awkward because they have based nonpro t” to “show had limited or negative school other people’s stories.” She experiences themselves. Over focuses her eorts on the west the past three years the Family side of Salt Lake City because, Arts Project has welcomed as she puts it, “Not all arts and all interested members of an culture organizations have Escalante Elementary house- worked as hard as they could hold to attend a series of six to have on the west side.” eight two-hour evening meet- Megan has no sta and ings once a week. enjoys the exibility she can Dinner is served to a mix maintain with a small-scale of generations, and arrange- operation. Flexibility must be ments are made in advance part of the reason this former for interpreters to attend as coordinator of the Children needed. (Sometimes it is nec- and Family Program for essary to use grant money to the Utah Museum of Fine pay an interpreter, but o en, Arts is thriving as a teacher a PTA parent will volunteer.) of elementary school chil- Each series averages about 30 dren, a teacher of art teachers people per night. Provisions pursuing master’s degrees at are also made to accommo- the University of Utah, and an date very small children. organizer of multiple family- Typically, a family is asked focused art projects to bene t to create a “picture portrait her own school and the wider without a person in the community. portrait.” Family groups work Hallett works full-time as together at Escalante to cre- the K-6 art teacher at Es- ate ‘books’ of art in which calante Elementary School in each week a page answers Westpointe and loves her job. a given question related to She interacts with every child the family in the form of an in the school, and a er seven illustration. Using a theme as years in the same school, she a prompt, the picture answers has developed strong bonds are created as family members with many of the children. interview each other. Working rough Framemaker Arts in a school setting is impor- Hallett has become more than tant – barriers are worn away PHOTO BY DAVID RICKETTS a school-day presence in the as everyone feels welcome. Megan Hallett poses in front of the largest physical project of Framemaker Arts – the mural that curves and lives of many of her students. Hallett wants more than stretches down the main interior hallway of Escalante Elementary School. Acting at the request of the school She has shaped a project – the art appreciation for families PTA, Framemaker Arts put together funding for supplies, rounded up the volunteer painters and coordinated Family Art Studio – to address at Escalante. Yet, that is part the design portion. her special take on the needs of the package. e evenings of her west-side school. begin with Hallett’s presenta- Parental involvement in a tion of visual art that ts her As the teacher says, “ at’s Hallett. e results have not Framemaker Arts has also child’s school life is recog- project theme. Recent topics not the way I’m interested in only delighted the teacher, but funded and presented art nized as a strong contributor have been “Movement and teaching,” because it is a “dis- prompted Escalante admin- and cra projects at the Day to academic success. e west Immigration” and “Identity.” service to reproduce someone istrators to support eorts Riverside Library and the So- side of Salt Lake City has a e purpose of the presenta- else’s work.” to invite families from other renson Unity Center, and the concentration of the common tion is to broaden understand- e projects have led to elementary schools in the area Main Salt Lake City Library in barriers to that engagement, ing – copying is discouraged. “beautiful artwork,” says to participate. downtown Salt Lake. PG 6 WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG THE WEST VIEW Youth music programs enhance Salt Lake City’s west side New partnership between Mundi Project and Utah Classical Guitar creates more opportunities for music exploration in Glendale
By Pablo Abarca forces with Utah Classical Guitar to oer youth and adult guitar ensemble instruction. alt Lake City’s Glendale community Janatova feels that the partnership is giving is booming with musical experiences musical life to the Sorenson Unity Center. this summer. Immerse yourself (or I recently participated in guitar classes Syour kids) in music with a creative Bucket taught by Gabino Flores at the Sorenson Percussion Drum Circle – a music work- Unity Center’s “Harmony Hub” space – a shop hosted at the Glendale Library with the product of the Mundi Project /Sorenson “Strike a Chord” Library summer program, Unity Center partnership. During the rst vibe with classical guitar workshops at the session I sat and listened to Gabino and Sorenson Unity Center, or check out the his students as he animatedly taught them Saturday group piano classes at Sorenson proper technique and theory for classical Center’s Harmony Hub – all free of charge guitar. Gabino then separated the classroom and brought to you in part by a Salt Lake into two groups – one for people with no City-based nonpro t called Mundi Project. knowledge of guitar that Gabino would Mundi Project is one of a handful of orga- teach, and another for the more advanced nizations that bring music, art and culture to classes taught by Gabino’s student, Rebecca. underserved communities through creative, who a er only three years of study, has hands-on musical initiatives. Hana Janatova advanced quickly into her musical cra by founded Mundi Project in 2006 with the vi- being extremely disciplined. When I came back for a second time, the PHOTO BY 13TH PHOTOGRAPHY students introduced themselves and wel- Mundi Project’s Harmony Hub Program coordinator, comed me kindly. Gabino then taught the Mary Beth Christensen, accompanies one of her stu- proper technique of holding a guitar and dents at a performance held in the Sorenson Unity how to keep my hand naturally parallel and Center’s Black Box Theater at the end of May. at against the neck of the guitar. He listened to another student and gave constructive feedback that I felt the student received really PHOTO COURTESY OF MUNDI PROJECT well. We then got up and went into a nearby Gabino Flores, director of Utah Classical Guitar black box theater, where a Harmony Hub Orchestra, instructs one of his students how to student recital was going on. We listened to properly play a chord. Flores teaches classical performances by Riley Elementary guitar and guitar to youths and adults, free of charge, at the piano students. Pieces, such as 007 eme Sorenson Unity Center in Glendale, in a Harmony music and Malagueña were performed by the Hub classroom made possible by Mundi Project. students. Students, teachers, and community members listened supportively. sion of increasing access to pianos, because e west side community of Glendale she believes that “every child deserves the is tapping into its musical talent in part opportunity to have music in their lives.” because of arts programming provided by Mundi contracts with artists and teachers to Mundi Project, in partnership with the bring music programming into the commu- Salt Lake City School District, Utah Classi- nity. eir Piano Bank program even puts cal Guitar, and Salt Lake City’s Division of pianos into public spaces (Glendale Library Youth and Family Services. and Sorenson Unity Center) and individual I have been working at the Glendale Li- piano students’ homes. brary for a little over a year now, and I have Bringing together a vision that has been found the vast majority of community mem- embraced by community, Mundi Project bers to be musically gi ed. I believe it is no brings performances to the Sorenson Unity coincidence that many of the youth can play Center that showcase the results of work- “Heart and Soul” on Mundi’s Piano Bank shops that help students connect with clas- piano; music seems to be a staple, feeding sical music. In 2017, Mundi Project joined the soul of the community. THE WEST VIEW WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG PG 7
U of U Piano Outreach Program brings piano instruction to Backman Elementary School By Heidi Steed hen school budgets become tight, arts and music programs are o en the rst to be cut and Title I schools are o en the most negatively impacted by theW elimination of these programs. e University of Utah’s Piano Outreach Program recognized a need in the community and designed a program that would help ensure that students at Title I schools, like Backman Elementary, would have access to a high quality music education. is outreach opportunity pairs low-income elementary school students with Univer- sity of Utah piano students in an a er school music program designed to foster life-long musical skills and develop students’ self-con dence. e university students get the added bene t of learning to teach piano in a real world environment and can help share their love of music with a new generation of piano students. According to University Piano Outreach Program Coordinator Dr. Mio Cowden, the “goal of the program is to provide the opportunity for all children to experience music. It is our desire to bring back music to all of the Title 1 schools across Salt Lake County. is comes with a real commitment from the University of Utah, our gracious donors, and the lead- ership of the elementary schools. However, a commitment that PHOTO COURTESY OF U OF U PIANO OUTREACH PROGRAM is more than worth it when you see a smile come from those U of U graduate piano students proudly pose with their Backman Elementary School students after a recital in who play their rst piece of music or perform in front of their Thompson Chamber Music Hall on the University of Utah campus. friends and family for the rst time. at is priceless.”
Youth Enrichment Foundation Gifted Music School’s ‘Project Grit’ provides piano program in three brings music and violin instruction Salt Lake City schools to Mountain View Elementary
By Heidi Steed By Heidi Steed
he Youth Enrichment Foundation t Mountain View Elementary in the Glen- (YEF) has made it their goal to help dale neighborhood, every week during the children build self-esteem, experience school year Kindergarten and rst grade Tsuccess and achieve academically through studentsA get the opportunity to study music from a music. e YEF program was created in 1994 quali ed music instructor. e structured, one-hour as a 501(c)(3) non-pro t organization by Bart class is presented by the Gi ed Music School’s Proj- & Liz Warner of the Warner Trucking Com- ect GRIT, an outreach partnership with the Salt Lake pany. e program is currently funded 65% PHOTO BY DAVEY DAVIS City School District. e aim of the partnership is to by the Warner family and 35% by the indi- "El Sistema@Salty Cricket" summer program participants performed identify and reach out to the most at-risk children vidual schools the program serves in the Salt at the Westside Arts Festival in June. The "Salty Crickets" also have in danger of not completing high school. rough Lake City School District, including Whittier an opportunity to perform at the Utah Arts Festival this year on June consistent musical training, Gi ed Music School Elementary, Glendale Middle and East High 21 at 5:00 p.m. on the Festival Stage. hopes to provide students with pathways to success Schools. e foundation’s piano program by using music as a way to increase literacy, improve gives students the opportunity to achieve Salty Cricket nonprofit provides music self worth, develop social skills and improve aca- success outside the general classroom by pro- education at Mary Jackson Elementary demic achievement. e program is now in its third viding professional piano instruction and the By Charlotte Fife-Jepperson year and is already showing results, including lower opportunity to show o their hard work by numbers of absenteeism and decreased behavioral performing for their local community. Stu- nonpro t arts organization called Salty Cricket problems among its participants. dents have high praise for the program says provides a erschool and summer music classes In addition to weekly music instruction for Bonny Wooten, Youth Enrichment Founda- for students in Pre-K through 9th grade at Mary Kindergarten and rst grade classes at Mountain tion Music Director. “Many [students] will AJackson Elementary School in the Fairpark community. View Elementary, Project GRIT also provides a er state that this class is an encouraging, calm- Every day, participating students receive small group school music fundamentals and violin instruction ing, supportive place in which they can be instruction, music theory, and orchestra class. Currently, for second through fourth grade Mountain View expressive,” she said. Students have said the students may choose to learn violin, viola or cello. students, and h through twel h grade students class “saved my life,” “allows me to be myself” Fairpark residents Nathaniel Eschler and Victoria are eligible for limited scholarships to continue and “gives me a place to make friends and Petro-Eschler run the music program. In 2008, the couple study at the Gi ed Music School’s downtown feel supported by my teachers.” SEE SALTY CRICKET PAGE 20 campus. PG 8 WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG THE WEST VIEW The resilience of jazz FROM TIBET PAGE 1 Salt Lake City is home to a vibrant jazz music culture
By Michael Evans down the charts over time, “ e Epic” at the Twilight Keven Johansen. “[Johansen] and his multi-generational but the music evolved to rival Concert Series, while audi- was one of the nest musi- quartet performed skillful, azz emerged as a form of classical in the skill of its ences the same age and older cians ever to come out of Salt nuanced arrangements of popular music 100 years players and innovations of its attended two other Jazz shows Lake,” said Chaney, “Every- standards like “Willow Weep ago, and achieved a high composers. the same night. Almost two one’s favorite sideman!” for Me,” and McQueen’s own Jpeak of popularity by 1945, Today, Utah’s colleges em- dozen venues across the “We played three ursdays tune “ e ing.” when twenty-three-year- ploy top-notch, distinguished Wasatch Front present Jazz every month,” he said, “and Jazz disk jockey Steve Wil- old Joe McQueen arrived in jazz musicians, such as Chris regularly or occasionally built up a friendly Jazz crowd liams of KCPW 88.3 FM, who Ogden with his tenor saxo- Johnson, Director of Jazz throughout the year, including that wasn’t there [at the Ga- has been on Salt Lake Radio phone. McQueen soon started Studies at the U of U, who are the west side’s Sugar Space. rage] before.” since 1979, was “really ex- leading his own jazz group fueling a resurgence of live e Garage on Beck, near e Garage devoted the cited” to be MC at the concert. and accompanying nationally jazz along the Wasatch Front, the west side’s northern tip rst ursday of every month “Joe McQueen is such a great known jazz stars who trav- supported by audiences of at 1199 Beck St, has featured to the Joe McQueen Quartet man,” said Williams, “For me, elled by train to Utah in the vastly dierent ages. Jazz on ursday nights since over those same years, with anytime I can be with Joe is days when Ogden boasted the Last summer, 8,000 twenty- 2011, beginning with ne ace musicians Don Keipp a treat – anytime you get a largest community of African somethings heard Kamasi local musicians Mark Chaney from Weber State University, fellow around who has the Americans in the state. Washington play from his on drums, Harold Carr on Brad Wright of Ogden, and credentials he does. He’s an Jazz records moved up and award-winning jazz album, bass, and the late guitarist Ryan Conger, music teacher innovator and a motivator for at Fast Forward Charter High all of us guys.” School in Logan. Williams is also a regu- “ e Joe McQueen Quartet lar MC for Jazz concerts at solidi ed at the Garage,” said the historic Capitol e- keyboardist Conger, “We had ater presented by JazzSLC, been gigging around, but which Gordon Hanks started playing at a regular location twenty-four years ago, with allowed us to really develop.” in uential jazz DJ Wes Bowen PHOTO BY MICHAEL EVANS Noted local musicians such as as announcer at rst. “Bad” Brad Wheeler, Keven Williams has been on the Johansen, and Jay Lawrence Excellence in the Community sat in with the band. team since 2005, an organiza- Joe McQueen Conger described his tion that has promoted over in concert at relationship with McQueen 400 concerts by the best musi- the Gallivan as “learning life lessons all the cians in Utah. Center. During time.” “ ere is this grandfa- “Excellence” teamed up the summer, the therly feeling; he is a strong with the Gallivan Center in Excellence in male role model. Working 2011, and now produces free the Community with him is being a part of a concerts every week there team adds an bigger thing. Besides his his- throughout the year, in ad- additional night tory in music, he was part of dition to other free concert of Big Band the Desegregation Movement, venues. “We may only have a Jazz outdoors and so much more. ” few celebrities in Utah, but we with ballroom McQueen’s active role have lots of excellence,” said dancers, against racial segregation is Excellence in the Community instructors, and documented in the book “Jazz Founder Je Whitely. group lessons. & Cocktails: Rethinking Race at excellence includes McQueen and the Sound of Film Noir” McQueen. “We made an celebrated his by Jans Wager, plus lms by album a few years ago,” said 99th birthday in the Ogden Standard-Examin- Conger, “but Joe’s playing so May and is still er and Issac Goeckeritz about well right now that we are re- performing. Ogden’s 25th Street and the cording another one called “9 Porters and Waiters Club. by 99,” which we will release Excellence in the Commu- this autumn.” nity concert series celebrated “ e Lord has blessed me McQueen’s 99th birthday at with a long life,” McQueen the Gallivan Center in Down- tells the audiences at his town Salt Lake City in May. shows, “and I hope he blesses ere was cake for everyone, everybody just as much!” THE WEST VIEW WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG PG 9
FROM TIBET PAGE 1 they were the rst Tibetan things in bulk. “I guess we forward to traveling with his language and culture classes couple to marry in Utah, their have become more ‘American’ family to Bhutan and India. to youth at the center. ey accepting Tibetan refugees at wedding got a lot of attention. in that way,” she laughs. eir younger 16-year-old teach up to 22 youth, most of that time. e Deseret News covered ey still manage to eat son, Monlam, who attended a whom are 3rd generation im- Finally, under Pres. George the story and to their surprise, their traditional food, but boarding school in Mt. Pleas- migrants. Bush Sr., 1,000 visas were over two hundred people at- there is one staple Tibetan ant, Utah, has lost much of his Members of the Utah approved by congress and tended – most of whom they food they cannot buy here – ability to speak Tibetan, since Tibetan community had Lobsang applied. His name didn’t even know. ey had a “tsampa,” a nutritious and he didn’t have the opportunity been talking about having was drawn, and he le India Tibetan ceremonial wedding, lling food made of barley. to speak it on a regular basis. their own community center on August 28, 1992.“We were but for legal reasons, Judge Tsering’s mother makes it in e in uence of American for 20 years. ey collected skeptical coming to the U.S., Raymond Uno was brought in their garage – a process that culture on each subsequent seed money from each adult because we were told that it is to ociate. involves roasting and then generation of Tibetans be- member of the Utah Tibetan the ‘land of no return,’” said A er three or four years, re- grinding the barley. comes stronger and stron- Association, but the money Lobsang. settled Tibetans began apply- “We have retained our lan- ger. is is one of the main sat until 2014. At age 21, Tsering did not ing to have their spouses and guage, food, and religion. But, reasons the Utah Tibetan en, says Lobsang, the last want to leave Nepal, but her kids join them. A er about it is harder for our children,” community worked so hard to group of executive committee uncle insisted that she apply ve years they began gain- said Lobsang. establish a community center members said, “Let’s do it!” for a visa. When he told her ing citizenship, and started eir rst son, Tenzin Tseten, in South Salt Lake. With the Many dierent sponsors made that her name was drawn, she bringing over extended family was born on June 6, 1995. He help of other community it possible to buy a warehouse, didn’t believe him until she members. Tsering was nally was the rst Tibetan baby to sponsors, renovation of the and renovate it, a er U of U saw it with her own eyes. With able to bring her parents from be born in Utah. His parents Utah Tibetan Community Architectural students had a her uncle’s urging, Tsering le Nepal to Utah in 2001. did their best to teach him Center on 165 W. 2950 S. was project competition to design Nepal on Dec. 6, 1992. Tsering and Lobsang agree Tibetan customs and language, completed in October of 2015. the interior. e renovation At that time there were 22 that one of the biggest mo- speaking Tibetan to him in the When His Holiness the cost almost $1 million. Today, cluster resettlement sites all ments in their lives was when over the U.S. Because they did they became U.S. citizens in not have ocial refugee status 1998. “When you have a U.S. (and did not receive Federal passport, it has so much value, funding), Tibetans relied on and respect from the outside,” sponsors. ey lived with host said Lobsang. families – usually only one or Another point of pride in two Tibetans per household. citizenship was being allowed In Utah, the Tibetans were to vote in U.S. elections. “Dur- PHOTO BY lucky to be able to live together ing our 24 years here, we have DAVID RICKETTS with other members of their seen ve dierent presidents, community in free housing that and have voted in ve elec- was provided for them for two tions,” said Tsering. Tenzin Yegha years by sponsors, such as IHC Adjusting to life in Utah was Gorgotsang and the Church of Jesus Christ dicult at rst, especially for teaches the of Latter-day Saints. All the fe- Tsering. ere were several feet beginning level males lived in housing on 12th of snow when she arrived and Tibetan Language Ave and E Street. All the males she remembers it as cold and class one Sunday lived nearby in the old Primary foreign to her. Even though morning in June Children’s Hospital, in dormito- she had already experienced at the Tibetan ries in the Annex. is was how many years away from home in Community Lobsang and Tsering met. boarding schools in India, she Center. Soon, the new arrivals were felt very homesick. is time connected to mentors who she knew she was very far away home and even sending him Dalai Lama came to Utah in each Utah Tibetan Associa- helped them apply for jobs. from home. Lobsang, however, to Dharamshala, India during 2016, he dedicated the com- tion adult member contributes Lobsang was hired at O.C. did not feel homesick. He was the summers a er 7th grade munity center and gave it a Ti- a monthly sum to help pay the Tanner and has worked there accustomed to living away and 11th grade. Dharamshala is betan name: Ganjhong Rigne mortgage on the center. for almost 25 years. Tser- from his family; he had also where the Tibetan government Gahtsel, which means Land of “We used to rent other ing started working at Little attended boarding schools in is in exile and where the current Snow, Culture, and Growth. places; now we have a place of America Hotel in house- India from a young age. Dalai Lama resides. “ e objective of the com- our own,” said Lobsang. Each keeping, and a few months At rst, Tsering had a hard Today at the age of 23, munity center is to keep our Sunday, two dierent families later found a job with Abbott time shopping and spend- although Tenzin is more com- language, food, religion, and provide lunch for the kids and Laboratories. A er she and ing dollars, because of the fortable speaking to his parents traditions alive; to teach our teachers, and the community Lobsang began dating, she comparative value. (Currently, in English, he spent the better younger generations,” said pitches in to keep the center transferred to a job at O.C. 1 dollar = 66 Indian rupees.) part of last year speaking to his Lobsang. e center is a running. Tanner, and has been working “We would shop every day for grandmother in Tibetan. He multipurpose center with an To learn more about the there for over 23 years. only what we needed, be- has developed a deeper appre- auditorium, oce, kitchen Tibetan community, or to ey were married on cause we didn’t want to waste ciation for his Tibetan heritage and prayer room. Lobsang donate money for their com- July 16, 1994 at an Episcopal anything.” Now she shops and hopes to go to Tibet some- and other volunteers show up munity center, visit www. Church downtown. Because at Costco and brings home day. is summer he is looking every Sunday to teach Tibetan tibetanassociationofutah.org. PG 10 WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG THE WEST VIEW THE WEST VIEW WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG PG 11
Jordan sees her work at home, too, as an opportunity Growing their to educate. She’s conscientious of how her front yard may be perceived by neighbors and makes it beautiful as well as productive. e best way she’s found to ingratiate an unconventional front yard with neighbors? own food, “An easy way to keep your neighbors happy is to o er them the food you grow,” Jordan said. “As soon as I got chickens, I gave [neighbors] eggs. Now they like the chickens.” residents e Bells, too, have dedicated much of their life to spreading the good word about urban agriculture. Aer living and working on a Missouri community farm for six help make years, they came back to Utah and started their home- stead, bringing some of the country to the city. In addition to growing and preserving all their own west side produce, keeping bees and chickens, and raising meat rabbits, the Bells use their professional skills to help others get their hands dirty. sustainable Celia Bell works as a teacher at Volunteers for America in its gardens and greenhouses. She also teaches a class FROM URBAN AG PAGE 1 on raising chickens and leads an organic gardening ap- prenticeship through the University of Utah Continuing Between 2009 and 2011, Salt Lake City relaxed ordinances Education program. around beekeeping, residential chicken coops and accessory As a geographic information systems coordinator for structures, reducing restrictions on urban agriculture pro- the city, Kevin Bell has worked on projects like the SLC- duction and opening up opportunities for more residents to green Food Mapping project, which helps residents iden- use their land productively. tify gardening opportunities on their properties through Urban agriculture encompasses farming, community digital mapping. gardening, or homesteading in an urban environment. ey’re both passionate about what Kevin Bell called Farms are considered a commercial enterprise by the US the “agrihood”—several adjacent and nearby properties Census, producing and selling at least $1,000 worth of agri- that are used for personal or commercial food production, cultural products. Community gardens, on the other hand, like the BUG Farms CSA. Members of the west side urban are collaborative agriculture projects on shared open spaces. homesteading community work with one another on big e de nition of homesteading is a little harder to pin projects, swap tips, and even help newcomers secure land down, but the concept in the area. centers on self-su ciency “It’s nice to know that you have neighbors that are keep- and sustainable practices. “I couldn't give up the ing track of what you’re doing,” Celia Bell said. “But it’s And here on the west side, land that I turned and not all easy-breezy. We have our ghts and arguments. It’s some consider it a solution that my mother turned not Shangri-La over here. But that comes with community to feeding an ever-growing before ... One of the things too; not everyone’s on board. It’s a little bit like herding population and to ethical my grandmother taught cats. We all have our own personal freedom.” PHOTOS BY and sustainability concerns me was that you'll never DAVID RICKETTS At a recent backyard square dance hosted by the Bells, within the food industry. go hungry if you have a though, friends and neighbors danced, ate, and drank Amy Jordan, of Glendale, garden” together. Kids petted the bunnies and Kevin Bell o ered grows food for her family ABOVE: Celia Bell shows off one of tours of the agrihood. on a “postage stamp” sized -Amy Jordan the rabbits that she and her husband, Over the music of the Bueno Avenue String Band, property. To do so, Jordan Keven Bell raise for meat on their Alexandra Parvaz, a resident of the Wasatch Commons extended what was once Glendale homestead. Cohousing Association on Utah Street, shared her experi- her grandparents’ vegetable garden, tore out the lawn and ence raising chickens and selling eggs there. rose bushes, and raised a chicken coop where sheds once “Because this is such a supportive neighborhood for sat. urban agriculture, it makes it easy to bring to reality,” she “I couldn’t give up the land that I turned and that my LEFT: Urban agriculture isn't just said. “It’s exceptional and so unique. Supportive neighbors mother turned before me,” Jordan said. “... One of the things about vegetables. Many city farms will lend out trucks to haul, say, 1,000 pounds of chicken [my grandmother] taught me was that you’ll never go hun- grow beautiful flowers like these feed. ere’s a lot of amazing social capital for people to gry if you have a garden.” irises. take advantage of.” Jordan spreads that message, helping to establish gardens Parvaz has worked with Wasatch Community Gardens at the Dual Immersion Academy and the Sorenson Unity and supervised two gardens on the U. of U. campus for Center. She currently supports the gardens at Mountain View Right: Chickens are an important part her master’s thesis. She’s adamant that anyone can grow Elementary, where her 13-year-old son has a plot of his own. of many urban homesteaders' strategy food in whatever space they’ve got – she started in an “We have to be able to provide food for ourselves, and in their quest for self-sufficiency. apartment with just a couple containers of mint and snap- learning how to grow our own food should be an essential dragons. And she says the community is eager to share its part of our education,” Jordan said. “It should be the most knowledge with others. important thing that we learn in school. So that’s why I’ve “It’s de nitely not an isolated or insulated place,” she worked so hard with school gardening programs and get- said. “We want people to learn more and be able to imple- ting those going.” ment for themselves.” PG 12 WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG THE WEST VIEW River Art: Exploring the Jordan River through three-year art project By Van Hoover of hours on the trail each year. improve it, including Gilberto I began noticing beautiful Rejon Magana, the Founder of didn’t fall in love with the things: on cold mornings in the Hartland Community 4 Youth Jordan River on the rst winter, water vapor rises o the and Family. We’ve since spent date. It was more like the river and into the light peaking many an hour beautifying the 500thI date. Originally it was the over the Wasatch. e pelican’s river in di erent ways and backdrop of my bike commute. arrival in the late spring. e engaging our di erent commu- An unimpressive “bottom of yearly arrival of the same Bald nities in river projects. the water shed” kind of river Eagle to the same Cottonwood I decided to take my cam- that seemed like it had been tree each January. Noticing a era along for the ride and try treated like a canal over the Kestrel Falcon drop out of the to capture some of the mo- years rather than a real river. sky and come up with a mouse. ments that I experienced on I grew up poking around the It seemed like, as I started the river. We started sharing Provo and Weber Rivers, trout to pay attention to the space the images on social media. shing and catching snakes around me, the more I noticed A few years ago, we pitched PHOTO BY CHARLOTTE FIFE-JEPPERSON along the clear mountain these awesome things happen- an idea of creating art murals A “legitimate” grafi tti artist from Justifi ed Ink adds fi nishing touches streams. e murky nature of ing. I was starting to connect on old vandalized signs to to a monarch butterfl y symbolizing migration. The mural, which was the Jordan didn’t do a whole with the river and all the life Lewis Kogan with SLC Open part of the 3-year Jordan River Art project, was painted on a private lot for me in comparison. that it attracted. Space. We found funding fence along the Jordan River Parkway trail near California Ave. Latinos Biking was my initial endeav- I decided to get more in- with the help of the Jordan in Action students from Glendale Middle School participated in the or. I wondered if I could bike volved. e Jordan River Com- River Commission to create a creation of the mural. the river trail from Midvale to munity Initiative is a project Jordan River Art Project that Salt Lake to get to school and that resulted from attending the engaged the community in property owners along the got hundreds of community work. e endeavor took over West Side Leadership Institute. canoeing and river art murals. river. A er three years and members involved. two hours initially, but it was I jumped into the endeavor of e project spanned three countless hours planning, Taking the Jordan River exciting to get a workout and experiential learning and com- years and engaged hundreds of coordinating, and executing route was the catalyst for add- avoid driving my car. I started munity leadership. I met other community members, youth the project, we created over 30 ing many valuable experienc- to ride the trail in all four sea- people that were passionate groups, local community art pieces along the Salt Lake es and relationships in my life. sons and began to log hundreds about the river and wanted to artists, other non-pro ts, and section of the Jordan River and
Learn Sorenson Unity Center 1383 South 900 West something 801-535-6533 Rental space new! for parties and meetings available! *Open call for artists* Show your art at the Sorenson Gallery! Guitar Classes Adults: Wed 6-7pm Youth: TH 6-7pm Computer Basics Saturdays 2:30-4pm Citizenship Class Mondays 6-8pm @sorenson unity center Fitness Center 385-468-1284 THE WEST VIEW WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG PG 13 Fairpark musicians write songs that refl ect the times by Marilyn Shelton Otter Creek Duo is cur- rently touring their third have musical ADHD,” album, “ e Fiddle Preacher,” said Peter Danzig, this summer, with sched- when describing his uled appearances in Idaho, songwriting“I process and the Montana, Illinois, Ohio, and 10 instruments he plays. He Massachusetts. is one half of the Fair Park- e album’s title track based folk band, Otter Creek song, “ e Fiddle Preacher” Duo. e other half of the reached #10 on the Folk DJ duo is his wife, Mary Danzig. Charts. It is a fast-paced, “I might keep some lyrics in rousing song written by Peter, my head, sort of ADHD style, evoking images of prairie PHOTO BY ATTICUS AGUSTIN beginning this whole eclectic camp re dances. Peter and Peter and Mary Danzig of the band Otter Creek Duo treat the author and photographer of this story to an mess, and then something Mary Danzig called “ e impromptu concert in their Fair Park home. emerges out of it… hopefully. Fiddle Preacher” a song about Some songwriters start with celebrating joy in life and em- such as Patty Larkin, John Peter said, ‘If we change your and now you’re going to take lyrics, I usually start with in- bracing your authentic self. Gorka, David Wilcox, Simon maiden name, which is basi- mine.’” struments,” Peter said. Instru- ey describe themselves as and Garfunkel, and Peter, cally Swedish for ‘Otter Creek’ e two were childhood ments like the steel guitar, the an “eclectic-folk-Americana- Paul and Mary. and just ‘bluegrassed’ it, that’s sweethearts who rst became banjo, a couple of mandolins, bluegrass band with Celtic Otter Creek Duo’s name was a good name,” said Mary. “I acquainted in the rst grade, a bouzouki, a mountain dul- in uences,” and they draw derived from Mary’s maiden replied, ‘You know, when we cimer, and more. inspiration from musicians name – Otterstrom. “One day got married I took your name SEE OTTER CREEK PAGE 20
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By Adriana Martinez religious to social to personal to “create artwork that con- to communal. In his 1976 tributes to the beauti cation, very day I drive academic journal [ITALICS] diversi cation, and economic to work, I see Tiene Arte Valor Afuera Del vitality of the historic Gra- this mural and it Barrio: Murals of East Los nary District.” As the Granary “Emakes me happy.” at was Angeles and Boyle Heights, District changes and devel- the best compliment Salt Lake Louis Holscher, who studied ops, local businesses housed City artist Josh Scheuerman the signi cance of Chicano within the Granary District received while painting his murals in Latin American boundaries hold on tighter Bears Ears mural, located in communities, stated: “murals to preserve the historical sig- the Granary District on 800 are newspapers on walls, ni cance of the area. Once an South between 300 West and and a wealth of information area of factory and commer- 400 West. “When I was paint- is contained in them. ey cial development around the ing, I had a lot of citizens can be valuable to educa- railroad, the Granary has now stop by and talk about how tors, politicians, sociologists, become a rich community the mural was changing the political scientists, architects, of warehouses and industrial feeling of the bleakness into and planners.” As a canvas for spaces inhabited by artists, something more beautiful,” expression, murals provide restaurateurs, entrepreneurs, Scheuerman said. “I believe the unique opportunity for an and other locals hoping to it’ll bring more community entire community to come to- take grass-roots control of feeling into the area and help gether to articulate common how the area develops. “ e brighten the once industrial concerns, hopes, and values. Granary Murals will con- area into a center open-air Right now, the Granary tribute to a new version of gallery for the city.” District is aiming to do just the city, which is showing A multitude of messages that. In a project put forth by support for local artists and and meaning can be conveyed the Redevelopment Agency businesses to create more within the frame of a mu- of Salt Lake City, grants are art for the public to enjoy,” ral. Murals can sprawl from being provided to local artists Scheuerman said.
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PHOTO BY Murals incite energy into a CHARLOTTE FIFE-JEPPERSON community space. ey ask to be seen and to be heard. “Art Artist Josh Scheuerman stands has always been and always in front of a large public mural of will be the most important the former Bears Ears National communicator in the world. Monument that he painted on the It transcends language and side of a building on the City Fleet time,” said Scheuerman. Mu- block at approximately 325 W. ral work can represent much 800 South. more than a community’s ef- fort to nd artistic expression Ears National Monument and - it can provide an opportu- I wanted to remind everyone nity for critical examination why it was important to keep of what’s going on in our city. protected.” Murals may be unique to a e use of murals to pre- neighborhood, but when you serve the Granary District track murals in Salt Lake City is signi cant. Murals create from building to building pride in the neighborhood. it begins to paint a bigger ey oer a window into picture about issues our city a town’s history and inter- considers to be important. “I weaves it with our present believe the Bears Ears Mural, reality. In a time of gentri - and similar large murals, cation of the west side, the started a conversation un- Granary District provides knowingly with cities across Salt Lake the opportunity Utah,” Scheurman explained simultaneously to step back in “Murals revive communities create beautiful and inspiring ral Project are currently being “At the time [of painting time and look forward to the and share a combined lan- works of art, which don’t have awarded to selected artists the mural] we had just lost future - a future decided by guage. Art has healing power to be protected under glass,” and murals are expected to Outdoor Retailers due to the locals looking to protect what and it has shown us for thou- said Scheuerman. start going up in the neigh- threat of downsizing Bears makes Salt Lake City unique. sands of years that we can Grants for the Granary Mu- borhood in June. Open the Door To Home Ownership
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t is Sunday a ernoon and people are gathering in- side the Japanese Church ofI Christ. But at this time, the impressive late Gothic revival architecture is hosting the Tongan-American Free Wesleyan Church Group. In August, the organiza- tion will be celebrating one hundred years of existence by keeping many Tongan cus- toms during their festivities. e Tongan community in Salt Lake City is vibrant and made up of Latter Day Saints, Catholics and Methodists. e relationship between the three is generally peaceful. Inter- marriage between the three faiths are not uncommon. e church primarily draws residents from West Valley, Taylorsville and the west side of Salt Lake City. Tongans have been an im- migrant group to the west side since the 70s, with a mixture hailing directly from Califor- PHOTO BY ATTICUS AGUSTIN nia and Hawaii. Many of them Members of the Tongan-American Free Wesleyan Church Group pose for a photo outside the Japanese Church of Christ, where they hold their ser- have gone on to have success- vices. Most of the congregants dress in traditional clothing as a way to honor their culture. ful careers in the NFL, but Tipiloma Pupua, pastor of the Even though the meet- 1928, Queen Salote Tupou III bers are placed underwater ock. An opening prayer song church, hopes that more in his ing house is o cially known established the Free Wesleyan under sand and rocks, and rang through the restaurant. community will branch into as e Japanese Church of Church as the state religion of then the bers are weaved,” Congregants and church lead- other elds. Pupua’s brother, Christ, three groups share the Tonga. described one of the congre- ers made speeches throughout Tau, is currently a New York- place: Japanese, Kachin, and e service I attended re- gants during the lunch we the lunch that centered on a based opera singer. Tongan. e Tongan group is cently was entirely in Tongan shared a erwards at Golden biblical theme or spiritual ad- ey chose Utah because of in the process of looking for and some parts were sung in Corral. An entire half of Gold- vice. A nal closing a’ cappella the opportunities it provided. their own place of worship. an a’ cappella style. Men and en Corral was lled by the song concluded the dine-out. Tipiloma recalls the rst time e pastor of the Japanese women wear a traditional mat he saw snow when he was group, Pastor Brad, says that wrapped around the waist ve years old: “I thought that the harmonious relationship called a “ta’ovala.” ( e ones if one stepped into the snow, between the three groups made in the west are made one would melt with it.” brings a special kind of joy of cheaper nylon material). It e church is intergen- inside the church. ere are is what Pupua says is “the tie erational. Many of the older combined services in the of the islands.” It represents church-goers are primarily fall and the two choirs sing formality and is used for many Tongan-speakers, while the together in the winter special occasions. NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS newer generations are bilin- Wesleyanism was intro- Many women wear another AHORA ACEPTANDO APLICACIONES gual and in some cases, mono- duced to Tonga primarily fashion embellishment — an OVER 70 CLASSROOM LOCATIONS lingual English-speakers. “It’s from British missionaries. ornament girdle around the something every immigrant e Free Wesleyan Church of waist — known as a kiekie. “A MÁS DE 70 LOCALIDADES group faces [...] but language Tonga is the only state-sanc- good kiekie can take about a 801-972-2337 or [email protected] helps retains culture.” tioned of that tradition. In week to make. e tree bark THE WEST VIEW WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG PG 17
PROPOSED STREETS BOND
Nearly two-thirds of Salt Lake City streets are in poor or 2. Begin reconstructing streets in poor or worse worse condition – 20% are in such poor condition they need condition: To fund reconstruction, the City is asking voters to be completely reconstructed. to consider an $87 million General Obligation (GO) Bond.
To address funding for this critical need, City leaders have a In late July, the City Council will decide whether to put this two-part plan: bond on November’s ballot.
1. Increase maintenance on the best streets to Find out more at www.FundingOurFutureSLC.com prevent deterioration: Funded by part of the recently and let City leaders know what you think at approved 0.5% sales tax increase. [email protected].
Council Public Hearing Open House JULY JULY 7 pm @ Partners in the Park 10 City Council Chambers 17 5 pm - 8 pm TUESDAY 451 S State St., 3rd floor TUESDAY Riverside Park | 739 N 1400 W
Open House Open House JULY JULY @ Sugar House Farmer’s Market @ Food Truck Thursday 18 5 pm - 8 pm 19 11 am - 2 pm WEDNESDAY Fairmont Park | 1040 Sugarmont Dr. THURSDAY Gallivan Center | 239 S Main St.
Open House Council Public Hearing JULY JULY @ Main Library 7 pm 19 5 pm - 8 pm 31 City Council Chambers THURSDAY Main Library | 210 E 400 S TUESDAY 451 S State St., 3rd floor
The proposed streets bond is a huge opportunity to generate funding for our growing City. The City would use bond money to pay for reconstruction projects mostly on major arterial streets with a smaller portion for local neighborhood roads. The City could then focus sales tax income on maintenance needed on neighborhood roads. Without the bond, the City cannot keep up on road reconstruction and street conditions will only get worse.
We encourage you to attend one of the above open houses to learn more and attend a public hearing to provide your input.
James Rogers Andrew Johnston Salt Lake City Council Member, District 1 Salt Lake City Council Member, District 2 www.slcdistrict1.com www.slcdistrict2.com PG 18 WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG THE WEST VIEW event STEAM Makerspace: Technology horror movies from recent years. info communitybulletin Saturday, August 4, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. Last Thursday of each month. Kids and teens can ght the summer Recommended for adults only. slump and work on open-ended Chapman Library Bob Ross Paint-Along STEAM activities, where they can put Saturday, August 4, 2018 - 11:00 a.m. 577 S 900 W• 801-594-8623 their own ingenuity and creativity - 1:00 p.m. Sorenson Unity to work. Follow along with an episode of "The Center 3D Print Your Own Instrument Tuesday July 10, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. Joy of Painting with Bob Ross" and 1383 S 900 W, (801) 535-6533 SLCC CWC Writing for Change: See a 3D printing demonstration paint your own happy little trees. Social Media Technology Center and get your own 3D-printed Monday, August 13, 2018 - 6:00 p.m. Ocarina, then add the nishing SLCC CWC Writing for Change: OPEN ACCESS Monday - Thursday This workshop will teach you how to 9:00am-9:00pm Friday 9:00am - touches. Résumés and Cover Letters e ectively engage in civic dialogue Saturday, August 4, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. 8:00pm and start writing for change. Learn the purpose, structure, and Knowledgeable sta to help you with: A Taste of Utah Tuesday July 17, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. tools to craft a well-organized Internet basics; email basics; checking resume and an eye-catching cover Marmalade Library your children’s grade online; learning Teens can sample delicious treats 280 W. 500 North, 801-594-8680 made by local artisans while letter. how to use your smart phone; learning about di erent food- online job searches and online job Under the Sea Series applications; creating a resume and making processes. Led by Moka SLC. STEM Classes: Dinosaur Friday, July 6, 2018 - All Day Adventure with USU Extension cover Letter; nding a new apartment Marmalade Library Children's Area online, and many more. Escape the Room: Empire Services Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. Art Exhibit Records Wednesday August 1, 2018 3:00 p.m. Kids ages 8–10 will explore Classes Hip-Hop Workshop with The An adventure game in which players dinosaur-themed activities, 3D Printing en Español: Monday & including fossil replicas, dinosaur Bboy Federation Wednesday 9:00am – 10:30am solve a series of puzzles and riddles Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 7:00 p.m. using clues, hints, and strategy. skeletons, rising magma, and more. Clase Básica de Computacion en Registration begins two weeks prior Learn the history of hip-hop culture Español: Tuesday & Thursdays to each session. Register at https:// and breakdancing with local urban 9:00am – 10:30am Chapman Centennial Friday dinoadventure.eventbrite.com/. dancers from the Bboy Federation. Family Film Nights Friday, September 28, 2018 - 6:30 Citizenship Class – IRC Marmalade Coffee and Chocolate p.m. Glendale Library (International Rescue Committee) 1375 S Concord • 801-594-8660 Series Mondays 6-8pm Re-live the last 100 years during Thursday, August 2, 2018 - 7:00 p.m. Chapman Library's Centennial Friday Come and prepare for the United The rst Thursday of each month, States Citizenship exam in a fun and Family Film nights. Free popcorn. Shrinky Dinks enjoy tasty samples and learn Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. relaxing classroom setting. something new and about the Customize Shrinky Dinks to make Day Riverside Library classic combination—co ee and zipper-pulls, jewelry, tiny art, or Utah Prostate Cancer Support 1575 W 1000 N • 801-594-8632 chocolate— from local producers anything else you can dream up. Group and experts. First Wednesday of the month 6:30- Motorcycles & Landscapes in 8:30pm 35mm Film: by N.M. Dubon G Suite Training Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 6:00 p.m. Bob Ross Paint-Along Support program for men and their Sunday, July 1, 2018 - All Day Saturday, August 4, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. Google's G Suite o ers Gmail, word families to learn about the diagnosis Reception: Thu, Jun 14, 6:30–7:30pm - 4:00 p.m. processing with Docs, spreadsheets and treatment of prostate cancer. Follow along with an episode of with Sheets, and more! Learn how to A Taste of Utah "The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross" Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. take advantage of these free tools. YouthCity Afterschool Program and paint your own happy little Monday-Friday Teens can sample delicious treats trees. Afterschool Program for 3rd through made by local artisans while Water Wars 8th graders. Snacks, activities, learning about di erent food- Thursday, August 2, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. A day of outdoor play! Make sure Macabre Movies at Marmalade homework help, and eld trips. making processes. Led by Moka SLC. Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 6:00 to bring a change of clothes and a Fees range from $11-$228 per month p.m. - 8:00 p.m. towel — you WILL get wet! based on family size and income. Screenings of some of the scariest
Ballpark Fairpark Community Glendale communitycouncils Community Council Council Community Council Community councils are neighborhood-based organizations developed to help community members directly advocate Chair: Bill Davis Chair: Bryce Garner Chair: Dane Hess for change in their communities. Their job is to provide [email protected] 801-885-1352 [email protected] various city departments with input and recommendations Meets: 1st Thursday [email protected] Meets: 3rd Wednesday at generated directly from the community. These councils at 7:00 p.m. Meets: 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m. consist of local residents, service providers, property and July 5, August 2, September 6 at 6:30 p.m. July 18, August 15, Sept. 19 business owners. Meetings are open to the public. Taylor Springs Apartments July 26, August 23, Sept. 27 Glendale Library To nd out which community council area you live in, visit: Community Room Northwest Multipurpose Center 1375 S Concord St. (1240 W) www.slcgov.com/commcouncils 1812 South West Temple 1300 West 300 North THE WEST VIEW WWW.WESTVIEWMEDIA.ORG PG 19
Piano Classes- Mundi Project Come join us for food, fun, and Riverside Park Westpointe Park Youth Class: Saturday 1-2 pm & 2-3 friends! Learn about higher 1490 West 600 North 1920 Colonel Rd, Salt Lake City, pm education, health & other resources. Salt Lake City, UT 84116 UT 84116 Adult Class: Saturday 3-4 pm Friday Night Flicks - Friday, June 29 Westpointe Night Out - Tuesday, Free piano class for youth and adults 7:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. August 7 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. of all Others The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Once again we are hosting our Bring your blankets, pillows, friends, annual “Night Out” Celebration Women Empowerment Series Sugar Space and family to these free family- and Water Parade! We will meet at – PIK2AR (Pacifi c Island 132 S 800 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84104 friendly movies across Salt Lake City. 4:30 pm - Meadowlark Elementary Show up any time after 7:30 p.m. to School 497 N Morton Dr to prepare Knowledge 2 Action Resources) West Side Wednesdays - Wednesdays 6-8pm Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 secure your spot, play games, and for the parade. Water Parade starts Paci c Island woman's peer-to-peer p.m. get ready for the movies that will at 5:30 pm and will end arriving at support group. Food trucks, entertainment and begin around 9 p.m. WestPointe Park for the kicko to fun! Get to know people in your our 6:00 pm celebration! Diabetes Focus Group – PCORI community and local artists at this UNP Partners in the Park - (Patient-Centered Outcome & unique. West side event center. Tuesday, July 17 6:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. The Gateway Research Institute) Come join us for food, fun, and 400 West 100 South Second Wednesday of the month friends! Learn about higher Salt Lake City, UT 84101 6-7:30pm The Leonardo education, health & other resources. Focus group for people with 205 E. 500 S., Salt Lake City, UT SLC Hispanic Heritage Fest - diabetes that teaches about how to 84111 Pioneer Police Precinct Tuesday, September 22 11:00 a.m. - 7 maintain a healthy lifestyle. p.m. Trivia Night at The Leonardo 1040 W 700 S, Salt Lake City, UT Friday, July 13, 2018 - 7:00 p.m. 84104 This free event will feature an Teen Success - Planned The second Friday of each month, exciting community parade. Parenthood take part in The Leonardo's Trivia Groove in the Grove - Tuesday, Au- There will also be food vendors Tuesdays 5-7:30pm night and see how much you know gust 7 6:00 p.m. - 9 p.m. (empanadas, tacos, pupusas, Cuban Weekly support group for teenage about about current events, science, Come enjoy our 6th Annual Groove sandwiches, arepas, and more), beer, girls who are mothers or pregnant. pop culture, history, and more. In The Grove! This event will be local artisans, dance performances, bigger and better than ever before live music, a car show, and other Pacifi c Islander Heritage Festival with food trucks, beer garden, family friendly entertainment! - Saturday, July 28 from 5:00 p.m. - Zilla’s Family Restaurant and Lounge bouncy houses and free food for the 10:00 p.m. kids, and so much more! 2080 W. North Temple, SLC, UT Non stop entertainment stage, 84116 Paci c Island Cultural Food Booths West View Fundraiser - Saturday, This Community Calendar was brought to you by: and other yummy food options. June 23 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Make & Take Art, Trampoline Breakfast is $10.99 for adults, $5.99 Jumping for free by Goba Sports. for kids and full bar is available. Drum Bus. Clothes Line Project. Event will celebrate our Art & Culture Health Screenings and Resources. Issue and feature performances by Bring 5 Light Bulbs to exchange some of the artists highlighted in for energy e cient ones. Many the issue. A little Flamenco guitar Community Resources to learn out on the patio, anyone? about for you and your family. Children’s area with free activities. Sherwood Park 1400 West 400 South Northwest Salt Lake City, UT 84104 Recreation Center UNP Partners in the Park - 1255 W. Clark Ave SLC, UT. 84116 Tuesday, July 10 6:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. (385) 468-1319 Come join us for food, fun, and friends! Learn about higher UNP Partners in the Park - education, health & other resources. Tuesday, July 31 6:00 p.m. - 8 p.m.
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FROM SALTY CRICKET PAGE 7 FROM OTTER CREEK PAGE 13 these stories that have been University student Tyler Otter Creek Duo performed informing us about who we Clementi, a er a roommate their version of “Down To launched the nonpro t with as they grew up together in are in this society. And also, posted pictures of him kiss- e River To Pray” on the a composers’ collective called the same Avenues neighbor- what things are going on that ing another man on a social season 6 nale of “Sister “Salty Cricket.” ey added hood. But it was while they need a song?” said Peter. media website. “It just hurt Wives” on TLC. the El Sistema program, an both studied music at the “ e theme of our music my heart to see that someone Otter Creek’s previous two international program that University of Utah that they seems to really re ect what is would feel ashamed of some- albums are called “Hunter’s originated in Venezuela, became reacquainted, and going on at the time. I mean, thing that they had no reason Moon” and “Shiver Into at Mary Jackson in 2015. later married. all these di erent issues that to feel ashamed of,” said Spark.” e band plans to “Jackson’s administration has Mary has a master’s degree we go through like the envi- Mary, a er channeling her release a fourth album by the been very supportive,” said in violin performance and ronment or immigration…,” emotions into a song about end of 2019, called “American Petro-Eschler. Peter, a bachelor’s degree in said Mary. the incident. Jalopy,” which centers around If all goes well and they re- music composition. e two “‘Sometimes You Just She said that the song themes of independence. ceive a capacity-building grant have backgrounds in classical Know’ is written about a “Bidder 77” on e Fiddle Peter said, “My dad’s idea of from El Sistema USA, they are music but became interested friend of ours. I got down to Preacher album was written car maintenance was that if planning to expand to Wallace in forming a bluegrass band, the courthouse the day that about environmental activist it’s still moving, it’s probably Stegner Academy, a public a er they attended a bluegrass marriage equality arrived Tim DeChristoper’s protest worth driving. Why change charter school in the Glendale festival. It was a pivotal, life- in Utah and I called a close of a Bureau of Land Manage- the oil? It will just burn o ,” neighborhood. At this new changing moment. Mary said friend of mine and said, ‘Get ment auction of 116 parcels of he laughed. “So I grew up location, in addition to strings, that what she witnessed at the down here, you’re getting public land in 2008. driving all these horrible cars they would o er wind, brass festival convinced her that married today.’ ey’d been Sometimes they play and and it struck me that there is and percussion instruction. bluegrass music was the type together 17 years and had record music with their something so loveable about “We need movers and of music for her. Otter Creek two kids together. So we went daughters, who also have American independence. Be- shakers on the west side Duo was formed in 2009. down there and did wedding their own band, called “ e cause it’s like, it’s broken, but to get involved and sup- e couple said that their music for everybody. And ree Muses.” we’re going to do it anyway!” port [this expansion],” said music is o en related to cur- it was really exciting. I just “We travel a lot during the Otter Creek Duo’s music is Eschler. rent events that inspire them wanted a song about equality,” summer and they always available on iTunes, Spotify, ere are currently two and that their music is meant said Peter. perform with us on the road. Amazon, CD Baby, and at ot- open spots in the El Sistema to carry on oral traditions. Otter Creek Duo’s “Take I think they enjoy the travel- tercreekduo.com. program at Mary Jackson. To “Folk musicians are histo- e Climb” was inspired by ing and have good times,” said inquire, visit www.salty- rians. We’re bringing forward the suicide of gay Rutgers Mary. cricket.org.
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