Giveaway to Cast Away

  • November 20, 2024
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Crossroads Urban Center has turkey and sides for folks in need. Utah author Kase Johnstun and his latest book, Cast Away. Plus, Stewardship Utah and Great Salt Lake Institute.

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!

Nat Williams, democracy policy associate at Stewardship Utah, returns to report on lawmakers' plans for election reforms. Earlier today, the Government Operations Interim Committee met and discussed several bills, including ballot information accessibility, election code, ballot counting and drop boxes. To watch/listen to their deliberations, click here. 

David Sanders of Salt Lake Community College and SLCC Outreach Librarian Erica Gudiño stop by to talk about a December event celebrating the legacy of Henrietta Lacks.

  • In 1951 doctors harvested Lacks' cells while treating her for cervical cancer. Without her knowledge or consent, they were offered to medical researchers. To date more than 100,000 medical studies have been conducted using HeLa cells.

Georgie Corkery of the Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster University, which is hosting a gathering Friday about the state and fate of Great Salt Lake.

  • Nov. 22: Confluence: Resource Limitations in the West through the Lens of Art, Science, and the Humanities, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Emma Eccles Jones Auditorium in Florence J. Gillmor Hall, Westminster University, 1840 S. 1300 E., SLC. Event by Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster University: "A panel discussion of the newly-released book 'Watershed Moment: The American West in the Age of Limits,' with editors Bob Frodeman and Evelyn Brister, and authors Bonnie K. Baxter, Crystal Carr, and Paul Rogers. Maya Violet Anderson will accompany the panelists with a musical performance. Afterward, join us for food and drink at a reception in Meldrum Science Center featuring installations by artists Kellie Bornhoft, Dana Kuglin, and Diane Tuft." Free and open to the public.

Glenn Bailey of Crossroads Urban Center, which is getting ready for its annual Thanksgiving Giveaway. To help now or year-round, visit crossroadsurbancenter.org/topneeds to help stock CUC's two food pantries that serve hundreds of households every week.

  • Nov. 27: Crossroads Urban Center's Annual Thanksgiving Giveaway, 10A-3:30P or until supplies are gone, 77 W. 1300 S., SLC. "If you need help with food this season, come and receive a turkey and sides for your holiday meal! Drive North on West Temple to be directed to an entrance of the Smith's Ballpark Parking Lot. A volunteer will load a turkey and sides into your car. Limit 1 turkey and bag of sides per vehicle. Walk-up options available." 

Utah author Kase Johnstun, whose latest novel, Cast Away (Torrey House Press), is a dual narrative that shines a brilliant light on a quirky and wonderful family as they experience displacement. Johnstun also is the programs manager for the Utah Center for the Book, which produces a book festival every October. 

  • Dec. 31: Deadline to submit your book for the Utah Book Awards. Calling all Utah authors! Is YOUR book eligible for the 2025 Utah Book Awards? From fiction to poetry to picture books, there’s a category for every kind of story. Eligible publication dates: Jan 1, 2022 – Oct 1, 2024. Submission window: Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2024. Books must have been written, illustrated, or translated by permanent residents of Utah. For more submission guidelines, click here. If you're ready to submit, click here. The Utah Book Awards are a project of The Utah Center for the Book at Utah Humanities (an affiliate of The Library of Congress Center), the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, the Utah State Library Division, and League of Utah Writers.

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments, or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

 

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