Guns to Gardens, UMOCA remodel, and a 4th of July Flavor Fight

  • July 1, 2024
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RadioACTive Pop! with Olivia Jaramillo digs into headlines of the day, with a pop culture twist.

Mondays are now RadioACTive Pop! with new community co-host Olivia Jaramillo. She brings her unique take on society through the mirror of pop culture. Plus, Rallies & Resources with cool people, places, and things. Check it all out and get plugged into your community!

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Nancy Halden and intern Jaden Gamache of the Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah, which held a Guns to Gardens demo in conjunction with the Presbyterian Fellowship for Peace (PFP) and RAWTools over the weekend. RadioACTive also spoke with Rev. Margery Rossi of the PFP and Fred Martin, a RAWTools volunteer blacksmith.

  • T-SHIRT: To find the Guns to Garden t-shirt worn by Rev. Rossi, click here. 

Sundance programmer Basil Tsiokos on the films screening free in the community this year, including 20 Feet From Stardom and Eno.

  • July 17-21: Sundance Local Lens, various locations, dates and times. Free for Utahns, but you need to reserve tickets. "Join Sundance Local Lens for nine free indoor and outdoor screenings of favorites from previous Sundance Film Festivals. Don’t miss these exciting five days in Utah, including an event for local artists, film intros and Q&As from artists in attendance, partner screenings, and more." To reserve your free tickets and check out the lineup, click here. 

Laura Hurtado and Jared Steffensen of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, which will most likely be rebuilt as part of the new Sports and Arts & Culture District in downtown SLC.

  • July 12: Utah Museum of Contemporary Art opening reception for six new exhibitions, 6:00-9:00 p.m. at UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple St., SLC. New exhibits include 𝘐𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺; 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘰.; 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘪: 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵; 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺: 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺'𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹; 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘺: 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭; and 𝘒𝘺𝘮 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘭: 𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬." Free, but RSVP is requested for planning purposes. 

RadioACTive Pop! wants your help to solve a flavor fight this Fourth of July. Follow Olivia on Instagram so you can vote in her polls. Yesterday, 300 people voted for their favorite ice cream flavors:

  • Chocolate (55%) vs. Vanilla (45%)
  • Chocolate Chip (44%) vs. Chocolate Mint (56%)
  • Strawberry (60%) vs. Coconut Sticky Rice (40%)

The question now is where to get the best ice cream. Send your picks to radioactive@krcl.org with OLIVIA in the subject line.

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of  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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