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Festivals -- email radioactive@krcl.org to get something added to this sublist!

• Aug. 22: Mondays in the Park through Sept. 12 at Liberty Park
• Sept. 2,3 and 5: Polynesian Days at Electric Park, Lehi
• Sept. 3: Honey Days: SLC Local Music & Art Festival at The Commonwealth Room, South Salt Lake
• Sept. 2-4: Urban Arts Festival at The Gateway, SLC
• Sept. 9: KRCL's 909 Day Block Party & Record Sale
• Sept. 10: Hispanic Heritage Parade and Street Festival
• Nov. 4-5: 14th Annual Redrox Music Festival, Bit And Spur Restaurant And Saloon, Springdale, UT

Saturday, August 20:

Saturday, August 27:

• Rose 25th Anniversary Celebration, 10a-2p at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 S., SLC. "We’re celebrating 25 years of innovative art at the Rose Wagner Performing Art Center by throwing an anniversary bash. Join us for live performances, busking from local artists, yummy refreshments, and even make your mark on our community art project with the Blocks Truck. The celebration is FREE and open to the public, and fun for all ages. You won’t want to miss it!"

• 2022 Allies Gala: Gorgeous Planet, 6:00 p.m. at Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main St., SLC. Event by Equality Utah: "Join us for the largest LGBTQ fundraising event in Utah. The Allies Gala is an annual event benefiting the Equality Utah 501(c)(4). We are Utah's largest LGBTQ political action & advocacy organization. We are working for a fair and just Utah. If you have questions about where your donation is allocated, please reach out to essie@equalityutah.org. Thank you for your support! DRESS THEME: COSMIC VOGUE - Gorgeous DIY to High Couture Fashion. Look to the stars for inspiration." For tickets, click here. 

• 2022 Poverty Summit, 9a-1p at Christ United Methodist Church, CUMC Salt Lake, 2375 E. 3300 S., SLC. Event by Crossroads Urban Center: "Come learn about the causes of hunger and homelessness in Utah and policy solutions that will reduce those problems and join a community of caring and friendly people. Hosted by Crossroads Urban Center, the Coalition of Religious Communities and Powerful Moms Who Care."

• Project Rainbow's Big Gay Barbie-Q, Jordan Park, 1060 S. 900 W., SLC. Event by Project Rainbow: "Please join us for our Annual Big Gay Barbie-Q and Project Rainbow Volunteer Appreciation Party. Get to know your Gayborhood, find out about local LGTBQIA+, QTBIPOC resources and community programs and partners. We will have Music, Games, and much more Fun! Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and Snacks ( Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten Free options will be available).

Wednesday, August 31:

• International Overdose Awareness Day - Utah State Capital, 7:00-9:00 p.m. on the south steps of the Utah Capitol, 310 N., State St., SLC. Event by Utah Naloxone, Overdose Awareness Utah and USARA - Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness: "Join us to remember those we've lost, raise awareness and be part of creating positive change. Each year International Overdose Awareness Day is recognized on a global scale. Hundreds will gather at the Utah State Capitol South steps to remember our loved ones lost to overdose as well as raise awareness and promote recovery. Many of us have lost our loved ones to overdose but we CHOOSE to remember that for those still here and struggling, there is always hope for recovery."

Fri-Sun, Sept. 2-4: 

• Urban Arts Festival at The Gateway, SLC. Rooted in the social and cultural life of the community, Urban Arts Festival provides a platform for cultural art, music, and performance. FREE.

Friday, September 9:

• KRCL's 909 Day Block Party & Record Sale, 4:00-8:00 p.m. at 509 W. 300 N., SLC. We recently moved our studios into the thriving and diverse Guadalupe Neighborhood and we're inviting you to come down and check out our new space, plus get to know some of our new neighbors, and do some record digging, as we welcome back the annual KRCL Record Sale!
  Line-Up:
  4-6pm: Friday Soul Party (played on speakers outside)
  6-7pm: RadioActive (Punk Rock Farmer Friday with live music from The Zissous)
  7-8pm: The Zissous full set outside + Robert Nelson of Smile Jamaica spinning records indoors in the retail space with the Record Sale
  Vendors, Food Trucks, and KRCL Open House with KRCL Record Sale
  Participating Neighbors and Friends:
  Boys and Girls Club
  Rise Up Dance Studio
  Guadalupe School
  Spy Hop
  TreeUtah
  Clever Octopus / Infinite Tentacle
  Giv Group
  Sponsored, in part, by Mark Miller Subaru

Saturday, September 10:

Monday, September 12:

• A Crime on the Bayou: Film Screening and Conversation, 6:00 p.m. at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, SLC. "Join UBLAC for a film screening and discussion with author Matthew Van Meter. Moderator: Shaadie Nunnally. ASL interpretation will be provided. If you need any accommodations, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/DRTWxH7Mk9Qumrta8. Crime on the Bayou, a film based on Deep Delta Justice. A Black teenager bravely challenges the most powerful white supremacist in 1960s Louisiana with the help of a young Jewish attorney. Systemic racism meets its match in decisive courtroom battles, including the U.S. Supreme Court, and a lifelong friendship is born. This event is made possible with support from UBLAC and Utah Humanities."

Friday, September 16:

Saturday, September 17:

Thursday, September 22:

• Tanner Talk with Azar Nafisi, 4:00-5:30 p.m. at Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Dr., SLC. "Azar Nafisi is a lifelong champion and ardent supporter of the importance of Humanities and Liberal Arts and the role they play in the preservation and promotion of democracy. She is best known as the author of the national bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, which electrified its readers with a compassionate and often harrowing portrait of the Islamic revolution in Iran and how it affected one university professor and her students. Earning high acclaim and an enthusiastic readership, Reading Lolita in Tehran is an incisive exploration of the transformative powers of fiction in a world of tyranny. Nafisi explores the power of literature in traumatic times in her new book Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times." To reserve your free ticket, click here. 

• National Voter Registration Day, 11a-2p at the J. WIllard Marriott Library, 295 S. 1500 E, SLC. FREE. "We're partnering with the SLC League of Women Voters as well as ASUU to help you register to vote as part of National Voter Registration Day. Stop by our table on Level 2 from 11 - 2 and we'll help you get registered."

Saturday, September 24:

• UCCD International Youth Summit, a free, single-day conference for Utah youth, aged 14-32. The International Youth Summit aims to bring current and future activists, changemakers, and leaders together to network, connect, and inspire each other. This year's theme: Rising Tide, a triple entendre for:

  • youth leadership
  • equity, diversity, inclusion, justice (a rising tide lifts all boats)

  • climate change and the Great Salt Lake

• U.S. National Park Service waives entry fee to all parks today, one of five fee-free days this year. Also marks National Public Lands Day.

Thursday, October 6:

• Author Meets Readers Series with Joy Harjo, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, SLC. Event by University of Utah College of Humanities, Utah Humanities: "Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is serving her second term as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. Tickets are available in early September through Utah Presents." 
  

Sunday, October 30:

• Queer Open Mic, 7:00 p.m. at Under the Umbrella Bookstore, 511 W. 200 S. #120, SLC. Event by Under the Umbrella Bookstore and Utah Humanities Book Festival: "River Writing Collective welcomes all our QT’s to Under the Umbrella where we will serenade, ode, and get real with one another. ASL interpretation will be provided. If you need any accommodations, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/DRTWxH7Mk9Qumrta8. This event is made possible with support from the River Writing Collective and Under the Umbrella Bookstore."
  

Friday, November 11:

• U.S. National Park Service waives entry fees to all parks today, one of five fee-free days this year. Also honors Veterans Day.

Wednesday, November 16:

• Tanner Lecture on Human Values with Heather McGhee, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at S.J. Quinney College of Law - University of Utah. "Tanner Lecture on Human Values with Heather McGhee, Author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. A renowned expert on the American economy, Heather McGhee is one of the most brilliant and influential thinkers exploring inequality today. Both her viral TED talk and her instant New York Times bestseller The Sum of Us reveal the devastating true cost of racism—not just for people of color, but for everyone. Deeply stirring, intelligent, and compassionate, McGhee’s talks offer us an actionable roadmap during one of the most critical—and most troubled—periods in history." To reserve your free ticket, click here. 

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