40 Oz to Freedom won the 2010 San Diego Music Award for Best Tribute and has toured the entire US and Canada for over six years, developing one of the largest tribute band followings in the world. 40 oz. to Freedom is true to the So-Cal vibe with thumping bass lines, rad beats, and shredding guitar riffs topped off with soul quenching vocals.

Hayes Carll’s list of accomplishments is long. His third album, 2008’s Trouble In Mind, earned him an Americana Music Association Award for Song of the Year (for “She Left Me for Jesus”). The follow-up, KMAG YOYO was the most played album on the Americana Chart in 2011 and spawned covers by artists as varied as Hard Working Americans and Lee Ann Womack, whose version of "Chances Are" garnered Carll a Grammy nomination for Best Country Song. 2016’s Lovers and Leavers swept the Austin Music Awards, and was his fourth record in a row to reach #1 on the Americana Airplay chart. Kelly Willis and Kenny Chesney have chosen to record his songs and his television appearances include The Tonight Show, Austin City Limits, and Later w/Jools Holland. Carll is the rare artist who can rock a packed dancehall one night and hold a listening room at rapt attention the next. 

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Catch Jim Fish at the Handle Bar one of Salt Lake City's newest gathering spots for bikers, hikers, lovers, and live music! No cover

The annual Spring Conference presented by League of Utah Writers is a full day of workshops and presentations focused on improving your skills as a writer. Tracks include fiction, nonfiction, poetry and screenwriting. Please join us! 2019 Special Guests: Lisa Mangum - Shadow Mountain Bryan Young - multi-media artist Tracy & Laura Hickman.

Registration/Check-in begins at 9:00am the day of the event with programming from 10:30am until 6:00pm. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-spring-conference-league-of-utah-writers-registration-50038816447?ref=elink

https://www.nihonmatsuri.com/ Free event.

To share and educate the larger Utah community about Japanese and Japanese American culture, history, and traditions as well as to be a way to pass on the Japanese traditions and culture to younger fifth, sixth, and seventh generation Japanese Americans and to help them identify with their heritage. Join us for free performances from a kimono fashion show to live Japanese musicians to Taiko Drumming. There will also be Japanese food booths, tea ceremonies, and you can try your hand at mocha pounding.

It's Independent Bookstore Day! Join Weller Book Works for a day of celebration and festivities! The IDB Passport is back, Tony Weller returns with his custom stenciling, there will be exclusive Independent Bookstore Day merch, and a lot more! Exclusive merchandise available ONLY Independent Bookstore Day, ONLY at Weller Book Works: -Charles Bukowski: Uncensored (on Vinyl). We should all be feminists pouch: a great selection of Author pins including Margaret Atwood, James Baldwin, Neil Gaiman and Toni Morrison and more.

Activities: Tony Weller is back with his custom designed stenciling! Do you have something big enough to be stenciled on? Bring it on by! Tony will be stenciling from 12 - 2 PM. Make sure to have your item dropped off by 2. All items will be available for pick by or before 4 PM. There will also be a raffle to win an exquisitely elaborate, detailed item. The stencils and raffle are free.

The following are 10 AM to 4 PM and are free: -Take a spin of our prize wheel. Prizes galore. Good Ones.  One spin to customer, please. -Face painting for the kids. Choose your own ARC. Browse our Advance Reader's Copies and take one home.

We're not alone! We are partnering with other Indie bookstores in the area to create an IBD PASSPORT. Here's how it works: Visit Weller Book Works, The King's English in Salt Lake, The Printed Word in Sandy, or Booked on 25th in Ogden to pick up your passport. Visit each of the stores on April 27. Get each store to mark the appropriate box on your passport. When you fill your passport, just leave it with the last store you visit. Make sure to fill out your contact information. Each store will draw a winner to receive 20% of all purchases for a year. Some restrictions apply.

What is Independent Bookstore Day? Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different! There are exclusive books and literary items that you can only get on that day. Not before. Not after. Not online. Why celebrate independent bookstores? Independent bookstores are not just stores, they’re community centers and local anchors run by passionate readers. They are entire universes of ideas that contain the possibility of real serendipity. They are lively performance spaces and quiet places where aimless perusal is a day well spent. Come get your indie on!

Celebrate the Day of the Kid with us at the Natural History Museum of Utah. You'll have complete access to the entire Museum, including Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed, and we'll have plenty of other family activities taking place throughout the day.

Participating partners and activities will include the Las Aguilitas children’s mariachi band, Ballet Folklorico de la Esperanza folk dancers, Spanish poetry and storytelling, a piñata workshop with Artes de Mexico en Utah, piñata cookies, face painting, skeleton dancers, a children's exhibit of Maya art from Arte Primero, Maya weaving demonstrations, Maya games, and more.

More information online: https://nhmu.utah.edu/events/d%C3%ADa-del-ni%C3%B1o

Utah Surgical Arts will host a free Academic Advantage College & Career Fair on Saturday the 27th. Middle and high school students interested in exploring a healthcare career or looking to build their resumes will learn how to get a head start in planning for their future careers. Up to $2,000 in scholarships will be awarded.  
Local medical experts will kickoff the event with an interactive presentation that will give students an insider’s look at their professions and the steps they took in education and training. Following the presentation, students and their parents will have the opportunity to network with representatives from local colleges and nonprofits.  Featured speakers include: David A. Park, DDS, MD – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Utah Surgical Arts, William Francis, DO – Family Practitioner at Premier Family Medical, Chase Bazil, CRNA – Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Specialist, Nikki Carter – Dental Hygienist at Cloward Dental, Charisse Finch – Counselor at American Fork High School. Student participants can expect to learn how to navigate school successfully by learning:  The best time to start preparing for college, The college admissions process, Steps for making a college application unique, The rewarding aspects of a medical or dental career, A typical daily routine of a dental/medical professional and the steps for completing the education and training required for specific healthcare professions.

All attendees must RSVP: https://utahsurgicalarts.com/academicadvantage/
 For additional information or questions, please email Sara at community@utahsurgicalarts.com

We will be hosting our 10th Anniversary Wildlife Baby Shower April 26-28th, 2019. The event is from 2:00pm - 5:00pm Friday, April 26, and 11:00am - 5:00pm on Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28. There will be activities for all ages, including silent auction items, games, crafts, and much more. We will have our animal ambassadors on display with our team of knowledgeable handlers. This event is free. https://wrcnu.org/