This two-part interactive event will include a virtual discussion on Oct. 4 and a hike to the burn scar on Oct. 5. Feel free to register for one or both. Once registered, you will receive instructions for how to access the webinar and where to meet for the hike in your confirmation email. We will also be recording the webinar and will share it with registrants afterward. While relatively small in size at 541 acres, the impacts of the Parleys Canyon Fire in 2021 were far reaching, occurring under prolonged and exceptional drought conditions. With two years passing since the fire, there is a lot for us to learn from what has occurred at the site since then. During the webinar, wildland fire expert involved in the management of the fire, J. Bradley Washa, will discuss fire management strategies used and findings from the site two years later. During the hike, participants will have an up-close opportunity to observe impacts of the fire and regeneration since. See the agenda above for more details about each part of the event. This event is designed for adults, children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required to attend. Register at www.swanerecocenter.org

https://slcjcc.org/community-events/lecture-human-rights-event Free and Open to the Public Join Ricky Kidd, a nationally recognized speaker, author, advocate, and executive director of I Am Resilience, for a captivating story of resilience and injustice. In 2019, after spending over 23 years in prison, Ricky Kidd’s conviction for a double murder was overturned and he was released. His release marked a monumental victory for the wrongly convicted and catalyzed broader discussions on the flaws within the criminal justice system. His unwavering resilience and commitment to justice have earned him numerous accolades and recognition. He is the definition of a popular Jewish cornerstone “Tikkun Olam” – Hebrew for “repairing the world.” His experience highlights the importance of humanity and the value of maintaining hope and identity. Beyond his advocacy work, Ricky is proving that it is possible to find redemption and rebuild one’s life after enduring profound injustice. He inspires others, showing the power of perseverance, education, and the unwavering pursuit of truth. Ricky will be joined by Kristy Columbia, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center, an organization that works to liberate those that have been wrongly convicted and incarcerated. The Midwest Innocence Project played a key role in fighting for and ultimately securing Ricky's exoneration.

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In partnership with our friends at Liberty Heights Fresh, purveyors of fine foods -- we're hosting a special pairing and tasting event featuring artisan producers of domestic cheeses and select charcuterie bites and from all across the United States. We'll be highlighting FIVE craft American ciders from around the country with each unique pairing to bring out the depth of flavors in each bite and sip. Learn about the agricultural operations and urban producers setting a new bar for cheese and charcuterie, and within the cider scene in their respective regions. Come discover the good foods and drinks we've custom curated to delight your palate. $35 per seat without cider pairing* $70 per seat with cider pairing* *Price does not include optional gratuity. Non-alcoholic & additional alcoholic beverages available for individual purchase and consumption on-site. 21+ venue, ID required

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The horn-and-percussion trio Moon Hooch is currently made up by members Michael Wilbur, Wenzl Mcgowen, and Cyzon Griffin, have gone from playing on New York City subway platforms to touring with the likes of Beats Antique, They Might Be Giants, and Lotus, as well as selling out their own headline shows in major venues around the country. Though the band—whose members initially met as students at the New School—turned heads in the music industry as relative unknowns with a charismatic, unconventional sound (they play with unique tonguing techniques and utilize found objects like traffic cones attached to the bells of their horns to manipulate tone, for instance), they were already a familiar and beloved sight to strangers in New York, who would react with such joy and fervor to their impromptu subway platform sets that the NYPD had to ban them from locations that couldn’t handle the crowds. NY Mag once referred to their sound as “Jay Gatsby on ecstasy,” while the NY Post fell for their “catchy melodic hooks and funky rhythms,” saying they had “the power to make you secretly wish that the short [subway] wait becomes an indefinite delay.” While the band’s busking days are behind them now, the lessons they learned from all those platform parties helped guide their approach to recording ‘Life on Other Planets.’

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Guitar luminary + Tuareg folk hero Omara “Bombino” Moctar knows the nomadic life well. Being constantly on the road for his music while also perpetually on the move throughout the Sahel region of Africa is the norm. So when the pandemic brought the world to a screeching halt, Bombino found himself in an unfamiliar space: being in one place. “I’m used to traveling virtually every week and then I was locked down for two years,” he says from his home in Niamey, the capital of Niger. “On the positive side, I get back in touch with my home and spend real time there with my family for the first time in a long time.” What resulted was the follow-up to 2018’s Deran, a record that turned Bombino into the first-ever Grammy-nominated artist from Niger. This new collection of songs, entitled Sahel after the African region spanning East-West from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, is Bombino’s most personal, powerful, and politically-minded work to date. It’s also his most sonically diverse, a quality he set out to achieve from the start, and one that is meant to directly mirror the complex tapestry of cultures and people that make up the Sahel region itself. He says, “the general plight of the Tuaeg is always on my mind and while I’ve addressed it in my music all along, I wanted to give it a special focus on this album.” To bring the songs to life, Bombino worked closely with Welsh producer/ mixer David Wrench (David Byrne, Frank Ocean, Caribou, Goldfrapp, Erasure, The xx, Sampha), decamping with his bandmates to a studio in Casablanca for ten days to lay down the album. “Bombino’s an incredible musician, easily one of the best musicians I ever worked with,” Wrench says with fondness of seeing the Tuareg guitarist up close. “What he does looks effortless, but it's so complex. It’s such a refined style, it’s so him, it’s unique. It contains all this history in it, it’s amazing.” The feeling is mutual. While Bombino has been fortunate to have sympathetic guitarists like Dan Auerbach and David Longstreth sit in the producer’s chair in the past, Wrench provided a new level of expertise.

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