Salt Lake City: SLC Weekly Planner 8/20 – 8/27
Event Details: SLC Weekly Planner 8/20 - 8/27 - :
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Thursday
• Don’t miss the second to last evening of a fantastic 2009 Twilight Concert Series line-up on 8/13. Iron and Wine and Okkervil River will perform for at Gallivan Center for a FREE evening of entertainment. For additional information, visit the Twilight Concert Series website. 239 S Main St, Salt Lake City. 7 – 10 pm every Thursday until August 27th.
• If you’re looking for fresh produce or artisan goods around the U, catch the University of Utah Farmers Market every Thursday until October 8th. The event goes on from 9 am to 2 pm on Webster’s Lawn, east of the Pioneer Theater. For additional information, click here.
Friday
• Meet local Salt Lake City artists and see their works on display for Salt Lake Gallery Stroll. More than two dozen venues and locations will participation this month. For additional information, please visit http://www.gallerystroll.org/current.htm. 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
• Watch a bunch of crazy people on over-sized bikes duke it out at the SALT Tall Bike Joust. Event starts at Gallivan Center and rides to a separate location at 9:30 pm. 239 S Main St, Salt Lake City, or click here for more information.
Saturday
• Support local businesses and celebrate sustainable living by attending the Downtown Farmers’ Market/Art and Craft Market. Over 250 vendors will be at Pioneer Park for the event. Details: 200 S 300 W, Salt Lake City. More information available from Downtown SLC. 8 am to 1 pm, recurring every Saturday between June 13 and October 17th.
Sunday
• Catch more local goods and services from area farmers and entrepreneurs at the People’s Market. Details: International Peace Garden, 1060 S 900 W. 10 am to 3 pm. Recurs every Sunday from June 14 until October 25.
Tuesday
• Hear a founder of HEAL Utah, Chip Ward, speak on the consequences of living “downwind” in Western states like Utah and how you can get involved on issues of environmental health. The event will be held at the Mar Gallery in Park City. 580 Main St., Park City, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. For more information or to RSVP for this event, visit HEAL Utah’s web site.
Wednesday
• If the skies are clear on Wednesday night, head up to the South Physics Bldg (http://www.map.utah.edu/index.jsp?find=10) at the University of Utah for a Star Party. Check out the planets, galaxies, star clusters and all the things that can be seen through a telescope, half an hour after sundown. For additional information, click here or contact Cierra Blair at (801) 792-5013 or cierra.blair@hsc.utah.edu.
Thursday
Don’t miss the – FINAL – evening of a fantastic 2009 Twilight Concert Series line-up on 8/27. Robert Randolph and the Family Band and Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears will perform at Gallivan Center for a FREE evening of entertainment. For additional information, visit the Twilight Concert Series website. 239 S Main St, Salt Lake City. 7 – 10 pm.
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