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My concern is with the librarians not being told the path and goals ahead, beyond saving money. I get when changes need to be made due to rising cost. What never goes well in organizational change is when the staff don’t have buy-in or even a clear understanding of what must take place. Our librarians deserve to know and understand the path ahead. And those of us who pay taxes in SLC also deserve this for a service that we love.

Our librarians are like family to us. They are local heroes and they deserve to be respected in their workplace. I must ask how a traveling story time helps keep costs down with rising gas prices, when you have librarians in each of those locations who already know their community? Someone on the board needs to be asking many more questions about this “plan” and communication to the staff and community. PEREZMORRISDESIGN Via Instagram As is typical with City Weekly this is, at best, half an article. City Weekly is unionized and I guess one of the individuals quoted represents the union. If things are so bad, why doesn’t the union strike? Secondly, in 2011 the Salt Lake City Library pretty much forced Beth Elder to resign due to employee lack of support/ dislike. City Weekly reported extensively on the issue. So, is the current story the first in a series, hopefully leading to the current director’s resignation? Why aren’t Salt

Lake City Library employees rising up in opposition to the current director if there is so much animosity? See previous union/strike comment. WALTER AUSTIN Via Facebook My kids and I are library regulars, and I have been very frustrated to learn about the new plans to strip control of storytime from our local children’s librarians and farm it out to a small team that travels between branches. Relationships with our local librarians are one of the best parts of our library visits! THELAURENSIMPSON Via Instagram It’s not just the director, the whole board has allowed this. It’s not what the people of Salt Lake want (with our taxes, mind you) it’s nice to see this finally coming to light I hope they all get booted before it’s too late to fix the community, services, and staff they have been tearing apart. DANDELION.ART.CAMP Via Instagram

Very very frustrated about the direction our library is taking. Why are we running a public service like a for-profit business? Why the hell are we closing the library to the public to serve as event space for corporate buyers? Why are library staff so afraid of going on record to discuss criticism of its leadership? This current director is not fostering the kind of environment that supports a library’s growth. It feels as if the library is becoming divested from the community it’s supposed to serve. JUDE.PERNO Via Instagram All I needed was to see Noah Baskett using the word “flexibility” to know SLCPL is absolutely cooked. MILKMANDAN Via Instagram Care to sound off on a feature in our pages or about a local concern? Write to comments@ cityweekly.net or post your thoughts on our social media. We want to hear from you!

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Game, Set, Match

hile reading a story about the U.S. Open in The New York Times recently, I came upon the assertion that tennis’ one-handed backhand was nearly extinct and the tactical serve-and-volley offense was dead. It brought me up short. Not that I was surprised—anyone who watches Grand Slam tennis on TV has seen it coming. It’s just that there is a finality in newsprint, as there is in gravestone granite. White tennis balls are long gone, displaced by the debut of “optic yellow” ones at the U.S. Open in 1973. Wooden rackets are out and graphite is in, with the iconic Jack Kramer racket now a nostalgic wall hanging. The white canvas Jack Purcell tennis shoes I favored in my salad days now sell on Etsy. That said, it hasn’t been too long since I was hitting one-handed backhands against the wall at Liberty Park. I always wanted to make the stroke more reliable—I had no interest in two-handedness. Nobody I knew gripped a tennis racket with both hands and it seemed awkward given the sport’s country-club cachet. My father was a pretty good tennis player. He played regularly at the Salt Lake Tennis Club. He was known for the “junk” spin he could put on a ball. As a club member, he had a key to the door. In winter, my friends and I used it to play midnight doubles on occasional Saturday nights. All you needed—besides the key— was a pocketful of quarters to feed the metered lights. Tennis has been popular in Salt Lake City for most of my life. My summertime memories include time spent wait-

ing for an open court at Liberty Park, Reservoir Park and East High. There were never enough courts. Every year, The Salt Lake Tribune sponsored a city-wide “No Champs Tennis Tournament.” The amateurs-only event, which drew hundreds of players, dated back to the 1930s. My father and brother won the father-son division once. I wasn’t able to see them play. I had fallen into step with the legion of “Vietnam-era volunteers” and was stationed at an Army listening post in the highlands of Ethiopia. Its proximity to the equator, along with its mountain-top vantage, was ideal for monitoring communications across Africa and the Middle East. The thin air was good for eavesdropping. It was not good for tennis. New balls had to be deflated with a hypodermic syringe; otherwise, they ricocheted around the court like a pinball. I played tennis every Saturday on the grounds of the emperor’s palace. A weekly mixer there attracted a few Americans, two or three Italian businessmen and a handful of Ethiopian Air Force officers. It was a convivial group. Dressed in decorous white sportswear, we played pickup doubles on clay courts, lounging between sets on a bougainvillea-shaded veranda, drinking bottles of Fanta and making small talk. One day, we were joined by two 20-something Americans. The State Department had ginned up a cultural exchange in which the twosome conducted tennis clinics in various African cities. One of the two was a woman whose name I have forgotten; the other was a young man named Poncho. It was never clear to me whom their tennis diplomacy was intended to benefit, but I won’t ever forget the day I watched the Ethiopians react to Poncho’s artful topspin. In a word, they were entranced. The homegrown Ethiopian tennis players I knew hit only basic groundstrokes—no backspin, no topspin. It never occurred to them that you could make a ball spin hundreds of revolutions per minute (RPMs), altering its

trajectory and bounce. Poncho showed the Ethiopians how to hit the ball so that it dove over the net and bounced skyward in a fast-rising arc. They were forever changed. After Poncho left town, the Saturday tennis social became a place to practice the strokes needed to rev up the spin of a ball by hundreds of RPMs. Whenever one of the Ethiopians took an exaggerated swing during a game, a chorus of knee-slapping hoots rose from the veranda. “Hey, Poncho!” everyone yelled, “Hey, Poncho!” Meanwhile, in a mid-1960s parallel universe, racket sports had flourished. I returned to Utah after leaving the Army to find my friends had taken up a game that had them wearing safety goggles and sweating in glasswalled courts. Padel was flexing its muscle in Mexico and pickleball was taking root in sunbelt retirement enclaves. The game of pickleball was invented in Washington state by Congressman Joel Pritchard. He cobbled together handmade plywood paddles, a wiffle ball and a badminton court to create a game for his kids. The rules disallowed volleys near the net and the serve-and-volley tactic destined to fade away in tennis. That the name was dopey was just one of the reasons it took 50 years before Salt Lake City would have its first outdoor pickleball court—a repurposed tennis court on 5th Avenue in 2015. Changes in racket technology was another reason; opposition from NIMBY tennis players another. But today, pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. I like to think that Poncho—now in his late 70s—has played padel a time or two, but prefers pickleball for its congeniality. I envision him and his friends after a Saturday game. He gets a Fanta from the cooler and tells them that it reminds him of a summer he spent in tennis diplomacy in Africa. And the Ethiopians who learned how to topspin? I imagine Poncho has an evolving version to tell—a story he has told many times. But this one is mine. CW

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The Salt Lake Tribune’s coverage of looming University of Utah layoffs is critical of the decision. And why wouldn’t they be? The announced changes could affect nearly 900 staff members. To sprinkle additional salt in the wound, the decision comes with a $10 million price tag for outside consultants. Still, the Trib listened to the U’s claim that no faculty will be impacted. That claim has already been proven false. The University of Utah Economics Department has long been an indicator species for the school’s ideological freedom. It has endured as a hotbed of heterodox leftist theory since the ‘90s but, as of this year, will be rolled into the business school’s Division of Quantitative Analysis of Markets and Organizations (QAMO)— which favors a traditionally stale “analysis plus capital plus execution” take on the subject—forcing out some truly talented economists. The layoffs will undoubtedly mask other such academic reorganizations to ensure the U stays perfectly bland in all matters.

HIT: The Blame Game

Axios’ analysis of the new UVU security report on Charlie Kirk’s death supported the obvious narrative—campus events on the scale of Kirk’s debates and speeches are inherently dangerous, regardless of political content. While UVU made Kirk’s team at Turning Point USA aware of the risks, the organization proceeded, as they had done at dozens of similar events across American universities. The same libertarian, free-market ideas that governed Kirk’s opinions on government welfare and free speech ultimately proved fatal when TPUSA reportedly declined UVU’s recommendations of a ticketing system or other crowd control measures. The report is meant to undercut claims of UVU’s culpability, but it remains unclear how they may affect the ongoing murder trial for Tyler Robinson, the accused assassin.

MISS: Sleight of Hand

As the election approaches, many Utah publications have sounded the alarm on Constitutional Amendment B, which would increase the threshold for citizen ballot initiatives that carry tax and revenue implications—i.e. every ballot initiative distasteful to Republican leadership. Those same outlets have effectively ignored the seemingly-innocuous Amendment A, which would give the Lieutenant Governor the responsibility of public notification on future amendments, side-stepping public notification via newspapers, which receive considerably more traffic than the LG’s website. The amendment represents the latest in a trend of increased power to the (Republican) LG’s Office. To see the potential issue, look to the current Salt Lake County Sheriff’s race, in which GOP candidate Shane Manwaring faces accusations of illegally posting campaign signs on public lands. The LG has done nothing to restrict his actions, proving that handing non-partisan responsibilities to a partisan politician will most always have an unhappy ending. CW

n November 1, at 2 a.m., clocks in Utah and most of the U.S. will flip backward by one hour. Daylight Saving Time will end and the observation of standard time will resume. It’s called “standard” time because it is, simply, standard time. DST is an aberration, a vestigial gimmick created without permanent intent, based on the flimsiest of justifications and held in place largely by bureaucratic incumbency. It’s like if someone wrote a law in 1918 that requires everyone to intentionally stub their toe twice a year, and no one ever bothered to repeal it. I say this in order to properly emphasize the following: After we “fall back” in November, there’s no reason to “spring forward” in 2027 and every reason to just stay on standard. It is within our power as a state to just … stop; and doing so is broadly popular. The only reason we haven’t stopped yet is because people are so hung up on the notion of permanent Daylight Time that they’re holding the clocks hostage. They would rather trap our state in biannual self-sabotage than permit the restoration of year-round standard time, because they rightly understand that once DST is gone, the appetite to make it permanent will evaporate. Arizona, our neighbor to the south, observes permanent standard time, as does Hawaii. Any state can reject DST on its own authority, but Congressional action would be required to establish permanent Daylight Time. Why? Because again, DST is the aberration, standard time is standard. To establish permanent daylight time is, in effect, to set a new standard time. Utah has debated this issue repeatedly. In each case, a familiar dynamic plays out. First, there is broad bipartisan support for ending biannual clock switching. Second, a bill may generate momentum, or even clear a committee vote. But then, inevitably, some die-hard Daylight-head steps up and throws in the poison pill—permanent, year-round Daylight Time. If you trust the experts, they’ll tell you Daylight Saving Time is bad, and switching our clocks twice a year is acutely bad. It impacts the economy, public health, education and a litany of other areas of civic life. Where there are perceived benefits, there are direct tradeoffs—example, late sunsets are good for bars, bad for drive-in theaters—and far more drawbacks to keep the scales tipped to the negative. There’s really no argument between Daylight Time and standard time. (Standard is better. It’s standard.) But even if there were, the fact remains that we can switch to permanent standard time right now. Permanent Daylight Time is not on the table now, nor is it likely to be in the future, because it’s not a good idea and, more importantly, it would require our perpetually dysfunctional Congress to actually do something. Don’t hold your breath. But the state can do something. Changing the clocks every spring and fall is incredibly stupid and we don’t have to do it anymore. After November 1, we can just stay on standard if we ignore the Daylight die-hards. CW

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A24 Horror Flicks for Halloween

Looking for superior scares in spooky season? A24 has all the horror you need. BY BILL FROST comments@cityweekly.net

f you’re not a film nerd who cares about the vanity cards (production company logos) at the beginning of a movie, you’re also probably not an A24 obsessive. Those who are know the company excels at horror, and one could create a solid Halloween watchlist using only A24 movies—which is what I’ve assembled this month. Feel free to argue over the inclusions and exclusions, and Happy Halloween! Under the Skin (2013; streaming on Netflix and Tubi): Even though it starred Scarlett Johansson just as her Marvel Cinematic Universe stardom was blowing up, her sci-fi oddity Under the Skin still lives in obscurity. The slow and creepy nature of the film, in which Johansson plays an alien in a human body, is the polar opposite of a glossy action flick, imbued with a lo-fi vibe that’s as bleak as it is fascinating. Weirdly enough, Johansson’s blank, emotionless performance is among her best. The Witch (2015; Netflix, Tubi): Anya Taylor-Joy’s film debut is a powerful one as Thomasin, a Puritan teenager facing the temptation of evil in 17th-century New England. Exiled from a settlement, Thomasin’s family builds a new home on

the edge of a secluded forest, which turns out to be the home of—you guessed it—a witch. The family’s sense of joy and new beginnings turns to dread as a hallucinatory nightmare unfolds. The Witch has all of this and a talking goat. Green Room (2016; Netflix): Ready to see Star Trek’s amiable Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) as a terrifying neo-Nazi leader? No, you’re not. When a touring hardcore band needs to find a make-up gig for a canceled date, they end up at a way-off-the-grid punk club in the Pacific Northwest. Soon, they learn that the joint is a white supremacist watering hole (red flag), then they witness a murder (all the red flags). Green Room is a down-and-dirty fight-for-survival thriller with a—literally—killer soundtrack. Hereditary (2018; HBO Max): A benchmark horror movie that answers the question, “How can things get any worse?” a dozen times in a quick-but-fraught 127 minutes, Hereditary was A24’s biggest hit before Everything Everywhere All at Once. After enduring a series of family tragedies, Annie (Toni Collette) begins dabbling in the occult, only to learn that her late, estranged mother was a coven leader. Hereditary’s calculated derangement accelerates by the minute like a runaway trauma train. Midsommar (2019; HBO Max): A troubled couple (Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor) travel to Sweden to attend a midsummer festival, but instead they find themselves trapped in a pagan orgy of drugs, sex and death—Tripadvisor fails again. The flowery and dreamlike aura of Ari Aster’s Midsommar belies a dark and horrific underbelly, a paradox not unlike the critical reaction to the film itself, which ranges wildly from glowing to gruesome. One aspect everyone agrees upon: Pugh is, as always, fantastic.

Pearl Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022; Hulu): It’s more of a black-humored mystery than a straight-up horror movie, but Bodies Bodies Bodies is still a bloody good time. A party at a remote mansion goes all the way wrong for a group of uber-privileged 20-somethings (including Pete Davidson) when a “murder” game becomes all too real and partygoers start getting dead. Bodies Bodies Bodies has drawn comparisons to the Scream franchise and Jennifer’s Body, which is some good alt-horror company. X (2022; HBO Max, Tubi): X is both a tribute to and an upending of the slasher genre, co-starring a pre-Wednesday Jenna Ortega as a member of a small crew shooting an adult film in 1979 Texas. They think they’ve found the perfect shot location at a countryside farmhouse, but when the elderly woman owner finds what they’re up to, things go sideways, bloody fast. Director Ti West turns the sex, gore and terror up to 11, aided by the haunting soundtrack by goth rocker Chelsea Wolfe. Pearl (2022; HBO Max, Hulu): Pearl is

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an X prequel and an origin story for that film’s geriatric villain, who herself aspired to be a movie star in the early 1900s. Unfortunately, young Pearl (Mia Goth) has inherited a sadistic streak from her domineering mother. And when an affair with the town movie house projectionist and a big talent audition don’t go her way, the bodies begin piling up in dazzling Wizard of Oz-like Technicolor. Pearl won’t sync up with Dark Side of the Moon, though—try a Black Sabbath album. MaXXXine (2024; HBO Max): After X and Pearl, MaXXXine completes Ti West’s trilogy as X’s Maxine Minx (Mia Goth, again) lands her first non-porn film role in 1985 Los Angeles. Of course, it’s a horror movie sequel (nice touch) that Maxine can’t quite focus on while a private detective (Kevin Bacon) threatens her with VHS tape evidence of her X exploits from six years earlier. She’s also connected to “satanic” Hollywood murders, but not in the way you might think. MaXXXine wraps the trilogy in maximal fashion. CW

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Repertory Dance Theatre’s Legend & Lore program explores the myths, stories and natural wonders tied to the landscapes of the American West through four works spanning more than seven decades of modern dance. The program also launches RDT’s new Living Landscapes initiative, a project inspired by Utah’s landscapes. The works include Castor and Pollux, choreographed by Elizabeth Waters; Liquid Interior: A Landscape in Motion choreographed by Margaret Jenkins and Ellie Klopp; Martha Graham’s Dark Meadow Suite (pictured); and the centerpiece of the program, a new work by Penny Saunders, A New Legend for the Great Salt Lake. Saunders’ work poses the question: How has Utah’s landscape changed, and what stories does it inspire today? The work is based on one of Utah’s most fascinating urban legends, the tale of the supposed whales of the Great Salt Lake, which were said to have been brought over by British scientist James Wickham. The piece begins playfully with the absurdity of a whale being transported to Utah before taking a more serious turn toward the Great Salt Lake’s changing landscape. “I want the audience to feel like they’re part of a conversation or a journey,” Saunders said. “I think the Great Salt Lake is something that really matters, and through this silly story, hopefully we can bring some attention to it.” Legend & Lore runs Oct. 1 - 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 W. 300 South). Tickets are $17, $32 or $47, plus fees. Visit RDTUtah.org to purchase tickets or for additional event information. (Hailey Edmonds)

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Utah’s varied landscape inspires those who live here, and it has inspired artists across decades. This week, the Utah Museum of Fine Art’s first-ever Land Art Week digs into the legacy of land art through three days of talks, tours and site visits. Events kick off on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. at the museum (410 Campus Center Dr.) with an artist talk featuring Lita Albuquerque, a leading figure in the land art movement of the 1970s. With work including sitespecific installations in the South Dakota Badlands, Death Valley, the Mojave Desert and even the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica, Albuquerque has been honored with international commissions and a National Science Foundation Grant. RSVP for the event on via Eventbrite at umfa.utah.edu. On Friday, Oct. 2, the Powder Art Foundation hosts a Fall Open House from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., showcasing newly-installed pieces across Powder Mountain through liftaccessed art walks and self-guided opportunities. It also provides a chance to learn more about the Foundation’s evolving outdoor sculpture program across the region. Registration is available at powderartfoundation.org. Saturday, Oct. 3 offers a Spiral Jetty community meet-up beginning at Rozel Point from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Attendees of all ages are invited to explore Robert Smithson’s famed work, listen to music, create art and learn about the environment of the Great Salt Lake. Activities include opportunities to create poems and artwork inspired by the Spiral Jetty environment, facilitated by UMFA staff member Ashley Farmer, and Labyrinth Walk Meditations with mindfulness teacher Maurena Grosssman. Visit umfa.utah.edu for more information. (Scott Renshaw)

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As the fall theatrical year kicks into high gear, two stalwart companies kick off their seasons this weekend with two very different works—one set long ago in a distant land, and one very close to home. Salt Lake Acting Company, in conjunction with Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory, presents the world premiere of Troy Deutsch’s Very Like a Whale. Set on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, it deals with the reunion of an eccentric family as they gather in the wake of the patriarch’s passing to sell a lakeside property. The farcical comedy that erupts deals with grief and lineage, and their connection to a planet in crisis. The production runs at Salt Lake Acting Company (168 W. 500 North) Oct. 2 – 25. Tickets are $15 - $45, with performances 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays – Saturdays (plus Tuesday, Oct. 13), 1 p.m. & 6 p.m. Sundays. Visit saltlakeactingcompany.org. Meanwhile, Pygmalion offers Witch, Jen Silverman’s 2018 fable set in an English village, where Old Scratch appears trying to bargain for the souls of its residents, and believing he’s found an easy mark in an outcast woman. As director Morag Shepherd notes, “The characters are both a stereotype and thoroughly unhinged at the same time. … I’m drawn to the idea that this script is entirely contemporary, timely, living on a live-wire, and also old and drawn from the past.” Witch runs at the Rose Wagner Center Black Box (138 W. 300 South), Oct. 2 – 17, with performances Thursday – Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 - $22.50 at saltlakecountyarts.org. (SR)

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October 2026 Special Screenings “Tower of Terror” continues; Hocus Pocus in concert; Scream marathon; Carnival of Souls; Park City Film Festival; and more.

Nosferatu / Phantom of the Opera @ Edison Street Events: If it’s been a while—or maybe never—since you’ve attended one of the classic silent film screenings at Edi-

Carnival of Souls @ Broadway: One of the more unique locally-shot features, 1962’s Carnival of Souls turned the Great Saltair into the location for a weird psychological thriller about a young woman re-locating to Salt Lake City to put her life back together after a car accident. Writer Michael McLane turned his fascination with the film into a thoughtful essay appearing in the new anthology The Once and Future Lake, published by Torrey House. I’ll be facilitating a pre-show conversation with McLane as part of a one-night-only screening of the film on Thursday, Oct.

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parkcityfilm.org for full schedule and to purchase tickets.

Cruising @ Utah Film Center: This 1980 thriller—starring Al Pacino as a New York cop who goes undercover in the city’s underground gay leather scene to find a killer—has held a controversial place in the history of queer-themed cinema for more than 40 years. The Utah Film Center (375 W. 400 North) hosts a special screening on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m., including a moderated Q&A featuring members of the Utah Queer Film Festival team. Tickets are free, with reservations available at utahfilmcenter.org.

Hocus Pocus in Concert @ Abravanel Hall: Disney’s 1993 comedy-fantasy—about children trying to survive a trio of witchy sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy) in modern-day Salem—became enough of a nostalgic favorite over 30 years that it inspired a 2022 legacy sequel. The original feature comes to Abravanel Hall (123 W. South Temple) for a special Halloween season play-to-screen presentation with the Utah Symphony performing composer John Debney’s score. Performances are Thursday, Oct. 29 and Friday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m., with tickets $25 - $112 at my.usuo.org.

Park City Film Festival: Yeah, yeah, we know that a certain high-profile film festival isn’t returning to Park City this winter. But the folks at Park City Film are keeping the Jim Santy Auditorium at the city’s library (1255 Park Ave) as a venue for some unique films with the first-ever Park City Film Festival. Nine features are scheduled over three days, including postfilm Q&A’s as well as panel discussions. The event takes place Oct. 23 – 25, with individual tickets $20 until Oct. 10. Visit

Scream Mega-Marathon @ Megaplex Theatres: The 1996 meta-slasher movie Scream not only broke down the tropes that had driven killer-thrillers for decades, but built its own franchise that has lasted even longer. Select Megaplex Theatres locations present an overnight marathon of all seven Scream films, beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30. Tickets are $79.99, including refillable concessions. megaplextheatres.com

When a Witness Recants @ Utah Film Center: A controversial 1983 legal case involving three Black teenagers convicted of murder on the basis of coerced testimony became the basis of Dawn Porter’s 2026 Sundance Film Festival documentary, with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates exploring the legacy of the case and its impact on the young men, who spent 36 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit. The Utah Film Center (375 W. 400 North) presents a screening on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets are free, with reservations available at utahfilmcenter.org.

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son Street Events (3331 S. Edison St.), October is a great time to correct that. Just in time for the Halloween season, the venue presents weekend screenings of two of the greatest silent horror films ever made: F. W. Murnau’s 1922 Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, a fascinating spin on the Dracula mythology (Oct. 8 – 9); and the 1925 adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney, Sr. (Oct. 21 – 23). All shows start at 7:30 p.m., with accompaniment by Blaine Gale on the Wurlitzer organ. Tickets are $8 for adults. edisonstreetevents.com/ silent-movies

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Salt Lake Film Society “Tower of Terror” continues: If you’re one of those folks who thinks September is a bit too early to start celebrating Halloween, you are now free to dive right into the remaining repertory horror offerings at the Broadway Centre Cinemas (111 E. 300 South) this month. October weekend programming includes scary women in The Craft and Ginger Snaps (Oct. 2 – 3); the 1986 sequel of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and 1971’s A Bay of Blood (Oct. 9 – 10); over-the-top comedic horror in Evil Dead II and Re-Animator (Oct. 16 – 17) and The Shining / The Wailing (Oct. 23 – 24). It all wraps with the traditional annual screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Oct. 29 – 31). slfs.org

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“Infrastructure looked a lot different at the turn of the century than it does today.”—Laura Briefer, SLC Public Utilities director

Pipe for the Big Cottonwood Conduit.

Early SLC quickly outgrew its water supply.

Go With The Flow How Salt Lake City learned to move water from mountain snow to residents’ taps. BY TAYLOR HARTMAN comments@cityweekly.net

he first pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley needed water, desperately. This “right place,” as Brigham Young declared it, was a high desert, after all. To grow crops, live and settle, water had to be diverted. The Wasatch Mountains, looming above these pioneers’ new homes, represented both a challenge and a benefit. There existed water, but it was locked in the peaks above, stored as winter snow—then, in the spring and summer, running through steep canyons into the watersheds of the Great Salt Lake. Small creeks initially served the community, but as the settlement grew, so did the imperative to move fresh water to where it needed to be. The problem was one of the first major obstacles posed to the builders of the city. Laura Briefer, director of Salt Lake City Public Utilities, still sees our mountains as an essential part of the water system. “The mountains are all-in-one,” she said. “They’re a conveyance and a distribution system, and they act as a filter to filter out pollutants before it even hits our treatment plants.” On a recent tour of the Big Cottonwood Water Treatment Plant, I walked through the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon with Dustin Gilgen, Salt Lake City’s water treatment systems manager.

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Crews laying the Big Cottonwood Conduit.

All around us were artifacts of a 150-year effort to bring water to the people of the Salt Lake Valley. A massive, long-decommissioned steel penstock pipe extended down the mountain, initially feeding water to a power plant that still sits at the mouth of the canyon. Old, gear-driven equipment still stands, as do intake structures with beautiful brickwork and wooden, greenpainted, Utah Power Company doors. Gilgen led me to the exit of an old tunnel, where water rushed through a narrow channel cut into the mountain. Faint pickaxe marks were still visible in places along the rock. “This was the first thing they dug here,” Gilgen explained. I remembered a 1901 engineering account of the stairs’ hydroelectric system, which described a four-foot steel pipeline passing through a 500foot tunnel before dropping steeply toward the powerhouse, using nearly 400 feet of elevation to turn water into electricity. This appeared to be the end of that tunnel. The Big Cottonwood Water Treatment Plant was constructed there between 1957 and 1959. Building it required changing the creek itself. “The creek channel used to be over here more,” Gilgen said, pointing to a part of the floor directly below us as we walked through the plant. “So we had to move it in order for us to build here.” The plant that went up in the 1950s would still be recognizable today, but improvements have been made, as well as modernization projects. In 1998, the city reconstructed portions of the plant to improve seismic safety and replace aging chemical, mechanical and electrical systems.

A new intake screen arrived in 2015, followed by major electrical and control upgrades in 2018. Today, the plant can treat roughly 38 million gallons of water a day and supplies a substantial share of the region’s drinking water. But for all the upgrades, the plant’s biggest challenge may be the one engineers cannot modernize away: its location. “Back then, it was probably a great idea,” Gilgen said of the site. “Nowadays, as you can see, we’re stuck between a rock and a road.”

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In July of 1847, City Creek was diverted from its original path to help supply farms and residents with water. It was then that the city recorded its first water right agreement. Soon after, the community grew beyond what that small stream could provide. In 1908, an account in the engineering record described the problem Salt Lake City faced in plain English: “The quantity available from these two streams long ago became inadequate, so additional supplies had to be obtained.” While the mountains and gravity moved the water, the people had to lay the pipe. Farmers along the east bench of Salt Lake already used water flowing from Parley’s and Big Cottonwood canyons. The farmlands in the valley, meanwhile, got water from Utah Lake via the Jordan River—much warmer and worse positioned, but still suitable for agriculture and growth. The Jordan and Salt Lake Canal systems were completed in 1882, carrying the water from Utah Lake north. Stretching for 28 miles, the canal was dug largely by hand. In return, Salt Lake City agreed to

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Healthy Systems, Healthy Residents Not everything we built has survived. Salt Lake City once used wooden pipes, which have since disappeared. Reservoirs and storage pipelines have come online and gone offline. A reservoir once stood at the entrance of Parley’s Canyon near Suicide Rock. It’s long gone. Another sat at what is now aptly named Reservoir Park. “Infrastructure looked a lot different at the turn of the century than it does today,” Briefer said. But replacement has never meant starting over for Salt Lake. Some of the city’s oldest water rights, canals and routes remain embedded in the modern-day system. New treatment plants are built onto watersheds where some form of water treatment or filtering has happened for generations. New aqueducts bring additional water into the valley, but the sources of that water haven’t changed. Modern operators can now shift supplies when one source is unavailable—an increasingly important ability in a system threatened by aging equipment, wildfire, drought and changing snowpack. Briefer said the city plans for scenarios as severe as losing Big Cottonwood Creek entirely, whether from a treatment plant failure or a wildfire that temporarily makes the watershed unusable. The goal is to keep enough overlap in the system that the loss of one major source does not mean turning off taps across the city. Early Salt Lake learned the hard way that a mountain stream was only as clean as the wa-

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acquire rights to the water in their mountains, which could be sent downhill. “We still have the Jordan and Salt Lake Canal,” Briefer said, “and some of these exchange agreements we satisfy today.” These exchanges and water rights let the everthirsty city reach further into the Wasatch range. The Big Cottonwood Conduit was built in the first years of the 20th century, carrying water more than seven miles. The 1908 engineering record put the length of the conduit at 38,000 feet, hand dug and brick arched, constantly sloping downward, connecting one massive canyon to another. Shortly after the conduit was built, more water was needed from the mountains. Across the state, engineers began looking for sources not just from nearby canyons, but from across entire divides and entire drainage basins. Construction of the Strawberry Tunnel started in 1906, and by 1912 crews had bored 3.8 miles through the Wasatch Divide, a large-scale trans-mountain diversion from the Colorado River Basin to the Bonneville Basin. Beginning in the late 1930s, construction started on the massive Provo River Project. The six-mile Duchesne Tunnel was begun in the early 1940s, which carried water through the Uinta Mountains into the Provo River drainage. At 41.7 miles, the Salt Lake Aqueduct then carried water toward the Salt Lake Valley. Briefer lights up when she talks about the Duchesne Tunnel. “It’s so straight that you can stand at one end of the tunnel and you can see the pinpoint of light at the [other] end of the tunnel,” she said. “That’s how straight it is through the mountain.” In less than a century, Salt Lake had gone from

Water systems manager Dustin Gilgen points out vintage machinery near Big Cottonwood.

tershed feeding it. Mining, grazing, erosion and growing human use degraded portions of the Wasatch. Protecting the source became as important as engineering the delivery. Today, that means treating forests, soil and snowpack as parts of the water system in their own right. It also means maintaining rules that can seem removed from pipes and treatment plants but are intended to keep contamination from entering the system in the first place. The distance between watershed and faucet is surprisingly short. Briefer said water can reach a treatment plant within hours and a Salt Lake tap within roughly a day. “So literally, you were drinking what happened in the watershed yesterday.” she observed. Salt Lake’s water system is in layers, with each generation inheriting the geography and decisions of the one before it. For Gilgen, that history creates a very modern problem. The old system cannot simply be switched off while a new one is built. “We’ve looked at different possibilities on what we can do to rebuild it,” Gilgen remarked, “but how do we do that and still provide water to the public? That’s been the challenge.” Briefer said that makes continued investment in both the built system and the mountains feeding it essential. “It is still really important for us to continue to invest in our aging infrastructure and in our natural infrastructure,” she said. For nearly 180 years, Salt Lake has found increasingly complicated ways to move water through, around and even across its mountains, but just like before, it starts with the snow, in the mountains, far above us. CW

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a recipe, then cook the dish. “And then on the day, we set everything up, buffetstyle, at the back of the restaurant and we get to try all the different recipes,” explained Patel. They also hold one or two extra events a month. They celebrated Diwali last October and toured Sir Walter Candy Company in July. In May, they threw a “Cake Soiree” in Sugar House Park. Patel reported that 110 people came. “It was a lot of people, it was a lot of cake, but we just used the whole pavilion, and every table was covered in just amazing, beautiful cakes,” she said, “it was so incredible to see the talent that is out there in Salt Lake City. There was one girl who made a whole dragon cake.” Amy Hamblin, who helps with Cookbook Club events, describes herself as a “hobby baker” (she made a vanilla chiffon cake with blackberry lavender jam for the Cake Soiree). “Having a specific cookbook to go off of and then a specific recipe helps with the intimidation factor,” she noted. “We’ve got some people that have been cooking for years, and then we have others that the only time they cook is when they bring something here.” Though the club focuses on home cooking, Patel also sees it as a way for people to broaden their understanding of food and restaurants, which was the logic behind international night. “I didn’t want it to be basic,” Patel said. “Dig into the foods you grew up with, that other people may not know. ... I heard people say, ‘I’ve seen this on a menu, and I never knew what it was.’” This year, they began inviting Utah cookbook writers, including Elena Davis, author of Italian Summer Table, and Heber City-based Carolina Gelen, whose cookbook Pass the Plate snagged a 2025 James Beard Award. For September, the club chose Melissa Urban’s Whole 30 Cookbook. “[Urban] was tagged on Instagram, and was like, ‘who are these women?’” Patel said. “She reached out and asked, ‘can I come?’” Urban not only attended, but filled her car with flats of seltzer water and drove to Table X to drop them off before the event. She says her social media events “are curated to Utah stuff. I saw

[Patel] was doing a cookbook club, and I was like, A.) that’s the coolest thing I’ve ever heard, and B.) I have a cookbook coming out in August … so I reached out, and said, ‘can I donate some cookbooks to your event?’” Urban arrived early, before a flood of women filed in the front door, some dressed in shorts, others in eyelet lace dresses, all carrying food in every container imaginable: foil pans, chafing dishes, Dutch ovens, ceramic bowls, Tupperware and Pyrex. Patel said that meetups are 21+, but they’re also multigenerational. She chatted with groups, answering questions for people cooking her recipes for the first time, or signing 11-year-old copies of her cookbook, the pages feathered with sticky notes. “We have mothers and daughters who’ve come multiple times together,” Patel noted. “We have people who drive all the way from Provo and Ogden.” Lindsay Killpack, who moved back from Seattle and attended the August event with Davis, brought her stepmom, Becky Killpack, who was one of several first-timers. Patel said she makes a point to talk to new people, so no one feels awkward or shy. “The first question everybody always asks here is, ‘What did you bring?’ It’s the best ice-breaker.” Patel said they’re aiming to feature Mallory Oniki’s Cookie Club for a cookie swap in December and want to continue featuring Utah cookbook authors, including Maria Lichty (Two Peas & their Pod) and Shea McGee (Around the Table) next year. And “we want to go up to the mountains,” she remarked. “I have this vision of a big grassy field, with mountains in the back. We’re all sitting in a field having an amazing meal. Have I found that location? No. It’s got to be there, though. We live in Utah, right?” CW

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Hopkins Brewing Co. 1048 E. 2100 South, SLC hopkinsbrewingcompany.com On Tap: Old Merchant Cream Ale

Avenues Proper 376 8th Ave, SLC avenuesproper.com On Tap: Drop Top - English Summer Ale (collab with Salt Flats)

Kiitos Brewing Sugar House Bar 1533 S. 1100 East, SLC KiitosBrewing.com On Draft: Strawberry Blonde (limited release)

Bewilder Brewing 445 S. 400 West, SLC BewilderBrewing.com On Tap: Pink Boots Pink Pony Pilz

Level Crossing Brewing Co. 2496 S. West Temple, SLC LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Nitro Sinday Pale Ale

Bohemian Brewery 94 E. Fort Union Blvd, Midvale BohemianBrewery.com NEW Releases: Kölsch, Dusseldorfer “Alt” Bier Bonneville Brewery 1641 N. Main, Tooele BonnevilleBrewery.com On Tap: Peaches and Cream Ale Chappell Brewing 2285 S Main Street, SLC chappell.beer On Tap: Pie Hole - Strawberry Rhubarb Tart Ale Desert Edge Brewery 273 Trolley Square, SLC DesertEdgeBrewery.com On Tap: Edge’s Special Bitter ESB Epic Brewing Co. 825 S. State, SLC EpicBrewing.com On Tap: Italian Pilsner Etta Place Cidery 700 W Main St, Torrey EttaPlaceCider.com On Tap: Cherry Saison Cider; Peach Tea Session Mead Fisher Brewing Co. 320 W. 800 South, SLC FisherBeer.com On Tap: A rotation of up to 17 Fresh Beers! Grid City Beer Works 333 W. 2100 South, SLC GridCityBeerWorks.com In a Can: Extra Pale Ale Heber Valley Brewing 501 N. Main Street, Heber City hebervalleybrewing.com Freshly Canned: 435 Pale Ale 16oz 6% ABV Helper Beer 159 N Main Street, Helper helperbeer.com

Level Crossing Brewing Co., POST 550 South 300 West, Suite 100, SLC LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Helles Munich Pale Lager Moab Brewing 686 S. Main, Moab TheMoabBrewery.com On Tap: “Big Drop” West Coast Pilsner Mountain West Cider 425 N. 400 West, SLC MountainWestCider.com On Tap: Island Orchard Punch (Strawberry and peach infused cider)

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Scion Cider Bar 916 Jefferson St W, SLC Scionciderbar.com On Tap: Koala Shorts 6.3% ABV

Ogden Beer Company 358 Park Blvd, Ogden OgdenBeerCompany.com On Tap: 11 rotating taps as well as high point cans and guest beers

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Silver Reef 4391 S. Enterprise Drive, St. George SGBev.com Squatters Brew Pub Sugar House 2110 S. Highland Drive, SLC squatterspubs.com On Tap: Salt Lake Brewing Co. Big U Pilsner

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Panda Fest Makes its SLC Debut

We’ll be square with you: The media coverage of Panda Fest is … mixed. A national touring Asian-fusion food festival, it’s been praised for bringing together huge numbers of vendors selling dishes; Salt Lake’s first Panda Fest promises 70+ Asian food vendors and 200+ Asian street food booths. In cities where it’s become an annual event, it’s criticized as overcrowded, overpriced, and underorganized (last year’s event in Charlotte even invoked the wrath of the fire marshal). So, caveat emptor. On the other hand, there’ll be almost 300 different dishes to try, plus you get to pose for selfies with a 15-foot inflatable panda and go home wearing adorable panda ears, which are included in the price of admission. Panda Fest happens Oct. 9–11 at Library Square, 200 E. 400 South. Tickets are $10–$40, and are available via EventBrite. More info at pandafests.com/pandafestevents/salt-lake-city2026.

Japanese Fall Food Festival

If you missed the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple’s 90th Obon Festival in July because it was too darn hot to go outside, you’re in luck: The Japanese Fall Food Festival is not far off, and the weather will (likely) be deliciously mild. On Saturday, Oct. 3, from 1–7 p.m., the temple community will serve up traditional dishes like takoyaki (round, baked pastries traditionally filled with octopus), okonomiyaki (savory pancakes), gyoza (fried crescent dumplings), curries, udon noodle dishes, yakitori skewers, sushi, tonkatsu (breaded pork cutlets) and matcha tea. There will also be salads and homemade sweets, along with a raffle and silent auction, with all funds going to support the temple. Admission is free. The Salt Lake Buddhist Temple is located at 211 W. 100 South. For more info, visit slbuddhist.org.

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tart, funky and deeply distinctive sour. Verdict: Dandelion Daydream is a distinctive sour that proves its namesake can do far more than simply brighten up the lawn. Red Rock – Paper Airplanes: Whoa! This is the kind of double IPA that makes one stop after the first sip and think, damn, that tastes expensive! Red Rock Brewing has built Paper Airplanes around a modern, clean, lightbodied 8.8% ABV double IPA, but the real magic is found in the hop combination. Citra, Mosaic, Riwaka and Krush come together like a perfectly assembled fruit salad, delivering a ridiculous amount of juicy hop character without weighing the beer down. The first impression is all about the fruit. Chewy melon jumps out immediately, followed by layers of bright citrus, strawberry and juicy tropical fruit. There’s a wonderful density to the hop flavor, yet the body remains surprisingly light and clean. That contrast is what makes this beer so drinkable. It has the flavor intensity you expect from a big double IPA without turning into a syrupy, heavy affair. Citra and Mosaic bring plenty of familiar citrus and tropical punch, while Riwaka adds another dimension of saturated fruit character. Krush helps round everything out with even more juicy, candylike hop flavor. Together, they create a remarkably cohesive hop profile that keeps revealing another fruit with every sip. And then there’s the finish. Rather than ending with a giant blast of bitterness, Paper Airplanes keeps things modern and remarkably smooth, allowing all that melon, citrus, strawberry and tropical fruit to hang around. At 8.8% ABV, this is undeniably a substantial beer, but it never drinks like a chore. It’s vibrant, juicy and dangerously easy to enjoy. Verdict: Red Rock Brewing has been putting out some seriously tasty double IPAs, and Paper Airplanes is yet another example of why the company’s DIPA game is so strong. You can find Paper Airplanes at all Red Rock locations in 16-ounce cans. Dandelion Daydream is exclusively in 750-mil corked and caged bottles and can be bought to enjoy at TF or to go. As always, cheers! CW

Gramercy, a new coffee and tea house, had its soft opening on Friday, Sept. 18. Located behind Satellite Salon on Second Ave., it announced its presence with a trail of marigold flowers on the sidewalk, which a number of people followed—the cafe hummed with customers even as owners Emerson Alvarez and McKenna Brown worked on the final touches to the space. At one point, four baristas were behind the counter as people ordered off a hand-written menu (note: the customer service was exceptional). The building, formerly occupied by Loci Landscape Architecture, is distinctive, with a front window checkerboarded with colored panes, oversized front doors and exposed copper ductwork. There’s also a roomy patio that offers a peaceful place to read, work, or chat, since the building is off the main street and tucked at the back of the lot. Gramercy officially opened for business on Sep. 21, with a full menu of coffee drinks and pastries. Hours will initially be 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. every day but Tuesday. Find them at 569 E. Second Ave., Building B—as in behind-the-main-building. For the latest updates, visit the cafe’s Instagram profile @gramercyhouseslc.

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F – Dandelion Daydream: Dandelion greens may seem like an unlikely brewing ingredient today, but they have a surprisingly long history in beer. In the modern craft era, they’ve occasionally been brought back into the brewhouse as an alternative source of bitterness. TF’s Dandelion Daydream takes that idea in a decidedly funky, barrel-aged direction. This beer begins with a blend of pilsner malt and drum-roasted wheat, giving the brewers a soft, grainy foundation to work from. Instead of hops, dandelion greens are added directly to the kettle to provide the beer’s bitter edge. The wort is then co-fermented with Belgian yeast before heading into medium-toast French oak barrels, where it spends roughly 18 months aging. That extended barrel time is only part of the story. A house blend of Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus gets to work transforming the beer into something far removed from a conventional ale. The result is a tart, funky and remarkably dry barrel-aged sour. The nose hits with super-tart fruit and plenty of funky yeast character. There’s an intriguing blue-cheese quality alongside vine fruits, creating an aroma that is earthy, sharp and unmistakably wild. On the palate, the beer is bone dry, with the acidity quickly taking center stage. Citrus and berry flavors emerge alongside a subtle hint of peach, adding layers of fruit to the already complex funk. There’s very little sweetness to cushion any of it, making the tartness feel crisp and focused. The finish brings in the French oak, leaving behind a dry, woody, tannic character that lingers nicely. At 9.0% ABV, Dandelion Daydream is a fascinating interpretation of what beer can be when hops aren’t calling the shots. Dandelion greens provide the bitterness, while time, oak and other ingredients turn that foundation into a

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tions, Radio3hive launched KPUT 92.9 FM last month. “We kind of just took what KRCL does and what KUAA does, and it’s similar to that,” Simmons explains. “But I think that we go a little bit deeper … They’ve been huge supporters of us doing this, and we’re just trying to add our voice to what they’ve already created in Utah and in Salt Lake, and we’re trying to give a little bit of that back to Utah County.” Within just a few weeks on air, Simmons says they feel like they have established radio that brings ears to the local voices of Utah generally and Utah County in particular. He added that they have a focus on local music, uplifting the community that has been there from the beginning. “We all need community, especially now more than anything,” Simmons says. “We’ve got people around us that can buoy us up, and you know, regardless of race,

religion, we all have each other’s backs, and that’s why music is a good way, a good common denominator to kind of bridge those gaps.” DJs are slotted by the hour, so there’s constantly a new voice and a new batch of hand-picked songs. The goal is to draw new listeners to an artist or a genre they wouldn’t normally engage with, from the sounds of ’90s grunge to trip hop to the mountain sounds of Appalachia. “Our big push is handpicked music by a human for humans, and that’s true,” he says. “There’s a whole lot of behind-thescenes that happen to make the station sound the way that it sounds, and we’re really proud of what we’ve got going on.”

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grassroots communal ethos 3Hive began with decades ago. From the music they play to the DJs who keep the sound going, Simmons says 3Hive members want the venture to feel like it has human fingerprints on it. “We didn’t care about experience; we didn’t care about their tastes,” he says of Radio3Hive’s DJs. “Really, we just wanted perspectives and voices, and of just people sharing music, just to continue building a community of sharing music.” Simmons and the other members of the collective—Cannon, Ziebarth, Armstrong, Clay Callaway, Shan Fowler, Joe Cislo and Lisa Lucas—made the decision to try to take the station terrestrial a few years ago, to both expand the reach of the station but also to deepen their ties with Utah County. Four years later, they have done just that. With support from friends, family, customers and other community radio sta-

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’ve always wanted to be in a band, but I am not musically inclined,” says Todd Simmons of 3Hive music collective. “I’ve always wanted to do radio,” he adds. Now, with the launch of 3Hive’s newest project, KPUT 92.9 FM—Provo’s first independent radio station, which launched on Sept. 12—he’s doing exactly that. Utah County isn’t known for its edgy musical taste, but 3Hive defies that stereotype. Started in 2004 as a blog written by three friends who love music—Sam Cannon, Sean Ziebarth and Jon Armstrong—it was at first just a way to share new, unheard tracks with other music fans. Simmons joined in 2011 as a contributor and was part of the launch of 3Hive Record Lounge in 2018. Located in downtown Provo, it sells vinyl records, CDs, books, DVDs, turntables and speakers. “We’ve built a really good following of regulars and we’re right on Center Street, so we get a lot of foot traffic,” Simmons says. “We’ve been out there for eight years now and we still have people who come into the store like, ‘We had no idea you were out here.’” The venue maintains a busy live event schedule, from listening parties to shows in the basement. On Oct. 24, it will even host a mini-music festival, All Saints. (No acts have been announced yet, just a savethe-date.) In 2022, 3Hive launched an online radio station, Radio3Hive.com, to expand the store’s reach. It’s since become a global hub of music, though it still carries the

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Bristol, England-born Adrian Thaws—better known as Tricky—debuted on record with 1995’s Maxinquaye. The record was a groundbreaking effort in the trip-hop style, an inventive hybrid of hypnotic electronica, reggae, alt-rock and hip-hop. Bristol would be ground central for the new musical form, and along with Massive Attack, Portishead and DJ Shadow, Tricky quickly became one of its leading lights. A prolific artist, Tricky has released 18 albums to date; 2026’s Different When It’s Silent is his latest. His commercial success has been most notable in his native U.K., where he has earned a Gold and Silver record, and placed 12 of his albums on the charts. But Tricky has made inroads into the U.S. market as well, charting at least a half dozen times. His releases also chart reliably in at least nine other countries across Europe and beyond. Tricky has produced and/or collaborated with a wide variety of artists including Angelique Kidjo, Björk, Elvis Costello, Notorious B.I.G., Garbage and many others. With opener Marta Zlakowska, Tricky comes to The Commonwealth Room on Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets for this 21+ show are $40 and available from axs.com. (Bill Kopp).

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Breakaway, the massive, multi-city electronic dance music (EDM) festival is coming to Salt Lake City this weekend. The tour has spanned 13 U.S. locations from March through November 2026, so it’s a pretty big deal that our city is on the list this year. For two days, you can dance outdoors at the America First Field in Sandy to your favorite house, bass, dubstep and future bass artists. Salt Lake’s lineup includes powerhouse legends like Tiësto and Kaskade who are still going strong. Kaskade—who got his major start as a DJ and producer in Salt Lake City—just released the single “Satisfy You,” with Bobby Harvey and Sam Harper this month. Headliners also include some big current names like John Summit, Chris Lake and special debuts, Gordon City and MPH. Based on how the festival looks in other cities, one can expect large-scale festival production, massive LED screens, laser rigs and heavy bass music with a community-driven, local feel. It will also feature multiple stages, silent discos and local food trucks. Local house producers like Branden Estrada and OBAŸASHI are also on this lineup, so go early to support our hometown artists. This 18+ event runs 3 - 11 p.m. Tickets cost $128.99 for Friday GA or $115 for Saturday GA. Two-day passes and VIP packages (with premium viewing areas like the “Space Deck”) are also available. Go to universe.com to purchase tickets. (Arica Roberts)

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Back in the late 20th century, if you were a weird kid who liked loud music and dressed like it (hair dyed with purple Kool-Aid packets, ratted glam metal mullet, spiky bracelets, leather pants, etc.), people yelled nasty things at you from car windows. Maybe they even threw a rock. Those weird kids found each other at Raunch Records—and The Heavy Metal Shop. Peddlin’ Evil: Raisin’ Hell in the City of Saints, a new doc-in-theworks about the latter, pays tribute to co-owners Kevin and Angie Kirk, and the community they built for music fans. For 39 years, HMS has prevailed through big successes (the logo is now recognized all over the world) and tragedies (the Kirks’ son, Joey, was struck and killed by a TRAX train in 2017; Angie died of leukemia in 2022). The title of the doc comes from the shop’s motto, “peddlin’ evil since 1987,” and the trailer features interview clips from musicians like Black Dahlia, frontman for legendary Chicago punk band The Dwarves. Cutting Room Studios and Glemati Road Pictures organized this show to fund the final leg of production, aiming to have the film wrapped by the shop’s 40th anniversary next year. The lineup includes SLC punk bands Pirates of the Promised Land and P.S. Destroy This; Logan punk/emo band Stratus!; and Ogden’s punk band Hi-Fi Murder. The show is at 7 p.m. at The Urban Lounge. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 day of show, available through 24tix.com. (Stefene Russell)

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Mastodon is one of those bands that puts more and more and more into each record. Every time I hear them, I hear something new, and their ninth LP, Marrow Deep, is no exception. It’s the first recording without Brent Hinds, who was killed last year in a motorcycle accident. The current lineup includes original members Brann Dailor (drums, vocals), Bill Kelliher (guitar, backing vocals) and Troy Sanders (bass, vocals) with the additions of guitarist Nick Johnston and keyboardist João Nogueira. The chemistry of musical acts is impossible to predict; in most cases, it’s just good luck when it all comes together. Hinds gave the band a large degree of personality, and his absence leaves a void that the survivors are still trying to navigate. “Grief has a physical manifestation. You can talk about it years later, and maybe, it gets easier as it goes on,” Brann Dailor told Consequence.net. “But when you’re in the initial first month of losing somebody close, it just weighs heavy on you. I didn’t particularly want to get out of bed some days.” Ever since Remission and the opening riff from “Crusher Destroyer,” Mastodon has been that type of band that never fluffs a note, staying tight while switching key/ time signature in the middle of a gnarly riff. They play amazing music you can’t necessarily appreciate with Metallica-sized stages, so the intensity will come across much better at Rockwell in The Complex. Deafheaven and Alcest open. Catch these musicians on their Poisonous Weapons tour on Tuesday, Oct 6. Doors at 6 p.m. Show at 7 p.m. Tickets for the all-ages show are $52.98 and can be found at axs.com. (Mark Dago)

Big Thief @ Ogden Amphitheatre 10/7

Blossoming from the indie-folk realm, Big Thief has been a favorite since their debut in 2015 with Masterpiece. From the tenderhearted lullabies of “Change” and “Velvet Ring,” to the indie anthems of “Vampire Empire,” and “Simulation Swarm,” Adrianne Lenker’s songs about a broken past and seeking the beauty of new beginnings have found a new generation of music enjoyers. Big Thief adds a new layer of indie sleaze and creativity on its newest record, Double Infinity, bringing a modern flair to the music of old Appalachia and country folk. As dreamlike wonder takes off in each track, the listener is brought closer in the bond between the ear and Lenker’s vocals. Whether you’re looking for a soundtrack for sweater weather blues or seeking solace within the vibrations of the pedal steel guitar, Big Thief is sure to deliver. The corners of Northern Utah are in for a treat as the band brings the show to the Ogden Amphitheater for the finale of the Twilight Concert Series on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. Tickets are sold out, but availability can still be found at the fan marketplace at 24tix.com. (Laney Hansen)

free will ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Orchids may lure pollinating insects with ingenious illusions rather than nectar. Some mimic the look or fragrance of other flowers. Others resemble female insects so convincingly that hopeful males unknowingly assist with pollination. From this, we might conclude that nature can be as duplicitous as humans. But rather than being bummed out by the facts of life, let’s use this as a lesson for you to wield in the coming days. Appearances can be deceiving—for both better and worse. If a situation initially seems disappointing or confusing, linger before drawing conclusions. Likewise, if something looks irresistibly attractive at first glance, investigate further. I predict your intuition will be extra skilled at distinguishing authentic richness from glamorous distraction.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

I propose we make 93-year-old Taurus musician Willie Nelson your patron saint and role model for the foreseeable future. Earthy, unflappable and unhurried, he has kept making his distinctive, soulful music for over 70 years, devoted all the while to the land and the people who work it. He has never pushed to sound like anyone else; he has patiently, inexorably become more fully himself. It’s your birthright to live like Nelson, Taurus, with a steady, sensual, enduring devotion to what you love. In the coming weeks, I invite you to tend to your deepest roots.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Let’s make Libran writer Ursula K. Le Guin your patron saint. She believed that any human arrangement, however permanent it seems, was made by people and can therefore be unmade and remade by people. The divine right of kings once seemed eternal and inevitable, she liked to remind us. Be like her in the coming weeks, Libra. Refuse to accept that the way things are is the way they must continue to be. Imagine more beautiful, more just and more loving arrangements in every area of your life, including your relationships, your work and your inner life. Then take three steps toward making it so.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You’ll flourish in the coming years if you ask daring questions and befriend sweet ambivalence and welcome adorable uncertainty. You’ll stumble upon weird but interesting success and project potent authenticity if you let your curiosity lead you to situations outside of your cozy bubbles and velvet ruts. On the other hand, you’ll flounder if you cling to folk wisdom foisted on you by the algorithms, treat all your opinions as facts, or pretend you always know what the f*ck is going on in this dazzling mess of a world. Keep it generous and exploratory, Sagittarius. Seek out wideranging conversationalists and playful skeptics.

In the 17th century, Aquarian astronomer Johannes Hevelius mapped the moon with surprising accuracy. He worked with funky homemade telescopes perched on an observatory he built on the rooftops of his three connected houses. I recommend you borrow his approach, Aquarius. You might feel tempted to postpone action until conditions are ideal, but I hope you’ll begin with what you already possess. Prediction: As you proceed, your tools and strategies will evolve. Momentum will become one of your key resources.

A river delta is where a river finally meets the sea. Instead of arriving as one bold channel, it fans out into dozens of branching streams, depositing the rich silt it has carried for many miles. Deltas are fertile places because of everything the river gathered along the way and finally lays down. You’re approaching a metaphorical delta, Capricorn. All the experiences, emotions and impressions you’ve been carrying are ready to be released and turned into fertile ground. Abundance wants to grow from all you’ve gathered.

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In traditional Chinese medicine, wei qi is a protective energy that circulates beneath the skin, forming a shield against harmful influences. To nourish it, you revel in sleeping and eating well. You work diligently, with discernment, to maintain healthy boundaries. How are you doing with that, Pisces? Is it possible you’ve been working so hard on deep transformations that you’ve neglected this outer layer of strength? I hope in the coming weeks, you’ll nurture the subtle shields that prevent you from absorbing every stray particle of psychic weirdness in your environment. Think of this not as building walls, but tending to a garden’s edges.

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A Zen teaching says, “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” But being the post-Zen teacher I am, I protest and say, “No, the chopping and the carrying ARE the enlightenment. There is no separate ‘after.’” The sacred is always lurking in the mundane, disguised as ordinary tasks. And you Virgos are potentially the zodiac’s supreme master of this controversial truth. Others may chase after astral bling and

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Volcanologists distinguish between two different eruptions. In the effusive type, lava flows slowly and steadily, while the explosive eruptions eject material fast and hard. What does this have to do with you? In my astrological estimation, you currently contain building pressures that need release. Here’s the good news: You can maneuver yourself in the direction of effusive expression and thereby make the explosive kind unnecessary. So my advice is to find small, controllable outlets for what’s gathering inside you. Don’t wait until the only option is a massive, sudden discharge.

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In certain caves, like the Cave of the Crystals in Naica, Mexico, crystals grow to astonishing sizes. Why? Because the environment remains stable for thousands of years, with steady temperatures, minimal disturbances and slow mineral flow. Under these stable conditions, ordinary molecules assemble into lavish structures. I believe you’re cultivating a similar sanctuary, Cancerian, as you invoke the powers of steadiness and devoted dedication. Even if progress appears slow, the underlying process is gradually generating a beautiful strength and/or lasting treasure. Now’s a good time to redouble your faith in your good work. The cosmic powers have granted you a license to be magnificent. Not arrogant, please note, but majestic, resplendent and marvelous. You know the difference, right? Arrogance is parasitic, demanding that everyone reflects your glory back at you. Magnificence is expansive, making everyone feel more vital and attuned to their own splendor. The second option is far more nutritious and delicious for you in the long run. In the coming eons, and especially now, I hope you’ll be lavish with your praise and generous with your attention. Glow and dazzle in ways that inspire others to glow and dazzle.

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I may be preaching to the choir here, but there’s a fun kind of magic that thrives when you decline to be consistent. You Geminis are least likely, of all the signs, to exhaust yourself in trying to maintain a unified self-presentation. Like the Gemini poet Walt Whitman, you’re often pleased with the fact that you contain multitudes. It’s a potential superpower! The you who loves solitude and the you who craves connection can both be true. The skeptic and the mystic can coexist in the same nervous system. Your assignment: Honor three contradictory impulses without trying to make them coherent. You’re boisterously excused from having to make too much sense.

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ccording to the National Weather Service, and as of mid-September, 100% of Utah is considered to be in some form of drought, with 59.1% of the state in severe drought, 32.8% in extreme drought and 7.8% in moderate drought. The website Drought.gov reports that this year we had the 30th driest January in the state’s history, but the 33rd wettest August on record. Basically, we are getting rain and snow, just not when and what we’re used to, and predictions vary on whether El Niño will bring us a dumper of a winter or another nada season. Many Utahns are doing their part to cut water use by reducing lawn watering and planting water-wise landscaping. Pass by the Governor’s Mansion on South Temple and you’ll see they’ve torn up the planting strip and are replacing grass with less water-hungry plants. Some have the funds to change out old appliances and install smart sprinkler controllers, while others simply take shorter showers, less baths and turn off taps while brushing teeth. There’s one program you might want to jump on, however, before the deadline expires—the “Utah Water Savers Toilet Replacement Program,” which ends on October 31. To qualify, you must live in a home built before 1994 with an older, high-water-use toilet. Take a photo of the old toilet and photos of the new toilet—as well as a copy of the proof of purchase for that new potty—and send in the application for a $150 rebate within 60 days of the new toilet purchase. Applicants must also agree to properly dispose of the old toilet and not reinstall or resell it. Applications are available at UtahWaterSavers.com. The website is great, as it has a link to the EPA’s site of qualified toilet brands. Rebates are limited to two toilets per home. Once this program expires, there will be new offers coming forward, like more rebates for landscaping replacements. There are currently incentives in many Utah cities for pulling up your grass, and the website has all the cities and counties within our borders that offer such programs, including unincorporated towns in the state. Toilets that are older than 1983 models use between 3.5 gallons and 7 gallons of water per flush. The federal standard changed in 1994 so that new potties must use 1.6 gallons per flush or less. Ultra-high-efficiency models nowadays can use less than a gallon each flush. The dual-flush toilet systems offer great savings on water as well, with 0.8 to 1.1 gallons per flush for liquids and 1.28 to 1.6 gallons for solids. There should be a GPF (gallons per flush) label inside your tank or under the lid of your fixture so you can check what’s going down your sewer pipe each time you use the toilet. There are roughly 3.5 million people in Utah. If half of us have old toilets and use them three times a day with an old-flow toilet at a minimum of 3.5 gallons of water each flush, that’s 52.5 million gallons going down the drain each day. We can do better, folks! ■

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1. Bowl of noodles and broth, e.g. 5. What might be really low in the trunk 14. No longer in force 15. 1984 Wim Wenders film set in the Southwest 17. Blues Hall of Fame inductee ___ James 18. Sasha Baron Cohen sequel scheduled for October 2026 19. Shady Records co-founder 21. TV show that landed 207 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 22. Magician Shin ___, “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” winner 23. 1-Across with a tonkotsu variety 24. “Colorful” House Targaryen faction 26. Ticket offerer at a mini-mart, perhaps 28. Understand the lingo 29. Show initiative 30. Defrauds, say 31. Baha ___ (“Who Let the Dogs Out” group) 32. What Eli Wallach represents, in a spaghetti western title 34. Word after game or CD 38. Use a griddle 39. December refrain 40. “Ceci n’est pas ___ pipe” (Magritte caption) 41. “Midsommar” director Aster 42. Low-level unintelligent humanoid, in “Dungeon Crawler Carl” 45. Exhaust output 47. Lacked roots 48. Start of the 14th title in Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone series 49. Tolkien creatures from the Old English for “giant” 50. Bow nickname, in early film 51. Little Debbie offerings with striped icing 54. Actress Sommer of “A Shot in the Dark” 55. Single file 56. Brewmaster’s concoctions 57. Irritate in a big way 58. “Curious George” authors H.A. and Margret (they were married)

DOWN

1. Expresses scorn for 2. Top 3. Popular college campus sport 4. Arrakis, for instance 5. Filtered stuff

6. Suffix for spirit 7. High beams 8. It may contain just a few artificial locks 9. The “O” in the Portland suburb nicknamed “Lake O” 10. “The ___ Bennet Sister” 11. Hideous, as a Honduran hombre 12. 1993 Liz Phair studio double album 13. Demolition 16. Virtual people in a video game series 20. Oomph 24. HR rep on “The Office” 25. Sistine Chapel ceiling inspiration 27. “OMG, funny!” 31. Chicago liqueur described as “like Skittles drenched in gasoline” 33. “The Haj” novelist 34. Teeth in a factory 35. The daughter of Loki, you say? 36. It evolved from “return” 37. Like flutes, as opposed to oboes and clarinets 39. Like some tires 41. Site of France’s largest

cathedral 42. Recycling bin item 43. Take turns 44. Folded marker 45. Auto designer Ferrari 46. 1955-77 defense gp. 50. “Hmm, yes ...” 52. Sing 53. Physiotherapist’s muscle test, for short

Last week’s answers

Complete the grid so that each row, column, diagonal and 3x3 square contain all of the numbers 1 to 9. No math is involved. The grid has numbers, but nothing has to add up to anything else. Solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic. Solving time is typically 10 to 30 minutes, depending on your skill and experience.

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A woman who fled from police in Bunnell, Florida, ended up needing their help. WFTV reported that Tiffani Driggers, 28, ran into a wooded area after the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a trespass complaint at a self-storage business on Sept. 17. Driggers had an active fugitive warrant and fled when she saw the deputies. The sheriff’s office utilized its drone unit, K-9 team and deputies to search for Driggers but didn’t find her. However, a resident from the area called the sheriff’s department later that day after hearing a woman calling for help nearby. Upon responding, deputies made voice contact across a canal with the woman in distress, who turned out to be Driggers. According to a news release from the sheriff’s department, Driggers said “she was exhausted, unable to cross the water, and may have injured her ankle.” An area resident offered to loan deputies a canoe, which they accepted. Deputies located Driggers and used the canoe to get her across the canal, where she was evaluated by Volusia County Fire Rescue. She was then taken into custody.

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Danielle Tammone of Long Island spent part of her 47th birthday in arguably one of the last places anyone would want to celebrate—a hole in the ground. CBS News reported on Sept. 18 that Tammone was strolling her backyard when the ground suddenly gave way beneath her, creating a hole about eight feet deep. Tammone said that when she tried to climb out, stone crumbled around her feet, putting her in an even more perilous situation. “It’s my birthday. This might be my death date,” Tammone said. “I couldn’t breathe well, because I was gasping and scared and crying.” Neighbors heard her screams for help, rushed over and called 911. Responders used ladders to pull Tammone out of the hole. “Firemen, cops, ambulance, special unit, EMTs— they were wonderful,” Tammone said. “And they all sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me. It was great.”

Special Delivery

Where do babies come from? Bay Area traffic jams, of course. Baby Cielle was born Sept. 19 on the side of the road when her parents got stuck on their way to the hospital in San Francisco, ABC 7 reported. With traffic barely moving, paramedics had to park several blocks away and run to the family. Coincidentally, a doula was also stuck in the same area and was able to help coach mom Karollyn through her contractions. Cielle was delivered safely, and Mom and baby are doing well.

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An unfortunate translation error raised some eyebrows in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. According to UPI, posters meant to reference “public squares” were posted in both English and French around the Centretown area to promote the city’s “Uncommon Spaces” initiative. However, the French version of the signs—”Placettes Pubiques”—was missing a key letter in the second word, making it read as “pubic squares” instead. The signs were taken down, but not before making the rounds on social media. “This was an unintentional translation error that made its way into production,” said Sabrina Lemay, executive director of the Centretown Business Improvement Area. “As soon as we became aware of it, we took steps to have it corrected.” City officials were not involved in the mistake, and city councilor Stephanie Plante expressed frustration over the ordeal. “We want to attract Francophones. We want people from Gatineau to come here and participate in our events,” she said. “I think they’ll think we’re taking this a bit lightly when we make mistakes like ‘publiques’ without the ‘l.’”

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After months of searching, Ohio police finally caught their slippery fugitive: Cardio the Goat. The Washington Post reported on Sept. 24 that the runaway bovid had been wreaking havoc in the Dayton area for months, even going so far as to damage cars. Three police officers responded to a call about a possible goat sighting. “I wanted to find the goat so I could pet it, mostly,” Sgt. Salli Jones said. “But also, you know, it is a problem if things are getting damaged.” After 90 minutes in pursuit, the officers captured the goat using a snare around its neck and named it “Cardio,” in honor of the workout it put them through. Cardio was surrendered to the Humane Society, which put out a social media call for Cardio’s adoption. Local goat farmer Cassie Keeton took him home, where she hopes he’ll join her other goats for goat yoga and for cuddles at various events.

■ Tiffany Booze, 38, of Maryland, is under electronic monitoring after punching a clerk and pulling a gun at a store in Charles County, ABC 7 reported on Sept. 16. The sheriff’s office says Booze, who was impatient after waiting to make a purchase, punched the cashier in the face, left the store and reapproached the store shortly after with a gun. She then left the area but neglected to retrieve her wallet and phone from the checkout counter, which aided police in tracking her down.

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A pelican seeking help used its beak to tap on the door of a Florida marine research facility, The Washington Post reported on Sept. 20. Upon answering the knock, a biologist found a brown pelican standing on the facility’s stoop, its right wing wrapped with fishing line and speared with a double-barbed treble hook. Additionally, several cactus spines were stuck in one of its feet. The bird was unable to fly. Though the biologists at that laboratory typically study sharks and fish, they didn’t hesitate to help the injured bird. Annsli Hilton, a University of Miami research associate, was ready to assist. “I always kind of thought in my head—and liked to think that—animals would know to either come to me for help or to come to the lab for help,” Hilton said. After receiving care, the pelican was carried to a nearby basin, where it stretched its wings and then flew away.

■ Matthew Ware, 34, of Los Angeles, was arrested after witnesses say he pepper-sprayed a fellow moviegoer in a theater on Sept. 15, NBC 4 reported. Two other people were treated at a nearby hospital after experiencing irritation from the aerosol spray. Ware allegedly ran out of the theater and was apprehended after three other patrons chased him down. “The thing that stuck out the most was him saying that the guy on the phone ‘got smart’ with him,” witness Joe Rodriguez said. “This was just a guy who was frustrated and lashed out because a guy was being rude at the movies.”

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A runaway horse led a parade of police, drone operators and cowboys down the streets of Santa Fe, People reported on Sept. 16. The horse made a break for it on the morning of Sept. 13, prior to Desfile de la Gente, an annual community parade in Santa Fe. In an aerial video shared by the Santa Fe Police Department, the horse was seen galloping down streets and sidewalks, eventually making its way to the highway. Police eventually confined the horse in a corner near a building by forming a wall with their bodies and motorcycles and attempted to calm the horse. “Motors Officers were able to corral him on Canyon Road and the owner was able to trot him back to the parade starting point in time for a quick drink of water before the parade started,” SFPD said.

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