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Reading Between the Lines SLC’s new library director says change is overdue. The librarians aren’t so sure. BY GRACE X. MAYA

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Reading Between the Lines SLC’s new library director says change is overdue. The librarians aren’t so sure. By Grace X. Maya

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A New Day to Play

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Three cheers to Salt Lake City for their recent renovation of Steenblik Park (1050 W. 800 North)! As a Rose Park local who frequently walks about to clear my head, I am always charmed by the distinctive sight of Day Christensen’s cat sculptures as well as the many people who use the grounds for rest and recreation. This is the first of Salt Lake’s parks to receive a full renovation

funded by a recent parks bond and it now includes some new equipment, extra trees and more shade. It’s fully in keeping with the kind of youthful recreation that was so championed by the park’s namesake, dairy farmer Joseph F. Steenblik (1904-1991). I hope we may invest in more such spaces around the city and give renewed love to the valley’s many other parks, whether miniature or traditional in size. As many of our predecessors recognized, a city is for living, and one cannot fully live without play. WES LONG Rose Park

How’s the Weather?

Throughout the summer, the leading stories on the nightly TV news have been about the weather. All of this happens, sadly, as the

United States sinks deeper into dictatorial despotism at the hands of our 47th President. News outlets, citizens and politicians know very little about autocracy. They are familiar with the fact that Donald Trump was elected by the people, so what’s the beef? The beef, folks, is the fact that Trump has taken over for himself virtually all of the legal powers of Congress. No one elected him to do that. And yet he has cowed Republicans in Congress to the point that virtually none will challenge his various usurpations, because they fear losing jobs, power and fame. Rather than report on the history of democracy in this country and the specifics of the U.S. Constitution, it is much easier to show video of downed trees and power lines, winds howling through neighborhoods, fires burning over

the tops of hills and drought drying up western state reservoirs. Our knowledge is so limited that it is our eyes that do all the thinking for us rather than our brains and our books. KIMBALL SHINKOSKEY Woods Cross Triumphal Arch With President Donald Trump now describing his proposed “Triumphal Arch” as a disguised drone launching site to be filled with snipers waiting for an attack on the White House, is there no Republican officeholder with the courage to tell our deluded emperor that he has no clothes? MIKE BARRETT Ashburn, Virginia Care to sound off 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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COOLER If you were a character on Ted Lasso, which would it be? Christie Zervos

Higgins is everything that I’m not. He’s always so diplomatic.

Scott Renshaw

I think that I’m a Roy Kent (anti-social loner who doesn’t suffer fools) combined with a Coach Beard (stuffed with arcane information most people will never need) who wishes that he was more of a Ted Lasso (able to see the optimism in every situation).

Elizabeth Converse

Roy Kent. There’s a handful of words that he and I use casually that would shock Ted and really everyone in the U.S.

Sofia Cifuentes

Ted Lasso, because his leadership style is always positive and it helps him turn results around.

Benjamin Wood

As much as I’d like to be tough-as-nails Roy F--king Kent, the naively-optimistic-as-a-mask-for-debilitating-depression Ted Lasso is me with a bullet.

Paula Saltas

Keeley. She always has a positive attitude and brings out the best in people with her confidence and is not judgey. Just like me. Oh wait.

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OPINION BY MATT PACENZA

Hedging Bets

ike an estimated 1.8 billion others, I watched July’s World Cup Final between Argentina and Spain. The pinnacle of “the beautiful game” wasn’t a big surprise—the team that actually tried to put the ball in the net won—but I was taken aback when my son, who had just turned 18, placed bets while sitting on the couch next to me. In Utah? The most anti-gambling state in America? How was this possible? It was possible because, until a federal court ruling in August, the so-called “prediction markets”—like Kalshi and Polymarket—operated legally in Utah, even though the Beehive State remains one of 11 in the U.S. that ban all sports gambling, whether via the wildly popular apps DraftKings and FanDuel, or in-person at casinos and racetracks. Sports gambling has exploded in popularity since the Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that a federal law banning it outside of Nevada was unconstitutional, opening the door for states to legalize wagers on sports. And since then, according to journalist McKay Coppins— who spoke at a September 10 luncheon at Rice-Eccles Stadium—the money that Americans spend legally gambling has grown from $4.9 billion to $160 billion, a more than 30-fold increase in less than a decade. In April, Coppins wrote a first-person cover story for The Atlantic, chronicling his months-long experiment with sports gambling. He didn’t just interview gamblers, executives and researchers—Coppins also placed his own bets during last year’s NFL season, starting with a stake of $10,000. Amusingly, Coppins, who is a Latter-day Saint, received a special dispensation from his bishop to gamble (along with the advice to “be careful”) because he was wagering with the magazine’s funds, rather than his own.

Sadly, City Weekly does not yet seem interested in funding a similar experiment for me. What Coppins reportedly found should trouble us all. In short: gambling has permeated American life. During his reporting experiment, Coppins found himself hiding from his wife and children while they enjoyed family fun so he could place more bets. “One day, while my family was ice-skating, I was sitting in my minivan putting together a six-leg parlay,” he said. Coppins observed that concerns around the harms of gambling tend to focus on the hardcore addicts, who experts say comprise between 5% and 10% of the people who regularly bet on sports. Millions more only bet occasionally, like on the Super Bowl or during March Madness. (I am in that category.) But in between those two groups, Coppins argues, “is a big middle-ground.” And that middle ground is losing tons of money. According to a Harris Poll, the average person who bet on sports in 2024 wagered $3,284, while 96% of gamblers report they lose money wagering. And a significant majority of them are young men. Half of all men between 18 and 49 have a sports gambling app on their phones, according to the Siena Research Institute. One-third of them say they have incurred debts due to sports gambling. Coppins pointed out that while gamblers know that most bettors lose, they think they will win. Psychologists call this the “illusory superiority effect” or “optimism bias.” Or, as Coppins said, “We know the house wins, but we don’t think it’ll win against us.” Not surprisingly, the younger the gambler, the more likely they are to be arrogant about their own skills. I saw this in my son. Once my wife and I found out he was gambling, we talked to him about it. He insisted he wasn’t betting much—he wasn’t—but he also claimed that so far, he had tripled his initial stake. He might not yet be able to grow a full beard but, somehow, he was kicking the bookies’ butt! Anecdotally, as a high school teacher, I see that sports gambling and fantasy sports (aka “starter gambling”) dominate conversation among male students. Young women talk about their classes, athletics and activities during

breaks, while young men talk about which tight end they will start next weekend. Thankfully, Utah has at least temporarily closed the prediction markets loophole. In August, U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby ruled that the state’s gambling ban allows Utah to forbid betting via Kalshi or Polymarket. Kalshi sought an emergency injunction from the U.S. Court of Appeals to block that ruling, but last week, the court denied its bid. So for now, Utah is somewhat shielded from the madness of America’s sports gambling epidemic. But young men can still use a Virtual Private Network, or place bets via a proxy—like a “friend” in another state who submits bets for them—and those will be tough loopholes to close. But beyond sports gambling, fans are living in an era when our favorite teams seem determined to wring every penny out of us, even if we aren’t seduced by parlays or props. Even college sports aren’t immune to the seduction of big money. Just a few feet from Coppins’ lecture sat the Utah Utes football field. This June, Utah Athletics became the first college program in America to announce a partnership with a private equity firm. New York-based Otro Capital will be investing approximately $200 million into a new entity called Crimson Brand Partners, which will “manage commercial operations across Utah Athletics and the broader university—including events at stadiums and arenas, branding, licensing and sponsorships, ticketing, and digital media.” Later in the press release announcing the deal, the new CEO of Crimson Brand Partners said it will focus on “growing revenue.” As of press time, the U had not responded to questions seeking clarification about how its new partner plans to do that, or why it has reached a different conclusion from the Big East Conference, whose commissioner told The New York Times last week that it would shun deals like the U’s because, “the high rate of return commanded from the firms’ investors could conflict with the core mission of helping student-athletes.” But we all know what growing revenue means, right? Hang on to your wallets. And keep an eye on the young men in your life. CW

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HITS & MISSES BY CW STAFF

MISS: Gender War

The New York Times tried to characterize the Mormon Women for Ethical Government as the quiet counterpart to the “pink-pussy-hat-knitting lefties” of the League of Women Voters and other feminist causes. They seem to have forgotten the “Mormon” of it all. The group’s work on Utah’s First Congressional district gerrymander was a monumental exercise in the power of grassroots organizing and a courageous stand against the oftintertwined Republican- and Latterday Saint- politics that influence our state. To the north of Utah, those politics are at play with the church’s midlevel US Central Area Presidency issuing a public statement from pulpits opposing a ballot initiative to codify a right to abortion in Idaho. Despite the leadership’s repeated insistence of political neutrality, their activities in the governments of the Intermountain West suggest such leaders—and the grassroots work of certain members—can never fully embrace women’s empowerment.

MISS: Ute Scholarships

The University of Utah announced they’re holding fast to “Ute” as a mascot. While more offensive characterizations of Indigenous Americans—such as the Washington Redskins—have changed amid public outcry, the U will continue using the name in return for scholarships for tribe members. Ute students can receive $18,000 a year, though few have traditionally qualified. While the push to support Ute students is admirable, the renewed interest stems from a law passed by the Legislature two years ago. During the 2024 session, Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that prohibits diversity-based scholarships, with a special exception carved out for the Utah-Ute dynamic. The U struck its deal to retain the naming rights to their multi-million-dollar sports enterprise, but no such financial support is offered to their other gender, sexual or racial minority students.

MISS: El Niño

While good Utahns start dreaming about ski season in July, it’s not until September that we begin to receive solid data. This year’s key factor will be a super-strong El Niño, which affects Pacific ocean temperatures and, by extension, precipitation over the Americas. Various reports across monitoring agencies tell Utah to expect much more snow, far less snow, and everything in between. Local ski resorts have announced opening dates as early as mid-November (Alta) and early December (Deer Valley). Part of the fluctuation in predictions comes from the rarity of an El Niño of this magnitude, but at least as far as Salt Lake’s concerned, they all miss the point. Our snowfall is aligned to Pacific ocean surface temperatures, sure, but every citizen can do their part with prayer. For the sake of this year’s snow, all hail The Whale. CW

BY BRYAN YOUNG

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don’t say this lightly, but bad pet owners are a plague in Salt Lake City—particularly at our parks and throughout our expansive system of hiking trails. I truly don’t mean to be inflammatory. But it is astounding to me how often people think their dogs are special little exceptions to every clearly-posted placard, who think their dog’s poop doesn’t stink. Go to Memory Grove and up City Creek Canyon. Watch all of the dogs running wild in the on-leash areas of the park and bathing in the E. Coli-infected water (despite signs everywhere warning against it). It’s shocking how many folks can’t lead their dogs just 100 yards further to take their leashes off in the appropriate place. That’s just one example of the problem. Sure, it’s bad pet ownership to unleash one’s dog in an on-leash park, but maybe the worst is when these owners feel entitled to leave their canine’s droppings across the parks and trails we all share. I’ve watched pet owners jogging with their pets trailing behind, who fail to stop when their furry friend relieves themself in the middle of the trail. They couldn’t possibly be bothered to let their trail-running heart rate drop long enough to clean up after their dog. No—they just pretend that they didn’t see it. And since the dog was behind them, and can catch up to them after doing their business, they just keep going. These are not responsible trail users. These are not responsible pet owners. These are not kind humans. There is a worse brand of bad pet owner, though. These are the hikers and trail-runners who bring their dogs and think they’re doing everyone a courtesy by at least picking up the droppings and leaving them in a little baggie. Instead of packing the poop out to the nearest garbage receptacle (of which our trails and trailheads boast in abundance) they just leave the tied-up little baggie on the trail. How is this any better? Who do these dog owners think is going to clean up after them, their mothers? Salt Lake City’s parks and trail workers do a great job of managing the trails and shared spaces in our foothills. They’re busy making sure the trails are safe and well-maintained. Should we really need to pay them to be pooper-scoopers, too? No. Leaving these fecal landmines— contained in a bag or not—isn’t just disrespectful to other trail users. It’s disrespectful to every fellow resident of the city at large, all of whom pay some sort of tax that keeps those trails maintained. To that end, I’d like every shitty dog owner … wait … every dog owner who has failed to clean up and pack out their dog’s shit (that’s better) to knock it off. It’s time to take responsibility. If you can’t be a good pet owner, don’t bring your pets to our shared spaces. It’s really that simple. CW

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Convention Wisdom As FanX arrives once more, some notes on the hallmarks of a wellrun fan event. BY BRYAN YOUNG comments@cityweekly.net

’ve been to a lot of conventions and conferences over the years, first as a fan, then as a journalist and now as a guest. I’ve been on stage with everyone from fellow fans to the likes of Carrie Fisher and, over the years, some of the biggest names in entertainment. I’ve even run some conferences and worked to elevate panel programming at a number of shows on behalf of the organizers. All of this is to say that I know my way around a convention. As a result, I believe I can offer some insight as to what makes a well-run show and how one can spot it, and what advice I’d offer someone running such events today. One of the biggest hallmarks of a wellrun show is how smoothly the badge pickup process is. You never want to have attendees waiting in hours-long lines. Some of the best shows will mail participants’ badges in advance. It makes sense that some don’t, though. Dragon Con, for instance, can’t let the badge designs get out until the show, otherwise counterfeiting to an already overpopulated event would run rampant. If they can’t send badges in advance, a show will have an army of volunteers making the pick-up process as easy and painless as possible, so it doesn’t make you question your decision to attend. Another telltale sign of a great convention is the non-profit organizations and charities to which it has attached itself. Some cons are non-profits, and that can

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work just as well. The most recent Dragon Con—held annually in Atlanta for the last 40 years—ended up raising over a quarter of a million dollars for Hope Atlanta to help serve unsheltered residents in the area. They also host the Robert A. Heinlein annual blood drive, providing donated blood for more than 150 hospitals in Georgia and its neighboring states. They’ve been doing this for decades. For many years, Denver Comic-Con supported the non-profit Pop Culture Classroom, an educational charity. Here at home, FanX Salt Lake has hosted Patrick Rothfuss’ Worldbuilders foundation. This year, they’re doing a charity match of Magic: The Gathering featuring Brandon Sanderson, Janina Gavankar, Brandon Routh and Seth Green to raise money for mental health charities. It’s always a good sign of a worthwhile show to see them giving back to the community around them, even in small ways. One bit of advice I’d give to convention organizers across the world: Be judicious in who gets to be doing panel discussions and don’t focus on things that are only tangential to the point of the con. There’s

value in making sure the most qualified candidates to be on a panel are the ones doing the paneling. There’s nothing worse than sitting in the audience of a convention and thinking to oneself, “Why is this person on a panel?” and they subsequently answer the question for you (badly) when they spend four minutes of an introduction pitching their self-published book with an amateur cover (or worse, AI). You can tell a convention by the quality of its panels and panelists, and when they spend time wondering why they are there before a mic in front of an audience, it never bodes well. As a guest at a lot of shows around the world, I’m always a little embarrassed when someone I’m on a panel with says, “You know, I’m not qualified to be on this panel, I’m just gonna sit here and listen.” It happens more often than you’d think. The only thing that’s worse is having to sit through a panel—in the audience or as a fellow panelist—featuring someone who’s obviously not qualified but offers their opinion as though they were. It’s painful for the audience members who are paying to come to the show and listen to the best

experts possible expound on their most beloved topics. That’s the biggest thing for conventions of any size, though: Just making sure that fans of the stuff are running the show. Whether it’s a pop-culture convention, an anime show or a writing conference, people who leave their egos at the door and put on the best event for those putting cash on the barrelhead is exactly what you want. When you’re not a fan, you’re not in touch with anything fandom wants, and that makes it hard to put on a convention worth attending. Fortunately, we’re pretty spoiled in the United States these days (at least on this front). If there’s one thing nerds have in abundance, it’s passion. A great con will put it to good use. CW

FANX SALT LAKE Salt Palace Convention Center 100 W. South Temple Sept. 24 – 26 Single-day passes $20 - $64; multi-day start at $79 fanxsaltlake.com

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Mercury Stardust didn’t set out to become an online sensation; she just wanted to help. As the author, activist and online personality noted in a 2025 interview with Out Front Magazine, “As a renter, I often found myself needing to fix things around my home but didn’t have the resources to hire professionals. I started learning through trial and error, online tutorials and hands-on experience. Over time, I realized that many people—especially renters and marginalized communities—felt excluded from the world of home repair. I decided to share what I’d learned to help others feel empowered and capable.” The result has been a new persona as the “Trans Handy Ma’am,” including videos and books, beginning with 2023’s Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair. Her latest book, the newly-released Lost and Found: A Compassionate Guide to Home Ownership, is an attempt to demystify both the process of buying a home— including a possible “fixer-upper”—and the ability to take care of one once you’ve bought it. Mercury Stardust visits Utah for a special mix of book event and standup comedy presented by Under the Umbrella Bookstore at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (410 Campus Center Dr.) on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $34 for a bundle including a copy of Lost and Found and a priority place in the signing/photo line. Masks will be required for the event, and will be provided on site for those who need them. Visit Eventbrite.com for tickets. (Scott Renshaw)

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You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, and that was the experience for long-time fans of Odyssey Dance’s Thriller when it went on a nearly two-year hiatus in 2022-2023. When the beloved Halloween spectacular returned in 2024, tickets for its shows at venues throughout went fast. October may still be a week away, but there are options for experiencing Thriller already underway before it hits Salt Lake City next month. The format of the show has remained consistent for nearly 30 years, building lively sketches around energetic choreography with horror- and horror-adjacent themes: Frankenstein’s monster, Friday the 13th’s Jason in the form of multiple masked, weapon-wielding maniacs (pictured), Child’s Play’s killer doll Chucky and, of course, the legendary Michael Jackson tune that gives the production its name. The company’s dancers showcase a variety of styles from modern dance to hip-hop, all in creepy costumes, and giving a family-friendly twist to some of the most iconic spooks, ghouls and killers in popular culture. In a state like Utah that loves the Halloween season, haunted houses and all the accompanying thematic stuff, it’s no surprise that Thriller still thrills. The 2026 season of Odyssey Dance’s Thriller includes performances at Peery’s Egyptian Theater (2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden), Sept. 25-26; the Egyptian Theatre in Park City (328 Main St.), Sept. 30 – Oct. 7; and the Grand Theatre in Salt Lake City (1575 S. State St.), Oct. 9 – 24. Tickets for SLC shows begin at $52; visit odysseydance.com/thriller for a full listing of performance dates, ticketing links and additional event information. (SR)

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If you were kicking around and aware in the summer of 1984, it was hard to miss the mania for Ghostbusters. A movie season filled with sequels to Star Trek, Indiana Jones and more found its biggest, most unexpected hit in a wild mix of comedy and supernatural blockbuster that turned Bill Murray into a movie star. Yet while the movie and its ubiquitous “cartoon ghost behind a red slash” logo were everywhere, its most notable music was the radio-hit theme song by Ray Parker Jr. with its shout-along response to the question “Who ya gonna call?” When people think of the music of Ghostbusters, it’s almost certain that’s the first thing that would come to mind. Yet the movie also boasted a phenomenal score by Academy Award-winning composer Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven, The Age of Innocence)—one that included creative instrumentation like the French theremin-like instrument called an ondes Martenot—that made it a great candidate for a “play to screen” symphonic presentation. More than 40 years after it became a franchise-launching sensation, Ghostbusters comes to town for an HD cinema screening accompanied by live orchestra, presented by Schirmer Theatrical with Black Ink Presents. It’s a great chance to kick off your Halloween season by showing that you ain’t afraid of no ghosts. Ghostbusters in Concert comes to Abravanel Hall (123 W. South Temple) for one night only on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets begin at $36.50; visit saltlakecountyarts.org to purchase tickets and for additional event information. (SR)

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Nostalgia hasn’t exactly been the most positive influence on contemporary filmmaking, but this animated adventure makes great use of the concept, both for its visual style and for its thematic foundation. Set in early-2000s Philippines, it follows two best friends since childhood—wild child Jo (singer H.E.R.) and bookish Raissa (Liza Soberano)—who might be separated as Raissa prepares to head to the U.S. for college. But on the night before Raissa’s planned departure, a magical portal appears, sending them both to the fanciful land of Nakali that

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If you already know John Wilson from his 20202023 HBO docu-series, How To with John Wilson, you’ve got a pretty good sense for what to expect from his feature debut; if you don’t, get ready to experience his singular mix of second-person narration, whimsical discursiveness, goofy B-roll footage and not-entirely-accidental profundity. It opens as almost a direct sequel of sorts to How To, as Wilson finds himself at loose ends following the end of the series, then struggling to get investors on board when he settles on, yes, the history of concrete as his subject. Naturally, per Wilson’s style, it both is and isn’t about that ostensible subject, as the filmmaker is always willing to pivot from a particular topic if a more interesting one presents itself, whether that involves a guy whose business is removing gum from New York City streets, the making of a low-budget short film, an aging would-be rock musician or the art of preserving the tattooed skin of the deceased. A whole lot of that material is hilarious if you’re on Wilson’s comedic wavelength—including a few celebrity cameos—but eventually he always circles around to something thoughtful and poignant, in this case the idea of what kind of things do and don’t endure, and how that intersects with the impulse to do creative work. Maybe Wilson discovers on this particular journey that audiences love the formula of a Hallmark Channel holiday romance, but his own formula provides a unique perspective on creating something that will last. Available Sept. 25 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (NR)

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The simple, basic survival narrative here is so effective—and the central relationship so convincing— that it’s kind of a bummer whenever director David Ayer and screenwriter Cameron Alexander decide to over-complicate things. It focuses on retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat-trained dog Odin (Uber) on an Alaskan camping trip, which turns into a perilous ordeal when James has a heart attack at the controls of his Cessna and crash-lands in the wilderness. The largest chunk of the narrative deals with James and Odin’s trek towards civilization, facing challenges like bears, wolves and river crossings, and Ayer shows a sharp understanding for how to build tension and convey both James’ resourcefulness and his occasional helplessness in the face of unforgiving nature. He’s even better at making the profound link between James and Odin emotionally resonant through the performances of both Pitt and Uber the dog, emphasized in the difficulty James has interacting with the one other human he encounters (a wonderfully grizzled J.K. Simmons). The one slip is finding it necessary to dig into details of James and Odin’s wartime experience through flashbacks and an extended info dump near the conclusion. This story feels strongest when the conflict is almost archetypal, recognizing how a veteran might try to find peace in connections that aren’t human, and the symbiotic ability to help in both physical and psychological survival between a man and his dog. Available Sept. 25 in theaters. (PG-13)

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Jo’s grandmother (Dolly de Leon) had told stories about for years. The design concept for the film is bursting with neon hues, with directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado pulling from both the vintage TV anime of the story’s era and Studio Ghibli fantasy for something that looks nothing like any other recent mainstream American animated feature. It’s also plenty of fun, with a cast of satisfyingly weird supporting characters—including a preening merman (Kevin McCann), an eager-toplease “were-dog” (Dave Franco) and a demon baby (Manny Jacinto)—to complement great lead vocal performances by H.E.R. and Soberano. Its emotional core is a bit less original, often not feeling much more complicated than “memories are important,” albeit with an interesting twist in the idea that the ways people in our lives are most un-like us can be their most important contributions to us. If this were the way more storytellers mined their childhoods for material, we’d all be a lot better off. Available Sept. 25 in theaters. (PG)

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t is a time of transformation at the Salt Lake City Public Library (SLCPL). After three years as interim director, Deborah Ehrman was replaced last winter by former non-profit industry VP Noah Baskett. Baskett brought with him an ambitious vision. The most public of his changes came in May of this year, when the library offered financial incentives for staff to resign. Roughly 30 library employees ultimately accepted the payments. Ivy Smith, president of the new SLCPL Workers Union, said low morale played a part in the decision-making process. “Several of them are retiring age, but there are several I know who were trying to make stuff better and just gave up,” Smith remarked. “Missing those people makes us lose a lot.” The voluntary separation incentive program (VSIP) stoked fear among library staff as to the possibility of future forced layoffs. While Baskett’s 2026-2032 strategic plan detailed numerous goals for the library’s future, existing librarians fear they won’t last long enough to see it.

Baskett disputed those concerns and called the VSIP a voluntary planning tool. “We’re creating flexibility for the library’s future,” he said. “Adjusting roles as we look to expand services to the Salt Lake community in the future.” Another part of that adjustment comes in the form of FLEX wages—an area in which the library earmarked $520,000 in its most recent budget, a 200% year-over-year increase. That funding can be used to pay substitute librarians who pick up front-facing shifts without a formal training requirement, or to cover stopgaps when librarians move positions mid-year. The extent to which the library plans to expand these substitute positions remains unknown. Smith said fellow employees are unclear on the specifics and increasingly anxious. “Everything is changing more and more. They’re not telling us the details,” she said. “It’s hard to feel excited about the things I’m seeing.”

Culture Shift Changes to the library stretch far beyond hiring practices and into the daily work environment itself, according to a current staff member with a decade of experience. They spoke on the condition of anonymity due to fear of repercussions. “The library is a completely different place than when I started,” they said. “This is absolutely the opposite of how we used to function.” The staffer stated that both the VSIP and FLEX budget increase stoked fear among staff.

“The VSIP created absolute chaos. It came into this culture of feeling unheard, that our feelings didn’t matter. It was a shock to everyone,” they said. “Now, we’re worried that they’re trying to cut full-time employees so they don’t have to pay for health care.” Those concerns are backed by modest decreases in the library’s health insurance budget, but the staffer said they were afraid to approach library leadership to ask for clarification. Although Baskett characterized his leadership as collaborative, this employee felt it was anything but. “Leadership is the courage to call for authentic action for the common good,” Baskett told City Weekly. “Our commitment is always to strengthen communication, make sure people can ask good questions, get good answers.” Quinn McQueen, the library’s former Marketing and Communications director, disagreed with that characterization. After eight years with SLCPL, she resigned in early 2026 citing overbearing and abusive policies. “[Baskett] says there’s an open-door policy, he says he welcomes feedback,” McQueen said. “People have been written-up after this.” McQueen cited an example in which an employee asked about the merits of a single-point staffing structure, only to receive a direct email from Baskett detailing her faults. The anonymous current employee, quoted earlier, relayed a similar incident, in which an HR team member asked a director about the dissolution of a diversity-focused committee, then received a write-up. “There’s just a culture of terror,” McQueen said. “The reality is that staff don’t feel safe to voice their opinions and fear retaliation for speaking out against

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With the radical staffing changes and program realignments, many were left wondering—to what end? Undeniably, one focus of the new library administration has been fundraising. The Salt Lake City Library Foundation launched in 2025 under executive director Jessica Sweeney and the organization now hosts the long-standing Friends of The City Library, which holds a 501(c) (3) charity status. In recent years, Friends of the City Library reported around $200,000 in yearly fundraising. According to the anonymous staffer, that may soon change. “The entire marketing department moved under the foundation. Fundraising is going to be a part of the job moving forward,” they said. “I have never, in my time here, seen them give so much money to contractors—event coordinators, consultants from out-of-state.” Another source of fundraising may be through the rental of library event space. The employee relayed one example: a conference for out-of-state visitors that led to the downtown library closing for the full day. They felt it was an improper use of the taxpayer-funded facility. “You’re going to find the library closed all the time for private events,” they said. “It’s not a building to make money on.” For all the focus on fundraising and compensation, McQueen felt library programming was fall-

Checking Out Library leadership published a strategic plan in 2026, meant to shape the library through 2034. The 72-page document spoke optimistically about Salt Lake’s future and emphasized values of service, courage, freedom and dignity. Among the goals outlined included expanding access to library services, building community awareness and improving literacy. Baskett concurred with those priorities. “It’s all about expanding service to SLC through the library system,” he said. “There’s a literacy crisis. We’re better positioned than anyone to address that crisis.” One former employee who also requested ano-

nymity felt those goals were far too vague for the level of micro-management and surveillance the staff now faces. They left the library after a decade of service, citing false accusations and constant attacks on their character. “I think that accountability is long gone and I want the public to demand those metrics, demand what problem they’re trying to solve with these drastic changes,” the former employee stressed. “What are they trying to achieve? I want to know how they will know if they’ve succeeded.” In the lead-up to her resignation, McQueen said she felt deeply antagonized by library leadership. And after she quit, her Marketing and Communications team was dismantled. Those former team members now work in fundraising. “It’s been one of the worst experiences of my life,” she said. “I really used to love my job. Some of my favorite memories are memories of working here. The way it’s ended has been heinous.” Through all conversations with current and former staff, one theme proved continuous—an enduring love for the library system. “The public is shielded by library staff. In a way, they don’t see behind the scenes,” the anonymous former employee said. “I want people to know how much library staff love the library and how they stay and work under such an authoritative regime because they love the communities they serve.” The current staffer concurred. “We’re not just a bunch of disgruntled staff members,” they said. “We’re so upset because we care so much about our community. We just want what’s best and they’re not listening to us at all.” CW

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But somewhere in the middle of it all, something shifted. Gammon started talking less about control and more about surrender. Not giving up, but giving in to the truth that Mother Nature always has the final say. “A year like 2026 comes along, and you realize actually how little control you have,” said Gammon. “This year, the farm, my team and I personally have experienced a crash course that Mother Nature threw at us in losing that semblance of control. Maybe that is the lesson: We can only control how we show up. How we love the land and each other.” But the Farm Dinners went on all season, and if the team made a pivot or two, no one attending was the wiser. And then, at last, came the Harvest Dinner. I was lucky enough to be there, and I can tell you the feeling in that field was something special. The Harvest Dinner celebrates everything the year brought and everything learned from it. A farm season always seems to come and go in a blink when you look back on it, even when the day-today work humbles you at every turn. This dinner slows time down. It lets farmer and guest sit together, raise a glass and toast the season’s successes while honestly acknowledging its failures. For the farmers, it’s a chance to celebrate and honor the land they work. One could feel that gratitude in the air, thick as the smell of woodsmoke. Menu highlights set the table as much as the community that gathered around it. Beverage partners Templin Family Brewing and Dendric Estate provided pours to start the night. Executive Chef Guillermo Tellez and his team at Yuta from The Lodge at Blue Sky crafted the dishes. We enjoyed Dutch oven pull-apart rolls, an

heirloom tomato and peach panzanella, roasted squash and an ancient grain bowl to start, followed by slow-braised coffeerubbed bison short ribs and herb-crusted Utah trout. Sides included sage-andbutter Brussels sprouts, funeral potatoes gratin and seasonal roasted root vegetables. The evening ended with huckleberry cobbler and a chocolate-with-saltedcaramel tart. The entire meal was served family style, which felt remarkably appropriate to close a challenging season. And, of course, this dinner puts the connection between farmer and chef center stage. Watching a chef transform vegetables pulled from the ground just hours earlier into something beautiful on the plate is an art form. It’s a collaboration you can taste. Every dish tells the story of a partnership between the grower and the cook. “One of the things I see every day when I come here, the kind of cultivation of the soil, the tending of the plantings, all the things that had to happen in order to rescue this farm, was done with love,” said Mike Phillips, owner of The Lodge at Blue Sky Ranch and Gracie’s Farm. By the end of the night, one thing was clear: This wasn’t a perfect season, but maybe the imperfect ones teach us the most. The weather took plenty. What it couldn’t take was the community that gathered around that table, the resilience of a farm team that refused to quit and a director who learned that sometimes the wisest move is to loosen your grip. CW

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A list of what local craft breweries and cider houses have on tap this week 2 Row Brewing 73 West 7200 South, Midvale 2RowBrewing.com On Tap: 24K Golden Ale Avenues Proper 376 8th Ave, SLC avenuesproper.com On Tap: Drop Top - English summer ale (collab with Salt Flats) Bewilder Brewing 445 S. 400 West, SLC BewilderBrewing.com On Tap: Pink Boots - Pink Pony Pilz 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: No Big Dill A pickle beer Etta Place Cidery 700 W Main St, Torrey EttaPlaceCider.com On Tap: Cherry Saison Cider; Orange Creamsicle 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

Hopkins Brewing Co. 1048 E. 2100 South, SLC HopkinsBrewingCompany.com On Tap: Old Merchant Cream Ale Kiitos Brewing Sugar House Bar 1533 S. 1100 East, SLC KiitosBrewing.com On Draft: Strawberry Blonde (limited release) Level Crossing Brewing Co. 2496 S. West Temple, SLC LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Nitro Sinday Pale Ale 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)

Red Rock Brewing 254 So. 200 West RedRockBrewing.com On Tap: Gypsy Scratch Red Rock Fashion Place 6227 So. State Redrockbrewing.com On Tap: Grand Bavaria Red Rock Kimball Junction 1640 Redstone Center Redrockbrewing.com On Tap: Bamberg Rauch Bier RoHa Brewing Project 30 Kensington Ave, SLC RoHaBrewing.com On Tap: Bramble Brown Roosters Brewing Multiple Locations RoostersBrewingCo.com On Tap: Hibiscus Sour SaltFire Brewing 2199 S. West Temple, SLC SaltFireBrewing.com On Tap/Canned: Monachus Adriatic Pilsner 5% Salt Flats Brewing 2020 Industrial Circle, SLC SaltFlatsBeer.com On Tap: OPEN ROAD SERIES #3 - Barrel Aged Grand Cru

Squatters Brew Pub West Valley 3555 Constitution Blvd, West Valley City squatterspubs.com On Tap: Salt Lake Brewing Co. Acapulco Gold Mexican Lager Squatters Pub Brewery / Salt Lake Brewing Co. 147 W. Broadway, SLC squatterspubs.com On Tap: A Necessary Evil - Black IPA w/ Centennial Hops Strap Tank Brewery, Lehi 3661 Outlet Pkwy, Lehi StrapTankBrewery.com On Tap: “Virgil the Guide” (Italian Pilsner); “Smiles und Sunshine” (German Leichtes Weizen) Strap Tank Brewery, Springville 596 S 1750 W, Springville StrapTankBrewery.com On Tap: “Orange Hopsicle” Hazy Pale; “Trouble” American Sour with Mango and Passionfruit TF Brewing 936 S. 300 West, SLC TFBrewing.com On Tap: Twelve taps and high point cans available.

Offset Bier Co 1755 Bonanza Dr Unit C, Park City offsetbier.com/ On Tap: DOPO IPA

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

Second Summit Cider 4010 So. Main, Millcreek secondsummitcider.com On Tap: Oktoberfest Brown sugar and Sinimar semi-dry cider

Park City Brewing 1764 Uinta Way C1 ParkCityBrewing.com Meet Me @ The Provo IPA Available in cans to go

Shades Brewing 1388 S. 300 West, SLC ShadesBrewing.beer New Batch: Raspberry Pistachio Sour Ale

Thieves Guild Cidery 117 W. 900 South, SLC thievesguildcidery.com On Tap: Scorching Ray Sweet pepper cider with a beam of habanero spice | 6.5%

Prodigy Brewing 25 W Center St., Logan Prodigy-brewing.com On Tap: 302 Czech Pilsner

Shades On State 366 S. State Street, SLC Shadesonstate.com On Tap: Six Wheat Under Hefeweizen

Uinta Brewing 1722 S. Fremont Drive, SLC UintaBrewing.com On Tap: Was Angeles Craft Beer

Silver Reef 4391 S. Enterprise Drive, St. George SGBev.com

UTOG 2331 Grant Ave, Ogden UTOGBrewing.com On Tap: Bar Down IPA

Squatters Brew Pub Sugar House 2110 S. Highland Drive, SLC squatterspubs.com On Tap: Salt Lake Brewing Co. Big U Pilsner

Vernal Brewing 55 S. 500 East, Vernal VernalBrewing.com

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Coffee and ’cue

On Sept. 19, The Honeysuckle Coffee Co. officially opened its third location at 7511 S. Main in Midvale. Honeysuckle’s first two cafés (located in Salt Lake at 1588 S. Main St. and 8745 S. 700 East in Sandy) serve craft espresso drinks and pastries baked in-house. This third spot brings something new: T.H. Barbecue Co., short for The Honeysuckle Barbecue Company. Honeysuckle owners Tim and Jennifer Biffert, who moved to Utah from North Carolina, are adding southern-style barbecue to their repertoire, with “real pit barbecue, smoked start to finish.” The menu at thbarbecueco.com lists pulled pork dishes, vinegar slaw and house-made chips, house-made sauces and pulled pork available by the pound.

Sip & Savor Finale at Log Haven

Millcreek City Lifestyle and WasteLess Solutions have organized a six-week dine-around, Sip & Savor, that launched Sept. 1 and runs through Oct. 10. Download the digital passport to pull up secret prix fixe menus and dishes from East Bench eateries, including Second Summit Hard Cider Co., Hearth & Hill, The Yeti Bar & Lounge, Arempas, Table X, Purple Sky, Prohibition, Cafe Madrid, Aker, Log Haven, Eggs in the City and Via Veneto Pizzarium. On Oct. 11, the dine-around ends with an afternoon of music and food at Log Haven. Tickets are $130 and include “curated bites,” drinks, live music, a chance to cast a vote for your favorite restaurants and round-trip shuttle service to the event. Money raised goes to WasteLess’s programs, which save edible food from landfills then deliver it to hungry people. Find passports and tickets at sipandsavormillcreek.com.

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I can confidently raise my glass and say: I think Matt would be proud. Offset Bier/Burgeon Beer Company – DAMP 26.01: Fresh hop season is officially underway, and Offset Bier is kicking off the 2026 harvest with a collaboration that should get hop-heads plenty excited. For their first fresh beer of the season, the Offset crew teamed up with the fine folks at Burgeon Beer in Carlsbad, California. Burgeon has built a reputation for making killer, low-ABV hoppy beers, so this West Coast Pale Ale was brewed with the idea of doing things a little more like they do down in Southern California. The hop bill is a beautiful mix of old and new school. Citra, Simcoe and Centennial handle the kettle and whirlpool duties, laying down a classic West Coast foundation. At the tail end of fermentation, the beer gets another dose of Cryo Fresh Mosaic, Citra and Simcoe before being infused with freshly picked wet Amarillo and a touch of freshly kilned Amarillo straight off the cooking room floor. That’s a whole lot of hop expression packed into a very approachable 5.8% ABV. The aroma is flowery, with melon taking the lead and citrus filling in around the edges. Then comes the first sip: OH MY! The flavors are potent without becoming overwhelming. A rich but surprisingly subtle punch of tropical fruit rolls across the palate, bringing waves of melon, bright citrus and a distinct strawberry note that gives the beer an extra layer of fresh hop personality. Everything feels remarkably clean and focused. There’s none of that diesel character that can occasionally creep into aggressively hopped beers, and absolutely no off-putting flavors muddying the experience. Zero diesel. Zero flaws. No mess, no fuss. Verdict: It drinks like a celebration of fresh hops without demanding that you clear your schedule afterward. Crisp, expressive, ridiculously flavorful and downright krushable, this collaboration proves you don’t need double-digit ABVs to make a serious hop statement. Enjoy Ramblin’ Man on draft now at Desert Edge. You can find DAMP 26.01 at Offset Bier or at many of the finer beer pubs in Salt Lake City. As always, cheers! CW

After 22 years, Chef Seth Adams is stepping away from Riverhorse on Main. During the last two decades, he transitioned from head chef to co-owner, launched the adjacent Palomino bar and helped the restaurant snag a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star win, a AAA Four Diamond win and several DiRōNA Awards. In December 2020—yes, that month when we were all eating dinner inside weird transparent pods due to the pandemic—he launched Salt Box Eatery and Catering in Park City’s Prospector neighborhood. Designed as a more casual, affordable, neighborhood spot, it offers grab-and-go food and doesn’t take reservations. According to a press release issued on Sept. 10 that announced Adams’ departure from Riverhorse, he will “continue to serve the Park City community in his sole ownership and culinary role at Salt Box Eatery and Catering. Developments on new culinary offerings from Chef Seth Adams will be announced soon.” There’s a tiny clue to those future plans if one clicks the “Salt Box is growing” link on the upper-hand right corner of saltboxpc.com: “We’re cooking up something exciting and expanding the Salt Box experience beyond Park City,” it reads. “A new location is on the horizon—and we can’t wait to share it with you soon.”

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esert Edge – Ramblin’ Man: Some beers are brewed simply because they taste good. Others carry a little more weight. This pale ale from Desert Edge Brewing Company was brewed to honor former Head Brewer Matt Burdick, who passed away earlier this year. You left us too damn soon, Matt! Burdick’s successor, Desert Edge Head Brewer Jeff Bunk, designed this beer as a pale ale that he believed Matt would have liked. That makes this more than just another hop-forward offering—it’s a liquid tribute to a brewer who clearly left an impression on the people and beers around him. The hop lineup of Krush, Citra, CTZ, Simcoe and Cascade gives this 5.0% pale ale plenty of personality. From the first pour, one gets an alluring aroma that hints at the balancing act to come. On the palate, the beer delivers an impressive combo of juicy tropical sweetness and a punchy, resinous, dank backbone. The tropical side is bright and expressive, bringing plenty of juicy fruit character without turning the beer into a hop smoothie. Then the darker, more resinous side pushes through, adding that unmistakable dankness with a touch of classic West Coast attitude. It’s a fantastic contrast and the two sides work together rather than compete. At 5%, the beer also hits that sweet spot where one gets plenty of hop flavor without sacrificing drinkability. It’s flavorful, balanced and approachable— exactly the sort of beer that begs to be enjoyed with friends. And perhaps that may be the best tribute of all. There’s no need to overcomplicate things here. This is a tasty pale ale built around hops, balance and character. Verdict: Having enjoyed many pints with Matt Burdick myself over the years,

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had his birthday party here, complete with a gentler version of crowd-surfing, which is the first time anyone’s crowd-surfed here (and it’ll probably be the last). Last week, when Scotty Delight of Scotty & The Daylites played, his grandmother was in the audience. “I was watching her and her friend— he told me she’s 87—and the two of them were walking down the cobblestones, coming in on the gravel, and she’s taking her friend all over, to all the nooks and crannies,” Bowen recounted. That friends-and-family crowd has always been a regular part of the shows, but she says the word is getting out. “We have people in the community who have been loving that they know on Thursday night, they can bring a date, they can bring their friend that just got off an airplane to a place that’s aesthetically fascinating, and it’s gonna have local music and a lot of other things are very Utah … like the honey.” CW

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their oldest performer so far has been Paul Boruff (who’s performed at BuskerFest as well as Mountain Man Rendezvous), and the youngest was a teen band called Valentine’s Day Club. “They brought in a really cute young crowd,” she recalled. “It was adorable. They were all just sitting on the floor.” Other acts that have passed through the space include Dylan Roe, Jacque Garcia, Josh McCune, Wednesday Raine, Chasin’ the Skye, Chandler Seipert, Orion Burns, Mac Wray, Matthew & The Hope, Aisha Zuter, Aidan Triantafillou, Sarah Anne DeGraw, and J-Rad Cooley. On Oct. 1, Morgan Snow of Triggers & Slips, fresh off his performance at the Fort Desolation Festival in Torrey, performs solo. Rigby built the wooden stage with help from Somers and Marinda’s husband Michael. Somers added the bar area more recently, though the apothecary only serves tea. “He wanted to make it feel like an open, music-y place,” Bowen said. Decorated with a bricolage of objects including large, psychedelic paintings, small sculptures, game boards, guitars, objets d’art, and a plant growing out of a pot shaped like a jaguar’s head, the vibe is something you’d shrug at in San Francisco or New Orleans, but not so much in Salt Lake. Local hip-hop artist Burnell Washburn

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here’s only one music series in town curated with help from Salt Lake County’s official Bee Inspector. There’s just one rule: Don’t bring your full drum kit. “The intensity on the bees, the intensity of other animals in the space, can be a little much,” explains Marinda Bowen, co-owner of Natural Law Apothecary. She and collaborators James Rigby and Peter Somers—a.k.a. county bee guy—run Natural Law’s Thursday night music series, “Tunes from da Treed House.” Tucked next to a Yellow Cab dispatch office on 600 West, Natural Law has a subtle presence on the street; the most visible clue is a giant BEEZ sign hanging from a post (Somers’ business, BEEZ Hives N Honey, shares the space). Push through the gate, and you find yourself in a whole secret world: patches of sunflowers growing taller than people; bees meandering through a jungle of plants, making their way back to a beehive topped with a Buddha head; incense smoke swirling from some invisible spot. The shop itself, found at the end of the garden path, feels a little bit 1970s Big Sur, a little bit Art Deco, a little bit Middle-earth. The foyer’s built out on either side with cozy, open rooms full of plants, rocks, antique furniture and whimsical touches like stained-glass lamps shaped like parrots. In the main area, there’s a bar, a stage and the apothecary itself, which is a sort of building-within-a-building. Constructed from plaster and wood, its curvilinear walls have built-in shelving for jars of herbs, and there are two walk-up win-

dows, just like your local pharmacy. On the right-hand side of the structure, there’s a narrow staircase that leads to bookshelves and a reading loft on the roof. Bowen describes the space as having a kind of living consciousness, and it certainly feels that way. Along with the bees, there’s a resident cat and a tegu lizard who lives in an enclosure built into the righthand wall of the apothecary structure. The shop is often busy with people, including tonight, a Thursday—music night. Some are receiving Reiki treatments in one of the front rooms or shopping for herbs. A small crowd is assembled at the bar to listen to the show, sipping tea. The air smells like palo santo, mellowed antique wood, and peanut butter cookies. Local psych-folk artist J. Ezra is on stage, wearing sunglasses and a ballcap pulled over his long blonde hair. Late afternoon sun pours in from the skylight, and a vintage suitcase, parked on a nearby chair, has vinyl albums propped against its lid, leaving room in the interior for cash tips. Ezra’s website describes his vocals as “whiskey-soaked,” but he sings in more of a velvety, chalk-powdery voice, like Nick Drake. He’s playing acoustic guitar, warping and looping his chords through a set of pedals and a stack of vintage amps. Though he’s a songwriter, he’s playing covers tonight: Dylan’s “Baby Blue;” The Stones’ “Send Me Dead Flowers;” and “The Weight” by The Band. At one point, the audience at the bar startles after hearing applause coming from the book loft after a few people slip up there to watch. Natural Law, which opened a decade ago, has been hosting musicians for years. But when they moved buildings in 2022, Bowen says they saw an opportunity to make it a more public, accessible thing. “[Peter] said to James, let’s have this on a regular night each week,” she related. “Let’s start teaching the community we value music: ‘We can go to the Apothecary. The music is free. We can support local music.’ And he started setting aside money for these artists so we could have 52 a year. “We make sure that the music is independent,” Bowen added. “We try to go on the underdog side a little bit.” She said

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The days of summer festivals may be behind us, but filling the gap is Fort Desolation Fest in Southern Utah, where the warm weather lingers a little longer. Sitting on the outskirts of Capitol Reef National Park and taking place during the Fort Desolation Fondo bike ride, this festival brings together adventure-seekers and music-lovers. Drive-By Truckers, Andrew Bird and Rayland Baxter headline, with locals Pixie and the Partygrass Boys as well as Triggers and Slips filling out a weekend full of bluegrass and Western dreams. Dust off your cowboy boots, brush up on your best boot-scootin’ boogie, let the guitars lull you throughout sunny afternoons and nights of starlit swing dancing, and forget life at a computer desk—at least for the weekend. Tickets are $250 for a full weekend of music, $370 with camping included. Find your tickets and information about other packages and amenities at fortdesolation.com. (Laney Hansen)

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Cardinal Bloom, one of Salt Lake’s most beloved bands, comes back to The Depot with supporting act Over Under. Now made up of members Joey St. John (lead vocals/ guitar), Josh Thomas (lead guitar), Nate Adair (drums) and Levi Wunderlich (bass/ vocals), the band began as a trio at Snow College and has since grown to become a local indie-sleaze favorite. After the success of the 2024 record The Only Place I’ve Ever Known, the band brought its psychedelic sound back to the studio with its latest single, “melatonin,” and the promise of a full-length record on the way. From the slow ballads of “Lately” and “Denver,” to the upbeat anthems of “12:30” and “She’s Just a Friend,” the band touches on all corners of the experience of young adulthood: heartbreak, memories of better days and making future plans for a better life. As St. John sings on “melatonin”: “Careless teens / now we’re 23 / You think you had it figured out / on your own.” Step into Cardinal Bloom’s daydreamy indie psych-rock on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in The Depot. Tickets are $35 at ticketmaster.com. (Laney Hansen)

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Mutiny Music Collective is at the tail end of its summer concert series at Granary Open Air, so if you haven’t gone yet, this is the perfect chance to check it out. Electronic artist Tape B (Kemal Berk Alkanat) headlines, with support from Jkyl & Hyde, Space Wizard, Phrva and Claybrook. Tape B has played at the biggest bass festival in the country, Lost Lands, but it was his performance at Mutiny’s old venue, Boxpac Project, that went viral and was a catalyst for putting Salt Lake City on the map for electronic music—so you could say he’s a friend of our city. Originally hailing from Turkey, Tape B has both an old-school dubstep style mixed with modern bass. If you want to catch his vibe, stream “Under Control,” which seamlessly melds together hip-hop influences with the grit of bass-heavy drops and power; “Dopamine” featuring Wooli; or just start with his highest-streamed track, “Gas Pedal Remix.” This will be a high-energy performance that pushes what is possible for the future of electronic music. The fest happens on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 742 S. 500 West; it’s a 21+ event. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the show goes until 11 p.m. General Admission is $69.12. These shows sell out fast, so get yours now by going to eventim.us. (Arica Roberts)

Wu-Tang Clan @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre, 9/29

They say the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang can be dangerous. Maybe even as dangerous as trying to get all nine (10?) members of Wu-Tang Clan in the same place at the same time for The Final Chamber Farewell Tour. RZA, a.k.a The Abbot, is on record stating that is exactly what is going to happen in Salt Lake City. “Everybody has agreed to do this. Everybody’s agreed on the name. So we may come to your city, you’ll see all of us together and that may be the last time you see us all together in the physical,” RZA told NYTimes.com. “You might watch us on TV, but we’re not coming to your city again. We want you to come break bread with us.” Wu-Tang’s output is a veritable treasure trove of solo albums, compilations and collaborations, a canon that will be recognized this December when the band is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The combined back-catalog is an embarrassment of riches, and that first run of records up to Supreme Clientele is a batch of masterpieces, with Liquid Swords the best of the lot. This is the curtain call, and we know what you want to hear: Wu-Tang, again and again. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony opens. Catch these acts on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the all ages show are $36, and can be found at ticketmaster.com. (Mark Dago)

Coheed and Cambria @ The Complex, 9/30

With a deft mix of progressive rock, metal, post-hardcore and alt-rock, upstate New York band Coheed and Cambria combines ambitious projects—often in the form of thematically-linked concept albums—with a powerful and complex musical character. While the peak era of progressive rock is generally thought to have long since come and gone, Coheed and Cambria put the lie to that assumption: six of their 11 albums to date have climbed to the Top Ten on the Billboard 200 chart. The group’s Vaxis trilogy —2018’s The Unheavenly Creatures, 2022’s A Window of the Waking Mind and The Father of Make Believe from 2025—follow on with a storyline established in 2012 with a pair of albums as part of a concept called The Afterman, itself part of a larger story known as The Amory Wars. Critics tend to agree with fans, giving high marks to Coheed and Cambria’s songwriting and musicianship. The group—Claudio Sanchez (guitar), Travis Stever (guitar), Zach Cooper (bass) and Josh Eppard on drums; all four members sing— comes to Rockwell at The Complex on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. with opening act The Home Team. Tickets for this all-ages show are $50.73 from axs.com. (Bill Kopp)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) In the practice of niwaki, Japanese gardeners shape trees so they look both natural and artfully composed. They prune and style the branches to dramatize the tree’s inherent character. Their goal is to collaborate. I recommend you experiment with a similar approach in the coming weeks, Aries. Try partnering with the living processes in your sphere rather than simply imposing your will on them. Ask yourself: What is trying to flourish here? Can I coax out some useful beauty? How can I coordinate my own intelligence with nature’s intelligence? TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your spirit creatures for the coming weeks are the slowmoving giant tortoises of the Galápagos Islands. They can live for more than a century. They conserve energy, move deliberately and carry their protection with them. I believe you will benefit from embracing their ways in the coming weeks, Taurus. Refuse to be rushed or pressured, either by others or yourself. Proceed at the precise rate you need to. Your natural strength will thrive through your incremental steadiness. PS: Consider giving yourself a tortoise nickname.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) It’s hard, scary work for a crab to molt its shell and grow a bigger one. As it waits for its new protection to grow, its soft, tender body is exposed and vulnerable. That’s why it often hides in rock crevices, neither moving nor eating until its armor returns. Your situation, dear Cancerian, isn’t nearly as dire as the poor, defenseless crab’s. But as you power through your own personal molting season, I urge you to enhance your psychic protection. You need to feel extra safe and secure.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Aquarian writer Virginia Woolf was a fount of interesting ideas. Sometimes she pushed her active mind to track them down and capture them, but on other occasions, she enjoyed gathering gems that arrived as her imagination wandered and drifted. These “moments of being” provided her with small treasures while she was walking in nature, taking a bath or doing nothing in particular. I believe that you are now primed to experience many such pleasurable eruptions of insight. In the coming weeks, pauses and lulls and intermissions will open unexpected portals. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) For the low price of $199, I could expertly dispel that annoying curse you’ve been lugging around. But I would feel sleazy taking your cash when you are fully capable of zapping the curse yourself. So instead I will recommend that you perform the banishing ritual, then write yourself a check for $199. Here’s how. Step 1: Visualize an object that represents the curse. Imagine hurling it into a beach bonfire and watching it burn. Step 2: Bring to mind a person you believe contributes to the curse. Envision a rope that ties the two of you together, waist to waist. Then imagine yourself revving up a chainsaw, slicing through the binding, and declaring, “You have no power over me!” Step 3: Roll on the floor as you laugh and cry tears of giddy release.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) In the 18th century, Libran philosopher Denis Diderot was instrumental in creating the Encyclopédie. It wasn’t the first compendium of the world’s knowledge, but it was the most ambitious and comprehensive. In 28 volumes, it assembled

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) I’ve got a rough, tough assignment for you: Dare yourself to be startled by your own exquisite beauty. Be bold and even brazen in appreciating what a marvelous creature you are. Can you summon the necessary audacity? I think you can. Please notice the ways you have underestimated your gifts, minimized your impact, or edited out your brilliance to make others comfortable. Allow yourself to feel the tender shock of recognizing that you’re more interesting and mysteriously compelling than you’ve been trained to believe. PS: This will help you call on even deeper inner resources in the coming weeks.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Jan Tschichold (1902–1974) was a brilliant typographer who revolutionized graphic design. He left his mark on millions of books. But later in life, he rejected some of his own rules, returning to classical typography and critiquing his earlier work as too rigid. In this spirit, dear Virgo, I will ask you if some of your long-standing rules no longer serve you. Is it possible that some of your own “best practices” may have calcified into unexamined dogma? The coming months will invite productive heresy against your past selves. You’re allowed to contradict your earlier convictions. Hint: Your vigorous evolution requires it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) I invite you to achieve minor miracles that enable you to brag at parties about how you created something out of nothing. Not in a loud, egotistical way, but with a sly glimmer in your eye, as if you’re sharing secrets about how reality can be coaxed into generosity if you approach it with imagination and chutzpah. Yes, Sagittarius, I’m ecstatic to inform you that now is a favorable moment to turn scraps into usefulness, boredom into invention, and vague hunches into tangible results. Be alert! Be on the lookout! Scout around for raw materials that have been overlooked or dismissed. Half-abandoned projects? Mercurial inclinations? Fugitive fantasies? Seemingly idle conversations that reveal marvelous glints and gleams? These are examples of the “nothings” you can turn into treasures.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Bats navigate by echolocation. They send out sounds and interpret the echoes. But when competing for food, they may also jam each other’s sonar, generating acoustic interference that makes navigation harder for rivals. A similar phenomenon occurs in human populations. Some of the noisy talk we hear is other people’s jamming signals. Consciously or unconsciously, they’re creating interference that may make it harder for us to navigate. Now is a good time for you to learn better how to distinguish between real information and meaningless hubbub. Refine your filters.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In the volcanic seas around Iceland, underwater eruptions sometimes build entirely new islands that rise from the waves as bare, black rock. During the ensuing years, wind and waves and seabirds seed them with life. Mosses, lichens, hardy plants, and nesting birds slowly transform the raw lava into a living shore. I’m rooting for you to instigate a similar process, Scorpio. My prediction: A development that initially seems stark or unfinished could become fertile ground for growth. Your perceptive instincts will recognize possibilities before they are obvious to others. Be patient with beginnings that look raw.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) A master perfumer composes a fragrance in three layers. The top notes are what you smell first. They’re vivid and volatile. The next layer blooms gradually, unfurling the heart notes of the fragrance. Underneath everything are the deep, resinous base notes, which don’t fully reveal themselves for hours and cling longest to the skin. Let this be a metaphor to guide your joys and pleasures in the coming weeks, Gemini. Relish the bright top notes that flare and vanish, but persist long enough for the heart to open, and longer still for the deep base notes to emerge. Gather all the rich delights, not just some.

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here is some good news in real estate these days. The market is “soft,” which means buyers are getting an advantage if they want to jump back in. I’m not talking about the mortgage interest rates that keep climbing, but the simple fact that there’s more housing inventory than we’ve had in some time, and that eases the competition. Lately there’s been roughly twice as many listings as closings, so that points to lots of choices for buyers. After Redfin reported that sellers now outnumber buyers by almost 60%, one industry expert remarked that we are witnessing the greatest buyers’ market “in the history of real estate.” While mortgage rates are roughly 7%, here’s a glimpse at previous decades and their rates: 9% in 1975, 13.5% in 1985, 7.9% in 1995, 5.7% in 2005, 3.9% in 2015 and 6.7% in 2025. That figure is a national average, as some areas of the country have very few homes for sale, while others have tons of them. Sellers are outpacing buyers, but many are sitting in their La-Z-Boy loungers thinking to themselves, “I really don’t have to sell, let’s see what I can get for this place!” Homeowners are still pricing themselves like it’s the COVID days, expecting dozens of offers over asking price the moment the property hits the market, but those days are gone. I have one client who’s had at least six offers—all about the same price— and has refused them all, saying they are “too cheap.” I become a broken record by repeating over and over, “A property is worth what a buyer is willing to pay, not worth what you need to get out of the sale.” In the Salt Lake market, there were 962 price reductions in February, versus 1,742 in June. And there will be more to come as we head into the November-December holidays when folks would rather nest than buy or sell properties. Buyers are seeing higher rates due to inflation, war, high oil and food prices, massive layoffs, etc. The Fed just made a big move last week to raise rates in response to growing inflation. For the first time since 2023, the Federal Reserve unanimously hiked its interest rate to hopefully ensure price stability and promote full employment in the economy. Despite rising rates, I’d recommend writing offers if you see properties you like, as it doesn’t cost a dime to make an offer. And many sellers now are offering to help pay your closing costs to get the loan done. Unless you’re a cash buyer, you have to get pre-approved with a lender, bank or credit union, as you have to prove to a seller that you can purchase, have had a credit check, a job, a down payment, etc., before they agree to negotiate with you. The right time to buy is when you are ready, willing and able. And methinks that rates could be 8% by the end of the year, so get pre-approved now and let’s go shopping! ■ Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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Well, Sh...oot Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk won the Hyrox fitness competition in Beijing over the weekend of Sept. 12, but that’s not quite why she’s making headlines: The 22-year-old finished the race with fecal matter dripping down her legs while completing strenuous exercises on shared equipment, such as a rowing machine, at various stations, The Guardian reported. Her competition raised a stink over the fact that Hyrox did not intervene until after Wietrzyk completed—and won—the race. Hyrox China and Hyrox World issued statements saying they deep-cleaned affected areas that night, removed contaminated equipment and replaced affected carpet. Competition resumed the following day. Oddly enough, Hyrox had rules and protocols for violations such as littering or spitting, but none for bowel movements. They do now, though: “Hyrox made a mistake by not reacting immediately during the race. In the end it is my job to foresee these potential incidents—and I did not,” Hyrox co-founder Moritz Furste said in a statement. “As of this moment, there are new rules and procedures in place to prevent situations like this from happening again.” On Sept. 18, Wietrzyk announced: “On reflection, I have decided to retroactively withdraw from the race and forfeit the points I earned.”

Long Overdue A New Hampshire library patron recently returned a 132-year-old magazine, UPI reported on Sept. 15. The patron, John, says he doesn’t remember how the September 1894 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly ended up in his home, but he held on to the periodical for years. He heard the library was doing away with fines and thought now would be a good time to return the borrowed item. “Thankfully, he won’t have to pay the $12,055 fine for being 48,220 days overdue,” the library said in a social media post. I Scream, You Scream About 100 people gathered at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 12 to scream at the ocean, SF Gate reported. The event included a round of competitive screaming, with the winning yell clocking a whopping 121.9 decibels, just shy of the 129-decibal record held by a woman in the United Kingdom. “I felt like I needed a really good scream, and I think it’d be more fun with other people,” organizer Danielle Egan said. “There’s a lot of things to scream about in this day and age, so I figured we’d just get a lot of different people together and scream.” The group scream lasted about 60 seconds, and participants enjoyed a snack of fresh fruit afterward. Send your weird news items with subject line WEIRD NEWS to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com

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What Goes Up Must Come Down ■ A bull was stranded on the top of a water tower in India for two days before being rescued via crane, the Gulf News reported on Sept. 10. The bull evidently climbed the 60-foot structure but couldn’t figure out how to get back down. A crowd gathered at the bottom and tried to coax it away, even leaving it food and water, to no avail. Eventually, the police and the animal husbandry department coordinated efforts to retrieve

Driven Batty Commuters on a train headed for Glasgow, Scotland, had to contend with an unruly passenger: a bat. The Scottish Sun reported that on Saturday, Sept. 12, a bat flew around a ScotRail train car, leading to a comedy of errors. Picture it: Two women screaming about the bat. A ticket inspector trying to shoo it out the doors. An employee waving a flag at the winged creature, only for it to flee to the luggage rack. “The poor wee thing must have been a bit frightened,” one passenger said. Eventually the bat flew out of the car during a stop after another passenger waved a hat at it. “Certainly an unforgettable experience,” the passenger said.

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■ Meanwhile, in Arizona, residents in Gilbert called police when they spotted an emu stuck in a canal, Fox 10 Phoenix reported on Sept. 13. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered the neighbors had banded together to pull the drenched bird to safety. The flightless bird got a police escort to Crystal’s Critter Haven, a local rescue organization. No word on the bird’s owner, or how it got to the Grand Canyon state all the way from Down Under.

Elk Through the Windshield When Bruce Roach of Vancouver Island approached his parked 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme on Sept. 14, he discovered the windshield had been broken, CTV reported. Security footage from the seniors complex where he lives showed a surprising culprit: an elk. In the video, a male elk is seen chasing a female elk before crashing through the windshield and running away. “He was in hot pursuit,” complex manager Sam Hildebrandt said, noting that elk are not an uncommon sight in the area. The car’s age makes replacement parts hard to track down, but Roach plans to repair his beloved ride.

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Emus, Emus Everywhere ■ ABC 7 reported that an emu was on the loose in the town of Ramapo, New York, on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 12. Police were contacted about the emu’s escape from the Rockland County petting zoo at 8:45 a.m. The Town of Ramapo Police Department utilized a drone to keep track of the large, flightless bird’s path. In a social media post, the department said, “We don’t know why the chicken crossed the road, but the emu crossed the road because Sgt. Anton didn’t give it an option.” Officers eventually managed to apprehend the emu, which was returned to the petting zoo. “No injuries, no citations, and no word yet on whether it plans to escape again,” the department said.

■ Elsewhere in India, a family used a crane for a slightly different reason. Gulf News reported on Sept. 9 that Manoj Yadav, who works in Israel, did not have anyone available to drive his car, a Mahindra Scorpio Classic, while he was away. His family wanted to park it somewhere safe, and they decided on ... the roof. Videos shared on social media show the SUV being hoisted by a crane before being placed on the roof of the family’s two-story house. “Now that’s what you call taking parking to the next level,” Anand Mahindra, CEO of the company that manufactures the Scorpio, said in a social media post, before urging people to not try the same thing at home and expressing concerns about whether the home could sustain the extra weight.

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