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The Grand Theatre’s new “Backstage at The Grand” Concert Series will kick off with “Songs of Peggy Lee” performed by Erica Hansen. The concerts will be held from September 13-15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Grand Theatre’s new Backstage Theatre, located at 1575 South State St. Hansen will sing selections from Peggy Lee’s career, which spans musical time periods that include Benny Goodman and Paul McCartney. Peggy Lee’s regal bearing and mastery of jazz rhythms led Duke Ellington to call her ‘The Queen’. “Erica has a successful history of portraying beloved singers here at the Grand,” said Grand Theatre executive artistic director Richard Scott. “The similarities between Erica and Peggy are striking – both in vocal ability and performance dynamic.” Tickets can be obtained by calling the Grand Theatre box office at (801) 957-3322 or online at www.the-grand.org

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) celebrated Dannon’s $30,000 Next Generation Nutrition grant at a college-wide event. The grant was awarded to the SLCC Athletics Know Greater Heroes (KGH) program. We couldn’t be more pleased with the partnership between Dannon Corporation and SLCC,”  said SLCC Vice President of Government and Community Relations Tim Sheehan. “These are two organizations that are both firmly committed to education, to the community, and to improving the lives and well being of the people they serve.” The College’s KGH program consists of a group of SLCC student-athletes, coaches, administrators, the Bruin cheerleaders and the Bruin Bear mascot who travel to local elementary schools promoting proper nutrition, healthy behaviors and regular physical activity. KGH offers a series of high-energy assembly events to local public elementary schools, focusing primarily on the Federal Title I institutions. “We’re thankful for Dannon and their generosity,...

Salt Lake Community College’s Fashion Institute students are taking part in the 4th annual Art Meets Fashion event that will benefit Red Butte Gardens. The benefit show will be held on September 8 from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. at Red Butte Gardens’ Rose House Plaza, located at 300 Wakara Way in Salt Lake City. “Art Meets Fashion brings together local art and local fashion to benefit a local cause,” said event co-producer Heidi M. Gress.  All proceeds from the event will go to a new Red Butte Garden Water Conservation Garden campaign. Runway shows take place on the garden pathway in the Rose and Wedding Gardens; the fine art exhibition will be held in the Rose House Plaza. Four local fashion designers will display their work at the event: Beckett & Robb, Sophie St. Claire, Nephi Garcia, and Heggy Gonzalez. An exhibit entitled Metamorphosis will feature the work of 15 fine artists working in painting, mixed media, and photography. Artists include: Shelly Huynh, Cody Chamberlain, Ma...

Salt Lake Community College recently held an open house to acquaint regional funeral service representatives with Utah’s only Mortuary Science Program. The event was held in the College’s Health Sciences Center at the Jordan Campus and showcased the College’s new embalming lab facility. Area funeral directors in attendance were treated to refreshments and given a tour of the Mortuary Science classroom, the new Funeral Planning Room and Embalming Lab.  SLCC provost Chris Picard, SLCC dean of Health Sciences Loredana Haeger and mortuary science program director David Hess welcomed those in attendance and gave a brief history and status update of the program. “The open house was an excellent event that was really well done,” said Rob Larkin, senior vice president of Larkin Mortuary. “Everyone in attendance could hear and understand the speakers. It was nice to get to see what the program has to offer our industry.” Like Larkin, the other area funeral directors and board members of t...

Salt Lake Community College President Cynthia Bioteau invites manufacturing professionals and industry educators to SLCC’s first Annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit about Utah’s manufacturing industry.  The Summit will be held on September 27, from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the Miller Free Enterprise Center Auditorium, Larry H. Miller Campus 9750 South 300 West, in Sandy, UT. Jennifer McNelly, President of the Manufacturing Institute will provide the keynote address. Her presentation will outline opportunities for the next generation of manufacturing—including cultivating a thriving workforce and staying competitive in the 21st century. As a cornerstone of Utah’s economy, the manufacturing industry facilitates and strengthens job creation and growth among every industry sector.  The Excellence in Manufacturing Leadership Summit will bring together manufacturing businesses, industry, education and government representatives to share ideas and best practices for: buildin...