Past Z-Arts! Events
Headhunters: ‘Art After Life’
If you weary of the bounds of convention, don’t miss this uncommon show at the Canyon 
Community Gallery October 1st thru November 12th.
Using feathers & bones, rusted metal & barbed wire, old wood & leather,
local artists Jesse Lewis and Mark Savee compose iconic wall sculpture that
pays homage to the cultures and natural history of the Southwest Desert.
These desert icons offer an oddly fresh perspective on the certainty of mortality and the promise of immortality, balanced by a lightness of heart.
Their mixed medium creations range from rustic to quite elegant.
Gallery Hours: Mon – Thurs. 10 – 7 pm; Fri. 10 – 6 pm and Sat. Noon – 5 pm.
Admission if free.
Support for this event was provided by the Utah Arts and Museums Program.
Support for this event provided by The National Endowment for the Arts
2012 Annual Juror Show Winners
Z-Arts and the Canyon Community Center invited artists to submit their art pieces to the 2012 Annual Juried Show. The exhibit was moved to the Summer and this year the theme was ‘BEAUTY AND THE EYE’.
Jurors: Signe and Nick Adams, stylist and photographer from St. George.
Gallery Show Dates: August 24 through September 29, 2012
Juror’s Choice Winners
First – Greg Istock – Blue Charlie
Second – John E. Denney – Blue Muse
Third – Susan F. Chapman – Faded Light Open Arms
People’s Choice Winners
First – Douglas Gregg – Below the Surface
Second – Jason Butler – Moroni Storm
Third – Gloria Charles – The Spoils from our Hike
Mayor’s Choice Winner
Jason Butler – Fading Watchman
Honorable Mentions
Val Wenz – Man with an Eye
Sandra C. Feldman – Moth, Torrey, UT
Susan F. Chapman – Beauty is But a Faded Flower
John E. Denney – Courage & Dignity
Thanks to everyone that participated and congratulations to the winners!
“Up Heartbreak Hill” Film Presentation
Friday, February 8, 2013, Z-Arts will present the film “Up Heartbreak Hill” at 7:00 pm in the Canyon Community Center. “Up Heartbreak Hill” chronicles the lives of three Native American teenagers in Navajo, NM — Thomas, an elite runner, Tamara, an academic superstar, and Gabby, an aspiring photographer — as they navigate their senior year at a reservation high school. As graduation nears, they must decide whether or not to stay in their community — a place inextricably woven into the fiber of their beings — or leave in pursuit of opportunities elsewhere. “Up Heartbreak Hill” examines the ways in which we define ourselves, and the broader issues surrounding what it means to be Native American in the contemporary world.
Movie Website:
http://www.upheartbreakhill.com
Movie Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Zfq16HnseCo
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Support for this event was provided by the Utah Arts and Museums Program. |
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Support for this event provided by The National Endowment for the Arts |
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Support for this event was provided by the Washington County Library. |
Emerald Isle Escapade: A Literary Jaunt of Ireland
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On October 27, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the CCC, Professor Stephen Brown, Associate Professor of English at University of Nevada at Las Vegas, will present a lecture based upon a literary jaunt of his own to Ireland.
A big, happy, animated man of Irish heritage, Professor Brown visited Ireland to see the land of his ancestors and to try to understand how this land inspired the works of Ireland’s two greatest writers, James Joyce and William Butler Yeats. ”Inspired” by his trip to Ireland, Professor Brown created this lecture in which he presents images of Ireland, reads from works of Joyce and Yeats, and visits the sites that are associated with these two writers. We’ll visit Joyce’s tower in Sandy Cove, Yeats’s tower in Ballylee, the estates of Lady Gregory at Coole Park and Daniel O’Connell in the remote wilds of Kerry; the cottage of Patrick Pearse in the forlorn landscape of Connamara and the humble home of Nora Barnacle in Galway. Venture inside Kilmainham jail for the last words of the poet revolutionists Pearse and McDonough. Feast your writerly appetite in the Dublin Writer’s Museum and the Joyce Museum. Slake your literary thirst in a pub named for Joyce’s literary sidekick and tower-mate, Oliver St. John Gogarty. Visit Yeats’s grave in the wild landscape he immortalized, under Ben Bulben. These and many more stops await you in the Emerald Isle!
Due to a scheduling conflict, this event has been rescheduled to Saturday, Oct. 27th.
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This event has received funding from the Utah Humanities Council. The Utah Humanities Council promotes history and heritage, literature and literacy, and public discussion of issues important to our communities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website or the lectures do not necessarily represent those of the Utah Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
Young Pianist Performance
Richard Contreras
Friday September 21, 2012 7:00 pm
Canyon Community Center
Free Performance
Enjoy an exciting evening of exhilarating Classical masterpieces, performed by electrifying young pianist Richard Contreras, winner of the 2012 SummerArts Piano Competition.
For a sample of his music go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIGnOewxREA
2012 Annual Gala
Friday, December 7, 2012 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Switchback Restaurant, 1149 Zion Park Blvd.
$45 Members (after 12/1 $50)
$50 Non-members (after 12/1 $55)
Enjoy an elegant evening of wine, food friends and classical music for our annual Gala. Tickets are available now through the Z-Arts Office, 435-772-3434, ext. 313.
This much anticipated annual gathering is our largest attended event of the season. It is a time for our community to come together and show their support for the Arts and Humanities in Zion Canyon while visiting with friends old and new. Formed in 1984, the Southern Utah String Quartet has provided music for countless concerts, recitals, receptions, dinners and other community events. The group has provided assemblies and classroom demonstrations for numerous schools over the years as a service to promote music education. All of the musicians perform and are featured on the fall recital series with the Orchestra of Southern Utah and teach private music lessons. They all assist with the annual Southern Utah String Festival as judges. In 2011they received a grant from the Cedar City Arts Council to help with new music purchases in recognition of their service to area music.
Author Reading with Antonya Nelson
Antonya Nelson, the author of eight books of fiction, will present a reading on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at
7:00 pm in the Canyon Community Center in Springdale.
Her works include Female Trouble and the novels Talking in Bed, Nobody’s Girl, and Living to Tell. Nelson’s work has appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, Harpers, Redbook, and in many other magazines, as well as in anthologies such as Prize Stories, the O. Henry Awards, and Best American Short Stories. Her books have been New York Times Notable Books of 1992, 1996, 1998, and 2000. The New Yorker called her one of the “twenty young fiction writers for the new millennium.” She is also the recent recipient of the Rea Award for Short Fiction and is a recipient of an NEA Grant 2000-01 and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Support for this event was provided by the Utah Arts and Museums Program. |
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Support for this event provided by The National Endowment for the Arts |
Classic Greek Theater in Zion
Live outdoor theatrical production of ANTIGONE to be presented on Saturday, October 6, 2012 with Orientation at 10:30 am and the performance beginning at 11:00 am. This performance will be presented at the OC Tanner Amphitheatre located at the end of Lion Blvd in Springdale, Utah.
Westminster College will present Sophocles’ Antigone in a totally new and ancient/modern production directed by Larry West. It will feature original movement and dance by choreographer Darlene Casanova, an original design for set and costumes, and a recent American translation by Marianne McDonald as acting script.
The Classical Greek Theatre Festival (CGTF) is an annual theatrical event created to introduce and sustain the appreciation of ancient Greek theatre throughout communities and campuses in various southwestern and western states. CGTF is committed to the idea that Greek drama, like Shakespearean drama, has much to offer contemporary audiences.
In case of rain, the production will be held at the Rockville Community Center.
For more information go to: http://www.westminstercollege.edu/theatre_arts/index.cfm?parent=4081&detail=12660
$5 for Z-Arts members and students
$10 for nonmembers
Cash or checks only please. Tickets will be available in advance at the Z-Arts office in the Canyon Community Center, Under the Eaves Inn, or through Lisa Zumpft. Tickets will also be available on the morning of the performance at the OC Tanner Amphitheater on Lion Boulevard, Springdale.
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Support for this event was provided by the Utah Arts and Museums Program. |
The Way
A Z-Arts film presentation “The Way” to be held Friday, August 17, 2012 at the Canyon Community Center in Springdale, at 7:00pm.
THE WAY is a powerful and inspirational story about family, friends and the challenges we face while navigating this ever-changing and complicated world. Martin Sheen plays Tom, an irascible American doctor who comes to France to deal with the tragic loss of his son (played by Emilio Estevez). Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage “The Way of St. James” to honor his son’s desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn’t plan on is the profound impact this trip will have on him. Through unexpected and oftentimes amusing experiences along “The Way,” Tom discovers the difference between “the life we live and the life we choose.”
Inexperienced as a trekker, Tom soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey. On “The Way,” Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, each with their own issues and looking for greater meaning in their lives: a Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen), a Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irish writer (James Nesbitt), who is suffering from a bout of writer’s block.
From the unexpected and, oftentimes, amusing experiences along “The Way,” this unlikely quartet of misfits creates an everlasting bond and Tom begins to learn what it means to be a citizen of the world again. Through Tom’s unresolved relationship with his son, he discovers the difference between “the life we live and the life we choose.”
THE WAY, written and directed by Emilio Estevez, was filmed entirely in Spain and France along the actual Camino de Santiago.
For more information see http://theway-themovie.com
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Support for this event was provided by the Utah Arts and Museums Program. |
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Support for this event provided by The National Endowment for the Arts |
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Support for this event was provided by the Washington County Library. |
4th Annual Zion Canyon Music Festival
Z-Arts! is proud to Co-sponsor the Zion Canyon Music Festival.
On the Z-Arts! Stage:
Home Girls (Bluegrass/Americana)
Christopher Hawley Rollers (Rock) (www.christopherhawley.com)
Johnny Van (Rock) (www.johnnyvanmusic.com)
Trevor Green (Acoustic Experimental Folk) (www.trevorgreenmusic.com)
For more info go to: http://www.zioncanyonmusicfestival.com/index.html
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