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New museum building to include fresh exhibits

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Published June 11, 2010 at 5:56 a.m.

The new Utah Museum of Natural Historywill include about 2,400 fresh items on display ...

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Mexican artist launches Utah Museum of Fine Arts' salt series of exhibitions

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Published April 29, 2010 at 5:34 p.m.

Drop a banana peel on the sidewalk and you've got biodegradable litter. Drop a banana peel on a museum floor and you've got a blatant attempt to call all that we know about art into question ...

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Visual art notes: Mexican art, industrial sights, emerging artists and a crafty sabbath

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'Las Artes de México' ... Straight from Oklahoma's Gilcrease Museum, and almost in time for Cinco de Mayo, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts presents the most comprehensive exhibition of Mexican art in recent memory ...

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Park City police helped Katie Holmes move about during Sundance

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Published Feb. 7, 2010 at 10:14 p.m.

The Park City Police Department twice sent officers to assist actress Katie Holmes as the Hollywood star moved about during the Sundance Film Festival, treatment that a high-ranking police official said was not based on her celebrity status ...

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Salt Lake City buys beloved Utah Theater

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Published Dec. 23, 2009 at 4:52 p.m.

Salt Lake City has gift-wrapped a dusty downtown jewel for future generations of film fans ... After years of discussion, the city's Redevelopment Agency agreed Wednesday to buy Main Street's Utah Theater for $5. million ...

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Culture Vulture: Sundance: 10 titles to watch

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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 4:01 p.m.

When the Sundance Film Festival announces its slate of films, two questions always come up: "What got snubbed?" And "What looks good?" "Snubbed" is in the eye of the beholder ...

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Movie review: A 'Precious' story of heartbreak and hope

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Published Nov. 19, 2009 at 4:42 p.m.

It's a small miracle that a story as filled with tragedy and heartbreak as "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" -- the movie that won over the jury and audiences at this year's Sundance Film Festival -- would also be as hopeful and life-affirming as it is ...

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A rough ride, but happy ending for 'Precious'

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Published Nov. 19, 2009 at 4:41 p.m.

The first question after the first screening of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival was, "Mo'Nique, what will you wear to the Oscars? ...

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Pop Top: An early Christmas gift from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

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Published Aug. 31, 2009 at 2:45 p.m.

"Ring Christmas Bells," Mormon Tabernacle Choir » Each year the Christmas concert presented by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square is seen by more than 85,000 people live and by millions more on TV ...

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Sundance who? New festival for indie film in Salt Lake City

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Published Aug. 7, 2009 at 6:14 p.m.

An independent film festival? In Salt Lake City? Hasn't that been done before? Following in the footsteps of the mega-successful Sundance Film Festival, the new Salt Lake City Film Festival -- with the mission "to create an artistic outlet for local and international talent" -- will have its ...

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