ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 100 / C &RL News Salt Lake City— culture and entertainment By Blaine H. Hall H um anities Librarian B righam Y oung University Basketball, history, and Marie Osmond are a few o f the entertainment opportunities you’ll fin d in Salt Lake City. F o r leisu re h o urs Salt Lake C ity offers aw id e variety o f activities to suit every taste— sports events, concerts, ballet, op era, m use galleries, th e a ters, shopping. So w hile you are in Salt Lake C ity for th e A C R L N ational C onference, try to find som e tim e to enjoy th e e n te rta in m e n t an d cu ltu re o f th e city. F o r sports fans, block seating has b e en a rran g ed on M onday night, April 13, for an exciting b ask etb all g am e b e tw e e n th e lea g u e-lea d in g U tah Jazz an d Oakland’s G olden State W arriors. You will see “th e M ailm an” Karl M alone a n d “little” John Stock- ton, b o th selected for th e U.S. O lym pic team , w ork th e ir magic on th e c o u rt o f th e new D elta C en ter, a tw o-block walk from th e C onvention C en ter. O rd e r yo u r tickets b y M arch 15 on th e Plan to a tte nLocal A rran g em en t Tours form on y concert in y o u r co n feren ce “Prelim inary Hall on A Program . ” T h e gam e starts at 7:30 p.m ., so you’ll have tim e to eat so m ething b efo re th e gam e, o r you c an g et so m ething a t th e C en ter. U nfortunately, th e ballet a n d o p e ra seasons e n d ju st b e fo re th e co n ference, b u t you can a tte n d a U tah Sym phony c o n ce rt on F rid ay o r Saturday evening, April 11 an d 12. M arie O sm ond, singing c o u n try m usic, will b e a p p earin g w ith th e sym­ um sp,h aornt y in on e o f th e ir E n te rta in m e n t Series co n ­ certs at 8 p.m . Also d ro p in at th e Salt Lake A rt C e n te r next d o o r to th e Sym phony H all an d see th e U tah Arts C ouncil F e l­ lowship Exhibit o f 80 to 100 paintings by th e te n finalists for th e C ouncil’s 1992 Fellow ship Award. Also showing du rin g th e c o n feren ce will b e a video exhibit called “F ram e d ,” d e ­ picting th e Japanese-A m erican in te rn m e n ts in th e U.S. d u rin g W orld W ar II. This traveling exhibit, c re a te d by th e Long B each M useum o f A rt, features archival footage tak en in th e cam ps. T h e C e n te r is o p en M o nday-Saturday, 10 -5 and Sunday, 1-5. F re e adm ission, b u t donations accepted. d a Utah S y m p h ­ As m ight b e ex pected in a a t th e S ym p h o n y city w ith a stro n g sense o f its p ril 11 o r 12. past, Salt Lake has a n u m b e r o f historical m useum s, several a short walk from th e Salt Palace. T h e U tah H istorical Society M useum is h o u sed in th e old Rio G ran d e R ailroad Station at the w e st e n d o f 300 South S tre e t on Rio G ra n d e S treet (455 W est). A new ly m o u n te d exhibit, “U tah a t the February 1992 /101 n n , C rossroads,” will b e featu rin g p h otographs an d artifacts showing th e co n trib u tio n s various ethnic groups have m ad e to th e b u ilding o f th e state. You will also enjoy a visit to th e P io n e e r M em orial M useum across th e stre et from th e State C apitol at th e n o r th e n d o f M ain S treet, a tw o-block walk u p t h e h ill fr o m T e m p le Square. O p e ra te d by th e N a tio n a l S o ciety o f th e D au g h ters o f th e U tah Pio­ n eers, th e cream -colored replica o f th e original p io ­ n e er Salt Lake T h eatre con­ tains on e o f th e largest and finest collections o f auth en ­ tic p io n e e r relics in th e W est. O n display are p a in t- , ings by n o te d U tah artists, g u n s , q u ilts , f u r n i t u r e , b o o k s, h is to ric a l m a n u ­ scripts, handm ade clothing, d o lls, a n d a rtifa c ts a n d m em orabilia d o cum enting th e history o f th e m ilitaiy an d railroading in U tah and See Karl M alone a th e W est. T h e c arria g e O a kland’s G olde house directly b e h in d th e M onday m u seu m displays larger a r­ tifacts including an original p io n e e r wagon, sleighs, surreys, handcarts, bicycles, an d a blacksm ith shop. O p en M onday-Saturday, 9 -5 . Admission free, b u t donations accepted. Less th a n a block n o rth o f Sym phony H all on th e c o m e r o f N o rth T em p le a n d W est T e m p le streets th e L.D .S. M useum o f C h u rc h H isto iy an d Art features dioram as a n d o th e r displays d ep ictin g th e h istory o f th e C hurch. Paintings, m anuscripts, p h o ­ tographs, an d historical artifacts d o c u m e n t and illustrate its grow th a n d m o vem ent from N ew York to U tah a n d its w orldw ide proselytizing. A dioram a o f Salt Lake C ity in 1870, re c re ated in m iniature, provides a striking co n trast to th e u rb a n m etropolis o f today. T h e m u seu m also displays fine a rt sculp­ tu re s an d paintings o f 19th- an d 2 0 th -cen tu ry M or­ m o n a r t i s t s a n d M o rm o n I n d i a n w e a v in g , basketm aking, kachinas, an d o th e r In d ian arts. D u rin g April a special exhibit on “Religious Sym­ bols” in art will b e on display. O p e n daily, M o n d ay - Friday, 9 - 9 an d Saturday-S unday, 10-7. A mile o r so east o f dow ntow n on th e University o f U tah cam pus, you can view th e state’s m ajor collection o f w orld paintings at th e U tah M useum o f F in e Arts, w h ere th e paintings a re in teg rated w ith fu rn itu re an d decorative arts to re p re s e n t m ore com pletely a c u ltu re ’s o r p e rio d ’s artistic heritage. Also on th e cam pus is th e U tah M useum o f N atural H istory, w ith o utstanding exhibits o f dinosaurs, fossils, an d o th e r displays o f geology, biology, an d anthropology. O r i f you are m o re in te re s te d in living animals, you can travel a mile o r so fu r­ th e r south an d e ast o f t h e u n iv e rs ity a t th e m o u th o f E m ig ra tio n Canyon an d across th e s tre e t from th e Pio n eer T rail State Park an d visit H ogle Zoo, w h ere you can see 1,100 anim als from all regions o f th e e arth displayed in an ar­ ray ofhabitats from dens to tropical forests. T he zoo is open from 9-5:30 daily. Adult admission $4- T h ese are only a few o f m any cultural an d e n ­ te rta in m e n t o p p o rtu n i­ ties in th e city th a t m ight fit into a busy schedule. F o r fu rth e r inform ation d th e Utah J a zz play on w hat to do an d w h ere State W arriors on to go in th e city, visit th e A p ril 13. H ospitality B ooth in th e registration a re a o r dro p in a t th e Salt Lake C onvention & Visitors B u reau at th e southeast c o rn e r o f th e Salt Palace block, 180 South W est T em p le Street. Next m onth, in th e final article ab o u t Salt Lake City, w e’ll fe a tu re som e o f th e 1,100 eatin g (and drinking) establishm ents in th e city, w h ere you can find food an d atm o sp h ere to fit alm ost any taste, pocketbook, o r tim e schedule. ■ ■ P ut C & R L N e w s o n yo u r m a ilin g list C & R L N ew s likes to in clu d e short, practical ideas o f in te re st to o u r readers. 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