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Here are some other recommended events and scenes taking place at this year's Utah Arts Festival:
Spirit of '77 • The festival will celebrate its 35th anniversary with an intimate show of the work of six Utah artists who were born in the same year as the festival. The work, ranging from video to sculpture, will be displayed in the Main Library's fourth-floor gallery.
Taking it to the street • At scheduled times during the festival, Aerial Arts of Utah will drape swaths of fabric — and dancers — from the library's iconic crescent wall.
Do-it-yourself supervillains • Richard Jenkins, creator of the serial graphic novels Sky Ape and Toil, will work with budding comic illustrators at Salt Lake Community College's on-site Community Writing Center.
Short circuit • Eight local films will slug it out in the festival's annual short-film competition in the library's auditorium, as audience members are invited to vote for the best one. Also, the festival will screen exceptional short films from around the world.
Creative kids • It's about children showing their artistic tendencies at the festival's Art Yard, the musical instrument "petting zoo," or the short comedy films tailored to them.
Go fragile • Glass-art workshops for adults will be offered by Prairie Dog Glass of Santa Fe, N.M., and the Glass Art Guild of Utah.
Get bombed • Utah's rogue knitters will climax months of "yarn bombing" on trees, benches and parking meters with a "Random Acts of Art Knitting" installation on Washington Square.
Drinking responsibly, of course • Uinta Brewing will be offering an exploration of the art of brew through tastings, food pairings and a limited-edition Arts Fest Amber Ale.
On your toes • Ballet West will return to the festival with five works, including "Fall into Loving Arms" and "The Flames of Paris Pad de Deux."
Lids deluxe • A trio of graffiti artists with the ever-roving 337 Project will create a custom trucker hat for you on the spot.
See the future of art • The Urban Arts area will be open daily to young adults, including an ongoing DJ party and a graffiti cube. Plus, there will be a large interactive painting project — you'll want to bring your own paint.
Listen up • Christopher Stark, Ethan Wickman and David Featherstone, winners of the Utah Arts Festival's Composer Commissions, will present their works: "Promontories" (Stark), "Winter's Burst" (Wickman) and "Recall" (Featherstone). Thursday, June 23, 8:15 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 25, 4 p.m.
Glen Warchol