Pizzeria Seven Twelve (P712) is not for the spoiled consumer whose preference is to sacrifice quality for speed of delivery or quantity. The seating is limited, the rules nonstandard (no moving tables, no scheduling reservations, no takeout, no phoned-in orders) and the diners react as if giddy guests set before a royal banquet table. To be concise, there is nothing subpar in the experience.
Peter Jose Smith, who has recently announced his bid for Utah’s 3rd district in Congress, organized a musical talent contest on Friday, July 25.
What parent hasn’t cringed and turned red at something their child has said? I know there have been times when my wife and I have given each other that look, the one that says, “I cannot believe what YOUR child just said!” The old saying “Kids say the darnedest things” certainly applies in our house.
Since the The Dark Knight‘s unique marketing campaign took off over a year ago, the buzz for the sequel to Batman Begins has taken off to completely new levels. You couldn’t see a movie in the theater without seeing a Dark Knight trailer before it. With the constant bombardment of trailers and posters and overall hype, you might think that audiences would’ve become tired of the relentless advertising — if so, you couldn’t be further from the truth.
These days, video games can be, and are, incorporated in everything from entertainment to physical therapy to military training. And soon, if USU student Christopher Leitch has his way, they’ll also be synonymous with charity.
For the gamer boys and girls among us, July 15-17 marks an event not unlike Christmas in both the anticipation it inspires and the quasi-religious devotion that surrounds it. You guessed it: E3 is coming.
There is a subculture in Utah Valley that gets the attention it deserves only once a year at the Llama Fest. This small society is, of course, made up of llama owners and llama lovers.
Although Will Smith’s Fourth of July blockbusters are usually family-friendly action comedies, Hancock is not. It is in no way a family film.
On Wednesday July 23, at 7 p.m., in conjunction with its current shows “Was Ist Surrealismus?” by Brandon Boulton and “is the experience of the materialization of the concept of space the experience of space?” by Colin Tuis Nesbit, the Sego Art Center will present its second monthly Evening with the Artist lecture and discussion series. The event is free and open to the public.
Now that summer is in full swing and the remnant snow from last winter is finally melting, the mountains are ripe for hiking. Here are a few simple suggestions to get you started:
The Utah Shakespearean Festival is Cedar City’s biggest draw for tourists. The festival is internationally renowned, and produces some of the highest quality theater in the state. Actors from across the country come to the festival; large profits allow for high-quality design for each show. For student discounts on tickets, call 1-800-PLAYTIX. Here are reviews of each show this season, in order from most to least worthy of your time and money.
In the June 30 edition, the UVU Review ran an article mistakenly claiming that the Theater Department was working with the Sundance Summer Theatre program and the Sundance Preserve on an outdoor production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Literature lovers and aspiring writers can rest assured: UVSC’s transition to UVU will hold many great opportunities to learn and progress in the English department.
The time to produce comedy never stops for standup comics. Marcus, who is gaining huge public momentum for his ongoing winning streak on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, is no exception to that idea.
Most visitors to Cedar City are not originally from Utah. The vast majority had lived somewhere else, heard of Festival City USA, moved to Utah, and then came to visit. The city’s largest attraction, the Utah Shakespearean Festival, has won a Tony and claims to be internationally famous, yet many Utah County residents don’t even consider it to be a possible vacation destination. Some even skip over it to see the shows at the Tuacahn in St. George.
