September 2019
Voyager Lecture Series: Ron Smith: “Ice Ages: Past, Present, and Future”
Voyager Lecture Series “Ice Ages: Past, Present, and Future” Journey Back to the Time When Ice Ruled. Over the past 700 million years, our earth has rarely displayed permanent ice caps like we see now. When you take this long-term perspective, we're in an ice age—a time of widespread glaciation—right now. And since glaciers are in retreat and ice is mainly found in polar regions, geologists consider our earth to be in an “interglacial period,” a time of warmer temperatures…
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La Bohème
La Bohème Italian Opera Considered by many to be the most beautiful opera ever composed, Puccini’s La bohème is full of soaring melodies, love, fun, laughs, and tragedy. The story follows a group of four bohemian artists trying to survive in 19th century Paris and the love affair between one of them, poet Rodolfo and the impoverished (and ill) seamstress Mimì. Director Robert Breault brings his classic staging to Southern Utah in an event that is not to be missed.…
Find out more »Coyote Tales: You Gotta Be Kidding Me!
Coyote Tales You Gotta Be Kidding Me! Coyote Tales are live, open-mic style storytelling events with amateur and experienced storytellers. Each event has a theme on which stories are to be based. Potential storytellers may address that theme in any way they choose. Prior to the event, storytellers craft their true, on-theme story, practice the telling (5 minutes or less), and work on eliminating excess detail to nail the perfect ending. When the doors open, potential storytellers put their name…
Find out more »Art in Kayenta
Art in Kayenta Art in Kayenta Festival You are warmly invite you to spend a day with us at the “Art in Kayenta” festival. The Kayenta Arts Foundation presents a fabulous three-day event that runs Friday October 11th through Sunday the 13th. Each year, thousands of art lovers make their way to Kayenta in Ivins Utah to enjoy not just art but stunning autumn desert vistas, culinary delights from festival vendors, a beer and wine garden with live music and…
Find out more »Paul Draper: Master Magician & Mentalist
Paul Draper Master Magician & Mentalist According to "Mental Mysteries," his website, "Paul Draper is a comedy presenter, mind reader and speaker who has appeared on the History Channel, A&E, HBO, Hallmark, the Travel Channel, HGTV, and shows like Hell’s Kitchen, Pawn Stars, Ghost Adventures, Mindfreak, and House Hunters. Draper has appeared with David Copperfield, Lance Burton, and Teller of Penn & Teller as an expert for the History Channel. He has performed for HBO Comedy Fest at Caesar’s Palace…
Find out more »Zombies from the Beyond: A Musical by James Valcq
Zombies from the Beyond A Musical by James Valcq “Zombies from The Beyond” is an American musical comedy with book, music, and lyrics by James Valcq. It opened Off-Broadway on October 11, 1995 at the Players Theatre. The show examines American ideals and foibles during the era of President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a tone that is often parodistic and sometimes genuinely satiric, all following closely the structural form of B-movie Space Paranoia films that were popular during the 1950s.…
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St. George Dance Company in Concert
St. George Dance Company in Concert "Presented by St. George Dance Company, Synergy is an evening of dance immersed in creativity, community and collaboration. One of the things I love most about dance is the opportunity to work with other artists in an environment where personal boundaries are necessarily let down. As you can imagine, working in close proximity, and sometimes finding yourself in somewhat precarious or even humorous positions with one another, has a way of breaking down barriers.…
Find out more »Voyager Lecture Series Hear a Mysterious Legend from the Middle Ages
Voyager Lecture Series: Hear a Mysterious Legend from the Middle Ages "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" Lecture by D. L. Ashliman Not "once upon a time," but rather precisely on June 26, 1284, early in the morning at seven o'clock (others say it was at noon), a mysterious stranger appeared in the town of Hamelin, Germany, and led 130 children down a street, through the town gate, and into a nearby mountain. This was his second appearance in the town.…
Find out more »The 3 Redneck Tenors: Opera in Blue Jeans & Tuxedos
The 3 Redneck Tenors: Opera in Blue Jeans & Tuxedos Down-home laughs. Big city music. The 3 Redneck Tenors are a new breed in the “tenor genre.” Their musical comedy featuring classically trained veteran artists is like Duck Dynasty going to Carnegie Hall... down-home laughs with big city music! It’s been said that if Larry the Cable Guy, Il Divo, and Mrs. Doubtfire had triplets together, they would be The 3 Redneck Tenors. Written by opera veteran Matthew Lord with…
Find out more »Movie Night at Kayenta
Movie Title TBD Movie Night at Kayenta Kayenta Arts Foundation’s (KAF’s) Movie Nights at Kayenta will be showing films from the private collection of Richard Kinsman, a resident of Kayenta. Richard loved movies and had a private collection of over 2,500 films. He had hoped to hold regular movie nights as a fundraising activity for KAF as well as a way for people to connect. Richard did not live to see his vision come to life, but we think he’d…
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A Kurt Bestor Christmas: Peace on Earth
A Kurt Bestor Christmas Peace on Earth This December, Kurt Bestor Brings “Peace on Earth”—His Suite of Beloved Holiday Arrangements—To the Center for the Arts at Kayenta He’s a household name for most Utahns, but Kurt Bestor is also world–renowned for the multifaceted body of award–winning music he has composed and performed during his prolific career. This December, Bestor returns to Kayenta to perform “Peace on Earth,” an intimate concert series that seeks to instill peace into hearts at Christmastime.…
Find out more »Voyager Lecture Series: Ron Smith December
Voyager Lecture Series With Ron Smith Evenings to inspire curiosity, discovery and wonder. Retired Clark Planetarium Director Ron Smith covers a wide range of topics. Past topics have included: parallel universes, raven intelligence, the newest case for life on Mars, the Tasmanian Tiger, Kilauea, and the end of the world. The Voyager Lecture Series is sponsored by Voyager Wealth Advisors, Inc., Cache Valley Bank, and State Farm Insurance Agent Sherry McGhee. This lecture will begin at 7:30pm on December 10th.…
Find out more »The Enchanted World of Dolls
The Enchanted World of Dolls The Center for the Arts at Kayenta presents: A Holiday in Kayenta! Featuring “The Enchanted World of Dolls and A Diamond Holiday” With fire pits ablaze, trees shimmering with lights, the smell of hot treats and sounds of holiday music filling the air, enjoy Kayenta as it is transformed into a magical wonderland. Enjoy warm drinks and sweets as you stroll through the Enchanted World of Dolls. Inside the storefront windows along the plaza watch…
Find out more »A Diamond Holiday
A Diamond Holiday An inspiring, festive night of dance and musical theater. Diamond Talent Productions & The Center for the Arts at Kayenta present “A Diamond Holiday." “The vision of this holiday event is to create an enchanting, multi-sensory experience from the moment you enter the plaza, to the moment the the corps de ballet takes its final bow. A Diamond Holiday is the most entertaining and moving show for the holidays I have ever seen ~ anywhere. These student…
Find out more »Movie Night At Kayenta
Movie Title TBD Movie Night at Kayenta Kayenta Arts Foundation’s (KAF’s) Movie Nights at Kayenta will be showing films from the private collection of Richard Kinsman, a resident of Kayenta. Richard loved movies and had a private collection of over 2,500 films. He had hoped to hold regular movie nights as a fundraising activity for KAF as well as a way for people to connect. Richard did not live to see his vision come to life, but we think he’d…
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