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Thursday, March 31, 2016
Issue # 1144
Aspen Winds Woodwind Quintet to Perform at Escalante High School on April 1st
Courtesy Aspen Winds WoodWind Quintet
The Aspen Winds Woodwind Quintet will perform April 1 in Escalante. ESCALANTE - The second annual arts and education collaboration between Boulder Arts Council, Escalante Canyon Arts Festival and Garfield School District will occur on Friday, April 1st at Escalante High School. This year’s event will be student presentations and a community concert
by Aspen Winds Woodwind Quintet. Since its beginning in 2011, the Aspen Winds have performed for audiences of all ages using creative and innovative programming. Aspen Winds specializes in introducing audiences to the woodwind quintet repertoire of the 20th
and 21st centuries. They also frequently add elements such as movement, stories, costumes and dance to create an interactive, uplifting and educational experience for audiences. Frequent visitors to rural Utah, Aspen Winds participated with the Utah Symphony in 2014 as part of their Mighty
Five Tour, visiting all 5 of Utah’s national parks. For their visit this time, Aspen Winds will perform for high school students at 8:30 am and Boulder Elementary and Escalante Elementary students at 10:30 am at Escalante High School on Friday, April 1st. These shows feature the popular “Inside Out” program, and introduce students to the concept of how music and human emotion are related. At 7:00 pm on April 1st, there will be community concert at the Escalante High School Auditorium. This concert features Latin and American dances, Opus Number Zoo (an innovative piece by Luciano Berio combining music, stories and poetry), a quintet by Robert Muczynski, and Copland folk tunes. This is a program for the novice listener as well as the seasoned classical music lover and offers a chance to experience the intimate environment of a live, chamber music concert. The concert is free but donations are appreciated. If you have questions about the school presentations or the community concert, please contact Cheryl Cox at 335-7550. —Boulder Arts Council
Railroad Resorts Bring Sevier County’s Railroad Past to Life
Take the Stage Youth Music Workshops and Concert
courtesy entrada institute
Youth 8 to 18 are eligible for the Entrada Institute's "Take the Stage" summer music workshop. TORREY - The Entrada tinent to each selection. These Institute is pleased to announce workshops will contribute to the third annual “Take the Stage the participants greater underYouth Music Workshops and standing of music rehearsal and Concert.” This dynamic event is performance. set to take place on Friday, AuAll involved will collabogust 5, 2016 in Torrey, Utah. " rate in a performance on Friday Take the Stage" is a music evening, August 5th, 2016 education event designed for Individual preparation young musicians (ages 8 - 18) and workshop attendance is viwith a passion to perform and tally important to the success of hone their music skills. "Take the Stage". Participants Local teachers/musicians must be able to read music, will collaborate with local youth though beginner note readers over the course of six workshops are welcome. that run from May thru July "Take the Stage" registra(two workshops each month, tion is $45.00. Please inquire approximately 90 minutes per for available scholarships. workshop). Young musicians Registration ends April 20th. are encouraged to participate, For more information, including but not limited to vo- please contact Lynsey Shelar at calists, stringed instruments, 435-531-3599 or lynseymshewoodwinds/brass, and percus- lar@gmail.com. Apply April sion. Workshops will cover im- 20th. You may also visit the provisation, theory, stage pres- Entrada Institute webpage at ence, tone, sound & intonation, www.entradainstitute.org. listening skills, and comprehen—Entrada Institute sion of form and structure per-
Spring Deals for Families Bryce Canyon National Park and Ruby’s Inn
courtesy sue Wood and environetics
A crane puts a rail car into place at the Caboose Village Resort at Big Rock Candy Mountain. MARYSVALE - The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad is being resurrected in an unusual way in the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area. Partners David Grow and George Jones of Environetics have built a caboose and railroad village at Big Rock Candy Mountain, north of Marysvale in Piute County. In February they received a 50-year lease of the old Denver and Rio Grande Depot from the city of Mt. Pleasant to build a similar resort there. Jones, a retired railroad union executive with an interest in historic railroading, began collecting cabooses several years ago. About six years
ago he approached Grow with the idea of turning them into a unique resort. After several years of planning, last year the pair opened the Track 89 Caboose Village Resort at Big Rock Candy Mountain with three railroad cars. This year they have seven and next year they hope to have 10. The Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area recently awarded the project a $25,000 grant for landscaping and parking. Grow said it is unlikely the Mt. Pleasant facility will be open this season since major work needs to be done to prepare the site and move the railroad cars into place. He is very excited about the loca-
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
THURS. MAR. 31 - WED. APR. 6 EVERY DAY this week is supposed to be mostly sunny, except for Tuesday, which is supposed to be partly cloudy. Vascillating highs, starting with 50s Thursday, 60s Fri/Sat, 70s Sun/Mon, and back to 60s Tues/Wed. Lows in 30s. Not much chance of rain.
tion, however. “We’ve always loved that old depot and looked into moving it further down Highway 89 but found it was too expensive,” Grow said. In 1977 the building was rescued from demolition by a group of local citizens who wanted to preserve it and had it moved to its present location from 500 West and Main. The new location is ideal, Grow said. “It has great visibility, right on Highway 89. We will make sure that no lodging will block the beautiful view of the terrific old depot.” Grow said the Mt. Pleasant site could eventually have as many as 15 rail cars. He said they plan to incorporate several historic elements into the resort, but they have not yet determined if that
will be in the setting of a small museum or as enhancements to the railroad cars themselves. While some have suggested that the pair open a similar resort in Thistle in Utah County, Grow said that the Utah County planning department is not open to the idea. “It would be like trying to push a river upstream,” he said. MPNHA Director Monte Bona sees these two resorts as a first step to bringing about a railroad museum and interpretive center in the area, one of the goals of the MPNHA’s management plan. “The Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area reached the high threshold for national designation by articuRailroad Resort Cont'd on page 3
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard. —H. L. Mencken
BRYCE CANYON CITY The onrushing spring has thawed the winter chill, inspiring Utah families to look for a fun vacation destination that is convenient, affordable and sure to create memories. Y o u can’t go wrong visiting some of Utah’s acclaimed national parks — collectively known as The Mighty Five. Bryce Canyon National Park tops the list with its towering red rock formations filling the giant natural amphitheater with texture and color. “This is such a wonderful time of the year to visit Bryce Canyon National Park,” said Lance Syrett, general manager of Ruby’s Inn—which offers the closest lodging to the park. “In the springtime, snow still caps the red rock hoodoos, but the temperatures are warm enough to explore some great trails.” In May 1916, Reuben “Ruby” Syrett and his wife Minnie started their homestead near the entrance of what would become Bryce Canyon National Park. They quickly began providing hospitality for guests around the region, who were drawn to Bryce Can-
yon National Park’s collection of rock pinnacles and sweeping vistas. This year marks Ruby’s Inn’s centennial, and along with the celebration come
great ways to save on lodging. Ruby’s Inn encourages guests to take time to enjoy all there is to see by offering the Spring Fling deal. Following their first night, visitors can get 30 percent off each additional night’s stay. This special runs from March 28 to May 5. For families wanting to get away without breaking the bank, Bryce Canyon’s percarload entry fee of just $30 is valid for seven days. (Park entrance is completely free the weekend of April 16-24 in celebration of National Park Week.) Families can save even more by taking part in free activities offered inside the park, including ranger-led geology talks, rim walks, full-moon hikes, astronomy presenta-
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