CineSizzle
July 6-30, 2023
Every Thursday through Sunday in July, 7:30pm
Escape the sizzling summer heat in July, and join us for a curated film series featuring some of the most compelling independent films from the past two years.
To view films on a calendar, click HERE.
Wine and Beer will available Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
The Caregiver’s Guide
The Miller family rallies together as they struggle with grief and the pain of the effects Early Onset Alzheimer’s has on their loved ones.
NEVER ASK
Due to unexplained circumstances, old friends Sandra, Jess, and Lance find themselves unexpectedly together again. The friends revisit old memories (and old feelings) and try to figure out why they have been able to reunite.
Harry Bertoia: Master of Metal
Mid-century modern designer and sculptor Harry Bertoia goes beyond form to embody the spiritual as revealed by his masterworks of sounding sculptures, Diamond chairs, and monumental gongs. Premiered at DOCUTAH 2024!
Jeremy Salazar: Three Feather Studios
Native American artist Jeremy Salazar is a contemporary painter based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
De Natura Libris Álvaro Alejandro López
Álvaro Alejandro López is a photographer based in Mexico City. His work has been presented in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Spain, Belgium, Iceland, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.
Born to Ride: Cody Wright and the Quest for a World Title
Born to Ride: Cody Wright and the Quest for a World Title (60 min) This multi-award winning documentary looks at the life and challenges of a professional saddle bronc rider. Cody Wright, from Milford, Utah, spends hundreds of days and travels thousands of miles pursuing his dream of being a world champion.
Red Rock Rondo: Zion Canyon Song Cycle
Red Rock Rondo explores this spectacular place and its people through their stories put to music by Phillip Bimstein, former mayor of Springdale, Utah, which borders the Park, weaving together the contemporary and historical, creating a rich portrait of this spectacular place and the people whose lives are so intricately connected to and affected by it. These songs cover the pioneering of Virgin River Valley by Mormon settlers in the mid-19th century, the founding of Zion National Park in the 20th century, and up to modern times where retirees, artists and urban refugees have come to find their own piece of paradise.
Secondhand Stevie
Follow Blake, a drag performer who impersonates Stevie Nicks, as he explores his relationship with the world and the people around him.
The Abundance
After moving to a new corner of suburbia, a broke young mom is lured into a multi-level marketing scheme by her new neighbors and a slick-talking bottle of tonic, and must either claw her way to the top of the pyramid, or lose everything by leaving.
Mama’s Dresses/A Dress For Mama
Three sisters gather together to mourn the loss of their mother, and grow closer as they remember her life and memories.
Christmas is Canceled
A local theater company led by new hot-shot producer and director Fitz gather together to put on an adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Drama heightens and hilarity ensues when small town theater politics get in the way and gossip spreads.
Gunfighters: Living The Legend
Gunfighters: Living The Legend looks at the gunfighter and the weapon that made him legend as well as those today who seek to keep the ideas of the Old West alive today.
Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart
The life and times of the great Lakota chief Sitting Bull, told mostly in his own words and that of his contemporaries. An intimate, in-depth portrait of one of America’s great historical figures.
Reflections and Shadows
The Desert Spirit Art Committee organizes three juried visual art exhibitions each season at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta. The Committee encourages and invites both established and emerging regional artists to submit original artwork that responds to the exhibition’s themes.
The Magician’s Sister
This new play by Jami Brandli follows the story of two women: an aspiring Magician driven by being the best, and her sister, who somewhat reluctantly serves as her “Wise Assistant.”
Sierra McGuire Art
We are proud to host exceptional guest artists for pop-up solo exhibitions in the Judy & Tim Terrell Lobby at the Center for the Arts. Sierra McGuire is a local watercolor artist living in Southern Utah.
The Rich Ancestry and Traditions of the Shivwits Band
Learn about the language, history, and traditions of the Shivwits Band.
Zampogna: The Soul of Southern Italy
A young Italian American’s cultural odyssey through the depths of Italy’s most remote and traditional regions, told through the story of Italian folk music.
Soirée Musicale: Romantic Rhapsodies
Experience the magic of "Romantic String Quartets" in one of Southern Utah's most enchanting settings, Center for the Arts at Kayenta. Let Debussy and Brahms' passionate melodies transport you and your loved one to a world of elegance. Under Jason Bonham's masterful direction, our chamber ensemble promises an intimate evening of timeless classics and romantic surprises, perfect for a special date night.
Miwa Matreyek: Animation & Performance
Spellbinding and vibrant animations are brought to life through live performance by award-winning artist Miwa Matreyek. Experience three remarkable pieces, created between 2010 and today, that will leave you breathless.
In Living Color: Painting
The exhibit is open to all subject matter using any painting medium – oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache. Consider a new challenge and express yourself through abstracts, animals, still life, Plein-air, or portraits.
Southern Utah History Through Picture and Word
For February’s lecture, hear from writer Lyman Hafen and artist Roland Lee as they explore the history of Southern Utah through art and literature.
Delbert Anderson Quartet
Delbert Anderson creates Diné inspired musical pathways, preserving his cultural music by creating a foundation of new Diné melodies and fuses them through jazz, jam and funk.
Dan Froot & Company’s Arms Around America
Arms Around America is a community-based theater project investigating how Americans experience fear, power, identity, loss, and love through our relationships with guns.
Colonization and Counterculture: Utah’s Fertility and Social Transformation
Using sociological concepts, historical narratives, and rich demographic data, Jason Bonham explores how the Latter-day Saints’ adaptability allows Utah to transform from a polygamist counterculture to an industrialized American state.
SALT Contemporary Dance
An innovative program from SALT Contemporary Dance, founded in 2013 in an effort to bring new voices of dance to Utah.
The Legendary Dee Palmer and His Fantastic Band
An autobiographical documentary told through the eyes of a man born in 1915, who has spent his whole life trying to bring joy to other people through music.
COYOTE TALES: Surrender
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. The theme for this event is: “Surrender.”