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SUMMARY:Short Film Screening & Art Talk
DESCRIPTION:SUMMER ARTS SHOWCASE: SHORT FILM SCREENING\nRE\nby filmmaker\, Wendy Womack\nJune 19\, 7:30PM | Followed by an Art Talk with Addison Kanoelani\nLorraine Boccardo Theater\nRE tells the story of two sisters who reunite three years after escaping an abusive cult and discover that recovery looks different for everyone. At this special preview screening\, you’ll get a first look at the film and have the opportunity to share your feedback. The film runs 15 minutes and will be presented alongside Addison Kanoelani’s Art Talk. \n\n\n\n\n\nWendy Bird Womack is a writer and filmmaker whose award-winning work has received recognition from the Austin Film Festival\, BlueCat Screenplay Competition\, First Flights Film Fund\, the League of Utah Writers\, and others. Wendy’s career has spanned multiple corners of the film industry\, from development through post-production. Most recently\, she taught film courses at Utah Tech University and served as the communications manager for Conserve Southwest Utah\, where she advocated for the protection of public lands and endangered species. An avid traveler\, Wendy often draws creative inspiration from the places she visits and the people she meets. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nART TALK\nThresholds: Art in Between\nWith Addison Kanoelani\nDiscuss the short film preview\, RE with visual artist\, Addison Kanoelani\, in this Art Talk. Explore the artistic process\, and the practices and needs of creatives today. \n\n\n\n\nThis event is part of the Kayenta Summer Arts Showcase\, an all-month event featuring exceptional local artists and the premiere of brand-new creative work\, across several disciplines. Join us this June to celebrate and experience local art\, fun\, and community. \nWe’re introducing tiered ticket pricing for this program. The Kayenta Summer Arts Showcase is about welcoming audiences to see the work of artists within their own community. We’re committed to making our events as accessible as possible\, and believe this tiered structure will help remove financial barriers\, while also presenting quality events and compensating artists fairly for their work. The pricing tiers are as follows: \n$10 – Pay What You Can \n$20 – Suggested Ticket Price \n$30 – Support This Program \nTICKETS
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/short-film-screening-art-talk/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CATEGORIES:Film,Lectures & Ideas,Summer Arts Showcase
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SUMMARY:The Book Bungalow Presents: Eli McCann
DESCRIPTION:HUMANITIES & LECTURE SERIES\nThe Book Bungalow Presents\nEli McCann\nTuesday\, September 1\, 2026\nSocial Hour at 6:30p // Presentation at 7:30p\nJoin the Center for the Arts at Kayenta and The Book Bungalow for an engaging lecture and book talk with Utah author\, humorist\, podcaster\, and lawyer Eli McCann as he presents his new book\, Stitched. \nKnown for finding humor\, humanity\, and meaning in the experiences that connect us\, McCann brings his distinctive voice to Kayenta as part of our new Humanities & Lectures series. Following the presentation\, guests will have an opportunity to meet the author and have copies of Stitched signed. \n\n\n\nEli McCann is the author of We’re Thankful for the Moisture and a host and producer of Strangerville\, a live storytelling series and podcast. He writes a monthly humor column for The Salt Lake Tribune\, and his work has appeared in The Washington Post\, Newsweek\, HuffPost\, and the BBC. He lives in Salt Lake City with his husband\, their new child\, and two naughty dogs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis special pre-launch event gives guests the exclusive opportunity to purchase Stitched and have it signed by Eli McCann—a full week before its official release. Books can be pre-ordered along with your ticket below. \n \nIn Stitched\, Betty Lou Dearden has been a member of the Ogden Quilter’s Association for more than twenty years when it’s announced that the biggest quilting competition in the country is coming to her small Utah town. With the clock ticking\, the women welcome two young gay men to their group as they bicker their way to an award-worthy entry and attempt to beat their long-time rivals once and for all. \nWith disarming humor and extraordinary heart\, Eli McCann takes readers deep into the cozy but cutthroat world of competitive quilting and the sometimes-messy friendships that shape our lives. \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/the-book-bungalow-presents-eli-mccann/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
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SUMMARY:Seeking the Wildest West: Histories of Wilderness Experiences and Challenges To Their Future
DESCRIPTION:VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES\nSeeking the Wildest West:\nHistories of Wilderness Experiences and Challenges To Their Future\nDr. Brenden Rensink\nTuesday\, October 6\, 2026\nSocial Hour at 6:30p // Presentation at 7:30p\nWhat does it mean to experience the West as truly wild—and what will it take to keep it that way?\nJoin historian Dr. Brenden Rensink for an engaging exploration of the American West and our evolving relationship with wilderness. Drawing on histories of outdoor experience\, recreation\, conservation\, and the landscapes themselves\, Dr. Rensink examines how generations have sought out\, understood\, and shaped the idea of the “wild” West. \nLooking to the future\, the conversation will consider the growing challenges facing these treasured places and ask what the history of wilderness can teach us about preserving meaningful encounters with wild landscapes for generations to come. \nBrenden W. Rensink is Professor of History at Brigham Young University and Associate Director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. A historian of the American West\, borderlands\, Indigenous peoples\, environment\, genocide studies\, and religion\, his recent books include the award-winning Native but Foreign: Indigenous Immigrants and Refugees in the North American Borderlands (2018) and Essays on American Indian and Mormon History (2019)\, and The North American West in the Twenty-First Century (2022). He is Project Manager and General Editor of the Intermountain Histories digital public history project\, Host and Producer of the Writing Westward Podcast\, and editor of the University of New Mexico Press “The West in Context” series. Rensink is currently researching environmental and cultural histories of “wilderness” adventuring and experience in the West. \n\nTICKETS\n 
URL:https://kayentaarts.org/event/seeking-the-wildest-west-histories-of-wilderness-experiences-and-challenges-to-their-future/
LOCATION:Center for the Arts at Kayenta
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