Kayenta Arts

What the Constitution Means to Me
2023-11-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-11-12 15:00 - 16:30, 2023-11-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-11-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-11-17 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-11-18 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
THEATER
What the Constitution Means to Me
by Heidi Schreck
directed by Zoe Aja Moore
November 9-18, 2023
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Playwright Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.

“Uproariously funny, wrenchingly moving, critically challenging and politically inspiring.” – David Cole, The New York Review of Books
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Voyager Lecture Series: Jon B. Woozley
2023-11-28 19:30 - 21:30
LECTURES & IDEAS
Voyager Lecture Series: Encounters with the Future
Cardiac Surgery – Fueled By Pioneering Innovation
Presentation by Jon B. Woozley, MPAS, PA-C, FAPACVS
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 // 7:30pm
Optional Social Hour With Like-Minded Friends, Light Snacks And Beverages @ 6:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
This year’s Voyager Lectures theme is Encounters with the Future. Our speakers during the 2023/2024 season will share insights and expertise about the future of health, wellness, finance, and much more.
In November, Jon Woozley shares his passionate story of how the negative advice of a college advisor fueled his desire to innovate and perfect a minimally-invasive procedure that positively impacts cardiac surgery patients and their families. Additionally, we will focus on the latest techniques to treat common cardiac conditions and other interesting cardiac cases, one involving a nail gun.

The Voyager Lecture Series is generously sponsored by Voyager Wealth Advisors and Cache Valley Bank.

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Soirée Musicale – Shostakovich, Schumann, Bologne, & Brahms
2023-12-02 19:30 - 21:30
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Soirée Musicale – Shostakovich, Schumann, Bologne, & Brahms
Dr. Ka-Wai Yu
Saturday, December 2, 2023 / 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Soirée Musicale features top local musicians tackling some of the most advanced and inspiring classical music in the repertoire.
Our December concert is organized by Dr. Ka-Wai Yu, and will feature
Shostakovich: Five Pieces (arr. for violin, clarinet and piano),
Clara Schumann: Romances (arr. clarinet and piano),
Joseph Bologne: String Quartet No. 4, and
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet (for clarinet and string quartet).
It will be a great concert that celebrates diversity and promotes wind+string chamber collaboration!
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The Casecracker: A Murder Mystery Nutcracker
2023-12-07 19:30 - 21:30
The Casecracker: A Murder Mystery Nutcracker
by St. George Dance Company
December 7-9, 2023
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Directed by Andrielle Davidson, the Casecracker is St George Dance Company’s silly sequel to the classical story ballet, the Nutcracker. Told through contemporary dance, the beloved characters of the Land of Sweets are united for the wedding of Clara and the Prince. Everyone, well almost everyone, in the Land of the Sweets is overjoyed and YOU are invited as an honorary guest to the wedding! But not everyone is happy about the situation. Drama, intrigue and of course murder threaten to ruin the festivities…Help the Nutcracker Prince, Clara, Sugarplum Fairy and all the classic Sweets crack the case and save the wedding! Guess who-dunnit and their motive and you’ll win a prize!
Join us 30 minutes before curtain for a reception and get a picture with your favorite Nutcracker character, do some Christmas shopping, and grab a treat before your seat. Wear a Christmas related costume for a chance to win a prize!
$25

The Casecracker: A Murder Mystery Nutcracker
2023-12-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-12-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-12-09 19:30 - 21:30
The Casecracker: A Murder Mystery Nutcracker
by St. George Dance Company
December 7-9, 2023
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Directed by Andrielle Davidson, the Casecracker is St George Dance Company’s silly sequel to the classical story ballet, the Nutcracker. Told through contemporary dance, the beloved characters of the Land of Sweets are united for the wedding of Clara and the Prince. Everyone, well almost everyone, in the Land of the Sweets is overjoyed and YOU are invited as an honorary guest to the wedding! But not everyone is happy about the situation. Drama, intrigue and of course murder threaten to ruin the festivities…Help the Nutcracker Prince, Clara, Sugarplum Fairy and all the classic Sweets crack the case and save the wedding! Guess who-dunnit and their motive and you’ll win a prize!
Join us 30 minutes before curtain for a reception and get a picture with your favorite Nutcracker character, do some Christmas shopping, and grab a treat before your seat. Wear a Christmas related costume for a chance to win a prize!
Tickets $25

A Christmas CELLObration
2023-12-12 19:30 - 21:30
CLASSICAL MUSIC
A Christmas CELLObration
Cello Society of Southern Utah
December 12, 2023 // 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
The Cello Society of Southern Utah will showcase music from different parts of the world celebrating Christmas with their own unique stories. Beautiful carols and holiday music will be performed by cellos in multiple parts and vocal soloists.
Part of the Christmas & Community programming at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta.
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Twinkling Tinsel Talent Show: Preliminaries
2023-12-14 19:30 - 21:30
COMMUNITY / THEATER / DANCE / MUSIC
TWINKLING TINSEL TALENT SHOW
preliminaries: December 14-16, 2023 // 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Join us for the inaugural Twinkling Tinsel Talent Show at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta! This holiday season, we are celebrating community and finding joy in local talent of all types.
Three acts will be selected from each of our Preliminary evenings, and will compete for a $1,000 grand prize during the Twinkling Tinsel Finale on Wednesday, December 20!
Thursday, December 14:

Liv Harter
Liz Fortney & Friends
Christian Erickson
Aisa, Maika, Josaia & Malakai Naivalu
Ashlyn Holt
Chase McPhie
Sarah Osness
Reese Wheeler
Lilly Mae Stover
Violet Vox
Mike Bearden
SageEnya Fulgenzio

Tickets $25

Twinkling Tinsel Talent Show: Preliminaries
2023-12-15 19:30 - 21:30
COMMUNITY / THEATER / DANCE / MUSIC
TWINKLING TINSEL TALENT SHOW
preliminaries: December 14-16, 2023 // 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Join us for the inaugural Twinkling Tinsel Talent Show at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta! This holiday season, we are celebrating community and finding joy in local talent of all types.
Three acts will be selected from each of our Preliminary evenings, and will compete for a $1,000 grand prize during the Twinkling Tinsel Finale on Wednesday, December 20!
Friday, December 15:

Lauren Pratt
Main Ohana Movement
Nathan & Malory Myers
Julie Wright
Plexi Glass
Brinli Zion Smith
Trey Paterson
Lainee Stevens & Halle McDonald
Brighton LeRoy
Alex Muno

Tickets $25

Twinkling Tinsel Talent Show: Preliminaries
2023-12-16 19:30 - 21:30
COMMUNITY / THEATER / DANCE / MUSIC
TWINKLING TINSEL TALENT SHOW
preliminaries: December 14-16, 2023 // 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Join us for the inaugural Twinkling Tinsel Talent Show at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta! This holiday season, we are celebrating community and finding joy in local talent of all types.
Three acts will be selected from each of our Preliminary evenings, and will compete for a $1,000 grand prize during the Twinkling Tinsel Finale on Wednesday, December 20!
Saturday, December 16:

Josaia Naivalu
Preslee Heppler
Megan & Ezekiel
Roxie Sparling
Michael Kruse
Roy Eckman
Encore
Taylor Thompson
Lydia & Penny Ricks
Braylyn Larson
Candace Washburn

Tickets $25

Twinkling Tinsel Talent Show: Grand Finale!
2023-12-20 19:30 - 21:30
COMMUNITY / THEATER / DANCE / MUSIC
TWINKLING TINSEL TALENT SHOW
FINALE! Wednesday, December 20, 2023 // 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Join us for the inaugural Twinkling Tinsel Talent Show at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta! This holiday season, we are celebrating community and finding joy in local talent of all types.
Four acts will be selected from each of our Preliminary evenings, and will compete for a $1,000 grand prize during the Twinkling Tinsel Finale on Wednesday, December 20!

Opening Reception: People, Places, & Ponies
2024-01-03 18:30 - 20:00
VISUAL ART
Opening Reception: People, Places, & Ponies
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 // 6:30pm-8:00pm
The Center for the Arts Lobby
The Desert Spirit Art Committee organizes three juried visual art exhibitions each season at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta. The Committee invites established and emerging regional artists to submit their original artwork that responds to the exhibition’s theme.
The exhibitions are free and open to the public during the Center’s business hours as well as during performances and special events.
People, Places, and Ponies is open to photography only. Maximum size including frame is 18 x 24 inches.
ABOUT THE THEME:
Surely this year’s theme is one no photographer can resist. Whether it’s color, black and white, abstract, or representational – we know you’ll be able to focus on a subject that speaks to you!
SUBMISSION DATE: December 27, 2023
To learn more about submitting artwork, click HERE.
EXHIBITION RUNS: January 3-March 6, 2024
WE BELIEVE THAT ART, IN ALL FORMS, ENHANCES OUR LIVES AND DEMANDS DISPLAY.

Eric Ramsey
2024-01-12 19:30 - 21:30
MUSIC
Eric Ramsey at Kayenta
Friday, January 12, 2024 // 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Eric is the Winner of the International Blues Challenge as well as the Memphis Cigar Box Guitar Award for the outstanding guitarist in the Solo/Duo Category. He’s a three time Champion of the Phoenix Blues Society’s Blues Showdown, a two time Finalist at the Telluride Blues Challenge. He’s a Winner of the Stefan George Memorial Songwriting Contest sponsored by the Tucson Folk Festival, Winner of the Peoples’ Choice Award at the Wildflower Arts and Music Festival, a Finalist in the Al Johnson Songwriting Competition, and has been tapped for the prestigious Songwriter’s Showcase produced by Tempe Center for the Arts, filmed for PBS distribution. He’s been a 4x featured performer at the Dripping Springs (TX) Songwriter’s Festival, has garnered numerous accolades for his songwriting, and performs at concerts and festivals nationwide.
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Soiree Musicale: Quintets from Mendelssohn & Brahms
2024-01-13 19:30 - 21:30
CLASSICAL MUSIC

Soirée Musicale with Jason Bonham
Quintets from Mendelssohn & Brahms
Saturday, January 13, 2024 / 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater

Soirée Musicale features top local musicians and guest professionals from across the Western region tackling some of the most advanced and inspiring classical music in the repertoire. Our Spring series is under the direction of Jason Bonham, esteemed musician and principle violist with Las Vegas Philharmonic.

Featuring: Jake Davis, Tido Janssen, DeAnn Letourneau, and Urs Rutishauser.

Tickets $35

Repertory Dance Theatre
2024-01-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-01-20 19:30 - 21:30
DANCE
Repertory Dance Theatre
THE SHOW ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 20TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Friday & Saturday, January 19-20, 2024 // 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT), founded in 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the nation’s
oldest and most successful repertory dance company. Unlike conventional modern
dance organizations, RDT presents a diverse range of modern dance styles and
choreographers paired together in dynamic and unexpected performances. RDT is
dedicated to the creation, performance, perpetuation and appreciation of modern dance.
For 57 years, RDT has pushed the boundaries of modern dance, while preserving and
celebrating its legacy.

Known worldwide for its collection of dance treasures, RDT is both a museum and
contemporary gallery representing the scope and diversity of modern dance, past and
present. From the early pioneers of the art form to today’s cutting edge
choreographers, the company maintains one of the largest collections of modern dance
classics in the world. As a repository for this rich heritage, RDT is a resource center
and laboratory for contemporary dancers, choreographers, visual artists, writers and
composers.

Repertory Dance Theatre is generously sponsored by Inn Santa Clara.

Tickets $35

Voyager Lecture Series: Common and Not-So-Common Birds of Southwest Utah
2024-01-30 19:30 - 21:30
LECTURES & IDEAS
Voyager Lecture Series
Common and Not-So-Common Birds of Southwest Utah
Presentation by Paul Jauusi
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 // 7:30pm
Optional Social Hour With Like-Minded Friends, Light Snacks And Beverages @ 6:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Paul Jaussi was introduced to birding in college when he first saw a Western Tanager through a pair of binoculars and was hooked. That event started a passion for birding that has followed him throughout his life. While a native of Utah, he lived in Oregon for 22 years, where he helped grow the Friends of the Refuge for the newly founded Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, serving as both a Board member and Vice President for several years.
Paul and his family recently moved to St. George, Utah where he was surprised at the wildlife diversity of the area. When the small Red Cliffs Audubon chapter was on the verge of shutting down, Paul agreed to take over so the birds and wildlife in this area didn’t lose their voice and served as president for 5 years. A manufacturing engineer by profession, Paul loves being outdoors whether hiking, backpacking, canyoneering, or leading birding field trips for the Audubon. He loves sharing the beauty and birds of Greater Zion with others. And he especially loves his wife and five children.
The Voyager Lecture Series is generously sponsored by Voyager Wealth Advisors, Cache Valley Bank, and Richardson Brothers Custom Homes.

Tickets $20

DOCUTAH presents: Monsterman
2024-02-02 19:30 - 21:30
FILM
DOCUTAH presents:
Monsterman
84 MINUTES
Friday, February 2, 2024 // 7:30pm
Celebrate the Launch of our DOCUTAH Series with Light Snacks And Beverages @ 6:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
The Center for the Arts at Kayenta is thrilled to partner with DOCUTAH on a new monthly film series. DOCUTAH seeks to open hearts and minds to the world through beautifully crafted stories on film, promoting education while creating an atmosphere of camaraderie and community.
After shockingly winning the Eurovision Song Competition in 2006, Mr. Lordi, the monster of Lapland, and his horror metal band lose almost everything. Will the man behind Mr. Lordi find a way to stay true to himself and make a comeback?

Tickets $10

Heritage Writers Guild - Winter Writers Conference
2024-02-03 10:00 - 15:00
Write On St. George presents
The Winter Conference
10am-3pm
More information at: www.heritagewritersguild.com

Coyote Tales: MAKING PEACE
2024-02-09 19:30 - 21:30
COMMUNITY & STORYTELLING

COYOTE TALES True Stories Told Live
The Night’s Theme: MAKING PEACE
Friday, February 09, 2024 // 7:30pm
Pre-show party 6:30 pm (event ticket required for admission)
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
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: “MAKING PEACE.” 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 in the hat in hopes of being chosen to share their tale. If chosen, the storyteller takes the stage to delight the audience. Coyote Tales is delighted that OUTSIDE MAGAZINE will be recording storyteller David Lindes’ take on the evening’s theme along with David’s original song, Gold in the Ashes for future broadcast on their popular podcast, OUTSIDE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO GET ON STAGE TO SHARE YOUR TALE, PLEASE CONTACT VICTORIA THROUGH THE COYOTE TALES WEBSITE: https://coyotetalesstories.com/
This project is funded by Petite Feast, Utah Humanities, Utah Arts and Parks, Kayenta Homes and Properties, SBDance & Desert Dweller Realty
Tickets $20

ADAM TENDLER: INHERITANCES
2024-02-10 19:30 - 21:00
MUSIC
ADAM TENDLER: INHERITANCES
Saturday, February 10, 2023 // 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
After his father’s unexpected death, pianist Adam Tendler used his inheritance, a wad of cash received in a parking lot, to begin a commissioning project inviting a broad spectrum of sound artists and composers to create new piano works exploring the idea of ‘inheritance’ itself. Woven into one intimate program, these pieces tell a universal story of lineage, loss, and place, and become a meditation on confronting our past while moving forward into the future.
New works to be performed are from a wonderful range of commissioned composers: Devonté Hynes, Nico Muhly, Laurie Anderson, inti figgis-vizueta, Pamela Z, Ted Hearne, Angélica Negrón, Christopher Cerrone, Marcos Balter, Missy Mazzoli, Darian Donovan Thomas, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Scott Wollschleger, Mary Prescott, Timo Andres and John Glover.
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Charitable Giving Simplified
2024-02-13 19:00 - 20:00
LECTURE
Charitable Giving Simplified
This event has been postponed from January 22 to February 13
Tuesday February 13, 2024 // Social Hour at 6:00pm, Lecture at 7:00pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Topics covered will include:
An overview of the charitable giving landscape in the country – who is giving, how much is given, and who is receiving it?
Why do people give?
How do people give? – an overview of the most common giving techniques

Donor advised funds
Charitable trusts (CRAT/CRUT, CLAT/CLUT)
Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAs
Cash gifts vs. appreciated assets
Planned giving via a will, trust or beneficiary designation

And, questions to ask yourself if thinking of incorporating philanthropy into your financial plan.
Free Entry

Liz Toonkel: MAGIC FOR ANIMALS
2024-02-24 19:30 - 21:30
THEATER
Liz Toonkel: MAGIC FOR ANIMALS
Saturday, February 24, 2024 // 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Magic for Animals is a one-woman magic show about agency, consent, and animal rights. Liz Toonkel uses sparkling, incisive humor to offer a refreshing antidote to the gendered and speciesist tradition of magic. She examines how we treat animals, and urges us to reconsider how we treat one another. By day, Liz is a production designer who’s shaped the look of such films as Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Emily the Criminal, by night she’s a performance artist and magician.
Tickets $30

Voyager Lecture Series How to Build a Bird, Evolution-Style
2024-02-27 19:30 - 21:30
LECTURES & IDEAS
Voyager Lecture Series
How to Build a Bird, Evolution-Style
Presentation by Jerry Harris
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 // 7:30pm
Optional Social Hour With Like-Minded Friends, Light Snacks And Beverages @ 6:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
What makes a bird a bird? And when did all those characteristically birdy features first evolve? The evolutionary origins of birds, and the way that birds were “built” over the course of almost 100 million years, may surprise you!
Dr. Jerry Harris was born at a very early age in Chicago, Illinois. Shortly thereafter, he became enamored with dinosaurs, and his continued fascination with them proves that he’s never quite grown up completely. With a few hiccups along the way, and by continually moving across the country, he has earned B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in the geosciences, focusing on vertebrate paleontology. He has worked at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science; he is currently the Director of Paleontology and a Professor of Geology at Dixie State University and is the scientific advisor to the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm in St. George.

The Voyager Lecture Series is generously sponsored by Voyager Wealth Advisors, Cache Valley Bank, and Richardson Brothers Custom Homes.

Tickets $20
