RadioACTive 11.14.23

  • November 14, 2023
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Utahns for Better Transportation on better ways to improve transit, especially if the public gets involved. Hear Utah Music's open call for Indigenous artists in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Plus, Lights On! and the Caribbean Nightingale.

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!

Emma Thatcher of Christmas Street, which after 76 years of spreading holiday cheer could use some community support to keep going. 

  • DONATE: Christmas Street needs your help! The iconic sign has broken after over 70 years of use and has been quite expensive to fix. The neighborhood has been at a crossroads with what to do with Christmas Street for the last few years and this is forcing the issue of whether to commit or call it quits. To check out their fundraiser to save Christmas Street, click here. 

The annual Lights On! at the Eccles holiday kickoff is back. RadioACTive gets a preview with Lisa Zamora, Eccles Theater Lights On! Event Manager; Karl Hale, artist and creator of Starfall, this year's sparkly art installation; and Cami Munk of Salt Lake County Arts & Culture. 

  • Nov. 20: Lights On! at the Eccles, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Eccles Theater Grand Lobby, 131 S. Main St., SLC. "Join us as we light up the annual Eccles Theater holiday art installation by local artist Karl Hale. This festive evening includes tasty holiday treats and performances from Salt Lake Men’s Choir and Gifted Music School. This year, we’ll be partnering with the Utah Food Bank to provide food to those in need. Bring your donations as we light up the holiday art! We will continue to collect non-perishable food items at Eccles Theater through January." FREE public event.

From Living the Circle of Life, DJ Dave John talks with The City Library's Jason Rabb and Nishonii Holiday about programming for Native American Heritage Month. In particular, Hear Utah Music (HUM) and its open call for submissions highlighting Native and Indigenous Nations and voices in our area –– this includes the land currently called Utah and any reservations along the border.

  • Nov. 15-Dec. 15: HUM open call, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. "We are honoring Native American Heritage Month with an open call for submissions highlighting Native and Indigenous Nations and voices in our area –– this includes the land currently called Utah and any reservations along the border. The HUM call for submissions is open to recordings released in the last 10 years. Here are the details:

    • The call will be open November 15 - December 15.
    • The call will be highlighting Native artists and Indigenous voices from the region currently called “Utah” as well as reservations along the state border.
    • Artists selected to be a part of the collection will receive an honorarium ($200 for LP, $100 for EP).
    • The call is open to original music (traditional music is also welcome as long as it is not under copyright).
    • A community jury, consisting of Native musicians will work alongside Library staff to select music for the collection.

    To submit your music, visit hum.slcpl.org/submit, Nov. 15th - Dec. 15th!

Roger Borgenicht of Utahns for Better Transportation on better ways to improve transit, especially if the public gets involved. To learn more about the Legacy Highway fight in which UBET and public participation made a difference, click here. 

Michaelle Martial, the Caribbean Nightingale, shared poetry and events at Poetry On Main, 702 S. Main St., #146, SLC. There is a Haitian dance class on Friday night and open mic poetry on Saturday. For more details, visit instagram.com/poetryonmain.

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments, or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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