Solidarity in Community Aid is our community coming together to support students in crisis. Join us Wednesday, March 18th at 6:30 -8:30 at the Salt Lake City Library Nancy Tessman Auditorium to learn how community aid can help affected students. Without recourse to institutional support once provided by dedicated diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, our community stands ready to lend support wherever needed. Speakers will be Dr. Ana Antunes, Juliet Reynolds, State Senator Nate Blouin, and student Bhavika Malik.

RSVP and more info: Solidarity in Community Aid · Mobilize

Bomba Marilé invites you to join us for an uplifting weekend of health and wellness through bomba music and dance. We are honored to have Hector Cruz and Jannira Roman visiting us directly from Puerto Rico to share their knowledge and guidance. They are part of a group called SanArte Cultura. SanArte Cultura is a transformative healing space in Puerto Rico that integrates Bomba—a traditional Afro-Caribbean art—with meditation, drumming, coaching, mentoring, psychotherapy, and dance to foster deep healing, empowerment, and spiritual growth. Through the rhythm of Bomba, they create immersive experiences where movement, sound, and self-expression become tools for personal transformation. The entire weekend is free thanks to the financial support from Utah Division of Arts and Museums, Creative West, National Endowment for the Arts, Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks, Salt Lake City Arts Council, and the Sorenson Unity Center. Location all weekend: Sorenson Unity Center 1383 S 900 W SLC Thursday March 19, 2026 5:30-7:30pm Bomba Dance workshop with a focus on mental health Saturday March 21, 2026 3-5 pm Bomba Dance Workshop with a focus on mental health 5:30-7pm Live Bomba Music and Dance

Samantha Watt, U of U Linguistics student, will walk us through her semester in Gender On The Hill (GOTH), a hands-on Gender Studies course where students work directly with Utah lawmakers to shape legislation, advocate for gender justice, and help turn new laws into meaningful policy and practice. By bridging research and real-world action, students build advocacy networks and contribute to lasting change. Come find out what Sam and her classmates learned this session! No ticket required, 21 + event with valid ID.

Registration and more info: “Summoning Change: GOTH’s Guide to the Utah Legislature” Tickets, Thursday, Mar 26 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm | Eventbrite

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 Join NYTimes bestselling author, Amal El-Mohtar, for the release of SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON! Hosted by Legendarium and Under the Umbrella. The Legendarium and Under the Umbrella are proud to host Amal El-Mohtar for the release of her new book, SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON! When: Saturday, March 28, 6:30 PM Doors Open 6 PM Where: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA), 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Details: Ticket includes a copy of Seasons of Glass & Iron, or a basic entry fee without the book copy. All books purchased through the eventbrite ticketing will be pre-signed. Following the event, Amal El-Mohtar will personalize books. In order to join the signing line, attendees will need to have purchased a copy of Seasons. SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON: Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar. With confidence and style, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is, was, and could be. Like miscellany from other worlds, these stories are told in letters, diary entries, reference materials, folktales, and lyrical prose. Full of Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, and Hugo Award-winning and nominated stories, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories includes "Seasons of Glass and Iron," "The Green Book," "Madeleine," "The Lonely Sea in the Sky," "And Their Lips Rang with the Sun," "The Truth About Owls," "A Hollow Play," "Anabasis," "To Follow the Waves," "John Hollowback and the Witch," "Florilegia, or, Some Lies About Flowers," "Pockets," and more. Amal El-Mohtar: Amal El-Mohtar is an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry, and criticism. Her stories and poems have appeared in magazines including Tor.com, Fireside Fiction, Lightspeed, Uncanny, Strange Horizons, Apex, Stone Telling, and Mythic Delirium; anthologies including The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories (2017), The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales (2016), Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories (2014), and The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities (2011); and in her own collection, The Honey Month (2010). She is co-author, with Max Gladstone, of the multiple award-winning This is How You Lose the Time War. Her articles and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, NPR Books and on Tor.com. She has been the New York Times's science fiction and fantasy columnist since February 2018, and she is represented by DongWon Song of HMLA.

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Queer Spectra Arts Festival aims to present a diverse array of voices, backgrounds, experiences, cultures, mediums, and artistic disciplines in order to celebrate queer artistic expressions. The Festival challenges and contributes to contemporary understanding of queer discourse while promoting nuanced conversations between artists and audiences about queer identity and art.

Save the date for Queer Spectra’s 8th Annual Festival: Troubling the Lines. We can’t wait to see you for an incredible weekend of queer art! May 14 - May 16

More info: Call for Artists — QUEER SPECTRA ARTS FESTIVAL

"Sana Sana" Self Expression Through Song Writing explores Puerto Rican bomba as a powerful tool for songwriting and emotional expression. Rooted in tradition and shaped by lived experience, bomba invites us into rhythm, call-and-response, and storytelling as pathways to authentic creativity. No musical training is needed — just a willingness to feel the rhythm and follow what your heart dictates. Through guided rhythmic and lyrical exercises, participants will discover how emotion can lead the creative process. Whether you are a curious creative or someone simply looking for a new way to express yourself, this workshop offers a supportive space to connect with tradition, community, and your own voice. Join Bomba Marilé with visiting artist and musical teacher Karla Rivera who is visiting from California. No registration is needed. This song writing workshop is entirely free thanks to the financial support from the Sorenson Unity Center, Salt Lake County Zoo Arts and Parks, Utah Division of Arts and Museums, National Endowment for the Arts, and Creative West. Sana Sana: Self Expression Through Song Writing Tickets, Friday, May 29 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Eventbrite