The Quills Conference is the League of Utah Writers’ premium writing conference set in the mountains of Salt Lake City, Utah. This year, the conference will be held from August 7-10. The League is pleased to announce the special guests for this year’s conference: Travis Baldree, New York Times Bestselling author of Legends and Lattes Courtney Milan, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of The Duke Who Didn’t Sammi Walker, internationally-ranked slam poet from Salt Lake City, UT The conference is attended by writers, editors, authors, and agents from across the country, and provides diverse educational classes and engaging networking opportunities. Attendees have the option to attend classes, workshops, pitch sessions, and special events. This year, the conference will feature a signing event with Courtney Milan and, in partnership with independent bookstore The Legendarium, a signing event with Travis Baldree. Tickets are available on the League of Utah Writers’ website with both member and non-member pricing and options for in-person or virtual attendance. For more information about the Quills Conference or to learn more about the League, please visit our website at www.leagueofutahwriters.com.
Jamie XX plays the Ogden Amphitheater. Details and tickets here https://www.ogdentwilight.com/
The parts of ourselves we reject often hold the keys to our greatest potential. Join us for Meeting the Shadow: A Journey to Wholeness—a 90-minute, beginner-friendly workshop introducing you to the Jungian concept of the shadow: the hidden aspects of your personality you’ve been taught to deny, suppress, or avoid. Through guided reflection, journaling, and experiential exercises, you’ll begin to uncover how your “shadow” shows up in everyday life—and how embracing it can unlock deep healing, creative power, and self-acceptance. You’ll leave with practical tools, fresh insight, and a greater sense of wholeness. No prior experience is needed—just curiosity, openness, and a willingness to turn inward. About Amy Lukas, Fallow Renewal, Founder Amy Lukas is a soulfully strategic visionary—a creative alchemist who has transformed a two-decade career as a design entrepreneur into a practice rooted in Jungian coaching. Her work fuses artistry with inner inquiry to help others reclaim purpose, peace, and personal truth. Drawing on Eastern philosophy, social neuroscience, and depth psychology, Amy creates spaces that invite stillness, reflection, and profound transformation. She honors beauty, depth, and truth, and brings grounded wisdom to those navigating life transitions, burnout, or creative blocks. As the founder of Fallow Renewal, she guides people to uncover unconscious patterns, explore their archetypes and life themes, and realign with their deepest values. Her work supports clients in rising into the life they were meant to live—with clarity, courage, and authenticity. https://fallowrenewal.com/ ___________________ https://www.goldenbraidslc.com/events/meeting-the-shadow
JESUS “AGUAJE” RAMOS (born 1951) is a Cuban trombonist,composer, arranger and musical director. He is best known as the original orchestra leader, composer and trombonist of The Buena Vista Social Club. He has also served long stints in world class ensembles Estrellas de Areito and Afro-Cuban Allstars. His musical journey and history is brought into focus throughout the critically acclaimed 1999 documentary “Buena Vista Social Club”
The Buena Vista Orchestra, under the direction of Ramos and featuring key players from throughout the history of The Buena Vista Social Club, continued the legacy of the legendary group in 2024 with an exciting new stage production and repertoire pulled from the greatest hits (many of which Ramos composed) and deep-dive cuts. The group embarked on a massive tour across the USA starting in September 2024, spending 3 months on the road and playing for thousands of fans new and old. Their adventure culminated in the release of USA TOUR 2024 - 12 LIVE RECORDINGS on SSK Records, the first time in decades the group’s music will be available on CD and vinyl.
Ramos is joined on the 2025 international tour to Canada, The United Kingdom, The EU, Brazil and beyond by an all star ensemble including original BVSC members "Betun" Luis Mariano Valiente Marin (Congas, Bongo) and Fabían Garcia (Bass).
To date, The Buena Vista Social Club and related projects have global sales that stand at over fifty million, making it the biggest-selling Cuban music project in history. As one critic put it, Buena Vista has become “world music’s equivalent of The Dark Side of the Moon.”