Arts & Entertainment
Community members were treated to a plethora of colorful fireworks Sunday during the Lindquist Pops Concert and Fireworks. Driving on to Weber State University’s campus Sunday, one would see thousands of people studying — not homework, but the sky. Thousands of people were in attendance at the 33rd annual Lindquist Pops Concert and Fireworks. “This is […]
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Many people, when confronted with video games and those who play them, immediately think, “Oh, that’s just a waste of time. Why would you kill so much valuable time staring at a screen?” What you might not realize is that playing video games actually is more beneficial than most people think. Video games are becoming […]
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Four young women in sun hats strum on their ukuleles while belting out a tune. Down the street, a woman sits with her cat, offering tarot card readings to a passerby. The smell of cut grass and fresh coffee meets the nostrils of people wandering for art or fresh produce. This could only be the […]
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Aspiring little princesses packed into the Terrace Plaza Playhouse on July 8 to watch their dreams come to life during the theater’s summer show, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The show has been running since June 12, and has some alternating leads because of a double-casting system used for the characters. Friday the 8th featured the […]
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On June 17, 24th St. blared with the sound of metal music. The neighborhood has come to expect the noise as Ogden’s local music venue, The Basement, gains in popularity. Utah-bred metal band Fire in the Skies was holding their CD release party at The Basement to promote their second album, along with a performance […]
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Less than six hours after receiving the assignment, Ben Davis stood from his computer — the seven-minute script complete — sipped his Mountain Dew and quipped to his friends. “No sense in sleeping now,” he said. “Not if we’re meeting at 8.” It was 1 a.m. on Saturday. Six hours earlier, Bleed Purple Productions received […]
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Great books for students looking for an exciting, fast read Many students might not enter summer break looking for reasons to keep reading, but for those Wildcats who are sailing through the summer doldrums, there are some captivating options. While laying out on a beach towel, swinging in a hammock or on a long vacation […]
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I’m dying right now, because I decided to write this column before watching the final episode of The Killing. If you haven’t heard of this show, then you are probably pretty normal. It’s on AMC, and its average viewership has been just above decent. While most of America wallows in the predictable mire of other […]
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Weber State University students took in the eighth annual Ogden Arts Festival Saturday at the Union Station on 25th St. and Washington Boulevard. Steve and Lynette Harkness — a couple and current students of Weber State University — attended the festival and said they liked seeing the different types of pottery that were presented. They […]
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