Movie schedule announced for Friday Night Flicks 2010Salt Lake City's family-friendly outdoor movie series returns in the summer of 2010 with popular titles like The Princess Bride, The Blind Side and Napoleon Dynamite.  Friday Night Flicks, this year presented by KeyBank, is a series of seven straight FREE movies at a different park each week.The movies are all family-friendly, but fun for all ages. They are shown on a large inflatable screen and popcorn is free while it lasts (thanks to Presenting Sponsor KeyBank). 

Movie-goers are invited to bring blankets and chairs and enjoy a neighborhood party under the stars. Community booths will open at 8pm and the movies will begin around 9pm (or so)!

The movie series finale, at Wasatch Hollow Park, will also be the site of the Wasach Hollow Community Festival put on by the Wasatch Hollow Community Council.  The festival starts at 7pm with music, games, extra booths and a great time for the entire community.

Friday Night Flicks 2010 schedule:

June 4 - The Princess Bride - Liberty Park
June 11 - Star Trek (2009) - Lindsey Gardens
June 18 - Transformers - Jordan Park
June 25 - Three Amigos - Reservoir Park
July 2 - Field of Dreams - Constitution Park
July 9 - The Blind Side - Fairmont Park
July 16 - Napoleon Dynamite - Wasatch Hollow

]]>http://www.slcityevents.com/friday_night_flicks.htmMon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTdefault.aspx?a=6SLC Event Permitting finds new homeSLC Special Events to handle permitting for Special Events, Free Expression and Filming activities in SLC
SALT LAKE CITY – This summer Salt Lake City's Special Events office took over the application and permitting process for events and filming in Salt Lake City.  Formerly coordinated through the Parks Department, the move to Special Events (part of the Gallivan Center & Events Division) brings the application process back downtown.  

Event planners, free speech activity organizers and film production companies now have access to applications online at www.SLCityEvents.com as well as in person at the Gallivan Center offices located at 239 S Main St.  Salt Lake City Corp. has expressed a desire to consolidate the application and permitting process for event organizers and are working towards more of a "one-stop shopping" experience in obtaining the necessary permits for holding events in Utah's capitol city.  ]]>http://www.slcityevents.com/permitting.htmlFri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTdefault.aspx?a=5Mayor Ralph Becker Announces First Annual Historic Preservation Celebration SALT LAKE CITY – Mayor Ralph Becker and the Utah Heritage Foundation are hosting “Celebrate the City: 1894” an event to celebrate historic buildings in Salt Lake City and mark the 20th anniversary of the restoration of the Salt Lake City and County Building. Celebrate the City: 1894 will take place on May 2, 2009 from 3:00 – 7:00 pm, at Salt Lake City’s historic Washington Square and will be open to the public.  

The City and County Building grounds will be transformed into an atmosphere of a late-19th century carnival where children and adults will experience barbershop quartets, brass bands, tethered hot air balloon rides, games and activities, old-time bicycles, ice cream, pop corn, and root beer. Celebrate the City will offer participants a look into the era the City and County Building was completed in 1894. Celebrate the City: 1894 will feature guided tours of the building and its iconic clock tower.  

The event is the inaugural kickoff for an annual Celebrate the City festival which will educate the public about historic preservation and raise funds to preserve historic structures owned by the City. “Our Capital City has an abundance of historic treasure in its buildings,” said Mayor Becker, a long-time proponent of historic preservation. “The establishment of a Historic Preservation Fund will help the City meet its responsibility to maintain and preserve that treasure for future generations.”  

In the public’s interest, Salt Lake City Corporation owns, manages, and oversees a number of historic properties within the city. As a leader in historic preservation, Salt Lake City has successfully partnered with the State of Utah, non-profit organizations, businesses, and residents to indentify reuses, secure funding, and rehabilitate buildings and structures throughout the city.  

MEDIA NOTE: Historic photos of the Salt Lake City and County Building are available upon request.  


For more information or to volunteer to help with the festivity, please contact Jill Poe at (801) 535-7787 or jill.poe@slcgov.com

]]>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTdefault.aspx?a=4Salt Lake Bike Summit - May 2ndSalt Lake City will host a FREE cycling summit on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at the Salt Lake City Main Library.  The summit will include speakers, workshop sessions and a lunch and is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.


Mayor Becker will kick off the summit and will be followed by Keynote Speaker Gary Sjoquist, Director of Government Relations for Bikes Belong.  Two workshop sessions will cover four topics: Economic Development, Education, Enforcement and Infrastructure.  Participation in these workshops will help to guide future City policy.  Lunch and networking will be part of the day.

Registration is preferred and is available online at the link below or by calling Nick Tarbet at 801-535-7603.  More information, online registration and a downloadable event flyer can be found on the Salt Lake Bike Summit page by following the [More>>] link below.

]]>http://www.slcgov.com/events/bikesummit.htmMon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTdefault.aspx?a=3Bike Bonanza and Bike Month ActivitiesUTA Rideshare's 2009 Bike Bonanza will be held Friday, May 15 from 4-8pm at the Gallivan Center.

The Love of Cycling Begins Early

Bike Bonanza is the wrap-up to all the great Bike Week and Bike Month festivities.  The cost: FREE!

There will be music, Papa Johns Pizza, prize drawings, two Specialized bikes will be given away, an Eco-Moto Cycle drawing, free bike tune ups, valet bike parking, free souvenir photos, activities for kids and much more!

Also, don't forget to register and pick-up your packet for the Cycle Salt Lake Century. 

May is Bike Month, so be sure to check out the list of all Utah's Bike Month and Bike Week activities.

]]>http://www.slcityevents.com/bike_month.htmlThu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTdefault.aspx?a=1Friday Night Flicks 2009 ScheduleFriday Night Flicks is back for 2009 with another great schedule of fun, family-friendly films - for FREE! (Phew!)

June 5th - Journey to the Center of the Earth (3D)
Liberty Park 700 East 1000 South

June 12th - Superman
Lindsey Gardens 9th Ave & M Street   

June 19th - Kung Fu Panda
Jordan Park 900 West 1000 South

June 26th - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Reservoir Park 1300 East South Temple

July 3rd - The Tale of Despereaux
Constitution Park 1300 West 300 North
 
July 10th - The Wizard of Oz
Fairmont Park 900 East 2361 South   

July 17th - Madagascar 2

Wasatch Hollow 1700 South 1650 East

Check out the schedule and more details online at SLCityEvents.com!

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