Utah Humanities

Tune in to the Beehive Archive

Nov 01, 2023 - Oct 31, 2024

Beehive Archive

WEEKLY STORIES ON UTAH'S BEEHIVE ARCHIVE!

Tune in to the Beehive Archive, a two-minute look at some of...

Crossroads Local Exhibit | Crossing the Green: Community at a Crossroads?

Jun 29, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024

Museum on Main Street

Crossing the Green: Community at a Crossroads? is a local companion exhibit to Crossroads that...

Smithsonian Exhibition in Blanding | Crossroads: Change in Rural America

Aug 26, 2024 - Oct 12, 2024

Museum on Main Street

Every rural person and place has a story. Change is part of that story.

Crossroads: Change in...

Crossroads Local Exhibit | Our Homegrown Heritages: Past, Present, and Future

Aug 26, 2024 - Oct 12, 2024

Museum on Main Street

"Our Homegrown Heritages: Past, Present, and Future" focuses on the culture of San Juan County...

Crossroads Local Exhibit | San Juan County Crossroads

Aug 26, 2024 - Oct 12, 2024

Museum on Main Street

"San Juan County Crossroads" features the results of San Juan School District’s writing contest,...

MELON DAYS DROP-IN FAMILY ACTIVITY | Who’s Who on the Green River City Street Signs?

Sep 21, 2024 11:00 am - 05:00 pm

Museum on Main Street

Come find our booth after the Melon Days parade to learn about the founding and heritage families...

LECTURE | Rural Utah at a Crossroads with Greg Smoak

Sep 21, 2024 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm

Museum on Main Street

Join U of U history professor Greg Smoak (state scholar for the Crossroads Utah tour) on an...

Hope & Nature

Sep 26, 2024 07:00 pm

Public Calendar

Join Stokes Nature Center and the Logan Library and Utah Humanities for an evening of exploring...

Brigham City Speed Date and Book Author Panel

Oct 01, 2024 07:00 pm - 08:30 pm

Book Festival

Speed Date with a Book (Authors include: Kathy Rochell, Marie Higgins, Mary Martinez, Sara...

UCP Workshop 4 Part A | Risk Management & Emergency Preparedness

Oct 03, 2024 10:00 am - 05:00 pm

Museum Initiative

Collections Stewardship: Utah Collections Preservation Program (UCP) delivers virtual and on-site...

Reading: Brewer Festival of Writing featuring Lindsey Drager at Utah State University

Oct 03, 2024 12:00 pm - 01:15 pm

Book Festival

Author Lindsey Drager will read from her new book, The Avian Hourglass, and participate in an...

Panel discussion: The Work of Art with Lindsay Drager, Antra Sinha, and Terry Powers

Oct 03, 2024 01:30 pm - 02:45 pm

Book Festival

Author Lindsey Drager, ceramicist Antra Sinha, and painter Terry Powers will participate in a...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Purloined Letter, & The Raven

Oct 03, 2024 07:00 pm

Competitive Grants

A book discussion led by Kyle Bulthuis, PhD, Utah State
University. Professor Bulthuis will lead...

Fear & Nature with Aurora Durfee at Logan Library, with Stokes Nature Center

Oct 03, 2024 07:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Book Festival

Fear and Nature is part of Stokes Nature Center and Logan Library's ongoing program on Emotions &...

Fear and Nature

Oct 03, 2024 07:00 pm

Public Calendar

Local Folklore Expert Aurora Durfee will discuss how our stories illuminate our fears both about...

NatureTales at Stokes Nature Center

Oct 04, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Book Festival

Our Nature Tales this week will be about a story related to fall and the oncoming winter.

Mustangs: Utah’s Onaqui & Cedar Mountain Herds & We Are Humans Art/Book Talk

Oct 04, 2024 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Book Festival

Join photographers and authors Robin Pendergrast & John Steele as they present two seemingly...

Weber County

Oct 05, 2024 06:00 am - 08:00 pm

Book Festival

Utah Humanities will host an information booth at The NUT on Saturday 10/5. Come by for free books...

The NUT Sunrise Poetry and Writing Hike

Oct 05, 2024 07:00 am - 08:30 am

Book Festival

Ogden Poet Laureate, along with other writers and GOAL staff, will lead a poetry and writing walk...

Art for all ages! Creatures from Great Salt Lake with Nan Seymour and Sarah May

Oct 05, 2024 10:00 am - 02:00 pm

Book Festival

Join us in making sun-printed fabric waves using water from the Logan River. We’ll also create...

Poetry Reading Celebrating the Release of 'irreplaceable'

Oct 05, 2024 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm

Book Festival

Poetry reading celebrating the publication of 'irreplaceable', a polyphonic praise poem for Great...

The NUT Sunset Poetry and Writing Hike

Oct 05, 2024 06:00 pm - 07:00 pm

Book Festival

Ogden Poet Laureate, along with other writers and GOAL staff, will lead a poetry and writing walk...

TEDx Salt Lake City - Branching Out

Oct 07, 2024 07:00 am

Special Program Funds

TEDxSaltLakeCity returns for its 12th annual main stage event with talks and performances from...

Brigham City Library Hosts Jennifer Nielsen

Oct 07, 2024 07:00 pm - 08:30 pm

Book Festival

Join author Jennifer Nielsen at the Brigham City Library!

Railtown Reading w/ Rone Shavers and Sadie Hoagland

Oct 08, 2024 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Book Festival

The Railtown Reading Series will host authors Rone Shavers and Sadie Hoagland at the Weber County...

Crossroads Local Exhibit | Connected to the Land

Oct 09, 2024 - Jan 17, 2025

Museum on Main Street

Granary Arts invites you to join us for “Connected to the Land” a group exhibition exploring...

Crossroads Local Exhibit | What's Your Story?

Oct 09, 2024 - Jan 17, 2025

Museum on Main Street

Granary Arts invites you to join us for “What’s Your Story?” a collaborative and interactive...

Poetry Slam and Open Mic hosted by Happy Magpie and Ogden Poet Laureate Angelika Brewer

Oct 09, 2024 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Book Festival

Ogden Poet Laureate Angelika Brewer will host a poetry slam contest, followed by an open mic at...

Ogden Speak Easy Reading

Oct 10, 2024 06:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Book Festival

The Ogdenite, Deann Armes and Ogden Poet Laureate, Angelika Brewer, host Speak-Easy 2.0: A Poetry...

Helicon West with Shanan Ballam

Oct 10, 2024 07:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Book Festival

Join poet and Logan City Poet Laureate Shanan Ballam at Helicon West

Chris Cokinos Reading and Star Gazing at Grand County Public Library with Back of Beyond Books

Oct 10, 2024 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Book Festival

Author Christoper Cokinos will be reading from his most recent book, "Still as Bright," a history...

Tales at The Treehouse Seminar

Oct 11, 2024 09:00 am - 05:00 pm

Book Festival

Planned for teachers, librarians, and aspiring authors (ages 11 and up) each guest author will...

The Book that Changed Me and Love Letters to Books

Oct 11, 2024 06:00 pm - 07:00 pm

Book Festival

Award-winning poet Sunni Brown Wilkinson will lead a group discussion about the books that change...

Kevin Fedarko and Chris Cokinos Discussion at Back of Beyond Books

Oct 11, 2024 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Book Festival

Join Authors Chris Cokinos and Kevin Fedarko at Back of Beyond Books to talk about everything from...

Happy Magpie Book and Quill host Poet James Crews

Oct 11, 2024 07:30 pm - 08:30 pm

Book Festival

As a professional speaker, reader, and workshop leader, James Crews has touched audiences all over...

Music by the Snarling Yarns at Happy Magpie

Oct 11, 2024 09:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Book Festival

Come listen to the amazing Snarlin' Yarns.

Tales at The Treehouse Festival

Oct 12, 2024 10:00 am - 04:30 pm

Book Festival

Families are invited to meet the six guest authors and hear them read a selection from one of many...

Artes de Mexico Sor Juana Prize Banquet and Celebration

Oct 12, 2024 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm

Book Festival

This award is dedicated to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, O.S.H. (1651-1695), a Mexican nun from the...

DROP-IN FAMILY ACTIVITY | Recording Data as Art with the Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Oct 12, 2024 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm

Museum on Main Street

Rural Utah is facing 21st century changes and opportunities. Come get inspired to understand your...

Christopher Rivas: Brown Enough at Under the Umbrella

Oct 12, 2024 01:00 pm - 03:30 pm

Book Festival

"Join author Christopher Rivas for a reading from his two books--Brown Enough and You're a Good...

James Crews Q&A and Discussion

Oct 12, 2024 05:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Book Festival

As a professional speaker, reader, and workshop leader, James Crews has touched audiences all over the...

Reception at Happy Magpie Book and Quill

Oct 12, 2024 06:00 pm - 07:00 pm

Book Festival

Join us for drinks and conversation.

Literary Death Match

Oct 12, 2024 07:00 pm - 08:30 pm

Book Festival

Join host Adrian Todd Zuniga for his fourth Ogden, Utah event in five years. If you know, you know!

Kevin Fedarko presented by Grand County Public Library with Back of Beyond Books.

Oct 12, 2024 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Book Festival

KEVIN FEDARKO has spent the past twenty years writing about adventure, exploration, and the Grand...

Music by Mother Lights

Oct 12, 2024 09:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Book Festival

Come finish out the week with Mother Lights!

Many Stories, One Utah: Latinx & Hispanic Collection Celebration

Oct 14, 2024 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Book Festival

"From Wallace Stegner to Brandon Sanderson, Utah is home to many celebrated authors. Far too...

Prehistoric Claws and Jaws with Julia Lyon

Oct 14, 2024 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Book Festival

Julia Lyon discusses her book, A Dinosaur Named Ruth, based on the true story of Ruth Mason. Hands...

Utah Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places Authors Ally Condie and Stacie Denetsosie

Oct 15, 2024 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Book Festival

Join Utah's Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places Authors Stacie Denetsosie and Ally...

Lace Up with Elaine Vickers

Oct 15, 2024 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Book Festival

In Elaine Vickers’ middle-grade novel, two seventh graders discover it takes more than grit and a...

Moon in the Rye Press Chapbook Authors: Lin Ostler, Rachel White, & Joel Long Read

Oct 16, 2024 06:30 pm - 08:00 pm

Book Festival

Poets Lin Ostler, Rachel White, and Joel Long read from their Moon in the Rye Press chapbooks...

Real Locations, Imagined Selves with Paisley Rekdal, Humanities in the Wild

Oct 16, 2024 06:30 pm - 08:30 pm

Book Festival

A writing workshop that will focus on finding a sense of place through words and documenting a...

An Evening with Great Books at the Tanner Humanities Center

Oct 16, 2024 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Book Festival

Join Tanner Humanities Center as they discuss an evening with Great Books.

UCP Webinar | Emergency Planning: Pocket Response Plan

Oct 17, 2024 11:00 am - 01:00 pm

Museum Initiative

Collections Stewardship: Utah Collections Preservation Program (UCP) delivers virtual and on-site...

Humanities in the Wild: Following the Creative Flow with Rob Carney

Oct 17, 2024 04:00 pm - 05:30 pm

Book Festival

Join us for a writing/walking workshop on Thursday afternoon along Coal Creek Trail with renowned...

Juan Morales, Teresa Dovalpage, and Kase Johnstun at Casot, with The King's English Bookshop

Oct 17, 2024 06:00 pm - 07:00 pm

Book Festival

Join Juan Morales, Kase Johnstun, and Teresa Dovalpage for an evening of Latine writing in Poetry,...

“West: A Translation” with Paisley Rekdal

Oct 17, 2024 11:30 pm - 12:30 pm

Book Festival

“West: A Translation”-Crossing land and history through poetry A reading and discussion with...

Great Writing No Matter the Genre with Writer and Editor Lisa Mangum

Oct 18, 2024 03:00 pm - 03:45 pm

Book Festival

This class will walk through the basics of conflict, character, goal, motivation, adversity, and...

Kids Story Reading with the SLC Library Staff

Oct 18, 2024 03:00 pm - 03:45 pm

Book Festival

Join the SLC Library Staff for a Fun Reading time and Activity.

The Book(s) that Changed Your Life

Oct 18, 2024 03:00 pm - 03:45 pm

Book Festival

Our guest speakers and members of the audience reflect on the books that shifted the course of...

Barbara Jones Brown and Karin Anderson at Book Bungalow

Oct 18, 2024 03:00 pm - 04:30 pm

Book Festival

Join award-winning author Karin Anderson and Barbara Jones Brown, author and director of Signature...

The Joy, Wonder, and Magic of research in the Middle Grade Book

Oct 18, 2024 04:00 pm - 04:45 pm

Book Festival

Both presentation and craft talk, authors Hong-Merrill, Morris, and Bearce will begin with a...

Stories from the Arches with Jeff Nichols

Oct 18, 2024 04:00 pm - 04:45 pm

Book Festival

The extraordinary landscape of what we now call Arches National Park thrills millions of visitors...

Timeless Stories for a New Generation

Oct 18, 2024 04:00 pm - 04:45 pm

Book Festival

Join two children's book authors as they discuss how turning classic novels into books for young...

Keynote Speaker Brandon Mull

Oct 18, 2024 05:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Book Festival

Join Brandon Mull for a reading, Discussion and Book Signing.

Opening Exhibit with Poetry Readings at SUMA

Oct 18, 2024 06:00 pm - 07:00 pm

Book Festival

Poetry readings by Danielle Dubrasky and Natalie Young with an eco focus that bridge SUMA 's...

Keynote Speaker Zak Padmore

Oct 18, 2024 06:30 pm - 07:30 pm

Book Festival

Join Zak Padmore for a reading, Discussion and Book Signing.

Meet and Mingle with Artists and Authors/Illustrators at the SUMA Opening Event

Oct 18, 2024 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Book Festival

The opening and readings will occur from 6-7 PM with an opportunity to explore the exhibit and...

Smithsonian Exhibition in Ephraim | Crossroads: Change in Rural America

Oct 19, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024

Museum on Main Street

Every rural person and place has a story. Change is part of that story.

Crossroads: Change in...

Gathering of Elders: Hopi Prophecy

Oct 19, 2024 09:00 am - 01:00 pm

Special Program Funds

At this critical time, we must consider how we move into the future with our Native Traditions...

Picture Books for a Better Tomorrow

Oct 19, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am

Book Festival

Author Illustrator Daria Peoples discusses her children's books as agents of change. Come and...

Stop Worrying about Loving Horror

Oct 19, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am

Book Festival

Join the panel for a discussion about the revitalization of horror as a genre and why readers...

Main Street Books: Signings

Oct 19, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am

Book Festival

Come and meet Karin Anderson, Lisa Bickmore, Danielle Dubrasky, and David Pace. Purchase their...

Beyond the Book

Oct 19, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am

Book Festival

Join Utah Shakespeare Education Director, Stewart Shelley, as he shares the creative process of...

Tracks Through Time and Terrain

Oct 19, 2024 10:00 am - 10:45 am

Book Festival

These authors provide a brief history of the railroad's role in iron mining and manufacturing in...

BF24.05 Salt Lake City

Oct 19, 2024 11:00 am - 01:00 pm

Book Festival

Join the executive committee of The League of Utah Writers for a Discussion STATE of book banning.

Graphic Novels: Where Words and Art Collide

Oct 19, 2024 11:00 am - 11:45 am

Book Festival

A brief history of graphic novels and a discussion with Nathan Hale and Ken Lamug about how and...

Is 90% of Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actually Real Life?

Oct 19, 2024 11:00 am - 11:45 am

Book Festival

Why is it that we find Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction so relatable and how do...

Main Street Books: Signings

Oct 19, 2024 11:00 am - 11:45 am

Book Festival

Come and meet Simmons Buntin, Rob Carney, Nano Taggart, and Natalie Young. Learn more about...

The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of Self Publishing

Oct 19, 2024 11:00 am - 11:45 am

Book Festival

Come and listen to three authors share their successes in and obstacles of self-publishing. Find...

Craft Your Narrative

Oct 19, 2024 11:00 am - 11:45 am

Book Festival

Novelist, editor, and playwright, Craig Lancaster, shares how to tap into the writer hiding inside...

Scribble, Sketch, and Scribe

Oct 19, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Book Festival

Discover the full process of writing and illustrating your picture book from three talented...

Boundless Creativity: Artistry for Books

Oct 19, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Book Festival

Join artsFusion Director, Alisa Petersen, in creating a sketchbook/journal with a list of writing...

Main Street Book: Signings

Oct 19, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm

Book Festival

Come and meet local authors Evan Jones, Janet Burton Seegmiller, and L.E. Modesitt Jr. Purchase...

Southwestern Utah

Oct 19, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Book Festival

Increase you knowledge about the advantages of using a regional and independent publishing house...

Rhyme and Rhythm in 14 Lines

Oct 19, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Book Festival

Stewart Shelley, Education Director at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, will lead us in an...