The Salt Lake ValleyPoor Yorick opens its studios, Millcreek hosts Mi Gente, and Sandy's gluten-free expo returns
Plus Snowbird Oktoberfest, Ghostbusters with a live orchestra, and RSL at home Saturday.
Good morning, Salt Lake Valley.
Poor Yorick opens its South Salt Lake studios Saturday from 4pm to 10pm. You can walk through the workspaces, meet the artists, and buy work directly from them.
The weekend also brings a free Latin and Hispanic heritage celebration to Millcreek, a two-day gluten-free expo to Sandy, and Oktoberfest to Snowbird.
📍 30 seconds in the valley⏱️ 10 min read
- 🎨Walk through Poor Yorick Studios
- 💃Celebrate Mi Gente at Millcreek Common
- 🥗Try the Wasatch Bowl at Nettle
⭐ The Big One
Best one-night plan
Walk through Poor Yorick Studios
Poor Yorick opens its working studios for one night Saturday. The building holds more than 40 studios, with painters, ceramicists, sculptors, photographers, printmakers, and fiber artists showing work in the rooms where they make it.
Our take
Start before dinner if you want time to talk with artists instead of moving through the building at closing. Paintings, ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and fiber work all share the same warehouse.⚠️ Heads up: The studios normally function as private workspaces. Saturday's six-hour open house is the public window, so do not plan on returning Sunday.
$ local artmeeting artistsSouth Salt Lake
📰 Around the Valley
LivSmart Studios opens its first Utah hotel
LivSmart Studios by Hilton opened a 114-room extended-stay hotel at 3302 S 5600 W. It is the brand's first Utah property and sixth location worldwide. The four-story hotel is built for stays lasting weeks or months, with a full kitchen in each studio.
KWB Apartments opens 67 permanent homes
First Step House and Housing Connect opened KWB Apartments at 44 N 1000 W for people leaving long-term homelessness who also live with serious mental health conditions. The five-story building has 67 permanent apartments and began moving in its first residents last week.
📅 This Week
Book if label-reading shapes your grocery trips
Sample the Gluten Free World Expo
The 10th annual Gluten Free World Expo fills Hall 1 with product samples, vendors, food trucks, and speakers for two days. Friday runs from 1pm to 6pm. Saturday opens at 10am for general admission and closes at 5pm.
Our take
A one-day ticket works on either Friday or Saturday, so you do not need to choose the day when you buy. Parking is free.⚠️ Heads up: The organizer says not every sampled product is certified free of every allergen. Read each label if you manage celiac disease or another food allergy.
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Worth it for a free Saturday night
Celebrate Mi Gente at Millcreek Common
Mi Gente brings live performances, dancing, a market, food vendors, a full bar, and a kids zone to Millcreek Common Plaza Saturday. The city includes free roller-skating admission and cultural activities for all ages.
Our take
Go early with kids for the games and cultural activities, then stay for the evening performances and dancing.⚠️ Heads up: Free skating admission does not mean rental skates are free. Bring your own skates or check the Adventure Hub rental price when you arrive.
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Worth it if you skip the parking line
Take the free shuttle to Snowbird Oktoberfest
Snowbird's Oktoberfest runs Saturday and Sunday with live music, Bavarian food, more than 50 beer varieties, and local vendors. Admission to the festival is free, and both days run from noon to 6pm.
Our take
Reserve the free shuttle from the park-and-ride at 9400 S Highland Dr in Sandy. Reserved riders have a guaranteed seat, while walk-ups board first come, first served.⚠️ Heads up: Little Cottonwood Canyon is a protected watershed, so pets are not allowed at the resort or in parked cars. Snowbird's own sales points are cashless.
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Skip unless the live score changes the movie for you
Watch Ghostbusters with a live orchestra
Ghostbusters plays on a large screen at Capitol Theatre Sunday while a live orchestra performs Elmer Bernstein's score in sync with the film. Doors open at 5pm, and the screening starts at 6:30pm.
Our take
Use your ArtTix ticket as UTA fare on the day of the show. The orchestra performs the full score while the 1984 film runs on screen.⚠️ Heads up: The performance is recommended for ages 8 and up. Infants are not admitted, and every patron needs a ticket.
$$$ live orchestramovie scoreSalt Lake City
🏟️ The Scoreboard
RSL loses 2-0 in Seattle
Real Salt Lake lost 2-0 to Seattle Wednesday and moved to 8-13-5 with 29 points. The club has gone 13 league matches without a win and 284 minutes without a goal. RSL comes home Saturday to play New England at America First Field.
Utes sweep the Bears in three sets
Utah beat Northern Colorado in straight sets Saturday, 25-21, 25-18, and 25-16. The Utes are 8-3 and have won all eight of their three-set matches this season. Big 12 play starts Friday night at No. 21 Colorado.
🍴 Eat & Drink
Worth it for a full lunch in one bowl
Order the Wasatch Bowl at Nettle
Nettle opened in Millcreek this month with salads, grain bowls, and plates built around grilled chicken, steak, salmon, grains, and vegetables. The Wasatch Bowl combines grilled chicken, farro, charred broccoli, roasted sweet potato, kale, candied pepitas, dried cranberries, and toasted sunflower dressing.
Our take
Order the Wasatch Bowl if you want chicken, grains, greens, and roasted vegetables without building the meal one topping at a time.⚠️ Heads up: The menu marks individual dietary attributes. Check the item label instead of assuming every salad or bowl fits the same restriction.
$$ quick lunchgrain bowlsMillcreek
🌲 Get Outside
Worth it for a free south-valley afternoon
Walk the loop at Wheadon Farm Regional Park
Wheadon Farm preserves 64 acres of a former Draper farm. A paved loop crosses the Jordan Canal, and the park also has a farm-themed playground, open lawns, restrooms, a pavilion, a sports field, and first-come pickleball courts.
Our take
Pair one lap of the paved path with the playground. The canal bridge and farm signs give kids something concrete to look for between the play structures.⚠️ Heads up: The pickleball courts are first come, first served. Bring your own paddles and have a backup plan if every court is full.
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🎟️ Also Happening
See Arlo Parks at Metro Music Hall
Arlo Parks brings the Desire Tour to Metro Music Hall Friday at 7pm with Baird. The all-ages general-admission ticket is $39.50 including fees.
Watch the Mammoth finish hockey preseason at home
The Utah Mammoth plays the Colorado Avalanche at the Delta Center Saturday at 3pm. It is Utah's fourth and final preseason hockey game and the first scheduled event after the arena's latest renovations.
Browse Sunday vendors at Woodbine
Creator's Collective brings local artists, makers, food vendors, giveaways, and an outdoor market to Woodbine Food Hall Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Admission is free, and the first 50 shoppers receive a goodie bag.
📰 Valley News
Hot, dry weather may shorten Utah's fall color season
Months of hot, dry weather have stressed maples, aspens, and other trees before their normal fall change. University of Utah biologist Eleinis Ávila-Lovera has seen leaves scorch around Salt Lake, while regional observers are reporting some cottonwoods and aspens changing and dropping leaves early.
LiveSwitch offers Salt Lake City businesses free accounts
Video communications company LiveSwitch expanded into downtown Salt Lake City and is offering lifetime access to its platform to small businesses based in the city. The offer covers local field-service businesses such as home services, property management, cleaning, landscaping, and transportation.
The Debate
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