Local artists perform or present short works in a variety of media, including music, dance, film, and spoken word. Held the third Sunday of each month.
Jacob Richards' BATTERY is a high-energy solo drum set and electronics project at the intersection of jazz, electronic music, and world percussion. Drum triggers allow Jacob to simultaneously play deep and generative synth textures and chords while playing drums. The music elaborates on simple song forms, including jazz standards and video game music, to create complex rhythms over a bed of electronically synthesized sounds. BATTERY explores the boundaries between human and machine through improvisation and the organic qualities of the drum. For 12MM, Jacob will be premiering new works for solo drum set and electronics.
Project Embrace is a local SLC non-profit dedicated to bringing free medical resources to people in need, both locally and abroad. Abhi Harikumar, the executive director of the organization, will be presenting Project Embrace’s newest short documentary, SANGAM, a film about healthcare accessibility in rural India. The film is directed by Sai Nitish Paladugu, co-written by Abhi Harikumar and Emma Quinn Reid, with music composed by Blake Alonzo. SANGAM is the film debut of Project Embrace’s community storytelling initiative. In tandem with the allocation of free medical supplies, they seek to center community voices and humanize the systemic issues in healthcare. This film centers the heroes in local care work that communities rely on to stay healthy, and the bridges being built between rural villages and institutional healthcare.
Halee is compelled to use music as a means of asking questions without needing answers. To follow sonic curiosity the way some start walking into the woods, without a path, not really sure where it leads, just curious enough to keep going. Attempting humility and lostness; the not-knowing as a means of comforting and self soothing. Every note is a step in a direction, every musical piece a thorny bramble, a river, a gentle breeze, an ancient stump, I’m just here to listen, to learn, and to let it move through me.
12 Minutes Max is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend and colleague Paul Reynolds: artist, librarian, and patron of the arts. The 12 Minutes Max program is a curated monthly performance series featuring experimental short works by local artists in many different disciplines, including dance, music, film, and more. Each piece is followed by a Q&A with the artist. 12MM is modeled after the program originated by On the Boards in Seattle.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Performances & Presentations | Music | Arts & Creativity |
NOTE: The Main Library's Rooftop Terrace is closed for renovations.
Salt Lake City's Main Library, designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie in conjunction with VCBO Architecture, opened in February 2003 and remains one of the most architecturally unique structures in Utah. This striking 240,000 square-foot structure houses more than 500,000 books and other materials, yet serves as more than just a repository of books and computers. It reflects and engages the city's imagination and aspirations. The structure embraces a public plaza, with shops and services at ground level, reading galleries above, and a 300-seat auditorium.
A multi-level reading area along the Glass Lens at the southern facade of the building looks out onto the plaza with stunning views of the city and Wasatch Mountains beyond. Spiraling fireplaces on four floors resemble a column of flame from the vantage of 200 East and 400 South. The Urban Room between the Library and the Crescent Wall is a space for all seasons, generously endowed with daylight and open to magnificent views.
