Skip to main content
close
Font size options
Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the 'A's.
Contrast options
Choose a color combination to give the most comfortable contrast.
Image for event: 12 Minutes Max

12 Minutes Max

2024-08-18 14:00:00 2024-08-18 15:00:00 America/Denver 12 Minutes Max 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. Main Library - Auditorium

Sunday, August 18
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-08-18 14:00:00 2024-08-18 15:00:00 America/Denver 12 Minutes Max 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. Main Library - Auditorium

Main Library

Auditorium

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.

PK Opal is a musical group comprised of Cecil Smith and Timo H. Smith’s lyrics focus on beauty in natural phenomena, and liken the complexity of human sexuality and gender to observable occurrences in plants, fungi, and insects. Timo’s musical accompaniment brings a sense of space to these arrangements with flowing soundscapes and unique sonic textures.


Amanda VanValkenburg is a multimedia artist whose work focuses on using technology to examine the three dimensional structure and anatomy of video and fleshing out echoes of memory and exploring the membranes of virtual and physical spaces. 

Expansion is a visual investigation of repetition and continuous growth, utilizing found footage and 3D software to play with loops, repetition, and nightmarish visions of replication. Inky digital blemishes bleed into the visual collages, and wash away the image as the expanding “carchitecture” inevitably collapses.

Clarice and Oscar are part of a series of volumetric portraits imitating medical scanning imagery to explore echoes of the past reverberating through video to the present. 


Death Duet explores the navigation of an impending death during the final hours of a loved one. Death Duet is created by Franky DeMartino, who is the director of the Allium Movers & a company dancer with the Allure Creative.  This work is performed by Andy Sefcik & Heather Morley who are artists with Allium Movers & current Utah Valley University Students.  Death Duet is a memorial piece to a dear friend of Franky DeMartino's.

12 Minutes Max is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend and colleague Paul Reynolds: artist, librarian, and patron of the arts. 12 Minutes Max 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.

This event takes place on the third Sunday of each month.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | All Ages | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Performances & Presentations | Music | Arts & Creativity |

Main Library

Phone: 801-524-8200

Hours
Skip Opening Hours widget
Mon, Mar 02 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 06 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 07 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Mar 08 11:00AM to 5:00PM

Exterior view of Main Library, 210 East 400 South
About the branch

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.

Upcoming events

Skip Upcoming events widget
Tue, Mar 03, 10:15am - 11:00am
Story Room

Tue, Mar 03, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Level 3 Conference Room

Thu, Mar 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Mar 05, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Fri, Mar 06, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Creative Lab
This event is full

Sat, Mar 07, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Sat, Mar 07, 10:15am - 11:30am
Story Room

Sat, Mar 07, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Craft Room

Sat, Mar 07, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Creative Lab

Sun, Mar 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Story Room

Mon, Mar 09, 10:00am - 11:30am

Mon, Mar 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Story Room

Tue, Mar 10, 10:15am - 11:00am
Story Room

Tue, Mar 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Level 3 Conference Room

Cancelled
Wed, Mar 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Thu, Mar 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Mar 12, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
This event is full

Thu, Mar 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Fri, Mar 13, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Creative Lab
Registration opens Friday, March 6 2026 at 9:00am

Sat, Mar 14, 10:15am - 11:30am
Story Room

Cancelled
Sat, Mar 14, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Sun, Mar 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Story Room

Sun, Mar 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium

Sun, Mar 15, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Craft Room

Sun, Mar 15, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Level 4 Conference Room

Mon, Mar 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Story Room

Tue, Mar 17, 10:15am - 11:00am
Story Room

Tue, Mar 17, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Level 3 Conference Room

Thu, Mar 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Mar 19, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Fri, Mar 20, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Creative Lab
Registration opens Friday, March 13 2026 at 9:00am

Cancelled
Sat, Mar 21, 10:15am - 11:30am

Cancelled
Sat, Mar 21, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Cancelled
Sun, Mar 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Mon, Mar 23, 10:00am - 11:30am

Mon, Mar 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Story Room

Mon, Mar 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Level 2 Conference Room

Tue, Mar 24, 10:15am - 11:00am
Story Room

Tue, Mar 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Level 3 Conference Room

Thu, Mar 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Mar 26, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Fri, Mar 27, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Creative Lab
Registration opens Friday, March 20 2026 at 9:00am

Sat, Mar 28, 10:15am - 11:30am
Story Room

Sat, Mar 28, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
The Gallery at Library Square

Sun, Mar 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Story Room

Sun, Mar 29, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Lower Urban Room

Mon, Mar 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Story Room

Tue, Mar 31, 10:15am - 11:00am
Story Room

Tue, Mar 31, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Level 3 Conference Room

Thu, Apr 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 02, 6:30pm - 7:30pm