From May to October, Entrada Institute holds Saturday evening events for those interested in learning more about the natural, historical and cultural heritage of the Colorado Plateau.
The Saturday Sunset Series is supported through generous individual and corporate donations, Wayne County businesses, the Utah Arts Council, the Utah Humanities Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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- Friendraiser
- Community Halloween Party
- Harvest Time Scarecrow Festival: Games, Fun Run, Pumpkin Decoration, Costume Contest
- Heritage Starfest: Day 2 Night Activities
- Heritage Starfest: Day 2 Presentations
- Heritage Starfest: Day 1
- Sunset Series: Emily Niehaus
- Strawbale Workshop
- Sunset Series: Robert Marc
- Sunset Series: Peggy Battin
- Sunset Series: Dudley Elliott
- Sunset Series: The Chappell Family
- Entrada Institute Raptor Field Trip
- Sunset Series: Hawkwatch
- Women’s Redrock Music Festival: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- Take The Stage: Youth Music: Part 1, Part 2
- Sunset Series: Steve Taylor
- Sunset Series: Christopher & Kirtly Jones
- Sunset Series: Doug Mottonen
- Sunset Series: Unknown Quantity String Band
- Healthy Living Lifestyles Fair
- Sunset Series: Emily Holt & Lichen
- Sunset Series Kickoff Reception
- Sunset Series: Carol Edison
- Citizen Science Nigh Sky Monitoring: Part 1, Part 2
- LUGU 2015
To view the schedule from past Saturday Sunset Series, go to 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Entrada Institute Sunset Series 2015
The events for the 2015 season can be found below:
23 May Saturday Sunset Series kickoff (Memorial Day Saturday)
Carol Edison – “A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: 19th and 20th Century Utah Gravestones”
30 May, Saturday:
Emily Holt – “Lichens of Capitol Reef National Park”
6 June, Saturday:
Unknown Quantity String Band
8-13 June, Thursday thru Saturday:
Arts & the Park
20 June, Saturday:
Doug Mottonen – “Barns of Utah”
27 June, Saturday:
Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival
Lineup to be announced
4 July, Saturday:
Torrey Apple Days
Patriotic Program and Music all afternoon
11 July, Saturday:
Thad Baldwin – “Navajo Hoop Dancing”
18 July, Saturday:
Kirtly & Chris Jones – “Sleep and Sex on the Colorado Plateau”
25 July, Saturday:
Steve Taylor – “The Black Hawk Indian War”
31 July – 1 August, Friday-Saturday:
Take the Stage: Youth Music Festival
7-8 August, Friday & Saturday:
Women’s Redrock Music Festival
10 – 16 August, Monday through Sunday:
Wayne County Fair
22 August, Saturday:
Pam Houston – “Turning the Physical World Into Story: A Conversation and Reading”
Pam isn’t able to come. We’re going to be filling in with a music event. Check back later.
29 August, Saturday:
Hawkwatch International – “Raptors” with live bird & field trip
5 September, Saturday: Labor Day Weekend
Family Affair Music Festival
12 September, Saturday:
Music of Dudley Elliott
19 September, Saturday:
Heidi Redd, Gary Hallows, & Chris Montague (Panel, moderator Cal Boardman) – “Utah Ranching and Conservation”
The ranching panel has been cancelled. Information on a replacement event will be posted soon.
26 September, Saturday:
Robert Marc – “The Twenty Senses and the Colorado Plateau”
1-31 October, Harvest Time Scarecrow Festival
1-4 October, Thursday thru Sunday:
Straw Bale Workshop
3 October, Saturday:
Emily Niehaus ‘Community Rebuilds’
9-10 October, Saturday:
Heritage Starfest
17 October, Saturday:
Entrada Friendraiser
24 October, Saturday:
Community Halloween Party
13 December, Sunday:
Interfaith Christmas Program
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All events begin at 7:30PM at the Robber’s Roost Bookstore unless otherwise noted.
Weather permitting, events held outdoors. Bring your camp chairs for comfort.
* Indicates these are not Entrada-sponsored events
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