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KZMU presents annual radio play in new festival format

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

Instead of producing one radio play this year, Moab’s community radio station KZMU created a festival format with multiple, short-form radio plays produced by members of the community. The station ultimately received ten…

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Moab Monster Movie Mash offers scares: 10 films available to watch online

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

The Moab Monster Movie Mash film-making challenge screened 10 films created for the challenge on Oct. 30 at historic Star Hall, just in time for Halloween. Submitted films were from both locals and…

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Cosmo’s Corner: A visit from a desert dog!

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Hello again, friends! It’s Cosmo the library cat with a fun, free library event to tell you about. On Thursday, Oct. 28, you will have the opportunity to meet a very famous little…

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Moab Film Commission introduces a new filmmaking challenge: Registration for the “Moab Monster Mash” challenge opens on Sept. 6

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

Dark shadows twist their way across the red rocks of Moab, the only light coming from the waxing moon. The dry grasses shush together, sounding like footsteps. Wait, footsteps? You check behind your…

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Out of the darkness: Moab native returns with a darkly comedic one-woman show

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

Hailey Henderson’s one-woman show deals with serious issues, but she doesn’t want that to scare you off. “It’s funny! It’s a dark comedy,” says Henderson. “Blackout: A One Woman Show,” is an autobiographical…

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KZMU radio drama receives national award: “Choreomania” recognized by the Hear Now Festival

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

KZMU Radio’s 2021 radio play “Choreomania,” which was live broadcast over the airwaves this past spring, was selected as a Platinum Award winner by the Hear Now Festival. The annual radio drama shares…

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Moab Folk Festival finds arts vital during the pandemic

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

The Friends of the Moab Folk Festival found themselves thinking outside the box to continue spreading joyful noise to the community despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit sponsors the Moab Folk Festival, as…

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Dancing fever: Annual KZMU radio drama features a historical dancing plague

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

In 1518, a strange form of what some theorists believe to have been mass hysteria gripped hundreds of residents of Strasbourg, France: uncontrollable dancing, to the point of exhaustion and even death for…

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The Colorado River: How will states manage a drier future?

Rachel Fixsen6 years ago4 years ago

The waters of Lake Powell stretch across the border between Utah and Arizona, backed up by the Glen Canyon Dam. The reservoir is part of a vast and complex infrastructure used to manage…

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Moab Music Festival’s Winterlude includes benefit, performances Feb. 4 – 8

Moab Sun News6 years ago2 years ago

The Moab Music Festival is a highlight of every autumn, bringing international musicians to the area every September to perform jazz, classical and traditional music. But the organization’s commitment to the Moab area…

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