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Mojo’s Cafe Open Mic Night showcases Ogden talent

Nestled in the heart of Ogden is a small music venue that serves as a place for students and citizens of Ogden to cultivate their musical talent. Mojo’s Cafe and Gallery has been around since 2004, when owner Ron Atencio wanted to bring an all-ages music venue to the city and provide a place for [...]

Benefit concert rocks KWCR charity event

DJs from the Weber State University radio station, KWCR, sat outside Ogden grocery stores collecting food and money donations on Saturday and Sunday to contribute to the Ogden Rescue Mission. KWCR also hosted a free concert at the Ziegfeld Theater on Saturday night. The Hope for the Holidays food drive and benefit concert featured performances [...]

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Jazz fans came out in high numbers to hear Jazz at the Station with the Weber State University Jazz Combo on Wednesday night. “Jazz is not dead by any means,” said WSU Jazz Combo director Shannon Roberts during the performance. Faculty, students and members of the community attended the free event, with approximately 175 guests [...]

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Professor plays recital with broken finger

Palumbo Professor Michael Palumbo played through the pain in his last faculty recital on Monday. “I broke my finger when I dropped a 30-pound weight on it at the gym during exercise,” Palumbo said. “I’m playing on it because I have no choice.” His broken finger was on his left hand, which he uses to [...]

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I know better than anyone that writing inspiration isn’t one of those things that randomly falls out of the sky. When you set out on a forced journey to write the literary piece of the century, most of the time, you will end up traveling through a desert of barren creativity at some point or [...]

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“Lucky Stiff” opens at WSU

“Lucky Stiff” opened last Friday on the Allred Theater stage at Weber State University. Directed by Jim Christian, the show’s plot was filled with adultery, murder and an inheritance of $6 million. The story begins with Harry Witherspoon, played by Connor Padilla, as a bored shoe salesman, certain he will never leave his day-by-day existence, [...]

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