by Ari Hurdsman — This year Piute Dance Company attended the “America On Stage Utah State Dance Championships” and came out with first place high gold honors.
Category: Entertainment & Arts
![Piute choir, wearing ripped jeans and shirts with the logos of rock and roll bands on them, claps and smiles at their rock concert under the direction of Tyrel Ivie.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/clap-and-sing-crt-rachel-hockett-e1714090134220.webp)
by Ari Hurdsman — Piute’s Rock and Roll concert is a well-known event. In the seventh year choir teacher Tyrel Ivie has done this show, it still did not disappoint!
![Joseph (Eli Beesley) in an Egyptian hat and necklace. He also wears his brightly colored Dreamcoat. The Narrators (Bradi Gates and Taylor LeFevre) and Jacob sing behind him.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/joseph-jacob-and-narrators-joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat-crt-aj-martel-scaled-e1713926074975.webp)
by Abbie Call — Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with its rock and roll, go-go and country mashup, took the stage at Bryce Valley April 18-20, 2024.
![BYU's mariachi band playing in Escalante's school gym while elementary schoolers look on.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Is103-Mariachi-at-Escalante-20240314a-scaled-e1710899548244.webp)
The Byway — On March 14-15, BYU’s Mariachi los Pumas performed in school assemblies for Panguitch, Escalante and Bryce Valley elementary schools.
![The new seats being built at Tuacahn.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tuacahn-new-extra-seats-e1708557089133.webp)
Tuacahn — With an all-new season at Tuacahn, and ticket sales off to a roaring start, it’s safe to say, people are excited about things that are new.
![Adrian and Trudy Monk in the Monk Movie.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Adrian-and-Trudy-Monk-Movie-crt-Peacock-e1706325528799.jpg)
by Karen Munson — The Monk movie can serve as an informal model for what to listen for in warning signs of concern when someone feels a loss of hope.
![A very detailed charcoal drawing of a closeup eye.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/becky-king-art-depth-of-a-soul-e1706323719358.jpeg)
The Byway — “Eyes are the window to the soul, so what would it look like if that window was broken?” Becky King wondered as she thought about her art.
![A baby sits on a quilt with the word "Max" in quilted squares.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_0471-scaled-e1696438576705.jpg)
by Karen Munson — The Escalante Arts Festival successfully completed its 19th year of celebrating place through the eyes of artists from across the world.
![Neon Canyon, a red rock canyon in the Grand Staircase National Monument.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Neon_Canyon_Grand_Staircase-Escalante-crt-Wikimedia-Commons-e1693345504426.jpg)
by Karen Munson — With September coming, deadlines are approaching fast for Plein Air and Studio work at the Escalante Arts Festival in Southern Utah.
![Iron horse in Iron County exhibit in SUU Special Collections.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Southern-Utah-railroad-history-exhibit-scaled-e1691263011644.jpg)
SUU — The university opened a student-curated exhibit called “The Iron Horse Comes to Southern Utah: The History of the Railroad in Southern Utah”.