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Cristy Meiners

Cristy Meiners is the Deseret News’ Arts and Entertainment Editor who came to digital and print by way of public radio, most recently as the producer of SiriusXM Radio’s The Bob Edwards Show and PRI’s Bob Edwards Weekend.

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Sundance Film Festival
What this Sundance film taught me about rescuing myself
A moment in “Bring Your Own Brigade,” a Sundance documentary, reminded me that sometimes we have to rescue ourselves.
By Cristy Meiners
Eleanor Tomlinson as Demelza Poldark in Masterpiece’s “Poldark,” season 4 on PBS.
Entertainment
What is your favorite ‘Poldark’ scene? See if our 4 faves match yours
Season 5 of PBS’s beloved drama premieres on Sept. 29
By Cristy Meiners
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Entertainment
Theater review: 8 years after it opened, is ‘The Book of Mormon’ starting to show its age?
What happens when a believer and a non-believer walk into “The Book of Mormon” musical? We decided to find out.
By Cristy Meiners and Herb Scribner
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Entertainment
How does an independent bookstore survive for 90 years? Utah’s Weller Book Works found an answer
As Weller Book Works celebrates its 90th anniversary — a millennia in bookstore years — on Aug. 17, its owners Tony and Catherine Weller look back on their bookstore’s history, how the store is doing now and their plans for the future.
By Cristy Meiners
The Backstreet Boys perform at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Aug. 7, 2019.
Entertainment
Concert review: Backstreet Boys’ Salt Lake show proves they’ll never quit playing games with our hearts
The pop phenoms are now older and perhaps wiser than in their sweet-cheeked days of yore, but if Wednesday night’s “DNA World Tour” concert at Vivint Arena proved anything, it’s that these five performers can still get us rocking our bodies.
By Cristy Meiners
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Entertainment
‘Spider-Man’s’ Tom Holland coming to Salt Lake’s FanX this fall
The organizers of FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention announced on Tuesday that Tom Holland, the 23-year-old British actor currently staring in Marvel’s “Spider-Man” franchise as the masked web-slinger, is coming to Utah for the annual comic convention.
By Cristy Meiners
A shot of Taylor Swift’s character, Bombalurina, from the first trailer for Universal’s ‘Cats’.
Entertainment
‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ just one of 9 books coming to the big screen this summer and fall
It’s an eclectic group that includes a horror film, thrillers and, yes, “Little Women.”
By Cristy Meiners
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Entertainment
Itty Bitty 2019 revealed! Here are the answers and winners for this year’s Salt Lake clue game
Thank you to all who played. We hope you got to know this small section of downtown Salt Lake City a little better and had fun while doing it.
By Cristy Meiners
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Entertainment
Theater reviews: We saw 6 plays at this year’s Utah Shakespeare Festival. Here’s what we thought of them
Read our reviews of the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 productions of “Hamlet,” “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Macbeth,” “Twelfth Night,” “Henry VI: Parts Two and Three” and “The Book of Will.”
By Cristy Meiners and Lottie Elizabeth Johnson
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Entertainment
Can’t find this year’s Itty Bitty Salt Lake City clue No. 5? You’re not alone
Dedicated Itty Bitty players with sharp eyes have discovered what a few of you may have yet to suss out: This year’s clue No. 5 has disappeared.
By Cristy Meiners
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Entertainment
5 new summer books: A ‘Pride and Prejudice’ retelling, 2 thrillers, a crazy sports tale and a tender middle-grade novel
We’ve got five new summer books perfect for poolside reading.
By Cristy Meiners
Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. poses for a photograph beside the U.S. flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. Aldrin and fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong were the first men to walk on the lunar surface with temperatur
Entertainment
Ask: Where were you when Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969?
This year marks the 50th anniversary of that incredible, even miraculous mission, when humans, for the first time in history, stepped foot on our moon.
By Cristy Meiners
Jordon Sorenson works a booth that gives patrons festival decorations during the LoveLoud Festival at the USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City on Saturday, June 29, 2019. The LoveLoud Foundation was created by Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds.
Entertainment
Gallery: Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds, Kesha come together for 2019 LoveLoud Festival
Fans gathered together on Saturday at the USANA Amphitheatre for a day of music and messages at the 2019 LoveLoud Festival.
By Cristy Meiners
President Russell M. Nelson meet with Latter-day Saint youths in the Church meetinghouse in the Rome Italy Temple Square, Saturday night, March 9, 2019. President Nelson will turn 95 on Sept. 9, 2019.
Entertainment
Donny Osmond, Jenny Oaks Baker among musicians performing at President Nelson’s 95th birthday party
Given his travel schedule and seemingly boundless energy, it’s hard to believe that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ President Russell M. Nelson will turn 95 later this year.
By Cristy Meiners
Image 1: Itty Bitty Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
Entertainment
How well do you know Salt Lake’s downtown streets? Itty Bitty Salt Lake City is back to test you
Keeping with Itty Bitty tradition, we’ve scouted out 17 interesting and tiny things on our streets for you to find and identify.
By Cristy Meiners
Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds performs during the Love Loud music festival in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 28, 2018. Reynolds recently opened up about his hidden disease, ankylosing spondylitis
Entertainment
3 years in, Dan Reynolds is working to take LoveLoud’s message beyond the state
Saturday’s LoveLoud Festival Powered by AT&T will feature Kesha, K. Flay, pop duo Tegan and Sara, DJ Martin Garrix, rock bands PVRIS and AJR and others.
By Cristy Meiners
Dressed in his costume, an e-scooter renter makes his way to FanX at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 19, 2019.
Entertainment
Kiefer Sutherland, Christina Ricci, Megan Follows and 15 other celebrities coming to FanX this fall
Kiefer Sutherland, Christina Ricci, Dolph Lundgren — Rocky’s Russian nemesis — Megan Follows and an ‘N Sync member are all part of the group of celebrities announced for the FanX Fall Comic Convention, Sept. 5-7.
By Cristy Meiners
Jon Gries in "Napoleon Dynamite."
Entertainment
Here are 10 sweet ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ quotes in honor of the movie’s 15-year anniversary
With “Napoleon Dynamite” celebrating its 15th anniversary today, here are 10 of our favorite quotes from the film.
By Cristy Meiners
New Kids on the Block played their "Mixtape Tour" on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Vivint Arena.
Entertainment
Concert review: At NKOTB show, Donnie Wahlberg dubs Salt Lake crowd the loudest yet on 2019 ‘Mixtape Tour’
New Kids on the Block are neither new nor kids anymore, but Thursday night’s Vivint Arena concert showed that they still have the right stuff.
By Cristy Meiners
Guests visiting the Creature Stall in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, and at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, will discover creatures of the galaxy ready for a home, including porgs, tauntauns an
Entertainment
Why the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge creators set Disneyland’s new land on the remote planet Batuu
Setting Disneyland Park’s new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on Batuu, a planet that most fans haven’t heard of, was an essential part of the design plan, according to Walt Disney Imagineering studio leader Scott Trowbridge.
By Cristy Meiners
Guests will discover innovative and creative eats from around the galaxy at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, and at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The Felucian Garden Spread, found at Docking Ba
Entertainment
Now that we know what Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge looks like, next we checked out what it tastes like
It’s food fit for a galaxy far, far away, but that shouldn’t be a reason not to eat up any of the offerings at Star Wars: Galaxy Edge at Disneyland Park.
By Cristy Meiners
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Entertainment
George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams and Harrison Ford got together last night. Here’s what they did
Even without the glowing, breathtaking sight of a life-size Millennium Falcon as a backdrop, Wednesday night’s official opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge would have given even the most cursory of “Star Wars” fans chills.
By Cristy Meiners
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Entertainment
We rode Disneyland’s Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Here’s what we learned
In a way, you enter the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run ride almost as soon as you enter Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
By Cristy Meiners
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Entertainment
Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge by the numbers
Disneyland Park’s Star Wars: Galaxy Edge opens on Friday, May 31, in Anaheim, California.
By Cristy Meiners
David Tennant and Michael Sheen in "Good Omens," which comes out May 31 on Amazon Prime.
Entertainment
‘Good Omens’ is almost here. To celebrate, here are our 5 favorite Gaiman and Pratchett books
With “Good Omens” finally getting a TV adaptation starting May 31 on Amazon Prime, we decided to look back at Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s work, sharing our five favorites from each of the authors.
By Cristy Meiners
The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square announced on Thursday their "2020 Heritage Tour," a 22-day, six city tour that will take in four Nordic countries and the United Kingdom from June 25-July 16, 2020.
Entertainment
The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square announce ‘2020 Heritage Tour’
Although we’re not yet halfway through 2019, the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square have already made their travel plans for next year, which includes Scandinavia and the U.K.
By Cristy Meiners
Northridge High won best choreography at the Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards on Saturday, May 18.
Entertainment
2 local students are heading to New York after this weekend’s Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards
Over the weekend at the Eccles Theater, 10 high school productions competed for 18 different categories at the ninth annual Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards.
By Cristy Meiners
Holladay's Relics Framemakers & Gallery will host animator Ron Campbell on May 23-25, 27.
Entertainment
Ron Campbell worked on the Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’, ‘The Smurfs’ and so many others. Now he’s coming to Utah
There’s a chance “Yellow Submarine,” the Beatles’ 1968 trippy, psychedelic feature cartoon, is the most famous show Ron Campbell ever worked on. But the time he spent on it doesn’t represent much more than a moment in his years of work.
By Cristy Meiners
World-renowned soprano Sissel will join the Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for their 2019 Pioneer Day concerts.
Entertainment
Sissel, ‘the Voice of ‘Titanic,’' will perform with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square this Pioneer Day
World-renowned Norwegian soprano Sissel will join The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for this year’s Pioneer Day concerts.
By Cristy Meiners
Beef skewers cook as chef Jerry Liedtke from Tin Angel prepared his dish in a 2011 contest that made use of locally-produced ingredients from the Farmer's Market Saturday, July 2, 2011. Tin Angel won both the appetizer and main dish sessions to take the 2
Entertainment
With a new Tin Angel location opening inside the Eccles Theater, dinner and a show just got a whole lot easier
Tin Angel, Salt Lake’s Farm-to-Table bistro, will set up a second location at the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater later this summer.
By Cristy Meiners
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