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Energy Solutions Arena

ScottyReed — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:07:58 +0000

301 W South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
Phone: (801) 325-2000
Energy Solutions Arena

Home of the Utah Jazz Basketball Team

Construction of the EnergySolutions Arena began June 11, 1990 after several months of conceptual design meetings and negotiations with potential lenders. Sumitomo Trust and the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City saw the vision of Larry H. Miller and agreed to fund this new multi-purpose home for the Utah Jazz.
While the “normal” construction period for a project of this type is usually 24 to 30 months, only 15 months and 24 days were available for the completion of the EnergySolutions Arena before the Utah Jazz 1991/92 season opener. This ambitious endeavor was achieved through the cooperation and teamwork of hundreds of individual subcontractors and suppliers and literally thousands of workers both on and off the job site.

Sahara Construction of Bountiful, Utah established a joint venture, O.C./Sahara, with Ohbayashi Corporation for the construction of the 743,000 square foot base building. Sahara also acted as General Contractor for the 7.6 acre pedestrian plaza and the interior tenant improvements within the building. Time constraints required that “fast-track design/build” construction techniques be employed. This method dictates that design is completed as construction is on-going. Responsibility for the structural, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering design was undertaken by the General Contractor. Mechanical and electrical systems were designed and constructed by CCI Mechanical and Western States Electric respectively.

FFKR Architecture/Planning/Interior Design of Salt Lake City worked closely with the construction team to provide design drawings and resolve design issues during the construction process. Based on FFKR’s conceptual design drawings, the General Contractor, with help from its major subcontractors, prepared a guaranteed maximum price contract for the Owner.

Excavation of the 170,000 cubic yards of soil began on an around-the-clock basis as design team members worked feverishly to complete the first design package for the footings and foundations. This process was typical throughout the course of the project as 61 separate bid packages were ultimately prepared.

The structural frame for the arena consists of about 37,400 cubic yards of cast-in-place concrete and 7,600,000 pounds of reinforcing steel. The project required 55,000 total cubic yards of precast and cast-in-place concrete. Throughout the facility, nearly half a million concrete masonry blocks were used in non-structural walls.
The 20,500 seat arena is enclosed with a roof structure weighing some 3,000,000 pounds. The building’s exterior skin is built with 2,692 individual panes of insulating glass covering 83,000 feet and an elaborate system of synthetic stucco panels.

A significant milestone in the construction of this project was the erection of the roof system. To minimize the impact on other trades, a system for erecting the roof trusses was devised which concentrated the activity at one end of the building. The ten 92 ton steel trusses were trucked to the site in sections and field assembled. Once the first two trusses had been placed using a pair of “ringer cranes” working outside the northeast end of the building, the third truss was assembled on the ground and lifted into place 114 feet above the arena floor onto two 12 inch Teflon pads each bearing on a stainless steel track. As each 345 foot long and 27 foot high truss was erected and connected to the previously installed trusswork, the entire assembly was jacked inward 35 feet to make room for the next truss.

The EnergySolutions Arena , completed October 4, 1991, represents the commitments and sacrifices of everyone involved in this project: architects, contractors, engineers, government officials and personnel, facility management, Utah Jazz and Golden Eagles staffs, Sumitomo Trust, and especially Larry H. Miller. From concept to completion, the level of cooperation and the quality of workmanship have been exemplary. The success of this project is a personal tribute to the integrity and hard work of every participant .

Calendar of Events

ScottyReed — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:28:26 +0000

Texas Hold’em Poker

ScottyReed — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:15:58 +0000

Play in Utah’s Longest Running and best attended poker game. This is our 7th year and we are taking it to the next level. We will give away $1,500 CASH to the winner of our quarterly tournaments and $800 weekly plus other amazing prizes.

Tournaments are now run by Utah Poker Tour and held every Monday and Tuesday at 8 PM (Sign up starts at 7PM). Also, Sunday’s game is at 2PM during our Bloody Brunch. These are No Limit tournaments and last man/woman standing wins $100 gift card. 2nd – $60, 3rd – $40, 4th – 25. You can also play side games and win $25.

Never played before? Great! Attend one of our How To clinics beginning One hour before game time and we will teach you. These are FREE friendly games and lots of fun. Our dealers DON’T play, they only deal. They are there for YOU.

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Salt Lake Bees vs Ren

ScottyReed — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:44:14 +0000

Come cheer on the home team as they face off against Ren!

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Salt Lake Bees vs Fresno

ScottyReed — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:29:56 +0000

Come cheer on the home team as they face off against Fresno!

More Information: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com

Fall Intro to Photography

ScottyReed — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:21:18 +0000

Introduction to Photography
This class will cover camera handling techniques and controls necessary to produce quality photographs for digital and film. Students will also learn basic black and white darkroom skills needed to understand the link between the photographic process and the final print. Students may take the traditional cost. Class is limited to 18 students; minimum enrollment of 5 students.

Instructor: Grant O. Gardner

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Free Folk & Bluegrass Festival

ScottyReed — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:37:08 +0000

Join us on Saturday, August 28th for a Free Folk & Bluegrass Festival present by the Intermountain Acoustic Music Association. Concert will be presented on Gallivan Avenue due to the construction in Gallivan Plaza. Vendors will be available for food & beverage! These free concert is present as a thank you to the members of IAMA and to the general public for the support of Folk, Bluegrass, Americana & Isle music.

Further information is available at: www.iamaweb.org or jonrsmith@mac.com

Playing: Clumsy Lovers, Puddle Mountain Ramblers, Bronwen Beecher, Shaney McCoy, Otter Creek & Frayed Knot String Band

Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off

ScottyReed — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:37:21 +0000

The Intermountain Barbecue Association , a Utah non-profit organization, will be hosting the first annualFirehouse BBQ Cook-Off in Holladay, UT on Fri/Sat, August 27-28, 2010. This event, featuring both professional and “backyard” (amateur) teams, will be held right behind the City Hall in Holladay (4580 S 2300 E). Both professional and “backyard” teams will compete for top honors & prizes, and proceeds from the event will go towards various participating Fire Houses in the Salt Lake valley. The event will be licensed by the Kansas City Barbecue Society – the largest BBQ association in the world.

Teams will begin setting up & cooking Friday evening. On Saturday, there will be BBQ and soft drinks available by vendors to the public. There will also be public demonstrations on Saturday, and the judging and award ceremony will take place Saturday afternoon around 4 PM.

Registration forms and additional information for individuals/teams interested in competing in either the professional or “backyard” divisions can be found at: www.IMBBQA.com. Individuals and/or teams at ALL levels of skills & interest are invited to come out and be a part of this fun event!

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The Great American Trailer Park Musical

ScottyReed — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:45:12 +0000

There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. This campy, caustic musical fable has everything from strippers to crazy ex-boyfriends to Costco. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between agoraphobic housewife Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband—the “Storm’s A Brewin’” and it ain’t your run of the mill hurricane.

Pull that PBR out of your purse and crack ‘er open cuz you’re about to see the most jaw dropping, knee slappin’ wife beater wearing comedic live theatre since …well since ever!

We all know you can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear but don’t think that’s stopping this crew from Florida! You get a little bit of everything in our production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical.

From crazy characters to music that swings from jazz to blues to bebop – there is never a dull moment.

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Utah Shakespearean Festival

ScottyReed — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:10:21 +0000

The Utah Shakespearean Festival was founded in 1961 and presented its first season in 1962. It was started in response to two influences: summer tourists desiring more evening activities after visiting the area’s six national parks, and a young actor’s desire to produce great theatre. Festival Founder Fred C. Adams, having just come to Cedar City after trying out the New York theatre scene for a few years, was new to the College of Southern Utah (now Southern Utah University) in 1959. However, seeing 150,000 annual summer tourists to the area, he knew he had a great potential audience for a theatre festival. Excited by the idea, he packed up his notes and ideas and visited Ashland, Oregon, the site of the granddaddy of all Shakespeare festivals, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. While there, he closely observed operations and was befriended by Angus Bowmer, the OSF founder, whom Adams interviewed extensively. On the long ride back to Cedar City, the Utah Shakespearean Festival was born.

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