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• J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, will host a reception for the American Institute of Graphic Arts' "50 Books/50 Covers," and exhibition on display at the library, on Thursday, April 20, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The show also features "Something Lived, Something Dreamed, Urban Design in the American West," a fine press book published by the Marriott Library's Red Butte Press. The book has received national acclaim. The event is free and open to the public. For more information visit www.lib.utah.edu/aiga or call 585-6168.

• The Utah Arts Council announces its $10,000 Visual Arts Fellowship deadline is Friday, June 16. Juror for the competition is Jonathan Goodman, art critic and writer for Art in America, ARTnews and Sculpture. Guidelines and applications are available at the UAC offices or online at www.arts.utah.gov.

• The 27th Annual St. George Art Festival will take place Friday and Saturday. The event features art by more than 110 artists along with music and food. For more information visit www.sgcity.org/artfestival.

• The Salt Lake Gallery Association announces April Gallery Stroll on Friday, April 21, from 6-9 p.m. Entrance to all galleries is free. For a list of participating galleries visit www.gallerystroll.org or call 533-3582.

• The Intermountain Society of Artists will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, 7:30 pm. at Wheeler Historic Farm, 6359 S. 900 East. There will be a lecture/demonstration by Sandy sculptor Mont L. Crosland. For more information visit www.isartists.org.

• BYU Museum of Art, Brigham Young University, is now offering "podcasts" for certain exhibits. The word "podcast" is a blend of "broadcast" and "iPod." Those interested in using the new technology for audio tours can visit www.byu.edu/moa.

• The Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Avenue, Park City, will host a lecture by artist Tony Yapias, "Latinos of Utah Today," on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Yapias' photo-documentary project is on display at the center through April 21.

• Salt Lake City artist John Bell has been commissioned to paint a 12-by-20-foot mural in a New York City penthouse April 15-22. The mural will be a color-field, geometric abstraction.

• New American Paintings announces a call for entries for its Open Studios Competition. Deadline for Utah artists is April 30. Guidelines and more information are available at www.newamericanpaintings.com.