Holiday gift ideas from campus | FYI News for Faculty & Staff

RED BUTTE GARDEN HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, Dec.1? and Sunday, Dec. 2
10:00 a.m. ? 5:00 p.m.
300 Wakara Way in Research Park
This free annual tradition features?items for sale?by local artists, warm cocoa?and cider, and an activity for kids. Gifts for the most avid gardener can be found all season long in the garden gift shop.???

CAMPUS REC: GIVE THE GIFT OF HEALTH
Looking for that perfect gift this holiday season??How about a gift certificate from Campus Recreation Services??Certificates?may be purchased for any amount, never expire, and can be redeemed for memberships, personal training, outdoor gear rental, or fitness classes. Certificates?may be purchased at either the Field House or HPER Complex. For more information call 801-581-3706?

HOLIDAY STUDENT ART SALE
Dec. 4-6,?10:00 a.m. ? 6:00 p.m.
Art Building, Alvin Gittins Gallery
Objets d?art?may be found at this special holiday sale. Support student groups in the Department of Art & Art History by purchasing ceramics, prints, drawings, paintings, books, and photographs.?

UNIVERSITY GUEST HOUSE HOTEL OFFERS SPECIAL HOLIDAY RATES
If family members are traveling to Utah for the holidays, employees can give the gift of comfort by purchasing a night at the University?Guest House. From now?to Jan. 1, the Guest House is offering a special employee holiday rate of $88 per room based on single or double occupancy. The Guest House offers a?complimentary hot breakfast, Internet service?and parking. Reservations are required and are based on availability. For more information, call 801-587-1000?or visit here.??

PRINT & MAIL SERVICES OFFERS CUSTOM CARDS AND GIFTS
University Print & Mail Services is your source for custom holiday cards and gifts. In addition to U-themed?holiday cards, they offer fun gift items personalized by you: canvas gallery wraps, buttons, notecards, calendars, T-shirts, and much more. For more information, check out?their storefront?here,?call?801-581-6171, or stop by?their shop at?135 VRTUSB (first building?west of the Jon Huntsman Center).

UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (UMFA)
Saturday, Dec. 8, 11:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
410 Campus Center Drive in the Marcia and John Price Museum Building
The UMFA will host The Holiday Market, a free event featuring art-inspired gifts created by top local artisans, including?jewelry, pottery, textiles, glass, and letterpress. Holiday cards, ornaments, books, and children?s gifts are also available in The Museum Store during regular hours:?Tuesday ? Friday: 10 a.m. ? 5 p.m.; Wednesdays 10 a.m. ? 8 p.m.; weekends, 11 a.m. ? 5 p.m.; closed Mondays and holidays. For more information call 801-581-7332 or visit the museum?s website.

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE HALLSIDE GALLERY EXHIBIT AND SALES
8:00 a.m. ? 5:00 p.m., Monday ? Friday
Through December
Health Sciences Campus,?south end of the School of Medicine, Room AC115.
Photographs by Jeffrey R. Botkin, Professor, Pediatrics and Medical Ethics
Exhibit and sales: West Rim Photography. Fifty?percent of all profits are donated to the Natural History Museum of Utah.

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY
Looking for the perfect family or corporate holiday outing? Consider theatre tickets to A Christmas Carol: The Musical, running?Nov. 30 through Dec. 15. Group rates?are available. Or?consider tickets to PTC?s remaining plays this 2012-2013 season:

The comedy The Philadelphia Story, Jan. 11 ? 26
Tony Award-winning Clybourne Park, Feb. 15 ? Mar. 2
Classic comedy The Odd Couple, Mar. 22 ? Apr. 6
Les Mis?rables returns! May 3 ? Jun. 1

In the spirit of Charles Dickens and the holiday season,?Pioneer Theatre is?asking ticket holders to bring non-perishable food items and drop them off in the theater lobby during?its presentation of A Christmas Carol: The Musical. For each pound of food?collected, Wells Fargo Bank will give $1, up to $10,000.??Call the box office at 801-581-6961 or visit online.?

GIVE THE GIFT OF LEARNING: CONTINUING EDUCATION
Change someone?s life this holiday season with the gift of learning. A gift certificate from Continuing Education at the U opens the door to more than 3,000 classes with options for everyone. From professional certification to summer youth camps, from grad school exam prep to hundreds of hands-on classes for all ages?recreation, art, business, language, home?and garden, healthy living, and much more?you?re sure to find the perfect fit for anyone on your list. Find?a complete list of classes or more information here or call?801-581-6461.

Source: http://fyi.utah.edu/issues/nov-26-2012/story_21119.html

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