Utah Political Calendar

- Aug 22: Capital Facilities and Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Meeting, 8 a.m., Site Visit.

- Aug 22: The Sorenson Unity Center presents The Singing Children of Africa, 6:30 p.m., 1383 South 900 West, Salt Lake City. The world tour called “Love is all Around us," sponsored by The Samson Chivatsi African Children’s Appeal, is to bring awareness of the plight of the children in Kenya. For more info contact Nichol Bourdeaux at 801-535-6534.
- Aug 22: Kurt Bestor Benefit Concert for state legislative candidates running as Utah County Democrats, 7:30 p.m., Centre Stage theater, Sorensen Student Center at UVU. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased online or at the door.
- Aug 23: UTOPIA Citizens Advisory Network Meeting, 12 p.m., Davis County Library Central Branch, 155 N. Wasatch Dr., Layton. This is the regular monthly meeting of U-CAN. Anyone who would like to learn more about UTOPIA or contribute ideas on how to improve it is welcome to attend.

- Aug 23: UTOPIA Citizens Advisory Network Interim Meeting, 4 p.m., Lindon City Center, 100 N State St, Lindon. This is an interim meeting of U-CAN for residents of Utah County. All are welcome to attend.

- Aug 23: Fundraising Dinner for Montana A.G. Candidate Tim Fox, hosted by A.G. Mark Shurtleff, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Downtown Hilton Hotel, 255 S. West Temple. Single seat $250 or table for six $1000. Click here for seat reservations or email Jessica.

- Aug 25-27: Lt. Governor Herbert to participate in the Governor's Rural Trip visiting locations throughout rural Utah.
- Aug 25-28: Democratic National Convention, Denver

- Aug 26: Jason Chaffetz Cottage Meeting with Rep. Carl Wimmer, 7 p.m., Riverton Library, 12877 South 1830 West, Riverton.

- Aug 27: Immigration Interim Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Ecker Hill International Middle School Auditorium.

- Aug 28: ChamberWest Business Before Lunch networking event, 11 a.m., The E Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive. For chamber members. Please call 801-977-8755 to reserve table space.

- Aug 28: ChamberWest General Membership Meeting, 11:45 a.m., The E Center Centennial Room, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive. Presenter is Sen. Bob Bennett. Cost is $15, RSVP required by calling 801-977-8755. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will also be presenting Sen. Bennett the 'Spirit of Enterprise' award as part of this event.

- Aug 28: Libertarian Party Monthly Social, 6 to 9 p.m., Mo's Neighborhood Grill, 358 S. West Temple. Come and bring a friend, for food, drink, politics and good company.
- Sept 1-4: Republican National Convention, Minneapolis, MN

- Sept 1: Labor Day
- Sept 2: State office, legislative office, state school board and local school board candidate financial disclosure report due.

- Sept 2: Hinckley Forum: Careers in the Foreign Service, 9:10 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. David W. Simons, U.S. State Department’s Regional Human Resources Officer, Frankfurt Regional Service Center, Frankfurt, Germany. Free and open to the public.

- Sept 3: Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee Meeting, 1 p.m., room C445.

- Sept 4: YWCA’s Young Women’s Leadership Board brown-bag lunch lecture series, 12:15 p.m., YWCA, 322 E. 300 S., Salt Lake City. Topic: Women in Office: Why it Makes a Difference with guest speaker Representative Roz McGee. All are invited. The YWCA will provide tea, please bring your lunch. RSVP to Cassi, 801-537-8619.

- Sept 8: 2nd Annual what's IN OUT back! Economic Summit and Golf Tournament, Zermatt and Homestead Resorts. Designed to showcase new and standing developments, issues and concerns that are happening in Wasatch County. Following the summit will be a classic 4-person scramble golf tournament. Attend the economic summit, the golf tournament, or both. For more info or to register click here.

- Sept 8: Salt Lake County Local of the Green Party of Utah Meeting, 7 p.m., The Coffee Club, 4879 S Redwood Rd, Taylorsville. Meetings are held the first Monday of each month. For more info contact Eileen at 801-201-0219 or leenaree@xmission.com

- Sept 9: Hinckley Forum: Will the Democrats or Republicans Best Solve Utah’s Priority Problems?, 2 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Wayne Holland, Chair, Utah Democratic Party, Stan Lockhart, Chair, Utah Republican Party. Cosponsor – Utah Foundation’s The 2008 Utah Priorities. Free and open to the public.

- Sept 10: Commerce and Workforce Services Appropriations Subcommittee Meeting, 8 a.m., room C250.

- Sept 10: Hinckley Forum: Envisioning Jordan River’s Future: Canoes, Cafes and Condos?, 12 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Free and open to the public.

- Sept 11: Mayor Peter Corroon’s Open Door Meeting, 4 to 5 p.m., Mayor’s Office, N-2100 (Second floor, North building), Salt Lake County Government Center, 2001 South State Street. Each meeting will run approximately 10 minutes. No appointment is needed. Residents are invited to bring concerns or issues to the Mayor’s attention.

- Sept 12: United Way of Salt Lake 2008 Financial Stability Summit. Focus the summit is to prioritize the objectives in the areas of income, education, health, and housing. Governor Huntsman to give the welcome address. For more information please contact Liz Cala or visit www.uw.org.

- Sept 12: Hinckley Forum: Was Bork Right? Can Federal Judges Be Neutral?, 12 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Judge Thomas B. Griffith, United States Court of Appeals. Co-sponsor - The J. Willard Marriott Library’s - September Project. Open to the public.

- Sept 13: Neighborhood Open House hosted by Dr. Joe Jarvis, Republican candidate for House District 24, 10 a.m., Hatch Family Chocolates, 390 4th Avenue, Salt Lake City.
- Sept 15: Utah Senate Majority Golf Tournament, registration begins at 6:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m., Eaglewood Golf Course, Bountiful. For more info click here or contact Laura Barlow, 435-881-2588.

- Sept 15: Candidate Forum sponsored by the Salt Lake Chamber and the Utah Foundation Utah Priorities Project, 12 to 1 p.m., Board Room, Salt Lake Chamber, 175 East University Blvd. (400 South), Suite 600, Salt Lake City. Forum includes County Council 6 candidates Max Burdick vs. Roger Harding.

- Sept 16: Hinckley Forum: Future of Public Education in Utah, 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Open to the public.

- Sept 16: Executive Appropriations Committee Meeting, 1 p.m., room C445.

- Sept 17: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day. See Legislative calendar for details.

- Sept 18: Health System Reform Task Force Meeting, 8 a.m., room W020.

- Sept 18: Education Interim Committee Meeting, 9 a.m., room C445.

- Sept 18: Hinckley Forum: The Service and Politics of Hunger, 12 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Open to the public.

- Sept 18: 5th Annual Shotgun Blast with Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, 4 to 9 p.m., Browning Headquarters, 6175 Cottonwood Canyon Road, Mountain Green. $5,000; $10,000; and $20,000 team sponsorships (3 person teams). Click here to RSVP.

- Sept 20: "You've got to fight for the right to party" McCullough for Attorney General fund raising event, 9 p.m., Paladium Club, Salt Lake City. Featuring the Voodoo Box band and the Voodoo Darlings dance troupe. Click here for more info.

- Sept 23: Hinckley Forum: The Criminalization of Mental Illness, 9:10 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Open to the public.

- Sept 23: United Nations Assoc. annual UNICEF Pot-Luck with speaker Robert Hopkins, 6 to 8 p.m., Sugarhouse Garden Center.

- Sept 24: Hinckley Forum: Election Analysis, 11 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. A live RadioWest broadcast with Doug Fabrizio. Open to the public.

- Sept 24: Native American Legislative Liaison Committee Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Western Park Convention Center.

- Sept 25: Hinckley Forum: Utah’s Energy Future, 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Raul Deju, President EnergySolutions; Ted Rampton, Government Affairs Manager, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems. Open to the public.

- Sept 26: Hinckley Forum: Vietnam – U.S. Relations, 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Ambassador Le Cong Phung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United States. Open to the public.
- Sept 29: Candidate Forum sponsored by the Salt Lake Chamber and the Utah Foundation Utah Priorities Project, 12 to 1 p.m., Board Room, Salt Lake Chamber, 175 East University Blvd. (400 South), Suite 600, Salt Lake City. Forum includes County Council 2 candidates Michael Jensen vs. Paul Pugmire.

- Sept 30: Hinckley Forum: Campaign 2008 – The Race for Attorney General, 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Mark Shurtleff v. Jean Welch Hill. Open to the public.

- Oct 2: Health System Reform Summit, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Salt Lake City Downtown Hilton, 255 South West Temple. A discussion of Utah’s health system reform effort:
Issues, Implementation, and Impact. Speakers will include local key leaders and national experts. Details posted here.
- Oct 6: Mail-in Voter Registration (postmark) for General Election

- Oct 6: Candidate Forum sponsored by the Salt Lake Chamber and the Utah Foundation Utah Priorities Project, 12 to 1 p.m., Board Room, Salt Lake Chamber, 175 East University Blvd. (400 South), Suite 600, Salt Lake City. Forum includes Senate District 1 candidates Carlton Christensen vs. Luz Robles.

- Oct 6: Salt Lake County Local of the Green Party of Utah Meeting, 7 p.m., The Coffee Club, 4879 S Redwood Rd, Taylorsville. Meetings are held the first Monday of each month. For more info contact Eileen at 801-201-0219 or leenaree@xmission.com.

- Oct 8: Lobbyist financial disclosures for Quarter 3 due

- Oct 10: The Governor’s Gala fundraising event. Tables cost $5,000. Contact Mike Deaver, mikedeaver@gmail.com.
- Oct 13: Columbus Day

- Oct 13: Health Systems Reform Task Force meeting, 8 a.m., room C250.

- Oct 20: Last day for in-person voter registration
- Oct 20: Candidate Forum sponsored by the Salt Lake Chamber and the Utah Foundation Utah Priorities Project, 12 to 1 p.m., Board Room, Salt Lake Chamber, 175 East University Blvd. (400 South), Suite 600, Salt Lake City. Forum includes Salt Lake County Mayor candidates Peter Corroon vs. Michael Renckert.

- Oct 21: Early voting begins

- Oct 23: Hinckley Forum: Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.) Induction into the Hinckley Hall of Fame, 12 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah.

- Oct 24: Hinckley Forum: Peru - U.S. Relations, 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. His Excellency Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos Madueno, Ambassador of Peru to the United States.
- Oct 27: Candidate Forum sponsored by the Salt Lake Chamber and the Utah Foundation Utah Priorities Project, 12 to 1 p.m., Board Room, Salt Lake Chamber, 175 East University Blvd. (400 South), Suite 600, Salt Lake City. Forum includes candidates Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. vs. Bob Springmeyer.

- Oct 28: State office, legislative office, state school board and local school board candidate financial disclosure report due.

- Oct 30: Hinckley Forum: Uganda - U.S. Relations, 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. His Excellency Perezi Kamunanwire, Uganda’s Ambassador to the United States.
- Oct 30: Candidate Forum sponsored by the Salt Lake Chamber and the Utah Foundation Utah Priorities Project, 12 to 1 p.m., Board Room, Salt Lake Chamber, 175 East University Blvd. (400 South), Suite 600, Salt Lake City. Forum includes President candidates (State Campaign Directors) John McCain vs. Barrack Obama or Hillary Clinton.

- Oct 30: Mayor Peter Corroon’s Open Door Meeting, 4 to 5 p.m., Mayor’s Office, N-2100 (Second floor, North building), Salt Lake County Government Center, 2001 South State Street. Each meeting will run approximately 10 minutes. No appointment is needed. Residents are invited to bring concerns or issues to the Mayor’s attention.
- Oct 31: Halloween

- Oct 31: Early voting ends at 5:00 p.m.
- Nov 4: General Election Day

- Nov 3: Salt Lake County Local of the Green Party of Utah Meeting, 7 p.m., The Coffee Club, 4879 S Redwood Rd, Taylorsville. Meetings are held the first Monday of each month. For more info contact Eileen at 801-201-0219 or leenaree@xmission.com.

- Nov 5: GenX GOP networking group, the day after the election lunch, 12 p.m., SugarHouse Barbeque 2207 S 700 E, Salt Lake City. For more info email mike.winder@winderfarms.com.

- Nov 11: Veterans Day

- Nov 14: 2008 Utah Education Policy Forum, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Salt Lake City’s Wells Fargo Building, 23rd Floor. Featuring Keynote Speaker Marilyn Cochran-Smith. Sponsored by the Utah Education Policy Center and Utah Council of Education Deans. Click here to register.

- Nov 14: Hinckley Forum: South Africa - U.S. Relations, 9:10 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. His Excellency Welile Nhlapo, South African Ambassador to the U.S.

- Nov 20: Mayor Peter Corroon’s Open Door Meeting, 4 to 5 p.m., Mayor’s Office, N-2100 (Second floor, North building), Salt Lake County Government Center, 2001 South State Street. Each meeting will run approximately 10 minutes. No appointment is needed. Residents are invited to bring concerns or issues to the Mayor’s attention.
- Nov 24: State Board of Canvassers meeting
- Nov 27: Thanksgiving Day

- Dec 1: Salt Lake County Local of the Green Party of Utah Meeting, 7 p.m., The Coffee Club, 4879 S Redwood Rd, Taylorsville. Meetings are held the first Monday of each month. For more info contact Eileen at 801-201-0219 or leenaree@xmission.com.

- Dec 25: Christmas Day
- Jan 9: Lobbyist financial disclosure for Quarter 4, and year end reports due

- Jan 12: State office, legislative office, state school board and local school board candidate financial disclosure report due