Name: The Once and Future Lake: Stories for Great Salt Lake with Michael McLane and Other Contributors
Start: 2026-10-11
End: 2026-10-11

Rodizio Grill is American’s First Brazilian Steakhouse established in 1995. Rodizio Grill has been known for its playful Brazilian spirit, authentic menu offerings and family-friendly atmosphere. The unique concept features rotisserie grilled meat, expertly seasoned and carved tableside by traditionally dressed Gauchos. While the meats are the main attraction, they are complemented with an award-winning gourmet salad bar, marked by original salads, fresh fruits and vegetables, and authentic side dishes. Rodizio Grill also features a selection of Brazilian wine, beer, signature cocktails, fresh juices and homemade desserts.

Rodizio Grill is located in historic [Trolley Square](http://www.trolleysquare.com/), just two miles from the Salt Palace Convention Center as well as a short drive from the Salt Lake City International Airport. Parking is free and easily accessible.

Rodizio Grill is available for full restaurant buy-out, seating over 600 guests. The restaurant's Meeting and Celebration Center is a private group dining venue which can seat 275, and be divided into three sections, providing ample private and semi-private dining. Brazilians know how to host an event! Guests who take advantage of the new Meeting and Celebration Center will enjoy a welcoming, authentic Brazilian experience in an atmosphere filled with warmth and alegría. Rodizio Grill provides you with everything you need to host the perfect event. Whether you’re planning an office party, wedding reception, rehearsal dinner or anything in between, Rodizio Grill’s management team makes it easy to plan your next event. We will assist you with the menu, room layouts, audio/visual needs, entertainment and any other special requests.

Rodizio Grill

**Alliance Theater and Events** is a virtual and in-person hybrid venue located in Trolley Square. We specialize in live events, private bookings, and broadcast performances. Our venue has a fully equipped stage with lights, sound, and full streaming capabilities. Our staff has over 25 years of experience in the events and entertainment industry and can help make your vision a reality. **Utah Arts Alliance** has created an accessible space where Utah’s arts community can create and share with the world.

We have a main hall, an intimate bar and a blackbox theater space to choose from!

Also available for weddings, parties, corporate events, and banquets.

Alliance Theater

Located in [Historic Trolley Square](http://www.trolleysquare.com/) since 1972, we've been satisfying the local Salt Lake community with hand crafted food and beer for decades. In our roots, we began with a simple offering of food and poured Coors to college students. Over time however, we have evolved and expanded into a full service brewpub, with made from scratch food and finely crafted beers alike while still maintaining our local relaxed vibe.

Our brewery operation began in 1995 and within a year we went on to win Utah's first gold medal and the GABF for our Happy Valley Hefeweizen. We have continued winning medals ever since, most recently with 2 Gold Medals and the 2015 Mountain Brewers Festival for our Road Rage Rye and Dunkelweizen. Currently we have four beers that are always on tap (Hefeweizen, Pilsner, Pale Ale, and Stout) in addition to four rotating seasonal taps and one cask conditioned handle.

The menu has kept some of the 35 year favorites while adding and changing over time to more modern offerings. We have a specials menu that changes bi-weekly to explore current trends and maintain variety for our dedicated local following. Everything is made from scratch but at price points we feel set us apart. Come see why we've become a "regulars" establishment and a Salt Lake Institution.

Included in the Salt Lake Brewery Pass

Desert Edge Brewery at the Pub

Come visit today! Our Magnum Bikes Salt Lake City Store is conveniently located in Trolley Square (next to Whole Foods under the Water Tower) Our friendly and expert staff are on-hand to help with sales & service for Magnum's full e-bike lineup as well as e-bike rentals and a full line of gear & accessories.

Magnum Bikes

S&S Presents has hosted concerts in the Salt Lake valley since 2007. Beginning with backyard shows at our first venue, Kilby Court, S&S has grown immensely over the last twenty years and currently produces over 1000+ concerts a year throughout multiple venues in Salt Lake City. Our company focus is to create meaningful experiences for artists and fans. We aim to provide SLC with access to life-changing live music opportunities, as well as giving artists hospitable and professional experiences. In addition to showcasing local talent, S&S Presents hosts groundbreaking independent touring artists in primarily 200 to 7,000 capacity venues, as well as select large-scale music festivals and concert series. We take pride in enriching our community by bringing more artists to Utah than any other local production company in the state.

S&S Presents

Tucked away behind houses and businesses, this mid-20th-century sculpture garden features 12 original sculptures and over 70 stones engraved with scriptures, poems, and literary texts.

Gilgal Sculpture Garden

The [Old Spaghetti Factory](https://www.osf.com/) is an Italian, family-friendly restaurant. Nearly every item on The Old Spaghetti Factory’s [menu](https://www.osf.com/food/) is made on-site, from scratch, using fresh ingredients. Unlike most restaurants, we serve you a complete meal, which includes your entrée, bread, soup/salad, and dessert. A meal at The Old Spaghetti Factory is more than a meal. It’s an experience. We invest meticulous attention to our décor, so our guests feel as though they’re stepping into another world. Every location is adorned with antique lighting, intricate stained glass displays and an old-fashioned trolley car that doubles as centerpiece display and dining hall. With our expansive kids’ menu, special treats and fun activities, we want [families](https://www.osf.com/about/families/) to feel as at home in our restaurant as they do in their own dining rooms. Our broad selection of pasta, meat and salads gets our guests’ attention, and it’s the surprising value that keeps them returning visit after visit. The Trolley Square location offer a Lunch-For-Less menu from 11:30 am to 4 pm, which includes entrees in smaller portions at a lower price. We serve dinner starting at 4 pm. We offer a senior menu, kid's menu, and gluten-free menu. Our Utah locations are:

**Trolley Square (Downtown Salt Lake City)**

189 Trolley Square (600 South 600 East inside Trolley Square Mall)

Salt Lake City, UT 84102

(801) 521-0424

**Taylorsville**

5718 South 1900 West

Taylorsville, UT 84129

(801) 966-2765

The Old Spaghetti Factory

Whole Foods Market, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, plus 80 unique shops and restaurants in charming trolley-car barns. Free walking tours. National historic site since 1973. Free parking.

Historic Trolley Square

Sicily, brought to your table. Our pasta, bread, and pastries are made by hand, every day. Giro was born and raised in Taormina, the town we're named for, and chooses every wine himself. Chef Leonardo brings the cooking of Catania and sources our ingredients with the same care. It's not a theme. It's where we're from. How 'Mina began It started in Taormina 'mina takes its name from Taormina, the hillside town on Sicily's coast where Giro Messeri grew up, where doors stay open, meals run long, and a stranger is just a friend you haven't met. Giro carried that with him to Utah, and years later it found a partner in Adam Rosh, an emergency physician who'd spent a career caring for people and wanted to keep doing it one table at a time. Over a shared love of food, they asked a simple question: how do you build a place where everyone who walks in feels genuine human connection? 'mina is their answer.

'mina Ristorante Sicilian

Matrix Spa & Massage is a top-rated spa in Salt Lake City, Utah. We have been awarded "Best Deep Tissue Massage" "#1 Massage Therapist in Salt Lake City" and “Best of Utah"! We have massage gift certificates and offer many styles including Thai Massage, Swedish Massage, Prenatal Massage, Hot Stone Massage, and more! Call to book your massage, and don’t forget to see our massage coupons. Our professional massage therapists have over 20 years' experience.

[Services](https://matrixmassagespa.com/services/)

Matrix Spa and Massage

Visit Salt Lake

Salt Lake is the place where the Wasatch mountain peaks frame city streets. Sure, Salt Lake's famed for our winter powder ([four legendary ski resorts](https://www.visitsaltlake.com/things-to-do/skiing-snowboarding/) just 30 minutes from downtown), but that's just one season's story. Summer brings families [hiking through wildflower meadows](https://www.visitsaltlake.com/things-to-do/outdoor-recreation/) before cooling off at a Jazz game or the Gateway fountains. Autumn paints our mountain canyons in gold, perfect for morning strolls that end at local coffee shops. Spring? That's when you might spot baby bison on Antelope Island before heading to the Eccles Theater for a Broadway show. Our soaring Wasatch Mountains rise dramatically from downtown Salt Lake, creating a place where every day offers both natural wonders and urban energy. And while we sit perfectly between the [national parks](https://www.visitsaltlake.com/things-to-do/outdoor-recreation/state-national-parks/) with Yellowstone's geysers and Utah's red rock country, the real magic happens right here, where everyone can [discover the history](https://www.visitsaltlake.com/plan-your-visit/about-salt-lake/) of the city as they find their own rhythm between mountain adventure and city life.

Sports Salt Lake

Join Editor Michael McLane and other contributors to The Once and Future Lake for an evening of readings and discussion.This calendar listing is brought to you by NowPlayingUtah.com, Utah's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Utah Cultural Alliance.

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