Tickets are suggested for this final event and can be obtained by calling 328-8641.
At 5 p.m. that evening singers, dancers and musical performers from Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha'i and Christian traditions will share their unique talents at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square.Tickets are free but are required, call 570-0080.
Davis County residents are invited to the concerts or any of the week's activities, which begin with an address by theologian Marcus Borg at Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 E. 3300 South, Salt Lake City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3. Cost is $15. Borg will conduct a workshop from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. earlier that day. Cost is $40.
For information, call 801-486-5473.
On Sunday, Feb. 4, a film screening of "Secrets of Mary Magdalene" will be held from 1 to 2 p.m., with a discussion to follow at 3 p.m., at the Main Auditorium of the Salt Lake Public Library, 210 E. 400 South. The discussion will feature Maxine Hanks, a contributing author to the new book, "Secrets of Mary Magdalene." The event is co-sponsored by the Salt Lake City Film Center and Friends of the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. Books will be available for sale.
Then, a press conference will be held on Monday, Feb. 6, at 11 a.m. at the University of Utah Interfaith Chapel.
The press conference will include a short discussion by members of various faith communities about why Interfaith Week benefits all of Utah residents and celebrates this year's Interfaith Week Theme, "Celebrating Our Spiritualities."
On Wednesday, Feb. 7, a public forum "Achieving Peace in our Community Through Politics & Religion ... Is Nonviolence Possible?" will be held at Westminster College's Gore Concert Hall at 7 p.m. Hosted by Doug Fabrizio of KUER, the forum's opening address will be given by Arvil Looking Horse, a Lakota spiritual leader, followed by a panel discussion that includes the Rev. France Davis from Calvary Baptist Church, the lieutenant governor, a member of the Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake, and the leader of the Unitarian Church. The forum is sponsored by the Com-munity of Peace.
Alson on that night, the Christian Science Church at 1165 Foothill Drive will focus its 7:30 p.m. testimony meeting on the subject "God's Blessings Are for Everyone." All in attendance are invited to testify about the ways God is blessing them.
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m., a discussion on "Crime, Punishment and Redemption" will take place at the Episcopal Jubilee Center, 309 E. 100 South.
And, on that night,the Multicultural Arch Foundation in-vites you to a "Celebration of Noah's Tradition," at 6 p.m. at the Main Salt Lake Public Library, 210 E. 400 South, fourth-floor conference room. Panelists will focus on the prophet Noah and the prophet Abraham as the common father of Jews, Muslims and Christians, and will talk about the place of messengers.
And, Salt Lake Friends (Quakers) will hold their monthly quiet witness for peace at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Gallivan Center, on the east sidewalk on Main Street between 200 South and 300 South, across from the Gallivan TRAX station.
Participants may join in for a few minutes or the entire hour. For more information, call Heidi Hart, 366-3334, or go to www.utahfaiths.org.
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