Adult, amateur swimming regardless of age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Visiting? Interested in swimming with QUAC? Start by clicking below for information, then join us for a practice! Just let the attendant at the front desk know you are swimming with QUAC, and you will be given a special card to swim with the team. A practice schedule can be found on our calendar.
Second Friday of every month, 7-9pm at the Salt Lake City Fraternal Order of the Eagles Ballroom, 1104 W 2100 South. For over a decade performing wildly fantastic shows, and improv comedy, the UCS present a night of wickedly funny entertainment, prizes, and friendly cutthroat competition each month. Fun, prizes, and money for our Center. Admission $5 includes your first game board.
March or April, 2013, glbt & friendly straight 21+ gamblers. Bus leaves Club Try-Angles parking lot, 251 W 900 S, at noon, returns by 9pm. Brunch buffet at Montego Bay or Rainbow casinos, prime rib dinner buffet. See the website for next dates, when announced.
May 30 - June 2, 2013 in Wasington Square, "Gotta Be Real" -- annual GLBT parade, festival with entertainment stages, parties, & more. See website for details.
Each January: 200 films, more than 50,000 people, screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah. Pushing the boundaries of storytelling. Co-exhibits at the Salt Lake Art Center. See their website for ongoing screenings throughout the year. Festival dates and films are announced in December.
This five-star hotel is a sight to behold. Built to be the most beautiful hotel in America, it features some of the most expensive chandeliers and mirrors in the Western Hemisphere, including one mirror valued at more than one million dollars.
Northwest of the city is the large, shallow, salty lake that gives its name. The lake is great for year-round sailing (the salt keeps it from freezing) and the lack of commercial or power boats makes it a peaceful natural wonderland. The area is one of the largest bird refuges in the American west and on the cliffs of Antelope Island – a state park – you’ll find a majestic pelican colony. Sailboat and yacht rentals can be organized through many operators based at the marina.
You really can’t visit Salt Lake City without experiencing the culture that has most shaped it: the Church of Latter Day Saints (the Mormon Church). The main attractions of the Mormon faith are centered on Temple Square in the heart of downtown. The Salt Lake Temple is the church’s world headquarters and it has lovely gardens you can explore on its grounds – unfortunately, the Temple itself is only open to practicing Mormons who have a church-issued invitation.
Temple Square has other attractions, too. History buffs can instead check out Beehive House and Lion House, former residences of city-founder and church leader Brigham Young. It’s also worth visiting the Church Office Building. Because it’s the tallest building in the city, its roof offers spectacular views for miles.
Just west of Temple Square is the Church History Museum, which explains the history of the Mormon Church from the time of its founder Joseph Smith until the establishmentofn Salt Lake City. It also features Church-inspired artwork.
In the east end of the city is This Is The Place Heritage Park, a lookout where Brigham Young is believed to have said “This is the place,” finally establishing where the Mormons would build their settlement. There’s also a recreation of frontier village with frequent reenactments.
Salt Lake City’s slopes are among the best in the country and are easily accessible from downtown. The canyons at Cottonwood and Park City – where the 2002 Winter Olympic alpine events were hosted – are spectacularly beautiful and receive lots of light, fluffy snow, making them ideal spots for skiing and snowboarding. Some of the best resorts are Brighton, Solitude, and Snowbird. If skiing isn’t your thing, but you’d like to enjoy the mountain beauty, Snowbird has a scenic tram to the top of Hidden Peak – 3380 meters/11,000 feet up!
