Our Engagement made BYU news!

Congratulations to the Writers’ Block production of “Coffin Maker”, Tom Morrill, Sam Wallace, and Becky Baker, which won a regional Emmy from the Rocky Mountain Southwest Region, sponsored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. For more information, go to http://www.rockymountainemmy.org/. “Coffin Maker” won in the Student Production category (category 91, the last category listed on the downloadable “Recipient List.”)

Art Access/VSA Utah (230 South 500 West #125 Salt Lake City, Utah) is showing Vance Mellen’s (husband of Kym Mellen) Mixed Media paintings, Illuminated Paintings or “Adult Nightlights,” in Access II Gallery, October 15 through November 19th. There will be an Artists’ Reception Friday, October 15 from 6-9 PM. Vance Mellen is thrilled to be showing his illuminated "Adult Nightlight" paintings, two years in the making. Each painting will be accompanied by a short story (online at www.mellenheadprods.com -- click on "PAINTINGS"). For more information visit www.accessart.org.

We have several BYU faculty, students, and alums performing in The Scarlet Pimpernel at the Hale Center Theater in Orem! Cast members from BYU include Neal Johnson (Percy), Lauren Noll and Rachel Woodward (Marguerite St. Just), Matt Bellows (Chauvelin), Shawnda Moss (ensemble), Brock Kannan, Eric Gourley, Kristen Metzger. David Morgan directs, and Korianne Johnson is the music director. Matthew Carlin is the fight choreographer, and Emily Burnworth is the dialect coach. Shawnda mentioned she is so glad to be back on stage singing and dancing! Many of our BYU contingency perform in the Tuesday/ Thursday/ Saturday cast. If you want to come and see a great show based on a wonderful story, please come!! Shawnda has a couple complimentary ticket vouchers available through the end of October - if you're interested let her know. Tickets for the production are selling quickly, so get your date night planned now! The HCT Orem website is: http://www.haletheater.org/

Student Employee News
• Two of our student employees were engaged over Conference Weekend! Will McKay is engaged to Hannah Brown, and they will wed on Dec. 22. Camille Rasmussen (our video runner) is engaged to Jonathan Clark and will marry on January 8.
• Megan Ward, former front desk lead secretary, will be speaking in church before leaving on her mission on the 31...yes, on Halloween! She'd love to see you there. Sacrament meeting starts at 12:50 p.m. The address for the chapel is 9894 South 2700 West South Jordan, UT. It's super easy to find, she promises. Hope to see you there. Megan will be serving in the Washington D.C. area.