Start the new year right by making a goal to be more creative in 2026! And the best way to feed that creativity is at the *FREE* JanuARTy event at Valley Fair Shopping Center in West Valley Utah on Saturday January 17, 2026. While we already previewed the event and talked with local artist Adrian Ropp in the episode linked here, today we talk about the event’s charity, the Utah Lunch Debt Relief Foundation.

Producer KellieAnn is joined again by event founder Ryan Sagers, as well as DJ Bracken, Utah Lunch Debt Relief Foundation founder. They discuss the nonprofit’s formation, more details about the artists, vendors, cosplayers, contests, and panels at the event; and what creativity inspires them.  All three will be present at the event, with KellieAnn running a free kids’ craft booth using lunch bags as canvases and hosting a panel at 1 pm called “Keep Creating! Getting Started on Julia Cameron’s ‘Artist Way.’

Visit JanuARTY.com for more information about the event and UTLDR.org to donate today.

The brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing nerdy, with a goal to publish a weekly “What to Watch on the Weekend” minisode taken from KSL-TV’s Friday segment, and two deep dives a month on shows, creative works, artists, local events, and other fandom topics.

Based in the beautiful Beehive State, Fan Effect celebrates Utah’s unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME, and is hosted by KSL Movie Show’s Andy Farnsworth and Deseret News / KSL Podcasts’ KellieAnn Halvorsen.

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(Originally Published January 13th, 2026, 04:28 pm)