O.c. Tanner Gift To Upgrade Abravanel Hall Lounge

There isn’t any shag rug in there, but the Tanner Lounge backstage at Abravanel Hall hasn’t been remodeled since it debuted in the 1970s. So a $50,000 gift from the O.C. Tanner Foundation, for whom the resting room was named, was welcomed warmly Tuesday by the Salt Lake County Council. “This will take it from the ’70s to the 2000s,” said county Community Services Director Erin Litvack, adding the alterations will make the room more functional for stagehands as well as performers. The Abravanel H...