Notes
— Tribune: Utah Hike of the Week: Babylon Arch – Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
— Tribune: From White Pine Lake to Hovenweep: Tribune writers reveal their favorite Utah campgrounds
— Tribune: Waters running high, so are expectations for whitewater rafting adventures in Utah
— Tribune: What’s the hottest fishing spot in Utah? State website guides the way
Weekend Events
New Films
— Alien: Covenant: Tribune review
— Chuck: Tribune review
— Everything, Everything: Tribune review
— Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer: Tribune review
— Obit: Tribune review
Concerts
— Music in the City: Austin Weyand, Friday, 8 p.m., Brigham City Fine Arts Center, 58 South 100 West, Brigham City, $8-$12
— “The Resplendent Sound of Captivating Pops with Kurt Bestor,” Southwest Symphony Orchestra, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Cox Performing Arts Center, Dixie State University, 325 South 700 East, Saint George, $17
— Spring Concert, Beehive Statesmen Chorus, Friday, 7 p.m., Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City, $15
— “Etcetera,” Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theater, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, $7-$17
— “An Evening with Kristin Chenoweth,” Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., De Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Campus Drive & Heritage Drive, Provo, $39-$95
— “2017 Spotlight Spectacular,” Utah Philharmonic Orchestra, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Draper Park Middle School, 13133 South 1300 East, Draper, $5-$10
— Armed Forces Day Concert, Choral Arts Society of Utah, Saturday, 4:30 p.m., The Gallivan Center, 239 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, free
— “Mountain Home Music,” Salt Lake Symphonic Choir, Saturday, 7 p.m., Wasatch Presbyterian Church, 1626 South 1700 East, Salt Lake City, $10
— “Sonic Nature,” Salt Lake Symphony, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Hall, University of Utah, 1375 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, $5-$10
— “The Sounds of Spain,” Murray Symphony Orchestra, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Hillcrest Junior High School, 178 East 5300 South, Murray, $6
— Spring Concert, Utah Youth Orchestras and Ensembles, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, free
— “An American Tune,” Jubilate, Sunday, 5 p.m., Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, 175 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, $10 suggested donation
— Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities: The Choir of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Sunday, 8 p.m., Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, free
— National Choreographic Festival, Ballet West, through May 27, Eccles Theater, 131 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, $49.50
— Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
Theater
— “Anne of Green Gables” through May 20, Covey Center for the Arts
— “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” through May 20, Ziegfeld Theater
— “To Kill a Mockingbird” through May 20, Hale Centre Theatre
— “The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue” through May 20, Pioneer Theatre Company
— “Don Giovanni” through May 21, Utah Opera
— “Annie Get Your Gun” through May 27, Brigham’s Playhouse
— “Betty Blue Eyes” through May 27, Hale Center Theater Orem
— “Sister Act” through May 27, Terrace Plaza Playhouse
— “Captain American Fork” through June 3, Desert Star Playhouse
— “Footloose” through June 3, Empress Theatre
— “Hairspray” through June 3, Grand Theatre
— “Pirates of the Carabeener” through June 10, Off Broadway Theatre
Museum Exhibits
— Art Starts Here: A KAC Instructor Showcase Exhibition through May 21; Wasatch Back Student Art Show: A Closer Look Exhibition through May 28, Kimball Art Center
— Russian Stories, Soviet Ideals; Voices: People, Places and Ideas in Utah Art, Exhibitions through June 1; George Beard: Mormon Pioneer Artist with a Camera Exhibition through June 17; 93rd Annual Spring Salon Exhibition through July 8;The Classical Tradition: Serenity, Simplicity and Harmony Exhibition through August 5; Sanctuaries of Mind Exhibition through September 2018, Springville Museum of Art
— Kelly O’Neill: ren/der; Sideshow: 2017 Gala Art Auction, Exhibitions through June 3; Out Loud: Identities, Symbolism, and the Self Exhibition through July 8; Rona Pondick and Robert Feintuch: Heads, Hands, Feet; Sleeping, Holding, Dreaming, Dying Exhibition through July 15; Céline Downen: Beehive Works Exhibition through August 5; Willow Skye-Biggs: Tastes Like Mandy Exhibition through August 12; Michael Ryan Handley: Sublimation Exhibition through September 9, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
— Playground Exhibition through July 8; e.g. Annie Poon: Split House Exhibition through summer 2017; Work in Progress Exhibition through September 9; Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 29 Exhibition through 2018; Shaping America: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection of American Art Exhibition through March 2018; To Magnify the Lord: Six Centuries of Art and Devotion Exhibition on view through summer 2019, Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Et cetra
— May Gallery St(Roll), Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., Salt Lake City
— Amazing Earthfest, Friday and Saturday, Kane County Travel Visitor Center, 50 South 100 East, Kanab
— Museum of Peoples and Cultures Block Party, Saturday, 12 – 4 p.m., Brigham Young University Museum of Peoples and Cultures, 2201 North Canyon Road, Provo
— Night on Commonwealth, Saturday, 6 p.m., Utah Arts Alliance Art Factory, 193 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City
— Third Saturday for Families: Drawing Machines, Saturday, 1 – 4 p.m., Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex, 1720 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City
— Utah Inclusive Arts Festival, Tanner Dance, Saturday, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex, University of Utah, 1720 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City
— Living Traditions Festival, through Sunday, Library Square, 200 East 400 South, Salt Lake City
— Mountain Man Rendezvous, through Sunday, Fremont Indian State Park and Museum, 3820 West Clear Creek Canyon Road, Sevier
— Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, through Monday, Davis County Legacy Events Center, 151 South 1100 West, Farmington