Outdoor Notes
— Tribune: Light pollution controls make Torrey the first ‘dark sky’ town in Utah
— Tribune: More black bears, high demand from hunters will lead to bigger Utah hunt in 2018
— Tribune: Utah declares victory over quagga mussels at popular boating spot
Weekend Events
New Films
— Phantom Thread: Tribune review
Concerts
— Caroline Durham and The RingTone Quartet, Friday, 7 p.m., Holladay City Hall, 4580 South 2300 East, Salt Lake City, free
— WSU Gospel Music Festival, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University,1901 University Circle, Ogden, free
— “In Accord,” Tanner Dance, Friday and Saturday, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., University of Utah, Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex, 1720 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, $5
— The Peking Acrobats, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; also Saturday, 2 p.m., De Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Campus Drive & Heritage Drive, Provo, $17-$24
— “NEXT Underground Series: New Year, New Music,” Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Alleged on 25th, 201 25th Street, Ogden, $10
— “Mozart, Father and Son,” NOVA Chamber Music Series, Sunday, 3 p.m., Libby Gardner Hall, University of Utah, 1375 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, $18-$20
— Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
Theater
— “Aida” through January 20, Hale Centre Theatre
— “The Dinner Party” through January 20, Kayenta Arts Foundation
— “Romeo and Juliet” through January 20, Grassroots Shakespeare Company
— “SALT: A Russian Folk Tale” through January 20, Treehouse Museum, Ogden
— “The Real Thing” through January 21, Pinnacle Acting Company
— “Romeo et Juliette” through January 22, Utah Valley University
— “Bright Star” through January 27, Pioneer Theatre Company
— “Moby-Dick” through January 28, Utah Opera
— “STAG’S LEAP” through January 28, Salt Lake Acting Company
— “Dear Ruth” through February 3, Hale Center Theater Orem
— “Don’t Drink the Water” through February 3, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “To Kill A Mockingbird” through February 3, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” through February 3, Empress Theatre
— “Busytown the Musical” through February 17, Utah Children’s Theatre
— “Charlie’s Aunt’’ through February 24, Off Broadway Theatre
— “Cash on Delivery” through March 7, Hale Centre Theatre
— “Pirates of the Scaribbean” through March 17, Desert Star Playhouse
Museum Exhibits
— Al Ahad: The Hijab Project Exhibition through January 27; Dream: Egyptian Theatre Youtheatre Exhibition through May 19, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
— Las Hermanas Iglesias: HERE, HERE Exhibition through January 28; salt 13: Katie Paterson Exhibition through May 20; Spencer Finch: Great Salt Lake and Vicinity ongoing exhibitions: Arts of Africa; American and Regional Art: Mythmaking and Truth-Telling; Chinese Art: Emulation and Innovation; European Art; Ancient Mediterranean Art: Res Mortis; Ancient Mesoamerica; Modern and Contemporary Art: A Fuller Picture; Arts of the Pacific; Greater Merit: The Temple and Image in South Asia, Utah Museum of Fine Arts
— Shaping America: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection of American Art Exhibition through March; The Interpretation Thereof: Contemporary LDS Art and Scripture Exhibition through March 31; Aundrea Frahm: We Revolve Ceaseless Exhibition through April 14; M.C. Escher: Other Worlds Exhibition through May 19; Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 29 Exhibition through 2018; To Magnify the Lord: Six Centuries of Art and Devotion Exhibition on view through summer 2019, Brigham Young University Museum of Art
— Wit & Whimsy: off the deep end Exhibition through May 19; Russian Stories, Soviet Ideals Exhibition through June 1; Speaking Volumes |Transforming Exhibition through June 2; Sanctuaries of Mind Exhibition through summer 2019; Round Up: Icons of the West Exhibition through June 19, 2021, Favorite Ladies: Patterns, People, and Play, SMA: Milestones and Memories Exhibitions ongoing, Springville Museum of Art
Et cetra
— Salt Lake Gallery Stroll, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., venues vary
— 2018 Sneddon HOF Germanfest, Saturday, 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., Golden Spike Event Center, 1000 North 1200 West, Ogden
— Third Saturday for Families: Patterns on Fabric, Saturday, 1 – 4 p.m., Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Marcia and John Price Museum Building, 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City
— Jurassic Quest, through Sunday, Mountain America Expo Center (formerly South Towne Expo Center), 9575 South State Street, Sandy
— DinoFest, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City
— Sundance Film Festival, through January 28, venues vary
