Outdoor Notes
— Tribune: Utah County man catches a record-breaking splake in a reservoir known for some big fish
— Tribune: Hundreds of eagles will soon be wintering in Utah. Here’s where you can spot them in February
Weekend Events
Concerts
— Utah Opera, Davis Arts Council, Friday, 7 p.m., Alpine Church, 254 West 2675 North, Layton, free
— Carnival of the Animals, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., De Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Campus Drive & Heritage Drive, Provo, $9-$16
— Mozart and Haydn, Utah Symphony, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, $23-$66
— “STRATA,” Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Capitol Theatre, 50 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, $35
— “Elements/Elementos,” Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Saturday, 1 p.m., Capitol Theatre, 50 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, $10
— Eternal Light (2018 Youth Honor Choir Festival), Salt Lake Choral Artists, Saturday, 2 p.m., Libby Gardner Hall, University of Utah, 1375 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, $10-$15
— The Siren and the Nightingale: Music of Medieval France, Utopia Early Music, Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 5 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 231 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, $10-$15
— Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
Theater
— “Molly Sweeney” through February 2, Utah Presents
— “Dear Ruth” through February 3, Hale Center Theater Orem
— “Don’t Drink the Water” through February 3, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “The Drowsy Chaperone” through February 3, Heritage Theatre
— “Elixir of Love” through February 3, Westminster College
— “The Fever” through February 3, Brigham Young University
— “Jumpers” through February 3, Utah Valley University
— “Make Me A Song” through February 3, Weber State University
— “The Scarlet Pimpernel” through February 3, Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan
— “To Kill A Mockingbird” through February 3, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” through February 3, Empress Theatre
— “The Great God Plan” through February 10, Utah State University
— “Busytown the Musical” through February 17, Utah Children’s Theatre
— “I and You” through February 17, Pygmalion Productions
— “Little Red Riding Hood” through February 23, SCERA Center
— “Annie” through February 24, Draper Historic 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
— Eric Overton: Monument Exhibition through March 17; EARL GRAVY: HOMEBODIES, AWAY TEAMS, Merritt Johnson: Exorcising America Exhibitions through May 12, Dream: Egyptian Theatre Youtheatre Exhibition through May 19; Desire Lines Exhibition through May 26, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
— 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
— 46th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show Exhibition through March 23; 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
— 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
Et cetra
— First Friday Art Stroll, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., Historic 25th Street, Ogden
— Salt Lake’s Mardi Gras Gala, Friday, 7 – 10 p.m., Viridian Event Center, 8030 South 1825 West, West Jordan
— Wasatch Yeti Bash, Friday and Saturday, Ogden City Amphitheater, 343 25th Street, Ogden