Outdoor Notes
— Tribune: Arches road construction nears end, will take a break for Thanksgiving weekend
— Tribune: Officials want Utah hunters to kill more black bears
— Tribune: Utah ski resorts giddy over Olympic bid, worried by DUI law
Weekend Events
New Films
— Coco: Tribune review
— Last Flag Flying: Tribune review
— The Man Who Invented Christmas: Tribune review
— Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: Tribune review
Concerts
— “Scott Plays Scott Joplin Part 4,” Friday, 7 p.m., Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1375 Spring Lane, Murray, free
— “The Nutcracker,” Ballet West, Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.; also, Saturday, 2 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, 1901 University Circle, Ogden, $15-$45
— Messiah Sing-In, Utah Symphony, Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, $14-$39
— Christmas on Temple Square, through December 23, Temple Square, 50 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, free
— Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
Theater
— “Guys and Dolls” through November 25, Egyptian Theatre, Park City
— “ELF The Musical” through November 26, Eccles Theater
— “A Bundle of Trouble” through December 1, Hale Centre Theatre
— “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” through December 2, Utah Presents
— “Into the Woods” through December 9, Brigham Young University
— “The Bridges of Madison County” through December 10, Utah Repertory Theatre
— “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” through December 16, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 16, Heritage Theatre
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 23, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 23, Hale Center Theater Orem
— “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” through December 23, Terrace Plaza Playhouse
— “The Little Prince” through December 23, Sackerson
— “Star Ward Christmas” through December 23, Off Broadway Theatre
— “Desert Star’s Christmas Vacation” through December 30, Desert Star Playhouse
— “Plaid Tidings” through December 30, Brigham’s Playhouse
— “Savior of the World” through December 30, Conference Center Theater, Temple Square
— “Aida” through January 20, Hale Centre Theatre
Museum Exhibits
— Photo-Secession: Painterly Masterworks of Turn-of-the-Century Photography Exhibition through December 2; Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 29 Exhibition through 2018; 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; M.C. Escher: Other Worlds Exhibition through May 19; To Magnify the Lord: Six Centuries of Art and Devotion Exhibition on view through summer 2019, Brigham Young University Museum of Art
— Jaime Salvador Castillo & Michael Anthony García: whereABOUTS Exhibition through December 9; Casey Parkinson: Ascension, Cities of Conviction Exhibitions through January 6; Anna Betbeze: Dark Sun, Carol Sogard: Artifacts for the 23rd Century Exhibitions through January 14, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
— Ilse Bing Exhibition through December 31; 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
— 32nd Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah, Sacred Spaces: Archetypes and Symbols Exhibitions through January 10; Wit & Whimsy: off the deep end Exhibition through May 19; Sanctuaries of Mind Exhibition through September 2018; Round Up: Icons of the West Exhibition through June 19, 2021, Springville Museum of Art
Et cetra
— Last Friday Gallery Stroll, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., Park City
— Christmas on the Mountain, Saturday, 12 – 7 p.m., Cedar Mountain True Value, 76 Movie Ranch Road, Duck Creek Village
— Holiday Electric Light Parade, Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Washington Boulevard from 22nd Street to 26th Street, Ogden
— Kanab Holiday Kickoff, through Saturday, 76 North Main, Kanab
— Sugar House Winter Carnival, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Legacy Village of Sugar House, 1212 E Wilmington Avenue, Salt Lake City
— The Crystal Festival, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Rockpick Legend Co., 1017 South Main Street, Salt Lake City
