Outdoor Notes
— Tribune: Get outdoors with these 15 gift ideas for everyone in the family
— Tribune: Arches National Park celebrates end of massive road project with free entry this weekend
Weekend Events
New Films
— Aida’s Secrets: Tribune review
— The Disaster Artist: Tribune review
— The Fencer: Tribune review
Concerts
— An Intimate Evening with Kurt Bestor, Kayenta Arts Foundation, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Center for the Arts at Kayenta, Lorraine Bocarrdo Theatre, 681 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, $40-$60
— BYU Chamber Orchestra, Friday, 7:30 p.m., De Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Campus Drive & Heritage Drive, Provo, $7-$11
— BYU Flute Choir, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Campus Drive & Heritage Drive, Provo, free
— “Carols of Joy,” Utah Philharmonic Orchestra, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Midvalley Bible Church, 13985 South 2700 West, Bluffdale, $5
— “Christmas in the Valley,” Timpanogos Arts Foundation, American Fork Junior High School, 1120 North 20 West, American Fork, $5-$8
— Nathan Pacheco Christmas Tour, Friday, 7:30 p.m., UCCU Events Center, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, $25-$49
— “Rebecca Dunford: A Light in Winter,” Friday, 7 p.m., Orem Public Library, 58 North State Street, Orem, free
— Winter Holiday Concert, Utah Classical Guitar, Friday, 7 p.m., Sorenson Unity Center, 1383 South 900 West, Salt Lake City, free
— The American Festival Chorus and Orchestra Christmas Concert, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; also Saturday, 2 p.m., Chase Fine Arts Center, Utah State University, 4030 Old Main Hill, Logan, free
— Holiday Music Festival, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, $5
— “King of Kings,” Draper Philharmonic and Choral Society, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; also Saturday, 2 p.m., Midvale Middle School, 7852 South Pioneer Street, Midvale, $3-$9, $1 off with donation of non-perishable food item or new, unwrapped toy
— Louis Lortie Performs Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2, Utah Symphony, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, $23-$66
— The Lower Lights Christmas Concert, Utah Presents, Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah, 1395 East President’s Circle, Salt Lake City, $16-$30
— Aspen Winds, Excellence in the Community Concert Series, Saturday, 7 p.m., Viridian Event Center, 8030 South 1825 West, West Jordan, free
— Celebrity Concert Series: Lexi Mae Walker, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Cox Performing Arts Center, Dixie State University, 325 South 700 East, Saint George, $30
— KUTV Holiday Pops Concert, Choral Arts Society of Utah, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Cottonwood High School, 5715 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, $12-$15
— Ring Around the Rose: Aerial Arts, Saturday, 11 a.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West 300 South, Salt Lake City, $5
— “What Sweeter Music,” Jubilate, Saturday, 7 p.m., Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, 175 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, admission by voluntary contribution at the door
— “Til the Season Comes ‘Round Again,” Salt Lake Men’s Choir, through Sunday, First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City, 777 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, $15, food donations to help the Homeless Youth Resource Center collected at the door
— Holiday Concert, Wasatch Community Symphony Orchestra, Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Hillside Middle School, 1825 South Nevada Street, Salt Lake City, free
— Ogden Messiah Sing-In, Sunday, 7 p.m., Weber Stake Center, 5855 South Skyline Drive, Ogden, free
— “The Nutcracker,” Mountain West Ballet, through December 20, Mount Jordan Middle School, 9360 South 300 East, Sandy, $10-$15
— “The Nutcracker,” through December 20, Covey Center for the Arts, 425 West Center Street, Provo, $16-$35
— Christmas on Temple Square, through December 23, Temple Square, 50 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, free
— “ReduxNut-Cracker,” Odyssey Dance Theatre, through December 23, venues vary
— “The Nutcracker,” Ballet West, through December 30, Capitol Theatre, 50 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, $20-$88
— Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
Theater
— “Elf the Musical Jr.” through December 9, Egyptian Theatre, Park City
— “Into the Woods” through December 9, Brigham Young University
— “Much Ado About Nothing” through December 9, Utah State University
— “The Bodyguard” through December 10, Eccles Theater
— “The Bridges of Madison County” through December 10, Utah Repertory Theatre
— “Pied Piper the Musical” through December 11, Brigham City Fine Arts Center
— “Juanito Bandito’s Christmas Carol 2017” through December 12, Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan
— “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” through December 16, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 16, Heritage Theatre
— “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” through December 16, The Stage Door Theater
— “Miracle on 34th Street” through December 16, SCERA Center
— “Newsies” through December 16, Pioneer Theatre Company
— “Five Carols for Christmas” through December 18, Sugar Factory Playhouse
— “Annie” through December 23, Empress Theatre
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 23, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 23, Draper Historic Theatre
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 23, Hale Center Theater Orem
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 23, Hale Centre Theatre
— A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol” through December 23, Ziegfeld Theater
— “The Forgotten Carols” through December 23, venues vary
— “The Little Prince” through December 23, Sackerson
— “Odettes for The Holidays by Camille Washington” through December 23, Good Company Theatre
— “Plaid Tidings” through December 23, Covey Center for the Arts
— “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” through December 23, Terrace Plaza Playhouse
— “Star Ward Christmas” through December 23, Off Broadway Theatre
— “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs” through December 29, Salt Lake Acting Company
— “A Fairy Tale Christmas” through December 30, Tuacahn Amphitheatre
— “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
— “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” through January 6, Utah Children’s Theatre
— “Aida” through January 20, Hale Centre Theatre
Museum Exhibits
— 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
— Spiritual and Religious Youth Arts Competition Exhibition through January 6; 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, Favorite Ladies: Patterns, People, and Play, SMA: Milestones and Memories Exhibitions ongoing, Springville Museum of 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
— 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; Aundrea Frahm: We Revolve Ceaseless Exhibition through April 14; 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
Et cetra
— Sugar House Art Walk, Friday and Saturday, 6 – 9 p.m., Sugar House
— Dicken’s Christmas Festival, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., South Towne Exposition Center, 9575 South State Street, Sandy
— Elk Festival, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area, Highway 101, Hyrum
— Family Art Saturday: Fluffy Paintings, Saturday, 2 – 4 p.m., Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
— The Nutcracker Festival Christmas Market, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Academy Square, 58 North Main Street, Brigham City
— Wassail and Waffles, Salt Lake Film Society, Saturday, 10 a.m., Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 East 300 South, Salt Lake City