Weekend Event
Outdoors Report
— Tribune: Major Utah oil-shale project clears ‘tremendous milestone,’ but at what cost to the environment?
— KSL.com: Canyon Hollow Trail offers fall colors without the travel
— KSL.com: Enjoy the bright blue waters of Bear Lake State Park
— KSL.com: Study finds BLM lands contribute billions from recreation
New Films
— Venom: KSL.com review
Concerts
— Lightwood Duo, Davis Arts Council, Friday, 7 p.m., Alpine Church, 254 West 2675 North, Layton, free
— “Spirit,” Repertory Dance Theatre, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Jeanne Wagner Theatre, 138 West 300 South, Salt Lake City, $30
— BalletX, Ogden Symphony Ballet Association, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, 1901 University Circle, Ogden, $30
— Kayenta Acoustic Roots Music Arts Festival, Kayenta Arts Foundation, Saturday, 1 – 8 p.m., Center for the Arts at Kayenta, 881 Coyote Gulch Ct, Ivins, $30
— “Thriller,” Odyssey Dance Theatre, through October 31, venues vary
— Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
Theater
— “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” through October 6, Utah Valley University
— “Richard III” through October 6, Southern Utah University
— “The Wizard of Oz” through October 6, SCERA Center
— “An Iliad” through October 9, Utah Shakespearean Festival
— “The Cripple of Inishmaan” through October 13, Weber State University
— “The Jawbone’s Daughter” through October 13, Wasatch Theatre Company
— “The Liar” through October 13, Utah Shakespearean Festival
— “The Foreigner” through October 13, Utah Shakespearean Festival
— “Men on Boats” through October 13, Westminster College
— “Othello” through October 13, Utah Shakespearean Festival
— “The World’s Strongest Librarian” through October 13, Brigham Young University
— “Xanadu” through October 13, Utah State University
— “Frankenstein” through October 15, Sugar Factory Playhouse
— “Wizard of Oz’ through October 15, Riverton Arts Council
— “Matilda: The Musical” through October 18, Tuacahn Amphitheatre
— “Cinderella” through October 19, Tuacahn Amphitheatre
— “Ghost: The Musical” through October 20, Empress Theatre
— “Little Shop of Horrors” through October 20, Sandy Arts Guild
— “The Prince of Egypt” through October 20, Tuacahn Amphitheatre
— “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering…” through October 21, Salt Lake Acting Company
— “Angel Street” through October 27, Covey Center for the Arts
— “Mamma Mia!” through October 27, Sandbox Theatre Company
— “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” through October 27, Heritage Theatre
— “Ragtime” through October 27, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “The Rocky Horror Show” through October 27, Grand Theatre
— “The Addams Family” through October 29, Draper Historic Theatre
— “Beauty and the Fantastic Beast – And Where to Find Him” through November 3, Desert Star Playhouse
— “Dracula vs. Henry Botter” through November 3, Off Broadway Theatre
— “The Marvelous Wonderettes” through November 3, St. George Musical Theater
— “Curtains: The Who Dunnit Musical” through November 10, Terrace Plaza Playhouse
— “Anything Goes” through November 17, Hale Center Theater Orem
— “Wait Until Dark” through November 17, Hale Centre Theatre
— “The Scarlet Pimpernel” through November 24, Hale Centre Theatre
Museum Exhibits
— Emily Call: Practical Contact Exhibition through October 6; Samson: The Identity Project Exhibition through October 13; SLUG Retrospective: 30 Years Under the Influence Exhibition through October 20; Ryan Ruehlen: Georhythmic Drift Music Exhibition through November 3; Working Hard to be Useless Exhibition through December 29; Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
— Body and Soul, Downy Doxey-Marshall: The Stitching Years Exhibitions through November 4, Kimball Art Center
— Roots and Branches Exhibition through November 30; Beginnings: The Mormon Art & Belief Movement Exhibition through February 16; 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
— Marisa Morán Jahn: MIRROR | MASK Exhibition through December 9; 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
— Lasting Impressions: Etchings and Drawings by Carl Bloch Exhibition through January 5; For Home and Country: Posters and Propaganda from the Great War Exhibition through January 12; Pulitzer Prize Photographs Exhibition through March 3; Electronic Gallery: 4.1 Miles Exhibition through March 23; 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
Et cetra
— First Friday Art Stroll, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., Historic 25th Street, Ogden
— Salt Lake City Performance Art Festival, Friday and Saturday, Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City
— Harvest Fest, Saturday, 12 – 5 p.m., DeJoria Center, 970 North State Road 32, Kamas
— Mountain Arts and Music Festival, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Huntsville Square, 7355 East 200 South, Huntsville
— Moab Festival of Science, through Sunday, Star Hall, 159 East Center Street, Moab
