Outdoors Report
— Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Lake’s endangered June suckers are bouncing back
— KSL.com: Utah geologists showcase state’s scenic wonders through yearly calendar
New Films
— Knives Out: Tribune review
Concerts
— “Carols by Candlelight,” Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Timberline Middle School, 500 West Canyon Crest Road, Alpine, $8-$12
— Holiday Concert, Southern Utah University, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Festival Hall and Heritage Theater, 105 North 100 East, Cedar City, $5-$10
— Jaynie Nye Memorial Concert: featuring Lexi Walker, Nathan Pacheco & Lyceum Philharmonic, Weber State University, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Room 105, Ogden, $20-$30
— “Joyous Sounds of Christmas,” Southwest Symphony Strings, Friday, 7 p.m., St. George Tabernacle, Tabernacle and Main Street, Saint George
— Lightwood Duo, Davis Arts Council, Friday, 7 p.m., Alpine Church, 254 West 2675 North, Layton, free
— Messiah Sing-in, Friday, 7 p.m., Brigham City Historic Tabernacle, 251 South Main Street, Brigham City, free
— “Ring Those Christmas Bells,” Davis Master Chorale, Friday, 7 p.m., Kaysville Tabernacle, 200 West Center Street, Kaysville, free
— “A Broadway Christmas with Ashley Brown,” Utah Symphony, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, $10-$92
— Celebration of Christmas, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., De Jong Concert Hall, Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Campus Drive & Heritage Drive, Provo, $13-$18
— “Christmas Around the World,” Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; also Saturday, 2 p.m., Marriott Center, Brigham Young University, 500 East University Parkway, Provo, $9-$22
— “The Reason for the Season,” One Voice Children’s Choir, Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m., Wasatch Junior High School, 3750 South 3100 East, Salt Lake City, $10
— Salt Lake Children’s Choir, Friday and Sunday, 8 p.m., The Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, $10 suggested donation
— Avant Vespers with Alex Caldiero, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 50 West 200 North, Provo, $5-$15
— “Carols by Candlelight,” Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, $5-$10
— “The Gift of Music,” Utah Philharmonic Orchestra, Saturday, 3 p.m., Midvalley Bible Church, 13985 South 2700 West, Blufftdale, $5-$10
— “Here Comes Santa Claus!” Utah Symphony, Saturday, 11 a.m., Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, $15-$35
— 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
— Sounds of the Season Choir & Orchestra Holiday Concert, SoJo Choral Arts, Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m., Bingham High School, 2160 West 10400 South, South Jordan, free, donations accepted and encouraged
— “This Christmastide,” Jubilate, Saturday, 7 p.m., First Baptist Church of West Valley City, 3381 South 2700 West, West Valley City, $10 minimum suggested donation
— Winterfest, Murray Symphony Orchestra, Saturday, 7 p.m., Hillcrest Junior High School, 178 East 5300 South, Murray, free, donations accepted for the United Way
— “Amahl & the Night Visitors,” NEXT Ensemble, Sunday, 4:30 p.m., The Monarch, 451 25th Street, Ogden, $10
— “The Nutcracker,” Mountain West Ballet, through December 21, The Theater at Mount Jordan, 9351 South Mountaineer Lane, Sandy, $12-$16
— Christmas on Temple Square, through December 23, various times and venues, Temple Square, 50 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, free
— “The Nutcracker,” Ballet West, through December 26, Capitol Theatre, 50 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, $34-$129
— Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square, 50 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, free
Theater
— “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and “A Christmas Carol” through December 7, Grand Theatre
— “Lysistrata” through December 7, Weber State University
— “Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play” through December 7, Snow College
— “Much Ado About Nothing” through December 7, Brigham Young University
— “Pericles: Prince of Tyre” through December 7, Utah State University
— “Rump” through December 7, Brigham Young University
— “A Christmas Carol – A Live Radio Play” through December 8, Egyptian Theatre
— “A Christmas Story, The Musical” through December 8, Eccles Theater
— “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” through December 9, Cottonwood Heights Arts Council
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 9, Alpine Community Theater
— “Annie Jr.” through December 14, Midvale Main Street Theatre
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 14, Four Seasons Theatre Company
— “Elf the Musical” through December 14, SCERA Center
— “Juanito Bandito’s Christmas Carol 2019” through December 14, Cache Arts
— “Miracle on the 34th Street” through December 16, Sugar Factory Playhouse
— “Tarzan” through December 16, Kensington Theatre
— “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” through December 21, Old Barn Community Theatre
— “Elf the Musical” through December 21, Tuacahn Amphitheater
— “Holiday Inn” through December 21, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” through December 21, Empress Theatre
— “It’s a Wonderful Life” through December 21, Hopebox Theatre
— “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” through December 21, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Play” through December 21, Covey Center for the Arts
— “The Play the Goes Wrong” through December 21, Pioneer Theatre Company
— “The SantaLand Diaries by David Sedaris” through December 21, An Other Theater Company
— “A Tuna Christmas” through December 21, Lehi City Arts
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 23, Hale Center Theater Orem
— “A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol” through December 23, Ziegfeld Theater
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 26, Hale Centre Theatre
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 28, Brigham’s Playhouse
— “It’s a Wondrous Life” through December 28, Off Broadway Theatre
— “Savior of the World” through December 28, Temple Square
— “Pete the Cat” through December 30, Salt Lake Acting Company
— “A Christmas Carol: Part II – Scrooged Again” through January 4, Desert Star Playhouse
— “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” through January 11, Utah Children’s Theatre
— “Seussical” through January 11, Hale Centre Theatre
Museum Exhibits
— Spencer Finch: Great Salt Lake and Vicinity, Power Couples: The Pendant Format in Art Exhibitions through December 8; DE | MARCATION:A Survey of Contemporary Photography in Utah Exhibition through January 12; Paintings from the Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibition through October 4, 2020; 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
— Abstraction is Just a Word, But I Use It. Exhibition through January 4; Rachel Henriksen: Knew/New, Justin Watson: A Farewell to Images, Exhibitions through January 18; Kelsey Harrison: Never an hour for thought Exhibition through January 28, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
— Annual Christmas Lamb Art Show Exhibition through January 4; Ars Moriendi: The Art of Death and Dying, 34th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah Exhibitions through January 15; Sketchy: Drawings and Studies from the Permanent Collection Exhibition through April 25; SELF: Explorations of Identity Exhibition through May 16; 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
— Creative Journeys, 1401, Exhibitions through January 5, Kimball Art Center
— Rend the Heavens: Intersections of the Human and Divine Exhibition through January; Supermarket: Pop Art and 1960s America Exhibition through March 28; Becoming America Exhibition through summer 2021, Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Et cetra
— First Friday Art Stroll, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., Historic 25th Street, Ogden
— Salt Lake Gallery Stroll, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., venues vary
— Christkindlmarkt, Friday and Saturday, This is the Place Heritage Park, 2601 East Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City,
— Dicken’s Christmas Festival, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Dixie Convention Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, Saint George
— La Verkin City Winter Fest, Friday and Saturday, La Verkin Elementary, 51 West Center Street, La Verkin
— Elk Festival, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Hardware Ranch WMA, Blacksmith Fork Canyon, Hyrum
— Gingerbread Festival, Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Bountiful Davis Art Center, 90 North Main Street, Bountiful
