Casual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report

Outdoor Notes

— Tribune: Utah Hike of the week: Willard Basin Trailhead

— TribuneRecreation: Start shopping for ski passes now

— Tribune: State: Don’t catch-and-release. Just catch.  

— For the latest wildlife news and information and the fishing report visit the DWR website

Weekend Events

New Films

— Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: Tribune review

— Dracula Untold: Tribune review

— The Judge: Tribune review

— Kill the Messenger: Tribune review

— One Chance: Tribune review 

— Tracks: Tribune review 

Concerts

 American West Symphony, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall on Temple Square, 50 West North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, free; also, Saturday, 8 p.m., Butler Middle School, 7530 South 2700 East, Salt Lake City, $10

— Fall Choral Showcase, Utah Valley University, Friday, 7:30 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, 65 East 500 North, Orem, $10

— Paul Pollei Commemorative Concert Series: Pianist Faina Lushtak, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West 300 South, Salt Lake City $8-$20

— Sound of Silk and Bamboo, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Campus Drive and Heritage Drive, Provo, $7-$13

— University of Utah Choirs, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Hall University of Utah, 1375 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, $3-$7

— “It’s a Beautiful Day,” Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main Street, Park City, $29-$50

— “Sing to God a Simple Song: Tribute to Leonard Bernstein,” Salt Lake Choral Artists, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish, 2315 Redondo Avenue, Salt Lake City

— Flute Choir, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall, University of Utah, 1375 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, free

— Ring Around the Rose: African Drums, Saturday, 11 a.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West 300 South, Salt Lake City $5

— Utah All-State Choir, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Tabernacle on Temple Square, free

— Sundays@7 Faculty Spotlight:, Sunday, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Hall University of Utah, 1375 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, free

— “Thriller!” Odyssey Dance Theatre, through November 1, locations vary

— Eccles Organ Festival, 2nd Sunday of each month, through February 8, 8 p.m., Cathedral of the Madeleine,  331 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, free

— Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free

Theater  

— “Blood Wedding” through October 11, Utah Valley University

— “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” through October 11, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre

— “The Fisherman and His Wife” through October 11, Brigham Young University

— “She Loves Me” through October 11, Weber State University

— “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” through October 16, Tuacahn Amphitheatre

— “Twelfth Night” through October 17, Utah Shakespearean Festival

— “The Wizard of Oz” through October 17, Tuacahn Amphitheatre

— “Boeing-Boeing” through October 18, Utah Shakespearean Festival

— “Disney’s the Little Mermaid” through October 18, Tuacahn Amphitheatre

— “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure” through October 18, Utah Shakespearean Festival

— “Madame Butterfly” through October 19, Utah Opera

— “These Shining Lives” through October 19, People Productions

— “I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers” through October 26, Salt Lake Acting Company 

— “Dracula – He’s so Vein!” through November 8, Deseret Star Playhouse

— “Damn Yankees” through November 22, Hale Center Theater Orem

— “Catch Me If You Can” through November 29, Hale Centre Theatre    

Museum Exhibits

 Relevant Exhibition through October 26; Naomi Vona: The Time Travelers Exhibition through November 9, Kimball Art Center

 Fantasia for Fall; Lee Cowan: Four Degrees of Separation², Exhibitions through November 2; Face-Off: Portraits by Casey Childs Exhibition through January 4, Voices: People, Places and Ideas in Utah Art Exhibition through June 1, 2016; Soviet Impressionist Paintings Exhibition ongoing, Springville Museum of Art 

— Krishna: Lord of Vrindavan Exhibition through November 20; Moksha: Photography by Fazal Sheikh Exhibition through November 30; salt 10: Conrad Bakker Exhibition through February 8; Tony Feher: They arrived yesterday, dusty and weary from the journey, but in good spirits. Exhibition, Utah Museum of Fine Arts 

– Fabric of Belonging: Exotic Quilts from Pakistan & India Exhibition through November 28; CUT! Costume and the Cinema Exhibition through December 6; e.g. Amar Kanwar: A Season Outside Exhibition through January 17; Loving Devotion: Visions of Vishnu Exhibition through March 21; Kim Schoenstadt: Block Plan Series: Provo Exhibition through April 18; Shaping America: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection of American Art Exhibition through March 2018; Brigham Young University Museum of Art

 Bikuben Exhibition through December 20; Cultural Cartographies Exhibition through January 31; .gif Shop Exhibition through March 14, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

Et cetra

Sugar House Art Walk, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., Sugar House

Glendale Apple Festival, Friday and Saturday, Glendale Town Hall, 90 East Center Street, Glendale

— Honey Harvest Festival, Friday and Saturday, Clark Historic Farm, 378 W. Clark Street, Grantsville

Salt Lake City Mini Maker Faire, Saturday, 12 – 6 p.m., Library Square, 200 East 400 South, Salt Lake City

— Oktoberfest, through Sunday, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort 

— Downtown Farmers Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., through October 25, Pioneer Park, 300 S. 300 W., Salt Lake City