Outdoor Notes
— Tribune: Parks to offer new passport stamps in 2016
— Tribune: Recreation: National Geographic program teaches students value of national park stewardship
— Tribune: Fodor’s names Utah top destination
— For the latest wildlife news and information and the fishing report visit the DWR website
Weekend Events
New Films
— In the Heart of the Sea: Tribune review
— Janis: Little Girl Blue: Tribune review
— Macbeth: Tribune review
Concerts
— Choral Concert, Dixie State University, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Dolores Dore Eccles Fine Arts Center, 255 South 700 East, Saint George, $5
— Danú, UtahPresents, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah, 1395 East President’s Circle, Salt Lake City, $19-$45
— “A Little Jazz With Your Mistletoe,” Dan Waldis, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Rose Wagner performing Arts Center, 138 West 300 South, Salt Lake City, $17.50
— Messiah Sing-In, Northern Utah Youth Symphony, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Historic Brigham City Tabernacle, Main St and 200 South, Brigham City, free
— “A Winter Blast,” Friday, 7:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, $5-$10
— “A Kurt Bestor Christmas,” Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; also Saturday, 2 p.m., Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, $20-$43
— “The Night Before Christmas,” Salt Lake Ballet Theater, Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.; also Saturday, 1 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West 300 South, Salt Lake City, $15
— University of Utah Choirs Holiday Concert, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, 1375 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, $3-$9
— “Carols at Advent,” Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theater, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, $5-$10
— “A Christmas Celebration,” Dixie State Symphony Orchestra, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Cox Performing Arts Center, Dixie State University, 325 South 700 East, Saint George
— Eileen Ivers Christmas, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1750 Kearns Boulevard, Park City, $25-$75
— Moonlight Classical, Excellence in the Community Concert Series, Saturday, 7 p.m., Viridian Event Center, 8030 S 1825 W, West Jordan, free
— Ring Around the Rose: Timpanogos Storytellers, Repertory Dance Theatre, Saturday, 10 a.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W Broadway, Salt Lake City, $5
— “Sounds of the Season,” Murray Symphony Orchestra, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Hillcrest Junior High School, 178 E 5300 S, Murray, free
— “Sounds of the Season,” Utah Philharmonic Orchestra, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Midvalley Bible Church, 13985 South 2700 West, Blufftdale, free
— “Symbols of Christmas,” Timpanogos Chorale, Saturday, 7 p.m., Alpine Tabernacle, 100 East Main Street, American Fork, free
— “Star of Bethlehem,” Southern Utah Heritage Choir, through December 13, St. George Tabernacle, Tabernacle and Main Street, Saint George, free
— “What the Season Means to Me,” Salt Lake Men’s Choir, through December 13, First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City, 777 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, $15
— “The Nutcracker,” Tooele Valley Academy of Dance, through December 14, Tooele High School, 301 West Vine Street, Tooele, $5
— “The Nutcracker,” Imagine Ballet Theatre, through December 19, Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Boulevard, Ogden, $12-$29
— “The Nutcracker Ballet,” Utah Valley University, through December 21, Covey Center for the Arts, 425 West Center Street, Provo
— “The Nutcracker,” Mountain West Ballet, through December 21, Mount Jordan Middle School, 9360 South 300 East, Sandy, $10-$15
— “Christmas on Temple Square,” through December 23, times and venues vary
— “The Nutcracker,” Ballet West, through December 27, Capitol Theatre, 50 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, $19-$91
— Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
Theater
— “Holiday Night Live 2015” through December 15, Utah Valley University
— “Macbeth” through December 12, Egyptian Theatre, Park City
— “A Year with Frog and Toad” through December 12, Utah State University
— “Booksmart” through December 13, Plan-B Theatre Company
— “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” through December 14, Pleasant Grove Players
— “Babes in Toyland” through December 17, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
— “The Dickens Christmas Carol Show” through December 19, Sugar Factory Playhouse
— “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” through December 19, Empress Theatre, Magna
— “It Happened One Christmas” through December 19, Pioneer Theatre Company
— “It’s A Wonderful Life: The Musical,” through December 19, SCERA Center
— “My Three Angels” through December 19, Heritage Theatre, Perry
— “A Seussified Christmas Carol” through December 19, Empress Theatre, Magna
— “A Christmas Carol” through December 21, Draper Historic Theatre
— “Juanito Bandito’s Christmas Carol 2015” through December 21, Pickleville Playhouse
— “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” through December 22, High Valley Arts
— “Art Dog” through December 23, Salt Lake Acting Company
— “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” through December 23, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Ogden
— “The Grouch Who Stole Christmas” through December 26, Off Broadway Theatre
— “Ebenezer Scrooge: His Nightmare Before Christmas” through January 2, Desert Star Playhouse
— “It’s a Wonderful Life” through January 2, Brigham’s Playhouse
Museum Exhibits
—The British Passion for Landscape: Masterpieces from National Museum Wales Exhibition through December 13; Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends Exhibition through January 10; Constructing the Utah Landscape Exhibition through January 17; Tony Feher: They arrived yesterday, dusty and weary from the journey, but in good spirits, Utah Museum of Fine Arts
— Grandma’s Cupboard: Kate Ericson & Mel Ziegler; Stefan Lesueur: Obscura Exhibitions through December 19; Ben Gaulon: Corrupt. Yourself; Firelei Báez: Patterns of Resistance; Jean Richardson: Every Now and Then I Fall Apart Exhibitions through January 16, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
— Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 29 Exhibition on view through 2016; American Chronicles: The Art of Norman RockwellExhibition through February 13;Shaping America: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection of American Art Exhibition through March 2018; In Word and Deed: Five Centuries of Religious Art Exhibition ongoing, Brigham Young University Museum of Art
— Family Vacation; Parables: Liz Lemon Swindle Exhibitions through January 3; Voices: People, Places and Ideas in Utah Art Exhibition through June 1, 2016; Soviet Impressionist Paintings Exhibition ongoing, Springville Museum of Art
—Picturing the Iconic: Andy Warhol to Kara Walker Exhibition through January 3, Kimball Art Center, Park City
Et cetra
— Sugar House Art Walk, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., Sugar House
— Family Art Saturday: Quilting Together, Saturday, 2 – 4 p.m., Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
