Weeklong Event
Art show: the Freedom Festival Fine Art Exhibit is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Covey Center Art Gallery, 425 W. Center, Provo. The exhibit runs through July 29. Free.
Monday, June 23
Discovery Day: The BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures is hosting "Passports: A Cultural Discovery Day," 3-8 p.m. at the museum, 700 North 100 East, Provo. The event features hands-on activities and is an open house style, allowing people to come and go as they have time. Free.
Wednesday, June 25
Author presentation: Local LDS romance author Anita Stansfield will speak at the Provo Library, Bullock Room, at 7 p.m. The presentation is part of the 2008 Teen and Adult Summer Ready Program at the library. Free.
"Idol" performance: "American Idol" season six winner Jordin Sparks will perform at 8 p.m. at the SCERA Shell, 699 S. State St., Orem. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 children ages 3-11 as well as students with ID and seniors. Seating is on a grassy slope. Buy tickets at the SCERA Center, 745 S. State St., Orem, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays, noon-6 p.m., or online at www.scera.org.
Theater festival: The 4th Annual National Youth Theatre Festival is scheduled Wednesday through Friday at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State, Orem. Choreographer and performance coach Cindera Che, a native of Taiwan, will be featured during the three days of workshops. Tuition: $100. Register and info: 225-2787 or www.scera.org.
Concert series: The Frontier Bank local free summer concert series featuring local musical acts begins its fifth season 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Deer Valley's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Shows run every Wednesday through Aug. 27 (excluding Aug. 6). Picnics and dancing welcome. No dogs. Info: 435-901-7664 or mountaintownstages.com.
Lecture: Documentary film producer Dodge Billingsley, whose visit to BYU had to be canceled, has been rescheduled to speak at noon in 238 HRCB. His lecture is titled "Tactical Shifts in the Chechen Insurgency: Yes, There is still a War Going On."
Thursday, June 26
Evening with the Artist: The Sego Art Center is presenting its first monthly Evening with the Artist lecture and discussion series, free and open to the public. The hour-long event beginning at 7 p.m. will feature discussion from the curator Jason Metcalf and two artists of the current show, Allan Ludwig and Beccy Neely. Info: segoartcenter@gmail.com.
Utah Arts Festival: The 2008 Utah Arts Festival runs Thursday through Sunday at Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City. Info: www.uaf.org.
Author lecture: Regional author Stephen Singular will discuss his book "When Men Become Gods: Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear and the Women Who Fought Back," 7 p.m. at Sam Weller's Bookstore, 254 S. Main, Salt Lake City.
Friday, June 27
Organ Fest: A concert featuring all five organists from the Tabernacle on Temple Square - Clay Christiansen, Richard Elliott, Andrew Unsworth, Bonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts - begins at 8 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 S. South Temple, Salt Lake City. The event is sponsored by Classical 89, BYU's radio station. Info: Christien Nokleby at 422-8490, classical89.org/specials/madeleine.asp.
Spaghetti dinner: The Kids Connection Daycare/Preschool, located at 906 S. State, Orem, is offering a free spaghetti dinner to anyone who brings two or more cans of food, 6:30-8 p.m. The food donations are part of a month-long service project for the Utah County Food Bank. Info: 224-4449.
Saturday, June 28
Genealogy classes: The Family History Library is offering an all-day series of free classes on effective use of U.S. census records and the various indexes available for them, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the library in Salt Lake City. Schedule: www.familysearch.org. Register: send e-mail to FHLClassReg@ldschurch.org or call 801-240-4950.
Fundraiser: The Central Utah Center for Independent Living, a nonprofit organization that serves residents with disabilities, is sponsoring the Sixth Annual Fun run, 8 a.m. to noon, beginning at 763 N. 1650 West, Springville. People with or without disabilities can participate, become sponsors or donate time, services or money. Register: www.cucil.org, e-mail Marie@cucil.org or in person at 491 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo. Cost: Preregister $12 adults, $10 children and seniors; day of event, $15 adults, $13 children and seniors.
Musical improv: "The Thrillionaires," a Broadway-style musical and improvising group, performs at 8 p.m. at the Little Theatre of the Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center, Provo. Tickets: $10.
Sunday, June 29
Summer band: The final performance of The Wells Fargo Summer Band Series is scheduled 7-8 p.m. at North park, 500 North 500 West, Provo. The performance features the Utah Premiere Brass with 30 musicians. This is the 38th season for the summer band. Free.
Monday, June 30
Library Showcase: Utah Valley University will celebrate the opening of the new library with the UVU Library Showcase, 1-6:30 p.m. as part of UVUphoria celebration of UVSC becoming a university. The event features activities for all ages, performances, prize drawings. Author and radio personality Amanda Dickson speaks at 2 p.m. and professor James Arrington will present "A Farley Family Reunion" at 5 p.m. Info: ce.uvsc.edu/library.
Free concerts: The Utah Symphony will perform a series of free concerts as a thank you for supporting the Salt Lake County Zoo Arts and Parks Fund: Patriotic celebration, Monday, 8 p.m., Taylorsville Regional Park and Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City. March with the Utah Symphony, 8 p.m., July 9, at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City and July 16 at the Sandy Amphitheater. Utah Symphony Benefits The Road Home, 7:30 p.m., Aug. 20, Abravanel Hall.
Dance performance: Middle Eastern dance will be showcased in the final free Blue Sky Concert Series, 7-8 p.m. at Pioneer Park, 500 W. Center, Provo.
Copyright Brigham Young University 23 Jun 2008
