Salt Lake City
A multicultural folk concert will be presented Saturday night by the Salt Lake-based Royal Heritage Ensemble, featuring singer and storyteller Sister Maryam Muhammad.
The ensemble has been on tour and urges music lovers to join it for a "welcome back" performance at the South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 6876 S. Highland Drive. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors or $10 for adults, $14 for families.
The word "royal" in the ensemble's name refers "not to the exclusive royalty of kings and queens," Muhammad said, but to the "real royalty that comes through music."
The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Salt Lake County
The Salt Lake County Library System wants patrons to "Get in the Game" during National Library Week, April 1-8, this year.
Salt Lake County Mayor Nancy Workman and "Buzzy," the former Salt Lake baseball team mascot, will present a special storytime for library week on Monday, April 2, at 10 a.m. at the Whitmore Library, 2197 Fort Union Blvd.
The mayor will be reading her favorite books to students from Bella Vista Elementary School and the public. She will also make a proclamation declaring National Library Week in the county.
The Salt Lake Stingers baseball team will also visit the Hunter Library, 4740 W. 4100 South, on Monday, April 2, at 7 p.m. The team will also visit the Sandy Library, 10100 South Petunia Way, on Tuesday April 3, 7 p.m.
Professional baseball players will be reading from their favorite books, and the public can pick up free tickets for the library system's "Baseball in April Bash," planned for April 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Franklin Covey Field. Tickets are limited.
Call 943-4636 for more information.
Sandy
A common health myth is that immunizations are just baby stuff and once a child is immunized before kindergarten, he or she is protected for life. However, the reality is much different, according to Dr. Peter Moskowitz, a pediatrician at the University of Utah Health Network's Greenwood Center.
He'll address the need for adolescent immunizations at a free light dinner, set for Tuesday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at the South Town Expo Center, 9500 South State.
All parents are invited.
"A lot of parents don't realize that their children need additional immunizations between the ages of 11 and 18," said Ginny Peterson, spokeswoman for Community Nursing Services. "A lot of unnecessary diseases could be prevented if everyone had the proper immunizations. For example, Utah has twice the incidence of hepatitis A over the national average, a statistic that could be drastically reduced if everyone were immunized against it."
For more information, call the University of Utah Health Network at 741-8700 or 1-800-333-8832.
West Valley City
The city is ready to start its 21st annual "Celebrate West Valley City Month" in April.
The overall theme is the Winter Olympics, but each week will have a different focus, beginning with City Excellence Week, followed by Parks and Recreation Week, then Lookin' Good Week and Public Safety Week.
Special events will be held at City Hall, 3600 S. 2700 West, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The final event, Youth Pride Day, will be held April 30.
"We're very proud of our city and 'Celebrate West Valley City Month' gives the city a chance to showcase the progress we have made as a community over the years," said Kevin Conde, events coordinator.