Listed below are new and ongoing entertainment events throughout Utah Valley. Call the individual venues for tickets or more information.
LIVE THEATER
"Fiddler on the Roof" Oct. 22 - Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Hale Center Theater in Orem, 400 N. Orem Blvd. Join Tevye, Golde, Yente and the rest of the family in this epic story of tradition, love and change. Ticket prices vary. Call 226-8600 for more information and reservations.
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" Oct. 22- Dec. 18 on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at the Center Street Musical Theatre, 177 W. Center, Provo. Tickets are $8 per person; $7 for seniors, students and children. Dinner is optional and served at 6:30 p.m. for $10 per person. Group rates available. Call 764-0535 for reservations or more information.
"Bus Stop" Nov. 3-20 Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (matinee Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.) in the Margetts Theatre at BYU. Tickets are $12 ($3 off for students with ID). For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at 378-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
"Clue: the Musical" Nov. 5-20 Friday, Saturday and Monday, 7 p.m. at the Alpine Playhouse, 81 S. 100 West in Alpine. This is the Utah premiere of a zany, interactive family whodunit. Call 492-0499 for tickets or more information.
"Dead Poets Society" Nov. 4-22, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday at the Villa Theatre, 254 S. Main, Springville. $8 adults, $6 children. Call 471-7193 for more information.
Coming soon . . .
"Taming of the Shrew," Nov. 10-20 and Nov. 30-Dec. 4 (Tuesday through Saturday), at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. For tickets call 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/b.
"Joyful Noise," Nov. 11-13, 15-16, and 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. at the SCERA Showhouse II, 745 S. State, Orem. Utah Valley State College in cooperation with SCERA presents this historical drama about the events surrounding the writing of "The Messiah" by George Frederick Handel. Tickets are $10 general admission and $8 for children, seniors and students. Call 225-2569 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays to reserve tickets or for more information.
CONCERTS
Brigham Young University's Mens and Women's Choruses in Concert, Nov. 5 and 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are $9 general admission, $6 with BYU or student ID. Call 422-4322 for more information.
Grammy Award-winning banjo player Allison Brown and her quartet, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall at BYU. Tickets are $12 and $2 off with student ID. For tickets call 378-4322. Brown will be joined by guest artist Andrea Zonn on violin.
Saxophone Chamber Night, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.
BYU Jazz Voices and Vocal jazz, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Petar Jankovic, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Jankovic, an internationally renowned classical guitarist, is the featured guest for November's Performing Arts Series at Utah Valley State College in the UVSC Ragan Theater. Tickets are available at Campus Connection, 801-863-8797 and are $10 regular admission, $6 for students and UVSC faculty and staff. All proceeds support UVSC student scholarships.
"The Wonderful World of Make Believe," Nov. 4-6 presented by Utah Valley State College at 7:30 p.m. in the Ragan Theater. The event features "Achord," formerly known as the Song and Dance Company. Call 863-8872 for more information.
John Schmidt in Concert, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. at the Provo Tabernacle, 100 S. University Ave. The event is part of the Provo Arts Council. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
EXHIBITS
Movies Magic Exhibit, Nov. 5-23 at the Woodbury Art Museum in the University Mall. "The Lord of the Rings" fantasy art from the Hildebrandt brothers and "Favorite Flix" from the Society of Illustrators. Open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call 426-6199 for more information.
19th Annual Religious & Spiritual Art of Utah Exhibit, Nov. 7-Dec. 24 at the Springville Museum of Art. Art will be displayed in five galleries at the museum. Call 489-2827 for more information.
"Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World: Egypt, Greece, Rome" at the BYU Museum of Art. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for students, $18 for families of up to six people. Admission is free for children 5 years and younger and BYU students and employees.
"Metaphorically Speaking: Contemporary Religious Art" through Jan. 8 at the BYU Museum of Art. The exhibit explores the use of visual symbols as parables and metaphors.
"150 Years of American Painting," a permanent collection of paintings at the BYU Museum of Art by artists such as Frederic Edwin Church, Maynard Dixon, John Singer Sargent and many Utah favorites, including Minora Young. Free.
"Rituals of Being," Oct. 28-March 26. Contemporary artist Rie Hachiyanagi transforms the empty gallery at the BYU Museum of Art into an ethereal landscape of space, light and handmade paper. The exhibit is open to the public. Free.
BYU Museum of Art hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. For more information on exhibits and museum programs, call 378-ARTS.
"Making Earth" and "Portraits of Grief," a special exhibition at the Utah Valley State College Library. Featured artists include Hyunmee Lee, an art and visual communications professor at the college, and Frank McEntire, a sculptor and executive director of the Utah Arts Council. The exhibit is open from 5 to 7 p.m. Free.
"Looking Inwards, Looking Outward: Japanese Representations of Self and Others" is the title of a new exhibit on Japanese art, history and culture. Sponsored by the Harold B. Lee Library and the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University. Call 422-3514 for more information.
COMEDY CLUBS
Comedy Sportz, 36 W. Center, Provo. Improv comedy with a clean flare every Friday and Saturday at 8 and 10:15 p.m. Tickets are $8. Call 377-9700 for reservations and more information.
If you have announcements for the entertainment calendar, please fax them to Genelle at 437-7624 or e-mail to utahcounty@desnews.com