MUSIC/DANCE
Northern Utah Flute Fair, today-Saturday, events and times vary, Utah State University and Utah Festival Opera Company Recital Hall (435-797-3699)
Elizabeth Cox Ballantyne, pianist, today, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
Orchestra of Sandy City, tonight, 8 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 8600 South and 700 East, $5-$15
Brigham Young University Men's Chorus, today-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, BYU, Provo, $6-$9 (801-378-4322)
Hughes Brothers, today, 7:30 p.m., Cox Performing Arts Center, Dixie State College, St. George, $12-$15 (435-652-7800)
Ildewild and Stacey Board, today, 7:30 p.m., South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 6876 Highland Drive, $5
Utah Symphony with violinist Ralph Matson and conductor Pavel Kogan, tonight-Saturday, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $12-$47 (355-2787 or www.utahsymphonyopera.org)
Papa Mali, Saturday, 3:15 p.m., Forum at The Canyons, free with lift ticket or season pass
U. Concert Chorale, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free; also Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, $7 at the door
Weber State University Jazz Festival Concert, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center, WSU, Ogden, $3.50-$4.50 (800-978-8457)
WSU Symphony Orchestra, Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center, WSU, Ogden, $3.50-$4.50 (800-978-8457)
Canyonlands New Music Ensemble, "Indigenous Instruments," Monday, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall, University of Utah, free
Douglas Bush, organ recital, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, BYU, Provo, free
Chanson, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Cox Performing Arts Center, Dixie State College, St. George, $9-$12 (435-652-7800)
"Evening of Concertos," Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, BYU, Provo, free
Pat Methany Group, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, U., $28-$45 (355-2787)
Women's Choral Festival, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, U., $3-$5 at the door
Children's Opera Festival, Wednesday-March 11, 15-18, 29-31, 7 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan, free
Karen Brookens, faculty vocal recital, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center, WSU, Ogden, free
"Evening of Arias," Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, BYU, Provo, free
Orpheus WInds, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, BYU, Provo, free
Joseph Silverstein, violinist, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, U., $25 (355-2787)
UMTA Concerto Winners' Recital, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
DanceSport Championships, Thursday-March 12, times, events and prices vary (www.byudancesport.com/nationals)
Dervish, Irish folk group, Thursday, 7 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, USU, Logan, $10 (435-797-0305)
Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band and Great Basin Street Band, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, BYU, Provo, $6-$9 (801-378-4322)
"The Testament of Paul, His Witness of Christ to the World," oratorio, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, BYU, Provo, $6-$9 (801-378-4322); also March 11, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, USU, Logan, free (435-797-0305); also March 12, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $2 (355-2787)
GETTING OUT
International Women's Day 2005, Monday, 3 p.m.-9 p.m., Salt Lake City Library auditorium, free
Beginning Jitterbug Swing classes, Mondays, 7:30 p.m., DanceSport in Motion, 145 E. 1300 South, $10 (455-5891 or boards.swingutah.com )
Bridge lessons, Saturdays, 9 a.m., The Bridge Center, 525 E. 4500 South, Building F, Room 220, free (733-5400)
Cosmic light shows ("Entranced," "Cosmic Holidays," "Rock Hall of Fame" and "Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon"), dates and times vary, Clark Planetarium, The Gateway, $4-$7 (456-7872)
Dee's Dances for Singles, 25 and older, Saturdays, 9 p.m., Wheeler Farm, 6351 S. 900 East, $7 at the door (www.deesdances.com)
Dodgeball, Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m., 3100 S. Redwood Road (www.utahdodgeball.com)
Dog Day Afternoons, Saturdays, 1-3 p.m., Salt Lake City Main Library, free
Hypnotist, Saturdays, 10 p.m., Avalon Theater
Hourly star shows, 12:30-6:30 p.m. (8:30 on weekends), Clark Planetarium, The Gateway, $3-$6 (456-7827)
Hunt Mysteries, audience participation dinner shows; dates, venues and ticket prices vary (569-1482 or www.huntmysteries.com)
Karaoke, 16 and older, Fridays, 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Draper Historic Theatre, 12366 S. 900 East, no smoking or alcohol, $5 cover (www.drapertheatre.org)
THEATER
OPENING THIS WEEK
"Four Stand-up Dads," today, 7:30 p.m., Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden, $12-$20 (395-3227)
"Grasmere," today-March 12, dates and times vary, Eccles Theatre, WSU, Ogden, $8.50-$5.50 (626-8500 or 800-978-8457)
"Hereandnow," today, 7 p.m., Asian-American theater troupe, Taylorsville High School, $7, free for SLCC students
"Master Harold . . . and the Boys," Thursday-March 19, Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. March 19, Old Lab Theatre, U. Performing Arts Building, free
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," today-March 14, dates and times vary, Alpine Playhouse, 81 S. 100 West, Alpine, $8.25-$10.25 (800-838-3006 or www.alpineplayhouse.com)
"Nunsense," today-March 26, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Academy Theatre Company, 3188 S. 400 East, $10-$12 (898-2728, 486-2728 or www.academyofpa.org)
"The Punishment of Things," staged reading, Thursday, 6 p.m., Conference Room C, Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, free
"Shh! Burlesque," Saturday, 7:30 p.m., fund-raiser for Tooth & Nail Theatre Company, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, $65 (355-2787 or www.arttix.org)
"Take a Number, Darling," today-March 21, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Springville Playhouse, 50 S. Main, $5-$25 (623-9595)
"The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue," today-March 26, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, 7:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. March 19, Heritage Community Theatre, 2505 S. Highway 89, Perry, $7-$35 (435-723-8392)
CONTINUING PRODUCTIONS
"Angels in America," through March 12, Babcock Stage, Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, U., $6-$12 (581-7100 or 355-2787)
"As You Like It," through Saturday, Wasatch Theatre Company, Columbus Center, 2531 S. 500 East, $7 (446-5657)
"Come, Blow Your Horn," through March 7, Sugar Factory Playhouse, 8200 S. 2200 West, West Jordan, $5 (available in advance from Macey's)
"Endgame," through Sunday, Studio 115, Performing Arts Building, U., $4-$7 (581-7100 or 355-2787)
"Family," through March 19, Margetts Theatre, BYU, Provo, $9-$12 (378-4322 or www.performances.byu.edu)
"The Fantasticks," through Saturday, Eccles Center, Snow College, Ephraim, $2-$7 (435-283-7478)
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," through March 19, Black Box Theatre, Utah Valley State College, Orem, $6-$10 (863-8797)
"Harvey," through March 26, Rodgers Memorial Theatre, 292 E. Pages Lane, Centerville, $9-$15 (298-1302)
"Heubener," through March 12, Eccles Black Box Theatre, Dixie State College, St. George, $5-$12 (435-652-7900)
"Jacques Brell Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," through Saturday, Morgan Theatre, USU, Logan, $8-$11 (435-797-0305)
"James Joyce's The Dead," through Saturday, Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, U., $20-$39 (581-6961 or www.pioneertheatre.org)
"Jesus Christ Superstar," through March 6, Mary G. Steiner Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main, Park City, $13-$32 (435-649-9371, 888-243-5779 or www.parkcityshows.com)
"Kicking the Hobbit: Bored of the Rings," through March 19, Desert Star Cabaret, 4861 S. State, Murray, $6-$13, plus optional food service (266-2600)
"Kung Fooey: A Chow Mein Western," through March 19, Off Broadway Theater, 272 S. Main, $5-$8 (355-4628 or www.theobt.com)
"Last of the Red Hot Lovers," through March 12, StageRight TheaterCompany, 5001 S. Highland Drive, $7-$10 (272-3445)
"The Merchant of Venice," through April 1, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Ogden, $6-$11 (393-0700)
"The Mousetrap," through March 14, St. George Musical Theater, 37 S. 100 West, $10-$13 (435-628-8755)
"My Big Fat Utah Wedding: The Cultural Hall Is Reserved," open-ended run, Desert Star Dinner Theatre, 4861 S. State, Murray, $14.99-$33.99 (266-2600 or www.desertstar.biz)
"Oliver!" through April 4, Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North, $12.50-$16.50 (226-8600 or www.halecheater.com)
"Our Town," through Saturday, Provo Theatre Company, 105 E. 100 North, Provo, $7.50-$15 (379-0600)
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," through April 2, Center Street Musical Theatre, 177 W. Center, Provo, $7-$25 plus $10 each for optional dinner, served at 6:30 p.m. (764-0535 or www.csmtc.com)
"The Slipper and the Rose," through April 9, Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, $14-$21 (984-9000 or www.halecentretheatre.org)
"The Wizard of Oz," through March 19, Old Barn Community Theatre, Collinston, $6-$7 (435-458-2276 or www.oldbarn.org)
COMEDY
23 Skidoo, Saturdays, Papa Lee's, 117 N. University Ave., Provo (375-2654)
Comedy Sportz, dates and times vary, 2021 S. Windsor St., and 36 W. Center, Provo (377-9700 for both locations)
Improv-uh-bles, dates and times vary, USU, Logan (Improv-uh-bles@bigfoot.com)
Improv Sports, dates and times vary, SUU, Cedar City (garr2506@student.suu.edu)
In No Particular Order, Fridays, 8 p.m., Mark Studio, 3188 S. 400 East, $5 (484-5662)
Knock Your Socks Off, dates and venues vary, 891-6397 or www.KYSoff.com
Laughing Stock, weekends, times vary, Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, $6-$8, 355-4628
Off the Top, Park City, by request only, 435-647-5678
Off the Wall, venues, dates and times vary, Salt Lake City (390-6348), and Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 4700 S. 99 West, Ogden (393-0070)
Quick Wits, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 p.m., 7700 S. 700 West, Midvale (577-8323)
PRIVATE CLUBS
Bourbon Street Bar and Grille: College Night with DJ Justin Godina, Tuesdays (521-8358)
Cisero's: Locals Night, Wednesdays (435-649-5044)
Club 90: Comedian Bobby Kosser, tonight, Saturday (566-3254)
Club Manhattan: Old School Funk/Disco, Mondays; Universal Dance Beat, Tuesdays; Best of the '80s, Wednesdays; open mike, Thursdays; House and Trance, Saturdays (364-7651)
DV8: Signal Path, Saturday (359-8400)
Easy Streets Salon Rouge: Off the Top Comedy Troupe, Tuesdays (435-647-5678)
Ego's: PUrdy Mouth and Hoodroo Pone, tonight; Lyrics Born with Libretto, Thursday (521-5255)
Fat, Dumb & Happy's Comedy Club: Mitch English, tonight and Saturday; Jay Oakerson, Thursday through Feb. 12 (866-328-3862)
Firehouse BBQ Grill: Around the Bend Bluegrass Band, tonight (268-3374)
In the Venue/Club Sound: Modest Mouse tonight and Saturday; OK Go, Tuesday (328-0255)
Kilby Court: Say Anything, Tuesday (320-9887)
Lamb's Restaurant: Live music, Friday and Saturday; Val Chalk, Thursdays (365-7166)
Lo-Fi Cafe: The Start and Goldfinger, Wednesday (949-6324)
Port O'Call:= Sam Bush, Tuesday (521-0589)
Sugarbeats: Theta Naught, Ashes Fall and 3.12 Improv, Saturday (403-4083)
Suede: Zilla, tonight (435-658-2665)
Tavernacle Social Club: Kirk & Jason Garrett, Mondays; Karaoke night, Tuesdays; Kirk Garrett and Michael Rogers, Wednesday; Mixed Company Comedy, Thursdays; Duelin' pianos, Thursdays-Saturdays (519-8900)
Urban Lounge: Jay Nash & Paper Sun, Tuesday (746-0557)
Wasatch Front Bar & Grill: Pianist Wayne Christiansen, Tuesdays-Thursdays; disc jockey and dancing, Fridays and Saturdays (261-0115)
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