MUSIC/DANCE

Bob Bailey, pianist,today, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Hall, Westminster College, $10 at Hires Big H or at Westminster College

Brigham Young University Men's Chorus, today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, $6-$9 (422-4322 or performances.byu.edu)

BYU Honors String Quartet, today, 4:30 p.m., Museum of Art, BYU, Provo, free

BYU Panoramic Steel and the Percussion Ensemble, today, 7:30 p.m., Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, $6-$9 (422-4322 or performances.byu.edu)

"Capture the Magic," BYU's Ballroom Dance Company, today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; also Saturday, 2 p.m., Marriott Center, BYU, Provo, $7-$10 (422-2981)

Blue Haiku, IAMA Concert,today, 7:30 p.m., South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 6876 S. Highland Drive (2000 East), $5, free for children under 12

Handel's Messiah in Three Languages, today, 7 p.m., Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden, $7.50

Jeannine Richards Goeckeritz, flutist, today, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free

Modern Dance Department Senior Concert , today and Saturday(, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance, University of Utah, $7-$10

Paradigm Trio, today, 7:30 p.m., 1215 Canyon Springs Road, Springdale, $5-$10

Salt Lake Community College Dance Company, today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Grand Theater, 1575 S. State, $3-$5 (957-3322)

Southern Utah University Choirs, today, 7:30 p.m., Thorley Hall, SUU, Cedar City, $3-$6 (435-865-8800 or www.suu.edu/arts)

"Swan Lake," Ballet West, today, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center, Weber State University, Ogden, $14-$35 (801-399-9214)

The Four Seasons, Utah Symphony, today and Saturday, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $12-$50 (888-451-2787 or www.utahsymphony.org)

Repertory Dance Theatre, Saturday(, 11 a.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, $5 (355-2787 or www.arttix.org)

"Flautissimo," Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Kaysville Tabernacle, 198 W. Center, Kaysville, free

International Fest 2006, Saturday, 7 p.m., Eccles Athletic Center, Westminster College, 1840 S. 1300 East, $5

Monte Belknap, faculty violin recital, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, free

Salt Lake Symphonic Winds, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free

BYU Young Ambassadors, Saturday, 8 p.m., Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ivins, $15.50 (800-746-9882)

"An Adventure in American Modernism," Westminster College faculty singers, Sunday, 3 p.m., Vieve Gore Hall, 1840 S. 1300 East, free

Brian Ballard Chorale, Sunday, 7 p.m., Joseph Smith Memorial Building, free

Classical Dance Styles of India, Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, free

"Gabriel," trumpets, organ and percussion,Sunday, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, South Temple and C Street, free

Inauguration Gala Concert, Monday, 7:30 p.m., Grand Theater, 1575 S. State, SLCC, free but tickets required (957-3322)

Logan Canyon Winds, U. faculty wind quintet,Monday, 7:30 p.m., Wanlass Performance Hall, USU, $3-$5 (435-797-3015

"Terpsichore Lives!" Renaissance music,Monday, 7:30 p.m., Gardner Hall, U., free

BYU Jazz Lab Band, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, free

WSU Percussion Ensemble, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center, WSU, Ogden, $3.50-$4.50 (800-978-8457)

BYU faculty music recital, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, free

BYU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, $6-$9 (422-4322 or performances.byu.edu)

Evolutions of Dance with guest Ashly Delgrosso, Wednesday and Thursday, times vary, $8-$10 (801-225-2787 or www.scera.org)

Utah Valley State College Spring Ballroom Dance Concert, Wednesday-April 15, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theater, UVSC, Orem, $10 (863-8797)

WSU Concert Choir, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center, WSU, Ogden, $3.50-$4.50 (800-978-8457)

BYU Jazz Voices and Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, free

"Excursions," Repertory Dance Theatre, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Orem High School, $7-$13 (UVSC, 863-8797)

"Gianni Schicchi," Michael Ballam,Thursday-April 22, 7:30 p.m., Eccles Fine Arts Center, Dixie State College, St. George, $7-$12 (435-652-7800)

Orchesis Dance Theatre, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center, WSU, $5.50-$8.50 (800-978-8457)

"Talking Body," modern dance, Thursday and Friday, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance, U., $2-$3 at the door

Utah Ballet, Thursday-April 15, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance, $8-$14.50 (581-7100)

Utah Symphony with Evelyn Glennie, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center, WSU, Ogden, $9-$29 (801-399-9214)

GETTING OUT

"Into Africa," Home Machine Quilting Show, today, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m, South Towne Expo Center, 9575 S. State, $7 (947-0526)

Meet the Wobblies, music, culture and history of the Industrial Workers of the World, today, 6:30 p.m., Utah AFL-CIO Union Labor Center, 2261 S. Redwood Road, West Valley City, free

Second semiannual Utah Idol Competiition, Thursdays-Saturdays through May 13, 7:30 p.m., Art City Playhouse, 254 S. Main, Springville, $5 (735-4543 or www.artcityplayhouse.com)

Native American Powwow, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Dee Events Center, Ogden, $3-$4 (children and seniors are admitted free)

"Veggie Tales Rockin' Tour Live," national tour, Thursday, 3 and 7 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, $14.50-$50 (581-7100 or www.kingtix.com)

Cosmic light shows ("Entranced," "Rock Hall of Fame" and "Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon"), dates and times vary, Clark Planetarium, The Gateway, $5-$8 (456-7872 or www.clarkplanetarium.org)

Dee's Dances for Singles, 25 and older, Saturday, 9 p.m., Wheeler Farm, 6351 S. 900 East, $8 at the door (www.deesdances.com)

Hourly star shows, 12:30-7:45 p.m., Clark Planetarium, The Gateway, $5-$8 (456-7827 or www.clarkplanetarium.org).

Hunt Mysteries, audience-participation murder-mystery show and dinner; 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, $5 cover (www.drapertheatre.org)

THEATER

OPENING THIS WEEK

"Arms and the Man," Thursday-April 16, dates and times vary, Studio 115, Performing Arts Building, U., $5-$7 (581-7100 or www.kingtix.com)

"Cats," today-May 6, Mondays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., Rodgers Memorial Theatre, 292 E. Pages Lane, Centerville, $9-$14 (298-1302)

"Enchanted April: The Musical," world premiere, Thursday-April 22, dates and times vary, Black Box Theatre, UVSC, Orem, $6-$10 (863-8797)

"Go, Dog, Go: The Musical," today-April 27, Mondays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m., SCERA Center, 745 S. State, Orem, $4-$6 (225-2787 or www. scera.org)

"Mary of Nazareth," today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Conference Center Theater, free but tickets required (240-0080)

"Much Ado About Nothing," Wednesday-April 22, Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theatre, SLCC South City campus, 1575 S. State, $10 (957-3322)

"Officers' Mess," Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Babcock Performing Readers, LAC Building, U., free

"One-Act Festival," Wednesday-April 15, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Student Theatre, Westminster College, 1250 E. 1700 South, free

"Power in His Touch," Wednesday-April 15, 7:30 p.m. nightly, also 2 p.m. April 15, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, $47 (355-2787)

"The Secret Garden," today-April 29, Mondays and Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., Bountiful Performing Arts Center, 745 S. Main, Bountiful, $5-$10 (294-7469)

"Seussical the Musical," Thursday-April 22, dates and times vary, Randall Jones Theatre, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, $5-$10 (435-586-7878)

"Thank You, Papa," today-May 13, dates and times vary, Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North, Orem, $10.50-$14.50 (226-8600)

"West Side Story," Thursday-April 22, dates and times vary, Chase Fine Arts Center, Utah State University, Logan, $6-$9 (435-797-0305)

CONTINUING PRODUCTIONS

"Aida," through April 15, Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, $14-$23 (984-9000 or www.halecentretheatre.org)

"Always . . . Patsy Cline," open-ended run, Desert Star Dinner Theatre, 4861 S. State, Murray, $8-$16, plus $6.99-$13.99 for optional dinner (266-2600 or www.desertstar.biz)

"Arsenic and Old Lace," through April 15, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, $5-$12 (422-4322)

"Big River," through Monday, Draper Arts Council, Riverton Civic Center, 12830 S. Redwood Road, $8-$10 (835-8130)

"Damn Yankees," through May 13, St. George Musical Theatre, 37 S. 100 West, St. George, $10-$15 (435-628-8755)

"Desperate Homemakers: The Big Fat Sequel to My Big Fat Utah Wedding," through June 10, Desert Star Cabaret Theatre, 4861 S. State, $8-$14, plus optional food service (266-2600 or www.desertstar.biz)

"Enchanted April," through Saturday, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, U., $20-$39 (581-6961 or www.pioneertheatre.org)

"The Foreigner," through May 6, StageRight TheaterCompany, 5001 S. Highland Drive, $9-$12 (272-3445)

"Inherit the Wind," through Saturday, Eccles Performing Arts Center, Snow College, Ephraim, $2-$6.50 (435-283-7478)

"Oklahoma!" through April 15, Center Street Musical Theatre, 177 W. Center, Provo, $8-$10 plus additional $10 for optional food service (764-0535 or www.csmtc.com)

"The Rat Pack Remembered," open-ended run, Desert Star Dinner Theater, 4861 S. State, Murray, $29.99 (266-2600)

"The Secret Garden," through May 6, Provo Theatre Company, 105 E. 100 North, $12.50-$15 (379-0600 or www.provotheatrecompany.com)

"The Water Project," through April 30, Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, $13-$33.50 (363-7522 or 355-2787)

IMPROV/COMEDY

Comedy Sportz, dates and times vary, 2021 S. Windsor, and 36 W. Center, Provo (377-9700 for both locations)

Decaf Comedy Jam, first, third and fifth Mondays, Johnny B's Comedy Club, 177 W. 300 South, Provo (377-6910 www.decafcomedy.com)

Divine Comedy Alumni, Saturday, 8 p.m., SCERA Center, 754 S. State, Orem, $5 (225-2787 or www.scera.org)

Laugh Match, competition style improv, Fridays, 7 p.m., Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, $6-$9 (355-4628)

Laughing Stock, weekends, times vary, Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, $6-$9 (355-4628)

Off the Wall, dates and times vary, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 4700 S. 99 West, Ogden (393-0070)

On the Spot! Saturdays, 7 p.m., Historic Murray Theater, 4961 S. State, $7 (201-1799)

Quick Wits, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 p.m., 7711 S. 700 West, Midvale (577-8323)

CLUBS

Avalon: The Bled, As Cities Burn and Full Blown Chaos, tonight; HIMSA, Saturday; Daphne Loves Derby and Waking Ashland (467-8499)

Cisero's: Locals Night, Wednesdays (435-649-5044).

Club Boom: At All Cost, Saturday; Kittie and Calico System, Wednesday (801-458-6634)

Club Overdrive: Death by Stereo, Thursday (467-8499)

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)

TheDepot: Living Things, Wednesday (467-8499)

In the Venue/Club Sound: Luke Chable, The Format, June and Tickertape Parade, Saturday; Say Anything, Pistolita, The Books, Wednesday (328-0255)

Kilby Court: John Vanderslice and Crystal Skulls, Monday; Headlights, Wednesday (320-9887)

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Lamb's Restaurant: Jimmy Reed, Fridays; Val Chalk, Thursdays (365-7166)

Suede: Swollen Members, Tuesday (435-658-2665)

Wasatch Front Bar & Grill: Pianist Wayne Christiansen, Tuesdays-Thursdays; disc jockey and dancing, Fridays and Saturdays (261-0115)


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