MUSIC/DANCE
Diamond Rio, today, 5 p.m., West Jordan Arena, West Jordan, $18 (467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
Elephante and Ulysses, today, 6 p.m., Pioneer Park, free
Michael Goldstein, piano, today, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Brigham Young University, Provo, $10
Shiaylee, today, 7:30 p.m., Brigham Young Historic Park, free
"Momentum," Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company alumni, today and Saturday, 8 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $15 (355-2787, 888-451-2787 or www.arttix.org)
"Polynesia Under the Stars," today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., SCERA Shell, Orem, $10 (801-255-2787 or www.scera.org)
Fidelity Investments Park City Jazz Festival featuring Tower of Power, India.Arie and Medeski, Scofield Martin & Wood, today, 4:30-10:45 p.m.; also Saturday, 3:30-10:45 p.m.; also Sunday, 2-10:45 p.m., Deer Valley Amphitheater, Deer Valley, $40 each day (435-940-1362 or www.parkcityjazz.org)
Brazilian Festival, Saturday, 1:30 p.m., McKay Events Center, Utah Valley State College, Orem, $3
A Cappellastock, Saturday, 7 p.m., Ogden City Amphitheater, Ogden, $10-$35
Crandall Canyon Miners Benefit with Brenn Hill,Stampede, Stan Tixier, Jerry Brooks and Shawn Bradley, Saturday, 7 p.m., Emery High School, Castle Dale, $15
Salt Lake City Celtic Harp Ensemble, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
Bob Cantonwine, folk, Sunday, 5 p.m., 864 E. 7945 South, $10
Son Volt and Alejandro Escovedo, Sunday, 7 p.m., Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, $37 and $39 (325-7328 or www.ticketmaster.com)
Klezbros and Rastko Serbian Dancers, Monday, 7 p.m., Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts, Liberty Park, free
Richard Marx, Monday, 8 p.m., SCERA Shell, Orem, $15-$30 (801-255-2787 or www.scera.org)
Josh Grobin and Angelique Kidjo, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., EnergySolutions Arena, $35-$95 (325-7328 or www.ticketmaster.com)
Josh Gracin, singer, Wednesday, Sandy Amphitheater, Sandy, $20 (467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
Tony Lovello, accordion, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Adriatic Restaurant, South Salt Lake, $15 (801-322-4882)
Midways Swiss Days' "A Night of Broadway," Bart Johnson, Robyn Lively and Sandi Griffiths, Thursday through Sept. 1, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall, Midway, free
BROWN BAG CONCERTS
Joe Muscolino, today, 12:15 p.m., Washington Square, 451 S. State, free
GETTING OUT
36th Utah Concours d'Elegance Car Show, Saturday, Thanksgiving Point, Lehi (www.concoursutah.com)
Okktoberfest, Saturdays and Sundays through -Oct. 7, noon-6 p.m., Snowbird Resort, free admission (800-232-9542)
"Virtuous, Lovely and of Good Report," Marden Pond lectures, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Summerhays Music, Orem; also Wednesday, 6 p.m., Summerhays Music, Murray, $10
Ballroom dancing, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; also Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30 p.m., Murray Arts Centre, Murray, $7 (269-1400)
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 clarkplanetarium.org)
Dee's Dances, Saturday, 9 p.m., Wheeler Farm, Murray (www.deesdances.com)
Hourly star shows, 12:30-7:45 p.m., Clark Planetarium, The Gateway, $5-$8 (456-7827 or clarkplanetarium.org)
Hunt Mysteries, audience-participation murder-mystery show and dinner; dates, venues and ticket prices vary (569-1482 or huntmysteries.com)
Karaoke, 16 and older, Fridays, 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Draper Historic Theatre, 12366 S. 900 East, $5 cover (drapertheatre.org)
Salt Lake Area Accordion Club, third Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., South Valley Unitarian building, 6876 S. Highland Drive, $4-$5 depending on performer (272-3263 or www.slaac.com)
Children's art workshops, third Saturday of the month, 2 p.m., Utah Museum of Fine Arts, U., prices vary (581-7332 or www.umfa.utah.edu)
THEATER
OPENING THIS WEEK
"Julius Caesar," today-Sept. 15, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., Actors' Repertory Theater Ensemble, Castle Amphitheater, Provo, $5-$9 (cash or checks only, at the door)
"Pirates of Penzance," today-Sept. 8, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, 7:30 p.m.; also Sept. 8, 11 a.m., Center Street Musical Theatre, Provo, $8-$10 plus additional $5 or $10 for optional meal service (764-0535)
"Spamlet: Where Mystery Meats Comedy," Thursday-Nov. 10, dates and times vary, Desert Star Cabaret Theatre, Murray, $8-$15.95 (266-2600 or www.desertstar.biz)
REPERTORY THEATERS
Pickleville Playhouse, through Sept. 1, Garden City (Bear Lake), "A Pirate's Life" and "Little Shop of Horrors," $8-$15, plus $7.50-$13.50 for optional dinner or $14.50-$27.50 for dinner-show combined (435-946-2918 or www.picklevilleplayhouse.com)
Tuacahn Amphitheater, through Oct. 20, Ivins, "42nd Street" (opens Thursday), "Cinderella" and "My Fair Lady," $10-$44, plus optional preshow buffet, $8-$11 (800-746-9882 or www.tuacahn.org)
Utah Shakespearean Festival, through Sept. 1, Cedar City, "Twelfth Night," "King Lear," "Coriolanus," "The Matchmaker," "Lend Me a Tenor: The Musical" and "Candida," $20-$48, several discounts available (800-752-9849 or www.bard.org)
CONTINUING PRODUCTIONS
"Charley's Aunt," through Sept. 22, Hale Center Theater Orem, $11.50-$15.50 (226-8600 or www.haletheater.com)
"Disney's Beauty and the Beast," through Saturday, Sandy Amphitheater, $5-$12 (586-2787, 467-8400, Smith'sTix outlets or www.sandy.utah.gov)
"Electric '80s," through Sept. 3, Carousel Theatre, Lagoon, Farmington, included with admission to park (451-8000 or www.lagoonpark.com)
"Less Miserable(s): A Revolution of Comedy," through Saturday, Desert Star Cabaret Theatre, Murray, $8-$15.95 plus optional food service (266-2600 or www.desertstar.biz)
"The Littlest Warrior," through Sept. 24, Valley Center Playhouse, Lehi, $5-$6 or $25 per family (785-1186)
"On Broadway," through Sept. 15, Music USA Amphitheater, Lagoon, Farmington, included with admission to the park (451-8000 or www.lagoonpark.com)
"Rock U2 the Top," through Sept. 8, Carousel Theatre, Lagoon, Farmington, included with admission to the park (451-8000 or www.lagoonpark.com)
"The Secret Garden," through Sept. 29, Hale Centre Theatre, West Valley City, $15-$23 (984-9000 or www.halecentretheatre.org)
"Sleeping Beauty," through Sept. 1, Academy Theatre Company, $10-$12 (486-2728 or www.academyofpa.org)
"Something's Afoot," through Sept. 15, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Ogden, $6-$11 (393-0070 or www.terraceplayhouse.com)
"Take Down the Mountain: A Finger-Pickin' Parable," through today, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, $10 (422-7664 or www.artstix.byu.edu)
"The White Star," through today, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, $10 (422-7664 or www.artstix.byu.edu)
IMPROV/COMEDY
Comedy Sportz, dates and times vary (377-9700)
Decaf Comedy Jam, first, third and fifth Mondays, Johnny B's Comedy Club, Provo (377-6910 www.decafcomedy.com)
Improvisations, Fridays, 9 p.m., Kaysville Firehouse Theatre
Laughing Stock, weekends, times vary, Off Broadway Theatre, $6-$9 (355-4628)
Off the Wall, dates and times vary, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Ogden (393-0070)
Quick Wits, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 p.m., Comedy Circuit, Midvale (577-8323)
CLUBS
Avalon: Heat of the City Hip Hop Festival, tonight; Mury, Saturday; Combichrist and Imperative Reaction, Sunday; Lorene Drive, Monday; Kittie and It Dies Today, Wednesday (467-8499)
Burt's Tiki Lounge: Jason Vigil, Monday; Rob Paravonian, Wednesday; The Randies, Wednesday; Voodoo Organist, Chris Black and Steady Ground, Thursday (521-0572)
Club Vegas: Better Left Unsaid, tonight (467-8499)
In the Venue: Subhumans and Witch Hunt, Tuesday (467-8499)
Kilby Court: Maps & Atlases, Barcelona, Lost Ocean and Mesa Drive, tonight; Peachcake, The Madman Chronicles, VCR Quintet and Achille Lauro, Saturday; Dark Meat, Dane & the Death Machine and People Person Monster, Wednesday; Science Fiction Theater, Hopefield and Lord Mandrake, Thursday (320-9887)
Lamb's Restaurant: Pianist Jimmy Reed, Thursdays through Saturdays (365-7166)
Mo's Bar & Grill: Huntington mine fund-raiser with Rob Paravonian, tonight and Saturday (531-7041)
Monks House of Jazz: Jon Garcia, Sunday (350-0950)
Suede: Delta Nove, Tuesday (435-658-2665)
Teazer's: Chamillionaire, Tuesday (395-9516)
Urban Lounge: RADix, tonight; Magnolia Electric Co., Wednesday (818-2263)
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