Music/Dance
Bellamy Brothers, country, Aug. 28, 8 p.m., Sandy Amphitheater, 1245 E. 9400 South, $10-$20 (801-467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
Fire on the Mountain, folk and bluegrass, Aug. 28, 8 p.m., Brigham Young Historic Park, State Street and Second Avenue, free
Jedi Mind Tricks, Outerspace and Reef the Lost Cause, rock, Aug. 28, 7 p.m., Murray Theater, 4916 S. State, $13 (801-467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
Jerry Brooks, Ron Kane, Hall Cannon and Teresa Jordan, poetry and songs, Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m., Western Folklife Center, 1257 E. 100 South, $20 (801-819-9247)
Kate MacLeod, folk, Aug. 28, 12:15 p.m., Exchange Place Plaza, 350 S. Main, free
Lonestar, country, Aug. 28, 8 p.m., SCERA Outdoor Amphitheater, 699 S. State, Orem, $15-$30 (801-255-2787 or www.scera.org)
Ryan Kay and Blammity Blam, singer/songwriter and bluegrass, Aug. 28, 8 p.m., Southwest Wildlife Foundation Park, Cedar City, free
Rockapella, a cappella, Aug. 28, 8 p.m., Thanksgiving Point, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, $18-$23 (801-768-4900 or www.thanksgivingpoint.com)
"Momentum, Elevated," Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company alumni, Aug. 28-29, 8 p.m., Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, $15 (801-355-2787, 888-451-2787 or www.arttix.org)
African Sunrise Concert, Mothers Without Borders, Nancy Hanson, Cherie Call, Cori Connor and Studio A Choir, folk and choir, Aug. 29, 6:30 p.m., Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, $12 (801-355-2787, 888-451-2787 or www.arttix.org)
Allred & Anfield, rock, Aug. 29, 4 p.m., SHO, 4969 S. State Street, $10 (801-467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
April Meservy, folk, Aug. 29, 7 p.m., Homestead Resort, Midway, free
Beehive Statesmen Chorus, barbershop, Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
Michael McLean & Friends, inspirational music, Aug. 29, 8 p.m., Sandy Amphitheater, 1245 E. 9400 South, $10-$15 (801-467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
U-92 SummerJam with Ice Cube, Aug. 29, 5 p.m., USANA Amphitheatre, 5400 S. 6200 West, $10-$40 (801-467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
Utah Music Festival, Aug. 29, all day, Ogden Amphitheater, 343 25th St., Ogden, $10
Jaime Michaels, acoustic music, Aug. 30, noon, Ruthie's House, 864 E. 7945 South, $15
LAHPAH Fest with Fictionist, Colin Robison, Gentri Watson, Debi Graham Band, James Shook, Afro Omega, Cameron Rafati, Know Your Roots and Mandalas, hip-hop, Aug. 30, 1 p.m., Gallivan Utah Center, 239 S. Main, $8 (www.24tix.com)
D-12, rap/hip-hop, Aug. 31, 6:30 p.m., Murray Theater, 4916, S. State, $12 (801-467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal, rock and blues, Sept. 1, 6:30 p.m., Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, 300 Wakara Way, $63 (801-585-0556 or www.redbuttegarden.org)
Dave Matthews Band, rock, Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m., USANA Amphitheatre, 5400 S. 6200 West, $39.50-$65 (801-467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
Booker T. & the Drive By Truckers and Cracker, Sept. 3, 6:30 p.m., Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, 300 Wakara Way, $35 (801-585-0556 or www.redbuttegarden.org)
Darius Rucker, country, Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m., Sandy Amphitheater, 1245 E. 9400 South, $19.50-$24.50 (801-467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
GETTING OUT
Cedar City Arts Festival, Aug. 28-29, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Randall Jones Theatre, Cedar City, free
Aloha Run & Festival, dance, music and food, Aug. 29, 8 a.m., Mapleton City Park, Mapleton, free (run registration $25) (www.aloharun.page.tl./
Dancing with DJ Nile Miner, Aug. 29, 7 p.m., Orem Senior Friendship Center, 93 N. 400 East, Orem, $5 (801-229-7110 or 801-229-7111)
Oktoberfest, Aug. 29-Oct. 11 (Saturdays and Sundays and Labor Day), noon-6 p.m., Snowbird Resort, free
"Yankee Doodle Dazzle," 10th annual Celebrate America Show, big band and dance, Sept. 2-5, 7 p.m. Grand Ballroom, Utah State University, Logan, $47-$50 (including dinner); special Sept. 2, $25, 8 p.m. (no dinner) (435-797-8022 or www.celebrateamericashow.com)
Ballroom dancing, Fridays (monthly), 7:30 p.m., Columbus Center Auditorium, 2531 S. 400 East, $5, call for schedule (801-298-8047 or www.dance-scene.com)
Dancing with the Come Dance With Us Band, Tuesdays, 8 p.m., Eldred Center, 270 W. 500 North, Provo, $5
Ballroom dancing, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; also Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30 p.m., Murray Arts Centre, 4868 S. State, $7 (801-269-1400)
Showtime Utah, "All that Jazz," Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Old-West Dinner Adventures with Steel 'N' Thunder band, Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m., 20 S. Main, Pleasant Grove (801-636-9669 or www.showtimeutah.com)
Old-time square and contra dance with Loose Shoes, every fourth Saturday of the month, 7:30 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 1300 East and 600 South, $5
Wasatch Contras dance, third Saturday of the month, 7 p.m., Columbus Senior Center, 2531 S. 400 East, $5.
Western Dance Club, Saturdays, 8 p.m., 100 East and 200 South, Pleasant Grove, $5
Cosmic light shows, "U2," dates and times vary, Clark Planetarium, The Gateway, $5-$8 (801-456-7872 or clarkplanetarium.org)
Hourly star shows, 12:30-7:45 p.m., Clark Planetarium, The Gateway, $5-$8 (801-456-7827 or clarkplanetarium.org)
Castle of Chaos Murder Mysteries, Fridays, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., 120 W. 3300 South, $11 (801-461-4444 or www.castleofchaos.com)
Hunt Mysteries, audience-participation murder-mystery show and dinner; dates, venues and ticket prices vary (801-569-1482 or huntmysteries.com)
Quilters Without Borders, interfaith quilting group meets monthly, see www.quilterswithoutborders.org for schedule
Children's art workshops, third Saturday of the month, 2 p.m., Utah Museum of Fine Arts, U., prices vary (801-581-7332 or umfa.utah.edu)
THEATER
OPENING THIS WEEK
"Always ... Patsy Cline," Sept. 3-19, nights and times vary, matinees available, The Grand Theatre, 1575 S. State, $9-$24 (801-957-3322 or www.the-grand.org)
"Mission the Musical," WestofEast Productions, Aug. 28-Sept. 12, nights and times vary, Post Theatre, 245 S. Fort Douglas Blvd, U., $4-$6 (sites.google.com/site/missionthemusical/Home)
"Urinetown," Aug. 28-Sept. 5, nights and times vary, Heritage Theatre, 2505 S. Highway 89, Perry, $8-$9 (heritagetheatre.utah.com)
CONTINUING PRODUCTIONS
"Cast Party SLC," Saturday nights, 7-9 p.m., local cabaret, Club Manhattan, 5 E. 400 South, $10 (801-364-7651)
"Cheaper by the Dozen," through Sept. 18, nights vary, 7:30 p.m., Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Ogden, $6-$11 (801-393-0070 or www.terraceplayhouse.com)
"The Fantasticks," Davis Arts Council, Aug. 26-31, nightly, except Sunday, 8 p.m., Ed Kenley Amphitheater, 406 N. Wasatch Drive, Layton, $10 (www.davisarts.org)
"Many Moons," Holladay Arts Council, through Aug. 29, times vary, Holladay City Hall, 4580 S. 2300 East, $2-$12 (www.cityofholladay.com)
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," through Aug. 29, times vary, The Children's Theatre, 237 S. State, $8 (www.tctheatre.org)
"Once Upon a Mattress," through Aug. 31, nights and times vary, The Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 2700 South, Magna, $9-$11 (801-347-7373 or www.empresstheatre.com)
"Over the River and Through the Woods," through Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m., matinees available, Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North, Orem, $13.50-$17.50 (801-226-8600 or www.haletheater.org)
"The Pirates of Penzance," through Aug. 29, times vary, The Off-Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, $8-$16 (801-355-4628 or www.theobt.org)
"The Scarlet Pimpernel," through Sept. 26, nights and times vary, Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, $15-$26 (801-984-9000 or www.halecentretheatre.org)
"Snooty and the Beast: A Twisted Fairy Tale," through Nov. 7, times vary, Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State, Murray, $8.95-$17.95 (www.desertstar.biz)
"Three Days of Rain," Pinnacle Acting Company, through Sept. 5, nights and times vary, matinees available, The Sugar Space, 616 E. Wilmington Ave., $10-$12 (www.pinnacleactingcompany.org)
REPERTORY THEATERS
Pickleville Playhouse, through Sept. 5, Garden City (Bear Lake), "Annie Get Your Gun," "The Hanging of El Bandito," $9-$16 show only; $17.50-$30.50 for dinner and show (435-946-2918 or www.picklevilleplayhouse.com)
Tuacahn Amphitheater, through Oct. 17, Ivins, "Annie," "Footloose," "Aida," $20-$49 (435-652-3300 or www.tuacahn.org)
Utah Shakespearean Festival, through Aug. 29, Cedar City, "As You Like It," "Henry V," "The Comedy of Errors," "Private Lives," "The Secret Garden," "Foxfire," $23-$66 (800-752-9849 or www.bard.org)
IMPROV/COMEDY
Comedy Sportz, shows every Friday and Saturday, 8 and 10:15 p.m., 36 W. Center, Provo, family friendly, $8 (801-377-9700 or www.comedysportzutah.com)
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, Ogden (393-0070)
Quick Wits, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 600, 26 E. 600 South (355-9860 or www.mystudio600.com)
Thrillionaires Improv Theater, Covey Center for the Arts Little Theater, Provo, $10 (801-852-7007 or www.coveycenter.org)
CLUBS
Club Vegas: Nathen Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang, Aug. 28; Primer 55, Reaction Effect and Jezus Rides a Riksha, Aug. 30 (801-818-2263)
The Depot: Vinyl Fridays, Aug. 28 (801-467-8499)
Grand America Lounge: Live jazz, Thursdays and Fridays (801-258-6000)
Harry O's: 4th Annual '80s Party, Aug. 29(435-647-9494)
In the Venue: Voltio & Erre XI, Aug. 29; Modest Mouse and the Night Marchers, Sept. 1 (801-359-3219)
Kilby Court: June Madrona, Nicholas Mosier, Lake Mary and James Miska, Aug. 30; Princeton, Hot Parents and Dead Explorers Club, Aug. 31; Verona Lane, What Went Wrong, Junior Giant and Forgotten Ambiance, Sept. 1; Fishboy, the Awful Truth and Forest World, Sept. 2; a Cassandra Utterance, Against the Season, Spiral Diary and the Trademark, Sept. 3 (www.kilbycourt.com)
Peppermill Concert Hall, Wendover, Nev.: Montgomery Gentry, Aug. 28; Blondie, Aug. 29 (800-537-0207)
Saltair: Get Groovy and Carl Cox, Aug. 28 (801-467-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
Star Bar: Sweat Shop Union, Aug. 29 (801-467-8499)
Tea Grotto: Live music every third Friday and every Saturday (801-466-8255)
Urban Lounge: Lee Scratch Perry and Afro Omega, Aug. 28; Band of Annuals and Tolchock Trio, Aug. 29; Opio & Z-Man, Aug. 30; Trampled by Turtles Puddle Mountain Ramblers, Aug. 31; Jay Nash, Tony Lucca and Matt Duke, Sept. 1; Experimental Dental School Mattress and Palace of Buddies, Sept. 2 (www.24tix.com)
V2, Layton: Emmure, Aug. 28; After Midnight Project, Sept. 3 (801-467-8499)
Vortex: Teenage Bad Girl, Aug. 28 (801-548-1834)
Wiseguys Live Comedy Club, West Valley City: Craig Gass, Aug. 28-29 (801-467-8499)
e-mail:www.comedysportzutah.com)
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, Ogden (393-0070)
Quick Wits, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 600, 26 E. 600 South (355-9860 or www.mystudio600.com)
Thrillionaires Improv Theater, Covey Center for the Arts Little Theater, Provo, $10 (801-852-7007 or www.coveycenter.org)
CLUBS
Club Vegas: Nathen Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang, Aug. 28; Primer 55, Reaction Effect and Jezus Rides a Riksha, Aug. 30 (801-818-2263)
The Depot: Vinyl Fridays, Aug. 28 (801-467-8499)
Grand America Lounge: Live jazz, Thursdays and Fridays (801-258-6000)
Harry O's: 4th Annual '80s Party, Aug. 29(435-647-9494)
In the Venue: Voltio & Erre XI, Aug. 29; Modest Mouse and the Night Marchers, Sept. 1 (801-359-3219)
Kilby Court: June Madrona, Nicholas Mosier, Lake Mary and James Miska, Aug. 30; Princeton, Hot Parents and Dead Explorers Club, Aug. 31; Verona Lane, What Went Wrong, Junior Giant and Forgotten Ambiance, Sept. 1; Fishboy, the Awful Truth and Forest World, Sept. 2; a Cassandra Utterance, Against the Season, Spiral Diary and the Trademark, Sept. 3 (www.kilbycourt.com)
Peppermill Concert Hall, Wendover, Nev.: Montgomery Gentry, Aug. 28; Blondie, Aug. 29 (800-537-0207)
Saltair: Get Groovy and Carl Cox, Aug. 28 (801-467-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
Star Bar: Sweat Shop Union, Aug. 29 (801-467-8499)
Tea Grotto: Live music every third Friday and every Saturday (801-466-8255)
Urban Lounge: Lee Scratch Perry and Afro Omega, Aug. 28; Band of Annuals and Tolchock Trio, Aug. 29; Opio & Z-Man, Aug. 30; Trampled by Turtles Puddle Mountain Ramblers, Aug. 31; Jay Nash, Tony Lucca and Matt Duke, Sept. 1; Experimental Dental School Mattress and Palace of Buddies, Sept. 2 (www.24tix.com)
V2, Layton: Emmure, Aug. 28; After Midnight Project, Sept. 3 (801-467-8499)
Vortex: Teenage Bad Girl, Aug. 28 (801-548-1834)
Wiseguys Live Comedy Club, West Valley City: Craig Gass, Aug. 28-29 (801-467-8499)
e-mail: scott@desnews.com