MUSIC/DANCE
Red Bennies, rock, Aug. 27, noon, Exchange Place Plaza, 350 S. Main, free
David Gans, singer/songwriter, Aug. 27, 6 p.m., Miner's Park, 415 Main, Park City, free
Fire on the Mountain, folk/blugrass, Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m., Brigham Young Historic Park, State Street and Second Avenue, free
Imagine, Beatles Tribute Band, Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m., Ogden Amphitheater, 343 25th St., $10-$18 (801-467-8499, 800-888-8499 or www.smithstix.com)
Thurl Bailey, rhythm and blues, Aug. 27, 8 p.m., Midway Town Square Park, Midway, free
Allen Gardner Dance Theater, Aug. 27 and 28, 8 p.m., Sugar Space, 616 Wilmington Ave., $10-$12 (800-300-7898 or www.thesugarspace.com)
"Momentum," Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company alumni, Aug. 27 and 28, 8 p.m., Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, $15 (801-355-2787, 888-451-2787 or www.arttix.org)
Chuck Prophet, folk rock, Aug. 28, 6 p.m., Canyons Resort, Park City, free
Intermountain Acoustic Music Association Free Folk and Bluegrass Festival with Clumsy Lovers, The Puddle Mountain Ramblers, Bronwen Beecher the Fiddle Preacher and more, Aug. 28, 3 p.m., Gallivan Utah Center, 239 S. Main, free
Laycock Sisters, vocal, piano, organ, flute, Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free (no children under 8)
Mike Tobian Jazz Band, big band, Aug. 28, 8 p.m., Tanner Amphitheater, Springville, $10, (435-652-7994 or www.dixie.edu/tanner)
Doobie Brothers, rock, Aug. 29, 7 p.m., Red Butte Garden Amphitheater, 300 Wakara Way, $48-$55 (801-585-0556 or www.redbuttegarden.org)
Joy and Eric, easy blues, Aug. 29, 3:30 p.m., Regis Deer Crest Resort, 2300 Deer Valley Drive East, Deer Valley, free
Radius, jazz, Sept. 1, 6 p.m., Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater, Deer Valley Resort, free
Second Annual International Folk Festival, music and dance, Sept. 1, 8 p.m., Sandy Amphitheater, 1245 E. 9400 South, free
Sheryl Crow and Colbie Caillat, Sept. 1, 7 p.m., Red Butte Garden Amphitheater, 300 Wakara Way, $66-$73 (801-585-0556 or www.redbuttegarden.org)
GETTING OUT
Oktoberfest, through Oct. 10, noon, Snowbird Resort, free (www.snowbird.com)
Cedar City Arts Festival, Aug. 28, 10 a.m., Randall Jones Theatre Lawn, 200 West and Center Street, Cedar City, free
Hawaiian Beach Party Magic Show, Aug. 30, 7 p.m., Riverton Library, 12877 S. 1830 West, free
Bellydance lesson with Yasamina from Kismet, Mondays 5:45 p.m., the Sugar Space, 616 Wilmington Ave., $10 (888-300-7898 or www.thesugarspace.com)
Free Woodcarving Lessons, Tuesdays, 6 p.m., Ice House at Wheeler Historic Farm, 6351 S. 900 East
Electric Squares Dance Club, lessons and rounds, Fridays, 7 p.m., Columbus Community Center, 2530 S. 500 East, $10 per couple
Special Needs dance classes, Saturdays, 1 p.m., Dance Club, 983 N. State, Orem, free
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, 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., Ladies' Literary Club, 850 E. South Temple, $7
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)
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
"Annie," through Sept. 18, nights and times vary, Heritage Theatre, 2505 S. Highway 89, Perry, $8-$9 (435-723-8392 or www.heritagetheatreutah.com)
"Crazy for You," through Oct. 16, nights and times vary, Tuacahn Amphitheater, Ivins, $22-$56 (800-746-9882 or www.tuacahn.org)
CONTINUING PRODUCTIONS
"Always ... Patsy Cline," through Sept. 11, nights and times vary, The Grand Theatre, 1575 S. State, $8-$24 (801-957-3322 or www.the-grand.org)
"Disney's "The Lion King," national tour, through Sept. 26, nights and times vary, Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, $37.50-$135 (801-355-2787 or www.arttix.org)
"Donna Orbits the Moon," Utah Contemporary Theatre, through Aug. 28, times vary, Rose Wagner Studio Theatre, 138 W. 300 South, free (www.utahcontemporarytheatre.org)
"The Girl, the Grouch and the Goat," through Oct. 2, nights and times vary, Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North, Orem, $15.50-$19.50 (801-226-8600 or www.haletheater.org)
"Guys and Dolls," Sandy Arts Council, through Aug. 28, times vary, Sandy Amphitheater, 1245 E. 9400 South, $7-$15 (800-888-8499 or www.sandyarts.com)
"HMS Pinafore," through Sept. 4, nights vary, 7:30 p.m., Off-Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, $8-$16 (801-355-4628 or www.theobt.org)
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Payson Community Theater, through Sept. 6, nights and times vary, Payson High School, 1050 S. Main, Payson, $8 (www.paysoncommunitytheater.com)
"The Music Man," through Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m., Rodgers Memorial Theatre, 292 E. Pages Lane, Centerville, $13-$17 (www.rodgersmemorial.com)
"My Big Fat Utah Wedding," through Sept. 18, nights and times vary, Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State, Murray, $8.95-$17.95 (801-266-2600 or www.desertstar.biz)
"The Pirates of Penzance," through Sept. 25, nights and times vary, Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, $15-$22 (801-9847-9000 or www.halecentretheatre.org)
"Pump Boys and Dinettes," Davis Arts Council, through Aug. 30, nightly, except Sunday, 8 p.m., Ed Kenley Amphitheater, 403 N. Wasatch Drive, Layton, $8-$10 (www.davisarts.org)
"Romeo and Juliet," through Aug. 28, times vary, The Children's Theatre, 237 S. State, $8 (801-532-6000 or www.tctheatre.org)
"Steel Magnolias," Pinnacle Acting Company, through Sept. 11, nights and times vary, Midvale Performing Arts Center, 695 W. 7720 South, Midvale, $12-$5 (www.pinnacleactingcompany.org)
"Saturday's Voyeur," through Sept. 5, nights and times vary, Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, Salt Lake City, $39-$54 (801-363-7522 or www.saltlakeactingcompany.org)
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," Murray Arts Council, through Aug. 28, 8 p.m., Murray Park Amphitheater, 495 E. 5300 South, Murray, $6-$8 (801-264-2614)
REPERTORY THEATERS
Utah Shakespearean Festival, through Sept. 3, Cedar City, "Much Ado About Nothing," "Macbeth," "The Merchant of Venice," "The 39 Steps," "Pride and Prejudice" and "Great Expectations," $21-$68 (800-752-9849 or www.bard.org)
Pickleville Playhouse, through Sept. 11, Pickleville Playhouse, 2049 S. Bear Lake Blvd., Garden City, $10-$31.50, optional dinner (435-946-2918 or www.picklevilleplayhouse.com)
Tuacahn Amphitheater, through Oct. 15, Ivins, "Tarzan," "Crazy for You," $22-$56 (800-746-9882 or www.tuacahn.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)
Thrillionaires Improv Theater, Covey Center for the Arts Little Theater, Provo, $10 (801-852-7007 or www.coveycenter.org)
SMALL VENUES
Avalon: Framing Hanley and Transmit Now, Aug. 28; Teen Hearts and We Should Whisper, Sept. 2 (801-467-8499)
Bay: Kimball Collins, Aug. 27; Beres Hammond, Inner Circle, Culture featuring Kenyatta Hill, Lenya Wilks and DJ Inferno, Aug. 31 (www.smithstix.com)
Bistro 412, Park City: DJ Funkee Boss, Aug. 27; Babylon Down Sound with DJ Rebel, Aug. 28; BlendedRootz, Aug. 31 (435-649-8211)
Bliss: Prince (www.24tix.com)
Burt's Tiki Lounge: Die Monster Die, Aug. 27 (801-521-0572)
Club Vegas: Bandwagon Live, Aug. 28; Nigel & the Metaldos, Populating Utah One Groupie at a Time, Sept. 2 (www.24tix.com)
Dawg Pound: JagerFest Friday with Incideous, A Balance of Power and Arsenic Addiction, Aug. 27 (801-261-2337)
The Depot: The Black Crowes, Aug. 31 (801-467-8499)
The Hotel: DJ Neil Armstrong, Aug. 27 (801-467-8499)
In the Venue: DGAF and Tattoo Junkiess, Aug. 27; Vampire Weekend and Beach House, Sept. 2 (801-467-8499)
Karumba: Claudio Valenzuela, Aug. 27 (801-467-8499)
Kilby Court: Delta Mirror, Discourse and Glass Gentleman, Aug. 28; Smile Brigade, Small Town Sinners, Max Paune & the Groovies, Aug. 29; Kia McGinnies Camp and Hope Benefit, Aug. 30; the Blackhounds, Spooky Moon, Spiral Diary, Emme Packer, Sam Sorenson, Double or Nothing and Mess of Me, Aug. 31; Agent Ribbons, Secret Abilities and Wings of Normandy, Sept. 1; a Different Element, Sept. 2 (www.kilbycourt.com)
Mike's Tavern, Cedar City: Live music Saturdays (435-867-5990)
Peppermill Concert Hall, Wendover, Nev.: .38 Special, Aug. 27; Clint Black, Aug. 28 (801-468-1492)
Spur Bar and Grill, Park City: George T. Gregory Band, Aug. 27; Swagger, Aug. 28 (435-615-1618)
Tea Grotto: Live music every third Friday and every Saturday (801-466-8255)
Toadz, Cedar City: The Hard-Hearted, Aug. 27 Talent Showcase with Pablo on Mondays; Live music Fridays (435-867-8988)
Urban Lounge: Accidente, Eagle Twin and Gaza, Aug. 28; The Growlers, Spell Talk and Tiny Lights, Aug. 29; Israel Vibration, Aug. 31; Dead Confederate, Futurebirds and the Trappers, Sept. 2 (www.24tix.com)
Zoom, Park City: Mary Beth Maziarz with Wild Honey, Aug. 27; Brian Thurber Trio, Aug.www.comedysportzutah.com)