In Utah this week: Comedian John Crist and ‘Matched’ author Ally Condie

There are plenty of events — both live and online — going on across Utah. Here are some of the concerts, classes, drive-in movies and more happening this week.

Friday, Nov. 6

Concerts

• Noon — Piping Up: Organ Concerts at Temple Square. Livestream performance from Tabernacle and Temple Square organists.

• 5 p.m. — BYU Dance Live: Living Legends. Free weekly livestream performance from Brigham Young University’s Department of Dance.
• 7:30 p.m. — The Beach Boys. Concert at Tuacahn Amphitheatre in Ivins, Washington County.
• 7:30 p.m. — Revolution: The Music of The Beatles — A Symphonic Experience with the Utah Symphony. Concert performed by the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City.
• 8 p.m. — Scenic Byway with T-James and Nevermind DJ Set. Concert at The Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City. For adults 21 and older.

Getting out

• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Free Locals Admission Day. Free admission at the Park City Museum.

Comedy

• 7 & 9:15 p.m. — John Crist. Performance at Wiseguys Live Comedy in Salt Lake City. For adults 21 and older.
• 7:30 p.m. — Jordan Makin. Performance at Wiseguys Live Comedy in West Jordan. For adults 21 and older.
• 7:30 p.m. — Heath Harmison. Performance at Wiseguys Live Comedy in Ogden.
• 7:30 p.m. — “JumboCats: An Improvised TED Talk Show.” Performance at ImprovBroadway in Provo.
• 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. — Live Improv Show. Performance at ComedySportz Utah in Provo.

Book events

• 7 p.m. — “Collective Darkness” Contributors Reading. Online event hosted by Weller Book Works.

Art events

• 6 p.m. — Craft Lake City Holiday Market: Live Virtual Meetup. Online event hosted by Craft Lake City.
• 6 p.m. — Ogden Contemporary Arts First Look. Virtual event for exhibition opening at The Monarch in Ogden.

Saturday, Nov. 7

Concerts

• 7 p.m. — Luz de las Naciones. Online cultural event from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• 7 p.m. — Say Hey with Fake Nice. Concert at Kilby Court in Salt Lake City.
• 7:30 p.m. — Lee Brice. Concert at Tuacahn Amphitheatre in Ivins, Washington County.
• 7:30 p.m. — Revolution: The Music of The Beatles — A Symphonic Experience with the Utah Symphony. Concert performed by the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City.
• 8 p.m. — Eagle Twin with SWARMER and The Ditch & The Delta. Concert at The Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City. For adults 21 and older.
• 8 p.m. — Excellence in the Community: Steve Lindeman Quintet. Free online concert livestreamed from the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City.

Getting out

• 5 p.m. — Light Up the Night Gala. Event hosted by Stokes Nature Center in Logan.

Comedy

• 7 & 9:15 p.m. — John Crist. Performance at Wiseguys Live Comedy in Salt Lake City. For adults 21 and older.
• 7:30 p.m. — Jordan Makin. Performance at Wiseguys Live Comedy in West Jordan. For adults 21 and older.
• 7:30 p.m. — Heath Harmison. Performance at Wiseguys Live Comedy in Ogden.
• 7:30 p.m. — ImprovBroadway Mainstage Show. Performance at ImprovBroadway in Provo.
• 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. — Live Improv Show. Performance at ComedySportz Utah in Provo.

Special movie screenings

• 1, 3 & 7 p.m. — “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Film screening at select Cinemark and Megaplex Theatres.

Art events

• 10 a.m. — Fall/Winter Landscape Oil Painting. Class hosted by The Monarch in Ogden.
• 3 p.m. — Sunset Sail Tutorial. Online class hosted by The Monarch in Ogden.

Sunday, Nov. 8

Getting out

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• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Winter Urban Flea Market. Market at The Gateway in Salt Lake City.

Special Movie Screenings

• 1 & 5 p.m. — “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Film screening at select Cinemark and Megaplex Theatres.

Monday, Nov. 9

Concerts

• Noon — Piping Up: Organ Concerts at Temple Square. Live-stream performance from Tabernacle and Temple Square organists.

Getting out

• 6:30 p.m. — Yoga with the Sharks. Event at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper.

Special movie screenings

• 7 p.m. — “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Film screening at select Cinemark and Megaplex Theatres.

Art events

• 4:30 p.m. — Afternoon Art for Tweens. Online class hosted by the Salt Lake County Library.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

Getting Out

• 11 a.m. — “If Only I Had Known” Legal Seminar. Online event hosted by the Zions Bank Business Resource Center.

Special movie screenings

• 10 a.m. — “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.” Film screening at SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem.
• 7 p.m. — “Recon.” Film screening at select Cinemark and Megaplex Theatres.
• 7 p.m. — “Rocca Changes the World.” Free online film screening hosted by the Utah Film Center.

Book events

• 6 p.m. — Jenna Evans Welch, author of “Love and Olives,” Stephanie Perkins, author of “Anna and the French Kiss,” and Julie Buxbaum, author of “Admission.” Online event hosted by The King’s English Bookshop.
• 7 p.m. — Ally Condie. Author of “Matched,” in conversation with Soman Chainani. Online event hosted by the Provo Library.

Wednesday, Nov. 11

Concerts

• Noon — Piping Up: Organ Concerts at Temple Square. Livestream performance from Tabernacle and Temple Square organists.
• 8 p.m. — Excellence in the Community: Company B. Free online concert livestreamed from the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City.

Getting out

• Noon — “Feeling Like a Fraud: Navigating Perfectionism & Impostor Syndrome as Women.” Online panel hosted by the Utah Women & Leadership Project.
• Noon-6 p.m. — Diwali Celebration. Event at Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum in Salt Lake City.

Special movie screenings

• 7 p.m. — “The Outpost.” Film screening at select Cinemark and Megaplex Theatres.

Book events

• 12:15 p.m. — Karen Bradshaw. Author of “Wildlife as Property Owners: A New Conception of Animal Rights.” Virtual lecture hosted by the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law as part of the 16th Annual Stegner Center Young Scholar Lecture.
• 7 p.m. — “Learn It: Drafting Your Novel’s Outline.” Online class taught by Ben Guterson, author of the “Winterhouse” trilogy. Hosted by the Provo Library.

Thursday, Nov. 12

Concerts

• 7 p.m. — JP Krein with Lotus Face. Concert at Kilby Court in Salt Lake City.
• 7 p.m. — Lunar Spirit with Cardboard Club and Fake Nice. Concert at The Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City. For adults 21 and older.

Orchestra of Southern Utah

• 7:30 p.m. — “Masterful Romance.” Performance by the Orchestra of Southern Utah, featuring guest soloists Ka-Wai Yu, Paul Abegg and Christian Bohnenstengel, at Heritage Theater in Cedar City.
• 7:30 p.m. — “The Magic of Queen.” Performance at Tuacahn Amphitheatre in Ivins, Washington County.
• 7:30 p.m. — Suk’s Serenade for Strings with Biber, Rouse, Takemitsu & Mozart. Performance by the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City.

Getting out

• 5 p.m. — “The Park’s Most Murderous Score.” Online lecture hosted by the Park City Museum.
• 7 p.m. — “Common Backyard Birds of the Salt Lake Valley.” Online class hosted by the Tracy Aviary.

Special movie screenings

• 7 p.m. — “The Outpost.” Film screening at select Cinemark and Megaplex Theatres.

Book events

• Noon — Heather B. Moore. Author of “Martha and Mary,” in conversation with S. Kent Brown. Online event hosted by Seagull Book.
• 2 p.m. — Elena Passarello. Author of “Animals Strike Curious Poses.” Online event hosted by the University of Utah as part of its Guest Writer Series.
• 5 p.m. — Fiona Sze-Lorrain, author of “Rain in Plural,” and Dan Beachy-Quick, author of “Stone-Garland.” Online event hosted by The King’s English Bookshop.
• 7 p.m. — “Writing Historical Fiction: A Workshop with Julie Berry.” Online event hosted by the Provo Library.

Ongoing events

Concerts

• “Nine Sinatra Songs.” Runs Nov. 6-15 at Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, performed by Ballet West.
• Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella Suite” with Bach & more. Online concert hosted by the Utah Symphony, available on demand Nov. 12-Dec. 12.
• Stephen Hough Plays Bach, Schumann & Liszt. Online concert hosted by the Utah Symphony, available on demand through Nov. 21.
• Mozart and Mendelssohn String Quartets. Online concert hosted by the Utah Symphony, available on demand through Dec. 5.

Getting out

• Craft Lake City Holiday Market. Online market runs through Nov. 30.
• “Antarctic Dinosaurs.” Exhibit runs through Apr. 4, 2021, at the Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Theater

Opening Productions

• “The Secret Garden.” Runs Nov. 6-21 at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre in Centerville.
• “Tarzan.” Runs Nov. 9-Jan. 16, 2021 at Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy.
• “Nutcracker: Men in Tights.” Runs Nov. 12-Jan. 2, 2021 at Desert Star in Murray.

Continuing Productions

• “Dracula vs. the Adamns Family.” Runs through Nov. 7 at Draper Historic Theatre in Draper, performed by Off-Broadway Theatre.
• “CSI: Provo.” Runs through Nov. 7 at Desert Star Playhouse in Murray.
• “The Phantom Tollbooth.” Runs through Nov. 13 at Hale Center Theater Orem.
• “Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express.” Runs through Nov. 14 at Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy.
• “Sense and Sensibility.” Runs through Nov. 21 at Hale Center Theater Orem.

Virtual Productions

• “Leave Room for Magic: A Charmed Cabaret.” Online performances Nov. 12-14, performed by UVU Theatre.
• “Selections from H.M.S. Pinafore.” Online performance Nov. 12, performed by the Department of Performing Arts Opera Ensemble at Weber State University.

Art galleries

Opening exhibitions

• Ogden Contemporary Arts Center. “Constructed” by various artists will be on display Nov. 6-Dec. 27.

Live exhibitions

• Anthony’s Fine Art and Antiques. “Only in Utah: A Celebration in Art” by various artists is currently on display.
• Bountiful Davis Art Center. “Breast Cancer Quilts” by Dr. Judy Elsley; “In Pursuit of Desire” by Tommy Costello; “In the Next Studio Over” by David Raleigh and Tyler Alexander; “These Clothes Are Not Mine” by Katie Benson; and “Untold Aftermath” by Elizabeth Matthews will be on display through Nov. 7.
• Brigham City Museum of Art and History. 2020 Photography Competition: “Changes” by various artists will be on display through Nov. 14.
• Brigham Young University Museum of Art. “Rend the Heavens: Intersections of the Human and Divine” by various artists will be on display through December 2021; “Far Out: The West Re-Seen” by Victoria Sambunaris will be on display through May 1, 2021. “Becoming America” by various artists will be on display through May 2022.
• Center for the Arts at Kayenta. “Liquid Color” by various artists will be on display through Dec. 30.
• Finch Lane Gallery. “Botanical Concrete” by Heidi Almosara; “Mother: Landscape” by Kasey Lindley; and “Tributaries” by Nathan Mulford will be on display through Nov. 13.
• Southern Utah Museum of Art. “Day of the Dead: Festival of Altars” by various artists will be on display through Nov. 7; “Right Here Right Now: Featuring the ‘Work in Progress’ Mural” by various artists will be on display through Dec. 23; “From Dust” by Cara Despain will be on display through Feb. 27, 2021.
• Springville Museum of Art. “Contemplations: Highlights from the Spiritual and Religious Permanent Collection” by various artists will be on display through Dec. 12; “Grand Ambitions” by various artists will be on display through summer 2023.
• Utah Museum of Fine Arts. “Beyond the Divide: Merchant, Artist, Samurai in Edo, Japan” by various artists will be on display through Nov. 8; ACME Lab: “Utah Women Working for Better Days” by various artists will be on display through Dec. 6.

Virtual exhibitions

• Art at the Main. “Art From Within” by various artists is available to view online through Dec. 31.
• Chase Home Museum of Folk Arts. “The Grand Beehive: Utah’s Iconic Symbol” by various artists, “Traditional Textiles: Ties That Bind” by various artists, and “Work, Refined” by various artists are available to view online.
• David Dee Fine Arts. “The Exquisite Art of the Woodblock Print” by various artists is available to view online.
• Modern West Fine Arts. “Roots: A tribute to the original artists of Modern West” by various artists is available to view online.
• Springville Museum of Art. “Up Close and Far Away” by various artists runs through April 1, 2021.
• Woodbury Art Museum. “Faculty Art Show” by various artists runs through Dec. 12.

Community briefs

• Loveland Living Planet Aquarium is collecting items for homeless animals during the month of November as part of its third annual Pet Project. The Aquarium is teaming up with Best Friends Animal Society of Utah to help dogs and cats in local shelters. Aquarium guests are invited to donate items such as cat or dog food, toys, bedding, brushes and other items for homeless pets. It is also possible to donate through Best Friends’ Amazon Wish List. The donation drive runs through Nov. 25. For more information, visit thelivingplanet.com/pet-project.
• Wild Utah Project, the Tracy Aviary and other Utah-based organizations are expanding their study of the Black Rosy-finch and are looking for volunteers to help in the study. Volunteer community scientists will conduct a series of 20-minute bird feeder counts for Rosy-finches once every three weeks from December through April. A volunteer training session will take place via Zoom on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. For more information, visit wildutahproject.org/rosy-finch.
• The Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra is accepting applications for this year’s Aspiring Musicians Competition concert, which will take place March 13, 2021. The competition is open to all studying musicians age 25 and below, and is open to all instrument and voice types. The application and $35 registration fee must be submitted by Dec. 1. Late applications will be accepted until Dec. 8 with an additional $10 late fee. After the application is received, the applicant will be emailed information on how to submit a video entry for the competition’s first round. The video must be submitted by Jan. 4, 2021. A live final competition will take place on Jan. 23 at Summerhays Music Center in Orem. For more information and competition guidelines, visit thetso.org/2021-aspiring-musician-competition. 
• Pioneer Theatre Company and the Pioneer Theatre Guild have launched the Holiday Scene Shoppe, which will be an online store that runs through the end of this year. The Holiday Scene Shop is part of PTC’s “Second Act” program, which repurposes production materials such as painted backdrops, stage flooring, scripts and musical scores, to create home decor items. All proceeds from “Second Act” support PTC’s efforts to keep their resident artisans working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Holiday Scene Shoppe items can be purchased at pioneertheatre.org/second-act.
• Ogden Restaurant Week is expanding its dates and will include the entire month of November this year. During Ogden Restaurant Week 2020, the community can purchase a $20 gift card for $10, which can be used at participating restaurants through Nov. 30. The gift cards are possible through a Shop IN Utah grant. For more information and to find a list of participating restaurants, visit ogdenrestaurantweek.com.
• Craft Lake City is looking for volunteers to help with its second annual Holiday Market. The market will take place this year as both an online and in-person event, and volunteers are needed for both. The online market will run through Nov. 30, with two live virtual events taking place on Nov. 6 and Nov. 20. The in-person market will take place Dec. 4-5 at The Monarch in Ogden. For more information and to apply to volunteer, visit craftlakecity.com.

Note: This list is not all-inclusive, and events are subject to change. To submit an event listing, email features@deseretnews.com.