Venues throughout Utah have shut down to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but there are many events that you can still participate in from home. Here are some of the virtual events going on in the community this week.
MUSIC/DANCE
Utah Symphony Broadcasts, April 17, 9 a.m.; April 18, 9:30 a.m.; April 20-23, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Utah Symphony, free (facebook.com/events)
Ballet West Virtual Academy, April 17-23, dates and times vary, Ballet West Academy, $8 per class (balletwest.punchpass.com/classes)
Online Dance Classes, April 17-23, dates and times vary, Repertory Dance Theatre’s Dance Center on Broadway, pay what you are able, registration required (rdtutah.org/danceclasses)
Virtual Movement Classes, April 17-23, dates and times vary, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, free, donations accepted, registration required (ririewoodbury.com)
GETTING OUT
Behind the Scenes at Tracy Aviary, April 17-23, 9 a.m., Tracy Aviary, free (facebook.com/tracyaviary)
Research Quest Live, April 17 and 20-23, 9:30 a.m., Natural History Museum of Utah, free (nhmu.utah.edu/events/calendar)
Facebook Field Trip, April 17-23, 11:30 a.m., Utah’s Hogle Zoo, free (facebook.com/HogleZoo)
“Bringing the Aquarium to You,” April 17-23, 3 p.m., Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, free (facebook.com/thelivingplanetaquarium)
At-Home Enrichment Activities, April 17-23, 3 p.m., Tracy Aviary, free (facebook.com/tracyaviary)
Wild Wednesday, April 22, 3:45 p.m., Ogden Nature Center, free (facebook.com/Ogdennaturecenter)
Lit Knit Virtual Crafting, April 22, 6-8 p.m., Weller Book Works, free (wellerbookworks.com)
Mindfulness Online, April 23, 1 p.m., Utah Museum of Fine Arts, free (facebook.com/events)
“Questival Quaranteam” Virtual Scavenger Hunt, April 23, times vary, Cotopaxi, $10 per person, all ticket proceeds go to COVID-19 relief through the IRC Crisis Response Fund (cotopaxi.com)
Virtual Tulip Festival, through May 2, times vary, Thanksgiving Point, free (thanksgivingpoint.org/events/tulip-festival)
IMPROV/COMEDY
Live-stream Comedy show, April 17-18, 8 p.m., ComedySportz Utah, free (facebook.com/ComedySportzUtah)
SPECIAL MOVIE SCREENINGS
“Abe,” April 17-23, times vary, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)
“The Booksellers,” April 17-23, times vary, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)
Charlie Chaplin Film Series, April 17-23, times vary, The Organ Loft, free (edisonstreetevents.com/silent-movies)
“Extra Ordinary,” April 17-23, times vary, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)
“Fantastic Fungi,” April 17-23, times vary, Salt Lake Film Society, $4.99 (slfsathome.org)
“The Times of Bill Cunningham,” April 17-23, times vary, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)
“Rat Film,” April 21, 7 p.m., Utah Film Center, free (utahfilmcenter.org)
BOOK READINGS AND EVENTS
Facebook Live Story-time, April 17-23, 10:30 a.m., Salt Lake County Library, free (facebook.com/TheCountyLibrary)
Picture Book Story-Time, April 17-23, 11 a.m., The King’s English Bookshop, free (facebook.com/KingsEnglishBookshop or instagram.com/kingsenglishbookshop)
Chapter Book Reading, April 17-23, 2 p.m., The King’s English Bookshop, free (facebook.com/KingsEnglishBookshop or instagram.com/kingsenglishbookshop)
Virtual Book Club, April 17, 3 p.m., Salt Lake County Library, free (facebook.com/events)
Nests, Nooks and Story Books, April 21, 3:45 p.m., Ogden Nature Center, free (facebook.com/Ogdennaturecenter)
Story-time with Ken Sanders, April 23, 6 p.m., Ken Sanders Rare Books, free (facebook.com/kensandersrarebooks or youtube.com)
ART CLASSES AND EVENTS
Artist Discussion with Andrew Alba, April 18, 11 a.m., Modern West Fine Art, free (instagram.com/modernwestfineart)
Online Art Class, April 21, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Bountiful Davis Art Center, $10, for ages 5-12 (bdac.org)
Create Playdate: “Pettezino,” April 23, 12:30 p.m., Southern Utah Museum of Art, free (facebook.com/SUMACC)
Virtual Paint Along, April 23, 5 p.m., Tracy Aviary, donation of any amount requested, registration required (tracyaviary.org/events)
ART GALLERIES
Anthony’s Fine Art, “The First Vision: Latter-day Saint Artists Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Event Through Art,” by various artists, through April 20; New Works, by Walter Rane, through April 20 (anthonysfineart.com)
Chase Home Museum of Folk Arts, “The Grand Beehive: Utah’s Iconic Symbol,” by various artists; “Traditional Textiles: Ties That Bind,” by various artists; “Work, Refined,” by various artists (utahfolkarts.omeka.net/exhibits)
Julie Nester Gallery, “New Arrivals Virtual Exhibition,” by various artists, through April 30 (julienestergallery.com)
Southern Utah Museum of Art, “2020 Senior BFA Show,” by various artists, through June 27 (suu.edu/pva/suma/at-home)
Terzian Galleries, “Reflected Light,” by Megan Gibbons, through April 20 (terziangalleries.com)
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, “Mapping It Out,” by Jane Christensen; “Boundaries,” by Devin Harclerode; “Utah Collects: Contemporary Collecting Practices,” by various artists (utahmoca.org/exhibitions)
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, “Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints,” by various artists, through April 26 (umfa.utah.edu/seven-masters)
Woodbury Art Museum, “UVU Student Art Show,” by various artists (2020uvustudentshow.myportfolio.com/photo-gallery)
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Stokes’ Nature Center announced its Spring Photo Contest, taking place through the month of April. Those who wish to enter can submit photos of the Cache Valley area or Logan Canyon in four different categories: Landscape, Wildlife, Exploration and Mobile. The contest runs through April 30 and is open to all ages. Entries must be submitted by 5 p.m. on April 30 to nature@logannature.org. For more information, visit logannature.org/photo-contest.
Veneto Ristorante Italiano, 370 E. 900 South, Sugar House, is offering a Virtual Dinner Party on April 18 at 7 p.m. The restaurant will prepare a 5-course meal that will be available to pick up curbside. A small shopping list will be included for wine that can be purchased directly at a Utah State Wine Store. The cost for the 5-course meal is $90 per person (not including wine). Those interested can RSVP through Veneto’s website, venetoslc.com.
Note: This list is not all-inclusive, and events and prices are subject to change. To submit an event listing, email features@deseretnews.com.