“Cinderella” runs at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre in Orem from Sept. 18-Oct. 3. Rachael Gibson
Valerie Jones
By Valerie Jones
Valerie is an assistant editor for the Deseret News.

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, Sept. 18

Concerts

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Getting Out

Comedy

Special Movie Screenings

  • 7 p.m. — “In Football We Trust.” Drive-in film screening hosted by Utah Film Center at Belgian Waffle & Omelet Inn in Midvale.
  • 8 p.m. — “Crooklyn.” Drive-in film screening hosted by Salt Lake Film Society at Redman Movies & Stories in Salt Lake City.

Book Events

Art Events

Saturday, Sept. 19

Concerts

Kurt Bestor performs during one of his “A Kurt Bestor Christmas” concerts.
Kurt Bestor performs during one of his “A Kurt Bestor Christmas” concerts. Bestor will perform at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta in Ivins, Washington County, Sept 18-19. | Provided by Therese Clay

Getting Out

Comedy

Special Movie Screenings

  • 6 p.m. — “Happy Feet.” Outdoor film screening hosted by the Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City.
  • 7:30 p.m. — “The Breadwinner.” Drive-in film screening hosted by Utah Film Center at Belgian Waffle & Omelet Inn in Midvale.
  • 8 p.m. — “Dazed and Confused.” Drive-in film screening hosted by Salt Lake Film Society at Redman Movies & Stories in Salt Lake City.

Book Events

  • 2 p.m. — Rachel Eliza Griffiths, author of “Seeing the Body,” and John Murillo, author of “Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry.” Online event hosted by The King’s English Bookshop and the Utah Humanities Book Festival.
  • 4 p.m. — Betsy Gaines Quammen, author of “American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God & Public Lands in the West,” and Craig L. Foster and Marianne T. Watson, authors of “American Polygamy: A History of Fundamentalist Mormon Faith.” Online event hosted by The Book Bungalow and the Utah Humanities Book Festival.
  • 6 p.m. — Yamile Saied Mendez, author of “Where Are You From.” Online event hosted by the Treehouse Children’s Museum and the Utah Humanities Book Festival.

Art Events

Sunday, Sept. 20

Concerts

Getting Out

Special Movie Screenings

Book Events

  • 3 p.m. — Pam Houston and Amy Irvine. Event with the authors of “Air Mail: Letters of Politics, Pandemics, and Place,” at Boulder Mountain Lodge in Boulder, Garfield County.

Monday, Sept. 21

Concerts

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Getting Out

  • 4 p.m. — Read to a Shelter Pet. Online event hosted by the Salt Lake County Library and Salt Lake County Animal Services.

Special Movie Screenings

Book Events

  • 6 p.m. — “Native Herstories.” A virtual reading and Q&A with Leanne Howe, author of “Savage Conversations,” and Kelli Jo Ford, author of “Crooked Hallelujahs.” Hosted by the Multicultural Inclusion Center at Dixie State University and The Book Bungalow in St. George.
  • 7:30 p.m. — Pam Houston and Amy Irvine. Event with the authors of “Air Mail: Letters of Politics, Pandemics, and Place,” at the Entrada Institute in Torrey, Wayne County.

Art Events

Tuesday, Sept. 22

Concerts

Getting Out

Special Movie Screenings

Book Events

  • 6 p.m. — TKE Presents Online: Yamile Saied Mendez. Author of “Furia,” in conversation with Ann Dee Ellis. Online event hosted by The King’s English Bookshop and the Salt Lake City Public Library.
  • 7 p.m. — Pergentino José. Author of “Red Ants,” in an online event hosted by the University of Utah’s Center for Latin American Studies.

Wednesday, Sept. 23

Concerts

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  • 6 p.m. — Urban Lounge Backyard Shows: Dad Bod with Adult Prom and Luco. Outdoor concert at The Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City. For adults 21 and older.
  • 8 p.m. — Excellence in the Community: Alex Rowe Quartet. Free online concert live-streamed from the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City.

Getting Out

Book Events

  • 6 p.m. — TKE Presents Online: John A. Mark. Author of “The Feather,” in conversation with author Paula Longhurst. Online event hosted by The King’s English Bookshop.

Thursday, Sept. 24

Concerts

  • 6 p.m. — Urban Lounge Backyard Shows: Heavy Rollers with Medicine Company and The Fervors. Outdoor concert at The Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City. For adults 21 and older.
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Getting Out

  • 11 a.m. — Business Success Academy Workshops: “Inside Secrets to Funding Your Business.” Online workshop presented by the Zions Bank Resource Center.
  • 6-8 p.m. — Scout Night at the Hogle Zoo. Activities and discounted prices for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts and their adult leaders at Utah’s Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

Special Movie Screenings

  • 7 p.m. — “The Breakfast Club.” Special screening at select Cinemark Theatres and Megaplex Theatres.
  • 7 p.m. — “Us Kids.” Drive-in film screening hosted by Utah Film Center at Belgian Waffle & Omelet Inn in Midvale.

Book Events

  • 6 p.m. — TKE Presents Online: Samuel M. Brown. Author of “Joseph Smith’s Translation: The Words and Worlds of Early Mormonism.” Virtual event hosted by The King’s English Bookshop.
  • 7 p.m. — Utah Author Panel. Virtual event with J. Scott Savage, author of the “Far World” series; Yamile Saied Mendez, author of “Furia”; Kathryn Purdie, author of “Bone Crier’s Moon”; and Josi S. Kilpack, author of “As Wide as the Sky.” Hosted by the Brigham City Public Library.
  • 7 p.m. — Rob Carney and Scott Poole. Authors of “The Last Tiger is Somewhere.” Virtual event hosted by Weller Book Works.

Art Events

Ongoing Events

Getting Out

  • Utah State Fair. Runs through Sept. 20 at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City.
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Theater

Opening Productions

Continuing Productions

Art Galleries

Opening Exhibitions

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. “Rouge: Utah Women’s Voice” by various artists; “Locate” by Linnie Brown; “Mother: Landscape” by Kasey Lou Lindley; and “Utah Women Making History” by Brooke Smart run through Sept. 19.
  • Brigham City Museum of Art and History. 2020 Photography Competition: “Changes” by various artists runs through Nov. 14.
  • Brigham Young University Museum of Art. “John Henri Moser: Painting Utah Modern” by John Henri Moser runs through Oct. 10; “Rend the Heavens: Intersections of the Human and Divine” by various artists runs through December 2021; “Becoming America” by various artists runs through May 2022.
  • Finch Lane Gallery. “Impossible Spaces” by Mark LaPoint; and “Myth in Memory” by various artists runs through Sept. 18.
  • Red Cliff Gallery. “Trash Art Show” by various artists runs through Sept. 18.
  • Springville Museum of Art. “Curating Community: Art City Influencers” by various artists runs through Oct. 31; “Contemplations: Highlights from the Spiritual and Religious Permanent Collection” by various artists runs through Dec. 12; “Grand Ambitions” by various artists runs through summer 2023.
  • Utah Cultural Celebration Center. “Earth and Sky” by Kirk Henrichsen and “The Sky is Falling” by Susan Riedley are on display through Sept. 30.
  • Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. “Guerrilla Girls” by various artists runs through Oct. 17; “Bandera Negra” by Regina Jose Galindo is also currently on display.
  • Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Paintings from the Smithsonian American Art Museum by Thomas Moran, Georgia O’Keeffe and Alma Thomas runs through Oct. 4; “Beyond the Divide: Merchant, Artist, Samurai in Edo, Japan” by various artists runs through Nov. 8; ACME Lab: “Utah Women Working for Better Days” by various artists runs through Dec. 6.
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Virtual Exhibitions

  • Art at the Main. “A Celebration of Light and Color” by Jim Woodward runs through Sept. 31.
  • Brigham Young University Museum of Art. “John Henri Moser: Painting Utah Modern” by John Henri Moser runs through Oct. 10.
  • 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.
  • Utah Museum of Fine Arts. “Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints” by various artists is available to view online, or as a virtual tour at Vimeo.com.

Community Briefs

  • Eric Lu, a student at West High School in Salt Lake City, is the winning essayist in the category of grades six through eight in the National Student Essay Competition and is a recipient of a $5,000 award from The Boston Globe Foundation. The competition is funded by the McCarthey Family Foundation, co-sponsored by the Boston Globe and Westminster College, and supported by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press, and media outlets around the country. Over 200 students in grades six through university submitted essays examining the state of freedom of the press in the United States today in light of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Eric is in the ninth grade at West High and is also involved in Salt Lake County Youth Government and volunteering. Eric’s essay can be read at mklpr.com/national-student-essay-competition/winners.
  • Downtown Salt Lake City will host “Open Street” events each Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening from 6-10 p.m. through Oct. 10. This will include expanded patio service areas for restaurants, as well as buskers and artist activations in various locations from Exchange Place to City Creek Center. Parts of Main Street will be closed to automobile traffic and open to pedestrians. Physical distancing, face coverings and frequent disinfecting are requested, and face masks are required upon entry to restaurants and shops. For more information, go to downtownslc.org
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Note: This list is not all-inclusive, and events are subject to change. To submit an event listing, email features@deseretnews.com.

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