Monster Energy Supercross, Community Writing Center Virtual Workshops, South Jordan Virtual Summerfest / Beer, Blues & Brats Benefit, and more.
by City Weekly Staff
Off Broadway Theatre Watch Parties, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: Jane Christensen: Mapping It Out, Life Itself Live Q&A
by City Weekly Staff
Mystery Escape Room Virtual Adventures, The Parker Theatre: Corona Conundrum, Jeff Dye @ Wiseguys, and more.
by City Weekly Staff
Entertainment Picks
Monster Energy Supercross, Community Writing Center Virtual Workshops, South Jordan Virtual Summerfest / Beer, Blues & Brats Benefit, and more.
Let's face it: We miss sports. As professional and collegiate sports faced schedule disruptions throughout the spring, we've lost that buzz of excitement that comes from watching high-level competition.
By City Weekly Staff
May 27, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Ballet West Virtual Library, Ogden Virtual Art Strolls, Plan-B Theatre Co.: Radio Slam
While performing arts companies wait to figure out how the world will look for them post-pandemic, Ballet West has dealt with both business-as-usual and business unusual.
By City Weekly Staff
May 6, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Hale Center Theater Orem streaming shows, Local Voices: Utah Must Lead the Way, The Flat File, and more
When arts performances began closing down in March, organizations approached the question of "what's next" in a variety of different ways.
By City Weekly Staff
April 29, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Magician/Mentalist Paul Draper, Salt Lake Acting Company: We Got This, Pioneer Theatre Company: The Show Goes On...line
A radical paradigm shift during a time of uncertainty is nothing new to magician Paul Draper. After all, the Utah native made the decision to pursue a career as a full-time entertainer during the last big economic slowdown.
By City Weekly Staff
April 22, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Hogle Zoo Facebook Field Trips, S.T.E.A.M.Punk Academy Drunk Science Virtual Happy Hours, and more
Typically, spring would mark the beginning of a busy season for Utah's Hogle Zoo, with warm weather bringing in crowds. But very little is "typical" right now, forcing the zoo to think differently about how to serve the public.
By City Weekly Staff
April 15, 2020
Entertainment Picks
An Other Theater Company: Odd Shaped Balls, Utah Symphony & Opera, Discovery Gateway Online STEAM Learning Lab, and more.
An Other Theater Company:
Odd Shaped Balls
Like all arts organizations, Provo-based An Other Theater Company had to radically re-think its plans after the COVID-19 pandemic required the shuttering of live productions. According to artistic director Kacey Spadafora, "We were actually in rehearsal for a production.
By City Weekly Staff
April 8, 2020
Entertainment Picks
The Living Planet Aquarium, UMOCA, The King's English Bookshop and Weller Book Works, and more.
"The animal care side of things is running pretty much as normal," he says. "Penguins still need to eat the same amount every day, regardless of how many guests are coming through the building; they're still pooping the same."
By City Weekly Staff
April 1, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Meet four indomitable movers and shakers of the local arts scene.
"Ain't too much sadder than the tears of a clown," Smokey Robinson professed back in 1967.
By Scott Renshaw and Enrique Limón
March 18, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Pride Night with Utah Jazz, Utah Opera: The Barber of Seville, SLC St. Patrick's Day Parade and Siamsa, and more
The Utah Jazz are unfurling their Pride colors. On March 13, fans have a chance to support the local team even as the organization gives a shout-out to local organizations that support the state's LGBTQ citizens.
By City Weekly Staff
March 11, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Willam, Tumbleweeds Film Festival, Grant Freeman: An R-rated Magic Show, Repertory Dance Theatre: Regalia,
Want to begin this weekend with sparkle, drama, music and pazazz? Catch Willam this week at The Complex for a night of drag, dancing and extreme fun.
By City Weekly Staff
March 4, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Alex Iantaffi: Life Isn't Binary, Samba Fogo: Samba King & Queen Contest,
Experience the excitement of Carnival by watching Utah's hottest samba dancers compete at the 11th annual Samba Queen & King Contest.
By City Weekly Staff
February 26, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Pioneer Theatre Co.: Once On This Island, Jay Pharoah, The Bachelor Live
"I pretty much dare anybody to walk into the theater, and walk away not feeling more open and alive and connected to their own humanity."
By City Weekly Staff
February 19, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Saxsquatch PriMate Social, the Art of Love, SweetHeartz Diva! and more
Before Jason CoZmo's trailer was permanently hitched at Dollywood, it turns out, the Magna-based entertainer made a name for himself channeling the Vitameatavegamin spokeswoman.
By City Weekly Staff
February 12, 2020
Entertainment Picks
The Rocking Chair Tour, Stories of Repair, Giselle, The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour
It's a wonderful gift to be able to laugh at both life's little absurdities and at oneself—and Jeanne Robertson has been doing just that for more than 45 years.
By City Weekly Staff
February 5, 2020
Entertainment Picks
Ririe Woodbury Dance Co.: Allegory, Howie Mandel, Guangdong Modern Dance Co.: Beyond Calligraphy, and more.
"If you could tell a story and share it with the entire world, what story would you tell?"
By City Weekly Staff
January 29, 2020
Entertainment Picks
An Other Theater Co.: Safe, Kinky Beast Cabaret, Special Olympics Utah Polar Plunge
It centers on the relationship between two devout Mormons who meet, develop feelings for one another, then find themselves navigating the divide between the expectations of others, their relationship with God and the need to be true to themselves and who they really are.
By City Weekly Staff
January 22, 2020
Archives
