| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | 2012 Utah Arts FestivalPresented by Utah Arts Festival at Salt Lake City Downtown June 21-June 24, 2012 Utah's biggest summer event, the 2012 Utah Arts Festival is set to run in downtown Salt Lake City on Library Square. For 36 years, the Utah Arts Festival has showcased the diverse talents of Utah's artistic community, while featuring outstanding artists from around the country.
Opening night takes off with Texas singer and songwriter James McMurtry. For four days and night Festival guests can catch a full range of musical styles from Americana rockers Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash,... | Utah Arts Festival | 06/21/12-
06/24/12 | Salt Lake City |
Film Screening: All That Heaven AllowsPresented by Orem Public Library at Orem Public Library June 1, 2012 An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers. | Orem Public Library | 06/01/12 | Orem |
| Free Film Screening: All About Eve | Orem Public Library | 05/25/12 | Orem |
Haunted RainforestPresented by The Living Planet Aquarium at The Living Planet Aquarium October 29, 2012 Journey To South America' will be transformed into the Haunted Rainforest! Bring your family through the depths of the spooky rainforest where you will encounter man-eating piranha, giant anacondas and Goliath bird-eating spiders! This is a great way to kick of your Halloween night festivities. | The Living Planet Aquarium | 10/29/12 | Sandy |
| World Oceans Day | The Living Planet Aquarium | 06/08/12 | Sandy |
"Who Likes Short Shorts?" Film Festival 2012Presented by Who Likes Short Shorts? Film Festival at Post Theatre June 1-June 2, 2012 The "Who Likes Short Shorts?" Film Festival will once again be held at the Post Theater at Fort Douglas. This year big changes are in store for the festival as it transitions into a yearly event as opposed to the biannual schedule it has followed previously. | Who Likes Short Shorts? Film Festival | 06/01/12-
06/02/12 | Salt Lake City |
"Y" LightPresented by The Off Broadway Theatre at The Off Broadway Theatre September 28-October 29, 2012 Back by popular demand, this OBT Halloween parody explores what life would be like for Mormon Vampires down at BYU, and how they would relate to their arch enemy Ute Indian tribe werewolf counter parts from the U. Poor Ella has moved to American Forks and is caught up in this love triangle, until the original vampire, Count Dracula arrives on the scene and wants Ella for his own. This musical parody will leave you rolling in the aisles. | The Off Broadway Theatre | 09/28/12-
10/29/12 | Salt Lake City |
| 'Children's Summer Reading: Open House | Orem Public Library | 06/05/12 | Orem |
10th Annual Angel's Hands Motorcycle Ride and Car ShowPresented by Angel's Hands Foundation at Murray City Parks July 1, 2012 The mission of AHF is simple, Improve the quality of life for individuals living with rare diseases. AHF supports families in a variety of ways. Assisting families with medical expenses, educational support about diseases, Emotional, moral, and social support as well as provides social outings for their families monthly. | Angel's Hands Foundation | 07/01/12 | Salt Lake City |
14th Annual Great Salt Lake Bird FestivalPresented by Davis County Community and Economic Development at Davis County Legacy Events Center May 17-May 21, 2012 The 14th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival announces its 2012 Student Art Contest, sponsored in part by a grant from the Davis County Commissioners' Cup Golf Tournament and Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper. All Utah students from kindergarten to 12th grade are invited to submit an original drawing or painting in color of a Black-crowned Night Heron using personal observation, field guides, or Internet resources to research their artwork. | Davis County Community and Economic Development | 05/17/12-
05/21/12 | Farmington |
17 MIRACLESPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center: Showhouse II June 18-June 21, 2012 As part of the Willie Handcart Company, Levi Savage feared that leaving late in the season would lead to despair and death. What he came to find out is that for every tragedy, there is a multitude of miracles. | SCERA | 06/18/12-
06/21/12 | Orem |
2001: A Space OdysseyPresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre August 24-August 26, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest. | Salt Lake Film Society | 08/24/12-
08/26/12 | Salt Lake City |
2012 All Stars TourPresented by In The Venue at In The Venue August 10, 2012 Don't miss the 2012 All Stars Tour featuring Suicide Silence, Dance Gavin Dance, The Word Alive, I See Stars, A Skylit Drive , Winds Of Plague, Atilla, Stick To Your Guns, Stray From The Path, For The Fallen Dreams, Make Me Famous, Betraying The Martyrs, and Obey The Brave at In The Venue! | In The Venue | 08/10/12 | Salt Lake City |
| 2012 Annual Gala | Utah Museum of Contemporary Art | 06/02/12 | Salt Lake City |
2012 Larry H. Miller Tour of UtahPresented by Tour of Utah at Salt Lake City, UT August 7-August 12, 2012 Held August 7-12, 2012, the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah is a six-day, professional bicycle stage race which takes place along the Rocky Mountain's Wasatch Range. Covering more than 400 miles of racing with close to 30,000 feet of climbing through some of Utah's most beautiful and challenging terrain, it has gained the distinction as "America's Toughest Stage Race". | Tour of Utah | 08/07/12-
08/12/12 | Salt Lake City |
2012 Living Traditions FestivalPresented by Salt Lake City Arts Council at Washington Square May 18-May 20, 2012 The Salt Lake City Arts Council is pleased to present the Living Traditions Festival, a celebration of traditional folk and ethnic arts. Living traditions brings people together to honour the diversity and cultural traditions of thier community. | Salt Lake City Arts Council | 05/18/12-
05/20/12 | Salt Lake City |
2012 Living Traditions Festival: Ana TijouxPresented by Salt Lake City Arts Council at Washington Square May 18, 2012 Regarded by many as the best rapper in the Spanish Language, Ana Tijoux's career has spanned 10 years of pure hits. Born in France- where her parents were exiled during the military dictatorship in their native Chile- Tijoux became a household name in Chile with her first band, Makiza, as well as voicing the main character in the popular animated series Los Pulentos. | Salt Lake City Arts Council | 05/18/12 | Salt Lake City |
2012 Living Traditions Festival: Bettye LavettePresented by Salt Lake City Arts Council at Washington Square May 19, 2012 Bettye LaVette stormed into the R&B Top 10 with her very first recording, 1962's "My Man-He's A Lovin' Man." Although she would hit the lower and mid-range of the R&B charts five more times through 1982, for the better part of forty years LaVette toiled away in obscurity, slowly fading from the consciousness of all but hardcore soul collectors. | Salt Lake City Arts Council | 05/19/12 | Salt Lake City |
2012 Living Traditions Festival: Charlie MusselwhitePresented by Salt Lake City Arts Council at Washington Square May 20, 2012 Harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite's life reads like a classic blues song: born in Mississippi, raised in Memphis and schooled on the South Side of Chicago. A groundbreaking recording artist since the 1960s, Musselwhite continues to create trailblazing music while remaining firmly rooted in the blues. | Salt Lake City Arts Council | 05/20/12 | Salt Lake City |
2012 Living Traditions Festival: Mexican Institute of SoundPresented by Salt Lake City Arts Council at Washington Square May 18, 2012 Camilo Lara never set out with the intention of taking his personal musical career very seriously. Now, five years into his career, Lara is building upon the momentum of Mexican Institute of Sound's third release, Soy Sauce. The album traverses Lara's wild musical imagination with a witty sense of humor- whether it's converting the traditional sounds of cumbia to a full-on electronic dance track, paying tribute to hip hop luminaries De La Soul or N.W.A with Mexican sonidos or singing a love... | Salt Lake City Arts Council | 05/18/12 | Salt Lake City |
2012 Summer Solstice ShowPresented by Utah Arts Festival at Library Square June 16, 2012 Neko Case's release The Fox Confessor Brings the Flood brought her to the nexus where critical acclaim meets commercial success. The album landed on many Best of lists as well as number one on Amazon.com's editors' picks and #2 on NPR's All Songs Considered. | Utah Arts Festival | 06/16/12 | Salt Lake City |
2012 Sundance Film Festival New FrontierPresented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art January 20-May 19, 2012 Utah Museum of Contemporary Art will again host Sundance Film Festival's New Frontier in Salt Lake City, Utah. New Frontier is curated by Sundance Film Festival Senior Programmer Shari Frilot. Highlighting work that pushes the boundaries of storytelling and the moving image, New Frontier celebrates its sixth anniversary as a convergence of film, art, and new media technologies and is a hotbed for cinematic innovation. | Utah Museum of Contemporary Art | 01/20/12-
05/19/12 | Salt Lake City |
23rd Army BandPresented by Midvale City Arts Council at Midvale City Park July 6, 2012 The Utah National Guard's, 23rd Army Band, has a rich and wonderful history as an internationally distinguished military band. As Utah's premier military music unit, the 23rd Army Band has been providing music for military ceremonies for over 87 years. | Midvale City Arts Council | 07/06/12 | Midvale |
26th Annual India FestPresented by Krishna Temple at Krishna Temple September 23, 2012 After 25 increasingly successful years of India Fest, few people in Utah County are unaware that, once a year, you can go to India without spending a lot of money. You can have India right in, of all places Spanish Fork! Now, this year an additional India fest will be held in Salt Lake City. The Sunday event in SLC will involve the same entertainers and Ramayana drama as in Spanish Fork, but will be held indoors for a maximum of 400 people, and, obviously, no fireworks. | Krishna Temple | 09/23/12 | Salt Lake City |
300 PlatesPresented by Art Access/VSA Arts of Utah at Art Access Gallery May 14-May 17, 2012 300 Plates is the annual Art Access fundraiser and exhibition being held this year on Thursday, May 17th. Now in its 10th year, this signature event presents unique artwork that is both affordable and highly collectible, created by approximately 100 established and emerging artists from the local community. Using 11 x 10 inch plates (either aluminum, galvanized steel or plexiglas), each artist prepares small works in their recognizable style. Finished plates include everything from landscape... | Art Access/VSA Arts of Utah | 05/14/12-
05/17/12 | Salt Lake City |
311 and Slightly StoopidPresented by USANA Amphitheatre at USANA Amphitheatre August 22, 2012 Check out the Unity Tour 2012 featuring 311 and Slightly Stoopid with special guest SOJA when they rock USANA Amphitheatre. | USANA Amphitheatre | 08/22/12 | Salt Lake City |
32nd Birthday CelebrationPresented by Gardner Village at Gardner Village May 1-May 31, 2012 Gardner Village is thrilled to be celebrating its 32nd birthday this month and everyone is invited to join the party! They'll be celebrating all month long with special deals revolving around the wonderful number 32. | Gardner Village | 05/01/12-
05/31/12 | West Jordan |
35th Annual Messiah Sing-inPresented by Utah Symphony | Utah Opera at Abravanel Hall November 24-November 25, 2012 Fifty-eight years ago, Maurice Abravanel began his association and leadership of the Utah Symphony. He was said to be limitless. One of the first things he did was set about finding a group of singers that could undertake the great works that he had in store to perform with the orchestra. | Utah Symphony | Utah Opera | 11/24/12-
11/25/12 | Salt Lake City |
3rd Annual WTF! Wasatch Techno FestivalPresented by The Great Saltair at The Great Saltair June 23, 2012 Get ready for the 3rd Annual WTF! Wasatch Techno Festival featuring Spencer & Hill plus many more at Saltair! | The Great Saltair | 06/23/12 | Magna |
48 Hour Film Project Salt Lake CityPresented by 48 Hour Film Project at Megaplex 12 June 8-June 20, 2012 The 48 Hour Film Project comes to Salt Lake City on the weekend of June. Filmmakers from all over the state of Utah will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world. | 48 Hour Film Project | 06/08/12-
06/20/12 | Salt Lake City |
| 53rd Annual Salute to Youth | Utah Symphony | Utah Opera | 09/18/12 | Salt Lake City |
5th Annual Spring Yoga Retreat Presented by Alta Lodge at Alta Lodge May 25-May 27, 2012 Spring time in the Wasatch makes the perfect time and place for our three-day yoga retreat with Kim Lynn and Brande Lacasse. | Alta Lodge | 05/25/12-
05/27/12 | Alta |
5th Peruvian Festival in UtahPresented by Peruvian Festival in Utah Organization at Centerville Founders Park July 20-July 21, 2012 The Peruvian Festival in Utah is a great opportunity to enjoy the Peruvian rhythms and colors, as well as its exquisite, varied and award food, art paintings, crafts, folklore show, dancing and fun for kids. The Organization of the American States (OAS) presented Peru with the "Cultural Patrimony of the Americas" award in recognition of the richness of its gastronomy. Peru best represent the patrimony of the countries in the hemisphere, The Peruvian Food is "a cultural expression that... | Peruvian Festival in Utah Organization | 07/20/12-
07/21/12 | Centerville |
| 63rd Annual Concert | Salt Lake Symphonic Choir | 05/25/12 | Sandy |
7th Annual Cowboy Legends Cowboy Poetry and Music GatheringPresented by Utah State Parks at Antelope Island State Park May 25-May 28, 2012 Come and join them in celebrating the West in their 7th annual Cowboy Poetry and Music gathering at the historic Fielding Garr Ranch on Antelope Island State Park. | Utah State Parks | 05/25/12-
05/28/12 | Syracuse |
8th Annual FiestaPresented by Utah Cultural Celebration Center at Utah Cultural Celebration Center June 2, 2012 Come join the celebration with authentic Mexican food, song, dance, art exhibitions, and children's activities. And let's not forget the fireworks at dusk! This year's Fiesta promises to be a great time for children of all ages. | Utah Cultural Celebration Center | 06/02/12 | West Valley City |
9 to 5 the MusicalPresented by Hale Centre Theatre at Hale Centre Theatre August 15-September 29, 2012 Dolly Parton's sparkling musical comedy garnered 4 Tony nominations. A showstopper, plenty of sassy tunes and soul-filled ballads, plenty of laughter, plenty of heart! This full musical remake of the iconic movie is just plain fun, three unlikely friends conspire to take over the company. Music and lyrics by the irrepressible Dolly Parton. | Hale Centre Theatre | 08/15/12-
09/29/12 | Salt Lake City |
9th International Art Competition ExhibitPresented by Church History Museum at Church History Museum March 16-October 14, 2012 The Church History Museum sponsors a worldwide art competition for Latter-day Saint artists every three years. This year's exhibition features over 200 works selected from 1,155 entries, representing a worldwide range of media, styles, and cultural traditions. | Church History Museum | 03/16/12-
10/14/12 | Salt Lake City |
| : Effective Methods for Controlling Weeds | Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District | 08/23/12 | West Jordan |
| : The Best New Perennials | Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District | 06/09/12 | West Jordan |
A Christmas CarolPresented by CenterPoint Legacy Theatre at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre November 26-December 22, 2012
Ebenezer Scrooge's tumultuous night filled with spirits, ghosts and redemption is a traditional Christmas favorite guaranteed to fill you with holiday cheer. Join us in reliving Madison Square Garden's version of A Christmas Carol - a classic tale with modern lessons. | CenterPoint Legacy Theatre | 11/26/12-
12/22/12 | Centerville |
A Christmas CarolPresented by Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre November 26-December 22, 2012 Ebenezer Scrooge's tumultuous night filled with spirits, ghosts and redemption is a traditional Christmas favorite guaranteed to fill you with holiday cheer. Join them in reliving Madison Square Garden's version of A Christmas Carol a classic tale with modern lessons. | Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | 11/26/12-
12/22/12 | Centerville |
A Midsummer Night's DreamPresented by Mountain West Ballet at Sandy City Amphitheater May 18-May 21, 2012 Join Mountain West Ballet for the much-loved comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream, based on the popular work by William Shakespeare. This timelessly popular tale of fantasy and foolery involves fairies, sprites, woodland creatures, mixed up humans, and love-sick donkeys. | Mountain West Ballet | 05/18/12-
05/21/12 | Sandy |
| A Scottish Symphony | Utah Symphony | Utah Opera | 11/30/12-
12/01/12 | Salt Lake City |
A Tribute to Peter, Paul, and Mary and Simon and GarfunkelPresented by Davis Arts Council at Ed Kenley Centennial Amphitheater July 14, 2012 This is a night to celebrate the music beloved by many generations. Act I of the show will be your favorite Peter, Paul, and Mary tunes performed by a successful Las Vegas tribute trio. Act II will feature Simon and Garfunkel's hit list, performed by local favorites, Code Blue. | Davis Arts Council | 07/14/12 | Layton |
A Tribute to The BeatlesPresented by The Performer Studio at The Children's Theatre June 1-June 2, 2012 Our Big Student Concert each year is a tribute to an artist or band who has made a significant contribution to the world of music. Students involved in the production study their music, learn how they got started, what inspired their songs, how they managed to stand the test of time and lastly, what they chose to do with their success. | The Performer Studio | 06/01/12-
06/02/12 | Salt Lake City |
| Acadamh Rinke | Murray City Cultural Arts | 08/10/12 | Salt Lake City |
Acapella Stars of NBC's The Sing OffPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts May 28, 2012 From national television to the live stage, the most exciting acappella stars of NBC's hit show "The Sing Off" are coming to town, including current champs Pentatonix, all-female powerhouse Delilah, and audience favorite BYU's Vocal Point. | SCERA | 05/28/12 | Orem |
Addiction IncorporatedPresented by Utah Film Center at Salt Lake City Library - Main Branch May 22, 2012 This is the true story of Victor DeNoble, one of the most important and influential whistleblowers of all time. In the '80s, DeNoble was a research scientist at a major tobacco company, where he was tasked with finding a substitute for nicotine that would not cause heart attacks. | Utah Film Center | 05/22/12 | Salt Lake City |
Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic and DJ Big WizPresented by In The Venue at In The Venue July 23, 2012 Enjoy a night of hip-hop when Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz raise the roof at In The Venue. | In The Venue | 07/23/12 | Salt Lake City |
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