THEATER
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'URINETOWN,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Washington Terrace. $10-$12, with discounts for students and seniors. 801-393-0070.
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'BABE, THE SHEEP PIG,' various times, today and Saturday, Nelke Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo. $6, $4/children. 801-422-4322 or www.byuarts.com.
'THE PERSIAN QUARTER,' various times, through Feb. 27, Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, SLC. $15-$41. 801-363-7522, www.saltlakeactingcompany.org.
'THE PHANTOM OF THE OBT,' various times and days, today-March 19, Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main St., SLC. $8-$16. 801-355-4628.
'SOMEONE SAVE MY BABY, RUTH: A SWEET, STICKY MELODRAMA,' 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday, Feb. 18-19; 6 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 20, Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St., Park City. Comedy show follows melodrama. Door: $18, $12/children. Adv.: $15, $10/children. Cabaret seating, $20. 435-649-9371.
'THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE,' 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Feb. 19, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts, Westminster College, 1840 S. 1300 East, SLC. $10. 801-832-2457.
'A TALE OF TWO CITIES,' various times, Wednesday-April 9, Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City. $23-$26, $15-$16/children. 801-984-9000, www.halecentretheatre.org.
'IN,' various times, Mondays-Saturdays, Feb. 18-March 5, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East, U of U, SLC. Mature language, themes. $24-$42. 801-581-6961, www.pioneertheatre.org.
EXHIBITS
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ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER, Antelope Drive west through Syracuse to entrance gate (I-15, Exit 332). Wildlife photos by Scott Anderson of West Jordan, including images of the park's waterfowl. $9/vehicle. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 801-725-9263.
BOUNTIFUL/DAVIS ART CENTER, 745 S. Main St., Bountiful. Closing today: Art by members of the Palette Club of Ogden, plus works by Natalie Raevsky of Orem, Anthony Lott of Bluff, Alessandra Sulpy of Cedar City, Dan Toone of Taylorsville and Joshua Toone of Layton. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturdays, and 7-8:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month. 801-292-0367.
BRIGHAM CITY MUSEUM-GALLERY, 24 N. 300 West, Brigham City. "Earth From Space," Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturdays. 435-723-6769.
ECCLES COMMUNITY ART CENTER, 2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden. The Utah Watercolor Society's Signature and Two-Star Member Exhibit; tattoo-inspired art by Ryan E. Bouman of Harrisville in the Carriage House. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. 801-392-6935.
GALLERY AT THE STATION, Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden. Floral paintings by Daniel Ramjoue of Salt Lake City. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 801-393-9890.
KIMBALL VISUAL ARTS CENTER, 3848 Harrison Blvd., WSU, Ogden. Closing today: Annual Juried Student Exhibition. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays. 801-626-7689, http://dova.weber.edu.
MERRILL-CAZIER LIBRARY, USU campus (approximately 400 N. 900 East), Logan. "The Canyon: Recreation in Logan Canyon, 1890s-1970s," photos from the library's archives. 7 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, noon-midnight Sundays. 435-797-0890.
NORA ECCLES HARRISON MUSEUM OF ART, 650 N. 1100 East, USU, Logan. "EcoVisionaries: Designs for Living on Earth"; "Uses of the Real"; "Klompen," rhythmic sculpture by Trimpin; ceramics. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Suggested donation, $3/person. 435-797-0163.
SNOW HORSE GALLERY, Davis Conference Center, 1651 N. 700 West, Layton. Works by professional artists residing in Davis County, including Simon Winegar of Farmington, Scott Brough of Syracuse, and George Handrahan of Kaysville. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 801-546-8575.
STEWART LIBRARY, WSU, 3848 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. Photos by Herman Cater of Slovenia; wildlife and landscape photography by Kevin Mikkelson of North Ogden; "Eddington and Makov: Letterpress Broadsides." 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 1-9 p.m. Sundays. 801-626-6405.
UNIVERSE CITY, 2556 Washington Blvd., Ogden. "Little Hands, Big Art," silent auction of children's art, as well as works by professionals, to fund scholarships at WSU. 5-8 p.m. Fridays, 1-6 p.m. Saturdays, and by appointment. 801-458-8959.
WEBER COUNTY LIBRARY PLEASANT VALLEY BRANCH, 5568 S. Adams Ave., Washington Terrace. Ceramics by Suzanne Storer of Ogden. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sundays. 801-393-2304.
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ART ACCESS GALLERY, 230 S. 500 West, Suite 125, SLC. Closing today: Photographs by the Salt Lake Seven; paintings by Marci Erspamer; mixed media drawings by Scott Stanley. Opening with a reception 6-9 p.m. Feb. 18: "Big Eyed Women" group exhibit; glass sculpture by Sarinda Jones. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. 801-328-0703.
ART AT THE MAIN, 210 E. 400 South, SLC. Works by Terrece Beesley of Layton, and several Salt Lake area artists. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays. 801-363-4088.
BYU MUSEUM OF ART, North Campus Drive, BYU, Provo. "Carl Bloch: The Master's Hand"; free timed tickets required, http://CarlBloch.byu.edu. Also, "Dorothea Lange's Three Mormon Towns"; "Wide-Open Spaces: Capturing the Grandeur of the American Southwest," 80 paintings. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Free. 801-422-8287.
FINCH LANE AND PARK GALLERIES/ART BARN, 54 Finch Lane (1325 E. 100 South), SLC. Photos by Tessa Barton, including images of the artist's work at a leprosy colony in India; installation work by Naomi Marine; tribute to artist Helenka Bimstein (1914-2010). 9 a.m-5 p.m. weekdays. 801-596-5000.
GALLERY AT LIBRARY SQUARE, City Library, 210 E. 400 South, SLC. Closing Saturday: New work by Anne Becker. Continuing: "Rocks and Flowers: Composition, Texture, Metaphor," by Sherman Bloom; "Guardians: Consideration of Forms in Space and Place," by Paul Vincent Bernard. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sundays. 801-524-8200.
GALLERYUAF, in the Utah Arts Festival offices, 230 S. 500 West, Suite 120, SLC. Closing today: "A Life's Work," watercolors and photos by 96-year-old Cliff Greenwood. Opening with a reception 6-9 p.m. Feb. 18: "Abstraction," by Sonya Dinsdale, Jodi Steen and Todd Powelson. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. 801-322-2428.
GLENDINNING MANSION, 617 E. South Temple, SLC. Portraits of unknown sitters, from the state's fine arts collection. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday. 801-533-3581.
GREEN ROOM GALLERY, Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, SLC. "Women Seeing Women," includes photos by Cat Palmer of Washington Terrace. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturdays, and during plays. 801-363-7522.
KIMBALL ART CENTER, 638 Park Ave., Park City. Opening Saturday: "The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories," traveling exhibit of 100 pairs of artist-made shoes. Continuing: "Emily King: Snow Driven," cut paper art by King, of Kaysville; "Rebecca Jacoby: The Visitors," 45 paintings of visitors and ideas that passed through the SLC artist's studio. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 435-649-8882.
LOGE GALLERY, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East, SLC. Opening Feb. 18: "People & Places: Spring City Artists." 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays, as well as before and after performances and during intermissions. 801-581-6961.
L. TOM PERRY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, Harold B. Lee Library, BYU, Provo. "Literary Worlds: Illumination of the Mind," with letters, drawings and artifacts from authors such as Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle and Lewis Carroll. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday (closed 10:45 a.m.-noon Tuesdays), 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays. 801-422-3175.
PIONEER CRAFT HOUSE, 3271 S. 500 East, SLC. Nonprofit dedicated to preserving and teaching craft, including jewelry making, pottery, wood carving, rug making and more. Demonstrations and classes. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. http://pioneercrafthouse.com.
RIO GALLERY, 300 S. 455 East, SLC. "Along Those Lines," abstract, linear works by Roland Thompson, geometric abstracts by Allan Ludwig, and works using found objects, sculpture and video by Jared Clark. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday. 801-533-3582.
SALT LAKE ART CENTER, 20 S. West Temple, SLC. "Chuck Close," film about the artist, 7 p.m. today. Panel discussion, 7 p.m. Feb. 18, "The Influence of Media in Contemporary Dance." "New Frontier," multimedia performances and installations, part of the Sundance Film Festival. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays. Free, donations appreciated. 801-328-4201.
SALT LAKE GALLERY STROLL, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 18, with extended hours and informal receptions at several SLC-area galleries. www.gallerystroll.org.
SPRINGVILLE MUSEUM OF ART, 126 E. 400 South, Springville. Works by Utah painter B.F. Larsen (1882-1970). 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursday-Saturday (until 9 p.m. Wednesdays), 3-6 p.m. Sundays. 801-489-2727.
UTAH CULTURAL CELEBRATION CENTER, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City. "Art for the Soul," works by nine African-American artists, including Raymond Lark and Charles Bibbs. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and by appointment. Free. 801-965-5108.
UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Price Museum Building, 410 Campus Center Drive, U of U, SLC. Closing Sunday: "Yayoi Kusama: Decades"; "Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature"; "Trevor Southey: Reconciliation"; "Faces: Selections from the Permanent Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art," including pieces by Andy Warhol and Alex Katz. Continuing: "Collecting Knowledge: Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity." 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday (until 8 p.m. Wednesdays), 11 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends. $7; $5/seniors and ages 6-18; free/6-under, higher education students in Utah. 801-581-7332.
MUSEUMS
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GEORGE S. ECCLES DINOSAUR PARK AND MUSEUM, 1544 E. Park Blvd., Ogden. Dinosaur fossil lab, quarry, gold sluice and gem cave in the museum. More than 100 dinosaur replicas outdoors. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday (admission gate closes one hour prior). $7; $6/seniors, students; $5/ages 2-12. 801-393-3466, www.dinosaurpark.org.
HERITAGE MUSEUM OF LAYTON, 403 N. Wasatch Drive, Layton. Exhibit about the now-defunct Weekly Reflex newspaper. Local history artifacts. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturdays. Free. 801-336-3930.
HILL AEROSPACE MUSEUM, Hill Air Force Base, 7961 Wardleigh Road, Roy. Exit Roy gate (Exit 338) off I-15. Military aircraft, uniforms and artifacts, Women Airforce Service Pilots and more. Plane Talk, 1 p.m. Saturday: Gen. Stewart Boyd talks about managing the Pentagon's F-16 program. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. Free, donations accepted. 801-777-6868.
MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY, 500 N. 700 East, USU, Logan. Saturday: Focus on Gara cloth, made in Sierra Leone, with hands-on activities for kids and 1 p.m. presentation about the cloth's history. Ongoing exhibits about obsidian, Ãñtzi the Iceman, the Dogon tribe of Africa, and more. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Free. 435-797-7545.
NORTH OGDEN HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 332 E. Pleasant View Drive, North Ogden. Exhibits on North Ogden pioneers and American Indians. 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, or by appointment. 801-782-4458.
SYRACUSE MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER AND FARM AND HOME MUSEUM, 1891 W. 1700 South. More than 3,000 items about the city's history. Farm and Home Museum explores the city's agricultural past with murals, artifacts and hands-on exhibits. 2-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and by appointment. Free. 801-825-3633.
WEBER COUNTY DUP MUSEUM and Miles Goodyear Cabin, 2148 Grant Ave., Ogden. Artifacts, photos and histories of the Top of Utah's early settlers. Closed for winter. Group tours by appointment. 801-393-4460. Free.
WORLD OF PUPPETRY MUSEUM, Fine Arts Center, 58 S. 100 West, Brigham City. Open 2-5 p.m. the first and third Saturday of each month, with puppets from around the world, activities and shows. Free, donations appreciated. Private tours on request; $15. 435-723-0740.
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BYU MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY, 1683 N. Canyon Road, Provo. Dinosaur exhibits. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 801-422-3680.
BYU MUSEUM OF PEOPLES AND CULTURES, 100 E. 700 North, Provo. "Beneath Your Feet: Discovering the Archaeology of Utah Valley"; "New Lives: Building Community at Fourmile Ruin," exploring drought-plagued people in 1276 A.D. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, hours extended to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. 801-422-0020.
CAMP FLOYD/STAGECOACH INN STATE PARK AND MUSEUM, Fairfield, 22 miles southwest of Lehi on State Road 73. Opening Monday: "Money of the U.S. Civil War" exhibit. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. $2; $6/family. 801-768-8932.
CHASE HOME MUSEUM OF UTAH FOLK ART, Liberty Park, 1300 S. 700 East, SLC. By appointment only, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, through winter. Free. 801-533-5760.
CHURCH HISTORY MUSEUM, 45 N. West Temple, SLC. "The Gospel Blesses My Life: Children's International Art Exhibit"; "Mi vida, mi historia: Stories of Faith and Inspiration from Latin American Saints"; "The Salt Lake Tabernacle: Gathering the Saints Under One Roof." 9 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. weekends. Free. 801-240-3310, www.lds.org/museum.
CRANDALL HISTORICAL PRINTING MUSEUM, 275 E. Center St., Provo. Working replicas of the Gutenberg press, Ben Franklin's press and others. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays, $3; lecture tours by appointment, $45/up to 15 people. 801-377-7777 or www.crandallmuseum.org.
FORT DOUGLAS MILITARY MUSEUM, 32 Potter St., Fort Douglas (east of U of U), SLC. Collection of military uniforms, helmets, weapons, equipment and more, documenting the history of the military in Utah. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Closed Feb. 14. 801-581-1251.
JOHN HUTCHINGS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 55 N. Center St., Lehi. "Night at the Museum," 5-8 p.m. Thursday-Feb. 19, with roaming pioneers, dinosaurs and more; $3. Exhibits: bird eggs, fossils, rocks, shells, American Indian and pioneer artifacts. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; closed 3-5 p.m. Feb. 17-19. $4/adults; $3/children, seniors. 801-768-7180.
LIVING PLANET AQUARIUM, 725 E. 10600 South, Sandy. "Journey to South America," with Gentoo penguins, electric eels, and piranhas. Exhibits of seahorses, stingrays, sharks, jellyfish and Utah amphibians and fish. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday-Thursday. Regular admission: $9; $8/seniors, military; $7/ages 3-17. Stingray feeding 2 p.m. daily, except Thursdays; $6. Penguin Encounters, limited to eight people, 1 p.m. daily; $34/person. 801-355-3474.
MONTE L. BEAN LIFE SCIENCE MUSEUM, BYU, Provo. Exhibits of plants and animals. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays. Free shows daily, schedule at http://mlbean.byu.edu/. Free. 801-422-5051.
PARK CITY MUSEUM, 528 Main St., Park City. "Our Lives, Our Stories: America's Greatest Generation," national traveling exhibit. Displays on town history, from settlement and mining to ski mecca and music venue. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sundays. $10, $5/ages 7-17, free/6-under. 435-649-7457.
PIONEER MEMORIAL MUSEUM, 300 N. Main St., SLC. Early Mormon artifacts and relics. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Free. 801-532-6479.
THIS IS THE PLACE HERITAGE PARK, 2601 Sunnyside Ave., SLC. Train rides and self-guided walking tours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, limited program; $5/adult, $3/child, senior. Visitor center free. This Is the Place Monument open dawn-dusk daily; free. 801-582-1847.
UTAH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1390 E. Presidents Circle, U of U, SLC. Closed until fall; moving to a new location. 801-581-6927, www.umnh.utah.edu.
WHEELER HISTORIC FARM, 6351 S. 900 East, SLC. Preserved farm with exhibits on 19th-century farm life. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday with tours of farmhouse on the hour Monday, Wednesday, Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; $2. Cow milking is 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 50 cents. Farm admission free. 801-264-2241.
DANCE
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COUNTRY DANCE, 8-11:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden. 8 p.m. lessons; 9 p.m. dance starts. $4/lesson, $5/dance. 801-805-4846.
DANCE, featuring the music of Tony Summerhays, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Golden Hours Center, 650 25th St., Ogden. Also, free beginning line-dance lessons at 7:15 p.m. on the first three Wednesdays of the month. Dance, $5.
LEARN TO DANCE, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Nightclub 2, two-step, waltz and cha-cha, 7-9 p.m. Mondays, Eagles Lodge, 975 Wall Ave., Ogden. $2. 801-985-5949.
SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE CLUB, Valentine Dinner Swing Dance, 8-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Golden Hours Center, 650 25th St., Ogden. Bring potluck dinner to share. $5. Singles welcome. 801-479-4312.
SINGLE SWINGERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB, for singles and couples, 7-10 p.m. Thursdays, Eagles Lodge, 975 Wall Ave., Ogden (enter rear door on west side). $4 suggested donation. 801-776-6751.
SQUARE DANCING, 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays, Brigham City Senior Center, 24 N. 300 West, Brigham City. $4. 435-633-8827.
LEARN TO SQUARE DANCE, to slower music with the Golden Promenaders, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Golden Hours Center, 650 25th St., Ogden. $4 donation suggested. Couples, singles and rusty dancers welcome. First time free. 801-393-1916.
WILD BUNCH SQUARE DANCE CLUB, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Golden Hours Center, 650 25th St., Ogden. $8/couple. 801-393-6242. 801-774-9447.
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UTAH DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS ballroom dance competition, 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Show Barn at Thanksgiving Point, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi. $10. 801-224-9012, www.utahdancesport.com.
'CINDERELLA,' BYU Theatre Ballet, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday, de Jong Concert Hall, BYU, Provo. $6-$12; www.byuarts.com.
'VIENNA BALL,' dance to live music by the Salt Lake Symphony, 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday (dance instruction at 6:30 p.m.), Olpin Union Ballroom, U of U, 200 S. Central Campus Drive, SLC. $50/g.a., $75/reserved seat, $1,000/table for eight. 800-838-3006, www.saltlakesymphony.org.
VALENTINE DINNER-DANCE, with Joe Muscolino Band, 6-10 p.m. Monday, Thanksgiving Point, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi. $45/adv., $50/day of. 801-768-4900, www.thanksgivingpoint.org.
'LEGENDS IN CONCERT,' traditional dances from around the world, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18-19, de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo. $6-$10. 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.
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'BLING & THINGS,' jewelry and accessory boutique, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Legacy Events Center, 151 S. 1100 West, Farmington. $1. 801-814-8670.
FAMILY VALENTINE'S DANCE, music, games, face painting, refreshments, 7-9:30 p.m. today, Central Davis Junior High Gym, 663 N. Church St., Layton. Free. Sponsored by Layton City Recreation. 801-336-3900.
THE CHOCOLATE AFFAIRE, Ogden Opera Guild fundraiser, 6 p.m. Feb. 12, Black Box Theatre, St. Joseph Catholic High School, 1790 Lake St., Ogden. $50/advance, $60/door. 801-394-1309.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: NIXON IN CHINA, cinema event, 11 a.m. Saturday, Newgate Tinseltown, 3651 Wall Ave., Ogden; Layton Tinseltown, 720 W. 1500 North, Layton; Cinemark Bountiful 8, 206 S. 625 West, Bountiful. $22, $20/seniors, $15/children. www.fathomevents.com.
KEITH STUBBS, comedian, 7 p.m. Monday, Wiseguys Comedy Cafe, 269 Historic 25th St., Ogden. $10. www.wiseguyscomedy.com.
BRIAN REGAN, comedian, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Feb. 18 and 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Ellen Eccles Theater, 43 S. Main St., Logan. $39.50. 435-752-0026, www.ellenecclestheatre.org.
'SESSIONS ON THE LEDGE,' music, dance, theater, poetry by community members, noon-1 p.m. Tuesdays, Shepherd Union Building, WSU, 3848 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. Free. Performers must register in advance; 801-626-7243.
AMERICAN WEST HERITAGE CENTER, six miles southwest of Logan, 4025 S. U.S. 89-91, Wellsville. Living history closed for season. Cache Valley History Exhibit features artifacts, interactive displays; open 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free. 435-245-6050, 800-225-3378.
ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK features biking and hiking trails, beaches, wildlife. Fielding Garr Ranch and visitor center open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Park open 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. Reached via I-15 Exit 332, west of Syracuse. $9/vehicle. 801-773-2941.
BEAR RIVER MIGRATORY BIRD REFUGE, 2155 W. Forest St., Brigham City. Education center, with interactive exhibits, wetland diorama, 1/2-mile outdoor trail, open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Free Film Fridays features "American Eagle," a "Nature" film, 7 p.m. today and "March of the Penguins" 7 p.m. Feb. 18. Auto tour loop through refuge, 12 miles west of center, open dawn to dusk daily; call ahead to check road conditions, 435-734-6422. Free. 435-734-6425.
ECCLES ICE CENTER offers public skating, 2825 N. 200 East, North Logan. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1:30-3:15 p.m. Saturdays, and 2-4 p.m. Sundays. Evening skating 6:15-8:15 p.m. Friday-Saturday and various times other nights; call 435-752-1170 or visit www.ecclesice.com. $4.50; $3.50/children, seniors; $1.75 skate rental.
GOLDEN SPIKE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, with exhibits, films, self-guided auto tour, hiking and biking. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; engine house tours to view locomotives available most days 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Last Spike Site at Promontory Summit, 32 miles west of Brigham City via I-15 (Exit 365) and state roads 13 and 83. $5/vehicle. 435-471-2209.
ICE SHEET, 4390 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, offers public skating Monday-Saturday. Sessions are noon-2 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Saturday; noon-3 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays; 6-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Admission: $4; $3.50/ages 3-17, seniors; $2.75/military; free/2-under. $1.50 skate rental. Discounts for groups of 10 or more. 801-778-6360.
HARDWARE RANCH, refuge for wintering elk, open noon-5 p.m. Fridays and Mondays, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, through Feb. 28. Sleigh rides (snow permitting) or horse-drawn wagon rides to view elk herd offered until 4:30 p.m. $5, $3/ages 4-8, free/3-under. No food services; bring picnic lunch. Located 15 miles east of Hyrum on State Road 101 in Blacksmith Fork Canyon. No credit cards. 435-753-6168, http://wildlife.utah.gov/hardwareranch/.
OGDEN NATURE CENTER, trails, animal watching and more, 966 W. 12th St., Ogden. "Nature Is for Lovers," for age 21-older, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; $15/couple, due 4 p.m. today. Wild Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.: "Winter Sleepers," about hibernation. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m-4 p.m. Saturdays. $4, $3/seniors, $2/ages 2-11, free/under 2. 801-621-7595.
STOKES NATURE CENTER, plants, fossils, animals, hiking trails, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2696 E. U.S. 89, Logan Canyon. Free. 435-755-3239, www.logannature.org.
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BEN BAILEY, comedian, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. today-Saturday, Wiseguys Comedy Cafe, 2194 W. 3500 South, West Valley City. $20. www.wiseguyscomedy.com.
MATING DANCES, dinner/class on animal courtships, 7-10 p.m. today-Saturday, Hogle Zoo, 2600 E. Sunnyside Ave., SLC. Age 18-older. $30. www.hoglezoo.com.
'WILD HEARTS BALL,' fundraiser for the Utah Museum of Natural History, 6 p.m. Saturday, Historic George Thomas Building, 1390 E. Presidents Circle, U of U, SLC. Features an auction for gifts and experiences. $150, $275/couple. 801-585-6308.
'CHARETTE: THE SEARCH FOR RDT'S IRON CHOREOGRAPHER,' fundraiser with improvised choreography, humorous "bribing" of judges, and refreshments, 7 p.m. Saturday, Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, SLC. $35. ArtTix.
REMEMBERING WORLD WAR II, a veterans lecture series, 7 p.m. Monday, City Library, 210 E. 400 South, SLC. Robert Monson, a B-24 front gunner in Europe, shares his experiences. The East Street Band performs at 6:15 p.m. Free. 801-273-7695.
'CIRCO AEREO,' 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo. $18-$28. 801-422-4322 or www.byuarts.com.
'TRANSFORMING AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE,' Utah Museum of Natural History lecture by Jeff Muhs of USU, 7 p.m. Wednesday, City Library, 210 E. 400 South, SLC. Free. http://umnh.utah.edu.
SALT LAKE INTERNATIONAL TATTOO CONVENTION, Feb. 18-20, Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 W. South Temple, SLC. Hours: 2-10 p.m. Feb. 18, noon-10 p.m. Feb. 19 and noon-7 p.m. Feb. 20. $20, $5/students, free/age 10-under. 801-230-0180.
DANTE, comedian, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Feb. 18-19, Wiseguys Comedy Cafe, 2194 W. 3500 South, West Valley City. Age 18-older. $10. www.wiseguyscomedy.com.
SALTCON, gaming convention, 10 a.m.-midnight Feb. 18-19, Fort Douglas Officers' Club, 150 S. Fort Douglas Blvd., U of U, SLC. $20 through Sunday, $30 thereafter; two-day individual and group passes available. 801-309-3187, www.saltcon.com.
NASA BLAST, interactive exhibits from San Francisco's Exploratorium, space garden, solar system walk, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday, through December, various venues at Thanksgiving Point, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi. $20-$30; $16-$24/children. Reached via I-15, Exit 284 (Highland-Alpine). 801-768-2300, 888-672-6040 or www.thanksgivingpoint.com.
'UTAH IN THE UNION: THE STORY OF THE 45TH STATE,' historical documents, photos, artifacts, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, Utah State Capitol, 350 N. State St., SLC. Free. 801-538-1800, www.utahstatecapitol.utah.gov.
HISTORIC SALT LAKE CITY TOURS, sponsored by Utah Heritage Foundation. Guided tours of David Keith Mansion, McCune Mansion and Marmalade District, by appointment; $3. Also self-guided tours of historic districts, with downloadable maps and audio. Free. 801-533-0858, ext. 104, or www.utahheritagefoundation.com.
CLARK PLANETARIUM features daily star shows, IMAX films, cosmic light shows, 110 S. 400 West (at The Gateway), SLC. Open 10:30 a.m. daily; closes at 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday (or after last show begins), 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Free exhibits include rocketry, MarScape, meteorites, weather station. $8, $6/age 12-under. Special-engagement shows have different rates. 801-456-7827, www.clarkplanetarium.org.
HEBER VALLEY HISTORIC RAILROAD features Soldier Hollow Express, Tube 'n Train, Ice Skating Train and more, various times Fridays-Saturdays through February, 450 S. 600 West, Heber City. $16-$38. 435-654-5601, Smith's Tix; www.hebervalleyrailroad.org.
HOGLE ZOO, 2600 E. Sunnyside Ave., SLC. Animal Encounters, feeding of various animals, features bats at 2:30 p.m. today and Feb. 18 ($49) and giraffes at 10 a.m. Saturday ($39); reservations required. "World of the Wild" art exhibit on display 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Zoo hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; stay on grounds until 5:30 p.m. $9; $7/ages 3-12, seniors; free/2-under. 801-582-1631.
RED BUTTE GARDEN, 300 Wakara Way, U of U, SLC. "The Nature of Sustainable Art," works made from sustainable and recycled materials. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. $6; $4/seniors, children; free/3-under, members. 801-585-0556.
SWANER ECOCENTER, 1258 Center Drive, Park City. Exhibits, climbing wall, preserve and more. Noon-5 p.m. Wednesday, noon-6 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. $9, $7/seniors, $6/ages 3-11, free/3-under. Green building tours 11 a.m. Thursdays; $5, reservations required. 435-649-1767.
THANKSGIVING POINT features North American Museum of Ancient Life, Fox Family Farm, more, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday (some areas close earlier). $2.50-$14. Reached via I-15, Exit 284 (Highland-Alpine). 801-768-2300, 888-672-6040, www.thanksgivingpoint.com.
TRACY AVIARY, 589 E. 1300 South, Liberty Park, SLC. Scout Day is Wednesday with free admission for anyone in a Scout uniform and a program on native Utah birds at 4:30 p.m. New South American Pavilion and southern ground hornbills exhibit. Feed South American sun conures in "Amazon Adventure," 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Also pelican feeding, children's activities, daily bird shows. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $5; $4/students, seniors; $3/ages 4-12; free/3-under. 801-596-8500.
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SALT LAKE ART CENTER, 20 S. West Temple, SLC. "Chuck Close," a portrait of one of the world's leading contemporary painters, 7 p.m. today. Free. 801-328-4201.
SILENT FILMS, Edison Street Organ Loft, 3331 Edison St. (a quarter block east of State Street at 3300 South), SLC. "Harold Lloyd's Valentine Special," 7:30 p.m. today. $6, $5/children. 801-485-9265.
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