Fine Arts

Chuck Chase describes himself as a “manly man.” So he never imagined that one day he’d be onstage, in a ballet, dressed as a very tall woman. But when you love your children, you’ll do anything for them.

Imagine Ballet Theatre performs “The Nutcracker” six times over five days beginning on Wednesday on the stage of Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden. Chase makes his debut as Mother Ginger in a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Dec. 18.

Brigham City student troupe will be presenting 'The Will'

BRIGHAM CITY -- Fine Arts Center Entertainers, a high school student theater troupe, will present "The Will," opening on Thursday.

"The Will" tells a story of a group of strangers summoned to the mansion of Jock Muckhousen for the reading of his will. A lawyer informs members of the group they have to spend a night in the haunted house to win the inheritance. Each guest quickly devises a plan to scare the others into fleeing.

OGDEN -- Mayor Matthew Godfrey is honoring eight locals for their contributions to the arts in the city.

OGDEN -- The 337 Project Art Truck is on the road again, and this time it's traveling to Ogden.

The Art Truck used to be a vegetable delivery vehicle, but now its 24-foot box is covered with large-scale paintings and filled with installation art. The truck will be parked at the Harvest Moon Festival on Saturday, on Ogden's Historic 25th Street.

BOUNTIFUL -- County Commissioner Louenda Downs insists discussion of potential county help for a regional museum wasn't ignored, even if the county is in no rush to financially back the project.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Thousands of years of artistic expression are on display at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibit "Las Artes de Mexico" explores more than 3,500 years of Mexican art and culture, from Mesoamerican artifacts to the paintings of 20th-century modernist masters.