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Utah Reggae Festival

Read more about the reggae festival and one of the performing bands, The Expendables at http://go.standard.net/story/expendables-step-into-spotlight-at-utah-reggae-fest

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QUEENS OF TART, comedy night, 8 p.m. April 30, The Complex, SLC. $16/adv., $18/day of. Age 21-older. Smith's Tix.

MICHAEL IAN BLACK, comedian, 7:30 p.m. June 2, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. June 3-4, 7:30 p.m. June 5, Wiseguys Comedy Club, Trolley Square, SLC. $12. Age 18-older. www.wiseguyscomedy.com.

JON LOVITZ, comedian, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. June 24-25, Wiseguys Comedy Club, West Valley City. $25. Age 18-older. www.wiseguyscomedy.com.

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Taggarts Grill is in picturesque Weber Canyon.

Fine dining & atmosphere

Taggart's Grill, located up Weber Canyon past Morgan, is off the beaten path. Yet the restaurant, rich in its history and famous for its homemade food and desserts, is always busy.

Currently owned by the Tuttle family, Taggart's was originally opened by the Taggart family as a gas station in 1937. By the early 1960s, it was operating as gas station and burger joint, until it burned down later that decade.

In the early '70s, the Taggarts rebuilt what is now a small part of the current building. At the time, it was a small convenience store, which closed in 1979.

Layton High students' films featured at True Blue festival

LAYTON -- Students at Layton High School will have their animation, directing and acting on display next Friday.

The True Blue Film Festival is entering its fourth season. The idea came from four students who approached their teacher, Eric Sholer, about starting a festival to exhibit their work. This year, they will have more than 50 submitted films.

On stage

Caine Lyric curtain goes up on 'Winnie the Pooh'

LOGAN -- Unicorn Children's Theatre is presenting an adaptation of "Winnie the Pooh" in the Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 W. Center St.

This presentation will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through April 30, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on April 30. The cast includes 25 people; 16 are local children.

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THEATER

Top of Utah

'ANNIE,' various times though May 7, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville. $16-$18; $15-$17/students, seniors. 801-298-1302. www.centerpointtheatre.org/firstseason.php.

'THE THREE MUSKETEERS,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Morgan Theatre, Chase Fine Arts Center, 400 N. 1200 East, USU, Logan. $9-$13. 435-797-8022 or http://arts.usu.edu.

'THE COMPLETE WRKS OF WLLM SHKSPR (ABRIDGED),' 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, through May 7, plus 2 p.m. Saturday, Heritage Community Theatre, 2505 S. U.S. 89, Perry. $9; $8/age 12-under, seniors. 435-723-8392.

On the town

Top of Utah

21-and-over venues

AMERICAN LEGION POST 87, 128 S. Main, Layton. 801-544-7220. 8 p.m. Fridays: karaoke. Friends of veterans welcome.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 134, 345 S. Depot St., Clearfield. 801-773-9419. 8 p.m. Fridays: karaoke. Friends of veterans welcome. 

B-2, 22 E. 200 South, Clearfield. 801-773-7164. 9 p.m. Saturdays: live entertainment.

BOGEY'S, 22 E. 200 South, Clearfield. 801-773-7164. Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays: karaoke with Crazy Britt (Music Man joins him on Thursdays and Fridays). Fridays and Saturdays: DJ Jarvaicios. Also Saturdays: DJ Aqua Blue.

Local concerts

A cappella group rocks out for a good cause

OGDEN -- Vocalocity will perform "a cappella that rocks" during a community fundraiser on April 29.

The benefit event for Bob Eggett of Washington Terrace runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Ballroom at Weber State University, 3848 Harrison Blvd.

Dance events

Meeting of the Tribes features belly dancers

SALT LAKE CITY -- Belly dancers from the Top of Utah will take part in the Meeting of the Tribes Saturday at the Masonic Temple Auditorium, 650 E. South Temple.

The Moroccan Winds School of Dance of Roy, Perizada of Farr West and Scimitar of Brigham City will perform in the 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. program.

Art news

Get to know art students

LOGAN -- Gallery visitors will feel like they know the students showing work in Utah State University's 2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition -- if the students have done a good job on their assignments.

The one-night show, with the theme "I Am," starts at 6 p.m. April 29, and continues until 9 p.m., in the Bullen Center at 43 S. Main, Logan.

Fun things to do

Guided hike explores Big Fill Trail history

PROMONTORY SUMMIT -- Children and adults can go take a hike Saturday in honor of National Park Week.

A guided walk along the Big Fill Trail is offered at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Golden Spike National Historic Site, located 32 miles west of Brigham City.

Archaeologist Scott Whitesides will lead visitors along the raised bed trail that was built across a ravine during construction of the first transcontinental railroad.

Just for kids

ARTS & CRAFTS

Top of Utah

BOOK MAKING CLASSES, for ages 6-12, Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden. Pocket accordion books, 2-3:30 p.m. May 4; $15. "Meandering Books Mini Library," 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, May 11-18; $25. 801-392-6935.

BEGINNING WATERCOLOR, for ages 8-14, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 21, Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden. $25. 801-392-6935.

MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner
Logan Arnold, Jordan Ballou and Tyler Thomas of the Roy High School band Mermaid Baby celebrate after winning the top prize during Battle of the Bands last Friday at Union Station in Ogden.

Roy's Mermaid Baby rises to the top

They came, they played, they conquered the stage.

And at the end of a hard-fought Standard-Examiner Battle of the Bands, a new champ was crowned for 2011 -- Roy High School's Mermaid Baby.

The trio includes Jordan Ballou, 17, on guitar, and bassist Logan Arnold, 20, both from Roy, and drummer Tyler Thomas, 20, of Ogden.

Ballou is a senior at Roy High. Arnold is a graduate of Roy. They met through Ballou's older brother.

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JUNIP, 9 p.m. April 29, The State Room, SLC. Age 21-older. $20/adv., $25/day of. www.thestateroomslc.com.

ACROSS THE SUN, 7 p.m. May 3, Mojos Caffe & Gallery, Ogden. $8/adv., $10/day of. Smith's Tix.

LEON RUSSELL, 8 p.m. May 9, The Depot, SLC. Age 21-older. $17/adv., $22/day of. Smith's Tix.

PATO BANTON, 9 p.m. May 20, The State Room, SLC. Age 21-older. $17/adv., $20/day of. www.thestateroomslc.com.

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, 5 p.m. May 29, Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele. $25/adv., $30/day of. Smith's Tix.

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