August Events in Salt Lake City

Celebrate the last days of summer before school starts with these fun events. Don't forget to visit The Utah Museum of Natural History before they move to their new place on Colorow Drive. Take a picnic to Salt Lake City's Top Parks and visit the Downtown Farmers Marcket. The first two weeks in August are typically time to enroll your child in public school here in Utah.

Salt Lake City Event Calendar for July

As always, if you or your organization has an event that you would like to see listed here, please e-mail me at saltlakecity@about.com. All events are subject to change without notice and the prices may change. Please check the organization's website for up-to-date information on all activities.

Art Exhibits and Events

Now through August 8th:

• Salt Lake Public Library
  • A Personal Look: Artwork by the Visual Art Institute
    Mixed-media portraits and self-portraits from students of the Visual Art Institute.
  • MNM Renaissance: Works by Michael Paul Morrison
    See Morrison's handmade models depicting famous European sculptures and architecture.

  Now through August 20th:

• Utah Cultural Celebration Center

  Face of Utah Sculpture Exhibit

  Well-known and emerging Utah sculptors exhibit both traditional and contemporary sculpture. See sculptor Tim Little's, Childhood Fantasy - an interactive, large scale piece depicting a winged fairy riding a stick-bug with honking noise makers and levers that produce streams of water. Also see the Wild Life of Dollores Shelledy - an outdoor sculpture exhibit of life-size zoo animals displayed outdoors on the Cultural Center Plaza.
  Free.

  Now through September 21st:

• Utah Museum of Fine Arts
  • Monet to Picasso from the Cleveland Museum of Art Exhibit
    
    • UMFA Members Free
    • Adults $15
    • Seniors $10
    • Youth (ages 6-18) $10
    • Children under 6 Free
    • University of Utah students, staff and faculty $10
    • *Tickets are timed for two hour blocks. You must arrive and be in the line queue during the two hour time block indicated on your ticket.
  • Take the 30 minute "Highlights of the Collection" Tour
    First Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m
    Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m.
    Free.

  Now through August 16th:

  • Brigham Young University Museum of Art

    Masterworks of Victorian Art from the collection of John H. Schaeffer
    Free.

Comedy Shows

Now through August 18th:

• The Off-Broadway Theatre
  Twelve Dancing Princesses - Starring a cast of at least a dozen.
  On Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m
  Saturday afternoon matinees August 9 and 16 at 2 p.m.

Now through August 23rd:

• Desert Star Playhouse

  Indiana Bones
  Shows start at 7 p.m. except Tuesday and Sunday, Matinees on Saturday

Festivals

Now through August 30th:

• Utah Shakespearean Festival
  Times and prices vary.
  This festival draws nearly 150,000 people to Cedar City, Utah to view the Bard's work.

August 16th:

Ferragosto Italian Cultural Street Festival

On 300 South and 450 West, next to Pioneer Park
10 a.m - 10 p.m.
Free.
Italian food and craft fair with a Colosimo's sausage eating contest. Italian car and scooter show, Italian films, Italian beer and wines and Italian karaoke.

Films

Now through August 30th:

• Friday Night Flicks
  Held at a different Salt Lake City park every Friday night. See the website for listings. Free popcorn. Pizza and drinks for sale. Free.

Now through August 30th:

• Salt Lake City Film Center

  Friday night film series to bring community together through film.
  Pioneer Park
  Shown Friday nights from 9-11 p.m.
  Films: Across the Universe, Spirited Away, Bread and Tulips, Bride and Prejudice, The Year My Parents Went on Vacation.

Heber Valley Railroad

Now through September 11th:

Reins 'N Trains

Tuesday - Thursday, departure at 10 a.m., returns at 1 p.m.
Tickets include train ride to Soldier Hollow, horseback riding, lunch and snacks. Only adults and children eight and above allowed.

Now through August 23rd:

Raft n' Rails

Tuesday - Saturdays
Departures - Returns: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Raft class I and II rapids on the Provo River. Take the train to Heber, raft down Provo Canyon and return on the train. Tickets include train ticket, life vests and guided rafting. Food and drinks are available on the train.

August 1st, August 15th and September 12th:

Heber Valley Hoedown

From 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Learn the Virginia Reel square dance at a western hoedown and a home-style barbeque.

August 9th, August 23rd and September 6th:

Hay Train

From 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Tickets include a country picnic, a horse-drawn wagon ride and cowboy poetry.Ride an ol' west train while enjoying a country picnic and homemade cobbler. Stop for a horse-drawn wagon ride, experience blacksmithing and cowboy poetry.

August 8th, 22nd, 29th and September 5th, 20th:

Sunset BBQ Special

From 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Ride along Deer Creek with live music and an outdoor barbeque.

August 2nd, 16th, 30th and September 13th, 27th and November 8th:

Comedy Murder Mystery

From 6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
The Chameleons Whodunit Company takes guests along on a murder mystery ride. Guests hear the story line, quiz the actors, look for clues and guess 'whodunit.' Prizes awarded to detectives who correctly identify whodunit.

Other Events

Now through October:

• Downtown Farmers Market
  Held Saturdays until October from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

August 9th:

Teddy Bear Picnic at [link url=http://www.hoglezoo.orgHogle Zoo

Saturday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Get $2 off a child's admission ticket at Hogle Zoo by bringing a teddy bear to the bear grotto. Watch black bears play with enrichment items, enjoy a special kid's meal with a bear cup at the Bear Grotto, get a teddy bear check-up with a zoo veterinary staff, watch the teddy bear puppet show, and enjoy the music of Doc Young's Family Band as they play songs from their new CD "Train at the Zoo."