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Great review of Keane‘s recent concert in Salt Lake City.

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The Wood Brothers Interview: Warts and All

From left to right: Jano Rix, Chris Wood, Oliver Wood; Photo by Alysse Gafkjen

BY JORDAN MAINZER

In between One Drop of Truth and their next record (hopefully out early next year), The Wood Brothers are giving a glimpse as to why they’re even more essential as a live band than as a studio band. Live At The Fillmore, out a week from Friday, documents their two-night stand at the San Francisco venue, a mix of songs from Truth, older material, and covers. According to drummer (and “third brother”) Jano Rix, the nights there weren’t technically their best shows but the ones that captured the spirit of their live show better than any other. Speaking to me over the phone last week from his dressing room in San Rafael, Rix shared some insight into the band’s live approach, including how their songs change over time and how they construct set lists. Read the interview below and catch the band on tour at various points throughout the rest of the year; they’re working with Thistle Farms so that $1 from every ticket sold will go towards helping female victims of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction.

Since I Left You: Why did you decide to release a live record?

Jano Rix: One reason is we tend to change the arrangements of songs over time, and things just evolve. Sometimes, the instrumentation evolves in songs, and we play them in a completely different way. To present a different take on the songs and kind of document that. And depending on where the songs fall in the set on a certain night, we might play them on completely different instruments. It’s nice to document some of that stuff. Sometimes, we feel like we get better at them, too, over the years. [laughs]

SILY: Is this recorded performance some of the best that your old songs have ever been?

JR: We like to think so. [laughs] But we tend not to listen back to the records for years and years. Sometimes, we’ll hear the album version come on the radio and are so surprised at the tempo. We’ll have completely forgotten and be like, “Oh yeah, there are horns on this song.” It’s about the evolution and capturing where we are creatively this year.

SILY: How do you decide on your set lists on a nightly basis?

JR: There are a lot of factors: what day of the week it is, the town we’re in, what we played last time in the town. We look back at previous years’ sets and try to do something different each time. If we’re playing multiple nights in a place, we’ll try to write different sets for different nights. And just trying to construct a flow that will take people on a journey from the beginning to the end. Take into consideration what the venue feels like and what the audience is gonna feel like there. If it’s all standing, if it’s a seated theater, if it’s a festival and there’s three other bands playing within a half mile of us--then the soft songs with lots of space are not gonna go over well. We all meet about it about an hour before we go on. That’s when we write the set.

SILY: How has touring One Drop of Truth been unique as compared to touring previous records?

JR: That’s a good question...I haven’t really pondered that...I don’t know that it’s really all that different. We don’t play songs mostly from the record we just put out. We play all Woods Brothers songs every tour. We mix up new songs with the old songs. People want to hear songs from the first record. So I wouldn’t say it’s that different. Our crew has gotten bigger, and we’re carrying more instruments, gear, and lights, which is it’s own challenge, but it’s been really rewarding.

SILY: Your discography certainly has some upbeat songs, but they’re mostly very lyrics-forward. Your live shows seem to be more celebratory. Do you “put on a show” more than simply play songs?

JR: For sure. It’s a show! It’s changed a lot since the early days just because of the venues we’re playing. When you’re playing to a few hundred people in a club, they’re basically in your living room. When you’re playing to 2,000 people, what gets across and what’s possible is different. As time has gone on, we’ve had more songs on records that are danceable, and people have come to really like that. We’re just kind of in it with everybody. They like what we do, but we like what they do, too. We’re feeding off of them. It influences us how to write a set.

SILY: On the performances of Smoke Ring Halo’s “Blue And Green” and [Jimmy Reed cover] “Big Boss Man”, you play keys and drums at the same time.

JR: I do that quite a bit these days.

SILY: It’s obviously something you can’t realize just listening to the record. So where does a live album, for you, fit? In between a concert and a record? Or is it still just a record?

JR: It’s definitely more in between. Especially this one and the last one. Though we recorded the entire spring and listened to all of it, we decided to put out just the Fillmore, warts and all...We had some more perfect performances, but the Fillmore had a lot of energy. We thought it would be cool to document the experience of going to a show.

SILY: What are all of the different instruments you play on any given night?

JR: I play all sorts of messed up toy instruments. [laughs] I play drums, the shuitar, a crappy old guitar I mashed into a percussion instrument, keyboards, melodica--that’s about it. But I’m pretty busy up there.

SILY: Do you have a pretty standard rotation of covers in your arsenal? Or are you constantly learning new ones?

JR: It’s best when we’re constantly learning new ones. We learn new covers when we have openers sit in with us and try to learn a song they know. It’s always good inspiration.

SILY: What else is next for you and The Wood Brothers in the near future?

JR: We’re on the road. We’re working on the final mixes for the next studio record, which we’ve been working on for the past year. We’re getting ready to finish that up, and the album will come out the beginning of next year. We’re excited about that. We also have a show at Red Rocks [Amphitheatre] a couple weeks away. That’ll be a big, fun show for us.

SILY: Any plans to come back to Chicago?

JR: Of course. Every year we’ll be in Chicago. It’s one of our favorite cities to play. You guys have the most great venues of any cities we know of. There are just so many.

SILY: What are your favorites?

JR: SPACE in Evanston. The Vic. Lincoln Hall. Old Town School of Folk Music--that place is amazing! We’ve just played so many venues in that town, as opposed to other major cities where at every size, there’s maybe one decent venue, if it’s decent.

SILY: What are some of your other favorite cities to play?

JR: We do always enjoy our West Coast runs, especially during the winter, for the change of weather. It’s really fun to play Levon’s Barn [Levon Helm Studios] in upstate New York. The Beacon [Theatre] in New York. Stone Mountain Arts Center in the middle of nowhere in Maine. It’s beautiful and has the best backstage anywhere. There are so many great venues around, but they’re not always the big ones. It depends on the vibe.

SILY: Is there anything you’ve been listening to, watching, or reading lately that’s caught your attention?

JR: I wish I had an answer for that, but nothing specific comes to the tip of my tongue. I have been listening to a lot of Cuban salsa lately.

Tour dates:

8/27 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House ** 8/28 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden ** 9/5 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^ 9/8 - Chattanooga, TN - Moon River Music Festival 9/21 - East Aurora, NY - Borderland Music and Arts Festival 10/16 - Pensacola FL - Vinyl Music Hall 10/17 - Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall 10/18 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 10/19 - Greensboro, NC - The Carolina Theatre 10/20 - Black Mountain, NC - Leaf Festival 10/25 - Placerville, CA - Hangtown Music Festival 11/7 - Roanoke, VA - Shaftman Performance Hall ^^ 11/8 - Highlands, NC - Highlands Food & Wine Festival ^^ 11/9 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall ^^ 11/10 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre ^^ 11/12 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant ^^ 11/13 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman ^^ 11/14 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ^^ 11/15 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre ^^ 11/16 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue ^^ 12/3 - Baton Rouge, LA - Manship Theatre ^^^ 12/4 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater ^^^ 12/5 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre ^^^ 12/6 - Dallas, TX - The Kessler Theater ^^^ 12/7 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom ^^^ 12/9 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown ^^^ 2/27 - 3/2 - Punta Cana, DR - Avett Brothers at the Beach 3/6 - Santa Barbara, CA - Campbell Hall

** w/ Colter Wall ^ w/ Fruition + Steep Canyon Rangers ^^ w/ Nicole Atkins ^^^ w/ Katie Pruitt

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Mooning garden gnomes? ? Tell us your story please!

Oh, absolutely.

So I live across the street from a house that looks like it belongs on the front cover of a Better Homes and Gardens magazine. You know the types. Tidy brick, pristine white lattice fences, arbors and gates with climbing ivy and grapevines, prize rosebushes all over, cute lawn ornaments, lush gardens and flagstones with moss planted between them. It’s so fucking cute. 

Up until about 3 years ago, an incredibly sweet old woman lived there, and had lived there for long before I was born. She’s long since moved into a retirement home, but the people who live in her house now keep the house just as tidy as she did. I think they even added a fountain. It’s really chill.

My neighbor was less sweet when it came to her neighbors. They moved into our neighborhood about five years ago from one of those rich, fancy suburbia hellscapes in the southern half of the Front Range, near Red Rocks Amphitheater. (If you live in the Denver area, you know exactly which ones I’m referring to. No shade if you live in one of those houses, don’t worry, this is just about These Particular Assholes.) 

I only know because I met them once when they moved in, and they never shut up about their old neighborhood. And they act like it, too. They act like our neighborhood has a homeowner’s association and some kind of “standard look” every house has to adhere to, which gets them in a lot of fights with other people. And the people living there think their kids can do no wrong.

My neighbor, however, knew firsthand that her neighbors’ kids are absolute fucking shitheads. 

My sophomore year of high school, the youngest stole her cat off the porch - she escaped and got home safely, don’t worry - and the oldest poured bleach on her rosebushes. And these are gorgeous rosebushes, too: big red, peach, yellow things with blooms the size of your hand, hardy enough to come back every year, and so sweet-smelling that every pollinating creature in a 50 mile radius divebombs them like band kids swarming a Denny’s after a competition. After the oldest son poured bleach on the roses, we all thought that my neighbor was going to snap and sue them, because they all had to either be pruned back to the roots or replaced completely. That was easily a couple hundred dollars’ worth of roses, and years of love and labor, down the drain.

She did not sue or call the cops. She went over and attempted to start a polite conversation over how her neighbors’ kids were fucking assholes, and the parents shut her down. “Boys will be boys,” etc.  But my neighbor knew how much these fuckers like keeping up nonexistent appearances, especially how much they like interfering with everyone else’s. 

Fast forward about two weeks. A UPS truck pulled up to my neighbor’s house one morning, and the driver put a cardboard box about the size of a desk lamp on her front porch. I was watching all this from the living room window, catching some rays and drinking some coffee while waiting for a good enough time to panic myself into doing some homework. I watched as my neighbor opened the box right on her front porch, carried the box over to an empty spot in her garden, and pulled out a gnome like this smug-looking motherfucker, which 5 bucks says will get flagged by Tumblr.

[ID: a photograph of a mooning garden gnome. The gnome is standing in profile, bent over and exposing its butt, which we can’t see because of the camera placement. It has a long white beard, a red pointed hat, and a wide smile. A bird is perched on top of the gnome’s butt. End ID.]

She set it up so the gnome’s naked ass pointed right at the window of her neighbors’ master bedroom. 

Every single day, before she went to the retirement home, my neighbor puttered out to her garden, cleaned the leaves and dust off the gnome with a broom, and headed back inside. In the winter, sometimes all you could see was the top of the gnome’s butt peeking out through the snow; I honestly think she went out there to clean it off herself, when the snow covered it, just to make sure the neighbors got the message year-round. When my neighbor moved to the retirement home, the garden gnome vanished, but I sincerely hope that it went with her and she’s terrorizing any of her asshole neighbors with it.

The garden gnome - or, at least, a Merle Highchurch “three fifths of your entire ass” version of it - makes a cameo in my upcoming Hollis character study, The Secret Garden, and will be immortalized for the rest of time. Oh - and according to this zulily listing, that gnome in the picture lights up!

[ID: the same gnome as the first picture, photographed from the same angle, but at night. Its red hat and the bird on its backside are lit from within by a soft yellow glow. End ID.]

Hope y’all enjoyed this story! It’s one of my favorites. My former neighbor was a fucking legend.

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The B-52's Announce 40th Anniversary World Tour

Tour dates:

05/04 West Palm Beach, FL - Sunfest

05/12 Arlington, TX - KAABOO Texas

05/26 Nashville, TN - Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender

06/21 Vitoria, Spain - Azkena Rock Festival

06/23 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso

06/24 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique

06/26 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk

06/27 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle

06/29 Gateshead Sage, UK - Gateshead Sage

06/30 London, UK - Eventim Apollo

07/02 Nottingham, UK - Royal Concert Hall

07/03 Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo

07/05 Paris, France - Olympia

07/07 Argeles Sur Me, France - Festival les Deferlantes

08/01 Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheatre

08/03 San Diego, CA - Bayside Summer Nights

08/04 Los Angeles, CA - Microsoft Theater

08/06 Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheater

08/07 Seattle, WA - BECU ZooTunes Concert Series

08/08 Missoula, MT - Kettlehouse Amphitheater

08/10 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater

08/11 Murphys, CA - Ironstone Amphitheatre

08/12 Saratoga, CA - TheMountain Winery

08/14 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre

08/16 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre

08/17 Dillon, CO - Dillon Amphitheater

08/18 Greenwood Village, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre

08/21 San Antonio, TX - The Majestic Theater

08/22 Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall

08/24 Sugarland, TX - Smart Financial Centre

08/25 New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theatre

08/28 Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall

09/06 Greensboro, NC - White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex

09/07 Atlanta, GA - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park

09/08 Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center at the Heights

09/11 Grand Rapids, MI - Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens

09/13 Toronto, ON - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts

09/14 Detroit, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre

09/17 Washington, DC - The Anthem

09/19 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Performing Arts

09/20 Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Resort Casino – Grand Theater

09/22 Asbury Park, NJ - Sea.Hear.Now Festival*

09/24 New York, NY - Summerstage – Central Park

#soundcheckwithgentry #theb52s #rockmusic #rocknroll #rock #poprock #worldtour #classicrock #rockrageradio #rockisNOTdead

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ÑEWSFLASH: The B-52's 40th Year Anniversary Tour with OMD and Berlin! Friday August 16 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden Amphitheater! For more info and tickets visit: www.espacioalternativo.com (at Lehi, Utah) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J1DifAcTE/?igshid=19agb8aus8go3

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20 Fab Things to Do in Utah - A helpful Video Guide

Utah may not be the first state to come to your mind when you think about holidays and vacations, but one trip to this state may knock your favorite travel destination off the top of your list.

Utah, the 45th state admitted to the U.S.A, is located in the western part of America and has a population of more than three million. It is popular for its natural diversity and it houses a range of terrains from arid deserts with astounding sand dunes to thriving pine forests in plateaus and mountain valleys.

When visiting this state, guests will find a handful of spectacular national parks, state parks, monuments, mountains , landmarks, lakes, and other natural areas to discover and explore. Utah’s towns and cities have arts and museums, home cooking and culinary surprises, charming wedding venues, drive-in theaters, and universities to see.

Free Things to See in Utah

1.Arches National Park

Arches National Park is located in the northern part of Moab in Utah. This national park is bordered by the Colorado River in the southeast. It is known as the site of more than two thousand natural sandstone arches, like the huge red colored Delicate Arch that lies in the eastern part of the site. Long and thin Landscape Arch is located in Devils Garden to the North. Other natural geological formations include Balanced Rock that towers over the desert landscape in the middle of the national park. This is one of the most famous and iconic natural structures that made Utah a top destination for hikers.

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Educational Things to See and Do in Utah

2. Natural History Museum of Utah

The Natural History Museum of Utah houses over than 1.5 million artifacts and relics. In the paleontology area, visitors can see exhibits with an emphasis on the Intermountain West, while the anthropology section is a home to specimens dating back to 11,500 BC. The vertebrate zoology section presents mammal, amphibian, bird, and reptile samples, while in the botany section, visitors can see frozen swatches preserved for DNA research.

Furthermore, the malacology area holds specimens from the six classes of marine mollusks, while the minerology department presents stunning minerals from all over the globe. Aside from exhibits, the Natural History Museum of Utah holds educational and recreational events for all ages.

Unique Things to See in Utah

3. Hill Aerospace Museum

The Hill Aerospace Museum's one-of-a-kind layout is shaped like an aircraft, which is fitting for a structure that operates as a field museum for the United States Air Force. Hill Aerospace Museum houses more than four thousand historical objects and artifacts from five eras, though at any given time only about twenty percent of the collection is on display.

The exhibit includes artworks, most of which is situated in the Lindquist Art Gallery, and the museum also conducts a Plane Talk lecture series, where speakers cover topics related to aerospace and defense. The iconic Utah Aviation Hall of Fame is also on site.

Adorable Things to See in Utah

4. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

The country’s biggest no-kill center, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary  houses an estimated 1,700 animals up for adoption. Stray animals like dogs and cats, bunnies and birds, horses and barn animals are sent here from all over America. Best Friends is likewise home to recovering wildlife and special needs animals.

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary shelters animals in groups (Dogtown, Cat World, Horse Haven, Bunny House, Marshall’s Piggy Paradise, and Parrot Garden) to encourage exercise and socialization among the same species. In the visitors center, visitors can sign up for tours, learn more about the animals, and join in unique events such as bunny yoga, Paint Your Pet’s Portrait, and Thanksgiving dinner.

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Things to See and Do with Kids in Utah

5. Bean Life Science Museum

Situated on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum focuses in the science behind life forms on our planet. Presentations cover subjects such as how Earth's characteristics give life and how all life is interlinked, the factors on underlying extinction, the conceptual view that humanity is the planet's steward, and the predator-prey connection.

The Bean Life Science Museum also has a play station for toddlers, and two galleries, one with a collection of more than 100 bird species and one with astonishing wildlife art. Bean Life Science Museum’s schedule includes popular attractions such as in-house live shows (animal or reptile), Night at the Museum events, and lectures.

Stellar Things to See in Utah

6. Clark Planetarium

Clark Planetarium now is a far cry from the light and space shows of yesteryears and while the planetarium does hold cosmic light shows in the evenings from Thursday to Saturday, they utilize the latest technology. The planetarium’s Hansen Dome Theatre is similarly of the moment, taking advantage of 3D computer animations and digital projection to provide a 360-degree interactive experience.

The IMAX theatre shows 3D films on a humongous, five-story screen together with 14,000 watts of digital sound. Clark Planetarium also provides community programs to the public and conducts free astronomy presentations with models of the solar system and authentic NASA equipment as well as interactive elements.

Historic Things to See in Utah

7. Bluff Fort Historic Site

The Bluff Fort Historic Site gives guests the opportunity to learn about both the fort itself and the perilous Hole-in-the-Rock adventure. Cabins were constructed with their windows and doors facing inwards toward the fort’s square to provide protection from invading forces.

The Bluff City meeting house worked for all communal purposes and was once a school, church, and public meeting place, while the Bluff co-op vended food and staple supplies to residents. The fort was disassembled in 1883, but the entire community continued and switched from farming to ranching. In the 1890s, residents built Victorian-style houses, which have been renovated together with the fort. The site also includes a visitors’ center and a gift shop.

Musical Things to Do in Utah

8. Listen to Utah Symphony

The Utah Symphony is a huge internationally acclaimed American symphony and an essential part of the American West’s cultural identity. The symphony promotes and provides educational programming and holds tours all throughout the region to support the arts, especially music.

Along with stellar performances at Abravanel Hall, the Utah Symphony conducts summer concerts at Park City’s Deer Valley Music Festival. Utah Symphony records intensively and has been nominated for Grammy Awards a lot of times. Most of their concerts start at 8:00 pm, while pre-concert lectures for MasterWorks performances begin at 6:45 pm. Utah Symphony concerts run for 90 to 120 minutes.

Cultural Things to See in Utah

9. Gifford Homestead

The Gifford Homestead is situated right in the heart of the Fruita Valley and allows visitors to experience a Mormon community as it existed in the valley at the start of the 20th century. The homestead presents rock walls and includes a farmhouse as well as a smokehouse, garden, barn, and even a pasture.

The farmhouse is a simulation of the favored rugged austere design and has a front room where the kitchen is situated as well as two small bedrooms on the ground floor, while the two bedrooms in the upper floor are only accessible by an outdoor ladder. The homestead has a sales outlet, too, where guests can buy locally made goodies and replica pioneer artifacts.

Things to See on a Rainy Day in Utah

10. Beehive House

The Beehive House in Utah was once the home of the early Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints leader Brigham Young. The home’s overall design accommodated the large Young family, with Brigham’s wife, Mary Ann, choosing to live in the property’s White House while Lucy Ann, the first wife, acted as hostess in the Beehive House, where she also lived alongside her nine children. A suite of rooms in the Lion House, where Brigham Young’s offices and bedroom were situated, was connected to the Beehive House. The property likewise includes the Brigham Young Historic Park. The building underwent renovation between 1959 and 1960 and now operates as a museum and provides 30-minute tours.

Relaxing Things to See in Utah

11. Red Butte Garden and Arboretum

Utah's Red Butte Garden welcomes visitors all year round and provides different plants and events for each season. While summer and spring are the crowd’s favorite times to see the garden to enjoy flowers and trees blooming to life in a tapestry of vivid colors, autumn offers dazzling fall foliage and winter presents red buds against a sheer white background, ideal for hiking or snowshoeing. In the summer, the garden conducts performances and shows in the amphitheater.

Red Butte Garden includes themed gardens and private or group tours are available. The garden also has quiet resting areas and guests can use the chairs, tables, and umbrellas available in the Four Seasons Courtyard.

Things to See and Do with the Family in Utah

12. Utah's Hogle Zoo

Hogle Zoo covers an estimated 42 acres and houses more than 800 animals. The zoo’s animal residents represent different animal life from all over the globe and include species from every ecosphere on  Earth. As a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Hogle Zoo guarantees that animals have a species survival plan to uphold genetic diversity.

Guests can buy one-on-one animal encounter tours with a personal tour guide, and group tours are also available. Groups can opt from feedings (birds, rhinos, or tortoises), orangutan training sessions, bringing daily food to apes, or having an up-close and personal meeting with a giraffe through the VIP observation deck.

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Luxurious Things to Do in Utah

13. Ski at Deer Valley Resort

A luxurious activity in Utah is definitely a posh skiing experience in Deer Valley. It is renowned for catering to wealthy customers, with premium services like ski valets as well as parking valets at no cost, and fine dining and designer shopping boutiques on site.

Apart from conducting International Ski Federation competitions and FIS World Cup events regularly, Deer Valley Resort was a 2002 Winter Olympics host for freestyle aerial, mogul, and alpine slalom events. Moreover, it has consistently ranked in the top three ski resorts in North America and also held the top spot every year from 2007 through 2011.

Things to Do with Marine Lovers in Utah

14. Loveland Living Planet Aquarium

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Utah has various wildlife species from all over the world situated in its 136,000 square feet, including areas on the Antarctic, Utah, the ocean, South America, birds, fish, invertebrates, and mammals. Visitors get to have an eye-to-eye contact with different sharks in the aquarium’s forty-foot underwater shark tunnel, see rainforest animals in the two-story rainforest gallery, or get to touch aquatic life in one of the aquarium’s two touch pools.

Apart from seeing marine animals during an aquarium visit, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium is likewise available for corporate as well as private events. The facility can also hold both formal and informal functions, with a max of 450 guests for seated dinners and even up to a thousand guests for receptions.

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium website

Adventurous Things to Do in Utah

15. Monument Valley Safari

Monument Valley has safari adventures of 1.5 to 7 hours in length throughout different sections of Monument Valley. Both Lower Monument Valley and Mystery Valley safaris are dubbed scenic and cultural, while the company’s award-winning combo safaris offer visitors a chance to explore two areas in just one tour: Lower Monument Valley (three hours)/Mystery Valley (three hours) or Tear Drop Arch (two hours)/Mystery Valley (four hours).

Monument Valley’s specialty tours contain a seven-hour Sunset Photography Tour of Hunts Mesa (ideal for adventurers looking for an off-the-grid experience) and the three-hour Starlight or Full Moon tours of Monument Valley. There are also private tours available.

Things to See and Do with the Locals in Utah

16. Park Silly Sunday Market

Park Silly Sunday Market in Utah is an eco-friendly open air market in Park City, Utah, held for fourteen Sundays every year between early June and mid-September. The market, which was initially founded in 2006, is free for all to attend, drawing nearly 200,000 yearly guests and approximately 2,000 vendor booths all throughout the season.

Visitors can explore farmer's market stalls and choose from a variety of delectable pantry goods or browse antique and regional arts and crafts vendors for rare finds. A range of regional food trucks and vendors are on site for local dining choices. Live music performances are also presented throughout the season, together with strolling performers such as magicians, balloon artists, and stilt walkers.

Historic Things to See in Utah

17. Park City Museum

Park City Museum features the colorful history of Park City and its significant role in developing the West. In addition to exhibits in the Tozer Gallery, the Park City Museum also provides lectures, historical walking tours, and other living history presentations and events. There are also guided tours, exhibits, and historical presentations available on a reservation-only basis.

Walking tours are held Monday to Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day (ages 13+). The yearly Historic Home Tour allows visitors explore a highlighted historic home, while the Hal Compton Research Library is utilized as an additional resource of knowledge about Park City’s history and its role in the city’s regional industry.

MORE DETAILS HERE

One-of-a-Kind Things to See in Utah

18. Utah Field House of Natural History State Park

The Utah Field House offers interactive exhibits and attractions mainly about prehistoric geological objects. Recent exhibits include the Uinta Fossil Journey, presenting a ninety-foot diplodocus skeleton and the Stories in Stone film. Meanwhile, at the Morrison Dig Site and Fossil Lab, visitors can uncover whether an article is an authentic fossil or just a debris on a simulated dig site before fully exploring the lab.

The Jurassic Hall exhibit presents three skeletons from 145 million years ago, shile the Eocene Gallery features objects and relics from that era, and the Rocks Revealed exhibit covers the four major eras in the planet’s history through fossils. Utah Field House also conducts programming and contains a children’s lab to entertain young guests, and a dinosaur garden with models.

Things to Do with Literature Fans in Utah

19. Utah Shakespeare Festival

Utah Shakespeare Festival is held annually at the Beverly Center for the Arts, from June 29 to October 21. The plays and events vary per season, but this season features nine plays as well as multiple events. Festival-goers can review about the performances in play seminars, which are always held in the morning.

Repertory Magic, where guests can ask questions, however, happens during Mondays and Fridays. Guests can also enjoy other privileges like backstage tours to see the props and other elements used in the amazing plays. Utah Shakespeare Festival also conducts free events: one of the three free Greenshows are conducted every night from June 29th to September, while costumes, props, and actor seminars are held on different days of the week.

FULL PROGRAMME DETAILS HERE

Historical Things to See in Utah

20. Cove Fort

Cove Fort Historic Site in Utah is the only remaining fortress constructed in the 1800s by the Latter-Day Saints and was built to provide water, food, and shelter to Latter-Day Saints traversing between Idaho and California. Cove Fort tours allow visitors to experience fort life in the 1800s.

In this site guests can see the kitchen or “big room”, where visitors were often fed and residents conducted religious services and meetings; the washing and weaving room, where all washing and bathing was done; and family and guest rooms, as well as the telegraph office, which also served as an overflow eating hall. Guests can likewise tour the stage and post office, prairie wagon, bunkhouse, blacksmith shop, and replica barn.

Eventhough Utah is not the top destination for holidays and vacations, the Beehive State certainly doesn’t disappoint and doesn’t fall short with millions of postcard-worthy things to explore there. From museums, to art centers, to natural wonders, Utah will have you coming back for more as it is nearly impossible to enjoy all the marvels it offers in just a few days of vacation.

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Utah is one of the nation's great outdoor states, with incredible national and state parks, top-rated ski resorts and natural wonders like you won't find anywhere else in the world.

A road trip through Utah is one of the best ways to view web sites and scenic trips everywhere across the state. For cultural highlights or nearby skiing, head to Salt Lake City. If you're looking for outdoor adventures, from hiking, mountain biking, and camping to ATV motorcycle riding and off-road pursuits, be sure to check out Moab and St. George. Keep in mind, Utah's elevation varies considerably, and while it's hot and sunny in some areas, it may be snowing in others. Some parks have only limited accessibility in winter, and some towns almost shut down during this season. But most of the best places to visit are open year-round.

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1. Zion National Park

Zion National Park, less than three hours drive from Las Vegas, has some of Utah's most striking views, with red cliffs, waterfalls and beautiful vistas. Many of the park's most impressive sites are found in Zion Canyon, along the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, which follows the valley floor.

From spring until fall, a sightseeing bus takes visitors through the park along this route, stopping at all the major sites and trailheads, making touring the park very simple. In winter, you can drive this route in your own vehicle.

The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway runs east-west through the park and is also a must-do drive. This self-drive route takes you high above the valley and offers incredible vistas from the lookouts.

Sometimes referred to as a vertical park due to its sheer vertical walls, Zion is a hiker's paradise. The most popular hikes in Zion are accessed off the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway.

Here, you'll find everything from simple walks along the valley floor to cliff-side trails, like the famous Angel's Landing trail, which is not for the faint of heart or anyone with a fear of heights. If you are here to truly experience the outdoors, you'll find quality campgrounds and RV parks in and near Zion National Park.

2. Arches National Park

Stunning stone arches and rolling petrified dunes, backed by the often snow-capped peaks of the La Sal Mountains, make this one of the most scenic parks in Utah. Arches National Park includes more than 2,000 natural stone arches.

The most famous of these, the most photographed is Delicate Arch, standing like a horseshoe jutting out of the ground, framing the distant mountains. Numerous walking trails and hikes lead to the most popular arches and other interesting rock formations.

But many of the main highlights can be seen right from the scenic drives through the park and easily accessed from the parking areas. The top attractions in the park are Devil's Garden, Delicate Arch, Fiery Furnace, Double Arch, Park Avenue, Balanced Rock, the Windows, Broken Arch, and Sandstone Arch.

Arches National Park is located just outside Moab, a town well-known by mountain bikers and outdoor adventurers. The park is significantly taller than the town and traverses a winding road with impressive views. You'll find several other scenic parks in the vicinity and a variety of good campgrounds in the area.

3. Monument Valley

Like a scene from an old western film, red rock buttes rise up from the orange desert floor, and occasionally a horse and rider even wanders by. This is Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, located on the Navajo Indian Reservation in southeastern Utah, near the Arizona border.

Many films and commercials have been filmed in this scenic area, which is famous for its red mesas and spectacular pins. Within the park is Valley Drive, a one-way, 17-mile, self-drive dirt road running between the buttes and through the dramatic landscape. Pullouts all along the route provide great opportunities to take pictures and soak up the scenery.

If you want to go beyond this one road to explore the park more fully, you must use a guide, which can be arranged at the visitor center.

If you don't have time for the drive, which is usually done at a snail's pace due to the curves and sightseeing stops, the view from the Monument Valley Visitor Center is spectacular, and one of the best viewpoints in Monument Valley.

4. Canyonlands National Park

  Canyonlands National Park is Utah's version of the Grand Canyon, without the crowds. The park has three software, the main software, which attracts the majority of viewers, is the Island in the sky. Our heading area and ours. It was chosen as one of the great games. Two of us, part of them. The area of this area is far from the commune.

One of the main attractions in Island in the Sky La Mesa Arch. This beautiful stone arch, particularly stunning in the early morning hours or late afternoon, forms a window to the canyons, buttes, and torn landscape below.

Also of note in this section is the White Rim Road, which runs down from the park to the valley below, following a dirt road of switchbacks along sheer cliff walls. This road is only for the brave. Visitors can catch a glimpse of the White Rim Road, across the road from the Island in the Sky Visitors Center.

Canyonlands' Island in the Sky section is located not far from the town of Moab. The main access point is reached by heading north along Highway 191, beyond Arches National Park. The Needles District is located in the opposite direction, off Highway 191 heading south from Moab and takes about two hours to reach.

5. Bryce Canyon National Park

The colorful and tight hoods that dominate the landscape at Bryce Canyon are what makes this national park different from the rest of the spectacular locations in Utah. These stone pillars, glowing in shades of orange, pink, cream, and cinnamon, jut up from the floor of a huge natural amphitheater, creating a magical landscape that almost begs to be explored.

A scenic drive runs through the park and provides numerous lookouts all along the canyon. However, it's worth venturing down into the forest of hoodoos on one of the numerous hiking trails in the park to fully appreciate the size and unique shapes of these formations. Bristlecone pine trees are another surprise attraction found in Bryce.

Bryce Canyon National Park is located at an elevation of 8,000 to over 9,000 feet and receives snowfall during the winter months and into spring. Temperatures up here, even in summer, can be cool to very cold. The best time to visit is from April to October, particularly if you are planning on staying at one of the campgrounds in the area.

6. Salt Lake City and the Mormon Temple

Salt Lake City is often known as skiing and winter activities, and certainly many of Utah's best ski hills can be reached within an hour's drive from here. But this is a city worth visiting, regardless of the season, and offers many attractions and things to do.

Standing on Temple Square in the late 19th-century Mormon Temple, the largest Latter-day Saints temple and one of Salt Lake City's principal sites. The temple may only be entered by Mormons but it is definitely worth walking by to have a look. Other sites in the city include the Mormon Tabernacle and the State Capitol.

7. Park City and nearby Ski Resorts

Park City is a fun, mountainous town about 45 minutes southeast of Salt Lake City and is home to two great ski resorts. Right in front of the town is Park City Mountain Resort, with an elevator operating right from the town, and right down the street is Deer Valley Resort, one of Utah's best ski resorts. Both provide outstanding terrain for all levels of skiers.

Utah Olympic Park, also located in the vicinity, was used as a venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Today, it offers year-round activities for kids and adults, from ziplining and hiking in summer to bobsledding in winter. Also of note is one of Park City's most famous events, the annual Sundance Film Festival, held in late January.

8. Moab

For outdoor adventures in the Southwest, it's hard to beat the town of Moab. As the closest town to Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Dead Horse Point State Park, this area offers endless opportunities for hiking, biking, rafting, off-road adventures, and more.

The rolling petrified dunes and surrounding mountains provide breathtaking scenery and offer a playground for all kinds of outdoor pursuits. Mountain bikers come here for spring and autumn trips for great rides.

Although the town is known among mountain bikers for being the home of the famous and challenging Slickrock Trail, you can find trails here for all levels of bikers. When hiking, the trails in nearby parks offer great views, including Utah's famous Delicate Arch. You'll also find some incredible campgrounds near Moab.

In winter, this area receives snow, and the adventure opportunities diminish. The great time to visit is in spring (March to May) and autumn (September to October). You can still enjoy yourself here in summer, but daytime temperatures get very hot.

9. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

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The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a large area with rugged terrain, with views of canyons, arches, hills, waterfalls, forests, and bushes. It offers a sense of remoteness that is hard to find in other parks.

Dirt roads, where you can drive great distances without ever passing another vehicle, are all part of the experience. Covering 1.9 million acres, this is the largest national monument in the United States, and it's managed by the Bureau of Land Management, not the National Park Service.

Hiking is a popular way to explore the region. Lower Calf Creek Falls Trail offers some fabulous scenery and is one of the most photographed locations in Grand Staircase-Escalante.

In the southern part of the monument is Paria, a town near the Paria River, founded in 1865, but abandoned by 1920. Remnants of the town and the nearby areas have been used in a number of western films.

10. Dead Horse Point State Park

Dead Horse Point State Park, just outside of Moab, delivers one of the best lookouts of any state park in Utah. The main viewpoint looks over a gooseneck in the Colorado River carving through the colorful landscape.

Cliff walls rising 2,000 feet and plateaus at various levels stretch out into the distance. On a platform below the viewing point, Potash Road runs along a ledge. Looking to the left along this path, you can see Thelma and Louise Point, where the final scene of the motion picture Thelma and Louise was filmed.

The best way to see the sights at Dead Horse Point State Park is to take a stroll on the walking trail along the rim.

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50-plus places to watch movies in Utah’s great outdoors

SALT LAKE CITY — Take a walk to your local park and enjoy a movie this summer. Arrive early for a good spot and bring blankets, chairs and bug spray. Movies are free and begin at dusk, unless otherwise noted.

Note: This list is not all-inclusive, and events and prices are subject to change. Please send information on additional events to features@deseretnews.com.

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Salt Lake City

June 7: “Wreck It Ralph,” Liberty Park, 600 E. 900 South

June 14: “Big Hero 6,” Lindsey Gardens, 426 N. M St.

June 21: “The Astronaut Farmer,” Jordan Park, 900 W. 1000 South

June 28: “Evan Almighty,” Reservoir Park, 42 S. University

This image released by Disney shows characters, from left, eBay Elayne, voiced by Rebecca Wisocky, Ralph, voiced by John C. Reilly and Vanellope von Schweetz, voiced by Sarah Silverman in a scene from "Ralph Breaks the Internet."

June 29: “World War Z,” Liberty Park, 600 E. 900 South

July 5: “Apollo 13,” Riverside Park, 739 N. 1400 West

July 12: “The Lego Batman Movie,” Fairmont Park, 900 E. 2361 South

July 19: “Twister,” Wasatch Hollow Park, 1700 S. 1650 East

The movie theme for this year’s Friday Night Flicks is “Build it up, break it down.” There will be movies showing every Friday night at different parks around Salt Lake City. There will be food trucks, booths, games, popcorn and more starting at 7:30 p.m. Movies begin around 9 p.m. For more information, visit slc.gov.

Salt Lake City Avenues

Hatch Family Chocolates will be hosting their block parties in the Avenues again. There will be live music, food and Creature Encounters beforehand. Movies begin at sundown. For more information and updates on movie times, visit hatchfamilychocolates.com.

The Gateway

June 12: “Hook”

June 19: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze”

June 26: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

July 3: “Ready Player One”

July 10: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

July 17: “First Man”

July 24: “Bohemian Rhapsody”

July 31: “Despicable Me”

Aug. 7: “Incredibles 2”

Aug. 14: “10 Things I Hate About You”

The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake will be showing a movie every Wednesday night this summer. Bring a blanket and enjoy free popcorn and movies. You can buy food and drinks at The Gateway and enter to win drawings for DVDs and gift cards. All movies will be held at the Olympic Plaza at The Gateway, 10 N. Rio Grande, Salt Lake City. The plaza opens at 7:30 p.m., and movies begin at sunset. For more information, visit shopthegateway.com.

Bluffdale

June 7: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bluffdale Park, 2222 W. 14400 South

June 14: “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Mount Jordan Park, 15090 S. Freedom Point

June 21: “Hotel Transylvania 3,” Bluffdale Park, 2222 W. 14400 South

June 28: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part,” Mount Jordan Park, 15090 S. Freedom Point

The Bluffdale City is showing four movies in the month of June. There will be food trucks and themed games beginning at 6:30 p.m. All movies begin at dusk. For more information, visit bluffdale.com.

Cottonwood Heights

This image released by Sony Pictures Animation shows characters, from left, Peni, voiced by Kimiko Glen, Spider-Gwen, voiced by Hailee Steinfeld, Spider-Ham, voiced by John Mulaney, Miles Morales, voiced by Shameik Moore, Peter Parker, voiced by Jake Johnson, Spider-Man Noir, voiced by Nicolas Cage in a scene from "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

June 14: “Hotel Transylvania 3,” Mountain View Park, 1651 Fort Union Blvd.

June 28: “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” Mill Hollow Park, 2900 E. 6800 South

July 12: “Little Giants,” Bywater Park, 3149 E. 7270 South

July 26: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Butler Park, 7500 S. 2700 East

Enjoy family-friendly movies in various parks around Cottonwood Heights this summer. Movies begin at dusk. The last movie takes place during Butlerville Days, July 26-27. For more information, visit cottonwoodheights.utah.gov.

Draper

June 21: “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”

July 18: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

Come early to see live music starting 8 p.m. You can also buy concessions. Movies start at 9:15 p.m. and will be shown in the Draper Amphitheater, 944 E. Vestry Road, Draper. For more information, visit draper.ut.us.

Draper SunCrest

June 14: “Ralph Breaks the Internet,”

July 12: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Aug. 3: “Princess and the Frog”

Aug. 9: “The House With a Clock in Its Walls”

Enjoy movies under the stars hosted by SunCrest in Draper. Movies begin at dusk at Village Green Park, 2016 E. Village Green Circle, Draper. For more information, visit facebook.com/suncrestoa.

Gallivan Center

July 1: “Anchorman”

July 8: “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”

July 15: “The Other Guys”

July 22: “Blades of Glory”

July 29: “Zoolander”

Head to the Gallivan Center Plaza for a movie every Monday night in July. This year’s lineup focuses on Will Ferrell movies. All movies begin at dusk and will be at the Gallivan Center Plaza, 239. S. Main, Salt Lake City. For more information, visit thegallivancenter.com.

Herriman

June 20: “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted,” W&M Butterfield Park, 6212 Butterfield Park Way

The outdoor movie is part of Fort Herriman Towne Days, June 17-22. They will also be showing “Ralph Breaks the Internet” on August 16 at the Zions Bank Real Academy. For more information, visit herriman.org.

Kearns

June 7: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” Chomper’s Cove

June 21: “Cool Runnings,” Park Pavilion

June 28: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Park Pavilion

July 12: “Captain Marvel,” Chomper’s Cove

July 19: “Bumblebee,” Park Pavilion

Aug. 2: “Smallfoot,” Chomper’s Cove

Kearns’ Friday Night Flicks hosted by the Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center and the Utah Olympic Oval is back for the summer. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the movies start at sundown. All movies will be held at KOPFC, 5624 Cougar Lane, Kearns. For Chomper’s Cove movies, enter through the south gate. For Park Pavilion movies, enter through the main entrance. Visit kopfc.com for more information.

Magna

June 14: “Aquaman”

June 21: “Bumblebee”

June 28: “Hotel Transylvania 3”

July 5: “Captain Marvel”

July 12: “Incredibles 2”

July 19: “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”

July 26: “Avengers: Infinity War”

Aug. 2: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

Aug. 9: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

Every Friday night, you can come hear free live music followed by a movie in the park. The movie for Aug. 16 hasn’t been announced yet. All events begin at 8 p.m. at Pleasant Green Park, 3270 S. 8400 West, Magna. For more information, visit magnautah.org.

Millcreek

June 7: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Canyon Rim Park, 2900 E. 3100 South

June 14: “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Churchill Jr. High, 3450 E. Oakview Drive

June 21 & 22: “Coco,” Big Cottonwood Park, 4300 S. 1300 East

June 28: “Peter Rabbit,” Evergreen Park, 2266 E. Evergreen Ave.

July 5: “Mary Poppins Returns,” Scott Avenue Park, 3475 S. 800 East

July 12: “Incredibles 2,” Big Cottonwood Park, 4300 S. 1300 East

July 19: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” Sunnyvale Park, 4013 S. 700 West

July 26: “The Lego Movie,” Canyon Rim Park, 2900 E. 3100 South

Aug. 2: “Little Rascals Silent Shorts,” Evergreen Park, 2266 E. Evergreen Ave.

Venture Out invites you and your family to enjoy outdoor movies as well as activities, live music, food trucks and more. Activities start at 6 p.m. and movies begin at dusk. For more information, visit ventureout.org.

Murray

June 14: “The Little Mermaid,” Murray Outdoor Pool, 5109 S. Murray Parkway Ave.

June 28: “Avengers: Infinity War,” Ken Price Ballpark, 270 E. Vine St.

July 12: “A Dog’s Way Home,” Ken Price Ballpark, 270 E. Vine St.

July 19: “Jaws,” Murray Outdoor Pool, 5109 S. Murray Parkway Ave.

Aug 9: “Bumblebee,” Ken Price Ballpark, 270 E. Vine St.

Murray City is showing outdoor movies all summer with food trucks and concessions available. All movies are free, but you need to reserve seats online at mcreg.com for the June 28 and July 19 movies. All movies start at 9 p.m. For more information, visit murray.utah.gov.

Red Butte Garden

The Sundance Institute Summer Film Series will be showing free movies again this year. The schedule of movies will be released sometime in June. Gates open at 7:30 p.m., and movies start at dusk at 2155 Red Butte Canyon Road, Salt Lake City. For more information, visit redbuttegarden.org.

Riverton

June 7: “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Riverton Hospital, 12600 S. 3741 West

July 3: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

July 12: “Hotel Transylvania 3”

July 19: “Mary Poppins Returns”

July 26: “Trolls”

Aug 2: “Leave No Trace”

Aug. 9: “Incredibles 2”

Aug. 16: “The House With a Clock in its Walls”

Aug. 23: “Dumbo”

Come enjoy food trucks, vendors, entertainment and games before the movies. Friday Fun Nights will be from 6-9 p.m. followed by the movie at dusk for all dates except the first two. The first movie will take place outside the Riverton Hospital, and the second will be held in conjunction with Town Days. All movies but the first will be at Riverton City Park, 12600 S. 1450 West, Riverton. For more information, visit rivertoncity.com.

Sandy

June 14: “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” River Oaks Golf Course, 9300 S. Riverside Dr.

June 21: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Flat Iron Park, 1765 E. 8600 South

June 28: “Megamind,” Wildflower Park, 9939 S. Wildflower Road

July 12: “Hocus Pocus,” High Point Park, 7851 S. 1000 East

July 19: “Moana,” Buttercup Park, 1501 E. Buttercup Dr.

July 26: “Mary Poppins Returns,” Bell Canyon Park, 11400 S. 1700 East

Sandy’s Summer of Movies will be celebrated Friday nights. All movies are free and start at dusk. There will be popcorn, candy and drinks for sale. For more information, visit sandy.utah.gov.

Snowbird

June 21: “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”

June 28: Wasatch Mountain Film Festival

July 5: “The Neverending Story”

July 12: “Up”

July 19: “How to Train Your Dragon”

July 26: “Angels in the Outfield”

Aug. 2: “Grease”

Aug. 9: “Goonies”

Watch free movies up in the mountains on Friday nights. Concessions will be available at The Birdfeeder. Movies begin at dusk and will be at the Snowbird Center Plaza Deck, 9385 S. Snowbird Center Drive. For more information, visit snowbird.com

South Jordan

June 21: “The Princess Bride,” Oquirrh Shadows Park, 10300 S. 4000 West

July 12: “The Grinch,” Ivory Park, 11300 S. 3200 West

July 26: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” Prospector Park, 10200 S. 2200 West

Aug. 9: “Babe,” County Polo Field, 2100 W. 11400 South

Participate in themed activities and stay for the movie afterward. Festivities begin at 7:30 p.m., and the movies begin at dusk. For more information, visit sjc.utah.gov.

Taylorsville

June 27: “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Valley Regional Park

July 13: “Spider-Man”

July 27: “Mary Poppins Returns”

Aug. 10: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

The first movie will be a part of Taylorsville Dayzz and will be held at the Valley Regional Park at 9:30 p.m. All other movies will be at dusk at City Hall, 2600 W. Taylorsville Blvd. For more information, visit taylorsvilleut.gov.

West Jordan

The city of West Jordan will host movies in the park again this year on July 6 and Aug. 2. Movies will start at dusk at Veterans Memorial Park, 1985 W. 7800 South. Check West Jordan’s social media and website for updates. For more information, visit westjordan.utah.gov.

West Valley City

June 14: “Hotel Transylvania 3”

June 28: “Fever Pitch”

July 12: “Smallfoot”

July 26: “Captain Marvel”

Aug. 9: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

The first movie will be a part of WestFest, June 13-16. There will be popcorn and concessions available. All movies will start at dusk at Centennial Park, 5405 W. 3100 South. For more information, visit wvc-ut.gov.

BOX ELDER COUNTY

Brigham City

June 8: “Trolls,” Eagle Mountain Golf Course, 960 E. 700 South

June 24: “The Sandlot” (edited)

July 8: “101 Dalmations”

July 22: “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”

The first movie is part of Eagle Mountain Golf Course’s Anniversary Celebration. All other movies will be at the Pioneer Park, Hard Ball Diamond, 800 W. Forest St., Brigham City. Movies are free and begin at dusk. For more information, visit boxelderchamber.com.

Willard Bay State Park

June 14: “Wild Wild West”

Enjoy a movie on the bay at Pelican Beach in the Willard Bay State Park, 900 W. 650 North, Willard, Box Elder County. The movie starts at dusk. Park entrance fees apply. For more information, visit members.boxelderchamber.com.

CACHE COUNTY

Hyde Park

June 15: “Smallfoot”

July 20: “Mary Poppins Returns”

Aug. 10: “Incredibles 2”

Once a month this summer, Hyde Park will be showing a free family movie in the park. All movies start at dusk at Lee Park, 200 W. Center, Hyde Park, Cache County. For more information, visit hydepark.utahlinks.org.

DAVIS COUNTY

Bountiful

June 15: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

July 6: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Aug. 10: “Mary Poppins Returns”

Join the South Davis Recreation Center for free family movie nights. Popcorn, nachos and drinks will be available to purchase. The events start at 8:30 p.m., and the movie begins at dusk at 550 N. 200 West, Bountiful. For more information, visit southdavisrecreation.com.

Centerville

June 14: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

June 28: “Paddington 2”

July 19: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

July 26: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

Aug. 2: “Peter Rabbit”

Aug. 9: “Incredibles 2”

Centerville’s Movies in the Park open to the whole family. All movies start at 9 p.m. at Smith Park, 300 N. 100 East, Centerville. For more information, visit centervilleut.net.

Clearfield

June 13: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

June 20: “Mary Poppins Returns”

June 27: “Space Jam”

July 3: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Watch free movies under the stars on Thursday nights. All movies begin at dusk and will be at Fisher Park, 934 S. 1000 East, Clearfield. For more information, visit facebook.com/ClearfieldCity.

Farmington

July 8: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”

Finish of a day of festivities with an outdoor movie at the Farmington Festival Days. There will be concessions available to purchase and a costume contest before the show. The movie will begin at dusk at Forbush Park, 100 S. Main, Farmington. For more information, visit farmington.utah.gov.

Kaysville

June 15: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

June 19: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

Aug. 16: “Smallfoot”

Kaysville’s Movies in the Park has food trucks, a splash pad and, of course, movies. The event begins at 9 p.m. and will be at Heritage Park, 250 N. Fairfield Road, Kaysville. For more information, visit kaysvillecity.com.

Layton

June 14: “101 Dalmations”

June 21: “Over the Hedge”

June 28: “A Goofy Movie”

July 5: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

July 12: “The Greatest Showman”

July 19: “Tangled”

July 26: “Night at the Museum”

Aug. 2: “The Emperor’s New Groove”

Aug. 9: “Matilda”

Aug. 23: “You’ve Got Mail”

Aug. 30: “Guardians of the Galaxy”

Davis Arts’ Free Friday Film Series uses an outdoor LED screen so they don’t have to wait to start until dusk. There will be different pre-movie activities each Friday starting at 6:30 p.m. All movies begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Kenley Amphitheater, 403 N. Wasatch Drive, Layton. For more information, visit davisarts.org.

Woods Cross

June 10: “Mary Poppins Returns”

Come early for an orchestral concert starting at 7 p.m. The movie begins at dusk at Hogan Park, 750 W. 1500 South, Woods Cross. For more information, visit woodscross.com.

GRAND COUNTY

Moab

Moab City will be hosting movies in the park again this year. There will be free popcorn and raffles at Swanny Park, 400 N. 100 West, Moab. For movie dates and more information, visit facebook.com/cityofmoab.

JUAB COUNTY

Nephi

July 19: “Dumbo”

Aug. 16: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

Bring your blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy movies in the Nephi City Park, 600 N. Main. Concessions will be available to purchase. For more information, visit nephi.utah.gov.

SANPETE COUNTY

Manti

Starting July 5, Manti will host free outdoor movies every Friday night through Aug. 16 starting at 7:30 p.m. as a part of their Free Wi-Fi Summer. There will be food vendors, prizes, games and more. The movies haven’t been announced yet, but check their website for updates. All movies will be shown at Manti City Park, 200 N. 300 West, Manti. For more information, visit manti.com/movies

SAN JUAN COUNTY

Monticello

Aug. 2: “Smallfoot,” Pioneer Park, 9165 Fallon Ave.

Aug. 16: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part,” Montiview Park, 5980 Jason Ave.

Monticello Movies in the Park will be happening this August. Bring blankets and chairs and the whole family. Movies start at dusk. For more information, visit monticellocommunitycenter.com.

SEVIER COUNTY

Fremont Indian State Park

The Fremont Indian State Park and Museum in Sevier County will be showing one outdoor movie per month this summer. Movies will be on June 22, July 27 and Aug. 17 at 9 p.m. The cost is $8 per vehicle. All movies will be shown at Rendezvous Flat in the park. For more information and to vote on movie choices, visit facebook.com/events.

SUMMIT COUNTY

Park City

July 20: “Para Picar: Historias Cortas en Español,” Ecker Hill, 2465 Kilby Road

Aug. 10: “Storm Boy,” Prospector Square Lot K, 1920 Prospector Ave.

Basin Recreation will be hosting outdoor movies in various locations this summer. On June 22 and Aug. 23, there will be outdoor movies at Trailside Park, 5715 Trailside Drive, though voting is still open for which titles will be shown. The Aug. 10 movie will be a drive-in and costs $9. For more information, visit parkcityfilm.org.

TOOELE COUNTY

Tooele

Tooele City will be hosting its Family Movie in the Park again this year. The movie title hasn’t been announced yet, but check back on the city’s website for updates. The movie will be on July 5 at 9 p.m. at the Aquatic Center Park, 200 W. Vine St., Tooele. Come early for a free summer concert starting at 7 p.m. For more information, visit tooelecity.org.

UINTAH COUNTY

Vernal

June 7: “Mary Poppins”

June 21: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

July 12: “How to Train Your Dragon 2”

July 26: “Incredibles 2”

Aug. 9: “Captain Marvel”

Uintah Recreation District is putting on its summer Movie in the Park series again. All movies will start at dusk and will be held at the Uintah Community Center, 610 S. Vernal Ave., Vernal. For more information, visit uintahrecreation.org.

UTAH COUNTY

Lehi

July 5: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

July 12: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

July 19: “The Emperor’s New Groove”

July 26: “Napoleon Dynamite”

Aug. 2: “Incredibles 2”

Aug. 9: “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back”

Thanksgiving Point’s Outdoor Movie Series is back this year with a great series of movies. Concessions will be available to purchase. Admission is free for Thanksgiving Point members, $20 for adults and $15 for children ages 3-12 and seniors. All movies will be at the Waterfall Amphitheatre in Ashton Gardens, 3900 N. Garden Drive, Lehi. For more information, visit thanksgivingpoint.org.

Lindon

June 7: “Smallfoot,” City Center Park, 200 N. State

June 28: “Hook,” Pioneer Park, 150 S. 500 East

July 19: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part,” City Center Park, 200 N. State

Aug. 6: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Pioneer Park, 150 S. 500 East

Movies in the Park in Lindon will be hosted by the Bank of Utah and Lindon Parks and Recreation this year. All movies are free and begin at dusk. For more information, visit lindonrecreation.org.

TAKING THE WHEEL — In “Incredibles 2,” Helen aka Elastigirl is called on to help bring Supers back. Her mission comes with a brand-new Elasticycle, a state-of-the-art cycle that is designed just for her. Meanwhile, Bob navigates the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life at home. Featuring the voices of Holly Hunter and Craig T. Nelson, Disney•Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” busts into theaters on June 15, 2018. ©2018 Disney•Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Orem

June 12: “Black Panther”

June 19: “Mary Poppins Returns”

July 10: “A Quiet Place”

July 17: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

Aug. 7: “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”

Aug 14: “Incredibles 2”

SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre’s Movies Under the Stars series shows outdoor movies on a large screen in the shell amphitheatre. Tickets are $4 for adults and $3 for children ages 3-11 and seniors. Passes to all six movies are $12 for adults and $9 for children and seniors. The amphitheater is at 699 S. State, Orem. For more information, visit scera.org.

Pleasant Grove

June 14: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

July 12: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

Aug 9: “Aquaman,” City Pool, 532 S. 300 E St.

Join the Pleasant Grove Recreation Center for outdoor movies. Games and prizes start at 8 p.m. The first two will be at Pleasant Grove Recreation Center, 547 S. Locust Ave., Pleasant Grove. For more information, visit plgrove.org.

Provo

June 10: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

June 17: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

June 24: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

Every Monday in June, you can enjoy a free movie at Rock Canyon Park, 2620 N. 1200 East. For more information, visit provo.org.

Springville

June 17: “A Dog’s Way Home”

June 24: “Wonder”

July 1: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

July 8: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

July 15: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Gates open at 7 p.m. and the movies begin at dusk. There will be local food trucks and concessions available to purchase. All movies will be at the outdoor amphitheater in Spring Acres Arts Park, 700 S. 1300 East. For more information, visit springville.org

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Hurricane

June 15: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

June 29: “Solo: A Star Wars Story”

July 6: “Mary Poppins Returns,”

July 20: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

Aug. 3: “Wonder Park”

Aug. 17: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

Sept. 14: “Captain Marvel”

Sept. 28: “Dumbo”

Enjoy movies at the pool and the park all summer long. The June 15 and Aug. 3 movies will be held at the City Pool, 750 N. 200 West. The rest will be at the Community Center, 63 S. 100 West, Hurricane, Washington County. For more information, visit hurricanerecreation.com.

Ivins

Ivins will be showing movies in the park this year on Fridays, Aug. 2-23. They will be at Ivins City Park, 100 N. Main, Ivins, Washington County. For more information, visit ivins.recdesk.com

St. George

June 14: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

June 28: “Bernie the Dolphin”

July 12: “Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero”

July 26: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

Aug. 9: “Footloose”

Aug. 23: “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”

Sunset on the Square in St. George is happening every second and fourth Friday this summer at the St. George Town Square. Bring blankets and lawn chairs to see these free and family-friendly movies. All movies will be held at 50 S. Main., St. George, at dusk. For more information, visit sgcity.org.

WEBER COUNTY

Ogden

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June 10: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 and Vol 2.”

June 17: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

June 24: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

July 1: “Jurassic Park,” Ogden Eccles Dinosaur Park, 1544 E. Park Blvd.

July 8: “Shrek” and “Shrek 2” (in Spanish)

July 15: “Maverik”

July 22: “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Dirty Dancing”

July 29: “Hearts Beat Loud” and “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar”

Aug. 5: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

Aug. 12: “Remember the Titans”

Aug. 19: “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”

Monday Night Movies are back with a broad range of movies. The Backstage Bistro will be open for food purchases. Movies begin at 7:30 p.m., at the Ogden Amphitheater, 343 25th St. For more information, visit ogdencity.com.

Roy

June 14: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

Come early for a food truck rally at 7 p.m. followed by a movie starting at dusk. The movie will be shown at Roy West Park, 2900 W. 4650 South, Roy. For more information, visit facebook.com/roycityrecreation.

Huntsville

July 1: “Space Jam”

July 8: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

July 15: “Aquaman”

July 22: “Incredibles 2”

July 29: “The Karate Kid”

Aug. 5: “Avengers: Infinity War”

Go up to the mountains and enjoy free movies from Snowbasin Resort. Starting at 6 p.m., there will be Kid’s Zone activities, mini golf and food available to purchase. Movies begin at dusk at Earl’s Lodge Lawn, 3925 E. Snowbasin Road, Huntsville, Weber County. For more information, visit snowbasin.com.

South Ogden

June 21: “Back to the Future”

As a part of the South Ogden Days celebrations, there will be a movie at 9:30 p.m. at South Ogden Friendship Park, 692 E. 5500 South. For more information, visit southogdendays.com.

Washington Terrace

June 7: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”

Kick off Terrace Days with a movie in the park. Concessions will be available to purchase. The movie starts at 9 p.m. at Rohmer Park, 5100 S. 650 West, Ogden. For more information, visit washingtonterracecity.com.

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To step from pavement onto dusty trail is to cross an invisible line into the present. The idea becomes the act. After months of planning and preparing, this first step feels strangely improbable. The central question is this: Can I paint my way across the Grand Canyon?  

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In cool predawn light, I descend through a mixed forest of aspen, pine and Gambel oak, stopping the moment the sunlight first touches the cliffs. It is my signal to paint. I begin with a stroke of dark green to indicate a pine tree, and then add a few touches of red for the cliffs. So it begins.

Plein Air Painting in the Grand Canyon: Day Two

Already I have passed through a land full of surprises, simultaneously vast and intimate, lush and austere. In the morning I hike the spur trail to Ribbon Falls, a hidden gem of a waterfall accessed through a narrow side canyon. On the way, I stop to pick prickly pear fruit, violet bulbs that grow like fat bruised thumbs along the edges of cactus paddles. I carefully break the fruit off and scrape it on a boulder to remove the needles before peeling its leathery skin. The flavor is subtle, but the flesh is juicy. The simple joy of fresh fruit in the desert is worth the effort.  

Ribbon Falls is tucked in a grotto of overhanging red quartzite. An elegant wisp of a thing, it cascades from the lip and splashes down an oversized mound of moss-covered travertine. For the Zuni tribe, Ribbon Falls is a sacred place of pilgrimage; it is the womb from which they were born, rescued by the sun from the dark underground depths. Told to look the sun full in the face, the people cried in pain, and where their tears fell flowers grew. Cleaned and sculpted into human form, the Zuni people traveled forth into the world.  

Viewed from any angle—geologic, religious or artistic—Ribbon Falls is singularly unique: a lush, sheltered oasis in the desert. To cool off, I periodically leave the easel and take a dip in the creek. Here I discover a trio of surprises: a dipper napping only a few feet away in an alcove, a pair of frogs that look like they have been spray painted silvery-gray, and fresh mint growing along the creek.

I painted this canyon landscape during a morning session near Cottonwood Camp on the way to Bright Angel Campground.

Outdoor Painting Adventure: Day Three 

At sunrise, the clouds part, and the fin of a towering butte is bathed in a tangerine glow. At the rim, I have had the luxury to return to a spot two or three days in a row at the same time to finish painting. Here I have one shot before shouldering my pack and covering a half-dozen miles to the next camp. I have to make it count, to trust my instinct and not fuss over details. My limited pastel selection forces me to think of color in relative terms, not for how accurately it matches the subject, but for how it functions in concert on the page.  

In the early afternoon light, showers bring welcome relief from the heat. I enter “The Box,” a dark and narrow winding gorge of 2-billion-year-old basement rock. To descend the canyon is to read from back to front, from younger rock at the rim to the bones of the earth at the bottom. I imagine time itself struggling to escape its primordial austerity.

Suddenly, I emerge into Eden, a lush riparian habitat interspersed with willow and cottonwood groves. Cliffs rise in impossible terraces up to the distant south rim.  As if on cue, the clouds part. A half-mile more, and I pass the cabins of Phantom Ranch. After days of solitude, I feel like I have entered the big city. As the only lodging below the rim, Phantom Ranch is a nexus for hikers, mule trip riders and river floaters. Just past the ranch, I cross a bridge to Bright Angel Campground.  

Painting Outside in the Grand Canyon: Day Four

A group of about 30 hikers gathers in a small outdoor amphitheater at Phantom Ranch where I have been asked to talk about my trip. “We are all moved and inspired by the scenery,” I say. “The only real difference between you, the hiker, and me, the artist, is that I ask myself what it is that makes a scene beautiful. Something about it stops me dead in my tracks. As an artist, I try to understand what that is.”  

I encourage the group to see the canyon through the eyes of an artist—to look for shapes, for the intersection of light and shadow, for a surprising color, for the glow of reflected light bounced into desert shadows. These are the ingredients for art. Later in the evening, two women run up to me, grinning and talking over each other in their enthusiasm. They had spent the evening “just looking, like you told us to,” and had seen the landscape afresh. “Everything looked different,” they said. “Everything looked new.”  

Improvisation (9×12) captures the glory and majesty of nature, which I sought to explore and paint as I trekked my way across the Grand Canyon trail.

Plein Air Painting: Day Five  

From Indian Garden, I follow a spur trail to Plateau Point, overlooking Granite Gorge, with the Colorado River 1,300 feet below. The wind roars and light rolls like liquid mercury across the broad shoulder of Buddha Temple. Colors shift in chameleon fashion, and cloud shadows play hide-and-seek with Isis Temple and Cheops Pyramid. Painting this is jazz—improvisational and instinctual.  

I strike up a conversation with a hiking guide who cooks dinner on a backpacking stove. He tells me of the interaction of man with the canyon, of archeological sites hidden throughout. As I pack up in the waning light, he offers me dinner. “We have more than enough,” he says. I wipe the pastel dust off of my hands and eagerly accept.  

We hike back to Indian Garden under the bright arc of the Milky Way. Tomorrow I will ascend the final stretch to the South Rim. But for now, I gaze up at the impossible stars. Life below the rim moves to a slow, sacred rhythm, to the muffled beat of footfall on dusty trail in a vast wilderness.

From the easel, I have heard an even greater music, a song without words, a sweet harmony blending space, time and sensation. It is the music of the heart, the experience of gratitude.  

Bio: Aaron Schuerr (aaronschuerr.com) is a plein air artist based in Livingston, Mont. Visit North Light Shop for his pastel painting workshops, available as DVDs and/or downloads!

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