Utah Outdoor Events and Activities, Skiing, Snowboarding, Fishing, Hunting, Hiking, Running, and Biking.
In September Red Butte Garden welcomes the return of Classical Greek Theatre September 19, 20 and 26, 27 at 9:00 a.m. This year the performance is the horrific and powerful Greek tragedy Euripides’ Bakkhai, featuring Dionysus, the God of wine, music, dance, theatre and ecstasy.
Traditionally, Greek Theater is performed at dawn, for now, the performances begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre with a special pre-show discussion beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The fourth annual visit to Miller Motorsports Park by the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 brings a major change. The race distance has been shortened from 1000 kilometers to a two-hour-45 minute sprint race, which will bring an entirely new set of strategies into play. Teams will have to race hard from beginning to end, and work in “sprint” mode rather than “endurance” mode. As exciting as the longer races were, this year’s event should be a nail-biter from start to finish!
Experience daily life of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries at this family-centered event. Learn what it was like in a Mountain Man Camp in the 1830s and how Colonial Soldiers lived on a campaign. Learn about Native American culture, 18th/19th century military history and the cowboys of the late 1800s. It’s all here, with music, demonstrations, crafts and even a candy cannon!
A Historical Talent Show and Buckskinner’s Ball is 8 p.m. Saturday, get in for $1 admission. The other events are free.
For information, call Linda at 801-261-1756 or Shirlee at 435-228-8184
The Center will be holding a competition at the Skate Park for ages 6 and older.
10 AM Registration begins
11 AM Competition begins
Free skate shirt for the first 100 competitors. Prizes and trophies awarded. For more information call 801-852-7635.
Cost: $3 with The Center membership, $5 without membership, $1 spectator
Thanksgiving Point, a scenic cultural gathering place, will offer its 55-acre garden and other property venues as a canvas to more than 30 local artists in its annual Plein Air Festival, Sept. 8-10. Painters and sculptors will spread out across the 300-acre space to create works of art in the open air where spectators can watch, interact and learn from their talent.
“Our Gardens have proved to be an inspiring venue for the local talent and we are pleased once again to offer the Gardens as well as our other inspiring venues Farm Country, the Museum of Ancient Life and Water Tower Plaza as subject matter for the artists,” said Blake Wigdahl, director of programming at Thanksgiving Point. “Plein air is an exercise in fine art for the artists as well as the spectators.”
The Davis Arts Council is proud to announce the first annual Maize Days Festival on September 11th and 12th located in the beautiful Layton Commons Park. We would like to extend an invitation for you to join us in what we expect will become the premier community arts festival in the area!
The festival will offer a variety of opportunities and activities for everyone in attendance and will draw a large audience from Layton, Davis County, and the surrounding area. The event will feature a farmers market, children’s art yard, arts & crafts booths, food vendors, and entertainment on the Ed Kenley stage.
Festivities will begin Friday afternoon and continue Saturday with the McKay-Dee Hospital Foundation Classic Race 5K, 10K, and 2 mile walk at 8:00 AM.
Maize Days will close with a special concert by VOICE MALE at the Ed Kenley Amphitheater on Saturday evening at 7:00 PM.
Thanksgiving Point, Utah’s cultural gathering place, will host the annual Labor Day Luau in September. Set against the backdrop of the largest man-made waterfall in the western hemisphere, the party kicks off with an authentic island dinner served at 5:30 p.m. followed by a festive show at 7 p.m.
Utah Valley University’s Legacy Dance Company will showcase traditional dance from the more than 290 islands in the Polynesian triangle including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand, Hawaii and Tahiti. Fire dancers will also light up the stage with their blazing maneuvers.
*Discontinued Event
September (Labor Day Weekend) Annually
Thanksgiving Point
3003 Thanksgiving Way Lehi
(801) 768-2300
Hear some of your favorite Opera and Broadway songs in the cool autumn air at the Gallivan Center. Classics from Cats, Les Miserable, Carmen and more will be performed throughout the night to create a magical and romantic evening.
George Dyer, Tenor
George Dyer, from Kaysville Utah, is known throughout North America as a gifted tenor and performs often for New York City Opera and Utah Opera. He has been featured as a soloist with the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, and as a guest soloist for Kurt Bestor.
Genevieve Christianson, Soprano
A native New Yorker, Genevieve Christianson now lives in Salt Lake City. The soprano star is a popular soloist with numerous opera companies and symphonies throughout the nation.
Lawrence F. Gee, Pianist
Lawrence F. Gee is a well known pianist and collaborator in the Salt Lake Community. He was an assistant conductor at New Your City Opera under Beverly Sills and other professional opera companies. His instrumental hymn arrangements have been published by jack Man Music Company.
Murray Acoustic Music Festival, Produced by IAMA. Featuring Danny Stark, Second Hand Band, Ridin’ the Faultline.
http://www.murray.utah.gov/CurrentEvents.aspx?EID=174
Miner’s Day Celebration in City Park will feature great live music from Brooklyn, NY’s The Pimps Of Joytime and Special Guests JEBU:
The Pimps of Joytime are the ultimate desert island band. PJT’s can turn a lifetime in isolation into a party that never ends. This multi-ethnic group hits all the marks and crosses all the barriers, bridging the gap between underground funk, soul, pop, dance, afrobeat and latin, filling every song with soulful harmonies and great vibes.
Brian J is the band’s ringmaster. He started PJT’s in Brooklyn back in 2005, where they cut their teeth while playing clubs in Williamsburg and the East Village. On stage, he’s the lead singer and guitarist, and in the studio, he’s the funkiest one-man-band this side of Minneapolis.
Mixing samples and dance beats with tasty live musicianship and sweet vocal harmonies, The Pimps of Joytime have evolved into the current five-piece that gets crowds on their feet from London to New York to San Francisco. Somehow, PJT’s found a way to put a modern twist on a retro sound, creating dirty, ass-shakin’ grooves like no one else out there!
http://www.mountaintownstages.com
