Monday
Ice cream - Let your taste buds decide who should be president. Baskin-Robbins has introduced two new candidate-inspired flavors and is asking Americans to vote for their favorite. Representing Republican Sen. John McCain is "Straight Talk Crunch," a white chocolate ice cream with caramel, red candies, chocolate pieces and crunchy mixed nuts. For Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, there is "Whirl of Change," a peanut nougat ice cream with chunks of chocolate-covered peanut brittle and a ribbon of caramel. Sample both and then vote at any Baskin-Robbins store or at www.baskinrobbins.com. Polls close at midnight Oct. 20.
Art - The Body Worlds 3 exhibit opens today from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at The Leonardo, next to the City Library, 209 E. 500 South, Salt Lake City. The world-famous show offers a singular look at how muscles attach to bone, how blood moves through a matrix of vessels and more using real human bodies, disrobed of skin, with organs and muscles preserved by polymer infusion. Tickets are $22, $16 for kids, $19.50 for seniors and students by calling 801-220-1100 or at www.theleonardo.com.
Film - The documentary 'Children in No Man's Land,' about unaccompanied minors entering the United States from Mexico, screens tonight at 7 at the Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City. Free.
Music - Westminster Chamber Singers and the Tainjin Conservatory of Music Choir present "One Night Two Worlds." The Tainjin Conservatory is the second prize winner of the 2008 Chinese Central TV vocal competition. Both choirs performed during the Beijing Olympics. Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. in the Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory's Vieve Gore Concert Hall, 1840 S. 1300 East, Salt Lake City. Free.
Theater - The Off Broadway Theatre presents "Dracula vs. The Hunchback," 272 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 to $16 by calling 801-355-4628 or online at www.theobt.com.
Tuesday
Music - Although he looks just like Buddy Holly, Rivers Cuomo is the face and voice of Weezer, a pop-rock band that arrived in the early 1990s but then dissolved after their dark masterpiece, "Pinkerton." The band has been prolific since reuniting in 2000 with singles like "Pork and Beans," "Island in the Sun," "Beverly Hills" and "Hash Pipe." Tom DeLonge of Blink-182, will open for Weezer with his new band Angels & Airwaves. Tokyo Police Club, recent visitors to Urban Outfitters at The Gateway, is also on the bill. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the E Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City. Tickets are $39.50 to $42.50 at Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 801-325-SEAT.
Theater - The Utah Shakespearean Festival's fall season is here featuring the plays "Julius Caesar," "Gaslight" and "Moonlight and Magnolias" at Southern Utah University, 351 W. University Blvd., Cedar City. Curtain is at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28 to $46 at www.bard.org.
Workshop - Utah State University Extension announces the Western region CSREES Grantsmanship workshop beginning today at 6:45 a.m. at the Marriott Hotel, 220 S. State St., Salt Lake City. The comprehensive two-day guide to writing the best grants for organization or business will cover topics from the grant proposal review process and varieties of grants. Classes continue Oct. 8 at 6:45 p.m. For more information, call 435-797-0423 or visit extension.usu.edu.
Haunted house - Castle of Chaos, 120 W. 3300 South, Salt Lake City, is now open through Nov. 1; Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 7 p.m.-midnight. Tickets are $11 for one attraction, $15 for two, $18-$21 for three, $40 for unlimited VIP pass. Call 801-461-4444 or visit www.castleofchaos.com.
Wednesday
Film/lecture - The King's English's latest "Out of the Book" event features a presentation of "State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America," a compilation of 50 essays, edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey. The presentation will include the screening of a 42-minute film featuring 15 of the book's contributing authors, followed by a panel discussion with historian Will Bagley, author Emma Lou Thayne and TV personality and University of Utah communications instructor Craig Wirth. The event is at 7 p.m. at the City Library, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City. Free.
Haunted house - Asylum 49 Haunted Hospital, 140 E. 200 South, Tooele, once a functioning hospital opens tonight from 7 to midnight. Tickets are $13, $10 for kids 10 and under. Call 435-882-8856 or visit www.aslyum49.com.
Music - Anberlin, the talented Florida alt-rock quintet which headlined the Vans Warped Tour all summer, released "New Surrender," its major-label debut on Sept. 30. Band members are Christian, but they're not primarily a Christian-rock band, instead dealing with introspective, mature themes about identity and conflict. Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Straylight Run and There for Tomorrow are also on the bill. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at Saltair, 12408 W. Saltair Drive, Magna. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 day of, at SmithsTix.
Theater - The Salt Lake Acting Company's new production, "The Overwhelming," is tonight at the company, 168 W. 500 North, Salt Lake City. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $13 to $34 by calling 801-363-7522 or visiting www.saltlakeactingcompany.org.
Haunted houses - Haunted Forest, 1015 S. 500 East, American Fork continues tonight from 7:30-10. The creepy attraction is the related to Haunted Hollow, 1550 S. 1900 West, Ogden, from 7:30-10 p.m. Tickets are $15 each; visit www.hauntedutah.com.
Thursday
Reading - Westminster College presents a poetry recitation by Mark Miner of Book 1 of Virgil's "Aeneid" in Latin. He will read from memory, using restored classical pronunciation, while dressed in period attire. Miner is touring 25 states performing epic poetry before embarking on a world tour. The event is from noon to 2 p.m. at the college's Malmsen Amphitheater, 1840 S. 1300 East, Salt Lake City. Free.
Dance - The University of Utah's Performing Dance Company announces its fall concert, "Our Desire to Connect," at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Utah's Marriott Center for Dance, Salt Lake City. The program features faculty members' new works, "Together by Ourselves" by Abby Fiat and "Mortal Coil" by Eric Handman; guest choreographers include Gabri Christa and Ririe-Woodbury's Charlotte Boye-Christensen. Performances continue Oct. 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, $7 for students, senior and U. faculty. Call 801-581-7100 or visit www.kingtix.com.
Film - The Organ Loft's fall series takes a spooky turn with F.W. Murnau's 1923 vampire classic 'Nosferatu.' Blaine Gale accompanies. Screening at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 10 at the Loft, 3331 S. Edison (half a block east of State Street), South Salt Lake. Tickets are $5. Call 801-485-9265 for reservations.
Haunted house - Nightmare on 13th, 300 West 1300 South, Salt Lake City. Tonight through Nov. 1, Monday-Thursday, 7:30-10, Friday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.-midnight. Admission is $15, $20 for the Xtreme Nightmare, $30 Fast Pass, free for kids 8 and under. Visit www.nightmareon13th.com.
Outdoors - Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th St., Ogden, invites you to join gardener Barney Barnett of Willard Bay Gardens to learn how to keep your gardens beautifully blooming throughout the fall and how to get them ready for the spring during. The event is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Admission is $3, $4 for non-members. Call 801-621-7595.
Friday
Halloween - Kids 9-12 are invited to come explore the Iron Mission State Park's history for "A Night At the Museum" tonight. There will be hands-on activites and crafts, stories and frontier treats. Participants will spend the night in the museum, 635 N. Main St., Cedar City. Cost is $20, which includes, supplies, snacks and breakfast. To register, call 435-586-9290.
Music - The Utah Symphony performs "Land of Midnight Magic," under the direction of Hannu Lintu, with Henning Kraggerud on violin. The program features Sibelius' Concert for Violin in D minor, op. 47, "Allegro moderato," "Adagio de molto," "Allegro ma non tanto" as well as music by Strauss and Schumann. Tonight at 8 at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets are $16 to $51 by calling Arttix at 801-355-ARTS or visiting www.arttix.org. The performance is also Oct. 11, 8 p.m.
Halloween - Treehouse Museum, 347 22nd St., Ogden, announces "The Enchanted Woods," a fun, nonscary event for kids from 4-8 p.m. Come dressed in costumes, meet fairy-tale characters and get treats and prizes. Advance tickets are recommended. Call 801-393-9663. Alphabet Soup exhibit will not be open at this time but returns in November. Tickets are $6, $4 for members, free for adults. Call 801-394-9663 or visit www.treehousemuseum.org.
Dance - Zombies invade Utah County for the first time. Odyssey Dance Theatre brings its Halloween smash-hit "Thriller" to the Provo tonight at 7:30 at the Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center St., Provo. This yearÕs show will have all of the old favorites including Thriller zombies, The Curse of the Mummy, Dem Bones, Frankenstein, Jason Jam, SalemÕs Mass, The Lost Boys, the River of Blood Dance, and a few new surprises. Tickets are $20 to $25 by calling 801-852-7007 or visiting www.coveycenter.org. Another performance will take place Oct.11, 7:30 p.m.
