The Matsiko Children's Choir, featuring young Ugandan singers will perform two concerts Aug. 3. The choir will sing during the morning services, 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. at Hilltop Methodist Church, 985 E. 10600 South, Sandy. At 6:30 p.m., the choir will perform at the Mt. Olympus Presbyterian Church, 3280 E. 3900 South, Holladay. Both concerts are free. For more information, visit www.matsiko.com

Spiritual poetry

The Rumi Poetry Club will meet Aug. 5 from 7-8 p.m. a the Anderson-Foothill Library, 1135 S. 2100 East, Salt Lake City. The public is invited to read and discuss Rumi's poetry and other spiritual poets from around the world. For more information, call 801-582-3250.

Religious freedom

Westminster College and the Utah 3R's (Right, Responsibility, Respect) Project will host a conference on religious liberty, public education and the future of American democracy Aug. 4-6 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Westminster's Bill and Vive Gore Auditorium, 1840 S. 1300 East, Salt Lake City. Join internationally acclaimed experts as they discuss practical strategies for teaching religious liberty and its natural role in education. Featured speakers are Charles Haynes, a senior scholar at the First Amendment Center; Oliver "Buzz" Thomas, a Baptist minster and attorney who was involved in First Amendment litigation in state and federal courts; W. Cole Durham, a Harvard Law School graduate who is heavily involved in comparative law scholarship with a special emphasis on comparative constitutional law and church-state relations.

The event is free and open to the public; to register, visit solutionwhere.com/provo/cw/showcourse.asp?634.

Game time

MNC (Missionary Novelty Co) is debuting new LDS games at the LDS booksellers show Aug. 5-8 at the South Towne Expo Center, 9575 S. State St., Sandy. The games are LDSopoly, Build the Kingdom, Celestialzy, Christians and Saracens, Temples CCG, Temple Chess, and Greatest Mission IS the World. For more info, go to www.missionarynovelty.com.

Defending religion

The 10th Annual Mormon Apologetics Conference, sponsored by FAIR, is Aug. 7 and 8 at the South Towne Expo Center, 9575 S. State St., Sandy. The main discussion will be on Mitt Romney's failed presidential bid. The organization started as an Internet conversation from around the country about how to best defend the LDS Church from its critics about LDS philosophy and history, including polygamy and the role of women in the church, homosexuality and problems with the historicity of the Book of Mormon. For more information about the conference, visit www.fairlds.org/conf08a.html.

Spiritual symposium

Sunstone Symposium, an independent forum of Mormon thought, will hold a dozen sessions to "The Spirituality of the Rising Generation." The event will be held Aug. 8 and 9 at the Sheraton, 150 W. 500 South, Salt Lake City. For more information, visit www.sunstonemagazine.com or call 801-355-5926.