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Music
Jeff Coffin • Saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band. Friday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m.; Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Free
Bluegrass Rising • Concerts in the Park. Friday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m.; Bountiful City Park, Main Bowery Stage, 400 N. 200 West, Bountiful. Free
Dead Can Dance • Australian recording artists. Friday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m.; Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City. $36-$41; bit.ly/KcRQPy
Hart Strings • Celtic pieces, Irish jigs and folk songs. Friday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m.; Brigham Young Historic Park, 50 W. North Temple, Salt Lake City. Free
Sharon Van Etten • Indie rock. Friday, Aug. 17 at 9 p.m.; Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City. $17; must be 21; bit.ly/JWLdyH
Concerts on the Hill • Kristen McMullin, Friday, Aug. 17 at 9 p.m.; Freebairn and Friends on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 9 p.m.; Cherry Hill, 1325 S. Main St., Kaysville. Free
Brigham City Historic Ballroom Benefit Concert • Fundraiser for the restoration of the historic ballroom at the Box Elder Academy of Music and Dance building. Saturday, Aug. 18. Open house at 5 p.m., concert at 7 p.m.; Academy building south lawn, 58 N. Main St., Brigham City. $12; EventBrite.com
"A Sentimental Journey" • Big Band Tribute. Saturday, Aug. 18, and Monday, Aug. 20, at 8 p.m.; Draper Amphitheater, 944 E. Vestry Road, Draper. $7; http://www.draperartscouncil.org
Red Desert Ramblers • Bluegrass. Blue Iguana, 628 Park Ave., Park City. Free
Bikini Beach Bash • Featuring Network, Danger Alley, The Pedestrians, Radiata, Aerial, Brimstone, Candy's River House, Riff Raff, Rich Flavor and Evolution. Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to midnight; Barbary Coast Saloon, 4242 S. State St., $20; must be 21; http://www.smithstix.com
B.D. Howes Band • Blues-based, '60s classic rock. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 4 p.m.; Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Free
Mount Ogden 100K Music • Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet perform. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m.; Snowbasin Resort, 3925 E. Snowbasin Road, Huntsville. $25; http://www.snowbasin.com/estore
"Families Making Music" • Concerts in the Park series. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 7:30 p.m.; LDS Assembly Hall , 50 W. North Temple, Salt Lake City. Free
"Yesterday Once More" • Carpenters tribute. Monday, Aug. 20, at 8 p.m. SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, 699 S. State St. in the middle of SCERA Park, Orem. $14 adults, $12 children & seniors; http://www.scera.org
Dance
"Equal and Opposite" • The Black Box Belly Dance Affair hosts a showcase of Middle Eastern dance. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m.; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City. $16.50; 801-355-2787, arttix.org
"Islands in the Desert" • Pacific Islands music and dance. Monday, Aug. 20, at 8 p.m.; Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City. Free; get more information at culturalcelebration.org
Theater
Wicked After Dark Cabaret • Benefit for Utah AIDS Foundation and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Monday, Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m.; Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. $50 donation; at the door, 801-487-2323 or http://www.utahaids.org
"Wicked" • National touring show continues through Aug. 26; Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 6:30 p.m.; with matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday; Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City. Tickets, $125-$195; 801-355-ARTS or http://www.arttix.org. Pairs of $25 (cash only) orchestra tickets are awarded by lottery nightly; to sign up, line up at the box office 2½ hours before the show.
Utah Shakespeare Festival • Continuing in repertory: "Mary Stuart," "Scapin," "The Merry Wives of Windsor," "Titus Andronicus," "Les Misérables" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" 351 W. Main St., Cedar City. Tickets, $22-$73; at http://www.bard.org or 800-PLAYTIX or 435-586-7878.
"Saturday's Voyeur" • Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7:30, and Sunday, Aug. 19 at 1 and 6 p.m.; continues Wednesday-Sunday through Sept. 9 at Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, Salt Lake City; tickets $35-$55; at 801-363-SLAC or http://www.saltlakeactingcompany.org.
"Hairspray" and "Aladdin" • In repertory through Sept. 4; at Tuacahn Amphitheater, 1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins. Check http://www.tuacahn.org for specific dates and showtimes. Tickets, $23.50-$79.50; at 800-746-9882 or 435-652-3300.
Old Lyric Repertory Company • Shows at Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 W. Center St., Logan. $18-$25 for adults, $15-$21 for seniors and $12-$18 for youth; http://www.arts.usu.edu. 'Private Lives' • Friday, Aug. 17 at 7:30; 'Steel Magnolias' • Saturday, Aug. 18 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" • Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 18 at 8; Sundance Summer Theatre, Sundance Resort, 8841 N. Alpine Loop Road, Provo Canyon. Tickets, $23 for bench seating, $20 for lawn seating, 866-734-4428. Info at http://www.sundanceresort.com.
"Beauty and the Beast" • Opens Friday, Aug. 17. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., through Sept. 15. Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 2700 South, Magna. $9-$12;ezticketlive.com/checkout/event_view.asp?id=20
"Willy Wonka" • Opens Friday, Aug. 17 and continues through Sept. 15. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; with Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. Heritage Community Theatre, 2505 S. U.S. Highway 89, Perry. $9; for reservations call 435-723-8392 daily except Tuesdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
"Arsenic and Old Lace" • Through Sept. 22; Mondays through Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at 3 p.m., through Sept. 22. Hale Center Theater-Orem, 25 W. 400 North, Orem. $16-$20;webticketing.haletheater.org/showdates.php?s_id=180
A modern "Romeo and Juliet" • Profits will be donated to the Utah Suicide & Crisis Hotline. Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. plus a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee. Historic Murray Theater, 4961 S. State St., Murray. $10; ArtTix
"The Death of Eurydice and Other Short Plays" • Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 18, at 7:30 p.m.; Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. $12; 801-355-4628, http://www.theobt.org/obtinfo.html
"Aida" • Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m.; Sandy City Amphitheater, 1245 E. 9400 South, Sandy. $8-$16; 801-568-2787, smithtix.com
"The Odd Couple" • Friday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, at 5 and 8 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m.; Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St., Park City. $25-$45; holdmyticket.com/event/38694
"Midsummer Night's Dream Musical" • Friday, Aug. 17, Saturday, Aug. 18 and Monday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.; Little Brown Theatre, 248 S. Main St., Springville. $10; 801-602-0478
"Fiddler on the Roof" • Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 18, at 8 p.m. SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, 699 S. State St., Orem. Tickets, $10 adults, $8 kids, seniors; reserved seating $12-$14 adults, $10-$12 kids, seniors.
"Pirates of Penzance" • Friday, Aug. 17, Saturday, Aug. 18 and Monday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m., through Sept. 15. Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Ogden. $7-$12; 801-393-0070, http://www.terraceplayhouse.com
"See How They Run" • Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m., daily (except Sundays) through Sept. 1. CenterPoint Legacy Theatre at Davis Center for the Performing Arts, Leishman Performance Hall, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville. $12; http://www.centerpointtheatre.org.
"School House Rock Live! Jr." • Friday, Aug. 17and Saturday, Aug. 18, at 2 and 7 p.m., also Mondays through Aug. 25. Draper Historic Theatre, 12366 S. 900 East, Draper. $7-$9;drapertheatre.org.
"Little Women" • Friday, Aug. 17, Saturday, Aug. 18 and Monday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.m.; Murray Park Amphitheater, 495 E. 5300 South (Parkside Lane), Murray. $8; bit.ly/JVd4z8
"9 to 5 the Musical" • Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 18, and daily (except Sundays) at 7:30 p.m., through Sept. 29. Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City. $15-$26, no children under age 5 permitted; halecentretheatre.org. —
Top ticket retailers in Salt Lake City
Here's a rundown of the most common ticket services:
ArtTix • 801-355-ARTS or http://www.arttix.org; http://www.kingsburyhall.org
SmithsTix • 801-467-TIXX, 800-888-TIXX or http://www.smithstix.com
Ticketmaster • 800-745-3000 or http://www.ticketmaster.com
Two Four Tix • http://www.24tix.com