"A Festival of Hymns" -- a choir and congregational hymn-sing -- will be presented by organist Mike Carson and music director Rob Wood on Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in the LDS building at 1176 N. 730 East, Pleasant Grove. The public is invited to attend the free event. They may join in the singing, or simply come to listen.

More information is available from 796-6293.

The Alpine Playhouse Youth Theatre Company will present "Grease, The Squeaky Clean Version." Show dates are March 3 to 13, with performances every Monday, Friday and Saturday evening. Two Saturday matinees will be held March 4 and 11. Evening performances begin at 7:30, and matinees at 3. Doors open one-half hour before the show begins.

Directed by Alpine Playhouse Artistic Director Aimy Kersey, this song and dance extravaganza conjures up nostalgic memories for anyone old enough to remember "Grease" the first time around.

With a cast of more than 30 youth, ages 12-18, "Grease" stars Scott Shattuck as Danny and Rachel Krahenbuhl as Sandy. Choreography is by Kim Brown and Jeanna Cunningham. Musical direction is by Heather Westenskow.

Ticket prices are $10.50 for adults, $8.50 for children 11 and under. Tickets are available 24 hours by calling toll free 800-838-3006 or on-line at www.alpineplayhouse.com. Group rates are available by calling the box office directly at 756-0220. The Alpine Playhouse theater is located at 81 S. 100 West, Alpine.

Auditions for "The Foreigner" -- The Alpine Playhouse at 81 S. 100 West, Alpine, will be holding open call auditions on Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon. They are looking for male and female actors, ages 18 and older.

"The Foreigner" will be directed by Joel Dehlin and runs April 28 to June 3, with performances Monday, Friday and Saturday nights. No matinees are scheduled.

The Alpine Playhouse is a non-equity professional theater. Auditions will be held in the rehearsal studio at the rear of the theater. Participants should come prepared with a one-minute monologue of their choice. They should schedule an audition time slot by calling the Alpine Playhouse office at 756-0220. If they get a recorded message they should leave their name and phone number.

Those with questions regarding this audition announcement should contact Aimy Kersey at 602-3108.

"Curses, Foiled Again" opens this Friday at Valley Center Playhouse, 780 North 200 East, Lindon. Performances are Friday, Saturday and Monday through March 27.

This frontier comedy was written by Jim Lambert. It is appropriate for the whole family, but, please do not bring babies in arms or children under 4. The production is directed by Kathy Draper.

Ticket prices are $6 regular adult, $5 children, students and seniors and $25 per family. Group rates are available for groups of 20 people or more. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30.

Tickets are available at the door one-half hour before show time on performance nights. You may call for reservations or directions at 785-1186.

Auditions -- Auditions for "Mikado" a Gilbert and Sullivan musical will be Tuesday, Feb. 21 and Wed., Feb. 22, 7 TO 9 p.m. at the Valley Center Playhouse, 780 North 200 East, Lindon.

Needed are singers, all ages. The show will run Friday, Saturday, and Monday, 7:30 p.m. March 31 through May 8. For further information call Jody, 224-5310.

Annual awards -- Valley Center Playhouse named "See How They Run" the best play for the 2005 season at a recent awards ceremony.

Other awards were as follows:

Best actress: Ashton Jensen and Amber Basile.

Best actor: Greg Bramwell and Chris Laird.

Best supporting actress: Emily Leishman.

Best supporting actor: Ken Norris and Bruce Conrad.

Best character actress: Leslie Stott and Jaqna Nate.

Best character actor: J. Kevin Hill

Best cameo actress: Arlene McGregor.

Best cameo actor: Chris Laird.

Best senior actress: Marlene Arnold.

Best senior actor: Gene Shumway.

Best youth actress: Janeal Eads.

Best youth actor: Stephen Matthews.

Best child actress: Kimberlee Briggs.

Best child actor: Spencer Higinbotham.

Best director: Mike Black.

Best costumes: Jody Renstrom and Lynn Baumen.

Best sounds and lighting: Ian Fugal.

Utah Valley State College will host a screening of the film, "Flight From Death: The Quest for Immortality," today at 6 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Building, room 101.

The film is a documentary about the psychological effects of death anxiety and how that anxiety arouses violent behavior. Greg Bennick, co-producer and co-writer, will host a prescreening introduction to the film as well as an open discussion after the screening.

"Our versions of truth, our beliefs and our culture help soothe our anxieties by surrounding us with familiarity," Bennick said. "And 'Flight from Death' looks at what happens when different versions of truth collide."

The film is based on Pulitzer Prize winner Ernest Becker's 1974 theories of death anxiety in addition to 30 years of research in social psychology. The four-year creation of "Flight from Death" took Bennick, his partner Patrick Shen and their team, across the globe to film in Egypt, Israel, Guyana, Greece, China, Afghanistan, Thailand, Canada and the United States.

Bennick is a friend of the late Blake Donner, a UVSC student who died in a cave accident in Provo last summer with three others including Jennifer Galbraith, also a UVSC student. The UVSC Donner-Galbraith Scholarship Fund was initiated as a memorial to the students and Bennick will honor the students by donating his $1,000 screening and appearance fee to the fund.