Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (April 11-19)
Jacob Nielson, Daily Herald
The Springville Museum of Art is photographed Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, in Springville.Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:
CENTRAL
Provo
April 11
JK LIVE!, Covey Center for the Arts, 4 p.m./7 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Hamlet and Zombies, BYU West Campus, 7 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Runtastic Marathon 2026, Utah Lake State Park, 7 a.m. (runtasticevents.com)
A Light in the Piazza, BYU West Campus, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Ballroom Dance Company in Concert, Marriott Center, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
DancEnsemble in Concert, Dance Performance Theatre, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
BYU Philharmonic: From the New World, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Harp Ensemble, BYU Music Building, 3 p.m./5:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
2026 Pride in Progress, Provo Veterans Memorial Park, 4:15 p.m. (cougarpridecenter.org)
Poetry Reading featuring Millie Tullis and Stephen Tuttle, The Compass Gallery, 6 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)
Gilded Paradise: Recasting Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Baptistery Doors, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (April 11-Oct. 24, moa.byu.edu)
Provo City School District High School Art Show, Provo Library, 3:30-8 p.m. (April 11-May 1, provolibrary.gov)
The Way of the Cross: A Series by David Habben, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (April 11-Aug. 22, moa.byu.edu)
Mimi Chen Ting: Make Movement Visible, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (April 11-Oct. 10, moa.byu.edu)
NIGHT: New Work by J. Kirk Richards, JKR Gallery, 4-8 p.m. (April 11-25, jkrgallery.com)
April 13
Trivia Night, Provo Library, 7-8 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
April 14
Charlie & Chocolate Factory, Covey Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (April 14-18, covey.byu.gov)
Bridge and Wollack, BYU Music Building, 5:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Fabulicious: A Totally Sweet Fashion Show, BYU West Campus, 8:30 p.m. (April 14-15, onstage.byu.edu)
BFA New York Showcase, BYU West Campus, 7 p.m. (April 14-15, onstage.byu.edu)
University Bands in Concert, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
University Chorale, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Learn It: Buying Your First Home, Provo Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Senior Book Club – Between Shades of Gray, Provo Recreation Center, 1-1:45 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Family yoga, Provo Library, 6 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
All-Levels Yoga, Provo Library, 7-8 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
April 15
Fabulicious: A Totally Sweet Fashion Show, BYU West Campus Building, 8:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
BYU Men’s Chorus, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Open Piano Lab, Provo Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Basic Audio Production, Provo Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
April 16
Fire Extinguisher Training/Smoke Alarm/Fire Prevention, Provo Fire Station #2, 6 p.m. (provo.gov)
Watercolor Workshop: Painting the Western Hercules Beetle with Heath Ogden, The Compass Gallery, 6 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)
New Band Showcase, Velour, 7:30 p.m. (24tix.com)
April 17
Swing into Spring, Provo Library, 6-9 p.m. (ccsoundhouse.com)
Drop-n-Decorate (April), Baking Me Crazy, 4-8 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)
The Bombshell Flowers “Album Release”, Velour, 7:30 p.m. (24tix.com)
The Afters, Arlington Hall, 10 p.m. (linktr.ee/theaftersutah)
Sylvie Butterfield In concert with Daniel Reddoes & Ember Moat, The Rise, 7 p.m. (therisevenue.com)
Silent Disco, The Rise, 10 p.m. (therisevenue.com)
April 18
Utah Children’s Choir: My Country!, Utah State Hospital Chapel, 7 p.m. (utahchildrenschoir.org)
Sourdough Bread Class, Baking Me Crazy, 10 a.m.-noon (shopbakingmecrazy.com)
IZAK, Velour, 7:30 p.m. (24tix.com)
How to Raise Bilingual Kids, Provo Library, 10-11 a.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Intro to Studio Production, Provo Library, 2-3 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Orem
April 11
Secret Garden, Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, 7 p.m. (uvunoorda.universitytickets.com)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SCHOOL OF ROCK: THE MUSICAL, SCERA Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (April 11-May 1, scera.org)
Opera Scenes: The Things We Do For Love, Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, 7 p.m. (uvunoorda.universitytickets.com)
Luminesce: Senior Dance Capstone, Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, 5/7:30 p.m. (uvunoorda.universitytickets.com)
Art for All 2026, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (uvu.edu/museum)
The Pen is Mightier: Writing a Revolution, Orem Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (April 11-May 9, oremlibrary.com)
April 13
Symphony Orchestra, Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, 7 p.m. (uvunoorda.universitytickets.com)
Acting Up! The Magic of Disney, Orem Library, 5 p.m./7 p.m. (orem.librarycalendar.com)
Film: Bright Star, Orem Library, 6-8 p.m. (orem.librarycalendar.com)
April 15
Emerald Singers and Deep Green in Concert, Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, 7 p.m. (uvunoorda.universitytickets.com)
Open Studio 2026, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (uvu.edu/museum)
April 16
Mega Shelter Exercise & Preparedness Expo, UCCU Events Center, 1-7 p.m. (eventbrite.com)
Esprit d.c Concert, Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m. (April 16-18, uvunoorda.universitytickets.com)
April 17
Michael Sings McLean: 50 Years of Greatest Hits, Orem High School, 7:30 p.m. (eventbrite.com)
Chamber Choir, Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, 7 p.m. (uvunoorda.universitytickets.com)
Film: Stranger Than Fiction, Orem Library, 6-8 p.m. (orem.librarycalendar.com)
SOUTH
Springville
April 11
Board Game Club, Springville Library, 1-3 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
Art City Ukulele, Springville Library, 11 a.m.-noon (springvilleutah.gov/library)
Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (April 11-June 25, smofa.org)
April 13
Mindful Mondays at the Museum, Springville Museum of Art, 6-8 p.m. (smofa.org)
April 14
Nebo Novelists, Springville Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
April 15
Illuminating Spring, Springville Library,7 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
April 16
The Page Turners Book Club, Springville Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
April 17
Springville Block Party on Festival Street, Springville Senior Center, 5-8 p.m. (smofa.org)
April 18
Dungeons and Dragons, Springville Library, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
RIICHI Mahjong Club, Springville Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
Spanish Fork
April 11
Utah Tulip Festival 2026, Leland Legacy Farms, 4-8 p.m. (April 11-30, utahtulipfestival.com)
Autism Awareness Day, Spanish Fork Library, 11 a.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
April 13
Debate Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
April 14
Crafter’s Corner, Spanish Fork Library, 6-8 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Adult D&D Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
April 16
Community Art Night, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Spanish Fork Writer’s Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
April 17
Bring Your Own Boardgame Night, Spanish Fork Library, 5:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
April 18
Earth Day Celebration, Community Action Services and Food Bank Garden, 10 a.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
UVSCC Einstein Chess Tournament, Spanish Fork Library, 10:30 a.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Payson
April 11
COTU Poetry Slam, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
April 12
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 7 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
April 13
Weekly Craft Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6-8 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
April 14
Chess Club, Payson Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (library.paysonutah.gov)
Live Local Music Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
April 15
Midweek Matinee, Payson Library, 4:30-6 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
April 16
Authors Anonymous, Payson Library, 4:30-6 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
Strum Circle, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
April 17
Family Movie Night, Payson Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
April 18
Game Night, Payson Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
April 19
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 7 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Santaquin
April 18
Spring Disc Golf Tournament 2026, Theodore Ahlin Park, 9:30 a.m. (santaquin.activityreg.com)
NORTH
Pleasant Grove
April 14
Tuesday Trucks and Trivia Night, Grove Station, 6-8 p.m. (grovestationpg.com)
April 15
Utah Flower Market 2026, Grove Station, 9 a.m.-noon (utahflowermarket.com)
Trivia Night, Pleasant Grove Library, 7-8 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
April 17
Over the River and Through the Woods, Keith Christeson Little Theater, 7:30 p.m. (April 17-May 11, pgplayers.com)
Lehi
April 11
Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival 2026, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (April 11-May 16, thanksgivingpoint.org)
SAVOR 2026, The Lodge at Traverse Mountain, 6 p.m. (wasatchcontemporary.com)
April 16
Insights from Artifacts with Brent Ashworth: Shirley Temple, Hutchings Museum, 7 p.m. (jhutchingsmuseum.com)
April 18
Legacy Center Youth Market, Legacy Center, 10 a.m.-noon (events.lehi-ut.gov)
2026 Tulip Festival Brunch, Thanksgiving Point, 9:30 a.m.-noon (thanksgivingpoint.org)
American Fork
April 11
Rug Tufting Workshop, The Rug Room, 6-9:30 p.m. (April 11-July 31, therugroomutah.com)
April 13
Gardening: Plants & Trees for Local Soil, American Fork Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
April 14
Crafternoon, American Fork Library, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Mind Matters: Dementia Simulation, American Fork Library, 1-2 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Dungeons and Dragons, American Fork Library, 6-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
April 16
The Fantasticks!, Valentine Theater, 7:30 p.m. (April 16-25, timparts.com)
Adult Writer’s Club-Beginners, American Fork Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
April 18
Highland
April 13
Observational Drawing: Illustrate Your Photos, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (April 13-June 22, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
April 14
Oil Painting: Spectrum of Painting, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (April 14-June 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
April 15
Digital Art: Illustrate a Book in Procreate, Highland Community Center, 7-9 p.m. (April 15-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Observational Drawing: Animals and Nature, Highland Community Center, 10 a.m.-noon (April 15-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
April 16
Oil Painting: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (April 16-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Sketching: People, Highland Community Center, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (April 16-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
April 18
3D Printing: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (April 18-June 27, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Cedar Hills
April 13
Meet the Mayor, City Hall, 10-11 a.m. (cedarhills.org)
WEST
Eagle Mountain
April 11
Family Puzzle Day, Eagle Mountain Library, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
April 15
Eagle Mountain Academy: Our Unique Community, Eagle Mountain City Hall, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Arts and Crafts, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 10 a.m.-noon (eaglemountain.gov)
April 16
Arts and Crafts, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 10 a.m.-noon (eaglemountain.gov)
Senior Exercise Class, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 11-11:30 a.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Cedar Valley
April 11
Fairfield Historic Driving Tour, Camp Floyd State Park, 9 a.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd)
April 18
Camp Floyd Artisan Day 2026, Camp Floyd State Park, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd)
NEARBY
Salt Lake City
April 11
2026 Reptilian Nation Expo, Mountain America Expo Center, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (April 11-12, reptiliannationexpo.com)
17th Annual Alta Earth Day, Alta Ski Area, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (alta.com)
April 18
Baby Animal Celebration at This Is The Place 2026, This Is the Place Heritage Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (thisistheplace.org)
Heber/Nephi
April 11
Ask Heber Valley Community Expo, Wasatch County Rec Center, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (gohebervalley.com)
April 17
Utah Barrel Race, Wasatch County Event Complex, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (April 17-19, utbra.com)
Chocolate Lovers Train, Heber Valley Railroad, 7 p.m. (hebervalleyrr.org)
Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@heraldextra.com.


