Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (Jan. 3-11)
Sarah Harris, Daily Herald
BYU Vocal Point performs at "BYU Spectacular!" on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, at the Marriott Center in Provo. The a cappella group will perform on March 20-21 at the Covey Center For the Arts.
Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:
CENTRAL
Provo
Jan. 3
MOMMICKED LIVE & Guests, The Rise, 6:30 p.m. (therisevenue.com)
The Sense of Beauty, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (moa.byu.edu)
ImprovBroadway, 496 N. 900 E., 7:30 p.m. (improvbroadway.com)
Jan. 5
The Second Annual Great January Jigsaw Race, Provo Library, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. (Jan. 5-17, provolibrary.gov)
Three Kings Day, Provo Library, 5:30 p.m/7 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Jan. 7
Living from the Inside Out, Covey Center for the Arts, 4:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Open Piano Lab, Provo Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Jan. 8
The Mosaic of Christ: Let the Children Come, The Compass Gallery, noon-8 p.m. (Jan. 8-Feb. 28, thecompassgallery.com)
Community Emergency Preparedness Classes, Provo Fire Station #2, 7-8 p.m. (provo.gov/243/Emergency-Management)
Teen Movie Night: The Wild Robot, Provo Library, 6:30 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Jan. 9
BYU’s Vocal Point, BYU West Campus, 7 p.m. (Jan. 9-10, onstage.byu.edu)
Evening of Light – CJ Madsen, Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.bye.edu)
ImprovBroadway, 496 N. 900 E., 7:30 p.m. (Jan. 9-10, improvbroadway.com)
Utah COPA (Draper) – Disney On Stage, Covey Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (Jan. 9-10, covey.provo.gov)
Night Owling at Sundance Nordic Center, Sundance Resort, 6:30 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)
The Afters Utah, Arlington Hall, 10 p.m. (linktr.ee/theaftersutah)
Jan. 10
2025-26 Provo Winter Farmers Market, Provo Towne Centre Mall, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (provotownecentre.com)
Snow Time Show Time: Movie & Craft, Provo Library, noon-2 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Claudine Bigelow Performance, Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.bye.edu)
Orem
Jan. 3
2025 Christmas Lights in The Orchard, University Place Orem, 5-11 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)
Film: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Orem Public Library, 6-8:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)
Hearth and Home: Domestic Depictions From the Permanent Collection, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 1-8 p.m. (Jan. 3-17, uvu.edu/museum)
Antra Sinha: Shimmering Sunlight, UVU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Jan. 3-24, uvu.edu/museum)
Alphonse Mucha, Master of Art Nouveau, UVU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Jan. 3-March 14, uvu.edu/museum)
Jan. 5
New Candidate Oath of Office, Orem Library, 6-7:30 p.m. (orem.gov)
Jan. 6
Know Before You Go: Avalanche Awareness Training, Orem Library, 6-7 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)
Film: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Orem Library, 6-9 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)
Jan. 8
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1 at The Noorda, Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m. (utahsymphony.org)
Jan. 9
Benefit Concert For Marshall Moore Featuring Fleetwood Visions, Orem Public Library, 7 p.m. (eventbrite.com)
Jan. 10
2026 Orem Reading Challenge Kickoff: An Unexpected Party, Orem Public Library, 10 a.m. (orem.librarycalendar.com)
SOUTH
Springville
Jan. 3
39th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah Exhibit, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Jan. 3-7, smofa.org)
Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Jan. 3-June 25, smofa.org)
Annual Youth Art Competition – Opening Reception, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Jan. 3-7, smofa.org)
Jan. 5
Mindful Mondays at the Museum, Springville Museum of Art, 6-8 p.m. (smofa.org)
Seated Yoga, Springville Library, 7:30-8:30 p.m. (springville.org/library)
Jan. 7
Artist Round Table, Springville Museum of Art, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (smofa.org)
Vision Boards, Springville Library, 7-8 p.m. (springville.org/library)
Jan. 10
Art Workshop: Native American Beading with Judy Mansfield, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (smofa.org)
Board Game Club, Springville Library, 1-3 p.m. (springville.org/library)
Spanish Fork
Jan. 3
Movie Marathon – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Spanish Fork Library, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Movie Marathon – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Spanish Fork Library, 2-5 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Jan. 9
Popcorn Cinema – High School Musical, Spanish Fork Library, 4-6 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Jan. 10
2026 Seedling Festival and Seed Swap, Spanish Fork Library, 10 a.m.-noon (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Popcorn Cinema – Bee Movie, Spanish Fork Library, noon-2 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Payson
Jan. 4
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Jan. 6
Weekly Craft Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6-8 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Jan. 7
Live Local Music Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Jan. 8
Strum Circle, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
NORTH
Pleasant Grove
Jan. 3
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (theruth.org)
Saturday Morning Movie: Monsters, Inc., Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m.-noon (pgcityutah.gov)
Jan. 5
Family Night at the Library, Pleasant Grove Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m.-noon (pgcityutah.gov)
Jan. 6
Tuesday Trucks and Trivia Night, Grove Station, 6-8 p.m. (grovestationpg.com)
Jan. 10
Annual Health and Fitness Fair, Pleasant Grove Rec Center, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov)
Saturday Morning Movie: Flubber, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m.-noon (pgcityutah.gov)
Lehi
Jan. 3
Luminaria, Thanksgiving Point, 4 p.m. (Jan. 3-10, thanksgivingpoint.org)
Happy Hula Days, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (thanksgivingpoint.org)
Jan. 10
The Biology of Skinwalker Ranch, Hutchings Museum, 6 p.m. (jhutchingsmuseum.com)
Health and Fitness Fair, Legacy Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (lehi-ut.gov)
American Fork
Jan. 3
Christmas in Color, Art Dye Park, 5:30-9:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Rug Tufting Workshop, The Rug Room, 6-9:30 p.m. (Jan. 3-31, therugroomutah.com)
Jan. 6
Reflect and Reset, American Fork Library, 7-8 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Highland
Jan. 5
Introduction to Art Materials and Techniques (Ages 5-10), Highland Community Center, 4:30-6 p.m. (Jan. 5-March 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Portraits Across Media, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6 p.m. (Jan. 5-March 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Jan. 6
Oil Painting: The Spectrum of Painting, Highland Community Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (Jan. 6-March 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Jan. 7
Drawing & Painting: Fantasy Art (Ages 5-10), Highland Community Center, 4:30-6 p.m. (Jan. 7-March 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Drawing for Homeschoolers (Ages 8-12), Highland Community Center, noon-2 p.m. (Jan. 7-March 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Drawing: Caricature, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (Jan. 7-March 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Oil Painting: Beginning, 7-9 p.m. (Jan. 7-March 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Jan. 8
Oil Painting: In the Style of the Masters, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (Jan. 8-March 26, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Jan. 10
Watercolor: Beginning, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (Jan. 10-March 28, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Cedar Hills
Jan. 5
Meet the Mayor, City Hall, 10-11 a.m. (cedarhills.org)
WEST
Eagle Mountain
Jan. 5
Swearing In Ceremony, City Hall, 5-6 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Jan. 7
Arts and Crafts, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 10 a.m.-noon (eaglemountain.gov)
Jan. 10
Family Puzzle Day, Eagle Mountain Library, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Nearby
Salt Lake City
Jan. 3
2025 ZooLights, Utah’s Hogle Zoo, 5:30-9 p.m. (Jan. 3-4, hoglezoo.org)
Monster Jam 2026, Delta Center, 3 p.m./6 p.m. (Jan. 3-4, deltacenter.com)
Jan. 10
2026 Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad – Women’s Gymnastics, Maverick Center, 2 p.m. (maverickcenter.com)
Heber Valley
Jan. 3
Christmas Bird Count, Wasatch Mountain State Park, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/wasatch-mountain)
Wasatch Citizens Series Ski Races, Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, 10 a.m. (utahnordic.org)
Jan. 10
Snowshoe Tree Hike, Wasatch Mountain State Park, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/wasatch-mountain)
Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@heraldextra.com.


