Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (Jan. 17-25)
Curtis Booker, Daily Herald
The outside of The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater in Pleasant Grove is shown Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:
CENTRAL
Provo
Jan. 17
BYU’s Noteworthy, BYU West Campus, 7 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
The Wizard of Oz, Covey Center for the Arts, 4 p.m./7 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Velour Slumber Party with Book On Tape Worm, Velour, 7:30 p.m. (velourlive.com)
The Dance Conservatory Presents Wizard of Oz, Covey Center for the Arts, 4 p.m./7 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
2025-26 Provo Winter Farmers Market, Provo Towne Centre Mall, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (provotownecentre.com)
ImprovBroadway, 496 N. 900 E., 7:30 p.m. (improvbroadway.com)
The Second Annual Great January Jigsaw Race, Provo Library, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
The Mosaic of Christ: Let the Children Come, The Compass Gallery, noon-8 p.m. (Jan. 17-Feb. 28, thecompassgallery.com)
A New Page 2026, JKR Gallery, 4-8 p.m. (Jan. 17-31, jkrgallery.com)
Goth Monthly Nights, The Rise, 9 p.m. (therisevenue.com)
Jan. 18
Grounded: A Winter Reset Experience, Sundance Resort, 7-8:30 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)
Jan. 20
BYU Young Artists of Voice Competition, BYU Music Building, 7 p.m. (Jan. 20-24, onstage.byu.edu)
CSPA Winter Showcase, Covey Center for the Arts, 4:30 p.m./7 p.m. (Jan. 20-21, covey.provo.gov)
Aspen Winds – Wind Quintet, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Jan.21
The Uinta Trio and Friends: Debussy, Ravel, Brahms, and Higdon, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Open Piano Lab, Provo Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Jan. 22
Twenty Year Anniversary Concert Series, Velour, 7:30 p.m. (Jan. 22-24, velourlive.com)
Free Watercolor Workshop, The Compass Gallery, 6 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)
Jan. 23
Ballroom Dance Touring Company: Rhythm, Richards Building, 7:30 p.m. (Jan. 23-24, onstage.byu.edu)
Fire and Ice 2026, The Shops At Riverwoods, 4-8 p.m. (shopsatriverwoods.com)
Joshua Henry’s Get Up Stand Up, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Utah COPA-Finding Nemo, Covey Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (Jan. 23-24, covey.provo.org)
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)
Rave Night, The Rise, 9:30 p.m. (therisevenue.com)
ImprovBroadway, 496 N. 900 E., 7:30 p.m. (Jan. 23-24, improvbroadway.com)
Jan. 24
Frigid 5k and Penguin Plunge 2026, Utah Lake State Park, 9 a.m. (runtasticevents.com)
Jarica Jamison with Daniel Beddoes and Mikayla Paige, The Rise, 6:30 p.m. (therisevenue.com)
2025-26 Provo Winter Farmers Market, Provo Towne Centre Mall, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (provotownecentre.com)
Introduction to Podcasting, Provo Library, 2-3 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Provo City Library Writing Group, Provo Library, 4-5 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Orem
Jan. 17
Violinist David Park, Orem Public Library, 7 p.m. (excellenceconcerts.org)
New Year’s Luau, SCERA Center for the Arts, 4 p.m./7 p.m. (scera.org)
Teen After Hours: Cinema Craft Night, Orem Public Library, 7-9 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)
Hearth and Home: Domestic Depictions From the Permanent Collection, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 1-8 p.m (uvu.edu/museum)
Emergence: Fine Art Photography Showcase, Gallery on 6th, 5:30-8 p.m. (Jan. 17-29, uvu.edu)
Antra Sinha: Shimmering Sunlight, UVU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Jan. 17-24, uvu.edu/museum)
Alphonse Mucha, Master of Art Nouveau, UVU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Jan. 17-March 14, uvu.edu/museum)
Jan. 21
Open Studio 2026, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (uvu.edu/museum)
Jan. 22
Orem Reading Challenge: Favorites of 2025 Book Club Night, Orem Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)
Jan. 23
Film: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, PG-13), Orem Library, 6-9 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)
Open Studio 2026, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (uvu.edu/museum)
SOUTH
Springville
Jan. 17
Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Jan. 17-June 25, smofa.org)
Art City Ukulele, Springville Library, 11 a.m.-noon (springville.org/library)
Jan. 19
Mindful Mondays at the Museum, Springville Museum of Art, 6-8 p.m. (smofa.org)
Jan. 20
Nebo Novelists, Springville Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (springville.org/library)
Jan. 21
Journaling: Find Your Style, Springville Library, 7 p.m. (springville.org/library)
Jan. 22
Suicide Prevention 101, Springville Library, 7 p.m. (springville.org/library)
Jan. 23
Night at the Library, Springville Library, 7-9 p.m. (springville.org/library)
Jan. 24
Utah Valley Toastmasters Club, Springville Library, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (springville.org/library)
Board Game Club, Springville Library, 1-3 p.m. (springville.org/library)
RIICHI Mahjong Club, Springville Library, 1:30-3:30 p.m. (springville.org/library)
Spanish Fork
Jan. 17
UVSCC Swiss Chess Tournament, Spanish Fork Library, 10:30 a.m- 5 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Jan. 22
Best Books of 2025, Spanish Fork Library, 6-8 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Jan. 23
The Commonplace Society, Spanish Fork Library, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Payson
Jan. 17
Game Night, Payson Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
Jan. 18
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Jan. 20
Weekly Craft Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6-8 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Jan. 21
Midweek Matinee, Payson Library, 4:30-6 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
Live Local Music Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Jan. 22
Strum Circle, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Authors Anonymous, Payson Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
NORTH
Pleasant Grove
Jan. 19
Forever Plaid, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (Jan. 19-March 28, theruth.org)
Jan. 20
Tuesday Trucks and Trivia Night, Grove Station, 6-8 p.m. (grovestationpg.com)
Finance Workshop, Pleasant Grove Library, 7 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
Jan. 24
Book Bedazzling, Pleasant Grove Library, 2-6 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
Lehi
Jan. 17
Curious George: Let’s Get Curious, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (thanksgivingpoint.org)
Jan. 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2026, Thanksgiving Point, 9:30 a.m.-noon (thanksgivingpoint.org)
Jan. 21
Inspire, Lehi Library Programming Space, 7-8:30 p.m. (lehicity.libcal.com)
American Fork
Jan. 17
Disney Camp Rock the Musical, Valentine Theater, 2 p.m./7 p.m. (timpanogosarts.org)
1000 Books Before Kindergarten Celebration, American Fork Library, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Rug Tufting Workshop, The Rug Room, 6-9:30 p.m. (Jan. 17-31, therugroomutah.com)
Jan. 22
Adult Writer’s Club-Beginner, American Fork Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Highland
Jan. 17
Watercolor: Beginning, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (Jan. 17-March 28, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Jan. 19
Introduction to Art Materials and Techniques (Ages 5-10), Highland Community Center, 4:30-6 p.m. (Jan. 19-March 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Portraits Across Media, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6 p.m. (Jan. 19-March 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Jan. 20
Oil Painting: The Spectrum of Painting, Highland Community Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (Jan. 20-March 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Jan. 21
Drawing & Painting: Fantasy Art (Ages 5-10), Highland Community Center, 4:30-6 p.m. (Jan. 21-March 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Drawing for Homeschoolers (Ages 8-12), Highland Community Center, noon-2 p.m. (Jan. 21-March 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Drawing: Caricature, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (Jan. 21-March 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Oil Painting: Beginning, 7-9 p.m. (Jan. 21-March 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Jan. 22
Oil Painting: In the Style of the Masters, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (Jan. 22-March 26, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Cedar Hills
Jan. 19
Meet the Mayor, City Hall, 10-11 a.m. (cedarhills.org)
WEST
Eagle Mountain
Jan. 20
Teen Movie Night, Eagle Mountain Library, 5-7 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Jan. 22
Arts and Crafts, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 10 a.m.-noon (eaglemountain.gov)
Jan. 24
Family Game Day, Eagle Mountain Library, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Saratoga Springs
Jan. 22
Miss Saratoga Springs Scholarship Pageant Parent Meeting, Public Safety Building, 6-8 p.m. (saratogasprings-ut.gov)
Nearby
Salt Lake City
Jan. 17
Candlelight Jazz: The Best of Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole, Clubhouse on South Temple, 8:30-9:45 p.m. (eventvesta.com)
Jan. 20
A Beautiful Noise, Eccles Theater, 7 p.m. (Jan. 20-25, saltlakecity.broadway.com)
Jan. 24
Three Dog Night and Ambrosia, Kingsbury Hall, 7 p.m. (artstickets.utah.edu)
Heber Valley
Jan. 17
Skijoring Utah, Wasatch County Events Center, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (skijoringutah.com)
Winter Animal Tracking, Wasatch Mountain State Park, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/wasatch-mountain)
Jan. 23
Chocolate Lovers Train, Heber Valley Railroad, 7-8:30 p.m. (hebervalleyrr.org)
Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@heraldextra.com.

