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Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (Jan. 17-25)

By Staff | Jan 17, 2026

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.

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