Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (May 2-10)
Courtesy Jess Carter
The city of Orem has partnered with Sunset Farmers Market to bring locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to Orem residents all summer long.
Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:
CENTRAL
Provo
May 2
Under the Big Top, Covey Center for the Arts, 4:30 p.m./7 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Author Series: Claire Rosen “Birds of a Feather”, Sundance Resort, 11:30 a.m. (sundanceresort.com)
Fresh Filled Pasta Class w/ Dylan Shearer, Baking Me Crazy, 5-7 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)
Provo City Library Writing Group, Provo Library, 4-5 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Book Talk: Freedom and Suffering in The Brothers Karamazov, The Compass Gallery, 1-2:30 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)
Legends Memorial (Phase One), The Rise, 9 p.m. (therisevenue.com)
Spring 2026 Beehive Bazaar: Handmade Art and Craft Fair, The Beehive, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 2-9, beehivebazaar.com)
Gilded Paradise: Recasting Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Baptistery Doors, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 2-Oct. 24, moa.byu.edu)
The Way of the Cross: A Series by David Habben, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (May 2-Aug. 22, moa.byu.edu)
Mimi Chen Ting: Make Movement Visible, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 2-Oct. 10, moa.byu.edu)
Remember the Ladies: Utah Women in Art 2026, JKR Gallery, 4-8 p.m. (May 2-30, jkrgallery.com)
May 4
May the 4th! Star Wars Trivia Night!, Fat Daddy’s Pizzeria, 7 p.m. (fatdaddyspizzeria.com)
May 5
Hope of America 2026, BYU Marriott Center, 7:30 p.m. (May 5-7, freedomfestival.org)
Color Therapy at the Library, Provo Library, 7-8 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
May 6
Open Piano Lab, Provo Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
May 7
Make Candies for Mom–Buttermints & Toffee, Baking Me Crazy, 6-7:30 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)
Apos Book Launch – A New Graphic Novel About Missionaries, The Compass Gallery, 5:30-8:30 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)
May 8
Utah COPA Spring Concert – American Fork, Covey Center for the Arts, 12:30-9:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Drop-n-Decorate (May), Baking Me Crazy, 4-8 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)
The Afters, Arlington Hall, 10 p.m. (linktr.ee/theaftersutah)
May 9
Kalo Latu Performance, BYU Music Building, 7 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Children’s Book Festival featuring Jennifer A. Nielsen, Provo Library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Plant Swap, Provo Library, 10-11:30 a.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Mother’s Day Cake Pop Bouquet, Baking Me Crazy, 1 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)
Mother’s Day Macaron Class, Baking Me Crazy, 4 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)
May 10
2026 Mother’s Day Brunch at Sundance, Sundance Resort, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)
Orem
May 2
Seeing Wilde Songs: Charles T. Griffes’ Synesthetic Musical Settings of Oscar Wilde’s Poetry, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 2-23, uvu.edu/museum)
The Divine Sarah: Writing her name in the stars, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 2-30, uvu.edu/museum)
Traversing Terrain: Photography Exhibition, Gallery 402, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 2-14, uvu.edu/events)
The Pen is Mightier: Writing a Revolution, Orem Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (May 2-9, oremlibrary.com)
May 3
FINDING PEACE: Free Musical Fireside, SCERA Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (scera.org)
May 4
2026 May the 4th Celebration, The Orchard at University Place, 6-8 p.m. (universtiyplaceorem.com)
THE MAGIC OF DISNEY, SCERA Center for the Arts, 5 p.m./7 p.m. (scera.org)
Family Movie Night: Dora and the City of Lost Gold, Orem Public Library, 6-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)
May 6
Orem’s Sunset Farmers Market 2026, City Center Park, 5-9 p.m. (sunsetfarmersmarkets.com)
Open Studio 2026, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (uvu.edu/museum)
May 7
Jacqueline’s School of Ballet & Utah Metropolitan Ballet present EXCERPTS FROM SWAN LAKE, SCERA Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (May 7-9, scera.org)
Puzzle Swap, Orem Public Library, 6-7:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)
May 8
Family Movie Night: Indiana Jones and Last Crusade, Orem Public Library, 6-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)
May 9
2026 Orem Asian Festival, The Orchard at University Place, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)
Art for All 2026, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (uvu.edu/museum)
SOUTH
Springville
May 2
102nd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, 7-9 p.m. (May 2-June 3, smofa.org)
Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 2-June 25, smofa.org)
May 4
Birthday Week at the CRC, Clyde Recreation Center, all day (May 4-9, springvilleutah.gov)
Art Workshop: Pets UnLonely Pet Story Workshop, Springville Museum of Art, 6:30-8 p.m. (smofa.org)
Nebo Philharmonic, Springville Library, 7 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov)
May 6
Take and Make: Seed Bombs, Springville Library, 7 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov)
May 7
Living Well with Chronic Pain Workshop, Springville Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. (springvilleutah.gov)
Silent Book Club, Springville Library, 6-8 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov)
May 9
Board Game Club, Springville Library, 1-3 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov)
Art City Ukulele, Springville Library, 11 a.m.-noon (springvilleutah.gov)
Spanish Fork
May 5
Adult D&D Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Shelf Indulgence Book Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
May 6
Community Emergency Preparedness Class, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Basic Computer Skills Lab: Spring Session, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
May 7
Chess Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Spanish Fork Writer’s Group, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Payson
May 3
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
May 4
Weekly Craft Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6-8 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
May 5
Payson’s Cinco de Mayo/Viva el Mariachi 2026, Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center, 5-9 p.m. (paysonutah.gov)
Family Game Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Chess Club, Payson Library, 6:30-8 p.m. (library.paysonutah.gov)
May 6
Midweek Matinee, Payson Library, 4:30-6 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
May 7
Authors Anonymous, Payson Library, 4:30-6 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
Strum Circle, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
May 9
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 7 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Mapleton
May 9
Opening Day Parade, Maple Grove Middle School, 10-11 a.m. (mapleton.org)
NORTH
Pleasant Grove
May 2
Over the River and Through the Woods, Keith Christeson Little Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 2-11, pgplayers.com)
Saturday Morning Movies: Homeward Bound, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
Kentucky Derby Party, Pleasant Grove Library, 3:30 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
The Wizard of Oz, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 2-23, theruth.org)
May 4
May the Fourth Be With You, Pleasant Grove Library, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (pgcityuth.gov)
Once on this Island, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 4-July 3, the ruth.org)
May 5
Battle of the Bands, The Soundbox, 7:30 p.m. (ccsoundhouse.com)
2026 Story Crossroads Summit & Festival: An Evening of Stories, Pleasant Grove Library, (storycrossroads.org)
Tuesday Trucks and Trivia Night, Grove Station, 6-8 p.m. (grovestationpg.com)
Table Talk – Why Families Fight: Understanding the Patterns Beneath the Problems, Pleasant Grove Library, 12:30-2 p.m. (pgcityut.gov)
May 6
Utah Flower Market 2026, Grove Station, 9 a.m.-noon (utahflowermarket.com)
Will Workshop, Pleasant Grove Library, 7-8 p.m. (pgcityut.gov)
May 9
Utah’s Own 2nd Annual Spring Market, Oliver’s Place, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (utahsown.org)
Saturday Morning Movies: Racing Stripes, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
Lehi
May 2
Baby Animal Festival, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 2-30, thanksgivingpoint.org)
Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival 2026, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 2-16, thanksgivingpoint.org)
Tuck Everlasting, Lehi Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. (May 2-16, lehiarts.org)
Star Wars Event, Lehi Library, 1-3 p.m. (lehicity.libcal.com)
May 9
2026 Tulip Festival Brunch, Thanksgiving Point, 9:30 a.m.-noon (thanksgivingpoint.org)
American Fork
May 2
Author Event-Elizabeth Heider, American Fork Library, 1-3 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Rug Tufting Workshop, The Rug Room, 6-9:30 p.m. (May 2-July 31, therugroomutah.com)
May 4
Sourdough Class, American Fork Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
May 5
Taco Tuesday, American Fork Library, 6-7 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Dungeons and Dragons (Teens/Adults), American Fork Library, 4-6 p.m./6-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
May 6
2026 Story Crossroads Summit & Festival: An Evening of Stories, American Fork Library, (storycrossroads.org)
Highland
May 2
3D Printing: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (May 2-June 27, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 4
Observational Drawing: Illustrate Your Photos, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 4-June 22, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 5
Oil Painting: Spectrum of Painting, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 5-June 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 6
Digital Art: Illustrate a Book in Procreate, Highland Community Center, 7-9 p.m. (May 6-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Observational Drawing: Animals and Nature, Highland Community Center, 10 a.m.-noon (May 6-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 7
Oil Painting: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 7-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Sketching: People, Highland Community Center, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (May 7-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Cedar Hills
May 4
Meet the Mayor, City Hall, 10-11 a.m. (cedarhills.org)
WEST
Eagle Mountain
May 6
Arts and Crafts, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 10 a.m.-noon (eaglemountain.gov)
May 7
Localscapes: Creating Your Ideal Utah Yard, Eagle Mountain Library, 6-7:30 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
NEARBY
Salt Lake City
May 2
Dancing With The Stars: LIVE! 2026 Tour, Eccles Theater, 8 p.m. (May 2-3, live-at-the-eccles.com)
3rd Annual Salt Lake Derby Party, La Caille, 1:30-6 p.m. (saltcitymuse.com)
May 9
Charlie Puth: Whatever’s Clever! World Tour, Maverik Center, 7:30 p.m.(maverickcenter.com)
Heber
May 2
International Women’s Mountain Bike Day, UVU Wasatch Campus, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (wasatchtrails.org)
May 4
Star Wars Fan Train, Heber Valley Railroad, 7 p.m. (hebertrain.com)
May 9
CarQuest Heber City Car Show, 434 North Main Street, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (jchackett.com)
Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@heraldextra.com.


