Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (May 9-17)
Reid Stewart, 2, of Lehi, reaches over to pat the baby goats at Thanksgiving Point's Baby Animal Party in Lehi on Friday, May 17, 2013. The event, a yearly occurrence, celebrates newborn farm animals, and welcomes the arrival of spring. SARAH WEISER/Daily Herald
Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:
CENTRAL
Provo
May 9
Kalo Latu Performance, BYU Music Building, 7 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Spring 2026 Beehive Bazaar: Handmade Art and Craft Fair, The Beehive, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (beehivebazaar.com)
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)
Gilded Paradise: Recasting Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Baptistery Doors, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 9-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 9-Aug. 22, moa.byu.edu)
Mimi Chen Ting: Make Movement Visible, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 9-Oct. 10, moa.byu.edu)
Remember the Ladies: Utah Women in Art 2026, JKR Gallery, 4-8 p.m. (May 9-30, jkrgallery.com)
May 10
2026 Mother’s Day Brunch at Sundance, Sundance Resort, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)
May 11
Grassroots Shakespeare – The Tempest, Provo Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Trivia Night, Provo Library, 7-8 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
May 12
The Dance Club Spring Concert, Covey Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (May 12-13, covey.provo.gov)
Senior Book Club — Attachments, Provo Library, 1-1:45 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Family Yoga/Adult Yoga, Provo Library, 6 p.m./7 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
May 13
Open Piano Lab, Provo Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Intro to Studio Production, Provo Library, 7-8 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
May 14
Teen Movie Night: Night at the Museum, Provo Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
May 15
Provo’s Rooftop Concert Series 2026, NuSkin Plaza, 7 p.m. (rooftopconcertseries.com)
BYU Ballroom Dance Company: Blackpool Preview Showcase, Marriott Center, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)
Dance Conservatory: The Carnival of the Animals, Covey Center for the Arts, 4 p.m./7 p.m. (May 15-16. 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 16
Beatles Songscapes, Covey Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Golden Spoke Mayor’s Family Ride, Paul Ream Wilderness Park, 10 a.m.-noon (jordanrivercommission.gov)
Orem
May 9
Jacqueline’s School of Ballet & Utah Metropolitan Ballet present EXCERPTS FROM SWAN LAKE, SCERA Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (scera.org)
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 9-23, 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 9-30, uvu.edu/museum)
Traversing Terrain: Photography Exhibition, Gallery 402, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 9-14, uvu.edu/events)
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. (oremlibrary.com)
May 11
Film: National Treasure, Orem Library, 6-8:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
Makerspace Workshop: Level Up Your Minis, Orem Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
May 12
SCERA Chamber Singers present “OH HAPPY DAY!”, SCERA Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (scera.org)
May 13
YUNGBLUD: IDOLS The World Tour, UCCU Events Center, 8 p.m. (uccucenter.com)
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 15
Orem Chorale presents “Rise Up Singing” Summer Concert, University Place Orem, 6:30 p.m. (oremchorale.org)
Movie Night: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Orem Library, 6-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
May 16
2026 Timp Trail Marathon and Half, Mount Timpanogos Park, 7 a.m. (ultrasignup.com)
SOUTH
Springville
May 9
102nd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, 7-9 p.m. (May 9-June 3, smofa.org)
Birthday Week at the CRC, Clyde Recreation Center, all day (springvilleutah.gov)
Board Game Club, Springville Library, 1-3 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov)
Art City Ukulele, Springville Library, 11 a.m.-noon (springvilleutah.gov)
Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 9-June 25, smofa.org)
May 16
Art Ball: Enduring Beauty, Springville Museum of Art, 6-9:30 p.m. (smofa.org)
Spanish Fork
May 9
Real Rock Band Summer recruiting Event, Angelus Theatre, 6-9 p.m. (angelustheatre.com)
May 11
Taming of the Shrew Backstage Edition, Angelus Theatre, 7:30 p.m. (May 11-18, angelustheatre.com)
Debate Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
May 12
Crafter’s Corner, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
May 13
Adult D&D Club, Spanish Fork Library, 5 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Basic Computer Skills Lab: Spring Session, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Men’s Mental Health: A Support Group for Men, Spanish Fork Library, 7 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
May 13
Chess Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
May 16
UVSCC Spring Checkmate Classic Tournament, Spanish Fork Library, 10:30 a.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Payson
May 9
Dungeons & Dragons Beginners Club, Payson Library, 6:30 p.m. (library.payson.gov)
May 10
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
May 11
Ribbon Cutting-Storywalk at Spring Lake, Spring Lake, 6:30 p.m. (library.payson.gov)
Weekly Craft Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6-8 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
May 12
Chess Club, Payson Library, 6:30 p.m. (library.payson.gov)
Live Local Music Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
May 13
Midweek Matinee, Payson Library, 4:30 p.m. (library.payson.gov)
May 14
Authors Anonymous, Payson Library, 7 p.m. (library.payson.gov)
Strum Circle, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
May 17
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Mapleton
May 9
Opening Day Parade, Maple Grove Middle School, 10-11 a.m. (mapleton.org)
NORTH
Pleasant Grove
May 9
Over the River and Through the Woods, Keith Christeson Little Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 9-11, pgplayers.com)
Once on this Island, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 9-July 3, theruth.org)
The Wizard of Oz, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 9-23, theruth.org)
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)
May 12
Bingo Night, Pleasant Grove Library, 7 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
Tuesday Trucks and Trivia Night, Grove Station, 6-8 p.m. (grovestationpg.com)
May 13
Utah Flower Market 2026, Grove Station, 9 a.m.-noon (utahflowermarket.com)
Trivia Night, Pleasant Grove Library, 7 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
May 14
Stitchin’ in the Stacks, Pleasant Grove Library, 7 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
May 15
Battle of the Bands Finals, The Soundbox, 7:30 p.m. (ccsoundhouse.com)
May 16
Saturday Morning Movies: Aliens in the Attic, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
Lehi
May 9
Baby Animal Festival, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 9-30, thanksgivingpoint.org)
Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival 2026, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 9-16, thanksgivingpoint.org)
2026 Tulip Festival Brunch, Thanksgiving Point, 9:30 a.m.-noon (thanksgivingpoint.org)
Mother’s Day Brunch 2026, Harvest Restaurant, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (thanksgivingpoint.org)
Tuck Everlasting, Lehi Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. (May 9-16, lehiarts.org)
May 16
2026 Tulip Festival Brunch, Thanksgiving Point, 9:30 a.m.-noon (thanksgivingpoint.org)
American Fork
May 9
East Meets West: Duo Program, Mount Timpanogos Village, 5 p.m. (timpchamber.org)
Rug Tufting Workshop, The Rug Room, 6-9:30 p.m. (May 9-July 31, therugroomutah.com)
May 11
Let Freedom Ring! America 250, American Fork Junior High School, 7 p.m. (timpanogoschorale.org)
May 14
Adult Writer’s Club: Advanced, American Fork Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Kiss and Tell Book Club, American Fork Library, 7-8 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
May 16
Paddle with Care, American Fork Marina, 8 a.m. (utahlake.gov)
Woman of Steel Triathlon 2026, American Fork Recreation & Fitness Center, 7 a.m. (triutah.com/woman-of-steel-tri)
Highland
May 9
3D Printing: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (May 9-June 27, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 11
Observational Drawing: Illustrate Your Photos, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 11-June 22, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 12
Oil Painting: Spectrum of Painting, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 12-June 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 13
City Open House, City Hall, 5-8 p.m. (highlandut.gov)
Digital Art: Illustrate a Book in Procreate, Highland Community Center, 7-9 p.m. (May 13-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Observational Drawing: Animals and Nature, Highland Community Center, 10 a.m.-noon (May 13-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 14
Oil Painting: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 14-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Sketching: People, Highland Community Center, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (May 14-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Cedar Hills
May 11
Meet the Mayor, City Hall, 10-11 a.m. (cedarhills.org)
May 16
Courage Wears a Crown 5K / 1K Family Event, Heritage Park Cedar Hills, 8:15 a.m. (raceentry.com/courage-wears-a-crown)
WEST
Saratoga Springs
May 11
Saratoga Splash Days – Carnival Voucher Pre-Sale Opens, City Hall, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (saratogasprings-ut.gov)
Eagle Mountain
May 11
Adult Book Bedazzling, City Hall, 6 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
May 12
Senior Citizens Computer Class, Valley Crossroads Chamber of Commerce, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
May 13
Arts and Crafts, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 10 a.m.-noon (eaglemountain.gov)
May 14
Adult Book Club, Eagle Mountain Library, 6:45-7:45 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
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
May 16
Camp Floyd Cemetery Tour, Camp Floyd State Park, 2 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd)
NEARBY
Salt Lake City
May 9
Charlie Puth: Whatever’s Clever! World Tour, Maverik Center, 7:30 p.m.(maverickcenter.com)
May 14
2026 Stars on Ice Tour, Maverick Center, 7 p.m. (maverickcenter.com)
May 16
Utah Food Festival 2026, Natural History Museum of Utah, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 16-17, nhmu.edu)
Heber
May 9
CarQuest Heber City Car Show, 434 North Main Street, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (jchackett.com)
Mother’s Day Train, Heber Valley Railroad, 1 p.m./3:30 p.m. (hebertrain.com)
May 15
Baby Animal Celebration, Heber Valley Farm, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 15-16, hebervalleycheese.com)
Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@heraldextra.com.


