EVENTS



May 13-17

• The 12th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival. Naturalist and author Bill Fenimore will be the keynote speaker on Saturday, May 15. Registration for Great Salt Lake Bird Festival programs is now open online at www.greatsaltlakebirdfest.com/registration or by calling 801-451-3286.

May 14

• “The Spirit of Hope,” a benefit concert to raise funds for Make-A-Wish!, 7:30 p.m., Woods Cross High auditorium. Cost is $5 with 95 percent going directly for Wishes! Performances by: Premier Productions, WX Cheerleaders, Bountiful Mandonelles, Viewmont’s Dance Company and much more local talent.

• Utah Wildlife in Need (UWIN) will dedicate a new, 1.5 mile boardwalk and nature trail at 9 a.m., at the Great Salt Lake Learning Center. The dedication will recognize and thank the individuals and organizations that provided funding, donated materials, and services. After the event, the nature trail will be open to the public to experience the many habitats, and wildlife.

May 15-16

• Rocky Mountain Gun Show, Davis Conference Center, 800 West Heritage Park Blvd., Layton. Saturday, 9-5; Sunday, 9-4. $10. Discount coupons available at www.rockymountaingunshows.com

May 17

• Layton Family Recreation is hosting an evening out at the golf course, 4 p.m. to dark. Families will receive discounted golf, miniature golf, putting course and food packages. It will be held at Swan Lakes Golf Course, 850 N. 2200 W., Layton. 9-Hole Golf Course is $8/person, miniature golf, $2.50 a person, 18-hole putting course, $2.50 a person and batting cages, $1.50 for 25 pitches. Hamburger, chips and drink, $4 per person.

May 17-June 12

• Art at the Main Gallery presents “Summer Solstice,” watercolors by Layton artist Terrece Beesley. Reception during Gallery Stroll, May 21, 6-9 p.m. at Art at the Main, a gallery located on the ground floor of the Main City Library (210 East 400 South, SLC, UT).

May 22

• Third annual Women’s Resource Expo held at the Davis Applied Technology College, 550 E. 300 S., Kaysville, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.. It’s free and the day will be filled with community resources, workshops, massages, facials, prize drawings and much more. Amanda Dickson, KSL Radio’s morning show cohost and author, will be the keynote speaker. She will speak about goal setting and her pathway to success.

• LaRae’s Dance Unlimited will be holding their dance recital, titled “Finding Neverland,” at 7 p.m. at Peery’s Egyptian Theatre in Ogden. The cost is free. The show will feature a ballet set to Peter Pan’s story of Neverland, complete with Peter Pan, Capt. Hook, Michael, John and Wendy, and Tinkerbell. The show will end with a tribute to Michael Jackson and feature hip-hop, jazz and ballet numbers to his songs. Please call 801-546-0495 for further information.

• Legacy Prep Academy will be holding their 2nd annual Runnin’ with the Lions 5K. To register online go to www.regtix.com/event/runninwiththelions.htm. Check in begins at 8:30 a.m. at Mills Park in Woods Cross. There will be a children’s 1K at 9 a.m. followed by the 5K at 9:30. Food, kids activities and live music will be provided. Come join in the fun. For more information call LPA at 801-936-0555.

May 29-31

•Join the characters at Cowboy Legends (Cowboy Music and Cowboy Poetry) at Fielding Garr Ranch, Antelope Island, Syracuse, over Memorial Day weekend. There will be vendors, food and lots of entertainment, including cowboy (not necessarily country/western) music and cowboy poetry. 801-725-4866.

June 1

• Debate between Ben Horsley-Jim Nielson, June 1, Bountiful City Hall, 7 p.m., 790 S. Main Street; debate; Davis County Republican Women president Kendalyn Harris will be the moderator.

CONCERTS

May 14

• Violinist Karen Maloy Bergeson will present a recital in the Assembly Hall, 7:30 p.m. on Temple Square, SLC. Her program will include Aaron Copland’s Sonata for violin and piano; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9 in A Major, op. 47 “Kreutzer;” and Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane. This free concert is open to ages eight and older.

May 15

• Verux Vox Vocis (it means “true voices”) will present their inaugural concert at 8 p.m. at Bountiful Community Church (150 N. 400 E., Bountiful). The program titled, “John III:XVI,” is a musical exploration of the ideas of God, Jesus, love, sacrifice, life, death, and rebirth.  Tickets are $8 and are available at www.utahvoices.org or at the door.

• Murray Park Amphitheater, 7:30 p.m. Free. The Choral Arts Society of Utah will join forces with the Utah National Guard 23rd Army Band at the Murray Park Amphitheater for an evening of patriotic music saluting our men and women in Uniform.  The concert will feature military marches and other music of America. • •The Salt Lake Children’s Choir will present a gala 30th anniversary concert at 7:30 p.m. in Salt Lake City’s Abravanel Hall. All seats $10, $6 students. Tickets available at ArtTix, from choir members and at Day Murray Music. For info call 801-537-1412.

• BYU Faculty Chamber Players (Julie Bevan, cello; Monte Belknap, violin; Claudine Bigelow, viola; Scott Holden, piano; and soprano Diane Reich) will perform in the Assembly Hall, Temple Square, 7:30 p.m., a free concert which is open to ages eight and older. Works include a piano selection, Sherzo No. 2 in B Flat Minor, and op. 31 by Chopin

STAGE

May 7-June 5

• Rodgers Memorial Theatre presents Steel Magnolias.. The theater is at 292 E. Pages Lane, Centerville. For tickets and more information, please call 801-298-1302.

CLASSES

May 13

• Ballroom Class (Beginning & Intermediate/ Advanced), American Legion Hall, 52 W 200 S, Bountiful, 2 weeks, 7-9 p.m., $5/person/hour for Clipper Readers. Margene, 801-298-8047, or visit www.dance-scene.com.