Outdoor Notes

-- Tribune: Capitol Reef rangers look to protect rare cacti

-- Tribune: Five don’t-miss Capitol Reef attractions

-- Tribune: Wharton: What about that ski Interconnect idea?

-- For the latest wildlife news and information and the fishing report visit the DWR website

Weekend Events

New Films

-- Dark Horse: Tribune review 

-- The Queen of Versailles: Tribune review 

-- Total Recall: Tribune review 

Concerts

-- Hidden Hollow Conservation in Concert Series, The North Valley, Friday, 7 p.m., Hidden Hollow Natural Area, 2100 South and 1100 East, Salt Lake City, free

-- Mercy River, Friday, 8 p.m., Brigham Young Historic Park, State Street and 2nd Avenue (North Temple), free

-- Midvale Arts Council, Joshua Creek, Friday, 7 p.m., Midvale Performing Arts Center, 695 West Center (7720 South), Midvale, free

-- Flautissimo, flute choir, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free

-- “Jazz Under the Stars,” Murray Symphony Jazz/Swing Band, Saturday, 8 p.m., Murray park Amphitheatre, 495 East 5300 South, Salt Lake City, $6 general admission, children 10 and under free

-- Cool Air Concert Series, Saturdays, 6 p.m., through August 11, Snowbird Resort, free

-- Deer Valley Music Festival, through August 11, times and venues vary

-- Park City Music Festival, through August 20, times and venues vary

-- Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free

Theater

-- “All Shook Up” through August 4, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre

-- “Crazy for You” through August 4, Hale Center Theater Orem

-- “Rent” through August 4, Midvale Main Street Theatre

-- “The Sound of Music” through August 4, Hale Centre Theatre

-- “Big River” through August 8, Caine Lyric Repertory Theatre

-- “Kiss Me Kate” through August 10, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre

-- “The Odd Couple” through August 10, Neil Simon Festival

-- “Tosca” through August 10, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre

-- “Driving Miss Daisy” through August 11, Neil Simon Festival

-- “The Fantasticks” through August 11, Covey Center for the Arts

-- “The Goodbye Girl” through August 11, Neil Simon Festival

-- “Faust” through August 11, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre

-- “Lend Me a Tenor” through August 11, Caine Lyric Repertory Theatre

-- “My Fair Lady” through August 11, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre

-- “Proposals” through August 11, Neil Simon Festival

-- “Charlotte’s Web” through August 16, Caine Lyric Repertory Theatre

-- “Greater Tuna” through August 16, Caine Lyric Repertory Theatre

-- “Private Lives” through August 17, Caine Lyric Repertory Theatre

-- “Fiddler on the Roof” through August 1, SCERA Center for the Arts

-- “School House Rock Live! Jr.” through August 18, Draper Historic Theatre

-- “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” through August 18, Sundance Summer Theatre

-- “Steel Magnolias” through August 18, Caine Lyric Repertory Theatre

-- “The Addams Family Home Evening” through August 25, Deseret Star Playhouse

-- “Wicked” through August 26, Capitol Theatre

-- “Mary Stuart” through August 31, Utah Shakespearean Festival

-- “Scapin” through August 31, Utah Shakespearean Festival

-- “Forever Plaid” through September 1, Pickleville Playhouse

-- “The Merry Wives of Windsor” through September 1, Utah Shakespearean Festival

-- “Titus Andronicus” through September 1, Utah Shakespearean Festival

-- “To Kill a Mockingbird” through September 1, Utah Shakespearean Festival

-- “Saturday’s Voyeur’ 2012: ‘The Mormon Moment” through September 2, Salt Lake Acting Company 

-- “The Hanging of El Bandito, Reimagined” through September 8, Pickleville Playhouse

-- “Aladdin” through October19, Tuacahn Amphitheatre

-- “Hairspray” through October 20, Tuacahn Amphitheatre

-- “Les Misérables” through October 20, Utah Shakespearean Festival

Museum Exhibits

-- The Invincibility Fable Exhibition through August 18; Cantastoria Exhibition through September 15; Mr. Winkle: Object of Projection Photographs by Lara Jo Regan Exhibition through October 20, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

--  39^th Annual Quilt Show; 150 Years of Cyrus Dallin; Explorations: 50-Year Retrospective of Painting by Anton (Tony) Rasmussen, Exhibitions through August 29; Exploring Animals Exhibition through November 10, Springville Museum of Art 

--  Photo Finish Exhibition through September 2; Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile Exhibition through September 16, Utah Museum of Fine Arts

-- One of a Kind: New Monotypes by Kathryn Stedham & Jeff Juhlin; Past Presence: Select Works by Photographers in the B.Y.U. Fine Art Department Exhibitions through September 16, Kimball Art Center

-- Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture Exhibition through September 29, Brigham Young University Museum of Art

Et cetra

-- First Friday Art Stroll, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., Historic 25^th Street, Ogden

-- Springville World Folkfest, Friday and Saturday, Spring Acres Arts Park, 620 South 1350 East, Springville

-- Park City Kimball Arts Festival, through Sunday, Main Street, Park City

Park City

-- Downtown Farmers Market, through October 27, Pioneer Park, Salt Lake City