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May 15 - May 19
10th Annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival (Farmington)
This festival offers guided field trips to the best birding hot-spots in northern Utah and around the world famous Great Salt Lake. Birding trips are offered by kayak, boat, horseback, bus, van, and DUCK. All trips have expert guides. Friday and Saturday workshops at the Davis County Event Center include artist Rosalie Winard, booths, vendors, food, and art for people of all ages and birding experience. The annual Dutch oven dinner on Saturday features keynote speaker Bruce Thompson. See the entire program at: www.greatsaltlakebirdfest.com
Contact: Neka Roundy
Phone: 801-451-3286
Admission: Festival FREE, field trips have ticket prices
Location: Davis Events Center
Address: 151 South 1100 West, Farmington
Web Site: www.greatsaltlakebirdfest.com
May 20
Ask a Foster Parent Night (Murray)
Come learn how you can make a difference in the life of a child by providing a safe and loving home.
The UFCF Information Night will include:
*Information about the foster care system
*Steps on how you can become a foster/adoptive family
*Meeting a current Utah foster parent who can share his or her experiences
*An opportunity to have your questions answered
Information on other ways to get involved
Contact: Amy Boyack
Phone: 801-994-5205
Admission: Free!
Location: Utah Foster Care Foundation Office
Address: 5296 S. Commerce Dr., Suite 400, Murray
Web Site: www.utahfostercare.org
May 22 - May 24
Scandinavian Heritage Festival (Ephraim)
The Scandinavian Heritage Festival in Ephraim, Utah, running Thursday through Saturday prior to Memorial Day, is possibly the largest Scandinavian heritage event in the Intermountain West. Last year, it attracted upwards of 10,000 visitors.
Contact: Gary Anderson
Phone: 435-283-7595
Admission: free
Location: Snow College and Pioneer Park
Address: In Town, Ephraim
Web Site: candinavianheritagefestival.com
May 23 - May 26
Mountain Main Rendezvous (Hyrum)
Traditional 1835 Fur Trade era mountain man rendezvous. This is the oldest rendezvous reenactment in Utah. There will be a traditional traders row, black powder and archery shoots, dutch oven cooking contest, kids games and a candy cannon, as well as plenty of on site food and drinks. Directions: Head east on Main Street(State Route 101) in Hyrum, UT. Continue up Blacksmith's Fork Canyon. Look for the signs on the left just past milepost 13.
Contact: Ester Hooton
Phone: 435-563-1913
Admission: $2 per person $5 per family
Location: Left Hand Fork, Blacksmith Fork Canyon, Hyrum, UT
Address: Left Hank Fork, Balcksmith Fork Canyon, Hyrum
thru May 29
Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting (Springville)
This important American realist lived for a time in southern Utah, and is returning home with some of the paintings that made him famous, as well as some new work. Wayne Thiebaud will be at the Museum for a lecture and book signing on 29 March 2008 at 1:00 pm. Tickets are available for $10, and overflow seating is available for $5. Tickets are expected to sell out fast, so get yours soon! The exhibition will run from March 29 through July 27 2008. For more information visit www.smofa.org or call (801) 489-2727.
Contact: Natalie Petersen
Phone: (801) 489-2727
Admission: Free
Location: Springville Museum of Art
Address: 126 E. 400 S., Springville
thru May 31
Glass Art Guild of Utah Members Show (SLC)
The Glass Art Guild of Utah is primarily focused on warm glass techniques. "Warm glass" refers to the process of cutting, shaping, arranging, and then fusing pieces of glass into a whole in a kiln. Numberous techniques can be applied, including slumping (bending), carving, casting, and manipulation while glass is liquid. Art glass is manufactured in a stunning variety of colors and textures.
The Glass Art Guild of Utah was founded in 1998 by five pioneering Utah glass artists. The organization has grown to include more than 40 members, ranging from nationally known instructors and full-time professional artists to newly interested, part-time artists.
Phone: (801) 524-8200
Admission: Free
Location: The Gallery at Library Square
Address: 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City
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