Many venues throughout Utah have shut down to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Though some venues are beginning to reopen, there are still many events that you can participate in from home. Here are some of the virtual events going on in the community this week.

MUSIC/DANCE

Ballet West Virtual Academy, May 15-June 13, dates and times vary, Ballet West Academy, $12 per class (balletwest.punchpass.com/classes)

“BookStock: A Weekend of Independent Bookstores and Live Music,” May 15-17, times vary, Ken Sanders Rare Books, free (facebook.com/events)

Jody Whitesides, May 15, 7 p.m., Mountain Town Music, free (facebook.com/mtntownmusic)

future.exboyfriend, May 15, 8 p.m., The Depot, free (instagram.com/depotslc or shopthegateway.com/calendars)

Online Dance Classes, May 15-21, dates and times vary, Repertory Dance Theatre’s Dance Center on Broadway, pay what you are able, registration required (rdtutah.org/danceclasses)

Utah Symphony Broadcasts, May 15-30, dates and times vary, Utah Symphony, free (facebook.com/events)

David Park & Friends Live-stream from Gallivan Center, May 16, 8 p.m., Excellence in the Community, free (facebook.com/events)

Jessa Young, May 17, 7 p.m., Mountain Town Music, free (facebook.com/mtntownmusic)

OPPA! Virtual Concert, May 19, 7:30 p.m., On Pitch Performing Arts, free (facebook.com/events)

GETTING OUT

Museum of Ancient Life Virtual Tour, May 15-21, on demand, Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life, free (thanksgivingpoint.org)

Research Quest Live, May 15 and 18-21, 9:30 a.m., Natural History Museum of Utah, free (nhmu.utah.edu)

“Bringing the Aquarium to You,” May 15-25, 3 p.m., Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, free (facebook.com/thelivingplanetaquarium)

Salty City Virtual Writing Workshop, May 16, 10 a.m., Park City Library, free (facebook.com/events)

Live Story-time, May 19-21, 11 a.m., Park City Library, free (facebook.com/ParkCityLibrary or youtube.com)

Virtual Lunchtime Chat: “Sustainability during and after the COVID-19 closure,” May 20, 1 p.m., Tracy Aviary, donation requested (tracyaviary.org/events)

“Getting More from Your Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants,” May 21, 6:30 p.m., Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, free, registration required (jobs.utah.gov/usor/dhh/events/northern)

THEATER AND IMPROV/COMEDY

“Pirates of Penzance: A Two Man Show,” May 15-17, streaming 5 p.m.-12 a.m., Hale Center Theater Orem, $10 per viewer (tickets.haletheater.org/events)

“Thank You, Papa,” May 15-17, streaming 5 p.m.-12 a.m., Hale Center Theater Orem, $5 per viewer (tickets.haletheater.org/events)

“Who Shot Juanito Bandito?”, May 15-17, streaming 5 p.m.-12 a.m., Pickleville Playhouse, $10 per viewer, $30 per immediate family (picklevilleplayhouse.com)

“Improvinators,” May 15, 7 p.m., Kensington Theatre, free (facebook.com/KensingtonTheatreCompany or youtube.com)

“Romeo and Juliet,” May 15-23, dates vary, 7:30 p.m., On Pitch Performing Arts, $15 per viewer (onpitchperformingarts.com)

Live-stream Comedy Show, May 15-16, 8 p.m., ComedySportz Utah, free (facebook.com/ComedySportzUtah)

SPECIAL MOVIE SCREENINGS

“And Then We Danced,” May 15-21, on demand, Utah Film Center, $12 (utahfilmcenter.org/ondemand)

“The Booksellers,” May 15-21, on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

“Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” May 15-21, on demand, Utah Film Center, $12 (utahfilmcenter.org/ondemand); May 15-22, on demand, Park City Film, $12 (parkcityfilm.org)

Charlie Chaplin Film Series, May 15-21, times vary, The Organ Loft, free (edisonstreetevents.com/silent-movies)

“Driveways,” May 15-21, on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

“Extra Ordinary,” May 15-21, on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

“Free Country,” May 15-17, 5 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. or on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

“The Infiltrators,” May 15-21, on demand, Utah Film Center, $12 (utahfilmcenter.org/ondemand)

“Mossville: When a Great Tree Falls,” May 19, 7 p.m., Utah Film Center, free (utahfilmcenter.org)

New French Shorts 2020, May 15-30, on demand, Park City Film, ticket prices not yet available (parkcityfilm.org)

New York International Children’s Film Festival “Kid Flicks,” May 15-17, Park City Film, $6.99 (parkcityfilm.org)

“On a Magical Night,” May 15-21, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. or on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

“RBG,” May 15-22, on demand, Park City Film, ticket prices not yet available (parkcityfilm.org)

“Spaceship Earth,” May 15-21, on demand, Utah Film Center, $3.99 (utahfilmcenter.org/ondemand)

“Straight Up,” May 15-21, on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

“Up From the Streets,” May 15-21, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. or on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

BOOK SIGNINGS AND EVENTS

Facebook Live Story-time, May 15 and 18-21, 10:30 a.m., Salt Lake County Library, free (facebook.com/TheCountyLibrary)

Nature Tales: “Miles and Miles of Reptiles,” May 15, 11 a.m., Stokes Nature Center, free (facebook.com/events)

Picture Book Story-time, May 15-21, 11 a.m., The King’s English Bookshop, free (facebook.com/KingsEnglishBookshop or instagram.com/kingsenglishbookshop)

Chapter Book Reading, May 15-21, 2 p.m., The King’s English Bookshop, free (facebook.com/KingsEnglishBookshop or instagram.com/kingsenglishbookshop)

ForWords Book Recommendations, May 15 and 18-21, 7:30 p.m., Salt Lake County Library, free (facebook.com/TheCountyLibrary)

Novel Thoughts Readers’ Advisory, May 21, 3-5 p.m., Salt Lake County Library, free (facebook.com/TheCountyLibrary, instagram.com/thecountylibrary or twitter.com/_CountyLibrary)

Story-time with Ken Sanders, May 21, 6 p.m., Ken Sanders Rare Books, free (facebook.com/kensandersrarebooks or youtube.com)

ART CLASSES AND EVENTS

Artful Morning: Taking Note, May 15, 10:30 a.m., Kimball Art Center, $10, for children ages 7-12, registration closes 2 hours before class time (kimballartcenter.org)

Watercolor: Painting Trees, May 15, 1 p.m., SCERA Center for the Arts, $7, for ages 15 and older, registration closes 2 hours before class time (scera.org/events/quarantine-art-club)

Monster Drawing Rally: Digital + Rewired, May 15, 8 p.m., Park City Summit County Arts Council and Kimball Center, free (createpc.org/mdr)

Backyard Picnics, May 16, 10:30 a.m., Kimball Art Center, free, for ages 3 and older, registration closes 2 hours before class time (kimballartcenter.org)

Drawing: Blossoms, May 18, 6 p.m., SCERA Center for the Arts, $7, for ages 15 and older, registration closes 2 hours before class time (scera.org/events/quarantine-art-club)

Drawing: Landscape, May 19, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., SCERA Center for the Arts, $7, for ages 15 and older, registration closes 2 hours before class time (scera.org/events/quarantine-art-club)

Mini Artist: Art in Motion, May 19, 3 p.m., Kimball Art Center, $10, for children ages 5-6, registration closes 2 hours before class time (kimballartcenter.org)

Create Playdate: “If da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur,” May 21, 12:30 p.m., Southern Utah Museum of Art, free (facebook.com/SUMACC)

Watercolor: Landscape, May 21, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., SCERA Center for the Arts, $7, for ages 15 and older, registration closes 2 hours before class time (scera.org/events/quarantine-art-club)

ART GALLERIES

OPENING EXHIBITIONS

Modern West Fine Arts, “Roots: A tribute to the original artists of Modern West,” by various artists, May 15-July 10 (modernwestfineart.com)

Utah Division of Arts & Museums, “Scribbling Outside the Margins,” Kylie Millward, opens May 15 (artsandmuseums.utah.gov)

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, “Mapping It Out,” by Jane Christensen, virtual artist walkthrough and discussion May 19, 7 p.m., registration required (utahmoca.org)

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS

Anthony’s Fine Art, “The First Vision,” by various artists; “New Works,” by Walter Rane (anthonysfineart.com)

Art at the Main, “Artistic Realism,” by Sandra Williams, through May 31 (artatthemain.com)

Brigham Young University Museum of Art, “A Studio of Her Own: Women Artists in the Collection,” by various artists, through Sept. 12; “John Henri Moser: Painting Utah Modern,” by John Henri Moser, through Oct. 10 (moa.byu.edu/virtual-exhibitions-at-the-moa)

Chase Home Museum of Folk Arts, “The Grand Beehive: Utah’s Iconic Symbol,” by various artists; “Traditional Textiles: Ties That Bind,” by various artists; “Work, Refined,” by various artists (utahfolkarts.omeka.net/exhibits)

David Dee Fine Arts, “The Exquisite Art of the Woodblock Print,” by various artists, through May 31 (daviddeefinearts.com/exhibitions)

Julie Nester Gallery, “New Arrivals Group Show,” by various artists (julienestergallery.com)

Southern Utah Museum of Art, “Our Natural World,” by various artists; “2020 Senior BFA Show,” by various artists, through June 27 (suu.edu/pva/suma/at-home)

Springville Museum of Art, “Up Close and Far Away,” by various artists, through April 1, 2021; “SELF: Explorations of Identity,” by various artists, through May 16 (smofa.org/current-exhibitions)

University of Utah College of Fine Arts, “2020 Juried Student Exhibition,” by various artists (art.utah.edu/2020-juried-student-exhibition)

Utah Division of Arts & Museums, “Women to the Front: Perspectives on Equality, Gender, and Activism,” by various artists (artsandmuseums.utah.gov)

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, “Boundaries,” by Devin Harclerode; “Guerrilla Girls,” by various artists; “Utah Collects: Contemporary Collecting Practices,” by various artists (utahmoca.org/exhibitions)

Utah Museum of Fine Art, “Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints,” by various artists (umfa.utah.edu/seven-masters or vimeo.com)

Woodbury Art Museum, “UVU Student Art Show,” by various artists (2020uvustudentshow.myportfolio.com/photo-gallery)

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

Bountiful Davis Art Center is looking for volunteers to join the Silent Film Festival planning committee. Committee members will help with teacher outreach and participation opportunities, advising new participating teachers, and encouraging ticket sales. Expected time commitment is 1-3 hours per month and 1-5 hours per week leading up to the festival. The festival will be held on Sept. 19. The next meeting will be held by Zoom on June 2 at 5 p.m. Email james@bdac.org if you are interested in joining the committee or participating in the festival.

Craft Lake City is extending the application deadline for exhibitors and performers wanting to participate in the Craft Lake City DIY Festival. The festival will be moving to an online format but will still take place Aug. 7-9 as originally scheduled. The application deadline is now June 15. Utah-based artisans, craft foodies, vintage vendors, STEM exhibitors, DIY engineers, performers and entertainers, multicultural organizations and Kid Row artisans are encouraged to apply. Accepted exhibitors will be announced on July 1. Those interested can apply at the Craft Lake City website, craftlakecity.com.

Visit Salt Lake recently launched a Gift Card Marketplace, a site that sells electronic gift certificates for participating small businesses in Salt Lake City. The gift certificates are available to purchase in $10 to $25 increments and are meant to help generate revenue for local small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go directly to the small business whose gift card is purchased. The Gift Card Marketplace can be found at VisitSaltLake.com.

The Utah Valley University Writer’s Academy announced it is seeking presentation proposals from professional and creative writers to share their insights and experience at its upcoming conference. Proposed presentations should: align with the purpose of the Writer’s Academy; encourage participants to increase their writing talent and knowledge of their craft; and inspire participants to pursue their writing goals. The Writer’s Academy conference will take place Oct. 9-10 at the UVU Wasatch Campus in Heber City. Presentation proposals are due June 1 at 5 p.m. and may be submitted at uvu.edu/conferences/writers-academy.

Note: This list is not all-inclusive, and events and prices are subject to change. To submit an event listing, email features@deseretnews.com.