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

Changing Lanes Experience, May 22, 7 p.m., Mountain Town Music, free (facebook.com/mtntownmusic)

Brother, May 22, 8 p.m., The Depot, free (instagram.com/depotslc or shopthegateway.com/calendars)

Ballet West Virtual Academy, May 22-June 13, dates and times vary, Ballet West Academy, $12 per class (balletwest.punchpass.com/classes)

Online Dance Classes, May 22-28, 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 22-30, dates and times vary, Utah Symphony, free (facebook.com/events)

Mary Beth, May 23, 7 p.m., Mountain Town Music, free (facebook.com/mtntownmusic)

Emily Hicks, May 24, 7 p.m., Mountain Town Music, free (facebook.com/mtntownmusic)

GETTING OUT

Museum of Ancient Life Virtual Tour, May 22-28, on demand, Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life, free (thanksgivingpoint.org)

Research Quest Live, May 22 and 26-28, 9:30 a.m., Natural History Museum of Utah, free (nhmu.utah.edu)

“Bringing the Aquarium to You,” May 22-25, 3 p.m., Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, free (facebook.com/thelivingplanetaquarium)

Canyon Conversations: Utah Fireflies, May 23, 11 a.m., Stokes Nature Center, free (facebook.com/events or Stokes Nature Center’s YouTube channel)

THEATER AND IMPROV/COMEDY

“Charley’s Aunt,” May 22-24, available from 5 p.m.-midnight, Hale Center Theater Orem, $5 per viewer (haletheater.org)

“Improvinators,” May 22, 7 p.m., Kensington Theatre, free (facebook.com/KensingtonTheatreCompany or youtube.com)

“Romeo and Juliet,” May 22-23, dates vary, 7:30 p.m., On Pitch Performing Arts, $15 per viewer (onpitchperformingarts.com)

Live-stream Comedy Show, May 22-23, 8 p.m., ComedySportz Utah, free (facebook.com/ComedySportzUtah)

SPECIAL MOVIE SCREENINGS

“And Then We Danced,” May 22-28, on demand, Utah Film Center, $12 (utahfilmcenter.org/ondemand)

“Best of CatVideoFest: Creature Comforts Edition,” May 22-28, on demand, Utah Film Center, $0.99 or pay what you want (utahfilmcenter.org)

“The Booksellers,” May 22-28, on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

“Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” May 22, on demand, Park City Film, $12; May 22-28, on demand, Utah Film Center, $12 (utahfilmcenter.org/ondemand) (parkcityfilm.org)

Charlie Chaplin Film Series, May 22-28, times vary, The Organ Loft, free (edisonstreetevents.com/silent-movies)

“Clementine,” May 22-28, on demand, Utah Film Center, $12 (utahfilmcenter.org)

“Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy,” May 22-28, 4 p.m. or 7 p.m. or on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10, (slfsathome.org); May 22-June 5, Park City Film, on demand, ticket prices not yet available (parkcityfilm.org)

“Driveways,” May 22-28, on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

“The Infiltrators,” May 22-28, on demand, Utah Film Center, $12 (utahfilmcenter.org/ondemand)

“Life Itself,” May 22-28, on demand, Park City Film, ticket prices not yet available (parkcityfilm.org)

“Lucky Grandma,” May 22-28, 4:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. or on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

New French Shorts 2020, May 22-30, on demand, Park City Film, $12 (parkcityfilm.org)

New York International Children’s Film Festival “Kid Flicks,” May 22-24, Park City Film, $6.99 (parkcityfilm.org)

“On a Magical Night,” May 22-28, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. or on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

“The Painter and the Thief,” May 22-June 5, on demand, Park City Film, ticket prices not yet available (parkcityfilm.org)

“RBG,” May 22-29, on demand, Park City Film, $5 (parkcityfilm.org)

“Spaceship Earth,” May 22-28, on demand, Utah Film Center, $3.99 (utahfilmcenter.org/ondemand)

“Up From the Streets,” May 22-28, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. or on demand, Salt Lake Film Society, $10 (slfsathome.org)

“Motherload,” May 26, 7 p.m., Utah Film Center, free (utahfilmcenter.org)

BOOK SIGNINGS AND EVENTS

Facebook Live Story-time, May 22 and 25-28, 10:30 a.m., Salt Lake County Library, free (facebook.com/TheCountyLibrary)

Nature Tales: “The Very Lonely Firefly,” May 22, 11 a.m., Stokes Nature Center, free (facebook.com/events)

ForWords Book Recommendations, May 22 and 25-28, 7:30 p.m., Salt Lake County Library, free (facebook.com/TheCountyLibrary)

Facebook Live Story-time, May 26-28, 11 a.m., Park City Library, free (facebook.com/ParkCityLibrary)

Novel Thoughts Readers’ Advisory, May 28, 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 28, 6 p.m., Ken Sanders Rare Books, free (facebook.com/kensandersrarebooks or youtube.com)

ART CLASSES AND EVENTS

Artful Morning: Constructing Mythical Creatures, May 22, 10:30 a.m., Kimball Art Center, $10, for children ages 7-12, registration closes 2 hours before class time (kimballartcenter.org)

Sunny Summer Drawing, May 22, 7 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)

Special Watercolor Technique Class, May 23, 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)

Watercolor: Painting Trees, May 26, 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: Inside Out Art, May 26, 3 p.m., Kimball Art Center, $10, for children ages 5-6, registration closes 2 hours before class time (kimballartcenter.org)

Drawing: House Plants, May 27, 4 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)

Sailboat Summer Drawing, May 28, 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

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, “Boundaries,” by Devin Harclerode, virtual opening with artist, May 26, 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)

Modern West Fine Arts, “Roots: A tribute to the original artists of Modern West,” by various artists, May 15-July 10 (modernwestfineart.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 (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, “Scribbling Outside the Margins,” Kylie Millward; “Women to the Front: Perspectives on Equality, Gender, and Activism,” by various artists (artsandmuseums.utah.gov)

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, “Guerrilla Girls,” by various artists; “Mapping It Out,” by Jane Christensen; “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

Salt Lake Acting Company has announced a call for submissions for short scripts for a comedic digital short series, “We Got the Laughs.” The series will be 10 parts released weekly on SLAC’s blog and social channels starting June 26. SLAC is inviting the public to submit scripts for comedic shorts that are 1-312 minutes in length that are intended to uplift, entertain, and provide laughter. Authors of entries that are chosen to be produced by SLAC will receive a stipend of $500. The submission deadline is June 12 at 11:59 p.m. Questions and finalized script submissions can be sent to SLAC’s Literary Manager, Cassie Stokes-Wylie, at cassie@saltlakeactingcompany.org, and more information can be found at SLAC’s website at saltlakeactingcompany.org.

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.