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June Activities and Theater

What to do this June in Utah? Here are a few fun activities and theater performances we recommend.

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June 2–September 16
Nature Connects—Art with LEGO® Bricks at Red Butte Garden. Inspired by nature and built from more than 450,00 LEGO® brick pieces, the Nature Connects® exhibition will feature 14 displays with sculptures that represent connections that sustain life on earth. Admission is free with Garden membership or regular Garden admission. Visit their website for more information.

June 8–9
Vision Relay—Road bicycle relay in Moab. The event starts at Swanny Park, 400 N 100 W, Moab and finishes in Ivins. Four-rider teams complete their legs, each riding non-stop over a 528 mile route. For more information visit here or call 801-888-3233.

June 8–10
Utah Scottish Festival & Highland Games. Celebrate Scottish culture at the Utah State Fair Grounds. Gates open at 5pm on Friday, June 8, with a general admission price of $15. Athletic events include Braemar Stone, Open Stone, Weight for Distance, Hammer, Sheaf, Weight over Bar, and Caber Toss. Scottish bands and dancers will be on hand as well as vendors and food venues. Go here to purchase tickets and to register for events.

June 12
McCune Mansion Tours: Spend an hour touring this Capitol Hill mansion featuring imported roof tiles from Holland, white satin-grained mahogany from South America, and a room-sized mirror from Germany. Completed in 1901 and restored in 2001, the mansion is a showplace with ceiling murals and decorative border fashioned by a New York artist over two years. The tour starts at 10 and tickets can be purchased at their website for $10.

June 16
Bee Fest 2018: A celebration of pollination! Bees, butterflies, birds, and other pollinators and the flowers they love. Presented by Catalyst Magazine, Slow Food Utah, and Wasatch Community Gardens. Admission is free and hours are 9am to 2pm at Wasatch Community Gardens’ Green Team Farm – 622 W 100 S (just west of Gateway). Featuring expert workshops, arts, crafts, a plant sale, bake sale and honey tasting. For more information email contact@catalystmagazine.net.

June 16–24
Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days. Family friendly events at the longest-running celebration in Utah. Events include a car show, carnival, concerts, garden tour, rodeo, and parade. Visit the website for a full list of events and prices.

June 26
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra in Ogden. Held at the Austad Auditorium, Val Browning Center at Weber State University in Ogden. The concert begins at 7pm. Tickets can be found on line from $24 – $44

Summer Theater

Family Friendly

Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy
Tuck Everlasting
April 2–June 23
9900 South Monroe Street, Sandy

Hale Center Theater, Orem
Annie
June 15–August 11
225 West 400 North, Orem

Eccles Theater
Jersey Boys
June 15–17
131 South Main Street, Salt Lake City

Off Broadway Theatre
Doctor U
June 15–July 21
272 South Main Street, Salt Lake City

Desert Star Playhouse
Law and Disorder
June 7–August 18
4861 South State Street, Murray

Kingsbury Hall
Utah Dance Center Presents Aladdin
June 19–21
1395 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City

Mary G. Steiner Egyptian Theatre
Al Jardine—A Postcard from California
June 7–10
328 Main Street, Park City

CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
Crazy For You
June 15–July 14
525 North 400 West, Centerville

Empress Theatre
The Little Mermaid
June 8–June 23
9104 West 2700 South, Magna

Scera Shell Outdoor Theater
Shrek The Musical
June 8–June 23
699 State Street, Orem

Tuacahn
Cinderella
May 8–October 19
1100 Tuacahn Dr., Ivins

Sundance Summer Theatre
Oklahoma
July 19–August 11
8841 Alpine Loop Scenic Byway, Sundance

Utah Symphony
Disney in Concert: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
June 27 and 28
Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City

Gallivan Center—Excellence in the Community
Big Band Tuesday
June 5, 12, and 26
Gallivan Center, 239 Main Street, Salt Lake City

Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
Amazing Grace, Into the Woods, The Secret Garden, The Barber of Seville, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown
June 23–August 4
59 South 100 West, Logan

Utah Shakespeare Festival
Henry VI Part One, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Big River, The Foreigner, The Liar, Othello, An Iliad, Pearl’s in the House
June 28–October 20
Beverley Center for the Arts, 195 West Center Street, Cedar City

Date Night

Salt Lake Acting Company
Saturday’s Voyeur 2018
June 27–August 2
168 West 500 North, Salt Lake City

Ziegfeld Theater
The Who’s Tommy
June 15–30
Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 South Washington Blvd., Ogden

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