Sunday, June 22, 2008

Music Events

Here are some free summer music events. Let us know what you think or if you know of more!

Concerts on Temple Square These are concerts that usually take place in the Assembly Hall and the times vary.

Concerts at Brigham Park
. The park is just east of the Church Office Building and the concerts are on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 8 pm in June and July and 7:30 pm in August. There are some lawn chairs set up or you can bring your own chairs or spread a blanket on the lawn. There is also a poster by the Bishop's office with the schedule.

Music @ Main . Every third Wednesday at 7pm, the Main Library hosts Salt Lake City's greatest local musicians to play music and tell stories about their songs, their inspirations, and their experiences.

Concerts at Liberty Park. Mondays at 7pm in July and August on the east lawn of the Chase Folk Art Museum. Bring your own lawn chairs or blanket.

Music Events at the Gallivan Plaza: Every Wed in August there are free Rock Concerts; every weekday there are Lunch Bunch Concerts; and in September there is Opera Under the Stars

Jazz concerts at the Gateway. June and July Thursdays from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Museums and Sites

For a complete list of Museums in Salt Lake County click here. Listed below are just a few FREE museums and sites that I am aware of. If you know of any more, or if you go to any of these and have feedback, please comment and let us know!

Also, if you are intereseted, there is a Treasure Hunt Brochure you can print out and use for yourself and/or your kids, to make your visits to the museums even more meaningful.

The Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts is always free and is located at Liberty Park.

The Museum of Church History and Art.

The Conference Center.

The Relief Society Building provides a small tour of the bottom level, describing the history of the building, of the Relief Society, and displays of gifts from around the world.

Other Temple Square Sites (North and South Visitors' Center, Beehive House, etc.)

The Fort Douglas Museum.

The Latter-day Saint Humanitarian Center

The Pioneer Memorial Museum .

The Red Butte Garden has some free admission days throughout the year. The next one coming up is Pioneer Day, July 24. Check out the link for a full year calendar.

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is free to the public every 1st Wednesday of each month. They also do free family art activities every 3rd Saturday of each month.

The Utah Museum of Natural History is free to the public every 1st Monday of each month.

Welfare Square provides a free 1 hour tour of all of the facilities. At the end, you get to try some of their own chocolate milk, cheese, bread, honey, peanut butter, and jam.

The Wheeler Historic Farm is free to see the animals and the barn museum. There are some activities, such as Farm Chores, that cost a little ($0.50 per person).

The Salt Lake Gallery Association hosts a monthly Gallery Stroll on the 3rd Friday of each month from
6:00-9:00 PM.