January 24 - May 10, 2026 | Wednesdays - Sundays, 10 AM to 4 PM Explore extreme environments on Earth and how they help us understand possibilities for life in our Solar System and beyond. In this hands-on exhibition, visitors will discover that life is hidden in plain sight by exploring a colorful microbial colony, learning about the importance of missions to Mars by coding a rover, investigating rover tests in the Atacama Desert, using spectroscopy to detect what light reveals in faraway places, and investigating research taking place right here in Utah’s extreme environments. Esta exhibición está disponible en español.

Exhibit info: Life on the Edge | Swaner EcoCenter | USU

A Little Hope, A Lot of Blues- A Mittendurch Production for Resilience and Mental Health: Let's beat the Jan Blues by strengthening each other and stocking up a food bank. Soulful harmonica heavy-hitter Tony Holiday is returning to Utah to blow the roof off the place alongside powerhouse lead singer Carrie Scott. While the community knows her from The Soulistics, she is also is the Founder and Therapist at Utah Neurowellness Clinic and the Neurofeedback Program Director at Healing Pathways Therapy Center. A Little Hope, A Lot of Blues is designed for festival-goers to know where they can go for help for suicide prevention, sober living, and recovery.  Giving and receiving while experiencing world-class musicians is the mission of this festival. Tony Holiday agreed to do a VIP Photo session for $10, which will go to the food bank.

Cost $22 plus fees Giving and receiving while experiencing world-class musicians is the mission of this festival. 

Find more information on the show here: A Little Hope - A Lot of Blues Tickets, Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite

Atlas hosts a free "Steeped in Sound" music hour every Sunday from 3 to 4 PM in its intimate (20-person!) tea room. Steve Auerbach (keys, vocals) and Phil Triolo (woodwinds, percussion) will be performing there on Jan. 25. Expect New Orleans, swing, and contemplative arrangements of pop, jazz, blues, and standards. Head on up to Ogden for High Tea and tunes. No ticket required, but tips for the musicians are always appreciated.

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Disability Advocacy Day at the Utah State Capitol: Scheduled for January 26, 2026, this event will include trainings, a march, a rally, a reception, and more. It is open to people with disabilities, family members, allies, and disability professionals. 

The Epilepsy Foundation of Utah (EFUT) is thrilled to announce its premier annual fundraising and advocacy event, the “Under the Epilep-Sea” Gala, on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at the breathtaking Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper from 6pm-7pm. This is a family-friendly event. Children are welcome to attend and will be supervised, served dinner and entertained in a separate area of the Aquarium. This year's gala will feature a special appearance by acclaimed film producer and director Miles Levin, who draws on his own experiences living with epilepsy. Levin will screen his powerful short film, "Under the Lights," and host a conversation about the film's creation and his commitment to tackling the stigma and isolation often faced by the epilepsy community. The "Under the Epilep-Sea" gala is the Foundation's largest and most crucial fundraiser, supporting vital services, education, and advocacy for the over 30,000 individuals living with epilepsy in Utah.

Registration and event info: An Evening Under the Epilep-SEA Gala | Epilepsy Foundation of America

Community art-build with Kill Joy for the “Fire in the Womb” large puppet installation at Ogden Contemporary Arts, from 4-6pm. Join RECLAMATION visiting artist, Kill Joy, to learn about community empowerment through social movements—and explore how we can transform anger into collective power. Kill Joy will lead FREE, public workshops at Ogden Contemporary Arts, inviting participants to engage creative approaches to issues including global corruption, capitalism, land rights, and organized community labor working to dismantle these systems. Come ready to collaborate, connect, and practice creative resistance. Together, we will paint the urgent issues of our times set within burning flames, as a prayer for a more just and loving future rising from the ashes. FREE & Open to the public with a $20 suggested donation. RSVP to reserve your spot! Parking is validated at OCA.

Learn more about the exhibition, RECLAMATION, on view at OCA from February 6-May 3, 2026 at https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/reclamation-lani.../

RSVP: https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/artist-factory-studio/

Community art-build with Kill Joy for the “Fire in the Womb” large puppet installation at Ogden Contemporary Arts, from 4-6pm. Join RECLAMATION visiting artist, Kill Joy, to learn about community empowerment through social movements—and explore how we can transform anger into collective power. Kill Joy will lead FREE, public workshops at Ogden Contemporary Arts, inviting participants to engage creative approaches to issues including global corruption, capitalism, land rights, and organized community labor working to dismantle these systems. Come ready to collaborate, connect, and practice creative resistance. Together, we will paint the urgent issues of our times set within burning flames, as a prayer for a more just and loving future rising from the ashes. FREE & Open to the public with a $20 suggested donation. RSVP to reserve your spot! Parking is validated at OCA.

Learn more about the exhibition, RECLAMATION, on view at OCA from February 6-May 3, 2026 at https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/reclamation-lani.../

RSVP:https://ogdencontemporaryarts-bloom.kindful.com/e/community-empowerment-workshop-with-kill-joy-1?fbclid=IwY2xjawPPivpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF0aHpFWWNKQnVwZHVpQjJVc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqzKdz1ZDQxFxcSEkBLNDg2-IPkpvXl0s-Fpqj6omwYhrjwG4gWrO8vvCn7d_aem_IzZYWGU2aeX2E_lrhkfHZQ

Looking for a free family activity in Salt Lake City? Admission to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is always free every first Wednesday of the month, and now the day is extra special. Bring your youngest art appreciators to the UMFA for storytime, fine art, and hands-on activities in the galleries! 

Museum info: Once Upon an Art Museum - Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Ogden Contemporary Arts is proud to present RECLAMATION, an exhibition featuring artists Lani Asunción, Camille Hoffman, and Kill Joy, and curated by Kasey Lou Lindley. This project brings together Filipino/Filipinx-American artists working at the intersection of social and environmental justice, addressing Indigenous and land exploitation and its effects on diasporic communities. RECLAMATION seeks to create a socially-conscious space to reflect on US imperialistic history while offering counter-narratives that center marginalized people and stories. The exhibition’s three artists work to reclaim identity – through memory, personal history, and community activism – and to align contemporary diasporic experience with pressing socio-cultural issues. RECLAMATION is made possible by: Weber County R.A.M.P., George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Utah Arts & Museums, Ogden City Arts, Utah Office of Tourism, and Rocky Mountain Power Foundation. Join us for the opening reception of our new exhibiton, RECLAMATION: Lani Asunción, Camille Hoffman, and Kill Joy February 6th – May 3rd, 2026 Opening Reception: February 6th, 2026 Members Only Happy Hour from 4-6pm Public Reception from 6-9pm

More info: https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/reclamation-lani-asuncion-camille-hoffman-and-kill-joy/

PRICE: $199 8-Week Tuition https://visual-art-institute.jumbula.com/Winter2026/CeramicsBeginningandIntermediateFridays8Weeks