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development is the foundation of every community.
But culture and creativity are primary building
blocks of civilization and are vital to human
happiness and social progress. Fortunately,
Northern Utah has a thriving arts community!
Please check the events calendar for entertainment in
Greater Ogden.  Take a Gallery
Stroll On 25th: a walking tour of art galleries
held the first Friday of each month beginning at
Ogden's Union
Station
and ending at the Eccles Community Art
Center.
Check Ogden City's
Street Stroll Page for time and place.
Every Sunday
evening at 7:00 p.m. the Davis
County Arts and Humanities Council host some of our amazing
local artists showcasing their talents at Layton's
Kenley Centennial Amphitheater. This summer-long event
is free and begins the second Sunday in June and
continues through the summer until the last
Sunday in August.
 Utah Musical Theatre is a professionally
structured, educationally founded and community
supported stock theatre serving the artistic and
cultural needs of Utah and the surrounding region.
Utah Musical Theatre seeks to preserve and
advance the musical theatre genre as well as
expand its audience in both theatrical scope and
artistic integrity. Utah Musical Theatre strives
to serve the community by entertaining,
enlightening and celebrating the best of the
human spirit. Their home is the historic Peery's Egyptian Theatre in downtown Ogden.
On the second Monday of every month the Bountiful Performing Arts
Center
presents the "Evening
Out Series" at the BPAC BLACK BOX
THEATER at 745 South Main Street, Bountiful (Bountiful/Davis
Art Center building). These program are
always "FREE" and family orientated.
Programs range from one to one and a half hours.
Seating is limited.
Or enjoy a good
drama or musical at the Terrace
Plaza Playhouse.
 The Ogden
Amphitheater hosts live entertainment during
good weather periods of the year, and is the home
of the summertime Talent in the Park series.
The Ogden
Symphomy Ballet Association brings three full series
of concerts by the Utah
Symphony
and a series of performances by Ballet West to Ogden each year.
 If you enjoy an active
night life, do yourself a favor and check the STREET Live Music
Calendar
and by all means make a habit of visiting
Historic 25th Street's Beatniks
Club.
State and
national funds are funneled to the Utah
Arts Council to stimulate and encourage the
arts in the state. The council distributes funds
appropriated directly for the arts by both the
Utah State Legislature and the National Endowment
for the Arts. It acts as a state coordinator and
advisor, having an awareness of various programs
that might be underway at any given time around
the state. The council assists with professional
help where needed and provides direct matching
grants to more than 200 nonprofit organizations
across the state.
Arts in Utah
include the Utah Opera, the Shakespeare Festival,
Broadway shows at the Capitol Theater, Ballet
West, the Utah Symphony, the Repertory Dance
Theater, and more. Many arts productions are
taken "on the road" and can be enjoyed
right here in Ogden!
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