Salt Lake City Entertainment

Entertainment in Salt Lake City

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    Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

    The Salt Lake City Arts Council (www.slcgov.com/arts) has a complete cultural-events calendar, which lists theater, dance, opera, symphony and free outdoor concerts. Primary venues include the dramatic Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center.

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  2. B

    Capitol Theater

    The Salt Lake City Arts Council (www.slcgov.com/arts) has a complete cultural-events calendar, which lists theater, dance, opera, symphony and free outdoor concerts. Primary venues include the historic Capitol Theater.

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    Abravanel Hall

    The Salt Lake City Arts Council has a complete cultural-events calendar, which lists theater, dance, opera, symphony and free outdoor concerts. Primary venues include the acoustically rich Abravanel Hall.

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  4. Porcupine Pub & Grill

    Microbreweries are big in Utah. Porcupine Pub & Grill doesn’t brew its own but it has the state’s best on tap. Besides, cute skiers of both genders hang out here on their way back from mountain resorts.

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  5. D

    Area 51

    Pay your respects to the alien just inside this two-story dance warehouse. DJs spin a mix of gothic-industrial, techno, rap and hip-hop on two dance floors, with a good straight and gay crowd and a section for clubgoers over 18.

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  6. Red Rock Brewing Company

    Can't make up your mind between the oats beer or the nut brown? Order a sampler flight and see what suits your fancy. The upscale pub grub inside this spacious former dairy building draws kudos too.

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    Cup of Joe

    A modern urban coffee house, Joe’s serves some of the city’s best beans. Take a book from the exchange shelf or come for Friday night acoustic music or Saturday evening poetry.

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    Red Door

    Stir, sip and repeat at this slick industrial martini bar enveloped by deep-red walls. DJs take up residence on Friday and a three-piece jazz band wows the house on Saturday night.

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    E Center

    The International Hockey League’s Utah Grizzlies plays at the E Center, which hosted most of the men’s ice hockey competitions during the Olympics.

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  10. H

    Bayou

    Choose from more than 150 kinds of beer before you head off to the pool table at the Bayou. Friday and Saturday nights there’s live jazz. Cajun food served.

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    Café Marmalade

    This upbeat coffee shop, inside the Utah Pride Center, has open mike nights, weekend BBQs and concerts, and the largest GLBT library in the state.

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    Energy Solutions Arena

    Utah Jazz, the men’s professional basketball team, plays at the Energy Solutions Arena, where concerts are also held.

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  14. Alchemy Coffee

    Eclectic neighborhood café with overstuffed sofas and lots of noncaffeinated options. Saturday nights it brings in singer-songwriters.

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  15. K

    Trapp Door

    SLC's largest gay dance club shakes its stuff five nights a week, with a highlight being the super-steamy Latin grooves on Sunday.

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  16. Franklin Covey Field

    Franklin Covey Field hosts the Salt Lake Bees baseball team, the AAA minor-league affiliate of the Anaheim Angels.

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  17. Tavernacle Social Club

    Dueling pianos or karaoke nightly.

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  18. Hogwallow

    A real bar’s bar. Come here to mix with old-timers and outdoorsy folk alike. Some music Saturdays. Smoking allowed.

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    Mynt Martini

    At Mynt Martini different days mean different music – top 40, house or indie-electric.

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    Squatter’s Pub Brewery

    Microbreweries are big in Utah. Try the organic amber at Squatter’s Pub Brewery.

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    Port O’ Call

    Watch sports downstairs, shake your groove thang upstairs on the giant dance floor. Nice patio, too.

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  23. Burt’s Tiki Lounge

    Show off your tattoos and piercings at this divey club. Music may be punk, funk, dance or hip-hop.

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    Green Street Social Club

    Twenty-somethings flock to this popular bar in Trolley Sq.

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  25. Hotel

    The Hotel attracts top DJs.

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