By Clay Merrill
Music
The Festival Orchestra Concert will be presented by the Park City International Music Festival at the Eccles Center at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 29. For more information, call 435-649-5309.
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw will perform Friday, July 28, at 8 p.m. in the Delta Center. For more information on seating and ticket sales, call 801-325-SEAT.
The Greg Floor Quintet will perform “Jazz at the Junction” presented by the Factory Stores in Park City on Friday, July 28. For more information, call 435-645-7078.
Movies
Opening this week:
“Thomas and the Magic Railroad” Wednesday, July 26 (G)
“The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps” (PG-13)
Still playing:
“Big Momma’s House” (PG-13) 1 star
“Center Stage” (PG-13) 2 stars “Chicken Run” (PG) 3 and a half stars
“Dinosaur” (PG) 2 and a half stars
“Gone in 60 Seconds” (PG-13) 3 stars
“Loser” (PG-13) 1 star
“Mission:Impossible 2” (PG-13) 2 and a half stars
“Shanghai Noon” (PG-13) 3 stars
“Small Time Crooks” (PG-13) 3 and a half stars
“The Kid” (PG) 1 star
“Titan A.E.” (PG) 2 and a half stars
“X-Men” (PG-13) 4 stars
“What Lies Beneath” (PG-13) 3 stars
Theater
“Beauty and the Beast” continues at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City. For more information on times and seating, call 801-355-2787 or 1-888-451-2787.
“Fiddler on the Roof” continues at the Sundance Summer Theatre through Aug. 12. Shows start at 8 p.m. For more information, call 225-4100.
“The Man with the Pointed Toes” is playing at the Hale Center Theatre in Orem through Aug. 7. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 226-8600.
“Nunsense” will be performed at the Villa Playhouse in Springville through Aug. 10. For more information, call 489-3088.
“See How they Run” continues at the Valley Center Playhouse in Lindon through Monday, July 31. For more information, call 785-1186.
“The Star-Spangled Girl” continues at the Little London Dinner Theatre in Pleasant Grove. For show times and tickets, call 785-0827.
Events
The Harold B. Lee Library will screen the movie “Brigham Young” starring Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell tonight in the HBLL Auditorium. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Web Poll
Last week’s results:
What is your favorite Children’s Book Series? (189 votes)
22% — “Anne of Green Gables” by L.M. Montgomery
21% — “The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis
19% — “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien
19% — “Curious George” by H.A. Rey
19% — “Harry Potter” by J.K. Rowling
Write-ins: 2 votes
“Encyclopedia Brown” by Donald J. Sobol
New poll:
What is the most overplayed song of the summer?
“Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” by Nine Days
“Bye Bye Bye” by ‘N Sync
“Everything You Want” by Vertical Horizon
“Higher” by Creed
“Oops … I Did It Again” by Britney Spears
To vote, go online to http://newsnet.byu.edu”newsnet.byu.edu. To submit write-ins, e-mail . Results for the poll will be posted every Thursday in the Weekend Calendar of The Universe.
