Exhibit features fantastically cute pooch

Thursday, July 5, 2012 SALT LAKE CITY -- Mr. Winkle is a little dog with a powerful emotional bite. So cute that he looks unreal, Mr. Winkle can change a bad mood to a good mood with just one look at his picture.Several... more

Quilt exhibition has tropic flair

Becky Wright Monday, July 2, 2012 Aloha! Welcome to the tropical paradise of the Brigham City Museum-Gallery, filled with the exotic flowers and plants of Hawaii. The warmth of the gallery doesn't come directly from the sunny beaches... more

Listen up at new traveling exhibit

Sunday, July 1, 2012 LEHI — “The Science of Listening” opens Monday, July 2, in Thanksgiving Point’s Museum of Ancient Life.“The Science of Listening” is a traveling exhibit from the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Hands... more

Saturday program about ethnobotany

Friday, June 29, 2012 LOGAN — Before there were drugstores and grocery stores, there were plants growing in the great outdoors.The next “Saturdays at the Museum” program at Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology... more

Use your senses at Science Saturday

Friday, June 29, 2012 OGDEN — Enjoy some hands-on experimentation during Science Saturday events at Weber State University.Free planetarium shows and science activities are offered from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 30,... more

Art showcased on Crookston lawn

Thursday, June 28, 2012 NORTH LOGAN — If you need art for your walls, you might want to look on the lawn — not your lawn, but the lawn of the Crookston place in North Logan. The Old Crookston Homestead, at 1491 E. 2300... more

Union Station museums come to life at night with fun-filled activities

Becky Wright Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Ogden’s Union Station is filled with things to see and do during the day. Visitors can check out the artifacts and models in the Utah State Railroad Museum, a collection of guns in the John M.... more

SLC art makes list of American favorites

Monday, June 25, 2012 SALT LAKE CITY — Two works of art in Salt Lake City were included in the Americans for the Arts’ list of favorite pieces of public art.The Americans for the Arts Public Art Network’s “2012 Year in... more

Genocide is the topic at USU's Museum of Anthropology

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 LOGAN — “Genocide in Modern History” is the theme of the next “Saturdays at the Museum” event at Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology.Gerald Brown, director of the Utah Refugee Services... more

Kaysville nurse uses jewelry as therapy

Becky Wright Friday, June 15, 2012 Denise Petersen is not a doctor, but she follows a self-prescribed course of therapy -- making jewelry."I work full time as a nurse at the VA hospital," said Petersen, of Kaysville. "I do jewelry on... more