• BYU Women's Conference, May 1 and 2, with more than 200 presenters. Opening session 9 a.m. in the Marriott Center with Sheri Dew, CEO of Deseret Book. Closing session features President Thomas S. Monson. Cost: $47/$27 one day. Reduced price for BYU faculty, staff and students. Call 422-8925 or see womensconference.byu.edu.
• Utah Valley National Day of Prayer at 7 p.m. at the Provo LDS Tabernacle, 100 S. University Ave., Provo. Services include speaker Mona Kashani Heern, the One Voice Children's Choir, Utah Valley Handbell Choir, Utah County Sheriff's Department color guard. Donations go to the Mountain Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. Call 362-0330.
• Nebo Chorale's Kaleidoscope of Music Concert with the adult regional choir directed by Rick Lunt, 7:30 p.m., Spanish Fork High School, 99 N. 300 West. Free.
• "Prepare Your Garden" is the topic of the Spanish Fork Macey's 7 p.m. Little Theatre Kitchen Class. Get gardening tips and tricks. Call 798-9803.
Friday, May 2
• Utah Children's Choir Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m., Pleasant Grove Junior High. The concert will feature a selection of American folk songs as well as classical pieces by Schubert and Aaron Copland. Choir alumni will be invited to sing in. Cost: $5 at the door.
• Library Unplugged: Singer/songwriter Kenny Favero, 7 p.m., storytelling wing, Orem City Library, 58 N. State. Jazz, bluegrass, pop. Favero explores the variety, sounds and trends of acoustic music. Free.
• Literature Mind Marathon: Representing the Author and Artist in Movies, at 7 p.m., media auditorium at the Orem City Library, 58 N. State. Film scholar Dean Duncan will explore how Hollywood chooses to depict authors and artists. Free.
• City of the Celts: Utah Premiere Brass in concert, 7:30 p.m. at the Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center, Provo. Cost: $7/$5 seniors, students; $15/family. Call 852-7007.
• "Something Broken 2," Mike Evans, sculptor, exhibit opens with a reception from 6-9 p.m. at the Covey Center for the Arts Art Gallery, 425 W. Center, Provo. Free.
• First Friday Gallery Stroll in downtown Provo from 6-9 p.m., kicks off the opening of the Sego Art Center, 169 N. University Ave. It also features a juried show at the Utah County Art Gallery with the New Horizons Orchestra. Begin at the Covey Center, 425 W. Center, and get directions. Free.
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