"Messengers," Repertory Dance Theatre, Thursday through Oct. 4, 8 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, $30 (355-2787, 888-451-2787 or www.arttix.org)

Performing Dance Company, modern, Thursday through Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance, U., $10 (581-7100 or www.kingsburyhall.org)

"We Are Every Day," Transfusion Hype Dance Company and artist Todd Powelson, Thursday through Oct. 4, $15 (355-2787, 888-451-2787 or www.arttix.org)

GETTING OUT

Dennis Miller, comedy, today, 7:30 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, U., $35.50-$59.50 (581-7100 or www.kingsburyhall.org)

Ballroom dancing, today, 7:30 p.m., Columbus Center Auditorium, 2531 S. 400 East, $10 (298-8047 or www.dance-scene.com)

Square dance class, today, 7 p.m., Columbus Center Gym, 2530 S. 500 East, $ (272-2541)

"Showtime Utah!," Old-West Dinner Adventures with Boots Randolph, Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m., and Entertainment Hot Spots, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 p.m., 20 Main Street, Pleasant Grove, $4 (801-636-9669 or www.showtimeutah.com)

Old Time Square and Contra Dance, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 1300 East and 600 South, $4

Western Dance Club, Saturdays, 8 p.m., 100 East and 200 South, Pleasant Grove, $5

Ballroom dancing, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; also Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30 p.m., Murray Arts Centre, 4868 S. State, $7 (269-1400)

"Swinging on a Star," Clark Planetarium, fundraiser, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Clark Planetarium, 110 S. 400 West, $125 (801-456-4970)

Cosmic light shows, "U2" dates and times vary, Clark Planetarium, The Gateway, $5-$8 (456-7872 or clarkplanetarium.org)

Hourly star shows, 12:30-7:45 p.m., Clark Planetarium, The Gateway, $5-$8 (456-7827 or clarkplanetarium.org)

Hunt Mysteries, audience-participation murder-mystery show and dinner; dates, venues and ticket prices vary (569-1482 or huntmysteries.com)