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Here’s what’s happening this week, Oct. 19-25, in southern Utah

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Everything from entertainment to recreation across southern Utah. (Ben Steele) "Natural Numbers," an 8-foot-by-12-foot painting by Ben Steele, is one of the works on display at the St. George Museum of Art through Dec. 23, 2026.

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