December 12, 2025 - Radio Play & Lite Brite Nite

What’s Up Provo! It’s another edition of Provo/Orem’s most helpful email thing—where the spelling mistakes are always intentional.

Happy Gingerbread House Day everyone! Let’s get into it!

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🚒 New Firehouse in Vineyard
Vineyard’s first firehouse…actually looks like a house. Still red brick exterior, though. The new station is at 226 W. 8 South, and is owned by Vineyard City and run by Orem Fire.

🎁 Spreading Holiday Cheer this Holiday Season
United Way of Utah County’s Sub for Santa program is set to serve a record number of families by matching sponsors with kids’ wish lists. Utah Foster Care and Bonrue Bakery are teaming up for a gift card drive for foster teens (Dec. 20 in Murray), and nonprofits like ShelterKids will be run gifting tree programs for youth in need. Also you can donate, volunteer, or pick a name off an Angel Tree at local stores. (click the blue header link for more info)

🏀 Record Setting Night
If you’re a fan you already know. Check out some of the highlights and the best social media reactions (once again, click the blue header link).

🎺 Mariachi de Herencia de México: A Mariachi Christmas
A little Christmas, and a little mariachi with two-time GRAMMY-nominated Mariachi Herencia de México.
UVU (Noorda Center) | Dec. 12 | 7:30pm

🎙️ Miracle on 34th Street: a Live Radio Play
Timpanogos Valley Theater | Dec. 12 & Dec. 20 | 7pm & 9pm

🎅 The Santa Clause (PG, 1994)
Bring the whole family and relive ’90s Christmas’s.
Orem Public Library | Dec. 12 | 6pm-8pm

🎄 Christmas Maker’s Market
Outdoor holiday market with 40+ vendors.
SCERA Center for the Arts | Dec. 12–13 | Fri 5pm-8pm, Sat 11am-8pm

🎄 Pioneer Christmas at the Village
Step back in time for a pioneer Christmas—simple, festive, cozy, and free!
Provo Pioneer Village | Dec. 12, 13 & 15 | 5pm-8pm

🏊 Lap Pool Reopening + Free-Entry Donation Day at Orem Family Fitness Center
Brand-new pool-deck vibes, lap swim and full gym access—free all day if you bring a food donation for Community Action Food Bank!
Orem Family Fitness Center | Dec. 12 | all day

🍬 Gingerbread House Workshop
Celebrate Gingerbread House Day a day late, and learn how to choose sturdy dough and the right kind of icing, plus lots more important tips.
Baking Me Crazy | Dec. 13 | 4pm

🎄 Orem's Holiday Market
Musical performances, free hot chocolate, Santa and letters to Santa, Orem Express rides (from 4-6pm), live reindeer, and vendors.
Orem City Center Park | Dec. 1 | 4pm-8pm

🏀 Women's Basketball vs. UTEP
Marriott Center | Dec. 13 | 2pm

🏀 Men's Basketball vs. UC Riverside
We love the “cardiac cougs,” but we’re expecting a little less drama this time.
Marriott Center | Dec. 13 | 7pm

⭐ Before Tonight: A Musical Nativity
Concert-style, non-denominational retelling of the Nativity drawn from Luke 2 with an all‑original score by creators Rob Moffat and Diego Hellewell.
Orem Library Hall (Ashton Auditorium) | Dec. 13 | 7pm

⛸️ Skate with Santa at Peaks Ice Arena
Meet, greet, and skate with Santa.
Peaks Ice Arena | Dec. 13 | 3pm-5pm

Next week sneak peek

🎅 Pioneer Home Christmas with Santa and Mrs. Claus
Get your name on the nice list at Historic Harris Pioneer Home.
Harris Pioneer Home | Dec. 15 & Dec. 22 | 6pm-8pm

💡 Lite Brite Nite
Explore giant color-changing shapes and a life-size Lite-Brite under magical holiday lights at The Orchard. But watch out—the grinch will be there, too.
University Place | Dec. 15 | 6pm-8pm

🏀 Men's Basketball vs. Pacific
Marriott Center | Dec. 16 | 7pm

🎄 Christmas Classics for Kids: Mickey’s Christmas Carol (NR, 1983)
The 26-minute long 1983 classic.
Orem Public Library – Media Auditorium | Dec. 16 | 10am-11am

🎄 The Christ Child Director’s Talk with John Foss
If you are fans of the The Christ Child (released few years ago), then go and meet and listen to the director, John Foss, at this behind-the-scenes talk and Q&A. Refreshments provided as well!
The Compass Gallery | Dec. 16 | 7pm-8pm

Winter got off to a slower start this year thanks to a late-arriving snowpack, but things are finally shaping up on the mountains. Most Utah resorts are open (except for the smaller ones) and a lot of them have made some improvements recently. More details below.

(We got most these numbers from Ski Utah)

Sundance has the new Mountain Camp Day Lodge for better skier services plus you can get a little taste of their “Far East” terrain expansion (more Far East stuff will be available next season). The huge Electric Horseman Express high-speed lift is scheduled to open sometime, but most likely won’t be ready until next year.

At Alta and Snowbird, the Supreme Lift has been realigned, so that’s good, and they’ve four new avalanche mitigation towers.

Park City has their new Sunrise Gondola this winter, which replace the Sunrise limited-access lift. (It’s a high-speed 10-person gondola.)

And Deer Valley is arguably has the most updates this winter. Its “Expanded Excellence” project continues. It’s a massive multi-year development that will more than double its skiable terrain with nearly 100 new runs and 31 lifts over time. Several of those lifts are coming online this season.

Thanks for reading. And please forward this to a skier who actually uses the term “pow.” 😉

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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