End of Summer Parties and Yurchenko

Good morning, Provo. Happy Mountain Climbing Day! 🏔️🥾

We really should be grateful to have such beautiful mountains all around us. What would we do if we lived somewhere like Kansas on a day like Mountain Climbing Day? Let’s not think about it.

Anyway, it’s the last official month of summer and there is so much to do and see. Cosmo is going to be bowling🎳, broncos are going to be bucking🐴, and I’m hoping to see some US gymnasts land a Yurchenko (or maybe a Tsukahara).

More importantly, let’s hope they win gold!🥇

Here’s what’s happening:

Ono’s Malasadas

Ono's Malasadas are the most delicious, hand made, fresh and, made to order Malasada Donuts in Utah! (Also, we now have sandwiches!) Come try them for yourself!

Located in the old Ripples location on Canyon Road.

What’s Up

Bowling with Cosmo 🎳

Wilkinson Center @ 4pm to 7pm

This will be the third time BYU has put on this event. Here are the details for this directly from their website:

Cosmo is back! Join us for our third year of Cosmo Bowling! August 1st, 4-7pm!

Reserve a lane for $35 an hour (includes shoes) or pay $7 per person for a game and shoes! Time slots are available from 4-5pm, 5-6pm, and 6-7pm.

*You do not need a reservation to come to the event. Walk in price is $7 per person.

More Info

Country Music Festival 🪕

Spanish Fork Fairgrounds Arena @ 1pm to 7pm
*FREE*

The Utah County Fair this year is running from July 31st to August 3rd and on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd there will be a music festival.

Tonight is the Country Music Festival, tomorrow is the Indie Music Festival, and on Saturday it’s the Classic Rock festival.

Each day/evening 5 or 6 artists/bands are going to be playing—and it’s free! Hopefully there will be some comfortable, shady places to watch the performances.🌳

See the full details and schedule below:

Band Schedule

International Folk Dance Festival 💃🏽🌏

Springville High School @ 6pm

Groups from all over the world are traveling to Utah County for this 3 day festivals. (People around Utah County volunteered to house a lot of the performers—kind of a unique and fun thing which I assume they do every year.)

The shows are at 6pm and will be showing today, tomorrow and Saturday.

There will be live music and performances, of course, but also “global food trucks”, photo-ops, kids activities, giveaways, and more.

Tickets are $5 but they might offer group discounts.

More info

Women’s Gymnastics, Swimming (Men’s and Women’s), 20km Speed Walk Race 🤸🏼‍♀️🥇

Medal Competitions:
Gymnastics: 🤸🏼‍♀️ women’s all-around final (12:15 p.m., NBC)🤸🏼‍♀️

Swimming: 🏊‍♀️ women’s 200m fly (2:30 p.m.), men’s 200m backstroke (2:37 p.m.), women’s 200m breaststroke (3:03 p.m.), women’s 4x200m relay (5:38 p.m.). NBC is airing the finals. 🏊‍♀️

Track & field: 🏃‍♀️ men’s 20km race walk (1:30 a.m.), women’s 20km race walk (3:20 a.m.)

Fencing: women’s foil team bronze (1:10 p.m.), women’s foil team gold (2:30 p.m.) E! is airing the finals.

Shooting: 50m rifle 3 positions men’s final (3:30 a.m.)

Sailing: men’s and women’s skiff medal races (times TBD)

Rowing: 🛶 women’s double sculls final a (5:18 a.m.), men’s double sculls final a (5:30 a.m.), women’s four final (5:50 a.m.), men’s four final a (6:10 a.m.) E! is airing all the finals.

Judo: 🥋 Six medal matches (11:18 a.m start).

Canoe slalom: men’s kayak single final (11:30 a.m., E!)

Non-medal events worth watching:
3x3 Basketball ⛹️‍♂️ (11:05AM MDT vs. Lithuania) (featuring Jimmer)

3x3 Basketball ⛹️‍♂️ (3:05 PM MDT vs. Latvia (featuring Jimmer - two games in one day?)

Also:

Utah County Fair: Western Night Rodeo
Fairgrounds @ 7pm
More info

Mountain Valley Stampede Rodeo
Outdoor Arena Heber City @ 7:30pm
Runs from Aug 1st to Aug 3rd
More info

Fireman’s spray 🚒
Fields behind Mtn. Ridge Junior High from 2pm to 4pm
Kids ages 12 and under, wear a swimsuit. From their website: “Stay towards the end to get hosed down by Highland's favorite firefighters!”
More info

Chubby’s Car Meet
Cool Cars, Free face painting, bounce house
The Orchard @ University Place from 7pm to 9pm
More info

Embrodiery Club
Library - The Nelson Attic from 5:30pm to 8:00pm
More info

Tickets available for Disney’s Newsies The Musical at Sundance 🗞️
Sundance Mountain Resort Outdoor Stage, Doors open @ 7pm, Performance starts at 8pm
Tickets and info

❗ Reminders ❗

Organ Workshop Registration 🎹
Classes are online and in person, and they start Aug 5 and go through Aug 9
More info

Kiwanis Park and Lakeview Park Cross Country Registration
More info

Public School Starts Aug 13th! 🏫

What’s Coming

BYU Sports ⚽
Games start on Saturday, Aug 3rd

Heber Balloon Launch (Light up the Sky balloon launch)
Saturday, Aug 3rd in Heber @ 10pm

Monster Truck Derby 👹🚚
Spanish Fork Fairgrounds Arena on Friday, Aug 2nd @ 7pm
More info

Demolition Derby
Spanish Fork Fairgrounds Arena on Saturday, Aug 3rd @ 7pm

Indie Music Festival
Spanish Fork Fairgrounds Arena on Friday, Aug 2nd from 1pm to 8pm

Weather

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What’s Playing (live music)

Lampshade Acoustic Night @ Java Junkie
featuring Brighton Forsgren, Joel Russel, Ali Rowley, Ardy Darling, and Nathan Judd
Starts @ 7:30pm

Country Music Festival @ Utah County Fair
First artist starts @ 1pm, last artist starts @ 7pm

What’s Good

Summer may be slipping away—but it’s not gone yet. We feel like every summer day is gift, that’s why this quote stuck out:

Great quote. I thought Oogway from Kung Fu Panda said it first. You probably did too. Now we know.

Make it great day!