July 14, 2025 - This week sneak peak, also Free Family Disc Golf, Kids Splash Night

What’s Up Provo! Happy National Mac & Cheese day! 🥣

If you like mac and cheese then that’s another reason to be grateful for Thomas Jefferson. Apparently he’s the one who introduced it to America, and it was one of his favorite foods!

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🎣 Provo featured in National Publication: Best Fishing Cities in the US 2025
Did you know the Provo river is a celebrated Blue Ribbon fishery? We didn’t either, we don’t even know what that means, but we think it’s cool. Well, now that Utah Lake fishing scene has been growing, Provo has officially made FishingBooker’s 2025 list of Best U.S. Fishing Cities. We have Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Cutthroat Trout, Catfish, Walleye, Northern Pike — and lots of carp!

🔥 Utah Surpasses 500 Wildfires
As of a few days ago, Utah has recorded 507 wildfires since January (by this time last year we had only 75). Since mid-May, at least one fire has ignited every single day. The biggest fire in the state so far this year is the France Canyon Fire which has burned about 35,000 acres. Stage 1 fire restrictions remain statewide, and we heard that fireworks are banned through July 25, including Pioneer Day weekend. American Fork has assigned water days to its residents, and looks like the hot weather is here to stay for a while.

🏥 Free Health Clinic to open in Orem
Bingham Family Clinic, backed by the Marc C. and Deborah H. Bingham Foundation, will not ask for insurance and will not charge out-of-pocket fees. The clinic is supposed to be opening in late 2025 or early 2026 and it is “for those who cannot access health care otherwise.”

🇺🇸 Flag Retirement Ceremony
This tribute brings together veterans, community leaders, and local scouts. We’ve heard they retire about 1,000 flags each year. Tonight the 23rd Army Band will be playing, a 21-gun salute will sound off, and concessions will be available.
Outdoor Arena at the Fairgrounds | July 14 | 7:30pm

Apparently it’s musical Monday in Utah and Wasatch County:
🎤 Monday Night Music Series - In Heber, the Monday Night Music Series is an Open Mic hosted by Wasatch Rockers.
Heber City Main Street Park | July 14 | 6:30pm-8pm
🎷 Mountaintop Jazz - There’s also some evening jazz in Springville.
Gazebo in the Civic Center Park | July 14 | 7pm
🎶 Concerts in the Park - And then the Shane Lee Band is performing as part of Mapleton’s Pioneer Days festivities (festivities happening all week).
Mapleton City Park | July 14 | 7pm-8pm
(Also, they are watching Moana 2 at the park in Mapleton tonight, after the concert or once it gets dark enough, and don’t forget about 🌽 Springville Farmers Market happening from 5pm - 9pm.)

🎡 Steel Days - Monday
Golf Tournament - 8:00 a.m. at Fox Hollow Golf Club
Mario Kart Tournament - 4:00 p.m. at the American Fork Senior Center ($15 a player, and it sounds like the winner(s) will get Beto’s! California burrito baby!🌯)
Concert in the Park - 6:30 p.m. at Quail Cove Amphitheater (Paul Cave, a crooner-style vocalist, will be performing)
Pickleball Glowdown - 10:00 p.m. at Mary and Art Dye Park — “ high-energy glow-in-the-dark pickleball tournament under blacklights, where the court glows, the music pumps, and the vibes are electric” (warning, this one might have filled up already)

🎡 Steel Days - Tuesday
Pickleball Tournament - 6:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m. at Mary and Art Dye Park | Still some spots available!
Art Show - 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the American Fork Library​ | If you want your art to be in the exhibit, get it to the AF library TODAY.
​Kids Splash Night - 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Mary and Art Dye Park | This one has been a popular one for young families. They will have a fire truck there, “wet bounce houses”, a foam pit, a dunk tank, sprinklers to run through, and water games. Food vendors as well.
Horseshoe Tournament - 5:30 p.m. at Rotary Park
Wiffle Ball Tournament - 6:00 p.m. at Mary and Art Dye Park
Fitness Festival (Free classes) - Zumba 5:30 p.m. to 6:20 p.m., High Fitness & Surge 6:30 p.m. to 7:20 p.m., Line Dancing 7:30 p.m. to 8:20 p.m. and all of these are in the Fitness Center parking lot. Then there’s a free Yoga & Sound Bath 8:30 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. at Pony Baseball Field (near the the Fitness Center parking lot)

🥏 Family/Glow Disc Golf Tournaments
The Family Tournament is FREE. The after hours Glow Tournament is $15 a person. Part of the pioneer days celebration. To register for either of these (registration closes today) you need to find them under the special events category on the linked page (click the blue header for this event). Some beginner advice for doing long distance throws (“drives”) : “Slow down, stop trying to throw it hard. Smooth is far.“ Also, volunteers will be there at the Family Tournament to help you learn if it’s your first time.
Eagle Rock Disc Golf Course in Mapleton | Family Tournament: 7pm-8:30pm, Nighttime Glow Tournament: :8:30pm-10:30pm

💬 BYU Devotional: Sherami Jara
Sherami is the assistant dean in the College of Humanities and the director of the Liberal Arts Advisement and Careers Center.
Joseph Smith Building Auditorium | 11:05am

It’s a micro theme park, an immersive and supernatural experience, a portal to another world. 🌌

You start out in a sci-fi spaceport where you are greeted by a robot who helps you as you go off and immerser yourself in 9 different fantasy and/or sci-fi worlds!

There are games you play along the way, secrets awaiting to be unlocked, and the worlds will be changed periodically throughout the year, so if you’ve been before it’s worth going again and unlocking their secrets…

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📍 575 E University Pkwy in Orem (University Mall, there’s an entrance on the south side)

🎶 TedFest Music Festival
We never knew about TedFest until we started doing this, but apparently Wallsburg has been hosting TedFest for almost 10 years! This festival brings together the best in bluegrass, Celtic, and roots rock music. There are a lot of vendors and a lot of people go and camp onsite. There’s even a pancake breakfasts and “gospel jam” on Sunday morning.
Wallsburg | July 18-20 | Fri 1pm, Sat 9am, Sun 10am

🤠 Mapleton Pioneer Days - Rest of the week highlights
Hot Dog Dinner and Mapleton’s Got Talent - 6pm-8pm on Friday at Mapleton City Park
Helicopter Ping Pong Drop - 6:30pm on Saturday at Ira Allan Sports Park (win some prizes!) (in person registration required, $1 per child)
Concert and Fireworks - 8pm on Saturday at Ira Allan Sports Park (fireworks after the concert)

🎡 American Fork Steel Days - Rest of the week highlights
Carnival - 6pm-10:30pm on Wednesday, 4pm-10:30pm on Thursday, and 10am-10:30pm Friday & Saturday at Mary and Art Dye Park
Garden Tour - 4pm-9pm on Friday (various houses)
Steel Days Run - 7am on Saturday at American Fork Fire Station
Grand Parade - 9am on Saturday
Big Show & Fireworks - starts at 6:30pm at Mary and ​Art Dye Park - Modern Retrospect is the headliner, The Fox Brother's Band is the opener, Fireworks around 10pm

🎉 Spanish Fork Fiesta Days highlights this week
Carnival - 4pm-11pm on Friday, 10am-11pm on Saturday at 40 S Main St
PyroMusical - a fireworks, theatrical, musical experience at the soccer fields at 295 W Volunteer Drive
Car Show - 8am-1pm at 493 W Volunteer Drive

🎬🥧 Pie-n-Root Beer Movie Night
Delicious pie, root beer floats, popcorn, and a movie. We don’t know the movie yet, but we’ll find out for you(it’s free but they’d love a donation as well).
175 N University Ave in Provo | July 19 | 8pm

🎨 Lovetta Reyes-Cairo Opening Show
New art pieces and light refreshments
The Compass Gallery | July 18 | 7pm-8pm

🎸 Free Legends of Rock Concert
Heber Valley Railroad Depot | July 18 | 8:30pm-9:30pm

🧵 51st Annual Utah Quilt Show
Springville Art Museum | July 19 - September 20 | Opening July 19

Monday | 99° | ☀ | 0%

Tuesday | 98° | ⛅ | 5%

Wednesday | 95° | ⛅ | 5%

Thursday | 95° | ☀ | 0%

Friday | 95° | ☀ | 0%

Saturday | 94° | ☀ | 0%

Sunday | 96° | ☀ | 0%

Time to settle it, which city does it best?

(sorry if we missed a city)

Last week’s poll results: Best chocolate cake?

Thanks for reading and please forward this to someone who can anny putt around a tree like a pro. 😉

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie